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[draetenth]

I'll admit that this was my reaction.

What happened with Ron Pearlman? It wouldn't be right to have a Fallout epilogue without him.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Maybe they have their priorities straight and are putting that money towards QA.

LOL, you're adorable

 

[GavinUK86]

What happened with Ron Pearlman? It wouldn't be right to have a Fallout epilogue without him.

As far as I know he's still doing the prologue and, I presume, the epilogue.

 

[Celcius]

They tried to get him but he was taken.

This post is golden haha
/thread

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Shame, this game could have used his particular set of skills.

He would've looked for you, found you and then killed you in the game.

 

[DYLANH24]

But where's Matthew Perry?

 

[friday]

So, are they going to spend their VO budget on actual voice directing this time instead of big name actors phoning it in?

 

[SmackAttack]

They tried to get him but he was taken.

Sensiblechuckle.gif

 

[Malikov]

that salesman in the e3 gameplay vid voiced like every elderly character in 3 and NV.

Hope Liam o'brien is back in it aswell

 

[Braag]

They seem like pretty good picks. Now they need to hire a lot of additional voice actors so all the random npc's wont sound the same.

But where's Matthew Perry?

Hopefully not doing any voice acting...

 

[Nuke Soda]

Voice actress for Starla from Regular Show? I will be all like STARLA in my best Muscle Man impression.

 

[Zee-Row]

I was so expecting Troy Baker.

 

[Soyongdori]

But where's Matthew Perry?

Somewhere far away from voice acting studio.

 

[Nuke Soda]

I was so expecting Troy Baker.

Dude needs a vacation.

 

[Shredderi]

Which gal are we talking about?




( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Lol.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

No Troy Baker? He must have too much on his plate at the moment.

As petty as this sounds, if they had cast that dude , i would have skipped this entry.

 

[chaobreaker]

Playing New Vegas now and it's pretty bad hearing Akihiko voice multiple people in the same area.

FFTY

 

[tbd]

Hopefully far the fuck away

This.

 

[His Majesty]

So, are they going to spend their VO budget on actual voice directing this time instead of big name actors phoning it in?

Hey, this is still Bethesda we're talking about. They'll probably get John Cleese to voice Dogmeat.

 

[pantsonhead]

Hey, this is still Bethesda we're talking about. They'll probably get John Cleese to voice Dogmeat.

200 lines of "Woof" with various inflections? I'd pay an extra $20 for that DLC.

 

[Nuke Soda]

200 lines of "Woof" with various inflections? I'd pay an extra $20 for that DLC.

Dogmeat becomes robotic and articulate.

 

[Dennis]

What happened to Troy Baker and Nolan North?

W U cheap out, Bethy?

 

[Yasae]

So, are they going to spend their VO budget on actual voice directing this time instead of big name actors phoning it in?

 

[Meowster]

Inspired choices - not really the people you think when you think of the leading character.

 

[120v]

once todd revealed how much spoken dialogue there actually is from the main character i knew it wouldn't be troy, considering his schedule

after all the troy-centric games i played the past two years i dunno if i could've stomached a 50-100+ hour game with him

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Knew it wasn't Troy Baker. Didn't sound anything like him.

 

[dragonlife]

Hopefully far the fuck away

Preach.

 

[NerdEyeBlind]

Where's Liam Neeson tho

He has a particular set of skills...that will be saved for DLC.

 

[Arulan]

I was dreading the rumors of a fully voiced protagonist and repercussions that would have throughout the game, and judging from the demo they've show thus far, they are severe.

They somehow managed to take the awful dialogue wheel concept and simplify it even further, with a maximum of four options, and what appears to be 1-3 words per choice. In an interview with Geoff Keighley, Todd Howard even explained that the dialogue system was a direct result of focus-testing feedback; not wanting to repeat the chosen line in audio after reading it. It's not even clear whether skill checks in dialogue are even a thing anymore. I'll try to keep an open mind on what they show at E3 and up until release, but this isn't very reassuring for Fallout as an RPG.

 

[CHC]

So, are they going to spend their VO budget on actual voice directing this time instead of big name actors phoning it in?

a) Eh probably not....

b) Even the best voice actors would probably struggle with Bethesa's scripts. Blood from a stone and all that.

 

[Enduin]

Courtenay sounds pretty great from what we've heard of her so far in FO4. Definitely think I'll roll as the wife my first go around. Always loved Jack in ME so that's a plus.

 

[luxarific]

Sad it's not Troy.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

It will be weird to hear my character talk.

 

[Fjordson]

I was dreading the rumors of a fully voiced protagonist and repercussions that would have throughout the game, and judging from the demo they've show thus far, they are severe.



