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IGN gave it a 6, but really it didn't seem like the reviewer even played the game after I watched this review. Edit: whoa people chill! IGN was just the first review I saw posted. I'd never take a publication serious that has given Madden an 8 for the past decade. (For a step in the right direction)
Played about 10 hours or so and I love this game. My favorite aspect of this game is that it's rhythm is completely different than all the other souls games. Only gripe is my complete lack of understanding why all these games don't support save files like dark souls/elden ring. As someone that makes any amount of characters, this is incredibly frustrating
I'm really hoping for some South East Asian or Pacific mythology theme. Tattoo yourself to grow in power, channel the power and personalities of gods and spirits, fight in lush jungles and beaches when Non-Western castles were at their peaks.
i love souls games too but i'm not happy we're getting so much of them.. because when something good go mainstream it becomes stale after a while.. just like open world games
Been looking forward to this game ever since Spiders announced it. I'm really happy that they managed to finally hit it out of the park with this one, especially since it's a different type of RPG than Greedfall. Steampunk and Soulslike is a fascinating combination and I cannot wait to dive in..thanks for the review!
Going for a combat-focused game is a bit weird for Spiders because that was probably their weakest point previously. I’m still gonna give it a chance though because I enjoy Spiders’ particular brand of jank 😂
I just finished it. Very very easy compared to all the other Soul games. Once I upgraded my main weapons (ball chain thing) I sailed through the game. I really enjoyed it. Graphics are lovely in a lot of places.
Very well put together video. Concise, clean, and organized. Fextralife is one of those insanely high quality channels that, for some reason, doesn’t gain much traction. Definitely want to see you guys hit 1 mil subs soon. You deserve it.
Looks interesting at first glance, but I'm hesitant still. With games like these it all falls appeart instantly if the combat doesn't fell right. And it's actually hard to get it right. The Surge 1 is a good example, they got it way better in the second game but the first was just stiff combat that boiled down to "attack once, dash back, wait for enemy attack animation, go in and repeat".
Was never a fan of dark soul games or bloodbourne games but this has completely taken over my time lol level 30 dancer and a grind resources before moving onto the next area or quest. Having such a great time with this game its so well flushed out ecspecially on series X
@@Barney_rubble983 I did play it. I liked it. You can really feel the difference when attacking with a light weapon and when attacking with a heavy weapon, like in ER. Movement looks good, might feel kind of sluggish if you are used to DS/ER games. I enjoyed it
Alright I'm sold. Just recently discovered this game and conveniently it's on sale right now. It's only about 25 bucks (regular price) in my region and currently it's on sale for 15 bucks.
I played the beta pretty extensively and did notice the frame drops and missing HP bars as well. Hopefully that will get fixed with a patch. Otherwise I had an absolute blast and can't wait to play the full game.
@@1985NEVETS I'm currently playing and they feel fair. Couple times I had to argue so far but it's been a great experience. LOTS of Bloodborne influence.
I'm a sucker for piranha bytes and Spiders games 😂 recently got elex 2 and loving it. Loved greedfall. Technomancer was eh. But this looks like they finally got some great combat, which is really what the other games is missing.
I think Spiders does good work. They do admirable work with a cool identity (like Greedfall!), even if it's not going to trounce a AAA powerhouse outright.
This game was pretty cool, but for me it fell short..It gets repetitive fairly quickly..it attempts to make the game bigger by making you retrace levels when you get new "powers" to access different parts of the levels...I got 1 full day of gameplay out of it and feel like I'm just doing busy work fetch quests now
@@locdogsgg9135 Bro, I've been a Saints Row fan since the beginning. The reboot has furthered my disappointment. I'll have to give it another shot at some point.
Idk man. I understand. But at this point, the research is worth so that I _KNOW_ I'm gonna enjoy something if I buy it. Not a fan of losing money on things I don't like lol
Same here I've bought every game Spiders has released, however have never been a big fan of souls type games, so the assist mode might make me consider buying this as well.
