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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Prologue: Lumiere Walkthrough

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Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Prologue: Lumiere Walkthrough

Prologue: Lumiere happens before the main story and events in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. See a full walkthrough for Prologue: Lumiere, how long it is, and how to complete it here!

◀︎ Previous Act Next Act ▶︎
- Act 1: Gustave

Prologue: Lumiere Story Walkthrough

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Prologue: Lumiere Objective Guide
1 After the opening cutscene, follow Maelle as Gustave throughout Lumiere. You have to jump between buildings so be sure to use your grapple.
2
After a while. you'll have to face Maelle in a duel. You will learn the basic mechanics of the game such as the Turn Order, Dodge, Skill, Parry and even some of Gustave's skill!
You can also skip the tutorial if you already have knowledge of the game's basics!
▶ How to Parry and Counter
3
After the duel, you'll get a Colour of Lumina as a reward. Continue walking until you have to grapple to the next building. Eventually, you'll see a rope which you can use to slide down.
4
Head to the red and white tree to start a cutscene. Afterwards, be sure to explore Lumiere for missable items, content and dialogues from the citizens. These missable items can range from Recoat to Outfits!
▶ All Missables and Points of No Return
5
When you wanna continue to story, you can head to the harbour which is at the very end of Lumiere. Be prepared for a long cutscene.
6
Head to the festival and earn some tokens. You can talk to Tom, a male expeditionist in one of the tents. Give him a Festival Token to obtain the Weird Pictos.
▶ How to Use Weird Pictos
7 Antoine
You can get more tokens by answering Antoine's questions. He is a bald man wearing a white coat. The answers to his questions are 67 years ago, Expedition Zero, and Abilities you internalise...
▶ Antoine Questions and Answers
8 Expedition 33 - Collete
Next, you can talk to Collete. She is a women wearing a fancy blue hat and dress and will give you an Old Key in exchange for tokens. This Old Key can be used later in the game.
▶ Where to use Old Key
9
You can get the last token by winning against Maelle in a duel. She is at the far end of the harbour, by the boats. Once you won, exchange the last token to Amandine to give Gustave a new haircut.
▶ All Cosmetics: Outfits and Haircuts
10
Once you're ready, talk to Gustave's sister, Emma. She is the woman at the entrance of the festival who's wearing a white dress. Afterwards a long cutscene will play, which marks the end of the Prologue.

Lumiere 100% Guide and All Locations

Baguette Weapons From New Game+

When you play your New Game Plus, you can head to the “Boulangerie” Bakery in Lumiere and buy a Baguette Weapon for three Festival Tokens.

Unfortunately, this prompt will only appear if you have any Festival Tokens from your previous game. You also won't be able to get it when you interact with the Bakery as Sophie or any of the characters who already have the Baguette weapon!

How to Get Baguette and Location

How Long Is The Prologue?

Forty to Fifty Minutes

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - Sophie

Prologue: Lumiere is the shortest act in Clair Obscur with its 40-50 minute long playtime. Despite this, make sure to explore everything and talk to everyone to get missable items!

Game Length: How Long to Beat

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Related Guides

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - Walkthrough

All Acts and Walkthroughs

All Act Walkthroughs

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Acts
Prologue: Lumiere Act 1: Gustave
Act 2: Verso Act 3: Maelle

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