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wonderwomanhero
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Absolutely! Jenna Louise-Coleman, Adam Howden, Jo Wyatt, etc. Its honestly one of the best dubs for a Nintendo game that I have ever heard (second to Tales of Symphonia of course) There was an announcement that Wendee Lee and Cup of Tea productions is working on the American dub for Xenoblade Chronicles X, so it looks like it won't be the same as the brilliant UK dub from the first game.... 
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leafy sea dragon
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Yeah, I heard about that--I'd bet the UK dub of Xenoblade Chronicles was only because Nintendo of America showed no interest in the game, so Nintendo of Europe, which did, made a UK dub for European audiences. And since Xenoblade Chronicles turned out to have huge demand in the United States, Nintendo of America is taking over for Xenoblade Chronicles X. It's a shame; the UK dub had quite a unique charm to it (that Adam Howden then brought over to Smash Bros. as Shulk).
I hear a lot of stories about how bad UK dubs are in general (though I've seen very few of them myself), but Xenobade Chronicles showed that the talent is there--they just need good direction by a team that cares. |
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wonderwomanhero
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The Last Story is also a good example of good British VA's. Same with the Fable series and Dragon Age. (Its a shame Adam Howden stirred controversy with his transphobic comments in twitter though....eek.) |
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Usagi-kun
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http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Region-Free-DVD-Player/dp/B004BI6MVS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415363341&sr=1-4&keywords=region+2+player <--- Link here
Finding a region-free player is a problem. I have heard that one of the reasons major manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, or Toshiba do not make a region-free model because it can hurt sales namely within a buyer's home country. I personally have never found an original manufacturer listing a region-free option, and when I asked about 3rd party modification, I was told that most of these 'adjustments' are made individually and automactically void any type of warrenty from the original manufacturer. Thus, individual units vary in quality and performance and are notoriously faulty. And if it breaks, Sony won't fix it and the guy who moded it in his garage may not feel very obligated either. In the end, it is a bit of a gamble. The best thing to do is research a great deal before making an online purchase. Read as much as you can about the hardware, and if on Amazon, pay close attention to feedback and comments sections. But remember to be smart about what you take away from them. I ended up going for a dvd player instead of bluray, and I have had it for almost two years with no problems. Australian import dvds number in my collection, but I haven't had any problem importing blurays from Japan because they share my region A letter. The link above is the Phillips upconverter model I ended up purchasing. Several users posted in the comments with instructions how to setup, but when I opened mine I found out that they did not work and had to figure out another way. A universal remote and plug adaptor might be a good investment too. |
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consignia
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You probably wouldn't have any problem anyway, since most Japanese anime Blurays aren't region coded in the first place. |
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Shiroi Hane
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It's been years since a new DVD was converted from NTSC. Everything comes on 24fps HD masters now so rather than having to convert to 25fps PAL from 30fps NTSC, they just have to speed up by 4% (and usually pitch correct).
Playing is one thing. Prior to HD, the problem was displaying since some TVs would not handle 60Hz (hence all the games with the 60Hz test screen) or the NTSC colour standard, and connections were commonly composite (if an SD set could do 60Hz and had RGB SCART then it would work, but there were a lot of people watching DVDs on a PS2 with the bundled cables).
You've just named more recent UK-commissioned dubs. If you mean recorded in the UK, then I believe you are correct (the prior examples being Arrietty and Millennium Actress IIRC)
There have been at least a couple of discs like the ones Justin mentioned which boot to a Sentai logo in the US and a Hanabee logo in Australia and the UK.
HAL used FUNimation's masters. |
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