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[VanishedFaces]

haha hey! Plenty of french speakers in Alberta, too! Tbh I'm franco-ontarienne, not actually from Quebec. So I poohpooh on Quebec! And Alberta too, for the hell of it

[Teddie Sage]

I also speak Canadian French and I am from New-Brunswick. So not every francophones are actually from Quebec.

[Jerrybnsn]

Emzamination wrote...

Sorry but if the story is going to be heavily focused in Orlais, I need to feel like I'm native so I can better relate to the people.I can't imagine there would be very much immersion walking around in french Orlais with a foreign Ferelden accent.

I agree 100%.  But I think that they'll have just a few French accents like the Divine.  I believe this just  on the basis that the movie Dawn of the Seeker was set in Orlais and everyone was Orlesian but everyone but a few spoke with British and American accents.

Modifié par Jerrybnsn, 23 août 2012 - 10:03 .

[Androme]

 I absolutely love listening to Cassandra and Leliana speak. Seriously.

But Isolde.. God.. 

[Darth Death]

You're going to hate DA3 then.

[Nefla]

Nennykins wrote...

Didn't Stroud have a french accent? And that other warden that I can't remember, the one that bites the dust in DAO at the end of the game? They were fine.

Riordan. They were the same guy, also Duke Prosper and some others, plus that VA is legit French apparently.

[jillabender]

I absolutely love Riordan's voice – he made me realize how sexy French accents can be! ;D

[Jerrybnsn]

Did I ever mention that I'm 1/4 French?

Modifié par Jerrybnsn, 23 août 2012 - 11:45 .

[ananna21]

Orlais the region I least want to be in least due to the one accent I found annoying while everyone in my family found it  so pretty . Russian to me  is most the alluring language as it sounds truly deep and rich  though I don't there  is region in-game  that has the excuse for that accent.  Please don't set in Orlais alone they cannot be such a wide range of voice actors who speak both french and english fluently without breakign budget so they would hire others. I would hate hear nolan norths interpretation of  a french accent. Cassandra  was fine but  she does not count for being born in Nevarra. Leliana sometimes made cringe with how cutsey-woo she sounded buts she was the best in compasrion Isolde or MOA guy.  Wait Stroud was the best but it was never truly confirmed where came from he could be from the same place as Cassandra. Getting many french born with english is expensive and it was cringey listen certain Heavy-rain actors speak especially the boys.

Modifié par ananna21, 23 août 2012 - 11:51 .

[Jerrybnsn]

By the way, what nationality is Nevarra suppose to represent? Swedish?

[ananna21]

Jerrybnsn wrote...

By the way, what nationality is Nevarra suppose to represent? Swedish?

It's Austria as the Free marches are similar to Germany when it was just city states.

[Jerrybnsn]

The Free Marches were suppose to be German? Wow. That passed me by completely. You know, it went right over my head.

Modifié par Jerrybnsn, 23 août 2012 - 11:54 .

[Chiramu]

I would love the writers to write the Orlesians to not care that you hate them or their accents.

The Parisian accent is awesome .

[Saberchic]

I don't mind the accent. The only Orlesian who really got on my nerves was Isolde, so it doesn't matter to me if everyone in the game sounds Orlesian.

[Minttymint]

Well, Im half French so Orlesian accents are okay in my book. If the pc is from Orlais then dammit i want an Orlesian accent to match!

[ScotGaymer]

deuce985 wrote...

Emzamination wrote...

There is no need to express long winded discontent of french accents as there are french users who use these forums, don't be insensitive jerks.

Sorry. Just expressing my discontent in Dragon Age games, not rl...

I think I get where you are coming from.

Bioware isn't very good when it comes to getting accents; for example Kenneth from Mass Effect 2/3 sounded awful. Seriously.
Fricking terrible.
I am scottish so I ought to know, the actor can't do a Scottish accent - thankfully in ME3 Gabby does more of the talking. Hell even James Doohan aka Scotty from Star Trek did a better Scottish accent, and his was blatantly appallingly fake.

In Dragon Age 2 the Dalish are supposed to sound Welsh, and half of them sound fricking Irish. Some of the actors, and obv the voice director too, have no idea of the difference clearly.

