Riot please, for the next cinematic, make sure that the champions TALK TO EACHOTHER!

Macilento·May 22, 2015·5 votes·1,322 views

http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2014/203/3/4/ahri_vs_nautilus_lol_wallpaper_by_77silentcrow-d7rrnaz.png

I know that it's more work to put in an already massive effort, to do this beautiful cinematics is no easy task. But those are one of the few occasions where we could finally see somereally cool interaction between champions (more then just 1 or 2 VO lines in game), and would also just raise the quality of the product.

Infact while the cinematics you did in the past are awsome, the fact that it's basically MUTE kinda ruins it. That's my opinion

14 Comments

SquigitMay 22, 20157 votes

All of these cinematics are SoloQ matches. Of course they're not going to talk to each other.

Togekiss24May 22, 20151 votes

More like single-digit level matches.

In SoloQ, people are too busy typing about how they don't get enough ganks from their jungler (in all caps), or how much that one player sucks to even play the game right.

EeyoreMay 22, 20156 votes

Riot intended for the cinematics to be universal (no adjustments for language). They specifically set out to make the champion's emotions and intent very clear in their body language and facial expressions - and I think they achieved it wonderfully. For example, Graves' "What you going to do about it?" smirk. You don't need spoken lines to have a narrative.

MacilentoMay 22, 20152 votes

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Riot intended for the cinematics to be universal - in case you haven't thought it through, there's more than one language who watched the video. However, they specifically set out to make the champion's emotions and intent very clear in their body language and facial expressions - and I think they achieved it wonderfully. For example, Graves' "What you going to do about it?" smirk. You don't need spoken lines to have a narrative.

I perfectly know that, and while i agree with you (im italian i know they have to dub in many languages and all) and they surely did a wonderful job, i would like to know if they can do even more

EeyoreMay 22, 20151 votes

Well of course they can do more...

All the video teasers for champions have voices... Ekko's Seconds, for the most recent example.

It's probably tied to whether the item is in production while they have the voice actor at hand. Acquiring previously used voice actors on multiple occasions for minor roles probably isn't convenient or cost effective (Ekko and Seconds were recorded at the same time).

Togekiss24May 22, 20152 votes

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Riot intended for the cinematics to be universal - in case you haven't thought it through, there's more than one language who watched the video. However, they specifically set out to make the champion's emotions and intent very clear in their body language and facial expressions - and I think they achieved it wonderfully. For example, Graves' "What you going to do about it?" smirk. You don't need spoken lines to have a narrative.

Precisely. You don't need to have a film be driven by dialogue in order for it to communicate its narrative successfully. Not to mention, having no dialogue in film is actually harder to pull off compared to the opposite, because you then need to REALLY focus on how your acting and staging works in communicating your story to an audience, and this cinematic pulled it off very well. I have a BFA in animation, so I definitely know this.

Puri Puri TaricMay 22, 20153 votes

Gems gems are truly outrageous.

PikaCHU567May 22, 20152 votes

This would be a nice add in! :D It would take more work though. :c

Bouncing WeaponMay 22, 20151 votes

Its difficult to ruin that badass Nautilus. I would rather see Zac in a cinematic than ever have a champion talk again

Best Darius KRMay 22, 20151 votes

Why would they hire the voice actor again?

It costs money you know I would much rather have adicional VO lines to some champions

Togekiss24May 22, 20151 votes

Lets not forget that the cinematic is shown internationally, so they'd need to pay respective fees to a dubbing team as well, in addition to the already astronomical costs associated with animation production.

Tesla EffectMay 22, 20151 votes

Takes more money doing actual VO, and banding up all the actors for that job is hard to do.

ModKnightsKemplarMay 22, 20151 votes

Voice acting is expensive. Too expensive.

SolideusMay 24, 20151 votes

There was voice-acting in the videos for Kalista, Ekko, Shurima and Vel'Koz. I don't know why they have to have conversations in this format, it lends itself better to showcasing and action scenes. Narrating can be done over an animation, a proper conversation can't.

Conversations might be better delivered through other mediums; comics are consumed at a "slower pace", for example. In short cinematic conversations just slow things down, like the boring, dragged-out pace of animes. The difference is, mainstream japanese animation is designed to be easily produced, where Riot has a much higher bar of quality, which takes a long time to produce.