Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1904000-20130926015816/@comment-1904000-20131007034128

Mr. Grave wrote: Hey, be grateful. You know what they did to Splinter Cell? They replaced the VA who's been voicing Sam Fisher since like six games up until that point, and was 63 years old, with a guy almost half his age. Sure, fans complained, but eventually they got used to it. So if Splinter Cell fans, arguably the worst videogame fans alongside GTA ones, can accept a huge-ass change in both gameplay mechanics and voice acting, then why can't we? Sutherland is five years older than Hayter, and I am pretty certain that he'll portray Snake properly. I'm extremely greatful - I think Sutherland is perfect for da job, he just needs to fix a few kinks.

About Splinter Cell tho - that's unforgivable. For me, and this goes for Snake too, it's not about the "iconic voice". I can care less about that. It's all about whether or not the voice actor can correctly portray their character. Fisher's new voice actor fails to deliver that - he sounds WAY to young. It completely breaks immersion for me, tbh.

Luckily, I don't think that'll be a problem with Sutherland.