Check out my conversations with the cast below! Shadowheart Actor Jennifer English: ruclips.net/video/WU3dH-BTlEQ/видео.html Lae'zel Actor Devora Wilde: ruclips.net/video/Ys5ol-A1pRA/видео.html Karlach Actor Samantha Beart: ruclips.net/video/y350yBaZ7uc/видео.html Astarion Actor Neil Newbon: ruclips.net/video/ikUV7hletb0/видео.html Narrator Actor Amelia Tyler: ruclips.net/video/irRpoySGQLM/видео.html Gale Actor Tim Downie: ruclips.net/video/Lsl5iQlNn5Q/видео.html Jaheira Actor Tracy Wiles: ruclips.net/video/XEebqEIg7G4/видео.html Wyll Actor Theo Solomon: ruclips.net/video/BzQ_qqApHgc/видео.html Halsin Actor Dave Jones: ruclips.net/video/WzOStWGp1jc/видео.html Orin Actor Maggie Robertson: ruclips.net/video/H8g0R_7wdSc/видео.html Raphael Actor Andrew Wincott: ruclips.net/video/l1h5Zug84gw/видео.html Mizora Actor Tamaryn Payne: ruclips.net/video/_2h-hOSmO6Y/видео.html The Emperor Actor Scott Joseph: ruclips.net/video/nXre8A-zJE4/видео.html Minthara Actor Emma Gregory: ruclips.net/video/yw588iliNQg/видео.html
@@angelomordini6779 yeah exactly. for me maybe it’s maybe bc she reminds me of my old friend who i talked a lot with about deep topics like depression and self-doubt up until the morning hours. she had almost the same voice, also same way of pronounciation and stuff, it kinda shook me the first time a heard her voice. immediately went back 6 years in my life lol voices can be so powerful sometimes
@@musicxxa6678 right? i’m grasping for camp interaction with her, bc her story line is actually so good when you look behind the sheets, i just feel connected with her
"I hate this place.. I wanna go to Build-A-Bear!" the fact that Karlach has a stuffed bear at her campsite called Clive makes this line even more perfect!! 🤣😂
@@hairo4242That’s adorable!! “Hey, Karlach! I brought you a-…oh, you already have-“ “A BEAR!!! Thank you! This is the best gift ever! Clive, meet Barry. Barry, Clive. Ooh, you two are going to be BEST friends, I can tell!”
Lae'zel has been one of my favourite voiced characters of all time (honestly), the sounds and pronunciations, complex language of Githyanki, and her fiery "personality" is all Gold. Great work by Devora Wilde, bringing this character "to life", stellar stuff.
Honestly she did a great job with a character that was given a challenging personality. In a game where most of the companions were very likable to play the one that isn't must have been not the easiest role.
@@KenS1267maybe she can be ruthless and mean due to her upbringing, but she has some adorable moments as she gets used to human culture. You can work with her a decent amount to make her more likable
@@TheLeFair I need an audiobook from my lovely Shadowheart... I mean Jennfier English. I know she has done 2 audiobooks I think. I should look up which are those. But her voice is so pleasant, she should do more audiobooks, and be in more games. She is probably the best voice in the game, but the best voice acting is probably the Narrator, then Astarion.
I love how expressive Matt Mercer is in his body language, it's literally just an audio recording and he's giving it his all like he's standing in front of a live audience
A lot of voice actors do it. It makes it easier to put raw emotion into your performance if your whole body is on board. You can try it yourself. Give a rousing speech to yourself in the mirror, emoting fully. Then try giving that same speech while lying in bed. It really helps to have all of your self involved in the act.
The voice over cast was chosen PERFECTLY. They embody their characters so well. Larian did an incredible job with this game. BG3 will be the standards for all future cRPGs for years to come.
The fact that I didn’t immediately recognize JK Simmons and Jason Isaacs when playing is a testament (of Myrkul) to just how good the writing and acting was.
She's too sultry for narrator. I really wish someone made a mod with that old guy voice from Divinity 2. Edit: Someone made a mod with some guy voice from Civilization 5 game or whatever. It's amazing, it made my game so much better.
@@vincentwolf1456naw man, my only dream in life is to find and marry a girl who has a similar narrator voice so I can live out the rest of my days in peaceful narration.
all the voices were great choices, and the fact that you don't get to the big name actors until Act 2 and 3 was great. The fact that Larian didn't just name drop for advertising is another reason I like them as a studio.
@@heytruthdohurts Ehh, for all their faults if there's one thing they did right it was silverhand. They did deliver what they promise at least in regards to silverhand.
