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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC Digital Download) on sale for
$21.99.
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Details:
- Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she'll wake and paint "33." And tomorrow we depart on our final mission - Destroy the Paintress, so she can never paint death again.
- We are Expedition 33.
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a ground-breaking turn-based RPG with unique real-time mechanics, making battles more immersive and addictive than ever. Explore a fantasy world inspired by Belle Ćpoque France in which you battle devastating enemies.
Top Comments
Community Reviews
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a standout RPG with striking visuals, memorable characters, and a story that lingers long after the credits. The active parry and dodge combat gives fights a rewarding learning curve, and the exploration, progression, and level design are praised as polished and engaging. It can also be a lot of combat and traversal, and the story may feel uneven or too layered for some tastes. A strong pick for RPG fans who want a stylish, story driven adventure.
Common Questions (5)
Yes. It's repeatedly described as a fantastic game and an absolute steal at this price, with several comments calling it a masterpiece or one of the best games they've played. Even people who paid more said it was worth it, so $22 is a strong buy if you like RPGs.
Yes, it's available on Game Pass. That makes it easy to try there first if you already subscribe, though the Steam deal is still attractive for anyone who wants to own it on PC.
Yes, and lowering the difficulty can make combat move much faster if you want to focus on the story. Several comments note that easy mode helps prevent battles from becoming a drag, especially if turn-based combat is not your usual genre.
A main-story playthrough can take around 60 hours, with another 5-7 hours possible for achievements. The game also encourages extra time through exploration, combat builds, and optional fights.
Yes. The battle system uses active parry and dodge timing, and learning that timing is described as rewarding and memorable. Enemies are visible in the world too, so you can choose to fight or avoid them instead of being forced into random encounters.
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Super unpopular take: I did not like this game. Everyone else does, apparently. It's a me issue. The combat and world exploration make me sleepy and not want to continue. I tried playing it again last week... Still doesn't do it for me. Sad, because the story, setting, characters and visuals seem to be quite excellent.
Super unpopular take: I did not like this game. Everyone else does, apparently. It's a me issue. The combat and world exploration make me sleepy and not want to continue. I tried playing it again last week... Still doesn't do it for me. Sad, because the story, setting, characters and visuals seem to be quite excellent.
What I'd recommend is just putting it on the easiest skill level to move along much faster through combat for those that would rather strictly enjoy the story.
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I finished the main story this weekend after ~60 hours and will probably put in 5-7 more going back for achievements (I don't do multiple playthroughs). I dropped the difficulty to the easiest setting so combat wouldn't be a drag, and it wasn't. The exploration, progression, combat build systems, and level designs/graphics are incredible and polished; I was shocked at how small the team was when the credits rolled. For me, the story was up and down overall. An oversimplified version is I like "small" and relatively relatable stories about characters, and at a certain point, it got a little too large and layered for my tastes. It's also tough for me to have any real immersion in a game where I'm frequently going through portals and shifting between two modes (overworld for travel between areas and regular within areas). But that's the macro; in almost every session, I kept finding myself in "just one more thing" mode, which I think is a sign of a fun game.
If you dig games like this, you probably already own it. If this would be a diversion from your normal genres like me and you don't have Game Pass, this seems like a solid price point. With the game's popularity, I think it's unlikely the price will fall much more anytime soon.
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