The voice acting in this game is utterly flawless (though I've no idea how they got Balthier, the only South African in the whole game, into the mix) and Vaan's voice is everything Tidus' voice should've been.
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The voice acting in this game is utterly flawless (though I've no idea how they got Balthier, the only South African in the whole game, into the mix) and Vaan's voice is everything Tidus' voice should've been.
FFXII's voice acting was top notch. Fran's voice/accent was annoying to me (just listen to the way she says "wood") but it still suited her.
interesting, i presumed it was just british (i'm an american, i can't help it). But this is truly on the lists of XII's strengths, how the localization team wanted to really add depth to the world by adding in the richness of the english language through its diversity.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReloadPsi
Apparently this is something that's missing from the Japanese version, obviously it's two completely different cases. But I think that this aspect of the game is very commendable, and the amount of thought put into it is something I feel should be used in translation of japanese games.
Balthier's accent is most certainly not South African!
Its an 'upper class' English accent, which is typically well annunciated.
noooo Gideon Emery (Balthier's va) was born in britain, but he grew up in South Africa. Balthier's accent is a southern english accent, usually considered posh but not necessarily upper class all tho stereotypically associated with being upper class.
Fran's voice was the undeniably best part of the entire game. I really enjoyed Mjrn's voice too. It sounded Arabian, or Persian. I just really love Mjrn! She deserved more screen time!
I didn't like Penelo's voice at first, it was annoying. And Vaan's voice was almost as stupid as his abs. But I eventually warmed up to them.
Ondore's voice was really awesome too!
Ondore drove me mad, i liked when he was on screen, but the only thing i didn't like about this game was the bits Where Ondore is reading like from a book over the map. grrr i hated those bits.
Mjrn was cool, (SPOILER)"Power Hungry Hume!" was one of the best line in the game, it totally summed Ashe up for that part of the game.
LOL I was waiting for Ondore to say
"Thank you, come again."
I think the voices complement the characters perfectly!
I really love Fran's voice,i think hers is the best one and most original.
I hate Balthiers accent and voice but that is propably because i also hate his character too.
Balthier annoyed me. Pennelos sounded a bit off. Didn't like the accents of the common Imperial soldiers. But the rest were gewd. Totally loved the Judges. Oh yesh.
FFXII's voice acting and dialogue just blew me away. One great performance after another. The use of regional accents was a good feature, too - it's easy to get tired of fantasy settings where everyone is English or American. The use of Indian-influenced accents for Bhujerbans and older Rabanastrans was well done.
Overall, the greatest voice acting in the game belonged to Fran and Balthier; for the villains, Judge Bergan and Cid were fantastic.
The weakest acting, I felt, was from Vaan and Ashe; but even though they were unremarkable, they were still capable and effective. Adequate, without being exceptionable.
Actually, I guess I do have one gripe about the voice acting. Even though the acting itself was superb, after fighting the final bosses again yesterday, I noticed that the actors put the wrong emphasis on certain words, so that the lines they were speaking didn't sound right. I just thought that was kinda weird. Does anyone else remember lines like this?
(SPOILER)"I will put your futile efforts at rebellion............to an end." :/
I mean half the time the camera isn't focused on most of the villain's faces, so it isn't like FFX where the lips didn't always match up with the lines.
Voice acting was the one area in which XII improved on X in every way.
The voice acting was good for everyone but Vaan. He sounded like a mallrat. xP
Agreed, I didn't care for Vaan's voice at all. Penelo's was ok until she would scold Vaan for something then she was too motherly. Ashe's was to be expected, I mean she is a Princess, Ondore's was ok It could have been better though. Too German-like for me. Basch and Balthier, No complaints and Fran's I could listen to all day, It is smooth, and it fit her.
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Originally Posted by Roto13