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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II features an exceptional English voice cast, with Warhorse Studios going above and beyond to deliver performances that feel grounded, varied, and deeply immersive. The wide range of regional accents reflects the game’s distinct cultures and factions, lending authenticity to its setting. These are not merely performances. Each actor brings emotional weight and nuance that convincingly sell both the story and its characters. The studio’s use of motion-capture recording further elevates the experience, allowing voice and action to feel seamlessly unified.
While the entire cast delivers stellar performances, the standout roles belong to Tom McKay as Henry and Luke Dale as Hans Capon. Both actors excel individually, but it is their shared chemistry that truly defines the series. Having worked closely together in Prague during motion-capture sessions, their natural rapport carries through into their performances, resulting in a friendship between Henry and Hans that feels genuine, earned, and emotionally real.
While it is no surprise that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is coming in strong for many of our awards, it’s for good reason: it excels in nearly everything it does as an RPG. Given how emotional and methodical a game it is, having excellent voice work to convey the themes of this story is incredibly important. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 features quite a few well-known actors: from Charlie Cox playing the charming and stubborn Gustave to Jennifer English’s passionate and fiery portrayal of Maelle, there is literally no bad performance in this devastating story of complicated family dynamics and the processing of grief. These actors know how to deliver the emotional punch that this story needs, and their performances will definitely leave some gamers in tears. (Yes, we cried. Multiple times.)
Voice acting can easily make or break the experience of a video game. Thankfully, the Like a Dragon series continues its trend of providing excellent voice work to enhance the absurdity of its world and characters. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has an insane story, focusing on everyone’s favourite nutjob, Goro Majima, as he embraces his new life as a pirate captain. Hidenari Ugaki brings so much energy and intensity to Majima’s character, while Matt Mercer’s approach is much more deadpan. Regardless of whether one plays the game in English or Japanese, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii offers RPGamers tons of laughter straight from the get-go.
by Elmon Dean Todd and Sam Wachter
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