Fallout: New Vegas - Hiring a Starry Cast
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GothicGothicness
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Wow, let's spend hordes of money on hiring celebrities.... money we could have spent to make a game with good story and game-play instead.....
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Sounds almost as if they had learned a thing or two from German publishers. Like for Drakensang 1 & 2 , where "German voices" of well-known, in part american actors were used for the games.
I've heard it opined that fancy voice actors are wasted on RPGs since, except for cutscenes, people just read the subtitles and click through the dialogues. I mean, it's three times faster right? It's what I do all the time.
It's too bad there isn't some way to track this in Q&A. I bet they skip the voice acting too and the whole exercise is a waste of resources that would be better spent improving the graphics another 0.00037%.
It's too bad there isn't some way to track this in Q&A. I bet they skip the voice acting too and the whole exercise is a waste of resources that would be better spent improving the graphics another 0.00037%.
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No, Bethesda has been doing this for years.
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The amount of money these actors charge for only a few lines is just rediculous.. Sad. I wish they would put their money to better use 
same with cutscenes, im sure there are quite a few games where those costs are just as big as the game itself (the parts you _play_ i mean).
same with cutscenes, im sure there are quite a few games where those costs are just as big as the game itself (the parts you _play_ i mean).
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Actually, Fallout and Fallout 2's casts were pretty similar in that they were high-budget and 'starry'. Also, at least some of these actors have already done some roles in the older games, and at least half of them have experience in voice acting, and videogame voice acting too.
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I hope that the variety among NPCs isn't going to suffer as a result of them blowing the voice acting budget on celebrities. I'd rather each NPC had a unique voice, instead of just the important characters.
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Well, I think this is awesome, and if any of the actors / actresses should peruse these humble boards, Thank You!
I DO listen to the voices and it does enhance the mood tremendously. I'm sorry that so many of you are just too impatient to actually enjoy the good things in life.
As far as the expense, I honestly believe that the game gains back what it expends on that over the life of the product, and it enhances the appeal of the game to newcomers.
I for one, can't wait to have 'Machete' as a companion! How cool!
I DO listen to the voices and it does enhance the mood tremendously. I'm sorry that so many of you are just too impatient to actually enjoy the good things in life.
As far as the expense, I honestly believe that the game gains back what it expends on that over the life of the product, and it enhances the appeal of the game to newcomers.
I for one, can't wait to have 'Machete' as a companion! How cool!
Wulf
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I know that professional quality "session" voice actors can be very adept and impersonate various voices with great realism, this can cut recording costs dramatically - they usually are not well known as celebrities.
However, where game pre-release hype and such is of great spotlight seeking importance, then the celebrity name dropping is deemed as a vitally essential sales potential strategy- my postman can churn out some amazing lingo twangs but then he isn't well known.
What makes me smile is the assumption that bigger/more celebrity name dropping will result in a bigger shooting star success for the game, all before it is even released.
However, where game pre-release hype and such is of great spotlight seeking importance, then the celebrity name dropping is deemed as a vitally essential sales potential strategy- my postman can churn out some amazing lingo twangs but then he isn't well known.
What makes me smile is the assumption that bigger/more celebrity name dropping will result in a bigger shooting star success for the game, all before it is even released.
Wayne Newton in a Fallout game?
That is too funny....
That is too funny....
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Lots of information in that and yet the only part that sticks in my head is "Wooo, Marcus!".
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:-o hehehe…Oh Sweet Jeebers! I really think that frittering away money on 'stars' for something like in-game voices is a phenomenal waste of game dev budget. Unless they do it for peanuts of course? I must admit that voice can add to the atmosphere, but you do not need to hire high profile actors - there are always starving drama students who'd willingly do it for their CV - and the better ones are pretty damn good. I work at a university, and I could probably find a dozen with an ad posted in the relevant dept. I mean, to get official credit on a AAA game? They're just snobs.
I second that emotion, Booboo ='.'=
gigantic waste of resources…
gigantic waste of resources…