● WHAT IS MONSTER HUNTER?
Monster Hunter: World is an action role-playing game developed and published by CAPCOM in 2018. In the game, the player takes the role of a Hunter, a silent protagonist who is tasked to hunt down and either kill or trap monsters that roam the land and that have been considered as a threat to the Research Commission. The game received critical acclaim by critics and fans alike and is still quite popular to this day.
The story is set in a fantastical world where the Research Commission has sent out several fleets over the course of forty years to a continent branded as the "New World". Researchers and explorers are drawn to this land in order to learn more about its unique ecosystem and its mysterious link to the Elder Dragons. It is in this story where a young hunter and her faithful companion uncover the truth behind said mystery and aid the Commission in many arduous tasks as a means to bring an end to the ultimate calamity.
● WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS PROJECT?
The game follows the typical "silent protagonist" trope. This means that the main character will never speak or properly engage with the other characters. I personally find this a little distracting, so I thought it'd be worth spending some time in a project like this. It's also the perfect opportunity for me to better experiment with sound design. This is also one way to make the main character feel like she's alive and add a little more context behind what's going on.
This project will cover most of the game's cutscenes and provide the main and supporting characters a voice in order to turn the experience a little more immersive. I will also add in some post-production adjusts to the scenes and fix some other minor hiccups (texture popping, for example).
Supposedly, there won't be that much dialogue apart from some lines here and there. When it comes to the main character, most of what is needed are grunts, gasps, cries of pain and some improvisation. Some sequences will have to be made completely from scratch as an attempt to connect all of the scenes together (which is why new characters will be necessary).
● WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?
People interested in lending their voices to the character must meet certain requirements in order to be accepted. I don't want to be too picky, but in order to avoid too many differences from the existing voices in-game... the following should be be kept in mind:
● THAT'S IT?
I think this about covers it. The final project will also include voice mods for the game and will also be featured as a full-length film rendered at 2560 x 1440 and be made available on YouTube. I might also be able to share an uncompressed copy to those who participated.
Good luck to everyone!
Ezima is the depiction of what the protagonist of Monster Hunter: World would look like. She, just like many other youngsters at that time, joined the Fifth Fleet in order to explore the New World and to prove her worth by aiding the Guild in their investigations. She's just as eager as all the other hunters and knows her fair share in combat. Ezima is not too talkative, but gets her point across when needed. She can also be a little silly at times, given the eastern influence that this game has. Her voice is supposed to be lower (not too low, though) and not as squeaky.
UPDATE:
This role has been given to the CCC member SakuraSarah, check out her other work!
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Teuila is a supporting character in the project. She will be featured later on during the expansion's events as a replacement for Ezima once she is injured in one of the cutscenes. This character, just like Ezima, is another inspiring hunter within the Guild. Although not as skilled as the other, Teuila still holds onto her own determination and goals.
UPDATE:
This role has been given to the CCC member BeccaFaye, so check out her other work! The backup role was saved for the CCC member DianaHKennedy!
[#1]
→ "I'm afraid Ezima was injured during her confrontation with the elder dragon Velkhana. I hope you don't mind that I'll be filling in her shoes. For a while anyway.
[#2]
→ "Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself, you'll see. Gizmo and I have been through a lot!"
[#3]
→ "So, maybe you could tell me a bit about her? I never got a chance to talk to Ezima that much, but I've heard great things. Her weapon of choice isn't exactly my style, but I do get around with what I have."
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[ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴇᴢɪᴍᴀ ɪꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ'ꜱ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴇᴢɪᴍᴀ'ꜱ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴜɴᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ɪɴ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ. ɢɪᴢᴍᴏ ɪꜱ ᴛᴇᴜɪʟᴀ'ꜱ ꜰᴇʟʏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴ. ]
[#4]
→ "Ngh... even with my winter gear, this weather is going to be a pain to go through. We'll have to split up if we want to find the monster. According to the scouts, it was last seen up north. It has probably moved on since then, so we'll have to be careful."
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[ ᴛᴇᴜɪʟᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɴᴏᴡʏ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʜᴀʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀʀᴀᴠᴀɴꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴘᴘʟɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇꜱᴛᴀʙʟɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛᴘᴏꜱᴛ. ]
[#5]
→ "Wait, do you hear that?" "Oh, no... The ice's giving in! Come on, make a run for it!
[#6]
→ "Watch out! There, hold my hand! I can pull you to safety!"
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[ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ ᴀ ꜱɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴜɪʟᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴀ ꜰʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ʟᴀᴋᴇ. ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴇɪꜱᴍɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴄᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇ. ]
The Veteran Hunter is a man who has been working with the Guild for a very long time. Just like others, he managed to survive and prove his worth to the point many newcomers seek him out for advice; despite his laid-back attitude.
UPDATE:
This role has been given to the CCC member KovichCrow, check out his other work! The backup role was saved for the CCC member Zarien!
[#1]
→ "Hey, kid. Having trouble tracking down that monster? Hah, figures. Give it time, you'll get used to it."
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[ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇᴛᴇʀᴀɴ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴀʟꜰᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ʜᴜɴᴛ. ᴜɴꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡʙɪᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴜɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ʜɪᴍ. ]
[#2]
→ "So... you're with the new fleet, eh? Pardon my french, but you hunters are looking even more tender these days... Or maybe I'm getting too old."
[#3]
→ "You heard of that one, the Sapphire Star? Big-shot hunter from years back? No? Eh, I should have seen that coming. You see, she's the reason why you're here and why I'm still standin'. Should've known better, though. No matter what you do with your life, we all end up as just another story."
[#4]
→ "And speaking of stories, you better make yourself comfortable 'cause I'm about to tell you one."
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[ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇᴛᴇʀᴀɴ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡʙɪᴇ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴘᴘʜɪʀᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀ—ᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴛ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ]
The "Aspiring Hunter" is a newcomer to the New World. He is hoping to prove himself by becoming the next big-time hunter, but is struggling quite a bit to get the hang of this lifestyle and all of its responsibilities.
[#1]
→ "Ah, damn it! It got away again! What am I gonna tell them now...This is the fourth time in a row, ugh."
[#2]
→ "Oh, yeah... I am! I can see that you've been around for a while—with that gear and those scars."
[#3]
→ "That's a HUGE weapon, though. I don't think I'd be able to carry that all day!"
[#4]
→ "Do you think that... maybe... maybe you could give me some advice You know, teach me a few tricks in how to improve myself?"
[#5]
→ "I can't say that I've heard of this 'Sapphire Star' person. I mean, we've all heard about great hunters and all of that. But never specific ones.All I know are the tales they tell to kids. Why do you ask?"
