Cons Himself
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Sorry if this has been posted before, but i wanted to give my opinions having played through HL2 just now for the 2nd time since it came out.
Of course im not including the GMan in this since he is obviously just the Don, and the voice acting is incredible for him. I think the writing for his end game speech included the word 'time' a few too many times (no pun intended) in my opinion. I got the message after the first four repeats.
Dr Breen - Easily the best voice acting in the game. Non-corny, irreverent, genuinely funny lines delivered with great style and panache. The little chuckle he has to himself when You, Alyx and Vance are in his office, in your 'pods' is typical of this. With that one off-key laugh the actor conveys perfectly the insanity that must affect Breen.
Kleiner - My 2nd favourite. Captures the science geek type perfectly. Doesnt have that many lines which is a shame, because the acting is again impeccable.
Barney - Good acting again, I rate Baarney third. Perhaps I would have rated him higher, but I just cant really picture any kind of resistance Captain/General being called 'Barney' which is of course short for which is a shame since I think the character is a good one. Not withstanding this, Barney has some great comedy lines which are delivered excellently. The one about Gordon's MIT education really paying for itself being my personal fav.
Alyx - Generally good, the lines such as they are, are delivered well. Could be some better dialogue for her though: "Im not leaving without you dad!" being one of the poorer lines and "Cat. What Cat?" being one of her best imo.
Vance - Too much the self-sacrificing dogooder. His lines were a bit corny at times: "Damm it Breen you let her go" being one of the biggest cliches in the game.
Mossman - Boring. What can I say, this one could of been done much better. The Darth Vader character who eventually comes back to the 'light side'. Script unimginative, and lines delivered in somewhat of a monotone. This was the only character I was genuinely disappointed with.
your thoughts?
Of course im not including the GMan in this since he is obviously just the Don, and the voice acting is incredible for him. I think the writing for his end game speech included the word 'time' a few too many times (no pun intended) in my opinion. I got the message after the first four repeats.
Dr Breen - Easily the best voice acting in the game. Non-corny, irreverent, genuinely funny lines delivered with great style and panache. The little chuckle he has to himself when You, Alyx and Vance are in his office, in your 'pods' is typical of this. With that one off-key laugh the actor conveys perfectly the insanity that must affect Breen.
Kleiner - My 2nd favourite. Captures the science geek type perfectly. Doesnt have that many lines which is a shame, because the acting is again impeccable.
Barney - Good acting again, I rate Baarney third. Perhaps I would have rated him higher, but I just cant really picture any kind of resistance Captain/General being called 'Barney' which is of course short for which is a shame since I think the character is a good one. Not withstanding this, Barney has some great comedy lines which are delivered excellently. The one about Gordon's MIT education really paying for itself being my personal fav.
Alyx - Generally good, the lines such as they are, are delivered well. Could be some better dialogue for her though: "Im not leaving without you dad!" being one of the poorer lines and "Cat. What Cat?" being one of her best imo.
Vance - Too much the self-sacrificing dogooder. His lines were a bit corny at times: "Damm it Breen you let her go" being one of the biggest cliches in the game.
Mossman - Boring. What can I say, this one could of been done much better. The Darth Vader character who eventually comes back to the 'light side'. Script unimginative, and lines delivered in somewhat of a monotone. This was the only character I was genuinely disappointed with.
your thoughts?