Vanguard Zombies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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  • Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
  • Vanguard Zombies, whether you love it or, way more likely, hate it, clearly wasn't the product anyone at Treyarch envisioned. It's very obviously underbudgeted, understaffed and undercooked in nearly every regard. And when you hear stories about how the project's development cycle was allegedly less than 4 months from conception to release, all of that starts to make a lot more sense. But in spite of all of the stuff that is clearly very, very wrong here, there are some diamonds in this rough that I think are worth highlighting.
    Timestamps:
    0:00 - Intro
    0:36 - Part One - The Good
    19:57 - Part Two - The Bad
    34:14 - Part Three - The Ugly
    37:24 - Part Four - Conclusion
    38:36 - Outro
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    Extra Links:
    Twitter where I shitpost and renderpost:
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    DeviantArt where I renderpost but IN HD WOAH:
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  • @Jrrizzo
    @Jrrizzo  Рік тому +206

    Any Bellekar appreciators???
    Happy Holidays, everyone! Hope you've been having a great one!
    God, the amount of variations this project went through was absurd. What started out as a simple review of Shi No Numa months ago that got derailed by the funny anime game, then derailed again by The Archon, eventually became a full autopsy(?) dissection(???) of the game. But we're here now and I'm really happy with how this turned out, even if it IS a bit different from my normal reviews.
    As for the IWZ re-review, yes, I already do have some work done on it, including some UI elements and 20 minutes worth of the script, but I'll be taking the next few weeks off from any form of video work. Most of my free time for the past 3 weeks has been nothing but Vanguard Zombies and editing, so you can imagine why I'd want to take a bit of a break to recharge lmao.

  • @kapkant6197
    @kapkant6197 Рік тому +345

    I think that what Vanguard shows more than anything is that the folks at Treyarch never really half ass Zombies. Sure it's probably the worst take on the mode yet but the music and art teams still tried and gameplay wise things like the Covenants show that even while time crunched they are actively trying to innovate, and good innovations at that

    • @TusksTheAxew
      @TusksTheAxew Рік тому +20

      Absolutely. Since day one, they've done what they can to keep it fresh and make it great, even with limited resources. Like even in WaW, the mystery box, perks, easter egg songs (and game over songs hinting to the next one), set playable characters, small easter eggs, even the PaP machine. Yes, it was janky, and the main crew's models were reused from the campaign, but you can REALLY feel how much effort and love they put into this silly little side project that no one asked for, but everyone ended up loving.

    • @kakyointhemilfhunter4273
      @kakyointhemilfhunter4273 Рік тому +15

      Im just going to say Treyarch is the best studio working for CoD rn. Bo4 is the only game of theres where I can say it wasnt very good overall but even then there was some good zombies maps

    • @kapkant6197
      @kapkant6197 Рік тому +1

      @@kakyointhemilfhunter4273 I've been playing MWII and while I am enjoying it quite a lot, dear God Treyarch really are the only ones who can design MP maps anymore

    • @theloreoverseer7106
      @theloreoverseer7106 Рік тому +3

      More so, it’s not because they didn’t have passion for this anymore or they were driven by greed(?) mainly: they didn’t have enough time. We all know whose great idea that was…

    • @katiconyt
      @katiconyt Рік тому +1

      I will say though i think they did half do the maps there god awful in every way

  • @shaneh1872
    @shaneh1872 Рік тому +118

    Bro the fact that most of the clips used were you at round 100+ shows the dedication you put to your work, we didn't ask for you to do that but you did it and that brings a smile to my face. Fucking congrats dude

  • @JaydenCarterVT
    @JaydenCarterVT Рік тому +101

    37:20
    To add a bit: it's made a bit more sad that the whole community treated Vanguard as "The end of the zombies community" when we been thru WAY worse scenarios, which lead to everyone shitting on Treyarch and not even trying to understand why it came out like this (and now putting all of their faith into a studio that hasn't even released a fucking game yet). When Treyarch was actually trying to adress some of the (IMO non-existant) issues that the community found on CWZ, and they just didn't care.
    Looking at you, Lex.

    • @prokoploronz
      @prokoploronz Рік тому +14

      Zombies community was never in a worse scenerio and that's why people were speaking about Vanguard as "The end of the zombies community", this was the first ever game that everybody hated since day 1, which never happened before + no zombies until 2024 (3 years at that time) made it seem like this is the end.

