I don’t need, nor really want, a fully voiced game, as it would take away some of AA’s charm. Yet I’d like to hear how Barok pronounces his name.
I think it would probably sound quite endearing as he’s struggling to properly say it. But then again, maybe he didn’t have issues saying it, because ten years ago he has had a friend who has taught him a few things here and there; even Ryuu pointed out that Barok is somewhat familiar with certain customs/aspects from his home country.
Either way, that’s one of the few instances where I would welcome being able to hear a character’s voice. I actually think that the game could have benefitted from including very, very limited voice acting. I know there is limited voice acting in the game, but the unused voice clips we do have of the characters are magnificent and could have been included. :)
I think about this a lot tbh. Like, Natsume Souseki isn’t a terribly difficult name to pronounce but I want to know if he can say Ryuunosuke’s name, because I’m willing to bet he flubs it adorably.
Come to think of it, I wish they’d given us an example of how Barok’s name is pronounced in the English version. I’ve always assumed it was the same as in the Japanese, like Baroque, but it seems that nearly every other English speaker I’ve talked to says it like “Bah-rock”. Like… I don’t want to think of our former president when I’m simping… WHICH IS IT??
I personally pronounce it like the dutch word “Barok” like “bah-row-k” or /ba:ɾo:k/ with slightly tapping the tongue against the back of the front teeth for the r (like when you say ‘little” really fast). Imma just flex my knowledge of the IPA, I can’t resist lmaooo I guess TL:DR, make the vowels long so I don’t simp for a former US President lmao XD
But “baroque” is pronounced like “ba-rock” in British English!
According to Wikipedia (UK: /bəˈrɒk/, US: /bəˈroʊk/; French: [baʁɔk]). Unfortunately I’m not @ultraviolet-ink so I can’t understand the symbols. Checking pronunciations on dictionary sites suggests it’s “ba-rock” in British English versus “bah-oak” in American. Which makes me twitch badly, because it’s very unlike the French.
So I would pronounce Barok like Baroque, which is “ba-rock”! I didn’t even know that Americans said it differently until literally just now.
