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Hollow Knight: Silksong sinks to 'Mixed' Steam review status among Chinese gamers over its bafflingly bad translation, with Team Cherry promising to improve it (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

adding a bit "more" isn't too bad.

That's not the job of a bloody translator.

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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I mean yes and no. The translator is supposed to make sure the text conveys the same meaning/intent. That doesn't mean things are 1:1.

With cryptic and poetic text as seen in these games you certainly can't just Google translate it.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

the lines in hollow knight/silksong feel empty so adding a bit "more" isn't too bad.

translator is supposed to make sure the text conveys the same meaning/intent

Those are not the same thing.

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