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[Jayce]

I'm glad they sound like that. I lived in the east midlands for 1 month and the language there was unintelligible.

 

You must hate speaking to Blackwall then!

[ZoliCs]

I disagree, I think Alix Wilton Regan did the best job out of the 4, by a lot.

[Xhaiden]

The British voices are well done, they're just...posh. Which is kind of the problem though.

 

The British voices work best for Human due to the noble origin, okay for Elves, not so well for Dwarves and not even remotely for Qunari.

The American voices work best for Qunari, okay for Dwarves, okay for for Human chars and not even remotely for Elves.

 

But yes, the America voices are too deep ( especially the male voice ) and the British voices a bit too posh. They're both too unique to fit the wide range of characters you can create in the CC. There really needs to be 1 or 2 more voice options that are a bit more neutral. Especially given the wide range of accents in game. As for not being able to find actors, the multiplayer characters have a really wide range of accents and personalities. So they must have found at least some. 

 

As for Canada not having unique English accents.....we do, god help us do we ever. But I don't think any of them would fit overly well into Thedas. As entertaining as it would be running into an Elf with a Maritime accent or someone in the Orleisian court with a Quebecois accent. 

[Marmite20]

You must hate speaking to Blackwall then!

I thought his voice was dripping with Yorkshire. (there's a sentence I'm unlikely to ever use again).

 

I prefer the Male British VA over the others. However it does sound a little odd coming from a Dalish Elf, especially when the default Elven voice seems to come out of the Valleys or the Emerald Isle.

[Vulkan Lives]

The EU female voice actor for elf isn't really good, she putted me off the moment when we saw the divine held captive.

She casually said : what's going on here ?

Not even a bit suprised!

lol, 'putted'. xD

[scyme]

The British voices are well done, they're just...posh. Which is kind of the problem though.

 

The British voices work best for Human due to the noble origin, okay for Elves, not so well for Dwarves and not even remotely for Qunari.

The American voices work best for Qunari, okay for Dwarves, okay for for Human chars and not even remotely for Elves.

 

I agree. I'm quite fond of my female Elf with her British accent and my awesome male dwarf with the american voice sounds and looks like Richard B. Riddick's long-lost midget brother 

[VilniusNastavnik]

I'm sorry but I could not take an inquisitor with a Yorkshire cockney accent seriously.. Be bout the same as putting a bogan's accent on an Australian inquisitor.. It just does not work. You're character is well educated and traveled.. Clearly they have had more opportunities than the majority of blue collar workers so the accent has to be more refined, though I agree, you are also a mercenary turned leader so it would also need to be a bit rougher than it actually is at present. Hell. I cannot even take the Aussie bogans seriously.. As someone from the bush, we sound more Jackman and less Gillard so I rarely have to deal with the accent thankfully. That being said, I cannot even stand the southern american accent so I am thankful the Male american accent was not very strong. You guys can thank Kyra Sedgwick for that.. listening to hear on the closer was like dragging nails down a chalk board.

[BlacJAC74]

Just tested a male elf and they have similar voices.  Ok, I get why people are defensive about the human noble, but it's just completley bizarre on a male elven character.

 

@ Vilnius:  No one has said they'd have preferred a Yorkshire or Cockney accent.  There's a helluva lot more accents than posh, Northern and East London.  Americans seem to have this preconceived idea that most Brits talk in this "Tea and crumpets at noon" accent, but that's simply not true.  In fact, it's only a minority that talk like that.  Usually those with a upper-middle class upbringing and even then, that's still an incorrect sweeping statement.  Games of Thrones manages to implement nobility, played by British actors, without having to resort to the "Tea and crumpets at noon" mentality.  Posh works well for period dramas, not so for games/films depicting what is loosely based around our medieval times.

[XMissWooX]

I might concede that the British Male voice is quite... eloquent, in that he pronounces his words very clearly, but I think that fits for a Marcher noble.
I have to disagree with the British Female voice though, hers is actually very similar to my own accent, and I'm far from posh.
They're both southern-English, so they pronounce everything with long A's ("arfter" instead if "after"), so that could contribute to their sounding posh.

Also, I did notice a couple of NPCs with a country accent, which remind me of my Grandad.

[Chardonney]

I actually like my male inquisitor's british voice a.k.a Harry Hadden-Paton. Very much so. It also suits well for his overall appearance and has this soft/sensual quality to it. It's much better than Jon Curry's voice in my opinion.

