German - English voice acting

[ICFabian]

Warning: this post contains rrrage.

I really don't see why every single German person on the planet seems to believe the voice acting in the German version of Gothic (1/2) is so infinitely better than the English one.

I listened to a few lines of dialogue from Xardas in G2 in English and German.

My conclusion?

Jesus. The German guy sounds really boring and bland. Xardas's English voice actor beats the crap out of the German one. The English guy has a very deep and rough voice, more befitting of a character like Xardas. His German counterpart sounds like he's talking to a brick wall.

...

Yeah, there might be no purpose to this thread than venting.

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

For me the best dialogue was in Gothic 3, and that only because the varant people are called "hashishi", and not assasines. Also because of Sibur Narad's fur fetish :D.
But I have to admit, germans are way too proud. they just like to rub it in owr faces that Gothic is German

[TudoracheMG]

For me,Gothic has always had a certain "German" atmosphere,although I don't know any German word nor am I extremely acquainted with the German culture.But dunno,it's just something personal

[DenisInnos]

For me Gothic is the Best RPG game in the world 1st up on WoW.

[ICFabian]

This is what happens when I make a topic with no topic, lol.

[Zero Cool]

Ye, german is pretty liniar

[fenixlt]

If you say that German actor is boring you beater would listen to Russian actor:
There was real brick wall §burn

[ICFabian]

If you say that German actor is boring you beater would listen to Russian actor:
There was real brick wall §burn

Got a link to a youtube video of it?

[fenixlt]

I will try to find it :D but it will take some time
Becouse there are 2 versions of translate. but one funny thing in Rus version is that player can hear bad language becouse of mistackes

[Zero Cool]

Faby (you romanian?) i think you like english cause you better understand!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcmzrHRId_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpZOC0WBKyI&playnext=1&list=PLEC2BFEDB52DE1817&index=76

The voices are nearly sime i think! And you right, english voices are better

[fenixlt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeueI35fSEY that is dealog of xardas in Russian language formi it litle bit booring =)) maiby it`s becouse of that I`m living with a lot of Russian ppl and other factors

[Zero Cool]

English beats the russian

[fenixlt]

Zero: For as german voici is "ugly", but in Germany it`s ok. I know that becouse one of my German teachers was real German (15 years she lived there)

[fenixlt]

In my short life (only 16 years) and 10 years of it I`m plaing Gothic so I heard a lot of diferent translates xD

[Zero Cool]

I'm roumanian, maybe I hear a lot of english, but I like english voices, not just because they speak english, but I like the VOICE

[ICFabian]

Faby (you romanian?) i think you like english cause you better understand!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcmzrHRId_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpZOC0WBKyI&playnext=1&list=PLEC2BFEDB52DE1817&index=76

The voices are nearly sime i think! And you right, english voices are better

Yeah, I am.

But what are you talking about? What voices are nearly the same? Xardas from DE and ENG? If so, no they're not.

[fenixlt]

Text is nearly the same XD

[Zero Cool]

Faby: I mean the voices in german have the same sound

[ICFabian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeueI35fSEY that is dealog of xardas in Russian language formi it litle bit booring =)) maiby it`s becouse of that I`m living with a lot of Russian ppl and other factors

He sounds like a boring old codger recovering from a hangover. :D

[fenixlt]

yes true words xD

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

I promise I will someday study German and then I will make a comparison between the two.

[Nisarg]

Yes, the English voice actor for Xardas (at least in G2) is much better than the German voice actor. In fact, I think that even the hero is better voiced in the English version. Both of them just sound too emotionless in the German version.

[ICFabian]

I promise I will someday study German and then I will make a comparison between the two.

You don't need to know a language to appreciate the tone of voice. Unless all Germans are drones, which I doubt they are.

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

You don't need to know a language to appreciate the tone of voice. Unless all Germans are drones, which I doubt they are.

Indeed, but which nation has the best voice actor?
The British of course:
Simon Templeman as Loghain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc09BSCAq5k) and Kain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVy3PoLXUaI). Now if the Nameless or Rhobar II had this voice in G3, it would have been 1000 times way better then the german voice acting.

[ICFabian]

If Xardas were just a couple decades younger, Templeman would be PERFECT for him.