I agree, they made a great choice not name dropping the bigger talent. I was blown away when I heard Ketheric speak his first lines and I realized it was JK Simmons, then discovering Jason Isaacs and Lady D after that. Larian really hit it out of the park
The fact that the face structure or some of the features of the voice actors are incorporated to the characters face design is so cool, like the devs probably carefully curated the characters face based on the voice actors Idk if it was done intentionally or not but every character visually resonates the actual visual aesthetics of the actors🥳🥳
Lae'Zel is probably the best voice acting ever to grace a videogame in History. Congratulations to Devora Wilde, this is an award-winning performance by any standard.
Ha ha, WHAT? You're either crazy, stupid, or high if you are boasting about Devora's performance being "the best in VIDEO GAME HISTORY". Not even close. She did an excellent job, but no. Absolutely not. Neil's voice acting of Astarion alone was better. And don't even get me started on JK Simmon's performance. Yeah, you're high. Sit down and shut up.
Yes. It's a common practice to model the faces of the in-game characters after the faces of the actors playing them, for 2 reasons: 1. In the case of facial motion capture, it's rather required so there is a seamless transition between the actor talking and the in-game facial animations during talking. 2. There is less effort on the devs' part when they have a face already available to them, rather than having to come up with and model an entirely new face.
@@sygmarvexarion7891 That's not the case here. Neil said in one of his streams that Astarion's look was actually created before he was ever cast, so it's just a fun coincidence. It's actually the reason he is considering a cosplay for the first time with any of his characters
@@shigerou16 its the facial expressions and the way he moves lol, i mean he was mocapped so it makes sense but i dont think theyre comparing the actual faces, just more so the way he is.
It was good, but Mercer is a very experienced voice actor. Tracy Wiles did what she could but I don't think she nailed the accent well enough although the intonations were pretty good. She should have gone less slavic and more hispanic IMO and it would have been perfect. Viconia and Sarevok though...I feel Jess Nesling and Redd Pepper got the short end of the stick to be honest. Grey Delisle and Kevin Michael Richardson are way too iconic.
Matt's Minsc just pierced me and took me back to the 2000s and Jim Cummings's masterful performance, and the fact that Matt didn't try to do something else and instead took inspiration from Jim just elevates his performance to a new height. Bravo Butt kicking for goodness!
neil and devora's enthusiasm for the roles breathes so much life into it. they seriously took their roles to heart and gave so much i'm really appreciative of their performance
@@kufkzxkxzvkdvkxzshe was using a face filter for the nose, but the rest of the face was modelled after her to make motion capture smooth, same is at least partially true of everyone else too
@@ivy.t.t Yeah, the mannerisms when speaking seem to be taken from most of the characters' VAs. I believe they did develop many of these characters from scratch, but you can definitely see how they incorporated some of the VAs into their characters' models. It's typically easier and less costly do capture their faces like this for speech/animation purposes. I'm impressed that Larian decided to take the more detailed and visionary, but also more expensive and time-consuming route of matching many of these voices and movements to the characters manually.
@@ElysetheEevee yeah I saw one of the voice directors talk about it, they used motion capture and tried to push the animation quality as much as possible, I think they have something like 200+ mocapped actors
They are all such a treat to listen to. The difference between an okay game and a freaking fantastic game really can come down to voice acting and this cast just nails it.
I can't believe I didn't realise Ketheric was voiced by J.K Simmons. It sounds so obvious now but I suppose he did such a fine job that I was so immersed when his character spoke.
I grew up on Baldur's Gate 2, a good chunk of my college years were spent on that game. BG3 was a long time coming, but well worth the wait! I love the voice cast, especially how closely they got Jahira and Minsc to sounding like the original actors. The talent that went into this game, from the writing to the development to the voice acting is unreal. Thank you all so much for letting me relive an earlier part of my life through this game. The 2 lines I will forever remember from BG2: "Go for the eyes Boo, go for the eyes! Yeaaargh!" and "You must gather your party before-- You must gather your party before-- You must gather your party before venturing forth".
He chewed every scene he was in. It's clear that every VA did their best for their respective characters. And BOI, I can't seem to find any, who are worse than others.
Some times i kind of forgot there is extremely talented actors behind those faces and voices in video games. And Larian surely did cast the perfect actors for theirs caracters
When i heard the voice of General Ketheric Torm - i was shocked a bit. J.K Simmons did a very great job and put a whole soul in his voice action. Thanks to whole BG3 voice actors. This was a wonderful journey
Everyone else's voice clips are all goofy or fun and then JK Simmons rolls in with some of the heaviest hitting dramatic monologue ever to be spoken by a human. What a fucking legend.
A lot of these clips are from interviews, live streams, and cameo/meme vids that the actors have posted. I don’t think JK has really done any promotional stuff for the game besides that clip Larian filmed in the booth with him, although I’d definitely love to hear him talk about it, especially now that the game has been such a huge success.
I don’t know how to pinpoint it but something about Jennifer’s voice just fits so well for Shadowheart. There’s a bit of softness to it that I love so much.
