Thanks LevelCap for enjoying our game so much. ❤ We’ve more to come for EVERSPACE 2 which we’re hard at work at! Best wishes - Garry. (Community Manager for ROCKFISH Games)
As LevelCap bluntly says. I was an avid user of Track IR but moved on to the Tobii Eye Tracker a while ago and it's simply superior. Please implement support for the Tobii into the game @GeekByte.
Great to hear you're enjoying EVERSPACE 2 LevelCap! We really appreciate you taking the time to make this fantastic video! As our Community Manager GeekByte mentioned in earlier in the comments, there's lots more to come. :)
Hey LevelCap, if you see this or anyone else playing or buying this game, hidden in keymapping you can map a button that lets you turn ON/OFF "Inertia Dampeners." It lets you turn of the automatic breaking as you stop the engines/turbo, so you can fly at high speeds and turn the ship 360 degrees in all directions and stil keep going the original path, allowing you to do "drive by shooting" basicly
Great tip! We don’t bind it by default as we think of it as a more advanced control method and don’t want new players to accidentally activate it, but it’s definitely something the more discerning pilot can utilise.
@@GeekByte yes but why does it have to be "hidden" in the keymapping area, maybe add it as a checkbox in the gameplay options or something, make it more visable where its alot higher chance that players stumble upon it
@@magnusberge Couple of reasons around this tbh. One I've already mentioned, as we have had players accidentally turn off inertia dampeners, who then don't realise what they've done and have had a baptism of fire when it comes to controlling the ship which, especially in a new player experience, can be massively off putting and we want new players to have a great experience. Secondly, is key binding space. Inertia Dampeners was originally a PC only feature, but since we added Console controller rebinding in with our UE5 upgrade, we felt it's best left to the player, on either format, to decide which key or button they'd like to bind this feature to, especially as there's limited space on controllers, even when using modifier buttons. We could have placed a toggle button in the menu, but with the above reasons we felt it best, from a player experience and technical viewpoint, not have it so accessible as it does cause issues which we try to avoid.
Hoooooly cow, thanks for that comment. That was literally the ONLY thing that's always kept me from getting the game. I can't enjoy dogfighting without my decoupled mode :D
This game is basically the spiritual successor of the famous mobile space shooter back in 2000s, Galaxy on Fire. If you have played it then you feel right at home with Everspace 2. I have been following the development of this game for years, and seeing Levelcap covering it was a pleasant surprise :)
@@GeekByte It's a little unfortunate that the GoF series is practically discontinued after GoF2. I consider it the only space game on the mobile platform with triple A quality. And I first found and played the hidden gem on a Nokia N96 when I was a kid and it completely blew my mind! I did not know games with this level of quality and depth can exist and be played on a cellphone. Anyway, huge fan of your works and wish everspace 2 will gain even more popularity!
I bought the game way back during its early access days, and I have zero regrets for doing so. It runs delightfully well, and controls beautifully. Heck, I'm just playing it with a mouse and keyboard and I've had zero issues with having fun with it. Well worth the purchase.
The price is definitely worth it. Over 80 hours of game time and I'm still not finished with it yet. In my opinion, if you're a space game fan, this is the game you've been looking for all your life. It nails right so many concepts, like exploration and ship customization (basically a Need for Speed Underground 2 Space Edition). The best part though is the excellent fast paced combat. Most enjoyable dogfighting I've ever had in a game , and I'm an Ace Combat player (Ace Combat still thrives in 1v1 dogfighting though). The fact that some agile "classes" can get into the fray while surrounded by dozens of enemies and still stand a chance based on your skill and equipment choice is such a powertrip. And like the reviewer said, the footage on the review doesn't show what the end-game dogfighting truly looks like. If you stay still shooting like that on end-game content you die in seconds. Great review for a great game. Hoping that with this review they manage to sell even more, leading to more expansions (A DLC is already in the making).
My favorite thing about this game is that you really into account that your in space and that you can just as easy stand stil or strafe in combat as you can fly at high speeds, the ability to just go straight up or straight down opens up a heap of new combat manouvers
As a backer for this game and its original, I'm happy to say that it was a joy to play and looked gorgeous at the same time. Glad you found it fun too and are spreading the word about it!
Its devs are pretty cool and very passionate about their game, loved their informative talks about their game on their youtube channel, you really get the impression they care about their game and their players.
This is the first game in 15 years that's hooked me to 100% the locations and the non infinite challenge mode stuff. Get the demo, you can continue your save after you finish the whole of act 1. Oh and despite the warnings I'd say most people are going to have a better time with mouse and keyboard, the controls are superb.
