David Crislip has had quite the life! The man studied Japanese at Ohio University before moving to Japan to become an English Teacher there before ending up at Capcom Japan where he did localization for over 10+ years.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

01:20 - What Prompted David Wanted To Learn Japanese

02:50 - How Long It Takes To Be Fluent In Japanese/Being An English Teacher In Japan

05:20 - Early Days Of Localisation Capcom Japan

06:20 - Why Direct Translation Doesn’t Work

08:16 - Japanese Is A Very Dense Language

09:00 - How Localisation Has Changed From The Old Days

11:20 - Playing Games In Different Dubs

12:30 - Ghost Of Tsushima Is An Example Of A Western Game That Got Japanese Correct

13:20 - Lip Flapping In The Old Days Vs Now/David Is Glad He Doesn’t Have To Localise AAA Games These Days

14:10 - Immigration Officers Geeking Out Over David Working At Capcom

16:42 - David’s Favourite Capcom Games

19:45 - Resident Evil 4 Remake

20:30 - Capcom Were Aware Well Making Resident Evil 4 That It Would Be Special

22:20 - Capcom’s Renaissance Is Very Gratifying

24:00 - David’s Favourite Capcom Game To Work On

25:45 - Capcom Have Westernised Games With Japanese Flavour

26:15 - How David Ended Up Voicing Winston Payne/Recording Lines

28:10 - Difference Between Translating Text Vs Dialog

29:40 - The Misunderstanding Gamers Have Of Localisation

31:00 - How Long It Took David To Adapt To Japanese Culture

35:10 - Its Very Difficult To Get A Job At Capcom/Applying For Jobs In Japan

36:40 - Japanese Are Aware Of Western Culture/Language Shapes Your Behaviour

38:15 - David Doesn’t Translate In His Head Whether Its Japanese Or English

39:15 - Why Lay Offs Don’t Happen Often In Japan

42:00 - Japanese & Western Games Are Both On Equal Footing Now

43:00 - Consoles David Plays/David Shows Off His Game Collection

44:15 - David’s Favourite Game Of All Time/David Plays Games Most Days

46:09 - David’s Advice For Getting Into The Video Game Industry In Japan

48:07 - Where To Follow David Crislip

#164 - David Crislip Interview (Former Localizer At Capcom)

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#164 - David Crislip Interview (Former Localizer At Capcom)