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Dead Take unveiled big news today, showing gamers a first look at two iconic voice actors taking on the role of Willie. Neil Newbon, best known for portraying Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, joins Ben Starr, known for the role of Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI, will both star in Dead Take. The actors will portray Vinny Monroe and Chase Lowry, two characters who represent different facets of the terrifying Willie. The teaser trailer shows both actors stepping into their roles, and it is appropriately haunting indeed.
Both Newbon and Starr have attracted big fan bases thanks to their charismatic roles as video game voice actors. Both recently appeared in the star-studded “date your furniture” game, Date Everything. Now, it looks like they’ll both be stepping into a more scary role as they portray Willie in the upcoming horror game from the Palworld publisher.
What is Dead Take About?
In Dead Take, players explore a large, empty mansion in search of their friend Vinny. You arrive on the scene following a big party the night before, and it’s eerie to see how empty the mansion appears. It features an abandoned film set, a broken home cinema, and other haunting scenery. Players will piece together various clues, such as USB drives and memory cards featuring videos that look to star Ben Starr and Neil Newborn in the flesh.
The game features commentary on the film industry, as players “discover a side of the entertainment industry only discussed in whispers.” But it seems the gamer may be playing a part of their own as the cryptic final message in the game’s description notes, “There’s only one way to guarantee your success: feed me something real.” This same tagline also appeared in the game’s first cryptic teaser trailer, which showed off some scenery of the mansion interspersed with cuts of that message.
