This game is phenomenal and so fun to play. It deserves all the huge amounts of positive reviews. Clair Obscur is an excellent example of how to make a innovated turn based game and take it to the next level. It's amazing how a small studio with only 30 people were able to make such masterpiece, I haven't have so much enjoyment since Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring, Zelda TotK, Persona, Suikoden 1&2, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, they really nailed it.
The fight duration is on the right point: not too long or being repetitive and monotonous like FF7 Remake, FF16, Metaphor/Persona. This is what Modern Final Fantasy would look like if Square Enix didn't only focuses on making a movie button masher game:
PRO:
- You'd never get tired of the Gameplay
- Revolution of turn based combat with parry and dodge.
- No DLC/micro transaction
- Accessible price
- No LGBT/Woke propaganda
- Epic soundtrack 100/10
- Engaging story
- Good graphics
- Beautiful Art style
- Amazing Characters
- Challenging difficult (Souls like)
- Replay value
- A lot of optional contents and secret bosses
CONS:
- This game will cause you to enter "Fever" status. It will cause you to be addicted with this game, the only cure is keep playing lol.
Most companies need to takes notes (specially Square Enix) prioritizing in "making a fun game" instead of focusing realistic graphics, long cut scenes and the same game over and over again with 0 innovation.
Most rpg games nowadays are like this: walk a long corridor, fight, watch 5-10 minutes cut scene and repeat again until the end lol.
And of course developers who makes games with passion and not only for cash grab (Which most companies do nowadays sadly) deserve my wallet.
If you are both: fans and not fans of turn based combat, give a try, I promise you won't be dissapointed. 10/10.