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My problem with Vanille's accent is the inconsistency. Sometimes it's not quite Australian, and it really throws me off. Fang's is perfectly fine because it's consistent throughout. As others have mentioned, there are much better reasons to hate her regardless of the accident.
I'm indifferent towards the accent, the pitch at which she retains it however...
that people dislike her for the accent or not... :choc: i doubt anyone "hates" her though... i love her and all the other go happy characters like selphie and rikku and yuffie probably cause im pretty go happy myself :jess:
I have only little idea of what the Australian accent should sound like and judging from what Ouch! said, Fang is consistent compared to her.
It's just that I've read from many other gaming forums and YouTube comments that go "I hate Vanille because of her Australian accent which I can barely understand," or "Her annoying Australian accent really puts me off."
But so long as I have no trouble understanding her even without subtitles, I'm fine with her. Well, except for her battle squeals I guess.
Yeah, and some people just complain about everything...XDQuote:
Originally Posted by Yliette
But i totally agree with you, and i understand her just fine and i sort of like her accent :jess:
Agreed completely. Her continuously getting off in battle was a bit much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Levian
That was my favorite thing about her. :jokey:Quote:
Originally Posted by RaistlinAgreed completely. Her continuously getting off in battle was a bit much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Levian
Hahaha yeah, this was one game that people were absolutely determined to hate from the start. Look at this article from long before the game's release!Quote:
Originally Posted by TuhkasieniYeah, and some people just complain about everything...XDQuote:
Originally Posted by Yliette
But i totally agree with you, and i understand her just fine and i sort of like her accent :jess:
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Though that article in particular may be satirical. I really really hope it's satirical :|
I'm an Ozzie and I hate her voice, so I signed up just for you
It's not that the accent is Australian (Fang's is fine), it's that it's awful - akin to Dick van Dyke's 'mockney' in Mary Poppins
Or it may not be the actual accent - rather the annoyingly peppy and high-pitched tone (squeal) she speaks it in, but regardless it makes it sound like an awful Ozzie accent
Now that I think of it, the Australian accent is usually quite deep (like Fang's) - such a high pitch may just be wrong on anyone over the age of 5
it's funny because in the English version the voice actor for Vanille is Australian while the voice actor for Fang is from the USA xD and in my opinion i think Fang's accent sounds betterQuote:
Originally Posted by Tarquin
I knew Vanille's VA was Australian, but I did not know that Fang's wasn't xD
I hated pretty much everything about Vanille. Her Orstraylian accent is just the cherry on the turd cake.
Never cared much for Genki Girl types anyway, like Selphie, Yuffie, or Rikku. Something about the combination of girlish glee with boundless energy that I don't find appealing at all. At least usually they are counterbalanced by more serious characters. Vanille somehow manages to out-Genki FFX-2 Rikku, which I didn't even think was possible.
Vanille is actually the reason I didn't bother looking into this game. I started downloading trailers and cut-scenes to get a taste for things before committing. And had heard complaints regarding the voice acting in general, and usually hers specifically. So I got a few scenes with her. And good lord she grates my nerves. I wonder if its much better in Japanese. I think like BG I'm just no into those types of girls. But her especially.. Which is sad, 'cause her character design had such promise before they put a voice and personality to it...
It's way too forced and stereotypical (not that it even hits the stereotype on the head). I like Vanille but her accent just.. it felt like there was someone sitting there mocking me the whole time. Like when someone tries to imitate an accent badly just to piss you off. But perhaps due to its inconsistencies I could tolerate it sometimes :P
Also I was amused by the thread title in the url: Why Vanille hated her Australian accent. Some kind of tell-all tabloid news story.