Selaco Review - 2000's FPS Games ARE BACK

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  • Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
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    Contents Of This Video
    00:00 Heavy Mid 2000's Inspiration
    02:45 GZDoom...SOMEHOW
    05:21 Story
    07:03 Gameplay
    09:10 F.E.A.R. Like Combat
    12:28 Recycled Boss
    13:04 Conclusion: Go buy The Game
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  • @Jarekthegamingdragon
    @Jarekthegamingdragon  Місяць тому +25

    I'd like to give a HUGE thanks to the Selaco crew for giving me access to their work over the years, it's been a pleasure to watch this project near completion. Go buy it, seriously it's good.
    In the mean time, if you want to hang out while I stream, give my twitch a follow! www.twitch.tv/jarek4gamingdragon

  • @TheMC1102
    @TheMC1102 Місяць тому +116

    This game NEEDS to be made available in a bundle with Trepang2 and Severed Steel.

    • @zii8568
      @zii8568 Місяць тому +6

      This

    • @X-JAKA7
      @X-JAKA7 Місяць тому

      Then I will considered buying all of that.

    • @sawyervuorensyrja4703
      @sawyervuorensyrja4703 Місяць тому +13

      There’s a Mullet Madjack bundle on Steam

    • @X-JAKA7
      @X-JAKA7 Місяць тому

      @@sawyervuorensyrja4703 cool 😎

    • @t0rrin6
      @t0rrin6 Місяць тому +5

      Hmm, I'm thinking the bundle should be named "The F.E.A.R. Spiritual Successors" or "Wu Shooters." Any ideas other than that?

  • @henseltbrumbleburg3752
    @henseltbrumbleburg3752 Місяць тому +7

    The A.I in this game is fantastic, they really keep you on your toes, always checking my flanks and thinking of my next position. Had this one moment where I ran out of bullets and the shotgun guy yelled "they're out!" and ran in. Awesome moment, really cool game.

  • @tastefulavenger
    @tastefulavenger Місяць тому +15

    After Phantom Fury this is welcome!

  • @Tokumastu1
    @Tokumastu1 Місяць тому +40

    Psychic AI and interdimensinal being John Carmack smiles at this use of GZ Doom.

  • @SerotoninCrunch
    @SerotoninCrunch Місяць тому +22

    And just when I thought severed steel and trepang2 hath sated my hunger for wu... Selaco gets finished. Guess I'm eating good again tonight

    • @Enigmatifox
      @Enigmatifox Місяць тому

      you should try maximum action. not huge amounts of content or especially challenging but very fun

    • @SerotoninCrunch
      @SerotoninCrunch Місяць тому

      @@Enigmatifox it's on my radar. Waiting for it to be finished

    • @riazzking3592
      @riazzking3592 Місяць тому

      ​​@@SerotoninCrunch maybe keep an eye on "out of action"
      Might Not very fast paced but somewhat in line with woo shooters
      As for non fps woo shooter:-
      Rollerdrome
      My friend pedro
      In style (upcoming)
      Killer bean (upcoming)

    • @SerotoninCrunch
      @SerotoninCrunch Місяць тому +1

      @@riazzking3592 BIG fan of Rollerdrome. Heard of Out of Action but nearly forgot about it, will check out your other recommendations. Thanks brotherman

  • @Matt-md5yt
    @Matt-md5yt Місяць тому +9

    glad you played it again my friend and glad it's in early Access. just bought it

  • @FairyRat
    @FairyRat Місяць тому +2

    Fear action, Half-Life downtime and Doom PDAs sound like my kinda game, I love all those things.

  • @X-JAKA7
    @X-JAKA7 Місяць тому +11

    Trepang2 = F.E.A.R 4 (F.4.A.R)
    SELACO = F.E.A.R 5 (5.E.A.R)

  • @antoniomiller367
    @antoniomiller367 Місяць тому +14

    Sometimes I hate watching videos like these. Not because the video is bad, but because it looks cool as hell and 99% of the time make for a better trailer than whatever the devs make. Which should be great, but I also don't want to spoil myself so I have to watch it way after playing.

