I love the game and I spent too many hours in it but I do not agree that some bosses don't feel BS The final boss fight is straight up unfair the teleporting can be so unpredictable and it can literally instikill you And I know some people are gonna say that I'm overreacting and I should get good at the game But when I play on the lowest difficulty to enjoy a game and I have to actually try hard because the boss literally changes the arena constantly that's very annoying The same can be said about the NightWeaver but at least she can be Cheese
Actually, I have to say I agree with you to some extent, but also, I had a hard time because my game wouldn't hit a steady 30fps, causing me to die at least 10 times. The difficulty spike is quite drastic because of how quickly the arena does change, but I managed to memorize his patterns. While the arena changes, it does so in a way that you can remember what attacks trigger the change.
@@Centrifewgi I had the same frame rate issues and so did my friend so sometimes the arena would change and the boss would literally instikill me and btw In your video game you forgot to talk about the glitch where some clothes after you unlock the respective class will not unlock for purchase They are fixing that very soon but that's still a very important thing for people to know By the way love your content
@@Centrifewgi And about the crashes you experience it's something about your dog doing an animation that overlaps with another and it crashes the game Happened only when I played with my friend Who was a handler
@@alexzeymer1126 Really? That's interesting. At least that seems like a relatively easy issue for them to fix. You have a lot of insight, I respect that.
I thought the cube encounter was one of the best-designed I've played in any game. The reasons you don't like it was you were thinking of it as a boss. It's actually easier to think about it as an environment. There are patterns, rhythms, and "safe spots" if you understand how the geometry works. Imagine the play area like a chessboard. If the cube is on a black square 1 square diagonal from your black square, you can see both potential faces that will hit you. Those faces are the ones on the sides visible to you. You can predict whether you will be perfectly safe or whether you need to reposition. It is marvelously telegraphed and elegant.
Someone mentioned that it's more of a puzzle than a boss fight, and that's when it clicked for me. I still don't particularly like it, but it seems to be one of the games' most praised sections. I think it's awesome that people are enjoying it, and it's cool to see how people differ from me.
Very good video I personally really liked the box fight a lot and i see it more as a puzzle than an actual bossfight. Dont know why but my jaw dropped on this section specifically bc it was so fresh and interesting even tho it was just.. box
Hey, that's interesting! I guess I never looked at it like a puzzle. When you put it like that, it doesn't seem as bad, but it still felt so random to me in a game that feels very balanced otherwise. Regardless, I'm glad you enjoyed that part!
Well put. Certainly not a boss fight, just a different last point of progression before being able to move forward in that Realm. Still took me many goes to clear the box puzzle though.
Ye it was not a boss fight. More a have you learned how to move around in this game and how is your memory. I died more times on this than I did on 3 play throughs all other bosses combined. Still I appreciate it cause it demanded me to really stay alert.
Brabatus is the bandit lord you fight in the first game. If you have him his dads watch, you didn’t have to fight him. I love that he returned as he was the first character I encountered with a alternate way to win in from the ashes.
Im 41 and it's been a long time since I've had a headache from lack of sleep because of a video game. Even with a couple crashes and glitching through the map, this game gets a 10/10 from me.
@@Centrifewgi agreed. This section was very emmersive. I was already sold on the game because I loved remnant 1, but what really drew me in was the interactions you could have with bosses. I was playing early access and got the ravenger on my first run. After the music puzzle and then presented with a choice, all I could say was "damn, now THAT'S how you introduce a boss" shortly followed by "I'm about to do something stupid" I took a deep breath, and then I started blasting. My friend was in party chat when I said this and he bought the game shortly after
The first game had u looking for Ford and then the dlc had u looking for Clementine. This game.... has the same 2 going missing... Still enjoying this a lot lol
i LOVED the boxes boss fight in the maze. truly switch of the rest of the game but still. was terrified the first few times a block crushed me. the instakil made sence cuse well,, its a giant stone block falling on your head. the shooting flouting blocks with AOE attack might have been a bit mucht though
@@Centrifewgi I have the opposite opinion on the box fight. I feel like it fit the labyrinth very well. The labyrinth could be likened to a massive super computer that both connects and monitors all worlds. The box boss fight feels like a firewall you have to destroy to get to the core (The Keeper) of said super computer. The Keeper even calls you an anomaly, no wonder the labyrinth was trying to destroy you. I also don't think the one hit kill aspect was bad, although my playstyle might bias me here. I played with the Elder armor set through the whole game. Pretty much every boss had a couple moves that one shot me. I also don't think the Cube was that complex. Once I figured it out, which was fairly quick, I only died again because I was rushing instead of taking my time to kill the boss. Otherwise I loved your review, very informative while keeping spoilers to a minimum. Keep up the great work I hope your channel pops off!
I'm glad a reviewer actually noticed the audio engineering! It really is one of the most impressive soundscapes in a game to date...it just sounds amazing! They layer up numerous background sounds which occur in a natural way, so you really do feel like you're hearing ambience that puts you directly into sidestreets and collapsing buildings, or an asylum, or a clock tower, or sewers etc.. Also the area that has Resident Evil vibes, not only has chainsaw guy....but also has safe puzzles where you need to crack the code, as well as clock face puzzles....it feels exactly like Resi 2 Remake!
I was in Yaesha and I noticed if you have the camera low enough and roll the screen shows water drips from the splash. It's a small detail that I appreciate because the devs didn't have to do that. Chef's kiss
my first play through was roughly 30 hours but I went through every nook and cranny of the corners in every world and unlocked everything I could with the tile set I had, felt much more rewarding doing that, rather than rushing through the game and not exploring as much which is what I’ve done in my apocalypse play through (atleast on the tile sets which were the same as my first)
Shitting on the Cube boss is a wildly hot take to me, that encounter is awesome. It would be THE standout encounter in another game, but for Remnant 2 its just a Tuesday.
That cube fight was sick. It was very indiana jones feeling. Also I didn't have issue with dying in ine hit because it was a very telegraphed and slow moving attack. Dying there was definitely more the players fault than the game being unfair.
It has become apparent that I am one a few who didn't enjoy it, and that is okay. A lot of people seem to really love it, and that's the beauty of gaming. Everyone likes different things.
Honestly this game had me thinking the bosses were a mixed bag for a while, my third boss was Magister Dullain who I still maintain is the worst boss in the game, this guy will do his delayed insta-kill whipe throwing bodies at you, and leaving status effects on the ground, and spawning adds, all at once. Sometimes bosses doing multiple attacks at once can make things interesting, but it has to be done with precision, as far as I know Dullain's combos are random and I swear there were times where it was actually impossible to dodge everything. But after Dullain, I got The Nightweaver, and fighting her was one of the best gaming experiances I've ever had, it took longer and I died more times than I did yo Dullain, but I never raged, because when I died it felt like my fault, learning how to evade everything felt so good and it got to the point that on my final attempt, I was able to survive in the boss room for minutes at a time on 1% health before I was finally able to kill her. In my mind, these two bosses are the difference between challenge and difficulty, Nightwraver is a very challenging fight, but she's built to be overcome withcenoufh work, whereas Dullain jusr feels like a random roadblock and difficulty spike that no boss since has quite matched, and I'm glad for it.
Excellent game. I’m having a blast playing it. It took me like 15 tries to beat Nightweaver, and I loved it!! And I’ve never been into the difficult souls like games
Elden Ring/Souls games difficulty tends to come from build choice rather than an actual difficulty slider. Theres always builds/playstyles that when used in those games will make it significantly easier
The story is similar to skyrim in the way that no one gives a shit about the main story, but all the side quests and realm quests are extremely intriguing
@@Centrifewgi i think one of the most captivating non story elements that really pulled me in was the Indiana Jones style puzzle tomb, I’ve never had something like that in a game of this genre and I was so pulled in by it.. shit had me reading the lore tabs on every item
It's surprising to see you beat the game with such a barren inventory and no archetypes. By the time I was at the end, I had so much of everything it was a bit overwhelming. This game is actually pretty similar to the first, so it's strange that this one clicked while the first one did not. Maybe consider going back and checking it out again, many of the characters you praised are returning from the first game. Good review though!
the first game there only one weapon my point of view that exists i used from the beginning the hunting rifle is too strong as a starting weapon but I'm glad this game I actually switch different weapons for once depending what enemies I fighting with
Its funny how people seem to either think the cube boss was either the best designed or worst gimmick boss. I didn't think it was either bad or good except for being basically unplayable in coop with any latency if you weren't the host.
