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

  • impudentmortal@lemmy.world
    861·
    4 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

  • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
    7·
    3 days 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

  • Maiq@piefed.socialEnglish
    1461·
    5 days ago

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

  • essell@lemmy.world
    8·
    4 days ago

    Homeworld - Few lines. All brilliant. " Detecting no communication from anywhere in the system, not even beacons." - “We are being overwhelmed!”

    Ixion - So many lines that would make no sense if they weren’t being delivered with conviction and sincerity.

    • Iunnrais@lemmy.world
      7·
      4 days ago

      The semi-emotionless, or at least restrained emotional delivery of the lines always hit me really hard. They never screamed, never cried, but the matter of fact way they said Kharak was burning, and how you needed to hunt down the perpetrators… it was chilling. The emotion was somehow bleached out of the voices, yet so, so, so powerfully deep and present nonetheless… I don’t know how they managed it, but it was incredible.

      • essell@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 days ago

        I agree, that’s the genuine beauty of it, their layered performance. We could hear their emotions as much as we could hear them hiding their emotions. Genius

  • geekwithsoul@piefed.socialEnglish
    81·
    4 days ago

    While Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is a bit of a mixed bag overall, Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra will always be one of my favorites. Also Courtenay Taylor as female player character in Fallout 4, and Ashley Burch as Pavarti in Outer Worlds.

    • RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 days ago

      Really good ones, especially AC Odyssey. The gulf in quality between the male and female voice actors in Odyssey is astounding.

  • tomkatt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    5 days ago

    Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, for the original PlayStation. All these years later it’s still an amazing standout.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      It really was one of the first games to go all out with good voice acting.

      Go and play other “big budget” games of the PS1 era like the Resident Evil series or even Metal Gear Solid to see the difference.

      Soul Reaver really stood head and shoulders above everything at the time.

  • TotallyNotSpez@startrek.website
    13·
    5 days ago

    I was very impressed by Cherami Leigh in Cyberpunk 2077. She sent shivers down my spine.

    Of course there is Roger Craig Smith from AC II, but I also enjoyed Noah Watts (III) and Steven Piovesan (Rogue).

    Dominic Armato (Guybrush Threepwood) is an all time favourite of mine.

    • cobysev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Of course there is Roger Craig Smith from AC II

      Roger Craig Smith will always be my favorite Sonic the Hedgehog voice actor. The others are pretty good, but he has a quality that I personally feel captures the character.