The Voice Acting thread [Archive] - Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums

Rye

03-09-2010, 12:26 PM

A lump sum thread for all of our comments on voice acting. Remember, if you're talking about voice acting of characters later in the game that aren't the main ones in the game pamplet, use a spoiler tag, OK?

I'm loving the voice acting so far, but I have no idea what kind of accent Vanille has yet. It's cute and unusual -I think it's Australian, but I'm not sure yet. XD I've not seen a character with poor voice acting yet. Star Ocean: The Last Hope this is not!

Sazh has exceptionally great voice acting, and Lightning's is great too.

Mirage

03-09-2010, 01:01 PM

I'm actually pretty... impressed. It's not perfect in every spoken line, but it's more than acceptable :p, at least for the main characters.

jammi567

03-09-2010, 04:03 PM

I agree, everyone's voices are pretty good - except for Vanille's. Her's just get's right on my nerves.

Psychotic

03-09-2010, 04:07 PM

Sazh is outstanding and I think Snow's is up there too. Vanille, I don't know. It's like Fran's in XII in that I'm not sure if I love it or hate it.

Rantz

03-09-2010, 04:14 PM

YouTube - georgia F8 HQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsj27b65mUo)

Mercen-X

03-09-2010, 04:17 PM

yes... Vanille's actress... that was a trivial perhaps even useless share.

Madame Adequate

03-09-2010, 04:36 PM

I doubt she's going to be an all-time favorite but I certainly don't think Vanille's voice bad by any stretch.

But yeah Sazh and Snow are downright fantastic and the others are very, very good too.

Rye

03-09-2010, 04:51 PM

Sazh is outstanding and I think Snow's is up there too. Vanille, I don't know. It's like Fran's in XII in that I'm not sure if I love it or hate it.

Yeah, kind of like Fran for me as well. I wasn't sure at first, though I eventually loved Fran's voice. Fran was the only reason I really played FF12, actually.

Hopefully I like Vanille's that much!

Monol

03-09-2010, 06:27 PM

Sazh is really legit so far

actually everyone except hope is pretty good

vanille can be so annoying and yet so "right" sotimes that it fits too perfectly.

Its definately not bad and is really decent somtimes

Raistlin

03-09-2010, 06:57 PM

So far I am fairly impressed with the voice acting.

Rase

03-09-2010, 07:00 PM

From what I saw I was really impressed by the voice work, particularly the syncing. Sazh and Snow are also my favorites of the ones I heard.

Chloe.

03-09-2010, 08:25 PM

Yeah I'm happy with all the voice acting so far, I agree with Sazh and Snow being particularly good. I'm kind of not sure about Vanille's, it's not really annoying like I was expecting, it's alright I suppose.

Raistlin

03-09-2010, 08:29 PM

Vanille's voice acting is certainly not as good as the others. It's bearable, if only because hers is the only one that annoying so far.

Lightening

03-09-2010, 09:43 PM

Sazh is the best, yeah, and Lightning is very good too. Snow has some very cliched lines, so it'd be hard for anyone not to make them some awkward, but it's quite allright. Vanille seems a bit out of place, but maybe it'll be fine later on when she finds her place in the group. Hope's voice is a bit whiny and annoying, but so is his character so the voice actor is definitely doing his job.

Sephiroth

03-09-2010, 11:06 PM

Snow's voice actor is as good as the japanese one. The rest is not as good as the japanese ones.

Imperfectionist

03-10-2010, 12:11 AM

Oooh I love the voice acting! :D it's so great, except Vanille's. I think what bothers me most are the funny little noises she makes that are trying to be girly and cute but instead sound suspiciously sexual.

I think she'd grow on me if she stopped doing that cos it creeps me out.

Omni-Odin

03-10-2010, 02:43 AM

I like everyone's voice except for Vanille's. It wouldn't be so bad if she didn't do the high-pitched "hehuhhhh!!!" gasp thing. But other than that, Sazh is by far the best voice acted. That guy did an outstanding job.

