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Should you play Red Orchestra 2 in 2024? Yes, its incredible. In fact, don't watch this. Go play it.
Know a game you think I should cover? Let me know.
Bit of a labor of love, this video, so I hope you enjoy it. Red Orchestra 2 has been on semi-regular rotation since I was in like, middle school, so it definitely holds a place in my heart, and I hope we get a few more years out of it before it finishes its long ride into the sunset. At release, the impressive immersiveness, the smooth gameplay, the challenging learning curve and hardcore nature of this game promised a bright future for the FPS genre.
In many ways we’ve reached that promised land, with so many new and varied titles for fans of hardcore FPS’s. But in equally many other ways, I feel that we’ve fallen short. The experience of playing Red Orchestra 2 has not been replicated. The intensity, the replayability, the mix of hardcore and casual gameplay - it has no equal.
The servers are still kicking for now, there’s usually one or two with a decent population, but it’s a little less each year. I hope to host some game nights via this channel soon where we can breathe life into this and other old gems, but in the meantime get your Eastern Front fix from a few of these cool resources below:
How to remove your HUD in RO2. I just scrolled down to “Remove the HUD except while T is pressed” and followed the directions from there.
www.reddit.com/r/redorchestra/comments/3hya98/a_guide_to_tweaking_red_orchestra_2_heroes_of/
Awesome blog I discovered while searching for the chapter photos. I had like a 3 hour window where I was supposed to be editing the video and instead I spent the entire time reading this dudes blog. I paid for his substack to read more articles. I cannot even remotely remember the last time I paid money to read something online. Highly reccomended. bigserge.substack.com/p/death-trap-on-the-volga-stalingrad
Cool video showing some of the real life locations of RO2 based on an interview the creator did with a Tripwire employee. He goes into a lot of detail even comparing the windows and stuff from existing buildings, it’s pretty interesting. th-cam.com/video/DH5P22H7QMU/w-d-xo.html&rco=1&ab_channel=ComradeIntense
Chapters
00:00 Intro
2:28 Gunplay
4:31 The Hud
6:42 Game Mode
8:46 Outro
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  • @elu9189
    @elu9189 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Everything good you've said about insurgency can be said about insurgency sandstorm. EXCEPT the graphics of insurgency that, I'll give you this, they look nice. And they do have that X factor that makes them feel good (to watch at least) But honestly insurgency sandstorm is really fucking awesome. And your complaint with it is basically "it's boring" which is pretty underwhelming. What SEEMS to be happening is that you probably just feel nostalgic about the og insurgency, and that's also probably the X factor we all know, nostalgia. I love insurgency sandstorm. The guns feel amazing. When I see an enemy fire at me from their vehicle machine gun I feel it in my fucking bones. First time I played it I ended up shaking. The sound is awesome, voice acting is awesome. And something I can say I like better in sandstorm than in insurgency is that when you kill someone, there's no pop up or sound or nothing. Your only way of knowing if you killed someone is to see his brain on the floor, blood on the walls, limbs all around. I like that.

  • @elu9189
    @elu9189 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Did bro really just say "disturbingly violent" as a complaint?

  • @TBaroon
    @TBaroon 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    good video, bad take. both are different, but still intense

  • @grogus
    @grogus 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    There's almost no one left, execpt for chinese people playing chinese servers..

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      :(

  • @satnav1980
    @satnav1980 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don't know what you're on about. That box art is lit.

  • @capitcha
    @capitcha 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    2:27 the huge jump from a bland game to a transition to cool af explosions and overall just peak atmosphere and sound design is honestly really appaling. they were able to capture such a great atmosphere in battlefield 1, but 2042 just felt bland and souless. what went wrong????

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      it could be its own series lol. I think they tried to be a little too trendy instead of doing their own thing

  • @adityadivine2138
    @adityadivine2138 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can you please check if Asia servers are alive and running?

