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[Yoshichan]

and Pictos & Lumina?

Check the tweet! The pictos and lumina are there

 

[Nonehxc]

OH LA LA.

Clair Obscur is probably the best Metacritic User Reviewed Score EVER.

Please MS don't buy this studio. We're fine with you giving them many bags of money in exchange for total independence from outside interference so they can grow the team and make another legendary RPG FOR YOU, not WITH YOU, even bigger and better.

 

[Yoshichan]

End game loot in this game is BONKERS!!!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

OH LA LA.

Clair Obscur is probably the best Metacritic User Reviewed Score EVER.

Please MS don't buy this studio. We're fine with you giving them many bags of money in exchange for total independence from outside interference so they can grow the team and make another legendary RPG FOR YOU, not WITH YOU, even bigger and better.

These guys all left Ubisoft to found their little studio, I don't see them voluntarily deciding to become enslaved to yet another megacorp that only makes soulless AAAA slop games on a factory line

 

[Nonehxc]

These guys all left Ubisoft to found their little studio, I don't see them voluntarily deciding to become enslaved to yet another megacorp that only makes soulless AAAA slop games on a factory line

Phew, great to know, I hope so.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

If it weren't for KCD2, this would be my GOTY. Near-total surprise how good this is.

And how did a core team of just 33 people make this?!?! People keep saying "it's not AAA". Could've fooled me.

 

[Auto_aim1]

End game loot in this game is BONKERS!!!

Bro I just unlocked the

Spoiler

flying

and I am level 52. How do I level up fast now?

 

[Heisenberg007]

This game really is special!

I believe I'm still at the beginning of Act 1 (found "the Manor"), but everything just oozes charm. I can't believe a small team made this. Bravo!

 

[Lokaum D+]

damn, look at this pipitos

100% critical solo
50% more damage solo
Auto Fortitude solo

I think i ll be playing solo for a bit XD

 

[balls of snow]

The music is Nier level. Unlike Stellar Blade where they try so hard to immitate, Expedition 33 is its own thing, and just as good as the goat.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Yoooooo, just unlocked Blue Mage ! How does the game just keep getting better and better? I can't get enough

 

[geary]

Caved in and bought it on steam...Put FF Rebirth on hold to dive in this...

 

[Gonzito]

Man the graphics look insane sometimes, I really like the art style

 

[Complistic]

This games an absolute treat to play. The systems feel so well thought out.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Glass Cannon is the way to play this game since you have parry and Dodge, puting all my points on mighty and melting everything omw, i just hit for 2k on the second map.

But how to survive being Glass Cannon ? be perfect or go home.

There's some pictos that help with the glass cannon approach,
I have one that is "take 50% less damage but you can't heal"

 

[Ogbert]

I think I might have overlevelled.

Spent a few hours trying out different builds and I'm likely 10 or so levels higher than necessary.

Does anyone know if the bosses scale?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

The music is Nier level. Unlike Stellar Blade where they try so hard to immitate, Expedition 33 is its own thing, and just as good as the goat.

Stellar Blade music was literally made by Monaca, the same composition team that did the Nier games lol

 

[Ogbert]

There's some pictos that help with the glass cannon approach,
I have one that is "take 50% less damage but you can't heal"

That's a key pictos. I've added it to all my characters through luminos points.

You can also use 'sweet kill' but it's less reliable.

 

[yet_another_alt]

The buzz around this game seems really good but I really can't be arsed with what are essentially QTEs in my turn based games. The only game I gave that mechanic a pass to are the the Mario RPGs and even then I felt it was a chore all the way.

 

[Jinxed]

The buzz around this game seems really good but I really can't be arsed with what are essentially QTEs in my turn based games. The only game I gave that mechanic a pass to are the the Mario RPGs and even then I felt it was a chore all the way.

There is no QTEs in this game. You have no cues on when to press the instructed buttons to trigger something. I wish people would actually know what QTEs are.

There is attack boosts, dodges and parries based on perfect timing, just like in an action game.

 

[Yoshichan]

Someone was asking if the game had some sort of money dump somewhere… is this answer enough?

 

[Nonehxc]

The buzz around this game seems really good but I really can't be arsed with what are essentially QTEs in my turn based games. The only game I gave that mechanic a pass to are the the Mario RPGs and even then I felt it was a chore all the way.

Translation:

'I know it's fun but I refuse to have fun'

 

[yet_another_alt]

There is no QTEs in this game. You have no cues on when to press the instructed buttons to trigger something. I wish people would actually know what QTEs are.

There is attack boosts, dodges and parries based on perfect timing, just like in an action game.

Semantics. Alot of people would say parries or dodges are something you do when you're actively controlling a character and QTEs are something where it's the only thing you can do.

 

[balls of snow]

One thing i dont like is not having manual saves. Yeah copy Dark Souls all you like but if it plays like a traditional rpg have a traditional save system.

 

[Ogbert]

Semantics. Alot of people would say parries or dodges are something you do when you're actively controlling a character and QTEs are something where it's the only thing you can do.

It's not semantics though.

You can design builds around parry and dodge. It forces you to focus on attack patterns and learn the timing of the fight. It's gameplay and strategy.

It's not a case of pressing X to watch Spider-Man fly though a window.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

There is no QTEs in this game. You have no cues on when to press the instructed buttons to trigger something. I wish people would actually know what QTEs are.

