A short while ago, ATLUS USA shared their first tutorial video for their upcoming fighting game release of Persona 4 Arena, based off their successful release of Persona 4 on the Playstation 2, which is also being released on the Playstation Vita as Persona 4 Golden. The tutorial video is above, and for those who haven’t watched it yet – you may realize that at least in the case of Teddie that the voice actor is different from the original (Dave Wittenberg) and has been subject to quite a bit of debate over the last couple of days.
Following up on their recent post on the Playstation US Blog in promoting Persona 4 Golden, a question was asked by PSN user Olan relating to the cast of both games, especially in terms of Teddie. Aram Jabbari from ATLUS USA had this to say:
An official response to your question:
Persona 4 Arena, being a fighting game with one of the most substantial story modes the genre has yet seen, represents one of the most ambitious recording projects in ATLUS history. Every effort was made to retain the fantastic talents of the Persona 3 and Persona 4 voice casts, who were responsible for making those roleplaying games so memorable.
In a couple cases, however—including Teddie, as noticed by fans—and despite our best efforts, circumstances mandated that changes be made. We’re confident in the quality of the final English dub and ask fans to reserve judgment until they can see—or in this case, hear—how each character has been brought to life within the game’s full context.
Any changes for Persona 4 Arena with regards to the voice cast *do not necessarily indicate* changes for Persona 4 Golden.
