‘It’s a tier above’: How a giant, cryptic RPG like Elden Ring gets translated

'It's a tier above': How a giant, cryptic RPG like Elden Ring gets translated

When Ryan Morris, long time localizer and translator of FromSoftware games, first saw Demon's Souls, he wasn't impressed. His first exposure to the series was the opening cutscene for the RPG that started it all, and it clocked as awkward. "To be honest, my first concern was, can a Japanese direc…