Brave actor Charlie Cox has said that any awards he might win for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 should actually go to a French motion capture artist for his character.
Speaking at an event in Mexico this weekend, Cox said he was “thrilled” to be recognized, but felt any credit should go to someone else: the motion capture creator for his character Gustave, who physically brought the role to life.
“Yes, I am delighted with this nomination,” admitted Cox. “I’ve said it before and I think it’s worth saying: there’s an amazing French actor named Maxence Cazorla who did almost all of the motion shots for this role in this game.
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“So any nomination or recognition I get, I really have to give it to him – I think playing the character is really up to him, and my voice was just part of that process.”
Cox was nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards as part of Clair Obscur’s record-breaking 12 nods. Indeed, Cox will have to beat off competition from two of his Clair Obscur colleagues, Final Fantasy 16 voice actor Ben Starr and Baldur’s Gate 3 actress Jennifer English, who are also nominated for their work on the same game.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will also receive awards for best director, best narrative, best production design, best soundtrack and music, best sound, best independent game, best independent debut and best RPG game, as well as the Game of the Year gong coveted during the ceremony.
This isn’t the first time Cox has made it clear that he actually had little to do with the creation of Clair Obscur, despite voicing one of its most prominent characters. In June, the actor said he felt like “total fraud” every time someone told him about an RPG game and he admitted that he recorded all his lines in about four hours.
The following month, Cox was asked about Clair Obscur again and admitted that he still played it and needed to buy a novel game console first. “I remember being in the studio and thinking, ‘This is beautiful and the visuals are extraordinary,’” Cox said. “They’ve come a long way since Mario 64, which was probably the last computer game I played.”
IN 9/10 IGN review for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33we described it as a “modern RPG classic” and added: “In many ways, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reminds me of many classic and contemporary RPGs that I love, but creator Sandfall really understood what makes these games special and created its own borrowed elements.”
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