Are we getting voice acting?

[Bl00dcrow]

I know it's too early and all, but are we gonna get voice acting one day in the foreseeable future?

I'm really curious how it would sound since the dialogues are just flowing and colorful, and it would be musical to hear it sing once some VO's are in.

[Mad Cat Lad]

idk lots of English voices in games sound over-acted and artificial, like people are just reading from the script and doing some "standard emotion X/Y/Z", not trying to get into the role and speak like a real person would in that situation.

[Dr_Harnsaft]

Honestly think it's unnecessary. The dialogue is good without it and the voice acting would need to be good enough to not distract from that.

[zetto]

wait for the game to be actually done to then wonder about extra QoL inclusions

[Bl00dcrow]

Originally posted by IHateMagic:

I'd much much prefer more content. Voice acting done well is expensive, tedious process that also a big timesink -- and honestly I don't think it's super necessary here. Furthermore if it's not cast or done close-to-perfectly there's a chance it'll hurt the experience overall.

Another important matter is a lot of image scenes and sometimes nuanced dialogue have semi-hidden or obscure details or clue in 'em that encourage you to let them sit on screen for a bit so you can notice them and also add up what they mean. Voice acting would have to accommodate to that kind of pacing for a lot of scenes and that sounds difficult to fit inline with, maybe even impossible? - I figured experience can dip a lot here if not everything like this is perfectly accounted for I could be totally wrong though

I kinda assumed that most actors would take that into account, but after reading your thoughts on this I see it depends on who gets fished out in the end sadly. So having more content as you've said would be more ideal.

I guess those voice dubs online kinda made me wish for it a bit too much.

[Nemets]

Hell no. English VA always suck. I hope they keep striking forever

[Relative unit]

What an awful idea.

[Bl00dcrow]

Originally posted by Relative unit:

What an awful idea.

Hey c'mon. Let a brotha dream a lil.

But I could see why that could be the case, as the other folks here have brought up why it's probably a bad idea.

[skooma]

The game works better without them, and with the way eng VA tend too be (♥♥♥♥) would only ruin the jokes.

Besides you'd have to find a perfect match, and perfect is expensive.

[Vedris]

Voice acting

Is there any possibility of potential voice acting for the characters in this game? Given its VN-styled, voice acting would greatly improve this already fantastic game!

[Sukaiba]

1. Nah, as much as I'll come off as a weebshiて, most english VA suck ass, specially when mixed with anime-esque aesthetics

2. I genuinely think there's a case for this game working better without any voices

3. Honestly, I'd rather do with the game getting an extended sound library, the stock RPGmaker sounds get kinda distracting

[L3wt]

Originally posted by Sukaiba:

1. Nah, as much as I'll come off as a weebshiて, most english VA suck ass, specially when mixed with anime-esque aesthetics

2. I genuinely think there's a case for this game working better without any voices

3. Honestly, I'd rather do with the game getting an extended sound library, the stock RPGmaker sounds get kinda distracting

Totally agree! At the beginning of BG3 I immediately wanted to put a ball gag on the narrator😁 By chapter three her melodramatic smarmy voice made me want to start cutting.

[BlackOps]

Originally posted by Momoko Gaming:

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Fan voice acting on the other hand are fun, and often amazing like Lia's (from Phase Connect) playthough.

Fully agree with this! Streamers adding their own flair to the dialogue (especially when they get REALLY into the content ) is only helping promote the experience to potential customers.

[Sukaiba]

Originally posted by Momoko Gaming:

Fan voice acting on the other hand are fun, and often amazing like Lia's (from Phase Connect) playthough.

I
third? this
Pippa and specially Lia did great voicing for the characters and while its unofficial, its also what makes it more genuine than if you were paid to do it
Its almost like a mini fan project, so they do it earnestly instead of doing it out of obligation
And it helps that they seem to REALLY get in-character lol