Chloe Explains Why Uncharted 2's Voiceovers Ruled
Claudia BlackAlthough 2009 boasted many fantastic voiceover performances in the video game industry - Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: Arkham Asylum and Jack Black as Eddie Riggs in Brutal Legend come quickly to mind - perhaps the most accomplished overall cast was found in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
Why? Well, let the voice of Chloe Frazer explain a bit about how Naughty Dog handles their business; when it comes to preparing an interactive movie of sorts, you need some highly professional and well-trained individuals, right? Joystiq spoke to actress Claudia Black about her first time doing motion capture for a game, and she talked about the general experience:
"Yes, this was my first motion capture experience. I am a huge proponent of it because I think what impressed me about Naughty Dog's is that they respect and appreciate the magic that occurs over time between the performers. That you can have a great script, and you can have great voice actors in the booth, but you are never going to recreate that incredible alchemy that occurs with people in a room together. And they hired such amazing actors, you know, theater trained, very experienced actors to work together. And also, they were very specific and particular about whom they hired based on personalities because they wanted us to be a really tight knit family. And every single day it was fun. Every single day. And I know that games have become a very serious business, but they wanted the levity and the bonding to be the overriding essence on the set."
That's how you get a professional cast for a video game. This is one of the biggest reasons why Uncharted 2 was so good; all the voices were excellent. No voice performer in that game is a rookie in the acting world; Black least of all. Starring in Farscape, Stargate, and a number of movies, she made her mark long before Naughty Dog's ambitious sequel. We'll try to put "Pitch Black" from our minds for now (Black's character didn't fare well in that one) and we'll choose to remember Chloe instead. For my money, she's the best new character of the generation, although I'm sure there can be heated discussion concerning that topic.
Related Game(s): Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
12/20/2009 10:01:09 PM Ben Dutka
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 10:37:42 PM
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evilla_30
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 9:58:04 AM
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bomba2812
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 5:24:57 PM
really weird
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Alienange
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 10:41:51 PM
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Jackyl
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 11:28:42 PM
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Scarecrow
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 11:52:20 PM
Though I don't mind Chloe
Funny, I actually know how Nate feels in UC2 with two hot babes like that. I bet Ben also does :P
It's not easy when two babes are really jealous of each other........it's actually kinda annoying
Anyway, I like Elena more overall, she understands/care more 'bout Nate than Chloe
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godsman
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 12:42:36 AM
It's amazing how Uncharted 2 is making the sales in 8 weeks that took the original Uncharted 2 years of struggle.
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Buckeyestar
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 12:44:39 AM
Last edited by Buckeyestar on 12/21/2009 12:45:09 AM
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www
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 5:41:00 AM
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TheJackyl
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 8:33:33 AM
I guess I was the only one at the end of the game yelling at Drake for passing up on Chloe. She reminds me of a cross between my gf and her little sister as it is.
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Fane1024
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 5:22:45 PM
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Jackyl
Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 11:26:53 PM
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But as far as single best performance. That's all Mark Hamill.
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BikerSaint
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 12:33:20 AM
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BTW, I also loved that whacky babe with the sometimes,silvery-white, sometimes silvery-blue electrified hairdo too, although she wasn't in all of the episodes(Damm, can't remember her name though).
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Orvisman
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 9:06:35 AM
The pasty white chick was named Chiana, played by another Australian actor Gigi Edgley. Her character was on the last three seasons or so.
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Buckeyestar
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 12:42:09 AM
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BikerSaint
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 7:04:15 PM
Yeah, everything you just said!
Thanks for Chiana's name too, she wound up being their A-1 hottie to me, LOL
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Orvisman
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 8:41:17 AM
Yeah, while I thought there was something hot about Claudia Black, Chiana stole my heart. There was just something about her.
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Elena_fisher
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 1:06:48 AM
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Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 1:51:28 AM
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nothing but perfection is good enough at ND.
though im still holding a grudge with what theve done with crash bandicoot, and not to mention how theve completley fu**ed up the MP for uncharted 2.
just because the 360s most popular game has fu**ed up MP, does not mean the ps3s has to.
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Snaaaake
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 2:21:59 AM
Maybe because I'm too noob but I just die too easily.
I spend more time on the co-op.
And what do you mean ****ed up MP?
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bigrailer19
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 2:57:34 AM
The reason i believe the MP in Uncharted 2 is so great is because it plays, feels and reacts just like the single player does. When i play MW2 online i dont feel a connection to my character, heck i dont even feel like it has anything to do with the campaign. In Uncharted 2, i still feel like im connected to the single player still in some way! The MP not only plays well, but it works well in all areas. ND did a great job on taking the aspects of the single player and adding them to the MP and making it work! In all that Uncharted 2 is which is the campaign most of all, they did a great job putting an aspect of the game in (MP), that most would consider not needed, and they did a heck of a job with it!
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___________
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 6:27:29 AM
ive got better things to do than spend a few hours saving my cash up to buy something than have to leave for dinner or tafe or the net drops out and all my hard work is gone.
no thanks!
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tridon
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 5:32:15 AM
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Aftab
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 10:30:24 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 12:27:40 PM
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rell
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 2:33:43 PM
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RadioHeader
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 10:15:05 AM
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Nynja
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 @ 8:42:02 AM
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just2skillf00l
Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 4:46:55 PM
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On a more loving note. I got love for Chloe, I mean...nice body, great curves, a sexy chick is what I'm trying to say.
But Elena will always be my girl, she's sexy and she's also got a lot more.
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swapnilgyani
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Sunday, December 20, 2009 @ 10:30:03 PM
On a related note, gamespot has the game of the year competition going on, and surprise surprise - Uncharted 2 is ruling the roost so far :)