5 Lions Dance

Below, we share our observations on some of the specific localization issues identified in 5 Lions Dance.

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• The same issues seen broadly across other slots from Pragmatic Play also appear in this game. 
• Differences in character size between languages were not considered, leaving localized text excessively large or small and reducing readability. 
• This might be understandable from a smaller studio, but a game from a major provider such as Pragmatic Play should have received greater attention in this area. 
• The text assembly script is poorly designed. Word order for subjects, verbs, and objects can differ from English, but the implementation does not account for those differences. 
• Original-language and translated terms are mixed together. As a rule, each sentence should use one language. Mixing a language without letter case with a Latin-script language that distinguishes uppercase and lowercase makes the entire sentence look noticeably unstable. This inconsistency can also make the product feel unfinished. 
• Obvious mistranslations, malformed sentences, or inappropriate expressions affect the user’s understanding of the game’s content. 
• The source-language script contains errors, or some wording has been written in a way that is unsuitable for translation. 
• There is a typo that could have been caught during a standard language review.