They somehow managed to take the awful dialogue wheel concept and simplify it even further, with a maximum of four options, and what appears to be 1-3 words per choice. In an interview with Geoff Keighley, Todd Howard even explained that the dialogue system was a direct result of focus-testing feedback; not wanting to repeat the chosen line in audio after reading it. It's not even clear whether skill checks in dialogue are even a thing anymore. I'll try to keep an open mind on what they show at E3 and up until release, but this isn't very reassuring for Fallout as an RPG.

Those aren't the responses in their entirety. The actual dialogue after a choice is made is much longer than what's shown on the wheel.

 

[DeadlyParasite]

It'll be hard not to think of her character from Mass Effect when watching people play this. Cool news though.

 

[Arulan]

Those aren't the responses in their entirety. The actual dialogue after a choice is made is much longer than what's shown on the wheel.

I know, I'm not criticizing what the PC says (although it's likely full voice acting has had an effect on quality of writing, but you can't draw any conclusions this early), but the dialogue system.

 

[Enduin]

I know, I'm not criticizing what the PC says (although it's likely full voice acting has had an effect on quality of writing, but you can't draw any conclusions this early), but the dialogue system.

It's still too early to really say much on the dialogue system. This is a good analysis from reddit.

The dialogue wheels we've seen so far have been arranged as follows:

A: Good morning - Sounds great - You're still here - I feel fine - Get food - Let's go
B: Not Interested - Go Away - Everything's Dead - Answer me - No food - You're a Mutt
X: Go on - I'm Busy - This isn't happening - That's Impossible - I don't know - You're Okay
Y: Vault-tec? - Enough Space? - What happened? - 200 Years? - You Okay? - Owner?

I see a pattern:

• A Button always results in a kind / positive leaning statement.
• B Button always results in an aggressive / negative leaning statement.
• X Button always results in a neutral statement.
• Y Button is always a question or a request for clarification.

EDIT: /u/cory975 added an interesting point: On an Xbox controller...

• A is green (go/good/positive)
• B is red (stop/bad/aggressive)
• X is blue (calm/neutral/passive)
• Y is yellow (caution)

So there's a color key, just not for PC/Keyboard people.

This is pretty stock for this kind of dialogue wheel esq system. And really isn't at all different in content from 90% of FO3 and NV dialogues where you generally had a kind/benevolent response, a neutral response and an aggressive/mean response with then an inquisitive response to bring up more questions.

We still don't know what the yellow text on that "You Okay?" Y button response means during that convo with Codsworth. That could have been a skill check or it could signify that it's not just a direct question with a single answer, but an opening question that would then bring up new dialogue options to ask further questions that you could ask before bringing you back to the original direct responses about food.

 

[Slayven]

when is video games going to step up to getting good voice directors? 2015 and video game VA is still cringe worthy.

 

[Wag]

You are fired.

He's running for President.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

They tried to get him but he was taken.

But where's Matthew Perry?

If we're lucky, filming another masterpiece of a tutorial video for Windows 10

 

[CHC]

when is video games going to step up to getting good voice directors? 2015 and video game VA is still cringe worthy.

It's not usually the actors but the scripts and the implementation of the audio (weird pauses, etc). Some studios like Naughty Dog and MachineGames (Wolfenstein New Order) have done it very well lately but most, especially big RPGs, don't have the resources to nail the timing and cadence of every individual line of dialogue.

Of course this is Bethesda, infamous for their abysmal dialogue and voice acting, so standards are probably even lower. Though it seems like they're trying a BIT harder on this one.

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

Sad it's not Troy.

thank god its not him im tired of hearing him, nolan, and laura everywhere

 

[Laughing Banana]

Thank fuck no Troy Baker in sight.

It's getting incredibly irksome and tiresome that every other game seem to require him to VA their main characters.

 

[IDKAboutThat]

Ada Wong from RE6 will be the voice of my Lone Survivor? Perfect.

 

[Kas]

Muscle Man's girlfriend in Regular Show.

Welp, I know exactly who she is now.

 

[Morning Star]

Thank fuck no Troy Baker in sight.

It's getting incredibly irksome and tiresome that every other game seem to require him to VA their main characters.

thank god its not him im tired of hearing him, nolan, and laura everywhere

Dude needs a vacation.

As petty as this sounds, if they had cast that dude , i would have skipped this entry.

after all the troy-centric games i played the past two years i dunno if i could've stomached a 50-100+ hour game with him

Very much this for me.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Bethesda you really fucked up with that fucking dialogue choice wheel/button selection.

There should always be a "Tunnel Snakes rule" option

 

[-tetsuo-]

Who will make up the rest of the 5 person cast?

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Bethesda you really fucked up with that fucking dialogue choice wheel/button selection.

There should always be a "Tunnel Snakes rule" option

Tunnel Snakes better be the new raiders.

 

[Femmeworth]

when is video games going to step up to getting good voice directors? 2015 and video game VA is still cringe worthy.

Eh, I find most these days to be acceptable with some being good.

It does seem that good voice directors are in short supply and it seems like something the industry as a whole needs to foster.

LOL, you're adorable

I girl can dream.