Quote Originally Posted by MJN SEIFER View Post
Added voice acting. I have nothing against voice acting, and the ones I've heard don't sound bad, and I get that it's "a step forward", and all, but I just don't like it in Final Fantasy. I just think that RPGs work better when you read the dialogue, because it allows both you and the writer to use their imagination, and simply because I prefer it that way.

At least give us a choice of text boxes and voice acting, and no, turning the sound down doesn't help, because the subtitles are still automatic, and then I miss out on the music and sound effects.
I always thought that Tidus, Yuna and Seymour in FF10 had much better voice actors in the Japanese version, to be honest.
Tidus' Japansese voice just seems to fit him much better, it has exactly that fiery and arrogant attitude that I was expecting from him - he is basically Ichigo, in fact he's played by Ichigo's voice actor.
Also, Yuna was "cuter" in the Japanese version - yes, she may sound more mature in the American version and more like a typical Japanese giggly girl in the Japanese version, but her Japanese voice expressed more energy and seemed more lighthearted.
Finally, Seymour's voice is way better in the Japanese version - instead of that flat, whiny voice he has in the American version he has got a dark, calm and sharp voice in the Japanese version that is incredibly sexy.
The only flaw with Japanese Seymour is that his voice actor is kinda bad and speaks without any emotion most of the time, but the sound of his voice makes up for that a bit.