Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Lives up to the hype. For those who come after.

amazing freaking game. story 10/10. gameplay 9/10. just simply amazing.

11/10

pfjdspf qué OBRA

Ok, é um dos melhores jogos que eu já joguei.

Se merece casi todos los vitores que le han dado. Los personajes son entrañables y la narrativa esta fumadísima pero muy inspirada. Sin embargo, el combate es frustrante de cojones. La gente se queja de las fintas en Elden Ring, pero en este juego tienes que vendarte los ojos porque las hitboxes no tienen relación con la animación. Tienes que escuchar como Toph en Avatar por las pistas de sonido. Pero si está balanceado con los pies. Llega un punto en el medio que tienes que farmear a lo wey. Pero, es sumamente satisfactorio cuando ganas. 10/10 el soundtrack, si no fuera porque está en un lenguaje alienigena e incomprensible (francés).

I really enjoyed my time with Expedition 33. I think it is a work of art. The story, battle system and world were all wonderful and very engaging. I'll go into some of my thoughts about it but I really recommend going into it blind like I did. Some spoilers ahead... Expedition 33 had the most engaging combat ever. The battles all start out with a banger song. It always pumped me up to battle and it motivated me to fight more Nevrons! I really want to shout out the Goblu battle theme, the Gestral fight theme, the Lampmaster fight theme, all the songs from the mask Axon island (especially Gone away, gone away...), and Monoco's theme. The best song was Renior's fight theme Une vie à t'aimer, it really made me wish I paid attention in French class. I just cannot get over how good this soundtrack is. E33 has a turned based system. Each character has skills and buffs called Pictos. Each character's skill can compliment another character's skill. For example you can mark an enemy with Verso, give Maelle double damage with Sciel then do a super powerful attack with Maelle. If you like to grind out fights you can shield up with Monoco and break Neverons down with the other party members. Lune lets you stack up elements which provide fuel for powerful attacks and buffs. Pictos are fun to experiment with too. They really enable a lot of different play styles. If you are confident in your parrying you can equip offensive Pictos that really up the damage at the cost of your defense. If you are facing a Nevrons that are tough to parry you can equip some Pictos to tank more damage and grind your way out of it. Parrying was fun. It took a while for it to click but once it did I felt unstoppable. There are some Nevrons that are very difficult to parry, so you may have to swallow your pride and just dodge... The boss fights were also great. Renoir part 2 might be one of my favorite boss fights from any game ever. Also the Visages fight, Clea, that giant serpent, Golgra, and the Paintress were some memorable ones. That being said, if you decide to do everything in Act 3, all these boss fights become repetitive (you fight that Lampmaster in the story, endless tower, flying manor, during a quest, and even in the DLC.) So you may get sick of some of these bosses if you do everything in the game. I really loved exploring the world. Each area felt unique. Flying waters felt like I was underwater with the ambiance, music and art. Visages had all these creepy masks staring at you like when Tom Cruise broke into that mansion in Eyes Wide Shut. The Red Woods, Falling Leaves and the Gestral areas really reminded me of hiking in mid October with the cooler weather and foliage 😍. The Reacher was also fun climbing up that giant wooden structure. All of this was accompanied by good music too. The overworld was okay at first but by the time I got to the endgame, I wish I could have fast traveled. The overworld also made my PC chug. [spoiler] I thought the story was good. The gommage was really sad, but I think it really motivates the player to fight for Lumière. I think it was obvious early on that Maelle had a bigger part to the story but the build up to that reveal with all the foreshadowing and hints that Renior/Verso dropped was really good. I thought Lune and Sciel had good side stories but I wish they did more in the ending when you had to make the decision. Verso was really reserved but it made sense with the story. Monoco was funny. I think the game raises a lot of questions with existence, playing god, immortality, coping with the loss of a loved one, and really just living in a fantasy. I think the final decision the game has you make makes you put all of that into consideration. [/spoiler] I think Expedition 33 is worth every penny. Give it a shot!

The happiest moments of this game happen within the first 15 minutes.