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Home Manifesto Did Konami Ruin the Voice Acting in Silent Hill 2?

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Did Konami Ruin the Voice Acting in Silent Hill 2?

Posted on Thursday, August 18 @ 15:44:33 Eastern by


Youtube user Wilczuch has spliced the voice-acting performances from Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill HD Collection for easy comparison, and the difference between them is stark, so stark in fact that the overwhelming majority of fans are calling bullshit on Konami.

Sure, it's easy to call blasphemy on anything that changes what you love, but for some fans, the swap in voice actors is far too severe, with some saying that the dubbing is atrocious, that Mary and Maria sound like gay men, and that this just more evidence that Konami hates Silent Hill. Others say that this is just a bunch of cry-baby whining. And yet others are calling both voice acting jobs terrible.

Does anyone think the new voice acting is better?
Related Games:   Silent Hill 2
Tags:   Silent Hill


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  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Aug 18th, 2011 at 4:17 pm
    The voices just sound older to me.
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  • EstvenSregorii
    EstvenSregorii
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 18th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
    I'm not entirely sure, but I think that first and second lady might be voiced by Matoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell. Professional voice actress. Fat dude sounds grittier, and less happy-insane. James sounds a bit more intense. I think they're all improvements.
    0 0
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Aug 19th, 2011 at 6:34 am
    I think you are right. She did vocals for several songs from the silent hill series, so I guess it isn't much of a stretch.
    0 0
  • Josh_Laddin
    Josh_Laddin
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Aug 18th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
    I'm going with the "both terrible" crowd on this one.
    0 3
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 18th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
    I used to watch a lot of English dubbed Kung-Fu movies, and that is what this video reminds me of.
    0 1
  • MarkyBee
    MarkyBee
    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Aug 19th, 2011 at 3:45 am
    I think the new one's sound better... But I'm a sound engineer so what do I know?
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Aug 19th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
    Yeah, get your professionally trained ears out of the conversation, it’s only for goofs, hacks, wantabes, and amateurs like me. ;-)


    btw cute cat
    0 1

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