Wuk Lamat's Poor EN Voice Acting

[DeathNoodles]

Ok OP. I liked it so that's all I care about.

[Embran]

People are entitled to their opinions but I have a sneaking suspicion this thread is going to age very poorly once DT actually releases lol.

[decoratibo]

People are entitled to their opinions but I have a sneaking suspicion this thread is going to age very poorly once DT actually releases lol.

I actually sincerely hope this is the case. It'd be awesome to hear an improvement.

[Canadane]

I haven't heard her english voice but JP sounds fine and it's nice to see Shimoyamada Ayaka get her breakout role as she's only really done background characters or extras at best before.

[Troxbark]

Also, I agree with the sentiment others have shared: I simply don't believe the actress has been given enough time for us to fairly criticize her.

Everyone sounds awkward when they're first introduced. Not only are we subconsciously comparing them to actors and characters we've known for years, but these actors have yet to find their footing in these new roles. This is especially true for a live-service game where characters are introduced in patches. In a full release, like an expansion, they will have worked on these recordings for months; they can re-record, they can have more takes, more direction, and they can find their footing in this new role.

I wouldn't be surprised if Wuk Lamat's actress only had a session or two to deliver the lines we've heard from her thus far, considering it was for a patch and needed to be pushed out the door. In this vein, I do earnestly believe she will be much improved in 7.0; she will have had a lot more time and direction to get her deliveries down.

Even Emet sounds weird and off in 4.4 and 4.5. He has the chops of a good actor, but his cadence, inflections, delivery, direction, etc. are all different than what we are used to hearing from him in 5.0 and onwards once he's come in to his own in the role and knows how to play the character.

Opinions are fine. Critiques are fine. We'd probably still be stuck with ARR VO if we didn't complain about it.

But I truly don't think that Wuk Lamat has been given enough time for use to judge her. Frankly, I think it's unfair and in poor taste to so heavily critique them when we've only known them for a handful of cutscenes.

First impressions are everything (especially for a character whos front and center) so it's an uphill battle from there but hopefully you're right that with time and the criticism mentioned earlier that we see an improvement in DT release.

[Limecat]

I want the option to have clips from Rico Suave start playing instead every time Wuk talks.