"Volunteer translation has spurred the spread of this work." -The open world RPG "KENSHI" official translator MEG (Gumstar) interview
Volunteer Japanese language is used by many people who take care when playing a PC game overseas.This time, we asked the official translator of the open world RPG "KENSHI", which was officially Japanese in the wake of volunteer Japanese language.A rare example of a game in a personal production state that has grown to a size that is not ashamed of a huge plan is to be able to play overseas games in Japanese.Among them, unofficial Japanese translation by users, not officially Japanese translation by developers and publishers, is called volunteer translation (volunteer translation).It is generally performed by volunteers and is distributed free of charge.Volunteer Japanese translation can be performed within the range that developers and publishers are permitted, and those that are unauthorized.Recently, there have been cases where volunteer Japanese language, mainly indie games, is adopted as an official Japanese version.In the 17th series, we asked Meg (Gumstar) of the official translator of the open world RPG "Kenshi".MEG (Gumstar) A director of Brown Betty, a company that focuses on public relations and community management, etc.After graduating from an American university, he worked for American media companies and Japanese game companies in the UK.He spends two -thirds of his life in English -speaking countries, and works on interpretation and translation in public relations and marketing.Since 2018, he challenged his first game translation with "KENSHI", which has been involved as a community manager.Currently translating the sequel "Kenshi 2".Official translation created by volunteer translation Japanese kanji has the power to give some impression and meaning -what kind of game is "KENSHI"?MEG (Gumstar) (hereafter, title, abbreviation) This is an open world RPG for a highly flexible single player unfolding in the post -apocalypse world.There are no restrictions on the play style, there is no linear story, and you can search for the vast wilderness as you want.Become a merchant, thief, rebellion molecules, adventurers, farmers and slaves, recruit friends, build a base, and challenge power, and enjoy anything.――Please tell us the charm of “KENSHI”.MEG (Gumstar) The best attraction is the high degree of freedom that does not develop the same no matter how many times you play.There are nearly 900 Mods created by the fans, and if you combine them, you can enjoy a completely different play.It is also attractive that the traditions and dialogs (conversations) for several novels create a worldview.――Do the developer officially acknowledged the MOD production?Not only acknowledges the production of MEG (Gumstar) mod, but also recommended.Early volunteer translation was one of the mods.There are also tools for producing MODs."KENSHI" Japanese translation Annual table at the end of 2017
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