Today I googled the meaning of the song “Alicia” in Clair Obscur and it reminded me of my best friend who is no longer with me.
All the songs in the game have meanings. “Gustave” is another song that I lament about. It tells of how I feel about the important people in my life who are no longer with me.
This game has such intricate story. I know these characters are fictional. As the fox in Le Petite Prince says, “if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world… I shall know the sound of a step that will be different from all the others. Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground. Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow.”
Absolutely feel the same. The game systems, graphics, feel, etc are a bit dated. It feels like something from 10-15 years ago. It does inject some modern ideas, mostly in the combat, but it very much feels like an OG final fantasy game in all the wrong ways.
But also all the right ones. The story is super intriguing, and the music is absolutely phenomenal. I’m mostly interested in finding all the records for the player at camp and learning more about WTF is going on in the world than the gameplay.
My biggest issue with the game is that it eats inputs like popcorn. Which is not good when the main gimmick of combat is the dodging and parry QTE mechanics.
Graphics??
You can dislike the gameplay and stuff, but the graphics? It’s peak UE5 and well optimized, 99% of the players I’ve seen were making “wow” sounds at the prologue visuals and details, the underwater level and many more.
I haven’t tried low settings tho, I’m playing 4K epic, but graphics are definitely 2025.
I used to like JRPG’s and then I got tired of them. They are so linear. Expedition 33 has such amazing story. I think the graphic is pretty good. Unreal Lumen really shines. The parrying can get very tiring quick and combats are a bit tedious.
I am playing for the story.