Dunban's voice actor, Rufus Jones, in Mongrels (BBC show):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JOWdK7wTJcQ
Dunban rules
Also, Adam Howden's voice acting in Xenoblade Chronicles really raised the bar for voice acting in JRPGs. Why is this guy not get getting more work?
https://youtu.be/icJkI0M53OA
https://youtu.be/bSbeIJZgKDw
His performances gave me goosebumps. Really powerful stuff! So many voice actors just don't scream with the right intensity when an emotional scene demands it & it takes me out of the experience, but Howden absolutely delivered so many times in Xenoblade. Xenoblade Chronicles is, I think, the only JRPG that really delivered emotion that didn't sound contrived or strained. His voice acting in Xenoblade, and the British voice acting in general, is one of the reasons I absolutely love this game to death. No JRPG has voice acting that is as intense as it is in Xenoblade Chronicles!
American voice actors, take note!
Post music
Xenoblade dub was fucking shit compared to the original. Now go fuck yourself.
>>338204156
You got it senpai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0HaIF2vvaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfuoUv5YMN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uJPvyID_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dy74NOzcS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnovGK6EfcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwDwR71Ef-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZzMNz1BSk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAL4-HZPDcY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5k02RRYhY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCo78e53uUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX1D9pWYZSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_os7Y-4Xz_4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq10Mwcvdxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlAy2WzNepU
>>338204349
OP is talking about Xenoblade.
>>338203286
Final fantasy XII has better voice acting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2iJ3kYyqWw
same dub company also did Soul Sacrifice's Dub
which was fucking amazing
>>338203286
>https://youtu.be/bSbeIJZgKDw
>superb voice acting
That part sounds so generic and forced, I don't know if it's because I'm British but this is basically average quality VA, in fact it's the most American sounding British VA there is.
>>338204760
sounds a lot like xord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCnDFJS4KG4
>>338204923
opinion discarded on ground of being a stupid fucking britbong
no joke, for my job I have to be up at 4 am, and I get to browse euro-/v/, and it is so much fucking worse
>>338121452
So is the game fun and worth 20 on the eshop?
>>338204598
Why was Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) OST leagues better than Xenoblade Chronicles X (WiiU)
I can't even remember one memorable song on XBX yet all those XB songs there are all coming back to me.
Is it the Yoko effect?
>>338205082
definately
>>338205304
Okay thanks friend. I'm either buying xc or fallout 4 far harbor.
Can't decide.
>>338205085
XBX has a nice soundtrack, the problem is that the best tracks don't play that often because they are cutscene related or played during the night.
It's a shame really, I've been listening to the soundtrack again and I have to say it would be way better if they switched up the songs from one place to another, just that.
>>338205082
20 is cheap, I payed 60 at the time and I have to say it is worth every single buck and more. Made me feel like a kid again, I really enjoyed playing it.
>>338205085
>Is it the Yoko effect?
she only composed 2 soundtrack for Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
>>338205404
OK you convinced. Me. Buying it now. I've been waiting a jrpg to play.
Give me some beginner tips pls
>>338205085
Because Sawano is a hack. His music is garbage and rarely fits the game. He is literally the Michael Bay of vidya composers.
>>338203286
>voice acting
>English names
I don't get it.
I played the game, the real one I mean, without censorship or bad translation and all the voices were in Japanese.
Do English people do the Japanese voices now?
No?
So they're not the voicing cast of xenoblade.
>>338205085
Yoko didn't do shit. Get your facts straight before you spit out misinformation.
>>338205570
If you play the game for 20 hours and still feel like it hasn't started, then you are right, 20h is still the tip of the iceberg.
It takes a bit to kick in and learn the stuff.
Take your time to explore the areas, every discovery gives 3 types of exp: one for leveling, another for arts (attacks) and another for your skill tree (passive effects). Break - Topple - Daze is the basic combo to survive, basically you send an enemy to the ground and keep it there. Don't be afraid to turn back, you have teleportation available from the very beggining. Time is important for monsters, collectibles and for people, they all move.
GO TALK TO PEOPLE, EVERYONE! - I seriously can't stress this enough. The game has shit tons of sidequests and collectibles which you can trade.
I don't want to spoil you, just go have fun and come make a thread when you need help or some tips. I'm guessing you'll want it for forging later on.
