[merylsilverburg]

Originally Posted by kupoartist

Well exactly. You see, I have this crazy theory... that actually, the Japanese version of FFX was one hell of a lot better. Why? Because when I think of the first and second reasons for hating FFX, I think "Tidus' voice" and "Yuna's voice". With better voices, this game would have been far more enjoyable, and Japan tends to have better quality voice acting on the whole (the animation industry is so, so much larger than in America, and the uses animation is put to so much more diverse than "kids cartoons" and "comedy", so actors have a better range).

Your theory is not so crazy because, after all, Japanese VAs do tend to have, shall I say, a more emotional depth to their voices. I'm sure the feelings and thoughts of Tidus and Yuna could've been far better portrayed through the Japanese if they had kept the original voices (kinda like Capcom's "Onimusha" series - what is wrong with them and their horrendous dubs?!).

Originally Posted by kupoartist

Just because they're Japanese, doesn't mean you should trust them any more than any American source after all

I agree. The Japanese can tend to be a bit more, well, biased and narrow-minded when it comes to certain things (not just games) and if the Famitsu staff happens to favor a certain type(s) of games, their judgement/reviews on certain ones cannot be entirely trusted.

Originally Posted by happy_doughnut

I will never understand how you can play Japanese RPGs. I try to play Japanese games and I have a hard time getting out of the title screen.

Oh, you have a Japanese console now? That's great, now you too can suffer like me while playing non-native language games!