As a Scottish person living in Australia, I’ve noticed that we have something in common — a penchant for swearing constantly. In Australia a swear word can be a compliment, and it’s the same in Scotland. Last night someone sent me this Far Cry 3 co-op trailer. It features a pretty rowdy Scottish character. I was asked if this was in any way authentic and, yep, it actually is. ‘Calum’ may be the most genuinely Scottish character in a video game ever. He’s definitely the sweariest.
Some of Calum’s dialogue isn’t quite on the money. He’s supposed to be a Scottish ‘thug’, but some of the things aren’t perfectly consistent with what I’d expect his character to say, but still — the voice actor is either properly Scottish or the greatest impersonator ever.
Props to Ubisoft for not chickening out with the accent!
Thanks Hayden
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