Gaming Rune Factory 5 Question

[HinaNaru Cutie]

Hi, so I made a post like yesterday asking a question(apology for making another ask) now i am back again to ask another one; I wanted to know how much text - if it's possible anyone with the game can reply here please or anyone that is knowledgeable on the game.

But to continue; how much text does this game hold? Is it so much that it can rightfully take 2 years to translate or 1 year? I am very curious to know peoples responses on this question lol please...I need help to know xD..​

 

[Redhorse]

I'll never understand why even though games are often Japanese first, why they don't just write it in English first, then translate to Japanese/Chinese, etc, since more copies are sold outside of Chinese and Japanese territories... I strongly suspect. ...(but don't know for a fact.)

It seems it would be shorter to script it in English than translate the other way around.. quicker/easier I would imagine...

I also can't imagine why these game makers don't hire professional scriptwriters, just like movie companies do. Many games would be so much better without the shoe-horned in text. Since today many make more than the movies do in revenue. why not leave that to professionals...

Patiently awaiting the game myself, loved each and all of them... well except 4.

 

[HinaNaru Cutie]

I'll never understand why even though games are often Japanese first, why they don't just write it in English first, then translate to Japanese/Chinese, etc, since more copies are sold outside of Chinese and Japanese territories... I strongly suspect. ...(but don't know for a fact.)

It seems it would be shorter to script it in English than translate the other way around.. quicker/easier I would imagine...

I also can't imagine why these game makers don't hire professional scriptwriters, just like movie companies do. Many games would be so much better without the shoe-horned in text. Since today many make more than the movies do in revenue. why not leave that to professionals...

Patiently awaiting the game myself, loved each and all of them... well except 4.

Yeah that would be a good idea, yet I believe it's because the companies want to make it more for their country first then any other, I still don't get it though, and I never checked the graph of how much games that are from Japan sell outside at all o.o...so I am assuming they sell well outside too.
I know Korea is struggling a lot on gaming.

From me trying to translate one nintendo ds game it takes some time but not that long as long as it's not too much you know.
Gaming companies like where rune factory team is working under does have the money to do it but they won't do it because there just simply stingy :/...they could hire more better people to translate their games that way it doesn't take *this* amount of time but they won't...idk if it's just them being stingy or stupid.

Same here, I couldn't get into the rest of the rune factory game because I am sucker for otome games, and playing as a dude hitting on girls lmao was not my tea xD the games were great, I just didn't want to flirt with a girl to have children I rather do that while playing as a girl, so thats why I just started off late on the 4th one which I love a lot, I really wanna try out the wii version where it was the first one to allow you to play as a girl..but sadly I think you are stuck between boy and girl?? I forgot but something was off about the wii version of rune factory.
But wait why didn't you like rune factory 4??

 

[r5xscn]

I'll never understand why even though games are often Japanese first, why they don't just write it in English first, then translate to Japanese/Chinese, etc, since more copies are sold outside of Chinese and Japanese territories... I strongly suspect. ...(but don't know for a fact.)

I think it is because their native language is not English. Try to see it from the developer's perspective and not from publisher's/marketing's. Also thinking that not everyone speaks/writes English fluently does help to understand.

To further help you understand the language barrier, let's do the easier stuff, playing games in Japanese (which I think is easier than developing games that are not in your native language).

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-play-and-comprehend-japanese-games.350246/

From me trying to translate one nintendo ds game it takes some time but not that long as long as it's not too much you know.
Gaming companies like where rune factory team is working under does have the money to do it but they won't do it because there just simply stingy :/...

It's already great that they made RF5. Previously, the news said RF4 is supposed to be the last title. Now I hope that there will be RF6.

As for the main question. I think they should take around 1 year to localize. The items and their description are similar if not the same as the one in RF4. They just need to translate the conversations. They will also need to include an English voice-over (assuming they will include an English voice in the game).