In order to understand the difference between translation and localization, let's take a look at these examples: ​

 

The sentence "One of my favourite writers is Charles Dickens" would be, in Spanish, "Uno de mis escritores favoritos es Charles Dickens".

 

This makes it perfectly understandable for the player. However, since Charles Dickens is an English writer, some Spanish speakers may not know him, making it harder to understand the context of the sentence.

 

What can we do to prevent this from happening? We can adapt "Charles Dickens" for "Gabriel García Márquez", a Spanish well-known author.

 

If Charles Dickens was really important for the plot, we could then add an clarification that would make it easier to understand.

We could then say "One of my favourite writers is Charles Dickens, author of Oliver Twist". ​ All of these options are always informed to the original writer's author (that's you), so you are aware of these changes and the reason why they are implemented. ​