Hey Fextralife - you guys should invest in a decent microphone... This sounds like it was recorded on a Nokia 3315. Surely you can afford a $100 mic or so 😅
Fun game but the default difficulty is not enough. I enjoyed the entire game regardless --and much of it could be because its Assassin's Creed-like alternate history story. The Dark Souls template is worn out by now; someone needs to improve/evolve it further than this game or others.
It’s a decent experience, but definitely one of their buggier games, even for Spiders. Expect loads of bugs, glitches, bad performance issues, stutters, textures not loading, ridiculous hit boxes, falling through the map, getting stuck on obstacles, etc. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you can get it on a deep sale.
Excited for this title, Elden ring and Lies of P. Devil May Cry released by Capcom Production Studio 4 really pioneered the genre in 2001 but we didn't get to see a comparable 5 star title until Dark Souls released by From Software in 2011. It's nice to see developers finally delivering the games we have been awaiting for 20+ years. 🇯🇵👀 Kudos to anyone that beat Nightmare in DMC-1 on the Dante Must Die difficulty level. I still have the PS2 memory card with that save data. 😆👍
looks fine..but no respec us a pass for me nowadays....i hate to be halfway a game a realizing i made bad decisions and not beeing able to respec...when I'm forced to restart a game for that reason I'm turned off really fast...maybe when they patchnit in one day I'll give it a try
Bound by Flame 2014 was a decent title (same devs) Greedfall 2019 sucked big time. Not sure about this one. And for 70 Dollars AUD. It's a pass from me, even Thymesia was cheaper. Dks vet here. (dark souls) Take my opinions as you will.
This...might honestly be the difference for me It's interesting both came to the same concept. But Lies of P looks like it does it...better. But, I'm willing to try both. Depending on how long I wait, Lies of P might be first though haha
@@jacobberry5138 one point: it is way too easy. You have a gun just like in bloodborne and your bullets can get debuff effects like frost or fire. And if any boss in the beta got a frost debuff, the fight was more or less over.
@@locdogsgg9135it is not the only problem. But most problems are pure personal preferences when it comes to me. That does not mean it is a bad game. It is a one playthrough for me.
This game was a pass, and it's for a valid reason I bought this ge on pc and I have a rtx 4070 ti this game is poorly optimised to the point that it was giving me inconsistent framrate and stuter down to 50fps and when spiders dressed all the issue they just said hahaha bot on us lower your resolution, that makes no sense I can run 40k space marine 2 on easy 120fps ultra 1440p yet a game that came out 2 years ago which requires you to have 12 gb vram I don't know who the hell this game was made for becuase even my friends who have even better graphic cards could barely get 70fps, please optimise your bloody game as most of us who actualy buy your bloody games have no more goodwill left the last 3 releases by this dev have optimisation problems and you turn a good premise into a unplayable mess hence the reason steam took this of the store cuz every single person got a refund, I love soulslike games and when it did work it was good to bad those 5 min don't make up for the performance problems don't blame your consumers for the issue when most PC players have future proof machines
I’m curious is it better than Thymesia? If I’m to get one of those two. Someone who loves the fluid and baddass shit of From soft which would I prefer?
This may offer more content than Thymesia. Thymesia appears to be much more linear than this. Since they both are souls likes you have many things to compare them to. Thymesia is similar to Sekiro while Steel Rising feels more like Bloodborne. Thymesia also allegedly doesn't have good voice acting or it doesn't have a lot of voice acting.
@@TheDestro001 a lot of people has said that the game and demo feels very different. In terms of combat it also has more variation now. It's much more sekiro compared to soulsborne
I found the levels to be more varied and better done than thymesya, but the combat and character style of thymesia is better in my opinion. Now lets wait for lies of p
Spiders are those who make Greedfall i know, an imperfect game, but with great potential and this one is interesting too ! I planned to offer it to my girlfriend for her birthday but... WHY ONLY PS5 ?! Damn...
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IGN gave it a 6, but really it didn't seem like the reviewer even played the game after I watched this review.
