HD Collection PS3 Exclusive (Hah! 360 too) /New VAs

[Canas Renvall]

Someone has to find Heather Morris! D: It just won't be the same when she puts Claudia in her place...

"Shut your stinkin' mouth, bitch!!"

[GuardhouseMusic]

Crap. I dunno where to start, this for me is actually more crucial as SH3 is my favorite.

Still, wow! Guy Cihi's going to do a podcast with Dena. I'm looking forward to that

[Smiley]

Update from Guy Cihi

Here is an update about the dinner in L.A. with Tomm and Devin of Konami.

At the dinner: Tomm and Devin were circumspect and reserved. Monica was mysterious and beautiful. Dave and I had been partying for two days so we were already in sync and tight. We talked about our families and other personal goings on. We had a good time! At some point I got the feeling that if I didn't ask, they weren't going to volunteer information. So I asked Tomm about the HD Collection voices and release date. Here is what he said:

The HD Collection is on schedule for Jan 2012 release. The deadline for releasing the masters to the duplicators is like, this week. All major actors for SH2 have signed releases and so the SH2 game will offer players both voices - original and new. One SH2 actor was unwilling to sign, or had unreasonably delayed signing, but he has only two lines in SH2, so Devin and Tomm decided to use the new voice for those two lines. SH3, however, is a problem. Konami people have been unable to locate/contact Heather Morris so they cannot get her to sign a rights release. I have tried to find Heather but I was unable. If you know her contact information, please tell me ASAP otherwise SH3 will not have the original voices.

I plan to do a podcast with Dena Natali at the end of this month. I will also do an interview with Luis Ricardo de Barros later this month for Brazilian fans. Please look forward to those. My next SH2 related project will be to record a Let's Play. Wish me luck!

THANK YOU ALL (even haters) for causing such a big stir about the SH2 voice actors. Twin Perfect's Rosseter and Twin Perfect's Fungo, you guys rock and deserve a special shout out. The voice comparison video definitely helped tip the scales! (Plus, my kids love it - they mimic it often.)

SH2 Fans, you have touched our hearts (Me, Dave, Monica and Donna.) You make us feel special and very happy.

We all did it together!

The effort to find Heather Morris will have to step up if we are to have the original cast in SH3 HD.

[Gradon]

Gave Monica a suggestion to allow what Marvel vs Capcom 3 had, allowed you to pick different voices for each individual character.
She said she's going to RAGE Release tomorrow and she'd have a word with them about it haha.
I'm quite happy over this whole ordeal now, but she confirmed they WILL include BOTH the original and re-recorded vocals.

[Beanovsky Durst]

I'm starting to think that this might be an advertising stunt... But hell yeah, we got the original voices back!

[Canas Renvall]

Yeah, this is really nice. Like I said, I just might buy this now in all honesty. Original voices ftw.

[MeanBob]

I saw his post on FB right when I woke up and am VERY happy to see this outcome happen

[Dracarys]

I hope the new voices are still an option.

[Canas Renvall]

Go Guy~ Now... There may yet be hope for the HD release.

[Smiley]

I'm very happy to announce that as far as Silent Hill 2 is concerned we may very well be getting the voices back in after all. Here's the most recent update. Guy Cihi posted a picture on his facebook of himself and Dave Schaufele signing their waivers. He made the following statement:

Very special thanks to Monica Taylor Horgan and Donna Burke for signing their waivers! Fans, you need to understand that this simply wouldn't have been possible without the cooperation and support of Tomm Hulett, Devin Shatsky and Michael Ranja of Konami USA. Plus, I would like to issue a special note of gratitude to Michael Patrick Arnold of Silent Haven who worked selflessly behind the scenes to get everyone together on this, and make the Win-Win ending possible. I don't think we could have done it without you, Mike!

Tomm Hulett and Devin Shatsky said that once the rights waivers are all signed, they will do their best to include the original cast in the new HD release. The waivers are all signed so it's now up to Tomm and Devin to bring it on home! Send your fan-love and support to them both - they're on Facebook! Now is no time for shyness. So go ahead and express your appreciation and support.

