calistan
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Maybe I should have spent more time there. It seemed to me like a short straight road with a few people to talk to for background info. Hope I didn't miss some crucial story.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ≼| OT |≽ La Belle Fantaisie
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Danjin44
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When I first played that part I talked to as many characters as I could but I was confused what was happening, the world was CLEARLY broken and it was festival but also it was sad because it felt like goodby party.
And at the harbor everything start to click......its basically was same as short lives characters had in Xenoblade 3.
Unknown Soldier
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LOL you mean 1% of it's audience
It's a turn based RPG, and it's so heavily influenced by JRPG genre conventions that it basically is a JRPG
The market for JRPG is all on PS and Switch with a significant and growing PC contingent
Which is why if Sandfall are smart they'll have a Switch 2 version of the game ready this year
Ogbert
Member
So, I very rarely have time for JRPG emo soppy bollocks.
The game is really good. The battle system is enjoyable (to the point of looking for mobs to fight, always a good sign). Fairly simple parry and dodge mechanics allied with combo attacks where you set up bigger hits.
Music is awesome.
Story is a load of daft cobblers, but others seem to be enjoying it.
Solid 8/10, with the chance to increase if it maintains this pacing.
Good game.
GHG
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The old man on the island was Jim Ryan destroying every playstation relic that turned up on its shores.
PanzerCute
Member
Yeah noticed it too, they will fix it soon imo.What is with pause automatically showing and everything going blurry when taking a screenshot?
Almost 20h in.. that game is a masterpiece. Everything just flows perfectly and organically: no quest marker, no objectives, no shitty side quests, no BS.
I just play the game, its so fucking cool to not having to deal with a "to do list" and just float in the air with Lune while exploring.
I play a shit ton of Jrpgs, this is one of my favorite genre, but damn its gonna be hard to go back to some after this one..
I hope some creators in Japan are scratching their head right now..
Last Hearth
Member
I have a question about the very beginning of the game. Why would there have been an expedition 0? They didn't know there was a count down yet, why bother?
Topher
Identifies as young
One of the optional conversations at the festival asks that same question so maybe it will be explained later.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Will play this after Oblivion but can someone confirm if there's difficulty / accessibility type options to make the parrying and timing(s) easier?
PanzerCute
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calistan
Member
I think they started with 80-something.
The combat in this game is outstanding. Fought the first boss, and I love how they introduce various new mechanics in the middle of a fight without leaving you feeling like you need to restart to take advantage of your new knowledge.
One thing I'm still not entirely clear on is the timing of the parries and counters. I can get it if it's a major attack that has an obvious rhythm, but when it's a minor enemy that does a slow buildup I keep getting hit.
TheDarkPhantom
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No lies detected 
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Difficulty options don't change the timing windows, just the damage done (you deal more and take less the easier it is).
Team Skoda
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I need something potentially spoiled for me, because it's going to bother me if so;
Thank you in advance!
Does Gustave get with Lune at the end? Or does he remain loyal to his wife?
GHG
Member
If you remove the parrying then you're left with a mechanically simple JRPG combat system.
The parrying and dodging is where the magic happens.
No, none of that. You're safe to play and enjoy.
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Dynasty8
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So far none.
This will piss some people off, but I don't care. What I am loving is the fact that the dialogue, writing, story and characters don't have that overly excessive "anime cringe". That is amazing for a game like this.
Thaimasker
Member
The music, environments, and combat keep getting better. This quality is insane
yogaflame
Member
Thanks guys for answering my question. That is a good sign that the game is very based. I'm so hype and itching to get this one since it is beautiful on Ps5 and after seeing some of the videos, but avoiding spoilers, it reminds me a bit of classic PlayStation games like Folklore, Shadow hearts and Final Fantasy X.
Looks like I will now have to fit my budget for Doom Dark ages, Death stranding 2, GTA6 (if its this year) and for Obscur 33. DS2 is my priority so, I might choose between Doom DA and Obscur 33 on which one to buy first and the other one later this year. And we have Days gone remaster. If GTA6 will be for next year, that will free up my budget.
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near
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I finished the prologue and a part of act 1. It's really good. Not sure why everyone was saying the prologue was emotional, maybe I'm dead inside lol, but it was a good opener and introduction to the world. The battle system is so fucking good, engaging and rewarding. The art, the sound design, the environmental storytelling, holy shit, all brilliant so far.
I thought the devs said the lip sync was with the English voice overs? Or is this just bad facial animation? I don't know, but it feels off.
