Hiya everyone! As always, I hope you're having a lovely Friday and have some nice plans for the weekend. Today I wanted to talk to you all about voice acting in Vahrin's Call. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/9d90254961567f042895386020af6a5e96e5c0ee.gif[/img] First of all, I would just like to clarify that while we would love to have areas densely populated with NPCs, each one interactable and with paragraphs of dialogue, that's a massive undertaking for our tiny team. We're all about pushing ourselves as much as we can to ensure the game delivers the best experience possible, but we also have to be realistic and ensure we're always prioritisng quality over quantity. Anyway! With that being said, what I can guarantee is that almost every character that you meet in the world will be fully voiced. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/7f43a25dd50f7a5846db9ada53c70e253e168355.gif[/img] I'm even more excited than I was before for you guys to meet all these quirky individuals. The introduction of voice acting has really pushed our characters to the next level, and interacting with them now feels even more interesting and engaging. So, besides talking with NPCs, is there voice acting anywhere else in the game? Well I'm glad you asked! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/6f1d608d05cc0544d9ed6103c4655360b8143c29.gif[/img] Certain enemies that you encounter throughout the world will make comments in the middle of a fight. They might threaten you, insult you, say something cocky, or maybe something not so cocky if the battle isn't going their way. You may also overhear them talking to themselves from time to time. They tend to let their minds wander when they don't realise anyone is nearby.. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33742756/9dccb6227512ed0f682a18f0bfc6da9f787a9659.png[/img] And finally, there's also your voice! While your mercenary won't be very vocal when interacting with NPCs, you will be able to choose between a couple of different masculine and feminine voices during character creation. This voice will change how your character sounds when you jump, attack, take damage and so on! So, you've heard all about where and how voice acting is used in Vahrin's Call, but you haven't actually [b]heard[/b] it. Let's have a listen to what all of the above sounds like in game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69xx7TPEUg0&ab_channel=ForsakenRealms Of course, everything is still very much a work in progress and this video isn't a representation of the final, finished game. Many of the talking animations shown are placeholder and you may have also noticed that the characters are a little lacking on the facial expressions side of things.. We'll update you all again once everything is feeling more polished, For now, we just wanted to give you all a little peek into how the characters in Vahrin's Call are feeling, with voice acting making its way into the game. And that will conclude today's update! I want to know how you guys feel about voice acting. Is it a deal-breaker for you when a game doesn't have it? Are you more interested in meeting the characters in our fantasty world now that they have voice acting? Let us know! Either way, have a lovely rest of your week and as always, I will catch you again next Friday. Au revoir~