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So with the weapon durability, it doesn’t outright destroy your sword you spent time upgrading and enchanting, it just de-equips and you can repair later to be able to use again. Weapon degradation was only ever a problem when you lose the weapons after they break fully.
@skillUp Dev from Wicked here. We've been waiting with baited breath for your impressions of the game. Super stoked that you like what we're doing. Just wanted to thank you for your kind words and we are working hard to live up to them and deliver the best experience we can!
It's incredible they managed to make the camera work with this perspective, considering the verticality and the constant obstruction of the view by the environment.
MOON is also being really good about listening to community feedback. I’m consistently seeing patch notes that directly address some of the Early Access players biggest pain points
So this game is going to be long? Or did you just play multiple characters or something so far? I was kinda hoping for a smaller experience since I lack time
You can probably get through the early access release in under 15 hours but I’ve just been trying different builds, farming stuff, doing crucible runs etc. It can be much much shorter if you want it to be.
I'm one of those guys that got hooked and sunk 100+ hours into a game that only has about 15 hours of content. It's such a good core game. I had almost no expectations for this game, I liked Ori but not enough to buy the sequel so when I got my hands on this I wasn't sure what to expect. Turns out, a Wicked good time. I disagree with a lot of the gripes people have and it sucks to see the reviews are so low because of some of those features. It takes about 10 deaths for your gear to break and it cost maybe a silver to repair which you get from selling 1-2 items. I really didn't think it was a big deal when in every Fromsoft game you lost ALL your currency if you died twice. I almost never had my gear break either because if you're opening up every chest you find, you should be drowning in repair kits too so you don't even need to visit the blacksmith. This felt like people coming in expecting a Diablo and got met with a souls-like instead. Wit the teleport system, I think this is a case of only having Act 1 available. When you get to town "fast travel is unlocked" and the menu looks like it's meant to show more than a single location. I think they're going for an approach similar to Dark Souls 1 where you upgrade the teleport system throughout the story. There's just only the one act atm so you can't see that. I have a lot of thoughts on the game, but I'll leave it at that. There's a lot this team has going on, and some of it is extremely ambitious. I wish I had the skillset to apply for a job because I would love to learn how they've delivered something so extraordinary without having a catalog of games like studios behind most souls-likes. It's really something special.
Totally agree!! BUT!! You posted this 2 weeks ago, after the patches to lessen durability degradation, lessens repair cost, AND increase repair powder drop rates. It was a bit heavy handed at release. People don’t update reviews though, which sucks. Apparently a developer taking feedback and applying proper fixes *in early access* isn’t worth celebrating to them. Don’t let the negative reviews get you down. When 1.0 hits, we will be the ones who can sit back and say “bro, I liked it before it was cool” hahaha
Imagine a world in which you make 2 award winning pieces of art, than have to release your next project in early access because you have no money. That sure would be a bad time to be alive... Just imagine.
Yah they also had a falling out with Microsoft so have even less access to funds. I do think for a game like this though, and especially a first foray into this genre, early access is probably the way to go regardless of how much money they have. You really want to get this right, especially with such a solid foundation.
They have to do early access after Microsoft dropped them when it turned out that the studio founder and creative director Thomas Mahler was a sexist and toxic asshole who verbally abused his employees. Still Boss of the Company btw.
Moon Studios is shaping up to be an absolute behemoth among indie studios. Crazy ambitious CEO who's also a developer himself said he'll revolutionize ARPGs and he's actually doing this.
While I appreciate the enthusiasm, this won't be redefining a whole lot. Unless this somehow breaks the industry open and draws in so many players that it is literally undeniable, this game will maybe give inspiration to new developers who will take winning formulas and evolve it. Because the first impression is mixed, it's really not off to a good start.
I personally really loved the platforming. Finding a cliff that you can leap off of and land 50 ft below in a pool of water just really sold the verticality
I LOVE verticality. Unrelated, but so many open world games feel flat, until I played Elden Ring with towering architecture (castles, legacy dungeons etc.), natural landscapes (crossable, climbable rock formation, mountainous areas etc.), and underground places tombs etc. it makes the world really rich. I can't wait to play this when it hits 1.0, not an open world, but definitely welcoming the explorable, backtrackable, maps.
Imagine saying something about a game and people get mad.. it's not like we have had tons of ealry access games that don't want feedback and fail .. huh I wonder how they get feedback if you can't voice your issues or concerns!!!
Easily one of the most underrated dev studios. They take something known and done and they find a way to make it feel so new and so fresh and somehow they just do it different and better.... and now I need to go play the Ori games again.
YES. What I love most about this is how completely ITSELF it appears to be. That's the hallmark of genuine creativity: carving out new spaces of possibility when the old ones aren't adequate to your vision. This isn't a ripoff of anything else, even if there are elements of this and that. I'm excited for the final product.
That's one of my gaming preference changes as I get older. I'll only cut down a tree for the very best games now. Survival games waste time in the wrong way for my old ass. This game looks like it might be the exception.
