Release Date: April 24, 2025
A third-person jRPG featuring a fantasy world inspired by the French belle epoque period. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 allows us to lead a team of diverse characters tasked with defeating a hostile deity called the Paintress. We engage in turn-based battles with action elements (parries, dodges, QTE's). The game runs on Unreal Engine 5.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a third-person jRPG with a turn-based combat system. The title is inspired by the Belle Epoque, a French artistic period from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. This is the debut project of Sandfall Interactive studio. The game was released by Kepler Interactive, which has Pacific Drive in their portfolio.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was made available on the release day on subscription services PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass. It is also available for purchase through traditional distribution, including Steam.
In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 we arrive in a fantasy land full of surrealistic opponents. A powerful, deadly creature called the Paintress watches over the land. Once a year she awakens and paints a number on her Monolith. Everyone who is at this age turns into dust and dies.
The plot of the game focuses on an expedition, the goal of which is to defeat the Paintress and stop the cycle before it consumes the generation of 33-year-olds. The expedition includes engineer Gustav, his sister Maelle, researcher Lune, and warrior Sciel. They travel the ruined continent during their journey and other companions and friendly legendary creatures join them.
We watch the action in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from behind our character (TPP view).
During the adventure, we lead a three-person team (formed from six playable characters), improving the statistics, skills and equipment of its members. Depending on the style of play, we can create unique configurations and synergies between heroes. Each member of the team specializes in a different way of fighting.
Exploring diverse locations, we discover secrets, such as mysterious places and hidden tasks, as well as learn the fate of previous expeditions sent against the Paintress.
Turn-based combat typical for the jRPG genre is interwoven with real-time skill elements, mainly implemented in the form of QTE sequences. Battles involve rhythmic creation of defensive combinations, consisting of dodges and parries, as well as launching counters and series of attacks, during which we can manually aim at the weak spots of enemies.
Unlike many traditional team-based RPG games, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 does not offer extensive romance options with companions. Romantic bits are woven into the main storyline and individual side quests. However, there is no shortage of classic relationship building with companions and learning about their past while resting at the camp.
The game is powered by Unreal Engine 5 technology, which allowed for the creation of detailed and artistic locations.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Sandfall Interactive
Publisher: Kepler Interactive
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System Requirements for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
(30 fps, 1080p) Intel Core i7-7800K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT, 55 GB SSD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
(60 fps, 1080p) Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 3060 Ti / 16 GB Radeon RX 6800 XT, 55 GB SSD, Windows 11 64-bit.
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Game is Recomended by 100% of Critics. There are 184 Critic Reviews.
Dexerto: 5 / 5 by David Purcell
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets it right in all the areas that matter. Its storytelling carries emotional depth, and the characterization makes you care about everyone you meet on your journey through this beautifully imagined world. Throw in a combat system that puts mastery above grinding, and you’ve got a classic RPG that, like Baldur’s Gate 3 before it, should appeal beyond its target audience, so much so that a game of the year nomination feels inevitable.
Push Square: 9 / 10 by Liam Croft
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the most refreshing and original RPGs in years, even if it's not immediately obvious from the outside looking in. The intriguing setup expands to provide an engrossing, excellent narrative with lovable and charismatic characters. The exemplary combat goes above and beyond its turn-based traditions with flashy fights and new ways to damage. This is the kind of experience that proves there's still so much potential and creativity in the bigger-budget video game space - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is simply sublime.
Too Much Gaming: 5 / 5 by Carlos Hernandez
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 doesn’t just deliver a fantastic RPG experience—it leaves a lasting emotional imprint that’s hard to forget. From its gripping narrative to its deep combat system, it’s a title that has the potential to become a modern classic in the RPG genre. It’s been so long since a game delivered a steady, exhilaratingly smooth ride without crashing hard at the finish line. If people allow it, this could be a kid’s Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger – a game remembered decades from now as the one that sparked their love for RPGs, captivating a generation, and inspiring future titles that will come after.
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