“Year by year, She erases us.”
Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone past that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” A...
Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone past that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” And tomorrow we depart on our final mission - Destroy the Paintress, so she can never paint death again.
We are Expedition 33.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a ground-breaking turn-based RPG with unique real-time mechanics, making battles more immersive and addictive than ever. Explore a fantasy world inspired by Belle Époque France in which you battle devastating enemies.
Reactive Turn-based Combat
In this evolution of JRPGs, real-time actions enhance the heart of turn-based combat. Craft unique builds for your Expeditioners that fit your playstyle via gear, stats, skills, and character synergies. Open an active dimension in combat - dodge, parry, and counter in real time, chain combos by mastering attack rhythms, and target enemy weak points using a free aim system.
“Tomorrow Comes”
With only one year left to live, join Gustave, Maelle, and their fellow Expeditioners as they embark upon a desperate quest to break the Paintress’ cycle of death. Follow the trail of previous expeditions and discover their fate. Get to know the members of Expedition 33 as they learn to work together against impossible odds.
A Hauntingly Beautiful World
Explore an enchanting realm populated by surreal adversaries. Wander through breathtaking landscapes, from the Island of Visages to the Forgotten Battlefield, discovering secrets and hidden quests along the way. Find allies of fortune in creatures of legend. Recruit special companions to access new travel methods and discover secret areas in the World Map.
Experience the debut game from Sandfall Interactive, fully realized in Unreal Engine 5 with stunning graphics and a heartbreaking soundtrack.
Developed by Sandfall Interactive. Published by Kepler Interactive. All rights reserved.
Popular achievements
Time to Spill Some Ink
Break an enemy.
common
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68.46%
Lumina
Consume a Lumina point.
common
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38.47%
Overcharge
With Gustave, use a fully charged Overcharge that Breaks an enemy.
common
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62.05%
Lumière
Embark on the Expedition.
common
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74.35%
A Peculiar Encounter
Defeat the Mime in Lumière.
common
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43.15%
Curious
Witness an optional scene at camp.
common
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39.86%
Paint Cage
Break a Paint Cage.
common
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51.04%
Weapon Upgrade
Upgrade a weapon once.
common
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40.55%
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Perfect game in any possible way. Stunning story with a perfect story-telling, impresive visuals, excellent voice acting, BSO beyond perfection, stable, no bugs...
If you liked the good Final Fantasy, then just buy the game and play it without looking anything. The few you know, the bettere. Enjoy the game and let the story to reveal itself.
I guarantee you that this game deserves all the money. Don't wait to discounts, it worths full price.
Just beware, there are HUGE spoilers out there. Don't search anything (because it will train your social feeds), don't look any video, don't read anymore. Just play and enjoy.
Story 33/10
Art 33/10
Gameplay 33/10
Sound 33/10
My only issue with this game is Unreal Engine 5, some patches ago ( before the game came to GOG ) it was unplayable for me.
Even though the situation got better the game was crashing after some really intense boss fights, after trouble shooting for hours ( fighting the same boss over and over to force a crash and find the issue ) sadly i found nothing and was forced to skip the cutscene and watch it somewhere else...
I really hope they fix it in the future or with the rumoured upcoming DLC
For those that come after
Fantastic JRPG game with good combat mechanics within the genre. There a QTEs that are thrown into thew mix which many are confusing with Souls Like. It is actually much closer to the mechanics used in the PS2 game the Legend of Dragoon. Although I will admit you can see some inspiration from the Dark Souls games.
The builds allow for depths and strategy, so it is possible to beat the game on normal with having to resort to perfock blocks or dodges, On hard mode you will need to master all of the above.
The music is phenomenal. Voice acting is top tier. The story is strong and there is plenty of sidequests and additional content. Very few bugs if any. A great game that rarely has this much care and attention put into it these days. A must buy.
The three weaknesses: 1) The story is great but is very convoluted which won't appeal to everyone. 2) The game can appear very unforgiving in the first instance with regard to the parry/dodge windows. There are tells that can be learned and even anticipated that are reliable but the game doesn't explain what those tells are early on. 3) The minigames whilst fun, a couple are frustrating beyond belief too.
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