The Summoner of Leviathan

03-10-2010, 03:23 AM

The only one I am a bit iffy about is Vanille's and it is not that bad but at times it feels a little inconsistent. It is hinted that she has a "dark" side/something she is hiding aside from being from Pulse, yet I feel that the happy-go-lucky attitude and the fact that she has a secret could be portrayed better

Shlup

03-10-2010, 03:47 AM

It's hard to pull off that super-cutsey voice in English. I still like Vanille's voice though. Sounds kiwi to me, ftr.

Why does Snow sound super familiar? Anyone? I'm thinking... Leon, RE4?

The voice acting is good. I still prefer Japanese on account of the cheesy lines not sounding so cheesy when they're not in English (yes, Snow, I get it, you're a hero...) but other than that I approve so far.

Deadwinter66950

03-10-2010, 03:48 AM

I really like to voice acting myself. I'm always curious to see how the translation from Japanese to English works out.

seiferalmasy2

03-10-2010, 03:58 AM

I really like to voice acting myself. I'm always curious to see how the translation from Japanese to English works out.

That is 1 thing that has definately improved from FF8 onwards ;)

Madame Adequate

03-10-2010, 09:35 AM

The voice acting is good. I still prefer Japanese on account of the cheesy lines not sounding so cheesy when they're not in English (yes, Snow, I get it, you're a hero...) but other than that I approve so far.

Dude I thought the whole point was that NORA is supposed to be a bunch of cheesy doofuses :p

Rye

03-10-2010, 09:44 AM

I love the voices still. I like Hope's a real lot. I wonder who voices the Frocobo.

NeoCracker

03-10-2010, 10:23 AM

I'm tossing in my lot with Snow and Sahz being the best, and I'd argue some of the best Video Game Voice acting I've heard. I'd say it's up there with the likes the great VA's in Xenosaga.

The Summoner of Leviathan

03-10-2010, 10:32 AM

For those of you wonder, here's a list of the English voice actors brought to you by Wikipedia!

Lightning - Ali Hillis
Snow Villiers - Troy Baker
Oerba Dia Vanille - Georgia van Cuylenburg
Sazh Katzroy - Reno Wilson
Hope Estheim - Vincent Martella
Oerba Yun Fang - Rebecca Natsis

Source - May Contain Spoilers! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFXIII#Cast)

Imperfectionist

03-11-2010, 04:15 PM

Wait wait wait.

Vincent Martella? From Everybody hates Chris? Oh great now i'll never look at Hope in the same way XD

crazybayman

03-11-2010, 05:03 PM

Wait wait wait.

Vincent Martella? From Everybody hates Chris? Oh great now i'll never look at Hope in the same way XD

heh.....kind of like when I found out that Cloud's voice actor in Advent Children is a soap opera actor (from General Hospital, I believe?). It almost ruined it.

Imperfectionist

03-11-2010, 05:40 PM

I was even more weirded out when I found out the guy that does Tidus' voice was the same guy that did Ratchet's voice in the new R&C game.

He sounded a lot better as Ratchet.

Shlup

03-11-2010, 07:13 PM

The dude who does Sazh was on The Cosby Show. I loved him.

vinnie's mini's

03-11-2010, 08:40 PM

I have yet to hear a voice that I don't like, I love all of them so far. :omghey: I've got to agree that Sazh and Snow's voices are probably the best - at least out of the characters I've heard so far.

NeoCracker

03-12-2010, 05:54 PM

I'm going to say Fang is my Least Favorite of the main cast.

The cute little girl Vanille would have been, except she seemed to getter better as the game progressed, and during the moments she isn't talking in her normal cutesy voice and gets serious and/or down, her job is simply amazing.

If only her whole preformance was so good, then she'd be up there with Snow and Sahz.

doeboyfresh14

03-12-2010, 10:24 PM

speaking of voice acting that was strange when you heard it...

how about mandy moore as aerith and lance bass (yeah the nsync guy) as sephiroth in the first Kingdom Hearts. that was a little strange when i found that out.

Elpizo

03-12-2010, 10:31 PM

I like the english voices well enough, but for the first time ever in a video game, I prefer the Japanese ones. In english, Sahz doesn't sound old enough, Hope too old and too certain, Vanille not cute and sunny enough. Can't be helped, I suppose, the Japanese voice acting was just perfect for those three characters.

