XII Speech

July 7, 2007, 5:31 PM

So, does anyone else agree that the Speech and Talk in XII was done rather well? I loved how they talked. Anyone else agree?

July 7, 2007, 5:33 PM

what do you mean? vaynes speech or the voice acting?

i liked both

July 7, 2007, 5:41 PM

it's old british i think...

well Vaan and Penelo speak american english, but Ashe, Basch, Balthier speak this old english or something

July 7, 2007, 5:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FFGuy

balthier has a very posh british accent

yeah, it was really noticeable on him

but Ashe and Basch also had a light british accent

July 7, 2007, 5:46 PM

I meant everyone's talk in general.

Balthiers was the best. I also loved Fran's voice.

Basch's voice was very patriotic. xD.

July 7, 2007, 5:47 PM

isnt basch's got a hint of arnold shwartseneggar!(if thats how you spell it)
if he hasnt he should have

July 7, 2007, 5:54 PM

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Originally Posted by FFGuy

isnt basch's got a hint of arnold shwartseneggar!(if thats how you spell it)
if he hasnt he should have

lol, no i don't think a german accent would fit him... he was fine as he is..

i did like Vaan and Penelo's voiceacting... since they were american, it just feels better for an international game(like my version of FFXII)

but i think the british accent was a neccesity because Basch and Ashe are like... from Royal thing, as in Basch used to be a high ranked soldier and Ashe a princess
and Balthier was supposed to be the charismatic character, and a heavy british accent really fits such a character...

i didn't like the Viera speech that much, it was as if it was somebody who couldn't pronounce decent english(all Viera had this not just Fran)

July 7, 2007, 6:29 PM

I loved the speech styling, and how well every voice actor pulled it off. It kind of makes the Star Wars prequels look even worse, considering the heavy use of "cannot" rather than "can't," etc. and how it all sounded so stiff. In FFXII, even though it was used to a greater extent (i.e. using virtually extinct words like "overmuch" and so on) and it all sounded so natural. Fran's was the highlight for me, however.

July 7, 2007, 6:32 PM

Yes! The words they used really helped out the feel of the game. It was great.

July 7, 2007, 6:37 PM

I was quite fond of the speech quality in this game. Even the NPC's had good voice acting, which is typically unexpected. Balthier and Fran in particular stood out as my personal favourites, because:

A) Balthier is awesomely British, and
B) Fran sort of sounds Russian. I looooooove the Russian accent.