Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Same here. Started of strong. But then not been quite the same.
Playing it right now. I am on Visages island. Level 30.
I get fed up with the skills / thingies because you seem to constantly find new ones and have to fanny about with them. And then you can only take 6 skills out of God knows how many.
Or you probably don't, I don't know but feels like a chore.
Yeah. A little bit overdone. Especially at the start.
You get used to it though. I am only just fully understanding how everything works after 15 or so hours of playing
The devs have done a lot right. But needs tweaking for the next game imo.
Honestly that was the worst part for me too, loved everything else but the skill system became a bit of a faff and I often need to wait 3-5 days between sessions with longer games now so retaining information was a pita.
Loved everything else so powered through, but if they make a sequel I'd prefer they streamlined the progression system. A skill tree of sorts would work well ala old school WoW and other MMO's or the likes of FF10/12 and still hold enough depth for most I imagine.
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Didn't help calling them funky sounding things like picos, tint's etc.
I would like to see more games go turn based like this however. They did great with that. Wished the Final Fantasy Remakes were like this. Imagine if they did that and did not bother with all the extra filler and made it as a single game. Would have been awesome.
I would like to see more games go turn based like this however. They did great with that. Wished the Final Fantasy Remakes were like this. Imagine if they did that and did not bother with all the extra filler and made it as a single game. Would have been awesome.
I love the FF7 remakes for a myriad of reasons, but revisiting the second is honestly daunting.
I will say that if you stick to the main storyline and skip the side content the main narrative feels quite tight, controversial changes aside. I did a fair amount when I bought it on the PS5, maybe 80-90% and I was around the 90 hour mark by the time I got done. Actually took a week off to play it (sad old git moment!) which is something I very rarely do for games. The last time prior was I think the launch of WoW-WOTLK, but even then I had a ton of holidays stacking up that I'd have lost if I hadn't used them before year end. I don't regret it, loved the game to bits, exploring the world was fantastic for me but good lord was I fatigued by the end. There was just too much, luckily I'm not one of those people that needs to complete games for achievements or whatever or I think I'd have went a bit nuts.
Given the divisive reception of the Remakes I think Square is missing a trick in not simply remaking the original side-by-side with the same visuals and old school ATB. It wouldn't even be that difficult as most of the assets are already there for it, I'd happily buy and play both time allowing.
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I actually put my rebirth playthrough on hold to play Clair Obscur Expedition 33. Will be resuming it after finish this.
I did all the Intel stuff on the first map. But going forward will be sticking mainly to the main story as I would definitely get burn out otherwise.
Updating the graphics of the OG I would insta buy it. Would much prefer that tbh.
It's a shame because there are some absolutely fantastic side quests. One of my favourites is in the Junon area where you escort a dog, there's a really catchy tune playing and Barret opens up about being a father and how scary it is. It really fleshes out his character and humanises him, but for every really good side quest there's five generic annoyances that are more excuses to view a part of the map. Sticking to the main story by and large is the right way to go because you'll just end up chasing frustration, which is what I think many of the detractors ended up doing. There's also a cool questline that begins in Gongoa (SP?/Jungle area) relating to one or two things, but again it's diamonds in the rough at times.
If you enjoy the card game stick with it, it's actually really fun and has an interesting side story, but other than that don't worry too much about anything else.
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See that is my fear. For some reason this gives me Metaphor: Refantazio vibes. And I hated that.
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For £20 I got it for it has been well worth it. Yes characters are not the best but good.enough.
As far fighting, it can be a bit samey for a while, but then you find different bosses and thry are quite different and takes a while for you to get used to their attacks.
I am going to try and complete it over the weekend if possible.
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I'll pick it up at some point.
So what do you think of this game now that the hype is down ?
I didn't play it so i dont know
But i have a strange feeling
It looks like now that the hype is gone, everybody have forgot this game. Like if it didn't exist !
Why do i have this strange feeling ?
I didn't play it so i dont know
But i have a strange feeling
It looks like now that the hype is gone, everybody have forgot this game. Like if it didn't exist !
Why do i have this strange feeling ?
Still see it being talked about at game of the year every time the topic comes up.
This is what happens with single player games, people finish them and they don't keep talking about them.
If you want to talk about forgotten games, remember Avowed?
No don't remember Avowed sry
I like games that becomes a legend that people talk about for long years
These games are in the history forever (We say a cult game ? sry i am not english)
Well i think this game will never be a legendary one (Cyberpunk 2077 is a legend, and its a solo game)
I like games that becomes a legend that people talk about for long years
These games are in the history forever (We say a cult game ? sry i am not english)
Well i think this game will never be a legendary one (Cyberpunk 2077 is a legend, and its a solo game)
Well we will have to wait 5 years to find out, Cyberpunk came out in 2020, this only came out in 2025.
It's a good game, well worth playing though.
The artwork, story and music are great, it's what makes the game shine. Oddly the game itself is average, but you gotta appreciate it for what it is, it's almost more a piece of art then a game, and art is subjective.
My mate absolutely loves it, he thinks it's the best game since FF7.
The artwork, story and music are great, it's what makes the game shine. Oddly the game itself is average, but you gotta appreciate it for what it is, it's almost more a piece of art then a game, and art is subjective.
My mate absolutely loves it, he thinks it's the best game since FF7.