Interesting. However I myself and I bet many many others prefer the original, but that is as it should be. Only in very rare situations is the dub, better than the original. Btw if these would get dubbed into Hungarian(which has a reputation of bad dubs) I'd kill myself
english kratos voice actor for the win. Mind you, the japanese voice acting wasnt bad, just wasnt anywhere close to awesomness of kratos english voice actor. Its odd what I said sound like blashphemy since japanese often have superior voice acting but fact is fact; japanese kratos doesnt even compare to english counterpart. if only hollywood would have the kratos english voice for action movies, the movies would be pretty sweet
Whatever. I just think it's cool Japanese people can enjoy the game with their own native voices. They need more exposure to a lot of the games being made in English, and vice versa.
I'm a seiyuu fanatic and usually put the Japs ahead of the English VAs. But in this case the English is just a step higher, but not far. Quality, variation and emotion by Japanese voice actors is just usually far better IMO.
@Sszechra: This is ironic, God of War took it's influence from Capcom's Devil May Cry, and now God of War is published in Japan by Capcom which made Devil May cry which influence God of War, ironic huh. Could you imagine Tom Clancy's HAWX being published by Namco Bandai (which created Ace Combat, which HAWX probably took it influence from) in Japan? Well Ubisoft publish HAWX in Japan and sold so well.
Blah, bullshit. It is like saying all rpg games are influenced by some certain rpg games. Devil may cry and God of war may belong to same genre. But they are far different. Now dante inferno is total copy of god of war...
So what if Dante's Inferno look very much like God of War. If you're saying that, then God of War rip off Devil may Cry. I read it in Playstaion magazine and they acknowledge God of War took it influences from DMC.
@mdo7 fucks devil may cry. God of war stole nothing from that shit series. God of war is a far more evolved game of the same genre than devil may cry. Of course their similar because its same genre and they both have blood.
@mechysonu2010: do you really have to say "Fuck Devil may cry"? A lot of thing copied off of one another. Sometime the copied off might be better then the original, like Silent Hill copied off Resident Evil but it's more disturbing.
@mechysonu2010 Good lord, you're an idiot. GOW was built on DMC's foundations. The developers at Santa Monica have admitted that fact themselves. It's a clone. But a damn good one.
@Jackie113thedarkness Dante's Inferno is real crap if you ask me. Sure the story was a bit great but,fighting fat lards? C'mon they could have at least put up Burger King in there,if it's Gluttony. As for Greed,Zombies wearing bling-blings would be awesome!
the other day by curiosity, i check in nico douga if there was japanese gameplay of GOW, and i almost laugh my ass off, i don't know what was more funny, the stupid censorship, all the tits and the sex minigame were out (oddly enough the gore was intact) or the fact that the guy doing the walkthrough sucked very bad at the game
Why? Because it sounds so exotic? Kratos can be played by one of the worst Japanese voice actors and people like you would still prefer it. How pathetic.
Actually Tessho Genda (who voiced Kratos in the JPN version) is a very well known voice actor. You need to do your research on him. He voiced Optimus Prime in Transformer, and he did a lot of anime voicework. I also believed he voiced Batman in Batman: TAS, and he reprise his role as Batman in Batman: Gotham Knight anime.
it sounds really stupid when they put it in japanese. Its like an American cowboy speaking like a japanese samurai. does not match. they should have the subtitles instead.
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Before you start to insult people you disagree with, listen to it again and listen to the English dub. Kratos' voice there just keeps screaming and growling and even when speaking softly, his voice sounds a little bit on the corny side.
Just admit it, this JVA is better. And btw, I can recognize a good voice dubbing when I hear it, it doesn't matter what the language is.
Yes I can tell you the limits of your senses. Whether you choose to believe what I say or not, is up to you.
But I can say whatever I want. And I say, you are right if Kratos was anything but a feral man who is also a prick. But he is...and is meant to sound gruff and angry, not a noble samurai.
@hxa155 No the japanese is ok but the english verson is better and he doesn't scream and growl all the time you fucking weeaboo and I am sure you wish Mass Effect was in japanese as well right.
