Roger Craig Smith joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about some of the most iconic characters he’s brought to life in video games.Roger reflects on voicing legendary characters like Ezio Auditore from the Assassin's Creed series, Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5, Batman in Batman Arkham Origins, and Sonic the Hedgehog.We talk about the moments that defined these characters, how certain scenes came together during recording, and why some of these performances continue to resonate with fans years later. Roger also shares stories about recording some of Ezio’s most memorable speeches, the infamous Resident Evil boulder punch moment, and what it meant to step into the role of Batman.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:45 Becoming Ezio Auditore (Assassin’s Creed)

3:30 Finding Ezio’s voice across three games

6:17 Ezio’s most iconic speeches

8:22 The legacy of Ezio

11:25 Revisiting Assassin’s Creed today

12:06 Introducing Will Ospreay at Wembley as Ezio

16:58 Becoming Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)

17:09 The “Boulder Punching” moment

21:09 Recording scenes without seeing the gameplay

22:44 Resident Evil 5 remake rumors

25:26 Becoming Batman in Arkham Origins

26:02 Following Kevin Conroy’s Batman legacy

29:05 The powerful Batman–Alfred scene

31:00 Why Arkham Origins is often overlooked

33:39 Voicing Sonic the Hedgehog for over a decade

36:01 Thoughts on Ben Schwartz’s Sonic

37:52 Final thoughts

Cronos The New Dawn lead actor, Kelly Burke, returns to the podcast to talk about her role as The Traveler.

In this episode we break down the most horrific and painful moments of the game. Kelly reveals the unique physical toll of performing motion capture for a massive, heavy character whose neck doesn't even move and who lacks a face.

We dive deep into heavy spoiler territory to discuss the Traveler's tragic realization, the "religious" feeling behind the extraction scenes , and the massive "epic gaslighting" betrayal orchestrated by the Warden. Kelly also shares her candid thoughts on why the game offers no happy ending and the real emotional weight behind the community's favorite tagline, "Such is our calling".

Planet of Lana 2 developers join Behind The Voice to talk about how they created a made up language in their games to tell a story. They talk about how much animation, facial expression and music played an important part in telling the story. It was interesting to know how Planet of Lana actually began with a heavy inspiration from Studio Ghibli and how the game wasn't supposed to have any dialogues.

We also dive into spoilers towards the end and what's potentially coming next!