Why is everyone British in DA2?

Its not a big deal, but the majority of characters in this game speak with a British accent. I don't remember any British accents in Origins.

'cause it's moar epic that way. Duh. :P

It's the way the lore is written. Fereldan people have brit accents, Dwarves have american accents, Dalish have Welsh accents and so on. David Gaider the writer mentioned this a while back I think.

Because there is no such thing as a gringo knight.

iirc Bioware is a Canadian company, and arent there a lot of Brits in Canada?

Also, Dragon Age had a lot of French accents as well.

It's the way the lore is written. Fereldan people have brit accents, Dwarves have american accents, Dalish have Welsh accents and so on. David Gaider the writer mentioned this a while back I think.

ralph2190

Well...almost everybody is British, and that includes the Dwarves and Elves. I recently talked to an elf in the game and she had the most noticeable British accent so far.

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It's the way the lore is written. Fereldan people have brit accents, Dwarves have american accents, Dalish have Welsh accents and so on. David Gaider the writer mentioned this a while back I think.

JangoWuzHere

Well...almost everybody is British, and that includes the Dwarves and Elves. I recently talked to an elf in the game and she had the most noticeable British accent so far.

Yeah, Wales is near England in case you didn't know :P

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It's the way the lore is written. Fereldan people have brit accents, Dwarves have american accents, Dalish have Welsh accents and so on. David Gaider the writer mentioned this a while back I think.

JangoWuzHere

Well...almost everybody is British, and that includes the Dwarves and Elves. I recently talked to an elf in the game and she had the most noticeable British accent so far.

Its not a big deal, but the majority of characters in this game speak with a British accent. I don't remember any British accents in Origins.

JangoWuzHere

The worst part is when people have British accents that have no business having British accents. See: Prince of Persia the movie.

Look at commericals on TV....they love British salesmen. Must be some sort of scientific fact that people will listen to a british accent and trust that person faster :P

...And not a single Scottish in the game . >: ( I guess we're left out of any Bioware game.

...And not a single Scottish in the game . >: ( I guess we're left out of any Bioware game.

mhofever

Its not a big deal, but the majority of characters in this game speak with a British accent. I don't remember any British accents in Origins.

JangoWuzHere

...And not a single Scottish in the game . >: ( I guess we're left out of any Bioware game.

mhofever

Ohh you are in for a treat in DA2 then. Sebastian Vael, the DLC companion is played by Scottish actor Alec Newman!

Becouse when I think fantasy I dont think americans.

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It's the way the lore is written. Fereldan people have brit accents, Dwarves have american accents, Dalish have Welsh accents and so on. David Gaider the writer mentioned this a while back I think.

JangoWuzHere

Well...almost everybody is British, and that includes the Dwarves and Elves. I recently talked to an elf in the game and she had the most noticeable British accent so far.

Becouse when I think fantasy I dont think americans.

rzepak

Indeed.
I always think of medieval times, which were prominent in England.

I thought the little Elf you get as a playable character had an Irish accent. Anyway Dwarves don't suit the American accents. But yeah, Hawk's accent is annoying. I'm not a fan of English accents. They don't suit a hardned warrior imo.

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It's the way the lore is written. Fereldan people have brit accents, Dwarves have american accents, Dalish have Welsh accents and so on. David Gaider the writer mentioned this a while back I think.

SkyWard20

Well...almost everybody is British, and that includes the Dwarves and Elves. I recently talked to an elf in the game and she had the most noticeable British accent so far.

Its not a big deal, but the majority of characters in this game speak with a British accent. I don't remember any British accents in Origins.

JangoWuzHere

The same way Dwarves and Elves have always had North American accents, however Dalish Elves now have Irish and Welsh accents.

I thought the little Elf you get as a playable character had an Irish accent. Anyway Dwarves don't suit the American accents. But yeah, Hawk's accent is annoying. I'm not a fan of English accents. They don't suit a hardned warrior imo.

