@@StephanieHallberg It's cool, but weird lol. Like it feels wrong that they're not the character/s that you know them as. It's like a 4th wall break and a reality check at the same time.
And then you find out said Jar is one of the most beloved characters in the game. I, Iron Fist Alexander, do hereby vow to unflinchingly brave this ordeal.
“I thought it was some kind of creepy innuendo but then he showed it to us and it was just this big wet area where even breathing hurt, and he seemed so excited…”
Miyazaki: Ok scream like you're 95 feet tall and this little man with a sword stabbed you in the Achilles tendon, causing your leg to break and your chest eyeball to open.
The fight was balls-shatteringly hard for me but that second phase cutscene of it barbecuing its severed foot like an offering to the gods is so unintentionally hilarious and memorable that it cemented itself as one of my all-time favorite bosses in Elden Ring.
Miyazaki was actually in the booth peeling the guy's nails in order to get that scream, he famously said "okay Shaun we only have twenty takes so let's get this right"
Yea this new elden ring game looks cool. How does it compare to Octopath traveler? I hope its a turn based game. Ive been recommended to it several times.
What I like most about Elden Ring, is that it makes me feel like I'm inside some kind of mythology, like no other game. Like, the stories we tell about the Greek and Norse and Egyptian gods and heroes. It makes me feel like I'm inside one of those collections of stories/living mythologies, except in a made-up world. The dialogue also contributes to the effect.
it's cool that even tho miyazaki is not fully fluent in understanding english he has a certain fascination about how things are pronounced and said by the voice actors. Added note: BIG shoutout to the translators for the games. that shit is NOT EASY.
Being unable to speak professionally a lenguage isn't equal to not being able to understand it. I can hear the English language perfectly but I struggle when I try to speak it.
Miyazaki knows English though and he is probably pretty good at it as well, just in written form probably listening too but he doesn't speak it fluently. He can't speak English but he did mentioned that he reads English fictions and that's why the English dialogue is written like this cause he wants it to sound like an ancient story.
I’ve always actually wondered about the translations in souls games. Because I don’t know anything about Japanese, I don’t know what style or manner of speaking they do in Japanese, but (similar to Dragons Dogma) the style of English speaking that is used in Souls games is not normal or contemporary English in any sense. They use words that aren’t used anymore, phrases and speaking styles from hundreds of years ago. I always wondered how they not only get it from Japanese to English, but also from English to a mix of older forms of English. I also wonder if they are using medieval Japanese styles of speaking in the Japan version.
@@TEFFTPATTERN The Japanese versions of the Souls games are also English voiced. Been that way ever since Demon's Souls, with the only exception being Sekiro.
0:00 Shaun Dooley - Yura/Shabriri 1:58 Anthony Howell - Margit the Fell /Morgott the Omen King 3:00 Scott Arthur - Blaidd 3:24 Allegra Marland - Millicent 5:59 Stephen Boxer - Gowry 8:00 Chiara Goldsmith - Fia, the Deathbed Companion 8:45 Calvin Dean - Boc 10:16 Kevin Howarth - Alexander, the Warrior Jar 10:57 Jonathan Keeble - Maliketh, the Black Blade/Gurranq 12:46 Simon Gregor - Rykard
Honestly, Miyazaki is such an enigma that I think it helps him to cast people in languages he doesn't know. What I infer is that he probably sits on the call and tries to hear the emotional response coming from the voice. The feel of the voice is easier to understand when it is the only part you understand of the speech. The same phenomenon exists in anime, where it almost becomes easier to understand the emotional subtext due to the lack of literal understanding of language.
@@jameslecitron1039 it was said in the video they needed a translator, so it's safe to assume he doesn't KNOW English, but he understands the emotions and the sounds coming from these words, even if he doesn't understand the words themselves
@@TubularBellsRequiem6531 It’s not because you know the language that you don’t need a translator in a professional context. Miyasaki said multiple times in interview that the cryptic storytelling of his games was based on his experience as a child trying to decipher Western fantasy book written in english. If his english was poor but sufficient to comprehend these novels as a kid, it’s safe to assume he has at least a passable level in english today. But in a professional context, things might get lost in translation and it’s better to call on a professional to communicate. When using a 2nd or 3rd language, needing a translator =/= not understanding the language.
@jameslecitron1039 that's fair, I never knew that about him as a child, but it makes sense that'd he'd have gained a greater understanding of english based on that. And that bit about translators makes sense too, I never thought of it that way but yes, it makes absolutely sense to have a translator when speaking a second or third language, just to be safe with that language.
@@jameslecitron1039 I might have written my original point quite heavy-handed because I know that Miyazaki has an understanding of the English language. However, I don't think that takes away from the original point. I still think it's sometimes easier to listen to the emotional response of speech through languages that you lack expertise in. Do you disagree or did you just want to add that he can speak and knows English?
