David Cage hires famous Hollywood talent for next PS3 game

Quantic Dream, the Paris games studio responsible for the critically acclaimed PS3 title Heavy Rain, has hired a "well-known actor and actress" to provide voice work on its next project, CVG understands.

[Double_Oh_Snap]

I have no doubt what ever David Cages next project is will be fantastic.

[Tired]

I LOVED heavy rain...but the acting was rubbish! As were the accents!

[TCG_Returns]

I wouldn`t say rubbish..
Could of been better in some areas but overall it was above the norm for video game acting.

I was never so pulled into a gaming scene as when i had to find things around the house and cut off my own finger.I actually cringed when i didn`t push hard enough on the cleaver and the finger was half-attached..the guy screaming and freaking out..great acting..

[Tired]

@disagrees...

I take it you know better than nearly every reviewer who pretty much pointed out the same thing. English wasn't even the actors' first language...It showed.

I'm also assuming that you trained at one of the top 5 Drama establishments in your country and your sole means of income comes from your acting work...No? Oh no...that would be me sorry!

The game was f'ing fantastic...but I'm biased, I loved Fahrenheit (first game I ever replayed) and would have played anything Cage made. But the acting let it down massively. Characters with the same accent had different pronunciations for the same words. It took you right out of the game.

YOU may not have noticed...but I'm assuming you believe the only way is essex to be 'real'.

[kneon]

@hawkboi

For most of the cast English was their first language. Almost all of the main cast were American or English.

[Trenta27]

Remember where they are based at. That was a big part of that problem.

[SnakeCQC]

awesome can't wait

[VsAssassin]

I'm already sold!

[kungfuian]

Hard to feel emotional about the loss of a guys son when you want to kill the little bastard yourself (I was happy when Jason died, if only to not hear his forced unnatural voice ever again). By the way loved the game despite the acting/dialog (most of which was clearly lost in translation).

You need really good, and dare I say native speaking, actors and writers for the types of games he's making. Plus, some big Hollywood talent with their names/faces on the box would raise both the quality and sales. Glad to hear they're paying attention.

edit- they better bring said star out onto stage when they unveil the game tomorrow.

[tarbis]

Can't wait for QD's new game.

[Seventh_Blood_Reborn]

I would love to see Philip Seymour Hoffman, he has so much talent.

[Thedaz3000]

Ive been a quantic dream fan ever since playing the amazing Omikron, i agree with hawkboi on this , heavy rain was a great experience but what could have been a hugely powerful emotional moment/connection (for me anyhow being a father myself) was often diminished or at worst became cringe worthy due to some amazingly bad acting and accents. Also the fact that every actor just recorded their lines in a booth by themselves without the other actors to feed off and interact with made alot of the performances sound like a drama audition and not a 2 way conversation. Still despite those problems I still enjoyed it very much and look forward to whatever David cage and quantum dream bring us next.

[kungfuian]

Yeh the "turn taking" dialog in the game is very unnatural. Real people interrupt and/or talk over each other a bit.

[hawkowl]

sweet!

[XghostX]

another great ps game.AWSOME.love my ps3.keep them coming sony.everyone enjoy E3

[abzdine]

I hope it will not remain as a rumor from later today :)

[jalen247]

So excited for the next Quantic Dream games!