A particularly motivated fan of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 achieved an improbable feat that the developers themselves were unable to accomplish.
In addition to its story full of twists and turns and tragedies, Chiaroscuro Expedition 33 is also full of optional locations to discover and additional fights, some of which are only beatable with a very high level group and powerful configurations for each character. With his thank you update deployed right after receiving the ultimate prize of Game Awards 2025Sandfall Interactive has introduced new ones, including what is now THE most difficult boss in the entire work. However, one dedicated player managed to take him down without having to completely break the game, earning him the deep respect of the developers.
A new Star Divergent player on Clair Obscur
Inspired by titles like Mario RPG and other similar JRPGs allowing you to be active during your opponents’ turn, Clair Obscur Expedition 33 was able to convince even those resistant to the genre thanks to a system of perfect dodge and parry, therefore making possible the feat of finishing the game without ever taking a single damage. By pure spirit of contradiction, some players on the contrary wanted to end the game in taking absolutely every blowtherefore never using parry or dodge.
Such a propensity for masochism, however, seemed impossible in the face of the “endgame” bosses of Clair Obscur Expedition 33, as they inflict monstrous damage. Yet a player for whom pain is clearly a form of pleasure has achieved what even the developers thought impossible: beating Simon in its even more terrifying form than the base one, introduced via last December’s Thank You Update.
In an interview with the magazine EdgeGuillaume Broche, director of Clair Obscur, applauded the feat. “ Just about everyone broke the game in one way or another, but that was expected. On the other hand, one player totally impressed me by beating the new version of Simon without ‘cheating’ and taking all his hits. Even I didn’t manage to do it while testing the combat before we released the update “. For those who come after, know that even the most difficult boss can fall without having to be a true god of parrying and dodging.
Source : Edge
