Diablo II voiceovers from different studios. Are we feeling nostalgic? :) (Diablo 2)
Which one will you choose?)Translation example from 8BiT
If you do not take into account the original, then of the above examples of voice acting, the most successful option, in my opinion, is a translation from 8BiT
Fargus Topchik, Varriva's monologue really immediately evokes associations with the asylum keeper - but at least they try to play. And then the phrase of Keshi performed by 8bit "The religious nursing community welcomes you" is pronounced in the voice of a salesman who sells a super vacuum cleaner.
firkax
Because there it is voiced by a man?
In general, in order to understand - the majority of game developers, even little-known and small ones (like the deceased three), invite pros from local Hollywood, kill dozens of takes, often the creator of the Persian and his story himself directs, arguing with the actor. If you think that this is unnecessary and pointless - use lohallization - and I have long preferred subtitles.
Sweety_Mustard
do not know what your voice Kashii not like it, I think the rules (in fact, I have a very 8bit voice and I think it is the best)
he text of the appeal a little bit strange, but it is the translators responsibility not ozvuchivateley (and in my opinion this is not a particularly important detail)
Sweety_Mustard wrote:
If you think that it is unnecessary and pointless - use lohaling - and I have preferred subtitles for a long time.
They do it for English-speaking players.
"The wrong language" is a much bigger minus than minor flaws in intonation that a high-quality (like 8bit) localized voice acting can have.
And why subtitles? I already know everything they say, but if I didn't know, I would probably understand in English. Now the voice acting is no longer for this but for the atmosphere. And for this it must be in Russian.
firkax wrote:
Now the voice acting is no longer for this, but for the atmosphere
firkax wrote:
And for this it must be in Russian.
In your style - 2 mutually exclusive statements. Voice acting is needed for the atmosphere - so I don’t care how these phrases sound there, even if a man speaks akaru (it's even better!); D
Subs are needed for the brain to work on imagination - and not on translation - well, at least to me. Plus, the pronunciation of native English speakers is epic fail, like a sock in the mouth - just knowing the language is clearly not enough. A Finn or an Indian speaking broken English is easier (for me) to understand.
firkax wrote:
and for the atmosphere,
yes, I remember my first passes. I listened to everything they say, even some rumors, and the quest ones are not only the first, but also the subsequent ones, when you return to the city and not at all because I did not understand something, but I wanted to penetrate) now I even force myself I can't, it's so boring, but there was a time ...))
Sweety_Mustard
well, it is important not only how it sounds, but also what the "pain" is, you just can listen to music, but the dialogues ... in any games in English I did not catch on, because I did not understand a word
Sweety_Mustard
I did not write that I do not care, I wrote that minor flaws are better than a big minus in the form of a foreign language. If the voice acting is frankly bad, then of course it's bad. But 8bit is good.
But yours is just mutually exclusive - first you write how everything is high-quality in the original and that for this you even need to abandon localization, and then the
pronunciation of English speakers is an epic fail, like a sock in your mouth
firkax
pronunciation yes, but I need emotions, tone of voice, etc. - and I get the content from subtitles.
There's not a minor flaws, and Aunt Tamara from the bakery - some idiots came up and asked into the microphone to read - but do not care, even though Diablo announce XD
Be there minor flaws - no one would have hired a dozen conditional Nazarov for sickly grandmother for normal voice acting, kk this is done in the 3rd varie.
RomanDII
and if with subs? In the original, it is simply understandable - the character is surprised, angry, etc.
There is a very good example - the latest films by Gibson. He has voice acting there on CD not in English (all sorts of Indians and others) - and he just lets the subs.
Or xs - scenes from Game of Thrones, where a very colorful character yells at the crowd in Dothraki (fictitious language) - in the original there are subs, ours in all the voice acting have thought of making a sound - and this is not even close to the original.
And in what lohazalization Tyrael was ashamed of some goner, grabbing his breasts, with the words: "No! No! Don't do this !!! You just called on this world SUCH suffering, compared to which Armageddon is child's play!"?