"The Envoy"; exceedingly well Voiced/Written

This is literally my first Forum post in PoE, i played on and off for years.
Haven't played actively for quiet a few leagues.

Now with the nex expansion AND league being absolutely well designed, there was ONE thing that stood out to me the most.

This is the character "The Envoy".
I usually do not care much for story telling or story in general.

But the voice acting and the written dialogs are from another universe (no pun intended :P)

His Voice Actor is soooo fitting.
So calm, but yet so urgent and important.
The little nuances, like some words being repeated in a "whisper voice".... sooo good.

I literally had goosebumps liseting toall his dialogs.
I did listen and read all dialog i have encountered by now and will continue to read and listen to all future ones.

I can't wait what more he has in store for me.

Who ever is/was responisble for this, deserves a raise and a hug (*virtual hug*, because C-19 >.<)

That's all i wanted to say.

Greetings from Germany!

Wholeheartedly agree. Absolutely love "The Envoy" - from sound design, dialogue, and voice acting. My gosh, that voice and performance! The NPC and implementation lend so much to the atmosphere and make the game that much more enjoyable. A really standout part of the Echoes expansion.

Cheers to the team for this incredible work!

Yeah, I can agree

who is the voice actor?

yes, who is the voice actor ? Sounds familiar btw

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Kagarrash wrote:

yes, who is the voice actor ? Sounds familiar btw

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Jocktor wrote:

who is the voice actor?

They stated his name in the recent Story Dev Blog
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3025181

Very interesting to read.

His name is "Matt Sunderland"

The writing in this game is absolutely astounding, in my opinion - but The Envoy is yet another step-up in the display of talent for this author/authors.

I will need to research these people because they are so incredibly adept at their craft that I find it truly inspiring.

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If I may hazard a suggestion, at some point when GGG is rich enough to attempt to branch-out on the P'o'Exile brand, this/these writer/writers could create an amazing CASUAL RPG game that covers the history of Oriath/Wraeclast/Vaal.

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I would be honoured to nominate this person or team for a gaming award, if anyone knows of an appropriate venue.

This is true. It really goes beyond the rest of the dialogue.

After you listen to it for the 100th time, it becomes annoying and now I enjoyed clicking on him to get him stfu more.

I don't get into the story or lore much but this character is written exceptionally well.

Give the man who wrote this character Narrator lead plus a raise please. This writing is amazing. Really hits deep and esoteric topics with excellent story devices and metaphors. Would really love to know what inspired his writing and what books he read over the last 5 years or so prior to writing for PoE

I'm guessing he and others who worked closely on Envoy had a hand in the Labyrinth writing as well because there's some good bits in there

The game that keeps on giving. Shout out to the great sound design too, often overlooked in the modern gaming age.