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Idris Elba: Actors in video games like Phantom Liberty is 'sign of the times' (www.bbc.com)

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Idris Elba, who stars in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, sees a future where films and games converge.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, what I've always liked about voice acting is that how the person looks or even what their original voice is like doesn't matter. It's purely about the voice which makes it much easier for the voice to take center stage, and it allows people to voice other genders, races, species, objects, etc.

This real life person being present as themselves is not a trend I've liked. Good voice acting to me has been one where I am emotionally moved by the performance but don't automatically recognize the voice due to how well and unique the performance is. Plus, I don't like more regular voice actors being pushed aside by a listers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I know what you mean. I love JK Simmons voice, and he's a great VA. But if I compare his role as Omni-Man in Invincible to Ketheric Thorm in Baldur's Gate 3, I definitely enjoy Omni-Man more, even though Ketheric is modelled after his real face.