You know what's funny, I met Paul St. Peter, the Announcer for Soul Calibur, and I asked him specifically if they straight up asked him to do his Xemnas Voice for Soul Calibur 5/6, and I sadly can't remember the full story off the top of my head, but I think his response was basically: "I tried a few different voices, and eventually landed on Xemnas as it was one I was doing somewhat recently, and I can't tell if they wanted to avoid bringing it up or if they just liked how it sounded." Which, is fine by me because the man has a killer voice for Xemnas and doing it for SC5/6 was a welcome addition for me lol.
Even beyond fighting games, the adrenaline that a simple announcer can bring is too easily overlooked for how pumped they get you. I often cite the arcade version of Hydro Thunder for that feeling of "YEAH! LET'S GO!!!"
I don't play too many fighting games... my most experience is with the Dead or Alive series or the Tekken series. I've only played Tekken 1-3 but I don't really recall an announcer. I will say announcers do have huge impacts on the overall game experience. Perhaps the biggest one would be the WaveRace 64 announcer who is both super encouraging and enthusiastic and also can mock you at times for sucking. I think the "Finish Him" for Mortal Kombat is the most iconic as you showcased. Fun topic to "think about".
You know what's funny, I met Paul St. Peter, the Announcer for Soul Calibur, and I asked him specifically if they straight up asked him to do his Xemnas Voice for Soul Calibur 5/6, and I sadly can't remember the full story off the top of my head, but I think his response was basically:
"I tried a few different voices, and eventually landed on Xemnas as it was one I was doing somewhat recently, and I can't tell if they wanted to avoid bringing it up or if they just liked how it sounded."
Which, is fine by me because the man has a killer voice for Xemnas and doing it for SC5/6 was a welcome addition for me lol.
@spaceboi2375 That's pretty sick! Amazing they just kinda went with it!
Nothing beats hearing “ULTRA!” screamed in Killer Instinct
I wanted to include Killer Instinct in this but totally forgot to capture footage for it!
The KOF announcer has to be one of the best. The enthusiasm in his delivery is so enjoyable to hear.
@Iceferno I need to enjoy more KOF games honestly!
Even beyond fighting games, the adrenaline that a simple announcer can bring is too easily overlooked for how pumped they get you. I often cite the arcade version of Hydro Thunder for that feeling of "YEAH! LET'S GO!!!"
@DoYouNerd Yeah any game that has someone hyping you up deserves credit! thanks for watching! now I wanna think of some outside examples!
I don't play too many fighting games... my most experience is with the Dead or Alive series or the Tekken series. I've only played Tekken 1-3 but I don't really recall an announcer. I will say announcers do have huge impacts on the overall game experience. Perhaps the biggest one would be the WaveRace 64 announcer who is both super encouraging and enthusiastic and also can mock you at times for sucking. I think the "Finish Him" for Mortal Kombat is the most iconic as you showcased. Fun topic to "think about".
@@TigerChainsawVideoGames Thanks for watching! Announcers in games in gernesl that mock you are pretty fun as well!
Very interesting video. You make some great points. The video inspired me to play some blaze blue today :)
@@GundamrussGaming Heck yeah! Love hearing what fighting games others are really into! Glad you enjoyed man!