The voices for kobolds were bad. It was so out of place that I would have preferred mute cutscenes.
Kobolds are not meant to sound so much human.


The voices for kobolds were bad. It was so out of place that I would have preferred mute cutscenes.
Kobolds are not meant to sound so much human.




Myeah, not a huge fan of Ga Bu's voice direction (in English and Japanese). In both languages they just sound like generic human child. A tad off putting.
Unsure how Ga Bu sounds in French and German, but I fully expect the direction to be the same: "just sound like a kid."
What were you expecting them to sound like? They are sentient and intelligent. Did you want them to bark like dogs or something? Ga bu is a child so he sounds like a child.



It reminded me of those old pbs shows where they'd read Peter Rabbit and the gal would ever so slightly change her voice when doing Peter's dialogue. Thought it was a rather weird choice for the kobolds, especially with how slowed and mellow it was compared to their skitterish and screechy nature.
Last edited by Dustytome; 01-01-2021 at 07:14 PM.
I'm generally happy with the English voice acting overall, though I do think that the Beast Tribes should sound more monstrous and unnerving. I think they tried a little too hard to try and make Ga Bu 'cute' to the point where it just seems uncanny.




Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. Haha
I didn't like the voice but the Japanese ones are just awful for my ears. I don't understand it, I have to watch the lower part of the screen constantly and especially the squealing voices (usually female) are more than just a little grating. I'm glad we have options. lol



I would say voice acting in this game is mediocre as a whole, so I like that 90% of the game has no voices.
I don't personally enjoy JP voice overs. I am sure they are great at what they do but I don't understand the language so there is no connection. I did find the kobold voice over for Ga Bu to be a bit jarring. It just didn't really sound very good to me. I also thought Cid sounded like he was being voiced by someone entirely different. I don't know if this is true or not but I didn't enjoy the change at all.
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