Rob Blake, audio lead at Bioware, leads viewers through the process of creating Legion's voice for Mass Effect 2 and 3.
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@MakoRuu10 жыл бұрын
Legion was one of my favorite characters and he didn't get enough game time. I'd like to see a video like this for Sovereign's voice.
@ChuPeach10 жыл бұрын
Legion should have been more then what he was.
@TheArtofUTube10 жыл бұрын
Chu Peach I agree but alot of my friends found the Geth to be very creepy instead of hero-like characters.
@PearsAreOk10 жыл бұрын
TheArtofUTube i always felt bad when i heard them scream :c
@PerfectAlibi19 жыл бұрын
I like Legion, I never felt bad about killing Geth in ME1. But after meeting him/her/it/they (what ever) I was kinda worried, then Legion told about those Geth being heretics. Effectively religious fanatics and put my mind at ease XD
Try saying that to an Amazon Alexa for a little Easter egg
@kenshii0212 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize so much work had gone into making Legion's voice... impressive work by Rob Blake and his team
@j7...2 жыл бұрын
I think there went lots of work into nearly every sound in the game you hear. There might be samples, but in the end to make it sound how it sounds in the final product requires a lot of soundengineering and mastering. And it's not only the sound. Video games are a form of art in itself, at least some of them. Maybe the artistic aspect gets some recognition one day.
@umaralansari11 жыл бұрын
"Shepard Commander". One of my favourite lines of the game. Said in that cyber-modulated voice, it sounds much cooler than "Commander Shepard". Commander Shepard: the only man who can command the respect of humans and toasters alike.
@elliesart_3 жыл бұрын
/woman
@fellowasp67683 жыл бұрын
Might be 8 years old but this is the only mention I've seen of this and omg yes it sounds sooo much better the way he says it also Legions noticeable humanity in his voice when he says it 💙 he sounds all nervous and on edge
@cerealciller53692 жыл бұрын
And dish washers!
@a.s.raiyan2003-4 Жыл бұрын
Can't say same for the bottles, never know when they revolt
@samponcho34128 жыл бұрын
It's a shame, I think in ME2 Bioware didn't fully predict how popular Legion would be, which was why he comes so late and you spend so little time with him (if you want the perfect ending at least and want to save the entire crew). I think they rectified that very in well in the third
@douglasaranda20107 жыл бұрын
You can mod save files to use him earlier, and he does have speeches, just don't ask me how to do it..
@samponcho34127 жыл бұрын
Douglas Aranda I'm aware but it doesn't really fit the plot. I know they initially intended you to be rebuilt by the geth not cerberus and thats why legion was with you from the start, but the story they went with doesn't fit with Legion following you around the whole game.
@douglasaranda20107 жыл бұрын
Sam Poncho Indeed man, either way it was an awesome game that I'm glad I spent my money on, but I did love Legion, his exclusivity made him even more interesting, the N7 armour was a coup, hahaha!
@FalconWindblader7 жыл бұрын
It's indeed a goddamn shame that you'll hafta go hit the Collector base just as soon as you helped they...him...it...whatever, hit the heretics station, unless you're willing to see your whole non-squad crew die just to get him to go on missions with you. i'd have loved to know this particular congregation of Geth units better.
@bluebana22807 жыл бұрын
that's why they shoe-horned him in ME3 for no good reason
@stoneiousprime11 жыл бұрын
I like Drell voices a lot, I wish there was a behind the scenes video for making their voice...
@iCatchLupin10 жыл бұрын
Someone please implant a machine in my larynx to make my voice sound like this in real time.
@TheDorianTube7 жыл бұрын
What happened with Harbinger? Don't get me wrong, he's menacing, but...Sovereign, my god Sovereign. His voice was like a hellish concerto. Dignified and terrifying. I still remember my first playthrough on Virmire, it was epic. Never smiled so much just for a voice. So good. On the other hand, Harbinger was average. Still good, however it felt...interchangeable.
@apedreitor6 жыл бұрын
true Sovereign voice was awesome i'am almost ashamed to say that he sounds more evil than Megatron and he is a tyrannical megalomaniac robot with a nuclear canon on his arm you can't get more evil than that
@the_dropbear43926 жыл бұрын
TheDorianTube Maybe that's why sovereign was chosen to stay behind, because he had the best voice for intimidating organics
@yahootooloo10 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a purring cat
@Wulfenburg10 жыл бұрын
No it doesn't.
@yahootooloo10 жыл бұрын
A robotic purring cat
@erikam61648 жыл бұрын
+fervorflame Trueee! x'D
@PerfectAlibi18 жыл бұрын
Well Legion and cats are both adorable =3
@commanderbastard19934 жыл бұрын
It's the next stage of the cats master plan.
