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Very Decent demo but something has got to be done about the VA's.

Some of the lines feel like they're read without any emotion or context for the scene. And the VA for Imogen has a tendency to read out sound effects instead of..well..acting. 

Gloria's VA feels flat in almost all her deliveries.

Verity is the only one who gives a consistent performance throughout.

Also maybe an option to disable the male va's all together since while doug's VA gave a funny performance, it takes me out of the scenes sometimes and kills any tension or mood for any of the steamier scenes.

7/10

good proof of concept, lots of room for improvement.  

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I thought I got all the ‘sound effects’ but I guess not. Gloria’s delivery is kind of ‘as intended’, but maybe that intention was misguided. As a general guide Doug doesn’t talk in sex scenes, but I may make that a harder rule. Thanks for the feedback!

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I appreciate you hearing folks out!

Just to elaborate a bit for some of my feedback, my specific issue.

With Gloria: My guess is for her deliveries was to sound unbothered and casual regarding doug's actions. That's a solid idea, my problem with the execution is often the way some of her lines are delivered don't often match the way they seem to be written when paired with the way her in game model emotes. And can often feel less grounded and stiff.. 

For Imogen: I Would maybe recommend looking through some audios on the subreddit r/gonewildaudios for examples of how VA's typically read certain sound effects for actions like blowjobs or moans. as well for references to good sound libaries so the game itself can have more sfx for lewd and tame scenes. And some of her line reads during lewd scenes also sometimes feels less intense or more playful than the in game animations would suggest. 


Verity I really have no notes for other than sometimes her audio quality sounds a bit muffled compared to the other two. Her acting is actually perfect. Shes very consistent with the way she reads with the voice for her character. 


Finally I think some of the music choices during some of the actual sex scenes often clash with the mood. But that I feel is more subjective and down to creative decision than anything.

Thanks for taking the time to read, always appreciate a dev who's open to notes. Really liked the demo and I look forward to following this projects development.

No worries, thanks for the reference and advice!

From other reviews, its been made apparent the voices might actually be Ai generated. 

Is this true? 

If so I would advise getting rid of them all together. There are subreddits and sites like casting call club where you can find VA's willing to do work for low pay or even for free. I would recommend searching there if the voices are intended to stay part of the game. You'll get better performances that way 

Yeah, sorry it wasn't clear, I thought it was obvious.

I honestly just thought they were hired off of fiver and weren't given a lot of context for the scripts. The compliants I issued in the past make much more sense now that I know it's AI.

I've already said but I'd recommend finding VAs who do work for free if voice acting is something you're completely set on being in the game. 

One for each of the main three so they're at least distinct and then just have some of them voice the extra characters that may appear. 

Again, Reddit and Casting call club have a host of upcoming voice talent who would be more than happy to do work for free if budget is a concern you have.