Fake European accents

[ojvdh]

So this game looks great. But please Atlus if you want to go for a European setting with European accents. Please hire actual European actors. You could do it for Reload(With Bebe). It very noticeable that the va's in this game are American. And I can tell they are trying but its still very noticeable. It's a perfact case of a non existing accent that only exists in American dubs of games. And its not as if dubbing games in British English is impossible. Xenoblade, Ni no kuni and all souls born games can do it. You guys can do it to!

[vault2049]

It sounds like they hired a couple of blokes from Liverpool's and some others from Glasgow.

[CladInShadows]

It's been confirmed they are using a UK VA studio rather than the American one Atlus have typically used in the past, so they are real European accents.

https://twitter.com/PitStopTweets/status/1733064918390194333

This studio worked on BG3, amongst other things.

[Stoibs]

Anyone else smirking at the phrase 'European Accent', as if Europe doesn't consist of some ~50 varying countries and accents/languages

[ojvdh]

Originally posted by CladInShadows:

It's been confirmed they are using a UK VA studio rather than the American one Atlus have typically used in the past, so they are real European accents.

https://twitter.com/PitStopTweets/status/1733064918390194333

This studio worked on BG3, amongst other things.

That is very interesting. No idea why the accents sounds so fake in that case. Maybe it has to do with the dialog still being written in American English(which is very likely) or some of the voice actors are still American despite the voice acting being done in the UK. I can't say for sure. But atleast they actually bothered to hire a UK based voice acting company. Good on them for that. Still unfortunate it sounds so fake though. I am genuinely curious what coused it.

[ojvdh]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Anyone else smirking at the phrase 'European Accent', as if Europe doesn't consist of some ~50 varying countries and accents/languages :lunar2019crylaughingpig:

I know that. I am Dutch afteral. I know very well that there is a big amount of languages and accents in Europe. I didn't wat to exclude the posability they would include more than just British English, Welsh, and other European English accents would be tecnicallity possibl. I am prety shure the game world is inspired by Europe afteral. No way of knowing what country though. So for all I know they can have 20 diferent accents. Even British accents can vary greatly depending on where in England you are.

[REhorror]

It's a JRPG, play in Japanese or get out.

[ojvdh]

Originally posted by REhorror:

It's a JRPG, play in Japanese or get out.

I will not. I have a visual impairment. Playing games with Japanese voice or any other than Dutch or English is unplayable. Also this game takes place in Europe so playing in Japanese is cinda weird regardless.

[REhorror]

Originally posted by ojvdh:

Originally posted by REhorror:

It's a JRPG, play in Japanese or get out.

I will not. I have a visual impairment. Playing games with Japanese voice or any other than Dutch or English is unplayable. Also this game takes place in Europe so playing in Japanese is cinda weird regardless.

I thought this game takes place in Japan tho, they just go over some fantasy world that looks like Europe in aesthetics.
Anyway, I will say it again, JRPG, japanese or get out.

[ojvdh]

Originally posted by REhorror:

Originally posted by ojvdh:

I will not. I have a visual impairment. Playing games with Japanese voice or any other than Dutch or English is unplayable. Also this game takes place in Europe so playing in Japanese is cinda weird regardless.

I thought this game takes place in Japan tho, they just go over some fantasy world that looks like Europe in aesthetics.
Anyway, I will say it again, JRPG, japanese or get out.

No it taked place in mid evil Europe. And also. If you think that Japanese is the only correct way to play than your just wrong. Wat about visual impaired people like me, what about people who can't keep up with subtitles otherwise, or people that prefer there own language. There are a lot of reasons. Saying otherwise it's both rediculus, ignorence and extremely self centered.

[Stoibs]

Oh hey I was wondering how long it would take before the toxic "Japanese-only" gatekeepers showed.
English only for me, same as all the other Persona/SMT games and Like a Dragon more recently

[REhorror]

Originally posted by ojvdh:

Originally posted by REhorror:

I thought this game takes place in Japan tho, they just go over some fantasy world that looks like Europe in aesthetics.
Anyway, I will say it again, JRPG, japanese or get out.

No it taked place in mid evil Europe. And also. If you think that Japanese is the only correct way to play than your just wrong. Wat about visual impaired people like me, what about people who can't keep up with subtitles otherwise, or people that prefer there own language. There are a lot of reasons. Saying otherwise it's both rediculus, ignorence and extremely self centered.

Yeah it does not look like "mid evil" Europe to me.

And even if it does, the JRPG rule stands.

EDIT: https://www.gematsu.com/2023/12/metaphor-refantazio-details-setting-tribes-prologue-and-unique-gameplay-mechanics

A world separate from our own, inhabited by eight tribes.

In this world is a land known as the United Kingdom of Euchronia.

Definitely NOT "mid evil" Europe. Opee can cool it with the Eurocentrism.

