Shout out to Tor Frick, one of the founding devs and pretty much a legend in the 3D art community. This guy is famous for cracking out insane art ridiculously fast. When he was still working in AAA he actually tried applying for a second role in the same studio because he knew he could do the work of both jobs at once - true story. So awesome to see them absolutely smash it with their first game.
@@mrwhocares3931 He not only got an early copy but by "finished" he may mean the main story and not all the side quests. There's another TH-camr with like 50+ hours or something too.
I just want to say thanks for putting your opinions in your review titles, For games like this I’m trying to go in blind and enjoy them, but want to get a general opinion without spoilers before watching full reviews.
Let me tell you the moment I fell in love with this game: I’m going through an area controlled by a local gang, and I have to clear it out so an extremely important meeting between corporate bosses can take place. I got my SMG, my plasma pistol in case of any robotic enemies or automated defenses, an augment that allows me to punch someone so hard, it makes it look like their soul left their body, and one that marks enemies in a small area around me, blowing them all up instantly after a certain time. Emphasis on that last one. So I’m going through, and I get cornered in a small shop. Enemies start pouring in and surrounding me so much, the melee enemies are having a hard time reaching me. It looks like I’m going to die. Then I remember my mark of death augment. I activate it, I wait a few panicked seconds, and suddenly everyone in the room goes Fist of the North Star, swelling up and exploding in a gory mess. All that was left was their skeletons, guts everywhere, and blood covering the room. God, I love this game.
@@titus17 Arma 3 has a warhammer 40k mod and it's pretty awesome...If you can find a Milsim group that actually uses the mod and makes missions for you.
I didn't expected the levels, design and details of this simply isometric shooter were so many and astonishing, it's really a pleasure for your eyes playing the Ascent, the map is so big and full of details, whoever designed this game should be immediately hired by bethesda to remaster Fallout 1 and 2
Me: Wow the lighting in this game with Ray-Tracing looks phenomenal even with youtube compression. Shill Up: Dx12 and thus Ray Tracing wasn't working. Me: OH... I mean... Yea I noticed that of course...
@@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 oh yeah! great game, cool story and the sound track was amazing. specially Susumu Hirasawa's (1997 Berserk's composer) song "Island Door" used in the hub area.
One neat trick is to buy it but play it on gamepass which rewards devs for time spent in a game I believe. If you’ve got a sub already you lose nothing they get paid more than if you just buy it
Got to say I love your reviews, just because you are so clear it is a personal opinion. People get to know your tastes and it feels so much more reliable than a number or star rating. Just mad I am at work and can't play this now. >:(
This comment made me reminisce about Total Biscuit. He always talked about how no one is objective and the whole point is for people to get to know you so they can gauge their reaction to a game based on yours. I miss him.
One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no TH-camr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear rip
A lot of these smaller titles have been absolutely shining lately; this, Death's Door, Omno, Psychonauts 2 dropping soon. Gamepass has really introduced me to some incredible games that I might not have checked out otherwise. The fact that I can play them all on PC too is great.
Thank you for the review. Picked it up on your recommendation and very impressed. The maps and world is simply breathtaking. I've never seen a game world look this good.
I'm about 10 hours in, and I'm just taking my time doing the side missions because of how much fun I'm having, and also, the eye candy.. woah, the serious eye candy. The team that did the visuals really outdid themselves. The environment is so incredibly beautiful and detailed. The explorable areas are so sprawlingly expansive and yet so well done, with hardly any assets being reused repetitively from one area to the next. I can't imagine the time and effort taken to create such a well manicured environment. Gameplay and the music are good too. Amazing game. I hope the team builds on it going forward. Would love to see more.
For anyone wondering about couch co-op, it works great except it doesn't limit your distance from each other or split the screen when you spread out too far, so it's actually possible to wander off screen and get lost. Definitely not a big deal, but can be frustrating.
Could you grace us with a "Vermintide 2" review in preparation for "Dark Tide". The game is super fun, high skill ceiling and is dirt cheap. Would love to have your opinion on this. Keep up them good vids, cheers
@@ericharbour9254 Why would I want a very popular youtuber possibly making a great game more well known? Gee, I don't know. Maybe, because it's cool for more people to be aware of possibly cool games they wouldn't know about without Skill up.
