Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Cockney goblins... Why?

Yes, these are definitely thoughts in the right direction. Let's make the game realistic! Let different races speak different languages. Why are they all English speaking? You need 10 different languages. For Gityanki, Tiefling, Drow, and so that we cannot understand them without the skill of knowing the language or a special translator who needs to be paid in gold. Is this what we need from the game?

hey do you know have the french english accent ??? yeah it is a thing, in warhammer total war, bretonnia have a french accent, well done, but not a true french accent

Define "true" french accent, cause the Quebecers can get pretty testy about who's the superior french towards France.

Even in France, the accents vary. UK-schooled French is typically unlike the French spoken by French natives. Parisians and Bretons sound distinct from each other.

Most countries are the same; although globalisation has blurred the edges, very few countries have the same accent nationwide.

Even small countries tend to have different regional dialects that sound completely different from people in a different part of the same country.

Let's be honest here, they wanted a "low class" accent for the goblins and cockney fits the bill. It's not very nice to say that, but there you go. It provides a recognizable lower class accent without using african american slang (or southern US) that would be jarring in the setting and offensive to much of the audience.

I mean if they wanted low class shouldn't they go Irish or Newfie then? I JOKE.