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Matrix Online Voice Talent Locked In

Posted by Zonk on from the citizens-of-zion dept.

Gamespot has a piece discussing the signing of the original Matrix cast members for voice roles in the MMOG. Actors returning to their trilogy roles include Lawrence Fishburne, Monica Bellucci, Mary Alice, Lambert Wilson, Harold Perrineau Jr., Harry Lennix, Nona Gaye, Collin Chou, and Tanveer Atwal.

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  1. Interest level in this game. by tao_of_biology · · Score: 3, Interesting
    First, I'm not trolling... I'm genuinely interested in what the interest level is for this game...

    I am (or at least recently was) a Matrix freak. I think Matrix 1 is the coolest movie ever made, and I even liked 2 and 3.

    I am also a MMORPG addict... having paid for many combined years of a few MMORPGs.

    But, I have absolutely zero interest in this game. And, if I'm not the absolute prime target demographic for this game, I have no idea who is. And, it really makes me worry for this game's future--as I have no intention of ever playing it. I plan to be fully addicted to WoW by the time this comes out.

    Anyone holding their breath for this game? And, do voice actors make a damn difference?

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    -- "A chicken is an egg's way of making another egg."

    1. Re:Interest level in this game. by zeno_2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      My friend got the Matrix beta a few weeks back. When I saw him in combat, I completely changed my interest in the game from "Hmm I wonder what its gonna be like" to "Boy that game sucks". I don't really know exactly how it all works, but I'm pretty sure that you get to chose some skills to raise up, which probably lead to more. When you get into a fight, you chose an attack of some sort, and an icon for that attack goes to the top of the screen. Your opponent then choses an attack, and it goes to the top of the screen, next to your attack. Those 2 attacks are then compared, and a final result is displayed, and dmg is done to whoever won the "Rock, Paper, Scissors" deal at the top of the screen. In other words, combat is *slow*, at least from what I saw.

  2. Wow, 50,000 The Ones! by CodeWanker · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You know, I can't think of any other character someone would want to play besides Neo. I mean, really: how about security guard who gets shot to pieces number 23? Or Tryke: Dozer and Tank's dwarf amputee cousin? I'd love to be Agent Smith, but I don't think killing that drippy little wanna-be messiah would be too satisfying after the first two or three thousand times.

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    "Wow. Now THAT'S a lot of angry Indians." - Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer
  3. Re:Vomits... by ripsnorta · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The whole concept of The Matrix lends itself to a vast array of possibilities. Just because you aren't working for/against Neo or Smith doesn't mean the designers can't come up with a series of stories, heroes, and villians that rival the original story.

    It very much depends on how well the developers do in getting it right. Just because the Matrix universe opens itself to possibilities, it doesn't mean that those possibilities will be realised in this game. Personally, I really hope they get it right.

    Having said that. I haven't played any of the betas and I'll probably wait a while before I buy the game. I'd like to see how the launch goes, and what the general feeling is.

    And of course, a MMO generally takes a lot of time to get anywhere. Unfortunately, I don't have as much of that particular commodity to burn anymore.

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    Hollywood: The place good stories go to die.