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2 minute video game reviews, because Your Time Matters
Vampire Survivors - Two Minute Review!
Vampire Survivors - Two Minute Review! (Free from Epic Games December 19th 2024)
Summary
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.
Platforms:
PC Xbox Series X Xbox One iOS (iPhone/iPad) Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Initial Release Date:
Oct 20, 2022
Developer:
poncle
Publisher:
poncle
Genres:
Top-Down Shoot-'Em-Up
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Vampire Survivors is a rogue-lite game that drops you into a chaotic world where you must survive against a constantly increasing onslaught of enemies, with up to 4 player local co-op. Gameplay is simple: you move your character with a single stick while your attacks fire automatically. Runs start with a single weak weapon, and collecting gems that defeated enemies drop allows you to level up and choose upgrades or buffs. The goal each run is to build the strongest character you can to survive up to 30 minutes. This leads to an Addictive cycle of killing as many enemies as you can, using them to level up, allowing you to kill even more enemies.
Most weapons lack directionality control, leading stategy to be based largely on positioning and path planning to avoid being overwhelmed. Success comes from keeping track of stronger enemies, choosing upgrades wisely, and balancing risk and reward when gathering gems. Impatience and greed are your biggest enemies. Larger enemies drop treasure chests containing gold, which between runs is spent on permanent upgrades, though these are limited stat boosts.
What makes Vampire Survivors stand out is its constant sense of progression and power. Every minute ups the challenge, with constant flashy explosions and a satisfying feedback loop that hides the grindy nature of the game. It's also packed with hundreds of hidden unlockables, from new characters and weapons to modifiers that change the experience, giving players hours of fresh content to discover.
However, it isn’t without flaws. enemies lergely feel interchangeable aside from their health and speed, and the levels themselves are repetitive, copy-pasted environments. Chaos can also be a downside-at its most hectic, you have very little impact, and it’s easy to suddenly die without understanding why.
Despite this, Vampire Survivors offers addictive, mindless fun. It’s a perfect mix of action and relaxation, with runs lasting 30 minutes at most.
Summary
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.
Platforms:
PC Xbox Series X Xbox One iOS (iPhone/iPad) Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Initial Release Date:
Oct 20, 2022
Developer:
poncle
Publisher:
poncle
Genres:
Top-Down Shoot-'Em-Up
----------------------
Vampire Survivors is a rogue-lite game that drops you into a chaotic world where you must survive against a constantly increasing onslaught of enemies, with up to 4 player local co-op. Gameplay is simple: you move your character with a single stick while your attacks fire automatically. Runs start with a single weak weapon, and collecting gems that defeated enemies drop allows you to level up and choose upgrades or buffs. The goal each run is to build the strongest character you can to survive up to 30 minutes. This leads to an Addictive cycle of killing as many enemies as you can, using them to level up, allowing you to kill even more enemies.
Most weapons lack directionality control, leading stategy to be based largely on positioning and path planning to avoid being overwhelmed. Success comes from keeping track of stronger enemies, choosing upgrades wisely, and balancing risk and reward when gathering gems. Impatience and greed are your biggest enemies. Larger enemies drop treasure chests containing gold, which between runs is spent on permanent upgrades, though these are limited stat boosts.
What makes Vampire Survivors stand out is its constant sense of progression and power. Every minute ups the challenge, with constant flashy explosions and a satisfying feedback loop that hides the grindy nature of the game. It's also packed with hundreds of hidden unlockables, from new characters and weapons to modifiers that change the experience, giving players hours of fresh content to discover.
However, it isn’t without flaws. enemies lergely feel interchangeable aside from their health and speed, and the levels themselves are repetitive, copy-pasted environments. Chaos can also be a downside-at its most hectic, you have very little impact, and it’s easy to suddenly die without understanding why.
Despite this, Vampire Survivors offers addictive, mindless fun. It’s a perfect mix of action and relaxation, with runs lasting 30 minutes at most.
