Games with good voice acting

kuaikukia · September 24th, 2004

What games do you guys think have a good voice acting with english language (not japanese language)?

F-3582 · September 24th, 2004

English: Xenosaga and Final Fantasy X / X-2 had exceptionally good voice acting.
German: Primal has the best german voice acting I've ever heard in a game. Monkey Island 3 and Sam&Max were also nice, but not as good as Primal.

Zer0Soul · September 24th, 2004

These are all off the top of my head.. (i know i'll think of more later)

Broken Sword Series
Metal Gear Solid Series
XenoSaga
Final Fantasy X & X-2
Forgotten Realm's: Demon Stone
Dark Cloud 2
Grand Theft Auto 3 & Vice City
Deus Ex 1 & 2
Thief series
Kingdom Hearts
Star Wars:Bounty Hunter
Grandia 2
Devil May Cry 1 (not 2)
Arc the Lad:Twilight of the spirits (minus 1 or 2 voices)
Halo

Rhombus · September 24th, 2004

FFX and X-2? Bleh... although like I said in another thread, I think the main problems were the awkwardly written dialogue and weird pacing and timing of lines. As most people will say, the MGS franchise has awesome English voice acting. Alot of games developed in the US or Europe (and alot of PC games) have really great voice acting...

GTA games
Mafia
Planescape Torment, the Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Fallout games
Knights of the Old Republic
Wing Commander games
NOLF games (absolutely hilarious voice acting)
Kingpin (definitely rated "M" for mature though... makes the dialogue from the GTA games look like a nursery rhyme!)
Max Payne games
Legacy of Kain and Soulreaver games
Almost every LucasArts adventure game (Monkey Island, Sam & Max, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, Loom, etc.)
Many Sierra adventure game series (King's Quest, Quest for Glory, Gabriel Knight, etc.)
Warcraft III
Eternal Darkness
Jak & Daxter games
Ratchet & Clank games
Splinter Cell games

Like I said, alot of games that come from the US or Europe, especially PC games, have had some pretty stellar voice acting. I don't know why it seems the Japanese companies get crappy English language voice actors... Like I said, so many of the games from Japan are already very poorly localized, resulting in really strange sounding and awkward dialogue that makes the voices, regardless of the actually skill of the delivery, sound really crappy. Of course, alot of the voice actors just aren't that good on top of it, which just makes it sound like total ****.

MaZa · September 24th, 2004

I was kind of impressed with Star Wars - KOTOR voice acting. They really did their job seriously.

Ghale0n · September 24th, 2004

Max Payne games
Broken sword games
Leisure Suit Larry games
Splinter Cell games
Sam & Max
Full Throttle
Day Of The Tentacle
Kingdom Hearts
Dark Chronicle
Grandia 2
Xenosaga
Final Fantasy X & X2
Lunar games

thats all I can think of atm

**Typhoon 01** · September 24th, 2004

I can't believe you forgot to mention the Diablo series, and pretty much everything from Blizzard has great voice acting.
Postal 2 (freaking hilarious "Die infidels!!!")
most other games have already been mentioned
The worst voice acting i have ever heard in my life was in Aquanox, the voices are horrible.

F-3582 · September 24th, 2004

I forgot: Conker's Bad Fur Day

, especially that Slopranos theme and the cut-scene that comes when meeting Gregg The Grim Reaper.
The worst: The German MGS and the german Legend Of Dragoon (they seem to have used only two different actors for this one)

hellmasterx · September 24th, 2004

metal guear
starcraft
max payne
doom 3
legacy of kain
command and conquer series

Kaiser Sigma · September 24th, 2004

The Baldur's Gate saga, Planetscape Torment, Grandia II, Lunar TSS, Lunar II EB, Starcraft, Broodwars, Warcraft 3, Full Throttle, The Dig, The Legend of Kyrandia: Book 3... those are all the ones I can think of...

