A2MBXT Voice Acting Debate (Spoilers in Thread)

[Septentrion Pleiades]

I think we might want to consider fully voice acted cutscenes for major events in future episodes.

[Doctor Shemp]

I think we might want to consider fully voice acted cutscenes for major events in future episodes.

This debate was had in the ASMT 64 subforum and they ran into two main problems with that:

• There's no agreement as to what Demo's voice should sound like, let alone the others' voices (except raocow's)
• Who would you get to do the voice well?

[Septentrion Pleiades]

• There's no agreement as to what Demo's voice should sound like, let alone the others' voices (except raocow's)

If I remembered correctly, we were highly limited by by technology. If such a thing really becomes a controversy, then well just use other protagonists.

• Who would you get to do the voice well?

That is a problem. I can't think of anyone who mastered the mysterious art of talking.

[pholtos]

The mysterious art of talking is a long lost and forgotten art.

[Doctor Shemp]

The mysterious art of talking well into a good microphone is harder than it looks, especially when acting. There's a reason voice actors aren't just guys off the street.

[docopoper]

Can we get Patrick Stewart to do Demo's voice? That would make me happy.

[Septentrion Pleiades]

The mysterious art of talking well into a good microphone is harder than it looks, especially when acting. There's a reason voice actors aren't just guys off the street.

Talking like a convincing person isn't that rare of a skill, especially compared to level design. Good microphones aren't are rare as 3D printers either. We aren't trying to make an entire half hour episode and are probably going to need only three to six people.

[Doctor Shemp]

The mysterious art of talking well into a good microphone is harder than it looks, especially when acting. There's a reason voice actors aren't just guys off the street.

Talking like a convincing person isn't that rare of a skill, especially compared to level design. Good microphones aren't are rare as 3D printers either. We aren't trying to make an entire half hour episode and are probably going to need only three to six people.

But you're not aiming to talk like a convincing person, you're aiming to talk like a female demonic cyclops.

[Septentrion Pleiades]

But you're not aiming to talk like a convincing person, you're aiming to talk like a female demonic cyclops.

So no one can do an exaggerated silly voice?

[raocow]

good luck finding a voice everyone agrees to (especially me)

[Doctor Shemp]

But you're not aiming to talk like a convincing person, you're aiming to talk like a female demonic cyclops.

So no one can do an exaggerated silly voice?

Everyone can do an exaggerated silly voice, but very few people can do one that isn't shit. Even if they do do one that isn't shit, see

good luck finding a voice everyone agrees to (especially me)

So if you want voice acting that's bad and/or will split the audience, sure, that's easy. If you want good voice acting, that's quite hard.

[Bwarch]

There isn't anybody on the Talkhaus who owns a super professional mic so far as I know, and we don't have any voice actors, and therefore not any good ones.

So unless anybody has a friend, or if you want to go digging, you're sunk.

(I think Rina-Chan would be able to come up with a good Demo voice personally.)

[Septentrion Pleiades]

good luck finding a voice everyone agrees to (especially me)

What the hell are you doing in this thread!

So if you want voice acting that's bad and/or will split the audience, sure, that's easy. If you want good voice acting, that's quite hard.

There isn't anybody on the Talkhaus who owns a super professional

What's with the super professional standards you all are coming up with? I'm not suggesting we do a super drama dub over of an epic movie. I do believe this is the first time the words "super professional" has came up in a talkhaus project.

[SAJewers]

wait why do we need voice actors what

[raocow]

I don't know and I don't like it

Fact is, I don't really want Demo to have a canon voice. Besides she doesnt have a mouth.

[darkychao]

I don't know and I don't like it

Fact is, I don't really want Demo to have a canon voice. Besides she doesnt have a mouth.

Dilbert didn't have a mouth, that turned out fine.

[Septentrion Pleiades]

I don't know and I don't like it

Fact is, I don't really want Demo to have a canon voice. Besides she doesnt have a mouth.

If such a thing really becomes a controversy, then well just use other protagonists.

Tada.

So now why are you even in this thread? You do know the whole spoiler thing in the title.

