Bungies 500 million dollar magnum opus was met with a ton of criticism when it was released in 2014, much of which was aimed at the performance of the usually talented Peter Dinkage as the players Ghost. His voice work has been slammed for sounding bored and wooden, as if Dinklage couldnt care less about the work he was doing. However, just as players had started to get used to Dinklages monotone voice whispering in their ears, Bungie made the shocking announcement that, upon the release of The Taken King expansion; ALL of Dinklages performance as the Ghost would be replaced with industry veteran and fan favourite Nolan North. This was a controversial move on Bungies part because, regardless of what you thought about Peter Dinklages voice acting, it felt kind of insulting to erase all his work from the game. Bungie assured fans that it was a pragmatic decision made out of production necessities, as Nolan North would be available more often to record dialogue than Dinklage was. And upon hearing Norths performance, most agree that he fits the role better than the Game of Thrones actor ever did. Still, it makes you wonder why Bungie bothered hiring Peter Dinklage in the first place if they were only going to end up replacing him anyway. Also, the idea of an entire performance being retroactively erased isnt exactly a comforting thought from a purely artistic standpoint. Hopefully, this is not a sign of trends to come.