They released a few patches that addressed some of the biggest issues regarding resource gathering, tools, and general equipment last much longer in terms of durability and the time you spend actually cutting down trees has been shortened a lot. Day one it was tiresome but after starting a 2nd playthru yesterday with the patches they've released I can confidently say it's not that tedious.
You can sidestep the repair cost by attaching a Rune (you can buy in the city) on a weapon. Then you just need to build to 150 focus and use the rune to repair everything for free D:
Main reason I want to play this is because of how incredible it's going to look on a 4K OLED TV with HDR. Ori games are beautiful and so is this. It's good to hear that the gameplay is shaping up although I'll probably wait for a couple more updates.
Man, I really love that you upload really in depth reviews, and not rushed reviews like all other channels, I really appreciate it! The wait is always worth it!
@@Leee275 it’s not about the price. It’s about AAA studios publishing garbage games while charging 130+ for deluxe versions (then more microtransactions)
This is the type of ARPG that i like. Real time combat with precise button prompts instead of just clicking on everything multiple times in hope that it dies
I wish more dev teams would utilize early access. It's pretty cool giving and seeing input while testing the game. Plenty of goty contenders come from a well-implemented early access. (Obviously every game isnt in this category plenty of duds came from early access)
Hoping the 1.0 isn't too long off... but they can take their sweet time until it's fully ready and us console owners can get a banger straight out of the box.
This is my favorite game of 2024 and it's only locked to the first act. You guys are in for a real special treat once this game ships in the best possible state
Counting off the top of my head, there are 4 biomes, not counting the end-game dungeon as it's own, nor the city. Repair cost can be pretty brutal early on when you are learning things, but before the first boss it's free. And it could be argued player knowledge can do a LOT. By the time I beat the first boss, I did so wearing only my weapon and shield. Everything else had broken, I'd run out of food, and was frustrated enough to see if I could actually beat him like that. Also, repair costs are pretty much a non-issue from about level 11 on. By then you shouldn't die too often, and you'll have enough drops you don't need that you can sell to get money. (DO NOT sell the 'popcorn' icon. It's important later on.) Also note to this is a level based, and gear based, game. If you are struggling against a boss, or particular enemy group. Just don't. Turn around, walk away, go somewhere else. You may find a new area you haven't been yet, or you can fight enemies that might be easier for you at the time and level up a bit. I'll be surprised if full launch is more than 1 year off from how solid it is so far.
So glad you covered this game! For anyone who hasn’t played yet, until May 2nd the game is $31 instead of $40. Also if you’re struggling with durability you should buy the repair rune, it fixes everything on your character. Early access is already incredible and this is just act 1 which is insane to me ❤
@@ObiGynKenobi It's $31.99 until May 2nd if you buy it through a content creator's affiliate link, such as Ms5000Watts. They have a list of all the content creators on their Discord as well
The visuals- probably one of the greatest art design and world building it’s so beautiful to look at. Cant put my finger on how the hell did they make it look so good
I am absolutely in love with your reviews Shillup. Literally NOBODY can craft a review like you. I’ve watched multiple reviews of this already, and not one has done as good a job as you have. You’ve got that true Aussie Spirit. Punching way above his weight, and doing us proud. Love ya mate.
Always nice to see a studio that wants to make a good game to start, and then provide added content to keep you coming back. Most studios would be trying to sell you on their DLC pass before providing anything playable.
@@thomasmahler That wasn't meant to reflect on this studio. Everything I've heard about Ori is excellent (certainly visually beautiful), and this sounds better... if maybe still not really my thing. I was mostly commenting on other studios. I'm not a fan of trying to sell 10-years of DLC for a game that hasn't found a real audience or created a demand for that kind of support. It makes more sense to first make the game, and if demand exists and people like it, then you support it for ten-years. Ideally, with reasonably priced expansions that add features and content people actually want. Developers always seem to want the GTA5-like cash cow without the foundations to make it work. The old cart-before-the-horse adage.
At first I hated needing to gather to cook just so I have health potions but the more I engaged with the system, the more I really started to enjoy it. That and there's plenty of resources to craft everything I need but as you said, it keeps the player engaged with the surrounding world. I become familiar with the maps and through that familiarity come to love the maps. I don't think I would if it weren't for the gathering system. It's such a nice touch.
Having to manually activate the anchors when you're traveling away from town oddly reminds me of rock climbing when climbing lead and having to place anchor points and clip in your rope while you're climbing the rock face.
I cannot believe I am so late to the party on this game, how the hell did I miss this. I loved Ori and am considering buying it so of course I came to Skill up for a review. Will be buying now, thanks dude!
