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[Rhapsody]

Did you have any particular emotion while listening to the voices on JoD? For example, did Will's voice make you happy? I personally felt as if I was being told a fairy tale by my mother or my older sister, because NiGHTS' voice was so inviting and warm . Did the voices change your opinion of any of the characters? If you hated the voices, fine, just express that in a calm manner .

[Musashi_HUmar]

I have to admit, the voices did make me kind of happier. It was a happy, fuzzy, warm kind of feeling. Although I still think NiGHTS' voice should have been different.

[Noctourne Wonderland]

(Typing this from my wii, so bear with me and my typos!)

Anyway, I enjoyed the voices, they really helped immerse me in tge story. NiGHTS' voice was startling at first, but then I realized, "Hey, this is how I always imagined him sounding!"

[Mysticgamer]

I find the voices inviting too. I was taken aback by Nights voice when I first heard it but I got used to it that and I think of her as a tomboyish british girl.

[Shia Hatsune]

I was very scared when I heard NiGHTS' voice, but I grew to like it.

Reala's voice was perfect to my own fangirlish ways.

[Tsukasa]

I hate the voices. Wish I could turn them off or switch them to Japanese... Then again I only play the chase missions now so I never have to hear them again anyway.

[Dreams70]

Personally NiGHTS voice was shocking at first and I would have expected it to be a boy voice. Rmember when we didn't know what NiGHTS was and always thought it was a boy, well i expected it to be a boy's voice, but it was a girl. SO i was shocking but it was very soon that NiGHTS had that warm kindhearted voice and i got really use to it.

Owl voice was on point. I would expect an elder voice to be like that. He sounds intelligent on all dreams.

Will voice wasn't a surprise. I know his voice would be like that.

Helen voice seems calm so I had alittle time adapting to it.

Reala voice was right on point. I really expected that his voice would be just like that.

Wizeman voice was also on point because he was the nightmaren creater and he has a eco to his voice which makes him sound scary in a way that you wouldn't want him in your own dreams

[animejosse]

Wizeman's voice fits him perfectly. Reala's was unexpected, but it fits that characterization pretty well... aside from that giggle, that is. NiGHTS took some time to get used to, but it's okay. Owl's voice is good, but I can see why people gets tired of it when we can't skip the tutorial. The kids' voices are a bit of a mixed bag for me - they fit, but the acting is rather bland.

[Locutus]

All but NiGHTS voices were good for me from the begining :3 Felt good with them, though with NiGHTS I had a little shock ^^"" I expected him to be girly :3... not havinga girl voice ^^""" But after a wile it was ok ^^ Feel better when playing thanks to that :3 Only thing to complain, maybe, is that I expected Wizeman to be a bit darker.

[Nix Entente]

I'm sorry, but all the voices made me want to clean out my ears with bleach. NiGHTS sounded like a moron. Helen could have been cute if she wasn't CONSTANTLY slipping in and out of her horrible, forced British accent. Will was...eh. I cried tears of soulful sadness everytime Reala said anything. Owl.

Owl.

Owl.

*explodes in a fit of annoyance*

[::NiGHTS::lover]

I was fine with the voices....Will's voice could've been a bit more manly, though... o_O;;
Reala's voice...hmm...hard to discribe. But after a while, I developed a 'Fake British Accent' fetish...nowadays, his voice makes me fangirl squeal... o.o;;

[Sk8teland85]

I thought the voice acting fit the style of the game. Yeah it could have been better but overall it was not too bad and did add some warmth to the overall experience.

[Murder's Last Crow]

I think the voices added a great amount of depth to the series without scaring off younger gamers who don't want to get too emotional or deeply involved in the plot.

Wizeman's got the perfect voice actor, though, hands down.

[ViCE]

I don't care for Reala's voice that much. It's too much of a stereotypical evil voice. I would have like the... evilness(?) to be subtler.

NiGHTS voice is rather overbearing, but I kinda like it. If I didn't feel like there was so much forced enthuiasm, and it were a little gentler I'd like it more. She sounded like a bad superhero... ;___;, but I liked the feminine voice.

But... OMG WIZEMAN'S VOICE IS AWESOME.

