I play in my linguagem, in portuguese Brazil, and the voice of the actor who made make V is incredible, better then female V
Tacticusaurus-Rex
Masc V isn’t bad. Fem V isn’t bad. I like them both a lot. Fem V does feel a little more universal as to what type of fem it would belong to. Masc V is definitely a white macho guy action star type to me. As a child of an older decade I love that type but I also love my other options too.
JonnyTaewani
I actually prefer male V a lot. There are times where Fem V sounds like a girl trying way too hard to be one of the guys
PrettyMostlySure
Fem V’s voice is sex incarnate.
sla3
I can understand ppl having problem with male V if they play fem V first. But I honestly think both VA did great job. Fem V did phenomenal job, her emotional range and variety is exceptionally well done and it is a treat to experience it. Male V is more monotone, but honestly, much for fitting for tough merc.
I think it is necessary to view both V as a different ppl with different personalities going through the same story. Both VA are great at what they were supposed to do.
DifferencePretend
Male V is my go to guy.
I can never play Fem V because as a male myself I want to play as a guy.
Nothing wrong with male V performance. It’s great
Logicerror404
Fem V sounds like she’s trying too hard. Like is a tough merc supposed to feel like such a try hard?
The male V sounds more in line with how a killer would act in these situations. I can’t play fem v without getting cringed out.
DarthBluntSaber
I thoroughly enjoyed both voice actors’ performances. I think both manage to give a different emotional tone or perspective, but still fitting within the narrative.
Which i think that alone justifies playing the game as both versions of V.
Draven125
Male V is my favourite out of the two
GalacticNarwal
I don’t dislike him, I just like fem V more
Unhappy-Spinach
i prefer male V
zenprime-morpheus
Masc V just doesn’t sound right to me, like it’s trying to capture the ideal of an everyman hero with a bit of bluster, but it lacks that little bit of extra bit of oomph. Like when you cast Liam Hemsworth instead of someone better.
Also is it just me, or does Fem V have more of “Night City” accent that Masc V lacks?
RickRate
male V is goated, he a good voice actor
FrankPisssssss
Was really disappointed that he didn’t just say “fuck off”.
daylan_c
I used to really not like masc V for some reason but after like 6 or 7 femme playthroughs finally I’m finishing a masc playthrough and realized I was mistaken. They both do a really good job with the character actually I was just dumb I guess.
Daemonic6
Male V best for me, he’s just chilling and confident, while fem V, in my opinion, trying to be overconfident and cocky.
Chris56855865
I did a playthrough with both male and female characters, and I prefer male. Lady V has a weird pacing that breaks immersion for me, dude V feels more natural imo.
BraxxIsTheName
I’ve played both and love both voices equally …… until it’s time to become Aguilar.
Male Aguilar clears female Aguilar by a mile. It’s not even close. But of course that’s an entirely different character basically.
Old-Ordinary-6194
If you like the performance, should the opinions of others really matter?
Though to answer your question, I don’t think people “hate” male V per se but more that most people online prefer fem V more. Although, you should also take what is commonly said online with a grain of salt.
Like, most conversations online will always be like “Fem V is so much better you gais” but I’m willing to bet that statistically speaking, there are more players who play as male V with male voice. It’s the same for the Mass Effect series where you’ll see heaps of people praising Femshep (myself included cause Jennifer Hale is my VA idol) but from the stats, Broshep takes up 60% of the total player base.
Not saying that stats is indicative of male V being the superior one but just that what you hear online doesn’t always reflect reality.
Personally, I’ve played through both (male nomad and now female street kid) and I really love both.
rodbrs
He’s great! For a street kid.
The problem for RPGs is that having any voiced main character interferes with roleplay variety. The voice carries so much information about the character (age, personality, culture, etc) that it locks you in to a specific type.
