English Still Needs Work!

nephthys7
nephthys7 Posts: 7 Arc User
edited September 2008 in Suggestion Box
It's a bit more coherent now but I wouldn't exactly call it eloquent. The technical side of this game is so flawless that it's quite sad to see the story-side suffer because of the English. You need to enlist the help of some writers and poets who's first language is English methinks......

If you want my help, just let me know, and when I come across something that's lacking, I'll send you a rewritten version... So you can see what I mean? And if you like what I wrote, you can change it.

You want to get the English sounding right in this game. It will make all the difference in the world as the story still is a lot of what makes or breaks a game, and what makes it interesting and intellectually stimulating!

The English on the Malaysian version drove me nuts, and to be honest, it's still driving me a little bit nuts, though at least it seems to be a little better. I mean, when I read things in the game, all I want to do is correct the writing.. and I don't want to be focusing on the writing...... I want to get engrossed in the game and the story... But that's hard to do because the English doesn't come across as captivating or eloquent.. it just comes across as all mixed up..
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  • otane
    otane Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2008
    I agree with this but I'm sure it will fix itself over time as more people notice/ correct it. I give kudos to the translators though. I wouldn't be able to translate english to english ,my grammar and just about everything is poor and it's my first language. I can only imagine how difficult it would be to translate an entire game.
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  • Ash - Heavens Tear
    Ash - Heavens Tear Posts: 58 Arc User
    edited September 2008
    The English seems much much better now... Did they change it since closed beta?? It seems like it. It's quite good now. I take back what I said earlier because it seems fixed for the most part now.