Jeremy Blaustein original translator from Silent Hill 2knew nothing about the remake entrusted to Bloober Team, which he discovered with the rest of the world. No problems so far, but the new version of the game has its own translationso who wants to be accredited.
Of course we are talking about the English translation. Blaustein He also directed motion capture and dubbing. He was so infuriated to see his work used for the tenth time without anyone noticing, quoting the announcement on Twitter, he wrote:
“It sounds good! And once again they’ll use the English script for Silent Hill 2, which I wrote/translated (even directed) myself, I’ll get zero compensation from it, and they won’t see tens of thousands of people go mad for me on Twitter. . Maybe I should shoot a video…“
The ironic reference is frankly made to a video of Cereza’s voice actor in the first two Bayonettas, Hellena Taylor, which inflamed fans’ anger by suing her for the compensation she was offered for the third episode.
In a later tweet, Blaustein said he was sorry he wasn’t notified of the remake, even in a message.
Reached by GamesRadar for further comment, Blaustein stated that he translated all the texts in Silent Hill 2 without the help of anyone else. He directed the dubbing himself, starting with the casting. This is because Japanese staff cannot judge the talents of British actors without knowing or very little knowledge of the language. He also directed motion capture performances. During his time in translation, he collaborated daily with the development team, especially with screenwriter Hiroyuki Owaku.
Blaustein also recalled that Silent Hill 2 was not dubbed into Japanese, “because it was designed for Western audiences. This testifies to the importance of what I wrote.” He eventually told GamesRadar that he wasn’t looking for money, but wanted his work to be credited.
Source: Multiplayer