This game was seriously deadly, as in awesome. The atmosphere of it was just top-notch Bladerunner/Judge Dredd vibes, loved every single minute of it. Also want to point out the soundtrack is incredible and really set the mood. It's done by Pawel Blaszczak who you may know from Dying Light and you can definitely hear similarities in the music of both games. Great review!
The advantage of not having an upper management whose main goal is to make as much money as possible as quick as possible. Just imagine if CP2077 had got 1 or maybe even 2 more years in development before release.
Same but I’ll still get a PS5 first and then maybe a series S, hopefully this will be available on PlayStation at some point similar to cuphead and others
Game Pass has helped me discover alot of these smaller indie games. Over the pandemic I discovered so many of them, the Ori series being one of my favorites
@@fatbroccoli8 got me Xbox first and it’s best decision I’ve made. Gamepass is just pure gold. I always have something to play that’s fresh. Whether it’s new games or just great games with fps or graphic upgrades
I've just played for 3 hours straight on my day off and this game is addicting! The game and the world is absolutely gorgeous and full of eye candy everywhere you go. The audio, music, gun sounds etc are all so chunky and well produced too!
finished this game on the new xbox and was blown away of how beautiful this game plays out, on my second character and Mplayer is so much fun when it works
Just finished this game and yes, it is really this good. I knew this game was good when I realized I was doing all the side missions just cos they're fun, instead of beelining for the storyline. Also I found myself using a variety of weapons over the course of the game as I found more and found ones that suited my playstyle, none of that getting stuck with one thing or one mode of playing. This game is beautiful, exciting and most of all fun. Thank you game pass
So happy to hear that. I was very sad to see when Housemarque released that post that said “**ARCADE IS DEAD**” and that they were forced to change from the arcade style games they were THE best at and loved making, in order to survive, because people weren’t buying them. They ended up making Returnal instead, which is my GOTY so far and so I’m glad they ended up doing that. But it’s great to see someone picking up that torch in the vein of Dead Nation, Alienation, Nex Machina, Matterfall, etc. and doing a total old-school isometric twin stick shooter justice. It looks fantastic and while I’ll have it due to GamePass, it sounds like it’s worth financially supporting the devs by buying the game too.
He better. Metacritic needs to be entirely discredited and thrown out as a measuring stick for devs and I hope Phil understands that by now. This is my favourite new IP in gaming in...probably 10+ years. I've been playing every moment I can for days - I just need more. Familiarity with other games due to being isometric aside, this is something completely new and unique when you play it yourself. There's so much room to build out loot systems/open world content/NPCs/etc here it's incredible, because the foundation is so damn solid. Blown away by this dev team.
I was worried about whether this game could live up to the what people expected from it. You can't imagine how happy I was to see the title of the video. Granted, I haven't played it yet but I usually agree with your reviews. Can't wait to load this up with my friends!
This is why I love this channel: getting turned on to cool-looking games like this, which I probably wouldn’t have found otherwise. Keep the awesome reviews coming!
I largely ignore the big review sites anymore. I have a selection of people (bloggers, content creators, podcasts, etc.) who tend to enjoy the same things i do, that i use for reviews when a game comes out. There actually seems to be a number of common themes about this game i keep seeing. It is apparently buggy, janky as hell in some cases, thin on some systems and has some stutter issues, etc. with the graphics. It is also apparently fun as hell to play. Not to mention gorgeous and with a nice soundtrack. I think i'm buying this one. I'd like to get it on console but i'm still trying for a Series X. If i don't get one in the next month or two, though, i'll just say screw it and buy it on steam. Cheers man :)
I also found the navigation to need some work. We selected 1 side quest to track and I couldn't see any icon or navigation marks, but then as we moved a marker showed up, so we followed it only to find out this was the other side quest that wasn't active or selected. The side quests areas locked behind locked areas was also annoying and I had 3 crashes while playing or stuck on menus I couldn't exit. Aside from that I had a lot of fun playing it and will keep going. Pretty much the same positive comments you had were my experience too. Thanks for another great review!
