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On The Secret Life Of Videogame Voice Actors

Posted by simoniker on from the snaaaaaaaaaaaaake dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for its 'Spot On' feature discussing the world of the videogame voice actor, as the article notes by way of introduction: "Their contributions are never seen, but their work can make or break the spell a game casts upon the gamer." The piece continues: "Brilliant performances, like those in Mafia and Freedom Force, help totally immerse players in another reality, while on the opposite end of the spectrum, Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds and some Resident Evil games have voice work so bad they offer up unintentional B-grade-movie-style chuckles", before ending by pointing out: "A good voice actor can earn between $850 and $1,000 for a four-hour recording session. Well-known celebrities command tens of thousands of dollars for a single session." What are your favorite voice-acting performances in recent games?

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  1. Tony Hawk Underground by antigrimace · · Score: 2, Funny

    I became quite attached to the sound of my voice in that game ( not my voice but the voice of my character, which wasnt me, but I created him, not as part of the released game but in game after I bought it )

  2. Favorite? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What are your favorite voice-acting performances in recent games?

    Monster #72 from Doom. The way he howled when I blew his friggin' brains out was really moving. I nearly cried over that performance.

    A close second place has to be whoever had the vocal stamina to do "wacka-wacka-wacka-wacka..." for hours straight when they were recording the soundtrack for Pac-Man! Someone with talent like that should move to Hollywood and be making Police Academy movies!

  3. Reticulating Splines... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    SimCity 2000 - the last best hope for the Sim Franchise.

  4. That must be... by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Gordon Freeman.

    Ohwait ;)

  5. Duke Nukem! by GypC · · Score: 5, Funny
    Duke Nukem 3D. I still get a chuckle remembering Duke's one-liners, and the deadpan delivery.

    "I'm going to tear your head off and shit down your neck," in the final battle... and then HE ACTUALLY DOES IT!

  6. Re:That's a good point... by Micro$will · · Score: 3, Funny

    When 900 years you reach, speak anyway you want you will.

  7. Re:GTA3 by Cais · · Score: 2, Funny

    In his defence, his voice never got on my nerves ;-)