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[Funkcase]

kyg_20X6 wrote...

Riddle me this:

If we have a universal translator, why do individual aliens (mostly) have distinct voices and not some default male/female Turian/Salarian/Asari voice, for example. Why does Garrus sound different to Saren, if it's just translated? On the other hand, why do nearly every Volus, Hanar and Elcor sound the same?

Probably becuase people complain when there are too many of the same voices. Look at the elder scroll games, all Nords, orcs, ect having the same voice for each race. Even if it would make sense in Mass effect, most people wouldn't like it.

[kyg_20X6]

Funkcase wrote...

Probably becuase people complain when there are too many of the same voices. Look at the elder scroll games, all Nords, orcs, ect having the same voice for each race. Even if it would make sense in Mass effect, most people wouldn't like it.

But ME has it, for Volus, Hanar and Elcor, like I said. Non-VIP Turians, Salarians and Bartarians also all sound the same. I can understand it, from a workload POV but if we're talking about game reality-breaking things here, this surely breaks the translator.

[They call me a SpaceCowboy]

While we're at it, let's discuss SPECTRE

An acronym made up of English words to describe an organization, that happens to spell out an English word that reflects the nature of individuals in that organization, apparently in use long before the aliens knew Humans existed.

[BinaryHelix101]

Shinian2 wrote...

While we're at it, let's discuss SPECTRE

An acronym made up of English words to describe an organization, that happens to spell out an English word that reflects the nature of individuals in that organization, apparently in use long before the aliens knew Humans existed.

It's something completely different in any other alien language. The workers who made the translators everyone has just thought of the most appropriate acronym it in english.

[They call me a SpaceCowboy]

BinaryHelix101 wrote...

Shinian2 wrote...

While we're at it, let's discuss SPECTRE

An acronym made up of English words to describe an organization, that happens to spell out an English word that reflects the nature of individuals in that organization, apparently in use long before the aliens knew Humans existed.

It's something completely different in any other alien language. The workers who made the translators everyone has just thought of the most appropriate acronym it in english.

I could go with that. My opinion is that we can pick apart set design and languages all we want, but the fact is, Bioware didn't design aliens in such detail that they could imagine what their kitchens/languages look like,

Nor should they have to. They put in familiar language and furniture/appliances so that human players could recognise what's going on and where they are without being hit over the head with it.

[FluffyScarf]

But I wanted a mysteriously shaped box where Liara could store all her munchies.

Modifié par FluffyScarf, 12 juin 2011 - 01:13 .

[78stonewobble]

I kinda imagine that all the electronics shop/commercials/broadcast stations had had sensors to detect who you were (galaxy wide person registry) and projects only custom messages to only you. Eg. directly onto your eyes.

Would explain kasumi's message intro to you in the citadel staying private.

Storeowners though? Hmm ... maybe it's just "basic"...