Tag: Expedition 33
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Manufacturing the Safe Bet: The Real Cost of Expedition 33
Tech Talk Dec 14, 2025The Game Awards 2025 proved the industry values optics over art. A look at the Expedition 33 AA saviour lie, the hypocrisy of the sweep, and the cost of prioritising risk-averse prestige.
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JRPG Tourists and the Whitewashing of a Genre: The Expedition 33 Problem
Tech Talk Dec 12, 2025Watching the media froth over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is embarrassing. They are treating a derivative cover band like it saved the genre. This is the gentrification of the JRPG for critics who are too ashamed to play actual Japanese games. From the Shadow Hearts thefts to the blatant NieR cosplay, here is why this award sweep is pure industry whitewashing and why I am not drinking the Kool-Aid.