I bought the game on sale thinking it was gonna be mediocre and figured I’d play like 2-3 hours then be done with it. Boy was I wrong, this game is truly a hidden gem. It’s like a speakeasy in the sense where from the outside being the screenshots and trailers from the store it looks plain and ok but once you get it and get into the game it has way more to offer than it seems from outside. I highly recommend the game.
As a long time fan of the channel and someone who's worked and is working closely on ER2 with the solo dev himself, I want to say thanks for covering the game! Marco, the dev of ER2, really works hard on the game and puts so much effort towards it and it's nice to see the game get the appreciation it deserves. It may not be the prettiest looking game or have the best AI, but it's a unique and fun experience that I'm honored to have worked on such a fun title :) Can't wait to get the rest of the animation overhaul done for the game so that we can work on further polishing this fun experience! Thanks again Sherman for the coverage on behalf of the team
Wow I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves this game. Got it on Switch last week for about $5 and haven't put it down since. This is EXACTLY what I wanted from an FPS.
Easy Red 2!!!!!!!! Glad to see some coverage on this game. It's absolutely a hidden gem and only gets better. Marco is an awesome developer. He recently finished reworking on the 1st person animations and is now focusing on third person animations. Modding support is planned for the future so folks will be able to mod in their own sides. Even so, the map editor is very robust and several unique maps have already been made. My favorite is probably Bastards of Bastogne. Very very well done map!
@@theShermanator I hope you'll do another video soon! The developer continues to add updates and currently the focus is on a France DLC including adding France as a faction. The campaign will feature the Invasion of France and the Battle of the Bulge. So like France at 2 different periods.
If your squad gets wiped out and you move towards another one, you'll get absorbed into that squad. Great video on an awesome game. Just played a little session (Kos) before hitting the sack and man what a tight little 45 minute battle with tons of epic moments. Got the heart rate racing.
My story with this game is that at launch I refunded it because it looked just boring. Two months back I gave this game second chance and I was prepared to lose my money but man I was wrong. This game got just so much better and now I play it almost daily.
The gamer has a lot of potential. The couple of issues I have that are hard to get around are really bad-looking foliage, and some levels have a lot of it. The AI has a huge advantage because they can see through it, and you cant. If the models/alpha maps were better, then it wouldn't be as big of a deal. The other issue is the AI pathing, they tend to stick to certain paths, are constantly moving forward, never stopping, never taking cover, and are usually clustered. If they solve these issues, this game would be amazing.
I had no idea the easy red games even existed until I saw them on your channel ages ago...decided to buy them and didnt regret it at all...especially Easy Red 2
literally the most underrated game in the ww2 genre, A True love letter to our childhood classics, a simply exquisite dish. 20/10 reminds me of the days of 1942, cod 1-3, with the fresh and realistic atmosphere comparable to Enlisted, Hell Let loose, but better and thats not a lie. i look at hell let loose now and it looks dead compared to these battlefeilds
This game is amazing. As a former patreon supporter its nice to see the dev put all the patreon members names down on ingame dogtags that you can collect. Besides that this game continues to grow and the game gets better and better with each update added. I cant wait for the next DLC that releases with Easy Red 2!!!!
I started playing it today. For what it is, a pretty cheap indie game made by a one man dev team, it's pretty damn good! I love the intensity of the combat in the game, and the high stakes in the fact that you can't just keep respawning eternally, you have to select a soldier who still alive, so each death truly counts. And this is a game that is still in development so who knows where it will go from here?
It's already out on switch. The switch version is usually a patch behind the PC version because of Nintendo's longer approval process. I'm not sure about an eta on PS and Xbox though.
@@magdog1539 actually there almost done with Xbox version but the developer is waiting on Microsoft to approve it but it might release at the end of this year or before
doesnt look bad at ll and the system requirements, well give the chaaance for anyone to play. Unlike other gaames that requires or demands higher specs and some are poorly optimized.... Hey Sherm Stick Tahnk you for Sharing i for got aanout this game think I'll give it a shot. one question i the Daarken Aeras around ur screen is thaaat Vignette ? or something else? i aaalways turn it down...
There are always people playing and it's a lot of fun, but it's more PvE than PvP, so expect coop against bots rather than a team-based tactical shooter like Hell Let Loose. You can have up to ten people with their own squad of bots each on each team, but you're more likely to see lobbies with 4 or 5 people on the same side vs. an all bot enemy team.
So in love that I bought it even on the switch cause there are no game like this on that console, so I have pc version plus Normandy, and switch version plus Normandy and Stalingrad. ( on switch is not perfect, I mean, graphic is ok, there are a lot of settings such performance one and fov, but on Stalingrad fps drop depend on what map you play, sadly the first map of that dlc is not optimized at all lol)
Can someone explain to me why a game called Easy Red, that features the 1st ID, makes an Omaha map that is ANOTHER recreation of Dog Green sector?? Why does literally every videogame do this? It's always just Dog green, 0 accurate representations of other sectors have ever been done! It's just so baffling to me, especially in this game...
