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Ex PlayStation boss says $50 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the "perfect balance" of AAA ambition, AA budget, and "independent vision" – "This is the path the industry should be pursuing"

"I hope the game gets the success it deserves, because it’s time for AA games to regain their market share"

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"You are a shining example of French audacity and creativity." Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 praised by French President Emmanuel Macron

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's success has even drawn the attention of French President Emmanuel Macron, who praised the developers on Instagram.

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French President Emmanuel Macron gives a shout-out to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Instagram: 'You are a shining example of French audacity and creativity'

Macron congratulated Sandfall Interactive for making "one of the best-rated games in history."

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer says "chances are good" that the JRPG banger gets DLC at some point

"Based on the responses so far, I'd say the chances are good"

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More than 40 hours in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and its staggeringly beautiful world have made me a turn-based combat convert

I’ve immersed myself in the staggering beauty of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for more than 40 hours, and love everything about its combat, world, and story.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 passes Metaphor: ReFantazio's 85,000 player Steam peak - it's now in the same league as its heavyweight JRPG inspirations

The new turn-based homage pulled in more than 87,000 Steam players at the same time

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"Speechless": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the first game from a studio filled with ex-Ubisoft devs, is officially the best-rated game of 2025

Sandfall Interactive's debut RPG beats Blue Prince, Split Fiction, and more

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GOTY contender RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sells 500,000 copies faster than the devs "ever imagined" despite launching in the shadow of Oblivion Remastered

And it dropped on Game Pass day one

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Fans worried Oblivion Remastered could drown out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but Bethesda itself is cheering it on with 7 Adoring Fans: "We can't wait to play"

Clair Obscur seems to be doing just fine

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Obscurvion hits gamers as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher pokes fun at its unfortunate collision with Oblivion remaster's shadow drop: 'omg it's like Barbenheimer'

Oblivion Remastered's shadow drop landed right in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's launch window.

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'Expedition 33' Carries on the Spirit of Classic Final Fantasy

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is clearly inspired by Final Fantasy, but in particular, it really carries forward the design ethos of Hironobu Sakaguchi.

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director throws support behind JRPG Clair Obscur as Oblivion Remastered threatens to bury it: "This game was made by a team that has fewer people than I have years"

"It's so brilliantly attuned"

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 mime locations and how to beat them

Find the mimes scattered across the continent and work out how to damage them.

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How to help Demineur in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Help the Demineur in the Flying Waters retrieve his beloved mine.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review — An Xbox Game Pass triumph that expertly weaves two RPG genres together, and I'm into it

Xbox Game Pass just got one of its biggest 2025 releases with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but does it live up to the hype? Here's our review.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review: a brilliantly weird, utterly unique game

More than eye candy.

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How to defeat the Giant Sapling in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Race against time to survive the Crushing Cavern and topple the Giant Sapling boss.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 preorders are open — Which version of the game is right for you?

There is more than one edition of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 available to preorder. This guide breaks down everything you need to know.

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New Xbox games launching this week, from April 21 through April 27 — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits Xbox Game Pass

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the way for new Xbox games this week, from April 21 through April 27.

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I never actually looked up what Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is about, and there's some bonkers RPG lore behind the title

There's a reason it's called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and whether you like that reason will depend on your patience for absurd RPG premises.

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It's not just your favorite JRPGs, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes notes from Studio Ghibli movies like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle too

Clair Obscur dev Sandfall hopes to capture the same "sense of wonder" as the best Studio Ghibli films

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Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Xbox Game Pass?

The upcoming RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks to be one of 2025's best games, but is it coming to Game Pass?

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Gorgeous JRPG homage Clair Obscur sells out its collector's edition months before launch, dev says it didn't think "the demand for our physical editions would be so high"

There are dozens of us

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the surreal debut RPG from Sandfall Interactive, is out this April and I can't wait to hang out with my inscrutable balloon comrade

I don't know what any of this is but I'm very excited.

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One of our most-anticipated JRPGs for 2025 was being made "just for fun in the beginning" and "everybody was working for free"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has scrappy origins

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