Your argument is invalid as this is a FANTASY game. The characters speak however the storyteller wants. If you do not like it, turn voice off in options and enable subtitles and read aloud.

There's nothing wrong with challenging preconceptions, especially preconceptions that are based on nothing but tradition like "anything fantasy should be done with British accents." Bethesda has already challenged some preconceptions by not making their dwarves short drunken bearded folk with scottish accents.

Maybe YOU have unshakeable preconceptions about what certain accents represent. I don't. I find it perfectly simple to begin associating a particular voice to a particular character, regardless of what it sounds like.

I do have to agree with OP on this. Got in a debate over Felicia Days dragon age real action vids. Most of the actors had that American twang that doesnt fit with this kind of fantasy world. The game Dragon age itself did really get voice acting right, Welsh and Irish accents for the Dalish Elves was a master stroke, bringing in the brilliant Eve Myles for Merril. And as for Skyrim I havent been that dissapointed by the voice acting, even the repeating guard lines, it would take a lot of game space to make each guard unique.

I do agree with OP that in games of this genre American accents have no place. In Skyrim the accents are mainly Nordic of course, but then each race has its own, mostly posh English or lower class English (I do wish some of the Bosmer would have Irish or Welsh accents though). Then every now and then, you hear an American accent from the kids, and it does break immersion slightly, not a massive deal, but enough that to me it stuck out like a sore thumb. Especially the kid running around Whiterun, consider this is an early encounter, it didnt establish well enough the regionality of Whiterun.

As with OP, nothing against American accents, in fact I LOVE New york accents, and one of my good friends who is American, I listen to her podcasts beause I find the accent so relaxing.

they even have a lot of the mythical creatures that started popping up around that time

not entirely
you can definitely argue that the universe although fictional is clearly based on our history to some extent
the technology is very similar to the technology of our medieval times
there's swords, shields castles etc.
they even have a lot of the mythical creatures that started popping up around that time(a time when a lot of people actually believed these myths)
trolls, giants dragons witches etc.

in that regard more medieval sounding voice acting would certainly add to the believability of the whole universe, at leas to some people

I would definitely prefer more "accurate" voice acting to match the rest of the world

You are missing the point entirely... there is NO authenticity. The entire world is fictional. It has no recorded past, it is whatever the storyteller wants. You cannot comment on how authenic a voice is if there is NOTHING to compare authenticity to.

I hope you understand, I cannot explain any better than that.

Name a time in history when a dragon or troll popped up. Please, do tell.

That is how a good story works. You are able to relate to it.

Perhaps, for some people... that is subjective.

Your last comment here is where you are wrong. There is no accuracy to a fictional world. They are not portaying a fictional Earth, it is a different world alltogether. I honestly do not know how that is hard to understand. This story has no relation to our world other than the intended inclusions so we can relate to the story.

Did you do history at school or did you just forget it on learn it from games?

The entire would is not factional, go read up on history. How do you think people made weapons and armour? The game is based on various era's, using real world objects, animals and materials . Did you do history at school or did you just forget it on learn it from games?

keyword here is MYTHICAL
you must have missed that part or something XD
in ancient times there were a lot of mythical creatures that people actually believed in

they even have a lot of the mythical creature stories that started popping up around that time

Name a time in history when a dragon or troll popped up. Please, do tell.

It's not an Earth medieval based fantasy. It's a fantasy based RPG based on another planet in it's own time period.

You and some other people may have unshakeable preconceptions but that doesn't change what TES is all about. This is not LOTR. LOTR is not the defintion of fantasy that rules all others.

It's based on a time when people used to live in stone, wooden houses and used anvils for making and weapons. You may want to look at what time that was in real history because Elder Scrolls was and is based on this era of history.

No, as long as they don't use modern English words then it's fine. Dwarfs in The Witcher 2 and films like Lord of The Rings sound authentic because they're classed as an old race. I think you missed the point that Elder Scrolls is based a long time back in history, hence why American accents don't fit because Americans where not around then.

Yes, I see where you're coming from - which is why I originally said "I kind of agree with the OP". In a game like Fallout, it is the English accents that would sound out of place... see what I mean?


Nonsense. Could you accept a James Bond with a Chinese accent? What about Jack Bauer (from 24) sounding Mexican?

Those are extreme examples, and both rooted in our 'real world' - but it highlights what I'm saying. The nuances of our accents carry very subtle information about where we're from, and as such cannot fail to impart more information than simply the words they carry.

This is not a matter of prejudice, but an unavoidable side product of language. It is unshakable for everybody...

The entire would is not factional, go read up on history. How do you think people made weapons and armour? The game is based on various era's, using real world objects, animals and materials . Did you do history at school or did you just forget it on learn it from games?

Arnold Schwarzenegger who voiced guards is not from US of A.

Ridiculous anologies. James Bond and 24 ARE based on earth, not some mythical, fantasy world. James Bond is an agent in MI-6. I would expect him to have a Britich accent. Jack Bauer is an American agent (I never watched it, so don't know if he's supposed to be CIA, or something else, but that really doesn't matter).

As I said earlier, those preconceptions are mostly the product of old, and usually really bad movies. It's not hard to ditch them. You should try.

As for British accents in Fallout, I wouldn't have any problem with that, either. After all, didn't most everyone in Mad Max have Australian accents?

I said it is 'medieval based' fantasy - which it is. And as I said in the very post you quoted, whatever planet TES is set on is irrelevant if the characters speak English to us. Because it is in this language that our expectations appear.

This is even more nonsensical. You really shouldn't be accusing people of not knowing history.