For the indie computer games I make I work with a number of localisation freelancers and it's fantastic to see the creativity of people who love games and love

For the indie computer games I make I work with a number of localisation freelancers and it's fantastic to see the creativity of people who love games and love language. My current game[0] for instance is a game with lots of made up monsters in it, that have their own made-up English names - and it's often the appropriate thing to do to create different monster names per-language that fit with their designs. Obviously necessary for Korean/Japanese/other non-latin alphabet languages, but my Spanish localiser does a fantastic job in this too. For example: Hellion -> Infernodrilo, Grondomut -> Cienomello, Gastroquin -> Explosapo. No, they're not direct translations (if that were even possible) but they fit with the visual design of the creatures. There's a lot of trust you have to have with the people who make sure a creative product retains meaning and expression in another region and language, but also is adapted where it needs to. It's also a lot of fun to see something I made enjoyed by people I wouldn't ordinarily be able to communicate with. Irreplaceable indeed! [0] - https://store.steampowered.com/app/654960/The_Eldritch_Zookeeper/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/654960/The_Eldritch_Zooke...