I’d have loved to hear from the VA for patches on his experience doing the same character in the entire series for such a long time, I bet he’d have some stories
i find it so funny that the only other thing the patches VA does is british children's entertainment, imagine being a small british child watching tv then being kicked off a cliff by him in a video game when you grow up
This explains a lot of the "Aaaahh.... Hehehe... You shall die over and over again, heeeheheeeeeee...." direction found in his games. Of course it's like that. He's directing down to the absolute.
Blaidd Gowry and ESPECIALLY Boc’s VAs look exactly how you imagine they would too. Really brings these characters to life they feel like a natural extension of these actors’ personalities. Also never knew Gowry also voiced Gael which is kind of hilarious. You think the whole red hooded bad guy trope is an inside joke between them?
People are out there claiming that these games are full of mistranslations that misrepresent the Japanese dialogue/text, and meanwhile Miyazaki is discussing every detail of the English dialogue with the actors...
i think theres a big difference between a mistranslation and a misunderstanding, a word or phrase or even idea can be very different in japanese in the way its contextually used. and often double checking the original japanese just offers some clarity to avoid some of those misunderstanding
@@aaronapitius4775 japanese and english are also simply very different languages and words sometimes don't have an accurate counterpart word in english.
@@aaronapitius4775 I have never heard any of the "Elden Ring is mistranslated" guys actually explain the context, colloquial use, non-literal connotations, modern vs historical use, or anything like that about the things they're critiquing. It's always pretty much about the exact literal dictionary meanings of words.
Seriously hope we can get one of these for SotE, hearing Igon bellowing "CURSE YOU BAAAAYLE!" everytime I entered the arena was amazing and I would really like to hear the experience of whoever was behind that
@DirtyMike124x I always do. On PS5 if both the players have turned on "allow chat". Then you can talk with each other even if you don't have a party together.
holy moly that explain why FS game always have one of the best if not the best voice actor cast. Elden Ring is great but man, you can feel and SEE the characters in Armored Core 6 even thought you see 0 character model there How I miss my buddy Rusty
Totally agreed. Armored Core had some of my fav voice performances in any game, probably ever. The characters felt very real for how little you could actually perceive them, or learn about them
@@Level_Elevensame. I got this like "well shoot, this guy is bonkers" but in like a way like he's a prophet. Like you stand back like he's an insane person but you take him seriously and you're also a bit curious.
Dude, I love how Dan doesn't include himself in these interviews. Not saying he should do that all the time or anything but for compilations like these it's fantastic to see the actor alongside their game characters. respect, dan!
Yeah I agree with the last thing said in the video. There's an awful lot of "UAAGH", "AARGH" and "IUUGH" in the game. Imagine voicing the common soldiers who only grunt and scream to death.
I really wanna see an interview with Patches’ voice actor. He’s arguably the longest working of them, and with the most experience working in their projects. He also voices the best character lol.
That’s pretty cool miyazaki went to london. Love how hands on he is. It’s what makes his games great. They only expected Elden Ring to do like 2 to 4M in sales, but it was the details like these that made it do 25M+.
Wow Boc's Cadence is really his voice actors cadence. I would have figured that he was told to talk that way but that's how he talks, that's cool to see.
Now it makes sense why all Souls games have such distinct, well delivered dialogue, despite the very rudimentary character animations/acting in game. Miyazaki literally oversaw everything and was very hands on with all the actors despite the language barrier.
It's so uncanny how the likeness of the voice actors was subtly used in their characters' designs. Especially Boc and Margit. I know it may sound weird, but even Gideon's helmet somehow looks like his voice actor.
Imagine my shock of hearing Jonathan Keeble in Elden Ring as maliketh no less when he has been literal hundreds of characters in Warhammer 40k. Absolutely Goated with the sauce 🔥🔥🔥
I'd love to see Calvin Dean's body posture and face when he recorded Boc. When you see voice actors in the recording booth, they often stand and move accordingly to get in character. Watching a strong looking man acting all meek and repeating "M'lord" would be fun
The voice acting of NPCs is one of my favorite things about the dlc Igons VA is my actual favorite part I loved every time I would hear him scream his hatred at Bayle
I was about to type a snarky comment, saying how Anthony Howell, really does look like Morgott, sarcastically, but after scrolling back, and looking at Morgott, and looking past all his horns.....yea, you're right.
@@Tommy9834 if you look at his characters he almost always looks like his characters, Elias from Diablo 4, Samuel from Alien Isolation, Geppetto from Lies of P
Elden Rings voice work and writing are godtier and I feel they are just as pivotal to the experience as the gameplay and level design. I have been gaming for over 30 years and Elden Ring is arguably the greatest game ever made. Now if you'll excuse me as I count down the final hours for Shadow of the Erdtree.
Elden ring is just ds3 in open world. What is so ground breaking about the combat? They were a niche studio and only got big because people were stuck at home with nothing to do but have time to sink into frustrating games
@bigde131 People weren't at home in 2022, get your facts straight. And clearly you understand little in way of level design, combat, character development, lore, storytelling, boss design, and a countless other things.
