Sandfall Interactive

Shuhei Yoshida Told Sandfall Not To Call Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 A Turn-Based RPG

Two years before launch, Shuhei Yoshida played an early Expedition 33 demo as a Kepler Interactive advisor and loved it - then advised Sandfall to avoid the turn-based RPG label entirely, warning it alone might make players overlook the game. The workaround worked so well the stigma it dodged is now largely gone.