“Oblivion did not seem to hurt us at all” Clair Obscur Publisher comments on the success of the new game

CLAIR OBSUR: Expedition 33 Have taken the video game community by storm, thanks to its cinematic images, music and performances. Dropping the heels on Bethesda's shading Oblivion remasteredThe Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 The publisher Kepler Interactive recently dealt with the success of the remaster and confirmed that its surprising edition did not injure Expedition 33launch.

Expedition 33 is a tour-based RPG from Indie Studio Sandfall Interactive, which sports a dark Fantasy Belle époque setting that surrounds a group of Expedition 33 volunteers who are commissioned to destroy a creature known as the pain. One week after the first release, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Got their first update after launch, where the 1.2.2 patch fixed a wide range of problems, including stock problems and soft lock bugs.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an RPG prologue done right

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 manages to set up his world with finesse, and draws on the subtlety in his dialogue to Sidestep Direct Exposition.

Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Shadow lost just over a week ago, but the fans were not too surprised to hear the news after months of leaks and rumors suggesting that remaster was being worked on. Still, every stealth edition with a game of this caliber is understandably a reason for concern when other publishers have games on the imminent release schedule, including Expedition 33that released a few days after Oblivion. Fortunately, Expedition 33Publisher Kepler confirmed in an interview with the gaming industry that OblivionSurprising launch “didn't seem to hurt us at all.” Kepler continued and explained Oblivion and Expedition 33The edition noticed the RPG genre and said, “I think it only noticed RPG's quality that week and everyone thought and talked about the genre.”

To add credibility to Kepler's statement, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has surpassed Oblivion remastered In key areas, including exceeding Bethesda's title in global sales, and recently with a higher simultaneous player's behalf on Steam. In the same interview, Kepler's senior portfolio director, Matt Handrahan, concerned Expedition 33“Specific identity”, and notes the game's RPG in Western style and Japanese style would appeal to different audiences. “I knew many people who would play a Elder rolls Games that would not necessarily play Final fantasy And vice versa, ”Handrahan explained and added that the team felt confident that the title would draw many eyes, especially with a day drop on the Xbox Game Pass.

Looking forward to Indiesen's roadmap, one Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Author recently suggested that a DLC may be considered in RPG's future. While Sandfall continues to process the game's critical and commercial success, the team may consider exploring the other expeditions mentioned in the story of DLC content, and the developer also said it would love to extend the game's content if there was a strong desire from players.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Published

April 24 2025

ESRB

Mature 17+ // blood and gore, strong language, suggestive themes, violence

Developer

Sandfall interactive

Publisher

Kepler interactive

Engine

Unreal Engine 5