However, the english ones aren't bad by any means. And maybe it's just that I've listened to the Japanese ones for so long that I've gotten too used to them. It's not terrible voice acting as in X, it's up there with XII and that's fine.

But if SE were to offer an option to choose between english and Japanese, my choice would be made VERY quickly. If only for Hope's insecure-sounding voice and Vanille's cute sounds when she's hopping from rock to rock on Vile Peaks (and Sahz was so a perv).

Laddy

03-12-2010, 10:36 PM

Sazh and Snow are indeed great. And I always felt Vanille was supposed to be "out of it," justifying her weird voice acting.

Snow's "hero" lines are intentionally cheesy, showing his immaturity and that his for doing the right thing is sort of immature as well.

Sazh's voice acting is perfect, IMO. He's funny when he needs to be, but EXTREMELY powerful when serious. Sazh is an "ordinary guy," and his voice actor is really believable: a normal guy thrust into circumstances he's not accustomed to.

Loony BoB

03-13-2010, 02:11 AM

I wonder if they do Pulse accents in Australian Japanese. 'cause with Vanille, it's incredibly obvious that her voice actor is American. Why? Because at times she sounds like she's trying to be British. Fail! But - I like it anyway, it makes it sound a little twisted and exotic, like she's not quite from this world (Earth, that is). I like all the voices. Snow's is easily the best. Sahz is good. Hope is done perfectly - young, but not annoying like, well, most young characters you'd expect from Square Enix. They did a good job on all of them, really - they all suited the characters they were playing. Impressed, overall. Even the NPCs are done well.

Shlup

03-13-2010, 02:33 AM

The only thing that bugs me is the kid voices. Just use real kids, dammit!

Loony BoB

03-13-2010, 02:36 AM

Hmm, I'll have to look out for that on my next play through, I didn't pay it much attention. You're right, though, it would make sense to get kids in for it. Maybe they didn't have the resources/money to get that much of a variety of people in.

Laddy

03-13-2010, 04:31 AM

Really? I imagined parents would :bou::bou::bou::bou: themselves at having their kids being able to voice a random background sci-fi child with bad hair.

Psychotic

03-13-2010, 04:57 AM

finaloblivion

03-13-2010, 05:48 AM

compared to previous titles and other JRPGs out there...this game is pretty legit as far as the voice acting goes. very impressed. agreed: vanille - good or bad...meh.

Lightening

03-13-2010, 06:13 AM

Anyone remember that annoying girl on lost who always walked around with a walkie talkie? she reminds me of fang. maybe it's just the voice

Blackmage

03-13-2010, 08:40 AM

Loony, I definitely agree on Vanille's accent in that it's just odd. I remember her switching between what one would consider "normal American", British, Austrailian, and even a bit of Southern in one or two spots. I heard her run the gamut in one set of lines somewhere, I forget where.

It bothers me. A lot. And lastly, I couldn't say it better myself...

I think what bothers me most are the funny little noises she makes that are trying to be girly and cute but instead sound suspiciously sexual.

Besides Vanille, everyone else is fine.

Shlup

03-13-2010, 09:25 AM

Query: Vanille is clearly not from Australia, or the US, or the UK, so why do we care about how her accent relates to any of these places?

Loony BoB

03-13-2010, 09:25 AM

'cause with Vanille, it's incredibly obvious that her voice actor is American.Is that Melbourne, Texas or Melbourne, Massachusetts? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_van_Cuylenburg) :greenie:

I think her voice has grown on me.
Wow. I can't believe how much of an American accent that lady has picked up. In the video posted earlier of her, she speaks with a clear American accent.

EDIT: Shlup - Those born on Pulse are supposed to have Australian accents in this game, to show that they are different.

Shlup

03-13-2010, 09:29 AM

EDIT: Shlup - Those born on Pulse are supposed to have Australian accents in this game, to show that they are different.

They're supposed to speak differently than those from Cocoon; I don't see why the way the accent relates to Earthican accents should really matter.

Loony BoB

03-13-2010, 09:33 AM

Well, then accent is supposed to be from the same place, you see. So it would make sense for them to have the same accent. And... they don't. Oh, never mind. Don't worry your pretty little head over it, I'm certainly not bothered, as I said, I find her accent exotic.

