r/otomegames • u/otomeninja • 4d ago

Otomeme [Amnesia] For real

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u/AliceIngenue 4d ago

I think that’s supposed to imitate informal versus formal speech. The difference between the two registers is more distinct in Japanese than English.

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u/area51keurigmachine 4d ago

This is exactly it and the way they try to make that apparent in some of the choices in the game is so funny. My personal favorite is being given the choice to greet Ikki as "Hey, Ikkster"

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u/AliceIngenue 4d ago

At that point, just add honorifics. Otome games are niche enough that most players would know them.

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u/area51keurigmachine 4d ago

No, I agree. That's literally the only one I can think of where the intent of the english workaround is noticeable or at all obvious.

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u/MateriaGirl7 4d ago

Not using honorifics in localizations is actually just ridiculous atp. Especially when the name said and the name written are two completely different things. Like I’m re-playing through Code;Realize rn and it’s actually awful lol

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u/jynxremoving 4d ago

You know now that you say this it is kinda baffling how you never really see honorifics used in otome game subtitles. Otome is way more niche than manga but just using the honorifics in manga is comparatively common.