Any era, doesnt matter. I just want to know of games where the actors knocked it out of the park.

  • BreadOven@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

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  • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I gotta say David Hayter was the first video game voice actor I ever heard of and that’s because of a metal gear solid. I still think solid snake is my favourite game voice acting. Especially if you look at the subtle difference in Snake’s voice depending on the game. It was a complete travesty to have snake voiced by anyone else in 5, but in canon it makes sense i guess

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    The special zombies in left 4 dead 1 & 2

    I know it’s super obscure, but there are some YouTube videos compiling each special zombie and it’s like god tier sound. I bet they had fun doing it, too.

    To this day, I still hype myself up to do weird sounds by listening to those because they’re so good.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Crusader: No Remorse

    Wicked good acting in general (it had full motion video sequences in live action) and just a criminally underrated game from the DOS era.

    The entire Command & Conquer series when Westwood was still handling them, especially Red Alert 2.

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 day ago

    How has Baldur’s Gate 3 not been mentioned in this thread yet? Huge cast and everyone is going for it. Even the narrator. Especially the narrator.

    • WideEyedStupid@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      I agree she is amazing, but Andrew Wincott’s Raphael is just so phenomenal, for me it’ll only ever be him.

      Outside of BG3, I guess I would also say Claudia Black, Jennifer Hale and Lenval Brown (the narrator of Disco Elysium, he is so good!).

  • Maiq@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Cave Johnson… Love J.K Simmons work overall but Cave was perfect.

  • impudentmortal@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Some of my favorites:

    • GLaDOS from Portal 1+2: Ellen McClain did such a fantastic job balancing a monotonous robotic tone with human emotions and adding subtle glitches to show not everything was 100% alright. She defined what a female robot voice should sound like for that decade. I saw that Stephen Merchant was mentioned and while his performance was good and Wheatley’s character was hilarious, I think McLain’s performance as GLaDOS was more original and memorable.
    • Narrator from The Stanley Parable: Kevan Brighting was arguably the protagonist of the game and the player was the annoying mob to him. As the only chacter with dialogue in the entire walking sim game, he had to carry almost the entire game’s story, personality, and charm all through his voice. And it’s honestly so fun how disappointed, annoyed, and exasperated he gets when the player refuses to listen.
    • The Joker from Batman Arkham Asylum: This one is cheating cause Mark Hamill has played The Joker in almost every modern animated medium available. Still, there’s a reason his version is so iconic. It’s just so bittersweet that he refuses to ever voice The Joker again since Kevin Conroy, the VA for his Batman passed away.

    Edit: After reviewing my list, it seems like I like offscreen narrators who insult the player. How funny