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[Heathen Oxman]

Ignorant U.S. American, here.

 

I like the British accents......

 

Don't care for male North American one, though.

[AzureAardvark]

Ignorant U.S. American, here.

 

I like the British accents......

 

Don't care for male North American one, though.

 

Me too.

 

So ... detente?

[Biodron]

the british voices are my favorites D:

[The Oracle]

I'm Scottish but I have to say that (only playing as a female) I find the F!British VA to be the best. Yes the voice is clearer and more polished in a BBC style but the acting is very good later on. A few bits jarr (as someone said above, the part where you barge in on Corphyfish killing the Divine and you're just like "Hey! What's happening guys?"). The deeper F!American VA is so flat and monotonous that I gave up a playthrough of my Qunari 4hrs in because I couldn't listen to it anymore.

 

Also the Scottish accent on that woman in the desert was just hilarious. Seb's accent in DA2 was a decent though. It's all very hit and miss with Scottish. Needs to be understandable to a wide audience (which a lot of our accents aren't) but also noticeably Scottish, which tends to make them go for a Groundskeeper Willie accent. 

[Undead Han]

That wasn't my point at all.  I actually insinuated that it shouldn't be a heavy Northern/Celtic/chav accent.  You make it sound as if accents have to be either or.  As things stand, most (not all) of the British human accents have a heavy public school boy/girl vibe about them.  Britain or more to the point, the UK actually has the most diverse English accents in the world.  Areas with a mere 5 miles between them can and do have completely different accents, so it's not as if the choice is limited.

 

I have no idea about the other races other than the female elven race (i messed around with the voice in the CC) and they too have the same posh English accent choice.  Same holds true for both male and female Hawke.  It's all very "Tea and crumpets at noon, Jeeves"

 

Thats a genre convention though, not really something that is unique to Dragon Age.

 

Most films with a historical or fantasy-based (which is really just medieval with a dash of magic & monsters) setting use similar posh English accents, particularly for characters from that setting's aristocracy. Anyone from the English-speaking world is going to immediately associate it with the upper crust, and it is always clear and understandable even for people who aren't native to the UK, unlike some regional accents. 

[pengwin21]

I like both English voices, although they really do fit humans best. Elves are in a weird spot, because they're either this short skinny person with a super deep voice or they have a really posh accent from living in the woods.

 

I would say that Marchers generally have English accents btw- with Sebastian being the only notable exception I can think of. I guess Varric is a Marcher, but his family's from Orzammar so having the American accent makes sense there.

[StaceysChain]

I'm English and I have to say that I prefer the English voices wayyy more than the American voices. The fact that they sounded posh didn't bother me at all. I'm sorry but I just find the American voices really annoying - they just don't do it for me. Having said that though, I do think Jon Curry does a decent job (and he was Zevran too! What a range!), Sumalee... not so much. 

[SwordofMercy1]

What I don't understand is why they didn't put in a tone sequencer or whatever its called, in the game. That way you could make an English accent that sounds less 'posh' and deeper and an american accent that sounded younger... Or even deeper. And yes it is possible with the right filters to catch the stupid robot background noise. Saints row 4 had that issue if you change the voice tone but dynasty warriors was fine. Granted some lines may sound strange if the tone changes automatically like in romance scenes but hey that's what testing is for.

[cyclopsgd]

oh and dont get me started on the fake irish accents for the dalish lol

welsh and most of the voice actors for the main character elves are welsh. like solas'

[cyclopsgd]

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!

Spoiler:

 

 

 

 

 

When you see the actually memory in the nightmare it's completely different to hearing it through the first rift. she is really shocked

[Gago]

I don't know if someone mentioned this, but I am pretty sure that the name of the thread should be changed to voices instead of vocies.

[Abyss108]

I liked the British female (I'm British myself), haven't heard enough of the male version to comment.

 

I would have like d a Welsh option though, as it's kinda weird having a Dalish speak with a British accent. Would have preferred to have a Welsh choice instead of American!

[Xhaiden]

The deeper F!American VA is so flat and monotonous that I gave up a playthrough of my Qunari 4hrs in because I couldn't listen to it anymore.

 

Honestly? The core of the issue ( really with all of the voices ) is that the actors were clearly instructed to deliver different dialogue options in distinctly different ways. This gives a wide range of character but can also be a jarring mismatch if you're not playing a character as a straight one note personality.