Edit: whoa people chill! IGN was just the first review I saw posted. I'd never take a publication serious that has given Madden an 8 for the past decade.
(For a step in the right direction)
No shit, its ign...
That people still takes them serious is beyond me
Lol never trust ign for reviews
Probably not getting enough pay checks.
It probably doesn’t offer journalist difficulty setting.
Played about 10 hours or so and I love this game. My favorite aspect of this game is that it's rhythm is completely different than all the other souls games. Only gripe is my complete lack of understanding why all these games don't support save files like dark souls/elden ring. As someone that makes any amount of characters, this is incredibly frustrating
Piranha bytes is the same way 😭😭
This game is pretty good
That review is so well done. It really makes you question the review that IGN just released.
That’s not a review at all
@@seagrey75 From IGN?
Igns review is dog crap I’d give it over a 6 from just the beta alone.
6 is about what most outlets are giving it
IGN is a fucking joke, I wonder how they are still running and who is even watching their reviews?
Wow another soulslike, i love how many of these we're getting, just give me a souls game in every region and different history i'd be happy forever 😁
I'm really hoping for some South East Asian or Pacific mythology theme. Tattoo yourself to grow in power, channel the power and personalities of gods and spirits, fight in lush jungles and beaches when Non-Western castles were at their peaks.
i love souls games too but i'm not happy we're getting so much of them.. because when something good go mainstream it becomes stale after a while.. just like open world games
@@ruffethereal1904 cannot wait for wu long
@@ruffethereal1904 I hope you would be heard
@@ruffethereal1904 give me a souls like on the island of rakyat from far cry 3 and I’ll cry
I was skeptical about this game.. but coming from you , i feel more confident that is good. Thanks a bunch!
Been looking forward to this game ever since Spiders announced it. I'm really happy that they managed to finally hit it out of the park with this one, especially since it's a different type of RPG than Greedfall.
Steampunk and Soulslike is a fascinating combination and I cannot wait to dive in..thanks for the review!
The steam review page is full of people mentioning that it's optimization is stupidly terrible though...
Greedfall was a blast to play, not perfect but still worth a playthrough. This looks like a more polished Greedfall.
Going for a combat-focused game is a bit weird for Spiders because that was probably their weakest point previously. I’m still gonna give it a chance though because I enjoy Spiders’ particular brand of jank 😂
Greedfall 2 soon:)
I'd love to see a Viking mythology Soulsbourne game.
I'm convinced that there is a soulslike game for everybody, just got to give it a chance
I just finished it. Very very easy compared to all the other Soul games. Once I upgraded my main weapons (ball chain thing) I sailed through the game. I really enjoyed it. Graphics are lovely in a lot of places.
Very well put together video. Concise, clean, and organized. Fextralife is one of those insanely high quality channels that, for some reason, doesn’t gain much traction. Definitely want to see you guys hit 1 mil subs soon. You deserve it.
@goggles789 you’re delusional. Go back to IGN, it’s for dumbasses like you.
Thank you for all the info. This was a great preview.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you
Very excited for this game! Looks very fun
You really can spot a Spiders-made character model from a mile away.
Seriously. There's an uncanny ugliness to them all.
Looks interesting at first glance, but I'm hesitant still. With games like these it all falls appeart instantly if the combat doesn't fell right. And it's actually hard to get it right. The Surge 1 is a good example, they got it way better in the second game but the first was just stiff combat that boiled down to "attack once, dash back, wait for enemy attack animation, go in and repeat".
Yeah, the combat is not great. It's fun enough, but it's pretty jank.
That’s exactly how surge 2 plays also which is why even though I really wanted to like them I think others souls likes are way better than the surge
same people who made this made greedfall, the king of jank. I wouldn't preorder
Animatronic and puppet like animations does not = jank
I for one am very excited to play a game that will feel different on purpose.
Costed me $22 on gog so either way I won’t be disappointed, probably
That's what I call a good review!! Thx a ton 😘👍
First there was Fashion Souls, then Elden Bling, now ..Paris Fashion Week? We've come full circle, boys.
