She sounds fantastic, her tone and inflection are spot on. Makes me that much more excited to play the game, November can't come fast enough! Can't wait to hear more of the voice options!
I love when Alix said her influence comes from one pinnacle quality the Inquisitor holds: strength. You need it to survive and you need it to lead the Inquisition because people are looking to you with hope that your strength can lead them through. The Inquisitor is really starting to come to life! Yay!
Great voice, great personality! It's really tempting break my rule and that is Play as a male in my first playthrough. And that music after interview is so good. Just a little piece of THAT choirs gave me goosebumps.
I do love how much attention is given to the female Inquisitor with this game. I mean, BioWare has always done a great job with creating awsome female and male protagonists, but never has the female protagonist been used that much to promote one of their games. The female qunari has almost become the male Shepard of DA:I. The only thing I don't like about the female Inquisitor is Alix. I do love her and her voice, but that's exactly the point. She will give me a very hard time choosing to play a male Inquisitor for my first playthrough! :P
My female inquisitor lost her toothbruth it's a cision Pro Mark 4, it uses a tiny mass effect fields, to break up plaque and massage the gum (whispers : it cost 6000 credit) if anyone found it bring it back to her thanks :p
Pedro Lourenço That would be awesome, but I'm not so sure they will. There are 9 of them, after all... but who knows :) just don't expect it, 'cause then I think you'll be disappointed!
This game just keeps looking better and better! Easily one of my most anticipated fantasy RPG's ever. And Bioware being at the forefront of more equal representation in games is just icing on an already awesome cake. :)
Agh! Yay! Hearing that little tidbit of dialogue towards the end got me so excited to play! Alix a very talented actress and I am super stoked to hear her voice in-game! :)
It's fantastic to see a voice actor put so much thought into how the voice will come across in the game. It can't be easy with such a big game with so many dialog options.
1:54 That's one of the reasons I love bioware too. It's nice to see a company that in the face of criticism from regressive jerkbags for being inclusive....doubles down on it. I just hope the comment about trans characters means we will see Maevaris. And that she'll be voiced by Kathleen Turner. Or some veteran voice actress doing a spot on mae west impression.
My first playthrough had Jon Currys voice, an my second had a female human embodied by Alix. Now not to underplay Jons performance but i must say, the kind of authoritative undertone Alix tried to creat mingled well within emotions throughout different scenes, whereas Jons voice often just switched between scenes. That little red line Alix created really lifted the experience for me, made me wanna play more females in other games 😁
I'm all for gender equality, and no less than that in video games as well. Encouraging homosexual, bisexual, and transgender characters is where I personally draw the line, but I suppose they'd rather support it and get praise for it than not include it and be called sexist or insensitive. Leading the charge... give me a break. It's simply social pressure, nothing more.
***** I'm not sure about you, but I live in a country that basically hates anyone who speaks out against someone or some group that is A. black or B. homosexual, no matter what the reason is. Most people take the issue of equality way past the point of equality. It's clear which way the pressure is going. I could discuss why I don't support homosexuality, but I honestly don't care when it's a video game in question. They can develop the game however they want.
***** Thinking like that won't end well. Political and social ideals being antiquated is irrelevant, history tends to repeat itself often. Facts dictate what is relevant, and I have very important ones supporting my views. Unlike most people, I don't let emotion get in the way of logical reasoning. I take responsibility for everything I say, that was never in question.
***** You appear to have thought that through for some time. I'll let you believe whatever you want, but let me tell you what I believe relating to the topic that I brought up, expanded by my response to Mr. Desmond. I do not think myself superior, as you say, to anyone in this world who has the capacity and will to think about an issue for more than five seconds and not let their emotions get in the way of making logical arguments or decisions. Anyone else is not worth my time spent trying to have an intelligent conversation. I am not trying to push my personal opinion onto anyone. If I'm not allowed to share my opinion, then I suppose this society is going to be worse than I expected. I am not a supporter of homosexuality. I'm not a supporter of anything that is centered around sex as nothing more than a pleasurable activity, which is exactly what this is. Sex has nothing to do with love, it is performed for the purpose of reproduction and in most cases now, pleasure. Since homosexual relations have no chance of resulting in a child being born to a couple, it is either mistaken as love or done simply for pleasure. As I said before, love could be described as simply as caring for someone greatly, if that concept can be described simply. I love my sister, I love my parents, but that will never involve any kind of sexuality. Two men can love each other as much as they please, but it does become unnatural when they start having sex with each other, a process that was clearly designed in humans to happen between a man and a woman. Anyone who says otherwise on that point is kidding themselves. I could argue this point all fucking day, but the fact that you simply resorted to insulting me in a childish way, trying to psychoanalyze me at best, tells me that you are nothing more than another misguided person who is trying to fit in with society by defending an issue that some may call insensitive. Since I don't give a damn about whether or not I offend someone by talking about it, I suppose I'm just in the wrong place. RUclips, the haven of opinions that get shunned for being against the popular one. I hope you someday realize you're mistake, you and apparently the majority of the US population, but I highly doubt that it will happen.
