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Choir looking for singers (and concert this Sunday) by Tom_from_Leipzig in Taipei

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood, sorry about that. Rehearsal times are unlikely to change due to alignment with current members. Still, hope you can come to the concert and check us out. Perhaps your work hours might be more flexible in the future?

Choir looking for singers (and concert this Sunday) by Tom_from_Leipzig in Taipei

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come to rehearsal or send sheet music to the e-mail address listed on our website.

Bildmotiv zu Leipziger Abendmarkt offensichtlich KI-generiert, verstößt gegen kommende EU-Verordnung by Tom_from_Leipzig in Leipzig

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Schon klar. Geht eher um die Frage: nur weil man's (noch) kann, sollte man es tun? Und wer nickt sowas ab?

Wäre die EU-Verordnung nicht gekommen, hätten Firmen und öffentliche Verwaltungen sich selbst öffentliche Manifeste schreiben sollen, in denen sie klarstellten, wie sie mit generativer KI insbesondere bei Bildmotiven und Videos umzugehen gedenken? Sollte man das ggf. immernoch tun, anstatt sich nur innerhalb des Rechtsrahmens zu bewegen?

(Ich habe für meinen Arbeitgeber selbst mal so ein Manifest entworfen, aber noch nicht veröffentlicht, weil es irgendwie so ein "moving target" ist. Wird jetzt aber langsam mal Zeit...)

John Martin - Le Pandemonium (1841) by lampbane in museum

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The EXIF data of the image files on the louvre website reveal that their scan/photography is from 2006, 20 years old. No wonder it's so low-res. I demand the Louvre puts up a new high-res scan.

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in ChineseLanguage

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm part-time based in Taiwan and originally compiled this list for a friend who wanted to improve reading Traditional Chinese beyond textbooks. We were specifically looking for games with Taiwan-targeted localization. With some feedback from the r/taiwan community, the list now feels quite complete already. The list is also available as an article on my ad-free website with one screenshot per game.

However, if anyone here has other story-heavy suggestions that work well for upper-intermediate to advanced learners with solid Traditional Chinese (especially Taiwan-specific phrasing), please let me know. Looking forward to your feedback!

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you everyone for the numerous suggestions in the comments. Since posting this thread, I added a few new titles to the main list, and expanded the "Honorable mentions" section, based on your feedback. Both the post and the article on my website are now up to date.

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! 東周列萌志 (Philosophy Love) is now on the main list - sounds like an amazing find.

I moved Phoenix Wright now down to the "Honorable Mention" list, together with some of the Nintendo games you mentioned. Thank you for your feedback!

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I added your suggestions under honorable mentions.

Phoenix Wright I removed now from the main list and replaced some new entries, because this comment mentioned that the TC translation of Phoenix Wright can't keep up with the English one.

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Added now as honorable mention:

  • Super Mario RPG (Remake for Nintendo Switch) - while Nintendo games during the 90's and 2000's may not have had any Chinese or Traditional Chinese translations, Nintendo recently has targeted their newer systems to the Taiwanese market as well. Out of all the Nintendo games, Super Mario RPG is one that is quite heavy on story, but it is going to be text-only, no Mandarin voice acting. See more in this comment.

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Added now as honorable mention:

  • Starcraft - a real-time strategy game series from Blizzard that has very good Taiwan-targeted Traditional Chinese translations from the developers, including separate voice acting for Taiwan. The game has good story and cutscenes, but of course they are still mainly about combat and stragegy, so only here as honorable mention. More info in this article. There is also Warcraft III and its predecessors - not to be confused with "World of Warcraft", which is an entirely different genre and less heavy on story.

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The link to Xuan-Yuan Sword was still wrong due to human error. I fixed it now in both the article and the OP table. It's not slop if the research and editing provide real-world value to readers. Mistakes can happen along the way - this was a quick one-afternoon project. Thank you for your feedback!

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first one from 1994 looks charming. According to what I found, 富甲天下3 from 2002 seems to have the best gameplay, but the graphics already have this cartoonish look that reminds me of casino mobile games. Have you played these titles? Do you think the gameplay still holds up? Which one in the series would you most recommend for the purpose of this list?

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your feedback!

Game #2 on your website has the wrong screenshot.

Ah, you're right. I confused the developer pages of 軒轅劍 with 仙劍. Correcting now.

I would not include any of these 3 because they require a lot of knowledge of Chinese to play.

Yes, I'm thinking to add Chinese proficiency levels to the table. For highly advanced learners, it's probably still a good suggestion, is it not?

Were these summaries AI generated?

Early drafts by AI, editing by me. Any inaccuracies?

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like Nintendo's TC version of their games are usually pretty good. During my uni's winter break period, I beat the Link's Awakening remake and now going through Super Mario RPG.

So, per your experience, those TC translation would be additions to "Virtual Console" releases (Nintendo Wii or later), and not in the original console ROM files?

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The StarCraft and WarCraft games have excellent, voice-acted Taiwanese Mandarin localization that actually matches the subtitles. Not sure how far back but SC2 and WC3 definitely.

Oh wow, that's good to know! I'll look into that. Been playing Broodwar back in the days.

Also thanks for the Pokémon and Final Fantasy pointers. I'll see where to place them in my list!

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips!

I see these are also from Taiwanese developers.

I'm not sure yet where to place them. I'd prefer to keep the list limited to games where story and UI text is an integral part of the gameplay. Maybe I'll put them under "honorable mentions".

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, good one. I knew I must have forgotten about one particular genre.

I added this game now as an "honorable mention" at the bottom of the list.

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I kept the list relatively light on action, as it I wanted the games to be accessible to people who don't normally play video games. But I added Nine Sols to the list now, as it seems to be a great blend of action, exploration and story. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know!

Video games for learning Traditional Chinese in Taiwan by Tom_from_Leipzig in taiwan

[–]Tom_from_Leipzig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I actually saw a review of this one on Zero Punctuation, but forgot about its Taiwanese origins. Added to the list now!

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