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As you explore the open world inClair Obscur: Expedition 33, you may stumble across Gestral Beach. There are four Gestral Beaches in total, and they all contain an exciting minigame that offers rewards.
The four minigames include: volleyball, racing, and two climbing games. One of the climbing minigames is exactly like the popular Steam game"Only Up.“It’s actually identical, which is pretty hilarious.
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In this guide, we discuss all Gestral Beach challenges inClair Obscur: Expedition 33and the rewards you’ll receive for completing them.
Gestral Beach Raft Volleyball
The Gestral Beach Raft Volleyball challenge has three difficulties: Weakest, Normal, and Strongest.
The main objective here is touse R1/RB to hit a dummy back at the Gestral and destroy its platform. However, hitting them is not so easy and requires perfect timing.
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If you miss the dummy enough times, they’ll end up destroying your platform, and you’ll have to try again.It takes 5 misses for your platform to get destroyed.
Here are the rewards for each difficulty of the Raft Volleyball Gestral Beach challenge:
Gestral Beach Climbing: Ascension
The Gestral Beach Ascension Climbing challenge, which is similar to the game Only Up, is probablythe hardest challenge out of them all.
Players are tasked with climbing a very tall structure of floating objects, having to jump across a ton of individual platforms and small ledges, and trying not to fall.
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If the player falls, they may have to start from the bottom level. However, it’s possible to fall only a few stories.Going slow and being patientis the best approach here.
The reward for completing the Only Up challenge isa swimsuit for Monoco.
Gestral Beach Climbing: Fireballs
Another Gestral Beach challenge involves scaling the side of a building and reaching the top. The hard part is avoiding the fireballs that are raining down from above, which can be done byalternating between handles.
If a fireball hits you at all, you’ll get sent to the bottom and have to try again.I recommend going fast here, rather than taking a slow approach since the fireballs come at you quickly.
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Once you reach the top row of handles, you mustmove to the middle handleto climb on top of the building. I didn’t know this during my first attempt, and unfortunately, it caused me to get struck by a fireball and I had to try again.
The reward for completing this climbing challenge isa swimsuit for Maelle.
Gestral Beach Racing
The Gestral Beach racing challenge is arguably the easiest. Players need to sprint as fast as possible, climbing platforms along the way, to reach the finish line in a certain amount of time.
Players can earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold Medals depending on how fast they reach the finish line. The times are as follows:
I got gold on my first attempt, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble here. Just remember to keep your finger on the sprint button, only letting go forjumping and climbing between platforms, and you should beat the time limit with no problem.
Players will earnaResplendent Chroma Catalystupgrade materialfor their weapons after earning the Gold Medal.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a ground-breaking turn-based RPG with unique real-time mechanics, making battles more immersive and addictive than ever. Explore a fantasy world inspired by Belle Époque France in which you battle devastating enemies.In this evolution of JRPGs, real-time actions enhance the heart of turn-based combat. Craft unique builds for your Expeditioners that fit your playstyle via gear, stats, skills, and character synergies. Open an active dimension in combat - dodge, parry, and counter in real time, chain combos by mastering attack rhythms, and target enemy weak points using a free aim system.With only one year left to live, join Gustave, Maelle, and their fellow Expeditioners as they embark upon a desperate quest to break the Paintress’ cycle of death. Follow the trail of previous expeditions and discover their fate. Get to know the members of Expedition 33 as they learn to work together against impossible odds.Explore an enchanting realm populated by surreal adversaries. Wander through breathtaking landscapes, from the Island of Visages to the Forgotten Battlefield, discovering secrets and hidden quests along the way. Find allies of fortune in creatures of legend and recruit special companions, access new travel methods and discover secret areas in the World Map.