[Lady Spritzy]

Lessee here...
NiGHTS' voice wasn't neutral enough. Sorry, but I have to be guessing at whether or not it's a boy or a girl for it to be the perfect NiGHTS, and I haven't come across that yet. Maybe if they got the guy who did Yugi in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged Series to do NiGHTS, that would have been better. But that's just me.

The girl who did Helen seemed a little un-emotional. She could have gone with a little more feeling, especially with the first scene in the Memory Forest, when she finds out NiGHTS is a Maren. Like a little girl robot.

Will's voice did have emotion, but some of his word spacing was a little weird. Like when he says the line "Missing from my heart?" in the first scene of Lost Park. And he sounded a bit girly, but hey- he's twelve.

I liked Reala's voice, but it could have been a little more imposing. However, his laugh cracked me up.

The person (people?) who did the lesser Maren (especially Bomomba) did an awesome job. Those are some voices that are likely to keep me up at night.

And Wizeman... dang, where do I start? Perfect. He had the ultimate evil laugh, as well as the scholarly tone of voice that I alway imagine Wizeman having. Probably the best voice in the game.

[InTheNightlight]

Ah, the JoD voices. Again, 4Kids(I think) has ruined a good game series, but this time for the better!

NiGHTS: Personally, I think NiGHTS's voice is the best in the game. It's so warm and caring and makes me feel all fuzzy inside! Plus, whether you're a boy or girl, he looks and sounds like both.

Will: Uh...kinda hard to explain this one. He sounds kind of like a British accent mixed with an American accent.

Helen: Again, British with a little bit of American thrown in.

Reala: NO, just...just NO. I personally found his voice to be that of Jackle's. They made him sound a bit too much like an actual jester. Plus he laughs too much(definitely Jackle in disguise).

Wizeman: The voice of Wizeman was another good voice. DEFINITELY suits him. Need I say more?

[Penelopi]

For NiGHTS, it was a hit or miss. Sometimes I could picture either a girl or a boy during certain lines, while on others the voice sounded definitely feminine. Not androgynous enough. Also, it was overdone at points like Sega was trying to turn NiGHTS into one of the stereotypical comic-book superheroes.

Reala's was good except for the laugh. A bit more "Bwahaha" would be preferable to "Heeheehee."

Helen's voice actress didn't seem to be able to fake a happy tone, but when she was sad, the "choking on tears" effect sounded real enough to me most of the time. The tone and emphasis placed on certain words was awkward.

Will's I liked better. He sounded more like a real person, normal. There were a couple of odd slip-ups, though, like during the secret ending when Wizeman drags away NiGHTS. Instead of reusing the incredible, horrified "NiGHTS!!!" from the first ending, for some reason they went with a clip in which Will's voice cracked in typical preteen/early-teen fashion and it ended up wheezing out. Like Will was so shocked his vocal chords were partially paralyzed or something.

I agree with everyone on Wizeman. His voice was downright awesome! Just the kind of big, boomy, scary voice you'd think the creator of nightmares would have.

[7Force]

I thought it was ok NiGHTS VA was pretty good and thought Reala's was spot on as was Wizeman. The kids VA's were a bit hit & miss but they were ok but I hated it when they sang Dreams Dreams on the credits.

[wocko]

Well for JoD, it took me a bit to get used to NiGHTS' voice but the kids' voices could've been MUCH better, as they were a bit over the top, plus their false pom accents kept slipping out at times, like when Will says "Yeah right" after Helen leaves Delight City. Owl's voice really suited the character (old and wise), but the word "Visitor" is a bit overused imo. Reala's voice wasn't too bad, and Wizeman's voice was really well done.

That's my 2 cents

[vincentdante]

I liked the voices in JOD myself. No particular reason but I just did

[phosphorus]

Voices just don't fit NiGHTS. They managed to completely stomp on any "open to interpretation" the game might have had, and the dialog was just so corny.

