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[Yalision]

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
Please forgive the off-topic question, but what is a Writer's Pit?  It sounds like something you place under a trap door.

It is! And that's where we keep all the writers.

I'm told it's to keep us from infecting the rest of the staff. Which is perfectly reasonable.

Have you considered Morgan Freeman to voice act? Lol. The man would be awesome. No series is ever truly complete without a little of this man. And Patrick Stewart, obviously. Hell, anybody from Star Trek. Props for Kate Mulgrew, but did Gargoyles teach you nothing?

Modifié par Yalision, 01 novembre 2012 - 06:17 .

[Face of Evil]

Morgan Freeman would be a tad expensive. I think at any given time of the year, there's at least three Hollywood films or major commercials where Morgan Freeman is providing voice-over.

Modifié par Face of Evil, 01 novembre 2012 - 06:34 .

[sylvanaerie]

Direwolf0294 wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

Does a similar thing happen across BioWare franchises? I can't imagine you using Meer or Hale again for any BioWare game for a while since both their voices have become so well known as Shepard.

I believe both voice player characters in SWTOR.

[Dhiro]

sylvanaerie wrote...

Direwolf0294 wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

Does a similar thing happen across BioWare franchises? I can't imagine you using Meer or Hale again for any BioWare game for a while since both their voices have become so well known as Shepard.

I believe both voice player characters in SWTOR.

Hale voiced Fem!Trooper, Meer didn't voice any player character as far as I remember, but I can't speak for NPCs. MaleTrooper was voiced by Varric's VA though, and FemImperial Agent is FemHawke.

[sylvanaerie]

Dhiro wrote...

sylvanaerie wrote...

Direwolf0294 wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

Does a similar thing happen across BioWare franchises? I can't imagine you using Meer or Hale again for any BioWare game for a while since both their voices have become so well known as Shepard.

I believe both voice player characters in SWTOR.

Hale voiced Fem!Trooper, Meer didn't voice any player character as far as I remember, but I can't speak for NPCs. MaleTrooper was voiced by Varric's VA though, and FemImperial Agent is FemHawke.

I LOVED the IA!  My favorite storyline in the game.  I thought she sounded familiar! 

[Melca36]

David Gaider wrote...

Palipride47 wrote...
And this situation is still (unfortuately for Mr. Gaider) is not the case with Nathan Fillion. 

We've never had Mr. Fillion act for us in DA. The choice of characters might be limited, unless he can do an accent (and, if he can, would he still sound like Nathan Fillion?). Even then, I'd more than happily have him voice someone. Hell, I'd even write a character just for him. That's how much I adore the man.

Thing is, he has that whole TV show thing. And a career. And such. He is a Man In Demand, and good on him. I don't imagine doing VO work on a video game is really his speed any longer.

It took a second playthrough of DA2 to make me realize that Gamlen's voice actor was Teagan's.

[sylvanaerie]

Dhiro wrote...

sylvanaerie wrote...

Direwolf0294 wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

Does a similar thing happen across BioWare franchises? I can't imagine you using Meer or Hale again for any BioWare game for a while since both their voices have become so well known as Shepard.

I believe both voice player characters in SWTOR.

Hale voiced Fem!Trooper, Meer didn't voice any player character as far as I remember, but I can't speak for NPCs. MaleTrooper was voiced by Varric's VA though, and FemImperial Agent is FemHawke.

I LOVED the IA!  My favorite storyline in the game.  I thought she sounded familiar!  Kath Soucie (Erlina, Marjolaine, Aerie from BG2) did the female smuggler.  Didn't the actor who did Male Shepard's voice do the Bounty Hunter?  

Modifié par sylvanaerie, 01 novembre 2012 - 06:47 .

[Dhiro]

sylvanaerie wrote...

Dhiro wrote...

sylvanaerie wrote...

Direwolf0294 wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

Does a similar thing happen across BioWare franchises? I can't imagine you using Meer or Hale again for any BioWare game for a while since both their voices have become so well known as Shepard.

I believe both voice player characters in SWTOR.

Hale voiced Fem!Trooper, Meer didn't voice any player character as far as I remember, but I can't speak for NPCs. MaleTrooper was voiced by Varric's VA though, and FemImperial Agent is FemHawke.

I LOVED the IA!  My favorite storyline in the game.  I thought she sounded familiar!  Kath Soucie (Erlina, Marjolaine, Aerie from BG2) did the female smuggler.  Didn't the actor who did Male Shepard's voice do the Bounty Hunter?  

Nope. Male Shep's VA is Mark Meer, The Glorious, while the male BH's VA is a guy I don't really know at all. I couldn't stand the FemSmuggler VA, to be perfectly honest, and male IA... well. He's a winner.

