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Anthony Howell seems to becoming *the* Souls-like English voice actor.
Kalentan
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While there is no doubt other voice actors who have also been in multiple of these games, I find Anthony Howell's voice very distinct, and so when I picked up Mandragora, a brand new Souls-like of the Side-View variety, and his was the first voice you hear... It was very recognizable.
I knew him as Margit (Elden Ring) and Geppetto (Lies of P), but he was also in the recently released Khazan, he was in Wukong, Steelrising, he also played Yurt the Silent Chief in the Demon's Souls remake. Granted, I haven't played Khazan, Wukong, or Steelrising, so I can't speak to the size of his roles in those, but him appearing as the "King Priest" (Likely Villain? Not sure I just started, but likely lol) in Mandragora very much seems like banking on his voice being recognizable from Elden Ring and Lies of P to instanty give gravitas to the intro cinematic.
Some examples of his voice acting, in case you haven't played any of the above, though obviously spoilers (for the Lies of P example) if you listen for too long.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9h-bSwqFo
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsUsM9tCirY
Like sure, there is plenty of recognizable voice actors in gaming, but at least on the English side, I feel like in recent years, when it comes to Souls-likes in particular, his voice has become more common than some others.
Kard8p3
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dude is great and i love the work he does. he was also in vampyr and one of the cthulu games, and alien isolation
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Kalentan
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Kard8p3 said:
dude is great and i love the work he does. he was also in vampyr and one of the cthulu games, and alien isolation
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I really loved Vampyr! And it's funny cause while I won't classify it as a Souls-like, it still felt very much inspired by it in some regards. So I think it counts in a way lol
MegaSackman
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Yep, I noticed him in Mandragora right away lol, guy's great.
blueredandgold
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His more memorable performance is later in the game. I went from being quietly confident at that stage to trembling in my boots.
SpellSwordFoxx
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he's knocking it out of the park in Mandragora
Voicing the Godking, and voicing him damn well lol
Becks'
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He's also Fourchenault in FFXIV, great voice actor.
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Kalentan
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blueredandgold said:
His more memorable performance is later in the game. I went from being quietly confident at that stage to trembling in my boots.
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I assume your also talking about Mandragora? That makes me excited.
SpellSwordFoxx said:
he's knocking it out of the park in Mandragora
Voicing the Godking, and voicing him damn well lol
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Well, I am excited, the game seems really cool thus far (loving the art style too).
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Kalentan said:
I assume your also talking about Mandragora? That makes me excited.
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Nope, Leyndall. I scarpered.
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Kalentan
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blueredandgold said:
Nope, Leyndall. I scarpered.
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Ah... But you are indeed correct, his voices line during that part are fantastic!
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blueredandgold said:
Nope, Leyndall. I scarpered.
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"I see thee, Little Tarnished..."
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Becks' said:
He's also Fourchenault in FFXIV, great voice actor.
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Salarians
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he will always be dr jonathan reid in vampyr first to me
and to a lesser degree the evil french guy in dragon age inquisition
Nocturne
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one of the roles people on this forum will least recognize from him but arknights grabbed him for its dub a while ago. it's still one of the absolute standouts among its' english voice performances and honestly a pretty different kind of performance than a lot of the characters he's been getting pegged as lately.
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Kalentan said:
I really loved Vampyr! And it's funny cause while I won't classify it as a Souls-like, it still felt very much inspired by it in some regards. So I think it counts in a way lol
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It's so strange we haven't gotten a sequel, it sold pretty well and I believe both parties were happy with the games sales.
It's to bad, the game was solid and a sequel could have been really good.
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Kalentan
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2CL4Mars said:
It's so strange we haven't gotten a sequel, it sold pretty well and I believe both parties were happy with the games sales.
It's to bad, the game was solid and a sequel could have been really good.
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There is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, which at the very least is confirmed to take place in the same universe as Vampyr.
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