Fledgling Fyora frenchy Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Does anyone know what language the background sound effects are in when you're in a friendly town? It sounds like a bunch of Italians speaking to me. I recognize a few words and intonations, but it's driving me crazy to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk John S Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I think the idea was to make sound which resembles language, but not communication. If it were true language, anyone who spoke the language would hear the same phrases over and over while in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora frenchy Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 But I do hear the same phases over and over. Someone (a female that sounds just like my mother I might add!) says "let's eat later" in Italian or could be Portuguese since the language is simular. I know it's a loop of sounds, tinkering,etc. & I know it's not intentional to the game. I was just wondering what the sound effect was comprised of. It's definetely not jiberish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Chances are it's a mix of languages. Afterall, Jeff wouldn't likely do favorism of one country other then the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Quote: Originally written by frenchy:But I do hear the same phases over and over. Someone (a female that sounds just like my mother I might add!) says "let's eat later" in Italian or could be Portuguese since the language is simular. I know it's a loop of sounds, tinkering,etc. & I know it's not intentional to the game. I was just wondering what the sound effect was comprised of. It's definetely not jiberish! Oh, please. I bet that if you play it backwards, you hear the voice of Satan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk MagmaDragoon Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Quote: Originally written by frenchy:It sounds like a bunch of Italians speaking to me. I recognize a few words and intonations, but it's driving me crazy to find out! I'm Italian, but I don't recognize anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Marlenny Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 And I know enough Italian to know that it is not. To me it is def jiberish, sometimes something may sound like a word but it's probably not. Therefore, I'll agree with Thuryl and say that if played backwards, you will hear the voice of Satan. Or perhaps JV saying "register the game, register the game, register the game. Edit: And it's not Portuguese or Spanish either. It could be a mix of all the above and jiberish though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk MagmaDragoon Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Marlenny:...And I know enough Italian to know that it is not... Really? Can you translate this: Sono molto felice che qualcuno conosce la mia lingua. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 AAAAHHHHH WHY IS IT ALL IN THE ABLATIVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Marlenny Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Quote: Originally written by MagmaDragoon: Quote: Originally written by Marlenny:...And I know enough Italian to know that it is not... Really? Can you translate this: Sono molto felice che qualcuno conosce la mia lingua. I am very happy that you (somebody/someone) know my language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Good lord. It really is the same. Sono molto felice che qualcuno conosce la mia lingua. Sum multus felix quod quicumque cognoscit (illam) meam linguam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora frenchy Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 I'm Italian. Born & raised in Ischia, Italy. I speak 2 languages & I thought I could hear a conversation in the background or sound track of a group speaking like maybe taken in a outdoor market place or party or gathering but I couldn't make it out. Sorry, I just thought someone else heard it too, but I guess not. Maybe it's my imagination! I love the idea that played backwards it might say "register the game..." that cracked me up! Thanks all. frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Zeviz Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Sometimes when you can't make out the words in a speach you are hearing, your brain fills it in with random words you know. For example, sometimes I think I hear Russian or English words when people are speak a foreign language I don't know. The same effect is probably going on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Igor Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Thuryl: Oh, please. I bet that if you play it backwards, you hear the voice of Satan.[/QB] Bah. I don't need Geneforge to hear the voice of Satan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Deaf- Will work for MP3s: Quote: Originally written by Thuryl: Oh, please. I bet that if you play it backwards, you hear the voice of Satan. Bah. I don't need Geneforge to hear the voice of Satan.[/QB] That's a double joke becaues of what your name is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Inthrall Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I'm sure that... Quote: Ahh beh-beh buh-buh bah ...isn't a language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk MagmaDragoon Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Marlenny: Quote: Originally written by MagmaDragoon: Quote: Originally written by Marlenny:...And I know enough Italian to know that it is not... Really? Can you translate this: Sono molto felice che qualcuno conosce la mia lingua. I am very happy that you (somebody/someone) know my language? Right! How do you know Italian? For Kelandon: You are studying Latin? Me too, but I always taken bad marks... I go better in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Marlenny Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Quote: Originally written by MagmaDragoon: Quote: Originally written by Marlenny: Quote: Originally written by MagmaDragoon: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally written by Marlenny: <strong>...And I know enough Italian to know that it is not... Really? Can you translate this: Sono molto felice che qualcuno conosce la mia lingua. I am very happy that you (somebody/someone) know my language? Right! How do you know Italian?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1) I know spanish and since it's very similar, I can just tell some of the words by just looking at it. 2) I've always liked Italian so I decided to take Italian classes in college. So far I'm doing well on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk MagmaDragoon Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Dominican Desire: ...I've always liked Italian so I decided to take Italian classes in college. So far I'm doing well on them... An excellent choice! : Bravissimo! Dovremmo lavorare insieme per tradurre GF3 in Italiano! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Marlenny Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I don't think I could help you much with it, since I can understand Italian easily but have a hard time writing it. But I wish you all the luck in the world with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk MagmaDragoon Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Dominican Desire:I don't think I could help you much with it, since I can understand Italian easily but have a hard time writing it. But I wish you all the luck in the world with it Thanks, but I still don't know enough English to do my project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Nick Ringer Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 DISCLAIMER: Sorry this topic is about a week old, but the boards are a little slow anyway. You'd think Mr. Vogel would answer this... I suppose he's the only one who knows for sure. In Geneforge and GF2, the cities had the same sound effects. The Geneforge towns were populated by serviles, and that high pitched babbling ("AI-chai-chai CHAI-cha, AI pa-pa sai" was stuck in my head) made the impression that Serviles have high voices. I buy that. They do have ridiculously long noses (which I don't like about them really) ... in GF2, I'm just assuming it would have been too much trouble to make new sounds, despite the fact that the cities were also full of humans or Drayks. The GF3 cities sound like they were produced; the "smithy" has got to be a spoon on a plate, and the voices are extraordinarily well-done. They sound very, very near to real language. Perhaps they are one. But not one that I know. Sounds kind of Middle-Eastern to me. The only clear voices are two women, rolling their r's a lot. That's my contribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Normally I turn off background sounds. So I really wouldn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Daemos Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Quote: Originally written by frenchy:Does anyone know what language the background sound effects are in when you're in a friendly town? It sounds like a bunch of Italians speaking to me. I recognize a few words and intonations, but it's driving me crazy to find out! ) me too... I thought I heard some french and some german there too... but it's well done, cause it's hard to tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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