Destructoid Community Interview: Jennifer Hale (Part 2 of 2)

[Yallniggasbetrollin]

Uncharted 4 needs Jennifer Hale in it. When it comes to Voice Acting Jennifer and Nolan are the best in the field.

[MetalliJag]

Bastilla <3

[SternMann93]

Bioware, recognise Jane Shepard!! Show her in atleast some trailers and promos for Mass Effect.

[mannholloway]

I didn't know I had a favorite female voice actress till now.

[Mbalakala]

"It's all about specificity. If you're generic, I think that's uninteresting"

You heard that, mass effect 1&2 cover artists? That's why your generic bald marine copied and pasted in like 3000 different games won't be remembered.

[Smertn1k]

<3

[BobMcCob]

It's nice how clearly flattered she is - and she totally deserves it!

[MSUHitman]

Here's my analogy: Mark Meer is the best starting pitcher for the PIttsburg Pirates, Jennifer Hale is Adam Wainwright- best in the league.

[demonhoopa]

@MSUHitman Well said. 

[ssjdagas]

Claudia Black is awesome! Loved her in Farscape. I love Jennifer Hale, but no one can say Peacekeeper Command Carrier as Claudia ^^ She also did great as Morrigan in Dragon Age. However Jennifer Hale is still my fav, at least when it comes to video game voice acting.

[NunoXtreme]

I'm totally in love with her voice. It makes the characters she voices so much more lovable than they would normally be (I doubt that I would've liked Sheena of ToS as much as I did, if she had another voice). It's too bad German voice acting totally sucks in most cases (e.g. KotOR: In contrast Jeniffer Hale as Bastila is just perfect). Wish we had voice actors like her. For now I'll just have to resort to language packs I guess. I pray they'll offer one for TOR.

[speed7exc]

When I grow up, I want to be Jennifer Hale. For context, I am not Jennifer Hale.

[speed7exc]

When I grow up, I want to be Jennifer Hale.

[TheatreNerd100]

If your an aspiring voice actor/actress and you want a role model as your inspiration, I would have to say that Jennifer Hale(along with Tara Strong and Ali Hillis) are great role models, because not only are they good at what they do, they are also having fun while doing it!!!

[GrizzlerBorno]

When i grow up.... i wanna be JUST like Jennifer Hale........ (for context, I'm big fat dude)

[KarasawaL30]

I absolutely love this woman. You can tell she loves what she does and she's good at it.

[voxie]

Comparing Mark Meer to Jennifer Hale's performance on ME... It just feels like Meer was in it for the money >.< sorry it just does...

[Larrylarp]

@voxie Well, I prefer Jennifer Hale, of course, and she does such a sublime job that it's easy to overlook Meer. But seriously, at some points in ME1 and ESPECIALLY in ME2, Mark gets some pretty excellent lines done. So they're both great, Jennifer is just a little better.

[masseffect526]

i love three things lol female commander Shepard and dr Naomi hunter

[Darwyn1234]

"I'm Commander Shepard, and Jennifer Hale is the reason why I kick so much ass."

[tigasnake]

Also, pretty sure I know what she "can't speak about" as her current project. The Iron Curtain is obviously Bioware's Star Wars: The Old Republic. She's the trooper female (with a crap ton of lines).

[tigasnake]

Drink... Water, interview dude! You sound like your eating Italian bread during the interview.

[AguyinaRPG]

I don't think a lot of voice actors seem to get what they're doing or the intricacies of the process besides the writing. They go in, have fun, read lines and some of them are very good in that respect. Jennifer Hale seems to get it all and I think that has to do with her work. She's the most impressive voice acting resume of the modern era and that really does shine in nigh all her work.

[danitiwa]

Jennifer is such a badass Shepard!

[Eponine24601]

I love the specificity remark. She's a Stanislavski girl!

[LLschoolJ2]

that dosent sound like ophelia :o

[Oriandu]

The guy doing the interview needs a shot to the balls, he's such a douche.

[DubCTales]

Hale is probably my favorite voice actress in the industry! I enjoyed so many of her characters just because of the voice work she brought to the table.

My favorite role of hers in gaming was Sheena Fujibayashi in Tales of Symphonia. I was EXTREMELY dissapointed Namco didn't bring her back to reprise the role in the sequel! :(

Anyways, awesome interview! :)

[cardcaptorsarah]

She is perfect for the female Commander Shepard!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MegaRekyyli]

Awesome interview! Good questions and even better answers!

[IncredibleFulk1]

I can't beileve she actually auditioned for Cholie on Uncharted 2. I'm still glad Claudia Black got it. But it would have be awesome if she did it. Still, she should be the next girl in Uncharted 3. Hale is one of my fav voice actors ever next to Frank Welker, Steve Blum & Nolan North. I loved her voice as Naomi & Bastlilla. I also loved her voice as Opellia in Brutel Legend. I wished they talked about that more.

[zedex26]

I'm picturing the whole interview is with Female Commander Shepard... it's so hard to put an actual face to Jennifer Hale since she has so many!

[jacobthesnakeob]

Im commander Shepard and this is my favorite video on youtube.

[Yuruia]

She was the female character in Star Wars Jedi Knight; Jedi Academy too

[MisterCharlton]

Did she play Bastila in KOTOR?

[Feaisian]

@MisterCharlton She did.

[dork5Rus5]

Oh, does anyone know if there's going to be a Mercenaries 3?

If so, she needs to come back as Mui!

:D

[dork5Rus5]

0:11

Jennifer Mui from mercs 2.

:D

[learningKnight]

A great talent, who comes off as a really positive and sweet person. Very glad the gaming industry has people like this to draw on!

[Man1cmanMario]

Aww, what about Samus from Prime? Is that role being neglected JUST because it wasn't much of a "dialogue role"? Lol.

[Aheadstix85]

Her shepard character is tough!, yet sexy, my kinda woman!.

[DarkGidora]

Nice interview. She's got a great voice, and a personality to match.

PS: Am I the only one who'd like to see that footage of her climbing on the scaffolding?

[Ikonicre]

@DarkGidora

You're not the only one...

[deadinthescene26]

Heck yea it's be amazing to see that footage! Hale climbing on the scaffolding! Hale is Commander Shepard!!!

[getbuttkik]

gawd i love her voice acting in Mass effect 2 for female shepard. It really brings out the bitchiness of the renegade side.

[mikey3k]

Hale is awesome. My ME2 Collector's Edition is scheduled to arrive tomorrow on release date, woot!

[ArowannaSwe]

*Repeating the Ending*

Thanks to you to Jennifer.

And we will continue to play your games!

From Baldurs Gate to Mass Effect 2!

[yermomsboxx]

I just checked out Hale's imdb. I had no idea how prolific a voice-actress she was. Fantastic stuff!

[ikpts]

Thanks for sharing this interview!

[DeaconBlues]

Jennifer Hale...aka Shepard. :D

[kazic284]

So basically Ms. Hale wants to do Avatar lol.

[SethSteiner]

Hale you`re great :)

[Reclusiarch]

I love Hale. :)

[deviija]

I love you and your work, Hale! <3

[SWAT2291]

Man, hilarious how I keep getting Mass Effect and Metal Gear Solid 4 flashbacks listening to her voice.

[g8282]

@SWAT2291 keep pressing the x button man!

[LordJaric]

that first image, what game was it from

[GD2kplus]

Metal Gear Solid 4.

[rexraptor5000]

MGS4 aka best game ever

[mikey3k]

@rexraptor5000 MGS4 was amazing. But Mass Effect series is amazing also! I love having both systems, get to enjoy ALL the great exclusives.