{"id":79372,"date":"2022-12-29T20:59:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T20:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/?p=79372"},"modified":"2022-12-30T15:31:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T15:31:27","slug":"god-of-war-ragnarok-a-record-breaking-speech-by-christopher-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2022\/12\/29\/god-of-war-ragnarok-a-record-breaking-speech-by-christopher-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"God Of War: Ragnar\u00f6k: A Record-Breaking Speech By Christopher Judge?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First, it’s worth clarifying who Christopher Judge is: he was the voice of God of War, which was released for PlayStation 4 in 2018, and the sequel, God of War: Ragnar\u00f6k, which launched this November on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The actor is known for his role as Teal’c in Stargate SG-1 to sci-fi fans.<\/p>\n
When Judge took the microphone, his speech may have seemed long, but remember that he spoke in a slow rhythm and often had long pauses between two lines of thought. He talked about his family, friends, and Sony Santa Monica Studio, the game’s developers. So it’s a typical speech, but a surprisingly long one, courtesy of the slower delivery (if it’s improvised, it’s understandable, if not, it’s tricky what Judge did).<\/p>\n
The Twitter account for The Game Awards<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(likely managed by Geoff Keighley, the event’s host, and producer), wrote: “Leave it to Kratos to set a world record. The longest awards show acceptance speech in history WAS actress Greer Garson at the 1942 Oscars. She spoke for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Christopher Judge’s speech at The Game Awards was 7 minutes 59 seconds. Time to call Guinness World Records!”<\/p>\n Eight minutes is almost 50% longer than five and a half minutes, but Garson spoke in a different era (and in the middle of the Second World War, although on land that never had a war on it in this period!). Regardless, Judge’s achievement should not be underestimated. Hopefully, the actor did not start a trend because listening to ten-minute monologues can be tedious in the final significant gaming event of the year.<\/p>\n The Guinness Book of World Records has not yet responded to The Game Awards.<\/p>\n