Someone has taken on the more challenging task of replacing the more generic voiceovers in Skyrim with those of other professional voice actors. So stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Someone has released a mod for Skyrim, and there you go, because we’ve all heard this a thousand times over, but how often have we heard of someone hiring voice actors to re-voice NPCs in the game? Well, that’s exactly what Nexus Mod member “spdude” has and is doing with their Skyrim Revoiced project. They had previously announced another similar project called Skyrim Vocal Diversity, which used AI to change the pitch and other characteristics of the original voiceovers, but (as spotted by DSOG) have since moved on to using human actors to record new lines for various NPCs.
“Vanilla Skyrim has good voice acting, but Bethesda only used a relatively small pool of voice actors to voice over more than a 1000 characters in Skyrim. When walking through any city, it is common to hear the same voices coming from multiple characters. Skyrim Revoiced aims to change that. Thanks to the hard work of a talented team of voice actors, Skyrim Revoiced introduces 8 new voice types for 48 NPCs across Skyrim, covering over 5000+ lines of both vanilla and modded dialogue.”
– spdude, via Nexus Mods
Skyrim Revoiced is said to be a long-term project, and the author has a Patreon link for those who wish to contribute to the project, as they are paying voice actors for their work. Below is a list of those who have already participated and the roles they voiced.
Thomas Barker – Beirand, Gorm, Jon Battleborn, Kjar, Kust, Hod
Kurt Shipley – Hadring, Lodvar, Skulvar Sable-Hilt, Skaggi Scar-Face, Pactur, Oengul War-Anvil
MeekVoice – Acolyte Jenssen, Alvor, Bolund, Brunwulf Free-Winter, Korir, Vipir the Fleet
Marlon Dance-Hooi – Angvid, Gestur Rockbreaker, Leifur, Thonar Silver-Blood, Rorlund, Rune
Ryan Haugen – Addvild, Brill, Bulfrek, Torsten Cruel-Sea, Jorgen, Lod
Andrew Cretella – Harlaug, Giraud Gemane, Maramal, Pavo Attius, Ulundil, Vantus Loreius
Thea Solone – Arcadia, Alessandra, Daighre, Michel Lylvieve, Nenya, Silana Petreia
Selena Mikes – Ahlam, Faleen, Jayri, Jonna, Sayma, Seren
Compatibility for extra lines provided by the following mods is also supported, via extra included patch links:
- A Horse’s Life
- Alternate Start – Live Another Life
- Andrealphus’ Jobs Overhaul
- Brawl Lines Expansion and Fixes
- Bring Meeko to Lod
- Candlehearth – An Inn Overhaul
- Dialogue Expansion Windhelm
- Favor Quests Separated
- Immersive Rejections
- Improved Innkeepers
- Hunters Not Bandits
- Mehrunes Dagon’s Shrine Unlocked
- Misc Dialogue Edits
- More To Say
- More To Say Merged version
- NPCs React To Invisibility
- NPCs React To Necromancy
- NPCs React To Fire
- Sleeping Expanded – Animations and NPC reactions
- Snores of skyrim Lite
- Take a Nap
- The Choice is Yours
- Vittorias Alternate Wedding
- Whistling in Skyrim
Ambitious doesn’t quite describe what this person has done, but many a gamer can appreciate the effort in adding some more flavor to what can be bland when it comes to the 1000s of voiceovers in an RPG. Whether it’s your first playthrough, or 10th or more, it doesn’t take a whole lot to start recognizing how many NPCs start to sound the same, so hats off to this author for their ongoing efforts.