Bloodlines 2's Fabien Actor Reveals What Really Happened Behind the Scenes | Ronan Summers Interview

Ronan Summers (the voice of Fabien in Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2) sits down with Rich to talk about how he landed the role, what it was like recording thousands of lines in just 2-3 months, and why the game's critical reception was hard to swallow. Ronan was brought on as a last-minute replacement after the Chinese Room's creative overhaul took the character in a new direction. He reveals what the recording process was actually like, why ensemble sessions matter for performance quality, and what it's like voicing a character with multiple personalities inside a player's head. He also gets honest about the reviews: why he feels the criticism was rooted more in 20 years of fan expectation than the actual game, and why he believes Bloodlines 2 will age into a cult classic. Plus: the gentrification of vampires, Twilight's damage to the genre, his Mount Rushmore of gaming performances, and a tease of a major unannounced lead role coming next year. Ronan's credits include Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield 3, Forza Horizon, Jurassic World, Vikings, and Halloween. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro: Ronan's career & how Bloodlines 2 happened 3:00 Twilight ruined vampires (and spawned 50 Shades of Grey) 6:10 The troubled production: studio change & last-minute casting 9:30 Recording thousands of lines in 3 months (how voice acting actually works) 13:25 Acting in a choice-driven game vs. linear storytelling 15:20 The critical reception: "the game in the box is better than the reviews" 20:45 Building Fabien: Raymond Chandler, noir gumshoe meets genuine humanity 25:20 The Fire/Fabien dynamic & why that end-of-day mechanic works 26:40 Mount Rushmore of gaming performances (Niko Bellic, Nathan Drake, The Last of Us) 30:00 The next frontier: cinematic acting in games 32:00 Why Bloodlines 2 will age into a cult classic 🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into gaming narratives and voice acting. #Bloodlines2 #VampireTheMasquerade #VTM #Fabien #RonanSummers #VoiceActing #WorldOfDarkness #Gaming #RPG #LastFreeNation #ChineseRoom #CultClassic