We should have seen it coming, but we didn't. Square Enix always dedicates themselves to a high-end audiovisual experience in their games, and that always means they record new English voice for games that feature voice acting. But, for some reason, we didn't think they would for The World Ends with You. Maybe it's because the aesthetic and the setting are so totally Japanese.
We'll reserve judgment of the results of the English voices, mostly because we don't want to join the chorus of anime fans who summarily declare the Japanese voice acting in anything superior. Even if you're, uh, not into evaluating voice acting, these new videos give us a nice look at WEWY's bizarre, split-personality "Stride Cross" battling. Two more follow after the break!
[Via press release]
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4-04-2008 @ 8:26PM
Saphion said...
"Bling!" Indeed.
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4-04-2008 @ 8:27PM
Yan said...
that was kinda cool but neku's voice seemed to deep IMO and the translated songs werent that great. still, cant wait to play the translated version later this month!
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4-06-2008 @ 4:39PM
Reeve said...
Are the English versions of certain songs ("Someday", "Hybrid", and "Twister") really not in the Japanese version of the game? They're on the game's OST, alongside the Japanese ones...
4-06-2008 @ 4:57PM
Yan said...
true but i remember reading they will use the english version of the songs for the american release of the game.
4-04-2008 @ 9:26PM
T2Master said...
Around 0:18 on #3, it sounds like he says "dumbass".
1) 0.o
b) I want this game more.
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4-04-2008 @ 10:44PM
elsng said...
Oh no. The voices. Thank God I bought this in Japan.
Although I still wouldn't mind buying it. The story is amazing and worth playing through again.
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4-05-2008 @ 7:48AM
Fululian said...
Who has twisted the brains of the one person that renamed an already-in-english-title. It's a wonderful world just sucks noodles.
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4-05-2008 @ 3:09PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Square-Enix couldn't trademark it.
4-07-2008 @ 7:10AM
david said...
What kind of loser says "I'm diggin it" Thats a little annoying, kind of put me off a bit but seeing as this is Square Enix i'll still give it a go.
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