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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a game about a world where, every year, a Monolith has a number which ticks down. Every time that number goes down, this triggers the death of everyone who is aged the same as the previous number. This has been happening for a long time now so this city of people have been sending expeditions to the Monolith to try and understand or stop what is happening.  The way the story is told is very Western-styled, but the gameplay is entirely influenced by Japanese RPG's. It uses turn-based combat but it is very unique in that, you still have to actively participate even if it's your opponent's turn. This is done in a very dynamic style so you're never  just passively sitting and choosing options like in older Japanese RPG's.  The story and the adventure in the game as the key points as they have a lot of great and unexpected twists and turns. The key question on why people are getting killed each year and how the people can stop this from hap...

You'd think that this game is all about ogling at the main character. Honestly, they didn't need to go this route but I think, given how hard it is to get attention with ALL the video games that you can buy, this was probably the only way for them to brand themselves or get attention. It does likely make a lot of people uncomfortable to buy the game since some may think it's X-rated or something, but I suppose it's a bit of an issue that doesn't really directly impact the game itself. That said, in a world where the USA is promoting not-very-pretty girls now due to some political stance or social justice warring, it is refreshing to see that Shift Up wanted to make sure that their heroine is actually alluring / has some sex appeal.  The game starts out a bit confusing, you're just thrust into this apocalyptic world with no idea what's going on, so when you play it, you're basically just trying to enjoy the gameplay. The main character, Eve, starts out re...

 I tweeted this out earlier and I think it's worthy of publishing --- The other day, I was looking for new podcasts to listen to... Very tiring to hear Xbox influencers trying to defend Xbox's multiplatform stance. So I tried out Sacred Symbols and Kinda Funny podcast. Here's what I thought. Sacred Symbols - Colin started by talking about some personal stuff for a good hour, just fast forwarded through that shit. I mean, ok I get it, the core audience might be ok with that, but as a new listener it was weird to listen to him talk about, essentially, himself Kinda Funny podcast - They were talking about the Capcom showcase this week and how it was 'unnecessary' and I was like --- huh.... what is up with these guys. Do they know that some players actually appreciate an update direct from the developer like that? They then spent the next few minutes laughing about some, what sounded like some equipment failure on their set or something, It was funny to them, but abso...

 It's true that, Xbox Game Pass basically lets you get all of the games from Xbox Game Studios at a low price. So economically, it saves you money. However, what I don't understand is how the Xbox hardcore fanbase is continuing to cheer on Xbox management while they are openly lying to their heavily invested installed base.  A few years ago, Xbox promised exclusive games that strengthens the argument that you and other people should buy Xbox hardware. A year ago, this promise was thrown out the window, in lieu of a massive 76 billion dollar loan that Xbox owes Microsoft management for buying Activision Blizzard.  So Xbox has pivoted, and now all the games they promised would be Xbox exclusive, are no longer exclusive. The narrative has changed, particularly from voices in the Xbox community that are supposed to be speaking FOR the community. "This is a good thing", "This gives MS/Xbox more money", "In the future, everything will be an Xbox anyway"....