Posted September 17, 2013

mrcrispy83
*Kicks shin*
Registered: Sep 2011
From United States

Daedalus1138
The A.I. Guy
Registered: Jun 2010
From United States
Posted September 18, 2013
Deus Ex: Invisible War. The first game often gets bashed (well, maybe that's too strong a word, but my tired brain can't think of a better one) for having mediocre to bad voice acting, but Invisible War is worse. Most of the lines are read, not spoken, so there is little emotion to be found. I found this to be especially noticeable with the female Alex Denton, which is odd, because Laura Bailey, the voice actress, is actually pretty good. (As a side note, I think the best performances come from actors from the original game, specifically the guy who voices the (SPOILERS) Dentons and the girl who voices Nicolette DuClare (SPOILERS END)).
Shadowgrounds. Okay, so it's a pretty low budget game and the focus is more on the (good) gameplay. But goodness gracious the voice acting is bad. It also doesn't help that the dialogue often changes in volume level without the player changing anything.
Shadowgrounds. Okay, so it's a pretty low budget game and the focus is more on the (good) gameplay. But goodness gracious the voice acting is bad. It also doesn't help that the dialogue often changes in volume level without the player changing anything.

Dzsono
Scientician
Registered: Apr 2011
From Hungary
Posted September 18, 2013
Can I mention Dandelion from The Witcher was awful? He got better in The Witcher 2, but the first was like a piece of wood reading a cue card.

BlackDawn
[_][_][_]
Registered: Jan 2013
From Canada

AlKim
Not him again!
Registered: Sep 2010
From Finland
Posted September 18, 2013
Geralt is pretty bland and monotonous as well. Some say that he's like that deliberately because he's such a stoic and won't express emotions, but I'm still going to blame the actor. Not as bad as Dandelion though, I admit.

Dzsono
Scientician
Registered: Apr 2011
From Hungary

shadesofdeath320
UATKD
Registered: Jul 2010
From United States
Posted September 18, 2013

Easily the worst ever.

I just wonder what happened to the budget for the voices on the second one, since the others aren't nearly as bad.

carnival73
Zug Zug!
Registered: Sep 2010
From New Zealand
Posted September 18, 2013
The voice acting in
God Mode
Is quite good but
the overall "Coy" and "Androgynous" personality tone for Hades is horrible even if well acted.
God Mode
Is quite good but
the overall "Coy" and "Androgynous" personality tone for Hades is horrible even if well acted.

POLE7645
Rediscoverer
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
Posted September 18, 2013
For those of you who speak French, there's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGF2zqvOTg
Easily the worst I ever heard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGF2zqvOTg
Easily the worst I ever heard.

yyahoo
Laff-a-lympian
Registered: May 2011
From United States
Posted September 18, 2013
Has no one mentioned Silent Storm? It's a fantastic game, available here on GOG of course, but the voice acting is absolutely awful, dialogue scripting and performance.

wizardtypething
APPROVES OF ASS
Registered: Aug 2011
From United Kingdom
Posted September 18, 2013
I seem to remember, outside of 47 and Diana, that the VAs for Hitman 2 were deplorable.
Especially if German accents were involved.
Especially if German accents were involved.

Arkenbon
127.0.0.1 Boy
Registered: Feb 2010
From United States
Posted September 18, 2013
To protect the loife cycle!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1LzruO-eUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53oO1w-OD38
Oh how I love you House of the Dead series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1LzruO-eUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53oO1w-OD38
Oh how I love you House of the Dead series.
Post edited September 18, 2013 by Arkenbon

Jekadu
Not a lake
Registered: Jun 2009
From Sweden
Posted September 18, 2013
Something about the voice acting in the first Deus Ex really gets to me. It's not just the voice acting, though; it's the heavy compression and the incredibly wooden script. Even good voice acting can't save a bad script, and Deus Ex doesn't even have that.

Senteria
GOG Café Admin
Registered: May 2011
From Netherlands
Posted September 18, 2013
Lunar Silver Star Story. My ears....
It sounds like some low production voice audio and the voices just make me cringe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-1-VWmgBI
It sounds like some low production voice audio and the voices just make me cringe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-1-VWmgBI
Post edited September 18, 2013 by Senteria

wizisi2k
New User
Registered: Jun 2011
From United States
Posted September 18, 2013

It sounds like some low production voice audio and the voices just make me cringe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87-1-VWmgBI