Relaxed Muscle
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If she's behind Nier:Automata, she certainly did a great job.
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Wendee Lee (Cup of Tea) handling Xenoblade Chronicles 2's English dub?
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If she's behind Nier:Automata, she certainly did a great job.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Not this shit again.
Nintendo doesnt give a fuck about opinions it seems.
I dont hate american localisations but i dont like the majority of nintendo american localisations. One of the few i thought was cool was TW101, and it wouldnt surprise me that was thanks to Platinum.
I dont know how people love so much the fire emblem ones, because they always sound pretty mediocre for most characters.
Now i need to pray for a total localisation of this thing like they did with Zelda.
If not, i will play it, but I would have prefered a british (or spanish) dub.
Nintendo doesnt give a fuck about opinions it seems.
I dont hate american localisations but i dont like the majority of nintendo american localisations. One of the few i thought was cool was TW101, and it wouldnt surprise me that was thanks to Platinum.
I dont know how people love so much the fire emblem ones, because they always sound pretty mediocre for most characters.
Now i need to pray for a total localisation of this thing like they did with Zelda.
If not, i will play it, but I would have prefered a british (or spanish) dub.
ShadowgeistX
Member
Agreed, Riki was the character I thought I'd hate and it got turned around on me (not great, as you said but still good). Tatsu is absolutely the worst, and being the token mascot means he gets to ram his obnoxiousness right down your throat.
And you know what's the worst part? With all the Nopon NPCs you meet throughout the game, he STILL manages to be the worst in the end.
Main characters were good, they just weren't given a whole lot of interesting things to say.
The minor characters in Affinity missions were another story however...hopefully those will just be text dialogue again.
This is the narrative that people who don't care about Xenoblade's dub like to make up.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Who are you to make that assumption on Moonlight? Oh ohhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Nintendo keeps saying it's this year. I haven't found any reason to believe that's not true at this point since they keep driving home that point. No problem with that, though. The more RPGs the better!
She's been knocking it out of the park then recently with Tales of Berseria and NieR:Automata. I think the dub is in good hands.
uh, i love the dub for xenoblade? i just don't believe that British accents inherently elevate anything. that the first thing posters here are demanding after the fact they don't get to hear fancy accents is dual audio (as in JP) is telling. anyone reading the pedigree for cup of tea productions could tell you that they have a very impressive and consistent resume but you get the usual crowd complaining about how american dubs sound the same. things actually relevant to how good a performance is, like vocal direction is totally out of mind because all they need is some sort of garnish that makes it sound distinct rather than good
Juke Joint Jezebel
Member
I think it's because the British voice work gave the characters a fresh, uncommon tone and and it really did feel like a breath of fresh air. There is definitely merit to that. Couple this with the fact that the performances and voice direction were great, and you can begin to understand why so many people loved the British voice work. The performances were very charismatic all around and I feel like a lot of lines were delivered with great gravitas and you could feel the weight of every word.
I am really into UK acting culture. In my not so humble opinion, we have some of the best actors in the world.
https://youtu.be/q89MLuLSJgk
I also love British drama. It is probably why I prefer Xenoblade's dub.
Hades Hotgun
Banned
Are you under the impression that American voice actors don't go to acting school or perform in theater?
Wendee Lee went to school for theater and dance before she became a voice actor.
Lin's voice actor was great. Much better than Elma's. That was easily apparent within first starting the game.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Uh-oh. I really want them British voices.
The Illiterati
Member
I was under the impression this would actually have some of the same characters, so I would hope they would still be british. XC-XCX went from brilliant to trash tier game though, so maybe I don't care.
I think she's busy playing Queen Victoria.
I loved the British voices in Xenoblade, so I really hope that'll happen again. They added a real charm to the game and made it stand out a lot.
Still, I'm sure it'll be a great job either way, but the voices pushed Xenoblade up my list of favourite games which is a pretty rare thing to happen.
Still, I'm sure it'll be a great job either way, but the voices pushed Xenoblade up my list of favourite games which is a pretty rare thing to happen.
Honestly his voice is not thaat bad, it was the food running joke that kept him down.
Mockingbird
Member
Noooooo. Please have dual audio, unlike XBX.
BossDarkseid
Member
Let the MC be voiced by someone from Liverpool or Newcastle and it will all be ok...
The_Endgamer
Member
As long as it's General American and not West Coast yuppie, I'm in.
