鋼のStephen Meyerink
@sjmtaelus.bsky.social
J-E translator & editor (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, FE: Three Hopes, Ghostwire, Dragalia, Voice of Cards 2&3), author, currently at Pokémon, game design, dev・日英ゲーム翻訳や執筆・ゲーム開発者やプランナー・game music・ゲーム音楽・they/he・FFIX+FFXII+FFT神ゲー・日本語でもOK
https://sjmtaelus.com
https://sjmtaelus.com
Pinned
鋼のStephen Meyerink
@sjmtaelus.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hi new folks! I'm a translator, editor, and game dev! I worked on stuff like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, Voice of Cards, Dragalia Lost, plus neat stuff like FFXIV TTRPG + Chocobo and the Airship. Now I'm at TPCi!
Also, I don't discuss localization on here!
Also, I don't discuss localization on here!
kinda baffled. got one of those nifty breville air fryer smart ovens, and the manual says that "detachable power supply cords/extension cords can be used if they're used safely" but then literally everything I see on the internet says 'DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD' so now i'm like ???
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
kinda baffled. got one of those nifty breville air fryer smart ovens, and the manual says that "detachable power supply cords/extension cords can be used if they're used safely" but then literally everything I see on the internet says 'DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD' so now i'm like ???
I liked Blue Prince a lot but didn't love it for how much you had to hope RNG would let you finish the game in the (actual) final hours of it.
Not to pit them against each other, but The Séance of Blake Manor is scratching the itch I wanted BP to. My fave adventure game this year so far.
Not to pit them against each other, but The Séance of Blake Manor is scratching the itch I wanted BP to. My fave adventure game this year so far.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I liked Blue Prince a lot but didn't love it for how much you had to hope RNG would let you finish the game in the (actual) final hours of it.
Not to pit them against each other, but The Séance of Blake Manor is scratching the itch I wanted BP to. My fave adventure game this year so far.
Not to pit them against each other, but The Séance of Blake Manor is scratching the itch I wanted BP to. My fave adventure game this year so far.
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
Vote blue? No, matter who!
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Vote blue? No, matter who!
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social has the info to call, text, knock on doors to help people get their vote counted!
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social has the info to call, text, knock on doors to help people get their vote counted!
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
time to sign up for ballot curing
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
time to sign up for ballot curing
seattle mayor election is so close ahhhh come on
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
seattle mayor election is so close ahhhh come on
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
Hey, happy 30th birthday GameFAQs! Launched on November 5th, 1995!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hey, happy 30th birthday GameFAQs! Launched on November 5th, 1995!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
The earliest scrape I can find on Wayback is December 1996, but I doubt the site changed much. But yes, here it is in its earliest days as the Video Game FAQ Archive!
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
1/ Seattle! 2000 ballots need signatures (updates or didn't sign)!! Tell your friends to check their ballot status here: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... And if you have time between now & Nov. 14, volunteer to help cure votes: linktr.ee/Wilsonforsea... ("Ballot Chasing for Katie Wilson")
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
1/ Seattle! 2000 ballots need signatures (updates or didn't sign)!! Tell your friends to check their ballot status here: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... And if you have time between now & Nov. 14, volunteer to help cure votes: linktr.ee/Wilsonforsea... ("Ballot Chasing for Katie Wilson")
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
Because SE's QA people are probably not in a position to defend themselves and their jobs in public, I want to spell out some of what it is they specifically do for us localizers, because nothing I've written here is rhetorical. SE QA acts as a final check on our work after translation and editing.
You don't need me to tell you this is yet more good money being burned after bad. But as someone who's worked with that QA team, I'll say they're unsung heroes who truly play a huge role in maintaining SE's reputation for high quality locs and to attempt to replace them with AI is deeply insulting.
Square Enix wants 70% of its QA work to be handled by generative AI by the end of 2027, in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory. https://bit.ly/4qKdyQR
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Because SE's QA people are probably not in a position to defend themselves and their jobs in public, I want to spell out some of what it is they specifically do for us localizers, because nothing I've written here is rhetorical. SE QA acts as a final check on our work after translation and editing.
