@@theincrediblefella7984 It's an expression showing that someone is going above and beyond doing their job, putting more effort than what is asked of them. It's not something you would understand.
VAs are awfully underpaid for hours and hours of work, and Newbon has said that his body gave out twice from exhaustion for the role. The title is incredibly appropriate.
@@RestingBookFaceAnd that the payment is obly so the powers that b3 don't think he's not interfering where he wouldn't be allowed to or something to that effect. He's providing a service instead of divinely intervening. Which may stand to reason why he didn't care about the PC taking it back. I mean, he held up *his* end of the transaction.
Yeah this is the same studio that came up with a solution for the party attendees in case every tiefling died before you save the grove and kill the goblin leaders. They definitely knew youd try to pickpocket jergal and chose to not make him care. Its just an excuse so that he is technically not interfering with mortals for his own benefit but rather just "providing a service" since Ao, the big boss of the gods, doesn't like it when gods interfere with mortals directly. I love how they knew only a few dnd lore fans would understand this but still chose to put that in
Trust me, this is one of the least wild things in the game, especially concerning Astarion. It's such an abstract scenario too that most people missed, and it's voice-acted this well. Absolute god-tier.
@@diorsse idk I heard it was 18+ and I got scared 😭 I may be in late teens but I have a preteen sibling and if there’s anything innapropruate my parents are gonna be pissed and my brother will be ruined 😅
What's even better about this performance is that it was motion-captured. So it's not just Neil's incredible voice expression, but his whole body- all of the gestures, everything!
@@mewmew34 The actors already had experience in motion capture. Neil Newbon, Astarion's actor, has *a lot* of mocap experience. I think he talked about owning a a mocap business or something like that in interviews. The game devs said that most of the scenes are mocapped by their specific actors. There are exceptions though, like Ketheric Thorm, who was voiced by JK Simmons, and the romance scenes. I know the voice of Tav 1 is behind a lot of that work.
@@mewmew34 To expand on what others said, on Neil's channel, titled simply "Neil Newbon" there's at least one video featuring him in motion cap for several big games. It's pretty cool.
@@Pogiforce I mean, my D&D knowledge is purely by "cultural osmosis", but I have a feeling that exchange absolutely would take place, if say, a mage fired off a fireball in a confined space, full of his party mates 😂😂
It’s good but in no way should he have won the award for this performance it’s literally just him doing a generic British accent with a slight difference cadence it’s not mind blowing idris, yuri, and Cameron had way more impressive performances but ig your retarded ass can only respond with ☝️🤓 like a fucking 13 year old girl with abandonment issues
@@bigbosss7911 I didn’t play final fantasy to give an opinion on his performance but I’ve played all of the latter games and yeah I definitely think those 3 still out perform this dude
@@fateisendemic7862exactly. I hope they release some footage of the entire process, despite the constant repetitions for better takes etcetera. The amount of work and dedication put other studios to shame when you compare size, time and budget of certain recent AAA games
@@romilrh imagine writing dialogue for scenario of RESSURECTING MEMBER OF TEAM AFTER BEING BURIED ALIVE IN SIDE QUEST, this game is the most detailed game ever
To think that he said that before BG3 he going to quit acting altogether. Now look at him. Shows that if you stick with your dreams even through the bad times you'll eventually find success.
I love how, at the end, he feels as though his (quite justified) complaints might actually damage the relationship so he includes a bit of praise to try and backtrack. It's moments like that that really show the inner insecurity he has, like a child trying to make sure he doesn't hurt his friend's feelings.
I don’t think that’s a sign of insecurity, it’s maturity if anything to realize that although you are actively upset you appreciate someone at least trying to make things right. But I do get what you mean and it *is* adorable
i hated him in my first playthrough until i saw the end of his questline, and now he's easily one of my favs. I wrote him off as "evil asshole" early on, which he is, but he ends up changing so much if you give him the opportunity. Probably my 2nd or 3rd fav character now, after shadowheart and maybe karlach.
@@rusk3986 i definitely see it as insecurity. its a mature action but i dont think its fueled by that. Hes not exactly known for his maturity, and considering his past and how poorly he's been treated, it definitely seems to me he apologises more because he doesnt want to anger one of the only positive people he's ever had in life. he does the same sort of thing by reacting excessively to any kindness you show him. In a lot of ways if youre a good aligned character and youre kind to astarion, youre basically teaching him how to be normal and well adjusted. Its why i could never start a romance with him, always seemed like an almost parental or older sibling role you were playing for him. Yes he's significantly older, but his entire life has been abuse, only getting free for short periods of time to entice a mortal into captivity.