Only gripe I have which is completely optional is items that make you wait REAL TIME to get, that’s something very small cuz it’s optional but having to wait 2 hours for a room to fill with water to get a grenade launcher was fine, but when I had to wait a literal 24 hours to get a relic is what annoyed me
I agree. Those systems in games get under my skin. It's good to have me work towards something, but when I have to wait for an artificial timer to give me something, it ruins it.
@@Centrifewgi other then that one thing remnant 2 has been fun, my brother and I recently finished our co-op story together I ended up being a challenger/ engineer and he was a healer/conjurer Lol so I would eat the damage and use the minigun and he would keep me alive it was super fun
It's probably too late to tell you now, but you could turn your PC's\console's date one day forward (and for good measure, push your clock 12 hours forward in addition) and (if possible for console) set yourself to offline mode, then turn the game back on to unlock that area sooner.
I think you're the first reviewer to mention performance issues, probably because many others were playing on high end PCs. I have 2 PCs, a pretty beefy one and an alright one, for some reason the Nvidia 3060 on the better one just does not bear any of the load from this game, it's all relegated to the CPU... it still runs smooth somehow tho lol; meanwhile I had to play at ridiculous graphic settings to defeat the final boss on the latter. I don't want to sound like I don't like the game, it might very well become my favorite game *ever*, but performance and bugs should be addressed before that happens
What cpu are you using in your rig if you don't mind me asking? I'm still on am4 so I'm hoping my ryzen 7 5700x will man at 1440p. Though, I think at 1440, it's more gpu dependent? Still confused by that.😄
I really wish the co-op experience was more challenging. It was so easy to clear the mobs in veteran difficulty that I actually preferred playing the game solo. Also, the comparisons to Elden Ring doesn't seem right as Fromsoft games are designed around difficulty from the ground up hence why there are no modifiers for it.
Yeah, but the point I made about Elden Ring was that this they are different in terms of difficulty to allow all players to enjoy it. That seems relevant.
So I play on PC and I had no problems playing with a mid to low-tier PC that can play almost every game on low graphics at 60 FPS. With Remnant 2 I was able to play on High at 60 FPS. I don't know if its game optimization or hardware limitations but it definitely seems like your Series S is a little under powered for the game. Mind you they might be able to improve that in the future, but that's no excuse for game. The only bug I saw was my dog clipping into walls on 2 different occasions. I also had no crashes. In terms of difficulty, my only playthrough was on Veteran and I found most of it easy. Boss fights never took more than 7 or 8 attempts and some of them I beat first try. The only difficult one for me is the last boss. I destroy the first phase in about a minute and then the second phase feels like a massive difficulty increase. I found that the box fight felt like it was exactly what the labyrinth needed. My first few attempts I didn't realize there was a pattern. I thought the boxes were chasing me. I jumped over gaps to "make" them go around to get me. after my 3rd I realized the move in patterns. I really liked this boss fight because it felt very thematic for the labyrinths self defense systems. The mobs felt like an active defense system (an antivirus) and the boss felt like a firewall I had to bypass/destroy to progress.
So it sounds like you enjoyed it overall? Or did you want more of a challenge? Also, yeah, the series s is really getting left behind in terms of performance, but it's definitely a great console for the price. I should have gotten it on my pc that has a 3060ti.
@filletmignon5221 There was a lot of debate over developers intentionally sidelining games on the series S because it couldn't reach the same performance as on the X. The series S has pretty much become an afterthought. However, the PS5 should run as smooth as butter. I agree, it's definitely poor optimization.
@randomnobody9229 Oh, I know lol. Thanks for the kind words and for commenting! I always like hearing from other people. I'm honestly surprised to see so many people who liked Mr. Cube.
The devs have already confirmed they’re working on adding new maps which is insane. 60 bucks for this game is a crime and if steam ever puts it on sale they should be put in jail THE GAME IS THAT GOOD !
My biggest issue with the game after the honeymoony period are the rank&file enemies. They're all annoying, making replaying maps an absolute chore. Everything rushes you all the time, pops up behind you, shoots weird projectiles that hit when you think they'd miss and miss when you think they'd hit, curve around corners, or those even more annoying mortar projectiles that are impossible to dodge when there's more than one at a time. Or just flailing around hitting you through corners, charge attack queuing up a against a wall then pummeling you as soon as you peek. It's challenging but it's not fun, feeling myself burning out way faster than on the 1st game which had far less of that bs and felt way more methodical similar to an RE game.
Me upon meeting the custodian: Holy fuck! Is that God damn ray chase!? It's God damn ray chase! Zipperman! I need you to go tell Reina the aliens are still alive! Edit: go play darksiders 2 and 3 if you want their narrative stuff.
Also I'm playing on a Xbox Series X had one weird bug I saw a lot was in N'erud where those sludge infected dryzr would spawn out of the containers some would get stuck. So you would just see container open but just the feet would be hanging. My dog would just be staring at the enemy since it hadn't fully spawned. So most of the time I'd just shoot its feet until it died.
I'm sorry, but the cube boss is literally my favorite boss in the game. Its a puzzle fight. Figure out how to kill them, then figure out their patterns. The thing about the fight is that despite the instant kill nature of the cubes, the fight isn't actually that hard. All you need to do is learn the pattern of one of the easier cubes, and just stick there while you shoot the aky cubes and the other nearby ones. Once you've had 2 or 3 tries at it, only 1 or 2 cubes at max have any danger to them.
You don't need to be sorry, lol. You liked it, I didn't. It was easy once you get the pattern down, yeah. I still think it sticks out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of the game.
Wait a minute woah woah woah did i just get funnled into a killer channel in it's infancy?? I've heard about the lucky few who got in their favorite channel's community when it was new but never thought I'd be there myself. Hahaha really though, keep it up dude you're gonna pop off, I'm calling it.
I wouldn't of bought the early access, but diablo 4 pissed me off to the point that I felt like I needed a quick escape. And I don't regret it. It was nice to do a blind playthrough before all the guides dropped. Thanks blizzard!
I disagree with the cube boss. It took a different approach with the usual "do top DPS and the threat is over" and instead forces the player to juggle their positioning to avoid getting crushed while also scouting for those white weakpoints on the cubes as well as navigating a maze-like arena trying to shoot all of them. Was an interesting boss and one that helped break the expectation that all bosses were gonna be damage sponges where you just dodge an attack and punish accordingly. Just my 2 cents
I do agree that it is the most accessible for new players, however it's still way more challenging. Ramnant 2 gives options for people to go into it with whatever difficulty they want, whereas in Elden Ring thos bosses will always be that challenging
This is a next gen console game. I had zero fps problems on my ps5. And im quite sure if you had the real next gen Xbox you would been fine to. Your basicly playing on a 4,5 console while the game was made for 5. I cant remember the last time i bought a game that came with so few bugs. Actually iv had zero ingame bugs. After 233 hours of playtime the game has crashed three times but i did not lose any progress. This is how all games should be. In general im only used to playstation AAA games running good. All other big companies is often hardly playable before after 2-3 patches. There are some small independent gaming company's that deliver pure gold like 4A with Metro games. Bethesda and EA and some others have alot to learn.
I am liking your review style so far. Though the first Remnant game left a very bitter taste. It was the only game in my many years of gaming, that i consciously and deliberately considered that it was not worth the effort. Because, it was based almost exclusively on cheap shots and cheap deaths with no redeeming gameplay features. I understand that the developers may have learned from their mistakes and fixed whatever was wrong, but the experience has built a pretty high wall of negative aura around the franchise. So i wonder, - does this part also revel in cheap shots or does it take a more sensible approach? Also, what about saving? Does it also use the same DS-shtick "play more or else", or is it possible to save game at your convenience? Mortal Shell, for example, took a wise middle ground and put save points before each significant event or level section. How does this game do? What about enemy resurrection ratio? How many are revived and at what speed? Some games did that very well (System Shock 2). And others did very poorly (Lords of the Fallen), where you literally had to repeat the Battle of Stalingrad x10 upon each respawn, no matter what.
I agree. I disliked the first one, this one definitely seems a lot more fair. Respawn points are often at the start of big areas and located near gateways to different sections. I was never bothered by the respawns of enemies, and boss fights have a lot more variety, so you can actually employ some strategies to get an upper hand. The new classes and abilities make it a lot of fun.
