I love how the Chinese dubs are speaking in ancient/palace Chinese language. Which is much harder than modern Chinese. So tempted to buy just to play in Chinese.
I think both the Chinese and English versions sound really good for this game. Props to all the voice actors in both languages for their performances. As someone who finds it hard to focus playing video games while reading subtitles at the same time, I'll likely play it in English first if I ever get the game, and then play again in Chinese after completing it.
Those are western journalists propaganda, don't know what diversity they were talking about. For them, every movies, games always have to put white or black characters or faces in it. And Hello.... Wu Kong is a mythology from China and Asia, certainly are characters are Chinese and Asian... Why those "God of War" series, they (westerners) never bother and called it no diversity? because all characters are Caucasian. What an absurd statement and comment from them..
One of the female(?) character’s motion capture actress is a Muslim Uighur beauty from Xin Jiang. This is going to make IGN journalists’ brain explode. Either that or to dream up a fake news of lies about forced prison labour in Xin Jiang being used to make the game.
I am glad that people give credit to the original Chinese voice actors and actresses, instead of only giving credit to the English voice actors and actresses like those only English dub fans who only think English is the only language exists
What do you say supposed to be a normal thing and average standard, but seems like less people are doing it correctly now. Anyway, we still see some change here than it is a good thing.
After hearing Erlangs voice I immediatly regocnised the voice as Ye Qiu from the The King's Avatar animation and instantly knew I will get my ass kicked when encountering him the next time.
@@ooodey3924 But that means he can then use 240 level 20 and under skills! 😨How should i break this endless stream of real and false combos? Erlang with his spear was tough enough :D
Such amazing voice acting by all. I think the English Erlang VA is my favorite. Crazy that the western media put the game down before even witnessing all this effort by all kinds of people that was put into the game.
That line delivery for Yellowbrow by Ramon Tikaram gave me chills it might be my favorite line in the whole game. Also funny that Godrick commands you to kneel as well lol.
As a Chinese, I unexpectedly felt that the English dubbing was also very good, very good. However, many of the Chinese subtitles of this game are very difficult to translate and explain in English, and the English translation is not good and should be understood, and it is indeed very difficult to translate in multiple languages
Even though i had to follow the subtitles...playing yhe game with the chinese dub gave it some kind of special feeling. Dont get me wrong the english dub its quiet special but the chinese dialogue just makes the game that more special.
The weird surprise that a LOT of Chinese VAs also did the Chinese voices for Dynasty Warriors/Wo Long is... pretty huh to me EDIT: Also the game is called Punishing: Gray Raven wtf is the Panini from? LOL
Do you mean the Chinese one? He's literally one of the most famous VA in China and acted in hundreds of dramas and movies, he is the voice of lots of handsome men.😂
Wow amazing I didn’t know Lin qiang is the voice actor two characters so talented m. Btw Google websites should give these Chinese voice actors credit they did way better then the English version
IMO i like the english Voice actor for erlang more then the other one, i think it suits him more compare to the chinese actor..Btw both have done good job no doubt!!
As a Chinese, I preferred the Chinese version. It seems more dramatic and appropriate. As I tried to understand why, I think it comes down to the phrasing. The English isn't as good to me because it doesn't have the same way of phrasing. It lacks the Chinese feeling. I think the Chinese phrasing follows the Chinese opera tradition. Then I wondered, what if the English used the Chinese way of phrasing. (Like how the British voice actors followed the Japanese phrasing in the 1978 show Monkey.) Best I can think of is it would sound like William Shatner 😅😅 Which isn't necessarily bad, BTW. If you re-watch this video with William Shatner in mind, you'll see what I mean !! 😅😅
@@AlcoholicfishTan As a Chinese person, I'm glad they didn't have the actors speak in a Chinese accent, especially since not all of the english cast are actually chinese and they If you want authenticity, then set the audio to mandarin.
@@sox719it’s a meme, northern shangxi which is the headless monk’s accent, looks like Britain which is why they casted a dude from the northern parts of the isle.
