Arc Raiders and The Finals got some controversy lately for using AI voice acting. Those games don't have any "normal" vocal performances.

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diath 37 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Arc Raiders has 160k Steam reviews (which is a lot) and 90% of them are positive. It also has an estimated >4M owners despite a high price tag and is currently the #4 most played game on Steam globally. The AI nay-sayers are a vocal minority - and likely just terminally online Twitter people that do not even play the game, the rest of the players are too busy enjoying the game regardless of whether it's made with AI or not.

	▲	myrmidon 8 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		What do you mean by "high price"? "Normal" price for a AAA game is more like $60, and Arc is 40. Sure, indie/2D can be had for less (like Factorio or Silksong), but I would not expect an <$40 price tag for a 3D game like that. Helldivers 2 which services the same niche goes for the same price.
	▲	meheleventyone 31 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I think it's more that the use of AI is in an unimportant part of the game. They could have zero AI voice overs without impacting the game in a meaningful manner. They're pretty bad though and I've definitely seen them getting mocked.

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antisthenes 44 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Those games are shooter-slop anyway.

I can't remember the last time I cared about voice lines in Quake or Unreal Tournament or any other multiplayer shooter.

It's not an RPG or a rich-story genre game, so who cares.

	▲	falcor84 5 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I don't know if that's what you were already referring to, but for me, the shout-outs for "Double Kill, Multi Kill, Ultra Kill, MONSTER KILL!!!" account at this stage for probably a majority of the nostalgia for the original Unreal Tournament. Of course it didn't hurt that the game was phenomenal and a great fit for its time, but still, I think that the quality of voice lines can make or break a game.
	▲	ryukoposting 33 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I kinda see your point. The warm feeling of knowing a real human told me "die, bitch!" isn't a feeling I've ever taken away from playing UT. On the other hand, lots of AI-generated VO is very easy to spot, and sounds awful. It stands to reason it could meaningfully take away from even a completely plot-free game. If I were a voice actor, I'd feel insulted that anyone would find it comparable to my work.
	▲	tapoxi 42 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Arc Raiders has NPCs in the game hub which deliver quests and exposition, its not entirely within the context of a raid.