@@GracelessTarnished I’ve been playing from soft games since you were a kid haha. Character development? Combat? Lore?! lol yeah let’s just agree to disagree. I’m dealing with a huge fanboy “graceless tarnished”. No objectivity here. Good dau
i love how passionately they speak about their roles. you can really see how much pride they take in their work and they absolutely deserve it! also, the videos of the actors and the pictures of their respective characters put side by side made me realize that it seems as if the team who worked on the character models made a point to include certain features of some of the the actors as well, which is super cool. like, the characters look nothing like the actors at first glance(obviously, since we're dealing with several non-human characters lol), but when you look closer you realize "oh, they have the same nose/lips/jaw!" for example chiara and fia both look insanely alike if you look past eye and hair color, and strangely enough anthony howell and morgott seem to have very similar faces(obviously if you ignore morgott's omen-ness lol). idk that was just insanely cool for me when i noticed it.
It's interesting that Miyazaki is so specific about vocal inflections and whatnot when he doesn't speak the language. He seemingly must know what he's doing because the voice acting always turns out fantastic.
Allegra is amazing, realising the vision, putting ego to one side and doing as the one with the vision intended. If all voice actors worked this way, it would be amazing
I just love how everybody respects Miyazaki as some sort of a god. He deserves that because he created something what catched me for 2 years and still didn't let me go. He changed 2 years of my life because he created something incomparable with any other game on market. He created masterpiece which will be talked about 100 years later I'm sure of it.
i like how some of them describe the proccess, normally you have a representative of the company to direct you, but the man was there (kind of) in the flesh to direct them, it was when they knew they were dealing with something big, some of them knew him, a lot of them didnt, but still they felt good working with him, and thats something special if i may say.
This is why From Software primarily English titles are soooo good. Because the director works with them and shares his vision. Similar how superb the Japanese voices are for Sekiro, since that is what Miyazaki and the team focused on for that game.
The humility and professionalism on display by these voice actors is a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of what's going on in the wider entertainment industry. You can tell everyone involved gave it their best and had an awesome time doing in.
i love that they found appropriate actors for every role instead of the usual famous voice actors who just do 10 different voices. reminds me of rockstar games and mass effect
What this interview really shows me is that Miyazaki is very proud of his work and the proof is how meticulous he is, even based on Marland's interview here 3:48 he listens closely to just auditions and just decides how even the smallest sound in a character's voice should be corrected until it suits his vision of said character. This is a man who has the proper skills to run a company and make amazing products.
I am actually perpetually in awe both by the writing and the voice acting in from games. mystified since its directed by a japanese director. the phrases often sound shakesperean, archaic without sounding contrived at all. there is such wonderful texture to it all. to use a cliché, actors do breathe life into these characters. I love the work you people do. thank you.
Shaun is the best, I recognized his voice instantly when I played the game pleasant surprise, his character in Misfits was one of the most iconic imho :D
I forget the first thing I saw Shaun in but dude is an amazing actor. I loved him in Gentleman Jack. It's awesome to see how big of a Miyazaki fan he is. It's endearing as hell.
Only got into the Soulsborne series late last year (started with Sekiro then Bloodborne DS3 and then Elden Ring) but honestly they are the greatest games ever created, the lore in these is so fascinating to me having to actually listen and indulge into every detail, Miyazaki does not miss man I appreciate him so much for giving me a new found obsession
You do such a great job covering these niche aspects of the souls games. I've always been curious about the people behind the English translations. They do such an incredible job, and I honestly think are absolute essential to what the souls games are. I believe Frognation (Ryan Morris lead translator) has done the souls series. I was wondering if you might be willing to do a piece on them?
I wonder if Stephen Boxer knew he was doing the voice of what would be the final boss of the Dark Souls series. He did Gowry in ER, but he’s referring to doing Gael’s lines from DS3 Ringed City in this clip shown in the video. Even if he had no clue how important that guy’s lines and dying noises were, it seems that he picked up on it since he said he was nervous. 😅 I highly doubt he knew that much about Gael, because they don’t tell the actors too much. Even Igon’s VA had no idea he was a dragon hunter. It’s cool hearing from the actors who bring our favourite characters to life. 😸
I love your souls games but sekiro what's a little hard for me sorry. Miyasaki: oh okay we're going to have you play as a character that would come straight out of that game then😂
This is why Miyazaki is literally the Mozart of the soulsborne universe, he knows his craft well and it’s interesting he’s wanting to understand and learn English I’m so glad I got Elden Ring & I love the cast ! especially Margits VA & Blaidds
9:00 ptsd from giving boc a larval tear and finding his brain dead twink form in Renalla’s study. It crushed me truly. I loved Boc and I looked forward to seeing him at new sites of grace. I’m so sorry Boc. I didn’t know.
Shaun Dooley’s Shabriri was spectacular. His softly seductive speech, crested with uncanny disquiet really got me. It has an almost Miltonesque quality to it, where despite realising that this is someone of tremendous menace & grave danger, he was still compelling and almost made you turn to his reasoning. Even when you resist and attack, his reaction is not one of frenzy, but a terrifyingly calm & precise reaction, methodic. The vocals for it were just sublime.