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Astrea: Six Sided Oracles free on December 20th 2024
Hey man
Sorry I've been slacking!
@ no worries
Shittiest game ever, you just kill those monster until you die. I am so fckin disappointed in epic games.
Thank you you just saved me from wasting money and time.
Ahhh So u get your games on epic. Nice
Getting this for Christmas, hopefully I don’t cry like I did when I played omori
Thank you for respecting my time. Clear and concise.
Great job, also the game is on GamePass
Ty
Sound matters even more on yt you know...
Damn, impressively original kinda
Thanks man
Thanks for the video, I'm definitely gonna try this because it's on gamepass. I've fished since I was a kid but have never really gotten beyond very basic stuff (hook worm sinker for 99% of my fishing in my life lol). I always wanted to learn it better so this seems like it could be a nice way to learn while having some fun. Guess I'll see how it goes, already subbed to gamepass so no big deal if it's not great.
Thanks for always be there man
Frustration in single player
Maybe that’s the kind of game which is really fun only in coop
yeah, which is why it's crazy that there's no built-in online co-op.
Fast, and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the great video!
Thanks ! Always there
Thank you for this review and for saving me the time to play this.
I would 100% agree, i just played this and it was a claustrophobia maze confusion simulator. The vibe of the game is there but the game isnt "game`ing" 5/10 The setting and lore seems to be ok or even good but the design of maps gameplay is just tragic. I believe this would be a better game if it was a first person horror like Outlast, Bendy and the ink machine etc.
I was happy that for once, there was a free game that wasn't directed by Pixar. Then I look up this video and this game looks atrocious. 2005 video game in a movie ahh game.
thanks .. this is not a game therefore it is free ... Empyrion worth way more that this poor indy trash
where your character looks like she has vaseline covered over her and the environment. lol.
Thanks
59% is very generous
Maybe, but I did enjoy it! Certainly more than I was expecting based on the visuals.
Thanks for you dedication my man
This game is a bit of a masterpiece, man. 59% for a game this good is just wrong. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, of course, but IMO this is one of the best sci-fi games you can find out there. It has great mechanics, awesome graphics, great climbing, good story, great characters and performances, not one silly or cheesy dialogue, no stupid unnecessary humour, it's quite long..... an easy 9/10 for me.
Have you played literally any other video game before? This game is super jank and is bloated with random puzzles that they fail to introduce properly.
@@___SourR34___ Probably more games in a year than you've played in your whole life. Have you heard about people having different opinions and taste about things? I guess not.
What do you think, you're Batman, or something?
Thanks for always be there my man
These are so useful. Short, informative and to the point.
I really hope this channel blows up. It is very straight to the point and I always know what I'm getting into with every game.
Thanks again
Thanks again for your support akaji
got it for free on epic games. I think i'll skip this one
nice review. very precise
It was fun via remote play. Laggy sure, but the host carried just fine (on normal). lol
Hey there! Great video. As an R2 vet with a thousand hours, I wanted to add on to and address some of your points: - Redout and Redout 2 are their own thing distinct from the Wipeout series. While inspired by that and many others, you need to go into it with a fresh and open mind. As it doesn't play at all like Wipeout or others in the genre. It's more akin to piloting an aircraft but on a track (especially airborne). - I agree with the visual clutter. I think better color grading with more landmarks and shorter tracks would've helped a ton in making memorable tracks. Rewinds I think were used as an excuse for intentionally-hostile track design. Training Mode is offered to learn tracks through and through, but that shouldn't be used as a crutch either. Tracks should have flow and be easy to read, especially at the high speeds that the game engine allows and expects you to play at. There's technically 69 tracks counting forward and reverse, as well as the new VERTEX area. With now 12 boss tracks. That's a lot to memorize! - I also agree that the campaign could've been cut down significantly. Perhaps there could've been pilot tests in the Trials section that unlocked the later campaigns early. You can also skip most of the cosmetic events and go for the events that give you performance parts (the colored icons). For online play, because the playerbase is so small, we have a weekly event every Saturday at 2PM CST where we queue together. (Links to the Discord should've been in-game tbh) - The Trials leave a lot to be desired. One of the most important things not taught in-game is "counterstrafing" which allows you take turns much faster, akin to drifting. - It's gotten better over the years since its rocky launch, with QoL improvements with the latest patch. But like you mentioned, the damage has already been done to what would've been an awesome competitor to other AG racers. It's still got an amazing game engine at its core but most won't see that until you get way into the game. Despite all its drawbacks, as my first foray into the AG racing scene, I still very much recommend it. It's also clear with the Coming Soon! banners that the devs had high hopes for the game to do well, and there's lots of little examples of passion and attention to detail.
