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I quite like the work in Max Payne, whoever did it.

I gotta say David Hayter was the first video game voice actor I ever heard of and that’s because of a metal gear solid. I still think solid snake is my favourite game voice acting. Especially if you look at the subtle difference in Snake’s voice depending on the game. It was a complete travesty to have snake voiced by anyone else in 5, but in canon it makes sense i guess

The special zombies in left 4 dead 1 & 2

I know it's super obscure, but there are some YouTube videos compiling each special zombie and it's like god tier sound. I bet they had fun doing it, too.

To this day, I still hype myself up to do weird sounds by listening to those because they're so good.

Every single line in the Soul Reaver trilogy is a masterpiece.

Here, see for yourself. The intro alone will pull you in and never let go.

The voice acting in Hellblade always gives me chills.

Final Fantasy 3/6. Kefka's laugh will forever be the best evil laugh.

CURSE YOU BAYLE! I HEREBY VOW YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR, AND I, IGON! YOUR FEARS MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON, BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS, WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!

The original Resident Evil

Cpt. Janeway as Flemeth in the Dragon Age series (especially Origins).

Halo master fucking chief! Hell yeah brother

Crusader: No Remorse

Wicked good acting in general (it had full motion video sequences in live action) and just a criminally underrated game from the DOS era.

The entire Command & Conquer series when Westwood was still handling them, especially Red Alert 2.

I can't think of any game at the moment that was particularly notable across the board, but I can think of a few specific performances.

Kazuhiro Nakaya as Nishiki and later Ichiban in the Yakuza/Like a dragon series. He is fantastic at getting the character's personality across just in general scenes, and the emotional moments genuinely stick with me.

Rene Zagger as Emet Selch in FFXIV. That game has some fantastic performances but Emet Selch's is honestly one of my favorites. Every one of his lines is delivered perfectly. The arrogance theatrics that later tive way to genuine anger and sadness at what he's gone through. Along with more specifics I won't get into. 100%, A+ Performance.

Though, actually... Now that I think about it... The Persona 3 Reload dub is probably one of the best English dubs for a Japanese game in a looooong time. And generally they're pretty good these days. But that one nails it.

Disco Elysium has the best voice acting that's ever enhanced my experience. Others might be objectively better but never have I been so immersed in a story

Kreia from KOTOR 2 really gave an astonishingly good performance, as did Bao-dur in the game game.

"Trust me."

I played The Last Campfire recently. It's a small puzzle game and the only voice is the narrator, Rachel August. Maybe it's just her accent but I think her voice has a haunting otherworldly beauty that just makes the game.

Isaac Clarke in the first Dead Space