Bethesda tricked us with Dunmer voices : V

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:11 am

On all of the pre-launch videos Beth released, the Dunmer voices were the same guy who did Morrowind's Dunmer. Yet he is not in the game. Why would they do that? They literally had him voicing the Dunmer stuck int he web in Bleak Falls Barrow, but in the game it is another person entirely with the same dialogue.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:00 pm

Avrusa Serethi or whatever has a Morrowind voice, though I haven't seen much of it elsewhere. And yeah, I don't think Arvel had it either.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:03 pm

eh not tricked...but um...Mislead, nothing new really ;p

the real question is -why-, the only people who would even get the reference are peolpe that played Morrowind, and they obviously aren't making the game for Morrowind Folks so WHY put the voice in when anyone who start with Oblivion or never even heard of the TES series/didnt play Morrowind would even get it? or Care?

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:14 pm

eh not tricked...but um...Mislead, nothing new really ;p

which is something they have done a lot before the release if Skyrim.

All in all the Dunmer voices are much improved over Oblivion.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:02 am

That voice is so kickass too...

Alas.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:51 am

Apparently Jeff Baker just likes doing the odd promo. Don't think he has done anything else since Morrowind except one guy in Shivering Isles.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:40 pm

They did the same thing in Oblivions early gameplay trailers.

Todd Howard = Peter Molyneux

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:04 am

Well, at least the voices aren't like they were in Oblivion. This isn't really a complaint - I love Skyrim. I just find it odd that they did that.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:13 pm

Morrowind Dunmer voices were legit.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:41 pm

Apparently Jeff Baker just likes doing the odd promo. Don't think he has done anything else since Morrowind except one guy in Shivering Isles.

I'm 99% sure he voiced the ghoul in the Point Lookout FO3 expansion.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:57 pm

I'm 99% sure he voiced the ghoul in the Point Lookout FO3 expansion.

Just referring to TES.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:23 am

http://i.imgur.com/WrKEs.jpg

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:45 am

http://i.imgur.com/WrKEs.jpg

+ My Soul

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:31 am

I've been wondering this myself, although I'm happy that all Dark Elves don't sound like poncy High Elves, it's an improvement, but still - Why? What's so hard about keeping the grizzled voice in the game? Can Jeff Baker only do that voice once a year without tearing his throat apart or something?

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:02 am

http://i.imgur.com/WrKEs.jpg

THIS

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:05 pm

Somewhat related, it throws me off when certain Nords have an Altmer sounding voice. Like the Jarl of Falkreath.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:59 am

They did the same thing in Oblivions early gameplay trailers.

Todd Howard = Peter Molyneux

So let me guess after getting burned on Oblvion you went off and bought Skyrim to get burned a second time?

Jagar=repeating same behavoirs and expecting different results

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:26 am

So let me guess after getting burned on Oblvion you went off and bought Skyrim to get burned a second time?

Jagar=repeating same behavoirs and expecting different results

Or maybe the sound of the Dunmer voices isn't a deal-breaker? Who would choose to not buy the game over this?

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:41 am

So let me guess after getting burned on Oblvion you went off and bought Skyrim to get burned a second time?

Jagar=repeating same behavoirs and expecting different results

I don't buy these games for the soul purpose of getting off on the MW dunmer voices,

and Oblivion was a very fun game to play.

This doesn't change the fact that if you put something in a preview of a game and it isn't in the game it is dishonest.

EDIT: Not that I do get off on the Dunmer voices from MW :bonk:

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:35 am

It shows that Bethesda was just testing out the MW Dunmer voice, but for some good reason didn't think it was appropriate for Skyrim.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:45 am

It seems to me like they did a general overhaul of voices in some later stage. Early footage had the blacksmith in Riverhood, for example, with a more American accent. I suppose they improved it with more Scandinavian actors.

Anyways, maybe I'll moderated for this, but it's one of the most [censored] things to complain about.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:02 am

It shows that Bethesda was just testing out the MW Dunmer voice, but for some good reason didn't think it was appropriate for Skyrim.

I don't get why they wouldn't just keep it under wraps then, Talos knows they kept a tight ship in terms of info leaks, surely they could've just released a trailer with only things they 100% knew.

And I think the Dunmer get that Gravelly voice from the Ash storms on Vvardenfell lore-wise, so that's probably why the left it out.

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:00 am

I walked into that area where Arvel was for the first time, heard what I thought was a very human, English-speaking voice, and thought "What the hell happened to Arvel?".

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:58 am

I assume the harsh Morrowind style voice from the pre release vid was simply a placeholder (like Alvors voice was). Perhaps at one point they planned to have it but in the end prefered the current in game voice for Dunmer

» Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:44 am

At least they have somewhat of a deep voice.

Remeber Oblivions Dunmer?
*Shudders*