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What If a Video Game Was French?
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is un baiser in video-game form.
It immediately steeps you in its Frenchness, introducing you to protagonist Gustave (voiced in English by a tremendously sad Charlie Cox), a deeply melancholic man about to bid farewell to his ex-lover in an alternate Paris bearing the scars of some fantastic disaster. This has been a net loss, and Clair Obscur demonstrates why; the game’s Belle Époque lens, applied to its dark fantasy world, does tremendous work toward making a very familiar genre feel new. There are many variations, but the term usually describes a story-rich game with multiple player characters and turn-based fights that involve choosing your preferred options from a menu.
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