Camera in the better God of Wars were like this and it felt epic. The new God Of War felt like a scaled down version of the old one but people were all over it for some reason
Right! I hated the new one. I missed the fast n Furious game play of the old ones where you felt like a god slayer. The new one felt more like the witcher.
@@MegaMerdeux do I need to play previous Wasteland games before Wasteland 3? I'm not familiar with the franchise but I heard it's a good game. So, I would like to try it out since it's on Game Pass.
@@chinsaka5346 playing previous Wasteland games will give you more insight into certain characters in Wasteland 3, but it isn't really necessary. The setting and story are drastically different from previous Wasteland titles, so it's a great starting point.
I am glad that I found this channel some time ago, this and ACG are the channels I go to for game reviews. Used to be three, when AJS actually reviewed games.
@@matony19 there are a couple of missions that are unfortunately bugged, but for the Node, you have to advance the main mission enough to access it, that got me also.
Excellent looking game. I only watched a few minutes if your review, but not down to quality or my appreciation of it, I just want to experience this game for myself. Also, adding the comment here for the algorithm. Keep up the good work.
Seriously almost every game I been waiting on this year turnt out to be ass except this one. Here’s hoping the second half of games won’t be as worse as the first.
Except it does. It is beyond broken in coop and unplayable with game breaking bugs. It also screws up your single player save. We got 5 hours in and it broke. We have to restart.
Came to check out your channel after I saw a major outlet say the game was too hard and gave it a 7 as a result. Thanks for the deep and engaging review! -Subscribed
Holy shit at some of the major pub reviews for this - absolutely hilarious. "Bland and forgettable characters"...what? Poone is one of the funniest and most well voiced NPCs I've encountered in years. The dialogue all around is sharp and mature, while not taking some modern political stance or attempting to grandstand in any way. I think that's why it pisses off game journos, the latter is all they're looking for. Far from flawless, but this is my favourite new IP in years. Definitely a killer app. Thank you for continuing to be a voice of reason and giving dev studios like this the review they deserve. Everything about this game screams quality.
Bruh, the freaking remastered is made by Blizzard. The same one who made Warcraft 3 Reforged? The same one that announces Diablo Immortal? The same one that layoff 800 employees? The same one that ban Blitzchung? The same one that destroy Nostalrius? The same one that is freaking under lawsuit by California right now? You sure that same company made you interested in gaming again? Think wisely.
Vicarious Visions is the studio doing the remake and they have an amazing track record. I won’t argue that it’s nostalgia bait but I think it’ll be significantly better than reforged
Don't bother... I Canceled my D2R preorder and deleted all COD games off my ps5, because all of Activision/blizzard is full of shitty devs and corrupted by shit management that would fire people to protect their paychecks and keep on raping women in their "Cosby Suite"... Sick sexist hypocritical pigs... Seriously... best game from blizzard in 20 years is a remake of a game that's 20 years old.... SAD AF GG
Game is amazing. It's very rare a game comes along anymore that just pulls me in like this one does. Also the big one that seems to be missing from so many games today, is that it's just fun! No politics, no social bs...just a straight forward fun game from beginning to end. Thank you to the developers and look forward to future projects! P.s. send CDPR your notes ,they need them so badly! 🤣💯
Love Skill Up's reviews! I played the game yesterday with buddies online. I used the series x and my buddies were on pc. I was really liking the game but there are a bunch of bugs and glitches! Audio bugs, spawn bugs, UI disappearing, crashes, and joining a game mid match doesn't work most of the time. Since we were on different systems, we encountered different bugs but it seemed like I had the most issues on the series x. I really hope this gets patched up quick since online coop is the main appeal for this game.
got this after watching this video, this looks awesome. Love your reviews btw whenever I'm hesitant on a game I check your channel for a review, keep up the good work!