I admit, I wondered about threading the line between letting your sentiment fall on deaf ears or vainly believing that yelling would work. Well, as deep evening tends to leave a lot to desire in terms of sound decision making, vanity won over attrition, then meeting with conflict of styles which saw me both trying to shame you into self reflection and try to speak as one would to a person of some cognitive coherence. I've also to admit that the erosion on the desired effect which this clash brought on has not escaped me... A pity, though looking over it once more I realise I've never had great hopes of dialog, there. Perhaps it's as irrationality and vitriol tend to inspire. Still, the last sentiment is sincere. A loss to us all is that you should be a detriment to your siblings, and it pains me however many people are claimed by shoddy nurture. I hope that you'll reconsider and wise, and kinden up, just as I will finally decide how to handle you lot. Oh, and do deride me away, should you please, since we both know that we well might think the worst of one another in our mutual perception, and should it make you feel better it will cost me none. I can only advice on trying pot, and thinking better of your fellow people. It might cause you to rub shoulders with, good gods, the me type of abominable shits, but it also may make your nights better.
Damn, I remember hearing (and getting slightly annoyed with) Alix when she voiced Calista in The Last Story. Her real voice sounds nothing like I thought it would...I'm impressed by that. And hearing the samples of her voice work for The Inquisitor...I'm even more impressed. Hopefully all the voice acting will be good like this.
(Brief disclaimer forewarning of a wall of text for only the sternest readers, and frequent use of archaics which I so dearly favor, should you loath which, the text will be a pain for you, dear sod.) A short comment on RUclips penned under some duress and with little enough inspiration is bound to the matter no more justice than Jack would to the Reapers, but if you could allow to try, (and should you happen read it, Dear-Whomever-Runs-The-Channel...Hi.) as I'd be remiss not to, then please, indulge me: Thank you BioWare, for though I may not speak to you directly, nor indeed to any of the people to whom we owe so much, the sentiment of... Overwhelming gratitude for inviting us, over all these years, to share in the boldest and most magnificently conceived stories and worlds; Filled with as much of kind and good, and sorely needed sentiment and wisdom... And hope, wit, and goodness; as it has been of characters in agency of those elements, whose impact on this World of ours and many of its denizens has likely eclipsed, in a myriad of ways, many of people begotten of flesh and bone. And indeed, for being not only clever, -brilliant- passionate, dedicated, magnificent, artistic, daring... (That's to say 'By Gods, but do I ever like your work, you!') great in all but all matters to do with your art, really... But also for caring. Since your earliest venture into story telling, you've not only re-invented, then defined, and remain the benchmark-bar-none for full, true, character driven narrative and story telling seldom paralleled in any medium; - and far above video games - (Which I oft feel not many people appreciate well enough, from the technical point of your ridiculous achievement) serving as perhaps the greatest argument for video games place amongst the arts. Aside from adding to our cultural heritage and enriching us thusly, Being great and careful, and intelligent storytellers, and humanists enough to build the most human, humane and engaging, deep and sincere relationships amongst characters... Ever, I dare say, in interactive art. That's, I think, what I'm most grateful for. For being so careful, inquisitive, and good with people. With their relationships of any sort. And by being model about it. No matter the time, or the convention, your work was Humane. In the best of sense. Your the artists I think of when considering pushing the envelope towards the direction it should always have headed when it comes to equality, in the true, not the straw-figure sense the reactionary relief rambling from the comments seems to wave about - woven to seat with their insecurities, or grievances. You always saw people for what they were, and could be, unencumbered by any lacking consensus and prism of our own civilization... Showing, perhaps, how things ought to be. True friendship, kindness, rivalrly, affection, wit, love... Amongst any and of all kind. In a society that still fails to see just how divisive and exclusive it remains, how entrenched certain pathologies... Well, if I were rambling before, I all but ran for the wilds now. You're a clever lot, savvy to my line of thought. Ya' grand, lovely, and so is your art; Yo do Humanity's Work, and you make it proud... And it's fantastic, appreciated... And given the muck that's pouring out of the comments here, still, alas, sorely needed. But you'll see us to sanity. From the Doctors (May they find fulfillment) trough all and voice actors, to people that supply you in coffee. Well done indeed. So! Whenever should the blood thirsty, obstinate, selfish, short-sighted or otherwise brutally and carelessly discontent peons of the people speaking trough this medium of Internet, howling in anger and anguish, raging at things they neither favor nor try and understand, my good studio... Well, I don't expect you to pull the velum scroll with handily reproduced text of this cry of mine from the wall to try and burrow trough a stellar amount of -drivel- text... But know, then and always, that