All of them, every single actor and down to the one-liners as well: You were all absolutely perfect in your deliveries, and thank you so much for sharing your time and your talents with the world. Be well, stay healthy, love you all 🥂
Man, JK Simmons voice just sends shivers down my spine. They're all exceptional voice actors, but something about him just transcends to the next level.
I would absolutely watch that. Followed of course by a coop playthrough of some of the cast of critical role playing their favorite campaign characters in BG3
Critical role is American thing mostly. Actors in this game are European mostly. Honestly can't name a single American from companion or other character voice actors lol.
Wow all of the voice actors in the game are dice roll 20. Amazing and added so much immersion to the game. Thanks for everyone hard work and dedication. I honestly can’t single anyone out. They all are amazing.
Maybe don’t show their faces but hire actors who look like them and use the voice actors to replace the way they talk for some who would be a hard sell
@@mikeroman5208I mean, 3 series wrapped thus year, along with a game, and 5 more projects upcoming, at least 2 currently in production....and he's 70. I'm willing to bet that the strain of minscs voice is not something he'd relish, compared to pete and pooh. But no, no-one knows for sure.
Unfortunately not so many players killed Tieflings to recruit Minthara, its saddens me that such great character who is not actually that evil, rather practical, is hidden behind tiefling slaughter
@@Sithisheyou can recruit her without hurting the tieflings. Just knock her out during her boss fight and she'll be in prison at Moonrise during act 2, when you can save her and recruit her.
Bro I am sittng here stunned by watching them speak as if its a mini movie. I am having intesne emotions even when they are joking. These VA are astonishingly so good. Like, I don't think I have ever heard a more exceptional cast for any project ever!
@@tentardigrades968 yeah, i was hoping shadowheart had a hot voice actress behind that voice, turns out shes just very talented and not good looking irl ( at least for me).
@@DoffyDoggyou could’ve just said she wasn’t your type and moved on. She’s also in a very happy relationship with her girlfriend, I don’t see why you’d be hoping she’d be “hot” unless you have some creepy ass reason
Check out my conversations with the cast below!
Shadowheart Actor Jennifer English: ruclips.net/video/WU3dH-BTlEQ/видео.html
Lae'zel Actor Devora Wilde: ruclips.net/video/Ys5ol-A1pRA/видео.html
Karlach Actor Samantha Beart: ruclips.net/video/y350yBaZ7uc/видео.html
Astarion Actor Neil Newbon: ruclips.net/video/ikUV7hletb0/видео.html
Narrator Actor Amelia Tyler: ruclips.net/video/irRpoySGQLM/видео.html
Gale Actor Tim Downie: ruclips.net/video/Lsl5iQlNn5Q/видео.html
Jaheira Actor Tracy Wiles: ruclips.net/video/XEebqEIg7G4/видео.html
Wyll Actor Theo Solomon: ruclips.net/video/BzQ_qqApHgc/видео.html
Halsin Actor Dave Jones: ruclips.net/video/WzOStWGp1jc/видео.html
Orin Actor Maggie Robertson: ruclips.net/video/H8g0R_7wdSc/видео.html
Raphael Actor Andrew Wincott: ruclips.net/video/l1h5Zug84gw/видео.html
Mizora Actor Tamaryn Payne: ruclips.net/video/_2h-hOSmO6Y/видео.html
The Emperor Actor Scott Joseph: ruclips.net/video/nXre8A-zJE4/видео.html
Minthara Actor Emma Gregory: ruclips.net/video/yw588iliNQg/видео.html
The voice actors are simply awesome!
Is there a Minthara Actor Emma Gregory any time soon? I will look for it.
Hoping you're able to round out this series with Theo Solomon for Wyll.
Will there be an Interview with Wyll's Actor?
@@DanAllenGaming why there are two different women by the name of devora wilde? Why the nose is different?
Everyone: whimsical and loving
Jk simmons: EXISTENTIAL D R E A D
In character tbh
His character of an incredibly tired, but nevertheless extremely powerful old man is just sooo good.
J K Simmons voice is just so hypnotizing. i wanted Katheric to be in the game a lot more just cuz of that, also liked the absolute tragedy of the guy.
This. All the Ketheric scenes were too short!
Pun intended? 😂
@@carbon-structure the worst part is i didnt even notice omg haha xD
That clip was haunting. He brought the perfect amount of restraint to the character
Have you seen Klause? JK Simmons plays Santa Claus! 😅
JK Simmons went way above and beyond for this role. I get chills listening to his monologue
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I want him to yell “Not my tempo!”
When I first heard ketheric I was like mesmerised by his voice, looked it up, saw JK Simmons “oh that’s why”
Somebody needs to get Ketheric those pictures of Spider-Man!
