Does anyone know what kind of accent Virgil has?

[Chills]

It's the best accent I have ever heard for humor, enthusiasm, and being expressive. I've heard other people who sound similar before too but I don't know what accent it is...

[TheLimeyDragon]

I assume a hint of Norwegian as the guy who voiced him replied on this topic:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/317400/discussions/0/523890046879260435/#c523890046879293691

[Stoob]

Ah, hard to pin down with Euro accents sometimes (and I'm English). I think it's because (and I've had this conversation with fellow Euros who agree) many learn, fine-tune and polish their English via the movies due to subtitles and as most movies are from the US, there's usually a very slight American twang to their 'English' accent. I did notice this on Virgil but wasn't sure where exactly the accent was from. Now I know. :)

[The Sojourner]

When I first heard it, I wasn't even sure that it was a European accent. But now I know:

Originally posted by Tmast98:

That's correct. It's a Norwegian accent.

Confirmed.

[ElZomboTurdo]

Recognizing accents is usually done by focusing on a specific word or phrase. If you have never heard someone with a norwegian accent speak english like americans, I could see how it would be hard to descern. I personally couldn't tell which country he was from...although I found his Cave Johnson impression funny as can be.

Im not one of those people who think English is the best language in the world but, I do appreciate people from other countries who learn and speak English. Global communication is awesome. It is nice to be able to speak with people from all over the world without having to learn 100 different languages. I, myself did not have the determination to learn another language growing up...although, I wish that I had.

Side question: How many languages does the man who voiced Virgil speak? I don't know why but, I am impressed by people who know many languages fluently. My guess is because I was too lazy to learn any other than my own.

[ElZomboTurdo]

Originally posted by Tmast98:

The voice actor for Virgil is fluent in two languages I beleive. I'll check with him tommorow and edit this if I am wrong.

Hey, thanks. Cool of you to mention it to him!

[DragonNOR]

Heya guys!

I am indeed Norwegian :) It can be a difficult accent to place for those not familar with scandinavian accented english (Or Norvenglish) as we lovingly call it here in Norway if the accent is heavy enough.

For a perfect example of VERY heavily accented Norvenglish look at this guy here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcmAUwPA-5o

I try to work off most of my accent when I voice a character with american roots, but it's hard to spot all the smaller nuances if you don't have somebody to correct you immediately close by, so a lot of quirks naturally pass by unnoticed.

Many mistake it for a swedish accent as that is what most are familiar with through Pewdiepie and other popular swedish lets players on youtube, but also because Norwegian, Swedish and Danish-accented english are very similar to eachother and have only small variations :) It makes me happy though when people recognise it for what it is and not swedish or as one lets player guessed; Spanish x)

I speak two languages fluently, Norwegian and English, but I can also read, pronounce and hack together some rough conversation in German and Italian, as well as know how to pronounce and faintly understand french and spanish (by italian extension).

I can also follow a conversation in Swedish or Danish, but so can most other Norwegians as the three languages share much linguistically, so it doesn't really count x)

Hope this answered all the questions and more, feel free to ask if you have others and I will answer as fast as I can :)

[sklt]

What accent does Virgil have?

^^^^

[Linnun]

Norwegian

[<AKA>SLAP]

Dutch?

[_galaxy]

uh?

[DragonNOR]

Already covered in a different thread:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/317400/discussions/0/523890681408370557/

[_galaxy]

Virgil is russian

[adrver]

Originally posted by DragonNOR:

...
For a perfect example of VERY heavily accented Norvenglish look at this guy here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcmAUwPA-5o
...

Someone needs to voice Virgil (or some other character) in Solbergian! :D That would be hilarious!

[Vinibourne]

Originally posted by DragonNOR:

Heya guys!

I am indeed Norwegian :) It can be a difficult accent to place for those not familar with scandinavian accented english (Or Norvenglish) as we lovingly call it here in Norway if the accent is heavy enough.

For a perfect example of VERY heavily accented Norvenglish look at this guy here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcmAUwPA-5o

I try to work off most of my accent when I voice a character with american roots, but it's hard to spot all the smaller nuances if you don't have somebody to correct you immediately close by, so a lot of quirks naturally pass by unnoticed.

Many mistake it for a swedish accent as that is what most are familiar with through Pewdiepie and other popular swedish lets players on youtube, but also because Norwegian, Swedish and Danish-accented english are very similar to eachother and have only small variations :) It makes me happy though when people recognise it for what it is and not swedish or as one lets player guessed; Spanish x)

I speak two languages fluently, Norwegian and English, but I can also read, pronounce and hack together some rough conversation in German and Italian, as well as know how to pronounce and faintly understand french and spanish (by italian extension).

I can also follow a conversation in Swedish or Danish, but so can most other Norwegians as the three languages share much linguistically, so it doesn't really count x)

Hope this answered all the questions and more, feel free to ask if you have others and I will answer as fast as I can :)

You voice acting in this game was really amazing. Congratulations, dude.

[_galaxy]

you want to see how people speak english on america?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ-tcvK_V1s

So you see these journalists they practiced a lot, and got some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ luck to get that voice.