Voice Acting TW1 vs TW2
Those of you who've played both games -- how do you think the voice acting compares in the two? I've only played TW2 in English, so that's the version my comments will be based on, but I'm interested to hear what people thought of the other versions, too, especially the Polish version.
The only voice actor repeating a role in the English version of TW2 is Doug Cockle as Geralt. I thought he sounded hoarse in Chapter 1, though his voice smoothed out a bit and sounded more like his old voice by later in the game. What did you guys think?
I adored Zoltan's voice actor in TW1. I thought the TW2 actor did a competent job, but he wasn't as over-the-top as the TW1 actor, and I missed the punch the TW1 actor gave Zoltan.
Triss' voice in TW1 was kind of hard, and I thought that fit with a powerful sorceress who was the king's adviser and a member of a secret society. In TW2, her voice sounded sweeter and more traditionally feminine to me, and I thought that fit her character less well than her TW1 voice.
I thought there was a lot more interesting or memorable voice acting in TW1. Kalkstein's weird screeching wasn't always pleasant to listen to, but it did help to make him a memorable character. I really liked the world-weary way that Vincent was voiced and thought it added a whole lot to his character. I thought Vaska was very well voiced, and in fact, all of the old ladies were pretty memorable. The old lady who says, "You bring trouble" to Geralt in passing was just an extra, not a named character, and yet that line always caught my attention.
(I've played TW1 a lot more than TW2, so it's not surprising if TW1 is more memorable. But one reason why I've played TW1 more is because I like it better. I won't be playing Chapter 1 of TW2 fifteen times.)
So, what did you think of Geralt's voice this time around? How did you like the changes in Triss and Zoltan? Which voicing of characters do you remember fondly from TW1? Which characters in TW2 do you think are voiced especially well?
Those of you who've played both games -- how do you think the voice acting compares in the two? I've only played TW2 in English, so that's the version my comments will be based on, but I'm interested to hear what people thought of the other versions, too, especially the Polish version.
The only voice actor repeating a role in the English version of TW2 is Doug Cockle as Geralt. I thought he sounded hoarse in Chapter 1, though his voice smoothed out a bit and sounded more like his old voice by later in the game. What did you guys think?
I adored Zoltan's voice actor in TW1. I thought the TW2 actor did a competent job, but he wasn't as over-the-top as the TW1 actor, and I missed the punch the TW1 actor gave Zoltan.
Triss' voice in TW1 was kind of hard, and I thought that fit with a powerful sorceress who was the king's adviser and a member of a secret society. In TW2, her voice sounded sweeter and more traditionally feminine to me, and I thought that fit her character less well than her TW1 voice.
I thought there was a lot more interesting or memorable voice acting in TW1. Kalkstein's weird screeching wasn't always pleasant to listen to, but it did help to make him a memorable character. I really liked the world-weary way that Vincent was voiced and thought it added a whole lot to his character. I thought Vaska was very well voiced, and in fact, all of the old ladies were pretty memorable. The old lady who says, "You bring trouble" to Geralt in passing was just an extra, not a named character, and yet that line always caught my attention.
(I've played TW1 a lot more than TW2, so it's not surprising if TW1 is more memorable. But one reason why I've played TW1 more is because I like it better. I won't be playing Chapter 1 of TW2 fifteen times.)
So, what did you think of Geralt's voice this time around? How did you like the changes in Triss and Zoltan? Which voicing of characters do you remember fondly from TW1? Which characters in TW2 do you think are voiced especially well?