I had this game for over a year but never played it because my preference was games I could use my hotas with like Elite or SC. It was only after being frustrated with those other games that I decided to give Everspace 2 another try and realized I could fly within cockpit with my Hotas using 6 degrees of freedom and newtonial flight with inertia off. For a studio of 20 people Rockfish have done a fantastic job. I cannot put this game down. Anyone who loves fast paced space shooters should definitely give this a try. Everspace does not try to do everything but what it does do it does well. Hopefully the developers do look at tobii eye tracker support because that would be the icing on the cake.
My favorite thing about this game is you can tune the combat to be fun with a proper flight stick. Turn off aim assist but then also set enemy health really low, so sniping is super effective but as soon as we're dogfighting I actually have to make use of missiles and dedicated close range guns with spread now have a functional purpose.
It's arcade-y in a good way. I just liked going with a Bomber especially once you unlock the nuke torpedo. Yes, you can blow yourself up if you fire it at something too close, but it's also slow and has trouble turning so you generally don't want to aim at little stuff charging at you anyways.
Also, if you're looking for space games one might unjustly miss, I suggest taking a look at Chorus. They added their own spin on creating fast-paced, entertaining dogfights, which I liked a lot. And while the studio here is indeed known for both Everspace games, the people responsible also did the Galaxy on Fire series with their previous studio - which after their departure would develop said Chorus. :)
This was confusing for me because I used this exact same thumbnail shot for my Top 5 of 2023 video. Obviously, Everspace 2 was one of my Top 5 games from last year. It's really good. It's more incredible when you consider how far they came from the first game - which was good in its own right.
It was great seeing the game grow during early access. I've been on other things since they went 1.0, but they also didn't stop adding content when they got there, so when I finally go back it'll almost be like playing a new game.
Everspace 2 is awesome, I absolutely love it. Been a shmup fan all my life, played a ton of Diablo 2, played the original Everspace and loved their ideas and had to back the kickstarter for ES2. The game has different ships, perks, skill trees, legendary items, sets, end game optimizations like higher loot rools, you can modify your equipment with rerolls and catalysts. The game is accessible to entry level players and those really wanting to crank the difficulty up to the max. It's streamlined for story focused players and has an ungodly amount of stuff and side quests to explore and discover for completionisis. Even has fun race to find, lots of variety of environments tons of interesting characters and boss fights. It goes on sale every now and then too. Definitely a 10/10 recommend from me. All your rpg playstyles are here too. Summoner, sniper, rogue, tank, bruiser, demolitions, close range, mid range, you can also do custom setups where you necromancy enemies or push them into asteroids, pull them in with a hook and slam them into other ships, do massive aoe toxic damage like there is so much stuff you can do and build you'll be occupied for a long time if you like theory crafting.
Great video. this one convinced me to pick it up. I'd been holding off for all the same reasons you had mentioned. That plus the first one being a roguelike made me think this one would be similar and I'm not super big into that genre. Additionally, this video made me realize something that drives me crazy about Star Citizen. Star Citizen is so friggen DARK. when you're flying around Yela, you gotta use your ping all the time to even SEE all the asteroids in the belt if the sun isn't directly on your side. When you're looking around for objects in space, it's always against a pitch black backdrop. This game goes for a bit less realism and lightens up the backdrop of space with a lighter blue with some color and then adds beautiful nebulas and gas clouds as a backdrop so you can actually SEEEEE everything. That plus the fact that things are lit from all direction, not just the side catching the direct sunlight. I know it's unrealistic, but damn if it doesn't like 3000% more playable.
75 hours played and working on 100% locations before carrying on thr main story. Recommended it to a few guys at work. Stories decent and graphics in UE are great.
It not easy to create those cut scenes. But it depend on the vision and ideas for player wanted to experience. You know how they try not get influence by players but they work sandbox mind that is to create their own world to explore.
be sure to give "DeltaV:rings of saturn" a try if you want some immersive space mining experience and try out "Underspace" if you want a game that's like 2001's Freelancer but with space magic
@@JohnClarkW i bought them part of the humble bundle, Ukraine aid bundle. Also if you like those two perhaps you'll enjoy cosmoteer and FTL(which is currently on sale for only 2.59€)
Personally, I love the idea of space games, but am put off by a pretty good number of actual existing space games. This...... This looks genuinely amazing. I'm definitely gonna try it out.
I bought this, but the ships feel like paper... it feels like you are flying an origami paper space ship. I just couldn't get passed the feeling that there isn't a weighty feel to the ships.
This game isn't some groundbreaking innovative next-gen title, but what it does have is quality. It's just a *solid* title that I keep coming back to months & months later. Absolutely worth the full price of admission, it's clearly a labor of love and it's absolutely beautiful graphically too. Very impressive for an indie studio.
