He voiced him in the last trailer so he's coming back. I think Barret's AC VA was back too but he sounded a bit different. Someone can correct if I'm wrong on the latter part.
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FFVII Remake (part 1?) voice recording is almost finished
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He voiced him in the last trailer so he's coming back. I think Barret's AC VA was back too but he sounded a bit different. Someone can correct if I'm wrong on the latter part.
I don't think this is true. It really depends on the context of what the voice is for. In something like a VN or adventure game where the script might be fluid and the voiced lines are mostly there to complement text dialogue boxes, you generally want to record later when everything is locked in, so save on studio time/costs. But when we're talking about voiced cutscenes which are fully animated and lip synced, you generally want to do it as early as possible. Since they are non-interactive sequences, locking the script down early and recording everything would give the cinematics team more time to match everything, and request for changes as required. So it really doesn't mean much imo.
Yabberwocky
Member
Ill leave the meaning of the Sephiroth that doesnt exist in the original (the black wing?) to everyones imagination.
...aka the possibility of Nomura's wing fetish.
...or Genesis.
...everything is secretly Kingdom Hearts.
...help.
I think I'm ok with that. I like that, other than Cloud, Steve doesn't do any other voice acting so Cloud's voice is entirely unique. I just hope they can get the direction right....
OH MY GOD YES. Please let this be the Cloud I know and love.
They said the same thing with FF Versus XIII (which was why I thought they were further along the script) back in 2011 though, but look what happened to it.
(Although to be fair, it being made into FFXV meant lots had to be changed to make it into a more traditional final fantasy)
(Although to be fair, it being made into FFXV meant lots had to be changed to make it into a more traditional final fantasy)
My 2017 dreams are shattered.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Are you referring to the interview that the director did? Because he didn't say anything like that, he said they were brushing up the scenes in the trailer.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
THere were parts in FFVII where Sephiroth's presence is near Cloud. A thread not too long ago showed an unusued giant Sephiroth sprite next to Cloud against a black background. I imagine Kitase and Nomura want to increase Sephiroth's presence more in the game even if it's just in Cloud's head at times.
polyh3dron
Banned
they better record the whole damn thing, who knows how many cast members will still be alive by the time the last episode is ready for release.
Exentryk
Member
Yepp, when people only see emotions Cloud they really didn't play FFVII. He was so much more there. Funny, quirky, angry, sad and mad. Wonder when this "Emo" Bs took a larger role and he only became that.
AzureFlame
Member
for how long this game been in development exactly?
He's had one for quite a while in Kingdom Hearts, Advent Children etc.
MetalliCabombination
Member
SE continues to have the most bizarre pr
hints strongly towards the game at psx , trolls everyone hard wth a classic ff release on ps4
6 months later, reveals what was actually teased out of nowhere.
6 months later- full blown gameplay, hype levels through the roof, finally a hd aaa SE jrpg not stuck in dev hell?
radio silence for a year
30th/20th anniversary, all they can afford to show is some artwork....yeah this is gonna end up more lost than versus. all in a single year.
one month later, when everyone has lost hope of a release in their lifetime
some no name game convention - nomura personally shows up and has 2 screenshots along with the claim that he was ready with the video as well
, okay so its not completely dead,
one week later - VA is almost done
and ultima troll is the single ringmaster of all these occurrences
hints strongly towards the game at psx , trolls everyone hard wth a classic ff release on ps4
6 months later, reveals what was actually teased out of nowhere.
6 months later- full blown gameplay, hype levels through the roof, finally a hd aaa SE jrpg not stuck in dev hell?
radio silence for a year
30th/20th anniversary, all they can afford to show is some artwork....yeah this is gonna end up more lost than versus. all in a single year.
one month later, when everyone has lost hope of a release in their lifetime
some no name game convention - nomura personally shows up and has 2 screenshots along with the claim that he was ready with the video as well
, okay so its not completely dead,
one week later - VA is almost done
and ultima troll is the single ringmaster of all these occurrences
Since mid-2014.
katsubento
Member
This E3 is going to be absolute insanity if they announce a date
They will announce a date.... for KH3.
Neff
Member
Some do it early, some do it late.
