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Title: Claire Obscure: Expedition 33

Developer: Sandfall Interactive

Features: 3D 3rd person fantasy party-based turn-based RPG

Platform: PC

Language: Korean support

Price: 54,800 won

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a 3D third-person fantasy party-based turn-based RPG developed by talented independent French developer Sandfall Interactive .

This work was inspired by the Belle Époque, a period when Paris, France enjoyed a cultural golden age from the late 19th century until just before World War I.

'Belle Époque' means 'beautiful era' in French .   The romanticism and artistic atmosphere of that glorious era is reflected throughout the game.

Claire Obscure: The World of the 33rd Expedition

As if to express the tragedy and devastation of World War II that brought an end to the splendid and romantic Belle Époque era, the work begins with a shocking scene of a city in ruins and total collapse .

The city is reminiscent of the Paris of the past, and players take their first steps into its desolate setting.

This work has a very unique and exotic worldview.

Exactly 67 years ago,

A world is shattered, and the splendid city of Lumiere, whose very name means 'light', falls into the middle of the ocean.

No one, no one could know.

Why did the world fall apart, what kind of world is this, and why did this tragedy happen?

But time always teaches us many things.

Whether you want it or not.

Beyond the sea of this world, stranger than Wonderland, stands a gigantic monolith.

And beneath the monolith, a white-haired woman as huge as the monolith crouches.

The sight of her is as if she is curled up with her knees hugged, or as if she is just asleep.

At some point, people started calling her 'Paintress'.

This giant woman, called Paintless,

Every year on the same day, after the sun has set, I wake up and slowly draw numbers on the stone with my fingertips.

And exactly one year later,

All people of the same age as the number she left behind have turned to smoke and disappeared.

People celebrate this tragic and cursed day by calling it 'Gomazu' Day.

Rather than commemoration, the word condolences might be more appropriate.

Or maybe they're just trying to hide their sadness in the festive atmosphere.

This year, Paintless wakes up on the same day as usual, erases the number '34' she drew on the monolith last year, and draws a new number, '33', this year.

And at the same time, all the thirty-four year old people who lived in Lumière disappear into thin air.

Yes, that's right.

The oldest surviving members of Lumière are now thirty-three years old.

All those older than him had disappeared like smoke in the wind on the previous Thanksgiving Day.

After another 33 years,

All humanity in this world will be completely wiped out.

Paintless.

What is her true identity and why does she commit such cruel acts?

Or is there some other reason why she draws numbers?

And in this crazy, absurd world, is there really such a thing as salvation?

Could it be that this world is the deepest abyss, one that even God has turned away from?

The story of 'Claire Obscur: The 33rd Expedition' begins with a shocking opening full of sadness, despair and loss.

What is the '33 Expedition'?

The people of Lumiere started to create an 'expedition'.

Whether you struggle, do nothing, or do something,

The moment a person reaches the age written on the stone, he or she will surely disappear on the day of Gomaju.

Some people who realized this fact decided to dedicate their last year to an 'expedition'.

The term 'expedition' means

It means an epic journey to knock down the 'Monument' and defeat the 'Paintress'.

Even if this expedition fails, the next expedition,

If the next expedition fails, the next one will follow.

And as we continue to pave the way little by little,

Maybe one day, both the Megaliths and the Paintless will be toppled, and peace will finally come to Lumiere.

"To protect the one we love, to find meaning in our short lives."

Some say,

Some criticize it as a selfish act to sacrifice the precious last year that could be spent with loved ones on an expedition that is no different from a dog's death.

But without doing anything,

I can't just watch everyone at Lumiere disappear without even knowing why.

Even if you throw an egg at a rock,

No matter how futile it may seem, isn't it better than just disappearing like smoke without even trying?

Even if it's just a struggle,

Each year, a new expedition sets sail to the continent of megaliths and paintless creatures, with the sole purpose of getting one step closer to the truth of this strange and cursed world.

But none of them, none of them, none of them...

I couldn't return to Lumiere.