[Zero Cool]

emotionless



A good word

[Nisarg]

Simon Templeman is one of the best. He wouldn't fit on NH or Rhobar II though he might be the right man for Lee.

His counterpart voicing Raziel, Michael Bell is an excellent voice actor too, in my opinion. Would be great if PB actually had the budget to use them for Risen 2.

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

If Xardas were just a couple decades younger, Templeman would be PERFECT for him.
Ha, and Michael Bell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFiLNc46jAM) as the Hero, that would be perfect. All the talk about fate and time, divinity, good and evil, it woul all have been too awsome to fathom. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jws63E9dNN8). Oh and the Elder God's voice actor should act as Innos.


The actor is dead. As is the Elder God. And as is Innos, if G3's ending is to be believed :[

Then may he rest in peace :(. I never thought The Gods can die.

[ICFabian]

Oh and the Elder God's voice actor should act as Innos.

The actor is dead. As is the Elder God. And as is Innos, if G3's ending is to be believed :[

[Nisarg]

Indeed. Tony Jay was a great voice actor. I think he could also have been a good choice for Xardas, but add booming echoes to his voice and he would have been the perfect voice for Innos.

[Zero Cool]

As for Beliar and Innos, I think they have bad voices no matter languages! They don't have a GOD voice ...

[Hellbilly]

I used to play G2 NoTR with the fan made translation patch, which meant all of the addon was in German with subtitles. And I understand German quite well. I think they're pretty much on par on the whole; neither are particularly good. But yea, Xardas and the Nameless Hero are better in the English version IMO.

[WernerTWC]

I really don't see why every single German person on the planet seems to believe the voice acting in the German version of Gothic (1/2) is so infinitely better than the English one.

I think most of the germans would just say that the german voice acting in the first 2 Gothics (+NotR) are great, i don't think many have actually compared the german and the english voice acting.

It's what you compare seems wrong, ... for the germans it's not german vs english gothic voice acting, ... it's more german gothic vs other games with german voice acting.... if you compare it this way, ... i can tell you that gothics v.a. is on a top level. ;)

Later edit:

Forget the nonsense i wrote above, .... german Gothic voice acting is the the best, superior every other voice acting. :D

[Zero Cool]

Maybe is about the german accent

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

Comparing the two, in german Myrtana seems like The Holy Roman Empire, whyle in English it seems like The Kingdom of England. Also, why do germans call the hashishi "assasinen", I know it's the same thing, but hashishi sounds more desert like ?

[Zero Cool]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYmCvz24QBw

A drunken roumanian voice :))

Hashishi is better in any language

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYmCvz24QBw

A drunken roumanian voice :))

Hashishi is better in any language

Yeah... that would be a good orc voice :p

[Zero Cool]

The voice of drunken one, or police?

[Hav'caaren An'givare]

The voice of drunken one, or police?

The drunk one, morra.

[Zero Cool]

Police is better for orc ! :D
The "Gogaie" (drunken one) is better for Hashishi

[Larisa]

for the germans it's not german vs english gothic voice acting

I guess you're not among 'most Germans': :p


:( ... i'm sorry for all of you players of the english version. German voices, especially of these 2 characters are more charismatic, ... imho.

[CrashMorraKan]

He sounds like a boring old codger recovering from a hangover. :D

eh... bad thought... gothic 1-3 in russian is the best i have heard from those: "english,polish,german" russian in overall is the best acting voice in gothic series they sure not perfect 100% some good voices have germans some english and some polish but russian still better.

[WernerTWC]

I guess you're not among 'most Germans': :p

'K, ... got me, ... post is corrected now.


(Creepy how you remember such things from 1,5 year ago :scared:) ... People, ... be warned, ... the cat remembers EVERYTHING!

[ICFabian]

'K, ... got me, ... post is corrected now.


(Creepy how you remember such things from 1,5 year ago :scared:) ... People, ... be warned, ... the cat remembers EVERYTHING!

Nah, it's okay. People change. :p

[Grekain]

Hey, I think the German Xardas and the English Xardas are almost the same... the russian, ok... he's really... well :p
But don't think I don't like English, i'm loving it, and I have to look for a English Voice Patch, I really want to play Gothic II in English one time.

