Which voice actor delivered the best performance? [Archive]

Zeruis

10/27/2012, 11:09 pm

While I think that Dave Fennoy (Lee) and Melissa Hutchinson (Clementine) delivered the best performances in general, the most powerful performance was dealt from Gavin Hammon (Kenny), when Kenny found out that Ben was indirectly responsible for Duck and Katjaa's death.

Fabrimuch

10/27/2012, 11:10 pm

Lee´s "It´s Over!" always seemed a bit too hammy for me to be believable xD.

I voted for Lilly. Her voice acting in that scene was superb, probably what made it so hard and heart-wrenching. "Get back here and finish this, Lee!" was a close second.

Vainamoinen

10/28/2012, 01:48 am

Added the voice actors' names to the poll = more appreciation for their work. ;)

cormoran

10/28/2012, 02:53 am

Had to go for Clem, I think Melissa Hutchinson has an amazing VO career ahead of her if she wants it.

ZacTB

10/28/2012, 07:37 am

Lilly is really well played in Episode 2 and 3, I think. 2 especially.

Dead Kev

10/28/2012, 07:58 am

I voted for Clem, but it's a very tough choice. I don't think there's a weak link in the bunch.

Viser

10/28/2012, 08:04 am

On episode 2 one of the factors that made me side with Lilly was the voice-acting, it really got to me. Well done :)

Oh, and Kenny's voice acting on episode 4, when Ben tells him about Kat and Duck... that was pretty amazing as well.

Rock114

10/28/2012, 08:32 am

Lee's "It's over!" line, and the way he says "No..." after he sees he's been bitten, as well as a few others were top notch, so I voted for him. I'd also vote for Kenny though, for his discussion with Kat after he stops the train in Episode 3, and when he finds out that Ben is responsible for his family's death in 4. Of course, Lilly had some great ones too, especially in the meat locker. This is an unfair poll, there are too many great VAs in this game!

HiggsBoson2142

10/28/2012, 09:32 am

I still Ben's voice acting is the best, especially in the scenes where he sees the herd of walkers or his life or death moment. Ben, Molly, Andy, and Kenny were the characters that immersed me in the game the most. But Ben won with "You have to go now!" when he wants you to leave him and save Clementine.

Ninnuendo

10/28/2012, 10:40 am

Hmm arguments can be made for Kenny (losing it with Ben) or Clem (everything) but personally I'd go with Lilly. The quality of her voice acting after shooting Carley (or Doug) when she admits that she has nothing left, saved her from being left on the side of the road. No-one else has elicited that level of pity from me.

And by the way, The Fall of the St John Diary was the hammiest, worst moment in the entire series.

HiggsBoson2142

10/28/2012, 10:50 am

And by the way, The Fall of the St John Diary was the hammiest, worst moment in the entire series.

Well, only if you left him there. In my first playthrough I shot him.

Shrewsbury Survivor

10/28/2012, 11:00 am

Clems voice is what makes her a great charecter.

NeonBlade

10/28/2012, 12:43 pm

All of the Voice Actors in the game have done fantastic work, it's too hard to pick.

Wrighty

10/28/2012, 01:38 pm

Loads of great VA's but I had to choose Kenny. Especially drunk Kenny and raging Kenny.

Honourable mention to No Hash man. He has a place in my heart. :D

Viner16

10/28/2012, 03:47 pm

That wasn't Larry's best line...

"I got charm coming outta mah ass!"

RoboSheriff

10/28/2012, 04:09 pm

loved Kenny's VO... so natural lol

TheNNerdGamer

10/28/2012, 04:11 pm

"IT'S OVER!!!!!!" yelled Lee
"FUCK YOU!!!!,AS SOON AS DANNY AND MOMMA GET OUT HERE, YOU'RE ALL FUCKED!!!! shouted Andy
(word options)
"i said ITS OVVEEERRRR!!!!!!!" yelled back Lee
that's the best dialogue in the entire game :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Deprivations

10/28/2012, 04:27 pm

All of the Voice Actors in the game have done fantastic work, it's too hard to pick.

This. Everyone had their moments where the voice acting was great, making it hard for me to choose.

HiggsBoson2142

10/28/2012, 06:44 pm

That wasn't Larry's best line...

