Promising turn-based RPG Clair Obscur confirms spring launch, but more importantly mocap legend Andy Serkis plus Final Fantasy and Baldur's Gate 3 actors
Oct. 16, 2024The actors behind Gollum, Daredevil, and Shadowheart link up in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 already had stunning good looks on its side - now it also had a star-studded cast and a loose release window.
You might recognize Expedition 33 as the gorgeous fantasy game that wowed at this summer’s Xbox Games Showcase by aping the spectacle (or budget) of ‘cinematic’ action games, but this time with the combat of classic turn-based JRPGs like Persona and Final Fantasy, both of which actuallyinspired the French developersat Sandfall Interactive.
Andy Serkis has long pioneered mocap acting on the big screen, but he also has an interestingly deep history within video games, at first in Ninja Theory’s overlooked action game Heavenly Sword and then in its follow-up Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, where he provided mocap for the main monkey man. That means Clair Obscur marks his 15-year-long return to motion capture performance in games.
Clair Obscur’s director wants it to be an “homage” to JRPGs of old, and wants players to “break the game with crazy builds.”
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