Bagz_anonymous
Male V is my favourite. He sounds like a cold killer merc. Sounds like he has seen so much shit in Night City and is calloused to it which I love. Fem V is brilliant but just doesn’t hit as hard for me. Live them both, but male V is my pick
wonderwall999
I really liked male V, but I loved fem V. This was the only game that made me WANT to play BOTH genders. In my head, the nomad and corpo are fem V, and the streetkid is male V.
MStaysForMars
I don’t think “preferring” equals “disliking” the other option! I think the vast majority of people like both, but do prefer Cherami Leigh, a matter of preferences, nothing to hold against Gavin Drea and his performance!
AL33333X
I only played the game in German and for me FemV sounds better than MaleV even though the voice actor voicing him is the german voice of Ragnar from Vikings. But I also go with looks and no matter what I do the male voice never resonates with his looks.
Ehh_littlecomment
I really don’t get the hate. I thought his performance was phenomenal. This subreddit is the first time I read about people not liking it.
MageDuchess
I LOVE male V
Redeyejake
I feel masc V voice works best for streetkid V, all his smartass comments and shutting down people on power trips fit. Because V has been in the streets his entire life so it’s not like he’s gonna be scared or intimidated by a corp or some small time merc.
ddeads
The male VA for English-speaking V is *fine*. The female VA is *good*. Neither are *great*, imo.
MadYarpen
What gig is this? I was sure I have done them all but I do not recall this one…
Far_Adeptness9884
I just really disliked Male V’s accent.
ObliviousSumo99
Don’t dislike, just prefer female V
Plane-Education4750
I don’t think Male V is bad, it’s just that Female V knocked it out of the park. Especially in the early sections of the game when we are still getting to know the character
beetboxbento
I’ve hardly ever heard anyone say that they dislike Masc V. The common sentiment in the comments is that Fem V is the preference.
rohnaddict
No, people in general do not dislike male V. He is, after all, the more popular choice. From what I’ve seen, people’s criticism of him culminates in him not being “emotional” enough. This is contrasted with female V. To many, me included, Male V’s rougher (and older) voice is better, as female V sounds too emotional at times and too young (some describe as girly). It really depends on how you envision your character as.
Stokedonstarfield
I think the script works better with female v but male version did a good job with what they were given
bom360
The thing is that every female v moment is amazing and masc v hits it like 60% of the time
OpenNose9740
Male V >>>>>>> fem V
It’s not even close , she’s just trying too hard
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I play in my linguagem, in portuguese Brazil, and the voice of the actor who made make V is incredible, better then female V
Masc V isn’t bad. Fem V isn’t bad. I like them both a lot. Fem V does feel a little more universal as to what type of fem it would belong to. Masc V is definitely a white macho guy action star type to me. As a child of an older decade I love that type but I also love my other options too.
I actually prefer male V a lot. There are times where Fem V sounds like a girl trying way too hard to be one of the guys
Fem V’s voice is sex incarnate.
I can understand ppl having problem with male V if they play fem V first. But I honestly think both VA did great job. Fem V did phenomenal job, her emotional range and variety is exceptionally well done and it is a treat to experience it. Male V is more monotone, but honestly, much for fitting for tough merc.
I think it is necessary to view both V as a different ppl with different personalities going through the same story. Both VA are great at what they were supposed to do.
Male V is my go to guy.
I can never play Fem V because as a male myself I want to play as a guy.
Nothing wrong with male V performance. It’s great
Fem V sounds like she’s trying too hard. Like is a tough merc supposed to feel like such a try hard?
The male V sounds more in line with how a killer would act in these situations. I can’t play fem v without getting cringed out.
I thoroughly enjoyed both voice actors’ performances. I think both manage to give a different emotional tone or perspective, but still fitting within the narrative.
Which i think that alone justifies playing the game as both versions of V.
Male V is my favourite out of the two
I don’t dislike him, I just like fem V more
i prefer male V
Masc V just doesn’t sound right to me, like it’s trying to capture the ideal of an everyman hero with a bit of bluster, but it lacks that little bit of extra bit of oomph. Like when you cast Liam Hemsworth instead of someone better.
