God of War actor Christopher Judge: Games no longer where actors careers 'go to die'
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If I was a voice actor... I'd be trying like crazy to voice act into anything that looks like quality.
Some of my fav voice acting in games is from Witcher 3.
Some of my fav voice acting in games is from Witcher 3.
I thought this has been known for a while.
Hell, Judge's former co-star, Claudia Black, is Chloe in Uncharted and does a ton of other VG voice work.
Hell, Judge's former co-star, Claudia Black, is Chloe in Uncharted and does a ton of other VG voice work.
The medium has grown very well it caught the attention of the whole world. Famous people today wishes they play a part in a game and when they get offered the chance they don't reject it. Look at Mads and Norman Reedus for example, they're hyped about Death Stranding more than Kojima. Video Games will always be the best medium in the world, to me at least.
I'm really happy for his success. I even kinda marked out when he popped up in The Dark Knight Rises for a few minutes.
That's awesome. I mean, when I think of the actors Call of Duty has gotten over the years and how Kojima went from experienced voice actors to people who were huge names in Hollywood like Kiefer Sutherland or Mads we really must say that games have come a very long way.
I guess this is the natural progression as gaming becomes more cinematic. The performances of the actors will be looked at in a much different light.
Great for the voice actors but games becoming more about story than gameplay is the complete opposite of great for the medium.
It was pretty sad not seeing Robin Atkin Downes get the recognition he deserved for his amazing performance as Kaz Miller in MGSV.
I don't think he meant it like that, just both are equally important now.
They're not mutually exclusive.
And personally, I value story as much as gameplay.
But the new God of War is a movie! The gaming brit told me so!
That is not what is happening, nor what he meant.
Both are equally important to me.
Its both. Game are not only better stories, but better games too.
Yeah, I agree with it. Also, I don't like this obsession in being something really adult and serious that AAA videogames have turned.
i hated when animations became about their celebrity voice actors and i hate that [some] video games are now putting so much focus on their voice actors being some c-list actor. there are so many talented voice actors that have spent their entire careers in games and animation and now the top billing is going to go to actors.
I do like it, but seems a game can't just be kiddy anymore or have story parts as a minor thing in big games. Everything needs to be this sentimental, story-heavy experience when we talk about AAA.
And generally, what I see is games suffering gameplay wise when the focus is so big on the story.
That's like your opinion, and you don't have to pick one or another. GoW combat is fucking phenomenal and the story is great.
All thanks Rockstar and Sony with their quality first party output. Nintendo and MS contribute way less than Sony in this regard.
Ubisoft and EA is doing ok I guess.
Ubisoft and EA is doing ok I guess.
Single player 4Ever. A relief from all the stressful multiplayers out there.
I want to see a game directed by Christopher Nolan someday, and a big single player game with her
I want to see a game directed by Christopher Nolan someday, and a big single player game with her
I also wish we had more AAA games that had a different tone, but at the same time, if companies can really begin to nail the more serious direction I'd be all for it. I just haven't seen it happen in gaming much (if ever). Just might take some time to get there.
Yeah, I have to agree that God of War is the worst possible thread subject to start the point about focus on story hurting gameplay.
This game is "gamey" as fuck. You'll spend hours and hours doing nothing but exploring and fighting, without a single cutscene, if you so desire.
I think we still get that in Japanese games. Super Mario Odyssey was just last year and we had Kirby Star Allies this month. I haven't played either, but I doubt they're all that serious.
Not when gameplay is glossed over. Unless the story is exceptional, ofc
I don't think Kirby counts as a AAA game by any definition of the term.
I mean... did you play GOW? It nails story AND gameplay. So it is not like you have to pick just one.
There're still companies like Nintendo or some of Ubisoft smaller games which are not really into sentimental, story-heavy experience. There's a game for everyone and no they're people who like both directions.
Considering how immensely those games sells, I doubt gamers care about gameplay anymore.
It's all about that amazing experience.
I hate this kind of thinking. Gameplay and story are not independent. There's not the game part and the movie part. Gameplay should be fundamental to the narrative.
You don't have to sacrifice one for the other, personally I can forgive bad gameplay if the story is interesting and good enough.
I don't think that's what he said...
I do wish gameplay and story were separate though. I like having the game part and then the movie part. That works a lot better in my mind.
It's not an expensive game, it didn't review well and it's like 5 hours long. It's definitely not on the same level as something like Odyssey (or even other Kirby games).
Yeah Nintendo kinda does it's own thing and it's great.
But as a guy that grew playing Playstation games too I wanted more things like Ratchet, PS1 Crash, PS1 Spyro etc. Even the older God of War, I used to like them, they were more game-y, imo, with all the platform sections.
A different tone would be great too. All last Sony big games feels similar in so many points. But well, this isn't the point of the thread so... yeah
I think he is right, storytelling in games is growing more and more accomplished.
Uh huh
*looks at sales of Odyssey and BotW*
Uh huh
I think people are taking his sentence out of context, lol.
I am more than positive he did not mean, "one or the other", but rather it is not just about the one thing, that the other can be built into it as well, with great success.
I am more than positive he did not mean, "one or the other", but rather it is not just about the one thing, that the other can be built into it as well, with great success.
The Switch ain't selling on story-heavy experiences.
Also, God of War is incredibly gameplay-focused, so I don't even know why some are acting like it isn't.
Probably has something to do with gaming having surpassed all other media industries lol.
