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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99Subscribe now Essential Hardware Dune: Awakening PC Gaming Show Recommended reading Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's VA for Gustave jokes that he feels 'like a total fraud' since he spent just 4 hours in the booth—and while 'fraud' is way too harsh, Gustave's mocap actor does deserve laurels, too The Witcher Doug Cockle wasn't the 'obvious' choice for Geralt in The Witcher—but he kept winning out because he was 'the best at being normal' The Witcher 'We can't just have Geralt for every single game': The Witcher's Doug Cockle tells the Ciri-haters to 'read the damn books, you won't think it's so woke anymore' Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor Samantha Béart was initially turned down for roles like 'Goblin 49,' but 2 years later they were hired 'within a day' of their audition as 'the muscle mummy we know and love' Final Fantasy The voice actor for FF14's Alphinaud finally reaches Heavensward, sees his own work after 10 years in all its 'jumpscare' glory Clair Obscur's director has an old YouTube channel full of masterful no-hit Devil May Cry videos because of course he does The Witcher Yennefer's voice actor not only knows nothing about what's happening with The Witcher 4, she seems only vaguely aware she was in The Witcher 3: 'I didn't know what I was doing' Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Gustave's voice actor, Charlie Cox, admits he needs to 'play the game' after asking if Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's goofball sidekick is the 'big baddie at the end' Harvey Randall 22 July 2025 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Sandfall Interactive) I don't necessarily think every voice actor in videogames needs to play them, in the same way I don't think Vin Diesel is obligated to spend half of his life doing donuts. I'm starting to wobble on that theory in the face of Charlie Cox who, bless his cotton socks, barely seems to know a thing about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33—a game he gave a nonetheless stellar performance in. In a recent Q&A at GalaxyCon, Cox responded to a fan asking whether Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox is primarily known for playing Daredevil) and Esquie could be friends. The actor, alas, had absolutely no idea who Esquie is. Charlie Cox Q&A | GalaxyCon New Orleans 2025 - YouTube He rushed to re-emphasise past statements that Expedition 33's success took him completely by surprise—not before checking that Expedition 33 was, indeed, the title of the videogame he was talking about: Related Articles Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's VA for Gustave jokes that he feels 'like a total fraud' since he spent just 4 hours in the booth—and while 'fraud' is way too harsh, Gustave's mocap actor does deserve laurels, too Doug Cockle wasn't the 'obvious' choice for Geralt in The Witcher—but he kept winning out because he was 'the best at being normal' 'We can't just have Geralt for every single game': The Witcher's Doug Cockle tells the Ciri-haters to 'read the damn books, you won't think it's so woke anymore' "I was very lucky in that I was asked to do the voice for a computer game … I'm not a gamer, I haven't played it, I knew nothing about it other than I went to a studio and did four hours probably, for this character." Cox isn't being humble, here. While his voicework with Gustave is excellent, a huge amount of the character's physical performance is owed to mocap actor Maxence Cazorla—the long, yearning stares, the awkward fumbling, the stoicism in the face of death and grief. That's all him. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Behind the Scenes - Motion Capture "The Gommage" - YouTube Cox continues: "I remember being in the studio and thinking 'this is beautiful, the visuals are extraordinary, they've come a long way since Mario 64'—which was probably the last computer game I've ever played." I mean this in the kindest way possible: Cox immediately takes on the air of a doddering grandfather, as he asks if Esquie is the "big baddie at the end". No, Cox, no he very much isn't—unless we're in a 'Jar Jar Binks is secretly a Sith lord' situation. It's after this that he admits: "I need to play the game, I need to get a console first, and then I need to play the game." 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Still, he's very happy that the folks at Sandfall and Kepler are getting their laurels: "It's so cool … I'm so happy for these guys, because they're not a big company that makes a ton of games, and I hear it's a frontrunner to win Game of the Year." 2025 games: This year's upcoming releases Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Harvey Randall Social Links Navigation Staff Writer Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia. He made his start as a freelancer, writing for websites like Techradar, The Escapist, Dicebreaker, The Gamer, Into the Spine—and of course, PC Gamer. 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