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Paranormasight director Takanari Ishiyama believes high-quality indie games are helping smaller projects from big publishers
Takanari Ishiyama, director of Square Enix's Paranormasight series, believes that high-quality indie games are drawing more attention to smaller-scale titles, benefiting projects like his own. He explained that the Paranormasight games focus on carefully crafting traditional, entertaining experiences rather than attempting to be groundbreaking. Ishiyama's comments come as players increasingly pay attention to the indie space, with many financially successful games originating from small studios.
Paranormasight Writer Teases Possible English Release for 'Paranormasight File 25: Encounter with the
Takanari Ishiyama, writer for Square Enix's Paranormasight series, has indicated that an English localization for the manga Paranormasight File 25: Encounter with the Psychic Girl Kurozuru Miwo is being considered. While not confirmed, this suggests a potential Western release for the manga. The games Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo and Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse are available on PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices.
Everything starts sounding simpler”: Dragon Quest creator on translating Japanese into English
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii and Paranormasight director Takanari Ishiyama discussed the challenges of localizing Japanese games into English. They highlighted how nuances in Japanese pronouns and speech can be lost in translation, leading to simpler dialogue in English. Voice acting is seen as a way to partially mitigate this loss of flavor.
"The Flavour Tends To Get Lost" - Dragon Quest's Yuji Horii On English Translations
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii and PARANORMASIGHT director Takanari Ishiyama discussed the challenges of localizing games into English. Horii noted that the nuances and 'flavor' of the original Japanese text often get lost in translation, resulting in a more simplistic feel in English due to fundamental language differences.