I bought the game on sale thinking it was gonna be mediocre and figured I’d play like 2-3 hours then be done with it. Boy was I wrong, this game is truly a hidden gem. It’s like a speakeasy in the sense where from the outside being the screenshots and trailers from the store it looks plain and ok but once you get it and get into the game it has way more to offer than it seems from outside. I highly recommend the game.
That's a really great description. Easy Red 2 gives me the exact same feeling I had when I played Battlefield 1942 for the first time.
It's better than Enlisted, you don't have to grind weapons
If only the multiplayer wasn't empty
haha I can see that
As a long time fan of the channel and someone who's worked and is working closely on ER2 with the solo dev himself, I want to say thanks for covering the game! Marco, the dev of ER2, really works hard on the game and puts so much effort towards it and it's nice to see the game get the appreciation it deserves. It may not be the prettiest looking game or have the best AI, but it's a unique and fun experience that I'm honored to have worked on such a fun title :) Can't wait to get the rest of the animation overhaul done for the game so that we can work on further polishing this fun experience! Thanks again Sherman for the coverage on behalf of the team
Update coming for Nintendo switch version? :)
The AI is honest to god more competent than the AI in Enlisted.
Happy to showcase great games Robert, thanks for the comment!
you have no idea how hyped I am that a youtuber like you is featuring this beauty of a game
lmao Im just a small fish mate
Wow I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves this game. Got it on Switch last week for about $5 and haven't put it down since. This is EXACTLY what I wanted from an FPS.
Sweeeet
Easy Red 2!!!!!!!! Glad to see some coverage on this game. It's absolutely a hidden gem and only gets better. Marco is an awesome developer. He recently finished reworking on the 1st person animations and is now focusing on third person animations. Modding support is planned for the future so folks will be able to mod in their own sides. Even so, the map editor is very robust and several unique maps have already been made. My favorite is probably Bastards of Bastogne. Very very well done map!
ER2 is great
@@theShermanator I hope you'll do another video soon! The developer continues to add updates and currently the focus is on a France DLC including adding France as a faction. The campaign will feature the Invasion of France and the Battle of the Bulge. So like France at 2 different periods.
This game is great, was even able to pick it up on my switch for when I’m on the go
sweeeet
I recommend checking out Easy Red II again, new Ardennes DLC, animations, cosmetics, weapons, vehicles and a new faction, the French
Cheers will do!
@@theShermanatorwill you make one in the future? Since the other somewhat big content creators videos about this game are mostly outdated
Gives me a bit of an Arma vibe as well for sure! Been meaning to try this
a bit yea!
If your squad gets wiped out and you move towards another one, you'll get absorbed into that squad.
Great video on an awesome game.
Just played a little session (Kos) before hitting the sack and man what a tight little 45 minute battle with tons of epic moments. Got the heart rate racing.
Ah thats fair, its a fun lil game!
My story with this game is that at launch I refunded it because it looked just boring. Two months back I gave this game second chance and I was prepared to lose my money but man I was wrong. This game got just so much better and now I play it almost daily.
Nice, love to hear a good redemption story
same story
The gamer has a lot of potential. The couple of issues I have that are hard to get around are really bad-looking foliage, and some levels have a lot of it. The AI has a huge advantage because they can see through it, and you cant. If the models/alpha maps were better, then it wouldn't be as big of a deal. The other issue is the AI pathing, they tend to stick to certain paths, are constantly moving forward, never stopping, never taking cover, and are usually clustered. If they solve these issues, this game would be amazing.
It depends on the foilage. The AI can't see through some bushes and they can't see through smoke grenades either.
ER2 is real neat, hopefully the devs keep on top of it
I had no idea the easy red games even existed until I saw them on your channel ages ago...decided to buy them and didnt regret it at all...especially Easy Red 2
ha they are gucci
I like Easy red 2 also, great video like always Sherman
🙏👍
this is my all time favorite WW2 game
its pretty neat
literally the most underrated game in the ww2 genre, A True love letter to our childhood classics, a simply exquisite dish. 20/10
reminds me of the days of 1942, cod 1-3, with the fresh and realistic atmosphere comparable to Enlisted, Hell Let loose, but better and thats not a lie. i look at hell let loose now and it looks dead compared to these battlefeilds
Its definitely very surprisingly good
I was wondering when you we're gonna play it.
Mod support is really soon, so people can make any gun, any vehicle and any war that they want.
Finally a UA-camr that I know play easy red 2 new D Day DLC
ha yeaa
This game is amazing. As a former patreon supporter its nice to see the dev put all the patreon members names down on ingame dogtags that you can collect. Besides that this game continues to grow and the game gets better and better with each update added. I cant wait for the next DLC that releases with Easy Red 2!!!!
Oh thats really cool about the dog tags, nice avatar too lmao
@@theShermanator haha thx :D
Just picked this game up yesterday. It’s great! It’s like playing Men of War in first person
Ha yeah kinda!