they are, and for years beyond counting - let's hope - be people who wouldn't be the same without your work, and dedication, and passion. Who see, however dimly, the good things which you dare to try, and on behalf of which you speak, and that they appreciate it beyond words. Who couldn't be more proud to have artists like you do Humanity's work, and gods know it dearly needs to be done. This sentiment, however poorly, haphazardly and emotionally stitched together on a dim evening by all but nameless yet a commenter... I feel it needed to be made, at last. In closing, I could and may well shall, be sued for bias in my unapologetic in its enthusiasm and positive a sentiment. I'd like to briefly rebut any negative connotation which such accusation could bear: We're all permeated with bias. Indeed, I believe that for every decision we take, or a stand which we occupy, there exists underpinning, personal and firm reasoning and conviction, explaining our choices or believes. Having ... welcomed BioWare's work in my life long ago and ever since I was but a wee lad, I knew them to have 'brought me up' in a deeply personal way that no other medium did, for which I'm equally -and unspeakably- grateful and dedicated. Firmly entranched in one camp, should you like to get divisive, - certainly- but not to the detriment of my sentiment nor judgment, nor the point, I don't think. Oh, and if you took down the wall of text, I should like you to congratulate on possessing endurance and strength of will (Or perhaps acute lack of self-preservation instinct) which I can only feign. Have you thought about running for office, dear person?
Since Mrs. Hale's awesome work with ME I've been inclined to go female in Bioware games, and I was not disappointed in the least when I did so in Inquisition. Maybe it's just cause I'm a guy and I'm inclined to listen more intently to a girl speak for extended periods, but she blew the male voice actors for the 'quis away, as far as I'm concerned. Well done Alix Regan! Good on ya, Bioware! :) Keepem comin!
I donnu, Leliana has an accent and a lot of flavor/personality in her voice. You can tell there there is a back story when you first talk to her in Origins just based on the way she talks. You want something more a of a blank-slate voice for the player controlled inquisitor. Much like Alix's.
I don't think anyone needs to be represented in any way shape or form in a far away fantasy setting just because it's the world we live in. We play games to go to a world *not* in the world we live in. It's not to say it should be one way or the other - make the game however you want - it's just kind of silly to expect every game to start doing this when they should be focusing on the gameplay systems to make a good game in the first place, not the romances to cater to every existing sexual orientation.
Megalo-dono why play in a sandpit when the toys in it don't represent some part of you being that is important to you like really? What's so wrong with inclusivity - if you don't want your fantasy world to be inclusive what does that say about you?! - IMO nothing good. Can't a game focus on both gameplay AND characters anyway and if it can't then I play DA games for the characters as long as I can beat the game then I don't really care about that If you feel differently play another game.
I hope so too, she seems to put alot of emotion in her voice as Nyreen. I love English accents so I'm hoping that she delivers up too par so I don't always choose Alix
I want to know more about a male voice, since I will be playing "myself", so I want to know, how it will feel like to play the male inquisitor. Please, treat us equally. :D
I wish she hadn't decided to go for that "chesty" voice, as she describes it. *NOT* because it is bad per-say, she does a fantastic job, its just a lot of the other female protagonists in the past bioware games had that going as well, so I'd like something a bit more ?feminine? for a change. Again, just a personal preference, still a wonderful voice actor. :)
Does anyone else find it even a little odd that there's been so much promotional material featuring the female lead but we haven't seen the male lead for Inquisition? They kind of did the same thing for Mass Effect and I don't really get it. Does anyone know who plays the male Inquisitor?
Mario Eberle Sorry, I misspoke: what I meant to say is that we haven't seen any promotional material for Inquisition where the actor for the male Inquisitor is shown discussing the game. I just find it strange that we haven't seen anything from Harry or Jon in the promo stuff. Mass Effect was kind of the same way, though I think that was more because Jennifer Hale was a more well-known actor in the business, while Mark Meer did only Bioware stuff, but it's still strange that neither of the male VAs have been shown discussing the game. Food for thought.
Loading Checkpoint I think it's because it's so unusual, it stands out more. In other words, you actually notice (which is a reflection of a bad thing - not of you but of the legacy established in media and gaming). Mass Effect, for example, had 1 trailer that featured FemShep. But you remember it being more common, which I think is another example of the phenomenon.
I'm glad Bioware enjoys representing the many kind of people out there, but I don't believe it needs to be in everything. People that complain about so-and-so game not having so-and-so type of character need to realize that a game is a developers vision, not yours and that is fine. It is their game. Make your own game if you want to represent so-and-so type of person. I'm sick of it being pushed into everything.
