Poll: Character Accents : Othor Games

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:57 pm

Oh come on an engineer in a game where you can lay landmines? Irish, hands down.

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:39 am

what no native american accent?

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:53 am

Irish.

Cos I'm Irish.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:33 pm

Dont even know how many there are.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:34 am

8 different voices were confirmed, yeah?

So far:

French
British
American
Irish
Jamaican

3 left, with my guesses being on German, Russian, and Chinese/Asian

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:07 am

8 different voices were confirmed, yeah?

So far:

French
British
American
Irish
Jamaican

3 left, with my guesses being on German, Russian, and Chinese/Asian

The stereotype French and German accent are very similar, afaik. Wouldn't make sense to have both.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:22 am

The stereotype French and German accent are very similar, afaik. Wouldn't make sense to have both.

African and Jamaican - Same here?

My guess is still for French and German, if [censored] hits the fan, maybe something Nordic? (Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic)

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:07 am

Hey guys, Tejb here.

Probably Swedish, eh?

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:22 am

The stereotype French and German accent are very similar, afaik. Wouldn't make sense to have both.

Wow, imho, their accents sound completely different in English.

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:00 am

Wow, imho, their accents sound completely different in English.

True, but they share some common linguistic traits. German and French accents pronounce the letter "r" very similarly.

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:55 am

True, but they share some common linguistic traits. German and French accents pronounce the letter "r" very similarly.

German ressembles English way more than French, since French is a Latin based language and both English and German are "German" based languages. I live in between these language zones and I got lessons in both languages, the R is one of the major differences. Frenchies use more of a throat R, while Germans use their tongue more. Atleast that's what we learned, I'm not a specialist.

Edit: Feel free to ignore my way too detailed comment

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:02 am

Jamaican and irish

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:03 am

Glad to see Irish is 2nd favourite

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:06 am

What, no German? That's moderately depressing.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:43 am

I'm african american but I think I'm gonna go with the jamaican or russian (if they have one) just to make it more interesting

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:14 pm

German ressembles English way more than French, since French is a Latin based language and both English and German are "German" based languages. I live in between these language zones and I got lessons in both languages, the R is one of the major differences. Frenchies use more of a throat R, while Germans use their tongue more. Atleast that's what we learned, I'm not a specialist.

Granted. But one of the most stereotype traits of both Germans and Frenchies is saying "Ze" or "Seh" instead of "The".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRq97_VW1w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-Z37Nh0LY

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:56 am

I couldn't see someone confusing a stereotypical German and French accent, at least in English. When in doubt, ask them if they prefer Jerry Lewis or David Hasslehoff.

I chose American, but here's my dream accents, in order of likeliness:

Bad Generic Eastern European
Grizzled Australian by way of Mad Max
New York Yiddish

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:09 am

New York Yiddish

HA! It would be hilarious if you could pick a New York accent.

"Frickin' cheeseballs took our frickin' command post, numbnuts"

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:17 am

Granted. But one of the most stereotype traits of both Germans and Frenchies is saying "Ze" or "Seh" instead of "The".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRq97_VW1w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-Z37Nh0LY

That's true. ^^

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:00 am

American accent "pwns" all.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:05 am

I kinda hoped there would be a Dutch accent since I'm from Holland :tongue:. Although, people say I sound real American when I speak English... so I actually speak American... I guess :ermm:. So I'll pick American for my first character and Jamaican for my second.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:37 am

i still want a native american accent

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:30 am

I voted American, but I'd much rather have a Bostonian accent. Growing up round Boston, I'm used to hearing it.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:56 am

I voted American, but I'd much rather have a Bostonian accent. Growing up round Boston, I'm used to hearing it.

That's already pretty specific.

"Yea I want a Dutch accent from the North West of Belgium, but not too far North West, because that doesn't sound good" (Lol, just having fun with exaggerating

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» Sat May 28, 2011 10:29 am

German isn't up there - I'm boycotting.