Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (April 24, 2025)

[42 Monks]

I'm taking my time with this joint. Spent extra time sharpening up my parries...I'm still inconsistent but a LOT better after taking the advice @hex mentioned of paying attention to the sound along with visuals. The funny thing is I found the first boss to be the easiest enemy to parry so far.

For the vets of the game, I have a question. How easy is it to miss content? Like, I've seen one boss that's way too OP for my team this early on and I also met the creature that's got no legs and keeps asking for light. I pressed past both because I didn't find an item to light the torch and I don't have the parrying skills for a boss with one-hit kills and enough health to take me 20 turns to body. But I don't want to miss going back to those plot points, so I'm scared to move too far ahead (right now, I saw a message about Maelle being to the North, so I'm about to travel there).

Also, are there secret/hidden areas to find? This game feels like it's designed to have some hidden stuff, but I've only found some items off to the sides in crates and boxes. It's so early that I'm not surprised, but I don't want to keep wandering areas if I'm just wasting time and making myself confused.

I wouldn't say its 'easy' to miss stuff. There's no maps or minimaps so people legit just get turned around and miss things they normally wouldn't.

People make a big deal about the missables because some of them are a big fukkin deal You're also very, very early on in the game too so nothing you're dealing with is that significant

 

[Microfracture]

I'm taking my time with this joint. Spent extra time sharpening up my parries...I'm still inconsistent but a LOT better after taking the advice @hex mentioned of paying attention to the sound along with visuals. The funny thing is I found the first boss to be the easiest enemy to parry so far.

For the vets of the game, I have a question. How easy is it to miss content? Like, I've seen one boss that's way too OP for my team this early on and I also met the creature that's got no legs and keeps asking for light. I pressed past both because I didn't find an item to light the torch and I don't have the parrying skills for a boss with one-hit kills and enough health to take me 20 turns to body. But I don't want to miss going back to those plot points, so I'm scared to move too far ahead (right now, I saw a message about Maelle being to the North, so I'm about to travel there).

Also, are there secret/hidden areas to find? This game feels like it's designed to have some hidden stuff, but I've only found some items off to the sides in crates and boxes. It's so early that I'm not surprised, but I don't want to keep wandering areas if I'm just wasting time and making myself confused.

If this game has a flaw it's overworld navigation. No waypoints other than main missions and you gotta hit different spots to test out if you're ready for them, but this is all late game content.

I wouldn't have minded a mission checklist like an open world RPG but that's a personal thing. There is something to diving in and exploring this game that hits right.

 

[hex]

I'm taking my time with this joint. Spent extra time sharpening up my parries...I'm still inconsistent but a LOT better after taking the advice @hex mentioned of paying attention to the sound along with visuals. The funny thing is I found the first boss to be the easiest enemy to parry so far.

For the vets of the game, I have a question. How easy is it to miss content? Like, I've seen one boss that's way too OP for my team this early on and I also met the creature that's got no legs and keeps asking for light. I pressed past both because I didn't find an item to light the torch and I don't have the parrying skills for a boss with one-hit kills and enough health to take me 20 turns to body. But I don't want to miss going back to those plot points, so I'm scared to move too far ahead (right now, I saw a message about Maelle being to the North, so I'm about to travel there).

Also, are there secret/hidden areas to find? This game feels like it's designed to have some hidden stuff, but I've only found some items off to the sides in crates and boxes. It's so early that I'm not surprised, but I don't want to keep wandering areas if I'm just wasting time and making myself confused.

There's a gang of stuff you can miss and there's two dungeons in particular in Act 3 that offer a bunch of lore/character info but both are inexplicably optional.

I will say explore everything thoroughly. In the over world and in the "dungeon" areas.

Also go to camp often and talk to everyone as much as it will let you. Trust me.

Also be on the look out for lost Gestrals on the over world map.

Fred.

 

[storyteller]

Thanks for the advice guys, this sounds like I'll treat it like my first run through Black Myth Wukong. I got that on drop, and made my first run blind. So, I wound up exploring every nook and cranny of each map (happily bc of the gameplay being fire)...I still missed some stuff, but I found most of it, and I was kinda happy to rewind with a guide and grab everything I'd missed.

 

[OJ Simpsom]

Hearing about this for the first time. Thread is lit. Might have to cop on Black Friday

 

[hex]

Hearing about this for the first time. Thread is lit. Might have to cop on Black Friday

Nah you're gonna cop it today and join us in the thread.

No idea how you didn't hear about this, it's legit a GOAT tier game.

Fred.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Starting it award season sweep early

Took home almost every major award at golden joystick

 

[JuvenileHell]

Starting it award season sweep early

Took home almost every major award at golden joystick

As it should

 

[Animal House]

Picked this up on psn sale and so far this shyt is dope

 

[Don Homer]

this game was pretty much anointed since last year. This isn't surprising

 

[hex]

Fred.

 

[JuvenileHell]

Larian and Sandfall are def two studios whose next work I'm looking forward to the most

 

[storyteller]

I wound up having trouble putting this ish down once I had free time over the weekend. Flew right through Act 1 despite getting lost a bunch of times and just wandering around to see what I'd find. This game is living up to the hype and then some.

Spoiler

I'm a little pissed that I spec'ed my team around Gustave's overcharge attack only to have him die because he wanted to throw some fukkin' rocks. But I've got a ton of items to respec the team around this new dude from Expedition 0 whose skills look like a Gustave clone anyway.

 

[DapMeUp!]

I got this free with my new PC.

I don't think I will get round to playing until next year, as I can tell its one of those games that require stupid hours to put into it.

Seen the developers are fans of Golden Sun just completed the last one

 

[Animal House]

I’m not to far but this game is overrated

Maybe I just need to keep playing obviously, I’m having fun it’s really dope but GOTY and treating this one like it deserves a spot on best game of all time is a reach