by Zio_Falz » Wed Jan 7, '15, 9:12 pm
Good to see I'm not the only one.
I didnt even think to bother to mention in Videogames, but yes in those too I prefer subtitles. In fact in most, I prefer subtitles and will shut off the voice acting. I'm quite picky about voice acting in games, as there is a plethora of bad acting out there, and then in addition, there are inaccurate or unfaithful translations, such as Working Designs games who did use good actors, but still ruined the dialogue.
In the case of games with faithful, accurate, and good voice acting, like Killer 7, or even Ys Book 1 & 2 for Turbo Duo, then I can settle for both text and the audio dub. But I find this rare.
In films, I do find that even in English I get bored, and my mind will frequently wander off screen, so the text lets me stay more focused on the plot at hand. Usually.
And in anime I prefer the Japanese dub over bad English dubbing, with subtitles for the reason of voice acting quality and staying focused.
There is a lot of anime that I havent and won't watch in English.
Of course in a film where there is little dialogue, subtitles aren't quite needed, since usually the music can carry the film. Conan the Destroyer comes to mind. Even in the Japanese animated film, Robot Carnival, with the minimal dialogue in Japanese, the music can carry the animated film, so subtitles aren't a must.
Not too many films come to mind with this shared quality, animated or not, of any language.