Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns is about more than mini-posters and sexy ninjas -- a lot of work goes into getting a game like this localized. Not only does a good localization team have to focus on the translation, but they also need to fix any bugs or problems that gamers found in the Japanese release. Apparently, fixing bugs for a roguelike is especially hard and frustrating, as you might have guessed.Here's the Quality Assurance stat breakdown, according to Atlus:
- Number of testers on Izuna 2: 6
- Number of DS systems almost thrown against the wall: 6
- Number of system-type bugs our testers reported: 104
- Number of text bugs our testers reported: 259
- Number of times the testers nearly gave the project lead a heart attack with a fake system bug: 3
- Number of bugs our testers reported to which we responded: "That's not a bug, that's the way this game works:" 17
- Number of monkeys we could have hired to do their job: 0
Gallery: Izuna 2
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7-01-2008 @ 12:13PM
Flint said...
That article's a really nice read, it's always good to hear more about the localisation and testing work that goes into games. Very nice to know that the english version of Izuna 2 has bug fixes not in the japanese one!
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7-01-2008 @ 5:41PM
Mr Khan said...
I agree with them, it's always scary when you get random crashes that are seemingly indecipherable
Of course, this means there will be no hilarious engrish with which to amuse me
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7-01-2008 @ 11:20PM
Ashley said...
LINKING to the production diary would have been helpful.
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7-01-2008 @ 11:57PM
Candace Savino said...
Try clicking on the button that says "source," or even clicking the picture.