Awesome! Thanks for this great video, shared! Meanwhile, Western journalist for example at IGN & Screen Rant still try to tell, this game has "no diversity and inclusivity", gosh. What a rubbish they trying to write every time.
The English VA are pretty good overall, which is pleasant to see. My only gripe is that Wukong's English actor just isn't able to get that playful theatrical voice right, but that's not on him, this type of tone just doesn't exist in English. I wish they went with a more traditional protagonist voice for English at least.
Jack Ayres as English Zhu Bajie did a fantastic job. I hope we see 4th sister again in the DLC or the sequel since the story is literally just beginning.
@@eamoncat As a person with eyes, I can see how the mouth movements of the animated characters are in sync with the Chinese voices. While they are not with the English voices. That my friend, is immersion breaking. The original voices are Chinese.
@@lunaazul1569 As another Asian person here, the production was in Chinese; therefore, it was made with Chinese in mind, and then international followed. However, if you're looking for voice and lip sync, new innovative AI is just around the corner to fix that, and I agree wholeheartedly that both voice actors did very well for their parts.
@@Mangolite I agree with that. Both groups of actors did a very good job and sound great. My problem is that it breaks my immersion when the character has their mouth closed while you hear the voice that is supposedly coming from them. That just doesn't work for me. That's why I can't watch dubbed movies or series either.
@@lunaazul1569I grew up watching martial arts films that were poorly dubbed from Chinese to English. Whether it broke immersion or not, it was part of the fun. As I mentioned, real-time AI lip-syncing is on the horizon, and it's already being used in films for certain regions.
I don't like Erlang's English voice. I think Steven Pacey is real good. And all the Chinese voice actors are really good. I don't really like Wukong's English voice either. He sounds like an evil person which he's not.
english wukong sounds evil at first, but in retrospect it wasnt bad at all, and the most refined for the role to me... the monsters in the english version draw from western high fantasy sounds, which is understandable but also less refined for the game. practically the difference to me is just that the english wukong was less jester like, less monkey like, but it sounds like it tried to be faithful to the chinese wukong.
@@mescellaneous But he failed, he completely failed to understand Goku's emotions at the time, which were filled with repressed anger, self-mockery, and calm at being cheated. So using Chinese dubbing is the best, you can seriously understand the emotions in the dubbing.
@@mescellaneous Wukong is supposed to be playful, mischievous, clever, and intelligent, but never cynical. He sounds so evil and sinister in English here. I don't think the voice actor knows enough background on Wukong when he did the role.
Well... At least the English ones tried their best... It's the first time I'm feeling that understanding both languages can be a disadvantage. I can't help but compare the voices, meanings, and such.
There is literally nothing wrong with giving talented people work that usually don't get hired. And China isn't exactly known to be very accepting and diverse, not to mention that most countries would rather exploit minorities than pay them
@@myraclesname if you are going to nitpick wording despite knowing what I mean so let me make this clear for you. He sounds like a cartoon villain in Chinese.
@@rhythmmandal3377 I didn't nitpick anything? I just replied normally lol. And I genuinely don't understand how you get the impression of a cartoon villain, I don't hear it
@@rudyalfonsus686 yep, that is one of the uniqueness to make wukong as well to make him distinct from other heroes. The monkey sort of accent remind audiences the animal aspect and nature of this some sort of humanish hero, and make sense with what he has done bravely in the past.
What make Wukong special is despite he look super badass has a high pitch and screechy annoying voice like that of a monkey. That is Wukong, that is his voice and it iconic af, anything else other than that is straight up false.
That’s because you don’t understand it. I kinda feel the same sometimes since I can’t speak either but it’s still superior to English dub for immersion.
that is a wild thing to say as the chinese voice actors did a much better job here than the english ones. not sure how or why you said asian either, cause they sure as hell have some of the best vas worldwide
I spent my money to give this game to my 4 nieces and 2 little sisters and they were very happy🥰🥰😍😍😍
Too kind 😊😊
u bougth this game 6 times ?
