Portfolio
Localization Projects
TBA
Unannounced Projects
2023
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie - Lead Editor
PS4/PS5/PC (NIS America)Rune Factory 3 Special - Localization Editor
Switch/PC (XSEED/Marvelous USA)Pokémon Masters EX - Localization Editor
iOS/Android (The Pokémon Company International)Pokémon Unite - Localization Editor
Switch/iOS/Android (The Pokémon Company International)Pokémon Sleep - Localization Editor
iOS/Android (The Pokémon Company International)Unannounced Projects
2022
Rune Factory 5 - Localization Editor
Switch/PC (XSEED/Marvelous USA)Game (details under NDA) - Localization Editor
iOS/Android2021
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis - Localization Editor
PC/PS4/XB1 (SEGA)Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - Localization Editor
Switch/PC/PS4 (XSEED/Marvelous USA)2020
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin - Localization Editor
PC/Switch/PS4 (XSEED/Marvelous USA)The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV - Script Editor
PC/Switch/PS4 (NIS America)Game (details under NDA) - Localization Editor
iOS/AndroidStory of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town - Localization Editor
PC/Switch (XSEED/Marvelous USA)Ninjala - Editor
Switch (GungHo Online Entertainment)Phantasy Star Online 2 - Localization Editor
PC/XB1 (SEGA)Dragalia Lost - Localization Editor
iOS (8-4/Nintendo/Cygames)2019
DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS - Lead Localization Editor
Switch/PC (Bandai Namco/Marvelous/Brownies)Game (details under NDA) - Localization Editor
iOS/Android2018
Game (details under NDA) - Localization Editor
iOS/Android2017
Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star - Localization Editor
PlayStation 4/PC (XSEED Games/Marvelous USA)Fate/EXTELLA Material - Localization Editor
Book (XSEED Games/Marvelous USA)
Published Research
“Eat Your Hamburgers, Apollo”: A Survey of Japanese Video Game Localization Methods and Challenges.
Arizona Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesCited in...
by Aidan Moher
Running PressEditing & Translation
Brave Wave Productions - Copy Editor & Japanese Translator (2018 - Present)
Duties include proofing, editing, and translating copy to be used in company press releases, blog posts, and album booklets
VGMO (Video Game Music Online) - Copy Editor (2018 - 2019)
Performed copy editing for translated interview with Octopath Traveler composer Yasunori Nishiki
Performed copy editing for translated interview with Caravan Stories composers Yoshimi Kudo, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, and Rikako Watanabe
Performed copy editing for translated interview with 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim composers Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo, Rikako Watanabe, Yukinori Kikuchi, and Masaaki Kaneko
Video Game Critique
RPGFan, LLC - Reviews Editor & Podcast Host (May 2010 - July 2019)
Duties included pitching, producing, editing, and publishing creative/critical editorial content, including news, reviews, lists, feature articles, audio, & video with an awareness of contemporary cultural discourse
Samples: Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland Review, Egglia: Legend of the Redcap Review, Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator Review, Random Encounter Podcast
Comics & Gaming Magazine - Staff Writer (July 2016 - December 2019)
Duties included content creation as detailed above, SEO, focus keyword optimization, and Wordpress publishing
Samples: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Review, Fire Emblem: Three Houses Review, Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth Review, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Review, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Second Opinion
Cheat Code Central - Contributing Writer (October 2016 - February 2017)
Duties included content creation as detailed above, including four weekly editorials and one weekly "listicle"
OpenCritic Portfolio - Here you'll find a non-exhaustive collection of reviews I wrote during my time as a video game critic, dating back to 2014.
Miscellaneous Writing
Long Realty Company (A Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate) - Contracted Writer (October 2017 - December 2019)
Wrote 300+ biographies for REALTORS® throughout the state of Arizona using specialized industry language according to unique individual needs
Researched and created compelling copy to represent communities throughout Southern Arizona on the Long Realty website
Created copy for the Long Realty mobile app and associated web pages