I've been learning Japanese on and off since college a decade ago. Even now, I'd rate my abilities at ho-hum conversational. I can get by when I'm speaking to someone who recognizes I'm not a fluent speaker, but most TV and movies quickly goes over my head.
Back when I lived in Japan in 2005, I sought out DS games that were slow paced and had a lot of practical text that I could practice with by translating (the harvest moon game of that era comes to mind, though it uses a lot of silly rustic language).
These days, living in America with US region hardware, what games would be simultaneously fun, educational, and not too overwhelming for a middling Japanese speaker/reader?
Key to my success would be text that has visual context (e.g. few long winded dialog boxes) so I'm not always translating in the dark but enough story content that I'm reading language aside from silly menu labels.
Any recommendations?
Back when I lived in Japan in 2005, I sought out DS games that were slow paced and had a lot of practical text that I could practice with by translating (the harvest moon game of that era comes to mind, though it uses a lot of silly rustic language).
These days, living in America with US region hardware, what games would be simultaneously fun, educational, and not too overwhelming for a middling Japanese speaker/reader?
Key to my success would be text that has visual context (e.g. few long winded dialog boxes) so I'm not always translating in the dark but enough story content that I'm reading language aside from silly menu labels.
Any recommendations?