Greatest Voice Acting in gaming history.

[rockytheboxer]

Seriously, somebody needs a medal for convincing Martin Sheen to be the illusive man. What a phenomenal character made so vivid by a wonderful performance. Makes me all giddy.

Voice acting can make or break a story driven game for me, what do you think were some great choices in the industry?

 

[Julianking93]

God of War had some great voice acting.

Kratos' voice is the very definition of epic and I don't ever use the word "epic"

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

I agree with Martin Sheen as the Illusive Man. I want to hate him because he's Cerberus but even if I have a go at him, he manages to defuse my negativity by being so goddamn level-headed. Grrr..
That said the whole cast of Mass Effect 2 are brilliant.

Other personal highlights are Stephen Russell who does the voice of Garrett in the Thief series and Fred Tatasciore who is both the smart-mouthed Damon Baird in Gears of War and also Saren in Mass Effect.

 

[JeanLuc761]

I've got quite a list of phenomenal voice actors in games:

Spoiler

1) Mark Hamill - The Joker (Batman Arkham Asylum)

2) Michael Bell - Raziel (Soul Reaver)

3) Simon Templeman - Kain (Legacy of Kain)

4) Martin Sheen - Illusive Man (Mass Effect 2)

5) Mark Meer - Male Cmdr. Shepard (Mass Effect)

6) Jennifer Hale - Female Cmdr. Shepard (Mass Effect)

7) Adam Baldwin - Kal'Reegar (Mass Effect 2)

8) Michael Beattie - Mordin Solus (Mass Effect 2)

9) Seth Green - Joker (Mass Effect)

10) Brandon Keener - Garrus (Mass Effect)

11) Adam Lazarre-White - Jacob Taylor (Mass Effect 2)

12) Liz Sroka - Tali'Zorah (Mass Effect)

13) Nolan North - Nathan Drake (Uncharted 2)

14) Claudia Black - Chloe Frazer (Uncharted 2)

15) Emily Rose - Elena Fisher (Uncharted 2)

16) Graham McTavish - Lazarevic (Uncharted 2)

17) Robert Guillaume - Eli Vance (Half-Life 2)

18) Merle Dandridge - Alyx Vance (Half-Life 2)

19) John DiMaggio - Wakka (Final Fantasy X)

20) Michael Ironside - Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)

I could probably think of more but that's all I have right now.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

I've got quite a list of phenomenal voice actors in games:

Spoiler

1) Mark Hamill - The Joker (Batman Arkham Asylum)

2) Michael Bell - Raziel (Soul Reaver)

3) Simon Templeman - Kain (Legacy of Kain)

4) Martin Sheen - Illusive Man (Mass Effect 2)

5) Mark Meer - Male Cmdr. Shepard (Mass Effect)

6) Jennifer Hale - Female Cmdr. Shepard (Mass Effect)

7) Adam Baldwin - Kal'Reegar (Mass Effect 2)

8) Michael Beattie - Mordin Solus (Mass Effect 2)

9) Seth Green - Joker (Mass Effect)

10) Brandon Keener - Garrus (Mass Effect)

11) Adam Lazarre-White - Jacob Taylor (Mass Effect 2)

12) Liz Sroka - Tali'Zorah (Mass Effect)

13) Nolan North - Nathan Drake (Uncharted 2)

14) Claudia Black - Chloe Frazer (Uncharted 2)

15) Emily Rose - Elena Fisher (Uncharted 2)

16) Graham McTavish - Lazarevic (Uncharted 2)

17) Robert Guillaume - Eli Vance (Half-Life 2)

18) Merle Dandridge - Alyx Vance (Half-Life 2)

19) John DiMaggio - Wakka (Final Fantasy X)

20) Michael Ironside - Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)

I could probably think of more but that's all I have right now.

Michael Ironside; how could I forget!? Sam Fisher wouldn't be one tenth as cool if it wasn't for him.

Ever heard John DiMaggio have Bender talk to Marcus Fenix? It's a thing of beauty.

 

[JeanLuc761]

Michael Ironside; how could I forget!? Sam Fisher wouldn't be one tenth as cool if it wasn't for him.

Ever heard John DiMaggio have Bender talk to Marcus Fenix? It's a thing of beauty.

If you can get me a link to that I'll love you forever be very grateful.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Phil Lamarr.

And Keith Fucking DAVID!

Also, Lance Hendrickson

 

[gigastrike]

\19) John DiMaggio - Wakka (Final Fantasy X)

The guy who plays Marcus Fenix plays Wakka!?

Steve Blum had a few nice roles.

 

[Jekken6]

Games that have great voice acting:
The Orange Box
Left4Dead 2
The Witcher
Mass Effect
Brutal Legend
Assassins Creed 1/2
GTA series
Batman:AA
Bioshock
Bad Company

 

[Sir Kemper]

Games that have great voice acting:
The Orange Box
Left4Dead 2
The Witcher
Mass Effect
Brutal Legend
Assassins Creed 1/2
GTA series
Batman:AA
Bioshock
Bad Company

Don't Forget the original Resident Evil!

=D

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Harry Flynn as Alistair in Dragon Age: Origins. He took what could have been an annoying goody-goody character and turned him into the most interesting, funniest character in the game by far.

 

[JeanLuc761]

\19) John DiMaggio - Wakka (Final Fantasy X)

The guy who plays Marcus Fenix plays Wakka!?

Surprised the hell out of me too!

 

[quantum mechanic]

Liam Neeson (James) in Fallout 3 was nice, even though you don't see much of him. In a similar vein, I loved hearing Captain Picard...sorry, Sir Patrick Stewart, as the emperor in Oblivion, but that was just because of the connection to Star Trek.

Also the actors for Team Fortress 2 do wonderful jobs of creating characterizations of the classes.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Patrick Stewart as Emperor Uriel Septim - Oblivion.

EDIT: Damn it, ninja'd

 

[[Insert Name Here]]

Whoever voiced Andrew Ryan in Bioshock.

 

[Julianking93]

\19) John DiMaggio - Wakka (Final Fantasy X)

The guy who plays Marcus Fenix plays Wakka!?

You'd be surprised at all the voice work he does

 

[koeniginator]

Gordon Freem-
Heavy from TF2.

 

[Dr. Paine]

John DiMaggio is a favorite (I can never look at Wakka the same way again), and I actually enjoyed Gary Oldman in The Legend of Spyro series.

And, of course, Ellen McLain. Nothing to say except that she is great at adding that extra ounce of creepy to any game she's in.

 

[Draitheryn]

Certain people have great voices imo, Ron Perlman is my personal favourite, Mark Hamill does an excellent Joker, but everyone knows that. Certain voices are overused but honestly, no matter how much I hear it, I still love Cam Clarke.

The best voice acting game hands down goes to Legacy of Kain
Richard Doyle, Tony Jay, Simon Templeton and Michael Bell all on the same bill.

 

[ctuncks]

Simon Templeman as Kain of the Legacy of Kain series.
A small portion can be found in this movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTEuHj83vmw