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Dustin Bailey

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer was first hired as a voice actor after she "saw a post on Reddit" calling for auditions: "I've never done that, it sounds kinda cool"

A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. .

Among the immense praise that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received so far, there's been particular love for its story and characters. But the game's lead writer had an unusual path to penning the plot, as she originally joined the game as a seemingly inexperienced voice actor.

"I saw a post on Reddit by [director] Guillaume [Broche] asking for voice actors to record something for free for a demo," eventual lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen tells the BBC. "I was like: 'I've never done that, it sounds kinda cool,' so I sent him an audition."

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