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Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist
What do people think of the voice acting? I think the acting/writing is suffering from trying to be too cool, comes off as trying too hard.

I hate hearing pharses like 'hella cool' and sort of trendy lingo in games.. cringy and breaks immersion. Like would a corporate assassin (V) say 'hella cool'? Even Judy and Jackie... I dunno. Seems like lingo/slang is overused.

Do you think there will be the option to turn speech off? Or even better, Just have V's speech off? Voiceless protagonist in my opinion really adds to immersion (think Bloodlines, Pathologic 2, any number of games really)

What's your opinion peeps? Am I the only one hella shook by this? Is it just whatevs? Stay lit fam, and remember.....YOLO.

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retroguy replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 3:17:24 pm PDT

Originally posted by ZumZoom:
I have a feeling that they overdid the faithfullness to the original tabletop game, because the lingo seems like trying to roleplay coolness to the max. I don't like the lingo, at least not this over the top use of it in every damn conversation.
As for turning off the voice, maybe we will see a mod for that some time after release, but I don't think he devs will do it, considering how much they emphasize the cinematic feel.

But there's a distinction there... Like the slang of the cyberpunk world 'eddies' for example or 'brain potato'...is not the same as the slang of today 'bae' etc. I think they're trying to shoehorn in modern slang. It ages poorly and quickly IMO.

12:05 am, June 28, 2020

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muckymucks replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 4:46:13 pm PDT

I like the male and female voices for V and Dex but Jackie's voice is a little jarring. I'm Mexican-American so hearing him switch between English and Spanish sounds weird. I don't do that. People I know don't do that. I speak one language or the other, not both at the same time. It bothers me, actually. But this entire game is being done by white people; the most they know about Spanish speakers is when they eat a burrito made by another white person.

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ZumZoom replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 2:39:52 pm PDT

I have a feeling that they overdid the faithfullness to the original tabletop game, because the lingo seems like trying to roleplay coolness to the max. I don't like the lingo, at least not this over the top use of it in every damn conversation.
As for turning off the voice, maybe we will see a mod for that some time after release, but I don't think he devs will do it, considering how much they emphasize the cinematic feel.

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Le Désir de Vivre replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 4:43:07 pm PDT

Originally posted by KRON:
Originally posted by IL'dar:
Voiceless protagonist makes roleplay better overall.
Why, exactly? The protagonist is still engaging in dialogue.
If I envision my character to have a high-pitched voice and hear Barry White in-game, it'd ruin my immersion.

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KRON replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 3:15:26 pm PDT

Originally posted by IL'dar:
Originally posted by retroguy:
Do you think there will be the option to turn speech off? Or even better, Just have V's speech off? Voiceless protagonist in my opinion really adds to immersion (think Bloodlines, Pathologic 2, any number of games really)
Voiceless protagonist makes roleplay better overall.
Why, exactly? The protagonist is still engaging in dialogue.

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IL'dar replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 2:50:33 pm PDT

Originally posted by retroguy:
Do you think there will be the option to turn speech off? Or even better, Just have V's speech off? Voiceless protagonist in my opinion really adds to immersion (think Bloodlines, Pathologic 2, any number of games really)
Voiceless protagonist makes roleplay better overall.

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IL'dar replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 11:13:17 pm PDT

Originally posted by KRON:
Originally posted by IL'dar:
Voiceless protagonist makes roleplay better overall.
Why, exactly? The protagonist is still engaging in dialogue.
More lines, voiceless protag always "sound" like you wanted him/her to sound.

12:04 pm, June 28, 2020

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Ghosti replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 28, 2020 @ 3:46:55 am PDT

I prefer voiceless for games like this.

12:04 pm, June 28, 2020

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BloodNog replied to Voice acting/writing/voiceless protagonist June 27, 2020 @ 3:26:08 pm PDT

Originally posted by KRON:
Originally posted by IL'dar:
Voiceless protagonist makes roleplay better overall.

Why, exactly? The protagonist is still engaging in dialogue.
It is based on the preference of the player. Voiceless dialogue only needs to be well written, voiced dialogue is additionally impacted by the speakers voice, inflection and speed among other things.

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