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[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by Drz

The gameplay, the challange maps, the custom maps and everything is flatout 10/10, it's really just the story that suffers abit, and i thought it was lame for them to hire Tara Strong to just imitate Arleen Sorkin. >___<

Yes well, you can't expect every to sound the same after a couple of years.

[BlackLantern]

yea....you can even hear it in Hamills voice....I think it worked that the Joker was "sick" in this game

[Drz]

Originally Posted by sandwraith

Yes well, you can't expect every to sound the same after a couple of years.

She should have been told to take Harley into her own direction, not trying to replicate another voice actor's style. It's like if they wish to replace Mark Hamill with a youtube star who has done a decent Hamill impersonation.

[sandwraith]

I'm hoping Conroy bows out after Justice Leagueoom. Sacrilege, I know but I think its time we gave the role to someone else.

I know Conroy is to Bat-fans what Peter Cullen is to TF fans but there are others who could add different layers to the role.

[BlackLantern]

it is a sequel so you'd want to maintain some sort of continuity from game to game

I didn't mind it and its not like Harley is all that involved any way

[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by Drz

She should have been told to take Harley into her own direction, not trying to replicate another voice actor's style. It's like if they wish to replace Mark Hamill with a youtube star who has done a decent Hamill impersonation.

Considering how small her role was in the game, I don't think Tara Strong had that much time to be bothered.

[BlackLantern]

Originally Posted by sandwraith

I'm hoping Conroy bows out after Justice Leagueoom. Sacrilege, I know but I think its time we gave the role to someone else.

I know Conroy is to Bat-fans what Peter Cullen is to TF fans but there are others who could add different layers to the role.

agreed....time moves on....I know he's only done it once but I think Jeremy Sisto did a great job with Batman in New Frontier, I think given more opportunity he could be really good

[sandwraith]

Justice Leagueoom



Oh. Ok.

Cryptic.

[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by BlackLantern

agreed....time moves on....I know he's only done it once but I think Jeremy Sisto did a great job with Batman in New Frontier, I think given more opportunity he could be really good

The guy who plays Batman in Young Justice is pretty solid I think. He does have a bit of an aged feel to his voice. But I think it suits the character.

[Drz]

Well Conroy said he likes to comeback because of the fans.

[BlackLantern]

Originally Posted by sandwraith

The guy who plays Batman in Young Justice is pretty solid I think. He does have a bit of an aged feel to his voice. But I think it suits the character.

I believe thats Bruce Greenwood....Captain Pike from the Star Trek movie

[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by Drz

Well Conroy said he likes to comeback because of the fans.

And I really love him for it. But see, he wasn't the only voice that made the character work. Efreem Zimbalist Jr., Mike Ansara, Mark Hamill, the dude who voiced Gordon...all these guys complimented the hell out of each other.

I don't know who casted the voice work for Arkham City. I'm not saying he or she did a bad job but I think it lacks that special Romano touch.

Kevin Conroy can play the best Batman he's ever been but if he doesn't have a decent cast to work with it would be pretty redundant.

[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by BlackLantern

I believe thats Bruce Greenwood....Captain Pike from the Star Trek movie

Oh hey. I didn't know he carried on with the role after Under The Red Hood.

That's actually quite promising. Hope he manages to keep the role.

[BlackLantern]

Efrem Zimbalist Jr is dead......and I think this was a very solid voice cast

[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by BlackLantern

Efrem Zimbalist Jr is dead......and I think this was a very solid voice cast

I dunno, the Penguin sounding like a Brit gangster was...different. I preferred his cultured version in B:TAS.

Though I was impressed when I found out he was played by Nolan North.

[Hound55]

Greenwood is pretty good.

There's been worse times for a passing of the baton, at least there's acceptable alternatives... Although I'd prefer it if we could just clone Conroy and put the clone on stand-by in case anything happens to the original...

[BlackLantern]

I liked this iteration and his backstory makes sense....he was sent off to boarding school in England at a very young age...hated it there and started hanging around with crooks and underworld types

he's still cultured, but not aristocratic sounding

[Darthphere]

**** culture.

[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by Hound55

Greenwood is pretty good.

There's been worse times for a passing of the baton, at least there's acceptable alternatives... Although I'd prefer it if we could just clone Conroy and put the clone on stand-by in case anything happens to the original...

Back in the Games forum, I had this super-heated argument as to why I thought Splinter Cell needed to drop Michael Ironside as Sam Fisher.

It's funny how we can't seem to let go of these things. There are some voices people just can't forget, whether its Conroy as Batman, Ironside as Fisher (or Darkseid for that matter), David Hayter as Solid Snake, Frank Welker as Soundwave...

I used to think voice acting in American media was a pretty touch and go circle but I think its comparable in terms of fanbase to Japanese animation fans who literally worship their voice actors/actresses.

[BlackLantern]

its only started happening in the past decade or so....when games took on that cinematic feel

[Hound55]

"...and you're insane to take that for granted because it's a day-players role. They hate to tie down an established character to a single actor, because the character never asks for more money, but the actor will." - Billy West

[Franklin Richards]

I'm having a similar argument in the Indy V thread. I'm for finally getting a new Indy in there. A "Roger Moore" for the franchise, if you will and I'm surprised at the level of selfish attachment people have to certain personalities.

[sandwraith]

Originally Posted by BlackLantern

its only started happening in the past decade or so....when games took on that cinematic feel

Which is kind of why I hope game studios never make enough money to bring in big Hollywood name.

I mean it is kind of happening now. Hear Sasha Grey is making a cameo in Saints Row or something.

Not Hollywood I know. But it may happen sooner rather than later.