{"id":299341,"date":"2025-10-14T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2160242"},"modified":"2025-10-14T04:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:40:00","slug":"final-fantasy-16-cutscenes-filmed-first-in-british-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/final-fantasy-16-cutscenes-filmed-first-in-british-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 16 cutscenes filmed first in British English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/final-fantasy-16-cutscenes-filmed-first-in-british-english.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Final Fantasy 16 is being filmed first with British English accents, producer Naoki Yoshida has said.<\/p>\n<p>Square Enix has in the past prioritised Japanese for the Final Fantasy games, then dubbed them into other languages.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a recent Japanese internet show called <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NX4M3W2K94I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washanaga<\/a> (translated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/final-fantasy-xvi-will-feature-full-facial-mocap-using-english-voice-actors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siliconera<\/a>), Yoshida said the development team at Square Enix chose voice actors with English accents to play the game&#8217;s characters, and that Japanese film production will start soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-26-final-fantasy-16-cutscenes-filmed-first-in-british-english\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-26-final-fantasy-16-cutscenes-filmed-first-in-british-english\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final Fantasy 16 is being filmed first with British English accents, producer Naoki Yoshida has said. Square Enix has in the past prioritised Japanese for the Final Fantasy games, then dubbed them into other languages. Speaking in a recent Japanese internet show called Washanaga (translated by Siliconera), Yoshida said the development team at Square Enix chose voice actors with English accents to play the game&#8217;s characters, and that Japanese film production will start soon. 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