WE WERE JUST DISCUSING THE VOICE ACTING JEEZ SHLUP.

Shlup

03-13-2010, 09:34 AM

I think my point is going completely over your head here. :|

Loony BoB

03-13-2010, 09:38 AM

I don't think too many people were actually criticising her accent, we were just discussing the voice acting and trying to place it. You know. Discussing voices and voice actresses and voice acting in a voice acting thread.

Shlup

03-13-2010, 09:39 AM

Looks like criticizing to me.

She doesn't have an Australian accent or a British accent or an American accent, she has a Final Fantasy accent!

Loony BoB

03-13-2010, 09:43 AM

Yes, Shlup. Yes, she does. *patpat*

Shlup

03-13-2010, 09:44 AM

That's it, I'm adding a middle finger smilie.

Blackmage

03-13-2010, 09:51 AM

The point is the accent is inconsistant in most of her different parts in dialogue, if you ask me. And it drives me nuts...:(

purplepenguin

03-13-2010, 01:24 PM

I've just started the game (on chapter 3) but so far vanille is annoying not just the voice but the girly little run that she does. But anyway I was going to say that the only voice I had a problem with was Snow, probably not helped by all the cheesy hero lines but doesn't he sound like an American in one of these old war films? I mean the bad ones. As someone else said (i would quote them but i don't know how) about Final fantasy accents, I've never thought about whether Vaan and co were American or English or whatever because its Final Fantasy. But Snow sounds so American that its just weird. Probably offended the whole of America now.

LowCaloriePie

03-13-2010, 02:42 PM

I've actually been talking to my acquaintance from Australia about Vanille's voice and he said it was very consistent with the Southeast Australian accent.

Shlup

03-14-2010, 12:40 AM

Tell your acquaintance I personally appreciate her expert input. You complainers can all go suck an egg!

Madame Adequate

03-14-2010, 01:34 AM

Yoseph Shlups, I think Vanille's accent is awesome and suits her perfectly so I'm liek ttly in support of you here.

Edit: Heh. Support. :smug:

Del Murder

03-14-2010, 10:10 AM

I think the voices are very well done. They've come so far from FFX. Lightning, Snow, and Sazh in particular are well voiced.

Vanille is the only one who bugs. It sounds like an Australian person trying to do another accent and not doing a good job of it. I'm only on chapter 4, but my guess is that she has a different voice on purpose because she is from Pulse.

demondude

03-14-2010, 11:53 AM

I like Vanille's accent but her battle dialogue is annoying. xD

I Don't Need A Name

03-14-2010, 08:28 PM

So, apparently Australia is codeword for Pulse

Jings

03-14-2010, 08:38 PM

I've been really impressed with the voice acting so far. I do have some reservations with vanille though. It's not that her actor did a bad job, I'm just not a huge fan of the overly cutesy/girly personality she has, and her voice really reflects it. It's not that I dislike her totally as a character, her voice just annoys me at times.

Psychotic

03-16-2010, 01:48 PM

Damnit, Vanille, does everything have to be an orgasm with you? I feel shady whenever I'm in a battle and she starts moaning like a dirty whore.

Loony BoB

03-16-2010, 01:55 PM

Listen to the others and what noises they make when they jump - I'm sure one of the guys makes a pretty orgasm-ish grunt for a guy. I imagine that any of them orgasming will sound exactly like whatever noise they make while jumping. Yes, even if it's something like "hup!".

Del Murder

03-16-2010, 08:08 PM

As usual, BoB takes things too literal and too far. I agree with Psychotic.

The Summoner of Leviathan

03-16-2010, 08:12 PM

So, apparently Australia is codeword for Pulse

Does that mean we get to Purge the Aussies?

Miriel

03-17-2010, 01:54 AM

Super impressed with most of the voice acting, except Vanille.

Her voice is annoying to the point where I cringe when I listen to her speak. You know how when a guy tries to do a girl's voice, they can't get the higher pitch right and so it just sounds awful? That's kinda how Vanille's voice comes across. The original voice of the actress is obviously a more natural regular pitched voice, and she's forcing this sugary sweet high voice and it comes off like nails on a chalkboard.

It's weird because when Vanille is doing any of the voiceovers, the voice is much more moderate and normal sounding and then it's actually quite nice. But then whenever she's in dialogue with another character or when she's making those weird squawks and moans, it's insanely high pitched and unbearable. JUST SHUT UP.

I wish there was an option to switch certain characters from voice over to text.

Also, the minute I heard Vanille's voice for the first time I thought it sounded Australian, but the accent definitely comes and goes. Like someone else said, it's inconsistent.

LowCaloriePie

03-17-2010, 02:58 AM

Like someone else said, it's inconsistent.

I've actually been talking to my acquaintance from Australia about Vanille's voice and he said it was very consistent with the Southeast Australian accent.

Shlup

03-17-2010, 03:16 AM

It's not inconsistent because it's not Australian. Australia is from our planet, which she is not. T_T

Miriel

03-17-2010, 03:41 AM

Like someone else said, it's inconsistent.

I've actually been talking to my acquaintance from Australia about Vanille's voice and he said it was very consistent with the Southeast Australian accent.

but the accent definitely comes and goes

You missed my point there, buddy.

When the accent is there, yes it sounds Australian. But the accent is not always there. Sometimes it's stronger, sometimes it's weaker.

Shlup

03-17-2010, 03:43 AM

Well what the heck do you know about accents anyways, you photographer! That's right, photographer, not linguist! You know nothing! NOTHING!

I really don't know why I'm so defensive about this, but it makes me feel good inside.

Del Murder

03-17-2010, 03:45 AM

You must feel good a lot then.

Shlup

03-17-2010, 03:50 AM

Don't get all prissy just because your photographer girlfriend doesn't know anything about linguistics like I totally do.

Loony BoB

03-17-2010, 10:43 AM

She got her FF accent wrong, then. It's totally different to Fang's, who is from the same location, apparently. ;)

Aruu

03-17-2010, 11:55 AM

I've been really impressed with the voice acting for this game. There's not one voice I haven't taken to, yes, even Vanille. :D Comparing it to FFX, which was pretty ahead of it's time, the difference is staggering. There's so much feeling and thought put into the dialogue, and I love love the fact that they talk more often in battle.

Lightning's voice is just perfect for her, stoic and calm, but with the edge to it that shows her soldier side. I like how in battle when she gets hit, she actually sounds a lot more feminine, as if that's when she lets down her tough façade a little in the heat of the moment. I also like the 'tch' sound she makes from time to time, especially in the presence of Snow.

Snow's voice is.. good. It's not outstanding for me, nor is it bad, then again up until now I haven't seen a lot of the guy. It fits him pretty well, and the emotion gets put across pretty well from the cheesy hero lines, to the more sentimental ones. I'll be able to make more of an opinion when I play him more I guess.

Sazh, I love Sazh :love: and I love his voice. Another very fitting one, the way he drawls his more sarcastic lines, then can sound absolutely heartbroken when he talks about his son. He has some great lines in battle, especially with Vanille.

I like Vanille's voice, though I admit it does stray from the accent time to time. I put it down to the fact that she's lived a damn long time and so she has a combination of the two going on. At least, that's my explanation for it :D I think she sounds sweet and wonderfully perky for her role, but her more serious tone is nice too.

Hope sounds a little too old for his age, but we can blame that on the hormones. He's another great one in battle when he gets hit and makes those desperate high pitched sounds when he's being laid into. He's whiny at times, but that's just him being a realistic kid, and it's refreshing to not have a gung ho six year old racing into battle without batting an eyelid like previous FF's.

Fang I also haven't heard enough of yet, but I like what I hear. She sounds confident, full of herself, and her accent is just gorgeous.. and doesn't waiver in the slightest.

As an additional point, I can't stand Serah, but I love her voice actress. Laura Bailey always has a habit of picking the lamest characters to voice.

Blackmage

03-18-2010, 06:19 PM

She got her FF accent wrong, then. It's totally different to Fang's, who is from the same location, apparently. ;)

:D Thank you.