    • @michaeljones7256
      @michaeljones7256 23 дні тому +1

      Ikr, something like that just happened with spoilers for SMT 5 Vengeance(jrpg) 3rd trailer. The worst thing is it was an official trailer

  • @therealpizzagirl
    @therealpizzagirl Місяць тому +3

    I've been really looking forward to this game ever since I played the demo, thanks for making a review of it Jarek :D

  • @underthemayo
    @underthemayo Місяць тому +10

    Oh my god the dual smgs in thumbnail!
    Hopefully this game gets support. It's the best iteration of Fear's combat that exists.

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  Місяць тому +3

      This and trepang2 stand out above all the others. Also dual smgs are art

  • @zii8568
    @zii8568 Місяць тому +4

    I already played the first lvl and I’m really enjoying it and watching your review makes me even more hyped up!

  • @AkiDave
    @AkiDave Місяць тому

    This game looks really cool! The music and gunplay as well as the aesthetic go hard. Great video man!

  • @GzegzolkaDA
    @GzegzolkaDA Місяць тому +6

    Do you know Doom 3 Phobos episode 3 was released few days ago? I am waiting for your review :) but seriously, there is lot of good and great and not so good fps games, I am sure You have a lot to do.

  • @wickdaline8668
    @wickdaline8668 Місяць тому +4

    11:23 - Sounds like Resident Evil 1 Save Room.

  • @WAcrobat19
    @WAcrobat19 Місяць тому +1

    4:07 I genuinely loved this bit when I first played it. The somber, tragic song plays as Dawn is literally isolated. Not to mention the ACE Security Agents strung across the street. Some died together, others by themselves, some from accidents amidst the chaos.

  • @ThommyofThenn
    @ThommyofThenn Місяць тому +1

    Btw, i just want to thank Jarek for working so hard to make this for us. It's hard to even lay in bed when sick let alone play a fast-paced fps, wrote an episode and then make a video for us
    Thank you Jarek

  • @09onine
    @09onine Місяць тому +1

    I remember playing the demo and found the secret room which is an easter egg that referencing H-Doom

  • @mick3y966
    @mick3y966 Місяць тому

    I've played through the original FEAR and the DLCs several times now, really hoping this can scratch that itch, cool video

  • @pilot3605
    @pilot3605 Місяць тому +2

    Wu Shooter is a great name indeed. And those dual SMGs look tight

    • @mauro100
      @mauro100 26 днів тому

      Black is wu shooter

  • @Fuuntag
    @Fuuntag Місяць тому +3

    Guess we had our 1990s shooter “thing”. Onwards to the early 00s!?

  • @kabob0077
    @kabob0077 Місяць тому

    11:28 That's some good "save room" type music right there!

  • @Degonyte
    @Degonyte Місяць тому +1

    Great review of a great game. Hope you've been able to slidekick that flu into a wall.

  • @R3AL-AIM
    @R3AL-AIM Місяць тому +3

    Tell me why is it that now that I have a better system and setup to play at, I'm far more interested in easier to run indie games.
    Maybe it's because these are actually more fun and are more satisfying to play.

  • @jjforcebreaker
    @jjforcebreaker Місяць тому

    Completed the demo verison probably ~10 times. It's great they made it, and to see full release is a big improvement over that build.

  • @BIOHAZARDRUSGaming
    @BIOHAZARDRUSGaming Місяць тому

    That Save Room music has HEAVY Blood Dragon vibes

  • @adr.k8676
    @adr.k8676 Місяць тому

    Hope you get well soon bro

  • @alsenar2
    @alsenar2 Місяць тому +1

    I really enjoy how Selaco transitions from scary DOOM moments to hardcore cyberpunk action shooter.

  • @ThommyofThenn
    @ThommyofThenn Місяць тому

    You can be indirectly or even unconsciously influenced by things. So it might not be an intentional tribute but the vibes are immaculate either way. Been following this game since seeing some livestream of it. Really glad to see you make a vid on it though because you're imo, one of the best in terms of analysis

  • @TheGamingRy
    @TheGamingRy 3 дні тому

    Good Selaco Review,JarektheGamingDragon🎞️😀🎮👍🏻Enjoyed your video for this new FPS & Yeah,the Devs of Selaco "Must try make an Update/Patch to Make a Variety of Boss Battles..that will make this game..Then great.." I also love FPS games and know the Bosses must be different..Hope they can improve on that and any other mentions/tips you've given in your video here,Bro..Again it could be cool to see the improvements and fixes in a future update for Selaco..for now..Thanks JarektheGamingDragon..😀🎮👍🏻🎞️Enjoyed this video and Keep at it,Bro..Kind Regards Ryan

  • @lpcoolee
    @lpcoolee Місяць тому +2

    This game 100% rocks! I bought it today, and am absolutely loving it! Great feeling, excellent immersion, and just one of the best boomers I’ve played in a long while! It puts most AAA games to shame!