 

For instance with the British male VA he delivers the concern/diplomatic lines ( Typically the top right option on the wheel ) in a more posh kind of higher tone. But delivers the lighthearted/snarky lines ( Typically the middle right option on the wheel ) with a more biting snarkiness in his voice that's lower. While his anger options are more like appalled / offended. The same thing happens with the American male VA. Concern/diplomatic he uses a deeper/rumbling voice. But lighthearted/snark is much smoother without the really low undertone. 

 

It can be jarring and at times almost sound like a different character completely. Especially if you've been generally acting one way but then hit a situation where you're inclined to pick a different kind of response. 

[S Seraff]

I'm not usually one to complain, but something that grates on me a little is the Eton-esque [public school for all the toffs] human male voices we are left to pick through.  I have no idea if foreigners pick up on the accent as much as someone from the UK would, but it would have been nice to have had a more common British accent at our disposal. 

 

I'm not saying it should have been a heavy Yorkshire, Cockney, Celtic etc accent, just one that doesn't make your human male character sound like an over privileged, sliver spoon, overly educated public school boy.  It just comes across as your stereotypical "Anyone for tea and crumpets?" voice if that makes sense.

 

 know what you mean. but the voice actualy worked really well for my character.  my warrior though will need something a bit more gruff ;P

[Exodus2000]

I'm not usually one to complain, but something that grates on me a little is the Eton-esque [public school for all the toffs] human male voices we are left to pick through. I have no idea if foreigners pick up on the accent as much as someone from the UK would, but it would have been nice to have had a more common British accent at our disposal.

I'm not saying it should have been a heavy Yorkshire, Cockney, Celtic etc accent, just one that doesn't make your human male character sound like an over privileged, sliver spoon, overly educated public school boy. It just comes across as your stereotypical "Anyone for tea and crumpets?" voice if that makes sense.

im live in nz but I know how you feel snd what you mean!!!!

Hire Ben Cumberbatch!!!!

Bioware hire Benedict Comberba

[Jaron Oberyn]

I like the female british voice, but the male one sounds like a miscast. Sounded like random_villager004 from DAO. 

[Retro-bit]

I would have liked a diffrent accent for our elves but saying that I got attached to my fem elf with her voice, I cant use that voice on other characters now

I picked up on Solas's South Welsh accent straight away though and did secretly wish my Elf had a soft welsh accent too

[Baboontje]

English accents sound better. The American female voice I don't like, it reminds me of FemSheps. It's too deep. Buuut... that voice actress does deliver the lines better than the English one.

 

I also prefer the British female VA but seriously....The American female VA wishes she could deliver like Jennifer Hale. I keep hoping it will get better since early in the game the British one also sounded a bit flatter than later on. But the voice is just so nasal....it's like Fran Drescher on steroids.

[mfr001]

lol, 'putted'. xD

Quite correct usage in Scotland, and hence, everywhere.

 

Edit, but 'hance' is not.

[SpiritMuse]

Honestly? The core of the issue ( really with all of the voices ) is that the actors were clearly instructed to deliver different dialogue options in distinctly different ways. This gives a wide range of character but can also be a jarring mismatch if you're not playing a character as a straight one note personality.
 
For instance with the British male VA he delivers the concern/diplomatic lines ( Typically the top right option on the wheel ) in a more posh kind of higher tone. But delivers the lighthearted/snarky lines ( Typically the middle right option on the wheel ) with a more biting snarkiness in his voice that's lower. While his anger options are more like appalled / offended. The same thing happens with the American male VA. Concern/diplomatic he uses a deeper/rumbling voice. But lighthearted/snark is much smoother without the really low undertone. 
 
It can be jarring and at times almost sound like a different character completely. Especially if you've been generally acting one way but then hit a situation where you're inclined to pick a different kind of response.

Really? I was under the impression that they were instructed to tone it down, actually. Be as neutral as possible, because the dialogue options for Hawke got complaints that they sounded too different. Hence the current complaints about them sounding "flat".

[Drakul]

oh and dont get me started on the fake irish accents for the dalish lol

*welsh...

and they are good welsh accents, actually

[Hair Serious Business]

You know you can always chose American voice if British one annoys you...

[Gaz83]

I always go with the second options for both sexes. The first two are a little snooty (although I get the reasoning). 

 

I can't think of many alternatives, though. My own Salford accent wouldn't have worked, for instance. I sound like a car thief.