steve valentine did the voice of alistair in dragon age.
steve valentine did the voice of alistair in dragon age.
who does the voice of alistair in dragon age?
steve valentine
gamesradar's staff placed him at number 37 in a list of the 50 best game characters of the generation, commenting ""dragon age: origins" had plenty of memorable characters, but chief among them was the would-be bastard king alistair." rock, paper, shotgun's alec meer liked alistair, and commented that he had some nice comic deflections. eurogamer's oli welsh noted that alistair and morrigan the "stars" of the game's companions, but criticized their storylines as being "contrived". the wooden dialogue and stiff animation was also mentioned. rock, paper, shotgun's alec believed that alistair, along with shale, brought needed levity to the otherwise grim world of "dragon age", describing the both of them as the game's most vital voices. mike fahey, writing for kotaku, praised alistair as having some of the most amusing lines in the game during his review of "origins". fahey particularly praised steve valentine's voice acting, calling alistair's voice his favourite in the game and noting that many of alistair's lines would have fallen flat were it not for valentine's timing. during an interview with ray muzyka (the co-founder and ceo of bioware), videogamer.com's interviewer said that while he didn't like alistair at first he grew to like him and his humour, although muzyka himself did not like the character. kirk hamilton, also writing for kotaku, called alistair one of his favorite characters, and looked forward to seeing how he got on with the "worldly" isabella during "the silent grove". john walker, writing for "pc gamer", believed that his friendship with alistair had an "echo of reality", and felt that his sarcasm plus balancing his emotions and bravado "continue[d] to resonate". walker also praised the conversations he had with morrigan. meer felt that alistair and morrigan's bickering evoked sexual tension, wishing they would just "get it on". kieron from rock, paper, shotgun also wished to be able to set them up together.
alistair (dragon age)
in the digital comics "dragon age: those who speak" (which states that alistair is king of ferelden and that hawke killed the arishok in "dragon age ii"), sten is revealed to be the new arishok and captures alistair, isabella, and varric tethras. when the three try to escape, the arishok confronts varric and alistair. the fight turns into a duel between the arishok and alistair, who ultimately overpowers the qunari. instead of delivering the final blow, however, alistair offers to form an alliance with the arishok against their common enemy: magister aurelius titus, who was apparently involved in king maric's disappearance and seeks alistair for his blood. the arishok agrees, and alistair, varric, isabella, and the arishok sail to titus's stronghold.
list of dragon age characters