Clair Obscur Expedition 33 has proved to be a massive hit with gamers and critics alike and many are praising its evolutionary turn based combat. After playing the game, many users took to social media to blast Square Enix and its decision to do away with turn based combat in the successful Final Fantasy series. Now speaking to investors, Square Enix finally decided to address the success of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 and says it could possibly be used as inspiration for the future of Final Fantasy. Video Gamer has attempted to translate what Square Enix said to a share holder at the investor question and answer session:
Yuzz_ said that Square Enix’s response “was that the next three years of the medium-term plan will focus on delivering truly interesting games to users… [with] many titles, including mid-tier ones”.
Regarding the desire for Final Fantasy to return to traditional turn-based combat, Square Enix said “they are aware of Expedition 33 and consider command-based RPGs to be Square Enix’s origin and foundation”. For Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Square Enix insisted “They value the command-based RPG genre and plan to continue delivering games in this style in the future”. For fans disappointed by FF16, this is fantastic news as it means Square Enix intend to return the series to the command-based formula it made popular.
