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Apparently it seems like FFVIII’s official site has a source code indicating that the remaster might have voice acting, here’s the official site:

FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered | SQUARE ENIX

FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered marks the 20th Anniversary of its original release, bringing the game’s classic story to modern platforms.

ffviiiremastered.square-enix-games.com

Widely beloved, FINAL FANTASY VIII casts unlikely heroes into a war to save the world. The military nation of Galbadia has declared war on the Dukedom of Dollet, who are left with no choice but to hire a mercenary force for their defense. Enter SeeD and its newest member: Squall Leonhart. Together with his friends, Squall joins Rinoa Heartilly, a member of a resistance group, on an adventure that holds the fate of their world in its balance. FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered marks the 20th Anniversary of its original release with a complete visual refresh and brings the game’s classic story to modern platforms: Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. With fully overhauled visuals, see your favorite characters come to life like never before! FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered is an RPG, available in English and Japanese voiceover, and is also text localized into French, Italian, German and Spanish.

 

[V2Tommy]

It’s funny, because I can already hear how annoying Zell is.

 

[Deft Beck]

Can't wait to hear Selphie yell about how much she loves trains.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Who's the voice for Cloud?

 

[Hostile_18]

Who's the voice for Cloud?

Clouds will not be given voices this time round to keep it more grounded in reality.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

It’s funny, because I can already hear how annoying Zell is.

Everybody outside Quistis was annoying though. EVERYBODY! The FFVIII demo was the most misleading demo ever lol. God I wish the game was more like it.

 

[Ten_Fold]

Whatever...

 

[Psajdak]

Who's the voice for Cloud?

1st voice actor from Ehrgeiz Arcade version.

Kenyuu Horiuchi

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2nd voice actor from Ehrgeiz PS version.

Nozomu Sasaki

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But ever since the Advent Children, Takahiro Sakurai was Cloud.

Takahiro Sakurai

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[ULTROS!]

I can bet everyone will hate Selphie and Zell once they have voices. I can imagine Selphie = Vanille, Zell = Snow.

 

[Silent Duck]

Everybody outside Quistis was annoying though. EVERYBODY! The FFVIII demo was the most misleading demo ever lol. God I wish the game was more like it.

Squall has to be the most unlikeable character in the history of fiction. Makes Lightning look like a bundle of joy.

As long as Square gives us the option to shut the voices off, I’m good.

 

[V2Tommy]

I also hope that all these voice recordings eventually get reused in an eventual remake 14 years from now.

 

[ULTROS!]

No one wants a remake of FFVIII

FFVI on the other hand...

Spoiler

troll

 

[Birdo]

I can almost hear Troy Baker rubbing his hands together.

 

[Yumi]

Casting couch for Squall.

Actor looks at script. Just says "Whatever..."

Director: "Ok, lets hear it."

Seriously though, if this is true it must just be for the c.g. parts right? Do we know if they are redoing the dialogue?

 

[zenspider]

Eww.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Interesting. Rumor has it this is also getting a physical version. Would seem a bit weird this get that and not 7 or 9.

 

[ULTROS!]

If it does then that would be... interesting. Then again I kinda doubt SE expected FFVII and FFIX remasters would do well.

It would be nice if we had an FFVII-FFIX collection on physical.

 

[Psajdak]

Some FFVIII voices currently:

Squall Leonhart

Hideo Ishikawa

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Rinoa Heartilly

Kana Hanazawa

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Quistis Trepe

Miyuki Sawashiro

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Selphie Tilmitt

Mayuko Aoki

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Laguna Loire

Hiroaki Hirata

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Seifer Almasy

Takehito Koyasu

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Ultimecia

Atsuko Tanaka

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[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

1st voice actor from Ehrgeiz Arcade version.

Kenyuu Horiuchi

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2nd voice actor from Ehrgeiz PS version.

Nozomu Sasaki

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But ever since the Advent Children, Takahiro Sakurai was Cloud.

Takahiro Sakurai

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Thanks and sorry for the off topic.

I guess there is hope for the vocal parts be prettty good. At worse, it'll be epic... like Shenmue and we'll be making topics about it for the next 20 years.

 

[Hudo]

I am just happy that this (seems) to get a physical version.

 

[Ailike]

Everybody outside Quistis was annoying though. EVERYBODY! The FFVIII demo was the most misleading demo ever lol. God I wish the game was more like it.

You too are upset they changed the stolen The Rock music?

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Kana Hanazawa as Rinoa? Bad miscasting that. She's better off as Selphie.

