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Shuhei Yoshida told Expedition 33 studio to avoid terms like 'turn-based RPG' because it may cause people to "overlook" the game

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TDGN Brief

4 newsrooms are on this story. GamesRadar+ published first 18 hours ago; the rest followed at a median of 16.2 hours.

IGN was quickest to confirm, arriving 2.6 hours after GamesRadar+. Half the pack had the story within 16.2 hours — a slower burn than most front-page stories. The most recent pickup, VGC, landed 51 minutes ago.

GamesRadar+, IGN, Eurogamer led the coverage; another 1 outlets have since picked it up.

TDGN's index has been following this beat: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (15 stories tracked) across recent coverage — this story is currently the latest of them.

  • First report: GamesRadar+, 18 hours ago
  • 4 outlets over 16.8 hours · median lag 16.2 hours
  • 2 outlets joined in the last 3 hours
  • Beat: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (15 stories tracked)

This briefing is compiled automatically by TDGN’s newsroom systems from 4 outlets’ reports and TDGN’s own coverage tracking — no generative AI — and it updates as coverage develops. The outlets’ original reporting is linked below.

Who reported it, and when

  1. first GamesRadar+ Ex PlayStation boss told Clair Obscur Expedition 33 devs not to call it a turn-based RPG: "That alone might cause players to overlook it"
  2. +3h IGN 'It's Incredibly Well-Made, But…' — Former PlayStation Boss Warned Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Devs It Would Be 'Overlooked' if They Called It a Turn-Based RPG
  3. +16h Eurogamer Shuhei Yoshida told Expedition 33 studio to avoid terms like 'turn-based RPG' because it may cause people to "overlook" the game
  4. +17h VGC Shuhei Yoshida says he told Clair Obscur studio not to call it a turn-based RPG, because it would put people off

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Shuhei Yoshida told Expedition 33 studio to avoid terms like 'turn-based RPG' because it may cause people to "overlook" the game

One of the reasons Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stood out so much in early footage was how action-packed its combat looked, despite being a turn-based RPG. But while developer Sandfall Interactive has described the game as a turn-based RPG - and reinvigorated the genre, to some degree - not everyone was happy with that approach.

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