An update regarding our upcoming game Grand Alliance. pic.twitter.com/gnl5fUP2Gd— Crunchyroll Games (@playCRgames) June 11, 2020
The statement of the auditions for the distribution of voices was severely criticized because it expressed that "they would pay a dollar for each line of dialogue." Professional voice actors and actresses spoke out against such an offense, including Steve Blum, Brittany Lauda, Patrick M. Seymour and Bryson Baugus.
What's absolute nonsense is a game that is being backed by a well-known company is paying utter peanuts for a gatcha game. This rate might be acceptable for a someone's first indie game - not for a game which is bound to make the money back in two seconds. pic.twitter.com/ksZ7PnsDx7— Voice Over Casting Call Nonsense (@CCCNonsense) June 10, 2020
The Casting Call Club company, which was in charge of publishing the controversial advertisement, responded to these publications mentioning that they would withdraw the project: “CCC wants to be a place to“ start ”with talent and improve it. And we want to maintain industry standards. Any studio claiming to be affiliated with Crunchyroll and attempting to pay these fees is clearly violating these standards. "
In a message written by the developers, it was stated that Crunchyroll Games “is helping on the marketing and advertising side, but we are responsible for the development side. This is no criticism of the company and we really appreciate that we have been given an opportunity, even as a non-Japanese indie development studio with a new intellectual property. ” The developer added that her own workers are experiencing reductions in their wages, adding, "This clearly does not justify the intended payment for voice actors, but this is the situation we currently have and we just want to clarify that Crunchyroll Games does not have nothing to do with this. "
About Grand Alliance
Crunchyroll announced the development of the game in April, and Crunchyroll Games in collaboration with Viz Media are working together with developer Gaudium to launch the game globally in English. The game is described as follows:
The game will be released for smartphones, and is an anime-style RPG that takes place in a fantasy world on the brink of war. The Imperial Family has been assassinated and a tyrant has taken control of the Alcyon Empire, resulting in a power dispute between the top five noble families. The story centers on Amelia, the last surviving heir to the throne, as she aims to unite the people divided by war and betrayal.