The Best Voice Acting in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: ruclips.net/video/kE0fQgDgN2E/видео.htmlsi=H7ylKVQ0WRf2Xh05
Miyazaki is the goat man. u just can feel those voice actors absolutely love working with him
Shaun did an amazing job
Anyone love to watch the actors and their voice acting too ? Like their speech here and in-game is soo different? :)
@@StephanieHallberg It's cool, but weird lol. Like it feels wrong that they're not the character/s that you know them as. It's like a 4th wall break and a reality check at the same time.
Would love to hear what the actor of Igon would say to this.
imagine miyazaki showing you character and its a big ass jar
@kreviz oh, thanks for reminding me to finish the great jar challenge!
And then you find out said Jar is one of the most beloved characters in the game.
I, Iron Fist Alexander, do hereby vow to unflinchingly brave this ordeal.
Truth 😂😂
That’d make me happy. Just a silly little (big) jar
@@cynreiusacari3163 do it, do it now
“He just kept asking us to come see this poison swamp…”
🤣🤣
“He kept showing us images of all the female characters feet. No idea why.”
“I thought it was some kind of creepy innuendo but then he showed it to us and it was just this big wet area where even breathing hurt, and he seemed so excited…”
“It was all these pictures of his backyard”
i have found prod fans it seems
These people saw, in first person, that Miyazaki indeed has its own boss health bar.
It was infinite. He’s the creator of the universe after all
@@tracemacmillan9718 when he enters the room the air gets a tint of red his health bar is that large
"it's"💀
Bro has a strong poison swamp aura
You can't look directly at it cause it's apart of your eyeball
It'll move in tandem to the eye movements
Props to Shaun for his immaculate performance of screaming in pain as Fire Giant
Miyazaki: Ok scream like you're 95 feet tall and this little man with a sword stabbed you in the Achilles tendon, causing your leg to break and your chest eyeball to open.
The fight was balls-shatteringly hard for me but that second phase cutscene of it barbecuing its severed foot like an offering to the gods is so unintentionally hilarious and memorable that it cemented itself as one of my all-time favorite bosses in Elden Ring.
Miyazaki was actually in the booth peeling the guy's nails in order to get that scream, he famously said "okay Shaun we only have twenty takes so let's get this right"
I fought him at lvl 40 with +3 weapons and now i can beat him without getting hit
@@kagomehigurashi693omg youre so cool 🤩
Great interviews! What a fun video
My hero!!!
Yea this new elden ring game looks cool. How does it compare to Octopath traveler? I hope its a turn based game. Ive been recommended to it several times.
@@SOH-bl4mr Actually it's EXACTLY like Octopath, except everything is different.
@@TheStickMachine 🫨
This is what it is all about.
The voice acting and weirdly poetic dialogue in all the souls games has always been such a joy to experience, no other game has that same feel
Totally agreed
It's probably the _one_ part of these games that is even underrated
It has such an otherworldly feel and fits in so perfectly with the video game world. I love it
"Thou art maidenless" was def not smth I was expecting to get slapped by after the "THE LOATHSOME DUNG EATER"
10/10 Peak tought provoking dialogue
The dialogue is like poetry and maps are like a painting. This game is art
What I like most about Elden Ring, is that it makes me feel like I'm inside some kind of mythology, like no other game. Like, the stories we tell about the Greek and Norse and Egyptian gods and heroes. It makes me feel like I'm inside one of those collections of stories/living mythologies, except in a made-up world. The dialogue also contributes to the effect.
Miyazaki gets an tremendous amount of respect from everybody, and he deserves every last bit of it. We are so lucky
Truly blessed.
it's cool that even tho miyazaki is not fully fluent in understanding english he has a certain fascination about how things are pronounced and said by the voice actors.
Added note: BIG shoutout to the translators for the games. that shit is NOT EASY.
Being unable to speak professionally a lenguage isn't equal to not being able to understand it. I can hear the English language perfectly but I struggle when I try to speak it.
She said that he's a master of detail. An understatement.
Miyazaki knows English though and he is probably pretty good at it as well, just in written form probably listening too but he doesn't speak it fluently. He can't speak English but he did mentioned that he reads English fictions and that's why the English dialogue is written like this cause he wants it to sound like an ancient story.
I’ve always actually wondered about the translations in souls games. Because I don’t know anything about Japanese, I don’t know what style or manner of speaking they do in Japanese, but (similar to Dragons Dogma) the style of English speaking that is used in Souls games is not normal or contemporary English in any sense.
They use words that aren’t used anymore, phrases and speaking styles from hundreds of years ago. I always wondered how they not only get it from Japanese to English, but also from English to a mix of older forms of English. I also wonder if they are using medieval Japanese styles of speaking in the Japan version.
@@TEFFTPATTERN The Japanese versions of the Souls games are also English voiced. Been that way ever since Demon's Souls, with the only exception being Sekiro.
