While Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the current darling of the video game scene, even the game's conception is special too. Most games are developed by people who applied to a studio or were recruited by agencies, but for Expedition 33's Lead Writer, the key to their employment was Reddit.
As it turns out, game director Guillaume Broche was seeking voice actors on Reddit, of all places, which led the game's writer to stumble upon the posting.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Lead Writer Thought It Would Be "Cool" To Voice Act For A Character
Speaking to the BBC, Expedition 33 Lead Writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen mentioned how she auditioned for a character after seeing a post on Reddit about it during the COVID lockdown.
"I saw a post on Reddit by Guillaume asking for voice actors to record something for free for a demo. I was like: 'I've never done that, it sounds kinda cool', so I sent him an audition," Svedberg-Yen said.
While Svedberg-Yen was initially cast as a central character in an early version of the game, she eventually switched roles to become Sandfall's lead writer. It was never mentioned who Svedberg-Yen's main character was,...
