Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the game du jour, (that's French for badass), dominating Metacritic and being hailed by critics and players alike as a strong contender for Game of the Year. It's destroying the Square Enix narrative that gamers don't want realistic graphics combined with turn-based gameplay.
I'm also obsessed with the game right now. Aside from the incredible story and combat, it has one of the most memorable soundtracks I've experienced since the Baldur's Gate 3 OST.
Whether the game is making you sob to a pivotal story moment or bop while parrying a Mime, the soundtrack makes you feel every moment intensely, and I've found myself listening to it away from the game itself.
While trying to find specific tracks for some of the boss fights online, I came across the composer, Lorien Testard, on Soundcloud. Turns out, that’s where he started sharing his tracks before the developers at Sandfall Interactive discovered him and invited him to join their project.