All the VA''s had some masterful work in this game. The writing was a big part of it, but it's been a while since I've been this emotionally involved with the characters.
I honestly had no idea the contraption on top of the roof was a DEATH LAZER, because I did the puzzle 100% correctly, so seeing these videos has been absolutely hilarious to me. I was wondering if It had some significance in the main story or something! Nope lol
@@sechu2 The puzzle is about the journey, not the destination! Sure, at the end of the day, it's just putting weapons on tables, but did you know that was what you had to do at first sight? Nope, you had to read notes, infer context clues, and solve problems to get those weapons onto tables. A puzzle! Unless you cheated and looked at a guide. :P
On my second playthrough, after I fight the inquisitor, instead of fighting my way out, I will do this to level the building and kill every enemy inside, 😈
@@reptarien no no i did it without any guide. I even pass the game solo tactician without using any spoilers, guide etc. Now i just need increse difficilty mods to play as a 4 member team.
The only good voice actors were for Adoring fan and Sam Coe, the later not exactly known for a great range either. No need to compare it to more modern games in general, Oblivion's Dark Brotherhood plotline is better written and voiceacted than entire Starfield as well.
I used to think my addiction to rare dialogue videos for BG3 was crippling and insatiable, but this video has worsened my condition considerably by making me addicted to rare dialogue videos that have been expertly edited with hilarious context. I hope you cook, my love, cuz I am hungry.
His expression at "next time", combined with his tone of voice is perfection. It's such a "the lion, the witch and the audacity of this bish" kinda moment.
400+ hrs into the game and I did not even know this was an option, let alone they have full voice lines for this rare event to happen. Any other developer would railroad you to that kind of content, so you don't miss it.
I'm just 200 hours in and already pondering another playthrough. I don't know the last time i felt this way about a video game ever. Maybe old school RPGs like Bard's Tale or something.
There are scenes acted out for all sorts of things. Arrange Gale's demise if you haven't. That produces a hilarious scene. If you go full pschopath you get some scenes where Karlach hates you.
I didn't even know this could happen, I really just blitzed through the creche, stole the mace, an ran for my life. Funny how impatience leads me to some funny setpieces.
@@xUhhOhh He's such an Astarion. Tries to steal from someone, but kills her, and when Tom asked if he'd killed her he said NONONONONO I only helped her sleep for a bit
@@ProjectExteria Don't forget that part where he uses Astarion to pick open a locked chest and succeeds and starts celebrating... only for the chest to be trapped and blow up killing Astarion and leaving Neil laughing his face off. Those streams are fantastic and I hope he keeps making more episodes through the entire game.
@@japanesesamurai4945 guess what? I dont care if he is George RR martin, Tolkien, or some 5th grader they dragged out of elementary school and locked in front of a typewriter. All that proves is that the so called "pedigree" of the writers guild still has absolutely no merit compared with natural creativity.
@@japanesesamurai4945 I get the vibe that BG3 was written by gamers who were enjoying themselves writing what they enjoyed and not producers rushing them or telling them what to write to facilitate business goals
To be fair, it's incredibly accurate. If you accidently or purposely drop something on a friend, they go ballistic like Astarian. And then you offer them food and an ice pack, and all is forgiven. They nailed all the performances to be fair.
Honestly, it feels like the steps are so damn boring to getting the mace correctly that Larian assumed people would just grab it anyways and went all out with that specific conclusion.
Actually, the last time there was a strike that the voice actors were involved in, one of their major issues was being able to rest their voices. And I think Neil as Astarion perfectly demonstrates WHY they need that rest. Because his performance here with the outraged screeching is utterly perfect. But that HURTS to do. Imagine doing THAT for an hour straight trying to get it right. And if you do it too much, too often, you lose your voice, and your voice is your job, so you're eventually unable to do your job. I don't know if voice actors are still fighting for rights for rest and recuperation. But yeah. They need it.
@@QberryShortcake Yeah I saw something about that this morning or last night. not sure which. Not sure what the demands are this time. Last time I more stumbled into an explanation of stuff because I follow Jennifer Hale and I also picked up an interview with Will Wheaton. I think the weirdest thing they said was that companies were trying to force voice actors into some kind of mandated "you must apply for all jobs" kind of thing or "you must take the job if we ask for you." Which sounded ridiculous to me. I mean, even the lowliest janitor can decide what company he wants to work for or if he wants to work at all. Didn't pay much attention to the strike at the time beyond that it was happening. Guess we'll see what happens this time.
