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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Most Heinous Challenges Were Inspired By Final Fantasy X
Expedition 33 is an irresistible melting pot of old and new ideas, combining classic JRPG tropes with modern storytelling ...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Struggles for Sales in Japan, Despite JRPG Inspirations
One of 2025's early frontrunners for Game of the Year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been one heck of a success story for ...
Clair Obscur player tanks their way through the entire game without dodging or parrying to prove a point: You can finish it without 'gamer reflexes'
It took a while—longer than they cared for—to finish act 1, but it was more than possible with some patience and a crew of ...
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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is expected to sell 10 million copies after its phenomenal launch success
Sandfall's Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is expected to sell 10 million units across all platforms, according to one publisher.
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Stellar Blade Director Gets Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Platinum Trophy, Says It's Game of the Year
Case in point: Kim Hyung-tae, director of Stellar Blade and founder of its developer, Shift Up, has taken to social media in ...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's soundtrack tops Billboard's Classical Album Chart with 18 million streams since launch
Expedition 33 has been doing well with more than just its album, though. The JRPG managed to sell over 1 million copies in ...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director got on the RPG train early, playing FF8 'when my brother and I could barely read'
Expedition 33 feels like a love letter to JRPGs—and that's because it pretty much is. Director Guillaume Broche has a long-lasting history with the genre, including an ill-fated attempt to play Final ...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 features "ultra hard" minigames inspired by the RPG director's time in Final Fantasy 10's infamous chocobo races
If there's one in-game area Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 players have had trouble with, it's the Gestral Beaches and their accompanying challenges – challenges Sandfall Interactive lead and game ...