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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Review

« on: November 19, 2011, 05:24:26 AM »

The voice acting is all a matter of opinion. You might dig it, but others might hate it.

Acting quality is not subjective.

Yes, it is.  Try asking a sub-only anime fan if they can list any good anime dubs.  Chances are, there will be very few.  Ask the same question to a dub-only anime fan and you'll get an entirely different answer.  People have varying opinions on the quality of voice acting all the time.

Language preferences are subjective, yes.

Acting quality is not subjective. Whether voice actors emote effectively and suitably; whether their intonation is apropriate, is objective criteria for determining the quality of voice acting.

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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Review

« on: November 16, 2011, 06:45:22 PM »

The voice acting is all a matter of opinion. You might dig it, but others might hate it.

Acting quality is not subjective.

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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Review

« on: November 16, 2011, 10:44:01 AM »

Yeah, I've found Reyn pretty useful in battle, but man is his accent incredibly pronounced.

His accent suits his character.

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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Review

« on: November 15, 2011, 04:16:31 AM »

I like how you can call the English voices 'hammy' despite admitting that you didn't give them a chance. Great professional reviewing!

When the voices have me cringing, face-palming, sighing AND bursting out laughing at inopportune moments within one hour, I'd consider that enough of a warning. The emotion was about as believable as a Dr. Who episode, and that's not saying a great deal.

I stand by what I said. If I spent a lengthy amount of time with the game in English there's a fair chance I may get used to it, but I simply can't take the voices seriously long enough to do so.

The characters emote very well. As I've said, this is easily one of the best JRPG dubs ever. Basically, you weren't able to get used to the English accents.

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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Review

« on: November 14, 2011, 03:24:13 PM »

(As for the English voice-acting nit pointed out above, it seems like a compliment that they gave gamers the choice between English and Japanese. Different people will surely have different preferences, but both are accounted for. Hard to take that as a negative.)

It's not a negative.

It's just that the reviewer complains about the English voices despite admitting that he didn't spend any time with them. They aren't hammy, by the way. This game has one of the best JRPG dubs ever - easily.

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TalkBack / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Review

« on: November 14, 2011, 02:50:05 PM »

I like how you can call the English voices 'hammy' despite admitting that you didn't give them a chance. Great professional reviewing!