Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 didn’t invent Final Frenchtasy or the J’RPG: the newly dubbed subgenre has a long and complicated history
Sometimes all it takes to make a new subgenre is an apostrophe. With just one hardworking punctuation mark, the newly christened J’RPG describes a refreshingly French spin on Japanese turn-based roleplaying games, and players can’t get enough of its irresistible je ne sais quoi. J’RPG is a particularly brilliant fit for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33….