Let's confirm the new HD cast.

[Grayfox176]

I think that a couple of these have already been addressed, but this is what I got from Silent Hill 2's new cast.

James - Troy Baker
Maria/Mary - Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Angela - Laura Bailey
Eddie - Liam O'Brien
Ernest - Travis Willingham

I still don't know who voices Laura. The voice is familiar, but I can't place it.

Still haven't played the sub scenario, but it's cool that it's Travis. I like how Mary picks her friends, but also makes sure they work for their characters.

I'm 90% sure that Laura is Kate Higgins, which is awesome.

Is it possible to find out for certain? Like, to maybe send them messages on twitter or contact them (Specifically Travis and Kate) through their webpages to confirm this? Because I'm actually trying to help edit the page on the Silent Hill Wiki about the hd collection to help with the cast, and I can't comment on 3 yet because I haven't played much of it yet, but these guys are really sticklers about the "Have a source" thing. Like, I had a mod remove my edit twice about Laura Bailey being Angela, because I didn't have a source, until they finally checked with her, and got a confirmation back through twitter, I think. I can't blame them for not wanting misinformation up there, it just was a bit frustrating, starting out.

EDIT: I asked Travis Willingham through his "Contact me" portion of his website, but I don't know if he'll contact me back for certain. I'm positive he's Ernest, because Ernest sounds exactly like Roy Mustang, but I'm trying to get the definite yes, so that there won't be any confusion on that wiki.

[schlaufuchsMIKE]

But my favorite redone scene thus far is the mirror scene with Angela and James.

You can -really- feel how disturbed Angela is mentally. She swings from really depressed to "You're a werido" vibe when James mentions mary is dead to my favorite the "don't touch me!" psychological snap she has. It's all so very fluid and almost hauntingly realistic. I really am totally coming to a new appreciation for Angela's character now that she's being acted properly.

The James and Angela scenes really are the best. The original actors just sounded awkward and bland, but the new actors give them proper tones that improve it to the point that we're finally able to understand them. It's funny, though, because the original actors did get the body motions right.

I also like Liam O'brien as Eddie. Before he was like Barney with a gun. Now there's just something stand-offish and unstable about him. Like he's about to snap (which, of course, is perfect). The only thing that foesn't work as well with him is the vomiting scene.

[spike32]

Is it possible to find out for certain? Like, to maybe send them messages on twitter or contact them (Specifically Travis and Kate) through their webpages to confirm this? Because I'm actually trying to help edit the page on the Silent Hill Wiki about the hd collection to help with the cast, and I can't comment on 3 yet because I haven't played much of it yet, but these guys are really sticklers about the "Have a source" thing. Like, I had a mod remove my edit twice about Laura Bailey being Angela, because I didn't have a source, until they finally checked with her, and got a confirmation back through twitter, I think. I can't blame them for not wanting misinformation up there, it just was a bit frustrating, starting out.

EDIT: I asked Travis Willingham through his "Contact me" portion of his website, but I don't know if he'll contact me back for certain. I'm positive he's Ernest, because Ernest sounds exactly like Roy Mustang, but I'm trying to get the definite yes, so that there won't be any confusion on that wiki.

I'm not sure if Kate has somewhere where she responds to fans, but from a few forums she was on before, she really isn't a computer person so I'm not sure where to contact her at.

As for Travis, if you don't receive a response he's on Twitter and you could also ask Laura Bailey since she's married to him.

Also what you can try is to contact Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn on Facebook, she voice directed the game so she is the perfect source.

[Grayfox176]

I'm not sure if Kate has somewhere where she responds to fans, but from a few forums she was on before, she really isn't a computer person so I'm not sure where to contact her at.

As for Travis, if you don't receive a response he's on Twitter and you could also ask Laura Bailey since she's married to him.

Also what you can try is to contact Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn on Facebook, she voice directed the game so she is the perfect source.

I could try facebook, then. I don't really use Twitter, so that wouldn't get me far.

[spike32]

Yuri Lowenthal is Vincent in SH3, just reached him and recognized it right away.

[Yuki]

They may not reply; the game's non-union, so not all actors want their names legitimately associated with it.

[spike32]

They may not reply; the game's non-union, so not all actors want their names legitimately associated with it.

Yeah, I'm kinda surprised they did get a response from Bailey, like in SC5, she never responds to those posts, lol.

[Q. Valintyne]

Yuri? REALLY?!

I may just have to put my copy of the HD Collection back in my PS3 for that. I loved his work with Prince of Persia.

[spike32]

Yuri? REALLY?!

I may just have to put my copy of the HD Collection back in my PS3 for that. I loved his work with Prince of Persia.

Yeah, Yuri is fantastic, I knew he would be Vincent when I heard Mcglynn was directing the game. Just seemed to fit.

Notice how many Shattered Memories voice actors are in this collection:

Harry Mason -> Douglas
Dahlia -> Angela/Claudia
Vincent -> John
Laura -> Michelle
Eddie -> Man from family in all those phone calls.

