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Fun fact: The “Obscur” in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a reference to how obscure all of the game’s menus and systems are.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 casts you as a group of magical Instagram influencers, fronted by British Daredevil, on a mission to let everyone in the world grow old enough to get gray hairs. It’s a turn-based RPG, but it also has real-time parries inspired by Soulslikes, and wraps up that perplexing mix of gameplay in a lexicon that seems straight out of art school.

It’s a bit off-putting initially, but once you lock in, you’ll find a rich, fascinating RPG that’s unlike many other games ar