Faction Introductions and a Surprise Ambush! - Phoenix Point - Legend Campaign - Part 2
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- The FULL RELEASE of Phoenix Point is finally here! Firing up a campaign on Legend difficulty, which will likely result in a lot of pain. 👇🏻 IMPORTANT INFO BELOW 👇🏻
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I love watching content like this! Odd explains the game mechanics so well, and always talks about his reasoning for taking different actions. Since I haven't played very much in any game like this, I really appreciate that. Thanks, Odd!
Couldn’t agree more. Well said! A real pro, in every way.
15:05
Enemy: Deployed a shield
Heavy: Oh that's cute
There's bunker busters and then there's barnacle busters.
Talk about a barnacle head 😂
Can’t we just add the “Hello Commander” to the beginning of this? It just feels like it needs to be there
there is no one to give this greeting to you, remember? you are just lone survivors joined Phoenix Point.
You r rebuilding the phoenix project base on the story so it would be kinda wierd.
Ever since playing Subnautica, I secretly wish to hear the Cyclops saying "Welcome aboard, Captain." whenever I enter any base or vehicle. Bonus points for following up with "All systems online."
At least there is no "we will be watching"
The longer you wait to defend a haven the more its defence power drops. That circle is not only a Timer, it is the health of the Haven. It does not regenerate at all, or does so very slowly. By waiting so much to go there you basicaly lost it. It is so close to the Mist that it will be atacked again, but it wont have much Health at all.
Good to know! Is that explained in game anywhere? And what does the defence power actually represent?
@@ChristopherOdd Don't know, this is just a thing i noticed by watching a bunch of ppl playing xP
@@ChristopherOdd defense power is based on population and all that stuff in the Haven info screen, just a numbers battle when they get attacked. We have no real way to influence that. After an attack the Haven has to rebuild what got broken, so look at when you unlock a new base and have to repair and rebuild structures. Plus if the Pandorans destroyed the resource buildings or population too much they are now having to replenish their rescources before they can start to rebuild.
Can see it if you watch the Haven info after an attack.
So far, I like what I see. Just close enough to XCOM to be familiar, but different enough to be fresh.
At first I wasn’t sure about a Phoenix Point campaign, but after episode one I’ve been sold on it and I’ve already bought the game. Looking forward to seeing how this goes Odd!
I miss Dr. Tygan :(
"these creatures once operating under the guise of " *T H I N M E N* " "
"The exalted unified the cults" Yeah, archives say she literally melted the three leaders into one. >_>
Brutal
Hardcore.
Dude spoilers... but seriously though, that somehow doesn't surprise me nor does it change my opinion of them. Jericho and Synderion all the way.
@@PsionNovastar I don't know if it is spoilers. It was released in the short stories months ago, and I do not know if said event or creature is even referenced in-game.
@@Techstriker1 Most of the archive stories are huge spoilers.
As a long time lover of X-Com (it was the only reason I bought a PS4) I Have to say that this makes a lot more SENSE. The only thing I don't like is that when you shoot someone there is so much damage info that pops up and is gone again in a second that I worry about not following important updates.
"So you have *A GUN"
Soldier looks at pistol right then, as if to say, "thanks, I've watched your play-thrus on UA-cam, I know I'm foucked!"
19:45 really late comment to anyone reading, you can just walk into melee range and bash it off the soldier's face.
There is a new mod for Phoenix Point that is a lot like LW2, Terror from the Void (TFTV). A good excuse to come back to this game
I'm gonna start this trend again. Because, why not?
log 2: Cassandra Fulton.
We were ambushed a few days ago. A few of those weird person-crab hybrids got the jump on us.
It wasn't too hard to handle, just irritating is all. The poor new guy just had to stand there and watch as we dispatched the creatures handily. He said that he really wanted to hit something, even with his fists, but "Kat" told him that it would be safer for all of us if he stayed put. Eventually EVAC came and we made a run for it, but Kat caught a bullet just as we approached the EVAC zone. We all made it back, mostly tired and a little bloody, but safe.
Somebody told me that the boss, or commander, or whatever he is, was apparently calling me a he. I mean, I'm not offended but I didn't think it was that difficult to tell through the armour. Or that my voice doesn't come across on the radio as feminine. But whatever. Doesn't bother me.
