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[Jeremiah12LGeek]

Do people from other places also claim not to have an accent?

 

Oh, my, yes.

 

Canadians are 100% convinced that they have no accent.

 

 

 

I know because I am one.

 

 

And we're right. We don't have an accent.

[AxholeRose]

I used the deep voice for my elf.  I made him to look older than most elves and more serious, so I couldn't imagine him with the lighter british accent.

[Chardonney]

I always use either British male or female voices. I just can't stand either of the American ones. They're too deep and dull, and sound like they're reading a phonebook instead of lines for a game. That is why it is good to have different options and not to be forced to use just one you don't like (like Mark Meer in ME).

[PhroXenGold]

On the subject of accents, I wish we had a proper one for a Dalish Inquisitor. Bioware have tried to make sure all the Dalish in DA2 and DA:I have Celtic accents, but the Inquisitor can't have one....

[pdusen]

 

Oh, my, yes.

 

Canadians are 100% convinced that they have no accent.

 

 

 

I know because I am one.

 

 

And we're right. We don't have an accent.

 

Tell me more aboot that.

[Farangbaa]

As an American I can confirm I have no accent

Dying over here hahahaha.

[LPain]

On the subject of accents, I wish we had a proper one for a Dalish Inquisitor. Bioware have tried to make sure all the Dalish in DA2 and DA:I have Celtic accents, but the Inquisitor can't have one....

Considering the quality of some of the "Irish" drunken leprechaun- accents in DA2 and DA:I, I am almost pleased. There are few authentic ones, but some are so cringe-worthy that oh dear. Problem with Irish accents is that if non-Irish, or non-resident, puts them on, you'll get mixture of many locales (each Irish town has at least one accent). I am almost hoping at this stage, that Irish accents would be dropped and they would stick to Welsh ones- at least I can't recognize boobed up end result then.

 

What it comes to the original question: I prefer the American VA myself. I enjoy his take on many lines and on cheeky lines he genuinely amuses me.

[PhroXenGold]

Oh, I would definitely prefer Welsh over Irish, but even the latter would be far more appropriate than either American or no accent...

[frankf43]

So time and again I have seen people reference the VA's and it seems 9 times out of 10 people say they used the accented Male VA for their Human and said the Non-Accent VA was pretty much exclusive to the Qunari because the voice sounds too "Big" for a Human. As someone with a deep voice myself I guess I might be biased, but it sounds and looks okay to me. 

 

 

I prefer the Non-Accented VA for all. 

 

 

I like his delivery and his range is pretty much spot on for the most part. Especially during the sarcastic/humorous replies. 

 

 

Am I the only person on planet Earth that has never used the Accented Male VA? 

 

But it's the accented one that has the deep voice. He has an American accent while the other speaks English like an English gentleman therefore has no accent.

 

It always get's me that they call the English gent one British and call all other British accents something else. Celtic for Scots or Welsh for example while they are both still part of Britain.

 

Only a very small percentage of British people actually speak with an Oxbridge accent. 

[PhroXenGold]

They should've had a Geordie do one of the voices so you Yanks can hear what (some) actual English people sound like...

[Heidirs]

My husband made a male qunari with a mustache/goatee thing and gave him the lighter British accent. The result is all together ridiculous, wonderful, and perfect. 

 

I'm not a fan of the female American accent, personally. She comes across as too harsh to me.

[frankf43]

They should've had a Geordie do one of the voices so you Yanks can hear what (some) actual English people sound like...

 

Cheryl Cole tried but they couldn't understand her even though she is as posh as a Geordie can get and still be classed as a Geordie.

[PhroXenGold]

Cheryl Cole tried but they couldn't understand her even though she is as posh as a Geordie can get and still be classed as a Geordie.

 

Didn't they have to subtitle her on some show? I seem to remember reading that somewhere. And her accent is relatively mild. But then, they subtitled Trainspotting in America...

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

Tell me more aboot that.

