Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Last updated: 2025-04-25
- Innovative and engaging combat system stands out
- Visually stunning with a unique art style
- Exceptional and immersive soundtrack enhances experience
- Captivating world encourages rewarding exploration
- Frustrating quick-time events and parry/dodge system
- Lacks mini-map and clear guidance for players
- Reviews
(sample size) - 2000
- Helpful reviews
- 71%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 28%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 92%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 8%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 4235
- Negative points
- 1021
- Gameplay points
- 451
- Perf. points
- 298
- Rec. points
- 994
- Misc points
- 145
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Innovative, engaging combat system | The combat system blends turn-based mechanics with real-time elements like parrying, dodging, and QTEs, creating a dynamic and engaging experience. This innovative approach makes battles more interactive and strategic, rewarding skillful play and precise timing. Many reviewers note that the combat system revitalizes the turn-based genre, making it enjoyable even for those who typically dislike it. | 97% |
| Visually stunning, unique art style | The game features stunning graphics, a unique art style, and detailed environments, often drawing comparisons to Belle Époque art and titles like Bloodborne. Reviewers highlight the effective use of Unreal Engine 5, even by a smaller development team, to create a visually immersive and captivating world. The game's aesthetic is consistently praised as a major strength. | 88% |
| Exceptional, immersive soundtrack | The game boasts an exceptional soundtrack that enhances the overall experience. Reviewers praise the music's emotional depth, atmospheric quality, and seamless integration with the game's world and story. The soundtrack often features a blend of orchestral, classical, and modern elements, creating a unique and memorable audio landscape. | 85% |
| Captivating world, rewarding exploration | The game features a well-designed and captivating world that encourages exploration. Reviewers praise the unique environments, detailed level design, and overall atmosphere. The game rewards players for exploring its world, uncovering secrets, and immersing themselves in its lore. | 73% |
| Good optimization, reasonable price | The game is well-optimized and runs smoothly on PC, even with high graphics settings. Reviewers also note that the game is priced reasonably for the quality and content it offers. This highlights the developers' commitment to delivering a polished and accessible experience. | 66% |
| Compelling, emotionally resonant story | The game features a compelling and emotionally impactful story with well-developed characters. Reviewers praise the narrative's depth, mature themes, and ability to create a strong connection with the characters and their struggles. The game's prologue and opening hours are often highlighted as particularly strong, drawing players into the world and story from the beginning. | 45% |
| Excellent voice acting, well-written dialogue | The game features excellent voice acting and well-written dialogue, bringing the characters to life and enhancing the narrative's impact. Reviewers praise the performances of the voice cast, noting their ability to convey emotion and create believable interactions. The French voice acting is often singled out for its quality and authenticity. | 17% |
| Enjoyable, plays well with controller | The game is enjoyable and plays well with a controller. Some reviewers enjoyed the game so much that they purchased it after playing it on Game Pass to support the developers. This indicates a highly positive experience and a desire to support the game's creators. | 3% |