[Q. Valintyne]

Yuri? REALLY?!

I may just have to put my copy of the HD Collection back in my PS3 for that. I loved his work with Prince of Persia.

Yeah, Yuri is fantastic, I knew he would be Vincent when I heard Mcglynn was directing the game. Just seemed to fit.

Notice how many Shattered Memories voice actors are in this collection:

Harry Mason -> Douglas
Dahlia -> Angela/Claudia
Vincent -> John
Laura -> Michelle
Eddie -> Man from family in all those phone calls.

Interesting... who was the VO Director for that?

[spike32]

Yuri? REALLY?!

I may just have to put my copy of the HD Collection back in my PS3 for that. I loved his work with Prince of Persia.

Yeah, Yuri is fantastic, I knew he would be Vincent when I heard Mcglynn was directing the game. Just seemed to fit.

Notice how many Shattered Memories voice actors are in this collection:

Harry Mason -> Douglas
Dahlia -> Angela/Claudia
Vincent -> John
Laura -> Michelle
Eddie -> Man from family in all those phone calls.

Interesting... who was the VO Director for that?

Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn and Keith Arem. Mary obviously brought all the va's mentioned, and if you watch anime at all, all of them are in the Naruto dub which is directed by Mcglynn as well. And Baker mentioned that he was called by Mary to voice James.

[Q. Valintyne]

She has a troupe of actors, to say the least. Many people do that, however.

I like the fact that you brought this up... a lot of people sounded familiar.

[Smiley]

I thought Douglas sounded more like Dr. K (and Boss from Catherine) as opposed to Harry Mason when it comes to Shattered Memories. Correct me if I'm wrong, but please don't use IMDB.

[spike32]

I thought Douglas sounded more like Dr. K (and Boss from Catherine) as opposed to Harry Mason when it comes to Shattered Memories. Correct me if I'm wrong, but please don't use IMDB.

Kauffman was Michael McConnohie which I always thought he should play so that was cool. Boss from Catherine was Kirk Thornton, so he was also Harry Mason.

[Yuki]

Yuri? REALLY?!

I may just have to put my copy of the HD Collection back in my PS3 for that. I loved his work with Prince of Persia.

Yeah, Yuri is fantastic, I knew he would be Vincent when I heard Mcglynn was directing the game. Just seemed to fit.

Notice how many Shattered Memories voice actors are in this collection:

Harry Mason -> Douglas
Dahlia -> Angela/Claudia
Vincent -> John
Laura -> Michelle
Eddie -> Man from family in all those phone calls.

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

Interesting... who was the VO Director for that?

[spike32]

Does anyone know who does the creepy voice that calls Heather and says Happy Birthday. I know the deep voice is done by Steve Blum, but wondering if Blum is both of those voices or just the deep one.

[TheCrazy]

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Troy Baker are "okay", I prefere by far the original Guy and Monica. Ernest voice sounds pretty bad, I personally didn't like what I heard and I believe the original one did a better job. However I think Eddie's voice sounds really good, as well as Angela's. (Her voice actress was amazing, really liked how she voiced Claudia, at first I couldn't believe they were the same person...)
As for SH3 new voices, I guess they are good in general, Heather sounds good, Douglas too, however Vincent sounds pretty strange.
Anyway, in the end I think most of them overreacted in some occasions... I still prefere the original voices in both cases. You may not agree but in my opinion they sounded much more natural (in general of course)

[spike32]

Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Troy Baker are "okay", I prefere by far the original Guy and Monica. Ernest voice sounds pretty bad, I personally didn't like what I heard and I believe the original one did a better job. However I think Eddie's voice sounds really good, as well as Angela's. (Her voice actress was amazing, really liked how she voiced Claudia, at first I couldn't believe they were the same person...)
As for SH3 new voices, I guess they are good in general, Heather sounds good, Douglas too, however Vincent sounds pretty strange.
Anyway, in the end I think most of them overreacted in some occasions... I still prefere the original voices in both cases. You may not agree but in my opinion they sounded much more natural (in general of course)

Though I may not agree with all your opinions, that is why it is called an opinion, and I can respect that. Though I thought Ernest new va blew it out of the water, and I thought the original sounded pretty bad, lol. Vincent's new va is a hit and miss and I can see why, I know the voice from so many different animes/cartoons/games it's hard not to enjoy it for myself. But at least you gave respect to Laura Bailey (Angela/Claudia) so that puts you in a good spot in my books

[astro]

I thought Claudia was great too, Angela sounded too 'together' though.

[Q. Valintyne]

You may not agree but in my opinion they sounded much more natural (in general of course)

I like the originals and the new VAs, but I have to disagree that the originals sounded more natural. I mean, of course the new ones are more "dramatic;" they are professional voice actors. Many times in the original VAs of Silent Hill 2, I can almost sense that this is the first time they've ever read the lines.

But that's just me.