Overview
- The official trailer from Cube Game and Up Software showcases story beats and combat for The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4: Remake, which is planned for PC and consoles.
- Viewers highlight similarities to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in flashy turn-based sequences, parry-style prompts, and UI touches such as zooming menus and a top-left turn order display.
- Social media reactions include accusations that the remake is a 'copy' or 'clone,' while others note that comparable camera work and interface ideas appear in multiple RPGs.
- Polygon frames the overlap as shared genre lineage influenced by Final Fantasy, emphasizing that the Sword and Fairy series predates Clair Obscur.
- Coverage notes that discourse around the likeness also reflects perceptions of Chinese-language games, with Clair Obscur’s high 2025 profile making it a ready comparison point.