So let's talk about voice acting...

[JustOnePepsi]

It's a widespread rumor that the PC will narrate the story this time around. I'm both okay, and not really okay with this.

First of all, if the PC is narrating the story, then that means Ron Perlman is likely out. Unless the male PC is voiced by Ron Perlman, which I highly doubt.

That being said, in the trailer, the TV newscaster (the one that says the titular line we all know and love...) does sound a lot like Ron Perlman.

My concern is that this was only for the trailer. Which would be disappointing. This is also backed up by the leaked casting and script info from Kotaku.

Another worrysome possibility is that there may be fewer dialog options throughout the story, as they will have to voice all of them (twice) if the PC is going to speak. Again, the leaked script pages on Kotaku reinforce this fear, as they show no optional dialog in the conversation at all.

These things have me more worried than graphics or engines or reddit rumors.

EDIT: Also... I'm calling it right now based on that "Let's go, pal..." line from the trailer. Male PC is voice by either Troy Baker or Roger Craig Smith.

[Akari_Enderwolf]

I'd rather not have the pc voiced than have fewer conversation options. I liked exploring the pointless chat lines.

[JustOnePepsi]

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

I'd rather not have the pc voiced than have fewer conversation options. I liked exploring the pointless chat lines.

I agree. Also, it leaves shaky ground for mods. If the PC is voiced throughout all of the dialog and main quests, that would mean any mods that add NPCs or content will feel out of place. It'll be a big step backwards in the modding community considering we've advanced far enough that there are so many fully voiced NPC mods for Skyrim and such.

It would be a shame to screw that up... feeling-wise.

And of course, the possibility of Ron Perlman not returning just makes me sad. I would much prefer Ron Perlman narration over a voiced PC.

[Akari_Enderwolf]

Originally posted by Grouse:

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

I'd rather not have the pc voiced than have fewer conversation options. I liked exploring the pointless chat lines.

I agree. Also, it leaves shaky ground for mods. If the PC is voiced throughout all of the dialog and main quests, that would mean any mods that add NPCs or content will feel out of place. It'll be a big step backwards in the modding community considering we've advanced far enough that there are so many fully voiced NPC mods for Skyrim and such.

It would be a shame to screw that up... feeling-wise.

And of course, the possibility of Ron Perlman not returning just makes me sad. I would much prefer Ron Perlman narration over a voiced PC.

i'd almost want to disable player character voices in dialouge so I can imagine the voice to be however I want it to be. That was part of the immersion for me. if it's just for the intro and ending then I'm ok with that though. if it's just the trailer then I'm even more ok with it.

[x Princess Leliana x]

Originally posted by Grouse:

It's a widespread rumor that the PC will narrate the story this time around. I'm both okay, and not really okay with this.

First of all, if the PC is narrating the story, then that means Ron Perlman is likely out. Unless the male PC is voiced by Ron Perlman, which I highly doubt.

That being said, in the trailer, the TV newscaster (the one that says the titular line we all know and love...) does sound a lot like Ron Perlman.

My concern is that this was only for the trailer. Which would be disappointing. This is also backed up by the leaked casting and script info from Kotaku.

Another worrysome possibility is that there may be fewer dialog options throughout the story, as they will have to voice all of them (twice) if the PC is going to speak. Again, the leaked script pages on Kotaku reinforce this fear, as they show no optional dialog in the conversation at all.

These things have me more worried than graphics or engines or reddit rumors.

EDIT: Also... I'm calling it right now based on that "Let's go, pal..." line from the trailer. Male PC is voice by either Troy Baker or Roger Craig Smith.

i really. really. REALLY. Hope the PC isn't voiced. It would completely ruin the immersion for me. I'm the sad guy who used to read all the lines myself.

[JustOnePepsi]

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

i'd almost want to disable player character voices in dialouge so I can imagine the voice to be however I want it to be. That was part of the immersion for me. if it's just for the intro and ending then I'm ok with that though. if it's just the trailer then I'm even more ok with it.

If it's just for the beginning and end, I'm not okay with it. Get Ron Perlman to do it! lol

If he is voiced throughout, then I would expect one of the first mods to be removing the PC voices.

As long as Bethesda doesn't go the Mass Effect route and gives us dialog options that don't actually indicate the exact words and phrases being used, that is.

[Akari_Enderwolf]

Originally posted by The Major:

Originally posted by Grouse:

It's a widespread rumor that the PC will narrate the story this time around. I'm both okay, and not really okay with this.

First of all, if the PC is narrating the story, then that means Ron Perlman is likely out. Unless the male PC is voiced by Ron Perlman, which I highly doubt.

That being said, in the trailer, the TV newscaster (the one that says the titular line we all know and love...) does sound a lot like Ron Perlman.

My concern is that this was only for the trailer. Which would be disappointing. This is also backed up by the leaked casting and script info from Kotaku.

Another worrysome possibility is that there may be fewer dialog options throughout the story, as they will have to voice all of them (twice) if the PC is going to speak. Again, the leaked script pages on Kotaku reinforce this fear, as they show no optional dialog in the conversation at all.