@goliathead10 жыл бұрын
Legion was never a companion or a friend for me. I took him at face value that he was just the Avatar of however many geth ai, so all his actions reflected on his species rather than an individual. But at the end, before he died, he became one of my best friends. Hopefully his personality infected other Geth AI in the transfer so they will retain some of his charecteristics. RIP Legion, Avatar of the Geth.
@FalconWindblader7 жыл бұрын
By the end of ME3, Legion's no longer an avatar, but a single individual. his sacrifice have at least, allowed some of his kind to evolve into his kind of intelligence. unfortunately though, that kinda also means that some of the geth are actually both hardware & software now. they can't just depart the platform they're in & get themselves uploaded elsewhere & still remain as what they are.
@thomasjoychild49627 жыл бұрын
the "personality" gestalt of the processes installed on a platform always differed IIRC, the same sets of processes would result in different personalities if installed on different platforms. As to whether they lost the ability to platform-swap, I don't think we ever got an answer.
5 жыл бұрын
@@FalconWindblader He was an individual already at the moment of capture. The idea of being an "infiltration unit" means he's almost offline. "Why is there a piece of N7 armor" - "there was a hole" - "why not fix it with something else" - "no data available"
@Leon_der_Luftige3 жыл бұрын
@ An individual with a serious case of schizophrenia. :P
3 жыл бұрын
@@Leon_der_Luftige the question of whether a soul is included in that package is still open
@Magus4411 жыл бұрын
Legions voice is one of my favourite things in Mass Effect.
@hollyhummingbird37299 жыл бұрын
Wish there was one for Thane somewhere
@LightAngelSnow6 жыл бұрын
Holly Travers there is but written only... I wish there was a video.
@anongladstone8 жыл бұрын
too bad a lot of legion's lines weren't used.
@PerfectAlibi18 жыл бұрын
awww :(
@evamagnusson14319 жыл бұрын
I loved the geth !! First time I saw them was in mass effect one. I remember thinking that I had not seen robots like these before. They simply took my breath away. I thought not only are they technological the most advanced artificial life forms but incredibly beautiful. I almost immediately thought created in the quarians own image...I was ihooked. Played through mass effect one because of them. At the time of mass effect one I had only heard rumours about this game didn't even see pictures. I was lucky enough to purchase mass effect one and 2 together thinking if I didn't like it I could give these games away to someone else. It took two and a half days to finish both games. Played straight through which I had never ever done before. I could never thank bioware enough for the most fantastic vacation I ever had.
@SoIoCreep8 жыл бұрын
+eva magnusson 2 1/2 days for both games! I thought I was bad but holy crap man. You couldn't have slept for a couple of days to manage that.
@mindrend67266 жыл бұрын
I'm really completionist on it, so I like to nolife it for a week and complete every single mission.
@MrSlacker33312 жыл бұрын
He's playing Mass effect 3 in the back haha.
@duffeknol7 жыл бұрын
Legion's voice is probably my favorite thing about the entire series, and that's saying a lot. Wonderful job.
@opalfinity11 жыл бұрын
This video just makes me appreciate Legion so much more. His voice is spot-on.
@BrittonFilmmaker3 жыл бұрын
The line he played as the example of legion's final post processing, and then stopped for "spoiler" reasons, was actually already a huge reveal of what was to come with the geth. Too perfect 3:50
@soc3chappd12 жыл бұрын
So amazing, that clicky geth noise is so unique and i think they struck the right balance when creating Legions voice (my fav character)........thx for sharing.
@leroy27842 жыл бұрын
Wow, appreciate the intention and hard work going into this project. Really eye opening.
@Kuhtlass7 жыл бұрын
I love Legion. His design is epic!
@romanm.35298 ай бұрын
Mass Effect is one of the best game series there is! True art. Thanks for all the work, dev team!
@commanderbastard19934 жыл бұрын
If I ever loose my voice I hope I can get a vocaliser with a Legion option. Then comes wearing a Geth cosplay for the rest of my life. This would be very acceptable.
@Karma920082 жыл бұрын
*grabs wire* i can help
@Fireball74282 жыл бұрын
We agree.
@NorthWriter6 жыл бұрын
Loved Legion. I love the bit when Shepard asks where he got the N7 armor and why he was using it, and Legion just looks at him and sort of shrugs. It was a wonderfully human moment.
@PerfectAlibi15 жыл бұрын
I was very surprised the first time I met Legion, I didn't think I would get a Geth companion. And I was wondering if I missed a companions as there was still an empty slot. XD Love Legion's "no data available". So adorable and makes them pretty much Shepard's main fanbot =3 Legion and Tali are the most adorable characters in the game! =3
@T--kq3pj7 жыл бұрын
Ah, a classic Winamp. A right choice of the true sound guru.
