While there was definitely some buzz around Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in the run-up to its launch, spurred on by an all-star cast made up of Final Fantasy 16 lead Ben Starr, Baldur's Gate 3 icon Jennifer English, and storied film and television actors Charlie Cox and Andy Serkis, nobody could have anticipated just how big a splash it would make.
Launching against the shadowdropped Oblivion remaster, those waiting in the wings for Sandfall's debut Je RPG resigned themselves to it becoming an obscure cult classic lost in the shuffle. But, much like Baldur's Gate 3 did years earlier with another Bethesda tentpole, Starfield, it stood its ground, and has not only proven to be a major hit, but swept up over a dozen awards as it now eyes the coveted Game of the Year prize.
TLDR: if you want GOTY, hire Jennifer English and write a character arc in which her hair turns white.
"People don't really realise that now it's become big, but before launch it was not supposed to be big," creative director Guillaume Broche said in an interview with Radio Times Gaming after the team took home every award they were nominated for at...