    • @ridderjaim3
      @ridderjaim3 Рік тому +13

      @Jayden "when we been thru WAY worse scenarios" such as?
      W@W- BO1 were lauded as amazing, BO2 was kinda 50-50ish for most at the time. EXO (never played myself) was generally not considered great? BO3 is generally lauded as the best Zombies (imo only on PC bc of the workshop), IW zombies was very hit/miss for most people (IW in general), WW2's nazi zombies wasn't terribly well liked by the community although it was still really solid with decent maps & unlockables. BO4 was generally Not liked due to unneccesary changes to the core formula and COLD war i personally don't have a good idea of the community reaction.
      Compare this with vanguard though, which as Rizzo noted was blatantly unfinished at launch and even to this day very buggy, It really should be no suprise that people are decrying it as the end of the community. Especially as the last 2-4 entries were probably very hit/miss with a lot of people.

    • @peytonsnyder2421
      @peytonsnyder2421 Рік тому +15

      I agree that the community does overreact and is quick to dislike whatever is put out, but this time I can understand as this is most definitely the worst we've been through. Even the other more derided iterations like WWII, AW, or Bo4 zombies all have a decent following, Vanguard has held much less interest than any since its debut and for mostly good reasoning imo. But in no way is it the end.

    • @kapkant6197
      @kapkant6197 Рік тому +23

      @@prokoploronz I remember launch era Black Ops III, that game was lambasted until about Der Eisendrache and tbh until Chronicles people were upset if you called it your favourite.

    • @thedilfofwallstreet5385
      @thedilfofwallstreet5385 Рік тому +6

      nah man. the release of vanguard up until now is the worst this comm has gone through. this is the only game that is universally disliked across the board by an overwhelming majority. the comm isn’t dead, but i can see why people thought/think so.

  • @wgimpact4383
    @wgimpact4383 Рік тому +151

    It's genuinely upsetting to see that Treyarch are STILL so full of talent, and wonderful ideas for zombies, but they keep getting fucked by Activison. Like, Vanguard shows that the zombies team is still giving their all, but is being undercut at every opportunity. The Dev team that gave us things like Der Esiendrache, Tag Der Toten, and Firebase Z are still there, but their talents are being undernourished by crunch, and budget constraints. Anyways amazing work as always Rizzo, and Happy Holidays to this funny little community.

    • @venommagnus
      @venommagnus Рік тому +7

      Here's hoping they have more time with the next game

    • @Velikan772
      @Velikan772 Рік тому +7

      @@venommagnus and hoping Microsoft wins the ownership of Activision

    • @deryckstickle5695
      @deryckstickle5695 Рік тому +3

      ​@wazaaaaa6913 this comment aged well, Microsoft got approved for the full buyout as of 11 days ago

    • @Harigan
      @Harigan Рік тому +1

      @@deryckstickle5695 wth you talkin about

    • @coup2824
      @coup2824 10 місяців тому +2

      bro tried to sneak firebase z and tag der toten in there

  • @edelgardian
    @edelgardian Рік тому +28

    I’m happy to see a nuanced take on Vanguard Zombies that’s not “it’s bad.” There are genuinely good things about this iteration that I hope make it in some form into future titles.

  • @parkerdavis7859
    @parkerdavis7859 Рік тому +217

    The greatest zombies UA-camr in the community is back!!! Merry Christmas John Rizzo!

  • @thedogefox8939
    @thedogefox8939 Рік тому +31

    IDK how you always do it, but you always manage to make even your "most critical" reviews end with a positive out look. Gotta be one of your best qualities as a reviewer (also incluiding: thinking about the dev struggles, the why to decisions, the funnies, high quality footage, etc.)

  • @HenryStudebaker
    @HenryStudebaker Рік тому +36

    God, the balance you always manage to pull off, between comedic takes (and perfectly utilized clips and memes) and serious, thoughtful analysis make your videos always a joy to experience. Happy holidays to you, as well, and I hope you enjoy a well-earned time away from working on videos!

  • @SolarDraws
    @SolarDraws Рік тому +48

    I personally prefer the Perk System of CW, but I absolutely agree if the perk system of Vanguard gave modifiers to the extra consumptions, it would be a great "innovation."