@@jenniferhanses biggest demands are updating compensation rates, which haven't kept up with inflation, and regulating AI usage within the industry, so that studios don't backfill lines with AI, rather than hiring them to come back in. The negotiations previously negotiated for also need to be re-authorized. Strike _authorization_ doesn't yet mean _on strike_, notably. But they're prepping to do so the second anything goes wrong.
This is one of the funniest have seen. you unbotherly activate a trap, destroy a building, almost kill yourself but successfully kill Astarion, try to fix it but, please, FREE OF CHARGE, get yelled at by the vampire who can't stay mad at you at the end for some reason. I can't breath 💀
Now that you mention it, Im going to add his channel to the description & pinned comment. I really wish I had done it earlier, but I never anticipated this video getting this many views.
I don’t care what anyone says. I love Astarion so much. How could you not?! Not only is he very pretty, he also has some of the funniest lines and deliveries ever, as well as extremely expressive animation, and also some really good dramatic scenes that admittedly made me cry. He’s wonderful. I will fight you 😂
I feel like he’s the only expressive one . Every Tav I make seems to have resting bitch face. I know you’re very stressed out from trying to stay alive but I wish you could look a little friendlier.
This was the first BG3 video i’ve ever seen, i hadn’t even heard about the game before, and i immediately thought „i have to play this game.“ And well, it’s my favorite game ever now, so thanks for that🤩
I know we're all crushing on the voice work but the performance capture on that escape run is straight out of Mission Impossible. Amazing work all round.
Gotta give it to the motion capture actors and team, the animators and designers too. That run from the collapse was really cool, and the shot of the house crumbling as well.
All the voice acting is just perfect, and it brings so much life to those characters. A special mention for Amelia Tyler... I could listen to her voice all day long!
Incorrect, motion capture for info, then most of all animation is done by AI via script on how characters should be feeling and AI captures that emotion, amazing job on all departments for making such technology, this game would have taken many more years if everything was motion captured
@@eeveeeevee610 Hi, industry animator of 10 years here, what the fuck are you talking about? They've literally showcased in behind-the-scenes footage numerous times the actors wearing the suits, while recording their lines at the same time. The capture was done in tandem with the voices. They're literally physically acting. The credit really goes to their tech team for insanely good implementation efficiency, because there really IS that much mocap in the game.
*Show some love to this amazing voice actor:*
youtube.com/@NeilNewbonOfficial
Show some common sense by realizing that he's doing his job. Not that he "was paid enough".
@@theincrediblefella7984 It's an expression showing that someone is going above and beyond doing their job, putting more effort than what is asked of them. It's not something you would understand.
Someone has a shit job.@@theincrediblefella7984
VAs are awfully underpaid for hours and hours of work, and Newbon has said that his body gave out twice from exhaustion for the role. The title is incredibly appropriate.
@@theincrediblefella7984 are you dense?
Robbing the Necromancer of his payment AS HE'S RESURRECTING YOUR COMPANION is one of the funniest things ever.
Oh he’s not a Necromancer. There’s some hints in game that’s he’s actually Jergal, God of Death himself
@@RestingBookFaceAnd that the payment is obly so the powers that b3 don't think he's not interfering where he wouldn't be allowed to or something to that effect. He's providing a service instead of divinely intervening.
Which may stand to reason why he didn't care about the PC taking it back. I mean, he held up *his* end of the transaction.
Yeah this is the same studio that came up with a solution for the party attendees in case every tiefling died before you save the grove and kill the goblin leaders. They definitely knew youd try to pickpocket jergal and chose to not make him care. Its just an excuse so that he is technically not interfering with mortals for his own benefit but rather just "providing a service" since Ao, the big boss of the gods, doesn't like it when gods interfere with mortals directly. I love how they knew only a few dnd lore fans would understand this but still chose to put that in
based as heII vini vidi victory pfp mate
We all know Glut is the best necromancer
“Somewhere between a nice summer’s day, and THE FULL CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE SUN” gets me every time 🤣🤣🤣
His delivery is *chef kiss*
He screamed it so loud you could hear it from the Shadowfell.
My favorite line
I could hear the Megamind behind that line, and it was beautiful! XD
Silly Billy vs. *The Unmatched Power of The Sun*
I live and die for Astarion's voice cracks when he's throwing a tantrum.
