Larian Studios Forums Beyond Divinity (English) Suggestions Death Knight Voice needs to be removed

Well I haven't commented myself on the - new - DK voice yet, because I wanted to actually play Beyond Divinity at least until Act 2, to get a decent amount of "dialogue" to judge from.

First off: I agree that, generally, people complain too much (I don't think anyone stated that here, but I'll say it anyways). It's like a plague or something, people always have something to b*tch about. And as if that's not bad enough, many of em prefer to do it in superlatives! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> What's wrong with some people's priorities? Maybe they don't have em?
I'm not directing this to anyone or anything said on this forum here - just thought I'd mention it. Maybe I wanna find out if I'm not the only one who's noticed that...

But enough complaining about complaining.

To get back to the quote: I disagree that this should be a lesson for the "complainers". With all respect for the people behind the scenes: the DK voice acting in the demo was bad. Yep, I neglected to add an "IMHO" to that statement and I even don't feel cocky about it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> -- I honestly think it's that bad! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />. And with all respect for the extra effort of re-doing the voices: the DK voice acting in the release version is bad as well. Different, but equally bad.
I doubt any serious casting has been involved -- no way a performance like that would make it through any audition with a jury that takes itself seriously. Of course, many people will say: geez, it's just a game. All the same, the acting is still bad, and there's nothing wrong with pointing this out to the developers. Personally I think "it's just a game" is not the right attitude either, but that's not relevant. And the fact that this team doesn't have the budget doesn't magically make the performances *good*. It's an excuse, and maybe a justified one, but the point remains. Seeing I've made my point a dozen times in a few lines now, I'll stop making it over and over again <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> Maybe one last time, as a conclusion: the acting is bad!

So, do I personally mind the DK acting performance in beyond Divinity - Yes. Does it ruin my game experience? I guess I would've enjoyed it that tiny bit more if the acting was mind blowing, but for me personally it's not so difficult to ignore the minus' and focus on the aspects that make the game fun to me. So no, although I think the acting is horrible, my complaining will just stick to this one post and I will enjoy the rest of the game.

I DON'T endorse the way many big mouthed people like to complain, but criticising the voice acting - even after two efforts from the crew behind it - is in my opinion very much justified.

As a sidenote: I've mentioned it before, but it is my experience that the voice acting in many games is horrible. Some less than others, but good performances are pretty rare in my opinion.
Oh, and not just in games <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />