I do agree the shugo one is a bit weird, but the rest sounds fine, at least for the English VA standard.

I might try Japanese VA if there are packs that can replace it after launch, mainly because I can understand spoken Japanese too.  I'll pass on Chinese since it is a terrible language to voice act and I been Chinese since I was born, so I had enough of it.

Korean still remains a foreigm language to me up to this date.

However, to the OP, no these are not actually that horrible.  By English VA standards these are above average, and some even sound professional.

Sounds like pokemon.. ah took me back to my childhood. (and thats honestly not an attempt to be-little Aion)

here some wow voices which I love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZbBHr92SRQ&feature=PlayList&p=99AD499001DDE9DA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W9aqPDNpeQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pYmaT9qdI0&feature=related <--- my favourite wizard of oz =D

If you're looking for high quality VO, you'll probably need to wait for TOR... but this doesn't sound THAT bad for a localized korean game. :)

English doesn't sound too bad, but I prefer the way the Japanese intro sounds.  Will just have to try both in game and see which I like better in context.

I don't the voices they used for the Shugo, but the others are fine.

I had to chuckle a bit after listening to the English intro, mainly because it reminded me of the original Resident Evil dialogue delivery.  I don't understand how it is that this level of quality gets green-lighted.  I'd like to meet the person / people who listen to the playbacks during the recording and tell these actors, 'That was the one!'  Whoever they are; they are not good at their job, in my opinion.  I mean, the Japanese actors at least sound like their somewhat conveying that there's a damn battle going on, (sounding winded from the fight, emoting etc,) but the English sounds like they're asking for directions or something, (the Elyos warrior, "Behind you, no... in front of you."  then the Elyos Ranger replies, "You mean we're surrounded right?")  Just sad and rather lame...

Originally posted by //\\//\\oo

Pretty horrible, imho. I think I'll going with the Japanese one instead, unless these are just samplers and not the real deal once it's released.

 

They are of good quality, anyone saying otherwise is a ****ing weaboo. Yes, I mean you. Tell yourself you aren't, then examine what you watch, I bet its at least 3 anime shows which you know main names, plot lines and whatever else. Weaboo's are all the same.

Just skim through this topic, try to spot all the weaboo's. I already spotted 3 on this page alone.