Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All (fan dub)
VegasVoiceActor for Winston Payne
Winston Payne serves as the game's tutorial prosecutor. He is a relatively simplistic and unimpressive man described by the game as "lacking presence" which appears to be true as many people, including fellow prosecutors, seem to forget who he is on occasion. He's somewhat smug and overconfident despite lacking any real skill to warrant such an attitude- even rookie defense attorneys speaking out against him can often make him panicky and nervous.
Payne should basically sound like a middle aged loser- not like a full blown or even slightly stereotypical "nerd" inflection so many seem to imagine him as because I see him as more of a plucky, light-voiced, easily spooked divorced dad.
"Ahem. Mr. Butz. Is it not true that the victim had recently dumped you?"
Larry: "I wasn't dumped! She just wasn't taking my phone calls. Or seeing me... Ever. WHAT'S IT TO YOU, ANYWAY!?"
"Mr. Butz, what you describe is generally what we mean by "dumped." In fact, she had completely abandoned you... and was seeing other men! She had just returned from overseas with one of them the day before the murder!"(Interjecting into Wright's argument)
"Your Honor! If I may... As the witness stated, this statue is indeed a clock. The neck is a switch. You just tilt it, and it says the time out loud. As it doesn't look like a clock, I submitted it as a statue. My apologies."(Suddenly nervous and on the defensive)
"OBJECTION! W-w-what's the meaning of this? This is all baseless conjecture! There isn't a shred of evidence supporting the defense's claims!"
Your voice here is exactly in line with how I imagine Prosecutor Payne would sound. The only thing I'd change is the pacing in a few places and /how/ he says some of these lines (ex: "In fact, she had completely abandoned you... and was seeing other men! She had just returned from overseas with one of them the day before the murder!" is him playing up for the court- as if he's definitively proving intent/motive), but that aside- this is an incredibly solid audition.
Thanks for your feedback. Acting is all about choices. If you need me to go in a different direction, I'm happy to do it.