Some people who consider themselves fans of the Resident Evil series decided to voice their displeasure with the remake over the actress who lent her voice to one of the characters. The wave of hatred was so great that the actress withdrew from social networks.
Resident Evil 4 Remake has found recognition among gamers and critics alike, and at this point it looks like a strong contender for game of the year.
Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews for Leon Kennedy’s revamped Adventures, there are voices here and there from orthodox Fourth Resident fans, who seem to be complaining about a particular aspect of the remake.
troubled dubbing
Some die-hard fans, not to mention psychotic Resident Evil 4 fans, still can’t swallow the voice acting Capcom served up to players in the remake. According to some, the problem of the “failed” voice-over performed by one of the actresses is so serious that it prevents them from enjoying the game.
Some frustrated players decided to vent their negative emotions by attacking one of the voice actresses directly on Instagram.
actress flooded with hate
The victim of the toxic fans of the fourth. Resident it turned out to be Lily Gao, who played Ada Wong in the remake.
As soon as the game was released, the actress’s social networks were flooded with negative reviews ruthlessly criticizing her role in the fourth Resident.
You have ruined this new version. I feel like I wasted my money buying the deluxe edition to get Ada’s VA.”
“Your voice in the RE4 remake was terrible. It sounded super stiff and there was nothing seductive about it. It didn’t fit at all. I hope they don’t hire you as a voice actor. Ada in the next game.”
From time to time, voices of appreciation and support for the actress made their way through the “sea of hate” directed at Gao; however, that didn’t deter Ada’s voice actress from stepping down from social media.
Gao, in response to verbal attacks from players, decided to delete all of his Instagram posts. – except for one enigmatic post, which, by the way, cannot be commented on.
“This is not the first time that Lily Gao has played the role of Ada Wong. Previously, the actress played her in the film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
another similar situation
The situation described above is not the first time that a toxic fan community has directly attacked VAs in video games.. In 2020, we had the case of Laura Bailey, who played the role of Abby from The Last of Us: Part II.
Abby’s character has driven toxic psychopaths crazy Source: NaughtyDog.
This case was more serious, as toxic fans began threatening Bailey with death, identifying him as the fictional character hated by some gamers.
The developers’ own social networks are also not free of toxic users, some of which come across as unstable. This is best demonstrated by the recent situation with the Rust developers, who were forced to cancel a fan meeting for fear of endangering the lives of staff.
Hate on the Internet, which takes various forms, is an unacceptable phenomenon. We maintain our position that there can be no room in the community, not just the players, for the type of behavior that affected Lily Gao.