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How To Defeat The Tough-As-Nails Dualliste In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
21.5.2025
You might’ve caught a few vibes here and there that the good folks at Sandfall might’ve had a Souls game or two on the brain while designing Clair Obscur. But right around here is the point where reasonable doubt gets kicked off a skyscraper, because the Dualliste is the most Souls-game shit ever....
Players Are Obsessed With How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Enemies Keep Trolling Them
20.5.2025
One of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's big innovations is adding a dodge, parry, and counter system to its otherwise traditional turn-based battles. It’s a clever tweak that helps keep combat engrossing for its 30+ hour journey and also an incredible opportunity for the game’s developers to troll...
How To Start Strong In Doom: The Dark Ages, How To Master Sciel In Clair Obscur, And More Of The Week's Top Tips
18.5.2025
This week we’ll tell you how to which upgrades to grab early in Doom: The Dark Ages as you strive to become the best Doom Slayer you can be. We’ll also help you master Sciel in Clair Obscur, find the right home for you in Oblivion Remastered, and more.Read more
12 Cool Games We Saw At PAX East, A Fond Farewell To Andor, And More Of The Week's Takes
17.5.2025
This week, we share our boots-on-the-ground takeaways about some of the best games we saw at PAX East, bid the great Star Wars Andor a fond farewell, and talk about just how much it’s possible to get attached to a particular type of keyboard, even years after it stops being manufactured. Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Cool Games We’re Vibing With As May Evaporates Before Our Eyes
16.5.2025
This week was an odd one. We shook our heads at Bungie doing an absurdly obvious plagiarism with Marathon and were provided no assurances the Switch 2 will stay at its launch price (it could go higher), all while Sony also called to say “hey, the PS5 might have a price hike.” We’re also dealing...
Here’s How To Beat That Damn Lampmaster In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
16.5.2025
No matter who it is, from Goro to General Grievous, you just can’t trust a guy with more than two arms. The creep factor is part of it, but I think you just learn fast that while two of those arms are fine, the most devastating attack always comes, from the other two arms you didn’t even know were...
Should You Attack Troubadour In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
15.5.2025
In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, there are friendly Nevrons that’ll ask you to take on their request. Completing them often provides useful rewards. You can also attack them after finishing their quests, but we don’t recommend that for reasons we’ll get into a little bit.Read more
Baldur's Gate 3 Director Predicted Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Success At Last Year's Game Awards
14.5.2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 came out of nowhere. Yes, it made waves at Microsoft’s Xbox showcase last summer. And true, it continued to look exceptional as it revealed its star-studded cast. But I don’t know that anyone expected it to get quite so much love as it has, and not just from diehard...
Where To Find Rock Crystals For The Hexga In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
14.5.2025
In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, you’ve most likely come across some Nevrons who aren’t keen on attacking you on sight. These special Nevrons will give you quests that offer some pretty nice rewards for your playthrough. One of the Nevrons is called a Hexga and they want you to collect some very...
A Beginner's Guide To Mastering Sciel In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
13.5.2025
When you reconnect with Sciel in the Gestral Village, she’s been champion at their local arena tournament for a while, and absolutely dominant at that, like a sexy, French Roman Reigns or something. It’s not till you finally get around to using her in your party that you really figure out why....
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Most Heinous Challenges Were Inspired By Final Fantasy X
12.5.2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an irresistible melting pot of old and new ideas, combining classic JRPG tropes with modern storytelling sensibilities and new gameplay flourishes. It’s in some ways fitting, then, that the 2025 GOTY contender includes optional challenges inspired by Final Fantasy’s...
How To Deal With Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Elusive Petanks And More Of The Week's Top Tips
11.5.2025
This week’s tips hodgepodge will shed some light on Clair Obscur’s elusive Petanks, help you score the best weapons and armor in Monster Hunter Wilds, and highlight some great console commands you should try out in Oblivion Remastered.Read more
13 Things We Noticed In The New GTA VI Trailer And More Of The Week's Top Stories
10.5.2025
After last week’s announcement that GTA VI was being delayed into next year, Rockstar Games surprised us this week with a new trailer for the upcoming crime epic, and we studied it for every cool detail it might offer and every hint it might provide as to what we can expect from the game. Also,...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Four Lovely Games We Are Eager To Get Back To
9.5.2025
It’s been a pretty neat week! Maybe even a good one? In 2025? Are we allowed to have those?Read more
Should You Feed The Small Bourgeon In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
9.5.2025
In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, you’ll come across a few Nevrons who aren’t hostile and will offer quests for the group to take on. One such quest is located in an optional dungeon called The Small Bourgeon.Read more
A Beginner's Guide To Maelle In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
8.5.2025
Usually in an RPG, when you think “absolute assbeating swordwielder” in a video game, you picture the likes of Cecil from Final Fantasy IV, Auron from FFX, or even someone like Hulkenberg from Metaphor ReFantazio. What you’re usually not thinking of is a tiny befreckled orphan girl who wins the...
9 Games You Should Play If You Loved Fantasian: Neo Dimension
8.5.2025
2024 was an absurdly crowded year for RPGs, but it’s also a treasure trove—especially if you’re willing to look past all the big names. Fantasian: Neo Dimension is a neat middle ground. It’s a non-franchise IP from a less-known studio, but backed by Square Enix and led by some of the biggest...
Clair Obscur Has A Build So Busted You Can Do Over 3 Billion Damage With It, But Not For Long
8.5.2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been hailed as a GOTY-contender and a refreshingly modern take on the beloved turn-based fantasy RPGs of yore. So it’s fitting that players have discovered a strategy so broken it lets a single character do over 2 billion damage, enough to kill the hardest boss...
Nečekaný hit už prodal dva miliony. V korporátu by to neprošlo, říká autor
7.5.2025
Ačkoliv původně panovaly obavy, že menší francouzské RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 zůstane ve stínu slavnější hry, opak je pravdou. Šéf studia Sandfall k tomu dodal, že hra by v rámci velkého korporátu vznikala jen těžko
Clair Obscur & Drive Beyond Horizons: subgenre + execution = hit!
6.5.2025
We look at one high and one lower-profile hit, as well as lots of discovery news