The UK has to make everything more British.Abs. wrote:Waaaaaaatmangaluva wrote:Luke had a different voice actor in the UK from the US.
Why is this even necessary
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I wish I wasn't being completely serious.
The UK has to make everything more British.Abs. wrote:Waaaaaaatmangaluva wrote:Luke had a different voice actor in the UK from the US.
Why is this even necessary
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I checked it out and it's because the Mockney accent that the Americans liked was hated so deeply by the British test groups that they were worried that the game would be unmarketable in the UK. (I don't blame them, it's absolutely horrendous. Not that his UK accent is great, but it doesn't spur on actual hatred in me. The one he's got in the US is just so bad!)kkslider5552000 wrote:The UK has to make everything more British.Abs. wrote:Waaaaaaatmangaluva wrote:Luke had a different voice actor in the UK from the US.
Why is this even necessary
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I wish I wasn't being completely serious.
So they couldn't just use the UK voice for the Americans?mangaluva wrote: I checked it out and it's because the Mockney accent that the Americans liked was hated so deeply by the British test groups that they were worried that the game would be unmarketable in the UK. (I don't blame them, it's absolutely horrendous. Not that his UK accent is great, but it doesn't spur on actual hatred in me. The one he's got in the US is just so bad!)
I don't know why they do that, no. Nor why the American and English versions often have different titles (Pandora's Box is called The Diabolical Box in the USA, and The Lost Future is called The Unwound Future. Don't ask me why they do it.)Abs. wrote:So they couldn't just use the UK voice for the Americans?mangaluva wrote: I checked it out and it's because the Mockney accent that the Americans liked was hated so deeply by the British test groups that they were worried that the game would be unmarketable in the UK. (I don't blame them, it's absolutely horrendous. Not that his UK accent is great, but it doesn't spur on actual hatred in me. The one he's got in the US is just so bad!)
... Wait I get it. Americans don't actually speak English
pofa wrote: I have never done a single thing wrong in mafia, never one lie or act of violence
Agreed ^PhoenixTears wrote: (Also, randomness: Greek mythology ftw!)
durp durp warz mah humbuggas, ah got to eats mah micky d's fer the day while watchins nascarAbs. wrote: amerkunz: dey is dum
Because mutated marshmallows need to be hardcore IN AMERICA!Akonyl wrote:durp durp warz mah humbuggas, ah got to eats mah micky d's fer the day while watchins nascarAbs. wrote: amerkunz: dey is dum
Also, similarly for things being changed for American audiences, if you look at the boxart for any kirby game, the american version always has kirby edited to look angry/extreme instead of happy.
At least that's what we're letting other people think.Abs. wrote: amerkunz: dey is dum
XDmangaluva wrote: Because mutated marshmallows need to be hardcore IN AMERICA!
pofa wrote: I have never done a single thing wrong in mafia, never one lie or act of violence
While I do think this happens sometimes, in this case I genuinely believe they wanted to make the titles sound more original and to be quite honest, I am sick of Pandora's Box being mentioned in half of every work of fiction anyway.PhoenixTears wrote: I haven't actually played any of the games (yet!), but as for the changing of the titles....
It's because when they market it towards Americans they like to dumb things down so we can understand it.We're all ignorant and don't know anything about Pandora's Box, so they have to change it a title we can follow and might actually be interested in.
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