Hate region specific American accents in dubbing. As bad as the cockney lite accents in Xenoblade 1.
Hate region specific American accents in dubbing. As bad as the cockney lite accents in Xenoblade 1.
A General American accent doesn't actually exist though. The idea that there is one is controversial at best. There have been a wide variety of American accents since the original thirteen colonies have been formed, and that variety has never gone away. Trying to pretend that there is a standard American English is a fiction.
theclaw135
Banned
Wait what? Our lovely Haruhi Suzumiya is voicing Xenoblade 2 and nobody is hyped!?
I think the doctor's order is to watch more anime.
I think the doctor's order is to watch more anime.
Most of us probably already know her as Faye Valentine.
XCX's voice work is good. Glad to hear more talented people are working on this game.
Would love more vocal diversity of english accents, no reason everoyone has to have the standard Posh British or Cali American accent.
Edit: yes vocal diversity is important. Just look at Hollywood. You have everything from the standard American Accent, Mark Wahlberg's Boston accent, Vin Deisel and Sylvester Stalone's undeciferable gibberish, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth ect
If some of the most Iconic Action Film voices of the last 50 years would be rejected from vocal parts in the games industry, thats an issue.
Would love more vocal diversity of english accents, no reason everoyone has to have the standard Posh British or Cali American accent.
Edit: yes vocal diversity is important. Just look at Hollywood. You have everything from the standard American Accent, Mark Wahlberg's Boston accent, Vin Deisel and Sylvester Stalone's undeciferable gibberish, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth ect
If some of the most Iconic Action Film voices of the last 50 years would be rejected from vocal parts in the games industry, thats an issue.
theclaw135
Banned
I'll happily writhe in ignorance then.
Linkstrikesback
Member
They're just going to throw a bone by having Adam Howden do a voice and the rest be Americans again aren't they.
Ugh
Ugh
So there is a chance that this one will be American voices again? Man, I really enjoyed the British accent in the first game. 
Just that little bit of accent in everyone made the game sound much better than so many others RPGs. Mass Effect kinda fails to sell a universe of different species when all aliens speak flawless American English.
Just that little bit of accent in everyone made the game sound much better than so many others RPGs. Mass Effect kinda fails to sell a universe of different species when all aliens speak flawless American English.
AmaterasuOkami076
Member
That's disappointing. But as long as the quality is there then it's fine.
-shadow-
Member
So chances of it being an American dub are pretty big now? That's terrible honestly. NOA has proven time and time again that they can barely deliver an overall decent dub, let alone a good one. I really had hope that NOE picked this one up and have it to the same people that did the original, that one was absolutely terrific, even setting aside the british accent. Couple that with the amazing The Last Story and Pandora's Tower and they completely hit it out of the park.
The only disappointing dub I can think of from NOE was Maiden of Black Water, but that in turn used American voice actors for some reason. So there's that...
The only disappointing dub I can think of from NOE was Maiden of Black Water, but that in turn used American voice actors for some reason. So there's that...
I'm not saying all American VA are bad, just that NOA is complete trash at getting good ones.
He barely spoke in X though due to the mute main character...
Bunch of jokers if true.
Earthpainting
Member
Cup of Tea is a bit hit or miss, but I can't deny that they've had more hits than misses of late. Some of my favourite game dubs are theirs, so they're earned the benefit of doubt for sure.
I'll admit I am a little let down that the team who dubbed the first game might not be involved though. I understood the change to an American company for Xenoblade X, since that game took place in "New Los Angeles". However by making a "Xenoblade 2" and not a "Xenoblade X 2", I sort of expected the voice direction to return to form too.
I'll admit I am a little let down that the team who dubbed the first game might not be involved though. I understood the change to an American company for Xenoblade X, since that game took place in "New Los Angeles". However by making a "Xenoblade 2" and not a "Xenoblade X 2", I sort of expected the voice direction to return to form too.
YianGaruga
Banned
I'm playing Xenoblade for the first time right now and I really can't handle the british cast. Every single line takes me out of the experience and it doesn't help that some lines are repeated so much. Had to switch to JP
HandsomeCharles
Member
I'm playing Xenoblade for the first time right now and I really can't handle the british cast. Every single line takes me out of the experience and it doesn't help that some lines are repeated so much. Had to switch to JP
Well, now you know how I feel with pretty much every US dub of a Japanese game.
Well, now you know how I feel with pretty much every US dub of a Japanese game.
Boom.