Risk Of Rain RETURNS On Switch Is Very ADDICTIVE!? Review!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ม.ค. 2025
- Risk Of Rain Returns quietly released on the Switch eshop and my word is it such a nice world to revisit. Should you pick it up and what is it all about? Let’s find out! #RiskOfRainReturns #Nintendoswitch #Review
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Stupidly fun game! Mark
Didn’t even need this review to know it was gonna be good.
I went back and forth on the dlc for ror2 and whether or not to even update ( givin gearbox track record could’ve been a hit or miss) but, gearbox has done good on this one. Anybody on the fence about it ror2 dlc is good on switch as well as base game.
Edit: you never even mention the challenges?
For those unaware: the game is on launch sale for 15% off ($12.74) until Nov 15 on steam and Nov 24 on switch.
Not every region has the sale 😢
@@daniel4devcan confirm Australia hasn't got a sale
I'm so glad Risk of Rain is finally getting some recognition. There was a long time I had a vita and only a few games, including RoR. Can dump so much time into this. It's brutally difficult, and that's the point. You're trying to survive on a hostile alien planet. You need to master spamming off cool down. It's brutal with no meta progression. Final boss is a nightmare. But when you beat it, it's so incredibly satisfying.
there is PLENTY meta progression in new item unlocks and achievements
@@jukeboxintheflesh It's horizontal progression though, not vertical progression, you don't objectively get stronger like in Rogue Legacy or Hades.
Picked this up the minute I saw it. I had trouble getting into Risk of Rain 2, despite trying several times. For me, with very few exceptions, 2D roguelites seem to be the best. Cannot wait to hop into this one within the next hour or two. Thanks for the review!
I am a bit disappointed you didn't mention 2 major changes.
1. We have alternative skills like in RoR2. And in order to unlock them they...
2. Introduced trials and those are VERY COOL. In one I played a Castlevania-esq level with a whip and enemeis resembling Castlevania enemies. In another I was essential playing as JumpKing. In a third one I think it was like Super House of the Dead Ninjas. And those are only a few I tried.
The trials sound very cool, looking forward to trying that out.
For real, I love mini-challenge modes like this in games, and the fact that it saves your high scores makes it basically a whole other game in there.
Hi, would you happen to know if there’s any way to check what items do before you pick them up?
The impression I get is that you don’t know until you pick them up.
@@Gamesablaze The lastest update AFAIK has a setting that tells you what items do, so yes.
@@ThiVasss Will it also work for the Switch?
Used to play risk of rain on vita with a buddy over local wireless and it was pure enjoyment. To be young again
So glad to finally see a Switch review on this game. Thank you so much for this amazing review and I’m so glad the game performs and looks extremely well, that was really my biggest concern for the Switch version was performance. So thanks again for that relief, definitely will be picking this one up while it’s on that discount.
Thanks for the review!
You’re most welcome! Mark
Literally just came to the channel to see if you guys had done a piece on RoRR yet, and if not I was ready to recommend it under every new video until you did. Glad to see y'all staying on top of it! Enjoy the game and show some love to the team over at Hopoo!
Any word on text size? It looks SUPER small in screenshots and the game already looked pretty busy visually.
There is a setting for just this! Sorry no one replied sooner.
Gotta say... It's great to be a Switch owner in 2023!!
DID YOU ALL EVEN SEE THAT SURVIVORS OF THE VOID DROPPED ON SWITCH ON THE SAME EFFING DAY!?!?!?!? Between this and ROR2: SotV, im gonna be so busy.
Edit: I’m sure you did. Insane they both dropped on the same day.
still can’t believe how good the music is, especially the new tracks - chris christodoulou is a master of his craft
As someone new to the series I wasn't expecting how difficult the game actually is but it's still a lot of fun, unlocking new items, finding logs, definitely worth a look !
"And his music was electric" 🎵🎸
I'm real excited to dig into this one. Real fun so far.
Any chance you guys are gonna put out a review of Salt and Sacrifice? I've heard so many conflicting opinions about this one that I'm real curious what your opinions on it would be.
