Anonymous asked: I’m not sure how classified this is but what programs did you use when making the patch for Puyo Chronicle/3ds games in general? I know Puyo Nexus had a pretty flexible editor system but what do you guys use? Special thanks to our coder MyLegGuy for this post.
How did you choose to handle Nohoho's accent in translation? We didn’t do anything particularly complex for Nohoho. He speaks with a Hiroshima accent (as noted in his PPQ descriptions) and ends his sentences with the final particle の “no” which is probably meant to reference his “nohoho” laugh, or のう…
Aside from what has been already covered (text space, honorifics, puns, levels of politeness, etc.), have there been any major stumbling blocks throughout the group's translations, current or previous? Something we haven’t talked much about are how annoying the process for image editing is – particularly the way images are…
Have there been any cases where there is no particularly easy way to translate a specific line without exceeding the limited text box space? Plenty. We have to test the lines and revise them even after we’ve passed them through proofreading, because Japanese requires less space than we do thanks…
Why does Ocean Prince talk like that in your 20th Anniversery patch? Ocean Prince talks completely in katakana in the Japanese when he’s in fish form as a (painful to read) joke. Katakana is supposed to be reserved for foreign words or as emphasis—though there are a few exceptions here…
I wanna voice appreciation for not just ditching the Dark Prince moniker for Satan. A lot know they aren't mutually exclusive and I'm glad you see you guys take that route. (DP's real name's probably still Satan anyway, everyone just seems like they go out of their way not to…
okay so im very curious, sorry if this is very obvious or if its been asked before, why does witch talk like that -Anonymous Short answer: Because English doesn’t have 3+ degrees of politeness that would help you differentiate between Raffina, Rulue, and Witch. Extremely Long Technical Answer: The three…