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[Question] PS2 rpgs with no voice acting?
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Old Nov 4, 2007, 02:34 PM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 07:34 PM #1 of 47
PS2 rpgs with no voice acting?

I know I'm probably in the minority here, but I actually prefer rpgs with no voice acting.
For me, playing rpgs used to be like reading a book. I would imagine how the characters would sound in my head. But in rpgs these days, the characters always have voices which were totally different to how I imagined them, and it kind of ruins it for me.

So does anyone know of any good PS2 rpgs with no voices, or where the voices can be disabled?
So far the only one I have found is Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne/Lucifers Call.
I've also read that the Atelier Iris games can have the voices turned off.
Are there any more?

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 02:44 PM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 11:44 AM #2 of 47
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner is another one with no voice acting. And if you want, get Wild ARMs 3 and Alter Code F because those are great RPGs with no voice acting.

Now that you mention it, it's kinda hard to find a voice actingless RPG now. :/

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 03:08 PM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 01:08 PM #3 of 47
Suikoden III is a great RPG with no voice acting. I'm not sure if it's very easy to find now that it's so old, though.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 06:47 PM Local time: Nov 5, 2007, 01:47 AM #4 of 47
Some RPGs have seperate sliders for the voices, though... And the ability to switch on subtitles everywhere. I think I've used that in one or two games to turn off the horrible English voice acting. Final Fantasy XII I think? I don't remember which ones...

I don't mind fully voice acted games, but what really bothers me is games where most things are voice acted, but not everything. That just really annoys me for some reason.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 10:13 PM #5 of 47
Several RPGs for PS2 can have voices turned off, either in battles or altogether. These are the ones I'm sure of:

Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter: has voices, but only in battle
Grandia II: no voices
Grandia Xtreme: occasional story voices, can be turned off
Suikoden III: no voices
Suikoden IV: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Suikoden V: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Tales of Legendia: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Tales of the Abyss: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Wild Arms 3: no voices
Wild Arms 4: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Wild Arms 5: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Wild Arms: Alter Code:F: no voices

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Suikoden III is a great RPG with no voice acting. I'm not sure if it's very easy to find now that it's so old, though.
I second this. I picked this up used a few weeks ago (my first Suikoden game) and I'm very impressed. Tales of Legendia is another good one that actually has very nice voice acting, but you can turn it off if you want. I'm like you Zuare, I mostly prefer to read text than hear it, but Legendia suprised me. Your call, though.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 10:30 PM #6 of 47
Several RPGs for PS2 can have voices turned off, either in battles or altogether. These are the ones I'm sure of:

Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter: has voices, but only in battle
Grandia II: no voices
Grandia Xtreme: occasional story voices, can be turned off
Suikoden III: no voices
Suikoden IV: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Suikoden V: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Tales of Legendia: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Tales of the Abyss: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Wild Arms 3: no voices
Wild Arms 4: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Wild Arms 5: has occasional story/battle voices, but can be turned off
Wild Arms: Alter Code:F: no voices



I second this. I picked this up used a few weeks ago (my first Suikoden game) and I'm very impressed. Tales of Legendia is another good one that actually has very nice voice acting, but you can turn it off if you want. I'm like you Zuare, I mostly prefer to read text than hear it, but Legendia suprised me. Your call, though.
Grandia II? No voices? I could've recalled the Dreamcast version having voices.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 10:52 PM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 07:52 PM #7 of 47
Grandia II? No voices? I could've recalled the Dreamcast version having voices.
It has voices, don't think you can turn them off either. But it's one of those games that only events get voiced.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 10:59 PM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 10:59 PM #8 of 47
And it has the typical grunts of swinging swords and casting spells. They talk a fair bit during battle. Actually, they speak quite a bit during battle.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:02 PM #9 of 47
It has voices, don't think you can turn them off either. But it's one of those games that only events get voiced.
Mmhmm. Along with in-battle attack cries.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:03 PM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 09:03 PM #10 of 47
Next time, just use the "mute" button on your TV. Problem solved.

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No, no idea what RPGs that take the silent route though. Most of them are voiced. If not fully voiced in events, battles will have some in them. I don't know if Legaia Duel Saga's voices can be turned off though.


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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:13 PM #11 of 47
I used to prefer RPGs with no voice acting, but it's okay for games with great VAs like Persona 3, Digital Devil Saga, and Shadow Hearts 2. It's only annoying when I have to go on a trip with family, since I don't like certain lines being overheard.

