Now that the dust has settled a little bit (I hope?), lets talk about how freaking amazing this whole scene is. Just wow. Naughty Dog are truly one of a kind. The animations, the writing, the cinematography, the music, the seamless transition to gameplay (I am sure it is a melee fight sequence), the entire direction is amazing.
Uncharted 4 New Character Trailer: Nadine Ross (Laura Bailey)
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AngryNapkin
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Anything that starts the new #thisoffendsme or #rascistpeople is going to get people riled up over absolutely nothing.
Some idiot makes a post about sounding ghetto and we have pages of wasted conversation on the topic.
You're right, and this isn't some Redneck developer in the South stereo typing. The character is a sophisticated black female who is strong, intelligent and can kick the shit out of Drake. That is awesome just like it was in TLoU with Marlene (you know trying to fucking save humanity).
It's Naughty Dog for Christs sake, no one here is going to not buy the game over something as stupid as this when this happens all the time in the VA industry.
Birgitte2004
Member
Depends on when the voicing decisions were made, but Laura and Travis got married in 2011, with TLoU releasing in 2013.
The belief she's not qualified on her own and it's only via her relationship she got the job is mind-boggling. It's freaking Laura Bailey for crying out loud.
Fancy Clown
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Yeah the cinematography impressed me quite a bit. The dolly out and low angle on Nadine in the doorway after she tosses Nate aside, cut to her legs in the foreground as she's taking off her shoes as Nate is recovering on the ground, and then the high angle behind the back shot of her advancing on him. It makes her seem intimidating as hell and really emphasizes the physicality of the scene.
Basketball
Member
Should have gotten Naomi Harris from 28 days later ... hell the accent matches up
she even kinda looks the same
Altered Juice
Member
boy got his ass whooped!
Looks like a great character. The graphics are damned impressive, too, great facial animation, lighting, etc.
If people are this upset over who's doing the VO, I don't want to see the controversy the impending fight scene will cause if Nathan Drake actually punches her, even if she looks like she's more-than-capable of handling herself in a scrape.
Fancy Clown
Member
Naomi Harris doesn't have a south african accent...she's british
GravityInsanity
Member
This made me chuckle.
AngryNapkin
Banned
Some of you are unreal lol. If she was best fit, she was the best fit, the VO director determines that.
Would anyone be upset to know Kimberly Brooks voiced Mass Effect's Ashley?
No they wouldn't because reasons.
Yeeeeees! It is so well directed. The attention to detail is crazy.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Having different people play totally different characters doesn't matter when it comes to mocap or voice work (Gollum, always masked characters in real movies, etc.) The only thing that matters is the sound and motion work.
When you have to totally paint peoples skin, they look crazy, and it's not meant to look odd (Tropic Thunder) then it gets weird. Conan had Aziz Ansari on his show recently, where he talked about the Indian dude on Short Circuit. He didn't realize the guy was white until he tried to find him later in life or something.
I doubt the game industry can't be as bad as Hollywood, I'm sure all kinds of people get work for voice acting (though the two top guys may get a lot of the good stuff). Laura Baily is a well connected voice actor, and she must have impressed ND enough to get the part. That doesn't matter though again because of the nature of voice work, and being able to play any kind of character.
When you have to totally paint peoples skin, they look crazy, and it's not meant to look odd (Tropic Thunder) then it gets weird. Conan had Aziz Ansari on his show recently, where he talked about the Indian dude on Short Circuit. He didn't realize the guy was white until he tried to find him later in life or something.
I doubt the game industry can't be as bad as Hollywood, I'm sure all kinds of people get work for voice acting (though the two top guys may get a lot of the good stuff). Laura Baily is a well connected voice actor, and she must have impressed ND enough to get the part. That doesn't matter though again because of the nature of voice work, and being able to play any kind of character.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Naughty dog triggered PC gaf
Primethius
Banned
One of the reasons I'm not quick to jump on this is because the VO might have been the best fit. Isn't the quality something that was at play with Mike Colter and Halo, or am I misremembering? I went into Jessica Jones thinking he wasnt a good actor because of the concerns over his voice acting in an early series but those concerns were quickly put to rest.
Its a black character on screen. This isn't NDs first rodeo. I'm inclined to believe it was for quality reasons.
Its a black character on screen. This isn't NDs first rodeo. I'm inclined to believe it was for quality reasons.
This made me chuckle.
Actually feminists should be quite happy about this. It is a strong, black female character with an actual personality and physical power.
Well we certainly went places tonight!
Admiral Woofington
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Uncharted 4: The Last Crusade
Onimusha78
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Can't say I'm to fussed about this issue. Laura Bailey is in ND's little circle of friends and I wouldn't like to jump to conclusions
But why is this guy still here? Juniors have been banned for a lot less
Nope its been awhile actually.
GravityInsanity
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My guess is they're going to show the extended version at PSX because Drake was getting ready to go 12 rounds with her.
I hope not! I dont have the will power to avoid watching it and I dont wont to get spoiled T-T
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Deleted member 30609
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mods asleep at the wheel?
The Faceless Master
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nah, they won't care. Femnism is for White Wome...
oh...
wait, they'll love that part!
Yeah this is just a tease I need more.
CrichtonKicks
Member
It reminded me a lot of Edmonson's work on the previous games- kind of expected something fairly different with Jackman.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Aren't we? As a society, isn't that the ultimate goal? To get to a place where skin color isn't a fucking issue anymore?
Or are we happy living in a place where you're pulled over or shot or watched like a hawk or generally mistrusted just for being black?
Psychological Intellect
Banned
With the white VA for black character thing.... I'm not too sure how I feel about it but it definitely should not be brushed over with some best VA for the job excuse.
GravityInsanity
Member
Just let it happen.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Care to explain why the best voice shouldn't play the character, no matter the skin color? I mean, if she was the best audition, give her the part.
Just like I'm sure when James Earl Jones tried out for Vader's voice, they told David Prowse he could fuck off, and rightfully so. Jones was much better for that character's voice.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Best drake so far, even if he looks different.
Thank yoooou. I already smelled the PC police a mile away because of this.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Smh
They walking dead us.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
That's Nolan North. ._.
Best drake so far, even if he looks different.
ITT
eople forget what acting is.Ugh, compression really hurts the details here. Can't wait for high quality footage. The character models still look amazing, though.
Best drake so far, even if he looks different.
It really does. I am glad about it.
Can we at least all agree that the this amazon is waifu material?
Dat accent.
Dat ass. (Yes I peeped dat when she came in the room)
Dem toned legs through dem pants. Not too manly, juuuuust right.
Dem toned just right arms.
Dat cutie face.
Dem brown eyes.
Dat "sex me pls" hair!
She is def 3.14 material, folks!
Dat accent.
Dat ass. (Yes I peeped dat when she came in the room)
Dem toned legs through dem pants. Not too manly, juuuuust right.
Dem toned just right arms.
Dat cutie face.
Dem brown eyes.
Dat "sex me pls" hair!
She is def 3.14 material, folks!
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Yep. Why wasn't her character black?Some of you are unreal lol. If she was best fit, she was the best fit, the VO director determines that.
Would anyone be upset to know Kimberly Brooks voiced Mass Effect's Ashley?
"Best fit" nonsense.
She is really beautiful, yeah.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
The fact that this is all real-time as well, phenomenal.