The final 7.0 trial voicelines

[PorxiesRCute]

Cool, still not listening to that character in English though.

Cool? You do you.

[Mawlzy]

Sena Bryer has to be one of the most critically-acclaimed voice actors of our time given by how much praise this new scene has gotten. There have been tens of thousands of positive comments all over Twitter and the forums. This one clip alone is probably one of the most-viewed standalone voice clips in any video game in recent memory.

But just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s right. Up until now, it was considered a major faux pas for a White American to fake an ethnic accent. That alone makes this critically-acclaimed scene hard to watch. It is so offensive that this issue alone should dominate all discussion of Wuk’s VA. Sadly, it never will, because it’s okay to be racist if you’re Yoshida-sama who can do no wrong. And because the actress checks other boxes, she is also beyond reproach.

But that’s okay, because Square Enix is a failing company and, once they’re bought out by someone else, they’ll make good decisions again. So the more they fail, the faster that happens. Keep it up!

You appreciate that Y'shtola and Feo Ul have the same English VA, right? Robyn Addison. She is from Derbyshire in the north of England and in interviews has a noticeable regional accent. When voicing Y'shtola, she uses a Southern England accent. Her brilliant Feo Ul is Scottish. (oops, wrong VA) The accents aren't "fake," she's acting.

[Nestama]

Isn't Feo Ul voiced by Olivia Morgan? Do you mean Twintania, the Lightwarden?

[Kaurhz]

I curiously went back to look at these lines again, and I am sorry but you could do a thousand, hundred thousand retakes even, it's absolutely not going to change anything whatsoever about that single piece of dialogue which just feels so disconnected and weird for the character to suddenly say - "There... A rift in her reality! She's losing control of the power".

The first instance of "Sphene" sounds a little better, but IMO, there's nothing that can salvage it. - The other one felt like a train wreck, I had to actually glare at the subtitles as it sounded like she was saying "'T'S ME". The consistency leaves a lot to be desired in terms of clarity for the final segment, IMO.

In general there is absolutely nothing whatsoever that could salvage this particular segment of the story... Between the initial dialogue, and the end dialogue, the writers seemingly felt themselves convinced that it wasn't actually a 'trial' between us and Sphene at that given time, but rather that it was Wuk Lamat playing all along.

[Mawlzy]

Isn't Feo Ul voiced by Olivia Morgan? Do you mean Twintania, the Lightwarden?

Oh yes, you're right. Robyn "fakes" a Scottish accent as Titania. The point is accents are regional. Someone who grows up in Jamaica speaks English with the same accent irrespective of their race.

[PorxiesRCute]

You appreciate that Y'shtola and Feo Ul have the same English VA, right? Robyn Addison. She is from Derbyshire in the north of England and in interviews has a noticeable regional accent. When voicing Y'shtola, she uses a Southern England accent. Her brilliant Feo Ul is Scottish. (oops, wrong VA) The accents aren't "fake," she's acting.

Salóme Gunnarsdóttir also voiced Athena, putting on a British accent to do so.

Like, yeah, I'm not going to begrudge anyone who sincerely thinks that a voice actress with the appropriate accent should have been chosen. But half the people spewing this talking point don't actually care about that; they're just using it as a Woke Gotcha.

[Anarnee]

I liked every line more except the first couple lines when she's bursting in. The new wording for that first bit is awkward, but from then on I thought she really knocked it out of the park.

[ronibosch]

Kudos to Sena. This new version reflects her range from her demo reel a lot better.