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Liz Bushouse
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JP > EN Freelance Translator

May your heart be your guiding interrobang.

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · Apr 25
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
fromthevoid.net 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐝 💫 Game localizers @fromthevoid.net · Apr 24
"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✊
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kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
"This is not a rough draft later remakes would build and significantly improve upon: the Ys everyone knows and loves is already here."

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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…
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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
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November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
lizbushouse.bsky.social
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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tamslator.bsky.social
When an agency tells you that the "client doesn't credit" or that "they haven't asked" do not believe their lies.
aftermath.site Aftermath @aftermath.site · 2d
Demonschool's credits show rest of games industry how it's done

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a screenshot from demonschool's credits outlining the roles of brent porter, 3d art lead ("Did most of the 3D modeling and rigging as well as creating most backgrounds. Also developed the lighting scheme and the visual style used in tiling and texture work. Created a number of the 2D battle and NPC sprites and visual effects, as well as preproduction concept art, including determining the final proportions of battle characters.") and catherine menadbe, 2d art lead ("Created most avatars and poses, all overlays and menu art, the game logo, and well as a large number of 2D battle and NPC sprites. Responsible for the look and flow of almost all UI. Did 3D modeling and texture work for the clubhouse, main map, and several other locations. Also created the hero art for tradeshows and platforms.")
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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nathangrayson.bsky.social
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
“We worked [on Hyper Gunsport] with a localization company that refused to give the names of the people that actually did the work; they just wanted to have their company name in there,” Sheffield said. “They say they do that because ‘It's the standard’ and ‘to avoid poaching’ or whatever, but I hate that and think it's total BS. … I've also seen a lot of folks complain about how they weren't credited on a game because they'd left the studio before the game they worked on was finished. And indeed, our lead 3D artist left two years ago. But he's still the first artist credited because he set the style and visual tone for a lot of the game. Not working on the game to the very end doesn't negate the work he did.” The more Sheffield thought about how to meet the needs of so many different types of contributors – and discussed the matter on social media – the more a comprehensive, detail-oriented approach to crediting started to make sense. “That had all been percolating in the back of my mind as we got close to finishing, and then it just sort of hit me as it came time for me to write the credits,” he said. “I discussed this approach with the team and everyone was fine with it, so we just went for it. We always want to credit everyone that touched the game, so even though the core team was 7 or 8 people at any given time, we credited around 145 people in Demonschool. Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit. And you basically can tell who the core team was by reading the descriptions. None of us are precious about that anyway.”
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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lottemakesstuff.pink
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!
brandon.insertcredit.com Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 3d
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.
Credits for Brent Porter (3D art lead) and Catherine Menabde (2D art lead) are shown here. There's a lengthy description of what they did, with a pastiche of various Demonschool characters underneath, messing around with a computer.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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brandon.insertcredit.com
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.
Credits for Brent Porter (3D art lead) and Catherine Menabde (2D art lead) are shown here. There's a lengthy description of what they did, with a pastiche of various Demonschool characters underneath, messing around with a computer.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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rabalogy.bsky.social
If you played Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, consider nominating it for a chill Steam Award! 🐮❤️
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November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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fondlepunch.bsky.social
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...
a smirking man with horns
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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pixelatedlenses.bsky.social
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
pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Cy Catwell @pixelatedlenses.bsky.social · 13d
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.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
lizbushouse.bsky.social
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...
recursecenter.bsky.social Recurse Center @recursecenter.bsky.social · 16d
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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bitnerd.gvg.io
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!
bitnerd.gvg.io Derrick Bitner @bitnerd.gvg.io · 16d
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!

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November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
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...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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susankayequinn.bsky.social
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode Every Windows 11 PC is now an Al PC with Copilot at the center of it all. Here's how to get rid of Copilot completely from your computer (1/3) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 1/ Settings App > Personalization > Taskbar > Other System Tray Icons > Switch "Microsoft 365 Copilot App" Off This hides Copilot from your taskbar (9) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 2/ Press Win + R > Type in ‘regedit’ > Navigate to "HKEY _CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policie s\Microsoft\ Windows" > Right-click on the "Windows" Key > New > Key > Name the new key "WindowsCopilot’ > Right-click on the new key EY > DWORD (32-bit) Value @forgoodcode 3/ > Name the value "TurnOffWindowsCopilot’ > Double-click the name of the value > Set the "Value Data" to 1 > Restart your computer Congrats! Copilot is now completely gone from your computer. Hope this helps
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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writerlaurabee.bsky.social
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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pixelatedlenses.bsky.social
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.
pixelatedlenses.bsky.social Cy Catwell @pixelatedlenses.bsky.social · 13d
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 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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iiotenki.bsky.social
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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lizbushouse.bsky.social
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
Screenshot of Tales of Berseria credits showing the names of the Japanese voice actors, but nothing else. Tales of Berseria credits showing the casting & voice recording studio for the English version, as well as some people involved, but not the actual voice actors. Tales of Berseria credits screenshot that reads "Portuguese Translation - Keywords do Brasil" with no names listed. Tales of Berseria credits that show the testers for the French, Italian, German, and Russian versions, but not the localizers.
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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marveloususa.bsky.social
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!

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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
lizbushouse.bsky.social
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
Screenshot of Tales of Berseria credits showing the names of the Japanese voice actors, but nothing else. Tales of Berseria credits showing the casting & voice recording studio for the English version, as well as some people involved, but not the actual voice actors. Tales of Berseria credits screenshot that reads "Portuguese Translation - Keywords do Brasil" with no names listed. Tales of Berseria credits that show the testers for the French, Italian, German, and Russian versions, but not the localizers.
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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fionnthebrave.bsky.social
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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lizbushouse.bsky.social
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
Final Fantasy IX PS1 English Credits - Localization, Squaresoft Inc., Localization Specialists - Ryosuke Taketomi, Maki Yamane, Brody Phillips; Editors - Richard Amtower, Matthew B. Rhoades Final Fantasy IX PS1 English Credits - Localization Director - Kazuyoshi Tashiro; Localization Engineers - Yoshinori Uenishi, Richard Honeywood; Localization Assistants - Seikou Hokama, Mai Morofushi
July 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM