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Post by Revan Reborn on Jul 23, 2017 23:17:11 GMT
Perhaps I'm the only one that was paying close attention, but the first 60 seconds or so of footage from the demo (before getting to the MP chatter later on) was clearly the female voiced protagonist. Just based off of that brief conversation between the voiced protagonist and the quest giver, the voice sounded very similar to Jennifer Hale's voice. To my knowledge, there's been no official confirmation of any voice actors tied to this project, and Ms. Hale would likely not confirm her involvement even if asked about it on Twitter.
Given her long history with the studio, it wouldn't be that unusual for her to also be involved with Anthem. What's even more interesting is there was clearly no dialogue wheel present during the brief conversation. Any thoughts on who the voice actor might be?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 7:30:02 GMT
I really hope it's not her. She ruined female Shepard for me and her voice acting in Inquisition wasn't any better.
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Post by Gileadan on Jul 24, 2017 7:32:51 GMT
Do we even know whether Anthem has an actual protagonist, i.e. someone who is more defined than "a freelancer"?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 7:44:42 GMT
Sick of seeing Hale and Meer pop up in BioWare games. They aren't good at it and I just want them to go away. BioWare don't seem to have great directors anyway. Dialogue in their games generally ranges from subpar to cringeworthily bad.
I mean, they even managed to make Troy Baker phone it in and sound like an awful VA in ME3. And he's amazing.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Jul 24, 2017 8:22:31 GMT
I really hope it's not her. She ruined female Shepard for me and her voice acting in Inquisition wasn't any better. How did she ruin FemShep for you? Most around here tend to praise Hale for her VO on Shepard. It's usually Mark Meer who seems to get criticized far more often for alleged "wooden acting." Not a fan of Hale's voice for Krem? It may not be Hale, but I've heard her voice enough over the past 14 years that the voiced protagonist definitely sounds like her.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Jul 24, 2017 8:27:18 GMT
Do we even know whether Anthem has an actual protagonist, i.e. someone who is more defined than "a freelancer"? Freelancers pilot Javelins and protect the Wall. What's not "defined" about that? The role of the player seems rather straightforward to me. Sick of seeing Hale and Meer pop up in BioWare games. They aren't good at it and I just want them to go away. BioWare don't seem to have great directors anyway. Dialogue in their games generally ranges from subpar to cringeworthily bad. I mean, they even managed to make Troy Baker phone it in and sound like an awful VA in ME3. And he's amazing. I disagree, personally, but you are entitled to your opinion. That being said, I would like to see BioWare try to go for new talent, rather than just relying on the same handful of VAs they typically seem to do. I had to look up who Troy Baker was in ME3. I had no idea he was Kai Leng. Definitely not my favorite character.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 9:07:23 GMT
I really hope it's not her. She ruined female Shepard for me and her voice acting in Inquisition wasn't any better. How did she ruin FemShep for you? Most around here tend to praise Hale for her VO on Shepard. It's usually Mark Meer who seems to get criticized far more often for alleged "wooden acting." Not a fan of Hale's voice for Krem? It may not be Hale, but I've heard her voice enough over the past 14 years that the voiced protagonist definitely sounds like her. She is simply not to my liking. I find the delivery of her lines utterly boring and as Krem, for me, she sounded far too scripted. It's just a personal preferance really.
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Post by Gileadan on Jul 24, 2017 9:24:42 GMT
Do we even know whether Anthem has an actual protagonist, i.e. someone who is more defined than "a freelancer"? Freelancers pilot Javelins and protect the Wall. What's not "defined" about that? The role of the player seems rather straightforward to me. I know what Freelancers do. I was talking about the difference between playing a defined character like Shepard or Ryder, or an undefined one like the APEX Human Soldier in Anthem. Someone with a name and personality and a place in a personal storyline if there is one, or just a generic multiplayer character.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 9:34:58 GMT
I really hope it's not her. She ruined female Shepard for me and her voice acting in Inquisition wasn't any better. I loved her as femShep but I agree about Krem. Her delivery ruined his character for me, her English accent wasn't great and then in Trespasser she went a bit South African with it. Which is odd as she was good at being a posh English person with Rosalind Lutece in Bioshock. Still, if she's keeping her normal accent then I'd love her to appear again. Having the old VAs back makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, like Loghain and Morrigan showing up in ME.
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Post by tacsear on Jul 24, 2017 16:12:54 GMT
I really hope it's not her. She ruined female Shepard for me and her voice acting in Inquisition wasn't any better. THE FUCK?
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Post by ScumbagShepurd on Jul 24, 2017 16:17:39 GMT
Hale is one of the greatest VOs of our time, we should all bend the knee before her. Seriously, her acting in ME series was one of the best things ever happened to Bioware.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 16:25:34 GMT
I've actually heard her first as a F!Trooper in SWTOR, and was not sure what's the fuss was all about as imo a couple of other VAs delivered a better tough-as-nails gal (Sith Warrior and Bounty Hunter). But I did not mind her. I liked her as Shepard. Overall, between Hale and other favorite alternatives, like that F!Hawke/F!Agent actress, I'd prefer Hale. At least her voice is not high and girly.
EDIT: I also hope that Bio splurges on a couple of VOs to chose from for the mains like in Inquisition. That was a treat, for sure!
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Post by Revan Reborn on Jul 24, 2017 17:41:39 GMT
She is simply not to my liking. I find the delivery of her lines utterly boring and as Krem, for me, she sounded far too scripted. It's just a personal preferance really. Fair enough. Some folks love her. Some folks can't stand her. That being said, I'm almost 100% positive that was her voice in the demo at the beginning. I know what Freelancers do. I was talking about the difference between playing a defined character like Shepard or Ryder, or an undefined one like the APEX Human Soldier in Anthem. Someone with a name and personality and a place in a personal storyline if there is one, or just a generic multiplayer character. I think you mean an APEX Human Soldier in Andromeda? Also, whoever stated we weren't playing a "defined" character? The fact that the protagonist has a voice is confirmation enough that he/she will have a personality and likely a personal story. Also, when was the last time BioWare didn't have a defined character in one of their RPGs, especially since the ME trilogy? Never. Comparing Anthem to ME3 and MEA's MP is nonsensical, considering those were optional experiences that had no story. We know Anthem has a story and that Drew Karpyshyn was even brought on the team to help. This isn't just a firefight/zombies/horde mode of killing waves of enemies and then the game ends. I've actually heard her first as a F!Trooper in SWTOR, and was not sure what's the fuss was all about as imo a couple of other VAs delivered a better tough-as-nails gal (Sith Warrior and Bounty Hunter). But I did not mind her. I liked her as Shepard. Overall, between Hale and other favorite alternatives, like that F!Hawke/F!Agent actress, I'd prefer Hale. At least her voice is not high and girly.
EDIT: I also hope that Bio splurges on a couple of VOs to chose from for the mains like in Inquisition. That was a treat, for sure! Was SWTOR your first BioWare game? Hale's been voicing characters as far back as at least KOTOR, in which she was voicing Bastila. One of the great things about her is that she has a lot of range and can do numerous voices. I feel it's also worth pointing out that the only reason there were multiple voices for the Inquistior is because of having multiple races. BioWare wanted to make sure there were enough voices that could fit with either playing a human, elf, dwarf, or qunari. I doubt they'll do that in Anthem, considering it's incredibly costly and limits their overall dialogue budget for the game.
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Post by ShadowAngel on Jul 24, 2017 19:56:52 GMT
Ehhhh, not sure I'm hearing it, not unless they're changing her voice with technology anyways. Plus isn't she part of the VA strike? Doubt she'd be a part if it with her involvement in that unless she makes exceptions for bioware.
Also, @everyone: hale is arguably the most sought out female VA, personal preference aside she's a hot commodity to most developers out there plus to me she was the only way I could even play with Shepard, meet was boring as "wood" as the OP says.
Hale has been in halo, DA, ME, Star Wars (lame franchise 👍), Balduars gate, AoE, metal gears, the elder scrolls franchise, etc etc the list could go on and on, she gets involved with A LOT of developers plus she's done a lot of tv shows and such (don't think she does tv anymore though).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 20:01:28 GMT
I'd argue Laura Bailey is the most sought-after female VA out there, and for good reason. Hale is certainly up there though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 20:23:35 GMT
I'd argue Laura Bailey is the most sought-after female VA out there, and for good reason. Hale is certainly up there though. Laura Bailey is great!
