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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ≼| OT |≽ La Belle Fantaisie
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Little Chicken
Banned
My characters are close to level 30 and I've only just realised what Luminas do and they have like 40 points each because I was just assigning them without knowing what the points do 
Seyken
Member
Thaimasker
Member
You're supposed to do it as the attack is hitting. There are tons of visual and audio cues. I could dodge many of the attacks with my eyes closed by just listenting. maybe you're trying to parry, the window is tighter
mayham2199
Member
I just realized this game had a higher steam peak than even Metaphor did. That's pretty incredible.
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Didn't pay attention to this at all...maybe because of the goofy title? Suddenly most of my friends are playing it and raving about it. What the hell, this looks cool!
Wilhelm_85
Gold Member
My characters are close to level 30 and I've only just realised what Luminas do and they have like 40 points each because I was just assigning them without knowing what the points do
Same thing happened to me, but at level 20.
mayham2199
Member
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
Burn is GOAT in this game…everything just melts to it (over time…as it should be).
Lune is a complete fucking badass. I love her Hell skill
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decisions
Member
Totally agree it's really bad. Full action or full turn-based would be much preferred to whatever this is for me. Thankfully you can turn off the offensive QTEs, not sure how it's interesting to hit the same QTE 5000 times.
I am kind of just powering through this for the music and hoping the story improves for me. I have literally no idea how this has a 92 on MC. The underdog marketing and price point did wonders for it.
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Lokaum D+
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Fabieter
Member
You are missing out bro, keep going on its worth it.
Thaimasker
Member
I don't want this game to end
Lokaum D+
Member
Pasta la Vista
Member
A rage quit not even 2 hours into the game. I love that this game broke you lol
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
lol if it makes you feel any better, i was level 20 before i figured it out.My characters are close to level 30 and I've only just realised what Luminas do and they have like 40 points each because I was just assigning them without knowing what the points do
Donald mac Ronald
Member
He fulfilled his fantasy as roleplaying as dei hire in fedual Japan.said the guy that put 80+ hours into AC Shadow repetitiveness
Grizzled Ghost
Member
Burn is GOAT in this game…everything just melts to it (over time…as it should be).
Lune is a complete fucking badass. I love her Hell skill
Yeah not to mention the awesome, cheap Critical Burn picto you get early on (+25 crit chance vs burning enemies) and Maelle's early abilities to give any enemy a weakness to fire and enter virtuoso vs. burning enemies.
Wilhelm_85
Gold Member
For anyone struggling in the early game, I can't recommend putting almost all of your points into Vitality enough. Having over 1k HP is a game changer and let's you take more hits, which means more practice at parrying. Honestly, the other stats don't seem to do that much in comparison to Vitality.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Finished Act 1. this game man. What a breath of fresh air.
Who are these guys? Where did they come from? I hear they are ex ubisoft devs but how did they get so good at mocap, acting, directing and cinematography. the storytelling is phenomenal. AC shadows has literal garbage storytelling. Same goes for Avatar and Star Wars outlaws. this is almost ND level, and maybe even better. Just fantastic stuff.
Who are these guys? Where did they come from? I hear they are ex ubisoft devs but how did they get so good at mocap, acting, directing and cinematography. the storytelling is phenomenal. AC shadows has literal garbage storytelling. Same goes for Avatar and Star Wars outlaws. this is almost ND level, and maybe even better. Just fantastic stuff.
Fabieter
Member
Didn't you guys play final fantasy 9 it's basically the same.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Interesting..
Pasta la Vista
Member
I think people need to realize that perfect parries along with the counter are like the ultimate attacks. You can't expect to just stomp through the game like that until you master it.
Besides you can't even parry everything as you progress through the game as they introduce new attacks. Jump actually has a cue and so does the one you get at the start of act 2 (with the screen effect). They very intentionally made the enemy animations have different timing, wind ups, fake outs, etc. It forces you to watch what's happening on screen. It's simple but brilliant game design.
You absolutely can use different pictos, expand your lumin pool and allocate your stats in a way where you can just take hits if you want to play the game like that. There are Pictos the completely facilitate that. You can basically customize every skill/action in combat with pictos. There's shell buff, speed buff, attack buff skills, etc.
Besides you can't even parry everything as you progress through the game as they introduce new attacks. Jump actually has a cue and so does the one you get at the start of act 2 (with the screen effect). They very intentionally made the enemy animations have different timing, wind ups, fake outs, etc. It forces you to watch what's happening on screen. It's simple but brilliant game design.
You absolutely can use different pictos, expand your lumin pool and allocate your stats in a way where you can just take hits if you want to play the game like that. There are Pictos the completely facilitate that. You can basically customize every skill/action in combat with pictos. There's shell buff, speed buff, attack buff skills, etc.
