Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says the hit French JRPG is just "one of the stories that we want to tell in this franchise," but thinks "the only way" to succeed "is to ignore the first game completely"

A screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, showing a man named Verso covered in dirt and blood, looking into the camera.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's creative director has doubled down on the idea that there's more to come from the RPG series, with Expedition 33 itself just "one of the stories that we want to tell in this franchise."

Speaking in a recent interview with YouTube creator MrMattyPlays (below), creative director Guillaume Broche is asked for his thoughts on the future of Clair Obscur as a franchise, and if you fell in love with Sandfall Interactive's debut RPG, then there's good news for you.