Meow?
As some of you know, Mewgenics will feature vocal cameos. These cameos range from friends and family, to iconic streamers, to full-on icons that you all know and love! It's honestly pretty crazy how many people agreed to be a part of this, but before we jump into all that, let's break down what a cat vocal pack actually is.
In the game, when a cat is born, it's assigned a vocal pack from the 100+ that we currently have, pitched up or down and locked into place. Every vocal set has a series of vocalizations that are tied to these categories:
Here is a video of all those meows in action:
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Speaking of cat meows, this game features TONS of crazy cameos from a lot of people you know and love. A few years back, I mentioned to an Isaac streamer how we were doing cat vocal sets and he asked if he could make a set for us. We said of course, and then started getting DMs from other streamers asking to do the same. Once the word got out and a few pretty significant people were jumping on board, it was pretty amusing to think of all these iconic voices meowing like cats. So, I just went for it and started asking celebrity friends, people who inspired my work, and just very iconic voices to contribute. Nearly every single one I asked said of course and sent me their meows. Now, I'm still not sure how/if we want to showcase all these voices outside of a credits roll list, but I thought it might be fun to give you all a few hints that I may or may not confirm are correct in a later post...
Mewgenics features meowing by the following people (and many many more):
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1. A movie director who inspired my work greatly
2. A famous movie/series actor
3. A legendary game developer
4. Someone from the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5. A rap icon
6. A legendary cartoonist
7. An iconic religious voice from reality TV
8. A controversial public figure
9. A very controversial public figure (this one might not make it into the final game)
10. A bad movie legend
11. The voice of a classic viral music video
12. A rock star
13. A Newgrounds.com icon
14. A famous YouTube personality
15. A very well-known animator and voice actor... who is weird...
16. An '80s scream queen
17. A spawn of Boognish
18. An internet celebrity impersonator... or is he?
19. An actor so famous he asked me to hide his identity!
20. A popular female podcaster
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But this list is just the tip of the iceberg. There are SO many more amazing cameos from many other people we all know and love... or at least I love them, and that's what matters, right? As you may assume, I'm personally having a lot of fun with these vocal cameos, and I hope as development closes I can acquire a few more fun ones. So if you have any suggestions on who I should reach out to or who you would really want to hear meow, just let me know!
I can't end this post without thanking our amazing sound designer Joey Kuras (Earthworm Jim and Roblox OOF SFX extraordinaire) for cutting and editing all of these vocal packs. It's a thankless job, and his time could be better spent making actual in-game sound effects, but without him, this dumb idea of mine wouldn't be possible.
As an extra tease just to add fuel to the fire, here is a little video of 4 amazing cat cameos you just might be able to guess... just listen... listen very hard...
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
See ya,
-Edmund
In the game, when a cat is born, it's assigned a vocal pack from the 100+ that we currently have, pitched up or down and locked into place. Every vocal set has a series of vocalizations that are tied to these categories:
- Normal meows
- Happy meows
- Angry meows
- Sad meows
- Hissing
- Purring
- Being hit reactions
- Dying (this is where people really get to showcase their VO skills!)
Here is a video of all those meows in action:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
Speaking of cat meows, this game features TONS of crazy cameos from a lot of people you know and love. A few years back, I mentioned to an Isaac streamer how we were doing cat vocal sets and he asked if he could make a set for us. We said of course, and then started getting DMs from other streamers asking to do the same. Once the word got out and a few pretty significant people were jumping on board, it was pretty amusing to think of all these iconic voices meowing like cats. So, I just went for it and started asking celebrity friends, people who inspired my work, and just very iconic voices to contribute. Nearly every single one I asked said of course and sent me their meows. Now, I'm still not sure how/if we want to showcase all these voices outside of a credits roll list, but I thought it might be fun to give you all a few hints that I may or may not confirm are correct in a later post...
Mewgenics features meowing by the following people (and many many more):
[h3]
1. A movie director who inspired my work greatly
2. A famous movie/series actor
3. A legendary game developer
4. Someone from the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5. A rap icon
6. A legendary cartoonist
7. An iconic religious voice from reality TV
8. A controversial public figure
9. A very controversial public figure (this one might not make it into the final game)
10. A bad movie legend
11. The voice of a classic viral music video
12. A rock star
13. A Newgrounds.com icon
14. A famous YouTube personality
15. A very well-known animator and voice actor... who is weird...
16. An '80s scream queen
17. A spawn of Boognish
18. An internet celebrity impersonator... or is he?
19. An actor so famous he asked me to hide his identity!
20. A popular female podcaster
[/h3]
But this list is just the tip of the iceberg. There are SO many more amazing cameos from many other people we all know and love... or at least I love them, and that's what matters, right? As you may assume, I'm personally having a lot of fun with these vocal cameos, and I hope as development closes I can acquire a few more fun ones. So if you have any suggestions on who I should reach out to or who you would really want to hear meow, just let me know!
I can't end this post without thanking our amazing sound designer Joey Kuras (Earthworm Jim and Roblox OOF SFX extraordinaire) for cutting and editing all of these vocal packs. It's a thankless job, and his time could be better spent making actual in-game sound effects, but without him, this dumb idea of mine wouldn't be possible.
As an extra tease just to add fuel to the fire, here is a little video of 4 amazing cat cameos you just might be able to guess... just listen... listen very hard...
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
See ya,
-Edmund