With 5 million copies offered, essentially the most nominations at this yr’s Golden Joystick Awards, and in depth acclaim from followers and critics, 2025 arguably belongs to Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Nonetheless, regardless of the sheer dimension and scale of the turn-based role-playing recreation, it appears there are nonetheless secrets and techniques left to find.
When Eurogamer inquired about the identical, director Guillaume Broche mentioned, “There are, however I don’t wish to say them as a result of they received’t be secrets and techniques anymore. Perhaps they’ve been discovered, however I haven’t seen something about it. There are nonetheless a number of issues, yeah.” Funnily sufficient, Broche says that some particulars have been found that “have been completely not secrets and techniques initially. And we’re identical to, okay, cool. I assume that’s a secret!”
As for whether or not gamers succeeded in leveraging the sport’s potential for “damaged builds,” Broche mentioned, “They’re as much as my expectations, which have been very excessive. They destroyed the sport very quick. My private speedrun file was damaged in a single week, perhaps even much less.” He even admits that some found “loopy builds that even [he] didn’t actually take into consideration. It’s precisely what we made the system for.”
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is obtainable for Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PC. You may take a look at our assessment right here. Whereas Sandfall Interactive’s subsequent title stays to be seen, it’s engaged on a free replace that may add a brand new playable setting, enemy encounters and managers for late-game gamers. Every celebration member additionally receives a brand new outfit, and there will likely be new secrets and techniques to find. Keep tuned for additional updates, together with a launch date.