What’s up with people hating on English voice acting?

[Ys]

I’ve played through the game with English voice acting and it’s generally high quality without any noticeable issues or bad performances. Yet I see plenty of people saying how they played with Japanese VA because English one is terrible. Which just doesn’t make sense, its good quality and on par with Japanese version.

Is it just typical „weeb” thing where English dubbing will be always considered terrible no matter how good it actually is?

[Nebiros]

Originally posted by Fyyyyysh:

I’ve played through the game with English voice acting and it’s generally high quality without any noticeable issues or bad performances. Yet I see plenty of people saying how they played with Japanese VA because English one is terrible. Which just doesn’t make sense, its good quality and on par with Japanese version.

Is it just typical „weeb” thing where English dubbing will be always considered terrible no matter how good it actually is?

the only dumb reason i read is that eric´s voice is too high and people calling him a trans person

[kl250d]

Erik in english apparently sounds too "girlish" or at least too much like a little kid.

And apparently nata comes across as a bit of a sook in the english localisation

[Poisenbery]

Originally posted by Fyyyyysh:

I’ve played through the game with English voice acting and it’s generally high quality without any noticeable issues or bad performances. Yet I see plenty of people saying how they played with Japanese VA because English one is terrible. Which just doesn’t make sense, its good quality and on par with Japanese version.

Is it just typical „weeb” thing where English dubbing will be always considered terrible no matter how good it actually is?

Capcom is a japanese company.

[Akemua]

Ya, it's not on par. Very rarely do English VA's come close to the same standard as JP ones. The only time it "normally" happens is when the West highers actual quality actors and most of those "quality" actors aren't in the VA scene.

Japan is known as the golden standard for VA for a reason, they've been doing this ♥♥♥♥ for like 40-years now and built an industry exclusively on it.

Full Metal Alchemist, Dragon Ball, Gears of War, Halo, Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands 2, GTA 5, etc. Why do you think those things are revered for their VA's? Because they did amazing work in their roles, lol.

Most English VA's don't reach that level. I do prefer English VA's when I can get quality ones though. Final Fantasy X, FF XIII, Kingdom Hearts, and a plethora of others I prefer in English.

[Ys]

Originally posted by kl250d:

Erik in english apparently sounds too "girlish" or at least too much like a little kid.

And apparently nata comes across as a bit of a sook in the english localisation

He sounds a bit different in English but I listened to Japanese one (who’s voiced by female va) and I think that in both versions he has a feminine, but still clearly male voice.

[Ys]

Originally posted by Poisenbery:

Originally posted by Fyyyyysh:

I’ve played through the game with English voice acting and it’s generally high quality without any noticeable issues or bad performances. Yet I see plenty of people saying how they played with Japanese VA because English one is terrible. Which just doesn’t make sense, its good quality and on par with Japanese version.

Is it just typical „weeb” thing where English dubbing will be always considered terrible no matter how good it actually is?

Capcom is a japanese company.

And?

[Ys]

Originally posted by Pyroclysm:

Ya, it's not on par. Very rarely do English VA's come close to the same standard as JP ones. The only time it "normally" happens is when the West highers actual quality actors and most of those "quality" actors aren't in the VA scene.

Japan is known as the golden standard for VA for a reason, they've been doing this ♥♥♥♥ for like 40-years now and built an industry exclusively on it.

I personally disagree with it. English voice acting was quite bad until early 2000s but since 2010s it’s on par with Japanese voice acting and sometimes even better. Compare for example games like FFXIV, imo English voice acting in it is much better and distinct than Japanese version.

[The Debauchery]

Originally posted by Fyyyyysh:

What’s up with people hating on English voice acting?

You mean American voice acting? It is American, isn't it?
It is almost always American when they say "English". I never touch the "English" voice setting in a Japanese game because I know it will be the worst kind of yankie-doodle ear-rape imaginable.
I bet the French don't have to deal with Quebecois in games. I bet the Spanish don't have to listen to Mexican. So why should we British folks have to put up with every allegedly "English" voice line coming from the land of McDonalds, gun-obsession and morbidly obese maga-cap wearers on mobility scooters?

[Bind0fGod]

Western creatives are cooked.

[Akemua]

Originally posted by The Debauchery:

Originally posted by Fyyyyysh:

What’s up with people hating on English voice acting?

You mean American voice acting? It is American, isn't it?
It is almost always American when they say "English". I never touch the "English" voice setting in a Japanese game because I know it will be the worst kind of yankie-doodle ear-rape imaginable.

Setting aside your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ racism, plenty of games use British VA's as their VA's, whether that be as British English or American English.

[Khergit Horse Archer]

the only good english va are like ye olde medabots cartoon show with da pokeman but with robots

if i have a choice i just auto click joponese lul

[Nebiros]

Originally posted by The Debauchery:

Originally posted by Fyyyyysh:

What’s up with people hating on English voice acting?

You mean American voice acting? It is American, isn't it?
It is almost always American when they say "English". I never touch the "English" voice setting in a Japanese game because I know it will be the worst kind of yankie-doodle ear-rape imaginable.
I bet the French don't have to deal with Quebecois in games. I bet the Spanish don't have to listen to Mexican. So why should we British folks have to put up with every allegedly "English" voice line coming from the land of McDonalds, gun-obsession and morbidly obese maga-cap wearers on mobility scooters?

and this folks is a meltdown

[RotGoblin]

I think the English VA is fantastic, my only complaint is I wish there was more of it!

[The Debauchery]

Originally posted by Pyroclysm:

Setting aside your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ racism, plenty of games use British VA's as their VA's, whether that be as British English or American English.

American is to English what Faeces is to Food. It used to be English, but it had everything worthwhile stripped out of it and what remains is disgusting.

[Akemua]

Originally posted by Fyyyyysh:

Originally posted by Pyroclysm:

Ya, it's not on par. Very rarely do English VA's come close to the same standard as JP ones. The only time it "normally" happens is when the West highers actual quality actors and most of those "quality" actors aren't in the VA scene.

Japan is known as the golden standard for VA for a reason, they've been doing this ♥♥♥♥ for like 40-years now and built an industry exclusively on it.

I personally disagree with it. English voice acting was quite bad until early 2000s but since 2010s it’s on par with Japanese voice acting and sometimes even better. Compare for example games like FFXIV, imo English voice acting in it is much better and distinct than Japanese version.

Nah, it really isn't. And this is all subjective to begin with. Still, I guarantee if there was a poll out, at least 70% of people would think the JP for XIV is better.

Edit: and re-read my post you quoted, I edited it. I like both, it just depends on what thing I'm playing/watching.