Oscar Taylor-Kent

1 week ago | gamesradar.com | Oscar Taylor-Kent

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the sort of RPG that's not afraid to throw some hulking behemoths your party's way from early on. Even besides dedicated super bosses, it's possible to wander into battles against enemies that tower above the battle camera a short ways into the open world, making me feel dizzy to look up at, and like I have about as much chance of winning the match-up as I do understanding what 'Clair Obscur' actually means. A page from Xenoblade Chronicles' book, perhaps?

1 week ago | gamesradar.com | Oscar Taylor-Kent

The Horror at Highrook has the allure of a single-player board game, a Lovecraftian mystery I was able to pick at on my desktop while enjoying a big mug of cocoa to keep the terrors at bay. Yet, it uses its digital nature well, revolving around moving cards around the manor to initiate timers that'd just feel a little odd if you were doing it in real-life, hunched over waiting for an hourglass to run out all alone.

2 weeks ago | gamesradar.com | Oscar Taylor-Kent

We can't blame you if you're desperate for more games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – the debut game from Sandfall Interactive (made up of former Ubisoft devs) is a stunning first game for the studio. Charting the quest of a group of adventurers setting out to save their world from The Paintress, who is deleting the population of a fractured world with an annually declining age limit, this is a mature and emotional tale.

2 weeks ago | gamesradar.com | Oscar Taylor-Kent

Mycopunk comes from the Greek – 'myco' meaning 'mushroom' and 'punk' meaning 'punk'. With that rigorous training out of the way, it's time to appease your cockroach commander Roachy and immediately drop from space to the Gravity Farms of New Atlas. Just for a cleanup detail. Don't mind the things with all the limbs. That's why you've got large weapons strapped to you.

2 weeks ago | gamesradar.com | Oscar Taylor-Kent

The Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Antoine questions come up just before the end of the prologue, after the gommage, when you join Gustave as he enjoys the Festival De L'Expedition with his fellow expeditioners. Come morning, they'll set off across the sea on their quest to stop the Paintress. But before that, you get to spend time chatting with everyone, learning a bit more about the world and, of course, earning some tokens to collect unique early-game items. There are three tokens in total.