EdSkywalker Yes, her attitude may take some getting used to, but she's not "bad" more "brutally cynical and practical", of course, as my warden tries to help everyone, she usually is the one to protest. She is also quite humorous at times. Toward the end of the game, we were friends.
@@anthonymurano4775 You can find a Qunari who was killed by him in the Eluvian crossway in Inquisition. Next to the corpse lies a diary which only says "Enchantment!" over and over again. Legends never die it seems
Dragon Age Origins is one of the best examples of how good Voice Acting can be. However, lets not forget about those people working within the soundstudio. A Voice Actor is only half as good without proper directing, soundmixing and what so ever. :)
Dragon Age and Mass Effect both do excellent jobs. Have to say the Fallout games do it good too. Liam Neeson as the voice of your dad in FO 3? Heck yes lol
***** Did you even pay attention while playing Dark Souls, or have you even played it? Every character in Dark Souls is memorable, every tells his/her own story.
Kort Exx Yes I have played Dark Souls and no they're not as memorable as characters in say Mass Effect for ex. You two are wrong. Souls has never had anybody that's as recognizable as Garrus, Commander Shepard, Morrigan, Zevran, and other characters I could name. For ex, someone like Big Hat Logan is obviously not going to be as known as Varric from Dragon Age. I think you two are the ones who aren't paying attention
Wait, did one of the the female dwarf's lines go: "Ah, there went the spell. Now this does nothing... " Because if so... Sister... you're a dwarf. Your spells are kind of meant to "do nothing".
WOW, they are amazing! Jon Curry plays Zevran here and the Inquisitor in DAI, you can't tell AT ALL!! Also, Mark Hildreth as the Warden and Sten? These people are so impressive.
The Disciples = Commander Shepard Oghren/Irving = Grunt Morrigan = Liara's "father" Dwarf male wise/The Great Oak/Swiftrunner = Saren Arterius Dwarf male cocky = Sovereign Dwarf male smart = Harbinger
That's because bioware actually modeled a lot of the characters after their voice actors. That's why so many of them had such a drastic change from their concept art.
Robin Sachs - voice in ME2;3 , didn't realise he was also in DA:O. Great actor and Voice - was a great campaign to recognise him when he passed away. Would be amazing if BioWare could insert any left over clippings of him into the next game.
The voice actors can either make or break a game. DA:O was a great game due to many factors, but one of the most important were the VA's. It is good to see the faces behind the characters that we loved and hated. They made the game come to life. Some of the voices I recognized, some of them I didn't. I was genuinely surprised by some of the talents identities. Thank you for illuminating the cast.
DaGreatBeRich actually I use no mods for this game. I don't feel the need to, unlike with Skyrim. I play the gog version od the game with all dlc. And that is what I recommend for you to do. Best experience - "Just stock, no mods".
Leliana has such a pretty voice... I adore her and her Voice Actor... I'm really glad and really enjoy hearing her in Dragon Age: Inquisition. I hope very much she'll appear in the next game.
Simon Tempelman And Tim Curry :) smashing combo , hence though Simon has very specific voice that can be recognized troughout many many games he has been doing voice acting love them ,and voice actresses all look so charming :).
Yuri Lowenthal!??? Ack I need to play a male elf now. Also Sandal... "Enchantment!" ... fml. I may have just ruined Alistair and Zevran for myself. I also dont understand how Sten's voice comes from that dude.
Love the voice acting in the game. Also tickled pink that Star Trek actors like Kate Mulgrew, Tim Russ, Dwight Schultz, and Brian George (played a few minor roles in a couple different series), all were a part of this series.
Sadly Geraldine Blecker, the actress who voiced Shale, died December 2021. Great performance and defenetly one of the most iconic character in DA series! I remember how curious I was when I found out that the golem was voiced by an actress... May she rest in peace
***** I completely agree! I never knew but when I saw her face next to Flemeth, "OMGosh! Makes total sense!" I recognized Tuvok as the Dalish Leader, and Tim Curry tho. OH and the same with Claudia Black as Morrigan, I knew I recognized her voice. Love Claudia from Farscape
Jeez, how could I not recocnize Claudia Blacks voice?! How could I not recognize Stargates Vala?! And Captain Janeway?! And Tuvok?! I'm a bad person -.-
When I first played this game all I could imagine when hearing Arl Rendon Howe was Nigel Thornberry, half expected him to say "smashing!" at some point.
