Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Will Make Turn-Based RPGs Mainstream Again

Turn-based is back in a big way thanks to the upcoming Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Stephanie Levy

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I dont really like turn-based RPGs, or rather, I dont really like themanymore.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a wonderfully crafted homage to legendary JRPGs.

But as technology evolved and tastes changed, turn-based RPGs have become more and more niche.

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Tbased games - even the best ones - just dont find much mainstream success anymore.

Its not a turn-based RPG, its Pokemon.

Mario & Luigi is actually a great place to start.

esquie meeting the party in clair obscur expedition 33.

Expedition 33 takes that kind of active battle system in an even more action-focused direction.

Not only can you dodge incoming attacks, youmust.

Its not just the realism, but the direction as well.

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Battles are just as exciting to play as they are to watch.

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