I'm straight, I'm male. Still played as her though. I feel like badass chicks are more badass than badass dudes. Every time I play a male protagonist, which I normally always do, they all feel the same to me. at least in games like this where you create the character yourself, so playing as a woman feels different to me. Only downside is that I can't romance anyone.
One of Varric's friends is a transgender and a female prostitute at the Blooming Rose in Dragon Age II is a trans. You meet her in Mark of the Assassin DLC (Serendipity I think her name is...)
I don't think they've revealed anything on the transgender character yet. Maybe it's a quest-related NPC? From what I've heard, Maevaris was created too late to have a role in Inquisition. I'll keep hoping, though. Maevaris kicks ass.
Not in this game but maybe in the next mass effect we may a have gender changing alien species, im only guessing but were more likely be seeing bran new alien races in the next game, i loved learning new alien cultures in the codex entries.
I wish people could leave "Political Correctness" where it belongs..Out in real life! We play games to escape the ridiculus amounts of negativity, and constant barrage of you cant do, or say this & that.. If its there fine, but dam, you cant make a game anymore, without going down a checklist of things having to be implemented to not "offend" a certain race, gender, religion, sexual affilitation, etc.. Its gotten out of hand! People need to lighten up!!!
RolfCJ then play a douche no one is stopping you! Why does it bother you that there are options there for people who want them - I really want to get a t-shirt with Dorian's face on it with "some RPG characters are gay - deal with it" underneath just for people like you.
There are only 4 VAs, 2 for each gender of all races. So yes, you'll have to use either her voice or Sumalee's, who is doing the female American accented voice, for a female character of any race.
Fr0st1989 You realize this game is fully voice acted, right? Like DA2, not like in Origins where it was just battle cries. Everything the Inquisitor says will be voice acted, and they will have the most lines in the entire game, guaranteed by virtue of being the player character. Do you know how much they have to pay lead voice actors on a project like this? 4 VAs is incredible.
Not gonna lie, I didn't enjoyed her voice in Inquisition. It sounds unsure and weird, like it doesn't envoke the right emotion in certain situations. I always choose the other option with the raspy deep voice over hers.
+Muninn Huginn maybe not for you, but yes, we should. There is no reason for every game to be nothing but cis straight characters. The world isn't only cis and only straight, so why should a fictional world be? On top of that, people like to relate to characters; there are gay people so why shouldn't there be gay characters for them to relate to? seriously...
Molly Carson Gah, I wrote a really long post and then it disappeared, but I'll recap quick: They forced neofeminism into this game, falling flat on their faces, 'cause, to me, most characters were cheap whores if you only kept saying stupid shit to them they'd fuck you. Origins did it right. They had personalities and real repercussions if you crossed them. Isn't it funny? It's almost like they fuck you 'cause you're entitled as the inquisitor. Full circle galore. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for more sexytime... but do it the right way.
Molly Carson Yes, it does. It's heavily influenced by it and is sacrificing good, quality personalities in order to cram all the sexualities and super "diverse" cast. You heard her in the video. "There is no reason for every game to be nothing but cis straight characters." Are you listening to yourself? Would you ever had said anything like that 5 years ago? Did you feel that Dragon Age at any point suffered of discrimation? I didn't. The point is moot and take fights where fights are needed.
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My first female character will be Inquisitor Samantha Traynor Trevelyan. Can't get it out of my head yet.
Don't forget the toothbrush this time,Samantha! It might save Skyhold XD
My female qunari mage will be named Aria'Valnora Adaar
she should be a mage!
think about all the toothbrush magic she could make!
You get used to it as the voice of the Inquisitor pretty quickly, I find. :)
Or maybe Mhairi Trevelyan ^^
She sounds fantastic, her tone and inflection are spot on. Makes me that much more excited to play the game, November can't come fast enough! Can't wait to hear more of the voice options!
I love when Alix said her influence comes from one pinnacle quality the Inquisitor holds: strength. You need it to survive and you need it to lead the Inquisition because people are looking to you with hope that your strength can lead them through. The Inquisitor is really starting to come to life! Yay!
She just called me a lazy sl** in Origins. Best moment of my playthrough so far!
+IHeatherGraceI This is the same VA of that brat in Origins!? I wanted to rat her out to her dad so bad
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After playing Inquisition, I got used to her voice a bit more than after ME3. She actually voices a lot of people in Denerim!
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Well I'll be a nug's mother, thats so cool!
Great voice, great personality! It's really tempting break my rule and that is Play as a male in my first playthrough.
And that music after interview is so good. Just a little piece of THAT choirs gave me goosebumps.
