Originally posted by HexFlex32: aren't meant to sound like regular people. He won't even get sad he just knows the voice lines could be slowing you down and he wouldn't want that } Also if you keep playing eventually Hermes will ask you if he should shut up i suggest taking it if you don't like the VA. Most cartoons, anime, and plays are like that though and while it could be annoying to some I think its a good design choice and brings a lot of flavor to the game and the different characters. That being said I have picked up on the direction of the voice acting being more akin to a stage play than a TV show or something, some people are very sing song, some are very rough, very few characters are allowed to have a normal persons vocal range. I think your criticism of the olympians all sounding alike is pretty unfair, Zeus is booming, Dionysius is laid back and slurs, Posiedon seems to laugh in almost every voice line, Hermes talks so fast it hurts me, Artemis and Aphrodite kind of have a similar vocal range but huge difference in speaking tone. I think a lot of the voice actors were likely directed in such a way that they aren't meant to sound like regular people. I think this is part of what you're describing. Keep in mind most of the voice lines are recorded in a professional audio room with a mic close to their face and the walls are likely covered in acoustic paneling. Like yes it feels Darren Korb is whispering into my ear when I hear Zagreus, Orpheus or Skelly speak but I have never noticed any audio mistakes. I honestly think you might be mistaking high quality sound design for ASMR tier mic mumble. It's not quite dull, but when you compare it to a character like the Skeleton dummy in your base, their personality and manner of speaking falls kinda flat IMO.īut then again, they're super confident gods. It's a hell of a contrast with the music and setting. The main character sounds sorta that way too. However, I think it is due to the nature of the characters, which I believe you hear it most clearly on Aphrodite and Nyx. Originally posted by Mr.Door:I wonder if its the VA directing that maybe you don't like? They all talk like therapists or something. And yeah, It's barely a con and I'm being super nitpicky, but I just ended up turning them down. well he is a Chad and a Chad will sound like a Chad. The only 'human' NPCs that talk closer to how the gods do is Achilles and Patrocleus (But they are 'heroes' which is technically a step up from human) and Theseus. While other NPCs that were human or alive at some point, Eurydices and Orpehus for example, seem to talk comfortably and almost loudly (Though Orpheus still sounds mousey, as is his nature, his bright and quick way of speaking with emotive inflections draw him apart) Of course Nyx is always loving but she's from different stock than one of the 12 Olympians. On the verge of turning to poison if any slight would be detected. I believe that maybe what you're hearing is how the VAs all took this air of 'oh, look, cute zag trying to escape hell again' kinda this sweet but demeaning tone, almost. The gods are superior, holier than thou, beings. If we are talking about the same thing I've noted a lot of lines are light and breathy, as if everyone is almost murmuring (which would make sense as Zag is considered way too chatty for the underworld) I wonder if its the VA directing that maybe you don't like? I really doubt super giant games is getting lazy, they put a ton of passion in this game, I personally loved the voices. I doubt many others would consider this a con.Įspecially if they're all like me, fangirling over how awesome the games audio design is.

It's a shame because I thought it was a really awesome design choice when I was first getting into it. They all sound too casual and cool and trying to be ASMR, which clashes with the hectic action.īy like 10~15 hours in I'm getting so over that style of voice acting, and the way their voices are mixed. I guess it's a design choice, but I think it's a bit questionable. I'm sure it was intentional because it does sound kinda nice and soothing, at first.īut then it just sounds way too personal. I really liked it at first, but the longer I'm playing the more I'm skipping through the voices Originally posted by Aegis:It's like everybody's mouth is way too close to the mic when they recorded.

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