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b473ayesterday at 2:44 PM2 repliesview on HN

Clair Obscur is going to be game of the year every year for the next decade.


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glimsheyesterday at 4:08 PM

Clair Obscur has great art (including music) but isn't a greater game underneath it. It's good but not exceptional. I can see the appeal for final fantasy fans, but I was underwhelmed.

Someone else mentions Blue Prince here. I think that's a much better game relatively speaking, even if not having Clair Obscur's exceptional art.

sdenton4yesterday at 2:58 PM

Which is too bad, because Blue Prince is the better game. :)

I'm playing through Clair Obscur now. It's above average for aaa stuff. But there are way too many cut scenes, and dodge/parry mechanics continue to be tedious. And the story is fine, but isn't really grabbing me. Sigh.

Blue Prince, on the other hand, is quite probably the best puzzle game I have ever played. My partner and I worked on it for months, and have a 50+ page Google doc of notes.

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