Even if Larian decides to be a normal company and opts out of fully voiced protagonists, I think a big problem was we were not playing it. I never thought it was strange to not hear my voice in Skyrim or Original Sin II, cause I was playing and reading these lines and trying to figure out what to do. The lack of voice doesn't bother me too often. However, I have had times in Witcher where Geralt talking makes dialogue feel slow, cause I already know what he said, I don't have to listen to it again. I'm not saying it is bad either way, I think it will work out. But I'm just saying watching the game may have emphasized the silence of the player.