Parries, No Maps, and Nuevo Tango (Gaming)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, January 22, 2026, 21:06 (11 hours, 45 minutes ago) @ cheapLEY

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is absolutely my game of the year. It might be in my top five of all time (although that would take some time to say with any certainty).

I was late to this because I waited for physical, then was buys forever.

My favorite thing about this game was that it trusted you. You enter a dungeon. There's no map. No checklist or indication what's inside. It's up to you to find and discover. Fly around the overworld and explore. There's no tracker saying where you've been and haven't. The canvas is your oyster.

Also the soundtrack is so sick. Pop Nuevo Tango? YES PLEASE

Weee:

1. Crazy fun battle system
2. Stunning Art direction
3. Music
4. Resonant story
5. Doesn't hold your hand

Woooo:

1. Unreal engine bullshit like poor quality shadows and performance issues
2. Can't go inside the Gestral casino.

"Your mother paints life, while your father paints death; what will you paint?"
"Time for a swim swim!"
"Men trip not on moutains, but they stumble upon stones"