Dude, its all about the subtitles man. Besides, the original voice acting and dynamics is usually way better than English voice-overs.
[GAMES] Japanese Games
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Posted 15 November 2008 - 01:29 PM
I prefer to be subbed, since the way they speak is somehow...enchanted me.
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Posted 15 November 2008 - 02:14 PM
I also think subtitles are the best, no matter what language we are talking about. It just sounds better in the original language, except in some very rare occasions.
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Posted 21 November 2008 - 01:30 PM
yeah i agreee, i think it would be niceer if cutescens in games were in Japanese, they're language is lovely, it is very fluid dn their games are the best!
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Posted 22 November 2008 - 11:46 PM
I think dubbing the characters sometimes just loses the feeling to it. Cause dubbers who do do it are at times horrible. Most of the time, i'm alright with it though since I just get used to the voices. Subs are fine too. As long as I can understand what they're saying, Im fine with it.
Edited by mizakiwa, 22 November 2008 - 11:49 PM.
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Posted 23 November 2008 - 02:46 AM
I like subs. For voice overs it would be better because I usually find dubbing annoying.
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Posted 23 November 2008 - 07:35 AM
when they are translated, i dont like it how the words dont match their lips, so i go with the subtitles..... unless you dont know how to read 
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 04:17 AM
foreign languages sound so much cooler compared with our english voice overs
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 05:56 AM
I prefer translated to english as i normally listen than read the subtitles and like Me 8P said, i find it quite weird reading english but hearing something that does not match the subtitles.
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 07:06 AM
I would prefer subtitles because you can understand the voices but also have the flow of the original content
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Posted 07 December 2008 - 05:55 AM
I don't really mind it if it's translated. But the voice acting better be equally as good. If not, then just subtitle it!
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Posted 07 December 2008 - 07:49 AM
I'd prefer subtitles, since the Japanese voice-acting is usually tons better. It just flows better and everything. Unless the dub is superior, which would be a very rare case, I think.
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Posted 09 December 2008 - 11:21 PM
I dont really care if the mouth matches the words, only if i can understand them
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Posted 10 December 2008 - 03:12 AM
I would rather have it subbed.Most dubbed things are not really well done, and if they are *good* they usually don't the same emotion that the original voice actor/tress had when they expressed it first.......Plus subbing will help you read faster (fast conversations) / learn a new language ..possibly (:
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Posted 10 December 2008 - 06:15 AM
I am not sure if this is against the rules, but.... why not have the choice on each cart. This way both customer types are satisfied. However if forced to choose, I would choose subtitles. The game was built with Japanese in mind. I think it is better to respect that and place subtitles. This is a personal choice and I am not sure one is any better than the other.
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Posted 11 December 2008 - 08:32 AM
seriously, I would rather have it subbed than hear it dubbed in english >_>;Main reason, I watch anime most of the time, reading subtitles and also I'm picking up on the language that they speak. I got the hang of it and if I end up playing a game that's an RPG filled with anime looking characters, I'd normally think they have Jap voice actors rather than English ones. But when I hear it in English, it ruins my setting where I actually believe it's Jap... it's saddening. But! If the games have a Voice selection, I'd be quite happy!EDIT: An example would be Luminous Arc 2. The characters are anime style but the voices are english and horrible >_>; One character's voice (the British sounding one) is horrible... makes me want to smack him with my spoon! And along with other voice actors. The Jap voice actors in that game included Kira and Lacus from Gundam SEED and omg, Shana from Shakugan no Shana. I so wanted to hear that...
Edited by kwazistar, 11 December 2008 - 08:35 AM.
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Posted 12 December 2008 - 01:21 AM
I'm Japanese and of course I like the Japanese games.But I'm in Europe now, and also It's interesting to knowthere are a lot of games that we don't have in Japan!!
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Posted 13 December 2008 - 02:50 AM
It really depends. In games I would prefer it translated because of the action going on, same for movies. With stuff that doesn't have a lot of action then I'm fine with subs.
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Posted 13 December 2008 - 07:48 PM
i kinda don't really understand japanese so if i am going to spend time playing a game and stuff i'm gonna want to play it in a language that i understand
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Posted 16 December 2008 - 11:47 PM
yup, original voice is way bettarz
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 04:17 PM
sometimes.. really sometimes. the english voice actings are really superb. what i dont like are the SONGS being sang in ENGLISH which is originally a japanese one. it really sucks from the first verse to the last :|
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Posted 21 December 2008 - 06:32 PM
English dubbing can be really hit-miss. If localization companies actually decide to put the time and effort into finding fitting voice actors, then sure. Give me a dub (Disgaea... for the most part?). If they're just going to pull random people off the street and be like "HEY YOU. QUICK MONEY. Say these lines, we'll record you. Ok bye." then uh. No. Please don't dub it. I'd much rather have a voice-less version than something like that (HELLO LUMINOUS ARC?!? I want to shoot myself whenever I hear most of the voices in that game).
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Posted 21 December 2008 - 08:37 PM
I would rather have it dubbed in english rather than subtitled if they're actually going to spend the time and money to do it properly, lip sync it, and have decent voice actors for it. If they're not willing to spend the money on doing it right however, then subtitles all the way!
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Posted 21 December 2008 - 10:35 PM
dubbed if it sounds good and if not then leave it to subtitles, keep it real lol
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Posted 06 January 2009 - 05:38 AM
i love japanese, but i play doraemoni like kanji on games
