Voicing one of the most beloved video game characters of all time is no small task, but it’s an even more staggering challenge when it’s your first role in a video game ever. But Briana White was more than up for the challenge of voicing Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth, and it’s paid off in spades. She’s nabbed an award for Best Supporting Performer at the Golden Joysticks and has a nomination for Best Actor at The Game Awards. It’s been a monumental task, but according to White, also been a journey of self-growth and learning since Remake.
“I really felt out of my element, because the way the localization process works, it’s not the easier form of voice acting. It’s incredibly technically challenging, and I had to learn all the basics of voice acting along with all the more advanced things at the same time,” White tells Inverse, “There were times I would cry in my car and think to myself they got the wrong girl, I can’t do this. I’m going to get fired, or worse it’ll just be bad and I’ll disappoint everyone.”
