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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 | Preview Thread
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Mortisfacio
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I got anxiety thinking this game was coming out in March. I have a busy month in my personal life and am still early in Avowed and the new WoW patch and season starting, but this is an April release.
Time to finish things up and prep for this game!
Time to finish things up and prep for this game!
owandeseis
Member
Europe saving this generation, Stalker 2, KCD 2 and Expedition 33 in just 6 months is no joke (Stalker still needs some cooking but it's already great and has a lot of potential)
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
And not by a bloated company with retards in management positions.
BbMajor7th
Member
Atomfall next month looking pretty promising too.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
Ditto, the presentation (UI/UX, combat flow (impacts, animations, etc) all looked so good I preordered on steam on the spot.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
They said the same about Dragon Age Veilguard….
Punished Miku
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I dont really trust anyone. Using my eyes it looks like a really promising AA RPG. Worse than Veilguard is the ridiculous exaggeration and lies about Persona and Metaphor. If thats a 90 this must be a 130.
CosmicComet
Member
Something about this still doesn't jive with me.
Have never played a Western turned based rpg that I cared for.
Have never played a Western turned based rpg that I cared for.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Looks promising to me, but have to wait and see. Hard to trust previews these days
I like the persona influences
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Fbh
Member
I always take previews with a grain a salt. But what I've read so far all sounds great, and the game just keeps looking better every time they show it.
This will likely be one of my only day 1 purchases this year, not only does it look great and is releasing at a lower price, but it's nice supporting a relatively small new team that's doing something that looks better than most of the AAA offerings in basically every way.
This will likely be one of my only day 1 purchases this year, not only does it look great and is releasing at a lower price, but it's nice supporting a relatively small new team that's doing something that looks better than most of the AAA offerings in basically every way.
semiconscious
Member
myself, i wish these guys well. but take away those snappy, flashy action menus, & it's hard to tell if there's anything really all that special going on here...
Grildon Tundy
Member
Had no idea this existed, but it's on my wishlist now. Looks really cool!
TheDarkPhantom
Member
Looking real good, going to be another great year for RPGs, KCD2, Pirate Yakuza, Suikoden Collection, Claire Obscura and Lunar all within a 3 month period, wonder what else awaits us in 2025 
Karak
Member
It was indeed. I found it to have more issues that most other previewers but that simply means what I played I liked. Instead of thinking it was some kind of world changing thing.
The only thing I will say that was stunning was the Music which was incredible. Thematically and gameplay supporting.
While I do see others posting that it has this and that amazing bit, I actually felt like some of the additions or mechanics were pretty bog standard and not world altering. Of course the entire title and how it plays out after 40 hours will be the real indicator.
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Lambogenie
Member
I'm gonna be negative, but this game already looks old. I don't know what it is, if it's that UE5 look thing, but the shine has already gone for me. Still interested though.
Humdinger
Gold Member
I watched Fextralife's preview. He enjoyed it overall but did note a couple of concerns: performance issues and rather limited, unexciting exploration. Re. the latter, he said the structure is fairly linear, with only occasional offshoot paths. He commented that the game's worlds, while beautiful, do not feel very "alive."
I didn't realize the game was fairly linear, so that's news to me. I'm fine with it personally. I'm not up for another large, open-world RPG that takes forever to get through. I'd prefer a taut, well-paced story. I'm still not sure I'm up for the turn-based combat, but it seems to have action RPG elements infused into it, so maybe I'll like it.
I didn't realize the game was fairly linear, so that's news to me. I'm fine with it personally. I'm not up for another large, open-world RPG that takes forever to get through. I'd prefer a taut, well-paced story. I'm still not sure I'm up for the turn-based combat, but it seems to have action RPG elements infused into it, so maybe I'll like it.
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Shaki12345
Member
The Game Pass train keeps on going and going.
Hollywood Hitman
Gold Member
Sounds good to me, I'm ok with some linearity as so many games tend to go hard on open worlds and when they do rarely are they amazing so I think this will be good.