  • @Player-10
    @Player-10 Місяць тому +1

    Glad I'm not the only one who saw ODST in there. Honestly, I feel parts of this game oozes with ODST, I had a good time with that game back in the day and this took me right back
    Also, weirdly enough I feel this game nails how it felt to play FEAR. The movement speed and the sound of moving. The weapons and particle effects. And this leads me to an issue with combat, thus far. If there is one drawback, it really does feel like the advantage you were given of Bullet Time in FEAR is sorely missed. Believe me, this game doesn't need it, but the mechanic wasn't purely for the cool factor. It really helped you leverage gun fights in your favor. In Selaco, however, the result is a character who moves like she's sight-seeing and dies faster, without the tactical advantage.

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  Місяць тому +1

      The one problem with fear's combat is that, even though bullet time is fun, it makes the game WAY too easy. So personally I don't think slow mo is needed.

    • @Player-10
      @Player-10 Місяць тому

      @@Jarekthegamingdragon fair. Dash cooldown and run speed could be tweaked a bit tho

  • @msr_metal
    @msr_metal Місяць тому

    between dr. robotnik's ring racers, a recently released sonic kart racer running entirely on doom legacy, and THIS, a game so technically impressive that i often forget it's running on *gzdoom* just looking at it, i think it's safe to say that the original doom engine might be one of the single most versatile video game engines ever created

  • @slowjamsliver7006
    @slowjamsliver7006 Місяць тому

    Even has the F.E.A.R. zoom

  • @malachai1381
    @malachai1381 27 днів тому

    This game is tied with Songs of Conquest for my choice of GOTY. I got the first couple reduced spread/recoil upgrades for the assault rifle, and the upgrade that makes enemies killed by assault rifle BULLETS drop more. I need that last one to help feed it and the meth pigs (my name for the SMGs).

  • @benprins8240
    @benprins8240 Місяць тому

    Thanks man great review 🙂🙂
    So I love fps, atmosphere, gzdoom, puzzles, great level design, immersion, upgrading
    Selaco is $29.25 Canadian for on Steam.
    Worth full price?

  • @vanceg4901
    @vanceg4901 Місяць тому

    I'm getting this game, exactly my type of shooter.

  • @soulslider5117
    @soulslider5117 Місяць тому

    Probably my favorite modern boomer shooter since Ion Fury. Love how you build momentum via weapon upgrades and slides. The soundtrack is a bop too, especially the saferoom tunes. Gore is obviously on point. The demo showed a bit of the atmosphere but I'm actually surprised at how lonely and creepy the vibes can get. The sound design and soundtrack really propels it. We need more shooters like this imho

  • @unchartedrocks1
    @unchartedrocks1 21 день тому

    This game looks amazing

  • @milos2478
    @milos2478 Місяць тому

    There is one more cool reference, those weapon icons when you switch weapons are obviously inspired by Quake 3 Arena.

  • @durp312
    @durp312 Місяць тому

    Is that save music theme a remix of the resident evil save music theme 🤔

  • @calvinsharlow1440
    @calvinsharlow1440 Місяць тому

    I found you literally a week ago and I really like your content I can't wait to see more I just subscribed and what is your favorite mod for Half-Life and doom and also Halo im a little nosy lol

  • @phoneysprings93
    @phoneysprings93 27 днів тому

    First playthrough 41hrs lol. Saving before battle, reloading after, playing to perfection so I don't lose any health, setting up mines and traps and making it a sandbox. Also secrets in later levels are a pain to find.

  • @Chozo_Ghost
    @Chozo_Ghost Місяць тому

    After playing through the first chapter, my biggest gripes are that Dawn's movement speed is too slow (Gman described it as "feeling like the movement speed in a 90s fps if you turn autorun off", which I totally agree with), and that the slide/dash move's cooldown is too long.
    Other than that, the game is a blast so far! Enemy AI isn't too bothersome on higher difficulties so long as you play tactically and know your environment.

