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Ardent
12-17-2007, 04:07 PM
Did this game have voice acting?
Sanctine
12-17-2007, 04:11 PM
No.

Wellll, unless you count battle grunts and groans.
digi.amuro
12-18-2007, 12:41 PM
Yeah, I was abit surprised when I got it last week (I actually found a used copy for 60 bucks at Gamestop, yay) but it doesnt really take away from the game for me, tho. Kinda like with Folklore, it allows you to imagine what how your character reacts, sounds, etc in the situations he runs into. Besides, you can focus more on the bg music which sets the atmosphere quite nicely.
Dim Locator
12-18-2007, 02:08 PM
I barely noticed... Seems like a superficial thing to me...
cj iwakura
12-24-2007, 05:49 PM
Lack of voice acting didn't affect Nocturne one bit. The characters' mannerisms carry their personalities across beautifully.

Devil Summoner, on the other hand... it didn't bother me much, either, but considering the lip movement, it seemed like it was meant to be voice acted, or something.
DARK HEAT
01-08-2008, 02:47 AM
yeah nocturne is an awesome game,the voice acting isn't a problema for me,the music aniway is awesome i have the official soundtrack
The Liztress
02-27-2008, 05:26 PM
I always thought that Nocturne was one of the few games that did better because there wasn't any voice acting. I did like the battle grunts and groans. A few got me to chuckle.
massaker
02-27-2008, 06:12 PM
Some of the stuff demons say is so funny. "Errr, I'm just going to go have some tea now....Bye!" lol. Would have been cool to hear them speak.
Sayckeone
02-27-2008, 06:14 PM
No, it wouldn't have. Voice acting would have ruined SMT3's atmosphere.
Arjuna
02-27-2008, 06:17 PM
No, it wouldn't have. Voice acting would have ruined SMT3's atmosphere.

Yeah I really liked reading them myself.
massaker
02-27-2008, 08:03 PM
Lol, yep, ok. Text is way better than fully acted dialog.
RayFoxSith
02-27-2008, 08:05 PM
Your damn right it is.
Futomimi
02-27-2008, 08:06 PM
Yeah, it is, if you have more imagination than your average brick.
Sayckeone
02-27-2008, 08:16 PM
Lol, yep, ok. Text is way better than fully acted dialog.
In some cases, yes, it is
Thunder-Slash
02-27-2008, 10:18 PM
I think Atlus did dub some stuff over though... Like the English battle cries some demons make. It's all small stuff really.
The Liztress
02-28-2008, 07:40 AM
Reading the text was fine with me. And besides, if there was voice acting in it, then there's that chance people wouldn't have liked who they got to do some of the voices. I always imagined the main character's voice to be soft-spoken, you know. But I'm sure they would have used someone who would have ruined that image for me.
RayFoxSith
02-28-2008, 08:29 AM
Only thing is the main character doesn't speak at all.
PFV
02-28-2008, 08:54 AM
Only thing is the main character doesn't speak at all.

Which I'm sure is why he was a master of demon negotiation.
Flußkönig
02-28-2008, 08:58 AM
I think that all modern RPG's should have an option for turning off VA. Maybe it is due to when I started playing games, but I really just don't think that the inclusion of VA is a necessary part of the gaming experience.

Also, there is no excuse for modern RPG's not including full control over both BGM and ambient sounds. These are basic features that PC games have had for years. Yet the Japanese developers who actually include these options are few and far between.
Kakizaki
02-28-2008, 11:13 AM
I think that all modern RPG's should have an option for turning off VA. Maybe it is due to when I started playing games, but I really just don't think that the inclusion of VA is a necessary part of the gaming experience.

Yes. That is one of my issues with P3. That quality of the VA itself isn't too bad, but it is way too frequent for my tastes. I simply turned it off. I generally prefer no VA whatsoever.
Futanari
02-28-2008, 12:17 PM
Only thing is the main character doesn't speak at all.

Which I'm sure is why he was a master of demon negotiation.