0:00 Shaun Dooley - Yura/Shabriri
1:58 Anthony Howell - Margit the Fell /Morgott the Omen King
3:00 Scott Arthur - Blaidd
3:24 Allegra Marland - Millicent
5:59 Stephen Boxer - Gowry
8:00 Chiara Goldsmith - Fia, the Deathbed Companion
8:45 Calvin Dean - Boc
10:16 Kevin Howarth - Alexander, the Warrior Jar
10:57 Jonathan Keeble - Maliketh, the Black Blade/Gurranq
12:46 Simon Gregor - Rykard
Honestly, Miyazaki is such an enigma that I think it helps him to cast people in languages he doesn't know. What I infer is that he probably sits on the call and tries to hear the emotional response coming from the voice. The feel of the voice is easier to understand when it is the only part you understand of the speech. The same phenomenon exists in anime, where it almost becomes easier to understand the emotional subtext due to the lack of literal understanding of language.
He definitly knows english though. That’s why he is very peculiar on the texture of each word.
@@jameslecitron1039 it was said in the video they needed a translator, so it's safe to assume he doesn't KNOW English, but he understands the emotions and the sounds coming from these words, even if he doesn't understand the words themselves
@@TubularBellsRequiem6531 It’s not because you know the language that you don’t need a translator in a professional context. Miyasaki said multiple times in interview that the cryptic storytelling of his games was based on his experience as a child trying to decipher Western fantasy book written in english. If his english was poor but sufficient to comprehend these novels as a kid, it’s safe to assume he has at least a passable level in english today. But in a professional context, things might get lost in translation and it’s better to call on a professional to communicate. When using a 2nd or 3rd language, needing a translator =/= not understanding the language.
@jameslecitron1039 that's fair, I never knew that about him as a child, but it makes sense that'd he'd have gained a greater understanding of english based on that. And that bit about translators makes sense too, I never thought of it that way but yes, it makes absolutely sense to have a translator when speaking a second or third language, just to be safe with that language.
@@jameslecitron1039 I might have written my original point quite heavy-handed because I know that Miyazaki has an understanding of the English language. However, I don't think that takes away from the original point. I still think it's sometimes easier to listen to the emotional response of speech through languages that you lack expertise in. Do you disagree or did you just want to add that he can speak and knows English?
Shaun Dooley is a brilliant actor. Love his work and recognised his voice immediately. A brilliant cast, all of them.
Same for Anthony Howell, the man’s got such a distinctive voice and it’s always a joy to hear him in anything.
MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD
@@s4mcoteHis delivery for that line as Shabriri was actually chilling.
I’d have loved to hear from the VA for patches on his experience doing the same character in the entire series for such a long time, I bet he’d have some stories
I wonder how they came up with the voice of Lapp in dark souls 3
"I tricked some Japanese guy into getting locked out and he offered me a job"
i find it so funny that the only other thing the patches VA does is british children's entertainment, imagine being a small british child watching tv then being kicked off a cliff by him in a video game when you grow up
This explains a lot of the "Aaaahh.... Hehehe... You shall die over and over again, heeeheheeeeeee...." direction found in his games. Of course it's like that. He's directing down to the absolute.
Always nice to see the faces behind the characters.
Blaidd Gowry and ESPECIALLY Boc’s VAs look exactly how you imagine they would too. Really brings these characters to life they feel like a natural extension of these actors’ personalities.
Also never knew Gowry also voiced Gael which is kind of hilarious. You think the whole red hooded bad guy trope is an inside joke between them?
And Latenna is SHADOWHEART!!
@@buddhajew6259 no way 😂
Imagine live action Elden Ring. I feel like Morgott and Blaidd's voice actors could actually be the actors as well.
Always nice to see your mom.
People are out there claiming that these games are full of mistranslations that misrepresent the Japanese dialogue/text, and meanwhile Miyazaki is discussing every detail of the English dialogue with the actors...
i think theres a big difference between a mistranslation and a misunderstanding, a word or phrase or even idea can be very different in japanese in the way its contextually used. and often double checking the original japanese just offers some clarity to avoid some of those misunderstanding
@@aaronapitius4775 japanese and english are also simply very different languages and words sometimes don't have an accurate counterpart word in english.
This is generally true in all translated games. The examples out there are quite jarring.
its intentional
@@aaronapitius4775 I have never heard any of the "Elden Ring is mistranslated" guys actually explain the context, colloquial use, non-literal connotations, modern vs historical use, or anything like that about the things they're critiquing. It's always pretty much about the exact literal dictionary meanings of words.
Seriously hope we can get one of these for SotE, hearing Igon bellowing "CURSE YOU BAAAAYLE!" everytime I entered the arena was amazing and I would really like to hear the experience of whoever was behind that
he did end up doing an interview, if you were still wondering
It's a shame that Aimee-Ffion Edwards, the voice actress for Ranni the Witch, doesn't appear in this video. I love that woman and her voice.
Speaking of her, have you seen her great performance as Mio in Xenoblade chronicles 3?
she does such a phenomenal job at sounding Welsh specifically!
