Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director praises the RPG sicko who managed to beat the most infamous boss by taking every hit without cheesing: "I tried to do it before release and I couldn't manage it"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive was merciful when it decided to make the game’s most infamously punishing fight, the dastardly post-game superboss Simon, an optional encounter. Still, as is their call of duty, J’RPG completionists have been willfully tangling with the Expedition Zero madman and his giant sword since launch, but apparently not many of them come out on top without resorting to cheesy tactics.

Talking to GR+ sister publication Edge for its latest issue, Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche said no one has managed to “break the game” in any unintended ways, but what did impress him was an unnamed and apparently incredibly skillful player who managed to take down Simon without cheesing him at all – and also without avoiding any of his massive swings.