It always amazes me when niche games find huge mainstream success.

Clair Obscur fans want to try and help make the game even better.

I loveClair Obscur: Expedition 33, and I love that so many other people love it too.

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But Ive also seen some disappointment.

Even if youre a seasoned parrier, this is not an easy game.

In fact, having a lot of experience with fast-paced combat like this might even make things harder.

Lune’s attributes screen in clair obscur: expedition 33.

In Expedition 33, youll fail every parry if youre even a fraction of a second too early.

You have to press it precisely when the attack would hit you, or even a millisecond or twoafter.

Its an extraordinarily tight window that has a different feel from what were used to.

sciel with her arms crossed the night before setting off in clair obscur: expedition 33.

Hitting that window is hard, no doubt about it.

A lot of TVs have picture options that could throw off your timing.

If your TV has a game mode, even better.

Close Up of Sciel from Clair Obscur Expedition 33.

This will ensure youre seeing things correctly.

That is, unless your audio is out of sync.

There are a lot of reasons this might be happening, depending on your setup.

verso readies an attack against golgra in clair obscur: expedition 33.

Many rhythm games have an audio sync adjuster for this very reason.

It would be great if Sandfall could add one to Expedition 33, as well.

Your wireless controller could also be causing problems.

monoco counters the chromatic ballet’s enchantment attack in clair obscur: expedition 33.

While OEM PlayStation and Xbox controllers shouldnt have any bluetooth latency issues, your favorite third-party customizable gamepad could.

When all else fails, it’s possible for you to always blame the game.

Its not your fault man, that was just a cheap shot.

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Youd have to be cracked out of your mind to hit these parries!

Dont worry about it, mate.

Youre still good at video games, I promise.

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