The most important factor is Japanese voice over. It is because this game doesn't include Japanese voice over that it cannot obtain good sales in Japan. In contrast, Forspoken was generally not very well received in western market but it had exceptionally good sales in Japan because it had exceptionally good Japanese voice over. You must know a fact that Japanese voice over has always been required for all western movies and TV shows in order for them to be well received in Japan. This is simply how it works in Japan. Very few Japanese people would like to listen to foreign languages when watching TV shows or movies as well as playing games.
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Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Struggles for Sales in Japan, Despite JRPG Inspirations
The most important factor is Japanese voice over. It is because this game doesn't include Japanese voice over that it cannot obtain good sales in Japan. In contrast, Forspoken was generally not very well received in western market but it had exceptionally good sales in Japan because it had exceptionally good Japanese voice over. You must know a fact that Japanese voice over has always been required for all western movies and TV shows in order for them to be well received in Japan. This is simply how it works in Japan. Very few Japanese people would like to listen to foreign languages when watching TV shows or movies as well as playing games.