[HelenMac321]

I'd actually say that the female, British VA was brilliantly done...not too posh, but well-spoken, and did a fantastic job with all aspects of the Inquisitor's character (i.e. she was brilliant at the awkward romance dialogue).

 

Much prefer the American male VA though to the British one. He just feels more 'authentic'.

[Quorthon]

My first playthrough was with the American male voice and I didn't care for it too much. I'm now using the English female and it's been really good so far.

[Jayce]

Just tested a male elf and they have similar voices.  Ok, I get why people are defensive about the human noble, but it's just completley bizarre on a male elven character.

 

@ Vilnius:  No one has said they'd have preferred a Yorkshire or Cockney accent.  There's a helluva lot more accents than posh, Northern and East London.  Americans seem to have this preconceived idea that most Brits talk in this "Tea and crumpets at noon" accent, but that's simply not true.  In fact, it's only a minority that talk like that.  Usually those with a upper-middle class upbringing and even then, that's still an incorrect sweeping statement.  Games of Thrones manages to implement nobility, played by British actors, without having to resort to the "Tea and crumpets at noon" mentality.  Posh works well for period dramas, not so for games/films depicting what is loosely based around our medieval times.

 

The class snobbery in this thread is unreal, (and frankly embarrassing to read in the 21st century.)

 

So they went with generic overly posh middle-class accents for a couple of characters who're Nobels. Deal. With. It. 

[LostInReverie19]

Haven't listened to the male British voice much yet, but from what I've heard it sounds all right. It's definitely not as good as male Hawke though. Male Hawke's voice is yummy.

 

Female British voice is bad. I just hate it. And I didn't like her voice as Traynor either. No idea why but it irritates me so much. At least as Traynor she had personality, but in this game her voice is like the auditory equivalent of watching paint dry...

[snackrat]

I will admit I prefer the American ones, but that is less about the type of accent (I'm a Kiwi) and more about that VA quality in general. Jon Curry is amazing and I personally find Alex cringe-worthy.

[Cypher0020]

I love the accents, but I'm American, I think it's fine

 

I guess people from the UK can notice a change that I can't?

[Bann Duncan]

I'm genuinely glad they went for that sort of accent instead of going with the British TV trend that everyone needs to sound either ghetto or regional. The voice actors are amazing.

[Bann Duncan]

Man, this is the opposite perception to what people in the states have of public education.

 

I know what you're getting at, but I don't really think one can be overly educated.  That's generally a feeling held by the under-educated.

 

"Public school" in England doesn't mean a government run school like it does in the US/most places. It refers to private schools with excellent education that go back to the late Middle Ages.

[SunburnedPenguin]

The class snobbery in this thread is unreal, (and frankly embarrassing to read in the 21st century.)

 

So they went with generic overly posh middle-class accents for a couple of characters who're Nobels. Deal. With. It. 

 

For me atleast, it has nothing to do with snobbery, but authenticity. The accent the British female has is what we call a 'BBC accent'. In other words a generic, non-regional accent that is perfect for national tv, sat nav and automated systems as everyone can understand it. It is not a Southern accent. No-one really speaks like that.

 

I keep waiting for her to say 'at the next roundabout, take the second exit'.

 

I really don't like the US accent though, it's far too gruff for my liking.

 

I've just started a playthrough with a male elf using the British male accent, the jury is out on that one. He atleast sounds a little more animated!

 

"Public school" in England doesn't mean a government run school like it does in the US/most places. It refers to private schools with excellent education that go back to the late Middle Ages.

 

It's the training ground and networking platform for MP's and bankers. It has sweet FA to do with education.

[BlacJAC74]

The class snobbery in this thread is unreal, (and frankly embarrassing to read in the 21st century.)

 

So they went with generic overly posh middle-class accents for a couple of characters who're Nobels. Deal. With. It. 

 

 

Ironic that you mention this is the 21st century, like the issue has become irrelevant, yet the reality is class divisions within almost every Western country are more relevant in the 21st century and more glaring than they were in the 20th century.  However, I do concede this is not the place to discuss this particular issue.  Nor is it about snobbery, I just happen to think a better mixture of accents would have been preferable.

[BlueMew]

I think I'll switch to human for the very same reason. Posh Dalish elf is just... strange.

[LordSeeker]

Default Female voice is quite good...

[LordSeeker]

I think I'll switch to human for the very same reason. Posh Dalish elf is just... strange.

Ya Dwarf and Elf character look weird in Inquisitor role...