    • @N-GinAndTonicTM
      @N-GinAndTonicTM Рік тому +7

      I just felt like the Perk and PaP system gelled much better in Vanguard, than Cold War.
      For example, having only one type of Salvage that's used for armour and equipment was great. It made it so we didn't need to scrounge up common or rare salvage as often as possible; and sacrifice defensive or offensive upgrades for the Armour/Weapons.
      And with 4 Perk Tiers and 3 PaP Tiers, it got into a nice rhythm of what to buy.
      Tier 1 Perks.
      Tier 1 PaP.
      Tier 2 Perks.
      Tier 2 PaP.
      Tier 3 Perks.
      Tier 3 PaP.
      Tier 4 Perks.

  • @Xpertfusion
    @Xpertfusion Рік тому +7

    One little detail I would’ve added for the positives would be that in shi no numa’s Easter egg, they FINALLY allowed us to do a puzzle input step without being Interrupted by zombies

  • @BaronOfZLand
    @BaronOfZLand Рік тому +9

    "Bellekar is a kind-hearted mommy."

    • @shaneh1872
      @shaneh1872 Рік тому +3

      I mean he's got a point tho

  • @spedmonkey8051
    @spedmonkey8051 Рік тому +34

    i just got evicted from my house and my mommy goth girlfriend left me but this review really made my Christmas, thanks rizzo 👍

  • @torishadow0612
    @torishadow0612 Рік тому +16

    I love this video; the absolute info-dump of the lore and you gushing about the demons was so fun to hear. The frequent laughs, memes, and high emotions is phenomenal, please keep stuff like that in way more often.

  • @Doughnuts
    @Doughnuts Рік тому +22

    Very well said. Always a treat to hear your logic. I don't agree with everything you think, but I do agree about your general demeanor towards Vanguard. Love to see the hopefulness

    • @Jrrizzo
      @Jrrizzo  Рік тому +20

      I'm an eternal optimist. Plus, there's far too much negativity in this community already lol

    • @Doughnuts
      @Doughnuts Рік тому +8

      @@Jrrizzo Completely agree. When Shi No Numa released, it finally hit me that the Altar of Covenants is really just the BO4 perk system, but slightly different.
      I loved creating a unique set of Covenants for a specific strategy or play style, just like I enjoyed creating a class for that reason in BO4.
      I'm cautiously optimistic to see what revisions they have in their next title. Like you said, they were even innovating and refining mechanics in Vanguard.
      Gets me excited just thinking about it.
      You're a huge inspiration for my own content. Never stop what you do. You're too good at it. Merry Christmas! Hope life is treating you well, take care of yourself!

    • @Higglewoggle
      @Higglewoggle Рік тому

      Hello Mr doughnuts

  • @CheeseSupreme_
    @CheeseSupreme_ Рік тому +12

    3:33 I also quite enjoy the in-game perk upgrades. My only problem with it though is having to watch the perk drinking animations every single time you buy it... unless you hold out a shield while buying them but that's only if you have a shield.

    • @ispepsiokay411
      @ispepsiokay411 Рік тому +3

      What if instead you would pull up a menu similar to Der Wunderfizz and purchase everything you want at once

    • @jackmcnally8706
      @jackmcnally8706 Рік тому +6

      That reminds me of how in WW2 they let you cancel the hand shake animation after your first perk, wish something like that was done here.

    • @CheeseSupreme_
      @CheeseSupreme_ Рік тому +1

      @@ispepsiokay411 Or just like how the PaP mashine doesnt have you watch an animation for each time you upgrade your weapon... except for in Bo4-

  • @chasek6495
    @chasek6495 Рік тому +27

    Rizzo is the gift that keeps on giving

  • @jackbeazley5363
    @jackbeazley5363 8 місяців тому +1

    cam of jerma laughing in the corner when he says “vehicles” is a beautiful touch

  • @bencrowe8823
    @bencrowe8823 Рік тому +3

    Best Christmas gift ever. Thank you Mr. Rizzo

  • @yy-uh8nf
    @yy-uh8nf Рік тому

    I look up to rizzo alot his content has come a long way and his quality is perfection keep up the good work and happy holidays to all.

