Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits huge sales number on day one
Despite the surprise launch of Oblivion, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 achieved incredible sales numbers in its first day, showing there's room for both RPGs.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sells 500 thousand copies on its first day
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 posted the news today on social media, thanking all its fans for the achievement. This also seems particularly impressive given the post specifically says “copies sold” rather than this being the number of players. Expedition 33 launched day one on Xbox Game , so even though many people likely played the game through that service, it doesn’t seem to have impacted this number. That then makes me wonder, what are the numbers like on Game ?
Fans have also widely praised Expedition 33. On Steam, the game has 94% positive reviews out of over six thousand players. On the Xbox store, Expedition 33 has nine hundred reviews and four out of five stars, while the more specific PlayStation store gives it a 4.93 out of five from over three thousand reviews. At this point, even though we aren’t even into the fifth month of the year, Expedition 33 seems like an easy pick for game of the year nominations.
Expedition 33 is created by a French studio but inspired by classic Japanese RPGs. The story follows the latest expedition as they venture out into the world to put a stop to the mysterious paintress, who every year paints a new number. Everyone older than the number painted vanishes, and no previous expeditions have returned. This chilling premise immediately sparks the imagination and Sandfall Interactive appears to have delivered on it. Praise has been lifted towards its worldbuilding, star-studded voice cast, and engaging turn-based combat.
Kepler Interactive, the group publishing Expedition 33, is having a great year, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. This is quickly becoming an indie publisher to keep an eye on.
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