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Poll: Bring back the original (main) voice actors?
(Vote): HECK YES!! Starcraft wouldn't be what it is without them.
(Vote): Doesn't matter. As long as the voicing is professional and in character.
(Vote): Starcraft 2 isn't Starcraft!! Bring on the new people!
From that Terran Campaign it sounds like Jim Raynor isn't being voiced by Robert Clodworthy (the original Jim Raynor).
Does anyone know what's up?
Judging from the professionalism of the voice acting, I don't think it's a placeholder. I also fear for Ms. Kerrigan... anyone know if Glynnis Talken is going to be hired yet?
Edit: made a poll. Personally I don't mind, as long as the voicing's good. I would rather have them keep the same people, but I'm not going to fret about it if they change.
Edit: Glynnis Talken is confirmed!
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Its probably a placeholder. Theyre still casting and trying out voice actors
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I read somewhere that Talken is coming back.
Huge blow if Clotworthy doesn't come back though. Even though he was only the featured character in the first Terran campaign, IMO StarCraft is about him. And you can't really deny that he's probably going to feature heavily in SC2.
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And you can't really deny that he's probably going to feature heavily in SC2.
Yup. After all, the player is going to be controlling ol' Jimmy instead of some unknown magistrate this time around.
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On August 06 2007 12:17 Axsynthe wrote:Show nested quote +And you can't really deny that he's probably going to feature heavily in SC2. Yup. After all, the player is going to be controlling ol' Jimmy instead of some unknown magistrate this time around.
Shit you serious?
Part of the fun in SC was the fact that you could completely immerse yourself in your character since you were the character.
Ah well.
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the old Jimmy voice (Clothworthy) rocked...... new voice is unique and maybe a little too softspoken... dunno, have to hear more
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I liked the old Raynor much better than the new one.
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On August 06 2007 12:38 True_Spike wrote:
I liked the old Raynor much better than the new one.
seconded new raynor looks... wrong
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On August 06 2007 12:40 nemY wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2007 12:38 True_Spike wrote:
I liked the old Raynor much better than the new one. seconded new raynor looks... wrong
Agreed.
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On August 06 2007 12:17 Axsynthe wrote:Show nested quote +And you can't really deny that he's probably going to feature heavily in SC2. Yup. After all, the player is going to be controlling ol' Jimmy instead of some unknown magistrate this time around.
You know, one of the traits of the original SC campaign I really enjoyed was the fact that you were assumed to be a seperate character in your own right. Unlike War3 or some other game, where you for example take the role of Prince Arthas (later Deathknight) as the leader of your armies, you were some sort of general-equivalent in each campaign in SC. This allowed for some interesting story events and also involved you with the storyline. For example, in the vanilla SC Protoss campaign, we all remember that point in which the Executor player character chooses to follow Tassadar and aid the Dark Templar instead of carrying out the will of the Conclave. In the Terran campaign, the Commander similarly went along with Jim Raynor instead of the Confederacy.
You weren't only commanding and observing characters on the screen, you were a seperate entity with your own influence over the storyline. That said, as much as I loved this mechanic, I don't see it coming back this time around. The new on-location storyline sequences from the command ships of your fleet, or other command installations looks to be extremely interesting. I can't wait to walk around a Protoss carrier, or the Hyperion, chatting it up with the heroes and villians of the SC universe. To this end, Blizzard has certainly worked on involving the player with the storyline, although you are not your very own character, you do take control of a major leader (we know Raynor at this point, likely Kerrigan for Zerg, etc), and even get to choose options in dialogue trees etc. As great as this is, I can't say I wouldn't love just being that unnamed "Commander", "Cerebrate", or "Executor" again. It would be possible to have you chose a name for yourself as player account like in vanilla SC, and then once again be merely referred to as a Commander, Executor, etc, without actually naming the player character at any point. This allows us to be an active player in the SC storyline rather than an outside observer. At the same time, this may well be the case, and we may just be walking around the ship as Raynor, but the actual battles are all led by you as a general, with Raynor talking to you through the interface or whoever it may be.
Time will tell what Blizz chooses to do, but one way or another it does look like we have a dynamite single player campaign on the way for SC2.
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Kerrigan's voice is a pretty much a done deal to come back.
As for Raynor's it's less likely he'll return for various reasons. As for the others it'll be a toss-up 50.50.
When I get my lore article finished you'll be able to find tons more info on that then. 
