Posted September 27, 2011
He played Aradesh, the mayor of Shady Sands, in the original Fallout.
MackieStingray
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LeapWind
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Posted September 29, 2011
Gosh, I haven't played Fallout in such a long time. Don't really remember Aradesh too well. And back then I wouldn't have known who Tony Shaloub is, anyhow. I think the only celebrity voice actor I remember knowing about in Fallout (though not at first) was Richard Dean-Anderson as Killian Darkwater of Junktown.
Post edited September 29, 2011 by LeapWind
MackieStingray
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Posted September 29, 2011
Well, there's always Ron Perlman.
Fallout 2 had Michael Dorn, among others.
Fallout 2 had Michael Dorn, among others.
shantae.
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Posted September 29, 2011
In Fallout, Ron Perlman.
In Planescape, Rob Paulsen.
In Planescape, Rob Paulsen.
krakadyla
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Posted September 30, 2011
Paulsen. My favourite mini-game in P:T was trying to pull Morte's teeth just to hear him get all indignant and sarcastic.
LeapWind
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Posted September 30, 2011
@ Mackie: Remind me again which character was voiced by Michael Dorn? It wasn't Marcus from Broken Hills, was it? I also remember him quite well.
Frankly, I've grown to have quite an appreciation for Jennifer Hale. So in Planescape that would translate into Grace (I don't think ghosts *really* count).
As for male voice actors, I'm not too sure if I've encountered anybody that's both as prolific and as enjoyable as Jennifer Hale (speaking of course within my own, very limited, sphere of exposure). I think that, at least for me, Cam Clarke would come relatively close.
To be honest, though, I cringe on the inside whenever game developers hire celebrities (especially of the Hollywood variety) to do voice overs. Yes, some of them are surprsingly good, but usually the motivation for doing so is nothing but mere popularity and a desparate attempt at adding 'street cred' to the game. I imagine that these folks also charge exorbitant fees for their services, and so game production ends up costing a whole lot more than it would have otherwise, had they decided to go for lesser known, yet equally talented (if not more so), professional voice actors. Such money could of course have been better spent on improving or polishing the game itself.
Frankly, I've grown to have quite an appreciation for Jennifer Hale. So in Planescape that would translate into Grace (I don't think ghosts *really* count).
As for male voice actors, I'm not too sure if I've encountered anybody that's both as prolific and as enjoyable as Jennifer Hale (speaking of course within my own, very limited, sphere of exposure). I think that, at least for me, Cam Clarke would come relatively close.
To be honest, though, I cringe on the inside whenever game developers hire celebrities (especially of the Hollywood variety) to do voice overs. Yes, some of them are surprsingly good, but usually the motivation for doing so is nothing but mere popularity and a desparate attempt at adding 'street cred' to the game. I imagine that these folks also charge exorbitant fees for their services, and so game production ends up costing a whole lot more than it would have otherwise, had they decided to go for lesser known, yet equally talented (if not more so), professional voice actors. Such money could of course have been better spent on improving or polishing the game itself.
Post edited September 30, 2011 by LeapWind
POLE7645
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Posted October 02, 2011
Frankly, I've grown to have quite an appreciation for Jennifer Hale. So in Planescape that would translate into Grace (I don't think ghosts *really* count).
As for male voice actors, I'm not too sure if I've encountered anybody that's both as prolific and as enjoyable as Jennifer Hale (speaking of course within my own, very limited, sphere of exposure). I think that, at least for me, Cam Clarke would come relatively close.
To be honest, though, I cringe on the inside whenever game developers hire celebrities (especially of the Hollywood variety) to do voice overs. Yes, some of them are surprsingly good, but usually the motivation for doing so is nothing but mere popularity and a desparate attempt at adding 'street cred' to the game. I imagine that these folks also charge exorbitant fees for their services, and so game production ends up costing a whole lot more than it would have otherwise, had they decided to go for lesser known, yet equally talented (if not more so), professional voice actors. Such money could of course have been better spent on improving or polishing the game itself.
MackieStingray
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POLE7645
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Posted October 03, 2011
*looks this up*
AWESOME!
Sorry, I've been very fond of him ever since seeing Until The End Of The World.
Yeah, Michael Dorn played Marcus in Fallout 2 and Fallout New Vegas, as well as Frank Horrigan.
He also dubs a lot of movies (mainly in Swedish).
Post edited October 03, 2011 by POLE7645
LeapWind
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Posted October 03, 2011
I haven't played Fallout New Vegas (not really planning to, either). Are you saying he reprises the same role of Marcus in this game?
Voice casting ought to be done with the character in mind, as well as (naturally) the voice; not the fame of the name. If, however, a celebrity nevertheless turns out to be the best choice for the part, then so be it. Yet they shouldn't have to compromise other game development aspects in order to pay a celebrity's outrageous salary just because they think it's a privilege to list him or her in the Credits, or because said actor happens to be in vogue at the time..
Post edited October 03, 2011 by LeapWind
MackieStingray
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Posted October 03, 2011
I haven't played Fallout New Vegas (not really planning to, either). Are you saying he reprises the same role of Marcus in this game?
Voice casting ought to be done with the character in mind, as well as (naturally) the voice; not the fame of the name.
I do take a small issue with this. The rest of what you said I either agree or do not disagree enough to care to mention it, but voice actors are an odd bunch. This entire game could have been voiced by Billy West, and you'd never know it. Same goes for Mel Blanc, though I'm pretty sure he was dead when this was made. The best voice actors, purely on quality and not even necessarily on price or name, can not be nailed down to a character. If you have a character, an emotion, <i>or a freaking flock of geese</i> that needs voiced, you may well have an actor who can do it in one take even if that's not what s/he's known for doing.
Voice acting's weird that way. Casting for a voice actor may well be a fool's errand unless that actors is known for that kind of role specifically. Which may well be where the celebrities come in. You know they can do that voice, even though you know you could always hire somebody else who could just pull a very effective double-duty as your entire foley effect department.
Post edited October 03, 2011 by MackieStingray
krakadyla
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Posted October 03, 2011
Like Bioware casting Carrie Ann Moss for Mass Effect 2 to utter, like, twenty words. It was funny how they used the fact for hype generation when there were 10 years between ME2 and that one film that made Moss a star (What sequels? There are no stinkin' sequels shutupshutup), and she's all but faded away by now. I wonder if they thought fanbases of Matrix and ME overlap a lot or just were being, well, new & improved EAware of ridiculously overblown hype campaigns and mediocre games.
MackieStingray
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Posted October 03, 2011
Well, there was always Memento.
To a lesser extent there was Red Planet, but I think we're relegating that to the same oblivion as the Matrix sequels.
To a lesser extent there was Red Planet, but I think we're relegating that to the same oblivion as the Matrix sequels.
krakadyla
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Posted October 03, 2011
While "Memento" was great movie, her performance there was nothing to write home about. Guy Pearce carried it all; well, with a little help from Cypher.
Post edited October 03, 2011 by krakadyla
rrr8891
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Posted April 09, 2013
I hope they bring back Mitch Pileggi for Numenera.