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just wanted to say it. i love it when the main character doesnt talk at all. doesnt it just feel like they have more weight to their actions and little details in their demeanor and stuff when they dont speak ? i like that
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I do as well. Not my favorite necessarily since I like dialog options but it's nice to not have to realize I'm playing as a huge douchebag.
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Jun 18, 2018 07:34
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actions speak louder than words, nothing says this more than the contrast between duke nukem and gordon freeman
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Jun 18, 2018 07:34
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Hell, I like protagonists you don't even know what they look like. The ultimate avatar
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Jun 18, 2018 07:54
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hong kong divorce lunch posted:Hell, I like protagonists you don't even know what they look like. The ultimate avatar dead space 1 had a silent masked protag and it really lended a lot to the immersion, which is, yknow, kind of important in a horror game. in 2 he has the face of some guy and likes to talk a lot of bullshit and i dont think a single person liked that change
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Jun 18, 2018 08:30
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I like wizardry where the characters are never shown! I am the character and I'm throwing spells!
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Jun 18, 2018 09:24
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I like how in DDS you have a largely silent protagonist with a handful of dialogue options across both games but he's also supposed to be like a tribal president. So in the first game people are all asking for guidance on Day-to-day trivialities and he gives them a icy stare and they nod and say Thank You.
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Jun 18, 2018 14:32
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Jun 18, 2018 15:03
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the only thing better than a silent protagonist is a voiced character that I really enjoy playing as but there's only like three of those in videogaming
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Jun 18, 2018 15:27
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Voiced FPS protagonists can only work when the game director gets a voice actor and a team of writers who understand the tone of the game and play to its strengths. JC Denton and Garrett are like the only time this worked. Otherwise silent protags are always best.
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Jun 18, 2018 16:24
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Jun 18, 2018 16:31
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The Demon souls protag is badass.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:01
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MeatwadIsGod posted:Voiced FPS protagonists can only work when the game director gets a voice actor and a team of writers who understand the tone of the game and play to its strengths. JC Denton and Garrett are like the only time this worked. Otherwise silent protags are always best. With Denton you get a lot of scenes outside of first person establishing who he is, which helps make a voiced fps work. Without that kinda stuff it's really unnerving.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:04
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an actual dog posted:With Denton you get a lot of scenes outside of first person establishing who he is, which helps make a voiced fps work. Without that kinda stuff it's really unnerving. Cyberpunk 2077 will switch to third person for conversations too which is a smart move but unfortunately means it will never be art because it's not All In One Take
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Jun 18, 2018 17:05
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Morriwind changed my mind and taught me I wish more games would go back to all text but Zelda colored style so you can skim it if you want or don’t have to look in a Lore Codex necessarily cuz of the lovely abridged nature of voice acting.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:07
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I turn off voice acting in games with text boxes.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:08
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I really liked Morrowind's dialogue style. That + zelda = epic dialogue heroes.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:12
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In Training posted:I turn off voice acting in games with text boxes. I dont have the patience to listen to vo if I've read it already so I like games that let me skip
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Jun 18, 2018 17:32
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extremebuff posted:dead space 1 had a silent masked protag and it really lended a lot to the immersion, which is, yknow, kind of important in a horror game. in 2 he has the face of some guy and likes to talk a lot of bullshit and i dont think a single person liked that change Mostly true but I liked stomping on necro bastards and my guy being like "MOTHER. FUCKER."
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Jun 18, 2018 17:52
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Some great silent protagonists: 1) Claude Speed 2) Crono 3) Myst's "The Stranger."
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Jun 18, 2018 18:32
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Fallout 4 should have gone silent protag so that my Daniel Plainview character didn't yell "Seems to be growing well!" twenty times in a nerd dad voice every tme he stole corn from his own settlements to make tape.
