I'm a translator by trade. I normally translate books but recently I've been hired by a Japanese visual novel developer. It seemed like a dream job at first. Here's what followed:
-
LONG teleconferences where hardly anything work-related is said. The producer was talking about marketing ethnic clothing in Japan at one point (I live in the M.East)
-
A lot of procrastination whenever money became an issue. I don't know if they deliberately avoided paying me. They acted like they were stuck in the 1960s when it comes to banking and didn't know how to wire money overseas -maybe they really don't.
-
Many of the people I interacted with were passive-aggressive. Some were downright rude. It was surreal, watching them switch from: "We look forward to your continued participation in our humble business operation" mode to "Who the f*ck asked your opinion?" mode and back.
I got the feeling that the Japanese game industry is on the ropes. They seemed to have a siege mentality. There was a lot of complaining about sales (or the lack thereof) and wistful reminiscing about the good old days.
Anyone with similar experiences here? Kindly share your thoughts.
by Key_Tomatillo9475