Expedition 33 Uses Your Emotions Against You.

Expedition 33 is one of the most beautiful tragedies video games have ever seen. Its characters are only matched in complexity by the moral and ethical questions the story raises. It's so brilliantly written that it's not afraid to do something I've never seen before: purposeful make the player (temporarily) HATE the story. This deep dive video essay analyzes how Expedition 33 constructs our emotional investment in a particular way it can take advantage of all for the goal of exploring its themes. ======Timestamps====== 00:00 - Intro 03:35 - Prologue 09:20 - Act 1 & Gameplay 22:22 - Gustave 30:50 - The Dessendre Family 38:41 - Verso & Maelle Character Analysis 44:54 - A Life to Love, Dream, & Paint 1:02:33 - The Moral of the Story 1:12:30 - Outro #clairobscurexpedition33 #expedition33 #clairobscur