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6/11/2014 5:24:59 PM
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Ghost's Voice in Destiny Alpha Videos

I know that all the footage out there is just that footage and it is alpha gameplay, but for the love of god please tweak the ghost's voice before releasing the game. In all of the videos I've seen it sounds so flat and at times very annoying. I understand it is supposed to be AI and it is not supposed to have all the emotion or intensity of a real person, but right now it is in a very odd area. Although robots/AI are monotone stereotypically, when listening to the narration I am very aware that it is a voice actor. So instead of sounding like what I would imagine a semi-conscious computer to sound like, it ends up sounding like a very unenthusiastic, apathetic voice actor who can't wait to get out of the recording booth. I am not saying that the voice actor did a bad job, I just think there is not enough to the voice to let it stand on its own because of the confines that come along with trying to sound like something that is not truly alive. I think this could easily be fixed with some added effects like a little bit of reverb and echo, and maybe a couple ambient noises that could lend his voice a more techy vibe. I think Futurama's god voice is a good example of this, I have attached a link to a short clip of the voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t14zGAfNKoU

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  • "Fallen ships, this close to the surface?!" #NewGhostVoice

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  • Wow I started a thread thinking I was the only one! Ghost's voice really takes me out of the game when I hear it! Especially on the Level 3 Story mission and he says "Oh no it's the hive" and I was sitting there like really? I feel like this should really creep me out but the way he said it was just so bland and boring...

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  • To me, it sounds like he was trying to channel Data from ST: TNG.

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    • I understand what you mean. When I heard that Peter Dinklage was voice acting I was quite excited, but from what i've heard in the alpha its not been the great voice acting I was expecting. Its OK for the most part but there are parts that are quite disappointing. e.g. Where he says 'Its the hive!' Its sounds so cheesy and emotionless that its ridiculous.

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      • Edited by CaptKrunch: 6/11/2014 6:57:24 PM
        "Oh no... a wizard. If you see something floating, you have to kill it". Almost on par with "This cave is not a natural formation".

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        • Am i the only one that really likes his voice? The vo in general has a regal or almost epic fantasy quality and i love me some fantasy in my sci-fi

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          • Edited by ZER0: 6/12/2014 6:09:35 PM
            You are very much right OP. Ghost's voice in Destiny sounds [b]very very[/b] flat; it's almost irritating. And no it doesn't matter if Ghost is voiced by some popular actor because the voice acting is down right mediocre. I would say whoever directed the voice acting did a bad job. There is absolutely no enthusiasm in the voice and it is significantly inferior to the AI voice acting provided by voice actors in previous Bungie games. It's sad that some people will completely disregard this criticism because of their fan-girl love interest for Peter Dinklage. Dinklage is a fine actor, but that doesn't mean he can't do a bad job. Edit: I just want to highlight that all the voice work for Destiny is finished at this point. Pete Parsons of Bungie himself said the game is almost finished. So there's nothing that's going to change for Ghost's voice between now and the release unless they add some sort of voice synthesizer, which wont help alleviate the larger problem at hand.

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            • Sadly, I would have to agree. I was really looking forward to Peter Dinklage being the voice of the ghost, but it really didn't seem right to me in the Alpha. When he says that line about the Wizard "If you see something floating in the air, you have to kill it" I literally cringed it was so bad. With that being said I have full faith that Bungie will be able to remedy this before the game ships. Also while we are on the point of voice acting, I thought the MP game announcer's voice was AWFUL as well.

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              • i am reading in these forums about how the ghosts and the pvp announcers voice are just very bad. i say plz plz change the pvp announcers voice. he sucks all the excitment out of the room. it would be like the Clear Eyes, eye drop guy, announcing for a soccer game. No man just hell No!

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              • Yeah, they need to adjust the voice. He sounds uninterested in everything going on.

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              • I agree from everything I saw the voice acting was the only thing I didn't like. They really have to change that or most ppl will try and turn the voices off. Could voice acting can totally make or ruin a character in a game.

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              • They should've used cortana's voice

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                • Ghosts are AI, analytical and serious. Sometimes they might try to be humorous. Ghosts are designed as thinking machines.

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                  • I agree. That and the music from devils lair was so "generic hero" horns and trumpets.

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                  • Edited by gutterXshark: 6/12/2014 6:14:47 PM
                    I do agree, I will get some flak for this but Mr Dinklage's performance has sounded a little flat so far. Having said that, I absolutely love the sound of the ghost's voice when he says 'fallen thrive in the dark, we won't' in the Devils Lair Footage. There seems to be an effect on that line that isn't present on any other ghost dialogue that I have heard since. They need to add the same kind of radio/robot/speaker inside helmet effect to the rest of his dialogue. It should sound like Cortana's voice when heard from outside Chiefs suit in Halo 4, I love that effect. Same applies to the announcer on multiplayer, it sounds so bland at the moment.

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                    • I totally agree! Just a little something else for the voice. In very aware it is a man sitting in a booth reading lines off a piece of paper. Get a sexy woman's voice like Cortana. [spoiler]crap did I spell her name right?[/spoiler]

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                      • Unenthusiastic, apathetic. You just perfectly described Peter Dinklage.

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                        • I agree with this so f*cking much

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                          • I have to admit, there was an absolutely ugly line I heard in the Alpha, and I don't think it's going to change. It's regarding the first mission where you fight the Hive Wizard. The ghost says "There's a Wizard here. You see something floating in the air, you have to kill it." Considering the ghost has already shown moments of Jestering and sarcasm, the better way to say that line is: [quote]"There's a Wizard here. You see something floating in the air, kill it!"[/quote] Maybe add "Just, watch out for me." It's okay to say something that makes you smile in the heat of battle, because there would/will be plenty of worse fights to get into that would make the ghost hush up and let you concentrate.

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                            • Do you even know who voices your Ghost? Peter Dinklage. He's in game of thrones, the newest x-men, he's the "elf" in Elf. He's absolutely amazing

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                              • I totally agree with this and have said so before.

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                              • My boy Pdiddy / Peter Dinklage

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                              • I think peter final age was a perfect choice, the tone that he speaks in makes the times he uses sarcasm or says something witty even better. I think it's just a matter of opinion thou, I respect yours, and it would be cool if you could pick your ghost's voice...cortana would be awesome, but sad at the same time (cortana why you gotta be out of my life :'( )

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                                • I feel like I'm the only one who actually likes it. Though I do wish I could have Cortana be my Ghost. Or just other options.

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                                  • He sounds like a gay librarian. Needs fixing

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                                    • That's a good idea! If you get into the alpha, you should mention this.

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