[Tratos]

I will side with those, praising the russian localization. Not gonna comment on G1, but the Akella G2 localization is really well done. Not perfect in terms of text translation, but on the tone/emotion side of things - beats the english one hands down. Really does. The voice difference between G2 lines and NotR lines is quite strong (which is bad) and it does have a few flaws, but still - they did a bloody good job. One of the only Russian localizations that I did like. Oh and also the Witcher. Played both English and Russian. The latter is miles better.

[Nisarg]

What? You don't like the grave tone of Xardas in the English version of G2 but praise the zombie like Xardas in the Russian version? So slow, and like he's just well, completely dead, instead of having the personality that makes you do what he says.

[Dimus]

eh... bad thought... gothic 1-3 in russian is the best i have heard from those: "english,polish,german" russian in overall is the best acting voice in gothic series they sure not perfect 100% some good voices have germans some english and some polish but russian still better.

Unfortunately, not in all Russian Gothic localizations actors, who voiced the game are picked up well. For example, rather than mediocre voice acting was in Gothic (edition from Russobit-M) - is felt that actors have been picked from mediocre provincial theater. But the voice acting in Gothic (edition from 1С) is really magnificent, knowingly the main actors were participated in Gothic 3 voice acting (edition from Russobit-M). But, despite participation in voice acting of "Forsaken Gods" addon the same actors, as in Gothic 3, in a result quality of their work has turned out very low. For example, localizers from Russobit-M were too lazy to pack in-game speeches and to add the files which are responsible for lips movement (unlike in Gothic 3). About voice acting of Gothic II and "Night of the Raven" addon (edition from Akella) I can tell one - obvious hack-work: delays and repetitions of phrases, reservations of the actors, different voices of the same characters in the vanilla and addon, some not voiced phrases and even foul language. For example, Nameless Hero was voiced by 2 different actors: Peter Glanz and Boris Repetur.

[ICFabian]

some not voiced phrases and even foul language.

Fair enough, Gothic had some not nice expressions. But I wouldn't call them foul.

[Onisuzume]

His counterpart voicing Raziel, Michael Bell is an excellent voice actor too, in my opinion. Would be great if PB actually had the budget to use them for Risen 2.
Which isn't PB's decision, afaik.
Unless he happens to speak german.
The translations are made by the publisher, afaik.

Back to Gothic, however, I'm somewhat unfamiliar with the english voices, but I think that the german ones are pretty good (Questpaket voices excluded, unfortunately. :( )

[Nisarg]

Which isn't PB's decision, afaik.
Unless he happens to speak german.
The translations are made by the publisher, afaik.


The money for that is not PB's decision but at least the English localisation is. For Risen, I think it was PB who chose to have proper English script writes this time and also to have English (subset of British) voice actors instead of American, and Deepsilver had nothing against these ideas.

Of course, I don't think that PB is in charge for other localisations, they could be if they wanted, but they probably prefer to leave Russian and other localisations to DS.

On Topic: The biggest voice acting problems in G3 are the new actors for the old men. Xardas, Vatras, etc don't sound even a bit similar to what they used to in G2, unlike NH who only has a slightly harder and bolder voice.

[.†.MikeL.†.]

After reading a few posts..... yes german voice actors suck big time, not nearly as good as the english ones. :D

[Dimus]

Fair enough, Gothic had some not nice expressions. But I wouldn't call them foul.

Faby, under "foul language" I meant not "strong expressions" which can be met during gameplay, but barefaced Russian foul language (a.k.a. "Russian mat"). For example, the actor reads the text, commits an error, shortly uses the foul language, and then continues to read further or begins a phrase anew. The good sound operator never will admit that similar crap has been included in the game release - he will cut out superfluous or will force the actor to re-read the specified phrase anew.

[ICFabian]

Oh wow, that sucks.

[Tratos]

Oh wow, that sucks.

Not in all localisations that is.

[kojocel]

I think the deepest impact on our opinions about "what's the best voice acting" resides in the first version of the game we've played.
If we played German version first, obviously German language will seem better over the rest of it, same goes for English, Italian languages, etc.

There are lots of players out there, for example, who could swear that Polish version of voice acting is by far and wide the best one there is, although many of us would completely disagree.

