The Voice Acting thread

[Mo-Nercy]

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.