I also hope it wasn't just me, but Wynne totally calmed me down at the camp with her voice, talking to me about being gay with Zevran after I just finished like 2 hours of being in the deep roads and wanting to shoot myself in the face multiple times.
Kate Mulgrew who voices Flemith also plays Captain Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek Voyager Tim Russ who voices Zathrian plays Tuvok on Star Trek Voyager So cool that two of the actors from my favorite Star Trek show also voice characters in Dragon age :D
she does it in all 3 games actually as Flemeth is in DAI as well. I think Bioware prefer to use the same actors for characters if they show up again in future games although they haven't always been able to do it.
Thank you for posting this and confirming my thoughts concerning Kate Mulgrew and Tim Russ as voice actors in the game. I was very surprised to see that the great Tim Curry was in the game as well.
i read that Alistair is to return in inqustion its already been confirmed how fucking cool is that it sounds like bioware is finally listening to the fans on this
If you think that of Shale's voice, then you had to her Lani Minela (Mass Effect 3 Eve's voice actress), it's the only krogan who's voice doesn't needed a filter.
I never realized that Tuvok and Captain Janeway are in DR Origins! :D The whole game had a brilliant cast of voice actors. Every character seemed to come alive on the screen!
He also does Zaeed, one of my favorites from Mass Effect 2 and 3. Supposedly Citadel DLC for ME3 was dedicated to him, as he died shortly after finishing his lines for the game.
Joey Deguelle Yeah? The ending made me not touch it again. I'm in ME2 and am almost ready to make the jump into ME3 again. I hate to give them more money, though I do want to play Citadel...
![Behind the Scenes - Dragon Age: Origins [Making of]](/img/n.gif)
This game had one of the best voice acting ever in a video-game.
I am listening them again 6 years passed this and mass effect 2 were perfect, and now look at Andromeda. What the hell happened to you Bioware.
@@osmanjetlee2001 EA happend just like battlefront 1 and 2
@@darkman14563 yes :(
@@darkman14563 actually all of dragon age and mass effect (except 1) came out with Ea
@@iamgroot1223 yea but back then EA wasn't the corporate hell it is today
I love how there are all these deep, important lines. Then... "ENCHANTMENT!"
I could listen to Claudia Black all day. Maker guide me!
Too bad she had to play such an unlikeable character
EdSkywalker As a sarcastic sinister-like person I guess she's perfect for me xD.
EdSkywalker Unlikeable?!?! she is my favorite character in the game xD
EdSkywalker
Yes, her attitude may take some getting used to, but she's not "bad" more "brutally cynical and practical", of course, as my warden tries to help everyone, she usually is the one to protest. She is also quite humorous at times. Toward the end of the game, we were friends.
EdSkywalker I see what you mean, but Morrigan could have been so much worse. Claudia Black salvaged the character amazingly.
You have to have Morrigan and Alistair in your party playing this for the awesome dialogue and voice acting between them
And.. Shale the birds!!!
True, I never seperate them. The dynamic is so good.
- isnt that right, boy?
- Enchantment!
+Lux Signifer
Enchantment?
Enchantment!
"Sandal? How did you kill those darkspawn?!"
"Enchantment!"
Enchantment!
Haha, I love when you find him in Dragon Age II... "Not Enchantment.... :D"
@@anthonymurano4775 You can find a Qunari who was killed by him in the Eluvian crossway in Inquisition. Next to the corpse lies a diary which only says "Enchantment!" over and over again. Legends never die it seems
I need to play Dragon Age: Origins as an "Experienced" Elf Male now!
Warden Commander Shepard FTW!
I'm Warden-Commander Mahariel, and this is my favorite store in Thedas.
Exact the reason why i picked that voice.
X2
"Morrigan, report to the camp ASAP We'll bang okay?"