@@하늘-x1z you forgot about me😁
@@bakaabsolute1253 yes...because they want to own it personally😅😅😅
@@mohamsoft 🤣🤣🤣
I love how the Chinese dubs are speaking in ancient/palace Chinese language. Which is much harder than modern Chinese.
So tempted to buy just to play in Chinese.
9:30 Ok the fact they got the VA for Journey to the West 1986 is amazing.
I think both the Chinese and English versions sound really good for this game. Props to all the voice actors in both languages for their performances. As someone who finds it hard to focus playing video games while reading subtitles at the same time, I'll likely play it in English first if I ever get the game, and then play again in Chinese after completing it.
Absolutely. English VA is seriously underestimated for this game
Imagine the immense effort those ladies and gentlemen put into this project, yet journalists are still claiming there's no diversity💢
Those are western journalists propaganda, don't know what diversity they were talking about. For them, every movies, games always have to put white or black characters or faces in it.
And Hello.... Wu Kong is a mythology from China and Asia, certainly are characters are Chinese and Asian...
Why those "God of War" series, they (westerners) never bother and called it no diversity? because all characters are Caucasian. What an absurd statement and comment from them..
And there's a trans voice actress too.
🤣
Look at 14:06, the voice actress includes AI V-Idol as well... Can it be more diverse then that?!
According to these smooth brains, only black people = diversity
For first time I hear erlang eng Voice , I immediately remembered the actor's voice. He really has a very distinctive voice.
True I played the game with chinese dubbing throughout but after watching this video featuring Erlang and Monke I must say their voices are remarkable
The English voice fits him more for some reason
@blythe1599 the English voice actor did that show called "Warrior" and he also plays Storm Shadow in the Snake Eyes movie
@@Matic_Miyagi he was also in Bullet Train
Very informative video with their past history, nice
masterpiece!
Cat must be proud of itself..... it becomes a tiger
Actually, that’s a parody video done by devs themselves. There are no evidence showing a cat played the tiger
One of the female(?) character’s motion capture actress is a Muslim Uighur beauty from Xin Jiang. This is going to make IGN journalists’ brain explode. Either that or to dream up a fake news of lies about forced prison labour in Xin Jiang being used to make the game.
Yup and her name is Zuriyati Abdullah in China is Yati
What's her name?
@@Diego-e5r Zurayati Abdullah, who model the second sister
no one
not a single soul
youtube comment section:
Thanks for taking the time to put this together! It’s truly an honour to be part of a cast with such amazingly talented people! 🙂
1:06 Damn, Erlang voice is Wei Ying voice actor too TT my top 1 fav movie character of mine.
Same!
Game Science: We have Mo.Cap Cats!!
Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!
I am glad that people give credit to the original Chinese voice actors and actresses, instead of only giving credit to the English voice actors and actresses like those only English dub fans who only think English is the only language exists
What do you say supposed to be a normal thing and average standard, but seems like less people are doing it correctly now. Anyway, we still see some change here than it is a good thing.
Love how Kang Jin Stars english VA looks like the Chinese fave model😂
the west is trying to downplay the maga hit of this game - GOTY 2024.
US: overcapacity of steam monkeys. Must ban for national security.
MAGA? 🤔
Yellow Loong boss: 💀
Yellow Loong voice actor: 🍌
@7:00 Oh, nice to see he got a new job after defeating Shang Tsung.
After hearing Erlangs voice I immediatly regocnised the voice as Ye Qiu from the The King's Avatar animation and instantly knew I will get my ass kicked when encountering him the next time.
no Chosen One will get the good ending if Erlang use the Myriad Manifestation Umbrella lol
@@ooodey3924 But that means he can then use 240 level 20 and under skills! 😨How should i break this endless stream of real and false combos? Erlang with his spear was tough enough :D
@@Mejandora you have no chance lol
Such amazing voice acting by all. I think the English Erlang VA is my favorite. Crazy that the western media put the game down before even witnessing all this effort by all kinds of people that was put into the game.
Kay is impressive! Very unexpected!