You sold me on this with the 6DoF stuff. The fact that I can use my dual stick + pedals is a HUGE deal for me. I can then play another space game with the same movement setup as I have in Star Citizen.
ive been eying this game for years, especially because i was playable on Mac and i only had a mac for a while. i might pull the trigger soon. it really looks like its just my type of tempo. Good review LCG
I played the first one and really enjoyed it, liked the gameplay loop of jumping to a sector, plundering enough stuff to keep going, and maybe pushing your luck before the bad guys catch up to you, then jumping to the next. Got a glitch that ended my run on the last wave of the final boss and after that I didn't want to keep playing, but I've been keeping an eye on the sequel for when it goes on sale.
100% , Awesome review. There is also some Descent vibes , yup , about movements and controls in the old game. Trippy and fun. Peeling through the first one. They both run very well on 7840HS chips w/64GB RAM..
There are loads of ships to buy till Tier 4, lots of weapon variety, ship customization where you can even change engine exhaust colors, and the combat is really great. Thoroughly enjoyed this game. Honestly enjoyed it more than Diablo 4 for some reason.
absolutely loved it, I played it on gamepass and it's one of my favorite space games easily (up there with elite and freelancer) I was already super into it half way through when a strange and essential part of the game (rogue comet!) gets introduced.... and it is basically my name... not a common name in the US or Germany where the game was made, but it was very hilarious hearing all the characters being super dramatic about... ME!
@@GeekByte well now I'm curious where that name came from! I put 140 hours into your game and regret none of it! also, from someone who has done FX and env art, I absolutely loved the inventiveness and gorgeous environments your artists and designers created, cant wait for what you guys put out next!
I totally feel the about being on a space game kick comment lol. I also just started playing this a few days ago!! "Free" on Game Pass and so worth trying!
Sorry for being late. Enjoyed the video and also space games. Like you, I have heard of Everspace 2 but never played it. The gameplay reminds me of Chorus which I enjoyed a lot.
ES2 is like 20 hours of content, easily. Now, if you do all the current side missions, like 50+ hours. If you want to max out your level and get Legendary gear from Rifts, more than that. There is also a lot of metagaming for the 1000 "Lunacy" Rifts especially with stealthly OHKO builds that I've read about. I'm a sucker for the Interceptors tho, and that was my first orange-grade/legendary ship, which, in order to get, you have to invest in one of your companions until you even get to that level of investment and that unlocks the legendary ships at the casino. I'm a 6DOF guy (Descent, Forsaken, Desecrators, Sublevel Zero Redux, etc), so I use KBM with an ESDFTG setup. That's my history, and I found this game to be very, very welcoming to that side of things as well. You can boost in any direction for one! I think there's also a pinch of trichording, but I'd have to ask. You can also drift! Just like Elite's "flight assist off," you can cut the inertial dampeners for various tricks without wasting energy, because you DO boost faster forwards than backwards. My favorite thing is using Charged Boost, dropping the dampeners, cutting thrust (hit the same ability key), and swinging around. Also, don't neglect the renown system. The rewards for getting to level 4 renown are insane, and it's pretty easy to get to by completing side quests and answering every distress call. However, you can wait to claim the rewards because they'll be at the level you are currently at, so wait until you're like a high level to claim them so you can take them to the current final battle. PS: Max out teleport.
I got this game awhile ago and it looked so good. I never tried controller but it was rough on me with keyboard and mouse. I only uninstalled it to make room for other games
I love Everspace 2. I really like the missile ship and the drone ship, they're fun. I mostly fly the heavies. Just wait till you get to endgame and start collecting some legendaries. Some of them are crazy good.
I think for video content like this and a game like this, it is important to show more of the first person cockpit gameplay and show it early in the video. For many players this is a mandatory option to even consider playing a space flight game.
I played Everspace 1 and while the gameplay was certainly well executed, I'm not particularly fond of the Roguelike approach and the constant pressure to progress to the next crossroads node - which is why I never took a second look at Everquest 2, believing it would just be more of the same. I might have to reevaluate my stance on that game now...
Well, it's not a roguelike obviously. Other than that the combat is very similar with the main difference beeing that now you have more customisation option and different guns & stats of the guns. The exploration aspects of the locations with lots of puzzles and rewards is great.
Do you know Galaxy On Fire II? Android game from Play Store? It's like Star Citizen light. Mining, P.I., shooting, Motberships, Trade, Story, etc... If You play it, between battle and mining you need to change ship control type steering.
I'm a big fan of the original and I couldn't wait for this one to come out. Sadly I still haven't been able to get my copy yet, but someday. Also LevelCap have you tried Chorus? Now that was an amazing space shooter and I think you'd like it if you haven't.
Very glad you mentioned that game. There is nothing wrong with more casual approach in space simulators, honestly I prefer them more. And speaking of, please check out Chorvs, discovered it last year, had plenty of fun with it, it's much shorter than ES2 and story is quite original. Has quite addictive gameplay but lacks more advanced upgrade system, there is only few items really.
