UndertaleおよびDeltaruneの作者であるToby Fox氏は、英語と日本語以外へのローカライズが行われていないことに対するファンの不満について言及しました。3月29日のBlueskyへの投稿で、同氏は公式翻訳には自身のビジョンを反映させる必要があり、その基準を満たせるのは日本語版のみであると説明しました。また、特にラテンアメリカのファンに対し、これまでこの問題について説明してこなかったことを謝罪しました。
Toby Fox氏は、Fangamerから2025年に再リリースされた2008年のゲーム「OFF」の日本語訳に関する投稿をX（旧Twitter）で行った際、ラテンアメリカのファンからの苦情に対応しました。ユーザーからは、UndertaleやDeltaruneにスペイン語などのローカライズがないことが指摘され、「翻訳は今や特権のようだね。包括性をテーマにしたゲームの作者が、日本人しか気にかけていないようだ」といった意見が寄せられました。Fox氏は、OFFに関する日本語の投稿に対して寄せられたこうした批判について認識を示しました。
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