Rinoabella

03-19-2010, 04:32 AM

I approve of all the voices. I think that Vanille's is... interesting xD Like others have said, I get hints of Aussie/NZ/British/American all in one with her voice. It's like she's all mixed up! However, 80% of the time she sounds like an Aussie.

nirojan

03-20-2010, 05:44 AM

Snow, Sazh and Lightning are top notch. Hope pulls off the emo perfectly and Vanille is amazing....whoops, meant to say an annoying b****!

Loony BoB

03-27-2010, 11:40 AM

Not really voice acting but more scripting, but has anyone noticed that they seem to say different things as they level up? I'm hearing far less moaning these days and far more "Take that!" and "Ah-ha!" from Vanille lately. I think Sahz has said a few different things too, as has Snow.

demondude

03-27-2010, 04:12 PM

Only recently has Fang started to say different things for me. Maybe it's a strange coincidence though.

Loony BoB

03-27-2010, 08:07 PM

And now Vanille constantly says something that I can't make out and I hate it. Danielle and I have been trying to figure it out for a while now. Urgh it's annoying when you don't know what they're saying!

demondude

03-27-2010, 08:11 PM

That's why you turn on Sub-titles. :colbert:

EDIT: Unless you mean in battle. If you can't understand what she's saying then it's probably an orgasm, so don't worry.

Loony BoB

03-27-2010, 08:11 PM

Don't work in battles, do they?

demondude

03-27-2010, 08:12 PM

Oops ... I edited. :D

Loony BoB

03-27-2010, 08:14 PM

It's definitely not an orgasm. It sounds like something to do with her miniskirt or... yeah, I don't even know.

Rinoabella

03-28-2010, 04:11 PM

When Vanille summons Hecatoncheir, she screams like she's dying at one point. And the sounds she makes throughout battles is annoying! Why would they do this to such an awesome character?

Loony BoB

03-28-2010, 04:40 PM

She seems to have gone back to making the moaning and groaning noises now that I've completed the game and then teleported back to Edenhall. This makes me think it's location dependant. But yeah, during endgame in Pulse I've found she says "I've got to see this through!" or something like that instead. No moaning there! Just in Edenhall. I forgot how annoying it was. =|

Crowseye

03-28-2010, 09:11 PM

I personally think Vanille's grunting sounds more like one of those Eastern European female tennis players. However, if you use Vanille's Eidolon's final move, she's clearly depicted as having an orgasm.

And when it gets dimissed afterwards, her body language is one of post-sex contentment IMO. :cool:

ANGRYWOLF

03-28-2010, 11:33 PM

doesn't thrill me.

Apparently Square went to Australia and used all Aussies.
Not against Aussies but it seems silly and sort sighted to me.

I actually prefer the voices used in the earlier trailers to those they used in the actual game.:mad2:

Cloudane

04-09-2010, 01:32 AM

Ahh so Fang and Vanille's VAs are Australian. That explains why I thought it was a really shoddy attempt at British English :D

I also kept thinking "Fang, stop saying Cheers so much. We do say Thanks once in a while too" - but from an Australian context it makes a lot more sense. And Vanille's sounded very "well spoken" at times like RP English or something.

I really am no good at telling what people's accents are.

Well generally I thought the voice acting in this game was excellent (both this and XII were a long way ahead of the lead characters of X in that department). My only annoyance is probably scripting, and that's (as mentioned in the thread) Vanille's noises. I didn't think it needed all the "oooooooo-----wah!" during battle, it was like nails on a blackboard to me. Didn't sound like an orgasm either, more like some sort of retarded attempt at communicating with a cat.

Robostar

04-09-2010, 05:32 PM

I love the VA in this game. All the main characters are casted so well.

LunarWeaver

04-09-2010, 07:05 PM

They're all pretty good to me. Vanille is my least favorite, but I'm hardly alone in that. I like Sahz and Fang the best, honestly. Though that's most likely because within all the terrible dialogue they tend to say the least dumb things.

No.78

04-10-2010, 11:31 AM

I thought the voice acting was all fantastic, except for Dajh. Dajh annoyed the :bou::bou::bou::bou: out of me.

