Accents of Skyrim

[Chaos the N'wah]

This thread is here for you to give your opinion on the various accents of the Races of Skyrim.
Do you find a particular accent to be an odd match for a particular race?
Do you love the choice they made for a particular races' accent?
Gripe, Praise, or just discuss your opinion on the accents of Skyrim
[Keep it civil, keep it safe]

My personal opinions, I love the Khajiit accents, but I'm having a hard time getting used to Dunmer and Argonian 'accents'
What happened to the Dunmer voice we heard in earlier videos? Am I just missing them or did Bethsoft again promise the old gritty ashland voice, but pulled it at the last second?
I haven't run into a lot of Argonians to say definitely, but the few I have seem to have similar accents as Bretons or Imperials

[Utrechter]

I like hearing female nords. They sound rather Spanish, or Russian. As long as its,not the same as in oblivion. The nord voices were terrible! Ove not yet found argonians. I like the voices of evetything i've already heard.

[Valus]

I've heard strange accents, the WHiterun guards seem to have an accent that's like Russian and British combined. I haven't seen any argonians or khajiits yet, well...at least no non-bandit khajiits.
I do like the fact that they didn't just get two people to voice a race (male and female) like in Oblivion) so there's some variety.

[Ryuhza]

I love all of the new voices. Khajiit sound and speak more like they did in Morrowind, Argonians (The male ones at least, females sound a little granny-chainsmokery) adversely sound a lot more like men, with a slight draw to their S's. I really like it actually, it gives more distinction between the two races, and...

...well to be honest, I couldn't take the old Argonian voice seriously.

I also really like the Bosmer voices, they sound friendly.

[Assassin540]

I think the Nords accents vary alot im thinkin it maybe depends on what region they come from because some talk with an Irish accent others talk with kind of a deep raspy voice others sound russian and others german

[Argonanza]

The so called Spanish-Russian-British you guys are talking about is Icelandic.

I found an Argonian named Deeja outside Solitude. Female Argonians sound a lot more feisty than they did in Oblivion.

[OblivionDuruza]

Yeah, I'd noticed that too, you get sort of Russian accents sometimes, and other times they seem more Northern European.

[ThE cHoSeN oNe LDB3]

The sorta russian accent sounds good though.

[Frogmander]

Argonians sound terrible, I want my lizardy speech back, it looks so odd having an argonian talk to you yet sound like a normal man.

[1337onidas]

Accents I really like:

Female Nords
Female Argonians
Khajiit

Accents I don't like:

Male Argonians (There is no accent)
Male Dunmer (What OP said. Teasing us with Arvel's raspy voice and then giving us [generic white voice])
Male Guards (I don't know why they thought a bad Austrian/Schwarzenegger accent would sound good)

The rest are alright but there's nothing special about them. I'm starting to notice a lot of repetition in the voices. Kids all sound the same, beast races only have one voice per-gender again, etc.

Come on Bethesda, you made it seem like with 70 voice actors no two people would sound the same.

[DerangedPickle]

I really love the Khajiit accent my hat goes off to how they did that, the traders i've met up to now sound like wise old Arabic men.
A lot of the Dark Elves sound English to me, the companions one and the preist of Mara are good examples.
The Male Argonians (I have yet to meet a female one) where a large let down after Oblivions voice, assuming they would sound like badarse lizards and then getting a normal voice was dissapointing.
The Nords where amazing, the mostly do sound Icelandic and Russian, but I noticed some of the men seem to have a slight Scottish accent.
I like the new Redguard voices they just sound, right really thats the only way to describe it.

[Minor Edits]

A lot of males, especially guards, sound like they're doing an "Ahnold" impression. And the Dunmer voices are just disconcerting. I expect a good ole three-pack-a-day rasp and instead they sound like they're in a Harry Potter movie.

[Guy No. 2]

Im currently loving all these Arnie Shwarzeneger Whiterun guards loping around the place

[Ryuhza]

The male Argonians do have accents. They're just more refined.

I think it makes them sound less goofy. There's still a very slight roughness. Oddly enough, female Argonians sound pretty much just like they did in Oblivion.

[Chaos the N'wah]

The male Argonians do have accents. They're just more refined.

I think it makes them sound less goofy. There's still a very slight roughness. Oddly enough, female Argonians sound pretty much just like they did in Oblivion.

An Argonian in Riften has a very generic American accent, something you'd hear as a narration for a cereal commercial

[Arkhon]

I really like when they use this Russian like accent, it sounds really cool

[zzfallens]

I love the Irish and Russian accents used in Riften and Windhelm, respectively. I don't like the new Argonian and Breton voices though. Just not the same.

[Armaggedon]

Not entirely sure if it's just me who thinks this, but every so often I hear an accent of a guard that is extremely similar to Arnold Schwarzenagger.. First time I heard it, I couldn't stop from laughing, just too hilarious.

[scribbane]

I don't recall what the accent was, but I heard a guard say "No lollygagging". With the accent, the first time I heard it, I had no idea what they said. I thought it was a different language. Only after I heard it again did I realize what it was. I have loved all of the accents and voice actors so far. Sure some people sound the same, but I have heard enough variety that I am impressed. Do I miss the gravelly Dunmer? A bit, but I think that's a small thing to complain about.

[Conzeq]

I really like the Redguard and Khajiit voices.

Also - the Nord voice seems fitting, as it feels like a blend between some northern european accents like Icelandic, Russian, a mix between danish / swedish / norwegian - and really hitting that "Nord"-accent you would expect.

Male Argonian accent is kinda dull in my opinion.

Overall, I mostly just love it.

[chibimyuutsu]

I like the Schwarzenegger guards.

And one voice in game, I swear I heard on a Disney movie, but I can't remember which!

[scribbane]

I think you must be thinking of Jim Cummings, who has done so many voice overs its so hard to tell. I recognize his voice first from A Goofy Movie, where he is Pete, the mean neighbor guy. But he has done a LOT of stuff.

[Vendetta]

I see a bit of russian, some sweedish, some scottish. I think they picked a great range of accents for skyrim. Although I have met some imperials whose voices where more nasely and annoying than the most annoying kids in the game.

[ThE cHoSeN oNe LDB3]

The Khajiit voice sounds badass.

[Will Zurmacht]

Was at the Legion stronghold in Solitude when I realized that some of the legionnaires are done by the guy who did Fenris in Dragon Age II. Broody legionnaires.