I think it would be fun for the first 20 minutes then it would start to svck :shrug:

Whether you like it or not it's the correct spelling here. You don't get to dictate that it's "wrong" in a place you evidently don't even live. If I play a game made by British developers do I complain about the "wrong" spellings on words all because there are (from my perspective) superfluous "Us" in many words? No, I accept that it's spelled correctly in the version of the language of the people who made the game and move on. English is the name of the language and it's as simple as that. I hear the differences are even more evident when it comes to the variations of Spanish around the world, or especially Arabic dialects.

Sorry for being so confusing. It was just my personal opinion that a game can truelly just be made for one language. I fully agree with you that a game can be as good when dubbed as the game in the original language if the interpretations are good, this was what i meant to agree on.
Heck, i found Metro 2033 to be a funny game even when not playing it in the original language, because interpretation part was well done.

Sorry, but the language is the same and the only change is regional accent along with minor spelling differences. It's no different from a scottish accent, or London accent both of whom are also English. The US has more native English speakers then the rest of the world combined, and just because a language originates in another place dose not mean it changes it's name. There is no such language, accent, or dialect known as "American" and without the US..there would be no Skyrim..so if it's so annoying..just don't play it, but please don;t insult everyone just because you have another way of pronouncing words, and spelling them. Northern way is "wrong" as they are both "right".

This is true, but the translation is still never likely to be as good as the original. Take a book, for instance - if Leo Tolstoy writes War and Peace in Russian, you're not going to have the English equivalent of Leo Tolstoy translating it into English (and that's precisely what you need to make it as well written).

Granted, games don't demand that level of literary skill and the acting tends to be fairly mediocre, but there will still be fewer resources invested into the translated versions (worse actors, dialogue written by translators rather than dedicated script writers, etc.)

I don't think either side has the moral highground here. Those who use American English tend to prefer American English spellings, those who use British English tend to prefer British English spellings and one of the great pleasures in life is complaining about the other side being wrong.

Why was anime brought up on this forum..?

For me:

Elder Scroll - Voices: English; Text: Spanish

Fallout - Voices: Spanish; Text: Spanish

I dont know but i prefer play Elder Scroll with voices in english.

PD: I'm from Argentina

Im going to play Skyrim in english, because Bethesda is not interested on the latin american market (Mexico).

Sorry, i see your coment and i want to reply...
Why the people have to learn english? All the things have to be translated, its not a duty learn english, did you like if all the things be in spanish? I call that a Cultural Invasion.

I did think about that skyrim is scandinavia and finnish could fit, but then I realized that I still don't want to hear finnish in a computer game, not after the terrible voice actors from that one ratchet and clank demo..

first couple of times through will be english but at some point im gonna want to play in swedish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzLgHGCtlVQ

Ah, ?y ahora te das cuenta de ello? Tú te has pasado los últimos 20 a?os en Marte, ?no?

Esto es lo que hay, y peor que aún vendrá. Mas que nada porque nadie tiene perspectiva o siquiera huevos para cambiarlo.

Hehehe funny!

I love American!

Of course, considering that the game is made By AMERICANS with the largest audience for the game in AMERICA, it makes perfect sense even if annoys folks in other countries.

Yes it's English, just not the version You speak.



You miss the point. No we are not "Obligated" to translate a game made in our country with a primary audience in the USA. The fact that other countries folks want to buy the game provides incentive for BGS to add other language translations where they think the game will sell well, but Obligation? No, its financial, not cultural.

Like it or not the game was made by my countrymen and women, and as such (frankly) we get first dibs on the language used.

From what I heard on videos, the French version of Oblivion has horrible voice acting. As with movies, I'll always go with the original version for the sake of original text and better voice acting. French Oblivion also has some horrible-sounding translations for the provinces and other unique names.

In any case, I think the French version of any Elder Scrolls game is not sold here. English only.

Im swedish so i dont have much choice which im perfectly fine with.
Sometimes thou it can be good withenglish subtitles but i have no memory i ever used it in Morrowind or Oblivion (dont know if they actually have it in the first place). It is only when people mumble or it is alot of background noice that i use it.

They don't translate games to finnish. Except EA or Disney ones with big budget

So most of us who speak english as a second language,wouldn't like audio to be on our language,but we would love subtitles,right ?

That is odd, i would have thought it would be the otherway around! Since fallout takes place in the US, while Oblivion takes place..in some other world!




I practically grew up on the internet, so i spell things both ways, mix up how dates are done, units of measurements, and i've even called soccer, football on more than one occasion. It really dosn't bother me in the least because everyone has their own "things" they do slightly differently depending on the region they grew up in. The same is true with my pronunciation which is wildly multi-regional. I'll say a half sentence as if i am from Brooklyn, only to finish it as if i was from Yorkshire.
It's quite amazing how spelling and pronunciation can change so wildly from place to place. Germany is a prime example, i lived near Frankfurt for about two years when i was younger (my dad is German ) and they seemed to have dozens of different ways they do things.

Some people are more resistant to other ways of writing and speaking then others, most people don't mind but i've noticed that people from the UK are much more likely to prefer their own methods of pronunciation than people from the US who generally couldn'y care less.

Absolutely. I play all my games in English even if a translation is available.

in most european countries english is an obligatory subject at school!! already my parents had to learn it like 30 years ago... so it is obvious that almost everybody in europe speaks at least basic english!! thats because english is "the world language" even if the most spoken language is chinese!!

Will the game be available in Daedric?

Definitely yes, for the reasons that you posted. (I hail from middle-eastern Europe myself)
EDIT: note that I would play a German game in German as well, even though it's not as good as my English, for the exact same reason . Did that with Sacred.

I'm French but I will purchase the English version for the following reasons:

- Dubbed voices are not always as nicely done as the original ones.
- The localized version may be released later than the English version.
- It's cheaper. I buy all my games in UK.
- It's mod friendly internationally.

I'm a Dane but there will be no such thing as a danish version, heck most child friendly games released in Denmark don't even get a danish voice over. So i don't really have a choise. If i did however, there is no doubt i would use the english language version anyway after laughing at how incredible bad the danish version is. But Danish subtitles on the other hand, that would be nice.