She's a very private person from what I've heard. She doesn't even have a Social Media presence
@@darkarchonisme Don't know if you're being sarcastic. But just in case, she is actually Welsh
@@Aon_Duine did not know that! just that many of the elden ring characters have Very Specific accents
One might say that Simon Gregor featured on this video TOOGGGEEETTTHHAAAAAAAA with his other fellow voice actors.
I was playing coop earlier and getting summoned for Rykard fight. I kept yelling in the mike, Togethaaaa we will take down this serpent.
@@nayyarrashid4661i don't think ive ever heard another human speak into the mic in Elden Ring lol
@@DirtyMike124x happened to me once shocked me bc i didnt even know it was possible
@DirtyMike124x I always do. On PS5 if both the players have turned on "allow chat". Then you can talk with each other even if you don't have a party together.
holy moly that explain why FS game always have one of the best if not the best voice actor cast. Elden Ring is great but man, you can feel and SEE the characters in Armored Core 6 even thought you see 0 character model there
How I miss my buddy Rusty
Totally agreed. Armored Core had some of my fav voice performances in any game, probably ever. The characters felt very real for how little you could actually perceive them, or learn about them
Absolutely love Shaun Dooley, did a lot of local television in my hometown and as always been an amazing actor. He nailed Shabriri.
The fact he already enjoyed his games & knew when he got the call that it was for Elden Ring is rather endearing. Gotta be a rather surreal moment
I actually got chills the first time I heard Shabriri say “May chaos take the world!” He really did nail it.
@@Level_Elevensame. I got this like "well shoot, this guy is bonkers" but in like a way like he's a prophet. Like you stand back like he's an insane person but you take him seriously and you're also a bit curious.
God, I want to hear something like this for Igon's voice actor eventually, dude fucking *murdered* it
with a hail of harpoons, no less
It is so funny to learn that Rykard is the one raspily dying every time we kill half the envies in the game
Dude, I love how Dan doesn't include himself in these interviews. Not saying he should do that all the time or anything but for compilations like these it's fantastic to see the actor alongside their game characters. respect, dan!
Literally the only japanese studio that has figured out how to do English dubs. Bloody fine work from all the VAs in this video
Monolithsoft as well
metal gear solid
and atlus. And monolith like marikus said.
Probably way more I'm forgetting
And to think it started from that awful DS1 dub. I still laugh at the compression on that Skeleton blacksmith voice.
Ehm did you play the new Zeldas? Platinum Games as well?
Yeah I agree with the last thing said in the video. There's an awful lot of "UAAGH", "AARGH" and "IUUGH" in the game. Imagine voicing the common soldiers who only grunt and scream to death.
I really wanna see an interview with Patches’ voice actor. He’s arguably the longest working of them, and with the most experience working in their projects. He also voices the best character lol.
That’s pretty cool miyazaki went to london. Love how hands on he is. It’s what makes his games great. They only expected Elden Ring to do like 2 to 4M in sales, but it was the details like these that made it do 25M+.
Wow Boc's Cadence is really his voice actors cadence. I would have figured that he was told to talk that way but that's how he talks, that's cool to see.
Now it makes sense why all Souls games have such distinct, well delivered dialogue, despite the very rudimentary character animations/acting in game. Miyazaki literally oversaw everything and was very hands on with all the actors despite the language barrier.
Most Japanese games have great English voice acting as well tbh I have no idea why though .
@@Dylan-lx5ro The attention to detail is bar none...
yeah he have said in many interviews that when he undertakes a project he's very hands on.
It's so uncanny how the likeness of the voice actors was subtly used in their characters' designs. Especially Boc and Margit. I know it may sound weird, but even Gideon's helmet somehow looks like his voice actor.
With all due respect sire, I suspect thou mayst be tripping...
No no, he's got a point
I agree @@david5310
@@copyninja8756I think he might be a little loopy lol
they hated jesus because he spoke the truth
It is interesting that the biggest fan is also the responsible for the most memorable quote.
MAY CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the best voice acting in game. The casting director really did a job well done
I wonder how many times Simon Gregor said 'FAMILYYYYYYYY' before Michale Zaki was like 'TOGETHAAAA'
I love Rykards VA 😂
TOGEZA!!!
FAMILEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Rykindof, Lord of Blasphemy😅
@@c1deon363 Lord of Bassphamy
*TOGETHAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH*
From the sound of it they really like working with Miyazaki, especially without any excessive egos and agenda.
“Agenda”
>Agenda
Crazy self-report no one even said anything
Imagine my shock of hearing Jonathan Keeble in Elden Ring as maliketh no less when he has been literal hundreds of characters in Warhammer 40k. Absolutely Goated with the sauce 🔥🔥🔥
seeing him pop up for me was the highlight of the video
I'd love to see Calvin Dean's body posture and face when he recorded Boc. When you see voice actors in the recording booth, they often stand and move accordingly to get in character. Watching a strong looking man acting all meek and repeating "M'lord" would be fun
Hearing them talk in a normal voice vs the game is very jarring to me XD
I couldn't stop imagining them talking in their game character
TOGETHA!
