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[goofyomnivore]

They only had voice options in DAI to accommodate the different races.

True, but I hope it sticks around. Maybe a deep/soft voices to choose from. Doesn't necessarily have to be accents I suppose. 

[Sylvius the Mad]

They only had voice options in DAI to accommodate the different races.

It's still a valuable feature.

Some of us want to play against type. Which is why I'm very excited that one of the first FO4 mods available disables the protagonist's voice.

[KaiserShep]

They only had voice options in DAI to accommodate the different races.

I certainly don't expect such a feature to exist for a character whose only options are gender, but I admit that this feature was quite compelling and I enjoyed it a lot, since making alternate Inq's gave me even more options. I wouldn't say no to it returning regardless.

[Ahglock]

Assuming 1 voice per gender I just hope they stick to standard American or Hollywood American. For me it's the most accent neutral, there are some English accents they fall in the same range so that would be fine as well. Anything with a stronger regional accent I want to avoid as it seems to set too much of a background.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

True, but I hope it sticks around. Maybe a deep/soft voices to choose from. Doesn't necessarily have to be accents I suppose. 

I remember the German version of DAI did that. Rather than having two different accents, they had it so one voice was higher pitched and the other voice was lower pitched. 

[PhroXenGold]

Assuming 1 voice per gender I just hope they stick to standard American or Hollywood American. For me it's the most accent neutral, there are some English accents they fall in the same range so that would be fine as well. Anything with a stronger regional accent I want to avoid as it seems to set too much of a background.

 

American of any type is a strong regional accent....

[Chardonney]

I want a low voice.

 

And that is why BW should choose somekind of happy medium (if that's even possible), since they cannot please everyone. Or go with the two voices -option. 

[Ahglock]

American of any type is a strong regional accent....

I disagree, media figures news casters etc developed a non accent as best as they can. English media has it as well. I guess you can claim a emphasis on not having emphasis on certain regional sounds is an accent but it's not one in the way something like a Boston accent will be heard. There comes a point where the term accent lacks any meaning. And when it's used for the style that is as homogenized as possible I think you've reached that point. As I just saw the bond movie I'll use Daniel Craig as a English example. Does he have a English accent like an American actor has a American accent? Sure but it's been toned down and homogenized enough to blend in with a variety of potential backgrounds. Something like Scottish or American south is far more robust and regional.

[MissQuenepa]

Meg Foster- husky, velvety, strong voice 

 

*snippet*

 

Nana Visitor- tough but cute 

 

*snippet*

 

Terry Farrell- smooth and strong

 

*snippet*

[JEMEDAOME2]

I would like to see them use a VA with a different accent, instead of American or English. Why not an Irish, German or Australian?

 

They won't  american people (and some english people) have difficulty understanding foreign accents hell most Americans can't tell the different between English and Australian accents I've count of how many times i've been mistaken for an aussie and then they would have to like use accents that don't sound to foreign but instead sound easy to  recognise and you end up with that scottish guy from hydrophobia... and we don;t want that

[Shinobu]

I'd like a more mature voice like that of Venus Terzo. I also love Claudia Black but her native accent would probably remind me too much of Admiral Xen, so if she were to be the protagonist I'd prefer her to do an American accent in her natural tone (not gravelly like Matriarch Aethyta).

 

I almost wish we could keep Jen Hale as FemRyder, because I found her acting as Shepard really moving. Obviously that's not going to happen, though. For some reason I didn't connect to the Inquisitor or Hawke nearly as much though they were also well acted. Jen Hale just brings it and I'm going to miss her terribly.

[PhroXenGold]

I disagree, media figures news casters etc developed a non accent as best as they can. English media has it as well. I guess you can claim a emphasis on not having emphasis on certain regional sounds is an accent but it's not one in the way something like a Boston accent will be heard. There comes a point where the term accent lacks any meaning. And when it's used for the style that is as homogenized as possible I think you've reached that point. As I just saw the bond movie I'll use Daniel Craig as a English example. Does he have a English accent like an American actor has a American accent? Sure but it's been toned down and homogenized enough to blend in with a variety of potential backgrounds. Something like Scottish or American south is far more robust and regional.

 

It's homogenised by the standards of Americans, but it's still a regional accent, and a pretty strong one compared to an English one. And the language is English, so it should be spoken how it is in England. End of story.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

It's homogenised by the standards of Americans, but it's still a regional accent, and a pretty strong one compared to an English one. And the language is English, so it should be spoken how it is in England. End of story.

Wouldn't that mean English should be spoken with a German accent, since the English language originated with the western Germanic tribes? 

[PhroXenGold]

Wouldn't that mean English should be spoken with a German accent, since the English language originated with the western Germanic tribes? 

 

Sort of. If you have to put a single origin on English, that would be a right, but overall it's more varied and prone to borrowing things from other languages than many others. There's certainly a heavy Germanic influence, but there's a fair bit taken from Romance languages (particularly French, given that that was the language of the elite for some considerable time) too. Frankly, it's a bunch of other languages jammed together that somehow works. Most of the time. It kinda falls apart when you ask foreigners to pronounce Loughborough.

 

But either way, it's called English. Not German. So speak it the way English people do

[Mercyva]

Although I agree with everything you said, Emily Blunt wasn't on that film! Or am I missing something here?

 

 

Yeah.. about that.. i totally mixed her with that actress! my bad xD but my opinion wont change, she's so charming. and in a game as big as mass effect with HUGE fan base, i think her personality will fit well while going to conventions and stuff like that! a girl can wish right?

[Saikyo_McRyu]

Ahmed Best

[Catastrophy]

The different accents add to the characters. If there were Bavarian accents I might even go back to German localization. (No, I wouldn't - zey kill all ze jokes)

[Sylvius the Mad]

Someone like Karen Gillan might work. Her accent is a sort of Irish-Scottish hybrid.

But I'd also be keen on a Belgian or Dutch actor just for variety.

Or, ideally, Scandinavian.

Yes, in a perfect world I'd want a silent protagonist, but if I can't have that I'd like them to do something different with the voice.

[Killroy]

It's homogenised by the standards of Americans, but it's still a regional accent, and a pretty strong one compared to an English one. And the language is English, so it should be spoken how it is in England. End of story.

 

That doesn't even make sense. The English accent is actually about 1,000 accents and none of them are the same as they were when English became the language of the land. 

[Larry-3]

I will play as female... whoever... if she possesses a french or australian accent.

[Halfdan The Menace]

Martina Lotun (Mjoll) or Claudia Christian (Aela/Adrianne). Both voices are mesmerizing.

[Sylvius the Mad]

That doesn't even make sense. The English accent is actually about 1,000 accents and none of them are the same as they were when English became the language of the land.

When people say "English accent", either they mean RP, or they can't tell the regional accents apart.

[BMcDill]

I want a low voice.

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Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro is doing voice acting?

[BMcDill]

I like the voice of Fem Hawk in DA2

[Sylvius the Mad]

Brenda Vaccaro is doing voice acting?

She's an actor.  She could.

 

She has a great voice.