my problem with early access games is that once you burn out. you dont ever wanna come back. even though new things are in or even if it leaves early access. you already had your fill. thats why im not diving into this game yet. cause i hope for an amazing full game. not a great early access game that ill never come back to cause i had my fill
The way they have worked donating materials to your local township is awesome, I remember in will of the wisps they had a similar mechanic and it let you access certain parts as you progressed through the wellspring. Nice to hear they added a similar thing here
This game is SO good. You hit the nail on the head. Seeing the complains about the "lack of map markers" just pisses me off. Ubisoft ruined exploration of open worlds, this game heals it (like Elden Ring did so well before it). Played pure strength (with that huge weapon in your video) and magic. Both are so different yet so fun to play, I had to really stop myself from playing more. 1.0, please come soon! :)
I have bought I played 1 hour but I'm leaving it until its out of early access , I bought it mainly to support the studio as I absolutely love ori and trust them to make something special.😊
I hope they will not dumb this down listening to users feedback. It's fine if they put an easy mode, but I really hope they keep their vision about fast travel, healing items, ect
Top 10 in my wishlist for the v1.0 release & tiding myself over with V Rising till then! This studio is becoming an absolute powerhouse & I hope this game is a boon for them. My only complaint at all is that I’m once again frustrated with how obsessed so many games are with medieval fantasy as the base setting and aesthetic. I grant a lot of grace for original & intriguing execution which from the sounds of it at least in the story department Moon is doing some compelling stuff. However overall I think the industry has an issue with not branching out to more original aesthetics. Particularly when the Ori series had a knack for crafting surreal fairytale fantasy, I think they absolutely could have nailed swinging for something much further afield than the medieval fantasy aesthetic it shares with contemporaries like Diablo & Path of Exile and made it seriously pop with the incredible art style they’ve utilized
@@shawnnyp5686 make sure and buy a quality one from a quality brand. They are INSANELY beautiful. My personal monitor is the LG 45" ULTRAGEAR curved monitor. It was the most expensive TV/monitor I've ever bought but man is it amazing.
Oh man, I'd already purchased this but I've been really torn as to whether to jump in during EA or just wait for 1.0 but I think you've sold me on jumping in now, even with all the widely reported performance issues. It looks absolutely incredible. Just hope my PC can run it.
This is such an amazing looking game. Can't wait for 1.0, not only for console release, but for co-op so we can tackle this together with my wife 🙏 They have made so many terrific choices so let's hope we also get local co-op, good luck MOON!
I was already really intrigued with how beautiful the gameplay looked, but I wasn’t expecting the cutscenes to be that gorgeous and cinematic. 100% a must play for me.
My favorite part if the game is the level design. At first i enjoyed having a reson to go back through the early areas for crafting items to get the build projects going, but now that ive got all the level 1 projects completed i am finding it tedious to try and farm the stuff for the level 2 buildings. I also dont have a house yet and i am begging for a second chest for my crafting materials. Also would love a shared chest system for crafting, going back and forth to the rookery to craft things is tedious.
Heck yeah, I agree. This game is amazing and I can't wait for optimization, quality of life updates and the full release. I've put about 10 hours in and will return to it after Stellar Blade. It's that friggin' good!
Loving this game so far! Two of the biggest esrly complaints I've seen (durability, and limited healing items) are both able to be completely mitigated just a couple hours into the game. If you like to back-track, farm, and gather a lot, you will never run out of food since you'll only ever need it in a pinch since you can use your focus to heal nesrly a third of your hp, and also gain life steal and passive regen just a few hours in.
I agree, although I think dark souls perfected the healing item mechanic. I think an estus flask-like thing would fit perfectly in this game. But this could be the new “git gud” meme.
A mechanic becoming redundant isn't a great argument against it being frustrating to begin with. I agree with your experience; I also found the healing to not be a constraint after gathering momentum, but this still doesn't save it from being a misplaced mechanic in a game of this style. I have practically infinite healing items against later bosses, even though I never need them, when an Estus system would allow for better resource balancing, such that you always have some healing charges when struggling with a fight, but never so much that healing becomes trivial.
@@Chopzi11a While I think Dark Souls perfected the healing mechanic for that type of game, No Rest for the Wicked is not really a 1 to 1 comparison. It definitely borrows a lot from Souls, but it makes some drastic changes. Enemies not respawning, the difficulty of normal enemies, the focus on exploration/gathering, etc. All of these things mean that the estus flask method wouldn't really work here.
I absolutely loved both Ori games & this is coming from someone who hates platforming games. I still have the soundtrack on my phone & listen to it from time to time. Great to see Moon Studios have made another great passion project. Just like with Arrowhead's Helldivers 2, you can tell by the sheer quality of the game when talented & creative artists make something they are passionate about.
Never liked any equipment durability mechanic in any game I played. Never resulted in feeling the "high stakes" or anything besides annoyance. But besides that, this game looks incredible.
@@hkr667 to each their own man I think it could be interesting I'll wait for the full review tho and I'm not even sure if it's coming to console but it probably is
Staying away for now, but both Ori games are amongst my all time favorite and I can't freaking wait play this on release date. This looks absolutly incredible.
Not sure if I just missed it, but I dont think skillup ever came back to the live service part at 7:08 ? I'm curious what he meant by it kind of is a live service looter
The game has live service elements to it but they are only in the game to help replayability and encourage the traversal of previous areas. Speaking from personal experience: the challenges are your typical kill x enemies with y weapon, and collect x items sort of live service stuff, but the bounties are pretty cool because when you pick them up they dynamically change the game's areas. For instance one bounty might populate an area with unique deadly enemies that have good loot, or spawn a unique boss for you to fight that might give legendary weapons or inventory upgrades. I found this to be a very cool way of doing a bounty system because every day I would be excited to see what the bounties would change about the world every time. The only live service kind of stuff is the bounties(cool) and challenges(not so cool imo). Hopes this helps you understand skill up kinda brushed over in the video 👍.
