I somehow ended up starting two games with heavy doses of British voice acting. After putting Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call on pause, I decided to use my recently acquired New Nintendo 3DS XL’s added power and start Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. I didn’t realize the English localization was performed by Nintendo of Europe. I’m not sure why but It was weird at first to hear so much British-isms in a JRPG. I feel like most of my exposure to British voice acting was restricted to the Assassin’s Creed and Professor Layton titles for a long time. I didn’t think I’ll enjoy the game after the first hour but after that opening “moment”, I was invested.
After wrapping up Halo 5: Guardians, I wanted to check out Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. I picked it up because it was cheap and as a fan of Dear Esther. Again, I didn’t realize it was set in a small English village with some of very talented voice work. It’s unfortunate that I enjoyed everything but the interactions with the game which is a problem for a game. Moving at a snail’s pace doesn’t help this game’s momentum at all.
I’m sure if Lara Croft Go featured voice acting, I would be hearing her English accent. It didn’t need it though. I had high expectations for this title and Square Enix Montreal exceeded them. It was a short game but it was very very sweet.
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