SAME. Neil did an amazing job
"This group is full of WIERDOS!"
You could have ended the sentence after "I live and die for Astarion" xD
LMAO, poor Astarion he got killed by the person he trusted, a very valid reason to be mad... and him getting mad is still classified as a tantrum.
throwing a tantrum? lol THE MAN PERISHED, SUCCUMBED, DEPARTED THIS MORTAL COIL, HE FUCKING D I E D. i'd say it's a little more then a tantrum
Neil completely deserved the award form best performance, what an amazing job he did, congrats
Face it, he only won cuz he's gay
@@sald142 Cope
@@sald142finally stepped out of your echo chamber, I see.
@@sald142 who's gay?? Neil?? lmao he has a wife
@@sald142You know he got a wife
"Here's the gold."
*Steals it back.*
😂 exactly
"take it, it was worthless to me anyway"
Ah, yes, Skyrim strats
"nothing personal, but I need this"
Hahah, poor Withers. xD
I know literally nothing about this game but this guy is instantly my favorite character
Trust me, this is one of the least wild things in the game, especially concerning Astarion. It's such an abstract scenario too that most people missed, and it's voice-acted this well. Absolute god-tier.
you should play it he's a delight
@@diorssenot sure if I can parents may get angry 😭
@@DinoandGalaxy how come? you can disable nudity if they know what the game includes but it's not really the main focus of it anyway
@@diorsse idk I heard it was 18+ and I got scared 😭 I may be in late teens but I have a preteen sibling and if there’s anything innapropruate my parents are gonna be pissed and my brother will be ruined 😅
"Next time? No no NO." - Gets me every time
I love the sassy gesture as he points at himself, too. X'D
best line in the game hands down
The he put quote on the next time is just ✨✨
Bet he might do Z snap just to infuriate the enemy
Istg it makes me giggle madly every time I hear it
Is it just me or does it sound he’s in a Monty Python skit when he says that
What's even better about this performance is that it was motion-captured. So it's not just Neil's incredible voice expression, but his whole body- all of the gestures, everything!
They really used the VAs for the motion capture, too? It's not different actors for the mo-cap? That definitely makes this whole thing even better!
@@mewmew34 The actors already had experience in motion capture. Neil Newbon, Astarion's actor, has *a lot* of mocap experience. I think he talked about owning a a mocap business or something like that in interviews.
The game devs said that most of the scenes are mocapped by their specific actors. There are exceptions though, like Ketheric Thorm, who was voiced by JK Simmons, and the romance scenes. I know the voice of Tav 1 is behind a lot of that work.
@@krackackaCorrect, Neil set up an runs a performance mocap school in the UK, he is with the co-founder too, she I assume also does mocap
@@mewmew34 To expand on what others said, on Neil's channel, titled simply "Neil Newbon" there's at least one video featuring him in motion cap for several big games. It's pretty cool.
Funfact! Neil was Kamski in Detroit Become Human, and Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village.
Both games used mocap!
He's the only one who approves of stealing it, too.
My boy is just a dumbass
W princess tutu pfp
Seems like he regrets his approved action!
Lmao karma
karma a BITCH
“Somewhere between a nice summer’s day, and the *FULL CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE SUN!!!* ” always got me how he cracks his voice, look the rage
Man was the first to experience a nuclear explosion, *what an honor!*
The way he yells “I WAS RIGHT! THERE! GODS…” lives rent free in my head
"Between a nice summer day and the full conceNTRATED POWER OF THE S U N!!"
Certainly a very "DnD party member pissed you did something stupid" line. 😂
@@Pogiforce
I mean, my D&D knowledge is purely by "cultural osmosis", but I have a feeling that exchange absolutely would take place, if say, a mage fired off a fireball in a confined space, full of his party mates 😂😂
I also let the "Next time?!, No No No!...." live rent free. That shit is absolutely hilarious
Me, when the party's Healer fucks up!
This is why he won the award
It’s good but in no way should he have won the award for this performance it’s literally just him doing a generic British accent with a slight difference cadence it’s not mind blowing idris, yuri, and Cameron had way more impressive performances but ig your retarded ass can only respond with ☝️🤓 like a fucking 13 year old girl with abandonment issues
@@Bangtanightthe fact that you're mad but don't even mention Ben Starr says it all.
@@bigbosss7911 I didn’t play final fantasy to give an opinion on his performance but I’ve played all of the latter games and yeah I definitely think those 3 still out perform this dude
@@bigbosss7911 when I get around to playing final fantasy ill lyk but my point still stands
@@Bangtanight Bro's tweaking so hard he predicted the ☝🤓, like it's not applicable to your dumbass behavior
The script writers and voice actors nailed it in this game.
