Imagine if Hildibrand, Godbert, Julyan and Briardien were voiced.

It would make the Hildibrand quests even better.

They would have to be careful to get it right if they did. Giving characters of that kind a voice is something that has to be very carefully.

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Originally Posted by Khalithar

They would have to be careful to get it right if they did. Giving characters of that kind a voice is something that has to be very carefully.

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With the English voices, I agree. I am not too fond of the English voices in FFXIV, which is why I switch to Japanese. I like the Japanese voices in FFXIV. Some distinct voices I've heard from other games and anime. They wouldn't go wrong with their Japanese voice selection for that.

I have to admit, I have my own imagining of what their voices sound like. It might be a bit weird if we got voice acting and they were drastically different.

Hildibrand Helidor Maximillian Manderville!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xny7oJBDb1g its just a redub but I find it hilarious :D

I can't unhear Hildibrand in my head as Gaston.

And now you can't, either.

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Originally Posted by Clawbriar

I can't unhear Hildibrand in my head as Gaston.

And now you can't, either.

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I remember someone said a younger Jim Carrey would have been perfect for Hildibrand, so there's that.

I actually don't think it would work out that great with them. I have no actual conception of how Hildi would sound, and i feel it's better left silent, as not to ruin it. The sound effects they add to movement and different scenarios work much better than any voice would anyway.

I can't think of a single person who could properly voice any of the Mandervilles or Nashu...

The other regular people involved in the quests would be more easy to voice, but just voicing them would be rather silly...

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Originally Posted by Duelle

I remember someone said a younger Jim Carrey would have been perfect for Hildibrand, so there's that.

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Jim Carrey would be a terrible choice. He overacts everything in the worst possible ways. No thanks. That would ruin Hildibrand.

I doubt it would make it better. Comedy is already hit or miss in general, though this can be alleviated somewhat by throwing a million different jokes and hoping some stick. With a voice however, that voice is going to be their voice through the whole thing. So if the voice they pick to try and be comedic turns out to be cringeworthy or annoying for you, it'll likely ruin the rest of the experience. Worst yet, unlike unvoiced where you can substitute your own impression, after hearing the official voice for the character it can be a little hard to just unhear it and pretend they sound completely different.

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Originally Posted by Aillith

Jim Carrey would be a terrible choice. He overacts everything in the worst possible ways. No thanks. That would ruin Hildibrand.

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And here I thought that's what Hildibrandt is all about...

If they were careful enough to choose good voice actors then yes it could be epic. But changing actors every few patches is not cool nor epic.

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Originally Posted by Zojha

And here I thought that's what Hildibrandt is all about...

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Personally I feel that Hildibrand and Godbert are constantly overly serious, even with all of sensible reality breaking around them because of all the stupidity.

the dude that dubs Goku on DBZ abridged would fit the easygoing and confident character that Hildy is