@@NoelleMain where half where life?? who where can I find who where can half half half hello can I have a cope of halflife HALFLFLFLAIFJ)IAIGFWJAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Waiting for a train that will never come, will have that effect on your sanity. Not so much because the train hasn't arrived, but because you know it will turn up the moment you stop waiting for it. Gabe has been doing that to us for years, it can't be much longer now, can it?
Im so happy you covered this! I almost have 100 hours into this and its not even officially released yet, I love it! As someone with a SMITE background, it was VERY easy to pick up and be "locked in" on. My two favourite intricate things are : 1) character auto leaning behind walls 2) minions candle heads go down in size the lower their health is
Someone mentioned this on Twitter but somehow 2 characters sharing similar models but with enough differences to stil look different is a testament to the artstyle
One thing that i never see mentioned that also puts some extra flair on this game (And DOTA) is all of the fun little interactions between characters with their voice lines. In DOTA, when you deny creeps as specific heroes and you're laning against a hero that is related to that hero's lore, they will say something cheeky that is literally only a voice line that makes sense in THAT specific scenario, likely one that you have never even heard before. This game already has a ton of those little details and interactions already, but also has some really useful voice lines that can help the player with situational awareness. Your character might mention that they should probably stop at the shop soon if you have money for another item, and will sometimes talk shit to an enemy when they get a kill. It's such a little thing to throw in but it goes very far in bringing personality to a game that already has it in spades.
the first kill of the game always comes with a commendation from the patron if it was on your team. It's always cool to hear the patron shout out my teams Vindicta or something when we're two minutes into the game, really makes whoever got that first kill feel really good.
21:11 there is infact a sprint mechanic the only difference is that its not activated by pressing a button but by not shooting at anything for 5 seconds or not taking damage for 5 seconds
i remember when i first saw Deadlock, it was a video showcasing every hero and their abilities, i saw like 3 minutes of it and thought that it was really mid, 2 months forward my brother seend me an invite to the game, i enter the game expecting a really bad game, but was honestly blown off by it, its my first MOBA and im loving every second of it
thats why you dont judge a game till you play it cause then you cuck your own self experience. if 90% of the voices out on the net all agree the game is kickass, you have to just try it, no commitment.
I didn't even know anything. I got an invite from a dude I knew in highschool but never talked to since. I was told it was a hero shooter so I was like eh. I'm good. Then I finally checked out it and found it was a moba, and had a blast
@@BenFoster-cx4emGo back to ur smelly AsmondGod. no one gives a fuck that there are inclusive characters, the game is fun, that's all that matters. yall don't even know what woke is.
@@BenFoster-cx4em Um... what? Clearly you lack brain cells. So sorry you lack the brain capacity to think for yourself. Glad im not as miserable as you ;)
it is so frustratingly (if there is actually such a word) hillarious how kelski's videos has more "show don't tell" than most modern series/movies wich makes it infinitly more enjoyable to watch. such good content as usual.
1:18 God I wish OW2 was good. I loved OW1 and it's genuinely one of my favorite shooters for pure fun, but I just can't stand how much monetization there is now. Every time I see pictures or gameplay of it, it just makes me sad.
Note, all deadlock weps are projectiles, even haze bullets & bebop laser. They just move at diff speed. I think the only hitscan weapon is vindicta’s ult.
We have to deal with the term "MOBA" "Multiplayer Online Battle Arena??" coined by Riot which by all rights makes no sense instead of "ARTS" or "Action RTS" which Gabe approved but it was too late since the term MOBA had already taken off.
As a DotA veteran, I hate to say this but we've long lost that terminology war a decade ago. At least with Deadlock, Icefrog gets to style on the parasite that was Pendragon. It says a lot that Icefrog even sets the forum url to forums.playdeadlock just like how it used to be when he worked on DotA, forums.playdota.
Valve has access to all Dota 2 mechanics that they will port them over to Deadlock. It's a gateway drug so that people who play Deadlock will become familiar with Dota mechanics and abilities that the transition is easier. Pretty much all Deadlock characters are basically just mix-and-match of Dota abilities like it's a game of ability draft. Of course, there's some unique ones that takes advantage of the shooter aspect like Grey Talon's Owl ultimate, which is basically just the Unreal Tournament Redeemer weapon, but overall the items and abilities are all Dota abilities (that people can attribute to LoL as well). But Valve has struck gold with the game, as it fully embraces both the MOBA and third-person shooter aspects, unlike other hybrid games that only takes bits and pieces of each genre without ever fully committing. It's so fun that people not a fan of one of its genres can have fun if they like the other genre. MOBA fans can appreciate its in-depth MOBA mechanics and just naturally learn to aim and move better, whereas people who are a fan of movement and aiming will greatly enjoy that and just naturally learn the macrogaming mechanics and ability usages of a MOBA.
Totally agree. I think the games focus on movement and vertical play are what make the 3rd person mechanics feel good compared to other moba shooter attempts
@@HookahOtaku ok so youre gonna dismiss me because you want to live in a world where everyone ever that insisted on disliking mobas got hooked on this moba because it really is that good and definitely isnt just dota again
This video is so fucking god-tier, I never played this game but this video game me a full comperhensive and exhaustive overview of what this game is about while being insanely entertaining, good job man, this was really well put together.
Small note: there is actually sprinting. It's just automatic and doesn't have a "wind down" for when you need to shoot. It helps you move around quickly without spending stamina, but you really *really* won't see it unless you buy sprint items or use Haze's invis. Look for animation changes, like when McGinnis pulls her gun up or when bebop starts pumping his arms. That's the sprint kicking in
I heard about this game but didn't look into it much. Saw this video and watched it. Tomorrow I will be downloading and can't wait to forget about grass. Great video!