I had no idea that the experienced male elf was Commander Sheppard, until I watched this video. That is how talented, and diverse Mark Meer is.
Dragon Age Origins is one of the best examples of how good Voice Acting can be. However, lets not forget about those people working within the soundstudio.
A Voice Actor is only half as good without proper directing, soundmixing and what so ever. :)
Dragon Age and Mass Effect both do excellent jobs. Have to say the Fallout games do it good too. Liam Neeson as the voice of your dad in FO 3? Heck yes lol
***** Eh not really. They don't have many memorable characters as the others do. Souls is more known for its gameplay
***** Did you even pay attention while playing Dark Souls, or have you even played it? Every character in Dark Souls is memorable, every tells his/her own story.
Kort Exx Yes I have played Dark Souls and no they're not as memorable as characters in say Mass Effect for ex. You two are wrong. Souls has never had anybody that's as recognizable as Garrus, Commander Shepard, Morrigan, Zevran, and other characters I could name. For ex, someone like Big Hat Logan is obviously not going to be as known as Varric from Dragon Age. I think you two are the ones who aren't paying attention
Dammit... Tim Curry killed my family.
Is he ever gonna recover from that stroke?!
@@cameronmcewen9666 ?
ENCHANTMENT!!
I laughed so hard XD
Kecoroe yeah me to, bless the little simpleton ,;)
easiest job ever
Geoffercake Lmao
and is all! xD ... the best xD
Wait, did one of the the female dwarf's lines go:
"Ah, there went the spell. Now this does nothing... "
Because if so...
Sister... you're a dwarf. Your spells are kind of meant to "do nothing".
+Judit Ginzboorg plot twist : it's a human dwarf
plot twist: its Dagna
plot twist: it's shaper Valta.
You can hear this line, IIRC, if you attempt to handle the lyrium veins before the anvil in the deep roads, as a rogue
Can I get you a ladder? So you can get off my back!
It's so notorious it's even an easter egg in Inquisition
yeah my last warden said tht a lot but I wanted to play a moer aggressive type of warden on my last run. Worked nicely too.
Dwarf: My spell!
What?
HOW DID I NOT RECOGNIZE THAT ARL HOWE IS TIM CURRY?!?!?!?
I probably replayed Origins a few too many times because of Tim Curry's excellent villain voice-over. Type casting at it's finest.
I didn't notice until you kill him and he say maker spit on you then i could tell that was tim curry
Cause he didn't say SPACE
I know, right?! I was like 😱 lol
Omg this is so late but
I THINK SO TOO!
oh, Morrigan's voice is as charming as Morrigan.
that song always give me goosebumps
bring back memories
Tim Curry voiced Arl Rendon Howe?! Son of a bitch! How can I hate him when he is voiced by Tim Curry?! Damn it!
This.
Mr. SwedishOak Agreed!
+Mason Hatcher I'll be damn
+Mason Hatcher you should've recognised his voice if you're so familiar with this actor :D...Tim Curry ftw!
***** Indeed!
WOW, they are amazing! Jon Curry plays Zevran here and the Inquisitor in DAI, you can't tell AT ALL!! Also, Mark Hildreth as the Warden and Sten? These people are so impressive.
Elf male Experienced = Commander Shepard (Mass Effect) ... yeah ... experienced indead :D
The Disciples = Commander Shepard
Oghren/Irving = Grunt
Morrigan = Liara's "father"
Dwarf male wise/The Great Oak/Swiftrunner = Saren Arterius
Dwarf male cocky = Sovereign
Dwarf male smart = Harbinger
Commander Shepard walkthrough.
Morrigan, we'll bang, okay?
I'm an Elf Grey Warden, and this is my favourite "Enchantment" in the whole Ferelden
Dwarf female cocky = Jack
Leliana =Dr. Michel
Loghain Mac Tir = Han Gerell
Many voices = Zaeed Massani
Bogdan Paun Actually, Leliana wasn't Dr. Michel.
Did anyone else notice that some of the actors looked like the characters they voiced; i.e: Brother Genetivi
That's because bioware actually modeled a lot of the characters after their voice actors. That's why so many of them had such a drastic change from their concept art.