I thought the devs said the lip sync was with the English voice overs? Or is this just bad facial animation? I don't know, but it feels off.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
IN CASE ANYONE IS WONDERING
Random monsters out in the field just dropped respec item, so feel free to respec as you see fit (and don't spend 10k gold in the shops for them!)
Random monsters out in the field just dropped respec item, so feel free to respec as you see fit (and don't spend 10k gold in the shops for them!)
Thaimasker
Member
If this game isn't a major success I don't know what I'll do with myself 
I never felt this way about a game.
I feel sorry for anyone who isn't playing or enjoying it.
I never felt this way about a game. I feel sorry for anyone who isn't playing or enjoying it.
GHG
Member
Use dodge to learn the timing for new enemies.
The dodge window is much more forgiving, plus with the added bonus that when you get a perfect dodge, that's telling you what the parry timing is. Perfect dodge = parry timing window.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Lokaum D+
Member
Its ok
near
Gold Member
If you look in the journal in the menu, there are journals to collect it. We went from 34 to 33 so it's descending. There are journals 34 - 84 to collect, so there have been 50 prior expeditions I believe. My guess is that the expeditions would've started exactly when the Gommage started. Gustave said to Maelle in the prologue she had 9 years left, she is 16, that would make her 25 when she is affected by the Gommage. Expedition 34 - 9, would put her on Expedition 25. So I guess that would make sense.
Schmendrick
Banned
I love the diorama optic of the overworld and the design of every area so far has been really good.
It's not exactly a technological marvel, but the art and music design is great and it's been a long time since I've actually been really interested in a game's story.
The only minor annoyance I've had so far is that the game has a zoom reset bug in 32:9. But that's been fixed by the community already.
It's not exactly a technological marvel, but the art and music design is great and it's been a long time since I've actually been really interested in a game's story.
The only minor annoyance I've had so far is that the game has a zoom reset bug in 32:9. But that's been fixed by the community already.
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Topher
Identifies as young
Ah.....gotcha. That makes sense. I'm starting to get the hang of it. There is a single enemy right by an expedition flag that I've been fighting. Turned the difficulty down to easy just for this fight so it doesn't do much damage, but I'm skipping my turn every time so that I can only do damage during a counter after a parry and prolong the battle. Other enemies won't be the same, but getting a sense of how the parry works is helpful.
Jinxed
Member
They had some help along the way but it's more like lower 30s. Watched a french interview today.
Just started the game, well, not even started, I've just been sitting on the title screen and getting entranced by the damn OST. I can already tell, without having even pressed a button yet, that the screenshot above is incredibly apt.
50 people made this game, btw.
Also one interesting tidbit. As good as the characters are, the staff told the voice actors, here's our story, if you have any input or ideas for your characters, feel free to help. That's pretty nuts
near
Gold Member
It seems like the enemies do hit really hard even on normal difficulty, but once you nail the parry and dodge mechanics the battles are really rewarding, so it's a fair trade. I almost died several times just trying to parry.
Topher
Identifies as young
Yeah, the game makes a perfect parry and dodge very satisfying.
Last Hearth
Member
I don't know if the developers are "based", the game just has a very old fashioned feel to it. The the clothing, the architecture, the music, the speech and sensibilities of the characters, all very much feels like late 19 to early 20th century, and they are very much adhering to it and not injecting anachronistic elements that takes the player out of the setting.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Been a while since I've played a game that seems like it was made by people that didn't have the maturity level of a 5 year old.
Characters are likable and graphics are lovely even if they are a bit ruff at times (think Ninja Theory), but they do outshine the best at times too.
But everything else is top tier and as I said, there a sense of maturity in the story and cinematography I haven't seen in while, especially with a western developer.
I hope this does well because they have a bright future ahead of them if it does.
Characters are likable and graphics are lovely even if they are a bit ruff at times (think Ninja Theory), but they do outshine the best at times too.
But everything else is top tier and as I said, there a sense of maturity in the story and cinematography I haven't seen in while, especially with a western developer.
I hope this does well because they have a bright future ahead of them if it does.
Kazdane
Member
In this one it's difficulty. Story mode has more forgiving parries and dodges, although the game description states that even on normal you don't really need perfect dodges/parries (but you do for Expert).
I'm two and a half hours in and the game is absolutely fantastic. Freaking masterpiece with plenty of things to love. Visually it's gorgeous (and performance on PC seems to be great so far), and the music is top notch. Mixing turn based combat with real time actions (both for dodge/parry and attacks) is imo a genius move. The story starts strong and if this keeps up, this will be my GOTY by a landslide.
