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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I feel like there's more to this story.

I don't know the specifics of the contract, but I would guess that they lowballed her on purpose so she would pull out, leaving them open to pick Jennifer Hale as a bigger name.

That said, voice actors are typically treated like shit, and ones who dub over Japanese media in particular moreso. So I wouldn't be shocked if they just thought she was disposable because they don't care about the American version. I mean, we saw a Japanese developer replace Snake's voice actor who everyone thought was iconic. Why would another Japanese studio care about Bayo's American voice actor?

Yeah, this is odd. The more I think about it, I don't understand how signing Hale sells more copies of Bayo 3. I mean, what gamer is sitting there thinking, "Bayo 1 & 2 weren't my jam... Oh wait, Jennifer Hale is VAing the main character now? Day 1 buy!"

With MGS5, signing Kiefer Sutherland created some buzz because he was a big-name TV actor in the 2000s. Not saying Hayter should've been replaced (even with MGS5's plot twist being considered), but the Sutherland hiring likely got the attention of some people who initially didn't plan on buying MGS5.