I almost never agree with skillups reviews, not that he is wrong but I think we have different tastes and preferences what a game should be. Nevertheless I think he is a great reviewer (one of the best in the industry) and what he said in this video, different is good, I couldn't agree more in this day of gaming, we need new experiences and ideas. Thanks for the early access review bro 😊👍🏼
If you put the time and effort in it, you’ll be able to become an Uber Guts swinging massive pieces of steel with various special moves you put on the weapons themselves.
The level design and verticality seems to beg for a Dark Souls 1 comparison, but I'm convinced that half the magic sauce of DS1 was the non-locked camera inmersion in that world. Finding the right view angle to shoot 50 arrows into the dragons tail on the bridge. Its like a puzzle where position and camera angle lets you discover new things. Kind of like the hidden puzzles in The Witness. I dont love locked isometric views for this reason.
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So with the weapon durability, it doesn’t outright destroy your sword you spent time upgrading and enchanting, it just de-equips and you can repair later to be able to use again. Weapon degradation was only ever a problem when you lose the weapons after they break fully.
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@skillUp Dev from Wicked here. We've been waiting with baited breath for your impressions of the game. Super stoked that you like what we're doing. Just wanted to thank you for your kind words and we are working hard to live up to them and deliver the best experience we can!
It's incredible they managed to make the camera work with this perspective, considering the verticality and the constant obstruction of the view by the environment.
MOON is also being really good about listening to community feedback. I’m consistently seeing patch notes that directly address some of the Early Access players biggest pain points
What's so crazy to me is how quick they've been on these hot fix patches. Amazing to see them consistently working on the game.
what i really love is how fast they fix their problem & how active the developer talk with player for feedback. Moon studio really deliver it now
Lets go AUSTRIA BABYYY
Amerimutts could never
Put 40 hours into it so far. To think this early access release is effectively just chapter 1 of the game… it’s going to be INCREDIBLE
Yeah it’s great but they really need to fix skill requirements for weapons and resources are so scarce
Nice
This game is going to be great it’s all I’m playing right now until Elden Ring dlc
So this game is going to be long? Or did you just play multiple characters or something so far? I was kinda hoping for a smaller experience since I lack time
You can probably get through the early access release in under 15 hours but I’ve just been trying different builds, farming stuff, doing crucible runs etc. It can be much much shorter if you want it to be.
I'm one of those guys that got hooked and sunk 100+ hours into a game that only has about 15 hours of content. It's such a good core game. I had almost no expectations for this game, I liked Ori but not enough to buy the sequel so when I got my hands on this I wasn't sure what to expect. Turns out, a Wicked good time.
I disagree with a lot of the gripes people have and it sucks to see the reviews are so low because of some of those features. It takes about 10 deaths for your gear to break and it cost maybe a silver to repair which you get from selling 1-2 items. I really didn't think it was a big deal when in every Fromsoft game you lost ALL your currency if you died twice. I almost never had my gear break either because if you're opening up every chest you find, you should be drowning in repair kits too so you don't even need to visit the blacksmith. This felt like people coming in expecting a Diablo and got met with a souls-like instead.
Wit the teleport system, I think this is a case of only having Act 1 available. When you get to town "fast travel is unlocked" and the menu looks like it's meant to show more than a single location. I think they're going for an approach similar to Dark Souls 1 where you upgrade the teleport system throughout the story. There's just only the one act atm so you can't see that.
I have a lot of thoughts on the game, but I'll leave it at that. There's a lot this team has going on, and some of it is extremely ambitious. I wish I had the skillset to apply for a job because I would love to learn how they've delivered something so extraordinary without having a catalog of games like studios behind most souls-likes. It's really something special.
I agree with all of this.
Helpful review mate!
Totally agree!!
BUT!! You posted this 2 weeks ago, after the patches to lessen durability degradation, lessens repair cost, AND increase repair powder drop rates. It was a bit heavy handed at release.
People don’t update reviews though, which sucks. Apparently a developer taking feedback and applying proper fixes *in early access* isn’t worth celebrating to them.
Don’t let the negative reviews get you down. When 1.0 hits, we will be the ones who can sit back and say “bro, I liked it before it was cool” hahaha
Imagine a world in which you make 2 award winning pieces of art, than have to release your next project in early access because you have no money. That sure would be a bad time to be alive... Just imagine.
We love a capitalist hellhole
Yah they also had a falling out with Microsoft so have even less access to funds. I do think for a game like this though, and especially a first foray into this genre, early access is probably the way to go regardless of how much money they have. You really want to get this right, especially with such a solid foundation.
They have to do early access after Microsoft dropped them when it turned out that the studio founder and creative director Thomas Mahler was a sexist and toxic asshole who verbally abused his employees. Still Boss of the Company btw.
Why did that happen? Were the first 2 ori games not sucessful, or did their budget way eclipse what they earned?
@@TheGamerUnknown There were allegations of workplace issues and high turnover related to that, Microsoft decided to pass on game 3 (this one)
Indie games have become what AAA games used to be.
