#Dying light 2 voice actor series#

He’s a normal guy, figuring out things for himself as he goes. He’s one of the more “normal” characters I’ve ever played. Roger Craig Smith: Kyle is part of an intense story in Dying Light and he’s an interesting guy to portray. : Tell us about the character you’re voicing in Dying Light, Kyle Crane. Haven’t looked back on not performing stand-up anymore… It has been the most gratifying thing I’ve ever experienced in my life. After more folks in the know kept suggesting that I look into VO, I finally thought, “Maybe they’re on to something.” I took a class in LA and then fell in love with it. As my experience and exposure into comedy grew, more and more people would ask if I also did voice overs. On the advice of my high school Theater Arts instructor, I began incorporating voices in my comedy act, inhabiting the people/voices at which I was poking fun in my act. That led to me pursuing stand-up comedy before, during, and after college. This led to me pursuing theater through junior high and high school. : How did you get into voice acting in the first place? Therefore, the attachment, if any, is brief at best.Įzio Auditore di Firenze of Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations Batman doesn’t get cut off when he drives…I do.

I get a chance to visit their existence and vocally portray them, but once the session is over, I’m back on an LA freeway and feeling every bit the normal, dorky dude that I am. All of the characters are similar in that experience for me. But it’s fun to think of what it would be like, feel like, to be Batman. I can only imagine what it’s like to be Bruce Wayne and have lost your parents, to grow up and become a crusader for those in need. I will say it’s a really fun thing to get to visit these characters in spurts during the recording process. Roger Craig Smith: I don’t know that I’ve become “attached” to the characters, as I’m about as far away from these fantastical characters in real life as one can get. Do you feel like you’ve become attached to these characters as you’ve voiced them? : First off, you’ve voiced a lot of characters over the years, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Ezio Auditore di Firenze and Batman. Those interested in the art may just learn a thing or two from him… We recently sat down with Smith to discuss his role in Dying Light, as well as the various processes that go into voice acting.

#Dying light 2 voice actor series#

You might recognize his talents from recent Sonic the Hedgehog games, as well as Ezio Auditore di Firenze in the Assassin’s Creed series and Batman from Batman: Arkham Origins. To voice the character, developer Techland turned to Roger Craig Smith, an actor who’s voiced quite a few great characters over the years, both in games and TV. One important part of this game is the main character, Kyle Crane, a desperate hero who will do whatever it takes to survive. With Dying Light now on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, players are performing parkour-based moves and stylish kills on the undead, all in the name of grabbing important parcels before the sun goes down – or else.