I don't get why everyone keeps saying how the randomized design of the worlds brings so much depth and how it makes you want to play more than once. Don't get me wrong, I liked the game and played it a lot, but the randomness of the levels makes the game feel shallow to me. None of the locations, except for N'erud, feel like actual life ever happened there, it feels...well...randomized. The reason I played it more than once was just to try to see the dungeons that were not in my original playthrough with that other mode where you create just one planet. And even that would result, because of randomness, in me seeing the same dungeons again and not getting the one I wanted to explore. The game design would be so much better if they implemented everything they created on all maps and weave it in a more detailed world that actually makes sense when you look at it and expect that actual creatures that inhabit that world live there. And finally, there is not that much content in the game as everyone keeps saying. First of all there are three worlds with two small regions, that combined together maybe add up to 75% of one of those three worlds. You can basically finish the main quest on each world while fighting one smaller boss and one end world boss. That combined with one boss in the first small world, plus three bosses in the second small world result in like 10 bosses needed to finish the game. That is okay, a fine number if you just want to go through the game and be done with it, but even with all of the extra bosses and dungeons put together it's not really a huge game, it's just masked behind the "random progressive" world generation. Like I said before, the game is fine, I liked the gunplay and I played it two times over. I will play it once more with a friend. But the game could have been better. And yeah, the main story is so so bad, it's not even just generic it's god damn cringe, along with the dialog. Stories on each of the three worlds are a million times more entertaining. Also, the main character with his dialogue is represented as a dumb jock that's only good for killing things that move...just make a silent protagonist...I don't need to have an already bad final dialogue between a cosmic entity and our cringe teen girlboss npc protagonist interrupted by a "uhh that means we kill it right" spewed out of the characters mouth like he was in the middle of a thought should he eat a burrito or pizza and got interrupted by the plot suddenly.
You definitely have some strong opinions on the game, which is good. It seems like the things I enjoy about it, you don't find as appealing. Procedural generation, for sure, has its issues and can result in seeing the same things over and over, but that's just a fault of that system. Some of the dialogue in the main story is cringe, especially at the end, but yeah, the world stories are waaaay better.
@@Centrifewgi I actually agree that it is good I have strong opinions, that's way better than just leaving the game feeling aloof and without any opinion. Like I said I like the game, I have 80 hours in it already, tried loads of builds and leveled a lot of classes to 10. I personally think that N'erud is one of the more beautiful worlds I have seen in a game...I like sci-fi horror go figure :) I just feel it could have been better from a game design point. But it really is a complicated issue really to discuss over a message board really.
@NikolaGrujic-et8gn this is very true. Sometimes it is hard to convey info over these systems, haha. I'm with you on N'erud. It looks incredible, and it has some cool secrets. I'm also a huge lover of all things sci-fi. It's probably my favorite genre because there are so many possibilities.
also i feel like mudtooth is hinting at dlc stuff i dont recall everything he said but he did say something about a moth queen and that is really in line for the game to a boss fight or something
It is a fantastic game and i love playing it but the bugs are really starting to get annoying, like my friend and i have now both beat the game in co op with each other and leto mk1 and bandit set are still not showing up
@@Centrifewgi yea the thing is this recent patch was supposed to have fixed the issue but it’s still ongoing for me and my friend at least i don’t know about everyone else
You are the first one that doesn't like the "Cube fight" do far :D I died to this boss a lot at first but there is a checkpoint right befor, so whatever. Great review ;) I can't imagine how horrible the last boss fight would be with frame drops. Think about Hardcore :D
Higher difficulties are out of the question until that final boss fight gets fixed. I'm actually surprised how popular the sentinel as an encounter is. Lots of people say it was their favorite part.
You didn't like the voice acting? I thought it was very well done for a game like this. Some of it really drew me in. It certainly won't win any awards though.
Love the video it really summarize what I loved about this game and the problem with it right now. Another note sure this game had some bugs and all but it wasn't as broken day 1 compare to remnant from the ashes which shows that they learn from their mistakes. I'm playing on PC coop and i'm consistently crashing at the corrupted harbour no idea why but loved the game. It's good to turn off brain and kills some mobs to distressed.
For sure. This game launched in a much better state than most triple A games from billion dollar corporations. These guys obviously care about what they are giving to the fans.
@@Centrifewgi thanks man. I've always said wareframe was a good game to try for anyone who wanted an improved destiny and now I'm adding remnent to that list.
@markhendley5559 I've always heard good things about warframe but never gave it a chance. Do you think it's worth getting into now? I'm happy to see Remnant 2 getting the praise it deserves.
@Centrifewgi wareframe can be very grindy because builds are based on a card system you collect as loot but wareframe has one of the best online communities and one of the coolest trade systems I've ever seen in a game. Anything you need you can trade for and it easily one of the most creatively customizable games I've ever seen. It's fun especially with friends but it's always easy to find randoms for events too.
@@markhendley5559 That sounds cool. I'm not sure why, but I have a dislike for card based systems in games. However, I may still give it a try someday. It's also awesome to hear that it has a thriving respectful community. It seems increasingly hard to find those these days.
90 bucks for Redfall? I think the Canadian government would kill you for a fiver, but in all seriousness the game is actually pretty amazing. It's been a hot minute since a game has made me stop and seriously sit down to think about its puzzles and level design to really search for answers to find secrets. The Lament has single handedly become my favorite level for the sheer amount of treasure hunting that can be done in it. There's no less than 2 Indiana Jones style puzzles in it that when I noticed the connection found the answer almost immediately. Best damn game of the year/ out of 10.
@@Centrifewgi I did, and for the invisible bridge section, use the Krell Axe or the Huntress Spear. If you hit the right path, the weapon will be left behind letting you know it's safe to progress that way.
I am definitely in the same boat with the labyrinth sentinel fight, it really does feel out of place in this game and just really isn’t very fun. Knowing that I have to fight this thing again every time I start a new campaign really kills the replayability for me.
I'm hoping they add more in future dlc. As far as the worlds go right now, I think the biome diversity really helps, but I also didn't really play much of Remnant 1, so I never experienced Yeasha the first time around.
This isn't something I looked into. It sucks to see some people on pc having a rough time. Games really need to be balanced and optimistized well on every system before launch.
@Centrifewgi It's all subjective, man. I enjoyed it. What you enjoy doesn't have to be the same as anyone else. Life would be very boring if that were the case lol
One of the most fun games I've played in awhile. But it for sure has some issues performance wise. They use a lot, and I mean a lot of graphical API's as corner cutting measures. And it bogs systems down hugely. This game is no better visually than Gears of War 5 was or Outriders. Probably worse. So why does it run at like 40 frames per second at 1080p with an 6700xt? There's no justification. Some modders have built some stuff that lets you shut down a bunch of the enhanced graphics engine stuff and it makes a huge difference. The game should really have more options to let the player do that themselves. The games pretty ambitious with it's procedural tiles and all of that. But we have games like warframe that have been doing that for years and run at 100's of frames per second and still look pretty good. Frankly considering this game isn't an MMO, or even an MMO lite I don't really see what the procedural generation adds. If not having pre rendered stages and set pieces is what brought us to this place where we needed to have a million things running to give the game shadows and dynamic lighting than I think you made a mistake in implementing it at all.
The procedural generation adds diversity and makes repeat playthroughs have something different to offer the player, but I understand what you're getting at. As for graphics, I think the game looks good, but Gears 5 walks all over Remnant 2. Gears 5 is a graphical powerhouse.
@@Centrifewgi If it was an MMO lite that you'd be playing over and over for potentially thousands of hours. Sure. It's not though. Even people with compulsions to get every item are going to do it in a couple hundred hours. I think they'd have been better served building the game with the same sort of core the first game had. Instead of working on all the procedural stuff it seems to me that putting some hours into optimization would have been nice.
@exturkconner optimization should always come first. With that being said, if players can easily soak over 100 hours into the game to find everything, I think the procedural elements fit right in. Seeing how runs can take more than a couple of hours, repeatedly going through the game and having different layouts will keep the game feeling fresh. As for the first game, I can't speak on that because I only put a handful of hours into it
@@Centrifewgi The first game basically only had a couple of splits when you played it. You'd have your first world area which was always the same, and then a fog gate. You'd get one one two bosses. Upon completing that you'd get one of two forks. You'd get another boss, and one of two forks. So every map was set pieces none of it was procedural. Which has it's pluses and minuses of course. It meant you could memorize maps. Which is actually kind of standard fair in early souls likes. But it also meant that you could light the game knowing what the players were going to see. You didn't need an adaptive shadow API doing the lighting for your based on random tile elements. The game play at it's core was pretty much the same. The traits were how you built characters and they were strong. As compared to this game where traits are QoL and the builds are from mutators, and accessories and mods.
