{"id":94321,"date":"2016-06-08T17:59:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T15:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=94321"},"modified":"2016-06-08T18:01:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T16:01:37","slug":"8-times-game-studios-nailed-south-african-accents-in-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/94321-8-times-game-studios-nailed-south-african-accents-in-games","title":{"rendered":"8 times game studios nailed South African accents in games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uncharted 4 recently made headlines for its development studio\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/88933-black-villain-in-uncharted-4-speaks-in-a-terrible-afrikaans-accent.html\"><strong>choice for the voice actress and look<\/strong><\/a> of one of the games\u2019s antagonists, Nadine Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Ross speaks in a \u201cSouth African\u201d accent that doesn\u2019t sound particularly convincing to my ear.<\/p>\n<p>While there seems to be an unfortunate stereotype that there is only one South African accent (i.e. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0pBOLdZZT6s\" target=\"_blank\">Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond<\/a><\/strong>), a few studios have done a great job with our accents.<\/p>\n<p>Even elsewhere in Uncharted 4, mercenaries that work in Nadine Ross\u2019 private military company speak with great Afrikaans accents.<\/p>\n<p>Listed below are 7 instances where game studios used South African languages or accents and got it spot-on.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Uncharted 4 \u2014\u00a0Afrikaans men speaking English (Shoreline mercs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mercenaries from Nadine Ross&#8217; private military company, Shoreline, all speak in Afrikaans accents.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94h-IR_QukA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Far Cry 2 \u2014\u00a0Zulu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The voice acting of the anonymous\u00a0cab driver in Far Cry 2\u00a0is on point, not only nailing the accent but also\u00a0the isiZulu slang he uses when admonishing another driver on the road.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hg2_6xDE1eI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Far Cry 2 \u2014\u00a0Afrikaans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mercenaries in Far Cry 2 will shout at you and one another in Afrikaans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jA14hatQLQc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain \u2014\u00a0Afrikaans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metal Gear Solid V also features the Afrikaans language, even offering a\u00a0quest to track down an Afrikaans interpreter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QpdhRNUiZfU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Titanfall \u2014\u00a0Afrikaans man speaking English (Blisk)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blisk is\u00a0a South African mercenary who works under contract to one of the factions in Titanfall, and also speaks with an Afrikaans accent.<\/p>\n<p>His voice actor, JB Blanc, is French.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/282qz2ocPcc?start=50\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Stasis \u2014\u00a0Afrikaans man speaking English (Dr Malan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stasis was developed by a South African studio called The Brotherhood, and features an antagonist who goes by Doctor Malan, who speaks with an Afrikaans accent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYtdQQYF18k?start=505\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Grey Goo \u2014\u00a0Afrikaans man speaking English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the races in real-time strategy game Grey Goo have Afrikaans accents.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G-r-4Lf_3LE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Worms Armageddon \u2014\u00a0Afrikaans voice pack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So bad, it\u2019s good.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NOJORTpxeac\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa \u2014\u00a0Vuvuzelas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although not technically an accent or voice, the immortal cry of the vuvuzela in EA\u2019s 2010 FIFA World Cup game deserves an honourable mention.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vXCRWjedWqk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More on voice acting in video games<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/92555-12-celebrities-who-are-secretly-hardcore-gamers.html\"><strong>12 Celebrities who are secretly hardcore gamers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/73365-the-faces-behind-the-game-voices-we-love.html\"><strong>The faces behind the game voices we love<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/61975-terrible-voice-acting-in-games.html\"><strong>Terrible voice acting in games<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some brilliant examples of when studios got actors who absolutely nailed South 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