Story-heavy projects (such as this) tend to do it early, due to the large workload of lip-syncing, motion capturing, and general editing. It's why we often hear of VA rumours and leaks a year or two before a game hits or is even announced.
Kitase/Nomura have repeatedly pressed the point that this game is early in development and there's no reason to believe otherwise based on this bit of news. But still, nice to hear that they're chipping away at it.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Seeing as it's a remake it makes sense that the VO could potentially be done lone before release , still hope that Part 1 isn't far off, CyberConnect2 could be helping speed along development greatly.
the_batman
Banned
better not be the dead inside, Advent Children version of Cloud.
it's the one game split into multiple episodes
it's the one game split into multiple episodes
MistBreeze
Member
Does the parts mean a trilogy like ff xiii
Or one game splitted to episodes like hitman?
Or one game splitted to episodes like hitman?
I think his AC persona became his de facto persona after its release since a two hour movie is faster to digest than a 40 hour game, so people who never played VII, or who hadn't for quite a few years, saw that more easily and deviated to that representation rather than his more nuanced character in VII. Plus AC removed all his character growth from the original game anyway and stuck him back at the beginning with self-doubt and insecurity, so it kind of became his 'thing'. But when Cloud's on point, he's great, so hopefully they'll do right by him for the remake.
Trilogy like Half Life 2 episodes 1-3.
ArchedThunder
Banned
I'm guessing when they leave Midgar.
They said it will be multiple full games.
Kitase just said that it's not Advent Children Cloud.
Naked Lunch
Member
Good, the lines are recorded - now they can start developing the game.
BossDarkseid
Member
For FFXIII, didn't they do the VA recording in the spring/summer before it was released?
I don't think there's really a catch-all answer for this, but we've already had a trailer with some cutscenes with probably placeholder english VA.
HerroRygar
Member
Yeah, really don't know where the ideas that we are getting it soon are coming from. It's great that they are making concrete, locked-in progress on the script and voice acting, but it means nothing with respect to the programming work, asset generation, animation, non-dialogue text, localization, to say nothing of tuning and polish and bug fixing.
This is clearly not vaporware, but it's insane to think this is coming out this year. If I'm wrong and somebody quotes me to eat crow I will be thrilled, but for real I do not think it's happening. First half of 2018 *maybe* if they are blazing along faster than they've ever done for a modern, AAA game.
This is clearly not vaporware, but it's insane to think this is coming out this year. If I'm wrong and somebody quotes me to eat crow I will be thrilled, but for real I do not think it's happening. First half of 2018 *maybe* if they are blazing along faster than they've ever done for a modern, AAA game.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Not sure about FFXIII but usually when working on voice syncing with animation you generally want to record voices before hand and than match the lip sync to the voice when animating the model or animation. Makes the process smoother and faster with better animation. Of course this is SquareE so not exactly how they would do this.
If it was the same game I could just have played the original. Everything about this remake has me more excited than the original.
Sound is generally the last thing (except QA, obviously), and voice is the last of sound.
But Square pulls stupid shit all the time in regards to project management, sooo...
This really is a good sign. The lack of details at the 30th Anniversary event was weird, but now I'm wondering if the theory I heard is true - that part of Sony's major involvement with the game is S-E only premiering trailers at Sony events. The reveal at Sony's E3 instead of S-E's the very next day was always odd, and the next reveal was at PSX. Nothing in 2016, but that can easily be put down to that being FFXV's year and not wanting to step on its toes - I also believe this to be the reason why we've seen nothing from RE2 Remake. It would be crazy if come E3 they revealed Part 1 was close to done and ready for a Holiday 2017/Early 2018 release.
AzureFlame
Member
exactly, why would i want to playthe same exact game but prettier, it is a cool thing like RE1 remake ( it added some stuff tho) and Crash but not that exciting, i like the way they're going with VII, a great risk indeed but way more exciting. imo.
TBF I would have bought the shit out of "FFVII exactly the same but with PS4 graphics" in a heartbeat, but yes, this has me more hyped. And the multiple parts make me so excited for what they will add/expand.
CielTynave
Member
I'd prefer this happen tbh.