Agree. At this point, there's more than a 50% chance I'm playing a female lead for my initial, canon playthrough.
Search for Dragon Age Inquisition Main Theme on RUclips. It's very similar !
I do love how much attention is given to the female Inquisitor with this game. I mean, BioWare has always done a great job with creating awsome female and male protagonists, but never has the female protagonist been used that much to promote one of their games. The female qunari has almost become the male Shepard of DA:I.
The only thing I don't like about the female Inquisitor is Alix. I do love her and her voice, but that's exactly the point. She will give me a very hard time choosing to play a male Inquisitor for my first playthrough! :P
My female inquisitor lost her toothbruth it's a cision Pro Mark 4, it uses a tiny mass effect fields, to break up plaque and massage the gum (whispers : it cost 6000 credit) if anyone found it bring it back to her thanks :p
What's the reward?
lmao
She's great but I wish they would do one of these videos for Dorian's voice actor.
Yes! But I'm sure they will eventually make them for all the companions voice actors. Fingers crossed!
Pedro Lourenço
That would be awesome, but I'm not so sure they will. There are 9 of them, after all... but who knows :) just don't expect it, 'cause then I think you'll be disappointed!
She did a fantastic job.
You heard her, people. "Male and female leads."
That's what feminism is about, not world domination for women.
What an awesome person, and great commentary. I'm so happy to have Alix voicing for the protagonist.
1. There are spoilers;
2. The voice suits to the Inquisitor. Great work;
3. 1:54 That's awesome.
10 years :’)
She’s basically THE voice for Lavellans romancing Solas. Haven’t seen a fan edit without her!
She has an amazing voice loved in previous dragon age games and as tranyor in me3.
Alix is an incredible actress, after 10 yrs my inquisitor still has her voice:)
This game just keeps looking better and better! Easily one of my most anticipated fantasy RPG's ever. And Bioware being at the forefront of more equal representation in games is just icing on an already awesome cake. :)
When are we going to meet the other Inquisitor voice actors?
+Teddie Sage Still waiting for male Trevelyan :(
I loved her as traynor i even cheated on liara in mass effect 3 because of that voice.
Fantastic to hear from the artists themselves. Thank you Bioware I have enjoyed the wonders you have produced for so many years now.
Watching all of these again in 2022 while waiting for DA4 news and GOD how amazing it would be to hear Alix again 💕
Agh! Yay! Hearing that little tidbit of dialogue towards the end got me so excited to play! Alix a very talented actress and I am super stoked to hear her voice in-game! :)
can't wait to hear more in November!
You've ruined my first :`(
I absolutely love her
It's fantastic to see a voice actor put so much thought into how the voice will come across in the game. It can't be easy with such a big game with so many dialog options.
Thanks for lending your great voice to our female protagonist! I share your values, too, and I will surely enjoying playing my inquisitor :)
Alix is definitely voicing my first Inquisitor. She's great.
I adore her, so happy that she is one of the voices for the inquisitor.
Alix will do an excellent job of being the voice for my female dwarf once I finish doing a male Human mage and Qunari rouge playthrough.
I love her accent. Samantha Traynor was just AMAZING !
She is great she is my inquisitor 💖💖
Alix is a pretty cool lady.
omg she's so GORGEOUS AND talented :o
Oh, she did Samantha Traynor's voice in ME3. This should be great!
She sounds SO much better than FemHawke did!
1:54 That's one of the reasons I love bioware too. It's nice to see a company that in the face of criticism from regressive jerkbags for being inclusive....doubles down on it.
I just hope the comment about trans characters means we will see Maevaris. And that she'll be voiced by Kathleen Turner. Or some veteran voice actress doing a spot on mae west impression.
Great voice and personality! I love her!
It's Traynor!
My first playthrough had Jon Currys voice, an my second had a female human embodied by Alix. Now not to underplay Jons performance but i must say, the kind of authoritative undertone Alix tried to creat mingled well within emotions throughout different scenes, whereas Jons voice often just switched between scenes. That little red line Alix created really lifted the experience for me, made me wanna play more females in other games 😁
God that intro music is soooo awesome. chills
Will we get interviews with the other 3 Inquisitors soon?
From Loghain's Davos, to a Joining sacrifice, to finally one of four voices for the player character.
Her voice is amazing! Now if you would be so kind to have a preset Human Female model of her lovely face in the CC. I would be most grateful!
I'm all for gender equality, and no less than that in video games as well. Encouraging homosexual, bisexual, and transgender characters is where I personally draw the line, but I suppose they'd rather support it and get praise for it than not include it and be called sexist or insensitive. Leading the charge... give me a break. It's simply social pressure, nothing more.
