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

  • impudentmortal@lemmy.world
    21·
    10 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

  • Evkob (they/them)@lemmy.ca
    8·
    10 days ago

    The whole cast of Team Fortress 2.

    I haven’t played that game in over a decade, yet if I read any of the lines from the game, I’ll still hear their voices loud as day. Even just seeing the word “medic” and I hear Demoman screaming it.

    • tetrachromacy@lemmy.world
      3·
      10 days ago

      Nearly everyone in Hades and Hades 2 have awesome voice actors. I’m particularly fond of Zagreus & Skelly from 1 and Melinoë, Hephaestus & Odysseus from 2. Great game and the VAs kick ass.

      • GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip
        1·
        10 days ago

        Same! I believe Zagreus and Skelly are both voiced by Darren Korb, who is the main composer of the ost, and also sings as Orpheus. Multi talented man!

    • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      Rockstar games have some pretty spectacular stories and acting and they’re just getting better, ever since GTA IV/RDR/LA Noire. RDR2 was one of the most heartbreaking and melancholy stories I’ve ever been told, game or otherwise. It’s a different genre, of course, but I have high hopes for GTA VI.

  • ch00f@lemmy.world
    6·
    10 days ago

    The narrator in Indika. Or really anybody in Indika. Especially considering the English actors aren’t even the original actors.

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    6·
    10 days 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.

    • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      Check out the BG3 narrator outtakes on YouTube.

      It makes me wish for a version of the game where she is actively snarking the party. Like every good DM should.

  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
    6·
    10 days ago

    The only two I can think of that haven’t been mentioned yet, but I feel must:

    Disco Elysium

    Skywind

    The latter is unreleased, but pretty much all the voice acting is done and the work I’ve heard is impeccable.

  • master_of_unlocking@piefed.zipEnglish
    5·
    10 days ago

    Half Life : Alyx. Everyone is great but I especially enjoyed Rhys Darby as the guy in your headset. Tony Todd as the Vortigaunts was also really good.

    • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      I can’t speak for Alyx as I never got a chance to play more than 10 minutes and I know the voice actress changed for Alyx. But Episode 2, wow. It’s a treat to play the game with commentary. The end of Ep2 has Merle Dandridge (Alyx) getting emotional discussing the final scene.

    • scholar@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 days ago

      Just a shame about some of the other voice acting from that game…

      ‘Rhetoric, and you believe it!’
      ‘JC Denton, in da fresh’
      ‘I spill my drink!’
      ‘JC - a bomb!’

    • Iunnrais@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 days ago

      I wanted to love bastion so much, but I’ve found I hate twin-stick— or rather, keyboard to move mouse to target in a third person action game controls too much and it just gets in the way. For third person, I just want keyboard only, and target where I’m facing.