And finally, today is the day that the '33 Expedition' sets sail.

This year's Thanksgiving Day,

All humanity at the age of thirty-four disappeared like smoke,

Even the oldest people left in this world today are only thirty-three years old.

And these people only have one year left.

Will the '33 Expedition' be able to put an end to this endless tragedy?

Or will they, like the previous expeditions, fall into despair and become pitiful sacrifices?

Finally, an unidentified old man appears before the '33 Expedition' who have crossed the sea and reached land.

Yes, old man.

A man with a face covered in deep wrinkles that no one would ever guess is young.

But how is that possible?

So far, not a single person has survived the Memorial Day.

Who is that old man,

What does this have to do with Paintless?

And with every step the 33rd expedition takes, with every glance they turn, they encounter the corpses of previous expedition members...

What on earth is going on on this continent?

About this unknown land, the 33rd expedition is extremely ignorant.

That's why we need to find out more.

About the beings living on this earth, the things happening on this earth, and the cause of all these things.

Survive till the end.

So, uncover the truth that connects the beginning and the end of all this tragedy.

Game Features

'Claire Obscure: The 33rd Expedition' offers three difficulty levels: Story/Expedition Member/Expert .

The difficulty can be freely changed at any time during the game , so it's okay to start off easy.

Combat is primarily turn-based .

But the addition of QTE elements that require you to press keys at the right time during an attack, and real-time reaction elements that require you to avoid enemy attacks at the right moment by gradient counting, parrying, dodging, and jumping, completes the fast-paced and well-organized battles that are unique to this game .

Thanks to this responsive combat system, players will experience intense, high-focus, and tense battles from the moment the battle begins until the very end, without being able to let their guard down for even a moment.

The first playthrough begins with the male character 'Gustav', but as the game progresses, you will be reunited with the 33 expedition teammates you had lost one by one, and the number of expedition members will gradually increase.

However, since only a maximum of three people can participate in a battle, players must personally select three party members to fight together in battle .

If a three-person party is completely wiped out during battle, the remaining expedition members can join the battle and cast Final Resistance, but if even the remaining expedition members lose the battle, the game is over.

'Claire Obscure: Expedition 33' adopts an automatic save system , and saves are also made at the 'Expedition Flags' encountered throughout the expedition .

Rest areas with 'Expedition Flags' offer a variety of functions to prepare for the next battle and exploration, such as strengthening character abilities, unlocking skills, and fast movement .

In the 'Ability Upgrade' menu, you can freely distribute the points you earn by leveling up to the five abilities: Vitality, Strength, Agility, Defense, and Luck .

The 'Learn Skills' menu allows you to unlock your character's skills and build your own skill tree to further customize your fighting style .

Each time you clear an area, you will be transported to a central hub area called a 'Continent'.

There are portals located throughout the continent that allow you to instantly travel to areas you have cleared so far or areas you plan to explore in the future .

This portal allows you to move freely to previously visited areas.

The areas you will explore in the future will be opened sequentially according to your progress, and after meeting Esquier, paths that were previously inaccessible will also become available for exploration.

Additionally, on the continent, you can recover your character's health through 'camping' and use various useful functions .

Please note that, with the exception of 'Continents', which are collections of portals from various regions, there is no map system within each field.

Players must literally wander aimlessly through an unknown world, searching for hidden items and finding their own path forward.

This experience allows players to feel both the difficulty and the excitement of exploration.

At the campsite, you can restore party members' health by resting, talk to expedition members, and write expedition journals.

As the game progresses, the features available at your campsite will also expand.

For example, if you clear the Jestral Village, an NPC will appear at the campsite giving the quest 'Find 9 Lost Jestrals', and each time you find a Jestral, you will unlock a character skin as a reward.

After visiting the 'Mansion', a 'Curator' will join you at the campsite.

Players can upgrade their weapons and expedition resources through the Curator.

In 'Weapon Upgrade' , you can use the chroma catalysts you have to strengthen your weapons , and through 'Expedition Resource Upgrade' , you can increase the Lumina score of expedition members or upgrade their tints.

