My First Complaint : V

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:21 am

I am VERY excited about the new Elderscrolls Skyrim but....!
That voice for the intro movie is terrible.
He sounds like he's at least 80, a bit drunk and his false teeth are loose.
Also some of his slurred words are hard to understand.

I hope this guy's voice won't be used in the game.
I also hope they haven't wasted money on celebrity voices like they did with Oblivion. :sad:

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:14 am

I found that voice very impressive.

Like how he said Blood..t

And that sentence with ''Should have acted!'' And ''They're alread.y ere!''

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:31 am

What!

That's the voice of Max von Sydow, who is in fact 80+ years old. I really like his voice.

He's voicing an NPC called Esbern in the game.

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:36 am

Seriously?! His voice is incredible! And is confirmed as in the game, IIRC.

» Fri May 13, 2011 10:12 am

i thought he sounded great, like one of the last blades should sound....

» Fri May 13, 2011 3:44 pm

Well the character he plays in the game is an old blade who is passing his knowledge onto you. Ah I like his voice, its different.

» Fri May 13, 2011 12:14 pm

Hehe, well, the guy is a celebrity, a famous actor called Max von Sydow. I'm guessing they wanted to go with a Scandinavian actor for Skyrim. I think most people think he's a great choice, and I expect him to play a decent sized role in the game. Don't know if it's confirmed... the last blade chap?

» Fri May 13, 2011 1:47 pm

I am VERY excited about the new Elderscrolls Skyrim but....!
That voice for the intro movie is terrible.
He sounds like he's at least 80, a bit drunk and his false teeth are loose.
Also some of his slurred words are hard to understand.

I hope this guy's voice won't be used in the game.
I also hope they haven't wasted money on celebrity voices like they did with Oblivion. :sad:

This guy is Max von Sydow, a well known actor which played in lots of Hollywood (and other) movies, And you are right, he is about 80 years old by now.

Nevertheless, he is the narrator of the story in the trailer, which does not mean he will take place in the game as a voice character.

» Fri May 13, 2011 9:27 am

I think his deep voice has a lot of presence. He has that wise pedagogue voice, perfect for a mentor. I don′t know if you saw any of his movies (his name is Max von Sydow), but if you didn′t , I sugest you do and perhaps that will make you change your mind :shrug:

» Fri May 13, 2011 1:17 pm

This guy is Max von Sydow, a well known actor which played in lots of Hollywood (and other) movies, And you are right, he is about 80 years old by now.

Nevertheless, he is the narrator of the story in the trailer, which does not mean he will take place in the game as a voice character.

Hollywood actors are a waste of money. You can get 3 times as many voice actors and 3 times as much dialouge for the price of paying a hollywood actor to do voice over work. They aren't needed to make the game better.

» Fri May 13, 2011 2:21 pm

your first complaint is about a voice used on the trailer?

I can think of many games that I didn`t like the voices used but it`s never affected my enjoyment of any game though. Poor old Max

Just remembered him in Conan the Barbarian as the old King who is sad that his daughter joined the Snake Cult. Brilliant.

» Fri May 13, 2011 10:02 am

Max von Sydow sounds like a veteran of a 1000 battles, with the gravitas of an ancient lorekeeper. Jauffre sounds like a filing clerk in comparison.

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:05 am

This guy is Max von Sydow, a well known actor which played in lots of Hollywood (and other) movies, And you are right, he is about 80 years old by now.

Nevertheless, he is the narrator of the story in the trailer, which does not mean he will take place in the game as a voice character.

I'm pretty sure he's been confirmed as the voice of Ebern, your mentor. Can't find a link though, will edit if I find one.

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:34 pm

His voice is rad.

Max Von Sydow, from The Exorcist amongst many other things.

» Fri May 13, 2011 1:51 pm

Dissing the great Max von Sydow, are we?

I think he's great. Probably one of the best celebrity voice actors Bethesda's ever gotten. And they've had Patrick Stewart and Liam Neeson.

I have to go with Mark Lampert's saying that the guy has a voice that could make the phonebook sound good.

» Fri May 13, 2011 12:01 pm

I'm pretty sure he's been confirmed as the voice of Ebern, your mentor. Can't find a link though, will edit if I find one.

Here you go, Video 2

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/01/14/the-sounds-of-skyrim.aspx

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:47 pm

I just hope there is money left for the rest of the game now :facepalm:

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:54 am

Here you go, Video 2

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/01/14/the-sounds-of-skyrim.aspx

Thankyou! I knew I'd seen/heard it somewhere

» Fri May 13, 2011 10:45 am

Sacrilege.

Also, making a thread complaining about pretty much the only voiceactor we know to be in the game? You're a funny person. Especially seeing as he is in fact very talented, not to mention that his voice is awesome and very fitting for his character.

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:43 pm

ExuseeeWhaaat?!

"They're already here" "The elder scrolls told of their return" JUST EPIC, do watch it again and listen more closely..

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:13 am

I'm with the rest, I though he was really good. :shrug:

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:58 am

Sacrilege.

Also, making a thread complaining about pretty much the only voiceactor we know to be in the game? You're a funny person. Especially seeing as he is in fact very talented, not to mention that his voice is awesome and very fitting for his character.

My question is this, how many more people will buy the game just because of his voice? Compare that to how much it cost to get him to do the voice over work. I'm sorry, but the price isn't worth it.

Take Oblivion, if I want to listen to Patrick Stewart I'll go and watch Strar Trek TNG. He didn't make Oblivion any better, nor did any of the other high priced actors. They wasted money that could have been spent on more local talent that would have led to more unique dialouge and more unique voices.

The same thing will happen with Skyrim.

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:03 am

My question is this, how many more people will buy the game just because of his voice? Compare that to how much it cost to get him to do the voice over work. I'm sorry, but the price isn't worth it.

Take Oblivion, if I want to listen to Patrick Stewart I'll go and watch Strar Trek TNG. He didn't make Oblivion any better, nor did any of the other high priced actors. They wasted money that could have been spent on more local talent that would have led to more unique dialouge and more unique voices.

The same thing will happen with Skyrim.

How do you know how much Maxs voice cost? Maybe he did it for free cuz he is also a TES fan :hubbahubba:

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:29 pm

*snip*

I agree in principle, but hiring Max for Skyrim at least seems more sensible than hiring Patrick Stewart, Sean Bean and Terence Stamp for Oblivion.

» Fri May 13, 2011 1:43 pm

How do you know how much Maxs voice cost? Maybe he did it for free cuz he is also a TES fan :hubbahubba:

No one is going to work for free, and that would be the only way it would be profitable for it to be done.