OK, so i've only heard the guy in Shadow Complex, Prince of Persia and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune but in all three the guy has done the exact same voice. Maybe he's just the go to guy for when video game writers think just being overly snarky is the same as having a personality (I'm talking to you, Ubisoft hacks) but really, is there another voice actor out there who does as much with so little material? Even a guy like Robin Atkin Downes who has a voice I can pretty much always pick out at least tries to mix it up.
Nolan North
Person » credited in 223 games
Nolan North is an American voice actor, known for both the quality and quantity of his roles, and is now a winner (and loser) of multiple "Northies" from giantbomb.com.
And people complain about Jason Statham...
I thought I recognised his voice, wasn't sure from where. I'm not really sick of his voice, but it would be nice to get a little more variety from him.
To be fair the script in shadow complex is complete toss - no one could make that sounds fresh - he was ace in uncharted and fairly go oto guyish in PoP
I really never recognise the voice actors, they don't stay in my head long enough after completing a game, or even playing it for me to recognise, and I've played a few of the new games he's in, I'd never of guessed it was the same dude.
Ahhh so that's where I recognise his voice from then! He's good at playing a certain type of character. Just like most actors these days. Nothing wrong with that at all, stick to what you're good at.
Who complains about Jason Statham??? I want to beat their ass...or let Jason do it for me. ;)
Nonetheless, I do agree that his voice acting (North's) gets tiresome. I loved him in Uncharted but Shadow Complex features bland characters for the most part. He is the main example, really and I never grew any affection to his character at all. He was just...there.
" @RHCPfan24 said:Yeah, and by "copying" the character they literally take the same voice actor and write slightly different dialogue. It worked well the first time; second, third, fourth....not so much." Who complains about Jason Statham??? I want to beat their ass...or let Jason do it for me. ;) Nonetheless, I do agree that his voice acting (North's) gets tiresome. I loved him in Uncharted but Shadow Complex features bland characters for the most part. He is the main example, really and I never grew any affection to his character at all. He was just...there. "I actually don't mind Statham, he's pretty good in most films, sadly Shadow Complex has a trash story overall, and I think too many crappy writers are trying to copy the "Drake" Character and end up doing it badly, I.E. POP (Even though I liked te game) and SC "
" The main difference is, while they both only play one type of Role, Nolan North is very very good at it, while Jason Statham is probably the single worst 'actor' of this generation. "Nope. Jason Statham is probably one of my favorite actors, along with Sean Bean and Jackie Chan.
Honestly, I hated his voice in PoP. Mainly because I feel the Prince of Persia shouldn't be some snarky white guy.
" The main difference is, while they both only play one type of Role, Nolan North is very very good at it, while Jason Statham is probably the single worst 'actor' of this generation. "Really, dude? I admit that he's not exactly known for his range, but that's pretty harsh.
" @Soap said:Well, that's being a little bit extreme.. but has anyone ever seen War? jeeeesus, I found that painful to watch lol." The main difference is, while they both only play one type of Role, Nolan North is very very good at it, while Jason Statham is probably the single worst 'actor' of this generation. "Really, dude? I admit that he's not exactly known for his range, but that's pretty harsh. "
" @JazzyJeff said:" @Soap said:Well, that's being a little bit extreme.. but has anyone ever seen War? jeeeesus, I found that painful to watch lol. "" The main difference is, while they both only play one type of Role, Nolan North is very very good at it, while Jason Statham is probably the single worst 'actor' of this generation. "Really, dude? I admit that he's not exactly known for his range, but that's pretty harsh. "
He's proven he can act outside of the typical 'tough guy' role he seems to be cast in these days.
Just to clarify, I really like Jason Statham but people complain about his lack of range meanwhile i've seen nothing but love for Nolan North when all he does is be a dick. I haven't played much of Uncharted but there, it seemed to work, in Prince of Persia it seemed like he'd been asked to sound like the biggest dickhead you've ever encountered in your life and that's all he does but for some reason, everyone likes that.
The problem with Nolan North is - he is Nathan Drake. Playing Prince Of Persia felt wrong. I'd imagine Shadow Complex is wrong too. Dude is Nathan Drake. End of discussion.
Steven Blum (voice actor of Jack in MadWorld, Spike in Cowboy Bebop, and Zaka in Valkyria Chronciles) has done the same voice for every single role he does." OK, so i've only heard the guy in Shadow Complex, Prince of Persia and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune but in all three the guy has done the exact same voice. Maybe he's just the go to guy for when video game writers think just being overly snarky is the same as having a personality (I'm talking to you, Ubisoft hacks) but really, is there another voice actor out there who does as much with so little material? Even a guy like Robin Atkin Downes who has a voice I can pretty much always pick out at least tries to mix it up. "
Also, Crank makes up for every crappy movie Jason Statham has done.
I haven't really seen Jason Statham much so i don't have an opinion on him but Nolan North i like and his performance in PoP was one of the reasons i enjoyed playing it. I think he's excellent at playing average dude type characters and that's probebly why developers cast him.
My favorite Nolan North character is Desmond in AC, even though he's just a secondary character i thought he was cool. I hope he get's a lot more lines in AC2 and do more than just walk around the lab.
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