We already knew that Daredevil star Charlie Cox feels like a “total fraud” anytime someone gushes to him about one of this year’s biggest games, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but now the voice of Gustave is determined: “I wanna play the game.”
Cox, who plays party member Gustave, is among Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s star-studded cast, which also includes Jennifer English as Maelle, Ben Starr as Verso, and Andy Serkis as Renoir. But as his actual work on the game only amounted to a single four-hour recording session, Cox admits he didn’t really know what he was getting into, saying games have “come a long way” since the last time he played, and yet he still doesn’t own the game, let alone a console to play it on.
“I remember being in the studio and thinking, ‘This is beautiful, the visuals are extraordinary,'” Cox said in a Q&A during GalaxyCon (thanks, GamesRadar+). “They’ve come a long way since Mario 64, which is probably the last computer game I played.”
“I wanna play the game I need to play the game. I need to get a console first. I feel like a fraud because I just did the voice. But it’s so cool, I’m so happy for these guys. They’re not like, a big company that makes a ton of games. And I hear it’s a frontrunner to win game of the year, it’s really cool.”
In IGN’s 9/10 review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, we described it as a “modern RPG classic,” adding: “In so many ways, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reminded me of numerous classic and contemporary RPGs I love, but developer Sandfall truly understood why those games are special and made the pieces it borrowed its own.” If that’s convinced you to give it a go, be sure to check out our tips for the important things to know before going into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
The cast of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stopped by IGN Live last month to not only discuss the beloved new game, but also to exclusively premiere an over 10-minute look at the game’s making-of documentary. It comes after the team was congratulated for their success by the French President Emmanuel Macron himself.
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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
