Foreign language games or sub-forums?
Foreign language games or sub-forums?
Just floating this idea of foreign-language sub-forums or even play-by-post games. By 'foreign' I mean of course non-English, in my case being both new to Quebec and not fluent in French, I'd love to get some practice in a fun way (and I'll add that there is a French version of S&W White Box). Anyone have any thoughts on this, good/bad/indifferent? Anyone here speak another language?
Re: Foreign language games or sub-forums?
I'm indifferent to it. I wouldn't mind to see a foreign-language sub-forum or play-by-post game, but being Dutch I personally don't feel a need for it. Playing the game in Dutch would be weird, I think it would break the immersion.
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That is interesting about breaking immersion. I don't feel that would happen with French, although I admit to zero experience playing games in French (I have only read the French version of S&W). Is Dutch your native, or one of your native languages?
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It's my mother tongue: I was born and raised in the Netherlands and I still live there I've read parts of a Dutch translation of "Das Schwarze Auge" ("The Dark Eye", a German RPG) once but it was kind of goofy. I guess we Dutch people aren't very used to media being translated into Dutch, while in neighboring countries like France and Germany you see this a lot more. Even Dutch movies are a bit weird to me because I am so used to them being in English.
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Very interesting. I love hearing about other cultures, my drive to improve my French is part of that (and also to fit in ), the language is very much part of Quebec's identity, as much as most people here speak passable English.
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English is my native language - the grammar and idiosyncrasies are so ingrained now that I find it difficult to pick up another language (I suppose immersion would help). I tried Latin, French, and German in school and never could get comfortable with any of them (I got close with French). A couple of years ago I tried to pick up some Japanese (I work for a Japanese company) but it just didn't stick. I find Japanese culture fascinating, though, so I may get back to it eventually... probably just in time to retire.
Now all that useless trivia being said, I think it would be a great idea to host PbP in foreign languages. The RPG phenomenon is a world-wide craze, not just an English-speaking one. So, the more the merrier indeed!
Now all that useless trivia being said, I think it would be a great idea to host PbP in foreign languages. The RPG phenomenon is a world-wide craze, not just an English-speaking one. So, the more the merrier indeed!
- Fox