(04-02-2015, 10:13 AM)Clover Wrote: It is a Japanese game, made by Japanese people. There are games and movies that are released at the same time around the world; it doesn't mean that every dub is actually the original version. As for the listed voice actors, the very first ones listed are the Japanese ones. It is natural to also list the ones from the dubs to other languages, as those are released at the same time, but I still consider them dubs because -again- the game is Japanese.
Dub is a misnomer here. With a dub you take the existing material and sync your acting to the mouth movement that is already animated or filmed.Â
In this case, the movements of the mouth are altered or simplified from the start to accommodate the different languages, so dub isn't quite right here.
Getting off track here, but let's be clear that no one voice acting language in XIV's case is "original" or "correct". XIV has been a global project from inception.
If you never listen to the Japanese, you're missing out on the glory that is Aya Endo and Shuichi Ikeda.
If you never listen to the English, you're missing out on the glory that is Gideon Emory.
