re: Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Thread;No Spoilers 92% metascore

The music is so good. The first 10 minutes are absolutely incredible.

Damn.

9/10 IGN
94% Metacritic
10/10 RPG site

Has unseated Blue Prince for highest rated game of the year so far

Woke up to a 92% on Meta.

Being mentioned in GOTY discussion in most reviews.

There is such a glaring…money making hole…in the gaming market right now.

So glaring and so profitable in fact that if done right…such as not appeasing the weirdos that are such a small percentage of the market, quality writing and voice acting, no micro transactions, etc. Essentially creating a game with passion….you can sell it for $50, make a killing, and be considered a potential game of the year before actual release.

Rocket science.

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This game was made by a team of 30 people, it makes it look like no other AAA team is even trying."

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I think this is why we get the FFX comparisons. Smaller team can just focus on creating a more detailed and streamlined map. Take that big open world budget and place it into Voice Acting.

If I were the head of a 30 man team and trying to build a successful RPG I’d take inspiration from X and the newer God of Wars(world design is what I consider perfect).

If we know we are sitting on a good story and that players will want to keep knowing what will happen next….they won’t care about finding the next temple with the same boss over and over again.

This dude absolutely loves this game. He says it's a spoiler-free review and I didn't hear anything I would think is a spoiler unless you're one of the types who doesn't even want to know the names of the primary party members or aren't aware of some of the characters played by some of the big-name voice actors like Andy Serkis. He tests the game on Xbox and PC and uses the "play anywhere" feature.

The biggest knock he had is if you venture off the beaten path you can run into enemies you can't defeat, but they don't appear to have indicators that let you know you're venturing into one shot kill territory.

As usual, small indie studios are putting out higher quality, more creative, more passionate projects than the AAA retards that choose to rehash the same dogshit writing and gameplay tropes over and over

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As usual, small indie studios are putting out higher quality, more creative, more passionate projects than the AAA retards that choose to rehash the same dogshit writing and gameplay tropes over and over

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The money got too big. It became about meeting deadlines and hitting metrics. Game changing(for the worse imo) ideas like the battle pass hit the scene and it becomes the new subscription and revenue is through the roof. This endless cycle for what seems like almost a decade now.

It is not sustainable. Ubi is a good example.

Games and decisions regarding the game should be made by gamers who have a passion for their work. Every great game has had this formula. Investors just need to be patient and let the teams cook and the investment will pay off.