He did so well
I was SO sure that sentence at 3:34 was gonna go "My name's Astarion and you're watching Disney Channel"
Ngl if I ever get to meet him at a convention I may ask him to do that
@@jacobsiron6929 Please record that if you do xD
jennifers voice is one of the main things, that made me fall in love with shadowheart. you literally couldn’t cast it any better.
I don’t know what it is about it. But the cadence maybe and pronunciation- her voice is like a hug
@@angelomordini6779 yeah exactly. for me maybe it’s maybe bc she reminds me of my old friend who i talked a lot with about deep topics like depression and self-doubt up until the morning hours. she had almost the same voice, also same way of pronounciation and stuff, it kinda shook me the first time a heard her voice. immediately went back 6 years in my life lol
voices can be so powerful sometimes
When you hear her voice you just get that strong urge to give her a hug and tell her everythings gonna be fine
it's so soothing.
@@musicxxa6678 right? i’m grasping for camp interaction with her, bc her story line is actually so good when you look behind the sheets, i just feel connected with her
"I hate this place... I want to go to build a bear" In Karlach's voice KILLED ME
It's even funnier when you get to the circus in the game if she's in your party.
@@1337penguinman Oooo I can't wait! Karlach is definitely a permanent member of my party. She's too good to pass up!
@@H3LLS4NG3L I have 3 saves atm. All 3 have Karlack. I just can't leave her in camp
ruclips.net/video/F2SOLLdSBQw/видео.html
Well, I have it on good authority that in baldur's gate, you don't stuff the bear, the bear stuffs you... if you're lucky.
I can't be the only one waiting expectantly for "AUTHORITY" from the narrator
Yes!
to me it was the "compasion" line
As the symbol glows, power courses through you. Authority ❤
@@noamnatan5541*tadpole activation*
me too. This one always gives me goosebumps
"I hate this place.. I wanna go to Build-A-Bear!"
the fact that Karlach has a stuffed bear at her campsite called Clive makes this line even more perfect!! 🤣😂
Wait what? I found a stuffed bear named Clive in some rafters in the shadowed lands. Maybe I'll try to somehow give it to Karlach.
I mean, that line is ... well, so Karlach XD
I realized that when I was going to put a stuffed bear as a gift into her camp xD
Real karlach moments
@@hairo4242That’s adorable!!
“Hey, Karlach! I brought you a-…oh, you already have-“
“A BEAR!!! Thank you! This is the best gift ever! Clive, meet Barry. Barry, Clive. Ooh, you two are going to be BEST friends, I can tell!”
Lae'zel has been one of my favourite voiced characters of all time (honestly), the sounds and pronunciations, complex language of Githyanki, and her fiery "personality" is all Gold. Great work by Devora Wilde, bringing this character "to life", stellar stuff.
Tsh'sk
Yes! I absolutely love all the intonations Devora Wilde does, it always snaps me to attention the second Lae'zel speaks.
Honestly she did a great job with a character that was given a challenging personality. In a game where most of the companions were very likable to play the one that isn't must have been not the easiest role.
@@KenS1267maybe she can be ruthless and mean due to her upbringing, but she has some adorable moments as she gets used to human culture. You can work with her a decent amount to make her more likable
Killed that annoying bitch in the cage on the start of the game lol
Sheesh, imagine Matt Mercer running a oneshot in the critical role studio with all the BG3 VA's as their own characters.
That should've been part of the marketing, tbh
The idea is on the internet now. We can will it to happen.
Omfg
CR fans are cringe.
Amelia Tyler is a tabletop gamer, so that should be an easy sell.
For the love of all that's holy someone needs to rip Gale's "Fireball, mother****er!" and put it into a mod for spell casting.
Oh... I absolutely second this 😂
Also for any out-of-combat skill check. Like why learn Detect Traps or Knock when you have Fireball.
I hate how when gale says ingus, I first heard it as "eat this". Now that's all I hear
I really need to not cut off his hand in my next playthrough
@@user-cd4ms6cf8li thought he was saying ignis (as in ingnite)?
JK Simmons as Ketheric has quickly become my favorite voice acting performance of all time. His delivery is unreal.
I need an audiobook by him now.
I hung on his every word, he’s completely captivating.
@@TheLeFair I need an audiobook from my lovely Shadowheart... I mean Jennfier English. I know she has done 2 audiobooks I think. I should look up which are those. But her voice is so pleasant, she should do more audiobooks, and be in more games. She is probably the best voice in the game, but the best voice acting is probably the Narrator, then Astarion.
He was good, although I took it personally when he made everyone focus their attacks on me after wildshaping into a spider
@@Lokhir100 I would do the same. 6 fireball sorcerer build, the spider removal special.