 

The only people who say "aboot" are Americans impersonating what they think is the Canadian accent.

 

Canadians pronounce it "abowt," similarly to when you "bow" before a King (though not exactly the same.)

[happy_daiz]

The only people who say "aboot" are Americans impersonating what they think is the Canadian accent.

 

Canadians pronounce it "abowt," similarly to when you "bow" before a King (though not exactly the same.)

 

Actually...all of my friends who live in northern Minnesota pronounce it "aboot". I think it's just them.  Maybe some kind of regional dialect on their part? Knowing us, and how easily we can mess literally everything up, I'm guessing people are impersonating northern Minnesotans, thinking they're impersonating Canadians. Eh?

 

I say it the same way you do, Jer.

[PhroXenGold]

"aboot" sounds more Scottish than anything...

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

Actually...all of my friends who live in northern Minnesota pronounce it "aboot". I think it's just them.  Maybe some kind of regional dialect on their part?

 

I say it the same way you do, Jer.

 

Those are dem Norwegians, tho', ya?

 

 

We do say, "eh," that stereotype is true.

[happy_daiz]

 

Those are dem Norwegians, tho', ya?

 

 

We do say, "eh," that stereotype is true.

 

Yes, probably.

 

I know squat about squat; I was just following you around. Teehee. 

 

P.S. I have no accent.

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

Yes, probably.

 

I know squat about squat; I was just following you around. Teehee. 

 

P.S. I have no accent.

 

There is one part of Canada that has the wildest accent in the world.

 

Newfoundland. A thick Newfie accent is like someone threw Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, and sleep deprivation into a blender.

[happy_daiz]

There is one part of Canada that has the wildest accent in the world.

 

Newfoundland. A thick Newfie accent is like someone threw Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, and sleep deprivation into a blender.

 

I just had to quote this. Because: brilliance.

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

I just had to quote this. Because: brilliance.

 

You should have seen the original version that I toned down just before posting. 

[Nefla]

LOL @ Americans have no accent.

I'm an American and I have no accent because I never speak. I only write what I want to say on a dry erase board and show people.

 

Anyways I like all 4 VA and thought they all did an amazing job.

[PogueMT]

Considering the quality of some of the "Irish" drunken leprechaun- accents in DA2 and DA:I, I am almost pleased. There are few authentic ones, but some are so cringe-worthy that oh dear. Problem with Irish accents is that if non-Irish, or non-resident, puts them on, you'll get mixture of many locales (each Irish town has at least one accent). I am almost hoping at this stage, that Irish accents would be dropped and they would stick to Welsh ones- at least I can't recognize boobed up end result then.

 

What it comes to the original question: I prefer the American VA myself. I enjoy his take on many lines and on cheeky lines he genuinely amuses me.

Ahh but I loved running into that one elf with the strongest Dub accent I've ever heard in a game - made me feel right at home

 

The Oirish ones though *shudder* I was having Angel flashbacks

 

On topic: I liked both sets of VAs in DAI but did tend to stick to the defaults for the races aside from the one much older elf Quizzy I had, the British VA just sounded too young for her.

[phantomrachie]

On the subject of accents, I wish we had a proper one for a Dalish Inquisitor. Bioware have tried to make sure all the Dalish in DA2 and DA:I have Celtic accents, but the Inquisitor can't have one....

 

I would've LOVED this. If only because then I could finally play a game where someone had an Irish Accent, which, while being very low on my list of things I like a protagonist to have, would be super cool. I hear my own accent in media so rarely it is always a novelty.

 

Colm Meaney could've been the male Inquisitor and Tara Flynn the female.

[Drasanil]

The only people who say "aboot" are Americans impersonating what they think is the Canadian accent.

 

Canadians pronounce it "abowt," similarly to when you "bow" before a King (though not exactly the same.)

 

To be fair, I did see precisely one TV commentator [some guy from a Vancouver paper] say "aboot" and cringed every time he did. Wasn't sure if he was doing on purpose or if he just had a speech impediment.