Expeditions: A MudRunner Game Review
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Anyone played it on the SWITCH?
Games like these give you an interesting change of pace from the standard games.
I play them on the Switch Lite in bed, if i can't sleep i will pick it up and play until i'm tired👍
Same! Switch lite or steam deck is the way to go at night. Better than browsing the internet, not good for mental health at night.
😎👍@@josephmclord
It surprising how well these games run on the lil Switch light👍@@josephmclord
truly. me and my friends will hop on snow runner late at night and just do jobs and chill🤷🏻♂️
I haven't invested a huge amount of time into Snowrunner etc, but I love that games like these exist, and long may they live!
same here, im sure they have their own fans, the more diverse the gaming choice the better
Ugh snowrunner is such a fun dad game, trust me. Its a must play.
@@ALiberalVeteran I guess I was a dad when I was still a teenager... Because I already wanted a game like this back in the late-'90s or early-2000s. XD - I'm still not a dad and I still haven't played these, though... But I probably will this year.
As someone who spends much of their time exploring Moab. This is a series that I’ve always wanted to love but could never get into. Maybe I’ll try again but I’ll probably wait for sale.
ther are unique titles. For sure not for everyone
Love these games. But I still got like 20 maps in snowrunners I haven’t played.
same.
I’ve been trying to 100% just one of them… but then get distracted by exploring others and trying to upgrade my vehicles to explore more…
And no doubt I’ll end up buying this and doing the exact same.
@@millwaterjI've 100% Michigan and almost Alaska. But I've got like 10 more that are untouched lol
@@charlesmiv3842 im at around 70% Michigan. Are we supposed to play Alaska before even finishing Michigan? I feel I should play it linearly, one level at a time. But Im a bit tired of Michigan already. Can get pretty tough
@@neonpop80 You can play the maps aa soon as they open. I originally was going to play SnowRunner in linear fashion, but eventually just hopped around from map to map depending on what I wanted to see at a given time.
Death Stranding 2 needs vehicular simulation like this to complement its gamified hiking. That'd be an awesome combo.
Definitely. I was thinking of Death Stranding while watching these clips and would be cool if Death Stranding 2 adopted some of these mechanics.
In death stranding you can drive on ladders, so i made paths for motorcycle everywhere.
I remember playing SpinTires back when it launched, I am really not sure what made me want to try it but it was different. I am really glad to be part of this games history to where it is now. SnowRunners was fun but i feel Expeditions will give me more of what I enjoyed about that original game in terms of setting/lighting and objectives.
Man it was crazy first playing that game
Yeah seeing mud physics for the first time like that in a game was insane @ACGreviews
Oh wow I remember that! good times! Was really amazed by the mud physics.
been playing since spintires too, spintires was really just a sandbox not a game...it was pretty much a tech demo snowcasing the mud physics
with mudrunner it started to feel a bit more like an actual game but was still just a few very simple objectives per map
snowrunner really made it into what feels like a complete game with sense of purpose to the driving and almost endless amount of objectives to keep you busy playing for months
personally I don't find this spinoff very appealing, I prefer the transport/build/repair missions to the scout missions and having fleet of cars I can combine to do the job and rescue flipped truck with
but there are some interesting new ideas here like the drone for scouting, tire pressure control and even the anchor for traversing...would love to see them added to future main snowrunner games
also that driving inside the bunkers and caves looked really cool....I would welcome such missions inside the main franchise for variety but don't necessarily want a game consisting of that mission types alone
@@HeadBassVTEC I agree, I feel most of the features in expeditions could’ve been added to Snow Runner through DLC or free updates. I tried playing expeditions the other night and ended up just going back to Snow Runner. The aesthetics of Snow Runner is so much better too.
I've been a huge fan of the series for many years and I really like the direction there going in. The lack of coop doesn't bother me as I prefer playing these titles in single player, it just adds to the difficulty. Looking forward to playing it tomorrow morning.
I heard coop comes later?
@@MrFroggsterYeah you hear it in the vid if you watch it
Thanks for the great review. I'm curious, do you ever plan on bringing back the walk in a walk series? I really enjoyed those and it'll be great to see you do one on Cyberpunk. I always liked how knowledgeable you were on the different aspects that go into making the game.
