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[elfdwarf]

we don't know who or what is protagonist yet

[mazariamonti]

i could definitely live with an Orlesian accent, if Bioware did choose to have the character be Orlesian than it would make sense for them to also have the highest quality of voice actor, maybe someone who's actually french, i don't know. But if they have an english accent i'm going to find it hard to see the difference between them and hawke.

[MKDAWUSS]

If so, they better allow me to Ctrl+V names. If I'm rolling around as an Orlesian, I'm gonna' need the use of diacritics.

[Calians]

Maybe they should use actual French actors/actresses for the protagonist. Honestly I think Bioware do know what they intend to do about this. Would like the change of accents for sure.

[Dave of Canada]

I'd want an Orlesian, hopefully we're getting over this "Ferelden" thing which everyone has.

Calians wrote...

Maybe they should use actual French actors/actresses for the protagonist.

They use french voice actors for NPCs, so I don't understand why they wouldn't do it for the protagonist.

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 20 septembre 2012 - 04:29 .

[Liyros]

That'd be neat. I wouldn't mind either kind of voice really. Something resembling a French accent would be a fun change of pace since the usual selection for the protagonist is a voice actor with some kind of American or English dialect.

Modifié par Saslic, 20 septembre 2012 - 04:46 .

[Ulathar]

If it works with the story, I wouldn't mind the protagonist being Orlesian - without the accent, though......

Modifié par Systemlord Baal, 20 septembre 2012 - 06:01 .

[mazariamonti]

Systemlord Baal wrote...

If it works with the story, I wouldn't mind the protagonist being Orlesian - without the accent, though......

So then you don't want them to be Orleasian. The accent is pretty much what this entire thread is based around. 

[SgtElias]

I think it'd be fun to play as an Orlesian.

Then again, at this point I think it'd be fun to play a character from almost any country (including ones we've been to before). I guess I'm just not very picky about this subject.

As for the accent, it wouldn't bother me, I don't think. Especially if Riordan's voice actor came back. My god. I love that man's voice.

What I wish, though, is that the Origins stories would make a return (even if it wasn't race-specific), letting us choose to make our Inquisitor from one of several different countries (Orlais, the Free Marches, Ferelden, Nevarra, etc), and having our accents change accordingly.

Not that I expect that to happen, mind you; I can't even imagine how much money it'd cost to record completely new PC dialogue (for two genders) for several different countries . . .

Still, it'd be really neat to see.

[NinjaDragonSword]

Speaking of Riordan he is from Ferelden I doubt they will have multiple VAs for the Protagonist. At least let us choose where he or she is from though. It would be even better if we got to choose the race. I am not holding out any hope for that.

[Han Shot First]

NinjaDragonSword wrote...

Speaking of Riordan he is from Ferelden.

He is mixed Ferelden and Orlesian like Leliana, IIRC. At any rate he speaks with a Orlesian (French) accent.

Modifié par Han Shot First, 20 septembre 2012 - 04:21 .

[Androme]

 Riordans voice actor was GREAT. You could hear that he had a slight Orlesian accent (very well done by the VA because Riordan in-game considered himself Ferelden), but he was stationed in Orlais, so I guess he picked up the accent. It would be great to have the voice actor of Riordan do the voice acting for our character (male) if our character is indeed Orlesian

[Fiery Phoenix]

It would be nice, but if the protagonist is voiced (as I'm sure will be the case), then we'll have to deal with a fake French accent for both genders, which could be disastrous if done wrong.

[Giggles_Manically]

Bioware seriously made a mistake with casting their Orlesian's for the most part in Origins or DA2.

Though how hard is it to find someone with a real accent?

[Masha Potato]

why do you think it would be fake

also explain the difference between DAO orlesians and DA2 orlesians because i honestly don't see it

Modifié par Masha Potato, 20 septembre 2012 - 04:45 .

[Fiery Phoenix]

Masha Potato wrote...

why do you think it would be fake

It's just a likely worst-case scenario as these kinds of things do happen in games sometimes. But I'd like to think BioWare knows better; I thought the voice acting in DA2 was pretty superb in general (aside from Male Hawke - yuck!).

Modifié par Fiery Phoenix, 20 septembre 2012 - 04:51 .

[Han Shot First]

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

It would be nice, but if the protagonist is voiced (as I'm sure will be the case), then we'll have to deal with a fake French accent for both genders, which could be disastrous if done wrong.

It would't necessarily be fake.

Riordan is a good example. He is voiced by Stephane Cornicard, a French actor.

Ike Amadi, the VA for Javik in Mass Effect 3, is African. (Nigerian IIRC)

[megamacka]

I don't think so, simply because of the accent.
It would get a tad annoying to listen to.

[Fiery Phoenix]

Han Shot First wrote...

Fiery Phoenix wrote...

It would be nice, but if the protagonist is voiced (as I'm sure will be the case), then we'll have to deal with a fake French accent for both genders, which could be disastrous if done wrong.

It would't necessarily be fake.

Riordan is a good example. He is voiced by Stephane Cornicard, a French actor.

Ike Amadi, the VA for Javik in Mass Effect 3, is African. (Nigerian IIRC)

I would certainly hope so. You're right about Javik - they definitely did such a fantastic job with him in terms of VO's. I shall keep my fingers crossed!

[Han Shot First]

Whether or not the protagonist has an accent that originates from a non-English speaking country, I do hope the hero this time around has a backstory with no ties to Ferelden. Thedas is a big continent, and all of its heroes shouldn't have the same ethnic background. After the Warden and Hawke, I think it is time to move on.

Another route Bioware could go is to have all the Orlesians speak with British accents, and give Ferelden characters an accent that originates from a non-English speaking country. This could be a representation of the fact that the characters are speaking Orlesian, that Orlesian characters sound unaccented to an Orlesian player character, and that Ferelden characters speaking Orlesian are the ones with foreign accents.

Modifié par Han Shot First, 20 septembre 2012 - 05:17 .

[llandwynwyn]

How about a Orlesian that never lived in Orlais? No accent required then.

[goofyomnivore]

Hawke didn't have a canon age.

Offtopic: But didn't they more or less say in Legacy? Leandra was pregnant when she was imprisoned in the Vimmark mountains after they had just left Kirkwall 25 years ago, so Hawke is more or less 25. Since it can't be Bethany/Carver beacause Leandra says they're 18.

[DiscoSludge]

It would be super cool if the protagonist is Orlesian because we get a different viewpoint/nationality/etc.!! But I'm not exactly eager to heart the fake french accents that the undoubtedly, un-french VO's would use. Hopefully they can find someone with a good french accent.

[DarkKnightHolmes]

I don't mind. But give him a good Voice actor. No fake accent too!

Modifié par DarkKnightHolmes, 20 septembre 2012 - 06:47 .