That line delivery for Yellowbrow by Ramon Tikaram gave me chills it might be my favorite line in the whole game. Also funny that Godrick commands you to kneel as well lol.
Wow I didn't realize that was andrew koji, I thought he did a great job
As a Chinese, I unexpectedly felt that the English dubbing was also very good, very good. However, many of the Chinese subtitles of this game are very difficult to translate and explain in English, and the English translation is not good and should be understood, and it is indeed very difficult to translate in multiple languages
Even though i had to follow the subtitles...playing yhe game with the chinese dub gave it some kind of special feeling. Dont get me wrong the english dub its quiet special but the chinese dialogue just makes the game that more special.
My respect for them all❤❤
In english they put same voice to any character!! 🤔🤔 My choice is the chinese version, is the best!!
I was surprised when I learned that Andrew Koji is the voice actor of Erlang.
WOWWWW BRAVO FOR BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, ALL EXCELLENT
dang.. there's Andrew koji 😀
Its very best in chinese version!!! VERY VERY BEST IN CHINESE LANGUAGE!!
The weird surprise that a LOT of Chinese VAs also did the Chinese voices for Dynasty Warriors/Wo Long is... pretty huh to me
EDIT: Also the game is called Punishing: Gray Raven wtf is the Panini from? LOL
It's remarkable how those voice actors resembles their character.
Some were made to look like their voice actors, the Chinese ones.
@@angsern8455I'm pretty sure it's the other way around, the VA tries to be in character as much as possible.
Bro they literally found Liu Kang to voice this game
These voice performers are really amazing in making excellent game scenarios.
I KNEW that was Andrew Koji as Arlung
Interesting use of Japanese actors for English speaking roles. They speak perfect English but they have an Asian tone, which makes them different.
1986年中國西遊記電視劇的孫悟空配音就是這樣，深入人心，活潑俏皮，廣受好評，但是英文版配音確實聽上去有點邪惡
英文版腔调明显是蝙蝠侠里的小丑风格
@@仡辰 沒錯，我也是想到小丑
這個角色，估計是英文版配音演員還是沒有理解這個角色
Chinese VA for Wukong and the destined one is same VA for Skott in Honkai Star rail
Mark would be perfect for Frieza, his voice is like a mix between linda young and the current voice actor.🔥
Shen Monkey in Mandarin dub: Cheerful but depressed drunk.
Shen Monkey in Eng dub: What even is life kinda drunk.
i really love erlang voice
Do you mean the Chinese one? He's literally one of the most famous VA in China and acted in hundreds of dramas and movies, he is the voice of lots of handsome men.😂
Never thought I'd hear Reyn sound so evil. Or Poppi sound like a mature lady
No headless Lingji? It was hilarious, he speaks in Scottish accent!
还是中文听着顺耳。
一股仙侠味，不知道哪里好了~。中文就几个配的还不错
@@pepsichen9684 本身故事就是神话剧呀，有仙侠味有错么？
Wow amazing I didn’t know Lin qiang is the voice actor two characters so talented m. Btw Google websites should give these Chinese voice actors credit they did way better then the English version
Waa Andrew koji 🔥
Man! they all sound good!!!!!!!
I think everyone did a fantastic job on VA. English and Chinese.
IMO i like the english Voice actor for erlang more then the other one, i think it suits him more compare to the chinese actor..Btw both have done good job no doubt!!
Why does Chinese version sound so fitting?
you're being sarcastic right
How Kay Eluvian voice a few men's voices as a woman, that's crazy.
trans obviously
Trans… see… you can have trans people contribute to your game without being woke. 😅
But “there no diversity “
@@jonavin they can keep the diversity BS in the West, East doesn't need it 😂
@@jonavin the West can keep their diversity BS, we don't need it thank you very much 😂
2:16 At first I thought this character was voiced by Liam O'Brien
wukong is actually handsome
For me erlang is handsome too
As a Chinese, I preferred the Chinese version. It seems more dramatic and appropriate. As I tried to understand why, I think it comes down to the phrasing. The English isn't as good to me because it doesn't have the same way of phrasing. It lacks the Chinese feeling. I think the Chinese phrasing follows the Chinese opera tradition.
