How to silence the new battle announcer?

[andrewt]

Oh yeah, I'm finding Bubba annoying as well. I really despise how the stereotypical American used in media nowadays is usually a Southerner. Ugh.

[Dexter]

It has been a while since I wrote on the forum, but I decided to break my silence and sacrifice 5 minutes of my time to write a few short lines.

What I write now may seem rude, offensive, or something similar, maybe it is to a degree ...

I have come to sort of accept C.A.'s approach of eyecandy the games since Rome Total War, even to trie to milk every product as much as possible for a couple of more Euros or dollars, I mean let's be realistic, we live in a world where money is God, period.

But I can't understand with my limited braincells whom came up with the "original idea" to milk the Last Samurai to the bone, as they even added "Bubba" or as I call him colonel Bagley.

I know my knowledge of Japanese history is limited, but as far as I recall the USA did not play such a huge role in Japans army modernization. It was actually the Prussian (Germans) whom influenced them the most. But then again, I could be wrong.

If some of you recall the 1st Shogun, they even had the option that allowed you to select if you wanted to hear the throne rooms advisors voice and all game sounds in Japanese or English with a Japanese accent. The choice was given to the player, not forced upon.
Even the English was pleasing to the ears, as it seemed to be the voice of an elderly gentlemen, calm, whom was giving only some advice, sharing his experience with the Daimyo. It seems clear now that the good old days are long gone, and instead we have a pop culture, sell all you can, please the masses policy, after all Rome thought us, there is no need for culture, only panem et circum.

I admit I bought both games (Shogun 2 + Fall of the Samurai) with all DLC's, except the bloodpack which seems to only add gore to the game and splash blood the screen, perhaps good for more eyecandy ?

Alas, this is not meant as deconstructive criticism, just as a single players mild disappointment, whom finds that modders are the salvation : 250 MB file that saves me from most of the engrish.

Best regards, and long live the modders !
Dex

[quadalpha]

Deconstruction that certainly wasn't!

[Greyblades]

You know I really wish the kept the advisors from Rome and Medieval 2, they were easy to the ears and I didnt even mind that high pitched teenager they got to say "the day is ours!"

[phred]

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I know my knowledge of Japanese history is limited, but as far as I recall the USA did not play such a huge role in Japans army modernization. It was actually the Prussian (Germans) whom influenced them the most. But then again, I could be wrong.

That's my understanding as well. I did read that Satsuma hired an American Civil War vet to train officers, but they fired him after a year because he was converting his students to Christianity.

[Yesugey]

"Damn lily-livered cowards!"
(Read it in your head with the voice actor's voice, please.)