In the early years, the game did not have Chinese, and it was relied on the Chinese people to spontaneously form a Chinese group to translate the game into Chinese for everyone. For example, "Stardew Valley", a classic farming simulation game released in 2016, relies on the game Chinese team to transition to official Chinese support step by step. However, no one expected that an update of the game would push them to the forefront.
Because of love, so dedication
The beginning and end of the translation of "Stardew Valley".
On March 19, 2024, Stardew Valley released its fourth version, 1.6.4, since Update 1.6. In this update, the most impactful for Chinese players is the adjustment of the game's Chinese font and various modifications to the Chinese translation. This includes, but is not limited to, game dialogue text, crop names, item names, etc.
The new font is a bit playful
Originally, it seemed like a normal game update, but because of the preconceived sense of substitution of many players, many players felt that after the update and translation, some texts seemed difficult to adapt. For example, the mountain range is changed to the mountain, the mystery box is changed to a blind box, the marriage partner forcibly inserts the Internet meme, and the red leaf cabbage is changed to purple cabbage.
Purple cabbage, do you know how hard I found you?
With more and more players complaining,The target of being complained about has also shifted from the game content,Gradually shifted to the Chinese group。 Some players stood up and named the Sinicization team, asking why there was no warning to modify some content that was deeply rooted in the player's memory;And why forcibly changed some popular words into formal words that had no feelings.。 For example, the crop that has been called tomato in the past has been modified to the scientific name tomato.
Some of the names are used to it
After the repeated bombardment of players,The sinicization team that can't bear the pressure for various reasons,The spearhead is directed to the game operator.。 The issue of translation has completely degenerated into a three-way scuffle. Below the author's social media account, there are many more complaints from Chinese players about the new translation. The large mod website N network even has players uploading,Specially revert 1.6.3 Chinese mod。
Forcibly changing player habits fails
In the end,This farce caused by translation,End with a future updated version reverted to 1.6.3 sinicization.。 A multi-party scuffle,In the end, only the Sinicization team was injured.。 Players hold their heads high in a victorious posture,The game side has a good reputation for listening to players' demands,And the love of the Sinicization group is ridiculed as hypocritical.,Even an unscrupulous Sinicization team with a profit purpose.。
Go around and around,The sinicization team bears everything.
Isn't it okay to give up the sinicization group and use AI translation?
One thing we should be proud of is that more and more foreign games are joining the official Chinese, and there are also games dedicated to Chinese dubbing. Under this general trend, Chinese players are naturally happy, after all, looking at the native language is more friendly than other languages. Look at it along this line of thought,There will be more and more sinicization of the game,The responsibility of the sinicization group is getting bigger and bigger.。
Seemingly bright future
However, this is not the case, some small foreign teams with impure purposes or no money, while trying to enter the Chinese game market, while stuffing bad machine translation Chinese, and at the same time portraying themselves as welcoming Chinese players. At the same time,Some of the sinicization groups that generate electricity for love,Will even be sued for infringement by the game party。 There are even some unscrupulous merchants, taking their free sinicization and selling it everywhere for money.
The sinicization group is in an awkward position
Some friends say that we now have powerful AI, and let AI do the translation. Personally, I don't think this translation is good. Just like the various smooth AI dubbing in short videos now, it feels novel when I hear it for the first time, and I feel inexplicably disgusted after many times, as if there are only a few people's voices in the world.
AI translation has no soul
Say it at the end
Many of the player controversies caused by the translation of Stardew Valley were actually corrected from mistakes. For example, the novice crop "parsnip" in spring has been changed to "European parsnip"; the former is a Chinese herbal medicine in China, and the latter is a vegetable abroad. It's just that for most players, whether the name is correct or not is secondary, and the key is that it has become a habit.
It is more suitable to be accepted by the majority of people
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