Fresh from winning the BAFTA Games award for Performer in a Leading Role, Returnal star Jane Perry discussed the importance of having an older woman “kicking butt”.
Speaking to Eurogamer, the actress behind Returnal main character Selene Vassos and Hitman’s Diana Burnwood discussed the tension between being a parent and having a career.
“I think that’s very unique, and kudos to Housemarque. I think they took a risk, they could have had a younger gal, or they could have had a man, but no,” she said.
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“I was talking to [game director] Harry Krueger, who is so much a part of this game. And he said, ‘You know, when I was thinking about this character, I myself was a parent. And I felt this kind of tension’. I think we all feel this tension of being a parent and having a career, and what can come from that, it’s really profound.