Clive Voice Actor Claims FF16 Saved His Life After Father’s Passing
Benn Starr, the voice actor behind Final Fantasy 16’s upcoming main character, Clive, recently appeared on Kinda Funny’s Games Daily and spoke with Tim Gettys and Andy Cortez about his time voicing this character. Close to the end of the session, Starr shared a personal story about losing his father during the production of the game.
When Starr’s father passed away during the production of the game, he talked about how he did his best to channel that energy into making the game and being as expressive as possible while playing Clive. Starr also claims that because of his creative outlet and how much of himself he poured into the game, working on it saved his life at this extremely tragic time.
Ben Starr Shares Personal Journey during Final Fantasy 16 DevelopmentThe discussion happened close to the end of the Kinda Funny Games Daily segment on June 15, 2023. There’s a clipped version being shared strictly focusing on Starr talking about the tragic loss of his father and how the creative outlet of working on Final Fantasy 16 was the best way to cope with such a heartbreaking situation.
The discussion occurred when Cortez pulled a question from the Kinda Funny audience and asked Starr if he drew any outside experience into his performance as Clive.
Starr admits that there was a lot of personal inspiration for the character. “My dad died during the making of this video game,” he says. “There’s a lot of loss that Clive goes through, and I’m sorry to get heavy, but it’s true. It’s amazing how much this game allowed me to process that loss and channel that loss into something good and creative, and the team was incredibly good at allowing me to be as expressive as I possibly could.”
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