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Post by Toddrick on Feb 4, 2005 11:20:26 GMT -5
I've been playing Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes on the Duo. I love the game, and the music rocks, but the translation... well... sucks. Really, really bad. Everybody has that obnoxious faux-gaelic accent, there's pop culture references everywhere and the voice acting (which can, thank all that is good, be turned off) is so bad it actually caused me to scream in physical pain. (Ye moost wake up, milard! *shudder*)
That being said, is anybody aware of any projects to translate the Mega Drive or Super Famicom versions of ED 1 or 2? I know about the MSX version being in English, but the emulator I use (fMSX32 on the GP32) can't get past the "Insert User Disk" message.
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Post by sunteam_paul on Feb 4, 2005 15:50:44 GMT -5
Yeah the voice acting is awful and pretty much ruins the ending. These guys sound like they have been dragged off the streets to read their lines through a tube.
I can't decide which is worse,the VA on this or Ys3. The jury's out on that one.
Bloody good game though. I'd love to see a translation patch for LOH2 on the PCE.
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Post by sunteam_paul on Feb 4, 2005 16:12:47 GMT -5
Rambling off topic I know, but anyone interested in the worst game voice acting has to offer should check this out: www.audioatrocities.com/ |
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Post by Toddrick on Feb 5, 2005 21:21:18 GMT -5
But really, you don't know bad voice acting until you listen to the US version of Valis III. Seriously, one of the major boss demon-creatures sounds like Mr. Magoo. It's absolutely hysterical.  I haven't played Valis 3 yet, but it can't be as bad as Valis 2's ... can it? |
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Post by Toddrick on Feb 6, 2005 22:38:35 GMT -5
....Wow. I think I need to shove the words back in my mouth now.
That was terrible. Just... terrible. Hilarious though. Actually makes me want Valis 3 more!
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Post by jslithy on Feb 7, 2005 10:28:45 GMT -5
I think there has been a translation project for ED2 (Mega Drive) for some time, but it looks abandoned. I would suggest trying a different MSX emulator. NLmsx will run the game fine, and it's the easiest to use.
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Post by FM-77AV on Feb 8, 2005 3:13:38 GMT -5
It runs great on Para MSX. I highly recommend that emulator.
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Post by Toddrick on Feb 9, 2005 21:44:04 GMT -5
Well, fMSX32 isn't a very good emulator on a technical level. It's main advantage is being for a handheld game system. It's still in beta, the compatibility is shaky (But it does run Ys 1 and 2; which is the most important thing!) and it doesn't handle virtual disk swapping very well (hardly at all actually.)
I'll try a different emulator once I finish the game on the Duo.
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Post by ParanoiaDragon on Feb 9, 2005 21:48:28 GMT -5
Yeah, Valis 3 has always had the worst VA'ing IMO. I have no problem with LOH, can't think of anything that's really wrong with the VA'ing in it, it's not great, but, it's not terrible, & Ys 3 is worse, but, I can tolerate it, still enjoying the game, & getting a chuckle out of it from time to time. Then there's Last Alert, which doesn't need good voice acting, it's a great game, with hilariously bad acting. Valis 2 I think is actually done rather well, aside from calling it the sword of Varis, that annoys me. Otherwise, they actually put emphasis & character into each of the characters.....just hate the damn Varis thing. I don't know, maybe I'm more tolerant of acting. I know so many people that hate dubbed anime, but, me, I HATE/LOATHE subbed anime, it's annoying. It's hard to get used to, I can get used to subbed Kung Fu, but, anime, no. And I know alot of Dragon Ball Z nazi's(as I've heard them called) that HATE the voice acting in Dragon Ball Z, but, I LOVE it, I love every character's voice, they're all great to me, & waaaaaay better then the original cast. If anything, it's the Jp cast that I can't stand, especially with Goku. Reminds me, I do get really annoyed with X in Mega Man X7, he's just plain bad, I can't describe how bad he is. Zero is ok, & that new guy is....eh, ok I guess, but, when one guy in the whole game is incredibly bad, compared to the rest of the actors, I think it REALLY annoys me, X is just EVIL. I've heard X8 is alot better though.
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Post by ParanoiaDragon on Feb 9, 2005 21:53:19 GMT -5
BTW, Last Alert & Valis 3 were voiced in Japan, by Japanese voice actors, which explains partly why it's so bad, since most if not all those actors never speak english normally. And the same guys that did Last Alert, also voiced the Jp only game Browning, which is in english, & just as terrible as Last Alert. Valis 2, I'm pretty sure was done in the US, which would explain the better quality acting. I believe the whole Varis thing is a miscommunication between NEC & the recording company, since, I suppose Valis could be said with an r in Japan.
Hmm, in reading the page about LOH, they totally rip on the game, Voice Acting or not, they even said the music is forgettable!?!? WTF? You've got to be kidding me! I do agree with the tin can thing though, it was just badly recorded.
Hmm, now I just remembered how bad the new kid in Mega Man X7 is, but, X himself is still worse, much MUCH worse.
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Post by ParanoiaDragon on Feb 9, 2005 22:19:36 GMT -5
Oh my goodness Shen Mue 2 is hilarious, I actually have more of a desire to buy an Xbox now! Check out clip 8, it souds like Hank Hill with no teeth!!! I can just hear him saying "that boy ain't right" at the end!
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Post by FM-77AV on Feb 10, 2005 2:45:47 GMT -5
Varis? The game is called Valis. |
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At least your every posts are quality stuff. 