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
beedo meema spinoff incoming
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
beedo meema spinoff incoming
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
watching entire industries take steps backwards because they can only think in terms of shorterm shareholder and exec profits and how to line their own pockets, rather than looking at a long-term greater picture of what it'll do to product or said industry is fucking exhausting, actually
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
watching entire industries take steps backwards because they can only think in terms of shorterm shareholder and exec profits and how to line their own pockets, rather than looking at a long-term greater picture of what it'll do to product or said industry is fucking exhausting, actually
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
You don't need me to tell you this is yet more good money being burned after bad. But as someone who's worked with that QA team, I'll say they're unsung heroes who truly play a huge role in maintaining SE's reputation for high quality locs and to attempt to replace them with AI is deeply insulting.
Square Enix wants 70% of its QA work to be handled by generative AI by the end of 2027, in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory. https://bit.ly/4qKdyQR
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You don't need me to tell you this is yet more good money being burned after bad. But as someone who's worked with that QA team, I'll say they're unsung heroes who truly play a huge role in maintaining SE's reputation for high quality locs and to attempt to replace them with AI is deeply insulting.
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
Last day for this! I will be donating tomorrow.
My company is doing donation matching for organizations assisting with food insecurity in local communities in light of SNAP's partial cut-off (11/1). If you'd like your donation to count double, DM me to coordinate. Lmk which of the listed orgs too. I'm donating on 11/6.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Last day for this! I will be donating tomorrow.
Congrats to my 8-4 pals on a rad project that I am sure I'll be losing many hours to!
My biggest regret in my current job is that I am not working with these awesome folks right now, because they're great people and doing some of the best work in the biz, but at least I get to be proud of them!!
My biggest regret in my current job is that I am not working with these awesome folks right now, because they're great people and doing some of the best work in the biz, but at least I get to be proud of them!!
Extremely proud and honored to have been part of the 8-4 team on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment as an English Translation Producer and Editor! Huge huge thank you to Nintendo, @thehalpnetwork.bsky.social, and all our incredible voice actors for helping us bring this story to life!
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Congrats to my 8-4 pals on a rad project that I am sure I'll be losing many hours to!
My biggest regret in my current job is that I am not working with these awesome folks right now, because they're great people and doing some of the best work in the biz, but at least I get to be proud of them!!
My biggest regret in my current job is that I am not working with these awesome folks right now, because they're great people and doing some of the best work in the biz, but at least I get to be proud of them!!
narrator voice: they won't
Unity CEO: AI-driven tools will improve game discoverability
Unity CEO: AI-driven tools will improve game discoverability
Unity continues to laud its in-house AI tools as a way of making game development 'ever more accessible,' as well as providing help in discovery in a competitive market.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
narrator voice: they won't
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
📣 This race isn't over folks! 📣
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📣 This race isn't over folks! 📣
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
trans, and I cannot emphasize this next point enough, fuckin rights
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
trans, and I cannot emphasize this next point enough, fuckin rights
let's gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
(okay now seattle you're next come on)
(okay now seattle you're next come on)
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
let's gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
(okay now seattle you're next come on)
(okay now seattle you're next come on)
come on seattle, don't break the streak of good news
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
come on seattle, don't break the streak of good news
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
some good election news so far, come on seattle, don't disappoint me
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
some good election news so far, come on seattle, don't disappoint me
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
I truly can't stress this enough: No one's art is good enough to justify them being miserable to work with. Almost everyone I've worked with has been wonderful, but the handful of folks that weren't brought the whole team down by being egotistical, sexist, condescending, etc.
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I truly can't stress this enough: No one's art is good enough to justify them being miserable to work with. Almost everyone I've worked with has been wonderful, but the handful of folks that weren't brought the whole team down by being egotistical, sexist, condescending, etc.
Reposted by 鋼のStephen Meyerink
Regarding factual errors and improper citations in the Breath of Fire and Breath of Fire II chapters of "The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1":
www.dragnier.net/factual-erro...
www.dragnier.net/factual-erro...
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Regarding factual errors and improper citations in the Breath of Fire and Breath of Fire II chapters of "The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs Vol. 1":
www.dragnier.net/factual-erro...
www.dragnier.net/factual-erro...