(* Please refer to the 'Terminology' section below for detailed explanation.)

You can also obtain various skins and costumes by completing quests or trading with merchants, allowing you to customize your character with your own unique style.

In 'Claire Obscure: Expedition 33', there is a 'relationship level' system based on your intimacy with the expedition members .

You can increase your relationship level by talking to expedition members at the campsite, and as your level increases, you will unlock one additional skill exclusive to 'Gradient Attack'.

Collect the exploration journals left behind across the continent.

You can directly see what previous expedition members who passed through this place saw, heard, and experienced through the records they left behind.

Glossary of Terms

Nebron

Nebron refers to a giant monster of unknown origin that exists throughout the continent.

Pictos

Pictos are equipment items that act as a sort of 'amulet' .

A character can equip up to 3 Pictos , and the functions of the equipped Pictos are automatically activated like a buff effect.

Lumina

If Pictos is an equipment item that is equipped like a 'talisman', then Lumina can be said to be an element that corresponds to the 'effect or ability' that the talisman exerts .

As explained before, equipping a specific pictos will automatically activate that pictos' luminous effect.

However , even if you don't have Pictos equipped, you can still activate its effect directly by spending Luminar Points .

Luminar points can be earned through various routes during expeditions, and as explained in the 'Curator' section above, once a curator joins the campsite, you can freely distribute the Luminar you have among your characters through the 'Expedition Resource Upgrade' function .

Tint

Tints are a type of potion item and there are three types in total .

Initially, all tints start out as small potions, but can be upgraded into more effective potions through the 'Tint Upgrade' feature provided by the Curator.

Esquier  

The Eskies are one of the most mysterious beings on the continent.

No one knows how long he lived or how much he knew about this continent.

This large, somewhat lazy, and peaceful being is quite friendly towards the explorers.

If you grant Eskie just one small(?) request, he will gladly carry the expedition team over obstacles and even swim across the open sea.

After reaching the island where Axon (a being much more powerful than Nebron) lives, you will also unlock the ability to travel directly to the continent via the expedition flag .

These Esquier abilities will also be gradually unlocked as the game progresses.

Playtime and combat difficulty

The play time of 'Claire Obscur: Expedition 33' is approximately 30 hours based on the main quest , and if you clear all the additional content and challenges, you can continue the journey for up to 60 hours .

The game is divided into two main chapters, the first half and the second half , and new developments occur as the chapters change .

Additionally, the 'Mael's Nightmare' part , which progresses from Mael's perspective, reveals pieces of anxiety and doubt hidden within Mael, further stimulating the player's curiosity about the secrets surrounding Mael.

The easiest difficulty among the three is 'Story' , which starts off easy enough for players who are not familiar with the reactive combat system to progress through the game without difficulty.

However , as the ending approaches, in the latter half of the battle, you need to actively use skills such as 'Evasion', 'Pulling', and 'Gradient Count' at appropriate timing in addition to strategy to have a successful battle .

Especially in the latter half, enemies use various skills such as 'Berserk', 'Reversal', 'Heal', and 'Bewitchment', so it becomes increasingly difficult to win battles with just high attack power.

Tomorrow Comes

'Claire Obscur: The Expedition of 33' is a captivating work featuring heartbreaking, sorrowful music and a cinematic narrative .

Beautiful colors and realistic production immediately capture the player's attention, leading them into a fleeting, lonely, yet beautiful world, before soon thrusting them into a vast, mysterious, and endlessly desolate landscape.

A vast and desolate continent filled with unidentified Nebron beings whose civilization has collapsed.

No expedition has ever returned to Lumière safely after completing its exploration.

The distant continent across the sea was an unknown land to the expedition team, and the Nebron living there were so large and threatening.

After 67 years, the 33rd expedition finally sets foot on the continent.

From the coastline to the depths of the continent, and even to the areas closest to Paintless,

The corpses of previous expeditions were piled up here and there, and the expedition flags were left behind to indicate their presence.