 

[Psajdak]

Am I weird for finding Edea more attractive than other female characters in this game?

 

[TheGreatYosh]

That's funny, cause I have a memory of the original demo having voice acting.

 

[E.T. Waifu]

Must be a mistake.

 

[DForce]

Great.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Am I weird for finding Edea more attractive than other female characters in this game?

Nothing wrong w liking goth girls

 

[Belmonte]

Am I weird for finding Edea more attractive than other female characters in this game?

Almost everyone is fair game in a FF game. If a character face is not super model worthy he/she is considered deformed in a FF world.

 

[jshackles]

That would definitely explain the "extra polish" they wanted to put on this title in addition to the updated visuals.

Hope it's true.

 

[TGO]

Am I weird for finding Edea more attractive than other female characters in this game?

Not at all
I guess this will change the game a bit from the silent movie presentation.
Funny enough I think FMV's didn't have spoken parts anyway so I guess this would be for in game cutscenes

 

[Psajdak]

... silent movie presentation...

I don't know, I always felt that text-only in old RPGs seemed more fitting, and ever more expressive, combined with background music.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I pretty much can recognize all of the japanese voice actors who gave their voices to characters from old school entries, some of whom "were silent" for years, and they are seriously great choices.

For Zidane Tribal from FFIX, even before I read it, I just knew he would be voiced by Romi Park, and I think I also predicted that Akira Ishida will be Kuja, or that Vivi will be voiced by Ikue Otani (Pikachu, Chopper, Mitsuhiko, Konohamaru)...

I do have to admit that before famous Kana Hanazawa was announced as Rinoa, that I always imagined Rinoa with more mature girl voice.

Who knows, I'll probably check this version out only after I again play FFVIII the good old way - PS1 + CRT; not sure how I'll feel about it since I'm used to text only, but it is cool that even that option exists.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

OP's tag is incredible.

 

[Zephir]

It'll be pretty weird to hear the character talk during gameplay and then deadly silent during CGI cutscenes, where they don't move their mouth or just leave them open

 

[TGO]

It'll be pretty weird to hear the character talk during gameplay and then deadly silent during CGI cutscenes, where they don't move their mouth or just leave them open

The cutscenes don't really have talking scenes, they was kinda designed that way.
It be interesting if they do add some stuff to them where possible.
But I think main storyline parts in game will likely have the voice overs while general stuff will remain text based.

 

[Sp3eD]

They are going to use this to charge $60 for a full game aren’t they.

 

[wvnative]

They are going to use this to charge $60 for a full game aren’t they.

I'm hoping it will come with a FF7 demo, and that's where the $60 will come from.

 

[Magusx]

This will come with a FFVII remake demo.

Thank me later

 

[shark sandwich]

I don’t think this would be an improvement. Most JRPGs have crappy dialog, and that becomes 1000x more apparent when you hear it spoken out loud. And the cast of characters in VIII are either unlikeable douchebags or over-the-top zany goofballs. I’m really not interested in having them fully voice acted.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP remaster of Star Ocean 2) is a good example of spoken dialog making a game worse. I ended up hating Claude and Rena after being forced to head their inane, pointless dialog/commentary every time something significant happened.

 

[wvnative]

This will come with a FFVII remake demo.

Thanks me later

Sad part is I don't even like FF8, but I'll drop $60 on this easy if this ends up true.

 

[shark sandwich]

Sad part is I don't even like FF8, but I'll drop $60 on this easy if this ends up true.

I bought Tobal No. 1 for the FF VII demo and Brave Fencer Musashi for the FF VIII demo (in part). So I’ll probably do the same

 

[TGO]

I don’t think this would be an improvement. Most JRPGs have crappy dialog, and that becomes 1000x more apparent when you hear it spoken out loud. And the cast of characters in VIII are either unlikeable douchebags or over-the-top zany goofballs. I’m really not interested in having them fully voice acted.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP remaster of Star Ocean 2) is a good example of spoken dialog making a game worse. I ended up hating Claude and Rena after being forced to head their inane, pointless dialog/commentary every time something significant happened.

It'll probably by chance work the other way around for this.
A lot of the dialogue in FFVIII can be fix with the delivery of those lines.
Something that is lost in translation with text
Perhaps that's what they're trying to fix with having it voiced.
Not saying it will, but a decent delivery can change a lot with how you see the character rather then just reading it.

 

[D.Final]

If there is really a dubbing, I think it will be interesting to see how it could come.
(if necessary, potentially, it could also be readjusted in some situations and dialogues, if needed)