Overview

• Sandfall Interactive and Kepler leaders met with the Square Enix team at its Tokyo headquarters to exchange visions and discuss high-fidelity command-based combat design philosophies.
• The meeting was confirmed by Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi, who posted a photo of both teams alongside a Cloud Strife cutout to highlight the collaborative session.
• The developers also visited Kojima Productions to tour the studio and sign copies of Expedition 33 for Hideo Kojima’s team.
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold more than 3.3 million copies in its first month, holds a 92 Metacritic score and has driven renewed fan demand for turn-based RPG mechanics.
• Square Enix executives have acknowledged the indie RPG’s success but have not committed to reintroducing traditional turn-based systems in future mainline Final Fantasy titles.