Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
It's been a long, long time since a game took my breath away, but Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 does.The best art direction I've ever seen. Wonderful animation. Phenomenal voice acting (listen to the French with English subtitles). An entirely engrossing, haunting story.
This game didn't even have a AAA budget by today's standards. How it accomplished all this on a lower budget blows me way.
Even the combat is fun. In addition to the attacks being excellent, there's a parry system that is absolutely brilliant. The timing is tricky, as each type of enemy attacks at different speeds, but it's fun and powerful when you're able to use it.
Oh, and no map. Just think about that. In a day and age where we're handheld to death, you couldn't turn on a map if you wanted to. It's freeing, really.
I'm about ten hours in and utterly fascinated.
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