I got Jade Empire.

[A Black Falcon]

Woah OB1, you assume too much. When did I ever say I prefer it when my entertainment uses stuff as close to America as possible? I enjoy looking at a lot of what other cultures believe and such. It interests me.

You have implied so yourself many times.

And oh yes ABF, my point was more that Julius Caeser was a play that may as well have been written in the language of the culture it was based on. Julius Caeser, even in Shakespear's time, wasn't exactly a current event you know. It's not like all past events occured at the same time, "in the past". He actually chose to do the play in english.

"Julius Caesar" (the play) was "about" Julius Caesar, but as with most things, it's probably more about the culture it was created in than the one it attempts to recreate... so it's a 16th century England version of the Roman Republic. Innaccurate? Yes, if you go in assuming it to be trying to be perfect history... but that's not the goal, entertainment is. And people are more comfortable with what is familiar.

The point is they really shouldn't be expected to use such an incredible amount of time and resources on something so minor just for mood. With a LOT of work, they could get a mostly right translation (though humor would be the first thing lost in translation), but it's not WORTH it. It's just something minor really. Not a big deal. I see your point about it being a part of their culture though. There are things that are hard to translate. But, a translation of an English script into Chinese really wouldn't do it proper justice anyway, so why bother?

Your minimizing it proves OB1 and me correct, you know... it's more important than you imply. Accuracy is good, the more the better, in most cases (that is, unless your goal is unreality)...