While I work to finish up a review for next week, here's some progress on a couple other games I've started exploring. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KbndhkkCP8

Since I've done a decent number of reviews thus far, here's a peak behind the curtain as to how it all comes together. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_wSe_cW6u8

Working as intended. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4zgNG-21Uc

As conversations about localization and adaptation have continued over the years, I've heard very similar arguments surrounding both topics, and wished to explore said arguments. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:40 - Does an objective analysis even care? 1:46 - When a fan loves a work and an outsider doesn't 3:59 - When an outsider loves a work and a fan doesn't 6:38 - The intention behind a work's creation 8:15 - Why a fan would care 9:35 - The historic success of Japanese media 11:31 - A case study of Fire Emblem: Three Houses 19:34 - "Why not just learn Japanese, then?" 20:46 - Do we even want the source adapted as closely as possible? 24:16 - The danger of "appealing to a wider audience" 28:18 - When companies want to "appeal to a wider audience" but don't want you calling them out 30:18 - Maintaining perspective 34:07 - Thanks for watching! Music used, in order: Learning Lesson - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST Hydrocity Zone Act 1 - Sonic 3 OST The Honeyhive - Super Mario Galaxy OST Spiderweb - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST Dirtmouth - Hollow Knight OST Tidecaller - League of Legends OST Shulk and Fiora - Xenoblade Chronicles OST Calm Winds Over Gentle Waters - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST Beyond the Crossroads - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST Respite and Sunlight - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST Recollection and Regret - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST Time to Fight! - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition OST Rift Riders - Into the Breach OST One Planet at a Time - Supreme Commander OST Tatooine - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic OST The Hamlet - Darkest Dungeon OST Ondra's Gift - Pillars of Eternity OST Andy's Anthem - Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp OST Jess's Theme - Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp OST A Promise - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST Sources: Cowboy Bebop comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8m8xC8Gswo Fire Emblem: Fates infamous localization change: https://wccftech.com/fire-emblem-fates-western-release-entire-support-conversation-cut/#ixzz40vcYfvws Petra's localization change: https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/fe16-three-houses-localization-you-have-a-gut-professor-and-petra-in-general-jpn-vs-eng/ Ingrid's localization change: https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2019/08/24/fe16-three-houses-localization-scarecrow-or-man-dressed-as-a-woman-jpn-vs-eng/ Bernadetta's localization change: https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/dlqhid/bernadettas_s_support_was_censored_so_i/ Three Houses translation error 1 (SPOILERS!): https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/dmay58/so_treehouse_really_cant_translate_crimson/ Three Houses translation error 2 (SPOILERS!): https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/dvmewu/probably_the_worst_mistranslation_of_the_game/ The infamous Fire Emblem: Engage localization change: https://twitter.com/iuntue/status/1616609896094629889 The Marvels box office bomb: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-marvels-bombs-box-office-whats-next-marvel-cinematic-universe-1235788706/ Snow White interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVg3yetTE4 Other links: Let's Play & Streaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_V2D96Uk5Z-qtsHZrkXZw Discord server: https://discord.gg/gEPNBpnTVS ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrBCN8Wmbgw