These things have me more worried than graphics or engines or reddit rumors.

EDIT: Also... I'm calling it right now based on that "Let's go, pal..." line from the trailer. Male PC is voice by either Troy Baker or Roger Craig Smith.

i really. really. REALLY. Hope the PC isn't voiced. It would completely ruin the immersion for me. I'm the sad guy who used to read all the lines myself.

you're not alone. I did the same thing and even made up how the character sounds in my head. that way my character sounds how i want them to sound.

[theROFLpacman]

So, just want to clear things up for you guys, Ron Perlman is in fact returning for Fallout 4. He confirmed that he's in it on twitter, though he's probably just the narrator like before.

[JustOnePepsi]

Originally posted by theROFLpacman:

So, just want to clear things up for you guys, Ron Perlman is in fact returning for Fallout 4. He confirmed that he's in it on twitter, though he's probably just the narrator like before.

Good. That solves that issue.

[Akari_Enderwolf]

Originally posted by FishyFishyFishy:

Originally posted by Grouse:

Good. That solves that issue.

the PC is still voiced.

go away troll.

[theROFLpacman]

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

Originally posted by FishyFishyFishy:

the PC is still voiced.

go away troll.

I think he's right. the player is still going to be voiced, but the narrator is still Ron Perlman(i'm going off of what the casting documents reported for the character voicing). we won't know entirely until E3

[Ambivalent]

I'm neutral.

Mostly characters make assumptions and developers fill in the blanks after i choose my way of response.(aka Bioware) These sometimes lead to good ones, sometimes bad dialogues. Both are taking away from "what i actually meant" and bad for RP but can be fun that your character acts free of you time to time.

But even if we take it as plus side it also means limiting my vocabulary or recording terabytes of dialogue which sadly won't gonna happen. So limitation to me.

One of the main reasons that Dragon Age Origins were better than its sequels was dialogue system. While it had other problems, it didn't make me feel lacking in this department.

Anyway i'd like to think that since Bioware now "working on open worlds" for no reason at all Bethesda counter attacks with "voice over" for no reason at all. It makes me giggle to think these big companies like little children fighting over their "toys" :p

[Akari_Enderwolf]

Originally posted by theROFLpacman:

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

go away troll.

I think he's right. the player is still going to be voiced, but the narrator is still Ron Perlman(i'm going off of what the casting documents reported for the character voicing). we won't know entirely until E3

I hope the pc voice was just a trailer thing. and what casting documents? isn't all that stuff hidden behind firewalls and not out in the open?

oh, and also, Samus had a voice actor in metroid prime 1 2 and 3, but she never had a spoken line. the voice actress did the hurt sounds and other such things.

[theROFLpacman]

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

Originally posted by theROFLpacman:

I think he's right. the player is still going to be voiced, but the narrator is still Ron Perlman(i'm going off of what the casting documents reported for the character voicing). we won't know entirely until E3

I hope the pc voice was just a trailer thing. and what casting documents? isn't all that stuff hidden behind firewalls and not out in the open?

oh, and also, Samus had a voice actor in metroid prime 1 2 and 3, but she never had a spoken line. the voice actress did the hurt sounds and other such things.

They were leaked casting documents from back in 2013. Kotaku did a report on them. Take it with a grain of salt though, as you may be right, and it may just be a trailer thing, but some of it has come true so far.

[JustOnePepsi]

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

I hope the pc voice was just a trailer thing. and what casting documents? isn't all that stuff hidden behind firewalls and not out in the open?

oh, and also, Samus had a voice actor in metroid prime 1 2 and 3, but she never had a spoken line. the voice actress did the hurt sounds and other such things.

You make a good point. However, Kotaku's leaks mentioned casting voice actors for both the male and female PCs, and also implied that the dialog in the game would be spoken, including bits of the script in those documents.

That leak (from 2013), plus the fact that this is the first time a player-character has spoken in one of BGS' trailers (besides Fus Ro Dah... but all of the shouts in Skyrim were voiced, so that only supports the theory), heavily imply that the PC will have spoken dialog.

[Akari_Enderwolf]

Originally posted by Grouse:

Originally posted by Silver Aura:

I hope the pc voice was just a trailer thing. and what casting documents? isn't all that stuff hidden behind firewalls and not out in the open?

oh, and also, Samus had a voice actor in metroid prime 1 2 and 3, but she never had a spoken line. the voice actress did the hurt sounds and other such things.

You make a good point. However, Kotaku's leaks mentioned casting voice actors for both the male and female PCs, and also implied that the dialog in the game would be spoken, including bits of the script in those documents.

That leak (from 2013), plus the fact that this is the first time a player-character has spoken in one of BGS' trailers (besides Fus Ro Dah... but all of the shouts in Skyrim were voiced, so that only supports the theory), heavily imply that the PC will have spoken dialog.

well i hope there is a mod to turn off the pc voiced dialouge then. That way mods that add npc's without voiced pc lines won't feel so out of place.