NPC VOICE

[Nix]

I agree. Simple sounds of acknowledgement, agreement, thanks and question are all thats needed from NPCs.

Yes!

When I first played SWTOR I was like "Wow, full voice acting, this is so cool!"...but then when they did the alien voices and those I noticed the same phrases cropping up again...and again...and again @_@! The luster soon became lost D:.

I read really fast and I'm hella impatient, so if I have an npc all like "Hmm well, let's sit and chat for 30minutes about haggis before I tell you about this quest..." I get so bored D:, but a silent NPC is kinda lifeless to me! A little "Hey!" "Ahh~" or even "Many thanks!" goes a long way without dragging things out and adding unnecessary dialogue.

[Naraku_Diabolos]

One thing I wouldn't mind seeing from NPCs is a little vocalization when you talk to them. Easiest way to explain this I can think of is in monster hunter tri for example, when you go talk to the chief and he's all like "Hmmm" when you initiate dialogue, or Jr. who is a little more upbeat and like "'Hoy!". That kind of thing I wouldn't mind! But voice overs.. I think I can live without D:

That's just like the recent Legend of Zelda games, with voice tones. I like that idea, too. It would be better if they did that for ARR as well, just to give some NPCs some character.

[Ricky]

It's a waste of money and time outside of cutscenes
SWTOR taught us that lesson

[casker]

I wouldn't say voice acting is a total waste of time or resources. A little bit can go a long way. For example even the few lines Yda got and the way she said them made me like her. And if you just record some neutral greetings, I think it engages players a little more to hear some dialogue once in a while rather than the eerie silence save for crafting flash sounds.

Of course, you don't need to go full retard like SWTOR did. And they only did that because they knew they couldn't do anything interesting. (real talk)

[Zehira]

XIV is international, it would require too much of work. All languages have to be on the same patch so we would have more delays tho.

FFX is the first FF to have voice actors and I hated the laughing part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAgVjH9V9Ps

[faris]

With respect, if I play an english localized version of a game, I expect the voiceacting to be english. Subs and Japanese? No thanks.

[Thebard]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0TQNp5MIO0

[Zehira]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0TQNp5MIO0

Your link is broken but let what Cid Highwind can say...



Meh you said? Oh noes, reading is too weak...

[valetarkus]

I would get annoyed way too fast if all the voices were Japanese.

[Orophin]

I think if the main storyline stuff is voiced for each supported language, that will suffice. I don't mind reading quest text.