@Insane82217 жыл бұрын
Easily my favorite character and species(?) from the Mass Effect series!
@Wolver1017 жыл бұрын
i love how they put the menu for Mass effect 3 in the background
@heatherperkins9737 Жыл бұрын
As a sound designer myself, I love this look at how the designer created the voice of Legion, one of my favorite characters in the game.
@Sumtinrandom12 жыл бұрын
I did really love the way legion talked and the vocabulary it had. Like this vid!
@grimmSOL12 жыл бұрын
This is why I loved Legion... you just knew he had to have a ton of work put into him. To give humanity to a Geth.
@VexylObby11 жыл бұрын
A lot of great work in the sound department!
@rchrisb7454 жыл бұрын
Getting loads of recommendations for mass effect videos 😎 KZfaq knows a remaster is coming
@jmanahn9412 жыл бұрын
3:50 oh, you tease, you! if i saw this back in november, that line would have sent me off a cliff.
@XmrsalbertweskerX12 жыл бұрын
That awesome moment when Wesker and Legion are the same voice actor.
@ChristianFrates19974 ай бұрын
Their voice actor is a pedophile.
@megamanx50310 жыл бұрын
2:43 dear god i almost died at that
@Kuhtlass7 жыл бұрын
megamanx503 Sounds like Guilty Spark.
@MajorKirrahe7 жыл бұрын
Legion going through puberty
@admiralgeneraln.n.54710 жыл бұрын
Legion is dancing at 2:35 ?
@jollysouwester568 жыл бұрын
+Admiral General N.N. In me2 if you stand next to him long enough, he starts doing the robot
@floppydisksareop7 жыл бұрын
Did you know that there are a lot of random actions your crew can preform... Like Garrus and Tali chatting about elevator talks, Joker saying "Pew! Pew!" in the cockpit, etc.
@FatSack0fCrap11 жыл бұрын
The Geth are the coolest, most badass, looking and sounding robots/synthetics ever designed. Ever. Love the Geth.
@TheKisj9 ай бұрын
Legion was and always will be my favourite character in the mass effect franchise
@XelestialAurora12 жыл бұрын
Indeed. They work very hard on even smaller details like this.
@Splotched3 жыл бұрын
Fair to say they nailed it in the end.
@halflifeproductionz12 жыл бұрын
these guys are truly genius!
@Genome3209 жыл бұрын
Love these videos.
@Kudoichi9211 жыл бұрын
That was Amazing. The Mordin script was spot on xD
@RaginCajun310 жыл бұрын
What software was used? I love it.
@sheemobile10 жыл бұрын
Look at the beta pause menu screen in the back. Purple-ish blue. Looked awesome.
@deafidue55357 жыл бұрын
Now I always think of Legion whenever I watch a History channel documentary.
@Skull1113712 жыл бұрын
Legion and Thane, they have a place in my squad forever.
@JamesK8911 жыл бұрын
I wish he would walk us through how they created the voice for Sovereign; which has to be one of the coolest voices ever.
@fishfingersndcustard10 жыл бұрын
DC is a real swell guy :)
@Marqan11 ай бұрын
Never thought about it before, but all the species need different voice processing. Probably even fine-tuning for every voice-actor as well, since their voices can interact differently with a process that worked for another voice-actor. Especially in ME2 and 3 you get lots of different aliens, even as companions. I guess the audio engineers didn't get bored during the making of these games.
@Ohem17 жыл бұрын
Really miss these behind the scenes, we had none for ME3 nor for Andromeda (as of yet).
@2Hostage210 жыл бұрын
NIcely done I love mass effect
@Pho5phoru512 жыл бұрын
Actually very interesting, I had no idea it took so much effort to create a badass voice like Legion's
@halfbakedtim12 жыл бұрын
there are a variety of description for a game "designer" you need a group the artist, programmer, and many more. the programmer is the one that codes in everything that lets the game be a game, like a code to let the pause menu open when you press the button.
@MrBitchimo12 жыл бұрын
I KNEW I WEREN'T ALONE TO THINK THAT!
@klissattack3 жыл бұрын
DC Douglas is an awesome actor
@ChristianFrates19974 ай бұрын
He’s still a pedophile.
@kingofshitland12 жыл бұрын
Guys like this is why Mass Effect is so awesome
@markdavidson1049 Жыл бұрын
Legion is my favourite character.
@PenumbralBehemoth12 жыл бұрын
I didnt notice that until you pointed that out. thanks XD
@angercage82576 жыл бұрын
I want to know how they created Sovereign's voice.
@91MRJ12 жыл бұрын
3:57 is from a geth related mission in ME3, i think. no spoilers...
