Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: What Is The Story? Explained

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is going to be the first major JRPG to release in 2025, and after a phenomenal year of JRPGs in 2024, players are amped.

While there is a ton of expectations pertaining to the game, it's going to be good to know what the story is about before heading in. 

Here's what we know. 

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: What Is The Story? Explained 

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was announced during Summer Games Fest 2024, and Sandfall Interactive has just recently revealed a brand new trailer. 

The game itself looks incredible, with some JPRG elements that we all know and love, and graphically, the game looks stunning.

In regards to a quick synopsis of the plot, see the following. 

Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.” And tomorrow we depart on our final mission - Destroy the Paintress, so she can never paint death again.

We are Expedition 33.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a ground-breaking turn-based RPG with unique real-time mechanics, making battles more immersive and addictive than ever. Explore a fantasy world inspired by Belle Époque France in which you battle devastating enemies.