Gargaune
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That's not the only function, there's also narrative feedback. Devs noticed gamers liked companion banter and interjections in party-based RPGs and now they're trying to get in on that action with solo games too, so they try to contrive their own Alex Jacobsons. It's not necessarily without merit, comes down to execution - take CBP, some people like Johnny and some don't, that's fine, but I think a lot of the critics don't fully appreciate how gruesomely dull and lonely that game would've been if his role had been cut from the open world.The worst part of the gameplay trailer for me was when the Nosferatu goes 'no no no no no no no, all I had to do was keep my head down for a few nights' and your backseat driver handily pipes up with 'he's hiding something'. It feels like Fabian is in it because the devs can't bear the thought of not handholding the player for even a fraction of a second lest they miss something the devs have decided is important, which shows a lack of faith in either the intelligence of the player or how well the game communicates its plot points and themes.
That said, Fabien's introduction with that gameplay trailer was not encouraging.
Bro, nevermind the VAs, you'd get laughed off a D&D table if you rolled "Phyre."The more I think about it, the more I imagine voice actors trying their hardest to constantly say "Phyre" in a serious way that befits some one who demands respect and fear, and it just doesn't work.