Hormalakh Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) Sensuki was able to get the voice acting for pallegina off the files in the beta and uploaded them here: http://www.upload.ee/files/4240874/AudioClip.rar.html I just want to voice my concern for the voice acting done here: this is really shoddy work and not voice "acting" at all. there is no emotion or heart put into the voice acting AT ALL. If Obsidian paid somebody for this work, they should get their money back. It's flat, emotionless, and monotonous. Her rapid-fire approach to reading the lines makes it obvious that it's not speech but pre-written scripts read from a page (and poorly at that too! - She says "will power" instead of "willpower" as if they're two separate words in one example.) look if you aren't going to get quality voice actors, then don't even bother with the VA. We'll have mods fix it (sigh...) Thoroughly unimpressed and disappointed. Edited September 2, 2014 by Hormalakh 2 My blog is where I'm keeping a record of all of my suggestions and bug mentions. http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/ UPDATED 9/26/2014 My DXdiag: http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/2014/08/beta-begins-v257.html
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 I'm at work right now, how bad is it? Anyways, I'd prefer no voice acting for NPCs. I read the lines faster than the snippets given and it is distracting to hear someone saying what I just read. Not to mention a lot of the VA in BGT gave me a headache. "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
Hormalakh Posted September 2, 2014 Author Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) It's bad dude. Really bad. No dramatic pauses, rapid-fire reading, no emotion (anguish, disappointment, anger, despair, fear, etc) i nher reading of the lines. Just .... a little girl reading a bunch of lines. Edited September 2, 2014 by Hormalakh My blog is where I'm keeping a record of all of my suggestions and bug mentions. http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/ UPDATED 9/26/2014 My DXdiag: http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/2014/08/beta-begins-v257.html
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Well **** me rigid, looks like I'm ignoring Pallegina then. 1 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
piercehead Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 You mean it sounds almost like it's...placeholder? Sigh. Guys, seriously, could you at least just limit yourself to slagging off content that's actually in-game. 14
Sensuki Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) I also think it might be placeholder, so I don't know if it was worth creating a thread here about. For the record it's the same girl that did the IGN Preview with Josh back in July - Meghan Sullivan They probably haven't recorded the final VO yet. Edited September 2, 2014 by Sensuki 7
Hormalakh Posted September 2, 2014 Author Posted September 2, 2014 p[lacehgolder for what? a beta that doesn't contain her/ 2 My blog is where I'm keeping a record of all of my suggestions and bug mentions. http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/ UPDATED 9/26/2014 My DXdiag: http://hormalakh.blogspot.com/2014/08/beta-begins-v257.html
Seari Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) Hahahahaha, that is ****ing hilarious. Top notch BG NPC mod right here. Would be nice to know if it isn't final. Edited September 2, 2014 by TrueNeutral picture circumvented language filter 2
Infinitron Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 For the record it's the same girl that did the IGN Preview with Josh back in July - Meghan Sullivan Et tu, Obsidian? It can't be that expensive to get proper voice actors. Heck, inXile got Duke Nukem to voice General Vargas, and he has a hell of a lot more lines too. 1
Sensuki Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) A placeholder voice set. Theoretically this voice set is probably being used for testing the VO implementation. Since it includes a full list of barks, they could use it to test whether each bark is being played correctly at each instance - such as "Inventory full - and then the VO bark for that plays" The naming convention of the files are also companion_cv_..... which could be cv as in resumé *shrug* That said that's just a theory. We also have a non-voice actor doing a temp companion in the prologue so who knows. Edited September 2, 2014 by Sensuki 2
Starwars Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 For the record it's the same girl that did the IGN Preview with Josh back in July - Meghan Sullivan Et tu, Obsidian? It can't be that expensive to get proper voice actors. Heck, inXile got Duke Nukem to voice General Vargas, and he has a hell of a lot more lines too. Not that I disagree with you at all but this already happened in Old World Blues where a reporter (I think it was?) for some site did some voiceacting for the light switches and I believe the stealth armor. But yeah, hoping that it's placeholder as well. I also think it kinda sounds as if the character herself might not be one to really showcase emotion a lot. But even so, the acting isn't good. Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0
IndiraLightfoot Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 The live music seems to be in the pipeline, so perhaps VO is as well these last months? A placeholder VO like described by Sensuki would make sense. That gaming journalist got to visit their office, and then, a bit of you-scratch-my-back-and-you scratch-yours-yadda, yadda resulted in her firing off a few rapid lines from a couple of script sheets. *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
Elerond Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) For the record it's the same girl that did the IGN Preview with Josh back in July - Meghan Sullivan Et tu, Obsidian? It can't be that expensive to get proper voice actors. Heck, inXile got Duke Nukem to voice General Vargas, and he has a hell of a lot more lines too. She is proper voice actor (meaning that she claims that to be her profession) Edited September 2, 2014 by Elerond
TheisEjsing Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) It's not that bad. I think it's the lack on background sounds, music and battle sounds that makes it feel awkward. I can see it work fine in game. Edited September 2, 2014 by TheisEjsing
Sensuki Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 That's almost like saying "it will sound alright when I can't hear it properly". 3
Mayama Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Everyone here is missing the point... I expected her to sound hot! 2
Starwars Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) To be honest, listening to just voice-samples/barks from other, earlier RPGs (including some from IE) with no context (and some even WITH context), kinda makes me want to kill myself, so... Edited September 2, 2014 by Starwars Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0
Sensuki Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) Everyone here is missing the point... I expected her to sound hot! And Black To be honest, listening to just voice-samples/barks from other, earlier RPGs (including some from IE) with no context (and some even WITH context), kinda makes me want to kill myself, so... A lot of the IE VO was really good though. Edited September 2, 2014 by Sensuki 2
TheisEjsing Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Listening to raw sound sets from IE games isn't a joy ride either in most cases. But in game it's awesome. So I have to disagree on that one.
Shadenuat Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 What about our Cadegund find? Would she really not make it into final game?
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 btw Oh god, this means PoE2 could have Pallegina as a romance. Keep the South African busy with SJW **** so he stays away from this. 1 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
Sensuki Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) On that note:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKNelcs_JjM# Edited September 2, 2014 by Sensuki
IndiraLightfoot Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Alright. I had a listen. Not everything was bad in itself. Well, "Keep fighting" was atrocious... However, it doesn't fit a paladin of an astute order with a codex to follow. She sounds like a gaming journalist. I expected something like this: Eowyn in LotR, for instance. No pressure! 1 *** "The words of someone who feels ever more the ent among saplings when playing CRPGs" ***
Sensuki Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 What about our Cadegund find? Would she really not make it into final game? Doesn't look like it
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