Then I wondered, what if the English used the Chinese way of phrasing. (Like how the British voice actors followed the Japanese phrasing in the 1978 show Monkey.)
Best I can think of is it would sound like William Shatner 😅😅
Which isn't necessarily bad, BTW. If you re-watch this video with William Shatner in mind, you'll see what I mean !! 😅😅
The British style sounds perfectly math the roles.
All the actors are superb!!
except for the headless guy. The Irish accent sound so weird and it doesn't fit.
Not at all, I rather they have Chinese accent.
@@sox719I kinda feel if the headless guy had a chinese accent similar to Mr Ping's from Kungfu Panda, that would've been perfect.
@@AlcoholicfishTan As a Chinese person, I'm glad they didn't have the actors speak in a Chinese accent, especially since not all of the english cast are actually chinese and they If you want authenticity, then set the audio to mandarin.
@@sox719it’s a meme, northern shangxi which is the headless monk’s accent, looks like Britain which is why they casted a dude from the northern parts of the isle.
Even voice actors ，most of them look like their characters
That was what I’m thinking too
7:01 Liu Kang
so many version Caster on youtube.. i dont even know which one was real caster 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Awesome! Thanks for this great video, shared! Meanwhile, Western journalist for example at IGN & Screen Rant still try to tell, this game has "no diversity and inclusivity", gosh. What a rubbish they trying to write every time.
the destin one silent charector 🤔👀
bianjjang边江的声音真好听
I thought Erland was voiced by Neil Newbon in English.
The English VA are pretty good overall, which is pleasant to see. My only gripe is that Wukong's English actor just isn't able to get that playful theatrical voice right, but that's not on him, this type of tone just doesn't exist in English. I wish they went with a more traditional protagonist voice for English at least.
Jack Ayres as English Zhu Bajie did a fantastic job. I hope we see 4th sister again in the DLC or the sequel since the story is literally just beginning.
Nahhhh not quite likely, she got turned into a pill for those celestial crackhead…
The Western game companies need to make better games now that the Chinese joined the club!
Wao
Original voices are better.
As a Chinese I beg to differ, I regard both voices are original.
@@eamoncat As a person with eyes, I can see how the mouth movements of the animated characters are in sync with the Chinese voices. While they are not with the English voices. That my friend, is immersion breaking. The original voices are Chinese.
@@lunaazul1569 As another Asian person here, the production was in Chinese; therefore, it was made with Chinese in mind, and then international followed. However, if you're looking for voice and lip sync, new innovative AI is just around the corner to fix that, and I agree wholeheartedly that both voice actors did very well for their parts.
@@Mangolite I agree with that. Both groups of actors did a very good job and sound great. My problem is that it breaks my immersion when the character has their mouth closed while you hear the voice that is supposedly coming from them. That just doesn't work for me. That's why I can't watch dubbed movies or series either.
@@lunaazul1569I grew up watching martial arts films that were poorly dubbed from Chinese to English. Whether it broke immersion or not, it was part of the fun. As I mentioned, real-time AI lip-syncing is on the horizon, and it's already being used in films for certain regions.
위대한 작품이다
I am confused. These are clearly not the face models. e.g. erlang is acted by Jie Hao 豪杰.
For most Chinese video game, the action model and face model are different person.
@@T.Apocalypse yeah. I think here only list the voice models.
啊？！搜了下这个Kay Eluvian，也太出人意料了，好强！
我也搜了，原来是trans
@@wensix2861 反正就声音很有特点，好听🙂
我有合理的原因懷疑，英文版配音找的演員的標準，是長相跟角色一模一樣
是的
without movie sounds like god of war
5:12 for real?
I’m pretty sure this is incorrect, I don’t see that name listed anywhere in the credits
They should have never dubbed this, what a gem in the original compared to the emotionless dub.
I like the Chinese dubs better.