AAA devs loosely translates to $$$ Devs
Moon Studios is shaping up to be an absolute behemoth among indie studios. Crazy ambitious CEO who's also a developer himself said he'll revolutionize ARPGs and he's actually doing this.
While I appreciate the enthusiasm, this won't be redefining a whole lot. Unless this somehow breaks the industry open and draws in so many players that it is literally undeniable, this game will maybe give inspiration to new developers who will take winning formulas and evolve it. Because the first impression is mixed, it's really not off to a good start.
I personally really loved the platforming. Finding a cliff that you can leap off of and land 50 ft below in a pool of water just really sold the verticality
I LOVE verticality. Unrelated, but so many open world games feel flat, until I played Elden Ring with towering architecture (castles, legacy dungeons etc.), natural landscapes (crossable, climbable rock formation, mountainous areas etc.), and underground places tombs etc. it makes the world really rich.
I can't wait to play this when it hits 1.0, not an open world, but definitely welcoming the explorable, backtrackable, maps.
@@somebodyoutthere enjoy! it’ll be even better for sure by 1.0. and yeah its not open world, but it’s dense enough that it feels huge and sprawling
This studio really goes all out in the art department 😍
And somehow still delivers on gameplay. Very impressive
over gameplay, they show off the scale and art but you have to walk in it, it take 10 minutes to get item in storage.
@@Vertutame a complaint? in early access? interesting!
@@jhank0cean well yeah that's how things get addressed.. something has to be said they can't read our minds
Imagine saying something about a game and people get mad.. it's not like we have had tons of ealry access games that don't want feedback and fail .. huh I wonder how they get feedback if you can't voice your issues or concerns!!!
this game need to be renamed to "No Rest for The Weekend" because is so addictive
Easily one of the most underrated dev studios. They take something known and done and they find a way to make it feel so new and so fresh and somehow they just do it different and better.... and now I need to go play the Ori games again.
YES. What I love most about this is how completely ITSELF it appears to be. That's the hallmark of genuine creativity: carving out new spaces of possibility when the old ones aren't adequate to your vision. This isn't a ripoff of anything else, even if there are elements of this and that. I'm excited for the final product.
This is what you call a NEW GAME
Thanks for recommending this! I'm 40 hours in and really enjoying it. Stellar showing for an (actually) Early Access title. Kudos to the devs.
Really don't want to start knocking down trees in my spare time again, but this looks like it'll be worth it.
same. after 30 im going to put it down for a bit...what a game!
I've been doing that in Pacific Drive. At least here there's, yanno, a benefit. XD
After 43 hours played, it's totally worth it. GOTY contender
That's one of my gaming preference changes as I get older. I'll only cut down a tree for the very best games now. Survival games waste time in the wrong way for my old ass.
This game looks like it might be the exception.
They released a few patches that addressed some of the biggest issues regarding resource gathering, tools, and general equipment last much longer in terms of durability and the time you spend actually cutting down trees has been shortened a lot. Day one it was tiresome but after starting a 2nd playthru yesterday with the patches they've released I can confidently say it's not that tedious.
You can sidestep the repair cost by attaching a Rune (you can buy in the city) on a weapon. Then you just need to build to 150 focus and use the rune to repair everything for free D:
This is why I always keep a standby weapon with the repair rune so I can use focus to repair my stuff instead of paying for the repair cost.
Main reason I want to play this is because of how incredible it's going to look on a 4K OLED TV with HDR. Ori games are beautiful and so is this. It's good to hear that the gameplay is shaping up although I'll probably wait for a couple more updates.
Man, I really love that you upload really in depth reviews, and not rushed reviews like all other channels, I really appreciate it! The wait is always worth it!
I was really disappointed when Moon said they weren't making Ori 3 next, but this looks fantastic. Looking forward to playing it.
I like that the dev team is experimenting with unconventional ideas. I wish more would take these kinds of risks.
Lies of P, Stellar Blade, and now this all managing to nail combat on their first outing? AAA has no excuses anymore
Lies of P made me love souls game again. What a masterpiece that came out of an unknown studio
I have never accepted excuses from AAA
Two of the games you mentioned aren't cheap games, people are still going to be willing to hold them to a very high standard.
Lies of P is a triple A game.
@@Leee275 it’s not about the price. It’s about AAA studios publishing garbage games while charging 130+ for deluxe versions (then more microtransactions)
16:34 *pulls up food menu
“But then I realized how much these added STEAKS were adding to my focus“
Pure gold in happenstance 😂
This is the type of ARPG that i like. Real time combat with precise button prompts instead of just clicking on everything multiple times in hope that it dies
What else is even like this as far as ARPG’s? All I really have experience with is Diablo, POE, and Last Epoch
@@strictlybananas I recommend checking out 'Seven - Enhanced Edition'
@@strictlybananas Diablo 1, if you position badly you are dead, unless you play sorcerer
I wish more dev teams would utilize early access. It's pretty cool giving and seeing input while testing the game. Plenty of goty contenders come from a well-implemented early access. (Obviously every game isnt in this category plenty of duds came from early access)
no, I wish more dev teams published complete games, only then it's worth spending money
Hoping the 1.0 isn't too long off... but they can take their sweet time until it's fully ready and us console owners can get a banger straight out of the box.