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Post by Revan Reborn on Jul 24, 2017 22:20:22 GMT
Ehhhh, not sure I'm hearing it, not unless they're changing her voice with technology anyways. Plus isn't she part of the VA strike? Doubt she'd be a part if it with her involvement in that unless she makes exceptions for bioware. Also, @everyone: hale is arguably the most sought out female VA, personal preference aside she's a hot commodity to most developers out there plus to me she was the only way I could even play with Shepard, meet was boring as "wood" as the OP says. Hale has been in halo, DA, ME, Star Wars (lame franchise 👍), Balduars gate, AoE, metal gears, the elder scrolls franchise, etc etc the list could go on and on, she gets involved with A LOT of developers plus she's done a lot of tv shows and such (don't think she does tv anymore though). She is part of the VA strike, but she's been working with BioWare for around 20 years. I wouldn't be surprised if she makes an exception for them, largely because BioWare treats their voice actors very well and always has. Jennifer Hale is essentially the female version of Troy Baker. She's in everything and she has an incredible voice range to do all sorts of performances. She's been in virtually every major AAA title one can think of. I'd argue Laura Bailey is the most sought-after female VA out there, and for good reason. Hale is certainly up there though. Laura Bailey is definitely up and coming, but she's not on Jennifer Hale's level yet. I'd say Laura Bailey is like a younger Jennifer Hale. I loved her voice work as Serana in Dawnguard.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 22:43:58 GMT
I've actually heard her first as a F!Trooper in SWTOR, and was not sure what's the fuss was all about as imo a couple of other VAs delivered a better tough-as-nails gal (Sith Warrior and Bounty Hunter). But I did not mind her. I liked her as Shepard. Overall, between Hale and other favorite alternatives, like that F!Hawke/F!Agent actress, I'd prefer Hale. At least her voice is not high and girly.
EDIT: I also hope that Bio splurges on a couple of VOs to chose from for the mains like in Inquisition. That was a treat, for sure! Was SWTOR your first BioWare game? Hale's been voicing characters as far back as at least KOTOR, in which she was voicing Bastila. One of the great things about her is that she has a lot of range and can do numerous voices. I feel it's also worth pointing out that the only reason there were multiple voices for the Inquistior is because of having multiple races. BioWare wanted to make sure there were enough voices that could fit with either playing a human, elf, dwarf, or qunari. I doubt they'll do that in Anthem, considering it's incredibly costly and limits their overall dialogue budget for the game. No, my first BioWare game was Baldur's Gate 1 in 1998. I went on gaming hiatus around 2006 and I broke my foot twice in 2013 so came back to play kotor2 (reloading a save from 2006, lol) and friends talked me into trying SWTOR over MET, then I've picked up MET and DAT in 2016. I never really took much interest in voicing till SWTOR where it mattered. In fact, my initial sticking to BG games and NWN2 and not trying MET was due to the dialogue wheel, because I like a lot of responce options. SWTOR and MET moved my gaming in a different direction. TBH, I did not like original KOTOR all that much, and its cast is one of my least favorite. In my view SWTOR is the most impressive game BioWare made, though Jade Empire is my favorite.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 23:26:34 GMT
Ehhhh, not sure I'm hearing it, not unless they're changing her voice with technology anyways. Plus isn't she part of the VA strike? Doubt she'd be a part if it with her involvement in that unless she makes exceptions for bioware. Also, @everyone: hale is arguably the most sought out female VA, personal preference aside she's a hot commodity to most developers out there plus to me she was the only way I could even play with Shepard, meet was boring as "wood" as the OP says. Hale has been in halo, DA, ME, Star Wars (lame franchise 👍), Balduars gate, AoE, metal gears, the elder scrolls franchise, etc etc the list could go on and on, she gets involved with A LOT of developers plus she's done a lot of tv shows and such (don't think she does tv anymore though). She is part of the VA strike, but she's been working with BioWare for around 20 years. I wouldn't be surprised if she makes an exception for them, largely because BioWare treats their voice actors very well and always has. Jennifer Hale is essentially the female version of Troy Baker. She's in everything and she has an incredible voice range to do all sorts of performances. She's been in virtually every major AAA title one can think of. I'd argue Laura Bailey is the most sought-after female VA out there, and for good reason. Hale is certainly up there though. Laura Bailey is definitely up and coming, but she's not on Jennifer Hale's level yet. I'd say Laura Bailey is like a younger Jennifer Hale. I loved her voice work as Serana in Dawnguard. Laura Bailey certainly isn't up and coming. She's been voice acting since 1991 and has been involved with practicaly every big name franchise in videogames. Imdb says she's actually had major roles in more games/anime than Hale has. I also find Laura Bailey has the ability to change her voice to the point where you'd never guess a certain character is being played by her. Whereas with Hale, she can put on accents but her voice tends to sound similar in every game she's in. You can generally pick her out and know it's her.
