翻译美学视角下的游戏本地化翻译——以RPG游戏《漫野奇谭》为例
Game Localization Translation from the Perspective of Translation Aesthetics—A Case Study of the RPG Game Wildermyth

中国游戏行业的发展势头正盛，市场的需求促进了国内游戏本地化服务的飞速发展。作为游戏本地化的关键环节之一，游戏文本的翻译质量很大程度上影响游戏的质量和玩家的游戏体验。翻译美学可以指导游戏翻译实践，提升其文学性和艺术性，优化玩家审美体验。在此选取文本量大、具有独特的讲故事系统的RPG游戏《漫野奇谭》作为个案，从形式美和非形式美两个角度分析其美学价值，以期为游戏翻译和本地化提供一些参考。
The game industry is booming in China, and market demand has promoted the rapid development of domestic game localization services. As one of the key aspects of game localization, the translation quality of game texts largely affects the quality of the game and consequently, the experience of the players. The translation aesthetics can serve as a guide for the localized translation in games, as it can help enhance its literary and artistic quality, which will further enhance player’s aesthetic experience. This article selects Wildermyth, an RPG game with a large amount of text and a unique storytelling system, as a case, and analyzes its aesthetic value from two perspectives of formal beauty and non-formal beauty. Hopefully, it can offer some insights into the game translation and localization.