Luminary developer says its “AI” voice actor was actually his wife

A player gave the Early Access RPG Luminary a negative Steam review after 0.4 hours, saying an “AI generated voice” had spoiled the experience, according to Dexerto. Refractive Entertainment replied that the Temple Guardian was voiced by the developer's wife in her first performance, not by AI. The studio's own Aug. 24 patch notes had already credited her work. A Reddit commenter identifying themselves as the game's lead programmer added that the recording was processed with effects to make the character sound ethereal, which may explain the confusion.