I love how expressive Matt Mercer is in his body language, it's literally just an audio recording and he's giving it his all like he's standing in front of a live audience
I expect this was just the way he did the live action capture for the game
I love that after 25 years, my friends no longer look at me with confusion when i randomly blurt out "Go for the eyes Boo!" 😆
What you get from years of acting out thousands of NPCs for the in-person dnd games you make for your friends
A lot of voice actors do it. It makes it easier to put raw emotion into your performance if your whole body is on board. You can try it yourself. Give a rousing speech to yourself in the mirror, emoting fully. Then try giving that same speech while lying in bed. It really helps to have all of your self involved in the act.
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The voice over cast was chosen PERFECTLY. They embody their characters so well. Larian did an incredible job with this game. BG3 will be the standards for all future cRPGs for years to come.
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The energy from the VAs just make me smile they're all so passionate and awesome
How did you manage to get your profile photo? And are you a girl IRL?
@@SahilP2648 it's a modded in game screen shot
@@SahilP2648jesus christ
@@anonfinally1692 ?
WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS
The fact that I didn’t immediately recognize JK Simmons and Jason Isaacs when playing is a testament (of Myrkul) to just how good the writing and acting was.
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I realized it just now!
I instantly recognized Astarions voice. The allmighty Heisenberg. Neil Newbon has such a wonderful, devious voice
"Boulder punching @sshole" is an iconic line
He's at the top of my video game VA list atm
What? Walter White is Heisenberg
@@Gayhan- different Heisenberg. They're talking about the metal kenesis villain from Resident Evil 8.
Nice! Just replayed RE3 remake and immediately recognized him as Nikolai, the main human villain
Amelia Tyler is such a talented voice actor. Absolutely nailed the narrator role, brought so much extra to the game.
She appears occasionally on WildRP roleplay server, such a great voice and character actor.
She's too sultry for narrator. I really wish someone made a mod with that old guy voice from Divinity 2.
Edit: Someone made a mod with some guy voice from Civilization 5 game or whatever. It's amazing, it made my game so much better.
@@vincentwolf1456naw man, my only dream in life is to find and marry a girl who has a similar narrator voice so I can live out the rest of my days in peaceful narration.
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@@vincentwolf1456 Link pls
J K Simmons is THE MAN. Absolutely TOP SHELF voice actors. Again, Larian outshines other studios with a vastly superior game. Thank you!
Honestly got shivers from J K Simmons voice. So good. Need audio books read by him.
all the voices were great choices, and the fact that you don't get to the big name actors until Act 2 and 3 was great. The fact that Larian didn't just name drop for advertising is another reason I like them as a studio.
right? this is me just now finding out Jason Isaacs is in this game. I'm obsessed
I feel like most other studios would post that everywhere to get the extra hype. Larian just seems so authentic in a world full of companies like EA.
cough cough silverhand cough
@@heytruthdohurts Ehh, for all their faults if there's one thing they did right it was silverhand. They did deliver what they promise at least in regards to silverhand.
I agree, they made a great choice not name dropping the bigger talent. I was blown away when I heard Ketheric speak his first lines and I realized it was JK Simmons, then discovering Jason Isaacs and Lady D after that. Larian really hit it out of the park
Devora Wilde
even her name fits Lae'Zel so perfectly
I can see the resemblance too. Their faces
@@Quzga The oversized noes is a bit jarring.
De'vora W'ilde
@@Infernal460 eww what a fleshy nose!
@@Infernal460 relax man, we all know its hard to you to pretend you like woman
Listening to Karlach saying "I want to go to build-a-bear." Is the most adorable thing 🥰🥰
No gf?
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Projecting much?
@@xllWarlockllxClive is adorable and you can get 2 one in act 1 and a different from act 2
The fact that the face structure or some of the features of the voice actors are incorporated to the characters face design is so cool, like the devs probably carefully curated the characters face based on the voice actors Idk if it was done intentionally or not but every character visually resonates the actual visual aesthetics of the actors🥳🥳
I imagine it helps the mocap to have a character model share similarities with those providing the voices.
Glad im not the nly one who thinks so! They really resemble the characters imo (or ig the characters resemble them lol)
Lae'Zel is probably the best voice acting ever to grace a videogame in History. Congratulations to Devora Wilde, this is an award-winning performance by any standard.
Compared to Raphael? No way.
Ha ha, WHAT? You're either crazy, stupid, or high if you are boasting about Devora's performance being "the best in VIDEO GAME HISTORY". Not even close. She did an excellent job, but no. Absolutely not. Neil's voice acting of Astarion alone was better. And don't even get me started on JK Simmon's performance. Yeah, you're high. Sit down and shut up.
@@Peleskifacts. That mf cooked
Nah out of all of these the Astarion actor is the only one who sounds just like in the game when he speaks here. I think he did the best job.