森老师真的太牛了 靡道人真的配的贴脸甚至有点涩涩（doge
I don't like Erlang's English voice. I think Steven Pacey is real good. And all the Chinese voice actors are really good. I don't really like Wukong's English voice either. He sounds like an evil person which he's not.
Maybe wrath make him evil.
english wukong sounds evil at first, but in retrospect it wasnt bad at all, and the most refined for the role to me... the monsters in the english version draw from western high fantasy sounds, which is understandable but also less refined for the game. practically the difference to me is just that the english wukong was less jester like, less monkey like, but it sounds like it tried to be faithful to the chinese wukong.
@@mescellaneous But he failed, he completely failed to understand Goku's emotions at the time, which were filled with repressed anger, self-mockery, and calm at being cheated. So using Chinese dubbing is the best, you can seriously understand the emotions in the dubbing.
@@mescellaneous Wukong is supposed to be playful, mischievous, clever, and intelligent, but never cynical. He sounds so evil and sinister in English here. I don't think the voice actor knows enough background on Wukong when he did the role.
@@大大棉花糖 Goku????
"no diversity they said" ...
I really love the English dub!
5:28 5:34 this is mad 🔥🔥
Eu sabia que não era uma mulher 4:57
Well... At least the English ones tried their best... It's the first time I'm feeling that understanding both languages can be a disadvantage. I can't help but compare the voices, meanings, and such.
Original is always better
english voice so fkin' lmao =))))
Kay Eluvian???!! 😮😮
Trans don't know why ign said no diversity lmao
中英的配音都好優秀，中文的幾個女妖配音不喜歡，聽著好浮的感覺，沒有質感
Why English voice actors always need to have diversity? It just happened to English, not other languages.
There is literally nothing wrong with giving talented people work that usually don't get hired. And China isn't exactly known to be very accepting and diverse, not to mention that most countries would rather exploit minorities than pay them
Why is the Chinese Erlang Sheng so bad. The other chinese VA's are great but the Chines Erlang no gravitas at all.
Why is he bad? When I played the game I actually thought it was extremely fitting
@@myraclesname the English one feels way cooler than the Chinese version.
@@rhythmmandal3377 well he's supposed to be a handsome, noble god, not necessarily cool or badass
@@myraclesname if you are going to nitpick wording despite knowing what I mean so let me make this clear for you. He sounds like a cartoon villain in Chinese.
@@rhythmmandal3377 I didn't nitpick anything? I just replied normally lol. And I genuinely don't understand how you get the impression of a cartoon villain, I don't hear it
eh, screw those english dubs, the chinese dubs are the real deal.
all distinctive except for Chinese Erlang and Ma Tianbahe, weak voice and sounds gay af
both En and CN voice overs for Wukong are not really good. i hope they change it to a battle-worn and harsh fighter tone.
it will ruined the image of wukong. for decades, in the movie journey to the west, this is exactly how wukong's voice. half monkey half human
@@rudyalfonsus686 yep, that is one of the uniqueness to make wukong as well to make him distinct from other heroes. The monkey sort of accent remind audiences the animal aspect and nature of this some sort of humanish hero, and make sense with what he has done bravely in the past.
What make Wukong special is despite he look super badass has a high pitch and screechy annoying voice like that of a monkey.
That is Wukong, that is his voice and it iconic af, anything else other than that is straight up false.
you know shit about journey to the west,just watch the tv series you’ll find out the voice is perfectly suitable
@@thanghoangsong6138 that makes sense.
游戏史上最佳配音
14:08 我去，还真有星瞳。没绷住😂
英配的声线更符合妖怪，中文的声线有几个搞得像偶像剧
I’m sorry but Asian voice acting is always horrible, it’ all sounds the same no matter what the character is or the personality trait of the character
That’s because you don’t understand it. I kinda feel the same sometimes since I can’t speak either but it’s still superior to English dub for immersion.
Im sorry you are tone deaf to make such a bad take
@@RiseAgainst369 I said what I said , deal with it
that is a wild thing to say as the chinese voice actors did a much better job here than the english ones. not sure how or why you said asian either, cause they sure as hell have some of the best vas worldwide