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Clair Obscur Expedition 33's studio is a manor that looks just like the one in the RPG, but it was a pure coincidence: "It shouldn't feel like coming to an office"

"It should feel like entering a house where you're just making games with friends"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took inspiration from Attack on Titan and Bleach's instantly recognizable characters: "It's an absolute masterpiece for me"

"When you see any character from Attack on Titan, you instantly know they're an Attack on Titan character," director Guillaume Broche says

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says you "can't compare" turn-based and action games, and he loves both "as long as the game is good"

It's an apple and oranges situation for Guillaume Broche

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Switch 2 is a "big technical challenge" because many Unreal Engine features "don't work," leads say, but Sandfall is "interested" in pulling it off

Things are getting easier

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director prefers JPRGs to the likes of Skyrim, Fallout, and Baldur's Gate because their linear narratives allow for "a stronger story" and "more memorable characters"

But "Western RPGs let you make your own story," says Guillaume Broche

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Clair Obscur developers see Sony's no-disk announcement as 'a sad decision', because they 'like to go outside, buy a game, and come back home with it'

"I think it's part of the beauty of art too—that it's something tangible that you can touch."

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After Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive is "going to go a bit crazy" with its next game: "We want to let ourselves dream again and be creative"

"Expedition 33 was quite a long project too"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads call PlayStation killing discs a "sad decision" after buying boxed copies of their own RPG – "For us, physical was something special"

Discs may be more expensive to make, but they're valuable parts of the culture

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs were told that "no one" would like one of the RPG's best systems before it launched, lead says: "We didn't care"

But the devs knew their idea was "cool," Guillaume Broche says

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director thinks devs will eventually "be able to churn out a game in 5 seconds with a prompt," but he hopes they're not any good

"I think everyone's a little scared"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is "sort of the successor" to Final Fantasy creator's overlooked JRPG Lost Odyssey, lead says: "Truly one of the most powerful, emotional experiences of my life"

"It's one of the best games in the world," Guillaume Broche says

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"They're usually just really boring" – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says "perfect" games are like people with "no personality"

Guillaume Broche thinks his own RPG has flaws, like its "unbearable" minigames

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Clair Obscur is flawed on purpose, says director: 'Games that try to be perfect, that try to fix all their flaws—they're usually just really boring'

"My theory is that it's just like people."

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says the idea turn-based RPGs are "old-school" is "total nonsense," because they're "incredibly satisfying" in a way action games aren't

"It's kind of like math," says Guillaume Broche

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Elden Ring and Dark Souls inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director's approach to the RPG's story – "I didn't want to spoon-feed the player"

"I really wanted people to rack their brains"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead doesn't "care" if his next game isn't as popular as Sandfall's GOTY RPG, because "we're just going to do what we love again"

"Whether people follow us or not is their decision"

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Final Fantasy 14 devs pulled off the best relaunch "in the history of video games," Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says

"They reworked everything," says Guillaume Broche

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says Zelda: Breath of the Wild was "the first open-world game that actually delivered on the promise of an open world"

"It's truly exceptional," says Guillaume Broche

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says Kingdom Hearts 2 is "one of the best action RPGs ever created," and there's "something about that gameplay" he's been chasing "ever since"

"Kingdom Hearts 3 isn't bad, but it didn't manage to recapture everything it did in terms of gameplay," says Guillaume Broche

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 mo-cap actors who shot the J'RPG's ending didn't realize how tragic the scene was until the director started crying in front of them

They got limited direction otherwise

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"It's a pure skill issue": Clair Obscur Expedition 33 head says the RPG's notorious volleyball minigame is "easy," then proves it on stage

"The game is really very, very easy"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs never imagined to achieve the kind of massive success it did: 'Our official goal towards the end of production was to reach for 85 in Metacritic'

Shoot for the moon and you'll land among the stars.

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Metaphor ReFantazio director is "delighted to see Japanese-style RPGs being born" around the world as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 joins the 2024 GOTY in a deep discount Steam bundle

"Expedition 33 is a work that conveys a deep understanding of and sincere dedication to the JRPG genre"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads say "our vision is to ship quality games," and "we don't believe you need to have a lot of people to do that"

"Expanding for the sake of expanding is not our vision"

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