Voice acting makes all the difference...

Lately, my gaming exploits have been more in the realm of Final Fantasy, along with a little Devil May Cry 3. The other day, though, I had the urge to play Tales of Symphonia again (what with the second episode of the OVA releasing and all), and, well...

"I have flooded the corridor to the Mana Cannon with SEA WATER!!"

Cue me laughing like a maniac for five minutes straight.

Symphonia is your average RPG - save the world, get the girl, etc. - made better by a surprisingly twisting story and some really good characters. The only problem is that said characters are hampered by voices that sound like Namco hired people off the street to get it done on time. (Something like that, I don't know.) There are good voices, like Zelos and especially Botta, but then there's Colette and a good deal of the cast. The above quote was provided by Rodyle, who seemed so proud of his nefarious plan.

I mean, there are good American voice actors. Most of them seem to work with Square Enix. Still, people, try to be a little more motivated for these things! I swear it would make some good games a lot better.