The first English sample of voices has been a rather hot topic recently. I posted this in a different thread, and thought it deserved to have one of its own. Plus, I updated it a little.
If you don't care what I have to think, the go ahead and say what you will, delete the thread for all I care; I spent a long time to post my thoughts and wanted them to be noticed, rather than lost in a sea of random comments.
I don't know about you, but I heard some genuine voices. Good or bad, annoying or awesome, they were real voices that real people would actually use (except Metaknight).
Fox: Wow, that's an impressive impersonation of his 64 VA. I think it was good for him. He just didn't really have enough emotion in most of what he said. "LANDMASTER" sounded more like he was yelling it across a street to warn a buddy that it was coming down the road. I was impressed particularly with his "COME ON!" It was pretty much perfect for the way it is used (though I can't make fun of him for having a Japanese accent on it anymore).
Metaknight: Cool. A very cool voice. Deep with a very thin Spanish accent. At first, I was against the accent, but it's so light that it's almost unnoticeable. The deep voice threw me off at first, too. But in the end, It may not be what I wanted, but it's still SUPER cool. ("Behold..." Amazing.)
Pit: *sigh* Well, it may sound crappy, but most of those are in-battle clips, so they are supposed to have a buffer around them, so they will sound more realistic. The voice fit him well, but I think that whoever was doing the voice was afraid to yell or sound like he was into the role in the studio. He's probably a new guy (dang greenies). It was annoying, but real, and it fit him.
Ike: The voice was okay. Even though he said his full lines in an unemotional way, those were victory comments. They were not supposed to sound like he was fighting or yelling, just like he was mentioning it. "dang, how could I have lost?" As he walks away from the guy he beat, Ike responds, "I fight for my friends." Get it? Either way, I don't know Ike very well, and was expecting him to sound more like a teen than an adult (if he's an adult, the voice is pretty good). Maybe like Trunks on DBZ.
Falco: I like Brooklyn accents, and the voice (even though it's not the perfection of the one in 64) is perfect for Falco. And the accent is done very realistically, so there were no real problems. Heh, "Personally, I prefer the air." Yes Falco, we'd prefer it if you weren't in the Landmaster as well.
Snake, Sonic, and Pokemon: Goes without saying, the voices are practically forced to fit perfectly.
Pokemon Trainer: Sound like Ash (new) mixed with Monkey D. Luffy (new). I think the voice is good for him. And he only repeats the names over and over because he has to. No one will even notice when they play the game, since they are going to be sparsely used (either victory phrases or switching pokemon sound clips).
If you don't care what I have to think, the go ahead and say what you will, delete the thread for all I care; I spent a long time to post my thoughts and wanted them to be noticed, rather than lost in a sea of random comments.
I don't know about you, but I heard some genuine voices. Good or bad, annoying or awesome, they were real voices that real people would actually use (except Metaknight).
Fox: Wow, that's an impressive impersonation of his 64 VA. I think it was good for him. He just didn't really have enough emotion in most of what he said. "LANDMASTER" sounded more like he was yelling it across a street to warn a buddy that it was coming down the road. I was impressed particularly with his "COME ON!" It was pretty much perfect for the way it is used (though I can't make fun of him for having a Japanese accent on it anymore).
Metaknight: Cool. A very cool voice. Deep with a very thin Spanish accent. At first, I was against the accent, but it's so light that it's almost unnoticeable. The deep voice threw me off at first, too. But in the end, It may not be what I wanted, but it's still SUPER cool. ("Behold..." Amazing.)
Pit: *sigh* Well, it may sound crappy, but most of those are in-battle clips, so they are supposed to have a buffer around them, so they will sound more realistic. The voice fit him well, but I think that whoever was doing the voice was afraid to yell or sound like he was into the role in the studio. He's probably a new guy (dang greenies). It was annoying, but real, and it fit him.
Ike: The voice was okay. Even though he said his full lines in an unemotional way, those were victory comments. They were not supposed to sound like he was fighting or yelling, just like he was mentioning it. "dang, how could I have lost?" As he walks away from the guy he beat, Ike responds, "I fight for my friends." Get it? Either way, I don't know Ike very well, and was expecting him to sound more like a teen than an adult (if he's an adult, the voice is pretty good). Maybe like Trunks on DBZ.
Falco: I like Brooklyn accents, and the voice (even though it's not the perfection of the one in 64) is perfect for Falco. And the accent is done very realistically, so there were no real problems. Heh, "Personally, I prefer the air." Yes Falco, we'd prefer it if you weren't in the Landmaster as well.
Snake, Sonic, and Pokemon: Goes without saying, the voices are practically forced to fit perfectly.
Pokemon Trainer: Sound like Ash (new) mixed with Monkey D. Luffy (new). I think the voice is good for him. And he only repeats the names over and over because he has to. No one will even notice when they play the game, since they are going to be sparsely used (either victory phrases or switching pokemon sound clips).