~LoA
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On August 06 2007 13:00 LordofAscension wrote:Kerrigan's voice is a pretty much a done deal to come back. As for Raynor's it's less likely he'll return for various reasons. As for the others it'll be a toss-up 50.50. When I get my lore article finished you'll be able to find tons more info on that then. ~LoA
LoA will you be posting videos to hear these? I sadly went and did not even bother =[
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On August 06 2007 12:40 nemY wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2007 12:38 True_Spike wrote:
I liked the old Raynor much better than the new one. seconded new raynor looks... wrong
He's aged. Trust me when I saw Uther Lightbringer in WC3 for the first time many many years after WC2, I was like "Wtf is this."
+ Show Spoiler +Then when Uther died I was like 
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They made a comment in the Q&A ontage about this i think. They said its been 10 years so some of the people may not be able to get a hold of/aren't alive? and/or sound different now. So they will try their best to get some of the old voices and get voices that sound similar to the old ones.
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On August 06 2007 13:51 Axsynthe wrote:
From the blizzplanet interviews I'd say if there were any troubles on voice casting the vanilla people, it would be coming from Blizzard.
(see: Clodworthy, Talken)
I agree that I feel Raynor looks out of place. Heck, his second-in-command looks way too spiffy next to him. I get Jimmy is down in the dumps, but at least grab a clean shirt once in a while and LOOK like a leader.
@ DTDominion: that got me loling. HAHA!!
@ Freesoul: Good point. For me however, I think I'll be enjoying it either way.
@ LordofAscension: I'll be waiting for your article. How do you know what you know?
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On August 06 2007 13:51 Axsynthe wrote:
I agree that I feel Raynor looks out of place. Heck, his second-in-command looks way too spiffy next to him. I get Jimmy is down in the dumps, but at least grab a clean shirt once in a while and LOOK like a leader.
I like Raynor's gruffy and scruffy look... he's always been like that
and the 2nd in command dude is appropriate as well... that's how younger and more inexperienced recruits are like anyway... gotta play the disciplined part before you can start drinkin' in the middle of the day =P
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The shape of Raynor's head is all messed up. Plus, in SC he barely had any hair on his head. Maybe he went on Rogaine...
Ms. Talken is returning for SCII, thankfully. I can't imagine Kerrigan without her.
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WE NEED OLD RAYNOR AND OLD VOICEACTOR FOR RAYNOR
Not really a contributing post, but just adding my voice so that blizzard will take heed.
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The second in command is Matt Horner. He made his debut in Starcraft: Queen of Blades novel by Aaron Rosenberg.
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I think Raynor looks way more badass and "real" than he did in SC1. It's too bad he probably won't have the same voice actor but it's just as likely they'll bring in someone equally good.
As for the "immersion factor" having the player take the place of Jim Raynor as opposed to an unnamed magistrate, in the end it doesn't really matter. The player was just "along for the ride" anyway. "Hey Commander, we gotta go over here and do this", "Commander and Raynor, you're under arrest for ----", "Come on Commander let's get out of here". Stuff like that was commonplace. The player didn't really influence the storyline at all, he was just an extension of the characters and their decisions. It would be no different if the characters had executed the player's actions themselves.
Also hi Capricorn, welcome back =]
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gotta be a placeholder, how stupid would blizzard be to center the game around Raynor if they didnt have the real Jim Raynor voice?
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It would be a huge slap in the face to their fans if Blizzard didn't bring Clotworthy back, being that the dude is willing to do it.
On August 06 2007 13:51 Axsynthe wrote:
@ DTDominion: that got me loling. HAHA!!
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I'm not getting how some of you are getting info that Talken is coming back while Clodworthy isn't.
Source?
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I understood it as you didn't know the vanilla SC you weren't the main character?
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On August 06 2007 12:12 DTDominion wrote:
I read somewhere that Talken is coming back.
Huge blow if Clotworthy doesn't come back though. Even though he was only the featured character in the first Terran campaign, IMO StarCraft is about him. And you can't really deny that he's probably going to feature heavily in SC2.
The last thing I read was an interview with clotworthy where he said blizzard hadnt approached him.
This was about 3 weeks ago I think
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Well I must say, I'm really surprised at how hardcore TL is, especially since heroes don't even apear in multiplayer.
YAY FOR TL!!
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Bring back old Jim Raynor!
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I really miss the original voices and quotes.
