- Edward Kenway actor Matt Ryan says he will return to recording performances for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resync is very different from 14 years ago
- Ryan says revisiting performance capture has “renewed” his love for the medium
- He says voice actors are more than just voice actors
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Returning to record performance capture for the game’s upcoming remake, actor Matt Ryan has said Black Flag Resyncedhas “renewed” his love for the medium.
Ryan playing Black FlagPirate Killer protagonist Edward Kenway first recorded the role nearly 14 years ago for the original 2013 game, but returning to the world of performance capture over a decade later is very different from back then.
“Well, I didn’t have as much of a headache as I did the first time when I did the first one, like [there was] this big thing and you have a camera in your face, like a muzzled dog,” Ryan told TechRadar Gaming on a Black Flag Resynced Paris event preview.
Ryan went on to talk about how he hadn’t done performance capture since Black Flagand he had always loved the process.
“This time it felt a lot more comfortable in it and I hadn’t done any more performance captures since then,” he said. “So I remember saying at the time that I love working in that medium and I’d love to do more, but I’ve been fortunate enough to be really busy so I hadn’t really had a chance. But looking back on it, it’s just kind of rekindled my love for that medium and what you can do in that medium.”
The actor continued, touching on how he still has ambitions in the medium, praising the performances and acting we’ve seen over the years, but said the role of “voice actor” is so much more than the title.
“I think the industry has changed, but the media hasn’t because it’s still called ‘voice actors.’ But they’re not just voice actors, they’re actors in a video game,” Ryan said.
“I think they haven’t caught up yet, because what I love about the games you play is like, ‘Oh my God, I recognize that actor.’ It’s not just like his voice, but you get to feel the whole physical presence of that person, even though he’s in a different skin.”
While Ryan has expressed his love for Edward Kenway, he said he doesn’t dwell on whether his performance will be remembered in history, explaining that during the process, “you just do the job” and “do the best thing in front of you” with as much preparation as you can, and “then you put one foot in front of the other.”
“At the end of the day, you’re there to serve a story, to serve a character, to serve a director’s vision, and you do that, and you try not to think too much,” Ryan explained.
“Like when I got cast as Constantine and then I started reading the comics, I was like, ‘Oh, this is a very important character to a lot of people,’ but you can’t think about that weight on your shoulders, like revisiting this. [Black Flag]I can’t think, ‘Oh, I have to be as good as I was.’ You just can’t think like that from the outside.’
The long awaited one Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resync is scheduled to launch on July 9 for PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.
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