Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fans have now had a week to play around with the game’s new Photo Mode, introduced in its free DLC. And what a photo mode it is, resulting in some really incredible shots, funny meme recreations, and even discoveries of previously-hidden little details that are making us love this game even more.
The update, which launched on December 11 following Clair Obscur’s incredible Game Awards sweep, includes a brand new location: Verso’s Drafts, with new enemies and bosses and story. It also adds new language localizations, costumes, new ultra-hard bosses in the Tower, and the aforementioned Photo Mode. While all that other stuff is fun, the Photo Mode is really helping Clair Obscur shine. It’s already a beautiful game, but some of these shots players are taking are next-level.
(Warning: While I endeavored not to include any overt story spoilers below, some of these images are from Act 3 of the game)
Sorry for posting so many…Lune and Sciel are just so pretty!
Apart from some really lovely images, we’re also getting some cheeky folks recreating memes with the game’s characters, such as:
But my favorite part of this update has been a handful of new revelations about some of Clair Obscur’s more precise details, such as the intricacy of the game’s snowflakes, a hidden world map image, and a lot more.
What I will not be reposting here are the large quantity of feet shots, and bathing suit shots. You degenerates will have to look those up yourselves.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is really, really good, as demonstrated by its pile of awards and our own 9/10 where we wrote: “Wearing its inspirations on its sleeve, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 paints itself into the pantheon of great RPGs with a brilliant combat system and a gripping, harrowing story.” If you’re just now jumping in, you’re in good company with an awful lot of other people, and we have a helpful Beginner Guide that you may find useful to read through as you start. You can also check in on our list of things Clair Obscur doesn’t tell you, or our full Walkthrough in case you get stuck.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].
