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Katana314@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s so hard for tactical games to find appropriate “villain countries” now. Not that many countries are not villains, but that they’re the main target audience.
I remember long ago, The Great Ace Attorney didn’t get localized because the creators worried its story would be seen as xenophobic, in which a Japanese immigrant unveils massive corruption in the British justice system, as well as depicting London detective Sherlock Holmes as a blundering moron.
It did eventually come out, and it’s one of my favorites. Honestly, I think we’re overprimed for Western nations to be shown as villains in media.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
This is the first time I’m hearing about this. Is it a phoenix wright game/spinoff? And does it translate well?
Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 8 hours ago
It's a prequel starring Phoenix's Japanese ancestor in the 19th century. I haven't played any of the games so I don't know how it translates. I do know that Sherlock Holmes had to be renamed Herlock Sholmes because copyright can be ridiculous.
BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Wat. SURELY the copyright for Sherlock Holmes expired ages ago. Wasn’t that part of the reason we got a bunch of movies and shows about Holmes a handful of years back?
Katana314@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I don’t think it was purely copyright protection. While some other works feature SH (one involves the author’s Mary Sue being married to him), they usually show him as a cunning detective. This one is very unflattering of him, having Naruhodo constantly correct his dorky, inane predictions. Even if they wouldn’t technically have a case, the Doyle estate might act in a retaliatory way to them as they have done in some prior occasions.
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At the end of the game, it’s revealed Sholmes is really very clever, but acts in a foolish way to help inspire Naruhodo’s investigative confidence. Still, this doesn’t affect the marketing and brand impression much since it’s revealed so late.