[Rachell]

well, although there are a lot of mixed feelings about NiGHTS' VA, I think she did pretty good, and it was totally like I expect NiGHTS to sound like

about Will, well, he was ok...but he could have did better, some of his lines didn't fit with the emotion of the scene, if you know what I mean

Helen...I hate her voice, it sounds so fake and please dont make me talk about her forced brittish accent, and her voice is so quiet that sometimes its hard to hear what she says

Reala...well, I still dont have a concrete opinion about him...he's okay, but I dont find his voice as "evil" as its supposed to be and please... whatever happened to the classic "MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Wizeman. Its not necesary to said that his voice is EPIC WIN, in every term that concerns on hos are bad guys supposed to sound like

Owl. He's okay, for a character like him the voice fits him well, thou the whole "visitor" thingy bothered me a bit; its that bad to call the childs by their real names?

[Noctourne Wonderland]

Owl. He's okay, for a character like him the voice fits him well, thou the whole "visitor" thingy bothered me a bit; its that bad to call the children by their real names?

I'm glad that I'm not the only one irritated by that! Visitorwhoovisitoryesvisitorwhoo HELEN! WILL!

[phosphorus]

What did I feel? You mean after I realized that that was NiGHTS's voice I was listening to? "The f*** is this sh!t!?"

[MORRiS1113]

its very upsetting when nowadays all you hear is people bit***** about the voice overs (sorry, couldn't think of any other way to put it).

when i played J.o.D 1st time. i literally did feel like i was being told a fairy tale, and in general. that's what it is, its a fairy tale being told through the dreams of young innocence. what was quite a pleasure that MY NAME IS Will. so when NiGHTS was talking to Will. it felt like he was addressing me personally. that's a nice feeling when you play a Unique game such as NiGHTS.

in general when people go to sleep and dream, it is a fairy tale going on in their head most of the time if not having a nightmare. (in which case is your fault because you dropped your Ideya of Courage leaving you at the mercy of NiGHTMARENS)

i really enjoyed NiGHTS journey of dreams, and played the living hell out of it. and even today its still enjoyable just running around the imagination dream lands. i think the one thing that made me fall in love with this game even more was its wonderful score. Dreams Dreams was everywhere but it has the right mood. the sweet moments in memory forest. to the remix when facing Wizeman's minions to save NiGHTS in the Bell bridge.

i know the original NiGHTS fans are also bit**** how the game's story wasn't faith full to the original. They're just mad because they expected the whole world and didn't get it. and i say screw them. THIS GAME IS AWESOME.

[Rachell]

its very upsetting when nowadays all you hear is people bit***** about the voice overs (sorry, couldn't think of any other way to put it).

when i played J.o.D 1st time. i literally did feel like i was being told a fairy tale, and in general. that's what it is, its a fairy tale being told through the dreams of young innocence. what was quite a pleasure that MY NAME IS Will. so when NiGHTS was talking to Will. it felt like he was addressing me personally. that's a nice feeling when you play a Unique game such as NiGHTS.

in general when people go to sleep and dream, it is a fairy tale going on in their head most of the time if not having a nightmare. (in which case is your fault because you dropped your Ideya of Courage leaving you at the mercy of NiGHTMARENS)

i really enjoyed NiGHTS journey of dreams, and played the living hell out of it. and even today its still enjoyable just running around the imagination dream lands. i think the one thing that made me fall in love with this game even more was its wonderful score. Dreams Dreams was everywhere but it has the right mood. the sweet moments in memory forest. to the remix when facing Wizeman's minions to save NiGHTS in the Bell bridge.

i know the original NiGHTS fans are also bit**** how the game's story wasn't faith full to the original. They're just mad because they expected the whole world and didn't get it. and i say screw them. THIS GAME IS AWESOME.

oh god finally someone that doesn't feel so bit***** about the game, good god it had its flaws yes but there's no such a thing as perfect game, it was still enjoyable, and even at this day I keep playing it

if we keep saying that the game was horrifying in comparison to NiD we'll surely never get a NiGHTS 3...or we'll morely like have to wait 20 years for it hahaha~

[MORRiS1113]

oh god finally someone that doesn't feel so bit***** about the game, good god it had its flaws yes but there's no such a thing as perfect game, it was still enjoyable, and even at this day I keep playing it

if we keep saying that the game was horrifying in comparison to NiD we'll surely never get a NiGHTS 3...or we'll morely like have to wait 20 years for it hahaha~

no kidding. if its anything i really hate. its over obssesive fan boys and girls who think they know the games better then the ppl who made them. (movies dont count if game based) and or vice versa. i wouldnt argue with the guys themselves lol. but yeah there are times where even the makers screw up. but this isnt one of those times. NiGHTS JoD was an awesome game and i feel was way better then the original.

