#ffxiv things

The greatest example I can think of (because I just got it for my trial roulette and it made my brain zip off to write this thought down) is the Sphene fight.

This is a bit funny to me since they only had the VA for Wuk Lamat re-record her lines. The original version was pretty stinky. I mean, it was so bad that it sucked the wind right out of my sails, which is a very bad thing to happen during the final boss fight of an expansion that starts with you on a boat. If you were there for it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Spheeeeene. It was like we were back in ARR and no one was on the other side of the glass saying, "Now you're being crushed by a gigantic robotic hand! Your words have to be grunted out because you're fighting the weight of it!"

So, they had her re-record her lines and they are 5,000,000,000% better.

And yet.

Sphene's lines were not re-recorded. They still sound dull. And awkward. As did much of her delivery through Dawntrail. But I guess no one was complaining about it? Maybe SE just saw people shitting all over Wuk Lamat and thought changing her script/recording was all that was necessary.

"How can you say that to me now?" sounds particularly blasé to my ears.

I would have asked her to emphasize part of it.

disbelief, anguish:

"How can you say that to me now?" (after everything I've put you through, put your people through...?)

or

rage, determination:

"How can you say that to me NOW?" (after you know what my people have been through and how badly I want to save them!)

or maybe even a mix between the two

anguish and rage:

"How can YOU say that to ME now?!" (you, who know what we've been through. After the lengths I have gone to! There is no turning back!)

IDK. The next time you do the fight, pay attention to her line delivery and tell me what you think. Just a few tweaks here and there could have greatly changed how I feel about Sphene as a whole. I know people compare her to Emet Selch a lot, but I think the gulf between them is immeasurable. Goals are similar, but passion is null and void.

And I think it's because she got a big, fat pass because British.

While I'm in the mood of being nitpicky, there was a whole ass patch back in EW where Y'shtola's VA had a cold. I'm assuming they could only get her for that one day and were on a deadline. It is very noticeable. lol

And Honey B. Lovely's "southern"/"midwestern/"i have no idea" accent is absolutely grating to my ears. Every time I get that fight in roulettes, I'm just like, "Yeehaw and shucks howdy, y'all. Let's tussle with this big ol' bee. Bless her heart!"

There're a few accents in Shaaloani that are very obviously trying for "cowboy" but come off as "I'm British, but I saw a western once."