The advent of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has generated a lot of conversation this year about whether we're going to see a resurgence in the popularity of turn-based JRPG gameplay—conversations that have admittedly felt a little confusing to anyone who, for example, has played an Atlus game in the last decade. Even Final Fantasy 14 director and FF16 producer Naoki "YoshiP" Yoshida has been drawn under the discourse spotlight.
In an interview with Anime News Network, Yoshida was asked whether Square Enix was considering a return to Final Fantasy's turn-based roots for its next mainline entry, given that Expedition 33's developers have cited the series and other classic JRPGs as key inspirations. According to Yoshida, that's a question that's too narrow in scope.