Lmfao underrated comment
If there are dislikes on this video, they must be from IGN.
Was never a fan of dark soul games or bloodbourne games but this has completely taken over my time lol level 30 dancer and a grind resources before moving onto the next area or quest. Having such a great time with this game its so well flushed out ecspecially on series X
I like this game too
I loved Bloodborne and knowing there are weapons with built in guns make me eager to play.
Just finished this game and I really enjoyed!
GreedFall was good so I’m hopeful for this. Spider is a studio in keeping an eye on for the future.
To the first major boss and so far really enjoying the game
Great review. 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I have yet to play a Spiders game I didn't love, so looking forward to this.
I wish game publishers make more action RPG games with the Witcher 3 mechanics
I have so much fun with this game, and LOVE European setting. It's worth it. Definitely
Another soulslike game? Yes please. Will definitely check this one out.
Did you play it? What did you think?
@@Barney_rubble983 I did play it. I liked it. You can really feel the difference when attacking with a light weapon and when attacking with a heavy weapon, like in ER. Movement looks good, might feel kind of sluggish if you are used to DS/ER games. I enjoyed it
@@pizza_con_pinha I just started it. I think it's good so far. The movement feels a bit like lords of the fallen. I can't believe I never heard of it.
Definitely want to play it but will wait for a sale.
Easily a Day 1 purchase for me as well as anticipating Greedfall 2's drop! Go Spiders!!!!
I finished every souls game 6-7 times (except sekiro) and Steelrising is very good game, it has very good, efficient combat mechanics
will wait for Lies of P and compare the two of them.
I loved Greedfall so I'm excited to play this! Thanks for the review 🙂
Alright I'm sold. Just recently discovered this game and conveniently it's on sale right now. It's only about 25 bucks (regular price) in my region and currently it's on sale for 15 bucks.
I played the beta pretty extensively and did notice the frame drops and missing HP bars as well. Hopefully that will get fixed with a patch. Otherwise I had an absolute blast and can't wait to play the full game.
Not sure if she mentioned it or not but how are the hit boxes? Feel pretty good and fair or cheap sometimes etc.?
@@1985NEVETS I'm currently playing and they feel fair. Couple times I had to argue so far but it's been a great experience. LOTS of Bloodborne influence.
@@blind_playthroughs k thanks that sounds awesome.
I'm a sucker for piranha bytes and Spiders games 😂 recently got elex 2 and loving it. Loved greedfall. Technomancer was eh. But this looks like they finally got some great combat, which is really what the other games is missing.
I think Spiders does good work. They do admirable work with a cool identity (like Greedfall!), even if it's not going to trounce a AAA powerhouse outright.
Well done to Spiders for including an easy mode. Now I can enjoy a souls like game
Can't wait untill tomorrow
Combat looks really clunky ? But ima try it out. Looks really interesting. Reminiscent of those older PS2 games
I like your scoring system.
This game was pretty cool, but for me it fell short..It gets repetitive fairly quickly..it attempts to make the game bigger by making you retrace levels when you get new "powers" to access different parts of the levels...I got 1 full day of gameplay out of it and feel like I'm just doing busy work fetch quests now
I might give this game a try especially now that’s it’s free until March 5 .
Combat looks really clunky
It’s much better than it looks. Just takes getting used too like every game rhythm wise
IGN gave 8.2 in greedfall but 6 for steelrising
Because greedfall had ladies with mustaches. That's all IGN cares about.
@@nakedbeekeeper9610 it's bs mate don't know which is a gd game unless we play it by ourselves
@@dijik123 that's why i pirate my games. If the game is good i buy it to support and encourage the devs.
@@nakedbeekeeper9610 delete ur comment mate don't support pirating
This looks cool enough to buy. Then again, I don't take this stuff so seriously and buy almost everything.