[Godcrusher]

I agree, english Xardas rocks, so does g1 Diego. G2 Diego on the other hand is a disaster. I also like Saturas's voice, and Gomez's as well.

[ICFabian]

I also like Saturas's voice

Saturas's actor is the same as Xardas's, and Jack's, and a lot of people's. :p

[Godcrusher]

Saturas's actor is the same as Xardas's, and Jack's, and a lot of people's. :p

heh need to play gothics again as it seems:D

[ICFabian]

heh need to play gothics again as it seems:D

Well, the man is talented either way. His basic tone of voice is the same, but you can sense the different personalities in the way he speaks, how loudly, etc.

[Godcrusher]

Well, the man is talented either way. His basic tone of voice is the same, but you can sense the different personalities in the way he speaks, how loudly, etc.

Yeah, does anyone know the name of that voice actor? Or G1's Diego for that matter?

[ICFabian]

Yeah, does anyone know the name of that voice actor? Or G1's Diego for that matter?

IMDB has a list of voice actors from Gothic 1 and 2, but in the English versions, they don't mention who does the voice for whom.

Edit: oh look, I found Gorn: http://www.rmk.com.au/ted_maynard/

[ICFabian]

Sorry for double posting:

Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1bfU_WGXQY
Ian: http://glennwrage.com/showreels/
Some miner from the Old Mine (forgot the name): http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Robert-Sherman/
Milten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WAn47kiUpU

[Godcrusher]

Great, thanks!

[kojocel]

Milten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WAn47kiUpU

John Sharian looks a lot like Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now.

[ICFabian]

Drax: Voice of the Shadow Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwt7FOe2k6k

[ICFabian]

Here he is. Unfortunately, he only voiced in Blade 2. Not a very famous actor for a reason.

Xardas (Don Delciappo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcx7DOLHAnc

[Godcrusher]

Here he is. Unfortunately, he only voiced in Blade 2. Not a very famous actor for a reason.

Xardas (Don Delciappo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcx7DOLHAnc

To bad he has so few roles. oh and thanks:)

[ICFabian]

Raven (Dan Russell): http://danrussell.co.uk/showreels.php

[Godcrusher]

Raven (Dan Russell): http://danrussell.co.uk/showreels.php

Meh i hate his voice. No offense but he sounds like someone is gripping his balls all the time.

Who is voicing Thorus i wonder.

[Maladiq]

Diego: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1005254/ He is Vasemir in the Witcher, so I searched for that game on IMDB.

[andorian22]

so far none of the gothic games in any language
even attempt to sound maybe like how people may have spoke
back in mideval times.

GII english was the worst, except for a few NPCS, it
sounded like you were in the deep American south:scared:

[ICFabian]

for a few NPCS, it
sounded like you were in the deep American south:scared:

Because Gothic is not medieval, lol.

No fantasy thing out there -- including realistic stuff like GRR Martin's work -- is actually medieval. Sure, it looks medieval, sounds medieval, feels medieval, but it's not.

[TudoracheMG]

Well,Oblivion's voice acting was maybe too "medieval".I liked it,but I kinda liked more the voice acting from G2,it had that western feeling to it

[ICFabian]

But if stilted language and "thees" and "thous" and "egads" and "knaves" is what medieval talk is like to you, then you'll love Two Worlds.

Which by the way, has ridiculously poor voice acting.

[Larisa]

'Cause the main thing most game will want is to give a feeling, not to be a linguistics lesson.

[andorian22]

After playing Velaya so how do I get the German speech
for G2? Do I have to have a German version of the game
or is there a voice pack I can download?

Whadda mean? Two Worlds at least tried to
sound authetic. Besides, his voice is so sexy:D
as is the voice actor for G3.

[ICFabian]

Whadda mean? Two Worlds at least tried to
sound authetic. Besides, his voice is so sexy:D
as is the voice actor for G3.

Oh yes, sexiness incarnate. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMvVnpAb90)

[TudoracheMG]

The voice acting of the main character from Two Worlds 2 really surprised me-not booming as a voice from,let's say,Oblivion or Dragon Age,but the character has that calm and passive tone,which only blends well with the sarcastic lines that he has;kind of reminds me of the guy from Risen.
Dunno about TW1,never played it

[Forenperser]

I guess it is just a matter of getting used to it.