Also is it just me, or does Fem V have more of “Night City” accent that Masc V lacks?
male V is goated, he a good voice actor
Was really disappointed that he didn’t just say “fuck off”.
I used to really not like masc V for some reason but after like 6 or 7 femme playthroughs finally I’m finishing a masc playthrough and realized I was mistaken. They both do a really good job with the character actually I was just dumb I guess.
Male V best for me, he’s just chilling and confident, while fem V, in my opinion, trying to be overconfident and cocky.
I did a playthrough with both male and female characters, and I prefer male. Lady V has a weird pacing that breaks immersion for me, dude V feels more natural imo.
I’ve played both and love both voices equally …… until it’s time to become Aguilar.
Male Aguilar clears female Aguilar by a mile. It’s not even close. But of course that’s an entirely different character basically.
If you like the performance, should the opinions of others really matter?
Though to answer your question, I don’t think people “hate” male V per se but more that most people online prefer fem V more. Although, you should also take what is commonly said online with a grain of salt.
Like, most conversations online will always be like “Fem V is so much better you gais” but I’m willing to bet that statistically speaking, there are more players who play as male V with male voice. It’s the same for the Mass Effect series where you’ll see heaps of people praising Femshep (myself included cause Jennifer Hale is my VA idol) but from the stats, Broshep takes up 60% of the total player base.
Not saying that stats is indicative of male V being the superior one but just that what you hear online doesn’t always reflect reality.
Personally, I’ve played through both (male nomad and now female street kid) and I really love both.
He’s great! For a street kid.
The problem for RPGs is that having any voiced main character interferes with roleplay variety. The voice carries so much information about the character (age, personality, culture, etc) that it locks you in to a specific type.
Male V is my favourite. He sounds like a cold killer merc. Sounds like he has seen so much shit in Night City and is calloused to it which I love. Fem V is brilliant but just doesn’t hit as hard for me. Live them both, but male V is my pick
I really liked male V, but I loved fem V. This was the only game that made me WANT to play BOTH genders. In my head, the nomad and corpo are fem V, and the streetkid is male V.
I don’t think “preferring” equals “disliking” the other option! I think the vast majority of people like both, but do prefer Cherami Leigh, a matter of preferences, nothing to hold against Gavin Drea and his performance!
I only played the game in German and for me FemV sounds better than MaleV even though the voice actor voicing him is the german voice of Ragnar from Vikings. But I also go with looks and no matter what I do the male voice never resonates with his looks.
I really don’t get the hate. I thought his performance was phenomenal. This subreddit is the first time I read about people not liking it.
I LOVE male V
I feel masc V voice works best for streetkid V, all his smartass comments and shutting down people on power trips fit. Because V has been in the streets his entire life so it’s not like he’s gonna be scared or intimidated by a corp or some small time merc.
The male VA for English-speaking V is *fine*. The female VA is *good*. Neither are *great*, imo.
What gig is this? I was sure I have done them all but I do not recall this one…
I just really disliked Male V’s accent.
Don’t dislike, just prefer female V
I don’t think Male V is bad, it’s just that Female V knocked it out of the park. Especially in the early sections of the game when we are still getting to know the character
I’ve hardly ever heard anyone say that they dislike Masc V. The common sentiment in the comments is that Fem V is the preference.
No, people in general do not dislike male V. He is, after all, the more popular choice. From what I’ve seen, people’s criticism of him culminates in him not being “emotional” enough. This is contrasted with female V. To many, me included, Male V’s rougher (and older) voice is better, as female V sounds too emotional at times and too young (some describe as girly). It really depends on how you envision your character as.
I think the script works better with female v but male version did a good job with what they were given
The thing is that every female v moment is amazing and masc v hits it like 60% of the time
Male V >>>>>>> fem V
It’s not even close , she’s just trying too hard