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[I WANT YOU TO FUCK ME JERY]

Han Shot First wrote...

I hope we get a player character with an Orlesian accent.

And not every Orlesian character needs to have a theatrical, over-the-top sounding accent. Two good examples of French accents that weren't over the top were Leliana and Riordan.

Would anyone be disappointed if the actor who voiced Riordan also voiced the protagonist, or one of your companions?

I know I wouldn't. Riordan sounded like a bad@ss.

Indeed, Riordan/Stroud VA for the male PC would be perfect.

And someone who sounds similar to Leliana for the female PC, but not the same VA because, well, that's too familiar I think. 

Modifié par SergeantSnookie, 21 mars 2013 - 11:22 .

[animedreamer]

 I love the Orleasian accents, im hoping the protag has it as well.

[Asdrubael Vect]

I do not want  any French type accent , still hope to Tevinter accent for protag....

Modifié par Dark Korsar, 21 mars 2013 - 12:34 .

[Itkovian]

MrCry0 wrote...

There are multiple rumours and speculations that the brunt of the game will take place in or around orlais. This means that we'll probably be conversing a lot with the upper class there. I hope i'm not the only one when I hope that they please keep the french upper class orlesian accent to a minimum.

I mean, yes, it does do a good job of sounding like they're better then you, but I really don't want to listen to it the entire game... In DA:O it was reduced to a minute amount, and DAII had a just bareable amount, But I wanted to rip off my ears by the end of mark of the assassin.

Please bioware, spare us  

Gee, good thing nobody minds british accents, otherwise DAO would have suuuuuucked.

We'll get the accents of the characters we encounter. That means when we're in orlais we'll get French, when in Ferelden we'll get British, when we meet Dwarves we'll get American, Dalish Elves will be Welsh, Anderfels will probably be German, aaaand so on.

It's called world building and proper talent casting, and I'm quite satisfied with the direction Bioware has been doing.

One thing is certain: I wouldn't want a game that does away with anything (including accents) just to cater to the intolerant few.

[dragondreamer]

If Fereldan city elves sound American, I wonder if Orlesian city elves sound like French Canadians.

[rolson00]

Enad wrote...

I know your pain...

I cannot stand the Orlesian accents in both games...especially Anoras elf servant. Bah.

i really don't like the accent either but put on sub titles and mute the female dogs!

[Gewehr_fr]

Orian Tabris wrote...

People have got to get over themselves. There is nothing wrong with the French accent. Trust me, there are worse accents out there. Examples? Nasaly Australian, Canadian and American accents, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English (to a degree) and Kiwi accents. But the French accent isn't annoying.

The French have a more refined accent (as per their general attitude) than most. I'm looking at Americans, specifically those that haven't been trained vocally (i.e. actors and singers).

My guess is it's more of a prejudice against the French, rather than an actual distaste for the accent.

I'm french myself and I found the orlesians accents, excepted Leliana, horribly exagerrated and annoying to hear. Of course it also added a comedic relief but if Orlais is full of them... ugh.

It doesn't really bother me either way since I'll most likely play DAIII in french version, assuming they choose decent voice actors, but I feel the pain for others.

[gonzalez.melissa53]

I would really love a southern draw! I know it doesn't fit here but maybe someday somewhere in Theadus some dashing steel plated fellow will use words like y'all, howdy and call my character Ma'am! /squee

LOL wouldn't it be funny if they used Mountain Man from Duck Dynasty!!! 

Modifié par gonzalez.melissa53, 21 mars 2013 - 03:38 .

[Eternal Dust]

Ooh a PC with a French accent would be very nice

[N7KnightSabre]

Genuine French accents are beautiful. But like in any part of the world, there are many versions of the French accent. I like alot of them and I would love for the protagonist to have one. Honestly, I'm tired of the majority of the people in sword and sorcery games having English accents. Don't get me wrong, I love English accents. I'm just a little burned out on them in DA. I'd like it if they mixed it up a little. Some joke about Russian accents, but again, I find them beautiful.

Bad fake accents are terrible and Bioware usually does a good job of keeping that out.

[Han Shot First]

Gewehr_fr wrote...

I'm french myself and I found the orlesians accents, excepted Leliana, horribly exagerrated and annoying to hear. Of course it also added a comedic relief but if Orlais is full of them... ugh.

It doesn't really bother me either way since I'll most likely play DAIII in french version, assuming they choose decent voice actors, but I feel the pain for others.