For example I have download BWsoundUtility and exctract all the sounds from the game. And I realized that most of the quotes are in protoss native language, and now it looks like the protoss had learned a perfect english
I dont like the new quotes as much as the originals... and the sounds... add more eco effects please.
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Give me something close enough to the orignal and I'll be content.
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It wouldn't be the same with a different voice ;(
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On August 06 2007 20:47 Axsynthe wrote:
Well I must say, I'm really surprised at how hardcore TL is, especially since heroes don't even apear in multiplayer.
YAY FOR TL!!
I loooved the single player. It is permanently embedded in how I view the races whenever I do multiplayer.
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On August 06 2007 16:45 Axsynthe wrote:I understood it as you didn't know the vanilla SC you weren't the main character?
You were always the main character. You were the Terran Magistrate, Protoss Executor, and Zerg Cerebrate.
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On August 06 2007 13:51 Axsynthe wrote:
@ LordofAscension: I'll be waiting for your article. How do you know what you know?
I was at the RTS Summit, was at the panels, and talked to Metzen and Dustin Bowder personally.
The lore thing is kind of my thing 
~LoA
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The new Raynor reminded me of whatsisname from Firefly. I actually thought it sounded kind of cool, but I'd still prefer original Raynor. I liked his laid-back feel.
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This is Jimmy!
Unimaginable with new voice.
For example you cannot let a girl scream: "This is Spartaaaaaaa" Would not fit.
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On August 06 2007 12:43 FreeSoul wrote:
You know, one of the traits of the original SC campaign I really enjoyed was the fact that you were assumed to be a seperate character in your own right. Unlike War3 or some other game, where you for example take the role of Prince Arthas (later Deathknight) as the leader of your armies, you were some sort of general-equivalent in each campaign in SC. This allowed for some interesting story events and also involved you with the storyline. For example, in the vanilla SC Protoss campaign, we all remember that point in which the Executor player character chooses to follow Tassadar and aid the Dark Templar instead of carrying out the will of the Conclave. In the Terran campaign, the Commander similarly went along with Jim Raynor instead of the Confederacy.
I agree completely with this. I only wish that they would take it one step further and actually give you, the player, a name and backstory.
I don't know how many of you played the original command and conquer, but there was one really cool moment in the NOD campaign like this. There were basically 3 characters: the leader, the second-in-command, and you. At one point the second-in-command starts plotting a coup with you, but your character alerts the leader, and the leader comes in during the mission briefing, shoots the second-in-command, and says "congratulations on your promotion".
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On August 06 2007 22:55 mahnini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2007 16:45 Axsynthe wrote:I understood it as you didn't know the vanilla SC you weren't the main character? You were always the main character. You were the Terran Magistrate, Protoss Executor, and Zerg Cerebrate.
I especially liked being a cerebrate. Suddenly life had a purpose, given to me by the Overmind  .
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hmm.. i dont know wut to choose actually
i want both new cast and original cast
im content with either choices as long as their voice fits perfectly for their specific characters. in sc1 all their voices fit perfectly with their specific characters, but who knows 10 years is a long time, might be possible that someone might fit a specific character even better than in sc1
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a blend of old and new shit should be good
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Oh you pig.
What, I havent even said anything.
Yea but you were thinking it.
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The terran campaign wouldn't be the same without that voice, imo. Old guys have old voices, new guys new voices.
also, i think part of the campaign's design was to give you the feeling you and Jim were a team. Besides, since it's likely the Terrans are gonna win SC2's campaign (P won SC and Z won BW if u don't know what i mean) YOU GOTTA HAVE ALL THE WHISTLES AND BELLS.
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original voice acting totally needs to make a comeback
Jim Raynor was no more than a portrait and voice-overs. These 2 things account for all of the characterization.
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I liked Jim Raynors voice <3
He better return..
But as you all notice, I think the Terran race isnt even started with voice for the race..
I mean Protoss units all have a new sound, but terran marines still use the original sound...
I think blizzard got the sounds ready, but didn't implent them yet in the game :D
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oh btw, from an interview from Robert Clotworthy !
Would you want to come back to voice Jim or other characters in Starcraft 2?
Robert: It would be a thrill to play Raynor again. I've got ten years more life experience (as does Raynor) and I would love to draw on that. Also, I'm curious to see how Raynor's doing... how's he holding up. I'm sure he's been through some intense shit.
