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Jennifer English says she almost forgot to record her audition for Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the role that helped turn the 2025 RPG into an award magnet.
Ben Starr, an actor in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, says the games industry may copy the wrong part of the J'RPG's success if studios fixate on team size instead of reasons behind the game's quality.
The narrative lead on Clair Obscur says AI feels like fancy math, not a creative partner, and that the studio’s use of generative tools for placeholders sparked a backlash that cost the game awards.
Lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen says it's surreal to have Final Fantasy legends praise Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, especially given how much the JRPG series inspired Sandfall's team. Her reaction at GDC 2026 was equal parts disbelief and gratitude.