Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

In story order. Open a list to see its steps.

1. Prologue: Main Street1 step · 4 trophies

   Lumière, from the start until you agree to go down to the harbour.

   1. Beat the Mime by the dancers' stage

      Prologue, Main Street, before the harbour

      At the far end of Main Street, on the right by the stage with the dancers. Build Gustave's Overcharge to 10/10 with his attacks, then use Overcharge to Break it. If you lose, you can fight it again straight away.

      • UnlocksA Peculiar Encounter
      • UnlocksOvercharge
      • UnlocksTime to Spill Some Ink
      • Needed forConnoisseur
2. Point of no return: Prologue: going down to the harbour
3. Prologue: the festival1 step · 1 trophy

   The harbour festival, until the Expedition sets off.

   1. Trade the Festival Token for the Old Key

      Prologue, the festival

      Colette at the blue tent, the third stall on the left. The key opens the gate to the journal Survivor in Old Lumière. If you traded the token for something else, the man in white and a fight with Maelle each give another.

      • Needed forFollow The Trail
4. Act II: after the first Axon1 step · 1 trophy

   From the first Axon (the boss of Visages or Sirène) until you climb the Monolith.

   1. Watch the piano scene at camp

      Act II, the first camp after the first Axon

      At the campfire choose "Check up on the others" until Verso plays the piano for Maelle. It gives the record Lettre à Maelle.

      • Needed forConnoisseur
5. Point of no return: End of Act II: the top of the Monolith
6. Any time15 steps · 16 trophies

   Trophies that stay available all game, with the first chance for each.

   1. Watch an optional camp scene

      from the first camp after Flying Waters

      At the campfire choose "Check up on the others".

      • UnlocksCurious

   2. Upgrade a weapon at the Curator

      from the first camp after Flying Waters

      Spend Chroma Catalysts on any weapon.

      • UnlocksWeapon Upgrade

   3. Use a Colour of Lumina

      from the first camp after Flying Waters

      The Curator's Upgrade Expedition Resources.

      • UnlocksLumina

   4. Consume Stains four turns in a row with Lune

      from Spring Meadows

      • UnlocksHidden trophyPerfect Flow

   5. Use Percée with Maelle on a Marked enemy in Virtuose Stance

      from Flying Waters

      • UnlocksHidden trophySynergy

   6. Consume 20 Foretell with Sciel in Twilight

      from the end of Gestral Village. Her weapon Chation drops in Stone Wave Cliffs.

      • UnlocksHidden trophyMaximisation

   7. Reach Rank S with Verso

      once Verso joins the party

      • UnlocksHidden trophyPerfection

   8. Put Monoco in the active party

      Act II, Monoco's Station

      Keep him there until he has every skill.

      • Needed forHidden trophyFeet Collection

   9. Use an upgraded skill four turns in a row with Monoco

      from Monoco's Station, once he has a skill of each mask

      • UnlocksHidden trophyWheel Control

   10. Raise Esquie to relationship level 7

       from the start of Act III

       Level 6 is a fight between Verso and François.

       • UnlocksHidden trophyEsquie
       • UnlocksHidden trophyPlane, Train, and Submarine

   11. Raise Sciel to relationship level 7

       from the start of Act III

       • UnlocksHidden trophySciel

   12. Raise Lune to relationship level 7

       from the start of Act III

       Level 6 needs the trip to Sirène's Dress.

       • UnlocksHidden trophyLune

   13. Raise Monoco to relationship level 7

       from the start of Act III

       Level 6 needs the fight at the Sacred River.

       • UnlocksHidden trophyMonoco

   14. Raise Maelle to relationship level 7, answering "Yes. (Truth)"

       from the start of Act III

       Level 6 needs the climb of The Reacher. If you pick "(Lie)", reload the autosave from before the conversation.

       • UnlocksHidden trophyMaelle

   15. Use a level 3 Gradient Attack

       after any relationship level 7

       In a long boss fight.

       • UnlocksHidden trophyChroma Proficiency
7. After the story10 steps · 11 trophies

   The optional bosses, from the save after the credits, in this order. First equip the Painted Power Pictos that the Paintress drops: after four battles it becomes a Lumina every character can equip, so their damage can pass 9,999.

   1. Beat the Chromatic Lancelier without taking damage

      after the story, Spring Meadows

      Chromatic enemies are strong optional versions of ordinary ones. This one stands at the end of a side path in Spring Meadows. Leave it unfought during the story.

      • UnlocksProfessional

   2. Beat the Chromatic Pétank

      after the story, the large open area on the east

      • UnlocksHidden trophyCarreau Parfait

   3. Beat Sprong

      after the story, in the water west of Blades' Graveyard

      Equip its Cheater Pictos for the rest.

      • UnlocksHidden trophySprong

   4. Clear the Endless Tower

      after the story, a few fights at a time between the others

      33 fights in 11 stages, on the cliffs on the west side of the map. A fight gives experience only the first time.

      • UnlocksHidden trophy“Endless”

   5. Beat the Serpenphare

      after the story, over White Sands

      • UnlocksHidden trophyÀ On

   6. Upgrade one weapon to level 33

      once you have a Perfect Chroma Catalyst

      • UnlocksWeapon Mastery

   7. Beat the Painting Workshop's Lampmaster

      after the story, after placing all three items

      • UnlocksHidden trophyNoir et Blanc

   8. Beat Clea in the Flying Manor

      after the story

      • UnlocksHidden trophyClea

   9. Reach level 99

      after everything above

      • UnlocksSurvivor

   10. Beat Simon in Renoir's Drafts

       last

       Pick up the journal where he sat.

       • UnlocksHidden trophyPeace At Last
       • UnlocksFollow The Trail