Because they worked together very closely for a very long time. Neils Interview about this has been illuminating and i simply love how it turned out.
@@fateisendemic7862exactly. I hope they release some footage of the entire process, despite the constant repetitions for better takes etcetera. The amount of work and dedication put other studios to shame when you compare size, time and budget of certain recent AAA games
Hilariously written dialogue combined with pitch-perfect delivery. *"I WAS RIGHT! THERE!!!!"*
@@romilrh imagine writing dialogue for scenario of RESSURECTING MEMBER OF TEAM AFTER BEING BURIED ALIVE IN SIDE QUEST, this game is the most detailed game ever
they fucked us over with the endings though
The voice and movement on "I WAS RIGHT THERE, GODS" gets me everytime. What a masterful performance.
Neil Newbon is a national treasure
Definitely!
@Allisson_hart You're a national treasure
@@rodolfor2957
"YOU'RE BREATHTAKING"
@@rodolfor2957 ☺️
@@GawainW thanks, i do try my friend...i do try.
Is anyone here after Neil win the best performance in TGA this year?
Yep, gz to Neil
So well deserved. 💙
To think that he said that before BG3 he going to quit acting altogether. Now look at him. Shows that if you stick with your dreams even through the bad times you'll eventually find success.
I love how, at the end, he feels as though his (quite justified) complaints might actually damage the relationship so he includes a bit of praise to try and backtrack. It's moments like that that really show the inner insecurity he has, like a child trying to make sure he doesn't hurt his friend's feelings.
I adore that moment, too! It’s almost like he actually loves us or something… ;)
or an adult trying to make sure he doesn't hurt his friend's feelings
not exactly a juvenile pursuit
I don’t think that’s a sign of insecurity, it’s maturity if anything to realize that although you are actively upset you appreciate someone at least trying to make things right.
But I do get what you mean and it *is* adorable
i hated him in my first playthrough until i saw the end of his questline, and now he's easily one of my favs. I wrote him off as "evil asshole" early on, which he is, but he ends up changing so much if you give him the opportunity. Probably my 2nd or 3rd fav character now, after shadowheart and maybe karlach.
@@rusk3986 i definitely see it as insecurity. its a mature action but i dont think its fueled by that. Hes not exactly known for his maturity, and considering his past and how poorly he's been treated, it definitely seems to me he apologises more because he doesnt want to anger one of the only positive people he's ever had in life. he does the same sort of thing by reacting excessively to any kindness you show him.
In a lot of ways if youre a good aligned character and youre kind to astarion, youre basically teaching him how to be normal and well adjusted. Its why i could never start a romance with him, always seemed like an almost parental or older sibling role you were playing for him. Yes he's significantly older, but his entire life has been abuse, only getting free for short periods of time to entice a mortal into captivity.
"Well, apparently there's a limit. Somewhere between a nice summer's day, *AND THE FULL CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE SUN!* "
Bonking astarion with the mace had me in TEARS
lmao ikr
If you need to know why Neil won Best Performance at the Game Awards, here you go.
If this guy doesn't win voice actor at the VGA this year I will riot.
He's going to have stiff competition from the rest of BG3 cast. Amelia Tyler as the Narrator makes the game IMO.
I think the narrator is the best VA in the game. She is phenomenal.
All the VA''s had some masterful work in this game. The writing was a big part of it, but it's been a while since I've been this emotionally involved with the characters.
The Guardians voice though!!
The guy who did Raphael will also give him a run for his money
*Astarion:* Just...try not to blow me up again.
*Withers:* I'll be right here if you do, just in case.
*Astarion:* You shut up.
*Withers:* No.
I honestly had no idea the contraption on top of the roof was a DEATH LAZER, because I did the puzzle 100% correctly, so seeing these videos has been absolutely hilarious to me.
I was wondering if It had some significance in the main story or something! Nope lol
What puzzle 😁? i only put weapons on on tables...lol
@@sechu2 The puzzle is about the journey, not the destination! Sure, at the end of the day, it's just putting weapons on tables, but did you know that was what you had to do at first sight? Nope, you had to read notes, infer context clues, and solve problems to get those weapons onto tables. A puzzle!
