Accents


Some the accents in this game bothered me. like why did King Richard of England have a French accent,Why did Altair have an American accent and Robert De Sable's accent was the most cartoonish French accent I have ever heard I couldn't take him seriously at all

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A late reply, but King Richard I spoke with a French accent because he spoke French in real life, like the rest of Norman aristocracy ruling England at the time. That's one of the things I like about this game - it's attempt historical accuracy and creating a genuine facsimile of Medieval life and its mores.

I don't know why Altair has an American accent - but from the look of the character model he's basically Desmond in a hood. So I guess the idea of the protagonist taking on the appearance and voice of his ancestor when he's in the Animus didn't start until the second game.

Some French people DO have a cartoonish French accent when they speak English - e.g Antoine de Caunes!

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