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utilizes the literal power of his "parables", meant to teach lessons about reality, about "the way things are", against the party, in trying to drill reality into them, which, for "fictional" beings, literally would just be death to them. Renoir only sees fiction and art as a way to communicate, to impart lessons. painted!Verso on the other hand, is literally a fictional version of the dead son the Dessendres are grieving over, and has done his time in the world, living an entire lifetime among the vivid imagination of the soul of his real counterpart, while also losing and suffering at the hands of what the warring, grieving parents paint into the world. While I don't think he explicitly aimed to give Maelle the relationship, the bond she was denied because of the fire, he gives it anyway, and treats the party like they're real, letting them learn about themselves, experience joy, connection, all the things that make life worth living. Whether he intended it or not, I believe he shows how fiction can save lives. It's not an uncommon phenomenon for someone to play a JRPG as a kid, become completely obsessed with it, internalize a more optimistic personality and warmer disposition, meet people through mutual like of said video game, and life a richer (and maybe literally longer) life because of it. Because games like this, like the fiction of Act I and II, do matter. They're crucial reminders that things can be better, and it's better to fight for a better tomorrow, and to cultivate relationships. It's only when you bury your head too deep into the fiction, and not take anything positive from the fiction into the real world, where fiction can turn from life giving to the opposite. And the fact that it's painted!Verso that tries to unbury Maelle's head from the painting that makes this point even more powerful and true. It's the painting itself staring back at Maelle and saying she needs to go touch grass, to stop staring at the painting, to move on, that staying long… alarm in the morning, from talking to Renoir and her mom in reality, from beginning to heal and see a future beyond this grief, because continuing to absorb herself in Verso's painting is only playing at pretend that Verso is still alive at this point. Which isn't to say that a painting like this cannot be a positive in the family's life in hard times, when remembering Verso might bring them strength - but drowning themselves in tears about it won't help if you can't sniff and run out of tears. That's why I love both endings. Verso's ending is a glimpse at life at the first steps of moving on. Beginning to see the expeditions and Lumiere in the rear view mirror. We fought a damn good fight. It's time to move on, to do what we can in our reality, with our cruel limitations and scant power. And while Maelle's ending is happy for everyone in the painting, all sorrows turned to happy endings, losses reverted, and even if we can derive contentment rising our dead from the grave...painted!Verso expresses such a powerful and deep tiredness and resignation from this song (literally) and dance. It'll all art, literally, just for the purpose of playing dolls with the memory of people who can no longer hold us, and even masterpieces get old after enough time, stagnating our brains and souls. It's the same trap the old paintress fell into, and Maelle has fallen into it too. Whether we like it or not, we've got to move on. No one can paint forever. E33 is absurdly beautiful for illustrating all that and more in tones that reached as many as it does. The fact that there are people on Reddit that genuinely cannot comprehend how it makes sense that Maelle's ending has bad undertones speaks to the power of both endings, and the allure of endless escapism to some people. Unfortunately, I watched Gurren Laggan as a teenager, so I can't empathize with mindsets that would see the appeal in completely abandoning your current life for a fictional life where the worst thing that happens … you and your creations, but the power of E33 is that it makes me honestly understand it a little. After all, Maelle's ending is one in which we could see the rest of Gustave's skill tree. That would be sick as fuck. God I haven't even MENTIONED how I love the battle system and how I'm a hopeless parry enjoyer. How Expert mode straddles the line between allowing you juust enough mistakes to push me to really experiment and understand the systems and how doing that is Fun. How hype the final superboss Simon is and how really, seriously detail oriented the world is, filling in blanks in the backstory/lore of the expeditions if you pay attention, and the same for the Dessendres and their involvement in the evolution of the painting. And that the game knows how to be fucking funny when it wants to. Funnier than so many games that try harder to be funny. And DUDE...stellar voice performances, to the point where the game avoids the singular line delivery with slightly too long pauses between lines that plague other games in this genre. Characters talk OVER each other sometimes. That fact alone is genuinely astonishing for a game with so many JRPG trappings. Speaking of JRPG trappings: fucking love that there's an overworld. Overworlds are cool. Bring Them Back So far, I'm pretty sure I can confidently put E33 forward as my GOTY. Genuinely didn't think it would actually be actually This good, I kinda thought it would be more crowd please-y. And yeah sure, it kinda is with likeable characters and a smooth gameplay progression (and I'm sure it's way more forgiving when not playing on Expert) and it has AAA video game climbing handholds (thankfully contextualized in the game) but it doesn't feel like such things are put in because it'd please crowds, it's all in service to the vision. AAA video game climbing handholds do let you set up grand vistas and break up semi linear hallways after all, no one wants to play another FFXIII. I'm so glad I did eventually get around to this game, it is, unfortunately to my slight hipster tendencies, deserving of its glowing praise. We continue...
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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#sfmt2025
111. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
This game's so good that I have to quote post the actual media thread ramble, so check the quote post for the full spoiler thoughts. It really does feel like a game from a timeline where JRPGs are still respected as telling the best stories in gaming
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Hades 2 is great and feels fresher than Hades 1 (which is probably because I experienced hades 1 a lot thru early access vs. waiting for 1.0 on 2) but I listened to some Transistor music today and still miss when each new Supergiant game was a cool new idea
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Meow
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Hard to justify a smaller con too cuz I don't really have friend groups or squads to mobilize for a fun weekend
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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If no one loves men, assume I've passed from this world
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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God I wish they were real
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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oooo I like the vibe... 🐱
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Dang what pizza was it...
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Oooh very very good...so I don't have to rely on a PS5 remaster that kills the vibes, very good
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Goddamn, I went to a local anime con this year and did not see one thing for this anime, I woulda loved to get stickers of that bunny
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Hope recovery doesn't knock you out too hard 🙏
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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They're gonna add Kybu to increase player retention
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Meow
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM