If you were an early buyer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and paid particular attention to Maelle, you likely picked up on just how ridiculous her Stendhal move is. The late-game ability essentially nukes one target, and if you stack that damage, oh boy, it's a world of hurt. This blast of pain actually stemmed from a swift pre-release change by Sandfall, because it was originally considerably weaker.
The team admitted such during a chat with Edge magazine. "[Maelle's Stendhal skill] was very bad during all the playtests," Guillaume Broche, creative director on Clair Obscur, stated, "and we decided to change it at the last second [before launch] so we didn't test it properly."
