Quote Originally Posted by Rusty
I couldn't think of anything more annoying than reading subtitles while trying to play Final Fantasy. I prefer the English voices.
Really? That's what I did all the time in FFs 1 to X-2.

Seriously though, if there are subtitles, I usually read them, unless they're way off, and that's when I usually disable them. For FFs, though, the subtitles are showing exactly what the character is saying - in fact, it's the characters' lip-synch that is off every now and then in FFX. And I myself have got used to reading subtitles since most of the movies here are in English with Finnish subtitles. It would be a nice addition if Square Enix included an option to use Japanese or English voices (some DVDs contain multiple language packs, so why not FFs too?), so everyone would get what they want.

The thing about having the original Japanese voices, or being against dubbing, is all about the quality, IMHO. Usually the original voice acting is better than the one in the dubbed/translated version. However, if the dub is just as good or even better, that's when I have no problem with the dub. Final Fantasy X has overall better voice acting in Japanese, especially for characters like Tidus and Yuna (although Rikku and Auron were very good in the English version), so I'd also like to play FFX with the Japanese voices and English subtitles. Kingdom Hearts was better in English, IMHO. I've seen some pieces of KH Japanese and played KH CoM in Japanese, and I think the voice-overs are better in English. Final Fantasy X-2 is great in both languages. Yuna's still better in the Japanese version, but everyone else is equally good, or even better at some cases. I can't remember whether it was Baralai or Gippal who was a lot better in the English version.

As for vocal songs in the game, I think they should be in English, because the lyrics add so much to the theme. Suteki Da Ne from Final Fantasy X is very beautiful, but I think it would have had even more impact if the lyrics had been translated, (SPOILER)the singer stating "Isn't it wonderful if we could walk together, holding hands? I'd like to go to your town, your house, into your arms, into your heart." or something like that while Tidus and Yuna were kissing. Lyrics are a very powerful thing, almost like a whole separate instrument.