{"id":7418,"date":"2023-01-25T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/44.241.49.129\/2023\/03\/30\/why-localization-shouldnt-be-an-afterthought\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T07:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:43:17","slug":"why-localization-shouldnt-be-an-afterthought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terralocalizations.com\/ja\/2023\/01\/25\/why-localization-shouldnt-be-an-afterthought\/","title":{"rendered":"A Deep Dive into the Localization of I See Red"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It appears that only people in the business of translation or creating content for broader audiences truly understand how vital the localization process<\/a> is. Others had to learn it the hard way – and it’s a common nightmare for new developers!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this article, we asked Luciano Musella, one of Whiteboard Games<\/a>‘ founders, for his experience releasing their first video game in 13 languages without any previous localization knowledge. This is what he had to say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Adventure of Localizing Our First Video Game” (Without Localization Knowledge) <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Argentinian game “I See Red<\/em>“<\/a> was born as a university project for Da Vinci School’s Design and Videogame Programming course. However, after finishing the game, their creators decided to take the next step and started presenting it at festivals while thinking about its release to the public. This awarded rogue-lite title won first place as “Best First Video Game” (MPVP) at EVA<\/a> 2021, and it didn’t stop there. It was also recognized as the “Most Eye-Poppingly Beautiful Game” at the Rogue Jam of IGN<\/a> in June 2022. Two months later, at the Indie Development Awards of GameConnection x ChinaJoy<\/a>, it won “Best Visual Art and Design” before the official release in October 2022. Everything seemed set for success but little did these developers know that localizing it for global audiences was going to be a challenging road ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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