"I got charm coming outta mah ass!"

I wasn't doing best lines. I was doing what I thought were the best examples to use.

QuarterPounderVlad

10/29/2012, 04:46 am

"Come back here and finish this Lee!" -Andy St. John (Adam Harrington)

...Dat soundtrack..

magzhi

10/29/2012, 05:07 am

this poll is a little bit unfair because some actors had much less lines than the others

Vainamoinen

10/29/2012, 05:35 am

this poll is a little bit unfair because some actors had much less lines than the others

True, but would you say that is an advantage or a disadvantage? The more lines an actor has, the greater the chance that she/he fucks up, don't you think? ;)

Fiddle Diddle

10/29/2012, 12:13 pm

I never really liked Chuck's line: "Ask not... bell tolls... etc. etc. etc." It felt out of place and real forced... I mean really, as though any human being in that situation wouldn't say "Hey guys, look!" or better yet, "Shit! Shit!!" I guess his line makes more sense in the trailer than it does in the episode.

I voted for Lee's line "It's Over!" and Andy St. John's line had a very close second, mostly because I think the dialogue exchange between them at the end of Episode 2 was brilliant... particularly when Lee leaves Andy to die and Andy just moans "Lee, Lee..." it had chilling effect on me.

Actually, I think Episode 2 had most of the best voice acting, and was the most cinematic of all the episodes. For instance when Lee tells everyone at the dinner table about Mark, the nervous chatter that follows is excellent.

Honorable Mention: Kenny when Lee talks him down to stop the train. His voice acting made me very sad. I couldn't be mad at him again after that.

HiggsBoson2142

10/29/2012, 04:01 pm

this poll is a little bit unfair because some actors had much less lines than the others

Look at Chuck and Andy. They currently have eight votes. High for this poll, yet Andy only appeared in Episode 2, and Chuck in the end of 3, and beginning of 4.

Demopan

10/29/2012, 04:06 pm

Oh my god, I couldn't choose between Andy and Chuck. Andy's death was very emotional, and the first time I've felt pity for a psychopath. On the other hand, when I first saw chuck I thought I wouldn't like him(being a dirty hobo). But he really grew on me, and the Bell line was very epic.

Teebone74

10/29/2012, 04:34 pm

Lee all the way.

(ch1) You want to get violent you old fuck?! I'm not gonna let you lay a hand on him or ANYONE! IT'S ME BEFORE ANYONE ELSE!!

Lee to Larry when he wanted to throw Duck out in the street.

(ch2) I said.. IT'S OOOOVER!!

To Andy St. John after you decide to not kill him.

(ch3) YOU.... are NOT coming with us!

To Lilly after... I still can't believe she did that =(

Really haven't picked a favorite line from ch4 though... still in shock over what happened at the end =(

thestalkinghead

10/30/2012, 02:47 am

its to hard to think of the best, so i tried to think of the worst and work backwards but i couldn't do that either.

In most games i turn on subtitle straight away because there is often a disconnect between how the person is delivering the lines and how the words work together in the context of the scene, but with TWD i could even miss a few words and still get the feeling of what they were saying (like in real life) the only reason i have recently turned subtitles on is because i always do and noticed they weren't on.

So i congratulate the actors for doing a great job, and also whoever it is that lets the actors know exactly how they are supposed to deliver the lines so they sound like they are in the same place in the game as me and not just some non-contextualised reading of lines.

LeeEverett37

10/30/2012, 05:11 am

Chucks line is epic. If chuck survived in episode 4 do you think he would dig up the dog and bury fivel the attic boy. LOLOLOL. Chucks mighty shovel

Milosuperspesh

10/30/2012, 09:52 am

what no clems: i don't know...

for shame..

slough

10/31/2012, 01:56 pm

Man I can't really choose, but...

I just wanted to say, Trevor Hoffman, if you're reading this, really well done for your first voice acting job (at least that's what I've read). You make Ben really believable. All the voice acting in this game is super inspiring.

Zeruis

10/31/2012, 02:03 pm

Chuck's voice actor (Roger Jackson) is pretty awesome in general. He played the voice of Ghostface in the Scream series, and Abe Lincoln in Sam and Max!