***** I'm not sure about you, but I live in a country that basically hates anyone who speaks out against someone or some group that is A. black or B. homosexual, no matter what the reason is. Most people take the issue of equality way past the point of equality. It's clear which way the pressure is going.
I could discuss why I don't support homosexuality, but I honestly don't care when it's a video game in question. They can develop the game however they want.
***** Thinking like that won't end well. Political and social ideals being antiquated is irrelevant, history tends to repeat itself often. Facts dictate what is relevant, and I have very important ones supporting my views. Unlike most people, I don't let emotion get in the way of logical reasoning. I take responsibility for everything I say, that was never in question.
***** Just as well, I see you're the kind of person who doesn't listen to reason just from that.
***** You appear to have thought that through for some time. I'll let you believe whatever you want, but let me tell you what I believe relating to the topic that I brought up, expanded by my response to Mr. Desmond.
I do not think myself superior, as you say, to anyone in this world who has the capacity and will to think about an issue for more than five seconds and not let their emotions get in the way of making logical arguments or decisions. Anyone else is not worth my time spent trying to have an intelligent conversation. I am not trying to push my personal opinion onto anyone. If I'm not allowed to share my opinion, then I suppose this society is going to be worse than I expected.
I am not a supporter of homosexuality. I'm not a supporter of anything that is centered around sex as nothing more than a pleasurable activity, which is exactly what this is.
Sex has nothing to do with love, it is performed for the purpose of reproduction and in most cases now, pleasure. Since homosexual relations have no chance of resulting in a child being born to a couple, it is either mistaken as love or done simply for pleasure.
As I said before, love could be described as simply as caring for someone greatly, if that concept can be described simply. I love my sister, I love my parents, but that will never involve any kind of sexuality. Two men can love each other as much as they please, but it does become unnatural when they start having sex with each other, a process that was clearly designed in humans to happen between a man and a woman. Anyone who says otherwise on that point is kidding themselves.
I could argue this point all fucking day, but the fact that you simply resorted to insulting me in a childish way, trying to psychoanalyze me at best, tells me that you are nothing more than another misguided person who is trying to fit in with society by defending an issue that some may call insensitive. Since I don't give a damn about whether or not I offend someone by talking about it, I suppose I'm just in the wrong place. RUclips, the haven of opinions that get shunned for being against the popular one. I hope you someday realize you're mistake, you and apparently the majority of the US population, but I highly doubt that it will happen.
I admit, I wondered about threading the line between letting your sentiment fall on deaf ears or vainly believing that yelling would work.
Well, as deep evening tends to leave a lot to desire in terms of sound decision making, vanity won over attrition, then meeting with conflict of styles which saw me both trying to shame you into self reflection and try to speak as one would to a person of some cognitive coherence.
I've also to admit that the erosion on the desired effect which this clash brought on has not escaped me... A pity, though looking over it once more I realise I've never had great hopes of dialog, there. Perhaps it's as irrationality and vitriol tend to inspire.
Still, the last sentiment is sincere. A loss to us all is that you should be a detriment to your siblings, and it pains me however many people are claimed by shoddy nurture.
I hope that you'll reconsider and wise, and kinden up, just as I will finally decide how to handle you lot.
Oh, and do deride me away, should you please, since we both know that we well might think the worst of one another in our mutual perception, and should it make you feel better it will cost me none.
I can only advice on trying pot, and thinking better of your fellow people. It might cause you to rub shoulders with, good gods, the me type of abominable shits, but it also may make your nights better.
MOAR!
Damn, I remember hearing (and getting slightly annoyed with) Alix when she voiced Calista in The Last Story. Her real voice sounds nothing like I thought it would...I'm impressed by that. And hearing the samples of her voice work for The Inquisitor...I'm even more impressed. Hopefully all the voice acting will be good like this.
She is fantastic, but I really want one of these with Sumalee Montano! Pretty please Bioware! With more Brian Bloom on top! ;)
What the hell Bioware?!? That's kind of a big reveal to just throw in a "here's our voice acting video"!!!
She's Hotter than the characters Biowear created lol
so excited!
This was fantastic to watch. Good job Bioware.
When will we get to hear the second female Inquisitor voice?
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Since Mrs. Hale's awesome work with ME I've been inclined to go female in Bioware games, and I was not disappointed in the least when I did so in Inquisition. Maybe it's just cause I'm a guy and I'm inclined to listen more intently to a girl speak for extended periods, but she blew the male voice actors for the 'quis away, as far as I'm concerned. Well done Alix Regan! Good on ya, Bioware! :) Keepem comin!
damn that's why Aya's voice is so familiar
why the sound is so low compare to another video -.-
I love her.
Leliana's voice seems more suitable as the Inquisitor. Leliana sounds like the boss.