The French accents people are railing against (Isolde) aren't even real French accents. They are theatrical accents, and greatly exaggerated. Even French people that don't have a strong command of the English language do not sound like Isolde.

Hence the people complaing that an Orlesian protagonist would sound like Isolde, are exaggerating just as much as her voice actress did.

A good example would be Berenice Marlohe. She has a heavy French accent when speaking English, but sounds nothing like Isolde.

[New Display Name]

I'd love a PC with a french accent.

[TobiTobsen]

Why an accent? In Orlais everbody would speak orlesian, so there wouldn't be an accent.

I would rather go the route of pronouncing the english accent of Ferelden characters more, instead of letting every Orlesian speak with a french accent.

Or let all the Orlesians actually speak french with subtitles. Or just the women. I love french speaking females

Modifié par TobiTobsen, 21 mars 2013 - 06:13 .

[Dominari]

Han Shot First wrote...

Hence the people complaing that an Orlesian protagonist would sound like Isolde, are exaggerating just as much as her voice actress did.

To be fair, Isolde could have been speaking Hindi and I would still want to shove her head under water. For that I will say the voice actress did a fantastic job of making me HATE Isolde.

[Thetford]

Just hire the cast of 'Allo 'Allo.

[Seiryaria]

I'm not much of a fan of the French accent in general, so I'd also prefer the Orlesians to refrain from making extreme use of it. sorry to all native speakers but it's really tiring to listen to for a long time...at least for me  and playing with subs and the TV muted isn't an option I'd welcome either :/
but I guess we'll have to wait some more till we find out

Modifié par Seiryaria, 21 mars 2013 - 07:25 .

[flyermaria]

Real French accents = Yes please!

Exaggerated French accents = Noooooooooooooooo

[nikkylee]

I would love a French accent for the PC. I took a few semesters of French in college (and was woefully terrible at it...) and I could listen to my professor talk for hours. She had a voice like Leliana's... sweet and soft (almost musical, as silly as that seems to say) and it was just beautiful. Done well, and I think a company like Bioware could be trusted to find a pleasing PC voice actor/actress, it would be really cool.

[Eleinehmm]

Han Shot First wrote...

Gewehr_fr wrote...

I'm french myself and I found the orlesians accents, excepted Leliana, horribly exagerrated and annoying to hear. Of course it also added a comedic relief but if Orlais is full of them... ugh.

It doesn't really bother me either way since I'll most likely play DAIII in french version, assuming they choose decent voice actors, but I feel the pain for others.

The French accents people are railing against (Isolde) aren't even real French accents. They are theatrical accents, and greatly exaggerated. Even French people that don't have a strong command of the English language do not sound like Isolde.

Hence the people complaing that an Orlesian protagonist would sound like Isolde, are exaggerating just as much as her voice actress did.

A good example would be Berenice Marlohe. She has a heavy French accent when speaking English, but sounds nothing like Isolde.

Yes, I wrote a couple of posts on Isolde accent a couple of years ago
http://social.biowar...74891/6#5281599

You can't speak grammatically and sound like Isolde at the same time.

Modifié par Eleinehmm, 21 mars 2013 - 08:00 .

[Giantdeathrobot]

Leliana sounds pretty much exactly like how a French person who has learned english sounds. If the accents are similar to her's, I won't have any problems.

[DarkSpiral]

Han Shot First wrote...

Gewehr_fr wrote...

I'm french myself and I found the orlesians accents, excepted Leliana, horribly exagerrated and annoying to hear. Of course it also added a comedic relief but if Orlais is full of them... ugh.

It doesn't really bother me either way since I'll most likely play DAIII in french version, assuming they choose decent voice actors, but I feel the pain for others.

The French accents people are railing against (Isolde) aren't even real French accents. They are theatrical accents, and greatly exaggerated. Even French people that don't have a strong command of the English language do not sound like Isolde.

Hence the people complaing that an Orlesian protagonist would sound like Isolde, are exaggerating just as much as her voice actress did.

A good example would be Berenice Marlohe. She has a heavy French accent when speaking English, but sounds nothing like Isolde.

Kudos to you, sir or madame.  Excellent example. 

[The Teyrn of Whatever]

... not this topic again.

Modifié par The Teryn of Whatever, 22 mars 2013 - 02:45 .

[MKDAWUSS]

You have to admit, "Who is this man, Teagan" became epic only because of the fake accent.


That said, I hope they use native speakers FFS.