Kiwi Talkz #164 - David Crislip Interview (Former Localizer At Capcom)
David Crislip has had quite the life! The man studied Japanese at Ohio University before moving to Japan to become an English Teacher there before ending up at Capcom Japan where he did localization for over 10+ years.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER - @DavidCrislip
INSTAGRAM - @davidcrislip
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - What Prompted David Wanted To Learn Japanese
02:50 - How Long It Takes To Be Fluent In Japanese/Being An English Teacher In Japan
05:20 - Early Days Of Localisation Capcom Japan
06:20 - Why Direct Translation Doesn’t Work
08:16 - Japanese Is A Very Dense Language
09:00 - How Localisation Has Changed From The Old Days
11:20 - Playing Games In Different Dubs
12:30 - Ghost Of Tsushima Is An Example Of A Western Game That Got Japanese Correct
13:20 - Lip Flapping In The Old Days Vs Now/David Is Glad He Doesn’t Have To Localise AAA Games These Days
14:10 - Immigration Officers Geeking Out Over David Working At Capcom
16:42 - David’s Favourite Capcom Games
19:45 - Resident Evil 4 Remake
20:30 - Capcom Were Aware Well Making Resident Evil 4 That It Would Be Special
22:20 - Capcom’s Renaissance Is Very Gratifying
24:00 - David’s Favourite Capcom Game To Work On
25:45 - Capcom Have Westernised Games With Japanese Flavour
26:15 - How David Ended Up Voicing Winston Payne/Recording Lines
28:10 - Difference Between Translating Text Vs Dialog
29:40 - The Misunderstanding Gamers Have Of Localisation
31:00 - How Long It Took David To Adapt To Japanese Culture
35:10 - Its Very Difficult To Get A Job At Capcom/Applying For Jobs In Japan
36:40 - Japanese Are Aware Of Western Culture/Language Shapes Your Behaviour
38:15 - David Doesn’t Translate In His Head Whether Its Japanese Or English
39:15 - Why Lay Offs Don’t Happen Often In Japan
42:00 - Japanese & Western Games Are Both On Equal Footing Now
43:00 - Consoles David Plays/David Shows Off His Game Collection
44:15 - David’s Favourite Game Of All Time/David Plays Games Most Days
46:09 - David’s Advice For Getting Into The Video Game Industry In Japan
48:07 - Where To Follow David Crislip