Also worth mentioning how much variety there is in the game despite it having fewer characters than nearly every other MOBA. You can use items to focus on just a single ability in your kit or your gun or even just melee. Other mobas somewhat do this too, but it's really limited to AP vs AD, meaning you either go abilities or autos. There's also games that arbitrarily limit you into only being able to use half the items in the shop (this from the geniuses that developed Smite). The freedom to just do whatever in Deadlock is so refreshing. I started playing Melee Mirage today and absolutely crushed it and this thing works just because an ability in his kit shreds bullet (and melee) resist by a ton. Also(x2), it's really fun to see shake-ups whenever there's a patch.
Other mobas like League or Smite really handcuff your potential outside few character exceptions that can hypercarry but in VERY limited ways. All Deadlock heroes can hypercarry. Smite is really well known for overnerfing characters because the devs literally get scared of having strong Gods and look what happened to their game, Smite patch 9.5 killed Smite 70% of the player pop left in a few months after the patch, and only this year a few months ago they reverted some of the changes, but the damage was already done. people dont like to play stale ass games where you dont ever get to feel powerful. League also has a horrible balance team that nerfs in the wrong ways and make op characters stay op, but the weak characters that rarely become strong for a patch get over nerfed by the following patch. so yeah, devs with no conviction for fun.
Battleborn was an FPS MOBA. It was very, very good, but got shat on as an "overwatch rip-off" back when it launched, and then languished until it died, crushing my heart. Deadlock has healed my lack of shooter moba woes quite nicely.
they were slandering valve for thinking they were just gonna make this an overwatch clone with nothing new added, me too briefly but clearly i was wrong
I think a huge point that is forgotten in a lot of these DeadLock review videos is the personality of the characters. Each character has unique voicelines not just for their abilities (which change based on your health) but to how they interact with other heroes on the battlefield. Lash is a famous one mainly cause he is the 'asshole'. The majority of the cast hates him and it shows whenever you kill him, or he kills you. The SHOPKEEPER for crying out loud has different voicelines for each and every hero whenever you buy something. Valve does an amazing job at bringing out not just the power, but the FEELING of what the hero is going through in this battle to summon the patron.
The thing that made TF2 so good as a team class-based shooter is that each character is pretty much self-sustainable and do not require teammates to actually play them (well, except Medic, who has a dedicated role). You wanna play as a team and support each other to neutralise the weaknesses of the classes you play? Great, you're gonna rock! Wanna play solo and get the highest score in the lobby? Go on, your character's weaknesses will not hold you from that! Here it's practically the same. Characters have synergies, but all of them can also be played solo, greatly reducing the pressure on each player by practically allowing everyone to play the game, be good and have fun in a way they want. Also, because the teamplay is not hard required, every cool synergy and even just healing moments will be way more special. Not "you healed only 9999 of my hp instead of 10000! Unacceptable!", but "oh my god you saved my life... You're my bro forever".
I am 15 hours into a game that hasn't even been announced officially yet. It is filling that hole in my heart that Super Monday Night Combat left. Also I am one of those weirdos who like Battleborne
This is the reason why valve is still one of the best in the gaming industry and why they stay at the top. They just made an entirely new ip and already it’s being showered in praise and everyone is talking about it. And it’s actually good.
Not gonna lie, was *not* expecting you to cover this game. No idea why, but this was a pleasant surprise. I'm glad this game has been getting more and more exposure to the general public over the past several months. I was very much in that same crowd of people that misunderstood what the game was upon first seeing the leaks. Wasn't even even planning on playing this game at the time, especially being an old TF2 fan, myself. Almost 400hrs into Deadlock, and I'm really glad to have been proven wrong about this game. As always, what a well edited video on your part, and a really good summarization of the game as a whole. Always love seeing your take on things, honestly. (Especially your first-time experiences with TF2). That being said, I'd love to point out a few things: 1) 18:49 - All of the weapons in this game (so far) are actually projectile-based. There are no hitscan weapons in this game. The only technical exception would be Bebop's weapon, but even that has some simulated "travel time" so that it doesn't instantly do damage (and no I'm not referring to the windup time prior to shooting; there's an actual delay between when the laser appears and when it actually starts doing damage on an enemy, funny enough). It's designed this way partly to help with soul denial. Hitscan weapons for soul denial would be a nightmare to deal with, if put up against a player who has objectively faster aiming than you. That being said, I understand that this video is meant to mostly summarize both the game overall, as well as your general thoughts, so I acknowledge that you probably already know this and have to "lie"/skim over things a bit for the sake of simplification. I realize this is a very nitpicky thing to point out, but I find it fun to discuss things ofc 😄 2) I know this video is a mixture of older and much more recent gameplay footage (which you point out ofc), but something I've been seeing a lot of (that I've been guilty of, myself, when I was first starting out) is not utilizing the sliding mechanic. I did like your section touching up on the movement, but we gotta give sliding some more love, brother haha 😄. Just like wall jumping, sliding costs no stamina bars. It also allows you to spend *no ammo* while shooting. This is *insanely* useful tech, especially when chasing down enemies. I can't tell you how many times I would spam dash while chasing someone, only to then completely drop a perfectly free kill because I had to reload as well as wait for my stamina to reset. Sliding after dashing is always more cost efficient than simply spamming dash. As an example, dashing and then sliding will take you the same distance, in fairly the same travel time, as two back-to-back dashes. This is especially useful for characters like McGinnis, who only starts off with 2 stamina bars by default. We're only touching the surface here, ofc. You could do a dash-jump, slide, quickly jump again, and then finish off with another slide to travel about 45 to 50m at the cost of only 2 stamina bars. If you were to only use dashes, it would take around 4 to 5 back-to-back dashes to travel that same distance of around 45 to 50m. That's an insane stamina cost difference. So spread the word: *give sliding some more love*. It is core to the movement, and more people should make it a habit to use it after almost every dash 😄 (Also, side note, have you ever streamed this game? If not, I'd honestly love to watch. I've been having weird, non-internet relate, rubberbanding issues these latest couple of patches. I know a lot of people don't find *watching* Deadlock fun, but I'd been completely down to just watch you play while I wait for these issues to fix in the meantime)
@@jacewhite8540 Exactly. Even if the tutorial in Deadlock is more than likely placeholder, I really do think that it skims/brushes over really crucial information. They show off the sliding mechanic, sure. But it's honestly done in a way that's like "Oh yeah, btw you can slide, just fyi. So anyways..." 😆
21:25 There is a sprint mechanic, usually your sprint speed is your normal speed, but you can get items that give you sprint speed, you just can't activate sprinting on a button like shift, it's your "out of combat" movement speed.