Wow, the voices actually weren't bad. But, considering Kratos is a grown white man, it leaves u wondering, why would he be speaking japanese? lol, awesome anyway
Well the dispute's already been decided by AliProjectUberAlles, he's Zues's son, therefore he's greek. For your argument, the name Kratos, except pronounced "Krawtos", has been used for a character in Tales of Symphonia who is not greek.
Well, so what? The character from Tales of Symphonia is under very different context. God of War is under the context of Greek mythology. And I did mention that Kratos was a Spartan, so son of Zeus or not, Kratos under that context is very much Greek.
I didn't write the first comment intending for an argument, but I couldn't help myself :(, lol. There's a Japanese version of most if not all games, they all speak both English and Japanese regardless of race.
Jaffe also expressed interest in seeing actor Djimon Hounsou in the role of the protagonist, Kratos, saying that "You'd have to get past the fact that Djimon is African and Kratos is Greek, but in terms of the way he looks and his acting ability and his physique — I can't think of a better choice."check wikipedia
enhh..not bad but yeah TC Carson is the definitive voice of Kratos..its like Kenvil Conroy or Mark Hamill's Joker and Batman..the originals, the best
MHassan1986 6 months ago
SOO WRONG
i like the American MORE !!!
92AsoZ 7 months ago
ATHENARUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
G4MERtv 1 year ago
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Kureitosuuuu!!!!
damn i really wanna say that.
tomimn2233 1 year ago
Interesting. However I myself and I bet many many others prefer the original, but that is as it should be. Only in very rare situations is the dub, better than the original. Btw if these would get dubbed into Hungarian(which has a reputation of bad dubs) I'd kill myself
Kalen1617 1 year ago
Is the lip-syncing tailored for the English or the Japanese voices?
MrWeasley1 1 year ago
english kratos voice actor for the win. Mind you, the japanese voice acting wasnt bad, just wasnt anywhere close to awesomness of kratos english voice actor. Its odd what I said sound like blashphemy since japanese often have superior voice acting but fact is fact; japanese kratos doesnt even compare to english counterpart. if only hollywood would have the kratos english voice for action movies, the movies would be pretty sweet
mechysonu2010 1 year ago
kratos japanese voice:good
gaia japanese voice:not enough good.
mattiathekaiju 1 year ago
Whatever. I just think it's cool Japanese people can enjoy the game with their own native voices. They need more exposure to a lot of the games being made in English, and vice versa.
KarasawaL30 1 year ago
I'm a seiyuu fanatic and usually put the Japs ahead of the English VAs. But in this case the English is just a step higher, but not far. Quality, variation and emotion by Japanese voice actors is just usually far better IMO.
Vayshen 1 year ago
Anyone know how well the God of War series did in Japan?
ArchangelExile 1 year ago
the kratos actor is actually really good i think.
BatOtaku13 2 years ago
@BatOtaku13 I hear it's the same guy who does the JP voice for Optimus Prime. Tessho Genda's his name, I believe.
FirstTsurugi06 2 years ago
@FirstTsurugi06
that's really him.He's also Toguro in Yu Yu Hakusho,Mike Haggar in Namco X Capcom,Batman...with these roles,it totally suits Kratos
johnnysasaki 2 years ago
He was also Khang in Tales of Destiny.
The role suits him, but I think the English version sounds better.
Tasuke 1 year ago
GODDO OBU WAA KOREKUSHON!1!1!1!!!
hylton7 2 years ago
The English Gaia and the Japanese Gaia sound nearly alike. Good job on the casting!
Also, the game was only published by Capcom in Japan, not made by them.
Sszcechra 2 years ago 3
@Sszechra: This is ironic, God of War took it's influence from Capcom's Devil May Cry, and now God of War is published in Japan by Capcom which made Devil May cry which influence God of War, ironic huh. Could you imagine Tom Clancy's HAWX being published by Namco Bandai (which created Ace Combat, which HAWX probably took it influence from) in Japan? Well Ubisoft publish HAWX in Japan and sold so well.
mdo7 2 years ago
Blah, bullshit. It is like saying all rpg games are influenced by some certain rpg games. Devil may cry and God of war may belong to same genre. But they are far different. Now dante inferno is total copy of god of war...
