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Ben Starr, the actor behind the greatest a part of Last Fantasy XVI, steely protagonist Clive Rosfield, has been selling the sport for a scorching minute. As you possibly can think about, he’s talked to lots of people and has in all probability answered a variety of questions on his efficiency and the franchise. However it appears there’s one factor about him he desires folks to know so that they cease asking: His favourite Last Fantasy is Last Fantasy VIII.
On the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards, Starr gained the award for Greatest Lead Performer. Upon accepting his statue on stage on the London occasion, his match was, as Kotaku’s main trend correspondent Alyssa Mercante describes it, “the way you do a blazer and a t-shirt,” with a velvet, “pumpkin spice-colored” swimsuit, and a t-shirt beneath. That t-shirt was white, except for one essential element: the brand for Last Fantasy VIII.
Starr gave a shoutout to the performers who voice Clive in different languages and to his tabletop group at Pure Six, and took a second to clarify that the sport on his shirt is his favourite in Sq. Enix’s long-running RPG sequence.
“What I do wish to say is that this: Firstly, Last Fantasy VIII is my favourite Last Fantasy,” Starr mentioned on the Golden Joystick stage. “Cease asking me that query. And this sequence modified my life. It modified my life. This sport has modified my life. Thanks a lot to everybody. I actually recognize it. I’ll treasure this for the remainder of my life.”
Last Fantasy VIII doesn’t rank fairly so extremely for me, and it ended up across the center of our current sequence rating right here at Kotaku. Nonetheless, I can not assist however stan a stan who’s dedicated to the bit. Carrying a t-shirt on your fave beneath a blazer is a serve. It’s a daring assertion to declare your love for one thing with all these eyes on you, and for that, I’ve to respect Starr’s determination to talk his reality. However Ben, I gotta know: what’s your opinion on Last Fantasy X-2?
For extra on Last Fantasy XVI, try Kotaku’s assessment.