Stay with it I've never played a Moba and I was horrible the first 20 hours. The biggest best advice I got was stay behind you minions, master 1 character, farm if you are low in souls
The beauty about moba is a playstyle you like will work with the array of items you buy. So play around what playstyle you identify with and build and play your characters that way. Example you always lose on teamfights and confuse the shit out of you then stay back and farm and become a beast late game.
I would suggest trying to search some guides and builds and then just focus on the farm to get some key items. Just use every ability to farm and move around fast. It's hard for those who have never played mobas to get this feeling of how important farm and its efficiency is. With time you'll learn what items allow you to engage and when you can engage and you'll learn how to farm efficiently moving across the map without being afk for your team. Once you've farmed enough you feel the power and this feeling makes you enjoy the game. And don't underestimate active items!
Deadlock and marvel rivals are goku and vegeta doing the fusion dance to style on overwatch 2s grave while blizzard and Bobby boy do a soyjack face in the background:)
23:31 It feels like there is so much thought and care put into every single ability that can hard CC. There is counterplay to every single one of them, every hero can counter hard CC with positioning/movement, no items necessary.
Tell that to all the people whining about how "CC is unfun" dude just pretend you're in an anime fight where everyone is overpowered. Those fights are cool because of the mind games, the same applies to Dota and Deadlock.
Everyone also has to keep in mind that this game is a MOBA-shooter tho. I've seen many new players get turned off by the game because they either play the game like a regular hero-shooter or MOBA and get destroyed. The game isn't just that or a hybrid, It's like 2 things combined(and more)! It has so many things you need to learn just to play it but trust me. It's worth it! I have zero MOBA experience and had my butt spanked by Abrams for 20 hrs before even getting to understanding the basics but so far this is the most fun online pvp game I played since tf2 days when it's used to get updates. AND THE GAME IS STILL IN ALPHA! Great vids! Love the game! Hope everyone enjoys it too!
Deadlock's gameplay mechanics are some of the most intuitive, satisfying mechanics we've seen in gaming, let alone the MOBA genre. The simple fact that the game lets you shoot the enemy teams souls encapsulates just how much valve put into consideration when creating deadlock
Really well put together vid. summarises why I love playing the game despite being on a 15 match losing streak and getting dunked on for 11 hours straight
22:20 brother there is literally the equivalent of all of these ultrimates 1 to 1 in dota. Ice frog just yoinked most of these ults from his previous game and put em here and made it work in a tps that’s amazing
Nice video, u managed to make me watch the full thing without skipping and i already play the game quite frequently so i basically know how it works but it fun. Thanks
I was entirely captivated by your video flow, editing and story telling! Funny and truthful references resonating with pains and laughs I experienced as a Dota, Overwatch and fps player. You made a very eloquent reportage, accurate about players voice interactions and clutches causing addictive shivers. You did a splendid job and I appreciate your significant efforts by my subscription.
Kelski talking about this revolutionary new game that mixes mobas with hero shooters: 😊 People who remember Monday Night Combat: 🤨 I just miss it so much bro.
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1 minute gang
Kel could you PLEASE tell us what's the music at 11:33 i remember it also beeing in fallout videos and i NEED these tunes
22:30 lmao you said "hawk tuah"
You forgot Monday Night Combat and Battleborn.
GABE NEWELL GOT HIMSELF ANOTHER 10 YEARS WITHOUT NEW GAMES WITH THIS ONE 🚬
That’s right
Well there’s a hl3 leak so who knows
Im hopeful this becomes amongst the great valve releases and not another artifact forge. I love the game!
@@Demolisher690 I can’t wait for Deadlock 2 in 2039
@@kel_ski I heard it might even feature a PvE mode :o
22:30 GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT PF MY HEAD GET OUT
@@zmax1muus744 LMAOOO
@@zmax1muus744 Didn’t take long for people to find that at all 💀
@kel_ski you're telling me that was intentional!?
"Say that again ..."
damn your pfp goes hard
The guns in this game are a half life 3 reference because there's gonna be guns in HL3.