The the series s is the entire problem for alot of games and they won't let game devs drop it they require devs to put it on both platforms and that's a struggle for game companies like rems that only have 80 devs and 8 programmers so I would blame the series s
But why? I mean, I'm oblivious to what goes into making these systems work on an internal level, but if the devs can launch a game for pc with min and max requirements and then also launch an xbox x and ps5 version why is the series s the problem? It has a few limitations that sits it below the series x performance wise, which I get, but their systems are relatively the same.
The games good in some ways and garbage in others, the gaming community is just so starved for halfway decent games that this one looks *amazing* .... it isn't, it's okay.
The only thing that makes this game worth $50 Is the dog shit optimization, other than that I've put 40 in to it already and just started my second playthrough in veteran difficulty
I understand the thinking behind providing the Xbox Series S. But honestly, its hardware is extremely inferior and really shouldn’t be used with any expectation of new games performing well. I don’t even really like that Microsoft even sells it as if it’s in any comparison to the Series X, which should be the baseline.
I don't get that way of thinking. If a game launches, no matter what console, it should perform as intended, whether the system is lacking compared to its superior or not. When people get the S I don't think they are expecting to have a true next gen experience, nor should they. It's a budget system for anyone who can't afford a $700 console, so they can keep up with gaming and not be left behind. New games should run well on it, even if they are capped at 30 fps, 1080p.
@@CentrifewgiI do agree with you, if they launch a game with the intent of it running on a console, it should work as they intend it. I guess my side is that there are two parts to it. One, is that the lower end version of the hardware could be restricting the potential creative freedom because of hardware limitations (not saying that has happened here). Two, it’s hard to get to appreciate the game in the way that the developers intended when you are restricted so heavily graphically. Example: in the area of the game where you have to read the time off of the clock tower and take it back to the side dungeon for a reward, I had to actually turn my graphics to a higher setting to be able to actually see the clock tower clearly enough to make out what the time was. If I didn’t know that I was supposed to be able to see it, I may have not even noticed that it was something that was meant to even be seen. I was in no way trying to take away from your review, because I actually really enjoyed the content. It was very well put together, and very well received by me. Keep up the good work.
@ryancattuzzo9075 Oh, for sure, and I do get your point of view. These games definitely won't be experienced graphically the way they are supposed to on hardware that has limitations like the series s does, which sucks, but you get what you pay for. For the record, I didn't think you were taking away from the review, and I'm glad you commented because these discussions are good for gamers to have. Also I'm glad you liked the content! That means a lot.
What I find frustrating is that I didn’t get the rewards for beating the final boss and the devs aren’t gonna give the players the rewards in a patch. You’ll have to beat the campaign again after the patch. Isn’t a huge deal just a waste of time when I could be rolling through adventure mode trying to get all the stuff I missed
Might be fun dunno I cannot beat a single boss in this stupid ass game. The gameplay does not make sense to me and I finished every single fromsoft since DS1 several times.
It's all about upgrading your guns and picking the right abilities for your class that you unlock by leveling up. Most, if not all, the bosses have weak spots to deal extra damage. If you upgrade your guns and craft mods for them in the hub, you'll be able to increase their damage for a short time. I had fire rounds on my rifle.
@@Centrifewgi Guess I picked the wrong class. Those instakill abilities firing off while six enemies force my attention away from the boss, it's a practically unplayable mess of a fight.
@beardedwolf628 sorry to hear you're having such a rough go. Probably not what you want to hear, but maybe create a new character with the handler class. I think it's a must for solo play, especially on higher difficulties. It may also be helpful to use resources like youtube guides.
Gold Standard? as apposed to what? It is yet another grindfest looter shooter with no substance. It is soulless and designed to milk whale players with worthless in game transactions. Snore, pass.
Im 41 and it's been a long time since I've had a headache from lack of sleep because of a video game. Even with a couple crashes and glitching through the map, this game gets a 10/10 from me.
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I love the game and I spent too many hours in it but I do not agree that some bosses don't feel BS The final boss fight is straight up unfair the teleporting can be so unpredictable and it can literally instikill you And I know some people are gonna say that I'm overreacting and I should get good at the game But when I play on the lowest difficulty to enjoy a game and I have to actually try hard because the boss literally changes the arena constantly that's very annoying The same can be said about the NightWeaver but at least she can be Cheese
Actually, I have to say I agree with you to some extent, but also, I had a hard time because my game wouldn't hit a steady 30fps, causing me to die at least 10 times. The difficulty spike is quite drastic because of how quickly the arena does change, but I managed to memorize his patterns. While the arena changes, it does so in a way that you can remember what attacks trigger the change.
@@Centrifewgi I had the same frame rate issues and so did my friend so sometimes the arena would change and the boss would literally instikill me and btw In your video game you forgot to talk about the glitch where some clothes after you unlock the respective class will not unlock for purchase They are fixing that very soon but that's still a very important thing for people to know By the way love your content
@@alexzeymer1126 thanks, I appreciate the kind words! As for that issue, I wasn't aware of it, but I'll pin this comment so people can see it.
@@Centrifewgi And about the crashes you experience it's something about your dog doing an animation that overlaps with another and it crashes the game Happened only when I played with my friend Who was a handler
@@alexzeymer1126 Really? That's interesting. At least that seems like a relatively easy issue for them to fix. You have a lot of insight, I respect that.
I thought the cube encounter was one of the best-designed I've played in any game. The reasons you don't like it was you were thinking of it as a boss. It's actually easier to think about it as an environment. There are patterns, rhythms, and "safe spots" if you understand how the geometry works. Imagine the play area like a chessboard. If the cube is on a black square 1 square diagonal from your black square, you can see both potential faces that will hit you. Those faces are the ones on the sides visible to you. You can predict whether you will be perfectly safe or whether you need to reposition. It is marvelously telegraphed and elegant.
Someone mentioned that it's more of a puzzle than a boss fight, and that's when it clicked for me. I still don't particularly like it, but it seems to be one of the games' most praised sections. I think it's awesome that people are enjoying it, and it's cool to see how people differ from me.
Actually, a cube like that was a final boss in Legend of Grimrock.
It didn't take steroids like this one, but it was still the same cube.
The cube part was stupid. You can take out most of the blocks from the very start and you can hide in the corners to avoid the purple stuff.
Love how equipping a mod from a certain Realm puts a different skin on your weapon depending on which Realm it came from. Very neat Gunfire Games!
They paid a lot of attention to different aspects of the game and I think that's what makes it so great.
First game did the same
Very good video
I personally really liked the box fight a lot and i see it more as a puzzle than an actual bossfight. Dont know why but my jaw dropped on this section specifically bc it was so fresh and interesting even tho it was just.. box
Hey, that's interesting! I guess I never looked at it like a puzzle. When you put it like that, it doesn't seem as bad, but it still felt so random to me in a game that feels very balanced otherwise. Regardless, I'm glad you enjoyed that part!
The bosses in this game are fucking awesome! Best boss battles I’ve ever seen.
Well put. Certainly not a boss fight, just a different last point of progression before being able to move forward in that Realm. Still took me many goes to clear the box puzzle though.
Ye it was not a boss fight. More a have you learned how to move around in this game and how is your memory. I died more times on this than I did on 3 play throughs all other bosses combined. Still I appreciate it cause it demanded me to really stay alert.
Brabatus is the bandit lord you fight in the first game. If you have him his dads watch, you didn’t have to fight him. I love that he returned as he was the first character I encountered with a alternate way to win in from the ashes.
Im 41 and it's been a long time since I've had a headache from lack of sleep because of a video game. Even with a couple crashes and glitching through the map, this game gets a 10/10 from me.
Doesn't it just bring you back to the good old days before we all had responsibilities? Good times.
The insane asylum really had me question who is crazy and who is actually normal, but troubled.
The voice actors did a damn good job here.
One of the best parts of the game for me.
@@Centrifewgi agreed. This section was very emmersive.
I was already sold on the game because I loved remnant 1, but what really drew me in was the interactions you could have with bosses.
I was playing early access and got the ravenger on my first run.
After the music puzzle and then presented with a choice, all I could say was "damn, now THAT'S how you introduce a boss" shortly followed by "I'm about to do something stupid"
I took a deep breath, and then I started blasting.
