You may be wondering, will Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have voice acting? Players are eager as Pokémon Scarlet and Violet approaches its November 18 release date, and considering the game is set to make a few changes to the structure of the long-running franchise, many are wondering if there will be voice acting. So, if you check out our explainer on whether Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will have voice acting.
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Will Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Have Voice Acting?
From what we know so far, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will not feature voice acting, and will continue down the same line as the other Game Freak entries. While there are some big changes in Scarlet and Violet, such as the seamless open-world exploration, voice acting is still a bit too much for the Pokémon series, it seems.
This is based on the August 3 Pokémon Presents, where they presented some text before the game’s trailer, which stated the “trailer does not reflect actual gameplay experience. The on-screen text and voiceovers are not present in-game.” That seems like enough confirmation there won’t be voice acting.
Fans will hardly be surprised by this news, as no mainline Pokémon entry has ever featured voice acting. The only recent game to feature some voice-acting was Pokémon Snap, which had voice-overs in some key cutscenes. This is also fairly standard for Japanese video games, where reading dialogue is more common than having a voice actor deliver the lines, especially outside of cutscenes.
We figure that at some point the Pokémon series might finally adopt voice acting, but Game Freak are evidently fans of the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” philosophy based on the last twenty years of their games.
That’s all for our answer to the question, will Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have voice acting? Now you know it looks like the game won’t have any.
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