(i am slowly going insane)
It's real it's real it's real it's real
@@HawkThuah-r4p There will also be characters, which might possibly be a reference too
@@kel_ski YOU SAID "it's real" THREE TIMES HL3 IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE REAL
@@NoelleMain where half where life?? who where can I find who where can half half half hello can I have a cope of halflife HALFLFLFLAIFJ)IAIGFWJAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Waiting for a train that will never come, will have that effect on your sanity.
Not so much because the train hasn't arrived, but because you know it will turn up the moment you stop waiting for it.
Gabe has been doing that to us for years, it can't be much longer now, can it?
Im so happy you covered this! I almost have 100 hours into this and its not even officially released yet, I love it! As someone with a SMITE background, it was VERY easy to pick up and be "locked in" on. My two favourite intricate things are :
1) character auto leaning behind walls
2) minions candle heads go down in size the lower their health is
Yes the auto lean animation is SO cool. Such a Valve attention to detail thing
Can you give me an invite?
22:31 hawk what?
all jokes aside tho i would love to see a part 2 to this video
Sure Kelski, you might be enjoying Deadlock now, but you won’t even remember what Deadlock is once Sony re-releases Concord.
Concord wins yet again 😔
The hell's Concord?
The airplane@@hauntedmedic373
I can't wait to play Concord and play as... guy... person... he's got a name I'm sure.
... the grapes?
22:29 say that again
You can summon a spirit hawk to... uhh...
I don't get it.
@@Flamme-SanabiHawk tuah the meme i think it's a meme
@@Flamme-Sanabithere is a girl that said “hawk tuah” and it became a meme
@@united_state_secret_service. how
Someone mentioned this on Twitter but somehow 2 characters sharing similar models but with enough differences to stil look different is a testament to the artstyle
One thing that i never see mentioned that also puts some extra flair on this game (And DOTA) is all of the fun little interactions between characters with their voice lines. In DOTA, when you deny creeps as specific heroes and you're laning against a hero that is related to that hero's lore, they will say something cheeky that is literally only a voice line that makes sense in THAT specific scenario, likely one that you have never even heard before.
This game already has a ton of those little details and interactions already, but also has some really useful voice lines that can help the player with situational awareness. Your character might mention that they should probably stop at the shop soon if you have money for another item, and will sometimes talk shit to an enemy when they get a kill. It's such a little thing to throw in but it goes very far in bringing personality to a game that already has it in spades.
Warden will say "Now we're even" when he kills a hero who killed him before, it's so good
Everytime I kill a bebop I tbag for lore purposes
Everytime I kill a bebop I tbag for lore purposes
the first kill of the game always comes with a commendation from the patron if it was on your team. It's always cool to hear the patron shout out my teams Vindicta or something when we're two minutes into the game, really makes whoever got that first kill feel really good.
@@Pekara121Lash, is that you?
21:11 there is infact a sprint mechanic the only difference is that its not activated by pressing a button but by not shooting at anything for 5 seconds or not taking damage for 5 seconds
Not taking damage for 5 seconds and not shooting for 1 or 2 seconds actually, don't remember exactly
Oop sorry, I meant a traditional “press button to sprint” mechanic (the most boring version)
Valve has a strong grip on this soul
Gabe consumes the souls of his fans, that's why the mf so big
@@kel_ski May your soul grow with fondness in the care of Gabe
@@kel_ski Can confirm. Sold my soul to Dota 2 and is fucking doing it again for Deadlock.
@@imfinishedgrinding638where did you get the second? Did the medic agree to lend you one?
@@wumi2419 They're easy to procure it's just that Gaben sells them for an arm and a leg.
i remember when i first saw Deadlock, it was a video showcasing every hero and their abilities, i saw like 3 minutes of it and thought that it was really mid, 2 months forward my brother seend me an invite to the game, i enter the game expecting a really bad game, but was honestly blown off by it, its my first MOBA and im loving every second of it
thats why you dont judge a game till you play it cause then you cuck your own self experience. if 90% of the voices out on the net all agree the game is kickass, you have to just try it, no commitment.
I didn't even know anything. I got an invite from a dude I knew in highschool but never talked to since.
I was told it was a hero shooter so I was like eh. I'm good. Then I finally checked out it and found it was a moba, and had a blast
it is really mid. characters are woke too. sbi worked on this game
@@BenFoster-cx4emGo back to ur smelly AsmondGod. no one gives a fuck that there are inclusive characters, the game is fun, that's all that matters. yall don't even know what woke is.
@@BenFoster-cx4em Um... what? Clearly you lack brain cells. So sorry you lack the brain capacity to think for yourself. Glad im not as miserable as you ;)
This sums up the experience so well
@@BarelySociable YO, pleasure seeing you here! Glad you enjoyed the video
One day we will get BarelySociable Q&A talking over a Deadlock surf map
Wow nice to see you here! ❤
it is so frustratingly (if there is actually such a word) hillarious how kelski's videos has more "show don't tell" than most modern series/movies wich makes it infinitly more enjoyable to watch. such good content as usual.
HELLO EVERYONE! Sorry for the wait on this one. Lots of IRL stuff has been going on. But finally got this one out. Play Deadlock btw (I hate it)
PvZ Garden Warfare When? 🤨
@@Chilean_Raccoon What a minute🧐Did u said PvZ Garden warfare ?
@@Chilean_Raccoonholy shit he should
@@CoastalGalaxy14 Yes 😎
@@Chilean_Raccoon Ayyyy Me too I play Pvz Gw 1 & PvZ GW 2
26:32 this Abram’s is beginning to believe in the heart of the Q
@4:22 the deadcock logo strikes again!
