Carmen is from a Spanish speaking household. Her language is apart of her Puerto Rican culture and heritage. It’s a critical aspect of her identity, even though she primarily speaks English in the game. 

Because Spanish is important to Carmen’s identity, I knew I wanted her to speak the language throughout the game, and that I wanted her to engage in conversations with her family members in Spanish. 

Mr. Rosales can speak English well, but at times it makes him anxious, and therefore he is more comfortable speaking in Spanish. Out of respect for him, Seri chooses to learn Spanish. 

In real life, if people are speaking in Spanish and you are not involved in the conversation, no one is going to stop and translate sentences for you. To avoid breaking the immersion of these conversations, I did NOT translate the Spanish conversations. 

I am bilingual, but Spanish is not my first language. I am extremely grateful that my friend, Christian Castro Romero, served as a Spanish language consultant for the game. He double checked my grammar and helped rework some of the sentences to be more conversational. Verb conjugation is rough for me even after all these years of studying!