Clair Obscur solely will get higher within the postgame Avid gamers Enviornment

Amidst all of the Summer time Sport Fest bulletins and shadow drops, there’s nonetheless one recreation holding my consideration like none different: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Particularly, its postgame, which incorporates extra content material than some AAA full releases.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is split into three acts (missed alternative to not have 33 acts), however there’s a lot extra to do after you beat the story’s remaining boss. When you can discover the continent and all its late-game reveals instantly after Act 2, the really helpful route is as an alternative to go straight to Lumiere and its climactic showdown. The story’s remaining boss received’t scale with you, so in the event you wait and degree your crew up some extra, what ought to be a problem turns into a trifle, particularly with how highly effective Maelle turns into (even post-nerf).

After seeing one of many recreation’s two endings (or each — simply go forward and reload a latest save to make a special ending selection), the sport will put you again outdoors the ultimate boss’ enviornment. From right here, you’re free to discover the continent, additional Verso’s relationships with companions at camp, battle the sport’s hardest fights, and uncover a number of secret story bosses. Clair Obscur has a large postgame hiding behind its “Act 3” descriptor.

Now that Esquie can fly, there are many sky islands to search out floating across the fractured continent — and loads of them will likely be crimson “hazard” areas as you may have a lot of leveling as much as do if you wish to battle every part. Fortunately, the Limitless Tower is right here for that. The Limitless Tower — whose location was proper there teasing you as flightless Esquie might solely swim previous it earlier — is now accessible and delivers on its title. It gives 33 (in fact) battles of accelerating issue. My get together’s ranges began within the low 70s once I entered and wanted to be just below 90 for me to complete the Tower, making the battles a enjoyable approach to grind in addition to to get Nevron toes for Monoco and a few high-level Pictos. And grinding you’ll have to do if you wish to battle all the sport’s bosses (and accumulate all of the trophies); the boss on the backside of Renoir’s Drafts is undoubtedly the hardest within the recreation, and can nonetheless show fairly the problem once you hit degree 99.

A fading model of Clea stands sentry within the Limitless Tower. After popping up through the flashbacks following Act 2, she lastly will get to turn out to be extra of a personality within the postgame. Her voice shines in dialogue with Maelle on the Limitless Tower, teasing her sister whereas later providing her view on the grief that has consumed the Dessendres.

Clea, or relatively one more model of her, once more makes an look upon finishing the Flying Manor, a high-up sky island not too distant from the Limitless Tower. Just like the Limitless Tower, the Flying Manor has a number of powerful boss fights to tackle earlier than you may work together with Clea (and take heed to her theme, which is among the soundtrack’s greatest). The model you meet is kind of tragic and is sweet for one of many recreation’s harder boss fights, and positively one of the crucial enjoyable. When you thought the tears had been executed flowing after rolling credit, you’d be incorrect; be ready for some very heavy emotional story content material on the finish of the Flying Manor.

Even down on the bottom, there’ll be a couple of new areas Esquie can now attain. By the exit to Forgotten Battlefield, you’ll discover two journal entries which are among the extra illuminating entries within the recreation. After beginning as a grimy liar, Verso might have spilled many of the beans to your crew at this level, however there are a couple of main occasions from his previous he’s holding near his vest, and the “Julie” and “Verso” journals will construct out his character and lay his coronary heart naked. Don’t miss them.

As Verso, proceed talking with companions at camp. Not solely will you unlock essentially the most highly effective gradient assaults, however progressing their storylines — notably Maelle’s — proves important to getting essentially the most out of Clair Obscur. Plus, you don’t wish to go away Noco hanging, so get speaking to Monoco!

However not every part in Clair Obscur’s postgame is doom and gloom; there are nonetheless loads of gestral retailers to search out, a remaining gestral seaside to overcome, and Petanks to interrupt. Even after credit are rolled, Clair Obscur received’t cease. Like its expeditioners, it’s relentless in urgent ahead and providing up new content material so that you can get pleasure from. When you can greatest its remaining boss after 40 or so hours, Clair Obscur has virtually one other recreation’s price of content material to get pleasure from after its credit roll. The battles will problem even the very best of gamers, and new story revelations will present extra context to the video games’ narrative — alongside extra emotional intestine punches. Regardless of how laborious a postgame enemy hits, Clair Obscur’s narrative hits even tougher.