EPTVoice Acting in Videogames: Always Mediocre? - Page 2
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On June 23 2013 04:11 Unleashing wrote: Vampire the masquerade has amazing characters and voice-acting. I mean I don't disagree that it's good for what it is and the actor is amazing but that's far from being what your typical average person sounds like. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that everyone in every video game should sound like boring average Joe... but like if someone started talking to me like the dude in that video, I'd be scared. Nobody talks like that in real life, and those who do are probably thinking of stabbing me in the gut repeatedly. | ||
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Dfgj
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On June 23 2013 05:29 Djzapz wrote: I mean I don't disagree that it's good for what it is and the actor is amazing but that's far from being what your typical average person sounds like. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that everyone in every video game should sound like boring average Joe... but like if someone started talking to me like the dude in that video, I'd be scared. Nobody talks like that in real life, and those who do are probably thinking of stabbing me in the gut repeatedly. That's kind of what you'd expect if you were talking to a character like him. He cuts a guy's throat pretty much immediately after that conversation. VtM:B has a lot of incredibly memorable characters because they're not generic and they're voiced to fit it. | ||
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Unleashing
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On June 23 2013 05:29 Djzapz wrote: I mean I don't disagree that it's good for what it is and the actor is amazing but that's far from being what your typical average person sounds like. And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that everyone in every video game should sound like boring average Joe... but like if someone started talking to me like the dude in that video, I'd be scared. Nobody talks like that in real life, and those who do are probably thinking of stabbing me in the gut repeatedly. Well he's a century old vampire who used to be a pirate. Yeah, he's eccentric, that's a part of his character. I mean this character is literally insane(The first one): + Show Spoiler + But if you want someone who talks more like a regular person in VTMB, this is what comes to mind(A person that is behind a radio program): + Show Spoiler + VTMB as i said has amazing characters and amazing voice acting, the voices all fit the characters incredibly well. If a voice actor doesn't fit the character then it is quite pointless if it is good voice acting. Like larry: + Show Spoiler + | ||
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Djzapz
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On June 23 2013 06:57 Dfgj wrote: That's kind of what you'd expect if you were talking to a character like him. He cuts a guy's throat pretty much immediately after that conversation. VtM:B has a lot of incredibly memorable characters because they're not generic and they're voiced to fit it. Hence the part where I said it's good for what it is but that's not the point of the blog  | ||
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Dfgj
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On June 23 2013 08:12 Djzapz wrote: Hence the part where I said it's good for what it is but that's not the point of the blog True enough. The 'average' person doesn't have much place in most games, (particularly the superheroicmaxepicshooter type of game). Frankly, the average person also isn't much of a pleasure to listen to if they're narrating either, and that's why you have to have some ability or training to be a decent anchor/radio host/voice actor. | ||
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Djzapz
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On June 23 2013 08:44 Dfgj wrote: True enough. The 'average' person doesn't have much place in most games, (particularly the superheroicmaxepicshooter type of game). Frankly, the average person also isn't much of a pleasure to listen to if they're narrating either, and that's why you have to have some ability or training to be a decent anchor/radio host/voice actor. It doesn't need to be the average person but the people I know who have been soldiers in the army have maintained their vocal cords and they don't sound like action heroes. | ||
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