Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director got on the RPG train early, playing FF8 'when my brother and I could barely read'

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 feels like a love letter to JRPGs—and that's because it pretty much is. Director Guillaume Broche has a long-lasting history with the genre, including an ill-fated attempt to play Final Fantasy 8 before he and his brother could actually read.

That's per a recent interview with The Washington Post, wherein Guillaume recounts some of his earliest gaming memories: "[FF8] came out at a time where my brother and I could barely read." Guillaume is, fittingly, 33 years...