During a recent shareholders meeting,Square Enixreportedly admitted that it’s “aware” ofClair Obscur: Expedition 33’s massive success in the turn-based RPG space.
As pretty much everyone is aware,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the best gamesto have been released in the past few years. Since it launched,it’s been the belle of the ball, especially for fans of turn-based games thatfeel like the genre hasn’t been getting enough love lately.
The purported lack of turn-based RPGsis especially noticeable when it comes to Square Enix. The studio was once the top dog for turn-based RPGs thanks toFinal FantasyandDragon Quest, but that’s faded a lot in recent years with Dragon Quest being missing in action and Final Fantasy moving closer to being an action RPG.
Don’t Worry, Square Enix Is “Aware” Of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Being One Of The Best Turn-Based RPGs Ever
Competition Is A Very Good Thing Indeed
When Clair Obscur showed up basically out of nowhere and reinvigorated the genre, it left a lot of people wondering how Square Enix might react and if it was even bothered by its crown being taken. Well, according to a Twitter user who had a chance to speak at a recent shareholders meeting, Square Enix is indeed “aware” of Clair’s success.
As pointed out by Genki_JPN, Twitter user yuzz__ recently shared that they were able to ask a question during a recent Square Enix shareholders meeting.During the meeting, yuzz_ expressed their “desire"for Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy to be command-based RPGs, and noted the success of Clair Obscur in that field.
In response, Square Enix reportedly said that it is “aware” of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s success, and that it considers command-based RPGs to be Square Enix’s “origin and foundation”. In addition, it said that it values the genre and plans to “continue delivering games in this style in the future”.
Regarding command-based RPGs, they are aware of Expedition 33 and consider command-based RPGs to be Square Enix’s origin and foundation. They value the command-based RPG genre and plan to continue delivering games in this style in the future. - yuzz_
While Square Enix sadly didn’t say too much more about Clair Obscur’s success, it does at least seem like it has taken stock of how popular it was. That hopefully means we’ll see more turn-based games from it in the near future, although we’ll probably be waiting a while to find out.
