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[Chaia]

Elfman wrote...

WHAT?! An American accent on a human from a country based on England. If you want American accents, go watch a dumb mainstream film. I could understand if they gave an English accent to a City Elf or a Dwarf, but not a Fereldan human. How could you moan about such a cool accent. Just be glad Bioware didn't give Hawke a regional English accent. When Susan Boyle went on American TV, they subtitled her when her Scottish accent isn't even that strong. I can't understand most accents, but I can understand hers. If they gave Hawke a scouse or a geordie accent , most Americans probably won't understand them.

I have taken serious offence to this, by the way. (In case you haven't noticed)

Being half Geordie I would have loved BioWare for giving Hawke a Geordie accent  theres not enouth Geordies out there. But I did feel a bit sorry for the Scotts that day with Susan Boyle, whats wrong with the accents from the rest of the British isles?
I know Sebastian has a Scottish accent, and the Dalish Elves now have Welsh accents, but there are a heck of a lot more British accents then neutral English, Scottish, Welsh and London's cockney accents....but em lets not derail the thread more then it has been yea......

[Eternal Phoenix]

He's got a great voice.

[JEMEDAOME2]

As an English man I have to point that Hawkes accents sounds bad really bad, of course that to be expected in a fantasy game or anything fantasy where just about every one talks like they come from southern England, DA1 is a prime example of this where accent ranged from London posh to

cockney with a bit of essex tossed in for good measure.



Now if Hawke sounded like he came from Edinburgh or Belfast or hell even Cardiff that would be great cos I am so tired of English or American accents in fantasy games!!



Phew rant over, keep up the good work Bioware!

[WilliamShatner]

That voice has to be a placeholder. I can't believe BioWare would cast someone so flat and amateurish sounding as a main character...

[kalassy]

Yodefet wrote...

Felfenix wrote...

Hawke sounds like a guy from Ferelden, as he should.

Yes, this. And with the elves having their voices redone, I don't think anyone will have a "neutral American accent" anymore... except dwarves?

City Elves


WHAT WHAT?!?!?!

[Russalka]

I like his accent and his voice is smooth as butter.

[Chuvvy]

He sounds posh way to posh for a penniless commoner which is how they described him. I was hoping for an Irish accent. Or Scottish. In every game that's based in a UK/Ireland analog they forget about Irish and Scottish accents and everyone has Welsh or British accents. British accents that all come from one area of Britain.

Modifié par Slidell505, 11 janvier 2011 - 05:02 .

[The Lesser Evil]

Slidell505 wrote...

He sounds posh way to posh for a penniless commoner which is how they described him. I was hoping for an Irish accent. Or Scottish. In every game that's based in a UK/Ireland analog they forget about Irish and Scottish accents and everyone has Welsh or British accents.

Ferelden is based on England, not the United Kingdom, Ireland or Scotland. And his mother is of noble lineage, so while he might live the life of a commoner, his roots are anything but.

[Saibh]

Lady Catastrophe wrote...

I think giving Hawke an American accent would have been a tragic cliché,personally.
While I don't like what I've heard of M!Hawke's acting,it's nice to see an authentic English accent instead of a poorly impersonated one like in so many crappy movies I've seen. (And I myself am English,so I'm biased.)

An American accent in a medieval fantasy setting would be cliche? In what world?

Anyhow, I prefer the English accent myself, as it's consistent with his Fereldan heritage, and I rather like his VO. Not what I expected in sounding as generic as possible, so I like it.

[thedistortedchild]

The Lesser Evil wrote...

KennethAFTopp wrote...

I wish it had been more Irish

But why would it be? The Fereldens in Dragon Age: Origins all spoke in an English accent and the majority of them had English voice actors. Loghain, Anora, Alistair (despite his VA being Scottish), Flemeth... Duncan didn't, but he wasn't from Ferelden (I believe he was Rivani?), which makes me wonder why Isabela still has hers, since she's from Rivain and not Ferelden...

Duncan has Rivanian ancestry, but he grew up as an Orlesion in Orlais

Modifié par thedistortedchild, 11 janvier 2011 - 05:18 .

[thedaghdha]

I don't know why some people are complaining about his accent being extremely thick. its not, thats how you're supposed to speak the English language lol. no, but seriously i don't think it is , must be all that doctor who and other "foreign" stuff i watch

Modifié par thedaghdha, 11 janvier 2011 - 05:43 .

[dam0dred]

Really liking the voice from the limited we have heard. Leave the American accent for the dwarves, I say.

[JEMEDAOME2]

His accent isn't thick it's bad and I mean Stave Valantine bad, but it could be worse it could be a bad cockney accent that ends up sounding Australian which happens way too much in gaming

[Lady Catastrophe]

Chaia wrote...
Being half Geordie I would have loved BioWare for giving Hawke a Geordie accent  theres not enough Geordies out there.

I'm quoting this to virtually high-five you,fellow half Geordie!

[oldgodbioware]

Ferelden is based partialy on irish folklore just look at morrigan and Flemeth both are irish mythology characters.
And Irish accents are much sexier than  British ones,OGB in Da3 i demand he/she have a DUBLIN accent .

imagine -OGB-alri boss whats the crack
nutin much how yerself any crack/news.

[GodWood]

I've got no beef with the accent per se, it's the voice itself that pisses me off.

Completely destroys the image I had of Hawke.

[thedaghdha]

oldgodbioware wrote...

Ferelden is based partialy on irish folklore just look at morrigan and Flemeth both are irish mythology characters.
And Irish accents are much sexier than  British ones,OGB in Da3 i demand he/she have a DUBLIN accent .

imagine -OGB-alri boss whats the crack
nutin much how yerself any crack/news.

 nae quit your havering,  he should have a Scottish accent 

[JEMEDAOME2]

Both Morrigan and Flemth feel a bit Morgan Le Fay from the Arthurian Legends Espcially Morrigan with her sex rituals

[Sylvius the Mad]

s0meguy6665 wrote...

What do you guys think of Hawke's accent? I hoped they'd gone with more of a neutral sounding American accent, instead of a heavy British accent (I think). I really really dislike Hawke's voice.

Did you not notice that all the humans in DAO had English accents (received pronunciation, even - I mean, not Kirstie Allsop RP, but RP enough)?

Suddenly giving Hawke an American accent would have badly broken continuity.

[thedaghdha]

JEMEDAOME2 wrote...

Both Morrigan and Flemth feel a bit Morgan Le Fay from the Arthurian Legends Espcially Morrigan with her sex rituals

 i believe she is somewhat based on The Morrigan, war goddess  from irish mythology 

[DPB]

JEMEDAOME2 wrote...

His accent isn't thick it's bad and I mean Stave Valantine bad, but it could be worse it could be a bad cockney accent that ends up sounding Australian which happens way too much in gaming

I must say, if you thought Steve Valentine did a bad job with Alistair then your standards for voice acting are absurdly high.

[oldgodbioware]

Em Flemeth and morrigan are from Irish mythology, not english!

[Tarahiro]

It could be worse. They could have given Hawke a scouse accent like mine

[thedaghdha]

oldgodbioware wrote...

Em Flemeth and morrigan are from Irish mythology, not english!

who said otherwise? 

[biostarfan]

he's from fereldan and he is a human, what accent did you expect?