Japanese World of Goo question

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Joined: 08/06/2009

Hello.
Does anyone know why World of Goo was renamed Planet of Goo in Japan?

Joined: 01/07/2010

A translation error or change
happens very common in anime series and videogames.
Dont worry, And also it is the same.

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Joined: 01/07/2010

Also Welcome!
I think that you are from japan.
Am I correct?

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Joined: 12/23/2010

Well, I don't think it's bad translation. Probably just one of those random international name changes, like how Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in America.

Still, I could be wrong, maybe it is translation.

Joined: 08/06/2009

No, I'm from Chile. Thanks!

Joined: 09/01/2009

There are a lot of things like that in translation; not all words in different languages have direct one-to-one correspondence. Play around with Google Translate a bit and you'll quickly see where it's lacking. This isn't an isolated issue, either; "The Sign Painter" is translated something along the lines of "The Sign Writer" in the Spanish translation of World of Goo (I think; correct me if I'm wrong). It's just the way it goes.

Joined: 08/06/2010

And "World of Goo" -> Chinese Traditional -> English -> "Planet Viscous"

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Joined: 12/23/2010

And "World of Goo" -> Chinese Simplified -> English -> "World sticky" Laughing out loud

Joined: 08/06/2010

If you send it back and forth through every language in Google Translate, you get things like "Earth Bar", "World Clock", "World Time", and eventually just "World". Smile

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Joined: 07/08/2011

Heh, I'm also from Chile.

Yep, Google isn't the best translator. Tongue

Joined: 01/07/2010

Also the voice translator is very funny at the time to translate, it sounds pretty akward

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Joined: 07/08/2011

It's usually a person from the country (where the language came from) speaking. I'm pretty sure they just record all the phonetic sounds and piece them together for the words you type.

Joined: 08/06/2010

That's why the German voice can beatbox. Smile

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Joined: 07/08/2011

I just lol'd so darn hard.

Joined: 01/07/2010

hahahahaah, good one Albino!

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Oh, Red, you took down your profile picture?

Another Planet finally has an official release! Download chapters 1 through 3 here! Thank you for waiting so long while I kept starting over.

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I tried to change it, but Goofans is a little weird with profile pictures. I've noticed this before. If you delete your picture, then upload a new one, it just reverts back to your original picture...

Joined: 08/06/2010

I think that only happens with NotWog2 members, and other people who can directly upload images.

Another Planet finally has an official release! Download chapters 1 through 3 here! Thank you for waiting so long while I kept starting over.