Matter of taste perhaps! (Destiny)

by Leviathan , Hotel Zanzibar, Monday, December 08, 2014, 21:14 (3878 days ago) @ nico

I still think the all-time best announcer I've ever heard in a video game was the Myth one.

Casualty.

CASUALTIES.

There's actually a sound tag in Myth's resources for "MASSIVE CASUALTIES," but no one has ever been able to make it work.

I prefer an announcer that's disinterested and detached, on the verge of being mocking and sarcastic, rather than a "go get 'em buddy you can do it" or "wow we're kicking their butts" in an effete British.

But that's just me.

I think I'd agree with you for most games, but I really like the story-based premise behind the Crucible so it works for me. :)

I'd actually like more flavor, if anything, and someday, backstabbing faction side-stories that color the Crucible in meaningful ways. Maybe different playlists would have different announcers depending upon the faction-sponsorship. Maybe the whole population's stats over a period of time in a playlist would lead to different cinematic shifts in power on the Tower, etc. You could even have the successes and losses of a faction affect the economy of vendors, although you'd have to be pretty careful with that.

Lord Saladin should also get his own announcer voice when the Iron Banner comes around too, not outsource it to Shaax, who, if I recall correctly from the Grimoire, isn't a big fan of Saladin, anyways!