Final Fantasy XVI Voice Actor for Clive Talked About Playing the Character

Square Enix released a new Final Fantasy XVI video, and this one features Clive voice actor Ben Starr talking about the role. For the over 20 minute presentation, he sat down with Producer Naoki Yoshida and Localization Director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox to discuss the character, the story, and other things that came up during recording and the making of the game.

It begins with Starr talking about who Clive is, then goes deeper into topics such as what makes him a hero, and the character’s biggest challenge. It also goes into the actor’s specific experience, such as explaining how familiar he was with Final Fantasy as a whole before playing the role. At that part, Yoshida noted it’d help if the actors playing roles would be Final Fantasy fans. Starr noted how much weight be felt and it all carried due to his background with the story, as he knew the legacy of the crystals and said he grew up with the games. He said, “I understood the weight of it” when talking about being picked to play the role.

Here’s the full Final Fantasy XVI “Creators Make Clive” interview with Ben Starr.

Other games Starr specifically appeared in include Arknights and Quantum Break.

Other games Starr specifically appeared in include Arknights and Quantum Break.

In case you missed it, Square Enix already shared both the Japanese and English voice actors for characters in Final Fantasy XVI.

We got a chance to briefly see more of Clive in Final Fantasy XVI recently. One of Square Enix’s video clips focused on him as First Shield of Rosaria. In that footage, he fights a Morbol and a Knight of the Blinding Dawn.

Final Fantasy XVI will come to the PlayStation 5 on June 22, 2023. There will be a six-month exclusivity period. There is also a PS5 console bundle with a digital copy.