  • @an_ancient_architect2889
    @an_ancient_architect2889 Рік тому +2

    I’ll tell you what my guy, this video has single handily reinvigorated my drive to continue on my own zombie projects. (Though it was entirely for negative reasons and made me realize that the community might be split beyond repair… but we’ll just ignore that for now) But I made a promise on another project that I would finish it by the end of the years so that has to take priority. I also find it interesting how you are able to see things in heavily separated aspects, like everything was taken apart piece by piece and judged by their own aspects alone. I personally could never, too much of a whole picture kind of guy, or perhaps I’m just biased.
    And though most of what you said in the good grinds my gears, its still good to see the perspective of other people. Feels like I’ve been in a bubble lately and haven’t been able to grasp what zombie players want. (Not like twitter echo chambers, lets not get crazy.) I’ve just been by myself in the creative process for all of my projects so perspective helps a lot.
    Keep on keepin on my guy

  • @JulianxPvZ
    @JulianxPvZ Рік тому +4

    You can tell that there was a lot of passion and hard work put into this video! The sheer amount of editing is superb, There's a lot of funny jokes throughout, Rizzo doesn't sound bored like he doesn't want to do this, He's very enthusiastic when he talks. And he even go's out of his way to do absolutely unnecessary stuff like going to round 100 for almost every clip and even changing the color-code in Bellekar's waveform in her commander portrait. Stuff like this is something I haven't really seen in the zombies community in such a long long time. Great job Rizzo keep it up!

  • @TalleyBellum
    @TalleyBellum Рік тому +1

    I have appreciated your positivity regarding recent cod zombies experiences so much in recent years. Seeing how you feel about some of the more hated experiences has made me more open to trying them out and I myself enjoy Vanguard, but I don't prefer it to other games

  • @QU67Reacher6
    @QU67Reacher6 Рік тому

    Well Merry Christmas to us. Always love a John Rizzo upload.

  • @cryokuma79
    @cryokuma79 Рік тому +1

    Rizzo dropping another video? this is the best Christmas ever!

  • @spicyjakob234
    @spicyjakob234 Рік тому +2

    the thing that *really* got me with vanguards plot was that during cold war they released some intel pretaining to krafts descion i remember disctingly how strauss talked about "closing off his areas of science" or something along those lines (Intel is called "unto the breach" found in season 5), but all we got at the end was just a "good job guys!" and thats it. nothing about how the DA demons couldnt be trusted and so kraft sealed them away, just... nothing. the grand ending that admitedly got em hooked in cold war just never materialized.

  • @endyjgb1527
    @endyjgb1527 Рік тому

    oh hey what great timing, just got done rewatching the cold war zombie reviews and now i get to see some vanguard zombie reviews.

  • @Cluadiusmaximus
    @Cluadiusmaximus 4 місяці тому +2

    It freaked me the fuck out when you mentioned that bo3 can be considered classic zombies. Still feels current

  • @LucasDakami
    @LucasDakami Рік тому

    Rizzo coming out here delivering a great Christmas gift for all of us little gremlins.
    Thank you Rizzo, and here's to a much better 2023.

  • @Hectoreo
    @Hectoreo Рік тому +4

    I dunno if I commented this in the cold war video, but me personally, I much prefer the out of game progression. As a much more casual player, I find it more ideal for getting into the "shut your brain off and shoot dead people" sessions, which cold war excelled at with Die Maschine. Plus, that feeling that every little bit that I do over multiple games makes me stronger overall is just a really dope idea that I love and that I feel makes the grind a lot more fun to do.
    That said, I totally get your grievances with it and I think they should allow the best of both worlds, where the upgrades are available out of game, but are still able to be acquired in game in the same way Vanguard allows you to. Plus, the option to turn off certain upgrades would also be nice to have to compliment this.

  • @napkin60
    @napkin60 Рік тому +1

    Rizzo none of your old videos are bad we just like hearing you talk about interesting shit for 30 minutes with crazy gameplay footage in the background

  • @devinsethna1287
    @devinsethna1287 Рік тому +14

    I liked the part of the game where the character said “It’s Vanguardin’ time”, and then proceeded to guard all the vans on the map

  • @jsmaster4779
    @jsmaster4779 Рік тому

    Happy holidays to you! Great vid as always!

