French President Emmanuel Macron has praised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for its success.
The game’s official Instagram page posted a bilingual message on Thursday thanking players and referring to the game’s French heritage.
“Quelle semaine de folie – merci à toutes et à tous”, it wrote (“What a crazy week – thank you to everyone”.)
“It’s been seven days since we launchedClair Obscur: Expedition 33. What a pleasure it’s been to see players from all over the world experiencing the game. We hope you’ve enjoyed spotting the nods to our home country throughout.
Macron replied to the post from his own official Instagram account, praising the studio for hitting the 1 million sales milestone so quickly.
“One million copies sold and currently one of the highest-rated games in history, and yes, it’s French,” Macron wrote (via machine translation).
“Congratulations toSandfall Interactiveand all the creators of Expedition 33. You are a shining example of French audacity and creativity.”
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was released on April 24, and has enjoyed widespread critical acclaim with aMetacritic scorecurrently standing at 93 onXbox Series X/S, 92 onPS5and 90 onPC.
The gamesold more than 500,000 copiesin its first 24 hours, and two days laterpassed the 1 million units shipped milestone. This number doesn’t take into account the number of players onXboxGame Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
It’s described by the studio as a “reactive turn-based RPG that will transport you to a beautiful, surrealist new world inspired by France’s La Belle Epoque – a period famous for its stunning and lavish contributions to the country’s world-renowned culture of art.
“As a member of the Expeditioners, who are embarking on an impossible quest to end the Paintress’ cycle of death, you’ll journey through a vast and beautiful fantasy world where you’ll battle deadly adversaries, befriend fabled creatures, and discover traces of those who came before.”
