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Liz Bushouse
@lizbushouse.bsky.social
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JP > EN Freelance Translator

May your heart be your guiding interrobang.

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Did you know that as of 2014, the "Tales of" RPG series actively stopped crediting their English localizers, with the sole exception of Tales of Berseria (2017)? That's pretty sad for a genre that supposedly lives or dies based on the quality of its writing! #TranslatorsintheCredits
"I didn’t understand why audiovisual translators & literary translators had their names on everything, but video game translators couldn’t say anything at all."

One of our most important articles to date: why #TranslatorsintheCredits matter by @tamslator.bsky.social
fromthevoid.net/blog/2025/4/...
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"This is not a rough draft later remakes would build and significantly improve upon: the Ys everyone knows and loves is already here."

kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2023/08/21/y...
Ys Ancient Ys Vanished: Ys is eternal
Welcome to the dawn of time. Well, 1987—it’s almost the same thing. The PC-88 version of the game you see splashed all over this page is the seed from which all other Ys’ sprang forth f…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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My Suikoden Localization Let's Play has finally come to a complete end! This overview covers the main points of the series, like "don't take words or punctuation at face value" and "consider the larger context," then dives into reviews of both the PS1 and HD Remaster English translations.
Localization Let’s Play: Suikoden 1 – Overview - Elizabeth Bushouse
I have to say, I did not think this project would be nearly this long when I first started it, but...here we are. Since it turned into such a behemoth of a
lizbushouse.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My Suikoden Localization Let's Play has finally come to a complete end! This overview covers the main points of the series, like "don't take words or punctuation at face value" and "consider the larger context," then dives into reviews of both the PS1 and HD Remaster English translations.
Localization Let’s Play: Suikoden 1 – Overview - Elizabeth Bushouse
I have to say, I did not think this project would be nearly this long when I first started it, but...here we are. Since it turned into such a behemoth of a
lizbushouse.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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When an agency tells you that the "client doesn't credit" or that "they haven't asked" do not believe their lies.
Demonschool's credits show rest of games industry how it's done

aftermath.site/demonschool-...
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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demonschool credits all 145 people who touched the game over the course of its multi-year dev cycle AND explains what exactly they contributed. the rest of the games industry, which commonly omits people from credits entirely, should be taking notes
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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We even credited everyone who worked on localization - yes, including temporarily trade show localization that didn’t ship in the final game. Crediting people is super cool and very legal you should do it too!
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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If you played Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, consider nominating it for a chill Steam Award! 🐮❤️
store.steampowered.com/news/app/250...
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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This was my white whale for a long time, but the sourced audio sample during Xenogears' "Blazing Knights" boss fight track was taken from Christian Brando's manslaughter trial in 1990!
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation – Episodes 1-3

A gacha game adaptation that aims for the same gut appeal as Kingdom Hearts: what if old Disney stuff had more pretty boys in it?

www.animefeminist.com/disney-twist...
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Trying to try get my next batch of meds which is going to be about $750 with GoodRx ($1800 about it) and is one of my “keeps my condition stable” meds. I don’t anticipate I’ll be able to get it, but I’d like to get the other $100, which include my “keeps me alive” medication
Tipping and supporting me allows me to not only have support while I work with the state to get health care but also means I can continue to care for mixed as a disabled trans person. That includes being able to set aside time to write queer and trans articles.
Pay Cypress Catwell using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/cycatwell and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I was a younger sibling with no control over the TV, so I was forced to watch DBZ (I fell in love with it).
Pokemon Gold took Way Too Long to come out in English.
FF7 was mega popular and had awesome music.
*gasp* Some games never come out in English?!
More anime began to be shown on TV...
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Only 36 hours remain to vote! Spread it far and wide and let's push for 4000 votes total. It's less than 200 away so I think we can do it. Let's find out what comes out on top in this year-long project!
Almost a year ago, I started this crazy project. And now, it's finally time to vote on "The Greatest Game of All Time!"

501 entries across all of gaming. Choose your Top 10 and let's see what ends up as the greatest! Voting will remain open until the end of 11/23!

forms.gle/Wg234Zt3GWvD...
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Gmail users!!

They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.

Pass it on!!

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Gonna be real: I have a critical medication that, with GoodRx, is going to be $700 and I have $50 in my account after pay day. I’m in real need of help to afford any of my meds.
Tipping and supporting me allows me to not only have support while I work with the state to get health care but also means I can continue to care for mixed as a disabled trans person. That includes being able to set aside time to write queer and trans articles.
Pay Cypress Catwell using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/cycatwell and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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I don't know which of my kouhais need to hear this, but because I'm seeing this in a ton of commercial J>E game locs: you really shouldn't retain quotation marks in the same places as the Japanese source text 9 times of 10, especially outside dialogue. Punctuation parity in general is often sloppy.
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Sure would be nice if they'd also credit the English voice actors, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Russian localizers (English, Spanish, and Chinese were at least credited), as well as the localizers who work on any new text for this remaster, too... #TranslatorsintheCredits
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Just one day left to take advantage of the digital deals on @storyofseasons.bsky.social Grand Bazaar and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma on the eShop!

Act fast to get these savings, and to enjoy the recent free updates!

Azuma: https://bit.ly/NAAzumaNSW2
Grand Bazaar: https://bit.ly/SOSGBNSW2NA
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sure would be nice if they'd also credit the English voice actors, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Russian localizers (English, Spanish, and Chinese were at least credited), as well as the localizers who work on any new text for this remaster, too... #TranslatorsintheCredits
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Idk if Berseria's side quest translations ever got updated post-launch, but if not, hopefully Bandai fixes it for the remaster

legendsoflocalization.com/articles/tal...
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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A look inside the OMORI Collector's Edition

Back in stock in our official collection, and shipping free within the US (or at a discounted international rate) as part of our Black Friday sale: www.fangamer.com/products/omo...
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Don't miss this amazing interview with one of FFIX's English translators, talking about the process!
August 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Casual reminder on Final Fantasy IX's 25th anniversary that while Alexander O. Smith is credited for the English translation of the song Melodies of Life, he did not actually work on the game. Rather, these fine people are responsible for the English translation. #TranslatorsintheCredits
July 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM