Should game VAs be forced to actually play the games they star in? How can VAs be trusted to assume the role they're hired to perform if they don't truly understand the wider context of the game and aren't fully immersed in the complexities and nuances of their character?
>>729392679>Should game VAs be forced to actually play the games they star in?no
You think that's bad. The people making games don't either.
It's like this in every industry, actors don't actually watch movies, software devs don't use computers, civil engineers never step foot in the buildings they design.
>>729394131>software devs don't use computers
>>729394131>software devs don't use computersThat's because software "devs" are all vibe coding Indians now. Civilised cultures that were raised to have actual standards and follow best practices, such as not consuming faeces, do all the things you claim they don't do.
>>729394131architects never step foot in the buildings they design. civil engineers are the ones who have to figure out how to build their stupid shit in the first place
>>729394131It's true, farmers don't eat and power plant workers don't use electricity.
>>729394131>civil engineers never step foot in the buildings they designthe equivalent would be they never step foot in buildings. or else change the actors to never watching their own movies.
No, their job is to act. If they want to play the games I am all for that, but voicing someone like Wesker should not require the actor to have played all the RE games he appears in.
>/v/: GAMES WERE BETTER WHEN THEY WEREN'T REGURGITATED SLOP MADE BY PEOPLE WHO ONLY PLAY VIDEO GAMES>also /v/: WTF ACTORS DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES?!?! AI SAMA SAVE MEEEEEEEE
>>729392679thats normal though. its just a paycheck for them.
>>729392679I honestly think it'd be more important for the directors to play the games.
>>729394949>but voicing someone like Wesker should not require the actor to have played all the RE games he appears in.Granted, but to play devils advocate here, shouldn't an actor at the very least study the source material of the character they are portraying?
>>729395016>GAMES WERE BETTER WHEN THEY WEREN'T REGURGITATED SLOP MADE BY PEOPLE WHO ONLY PLAY VIDEO GAMESNo one says this
>>729392679This is the dumbest thread I've seen today and it is just because the person in the OP is a woman. No one is like:>uhm bro Arnie were you ACKSHUALLY a special forcers operator? fucking fake special forces boy go home special forces boy!!!
>>729392679red flag will not buy her game
>>729392679Alph's VA from ff14 has been open about this. He's playing the game for the first time and stated he had no idea what the plot was.
>>729395067Should they? Absolutely and I think any responsible actor should do so without being prompted to. I just don't think it should be a requirement. I also think the Voice Director should be talented enough to explain what they want from the actor (ironically this is my biggest issue with criticism of Ada's VA in RE4R, she did a terrible job and the blame lies with the voice director for not firing her or doing their job in coaching her).
>>729395138Wait until you realize that most actors don't even really know the plot of the film they're in. Sincerely. If you ask any random actor who is producing a film "what is the story of this?" they will tell you the surface level themes (It is a story about love and revenge during WW1) and their character (I'm Sgt Richard Felt, the brave and heroic leader of the squad) but if you actually want to know the narrative they got no fucking clue.
OP is guaranteed autistic.
There's only so much time in the day most people with full time jobs don't have a lot of time for entertainment especially low tier entertainment like video games let's be real
>>729392679what if we just didn't have voice acting
>>729392679All voices should be AI.
>>729395282Honestly I wouldn't want to watch my own movies. Only to see if my performance was good at the most.
>>729392679no, their only job is to read a scriptthis is also why nothing they say should be taken seriously
>>729392679>Should game VAs be forced to actually play the games they star in?No of course not that's retarded but corporate suits of major publishers should be forced to 100% every game they greenlight.
That is a retarded requirement to have you must be a literal child to think this
>>729395095Actors usually receive months of specialized training to play those types of roles. Maybe not in the bollywood slop you're familiar with, but it's a common practice in films produced by white cultures.