  • @ethanhawkins3391
    @ethanhawkins3391 Рік тому

    New Rizzo review dropped 🚨🚨 these are some of my favorite zombies videos, always worth the wait 💯

  • @belinskiparadox7687
    @belinskiparadox7687 Рік тому +2

    "Like I said"
    Said Sundowner as he broke down the entirety of Vanguard Zombies to Jack Raiden on top of the funny tower

  • @waxmeltfan
    @waxmeltfan Рік тому

    I love that all the vanguard footage is round 100+ Excellent detail jrizzo666

  • @memeboirichard5985
    @memeboirichard5985 Рік тому

    This is why I love your reviews John, the positivity (not to mention the amazing cinematics and fart sounds). It’s so nice not to hear, waaaaa it’s not a bo3 reskin so it’s automatically bad

  • @rexzombiesbrasil
    @rexzombiesbrasil Рік тому

    Rizzo editing has come to a level that he almost fools me to want to buy the game, even though i experienced 3/4 of the entire zombies experience in a single free weekend

  • @bleachboy3213
    @bleachboy3213 Рік тому +3

    Love it when Jr Rizzo uploads ❤

  • @TundrousOfficial
    @TundrousOfficial Рік тому +1

    Really well made video, earned a sub my guy. Your energy, input and timing of the different points in the video really added to it :) Watching your YT career with interest ^~^

  • @CenturionOfficial
    @CenturionOfficial Рік тому +4

    I've literally been trying to find the IW zombies review for the longest time, and hearing you mentioned it at the end of this and that you're reallydoing it with your more modern style and such honestly just really made my year. Thank you so much for being amazing and having some of the genuinely best content on the platform Rizzo. Merry Christmas and here's to an amazing 2023

  • @rubenveranneman424
    @rubenveranneman424 Рік тому +9

    I have to say I'm rather surprised by your take on out-of-game progression. I thought you really liked the teeth system in Extinction? Is it just different for zombies? But good video again, Rizzo!

  • @catwiffhat4274
    @catwiffhat4274 Рік тому

    Rizzo blesses us!!!! Merry Christmas good sir

  • @pointblank0303
    @pointblank0303 Рік тому

    Merry Christmas Rizzo, hope your holidays are wonderful.

  • @CardinalSn
    @CardinalSn Рік тому +1

    After getting a completely new PC after my old one died, I remembered that I was actually given the pre-order version of Vanguard thanks to a family member. Around the time I actually decided to play it, this was about when MWII's beta was coming out so the game was near the end of its cycle. When I got in and played the Zombies, I was pleasantly surprised that it FELT really good to play for most of the maps. But the more I played, the more lack of AAA polish I felt. I would often get animations stuck and couldn't defend myself, perks would just flat out NOT WORK, or even the funniest part: I got trapped inside of a zombie corpse and couldn't move until 2 rounds later.
    Vanguard Zombies really was having an uphill battle.

  • @dr.whoever6265
    @dr.whoever6265 3 місяці тому

    Hey just wanted to say that I religiously played zombies from when Origins came out (got Buried the same day) and absolutely Grinded Exos zombies and started to lose interest at around Gorod. And then my interest peaks and drops with each zombies release proceeding. Lose me in the middle of the DLC season. Dropped off with Cold War cause bad Etherium Crystal system. Haven't played any since Cold War and getting distance and growing up and coming back to the mode over time as I get older always makes me go on a binge of your zombie reviews from WW2 to now (made me get back into and start to love WW2 zombies btw) and you along with a few other content creator have helped me have a newfound love for a mode that has always been near to my heart and appreciate it in a more intelligent designed and artistic sense and although I don't own Vanguard you really sold me on really checking it out one day and just want to thank you to contributing to keeping zombies loved more and more as I get older. It won't be lost to time on me :)

  • @theslasherof78
    @theslasherof78 11 місяців тому

    This video actually made me appreciate the great things in Vanguard. Now I might actually go back to it for a day or two

  • @motivated-mahri7926
    @motivated-mahri7926 Рік тому

    Merry Christmas! Also I like the pop up cards in this video.

  • @TerranPersoid725
    @TerranPersoid725 Рік тому

    With so much venom from the community towards this game, I was wondering if you would even bother covering it. I’m glad you did!

  • @Gee3Oh
    @Gee3Oh Рік тому

    Love these videos. A nice xmas treat.

