...You're crazy...If I'm playing a modern day AAA game, but the main character talks like William ****ner, then that is a BIGASS problem. That f*cks with the emersion factor, and critics and gamers alike WILL pan a game if the voice acting is bad enough.
You know full well that I'm not talking about the 7 out of 10 voice acting jobs of the first revelations. I'm talking about if you took a AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V, and gave it the RE1 voice acting, there would be problems. You CANNOT deny that. After someone played Grand Theft Auto IV, then moved on to V and saw SUCH a downgrade, then you can bet your ass there would be problems. Is this scenario PROBABLE, hell no, but is this type of scenario what I was talking about from the very beginning, yes...Yes it was...There is a reason that Anime and Video game voice actors get paid over $40,000 a year to just talk into a microphone. All things in a modern day video game have to be in sync. Graphics, Gameplay, Story, all of it. Why should voice acting take a backseat when people are being PAID to do a job, that job should be done in a manner acceptable to put the game out to the general market. Bad voice acting means it's a bad product. People were paid to perform a service, and the customer doesn't end up enjoying the product to its fullest extent because someone else f*cked up their job. So yes, it is a big deal.
I never said I rate a game SOLELY on Voice Acting, you assume too much. YOU are the one missing the point entirely, which is that people are paid to do a damned job, and when that job is not accomplished, everyone suffers. Also, the reason I even MENTIONED anime is because you will not find a SINGLE anime voice actor, that doesn't also do video game work. Get your head out of your @$$. And yes, if everything on GTA V is 10 out of 10, but Voice Acting for the entirety of a game is 2/10 at BEST, then that is a game breaking issue because it breaks the games emersion factor. In games like GTA where you have not ONLY cinematic cutscenes, but you run around on the streets in an open world and hear EVERYONE talk, then bad voice acting WILL hurt that damned game, no matter how much you want to deny it. Just because it doesn't affect how a game physically plays, does not in ANY way mean that it doesn't affect the enjoyability of a game. And in this day and age where gamers demand SO much, they WILL notice and b*tch about this product, and sell it back to Gamestop to buy more of the CoD bullsh*t.
You did assume a damn thing. You assumed I said or meant that I rate a game "based solely on voice acting." I know plenty about video games. I know that I play them and I enjoy them. I know what it takes for me personally to find a game enjoyable. As someone who competed in Speech and Debate tournaments, which are basically Voice Acting competitions, I know that if you take Voice Acting from RE1, and put it in GTA V, people will throw a DAMN fit. And never said that it made up 1/5 of a game. I was just trying to show that there are several aspects to making a game, and comparing that one aspect with several others. You, of course, couldn't realize that...And yes, it is relevant that I bring up anime alongside video games, as a way to show that this argument extends to more subjects than JUST video gaming. Bad voice acting not only could break games, but break other forms of media as well, such as anime was basically what I was getting at. Didn't think I'd have to spell it out for you. And yes, everything that goes into a game makes a game emersive. You're right. So if ONE aspect is just total and complete garbage, then it WILL stick out like a sore thumb, and ruin the experience as a whole.
We aren't fighting. We'are debating. He and I have a lot of fun doing so. It's nothing personal, and we do it all the time because we enjoy it. The reason a forum is what it is, is for the discussion. Other people are MORE than welcome to jump in and debate alongside us. Don't act all high and mighty just because you don't want to partake in this particular discussion. If you notice, sometimes we agree, sometimes we don't. At the end of the day, it's all in good fun. Sometimes I wish others enjoyed a good, spirited debate like we do. It keeps things lively here...It gets boring to check back here once a day, and see that topics haven't been furthered at ALL because everyone agrees on every little thing, or the ones that don't agree don't speak up on WHY they don't agree. What's the point in a forum if people aren't going to discuss. Besides, if you can't see by now that Turo and I do this in good fun, then the point is lost. If he and I actually hated each other, there is this cool little thing called the "Ignore" button. Frankly, I would like to THANK @Turo602 for keeping this thread entertaining.