Batman gets new voice actor in Arkham Origins

TheCrimsonFenix on 30 Apr '13 said:

All good if you ask me. It's an insult to the character and the creators to suggest only Conroy could do it, just as it is to say the Joker can only be done by Hamill. I actually wished they weren't involved in the last two games because it draws far too many links to The Animated Series. That's not a terrible thing but the games aren't meant to be linked.

diablomaster000 on 30 Apr '13 said:

I bet its the voice actor from the batman year one dvd his name is ben mckenzie.

Stan_Goodspeed on 30 Apr '13 said:

David Hayter?

WHERESMYMONKEY on 30 Apr '13 said:

All good if you ask me. It's an insult to the character and the creators to suggest only Conroy could do it, just as it is to say the Joker can only be done by Hamill. I actually wished they weren't involved in the last two games because it draws far too many links to The Animated Series. That's not a terrible thing but the games aren't meant to be linked.

Are you kidding me. Hamill and Conroy made the series what it is. Hamill is IMO the best joker there is. Hell even Heath Ledger based how he spoke on Hamils performance in the cartoon.

Since they're looking for another guy to play young batman i think they should go for the guy who played Terry Mcguiness in Batman of the Future. Would be a nice nod.

Unless they're planning on making a Beyond game that links up after Arkham City, which it would. pretty much perfectly.

Obscure_Metaphor on 30 Apr '13 said:

Hmmm... This reeks of wb wanting more control. I was fsirly sure hamil and conroy wouldnt return once we discovered dini wasnt writing it. WB have just taken arkham off rocksteady, and will now start pumping it for every penny they can get. Which will kill it.

NinjaWizard on 30 Apr '13 said:

All good if you ask me. It's an insult to the character and the creators to suggest only Conroy could do it, just as it is to say the Joker can only be done by Hamill. I actually wished they weren't involved in the last two games because it draws far too many links to The Animated Series. That's not a terrible thing but the games aren't meant to be linked.

Are you kidding me. Hamill and Conroy made the series what it is. Hamill is IMO the best joker there is. Hell even Heath Ledger based how he spoke on Hamils performance in the cartoon.

Since they're looking for another guy to play young batman i think they should go for the guy who played Terry Mcguiness in Batman of the Future. Would be a nice nod.

Unless they're planning on making a Beyond game that links up after Arkham City, which it would. pretty much perfectly.

Ha Im pretty sure gameplay made the series what it is, voice acting doesn't make a s**t game good for example. It makes a good game that little bit better though.
This news doesn't bother me, makes sense. Its a prequel but can also be set in a different universe from other games. As much as I like Conroy I felt he delivered some lines very flat and unconvincing in AA and AC (not all of them though) so id like to hear someone else do a different take on it. Hamill is iconic as the voice of the Joker, kinda feel they shouldnt use the joker in this game after the major role he had in last 2 games, we shall see though.

Penguin101 on 30 Apr '13 said:

No, no, no,no,no,no

Marlonjb on 30 Apr '13 said:

No rocksteady, No Dini, No Conroy, No Hamill, Prequel game, multiplayer.

All I'm waiting for is news of co op and I can add another franchise to the R.I.P. pile.

Stigweird85 on 30 Apr '13 said:

I'm okay with a prequeal title in theory.

However with no original talent involved WB better be carefull. The Rocksteady games are held very highly and an average game will do nothing but tarnish the brand even if Rocksteady release a proper sequal on the next gen.

If it is essentially, new story with new characters why not just go for a new franchise. The vibe I am getting from this so far is that it's another kid playing with Rocksteady toys.

Zabba 2 on 30 Apr '13 said:

The first thing that came to mind about this situation was something along the lines of this (27 seconds onwards)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-tBdFh4SH0

But I can see where they're coming from.

Also in regards to Joker, could it be that we'd see him pre-Joker (a la A Killing Joke) meaning Hamill wouldn't necessarily have to voice him as he's not gone all deranged.

wwinterj on 30 Apr '13 said:

No rocksteady, No Dini, No Conroy, No Hamill, Prequel game, multiplayer.

All I'm waiting for is news of co op and I can add another franchise to the R.I.P. pile.

I somewhat feel this way at the moment. Need to see gameplay and/or trailers before I start to feel more positive.

Mini-Nev on 30 Apr '13 said:

I guess this all by kills the tiny chance of Mark Hamill returning. I'm getting more and more worried about this game the more I hear.

Manjushri on 30 Apr '13 said:

David Hasselhoff?