Our professional translators will deliver cost-effective, accurate game localization. The parts of a product that are mostly altered by Tolma4 Team are manuals, advertisements, user interfaces & design, text, and game packaging. Also, virtual reality, action games, shooting games, adventure games, simulation, role-playing, and solitaire, are some of the products the company often works with.
The game industry is a fast-growing one as many people are in constant search of fun things to keep them occupied. However, it is crucial for users to play video-games in their native language for a better experience.
This is why video game localization and translation services are important. It helps to preserve the original message of the product ensuring the users can relate to the cultural references and idiomatic expressions used.
Translation and localization in video games are vital if you plan on taking your product to a different country. A video game localization company works on your product while making accommodations for differing laws, legal stipulations, and cultural differences.
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You send the text strings, a glossary, and screenshots of your product. The text strings can be in Excel or XML format, or they could be a customised resource file format. You may choose to include a glossary that contains the names of characters and items in your product.
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Spoken dialog is then translated into written text on the screen. This subtitling is referred to as an audio visual translation and has its own guiding rules. It helps those with hearing impairments to be able to understand the workings of the product.
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After the testing has been concluded and there are no changes to be made, the final product is then handed over to the client. Although many times, the developer may go ahead to run some other tests with their own team. Any feedback gotten from the testers, that requires a change, modification, or improvement is implemented by the developer.
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The game translation will then begin by our team. There are multiple translation methods available. Some of them are community, and in-house translation. Also, some costumes and objects in the product have to be changed or adjusted to be in tandem with the new language. The duration and deadline of this process will be discussed with the client.
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Quality assurance usually focuses on checking the quality of translation and reviewing linguistics. When the agency has completed its work on the product, it is then tested to ascertain its functionality. This covers Q/A, internationalisation, user interface & user experience design, culturalization testing and compliance testing. Natives of the language use the product and give their feedback on their experience.
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You send the text strings, a glossary, and screenshots of your product. The text strings can be in Excel or XML format, or they could be a customised resource file format. You may choose to include a glossary that contains the names of characters and items in your product.
02
The translation will then begin by our team. There are multiple translation methods available. Some of them are community, and in-house translation. Also, some costumes and objects in the product have to be changed or adjusted to be in tandem with the new language. The duration and deadline of this process will be discussed with the client.
03
Spoken dialog is then translated into written text on the screen. This subtitling is referred to as an audio visual translation and has its own guiding rules. It helps those with hearing impairments to be able to understand the workings of the product.
04
Quality assurance usually focuses on checking the quality of translation and reviewing linguistics. When the agency has completed its work on the product, it is then tested to ascertain its functionality. This covers Q/A, internationalisation, user interface & user experience design, culturalization testing and compliance testing. Natives of the language use the product and give their feedback on their experience.
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After the testing has been concluded and there are no changes to be made, the final product is then handed over to the client. Although many times, the developer may go ahead to run some other tests with their own team. Any feedback gotten from the testers, that requires a change, modification, or improvement is implemented by the developer.
Fast Translation and Editing
Our expert interpreters ensure people meet tight deadlines and deliver content promptly to their clients. These skilled translators are equipped with the necessary tools and technology to efficiently translate and edit video content without compromising quality.
Professionalism
At Tolma4 Team, our professional translators will take the time to study the material in detail, ensuring that the translation is accurate and appropriate for the intended audience.
Cost-Effective Solutions
Tolma4 Team offers a more economical solution for companies rather than hiring an in-house team of translators. With our services, companies can save on overhead costs and costs associated with mistakes and delays.
Quality
Our Human translators provide you with a masterful and personable experience. They can also handle the nuances of different languages and cultural differences.
Game, Website, and Software Translations
At Tolma4 Team, we also provide benefits beyond just video translations. We provide companies that need game, movie, website, and software translations with reliable translations to meet their specific requirements.
Flexibility, support and project manager
We understand that projects can have tight budgets or deadlines. We can work under these conditions to help our clients achieve their goals. And you will have a dedicated project manager who will be your point of contact, provide regular updates, and ensure that your project is delivered on time and to your satisfaction.
LiS: Before the Storm
The Tolma4 Team created an unofficial Russian localisation for our game Before the Storm. We worked with them to help ease the implementation of this localisation as a mod and also promoted it across our brand channels, but they handled all technical issues and localisation work.
