In RPG’s that allow character customization do you prefer voiced or non voiced?

[Gizmo_Duck]

This seems like an issue with rpgs, stuff like bethesda style, larian, cyberpunk, From…etc It’s like eitehr your characters is mute and you just respond through text or they give it a voice actor like cyberpunk and fallout where they obviously sound like white dudes.

What do you prefer, mute or one voice fits all approach?

 

[Pure Water]

Voiced. Playing without a voice is kind of boring. Although not the only reason, it is part of the reason I had trouble getting into The Outer Worlds.

I haven't seen an RPG do this, but the way Saints Row handles voices really works for me. They have voice options based on race, so my character doesn't sound like a white man or women in black face.

 

[feelosofer]

Voiced. If possible. Just more immersive.

 

[DaSk8D00D]

Voiced is more immersive, but you typically have more dialog options in games without it like the old fallouts or outer worlds. Depends on how it’s executed really, but I don’t mind not having my character voiced if it allows for more options.

 

[radio rahiem]

Mass effect trilogy did it best. With a neutral voice. So yea; I prefer voiced.

 

[humminbird]

I like the voice

 

[Monsanto]

Silence.

 

[HiiiPower]

Voiced, silent protagonists in 2022 is trash

 

[Redguard]

Non-voiced provides more replay value. It also depends if the RPG offers multiple origins or backstories for your character.

 

[Draje]

Depends. I grew up on non-voiced games so it doesn’t really bother me.

 

[Fatboi1]

Voiced is better. I'm fine with sort of mute characters such as Joker in Persona 5.

 

[NoMayo15]

I guess it depends but i definitely prefer a silent protagonist in an RPG. Mass Effect had a great voice actor, but Fallout 4 was ruined by the dialogue. But I could also see it being real annoying if you had to read the entirety of a text heavy game like Persona 5, Pillars of Eternity, etc...idk, its probably because I'm an old head that i dont mind so much

 

[Mr Clean]

Rather have them silent if I can create the whole look. The way I create my characters the voice is not gonna match

In games with dialog options you can do a lot more with a silent protagonist. I'd rather have that

 

[Easy-E]

This seems like an issue with rpgs, stuff like bethesda style, larian, cyberpunk, From…etc It’s like eitehr your characters is mute and you just respond through text or they give it a voice actor like cyberpunk and fallout where they obviously sound like white dudes.

What do you prefer, mute or one voice fits all approach?

Saints Row 3 is too goofy, but, I liked the multiple voices.

But, I still prefer non voiced and talk via text ala Fallout 3 and NV

 

[daze23]

I prefer voiced, but I don't like it when the voice doesn't really match my character. being voiced also tends to put a limit on the number of dialog choices

also Aloy talking to herself in HZD is annoying