Are you guys playing with Japanese or English voices?

[Vakula]

Gotta say some of the voices sound weird as hell in english, like when you have an anime character speaking with a british or Scottish accent.

[MrQuincy]

Originally posted by Vakula:

Gotta say some of the voices sound weird as hell in english, like when you have an anime character speaking with a british or Scottish accent.

Always Japanese and never English. For every game.

I’ve never experienced English VA better than the original Japanese.

Ever.

30+ years of anime and gaming.

[Vakula]

I personally didnt enjoy the Hulkenberg english voice. I feel it doesnt fit her, and Japanese sounds much better.

[RDG]

Japanese voices with portuguese subtitles. I was playing both in japanese, tested jp with english and then jp with portuguese (my mother tongue), and surprisingly the portuguese subtitles had way WAY more fidelity to the japanese script than the english ones. So I kept it. I suspect they translated directly from japanese instead from english (a lot of lazy translators go straight to the english script first because it is easier...).

[Emhyr800]

Originally posted by Giganx:

English ALWAYS. The English VA's are solid.

Weabo white kids pretending they understand Japanese is always hilarious to me.

So I guess I have to play all the games in the world only in English, because it's the best language? You don't have to insult people who prefer a different language than you if you don't like it. Now how many countries speak English and which ones don't? That's why there is a choice of language in games/movies if someone prefers a different one or wants to play/watch in the original. Limiting yourself to only one language in the world is already considered racism, not to mention how many countries and other languages ​​there are. It's the same as leaving/working for x-years in another country without knowing the language of that country is also stupid, because you should know at least the basics of the language.

[tyleulen007]

Originally posted by Vakula:

Gotta say some of the voices sound weird as hell in english, like when you have an anime character speaking with a british or Scottish accent.

Someones never played Xenoblade, lol.

When it comes to dubs I really think it depends on which you hear first. I could never play a Yakuza game with english voices, and likewise I can't play this game with Japanese voices. I already have it in my head how the characters sound, so hearing a different voice come out of their mouth would just be weird.

[Emhyr800]

Originally posted by tyleulen007:

Originally posted by Vakula:

Gotta say some of the voices sound weird as hell in english, like when you have an anime character speaking with a british or Scottish accent.

Someones never played Xenoblade, lol.

When it comes to dubs I really think it depends on which you hear first. I could never play a Yakuza game with english voices, and likewise I can't play this game with Japanese voices. I already have it in my head how the characters sound, so hearing a different voice come out of their mouth would just be weird.

It should also be taken into account how many years later the English dub was added to the Yakuza series, not counting the original first part on PS2. As for Xenoblade, I have no comparison because I've never played it and probably neither have others, because the series isn't available on PC, not to mention that not everyone has a console. I can't imagine playing with any other language than the original one and Metaphor, in my opinion, the result is simple, because it's a JRPG, so if I ever buy it because I like the gameplay and from the same creators as Persona, I'll play it in Japanese, as usual. Likewise, I can't imagine playing, for example, Metro and Stalker in English, never for me. Only in their original languages

[DmonHiro]

Originally posted by Giganx:

Reminding you that you're not Japanese and don't know a thing about Japanese voice acting isn't an insult, it's just reality.

Except the fact that I speak Japanese. Can't read it well, but can understand it. So yeah...

[ShayRey]

I mean, I don't see how its weird. Just because they're designed by Japanese people, doesn't mean anything in regards to their accent they'd have.

[Valygar]

I am learning japanese so I tend to play with JA voice... but in this case I heard the english voices in a youtube video and I had to switch. I think they are fenomenal.

[El Nasr]

Always japanese dubs when available...English overplay dubs must be erased in video games...just saying fact

[fireheart126]

Originally posted by El Nasr:

Always japanese dubs when available...English overplay dubs must be erased in video games...just saying fact

No, you're saying OPINION. Some people would actually like to hear the characters in a language they understand, and dubs are not automatically bad.

Obviously, if presented with a very bad dub, I'll switch the JP voices, but Metaphor's english cast, as is the case for a lot of Atlus games, is pretty good, so I see no reason to switch outside of curiosity or for learning purposes.

[noobie123]

english VO is really good in this game.

[Erostar]

MC sounds effeminate, and Catherina sounds obnoxious at the same level as Junker Queen in Overwatch. I like the rest of the voices. Would be awesome if you could choose to have some speak in Japanese, and others speak in English. Japanese MC doesn't sound effeminate, and Catherina is not nearly as obnoxious, if at all. I mostly just wish I didn't have to hear hear Caleb Yen, tho.

[DodoGeo]

subs before dubs, always.