A bit late, but now they added mod support, so we can have new vehicles, weapons, props, factions.
oh yeah
I don't know if you knew this but the game has Destruction
oh im aware it has smaller destruction - idk if it has full scale tho right
full scale
Easy Red 2 is great fun i play it on my Steam Deck which it runs great on using vulkan.
even better they do campaigns no OTHER GAMES do like the 1939-1940 defense of belgium france VS germany
Well you do know the Ardennes 1940-1944
They also released Tunisia: North
And the next DLC is Sino Japanese War too
There's no better single player shooter. It just mops the floor with everything in my opinion
I can see that
Yes i already have this on my switch but to have it on xbox will be amazing
hell yeah
I started playing it today. For what it is, a pretty cheap indie game made by a one man dev team, it's pretty damn good! I love the intensity of the combat in the game, and the high stakes in the fact that you can't just keep respawning eternally, you have to select a soldier who still alive, so each death truly counts. And this is a game that is still in development so who knows where it will go from here?
I know, im excited!
More fun than HLL
lmao its at least SP-able which is nice
BEST WW2 GAME EVER
its good!
0:29 Did someone mentioned "Looting"?😏
I like looting, especially in MOW.
ha yeah
The looting is very similar to fallout but it's done in real time, which makes it more intense.
love this game so much
oh yah
So, the difficulty I think is based on supression, damage of each weapon and explosions and how accurate the ai is.
Thats fair
@@theShermanator With a new update, stanima is added as well with Realistic Difficulity. So, using your breath, jumping and sprinting uses up Stanima.
This is more or less a remake of BF1942. I feel like I robbed the dev by getting it on sale. Bought all the DLC.
Ha I can feel that in a way
what good indie fps
hey sherm ,have you ever played red orchestra 1 europe darkest hour 44 45 mod?
Not yet
@@theShermanator you should definitely try it , i really hope you will make a video with that game its very immersive
Can i play as the right faction in this game?
Axis and Allies
Support the devs its a great game
Looks like Heroes and Generals with better graphics, I like it.
haha yes!
1:19 console release awesome
Its in dev iirc
The game looks great. Does anyone know what game engine 'Easy Red 2' runs on?
Thats a good question, im not sure
@@theShermanator It turns out that it's the 'Unity' game engine, Sherman.
Is there any timeframe for when they might release this to console? I’d be so down to drop some money on this game
It's already out on switch. The switch version is usually a patch behind the PC version because of Nintendo's longer approval process. I'm not sure about an eta on PS and Xbox though.
1:19 when is the console release or did easy red 2 devs cancel it
xbox version is in development
@@magdog1539 actually there almost done with Xbox version but the developer is waiting on Microsoft to approve it but it might release at the end of this year or before
Its in dev iirc
doesnt look bad at ll and the system requirements, well give the chaaance for anyone to play. Unlike other gaames that requires or demands higher specs and some are poorly optimized.... Hey Sherm Stick Tahnk you for Sharing i for got aanout this game think I'll give it a shot. one question i the Daarken Aeras around ur screen is thaaat Vignette ? or something else? i aaalways turn it down...
Its a cool game for sure
Is mp? If yes, it’s played?
There's not a lot of concurrent players online according to Steamcharts I think, coop/pvp should work tho afaik
There are always people playing and it's a lot of fun, but it's more PvE than PvP, so expect coop against bots rather than a team-based tactical shooter like Hell Let Loose. You can have up to ten people with their own squad of bots each on each team, but you're more likely to see lobbies with 4 or 5 people on the same side vs. an all bot enemy team.
So in love that I bought it even on the switch cause there are no game like this on that console, so I have pc version plus Normandy, and switch version plus Normandy and Stalingrad. ( on switch is not perfect, I mean, graphic is ok, there are a lot of settings such performance one and fov, but on Stalingrad fps drop depend on what map you play, sadly the first map of that dlc is not optimized at all lol)
Ah, I dont have a clue about switch stuff but im hoping it does good later
I'm the first to comment and like this video
based and Easy Red pilled
Game name
ER2
Can someone explain to me why a game called Easy Red, that features the 1st ID, makes an Omaha map that is ANOTHER recreation of Dog Green sector?? Why does literally every videogame do this? It's always just Dog green, 0 accurate representations of other sectors have ever been done! It's just so baffling to me, especially in this game...
It's a name
It's not that deep
Or uh, Saving Private Ryan I guess you can blame em
There are other beaches, Sword, Juno, Gold, etc
There is even Point Du Hoc
14:23 NANI!!!
lmao
no thanks I just want red orchestra 3
Dude same tho
Is there aim assist in this game? Aiming looks bad.
Im not sure if there is tbh, might be
There is none
Sadly
@@RandomFurry07 Yeah, it sucks without aim assist. ( Controller )
Keeps getting better? Really?? Man you haven’t played the switch version.. 😂
Why would I play on a subpar platform?
@@theShermanator Actually, it’s a video game console bud. Sold a few units too.
@@thedirtywoodsman604 Silly gamer, Switch is for kids