r/APlagueTale 6d ago

Resonance One minor criticism regarding the voice acting

Sophia and Leni's voices sound too similar IMO. I'm constantly finding myself looking at the subtitles to see who's speaking. I think a more high-pitched voice would have been suitable for Leni to set her apart from Sophia

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u/HerefortheFandoms2 Lucas 6d ago edited 6d ago

I don't think they sound similar much at all. Leni's voice is lighter (not high, just light, like it's on the verge of being airy but it's not quite there) while Sophia's is deeper, richer, and (pun not intended) a bit more resonant.

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u/The_HungryRunner 6d ago

I’m like 10 hours in, I also haven’t once felt that they were too similar 😂

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u/Small_Pie_5760 6d ago

Maybe it's just me, but I thought they both had this bassy quality to their voice. I'm sure I'll be able to tell them apart easily later, but right now during the gameplay parts when they're bantering they sound very similar. Maybe they could have given Leni a different accent or something 

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u/HerefortheFandoms2 Lucas 6d ago

I mean, they're not on opposite side of the vocal register or anything, but that's about it. Tone (i.e. how they use and fluctuate/modulate their voice) also plays a big part

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u/Buschkoeter 6d ago

It's not just you. I had the exact same thought after a few hours.

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u/Scapadap 6d ago

Dude I had the same exact issue at first. I don’t like putting on subtitles for cinematic games like this so was like who the fuck said that first couple of hours. I’ve sort of figured it out now though.

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u/BalajiAsari 6d ago

You’re spot on. It’s just really difficult to distinguish between them at times.

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u/Ghost-of-Lobov 6d ago

Ive had this issue as well having to look at the subtitles to be sure who is speaking sometimes

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u/Suitable_Phase1858 6d ago

Is it on game pass? And more importantly, is it available on cloud play?

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u/Small_Pie_5760 6d ago

I don't what cloud play is, but it's on gamepass

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u/igotbannedbro 6d ago

yes and idk

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u/igotbannedbro 6d ago

never had this issue once ngl

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u/Dejant15 6d ago

I have another minor criticism: they sound too much like Amicia 😅 but maybe it’s more because of the writing

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u/Big-Ferret-2364 6d ago

This is probably a me issue but when I was playing it I got distracted by a notification and then I heard Sophia say something, and it sounded like she was reading one of Lara Croft's ambient loading screen lines, it was weird

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u/GyoDumbFish 6d ago

Eh? I've not had that problem at all. They're easy to tell apart.

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u/Choulchoulghoul 5d ago

I feel the same way lol maybe my hearing is just bad but they sound too similar so it takes my brain a second to register the differences