Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has many memorable characters, however few may encourage as a lot pleasure as Esquie, the sport’s lovable large pal who may as effectively be a mascot character. The studio is warning towards points with faux merch gross sales round him, but in addition teasing an official plush Esquie that is within the works.
In a submit on X/Twitter from the official Expedition 33 account, Sandfall Interactive stated it has seen plenty of “suspicious” web sites pop up promoting Esquie plushies.
“To be clear: any third-party web sites promoting Esquie plushies are NOT formally licensed,” the studio stated. “A lot of them are utilizing AI-generated art work to promote, and we strongly advocate towards buying from these sources. They may very well be scams.”
To stability out the wheee with the whooo although, as Esquie may say, Sandfall confirms it’s wanting into making official Esquie plushies, and needs to get them out as quickly as it could actually. “Within the meantime, please be affected person — and don’t get scammed!” the studio stated.
Those that have performed the sport in all probability get why an Esquie plushie is likely to be in excessive demand. If you have not gone on Expedition 33 but, Esquie is a huge helper you meet in Act 1 of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 who turns into each a touring companion and overworld journey technique. He is bought the identical vibe as Massive Hero 6’s Baymax.
With that in thoughts, it is easy to see how an Esquie plush may garner some curiosity, so it is good to know Sandfall is engaged on an official answer. A cursory search on Google pulled up each an unofficial web site, and a few threads asking about Esquie plush peddlers. If you need the actual factor from Sandfall and Kepler, you will have to attend a bit. No information on whether or not the real-life plushie may even be crammed with wine, although.
Final week, Sandfall Interactive launched patch 1.2.3 for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, addressing some stability tweaks round Maelle’s Stendhal skill. French President Emmanuel Macron additionally lately praised the sport, calling its builders a “shining instance of French audacity and creativity.”
Eric is a contract author for IGN.