Slothy

04-10-2010, 11:59 AM

When Vanille summons Hecatoncheir, she screams like she's dying at one point. And the sounds she makes throughout battles is annoying! Why would they do this to such an awesome character?

Awesome character? Does she get awesome later on or something because I'd like her to die right now. It's been a long time since I've seen such an utterly annoying character who's so out of place with everything else in the game. I hate everything from her personality and her dialogue to her voice actress.

Luckily, just about everyone else is better so far. Some good voice acting all around with Sazh definitely being the best thus far, not to mention the best character.

No.78

04-10-2010, 01:10 PM

I don't really understand the hate of Vanille's voice acting. I really like her accent, it's like Australian but not which makes it more fantasy-y.

demondude

04-10-2010, 03:05 PM

Yeah what is it with the Australian hate? xD It's better than hundreds of American voices.

Slothy

04-10-2010, 03:10 PM

Yeah what is it with the Australian hate? xD It's better than hundreds of American voices.

I have no problem with the Australian in her accent. It's her often inappropriately bright and cheery dialogue combined with an annoyingly high pitched voice. Just listening to the sound of her voice grates my nerves.

No.78

04-10-2010, 06:21 PM

I prefer her to Rikku and Penelo, though. :P

Slothy

04-10-2010, 06:38 PM

I can't see how anyone could prefer her to Rikku and Penelo. Both had much better voice actresses.

Mo-Nercy

04-10-2010, 08:03 PM

In general, I like the voice acting. I like the Australian accents, even if they're not supposed to be outright Aussie and more of a fantasy-world Aussie.

I think Fang's voice lends itself to the word "mate" quite well. She should've used it. xD

Mr. Revolution

04-11-2010, 02:57 AM

I just beat the game, and I have to say, I was blown away by the voice acting. I was still suffering from shock after Mena Suvari's mutilation of Aerith's voice and my eardrums hadn't quite healed yet, so I wasn't expecting such a performance from the main character VAs.

Lol, I love Sazh's VA the best, I think. "Follow the old man's lead", "This dampness sure is damp", "You think it'll all be sugar and rainbows?" are some of my favorite quotes.

Fang's VA was great, too. I was surprised to learn her accent wasn't natural.

I was worried about Lightning for a while from what I had heard in one of the early trailers. Back then, it was rumored that Kim Mae Guest would do her voice and I was real iffy on that. But Ali Hillis did the character justice and put all my fears to rest.

Flying Arrow

04-11-2010, 05:25 AM

Nearing the end of the game and I think overall the main cast has been pretty good. There's some awful dialogue, but the voicework does some decent things with it and is pretty impressive at points.

LowCaloriePie

04-11-2010, 06:07 AM

Cloudane

04-15-2010, 11:50 PM

Haha damn, I knew I'd heard Dysley's voice somewhere before. It's S. Scott Bullock who voiced Logos in FFX-2. Now I'll constantly expect him to say "you're too slow, little girl" or "three.. plus.. one.. makes.. HOW MANY?" :p

Oh and Jihl = Paula Tiso = Lulu. *removes glasses* "you truly are clueless. Are you sure it's your memory that's the problem?"

Most of the other X cast seem to have been in it, in minor Cocoon roles.

Robostar

04-16-2010, 06:22 PM

Flying Arrow

04-16-2010, 08:46 PM

Nearing the end of the game and I think overall the main cast has been pretty good. There's some awful dialogue, but the voicework does some decent things with it and is pretty impressive at points.

Snow, especially.

Yep. Not sure how the VA did it, but he managed to turn a dull, cliched douchebag into a likable one. He even made it bearable when Snow was acting like a complete parody of himself (seriously, how many times did the guy dash off in a rage at Barthandelus only to get knocked back by a forcefield?)

Loony BoB

04-19-2010, 12:04 PM

Ahahahaha, I noticed that too, I loved it! I felt that Snow had some good lines, too. Basically the off-hand ones he makes every now and then. When he's being serious, though, he's crap.

Persephone Stephanie

05-07-2010, 03:15 AM

So am I the only Australian to comment in this thread? I guess I can provide some perspective on Vanille and Fang's accent.

