Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

It's a strange thing, I've been a "gamer" my whole life, at over 40 years old, I've played some of the best games in each gaming generation. However, over the last 10 years I felt like my passion for games had dissipated into just a normal hobby. I've played some great games that came out recently and that I loved like Cyberpunk, Hollow Knight, RDR 2, among many others. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed those significantly, I never felt the joy I had in the past. The magic feeling I had playing A Link to the Past, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy 7 & 8 or Resident Evil 2 (to name a few) seemed to be gone forever...

Enter Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 and somehow that feeling is back. I'm stuck to my seat like before and when I'm not I'm thinking about it.

I'm having such a blast with this game and it came as a complete surprise.

The story is amazing, the characters are perfectly flawed and the performances are award worthy. This paired with an amazing and fun turn based combat system and an hauntingly beautiful soundtrack make experiencing this game a true pleasure.

Now that does not mean the game is perfect, there is some jank in the controls when outside of combat ( i got stuck in the environment a few times) and some stuttering in the visuals here and there (for example in the few climbing moments, for some reason). These small nitpicks however do nothing to bring this game down significantly as the good so far outweighs the bad that the bad is almost invisible.

In the end, I could ot recommend this game enough... and all of this from a core team of around 30 people.... truly impressive.

Thank you for bringing back my passion for games!!!

I can't believe this masterpiece come from small studio in france I even no ideo how to describe it how amazing , beautiful this game is.

The music,the character,the environment Everything perfect This is a game should be nowadays Not try to push thing in a place where shouldn't be.

Before the game is released a lot people underistimate this just because it's turn based game include me I thought it just a decent game like others But wow the game blow my mind If i not have to going to work i will play this game a whole week,lol

Thanks to every person who make this game Hope you guys keep on track in the future

GOTY contender for sure.

I'm speechless. I've rarely seen a project that exuded so much love, passion, and heart and soul. It's simply incredible what this team of just 30 (!) people has conjured up.

I could go into every aspect of the game, but rarely has anything been so close to perfection, so that's unnecessary.

If I had to highlight one thing, though, it would be the music. Wow. I've rarely heard such a powerful, emotional, and high-quality soundtrack. A special thanks to Lorien Testard, who created one of the best OSTs of all time.

This game is an absolute work of art in every respect and an absolute must-have for every non-gamer, gamer, and especially JRPG fan.

After playing JRPGs for years and years such as persona and such, I didn't have big expectations, and with the Oblivion remake that came out this week I was not expecting much. But OMG this game absolutely blew my expectations out of the water with how original and fresh the gameplay, battles, and story are (not finished the game yet). Honestly speaking this is probably the best game I've played in years now. The mix of JRPG/Persona gameplay mixed with the surreal French art style and aesthetic just works like a charm. This is definitely a GOTY contender and should get all the positives ratings it deserves!

*Just finished the game.. wow you couldn't make a more perfect game if you tried. I didn't see where this game was going since the beginning and it did not let up! Best RPG I think I've ever played, I won't spoil it but if you think you know what's happening, no you don't 😆.

This game has blown me away Awesome graphics!

Beautiful soundtrack!

Immersive Voice acting and characters!

Incredible Gameplay!

For those who are avoiding it simply because its tagged as turn based are seriously missing out some real fun and this is coming from someone who has no interest in turn based combat I literally couldn't get far into Baldurs Gate 3 but this game has had me hooked so far. The only cons i can think of are simply a few minor bugs but lets be honest you get those in almost every new release these days. Best of all it costs less than most tripple A titles without any micro transactions.