Link : http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/699/
Oh and guys.... Check THIS out!! <3<3<3<3<3<3
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So..... does that mean it's confirmed ? That would make my day pretty much. :O
(What kind of ass would vote poll option 3? Being a new game doesn't mean that the original characters should have different voices now does it. There's just no good argument for this.)
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Hahaha. That picture of Robert Clotworthy in the pink shirt.. completely the opposite of how raynor should look.
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It seems like he's making a comeback in Sc2 =]
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Korea (South)17174 Posts
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I've also met Harry Shearer (Science Vessel) a few times when he was on Saturday Night Live.
lol that cracks me up makes me think of boxers vessel impressions xD
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Well, im convinced...
Why wouldn't Blizzard NOT contact him?
ofc Blizzard did contact him... They want the best for us!
Jim Raynor voice is BACCCCCCCCCCCCK
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As much as I hate to be a party pooper, but here's what the same BlizzPlanet Interview says on the fourth paragraph:
+ Show Spoiler + According to IMDB, Robert Clotworthy is going to return as Jim Raynor in Starcraft II(2008). However, the actor told Blizzplanet he has not been contacted by Blizzard Entertainment.
Which means that IMDB has a tendency to assume things. It says announced, but does anyone know from what source? Maybe it's also from the meeting LoA went to.
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Is it me? or when zeratul spoke, it wasnt the original actor!!!!!! that drove me nutz. Jimmy's voice sounded the same (most of the time), but some of it didnt seem right. Maybe it was him? did they tell us who the actors were?
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I don't care either way ;o. Gamepace and balance is only things that really bother me along with some things that might take too much away from the possibility of showing skill.
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On August 07 2007 10:14 NastyMarine wrote:
Is it me? or when zeratul spoke, it wasnt the original actor!!!!!!
Sadly, the original voice actor for Zeratul died.
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On August 06 2007 12:26 DTDominion wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2007 12:17 Axsynthe wrote:And you can't really deny that he's probably going to feature heavily in SC2. Yup. After all, the player is going to be controlling ol' Jimmy instead of some unknown magistrate this time around. Shit you serious? Part of the fun in SC was the fact that you could completely immerse yourself in your character since you were the character. Ah well.
qft
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i say they should make kerrigan naked :D
you dont see any hydralisks walking around in oddly torn moldy clothing (remains of her ghost uniform i think)
so be free kerrigan! birthday suite ahoy!
would make sc campaign 400x funner :D (and this makes up for them not putting female ghosts in ;P)
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On August 07 2007 12:46 Kleander wrote:
i say they should make kerrigan naked :D
you dont see any hydralisks walking around in oddly torn moldy clothing (remains of her ghost uniform i think)
so be free kerrigan! birthday suite ahoy!
would make sc campaign 400x funner :D (and this makes up for them not putting female ghosts in ;P)
You know, if you can get past the creep, mucus, tentacles, and all of that carapace, I bet there is a sensual, sexy, and attractive woman inside.
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On August 07 2007 13:48 TheOvermind77 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 12:46 Kleander wrote:
i say they should make kerrigan naked :D
you dont see any hydralisks walking around in oddly torn moldy clothing (remains of her ghost uniform i think)
so be free kerrigan! birthday suite ahoy!
would make sc campaign 400x funner :D (and this makes up for them not putting female ghosts in ;P) You know, if you can get past the creep, mucus, tentacles, and all of that carapace, I bet there is a sensual, sexy, and attractive woman inside.
who says creep, mucus, tentacles, and carapace aren't sexy?
/just sayin'
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On August 07 2007 12:18 Sindri wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 10:14 NastyMarine wrote:
Is it me? or when zeratul spoke, it wasnt the original actor!!!!!! Sadly, the original voice actor for Zeratul died.
What? Where do you get these crazy notions??
James Harper is alive and kicking, unfortunately for you!
I didn't notice a change in Zeratul. I'll have to watch it again.
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On August 07 2007 16:13 Axsynthe wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 12:18 Sindri wrote:On August 07 2007 10:14 NastyMarine wrote:
Is it me? or when zeratul spoke, it wasnt the original actor!!!!!! Sadly, the original voice actor for Zeratul died. What? Where do you get these crazy notions?? James Harper is alive and kicking, unfortunately for you! I didn't notice a change in Zeratul. I'll have to watch it again.
ban that fucker for spreading false rumors
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i say they should make kerrigan naked :D
Blizzard artists agree: click here and here! Semi-NSFW.
