Luminos564 Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Alright first of all, my dear God, what have they done to Sol's voice? As some already pointed out, he sounds fine during the fights. But outside of them he sounds lost and confused (read: misdirected). I share the sentiment that it might not be Steven Jay Blum, if only because it sounds more like someone wanting to be the guy. Ky threw me off when I first heard it. He sounded "too young" considering this is supposed to be a matured, sophisticated ruler. But after a while I got used to it. Millia is Tara Platt. One of my personal picks and she does a fine job here. I got no real complaints. I am so used to Erin Fitzgerald these days that her Ramlethal sounds alright. Could be better at points but eh, whatevs. Her Lucifero familiars are also done by Sam Riegel (P4G Teddie voice) so it's not all bad. Sin's OK. May sounds..."cutsey" but without the sheer ear-bleeding I experience when hearing her during JPN fights (cutscenes though she's far less irritating). Axl sounds phenomenal though. I'd play him for the voice only had I ever actually cared what happens to Axl but details. I haven't gotten a chance to hear others but so far, I have mixed feelings. Some parts are good. Others that aren't really stand out. Guess what name appears at the end of the Arcade Mode credits? "Strangely Compelling" You are correct. It's the same people who worked on CP. Oh...what a "delight".
Tsuki Garyuu Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I gotta hand it to Riegal, he pretty much brought Flynn's slight bit of attitude to Ky, and he's all the better for it. "One does not sit long on the throne with a dull blade!"
Agni Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Wait, Fitzgerald is Ramlethal? The same who did my beloved Chie and Noire/Black Heart? Damn, girl, what happened?
Luminos564 Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Wait, Fitzgerald is Ramlethal? The same who did my beloved Chie and Noire/Black Heart? Damn, girl, what happened? She went from characters that have adrenaline constantly pumped through their every orifice, to a character virtually devoid (mostly) of any emotion. I'd call it a miscast but then I remember Erin also did characters like Parasoul from Skullgirls and I wonder if she was just not given much direction to go on or she really just couldn't figure the character out...
Tsuki Garyuu Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Wait, Fitzgerald is Ramlethal? The same who did my beloved Chie and Noire/Black Heart? Damn, girl, what happened? Fuck if I know. Subtlety was not in Ramlathal's dictionary today, much less the localization team's.
Koga_Noid Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 I hear Jude Mathis more than Flynn Scifo when Ky talks so I'm fine, he does sound a little too young though. Sol is easily the most disappointing, I dunno what in the world went wrong there. His win quote against Millia is lulzy. Axl is fantastic and I don't even play him. If that is Liam O Brien then he nailed it perfectly, and Faust is pretty good. This might be the first ArcSys fighter I go JP dub for. You can chalk it up to me being too used to JP Sol and Ramlethal but I'm not feeling this game's cast aside from a few. I still think BB has the best dub out of the trinity.
Stellarcircle5 Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Liam O'brien will usher forth a new wave of Axl players. Shit, I would play him for his voice alone.
Narroo Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Can we start a petition for ArcSys to stop using "Strangely Compelling?" I feel we should make our voices heard. Even with budget localization, this is still insulting; how many other games from Japan in recent years get such as bad localization?
Agni Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 She went from characters that have adrenaline constantly pumped through their every orifice, to a character virtually devoid (mostly) of any emotion. I'd call it a miscast but then I remember Erin also did characters like Parasoul from Skullgirls and I wonder if she was just not given much direction to go on or she really just couldn't figure the character out... Yeah, she was horrendously miscast. Like...who thought she was a good idea. Ugh. This is so disappointing after BB's godlike dub.
LiveWireX Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 I'm kind of curious on who's going to play Elphelt or Leo Whitefang, to be honest.
Tsuki Garyuu Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Doesn't sound like Liam to me. I actually hope Axl isn't Liam, not out of vitriol, but because I don't believe a director who wanted Axl to say "mate" would have simply picked Liam. That was the first thing I heard him speak and I nearly jumped for joy. God I love this.
Agni Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Doesn't sound like Liam to me. I actually hope Axl isn't Liam, not out of vitriol, but because I don't believe a director who wanted Axl to say "mate" would have simply picked Liam. That was the first thing I heard him speak and I nearly jumped for joy. God I love this. I hope he can keep the accent going in all scenes. Holding an accent you don't naturally have can be kind of tough.
Luminos564 Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Just heard Yuri's Bedman and I have to admit, I lul'd. It's not what I'd call "amazing" but it is definitely good for a laugh. It's like they came up to him and said: "Hey lad, you remember Blur from the original Transformers?" "Oh yeah I remember that guy. Talks so damn fast". "Splendid! Because now you have to do the exact same thing for Bedman". "...;^;"
Layer Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 The worst dub ever without a doubt. No coconuts or GURLFRIENDS. JP all the way!!
Tokkan Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Just heard Yuri's Bedman and I have to admit, I lul'd. It's not what I'd call "amazing" but it is definitely good for a laugh. It's like they came up to him and said: "Hey lad, you remember Blur from the original Transformers?" "Oh yeah I remember that guy. Talks so damn fast". "Splendid! Because now you have to do the exact same thing for Bedman". "...;^;" He's like that in Japanese too.
CCVengeance Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Oh god Venom's voice is bad. Like, unbearably bad. No me gusta. However I'm sticking with the dub because I like Axl's and Bedman's voices.
Luminos564 Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 He's like that in Japanese too. True, except this time I can actually understand him and follow along .
Tsuki Garyuu Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 "Let's break." PFFT! Haha! xD Edit: Actually, he doesn't sound too bad when he's not trying to his like some snake on heroin while he's talking. Still not a good fit.
Master Of Chaos Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Can we talk about how flawless english Zato's voice is for a minute? Because goddamn it's awesome. I dunno if it's Travis Wellingham or Matthew Mercer, but they NAILED him perfectly.
The Badgerine Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 So I'm gonna let it be known that I'm the super optimistic guy and say that I think this dub is good so far. One might say it's corny and very 90's cartoon-ish, but is that necessarily a bad thing? Can we talk about how flawless english Zato's voice is for a minute? Because goddamn it's awesome. I dunno if it's Travis Wellingham or Matthew Mercer, but they NAILED him perfectly. Him and Axl both sound perfect, they really do.
madigawadesperate Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 I-no is tara platt I just recognized her voice because she sounds almost identical to anna williams
YoYoCheese Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 The dub's okay. Zato, Bedman, and Axl are pretty good. Sol, Sin, and Ramlethal are awful. Everyone else is somewhere in-between with most of them being just meh. I agree that translation is part of the problem, but I think that the biggest issue is probably in the directing.
Agni Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 It has to be the directing. Chronophantasma had a similarly messed-uo script but the cast still pulled off a really good job. This is so disappointing -__-
BoltofShadow Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Legit dropping Venom because of voice. Axl main now. Stellarcircle was right.
Vulcan422 Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 It has to be the directing. Chronophantasma had a similarly messed-uo script but the cast still pulled off a really good job. This is so disappointing -__- Yeah, the direction is really questionable. Didn't they get Cup of Tea Productions for CP? They did a great job making the most of the script.
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