Aftermath: Gordon a voice?

[Art]

Should Gordon get a voice !?
What do you guys think ? :afro:

[Samon]

No. Whoever votes yes needs a slap from Tr0n.

[Art]

I don't like silent heroes : <

[Samon]

There is plenty of other games out there. And your telling me you don't talk??


:p

[boystupid]

The whole Gordon not speaking emphasises the fact that this is a first person shooter and that you are Gordon. If Valve decide to make Gordon speak I think it will ruin this aspect of the game.

[Samon]

It would suck. And wouldn't be half-life.

Any more no voters and tr0n will be here. Mark my words.

[Sufferin-rebel]

wtf is tr0n and why does every1 fear him so much

[riomhaire]

Don't talk like that about tr0n...*aghh*

[Samon]

Fear tr0n? Pfft I don't fear him. But you will. Oh you will :monkee:

[boystupid]

Actually who/what is tr0n?

[Samon]

You wouldn't want to. He smells.

He is a member. Anyway. Back on topic people.

[Overwatch]

A voice for Gordon? NEVER!

[gabriel]

when you play half-life, you might get a feeling for what you think gordon's voice would sound like if he did talk. if they made him talk all of a sudden, the voice they record for the game could sound different from how you imagined it and then you'd be dissapointed. also, its just one of those things they should never change in hl.
just say NO, to a voice for gordon.

[Lemonking]

no it wouldnt be Half Lifeish anymore

[neptuneuk]

*news* EA just bought the rights to HL2!!! it will be quickly made and will include 12 missions full of bugs and craptastic voice actors!! gordon freeman is now voiced and also screams in pain. also, all forms of technical support will be discontinued unless you phone the EA help line (charged at $16 a minute, only available in the US)




might happen....

[Samon]

*news* EA just bought the rights to HL2!!! it will be quickly made and will include 12 missions full of bugs and craptastic voice actors!! gordon freeman is now voiced and also screams in pain. also, all forms of technical support will be discontinued unless you phone the EA help line (charged at $16 a minute, only available in the US)


might happen....

Won't. Valve are smart enough to know that EA is a path not to be trodden, not even looked in the direction of. Plus they are aiming for publisher freedom over Steam and EA is the perfect example of why developers would want to be publisher free.

[DevgruSeal]

All the more reason to sell off spots on STEAM to distribute developer's games on.

[Dag]

Won't. Valve are smart enough to know that EA is a path not to be trodden, not even looked in the direction of. Plus they are aiming for publisher freedom over Steam and EA is the perfect example of why developers would want to be publisher free.

But yet they chose to side with Bill Gates... ;(

[Ames]

But yet they chose to side with Bill Gates... ;(

Gabe Newell worked at Microsoft before he started Valve.

[T.H.C.138]

Hell no!!

I AM Gordon dammit!! :D

[Ownzed]

What were you thinking making a poll..! We all the real answer..

[iyfyoufhl]

when you play half-life, you might get a feeling for what you think gordon's voice would sound like if he did talk. if they made him talk all of a sudden, the voice they record for the game could sound different from how you imagined it and then you'd be dissapointed. also, its just one of those things they should never change in hl.
just say NO, to a voice for gordon.
he sounds excactly as i sound, trust me on this one

[Dag]

he sounds excactly as i sound, trust me on this one

But...he never said anything. How do you know how he sounds?

[boystupid]

But...he never said anything. How do you know how he sounds?
I agree :thumbs: there is no way of telling what Gordon would sound like. For all we know he may have a high squeaky voice :laugh:

[jondy]

I don't like silent heroes : <

Get out! Get out!

[Alix Mcdean]

But...he never said anything. How do you know how he sounds?

Well, YOU are suppost to be Gordon right?

Then witch that logic, Gordon should sound exactly like you. :D


Me smart :thumbs:


-Alix

[Dag]

But if I really was Gordon, I would sell out to the Combine first chance I got, just because I love being Evil.

[Mechagodzilla]

But if I really was Gordon, I would sell out to the Combine first chance I got, just because I love being Evil.The game actually does let you do that. Walk up to the nearest metrocop at the start and say into your microphone: "I would like to join the evil side, which is you!!!"
You'll get a realistic response from him. :thumbs:

Me from other thread:

Making gordon talk is a huge mistake from which the game would undoubtedly suffer.
The simple fact is that unless the game contains an impossible voice recognition AI program, a talking gordon will be just as stupid and unable to communicate as he is now. Only louder.
Want to ask Kliener how a scanner flies? You can't.
Want to ask what the g-man is? Unless there's a new "ask what g-man is" key, that won't happen.

As for the story, how would gordon audibly talking suddenly make the plot better? Valve would still control the dialogue, and still keep what they want secret and what they don't want hidden. It would be exactly the same only, again, louder.

Gordon does talk in the game, except it is left to your imagination what he says. You click the squad movement key, and it's the same as saying "go over there".

A dearth of imagination is the real problem here.
It's no different than the people who say "I can't see my legs therefore I am floating. WHY AM I FLOATING???"

[Samon]

The game actually does let you do that. Walk up to the nearest metrocop at the start and say into your microphone: "I would like to join the evil side, which is you!!!"
You'll get a realistic response from him. :thumbs:

Me from other thread:

Making gordon talk is a huge mistake from which the game would undoubtedly suffer.
The simple fact is that unless the game contains an impossible voice recognition AI program, a talking gordon will be just as stupid and unable to communicate as he is now. Only louder.
Want to ask Kliener how a scanner flies? You can't.
Want to ask what the g-man is? Unless there's a new "ask what g-man is" key, that won't happen.