I donnu, Leliana has an accent and a lot of flavor/personality in her voice. You can tell there there is a back story when you first talk to her in Origins just based on the way she talks.
You want something more a of a blank-slate voice for the player controlled inquisitor. Much like Alix's.
Silver Volpe After hearing Leliana's voice, Alix just sounds too girlish for a hardcore Qunari protagonist.
R6ex
Why can't she sound girlish? It's not like we've ever seen a female Quanri
R6ex Maybe it's their accent. But our Qunari character never lived with them, so she never developed that voice.
I think Leliana is in a stage in her life were she has to be boss. She's gone through so much.
Ohmygod! It's Brittish Felicity Smoak. That is a compliment (not a joke). I think I'm in love...
I don't think anyone needs to be represented in any way shape or form in a far away fantasy setting just because it's the world we live in. We play games to go to a world *not* in the world we live in. It's not to say it should be one way or the other - make the game however you want - it's just kind of silly to expect every game to start doing this when they should be focusing on the gameplay systems to make a good game in the first place, not the romances to cater to every existing sexual orientation.
Megalo-dono why play in a sandpit when the toys in it don't represent some part of you being that is important to you like really? What's so wrong with inclusivity - if you don't want your fantasy world to be inclusive what does that say about you?! - IMO nothing good. Can't a game focus on both gameplay AND characters anyway and if it can't then I play DA games for the characters as long as I can beat the game then I don't really care about that If you feel differently play another game.
I would like to hear the other voice actor for the female inquisitor. I need to compare them to know which one I like best for my female qunari.
I believe she's the voice of Nyreen in Mass effect so listening to her voice might help. Even though she has that turian voice thing
Thanks, I just had a listen. I wonder if she'll talk differently than normally as the inquisitor, though. Like Alix explains she does.
I hope so too, she seems to put alot of emotion in her voice as Nyreen. I love English accents so I'm hoping that she delivers up too par so I don't always choose Alix
She is pretty awesome.
I want to know more about a male voice, since I will be playing "myself", so I want to know, how it will feel like to play the male inquisitor. Please, treat us equally. :D
OMG she looks exactly like my elf inquisitor
It's funny, that the "main" female Inquisitor is the Qunari mage.
May we see the Male Inquisitor (Hayden-Paton) please?
I wish she hadn't decided to go for that "chesty" voice, as she describes it. *NOT* because it is bad per-say, she does a fantastic job, its just a lot of the other female protagonists in the past bioware games had that going as well, so I'd like something a bit more ?feminine? for a change. Again, just a personal preference, still a wonderful voice actor. :)
She's gorgeous @_@
So excited for Alix to voice my Inquisitor. Does anyone know what the song is that plays throughout this vid? I really like it!
Does anyone else find it even a little odd that there's been so much promotional material featuring the female lead but we haven't seen the male lead for Inquisition? They kind of did the same thing for Mass Effect and I don't really get it. Does anyone know who plays the male Inquisitor?
Thes same guy who played Zevran in DAO is one and don't know the other.
We got 3 trailers with a Male Inquisitor.
And the VA are Harry Haden-Paton and Jon Curry
Mario Eberle Sorry, I misspoke: what I meant to say is that we haven't seen any promotional material for Inquisition where the actor for the male Inquisitor is shown discussing the game. I just find it strange that we haven't seen anything from Harry or Jon in the promo stuff.
Mass Effect was kind of the same way, though I think that was more because Jennifer Hale was a more well-known actor in the business, while Mark Meer did only Bioware stuff, but it's still strange that neither of the male VAs have been shown discussing the game. Food for thought.
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I think it's because it's so unusual, it stands out more. In other words, you actually notice (which is a reflection of a bad thing - not of you but of the legacy established in media and gaming).
Mass Effect, for example, had 1 trailer that featured FemShep. But you remember it being more common, which I think is another example of the phenomenon.
Feminism.
It's the pimp lady drom the pearl!
now do an interview with sumalee :D
that british accent ♥
I'm glad Bioware enjoys representing the many kind of people out there, but I don't believe it needs to be in everything. People that complain about so-and-so game not having so-and-so type of character need to realize that a game is a developers vision, not yours and that is fine. It is their game. Make your own game if you want to represent so-and-so type of person. I'm sick of it being pushed into everything.
I'm straight, I'm male. Still played as her though. I feel like badass chicks are more badass than badass dudes. Every time I play a male protagonist, which I normally always do, they all feel the same to me. at least in games like this where you create the character yourself, so playing as a woman feels different to me.
Only downside is that I can't romance anyone.
Matriculon yes you can - even if the thought of romancing a dude feels wrong to you - there's Sera or Josephine there for your lady.
well that feels wrong to me, too
what happened to the audio for this one??
