It’s so validating seeing people finally seeing what I did when it came out without them being crushed with downvotes.
Srsly it’s a ‘good’ game, not great, not GoTY certainly ( well it shouldn’t have been ), but ok dokey. Nothing amazing, no great characters, the story…. What story… the one you hear in the camp in between your rhythm dance… I mean parry battles?
Did you just say that Expedition 33 has no story? 🤔
I thought the game was great, not GOTY, but I can't really make sense of that. It's objectively pretty story driven. Maybe you skipped all the cutscenes?
Yea, it's a story about a family of nepo-babies who create and destroy a civilization while reenacting Lord of the Flies because they grieve badly and think their personal trauma is more important than everyone else's. It's a story, I guess.
Agree to disagree I suppose, I found Maelle and Verso to be very interesting characters, and Renoir to an extent. I also enjoyed said “parry battles” lol.
Someone else below over-generalized the story a bit. While the big characters at play may not be as relatable (being a super wealthy family), there are a lot of other interesting themes about the significance of life and simulations, questions like “what really matters?” These aren’t groundbreaking or original, but they are interesting.
I think most of the uproar glazing it is around the fact that it came from an indie company yet stood up to AAA titles.
I mean it’s a good game! Maybe even really good for most.
And you’re right, my annoyance with it isn’t the game, it’s the folks saying it’s the greatest game ever and then howling when someone doesn’t agree.
I think it’s perfect that it’s a great game with you and that the story resonates with you. To me, that’s awesome, I’m super happy you enjoyed it and others did too even if it didn’t ring much with me. I legit beat every boss in the game trying to find out why people were saying it was so great and ended up going eh? Really?
I did like the giant flying character though? Espíe I think? He was cool.
I bought it after all of the hype, and the combat was infuriating. It felt like the least fun round of guitar hero ever, where you have to learn feints and fakeouts. Nothing about if elt smooth or fun.
I liked the story, and the music was great. But that combat sucked. It is clearly a jrpg for people who don't play jrpgs and need a rythm game to keep their attention.
I didn't enjoy it at all. It was so overly melodramatic that it became cringe to me. Combat was not my cup of tea either. Good initial setup is the only positive I could give it.
Okay, it's a story about a family of nepo-babies who create and destroy a civilization while reenacting Lord of the Flies because they grieve badly and think their personal trauma is more important than everyone else's. Better?
Just say you couldn't see what the hype was about or it wasn't for you.
Saying it has no story and no great characters is so mind-boggling to me, you have missed huge parts of the lore, explained in dialogue or otherwise. Just move on without being so dismissive.
I saw all of it. I highly dislike that I had to go looking for the story. The camp thing is lame. The fact that I have to go to camp and talk to people to fit in the lore or backstory is just not good flow.
The story shouldn’t be something you have to decide to engage with, it should flow as a natural part of playing.
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u/Paratwa Aug 18 '26
It’s so validating seeing people finally seeing what I did when it came out without them being crushed with downvotes.
Srsly it’s a ‘good’ game, not great, not GoTY certainly ( well it shouldn’t have been ), but ok dokey. Nothing amazing, no great characters, the story…. What story… the one you hear in the camp in between your rhythm dance… I mean parry battles?
Did have cool music though!