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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 master laughs in the face of the RPG's challenge modifiers, as not even the game's toughest boss with 100 times more health can withstand 1.4 trillion damage Action RPGs Elden Ring Nightreign geniuses are putting even the most dedicated trios to shame, completing entire runs solo without getting hit Action RPGs Solo Elden Ring Nightreign players prove they don't need a duos patch by beating the game with the only duo that matters: their fist, and their other fist, with "no skills or anything" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs had an internal competition to see who could hit for the most damage – and players broke their record "in like 1 week" Action RPGs Elden Ring Nightreign sicko who beat the whole game solo using nothing but his fists sets sights on the first beefed-up Everdark Sovereign, punches it to death first try even after a "very bad RNG run" Frenched-out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cast takes psychic damage watching speedrunner skip the cutscenes they worked so hard on: "Thank you so much" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 savant proves parry haters right by beating the RPG on expert with an "all hit" run allowing zero parries or dodges Dustin Bailey 13 August 2025 Maybe Expedition 33 is a secret action game, but not anymore When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Sandfall Interactive) Parry haters, rejoice! You don't actually have to play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 like it's Sekiro if you want to beat the RPG, even on its hardest difficulty. An unbelievable "all hit" run has proven that it's possible to finish the game on expert, even including that infamous Simon fight, without a single dodge or parry. (Well, okay, you do have to dodge once, but that's in the tutorial.) The YouTuber known as ymfah typically makes videos about absurd Soulslike challenge runs, but "how to all hit Expedition 33" is pretty much the exact opposite. People have beaten the game before without dodging or parrying, but pushing things up to expert difficulty is a whole new ballgame. The big issue at the start is that no parries means no extra action points, so you're both taking more damage and dealing less. But focusing on first strikes, always leveling vitality, and making sure you "don't mess with mimes" will let you get through the early fights without much trouble. You may like Elden Ring pacifist beats the game without attacking any of the RPG's 200+ bosses, leaving the community to wonder: "When do we get to a point where there's nothing else to do?" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 master laughs in the face of the RPG's challenge modifiers, as not even the game's toughest boss with 100 times more health can withstand 1.4 trillion damage Elden Ring Nightreign geniuses are putting even the most dedicated trios to shame, completing entire runs solo without getting hit One early roadblock is the fight against Eveque, which there is "mathematically no way" to beat without an absurd amount of grinding for the piddly XP drops you get from the enemies in the starting area. So ymfah proposes an alternate solution: a ridiculous out-of-bounds skip to bypass Eveque, head out into the world map, and grind for meatier XP gains and better weapons. Then, of course, you're free to return to Eveque and beat the boss for real. There are still a few more hiccups in the route from here, like the fact that the Curator scales with your level, so you're much better off bypassing fights for a bit to stick to level 7. There are a few more boss fights with potential skips demonstrated by ymfah here, but those are mostly efforts to bypass a few more level grinds. From there, it's mostly a matter of getting the right build together – which mostly means supercharging Maelle with all the crits and damage boosts you can scrape together at this point of the game. Most important, of course, is the Picto that gives you AP every time you get hit, finally fixing the action point imbalance. I'll avoid going into too much detail on the rest of the run from here for fear of spoilers, but as the game opens up, the increasingly absurd builds you can put together make the all hit strategy more and more viable. By the final boss, ymfah is able to more or less nuke any obstacle, and that includes even the final challenge. The devs at Sandfall Interactive seem happy to let you break the game to pieces, and all those one-shot builds work just as well without parries as they do with 'em. Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Neil Newbon says the dateable clothes dryer he plays in Date Everything sounded too much like Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3, so he had to base his performance off a fictional sex symbol from an '80s British sitcom. See more PS5 News Xbox Series X PlayStation Dustin Bailey Social Links Navigation Staff Writer Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. Elden Ring pacifist beats the game without attacking any of the RPG's 200+ bosses, leaving the community to wonder: "When do we get to a point where there's nothing else to do?" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 master laughs in the face of the RPG's challenge modifiers, as not even the game's toughest boss with 100 times more health can withstand 1.4 trillion damage Elden Ring Nightreign geniuses are putting even the most dedicated trios to shame, completing entire runs solo without getting hit Solo Elden Ring Nightreign players prove they don't need a duos patch by beating the game with the only duo that matters: their fist, and their other fist, with "no skills or anything" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs had an internal competition to see who could hit for the most damage – and players broke their record "in like 1 week" Elden Ring Nightreign sicko who beat the whole game solo using nothing but his fists sets sights on the first beefed-up Everdark Sovereign, punches it to death first try even after a "very bad RNG run" Latest in RPGs Neil Newbon says the dateable clothes dryer he plays in Date Everything sounded too much like Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3, so he had to base his performance off a fictional sex symbol from an '80s British sitcom Dragon Age: Origins was "intended as a standalone game" rather than the first in a series of RPGs, former dev says, meaning BioWare left "a lot of threads" it wasn't expecting to "come back to" Baldur's Gate 3 fans can expect more "premium games" from the D&D license holder going forward, but it won't rely solely on veteran devs, and will instead "make some bets on up-and-coming talent" Baldur's Gate 3 actor Neil Newbon has turned down "Astarion-like" roles because he "wouldn't necessarily enjoy" them, but he "would love to play" the iconic vampire again Astarion actor Neil Newbon says method acting makes it hard to shake off characters after playing them, and still laughs a little like the Baldur's Gate 3 Vampire to this day Mass Effect 5 devs should use Dragon Age: The Veilguard as a "scapegoat" so they can "get what they need" from EA, says former BioWare exec Latest in News Neil Newbon says the dateable clothes dryer he plays in Date Everything sounded too much like Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3, so he had to base his performance off a fictional sex symbol from an '80s British sitcom GTA 6 has scared off publishers all year, but Rockstar has been doing this for at least 18: In 2007, Saints Row 2 devs held a meeting to panic over the GTA 4 release date HBO Max is getting some anime classics that will break your heart, including one never-before-seen on streaming After 20 years, the $200 Nintendo cult classic that anchored GameCube collectors' retirement plans gets a modern release on Switch 2 Assassin's Creed Shadows canon mode doesn't include romance because it's too "personal": "It was better to not make it canon" Dune: Awakening players report disappearing items, devs tell the MMO's community to try standing around for "up to 10 minutes" while they work on an actual fix GAME REVIEWS MOVIE REVIEWS Drag x Drive review: "I'm left craving Arms' sauce from Nintendo's twitchy yet shallow basketballer, which feels like a tech demo" Madden 26 review: "The finest entry in a decade by some margin" I'm convinced that this is still one of the best team board games around, and it deserves to be on your shelf Is This Seat Taken? review: "I can't believe organizing seating charts can be this charming" Legend in the Mist challenges D&D with "incredible flourishes on press-your-luck mechanics to incentivise tough decisions" Weapons review: "A twisted fairytale that bests Barbarian" The Fantastic Four: First Steps review: "An occasionally thrilling heroic adventure that sits safely within a B-tier MCU range" Superman review: "A triumphant reinvention and a promising start for the DCU" Jurassic World Rebirth Review: "An unscary sequel that needed a little more time in amber" M3GAN 2.0 review: "A bold sequel with a slightly underwhelming conclusion" Wednesday season 2 part 1 review: "Complex and exciting but weighed down by too many subplots" Alien: Earth review: "Arguably the franchise's strongest outing since James Cameron's Aliens" King of the Hill season 14 review: "Hank Hill himself has evolved into a much more open and accepting person" Eyes of Wakanda review: "A creative premise shortchanged by the runtime and Marvel bloat" Squid Game season 3 review: "A staggeringly excellent final season wraps up one of the greatest Netflix shows ever" GamesRadar+ is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 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