Jackie113thedarkness 2 years ago 4
@Jackie113:So according to your logic:
Silent Hill is a rip off of Resident Evil.
Saint Rows is a rip off of GTA
Call of Duty is a rip off of Medal of Honor
Splinter Cell is a rip off of Metal Gear Solid
Half-Life is a rip off of Doom
So what if Dante's Inferno look very much like God of War. If you're saying that, then God of War rip off Devil may Cry. I read it in Playstaion magazine and they acknowledge God of War took it influences from DMC.
mdo7 2 years ago
@mdo7 fucks devil may cry. God of war stole nothing from that shit series. God of war is a far more evolved game of the same genre than devil may cry. Of course their similar because its same genre and they both have blood.
mechysonu2010 1 year ago
@mechysonu2010: do you really have to say "Fuck Devil may cry"? A lot of thing copied off of one another. Sometime the copied off might be better then the original, like Silent Hill copied off Resident Evil but it's more disturbing.
mdo7 1 year ago
@mechysonu2010 Good lord, you're an idiot. GOW was built on DMC's foundations. The developers at Santa Monica have admitted that fact themselves. It's a clone. But a damn good one.
jajeev 7 months ago
@Jackie113thedarkness Dante's Inferno is real crap if you ask me. Sure the story was a bit great but,fighting fat lards? C'mon they could have at least put up Burger King in there,if it's Gluttony. As for Greed,Zombies wearing bling-blings would be awesome!
andygunlocke 1 year ago
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sounds like shit
LeadTester 2 years ago
英語でも日本語でもどっちでもいいだろ？意味がわかればいい。
arata9 2 years ago 5
Kratos japanese voice actor = FAIL
Gaia japanese voice actress = WIN
glitch509 2 years ago
Kratos japanese voice actor WIN
Gaia japanese voice actress FAIL
GeneralKratos92 2 years ago 3
the other day by curiosity, i check in nico douga if there was japanese gameplay of GOW, and i almost laugh my ass off, i don't know what was more funny, the stupid censorship, all the tits and the sex minigame were out (oddly enough the gore was intact) or the fact that the guy doing the walkthrough sucked very bad at the game
bazzjedimaster 2 years ago
this is good but TC carson will always be kratos
journeymanX 2 years ago 25
chevere
khellkurono 2 years ago
Wow ! Like a good anime !!!
gonen32 2 years ago 2
Carson is better imo.
But yeah none of them are greek.
Hasn't bothered me though and Im greek :P
esideras 2 years ago
i kinda like Genda.
juntaothesecond 2 years ago
I like the japanese VA better than the english one to be honest
Lafiel22 3 years ago
It always seems that way to me.
Trectomanflicularist 2 years ago
Why? Because it sounds so exotic? Kratos can be played by one of the worst Japanese voice actors and people like you would still prefer it. How pathetic.
LightLegion 2 years ago 6
Actually Tessho Genda (who voiced Kratos in the JPN version) is a very well known voice actor. You need to do your research on him. He voiced Optimus Prime in Transformer, and he did a lot of anime voicework. I also believed he voiced Batman in Batman: TAS, and he reprise his role as Batman in Batman: Gotham Knight anime.
mdo7 2 years ago
it sounds really stupid when they put it in japanese. Its like an American cowboy speaking like a japanese samurai. does not match. they should have the subtitles instead.
mini7donkey 3 years ago
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The same way for English. Kratos is Greek, not English, why would he speak it then.
It doesn't sound stupid in any way.
The Japanese VA is way much better.
hxa155 3 years ago
Why is the Japanese VA much better? Becuz you can't speak or understand Japanese and therefore cannot really figure out the quality of the acting?
You are pathetic. You people who always think Japanese dubbing of Non-Japanese fiction is way better.
LightLegion 2 years ago 8
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Before you start to insult people you disagree with, listen to it again and listen to the English dub. Kratos' voice there just keeps screaming and growling and even when speaking softly, his voice sounds a little bit on the corny side.
