Stellar Blade Director Gets Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Platinum Trophy, Says It's Game of the Year

The levels of praise for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have been off the charts since it launched a few weeks back, and now that more people are rolling credits on the RPG, it's getting some additional Game of the Year talk.

Case in point: Kim Hyung-tae, director of Stellar Blade and founder of its developer, Shift Up, has taken to social media in order to express his love for Sandfall Interactive's debut.

[jznrpg]

The year isn’t close to over so it’s a little premature to be calling for GoTY already.

[andy85]

I mean he did say it's his GOTY. But there doesn't seem to be much to challenge it unless DS2 or Ghost of Yotei improve greatly on the last ones or there's a big surprise. Split Fiction is the only proper challenger really so far this year given ITT won it in the past. But given the universal praise and it's highest user rated game ever there's only one runner for me so far this year

[gold_drake]

hard disagree.

if u no, u no.

[MrNinosan]

While I agree, I can only imagine DS2 and Ghost of Yotei stand in the way.

This year has already been amazing and I hope we'll get more bangers this year and I'm mostly hyped for DS2, but after spending over 100 hours with Expedition 33, even I who normally only like Final Fantasy rpgs think Expedition 33 will be fighting for the GOTY for real.

[jznrpg]

I’m not saying it’s not a contender but over half the year left. Before this game came out who would think it would be GoTY? Some more games can come into contention out of nowhere so I like to play the years games before making up my mind

[Armaggedon]

I dont think Obscur is that great, but I dont see what is going to compete. I guess kingdom come 2. Ninja Gaiden 4 will have to be the ultimate hack and slash game to ever be considered a candidate. Oh wait, I forgot aboit Ghost of Yotei.

[PICK-ME]

KCD2 is better

[Lexreborn2]

I still have to start the new dynasty warriors game, get doom, looking forward to lost souls aside, playing south of midnight and honestly Clair definitely set a standard that’s going to be tough to top. But, it’s not impossible for sure

[gold_drake]

quite honestly, i played doom yesterday, its abit, dull.

definitely action packed, but i dunno, i expected abit more.

[gold_drake]

i do too, this game, fuck me sideways.

only a few games give me that sorta feeling, i couldnt stop playing.

the music, fuuuck so good.
the story, the characters, fhe battles ,so good.

i love this game so much ha

[gigoran8]

this game, the story, and the music, gave me real physical emotions. Any game that can do that to a player deserves praise.

[ravens52]

This is my GOTY so far. Ghost is a day 1, i still have to finish ds1 so i probably wont be there day 1 for ds2. I kno Ghost is gonna be amazing, but its gonna be hard to top this as my goty.

[robtion]

Director of GOTY 2024 plays GOTY 2025. Sounds about right.

[gigoran8]

greatness knows greatness. It's the best game his half of the year and I cannot think of any titles in the last half of the year that could beat it.