I wonder if programmers Indiana Jones and the Great Circle -Kilka years ago, when they first outlined the basic pillars of the game-they felt as if they knew what they were when they decided to go to the route full of similarity. This means that the heroine of the game would not be only “Indiana Jones”, but she would look, sound and move how Harrison Ford as Indiana JonesSpecifically, the version of the character that fans know and loved from the original trilogy from the 80s. You know, ind, at its main end, not a senior citizen from the last two films.
It is a miracle that every game is created, but especially wonderful, that Machinegames has pulled this extremely ambitious goal – and everything comes down to Troy Baker. A well -known voice actor provided an indelible performance as Joel in The last of usDrake itself in Uncharted 4: a znot’s endAnd many other roles of video games, but in popular imagination there are few more cult and beloved characters than Indiana Jones. Nothing but the perfect reproduction of Ford’s voice intends to cut it.
Thanks to the kindness New video published on Friday by BAFTAWe have some insight from programmers about how Baker managed this feat. In a sense, he began the project with some method: Baker appeared in the first table reading – conducted practically over Microsoft teams, because it was during the pandemic – with “Indiana Jones” as his screen name, and also introduced the Fedora and Bullwhip Indy for the session, according to the kinematic manufacturer Mitra Ashkan Far.
She and voice designer Emily Hesler attribute a lot of recognition to the performance director Tom Keegan, whose CV includes many Wolfenstein and Star Wars games. Keegan “would do so good that people in character,” says Hesler. Around 7:20 brand From the 27-minute movie Hesler plays the recording of the voice of the backer as an indirect second or two of it crying when he beats a special sauce that makes his performance so unusual and so similar to Ford.
“I think it’s such an Indy,” says Hesler, laughing with amazement from the clip. “I don’t know, there is so many personalities in this and much more than he is just kicked in the face.”
For Hesler, Baker’s color tells you that Indy is frustrated, that he has found himself in this situation, but at the same time the performance somehow conveys a sense of strength and determination – that Indy is not helpless, and in reality he knows that he knows that he will return to Goon.
“He must have a bit like a breath, I have an impression,” continues Hesler. “Respiration. I mean that there is still a tone there, but … oh and something that sounds, as it is annoyed at the same time. There must be an attitude or personality. And yes, again, Troy pulls it so well. “
Even after several dozen hours I spent playing Indiana Jones and the Great CircleI am still delighted with the performance of Baker as indie, for which he shared in 2025 DICE award for an outstanding achievement of character. The game is to debut on PlayStation 5 this spring.