  • @boatthechicken6745
    @boatthechicken6745 Рік тому

    I absolutely loved that he used a clip from jerico because it's one of my personal favorite hidden gems

  • @sergeantwolverinehulk8554
    @sergeantwolverinehulk8554 Рік тому +1

    Merry Christmas Rizzo!

  • @spegwettie9053
    @spegwettie9053 Рік тому +1

    This is where I'm going to quickly comment on out of map progression. For players like me, I need out of map progression, or else it feels lile I have nothing to show for my time. Now since COD has kinda added some zombies specific cosmetics (Dark Aither and zombies character skins) it isn't as bad. I also like leveling guns out of mach, so that way you can get a small power boost for next match. I think a Killing Floor 2 type of progression system would help a lot. For those who don't know, eaxh perk has unique buffs that carve out a playstyle. With each level, these buffs increase. You also recive new abilities every 5 levels, but for COD that part can be done in game. But if we had a sytem that allowed you to level up cooldown for wands, duration, damage resitance, damage done. So that way, you do have some progression that sticks, but it will only be minor if tuned correctly. Either way, I just need a small amount of progression out of the map that I can grind at to keep me going.

  • @rampage7816
    @rampage7816 Рік тому +1

    Yes! I’ve been waiting for this! Not that I actually like Vanguard zombies, but I’ve been looking forward to hear your thoughts!

  • @masteryadiel
    @masteryadiel Рік тому

    34:14 THANK YOU for putting the viod round change. Its so good but literally no one has posted it by itself.

  • @goldentoparican788
    @goldentoparican788 Рік тому +2

    The Vanguard Zombies Season really had me kept on saying "Shut the fuck up" whenever the mainstream zombies UA-camrs kept saying "Treyarch has no passion for zombies" because the dry season of content and jank isn't helping them earn UA-cam Revenue

  • @Spooky_Sal
    @Spooky_Sal Рік тому +6

    Bellekar feet must smell reaaally musky after being in that artifact for so long. I mean haha could you imagine what that smell like? Not that I’m interested in anything like that. Nope. I definitely don’t want Bellekar’s grimy musky feet sweat smothering my face. Not at all. That would be gross. But it would be funny to image right?

  • @Scorched_earth404
    @Scorched_earth404 Рік тому +1

    Merry Christmas Rizzo

  • @looper4340
    @looper4340 Рік тому

    This is the pinnacle of content creation Rizzo

  • @doomshill110
    @doomshill110 Рік тому

    Love to see that clip you tweeted about stayed in. My mom says thanks for the shoutout

  • @amscarpi
    @amscarpi Рік тому +1

    I think they could do a hybrid of cold wars and this perk and progression system, you unlock the upgrades to perks and different covenants (or something similar to raven perks from WWII?) through leveling up and spending currency that you earn, but select and buy those upgrades in game, that keeps the rng and cost aspect of it but still allowing for out of game unlocks and gives a reason for leveling up that isn’t purely numbers going up. You don’t have as many options at the beginning, but the more you play you get the ability to try more and more playstyles once you’ve got a hang of the core gameplay.

    • @celtic19
      @celtic19 Рік тому

      I tell you what that’s a really good idea so it would be like I put my crystals in unlocking jug tier 3 but that doesn’t mean when I buy jugg it’s tier 3 it just means I now have the ability to upgrade it up to tier 3 in game,it really would allow for players to grind whilst simultaneously still having the normal 0 to overpowered game progression,
      I’d love to see this applied to the guns aswell so you can customise the attachments and camo for your guns as normal in menu but instead of clicking apply blueprint or it just coming out personalised like in bo3 with weapon kits you would actually need to pack a punch it in order to apply your personalisation not only making the player earn it in match but also giving the pack a punch a sense of putting a basic gun and it coming out looking different rather then a stat boost

  • @KRONOS115
    @KRONOS115 Рік тому +4

    Another banger video you never disappoint. I really admire how much effort goes into these reviews.

  • @jespermakalintal751
    @jespermakalintal751 Рік тому +2

    Hey Rizzo! Been watching you since high school and now I'm done university. Thanks for all your hard work in analyzing zombies content. I used to watch your Black ops 3, advanced warfare, and IW review on repeat. Since two of the three have been taken down since then :( It's awesome to know you're going to make another IW review :) I'll definitely be there when you post it! Anyways, I hope you're doing well!
    Side note: I started your saw retrospective ages ago but didn't finish it. I don't think the link to the video works anymore. Do you have the video posted somewhere else?

