Even our content creators cannot pretend to like the trashy writings of Dawntrail.

[GrizzlyTank]

Honestly, even if the voice acting was good, there was no saving this scene. I have no idea wtf they were thinking with this scene. She legit says nothing we haven't already heard. This was definitely supposed to be a "character realizes something and grows" sort of moment but what the hell does she realize?

Yeah, it's like 3-4 layers of mess up going on here.

1. The writing
2. Voice Directing
3. Post-prod sound (maybe, more of an issue during fights)
4. Voice acting

[RabendaShin]

Yeah, it's like 3-4 layers of mess up going on here.

1. The writing
2. Voice Directing
3. Post-prod sound (maybe, more of an issue during fights)
4. Voice acting

I'd reorganize that list 1>4>2>3, to be honest. That much becomes evident when comparing certain new characters to voices we've heard before.

[koko-on-da-forumz]

I don't think that was an ordered list, but I would place a lot of the blame at the voice direction.

Even voices we've had for a long time had weird deliveries a lot of the time, as if they had no idea what the context for the line was.

[Shialan]

I don't think that was an ordered list, but I would place a lot of the blame at the voice direction.

Even voices we've had for a long time had weird deliveries a lot of the time, as if they had no idea what the context for the line was.

That's how a lot of voice acting works. The voice actors don't see the scene, but just get the lines, most of the time even with zero context.

[chizLemons]

I don't think that was an ordered list, but I would place a lot of the blame at the voice direction.

Even voices we've had for a long time had weird deliveries a lot of the time, as if they had no idea what the context for the line was.

The EN voice does make it worse, but as someone that always plays the game with JP audio - and the JP voice acting is always great quality, even in Dawntrail - the scene is still bad. It feels pointless and is embarassing to watch. I don't think the reaction would change much, the writing is more to blame than anything.