What about Shale and Zathrian?
SymbolX Well, Shale & Zathrian are the exceptions to that
And Lanya (Zathrian's First) is another exception to that as well, seeing as Kimberly Brooks is also a Black woman
Enchantment
A farmer turned merchant, he carries his former life as a turtle carries it's shell. How so very true.
Enchantment! :)
Robin Sachs - voice in ME2;3 , didn't realise he was also in DA:O. Great actor and Voice - was a great campaign to recognise him when he passed away. Would be amazing if BioWare could insert any left over clippings of him into the next game.
He also voiced Murdoch, the leader of the town's guard in Redcliffe
@@karlsmith2570 And Seneschal Varel in Awakening.
Zaid. 🙏😋
The voice actors can either make or break a game. DA:O was a great game due to many factors, but one of the most important were the VA's. It is good to see the faces behind the characters that we loved and hated. They made the game come to life. Some of the voices I recognized, some of them I didn't. I was genuinely surprised by some of the talents identities. Thank you for illuminating the cast.
Totally agree the actors were a huge part of why this game is such a Gem
Anyone who has played the game will chuckle at Sandals appearance
Chuckle? I was laughing myself to tears! ha!
LOL bless him , made me laugh .
mis-d- white 9
I know it's missing the point but why would anyone who hasn't played the game watch this video?
Patroklos
Kate Mulgrew voices Flemeth? That is amazing! Makes sense since she can do Red's voice perfectly in OITNB.
And she's in the game for about 5 minutes. Also the Tuvok guy gets a very small part.
That's it. F*ck it. I'm replaying this sh*t.... AGAINx5!
Im just about to do that but on PC this time with mods.
Already downloading the mods...
what mods are good for this game?
DaGreatBeRich actually I use no mods for this game. I don't feel the need to, unlike with Skyrim. I play the gog version od the game with all dlc. And that is what I recommend for you to do. Best experience - "Just stock, no mods".
I never like mods although I always like using sweet fx. The other guys said they used mods, just curious.
Leliana has such a pretty voice... I adore her and her Voice Actor... I'm really glad and really enjoy hearing her in Dragon Age: Inquisition. I hope very much she'll appear in the next game.
And her satin shoes 💖👡 😂
R.I.P. Robin Sachs, you goddamn badass.
"Get it out of the way so we can concentrate on being big goddamn heroes."
Simon Tempelman And Tim Curry :) smashing combo , hence though Simon has very specific voice that can be recognized troughout many many games he has been doing voice acting love them ,and voice actresses all look so charming :).
the voice acting in origins is fucking amazing too
Agreed.
Some top notch voice overs right there,
yeah even tho isolde was horribly annoying her voice actress did an amazing job
Yes, a voice actor can do an amazing job making people hate the character they voiced.
I didn't know Commander Sheppard was an elf!
woot his not in this.. what iin the nine hells are you talking about ?
Leo Dragonheart Mark Meer... He is the voice of Male Shep, he is also voicing the experienced male elf it seems :P
Lethania dude I just realised you meant mass effect... When you said sheppard I was thinking of the actor playing sheppard in atlantis...
oh.. claudia black... such good times in farscape ^^
Howe was Tim Curry?! Man NO WONDER
Right!
Tim Curry was the perfect pick for Howe
This is giving me heavy levels of nostalgia.
Yuri Lowenthal!??? Ack I need to play a male elf now. Also Sandal... "Enchantment!" ... fml.
I may have just ruined Alistair and Zevran for myself.
I also dont understand how Sten's voice comes from that dude.
ikr sten sounds so much older
If you played X-COM Declassified the main character William Carter voice actor is the same as Sten
All I can see now when I hear sandal is a slow sasuke or ben 10
Les "retocan" la voz, no son 100% las mismas, I guess
Morrigan was done so perfectly I’m still in love with her voice
Goddamn that bastard Howe was voiced by one of the best actors ever? Cool
A good villain needs a good voice to make him properly hateable.
Love the voice acting in the game. Also tickled pink that Star Trek actors like Kate Mulgrew, Tim Russ, Dwight Schultz, and Brian George (played a few minor roles in a couple different series), all were a part of this series.
