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Sara Cascianelli | ๐ŸŽฎ Video Game Translator

@saracee

MA + PgD in Translation ๐ŸŽ“ EN>IT video game localiser since 2015 ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™€๏ธ Avid video game player since 1995 ๐Ÿ•น Arma 3, Arma Reforger, DayZ, Dying Light: The Beast, Baba Is You, Darkest Dungeon II, Rhythm Sprout, The Bookwalker, Slime 3K, et al.

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Doppiaggio italiano assente da Tomb Raider, per protesta Elda Olivieri doppia il trailer Legacy ofย Atlantis Sono trascorsi poco piรน di due mesi dalla presentazione del nuovo Tomb Raider: Catalyst e del remake Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. Eppure l'utenza sta continuando a portare avanti, con convinzione, la discussione sull'assenza doppiaggio. Infatti, per la prima volta nel franchise, ci sarร  un videogioco di Tomb Raider che non presenterร  il doppiaggio italiano. Recandosi nella pagina Steam, รจ possibile notare che…

Elda Olivieri non si arrende! ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ La storica voce di Lara Croft doppia il trailer di Legacy of Atlantis per protestare contro l'esclusione dell'italiano. Un gesto che unisce fan italiani e spagnoli contro lโ€™abbandono del doppiaggio locale. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

#EldaOlivieri #TombRaider #GamingNews #LaraCroft

15.02.2026 18:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So grateful. ๐Ÿฅน Keep them coming!

30.10.2025 19:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Drop your 10/10 game. No context needed.

Can you guess who chose which game? ๐Ÿ˜
โ“ @mittovac.bsky.social
โ“ @saracee.bsky.social
โ“ @tamslator.bsky.social
โ“ @esperluverte.fr

30.07.2025 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Couldn't agree more. ๐Ÿ˜Ž (love the quote!)

05.06.2025 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The two ladies who localized Darkest Dungeon II into Italian are our fabulous @saracee.bsky.socialโ€ฌ & @laurainno.bsky.socialโ€ฌ ๐Ÿค

Cheers to them and many thanks to Progetto Gaming for the shoutout!
(Beautiful team portraits made by @ryuutsu.bsky.socialโ€ฌ ๐Ÿ’ซ )

05.06.2025 09:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Never's End | Announce Trailer
Never's End | Announce Trailer YouTube video by Hypersect

We're excited to reveal our new game: Never's End โš”๏ธ

Never's End is a turn-based tactical RPG where you return from death into the midst of a global cataclysm. Wield the forces of nature to reshape the battlefield, and lead mankind back from the brink of extinction.

03.06.2025 16:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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"I didnโ€™t understand why audiovisual translators & literary translators had their names on everything, but video game translators couldnโ€™t say anything at all."

One of our most important articles to date: why #TranslatorsintheCredits matter by @tamslator.bsky.socialโœŠ
fromthevoid.net/blog/2025/4/...

24.04.2025 09:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 226 ๐Ÿ” 107 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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We turned Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024) into a 1992 LucasArts-style adventure game!

๐ŸŽฌ Watch the full animation here: youtu.be/SqsaE7lEhQY

Thank you MachineGames, @bethesdastudios.com, @lucasfilm.bsky.social for making such an amazing game!
#indianajones #demake #pixelart

09.04.2025 15:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 50 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Let's use this #WishlistWednesday to bring visibility to indies!
Here are 3 titles currently on our watch list...
Spooky edition ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿฆ‰ Crimson Hollow
๐ŸŽƒ @elderfieldofficial.bsky.social
๐Ÿงน @witchbrook.bsky.social

(Steam links below โฌ‡๏ธ)

09.04.2025 09:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I could quote the entire article, because she has described what it is like working in game translation.

"Here's the reference" -> A 4 hour long gameplay.

Is this friend a man or a woman? Does it matter for the story? -> "Please, keep it neutral"

Delivering a file with +100 unanswered questions.

15.03.2025 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

You're very welcome! We need more spontaneous reactions like this when it comes to localisation - especially into Italian ๐Ÿฅน

11.03.2025 12:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calling to devs, publishers & editors: this is what happens when you allow your players to play in their native language.

Localizing your game into more than 2 or 3 languages will only increase your visibility and your players will genuinely appreciate the gesture. Show them that you care ๐Ÿ’ซ

11.03.2025 09:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, Felipe! ๐Ÿ’š

05.03.2025 06:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When players recognise the references we include in and there and enjoy them, even for a couple of seconds, it's an absolute victory for us! ๐ŸŽฏ

04.03.2025 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Grazie a te per il feedback! ๐Ÿ˜Š

10.02.2025 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Giga Jouer, Discodance, Mignon and many other heroes are waiting! Thank you From The Void ๐Ÿ‘‡ and @exaltedstudio.com for allowing me the opportunity to take care of the Italian translation and LQA, and to @laurainno.bsky.social for the top-notch revision. #TranslatorsInTheCredits #gameloc #Italian

07.02.2025 11:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd love to be added! ๐Ÿ˜„

28.11.2024 09:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ”ด๐ŸŒช๏ธโœŠ NEW STRIKE CALL AT DON'T NOD this Friday 22 November, against an absurd and violent redundancy plan.

Full text:
www.stjv.fr/en/2024/11/d...

21.11.2024 17:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 171 ๐Ÿ” 84 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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It's that time again! Here's whether #TheGameAwards 2024 nominees (GOTY/Indie categories) include all #TranslatorsInTheCredits

Happy to report the situation has dramatically improved over the last few years, but these don't show the whole picture of #gameloc crediting state...

21.11.2024 10:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 109 ๐Ÿ” 45 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Much has been written in retro literature about the creation of the classic Monkey Island, for example โ€œOn Stranger Tidesโ€. Although little or nothing about its inspiration in the 1951 film โ€œDouble Crossbonesโ€. Here we see Dave/Guybrush, determined to become a pirate. Thread ๐Ÿ‘‡

15.11.2024 10:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We made a starter kit for ethical game localization! Useful for translators wishing to connect with others and for game devs, or anyone interested in game loc really ๐Ÿค

Feel free to share and let us know if you'd like to be included! ๐Ÿ’ซ
go.bsky.app/3wN9Ep5

19.11.2024 12:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 167 ๐Ÿ” 91 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Can I find me a Gamedesigner for a narrative puzzle game?

Small project, small team, fun and queer.

#gamedev #indiegame

04.05.2024 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Names are meaningful.

In order to maintain their sense in our target languages, we search for *the* translation that'll keep all their flare & effectiveness. And... It's almost never a literal one.

Let's illustrate with the brilliantly named pets from Super Auto Pets ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

27.02.2024 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another little transcreation rant about @darkestdungeon.bsky.social, because our translators are creative geniuses.

Hereโ€™s how our Italian & Russian teams elevated some achievements in their languageโ€ฆ By switching cultural references ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

31.01.2024 15:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0