The expedition team was struck with amazement at the sight, as well as an indescribable sorrow.

All the countless lives that fell on this earth...

Because they were someone's children, someone's parents, brothers and sisters, and friendly neighbors, and they were people who lived, and had to live, very ordinary lives.

Even though he himself would die alone here, he hoped that his loved ones would not feel the fear, despair, sadness, and loss that he had to feel.

This is probably the reason why so many expedition teams in the past were able to devote their last year to expeditions.

The 33rd expedition team encounters records left behind by previous expeditions throughout their journey, and comes to a realization once again.

It is unknown whether these records will be passed on to the next expedition, but if anyone finds them, I sincerely hope that they will understand this world faster and more deeply than they did, and reach a better ending...

But in front of the endless mountain of corpses that seemed to go on forever, the 33rd expedition team was once again faced with deep worries.

About who we are fighting and who our real enemy is .

67 years have passed, but the expedition is still so ignorant.

About Paintless, Nebron, and other beings that exist on this continent.

The journey with no end in sight is arduous and difficult,

Each time, it brings greater sorrow and loss, driving the 33 expedition into suffering and frustration.

Nevertheless, even so, we must move forward.

Even if everyone falls, we must keep moving forward.

No matter what pain, despair, fear and dread may come,

After all, tomorrow will come.

When I first encountered this work, I was curious about the meaning of the term 'Claire Obscur'.

I looked it up,

Clair Obscur is said to be a French word meaning 'light' and 'darkness' .

Light and darkness.

It can mean the two sides of a coin, hope and despair,

It may mean that they are in contact with each other but can never be together.

I think the word 'Claire Obscur' is a keyword that runs through this entire work and is the core of the story.

During my time with the 'Claire Obscur 33 Expedition', there is one sentence that has been deeply engraved in my heart.

It's called 'Tomorrow Comes' .

There is a Korean saying, "Even if you twist the chicken's neck, dawn will come."

Tomorrow belongs to those who look forward to tomorrow, hope for tomorrow, and dream of tomorrow.

No matter how dark and difficult today is,

But isn't the reason we can find strength again because there is a 'hope' called 'tomorrow'?

Become a member of the 33rd Expedition and face the light and darkness, hope and despair of this world.

And at the end of this long and sad journey,

We hope you will come and see for yourself the truth and reality of this long-hidden secret.

"

Tomorrow Comes.

"

I bought it because I didn't have it

Hello!! This is Kim Dong-han from Stove Crew .

Have you ever participated in a club activity while in college?

I'm a real ex-boyfriend , so I can't even imagine being in a club.. (present progressive)

So!! I chose this game to at least get some vicarious satisfaction .

The game I'm introducing this time
" It's a club "

I don't know, since when did it become like this..

To be honest, I didn't have high expectations when I first started (I'm not really into these types of games...)

I thought it was just a typical, typical campus-based club game.

however,

"What the... why are they all pretty..?"

Each character has its own charm

Even the voice is so vivid that you think, "This character would have this voice!"

At one point I was trying to have a serious conversation with the characters in the game.

Anyway! The game I'm introducing this time
"club"

Let’s go find your taste together~!!

*This video may contain spoilers*

Ah... why me... isn't there a reset button for life..?

I'm telling you honestly,

I also want to join a club like this and experience college life.

The game was really fun I heard it was based on a webtoon, and I immediately understood why it was made into a game.

The characters are all attractive and each has a distinct personality, so I liked that I could choose the heroine route according to my taste.

I got so immersed in it that I didn't even realize I was in a quasi-relationship

Since there was almost no movement between the characters, it felt like I was turning the pages of an illustration book.

The game play time is rather long, but

There are so many immersive elements that you can enjoy without realizing how much time passes!!

Ah, the game I chose for healing was the best choice of my life.

Okay, now that we're healed, let's use our brains for the next game.

The next game I'll be reviewing is a puzzle game .

Please look forward to it!!

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