Since its initial release in late April,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has been showered with praise, from both fans, critics and influencers alike. For a while,it stood as one of Metacritic’s highest-rated games… of all-time. That was before the Switch 2 versions of both Legend of Zelda games decided to make their presence felt.
Recently,even Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann had to find out for himself what the hype was, writing on social media that he was in “awe” after rolling credits on the title. That said, that level of hype hasn’t extended to one of the game’s voice actors, who, as it turns out, hasn’t even played the title … yet.
Charlie Cox, You Have A Lot – And We Mean A Lot — Of Gaming To Catch Up On
As first spotted by GamesRadar, Charlie Cox, who lent his voice for the role of Gustave, revealed at a Q&A during GalaxyCon that he hasn’t actually played Expedition 33 to see his character brought to life. Actually, Cox hasn’t played any games in a long time.
“I remember being in the studio and thinking, ‘This is beautiful, the visuals are extraordinary,'” Cox said via a transcription from GamesRadar. “They’ve come a long way since Mario 64, which is probably the last computer game I played.”
For those keeping track, Mario 64 was released in 1996, or 29 years ago. By our math, Cox would’ve been 14 years old at that time, and still hadn’t landed his first professional role.
“I wanna play the game,” he added. “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 front-runner to win game of the year. It’s really cool.”
Someone needs to hook up Charlie with a console, a lifetime subscription to either PS Plus or Game Pass and a copy of Expedition 33. Maybe even get him a Switch 2 so he can see how much Mario has evolved since 1996.
