In a world of huge RPGs like BG3, Expedition 33 is the one you need to play

We live in a world of 100-hour RPGs. Baldur’s Gate 3. Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Metaphor Refantazio. Yakuza. As videogames get bigger in scope, they consistently seem to get bigger in scale. When I was younger, that was great - I lost days of my life to titans like Dragon Age: Origins, L.A. Noire, and Cyberpunk 2077. Yet, as the narrative RPG continues to become synonymous with ‘really long game,’ I’ve found myself turning away from the likes of God of War and Dragon Age: The Veilguard, instead preferring smaller (but equally heartwrenching) experiences like A Plague Tale, Indika, and South of Midnight. I’ve asked myself: ‘what’s changed?’ Is it my withering attention span? The fact that I now have adult responsibilities like work? Age seemed like the easiest scapegoat. But then Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 came along.