Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn't the first videogame to have a compelling story or an in-depth narrative—you and I both know this—it does, however, feel like an vital milestone on the road to getting everyone else to take the medium and (more importantly the people who make it, mocap actors included) as seriously as they deserve to be.

So agrees Andy Serkis, who voiced Renoir in Sandfall's brilliant RPG, in an interview with Variety : "I'm so thrilled for these guys, because I love the idea of [Expedition 33], and I love the visual of it. I just thought it was beautiful."

It's not surprising to hear Serkis be so vocal, mind.…