Hot on the heels of today's press previews, IGN's posted a new gameplay video for upcoming PS5 RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

This footage is taken from one of the game's boss battles, against a creature called Eveque, and it basically provides an overview of what you can expect from the combat system.

Those who have been keeping up with Clair Obscur will know that fights are turn-based, complete with stylish camera and menu transitions inspired by titles like Persona 5. However, developer Sandfall Interactive also wants combat to lean quite heavily on player interaction — and so a kind of hybrid system is born.

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As you can tell from the video, battles are actually rather intense despite the turn-based fundamentals. You'll need to chain button presses together to unleash combos and deal maximum damage with your own attacks, while precisely-timed dodges and parries are necessary defensive techniques.

Several of the aforementioned previews suggest that Clair Obscur won't be an easy game, and that combat demands patience and accurate execution. It'll be interesting to see just how in-depth these action-heavy sequences become as the game progresses.

What do you make of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's combat system? Pray you get your parry timing down in the comments section below.