I've got to say, I was shocked when I first heard Vanille. I looked at my friend who was playing and went "What?! She's Australian!" It is very, very strange hearing Australian accents next to American ones - it makes me realise how strange my own accent is to other people. Throughout the whole game Vanille's accent sounds normal to me, so I don't understand what people are talking about when they say she slips between British/American... the only thing that sounds weird is the way she inflects some things and the unnatural high pitched voice, but otherwise she sounds like a regular Australian girl.

Fang, ah Fang. Well, Fang sounds like a bogan. Especially in battle when she yells "Appreciate it!" I laughed at that. A bogan, for those who don't know, is the Australian equivalent of white trash, and its a very particular accent that screams uneducated, lower class, etc... so its really jarring for an Australian to hear Fang talking like that.

Listen to this clip: YouTube - Australia's Got Talent 2009 - Kath and Kim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHycgyVA8GA&feature=related)

Not sure about the rest of you, but I can hear the difference between the presenter's accent (normal Australian) and the Kath & Kim impersonators (the two weirdly dressed women - bogan Australian).

Anyway, I've gotten used to it and I think it suits Fang. She's kind of rough and tumble, a bit derelict, and the accent suits that... even though its not really a compliment, but whatever.

As for all the other voices, I love them. Lightning is as someone else said perfectly stoic and calm, but compassionate at the same time, a really well done voice. I love Hope's voice - it's cute, and young, and mature at the same time. His actor brings out Hope's insecurity but allows him to grow up at the same time. Sazh and Snow, yes, excellent. Very happy with the VA work in this game.

Mo-Nercy

05-07-2010, 03:22 AM

So am I the only Australian to comment in this thread? I guess I can provide some perspective on Vanille and Fang's accent.

I've got to say, I was shocked when I first heard Vanille. I looked at my friend who was playing and went "What?! She's Australian!" It is very, very strange hearing Australian accents next to American ones - it makes me realise how strange my own accent is to other people. Throughout the whole game Vanille's accent sounds normal to me, so I don't understand what people are talking about when they say she slips between British/American... the only thing that sounds weird is the way she inflects some things and the unnatural high pitched voice, but otherwise she sounds like a regular Australian girl.

Fang, ah Fang. Well, Fang sounds like a bogan. Especially in battle when she yells "Appreciate it!" I laughed at that. A bogan, for those who don't know, is the Australian equivalent of white trash, and its a very particular accent that screams uneducated, lower class, etc... so its really jarring for an Australian to hear Fang talking like that.
I'm Australian (quite a few of EoFFers are actually) and I'm 100% with you on Fang. I half expected her summon to transform into a Torana. But I think Vanille isn't speaking strictly in an Australian accent. I have noticed the odd word being pronounced in what I'd consider a British way. Having said that, she certainly isn't speaking like Balthier either.

But maybe I'm reading too much into it because I'm Australian.

edit: In your bringing up of Australia's Got Talent, I'm reminded of Dannii Minogue. That's Exhibit A right there of an Australian accent that's been influenced by British.

Persephone Stephanie

05-08-2010, 02:34 AM

I'm Australian (quite a few of EoFFers are actually) and I'm 100% with you on Fang. I half expected her summon to transform into a Torana. But I think Vanille isn't speaking strictly in an Australian accent. I have noticed the odd word being pronounced in what I'd consider a British way. Having said that, she certainly isn't speaking like Balthier either.

But maybe I'm reading too much into it because I'm Australian.

edit: In your bringing up of Australia's Got Talent, I'm reminded of Dannii Minogue. That's Exhibit A right there of an Australian accent that's been influenced by British.

Mm... Balthier. <3

I haven't noticed her slip ups, but then her VA has been in the US for a few years so her accent is likely muddled by now! Do Australian accents sound more British when enunciated properly? Growing up I used to get told I sound "posh" or British a lot, but its just because I enunciate clearly... maybe Vanille's VA is doing something like that.

Anyway, its really weird listening to Vanille and Fang speaking next to the other characters. Everytime they talk I have this moment of ????! cause I'm so used to Final Fantasy sounding American or British, to hear our own accent next to an American one is just... like when you hear your voice recorded for the first time, but over and over again. You think I'd be used to it by now at 11 chapters in, but nope haha.