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Lost Soul Aside has great voice acting in the English Dub, and I have no idea where these contrarians fucks are getting their info from. They must have corn in the ears wrapped with cotton. I am not giving any of the YouTuber "reviewers" (click and rage baiters) the time of the day. They have nothing of value to say, and are just shitting on the game, because they didn't get whatever absurd expectations they had in mind. The only people I trust are Max Dood, Easy Allies (whenever they will review the game) and this one other guy who played the demo. Nearly everyone else can fuck off on the YouTube space.
This game is better than Final Fantasy XVI. Story, plot, characters, and lore I find more interesting in LSA.
This game is better than Final Fantasy XVI. Story, plot, characters, and lore I find more interesting in LSA.
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Other than the usual suspects where the resulting script is actively incomprehensible, the worst translation from Japanese to English of a game I've ever seen is in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games after the old translators were swapped out for a new group starting with Yakuza 0.
I understand using Japanese honorifics in English if you want to be as accurate as possible. I don't like or respect it, but I understand it. What I don't understand, however, is whoever on the translation team turned Kiryu's address of Majima: 間島の兄さん ("Majima-no-niisan") into "Majima-san", not only using Japanese words that aren't used in English, but also not even using the actual honorific. So you're sacrificing meaning for accuracy, and then immediately sacrificing accuracy for no goddamn reason at all. Why? Just why?
I will also die on the hill that "Kazzy" is a superior translation of 桐生ちゃん ("Kiryu-chan") than "Kiryu-chan" is, but at least that isn't actively offensive to me.
I understand using Japanese honorifics in English if you want to be as accurate as possible. I don't like or respect it, but I understand it. What I don't understand, however, is whoever on the translation team turned Kiryu's address of Majima: 間島の兄さん ("Majima-no-niisan") into "Majima-san", not only using Japanese words that aren't used in English, but also not even using the actual honorific. So you're sacrificing meaning for accuracy, and then immediately sacrificing accuracy for no goddamn reason at all. Why? Just why?
I will also die on the hill that "Kazzy" is a superior translation of 桐生ちゃん ("Kiryu-chan") than "Kiryu-chan" is, but at least that isn't actively offensive to me.
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Not as bad as your example, but I've recently seen a game that I would consider near the low points of translation that I've seen. I would say that about 1/4 of the dialogue in No Sleep for Kaname Date, is direct translations of Japanese word puns, idioms, or cultural associations, and it just makes no sense in English.
It really goes to show people hype themselves way too much when a game has been in a near decade/decade long development. Some people were expecting Lost Soul Aside to be this large open world action-rpg, when it was always going to be a linear action game. The marketing did lean into the rpg elements, but they're really light and not the point. This game is a straight up action game with linear halls, and has some open-ended areas every now and then. There is nothing wrong with that. That said, the lite-rpg stat boots I would have left out entirely.
My issue is some of those same butt fucks complaining about wanting more non-Souls action games, biatch when they get exactly what they wanted, and still get mad, because there is some jank or due to not playing enough like DMC. The game wears its clear inspirations, but remembers to set itself apart in the right ways. It only further proves certain gamers don't know what they want, and the grifters will jump on anything for clout, only to abandon it in a heart bear for the "next best thing".
My issue is some of those same butt fucks complaining about wanting more non-Souls action games, biatch when they get exactly what they wanted, and still get mad, because there is some jank or due to not playing enough like DMC. The game wears its clear inspirations, but remembers to set itself apart in the right ways. It only further proves certain gamers don't know what they want, and the grifters will jump on anything for clout, only to abandon it in a heart bear for the "next best thing".
Thank you ARKADE17 for actually looking into this conversation and calling out how full of shit the "Souls Fatigue" really is.
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After playing the full game, the English Dub voice acting being full of "dull surprises" is the biggest load of shit criticism I've heard for Lost Soul Aside. There are some bad line takes early on (mainly on Kaser's end) in the prologue, but after that, it's clear a lot of these people can act. It was just some bad line delivery, voice inflection, or bad vocal direction (more than likely the culprit) that rarely ever shows up. Everyone in the main cast did their part, good or fine. With Arena's English Dub actor being the best of the cast. I swear, some people are that disappointed with overly high expectations, or a hate boner for this game, they were looking for any excuse to criticize it.