As for the story, how would gordon audibly talking suddenly make the plot better? Valve would still control the dialogue, and still keep what they want secret and what they don't want hidden. It would be exactly the same only, again, louder.

Gordon does talk in the game, except it is left to your imagination what he says. You click the squad movement key, and it's the same as saying "go over there".

A dearth of imagination is the real problem here.
It's no different than the people who say "I can't see my legs therefore I am floating. WHY AM I FLOATING???"

:laugh: :laugh:

I agree.

[Dublo7]

HELL NO!

If valve ever give Gordon a voice, I will throw a barrel of napalm at their building.

[Samon]

HELL NO!

If valve ever give Gordon a voice, I will throw a barrel of napalm at their building.

All fans will.

[BrimStone04]

if u dont like silent heroes, then your playing the wrong game :)

[CrazyHarij]

Don't you hear sounds from him whenever you're damaged by fire? It sounds something like "nngh" or "sshhf".

[Samon]

Don't you hear sounds from him whenever you're damaged by fire? It sounds something like "nngh" or "sshhf".

Don't think so?

[el Chi]

Gordon does talk in the game, except it is left to your imagination what he says. You click the squad movement key, and it's the same as saying "go over there".
Yeah I was never sure about that. If you "used" a scientist in HL1, they'd agree with your suggestion without Gordon having said anything. Personally I like to believe that he didn't actually say anything, he's just telepathic or something.

Whatever it is, he's not exactly a good conversationalist.

[riomhaire]

Of course he said something, he says what you imagine him to say.

[BigBrother]

gordon should have my voice

[Flyingdebris]

what if gordon did sign language?

actually something i'd like to see is not giving gordon a voice, but at least giving him some sort of way to interact in conversations. Like when talking to an npc at certain breaks in the conversations you could choose to give a positive, negative, indifferent, or some other remark. The game wouldn't tell you what you said, you would just know that you said something to agree or disagree with the npc.

Right now npcs just sort of run away with their conversations and i find its hard to feel like gordon when i desperately want gordon to at least have some tiny bit of input as to how npcs interact with me.

the hl2 2d game did this nicely using emoticons, valve could do something a little more sophisticated but along those lines.

[The Monkey]

Lol, Tr0n hasn't even played the game yet :laugh:

[Samon]

Lol, Tr0n hasn't even played the game yet :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh:

[Noobulon]

Although I would hate Gordon to have a voice-overs, I reckon the 'no talking' approach didn't work quite as well in HL2 as it did in HL.

In HL, it seemed feasible that Gordon wasn't actually saying anything, and the NPCs just weren't paying enough attention to notice. Most conversations were broken off to quickly for Gordon's silence to be picked up on. But in HL2 there's these great long conversation pieces where Gordon's muteness stands out like a sore thumb IMO. I don't want him to start speaking, but occasionally it feels... odd.


actually something i'd like to see is not giving gordon a voice, but at least giving him some sort of way to interact in conversations. Like when talking to an npc at certain breaks in the conversations you could choose to give a positive, negative, indifferent, or some other remark. The game wouldn't tell you what you said, you would just know that you said something to agree or disagree with the npc.


Like the conversations in Codename Gordon! :) Pick one of three responses:

:)
:|
:(

[Flyingdebris]

exactly. Like if someone turns to ask your opinion you can give it...sort of. If a teammate shoots you, you can give them an angry glare. crap like that

[smwScott]

Of course not for Gordon, but if you played as a different character I wouldn't mind it.

[Combine Hybrid]

Don't you hear sounds from him whenever you're damaged by fire? It sounds something like "nngh" or "sshhf".

He made those sounds in HL1, when he was killed.

[embers.]

if u could have something like how GTA:SA worked would eb cool i think

[Victor2]

The whole Gordon not speaking emphasises the fact that this is a first person shooter and that you are Gordon.


Just like Gabe Newell said, every single word.................

PS: to someone who answered, I don´t like silent heroes either

[Sid Burn]

Nah. I will just stick with the normal, silent Gordon Freeman.

[duffers20]

I think that it would ruin it if he spoke, everyone has there own thoughts on what GF would sound like if he spoke and its most likely that the voice they choose wouldn't be anything like what you imagined and it would ruin the whole image of GF you have had for years.

[Shippi]

Gordon Freeman must never talk

[Dag]

It'd be cool if you saw through Alyx's eyes the very last part of HL2, where Gman comes out, and right as Gordon is leaving through portal, his head does a 180 and he says in a terminator voice- "I'll be back"

[SsmitzZ]

*looks at poll results* ANNOUNCMENT : 30 retarded half life newbs have invaded this thread and are multiplieing at an alarming rate :)

[Arden]

I voted yes before I voted no... *ahem*

Would it really kill the immersion factor if Gordon remained speechless... until the very end, where maybe he answers a question someone like G-man poses of him with a simple "No."? Or do I need my head examined...

[gabriel]

if he spoke, there would have to be some other POV or a stupid cutscene to show it. that would be lame to all of a sudden change everything that half life has always been just to show gordon saying a few measly lines that would probably only weaken the plot and water down the action.

*looks at poll results* ANNOUNCMENT : 30 retarded half life newbs have invaded this thread and are multiplieing at an alarming rate :)

LOL!!!

[Raxxman]

No.

It's too late for Gordon to speak, that's as lame as Link speaking.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Salad22]

Ha! A voice for gordon? pphhh.. very funny..

Jeezz imagine gordon had a voice, if I would had hear his voice I would scream to death and crapping my pants and run away from my computer terror-stricken like a rocket belive me ;)

[Lahire149]

Dumbest thread ever, NO WAY, NVR NEEDS A VOICE.