Bungie has replaced the voice of Peter Dinklage in Destiny with that of Uncharted and Assassin's Creed star Nolan North.
The change will not just occur in forthcoming expansion The Taken King, but through the entire base game as well. All of Dinklage's dialogue for the Ghost character has been re-recorded.
“I was really excited to do this role,” Nolan North told Game Informer. “You want to give him as much personality as the world will allow, without making it unbelievable. There’s a fine line to walk there, and I think we found it.”
Ghost is effectively the game's narrator, and Bungie says they intend for him to be there from level one to level 40 – the new cap in The Taken King.
North, asked about his understanding of the role, commented, “It’s interesting, because at one point they find another Ghost that’s been killed. A Ghost is not just something that can be turned back on. It has an idea of ending. It understands mortality. It has a vested interest in helping you succeed.
“They really wanted me to put my stamp on it,” North continued. “They let me bring what I wanted to the role. You have to give it your own spin. For that reason, I specifically said I didn’t want to hear anything that someone else had done, so that I didn’t have some preconceived notion of what it has to be. Instead, I just gave it my stamp, and let them direct me accordingly.”
It's no secret that Dinklage's performance gave quite a lot to be desired so this will be an interesting change to say the least. Bungie hired comedians at one point to write jokes for Ghost but ended up using none of them in the game.
Destiny: The Taken King will be available from September 15th on all platforms.