[Beanovsky Durst]

I would imagine that they'd release it with optional voice tracks because then they'd have to scrap the new VAs, which pretty much would seem like they did it for nothing.

Good question about Silent Hill 3. No one's talking about it at all, so I'm a bit worried about it..

But that would be a nice incentive to buy. YOU, the player, choose if you want new or old voices. Or maybe something like MvC3, where you can choose if you want some characters to speak japanese or english. Combine old and new voice acting to your liking. That would be fun too!

[MeanBob]

I would imagine that they'd release it with optional voice tracks because then they'd have to scrap the new VAs, which pretty much would seem like they did it for nothing.

Good question about Silent Hill 3. No one's talking about it at all, so I'm a bit worried about it..

[Smiley]

That's great news.

Raises a lot of questions though.

Do they plan to release these with optional voice tracks or decide on one over the other?

Since the deals are being made with the Silent Hill 2 cast what about the people behind Silent Hill 3? We haven't heard anything about them.

[MeanBob]

Guys, Cihi has commented on his Open Letter to Konami on his Facebook and announced some good news! Although, it's a possibility, it sure is reassuring!

I think we are close to a solution with Konami that will put the original voices back into the HD release. Tomm Hulett called me. We had a nice chat. I am 95% sure we are going to get a Win-Win ending. All I need to do is find the damn bowling alley and talk to that guy... What was his name again? =)

[Smiley]

http://silenthaven.tumblr.com/post/1...remy-blaustein

Another interview with Jeremy. This time going into more detail about the lack of contracts.

The whole "word is your bond" scenario never runs smoothly for a business. Case in point? And now he's saying he'd rather just put in the old voices.

What I find interesting is he seems to have some fare amount of knowledge regarding the HD Collection despite what he said earlier. He claims the new voice actors will be uncredited because it's a non-union job yet all the original cast will be credited. I'm assuming that's based on their mocap performances.

EDIT: Devin Shatsky and Tomm Hulett interview is now up. Covers both Downpur and HD Collection.

http://she.townofsilenthill.com/silent-hill-experienced-exclusive-interview-with-devin-shatsky-and-tomm-hulett/

EDIT part 2: Found other work by Guy Cihi that was not Silent Hill related. From Silent Hill to.... The Amazon!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idTU8hpztO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhv09...el_video_title

In fact check out the channel. He's quite adventurous. I'm currently watching 'The Baja Challenge' as I type this.

EDIT part 3: More from Jeremy Blaustein. This time on recording and what he has to say about McGynn's comments.

http://she.townofsilenthill.com/new-...#comment-11456

After viewing a video of some criticisms of the voice work in SH2 by Mary Elizabeth MCGlynn, Jeremy wanted to point out that “the pacing problems in the game dialog were NOT simply the result of the way they were recorded in the booth but were also affected by the hardware at the time and the way the dialog was called up by the program. It resulted in some awkward pauses between speaking characters.” Jeremy also defended the voice work of Donna who voiced Angela saying “What Mary failed to understand is that the voice actors were also constrained in their timing because they had to match the pace and tempo of their movements from the mocap session. Essentially the actors were doing the voice-overs to picture and it could not be altered so the pacing of the delivery was circumscribed by that. Donna also did one of the best performances in SH3 as the leader of the cult, Claudia. She also happens to be a fantastic singer.”

EDIT part 4: Couple more news updates. Jeremy Blaustein's mysterious role at Konami is now unveiled. He will be localizing Silent Hill: Book of Memories for the Vita.

http://she.townofsilenthill.com/jeremy-blaustein-localizing-silent-hill-book-of-memories/

Also David Schaufele (original voice of Eddie in Silent Hill 2) has an interview up. A very interesting read all around.
http://she.townofsilenthill.com/silent-havens-interview-with-sh2s-original-eddie-voice-david-schaufele/