We’re Living In The Era Of Pretty-Em-Ups, But Clair Obscur Isn't One

Many triple-A games are emphasizing graphics over depth. Not Clair Obscur.

[jznrpg]

God if War is a great game. I really enjoyed Callisto Protocol. Why do lame journos always try to knock games? I like variety. I like open world, I like linear games, I like story games, I like action games.
You don’t have to pit different style of games against each other to try and make one look better. You could make an article saying we need more turn based games and I would agree. There is so much negativity in the gaming space. Why not try telling us why this game stands on its own merits instead of shitting on other games? But Negativity gets clicks and that’s all you care about even though it’s hurting gaming.

[Lexreborn2]

Anytime I see an author/person start comparing other games. I lose interest, I don’t need you to knock or drag some other game to elevate another. I just want to know about THE GAME IM INTERESTED IN!

[StarcrossedBits]

“There is so much negativity in the gaming space. ”
The sad truth is that negativity gets hits, so bad sites (like The Gamer, which is one of the worst examples) uses 'hot takes' to get hits and thus make money. I've run a few sites over the years and it was frustrating that a thoughtful positive piece would get a quarter of the hits of a sloppy negative piece.
One of those makes money, one of them doesn't. Eventually people either leave gaming journalism (like I did) or they lean into it and tell themselves they're keeping the industry honest or something so that they can sleep at night.

[Profchaos]

Yeah even among gaming fans people hate others for being excited about things they don't like no matter how little.

It's like someone saying hey I liked forspoken

And it's met with your a piece of s***t and you suck because your funding bad things in the industry

[Armaggedon]

Its perception. People view certain aspects of gaming to be superior to others. I try to appreciate games for their unique, virtually irreplicable traits and features.

[TheColbertinator]

Typically the negative people are the loudest and have the largest platforms like Youtube and Instagram promoting their content to the level of pop superstars. Unfortunately publishers and the gaming press listen to them most.

[CrimsonWing69]

I’m confused. The author complains about linearity experiences in these games that are pretty… and then praises Expedition 33 for linearity and neglects that it’s also a looker? Also, the phrase Pretty-‘Em-Ups is absolutely stupid.

[StarcrossedBits]

Poorly thought out opinions that read like GenAI Slop is kind of The Gamer's brand.

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I don’t know if I would really call Clair Obscure a “looker”, Artistically its pretty amazing, but on a technical level it 100% feels like a last gen game that can be maxed out on PC.

But lightning, shadows, especially textures (those can be quite bad for some things), etc, they can be pretty average looking

Not that I’m necessarily complaining, good art direction will almost always trumps over those things specially if its a matter of prioritizing other areas like gameplay or story(which this game definitely does)

[HyperMoused]

If i wasnt playing Oblivion this is what i would be playing, will defnitely be getting this in future

[gigoran8]

don't make Pretty-Em-Up a thing. it's not a thing.

[gold_drake]

to be very honest tho?

this game is gorgeous. no doubt about it

[arissaseah51]

The game is on top and has thrilling actions. I really like it.