Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star says the French JRPG hasn't brought back turn-based combat as bangers like Octopath Traveler have been here all along: "I'm glad that people are discovering it again"

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

Despite what the internet's rapturous praise might make you think, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 didn't revive a dying genre. At least, that's what Expedition 33's Verso actor thinks.

Final Fantasy 16's lead actor and an Expedition 33 cast member Ben Starr is a known JRPG sicko – any Final Fantasy 8 fanatic is welcome here – which puts him in line with the rest of the Sandfall Interactive development team, who have been very loud about their collective love for the genre's giants.