Strider · September 24th, 2004

above all i believe grim fandango... then...
curse of monkey island
starcraft
and warcraft 3

i hated lunar's voice acting... then again i did play the psx version, but for what i can say about it, it was horrible, the cheesiest, cra**iest voice acting ive seen in any game aside from valkyre profile and only since all of vp's voiceacting was Waaaaaay too melodramatic... you dont take 15 seconds to say "i opened the door" and you dont say door as if it's your childhood nemesis who you want to kill
the only voice acting in halo i remember was of the caretaker and master chief, both of which sucked, the caretaker sounded like a complete nerd and master chief sounded like a typical army buffoon

Coolsvilleman · September 24th, 2004

MDK2 I thought had great voice acting.

N1ghtw0lf · September 24th, 2004

Max Payne & Mafia are at the top of my list. I also didn't mind Deus Ex (1 or 2), KotOR, or as someone said before, most Blizzard games have pretty excellent voice work.

psicomaniaco · September 24th, 2004

Valkyrie Profile has a great voice acting!

F-3582 · September 24th, 2004

C&C1! The villagers sounded so .... gay.

Cid Highwind · September 24th, 2004

Grandia 2 without a doubt, but also MGS... (those had the same actors :P)

Slightly offtopic but:
Can anyone confirm that Soul Calibur and Dead Or Alive 2 (both Japanese voices) have the same actors? I heard some familiar voices in DOA2

ViperXtreme · September 24th, 2004

the Legacy of Kain series, no doubt about it.

Strider · September 24th, 2004

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Valkyrie Profile has a great voice acting!

ugh, like i said before, way too overcompensated, sounded like a bunch of inexperienced actors trying to perform opera

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the Legacy of Kain series, no doubt about it.

forgot about that one, great voice acting in there too

Kaiser Sigma · September 25th, 2004

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Originally Posted by Strider

i hated lunar's voice acting... then again i did play the psx version, but for what i can say about it, it was horrible, the cheesiest, cra**iest voice acting ive seen in any game (...)

SSSC was a PoS in every aspect. TSS featured much better voice acting. EBC's speeches were mostly ported from EB though they sounded a bit worse than in the original version (don't ask me why... same happens with the music).

Jldnr77 · September 25th, 2004

I'm suprised noone has mentioned the new Star Ocean yet. I think it has exceptional voice acting.

September 24th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
kuaikukia Bloody Roar Fang Join Date: May 2003 Location: earth Posts: 300	Games with good voice acting What games do you guys think have a good voice acting with english language (not japanese language)?

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F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,242	English: Xenosaga and Final Fantasy X / X-2 had exceptionally good voice acting. German: Primal has the best german voice acting I've ever heard in a game. Monkey Island 3 and Sam&Max were also nice, but not as good as Primal. __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

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Zer0Soul Souless Angel Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Close to Nowhere Posts: 898	These are all off the top of my head.. (i know i'll think of more later) Broken Sword Series Metal Gear Solid Series XenoSaga Final Fantasy X & X-2 Forgotten Realm's: Demon Stone Dark Cloud 2 Grand Theft Auto 3 & Vice City Deus Ex 1 & 2 Thief series Kingdom Hearts Star Wars:Bounty Hunter Grandia 2 Devil May Cry 1 (not 2) Arc the Lad:Twilight of the spirits (minus 1 or 2 voices) Halo __________________ Currently Playing: Kindgom Hearts 2, Crimson Sea 2, Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires, Baiten Kaitos, & Lunar DS

