Sacred, new competitor to Diablo?

[Moldran]

The problem with transtlations usually is if you do it the other way around and localize an English-language game for the German market, often with hilarious mistakes in them like idioms not understodd and translated word for word.

The problem is the translator's native language.
Translating texts from a language you know relatively well into your native language is alot easier than it is the other way round (especially if subtle differences and language style are important).
Understanding a text is usually alot easier than phrasing one.
If you want a really good translation of a German game into English, hire a native English speaker who speaks good German. If you want a good translation from English into German, hire a native German speaker who speaks English well. As soon as game companies start to learn that, they will start making better localizations.