Nice trailer - Terrible voice acting tho

[JackDaniels]

Maybe because he can't decide what accent he wants to have, for a start. And when he's finally figured that part out, the final product just comes across as so affected and corny. And the reason that's bad is that it shouldn't come across as those things.

ESL accent + eorzean accent = this narrarator's accent

[Dragon]

last time i checked two wrongs don't make a right.

I'm not convinced it's a bad VA to begin with.

[Hector_Alfredo]

LMAO, I was thinking the same thing. They should have used Morgan Freedman or someone with a deeper voice.

[Dargoth_Draconia]

as title said, voice acting made the trailer a funny movie Trailer is a nice tho ! .)

Really!? I thought it was really good and very fitting. Had that nice character narrative sound to it and reminded me of how they do it in movies. Some people are just over critical :P

[JackDaniels]

Really!? I thought it was really good and very fitting. Had that nice character narrative sound to it and reminded me of how they do it in movies. Some people are just over critical :P

The same thing happened with TERA's first english narrated trailer. The forums went ape-sheet (and were a lot more rude about the topic than here). EME ended up changing the voice acting. EME pawned it off as a 'placeholder voice' lolol.

[Raagnar]

It sounds like the guy who played Dr.Surresh on Heroes.

[Eclipse]

Thank you for posting this! So thrilled to have some new information. I am very happy with the look and feel of the site!

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My houghts on Trailer content:

1.Uldah destroyed?
a. That totally looks like Ul'dah goes boob and I would think that those ruins are Ul'dah. Ul'dah is round and so are these ruins.
b. "They said the City-States would remain relatively the same." How do you know they were not talking about the region rather than the actual city? Just theory, but, either way that looks like Ul'dah being destroyed.

2. We shall return
a. So Lousoux sweeps us into a time bubble while the world calms from destruction and we awaken to find ourselves in a new world.
- Okay so if only a few special people were saved the world must not have completely ended seeing as we will not be stepping into a barren land with minute signs of life and no government.
- I am really looking forward to the description of the story.

3. SNOW ZONE!
a. I request that /snowball is always available for use while in any zone that contains snow.
b. YAY!!!!!

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Critiques:
As one person said, it still looks like the same old game. Yes and no.
1. It would be more enticing if you added the missing genders to the other races even in concept art form so that those exploring the site can see it and learn about it. We need to make sure we consider those who have not been following the game as closely as we are, the site would be their main form of information.

2. Posting the original concept art of the races is not a good idea. This brings us back to that above statement. We want these images to be fresh and new. Perhaps more screenshots of whats on Yoshi P.'s lap top and close ups of the races.

3. The trailer was visually stimulating but the trailer as a whole was diminished by the voice actor. Get the guy who did "It all began with a stone, or so the legend says." instead! There are more qualified individuals out their who's voice is more fitting for this.
Reasons:
a. Nasally
b. Rough voice sounds forced / fake.
c. Sounds too young to be a story teller
d. Does not bring a feeling of epic-ness
e. Not convincing

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I don't get it. His voice is epic, the people complaining about his english voice must be the same idiots that always complain about english voices in japanese anime and video games.

I understand that not everyone will share our opinion. However for those who think another voice actor would have been a better choice, I would like to think, we are not just complaining simply for the fact of our own personal distaste, but because SE could have done better.

The fact of the matter is that there are certain types of "voices" that sell in the North American market:
1. Movie Trailer Voice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzWZTC-jovo
2. British Voice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlWeE0cRr4U
3. Sexy smooth female voice. (Sometimes, though male voices are more universal.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhD-H6H2V0Q

I am sure there are others but, those come to mind.

If a business going to reintroduce a product that is in desperate need of a consumer base, financial gains and intrigue then you are going to need to utilize a voice over that is more marketable.

This game is already faltering do to its release reputation, SE needs to make sure every move they execute is 100% satisfactory (or at least appeals to market standards) or people will stop looking, stop being interested.

As petty as it sounds a voice over that is disliked by the majority of current clientele may most likely have a negative effect on any potential customers.

[JackDaniels]

It almost seems like SE doesn't ask for external opinions on anything until it's too late. And the internal opinions are generated by employees who are too sensitive and worried about hurting the feelings of the people who work on these aspects to really give an honest opinion.

[Elexia]

Yeah...since having "external opinions" about VA work would do...what, exactly? It's all subjective.

[Eclipse]

Yeah...since having "external opinions" about VA work would do...what, exactly? It's all subjective.

All strong and smart businesses take consumer reporting into account. No you cannot make everyone happy but at least getting an idea of what the general public or the gaming population appreciates is important, especially in the case of XIV during this very important stage.