Sur, i kill her every time :)
I kind of wish Gale did say "It's Wizard Time, Motherfucker!" in the game, it would be so jarring and dumb.
I dont think it 'd fit his character tho.
From now on Im yelling that line at my monitor every time I select him.
Perfectly fitting for someone who eats the party’s shoes.
@@TOKYO_SLIME I made him eat my ring. Then we discussed the orb inside him.
@@TOKYO_SLIME Imagine him saying "It's Wizard time" before detonating his Netherine Orb.
All such incredibly talented and well-casted VA's!
And OMG, Halsin's VA casually taking a sip after delivering that line XD
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"If you're lucky" I lolled
Mercer should get all these together to play a DnD short
FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!
We even have some sheets ready for use
So Misnc is DMPC?
Brooo yes!
sadly with most creators current relationship with wotc i doubt such a collaboration would happen, but there is always hope of course
Every actor is just so talented, amazing people working on baldur's gate, we all appreciate it !
Can't help - they all are great, but J.K Simmons is a 12 out of 10. Such a deep, rich and mesmerizing voice.
OMG Astarion is literally the same person irl and BG3.
Yes. It's a common practice to model the faces of the in-game characters after the faces of the actors playing them, for 2 reasons:
1. In the case of facial motion capture, it's rather required so there is a seamless transition between the actor talking and the in-game facial animations during talking.
2. There is less effort on the devs' part when they have a face already available to them, rather than having to come up with and model an entirely new face.
@@sygmarvexarion7891 That's not the case here. Neil said in one of his streams that Astarion's look was actually created before he was ever cast, so it's just a fun coincidence. It's actually the reason he is considering a cosplay for the first time with any of his characters
I feel like every single one of them is amazingly translated to their bg character. It feels amazing
I mean they're both really handsome but I don't see the resemblance
@@shigerou16 its the facial expressions and the way he moves lol, i mean he was mocapped so it makes sense but i dont think theyre comparing the actual faces, just more so the way he is.
The voice actors are really what brings the characters to life. Also love the narrators voice throughout the game.
she is malady!
Matt could just replicate og minsc voice so perfectly. I almost didn't believe they aren't same actors
It kinda feels this was way more important to get him the role than his fame
@@rebelchcrik you're so dumb for thinking his fame is bigger than his talent...
it sounded enough like younger Jim Cummings that i had to try to listen for differences.
It was good, but Mercer is a very experienced voice actor. Tracy Wiles did what she could but I don't think she nailed the accent well enough although the intonations were pretty good. She should have gone less slavic and more hispanic IMO and it would have been perfect.
Viconia and Sarevok though...I feel Jess Nesling and Redd Pepper got the short end of the stick to be honest. Grey Delisle and Kevin Michael Richardson are way too iconic.
Same
Matt's Minsc just pierced me and took me back to the 2000s and Jim Cummings's masterful performance, and the fact that Matt didn't try to do something else and instead took inspiration from Jim just elevates his performance to a new height.
Bravo
Butt kicking for goodness!
0:11 I swear this line had to be in the game. It's so relatable especially if you're doing a villain playthrough lol
Neil Newbon had exactly the amount of sass I thought Astarion's voice actor would and should have.
they are really brilliant actors !
You can tell Matt Mercer had the time of his life playing this iconic character :D
neil and devora's enthusiasm for the roles breathes so much life into it. they seriously took their roles to heart and gave so much i'm really appreciative of their performance
astarion is just amazing! love his voice, his attitude and reactions. such an awesome character and great voicing darling.
They are all so god damned talented
Amazing how similar Laa'zels voice actor actually looks like Lae'zel
It's clearly not an accident. The nose is too similar and very distinctive.
@@kufkzxkxzvkdvkxzshe was using a face filter for the nose, but the rest of the face was modelled after her to make motion capture smooth, same is at least partially true of everyone else too
They used the actors as models for the characters, kind of like just dance
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Yeah, the mannerisms when speaking seem to be taken from most of the characters' VAs. I believe they did develop many of these characters from scratch, but you can definitely see how they incorporated some of the VAs into their characters' models. It's typically easier and less costly do capture their faces like this for speech/animation purposes. I'm impressed that Larian decided to take the more detailed and visionary, but also more expensive and time-consuming route of matching many of these voices and movements to the characters manually.
@@ElysetheEevee yeah I saw one of the voice directors talk about it, they used motion capture and tried to push the animation quality as much as possible, I think they have something like 200+ mocapped actors
Neil is just perfect. They are all so freaking talented. What fantastic actors, man.
I swear JK Simmons is simply one of the greatest of all time! All of his performances are amazing
They are all such a treat to listen to. The difference between an okay game and a freaking fantastic game really can come down to voice acting and this cast just nails it.
