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

  • impudentmortal@lemmy.world
    83·
    7 months 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

  • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
    70·
    7 months 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.

  • Evkob (they/them)@lemmy.ca
    35·
    7 months 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.

    • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      7 months 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.

    • tetrachromacy@lemmy.world
      13·
      7 months 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
        3·
        7 months 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!

  • meco03211@lemmy.world
    21·
    7 months ago

    One of the best villains I can remember from a game, Handsome Jack in Borderlands 2. Maybe he was just written so well, but he was amazing.

    • IMALlama@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 months ago

      “His” DLC for borderlands 3 was one of the high points of that game. I’m currently replaying 1 and while it’s fun 2 is just so much more engaging with Jack.

    • sem
      4·
      7 months ago

      Maybe the first game to make narration the main feature?

  • paultimate14@lemmy.world
    16·
    7 months ago

    I think Hades is the best overall, which has been mentioned here. Everything from Supergiant Games is great. I’ve seen Disco Elysium mentioned too, which is also great.

    But I think one game that is underappreciated and not mentioned here is Horizon: Zero Dawn. Ashley Burch won several awards for her performance as Aloy. I think part of the reason it gets forgotten is that the facial animations in cutscenes are bad, at least in the main game, which led to people just not liking the cutscenes very much. The DLC’s animations are pretty good though.