Forspoken, the newest action-adventure romp from developer Luminous Productions, caught flack online aft failing to afloat database its localization and prime assurance teams.

Published by Square Enix, Forspoken is simply a movement-heavy, open-world enactment RPG. You play arsenic Frey Holland, a New Yorker who gets transported to the magical satellite of Athia wherever evil sorceress queens rhyme with capable frequency to astir apt constitute an full rap album. The game, is getting mixed reviews from critics, holding a people of 68 connected Metacritic and 69 connected Open Critic. But it’s not conscionable Forspoken’s Whedon-esque dialogue that’s drawn the internet’s ire.

Read More: Everyone Who Worked On A Game Should Be In The Credits

“In Forspoken, you tin find monsters, magic, chill abilities…but nary due credits,” audiovisual and video crippled translator Yasmina Casado González tweeted connected January 24, arsenic archetypal spotted by TheGamer. “Any crushed you didn’t recognition the full localization team, [Luminous Productions]? I spot a immense database of companies/subcontractors, but astir zero idiosyncratic names…”

In their tweet is an representation of Forspoken’s extremity credits, showing subcontractors, specified arsenic Dynamo Pictures and Opus Studio Inc. named among conscionable 4 idiosyncratic radical (three for the localization division, 1 for the QA division). Anyone other who worked connected Forspoken arsenic portion of these 2 teams doesn’t look to look anyplace successful the game’s credits.

G/O Media whitethorn get a commission

Officially-licensed socks
Sock Affairs wants you to enrobe your feet successful their officially licensed socks with creation from Pink Floyd and AC/DC records.

Read More: How Game Companies Use Credits To Reward, Or Punish, Developers

“In Forspoken by [Luminous Productions] and [Square Enix], translators are not successful the credits,” Loc successful Credits, a Twitter relationship dedicated to pursuing and posting astir the hashtag #TranslatorsInTheCredits, tweeted. “Local Heroes worked connected AR/PT-BR/RU substance according to their website. I don’t cognize astir the others and determination could beryllium names I missed connected the list.”

The hashtag has gained traction arsenic different games oregon gaming-related media person fallen abbreviated of giving everyone their owed acknowledgement. The occupation has plagued The Callisto Protocol, Persona 3 and 4, and HBO’s The Last of Us television show, arsenic TheGamer points out.

“This is conscionable not acceptable,” Twitter idiosyncratic CWDGH said, sharing a representation of the 4 idiosyncratic radical named from the game’s localization and prime assurance divisions. “Countless radical that person worked connected Forspoken person been snubbed successful the credits. Three radical mentioned for localization, 1 idiosyncratic for QA. Ridiculous.”

Kotaku reached retired to Square Enix for comment.

As Kotaku has previously stated, everyone who worked connected a game, whether that’s penning code, localizing language, oregon producing art, should look successful the extremity credits, careless of whether oregon not they’re inactive employed astatine the studio. Erasing their names is akin to erasing their contributions to the project, which successful crook could wounded their aboriginal prospects and aspirations. Everyone’s effort should beryllium valued, and crediting is 1 of the galore ways to bash that.