[Androgeos Exeunt]

I felt the voice actor for Lt. Ash did a really good job. If I put myself in his shoes, and his ship, and the original situation he was in, I believe I would have sounded similar.

[lostllama]

Lt. Ash was cool. And tragic.

And he has been avenged. Many, many times.

Rest easy, Lt. Ash.

[Jeff Vader]

Lt. Ash was cool. And tragic.

And he has been avenged. Many, many times.

Rest easy, Lt. Ash.

[General Battuta]

he still makes me giggle

[sigtau]

For ****'s sake, Lt. Ash's last five minutes of life are living proof that FS1's cutscenes epic-pwn FS2's cutscenes.

[el_magnifico]

For ****'s sake, Lt. Ash's last five minutes of life are living proof that FS1's cutscenes epic-pwn FS2's cutscenes.

No. They are a living proof that FS1's atmosphere epic-pwn FS2's atmosphere.

[IronBeer]

For ****'s sake, Lt. Ash's last five minutes of life are living proof that FS1's cutscenes epic-pwn FS2's cutscenes.

No. They are a living proof that FS1's atmosphere epic-pwn FS2's atmosphere.

Maybe it was the fact that I played FS1 at a younger age, but I've always felt that FS1 was simply more intense than its successor.

[el_magnifico]

For ****'s sake, Lt. Ash's last five minutes of life are living proof that FS1's cutscenes epic-pwn FS2's cutscenes.

No. They are a living proof that FS1's atmosphere epic-pwn FS2's atmosphere.

Maybe it was the fact that I played FS1 at a younger age, but I've always felt that FS1 was simply more intense than its successor.

I think it was the plot and the art surrounding it.
FS1 was much... darker. FS2 was more realistic and militarish, but until very late in the game, I always felt the GTVA had some level of control upon the events. While in FS1, the GTA and the PVN were in a desperate fight for survival against a much more powerful enemy.


Well, back on topic again, I always prefer original versions or at least Mexican dubs of anything.
I've always felt Mexican VA are waaaaay superior than any other Spanish VA. That holds true for game VA and for series dubs. They have this amazing ability* to pull it off in a way that feels accent-neutral, universal, and emotive at the same time.
VA from Spain sucks in my experience (specially in anime). For example, the Spanish version of Age of Empires II felt... awkward.
Argentinean VA sucks too. It feels out of place in anything not produced here. We have so many different accents and dialects in the different regions of the country, and they are all... hmmm... I think "inescapable" is the right word. It doesn't helps that I'm so used to my own region accent and dialect that hearing someone from Buenos Aires speaking in a movie or game feels... odd.


*: Which one is correct?: Hability or Ability?

[General Battuta]

FS1's cutscenes and atmosphere were a juvenile, paper-thin homage to b-grade space opera and alien invasion movies, utterly trite and predictable. The villains were given the usual fifteen minutes of invincibility, then gradually downgraded into stumbling bugs ripe for the usual last-minute defeat.

FS2 finally made the Terrans and Vasudans feel like something more than cardboard props and the Shivans like a real menace. And its cutscenes actually had narrative integrity and artistic merit!

I think most people who prefer FS1 simply like it because they played it first and anchored on it. When I've gotten a chance to really grill people who like FS1, it usually comes down to liking it better because it's simpler.

I suppose it's the same reason some people prefer A New Hope to The Empire Strikes Back. FS2 was definitely Empire.

[el_magnifico]

FS1's cutscenes and atmosphere were a juvenile, paper-thin homage to b-grade space opera and alien invasion movies, utterly trite and predictable. The villains were given the usual fifteen minutes of invincibility, then gradually downgraded into stumbling bugs ripe for the usual last-minute defeat.

FS2 finally made the Terrans and Vasudans feel like something more than cardboard props and the Shivans like a real menace. And its cutscenes actually had narrative integrity and artistic merit!

I think most people who prefer FS1 simply like it because they played it first and anchored on it. When I've gotten a chance to really grill people who like FS1, it usually comes down to liking it better because it's simpler.

Exactly! Because there's nothing cliché and predictable in the idea of a fascist dictator mobilizing a nation into a war only as a smokescreen for other, more obscure purposes.

Oh, wait...

 

[General Battuta]

wut

did not understand

[el_magnifico]

wut

did not understand

Bosch is a cliche too. Freespace is full of them.

[Galemp]

Tropes are not cliches.

[ChronoReverse]

Or rather, tropes are not bad.

[Rodo]

VA from Spain sucks in my experience (specially in anime). For example, the Spanish version of Age of Empires II felt... awkward.

AMEN, that's why I NEVER EVER get any games subbed in Spanish.

Argentinean VA sucks too. It feels out of place in anything not produced here. We have so many different accents and dialects in the different regions of the country, and they are all... hmmm... I think "inescapable" is the right word. It doesn't helps that I'm so used to my own region accent and dialect that hearing someone from Buenos Aires speaking in a movie or game feels... odd.

I'm from Buenos Aires so I don't have that problem , it's true we've got lot's of different accents.. but I bet all countries tend to have different accents at some degree.

[Unknown Target]

Just watched the cut scene again, loved it.

And for the record, that pause between Gamma and Three-Niner is him taking a breath, you can hear it, it's obvious.

[el_magnifico]

Tropes are not cliches.

Oh! So there was a difference. Sorry, Wikipedia stated that they were synonyms.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trope_%28literature%29

In modern usage, "trope" often means "a common or overused theme or device: cliché."

Or rather, tropes are not bad.

Who said they were? But the same rule that applies to FS1 should apply to FS2.

Argentinean VA sucks too. It feels out of place in anything not produced here. We have so many different accents and dialects in the different regions of the country, and they are all... hmmm... I think "inescapable" is the right word. It doesn't helps that I'm so used to my own region accent and dialect that hearing someone from Buenos Aires speaking in a movie or game feels... odd.

I'm from Buenos Aires so I don't have that problem , it's true we've got lot's of different accents.. but I bet all countries tend to have different accents at some degree.

I'm from Cordoba city, so it's shocking to me.
And yes, I do have that funny accent everybody laughs at.

[ChronoReverse]

Or rather, tropes are not bad.

Who said they were? But the same rule that applies to FS1 should apply to FS2.

Considering I said that in support of your comment, the vitriol here is misdirected.

[el_magnifico]

Or rather, tropes are not bad.

Who said they were? But the same rule that applies to FS1 should apply to FS2.

Considering I said that in support of your comment, the vitriol here is misdirected.

I had absolutely no intentions of sounding harsh, and I sincerely and wholeheartedly apologize if I offended you in any way.
Remember, I'm not an English speaker. I never received any formal training for this.

 

[Rodo]

I'm from Cordoba city, so it's shocking to me.

Cordoba? what a surprise