  • @AlejandroSanchez-pp1qw
    @AlejandroSanchez-pp1qw Місяць тому +3

    Sounds like this is what Phantom Fury should have been.

  • @kabob0077
    @kabob0077 Місяць тому

    4:59 ODST's is honestly the absolute PEAK of the Bungie Era mainline games, Halo Wars 1 and 2 meanwhile have the peak Spinoff soundtracks.

  • @roichana.4402
    @roichana.4402 22 дні тому

    I hope it will be released for switch too

  • @matteodelapaz1698
    @matteodelapaz1698 Місяць тому

    Did they add in the red blood setting?

  • @giancarloc1985
    @giancarloc1985 Місяць тому

    Hey Jarek, have you played Retchid? I'm not sure if you did a video on it. It's pretty cool. And I do agree, Selaco plays more like Doom 3 with a bit of Half Life mixed in. Retchid is directly inspired by Doom 3.

  • @reldahr01
    @reldahr01 Місяць тому +1

    I wish someone would make a game like Oni.

  • @smiley6229
    @smiley6229 Місяць тому

    We need a game with that slightly greyed out look of the early 2010 shooters

  • @JPROP-vb7sv
    @JPROP-vb7sv 21 день тому +1

    Best shooter I've played since Doom eternal.

  • @jax9864
    @jax9864 Місяць тому

    After we got Phantom Fury, we needed this

  • @Wiild_The_Fiire
    @Wiild_The_Fiire Місяць тому

    You ever thought about doing a video on Return to Castle Wolfenstein?

  • @kabob0077
    @kabob0077 Місяць тому

    4:43 I was about to say this is giving HEAVY ODST vibes...
    I want more ODST vibes.

  • @knowledgeanddefense1054
    @knowledgeanddefense1054 Місяць тому

    Thoughts on xDefiant?

  • @steveothehulk
    @steveothehulk Місяць тому

    doeas it play well on steam deck?

  • @astreakaito5625
    @astreakaito5625 Місяць тому

    My favorite FPS released in the last 20 years.

  • @MephistonVMS
    @MephistonVMS 27 днів тому

    At 6:21 You seem to be ADSing with assault rifle. How do you do this in game? Mine zooms but maintains a crosshair. Is this perhaps older footage from a beta or something?

    • @sgt.eclair
      @sgt.eclair 16 днів тому

      It's a toggleable option in the settings - it affects the rifle and magnum

  • @Engineer_Eric_59
    @Engineer_Eric_59 Місяць тому

    Thank you for posting. Why is the blood effect pinkish? LOL

  • @giancarloc1985
    @giancarloc1985 Місяць тому

    this one is satisfying awesome and has a cool atmosphere. I love it more than other boomer shooters. It almost doesnt look like a gzdoom based game.

  • @kabob0077
    @kabob0077 Місяць тому +1

    12:54 _Oh GOD please no, not again!_

  • @InTheDark97
    @InTheDark97 Місяць тому

    I hope this comes to console soon...

  • @drztopgun
    @drztopgun Місяць тому +2

    I thought this was someone else narrating the video 😂

  • @jonathanj.3695
    @jonathanj.3695 Місяць тому

    Why is all of the blood purple?

  • @Xcyper33
    @Xcyper33 Місяць тому

    Selaco is like if DOOM, Deus Ex, and Half Life had a baby

  • @unchartedrocks1
    @unchartedrocks1 21 день тому

    I need a release date!!!!!!!!

  • @misster490
    @misster490 Місяць тому +2

    It is possible to have red blood in it?

    • @davebathgate
      @davebathgate Місяць тому +1

      Brutal selaco is a mod that is on the selaco steam launch page. That'll give you red blood.

  • @brokencreationlordmegatrol3037
    @brokencreationlordmegatrol3037 Місяць тому

    This feels like it has been made by the people who made prodeus

  • @grandmoffporkins
    @grandmoffporkins 28 днів тому

    I’m 5.5 hours in. I am without words.

  • @nonenothing4412
    @nonenothing4412 Місяць тому +2

    Phantom Fury is smoker's Selaco. Do not smoke.

  • @Roboto8088
    @Roboto8088 Місяць тому

    This is GZDoom? Everything looks 3D, like Quake, including enemies. Is this really a 3D shooter?

