Sandfall Interactive is refusing to let the enormous success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dictate what comes next. Director and CEO Guillaume Broche says the studio is prepared to make major creative changes with its next game, even if some players ultimately dislike the result. In an interview with French outlet Konbini, Broche explained that Sandfall is not trying to recreate its debut game’s success by simply giving fans more of the same. When discussing the possibility that the studio’s…
  • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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    28 minutes ago

    As it should be. I’m tired of a world where “whatever sells more” supersedes artistry, innovation, and charting new territories.

    Art pushes boundaries, not complies with expectations.

  • Helix 🧬@feddit.orgEnglish
    1·
    2 hours ago

    Time to buy expedition 33 even though I find it to be too expensive still. I usually wait a few years until I buy new games due to bug fixes…

    sigh

    opens wallet

  • Godort@lemmy.ca
    27·
    9 hours ago

    Good.

    Thats exactly the attitude I want from artists. Trying to replicate the thing that made you successful usually results in something that people will unfairly compare to your last project and will treat as a pale imitation.

    The team at Sandfall seem to know what they’re doing when it comes to telling a story, and I’m excited to see what their next project is, even if it turns out to be something I don’t care for

    • ViatorOmnium@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      I think that a good example of this, even when the studio consistently delivers good games, is Supergiant. Their games are amazing, but it feels their games are converging to a safe spot and becoming more samey.

      • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Technically Supergiant makes game that focus on the narration, they never set out to make any special gameplay-wise other than the delivery of the story.

        And also the fact that no one remember Pyre.