Latest about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's story mode is down to Maelle actor and Baldur's Gate 3 favorite Jennifer English: "I really want to play this game and I don't think I can without it being on easy mode"
News Shadowheart to the rescue
"There's nothing about JRPGs that requires them to be made in Japan," says ex Dragon Age writer, speaking nothing but facts – and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just proves it again
News "It's not a Japanese RPG, it's a Japanese-style RPG. And so that can be made anywhere"
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Collector's Edition "sold out way faster" than expected, so all its cool merch is getting re-released without the base RPG for $119
News A second chance to grab its artbook, steelbook case, and music box
Ex Dragon Age writer says Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 prove publishers wrong on how successful RPGs can be "when the game is good," and "what's possible when a game is given time to cook"
News "They appeal very, very strongly to that one audience, but it's so strong that it ends up growing that audience," says David Gaider
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs had an internal competition to see who could hit for the most damage – and players broke their record "in like 1 week"
News Fans of the RPG have developers beat
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 endings and story explained – from doppelgangers to the true purpose of The Gommage
Explainer Unpicking Expedition 33's story and both ending choices to answer your burning questions
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says the studio itself is "like an RPG party" of people who came together randomly, and treating "stupid ideas" seriously is essential
News I love it when a plan comes together
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's controversial ending has been on my mind for a week, and I finally know why it's been bugging me so much
Opinion Opinion | Making the wrong decisions for the right reasons
"That was me at three in the morning trying to come up with something": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's silliest moment came to its writer when she was very, very tired
News Sometimes you just put something on the page and in the morning you realize it's actually pretty good
"I understand why players feel that strong French identity in the soundtrack," says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's composer, especially in that one Mime song: "It felt like both a duty and a guilty pleasure to include the accordion"
Interview Interview | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's composer Lorien Testard on RPG soundtracks, the mime battle music, and working on that one track with Ben Starr