Love this channel, but weirdly enough I love it for picking up games on the Steam Deck! Going through your channel and finding all of these great indie games that I can just grab from the store is so handy, especially with so many of them being smaller titles that I may not have heard of otherwise.
Thanks for the great content! And keep it up with the reviews of smaller games like this, I find that there really aren’t a ton of others reviewing them.
Cheers mate! Mark
Sir Mark and sir Glen, I have a very very important question..
If you could only choose three games that you've played or talked about over this last year and only be able to play those for the next year, what would they be?
I know that can be tough and opinions change with moods and whatnot but I am curious. Looking for what I'm going to next after I finish up with Wonder and would love to pick your brains in a fun way. And fortunately (or unfortunately?) If you've talked about it there's a good chance it's already in my backlog.
Cheers.
They do make video lists of their top games of the year.
Wow didn't know about this, i was actually thinking about getting both risk of rain games if they go on sale for black Friday as i only heard good thing about them. Thank guys
ROR2 also got a big code overhaul on Switch and the big pc DLC from last year finally dropped
Oh great thank you. 'Cos as a dad of 2 little ones I have loads of time to add this game to my Switch. I'm only playing Super Mario Wonder, Dave the Diver, Disco Elysium (again), Robocop:Rogue City, Spiderman 2, Baldur's gate 3. Oh and that small game Star Ocean The Second Story R which I just love to bits. First time in a long while I've had that magic Japanese RPG feeling like when we all played FF7 when it first came out. Just awesome and a work of art. Cheers guys 👍
Haha I feel ya mate! Mark
Love that music, remember it well from the first one which I played way back on the vita
I've ran out of time to be addicted 😂😂😂 *Dave The Diver* 🙈🙈
Bro my back log is basically the most fun and addicting titles in existence. It’s ridiculous at this point lol
I can’t stop playing Vampire Survivors! Can’t recall the last time I was so addicted to a game
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Cant wait. Played alot of the 2nd one,grabbing this tomorrow 😊
I finished RoR 2 on PC and it was a blast cant wait to try this new and improve OG
I just kicked my Dead Cells/Vampire Survivors addiction, and now here you are dangling this in front of my face! I hope you guys are happy!
You guys really need to spend more time with this title, theres quite a bit you weren't able to even touch on- especially the Providence Trials. Each survivor has an alternate ability for each move, and they can all be individually swapped out to build a moveset that works best with your playstyle. These alternate abilities are unlocked through said Providence Trials, with each being gated behind the completion of its own custom minigame or "trial" (some even offering secret rewards). I highly encourage everyone to stick with the game and experience the awesome content it has on offer as there is so much more waiting just under the surface.
I'm happy they went back to the original art style. The second one was good but I really loved the charm and aesthetic of the first one. I usually don't play rogue likes but this series is one I really like.
If they make another one i hope it looks like the mega man legends style. 3d models with 2d textures. You know what i mean if you've seen that game
Never tried any Risk of Rain games but this looks really fun, I'll check it out thanks
Uh that's a damn good score 😮. I never played it, but with those updates visuals it looks MUCH more appealing than the old Version.
Maybe im a bit biased because risk of rain is my favorite game series but yeah, this one is a massive improvement over the first, which I already liked a lot. I'd definitely recommend it
Appreciate the further breakdown for those of us who haven't played before.
You're asking why the teleporter takes 90 seconds to charge, so here the answer :
It helps the game catch up to you as it serves as a balance mecanic so that you can't rush through levels. Imagine having a powerful character that finds a powerfull item right from the start, you could just snowball by getting more chests through levels and your power would grow way faster than the ennemies could. With the TP timer, you are the one who have to fight the clock, not the other way around.
How worth is the game in terms of variety of enemies and bosses?
I just don't do well with "run backwards and shoot."
This game is a slam dunk. Far superior to its 3D sequel imho. Hours and hours of the original logged on my PS Vita. Buy it.
God this brings back some old school vibes... May have to add this to my backlog...
I feel like EVERY rogue like and rogue lite is ADDICTING these days.
