Three Post Combo!

Three posts in one day! I may become a blogger yet.

Mostly, I wanted to comment on the previous post. Those movies are an excellent example of how important good voice talent is in making an entertaining product. Most of the voices are good approximations of either the movie or cartoon voices of those characters. They are cleanly delivered, and recorded at a good level so you never miss a word. They're acted well, with no deadness or monotones, no mouth noises or stutters. They're so good, in fact, that it makes you forget that the action figure's mouths aren't moving whatsoever, or that there aren't really any body movements that are reflecting the content of the dialog. In a game, where facial animations and body language are just now getting good enough to use without people cringing too much, having that level of quality voice work is essential to bring your dialog from noticeably crappy to seamlessly transparent.