We've just completed the second voiceover session for Bionic Commando, wrapping up a few loose ends in Hollywood and San Francisco with Mike Patton and the other cast members.
The best part of the process this time has to be killing our two "grunt" actors, ably voiced by the gravel-throated Fred Tatasciore and Andrew Kishino (pictured to the right). The standard-issue grunt is an enemy you'll come across many times in the game, and as such they need to have a varied repertoire of pained grunts, mocking taunts and raspy death cries.
Watching the wonderful Kris Zimmerman, our voice director, get just the right groans and screams from our guys was... well, colorful, and a disturbing insight into Kris' mind to boot. Rather than try to record groans for everyday deaths over and over, Kris comes up with some creative ways to elicit painful screams. Consider this exchange:
Kris: "I shoot you in the stomach. Bam!"
Andrew/Fred: *standard death groan*
Kris: "OK, I am ramming a hot poker into your eye."
Andrew/Fred: *groan of extreme agony*
Kris: "OK, now bend over..."
For more insights into the sick, twisted, but wonderfully talented mind of Kris, check out File 011 of the podcast, where you can hear her and Soundelux guru Chip Beaman spill the beans on some titles even bigger than ours.
In our busy schedule, we also managed to sneak in a quick interview with the man who'll be voicing Capcom legend Super Joe - expect that one in a forthcoming podcast.
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I can't wait.
Even at his strangest, Mike Patton is an amazing vocalist/voice-ist. The stuff he did in the Darkness was some of the most brutal and disturbing voice acting I've heard. I can only imagine the gruff badassness that he will bring to this game. I've wished for another Mr. Bungle album, but this will keep me satisfied for now.