My friend was in party chat when I said this and he bought the game shortly after
There's an insane asylum??? Wtf I'm so excited to get there holy cow
The first game had u looking for Ford and then the dlc had u looking for Clementine. This game.... has the same 2 going missing...
Still enjoying this a lot lol
It's definitely not a game you play for the story lol.
i LOVED the boxes boss fight in the maze.
truly switch of the rest of the game but still.
was terrified the first few times a block crushed me.
the instakil made sence cuse well,, its a giant stone block falling on your head.
the shooting flouting blocks with AOE attack might have been a bit mucht though
That's totally fair. It just seemed so out of place to me.
@@Centrifewgi I have the opposite opinion on the box fight. I feel like it fit the labyrinth very well. The labyrinth could be likened to a massive super computer that both connects and monitors all worlds. The box boss fight feels like a firewall you have to destroy to get to the core (The Keeper) of said super computer. The Keeper even calls you an anomaly, no wonder the labyrinth was trying to destroy you. I also don't think the one hit kill aspect was bad, although my playstyle might bias me here. I played with the Elder armor set through the whole game. Pretty much every boss had a couple moves that one shot me. I also don't think the Cube was that complex. Once I figured it out, which was fairly quick, I only died again because I was rushing instead of taking my time to kill the boss.
Otherwise I loved your review, very informative while keeping spoilers to a minimum. Keep up the great work I hope your channel pops off!
It took me WAY too long to complete that boss. Jesus christ, so frustrating. And yes, pure skilli issue.
Yeah the little fucking homing aoe attacks pissed me off lol, loved the boss other than that though.
@@xkollxyou can shoot them when you see them that is
Maze boss is amazing, the fact that you call it lazy cracks me up
To each their own.
I'm glad a reviewer actually noticed the audio engineering! It really is one of the most impressive soundscapes in a game to date...it just sounds amazing! They layer up numerous background sounds which occur in a natural way, so you really do feel like you're hearing ambience that puts you directly into sidestreets and collapsing buildings, or an asylum, or a clock tower, or sewers etc..
Also the area that has Resident Evil vibes, not only has chainsaw guy....but also has safe puzzles where you need to crack the code, as well as clock face puzzles....it feels exactly like Resi 2 Remake!
It's really awesome stuff. I loved the clock tower puzzle!
I was in Yaesha and I noticed if you have the camera low enough and roll the screen shows water drips from the splash. It's a small detail that I appreciate because the devs didn't have to do that. Chef's kiss
Oh, that's neat. The devs loved what they worked on, and it shows.
my first play through was roughly 30 hours but I went through every nook and cranny of the corners in every world and unlocked everything I could with the tile set I had, felt much more rewarding doing that, rather than rushing through the game and not exploring as much which is what I’ve done in my apocalypse play through (atleast on the tile sets which were the same as my first)
Shitting on the Cube boss is a wildly hot take to me, that encounter is awesome. It would be THE standout encounter in another game, but for Remnant 2 its just a Tuesday.
That cube fight was sick. It was very indiana jones feeling. Also I didn't have issue with dying in ine hit because it was a very telegraphed and slow moving attack. Dying there was definitely more the players fault than the game being unfair.
It has become apparent that I am one a few who didn't enjoy it, and that is okay. A lot of people seem to really love it, and that's the beauty of gaming. Everyone likes different things.
Honestly you can "kill" the lab cubes while in the first 4 squares after entering the "boss room". Can't get easier
Dude amazingly high quality video, you deserve more subs
Thank you! Just glad you enjoyed it.
Honestly this game had me thinking the bosses were a mixed bag for a while, my third boss was Magister Dullain who I still maintain is the worst boss in the game, this guy will do his delayed insta-kill whipe throwing bodies at you, and leaving status effects on the ground, and spawning adds, all at once. Sometimes bosses doing multiple attacks at once can make things interesting, but it has to be done with precision, as far as I know Dullain's combos are random and I swear there were times where it was actually impossible to dodge everything. But after Dullain, I got The Nightweaver, and fighting her was one of the best gaming experiances I've ever had, it took longer and I died more times than I did yo Dullain, but I never raged, because when I died it felt like my fault, learning how to evade everything felt so good and it got to the point that on my final attempt, I was able to survive in the boss room for minutes at a time on 1% health before I was finally able to kill her. In my mind, these two bosses are the difference between challenge and difficulty, Nightwraver is a very challenging fight, but she's built to be overcome withcenoufh work, whereas Dullain jusr feels like a random roadblock and difficulty spike that no boss since has quite matched, and I'm glad for it.
Excellent game. I’m having a blast playing it. It took me like 15 tries to beat Nightweaver, and I loved it!! And I’ve never been into the difficult souls like games
Elden Ring/Souls games difficulty tends to come from build choice rather than an actual difficulty slider.
Theres always builds/playstyles that when used in those games will make it significantly easier
The story is similar to skyrim in the way that no one gives a shit about the main story, but all the side quests and realm quests are extremely intriguing
YES! You just summed it up perfectly.
@@Centrifewgi i think one of the most captivating non story elements that really pulled me in was the Indiana Jones style puzzle tomb, I’ve never had something like that in a game of this genre and I was so pulled in by it.. shit had me reading the lore tabs on every item
@doc6084 dang, not sure I've come across this puzzle yet. I did just solve the Cathedral of Omens last night. It was a real head scratcher for me.
It's surprising to see you beat the game with such a barren inventory and no archetypes. By the time I was at the end, I had so much of everything it was a bit overwhelming. This game is actually pretty similar to the first, so it's strange that this one clicked while the first one did not. Maybe consider going back and checking it out again, many of the characters you praised are returning from the first game. Good review though!
I kinda thought that too, but it makes me excited to jump back in. Also, I just might go back and try it once I'm done with this one.
the first game there only one weapon my point of view that exists i used from the beginning the hunting rifle is too strong as a starting weapon but I'm glad this game I actually switch different weapons for once depending what enemies I fighting with
you are an amazing youtuber I'm so surprised how well you review and edit your videos keep it up man you are doing great!
Wow... this comment is amazing. Thank you for that. It really means a lot.
The cube boss was the best boss! It was a puzzle boss. Lots of fun. Instead of learning the attack pattern. You had to learn a literal pattern.
Its funny how people seem to either think the cube boss was either the best designed or worst gimmick boss. I didn't think it was either bad or good except for being basically unplayable in coop with any latency if you weren't the host.
Only gripe I have which is completely optional is items that make you wait REAL TIME to get, that’s something very small cuz it’s optional but having to wait 2 hours for a room to fill with water to get a grenade launcher was fine, but when I had to wait a literal 24 hours to get a relic is what annoyed me
I agree. Those systems in games get under my skin. It's good to have me work towards something, but when I have to wait for an artificial timer to give me something, it ruins it.
@@Centrifewgi other then that one thing remnant 2 has been fun, my brother and I recently finished our co-op story together I ended up being a challenger/ engineer and he was a healer/conjurer
Lol so I would eat the damage and use the minigun and he would keep me alive it was super fun
@logo927 It,s awesome that you and your brother got to experience this together. Love to see it!
@@Centrifewgi definitely man, he didn’t play the first one with me but I’m glad we got to do a run through of this one
It's probably too late to tell you now, but you could turn your PC's\console's date one day forward (and for good measure, push your clock 12 hours forward in addition) and (if possible for console) set yourself to offline mode, then turn the game back on to unlock that area sooner.
I think you're the first reviewer to mention performance issues, probably because many others were playing on high end PCs. I have 2 PCs, a pretty beefy one and an alright one, for some reason the Nvidia 3060 on the better one just does not bear any of the load from this game, it's all relegated to the CPU... it still runs smooth somehow tho lol; meanwhile I had to play at ridiculous graphic settings to defeat the final boss on the latter.
I don't want to sound like I don't like the game, it might very well become my favorite game *ever*, but performance and bugs should be addressed before that happens
I wholeheartedly agree. Performance fixes should be a priority for the studio.
What cpu are you using in your rig if you don't mind me asking? I'm still on am4 so I'm hoping my ryzen 7 5700x will man at 1440p. Though, I think at 1440, it's more gpu dependent? Still confused by that.😄
@@105rogue my CPU is an Intel Core i7-9700K @3.60GHz
I really wish the co-op experience was more challenging. It was so easy to clear the mobs in veteran difficulty that I actually preferred playing the game solo. Also, the comparisons to Elden Ring doesn't seem right as Fromsoft games are designed around difficulty from the ground up hence why there are no modifiers for it.
