You got to phase 3?
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (April 24, 2025)
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I one shot him with Stendhal.
I was wildly over powered by the end of the game, even on Expert. For most of the last part I didn't even use Maelle and I was still killing sh*t in a couple hits.
I can't speak on you specifically because I don't know about your play through but a lot of people are struggling in the later parts of the game because they didn't fully explore everything. I see people beating the whole game in 30-40 hours and I'm like
Fred.
agreed. if you ran through the game quickly then your interpretation of certain events may be only partially informedI one shot him with Stendhal.
I was wildly over powered by the end of the game, even on Expert. For most of the last part I didn't even use Maelle and I was still killing sh*t in a couple hits.
I can't speak on you specifically because I don't know about your play through but a lot of people are struggling in the later parts of the game because they didn't fully explore everything. I see people beating the whole game in 30-40 hours and I'm likebecause they obviously missed a ton of stuff. I did literally everything there was to do in the first play through because "Elden Ring: Nightreign" comes out in a couple days and then the "Lies Of P" DLC will be out in a couple months.
Fred.
Hyperion
Superstar
Just beat it. Masterpiece.
As far as the ending....
I let Verso win. Just didn't seem right forcing dude to live on, basically forever.
And after watching the other ending on Youtube, it was obviously the right choice.
It's crazy because the "good" ending where the protagonist (Maelle) wins is dark as f*ck. The "bad" ending, which is what the antagonist (Renoir) wanted all along is actually better over all.
Anyway, crazy game and hopefully these other RPG/action RPG companies step up their writing.
Fred.
Agreed. I let Maelle win at first because I heard someone say that it could lead to a sequel, so I checked it out. Then I went back and fought as Verso.
There's a lot of debate on which is the "better" ending, but honestly? Renoir was right.
Imagine being in his shoes, losing one kid and you're about to lose both your wife AND another kid due to that grief. He clearly didn't want to destroy the canvas, but he even said that he's left no choice. We had to kick Aline's ass for her to finally leave, the same thing's gonna have to happen for Maelle if it comes to that. Aline's the head of the Painter's Council and was on the ground coughing and wheezing when she was back in the real world. Maelle (or I guess Alicia in the real world) is permanently disabled due to the fire, so I doubt that at present, she can hold out as long as her mom. Plus she's 16 and isn't as skilled as the rest of her family yet. So in Maelle's ending, I think it's only a matter of time before her parents come scoop her up, because no way are they going to let their second kid die.
Plus I feel like this ending just continues Maelle's habit of running from her problems. She joined the Expedition because she couldn't handle life in Lumiere. When she realized how dire and dangerous the Continent was, she didn't handle it too well (which is fair, she's 16). Alicia didn't want to leave the painting because the grief and pain (both metaphorical and literal) were too much for her, which is again, understandable. This ending keeps the world of Lumiere and its inhabitants alive, but has terrible implications on Maelle's wellbeing. Plus Verso...
Verso's ending is the better option in terms of having Maelle learn to actually process that grief and move on. Verso back at the camp had said that all of this was the result of the Dessendre Family not being able to grieve properly, and he's right. The only one who seemed to be handing it well is Clea, and she might be on her TLOU Ellie shyt right now. The downside of this ending is that the canvas goes away, and everyone along with it. But I think it's entirely possible that in time, Maelle could grow in her powers and bring back Lumiere along with everyone else, if that's where they want to go with a potential sequel.
In the end, the people of Lumiere get screwed over because a family of gods used Lumiere as a boxing ring because they don't have proper coping methods.
I gotta do the side content and figure out what also happened, but yeah, Lumiere lowkey is cooked regardless.
Also Expedition 60 are those dudes.
If they had managed to pass on the message, imagine how things would've went. Or if they had even succeeded in time.
There's a lot of debate on which is the "better" ending, but honestly? Renoir was right.