These people are amazing. Iconic even. "....the bear stuffs you....if you're lucky." I'm dyin' 🤣
Wish we could hear from Minthara's voice actress. I really love how unique her voice sounds. Very smokey and sinister.
I did not expect the VA for Lae'zel to be THAT beautiful. Immensely talented cast all around.
I can't believe I didn't realise Ketheric was voiced by J.K Simmons. It sounds so obvious now but I suppose he did such a fine job that I was so immersed when his character spoke.
J.K Simmons has such an epic voice it’s insane. Ketheric is a great villain.
JK Simmons in like a seal of approval for a quality project. 👌 All my favourites:
Juno, Spiderman, Whiplash, Portal 2 and now Baldur's Gate 3.
You forgot Red Alert 3
And Red Alert 3! "SPAYYYYYYYYCE!" I know that's Tim Curry but JK was in RA3.
Omni-Man too
Gravity Falls too!
My my, we aren't forgetting Oz's Schillinger are we?
I never paid much attention to JK Simmons over the years but his voice is perfect for this sort of thing. He absolutely killed it.
Simmon's voice is so perfect, could listen to it for days.
MCs and the Narrator made the game for me! What a great cast
I grew up on Baldur's Gate 2, a good chunk of my college years were spent on that game. BG3 was a long time coming, but well worth the wait! I love the voice cast, especially how closely they got Jahira and Minsc to sounding like the original actors. The talent that went into this game, from the writing to the development to the voice acting is unreal. Thank you all so much for letting me relive an earlier part of my life through this game.
The 2 lines I will forever remember from BG2: "Go for the eyes Boo, go for the eyes! Yeaaargh!" and "You must gather your party before-- You must gather your party before-- You must gather your party before venturing forth".
I'd love to see more of Raphael's voice actor. Easily the best performance in the game lol
Dude was outstanding, I was captivated every time I spoke to Raphael! And that epic boss music!
He chewed every scene he was in. It's clear that every VA did their best for their respective characters. And BOI, I can't seem to find any, who are worse than others.
"Hope; such a tease!"
@@SirCharles12357then down came the claw
The voice acting in this game is phenomenal. As an RPG fan, Ive never been so enthralled by Every. Single. Character.
I'm not going to spoil it, but Astarion's final story outcome is some of the finest acting I've heard/seen in video games. Kudos to Neil Newborn.
3:24 the bear stuffing part
The voice talent for BG3 is so unreal, they all are just amazing
Some times i kind of forgot there is extremely talented actors behind those faces and voices in video games. And Larian surely did cast the perfect actors for theirs caracters
Oh man I just now fell in love not only with shadowheart, but her irl voice actress.
Apparently she met her gf by working on this game 🥺
@@warlordofbritanniashadowhearr shares hopefully she does as welp
When i heard the voice of General Ketheric Torm - i was shocked a bit. J.K Simmons did a very great job and put a whole soul in his voice action. Thanks to whole BG3 voice actors. This was a wonderful journey
Everyone else's voice clips are all goofy or fun and then JK Simmons rolls in with some of the heaviest hitting dramatic monologue ever to be spoken by a human.
What a fucking legend.
A lot of these clips are from interviews, live streams, and cameo/meme vids that the actors have posted. I don’t think JK has really done any promotional stuff for the game besides that clip Larian filmed in the booth with him, although I’d definitely love to hear him talk about it, especially now that the game has been such a huge success.
JK simmons voice is perfect for a villain. I don’t know if his character is the villain or not but he sure sounds like it.
One of the main ones
Well he needs pictures of spiderman somehow
Not villain. Only true villians in this game are Orin and Bhaal who basically exist to murder.
The real reason Ketheric Thorm went evil is because no one would get him pictures of Driders (Spider-Men).
Ah! Loved it!
Matt Mercer voices Minsk? 😮
I never would have guessed!
Minsc
When get used to Matts voice you can tell from his inclinations and tone whenever
I don’t know how to pinpoint it but something about Jennifer’s voice just fits so well for Shadowheart. There’s a bit of softness to it that I love so much.
Today i realized that JK Simmons is Ketheric Thorm's VA. Great performance!
Man they're soooo good, i love the amount of effort and care that's put into voices of characters, makes them soo believable.
All of them, every single actor and down to the one-liners as well: You were all absolutely perfect in your deliveries, and thank you so much for sharing your time and your talents with the world. Be well, stay healthy, love you all 🥂
astarion has the most color when he speaks and he transfers so much emotion with every letter of his words. amazing
Man, JK Simmons voice just sends shivers down my spine. They're all exceptional voice actors, but something about him just transcends to the next level.
Jennifer has such a unique way of voicing and speaking.
And her eyes, oh dear....
Alright now for a Critical Role collab. Time for our VAs to play their BG3 characters on actual DnD!
