Natalie Dormer reveals what it's like to become a video game character

"You're on your own in a booth, looking at the screen..."
 By  Sam Haysom, Video by Nikolay Nikolov  on 
Natalie Dormer reveals what it's like to become a video game character
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This isn't the first time Natalie Dormer's voiced a video game character, but it's definitely the first time she's voiced a blue, inter-galactic space doctor.

Dormer, who's previously starred as Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones, was announced as one of the main characters in the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda on Thursday. She'll be playing Dr Lexi T'Perro, an onboard Asari doctor who acts as a physician and psychiatrist for the crew.

We caught up with Dormer to find out what it's actually like to play a video game character, how it compares to starring in a huge TV show or film. And -- perhaps most importantly -- how games are bridging the gap with film to create new worlds that really suck people in.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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