Turn based for me is glorious, I mean I love both rt combat and turn based... Turn based is just a nice alternative classic style.. Can't wait
wvnative
Member
How vital are the real time elements? I'm hoping it's not too essential, like can you survive if your timing/aiming sucks?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Karak
Member
You can turn it on auto. That was one thing I could see being at odds. Its a weird combination that feels unique for awhile but many hours into it, repetitiveness could really hurt it. We will have to see. The complexity of the characters and skills kept it at bay for MOST of the preview, but after awhile the basic moves(needed in many cases) became oddly bothersome.
That being said a ton of it is HIGH ass quality. Like very high. I could see it doing insanely well
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sigmaZ
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You're pretty much the only game YouTuber I trust these days. You just call things as they are and don't make excuses for things just because you are hyped for them. Keep being based.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
Gonna keep an open mind on this one and just see what the vibe is after launch
DelireMan7
Member
I was already convinced before. I started to watch some stream but it "spoiled" too much for me in the first few minutes.
I am glad to see the positive reactions and details on some combat mechanics.
Really looks like what I wanted for a modern Final Fantasy : modernizing the genre but keeping that old school feeling.
Day 1 for me and going blackout from now about this game.
I am glad to see the positive reactions and details on some combat mechanics.
Really looks like what I wanted for a modern Final Fantasy : modernizing the genre but keeping that old school feeling.
Day 1 for me and going blackout from now about this game.
Brigandier
Member
I've liked the look of this since it's reveal, Very pleased it's out so soon too.
I hope it's a massive success to show stubborn publishers like Square Enix that turn based is still something people want especially if done right.
I hope it's a massive success to show stubborn publishers like Square Enix that turn based is still something people want especially if done right.
Toots
Member
That tells me nothing about the game, but a lot about the preview writer (mainly that he is a manchild who suffers form emotional dysregulation).
Game looks nice. I don't know why it reminds me of lost odyssey. Might be the camera angles during the fight or something...
Sebastian1295
Member
Game looks incredible and the fact that it's only 50 dollars instead of 70 makes this essentially a must buy for me. I also love turn based combat alot and the fact that this game has a mature plot as well has raised my hype levels considerably.
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Schmendrick
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I´m a bit burned out on turn based combat after Metaphor, but this looks really good. If it reviews well I probably will have to buy it if only to support projects like this.
balls of snow
Member
Some investor must have pump big money into this. You dont usually get Charlie Cox, Mr Gollum and 2 high profile voice actors in gaming as your first project.
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Little Mac
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Angry_Megalodon
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It's a painting technique and the story is about an evil paintress. It couldn't be any more on point.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
Mibu no ookami
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KungFucius
King Snowflake
KungFucius
King Snowflake
It is and Gamepass is stacked for the late winter / early spring. I aint touching the PS5 until probably after I finish the Switch 2 launch games.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
Never trusted a preview in my life, and I'm not starting now.
Still...
Previews used to matter because journalists would go full throttle on games before the review. It was basically a review of the current build minus a score.
Now they're complete puff pieces. Real previews went away and journalists accepted embargo periods that were beyond reasonable and entirely favor publishers over consumers.
Worse, we're in an era of gaming where influencers/streamers have a lot of say in what is actually seen as a good game/worth buying. It's because they've largely filled a void that reviewers used to fill until their relationship with publishers because parasitic... ironically the influencers also now have a parasitic relationship with publishers...
Toots
Member
It is a painting technique which use light and dark contrasts (as the name implies) to emphasize parts of the painting
DelireMan7
Member
I don't get the complaint about the name. As the posters below stated it, it's very on point with the main theme of the game.
Outside of that, it might be long but it sounds good to my (french) ears. It flows well (ironically in english because 33 in french breaks the flow for me xD).
Is it because it's a french term and difficult to pronounce for non French people ?
It is a painting technique which use light and dark contrasts (as the name implies) to emphasize parts of the painting