Does anyone know how to change the spoken language in the game? I'm wanting to brush-up on my spanish and can't find any way to change it.
Yeah, I know this would be more at home in the technical support section but the link redirects to EA's customer support. Anyone been there? It's terrible and I prefer to throw my lot with the community. Y'guys usually have the answers 
I think you'd have to reinstall the game & choose the language. Though what languages you can pick from, may be locked into what version you pick up (i.e. if you pick it up in Germany it'll be the German version). I'm not willing to uninstall and reinstall it to find out.
I've looked at the DVDs of the Ultimate edition (bought in the UK). For a bit of stuff - like talk tables - there are Italian and Spanish versions as well but the voice-over files (more than a gigabyte of data) are present only in English.
You'd think in this day and age, with online distribution becoming the pricipal means of buying games, one could have the option to download the language packages they wish. The VOs were recorded and are out there. It shouldn't be that big a deal. I suppose I'll have to bring this up in the Inquisition section. LIke having the language packs available as free DLCs so one can play in the language they want regardless of region.
That may not be so easy, though... The localised voice-overs represent serious investment that the purse string holders want to pay off, to the point where they try their best to make other language versions - i.e. original English - difficult to obtain.
I don't quite understand what you mean. I'll use the spanish version as an example as that is the one I'd like to play. There is enough people using this VO in Spain and South America to warrant a VO made. Without it there would be a lost opportunity for profit. Once you hit this point and the VO is produced, does it matter wether the player is in Canada or Uruguay? I paid for the game, and the version I'd like actually exists. It's not taking a penny away from the developper as far as I can see, the spanish version does pay for itself quit nicely I'm sure.
Sales of the original (US) version erode sales of the localised product, especially if it is available earlier. I had to jump through a few hoops to get even the UK version of DA:O here in Germany, and then quite a few more to get EA to admit responsibility for their faulty product (misprinted/shortened registration codes) and to send me functioning codes.
That gives me new insight, thanks.
I can see how the cost of certain VOs would be harder to recoup, but I have to maintain that someone who pays for a product should be entitled to use it in the language he chooses if that language is available at all. Paying another 60$ for another copy is not something I would consider. Perhaps a relatively cheap dlc then, but make it available? That would be another profitable microtransation that would only make EA all the more happy... 
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