Best Video Games for casting choices

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Best for casting choices

Order of the Sinking Star

5.0 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Marvel's Wolverine

4.4 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Best overall product

Star Wars: Galactic Racer

4.3 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Order of the Sinking Star
5.0

The voice ensemble earns praise for its strength and range. Familiar names are valued for the personality they bring to the cast.

Pros: overall quality, puzzle design

Cons: narrative quality, difficulty balance

#2 Dispatch
5.0

Casting is widely viewed as a major asset, with professional actors, voice veterans, and online creators generally fitting their roles well. Some sources note unevenness among less experienced performers, but...

Pros: choice impact, narrative quality

Cons: gameplay mechanics, QTE design

#3 Serious Sam: Shatterverse
5.0

Bringing back John Dick as a Sam voice is treated as welcome fan service for longtime players.

Pros: co-op experience, soundtrack quality

Cons: upgrade system, faithfulness to franchise

#4 Star Wars Outlaws
5.0

The cast is directly praised as fantastic and fitting for the Star Wars setting.

Pros: fun factor, originality

Cons: stealth mechanics, combat system

#5 Onimusha: Way of the Sword
4.5

The use of Toshiro Mifune’s likeness and the game’s performance casting are generally viewed as fitting and distinctive, even though a minority questioned the ethics or necessity of recreating a...

Pros: combat system, fun factor

Cons: pacing, open-world design

#6 Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival
4.5

Bringing back the familiar Pinhead performer lends immediate authenticity. The casting helps connect the game to the franchise’s established identity.

Pros: faithfulness to franchise, narrative quality

Cons: combat system, boss design

#7 Metro Redux
4.5

Using Last Light’s voice actor for Artyom is judged a better fit than the predecessor. The praised casting choice supports the protagonist’s presentation.

Pros: graphics quality, overall quality

Cons: AI behavior, pacing

#8 Star Wars: Galactic Racer
4.5

The varied voice cast gives supporting racers distinct personalities. That range is praised for making the league more lively and memorable.

Pros: fun factor, overall quality

Cons: difficulty balance, pacing

#9 Marvel’s Wolverine
4.4

The cast is widely considered a strength, giving the personal scenes conviction even when the surrounding script falters.

Pros: fun factor, combat system

Cons: originality, level design

#10 EA Sports FC 27
4.0

Bringing back Adetomiwa Edun as Alex Hunter is welcomed by one reviewer who liked seeing the actor return. Performance quality is a separate issue, and several reviews criticize how some...

Pros: gameplay mechanics, progression system

Cons: open-world design, AI behavior

#11 Marvel’s Deadpool VR
4.0

Neil Patrick Harris is generally viewed as a strong choice for Wade Wilson, even though a minority of reviewers prefer other interpretations of Deadpool.

Pros: combat system, voice acting

Cons: pacing, boss design

#12 Slitterhead
4.0

Casting actors of Asian descent is appreciated as a thoughtful choice for this setting.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, originality

Cons: overall quality, combat system

#13 NBA 2K27
3.9

Vince Staples and other featured performers generally add personality to MyCareer, with Cam in particular standing out more than the lead character for some players.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, fun factor

Cons: microtransaction impact, animation quality

#14 Another Eden Begins
3.5

Most English performances land well, but a few casting choices feel slightly off and keep the voice track from being uniformly convincing.

Pros: combat system, fun factor

Cons: difficulty balance, pacing

#15 Silent Hill: Townfall
3.0

The main cast is well received overall, but one reviewer mildly regrets that none of the three leads is Scottish despite the setting.

Pros: horror tension, puzzle design

Cons: stealth mechanics, fun factor

#16 Total War: WARHAMMER III – Lords of the End Times
2.5

Boris’s voice setup feels unnecessarily split between two performers. One performance lands well, but using separate voices across modes comes across as a missed opportunity.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, fun factor

Cons: AI behavior, polish

#17 Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
1.4

Recasting is the most consistently criticized non-gameplay decision, with objections focused on the Hamazaki choice and mixed reactions to how redesigned characters fit their original roles.

Pros: fun factor, combat system

Cons: pacing, battle mode quality