Holy shit. That's some ADV 90s era levels of bad dubbing. Are they voice acting or reading from the script?
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Holy shit. That's some ADV 90s era levels of bad dubbing. Are they voice acting or reading from the script?
HERE'S SOME ACTING.
Really puts it in perspective how good of a job Atlus USA does.
Good LORD, I hate how Kyoko sounds.
cj_iwakura
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https://31.media.tumblr.com/a7316eb648c9f8792606ab7f951a82bc/tumblr_n0qps3eIar1qgfwfvo1_500.png
May be spoilers, but I don't really think so. Par for the course with SMT protags.
Needs more Maya, but otherwise accurate.
May be spoilers, but I don't really think so. Par for the course with SMT protags.
Needs more Maya, but otherwise accurate.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Gettin' some maaaaaajor Fuuka flashbacks from Chihiro's voice. I may have to play through both voice tracks just to experience this unique brand of dumb :O
Holy shit. That's some ADV 90s era levels of bad dubbing. Are they voice acting or reading from the script?
It's really bad. And I don't think "well it's only one line" cuts it as an excuse, because the very moment that Yukiko or Yosuke opened their mouth, I knew they were well-casted.
So lifeless. :/
InsaneElite
Member
This should probably be under a spoiler warning.
Erin is Junko. She's
sharing the role with the actress you here in that YT clip
Then you are tone-deaf. That is some of the poorest acting I've heard in awhile. Simply unacceptable that anyone would consider releasing a product like that in this day and age.
I'm at 1:21 and there pretty much hasn't been a single good line yet. Really makes me appreciate Atlus's work now. Even if they're not perfect, they actually sound like they're trying to act.
Though just to add to what I said, because I think people assume I like Metis simply because of the character design.
As an amalgamation of Aigis' rejection, she's an immensely childish perception of all happenings - overtly emotional, whilst her "sister" becomes withdrawn and detached. All of her odd caveats make sense in hindsight, being the living embodiment of that abandonment.
By sheer virtue of her existence, she made Aigis a much more palatable character for me.
By sheer virtue of her existence, she made Aigis a much more palatable character for me.
Holy shit. That's some ADV 90s era levels of bad dubbing. Are they voice acting or reading from the script?
Ehh... I would wait until experiencing the full game until making a decision on whether it is bad or not. Then again, if it really bothers you that much, I believe its dual language audio.
Ohh ok.
Maybe I'm just used to the old 90s acting. 's what I grew up on I guess.
Haven't looked into it in my time playing, but it looks like you can't change the voice track while actually playing. That person I mentioned earlier playing through on the dub actually initially messaged me because they were trying to figure out how to switch it without starting the game over.
On the other hand, the Japanese track is fucking fantastic. There's no reason at all to play through on english. It's just like Persona in that very little of the dialog is actually voiced anyway.
That's exactly how I'd put it.
On the other hand, the Japanese track is fucking fantastic. There's no reason at all to play through on english. It's just like Persona in that very little of the dialog is actually voiced anyway.
That's exactly how I'd put it.
Oh yeah, Atlus is doing some of if not the best JP to English dubs in the industry. There's a reason we're bothering to pester these actors. They're good and Atlus takes their time with the writing and the recording.
Hey I grew up playing games like Vay and Lunar. Wasn't exactly the most stellar of acting back then, but at least they tried. There was effort involved. This... here with Danganronpa... that's not trying.
CrazyTank940
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Looks like this sold me on the japanese dub then lol
Lollipop Dave
Member
Plus why would anyone not want to hear Laura Bailey!
cj_iwakura
Member
Dex. JUST Dex. It's that good.
Seems like a regular game of billiards to me.
Already played it in Japanese so I'll be playing it with the dub this time around. The voices are not the best, but I don't see how it's awful. Everyone except for three people sound fine to me. You're making it sound like it's Chaos Wars bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAtC1SzWSXg
I was initially under the impression it coincided with the release of one of the Megami Tensei games, but the release dates don't match up. It may have been when they got the trademark. The company logo is noticeably absent from the packaging of both Megami Tensei games.
