Whether it was the writing, the story, or Peter Dinklage’s delivery and tone, a lot of players just didn’t take to Tyrion Lannister’s calm, synthesized voice.
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“I was really excited to do this role”, North told Game Informer.
A pretty dramatic turnaround in talent but when your game costs half a billion dollars to make, you might want to smooth out some of the rough edges. “There’s a fine line to walk there, and I think we found it”. Not only will be taking over for TTK, he will re-record all of the Ghost’s original dialogue for the sake of consistency.
Bungie has re-cast Dinklage role as “Ghost” in the hit first-person shooter, bringing in renowned voice actor Nolan North to replace him. Furthermore, Dinklage was noticeably absent from Destiny’s two recent expansions. Perhaps Bungie is also trying to veer a little closer to the humorous iteration of Ghost that David Cross worked on before his lines were cut. “In the same way that the player learns about the game and the world, maybe the Ghost grows with them”, North said in summing up.
The video showcases new areas, the new sub-classes, some of the new cut-scenes we’ll encounter in-game (including an interaction between the Shipwright and Cayde-6) and of course, the new weapons including a Solar version of Thunderlord.
Destiny: The Taken King releases September 15, 2015 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
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As Smith explained, “The conflation of gear and character level led to this place where your identity was determined by things outside of your control. We don’t want to do that”, Smith said. You won’t be able to ascend your weapons anymore, which means that crowd favorites like the Vex Mythoclast and the Fang of Ir Yut will be inevitably replaced by new, more powerful guns in the expansion.