I don't think anybody from the DA team worked on TOR, aside from Hepler. She wrote Smuggler's Act 2 and 3 (you can notice that the humor I loved so dearly in Act 1 vanished, but the storyline became more tight, so to speak) and I believe she wrote Corso - not sure about the other companions.

Modifié par Dhiro, 01 novembre 2012 - 06:56 .

[sylvanaerie]

She wrote the Corso Romance portion (I am unsure how much of the character she wrote, but she did say she did the romance--and talked about some of the difficulties incorporating the romance in a character who had already had most of his story arc written--in another thread). I loved that companion, very sweet, funny. Perfect lil bro for the smuggler who doesn't romance him, but a sweet romantic for the lady smuggler. I loved how he got all funny/jealous whenever my smuggler would flirt with someone else. My Tilloa was a shameless lil twilek, but she was so much fun!

Modifié par sylvanaerie, 01 novembre 2012 - 07:03 .

[Savber100]

If we can't get Tim Curry, can you guys compensate by getting Nathan Fillion to voice a companion?

You guys got people from Tricia Helfer to Adam Baldwin etc... surely you can get Nathan Fillion.. 

Modifié par Savber100, 01 novembre 2012 - 07:03 .

[Dhiro]

sylvanaerie wrote...

She wrote the Corso Romance portion (I am unsure how much of the character she wrote, but she did say she did the romance--and talked about some of the difficulties incorporating the romance in a character who had already had most of his story arc written--in another thread). I loved that companion, very sweet, funny. Perfect lil bro for the smuggler who doesn't romance him, but a sweet romantic for the lady smuggler. I loved how he got all funny/jealous whenever my smuggler would flirt with someone else. My Tilloa was a shameless lil twilek, but she was so much fun!

My Male Smuggler spent most of his time trying to get Corso out of his armor - though there was a bit in Alderaan where a male Smuggler can tell Skavak that no, Corso has nothing to compensate for. Buut we're getting off-topic.

Whatever the OP said, I probably agree!

[Foolsfolly]

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

It was Loghain wasn't it? ....and as.... Orsino? The Viscount?

[Foolsfolly]

Melca36 wrote...

It took a second playthrough of DA2 to make me realize that Gamlen's voice actor was Teagan's.

Wait, it is?

It took goddamn IMDB for me to find out that Sebastian is also Seneschal Bran. Or that Steven Blum was both Oghren (obvious) and the First Enchanter (less than obvious). Or that the guy did Zaeed did Mayor Murdock and Lord Harrowmont. I was floored when I read that.

It's actually amazing how you can get sucked into the story and not notice these things. Some of which you can't help but think you'd notice if you just listened for it.

[Melca36]

Foolsfolly wrote...

Melca36 wrote...

It took a second playthrough of DA2 to make me realize that Gamlen's voice actor was Teagan's.

Wait, it is?

It took goddamn IMDB for me to find out that Sebastian is also Seneschal Bran. Or that Steven Blum was both Oghren (obvious) and the First Enchanter (less than obvious). Or that the guy did Zaeed did Mayor Murdock and Lord Harrowmont. I was floored when I read that.

It's actually amazing how you can get sucked into the story and not notice these things. Some of which you can't help but think you'd notice if you just listened for it.

Yes. And his voice actor does Varnell too.   I believe he does Lord Harriman (sp?) too.

[Ser Fish]

David Gaider wrote...

Palipride47 wrote...
And this situation is still (unfortuately for Mr. Gaider) is not the case with Nathan Fillion. 

We've never had Mr. Fillion act for us in DA. The choice of characters might be limited, unless he can do an accent (and, if he can, would he still sound like Nathan Fillion?). Even then, I'd more than happily have him voice someone. Hell, I'd even write a character just for him. That's how much I adore the man.

Thing is, he has that whole TV show thing. And a career. And such. He is a Man In Demand, and good on him. I don't imagine doing VO work on a video game is really his speed any longer.

Make him a charming rogue city elf! Or a charming rogue casteless/surfacer dwarf. Varric could totally have another brother he doesn't know about or something. Or, or, or, you could say he's from the Anderfels and everyone in the Anderfels sounds Canadian (Anders doesn't count because he grew up in Ferelden, right? So we technically haven't met anyone from the Anderfels?) Just include the Fillion. PLEASE. FILLION ME.

*ahem*

[Fredvdp]

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

Varric is obviously Leske, but I guess that's acceptable because Brian Bloom is one of the better voice actors in Dragon Age and many people don't even know who Leske is.

[Palipride47]

Foolsfolly wrote...

Melca36 wrote...

It took a second playthrough of DA2 to make me realize that Gamlen's voice actor was Teagan's.

Wait, it is?

It took goddamn IMDB for me to find out that Sebastian is also Seneschal Bran. Or that Steven Blum was both Oghren (obvious) and the First Enchanter (less than obvious). Or that the guy did Zaeed did Mayor Murdock and Lord Harrowmont. I was floored when I read that.

