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FFVII Remake - Cloud character trailer
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Are you talking about the VA or the actual dialogue? Cause the latter has to be some of the most inoffensive stuff I've seen come from a JRPG in a while. No clunky phrasing or strange terminology or sloppy exposition. It's fairly basic, but comes off as more or less natural to me. This is going by tiny snippets of dialogue though, hard to really say one way or the other right now.
Doesn't matter if you have the most perfect voice in the world if you are that guy that keeps on whining and yelling. No one is going to like you, so Barret is fucked from the get go.
I thing the VA got better from previous trailers in general.
I thing the VA got better from previous trailers in general.
Barret sounds absolutely ridiculous. What are they doing? Cranking the stereotypes up to 11?
At least the music is amazing.
At least the music is amazing.
well i don't think the VA is great but it's whatever, the dialogue just sounds clunky and typical 'nobody talks like this' found in most jrpgs
Yeah but then you don't need have the pointy finger and the pointy finger is crucial
Yeah, as someone who typically considers JRPG dialogue clunky at best and complete rubbish at worst even with games that often get praised for their writing (Trails, PS1/2 era FF, etc.), I'm really not seeing it here. It's extremely basic, but seems fine to me, and certainly not "ugh the dialogue" tier when considering the genre. But to each their own, of course.
e: I'm not a native speaker though so it's likely we have somewhat different views on clunky dialogue
I suppose the voice directors took "being faithful" to heart and made Barret as ridiculous as the original's english translation. Too bad, really.
There's hope that it's part of his character development and that he's calmer later in the game, but who knows.
Man, the whole anime animations when characters chat needs to stop! It's terrible looking with these visuals. Barret looked awful, Aerith looked weird too. Goofy animations need to go away.
Looks solid otherwise.
Also, who is voicing Tifa this time? And Jesse? Jesse sounds familiar, I just forgot the name of the VA. Cloud is same as ever but definitely better this time, probably due to some better direction now/less emo.
Looks solid otherwise.
Also, who is voicing Tifa this time? And Jesse? Jesse sounds familiar, I just forgot the name of the VA. Cloud is same as ever but definitely better this time, probably due to some better direction now/less emo.
Cloud's English voice is on point, honestly. I'll play this first in Japanese I'd guess, but, TGS trailer aside (and a few caveats here and there), I'm really liking the voices in this. At least they fit what is shown.
Also, that fucking smirk. I'm so fucking glad they seem to know how to handle him and the overall mood of the game. What a comeback after years and years of (deserved) pessimism.
Also, that fucking smirk. I'm so fucking glad they seem to know how to handle him and the overall mood of the game. What a comeback after years and years of (deserved) pessimism.
All the cast is new, actually.
I'm getting more than a little nervous that all the trailers seem to show the same areas and the same set pieces.
And Barrett's English voice is kinda bad. Too cheesy, too much scenery chewing compared to the others.
And Barrett's English voice is kinda bad. Too cheesy, too much scenery chewing compared to the others.
I think the new dialogue standard is that it has to sound like higher art or it has to sound really clever and smart all the time, like Nolan movies where all they do is philosophise and make monologues.
I don't know what the standard is but I always feel like people take prose and complain it is "cringy" because taking aggressive sentences out of context funny enough does make it seem a little corny. But guess what, a lot of the lines in the trailer sounded like something those characters would say in those situations.
It's not so surprising, given what Tifa said in Advent Children.
"Two years ago… think of the strength we all had when we fought that last battle. It's only been a couple years, but already that feeling is gone. But Cloud – I think he's found it again."
yeah, the delivery is bland, especially with Cloud.
Though he still sounds miles better than the previous VO.
...what are you talking about? Barret is one of the best written characters in the game. Maybe Cid/Red XIII's personal story is better than Barret's, but I think I'd argue that Barret's is the best.
Barret is just a guy from a small coal mining town who's naivety about shinra lead to his entire town/his best friend dying. He was thrust into this position of taking on shinra and taking care of Marlene. He then struggles with doing what he feels is right while also raising Marlene with large amounts of blood on his hands. Fantastically written character.
He just looks like lightning in the remake.
Toriyama really created cloud as a female
Honest pet peeve of mine too
Lightning never did this!
She did....three goddamn games in.
I think I'm sick of trailers I just wanna play the damn game now. However credit where it's due it was e3 the game got announced so its more of a me thing
The music was enough to get me hyped as fuck for this. Nothing too outrageous, just a straight modernization of an alteady god tier soundtrack, as it should be.
That bothered me from the start, he looks way too feminine compared to previous designs and what I thought would fit the character. Now imo the English voice is also a complete mismatch with the design.
I do like all other characters.
Also agreed. That pounding piano track is one of my favorites and sets the beginning mood of the game so well. Glad they captured the same feeling in the remix.
Upon second viewing I noticed they captured several tracks that I missed first time through. All FF VII classics. I'm glad they put those in the forefront because the music was a big source of why the game makes such a huge impact.
So are we expecting anything for next week's Jump Festa?
I'm only asking since we just got this, so a new trailer so soon would be weird. Although this didn't really show much new, so yeah. In any case, the "trailer" they're showing there could be an old one, but I kinda see them having a completely new one as well. Let's hope!
They could always have a character trailer for every main character released relatively regularly. It's not like they'd be ruining much of the game seeing the ratio of new scenes compared to the other trailers.
It really shows how great (and subtle) the stylized look it has is, considering how the crazy hair doesn't look too unnatural.
I'm only asking since we just got this, so a new trailer so soon would be weird. Although this didn't really show much new, so yeah. In any case, the "trailer" they're showing there could be an old one, but I kinda see them having a completely new one as well. Let's hope!
They could always have a character trailer for every main character released relatively regularly. It's not like they'd be ruining much of the game seeing the ratio of new scenes compared to the other trailers.
Genuinely has to be the only FF MC designed by Nomura that has managed to look great in a realistic graphical style (Old Noctis isn't by Nomura, so he doesn't count).
It really shows how great (and subtle) the stylized look it has is, considering how the crazy hair doesn't look too unnatural.
I think there is a good chance we will get a new trailer next week. Nomura loves to do big trailers at Jump Festa and this character trailer seems a bit small for it to be a Jump Festa trailer.
I just need some Rufus and Nanaki love and I'm set, really.
I was confident we were getting one before the Cloud trailer, but yeah, I'm still somewhat optimistic we might still have one showing (even if there's the chance it could be the Japanese version of this one).
Wonder if this is hand-animated or mocapped. Either way, this is really great work.
I think we will get at least one big trailer before release. Could be next week's Jump Festa, or closer to launch (like Jan 31st which is the anniversary date)
For the character trailer I expect it to come out more regularly for the remaining main casts.
