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Atcote88 · 11/13/2010, 03:31 pm

Yeah, quite happy with the choice for Tycho's voice, but in a way, I still wish there were an option to turn it off.

Don't get me wrong. The chemistry between characters will work much better with them all shouting at each other across the table (which is pretty much the reason why it's a well justified poker game), but Tycho is a character that I've been reading since 2003 (I know, the comic has been around longer, but I didn't have the internet until that year), and he's always spoken in a dialogue balloon to me, even in Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. Naturally that lets me put whatever voice my subconscious calls up for him, and has done so for years.

However, I'm still looking forward to the game, and won't be crushed if they don't have this sort of option (and I don't really expect it anyway).

I imagine people who managed to get their hands on Sam and Max before the original game or TV series would have similar feelings about Max. I never played TF1, but the Heavy probably didn't have a voice then either, so Strong Bad's pretty much the only one here that this protest can't be made against, so for the sake of fairness, I've taken a lot of words to say that I'm opinionated but not bothered.

ThatoneJeff · 11/13/2010, 03:57 pm

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Originally Posted by Atcote88

I never played TF1, but the Heavy probably didn't have a voice then either, so Strong Bad's pretty much the only one here that this protest can't be made against, so for the sake of fairness, I've taken a lot of words to say that I'm opinionated but not bothered.

In TF1 they didn't speak much and the only real time they made noises was when, Dieing,Jumping,and calling for medic.

And all those voices were the same.

Flyingman356 · 11/17/2010, 01:45 am

TF1 came out in 1996. It's a completely different game. It's more like Quake than anything.

OttersPod · 11/24/2010, 05:59 pm

Okay, so got it working and been playing for a couple hours now. While still not quite what I think for Tycho, it's still pretty audio-erotica-ish.

I thoroughly enjoy listening to him. Like, I eagerly wish for his next line with a voracity not unlike that of a Bengal tiger.

Chyron8472 · 11/24/2010, 06:45 pm

The first thing I thought of was "Bugeye is Tycho?"

It kind of threw me off at first, but I got used to it and now he sounds good to me.

Falanca · 11/25/2010, 03:17 am

To be honest, I've never found Tycho actually "ADORABLE", until that very line (in which the VA helps with his cheerful voice tone);

Tycho: Ooh... Ooh! Let's see what the next card is! :D!!!
...
...D:<

deggey · 12/03/2010, 08:35 pm

xD I love it when he does that! My friend was watching me play and when Tycho blurted that out (and his facial expressions were to DIE for) he was just like...
"..What the hell was that?!" 0.o

koiboi59 · 12/04/2010, 06:28 am

I mean it is good for tycho but i always imagined him sounding a lot angrier. Maybe he talks angry when gabe is around.

tbm1986 · 12/04/2010, 10:57 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falanca

To be honest, I've never found Tycho actually "ADORABLE", until that very line (in which the VA helps with his cheerful voice tone);

Tycho: Ooh... Ooh! Let's see what the next card is!

!!!
...
...D:<

Chaikin sounded like Stuey Griffin at that point. Other than that, I've thought "American-accented Narrator" (Sam & Max) but now I think about it, it's almost identical to Bugeye.

furrykef · 12/04/2010, 02:48 pm

Huh? Stewie Griffin? Tycho's never sounded like Stewie at all to me, with that line or any other.

Falanca · 12/04/2010, 04:04 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by deggey

xD I love it when he does that! My friend was watching me play and when Tycho blurted that out (and his facial expressions were to DIE for) he was just like...
"..What the hell was that?!" 0.o

It WAS a total OOC moment and for some reason I LOVE it.

And he just sounds timid and childish in that line. It doesn't mean it makes him sound entirely like Stewie Griffin.

OttersPod · 12/04/2010, 11:23 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falanca

It WAS a total OOC moment and for some reason I LOVE it.

The third panel of this strip may prove that it's not as OCC as you may believe...

Omegabegin · 12/04/2010, 11:50 pm

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Originally Posted by OttersPod

The third panel of this strip may prove that it's not as OCC as you may believe...

Or this one, for that matter.

furrykef · 12/05/2010, 07:10 am

Just 'cause it's happened in canon doesn't mean it's not OOC. In fact I think the humor in those two strips is because it seems OOC for Tycho.

What makes the "let's see the next card!" for me is the way he suddenly gets all serious before the camera cuts away from him. Makes you wonder what's going on in his head when he says it...

Falanca · 12/05/2010, 08:13 am

Let's just say that they do make jokes based on OOC moments more oftenly than "just that one time".

Strongsadioware · 12/05/2010, 10:13 am

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Originally Posted by Omegabegin

Or this one, for that matter.

This one as well.

crfh · 12/05/2010, 12:32 pm

Long time reader of Penny Arcade, and no, I don't think it's OCC. Also, hilarious XD

Falanca · 12/05/2010, 01:19 pm

So you guys are saying the real OOC moments are the times when he uses curse words and replies to Gabe in a sarcastic manner?