March too busy but up next would probably be this (and Banishers whenever DD2 GFW are done)
Really enjoyed the idea of Mudrunner and Snowrunner, but sometimes do want something more "gamey", maybe this will do the trick.
Thanks for the reviews as always!
Sounds like Snowrunners was Empire to Expeditions Return Of the Jedi. I was expecting a bit more but this still looks great nothing else really does what the Runners series does and it's one of the few sim games my group will engage with as it's just as good with a controller as a wheel
Honestly, I'm pretty excited about how this game seems to switch it's play style from the previous titles. MudRunner/Snowrunner have always been those games I go back to for an hour or two at a time and then put down, and this sounds like one I can do that with but feel like I'm accomplishing a bit more.
Thanks for the very early and detailed review! Haven't watched you in a while, still a beast!
Already bought it and I am about to play it btw cuz I know what I am getting(fan of the franchise since it was called a tech demo called Spintires haha), but this was very helpful. Such games make buying a wheel wiht FF worth it, also just bought a shifter. Basic things like Forza feel amazing with a wheel with FF..
Watching this review reminded me of playing the Tonka Search and Rescue games as a kid for some reason. Now I want a remake of those lol. Great review
Thanks ACG! Looking forward to getting this when coop mode is in so I can experience this with a friend together for a first time playthrough.
Spent hours and hours in both Mudrunner and Snowrunner. Amazing games. Will certainly be investing in this!
Got into Mud/Snowrunner because of your reviews. Will play those some more until this one is on sale.
You have always done justice to this "Mudrunner" series & make them quite enticing!
Thanks for showing the best side of these fantastic games, starting with the first review of the first one that started them all!
Great commentary Karak! Some god tier caffeine fueled quips in this one!
I haven't played this series but it kind of reminds me of Death Stranding traversal. I'm intrigued.
That's the vibe I got when I played snowrunner last year. Finishing a long job gave off thr same feelings as planning and completing a long delivery in death stranding. Actually found myself yearning for a "contribute towards the construction of a persistent motorway" feature from death stranding in snowrunner
This has been said and noted for Snowrunner. It's Death Stranding with trucks. If you loved one you'll love the other
Would love the dev to buy the Motorstorm licence
Would be awesome to see a new Motorstorm!
Looking forward to this one thanks for the review
No problem 👍
I'm kinda hoping they add a little more with some DLCs down the line. For now, I think I'll stick with Snowrunner since there are still some maps I haven't explored yet. Overall, I'm just happy these types of games even exist. Great review at always!
Hoping? This company is one of the dlc kings. I mean Snowrunner had 4 seasons of dlc
@@Bambeakz Fair... I guess I should have said added a few more gameplay elements with DLC. This newest entry just feels kinda reduced in scope to me.
Thanks for the video. This game make me a bit afraid that the Snowrunner game wont get as much attention any longer.
Can't wait for the modders to get their hands on this. One of my favorite things in snowrunner was the mods.
I’m still playing snow runner…. Over 600 hours and still got so much to do 😆 I’ll probably grab this though
great review, Thanks for the review on my favorite series.
does this game output any telemetry to use simhub with it for bass shakers??
I played a decent amount of Snowrunner and enjoyed it for the most part.
This is such a great game series. I wish the construction/farming sim games had the same mud/land physics that Mudrunner does so well. Not sure why more games dont make this the standard.
I do wish, as you said, that they would show damage better, as for myself I love a good vehicle game that can display damage well.
While this game still seems interesting to play, 'Pacific Drive', in a weird way, gave this game an uphill battle (for me). Because, yes, while that game is more about survival in the more abstract way and not simulation of a vehicle and traversing terrain "realistically", it does throw a lot in the mix that gives the incentive to play, as well as immersion, with things like being able to get out of your car and fixing or changing it on-the-fly. - It seems like you ARE the car more in these games, more than the driver in it needing to maintain the car, even though you drive it. I mean, you never get any external influence other than, I suppose, using a magic winch and stuff like that, without getting out of your vehicle. - I would've really liked to see that departure, in a good way, where they'd incorporate a light "mechanic simulator" into it, which would also allow you to check the immediate environment before you'd risk your vehicle, as you would in reality (though I suppose the drone-feature is a version of that, except just for greater distances).