14:30 "We'd like you to die".
Sounds about right for Fromsoft.
The voice acting of NPCs is one of my favorite things about the dlc Igons VA is my actual favorite part I loved every time I would hear him scream his hatred at Bayle
Funny how most of the voice actors actually look like the characters.
I was about to type a snarky comment, saying how Anthony Howell, really does look like Morgott, sarcastically, but after scrolling back, and looking at Morgott, and looking past all his horns.....yea, you're right.
Kudos for fact checking before making a snarky comment
@@Tommy9834 if you look at his characters he almost always looks like his characters, Elias from Diablo 4, Samuel from Alien Isolation, Geppetto from Lies of P
I hate that you’re right. You can even see some of Simon Gregor’s likeness in Rykard 😂
Alexander and his VA are indistinguishable from one another
Elden Rings voice work and writing are godtier and I feel they are just as pivotal to the experience as the gameplay and level design. I have been gaming for over 30 years and Elden Ring is arguably the greatest game ever made. Now if you'll excuse me as I count down the final hours for Shadow of the Erdtree.
All of Fromsoft's voice work for the Soulsborne series are expertly crafted. They never fail to deliver.
Elden ring is just ds3 in open world. What is so ground breaking about the combat? They were a niche studio and only got big because people were stuck at home with nothing to do but have time to sink into frustrating games
@bigde131 People weren't at home in 2022, get your facts straight. And clearly you understand little in way of level design, combat, character development, lore, storytelling, boss design, and a countless other things.
@@GracelessTarnished I’ve been playing from soft games since you were a kid haha. Character development? Combat? Lore?! lol yeah let’s just agree to disagree. I’m dealing with a huge fanboy “graceless tarnished”. No objectivity here. Good dau
same mate
i love how passionately they speak about their roles. you can really see how much pride they take in their work and they absolutely deserve it!
also, the videos of the actors and the pictures of their respective characters put side by side made me realize that it seems as if the team who worked on the character models made a point to include certain features of some of the the actors as well, which is super cool. like, the characters look nothing like the actors at first glance(obviously, since we're dealing with several non-human characters lol), but when you look closer you realize "oh, they have the same nose/lips/jaw!" for example chiara and fia both look insanely alike if you look past eye and hair color, and strangely enough anthony howell and morgott seem to have very similar faces(obviously if you ignore morgott's omen-ness lol). idk that was just insanely cool for me when i noticed it.
It's interesting that Miyazaki is so specific about vocal inflections and whatnot when he doesn't speak the language. He seemingly must know what he's doing because the voice acting always turns out fantastic.
This video was so intriguing! This is an angle I have not seen before that provides so much perspective. Great work!
Allegra is amazing, realising the vision, putting ego to one side and doing as the one with the vision intended. If all voice actors worked this way, it would be amazing
I just love how everybody respects Miyazaki as some sort of a god. He deserves that because he created something what catched me for 2 years and still didn't let me go. He changed 2 years of my life because he created something incomparable with any other game on market. He created masterpiece which will be talked about 100 years later I'm sure of it.
Miyazaki is the dark souls of game directors
Miyazaki is dark souls
i like how some of them describe the proccess, normally you have a representative of the company to direct you, but the man was there (kind of) in the flesh to direct them, it was when they knew they were dealing with something big, some of them knew him, a lot of them didnt, but still they felt good working with him, and thats something special if i may say.
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This is why From Software primarily English titles are soooo good. Because the director works with them and shares his vision. Similar how superb the Japanese voices are for Sekiro, since that is what Miyazaki and the team focused on for that game.
man seeing that Simon all along being the guy who said "TOGETHA" brought such a smile on my face it was perfect
thank you for this ❤
13:00 "now we can devour gods togetha" 🗿🍷🔥
2:30 wait a sec, Margit and morgott have the same voice actor?!?!?
No way
They are the same person
lmaooo
Seek precious video !!
What a genius. The amount of care and attention and detail he puts into the games down to direction of voice acting. We're so blessed.
Great video
Rykard Voice arguably most memorable Voice line in Elden Ring
CURSE YOU BAYLE
Igon's voice actor needs a video
The thought that Miyazaki sat and directed nearly every line of dialogue in the game, is kinda of amazing
It’s crazy how I can hear Boc in the voice actors normal speaking voice, just less exaggerated. Same with Yura.
The humility and professionalism on display by these voice actors is a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of what's going on in the wider entertainment industry. You can tell everyone involved gave it their best and had an awesome time doing in.
Man it'd be so cool to see the VAs performance side by side with their characters
i love that they found appropriate actors for every role instead of the usual famous voice actors who just do 10 different voices. reminds me of rockstar games and mass effect
What this interview really shows me is that Miyazaki is very proud of his work and the proof is how meticulous he is, even based on Marland's interview here 3:48 he listens closely to just auditions and just decides how even the smallest sound in a character's voice should be corrected until it suits his vision of said character. This is a man who has the proper skills to run a company and make amazing products.
Fromsoftware's voice acting is absolutely amazing, there's always something classy about the British accent that suits their games.
