hugo.4705 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 > @"Illconceived Was Na.9781" said: > [behind the voice: Mara Junot]( ) > > She also played the Public Address Holo announcer in the Inquest facilities in LS4.2 and Sandswept Isles. > **** > Having listened, I have to admit that I might end up liking her better than the original VA. She really nails the PA announcements with a perfect balance of Dr Evilness, everyone's least favorite bureaucrat, and "stay calm; your body is merely dissolving; nothing to worry about." > > However, we haven't yet heard her in the actual story, so I'm keeping an open mind. Was her? Wow, then yeah she did a very good job in sandswept, impatient to hear more of her lines! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmetOtter.8542 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I don't think the female charr voice in the base game is bad. I've come across some voice acting in the game that was just unbelievably bad. Holy Cow the voice for the ogres I helped as part of personal story chapter 5. Now that was bad acting! Like a high schooler reading a history report in front of the class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamyAbaddon.3265 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Anyone here excited for Mara Junot playing the new Female Player Charr voice? I saw a video introducing her in her new role and so far I really love what I hear and I'm excited to see how it plays in the game. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornwolf.9721 Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 > @"EmmetOtter.8542" said: > I don't think the female charr voice in the base game is bad. I've come across some voice acting in the game that was just unbelievably bad. Holy Cow the voice for the ogres I helped as part of personal story chapter 5. Now that was bad acting! Like a high schooler reading a history report in front of the class. there was also snip-its where as a male norn player, you KNEW mathew mercer was not doing X Line because it sounded completely different than what you had been running with up to that point. And then the very next line its fine again; The old stuff has some sketchy story bits prior to Living world and HoT, Truth be told I doubt ill ever run through and listen to any of it again as its not a requirement to have done it to see current stuff. That said I do feel like it will help new players; Having a cool voice is part of the charm and the old charr female to me sounded bored in the grand scheme of things. I never was once convinced that anything mattered; My female charr was so bleh about everything. This new voice has more weight and it would be a shame not to use it more than just from here on and have her go back and do touch up on what was to me at least... the weakest performance of the PC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blur.3465 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I'm really excited about this! I always found old female Charr VO to be without personality or emotion, quite stale and boring imo. Hopefully this gets changed and she gets more attitude. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoki.6048 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Voice acting is one of the worst in this game. They re-used voices of the same, what, 4 (?) people on every toon in the game. It's like wherever I go I hear the same voice modified. So cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoEliteSixSixSix.8935 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Having played through all the story bits I can say that I am okay with my main's new voice. She certainly came out of the change a lot better than poor Rox did. Although I must say, I am going to miss the sort of 'exasperated team mom' vibe I got from the original voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 > @"Inoki.6048" said: > Voice acting is one of the worst in this game. They re-used voices of the same, what, 4 (?) people on every toon in the game. It's like wherever I go I hear the same voice modified. So cheap. You realize every game re-uses voices; it's too inefficient in terms of studio time to have 100 voices for 100 NPCs. That said, the list of VAs used in this game is extensive. I admit there's some really horrid examples. There's also many actors who do stellar jobs. The exact list of each will vary for different players. The player character voice I think is the weakest is a favorite of some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrulisse.1246 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I wish they would re-voice at least player call out lines that you hear a million times. It's distracting to hear a totally different voice in cutscenes then go back to a previous one in gameplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawdler.8521 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 > @"Inoki.6048" said: > Voice acting is one of the worst in this game. They re-used voices of the same, what, 4 (?) people on every toon in the game. It's like wherever I go I hear the same voice modified. So cheap. But they got Ivanova. *Kitten Ivanova*. Automatic win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultramex.1506 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I liked Kate voice Pre-HoT, after that she tried to sounds like a "real" charr but lacked emotion, she seems to have difficulty in expressing emotion while talking in low pitch voice, as for Mara? After the flying section, i loved her voice though she, like everybody else, sounds like has to take a deep breath after saying her lines > @"Inoki.6048" said: > Voice acting is one of the worst in this game. They re-used voices of the same, what, 4 (?) people on every toon in the game. It's like wherever I go I hear the same voice modified. So cheap. This is an MMO where million of NPC are present with no significant role in the game but they makes the world feel more alive with their banter and Anet isn't a huge company, while i agree some actor sound like they're just there for the paycheck (Deputy Mira come to mind) having each actor for each npc would be too costly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben K.6238 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 There's a fair number nonetheless. If you want to see an egregious example of using a tiny number of voice actors on a budget that had no excuse for it, check out Oblivion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 > @"Dawdler.8521" said: > > @"Blocki.4931" said: > > Ah well. The old voice used to fit my main perfectly. It sounded bigger, burlier, calmer. > Calmer? But its so dominating! Well, perhaps in your example - but in general she sounded like she had taken a sleeping pill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultramex.1506 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 > @"Ben K.6238" said: > There's a fair number nonetheless. If you want to see an egregious example of using a tiny number of voice actors on a budget that had no excuse for it, check out Oblivion. Ah yes, i forgot about that and Skyrim too! 82 voice actors my arse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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