>>338205605
Listen to the full soundtrack. It's true some of the tracks don't fit but like I said there are much better tracks in the game that could have been used. I don't know if it was directed by him but the person who chose the tracks for each place is the person who should be blamed, not Sawano. Heck, he did his job, they wanted his music, it's not even his fault at the start because they shouldn't have hired him in the first place as the main composer.
>>338205570
keeping this as spoiler free as possible
Don't use AI shulk or [5th party member]
Update your collectopedia every new area or so
Switch around your party if you get tired of the basic three (you'll know once you have them)
Upgrade your arts often
Keep your collectables and materials for the big [4th area] sidequest
Collect as many sidequests as possible but don't make an effort to complete them all because you'll complete them as your exploring and progressing with the story
Take moments to appreciate the atmosphere and music in the game, it's among the most beautiful vidya world there are
>>338205704
European version is not censored and has dual audio.
>>338205085
There's little to no Yoko effect there. It's Ace+ magic.
>>338206316
Ace+ are fucking gods. They need to fucking come back for Xenoblade 3 & it needs fucking British voice acting. ACE+ & British voice acting *IS* Xenoblade.
>>338204760
Hmm. As a huge fan of both games, I'll still give Xenoblade the title of better dub. FF XII had the standout of Balthier and perhaps Fran and the rest are extremely good performances. But Xenoblade has not just the protagonists as standouts with distinct character but the villains as well. FF XII simply has better writing in a classical sense which makes it more regal or dignified. Xenoblade has far better displays of talent and emotion on delivery.
>>338204598
>listening to this GOAT OST again
Oh my fucking god, we're never going to get a proper sequel are we?
>>338205570
Do not underestimate nopons.
You'll learn each party member role through their arts, not their weapons, read those carefully.
There are two types of elements, physical and ether. Think of these as Attack and Special Attack sort of stats, kinda like pokémon.
Look for secret areas and do not be afraid to jump.
Like >>338206196 already said, talk to people. Some quests initiated by one npc can end differently if you talk to another npc related to the starting one. They all have connections.
Advance through the story at will but be careful since some npc might go away. Quests that disappear later have a clock icon next to them, the game explains this to you.
>>338206881
We had to make them listen to our opinion somehow.
>>338206474
British acting was very good but not needed to BE Xenoblade. Japs are gods at voice acting and they are hard to top as well.
>>338203286
>Adam Howden's voice acting in Xenoblade Chronicles really raised the bar for voice acting in JRPGs
But FF XII came out half a decade before, and did everything better
>>338204760
>>338207123
>liking Final Fantasy XII
pic related.
Also, the Tales of games have been getting amazing dubs as of late, really amazing stuff.
>>338207320
>the Tales of games have been getting amazing dubs as of late, really amazing stuff.
Might want to post that image for yourself as well
>>338205085
>Is it the Yoko effect?
No. Shimomura composed like 11 songs and they weren't even the best in the soundtrack.
Mitsuda only composed the ending theme (which was ass).
The reason why the soundtrack was so fucking amazing was because of ACE+ and Manami Kiyota.
On the other hand, Xenoblade X's OST was composed by a complete hack who is best known for doing the music for shitty anime series (Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill).
>>338207475
Credit where credit's due you fucking retard.
Some that come to mind are Alvin and Rowen's VA, they sound leagues better than the original voices.
And at least Lilah's english VA is still alive. ;^)
>>338204990
>>338207320
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9769vztXW4
>>338204598
You missed these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZJI3P6eoMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbwdxGu1b2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3SFWArRaDQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9rtjYuloKQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ4tNQSud2U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4syAd9dOBZY
>this level of shilling a shitty JRPG
This is sad
>>338207973
Final Fantasy XII is shit m80.
>>338208137
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB9wIXEQeNo
>>338208089
>shilling for a game that came out 4 years ago
you must be a special kind of retard
>>338208280
lel @ all your damage control
>>338208331
Xenoblade came out almost 6 years ago ya retard.
>>338208396
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMZ3um5t2FI
>>338208137
>Final Fantasy XII is shit
Voice acting is superb
Battle Mechanics are fantastic
Story and Writing are amazing
World is diverse and beautiful
Length is superlative
Music is good
You're a faggot
>>338208501
4 years ago in America
>>338204598
How could you forget this song ;<
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iUPVxk5CRM
>>338208501
>>338208632
The voice acting in the american version is the same as the european version that came 1 year before it.
So you both failed, it's 5 years ago.