Dominic Keating is Mouse in the magi origin.
Bodahn is voiced by "Howling Mad" Murdoch!? That blew my mind.
Sadly Geraldine Blecker, the actress who voiced Shale, died December 2021. Great performance and defenetly one of the most iconic character in DA series! I remember how curious I was when I found out that the golem was voiced by an actress... May she rest in peace
I wish alistair was real 3
I wish they kept Alistair's voice actor for Inquisition. Someone else voices him :/
ewww NO screw that.
***** That's... not true. Steve Valentine went back to Bioware to reprise his role as Alistair.
Really??
Sigyn Laufeyson Yes! I'm sure you can find news about it on the internet somewhere if you look it up. :D
ENCHANTMENT! Never gets old haha
Hey, this is really coo-HOLD UP IS THAT FENRIS
Hard to believe that Mark Hildreth voices Stem he looks to young to sound like that. It's actually sexy as fuckk......
I miss this game, the feeling it gave me the first time I played it, the experience was almost magical for me
All legends. Tim Curry should have had a bigger role though.
Akhamesh if you’re Human Noble Origin his role is pretty significant
Shephard,Zaeed,Jarl Balgruuf ,Miraak,Saren the hell is going on here?
Well, Sovereign and Harbinger too
Arthas Nerzhul ya forget about them
Admiral Daro'Xen, Han'Gerrel.
Saren and Jack (Sole survivor of Vault 111) and Grunt/Rexxar from WOW too
Steve Valentine voices Alistair? That's awesome, I never even considered that and I used to love Iron Weasel.
RIP Peter Renaday. Voice of Splinter in TMNT who also used the same voice in Dragon Age 😁
I had no idea Fenris' voice actor voiced the HM Mystical voice. Cool :).
Gosh I can't stop watching this! Thanks for putting this together! Really like what you did. :)
Also the woman who voices Flemeth plays Red in Orange is the New Black
Not to mention she was captain janeway on voyager
Kate Mulgrew was excellent as Flemeth, especially in Dragon Age II.
Duncun's voice actor is the same one who voiced Al' Mualim in Assassin's creed !
No wonder I found his voice so damn familiar.
Whoa, all of this time and I had no idea Tim Curry was in this.
I love the fact that Flemeth is voiced by Captain Janeway and the Dalish Elf leader is Tuvok.
*****
I completely agree! I never knew but when I saw her face next to Flemeth, "OMGosh! Makes total sense!" I recognized Tuvok as the Dalish Leader, and Tim Curry tho. OH and the same with Claudia Black as Morrigan, I knew I recognized her voice. Love Claudia from Farscape
Jeez, how could I not recocnize Claudia Blacks voice?! How could I not recognize Stargates Vala?!
And Captain Janeway?! And Tuvok?!
I'm a bad person -.-
Don't forget Dwight Schultz, who played Lieutenant Barclay and 'Howling Mad' Murdock from the A-Team. XD
Agreed!
This music makes me sad and nostalgic from when I first played the game... time to replay it!
I could listen morrigan,alistair and cullen's voice all day...
I love how everyone strangely looks like the voice actors a little, like their expressions on the pictures etc.
The guy who voiced Sovereign and Miraak also voiced a Dwarf. That's just precious.
It's kind of trippy to me that in many (not all, but quite a few) cases, the character resembles the voice actor/actress. Nice touch!
Mark Hildreth's human warden voice, and Sten voice is amazing. Such difference in pitch.
When I first played this game all I could imagine when hearing Arl Rendon Howe was Nigel Thornberry, half expected him to say "smashing!" at some point.
R.I.P., Robin Sachs.
Claudia Black. I fell head over heels for her when I first saw Farscape.
Enchantment!
Claudia Black's VA work for Morrigan is the reason I fell in love with her every playthrough. It was epic!
I'd love to hear Corinne Kempa say: "Heya! It's me! Imoen!"