@zennim12511 жыл бұрын
Legion is my favorite thing on mass effect
@ShadowKain66612 жыл бұрын
I brought peace! But that scene... that... scene. Yes, manly tears, many many manly tears.
@sirtimofthestrat12 жыл бұрын
I would love nothing more than to create sound effects for video games. Virtually limitless creation
@medickid13012 жыл бұрын
Even if Legion wasn't a squadmate in ME3, I'm glad he was given such a great part.
@dport95633 жыл бұрын
The clicking noise was perfectly explained in-game. Basically 10G broadcast from platform to platform at 10kilowatt power.
@kingpopaul12 жыл бұрын
I feel you bro.
@theenglishman12 жыл бұрын
I cannot stop staring at Rob Blake's Adam's apple, especially in side profile :O
@ParadigmShiftr12 жыл бұрын
Yes, Legion. Yes it does.
@cogtroper12 жыл бұрын
Geth sounds remind me of the selkath form KotOR.
@dauntlesswarriorproductions1127 жыл бұрын
This is my dream job!!!!
@Edgelite3064 жыл бұрын
I thought I clicked on a video for all voice lines of Caesar’s Legion. Ave, true to Caesar
@lavaking2 жыл бұрын
Ever since I got a Samsung S8+ I've thought that the speaker makes every voice sound like Legion's and I dont know how else to explain it
@djmetaljack28185 жыл бұрын
I want this job!
@ApproximateXero12 жыл бұрын
The Mass Effect 3 one is darker blue and the selected options are red, unlike ME1's orange, plus it looks less square and a lot smoother. But in the video Journal is the one that's highlighted red ;)
@Rycluse12 жыл бұрын
Fuck, I'm stuck in the Mass Effect video trap again
@Blacksquirrelz6 жыл бұрын
I am doing a legion cosplay, does anyone know where I could soundfiles for this unit?
@QueenofSilence1017 жыл бұрын
Damn, I love that original geth sound.
@alexander101ist10 жыл бұрын
wow nice stuff !!!
@sexyjesu7 жыл бұрын
Geez if only they put half as much effort into making Mass Effect Andromeda
@the_dropbear43926 жыл бұрын
Cedric Bolduc they did it's just 4 out of the 5 years of development was mostly put into trying to get randomly generated planets to work, so they didn't have much time left to make the game, hence it was well shit
@GenericUsername-qp1ww6 жыл бұрын
it wasnt the same studio that made 1,2 and 3 who made ME:A
@christianforlife42806 жыл бұрын
let it go dude...bloody hell it suffered enough
@leifleifnephew51545 жыл бұрын
There's nothing wrong with the production values of Andromeda. The graphics are great, the sound is great, the art direction is great, and the animation is at worst OK. Andromeda *only* failed on the writing. The dialogue is often cringe-inducing and the plot makes no sense at all.
@popcornfilms15 жыл бұрын
+Leif Leifnephew and it REALLY suffered when it added a totally unnecessary 'open world'
@unitor699industries3 жыл бұрын
i got this recommended so i am liking all the old comments
@Eleglas12 жыл бұрын
He does do it, go to him on the Normandy and just stand by him for a while, he'll do it.
@talizorahnarrayya445012 жыл бұрын
I love Legion
@TheNDreed8 жыл бұрын
What did we do wrong?
@nimrodthewise8363 жыл бұрын
I really likes the first one, the heavier click one..
@thebronyofskyrim12 жыл бұрын
i love legion its my fav
@fyi5412 жыл бұрын
Legion you were my favorite character and when I was retaking earth I didnt do it for Anderson or all of the people who died I did it for Legion I will miss you buddy T
@majinsnake5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Soundwave from Transformers: Robots in Disguise. 2:14 play-time in the video.
@duster_bunt Жыл бұрын
Dude legion is such a common name in gaming, clicking this video i was wondering if it was dead by daylight, Titanfall 2 or mass effect's legion
@ichael33311 жыл бұрын
Favourited this video, purely because of the adventure your comment sent me on
@SPACEHARICE5 жыл бұрын
this guy spent hours on end to find a perfect voice for a character only in the last 2 main missions.
@jeremyrobot12 жыл бұрын
I miss Legion...Damn! ME3!!
@ChildOfChaos0711 жыл бұрын
I LOVED Legion :3
@irradiatedsam35312 жыл бұрын
I was going with the flow
@jon-umber3 жыл бұрын
Some of the audio engineering in the Mass Effect games is really insanely good. Legion's voice, Sovereign's, and Harbinger's in ME2 are simply amazing.
@Celwind12 жыл бұрын
I'll take it!!
@timtenthousand12 жыл бұрын
Legion is the best character in the whole mass effect universe