That said, I get that this game is supposed to be more rudimentary in terms of the events that happen, as opposed to crazy fantastical things. Where the slower/methodical traversal is more a downside in something like 'Starfield' and kind of an upside in 'Death Stranding' (though, the latter of course has a lot of nutty things going on outside of traversal, where 'Starfield' isn't interesting enough to most in general). - The point being, I wonder how interesting it remains to play this game as opposed to how, now, something like 'Pacific Drive' really pushes me to want to play and traverse with difficulties. I mean, the objectives and things you can encounter, are they interesting enough to keep playing for... Again, the bar is of course different, whereas 'Pacific Drive' is more about throwing you in the deep end of a mystery, trying to keep you on edge all the time, "MudRunner" is more like going on a casual trip or on a job in a way. But again, for how long will that be interesting... I don't know. - I'll probably still end up playing it, but I just don't know for how much.
(Just a note for anyone who wants to go "Why tf are you comparing those 4 games?? They aren't even in the same genres.": It doesn't matter, it's about their styles of traversal as well as incentives in terms of objectives and rewards, which does decide how interesting or engaging a game is and if the style of gameplay is worth... well, playing.)
This deserve too comment
I spent a lot of time completing almost 80% of Snowrunner, but I got real tired of a few missions because they’re so long and if you screw up, you have to start them over. Therefore, I never finished the game because I got a bit dismayed with it. Thinking about Expeditions now, as the missions may be more my type without frustration getting the most of me.
I have 60 hours in Snowrunner and I've barely scratched the surface. Platinumed Mudrunner twice. Love these games and will be playing the heck out of this one too.
Had me at the Breaking Bad mobile meth lab @ 16:17
How grindy is it? I found snowrunner quite boring but expeditions sound fun
How many vehicles will there be?
Kinda looks and sounds like it started as a Snowrunner dlc but then they decided that the changes warranted a new game, but does it? Is it different enough from Snowrunner? I'm not convinced.
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Love the reviews and keep rolling
First 20 seconds reminds me of the trailer from The Day Before. It didn't even age at all.
surely there is a 5spd manual transmission that was the breaking point for mud/snowrunner for me I’d love to play on my sim
I'll wait for the mods =)
I love snow runner, thought I'd love this. But it seems to fall flat of what I expected. So I'll wait.
I always wanted a Mudrunner game that had a survival game element to it
Offroad and camping are my hobbies. This looks awesome.
Can you play it with fanatec dd pro on ps5?
These games with a Firewatch style narrative would be exponentially more interesting.
I guess so if you're into the narrative stuff? These games have never really been about that though, it's more about the simulation niche and challenge of the "fantasy" as playing as extreme terrain driver. I can see your approach though, I just think that isn't what this game series is about at all.
@@conahscreations yeah it may be a different series honestly, the first games were set in such depressing settings doing logging etc. They seemed lonely and that’s where I thought they could lean into the CB radio to give you a bit more purpose and motivation to the player.
@@ricepony33 I would love that in a social environment such as co-op, I think the games have co-op actually but not sure about the CB radio feature.
I'd definitely be down for a narrative journey, but these games can be so in-depth with their simulation elements that I think they'd clash a bit personally.
I log in and play the mud runner games because I don't want to engage with anything too thought provoking, I want to switch off entirely and just do some dull delivery work!
I would need more simmy simulation then. it looks too samey as Snowrunner to me to buy it. Mudrunner was more "based", and spintires even more so. I am sure people will buy and play and have fun, but i´ve seen this more than once already. Better physics and hraphics, goals and a narrative for background would pull me in. More surprises and uknowns, and using suspense, weather and changing conditions. Weather and long routes is what i´ve been hoping for in Expeditions. @@conahscreations
Can you use a Logitech driving wheel?
i put like 500 hours into Snowrunner and its DLC on XBone, this is a day 1 buy for me, finally next gen graphics and now I have a wheel to use with it too.
How have I never thought to play these with a wheel. Brain fart and a half. Great call :)
@@astrofive620hopefully they let you use more than 1 input device. I have my wheel pedals and shifter so I need 3 inputs. Snowrunner allowed 1.
@@astrofive620 Might be because you (I assume) play this mostly in 3rd person.
@@Darion350 not going to lie, I probably only have about 3 hours into this game as the last 4 years games have been few and far between. I played in both perspectives though to try, but just the idea of the wheel where its not only racing is very cool. All that being said I don't even an xbox one wheel, time to hunt :)
@@astrofive620 Good luck! I loved this game.
