Expedition 33 has already made history as the highest user-scored game on Metacritic by a significant margin, now it's getting sales to match.

From the get-go, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 positions itself as a mystery game of sorts. Refusing to spoon feed the specifics of its premise to the player, it begins with a slow-burn 40-minute prologue that throws terms like “Gommage,” “Expeditions,” and “the Paintress” at the player long before they learn what these words actually mean.

In this edition of arts24, we're focusing on the video game of the year and it’s proudly, unmistakably French. "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33", created by a small studio in Montpellier, is taking the