How Troy Baker's Naughty Dog work influenced 'Shadow of War'

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Troy Baker has lent his voice and performances to some of the biggest games of the past decade. From six roles
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to playing Booker DeWitt in
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or stepping into The Joker's shoes in
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, you might not realize it's actually him delivering the lines until you see the credits. That's because he approaches each performance incredibly differently.

With
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his job was particularly complex: In addition to reprising his role as Talion, a Ranger of Gondor who's more or less possessed by an undead prince, Baker served as the director for all of the game's performance-capture story sequences.

For that task, Baker relied on his experience with director Neil Druckmann from Naughty Dog and his roles in the studio's
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(TLoU) and
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. Naughty Dog is widely regarded as having some of the best performances and shot composition in video game story sequences -- there are definitely worse places to look to for inspiration.

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