The profligacy with which North has usurped the big budget game market with his accredited wise-cracking and likable voice work is stunning. While the erstwhile Nathan Drake is a well acted, almost three dimensional portrayal of the Indiana Jones archetype, using this same personality for other games is an irregular misnomer. The notion that one man can be in so many beloved franchises is quite bewildering, given the apparent wealth of voice actors and talent at developers disposal. I can partially entertain that idea myself. Some would argue his list of accomplishments is impressive and that his talent creates these opportunities. When does enough become enough? Is it down to his own desire to be kingpin of the voice acting in games realm, or is it the onus of developers who lazily hire him to get a milieu of his Nathan Drake personable action cliche? Lovable Rogue 101 Nolan North is in demand, and these game series have utilised his voice work, whether through a main character or additional voices.
Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted, Prince of Persia, Halo, Alpha Protocol, Assassin’s Creed, Madworld, Dragonage, Call of Duty, Gears of War, God of War, Metal Gear Solid, Lost Odyssey, Lost Planet, Army of Two, Dark Void, Final Fantasy, Shadow Complex, Sly Cooper, Transformers, ….the list continues.
