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Tim Schafer tapped for voice acting on haunted house game! 04 Jan, 2012 / 6 comments

Here's some wild and cool news for you. So, Japanese rhythm-game extraordinaire Masaya Matsuura (perhaps best known for the ahead-of-its-time PaRappa the Rapper for the PS1) is working on a Kinect-based XBLA game called Haunt. The description I've read makes it sound like a sort of first-person Luigi's Mansion, wherein the player navigates a goofy haunted house with the aid of a flashlight.

The main NPC of the game, which is to release "soon," was already voiced when Masaya and co. bore witness to Tim's charismatic hosting of the GDC Choice Awards and everything changed. Reports Joystiq:

"He's very, very interesting for it," Masaya said when asked about Schafer's participation. Apparently the main character's voice had already been recorded, but after hearing Schafer's speech at a GDC "Choice Awards" ceremony, the Nana-OnSha folks reconsidered. "We talked about 'maybe something is missed,' still," Matsuura said. "And one day you told me about how Tim would be a good voiceover actor," he added to Tanner.

Tanner said that Tim's time was understandably constrained, being the head of another game studio and all, but the team "managed to squeeze him in nonetheless ... a couple of afternoons and we were pretty much done." Tanner also pointed out that Haunt isn't exactly a serious endeavor, and Schafer's "passé humor" was perfect for the role.

Hopefully Tim can parlay this into a career on Broadway. Until then, cool gig, Tim!

Source: Joystiq

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    Shmargin on 10 Jan, 2012, 05:50…

    Kroms

    Shmargin

    Basically, a bad kinect game no one will play


    I need to take you with me the next time I visit the races on Sunday. I'm sure your considerable talent at seeing future events will prove very useful.



    If the horses name is Kinect, I wouldnt bet on it.
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    Kroms on 08 Jan, 2012, 19:39…

    Shmargin

    Basically, a bad kinect game no one will play


    I need to take you with me the next time I visit the races on Sunday. I'm sure your considerable talent at seeing future events will prove very useful.
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    Shmargin on 08 Jan, 2012, 18:08…
    Basically, a bad kinect game no one will play, hires someone who isnt a voice actor for the main voice. w00t!
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    Jon N/A on 05 Jan, 2012, 11:27…
    Wow! Brilliant! His voice is great to hear as a comic narrator ...

    I wish the game was released on PC as well. :(
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    GozzoMan on 05 Jan, 2012, 00:47…

    AlfredJ

    So this is a first-person Tim Schafer sim where you hunt ghosts?

    ...This could be the best game ever.



    Ah ah ah! ;DD
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    AlfredJ on 04 Jan, 2012, 09:57…
    So this is a first-person Tim Schafer sim where you hunt ghosts?

    ...This could be the best game ever.

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