  • @samueltc1716
    @samueltc1716 Рік тому

    i literally love your zombie content please keep them coming I love you

  • @buns9022
    @buns9022 Місяць тому +1

    3:34
    Did not expect to see clive barker's jericho here.

  • @holyelixir4580
    @holyelixir4580 Рік тому

    Ayo I was wondering what happened to your IW review. Glad to see a new one coming out!

  • @thegamingandy4603
    @thegamingandy4603 Місяць тому +1

    And here I thought I was the only one who liked Vanguard's Zombies. It's nice to see someone who likes it as much as I do. :-)

  • @AiRsTrIkExXzZ
    @AiRsTrIkExXzZ Рік тому

    For the tiering system for perks I think you should spend the amount for every perk like you do in Cold War but be able to upgrade the perk in some way. Maybe you should have to extract aetherium and survive for 2 minutes and when times up you can go to any perk and it’ll upgrade it. It could also make the perk machines actually useful since that’s where the perk upgrade is. The wunderfizz would have the default perks and not upgraded ones(you wouldn’t be able to upgrade the wunderfizz either until all perks were upgraded until half of the perks were upgraded)

  • @ThatguyOverthereLLC
    @ThatguyOverthereLLC Рік тому

    Idk how you do it but you make this game look so gun and refreshing in the good section

  • @andynay4206
    @andynay4206 Рік тому

    Please keep uploading I love your videos so much

  • @dang3rdomo
    @dang3rdomo Рік тому +1

    Best Christmas present so far

  • @conmanay4563
    @conmanay4563 Рік тому +7

    honestly, you echo my sentiments exactly. For all the crap this mode got, and believe me, it REALLY deserved it, there were some good things, like the art direction and covenants. The lore was genuinely interesting. I am excited for you to go back over IW zombies, but can you re-post the exo zombies review, I laughed so much every time I watched the into of "you haven't seen a zombie in an exo suit" edited by you, that I need to see it again
    I went back to IW zombies recently and had so much fun!!!

  • @VesperEm
    @VesperEm Рік тому +1

    Omg rizzo is finally reviewing the sequel to the Chaos story!

  • @parkerdavis7859
    @parkerdavis7859 Рік тому

    10:06 you’ve done this joke before and it somehow got me even more in this video because I wasn’t at all expecting it. Bravo!

  • @Shadesxa
    @Shadesxa Рік тому

    OMG! John UA-cam how did you know I wanted a vanguard review for Christmas?

  • @_lukeinator_
    @_lukeinator_ Рік тому

    Nothin' like waking up on Christmas to a video from the cutest zombies UA-camr, John Rizzo.

  • @quietone2856
    @quietone2856 Рік тому

    The perfect Christmas gift Mr Rizzo, well maybe Peck and weavers romance being confirmed is similar but pretty poggies nonetheless

  • @NoctisTheFolf
    @NoctisTheFolf Рік тому +4

    Oh no rizzo be careful! MrTLexify might tell you to kys for not absolutely hating it

    • @looper4340
      @looper4340 Рік тому

      Yeah because a bunch of soft twitter kiddies kept coming at him for being excited about a new dev team. And then idiots like them and yourself play victim and act like it's serious lmao. Get over it.

  • @BlueFalcon619
    @BlueFalcon619 Рік тому +2

    The god emperor has blessed us with a boon on this holiday.

  • @FourDozenEggs
    @FourDozenEggs Рік тому +5

    I'm honestly impressed with Treyarch for what they can make in such little time. If only they weren't held back by Activision.

  • @Jerrycourtney
    @Jerrycourtney 11 місяців тому +2

    Treyarch got the ugly end of _the stick_ two CoD cycles back-to-back. I feel bad for the devs and all the pure hatred they’ve received for the last 3 years.

