Not too long ago, French writer Olivier Homosexual claimed the developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive, ordered him to cease promoting his lately printed and equally named graphic novel, L’Académie Clair-Obscur. Sandfall publicly responded with a quick word on Monday, saying it was “in touch with the writer and Olivier to discover a honest resolution for everybody.” Properly, now it appears to be like like all events have landed on that honest resolution.
In a message posted on X on Tuesday, Sandfall apologized for “dragging our toes” in talking in regards to the “complicated” state of affairs.
“Sandfall was working to withdraw the requests from our authorized consultant, which has now been accomplished. Their position is to guard us particularly towards counterfeit merchandise, however the motion initiated towards the comedian e book ‘L’Académie Clair-Obscur’ printed in January 2026 doesn’t align with us,” the developer stated (by way of machine translation). It continued by saying Sandfall “all the time wished to help artists and encourage creativity,” and wrapped by wishing Homosexual and the e book’s artist Grelin success.
What particularly prompted Sandfall’s authorized representatives to contact Homosexual has not been acknowledged. Whereas the plot of Homosexual’s comedian does not share any similarities with the Expedition 33 recreation (it is about college students at a magic faculty), clearly the e book has the identical phrase from artwork historical past, Clair Obscur, in its title. X customers additionally identified the typography of L’Académie Clair-Obscur is much like that used for the sport.
Shortly after Sandfall posted to X, Homosexual additionally shared a message on the platform thanking Sandfall “for withdrawing their strategy.” He famous the comedian will “be capable to proceed its life,” presumably which means he and writer Drakoo will be capable to proceed promoting it sans alterations or a brand new title.
“I will not cover from you that this can be a enormous reduction for me, and an excellent transfer on the studio’s half,” Homosexual continued. He capped off his message with a line that anybody who performed the sport will acknowledge: “For individuals who come after!”
