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FWIW this is a JRPG staple. Ever since voice acting was first introduced to JRPGs it's been a combination of voiced and text-only lines, going back to FFX and that generation.
I don't honestly know whether it's a cost control measure, or whether it allows side content to be modified later in the dev process, or what. But I've basically come to expect it in any JRPG.
I don’t think they’ve discussed it because it’s not usual for RPGs from Japanese developers to do this, and is very much seen as the norm these days. I think it’s such a norm it doesn’t register as anything particularly noticeable until pointed out. I imagine it’s partially to do with budget and time though, and the sheer scope of the script in XVI - have you seen the photo of Clive’s JP VA with the script ?
Tbh I’d rather that stuff be left unvoiced. Makes it so much faster and you don’t have the problem of always skipping mid sentence.
I wish it would be standard in Western RPGs so we could finally have proper western rpgs again with real player choice.
I was a little taken aback when I first saw this. But honestly now that I’m used to it, it’s not so big a deal. It’s like they get you started with their voice then you can read through the rest quickly (faster than if it were voiced probably).
