Expect Batman To Sound Different In Arkham Origins

Just wait, they'll hire that awful voice actor who does Nathan Drake. He's the male voice in every video game. Would be great if they used the voice of Monkey from Enslaved, or Marcus Phoenix; then I'd be thrilled.

I think it took some convincing (ie: extra 0's on the paycheck) to get them both to do the last few Batman games. Hard to believe they've both been at it for 20 years voicing those characters.

Well this can't be good. A sudden voice change isn't very good for continuity.

That's a shame, considering conroy just voiced batman for injustice.

I don't understand because when your that good at something why not just keep doing it.

Oh well, they found a decent voice for joker in injustice. So I'm sure they will find a decent enough batman.

Younger? Batman? Why not Will Friedle?

I don't mind as long as he sounds good.

"Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill has also stated that he won't be voicing the Joker any more, either."

His Joker voice was absolutely iconic.

@Dogpigfish Obviously you aren't aware of it, but Nolan North (VA for Nathan Drake) already voices The Penguin in Arkham City.

There have been a decent number of good Joker voices. Jeff Bennet's version from Batman Brave and the Bold and John DiMaggio from Batman Under the Red Hood were really good Jokers.

As for Batman, I hope they use Bruce Greenwood.

Anyone would of thought Hamill was busy with something else, but what has he ever done apart from be the Joker?

Hard to convey sarcasm on the internet.

@ajcismo

Kevin Conroy loves voicing Batman. I doubt it would take much arm twisting for another go. Guess they just wanna go in a younger direction for this. Sadness. Conroy is the definitive Batman on any level.

WOW, this kinda sucks, those two talents really help make the game feel like the real DC universe.

Ive heard enough different Joker voices to be able to swallow a new one as long as its good. Batman is gonna be hard on the other hand as he really is Batman for me, but if they potray a younger Batman it might work.

Noooooooo!
Losing Mark Hamill was one thing, but Konroy??? NO!!!!

They are losing two of my favorite voice actors for the Batman Arkham Series. Oh well, hopefully the new actors can either reach half of the expectations fans will certainly have for them;

Jensen Ackles for Batman.

It's another reason to not care about this pathetic cash-in but hardly the worst thing about the game. Batman has been played by many different people over the years anyway. This isn't changing Sam Fisher's voice actor from Michael Ironside or, worse, having anybody other than David Hayter voice Snake.

I'll die of happiness if they choose Ben McKenzie. He is the PERFECT young Kevin Conroy!

EDIT: Honestly, I should have expected this reaction from you guys after hearing something was going to be different. Just because Paul Dini isn't doing the writing and Conroy isn't voicing Batman, doesn't mean the whole game will suck. By the way, since none of you are willing to say it, Mark Hamill was losing the voice anyway.

They could use the guy that they used for the brave and the bold.

He was pretty good actually

Definitely agree on Jensen Ackles

I'm not too bothered with voice actors changing, so long as the new ones are good!
We'll see.

Lame. Conroy is the REAL Batman. Anytime Batman isn't voiced by him it just doesn't feel the same.

I think Gilbert Gottfried would be great for a young Batman.

@Zodiak13: That, to me, would be hilarious! Unless, of course, you are being serious, b/c to me he will always be Iago from Aladdin, & Mr. Myxpklik from Superman: The Animated Series.

Of course, everyone has their own taste, so just so you know, no insult meant to you.

I officially do not want this game now.

@Dogpigfish Awful voice actor?!?!?! HAHAHAHA Wow dude...

Anyway, it looks as though they (WB Montreal) are really pushing the limits of the public here. With Rocksteady absent, No Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamil, no Paul Dini writing and adding multiplayer! It's like the want to be hated. I'm actually being serious. Well let's hope that this pans out for them. If not, no one will buy another Batman game from them or possibly any game from them again.

I at least hope Ron Pearlman can reprise his role as Deathstroke a.k.a Slade (Teen Titans). That would be awesome! Bruce Greenwood better do the voice then. He did Bats voice in the Red Hood movie. He was good.

@Dogpigfish Awful!? You have never played Uncharted have you. As was also pointed out he did a good job as the penguin.

Wow. Some of you really have no hope for the game do you. WB wouldn't let a bad Arkham game be made. Hammil said he is leaving for good so I don't see how that has anything to do with how good the new game will be. I'm sure they will find someone who will do a pretty good job. I think new writer will be okay too. I for one have high expectations for this game and can't wait for it.

Please not that overused Nathan Drake voice actor. The guy is ok for Deadpool but he is no Batman.

As a collector of everything Batman TAS, I will be skipping this game. I only really collected the Arkham games as a continuation of the TV series. Now that that connection is gone, so will I be.

@Happy_Mask
Look at those pecs!!

The more I hear about this the less I like it.

@sonic-doom The Brave & The Bold is awesome for Silver Age Batman. I could go with either him or Bruce Greenwood. Even Will Friedle would be perfect for a younger Batman.

There were plenty of other good Batman voice actors aside from Conroy, guys.

@MrGawain Didn't he also do some of the Wing Commander games?

It is bad news, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt. New blood is not necessarily a bad thing.

yeah as someone else said if your good at something and you been doing it for a while it just makes sense that you continue or at least try to D= why would they change his voice all the sudden?

now the waiting game begins to see if the new voice actor would be good or sound ok-ish

Nnnnnnot good. Every piece of news I've heard of this game so far has kinda knocked a peg out for me. But I'll still keep open to this game.

You know what? I'm not upset by this. Superman's voice actors change all the time, as does Wonder Woman's, Green Lantern's etc. There is no law stating that Batman needs to be voiced by Kevin Conroy, people make that mistake all the time. It's not that Kevin Conroy is a requirement, it's just iconic. However, as time goes on, you need to pass the torch to somebody else.

Look at Alice in Chains, their lead singer died, but they found a new lead singer and they're still going strong. Same goes for this game, besides if they are going for a younger story, it makes sense for the character to not sound like a forty year old man.

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@SparkOfSpirit

Yes, there are other good Batman voice actors. Part of the problem here is an Arkham series continuity one. The 'looking for a younger Batman' line is a crock. Conroy is versatile. This is the worst move for the game so far.

Kevin Conroy and David Hayter should team up.

@MadAdam81

Yup. That's typecasting for ya.