- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 exceeds all primary Final Fantasy titles in Steam review scores.
- The game also outperforms Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, and other major JRPGs on Steam.
- Despite being after the Persona series, Clair Obscur has garnered significant critical and audience praise.
In the days right after its launch,
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
has earned itself a lot of accolades. It’s already sold two million copies, achieved the almost unheard of feats of
Its physical copies are flying off the shelves.
and
beating its own Steam concurrent player count in its second week
, it now has the best user scores on both
Metacritic
and the
PlayStation Store
, and it has garnered recognition from esteemed critics
Japanese developers
and
the French president
. Not bad for your studio’s first game.
The long list of achievements doesn’t end there, though, as Clair Obscur now has higher Steam review ratings than many of its JRPG contemporaries.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Now Boasts Superior Steam Reviews Compared to Every Mainline Final Fantasy Game
Before we begin, let me clarify that I know Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is not actually aJRPG. However, its aesthetic and influences draw heavily from JRPGs, which makes it relevant to compare it with such titles, and that’s what I’ll do.
In recent days, as per
SteamDB
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has climbed to 92.52 percent positive reviews on Steam, earning a “Very Positive” rating. Notably, this score surpasses those of numerous JRPG series.
On Steam, the top-ranked Final Fantasy title is Final Fantasy 9, boasting an impressive 92.2% of user reviews marked as positive. Among others from the core series achieving this status are the original Final Fantasy with a score of 91.54%, followed closely by Final Fantasy 7 at 90.88%. In contrast, Final Fantasy 7 Remake has received 87.13% positive feedback, whereas Rebirth launched earlier this year stands currently at 75.96%.
Below, you can view theSteam review scores for eachFinal Fantasygame as reportedby SteamDB:
It goes beyond just beating Final Fantasy games, however. Even though there are only a few mainline titles,
Dragon Quest
Games on Steam, Clair Obscur outshines them all, with
Dragon Quest 3: HD-2D
Revised figure stands at 72.71 percent, and
Dragon Quest XI S: Whispers of a Fleeting Era
sitting at 90.62 percent.
Chrono Trigger
sits at 85.83 percent, Legend of Mana at 75.08,
Octopath Traveler
and
Octopath Traveler 2
at 84.11 and 92.4 percent respectively, and
Metaphor ReFantazio
at 89.24 percent. In the coming days, it will overtake
Yakuza: Like A Dragon’s
92.52 percent, and it already has
Infinite Wealth’s
89.57 beat.
The sole series that really has Clair Obscur’s measure is
Persona
.
Persona 3 Reload
sits at 92.63,
Persona 5 Royal
at 95,18, and
Persona 4 Golden
At 95.43, there’s still quite a journey ahead for Expedition 33 to reach those heights.
Imagine this: Even in its most ambitious fantasies, Sandfall Interactive couldn’t have predicted the extent of praise and admiration that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 keeps getting from both critics and audiences. This game is destined to be legendary, people.