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[Putosaure]

Framerate seems OK, but what about framerate in 3D mode ?

It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the preview.

 

[rhandino]

If it's anything like XBC's dub then that's not really the worst thing that can happen to the Western release.

Some people are going to get mad, even if the dub is incredible well done. Honestly, I don't mind purists but I do not like when they start bashing games with good localization and voice acting...

 

[Clov]

That's to be expected, given the size of a 3DS cart. While you do end up missing some fun performances from Norio Wakamoto and Jouji Nakata, you do get some nice British accents in exchange. You can't go wrong with either voice track, really.

 

[evanmisha]

Why would you want to listen to bad actors in another language when you can listen to bad actors you can actually understand?

Ryo Horikawa? Akane Watanabe? Yuki Kaida? The Japanese dub has a pretty fantastic cast and you couldn't be more wrong about it.

 

[FryHole]

One of my genuine fears is that Treehouse or even 8-4 will handle the XCX dub

yes, even though it's a game about an American spaceship crashlanding on an alien planet, I still want British VA

Hey, it's set in the future - who's to say we Brits didn't recolonise the place between now and the start of XCX. And I'm still holding out for the discovery of Neo Basildon halfway through the game.

 

[gooface]

meh, whatever, still is going to be a great game with or without it. I just hope this means we will see more Wii ports.

 

[massoluk]

The English dub is perfect, so no real issue here :V

Riki English voice went totally the opposite direction of the original Japanese version, so it cannot be perfect.

 

[skLaFarebear]

That dub was too good. Reyn and Shulk are the best.

 

[L~A]

I didn't even realize we got a confirmed release in NA. Where have I been?

When is it coming out?

April 10.

 

[spookyfish]

DLC would be nice. Been done before.

Ugh. I remember downloading that file for Drakengard 3.

 

[Htown]

Riki English voice went totally the opposite direction of the original Japanese version, so it cannot be perfect.

you are operating under the assumption that the original Japanese version is perfect

maybe the dub is better

it happens sometimes

 

[mdubs]

I'm outraged. Unlike some of you in this thread I've seen over three animes so I know that Japanese voice acting is ALWAYS better than the pleb English "voice acting" today. Anyone who thinks otherwise clearly knows nothing about games, anime or Japanese culture and should probably stop gaming.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

Framerate seems OK, but what about framerate in 3D mode ?

It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the preview.

Nintendo's 3DS games typically have the same framerate in 2D or 3D mode. The only exception I can think of offhand is Pokemon X/Y.

 

[evanmisha]

you are operating under the assumption that the original Japanese version is perfect

maybe the dub is better

it happens sometimes

It does. This is not one such example.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Ugh. I remember downloading that file for Drakengard 3.

i believe it was done on one of the 360 Naruto games too

 

[ohlawd]

slightly amateur? what? anyone with working ears knows Xenoblade has a fantastic dub that puts a lot of games' voice work to shame.

 

[skLaFarebear]

Ugh. I remember downloading that file for Drakengard 3.

I didn't even bother trying to download that file on my old ass PS3. I would've had to delete multiple files for it to fit. Luckily the english was good enough.

 

[Choppasmith]

I wouldn't call it petty necessarily. It can degrade the experience alot for some purists who prefer to play it in its original intended language but in this case since it has a decent dub it's not that bad but you can't claim good dubs are the norm with these type of games since more often than not they are bad, that's why some people would prefer these games to have dual audio as much as possible to be on the safe side.

"EDGY" "petty"

Pretty mean.

I thought they were passing up the game entirely which IS pretty petty to me. But Ansatz clarified he played the Wii version already and that it's just his preference for the 3DS version and that's fine by me.

Some people are going to get mad, even if the dub is incredible well done. Honestly, I don't mind purists but I do not like when they start bashing games with good localization and voice acting...

Basically this for me. There's also people who pass on perfectly good games entirely JUST because the English release is dub only.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Thankfully the British voices are lovely.

 

[NHarmonic.]

ITT: people saying XBC english dub was bad...

Really, it was amazing and charming.

 

[big_erk]

I love the British voice actors in this game. They vastly outshine the Japanese originals.

Agreed, it's one of the rare JRPGs where the english voices fit the characters personalities so well.

 

[dallow_bg]

I thought they were passing up the game entirely which IS pretty petty to me. But Ansatz clarified he played the Wii version already and that it's just his preference for the 3DS version and that's fine by me.

I guess that'll teach you to not make snap judgements about posts then?

Here's how you could have worded it:
"Don't let the lack of JPN dub be the reason to play this fantastic game!"

 

[Easy_D]

A lot of people in here who aren't really feeling it.

