We already knew that Daredevil star Charlie Cox appears like a “complete fraud” anytime somebody gushes to him about one among this yr’s largest video games, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, however now the voice of Gustave is decided: “I wanna play the sport.”
Cox, who performs occasion member Gustave, is amongst Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s star-studded solid, which additionally consists of Jennifer English as Maelle, Ben Starr as Verso, and Andy Serkis as Renoir. However as his precise work on the sport solely amounted to a single four-hour recording session, Cox admits he did not actually know what he was stepping into, saying video games have “come a great distance” for the reason that final time he performed, and but he nonetheless would not personal the sport, not to mention a console to play it on.
“I keep in mind being within the studio and considering, ‘That is lovely, the visuals are extraordinary,'” Cox mentioned in a Q&A throughout GalaxyCon (thanks, GamesRadar+). “They’ve come a great distance since Mario 64, which might be the final pc recreation I performed.”
“I wanna play the sport I want to play the sport. I must get a console first. I really feel like a fraud as a result of I simply did the voice. However it’s so cool, I am so completely happy for these guys. They are not like, a massive firm that makes a ton of video games. And I hear it is a frontrunner to win recreation of the yr, it is actually cool.”
In IGN’s 9/10 evaluation of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, we described it as a “fashionable RPG basic,” including: “In so some ways, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 jogged my memory of quite a few basic and up to date RPGs I really like, however developer Sandfall really understood why these video games are particular and made the items it borrowed its personal.” If that is satisfied you to offer it a go, you should definitely take a look at our suggestions for the vital issues to know earlier than going into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
The solid of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stopped by IGN Stay final month to not solely focus on the beloved new recreation, but in addition to solely premiere an over 10-minute take a look at the sport’s making-of documentary. It comes after the crew was congratulated for his or her success by the French President Emmanuel Macron himself.
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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with a number of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.