Have you ever noticed...

Dec 29, 2007 13:18

... that all black guys in video games sound identical? You'd think that there would be more than one black voice actor that was trying out for the roles on video games and such. It's just odd. I came to this realization while Jamie plays Mass Effect, the game that has every last one of my gaming friends salivating incessantly ( Read more... )

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kissthesky28 December 31 2007, 05:54:13 UTC
sorry I didn't get your birthday gift to you...couldn't get a hold of you...maybe we'll meet again sometime....

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cptawesome January 1 2008, 07:43:48 UTC
If you look closely, every weapon-wielding character pulls their guns from the apparatus on their back (Sniper rifle and assault rifle are along the shoulderblades, shotgun is around the waist, and the pistol is in a holster) so in that regard, they did pay attention to reality if you ignore that everything fires laser-bullets.

Make no mistake about it, though, the game is incredible despite its minor flaws.

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impactbasphemy January 11 2008, 18:15:35 UTC
understood and i had planned to fix that a little while ago but never got around to it. It's all fixed now. :)

Thanks Dave :)

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cptawesome January 11 2008, 19:31:25 UTC
Not a problem, I am always here to nitpick minor details.

While we're on the subject, Keith David is the black guy youre thinking of. He provides voice work because nothing he does could possibly be as badass as They Live, so he just picked the easy job.

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