Me too lol
Every release that looks remotely good in my eyes 🤷♂️
Latest burn was saints row
It wasn’t bad but was not worth the full pre order price
@@locdogsgg9135 Bro, I've been a Saints Row fan since the beginning. The reboot has furthered my disappointment. I'll have to give it another shot at some point.
Idk man. I understand.
But at this point, the research is worth so that I _KNOW_ I'm gonna enjoy something if I buy it. Not a fan of losing money on things I don't like lol
@@13Kr4zYAzN13 Yeah, I don't mind taking a chance on something. It's just money, I'll make it back.
Might wait till it gets a discount
This is on sale for $10 at the moment, feels like a steal.
I love what I’ve played if this game
This looks very nice indeed
great review !!! SUB EARNED !!
Greedfall was published by Focus Entertainment, not Nacon
different publishers for different regions is a thing, not sure if thats the case here lol
Spiders has had terribly animated mouths in cut scenes since M.A.R.S on the xbox 360. Im used to it by now.
Eh, I'll rather wait for Lies of P.
Looks more interesting, and has better aesthetics imo ^^
The assist mode alone will probably convince me to buy.
Same here I've bought every game Spiders has released, however have never been a big fan of souls type games, so the assist mode might make me consider buying this as well.
Humm. I want my automated thing brunette. Thank you very much.
Visions of Lies Of P
Just waiting for Wu long
it's fun but dont go in expecting a super polished souls like.
Hey Fextralife - you guys should invest in a decent microphone... This sounds like it was recorded on a Nokia 3315. Surely you can afford a $100 mic or so 😅
Hopefully the gameplay is better than Greedfall's.
Lady's voice in the video has no dynamism at all. It gives the impression that she is reading a text she isn't connected to.
I understand combat similarities in these games, but are they really "soulslike" if there are no invasions or jolly cooperation?
Those things are options in souls games usually so no I don’t think they are required for it to be a souls like
wait I'm playing as the bourgeoisie?!
Looks good and fun, but its not for me. Maybe ill try when this comes to 50% sale.
Fun game but the default difficulty is not enough. I enjoyed the entire game regardless --and much of it could be because its Assassin's Creed-like alternate history story. The Dark Souls template is worn out by now; someone needs to improve/evolve it further than this game or others.
It’s a decent experience, but definitely one of their buggier games, even for Spiders. Expect loads of bugs, glitches, bad performance issues, stutters, textures not loading, ridiculous hit boxes, falling through the map, getting stuck on obstacles, etc.
I wouldn’t recommend it unless you can get it on a deep sale.
I have one question... Can I skip all the story stuff? I don't play these types of games for story.
Excited for this title, Elden ring and Lies of P.
Devil May Cry released by Capcom Production Studio 4 really pioneered the genre in 2001 but we didn't get to see a comparable 5 star title until Dark Souls released by From Software in 2011. It's nice to see developers finally delivering the games we have been awaiting for 20+ years. 🇯🇵👀
Kudos to anyone that beat Nightmare in DMC-1 on the Dante Must Die difficulty level. I still have the PS2 memory card with that save data. 😆👍
Can't decide between this or gloomwood
So this is where lies of p was born ?
But why review read by Google translate
Think I'll wait for Lies of P. Both games like very similar and I suspect LoP may be better, so don't want de ja vu whilst playing it.
no french dub is a stupid move, I will buy it on the grey market
On top of that there is also Soulstice coming out in the same month. I am curious about this title too.
looks fine..but no respec us a pass for me nowadays....i hate to be halfway a game a realizing i made bad decisions and not beeing able to respec...when I'm forced to restart a game for that reason I'm turned off really fast...maybe when they patchnit in one day I'll give it a try
Does it have HDR on PC?
Lou Lou? Oui c’est moi!
25 to 30 hours os good for 49 dollar price point
i buy it because i like the seting its remember me on bloodborne and you can play a 2b souls charakter XD
Im pumped for this!
Watch ACG review
Bound by Flame 2014 was a decent title (same devs)
Greedfall 2019 sucked big time.
Not sure about this one.
And for 70 Dollars AUD.