One good thing to come out of the ambush was a promotion for everyone, but somehow I managed to go up twice. So now I outrank most the others apparently. I don't know about that. They'll always be my squad mates and no rank overpowers trust in the person standing beside you.
We're off now to defend one of the faction havens from the Pandorans. This is going to be interesting.
Cassie out
End Log.
Should I start writing one of these myself?
The gun play is waaayy better than xcom 2. No more missing a 85% hit from a sharpshooter, and hitting and criting a 25% hit with a ranger that is way too far away to use a shotgun properly. However I guess that rng made the gameplay more intense because of that.
You can change the size of the overwatch cone with the mouse wheel. I find it absolutely essential and once I realized this the game became a lot easier. I've played 50+ hours in the backer build, trust me, you need to be using this.
I really appreciate how you got into the game first so you know what youre doing. In games like these, full blind playtroughs are really annoying imo.
You could've give a pistol to the berserker on that Ambush mission!
Yup we could have passed it to him from our sniper for sure!
@@ChristopherOdd But awesome gameplay so far! Hope the series is a sucess!
Or build him that other pistol he found in that crate, that New Jericho Handgun. I think it cost like 80 materials whereas the one Odd build cost him 64, so it might be a better handgun than his standard one.
@@ChristopherOdd on backer build 5 defending strenght didn´t regenarate fast so bear in mind that longer you take to help less defenders that haven has next time and faster you went to help more resources you got, tough it can have been changed on launch version (don´t know yet since launch in few hours lol)
@@MrJamesRye that was ammo not the actual gun
Reposting this in class because idk if it was seen or if applications are still open
Soldier Application
Kaiden "Bulldozer" Brenner
Red, Short Hair
Blue Eyes
Heavy/Assault (or whatever is available)
White Male, cool helmet too please, no facial hair.
If nationality and faction stuff is available, he's American and affiliated with New Jericho. If that kinda stuff isn't available inside the customization consider it just additional info
Thank you!
Just a small tactic suggestion, you're almost better off over watching against the shield wielding Arthrons, they can't use the shield while moving =P
3 months later, but in my encounters i could just aim for exposed bits behind the shield with a sniper or close trooper.
So far on both episodes at the start I have been waiting for “Hello commander”.
Christopher watching you has made me enjoy this game alot more thank you! -from a Phoenix Point Noob
I've been refreshing my UA-cam feed every 2 minutes waiting for the next episode haha. Very excited for this game.
Just started playing the game a while ago. I had the same exact thought that Anu seems the most interesting, then the synedrion. Also interesting to see how the game has changed over a year.
Oh my, another series I just have to watch. Watched tons of xcom from you while I was playing it myself. Really helped a lot. Manage to finish on ironman a couple of times thanks to that.
Problem now is that I play on ps4 (and stadia) and teh horror, no Phoenix Point on either of them as of yet. :(
So I'll just come and visit you for the time being, your channel is a save haven for people who can't handle the majority of UA-camrs trying to scam and scream themselves into the spotlight. I am one of those people. Thx for that. :)
@Ashton Andreasen yeah I know, but no patience here. :)
Keep pumping this game please I'm really excited for it :)
As cool as a lot of the mechanics in this game are, man, the production is way more chill than XCOM. The voiceovers, the music, even the weapons. Makes the stakes seem low.
It takes some getting used to.
Personally, I'd agree with you but I know quite a few people who enjoy that it's a bit more "relaxed" in the regard too.
I am the sound designer, and I was asked to make the sound as unobtrusive as possible, I managed to push through the heavy sounds for weapons and death screams, but all the rest was designed to not annoy during the long-run, or so I tried. Wish you an enjoyable playthrough, Christopher
ChristopherOdd
You mean people don’t like being yelled at by Bradford 24/7?
Simeon Dotkov
Hey, that’s a bold vision. I’m sure it’ll grow on me. All of the UI interaction sounds are fantastic.
@@DongusMcBongus Thank you! Some UI sounds ended up missing in the final version we are releasing, but we will put them back in asap! :D It's just the Wwise software does whatever it wants.
The Disciples of Anu could come straight out of a Dark Souls game :D
If you've been ambushed, shouldn't the crabs get the first turn?
I have been excited to play this ever since i heard of it so long ago. Im surprised that the day has actually arrived and also surprised that it isnt more talked about!!! Great job devs, i can tell already i will be putting alot of time into this! Also chris, ur always awesome my dude.