It's actually amazing how you can get sucked into the story and not notice these things. Some of which you can't help but think you'd notice if you just listened for it.

Very odd that Gaider said that now, considering the people who are saying "that character was THAT guy/girl?!" when the voices are later kinda obvious.

At least I recognized Boulton instantly. To me, he will always be a sadistic, rapey noble (sorry Boulton! I'm sure you're a nice person IRL!)

But it is really funny how you don't really notice initially. I just found out via IMDB, for example, that Greg Ellis did Awakening Anders and Cullen.....which is insanely old news. Make sense that they'd do multiple people for multiple things though, VOs are pricey (especially anyone with name recognition).

[sylvanaerie]

Melca36 wrote...

Foolsfolly wrote...

Melca36 wrote...

It took a second playthrough of DA2 to make me realize that Gamlen's voice actor was Teagan's.

Wait, it is?

It took goddamn IMDB for me to find out that Sebastian is also Seneschal Bran. Or that Steven Blum was both Oghren (obvious) and the First Enchanter (less than obvious). Or that the guy did Zaeed did Mayor Murdock and Lord Harrowmont. I was floored when I read that.

It's actually amazing how you can get sucked into the story and not notice these things. Some of which you can't help but think you'd notice if you just listened for it.

Yes. And his voice actor does Varnell too.   I believe he does Lord Harriman (sp?) too.

And Arl Wulff (Tim Watson).

I still want Tim Curry back to voice some villian...

[Aolbain]

Dhiro wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

Palipride47 wrote...
And this situation is still (unfortuately for Mr. Gaider) is not the case with Nathan Fillion. 

We've never had Mr. Fillion act for us in DA. The choice of characters might be limited, unless he can do an accent (and, if he can, would he still sound like Nathan Fillion?). Even then, I'd more than happily have him voice someone. Hell, I'd even write a character just for him. That's how much I adore the man.

Thing is, he has that whole TV show thing. And a career. And such. He is a Man In Demand, and good on him. I don't imagine doing VO work on a video game is really his speed any longer.

Captain Hammer for companion and LI. While we're at that, make all his companion quests a mix of musical numbers and interpretive dances.

Bam said the lady (me), instant success.

Oh yes! A tousand times yes!

[Cyberstrike nTo]

sylvanaerie wrote...

Direwolf0294 wrote...

David Gaider wrote...

TheJediSaint wrote...
I'm getting the image in my head of your thinking "He would be a great voice actor for this character!" and then, "Blast!  We've already used him!"

That has happened.

We even had an actor audition for a DA2 role who was in DAO... and they were great. Sadly, they had a voice that was really obviously that DAO role. For about two minutes we agonized over whether it would be OK regardless... but no. No, no. Sanity must rule the day (except on Friday, and even then only in the Writer's Pit).

Does a similar thing happen across BioWare franchises? I can't imagine you using Meer or Hale again for any BioWare game for a while since both their voices have become so well known as Shepard.

I believe both voice player characters in SWTOR.

IIRC Mark Meer is listed in the additional voice cast in the credits of both Dragon Age games and I think he did the voice of Tug in Leliana's Song DLC and Kimberly Brooks who did the voice of Ash in Mass Effect triology did the voice of Lanya (Zatheran's First in the Dalish Camp quest) in DA:O.  

[Cyberstrike nTo]

Savber100 wrote...

If we can't get Tim Curry, can you guys compensate by getting Nathan Fillion to voice a companion?

You guys got people from Tricia Helfer to Adam Baldwin etc... surely you can get Nathan Fillion.. 

He's the VA for Gao the Lessor, in Jade Empire so he's already been a BioWare game.

Seriouslyy get Peter Cullen should be the VA for the male lead in Dragon Age III just imagine the male character "Inquistors lets roll out!"  At least that way I would be more inclinced to play a male character.

[Sylvius the Mad]

Forget a villain. If we have to have a voiced PC, I'd like Tim Curry to voice it. Tim Curry is the perfect voice for my typical male PC (which is why I'm usually so disappointed in the voice provided - I'd have liked Mass Effect a lot more if Shepard were Tim Curry rather than Mark Meer).

[Maria Caliban]

Dhiro wrote...


I don't think anybody from the DA team worked on TOR, aside from Hepler.

Mary.

[Potato Cat]

Cthulhu42 wrote...

I was actually watching Rocky Horror last night.

Awesome movie.

Same. 'Tis my Halloween movie. That and Little Shop Of Horrors and Sweeny Todd. But Rocky Horror's the best.

And Tim Curry is one of the best things ever. Love his voice so much, especially in the Cravendale adverts. I hate having to kill him in DAO, even if he was the third most villainous villain in the series so far.