Tradução e localização do jogo digital Little Goody Two Shoes: Por uma gestão terminológica para o pt-BR

Abstract

This study analyzes the importance of terminology management in the translation and localization processes of the digital game Little Goody Two Shoes (2023), produced by AstralShift, and published by Square Enix. Within the field of Translation Studies, with an emphasis on the localization of digital games, this work, based on the lack of an official Brazilian Portuguese version of the game, seeks to propose terminology records for the game’s first night (part). To this end, a descriptive, exploratory, and collaborative methodology was adopted, involving the analysis and translation of the terms using the memoQ tool, as well as the manual analysis of screenshots during gameplay sessions. The results show that terminology management contributes to translation consistency, cultural adequacy, and the preservation of gameplay. It is concluded that terminology management is an essential resource for the localization of digital games, especially in the absence of visual contextualization.