- Expedition 33’s reception was one hundred times better than what Sandfall expected, says the director.
- Guillaume Broche stated that the studio was very surprised by how much fans liked the story.
- The game’s narrative was very personal, hence the reaction of the gaming community shocked the team.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has made history so many times in the past few months that it’s hard to keep count of the game’s achievements. The Sandfall RPG won a record-breaking 9 awards at TGA and currently has the second-most Game of the Year honors ever.
Fans and critics alike have showered praise on Expedition 33, and the title is already inspiring its own genre of RPG games. If you ask developers at Sandfall, however, they never expected the RPG to grow this big and be this influential.
Why It Matters: Sandfall’s gratitude is proof that the studio poured its heart and soul into Expedition 33 because creating good art was the team’s main goal, not sales or any commercial achievement.
While talking to Games Radar’s Edge Magazine, Expedition 33 director Guillaume Broche said that the game’s reception was one hundred times better than what the studio was expecting. As per Broche, the RPG’s critical success took everybody by surprise, especially the way it resonated with fans.
It was completely unexpected from pretty much everybody. We were like ‘Ok, this is one hundred times what we were expecting’.
The director further explained that it’s hard to quantify aspects like cinematics and story while making a game, as they are very personal for any creative. Hence, seeing fans fall so in love with Expedition 33’s narrative was an unexpected result for Sandfall.
What really surprised us the most is how much the narrative and cinematics and story resonated with people. This is the thing that’s hardest to quantify, because it’s always something very personal.
This has been a constant sentiment of the developers, as Sandfall was also shocked when the RPG tied the record for most awards won at the Golden Joystick ceremony.
Regardless of the developer’s surprise, Expedition 33 has surely cemented its place in gaming history with critics and fans from Japan to Thailand declaring the title their GOTY.
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