Absolutely fantastic looking game, how the fuck did i miss it scrambling through all local party games in existence, like how
Such a cool idea to put a percentage meter for how good the game is, clearly the author of channel is a smart guy
Absolutely love the channel, is name and concept, such a great format of vids
Its not that complicated. You have an easy mode and you can turn off a lot off settings that make the game more difficult when you're starting out. Also there is loads of how to videos on TH-cam.
I’ve had this game since the release of afterlife. I just can’t get into it..😢
Great review man, concise and to the point.
Clearly doesn't know what progression balance is. Considering this is one few games that gets it right. This includes costs for upgrading having relevance due to scarcity. The opposite of poorly balanced. It's really well designed.
There's fast travel, but it's unlocked late. And the game is also quite good with build versatility
You should take that other comment about your voice being perfect for ASMR to heart. It's true. But I was actually going to suggest the opposite. I was going to suggest you put a little spice into your voice. Your content is perfect but the delivery is a little monotone. I mean, I'm an old fart and I can look beyond the delivery looking for the good content but I guess most of your demographic will be young people, right?
Hey, that was me! Honestly, it seems like younger people like the more bombastic, "TH-camr voice." I'm 36 and I can't stand it when I click on a video and immediately have some zoomer screaming in my face with 100% energy. I feel like BYTM's delivery fits because it's not about him, it's about the game. No theatrics, no hype, just ~120 seconds of pure information and then done.
@@lightbringer502 I agree with everything you said. I’m just afraid some viewers may skip him because of his monotone delivery. I am definitely NOT suggesting the bombastic voice you mentioned. Just a little spice to make it a bit livelier.
Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely try a natural voice in a future video and see how it does, but i've got quite a strong Irish accent/lilt that can be hard for people to understand.
@@YourTimeMatters Fair enough. Yeah, thick accents will make it hard to understand and potentially scare ppl away. But if you can let some of your accent through but not too much to make it hard to understand.. it could even be part of the channel's charm
You're not an "old fart". Old farts wouldn't be telling people to do that idi0tic ASMR crap.
Oh nice another free meteoidvania!
While I absolutely love your short form reviews, your voice is PERFECT for ASMR. I'm tempted to stitch together all these 2 minute reviews into an hour long marathon video for relaxation.
Thanks, and Feel free to do what you want with my videos... but Not sure "ASMR Game Reviews" is what I want to be know for 😅
It's the first video of yours I watch and you earned my sub. If your low sub count is indicative of the channel being new, I see a bright future ahead of you. Just like the name of the channel, the review itself also respected my time and was just the right length. Well done. I hope to see this channel grow and learn much from its recommendations.
Thank you. I really appreciate it.
Got this game from Epic. Play it for Achievements. Fall in love with it cos the stories and characters
Thanks for the review! Despite the poor situation with online play, I am looking forward to this next week! I play fighters offline, so I hope I can get into it once I give it the time. Keep up the good work on the channel, I think your consistency and concise reviews are a valuable contribution to the video game review space on TH-cam. While documentaries on games are great, short reviews sharing the gist of a game are also important. Thanks again!