Just admit it, this JVA is better. And btw, I can recognize a good voice dubbing when I hear it, it doesn't matter what the language is.
hxa155 2 years ago
no you can't. You are stuck in your own japanophile world where everything japanese is awesome.
The American VA is better for its own reasons. Kratos is meant to sound feral and appear animal like according to the commentary in God of War 1.
bladefalcon85 2 years ago 19
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I'm sorry but you can't tell me what I can or can't recognize. I have ears and the brains required to analyze.
BTW, I'm not a japanophile or whatever the fuck that is.
hxa155 2 years ago
Yes I can tell you the limits of your senses. Whether you choose to believe what I say or not, is up to you.
But I can say whatever I want. And I say, you are right if Kratos was anything but a feral man who is also a prick. But he is...and is meant to sound gruff and angry, not a noble samurai.
bladefalcon85 2 years ago
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Wow, that was just so retarded I'm not even gonna reply to this.
hxa155 2 years ago
@bladefalcon85 Bro agreed. The US-VA are AMAZING. Only jap shit sounds good in Jap
germanchap 1 year ago
@hxa155 No the japanese is ok but the english verson is better and he doesn't scream and growl all the time you fucking weeaboo and I am sure you wish Mass Effect was in japanese as well right.
AshED65 3 months ago
The japanese voice for Kratos does the voice for Tigger in Kingdom Hearts II. xD I find that awesome
Cloud2400 3 years ago 3
ゴッド・オブ・ウォー this means god of war in japanese ??
vanpichoco 3 years ago
GODDO OBU WOH
upthorn 3 years ago 2
Kratos' Japanese VA isn't bad, but Gaia's pretty damn excellent. They did a good job matching their VA with the English one.
Carbine84 3 years ago 8
gami = god
arokamsila 3 years ago
dont want to sound like a nitpicker or self-important but its Kami
CardCaptorDeadpool 3 years ago 2
thank's anyawy
arokamsila 3 years ago
the guy who did the voice for kratos in this version also did the voice for optimus prime.
omegaryandrop 3 years ago 2
that's the voice of Toguro from Yu Yu Hakusho,kind of suits,right?
johnnysasaki 3 years ago
It almost sound like a anime to me :S
rickengothic 3 years ago
Wow, the voices actually weren't bad. But, considering Kratos is a grown white man, it leaves u wondering, why would he be speaking japanese? lol, awesome anyway
Cimis6090 3 years ago
he isnt white he is light brown
adam0893 3 years ago
american..
Cimis6090 3 years ago
LOL! DUMB DUMB ^^^^^^. he is Greek lol
Leenas9593 3 years ago
That's not proven, hes simply in a greek setting.
Cimis6090 3 years ago
It IS Proven, Kratos is Zeus's Son...
Anyway, I LOVE the japanese voices
AliProjectUberAlles 3 years ago
>.> well still, he would be speaking greek, not japanese. lol
Cimis6090 3 years ago
With a name like Kratos, which is Greek for 'Strength,' AND a bonafide Spartan, how can he not be Greek?
TakumProti 3 years ago
Well the dispute's already been decided by AliProjectUberAlles, he's Zues's son, therefore he's greek. For your argument, the name Kratos, except pronounced "Krawtos", has been used for a character in Tales of Symphonia who is not greek.
Cimis6090 3 years ago
Well, so what? The character from Tales of Symphonia is under very different context. God of War is under the context of Greek mythology. And I did mention that Kratos was a Spartan, so son of Zeus or not, Kratos under that context is very much Greek.
TakumProti 3 years ago
I didn't write the first comment intending for an argument, but I couldn't help myself :(, lol. There's a Japanese version of most if not all games, they all speak both English and Japanese regardless of race.
Cimis6090 3 years ago
Jaffe also expressed interest in seeing actor Djimon Hounsou in the role of the protagonist, Kratos, saying that "You'd have to get past the fact that Djimon is African and Kratos is Greek, but in terms of the way he looks and his acting ability and his physique — I can't think of a better choice."check wikipedia
monster4995 3 years ago
AWESOME.
Castoc 3 years ago