You should have seen a lot of jokes about movie name translation. In fact, there is also such a phenomenon in the translation name of the game. Sometimes the real name of the game is not so consistent with the familiar names that everyone has translated. Today, let’s take a look at those games with very different original names and translations!
Overwatch——Overwatch
The original English name of "Overwatch" actually only means "guarding; cover shooting". After the translation, I added a Pioneer, which made me feel like a confrontation. The Taiwanese server translated it for "Fighting Forward". After watching it, I think "Overwatch" is more impressive.
Minecrafttml3—Minecraft
The original name mine means "Mine; Mining; Mining", while craft means "craft". If translated literally, it may become a name like "mining technology" or "My craft". Fortunately, the translation is more professional and wise. "Minecraft" not only implies the game content, but also has a high-end quality.
Hearthstone - Hearthstone
Hearthstone is translated directly. The Chinese translation has two words added to the Chinese translation and has become "Heartstone", which adds some fantasy colors, which makes it more interesting. And adding two words like this makes the game name more catchy. If you don’t believe it, look at the popular games now. As long as there are Chinese names, most of them have four characters.
Diablo— Diablo
Diablo originated in Spanish and means "demon, fear". In fact, it was translated as "fear" at the beginning, but this name is too ordinary. Some players directly transliterated it as " Big Pineapple ". As for "Diablo", it was a brainwave that a Taiwanese friend revealed when translating a comic of the same name. The name is quite appropriate to the game style and is very domineering, so it became like this.
Counter-Strike— Counter-Strike
The original name of "Counter-Strike" only means "Counterattack, Attack". If it is translated directly, it will definitely be less flavorless. Judging from the game content, elements such as hostage rescue are obviously very suitable for the word "Counter-Terrorism", and "Elite" even praised the players by default. This game name should also help the game spread.
Many games are more familiar with Chinese translation names, and few people may pay attention to their original names. Do you know any game with very different translation names from their original names?