Unless you cheated and looked at a guide. :P
On my second playthrough, after I fight the inquisitor, instead of fighting my way out, I will do this to level the building and kill every enemy inside, 😈
@@reptarien no no i did it without any guide. I even pass the game solo tactician without using any spoilers, guide etc. Now i just need increse difficilty mods to play as a 4 member team.
@@yurabbityu This is the way
The delivery of that "OF THA SUN!" is, IMO, the pinnacle of voice acting.
This single scene had better voice acting than entire Starfield
sadly true 😅
The most of the voices in Starfield was ok. But... it just doesnt have soul... emotions are bleak if any...
The only good voice actors were for Adoring fan and Sam Coe, the later not exactly known for a great range either.
No need to compare it to more modern games in general, Oblivion's Dark Brotherhood plotline is better written and voiceacted than entire Starfield as well.
Baldur's Gate 3 runs like shit on my GTX 1650. All the modern games are bad
Unfortunately that's a really low bar.
"Next time, no, no, no, if there is a 'Next time,' I'll be the one aiming the all-powerful weapon."
I swear that line lives rent-free in my head.
THE WAY YOU EDITED THIS IS THE CHERRY ON TOP 💀
😊
1:10 That BG crow just laughing in far away is crazy lmao
I used to think my addiction to rare dialogue videos for BG3 was crippling and insatiable, but this video has worsened my condition considerably by making me addicted to rare dialogue videos that have been expertly edited with hilarious context. I hope you cook, my love, cuz I am hungry.
I appreciate you 😊
His expression at "next time", combined with his tone of voice is perfection.
It's such a "the lion, the witch and the audacity of this bish" kinda moment.
400+ hrs into the game and I did not even know this was an option, let alone they have full voice lines for this rare event to happen. Any other developer would railroad you to that kind of content, so you don't miss it.
I'm just 200 hours in and already pondering another playthrough. I don't know the last time i felt this way about a video game ever. Maybe old school RPGs like Bard's Tale or something.
There are scenes acted out for all sorts of things. Arrange Gale's demise if you haven't. That produces a hilarious scene. If you go full pschopath you get some scenes where Karlach hates you.
@@KenS1267Gale's security measures are among the best scenes on the game.
I didn't even know this could happen, I really just blitzed through the creche, stole the mace, an ran for my life. Funny how impatience leads me to some funny setpieces.
@@Kenobi_CowboyI'm definitely going to replay there's just too much for the game to feel like a repeat
No wonder that man won best performance
His voice actor probably had a lot of fun.
He is still having fun by streaming his playthrough on twitch :-) He is such a menace
@@xUhhOhh He's such an Astarion. Tries to steal from someone, but kills her, and when Tom asked if he'd killed her he said NONONONONO I only helped her sleep for a bit
@@ProjectExteria 😆 haha! I love it
@@ProjectExteria Don't forget that part where he uses Astarion to pick open a locked chest and succeeds and starts celebrating... only for the chest to be trapped and blow up killing Astarion and leaving Neil laughing his face off. Those streams are fantastic and I hope he keeps making more episodes through the entire game.
@@ProjectExteria this was definitely one of my fav scenes haha
Withers: I strike thy name from the archives.
(steals gold back)
Withers: I'mma write it back down, with a sharpie!
Finally a game written by literate game developers and competent storytellers and not just hacks.
the writer of BG3 had no previous experience of writing stories
@@japanesesamurai4945 guess what?
I dont care if he is George RR martin, Tolkien, or some 5th grader they dragged out of elementary school and locked in front of a typewriter.
All that proves is that the so called "pedigree" of the writers guild still has absolutely no merit compared with natural creativity.
@@japanesesamurai4945 Don't be silly. The game was written by a team of writers.
@@japanesesamurai4945 I get the vibe that BG3 was written by gamers who were enjoying themselves writing what they enjoyed and not producers rushing them or telling them what to write to facilitate business goals
Maybe it was written by a bunch of passionate DM's
Congrats to Neil for wining best VA GOTY and best support VA for the Golden Joystick. This video literally helped I swear.
The little sigh of him trying to calm down is so presious i love him
To be fair, it's incredibly accurate. If you accidently or purposely drop something on a friend, they go ballistic like Astarian. And then you offer them food and an ice pack, and all is forgiven.
They nailed all the performances to be fair.
Why is getting the mace SO MUCH more interesting when you don't do puzzle right??
Oh that's what I did wrong. I did it right.
The puzzle is pretty interesting by itself.
Honestly, it feels like the steps are so damn boring to getting the mace correctly that Larian assumed people would just grab it anyways and went all out with that specific conclusion.