Precisely. Pointing and clicking is much more efficient. ;)
EvilHero
02-28-2008, 01:43 PM
The main character is supposed to be a representation of you, giving him a voice would ruin that.
zippedpinhead
02-28-2008, 05:53 PM
The main character is supposed to be a representation of you, giving him a voice would ruin that.

DING, DING, DING, DING

We have a winner here folks!
EvilHero
02-28-2008, 06:00 PM
What I are teh win???

I can has cheeseburger???!
Danakir
02-28-2008, 09:06 PM
http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/2/28/yushyoucanha128487352359531250.jpg
radius
06-04-2008, 08:42 PM
I digged the fact it didn't have any voice dialogue. Though, I wished Dante was the exception. :( I bought the game (playing a SM game for the first time) with the impression that I'd hear his lovely voice. But, alas, that was not to be.

...sniff...
True Hollow Demon Kira
08-11-2008, 02:49 AM
No, it wouldn't have. Voice acting would have ruined SMT3's atmosphere.

yeah imagine Lucifer with Arnold Swarchenegger's voice and the main character's with Samuel L. Jackson's voice

Lucifer: LOOK AT MY MUSCLES THEY ARE BIG AND HUGE....I RULE HELL WITH AN IRON FIST AND A BOTTLE OF STEROIDS...*?YARGEN JES BLARGEN CHU BARGAIN?*

Main Character: WAT THE HELL U TALKIN BOUT NIGGA!!! U DON'T MAKE ANY GODDAMN SENSE!!!!
Kakizaki
08-11-2008, 07:31 AM
..............
Futomimi
08-11-2008, 07:56 AM
You took the words (or ellipses) out of my mouth.
Chronis
08-11-2008, 07:57 AM
I kinda lol'd at Samuel Jackson as the MC....
True Hollow Demon Kira
08-11-2008, 12:36 PM
also demon negotiations would be funny..

MC: Nigga how'd u like to join my crew.....dog.
Random Demon: I'll join for 215 macca.
MC: OK nigga here you go....now u in the team or what?
RD: How about 7,641,960 macca then i'll join
MC: NIGGA WHAT THE HELL...TALKING ALL MY MONEY AND ####....ALRIGHT here take my goddamn maaca.
RD: your boring me... uhh...bye
MC: WHAT THE F*** NIGGA GET BACK HERE WITH MY GODDAMN MONEY....*Gunshots*

yeah i went overboard didn't I ?
Voodoo
08-11-2008, 12:54 PM
Not enough #### to be from Sam.
Arjuna
08-11-2008, 12:59 PM
I actually lol @ the gunshots part.
Voodoo
08-11-2008, 01:01 PM
I actually lol @ the gunshots part.
Yeah me too. This was definately better then the first attempt.
True Hollow Demon Kira
08-11-2008, 05:50 PM
I actually lol @ the gunshots part.
Yeah me too. This was definately better then the first attempt.

thnx....i thought it wouldn't be funny cause it was longer.
ChinoZaki
02-11-2009, 08:23 AM
I only read through the first page of this thread but I hope that SMT4 doesn't have any VA and retains the original character designs instead of adopting the Persona art style =/
Auden
02-12-2009, 02:52 PM
i thought the VA in conctrune was awsome, and mostly aappropiate. ai mean, just listen to rangda, mada, pixie etc.........
cj iwakura
02-16-2009, 01:12 PM
Just out of curiosity, were the demon VAs like that in the original version, or was some of it dub work?

For example, I'm pretty sure Thor says "DIE!".
Taroni
05-27-2009, 08:40 AM
Lack of voice acting didn't affect Nocturne one bit. The characters' mannerisms carry their personalities across beautifully.

Devil Summoner, on the other hand... it didn't bother me much, either, but considering the lip movement, it seemed like it was meant to be voice acted, or something.


Yeah you would think Raidou games would have VO since the main character has a name ... well assumed name

EDIT: Not that it needs VO since it's been said already that it allows your imagination to create your ideal voices.