I have 1500 hours into Snowrunner so no matter this review I’m obviously getting it but looking forward to watching
I wish there's more slow and relaxing game like this. Maybe like campervan life .. combining off road driving and survival.
Love the mud runner and snow runner games. Pre ordered this. So it is what it is. Can’t be worse than overpass 2.
Just bought the game on ps5. I thought the 5th was release date. But letting me play the game. Didnt see early access for it. Bought the 80 pack idk. Fun so far.
Love these games, so relaxing. Sometimes infuriating but its part of the fun :P 5 days before I play this gem!
I'm glad you're criticising the sound. The game is like a 8/10 in every department except the sound, which I would give a 3. There is so so so much repetition. In Snowrunner you hear the same crow and twig snapping sound about 20 times an hour. The engine also sounds really basic and repetitive like you said. I really wish they would improve this for future games and hire someone better.
Nah man, lol played this games for 250 hours not even once got I annoyed by the sound lol. Absolutely not a 3, the ost is great too.
I agree about the repetitive and unrealistic engine sounds. Same thing with Snowrunner. Mudrunner I don't remember being as bad. I think it's tied into the gearing system. I'd like to see more realism added to how the gears work and how the engines sound.
Is that the same driver from Snowrunner?
I'm buying Day 1 however because no coop my brother is waiting to buy because we were planning on doing it initially together but now I'll be solo till coop missed opportunities for sales initially foe sure but still can't wait
I haven’t played MudRunner or SnowRunner but recently seen videos on them and what they’re about and look really fun. I might make Expedition my first one.
Start with SpinTires😎
Don't play old games. Start with snowrunner. Graphics ar outdated and no proper career mode.
@@frankreynolds9930 are you saying that SnowRunner is outdated and no career mode?
@@TheProphegyI meant previous games. Snowrunner is perfect for beginners.
@@frankreynolds9930 thanks, I will definitely try it out. I’ve wanted to for a bit but I’ve been hooked on other games. Backlog is crazy. lol.
Was looking forward to getting this with 4 of my mates, no multiplayer 🤷🏽♂️ no point getting yet
Wanted to like snowrunner but it was broken for me. Couldn't understand garage system and map changes, waypoints and objectives would get stuck, awful experience. Hope they fixed stuff like that.
Identical wheel support to Snowrunners. Just what I didn't wanna hear. Gonna be a miss from me dawg.
Damn. Lame sauce.
personally I never understood why people want to play the saber games with a wheel....I do have a pretty decent wheel and not once played the saber games with it
Snowrunner coop was SO GOOD! Me and a couple friends literally played it for 15 hours straight once in coop. Sad that this isn't launching with it, but hopefully it's coming very soon...
I could never get the coop to work on egs. I gave up after constant DCs. It would have def extended my time with the game as it seemed the later dlcs were designed with multiple people in trucks involved. Or it would save a ton of time.
Co op was so broken
I bought this game and I wish I could buy more in game credits with real money and I rarely say that. Just as I’d love to be able to tweak my vehicles but I’m low on cash and I find some issues on tough terrain . But the game is very relaxing where fast paced racers are very intense and high heart beat this game is like a Sunday cruise - litterally .
So, is there no trailers or giant cargo runs in this one?
That’s what I’m wondering too
Thanks Karak ! Always happy to support via Patreon. As someone with 2 - 3K hours in Mud Runner and Snowrunner, when asked about them I have always said they are at their core more puzzle game than driving sim. Never expected a title that leans more heavily into the puzzle type mechanics this much. Not real excited about the game but I will give it a shot.
This genre on a base level just doesn't interest me at all. I don't even particularly like driving games but something compelled me to try snowrunner last year on ps+ extra, I got instantly hooked and didn't put it down until I had finished the entire thing. I'm not going to play it just yet as it's still a bit too close to my time with snowrunner but I'm glad there's another game out in the series and I'll definitely get around to it eventually.
This is right up my alley
Enjoy sir
just idly thinking about a Death Stranding/Snowrunner colab. mmmm
Might get this in 2030 when I finish snowrunner
I’ll wait for Snowrunner 2 if they ever make it.
