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Fire Emblem: Awakening has dual audio voice tracks

How much of it is voiced?

Well, there are a number of CG cutscenes with voice acting, everyone actually talks during battles, and even during text conversation the characters will say a certain phrase that matches up with the idea of what they're saying. I believe you can turn it off for the latter two.
 
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Keeping up the Xenoblade standard I see. Very nice. I don't think I'll use it, but you know, it's nice to have.

You can choose voice for your Avatar? Now THAT I didn't expect from Nintendo.
 
Keeping up the Xenoblade standard I see. Very nice. I don't think I'll use it, but you know, it's nice to have.

You can choose voice for your Avatar? Now THAT I didn't expect from Nintendo.

I don't remember the number off the top of my head, but yeah, in the Japanese version you could select from a number of voices for both male and female Avatars, including a mute option for yourself. I'm assuming the American version will include those in addition to the English ones.
 
I don't remember the number off the top of my head, but yeah, in the Japanese version you could select from a number of voices for both male and female Avatars, including a mute option for yourself. I'm assuming the American version will include those in addition to the English ones.
I wonder who they got to voice the player Avatar in English. Hopefully, they get good voices for it. I mean, I don't mind the Bioware style, but Dragon Age pretty much just gave you various degrees of caricature voices... I'd like some that are a bit more... sane.
 
Oh awesome. Now to continue hurrying through FE12 in order to catch up in time for this (yay for playing games in Japanese when English patches exist but would require questionable methods to actually use!)

Oh yeah, did any more details come out regarding what that Gamestop preorder book is? If it's just a crappy pamphlet or something then it may not be worth having to shop at Gamestop in order to get it...
 
Oh yeah, did any more details come out regarding what that Gamestop preorder book is? If it's just a crappy pamphlet or something then it may not be worth having to shop at Gamestop in order to get it...

We just have official pictures from GameStop and Nintendo. I'll let you decide.

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Maybe I've just watched the Metal Gear Rising trailer or played Kingdom Hearts 3D a little too much, but I could go for a Quentin Flynn voice. And the usual Tara Strong voice, but she's everywhere in voice acting these days.

Ah well, who knows who Nintendo have brought in to do the voices.
 
Great, no one has any reason to complain now.

Except those who don't know japanese but go all "BUT THE TRANSLATION ISN'T MATCHING THE JAPANESE VOICES PERFECTLY, THIS ANGERS ME GREATLY."

I swear I've seen it happen.
 
based on the radiant games, i wasn't expecting any real voice acting.

i am pretty surprised. kinda hope europe did the casting though.
 
Wow. Sounds like NoA is genuinely listening to people with this release.

They would've had my money either way, but I like this.
 
No one will buy it and Fire Emblem will die outside Japan.

FE games aren't exactly big sellers so it probably wouldn't be too hard for Nintendo to sell a decent amount relative to the past performers given that there's a bundle and they seem to actually be care about it.
 
FE games aren't exactly big sellers so it probably wouldn't be too hard for Nintendo to sell a decent amount relative to the past performers given that there's a bundle and they seem to actually be care about it.
My guess is they are banking on their paid DLCs, cause of the success from Japan.
 
Look, if one of the characters is someone's imouto, I want to hear about it, okay?

Dear lord that is too much chin in that avatar.

Anyhow, interesting decision from Nintendo. Didn't expect it from them. Great for people on both sides of the dub debate. Everyone wins!
 
I get to deal with the shipping/romance facade on Fire Emblem forums and message boards. The greatest catch of all.

Fire Emblem: Awakening |OT| Romancing Saga

Probably more appropriate if (when?) we get an FE4 remake

Anyway, good news for those who prefer Japanese audio but I personally couldn't see myself using it. Between this, the artbook, the 3DS bundle, they're pushing this one hard. I just don't understand why it's getting a Monday release instead of the traditional Nintendo Sunday date.
 
Will probably stick with the dub, but it's always nice to have options.

Between this and Kid Icarus, I'm becoming convinced that Nintendo secretly has the best localization team in the industry.
 
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