TrueXus

10/31/2012, 05:22 pm

"Come back here and finish this Lee!" -Andy St. John (Adam Harrington)"

I just plan out loved this scene, possibly my favorite of the game along with the music.

thestalkinghead

10/31/2012, 07:10 pm

Chuck's voice actor (Roger Jackson) is pretty awesome in general. He played the voice of Ghostface in the Scream series, and Abe Lincoln in Sam and Max!

i sort of forget he has such a cool voice, but it was a very important part of his character, i don't think his ideas or presence would have been accepted as much if he had a squeaky whiney voice

zgamer

11/01/2012, 10:25 am

I voted for Lee because it is the singular best performance of the whole cast, but that is in no way a diss on the great acting from everyone in the ensemble. Just about everyone had great line delivery throughout and even if I am conflicted in how I feel about certain characters, the acting is always top notch for them. So bravo Telltale for picking a great cast!

zgamer

11/01/2012, 10:29 am

Catedratico

11/05/2012, 04:47 pm

Irishmile

11/05/2012, 04:51 pm

I must say there is NOT a bad one in the bunch.. all the parts are really acted well.. BUT I am partial to Nicki Rapp.. the woman is such a sweetheart and I really dig her.. so she gets my vote.

walker111

11/06/2012, 02:05 am

When Molly is beating the shit out of that doctor zombie. Her dialogue there was as good as can possibly be done. The anger and hurt felt real.
"He ain't shit now!"

crysisnova

11/06/2012, 08:05 am

"If I were you, I'd choose my next words very carefully..." -Unknown Man

It sounded so eerie... So suspicious...

KennyShotFirst

11/06/2012, 08:18 am

how about a Duck one?
"I'm the foremen! Lift with your back Shawn!"

Cyreen

11/06/2012, 06:25 pm

A weak performance would definitely stand out, therefore they are all excellent performances.

aperose

11/07/2012, 07:54 am

I voted for Clem's VA because to me she sounds like a real 8 year old girl. Most of the other voices I don't really have a problem with either except for Larry, Lilly and Ben but only certain lines sound weird to me.

That1Guy

11/07/2012, 03:59 pm

Why not:
"PLEEEAAAASSSSEEE!!!!! HEEEEELLLLPP MMEEEEEEEE!!!!!" -Beatrice (Jolie Menzel)
But in all seriousness I can't choose, they're all really good.

DarcKage

11/08/2012, 04:49 am

I dont want no hash.

Typicaljacob

11/08/2012, 06:19 am

According to the wiki, Cissy Jones (who played Katjaa) voiced Jolene and Brie too:eek:. My mind has been blown. Katjaa and Jolene are probably the furthest accents away from each other that I can think of.

yeah, but you wouldnt even think morgan, rick, or maggie from the walking dead would be BRITISH. at least i didnt !

Ninnuendo

11/08/2012, 01:16 pm

A weak performance would definitely stand out, therefore they are all excellent performances.

There is one but it feels mean to even point it out, only to say no-one has voted for it.

sunhee

11/08/2012, 03:54 pm

to me "It's Over!" by Lee Voice Actor

Rock114

11/08/2012, 04:16 pm

Personally, one of my favorites is Kenny when you talk him down on the train: "There ain't no way this world lets my son live, when I helped put someone else's in the ground" and he kinda starts to tear up at the end.

Pellet

11/08/2012, 05:24 pm

i think it's when kenny finds out ben is responsible for duck and katjas death. There was alot of emotion in the voice actors voice on that one.
Also if you threaten vernons group. Damn freaking Heartless/badass on Lees part

Rock114

11/09/2012, 01:14 pm

I saw someone threaten Vernon's group in their playthrough. It convinced me to stay on Lee's good side.

reversingmemories

11/09/2012, 11:49 pm

Although I do think that all the voice actors did amazing, I did favor Lilly most in the game with the voice acting for her. Especially in episode 2 and 3.

Araron

11/10/2012, 07:33 am

Where is Jolene?Her lines in that scene were perfectly acted.
But,I had to vote for Andy. :) That voice acting in the end with that soundtrack were really emotional. :) Although,Kenny's yelling at Ben after he confessed his guilt was masterly done.