@@joemarais7683 i mean all you need is a knock scroll
because you need to run for your life from falling building
"the full concentrated power of the sun" line was legit the megamind style of reading that line
I absolutely would have loved it if Larian had an option to basically say
"After your late night snack, now we are even."
Ah well I'll wait.
Supposedly, if he killed you feeding in that early cut scene, and you were brought back, you get a special dialog choice in this situation.
@@kirstenwyatt9675 I have a video showing that dialogue as well 😊
ua-cam.com/video/XZW4j2748QE/v-deo.html
I'm gonna buy the game based off this guy's voice acting alone lol Glad he won best performance at the game awards, well deserved!!
Performance! Not voice actors! Motion capture!😊
That's what I did XD
I'm not disappointed lol
Gods, Astarion's voice actor is just too good. *"I WAS RIGHT. THERE!!!!"*
Neil is honestly such a gem... His delivery on literally all of Astarion's lines is just pure gold
Actually, the last time there was a strike that the voice actors were involved in, one of their major issues was being able to rest their voices.
And I think Neil as Astarion perfectly demonstrates WHY they need that rest. Because his performance here with the outraged screeching is utterly perfect. But that HURTS to do. Imagine doing THAT for an hour straight trying to get it right. And if you do it too much, too often, you lose your voice, and your voice is your job, so you're eventually unable to do your job.
I don't know if voice actors are still fighting for rights for rest and recuperation. But yeah. They need it.
Welllllll they just authorized a strike on video games
@@QberryShortcake Yeah I saw something about that this morning or last night. not sure which.
Not sure what the demands are this time. Last time I more stumbled into an explanation of stuff because I follow Jennifer Hale and I also picked up an interview with Will Wheaton.
I think the weirdest thing they said was that companies were trying to force voice actors into some kind of mandated "you must apply for all jobs" kind of thing or "you must take the job if we ask for you." Which sounded ridiculous to me. I mean, even the lowliest janitor can decide what company he wants to work for or if he wants to work at all.
Didn't pay much attention to the strike at the time beyond that it was happening. Guess we'll see what happens this time.
@@jenniferhanses biggest demands are updating compensation rates, which haven't kept up with inflation, and regulating AI usage within the industry, so that studios don't backfill lines with AI, rather than hiring them to come back in. The negotiations previously negotiated for also need to be re-authorized.
Strike _authorization_ doesn't yet mean _on strike_, notably. But they're prepping to do so the second anything goes wrong.
@@QberryShortcake Yeah. And they do definitely need to hammer out an AI policy.
@@jenniferhanses From a dev perspective: a lot of us would rather just not use AI at all. Leadership on the other hand....
Neil's voice acting combined with your editing is 10/10. Whenever I need a good laugh, I watch this video. Thank you for this 😂
I appreciate you 😊
This was just real. I have never played a table top dnd campaign where we would leave a piece of loot like that. 😂
No wonder why he won an award for this acting
Next time? Nu nu nuuu 💅😂
The facial animations can't keep up with how good the voice acting is.
This is one of the funniest have seen. you unbotherly activate a trap, destroy a building, almost kill yourself but successfully kill Astarion, try to fix it but, please, FREE OF CHARGE, get yelled at by the vampire who can't stay mad at you at the end for some reason. I can't breath 💀
Someone tag Neil please, he did such a good job with this character
Now that you mention it, Im going to add his channel to the description & pinned comment. I really wish I had done it earlier, but I never anticipated this video getting this many views.
"just don't do it again" I love him so much
01:39 if anyone want the "no, no, no"
I don’t care what anyone says. I love Astarion so much. How could you not?! Not only is he very pretty, he also has some of the funniest lines and deliveries ever, as well as extremely expressive animation, and also some really good dramatic scenes that admittedly made me cry. He’s wonderful. I will fight you 😂
Cause he is a selfish prick basically, but I guess he has his moments.
I feel like he’s the only expressive one . Every Tav I make seems to have resting bitch face. I know you’re very stressed out from trying to stay alive but I wish you could look a little friendlier.
people who hate him literally don't pay attention to the story 💀
@@TheRealJerma remember that time he KILLED YOU while sucking you dry? What a great guy, really
The animation is so expressive cause that's Neil's mocapped face lmao you just *know* he threw his entire being into acting Astarion
The faint oblivion music at the start is beautiful!
Thank you for uploading this, I would have NEVER caused this interaction to occur unless by pure accidental luck and Its way to good to be missed!
