EP 26 | Chatting with a Localization Game Dev (ft. Blue)

We’re back! Happy new year! Blue joins Marina once again to talk about the games they’re playing and what they’re looking forward to playing this year. They also delve into Blue’s area of expertise: video game localization, what it entails, and what game does it really, really well. Grab a coffee, and join us for a chat! *********** TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Show intro (01:37) Blue’s intro (06:28) What Blue is playing (+ thoughts on ludonarrative dissonance and bugs) (10:38) Does working in games rob us of the joy of playing games? (13:08) Chatting about Octopath Traveller (17:38) Marina’s backlog (18:10) Chatting about Signalis + what Marina’s playing (21:18) The localization and writing of Final Fantasy XIV (37:40) Games we want to play this year (51:24) What are our comfort games? (54:53) Outro + thank you (57:33) Chatting with Twitch chat *********** FOLLOW US: Live Show on Twitch: ⁠  / marinahascoffee   Quest Markers: ⁠https://linktr.ee/questmarkers⁠ Blue: https://rhapsodyin.blue/ Marina: ⁠https://linktr.ee/marinaryan⁠ Music by Marina Ryan