I'm okay with them pushing the game back to finish some things up for the sake of quality first...but, gah, give it to me noooow!
Samantha Traynor.
She seems so cool, but for some reason I can't get into her voice...oh well. I really want to hear the American voice!
"......and transgender characters". Wohoooo what did i miss....unless...LELIANA?!?! Noooooooooooooooooooo
Uh, there is probably one if we deal with Maevaris Tilani.
One of Varric's friends is a transgender and a female prostitute at the Blooming Rose in Dragon Age II is a trans. You meet her in Mark of the Assassin DLC (Serendipity I think her name is...)
Shale in the first Dragon Age is arguably transgender.
get the fuck out of here with your transphobic bullshit
I don't think they've revealed anything on the transgender character yet. Maybe it's a quest-related NPC? From what I've heard, Maevaris was created too late to have a role in Inquisition. I'll keep hoping, though. Maevaris kicks ass.
Hey Tasi Trianon is that you?
I like you. I thinking in playing a female Inquisitor on my first game now =D
Her voice only works with human or elf
Traynquisitor
Why, do I have a feeling That I'm not going to like leliana this game?
well, *_ding_* and the fvcking world :)
Show me a interview with the male voice actor any day now.
All the political correctness pouring out of Bioware is becoming a bit tiresome tbh.
Wait a second... "transgender characters"? WHERE? WHO? WHAT DID I MISS? :D
The asari?
Maevaris from the comics?
Iron Bull. I bet she's a funny girl XD
Shale?
Not in this game but maybe in the next mass effect we may a have gender changing alien species, im only guessing but were more likely be seeing bran new alien races in the next game, i loved learning new alien cultures in the codex entries.
I wish people could leave "Political Correctness" where it belongs..Out in real life! We play games to escape the ridiculus amounts of negativity, and constant barrage of you cant do, or say this & that.. If its there fine, but dam, you cant make a game anymore, without going down a checklist of things having to be implemented to not "offend" a certain race, gender, religion, sexual affilitation, etc.. Its gotten out of hand! People need to lighten up!!!
RolfCJ then play a douche no one is stopping you! Why does it bother you that there are options there for people who want them - I really want to get a t-shirt with Dorian's face on it with "some RPG characters are gay - deal with it" underneath just for people like you.
Will we be able to use her voice for the other races?
There are only 4 VAs, 2 for each gender of all races. So yes, you'll have to use either her voice or Sumalee's, who is doing the female American accented voice, for a female character of any race.
there are 2 voices and you can be either of them for any race.
Lane S. Thanks for the info, even though you berated me in another comment just recently. lol :)
Lane S. damn they got real lazy it seems
Fr0st1989 You realize this game is fully voice acted, right? Like DA2, not like in Origins where it was just battle cries. Everything the Inquisitor says will be voice acted, and they will have the most lines in the entire game, guaranteed by virtue of being the player character. Do you know how much they have to pay lead voice actors on a project like this? 4 VAs is incredible.
Not gonna lie, I didn't enjoyed her voice in Inquisition. It sounds unsure and weird, like it doesn't envoke the right emotion in certain situations. I always choose the other option with the raspy deep voice over hers.
2:26 while I have nothing against being different, no, we do not need to represent anything from this universe in a game.
+Muninn Huginn maybe not for you, but yes, we should. There is no reason for every game to be nothing but cis straight characters. The world isn't only cis and only straight, so why should a fictional world be? On top of that, people like to relate to characters; there are gay people so why shouldn't there be gay characters for them to relate to? seriously...
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Molly Carson
Gah, I wrote a really long post and then it disappeared, but I'll recap quick:
They forced neofeminism into this game, falling flat on their faces, 'cause, to me, most characters were cheap whores if you only kept saying stupid shit to them they'd fuck you. Origins did it right. They had personalities and real repercussions if you crossed them. Isn't it funny? It's almost like they fuck you 'cause you're entitled as the inquisitor. Full circle galore.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for more sexytime... but do it the right way.
Muninn Huginn i wasn't referring solely to romances, just characters in general. Also, neofeminism has nothing to do with this?
Molly Carson
Yes, it does. It's heavily influenced by it and is sacrificing good, quality personalities in order to cram all the sexualities and super "diverse" cast. You heard her in the video.
"There is no reason for every game to be nothing but cis straight characters."
Are you listening to yourself? Would you ever had said anything like that 5 years ago? Did you feel that Dragon Age at any point suffered of discrimation?
I didn't. The point is moot and take fights where fights are needed.
Transgender characters?! Whaaaat?! Is this true, or did beautiful Ms. Regan misspeak?
Serendipity!
No spitting, well disappointed.
hearing her voice on a female qunari just sounds...wrong, just like hearing the Brit male voice on a qunari does