There is attack boosts, dodges and parries based on perfect timing, just like in an action game.

Uhh all the attacks do have button prompts with cues when to press them. The game itself even calls them QTEs:

 

[Lokaum D+]

This game on OLED is magic, just got into esquie cave and Jesus, the art direction on this game is on par with Fromsoftware

 

[Guilty_AI]

music is easily one of the highlights of the game

 

[yet_another_alt]

It's not semantics though.

You can design builds around parry and dodge. It forces you to focus on attack patterns and learn the timing of the fight. It's gameplay and strategy.

It's not a case of pressing X to watch Spider-Man fly though a window.

And God of War has bonuses tied to doing QTE based executions. It's semantics. But really, no need to pile on me for this. I'm not deriding the game, it's fully on me that I don't like doing anything active in a primarily turn-based game.

Uhh all the attacks do have button prompts with cues when to press them. The game itself even calls them QTEs:

I guess that settles that LOL

 

[Metnut]

I got out of the first area and into the overworld but I'm still unable to use certain items in my inventory (there's one that looks like a consumable to increase lumina and another to upgrade weapons).

Am I doing something wrong or do I just need to keep playing further in the story to unlock a new gameplay mechanic?

 

[Luipadre]

I got out of the first area and into the overworld but I'm still unable to use certain items in my inventory (there's one that looks like a consumable to increase lumina and another to upgrade weapons).

Am I doing something wrong or do I just need to keep playing further in the story to unlock a new gameplay mechanic?

Keep playing

 

[Raven117]

I like how this game doesn't throw swear word after swear word (well except for merde of course lol) just to be cool and edgy, or sex jokes/scenes. Instead it knows when to be serious and when to be light hearted. Really love that.

It has such a natural flow to the language.


Just stopping in to say this is truly fantastic.

This is the style of rpg, mature themes, dialog, art style that I always thought I was playing I was 13 playing those snes rpgs in the 90s.

This is the gaming future I thought we would get.

 

[Critical Hit]

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has reached 1 million copies sold

I had to dodge most of the attacks, I just couldn't nail the timings. Great fun tho.

I struggled through the whole area but beat him easily first try (it was fun, tho).

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Ultimate Gestral Challenge complete, talk about sweaty palms

 

[ZiriusOne]

Can you come back to the first overworld map later on or are you locked out of it by progressing?

 

[touchfuzzy]

Man the amount of sheer damage Sciel can pump out is wild, I like her in the party more than Lune

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Some pics with Unreal debug camera, also PC users should really try this hook to make the game clearer

 

[touchfuzzy]

This frikkin track man. At first you're like, oh yeah cool epic boss music sure, then 40 seconds in it just switches to

 

[Gaiff]

So, playing on expert difficulty. So far so good, but the timing of attacks can be tricky and the window for perfect dodge isn't very wide. Vitality or Defense don't seem particularly useful because you get annihilated in a few hits anyway. Should I focus on speed and damage and try to perfect dodges/counters? It seems every attack is avoidable/parryable.

 

[Azure Crystal Gaming]

Was NOT expecting them to do that at the close of act one. That really took a pair.

 

[Yoshichan]

So, playing on expert difficulty. So far so good, but the timing of attacks can be tricky and the window for perfect dodge isn't very wide. Vitality or Defense don't seem particularly useful because you get annihilated in a few hits anyway. Should I focus on speed and damage and try to perfect dodges/counters? It seems every attack is avoidable/parryable.

 

[damidu]

my "good not great" opinion on this is improving vastly with playtime, they really did a great job on combat, its turn-based and addictively dynamic at the same time.
writing rises over most of the juvenile shit you are used to in gaming too.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

This frikkin track man. At first you're like, oh yeah cool epic boss music sure, then 40 seconds in it just switches to

This is probably my favorite track so far and that bass line is just so reminiscent of old SMT. Fucking love it.

 

[Gaiff]

Thanks, but these seem to be end-game builds, no? I haven't found those Pictos yet.

writing rises over most of the juvenile shit you are used to in gaming too.

Doubly so when it comes to JRPGs, which heavily influenced this.

 

[Loboxxx]

I'm sure in a year we have an adaptation of this universe for Prime or Netflix .

 

[MaKTaiL]

Anybody else feeling a bit overwhelmed with the amount of pictos and abilities? Abilities at least should be cut in half IMO.

 

[jshackles]

Can you come back to the first overworld map later on or are you locked out of it by progressing?

I'm still in the first act, but I've already found a spot after progressing to the second part of the world map that has a switch you throw that creates a bridge to the first part of the world map. I believe later you also get some sort of worldwide traversal (think airship ala Final Fantasy) to take you back to whatever part of the map you want.

 

[Yoshichan]

Thanks, but these seem to be end-game builds, no? I haven't found those Pictos yet.


Doubly so when it comes to JRPGs, which heavily influenced this.

I found them along the way, some are end game yes but most of them aren't!

 

[Nonehxc]

I'm sure in a year we have an adaptation of this universe for Prime or Netflix .

Made by Fortiche? Pwetty pls?

 

[Arsic]

Just got Monoco. What a cool fucking character for gameplay design compared to the rest of the cast. Blue mage fans are in for a treat!