You know the english voice acting, so the german voice acting is strange for you, for me and most of the germans it is the other way around.

I really love the german voice acting, one of the best ever.

But i think the biggest problem in the english version is the lack of continuity.

[Godcrusher]

But i think the biggest problem in the english version is the lack of continuity.

Agreed. i dont understand why the publishers dont use the same voice actors in sequels- diego sounded like crap in G2, while in G1 he was great. They also changed the voice of NH, in G3 he sounded totally different.

[ICFabian]

By the way,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zwNbxRH1Fs

[Godcrusher]

By the way,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zwNbxRH1Fs

That is fucking awsome.

[Nisarg]

I don't think that the voice change of NH caused so many problems. I have only just managed to get my hands on a copy of Gothic and it sounds like NH had a different voice actor in all three games. In my opinion, the voice actor for Diego in G1 is the best of the three but I still wouldn't call him great. He sounds a bit sleepy, I think.

And yes, I'm at the very beginning of the game, stuck because Bloodwyn goes into an infinite loop of demanding 10 ore.

[Bastardo]

And yes, I'm at the very beginning of the game, stuck because Bloodwyn goes into an infinite loop of demanding 10 ore.Ehrm, he's going to demand those 10 ores from you every day as long as you comply with him or try to avoid him. My advice is to stand up for yourself instead of acting like his little bitch. Never been bullied or seen a prison movie or something?

[Forenperser]

@ Topic

In adition, not just the voice actors performance matters, there are also many word games and language jokes that just don't work in english.

The same thing when germans are dubbing english games.

[Onisuzume]

But i think the biggest problem in the english version is the lack of continuity.
Definitely.
So imo, if you understand german, play german. :p

[Forenperser]

Ok, to be fair the german Lee, Lares and Angar had 3 different voices, and the voice of Vatras was changed because the voice actor died, but that is all, the Hero, Xardas and the 4 friends all kept their voices, which is good, because they fit them perfectly.

[fenixlt]

a math ago i was plaing my russian copy of G2 and find not weri nice words in translate of it (bla.bla.bla F-ck bla.bla.bla)

[Nisarg]

Ehrm, he's going to demand those 10 ores from you every day as long as you comply with him or try to avoid him. My advice is to stand up for yourself instead of acting like his little bitch. Never been bullied or seen a prison movie or something?

Doesn't matter if I tell him to just piss off or if I comply. I told him I could take care of myself and asked if he was trying to threaten me. I got stuck in an infinite loop about the 10 ores. Then I tried saying that I'll give him the ore (after loading a savegame) - same result. Maybe I'll reinstall G1 and not apply the Ironkeep patch to it and see if the bug exists.

[Aun]

Warning: this post contains rrrage.

I really don't see why every single German person on the planet seems to believe the voice acting in the German version of Gothic (1/2) is so infinitely better than the English one.

I listened to a few lines of dialogue from Xardas in G2 in English and German.

My conclusion?

Jesus. The German guy sounds really boring and bland. Xardas's English voice actor beats the crap out of the German one. The English guy has a very deep and rough voice, more befitting of a character like Xardas. His German counterpart sounds like he's talking to a brick wall.

...

Yeah, there might be no purpose to this thread than venting.

Well, listen again. This is not true, the german Voice Actor is just awesome.

[ICFabian]

Well, listen again. This is not true, the german Voice Actor is just awesome.

Fuck off.

=D

Your opinion doesn't stand with me. You're free to have it, but it's not up to you to influence mine.

[Forenperser]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRjNsWFetRo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSU79f-jvUM

Really don't see where the english Xardas has more emotions, sorry:dnuhr:
Contrary, he speaks slowlier.

[Larisa]

I like the English G1/2 Xardas because of the vocal timbre or whatever is the term that defines that ragged sound. I'm not very impressed with the NH voice or others, they just fit the faces.
As for the De sounds, they also fit, but there's nothing special at all for my ear.

[Godcrusher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRjNsWFetRo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSU79f-jvUM

Really don't see where the english Xardas has more emotions, sorry:dnuhr:
Contrary, he speaks slowlier.

well if you think of Xardas, you know exactly what he should sound like, and the way he sounds just fits his looks, history and reputation best.