Yeah, but the point I made about Elden Ring was that this they are different in terms of difficulty to allow all players to enjoy it. That seems relevant.
So I play on PC and I had no problems playing with a mid to low-tier PC that can play almost every game on low graphics at 60 FPS. With Remnant 2 I was able to play on High at 60 FPS. I don't know if its game optimization or hardware limitations but it definitely seems like your Series S is a little under powered for the game. Mind you they might be able to improve that in the future, but that's no excuse for game. The only bug I saw was my dog clipping into walls on 2 different occasions. I also had no crashes. In terms of difficulty, my only playthrough was on Veteran and I found most of it easy. Boss fights never took more than 7 or 8 attempts and some of them I beat first try. The only difficult one for me is the last boss. I destroy the first phase in about a minute and then the second phase feels like a massive difficulty increase.
I found that the box fight felt like it was exactly what the labyrinth needed. My first few attempts I didn't realize there was a pattern. I thought the boxes were chasing me. I jumped over gaps to "make" them go around to get me. after my 3rd I realized the move in patterns. I really liked this boss fight because it felt very thematic for the labyrinths self defense systems. The mobs felt like an active defense system (an antivirus) and the boss felt like a firewall I had to bypass/destroy to progress.
So it sounds like you enjoyed it overall? Or did you want more of a challenge? Also, yeah, the series s is really getting left behind in terms of performance, but it's definitely a great console for the price. I should have gotten it on my pc that has a 3060ti.
The series s and the ps5 are more than capable game optimization tho plays a big part
@filletmignon5221 There was a lot of debate over developers intentionally sidelining games on the series S because it couldn't reach the same performance as on the X. The series S has pretty much become an afterthought. However, the PS5 should run as smooth as butter. I agree, it's definitely poor optimization.
Man my game has never fell below 120fps at 4k everything maxed. Game runs absolutely incredible.
Very good review. I clearly didn't like the game as much as you did but one thing I like very much was the cube boss. If anything, it was different.
Take it back, the labyrinth boss fight was amazing. Lol
I'm sorry, I can't, lol. I'm definitely in the minority when it comes to how I feel about it. A lot of people loved it.
@Centrifewgi I'm just kidding lol, great video though!
@randomnobody9229 Oh, I know lol. Thanks for the kind words and for commenting! I always like hearing from other people. I'm honestly surprised to see so many people who liked Mr. Cube.
The devs have already confirmed they’re working on adding new maps which is insane. 60 bucks for this game is a crime and if steam ever puts it on sale they should be put in jail THE GAME IS THAT GOOD !
New maps!?! Let's go!
Game was $50! Not even 60 unless you upgraded. And I bought thw $70 for the 3 DLCs for this year ALONE
My biggest issue with the game after the honeymoony period are the rank&file enemies. They're all annoying, making replaying maps an absolute chore. Everything rushes you all the time, pops up behind you, shoots weird projectiles that hit when you think they'd miss and miss when you think they'd hit, curve around corners, or those even more annoying mortar projectiles that are impossible to dodge when there's more than one at a time. Or just flailing around hitting you through corners, charge attack queuing up a against a wall then pummeling you as soon as you peek. It's challenging but it's not fun, feeling myself burning out way faster than on the 1st game which had far less of that bs and felt way more methodical similar to an RE game.
Me upon meeting the custodian: Holy fuck! Is that God damn ray chase!? It's God damn ray chase! Zipperman! I need you to go tell Reina the aliens are still alive!
Edit: go play darksiders 2 and 3 if you want their narrative stuff.
Also I'm playing on a Xbox Series X had one weird bug I saw a lot was in N'erud where those sludge infected dryzr would spawn out of the containers some would get stuck. So you would just see container open but just the feet would be hanging. My dog would just be staring at the enemy since it hadn't fully spawned. So most of the time I'd just shoot its feet until it died.
Haha, that's one that I have not seen but it sounds pretty comical.
I'm sorry, but the cube boss is literally my favorite boss in the game. Its a puzzle fight. Figure out how to kill them, then figure out their patterns. The thing about the fight is that despite the instant kill nature of the cubes, the fight isn't actually that hard. All you need to do is learn the pattern of one of the easier cubes, and just stick there while you shoot the aky cubes and the other nearby ones. Once you've had 2 or 3 tries at it, only 1 or 2 cubes at max have any danger to them.
You don't need to be sorry, lol. You liked it, I didn't. It was easy once you get the pattern down, yeah. I still think it sticks out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of the game.
speaking of music.. the huntress fight song theme is perfect
I'm not sure if I remember that one. But all the music is great.
Wait a minute woah woah woah did i just get funnled into a killer channel in it's infancy?? I've heard about the lucky few who got in their favorite channel's community when it was new but never thought I'd be there myself.
Hahaha really though, keep it up dude you're gonna pop off, I'm calling it.
I wish I could post a gif cause I'm speechless, lol.
I paid 100 just so I could play it early. Rem1 was amazing for me♡
You probably had your first campaign roll finished before I even started installing the game lol.
I wouldn't of bought the early access, but diablo 4 pissed me off to the point that I felt like I needed a quick escape.
And I don't regret it. It was nice to do a blind playthrough before all the guides dropped.
Thanks blizzard!
@@Zelisiusyou made a good purchase I'm 160 hours in and still finding lot's of secrets and loot. Love this game, bring on the dlc
I disagree with the cube boss.
It took a different approach with the usual "do top DPS and the threat is over" and instead forces the player to juggle their positioning to avoid getting crushed while also scouting for those white weakpoints on the cubes as well as navigating a maze-like arena trying to shoot all of them. Was an interesting boss and one that helped break the expectation that all bosses were gonna be damage sponges where you just dodge an attack and punish accordingly. Just my 2 cents
I get that viewpoint, and I appreciate the comment!
I love remnant 2 as a long fromsoftware fan. They have managed to make something unique.
I agree with almost everything you've been saying except that part about Elden Ring. It's the most accessible Souls game.
I do agree that it is the most accessible for new players, however it's still way more challenging. Ramnant 2 gives options for people to go into it with whatever difficulty they want, whereas in Elden Ring thos bosses will always be that challenging
Co-op with you buddy takes this game from fun to awsome!
I'm jealous!
This is a next gen console game. I had zero fps problems on my ps5.
And im quite sure if you had the real next gen Xbox you would been fine to. Your basicly playing on a 4,5 console while the game was made for 5.
I cant remember the last time i bought a game that came with so few bugs. Actually iv had zero ingame bugs. After 233 hours of playtime the game has crashed three times but i did not lose any progress.
This is how all games should be. In general im only used to playstation AAA games running good. All other big companies is often hardly playable before after 2-3 patches.
There are some small independent gaming company's that deliver pure gold like 4A with Metro games. Bethesda and EA and some others have alot to learn.
I loved the cube boss, very engaging.
I'm on the last boss and I explored everything I could in my run. I ended up with the ring page completely full and a couple rows to scroll down to.
So much bling!
Many people love esp. that CUBE BOSS fight. lol
I am liking your review style so far.
Though the first Remnant game left a very bitter taste. It was the only game in my many years
of gaming, that i consciously and deliberately considered that it was not worth the effort. Because,
it was based almost exclusively on cheap shots and cheap deaths with no redeeming gameplay
features. I understand that the developers may have learned from their mistakes and fixed whatever
was wrong, but the experience has built a pretty high wall of negative aura around the franchise.
So i wonder, - does this part also revel in cheap shots or does it take a more sensible approach?
Also, what about saving? Does it also use the same DS-shtick "play more or else", or is it possible
to save game at your convenience? Mortal Shell, for example, took a wise middle ground and put
save points before each significant event or level section. How does this game do?
What about enemy resurrection ratio? How many are revived and at what speed?
Some games did that very well (System Shock 2). And others did very poorly (Lords of the Fallen),
where you literally had to repeat the Battle of Stalingrad x10 upon each respawn, no matter what.
I agree. I disliked the first one, this one definitely seems a lot more fair. Respawn points are often at the start of big areas and located near gateways to different sections. I was never bothered by the respawns of enemies, and boss fights have a lot more variety, so you can actually employ some strategies to get an upper hand. The new classes and abilities make it a lot of fun.
Also, thanks for the compliment! It's awesome to know you are enjoying my style of content.
@@Centrifewgi Great! Thanks for shedding some light on that subject.
