In Game Informer’s CLAIR OBSCUR: ExpeiedIt 33 RIVIEW, I Wrote About How I Apprecciad the Game’s Restraint in Setting Up Its Mellancholy World. Especially in the Beginning, The World Can Be confusing, and that is freelyly to it benefit. But with that said, there are still some details that I Wish I Had Known Before Starting.
Maybe You’ve only heard that clair obsecur: Expered 33 is a good game (It is!) And you will to jump in Blind, but I will actually receng watching the game’s Reveal Trailer. Don’t World – It doesn’t spoil any major story elements, but it set up the Premise of the Game in a Straightforward Way that is Helpful when you’re getting your feet under you at the Beginning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9kq4rlymeq
If you were here to read about the game and not watch a video, then here’s the Basic Outline. In the world of clair obsecur, the people of lumière live und On a mountainous pillar. That number dictates How many years people are allowed to live. If you are 33 and the Paintress Draws The Number 33 on the Pillar, then you expression gommage, which Means You Die by Evaporator intoto Flowerry Dust. Interestly, Gommage in French Translates to Exfolt or Scrub, Which Feels ApproPRIATE.
It provly goes without sitting that there is a light more to the story, but I was grateful that I undershood that Basic Groundwork Before Starting.
Translation
Developer Sandfall Interactive Is Based in France, and that is incredibly apparent in the game, and not Just BecUSE of the Beautiful Melting Eiffel Tower. French New Wave Cinema and the Belle époque Period in France Are Both Clear Inspirations and the Characters Occasionaly US French Words (Like “Gommage”). Here is a Small, but Crucial Glossary to help you know what the chasracters are sitting when they thre in the OCCASIONAL FRENC WORD.
- MERDE – S ** T
- PUTAIN – DAMN
- Maman – Mom
- Gommage – Exfolt or Scrub
Alongside Those Story and Lore Details, I also have a few helpful massPlay Tips.
Master Countering, Even if it Means Dying While Practicing
Dodging and Countering Are Crucial, Especially if you are playing on the normal or hard Deficulties. The Doming Window is Slightly Larger Than The Counter Window, So when you encountter new English or take on a boss, us the dark abilary to get the hang of time, and then hift over to Countering when you feel comfortable. I will say, how is it is working getting Checkpoints are verifyly, so death is typically not a big punishment.
Performance Mode is your Friend
To a center degree, this is generally a MATER of Personal Preference. Some People Prefer Quality Mode, Whiche Improves Visuals, but Lowers The Fraamere. Game Developers Certainly See to Want Us to Play in Quality Mode Becuse that is almost Always the Default. I am a Performance Mode Person (Better Frameate at the Cost of Visuals), Myself, So I Will Always Go in that Direction. But I do think it is particularly Helpful in Clair Obsur, Considering Timing for Counting and Dodging is Important. Performance Mode Just Makes Everything A Little Smoother. You can find the Option in the Graphics Tab in the Settings Menu. It’s the first option.
You Can’t Horde Health Items, so Don’t
Health Items Function A Little Like Estus Flasks in Dark Souls in Clair Obscur. They Refresh at every expression flag, whom is the Only Reason to Hang on to the Dem is If You Need the Later in the Middle of a Fight. You can also heal Outside of Combat with a separa health item Called Chroma Elixirs, and that Item Similaryly Refreshes at every checkpoint. There are tons of checkpoints, so Don’t be shy.
Try Difference Weapons, But Stick to Your Favorite
Every Weapon in the Game Can Be Levelred Up in a Similar Way, so the Damage Output isnt quite as Important as just find what you like. You will Definitely Find Highir-Level Weapons That Do More Base Damage as You Progress, and You Shrou Switch to Those When You Find them, but a cortain point, when you have a nice likeness Of weapons, find one with abilaies you like and us currency to level it up. For Example, I Found One that Let Me Attack Twice in One Turn, So I Levelred that Up and Took it All The Way to the End of the Game. Also Prioritize Leveling Up that Character’s Related Skills, AS EACH Weapon Ties Its Potential to Particular Stats of It Wielder. It’s work
Shoot The Flying Enemies
If they’re Floating Above the Ground, It Means They Will TyPically Dodge Your Basic Atacks. The Best Approach Is to Go Full Indiana Jones and Just Shoot them.
EXPLAINING PICTOS and Lumina
PITOS and Lumina Are Clair Obsur’s Take on Optional Equipment that Do Interesting and Helpful Things. Each Character Has Three Slots for Pictos, Which Level Up Stats Like Health or Power, and Also Give Specific Bonuses, Like An Extra Action Point During Combat, For Example.
The Specific Bonus that A Pictos Offers (Like The Extra Action Poinss Referense ABOVE) is calcld its lumina. Each Character Can Only Equip Three PicTos, But There is a Separate Menu that Lets You Equip Many More Lumina, and You Can Expand The Number of Lumina You Can Equip with a Currency Found in The game. It’s one of the more compoundated systems in clair obsecur, but if you watch to Keep it simple, just make sure you have thre picos equipded, and check the lumina menu periodically To make sure you have as many of Those Equipd as you can.