In other ATLUS news I got a Nintendo 64 and Snowboard Kids 2. Huzzah! Now I need to find Paper Mario, Diddy Kong Racing, DK64 and the Mario Parties. It's been 10 long yearssssss...
Isn't the story behind the Chaos Wars dub that they just got family members to record the lines?
Yup, it is. *warning Kotaku link*
http://kotaku.com/5014864/not-so-good-voice-acting-explained
"Wow, I really can't move my body"
Yup, it is. *warning Kotaku link*
http://kotaku.com/5014864/not-so-good-voice-acting-explained
"Wow, I really can't move my body"
Lollipop Dave
Member
In the announcement they said that "Next year is the 25th anniversary of the Atlus brand".
...if that helps.
Edit: I see. The wording on "brand" might be the important part, then. Yeah, that could explain the weirdness, though it doesn't explain why.
It's only the introduction though. Each character only had one line. Not really enough to say it's awful. Well, unless there's more footage out there. Everyone sounds fine for the most part in the Prologue.
Alright then. What does Dex affect to make it so good? I shouldn't even put points into Vit?
cj_iwakura
Member
Everything. Nope.
Like I said on the previous page, that excuse doesn't cut it for me. I liked P4's cast from line one onwards. Here, it's the opposite.
And it's NISA. I've played their games before. This is how their dubs are. Not good.
Lollipop Dave
Member
That's what I thought, but I can't find anything of note. Closest is Atlus USA being established in 1991, but that's still 2 years of.
Alright then!
I have to say, I'm not far in yet (just left the police station), but I'm finding P1 much more fun to play than 2 so far. P2's cast seems much stronger though (IS is tied with P4 for my favorite cast in the series).
Actually, I'd argue that a character introduction is one of the most important parts in any story. A moment that they'd want to get down in ADR, because it sets a precedent. If the introduction is bad, a lot of people are going to be turned off on the whole thing.
You know, a first impression.
You know, a first impression.
All that needs to be said, really. This video is my first impression of that cast and they screwed the pooch.
NISA likes casting amateurs and unknowns. It's good for the actors and the budget, but not so great for the final product. Hell, when I played Totori Plus last year, I really liked Cordelia; You could make a strong argument that half the reason was because it was Wendee Lee doing solid work.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Terrible, fucking terrible. I knew this was going to happen when NISA picked it up. Kinda salty that Arc or Atlus didn't bring it over.
It seems trying to match it up based on game dates doesn't really work and neither does the establishment of Atlus USA.
Again, might be some weird, possibly semantic details concerning acquisitions, renamings or something which was a period where they felt the "Atlus brand" wasn't present.
I guess all that matters is that they consider it's their 25th anniversary, but it'd be weird if they're just stating that because a lot of Atlus projects are to be released in 2014 and were like: "they'll never notice it's not actually our 25th anniversary."
Would have loved a logo.
Yeah, that's exactly how I felt that day. Happy someone got it, but it had to be them? This game? The one with a JP cast full of acting luminaries gets a shitty dub for the states? It's really sadly ironic.
Lollipop Dave
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The only thing I can find is http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Atlus?from=Main.Atlus That says Atlus started publishing in 1989.
Red The Hunter
Member
Eh.....Those voices aren't terrible as your saying them to be, only three I can say are kinda awful. The rest are decent.
Here are some commericals from then that actually say Namco instead of ATLUS.
Megami Tensei II commerical
Megami Tensei Commerical II
Namco bought the publishing rights to the original novels back in the day. ATLUS only developed it.
Here are some commericals from then that actually say Namco instead of ATLUS.
Megami Tensei II commerical
Megami Tensei Commerical II
ATLUS started publishing games around 1989, so that's where the 25th anniversary comes from.
AAAAHHHHHHH........Not gonna be sleeping well tonight.