I hope with all the money Bethesda makes they'll be able to : V

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:01 am

More than 5 would be nice; it's painful how many key characters in the game don't just share the same voice actor, but the EXACT same voice in many cases.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:46 pm

More than 5 would be nice; it's painful how many key characters in the game don't just share the same voice actor, but the EXACT same voice in many cases.

Actually I think they hired 70 for the game. Maybe do some research before using incorrect facts to make your arguement.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:37 pm

70!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What jo problemo man?

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:32 pm

I hope they go back to text dialogue.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:42 am

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1814884/fullcredits#cast

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:10 am

I hope they go back to text dialogue.

Don't hold your breath. Its no wonder you are bitter and complain about everything here. Having unrealistic expectations only leads to dissapointment.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:13 pm

More than 5 would be nice; it's painful how many key characters in the game don't just share the same voice actor, but the EXACT same voice in many cases.

u think this is bad play oblivion, they had like 4 there after they wasted their money of overrated overpriced celebrity voices

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:46 pm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1814884/fullcredits#cast

=s Seems like they cut a few of them out though... I dont hear 70 different actors in my game.

Its better then Oblivion, but still not good enough... Especially since they, once again, cut out the damn raspy Dunmer voice, even after showcasing it in one of the videos...

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:16 pm

=s Seems like they cut a few of them out though... I dont hear 70 different actors in my game.

Nameless NPCs don't get individual voice actors.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:15 pm

Don't hold your breath. Its no wonder you are bitter and complain about everything here. Having unrealistic expectations only leads to dissapointment.

I don't complain about everything, and I do know that many things have changed in the gaming industry.
I still enjoy Skyrim and it is in my top games of all time, I just feel it could have been better (for me, of course) and am still willing to dispense my words of wisdom, or meaningless yak droppings depending on your opinion.

In fact, I expected a lot less from Skyrim than I got, but theres always room for improvement

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» Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:48 am

I hope they hire more/better writers, and a team that knows how to make a video game combat system that doesn't svck.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:57 pm

I wish they would stop spending huge amounts of money on celebrity voice actors with no voice range...

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:56 am

I don't hear as nearlly close to 70 voices. There are a few unique one's like The Greybeards and Esbern etc... but the majority of the voices are the same, like most of the humans have the same voice as Belethor. The Argonians, Dark Elves and Orcs only have like 1 each by the sounds of their voices too.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:30 pm

I don't complain about everything, and I do know that many things have changed in the gaming industry.
I still enjoy Skyrim and it is in my top games of all time, I just feel it could have been better (for me, of course) and am still willing to dispense my words of wisdom, or meaningless yak droppings depending on your opinion.

In fact, I expected a lot less from Skyrim than I got, but theres always room for improvement :biggrin:

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Words of wisdom? lol, that made me chuckle. You might need to look up the definition of the word wisdom. Stating that NO ONE likes the marriage mechanic just because you don't are not words of wisdom but rather words of ignorance.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:52 pm

Actually I think they hired 70 for the game. Maybe do some research before using incorrect facts to make your arguement.

Five or seventy it doesn't make his argument invalid, so many of them sound the same it's ridiculous. If that's what 70 sound like then they need 200 or 300 to make it sound like there is some diversity. It's not just that they all sound the same I just hate it how none of the voices fit the characters, especially the male voices, I was actually quite surprised when If irst came across a Khajit and it didn't just sound like a human race.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:25 pm

They might have 70 VA's but the concetration was way to much. and who the prioritized to what was also lacking imo, I mean in Solitude at the Weenking Skeever, the Bar head sounds younger than his "son"........why?

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:39 pm

Words of wisdom? lol, that made me chuckle. You might need to look up the definition of the word wisdom. Stating that NO ONE likes the marriage mechanic just because you don't are not words of wisdom but rather words of ignorance.

or meaningless yak droppings depending on your opinion.

I may be guilty of a bad joke but I am no fool.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:57 pm

It's just that some of the more unique sounding main NPC voices are easily recognized when heard from generic NPCs.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:10 pm

Some of the voices are similar and I could see how hearing them over and over again could cause them to blend together. But to complain about the lack of variety is kind of crazy- there's tons of variety, many different accents and intonations. I love Ahnold guards. They're my favorite

Sure, hearing the same dialogue can get boring, but that's not the voice actors' fault.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:28 pm

Words of wisdom? lol, that made me chuckle. You might need to look up the definition of the word wisdom. Stating that NO ONE likes the marriage mechanic just because you don't are not words of wisdom but rather words of ignorance.

Why don't we keep this obviously personal argument out of the thread, kay? This is not the marriage thread, if you have a problem with something started there, keep it there or to PM's. Thanks.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:29 am

Five or seventy it doesn't make his argument invalid, so many of them sound the same it's ridiculous. If that's what 70 sound like then they need 200 or 300 to make it sound like there is some diversity. It's not just that they all sound the same I just hate it how none of the voices fit the characters, especially the male voices, I was actually quite surprised when If irst came across a Khajit and it didn't just sound like a human race.

The problem is that the inability to re-use voice-files causes the amount of space the game requires to become excessive. From what I've played, there IS a lot of variation in the V.A.'s. Heck, there are are least 5 different V.A.s for the different guards alone.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:53 pm

The problem cited by Todd before release wasn't funding, it was the crappy capacity restrictions on the 360 (an issue also griped about by Rockstar). The PC has essentially infinite storage (although it would be unwise to go beyond 25 GB for practicality reasons), the PS3 has 25 GB on a bluray disc, and the 360 has less than 3.5 on a standard DVD thanks to the DRM they put on them. Gogo weakest link!

Edit: And after a quick search on the web, I've found that Epic, Team Ninja, and more have the same problem. Time for that console to die.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:47 pm

Mhm... Curse you Xrapbox 360.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:12 am

I wish they would stop spending huge amounts of money on celebrity voice actors with no voice range...

I think Christopher Plummer did ok, but Joan Allen, who's a top notch actress, really doesn't shine at all in this game. She sounds like she's just reading down the list of dialogue, which is what the 'behind the scenes' video seemed to show. Granted, without any visuals or real context it must be hard to nail it, but I think less expensive talent could have done a better job. And anyways, I'm sure most of us didn't buy the game for the celebrity voices.

And besides that, the material is pretty bad. I mean, the story is fine, but the writing really isn't that impressive.

» Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:53 pm

I think people think there are only a few voice actors because those "additional voices" actors are such a few. Give even randoms an occasional von Sydow voice or somesuch, and the mix would get much more variety. Characters you see most often shouldn't sound the same as much as they do in Skyrim (Guards, for example... although this, with their lines, becomes rather hilarious

).