Soulslikesque Romance ADV Gets Spanish Version After Translator Pitches Creator
The Spanish version came about because a translator watched a let's play and directly pitched the creator, showing how community-driven localization can expand an indie game's reach.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
On August 17, independent developer Hokuto released a Spanish version of the free short romance ADV 'Kobayakawa-san wa Soulslikesque.' The localization was proposed directly by translator Facundo Seghezzo, who discovered the game through an overseas let's play. The game now supports Japanese, English, and Spanish, and has been played about 77,000 times on PLiCy.
The Spanish localization of 'Kobayakawa-san wa Soulslikesque' was not commissioned by the developer. Translator Facundo Seghezzo, based in Argentina, watched a let's play by overseas YouTuber ManlyBadassHero and proposed the project to creator Hokuto directly.
Seghezzo, whose credits include 'Ys X: Proud NORDICS' and 'MiSide,' handled the full Spanish translation and performed LQA, playing through the implemented version to check naturalness and context. His feedback also led to changes in the language selection UI on the title screen.
The localization uses neutral or international Spanish, avoiding region-specific slang to serve both Spain and Latin America. In the staff roll, Seghezzo is credited as the Spanish localization lead regardless of the selected language.
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