Французская студия Sandfall Interactive попала точно в цель, решив выпустить игру в стиле JRPG с пошаговой боевой системой и взрослым сюжетом — именно таких релизов не хватало фанатам жанра и давним поклонникам Final Fantasy в частности, рассказал Рис Эллиотт из аналитического агентства Alinea Analytics.
I thought I'd have run out of good things to say about Clair Obscur Expedition 33 by now, but it just keeps delivering. The spectacular turn-based RPG from French studio Sandfall Interactive has taken the world by storm, managing to outpace the early sales of similar games such as Metaphor Refantazio, and has even eclipsed Oblivion Remastered's player count despite the Bethesda game's bigger launch. Now, more than a week after it first released, Expedition 33 continues to grow, to the point that it's managed to set a new record on the Valve platform.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 от Sandfall Interactive продолжает удивлять — французская RPG смогла превзойти собственный рекорд по пиковому онлайну во вторые выходные. Сегодня её одновременно проходили 129 тысяч человек в Steam — на 8 тысяч человек больше, чем 27 апреля.
It seems like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is doing quite alright for itself, 'ey? The J'RPG was awarded Rock Paper Shotgun's coveted Bestest Bests badge by our own Nic in his review, and by all accounts it's been received well by most everyone else too. Not that sales matter much in terms of a game's quality, but the fact that it's done well there as well at minimum means the lights are staying on at Sandfall Interactive. In fact it seems things are going better than just keeping the lights on, as it sounds like the developer is considering more of it, whatever that might be.
Is Clair Obscur Expedition 33 the most unexpected surprise of the year so far? Blue Prince is certainly a contender, but hasn't quite hit the dizzying sales and player count heights. Conversely, something like Schedule 1 has exploded out of nowhere, but isn't going to be scooping up end-of-year awards. When it comes to being the complete surprise package, I think Expedition 33 takes it. The game is so popular that on Steam, despite it being a fresh IP and a debut game from a small studio, it has reportedly sold faster than some of the most notable JRPGs of the last 12 months, such as Metaphor Refantazio and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
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