Summary
AClair Obscur: Expedition 33fan has sighted a small detail from the game lingering in Montpellier, France, and the community cooked up the appropriate response to the impressive sighting.Clair Obscur: Expedition 33is a turn-based RPG from Sandfall Interactive, flaunting a dark fantasy Belle Époque style to color the quest of Expeditioners Gustave, Lune, and Maelle to conquer the Paintress.
Adding to its phenomenal launch,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33reached an impressive milestone on Steamrecently, which is a testament to the game’s overwhelming popularity in the gaming community. The RPG sold over 2 million copies in its first 12 days in the wild and maintains a brilliant 9.7 Metacritic score. The fandom’s praise for the dark fantasy targets its emotionally driven story, hair-raising score, and Soulslike boss battles in terms of difficulty.
Posted on Reddit by AL-Walker, a photo was shared on the Expedition 33 subreddit showing a building in Montpellier with a recognizable number placed above a door’s archway. The building number is 33, the titular expedition number from the game. However, what makes this a notable nod is the number uses the same font marked on the Paintress’ monolith.French President Macron congratulatedClair Obscur: Expedition 33on its success, proving the game has become a grand achievement for the country, and spotting this blink-and-you’ll miss-it detail out in the wild is a fantastic discovery for any fan.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fan Spots 33 Archway In Montpellier
The original poster pointed out that the Sandfall team was based in Montpellier, France, and theClair Obscur: Expedition 33director Guillaume Broche revealed the team was “assembled in very random ways”and pursued “stupid ideas” while developing the project. More of the Reddit community flooded the comments section with a memorable phrase from the game: Gustave’s “For those who come after.” Additionally, fans were more than happy to share their love for the game in response to Montpellier’s Easter egg, and some also shared their personal connections to the number 33.
Some gamers have shared their opinion on howClair Obscur: Expedition 33embraces French cinema, through its characters, story, gameplay, and combat, to build a truly poignant and stylistic story for gamers to soak up. Since the title is already a shoo-in for game of the year, the Sandfall team has addressed a possible DLC in the roadmap, stating additional content would only be considered if there was a desire from the fandom, which there certainly is.