Layers of Fear (2016)
Finding Paradise
The Lion’s Song
Writing a testimonial for Tolma4 Team is actually rather easy. Don’t think about any other localization partner for the Russian market, just go with the wonderful Tolma4 Team – no questions about this decision. Mi’pu’mi Games collaborated on The Lion’s Song with T4T and…
MechaNika, Agatha Knife, Colossus Down
Really professional and friendly team. They did an awesome job with the localization of our first game, MechaNika. Can’t wait to work together again on future projects!
Over the Ocean
Tolma4 Team was easy to work and communicate with on the long, 50k+ word Russian and German localizations of Even the Ocean. They were fast in localizing art assets, and their QA caught missing text that I had forgotten needed to be localized.
Treasure Adventure
The fine folks at Tolma4Team did a FANTASTIC job with the localization and made the process as painless for me as possible. I was constantly impressed with their professionalism, quality and speed. The complexity of localizing was always something that worried me but Tolma4Team’s crew truly put my anxieties at ease.
Sally Face, IMMURE
It was a pleasure working with Tolma4 Team. Their work was very efficient, everything was handled with a professional quality. I hope to continue working with them in the future!
Atlas Reactor
Vernon’s Legacy
It is not easy to find a good translator for a computer game. Usual translators are often overwhelmed with such a task, there are sure more specialized in technical texts. The Tolma4Team specializes in the translation of video games and the guys do it really well.
Late Shift
It’s been a pleasure to work with the Tolma4 Team on the FMV game, Late Shift. They were professional and went above and beyond what was offered, even including a service for a number of YouTubers to play the game once the translations were complete.
Flat Kingdom
Evgenia and her team did a great work on Flat Kingdom. Delivered on time, adjusted to our budget, and with a great attention to the details.
It depends on the region. Still, we often recommend you use conventional and famed lingos first such as Ukrainian, English, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and German.
Yes, it makes users play and enjoy the experience while helping you reach a wider audience. Most times, the rules can be extensive and quite intricate, making it difficult to understand its playability but this solution removes factors that hinder detailed comprehension.
Mobile (iOS and Android), Windows, Web, and consoles.
Contact Tolma4 Team. Our experts can help you engage your select users with ease.
We insert the file in our TMS, translate it, and carry out in-context reviews, post-editing, as well as quality checks for consistent and ungrammatical content that suits the desired market. Then, we integrate the final text into the source file.
Once we finalize a translation, we review it to ensure its accuracy. Then, we test the completed project by focusing on its cultural and legal compliance to ascertain its reliability.
A good company should make accommodations for differing laws, legal stipulations, and cultural differences and offer reliable solutions while being economical and professional.
Localization in video games refers to the process of adapting a game for different regions or languages, beyond mere translation. This includes culturalization to ensure content is appropriate and relatable for each target audience, adapting units of measurement, currencies, and graphical elements to local norms, as well as adjusting voice-overs, text, and sometimes gameplay mechanics to better suit local tastes and sensitivities. The goal is to provide players around the world with an experience that feels as if the game was originally made for their own locale.
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Square Enix
Name of the game:
LiS: Before the Storm
The Tolma4 Team created an unofficial Russian localisation for our game Before the Storm. We worked with them to help ease the implementation of this localisation as a mod and also promoted it across our brand channels, but they handled all technical issues and localisation work. The team’s professionalism throughout the entire process was fantastic and they worked quickly to provide a high quality localisation that appeared to be very well received by our Russian speaking fan community. We did not test or verify the contents of the modification created by the Tolma4 Team and therefore are unable to endorse it officially, but there is no question that their diligent work helped open up our game to Russian speaking fans.
MI’PU’MI GAMES
Name of the game:
The Lion’s Song
Writing a testimonial for Tolma4 Team is actually rather easy. Don’t think about any other localization partner for the Russian market, just go with the wonderful Tolma4 Team – no questions about this decision. Mi’pu’mi Games collaborated on The Lion’s Song with T4T and our little episodic pixel art game got a stellar treatment for each episode. Tolma4 Team did a great job in regards to communication, on time delivery, iterative workflows, testing and giving us confident in our newly formed partnership from the very beginning. Thank you! And of course we highly recommend Tolma4 Team!
WALES INTERACTIVE
Name of the game:
Late Shift
It’s been a pleasure to work with the Tolma4 Team on the FMV game, Late Shift. They were professional and went above and beyond what was offered, even including a service for a number of YouTubers to play the game once the translations were complete. The translations were double checked in the game also, which is a very nice touch. The team were friendly and we would highly recommend them to any other developers or publishers looking for a quick and efficient turnaround of Russian localisation.