There is a reason why Neil Newbon won Best Performance.
Neil Newbon won Best Performance at the game awards for his role as Astarion. Seriously epic work! He's got so much character
This is why voice actors deserve more, they actually have fun voicing a character
Winner of performance of the year everybody.
He's not my romance option but I always keep him around for his entertaining quips. He deserves getting all the awards so far for this scene alone 😅
This man won GOTY for a reason
This was the first BG3 video i’ve ever seen, i hadn’t even heard about the game before, and i immediately thought „i have to play this game.“ And well, it’s my favorite game ever now, so thanks for that🤩
I know we're all crushing on the voice work but the performance capture on that escape run is straight out of Mission Impossible. Amazing work all round.
The “No, no, no” sounds like he’s criticizing a child and it gets me every single time
The next part is even better! “There’s a difference between a nice summer breeze and the FULL POWER OF THE SUN!”
Gotta give it to the motion capture actors and team, the animators and designers too. That run from the collapse was really cool, and the shot of the house crumbling as well.
The "no no no!" cracks me up. He's throwing a well deserved tantrum.
His voice actor needs all the awards he can carry with a fucking bulldozer👏🏻🫡💀🔥💯😍
OMFG, Tav pickpocketing Withers while he's raising Astarion, Astarion's righteous outrage, and then at the end, BAP!!! I hurt myself laughing. 🤣🤣🤣
"Well apparently theres a limit. Somewhere between a nice summer's day..., & the FULL CONCENTRATED POWER OF THE SUN!!!! 😮💨
Yeah, Neil 1,000% deserved the 2023 Best Performance award.
That voice actor deserves an award or two ;)
CONGRATS TO NEIL FOR VOICING OUR FAVORITE MAN AND WINNING AN AWARD AT THE GAME AWARDS
Now he got Best Performance of the year and a well earned one.
the sneaky soundbite at 0:27
and this is why this guy beat an A-listing oscar nominee Hollywood actor in Game awards ,
Welldeserved
I want Astarion.
Sus
We have astarion at home.
@@Bdavis2475 I just have one question.
Where u live? xd
Same, but my game has been crashing lately so I can't continue my adventure :'c
@@Bdavis2475 Mom said it's my turn on the Astarion! Gimme
Neil Newbon deserves every award for this character.
and he won the game awards for best performance, well deserved 🎉🎉🎉🎉
If Neil Newbon doesn't win "Best Performance" in the Game Awards, I will lose it.
News flash: *Neil WON THE BEST VIDEO GAME PERFORMANCE OF 2023* lmfao
Neil Newbon definitely deserves an award for his role in Baldur's Gate 3.
The simple fact that he is not annoyed about getting ressed cos he died but more about having a building dropped on him
And that's why he won best performance in Game Awards
1:04 - The voice cracks sell it.
That is one of the best voice acted lines I've ever seen in a game before lol well done
Absolutely deserved best performance award for his voice actor.
His whiny NO NO NO gets me every time 😂
"Well- not many corpses have your vigor."
I come back and watch this video almost daily. I love this so much. So quotable.
Lmao he gets revived and instantly throws a fit
All the voice acting is just perfect, and it brings so much life to those characters. A special mention for Amelia Tyler... I could listen to her voice all day long!
This is literally the vid that got me into BG3 congrats for its Game of the Year Win and to Neil for voicing Astarion. Both well deserved
his award for best performance was well desserved
I love how he rants at you, then immediately thanks you and sounds so much less confident. Like he's worried he's fucked your friendship
Gotta give props to the animators too. The facial and hand movements really sell the scene.
its all motion capture
Incorrect, motion capture for info, then most of all animation is done by AI via script on how characters should be feeling and AI captures that emotion, amazing job on all departments for making such technology, this game would have taken many more years if everything was motion captured
@@eeveeeevee610 source? i cannot find this anywhere at all. everyone just says its normal motion capture.
@@eeveeeevee610 Hi, industry animator of 10 years here, what the fuck are you talking about? They've literally showcased in behind-the-scenes footage numerous times the actors wearing the suits, while recording their lines at the same time. The capture was done in tandem with the voices. They're literally physically acting. The credit really goes to their tech team for insanely good implementation efficiency, because there really IS that much mocap in the game.
You can really tell what parts are mo cap and which ones aren't the ones without aren't that great very jagged
The way he shouts "full concentrated power of the sun" sounds a lot like megamind
Astarion is a staple companion simply because of his personality; his thief skills are a bonus.