JasonR86

Anyone else feel like this whole thing has gotten really dumb and weird? Like, as I get older, the 'court of public opinion' that has only escalated with the internet has become more and more gross to me. This is like example A.

@judaspete:

According to her IMDb, if it’s accurate, she doesn’t have a lot of credits. She had the hold over Bayonetta, but aside from that she doesn’t really seem worth beyond the base rate for an experienced actor, honestly.

@efesell: From what I’m gathering, it’s still under Bayonetta 1 on Switch. Granted 1 was on two consoles. I guess 1 sold 1.5 millions and 2 is just over 1 million on Switch, so probably 1.5 altogether with the Wii U. Not bad, but not a big seller, you know?

I don't know how accurate this site is, but they say the going rate is $200-350/hour. If she did perform about 16 hours of work, that'd be $250. So on the low end, but still within that range. Depending on the game's budget, I guess that seems pretty reasonable. I mean Bayonetta is an iconic character, but the games were never hugely successful commercially. 1 did fairly well, 2 didn't. 3 always sort of felt like Nintendo putting money into a game that would give them clout with enthusiasts more than anything else. With that in mind, I'd imagine that rate is probably pretty reflective of the budget of the game.

@boozak:

Ok. Yeah, it’s weird. I don’t know personally what that would mean for her ability to work that week/month. On the face it seems reasonable, but I don’t know. For my job, I get around $1.5-$2k per week. Per hour it’s around $90. So by comparison, it seems reasonable to pay $4k for that work load. But there are likely variables I don’t know.

I guess personally, ultimately I’d want people to be paid what they are worth and as much as they need to live reasonably well. Whatever that number is for voice actors, that’s what I would want them to be paid.

@boozak: $4K isn't bad if the work were to last like 1-2 weeks. Or a month, but she was able to work other jobs at the same time. I'm not up to date on all this. Has she mentioned what sort of obligation to the job was expected of her, time commitment wise?

I think it's more difficult than a yes or no. I feel it's a bit weird for your average fan to have an opinion on this when most of us don't even know what a good rate for voice actor in this role would be. Like, if it were $4K for a months work, and you'd be unable to attend to other work during that month, then that rate is far too low. If that's the going rate across the industry, than a boycott of one game feels like hating the player and not the game. If it were simply the rate Nintendo/Platinum were offering, but it were below the average rate, then the boycott feels justified.

I feel for her because I would imagine she feels powerless at the moment. I guess that's why she would reach out to fans in this way. But I also feel a bit weird when fans get too involved in the business end of games. In theory it's not a bad idea. I personally find the business interesting. But we've seen time and again that the average fan is incapable of acting in good faith and with a modicum of intelligence when given that type of access.

As cool as this card seems, it feels like a card that won't be well utilized until the PS6 / whatever the Xbox calls its next thing. I have a 3080TI and play most things at 4K ultra at 60 FPS with rare exception anyway. It doesn't seem worth it to me. But I could see 20-series or below folks looking at it. I wonder though if the 4080s will be as impressive.

Look at those rocks!

I decided to play a little bit of King's Field 1 with Retroarch since beating Elden Ring. I played both King's Field games on the PS1 when they came out, but it's been a little bit. I forgot that From has been jerks from the very beginning. For example, I came across a room that had three chests. Only one had an item, the other two had skeletons that one shot me.

Also there are hidden walls that you have to find to progress.