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Title: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: Covarr on 2016-09-22 23:25:13
See the video for his thoughts on the matter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIh6sXRM_yQ
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: DLPB_ on 2016-09-22 23:35:14
People need to grow up really.  It was a badly voiced scene and the director should have made sure it wasn't.  But the amount of time and effort people spend bringing it up is very tidus indeed.
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: Covarr on 2016-09-22 23:40:58
I just find it amusing he's willing to make a joke out of it.
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: obesebear on 2016-09-23 01:18:35
I'm not a fan of FFX, but even I can see that the scene in question called for a forced, fake laugh.  IIRC they were all sad, and Tidus though by forcing laughter, it would lighten everyone's spirits and maybe get them really laughing.   I really don't get why it gets any hate.  The scene was meant to start weird/awkward, and it was.
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: KnifeTheSky77 on 2016-09-23 04:17:03
The problem with the scene is that, between bad audio directing, script and animation, a lot of people didn't connect the dots that he was laughing ironically, as opposed to weird behavior that came out of nowhere.

He's a winner in my eyesbecause he totally owns the joke. He did an amazing job as Ratchet in Rachet and Clank, but he'll probably be remembered for this, sadly
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: nfitc1 on 2016-09-23 14:37:02
He's a great Ratchet. I choose to remember that. :)

About the scene though, if the scene got remembered for the bad laugh and not WHY they had the bad laugh then there was something wrong with the scene in general. I get that it was in spite of everything that was happening and to get Yuna to smile and make a memory. What I DON'T get is Tidus. I don't understand or even believe his motivation behind that laugh.
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: DLPB_ on 2016-09-23 15:05:14
I think the whole idea is it's meant to be awkward because they are forcing it and then they laugh genuinely because of it.  But the forced part comes across as bad voice acting instead of the intended awkwardness.
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: ultima espio on 2016-09-25 17:36:39
That's just him responding to the laugh remix. He did go in detail about that scene months ago, even showing the script and everything:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRWab0q9aw4
Title: Re: FFX voice actor James Arnold Taylor on Tidus' laugh
Post by: dkma841 on 2016-11-04 18:28:45
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