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Post by BamBam the Destroyer on Jul 24, 2017 23:32:27 GMT
Sick of seeing Hale and Meer pop up in BioWare games. They aren't good at it and I just want them to go away. BioWare don't seem to have great directors anyway. Dialogue in their games generally ranges from subpar to cringeworthily bad. I mean, they even managed to make Troy Baker phone it in and sound like an awful VA in ME3. And he's amazing. Meer wasn't bad Hale I could not take seriously very often.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Jul 25, 2017 6:34:50 GMT
No, my first BioWare game was Baldur's Gate 1 in 1998. I went on gaming hiatus around 2006 and I broke my foot twice in 2013 so came back to play kotor2 (reloading a save from 2006, lol) and friends talked me into trying SWTOR over MET, then I've picked up MET and DAT in 2016. I never really took much interest in voicing till SWTOR where it mattered. In fact, my initial sticking to BG games and NWN2 and not trying MET was due to the dialogue wheel, because I like a lot of responce options. SWTOR and MET moved my gaming in a different direction. TBH, I did not like original KOTOR all that much, and its cast is one of my least favorite. In my view SWTOR is the most impressive game BioWare made, though Jade Empire is my favorite. Agree to disagree. SWTOR is definitely my least favorite BioWare game, largely because it's as generic as they come, with regard to an MMO. The only highlight is the BioWare storytelling, but that is dwarfed by the endless amounts of boring dailies, generic raids, and underwhelming PvP. Voice acting in BioWare games has always been important to me since KOTOR. Without those actors to bring the characters to life, I doubt I would have cared about the story in any BioWare game nearly as much. Just my personal take on things. Laura Bailey certainly isn't up and coming. She's been voice acting since 1991 and has been involved with practicaly every big name franchise in videogames. Imdb says she's actually had major roles in more games/anime than Hale has. I also find Laura Bailey has the ability to change her voice to the point where you'd never guess a certain character is being played by her. Whereas with Hale, she can put on accents but her voice tends to sound similar in every game she's in. You can generally pick her out and know it's her. No she hasn't... IMDB's dates are way off. If you actually take a second to look at the dates that are listed for many of those anime series, it was the original date they released in Japan. The Funimation dub of DBZ (the one she was involved with) didn't start until late 1999. Really, just look at her age... She wouldn't have even been old enough to have been a voice actor in the early 90s... Wikipedia is far more accurate with dates: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bailey_(voice_actress)Jennifer Hale, as I said before, has been doing voice acting far longer than Laura Bailey. Not trying to undermine Laura Bailey's success, but she's not above Jennifer Hale in terms of credits and experience.
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Post by Gileadan on Jul 25, 2017 7:02:21 GMT
I think you mean an APEX Human Soldier in Andromeda? Also, whoever stated we weren't playing a "defined" character? The fact that the protagonist has a voice is confirmation enough that he/she will have a personality and likely a personal story. Also, when was the last time BioWare didn't have a defined character in one of their RPGs, especially since the ME trilogy? Never. Comparing Anthem to ME3 and MEA's MP is nonsensical, considering those were optional experiences that had no story. We know Anthem has a story and that Drew Karpyshyn was even brought on the team to help. This isn't just a firefight/zombies/horde mode of killing waves of enemies and then the game ends. Yes, I mean someone like the Human APEX soldier FROM Andromeda being played IN the game Anthem. Comparing Anthem to ME3MP and MEAMP is nonsense? I'm comparing one 4-player-co-op game to other 4-player-co-op games by the same developer, which makes a lot of sense to me. How do we know that the protagonist is voiced? All we hear during the Anthem reveal trailer is the player's voice. The character she plays never speaks. That's why there was no dialogue wheel or replies to pick when the quest NPC talked to her. The player just spoke for her character during that conversation, it's the same voice all the time. Her character never said anything. Yes, Drew is a writer on the team. Setting, lore and mission briefings need writers too.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Jul 25, 2017 7:17:33 GMT
