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Once or twice a year, a game will hook me so strongly that not only can I not stop playing it, I can't stop thinking about it. If it's not the constant pull to get back on the sticks and play, it was the constant pull to think about the story. Sandfall Interactive caught lightning in a bottle with their debut game, and I couldn't wait to have this conversation and share it all with you.
Guest info: Michael Higham
Read Michael's review of Expedition 33 https://www.ign.com/articles/clair-obscur-expedition-33-reviewFollow Michael on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/brazyazn.bsky.social0:00 Title Card0:42 Intros6:25 Personal Histories with Expedition 339:31 Opening Thoughts about Expedition 3313:12 Story Setup/Worldbuilding/A Strong Story Hook24:15 Cast of Characters31:29 Overview of Themes39:55 Comic Relief in a Bleak Story45:15 Music/Presentation1:03:02 Combat- Dodging and Parrying, Difficulty1:14:57 Combat- Offense and Character Building1:28:28 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations1:36:28 Michael's Work at IGN1:39:37 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-You's1:41:20 Spoiler Section- What's Happening?2:07:28 Spoiler Section- Endings and Interpretations2:39:13 Spoiler Section- Optional Bosses, More Thoughts, "For Those Who Come After"Music used in the episode:
Alicia (Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier)Lumière (Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier)Gustave (Lorien Testard)World Map- In Lumière's Name (Lorien Testard)Une vie à t'aimer (Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier, Victor Borba)Our Painted Family (Lorien Testard)We Lost (Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier, Victor Borba)Verso (Music Box) (Lorien Testard)Is It a Gestral or a Volleyball? (Lorien Testard)You can purchase the soundtrack here: https://lacedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/clair-obscur-expedition-33-original-soundtrack
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