Hey, you know damn well that this one was intentional.
1:18 God I wish OW2 was good. I loved OW1 and it's genuinely one of my favorite shooters for pure fun, but I just can't stand how much monetization there is now.
Every time I see pictures or gameplay of it, it just makes me sad.
and it was taken away from us and we can never get it back.
sadge
What could've been man...
I feel ya, I can't play that game any more. My hope is that a generation of devs will now make their own OW successors out of sheer spite.
Not even Valve magic is gonna make me play a damn MOBA, but at least Valve made something new that's not absolutely niche, and that's great news.
@@nildzrecastellanos Yeah if anything just having an actual NEW IP and game style should be celebrated
I've never played mobas before deadlock and now I'm hooked
you're like the shadow of my past, because i literally said the same thing before Deadlock consumed me
@@GoodChimkin I have an extra line of defense you see, i also hate PvP.
@@nildzrecastellanos good for you man, never let competitive video games consumes you
Note, all deadlock weps are projectiles, even haze bullets & bebop laser. They just move at diff speed. I think the only hitscan weapon is vindicta’s ult.
Never played a MOBA before, but now Deadlock has my entire family hostage in a Siberian warehouse.
Send help and buff Mo & Krill.
@@pedrohschv Mo & Krill my beloved 🙏
MOOOO AND KRIIIIL
MO AND KRILL SWEEP
GET OFF ME KRILL!!
Ah yes, the F-ZERO X gambit.
Babe wake up, the Deadlock video just dropped.
Hopefully it was good 🙏
@@kel_ski It was a certified Kelski banger
@@Art__Eabsolutely
Wonder if we'll ever see videos about it again?
We have to deal with the term "MOBA" "Multiplayer Online Battle Arena??" coined by Riot which by all rights makes no sense instead of "ARTS" or "Action RTS" which Gabe approved but it was too late since the term MOBA had already taken off.
Why, we all know what moba refers to
@@venerablepoof Guess he just wanna give some props to blizzard where the mods first came
Yeah give blizzard props for releasing a map editor, which no other game ever did@@elnjubo
Nah, in RTS you control more than one character.
Gabe barely has knowledge over that genre.
As a DotA veteran, I hate to say this but we've long lost that terminology war a decade ago.
At least with Deadlock, Icefrog gets to style on the parasite that was Pendragon. It says a lot that Icefrog even sets the forum url to forums.playdeadlock just like how it used to be when he worked on DotA, forums.playdota.
Melee was a struggle to learn...until i rebound to M4 and M5, now I'm a menace.
You unlocked the cheat codes I see 🤝
....Just bind it to mscroll down. its easier that way.
@@johndexterzarate6663 how do you charge melee attack with mscroll downs
The OW OG players would rebind melee to the Alt key because otherwise you'd need to take a finger off the movement keys to melee
Valve has access to all Dota 2 mechanics that they will port them over to Deadlock. It's a gateway drug so that people who play Deadlock will become familiar with Dota mechanics and abilities that the transition is easier. Pretty much all Deadlock characters are basically just mix-and-match of Dota abilities like it's a game of ability draft. Of course, there's some unique ones that takes advantage of the shooter aspect like Grey Talon's Owl ultimate, which is basically just the Unreal Tournament Redeemer weapon, but overall the items and abilities are all Dota abilities (that people can attribute to LoL as well).
But Valve has struck gold with the game, as it fully embraces both the MOBA and third-person shooter aspects, unlike other hybrid games that only takes bits and pieces of each genre without ever fully committing. It's so fun that people not a fan of one of its genres can have fun if they like the other genre. MOBA fans can appreciate its in-depth MOBA mechanics and just naturally learn to aim and move better, whereas people who are a fan of movement and aiming will greatly enjoy that and just naturally learn the macrogaming mechanics and ability usages of a MOBA.
Totally agree. I think the games focus on movement and vertical play are what make the 3rd person mechanics feel good compared to other moba shooter attempts
but i dont like it
@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 ok, good to know a very tiny fraction of people dont like the game. meanwhile the 98% of rest of us do.
@@HookahOtaku ok so youre gonna dismiss me because you want to live in a world where everyone ever that insisted on disliking mobas got hooked on this moba because it really is that good and definitely isnt just dota again
@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 your comment was dismissive of the OPs comment, so why are you asstickled again? oh yeah, ego.
This video is so fucking god-tier, I never played this game but this video game me a full comperhensive and exhaustive overview of what this game is about while being insanely entertaining, good job man, this was really well put together.
Small note: there is actually sprinting. It's just automatic and doesn't have a "wind down" for when you need to shoot. It helps you move around quickly without spending stamina, but you really *really* won't see it unless you buy sprint items or use Haze's invis. Look for animation changes, like when McGinnis pulls her gun up or when bebop starts pumping his arms. That's the sprint kicking in
You can also see your speed at the left side of the screen increase when you run for more than 5 seconds or more
I heard about this game but didn't look into it much. Saw this video and watched it. Tomorrow I will be downloading and can't wait to forget about grass. Great video!
Also worth mentioning how much variety there is in the game despite it having fewer characters than nearly every other MOBA. You can use items to focus on just a single ability in your kit or your gun or even just melee. Other mobas somewhat do this too, but it's really limited to AP vs AD, meaning you either go abilities or autos. There's also games that arbitrarily limit you into only being able to use half the items in the shop (this from the geniuses that developed Smite). The freedom to just do whatever in Deadlock is so refreshing. I started playing Melee Mirage today and absolutely crushed it and this thing works just because an ability in his kit shreds bullet (and melee) resist by a ton. Also(x2), it's really fun to see shake-ups whenever there's a patch.
