Kulturkampf

[HaughtyFrank]

Localization is now integral to the design process, with international gamers in mind from the start.

One key example is "how Japanese game developers dress their heroines" as the #MeToo movement changes mindsets, says Franck Genty, senior localization manager at Japanese game giant Bandai Namco.

"We tell them that the cleavage is a bit too exposed, or the skirt is a bit too short," he adds. "Before, they weren't very flexible, but they've become more proactive on such subjects."

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/01/25/digital/yakuza-translation-video-game-localization/?utm_term=autofeed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1706239067

I'd really like to know what the fuck metoo has to do with cleavages and the lengths of skirts of fictional characters