John2290 said:
Yeah, seconded, he's the best for me too by a country mile. His voice actor is also the best I've seen...or heard in gaming, I'd almost swear they got him to to all his lines a second time after he played through the game a hundred times and they reworked him in at the last minute because it's like seeing a master class actor navigate through different character interactions. Not sure if it's the VA to thank or whoever directed them because it shows throughout the vast chunk of characters with an odd few missteps.
Arthur though, man, If it were a linear story, Arthur would be massively impressive but the fact that it is open world and the character remains so consistant navigating through such a range of other characters from overly colourful to dead pan western folk is a feat and he does it without relying on a deadpan nature a certain white haired, open world hero managed it so well. I thought Sony first party were the ones leading the way in this regard but I think they've been beat with the writing and VA here, the characters overall and Arthur in particular make even Naughty dog look a tad less impressive. ...eh, I guess that's how the games industry progresses though and rockstar money can go a long way. It's about time that story telling and production masterclass isn't just Sony one upping themselves and we get some good competition. I bet Sony will come along and one up this within the generation, however and as games are attracting more experienced talent from other acting roles and media. |
Hmm ... one upping Red Dead this generation ...
I don't know. The thing is, to me, most games that push for an impressive story in games tend to not be impressive because they're very cliche and also extremely linear. It makes it feel too much like a cheesy TV show and not enough like a masterclass storytelling production. We have The Last of Us 2 which is probably the game with the highest chance of succeeding Red Dead Redemption 2, but I'm not sure it would be more impressive because like you said ... what make Red Dead over the top surprising is that it's an open world game with a wide cast of characters. If it was just linear it would be a lot closer to other games that have had similar levels of writing and VA quality.
Who knows though .. and there's still Death Stranding which could blow us away too.
I wouldn't worry about Sony not leading the charge though ... CD Projekt Red will probably put less emphasis on a detailed protagonist with Cyberpunk, and I think Red Dead is really the only Rockstar property that focuses heavily on story (besides maybe LA Noire?) so it will be a LONG TIME before a third party comes close.