5:45 LOL Just thinking about how this guy basicly had 1 line. Kinda like Groot! xD
I also hope it wasn't just me, but Wynne totally calmed me down at the camp with her voice, talking to me about being gay with Zevran after I just finished like 2 hours of being in the deep roads and wanting to shoot myself in the face multiple times.
Cool video man, surprised I only got around to watching this now! No WAY did I think Bodahn was voiced by Dwight Schultz!
And a grand finale with Tim Curry! Was surprised to seem him in Origind.
5:45 Sandal's face speaks more volume than his words
Claudia Black
Morrigan's voice is beautiful.❤
Kate Mulgrew who voices Flemith also plays Captain Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek Voyager
Tim Russ who voices Zathrian plays Tuvok on Star Trek Voyager
So cool that two of the actors from my favorite Star Trek show also voice characters in Dragon age :D
I could not place Tim when I saw his pic doing the voice. Nice catch.
And Dwight Schultz (voicing Bodahn) is lieutenant Barclay on TNG and Voyager :)
I am an elven male and this is my favorite video on youtube.
COMMANDER SHEPARD HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!
I just came from watching a video of all of Dragon Age II's voice actors...
and it's kind of funny how many are also in Origins.
I never realized it was Kate Mulgrew who voiced Flemmeth until Dragon Age 2.
she does it in all 3 games actually as Flemeth is in DAI as well. I think Bioware prefer to use the same actors for characters if they show up again in future games although they haven't always been able to do it.
sjsharp2007
Yeah I know she was in all 3. But I didn't realize until I played the second one.
Thank you for posting this and confirming my thoughts concerning Kate Mulgrew and Tim Russ as voice actors in the game. I was very surprised to see that the great Tim Curry was in the game as well.
ENCHANTMENT!
They recorded a dwarven saying"I've lost the spell!I must try another tactic.".. interesting.
...........How did I not realize that Morrigan's voice actress was from Stargate SG-1!
I knew it was Claudia, because I remembered her voice via Farscape.
"Warden, I'm pregnant. And there's a one in... maybe ten chance it's yours."
Whoa whoa whoa whoa 3:02 Sten is one of the most manly deep followers you can get but his voice actor looks so young lol!
Kate Mulgrew?? Awesome!
Yeah Captain Janeway, and Commander Tuvok from Star Trek Voyager is the voice of Zathrian as well. Awesome!
Odd. She doesn´t look like her voice.
I'm amazed at how often I miss on screen actors doing voice acting in the games I love. Graham McTavish (Arl Eamon) plays Dwalin in the Hobbit films!
Enchantment?
Enchantment!
"Sandal! There are corpses all around you what happened?"
"Enchantment!"
._.
i read that Alistair is to return in inqustion its already been confirmed how fucking cool is that it sounds like bioware is finally listening to the fans on this
Geraldine Blecker should really stop chainsmoking
ROFL!!!!!!!!
Somberlain Bravo. Bravo I say!
If you think that of Shale's voice, then you had to her Lani Minela (Mass Effect 3 Eve's voice actress), it's the only krogan who's voice doesn't needed a filter.
5:45
Enchantment! 😊
We need more Tim Curry in the world.
Wow! All so wonderful at what they do! :)
Great compilation. One of the all round best games ever. Leliana.
Thank you for your service 😊
Now this was a great game. And I had no idea Corri English was my female rogue.
I never realized that Tuvok and Captain Janeway are in DR Origins! :D The whole game had a brilliant cast of voice actors. Every character seemed to come alive on the screen!
Okey, im going to do a playtrou with Human male Experienced in memorie of Robin Sachs,
Just finished it with every dlc. tribute to robin sachs.
this game is better then most recent AAA games.
He also does Zaeed, one of my favorites from Mass Effect 2 and 3. Supposedly Citadel DLC for ME3 was dedicated to him, as he died shortly after finishing his lines for the game.
DownwithMarx perfect timing pal. Just finished the trilogy edition again love that game.
Joey Deguelle
Yeah? The ending made me not touch it again. I'm in ME2 and am almost ready to make the jump into ME3 again. I hate to give them more money, though I do want to play Citadel...
DownwithMarx just keep playing, citadel is worth it believe me. Just started playing mass effect 2.