I think you mean an APEX Human Soldier in Andromeda? Also, whoever stated we weren't playing a "defined" character? The fact that the protagonist has a voice is confirmation enough that he/she will have a personality and likely a personal story. Also, when was the last time BioWare didn't have a defined character in one of their RPGs, especially since the ME trilogy? Never. Comparing Anthem to ME3 and MEA's MP is nonsensical, considering those were optional experiences that had no story. We know Anthem has a story and that Drew Karpyshyn was even brought on the team to help. This isn't just a firefight/zombies/horde mode of killing waves of enemies and then the game ends. Yes, I mean someone like the Human APEX soldier FROM Andromeda being played IN the game Anthem. Comparing Anthem to ME3MP and MEAMP is nonsense? I'm comparing one 4-player-co-op game to other 4-player-co-op games by the same developer, which makes a lot of sense to me. How do we know that the protagonist is voiced? All we hear during the Anthem reveal trailer is the player's voice. The character she plays never speaks. That's why there was no dialogue wheel or replies to pick when the quest NPC talked to her. The player just spoke for her character during that conversation, it's the same voice all the time. Her character never said anything. Yes, Drew is a writer on the team. Setting, lore and mission briefings need writers too. It's a bad comparison for the reasons I already laid out. ME3/MEA MP is an optional experience with a built in cash shop to make money. If you want an actual valuable comparison, look towards SWTOR. That game has eight class stories, a defined, voiced protagonist, and everything one would expect from a single player BioWare RPG. Anthem isn't going to just be a wave killing simulator, which is what the Mass Effect multiplayer ultimately is and nothing more. Incorrect. The female voice at the beginning was the voiced protagonist. You don't hear the other female voice, which is clearly different, until she gets near the Javelins and contacts her friend, Paul. I encourage you to listen closely. It's not the same voice. If you want to believe Anthem is going to be a glorified ME3/MEA MP game, be my guest...
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Post by NRieh on Jul 25, 2017 9:22:45 GMT
SWTOR was created, advertised and sold as a story-based MMO with COMPANIONS and a full-scale class campaign\story. Like 'a new KOTOR with raids'. The words mostly heard about Anthem? 'Online, exploration, 4(?)-players coop, playing with friends, combat classes, loot'. They had not even confirmed any kind of campaign, and they are really vague about the companions and NPCs at this point.
As for Jen Hale - I think she's a great actress, who does play with her voice. Satele, Bastila, femShep, Krem - you may or may not like them, but they are all different. E.g. Troy Baker (as cool as he sounds) usually plays...Troy Baker. I don't think I'd love to hear her voicing Anthem PC because femShep is way too 'special' for me. But I'd welcome her as an NPC. I believe her part in 'Bioshock Infinite' (as sister Lutece) was one of the best gaming voice-acting I've ever heard.
As for the intro chatter, it doesn't sound like her to me.
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Post by Pounce de León on Jul 25, 2017 9:35:04 GMT
Yes, I mean someone like the Human APEX soldier FROM Andromeda being played IN the game Anthem. Comparing Anthem to ME3MP and MEAMP is nonsense? I'm comparing one 4-player-co-op game to other 4-player-co-op games by the same developer, which makes a lot of sense to me. How do we know that the protagonist is voiced? All we hear during the Anthem reveal trailer is the player's voice. The character she plays never speaks. That's why there was no dialogue wheel or replies to pick when the quest NPC talked to her. The player just spoke for her character during that conversation, it's the same voice all the time. Her character never said anything. Yes, Drew is a writer on the team. Setting, lore and mission briefings need writers too. It's a bad comparison for the reasons I already laid out. ME3/MEA MP is an optional experience with a built in cash shop to make money. If you want an actual valuable comparison, look towards SWTOR. That game has eight class stories, a defined, voiced protagonist, and everything one would expect from a single player BioWare RPG. Anthem isn't going to just be a wave killing simulator, which is what the Mass Effect multiplayer ultimately is and nothing more. Incorrect. The female voice at the beginning was the voiced protagonist. You don't hear the other female voice, which is clearly different, until she gets near the Javelins and contacts her friend, Paul. I encourage you to listen closely. It's not the same voice. If you want to believe Anthem is going to be a glorified ME3/MEA MP game, be my guest... A voiced actor in like 5 seconds of trailer isn't really indicating a rich story and character background. Doesn't sound like Hale to me, neither.
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