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Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Second session is over, 28 hours in! Updated thoughts:
+ The story feels VERY similar to one of my favorite RPGs of all time; FFX
+ There are moments, especially early on, that felt extremely inspired by Chrono Trigger
+ Pictos ala FFIX gem system works amazing in FFIX and works just as amazing in this game
+ Running around in zones and suddenly encountering a boss that's 30+ levels above your level and getting one shot is giving me FFXII-vibes
+ World map looks, feels and plays wonderfully
+ Costumes and hairstyles are obtainable in-game
+ One of the best RPG combat systems of all time, on par with SMTV:V Press Turn Icon system (although if you're not fan of timing inputs, this might not be for you)
+ There is a town I reached that VERY MUCH resembles one of my favorite towns from FFIX (I'll let you guess which)
+ No quest log, no mini map, no radar. Reminds me of how PS1 RPG was during the golden era
+ More references, I think?! Booskaboo from Seiken Densetsu 3 is pretty much in this game
+ Story and dialogue has the perfect blend of humor and serious moments
+ Not open world
MAJOR PLOT TWIST: DO NOT CLICK THIS AT ALL!! DO NOT CLICK THIS!!!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
MAJOR PLOT TWIST: DO NOT CLICK THIS AT ALL!! DO NOT CLICK THIS!!!
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+ Mini games! Platforming ones, volley ball ones, casino, gambling! Even the mini-game that Sean in Third Strike does to the player is in this!
+ Pontiff fucking Sulyvahn (he was in the trailers, so not gonna spoiler tag this one), and the build up to him was one of the coolest boss battles of all RPG history
+ Maelle. Just... Maelle.
- The cutscene engine is so unbelievably realistic and the jump from that to in-game is very jarring from time to time
- PS5 Pro on performance is very stable (60fps), however it shouldn't look this blurry
- No retry button in battles ala Metaphor
- No way to continue on dialogue without a button press
- Having to go to camp to save instead of just being able to save anywhere in the world map is… meh
Overall, the game is so far a 9. If it sticks the ending, it might just become one of my favorite RPGs of all time. And since I basically don't play anything else the past 10 years, that's saying a lot.
+ The story feels VERY similar to one of my favorite RPGs of all time; FFX
+ There are moments, especially early on, that felt extremely inspired by Chrono Trigger
+ Pictos ala FFIX gem system works amazing in FFIX and works just as amazing in this game
+ Running around in zones and suddenly encountering a boss that's 30+ levels above your level and getting one shot is giving me FFXII-vibes
+ World map looks, feels and plays wonderfully
+ Costumes and hairstyles are obtainable in-game
+ One of the best RPG combat systems of all time, on par with SMTV:V Press Turn Icon system (although if you're not fan of timing inputs, this might not be for you)
+ There is a town I reached that VERY MUCH resembles one of my favorite towns from FFIX (I'll let you guess which)
+ No quest log, no mini map, no radar. Reminds me of how PS1 RPG was during the golden era
+ More references, I think?! Booskaboo from Seiken Densetsu 3 is pretty much in this game
+ Story and dialogue has the perfect blend of humor and serious moments
+ Not open world
MAJOR PLOT TWIST: DO NOT CLICK THIS AT ALL!! DO NOT CLICK THIS!!!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Killing off the main character was a ballsy choice. I still don't know if this was a good idea or not because I know people are gonna love this character.
MAJOR PLOT TWIST: DO NOT CLICK THIS AT ALL!! DO NOT CLICK THIS!!!
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Crushing Cavern = Demon Wall
+ Pontiff fucking Sulyvahn (he was in the trailers, so not gonna spoiler tag this one), and the build up to him was one of the coolest boss battles of all RPG history
+ Maelle. Just... Maelle.
- The cutscene engine is so unbelievably realistic and the jump from that to in-game is very jarring from time to time
- PS5 Pro on performance is very stable (60fps), however it shouldn't look this blurry
- No retry button in battles ala Metaphor
- No way to continue on dialogue without a button press
- Having to go to camp to save instead of just being able to save anywhere in the world map is… meh
Overall, the game is so far a 9. If it sticks the ending, it might just become one of my favorite RPGs of all time. And since I basically don't play anything else the past 10 years, that's saying a lot.
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near
Gold Member
Imagine a no hit run on this game.
Topher
Identifies as young
Yep. And their acting budget had to be huge, but damn.....worth it with the end result, I'd say.
Jimmy_liv
Member
Not for you then is it. Simples. Move on.
Draugoth
Gold Member
Expedition 0 was probably once they found out the countdown killed people at the age of 100
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touchfuzzy
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Lip sync seem a bit off for anyone else or is this just me? Not a lot but it's breaking immersion on some of these dramatic scenes…
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