Why do Men fail at acting?

[JeanLuc761]

I'm confused, you reference Mass Effect... but did you not hear Seth Green's Joker?!

Laugh-out-loud dialogue, delivered by an amazing voice actor.

Same goes for...well, most of the characters in the game, actually. Mass Effect is widely known to have some of the best voice acting in the business (Tali, Mordin, Joker and Illusive Man did extraordinarily well in ME2)

 

[Yuno Gasai]

The men play the part but it's never anything more than that, women bring it on home EVERY TIME.

Being a man, I tend to prefer playing the man. But why can't we have the same degree of acting as the ladies?

Go play Saint's Row 2, or at least listen to the male voice with the English accent.

His acting kicked ass. Or was it just his accent..?

I'm guilty of not really bothering to toy around with making male characters, although judging by some of the NPC's voice acting, the male parts can seem a little lackluster.

 

[Kiefer13]

I don't see how you can make a generalisation like that based on one example. Besides, it's not like Mark Meer is actually bad as MaleShep. It just seems that way in comparison because his competition is Jennifer fucking Hale. Besides, most of the main supporting cast in both Mass Effect games is excellent. Keith David as Captain Anderson, Seth Green as Joker, Brandon Keener as Garrus and Martin Sheen as The Illusive Man to name just a handful of great performances by male voice actors.

 

[Jake0fTrades]

I don't how many of you will read this but allow me to rephrase what I said. As I don't think I really got what I meant across.

I have heard Martin Sheen, Nolan North, Christopher Lee etc and they are amazing. I'm not bashing them in any way shape or form.

What I meant is that I don't think Mark Meer is up to par with Jennifer Hale as Shepard, and being someone who prefers to play a male character, I felt somewhat cheated that the male Shepard didn't seem quite as believable.

I felt the same thing in Fable 3 with the protagonist. (Not dissing John Cleese, Simon Pegg etc.) So, I made the error in generalizing male protagonists and declaring that they seem incapable in comparison to the female actors.

 

[Estocavio]

Let me clarify - ME2 carries on the reputation of all Bioware games by having voice actors who sound like theyre reading a book, therefore all Men fail at acting... lol

Almost every character in the game would like to have a word with you...

Ok, ill go speak to them right away *End Monotone*.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Ignorant generalization is ignorant.

 

[Eumersian]

That's just one example.

The majority of TF2's cast is male and they're all excellent.

Absolutely agree. See here:

http://www.teamfortress.com/movies.htm

OT: In relation to Mass Effect: They just picked the wrong guy I guess. I always thought that the actor (I used to know his name) needed a little more emotion. I think he's good and can convey emotions reasonably, but it's almost like he has a limit. When there's a situation that requires more than moderate emotion, he just comes off as lame.

I have plenty of friends in theater, and most of them are pretty good actors.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

Whenever I play Mass Effect there are always certain lines said by Male Shepard that make me roll my eyes and shake my head, and whenever I hear Female Shepard say anything I feel like the game just got more badass, and it's the same in most video games. The men play the part but it's never anything more than that, women bring it on home EVERY TIME.

Being a man, I tend to prefer playing the man. But why can't we have the same degree of acting as the ladies?

I don't understand why people have this notion that the female Shepard voice is doing a wonderfully fantastic job. Adequate would be the word I'd use. Pretty much the same way I'd describe the talent of the male voice actor.

In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that the female Shepard does a worse job in my view as any of her attempts to be "A renegade" just remind me of women I knew in the Army who often presented a similar face as a front. I hear some of those lines and I can't help but feel like it's just a little girl playing at being a tough guy because it's expected.

 

[Krantos]

I don't really see why people say that male-Shepard has a bad voice actor.

Maybe it's because the fem-Shepard voice acting is better and on the Internet being even slightly worse than something related automatically makes you a terrible abomination that reduces faith in humanity.

Not everyone hates him, some actually prefer him. Personally, while it's true that he does alright on most lines, there are some that he just sucks so bad it's painful. And when comparing that to an industry veteran like Hale, it's kind of hard to cut him much slack.

 

[aschere van she]

Mass effect represents acting as a whole.

 

[KSarty]

For ME1 I would agree with you, but not for ME2. It seems to me that Mark Meer stepped up his game for ME2 and Jennifer Hale lost interest or something. FemShep sounded ridiculously flat at all times to me in ME2. Not to mention that Garrus, Thane, Grunt, and especially Mordin are all done by male voice actors.

 

[Motiv_]

I hated Moira Brown's voice actor in Fallout 3, while I loved James', therefore all women are horrible voice actors.

Ignorant generalization is ignorant.

 

[SleepyOtter]

Listen to the actors and Bioshock. Sander Cohen, Andrew Ryan, and Augustus Sinclair in particular. I believe that men can be great voice actors, and the guy who plays Shephard is just poor. One example does not prove a trend.

this x10
About Bioshock's voice actors, that is.

 

[Flying-Emu]

Whenever I play Mass Effect there are always certain lines said by Male Shepard that make me roll my eyes and shake my head, and whenever I hear Female Shepard say anything I feel like the game just got more badass, and it's the same in most video games. The men play the part but it's never anything more than that, women bring it on home EVERY TIME.

Being a man, I tend to prefer playing the man. But why can't we have the same degree of acting as the ladies?

Dude.

Female Shepard was voiced by Jennifer Hale, one of the most popular, experienced voice actors in the industry. Male Shepard was voiced by a nobody, a fresh actor. It's the experience thing.

Besides, the dialogue in the female shep romances is insanely better than the male romances.

 

[Maximum_Power_Cheese_Supreme]

Men only fail at (voice) acting in video games cause usually it's the main "player" character that's male (Gordon Freeman, Master Chief, Mario, Link) and they always (if not most of the time) have no spoken lines, but the male characters need a love interest or female sidekick so as to give some interest (and not make the game a total sausage fest) i.e. Alyx Vance, Cortana... ...creppy little sisters in Bioshock. So since you never play them, the game makers need to give them something to do. So they get 'em to talk and act and help drive teh story.


Actually Half-Life 2 is a bad example. There are plenty of awesome male performances in that. (Except for Barney. He SHALL BURN IN HELL!!! Fucking die!!!)

 

[Liquid Ocelot]

Whenever I play Mass Effect there are always certain lines said by Male Shepard that make me roll my eyes and shake my head, and whenever I hear Female Shepard say anything I feel like the game just got more badass, and it's the same in most video games. The men play the part but it's never anything more than that, women bring it on home EVERY TIME.

Being a man, I tend to prefer playing the man. But why can't we have the same degree of acting as the ladies?

Uhm.. We do? You're picking a horrible example. Mass Effect isn't known for it's godly voice acting, y'know.
And honestly, Male Shepard is fucking hilarious.

 

[Phoenix14]

Ummm...Kain, Raziel, Elder God they're all fantastic
Soul Reaver anyone?

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

That's one hell of a generalization man. You trolling? The Male Shepard just has a kind of drab unenthusiastic voice. Next time you're playing talk to Garrus, Thane, Grunt, and Joker. They all have great voice actors. A good voice actor is a good voice actor, and a bad one is a bad one. If you want to cast a bad one as your lead character, that's a bad directing decision.