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I don't think that people know what bad voice acting is anymore.
With Sonic Racing Crossworlds and Virtua Fighter 5 both seeming to be doing pretty well in pre-release hype, I had a thought: We need a sequel to Sonic the Fighters. Use the VF5 engine and the current Sonic cast, give us another 3D fighter with wacky attacks and crazy movement, maybe even bring that squash-and-stretch animation the original had back (I think it could still work with the modern designs, or just make them all low-poly as a throwback / to save money). Throw in a few modern modes like a better arcade mode and online support... I dunno about anyone else but I'd actually play that, and I'm kinda over fighting games for the most part.
I wouldn't mind a new Sonic the Fighters game. I wouldn't call myself "over fighting games", but I always take long breaks or only continue when it's a character I really want to play and care about.
Speaking of Sonic spin-offs, I really wouldn't mind a Musou/Dynasty Warriors spin-off of the franchise. It can work. Just use the same or similar system to Samurai Warriors 4 or 5, and make the game even faster.
I'm looking forward to the new James Bond game that's coming out. I haven't played one since Quantum of Solace on the 360. And that game came out in 2008, nearly twenty fucking years ago and the last one, 007 Legends was in 2012. No James Bond games for over a decade, what the fuck is that?
Same. Looking forward to First Light as well. Honestly, most of the Internet is looking forward to this game, so it's not much of a hot take.
BTW, I have not touched a James Bond game since the PS2 days.
Modern Warfare 3's (2011) Survival Mode I find much more fun, addictive, and re-playable than any of the Nazi Zombie modes.
Quantum of Solace was surprisingly solid. And I have very fond memories of Nightfire.
I've said this before on different thread, but I will say it again: remake culture is nowhere near as big an issue its detractors are making them out to be. I've noticed the people who have a problem with these are either old fools highly blinded by nostalgia and hate anything new (be it AAA or indie), grifters whining about "woke elements" in the remake, even though said "woke elements" were already in the original (Silent Hill 2 and its Remake), or just plain contrarian shit heads with nothing better to do.
The grifters especially either never offer an actual solution, and it's clear most of them never played the originals, or only played them once. And by once, they played part of the game back when they were a kid, teen, or early 20s something, but never completed it. So they get their "knowledge" via a wiki/Wikipedia article. If these people or the people finding remakes such an issue, then they can clearly cover other new original games to give them some limelight? Nope, because it's part of the grift and "pleasing the almighty algorithm". Focus on hating the remake to get that sweet click-bait rather praise those original games you keep talking about, never actually review, discuss, nor analyze on your channel. Unless it's the bare minimum or for your pathetic convenience.
Not there hasn't been bad remakes, but most of these remakes that have come out are either great or good in quality, or became successful in less than a week. If a game needs patching, usually most of the developers either have it out within the same launch week, or by the next week. I prefer my games to work out the box, don't get me wrong, but I rather they care about fixing or making better improvements, then don't at all.
The grifters especially either never offer an actual solution, and it's clear most of them never played the originals, or only played them once. And by once, they played part of the game back when they were a kid, teen, or early 20s something, but never completed it. So they get their "knowledge" via a wiki/Wikipedia article. If these people or the people finding remakes such an issue, then they can clearly cover other new original games to give them some limelight? Nope, because it's part of the grift and "pleasing the almighty algorithm". Focus on hating the remake to get that sweet click-bait rather praise those original games you keep talking about, never actually review, discuss, nor analyze on your channel. Unless it's the bare minimum or for your pathetic convenience.
Not there hasn't been bad remakes, but most of these remakes that have come out are either great or good in quality, or became successful in less than a week. If a game needs patching, usually most of the developers either have it out within the same launch week, or by the next week. I prefer my games to work out the box, don't get me wrong, but I rather they care about fixing or making better improvements, then don't at all.
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Except it kind of does for the majority of people. Yes, I can play the original, but if I really like it I want other people to play it too, but they'll just play this completely other game that's wearing its skin and think it's the same thing.
That's their problem if they can't realize the original exists.
ETA: Unless you mean they are unable to play the original, and the remake is the only way they could play a game with that title. In which case...the existence of the remake STILL doesn't make them suddenly unable to play the original, because they couldn't in the first place.