It's Epic store, so its kinda does not exist yet
I am so hype for this. I've been playing OG XCOM to try to get in Gollop's head a little bit. The results of my research? I'm gonna get stomped.
If you're looking for similar, there's also Xenonaughts and Xenonaughts 2 is in development. Xenonaughts uses Time Units (TUs) like the original game.
Mindfraggers made easy: if you're standing next to your mindfragged dude you can just bash them of with your basic melee attack, no danger to your dude and the fragger is gone, also, if the fragger is wounded and bleeding, you might consider letting it sit if it will die in one turn.
I mean the diciples of Anu is literally just chaos heretics
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
@@primalfox4266 wrong god there buddy
JUST AS PLANNED!
@@nagashtheundyingking4404 It matters not what God you worship, as long as it isn't an Emperor, you are a heretic that man needs not suffer you to live!
@@bryan0x05 hmm are you a heretic if you are a God tho?
I was slightly sad to see a 30 mins video. I guess I have been spoiled by Death Stranding and XCOM feature-length movie duration 🙇♂️
Btw this game really scratch the itch of the XCOM:EU with the creepy aspect, something XCOM 2 was not able to do quite as well. Love it!
XCOM 2 was way more sci-fi military than EU/EW. I like it, it felt more like an actual campaign against an occupying force but I’d like them to change it up for 3.
ou just wait till you see those later enemies lol let just say houses aren´t safe anymore whats left of them lol... without too much spoiling lol
We know there are giant queens, they have been since first gameplay videos
Episode length will depend on the mission. I'm trying to do a similar episode structure to XCOM
Bought this so I could play along, gl on your campaign odd.
Always watch your videos while I’m playing either xcom or Phoenix point
Character Name: John "Deadeye" Yeager
Class: Sniper
NO ONE FROM DISCIPLES OF ANU
Use overwatch on melee so you can get around the shields
How do you mean exactly?
@@ChristopherOdd they put the shields up after they finish moving, overwatch shoots them before that
Character Maldwyn "firefreak" Disaster
Any class
Equipment colour : red
Helmet: not hidden
Ps: love the vids Chris, I've been watching you since you started xcom and still am to today. Phoenix point seems cool and like a more complex xcom. Let's see what way you destroy the game when you figure it all out
A pleasure to watch.
15:07 Why'd you shoot him, he was disarmed! XD
Great, ambush ended pretty well, especially considering the experience you managed to gain from it!
Keep 'm coming buddy... Love to watch this game, especially because you are playing them. IMHO your the mastermind when it comes to this genre, here or on twitch or anywhere.... Love your work for years now.... Good vibes from the Netherlands (BTW Could you plz make a playlist so I can pin them in my Playlist List, thank you)
Echo "Echelon" McGinty
Recruit: Noah ”Kid” Astell
Any class - blonde hair. Other than that, anything is fair game!
Bash is actually quite useful on heavy in case a facehugger grabs a friendly (cause your not gonna shoot it off with your gun lol). Just be careful cause usually it autotargets the friendly and you have to manually swap to the facehugger. ;)
*sees red barrel*
My gamer senses are tingling.
The future faction mods for this game are gonna be even more unreal than xcoms I can just see it
This is an excellent game.
I had no idea about this game ! Thanks for showing us, i bought thé ultra édition and put you as thé creator :) i am Just pissed that its still not availabke even though we are clearly the three of december lol
Craaaab-people, craaaabbb-people...
Disciples of Anu really reminds me the army of Master from Fallout 1. They have an idea to remove diversity among humans through erasing the races and connecting them with the idea of ultimate survival capabilities. BUT it also can backfire as the Unitologists in Dead Space. "Make us whole" and other shit.
As for gameplay so far so good but animations are really clunky sometimes. Especially jump-jet animations. The tactical capabilities are MUCH better than in XCOM2 and targeting system is smart.
Better than i expected but need some improvemens
What was with the top of that building glowing? You can see it when you were looking for the EVAC.
Those areas restore will points I believe.
ChristopherOdd thanks for the reply Odd. Rewatching the videos you did explain what it was in the first video I believe it was. I have a TBI and just forgot. My bad. Keep up the series, most of us are loving it.