And yes, i do.
I don't get why everyone keeps saying how the randomized design of the worlds brings so much depth and how it makes you want to play more than once. Don't get me wrong, I liked the game and played it a lot, but the randomness of the levels makes the game feel shallow to me. None of the locations, except for N'erud, feel like actual life ever happened there, it feels...well...randomized. The reason I played it more than once was just to try to see the dungeons that were not in my original playthrough with that other mode where you create just one planet. And even that would result, because of randomness, in me seeing the same dungeons again and not getting the one I wanted to explore. The game design would be so much better if they implemented everything they created on all maps and weave it in a more detailed world that actually makes sense when you look at it and expect that actual creatures that inhabit that world live there. And finally, there is not that much content in the game as everyone keeps saying. First of all there are three worlds with two small regions, that combined together maybe add up to 75% of one of those three worlds. You can basically finish the main quest on each world while fighting one smaller boss and one end world boss. That combined with one boss in the first small world, plus three bosses in the second small world result in like 10 bosses needed to finish the game. That is okay, a fine number if you just want to go through the game and be done with it, but even with all of the extra bosses and dungeons put together it's not really a huge game, it's just masked behind the "random progressive" world generation. Like I said before, the game is fine, I liked the gunplay and I played it two times over. I will play it once more with a friend. But the game could have been better. And yeah, the main story is so so bad, it's not even just generic it's god damn cringe, along with the dialog. Stories on each of the three worlds are a million times more entertaining. Also, the main character with his dialogue is represented as a dumb jock that's only good for killing things that move...just make a silent protagonist...I don't need to have an already bad final dialogue between a cosmic entity and our cringe teen girlboss npc protagonist interrupted by a "uhh that means we kill it right" spewed out of the characters mouth like he was in the middle of a thought should he eat a burrito or pizza and got interrupted by the plot suddenly.
You definitely have some strong opinions on the game, which is good. It seems like the things I enjoy about it, you don't find as appealing. Procedural generation, for sure, has its issues and can result in seeing the same things over and over, but that's just a fault of that system. Some of the dialogue in the main story is cringe, especially at the end, but yeah, the world stories are waaaay better.
@@Centrifewgi I actually agree that it is good I have strong opinions, that's way better than just leaving the game feeling aloof and without any opinion. Like I said I like the game, I have 80 hours in it already, tried loads of builds and leveled a lot of classes to 10. I personally think that N'erud is one of the more beautiful worlds I have seen in a game...I like sci-fi horror go figure :) I just feel it could have been better from a game design point. But it really is a complicated issue really to discuss over a message board really.
@NikolaGrujic-et8gn this is very true. Sometimes it is hard to convey info over these systems, haha. I'm with you on N'erud. It looks incredible, and it has some cool secrets. I'm also a huge lover of all things sci-fi. It's probably my favorite genre because there are so many possibilities.
This is the GOAT of looter shooters a must buy!!
Remnant2 is the peak of a sequel
Doing the cheminy on yasha was so fucking cool and challaging def gonna support gunfire games more by buying the dlc
also i feel like mudtooth is hinting at dlc stuff i dont recall everything he said but he did say something about a moth queen and that is really in line for the game to a boss fight or something
@@LoveJattt I'm totally down for dlc
My friends loved Remnant they played the crap out of it, I HATED every minute of it. I on the other hand cant put Remnant 2 'down', I love it.
Right? Its so weird because people say they are very similar.
Labyrinth sentinel was one of my favorite bosses lol
Man, I'm getting that a lot. I'm definitely the odd one out in that scenario, haha.
It is a fantastic game and i love playing it but the bugs are really starting to get annoying, like my friend and i have now both beat the game in co op with each other and leto mk1 and bandit set are still not showing up
I'm hoping they start addressing these issues soon.
@@Centrifewgi yea the thing is this recent patch was supposed to have fixed the issue but it’s still ongoing for me and my friend at least i don’t know about everyone else
You are the first one that doesn't like the "Cube fight" do far :D
I died to this boss a lot at first but there is a checkpoint right befor, so whatever.
Great review ;)
I can't imagine how horrible the last boss fight would be with frame drops.
Think about Hardcore :D
Higher difficulties are out of the question until that final boss fight gets fixed. I'm actually surprised how popular the sentinel as an encounter is. Lots of people say it was their favorite part.
The game play is awesome, I just wish they had better writing and voice acting but no biggie still a great game!
You didn't like the voice acting? I thought it was very well done for a game like this. Some of it really drew me in. It certainly won't win any awards though.
The voice acting was great in this game. Maybe buy a good sound system
Also hope they expand on the hub. More characters.
I'd be down for that.
Love the video it really summarize what I loved about this game and the problem with it right now. Another note sure this game had some bugs and all but it wasn't as broken day 1 compare to remnant from the ashes which shows that they learn from their mistakes. I'm playing on PC coop and i'm consistently crashing at the corrupted harbour no idea why but loved the game. It's good to turn off brain and kills some mobs to distressed.
For sure. This game launched in a much better state than most triple A games from billion dollar corporations. These guys obviously care about what they are giving to the fans.
I love the cube fight
I feel like gun fire games looked at bungie and destiny and learned all the things not to do when creating a game then improved it vastly
You said it. I can't get into those games.
@@Centrifewgi thanks man. I've always said wareframe was a good game to try for anyone who wanted an improved destiny and now I'm adding remnent to that list.
@markhendley5559 I've always heard good things about warframe but never gave it a chance. Do you think it's worth getting into now? I'm happy to see Remnant 2 getting the praise it deserves.
@Centrifewgi wareframe can be very grindy because builds are based on a card system you collect as loot but wareframe has one of the best online communities and one of the coolest trade systems I've ever seen in a game. Anything you need you can trade for and it easily one of the most creatively customizable games I've ever seen. It's fun especially with friends but it's always easy to find randoms for events too.
@@markhendley5559 That sounds cool. I'm not sure why, but I have a dislike for card based systems in games. However, I may still give it a try someday. It's also awesome to hear that it has a thriving respectful community. It seems increasingly hard to find those these days.
90 bucks for Redfall? I think the Canadian government would kill you for a fiver, but in all seriousness the game is actually pretty amazing. It's been a hot minute since a game has made me stop and seriously sit down to think about its puzzles and level design to really search for answers to find secrets. The Lament has single handedly become my favorite level for the sheer amount of treasure hunting that can be done in it. There's no less than 2 Indiana Jones style puzzles in it that when I noticed the connection found the answer almost immediately.
Best damn game of the year/ out of 10.
You're probably right about the Canadian Gov lol. It's awesome to see that people are enjoying it as much as I did, if not more.
@@Centrifewgi I did, and for the invisible bridge section, use the Krell Axe or the Huntress Spear. If you hit the right path, the weapon will be left behind letting you know it's safe to progress that way.
@@mrbigglezworth42 thanks for the tip!
Really good review
Why thank you!
I am definitely in the same boat with the labyrinth sentinel fight, it really does feel out of place in this game and just really isn’t very fun. Knowing that I have to fight this thing again every time I start a new campaign really kills the replayability for me.
Skill Issue honestly. Just stay in the first square until you have got the cubes in the air and then it becomes super easy.
it's not a looter shooter.... it's like dark souls where you find items in specific places.
My issue is lack of worlds. I expected more. We didn't need Yaesha again.
I'm hoping they add more in future dlc. As far as the worlds go right now, I think the biome diversity really helps, but I also didn't really play much of Remnant 1, so I never experienced Yeasha the first time around.
Lossom is also very inspired by Bloodborne.
That's a game I never played, but now that you said that, it totally is.
@@Centrifewgi You never played Bloodborne?! Man, you are missing out.
@JohnB-mo4kq So I've been told lol. Now that I have a PS5, I may have to play it or try it anyway. It looks incredibly hard.
All these plebs whining about the block boss. It was fun and challenging.
Very well said my guy
Thank you!
Seems cool but fuck that PC performance needing dlss being used to run well.
This isn't something I looked into. It sucks to see some people on pc having a rough time. Games really need to be balanced and optimistized well on every system before launch.
i bought the ultimate edition to support the developers
That's awesome! These are devs worth supporting.
That "Disgusting" meme on the game pricing had me rolling 😭
Lol, it's so true. Makes me wanna hurl!
I have to disagree about the cube section. I loved it. Frustrating but not in an 'I'm done' way.
I'm getting that a lot from others.