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Jun 18, 2018 18:35
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I prefer a silent protag over some mouthy shitheel voiced by one of two voice actors who get work
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Jun 18, 2018 18:39
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Bicyclops posted:Fallout 4 should have gone silent protag so that my Daniel Plainview character didn't yell "Seems to be growing well!" twenty times in a nerd dad voice every tme he stole corn from his own settlements to make tape. Though in fairness, I can imagine Daniel Plainview yelling that about a oil rig.
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Jun 18, 2018 19:03
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I drink your NukaCola
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Jun 18, 2018 19:05
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Wormskull posted:Though in fairness, I can imagine Daniel Plainview yelling that about a oil rig. I wanted to imagine him saying "I've abandoned my child!" and "as you know, I'm an oil man," in a Daniel Day Lewis voice, but there was no way to turn off the nerd dad guy.
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Jun 18, 2018 19:06
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Daniel Day Lewis going full method for six months to voice some lovely Bioware protagonist would own IMO.
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Jun 18, 2018 19:06
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There was a time I was really good at saying my own name in the Daniel Plainview voice. Ah well... Like the haunting call of the loon... these things fade with time.
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Jun 18, 2018 19:09
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P-Mack posted:Daniel Day Lewis going full method for six months to voice some lovely Bioware protagonist would own IMO. The Squaresoft localization team eating 100s of incredibly well-prepared meals for every time DDL has to practice say "That's it! I've discovered a new recipe!"
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Jun 18, 2018 19:09
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Wormskull posted:There was a time I was really good at saying my own name in the Daniel Plainview voice. Ah well... Like the haunting call of the loon... these things fade with time. Lol
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Jun 18, 2018 20:41
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Wormskull posted:There was a time I was really good at saying my own name in the Daniel Plainview voice. Ah well... Like the haunting call of the loon... these things fade with time. Ah... the days of my youth... like the scent of fresh lemon...
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Jun 18, 2018 20:45
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doomguy doesn't say anything or claude from grand theft auto 3 what about silent protagonists, like the Penetrator from Demons Souls? he just murders a royal in front of you to let you know what he's about.
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Jun 18, 2018 23:22
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MeatwadIsGod posted:Voiced FPS protagonists can only work when the game director gets a voice actor and a team of writers who understand the tone of the game and play to its strengths. JC Denton and Garrett are like the only time this worked. Otherwise silent protags are always best. Master Chief/ODST Squad/ReachGuy worked well enough in Halos 1,2,3, ODST and Reach.
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Jun 19, 2018 00:24
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Peter Daou Bundy posted:doomguy doesn't say anything Do you mean silent antagonist. Bc that can be cool too, even if it's pretty rare
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Jun 19, 2018 01:03
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SA-X is the most terrifying enemy in history and she says less than Samus in that game.
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Jun 19, 2018 01:04
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i can't think of a ton of silent antagonists but there are lots who are like "he's been driven mad... but his own anger!!" where they just yell a few words.
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Jun 19, 2018 02:05
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hong kong divorce lunch posted:I like wizardry where the characters are never shown! I am the character and I'm throwing spells!
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Jun 19, 2018 02:13
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Bicyclops posted:i can't think of a ton of silent antagonists but there are lots who are like "he's been driven mad... but his own anger!!" where they just yell a few words. Plenty in Dark Souls . I don't think Gwyn ever speaks does he?
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Jun 19, 2018 02:20
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P-Mack posted:Daniel Day Lewis going full method for six months to voice some lovely Bioware protagonist would own IMO. Reminds me of the Fallout Behind The Scenes video where Ron Perlman could not be more clearly bullshitting it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shKw0l41eDY&t=29s
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Jun 19, 2018 03:02
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Hat Thoughts posted:Reminds me of the Fallout Behind The Scenes video where Ron Perlman could not be more clearly bullshitting it I think Christopher Plummer may actually have recorded his Skyrim lines in his sleep.
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Frond posted:Master Chief/ODST Squad/ReachGuy worked well enough in Halos 1,2,3, ODST and Reach. ODST rookie was a good silent protagonist. The reach guy is basically silent aside from 3 sentences or whatever so he is basically silent too.
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