Argonian Shouts

Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:29 pm

Why does the dragon shouts for an Argonian sound just like the Nords?
I changed my race to a Nord through the console to check, and indeed, it's the same voice being played.
That seems really odd, as it doesn't fit them at all. Khajiits have their own voice, so why not Argonians too?
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Jessica Nash
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:21 pm

Yep noticed that. But only the player character. The npc argonians have different voices.
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Travis
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:49 pm

Because the argonians are voiced by actual humans.
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KRistina Karlsson
 
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:01 am

They should have sounded like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7c4GwE0FfE&feature=related

It fits the Argonians so well.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:29 pm

They should have sounded like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7c4GwE0FfE&feature=related

It fits the Argonians so well.

I was prepared to roll my eyes and scoff.

But you are actually right. That was perfect.
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Hairul Hafis
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:58 pm

thats why i dont use any shouts on my argoniana, even if i do get caught in open combat i refuse to sound like one of those brutes
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Hope Greenhaw
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:13 pm

Because the argonians are voiced by actual humans.


Umm...no. When getting hit, the argonian player clearly sounds like those Arnold Schwartzenegger nordic voice actors, while the npc argonians have different voices, not done by arnies.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:19 pm

They should have sounded like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7c4GwE0FfE&feature=related

It fits the Argonians so well.

I Agree.
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Kirsty Collins
 
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:59 am

because I dont think bethesda wanted to use 1200 sound files on shouts alone, so instead it is around 240
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Harry Leon
 
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:02 am

Because the argonians are voiced by actual humans.

Yet another stupid decision by Bethesda.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:09 pm

They should have sounded like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7c4GwE0FfE&feature=related

It fits the Argonians so well.


That sounds perfect.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:13 pm

because I dont think bethesda wanted to use 1200 sound files on shouts alone, so instead it is around 240

They said each race gets unique voices for shouts.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:58 pm

Yet another stupid decision by Bethesda.


But were would one get non-human voice actors? :unsure:
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Chica Cheve
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:11 pm

All the males, and I believe the females, have the same voices when doing dragon shouts.
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Matt Fletcher
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:21 pm

They should have sounded like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7c4GwE0FfE&feature=related

It fits the Argonians so well.


I like this but sadly his link has been hidden via his video.
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Elizabeth Davis
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:56 pm

They said each race gets unique voices for shouts.

That's what I remember too. I'd quote it but don't remember where I got it from.
Each race with both genders were supposed to be given their own shouts.
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:13 am

I like this but sadly his link has been hidden via his video.

That's because he's working on the mod.

So far he could only import Fus and Iiiz from the Draugr, he's working on getting the rest of the shouts.
He said there are a lot of unused shouts for Draugr you will never hear in-game because the AI for some reason limits them to a few.

For example you don't see Draugrs using ice form in the game, but in that little video it clearly shows the voice file for it is present.
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:28 am

All the males, and I believe the females, have the same voices when doing dragon shouts.


All of the human races sound the same. All Mer sound the same, except Orcs. Khajiit have their own. Argonians got the shaft.
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:11 am

Orc shouts sound funny too haha.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:09 pm

All of the human races sound the same. All Mer sound the same, except Orcs. Khajiit have their own. Argonians got the shaft.

Spear*
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:00 am

All the males, and I believe the females, have the same voices when doing dragon shouts.


Not true. I did a little testing a week ago or so, here's how it is.

Males:

Nords, Bretons, Redguards, Imperials and Argonians all have the same voice actor

Altmer, Dunmer, and Bosmer have the same

Orc gets his own

Khajiit gets his own

Females:
Nord, Breton, Redguard, Imperials, Altmer, Dunmer, and Bosmer are the same (tragic)

Orc gets her own

Khajiit gets her own

Argonian gets her own.

I don't understand why male Argonians get a recycled voice while the females get their own.
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Post » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:50 am

All of the human races sound the same. All Mer sound the same, except Orcs. Khajiit have their own. Argonians got the shaft.

The female Argonians got their own voice too.

It's just the males.
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Cody Banks
 
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:48 pm

better question why are the shouts pretty much the same as spells you can learn for the most part?
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:16 pm

better question why are the shouts pretty much the same as spells you can learn for the most part?


You can't learn Unrelating Force, Ice Form, Become Ethereal, Mark Dead and a load of other shouts.
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Post » Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:55 pm

Yet another stupid decision by Bethesda.


Because the smart decision would have been to have actual lizards do the voice-overs.. :rolleyes:
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