So, Gears of War is apparently (and surprisingly) selling very well in the land of the rising sun. It seems that something about Gears of War has penetrated the cultural barrier and has made an impact. Of course, thanks must go to the localization team that hired new voice actors to dub all of the lines in Japanese. Many will recall that some games never see proper localization in other countries, lowering their appeal to prospective buyers (though occasionally making for some cheap, region free imports). The Japanese version of Gears (see above video) seems to have been done fairly well. The actors sound good, and the characters' lips are even properly synced with the Japanese dialog. Now let's just see if Gears manages to outsell Blue Dragon.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 2:31PM JonahFalcon said
You know, with the Japanese dialogue, Gears of War seems really REALLY Japanese.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 3:54PM (Unverified) said
Impressive Japanese voice work. Actually seems to add some gravity to the game. My only wish is to hear the Japanese Cole, that has got to be funny.
This just goes to show, if the game is good enough, Japanese gamers WILL buy shooters. They just don't/won't buy cookie-cutter shooters.
Gears of War is a lot of things, but cookie-cutter, it ain't!
Nice job Epic. Now, can we get the bugs fixed soon....PLEEEASE!?
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This just goes to show, if the game is good enough, Japanese gamers WILL buy shooters. They just don't/won't buy cookie-cutter shooters.
Gears of War is a lot of things, but cookie-cutter, it ain't!
Nice job Epic. Now, can we get the bugs fixed soon....PLEEEASE!?
Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 4:22PM (Unverified) said
Hee, I was right, it is neat to hear.
You'd think by now that if japanese developers... like capcom, really wanted their games to be a smash in the states, they'd invest the time and funds to bring in some american native translators, so we're spared the dialogue that's the next best thing to engrish.
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You'd think by now that if japanese developers... like capcom, really wanted their games to be a smash in the states, they'd invest the time and funds to bring in some american native translators, so we're spared the dialogue that's the next best thing to engrish.
Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 4:35PM JonahFalcon said
Gears of War, for the umpteenth time, is NOT a first person shooter, any more than Resident Evil.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 5:14PM FiredCylinder said
#6 Who said it was an FPS?
My only complaint is that Cole doesn't even sound close.
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My only complaint is that Cole doesn't even sound close.
Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 11:17PM (Unverified) said
Fantastic dub! Although... wait till the end. Cole's voice seems very... small.
I can't imagine there are any Japanese voice actors that could fill Cole's virtual size 23 boots. ;)
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I can't imagine there are any Japanese voice actors that could fill Cole's virtual size 23 boots. ;)
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