I would only play this if it was in vr with a wheel
Oh weird? I was just considering for the first time getting into these games
They didn’t change the graphics?
if it has wheel support. im buying it
MUDRUNNER SHOULD COME OUT WITH A GREAT OFF-ROAD STYLE ARCADE RACING GAME
I’m curious to how the traction is gonna feel, mudrunners traction was sooooo much better feeling then snowrunner, but snow looked way better. I hope they took the graphics from snow but the feel of driving on mudrunner
Personally to me the driving is worse than snowrunner
How is the game on PS5?
The original Mudrunners was such a journey of will and consistency until finally everything clicked.
I am now fully addicted to any and all of Sabre Interactive's ganes
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I would have preferred a Mudrunner/Snowrunner 2 with real upgrades on the game engine. Have extreme weather effects like tornados, heavy rain, snow, etc. The deformation you do on the map to be kept between sessions, not go away if you quit the game and log back in. I will skip Expeditions. I love Mudrunner and Snowrunner but Expeditions gameplay loop does not look new enough. I'll pick Pacific Drive. Thanks for the great review as always! Kudos!
yeah fan of the saber games since spintires 1.0 but will stick to snowrunner line
and I agree the pacific drive look a lot more interesting if I wanted to play a car exploration game (have it in wishlist and plan to pick it up when it's on sale even though it's already pretty reasonable priced)
weather would be really cool to see in the snowrunner
Between this and Pacific Drive we have had some weird, and wonderful, driving games in 2024!
Snowrunners already being a much more complete game that satisfies both mud and snow and rocky AND with every kind of mod under the sun, i might have to just stick with Snowrunners
I playef a ton of snow runners but i got burnt out as i liked i but not when you need 5 trucks to make 1 thing happen. Maybe some think thatbis fun but i got bored with it. But i had a blast until i got burnt.
Should of started with the NO co-op yet! Dang. That sucks.
As a first time player of the mudrunner series this game is difficult for me. The tutorial alone was rough. I’m sure once I’m used to to it the game won’t be as bad.
9:21 no hands for this vehicle? Is this a setting or a bug? Or is he driving with hands at 4 and 8?
You can turn them off in the settings👍
this in VR would have been amazing
At least from the footage...the environment looks more "gamey" than mudrunner or snowrunner. Doesn't look like the game environment could be in the real world like the older games.
Was there a Wednesday podcast?
i’m on the fence to get this or not.
Its a busy couple weeks in gaming
@@ACGreviews yeah I got ff7 rebirth download and ready to go. then i’m thinking about dragons dogma 2 if I should get it or not and rise of ronin and stellar blade. and i’m just getting into diablo 4 recently. and i’m still playing my favorite gt7, sf6.
so it’s not sim like. it looks incredible
I’ve never played any of these games but they look interesting and fun. Are they similar to Death Stranding? I loved that game.
Thanks ACG you’re the best dude! I watch your reviews of games I’m not even interested in!❤
Death Stranding is one of my favorite games of all time. I also really enjoy Snowrunner. It has some of the same vibes.
@@mjsmith1223 aaaah thank you so much! That’s really kind of you. These games look like Death Stranding without legs to me.
Love this series but I’m very sad to see this released without co-op. This series has always thrived in the co-op genre. I’ll wait to purchase until they release the rest of the game 🤷♂️
In my opinion the biggest mistake a game creator can make is to disappoint their existing fan base on a release.
Waiting for the Co-op to arrive I really can't understand the thinking behind it.
Little cuestion!!..why doesn't let me in on "mod browser"??..say..."u are restricted from using communication features "
Is this an evolution of the "strand-type" genre?
Since Spintires and Mudrunner released before Death Stranding, it's kinda the other way round.
Don't go sayin it's easy or they will pull the Imandra treatment on us again
Not my type of game, but my type of review!
you bet
I totally like the old one but I'm not smelling this one, it feels a lot different and strange to me.
It doesn't look like they have fixed the problems with the physics. Wheels don't spin, mud doesn't cause skids, suspension bounces
No Dlss, FSR or XeSS AHHHHHH!!!!! That is a scary thought.
Is it as grindy as snow runner? Having to repeat the same tasks 3 times all the way across the map
Doesn't seem to be, it's more mission structured, you plan for an expedition and kit out your vehicle/vehicles for the mission and roll out. It doesn't seem like there's as much back and forth as Snow runner, though I have only done a few missions so far.
Reminds me of Death Stranding but with cars lol