Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Review Thread

What scores do you think Clair Obscure Expedition 33 will get?

  • 65-69%

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • 70-74%

    Votes: 2 0.9%

  • 75-79%

    Votes: 33 15.0%

  • 80-84%

    Votes: 74 33.6%

  • 85-89%

    Votes: 79 35.9%

  • 90-94%

    Votes: 30 13.6%

  • 95-100%

    Votes: 1 0.5%
  • Total voters
    220
  • Poll closed .
Insane reviews, I don't usually like turn based but this has even caught my eye. Will pick it up after Oblivion.

To think a tiny company from France has put out a better reviewed game than Ubisoft has in generations.
 
lucbr said:
Please Game Pass, stop releasing games this year. My backlog can't take anymore!
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I chose 80-84 simply because I thought being new devs would penalize them. 90+ is absolutely insane and I hope it stays there. It'll help to somewhat counter the release of Oblivion Remastered. Looks like these devs have given their all to make this game a gem and it looks like it will be. So cool!
 
This year is already better than all of last year and we are not even 4 months in. Congrats to the developers. Really shitty that Oblivion Remaster launched 2 days before launch, tho. Hopefully the game gets good engagement
 
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Congrats to the dev team, I can't remember the last time a new team knocked it out of the park this hard on their first try. Definitely picking this up down the line.
 
- New studio.
- New IP.
- Fresh concept.
- AAA production values for AA price.
- (Apparently) DEI free.
- Raving reviews from pretty much every industry outlet.
- No locked content behind overpriced premium editions.
- No paying for early access.

To everyone who's complaining about the state of the industry in the last few years, time to put your money where your mouth is.
 
GrayChild said:
- New studio.
- New IP.
- Fresh concept.
- AAA production values for AA price.
- (Apparently) DEI free.
- Raving reviews from pretty much every industry outlet.
- No locked content behind overpriced premium editions.
- No paying for early access.

To everyone who's complaining about the state of the industry in the last few years, time to put your money where your mouth is.
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The sole fact there is no "pre-order bullshit exclusives" was enough for me to instant dip when i saw that it was both a french new studio and a good game.

We need a new golden-era Ubisoft.
 
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Ill try it on gamepass and if it is as good as these reviews say Ill just buy a copy. Looks like its a play anywhere title. Good job studio!
 
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Skifi28 said:
How does a game being good take away from other games being good?
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It's just my rant. JRPGs are the most bankrupt genre out there in terms of reviews. Heavily inflated scores. Been a decade of low tier stuff with the exception of a handful of games. Most reviewers are the "JRPG guy" that only plays JRPGs, inflates the scores of anything that makes it out the door half way functional. I could barely finish the demo for Atelier Yumia. Pointless combat, forgettable story, Vita level graphics and it's an 80 on MC. Unreal 5 WRPG with multiple excellent builds, possible best in genre combat Avowed is an 81. Avowed being an 81 is fine for me honestly, but Yumia is more like a 70 at best. You could probably subtract 10 points from almost every JRPG released in the last decade with the exception of Xenoblade, Triangle Strategy, maybe the new Yakuza (I haven't played it so I don't know). PS3 level Metaphor being a 90 while being virtually identical to Persona is extreme exaggeration.

To show how massively inflated those scores are, here you have a new team making their 1st game as a company with a AA budget, AA pricing and it's likely going to be massively better. Looks 2 generations ahead of Persona 5. And there are versions of Atelier Yumia that are $110. They need to be brought down a peg because it's super mediocre. Reminds me of Sea of Stars being $25 from a team that's never made an RPG and blowing out most classic style RPGs for the last 10 years. Reviews in this genre need a reckoning, imho.

Astray said:
I'm with you if we agree to halve all the Square Enix scores in the past decade or so.

Do we have a deal?
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Half is too much for me. 5-10 points? Sure, excluding NieR and Triangle Strategy which is likely underrated.
 
Oh FFS! I go months with nothing interesting to play, and then in the same week I get Oblivion Remastered, these bastards go and drop a GOTY contender? It doesn't rain but it pours. #FirstWorldProblems, I guess.
 
Punished Miku said:
It's just my rant. JRPGs are the most bankrupt genre out there in terms of reviews. Heavily inflated scores. Been a decade of low tier stuff with the exception of a handful of games. Most reviewers are the "JRPG guy" that only plays JRPGs, inflates the scores of anything that makes it out the door half way functional. I could barely finish the demo for Atelier Yumia. Pointless combat, forgettable story, Vita level graphics and it's an 80 on MC. Unreal 5 WRPG with multiple excellent builds, possible best in genre combat Avowed is an 81. Avowed being an 81 is fine for me honestly, but Yumia is more like a 70 at best. You could probably subtract 10 points from almost every JRPG released in the last decade with the exception of Xenoblade, Triangle Strategy, maybe the new Yakuza (I haven't played it so I don't know). PS3 level Metaphor being a 90 while being virtually identical to Persona is extreme exaggeration.

To show how massively inflated those scores are, here you have a new team making their 1st game as a company with a AA budget, AA pricing and it's likely going to be massively better. Looks 2 generations ahead of Persona 5. And there are versions of Atelier Yumia that are $110. They need to be brought down a peg because it's super mediocre. Reminds me of Sea of Stars being $25 from a team that's never made an RPG and blowing out most classic style RPGs for the last 10 years. Reviews in this genre need a reckoning, imho.
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I can't put into words just how much I disagree with everything you just said.
 
Punished Miku said:
It's just my rant. JRPGs are the most bankrupt genre out there in terms of reviews. Heavily inflated scores. Been a decade of low tier stuff with the exception of a handful of games. Most reviewers are the "JRPG guy" that only plays JRPGs, inflates the scores of anything that makes it out the door half way functional. I could barely finish the demo for Atelier Yumia. Pointless combat, forgettable story, Vita level graphics and it's an 80 on MC. Unreal 5 WRPG with multiple excellent builds, possible best in genre combat Avowed is an 81. Avowed being an 81 is fine for me honestly, but Yumia is more like a 70 at best. You could probably subtract 10 points from almost every JRPG released in the last decade with the exception of Xenoblade, Triangle Strategy, maybe the new Yakuza (I haven't played it so I don't know). PS3 level Metaphor being a 90 while being virtually identical to Persona is extreme exaggeration.

To show how massively inflated those scores are, here you have a new team making their 1st game as a company with a AA budget, AA pricing and it's likely going to be massively better. Looks 2 generations ahead of Persona 5. And there are versions of Atelier Yumia that are $110. They need to be brought down a peg because it's super mediocre. Reminds me of Sea of Stars being $25 from a team that's never made an RPG and blowing out most classic style RPGs for the last 10 years. Reviews in this genre need a reckoning, imho.
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I kinda agree on JRPG reviewflation, but I think this past decade has been quite good considering the standard bearer of JRPGs is living their Ubisoft moment.

Trails has had some excellent games, as have other devs like Atlus or RGG.

Punished Miku said:
Half is too much for me. 5-10 points? Sure, excluding NieR and Triangle Strategy which is likely underrated.
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We have a deal.
 
Another day, another traditional trunbase RPG savaged by the ignorant gaijin dudebro audience. This is why I never read the western gaming media, because they hate anything that isn't Call of Doody or Grand Theft Auto.

…wait, 92 Metacritic??
 
I'm at work now and can't sift through all the videos and articles. Can anyone comment on the base PS5 performance? If it is optimized, I'll probably preorder today.
 
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