I also thought it might be too arcadey and if anything, I prefer first person shooters and sims over third person. But then the raving reviews started coming in and as this game is on Gamepass I decided to give it a try. And it did not disappoint. Easily one of the best games of 2023. I stopped playing it when Starfield came out but I probably will pick it up again at some point.
I found this game to be quite difficult. I've played it several times, but I always hit that difficulty wall, plus the loot overwhelms me a bit. Beautiful game, and excellent controls though.
The original Eversopace is on Nintendo Switch, & I'm having a lot of fun with it despite the difficulty. I hope Everspace 2 hits Switch, or the Switch 2 once that releases.❤
I'm not sure why a controller was suggested as the best control choice, but the game is designed to use M&K. You have the full 6dof plus precise gimbaling that you don't get with a HOSAS.
Ive had this title since it was launched as its a classic series. Ive tried to play it many times. The first ship puzzle literally stopped me from progressing on multiple installs. Im a hardware designer by trade so not a moron and the low information 3d ship puzzles needed to progress the story line make/made the game unnecessarily frustrating and I dont have the patience. Like trying to play a side scroller and then finding out its a jumping puzzle too. I have always wanted to like this game. I will give it another go due to your video.
I would also highly recommend Everspace 1 for fans of rogues. Its very fun and in some ways I enjoyed aspects of the first 1 even more. The 2nd is still very fun though!
Thanks LevelCap for enjoying our game so much. ❤
We’ve more to come for EVERSPACE 2 which we’re hard at work at!
Best wishes - Garry. (Community Manager for ROCKFISH Games)
Love the game, looking forward to more stuff!
As LevelCap bluntly says.
I was an avid user of Track IR but moved on to the Tobii Eye Tracker a while ago and it's simply superior.
Please implement support for the Tobii into the game @GeekByte.
@@DrAngst It's certainly something I can mention within the team. Appreciate the feedback. 👍
@@GeekByte TrackIR support as well would be swell
@@Smygolf1234 TrackIR is already available in the game 👍🏻
Great to hear you're enjoying EVERSPACE 2 LevelCap! We really appreciate you taking the time to make this fantastic video!
As our Community Manager GeekByte mentioned in earlier in the comments, there's lots more to come. :)
Please add default profiles for Dual VKBs. And add tobii 5 support. Will there be a Multiplayer or is that going to be in future eq3
Pls gib DLC date pls
@@positronikiss As soon as we have any information to share when that will be, we'll be letting players know.
Is there any chance of this hitting Switch, like the first game did?
@@smashbrolink The current Switch hardware just isn't able to run the game to a satisfactory level so there's no plans at this time.
Hey LevelCap, if you see this or anyone else playing or buying this game, hidden in keymapping you can map a button that lets you turn ON/OFF "Inertia Dampeners." It lets you turn of the automatic breaking as you stop the engines/turbo, so you can fly at high speeds and turn the ship 360 degrees in all directions and stil keep going the original path, allowing you to do "drive by shooting" basicly
Great tip!
We don’t bind it by default as we think of it as a more advanced control method and don’t want new players to accidentally activate it, but it’s definitely something the more discerning pilot can utilise.
@@GeekByte yes but why does it have to be "hidden" in the keymapping area, maybe add it as a checkbox in the gameplay options or something, make it more visable where its alot higher chance that players stumble upon it
@@magnusberge Couple of reasons around this tbh. One I've already mentioned, as we have had players accidentally turn off inertia dampeners, who then don't realise what they've done and have had a baptism of fire when it comes to controlling the ship which, especially in a new player experience, can be massively off putting and we want new players to have a great experience.
Secondly, is key binding space. Inertia Dampeners was originally a PC only feature, but since we added Console controller rebinding in with our UE5 upgrade, we felt it's best left to the player, on either format, to decide which key or button they'd like to bind this feature to, especially as there's limited space on controllers, even when using modifier buttons.
We could have placed a toggle button in the menu, but with the above reasons we felt it best, from a player experience and technical viewpoint, not have it so accessible as it does cause issues which we try to avoid.
Their version of Star Citizen's decoupled mode, awesome
Hoooooly cow, thanks for that comment. That was literally the ONLY thing that's always kept me from getting the game. I can't enjoy dogfighting without my decoupled mode :D
In case anyone is wondering: YES, this game runs GREAT on a SteamDeck as well.
Also: Kickstarter backer here ^^
thank you for this comment
I bought this game in early access and it's one of the best purchases of my entire life.
This game is basically the spiritual successor of the famous mobile space shooter back in 2000s, Galaxy on Fire. If you have played it then you feel right at home with Everspace 2. I have been following the development of this game for years, and seeing Levelcap covering it was a pleasant surprise :)
Indeed we are the original dev team for that series under a different guise.
