Clair Obscur Fan's UNBELIEVABLE Parry Win SHOCKS Gaming World! How Did They Do It?!

Eight hours. That's a full workday, a transatlantic flight, or, apparently, the time it takes one dedicated gamer to beat a notoriously tough boss in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. But this wasn't just any victory; it was a testament to sheer stubbornness and mastery of the game's parry mechanic.

Clair Obscur Fan's UNBELIEVABLE Parry Win SHOCKS G...

The player, known as Recordbreaks, took on the Duollistes boss, a recent addition to the game as part of its farewell update in the Endless Tower location. Now, the Endless Tower is designed to be challenging, a true gauntlet for even seasoned players. But spending the better part of a day on a single boss fight? That's next-level dedication.

What makes this feat truly mind-boggling is the self-imposed restriction: no dodging. Zilch. Nada. Recordbreaks opted to parry every single attack, resulting in a staggering 10,545 successful parries throughout the eight-hour ordeal. Imagine the focus! My thumbs are cramping just thinking about it.

"The only reason it took me this long is because I haven't properly built Verso for damage in the millions yet," Recordbreaks confessed, revealing his squad was still around level 80. "He was doing maybe 200,000 damage per hit and that's if Roulette was working in my favor which it wasn't most of the time." Essentially, he was underpowered, making the challenge even more ridiculous. He could have optimized his build. He could have restarted. But no, he persevered.

The community has been understandably impressed. "22 parries a minute, pretty much one parry every three seconds," one fan calculated. User xXxZeroTwoxXx chimed in with, "Bro that's a full-time job spent for that boss and 10k parries damn. Congrats bud." The sentiment is clear: this wasn't just a win; it was a display of incredible patience and skill.

Now that development on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is complete, the big question is, what's next? The developers have hinted that "Clair Obscur" is a franchise name, and Expedition 33 is just one story within a larger universe. This leaves the door wide open for future installments, and I, for one, am eager to see what new challenges and stories await. Until then, I'll be over here practicing my parrying skills – though I doubt I'll ever reach Recordbreaks' level of dedication. Maybe I'll stick to dodging.

For those interested in diving into the nitty-gritty details, the full patch notes for Expedition 33's final update are available here.

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