
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs at Sandfall Interactive say "being recognized in Japan" with their French JRPG's Breakthrough Award win at the Japan Game Awards is "very personal to us."
Creative director Guillaume Broche has been very open about the games that inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, from Final Fantasy to Persona, not to mention the Atelier series, Shadow Hearts, Suikoden, and more. This is something that's been reiterated in Sandfall Interactive's response to its debut RPG's big win at the Japan Game Awards.