[HELP FOUND] Rogue State - Join the Great Basenji Choir!

KodiakBehr · Thu 12/03/2015 18:57:00

UPDATE 9th May 2015:

Fellow AGSers --

The introduction to Rogue State, our next game, is set to a choir singing the national anthem of the Glorious People's Republic of Basenji. We thought it would be cool to invite all of our friends and fellow AGSers to join in singing the song of our people, which we will stitch together so it sounds like there are dozens of us pledging our undying love for the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

Interested in helping? Do you have a microphone or a headset that you can connect to your computer? Then go download this ZIP file, it contains everything you need to join the Great Basenji Choir:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1891681/BasenjiChoir.zip

There are no excuses: you don't have to be a good singer, you don't need good recording equipment. We want it to sound as if the people of Basenji are singing their national anthem, so anyone can join.

Your name will appear in the game credits. And seriously, being credited as a vocalist in a video game? If anything is missing in your curriculum vitae, it must be this!

Thanks in advance for your help,

Problem and KodiakBehr

UPDATE 1st April 2015:

Hi guys.

We received a few auditions, but not for enough characters to sustain the game. So now we've got to look at our alternatives.

Middle Eastern accents would have been great, but may have limited how many people might be interested in helping us out. So we're expanding to call now to any interested parties interested in helping us with this game who might have a voice for these characters.

Thank you again.

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ROGUE STATE is a Middle Eastern themed strategy game made using AGS for the PC. We're currently on-track for a Q3 2015 release. The game is a challenging turn-based strategy game with a point-and-click feel. No two games will ever be played the same way, and players will be forced to face difficult decisions balancing the needs of various segments of the fictional society they are ruling. This game examines current events through a satirical lens, while handling the history, culture and current affairs of the Middle East in a very tasteful, thoughtful, yet playful fashion. You can follow us on Twitter at @LRDGames. You can click my sig for the website. You can always send me a PM if you've got questions.

We are seeking voice actors interested in playing one of the following twelve roles. At this stage, we don't have much to offer except free copies of the completed game for volunteers, though we are totally amenable to offering royalties conditional on breaching modest sales targets. Let's be pragmatic, though, this will likely not feed your family any more than it will feed ours. If you're doing this, it's because you're having fun doing this. The same reason we are.

If that doesn't turn you off, there's another catch. Most of the characters must sound convincingly from the Middle East. We are looking for close-enough Arab accents that can include North Africa or the Middle East. Persians are also welcome. Pakistani accents may well work too in a clinch. Willing to experiment with Central Asian accents also.

Unfortunately, our sound-studio is flooded right now and the company learjet is in for repairs, so we're asking applicants to have a good quality microphone ready to go.

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Mandle · Fri 08/05/2015 15:44:18

Hahaha!!! I'm a terrible singer so I think I just might have to gum up the works by giving this a shot!

Lasca · Fri 08/05/2015 18:19:38

Let's just say that anyone who doesn't contribute to this is not a true ags:er. Come on people let's join the choir!

Problem · Fri 08/05/2015 19:09:17

You can send your recordings to me or KodiakBehr. Just write us a PM. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Every voice counts.

So everybody follow Lasca's example. He's a hero. He sent me 6 takes, singing this damn thing in 6 completely different voices! I declare him an honorary citizen of Basenji.

vertigoaddict · Fri 08/05/2015 23:38:23

Do you have a deadline?

Stupot · Sat 09/05/2015 00:06:43

Haha cool. I'm in.

HanaIndiana · Sat 09/05/2015 02:06:27

I'm all over this!

Problem · Sat 09/05/2015 07:00:40

Quote from: vertigoaddict on Fri 08/05/2015 23:38:23
Do you have a deadline?

We're aiming for a release in late summer or early fall. As soon as I have enough contributions, I'll mix a first version of the choir that we'll use for the beta. But I'll keep adding new voices to the mix as they come in, until the game is released. So there's still plenty of time.

Fitz · Sun 10/05/2015 09:13:13

Oh, I'm in, I just didn't want to give you empty promises before I got anything to show. I'll get back to you sometime next week.

Baron · Sat 16/05/2015 04:06:06

I'm in also. Just trying to find some quiet time to rehearse the tune and record.

Problem · Sun 24/05/2015 22:47:04

Just a small reminder.

The choir is growing, and it's already sounding pretty cool. It's getting better with every new voice, so we could still use more voices. And more female voices in the choir would be awesome too!

Stupot · Thu 28/05/2015 04:14:59

I can't wait to hear the finished song.
I had it in my head for about two days after recording my version.

vertigoaddict · Thu 28/05/2015 05:35:29

I'll try to record sometime this week, I can use my tenor to fill up that female void...no, not that kind of void...

noavana · Sun 31/05/2015 04:46:46

Are there any middle eastern female roles still available?

KodiakBehr · Mon 01/06/2015 02:46:42

For singing, absolutely. For acting, we've finished recording all the female roles, sadly.

Fitz · Thu 04/06/2015 21:27:47

Quote from: Mandle on Fri 08/05/2015 15:44:18
Hahaha!!! I'm a terrible singer so I think I just might have to gum up the works by giving this a shot!

You think you're bad? My version turned out even worse than I'd have imagined -- so much so that both Kodiak and Problem are probably still looking for the right words to tell me I'm the only dropout in the whole casting

Cuiki · Thu 04/06/2015 21:47:06

Quote from: Fitz on Thu 04/06/2015 21:27:47
Quote from: Mandle on Fri 08/05/2015 15:44:18
Hahaha!!! I'm a terrible singer so I think I just might have to gum up the works by giving this a shot!

You think you're bad? My version turned out even worse than I'd have imagined -- so much so that both Kodiak and Problem are probably still looking for the right words to tell me I'm the only dropout in the whole casting

I'm in as well with this sort of encouragement

Problem · Thu 04/06/2015 21:59:28

No dropouts! The worst thing that could happen to you is that we dial down the volume of your track a tiny bit.

But I'm still able to recognise every voice in the mix. This means we could still use a couple more.

KodiakBehr · Thu 04/06/2015 23:00:30

Truth. I just sent Problem a recording of me singing the anthem into the bell-end of a trumpet while stirring iced tea in the background and he still said he'd find a use for it.