Most of them are intrinsically so I think! Mark
The title sounds like the most British piece of smalltalk ever beyond "Been busy?" or "What time did you start?", and that's why I'm picking it up.
I’ll probably end up getting this on pc. In risk of rain 2 there were a lot of quality of life changes I could only get through mods (auto sprint, item dropping, better pings, item descriptions, etc.). I’m assuming the first game has some similar problems I’d like to squash once the mods are available.
At the start of the reveiw I was not interested but by the end of the controls segment where accessibility and a RNG discussion was had...my stance shifted.
I think I will still enjoy the sequel more...but I'm actual going to grab this one. Esp. with the launch discount it feels a fair value.
Your channel has bloated my backlog and beaten my wallet into submission, yet I love you.
I love you too Tony. ❤️
MAN!! So glad you brought this one up. Totally didn’t know it dropped today, and it is gloriously amazing. I’m loving it. Playing online is super smooth. And for about $12!! Heck yes.
Bestiary shows only 40 slots. Are there actually more that get added to those?
Being this high is rare.
Just got it! Hopefully you guys can do a review of Spells and secrets
Picked it up today,nice work improvement on the first game
Didnt knew this. Thanks!
This looks nice but I wish they would finish bringing the DLC for risk of rain 2 “survivors of the void” to switch… I am more interested in playing that
EDIT: they released the DLC for consoles!!! Let’s goooo!!!!
They have released it no!?! Mark
Literally just came out. Bout time too
@@SwitchUpYt it's true! I just checked it. Its out baby! 😋
What a rollercoaster! Now I'm excited for the DLC too!
Are you ready to also wait 5 years for the next DLC? Seekers of the storm?
Yes I enjoyed the 2nd one but the remastered 1st look dope!!! Thanks for doing a comparison of the two.
Unfortunately Roguelikes just haven't appealed to me in a while. Haven't felt like grinding them and enjoying more other games with a fighting game grind.
If I go back to grinding it will probably be Dead Cells
Huh, where did this come from? Nice one!
Is the local coop on split screen? Or should all the players be on one screen view?
Just literally saw this game and was thinking of it then got an alert for your channel and said to myself that's good enough for me to buy
Welp, this is a instabuy!! Feels good to say that about a new Switch release... one that I've been waiting for too.
I also didn't know about the dlc just released for the 2nd game. This a great week for Indies!
Haha so I have so many games I need to play I swear you guys don't help lol but I can't stop watching ur videos it's like my every day routine now! Thanks guys I think haha see yaaaa
This looks like a lot of fun!
I really would love to jolly coop of anyone is interested in sharing our ingame switch names! Ive been looking for online roguelite coop forever
This looks great. The second one I really didn't like .. but this one looks just like the first.
I am debating on if I should get this game on the switch now or wait until it is released on the more powerful consoles in the future. hmmmm
YAAAAS! RoR Returns is on the list! Liked the first, loved the second!
Will you guys review the Survivors of the Void DLC for RoR2?
Thanks and keep on keepin' on.
This looks incredible!! Loved the side scrolling from Risk of Rain compared to Risk of Rain 2. Excited to add to my backlog 😅
I loved the original. Performance for the switch looks great! Did you experience any dips in framerate at all?
when there’s a lot going on, expect major dips. but i had 100+ items so, kinda like ROR 2? but i keep hearing ROR 2 is still performing bad. here it’s much more consistent.
I really enjoyed Risk Of Rain on the Vita when I played it 10 years ago. I've had it on my Switch wishlist for ages but will be replacing that with this new version now!
What a dream I never expected! I suck at rogue likes but risk of rain is the only one I've ever managed to beat, defo grabbing this
This looks right up my street! Another hit to the backlog!
i bought the original for pc some years ago, but the game never clicked for me. Maybe i should give it another chance
We've been in a drought. Do you think playing Risk of Rain could help?
Does it support local wireless MP?
Any idea if it's cross play between the switch + steam?
Can you zoom in? I can barely see whats happening.
how is the text on handheld mode?
I was waiting on this! Would love to see you guys revisit ror2!