 

[TatteredHat]

Guess I'll hold off on buying it then.

 

[kittens]

Please let us turn off the inane battle chatter. Please. For the love of Iwata.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

Guess I'll hold off on buying it then.

English (British) Voice cast, is worth it

Please let us turn off the inane battle chatter. Please. For the love of Iwata.

Sharla... did... did you see what I did?

 

[yaesir]

Going to have to skip it then, Wii remains the superior version.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

No big deal, the English localization was phenomenal. Also good to hear about the performance.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I'm outraged. Unlike some of you in this thread I've seen over three animes so I know that Japanese voice acting is ALWAYS better than the pleb English "voice acting" today. Anyone who thinks otherwise clearly knows nothing about games, anime or Japanese culture and should probably stop gaming.

Nintendo just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Otaku culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw over an Otaku, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the Otaku, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Xenoblade for either 3DS or Wii U, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo has alienated an entire market with this move.

Nintendo, publicly apologize and give Xenoblade for 3DS a free dub DLC or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[Verger]

Thought this was about Xenoblade X, and was happy since what I heard of the JP dub was horrendous.

Am gonna miss the British VA. I doubt they can use them again since it'd be odd to have Brits in "New LA"

 

[big_erk]

Going to have to skip it then, Wii remains the superior version.

At least until we get that 1080p WiiU version.

Let me have my dreams!

 

[The12thGripper]

Stable frame rate is all I care about, April 10th can't come any sooner!

 

[Pandora012]

I guess I am one of the few that did not like the dub.

 

[rhandino]

Nintendo just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Otaku culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw over an Otaku, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the Otaku, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Xenoblade for either 3DS or Wii U, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo has alienated an entire market with this move.

Nintendo, publicly apologize and give Xenoblade for 3DS a free dub DLC or you can kiss your business goodbye.

This never gets old

 

[StriKeVillain]

Nintendo just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Otaku culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw over an Otaku, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the Otaku, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Xenoblade for either 3DS or Wii U, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo has alienated an entire market with this move.

Nintendo, publicly apologize and give Xenoblade for 3DS a free dub DLC or you can kiss your business goodbye.

Thank you.

We've come full circle.

 

[Hugstable]

Nintendo just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Otaku culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw over an Otaku, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the Otaku, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Xenoblade for either 3DS or Wii U, nor will they purchase any of Nintendo's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Nintendo has alienated an entire market with this move.

Nintendo, publicly apologize and give Xenoblade for 3DS a free dub DLC or you can kiss your business goodbye.

lol I love this

 

[Nocturnowl]

One of my genuine fears is that Treehouse or even 8-4 will handle the XCX dub

yes, even though it's a game about an American spaceship crashlanding on an alien planet, I still want British VA

Lets face it, without the British VA the sequel is a game that will have double the content yet half the heart of its predecessor.
Whatever villains it has will not compare to the ramblings of Metal Face.

 

[Kintaro]

Well, it would be nice to get the JP track via DLC or something. Don't see why not. Let me choose for myself. =)

 

[TheSlySoul]

So JP version is ruled out for me.
Guess I will get PAL.

 

[machemachete]

Now it's definitely Reyn time.

Came for this.

 

[KainXVIII]

Nice, still brit voice > JP voice in Wii version, so no worries from me.

 

[TatteredHat]

English (British) Voice cast, is worth it



Sharla... did... did you see what I did?

The only time I've enjoyed English voices over Japanese is with Bayonetta, despite numerous assurances that the English vocal tracks were good.

I'm not trying to be obstinate or anything, it's just that the vast majority of english voice tracks annoy the heck out of me, had to play Persona 4 Golden muted as well.

 

[Nickle]

Why would I want to play my games with an inferior language like English?

 

[Azuran]

Good, the JPN voices were garbage. Dunban in particular is so bad in Japanese and doesn't fit his character at all.

 

[Not75Drops]

Here's some more gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6G10xla0Dk

 

[evanmisha]

Good, the JPN voices were garbage. Dunban in particular is so bad in Japanese and doesn't fit his character at all.

I now understand how mind-boggled some of the fans of the English dub feel about this thread's detractors

He's one of the highlights of the Japanese track. wut

 

[MYeager]

Does it offer the ability to mute voices during battles because I switched over to Japanese just to never hear the bunch of jokers line ever again.

 

[narton]

Will this have online play like the Wii one used to? I never got a chance to play it before the servers shut down.

 

[Syril]

Will this have online play like the Wii one used to? I never got a chance to play it before the servers shut down.

Are you thinking of The Last Story?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

lol I love this

Thank you.

We've come full circle.

This never gets old

I live to serve.