FLAXO'S PROFILE

Hi, if you are reading this, chances are linguistics isn't your thing and/or you want your games to be translated so that more people can enjoy them. I'm new here on RMN and I think that improving other people's works would be a good start. I will only accept requests for already submitted games. If I get too much requests, I'll give priority to completed games.

If you want to know about me, take a look at my topic in the Introductions forum here.

I've set my own default rules when translating a game. You may ask me to change them, however, to better suit your needs.

Character Names

I won't translate them. For example, if there are characters named John, Jack and Edward; I won't translate them into Jean, Jacques and Édouard respectively, they will keep their original names.

Location, Item, Class and Monster Names

I will translate common nouns but not proper ones. For example, I won't touch names such as Cambridge, Palamecia and Porkington; but I will change Lost Woods, Rune Field and Flower Park into Bois Perdus, Champs de Rune and Parc Fleuri.

Slang and Regional Dialect

I will use an international language when translating. However, if there are certain characters in the game who stand out because they use a different dialect, I will translate them accordingly. The kind of dialect I will use is up to me, but I will try to match the same styles.

Foreign Dialect

If your English games has French dialects in it, I will either translate them in English or use a regional dialect. For example, if a character speaks French in an English game and he/she doesn't seem to represent a particular regional stereotype (for example a Parisian wearing a white and black striped shirt and a beret), he/she will speak English instead. If the character is indeed a stereotype, I will make him/her stand out from the others by giving him/her a regional dialect. If there are already other characters using a regional dialect, I will give a much more extreme form of regional dialect to the foreign character in order to make him/her stand out from the crowd.

Puns and World Play

This is where giving me some directives come in handy. I may not always understand the meaning of puns for several reasons. Usually, I may only be looking at the game text without actually playing it so I may miss how some enemies look like for example. I may also fail to understand a pun because I don't know about its roots that may be coming from very obscure words I never heard of. Let's take an enemy called "Ashroom" for example. What do you think it looks like? One could see some kind of anti-washing machine (washroom) that actually dirties (ash) everything it touches. What if I tell you that it's actually some kind of mushroom on fire? If I had to translate this one, it would be Chaupignon, made from the words "chaud" (hot) and "champignon" (mushroom).