[Dex la Cabra]

instead of insulting the majority of the fanbase, why not just say your opinion of the voice acting?
I thought NiGHTS' Voice was a little over the top for his actions. an example being when helen's been paralooped by reala and NiGHTS just holds his hand out and doesn't try to help, and yet is shouting helen really loud or maybe that just means the actions were supposed to be better? no need to comment on wizeman, everyone's already commented on the awesomeness! and i think reala's voice was good, and admittedly the high laugh was a bit unlike him, but it made a good contrast to wizeman's low booming laugh. Wills voice was quite alright, i didn't have too many problems with him. Helens however, seemed to go really quiet at important parts, although that's not really the voice actors fault, more the music being too loud? either way, because NiD didn't have much voice acting, the voice acting could have gone so much ways, and we're lucky that it was quite good. admittedly, it could've went better with what's going on screen, but that's more the graphics causing the issue.

p.s. better than the original? well...each to his own opinion i guess...

[MORRiS1113]

instead of insulting the majority of the fanbase, why not just say your opinion of the voice acting?
I thought NiGHTS' Voice was a little over the top for his actions. an example being when helen's been paralooped by reala and NiGHTS just holds his hand out and doesn't try to help, and yet is shouting helen really loud or maybe that just means the actions were supposed to be better? no need to comment on wizeman, everyone's already commented on the awesomeness! and i think reala's voice was good, and admittedly the high laugh was a bit unlike him, but it made a good contrast to wizeman's low booming laugh. Wills voice was quite alright, i didn't have too many problems with him. Helens however, seemed to go really quiet at important parts, although that's not really the voice actors fault, more the music being too loud? either way, because NiD didn't have much voice acting, the voice acting could have gone so much ways, and we're lucky that it was quite good. admittedly, it could've went better with what's going on screen, but that's more the graphics causing the issue.

p.s. better than the original? well...each to his own opinion i guess...

i have the original. as good as it is. JoD buries it. it may not be as challenging. but who cares, it kicks so much ass that you forget about it. it has pretty much 10x the levels the first one did. story is better. if not entirley different, its just way better

[Dex la Cabra]

is it not 5x as many? just as there's five missions per nightopia (although it was going to be more...) damn sega of japan for causing the whole mess. i'm not arguing that JoD is bad, because i love it too, but if sega of japan had just left them to make it then it would've been even better. and on ps3 and xbox 360, so it would have had better graphics (not that i really care about that)

[Zero-Shift]

Thanks for trying to get things back on topic Kisuke and commenting on the voice acting. Please try to stay on topic MORRiS. If you want to talk about JoD in general, there are places on the forum other than this thread to do it.

Anyway, I think I've probably stated it before, but I think the acting in JoD is a largely mixed bag. Sometimes I was overjoyed, other times I cringed. Wizeman and Owl are easily the best performances and Helen was by far the worst since she had no idea how to act. Everyone else is various degrees of decent.

[vincentdante]

I can add more here. In detail this is what I thought of the following voices:

NiGHTS - Loved him/her the best kind of voice for an androginous (spelling?) bieng. Not to mention in NiD if you got hit you heard a high pitched "ouch" so it works with that as well.
Reala - Also liked his VA I thought it fit well (although the fights against him I have different thoughts about)
Wizeman - EPiC WiN
Will - Was ok, could have been better but could have been worse.
Helen - I liked her character but her voice was horrible, no other way I can say that. Also in dreams dreams her VA can't sing for ****.

those are my two cents.

[venomnights15]

When I heard nights voice I felt like I was listening to a person I could trust and like. I like her voice out of all of them it's just how I imagnied it would be before I started playing it

[TheBigBadWolf]

Mmm, I quite like the voices in JoD, they are very reassuring, they cheer me up.

[renegade_sanzo]

I was terrified.

I honestly wanted to switch the voices over to Japanese. Though I admit, NiGHTS' voice is alright. I don't like the fakey accent, though. At times I like Reala's voice and other times I find it entertaining to make fun of. Wizeman is decent, though it seems kind of strange to hear these characters talking.