Four Exciting Games We’re Looking Forward To Playing

Alright, so let me tell you what’s been happening lately. I keep diving into this game called Clair Obscur every weekend. Yeah, I’m supposed to be an adult doing adult things, but here we are. It’s on PS5 and Xbox and all that jazz—might even work on the Steam Deck if you’re feeling lucky. Anyway, I think I might actually finish the story soon. Maybe? But saying goodbye is tough, right?

Now, here’s a twist I didn’t see coming. Normally, I’m this hermit-level gamer, but Expedition 33’s got me talking to actual people. 30-somethings like me—nostalgia central, apparently. We grew up with those ’90s JRPG vibes, the Final Fantasy marathons. There’s something about this game that makes us chatty. Funny, huh?

I wasn’t sold on the story at first. Like, at all. But turns out, it grew on me. Clair Obscur pulled a plot twist, and now I’m in love with the characters. They’re a bunch of 30-somethings, dealing with chaos life throws at them. That was too real for me. Like, who isn’t muddling through some crisis, relying on friends who might not even have their lives together? Sounds like classic Final Fantasy drama, right?

The characters lean on each other, and that hits home. It’s got me thinking of headcanon stuff about aging and fears controlling us—deep, right? It’s like those FFVII and VIII highs. IX, yeah, I gotta get around to it. But if you’ve ignored my raves about Clair Obscur so far, maybe it’s time you listen?

Honestly, this game’s been one of my top experiences in, like, a decade. For real. — Claire Jackson