Graha Voice Actor Change?

[Bantochan]

I have the same feelings as you. It's upsetting to me that they (SE) made this big of a change and haven't clarified anything - it feels cheap. The difference in voice also took me way out of the story and I felt like I couldn't enjoy it as much as I was anticipating to. The new VA didn't do a bad job in the slightest, so this isn't shade towards them. I just think transparency is owed for something like this, especially when it would have been given for a change in the JP voices. Not to sound super crazy, but I also found some dialogue lines in the game and think their timing seems interesting. Go talk to G'raha after the 7.4 MSQ is finished in Solution Nine and see if you feel the same as way I do about the lines.

[KiraRavens]

I have the same feelings as you. It's upsetting to me that they (SE) made this big of a change and haven't clarified anything - it feels cheap. The difference in voice also took me way out of the story and I felt like I couldn't enjoy it as much as I was anticipating to. The new VA didn't do a bad job in the slightest, so this isn't shade towards them. I just think transparency is owed for something like this, especially when it would have been given for a change in the JP voices. Not to sound super crazy, but I also found some dialogue lines in the game and think their timing seems interesting. Go talk to G'raha after the 7.4 MSQ is finished in Solution Nine and see if you feel the same as way I do about the lines.

I sent a screenshot of this to my bestie asking if it was a bad joke when I read it.

[lievaordiea]

Go talk to G'raha after the 7.4 MSQ is finished in Solution Nine and see if you feel the same as way I do about the lines.

I see how that can be read but i think its honestly a usual reacc from Graha in light of what just occured. Defo relates to krile. it just feels like a inside comment rn ref the VA

[Laerune]

Last time when they recasted the ENG voice actors they did not communicate, we the players found it via trailers.

So there is a history of SE doing this. If Bailey is busy, then I can understand, but if it's money thing, then no.

If Raha got recasted, then don't be surprised if more scions will recast. SE would NEVER do this to their Japanese players.

[MercuryD]

Last time when they recasted the ENG voice actors they did not communicate, we the players found it via trailers.

So there is a history of SE doing this. If Bailey is busy, then I can understand, but if it's money thing, then no.

If Raha got recasted, then don't be surprised if more scions will recast. SE would NEVER do this to their Japanese players.

There was only one major case of recasting, ARR going to HW when the entire cast went from USA to UK. Every recast since (Yugiri, Edmont) were due to the original actor no longer being alive.

I'm definitely torn on whether it was a recast (I hope not!) or just him on a bad day because I swear some lines almost sounded like him...

[RedLolly]

Now I'm seeing comments elsewhere that Bailey was horribly ill and some lines were recorded by a sound alike? Another mentioned it sounded like Jullus's voice actor (Nigel Pilkington) was that cover/replacement.

Honestly didn't mind the quality of the work here if either is the case. We're just all so attached to G'raha as he was always performed by Bailey that the difference is incredibly jarring. If anything, the writing is back to the quality I missed it being and I don't want to be too hard on an alternative actor or a sick Bailey.

I just wish someone at SE would step up and say something to clear up the confusion. The whole situation is very strange.

[Hyperia]

Now I'm seeing comments elsewhere that Bailey was horribly ill and some lines were recorded by a sound alike? Another mentioned it sounded like Jullus's voice actor (Nigel Pilkington) was that cover/replacement.

Honestly didn't mind the quality of the work here if either is the case. We're just all so attached to G'raha as he was always performed by Bailey that the difference is incredibly jarring. If anything, the writing is back to the quality I missed it being and I don't want to be too hard on an alternative actor or a sick Bailey.

I just wish someone at SE would step up and say something to clear up the confusion. The whole situation is very strange.

If this is true, it is not out of the question for them to re-record his lines when he is better during the patch 7.5 recording session and replace the flawed recordings.

[Daralii]

If this is true, it is not out of the question for them to re-record his lines when he is better during the patch 7.5 recording session and replace the flawed recordings.

That's assuming that they're willing to pay whatever he or his agency are asking. The tail end of 6.X and all of DT has felt like them trying to cut costs on the EN dub, and even if Bailey loves the role, he's not going to do it for free. If they decide that a cheap soundalike is good enough, I wouldn't be surprised if they stick with him.

[GrizzlyTank]

That's assuming that they're willing to pay whatever he or his agency are asking. The tail end of 6.X and all of DT has felt like them trying to cut costs on the EN dub, and even if Bailey loves the role, he's not going to do it for free. If they decide that a cheap soundalike is good enough, I wouldn't be surprised if they stick with him.

VA cost-wise. One thing we learned from the bayonetta mess is that it's fairly uniform across the market, so doubt he'd change the rates. Especially after he mentioned he would like to continue Graha

[0blivion]

1. Great day to be playing with JP voice track, especially since the English 'translation' was a garbled mess this time.

2. Please put your client language down when you write threads like theese, I went "Uchida Yuuma sounds like Uchida Yuuma though?".