English translation lacks charecter compared to other translations

[Kurando]

The closer we get to today, the more comfortable the listeners will be. Also, because the type of documents I read daily, I am very comfortable with early modern English and I can sense it a mile away when people try to emulate it.

Reading what you may think is modern English is always not the same as hearing it day to day, which was my point. Also it being comfortable again varies greatly amongst regions so some actually already feel it's comfortable as a listener, and that's how I feel about it. Though definitely i appreciate some players don't feel that connection and may think it coming across a little detached from the character.

Essentially it probably really wouldn't matter what kind of English is used as it's the choice of vocabulary that often makes it stand out more as something different or even peculiar to what some listeners may be used to. Although that can happen anywhere in the world where certain words are more prevalent or seldom used than others

[MelodyCrystel]

This has been already argued and debated repeatedly in the past and SE's own statement on the subject is that a lot of the characterization, writing and dialogue in the Japanese version simply does not translate very well due to cultural differences between Japan and other countries like the USA if a 1-1 translation was done (this is from interviews with Michael Christopher Koji-Fox, the head of FFXIV's Localization team), hence instead they 'localize' the game to make it more suitable for another country's culture.

Okay, I didn't know SE admitted that, but... I call this statement they made simply idiocy.
->I'm a German-player who uses a native dub for the game - and when I compare stuff we know from the Japanese version with our German texts, then the devs ARE able to translate the story pretty solid. So, I see no reason for doing an odd job in case of the English version, when German and English share noticeable phrases / word-puns.

Like a FC-comrade once said (German player who prefers playing the game in English): It feels like the authors behind the E-version have written their own story.

[Naviah009]

Ah what I meant wasn't really aimed at phrases that could be hard to translate more emotions And such (the horse thing made me laugh when I first read it) there are seven quests where npcs were written to be sad about something or angry yet the dialogue reads as if they do not care instead of portraying thier emotion.

[Eloah]

There is nothing wrong with the English version, I feel it's done very well. Plus we know that things are checked over thoroughly, well almost. They admitted to messing up Haurchefant's character a bit, but we all still loved him.

The best example I could probably give for a really good translation is probably Middy's speech when we first meet him. It was crafted in a way to give us all the info the Japanese version gave, but the way you'd kinda expect from a millennial old dragon. Here English was full of flavor and the Japanese version was dull. Plus all the pop culture references are cute, like the Simpsons reference in Kugane, lol.

One of the bigger issues with language is understanding it, too well. As native English speakers, we've heard certain commonalities over and over again that they just feel dated or boring after a while, no matter how accurate they are. But since our understanding of other languages is limited, usually, we tend to like those better, because we are more interpreting what is being said over the literal translation. And understanding multiple languages help you see how other languages are just as dull as English, lol; their words just sound cooler at times.

Also regardless of what anyone thinks I like the English version, is every performance 5 stars no, but it's not, "so horrible you need the hear the voices in Japanese", I mean have you heard Susano, lol. Hey plenty of people on this forum, mostly French and German, admitted to preferring the English version over their native laguage.

[Shurrikhan]

There is nothing wrong with the English version, I feel it's done very well. Plus we know that things are checked over thoroughly, well almost. They admitted to messing up Haurchefant's character a bit, but we all still loved him.

The best example I could probably give for a really good translation is probably Middy's speech when we first meet him. It was crafted in a way to give us all the info the Japanese version gave, but the way you'd kinda expect from a millennial old dragon. Here English was full of flavor and the Japanese version was dull. Plus all the pop culture references are cute, like the Simpsons reference in Kugane, lol.

One of the bigger issues with language is understanding it, too well. As native English speakers, we've heard certain commonalities over and over again that they just feel dated or boring after a while, no matter how accurate they are. But since our understanding of other languages is limited, usually, we tend to like those better, because we are more interpreting what is being said over the literal translation. And understanding multiple languages help you see how other languages are just as dull as English, lol; their words just sound cooler at times.

Also regardless of what anyone thinks I like the English version, is every performance 5 stars no, but it's not, "so horrible you need the hear the voices in Japanese", I mean have you heard Susano, lol. Hey plenty of people on this forum, mostly French and German, admitted to preferring the English version over their native laguage.

There are several bosses and characters I was surprised to enjoy far more on my alt (who I leveled on the JPN client but with English voices) compared to my main (who I'd leveled on ENG client but with Japanese voices that I'd assumed would be better). Just a lot more... character... to them, for lack of a better word.

[Yui_Tenshi]

I find the English versions amusing, it just sounds kinda funny but works in its own way. The Japanese versions are very theatrical and makes the plot seem more serious.

I run my main character on JP cutscenes, and my alt on ENG cutscenes.

[Mikayuki]

I have to agree with a former statement made here. I'm currently playing the story again, this time on the EN client. While I'm quite fluent in English, I noticed I oftentimes had trouble reading the npc dialogue. Sometimes it's the slang, sometimes it's the Old English. I would welcome it if they could make the English more modern.

[Shurrikhan]

I disagree, at least from what I've seen of leveling one character each in the JPN version and the ENG version. The ENG seems more often to have... more character than the JPN, at least.

I'll admit though, Haurchefaunt is like three totally different people between JPN, ENG, and FR. Iirc, on meeting him in one, I thought he was fairly nice, another Machiavellian, and in the third... possibly psychotic.

[Jonnycbad]

but the vast majority of characters in the game use modern English with a few archaisms here and there.

PRAY, TELL ME MORE

[Elamys]

The occasionally hamfisted use of old English in this game makes it difficult to understand at times even for native speakers and also sounds bad while simultaneously stripping the dialogue of emotion because it's so rough. Urianger is a really bad offender in this department. His dialogue is absolutely unbearable to listen to at times. The cinematic where you meet the Warriors of Darkness is a really good example of his terrible dialogue. Being in faux medieval world doesn't mean we need to use medieval language. It's not like England existed in Eorzea. Do the other clients use archaic language?