Other mobas like League or Smite really handcuff your potential outside few character exceptions that can hypercarry but in VERY limited ways. All Deadlock heroes can hypercarry. Smite is really well known for overnerfing characters because the devs literally get scared of having strong Gods and look what happened to their game, Smite patch 9.5 killed Smite 70% of the player pop left in a few months after the patch, and only this year a few months ago they reverted some of the changes, but the damage was already done. people dont like to play stale ass games where you dont ever get to feel powerful. League also has a horrible balance team that nerfs in the wrong ways and make op characters stay op, but the weak characters that rarely become strong for a patch get over nerfed by the following patch. so yeah, devs with no conviction for fun.
@@HookahOtakuI really hope they keep the every hero should be op mentality, as long as there is always counterplay, some item you can buy
@@jacewhite8540 thats why there is no "classes". ;)
Battleborn was an FPS MOBA. It was very, very good, but got shat on as an "overwatch rip-off" back when it launched, and then languished until it died, crushing my heart.
Deadlock has healed my lack of shooter moba woes quite nicely.
Bro I've been waiting since Super Monday Night Combat
deadlock is trash. the guns are trash and denying runs the moba part. it's autistic pve farming while pretending to be a teamfight oriented fps game.
@@BenFoster-cx4em ok
Fellow Battleborn player, i see you 🤝
@@BenFoster-cx4emtell that to Purge. Old school DOTA coach and analyst, now doing the same for Deadlock.
22:29 “you can summon a Hawk tuah blitterate your enemies” the internet has ruined my brain
6:20 "8 years late to the hero shooter fad" bro valve MADE the hero shooter fad tf are you talking about 😭
**overwatch becomes the most known hero shooter**
valve: let me cook again then
ricochet is my favorite valve hero shooter
no, overwatch did. almost noone tried to copy tf2s formula the 9 years it existed before overwatch and so nothing actually plays like tf2 to this day
LOL no they didn't. TF2 is barely a "hero" shooter, and they didn't even make the original TF.
1:07 You are sentenced to the hydraulic press.
they were slandering valve for thinking they were just gonna make this an overwatch clone with nothing new added, me too briefly but clearly i was wrong
I think a huge point that is forgotten in a lot of these DeadLock review videos is the personality of the characters. Each character has unique voicelines not just for their abilities (which change based on your health) but to how they interact with other heroes on the battlefield. Lash is a famous one mainly cause he is the 'asshole'. The majority of the cast hates him and it shows whenever you kill him, or he kills you. The SHOPKEEPER for crying out loud has different voicelines for each and every hero whenever you buy something. Valve does an amazing job at bringing out not just the power, but the FEELING of what the hero is going through in this battle to summon the patron.
I’ll be covering this aspect in part 2:)
Vindicta says "There's that arrogant ASSHOLE!" and it cracks me up everytime LOL.
The thing that made TF2 so good as a team class-based shooter is that each character is pretty much self-sustainable and do not require teammates to actually play them (well, except Medic, who has a dedicated role). You wanna play as a team and support each other to neutralise the weaknesses of the classes you play? Great, you're gonna rock! Wanna play solo and get the highest score in the lobby? Go on, your character's weaknesses will not hold you from that!
Here it's practically the same. Characters have synergies, but all of them can also be played solo, greatly reducing the pressure on each player by practically allowing everyone to play the game, be good and have fun in a way they want. Also, because the teamplay is not hard required, every cool synergy and even just healing moments will be way more special. Not "you healed only 9999 of my hp instead of 10000! Unacceptable!", but "oh my god you saved my life... You're my bro forever".
you can with medic too actually, but its significantly harder ofc
I am 15 hours into a game that hasn't even been announced officially yet.
It is filling that hole in my heart that Super Monday Night Combat left.
Also I am one of those weirdos who like Battleborne
@@Echelon730 BROOO I forgot about Super Monday Night Combat 😭
@Echelon730 SMNC?!?!?! Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well.
Battleborn was super fun, they just made weird choices with PVP/PVE advancement and trying to make it look like it was competing with Overwatch.
@@freakincrod don't touch my money balls
All we need is Valve to add Taunt kill just like in SMNC
discoverd your channel a hour ago. happy to see a new video from a minute ago
Welcome 🤝
Welcome new Keltown resident.
i heard soooo many things about this game but didnt watch anything about it i was saving my self for this video
@@Emin0_ based emin keeps being based
How was your defloration
15:14 Lash and Bebop? Not in my deadlock! Lash and Bebop are supposed to hate each other, like the good christian game deadlock is!
kelski: hmm, how do i make a good thumbnail
gabe newell: FEET
@@Wario_Guy Gabe knows what’s up
Love the Bomberman Hero music in the background. Great video like always!
Thank you dude! Also such a goooood OST
Because of your videos I actually listened to it fully after a very long time. Thanks bro!
Escaping also feels in Dota2 very rewarding, I love that feeling so much
22:30 I heard you say "summon a spirit hawk tuah bliterate your enemies"
I wasn't that excited until I saw the stamina management and suddenly I'm afraid that if I play this it will become my entire life.
This is the reason why valve is still one of the best in the gaming industry and why they stay at the top. They just made an entirely new ip and already it’s being showered in praise and everyone is talking about it. And it’s actually good.
