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Avalanche:fans who want Max to have an Aussie accent in Mad Max Game: It shall be so.
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NoirVisage
Banned
Possibly the fact its not set in Australia.
But they conceded for the sake of the fans, which is cool with me.
Space Runaway
Member
Eh? There's two versions of the original and the English dub only existed in the US, where it languished as a niche cult movie that few saw. That's the reason MM2 was rebranded as simply 'The Road Warrior' in the US. Not to mention, for the last decade Television airings for MM1 have only been using the original Aussie version.
No matter where it's set, the character is Australian is he not?
NoirVisage
Banned
Because..the..character..was..in..Australia.
Yes, that's what typically makes someone Australian. But he doesn't stop being Australian when he leaves the country. Or were they making a brand new character that is unrelated to the one in the movies? If so then why call him Mad Max? Mad Max is Australian no matter what country he finds himself in.
NoirVisage
Banned
You don't know how remakes work? That's cool. I thought you were playing at being daft, but I really don't think you understand whats going on with the IP.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Sucks for the voice actor, unless he does a riveting aussie accent.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Ha ha, love this! Hopefully the voiceovers in Mad Max will be better...
Graphics Horse
Member
Don't go dissing Bolo and the rrreeapers.
It's troubling because it makes one wonder how faithful they're going to be to the source. Mad Max is distinctly Australian. Taking that away would be like giving Indiana Jones a British accent, or James Bond an Asian accent.
No, I actually don't to be honest. That's why I'm asking. This is the first I am hearing of this game. This supposed to be some kind of remake? Are they making Mad Max an American? Typical.
NoirVisage
Banned
John Rabbit
Banned
mad max says all of 10 things across 3 films and you're all flipping out about his accent.
NoirVisage
Banned
In Japan He's called Kenshiro and he's Japanese (tongue in cheek). Usually, Them's the breaks with remakes, but no, its still set in Australia..but the lead is not Australian.
Australia.
CosmicQueso
Member
Avalanche is based in Sweden. Sooooooo... what are you trying to say?
He he! Kenshiro "Mad Max" Osaka. What nationality is he then? American? I thought you said it wasn't set in Oz...
sixteen-bit
Member
What about Rico's accent?
NoirVisage
Banned
Neh, He's British, at least his actor is.. had to recheck my sources, my bad -__-
Doug Heffernan
Member
Cool!
I wish Ubisoft did this with Blacklist.
Maybe if enough people complain, Sucker Punch can take that ridiculous snow hat off of the Infamous dude.
I wish Ubisoft did this with Blacklist.
Maybe if enough people complain, Sucker Punch can take that ridiculous snow hat off of the Infamous dude.
Crytek is based in Germany and they Americanized Crysis 2/3 to hell and back in an attempt to conquer the American market. Of course, being behind the times and all, they missed the point when everyone grew sick of the NY setting and severed Statue of Liberty heads.
Excessive pandering to the US market seems to be a favorite modus operandi for many "foreign" developers that are desperate to reach AAA status.
As a European (German) gamer, I wish developers would stop doing that and instead follow their own and hopefully unique creative visions. In the long run it's better to set yourself apart instead of conforming to perceived mass market standards. Strive to become CD Project instead of Crytek!
GoddyofAus
Banned
Yes it does. First Choice Liquor.
TheJollyCorner
Member
good on Avalanche. Glad they are adjusting.
Romars202129
Member
I aprove of this comment.
spookyfish
Member
So not interested in this game or the new ... movie, but if they do this? Day one.
The dog died in Mad Max 2. There is no dog.
CosmicQueso
Member
Great points... wasn't thinking of it like that.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
I'd be fine with a South African voice actor.
As an American born and raised in Germany I grew up with the German dubbed version of the trilogy.
For the last 10 years I've watched pretty much everything with the original voices because I hate bad translations. Mad Max 1 however is an exception. I'm having a really hard time with the Aussie accent so I personally wouldn't mind an americanization of the voices or at least a toned down Australian version. I do understand that people who don't have issues understanding the accent would prefer the original voice direction.
Since I always import my games from the UK I might be on the bad end of this deal if the go for an over the top Down Under accent.
However, it wouldn't make or break the game for me. I hated the voice acting in JC2 and still loved the game. I still hope that the voice acting in JC2 was intentionally shitty. If not then I don't know what the fuck they were thinking.
For the last 10 years I've watched pretty much everything with the original voices because I hate bad translations. Mad Max 1 however is an exception. I'm having a really hard time with the Aussie accent so I personally wouldn't mind an americanization of the voices or at least a toned down Australian version. I do understand that people who don't have issues understanding the accent would prefer the original voice direction.
Since I always import my games from the UK I might be on the bad end of this deal if the go for an over the top Down Under accent.
However, it wouldn't make or break the game for me. I hated the voice acting in JC2 and still loved the game. I still hope that the voice acting in JC2 was intentionally shitty. If not then I don't know what the fuck they were thinking.
No worries. Doesn't really tell us what the character's nationality will be. That's weird though. Who thinks to themselves to make a Mad Max game with a protagonist who's not Autralian. Did they not see the movies?
Holy shit!
revolverjgw
Member
Should have made it Jamaican just to fuck with people
OverBlood 3
Banned
It had secret puppies now this is an ancestor.
BlackLagoon
Member
Now watch them go full Steve Irwin for the accent...
Funny thing, even if the acting was cheesy, the accents were done by people from various parts of South East Asia. I think the lady who played Bolo got a bit of attention in Singapore, where she originally came from.
we.are.the.armada
Member
That's cool, if the guy is Australian, make it so!
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
I seem to remember Mad Max 2 having American accents.
SousedLouse
Member
What, just like that? No major resistance, no bitter or resigned musing on what might have been?
That's quite pleasant, actually. Good for them for trying to cut their fans a break.
I don't even think joking about that is safe, considering how responsive these devs are.
That's quite pleasant, actually. Good for them for trying to cut their fans a break.
I don't even think joking about that is safe, considering how responsive these devs are.
This is the way I saw the movie when I was young. Because it was clearly dubbed, for years I assumed the movie (and by extension Mel Gibson) was German. I don't know why I thought German, but I did.