Clair Obscur Player Completes Expert Level Without Parrying or Dodging

Okay, so imagine this: there’s this game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. No, never heard of it? Well, it’s one of those RPGs where you’d think you have to dodge and parry all over the place. But wait, there’s this genius—some might say madman—named Ymfah who decided dodging is overrated. Yep. He just took all the hits. Every single one. And he did this on Expert, which, honestly, makes my head spin.

Picture this: you’re watching a YouTube video, and here’s Ymfah, a Korean YouTuber who’s been around for like… ever—thirteen years, I think? He’s done some weird runs before that make you go, “Why though?” Like mimicking Cuphead in Dark Souls 3 or blasting through Bloodborne with just guns. And get this, he finished Skyrim without wearing anything. How does that even work?

Let’s backtrack for a second. So Ymfah took on this Expert mode where the game basically screams, “You need to master dodging, buddy,” and he was like, “Nah, I’m good.” He just let his characters become proverbial punching bags—facetanking, they call it. There were moments of doubt, trust me. And hiccups galore! Don’t even ask how many times he might have facepalmed during the trials.

And about those characters, he didn’t care about the usual “Hey, maybe we should build a balanced team.” Nope. Just maxed out Vitality on everyone. Boss hits like a truck? Meh, just get more health. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t admire the sheer stubbornness of it all. Maybe he’s onto something, or maybe it’s just chaos in action.

The game even tried to hold him back at the start with this must-do dodge lesson. What a drag, right? But Ymfah, in a stroke of random brilliance, decided to switch off tutorials. Genius or just plain lucky? Who knows?

Also, there’s this thing about messing with enemies’ Break bars—whatever that means in RPG-speak. Instead of focusing on damage, he was like, “What if we just make them skip turns?” Rationale or madness? Probably both.

Anyway, here’s to Ymfah, proving that even when a game’s mechanics scream for tactical finesse, you can still barrel through with sheer resilience. Makes you rethink strategies, doesn’t it? But hey, maybe the real takeaway is just doing things your own messed-up way sometimes works out. Who’d have thought?