I'd have to agree. These voice jockeys are a joke 90% of the time. Video game voiceovers are traditionally very bad (Resident Evil comes to mind).
Some of the worst voice acting I've ever heard in a game came from the guy who plays the hero IN THE FILM. (Spiderman 2 [PS2]).
Watch video game companies go back to having their lead programmers or artists voice characters (i.e. Blizzard guys on the early WarCraft series). More often than not, these guys have passion about their work which translates well into their voice acting.
Someone who agrees with me! Unreal-XMP was overshadowed in its prime. Killed by a case of poor timing - other games like the new Unreal Tournament got all the attention.
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I'd have to agree. These voice jockeys are a joke 90% of the time. Video game voiceovers are traditionally very bad (Resident Evil comes to mind).
Some of the worst voice acting I've ever heard in a game came from the guy who plays the hero IN THE FILM. (Spiderman 2 [PS2]).
Watch video game companies go back to having their lead programmers or artists voice characters (i.e. Blizzard guys on the early WarCraft series). More often than not, these guys have passion about their work which translates well into their voice acting.
Someone who agrees with me! Unreal-XMP was overshadowed in its prime. Killed by a case of poor timing - other games like the new Unreal Tournament got all the attention.