Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 9.7 user rating on Metacritic | Disscussion thread

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BasilZero said:

LegitHyperbole said:

Nah, man. Play it. It's is extremely JRPG if you are using JRPG as a sub genre and not country of origin. The level design, the menu system, the spells, even the OST and structure of the game is a JRPG. It has more in common with JRPGs than with the rest of them. Even item placement, itemization and the systems beneath building are more JRPG with kinda SRPG depth like Unicorn Overlord, it doesn't need to be anime and have a Japanese dub to be a JRPG which is all it is lacking. 

Inspired by Japanese RPGs sure but its 100% not a JRPG.

You wouldnt call Sea of Stars or Cosmic Star Heroine JRPGs either despite them being inspired by one of the best Japanese RPGs - Chrono Trigger.

Dark Souls is inspired by WRPGs but its not a WRPG.

And yes I'll play it, I have it on my wishlist but it doesnt look like a game I would buy year 1.

Edit: Anyways, I dont really like using JRPG as a term to describe a game genre, I'd rather stick with the normal terms like Turn based RPG, Action RPG, SRPG, etc since fans have muddled the term for games that dont really should have any association aside from inspiration.

I suppose we can agree on that. It's like saying this is an Atlus game without explaining all the differences and nuance in the way everyone say hard action games is a soulslike game when it doesn't fit. 

If there is one thing about modern gaming is there is no clear definitions of genres now and even subhenres are blending together. People are pulling out old games like Legend Of Dragoon, Lost oddessy and other trying to pin this game down, even Sekiro and Souls is mentioned. How do you define something like Dace the Diver or Nier Automata, you can't pin it down or recently Khazan, all you can do with that is compare it to a blend of Sekiro, Souls and Nioh 2 to get an idea of what you're explaining. 

With the above said, I think party focused, turnbased JRPGs are the the best to compare Expedition 33 to, a Persona/Metaphor lite game but with an asterix that it is also a skill based game or perhaps a rythymm game on top.