Sometimes that means the English and Japanese voices will sound very similar – Claude is a great example of that – but other times the English analogue to a Japanese voice or personality won’t sound exactly the same.įor example, Raz’s Japanese voice actor has a kind of deep growl to his voice – he’s a delinquent with some swagger. We want this to look as natural as possible, so we’d rather avoid the old English-dubbing trope of character animations being completely mismatched to their English VO.ĪD: We’ll do our best in matching English voice talent with their character. If we just used a direct translation or our first pass at a localised script, we’d likely end up with a script that’s very difficult to match to character animations.
How does a Japanese script turn into an English VO?ĪD: In general, we’ll provide translations for the English voice director, then the director has to slightly alter the lines in order to match them to character lip flaps. We also had to consider the length of the subtitles for each spoken phrase each line needed to be short enough in subtitles to look presentable, but the audio needed to be as long and drawn out as possible to match the heavy, deflated tone in the scene. However, Claude’s Japanese VO for this opening scene had so many extended pauses that it took a lot of work to match the English script and VO to the Japanese even without animation to worry about. Since you record to match lip flaps, is it kind of a nice break for the team when you have a scene like this without any animation?ĪD: In most cases yes, it’s nice to not worry about matching animations. The prologue cutscene starts with a black screen while Claude, the game’s lead character, talks over it. We kept the exact same team members present throughout the recording process to ensure consistency in the VO’s direction. We also had some re-recordings to fine-tune parts of the localization we wanted to improve. How long was the English VO recording process for the game?Īndrew Davis: We spent about 10 weeks total in the studio, starting with the untimed lines – VO with no timing restrictions – and then moving on to the Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR), the scenes where we match voices to characters’ lip-flap.
Today though, we’re diving deep into the voice direction for the English voice-over with Sega Associate Localisation Producer and lead for Valkyria Chronicles 4, Andrew Davis, using the game’s prologue cutscene as reference.
VALKYRIA CHRONICLES 3 ENGLISH SCRIPT FULL
Software description provided by the publisher.Hello PlayStation community! Last month, we announced that Valkyria Chronicles 4 will be landing on Western shores on 25th September.Ī lot of work has been done to bring this incredible game to the West, including implementing full English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish subtitles, as well as recording a full English voice-over.įor fans of the original Japanese dub, dual audio tracks will be available in the full game, so you can switch back and forth at will. Watch the journey of Squad E unfold like an interactive painting. An explosive new unit called the Grenadier and numerous options for both offensive and defensive battle support make their debut in Valkyria Chronicles 4.Ī Lush Watercolor World - The series’ signature hand-drawn visual style is back! Inspired by watercolor compositions, the CANVAS Graphics Engine blends visual elements of reality and imagination to create an expressive world filled with colorful emotions. Fight the imperial threat with more units on bigger maps than ever before. The Next Generation of the BLiTZ Battle System - The part overhead turn-based strategy, part RPG, and part real-time 3rd person shooter the “BLiTZ” battle system storms onto the battlefield. The return of the BLiTZ Battle System and the CANVAS Graphic Engine!
Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight for freedom in this desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory. Valkyria Chronicles 4 takes place in the same timeframe as the original Valkyria Chronicles, but focuses on Squad E of the Federation. A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War!
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