Well... okay.

crfh · 12/05/2010, 01:30 pm

No, but a character doesn't have to be one-note ALL the time. Or at least not the good ones.

Omegabegin · 12/05/2010, 02:59 pm

Exactly. The fact that such a cynical and sarcastic character as Tycho has these bottled moments of childish glee locked up inside makes him a more interesting character.

The humor comes from the fact that it seems OOC, but that doesn't make it OOC.

11/24/2010, 05:59 pm	#44
OttersPod Heydork!Heydork!Heydork! Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 104	Okay, so got it working and been playing for a couple hours now. While still not quite what I think for Tycho, it's still pretty audio-erotica-ish. I thoroughly enjoy listening to him. Like, I eagerly wish for his next line with a voracity not unlike that of a Bengal tiger. __________________ No! No, no! This is like hypothermia. If you fall asleep, you die!

12/05/2010, 12:32 pm	#57
crfh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mexico Posts: 703	Long time reader of Penny Arcade, and no, I don't think it's OCC. Also, hilarious XD __________________ Power Nap A guy who has to sleep in a world that never sleeps anymore. College Roomies from Hell!!! Mutants, tentacles, Satan, gun-toting girls.

12/05/2010, 01:30 pm	#59
crfh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mexico Posts: 703	No, but a character doesn't have to be one-note ALL the time. Or at least not the good ones. __________________ Power Nap A guy who has to sleep in a world that never sleeps anymore. College Roomies from Hell!!! Mutants, tentacles, Satan, gun-toting girls.

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11/13/2010, 03:31 pm	#41
Atcote88 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11	Yeah, quite happy with the choice for Tycho's voice, but in a way, I still wish there were an option to turn it off. Don't get me wrong. The chemistry between characters will work much better with them all shouting at each other across the table (which is pretty much the reason why it's a well justified poker game), but Tycho is a character that I've been reading since 2003 (I know, the comic has been around longer, but I didn't have the internet until that year), and he's always spoken in a dialogue balloon to me, even in Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. Naturally that lets me put whatever voice my subconscious calls up for him, and has done so for years. However, I'm still looking forward to the game, and won't be crushed if they don't have this sort of option (and I don't really expect it anyway). I imagine people who managed to get their hands on Sam and Max before the original game or TV series would have similar feelings about Max. I never played TF1, but the Heavy probably didn't have a voice then either, so Strong Bad's pretty much the only one here that this protest can't be made against, so for the sake of fairness, I've taken a lot of words to say that I'm opinionated but not bothered.

11/17/2010, 01:45 am	#43
Flyingman356 Not really the Thnikkaman Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Posts: 253	TF1 came out in 1996. It's a completely different game. It's more like Quake than anything.

11/24/2010, 06:45 pm	#45
Chyron8472 Killer Walrus Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA Posts: 4,072	The first thing I thought of was "Bugeye is Tycho?" It kind of threw me off at first, but I got used to it and now he sounds good to me.

11/25/2010, 03:17 am	#46
Falanca Hasn't Played TWDG Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,239	To be honest, I've never found Tycho actually "ADORABLE", until that very line (in which the VA helps with his cheerful voice tone); Tycho: Ooh... Ooh! Let's see what the next card is! :D!!! ... ...D:<

12/03/2010, 08:35 pm	#47
deggey I'm gon' re-raise yo FACE Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	xD I love it when he does that! My friend was watching me play and when Tycho blurted that out (and his facial expressions were to DIE for) he was just like... "..What the hell was that?!" 0.o

12/04/2010, 06:28 am	#48
koiboi59 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 324	I mean it is good for tycho but i always imagined him sounding a lot angrier. Maybe he talks angry when gabe is around.

12/04/2010, 02:48 pm	#50
furrykef Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 252	Huh? Stewie Griffin? Tycho's never sounded like Stewie at all to me, with that line or any other.

12/05/2010, 07:10 am	#54
furrykef Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 252	Just 'cause it's happened in canon doesn't mean it's not OOC. In fact I think the humor in those two strips is because it seems OOC for Tycho. What makes the "let's see the next card!" for me is the way he suddenly gets all serious before the camera cuts away from him. Makes you wonder what's going on in his head when he says it...

12/05/2010, 08:13 am	#55
Falanca Hasn't Played TWDG Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,239	Let's just say that they do make jokes based on OOC moments more oftenly than "just that one time".

12/05/2010, 01:19 pm	#58
Falanca Hasn't Played TWDG Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,239	So you guys are saying the real OOC moments are the times when he uses curse words and replies to Gabe in a sarcastic manner? Well... okay.

12/05/2010, 02:59 pm	#60
Omegabegin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 176	Exactly. The fact that such a cynical and sarcastic character as Tycho has these bottled moments of childish glee locked up inside makes him a more interesting character. The humor comes from the fact that it seems OOC, but that doesn't make it OOC.