[ojvdh]

Originally posted by REhorror:

Originally posted by ojvdh:

No it taked place in mid evil Europe. And also. If you think that Japanese is the only correct way to play than your just wrong. Wat about visual impaired people like me, what about people who can't keep up with subtitles otherwise, or people that prefer there own language. There are a lot of reasons. Saying otherwise it's both rediculus, ignorence and extremely self centered.

Yeah it does not look like "mid evil" Europe to me.

And even if it does, the JRPG rule stands.

EDIT: https://www.gematsu.com/2023/12/metaphor-refantazio-details-setting-tribes-prologue-and-unique-gameplay-mechanics

A world separate from our own, inhabited by eight tribes.

In this world is a land known as the United Kingdom of Euchronia.

Definitely NOT "mid evil" Europe. Opee can cool it with the Eurocentrism.

Is literally a wordplay on the United Kingdom and Europe. So clearly Europe inspired. If you can't see that than that is not my problem. Why do you think a British diving company was hired to handle this game? And you clearly did not read anything else I said. And that is probably becouse you don't want to acknowledge the fact that you are just wrong. And acting extremely self centered while not carring about others. Also smart to keep the japan comment in there. Becouse you prove your self wrong even more.

[REhorror]

Originally posted by ojvdh:

Originally posted by REhorror:

Yeah it does not look like "mid evil" Europe to me.

And even if it does, the JRPG rule stands.

EDIT: https://www.gematsu.com/2023/12/metaphor-refantazio-details-setting-tribes-prologue-and-unique-gameplay-mechanics

Definitely NOT "mid evil" Europe. Opee can cool it with the Eurocentrism.

Is literally a wordplay on the United Kingdom and Europe. So clearly Europe inspired. If you can't see that than that is not my problem. Why do you think a British diving company was hired to handle this game? And you clearly did not read anything else I said. And that is probably becouse you don't want to acknowledge the fact that you are just wrong. And acting extremely self centered while not carring about others. Also smart to keep the japan comment in there. Becouse you prove your self wrong even more.

So I was right, not Europe, but inspired by European aesthetics.

It is a Japanese vision/take on European aesthetics thus it makes total sense to play it in Japanese to understand the cultural clash and perception.

And even without all this, as said, JRPG, play in Japanese or get out.

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Oh hey I was wondering how long it would take before the toxic "Japanese-only" gatekeepers showed.
English only for me, same as all the other Persona/SMT games and Like a Dragon more recently

Skullface was so right.

I'm glad I decide to switch out English dub in video games, more of this and the Anglocentrism disappears.

[ojvdh]

Originally posted by REhorror:

Originally posted by ojvdh:

Is literally a wordplay on the United Kingdom and Europe. So clearly Europe inspired. If you can't see that than that is not my problem. Why do you think a British diving company was hired to handle this game? And you clearly did not read anything else I said. And that is probably becouse you don't want to acknowledge the fact that you are just wrong. And acting extremely self centered while not carring about others. Also smart to keep the japan comment in there. Becouse you prove your self wrong even more.

So I was right, not Europe, but inspired by European aesthetics.

It is a Japanese vision/take on European aesthetics thus it makes total sense to play it in Japanese to understand the cultural clash and perception.

And even without all this, as said, JRPG, play in Japanese or get out.

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Oh hey I was wondering how long it would take before the toxic "Japanese-only" gatekeepers showed.
English only for me, same as all the other Persona/SMT games and Like a Dragon more recently

Skullface was so right.

I'm glad I decide to switch out English dub in video games, more of this and the Anglocentrism disappears.

In so you just ate incapable of giving a counter argument agains anything that I said. I have given multiple trains why dubs are valid and important. And that the only thing you have done is say. Japanese or get out. I will say it now. If you believe that Get out your self! You clearly have 0 regard for other peoples wishes be that as someone who cave keep up with subs or those that prefer to hear the own language. I can tick off msg more reasons in a heartbeat and if your actually tried to give a counter argument your self you might hear them. But as it stands you're too egocentric to do any of that! Grow up!

[REhorror]

Originally posted by ojvdh:

Originally posted by REhorror:

So I was right, not Europe, but inspired by European aesthetics.

It is a Japanese vision/take on European aesthetics thus it makes total sense to play it in Japanese to understand the cultural clash and perception.

And even without all this, as said, JRPG, play in Japanese or get out.



Skullface was so right.

I'm glad I decide to switch out English dub in video games, more of this and the Anglocentrism disappears.

In so you just ate incapable of giving a counter argument agains anything that I said. I have given multiple trains why dubs are valid and important. And that the only thing you have done is say. Japanese or get out. I will say it now. If you believe that Get out your self! You clearly have 0 regard for other peoples wishes be that as someone who cave keep up with subs or those that prefer to hear the own language. I can tick off msg more reasons in a heartbeat and if your actually tried to give a counter argument your self you might hear them. But as it stands you're too egocentric to do any of that! Grow up!

This is the end result of muh "inclusivity".

No, as said, Japanese or get out.