This is my favorite game of 2024 and it's only locked to the first act. You guys are in for a real special treat once this game ships in the best possible state
It's a blessing in a way, 1.0 should have so much more content and the best gameplay and QoL features compared to EA...
I'm too impatient though :p
i swear that first cutscene of this game sold me. The voice acting and the animation. Its like a movie. i hope theres a lot more story.
I usually don't feel very drawn by isometric perspective games, but I just might check this one out at some point... Looks beautiful
This looks so incredible. Instantly became my most anticipated game
Counting off the top of my head, there are 4 biomes, not counting the end-game dungeon as it's own, nor the city.
Repair cost can be pretty brutal early on when you are learning things, but before the first boss it's free. And it could be argued player knowledge can do a LOT. By the time I beat the first boss, I did so wearing only my weapon and shield. Everything else had broken, I'd run out of food, and was frustrated enough to see if I could actually beat him like that.
Also, repair costs are pretty much a non-issue from about level 11 on. By then you shouldn't die too often, and you'll have enough drops you don't need that you can sell to get money. (DO NOT sell the 'popcorn' icon. It's important later on.)
Also note to this is a level based, and gear based, game. If you are struggling against a boss, or particular enemy group. Just don't. Turn around, walk away, go somewhere else. You may find a new area you haven't been yet, or you can fight enemies that might be easier for you at the time and level up a bit.
I'll be surprised if full launch is more than 1 year off from how solid it is so far.
"This sucks! ... but then you spend some time with the system, and ..." said every prisoner
So glad you covered this game! For anyone who hasn’t played yet, until May 2nd the game is $31 instead of $40. Also if you’re struggling with durability you should buy the repair rune, it fixes everything on your character. Early access is already incredible and this is just act 1 which is insane to me ❤
It's $36, just fyi.
Don't steam prices change depending on where you live?
Depending on your steam region it's also only 17$ right now
Its only $31.31 on one of @Skillups Sponsors page greenmangaming
@@ObiGynKenobi It's $31.99 until May 2nd if you buy it through a content creator's affiliate link, such as Ms5000Watts. They have a list of all the content creators on their Discord as well
It looks fantasic, and i like the pacing, going to have to give this a look. You had me at 4 player coop.
The visuals- probably one of the greatest art design and world building it’s so beautiful to look at. Cant put my finger on how the hell did they make it look so good
the art design and color on this game is fantastic
I'm actually super stoked for this but waiting for that 1.0. Which I'll also be doing for Hades 2. I have plenty of games to play until those hit.
I am absolutely in love with your reviews Shillup. Literally NOBODY can craft a review like you. I’ve watched multiple reviews of this already, and not one has done as good a job as you have. You’ve got that true Aussie Spirit. Punching way above his weight, and doing us proud. Love ya mate.
I love stellar blade and all, but this is this years highlight for me, im waiting for a full release
Always nice to see a studio that wants to make a good game to start, and then provide added content to keep you coming back.
Most studios would be trying to sell you on their DLC pass before providing anything playable.
Like we did with Ori? Why so cynical? 😩
@@thomasmahler That wasn't meant to reflect on this studio. Everything I've heard about Ori is excellent (certainly visually beautiful), and this sounds better... if maybe still not really my thing.
I was mostly commenting on other studios. I'm not a fan of trying to sell 10-years of DLC for a game that hasn't found a real audience or created a demand for that kind of support.
It makes more sense to first make the game, and if demand exists and people like it, then you support it for ten-years. Ideally, with reasonably priced expansions that add features and content people actually want.
Developers always seem to want the GTA5-like cash cow without the foundations to make it work. The old cart-before-the-horse adage.
I CANNOT WAIT for this to come to console! I've been so excited ever since this was announced
I am beyond impressed and in absolute love with the game. Addicted!!
the amount of times you got wrecked from poor timing using that massive claymore is giving me PTSD
Supporting by buying the early access. Did this for BG3, Mount and Blade and quite happy with the finished products. Hope this one doesn't disappoint
At first I hated needing to gather to cook just so I have health potions but the more I engaged with the system, the more I really started to enjoy it. That and there's plenty of resources to craft everything I need but as you said, it keeps the player engaged with the surrounding world. I become familiar with the maps and through that familiarity come to love the maps. I don't think I would if it weren't for the gathering system. It's such a nice touch.
Having to manually activate the anchors when you're traveling away from town oddly reminds me of rock climbing when climbing lead and having to place anchor points and clip in your rope while you're climbing the rock face.
I can't get over how good the cinematics look, they remind me of Arcane.
I cannot believe I am so late to the party on this game, how the hell did I miss this. I loved Ori and am considering buying it so of course I came to Skill up for a review. Will be buying now, thanks dude!
my problem with early access games is that once you burn out. you dont ever wanna come back. even though new things are in or even if it leaves early access. you already had your fill. thats why im not diving into this game yet. cause i hope for an amazing full game. not a great early access game that ill never come back to cause i had my fill
The way they have worked donating materials to your local township is awesome, I remember in will of the wisps they had a similar mechanic and it let you access certain parts as you progressed through the wellspring. Nice to hear they added a similar thing here
Sold! Looks amazing.
