this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
282 points (99.3% liked)
Games
38149 readers
780 users here now
Welcome to the largest gaming community on Lemmy! Discussion for all kinds of games. Video games, tabletop games, card games etc.
Weekly Threads:
Rules:
-
Submissions have to be related to games
-
No bigotry or harassment, be civil
-
No excessive self-promotion
-
Stay on-topic; no memes, funny videos, giveaways, reposts, or low-effort posts
-
Mark Spoilers and NSFW
-
No linking to piracy
More information about the community rules can be found here and here.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Larian Games is one of the few that actually care about their games enough to assemble a team for making coherent stories!
EA or Ubisoft could never, even though their bottom lines would be improved by making games with compelling stories.
But at the very least we can see that the same developers who worked at Ubisoft are better than they are allowed to be. Clair Obscur Expedition 33 deserves the same love that this got and features mostly Ubisoft employees (only 30 people in total) and shows the company truly hinders how good a game can be.
That's why I fault Ubisoft itself...The developer team is only as good as Ubisoft allows their devs to be. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a breakout hit, as that is an example of a dev team that is free from the oppressive weight of a corporation. I'm going to be buying Clair Obscur because I want to send a message that more games from their team would be appreciated!
You are in for a treat if you enjoy RPGs with modern takes on an old system. I have been playing games for over 30 years and lately haven't had the funds to buy much of anything in the past year, but I made an exception for this and it thankfully was a good as I was hoping it would be. Holding my interest is getting harder as well, but thankfully, due to this game and a few others, I am starting to realize it's most likely because I crave something different and unique sometimes.
I can't wait...Though I got a backlog of games that currently are in progress, so I won't be playing Clair Obscur immediately. Modern games are simply hit or miss, if it's made by a big studio...Often it's a blueprint of what's trended a few years ago because games are so much bigger, it takes a while to make them.
I feel Indie devs have the most freedom to do something unique, interesting, and fresh without super long development times. I've been choosing to play cozy or indie games as of late because a lot of the mainstream games haven't caught my attention too. Hell, right now I'm playing Oblivion Remastered, and it's got me in a stranglehold of nostalgia. It's basically the same game but with a prettier aesthetic (there are some graphical issues that need resolving due to the quirks of Unreal 5). Nothing that Bethesda would be able to produce today that's a right mix of banal, goofy, lore heavy, and fun.
I also can't wait to play Oblivion remastered as well. I just couldn't see picking up yet another remake/remaster over something original first. I figured the small team could benefit way more from as many sales as they could, plus I just wanted something new, haha. Can't wait though, I haven't played it since like 2007.
As I said: Nostalgia has me in a stranglehold, that's the only reason why Oblivion Remastered was first on my list. I had a craving for Oblivion again; Clair Obscur being priced reasonably means I can buy it this payday! Though, I will finish Jedi: Survivor before starting a full playthrough of Clair Obscur.