>>338208509
they all sound like there talking through a mechanical mask
>>338208607
>Voice acting is superb
If it's the first dub you've heard in you life, lel. Even X had better voice over.
>Battle Mechanics are fantastic
Yeah, nah. It has the second worse battle mechanics in the entire series, only behind VIII.
>Story and Writing are amazing
>World is diverse and beautiful
No it ain't.
>Length is superlative
lenghth=/=a good game
I fucking abhore games that drag on for fucking hours with nothing interesting goining on. Nothing interesting happened in XII, it was a sonre fest.
>Music is good
Mediocre for Final Fantasy standards, the best songs a re-arrangements of previous songs in the series.
>You're a faggot
4u
>>338208895
No one is talking about the voice acting you über retard, fuck off. Jesus christ.
>>338208979
That's because the sound is compressed. Maybe they will fix it if there is an HD remaster.
>>338209019
I'm 30-years-old. It is NOT the first dub I've heard in my life. Don't be ridiculous about the voice acting in FF X. It's primary dialogue came from Tidus and Yuna and both made poor characters voiced by 2nd rate actors.
That you can claim FF XII has the 2nd WORST battle mechanics in the series, behind FF 8, you're too dumb and inexperienced with the series to even bother refuting; you've done it yourself.
>>338209158
Just implying that the game americans got is the same europeans got, so 5 years is the correct date.
>>338203286
Is this worth getting a n3ds for? I heard it has hundreds of hours of potential but I'm still not quite sure.Besides, I don't know if a n3ds out of the box will come with a newer firmware and I won't be able to hack it. Planning on buying the Hyrule one at gamestop.
>>338203286
>mfw hearing Melias voice in Doctor Who for the first time
she looks even cuter than she sounds
>>338209474
Not the other guy but you have to agree FFXII has some really stupid mechanics. Why do you think they later released the International Zodiac Job System?
>>338209526
>Is this worth getting a n3ds for?
No. Play it on the WiiU it's like 20 bucks.
Playing Xenoblade on that tiny-ass screen like a retard is the worst way to play it.
>>338205085
The tracks yoko did were shit though
Ace+ carried this shit like the madman they are
>Xenoblade faggots hating on XII
That's like COD babbies complaining about modern Battlefield
>>338209526
Do not purchase a 3DS as your means of playing Xenoblade. It looks and runs terribly on it.
It's best experience is emulated on PC with HD modified textures and resolution.
If not that, then play it on the Wii U. You can buy it for $20 on the Wii-side e-Shop. The Wii U also will play Wii games in that mode.
If not that, then play it on the Wii. You can easily mod that console (if you haven't already, I mean really) and get the game that way otherwise you'll need to pay full-or-more price for the disc.
tl;dr
no
>>338209474
You're embarassing yourself, give it a rest and stop being a fucking apologist to that shitty ass game.
Look, my favorite in the series is IX who was directed by the same guy that directed VI (my second favorite in the series) and XII (second worst in the series behind VIII).
I can acknowledge it's flaws and accept that it has it's shortcomings but I won't act like a fucking baby just because someone points them out. Fucking grow up you autistic manbaby.
Is there any chance of the Wiiu version getting pro controller support? You can already use the gamepad so I don't see why it isn't in there already.
>>338209526
If you already have a regular 3ds, no. Also the game is a bit harsh on that little screen. It does have some nice new features though.
Best way to play it would be on the Wii or Dolphin, if your pc can handle it.
Anyway, it is worth playing from start to end no matter what you choose.
>>338209750
The design team and some Ace+ key members had worked before on older games so they knew each other very well. Knowing what one person wants on one team and making things match that on the other team was what they did and it worked perfectly.
This is good teamwork!
>>338203286
You forgot Egil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzMa-3ir57g
>>338209512
>>338208607
>Diverse world
I haven't finished the game but it's all shitty deserts so far and just small flat pieces of land monster hunter style
Granted it's a ps2 game but the world looks like shit in my opinion
>>338209531
Post picture
>>338209689
I never purchased or played the IZJS version because I already thoroughly enjoyed and completed the original. I am unsure the exact justification they released it. I simply know that it altered how the License Board was set up, simulating traditional classes, some tweaks were made to the power of magick and skills, and that some tweaks were done to the summoning ability.