Imagine being in his shoes, losing one kid and you're about to lose both your wife AND another kid due to that grief. He clearly didn't want to destroy the canvas, but he even said that he's left no choice. We had to kick Aline's ass for her to finally leave, the same thing's gonna have to happen for Maelle if it comes to that. Aline's the head of the Painter's Council and was on the ground coughing and wheezing when she was back in the real world. Maelle (or I guess Alicia in the real world) is permanently disabled due to the fire, so I doubt that at present, she can hold out as long as her mom. Plus she's 16 and isn't as skilled as the rest of her family yet. So in Maelle's ending, I think it's only a matter of time before her parents come scoop her up, because no way are they going to let their second kid die. Plus I feel like this ending just continues Maelle's habit of running from her problems. She joined the Expedition because she couldn't handle life in Lumiere. When she realized how dire and dangerous the Continent was, she didn't handle it too well (which is fair, she's 16). Alicia didn't want to leave the painting because the grief and pain (both metaphorical and literal) were too much for her, which is again, understandable. This ending keeps the world of Lumiere and its inhabitants alive, but has terrible implications on Maelle's wellbeing. Plus Verso...
Verso's ending is the better option in terms of having Maelle learn to actually process that grief and move on. Verso back at the camp had said that all of this was the result of the Dessendre Family not being able to grieve properly, and he's right. The only one who seemed to be handing it well is Clea, and she might be on her TLOU Ellie shyt right now. The downside of this ending is that the canvas goes away, and everyone along with it. But I think it's entirely possible that in time, Maelle could grow in her powers and bring back Lumiere along with everyone else, if that's where they want to go with a potential sequel.
In the end, the people of Lumiere get screwed over because a family of gods used Lumiere as a boxing ring because they don't have proper coping methods.
I gotta do the side content and figure out what also happened, but yeah, Lumiere lowkey is cooked regardless.
Also Expedition 60 are those dudes.
If they had managed to pass on the message, imagine how things would've went. Or if they had even succeeded in time.
I went the whole game never touching Verso and monoco unless forced but for Simon I had to go farm lumina and learn to use Verso
I used the machine gun Verso build(look it up) , monoco and lune to get through phase 1 and 2 without much trouble. Then once his health got low enough to wipe the party…
Maelle blew him up
Grand Conde
Superstar
They already said 'Clair Obscur' is a franchise
That's stupid.
GambinoMakeItWork
Royalty
Yeah speaking of, I've been seeing a lot of ppl talk about going through the story first and side content/exploring after is the "proper way to play the game". I didn't know that was a thing lol - I've always been the type to do everything possible before the potential point of no return.
There’s some story context in the side content stuff that will help your understanding of things for the finale.
GambinoMakeItWork
Royalty
Kooley_High
All Star
Just finished Act 2. It looks like Act 3 is where the grind starts.
DeeezNuts
All Star
If you go to old luminaire… you can farm out luminas….. I just beat the optional final boss before going to find the actual final boss… I went to old luminaire and farmed 1000 luminas In 30 mins … they got the videos on YouTube on how to do thisJust finished Act 2. It looks like Act 3 is where the grind starts.
DeeezNuts
All Star
So after beating Simon… now going to finish the tower and then try to do all the side missions before finishing the final boss… best game I’ve played in over a decade… the dodge parry reminds me of my fav rpg from the ps1 era “ Vagrant Story “.. I wish square will remake this… this is the perfect time for this.. mechanics are almost the same with this game… anyone remember that game?
CoolinInTheCut
Superstar
Yeah I did not give a fukk about the ending at all, but thats just personal preference on where they took the story
10/10... might drop to a 9 cause I think I'm just high off the gameplay right now and there's obvious flaws with onboarding
To anyone who hasn't beaten the game yet - definitely do as much side content before finishing the game because it makes the final decision more interesting
10/10... might drop to a 9 cause I think I'm just high off the gameplay right now and there's obvious flaws with onboarding
To anyone who hasn't beaten the game yet - definitely do as much side content before finishing the game because it makes the final decision more interesting
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