This game is SO good. You hit the nail on the head. Seeing the complains about the "lack of map markers" just pisses me off. Ubisoft ruined exploration of open worlds, this game heals it (like Elden Ring did so well before it). Played pure strength (with that huge weapon in your video) and magic. Both are so different yet so fun to play, I had to really stop myself from playing more. 1.0, please come soon! :)
We got Larian and now Moon. Let's hope this continues and we can stop relying on the big publishers to actually cater to us what we want.
I have bought I played 1 hour but I'm leaving it until its out of early access , I bought it mainly to support the studio as I absolutely love ori and trust them to make something special.😊
I hope they will not dumb this down listening to users feedback. It's fine if they put an easy mode, but I really hope they keep their vision about fast travel, healing items, ect
Grats on 1M subs.
I wasn't surprised, prior interviews years ago already said they were working on what they called "Their own zelda game"
Top 10 in my wishlist for the v1.0 release & tiding myself over with V Rising till then!
This studio is becoming an absolute powerhouse & I hope this game is a boon for them. My only complaint at all is that I’m once again frustrated with how obsessed so many games are with medieval fantasy as the base setting and aesthetic. I grant a lot of grace for original & intriguing execution which from the sounds of it at least in the story department Moon is doing some compelling stuff. However overall I think the industry has an issue with not branching out to more original aesthetics. Particularly when the Ori series had a knack for crafting surreal fairytale fantasy, I think they absolutely could have nailed swinging for something much further afield than the medieval fantasy aesthetic it shares with contemporaries like Diablo & Path of Exile and made it seriously pop with the incredible art style they’ve utilized
This title is going to be a modern day classic.
It's games like this that make me very happy I bought a high quality OLED monitor
OLED monitor will be my next big purchase. I can't wait. They look absolutely amazing!
@@shawnnyp5686 make sure and buy a quality one from a quality brand. They are INSANELY beautiful.
My personal monitor is the LG 45" ULTRAGEAR curved monitor. It was the most expensive TV/monitor I've ever bought but man is it amazing.
@@shawnnyp5686 mine is the 45" ultrawide LG ultragear. It's expensive but DAMN is it amazing. Absolutely no regrets.
I was already sold for when it hits consoles, but nice to hear my observations reaffirmed 😎
I’ve imagined playing a game that looks like this…probably most of my life. Visually it’s a dream come true. Can’t wait to play.
I cannot wait to bite into this game, fully immersive myself into the world once it releases.
Oh man, I'd already purchased this but I've been really torn as to whether to jump in during EA or just wait for 1.0 but I think you've sold me on jumping in now, even with all the widely reported performance issues. It looks absolutely incredible. Just hope my PC can run it.
16:45 Oh those summer childs, I was there when you die on the other side of the map and you have to run naked to catch back your gear. lol
you dont drop anything on death though so idk what youre on about here
Officially on my radar and wish list. I look forward to seeing how the game turns out at 1.0.
So it's dense? I kid of course, just made me chuckle. Love the content as ever
This is such an amazing looking game. Can't wait for 1.0, not only for console release, but for co-op so we can tackle this together with my wife 🙏 They have made so many terrific choices so let's hope we also get local co-op, good luck MOON!
yo that commercial for manscaped with two bald headed dudes meaning my balzzz is insain, i will for sure order it gota see them smooth like that
I was already really intrigued with how beautiful the gameplay looked, but I wasn’t expecting the cutscenes to be that gorgeous and cinematic. 100% a must play for me.
SHILL UP strikes again
Nice! I bought the game last weekend and really love this game. Well worth the price despite early access. Have total faith in Moon Studios.
My favorite part if the game is the level design. At first i enjoyed having a reson to go back through the early areas for crafting items to get the build projects going, but now that ive got all the level 1 projects completed i am finding it tedious to try and farm the stuff for the level 2 buildings. I also dont have a house yet and i am begging for a second chest for my crafting materials. Also would love a shared chest system for crafting, going back and forth to the rookery to craft things is tedious.
Heck yeah, I agree. This game is amazing and I can't wait for optimization, quality of life updates and the full release. I've put about 10 hours in and will return to it after Stellar Blade. It's that friggin' good!
Loving this game so far!
Two of the biggest esrly complaints I've seen (durability, and limited healing items) are both able to be completely mitigated just a couple hours into the game.
If you like to back-track, farm, and gather a lot, you will never run out of food since you'll only ever need it in a pinch since you can use your focus to heal nesrly a third of your hp, and also gain life steal and passive regen just a few hours in.
I agree, although I think dark souls perfected the healing item mechanic. I think an estus flask-like thing would fit perfectly in this game. But this could be the new “git gud” meme.
