Troy Baker and Emily O'Brien to Star in Death Stranding

Familiar faces

by Stephen Tailby Thu 22nd Feb 2018

A post on Instagram has confirmed that Emily O'Brien and Troy Baker, one of the most prolific video game performers around, are set to appear in Death Stranding.

The post comes from O'Brien herself as she, Baker, and Norman Reedus pose for a shot. If you're not familiar with her work, you'll have heard her voice characters such as Eryn in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Gamora in Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy series, and Iman Avesta in Batman: The Enemy Within. She's also worked on Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and The Order: 1886, and will also feature in Sony's Days Gone.

There are currently no details on who the two actors will be playing in Death Stranding, but it's always good to keep tabs on the game's cast, which is looking very strong indeed.

Are you pleased to see Troy Baker and Emily O'Brien working on Death Stranding? Wake up in the middle of the sea in the comments below.

[source instagram.com]

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Xaessya
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

I actually don't know who any of those people nor have I played those games mentioned

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nathanSF
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

Well, it's good to know they're bringing together a top-notch cast for the game.

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kyleforrester87
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

"Emily O'Brien and Troy Baker, one of the most prolific video game performers around, are set to appear"

Am I reading this wrong or is it written wrong? I'm a pretty dumb guy so I'm honestly not sure.

As for this news, whatevvvver, let's see some gameplay please. I'm not hyped for it at all right now.

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redd214
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

Good news I guess but still personally struggling to get excited about this game. Need to see some actual gameplay but I do hope it turns out to be a ps classic

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Quintumply
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

@kyleforrester87 Not my best work

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kyleforrester87
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

@Quintumply I came back to it and read it again and I think it makes sense actually. Just the more I read it earlier the more it messed with my head haha

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David187
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

going all-star cast mode nice!

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Grim-Tuesday
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

How can I wake up in the middle of the sea if I've never died?

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sinalefa
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

I like Troy's work. I only know Emily from Mordor though.

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lacerz
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

I like Troy, so long as he's held in check. I watched the documentary for the making of The Last of Us and there were scenes where he could have (wanted to) overacted, but was directed otherwise. And wisely so.

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PS_Nation
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

Troy Baker is great, he also defended single-player games during the panel of The Last of Us 2 on PSX.

You're the real hero of the industry, Mr. Baker.

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Rudy_Manchego
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

AS long as he doesn't play guitar.

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Gamer83
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

People used to make jokes about how often companies would cast Nolan North but Troy Baker has definitely surpassed him by now. This dude is in pretty much every AAA release whether it's coming from the West or Japan.

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DerMeister
Thu 22nd Feb 2018

I don't mind Troy Baker. It's been a while since I've heard him in anything. Who O'Brien is though, I have no idea.

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Th3solution
Fri 23rd Feb 2018

I like Baker, but it is possible to have an over saturation of one person’s voice in several games. He’s good at what he does, but I can’t help but think of his other roles while playing a game and it distracts me sometimes.