-Unreal-

Huh? what a war faring nation's accent doesnt suit a hardened warrior? I would have thought a tough british accent sounds more manly than a tough say American one

Maximus/Crowe in Gladiator had an english accent and it suited the hardened warrior or Zaaed massani from ME2,or Jason Statham

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[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"]

Well...almost everybody is British, and that includes the Dwarves and Elves. I recently talked to an elf in the game and she had the most noticeable British accent so far.

-Unreal-

To be more clear, when I think of British accents I don't think of how the Welsh ones sound.

Mainly because Britain is full of dragons, knights, taverns, wenches and dwarves.Lamb_Jalfrezi

Because someone in a massive suit of plate army pitching up with a wonderful Chicago accent just doesn't quite work. All the medieval shenanigans happened in Europe, so it's a logical theme to stick with in fantasy realms which are generally quite...medieval.

The American get the others games, so it's not really a problem ;) .

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I thought the little Elf you get as a playable character had an Irish accent. Anyway Dwarves don't suit the American accents. But yeah, Hawk's accent is annoying. I'm not a fan of English accents. They don't suit a hardned warrior imo.

gillri

Huh? what a war faring nation's accent doesnt suit a hardened warrior? I would have thought a tough british accent sounds more manly than a tough say American one

Maximus/Crowe in Gladiator had an english accent and it suited the hardened warrior or Zaaed massani from ME2,or Jason Statham

I don't remember any British accents in Origins.

JangoWuzHere

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I thought the little Elf you get as a playable character had an Irish accent. Anyway Dwarves don't suit the American accents. But yeah, Hawk's accent is annoying. I'm not a fan of English accents. They don't suit a hardned warrior imo.

-Unreal-

Huh? what a war faring nation's accent doesnt suit a hardened warrior? I would have thought a tough british accent sounds more manly than a tough say American one

Maximus/Crowe in Gladiator had an english accent and it suited the hardened warrior or Zaaed massani from ME2,or Jason Statham

well thats stereotyping, and anyone can play that game

so if alot of people hear an american accent they think of a whiny 'in touch with his feeling' sissy a la Dawsons Creek

There is no such thing as a "british" accent. Unless you mean it features an array of various UK accents, in which case that is fine.

We have scouse, we have gordy, we have scottish, we have wesh, we have cockney, we have many many accents. We do NOT have a british accent!

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I thought the little Elf you get as a playable character had an Irish accent. Anyway Dwarves don't suit the American accents. But yeah, Hawk's accent is annoying. I'm not a fan of English accents. They don't suit a hardned warrior imo.

Huh? what a war faring nation's accent doesnt suit a hardened warrior? I would have thought a tough british accent sounds more manly than a tough say American one

Maximus/Crowe in Gladiator had an english accent and it suited the hardened warrior or Zaaed massani from ME2,or Jason Statham

american accents would sound stupid in that type of game, imagine a dwarf with an american accent.

i suppose you could use some european accents though.

[spoiler] and plus, us brits are awesome.... :D [/spoiler]

i wish they followed blizzard's direction with the voice acting :P

night elves have awesome voice work in warcraft 3 imo.

Tor ilisar'thera'nal! :)

See: Prince of Persia the movie.dos4gw82

Theres no such thing as a British accent. Almost every city in the Britain has a different accent.bonafidetk

Because no body in medieval times had an American accent. Therefore a game with huge medieval influences shouldn't have people with American accents.

Because Brits used to be pagans long time ago.dangamit

Because British accents are awesome!

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Huh? what a war faring nation's accent doesnt suit a hardened warrior? I would have thought a tough british accent sounds more manly than a tough say American one

Maximus/Crowe in Gladiator had an english accent and it suited the hardened warrior or Zaaed massani from ME2,or Jason Statham

ducati101

I for one think it's a nice change to see a dwarf with a different accent. Varric's voiceover sounds like a regular person to me.

IDK really. British accents tend to grate on my nerves unfortunately. millerlight89