BbMajor7th
Member
Wondered if anyone else would make that connection. Was my first thought.
This game continues to slap - still not beat act one. Savouring it like a fine wine and being continually blown away by how it gets everything right - like every tedious design trope, they avoid.
Grizzled Ghost
Member
Julien Tiny Head is a real piece of shit. Giving a dude 2 identical moves, except in one of them he feints, is pure evil.
I hope there isn't much more of that going forward.
I hope there isn't much more of that going forward.
Luipadre
Member
Definitely a git gud situation here
Luipadre
Member
I just listened to the dev interview that cohhcarnage did. Most of them are actual newbies and this is their first ever game... I mean they found the composer on fucking soundcloud and this is his first game project. Kinda insane
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DaleinCalgary
Getting the shaft
There's going to be some really nice bonus pay coming for 33 people soon.
Fabieter
Member
I really hope the industry is getting the right message from this success story. We don't need expedition 33 game copies. We need expedition 33 project management copies haha.
ssringo
Member
I went into the game 100% blind and I also haven't read anything in the OT and will continue not doing so to ensure I dont get spoiled on anything. I do plan on going back and browsing the thread once I complete the game to see what other people thought and talked about though!
But I did want to at least drop in and say I'm currently around 20 hours in and am absolutely loving nearly every aspect of the game. Combat, music, voice work and story are all superb. The subtle movement or expressions during scenes add so much personality to the characters.
The only I don't like is the lack of tracking of special enemies/bosses in a zone. Just something like "2/3 chroma" or something when hovering over the zone. If it becomes available at endgame then no problem but if not endgame cleanup might be a slog.
Lune is best girl. My favorite party member and she doesn't leave for anyone. Dropping massive lightning crits on mother fuckers heads is endlessly entertaining and I find myself doing the hand motions myself during her attacks.
But I did want to at least drop in and say I'm currently around 20 hours in and am absolutely loving nearly every aspect of the game. Combat, music, voice work and story are all superb. The subtle movement or expressions during scenes add so much personality to the characters.
The only I don't like is the lack of tracking of special enemies/bosses in a zone. Just something like "2/3 chroma" or something when hovering over the zone. If it becomes available at endgame then no problem but if not endgame cleanup might be a slog.
Lune is best girl. My favorite party member and she doesn't leave for anyone. Dropping massive lightning crits on mother fuckers heads is endlessly entertaining and I find myself doing the hand motions myself during her attacks.
Lokaum D+
Member
wait till goty nomination, this game ll win at least 2 awards easy
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Started this in earnest today. Liking it so far but have some nitpicks as well.
Love the music, its mixing is way too fucking loud. Charlie Cox sounds like he's really bored delivering most of his lines so far. The graphics are also soft even in Quality mode.
But as a new studio's first game ... it is a *VERY* confident project. Good on them.
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Love the music, its mixing is way too fucking loud. Charlie Cox sounds like he's really bored delivering most of his lines so far. The graphics are also soft even in Quality mode.
But as a new studio's first game ... it is a *VERY* confident project. Good on them.
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poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Oh yeah that was diabolical, also the paint frame level, I was just constantly falling just trying to turn, getting stuck on bits of wood while trying to jump, and then that roll when you fall from height onto a small platform. Argggh. Glad they are optional.
yogaflame
Member
Reminds me of Shadow hearts. I will definitely get this game for Ps5 this year.Started this in earnest today. Liking it so far but have some nitpicks as well.
Love the music, its mixing is way too fucking loud. Charlie Cox sounds like he's really bored delivering most of his lines so far. The graphics are also soft even in Quality mode.
But as a new studio's first game ... it is a *VERY* confident project. Good on them.
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WoodyStare
Member
Wasn't sure if I'd be into this game considering I've played little of the genre but I was immediately hooked within the first 20 minutes and I'm starting to master the parry/dodge system. I'm only four hours in but this is an excellent game, and I love the soundtrack.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
I did not complete a diabolical parkour for a swimsuit???
AbsolutelyWill my mastery and expertise of Stellar blade parry and dodging help , once I get this game?
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Fabieter
Member
Will my mastery and expertise of Stellar blade parry and dodging help , once I get this game?
Did you play sekiro? I think that would help its basically rhythm based in a similar way.
Schmendrick
Banned
"ND Level" seems insulting to this game after the garbage soap opera script ND gave TLoU2. This here is leagues better from a writing standpoint and the cinematography is very close.
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Topher
Identifies as young
I've fallen way behind everyone else. My son and I said we would prestige Space Marine 2 so I'm sticking to that. I've played some E33 and love what I've played, but man.....reading the comments, I can tell there is some depth in this game that I haven't scratched the surface on. Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to immerse myself in this one.
Lokaum D+
Member
wtf is this ? no spoiler ? Really ?
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