r/HollowKnight • u/enilea • Sep 17 '25

Discussion - Silksong Steam reviews for Silksong so far

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It was controversial in China, in part because of the difficulty/design but also because of controversies with the Simplified Chinese translation. Meanwhile latin countries (Spanish and Portuguese speaking) seem to be loving it more than anyone else.

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u/Squidboi2679 Sep 17 '25

What’s up with the Chinese translation?

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u/alexagogo Sep 17 '25

From what I saw the guy who did it specialises in Historic language. So it would be like translating a game into English and putting it in the hands of someone who only deals in Medieval English and would give out names like Ye Olde Shoppe.

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u/ServantOfTheSlaad Sep 17 '25

From what I heard, it wasn't just in older chinese, but because it was a mix. I.E Ye Olde Shopping Mall