Is it possible for Clair Obscur to outsell Final Fantasy XVI?

[Chrkeller]

TheRealSamusAran said:

Chrkeller said:

I can rephrase, if that helps.  Expedition 33 is better than anything Square has done in decades.  It blasted game awards for a reason.  Expedition 33 is top shelf, must play and is easily one of the greatest turn based rpgs crafted.  A smaller studio out did Square on their first attempt.  

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Also I did chortle, that over half your list are remakes...  

So what? The FFVII games are a remake, and a lot of people love complaining about the combat for not being turn based, doesn't those remakes deserve recognition for staying turn based?

And E33, as good as it is, was the most overrated game from last year, just because it was a JRPG made by Western devs, who also happened to be "darling indie devs", who also happened to be ex-Ubisoft employees when AC Shadows was brand new and hating Ubisoft was the coolest thing if you were a gamer.

Good game, but most of its praise happened because of a perfect storm of who the devs were, not because of the game itself.

So what?  A small developer, on their first attempt, made a better original game than Square has done in decades?  I mean, it feels like a huge deal.  I can't wait to see what they do next.  While FF17, maybe.  I don't think it is a secret Square is struggling to hit their sales targets.  There is a reason their entire corporate strategy is being re-thought.  Even Square knows they are losing traction within the industry.    

The remakes are very good to excellent, IMO.  The problem I have with Square is their original content, it is lacking.  There is a reason they are knee deep in making remakes, but they seem to struggle with original content.  Square has been disappointing, historically (SNES and ps1), they were my favorite developer.  

We will have to disagree about E33, the game was astounding.  The battle system was fantastic via parry and dodge system.  The character customization was excellent.  The story, world and characters -> top notch.  E33 was one the best games I have played in 10 years and was easily the best rpg I have played since the original FF7.  I can't praise the game enough.  

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Sandfall making a game faster, cheaper, better that also sells more than Final Fantasy..  I honestly don't know how that isn't a big deal.  

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 27 April 2026