Unofficial Japanese Mod Released for 'Blue Prince', a Game Called Untranslatable
The mod addresses a long-standing language barrier for Japanese players of a critically acclaimed game that has been considered difficult to localize due to its English-dependent puzzles.
Key Facts
- On June 6, a volunteer modder named Nick released an unofficial Japanese localization mod for the puzzle roguelike 'Blue Prince'.
- The mod translates most UI and text into Japanese, but puzzles requiring English comprehension remain untranslated; Nick tells players to 'Read English' for those sections.
- Nick started making Japanese localization mods about a month ago, inspired by watching a streamer play 'Warsim: The Realm of Aslona' in English.
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An unofficial Japanese localization mod for the puzzle roguelike 'Blue Prince' was released on June 6 by a volunteer modder named Nick. The mod translates most UI and text into Japanese, though puzzles requiring English comprehension remain a hurdle. The modder advises players to 'Read English' for those sections.
On June 6, a volunteer modder released an unofficial Japanese localization mod for 'Blue Prince', the puzzle roguelike that has been widely praised but only supports English. The mod, created by a user named Nick, translates most of the game's UI and text into Japanese, making the game accessible to Japanese players who previously relied on screenshots and machine translation. However, the game includes puzzles that require understanding English words, and Nick acknowledged in a Q&A that those sections remain untranslated, bluntly telling players to 'Read English.' The mod is not perfect-the opening movie is not translated, and some text overlaps-but it is functional enough for basic gameplay and story comprehension. Nick, who started making Japanese localization mods about a month ago, said he was inspired by seeing a streamer play 'Warsim: The Realm of Aslona' in English and wanting to play it himself.
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