[PC Gamer} Analyst claims Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is selling twice as fast as any other recent JRPG has on Steam—and
[PC Gamer} Analyst claims Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is selling twice as fast as any other recent JRPG has on Steam—and
major success, despite living in Oblivion Remastered's shadow.In fact, it's apparently outselling Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Persona, and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth at a whopping 2:1 ratio. That's per analyst Rhys Elliott, who recently spoke to Gamesindustry.biz. Here's a handy graph shared by the site to put it in perspective: 
(Image credit: Alinea Analytics (via Gamesindustry.biz).) "According to Alinea Analytics' data," the report reads, "The game has sold more than 785,000 copies on Steam in its first week—more than twice the sales of any recent comparable games in the Japanese RPG style, including last year's acclaimed Atlus title, Metaphor Re:Fantazio."It should be noted that analytics companies like these tend to play the exact methodology behind their numbers somewhat close to the chest—this is all educated guesswork, rather than an official source with a concrete grip on actual sales. Though, given Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 bumped up its all-time peak to 145,063 on SteamDB last weekend, we can at least assume it's done pretty well compared to the competition.The report also keenly points out that, of these competitors, only one of them (Persona 3 Reload) had a simultaneous Game Pass launch on PC—which is even more impressive. You don't have to play full-price for Clair Obscur at the moment, but PC gamers very much want to.I'm deeply enthusiastic about the game myself—currently grinding at the 60-hour mark to knock over its final postgame challenge—but I can't help but wonder what the secret sauce is, here.Not because ol' 33 doesn't deserve the praise, but because Metaphor: ReFantazio was also a game that obsessed me for 80+ hours—and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth wasn't any industry slacker, either. Why is Clair Obscur flying while other very good JRPGs waddle on Steam? Here's a few theories I've got kicking around in my skull.
Expedition 33 lost Gestrals: Runaway kids
Expedition 33 mime locations: Beat the buskers
Expedition 33 old key: What it opens
Expedition 33 weird pictos: Where to use them
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/analy ... -sauce-is/
(Image credit: Alinea Analytics (via Gamesindustry.biz).) "According to Alinea Analytics' data," the report reads, "The game has sold more than 785,000 copies on Steam in its first week—more than twice the sales of any recent comparable games in the Japanese RPG style, including last year's acclaimed Atlus title, Metaphor Re:Fantazio."It should be noted that analytics companies like these tend to play the exact methodology behind their numbers somewhat close to the chest—this is all educated guesswork, rather than an official source with a concrete grip on actual sales. Though, given Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 bumped up its all-time peak to 145,063 on SteamDB last weekend, we can at least assume it's done pretty well compared to the competition.The report also keenly points out that, of these competitors, only one of them (Persona 3 Reload) had a simultaneous Game Pass launch on PC—which is even more impressive. You don't have to play full-price for Clair Obscur at the moment, but PC gamers very much want to.I'm deeply enthusiastic about the game myself—currently grinding at the 60-hour mark to knock over its final postgame challenge—but I can't help but wonder what the secret sauce is, here.Not because ol' 33 doesn't deserve the praise, but because Metaphor: ReFantazio was also a game that obsessed me for 80+ hours—and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth wasn't any industry slacker, either. Why is Clair Obscur flying while other very good JRPGs waddle on Steam? Here's a few theories I've got kicking around in my skull. - It's excellence from an 'unexpected' place. I was cautiously optimistic about Expedition 33 from the trailers, but it's Sandfall interactive's debut. People like fresh experiences, underdog stories, and supporting small studios. Quite frankly, so do I.
- Clair Obscur's opening hours are gripping, and double-pronged: While the gommage didn't hit for me as much as it did for others, the beach scene afterwards had me hooked. You'll either be drawn in by emotion or intrigue by that one-two punch—and for the curious watching it on stream, that's a great sales pitch.
- Its parry-based mechanics pique the curiosity of people who wouldn't usually go in for a turn-based RPG—maybe builds and stat allocations are a headache for you, but if you can nullify all damage with enough skill? That's very appealing.
- PC Gamers like depressed French 30 year olds more than they do anime teens (or Yakuza boys).
Expedition 33 lost Gestrals: Runaway kids
Expedition 33 mime locations: Beat the buskers
Expedition 33 old key: What it opens
Expedition 33 weird pictos: Where to use them
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/analy ... -sauce-is/
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