The only problem you'd face is that unless your name is Jim Raynor she'd probably pull a female praying mantis on you after she's done.
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One of my few consolations in going bald was the fact that I look pretty similar to the original Raynor. Don't change him, you bastards
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On August 06 2007 23:56 Tracil wrote:The new Raynor reminded me of whatsisname from Firefly. I actually thought it sounded kind of cool, but I'd still prefer original Raynor. I liked his laid-back feel.
Dude, I was totally going to mention this. The new Jim Raynor is like a less cool version of Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. On one hand it's cool to see that the series still has this kind of impact, but the older Raynor character was way better.
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On August 07 2007 12:18 Sindri wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 10:14 NastyMarine wrote:
Is it me? or when zeratul spoke, it wasnt the original actor!!!!!! Sadly, the original voice actor for Zeratul died.
Zeratul's voice was awesome. Damned shame.
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On August 07 2007 16:13 Axsynthe wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 12:18 Sindri wrote:On August 07 2007 10:14 NastyMarine wrote:
Is it me? or when zeratul spoke, it wasnt the original actor!!!!!! Sadly, the original voice actor for Zeratul died. What? Where do you get these crazy notions?? James Harper is alive and kicking, unfortunately for you! I didn't notice a change in Zeratul. I'll have to watch it again.
I figured everyone would have watched the Blizzcon Starcraft lore panel by now.
http://starcraft.incgamers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=303&cat=514
About halfway through during the Q&A session.
Unless they're wrong...I sure hope it is.
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for some reason whenever i see this title i say this is jimmy in my head
=O
hopefully they bring back the old voice actors, though im sure whoever they get they'll be fine
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On August 07 2007 21:18 Yogurt wrote:
for some reason whenever i see this title i say this is jimmy in my head
Good, I'm not the only complete dork around here.
"I knew I shoulda stayed in bed this mornin'..."
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On August 07 2007 22:20 TheOvermind77 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 21:18 Yogurt wrote:
for some reason whenever i see this title i say this is jimmy in my head Good, I'm not the only complete dork around here. "I knew I shoulda stayed in bed this mornin'..."
I have the same hehe
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On August 08 2007 11:58 Mutaahh wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 22:20 TheOvermind77 wrote:On August 07 2007 21:18 Yogurt wrote:
for some reason whenever i see this title i say this is jimmy in my head Good, I'm not the only complete dork around here. "I knew I shoulda stayed in bed this mornin'..." I have the same hehe
And that's why I chose it as the title. ^^
Don't worry, I think that's very normal. For SC players anyways.
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On August 07 2007 16:13 Axsynthe wrote:Show nested quote +On August 07 2007 12:18 Sindri wrote:On August 07 2007 10:14 NastyMarine wrote:
Is it me? or when zeratul spoke, it wasnt the original actor!!!!!! Sadly, the original voice actor for Zeratul died. What? Where do you get these crazy notions?? James Harper is alive and kicking, unfortunately for you! I didn't notice a change in Zeratul. I'll have to watch it again.
Okay, so I'm confused. According to the lore discussion Ritschel voiced Zeratul.
However, IMDB stated that Zeratul was voiced by Harper, and Ritschel did the Overmind , Artanis, and Templar.
But then again, IMDB also states Ritschel is coming back for SCII, even though he's dead (I can't confirm his death via Google).
Can anyone clarify?
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On August 07 2007 21:18 Yogurt wrote:
for some reason whenever i see this title i say this is jimmy in my head
yeah, same here... it's one of those quotes that are so perfect and fits the character so well... i guess that's what defines a CLASSIC
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From LordofAscension's Lore Article...
"As for Raynor, while Robert Clotworthy (the original voice of Raynor) has said he’d love to do Raynor’s voice again, Metzen loves a new guy that has come in to the studio and read for Raynor. He says from his, a creative, perspective he wants to get the character right and that this new guy is much closer to what he had originally envisioned for the character. But he does realize that we, as fans, have an emotional attachment to the original voice and they haven’t quite decided what to do on that one."
So, there's still hope for the die-hard original Jimmy voice fans!!
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Said to Jimmy: "YOU GOT THE HIGH SCORE ON DOUBLE DRAGON?!?"
