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Giving Voice to Video Games

Posted by Zonk on from the who-doesn't-love-lazlow? dept.

The New York Times (registration required) has an article up on the process and attention that Voicing Video Games is now getting. From the Article: "My role, as a psychotic talk-show caller, seemed straightforward. But struggling through a dozen takes to perfect that one line one day in early August impressed upon me the high expectations levied on today's video game voice actors."

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  1. I bet you hate me. by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Funny

    All those takes to get the line right? I've been playing videogames with the sound off for months now.

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  2. All those takes due to unprofesionalism! by Zangief · · Score: 4, Funny

    Look at Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the PSX, THOSE GUYS WERE PRO!

    I bet they got their lines right the first time they said it, because, it sounds like it.

    1. Re:All those takes due to unprofesionalism! by Mornelithe · · Score: 2, Funny

      You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves!

      That game has, by far, the best voice acting of any video game ever made, not to mention the writing. Hours of entertainment.

      Behold my true form, and despair!

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  3. Re:No subtitles in voiced games... by ALeavitt · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's weird, because I've been playing through San Andreas with subtitles. Either my version is really glitchy, or I went into the options screen and enabled subtitles.

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  4. I have the same problem with my answering machine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I keep recording the message over and over, because it never sounds just the way I want it to.