It’s this sense of contrasts that gives Diablo 4 its unique artistic identity which, in Balderrama’s view, gives the game and its characters a distinct “allure”. Not only did this contrast heighten the dramatic moments of Baldarrama’s reads, but it also “provided moments of comedy”, too. The sorcerer, for example, is “otherworldly”, forced into “exhilarating” circumstances, whilst also maintaining “an unflappable sort of groundedness.” The contrast between the heightened and the truthful speaks to the broad extent to which ‘chiaroscuro’ runs through every aspect of Diablo 4. “Everything is more,” he says, “and yet, the way like to record the sound is quite intimate, unlike a lot of games.” For Belderrama, it’s about “maintaining a level of intensity” without using “volume” or “being physical” as a crutch.īelderrama reveled in the scale and depth of Diablo 4’s world “It serves you very well in terms of accessing something that is heightened and yet truthful.” When recording his lines for the male sorcerer, Belderrama reveled in the scale and depth of Diablo 4’s world. With credits ranging from open-world action game Horizon: Forbidden West to great tactical RPGs like Triangle Strategy, Balderrama was keen to emphasize how being “classically trained… serves video game actors, particularly in fantasy games with a sense of history about them.” Balderrama joins Diablo 4’s ensemble as the voice of the male sorcerer, one of the game’s five classes.
All of these factors feed into what voice actor Joseph Balderrama calls the “hyperreality” of Diablo 4’s setting.
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