Summary
Frank West’s new voice actor inDead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Jas Patrick, says that special attention was paid to Frank’s iconic “I’ve covered wars, y’know” to make sure it was done right.
Dead Rising has had a lot of protagonists over the years, from Slicecyle expert and everyone’s favourite dad Chuck Greene to the handiest of handymen Nick Ramos. While those two are great,Capcomhas made it clear over the years that the photojournalist who kickstarted the series is its favourite - Frank West.
As Lifeseeker’s song about the sarcastic everyman makes clear, Frank is iconic for a lot of reasons, from his impeccable dress sense to his ability to lug a park bench around with ease. Perhaps the most iconic thing about him, though, is the line that’s spoken to Jessie early on in the game that went on to become his catchphrase. Say it with me now, “I’ve covered wars, y’know”.
Ever since Frank uttered those words in the first Dead Rising, the phrase has become synonymous with both the series and character, as proven by Capcom’s use of it in later entries. It seems that the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster team was well aware of how important the line is to fans, as Frank West’s new voice actor, Jas Patrick, confirmed to me that it received extra attention.
While speaking to Patrick about his time as Frank West in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, I asked him what it was like to follow the original game’s script so closely, as the remaster uses the same dialogue as the original game. Patrick says that it was mostly a smooth process and compared the recording to dubbing anime.
Patrick says that he managed to get most of the recording done easily, but that both himself and Capcom paid “extra special tender loving care” to Frank’s catchphrase. The line didn’t take too many tries to get right, but Patrick says that the team wanted to take its time and get that scene in particular right.
I don’t think it took that many takes to get right, but we did give it extra special tender loving care. You know, we were trying. We did take our time and try to get it right. - Jas Patrick
Funnily enough, this isn’t the only sign that Capcom is aware of the love for Frank’s catchphrase.One of the game’s DLC costumes actually shows what Frank looked like in his war-covering days, giving us a glimpse into the character that was previously nothing more than a beloved quote.
