Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Not even Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs can believe it's the most-nominated Game Awards title in history: "There are so many deserving, precious games from this year"

As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets snubbed at the 2026 Grammys, Assassin's Creed and Journey composer says he'd "happily trade places" with the RPG

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director's GOTY pick, and not just because it features JRPG-inspired combat: "It gets all of the elements in it right"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says "it would be harder to embrace our Frenchness even more" unless Sandfall "put snails and frogs everywhere in the next game"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs love to see players "outsmarting" them with obscene builds that break the French JRPG wide open: "The best reward you can get"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is only 85% of its creative director's original vision for the French JRPG, and he "would have loved" to do more with a specific fan-favorite character

Sandfall says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 winning GOTY "isn't something we aim for," and even though it would be a "nice little bonus," it's rooting for Megabonk

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says "there are still a few" secrets players have yet to find in the JRPG

I don't think I'm good enough at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to contend with the new update, so I'm heading back into the JRPG to face my biggest fear

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director wants the French RPG to be open to interpretation, but thinks "we failed as writers" if you don't connect to its cast as humans

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director says AAA-sized "scope and budget" might have made it worse, actually, because "not artificially padding out the game time excessively" was key to the RPG's success

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is getting a whole new location, extra late-game bosses, and more to celebrate the French JRPG hitting 5 million copies sold: "We hope the update we're working on will act as a 'thank you'"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer "did not play any video games" before joining the hit French JRPG, but now she's speedrunning the hits: "I have Platinumed Elden Ring, God of War, God of War Ragnarok"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer says "there is no correct ending" to the French JRPG: "Both are heartbreaking in their own ways"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 writer warns against a classic game hangup: "deus ex machina" power creep that makes you wonder "why didn't they just do this from the beginning"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs say "being recognized in Japan" is "very personal to us" after making a game "inspired by so many incredible JRPGs we grew up with"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 actors have also been in other hits like Baldur's Gate 3 and Final Fantasy 16, but assure "we're going to be a part of some absolute stinkers, too"