I would absolutely watch that. Followed of course by a coop playthrough of some of the cast of critical role playing their favorite campaign characters in BG3
Critical role is American thing mostly. Actors in this game are European mostly. Honestly can't name a single American from companion or other character voice actors lol.
Wow all of the voice actors in the game are dice roll 20. Amazing and added so much immersion to the game. Thanks for everyone hard work and dedication. I honestly can’t single anyone out. They all are amazing.
Imagine if the d&d movie has a sequel, and has bg3 characters as cameo, and they are casted by the actors in the game.
Lol I love Matt Mercer but a real-life Minsc he is not
Just have them having a conversation in a pub somewhere. Maybe a throw away line from the MC about "I think I know those guys..." Would be amazing.
I could see Jennifer and Davora playing their characters but the rest would be a hard sell.
Maybe don’t show their faces but hire actors who look like them and use the voice actors to replace the way they talk for some who would be a hard sell
Lae'zel's actress has too much nose
J.K. Simmons is a freaking legend.
Watching Mathew Mercer do Minsk's voice is amazing.
I can't help but imagine the Narrator as the DM 🤣👌
In the lines where she is judgemental towards player's actions I always remember Malady from DOS2
That’s the point haha
She is.
@@Trendilien69 plz man, respect their hard work and never suggest training AI on a voice actor voice again
@@Trendilien69why tho
That made my day! Especially, hearing the actors for Jahira and Minsc. It took me back to BG1. 😊
Matt Mercer isn't the OG VA for Minsc, though he does an AMAZING job. The OG VA is Jim Cummings. You would know him as Winnie the Pooh!
@@MrSprite69 does anyone know why he (Cummings) wasn't invited back? As far as I know he's still active in VA
Minsc will lead with blade and boot.... Boo will take care of the details
@@mikeroman5208I mean, 3 series wrapped thus year, along with a game, and 5 more projects upcoming, at least 2 currently in production....and he's 70.
I'm willing to bet that the strain of minscs voice is not something he'd relish, compared to pete and pooh. But no, no-one knows for sure.
They are all amazing actors/voice actors, but I am here going crazy over Jason Isaacs (aka Lucius Malfoy) being something to look forward to in Act 3.
Okay but J.K. Simmons has the most calming bad guy voice
JK Simmons as Ketheric Thorn is incredible. They are all so good. This is a new level.
"I hate this place. I wanna go to Build-a-Bear." That, followed by the sound of weapon impacts on someone too squishy, is sooooo Karlach.
God I love Karlach's voice, and Lae'zel, and Astarion, wow. All the voice actors (edit) and actresses are so good tho...
J K Simmons voice is so FREAKING GOOD! Reminds me a bit of Wayne Junes voice. AMAZING!
You've done magic guys. BG3 motivated me to overlook my gaming hobby that I've mostly abandoned for years. I am grateful for Larian titanic work.
Wow it was so nice to see the narrator. It was definitely my favorite voice throughout the game, she gave it this unique climate
Minthara’s decisive delivery of every single line that she says, makes me love her character so much
oh no Minthara? I was currious who she is :D I like her voice so much - but Leazels Voice is amazing too
I recognise her from her work with Warhammer 40K. She’s voiced many Sisters of Battle and Ship Captains over the years
Unfortunately not so many players killed Tieflings to recruit Minthara, its saddens me that such great character who is not actually that evil, rather practical, is hidden behind tiefling slaughter
@@Sithisheyou can recruit her without hurting the tieflings. Just knock her out during her boss fight and she'll be in prison at Moonrise during act 2, when you can save her and recruit her.
This is so good, so much talent. The whole cast is so amazing.
Bro I am sittng here stunned by watching them speak as if its a mini movie. I am having intesne emotions even when they are joking. These VA are astonishingly so good. Like, I don't think I have ever heard a more exceptional cast for any project ever!
Take note other game developers. This is the kind of brilliant voice acting we get when you treat your cast right!
They definitely modelled the characters after the voice actors
Especially the narrator
Most of them don’t look anything alike in my opinion. Gale and Karlach’s VAs in particular.
@@tentardigrades968 yeah, i was hoping shadowheart had a hot voice actress behind that voice, turns out shes just very talented and not good looking irl ( at least for me).
@@DoffyDoggyou could’ve just said she wasn’t your type and moved on. She’s also in a very happy relationship with her girlfriend, I don’t see why you’d be hoping she’d be “hot” unless you have some creepy ass reason
Some of the greatest voice acting ever in a Game, hell movie, Tv show, whatever. Great work from this cast.
Uff, I love Karlach's VA, her voice acting is great and a perfect fit for Karlach
I had no idea that was J.K Simmons as Ketheric. This whole cast absolutely killed it and made the game that much more immersive. Bravo!
I love Karlach's voice, and now I have a crush on her v.a. as well.