Localization legend Richard Honeywood talks us through his incredible game dev origin story.
Richard Honeywood is a pretty famous figure when it comes to the world of video game localization, having many major achievements to his name.
Not only was he responsible for establishing Square’s in-house localization department in the late ’90s at its Tokyo office (alongside his colleague Aiko Ito), but he has also worked on some of the biggest RPG franchises of all time, from Final Fantasy to Dragon Quest, and also had stints at other influential companies, such as Seibu Kaihatsu, Blizzard, and Level-5. Understandably, because of this, he has accumulated some pretty impressive stories over the years about his decades working in games, having rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Yuji Horii, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Satoru Iwata.
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Localization legend Richard Honeywood talks us through his incredible game dev origin story.
Richard Honeywood is a pretty famous figure when it comes to the world of video game localization, having many major achievements to his name.
Not only was he responsible for establishing Square’s in-house localization department in the late ’90s at its Tokyo office (alongside his colleague Aiko Ito), but he has also worked on some of the biggest RPG franchises of all time, from Final Fantasy to Dragon Quest, and also had stints at other influential companies, such as Seibu Kaihatsu, Blizzard, and Level-5. Understandably, because of this, he has accumulated some pretty impressive stories over the years about his decades working in games, having rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Yuji Horii, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Satoru Iwata.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
