Voice Acting

[Typhusoid]

Ive been thinking about voice acting. When its good it can make up for a lot of things but when its bad it can rip the immersion out kicking and screaming (see Oblivion). So I thought I'd see what you guys think. Which games have the best/worst voice acting and how could it be made better?

 

[Danglybits]

Ive been thinking about voice acting. When its good it can make up for a lot of things but when its bad it can rip the immersion out kicking and screaming (see Oblivion). So I thought I'd see what you guys think. Which games have the best/worst voice acting and how could it be made better?

Rogue Galaxy made me want to turn off the sound and do all the voices with my cat.

 

[ZeroMachine]

Best I've played would be Half Life 2 (including the episodes) and Mass Effect. Worst would have to be Megaman ZX Advent. Go play it. While having your classic Megaman action, you get a lesson on voice acting and how not to suck.

 

[Praelanthor]

Brace fo it STALKER had an appauling voice acting but it was forgivable seeing as it was translated to english and was an awsome game so much so i even read the book the game was based on

 

[Nivag the Owl]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

 

[Amnestic]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

I'd have done it. I always found it funny in RPGs how no one wonders about why there's some demented guy running up to every single person in town and questioning them about their life and stuff.

Oh, and the famous Chaos Wars

 

[Nivag the Owl]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

I'd have done it. I always found it funny in RPGs how no one wonders about why there's some demented guy running up to every single person in town and questioning them about their life and stuff.

Ahahah! I've never thought about it like that. That's really funny!

 

[Mr. Moose]

Three words. Simon Motherfucking Templeman. That man is a VA god.
Some of the worst VA ever was MGS4 with Otacon "crying" over that wenches death. Dear god it ruined the entire scene. If his acting was any more cardboard then snake could use it to hide in.

HAHAHAHAHA
That was a box joke
Haha.

 

[Simski]

What is a man?
A miserable little pile of secrets!

 

[Ago Iterum]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

I'd have done it. I always found it funny in RPGs how no one wonders about why there's some demented guy running up to every single person in town and questioning them about their life and stuff.

Oh, and the famous Chaos Wars

That video better be a joke, or I'll just break down right now.

 

[Ago Iterum]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

I'd have done it. I always found it funny in RPGs how no one wonders about why there's some demented guy running up to every single person in town and questioning them about their life and stuff.

Ahahah! I've never thought about it like that. That's really funny!

Also nobody seems to mind you running into their houses and taking anything you find lying on the floor.

It's theft!

 

[The Shade]

Mass Effect probably had the best voice acting in it. Couple big names, too.

Half-Life series had pretty good voice acting. Except the first one. If you only go by their voices, it gets confusing.

"Dr. Kleiner! I don't remember you having those muttonchops when I talked to you in the lobby! And I don't remember you being a black guy after we talked during the headcrap swarm."

Oh, Dr. Kleiner...you crazy guy...

 

[Nivag the Owl]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

I'd have done it. I always found it funny in RPGs how no one wonders about why there's some demented guy running up to every single person in town and questioning them about their life and stuff.

Ahahah! I've never thought about it like that. That's really funny!

Also nobody seems to mind you running into their houses and taking anything you find lying on the floor.

It's theft!

Not sure I agree with that one seeing as I always get shouted at and attacked! Even for just picking it up with 'Z'. I'm just looking for christ's sake. That even happens in shops!

 

[TheBluesader]

Best voice acting ever? Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines. Everything is voiced, even the new lines added to characters you haven't visited for awhile after you do certain key things. I mean, these avatars are sitting in these tucked-away places you'd probably never go back to, and on chance you go back and talk to them, and they have new lines voiced as professionally as the main quest ones. And the cast from that game is pretty much all professional voice actors who know what they're doing, and it definitely shows. The dialogue is actually the main reason most people are still playing the crap out of this old, under-the-radar game.

Worst voice acting ever? Everything out of Japan before the late 90s was terrible, so forget specifics. Can I nominate the Sims? Is that fair? That lunatic babble certainly curdles my blood.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

Dynasty Warriors, Crimson Sea, in fact all KOEI games have terrible voice acting.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm7Ap9yEYTg

Take a listen.

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

Oh, and the famous Chaos Wars

Is that even real? It sounds like a bunch of amateurs purposely reading the lines as badly as they can

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

I'd have done it. I always found it funny in RPGs how no one wonders about why there's some demented guy running up to every single person in town and questioning them about their life and stuff.

Oh, and the famous Chaos Wars

[video snip]

That was only 3 minutes and 44 seconds...but it felt like an eternity.

 

[Tartarga]

the .hack G.U. series had some good voice acting but some of the characters voices could have been better

 

[Jumplion]

I understand why people are saying Oblivion isn't immersive, but personally I've never felt more drawn into a game. I was close to asking a real priest in real life where I can find a cure for vampirism.

I'd have done it. I always found it funny in RPGs how no one wonders about why there's some demented guy running up to every single person in town and questioning them about their life and stuff.

Oh, and the famous Chaos Wars

Oh...oh god...I forced myself to watch all of that just so I could laugh my ass of at them.

 

[Amnestic]

To all those asking if Chaos Wars dub is in fact real: I believe so, yes. The wiki page for the game has the following to say: "The North American release is best known for its atrocious voice acting (many of the voice actors were friends and family of the CEO)." Thus I believe that Chaos Wars is in fact that bad.