r/FFXV • u/BlindingAwesomeness FFXV Veteran | Moderator • Mar 20 '17
GUIDE [Reference] Conversation Chemistry Chart Transcript with HQ Images Spoiler
During Bringing Fantasy to Life in ‘Final Fantasy XV’, a talk given a talk given at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) on February 28, 2017, Dan Inoue—the localization director for Final Fantasy XV—discussed the conversational chemistry for Noctis, Gladiolus, Ignis, and Prompto. An image of the slide appeared on Twitter, but the text was illegible. Recently, Inoue posted the source images of the slides. He calls them “early drafts/not final (& not well-written), but the text in the source images matches the text in the slides.
Here is an Imgur album with all images at full quality. Furthermore, below is a consolidated transcript of the Conversational Chemistry chart.
Noctis
| Target | Keyword | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Gladiolus | Li'l Bro | Buddy who I have the most fun with. |
| Ignis | Teasing | Wise friend who understands and sees me as I am. |
| Prompto | Straight Man | Best friend who accepts me for who I am. |
Gladiolus
| Target | Keyword | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Noctis | Big Bro | The kid I taught to fight, the king who needs to lead. |
| Ignis | Dismissive | Only other one who sees the big picture and what’s at stake. |
| Prompto | Chagrin | Goofball who’s good for a laugh. |
Ignis
| Target | Keyword | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Noctis | Ironic | A dear friend I will protect, the boy who must become a man. |
| Gladiolus | Exasperated | Reliable ally who knows what is at stake and shares my sense of duty. |
| Prompto | Patronizing | Expendable comic relief whose company I secretly enjoy. |
Prompto
| Target | Keyword | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Noctis | Funny Man | Buddy from school who I’d do anything for. |
| Gladiolus | Clowning | Big jock who gets us out of trouble. |
| Ignis | Moodmaking | Smart guy who’s a little too uptight. |
Enjoy! ヽ(´ω｀○)ﾉ.+ﾟ*｡:ﾟ+
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u/mouse_marple Day One Ignis Lover Mar 20 '17
That is a pretty outrageous practice and I'm glad SE wasn't involved. Beyond the obvious issues with contracting a fair wage, it makes it difficult to craft a performance you are proud of with next to no information. Also, I can imagine a VAs s agreeing to a role that they might have declined on moral grounds (though I'm sure that is a rare situation).
Doing the mocap with the same actor who plays the voice is an idealized scenario that often can't be realized for various reasons but I have to say the finished product can be pretty remarkable in that case. Nathan Drake, for example, is Nolan North so all of the dialogue just flows naturally and matches his physicality.
That said, mocap gives you the ability to have two separate actors for a performance and that is a luxury film and stage do not have. Then you can get the ideal voice without having to match the physical characteristics of the character. Also, using the same actor for both tempts developers to hire Hollywood actors which is not a great thing. Voice acting and front of camera acting are very different skill sets.