It's a Medieval Dark Fantasy Setting Son. Why wouldn't Europeans fit the most? 😂
Braggart in particular is one of my favorites
Because they are Europeans
Made it sound more samurai. I laughed so hard at this
That is actually so damn funny 😂
YOOO
"Miyazaki"
"Yeah, minazaki..."
Nice vid. Shaun Dooley is on loads of British TV these past years, seems like a nice bloke...
I am actually perpetually in awe both by the writing and the voice acting in from games.
mystified since its directed by a japanese director.
the phrases often sound shakesperean, archaic without sounding contrived at all.
there is such wonderful texture to it all.
to use a cliché, actors do breathe life into these characters.
I love the work you people do.
thank you.
it feels that all the actors are classically trained. I think Elden Ring's texts needs that
its fun hearing how different their normal voices are, shows how they genuinely play their characters
Shaun is the best, I recognized his voice instantly when I played the game pleasant surprise, his character in Misfits was one of the most iconic imho :D
This really does confirm how much detail Miyazaki puts into the creative direction of the games. I doubt any element got past him.
Grace top left 6:11
I forget the first thing I saw Shaun in but dude is an amazing actor. I loved him in Gentleman Jack. It's awesome to see how big of a Miyazaki fan he is. It's endearing as hell.
Milicent's VA casually saying "Mayazaki" sent me
Sent you where though?..
@@kolz4ever1980 There
Just looking at the praise they all have for Miyazaki makes me believe even more that he’s worth all the hype he’s received we are lucky to have him
Only got into the Soulsborne series late last year (started with Sekiro then Bloodborne DS3 and then Elden Ring) but honestly they are the greatest games ever created, the lore in these is so fascinating to me having to actually listen and indulge into every detail, Miyazaki does not miss man I appreciate him so much for giving me a new found obsession
I NEED an interview from “MY NAMMMMMMMMMME IS GYOUBU MASATAKI ONIWA, AND FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE, YOU WILL NOT PASS THE CASTLE GATES!!!!!!!!”
I need the Spanish and English gyobus😂
@@DOOM_glazer ah a LilAggy watcher I see
You do such a great job covering these niche aspects of the souls games. I've always been curious about the people behind the English translations. They do such an incredible job, and I honestly think are absolute essential to what the souls games are. I believe Frognation (Ryan Morris lead translator) has done the souls series. I was wondering if you might be willing to do a piece on them?
Gotta do this for the DLC 🔥
I wonder if Stephen Boxer knew he was doing the voice of what would be the final boss of the Dark Souls series. He did Gowry in ER, but he’s referring to doing Gael’s lines from DS3 Ringed City in this clip shown in the video. Even if he had no clue how important that guy’s lines and dying noises were, it seems that he picked up on it since he said he was nervous. 😅 I highly doubt he knew that much about Gael, because they don’t tell the actors too much. Even Igon’s VA had no idea he was a dragon hunter. It’s cool hearing from the actors who bring our favourite characters to life. 😸
I love your souls games but sekiro what's a little hard for me sorry.
Miyasaki: oh okay we're going to have you play as a character that would come straight out of that game then😂
This is why Miyazaki is literally the Mozart of the soulsborne universe, he knows his craft well and it’s interesting he’s wanting to understand and learn English I’m so glad I got Elden Ring & I love the cast ! especially Margits VA & Blaidds
Fun fact: after Elden Ring, Anthony Howell would voice Geppetto in Lies of P!
So glad Shaun Dooley is a fan too. Even higher on my list of favourite actors now!
Finally i had the pleasure to see and hear " Togethaaaaaar " live 😂.
What a great video, thanks man!
9:00 ptsd from giving boc a larval tear and finding his brain dead twink form in Renalla’s study. It crushed me truly. I loved Boc and I looked forward to seeing him at new sites of grace. I’m so sorry Boc. I didn’t know.
Was also crushed but gotta say “brain dead twink” made me laugh 😂
CCCCUUURRRRSSSSEEEE YYYOOUUUU BBBBAAAYYYYLLLLEEEEEE!!!
Shaun Dooley’s Shabriri was spectacular. His softly seductive speech, crested with uncanny disquiet really got me. It has an almost Miltonesque quality to it, where despite realising that this is someone of tremendous menace & grave danger, he was still compelling and almost made you turn to his reasoning. Even when you resist and attack, his reaction is not one of frenzy, but a terrifyingly calm & precise reaction, methodic. The vocals for it were just sublime.
At this point Miyazaki is mythical
I see the images on the right and just imagine as if each character themselves are just being interviewed dressed up with a mic held up to them.
Greatest game director of all time
Millicent has some of my favorite line deliveries across all of the Fromsoft games. Allegra Marland also voiced Sophia in Lies of P and i had no idea.
Imagine that. The greatest game of all time was made by professionals from top to bottom. Take notes Western Gaming Industry.
Holy shit man. As soon as Simon did the pain noise, I recognized it. Good shit
8:52 loud ahh notification 💀💀