Daredevil star Charlie Cox says hold the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 praise, please, as he only spent 4 hours working on the French JRPG and now feels like "a total fraud"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hero Gustave in a striped swimsuit
(Image credit: Sandfall Interactive/RPG Division)

Gustave quickly became a fan-favorite character in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, though don't send too much praise to voice actor Charlie Cox as he's feeling rather awkward.

This article gets into some early spoilers for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, so you may want to stay clear unless you've rolled credits.

Speaking at the Washington State Summer Con, Cox delves into how his role in the game came about. "Apparently, the game is awesome – I'm not a gamer, I have no idea. I haven't played it," he admits. "My agent asked me if I wanted to do a voiceover. I was in the studio for four hours maybe."

Gustave isn't in Clair Obscur for very long, so it's understandable Cox was able to finish his work quickly. But still, four hours is lightning fast, and he knows it. "People keep saying how amazing it is and congratulations, and I feel like a total fraud," he says. "But I'm so thrilled for the company, I'm so thrilled it did really well."

It sold over 3.3 million copies as of last month, in fact.

For comparison, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Tom McKay, who voices protagonist Henry, says, "I was in that sound booth for over 500 hours." Kingdom Come is a huge RPG, whereas Clair Obscur is a much more focused game, and we're comparing a side character with a voiced protagonist, which isn't really fair. But, it's interesting to see the different ends of the voice acting scale.

Cox was actually at the convention with some of his fellow Daredevil: Born Again costars. It's a show that really earns its subtitle, offering a fresh, brutal new look at the character, portrayed brilliantly by Cox.

In the meantime, check out some of the best RPGs you can play today.

Issy van der Velde
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I'm Issy, a freelancer who you'll now occasionally see over here covering news on GamesRadar. I've always had a passion for playing games, but I learned how to write about them while doing my Film and TV degrees at the University of Warwick and contributing to the student paper, The Boar. After university I worked at TheGamer before heading up the news section at Dot Esports. Now you'll find me freelancing for Rolling Stone, NME, Inverse, and many more places. I love all things horror, narrative-driven, and indie, and I mainly play on my PS5. I'm currently clearing my backlog and loving Dishonored 2.

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