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Rhombus The Moogle Assassin Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2,080	FFX and X-2? Bleh... although like I said in another thread, I think the main problems were the awkwardly written dialogue and weird pacing and timing of lines. As most people will say, the MGS franchise has awesome English voice acting. Alot of games developed in the US or Europe (and alot of PC games) have really great voice acting... GTA games Mafia Planescape Torment, the Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Fallout games Knights of the Old Republic Wing Commander games NOLF games (absolutely hilarious voice acting) Kingpin (definitely rated "M" for mature though... makes the dialogue from the GTA games look like a nursery rhyme!) Max Payne games Legacy of Kain and Soulreaver games Almost every LucasArts adventure game (Monkey Island, Sam & Max, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle, Loom, etc.) Many Sierra adventure game series (King's Quest, Quest for Glory, Gabriel Knight, etc.) Warcraft III Eternal Darkness Jak & Daxter games Ratchet & Clank games Splinter Cell games Like I said, alot of games that come from the US or Europe, especially PC games, have had some pretty stellar voice acting. I don't know why it seems the Japanese companies get crappy English language voice actors... Like I said, so many of the games from Japan are already very poorly localized, resulting in really strange sounding and awkward dialogue that makes the voices, regardless of the actually skill of the delivery, sound really crappy. Of course, alot of the voice actors just aren't that good on top of it, which just makes it sound like total **. __________________ Processor: Athlon 64 3400+ Mobo: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R RAM: 1 GB Corsair XMS GFX Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS HDD1: Seagate 160MB 8MB 7200 HDD2: Seagate 80MB 8MB 7200 Burner: NEC 16x DVDR Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB Gamepad1: PS2 Dual Analog/KiKY X USB Gamepad2: Gravis GamePad Pro OS: Windows XP Pro sp2 Tempus fugit et nos fugimus in illus. Fiat justitia; ruat coelum.** Last edited by Rhombus; September 24th, 2004 at 08:24.

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Ghale0n No Prayer For The Dying Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 248	Max Payne games Broken sword games Leisure Suit Larry games Splinter Cell games Sam & Max Full Throttle Day Of The Tentacle Kingdom Hearts Dark Chronicle Grandia 2 Xenosaga Final Fantasy X & X2 Lunar games thats all I can think of atm __________________ *R.I.P Steve Irwin, you were an inspiration to us all*

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F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,242	I forgot: Conker's Bad Fur Day , especially that Slopranos theme and the cut-scene that comes when meeting Gregg The Grim Reaper. The worst: The German MGS and the german Legend Of Dragoon (they seem to have used only two different actors for this one) __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

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Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night Posts: 14,591	The Baldur's Gate saga, Planetscape Torment, Grandia II, Lunar TSS, Lunar II EB, Starcraft, Broodwars, Warcraft 3, Full Throttle, The Dig, The Legend of Kyrandia: Book 3... those are all the ones I can think of...

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Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,224	above all i believe grim fandango... then... curse of monkey island starcraft and warcraft 3 i hated lunar's voice acting... then again i did play the psx version, but for what i can say about it, it was horrible, the cheesiest, cra**iest voice acting ive seen in any game aside from valkyre profile and only since all of vp's voiceacting was Waaaaaay too melodramatic... you dont take 15 seconds to say "i opened the door" and you dont say door as if it's your childhood nemesis who you want to kill the only voice acting in halo i remember was of the caretaker and master chief, both of which sucked, the caretaker sounded like a complete nerd and master chief sounded like a typical army buffoon __________________ My Deviant Art

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N1ghtw0lf An American Paradox Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Call Me Butter Cuz' I'm On A Roll! Posts: 6,822	Max Payne & Mafia are at the top of my list. I also didn't mind Deus Ex (1 or 2), KotOR, or as someone said before, most Blizzard games have pretty excellent voice work. __________________

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psicomaniaco Eh?? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: I'm ashamed to say... Posts: 1,645	Valkyrie Profile has a great voice acting! __________________ Goals: -Buy a new video Card; Buy F.E.A.R; Beat NOLF 1 and 2; Buy cat food.

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F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,242	C&C1! The villagers sounded so .... gay. __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

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Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,536	Grandia 2 without a doubt, but also MGS... (those had the same actors :P) Slightly offtopic but: Can anyone confirm that Soul Calibur and Dead Or Alive 2 (both Japanese voices) have the same actors? I heard some familiar voices in DOA2 __________________ Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

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