@Centrifewgi It's all subjective, man. I enjoyed it. What you enjoy doesn't have to be the same as anyone else.
Life would be very boring if that were the case lol
@@jpgduff exactly! Variety is the spice of life, plus it's interesting to see how people vary in what they like and dislike.
One of the most fun games I've played in awhile. But it for sure has some issues performance wise. They use a lot, and I mean a lot of graphical API's as corner cutting measures. And it bogs systems down hugely. This game is no better visually than Gears of War 5 was or Outriders. Probably worse. So why does it run at like 40 frames per second at 1080p with an 6700xt? There's no justification. Some modders have built some stuff that lets you shut down a bunch of the enhanced graphics engine stuff and it makes a huge difference. The game should really have more options to let the player do that themselves. The games pretty ambitious with it's procedural tiles and all of that. But we have games like warframe that have been doing that for years and run at 100's of frames per second and still look pretty good. Frankly considering this game isn't an MMO, or even an MMO lite I don't really see what the procedural generation adds. If not having pre rendered stages and set pieces is what brought us to this place where we needed to have a million things running to give the game shadows and dynamic lighting than I think you made a mistake in implementing it at all.
The procedural generation adds diversity and makes repeat playthroughs have something different to offer the player, but I understand what you're getting at. As for graphics, I think the game looks good, but Gears 5 walks all over Remnant 2. Gears 5 is a graphical powerhouse.
@@Centrifewgi If it was an MMO lite that you'd be playing over and over for potentially thousands of hours. Sure. It's not though. Even people with compulsions to get every item are going to do it in a couple hundred hours. I think they'd have been better served building the game with the same sort of core the first game had. Instead of working on all the procedural stuff it seems to me that putting some hours into optimization would have been nice.
@exturkconner optimization should always come first. With that being said, if players can easily soak over 100 hours into the game to find everything, I think the procedural elements fit right in. Seeing how runs can take more than a couple of hours, repeatedly going through the game and having different layouts will keep the game feeling fresh. As for the first game, I can't speak on that because I only put a handful of hours into it
@@Centrifewgi The first game basically only had a couple of splits when you played it. You'd have your first world area which was always the same, and then a fog gate. You'd get one one two bosses. Upon completing that you'd get one of two forks. You'd get another boss, and one of two forks. So every map was set pieces none of it was procedural. Which has it's pluses and minuses of course. It meant you could memorize maps. Which is actually kind of standard fair in early souls likes. But it also meant that you could light the game knowing what the players were going to see. You didn't need an adaptive shadow API doing the lighting for your based on random tile elements. The game play at it's core was pretty much the same. The traits were how you built characters and they were strong. As compared to this game where traits are QoL and the builds are from mutators, and accessories and mods.
It’s like destiny 2 but with content!
Lol
The the series s is the entire problem for alot of games and they won't let game devs drop it they require devs to put it on both platforms and that's a struggle for game companies like rems that only have 80 devs and 8 programmers so I would blame the series s
But why? I mean, I'm oblivious to what goes into making these systems work on an internal level, but if the devs can launch a game for pc with min and max requirements and then also launch an xbox x and ps5 version why is the series s the problem? It has a few limitations that sits it below the series x performance wise, which I get, but their systems are relatively the same.
The main story is kinda boring but the sub plots from each world are really interesting and good
World stories are awesome!
You know whats actually on another level? Elden ring
Spoken like a true Elden Ring fan. What's even so Elden about the Ring anyway?
personally I woulda preferred a silent protagonist, otherwise tho the game is great
It's fine when they talk during cutscenes, but they repeat the same lines after fights. I could do without that.
The games good in some ways and garbage in others, the gaming community is just so starved for halfway decent games that this one looks *amazing* .... it isn't, it's okay.
The only thing that makes this game worth $50 Is the dog shit optimization, other than that I've put 40 in to it already and just started my second playthrough in veteran difficulty
I understand the thinking behind providing the Xbox Series S. But honestly, its hardware is extremely inferior and really shouldn’t be used with any expectation of new games performing well.
I don’t even really like that Microsoft even sells it as if it’s in any comparison to the Series X, which should be the baseline.
I don't get that way of thinking. If a game launches, no matter what console, it should perform as intended, whether the system is lacking compared to its superior or not. When people get the S I don't think they are expecting to have a true next gen experience, nor should they. It's a budget system for anyone who can't afford a $700 console, so they can keep up with gaming and not be left behind. New games should run well on it, even if they are capped at 30 fps, 1080p.
@@CentrifewgiI do agree with you, if they launch a game with the intent of it running on a console, it should work as they intend it. I guess my side is that there are two parts to it. One, is that the lower end version of the hardware could be restricting the potential creative freedom because of hardware limitations (not saying that has happened here).
Two, it’s hard to get to appreciate the game in the way that the developers intended when you are restricted so heavily graphically. Example: in the area of the game where you have to read the time off of the clock tower and take it back to the side dungeon for a reward, I had to actually turn my graphics to a higher setting to be able to actually see the clock tower clearly enough to make out what the time was. If I didn’t know that I was supposed to be able to see it, I may have not even noticed that it was something that was meant to even be seen.
I was in no way trying to take away from your review, because I actually really enjoyed the content. It was very well put together, and very well received by me. Keep up the good work.
@ryancattuzzo9075 Oh, for sure, and I do get your point of view. These games definitely won't be experienced graphically the way they are supposed to on hardware that has limitations like the series s does, which sucks, but you get what you pay for. For the record, I didn't think you were taking away from the review, and I'm glad you commented because these discussions are good for gamers to have. Also I'm glad you liked the content! That means a lot.
No that map that your describing is more of bloodborne.
It’s a good game but I’m finding some significant frustration with it.
What do you find frustrating about it, if you don't mind me asking?
What I find frustrating is that I didn’t get the rewards for beating the final boss and the devs aren’t gonna give the players the rewards in a patch. You’ll have to beat the campaign again after the patch. Isn’t a huge deal just a waste of time when I could be rolling through adventure mode trying to get all the stuff I missed
@@Swampdonkey796 that's a valid criticism 100%. I was shocked to see I didn't get anything, not even a cool weapon. That seems like a huge oversight.
@@Centrifewgi well you’re suppose to get some armor and stuff to buy but it’s bugged for most people
@@Swampdonkey796 That's disappointing to learn.
The soundtrack is definitely no Destiny/Destiny 2, but it's alright.
I could never get into Destiny, but the music was good, I'll give you that.
Well the whole frames issue is really xbox, and I've played on both ps5 and Xbox. Ps5 was fine xbox wasn't surprisingly enough
Curse my preference for xbox!
@@Centrifewgi and same with crashing, single player was fine, multi-player was fine when ppl join me idk about others tho
Naaa cube boss was great!
Hard dissagree on the difficulty bit.
Is regards to what? How challenging the game is over all?
AAA game
Might be fun dunno I cannot beat a single boss in this stupid ass game. The gameplay does not make sense to me and I finished every single fromsoft since DS1 several times.
It's all about upgrading your guns and picking the right abilities for your class that you unlock by leveling up. Most, if not all, the bosses have weak spots to deal extra damage. If you upgrade your guns and craft mods for them in the hub, you'll be able to increase their damage for a short time. I had fire rounds on my rifle.
@@Centrifewgi Guess I picked the wrong class. Those instakill abilities firing off while six enemies force my attention away from the boss, it's a practically unplayable mess of a fight.
@@beardedwolf628 if you don't mind me asking, what boss fight are you stuck on?
@@Centrifewgi First it was the world boss for that alien world, respecced now it's some random boss in the medieval / fae world, I'm just done.
@beardedwolf628 sorry to hear you're having such a rough go. Probably not what you want to hear, but maybe create a new character with the handler class. I think it's a must for solo play, especially on higher difficulties. It may also be helpful to use resources like youtube guides.
im gonna throw up watching
are you playing on gamecube with performance mode uninstalled?
Atari actually
I'm glad everyone is enjoying R2. But I pity the people who haven't played R1.
Do you think R1 is better?
Gold Standard? as apposed to what? It is yet another grindfest looter shooter with no substance. It is soulless and designed to milk whale players with worthless in game transactions. Snore, pass.
Sorry you feel that way.
Whale players?
There's no micro/macro transaction shop to milk is dry here.
@@Zelisius there are micro transactions, don’t lie.
Im 41 and it's been a long time since I've had a headache from lack of sleep because of a video game. Even with a couple crashes and glitching through the map, this game gets a 10/10 from me.