  • @adityadivine2138
    @adityadivine2138 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I never played any red orchestra before, I was wondering if the small community is welcoming for new players or not. If they're welcome then I'll buy both red orchestra games today and try it out 😅

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      the community is super chill - its a somewhat relaxed game in terms of people not taking it too seriously. No one will give you a problem for being new

    • @mancorpse1891
      @mancorpse1891 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I accidentally shoot players all the time can't take it to heart cause friendly fire is apart of the game experience

  • @DukeDavis94
    @DukeDavis94 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One of my go to games, played the series since it began back on Unreal Tournament 2004 and way before the time clock started in steam. The RO2 and RS are pure fun to play with or without bots; bots make great shooting gallery targets. The RS Viet-Nam wasnt a fav of mine, no bots; BUT the Black Orchestra in production could be a great contender, and lets not forget Hero's of the West too. Gotta say great video, and thanks for the showcase.

  • @ShadowKari
    @ShadowKari 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Devs did a amazing job here, just a shame the game got brigaded cuz a yt for this game ended themselves and people for some reason blamed the devs cuz they banned him weeks prior... games are amazing but i swear the people who play them....

  • @kingforkings
    @kingforkings 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You should play Spyro if you prefer games without an arrow marking the target in a mission. That game uses no on-screen tutorials at all. For Battlefield BC2 the term scale should be used. Vietnam especially feels like a PS2 and Xbox game. Back then, before the 360 times, games had to choose different ways to set a scale. Either the characters in a world are high scale which decreases the map fidelity a bit, the map being small but detailed incl. NPCs or low detail but big map. Games as an example are Silent Hill 2, Kudon, Fatal Frame vs. Socom, BF Modern Warfare vs Wolfenstein / COD Finest Hour / Call of Duty 2 Big Red One and Call of Duty 3. For me, BF3 peaked at BF3 or BC2 because the Conquest- and Rush Small and then even Squad DM made the sessions way more meaningful. Going bigger like BF3 and BF4 on PC destroyed all my joy which I had on 360. Insurgency Sandstorm is way worse. There is a map with an unfinished steel-frame building in the center of the road and one dude was camping there with a 240 saw. The issue is no one cares in Insurgency Sandstorm to come after campers. This was before PC gaming died. The dying part is only about old PC games which were fine for 10 plus years till the gameplay-over-gfx gamers moved on to create families or have no time. Compare that to console gamers, they seem to come together more frequently to play games. On the PS3 people still play BF, from what I have heard and I know they play COD4, WAW, MW3 and Zombies. Dead Island even still has some players. I should have joined but I did not feel like playing more at that one session. Xlink Kai and Insignia are vivid, mainly for US time zone but at least some EU games get scheduled. PC wise, either the Domm Zandronium community in Netherlands (the modder Danny's Multiplayer) is EU focused. I only know of an other community but they often complain that games start to late and only through discord text chats.... from Middle Eastern Countries sadly

  • @kingforkings
    @kingforkings 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    3:04 the maginifier doesnt magify the holo sight

  • @kingforkings
    @kingforkings 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sandstorm doesnt make heavy loadouts walk slower.... it is an airsoft gun shooter and boring imo. If people like it then I let them have fun. Too many games are lesser than older ones Red Orchestra and Rising Storm are so good

  • @imbreadth11r5
    @imbreadth11r5 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    2:40 Generation Kill-ass conversation

  • @user-ms5qt1zq6d
    @user-ms5qt1zq6d หลายเดือนก่อน

    do people still play? ill reinstall it right now

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      yep, usually a populated server or 2

    • @user-ms5qt1zq6d
      @user-ms5qt1zq6d 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nohud_ uraaa

  • @unknown-and-known
    @unknown-and-known หลายเดือนก่อน

    whats the gameplay of this compared to that of insurgency sandstorm? it looks similar

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ro2 is a little slower paced, maps slightly larger, with more players. If you’re familiar with insurgency though, you could pick this up relatively quick

  • @scenedogs3267
    @scenedogs3267 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like Battlefield said in the song Battlefield vs Call of Duty rap..."That's just cut scene from ya campaign. For me? That kinda s%&@ happens in-game..."

  • @kthanksbyeman2
    @kthanksbyeman2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a fantastic video dude, you've made me want to play this again so bad

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      thanks man, you should. It really holds up

  • @lowlifetraitor871
    @lowlifetraitor871 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best memory of this game was - Spawn->run into mg->die->repeat Then Voice spamming Ooooraaaah with mates

    • @deizzano
      @deizzano 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      zastalinaaaaaa!!

    • @PlanetaJuegosPC
      @PlanetaJuegosPC 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My memory was being squad leader and methodicaly advancing from position to position to keep spawning team mates. poping smokes for my squad and from time to time using them as cannon fodder to know when to move and when to cover haha

  • @Resistantkillers
    @Resistantkillers หลายเดือนก่อน

    Spent good part of my late teens and early twenties playing this game think at least accumulated 800 hours on this game + 400 hours on rising storm I think I’m ready for red orchestra 3 if it ever came out don’t think I will see the light of day for a month at least 😂

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      id lose my job haha

  • @Petardeldel
    @Petardeldel หลายเดือนก่อน

    that moment when your artillery barage called behind the point gets 20-30 kills and your team take the point. also tank interiors are really good. even better than some newer games of the genre

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i need to spend more time with the tanks, theyre so well done

    • @PlanetaJuegosPC
      @PlanetaJuegosPC 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      yup, that was cool. everyone knew it was time to rush. pretty good playerbase. most of the time players fulfilled their role

  • @stefan5234
    @stefan5234 หลายเดือนก่อน

    such a gem of a game! i sometimes play it , and man it takes me back! also works out of the box on linux with proton if you are also on the linux peninsula

  • @minoukacon0
    @minoukacon0 หลายเดือนก่อน

    really good video

  • @deizzano
    @deizzano หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love this game, play everyday, nice video bro!

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks man :) glad you enjoyed it

  • @TheUsurper3ren
    @TheUsurper3ren หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hell Let Loose mains, please come to Red Orchestra 2. We even have the Pacific Theater in this other cool game that's combined with it called Rising Storm

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      ^^^

  • @SuperSamio64
    @SuperSamio64 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Banger game, I return to it relatively rarely but every time I do I can find at least two populated servers. Maybe that's EU privilege but this game is not dead by any means, huge respect to the vets still playing every day. Absolutely unmatched atmosphere and sense of place, with just the right blend of hardcore and arcadey gameplay. I thought I was gonna love HLL when it came out and I appreciate that game for what it is but RO2/RS1 is the pinnacle of the genre for me, the spawn system and map design is really generous and means you're never more than a minute or two away from action. I used to main this game with friends back in the day and I'm the only one who still plays it sometimes - so glad I do though, I always end up staying on for hours longer than I meant to

    • @SuperSamio64
      @SuperSamio64 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also omg, the voice acting and soundtrack? Crazy good and such a key part of the immersion. I could about this game all day hahaha

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same haha, there were so many other aspects of the game that I could have mentioned here but I wanted to keep it short (suppression, hipfiring, soundtrack, etc. etc). HLL is fun in it's own way, but I agree with the spawns and maps being absolutely perfect in RO2

  • @adrianalicea6704
    @adrianalicea6704 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Isn't the game dead? Every time I go on, I rarely see anyone and the people who are on don't talk or type so they're basically NPCs. I remember back in the day this game had lobbies filled with people who wouldn't stop talking and now it just sad

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it's pretty time dependent. All this footage is pretty recent, and I was having luck finding a relatively full server on NA East afternoons and evenings. There isn't a lot of chatter compared to the old days though, you're right about that

  • @Moshiko926
    @Moshiko926 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No audio

  • @locuzsteaks
    @locuzsteaks หลายเดือนก่อน

    My lobbies are pretty quiet with me either texting or chatting in chat in an awkward silent most of the time

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      it's a little hit or miss, but I feel like I get a chatty lobby every 5-6 rounds

    • @locuzsteaks
      @locuzsteaks หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nohud_ damn ur lucky

  • @javijuka1987
    @javijuka1987 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sigue siendo mejor que Cod de niñas o Battlefield. Sus cofres y skins de Pokémon.

  • @Breadhead97
    @Breadhead97 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So glad I didn’t buy it. I already had it on steam for years and I played it around the time the rerelease dropped. It’s fun for like 30min until the nostalgia wears off.

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      spot on, there's nothing in it truly new to experience

  • @Parrskey77
    @Parrskey77 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I miss prime sandstorm it was a time for sure 😢

  • @justahotdog8430
    @justahotdog8430 หลายเดือนก่อน

    best way i heard the comparison is sandstorm is speedsoft while og is actual airsoft

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      lmao this is perfect

  • @dubmeisterxd2133
    @dubmeisterxd2133 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I genuinely think ins1 is a better looking game than sandstorm. The lighting is just way better and in sandstorm everything is oversaturated and overcolorful.