Interesting, skills mainly appear to come from armour/weapons. Not sure how much I like that yet
In one hand makes the characters don't feel as "god-like", in the other hand, since all classes can equip any gear, it allows for more skill customization and builds
@@rompevuevitos222 Yeah that is very true
Love your content Commander Odd! I'm super excited for this series! Can't wait to see all the badass vehicles!
Character name:
Armour "Piercer" Kilroe
Class preference: Sniper/Heavy
Pro tip: Always loot bodies if possible.
agreed have to see if they got auto loot working wich was busted in b5
@@jerehelenius523 They still haven't. Only creates are auto looted during missions. The game is fairly bugged, I am sad to say, amazing ChristopherOdd hadn't experienced any. In my first combat mission one of the creatures spawned inside a stair, making it impossible to kill.
This looks soooo cool. I cant wait for the vehicles to start rolling out!
Character Name: Corvus "Dove" Deliora
Class: Any
I cant wait for a new playthrough of this game
I’d don’t know how we are doing character submissions. But I would like a crack at one.
Caleb “Surge” Eun
Male
Dark hair
Yellow-ish skin
Class: doesn’t matter
The rest is up to you commander.
Thanks
It seems to me that the factions are similar to the factions in did Meier's beyond earth great game btw!!
Technical question: How is performance?
Seconded.
It's been hit and miss for me. Sometimes it runs really well, other times seems to hitch a bit.
@@ChristopherOdd Thanks! More and more I am valuing performance as a key factor in buying games. Xcom 2 has it down, at least on my computer!
@@chriseggenberger did you play xcom 2 for the year it came out before the ass load of patches??/ man it was a HORRID MESS
Well, this was a pleasant surprise to wake up to.
Hey Chris, if you make more sniper gear and put it on your heavy, he gets big aim bonus and becomes much more useful with that cannon.
Well he has golem armor because he wants his heavy to be a close range - tank fighter
This game seems really cool, reminds me a lot of X-Com but also of Fallout‘s VATS
It's also kinda like UFO Aftermath.
Would it have been possible for one of the team to drop their secondary weapon (pistol?) and have the unarmed unit pick it up and become useful to the scenario?
Yes
At about 17:35, there's a rooftop with a flashing zone and a "head" imagine on it. I think there's another one inside that first building where the Triton was. What are those zones?
They're sort of like strategic locations except they give the entire team a one time Will point boost. Good to capture if everyone is low on will points.
@@Vipre- Interesting. Thanks for the info!
Happy be a soldier Hunter Wendal nickname: Deathstalker. Class and look leave your best judgement.
Do you mind having another soldier?
Ken "Paper" Oxley
No preferred class
Male
Hazel eyes
Medium length hair
Tall and Slim
White and Brown light armor
The rest is up to you
really looking forward to this series, the mechanics of the game is sick and im sure it would be interesting to watch you plan out with more factors to keep in mind. Here since WHF and you consume majority of my time (not complaining tho)
I'm so hyped for more!
Oh damn finally out, going to have to watch this after work!
That berserker is actually simular to that character I've described under the previous video! Can I be him, please?
I’m on the fence on if I want to get this game. I feel like XCOM might be better overall. Thoughts?
xcom is better but i feel that's mostly due to mod support / more content. I hate these generic modern UIs that seem to be in every game/launcher lately.
Nova Mograph I’ll keep watching to see if the late game is worth it but I think I will end up just continuing to play XCOM.
@@more0336 oh for sure dude. I am getting the game on xbox game pass for 1$. No question about that. I was just answering your question from what i have seen so far on videos.
I mean if I went into this blind. And as a starcraft player..Terran. Zerg infested. Protoss humans..i would go for jericho for vehicles off of a guess 😂
Good vid thx... What about looting ?
I bought the game earlier today (using your affiliate link) and man am I loving this. I already played for like 4 hours on one sitting. I really like the character leveling system. It really makes every character feel truly unique while still staying very simple. And the aiming thing is just a really great way of handling the issues games like these usually have, like the classic missing a 95% shot from right next to an alien. Destructible environment with free aiming is also something I'm really glad to see here.
Im surprised you never made a series of Phantom Doctrine! You ever play that one again?