A mechanic becoming redundant isn't a great argument against it being frustrating to begin with. I agree with your experience; I also found the healing to not be a constraint after gathering momentum, but this still doesn't save it from being a misplaced mechanic in a game of this style. I have practically infinite healing items against later bosses, even though I never need them, when an Estus system would allow for better resource balancing, such that you always have some healing charges when struggling with a fight, but never so much that healing becomes trivial.
@@Chopzi11a While I think Dark Souls perfected the healing mechanic for that type of game, No Rest for the Wicked is not really a 1 to 1 comparison. It definitely borrows a lot from Souls, but it makes some drastic changes. Enemies not respawning, the difficulty of normal enemies, the focus on exploration/gathering, etc. All of these things mean that the estus flask method wouldn't really work here.
Enemies never respawn after you kill them, really?
@@AZInMotion Enemies will respawn when the map part you explored before goes back to the fog of war, respawning and often changing types of enemies.
I am OBSESSED. I didn't think I'd love the Souls Like aspects, and I do.
Ori in VR using VorpX is something else. Normal pancake Ori is beautiful but in VR... Can not wait for this one.
I've got about 12 hours in the game so far and I absolutely love it. It's got some rough edges still but damn this game is stunning.
I absolutely loved both Ori games & this is coming from someone who hates platforming games. I still have the soundtrack on my phone & listen to it from time to time. Great to see Moon Studios have made another great passion project. Just like with Arrowhead's Helldivers 2, you can tell by the sheer quality of the game when talented & creative artists make something they are passionate about.
Another Crabs Treasure is just as amazing for an indie title. Please play it so more can learn about it.
Never liked any equipment durability mechanic in any game I played. Never resulted in feeling the "high stakes" or anything besides annoyance. But besides that, this game looks incredible.
Monster Hunter games are the only onces I "like", because they are basically part of combat.
I don't really like soulslikes but im pretty excited to play this looks like a good combination of styles and genres good video as always shill up 👍👍👍
Don't fool yaself though it's 100 percent souls hard
I won't play it because of that. The more I see of this game the less I want to play it.
@@hkr667 to each their own man I think it could be interesting I'll wait for the full review tho and I'm not even sure if it's coming to console but it probably is
This game's art style is 10/10. I've played ~ 6 hours so far, and I love it.
Staying away for now, but both Ori games are amongst my all time favorite and I can't freaking wait play this on release date. This looks absolutly incredible.
Not sure if I just missed it, but I dont think skillup ever came back to the live service part at 7:08 ? I'm curious what he meant by it kind of is a live service looter
He said it's like a live service looter, but it isn't.
The game has live service elements to it but they are only in the game to help replayability and encourage the traversal of previous areas.
Speaking from personal experience: the challenges are your typical kill x enemies with y weapon, and collect x items sort of live service stuff, but the bounties are pretty cool because when you pick them up they dynamically change the game's areas. For instance one bounty might populate an area with unique deadly enemies that have good loot, or spawn a unique boss for you to fight that might give legendary weapons or inventory upgrades. I found this to be a very cool way of doing a bounty system because every day I would be excited to see what the bounties would change about the world every time.
The only live service kind of stuff is the bounties(cool) and challenges(not so cool imo).
Hopes this helps you understand skill up kinda brushed over in the video 👍.
@@_Cypher__ ah ok this makes more sense. thanks! I was hoping I just missed the part where he talked about it, but you filled the gaps!
They are adding co-op and PvP.
The game is hard and addicting at the same time. Last night I just cleared echo knight (final crucible boss) for the first time after 70 hrs.
I almost never agree with skillups reviews, not that he is wrong but I think we have different tastes and preferences what a game should be. Nevertheless I think he is a great reviewer (one of the best in the industry) and what he said in this video, different is good, I couldn't agree more in this day of gaming, we need new experiences and ideas.
Thanks for the early access review bro 😊👍🏼
My most anticipated game of the year and it doesn't disappoint.
The best game set in the Box Trolls universe hands down 😲
God I really want this game but I don't wanna play it in sections. I will be patient and enjoy everything the game has to offer
The gear durability degradation on death mixed with the non-replenishing healing sounds brutal as hell.
After BG3, I’m way more open to games going into early access like this.
No Rest for the Manscaped Ads
I like how the game looks and it looks very interesting I will definitely keep an eye out for it!
If I can make a Guts type character I'm sold.
If you put the time and effort in it, you’ll be able to become an Uber Guts swinging massive pieces of steel with various special moves you put on the weapons themselves.
@@bartoszmisztal6861 thanks. Super hyped for this
Did they improve the framerate? I got really crappy fps during rain when I first tried the game
Yes. They've put out 6 hotfixes since release, most of them improving performance
Hope you're good Ralph! Much love to you ❤
I loved both Ori games and looking forward to more games from this dev studio
The level design and verticality seems to beg for a Dark Souls 1 comparison, but I'm convinced that half the magic sauce of DS1 was the non-locked camera inmersion in that world.
Finding the right view angle to shoot 50 arrows into the dragons tail on the bridge. Its like a puzzle where position and camera angle lets you discover new things. Kind of like the hidden puzzles in The Witness. I dont love locked isometric views for this reason.
Yep here to say this is a future GOTY contender. It won't be as big as BG3 it certainly has potential to be Hades big and I'm here for it