How does Joe’s voice sound? Those of you who have played the recently released PC version of The Silent Age will know by now how we, the developers think he should sound. Or should I say how some of us think he should sound. Joe has been a daily part of our lives for more than three years, and each of us have created our own inner voice for Joe. Hearing him speak for the first time has been mind-blowing to us. It’s both really awesome and really weird at the same time. I guess this is how authors feel when watching a movie version of a book they’ve written.
All voice production was done by Somatone Interactive. Most of the actors are video game voice acting veterans (sounds like a tongue twister doesn’t it?), and their work include titles like The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us and LA Noire.
And then there’s Roger Jackson. Roger plays Joe’s boss Mr. Hill. Here he is, giving Joe (Owen Thomas) a lesson in the ARCHON company values:
Some of you may also remember Roger Jackson as the voice of Ghostface in the Scream series. Here he is, doing his famous “Hello Sidney” telephone call:
Game voice actors are mostly recorded one at a time, which makes dialogue scenes particularly challenging. The first actor to be recorded will have to imagine having a dialogue with a another actor who’s not there. The second actor will then have to imagine the mindset of the first actor in order to give the correct emotional response. I’m not an actor, but to me that sounds extremely challenging!
The Cast:
Owen Thomas……………………………………………Joe
Brian Sommer………………………………Dr. Lambert
Chuck Kourouklis…………………………………..Frank
Adam Harrington*……………Cedric, police officer
Vilija Marshall……………..Ms. Gulette, Dr. Brown
Damian Marhefka……………Welder, Jittery Man
Gavin Hammon…………….Guard, Angry Scientist
Roger Jackson…………….Subway Singer, Mr. Hill
* ‘Adam Harrington’ totally sounds like Adam Carrington, my teenage idol from the eighties soap opera Dynasty.
Thomas
