8 Awesome Voice Acting Performances in Videogames
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Hah! I actually thought before going from 6 to 7 "If this one isn't going to be Simon Templeman as Kain, imma flip my shit". Good ol' Simon, still being the most badass vampire in videogames (or perhaps ever) and providing five damn fine performances in every game of the Legacy of Kain series and coming out on top in really illustrious cast (I mean, the games had Michael Bell, Tony Jay and Anna Gunn in them). Young'uns nowadays may know him better as Gabriel Roman from the original Uncharted, Loghain Mac-Tyr from Dragon Age, Admiral Han'Gerrel and Dr. Gavin Archer from Mass Effect 2 and 3 and some sith officer dude from The Old Republic.
I'm surprised that Stephen Russell as Garrett is not on the list. His wonderful cynical voice performance lifted the game.
Great list overall, every single one of those actors deserve to be on it. It's a shame it's just 8 though, I'd like to mention the awesomeness of Stephen Russell, the original voice of Garrett on the original Thief games.
Great list, Mark hammil is basically a given for all eternity because he is THE perfect joker.
Only gripe is Nolan North, who only deserves to be on lists of infamy. Fuck you Nolan! You're awful. You made Jedi Counselor in SWTOR unplayable. I'd rather have Gilbert Gottfried voice serious roles.
Only gripe is Nolan North, who only deserves to be on lists of infamy. Fuck you Nolan! You're awful. You made Jedi Counselor in SWTOR unplayable. I'd rather have Gilbert Gottfried voice serious roles.
While I know a lot of people mock the series for poor voice acting, most of these bad examples come from the first game...which really did have atrocious voice acting. Starting with 2, Resident Evil pretty much fell into line with the rest of the industry standard, but I have to say that Paul Haddad as Leon Kennedy in RE2 did a fantastic job. And Troy Baker was Jake Muller in RE6, so there's that.Silentpony said:
Mark Hamill is also fantastic as the voice of "The Watcher" in the Darksiders games. It has a lot in common with the Jokers voice, but is certainly it's own entity. 
A wonderfully sarcastic commenter on your actions.
And yes, Jennifer Hale is fantastic as Lady Sheppard, never touched the male version after the first game, purely based on her performance throughout the series.
A wonderfully sarcastic commenter on your actions.And yes, Jennifer Hale is fantastic as Lady Sheppard, never touched the male version after the first game, purely based on her performance throughout the series.
You mean to tell me that you couldn't find a spot for Claudia Black on this list?!
I'm not entirely sure why I bother with these anymore. She basically made the Dragon Age series, not to mention her role as Chloe Frazier in Uncharted.
Just listening to her speak ANYTHING is a pure joy. How could this be missed?
I'm not entirely sure why I bother with these anymore. She basically made the Dragon Age series, not to mention her role as Chloe Frazier in Uncharted.
Just listening to her speak ANYTHING is a pure joy. How could this be missed?
Good list, I agree with most of them. In terms of voice actors not on the list, I thought Courtnee Draper did a great job as Bioshock Infinite's Elizabeth. She really did run the emotional gambit, ranging from happy to sad to angry... Made you really feel for her, y'know?
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Every one of these was considered, and I spent far too long sitting here staring at the screen not wanting to make the cut I had to make.albino boo said:
Maybe I'll do a second one sometime soon.
No Logan Cunningham of Bastion/Transistor fame? No Wayne June for his work on Darkest Dungeon? I suppose they're both in more of a narration role, which might make them ineligible in which case, fair enough. Can't argue with the rest of the list. Some stand out performances right there.