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Tales of Legendia is another good one that actually has very nice voice acting, but you can turn it off if you want. I'm like you Zuare, I mostly prefer to read text than hear it, but Legendia suprised me. Your call, though.
Sorry, but Norma ruins any chance of Legendia having good voice acting. The other people are decent, but Norma's voice is possibly the only time in a game where I've muted the TV just so I didn't have to listen to a character. I wouldn't call the voices in it or Abyss "occassional" either, considering pretty much anything story-related is voiced in both of those.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:19 PM #12 of 47
Yeah but Legendia has Cam Clark which makes the game 200% better. The whole time I was waiting for a Metal Gear to come out of a wall somewhere with Solid Snake chasing after it. Never happened though, which was disapointing.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:27 PM #13 of 47
I don't think you can remove the voices of Grandia Xtreme. I'd need to double check tho.

Its a shitty RPG anyway.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:30 PM #14 of 47
Cam Clarke was good as Will, but Norma was so awful that only the greatness of Crispin Freeman could've saved Legendia's voice acting. Doesn't help that I'm not a Metal Gear fan at all, so I only really recognize him from Tales of Symphonia.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:33 PM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 06:33 PM #15 of 47
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner is another one with no voice acting. And if you want, get Wild ARMs 3 and Alter Code F because those are great RPGs with no voice acting.

Now that you mention it, it's kinda hard to find a voice actingless RPG now. :/
If only one could turn the VA off in any RPG that featured it, that would be heavenly.

Though most of the VA I've come across was surprisingly decent. The director of Star Ocean 3 can burn in hell though. Other than SMT: Nocturne and Devil Summoner, I can't think of any other truly great PS2 RPGs that don't feature VA.

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Old Nov 4, 2007, 11:37 PM #16 of 47
Nocturne had a bit of voice acting, I could have sworn though it's to a minimum and ONLY in a couple cutscenes. As for Devil Summoner, I'm a huge RPG fan, and more importantly a HUGE Megaten fan and in my opinion Devil Summoner is the worse of the SMT games and just not a great RPG in general. Honestly you have to battle while exploring towns, cities, RESIDENT'S HOMES! seriously, WAAAY overboard with the "action" implementation in the game.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 12:06 AM Local time: Nov 4, 2007, 10:06 PM #17 of 47
Legendia had Shirley, I think. And her voice was just plain terrible. Other than hers, the VA cast is alright.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 02:13 AM Local time: Nov 5, 2007, 12:13 AM #18 of 47
Its a shitty RPG anyway.
If by that you mean the best RPG on the PS2.

I really liked the gameplay mechanics.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 02:40 AM Local time: Nov 5, 2007, 12:40 AM #19 of 47
Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter: has voices, but only in battle
Shit, forgot about this one. I can't recommend Dragon Quarter enough, and it pretty much fits into the criteria perfectly. There are battle grunts and such, but they weren't so prominent that Capcom felt the need to even use english voice actors.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 05:06 AM Local time: Nov 5, 2007, 12:06 PM #20 of 47
Dragon Quarter has a fair bit of japanese speech in the ending, which surprised me. More companies need to be lazy like that and just not bother with dubbing.

The battle shouts are in Japanese, and it's not just "ei!" and "hiyaah" either.

I vaguely recall Ephemeral Fantasia being voiceless, but it's been a tad long since I last played it, so I might be wrong.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 08:33 AM Local time: Nov 5, 2007, 10:03 AM #21 of 47
I'll add a game to the list that hasn't been mentioned even though a lot of people had rated to an average to a below average rpg and thats Metal Saga.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 03:19 PM Local time: Nov 5, 2007, 08:19 PM #22 of 47
Wow, I didn't expect so many replies.

If only one could turn the VA off in any RPG that featured it, that would be heavenly.
Yes I agree.
I wouldn't want VAs to be completely removed from every game, because I know most people enjoy them.
But surely it would be easy for developers to add a simple on-off switch for people like me?

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I'll be sure to check them out.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 06:45 PM #23 of 47
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Grandia II? No voices? I could've recalled the Dreamcast version having voices.
You're right, Grandia II *does* have voices, in all versions. Don't know what I was thinking. Can't turn them off either, but they're not that bad.

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Old Nov 5, 2007, 11:58 PM #24 of 47
If by that you mean the best RPG on the PS2.

I really liked the gameplay mechanics.
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Old Nov 6, 2007, 10:24 AM #25 of 47
Legendia had Shirley, I think. And her voice was just plain terrible. Other than hers, the VA cast is alright.
Not just the voice was terrible, the entire character was obnoxious.

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