DNF2001 Restoration Project
mornal for General Graves
General Graves commands and directs the Earth Defense Force in Duke Nukem Forever. In this game, he serves to provide Duke with exposition and updates regarding both story and gameplay.
We aim for a voice that overall is as similar as possible to John Braden's depiction of General Graves, found in the E3 2001 trailer of Duke Nukem Forever. (https://youtu.be/9JksgXoEwqU)
General Graves should have a serious, commanding voice and tone. The years have aged him, and he will sound quite gravel-y.
Duke, we have a situation. The city is under attack. Information on who's behind it is yet to be determined. We have intel that there is a parasitic entity capable of taking over a host's body. It has been unleashed across the streets of Las Vegas and we lost contact with our troops. The Earth's Defense Force has been compromised and I'm afraid you can't trust anyone.
Duke, for now focus on getting out of the casino, and regroup with us at the EDF HQ ASAP. You'll need as much firepower as you can get. We'll keep you briefed on the situation with your shades OS built into your sunglasses. Your SOS will beep and notify you of an incoming call from us. Make sure to answer it.
Graves here. I have good news, Duke. You won’t need to run around blind in the dark anymore. Our engineers have been working on a night vision upgrade for your shades. It’s being uploaded to you right now. Let us know what you think after you’ve had a chance to try it out. Graves out.
Okay...this is actually really good. You're nailing the lows of Braden's original performance fairly well, and the first spoken sentence especially was great. With a bit more practice, I'm sure you can easily nail Graves' voice. I'll likely reach out to you some time later to chat!
Sure thing! Thanks for the feedback!