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I really hope they bring back the original voice actors, especially Jim Raynor's. He had a very memorable voice in my opinion and it wouldn't feel the same without him. The new Raynor model we saw in the vids looks pretty different than the Raynor in SC1 though, I wouldn't have guessed that was Raynor if I hadn't known the title of the vid.
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On August 08 2007 12:24 Axsynthe wrote:Show nested quote +On August 08 2007 11:58 Mutaahh wrote:On August 07 2007 22:20 TheOvermind77 wrote:On August 07 2007 21:18 Yogurt wrote:
for some reason whenever i see this title i say this is jimmy in my head Good, I'm not the only complete dork around here. "I knew I shoulda stayed in bed this mornin'..." I have the same hehe And that's why I chose it as the title. ^^ Don't worry, I think that's very normal. For SC players anyways.
Oi, now the trigger is also stuck in my head because you guys mentioned it!
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I especially liked being a cerebrate. Suddenly life had a purpose, given to me by the Overmind .
Agree. I got my feelings up as the Overmind told me he had just "made" me alive :D.
@LoA: Read your lore article (http://www.sclegacy.com/editorials/sciilore.php). Very interesting ^^. But how about Samir Duran & Doran Routhe? And does that mean the Earth rival(or dominate) Xel'Naga in power?
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I hope the original returns.
That new voice was of the generic grumpy maverick type.
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On August 06 2007 14:16 Gokey wrote:Show nested quote +On August 06 2007 13:51 Axsynthe wrote:
I agree that I feel Raynor looks out of place. Heck, his second-in-command looks way too spiffy next to him. I get Jimmy is down in the dumps, but at least grab a clean shirt once in a while and LOOK like a leader. I like Raynor's gruffy and scruffy look... he's always been like that and the 2nd in command dude is appropriate as well... that's how younger and more inexperienced recruits are like anyway... gotta play the disciplined part before you can start drinkin' in the middle of the day =P
Yeah, imo he looks alright, although it would be awesome to have the original voice actors.
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On August 12 2007 12:06 Gokey wrote:
From LordofAscension's Lore Article...
"As for Raynor, while Robert Clotworthy (the original voice of Raynor) has said he’d love to do Raynor’s voice again, Metzen loves a new guy that has come in to the studio and read for Raynor. He says from his, a creative, perspective he wants to get the character right and that this new guy is much closer to what he had originally envisioned for the character. But he does realize that we, as fans, have an emotional attachment to the original voice and they haven’t quite decided what to do on that one."
So, there's still hope for the die-hard original Jimmy voice fans!!
Eh...
Raynor's voice has already been established for those who play StarCraft. It's like that South Park episode, Free Hat. You don't go back and change your sculpture after you made it. The people who have played and enjoyed StarCraft seem to like Clotworthy quite a bit. Since it can't really be argued he did a bad job, I think that's all that matters.
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4 years in space can alter your voice, duh.
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Yeah, and no one like that alteration
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Of cource they must use the old ones.. exepct for new units etc. I hate when they put on new voices in sequels. Its like you see a sequel for a movie and they put on a new actor to play the same role.. sux ><
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Well, the point of starcraft really is not the campaign mode and the storyline, its the multiplayer... so I really couldn't care less. I would spend the first day or 2 beating the campaign, and from then on i would never look back.
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We don't know how the finished product will turn out. We don't know what the campaigns and storyline have in store for us. For me, what it comes down to is how much better suited would the new intended voice actor be for the role? If it's just "a little bit," then it's really not worth changing; if the difference is substantial, a consequence of needing Raynor to be a new and different person, then changing may be the right idea.
Ultimately, without seeing the script and without knowing what Blizzard's intended image of the game is I cannot in good conscience make that call on my own.
If Blizzard is listening...
If you haven't already, you should post some voice acted dialogue of Raynor (along with some cinematic or a mission briefing or something) and then listen for feedback. Ideally, it should be something meaningful (though of course we don't want a huge spoiler), so that we get the best sense of where this is going.
If such a thing exists, then I'd appreciate being pointed in that direction. I "quit" SC almost 9 months ago now, but I may come back and play SC 2 online, so for someone like me who is watching and listening carefully to see how this project will turn up before making a decision, the more that can be provided the better (and I realize that a lot is being provided already, especially given how early in development this game is, but it's a fact of life that I will need to be hooked just like how I got hooked to Starcraft in the first place -- and despite the fact that it was a really good game, Warcraft 3 just didn't hook me the same way!).
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