Not gonna lie, was *not* expecting you to cover this game. No idea why, but this was a pleasant surprise. I'm glad this game has been getting more and more exposure to the general public over the past several months. I was very much in that same crowd of people that misunderstood what the game was upon first seeing the leaks. Wasn't even even planning on playing this game at the time, especially being an old TF2 fan, myself. Almost 400hrs into Deadlock, and I'm really glad to have been proven wrong about this game.
As always, what a well edited video on your part, and a really good summarization of the game as a whole. Always love seeing your take on things, honestly. (Especially your first-time experiences with TF2). That being said, I'd love to point out a few things:
1) 18:49 - All of the weapons in this game (so far) are actually projectile-based. There are no hitscan weapons in this game. The only technical exception would be Bebop's weapon, but even that has some simulated "travel time" so that it doesn't instantly do damage (and no I'm not referring to the windup time prior to shooting; there's an actual delay between when the laser appears and when it actually starts doing damage on an enemy, funny enough). It's designed this way partly to help with soul denial. Hitscan weapons for soul denial would be a nightmare to deal with, if put up against a player who has objectively faster aiming than you. That being said, I understand that this video is meant to mostly summarize both the game overall, as well as your general thoughts, so I acknowledge that you probably already know this and have to "lie"/skim over things a bit for the sake of simplification. I realize this is a very nitpicky thing to point out, but I find it fun to discuss things ofc 😄
2) I know this video is a mixture of older and much more recent gameplay footage (which you point out ofc), but something I've been seeing a lot of (that I've been guilty of, myself, when I was first starting out) is not utilizing the sliding mechanic. I did like your section touching up on the movement, but we gotta give sliding some more love, brother haha 😄. Just like wall jumping, sliding costs no stamina bars. It also allows you to spend *no ammo* while shooting. This is *insanely* useful tech, especially when chasing down enemies. I can't tell you how many times I would spam dash while chasing someone, only to then completely drop a perfectly free kill because I had to reload as well as wait for my stamina to reset. Sliding after dashing is always more cost efficient than simply spamming dash.
As an example, dashing and then sliding will take you the same distance, in fairly the same travel time, as two back-to-back dashes. This is especially useful for characters like McGinnis, who only starts off with 2 stamina bars by default. We're only touching the surface here, ofc. You could do a dash-jump, slide, quickly jump again, and then finish off with another slide to travel about 45 to 50m at the cost of only 2 stamina bars. If you were to only use dashes, it would take around 4 to 5 back-to-back dashes to travel that same distance of around 45 to 50m. That's an insane stamina cost difference. So spread the word: *give sliding some more love*. It is core to the movement, and more people should make it a habit to use it after almost every dash 😄
(Also, side note, have you ever streamed this game? If not, I'd honestly love to watch. I've been having weird, non-internet relate, rubberbanding issues these latest couple of patches. I know a lot of people don't find *watching* Deadlock fun, but I'd been completely down to just watch you play while I wait for these issues to fix in the meantime)
Lol I noticed the sliding thing to man, it's was bugging me. Now I literally can't not slide after dashing, and adding a bunny hop in there
@@jacewhite8540 Exactly. Even if the tutorial in Deadlock is more than likely placeholder, I really do think that it skims/brushes over really crucial information. They show off the sliding mechanic, sure. But it's honestly done in a way that's like "Oh yeah, btw you can slide, just fyi. So anyways..." 😆
When are you gonna cover the mafia series, Cannolski?
(Wonderful crafted Video by the way ❤)
Thank you so much for the super chat dude! Mafia series sounds dope. I’ll be doing a lot more series next year, so I could make some time :)
This is probably one of the most reliable game reviewers ever, I bet he beat the tutorial in like a minute
21:25 There is a sprint mechanic, usually your sprint speed is your normal speed, but you can get items that give you sprint speed, you just can't activate sprinting on a button like shift, it's your "out of combat" movement speed.
Dude I’m so trash at this game. I’m having hard time actually enjoying it but I be watching videos on it like I’m the biggest fan
@@greatgongo3772 Definitely a big learning curve, but it’s so worth learning it!
That is totally reasonable, moba games have a steep learning curve and it also relies on your shooting skills as well.
Stay with it I've never played a Moba and I was horrible the first 20 hours. The biggest best advice I got was stay behind you minions, master 1 character, farm if you are low in souls
The beauty about moba is a playstyle you like will work with the array of items you buy. So play around what playstyle you identify with and build and play your characters that way. Example you always lose on teamfights and confuse the shit out of you then stay back and farm and become a beast late game.
I would suggest trying to search some guides and builds and then just focus on the farm to get some key items. Just use every ability to farm and move around fast. It's hard for those who have never played mobas to get this feeling of how important farm and its efficiency is. With time you'll learn what items allow you to engage and when you can engage and you'll learn how to farm efficiently moving across the map without being afk for your team. Once you've farmed enough you feel the power and this feeling makes you enjoy the game.
And don't underestimate active items!
god i love this game and this channel. kelski im so proud of you you silly goose. when do we make out?
I cant believe valve made me enjoy a MOBA
Gaben secretly transferring his weight to his fans after making them play MOBAs
Deadlock and marvel rivals are goku and vegeta doing the fusion dance to style on overwatch 2s grave while blizzard and Bobby boy do a soyjack face in the background:)
this! 100%
@@jackstefan8639 It’s about time someone takes Overwatch off their greasy throne
@@kel_ski quite
Someone draw this 🙏
@@Louis-lt7is I’d love if someone did that:)
Babe wake up, yet another niche internet micro-celebrity has discovered Deadlock.
