I like voice acting, I think more casuals do as well and at some point they have to cater somewhat to them.
As said Larian does quality VA work and the whole game won't be VA, so a balance is hit.
Psomm I agree with you, I can read much faster than actors who dramatize every line in games. That is why I have to turn off subtitles, so I don't do both which is the worst.
However for Text Only, I prefer a system that prints out the text as you read. Preferably a speed slider in setup so we can match our own speed-reading level. Why I like it, I can focus better. Instead of getting hit with a wall of text and my mind responding with fatigue. This way I don't know how short or long a streaming print will be and I can just follow and focus on streaming better.
Nintendo perhaps pioneered that, some other PC games have done it, I simply prefer it. Not that I'm even asking for it for DOS, but just some Armchair Designer talk.
I'm curious about the link between 'casuals' and voice acting?
Anyway, I don't mind the odd snippet of voice during play, but having some npcs chat only some of the time breaks immersion for me.