@@GeekByteGalaxy on Fire 3 was not made by the original team, right?
@@etuanno Correct.
@@GeekByte Ah good, because it was trash comprared to GoF2. ^^
@@GeekByte It's a little unfortunate that the GoF series is practically discontinued after GoF2. I consider it the only space game on the mobile platform with triple A quality. And I first found and played the hidden gem on a Nokia N96 when I was a kid and it completely blew my mind! I did not know games with this level of quality and depth can exist and be played on a cellphone. Anyway, huge fan of your works and wish everspace 2 will gain even more popularity!
I bought the game way back during its early access days, and I have zero regrets for doing so. It runs delightfully well, and controls beautifully. Heck, I'm just playing it with a mouse and keyboard and I've had zero issues with having fun with it. Well worth the purchase.
The price is definitely worth it. Over 80 hours of game time and I'm still not finished with it yet.
In my opinion, if you're a space game fan, this is the game you've been looking for all your life. It nails right so many concepts, like exploration and ship customization (basically a Need for Speed Underground 2 Space Edition).
The best part though is the excellent fast paced combat. Most enjoyable dogfighting I've ever had in a game , and I'm an Ace Combat player (Ace Combat still thrives in 1v1 dogfighting though). The fact that some agile "classes" can get into the fray while surrounded by dozens of enemies and still stand a chance based on your skill and equipment choice is such a powertrip. And like the reviewer said, the footage on the review doesn't show what the end-game dogfighting truly looks like. If you stay still shooting like that on end-game content you die in seconds.
Great review for a great game. Hoping that with this review they manage to sell even more, leading to more expansions (A DLC is already in the making).
i love the Railguns in this game. Being able to snipe targets from 3-5k away is amazing.
This and Everspace 1 are two of my favorite space games in the past decade.
Thanks for the praise! We’re very grateful to our veteran pilots. 👍🏻
My favorite thing about this game is that you really into account that your in space and that you can just as easy stand stil or strafe in combat as you can fly at high speeds, the ability to just go straight up or straight down opens up a heap of new combat manouvers
As a backer for this game and its original, I'm happy to say that it was a joy to play and looked gorgeous at the same time. Glad you found it fun too and are spreading the word about it!
Always odd to me how people so into games miss big releases that are in genres they love.
"big release" rerelease of an indie Kickstarter project lmao
Real life exists for many folks.
How is this a big release?
@@echo5827yeah exactly
Is this guy doing the lamest brag of all time? Like in a passive aggressive, douche way, saying "I knew about this game, why doesn't everyone?" 😂😂😂
Its devs are pretty cool and very passionate about their game, loved their informative talks about their game on their youtube channel, you really get the impression they care about their game and their players.
Indeed we do! Also with the added bonus of watching us die at the hands of the pesky enemies in our own game. Not embarrassing at all. 🤭
This is the first game in 15 years that's hooked me to 100% the locations and the non infinite challenge mode stuff.
Get the demo, you can continue your save after you finish the whole of act 1.
Oh and despite the warnings I'd say most people are going to have a better time with mouse and keyboard, the controls are superb.
I had this game for over a year but never played it because my preference was games I could use my hotas with like Elite or SC. It was only after being frustrated with those other games that I decided to give Everspace 2 another try and realized I could fly within cockpit with my Hotas using 6 degrees of freedom and newtonial flight with inertia off. For a studio of 20 people Rockfish have done a fantastic job. I cannot put this game down. Anyone who loves fast paced space shooters should definitely give this a try. Everspace does not try to do everything but what it does do it does well. Hopefully the developers do look at tobii eye tracker support because that would be the icing on the cake.
They already have TrackIR supported in game. That's how I cockpit fly with Hotas.
My favorite thing about this game is you can tune the combat to be fun with a proper flight stick.
Turn off aim assist but then also set enemy health really low, so sniping is super effective but as soon as we're dogfighting I actually have to make use of missiles and dedicated close range guns with spread now have a functional purpose.
had so much fun playing this last couple of months...have a legendary gunship, interceptor and Striker love to do puzzles, rifts and incursions ✌👌
It's arcade-y in a good way.
I just liked going with a Bomber especially once you unlock the nuke torpedo. Yes, you can blow yourself up if you fire it at something too close, but it's also slow and has trouble turning so you generally don't want to aim at little stuff charging at you anyways.
Also, if you're looking for space games one might unjustly miss, I suggest taking a look at Chorus. They added their own spin on creating fast-paced, entertaining dogfights, which I liked a lot.
And while the studio here is indeed known for both Everspace games, the people responsible also did the Galaxy on Fire series with their previous studio - which after their departure would develop said Chorus. :)
CHORUS is so good! I loved every second of that game.
This was confusing for me because I used this exact same thumbnail shot for my Top 5 of 2023 video. Obviously, Everspace 2 was one of my Top 5 games from last year. It's really good. It's more incredible when you consider how far they came from the first game - which was good in its own right.
This was an amazing surprise to me aswell. Playing with dual sticks it was super fun. Even EVERSPACE 1 is quite enjoyable today.
Man, I was not looking for a space game with Elden Ring DLC about to launch and Stalker 2 just over the horizon but you've sold me. This looks fun.
It was great seeing the game grow during early access. I've been on other things since they went 1.0, but they also didn't stop adding content when they got there, so when I finally go back it'll almost be like playing a new game.
Everspace 2 is awesome, I absolutely love it. Been a shmup fan all my life, played a ton of Diablo 2, played the original Everspace and loved their ideas and had to back the kickstarter for ES2. The game has different ships, perks, skill trees, legendary items, sets, end game optimizations like higher loot rools, you can modify your equipment with rerolls and catalysts. The game is accessible to entry level players and those really wanting to crank the difficulty up to the max. It's streamlined for story focused players and has an ungodly amount of stuff and side quests to explore and discover for completionisis. Even has fun race to find, lots of variety of environments tons of interesting characters and boss fights. It goes on sale every now and then too. Definitely a 10/10 recommend from me. All your rpg playstyles are here too. Summoner, sniper, rogue, tank, bruiser, demolitions, close range, mid range, you can also do custom setups where you necromancy enemies or push them into asteroids, pull them in with a hook and slam them into other ships, do massive aoe toxic damage like there is so much stuff you can do and build you'll be occupied for a long time if you like theory crafting.
Oh man, right in the nostalgia. I had Everspace waaaaaay back in the day.
It reminds me of the old Colony Wars series especially number 3: Red Sun.
Great game. Some of us definitely played that many years ago.
For those on a budget: it goes on sale quite often
Speaking of, not even two weeks later and its on sale for 50% off.
Been playing it for a month or so going through the story line and absolutely loving it
Everspace are the only games I dont regret early accessing. Fantastic fun to dollar ratio.
Great video. this one convinced me to pick it up. I'd been holding off for all the same reasons you had mentioned. That plus the first one being a roguelike made me think this one would be similar and I'm not super big into that genre.
Additionally, this video made me realize something that drives me crazy about Star Citizen. Star Citizen is so friggen DARK. when you're flying around Yela, you gotta use your ping all the time to even SEE all the asteroids in the belt if the sun isn't directly on your side. When you're looking around for objects in space, it's always against a pitch black backdrop. This game goes for a bit less realism and lightens up the backdrop of space with a lighter blue with some color and then adds beautiful nebulas and gas clouds as a backdrop so you can actually SEEEEE everything. That plus the fact that things are lit from all direction, not just the side catching the direct sunlight. I know it's unrealistic, but damn if it doesn't like 3000% more playable.
75 hours played and working on 100% locations before carrying on thr main story.
Recommended it to a few guys at work. Stories decent and graphics in UE are great.
if star conflict wasn't such a microtransaction nightmare, I think you'd enjoy that
It not easy to create those cut scenes. But it depend on the vision and ideas for player wanted to experience. You know how they try not get influence by players but they work sandbox mind that is to create their own world to explore.
be sure to give "DeltaV:rings of saturn" a try if you want some immersive space mining experience and try out "Underspace" if you want a game that's like 2001's Freelancer but with space magic
You just named two of my favorite space games of the last few years. I bought DV:RoS when they ran a promo to help Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
@@JohnClarkW i bought them part of the humble bundle, Ukraine aid bundle. Also if you like those two perhaps you'll enjoy cosmoteer and FTL(which is currently on sale for only 2.59€)
@@Romanian901 I played FTL back when it was new.
I just installed this a few days ago on gamepass and absolutely love it!
First Everspace was cool too. Fun just building up a ship in a roguelike
i like the look of the comic book cutscenes, reminds me of the first InFamous game.
This game is the closest thing to a true Freelancer spiritual successor we've ever had.
A definite inspiration for the team.
Personally, I love the idea of space games, but am put off by a pretty good number of actual existing space games. This...... This looks genuinely amazing. I'm definitely gonna try it out.
Yeah, it's p sick :)
I play No Man's Sky, Star Citizen, Everspace 2, Starsector, and Stellaris, to name the biggest ones.
Space games are sweet.
I bought this, but the ships feel like paper... it feels like you are flying an origami paper space ship. I just couldn't get passed the feeling that there isn't a weighty feel to the ships.
You can go to settings and find "toggle inertia dampeners", then you will have that sluggish movement and feel the weight
This game isn't some groundbreaking innovative next-gen title, but what it does have is quality. It's just a *solid* title that I keep coming back to months & months later. Absolutely worth the full price of admission, it's clearly a labor of love and it's absolutely beautiful graphically too. Very impressive for an indie studio.
You sold me on this with the 6DoF stuff. The fact that I can use my dual stick + pedals is a HUGE deal for me.
I can then play another space game with the same movement setup as I have in Star Citizen.
Everspace 2 is everything I wanted Elite Dangerous to be. If only it had multiplayer.
ive been eying this game for years, especially because i was playable on Mac and i only had a mac for a while. i might pull the trigger soon. it really looks like its just my type of tempo.
Good review LCG
If you're interested, it's on sale for 50% off until July 11th.
I played the first one and really enjoyed it, liked the gameplay loop of jumping to a sector, plundering enough stuff to keep going, and maybe pushing your luck before the bad guys catch up to you, then jumping to the next. Got a glitch that ended my run on the last wave of the final boss and after that I didn't want to keep playing, but I've been keeping an eye on the sequel for when it goes on sale.
100% , Awesome review. There is also some Descent vibes , yup , about movements and controls in the old game. Trippy and fun. Peeling through the first one. They both run very well on 7840HS chips w/64GB RAM..
There are loads of ships to buy till Tier 4, lots of weapon variety, ship customization where you can even change engine exhaust colors, and the combat is really great. Thoroughly enjoyed this game. Honestly enjoyed it more than Diablo 4 for some reason.
Yes, Everspace is amazing. Both of the games.
This is one my favourite games ever already. I have played about 30 hours of it and I think it is a modern masterpiece.
Just found this video and discovered the game is currently half-price on the PlayStation store! Easy buy for me.
absolutely loved it, I played it on gamepass and it's one of my favorite space games easily (up there with elite and freelancer)
I was already super into it half way through when a strange and essential part of the game (rogue comet!) gets introduced.... and it is basically my name... not a common name in the US or Germany where the game was made, but it was very hilarious hearing all the characters being super dramatic about... ME!
We're glad to hear you get such a starring role! 😁
@@GeekByte well now I'm curious where that name came from! I put 140 hours into your game and regret none of it!
also, from someone who has done FX and env art, I absolutely loved the inventiveness and gorgeous environments your artists and designers created, cant wait for what you guys put out next!
Loved the 1st game and got this in early access....waiting for official dlc now
Not even into space games but this I'd buy.
It’s on sale right now and finally giving it a go and super excited just wish I could play in vr
I totally feel the about being on a space game kick comment lol. I also just started playing this a few days ago!! "Free" on Game Pass and so worth trying!
Thank you LevelCap for this video, I tried out the game after watching and am absolutely in love with it!
Bro I just got a Logitech x56 and saw this game and thought nothing about it….
Wooo I was surprised with how much fun I’m having
It is a great game , i was backing even the first ES , i have not played it as much as it deserves!
Ended up picking this up thanks to this look at it. Good timing so I didn’t miss during summer sale. Thanks for vid.
Thanks for this review. Been sitting on the fence for this one. Going to buy and play it.
Sorry for being late. Enjoyed the video and also space games. Like you, I have heard of Everspace 2 but never played it. The gameplay reminds me of Chorus which I enjoyed a lot.
ES2 is like 20 hours of content, easily. Now, if you do all the current side missions, like 50+ hours. If you want to max out your level and get Legendary gear from Rifts, more than that. There is also a lot of metagaming for the 1000 "Lunacy" Rifts especially with stealthly OHKO builds that I've read about. I'm a sucker for the Interceptors tho, and that was my first orange-grade/legendary ship, which, in order to get, you have to invest in one of your companions until you even get to that level of investment and that unlocks the legendary ships at the casino.
I'm a 6DOF guy (Descent, Forsaken, Desecrators, Sublevel Zero Redux, etc), so I use KBM with an ESDFTG setup. That's my history, and I found this game to be very, very welcoming to that side of things as well. You can boost in any direction for one! I think there's also a pinch of trichording, but I'd have to ask. You can also drift! Just like Elite's "flight assist off," you can cut the inertial dampeners for various tricks without wasting energy, because you DO boost faster forwards than backwards. My favorite thing is using Charged Boost, dropping the dampeners, cutting thrust (hit the same ability key), and swinging around.
Also, don't neglect the renown system. The rewards for getting to level 4 renown are insane, and it's pretty easy to get to by completing side quests and answering every distress call. However, you can wait to claim the rewards because they'll be at the level you are currently at, so wait until you're like a high level to claim them so you can take them to the current final battle.
PS: Max out teleport.
I've had the game since it was in early access but I haven't played it since then. I need to play it again at some point now that it's fully released.
They added new main missions since early access. Also you'll have to start over because they changed so much in the meantime.