7:31 If Titanfall 2 and Halo Infinite had a baby
This is the first video about deadlock I personally have seen, just been waitong on your take.
Honestly makes me super happy people wait for my takes on certain things
@@kel_ski cus U are one of us.
23:31 It feels like there is so much thought and care put into every single ability that can hard CC. There is counterplay to every single one of them, every hero can counter hard CC with positioning/movement, no items necessary.
Tell that to all the people whining about how "CC is unfun" dude just pretend you're in an anime fight where everyone is overpowered. Those fights are cool because of the mind games, the same applies to Dota and Deadlock.
Everyone also has to keep in mind that this game is a MOBA-shooter tho. I've seen many new players get turned off by the game because they either play the game like a regular hero-shooter or MOBA and get destroyed. The game isn't just that or a hybrid, It's like 2 things combined(and more)! It has so many things you need to learn just to play it but trust me. It's worth it! I have zero MOBA experience and had my butt spanked by Abrams for 20 hrs before even getting to understanding the basics but so far this is the most fun online pvp game I played since tf2 days when it's used to get updates. AND THE GAME IS STILL IN ALPHA!
Great vids! Love the game! Hope everyone enjoys it too!
Deadlock's gameplay mechanics are some of the most intuitive, satisfying mechanics we've seen in gaming, let alone the MOBA genre. The simple fact that the game lets you shoot the enemy teams souls encapsulates just how much valve put into consideration when creating deadlock
"You can summon a Spirit Hawk Tuah... obliterate your enemies"
- @22:27
9:55 you corrupted my mind! Whenever I'm in the shop, this video transition plays in my head!
YAY NEW KEL VIDEO
Really well put together vid. summarises why I love playing the game despite being on a 15 match losing streak and getting dunked on for 11 hours straight
Core gameplay loop is already addicting and we don't even have a ranked mode yet
22:20 brother there is literally the equivalent of all of these ultrimates 1 to 1 in dota. Ice frog just yoinked most of these ults from his previous game and put em here and made it work in a tps that’s amazing
This video man, this editing, the humor. I legit laughed tears at some points.
Take this sub right here!
Valve once again, proving, that they *can* make games, some of the best even, they just don't want to.
Nice video, u managed to make me watch the full thing without skipping and i already play the game quite frequently so i basically know how it works but it fun. Thanks
this literally feels like an ad
Bro make a part 2 vid this game is so dope I’ve been putting in mad hours
“Hawk tuah” 22:30
The *pink/purple* lane IS MAGENTA!
0:47 Are you sure about that? 🤨
I was entirely captivated by your video flow, editing and story telling! Funny and truthful references resonating with pains and laughs I experienced as a Dota, Overwatch and fps player. You made a very eloquent reportage, accurate about players voice interactions and clutches causing addictive shivers. You did a splendid job and I appreciate your significant efforts by my subscription.
They dun got my boy kelski hooked on that sweet sweet deadlock juice 🙏🙏🙏
@@Fleshka18 It’s the nectar of the gods 🤌
Kelski you gotta play the METRO series bro. 2033-last light-exodus. This is a damn gigachad game bro
babe delay the marriage, new kelski vid dropped
Hope it was worth 🙏
I like how only one of each character is allowed, makes every match have a variety of characters
2 sevens or 2 hazes would be crazy
@@foxyded1489 6 winston shieldspam type of beat
22:30
Say that again…
🫣
Spirit hawk tuah
great video, loved the editing
Kelski talking about this revolutionary new game that mixes mobas with hero shooters: 😊
People who remember Monday Night Combat: 🤨
I just miss it so much bro.
Super MNC was ahead of its time. Unfortunately Uber wasn't 😢
"A parry system... in a shooter game"
Ultrakill
New vid this soon and hopefully everything is going better now
Thank you so much Ma1ccel 🙏
Man, I wanna be Kelski’s friend so bad. He’s got such positive vibes when playing games with rando’s. Hope I run into him online sometime
TWO Incredibles reference in one video? You're spoiling me man 😂😂😂😂
I count 3
But I bet I'm wrong and it's even more
@@sumofalln00bs10 idk, I just saw the two 😂
Leave it to Valve to always come back from complete dead silence only to revolutionize a genre (they have done this at LEAST Six times already)
I would like a part two
26:49
The biggest brain move is doing a 360 with your melee, so make you enemy think you're baiting, and then go "nah, kj."
valve always pushing the boundaries
That lash sequence squeezed a like out of me. Nice work!
Kelski valve drop in the evening LETSFUCKINGGOO RAAAHHHH
Character design sells. No one knows this better than Valve. They killed it with Deadlock
Sponsor is called Factor. Discount is 50%. The smallest positive integer that's not a factor of 50 is 3. HL3 confirmed!
Kelski. Your writing skills are waaaaaaaw! Same for editing skills : waaaaaw!
So this is what you were cooking up.
Managed to escape the shackles Gaben put on me
Good sir, you did not have to blend the themes of different games so well in the first two minutes of the video.. now I cant stop replaying them
USE ME AS A "WANT PART 2" VOTE 👇🏼
be quiet
I liked the first two words you typed.
@@Sulamanjansulttaani hyper Bruh...
when we start? 💀
@@camurrio8988 Lets go mate, im gay af
@@Sulamanjansulttaani no.
Absolute banger of a video. I want more of this
8/10 needs more dancing Ivy
GOATski playing Deadlock I love to see it
Amazing editing and explanation. Gotta be a 10/10 video.