    • @JulioHernandez-vi9to
      @JulioHernandez-vi9to 11 місяців тому

      3 cod bavk to back they were half way through bo4 before being pulled in cw then vanguard

  • @dynempire
    @dynempire Рік тому

    this was great to watch, actually kind of made me want to give vanguard a real try. also really looking forward to ur iw video, will probably be the best retrospective on the game

  • @jameso7919
    @jameso7919 Рік тому

    A thought I've personally had with how they could carry over the perk tiers into their next title is to make the tiers purchasable with Sacrificial Hearts instead of Essence- the only reason I feel like a change like this would be necessary is because I'd imagine 3arc's next title is likely to have an amount of perks akin to Cold War, so paying 15000 points at least 10 times would be a bit much imo

  • @soupmix211
    @soupmix211 Рік тому

    This video was amazing, great job John

  • @screamingpink
    @screamingpink Рік тому +5

    The worst thing about Der Anfang is the lack of weight that it is Stalingrad; its significant of Nikolai's failure to end things in Tag der Toten.
    Nikolai, whose bo3 map is Gorod Krovi, is Stalingrad, put an end to the Aether story. The opening chapter of Dark Aether is Stalingrad.

  • @RvBnerd618
    @RvBnerd618 10 місяців тому

    Hello, Rizzo. Been rewatching some of your videos and was curious about whether or not you'll be playing and/or covering a couple of games coming soon. MW3 Zombies being one of them, and Persona 3 Reloaded as another game that could be a follow up to your Persona 3 review. I'd imagine MW3 Zombies probably be like Outbreak and Vanguard where you have to wait for the entire game to evolve and then judge the mode after all updates have concluded, but I would like to know if a first impression video would be made when it gets released.
    Appreciate all the hard work you put in with your videos, I look forward to whatever you may have in store for us.

  • @Taitosalad
    @Taitosalad Рік тому

    I 100% agree with your take on the perk system, I wish that they would have made der angfang and terra mala dicta like outbreak but with a player chosen objective as well as new areas. Or maybe they could’ve just made the two maps a single game mode like outbreak. And finally I wish that the covenants were new each round because it peeves me off when a covenant I don’t want keeps showing up.

    • @Taitosalad
      @Taitosalad Рік тому

      Also I wish we got some more demons.

  • @Joshi_the_Yoshi
    @Joshi_the_Yoshi Рік тому

    Merry Christmas Rizzo.

  • @Justinisty
    @Justinisty Рік тому +5

    I am extremely glad we got the same take on the good. It seems everywhere I saw at the time and even my friends hate the fact that progression is not outside of the match

  • @poptart4325
    @poptart4325 Рік тому

    What a great gift 🎁 Merry Xmas JRizzo

  • @sergeantwolverinehulk8554
    @sergeantwolverinehulk8554 Рік тому +1

    Can't wait for the iw zombies review that's going to be awesome!!

  • @rbnola3340
    @rbnola3340 Рік тому +1

    Yo that Kingsley covenant Clip was funny asf man

  • @gobreen4391
    @gobreen4391 Рік тому +1

    i do also like the alter i just wished they went further into the roguelike maybe you "no longer get headshots but your body shots get slightly stronger"

  • @jemy4091
    @jemy4091 Рік тому

    it’s so refreshing hearing good things about vangaurd zombies

  • @NicoleCringe
    @NicoleCringe Рік тому

    Great video but I do wanna say at the perk part when you talk about how costly a down can be when it comes to regaining perks, and its actually pretty similar to CWZ. To get all 10 perks now it costs about 42,500 points, and it costs 45,000 to get your perks back to Tier 4 if you go down! I do think since round based gives you more points and you also have so many more chances to get points Outbreak the 42k in CWZ feels a lot less

  • @GAVIN00006
    @GAVIN00006 Рік тому

    Now this really is my best christmas

  • @TheWunWhiteWolf
    @TheWunWhiteWolf Рік тому

    Merry Christmas John.

  • @djouze00
    @djouze00 Рік тому +2

    Do I hate it? Yes. Are there good parts? Yes, and I'm happy you didn't jump on the bandwagon and trash talked it like most other youtubers would've done.

  • @Fairway_
    @Fairway_ Рік тому +1

    I really hope Treyarch don't neglect the gameplay improvements they made in Vanguard for their next title just because of the game's reputation. Vanguard brought quite a few gameplay improvements to the table thay I'd love to see return.

  • @krauzer7
    @krauzer7 Рік тому

    Holy moly i'm more hyped than ever for the IW review reupload. Will you reupload AW reviewn as well ?