For some reason i have much less difficulties to understand English accent vs American Accent.They seem to articulate more.
What Accents Will be Used?
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#227
Posté 10 septembre 2010 - 08:28
sw33t nothings
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Accents can be tricky. I have an easier time with European French accents then I do with Acadian or Creole dialects, and I was raised in a bilingual environment.
But I like accents for flavour. Gives a sense of depth and character, I'd prefer it to be interesting even if it's a bit more intelligible. Worse case, we have subtitles
But I like accents for flavour. Gives a sense of depth and character, I'd prefer it to be interesting even if it's a bit more intelligible. Worse case, we have subtitles
#228
Posté 10 septembre 2010 - 09:26
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Since everyone else is throwing in random accent links I will too . This is actually funny to me, because the only one I didn't know was the first one, and its from my own country...
But yeah, welsh dalish, pretty awesome.
But yeah, welsh dalish, pretty awesome.
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Posté 16 septembre 2010 - 11:19
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sw33t nothings wrote...
Accents can be tricky. I have an easier time with European French accents then I do with Acadian or Creole dialects, and I was raised in a bilingual environment.
But I like accents for flavour. Gives a sense of depth and character, I'd prefer it to be interesting even if it's a bit more intelligible. Worse case, we have subtitles
Oh yeah. When I was playing Grand Theft Auto 4, I almost could understand Bad Man's strong (some might say too strong) Jamaican accent, but it's assumed you can't, because the other character in the room with you, Jacob, has to keep translating for your character. Due to the "translation" character, having subtitles on sorta ruins the cadence of the scene(s) wtih Bad Man.
As for being a bit more on topic to DA, I actually like the sound of French accents, so I love the Orlesians. It's not grating on my ears, it's music to my ears.
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#230
Posté 16 septembre 2010 - 12:12
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Welsh Dalish is great, to bad we cant make Elves in DA2 but just hearing Welsh accents is enough for me.
PS: Cymru am Byth!
PS: Cymru am Byth!
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Posté 16 septembre 2010 - 12:21
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JSB93 wrote...
Welsh Dalish is great, too bad we cant make Elves in DA2 but just hearing Welsh accents is enough for me.
Yeah, Welsh Dalish is indeed EPIC!
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Posté 16 septembre 2010 - 12:25
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David Gaider wrote...
leonia42 wrote...
I think the American-Canadian relationship is similar to the Aussie-Kiwi one. Or maybe I have no idea.
No, that's very true. Calling a Canadian an American is pretty similar to calling a New Zealander an Australian. Except that we'll be much more quietly offended and will apologize to the wall when we bump into it after spinning on our heel to angrily storm off.
Just dont call a french-canadian canadian, or american. You might not survive!
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Posté 16 septembre 2010 - 01:22
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Most Aussies don't care about being mistaken for Kiwis (or even for 'Seth Efrikens'). 
It's actually quite funny because they sound so different. "Lits play Dragon Age bro, ut'll be choice!"
Welsh is cool. As long as there are no more fake accents in DA2, I'm happy. I never thought I'd hear a worse accent than Bastilla's, but Isolde takes the cake. Aarrrgh, my ears...
It's actually quite funny because they sound so different. "Lits play Dragon Age bro, ut'll be choice!"Welsh is cool. As long as there are no more fake accents in DA2, I'm happy. I never thought I'd hear a worse accent than Bastilla's, but Isolde takes the cake. Aarrrgh, my ears...
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Posté 16 septembre 2010 - 03:33
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lol! americans and canadians do not like being misidentified. that's why we pick on each other so much. :happy:David Gaider wrote...
leonia42 wrote...
I think the American-Canadian relationship is similar to the Aussie-Kiwi one. Or maybe I have no idea.
No, that's very true. Calling a Canadian an American is pretty similar to calling a New Zealander an Australian. Except that we'll be much more quietly offended and will apologize to the wall when we bump into it after spinning on our heel to angrily storm off.
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Posté 21 septembre 2010 - 07:03
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So the Dalish are getting Welsh accents... 
well I can get used to it. I was used to elves having the neutral accent that Gaider described as "American", but I'll welcome the change, just because accents aren't a game breaker.
Speaking of accents, though, I typically don't judge harshly when it comes to actors of all nations trying different accents. Now, given there are epic failures (Keanu Reeve's horrendous accent in Dracula, for example
), but for the most part I don't give actors/actresses too much crap for accents which aren't PERFECT for the setting or nationality of the character.
As someone with acting experience myself, I know how hard it is to attempt different accents. Its why I've been practicing different accents since I started acting and looking for actual gigs. I'm a Californian (native to the state, too) and my best accents are the Tri-State (NY, Philadelphia, New Jersey) accents, Boston/New England Accent, and classic Southern (1860's style, sometimes known as the "Southern Gentleman" accent). The three examples I listed above are at least passable, if not good (I'm still looking over video footage of a play I did where I was playing an Italian-American in NY).
Stereotypical accents I can do to, though I guess that doesn't count since its all about over-doing it. I find accents of different countries extremely hard to do. I eventually want to learn new languages so I can do the accents right (Russian and German especially, since they're part of my heritage).
My point is that I commend actors who at least make the effort to make their accents as authentic as they can make them be, because those that put little effort into it you can tell from a mile away if you're knowledgeable. Its a lot harder than it sounds, so with exception to a few REALLY bad examples in acting history, I will not express any concern I have with potential voice acting disasters because in truth I know better than to pre-judge and to expect the unexpected.
well I can get used to it. I was used to elves having the neutral accent that Gaider described as "American", but I'll welcome the change, just because accents aren't a game breaker.Speaking of accents, though, I typically don't judge harshly when it comes to actors of all nations trying different accents. Now, given there are epic failures (Keanu Reeve's horrendous accent in Dracula, for example
), but for the most part I don't give actors/actresses too much crap for accents which aren't PERFECT for the setting or nationality of the character.As someone with acting experience myself, I know how hard it is to attempt different accents. Its why I've been practicing different accents since I started acting and looking for actual gigs. I'm a Californian (native to the state, too) and my best accents are the Tri-State (NY, Philadelphia, New Jersey) accents, Boston/New England Accent, and classic Southern (1860's style, sometimes known as the "Southern Gentleman" accent). The three examples I listed above are at least passable, if not good (I'm still looking over video footage of a play I did where I was playing an Italian-American in NY).
Stereotypical accents I can do to, though I guess that doesn't count since its all about over-doing it. I find accents of different countries extremely hard to do. I eventually want to learn new languages so I can do the accents right (Russian and German especially, since they're part of my heritage).
My point is that I commend actors who at least make the effort to make their accents as authentic as they can make them be, because those that put little effort into it you can tell from a mile away if you're knowledgeable. Its a lot harder than it sounds, so with exception to a few REALLY bad examples in acting history, I will not express any concern I have with potential voice acting disasters because in truth I know better than to pre-judge and to expect the unexpected.
