So much this. He is the character. Also, the things he has done in the production of the last few MGS games (I believe he helped with script writing and other stuff (could be wrong), as well as his ability to speak Japanese and converse with the developers first hand) makes him all the more best suited for the role.The Artificially Prolonged said:Take away David Hayter and you take away away the very essence of Snake. David Hayter is Snake, they are one and the same now. Plus if they did replace Hayter, if Snake's voice even sounds slightly different I imagine the fan backlash would be 10 times worse than the MGS2 "hey you get to play as this whiny "man" in a wig for the rest of the game" backlash.
I'd like to think this. I'm a huge Metal Gear fan, if he wasn't returning for money reasons or just not wanting to do it I'd be more unhappy than if he was busy with something else.Ryan Hughes said:I love David Hayter, but remember that he kinda fell into the Voice Acting thing, and is actually a writer. He could be busy with other projects, and he is rumored to be working on "Man of Steel" and the "Justice League" movie. Remember, he co-wrote X-Men (the first) and worked with Zack Snyder on Watchmen.
My guess is that he may be very busy with something else and it would be difficult for him to stop and go act. I still think that his MGS4 performance is one the best in any video game, and would be very dissapointed if he did not come back, but I do not think it would be a deal breaker.
I'm pretty sure that Kojima has stated that Snake's 'greying' hair was an illusion caused by the lighting, Ground Zeroes is supposed to take place very shortly after Peace Walker, like in the 1-2 months range, since Big Boss doesn't suffer from the same rapid aging that Solid Snake does his voice suddenly shifting to Richard Doyle's would seem a little off... I would hope that they'd get Doyle to voice BB if Hayter decides to not return for Ground Zeroes though. His is the only other 'canon' voice we have for BB so far that would fit him, albeit kind of roughly.mjc0961 said:
Speaking from experience, are we, Adam? I was about to suggest in the highly unlikely event Hayter's not coming back to MGS, your voice actor could step in, since we need gruff and gravely.Adam Jensen said:There are some characters who's voices are simply irreplaceable. If they go along with a new voice for Snake they may as well reboot the franchise because it just won't be the Snake we all know and love. That voice is just too iconic and recognizable to be replaced.
He was already in MGSortable Ops, where he was Gene, the leader of FOX after Snake/Big Boss left, and the main villain.ninjaRiv said:I'd hate to see Hayter leave but if they did have to replace him, I think only Steve Blum could do it.
Hopefully, he'll be up to something if we don't get him back as Snake. Maybe he can finally get that Black Widow solo movie he wrote and was going to direct off the ground.Ryan Hughes said:I love David Hayter, but remember that he kinda fell into the Voice Acting thing, and is actually a writer. He could be busy with other projects, and he is rumored to be working on "Man of Steel" and the "Justice League" movie. Remember, he co-wrote X-Men (the first) and worked with Zack Snyder on Watchmen.
-_- you make a fine point.Frostbite3789 said:Have you played Peace Walker? I wouldn't call Big Boss a 'good guy' in that game. Especially at y'know...the ending.ScruffyMcBalls said:David Hayter is the voice of the goodguy Snakes, that's not going to change anytime soon. If it did, I'd be done with the series, perhaps a bit petty but it's still true.
Or maybe... it's the other way round?xPixelatedx said:I am almost certain Kojima's warning about Ground Zero being "super controversial" somehow played a role in this. I am not saying Hayter knows what Kojima was talking about, but just the idea alone may have spooked him a bit. I don't blame him either, I wouldn't want to sign up for something thinking that I may feel bad being associated with it later (in the worse case scenario).
Metal Gear??Cognimancer said:but it would make for a strange Metal Gear without Hayter there to inquisitively repeat every plot-relevant term he hears.