David Hayter: "Not My Choice" To Give Up Solid Snake
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Story will get more pageviews if it says "OMG VA Change in beloved series" than if it says "Guy who was a Big boss once won't him in this game."Scrythe said:
OT: This could all be a ploy for extra attention by Kojima or he wants to make the character of Naked snake stand out from Solid by having a different voice instead of Solid in a different skin.
Unfortunately, the English team for Metal Gear has done this before. In Japan, Liquid Ocelot was voiced by Liquid Snake's voice actor, ala MGS2. However, in the English version, Liquid Ocelot was voiced by Patrick Zimmerman (Ocelot), rather than Cam Clarke (Liquid). While I thought it was a bit odd to have Richard Doyle voice for Big Boss in MGS4, I was willing to let it go for the same reasons I had to get over the Liquid Ocelot thing. He sounded the part, at least.
I wonder if part of it has to do with how Voice Actors are revered like real celebrities in Japan? I mean, you can compare it to Peter Jackson not choosing Ian McKellen as Gandalf all you like, but in America, tons of people at least know what Lord of the Rings is, while significantly less can tell you what Metal Gear is. The treatment is just totally different over there, so maybe it's a cultural difference when it comes to getting things dubbed over here? I can't be sure.
What I can be sure of is that I absolutely love David Hayter. He's voiced for one of my favorite heroes for 15 years (as well as my Jedi Knight in SWTOR) and I'm also a big fan of his writing. A few years ago, his treatment for the Metal Gear Solid movie was turned down, and now this. =(
Would have been nice of Konami to at least call. "Thanks for nearly killing your voice in MGS4 and all, but we don't need you this time." Or at least bought him breakfast...
I wonder if part of it has to do with how Voice Actors are revered like real celebrities in Japan? I mean, you can compare it to Peter Jackson not choosing Ian McKellen as Gandalf all you like, but in America, tons of people at least know what Lord of the Rings is, while significantly less can tell you what Metal Gear is. The treatment is just totally different over there, so maybe it's a cultural difference when it comes to getting things dubbed over here? I can't be sure.
What I can be sure of is that I absolutely love David Hayter. He's voiced for one of my favorite heroes for 15 years (as well as my Jedi Knight in SWTOR) and I'm also a big fan of his writing. A few years ago, his treatment for the Metal Gear Solid movie was turned down, and now this. =(
Would have been nice of Konami to at least call. "Thanks for nearly killing your voice in MGS4 and all, but we don't need you this time." Or at least bought him breakfast...
If Solid Snake is even going to be in this next game, won't he be like 10 years old or something? Not that it wouldn't be interesting to see Hayter voice a 10 year-old...
But he is NOT the Old Big Boss. Young Big Boss, yes - but next MGS is starring the Old version. And MGS4 already had someone else voice him there.C.O.C said:
Well, it would be hard to hire someone to voice-act a character not appearing in the game at all.Ronack said:
A joke, or just an attempt to get people riled up by announcing something that they're not actually serious about implementing?
It's gotten them at least this article, and probably a lot more on other gaming websites.
Free marketing: wheeeee!
It's gotten them at least this article, and probably a lot more on other gaming websites.
Free marketing: wheeeee!
Hi everyone I have a theory on why David Hayter isn?t contributing his voice to the new metal gear.
If you have read his official statement on the subject you will know that he didn?t choose to not voice snake anymore but was told by Konami ?that they won?t be needing his services for this game? and think I know why.
Because the ?snake? in the next game isn?t solid snake and not using Hayter is a tactical choice by Konami.
The latest trailer for Phantom Pain clearly states ?V (or 5 as it?s known in roman numerals) Has Awoken? and if we count all the ?big boss?s? so far we have had 4 so If the game is based on a new clone then that would make this snake ?V? and since every other snake (solidus, liquid etc) has sounded completely different to big boss that might explain why there purposely using a different voice actor.
Big Boss = 1
Solid = 2
Liquid = 3
Solidus = 4
And new ?phantom? dude = 5
I?m also guessing the game will have a lot to do with ?new snakes? phantom connection through memory to ?solid snake? and thusly why it?s called ?the phantom pain?.
So that?s my theory, DISCUSS!
If you have read his official statement on the subject you will know that he didn?t choose to not voice snake anymore but was told by Konami ?that they won?t be needing his services for this game? and think I know why.
Because the ?snake? in the next game isn?t solid snake and not using Hayter is a tactical choice by Konami.
The latest trailer for Phantom Pain clearly states ?V (or 5 as it?s known in roman numerals) Has Awoken? and if we count all the ?big boss?s? so far we have had 4 so If the game is based on a new clone then that would make this snake ?V? and since every other snake (solidus, liquid etc) has sounded completely different to big boss that might explain why there purposely using a different voice actor.
Big Boss = 1
Solid = 2
Liquid = 3
Solidus = 4
And new ?phantom? dude = 5
I?m also guessing the game will have a lot to do with ?new snakes? phantom connection through memory to ?solid snake? and thusly why it?s called ?the phantom pain?.
So that?s my theory, DISCUSS!
Hayter didn't voice big boss in MGS4, and as far as I remember no one complained about that.
Can we please wait until the game is out or more details are released before we decide Hayter not being big boss is terrible?
Can we please wait until the game is out or more details are released before we decide Hayter not being big boss is terrible?
Personally I don't mind at all, snake had no voice back on the nes when i first started playing the series and it didn't bother me then
Also i have feeling the games going to "time jump" between naked snake (big boss) and a future undefined snakes since its been referred to as Metal Gear 0 and 5 simultaneously.
Also i have feeling the games going to "time jump" between naked snake (big boss) and a future undefined snakes since its been referred to as Metal Gear 0 and 5 simultaneously.
Anyone noticing that Hayter has specified the date in his tweet that this news article is based on?
For those who can't be bothered with checking the source:
For those who can't be bothered with checking the source:
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjhhf9David Hayter said:
I know this is a bit off-topic, but did you know that David Hayter was one of the screenwriters for X-Men, X2 and Watchmen?
OT: I can't imagine Solid Snake not voiced by David Hayter. A very big part of Solid Snake's recognizability comes from his voice a voice given to him by Hayer. It just feels...wrong...
OT: I can't imagine Solid Snake not voiced by David Hayter. A very big part of Solid Snake's recognizability comes from his voice a voice given to him by Hayer. It just feels...wrong...
Well, he did hire someone to "fake-direct" the game, as well as "create" a new studio for it.Bindal said:
I'm torn between thinking this is a ploy, and thinking this is another way to emphasise what the game is about. It looks like it has segments which aren't real, and having a different voice actor would certainly go a long way to show that those parts don't feel real.
So I'm throwing in my theory of Hayter = Real Big Boss, someone else = Big Boss during hallucinations.
No shit?! How'd I miss that?! I loved those movies!Kael Arawn said:He also played the gyver in the second live action moviewintercoat said:
He wasnt in Mutronics (but it did have mark hammil in it), he was in the sequel Guyver: Dark Hero, which is one of my all time favorite "dudes in rubber suits kicking the crap out of each other" filmswintercoat said:No shit?! How'd I miss that?! I loved those movies!Kael Arawn said:He also played the gyver in the second live action moviewintercoat said: