They Talk!

Giga Strike

Giga Strike

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

stranded in vabbi this time

None [N/A]

WOOT! The lips finally move!

TeeGee

TeeGee

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Poland

Uber Pro Gamers [leet]

Me/E

Yup. That's no big suprise. Gaile told us that they are working on that.

Tingi

Tingi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

wow cant wait to see that

lordtrillbane

lordtrillbane

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Unknown Warriors

W/Me

More importantly --- is the voice acting improved over previous chapters???

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

Finally, they talk now! I can't wait till i play the preview event tonight.

Monk Mystic

Monk Mystic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2006

The Ka-Tet of Gilead

Mo/W

lol YES as far as ive played, which isnt far(damn lag), the voice acting is MUCH better than factions. at least no old fortune teller lady with cancer of the lung.and did they happen to update the old cutscenes and add mouths or just the nightfall ones?

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

I would believe from now on.. all the new chapters will have characters talking with their mouth. Don't think A-Net would have time to update all the videos from Prophecies and Factions.

LiamR

LiamR

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Prefer Unlight Beer [PuB]

The VO is much better, koss is my fave so far. Iv'e only heard me, him, and this other chick talk, but yknow :P And the lips move, whoo! Not very well, but its better than very good voice throwing, eh?

Gigashadow

Gigashadow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

Bellevue, WA

W/

In prophecies, the guy who introduces you to Lion's Arch has an awesome voice, so not all the voice acting in GW was bad.

marcandrer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Canada

Xen of Onslaught [XoO]

Mo/Me

i think prophecies voice acting was OK but all the "cinematics" in faction were realy bad.

Horseman Of War

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

Quote:
Originally Posted by marcandrer
i think prophecies voice acting was OK but all the "cinematics" in faction were realy bad.
im not a huge fan of skipping the cutscenes, but yeah- that Harvest Temple flashback with Shiro's 'voices in his head' is very very annoying. I hate it the most.

ischuros

ischuros

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ireland

N/Me

So, no moving lips in tyria and Cantha, only in Elona? Wonder how they will explain that one down on the Lore Forum.

Alotia Slipfeet

Alotia Slipfeet

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Iowa

R/E

^for their constant talking the people of Tryria and Cantha got their mouths super glooded shut in hopes that they will talk about something other than "my l337 sword of u8er n00b slaying" unfortenchly the only thing that happend was that they turned telepath and continued with their l337 sp34k

Blackest Rose

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Lore update
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So the "silent curse" was finally lifted with the death of Shiro.
Everyone can once again speak using their mouths rather than having to rely on telepathy.
Thank the Gods!

huMptY DumPty

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

[BAN]

W/

very nice...

look at them they are talking now

lyra_song

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

Too bad they talk while staring off into space and turning their heads... >.>

llsektorll

llsektorll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Canada

R/

its about time.... people have been asking for mouth movement in cutscenes since day 1

robertsim007

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2005

Beavercreek, Oh

The Ninja Attack Squad

Mo/

I recall reading in an interview someone said that talking through telepathy (or just without moving their mouth) was an attribute of Tyria..... and then Cantha came along, and they suffered from the same disease or had the same ability.

So I am curious if it will be a retroupdate, or how they'll explain it through the lore (as someone has said).

Ole Man Bourbon

Ole Man Bourbon

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

Atlanta

GONG

W/E

The narrator sounds like the guy from the 7Up commericals from the 80's. Another character sounds like the voice of Christopher Plummer.

Voices are MUCH better than in Factions (which ain't saying much).

swiftygem

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Now only if they could stop building the cinematics from 4 or 5 generic emotes like /bow or /point. I wonder how much space would "cinematics only" emotes take.

Morganas

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon
Voices are MUCH better than in Factions (which ain't saying much).
The voice acting in factions was as good as can be expected for the dialog they had to work with.