Is it just me or the voice of Harley in the new episodes is really bad and has nothing to do with the previous one? Just a thought...
You are not alone. I have not found one person that likes the new Harley voice. I'm glad they still have the old voice on the older content with her in it. It was nice to take my lower CR toon in the Jokers Funhouse duo and hear her old voice.
Thank you for being with me!!! Well, that's why I realized it. First time I heard it I thought it was somehow different. And last night I did the Fun House mission (I'm collecting feats - renown in this case)...and my suspicions were confirmed: it's a very different voice....and I prefer the old one.
Sucks, terrible , over acting, cackling , Dying animal, screeching.... These are all words I would use to describe the new Harley voice. What is supposed to be a sexy, quirky spandex wearing insane girl with heavy NY accent turned into what could be best described as my Aunt from Brooklyn (who's 75) if she smoked 2 packs of Camel nonfilters a day and hydrated with a bottle of bad bourbon.
I'm right with you on this! The new voice for Harley is like nails on a chalkboard to me! I cringe every single time I run that content!
No, its not just you and there have been a few threads on this since the first Harley Episode hit test.
Yes Arleen Sorkin was the original voice of Harley in the game. She is also the original voice of Harley period, all the way back to her creation in Batman: The Animated Series. Arleen has been retired from doing the voice for some time now, so with new content they needed a new actress. They chose to use Jen Brown, who has done many voices in the game including Lashina.
When this game was a PS3 exclusive...no pc version...no XBox...nothing but the ORIGINAL disc you paid 60+ for...everyone thought it was SO COOL on the original forums that Kevin Conroy voiced Batman...you could look it up...whole threads devoted to just how FING cool that was. Kevin in his infinite wisdom probably asked...and got..quite the payday for that. Now we are here...years later...know what I think now...I wish they had used ANY anonymous if tough-guy sounding voice for Batman...and put those spent MILLIONS into getting Water out...or Serums..even...already. Think of the 3 WORST glitches this game has...ones so fruitless or cruel or stupid they are GAME BREAKING to you...our lists do not even have to match do they?...what if they could get all that money they spent on gibbered lines no one even hears anymore back...and fix those FING glitches YOU HATE once and for all. Never complain about the voice acting...there are many more important things...I know that now.
And this thread is about complaining about the new Harley voice, not everything else that's wrong with the game. So, why would we discuss all of it's other problems?
The thing is, my friend, that I play this game almost since day one (I don't remember, but I think I downloaded the game after three or four months the game saw the light). I played a couple of months and then quit it for about 2 years. When I came bak, I played almost every single day. I know it has glitches, I know it's far from perfect....but I also know that it's no much different from what is was at first...and Istill like it with its pros and cons. Even when I couldn't become a member because I can't do it via PC for my console (the address on my console it's different from the credit card billing....but that's a story for another time)....So, in short, if you've been around the game as long as me, either you love it or hate it...if you love it, then you look the other side and let things flow....and, if you hate it...well, you're probably not even reading this...
Okay, they probably couldn't afford Ms Strong (Ms Sorkin must have been doing it for free, seeing how she is Harleen, check her out on "Days Of Our Lives" if you don't believe me), but, couldn't they at least have found anyone else who could have done a better job?
ChillCat is somewhat correct. Most likely it was more cost effective to go with someone who was already apart of the games voice cast, that may have an on going contract with DGC. Tara Strong has shown to be the best replacement for Arleen but she seems to be a high demand voice actress and with that comes tight scheduling and of course a higher pay rate. So her availability and price could have been an issue. Sadly Tara isn't the only one who has done a good job at Harley's voice, yet none of them were used. To add Jen Brown isn't a bad voice actress, it's just her interpretation of Harley is just wrong.
Not sure if anyone has said Ms Brown is a bad VA, just she is the wrong VA for Harley, it's like getting Gilbert Gottfried to voice Martian Manhunter
