English voice cast?

[Fynn]

This game is coming out in what, three months? And yet, I haven't heard anything about the English voice cast for this game. Does this mean they're staying with the Japanese seiyuus, or is it all a big SECRET for now and SE wants us to be surprised (didn't try hard for the Japanese, though...)?

[Evastio]

There should be a list of the English Voice actors by now. I guess it'll come up soon if there isn't one though.

It would be awesome if they kept the Japanese Voice actors for the English version and just had them talk in English instead since Japanese voice actors are almost always cooler than English voice actors. I doubt they'll keep them though.

[Roogle]

It would be awesome if they kept the Japanese Voice actors for the English version and just had them talk in English instead since Japanese voice actors are almost always cooler than English voice actors. I doubt they'll keep them though.

Generally, voice acting is not as successful when Japanese seiyuus attempt to speak in only English or when English voice actors attempt to speak in only Japanese. I think that it would be a bad idea for the Japanese voice acting to remain in the game — unless English voice acting is available — because the target demographic does not like Japanese voice acting as much as English voice acting.

[Takara]

I'm just hoping that we can toggle off the voice acting like in the Japanese version if it ends up being terrible.

I'm hoping it won't be terrible. S-E improved so much with the voice acting since the days of FFX, it would be a shame to go backwards.

[Fynn]

I'm just hoping that we can toggle off the voice acting like in the Japanese version if it ends up being terrible.

I'm hoping it won't be terrible. S-E improved so much with the voice acting since the days of FFX, it would be a shame to go backwards.

Agreed. XII had one of the best voice acting in a video game, IMO. Anyway, still no news about the English speaking actors.

[Vermachtnis]

The voice acting in FFX wasn't bad though. It was off in a couple of scenes but it was still good. Anyway I can't wait to see a list.

[Takara]

I don't think anyone said in this thread that the voice acting in X was terrible. Just that it improved since then and that it would be terrible if the quality went backwards instead of continuing to improve.

[sir helix]

the voices in XII was terrible it was as if they were under water

[ReloadPsi]

the voices in XII was terrible it was as if they were under water

Actually there were times when it sounded like some characters' vocals had been recorded in a different studio, standing much closer to the microphone. Sound quality was bizarre in that game.

I will laugh if Johnny Yong Bosch does a voice for FFIV DS. He dubs frickin' EVERYTHING.

[Jessweeee♪]

I will laugh if Johnny Yong Bosch does a voice for FFIV DS. He dubs frickin' EVERYTHING.

Plus he's a Power Ranger! How cool is that?

[Yar]

Stephen Hawking to voice Dr. Lugae... :)