This is like dead cells mixed with spelunkey plus guns! Sounds good to me
I just want to apologize for not hitting that subscribe button ages ago lol 😬 this game looks so much fun :)
Any reviews coming for the shredders recenge dlc?
Randomly found out about it yesterday and immediately picked up
Wait, there's another DLC on the way?
Didn't the last one come out a few months ago?
@@ZamWeazle that's the one I'm playing as I didn't even hear about it until yesterday lol.
None of the channels I'm subbed to even mentioned it
@@firepanda282 lots of mainstream game channels don't usually cover DLC updates and if they do it's usually In passing or the DLC is particularly substantial.
Just my take.
Im thinking about getting it on the switch, but im afraid it might not be able to handle looping
Looks fun, I'd definitely be going for the meat gun.
Will have to pick this up.
Yeah picking this one up right away, the new deck builder spaceship game is next after this
this looks fun!
This looks great, gonna have to wishlist this
is the physical version coming out soon too?
Man , big needs here my kids can eat some other time
I never got to play the 1st game but now I'm very interested!
So, is this like an enhanced version of the first game? Or a whole new game (risk of rain 3)? I've never played any of them so I'm a bit confused. The first game has been on my wishlist for a while, but it never goes on sale so I never got it. Would I be better off only getting this version? Or are they both worth checking out
This sounds like a complete enhanced version of the original
The graphic looks really small and pixilated. How can you see what's happening?
Either don't play on a TV (use a monitor or handheld instead) or zoom in. Played on Steam Deck handheld and PC with a monitor, both looked fine.
Does this game have coach co-op?
I never checked out the original, but I decided to pick this one up because of your review. 🎮 Keep up the good work!
I have a roguelike addiction and this channel is my dealer
Check out Summum Aeterna, Warm Snow and Colbolt Core for more Roguelike/lite that got released recently on Switch but unfortunately didn't make the cut here. 👍
I swear I get so many games cuz of this channel thank you for the great reviews
So excited for this remake
i saw a double pack of Risk of rain 1 & 2 in CEX I should have bought it... ohh man
I have never played these games before but heard there really good. This one look really fun. I might have to check these games out and add them to my expanding backlog..............
Please send help 😅 😅😅
I’m confused - I’ve never played a RoR game before. Is this essentially a remake of the first game? Or is this a “part 3?” Should I play the first? Thanks!
It's the first one but better. The second game is different, can't go wrong with either of them!
I am on the fence with this and happy to be shot down by the community!
The scenery compared to size of the character is putting me off, it looks too small, yet watching your gameplay and seeing a giant jelly fish glide across the screen or a huge Yeti to fight & the beautiful art makes me want to try it, then the rogue like puts me on the fence again. I guess it’ll be a sale one for me!
it is on sale!
It's on sale right now, until the 12th
@@owenthornton5731 Well aren’t I silly! Thanks so much!!
@@nataliebaker4942 You can also change the zoom level in the settings if you like
@@nataliebaker4942 no problem, hope you enjoy the game! I'd recommend starting on the easy mode, the difficulty is pretty high on hard
wow this year is stack my plan is fising Dave the Diver, then Mario RPG, then P5 tactics, now this too sheeeeeeeshhhhh!!!!
Gentlemen, I am in dire need of a cool beveraj.
How about covering the Risk of Rain 2 in the near future?
It looks like a dead cells with more of a moonlighter color scheme
Looks fun, i always hear the second ones super good. But different than this one eh?
Yeah the second is in 3d third person view.
@wolfofredwall455 Yeah, I seen a little gamplay, it looks like it could be fun. Haven't given it a try yet myself.
Ooo what do we have here??? Looks nice! Thanks!
I swear the Universe made me a gift with that upload 🎉 I was looking for such games and boom Problem solved thanks 🎉
This is the sort of game I want to like but I know if I bought it I’d play it for an hour or so and then go back to something a bit less challenging for more chilled fun.
There are a bunch of difficulty tweaks in the settings, you can change how fast the enemies level up and the damage you do + take.