2008-06-07, 04:29 | Link #1 |
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Chaos Wars (Unholy Bad Voice Acting)
Chaos Wars is a PS2 Strategy RPG by Idea Factory that was just recently released in North America and probably would have gone under the radar but for it getting nailed by sites like Kotaku for having some of the worst in-game voice acting since the 90's. Check it out:
You've gotta love it when not only is the quality of the vocal track is so low that you can hear a distinct change and distortion in the overall volume of the audio itself whenever somebody speaks, but the voice actors can't even match their pitch and tone to the context of the scene nor pronounce simple words like Summon and Mountain nor not rush their sentences awkwardly, nor even appear to give a damn. To top it off the voices are so miscast to the characters appearances and the script so bizarrely matched to the vocal track and what is happening on screen that one has to wonder if it wasn't deliberate in someway. |
2008-06-07, 05:31 | Link #2 |
MINMES ;_;
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Chaos Wars has non-sucky voice acting. While it's nothing special, the seiyuu are fairly noteworthy folks such as Hiro Shimono, Kōsuke Okano and Harumi Sakurai.
However, I'm talking about the original version. O3 dropped the ball on the localisation. Pathetic. Reminds me of dubbed anime. |
2008-06-07, 06:17 | Link #5 | |
Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 38
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2008-06-30, 08:04 | Link #7 |
Huh?
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Spotted this game in a nearby shop, and since it was the sole copy there, I bought it.
Might be a rare game in the future, I thought. Too bad the game seems a bit wonky... or maybe it's because I haven't played any semi-real time strategy RPGs before. I heard that this plays like Phantom Brave... Gotten far enough to get Hijikata and Okita of Shinsengumi Gunrouden and Mika and Grave of Gungrave. I'll be probably playing this game on-and-off, since I'm really just playing this game for the sake of seeing Beyond the Grave in action once more.. |
2008-07-03, 06:21 | Link #10 |
grumpy guy in #mirrormoon
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kalevala
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If you think the epilogue scene is bad acting, check this one out.
When a game is plagued by this bad voice acting, you really learn to appreciate the opinion of dual audio especially when you consider who the japanese voice actors in this game are. Anyway I'm still happy to see this game hit the western market despite some silly translations here and there especially seeing how this game is niché beyond niché.. Example of a silly translation mistake, when some dragon decides to use breath attack. The skill is called like "Dragon Bless" instead of Dragon Breath :P Last edited by Graus; 2008-07-03 at 06:52. |
2008-07-03, 06:58 | Link #11 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Still, I need to find a valid reason to play this (besides featuring my favorite Gungrave Characters) before I find another more worthwhile game to play... *remembers that he still has that SRW OG Gaiden savefile left over...* |
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2008-07-03, 07:58 | Link #12 | |
grumpy guy in #mirrormoon
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kalevala
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It's a pity that most Idea Factory games brought over have suffered from various annoying things which most could be fixed with custom firmware for the PSP games for example, but you really cant blame them for trying.
Withouth further said, I have to tip my hat to them for taking the iniative. http://messageboard.tokyopop.com/for...ad.php?t=12650 A small quote from the thread link above Quote:
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2008-07-05, 02:22 | Link #15 |
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Okay, I just need to ask this to anyone else playing the game.
How do I get around that glitch in the Bookshelf (the one in the base, near the Gate Terminal) again? I just can't read the information in the "Dictionary, Help and Profile" screen since the background color is gone, leaving the text in the mercy of the dark second background. I'm interested in the various games and info contained there... |
2008-07-05, 05:13 | Link #16 | |
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This is going to be one for the books. I think I found the new champ. And everyone's welcome by the way. |
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grumpy guy in #mirrormoon
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kalevala
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2008-07-08, 08:02 | Link #18 |
Huh?
Join Date: Nov 2004
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When you say "back out of the bookshelf", do you mean moving away from it?
I've already tried that a few times (check the bookshelf, seeing it glitched, cancel and move away, and check again), but it still wouldn't work on my part... Maybe my copy is cursed? ^_^;;; |
2008-07-08, 10:51 | Link #19 | |
grumpy guy in #mirrormoon
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kalevala
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