5 Yrs♥✓#
Been a week since my last post and I'm much farther in the game. I'm at the second axon's dungeon and I'm getting a pretty good grip on the game. I got spoiled on Gustave's death like the day before I got there in the story which pissed me off. Verso's cool though, I like his perfection system. My main team is Maelle, Lune, and Verso. I like the relationship system, it really helps show off these characters. I'm pretty sure the game is setting up that the Paintress is Verso's sister, and that Maelle is some kind clone of her. In fact I also think Verso and Renoir are both clones of the real Verso and Renoir who are actually Visage and the Curator. I could be completely wrong about that, but it's my theory so far. I looked up if this game had multiple endings, and the website I looked at said there's no good endings... so that's ominous. I didn't read further so I don't know what actually happens. My opinion so far is that the game is good, but overhyped. I'm enjoying it, but I don't think it's the greatest game ever made like some people are saying.
2 Yrs✓#
Dorobo
2 Yrs✓#
I finished Clair Obscur yesterday. The combat system is amazing, there's a lot of different builds and strategies I had fun experimenting with. Most of the boss fights are great as well. The Dualliste fight is absolutely incredible, it may be my favorite boss fight ever. and the Renoir and Paintress fights in the obelisk were also really fun. The game is very pretty as well, no two areas look the same and they all look amazing. The story is really good as well. The intro is very strong, and the story slows down a bit until the end of act 1. All of act 2 is great though, from learning about existing characters to meeting new ones, it's all really well written. And the Paintress fight is a great end to it. The story gets really good in act 3. Something just feels off at the end of act 2, and the story just gets flipped on its head. Despite how cool the story is near the end, I don't really like what they did with the ending.
I really loved most of my experience with this game, it would be a 10/10 if it weren't for one thing that soured my experience of it. Apart from the story, act 3 has a massive drop in quality. I wasn't having much fun near the end of the game. The Lumiere area and everything gets dragged on for so long, the pacing is horrible in the final parts of the game. The real final boss isn't fun or well designed, his attacks are horrendously choreographed, especially in the second phase. I overall love the game, act 1 and 2 are perfection. Act 3 was just a really mediocre experience.
I really loved most of my experience with this game, it would be a 10/10 if it weren't for one thing that soured my experience of it. Apart from the story, act 3 has a massive drop in quality. I wasn't having much fun near the end of the game. The Lumiere area and everything gets dragged on for so long, the pacing is horrible in the final parts of the game. The real final boss isn't fun or well designed, his attacks are horrendously choreographed, especially in the second phase. I overall love the game, act 1 and 2 are perfection. Act 3 was just a really mediocre experience.
1 Yr✓
Novumprst
1 Yr✓
This game is one of the greatest games ever made and I stand by that.
5 Yrs♥✓#
I finished Clair Obscur yesterday after getting all but one of the expedition logs. I didn't feel like grinding to max level to fight Simon. The game has great narrative and interesting gameplay, but it never really gets better than an 8/10 for me. I feel like there needed to be more to do than just exploring and fighting. Also the game desperately needs a mini-map. I got lost so much just because a lot of areas look the same when you're inside them. I think the game is undoubtedly great, but not a masterpiece like everyone's been saying.