@@etuanno No question. I don't even remember how much of the early access I even played.
You can find some guides (Crafting, Beginner, T4 Ship unlock, etc.) and endgame builds for Rifts on my channel 😉
I got this game awhile ago and it looked so good. I never tried controller but it was rough on me with keyboard and mouse. I only uninstalled it to make room for other games
I love Everspace 2. I really like the missile ship and the drone ship, they're fun. I mostly fly the heavies. Just wait till you get to endgame and start collecting some legendaries. Some of them are crazy good.
I think for video content like this and a game like this, it is important to show more of the first person cockpit gameplay and show it early in the video. For many players this is a mandatory option to even consider playing a space flight game.
Everspace 2 is an absolute sleeper hit. I'm so glad more people are talking about it!
I played Everspace 1 and while the gameplay was certainly well executed, I'm not particularly fond of the Roguelike approach and the constant pressure to progress to the next crossroads node - which is why I never took a second look at Everquest 2, believing it would just be more of the same.
I might have to reevaluate my stance on that game now...
Well, it's not a roguelike obviously. Other than that the combat is very similar with the main difference beeing that now you have more customisation option and different guns & stats of the guns.
The exploration aspects of the locations with lots of puzzles and rewards is great.
@@etuanno Thank you for reiterating the point the entire video made.
It supports trackir too!
Do you know Galaxy On Fire II? Android game from Play Store? It's like Star Citizen light. Mining, P.I., shooting, Motberships, Trade, Story, etc... If You play it, between battle and mining you need to change ship control type steering.
I'm a big fan of the original and I couldn't wait for this one to come out. Sadly I still haven't been able to get my copy yet, but someday. Also LevelCap have you tried Chorus? Now that was an amazing space shooter and I think you'd like it if you haven't.
Very glad you mentioned that game. There is nothing wrong with more casual approach in space simulators, honestly I prefer them more. And speaking of, please check out Chorvs, discovered it last year, had plenty of fun with it, it's much shorter than ES2 and story is quite original. Has quite addictive gameplay but lacks more advanced upgrade system, there is only few items really.
I also thought it might be too arcadey and if anything, I prefer first person shooters and sims over third person. But then the raving reviews started coming in and as this game is on Gamepass I decided to give it a try. And it did not disappoint. Easily one of the best games of 2023. I stopped playing it when Starfield came out but I probably will pick it up again at some point.
It's on sale on Steam right now
I found this game to be quite difficult. I've played it several times, but I always hit that difficulty wall, plus the loot overwhelms me a bit. Beautiful game, and excellent controls though.
Levelcap you should try no man's sky in VR specifically. The scale of things in VR will blow you away.
The only game i play on my psvr
ObsidianAnt rightly gave this his sci fi game of the year 2023.. it’s what Starfield should have been in many respects.
i listen to gunship when i fly my gun ship
you convinced me. I was on the fence but I'm installing it right now.
I just got Everspace on steam for 19.99 on 9/3/2024 I def made a great choice today cant wait to jump in !
Hey LevelCap...Whats going on with your space game? I was really enjoying those videos when they came into my feed. I thought it looked really cool.
I love this game! It reminds me of the Wing Commander Privateer then Freelancer after. This seems like the next iteration in that genre.
great game, btw if you want even more immersive ship control then you can switch off flight assist in options.
It's on discount on Steam, btw.
I only learned of this game this morning, I am going to buy it this afternoon.
Do you have any purchasing guide out for a decent budget hosas setup?
I did enjoy this game. I did not finish the story line but I did get distracted and got pulled away. I need to go back and finishing this.
20 TALENTED devs > 200 devs at AAA studios
The original Eversopace is on Nintendo Switch, & I'm having a lot of fun with it despite the difficulty.
I hope Everspace 2 hits Switch, or the Switch 2 once that releases.❤
I've just started playing it a couple weeks ago. So far, pretty fun.
This game absolutely needs coop
Easily one of the best games in the last couple years. So so good!
I'm not sure why a controller was suggested as the best control choice, but the game is designed to use M&K. You have the full 6dof plus precise gimbaling that you don't get with a HOSAS.
played the first game and it was amazing
Ive had this title since it was launched as its a classic series. Ive tried to play it many times. The first ship puzzle literally stopped me from progressing on multiple installs. Im a hardware designer by trade so not a moron and the low information 3d ship puzzles needed to progress the story line make/made the game unnecessarily frustrating and I dont have the patience. Like trying to play a side scroller and then finding out its a jumping puzzle too. I have always wanted to like this game. I will give it another go due to your video.
Jungle strike, desert strike... But in space and in 3d. It's good
I would also highly recommend Everspace 1 for fans of rogues. Its very fun and in some ways I enjoyed aspects of the first 1 even more. The 2nd is still very fun though!