Dead Islands "Australian" accents (they're not Australian)

[Wayneguard]

at least you're not chinese. They get the worst accent treatment, like this bartender here...

 

[FallenTraveler]

People Like Steve Irwin were the exception. There are people from Australia who sound like that but they are very few and very very far between.

So, what you're saying is that you don't like that the characters in this game ARE those kinds of australians? How do you know that isn't exactly what the dev's wanted to do? Or are you saying you don't like steve irwin?

 

[krazykidd]

As an Englishman, I can just say you're getting it easy.

As an Irishman, I can just say you're getting it easy.

I live in England too, so everyone I meet seems to try an Irish accent 'for a laugh'. It is always awful.

As a afro-american , i can say your both getting it easy.

 

[shadow_Fox81]

"Wanker" see Geoffrey Rush.

thats me.

 

[KnowYourOnion]

Next you'll tell me Australia doesn't mandate that "crocodile" be somewhere in a person's name if they become famous outside the country. Case in point:

Crocodile Dundee
Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin
Russell Crowecodile

You forgot Hugh Jacrocodileman, Nicrocodile Kidman, "Yahtzee" Crocodileshaw and undoubtably many others.

Best "Australian" accent I've ever seen in a game was Miranda from Mass Effect 2. Sure, we don't talk like that here in North Queensland, but I've heard Australians speaking like that before for sure.

Like anywhere else, there's a big mix of accents, generally dependent on the average temperature of the location in question.

You know that Yahtzee is about as English as you can possibly get right?

 

[ShindoL Shill]

i dont mean to sound racist (i might be doing the opposite)
where are all the white people? i saw one and he was a zombie. and it might have been bloom.

OT: accents are difficult to get right if you arent from that place though...

 

[Ninjat_126]

Next you'll tell me Australia doesn't mandate that "crocodile" be somewhere in a person's name if they become famous outside the country. Case in point:

Crocodile Dundee
Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin
Russell Crowecodile

You forgot Hugh Jacrocodileman, Nicrocodile Kidman, "Yahtzee" Crocodileshaw and undoubtably many others.

Best "Australian" accent I've ever seen in a game was Miranda from Mass Effect 2. Sure, we don't talk like that here in North Queensland, but I've heard Australians speaking like that before for sure.

Like anywhere else, there's a big mix of accents, generally dependent on the average temperature of the location in question.

You know that Yahtzee is about as English as you can possibly get right?

If he was as English as you can possibly get, he'd be living in England. He's living in Australia, we have partial ownership. Sure, he might not be "Australian" Australian, but it's where he's living at the moment.

 

[WickedSkin]

Techland is Polish. So it means the Polish also thinks Australians sound like that? XD Ha you guys are doomed to sound like that.

 

[WickedSkin]

Also, Fargo was shot in Minnesota, which has a lot of Swedish people I think, that's THEIR accent, not ours.

They are citizens of the USA. Not Swedish, American.

 

[likalaruku]

I heard about 3 Aussies, but I also heard a lot of voices that weren't even trying.

 

[rabidmidget]

Oi em blordy outraged at this!

 

[Goldeneye1989]

Well actually, as an Australian I can say that most of those accents sounded realistic, they might be pretty broad but there are people who talk like that *cough* Queensland *cough* in this country.

from Queensland and yeah its kinda true sorry

I second that notion. Especially the more north you go. In Brisbane its not AS bad (except for the unusual some who seem to add the word 'but' at the end of sentences). If I'm honest I love the accent its so stupid and comical you cant help but have a chuckle. I imagine every nationality has this problem though.

ALTHOUGH it would be so much better if the bloke yelled out: "SO WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE YA?"

HAHAHAHA, oh man if i could rep you for that i would.

 

[Zhukov]

Eh, does it matter?

I'm Australian and I'm not exactly frothing at the mouth over an exaggerated accent.

Besides, it's not like every other country out there gets it any better.

Although, granted, the smart thing to do when casting voiceovers would be to just hire actors who actually have the desired accent as their normal voice. Oh well.

 

[Rawne1980]

That's okay, most Australians and British have no idea what an American accent actually sounds like. Honestly, you'd all think we were from Texas, a really... rural part of Texas.

Considering most of the films we get over here in the UK are American that alone nulls your statement.

Plus we get your TV shows.

And your music.

And your lunatic politicians and religious nuts ranting on the news.

I can promise you that most of the world knows American accents.

 

[Von Strimmer]

Well actually, as an Australian I can say that most of those accents sounded realistic, they might be pretty broad but there are people who talk like that *cough* Queensland *cough* in this country.

from Queensland and yeah its kinda true sorry

I second that notion. Especially the more north you go. In Brisbane its not AS bad (except for the unusual some who seem to add the word 'but' at the end of sentences). If I'm honest I love the accent its so stupid and comical you cant help but have a chuckle. I imagine every nationality has this problem though.

ALTHOUGH it would be so much better if the bloke yelled out: "SO WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE YA?"

HAHAHAHA, oh man if i could rep you for that i would.

See only another Australian would get our dark sense of humour and ability to take the piss out of everything.

 

[AngloDoom]

As an Englishman, I can just say you're getting it easy.

As an Irishman, I can just say you're getting it easy.

I live in England too, so everyone I meet seems to try an Irish accent 'for a laugh'. It is always awful.

Fuck me, why won't they stop doing that?!

I'm Irish by the tiniest bit, but it still irritates me that someone walks into the room, says something in an Irish accent and everyone blurts out "OOOH SWEET POH-TAYTO". Don't get me wrong, it's funny in small doses, but after the fifteen time someone mentions a spud-joke I get pissy on behalf of people due to it's annoyance.

OT: I'll be honest, half my family is Australian and they pretty much all sound like that. I went to visit them once in Quuensland and for the first two days I thought the entire population of that place was trying to capture "BYUUUTIFUL" reptiles of one variety or another.

 

[Venom 3135]

I once had someone categorically state to me that Yahtzee has an Australian accent, (and I'm British). Meanwhile, Rocksteady have employed Nolan North to do a Cockney accent for the Penguin in Arkham City.

So yeah, we feel your pain too.

Seriously, someone told you that yahtzee had an Australian accent...Oh. And Nolan North? Cockney? This will not go well. An yh, i'm british too.

 

[Woodsey]

I once had someone categorically state to me that Yahtzee has an Australian accent, (and I'm British). Meanwhile, Rocksteady have employed Nolan North to do a Cockney accent for the Penguin in Arkham City.

So yeah, we feel your pain too.

Seriously, someone told you that yahtzee had an Australian accent...Oh. And Nolan North? Cockney? This will not go well. An yh, i'm british too.

Yeah, and this was after: "Yahtzee's Australian, plus he's got the accent."

"... no, he hasn't. I'm English, and he's got an English accent - not even a hint of Aussie."

"No its Australian."

 

[ACman]

Oi em blordy outraged at this!

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