It's a pass from me, even Thymesia was cheaper.
Dks vet here. (dark souls)
Take my opinions as you will.
...who abbreviates Dark Souls as "dks"? 🤔
You have the correct letters RIGHT THERE lol
This is not the kind of game I wanted from Spiders.
Damn all a game needs to succeed is release during the driest month of a dry year, fuck quality
Honestly I'm getting tired of how many soulslike are getting released. It is turning to be generic.
I just don’t see much of a reason to suss this if we have Lies of P ?
This...might honestly be the difference for me
It's interesting both came to the same concept. But Lies of P looks like it does it...better. But, I'm willing to try both. Depending on how long I wait, Lies of P might be first though haha
"fair share of titles" like what? genuinely, i have only bought elden ring this year and nothing else
I played the beta version and I thought it was terrible
What we’re some of the problems? I’m curious. I don’t want to waste my money, so your opinion is appreciated.
@@jacobberry5138 one point: it is way too easy. You have a gun just like in bloodborne and your bullets can get debuff effects like frost or fire. And if any boss in the beta got a frost debuff, the fight was more or less over.
@@tomvandl why not just raise difficulty then if that’s the only problem 🤔
Is there more problems
Really want to buy it
@@locdogsgg9135it is not the only problem. But most problems are pure personal preferences when it comes to me. That does not mean it is a bad game. It is a one playthrough for me.
Oh boy! It looks like Bloodborne!
I mean we knew the world was terrible, it's France. Come at me Frenchies, j'ai pas peur de vous xD
This game was a pass, and it's for a valid reason I bought this ge on pc and I have a rtx 4070 ti this game is poorly optimised to the point that it was giving me inconsistent framrate and stuter down to 50fps and when spiders dressed all the issue they just said hahaha bot on us lower your resolution, that makes no sense I can run 40k space marine 2 on easy 120fps ultra 1440p yet a game that came out 2 years ago which requires you to have 12 gb vram I don't know who the hell this game was made for becuase even my friends who have even better graphic cards could barely get 70fps, please optimise your bloody game as most of us who actualy buy your bloody games have no more goodwill left the last 3 releases by this dev have optimisation problems and you turn a good premise into a unplayable mess hence the reason steam took this of the store cuz every single person got a refund, I love soulslike games and when it did work it was good to bad those 5 min don't make up for the performance problems don't blame your consumers for the issue when most PC players have future proof machines
So this sounds like a pretty basic move set a la bloodborne. & some grenades/items. Is that about it?
After this review I'm thinking Lies of P looks far better graphically & seems to have far more abilities & crafting etc...
She looks like such a girl boss, I’ll probably play
Why the heck a Automaton have Stamina?
Early fluid pumps. Can't keep hydraulics at constant pressure. You gotta think this is before oil-air suction units even had splash guards.
I’m curious is it better than Thymesia? If I’m to get one of those two. Someone who loves the fluid and baddass shit of From soft which would I prefer?
From your last statement Thymesia would be your jam
I tried demo of thymesia some months ago and it felt very stiff combat wise compared to dark souls.
This may offer more content than Thymesia. Thymesia appears to be much more linear than this. Since they both are souls likes you have many things to compare them to. Thymesia is similar to Sekiro while Steel Rising feels more like Bloodborne. Thymesia also allegedly doesn't have good voice acting or it doesn't have a lot of voice acting.
@@xephyrexe5246 it has barely any voice acting, no voice for the dialogue
@@TheDestro001 a lot of people has said that the game and demo feels very different. In terms of combat it also has more variation now. It's much more sekiro compared to soulsborne
Mad iRobot vibes 😆
I found the levels to be more varied and better done than thymesya, but the combat and character style of thymesia is better in my opinion. Now lets wait for lies of p
Spiders are those who make Greedfall i know, an imperfect game, but with great potential and this one is interesting too !
I planned to offer it to my girlfriend for her birthday but... WHY ONLY PS5 ?!
Damn...
Can we get a pirate souls game