SUCH a good game. I like it much better than Phoenix Point. But I like PP too :)
Character Name: Volke "Striker" Grad
Class: Marine/berserker or any if comes from Disciples of Anu
Talev Skulltaker is such an insanely cool name. I mean, would it be weird to get myself a name change to TALEV SKULLTAKER? Like who gives a damn these days anyway. YES MOM I would like you to refer to me as TALEV SKULLTAKER from now on, thank you. Of course it'd play off even better if I had actually taken any skulls. Might consider researching that first.
Just started it. Looks ok so far. But the Devs have soo much work to still. The UI for example need a Lot of improvments
I cant see inside the buldings. On the videos when one of our troops inside, the roof become invisible. But mine on Xbox is not. Is there a way?
Chris, the SP value is the cost not the number of points accrued. Thats the middle value..x
They separate the Sniper rifles out, but they also separate out assault rifles. I think the generic 'rifles' encompasses both.
I do not totally understand why people are not using overwatch far more aggressively?!
If the target puts a stationary shield up, and chances to hit are low, why not wait for them to move, and then get a cleaner shot in, instead of praying that a highly unlikely lucky bullet hits?
- I mean, this game is not XCOM, with its oversimplistic mechanics, and the resulting strategic "fire when you can" approach. ;)
Character name: Wolver "Crassus" Perez
Colors: orange and black
As long beard as possible =D
PS keep doing this beautiful stuff Odd
Loving this series. If you are still taking character would love to suggest one.
Name: Gerald "Izroth" Banes
Class: Any melee class
Nooo feed my new addiction 😭 I love your videos too
as for factions and equipment:
small spoilers
phoenix: pretty much average damage and good ammo capacity
jericho: highest damage , armour piercing and lowish ammo capacity
diciples of anu: good dmage (great shotguns), acid damage good ammo capacity
synedrians (what ever the name was): laser weapons bad damage, highest ammo capacity not sure what their advanced weps are but starting weps suck
huge spoilers
from b5 i think jericho was best to get friendly 1st tough anu usually got friendly with you really fast... jerichos technicians are quite good since they can repair your armour, tough diciples acid weapons can be good and different mutations can be helfull (regeneration etc)
The geoscape looks much more engaging than xcom. We'll see how it develops :)
I wish there was a Non cult faction who embraced the changes made by the Pandora virus.
Like synydrion but With Genetically Engineered citizens.
Intermediary factions would be awesome.
Thought I should add this in since my character just got added in. how to pronounce his first name.
Talev (Tal-ev)
@@20catsRPG :( just thought I help...
Will Odd let you know if your character's been added?
@@DJROCKSTAZ You'll see it on the screen ;)?
Did I pronounce it wrong?
@@ChristopherOdd Thanks, Commander! Looking forward to it!
Can’t wait till you run into lairs and sirens, they absolutely suck
What is that glowing spot on top of the tower at 17:45? It’s on the left side of the screen
restores some willpower if you put a soldier there, then disappears. not sure if it heals the whole squad or just the person who reached it.
Ty
When I recruited a berserker, he already came with a full set of their armor, melee weapon, and hand cannon. I wonder why yours showed up naked?
Maybe the difficulty level? He’s on Legend difficulty, the hardest I believe, so to make the game even harder he doesn’t get equipment when he recruits.
That's actually a good point. I do the first playthrough on Normal or whatever it's called here, so I can just enjoy the game. That's an interesting difference if so.
Harriet 'Easter' Merrigold
Pink, red, yellow armor colors
Female
Long hair, Blonde
English
Not sure what the rules are for posting potential characters, so gonna post them on every episode until I get told 'no' or I see Harriet at some point.
Heron Solariun, reporting for duty. Flexible in use and costumisation
@christopherodd Did you get the deluxe or ultra edition by any chance?
is the narrator in the cutscenes the Elusive man !!!
First mutant with gun, didn't it drop the weapon? Couldn't berserker pick it up?
German "warhorse" Bonivento - Heavy, black hair . eyes and skin color, if you can a kick ass bear.
I’ve been playing this game for over a year now. Watching the progression from alpha to beta to release has been exciting. My biggest gripe with this game is the heavy troopers. They are almost worthless, in my opinion.
Give the Snipers pistol to the Berserker. Either that or drop the Berserker off at base until he is kitted out.
Would’ve been funny to disable the pincer and then have the berserker run up and punch them to death since they can’t fight back.
How is experience distributed between the soldiers? Its contribution based obviously, but the Berserker still got 39 even though he did nothing.