[Doctor Shemp]

good luck finding a voice everyone agrees to (especially me)

What the hell are you doing in this thread!

So if you want voice acting that's bad and/or will split the audience, sure, that's easy. If you want good voice acting, that's quite hard.

There isn't anybody on the Talkhaus who owns a super professional

What's with the super professional standards you all are coming up with? I'm not suggesting we do a super drama dub over of an epic movie. I do believe this is the first time the words "super professional" has came up in a talkhaus project.

I'm not suggesting we go super professional. I'm suggesting we don't set out to shit all over the project. No-one expects us to have level design on par with the best 2D Mario games, but on the other hand people expect levels that aren't shit. Similarly, no-one expects us to get Patrick Stewart, but on the other hand people expect that if you're going to the effort to include voice acting that it not be shit. Just like the few shitty levels in ASMBXT pissed a lot of people off and ruined several people's perceptions of the game as a whole, I can guarantee that shitty voice acting will do the same. People have a natural tendency to remember and accentuate the negative.

[Septentrion Pleiades]

I'm not suggesting we go super professional. I'm suggesting we don't set out to shit all over the project. No-one expects us to have level design on par with the best 2D Mario games, but on the other hand people expect levels that aren't shit. Similarly, no-one expects us to get Patrick Stewart, but on the other hand people expect that if you're going to the effort to include voice acting that it not be shit. Just like the few shitty levels in ASMBXT pissed a lot of people off and ruined several people's perceptions of the game as a whole, I can guarantee that shitty voice acting will do the same. People have a natural tendency to remember and accentuate the negative.

Bwarch said "super professional" and I was also replying to him.

On the level I'm talking about, there's a huge difference between a excellent school play and a horrible one. Assuming we can't do something good from the beginning is not how we should be approaching problems. If it does turn out to be "shitty" and we throw it out, the result would be the same as not even considering it.

[raocow]

Can't we just have not voice acting.

Like why is this hard.

Let me put this in another way: anyone who is pro voice-acting, tell me in what way it would be a net positive.

[Septentrion Pleiades]

Let me put this in another way: anyone who is pro voice-acting, tell me in what way it would be a net positive.

Why is anything ever a net positive? I'm just saying it's something that we could do and possibly make into something awesome in the far future.

And seriously, you're not suppose to be hear. I don't understand why both you and Bwarch suddenly get super interested in this thread over a simple suggestion, being how Bwarch is not a player in this project, and you aren't even supposed to be here in a thread mark "SPOILER".

If you really want me to drop this idea then fine. I'm just disappointed that the leadership needed to come running to strike down ideas as soon as it's suggested.

[Bwarch]

Very well, I'll keep my greasy nose out of projects I'm not in in the future.

I did not come to strike down the idea per say, just to put into perspective the resources Talkhaus has at its disposal.

[Doctor Shemp]

Let me put this in another way: anyone who is pro voice-acting, tell me in what way it would be a net positive.

Why is anything ever a net positive? I'm just saying it's something that we could do and possibly make into something awesome in the far future.

And seriously, you're not suppose to be hear. I don't understand why both you and Bwarch suddenly get super interested in this thread over a simple suggestion, being how Bwarch is not a player in this project, and you aren't even supposed to be here in a thread mark "SPOILER".

If you really want me to drop this idea then fine. I'm just disappointed that the leadership needed to come running to strike down ideas as soon as it's suggested.

You're summing up, right now, what's wrong with dedicating resources to this in the first place: people - especially the person who suggested it, i.e. you - will get attached to it regardless of its quality and will insist on keeping it and refining it even if it's obviously shit to everyone else. You're being attached to it already and you haven't even started work on it.

[Septentrion Pleiades]

You're being attached to it already and you haven't even started work on it.

I already said I would drop it if I need to, and you can't presume how I will at in the future as a basis for argument. It's like you didn't even read what you quote. You, however, have been very dedicated to opposing it.

[Willhart]

Since there are like five different characters in this game, I don't see why Demo is the only one who gets voice acting. Also since the luna.dll allows multiple custom songs in a section, there is possibility for having a narrator in some levels.

Does anyone have ideas for the ending cutscene of world 6?