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      totally, there's a cohesive visual theme

  • @JanJansen985
    @JanJansen985 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This game was made by the dudes that made a lot of fun games Mercenaries, destroy all humans, and the lord of rings knockoff of this game

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow you're right, quite a good resume of games made for just fun

    • @JanJansen985
      @JanJansen985 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nohud_ they were guys that made fun games for people to enjoy Most days they just trying to sell you digital crack but when guys have passion they just make good games

  • @maplispro9384
    @maplispro9384 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dope video man, I love this game so much. I like the editing and style of your vibe, new subscriber for sure keep it up mate🔥

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks man, appreciate the kind words

  • @FoxyRiley
    @FoxyRiley 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Old insurgency is very immersive (way more with proper mods), but not for PVP, you will definitely see people playing it like CSGO

  • @niffler11
    @niffler11 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perfect summary of how I felt last night when I installed the game again. Only now did I realize that, damn it hit its 10 year mark and this will like other games, eventually die :(

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As long as the servers are up there are ways to organize game nights for dying games :) hoping to start doing those eventually

  • @wadestun9268
    @wadestun9268 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should make a video about rising storm 2

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      one of my favs, and definitely on the to-do list

  • @fullertonfan13
    @fullertonfan13 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The graphics are so unbelievably bad compared to hell let loose I can’t even watch.

    • @minoukacon0
      @minoukacon0 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The game is not about graphic is about the experience like the metro saga

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      this guy gets it

    • @Epilogue-96
      @Epilogue-96 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the sound in this is so much better than in HLL

  • @fullertonfan13
    @fullertonfan13 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Game sucks. Play Hell Let Loose like a high IQ individual.

  • @pronewb6099
    @pronewb6099 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I sure do miss the old Insurgency mod days. Man, some really good fun and tough fights. I was hoping the Newer INS sandstorm would keep the feel of the original. That main screen music uhhhhh brings back some memories.

  • @sunshineskystar
    @sunshineskystar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    sandstorm lacked that immersion despite better graphics and gunplay. in sandstorm you can even hear those islamic chants playing in certain maps and even mosques as battle zone with potrait of saddam everywhere. sandstorm lacked that because the publisher wanted to play safe and it just didn't feels right.

    • @omina.fornoz
      @omina.fornoz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      better graphics? There's chromatic abhorration and crappy lighting everywhere in sandstorm, it's just UE4 slop

  • @NorthFloridaAirGunner
    @NorthFloridaAirGunner 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I refuse to play on PC. So sand storm it is. Way less cheating on console. And I'll never become a PC peasant.

  • @clowndriver5576
    @clowndriver5576 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's nothing like DH. The pace of the game is uncomparable. The level of intensity in close combats you won't see anywhere. 4k hours here and I'm still playing it.

  • @baileys6346
    @baileys6346 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OG insurgency was absolutely fucking incredible, unmatched

  • @fuzzythoughts8020
    @fuzzythoughts8020 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "the graphics are dated" Me watching on a phone: "This looks 90% as good as sandstorm

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it's really not that bad for a source game

    • @fuzzythoughts8020
      @fuzzythoughts8020 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nohud_ honestly, as someone who grew up playing a black and white Gameboy and original legend of Zelda, I cringe hearing these kind of graphics getting called dated. This looks great, if battlebit can be as big as it is, I think peoples idea of how good graphics need to be is completely unrealistic.

    • @nohud_
      @nohud_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@fuzzythoughts8020 Couldn't agree more. Flashy graphics look nice in a trailer and for funding pitches, but at the end of the day it's the gameplay that keeps people playing the game. Battlebit is a great example

    • @OgSuda
      @OgSuda 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The old graphics look better to me for some reason

  • @Bearbones
    @Bearbones 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHH THIS GAME GOES SO FUCKING HARD

  • @MrGrofDracula
    @MrGrofDracula 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aberalt rusky csalok fogják ezt is uralni mint az első részt .. hányinger az egész

  • @merrickx
    @merrickx 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sandstorm maps suck really bad. That's like 25% of what makes an fps good