11 Yrs♥✓#
knalb
11 Yrs♥✓#
27/08/2025 21:01
Well i'm, not gonna 100% by the end of the month beat the game at least and now just beat the Frozen Hearts. Onto the next extra area
01/09/2025 21:01
Did what I thought was the last Nveron quest. Looks like I've missed one
01/09/2025 23:03
so missed the one at the start but still no achievements. Not sure. I might have to go to all of them again. Just doing the Dark Gestral Arena atm though
02/09/2025 23:03
Finished the Dark Gestral Arena now moved onto the Endless tower. Got all the feet for Monoco and have reached Stage 5 Trial 3 of the endless tower
24/09/2025 17:09
well back from my holiday and been busy. Beat the snake and the chromatic Petank as well as upgraded fully a weapon. Slowly making my way through the achievements
25/09/2025 17:10
so beat clea nad solved the Painting workshop mystery. Doing the endless tower atm and currently on Trial 11 Stage 1
25/09/2025 17:18
well I'll try tomorrow now. Got the collectable quests to do as well and tyhen finally the last boss
26/09/2025 17:03
so finished the tower. the last trial too me a while. I have now got all the songs. Just one last record. I just need to get to level 99 and beat Simon now. I have beat all the Nevron quests but the achievement has not popped yet so not certain what i'm missing or if it's a bug
27/09/2025 22:24
And that is me now done with Clair Obscur. Man was simon a bitch to deal with especially his speed of light move. Used the breaking dead cheat to beat him in the end (thankful for how powerful mealle can get as well). Still ultimately Clair Obscur is a fantatsic game and def a GotY contender. Full 10 and i'll write up a review for it hopefully tomorrow
Well i'm, not gonna 100% by the end of the month beat the game at least and now just beat the Frozen Hearts. Onto the next extra area
01/09/2025 21:01
Did what I thought was the last Nveron quest. Looks like I've missed one
01/09/2025 23:03
so missed the one at the start but still no achievements. Not sure. I might have to go to all of them again. Just doing the Dark Gestral Arena atm though
02/09/2025 23:03
Finished the Dark Gestral Arena now moved onto the Endless tower. Got all the feet for Monoco and have reached Stage 5 Trial 3 of the endless tower
24/09/2025 17:09
well back from my holiday and been busy. Beat the snake and the chromatic Petank as well as upgraded fully a weapon. Slowly making my way through the achievements
25/09/2025 17:10
so beat clea nad solved the Painting workshop mystery. Doing the endless tower atm and currently on Trial 11 Stage 1
25/09/2025 17:18
well I'll try tomorrow now. Got the collectable quests to do as well and tyhen finally the last boss
26/09/2025 17:03
so finished the tower. the last trial too me a while. I have now got all the songs. Just one last record. I just need to get to level 99 and beat Simon now. I have beat all the Nevron quests but the achievement has not popped yet so not certain what i'm missing or if it's a bug
27/09/2025 22:24
And that is me now done with Clair Obscur. Man was simon a bitch to deal with especially his speed of light move. Used the breaking dead cheat to beat him in the end (thankful for how powerful mealle can get as well). Still ultimately Clair Obscur is a fantatsic game and def a GotY contender. Full 10 and i'll write up a review for it hopefully tomorrow
11 Yrs♥✓#
knalb11 Yrs♥✓#
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Completion September 27th, 2025
Completionist 59h 57m 52s
Notes All Achievements but Aiding the enemy did not trigger
Review
+Excellent variety of characters with there own unique set of moves and style of attacks to be used in the gameplay
+A vibrant and unique world with lots of secrets to find
+A great and stylistic RPG which keeps you on your toes with it’s parry and doge system
-Platforming in the game while limited is not suited for this game
-Act 3 has some balancing issues
-A bug in the Aiding the enemy preventing me from getting all achievements
Review
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is a beautifully created RPG which builds onto the standard turn based RPG to make for a compelling built system. It does this by including a parry and dodge system with the dodge system acting as an easier move but does not offer a counter attack that the parry does. There are 6 characters overall in the game and each has there own unique set of moves and systems that gel well with each other to make for a series of interesting of combinations. This is done within an interesting and unique world with some different takes on the standard biomes. The only real issue is the balancing issues in the third act and platforming in the game being award but not often. This is a game that I fully recommend for anyone to try.
10/10
Completion September 27th, 2025
Completionist 59h 57m 52s
Notes All Achievements but Aiding the enemy did not trigger
Review
+Excellent variety of characters with there own unique set of moves and style of attacks to be used in the gameplay
+A vibrant and unique world with lots of secrets to find
+A great and stylistic RPG which keeps you on your toes with it’s parry and doge system
-Platforming in the game while limited is not suited for this game
-Act 3 has some balancing issues
-A bug in the Aiding the enemy preventing me from getting all achievements
Review
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is a beautifully created RPG which builds onto the standard turn based RPG to make for a compelling built system. It does this by including a parry and dodge system with the dodge system acting as an easier move but does not offer a counter attack that the parry does. There are 6 characters overall in the game and each has there own unique set of moves and systems that gel well with each other to make for a series of interesting of combinations. This is done within an interesting and unique world with some different takes on the standard biomes. The only real issue is the balancing issues in the third act and platforming in the game being award but not often. This is a game that I fully recommend for anyone to try.
10/10