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
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best track so far in Lumines. very fun game, though so far the soundtrack is a little more low key than I was expecting. more tetris effect than classic Lumines. Good stuff, but I wish it bumped a little harder
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
best track so far in Lumines. very fun game, though so far the soundtrack is a little more low key than I was expecting. more tetris effect than classic Lumines. Good stuff, but I wish it bumped a little harder
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 ???
the entire tech industry
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
the entire tech industry
this is an absolutely unhinged connection to make. literally the thing that every single teams user reports is that they HATE IT
THEY'RE IN TEAMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE FOR THEIR JOB
THEY'RE IN TEAMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE FOR THEIR JOB
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
this is an absolutely unhinged connection to make. literally the thing that every single teams user reports is that they HATE IT
THEY'RE IN TEAMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE FOR THEIR JOB
THEY'RE IN TEAMS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE FOR THEIR JOB
hohohohohoho not only did ivalice chronicle maintain the lucavi dialogue, they added MORE hehehehehehe
October 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
hohohohohoho not only did ivalice chronicle maintain the lucavi dialogue, they added MORE hehehehehehe
Went with the obvious picks, but I'd definitely have VII, VI, and III way up there, too.
October 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Went with the obvious picks, but I'd definitely have VII, VI, and III way up there, too.
Seen posts saying FFT:IC added conversations with party members in the menu. But it didn't! These were in earlier versions of the game. You open the unit's status in the menu, hit select, and then move the cursor to the character's name and hit confirm to see them! IC just made them easier to view.
October 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Seen posts saying FFT:IC added conversations with party members in the menu. But it didn't! These were in earlier versions of the game. You open the unit's status in the menu, hit select, and then move the cursor to the character's name and hit confirm to see them! IC just made them easier to view.
*Belias disliked that*
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
*Belias disliked that*
look at this ethical king
October 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
look at this ethical king
Been noticing a lot of wildly varying quality in terms of the written text in SHf.
October 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Been noticing a lot of wildly varying quality in terms of the written text in SHf.
someone should punch this guy
September 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
someone should punch this guy
The chapter 1 intro narration: you can see the scope of the edits here; a lot of the words are retained, as are specific phrases, but they're rearranged and made more economical. It sounds great in the VO!
September 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The chapter 1 intro narration: you can see the scope of the edits here; a lot of the words are retained, as are specific phrases, but they're rearranged and made more economical. It sounds great in the VO!
in IC, Delita is once again speaking to Agrias in the "恨むなら" line (he's talking to Ovelia in WOTL), so I can see why they changed the line. I'm curious if the Japanese was changed. I'm not sure I'd have gone with "I think not" for 悪いな, but IMO it's a huge improvement tonally over "TOUGH"
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
in IC, Delita is once again speaking to Agrias in the "恨むなら" line (he's talking to Ovelia in WOTL), so I can see why they changed the line. I'm curious if the Japanese was changed. I'm not sure I'd have gone with "I think not" for 悪いな, but IMO it's a huge improvement tonally over "TOUGH"
Watching the launch stream of Ivalice Chronicle and absolutely thrilled that the new loc really is based on WotL's loc with VO tweaks. So glad it's not been thrown out
September 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Watching the launch stream of Ivalice Chronicle and absolutely thrilled that the new loc really is based on WotL's loc with VO tweaks. So glad it's not been thrown out
we're jumping right into the thematics I see!
September 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
we're jumping right into the thematics I see!
getting closer to beating him...got most of those parries down but phase 3 is no joke
September 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
getting closer to beating him...got most of those parries down but phase 3 is no joke
mmm ultrawide hollow knight
September 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
mmm ultrawide hollow knight
Thank you to @dramata.bsky.social for delivering my dreams! Great to get to catch up!!
September 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Thank you to @dramata.bsky.social for delivering my dreams! Great to get to catch up!!
Lumines Arise demo was great! Burst mechanic seems really fun, and the music is awesome so far! I didn't have any problem with the demo visuals, but with all the stuff flying around and the general readability of the blocks though, I do worry a bit about the final version when things get spicy.
August 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Lumines Arise demo was great! Burst mechanic seems really fun, and the music is awesome so far! I didn't have any problem with the demo visuals, but with all the stuff flying around and the general readability of the blocks though, I do worry a bit about the final version when things get spicy.
Sound novels in Final Fantasy Tactics!!
Translation from the FFT:IC site:
Sound Novels
When you obtain [certain] books via Errands, "Novels" will be added to the Brave Story. Previous English versions of the game cut them, but they will be included in all language versions of Ivalice Chronicle.
Translation from the FFT:IC site:
Sound Novels
When you obtain [certain] books via Errands, "Novels" will be added to the Brave Story. Previous English versions of the game cut them, but they will be included in all language versions of Ivalice Chronicle.
![Screenshot from FFT:IC website in Japanese. Text translates to:
Translation from the FFT:IC site:
Sound Novels
When you obtain [certain] books via Errands, "Novels" will be added to the Brave Story. Previous English versions of the game cut them, but they will be included in all language versions of Ivalice Chronicle.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:npwh5lodrpklsdmdwnwuvy5x/bafkreifqzwnbjobd5a5itdlucpg3vwdaoueugsdk4z772zhtcmqf5g37oq@jpeg)
August 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sound novels in Final Fantasy Tactics!!
Translation from the FFT:IC site:
Sound Novels
When you obtain [certain] books via Errands, "Novels" will be added to the Brave Story. Previous English versions of the game cut them, but they will be included in all language versions of Ivalice Chronicle.
Translation from the FFT:IC site:
Sound Novels
When you obtain [certain] books via Errands, "Novels" will be added to the Brave Story. Previous English versions of the game cut them, but they will be included in all language versions of Ivalice Chronicle.
the art on the wall behind it definitely suggested that perhaps I was a fan lol
August 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
the art on the wall behind it definitely suggested that perhaps I was a fan lol
on this day in 2017 I was finally playing the 2D Sonic game that felt like a the follow-up to the classics I had always wanted. YAY Mania! Not yay to the fact that it was this long ago omg
August 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
on this day in 2017 I was finally playing the 2D Sonic game that felt like a the follow-up to the classics I had always wanted. YAY Mania! Not yay to the fact that it was this long ago omg
and look at that, it supports ultrawide. who knew!
game rules
game rules
August 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
and look at that, it supports ultrawide. who knew!
game rules
game rules
man...this game is good
August 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
man...this game is good