So while the Orlesian accents dont bother me per se, I can certainly understand why they might bother you.

But please don't use that pic as an answer, ever again. Seriously, that was Blaine's low point in the show. He tries to pass off trying to force himself on Kurt in the back of a car as spontaneous and fun. Never apologises for it, and Kurt never calls him on it.
It's appalling.

Eugh.

[ShadyKat]

I'd honestly skip DA3 if everyone had a Orlesian accent. A few characters I could stand, but 90% of everyone, and the player character?!...........**** that!

[thats1evildude]

FitScotGaymer wrote...

Bioware isn't very good when it comes to getting accents; for example Kenneth from Mass Effect 2/3 sounded awful. Seriously.
Fricking terrible.
I am scottish so I ought to know, the actor can't do a Scottish accent - thankfully in ME3 Gabby does more of the talking. Hell even James Doohan aka Scotty from Star Trek did a better Scottish accent, and his was blatantly appallingly fake.

The funny thing is, I read somewhere that Kenneth's accept was a deliberate homage to Scotty — namely, an engineer with a terrible Scottish accent.

That actor did a fairly decent Afrikaans accent.

Modifié par thats1evildude, 24 août 2012 - 02:11 .

[LadyJ28]

If the orlesian accent sounds more like Cassandra's (I know she is from Nevarra)...then I'm cool with it. But I kind of felt Leliana's accent faltered in and out sometimes. I thought she had a speech impediment the first time I played DA:O. Then I got used to it but I prefer Cassandra's accent. Maybe because it had a tougher tone to it.

[Renmiri1]

Orlesian accents grate in my ear too, not Leliana's but Duke Prosper and his people ? Ewwww.

And the Orlesian beards and mustaches look awful! They look like they are made of wax.. or made of something we don't mention in a polite conversation!

[Zubie]

ShadyKat wrote...

I'd honestly skip DA3 if everyone had a Orlesian accent. A few characters I could stand, but 90% of everyone, and the player character?!...........**** that!

Well if the bulk of the game is set in Orlais then yes, most of the people we encounter should have an orlesian accent.

[RogueWriter3201]

While I certainly think boycotting the game because the main character has a French/French Canadian accent is myopic, if not wholly ignorant and borderline a tad racist, I'm sure BioWare would account for the fact that, with a heavy accent, certain words (in English) might be difficult to understand which can be immersion breaking, especially if we're living vicariously through the PC.

If they wanted the central protagonist to be from Orlais very likely they'll compromise with the accent, i.e. go with an Actor/Actress with French roots and an inflection of the accent while actually having grown up either in the States, United Kingdom, or Canada.

The actress for Leliana was from the UK if I'm not mistaken, and, as such, she was never difficult to understand nor was her voice grating ("Teegaaaaan!") because it held a British Lilt mixed with French tones, especially when speaking softly.

[NUM13ER]

I've had to endure dodgy fake Irish accents since...well forever. Recently I played the Saboteur with the protagonists accent being pretty much an offensive caricature. This was made even worse by him allegedly being from Belfast where I'm actually from and thus failing pretty epicly. So I can understand worry about playing a game filled with terrible fake French accents.

But if Bioware gets genuine French VA and they're high quality I'd quite enjoy the atmosphere it would create. Unlike some people I'm not uncomfortable with accents, cultures and dialects outside of the UK and US. After all so is mine. And yes like a few people reading the "if they're French I won't play the game" I am a little uncomfortable with the xenophobia and borderline racist vibes.

Modifié par NUM13ER, 24 août 2012 - 04:01 .

[Fisto The Sexbot]

Jerrybnsn wrote...

The Free Marches were suppose to be German? Wow. That passed me by completely. You know, it went right over my head.

I thought the Anderfels = Germany?

Modifié par Fisto The Sexbot, 24 août 2012 - 04:01 .

[CuriousArtemis]

Fisto The Sexbot wrote...

I thought the Anderfels = Germany?

I thought it was Russia o.O

Real French people sound pretty normal, you know.  In fact, they sound just like you and me ... just with an accent. They don't sound silly or over-exagerated. 

Modifié par motomotogirl, 24 août 2012 - 05:25 .