  • @austinblack7991
    @austinblack7991 Місяць тому +1

    Is this on switch?

  • @MagnitudePerson
    @MagnitudePerson Місяць тому +2

    phantom failure = 0/10
    Selaco = 10/10

  • @wizzy_tekken
    @wizzy_tekken Місяць тому +5

    Just waiting on the console release can't wait to play it on my Xbox series X💪😉💯💚

    • @j19aiden91
      @j19aiden91 Місяць тому +3

      Same here

    • @ValveFanboy-eh5bh
      @ValveFanboy-eh5bh 20 днів тому

      Console players don't play modded games, go back to your generic open world games.

    • @j19aiden91
      @j19aiden91 20 днів тому

      @@ValveFanboy-eh5bh indie games are appearing on consoles too. Especially FPS games. It's possible 😉

  • @shingshongshamalama
    @shingshongshamalama Місяць тому

    "Influenza wasn't enough to keep me from this game."
    Yet another "I dare you to put this on the store page" moment.

  • @vinny-zebu
    @vinny-zebu Місяць тому

    So, is the game finished? I saw it's in EA and I don't want to buy another incomplete boomer shooter that it's gonna be fully release who knows when.

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  Місяць тому +3

      It's not a boomer shooter but to answer your question 13:32

    • @vinny-zebu
      @vinny-zebu Місяць тому +1

      @@Jarekthegamingdragon Thanks. Well, it's a throwback shooter anyway and I played all those games that inspired this one, all classics. But I'm happy to know the main campaign is done.

  • @captainthunderbolt7541
    @captainthunderbolt7541 Місяць тому

    I don't like the HUD. It reminds me of Fear 2.

  • @mauro100
    @mauro100 26 днів тому

    I dont like the trend about boomer shoooters but this the exception..and trepang

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  26 днів тому

      Neither selaco nor trepang are boomer shooters.

    • @mauro100
      @mauro100 25 днів тому

      @@Jarekthegamingdragon and what are? according to you?

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  25 днів тому

      @@mauro100 Woo shooters, games inspired by F.E.A.R. and john woo films. Mid 2000's fps games are very different than doom and quake likes.

  • @zeta280
    @zeta280 Місяць тому +3

    My problem with all these "fear inspired" games is that they never actually play anything like fear.

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  Місяць тому +11

      Trepang2 and selaco definitely play like fear. They aren't 1 to 1 copies because, then just go play fear

    • @ValveFanboy-eh5bh
      @ValveFanboy-eh5bh Місяць тому +3

      and that is a good thing, you only kill the same generic soldier in F.E.A.R (occasionally the generic shotgun bad guy, the generic heavy bad guy and the melee bad guy), just like the rest of FPS from the Half-Life era.

  • @CINNA_Stixx
    @CINNA_Stixx Місяць тому +1

    Great game but its been infuriating so far, the lack of a sprint or just faster movement in general makes combat feel so clunky.
    The side dash hardly gets you in cover and the slide is okay but most of the time I just get stuck on objects.
    Not to say I wouldn't recommend it, I expected the game to be hard, but sometimes it's just unforgiving. Feels like I spend half a mission at 35hp.

  • @zeox7884
    @zeox7884 Місяць тому

    Would've loved to buy it but its over-priced a lot.

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  Місяць тому +4

      It's $30 for a 7 hour game. It absolutely is not over priced

    • @OnionFestival-si7tr
      @OnionFestival-si7tr Місяць тому +1

      You cheap scumbag. Why do you think a great game like this should be undervalued?

  • @tonykastaneda1
    @tonykastaneda1 Місяць тому +1

    Boomershooter. Stop making new monikers for each genre

    • @michaelwhog5836
      @michaelwhog5836 Місяць тому +4

      Fool

    • @Jarekthegamingdragon
      @Jarekthegamingdragon  Місяць тому +5

      It's literally not a boomer shooter. Stop being so confidently incorrect

    • @pilot3605
      @pilot3605 Місяць тому +2

      The differences between this and something like Amid Evil are too many to box them in the same subgenre. Someone who likes the former might not the latter and vice versa

  • @unchartedrocks1
    @unchartedrocks1 21 день тому

    I need a release date!!!!!!!!