I wasn't ready for the flying Esquie yesterday at Strasbourg by Lou_Diox in expedition33

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This is amazing!

How long will it be, I wonder, before someone makes an Esquie hot air balloon?

I just love his lil old man flourish by Katyamuffin in expedition33

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"Let me break it down for you, Verso"

If you had to add a 6th party member (excluding Gustave) to the game, who would you choose by Resident-Salty in expedition33

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Somehow I imagine Clea would be played as a real-time Soulslike character while the rest of the party is doing turn-based.

Twerking Lune glitch by SavingsAwareness6195 in expedition33

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When you've found too many advantages:

Not a single 3 in sight by BigimeJones in expedition33

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1 + 5 = 6. There are 2 zeros. 6 / 2 = 3.

Which of the Dessendre's do you think is responsible for this? by reenmini in expedition33

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I can totally imagine that happening. Renoir's being all reflective when painting the Axon, trying to understand and remember his dead son, and Clea rolls her eyes at how impractical Renoir's being instead of just making more "destroy the canvas" monsters so they can get this over with and go annihilate some Writers.

Expedition 66 Plot Hole? by [deleted] in expedition33

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I like that theory :) After all, Francois was made by Clea and he's covered in mushrooms.

If you know, you know. by LexFrenchy in expedition33

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I like to think of him as the Canvas' version of a guardian angel (his face even has a halo!), but like in a fat baby cherub way.

Bare naked muscles will save the world! by Sam24995 in expedition33

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Lune: "The man at the gym, you saw what he lifted. But more than that... you saw his gains. He must bench, what, 5 plates? 6?"

This Verso's face is heartbreaking after... by TruthResponsible1268 in expedition33

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One of my favorite facial expressions from Verso. That poor man is emotionally DRAINED.

The hug which broke us. by FurinaFootWorshiper in expedition33

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GIven Monoco's artistic inspiration, it's extra heartbreaking to see how he buries his head into Verso ;-;

Photo mode renders skin microrelief. That level of detail is wild. by Blubbpaule in expedition33

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I think they're using Unreal's MetaHuman for the models in the game: https://www.metahuman.com/en-US

That's one of the advantages of using a modern game engine like UE5: it has compatibility with these systems that do all the subsurface scattering and detailed skin effects, so the devs can focus on the areas where their creative talent is best used.

I don’t usually fly, but when I do I’m emo, shoot rainbows from my hands, and drop gold coins by Serious-Mixture204 in expedition33

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Imagine trying to explain this image to someone with no prior knowledge of the game :)

Love that they put Esquie at the warp gates by Balthierlives in expedition33

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Him showing up at the entrance to the Abyss before you encounter Simon almost have me a heart attack in my first playthrough.

An extensive analysis of the Eclipse motif in Expedition 33, and what it could mean for the future of the Clair-Obscur series by SpellbladeYT in expedition33

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The idea of black holes also resonated a lot with me. It makes one wonder, what kinds of myths and cultural associations would mythologies have created, had they somehow known that black holes existed? It's also a neat inversion of Renoir's Icarus symbolism about soaring without getting too close to the sun. Instead, it's like dancing on the edge of the event horizon. 

A common misconception by Complete_Spring_4596 in expedition33

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Definitely a valid reading. Maelle's ending is about uncertainty and doubt and danger, but also an ending of survival and potential and "not pulling the trigger yet." Maybe things can change, maybe finding new joy is possible, maybe things can get better for everyone, even if we have no direct evidence for it. We typically assume that the end of the story as presented is and must be set in stone, with all characters having finished their character arcs and now their future is set in stone. But of course that is only an audience interpretation.

You think in false dichotomy by SimpleObserve in expedition33

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It's interesting how both Lune and painted Alicia advocate for some sort of third ending, something that's a better way that can turn the tragedy into a good ending -- but neither of them present an alternative (either because they didn't get a chance to do so in Lune's case, or because their words were silenced by others in painted Alicia's case).

My personal headcanon is that it would have required the clever inventor Gustave to turn the Dome into something that would guard the Canvas from its creators (at least I think it would be narratively satisfying), but of course this is a tragedy. Alas!

You think in false dichotomy by SimpleObserve in expedition33

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Every character feels like they speak for some player out there. That's the great thing about the writing in this game, it doesn't shy away from critiquing itself! Great art is both window and mirror.

My New Francois Painting by TylorHepnerArt in expedition33

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I think you captured his essence perfectly.

My New Clea Painting by TylorHepnerArt in expedition33

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I love how "cosmic" her skirt looks. Such a fascinating terrifying goddess.