At least, you can beat Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 without ever parrying, blocking, or even dodging... if you're an exceptionally skilled player who also knows how to sequence-break. Is that you? Then, by all means, go for it. If it isn't, then you'll want to watch this video instead.
YouTuber ymfah is no stranger to incredible feats of gaming. He's done a number on several Souls games in the past, and he's back with a vengeance for Clair Obscur. With a handful of quick work-arounds, he's done the virtually unthinkable: he's soaked all damage, not bothering to parry or dodge even once.
ymfah plays on Expert difficulty. This means enemies strike for more damage, and, in turn, can take more hits before they're down. Comically enough, he has to disable tutorials in order to avoid failing his self-imposed challenge right off the bat, as you're forced to dodge to demonstrate that you can, indeed, dodge. Check out the journey below:
Since parries are intended as one of the primary sources of AP, ymfah is forced to deal with a reduction in learned skills. Leveling up (read: EXP-farming) is, unsurprisingly, critical to ymfah's success, and putting stat points...