[Nisarg]

In the English version, Xardas sounds like he should, but in the German version, his voice doesn't quite fit him.

[ICFabian]

slowlier.

Not a word; run back to English class, please.

It does fit Xardas. He's old, cunning, and he probably thinks stuff out before acting. You know, deliberation.

[Forenperser]

In the English version, Xardas sounds like he should, but in the German version, his voice doesn't quite fit him.

Ehm....you may say that you don't like the voice, but to say it doesn't fit to him has no sense.

The german Version is the original, the voices are casted according to the wishes of the writer.

[Nisarg]

There are times when you can't find the right voice (budget constraints? no voice actors with the right voice?) and you have to make do with another. It also explains why many of the voices in the English version of G2 were different from G1. I believe that PB also did the English version scripts for G1, G2 and G3. So, that point about the writer's vision is also valid in case of the English voice acting.

[Forenperser]

There are times when you can't find the right voice (budget constraints? no voice actors with the right voice?) and you have to make do with another. It also explains why many of the voices in the English version of G2 were different from G1

Maybe, but the german Main-Cast was not changed, which leads to the conclusion that they were satisfied with it ( and the fans give them approval ).

Well, like I said before, it is only a matter of getting used to it.

[ICFabian]

Well, like I said before, it is only a matter of getting used to it.

It's a matter of seeing beyond your own goddamned ego and accepting that there are people who see things differently.

[Forenperser]

It's a matter of seeing beyond your own goddamned ego and accepting that there are people who see things differently.

?

I'm speaking about everyone, me including.

Why are yoo getting aggressive so easily?

[ICFabian]

Because you treat your own opinion as though it were fact. Which it is not.

[Larisa]

^And your pretentiousness is smugly. Fact or opinion? :p

[ICFabian]

^And your pretentiousness is smugly. Fact or opinion? :p

Why, that is preposterous and libellous. I will be talking to your manager, lady.

[Tratos]

OK, stop with the patronising attitude, oh Enlightened One, or I'll cut your electricity line. Be nice.

[soczke]

Well I can't play Gothic with other language than polish, it's just that good.
The voices are just so good that english version sounds like barking dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sx_2jqUIIQ&feature=related

[Nisarg]

Well I can't play Gothic with other language than polish, it's just that good.
The voices are just so good that english version sounds like barking dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sx_2jqUIIQ&feature=related

I can't compare it impartially to the English version, but it does sound quite good. I guess good voice actors for Polish are less expensive than decent voice actors for English.

[ICFabian]

Well I can't play Gothic with other language than polish, it's just that good.
The voices are just so good that english version sounds like barking dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sx_2jqUIIQ&feature=related

It sounds like one of those cliché pirate voices you hear in cereal commercials.

[Forenperser]

Speaking of pirates (didn't play the addon in english yet):

Do they have a accent in the english version too?
In the german version they have that incredibly funny northern german accent:D

[Talek]

As a matter of fact they do and, in my opinion, I find them all to hit the spot real good. Brandon is the number one pirate with Morgan being number two. I can't discern if the dialect is far-fetched pirate one or a dialect true to english language but they sound amazing nonetheless :D

[Powaz]

I like the english voice actors of Gothic 2 a lot but their american southern accent kills it for me. No Thanks.
The english NOTR voice acting is.. well not that good really.

[ICFabian]

their american southern accent kills it for me.

Lol. That's actually one of my favourite aspects of the voice acting. I'm sick and tired unto death of bland British accents in every game out there.

[Powaz]

I prefer Gothic 1 voice acting. Many actors from G1 are also on Gothic 2 but they just don't sound that good. I wish they had kept the guy who voiced Diego in G1. Hello Vesemir.

[Nisarg]

Don Delciappo the one who acted Xardas, Jack, etc sounded as good as before in G2. NH sounded better than in G1. Most of the others were given different voices. I really liked Pyrokar's acting in G2 though. Still remember laughing at his constipated "WHAAAT?" after I told him that he was to cooperate with Xardas. And that part he says about not even the highest mages being able to open the book and someone like NH doing it (if you tell him that it was just dumb luck).