Personally, of what I know of the differences, I much prefer having the entire board open to me rather than narrow it to a pre-designed class and while I agree the summoning was the worst part of a battle, that they improved it doesn't really make it much more appealing. I still enjoy Quickening abuse or thinking through my gambits.
>>338209531
too bad she was the worst companion.
Nothing against her just the writers made the entire show revolve around her instead of having her as a side plot
>>338205605
Sawano isn't even a vidya composer to begin with.
X was his first full vidoe game OST and it fucking shows. Mediocre as hell and one of the worst video game soundtracks I've ever heard, especially considering how amazing Xenoblade's OST was.
>>338210297
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jenna+coleman
>>338209996
I'm not expecting you to act like a baby. I enjoyed IX and I thought VI was okay. And ALL you're doing is acknowledging flaws and shortcomings. FF XII was an excellent Final Fantasy and a spectacular video game.
You're awfully huffy.
>>338210903
>FF XII was an excellent Final Fantasy and a spectacular video game.
No, it wasn't. Why do you think they had to re-release it, dumbass?
>>338210159
3 Deserts, 1 Jagd, several forests, 1 jungle, several mines, grasslands, floodlands, mountain ravines, snowy climes, a poison bog
A skycity, a desert hub city, an imperial city, a trade port
Castles, magical realms, dungeons, colloseums, pharos
You just couldn't swim or actively fly an airship. It's not the most diverse of all Final Fantasies, but it's not the least and certainly not shallow for a video game.
>>338211525
Lel, is that why they had to release a version that fixed everything the original did wrong?
>>338210408
>too bad she was the worst companion
You fucking twat! Use her yourself, you gotta push that girl in the right buttons or she won't do shit!
Sharla is the worst girl!
>>338210491
Give credit where credit's due
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyDc5DGTb78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4wBxzNwdS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQTui9q1W4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-P4I3yu7Zc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC0qWt4v8fs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9v1VUnO_MM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3ch02hpnUM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggM1txB1xjY
The biggest problem is the music placement. Some of these tracks were played only during scenes and they could fit as field music as well. Another thing they did was make the skell flight theme mandatory upon flight, there should have been an option to turn it off.
People blame Sawano but the guy just did a soundtrack in his style, I mean, they wanted HIS music else they wouldn't have reached out for him, right? Ace+ is better for games and also because they know what the design team wants since they worked with them way before there was even an Ace+.
>>338211525
Hurling insults is a clear sign you have a poor argument. Or maybe you're easily angered when someone online, not in real life, calls you a faggot?
>>338211930
I was talking about Jenna Coleman on Doctor Who.
In game she is useful
>>338211525
Because re-releases fucking sell, GTA San Andreas was re-released twice in the same 6th generation.
>>338211930
>8 songs compared to the dozens of amazing pieces from Xenoblade
Are you literally stupid?
>>338209689
>>338211525
>>338211671
Not that other anon, but if you say the international version fixes everything that was wrong about the original release of FF XII...why exactly are you complaining about FF XII any more?
>>338212014
Sorry, was hard to tell.
>>338212058
Do you expect me to go to the full soundtrack and post all the tracks I think are decent? Fuck that and fuck you! Search them yourself. I just gave some examples, you retard.
>>338212058
>Are you literally stupid?
No he isn't, but you are.
Did you really expect him to post all the fucking good tracks the game has?
>play Zanzas theme in reverse
>all the chanting is actual english
and there I thought this game couldn't suprise me anymore after playing through it three times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMVn9fPgS0E
>>338212189
I'm the guy from your first reply. It didn't fix everything but it did help on the parts where the game was worst. I was just arguing that it had stupid mechanics and they had to be fixed later on because even the devs understood that it didn't work well.
>>338212671
I can't hear it, not even after reading the supposed lyrics in the comments.
>>338212671
i'm not hearing it anon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3yG_20r338
>>338213485
gave me a good kek
>>338213485
Make it stop
Which confrontation with the enemy scene is the best?
>>338213485
max keks
>>338214591
They are all amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyU-Hh9z8bI
probably the one on Valak Mountain since it has the Dunban vs Mumkahr fight and ends with that amazing scene where they run down Valak Mountain as the camera zooms out and Shulk starts screaming
>>338215485
>over 70h of gameplay extended to way past 200h if you explore everything
>8 hours of cutscenes
8 hours is a lot but considering there is so much shit to do they really don't stand out at all, it's almost like those 30 minutes you got there.
