Terrible news. Dual audio though right? The Japanese voices are good to me, so I'll stick with that most likely.
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Persona 4 Golden (Vita) -- E3 2012 Trailer
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Terrible news. Dual audio though right? The Japanese voices are good to me, so I'll stick with that most likely.
Dual audio? In Atlus games? Hahahahahahaha
P4 Arena has it, but I doubt Golden will.
P4:Arena has dual audio.
That kind of sucks. I won't instantly declare the new voices terrible though even if they give a different feel to the character.
They haven't announced anything about Golden being dual audio. They've only said that for Arena. Since there is way more voice work in a full length RPG I'd be very surprised if they did it for Golden.
They haven't announced anything about Golden being dual audio. They've only said that for Arena. Since there is way more voice work in a full length RPG I'd be very surprised if they did it for Golden.
That's Arc Works System. Golden is an inhouse Atlus game, so only one audio track. It makes sense since it's a localization, not a translation. The text wouldn't actually match up with the Japanese audio.
I'm sure that the voices will be fine. They'll take some getting used to, but they won't be horrible like some people are saying.
WrenchNinja
Member
This seriously blows.
Most likely scheduling conflicts for Dave Wittenberg. I heard Chie's voice actress doesn't do voice acting any more.
Azure Phoenix
Member
Because Teddie's new voice is complete garbage and even Atlus know that?
I just don't get Atlus, they are normally on top form with localisation but they have really dropped the ball with this one. I understand not getting Tracey Rooney back and her replacement seems pretty good (going by the P4A trailer), but failing to secure Dave Wittenburg, not even trying to find a tolerable (let alone decent) VA to replace him and constantly dodging the issue rather than coming out and setting the record straight early is pathetic.
This game has rapidly gone from the sole reason I purchased a Vita to something I'm seriously considering passing on because of how poorly Atlus has dealt with it. I can't be the only person who would have rather had P4G delayed until next year if it meant either getting Teddie's VA back or finding a good replacement for him.
BlazingDarkness
Member
I really don't care about the voice actors, I turn them off in P3/4 anyway, they're annoying. boothisman.gif
Isn't that a bit hyperbolic? I'll miss the original actor, but skipping the whole game? I'm sure Atlus is doing their best with the situation.
That's just the Sony E3 conference talking.
No, because the tutorial video didn't show anything near what the new VA can and has pulled off as Teddie. The in-game performance is anything but garbage, which I'm confident people will see once more of it is revealed.
What I think a lot of it is is just it being a deviation from the established voice, and I can understand that. But I don't think it's a performance quality issue at all. I was talking to one of the P4 Arena testers yesterday who hadn't played the original; he said he was going through it now on PS2, and he prefers the new Teddie over the old. I don't think that would be the case if one was decidedly better than the other.
I have no idea why but I feel the exact same way.
I guess it's like getting the whole band back together for a reunion tour- and the band never made another record, so its just more of what you fell in love with in the first place lovingly remixed.
notworksafe
Member
Probably because the people that are actually working on the game and dealing with it daily have heard more than the scant few minutes of voice clips you've heard from a trailer.
Nah...that can't be it. You must know far more than them.
Of course it does but Atlus is very stringent about their localization excellence. They would do anything to keep their integrity. Well everything but employing good VAs and 2003 niche DVD feature parity.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Ok, that song has really grown on me. Damn it's so good!
They've been hiring good VAs for a while. Guess you missed all those games they've released the past few years.
BigTnaples
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Crazy to me that there is so much vita on the floor but it was nearly absent at the conference.
That said, E3 is actually looking pretty good for the Vita post conference.
That said, E3 is actually looking pretty good for the Vita post conference.
lol, I dig this analogy.
we.are.the.armada
Member
That's interesting.
There are plenty of people out there that never played P4 on the PS2 and possibly only know the game through the context of the anime and thus, don't have the preconception that many of us PS2 players do.
As for P4G, well, it'd be odd to have the new voices suddenly pop up inconsistently.
toddhunter
Member
Don't stress, I am sure Teddy will still be completely annoying
we.are.the.armada
Member
*supermega Persona spoiler*
I want to hear the new Teddy's take on the
soft spoken boy within
we.are.the.armada
Member
New Chie voice in Persona 4 Arena is a dealbreaker for you getting P4G?
Azure Phoenix
Member
I don't disagree, one of the key points of P4 was that the script and voice acting was so strong that it made you connect with the characters, after 100 hours that voice becomes part of the character - particularly since Teddie was my favourite. The problem is that the clips we've heard until now deviate so wildly from the original Teddie that it is really jarring, it almost sounds like Yuri Lowenthall with a squeaky voice.
Precisely. When all the dialogue we have to go by is terrible, and no formal comment about the situation is being issued (until now) that is what we have to judge and discuss. If we all held back from discussing products until enough information is available GAF would have a lot of tumbleweed gathering.
we.are.the.armada
Member
Oh that's fucking awesome! Ok, so now our PS2 copies are like collector material? Hmmm, ok, I want to hear Erica's take on Chie.
mocolostrocolos
Member
My PAL Copy is still sealed.
I'm fully aware that I'm incredibly hyperbolic when it comes to Atlus and dual audio. Compared to their competition they are best in class. Unfortunately their competition are companies like Aksys, N1USA and the US anime market. I have never enjoyed their dubs of games. I actually did not buy Catherine because of the dub (it was more of a final straw thing). I think it's more of a voice direction than an actor problem, because I've loved some of the actors in other games and I'm fine with other localizations of Japanese games (Nier).
I think my preference for original audio is largely nostalgia from the anime boom days in addition to recognizing the original voice actors from other works. I try to vote with my money whenever I can. I bought the Japanese audio/English subtitle version of FFXIII and XIII-2 at a slightly higher price. I don't have that luxury with Atlus games unfortunately because they have, obviously, the monopoly on their own games.
So all I can do is bitch and bitch and bitch so that maybe, one day Atlus will either be big enough to add a dual language option for their most successful games as an additional service. I'm not holding my breath however.
we.are.the.armada
Member
How awesome would it be if they got a European voice-over cast. Like, Chie with a Cockney accent. Teddy with a Marseilles one.
Azure Phoenix
Member
That is terrible.
Eh, I wouldn't take that much, listen to Kanji's silly line also, and that's the same voice actor.
Knux-Future
Banned
Lowenthall was an easy replacement.....since he's already there. It's just that his Teddie is basically Yosuke constantly shreaking..
which is bad.
which is bad.
Eugh I hate to be that guy since things like this rarely bother me, but she sounds way too squeaky, In persona 4 she had a huskyness to her voice, I hope this new actress can capture that.
DimmuBurgerKing
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wth? I love P4 and Chie as much as anyone, but - WTH????