Black Myth Wukong | The Performance Behind Sun Wukong & The Reality of Acting in Games

Mark Takeshi Ota the voice of Sun Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong, joins Tom to discuss acting in games, motion capture & bringing characters to life. Mark shares his journey across titles such as Dead Island 2, Baldur's Gate 3 & The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.

00:00 Introduction
00:24 Interest in Acting
02:04 Acting in Cologne
03:04 Love of Puzzle Games
04:39 The Return to Obra Dinn
06:37 Favourite Game Genres
08:03 Working on Baldur's Gate 3
12:49 Being Directed by Neil Newbon
13:45 Studying Economics in Amsterdam
15:45 Speaking Multiple Languages
18:07 Moving to the UK
19:06 Working as an Uber Driver
20:57 Performing in My Neighbour Totoro
22:45 Motion Capture Work
25:22 Dead Island 2
28:55 Black Myth: Wukong
32:27 Black Myth: Wukong Playthrough
34:12 Favourite Parts of Black Myth
37:15 Sun Wukong's Laugh
39:25 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
41:56 From Stage Acting to Game VO
45:24 Directing in Games
49:06 German-Japanese Cuisine
50:48 Favourite Line You've Performed
52:18 Characters You Want to Play Next
53:36 What You're Working On Now
55:03 Advice to Aspiring Actors

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