You can actually press X to add weights, small things like this make immersion even better. I mean I just got the Hygene award for using a toilet and sink after each other haha
Rarely is there ever a review of yours that I diagree with. Enjoying the heck out of this title, especially because it’s a game I normally wouldn’t play (thank you gamepass). Great review and thanks for your hard work.
I've been eagerly awaiting this one - can't wait to play later today! Glad to see your comment on the Death's Door video about the exclusivity and that it isn't included here. Props!
Dude, you literally make the best reviews. I'm always so excited when you have a video out... for a game review!! I think thats crazy. Keep it up man 😁👍
I love your videos bro. You put your thoughts together in such a beautiful way. I really enjoy your content bro. This game looks fantastic, and perfect for a couple of friends and I.
Go for it, Microsoft Flight Simulator will blow you away, even on the S. It's graphically the most impressive next-gen game. I've both consoles spend a lot more time on my XSX due to gamepass. I use my PS5 for exclusives only.
@@teehundeart Based on the confidential leaks of MS documents during the Epic v Apple trial, this game seems to be an exception in being a permanent exclusive. We'll have to see if that's true.
@@teehundeart Have you seen the upcoming gamepass lineup? Forza 5, Psychonauts 2, Hades, Halo Infinite, Stalker 2, trust me you're missing out by not having both consoles.
So much fun and so pretty. It's insane how big some of the levels are and how many ai there can be. Why can't cyberpunk 2077 look this good, have this much ai, run this good, and be this optimized with a: -AAA budget -10x staff -7 years dev time
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Shout out to Austin, the editor who's definitely also a friend
Nice try Austin we know this is your alt account
Wow Austin. Making burner accounts just to give yourself props?! Be better.
@@nickh4354 lol
Thanks!(wrong Austin)
a friend with benefits
Shout out to Tor Frick, one of the founding devs and pretty much a legend in the 3D art community. This guy is famous for cracking out insane art ridiculously fast. When he was still working in AAA he actually tried applying for a second role in the same studio because he knew he could do the work of both jobs at once - true story. So awesome to see them absolutely smash it with their first game.
What a total chad, love that
Of course its true. His name is Tor. You can't be a chump with a name that cool. At least I don't think you can 🤔
"I've finished it and I want to play more."
Honestly I don't think any game could have higher praise then that.
Already it's only been out for 8 hrs
@@mrwhocares3931 my mans got contacts, pretty sure he got an early copy
@@ayasolaris4971 He did.
@@mrwhocares3931 He not only got an early copy but by "finished" he may mean the main story and not all the side quests. There's another TH-camr with like 50+ hours or something too.
It's still telling me I'm too early wtf?
I just want to say thanks for putting your opinions in your review titles,
For games like this I’m trying to go in blind and enjoy them, but want to get a general opinion without spoilers before watching full reviews.
This is the exact reason why I am watching this video.
@@MuddyButtcheeks same
Let me tell you the moment I fell in love with this game: I’m going through an area controlled by a local gang, and I have to clear it out so an extremely important meeting between corporate bosses can take place. I got my SMG, my plasma pistol in case of any robotic enemies or automated defenses, an augment that allows me to punch someone so hard, it makes it look like their soul left their body, and one that marks enemies in a small area around me, blowing them all up instantly after a certain time. Emphasis on that last one.
So I’m going through, and I get cornered in a small shop. Enemies start pouring in and surrounding me so much, the melee enemies are having a hard time reaching me. It looks like I’m going to die. Then I remember my mark of death augment. I activate it, I wait a few panicked seconds, and suddenly everyone in the room goes Fist of the North Star, swelling up and exploding in a gory mess. All that was left was their skeletons, guts everywhere, and blood covering the room.
God, I love this game.
I just discovered this a few days ago. This game is awesome
"I hate the word 'visceral' ..."
So does EA
💀💀
See what you did there
Ouch
dead meme
Burn!!!!
If this is mod-friendly, there will definitely be a Space Hulk mod from the 40K community
Til it gets C&D by Games Workshop
people always mention warhammer mods for games but they never actually happen
@@titus17 Arma 3 has a warhammer 40k mod and it's pretty awesome...If you can find a Milsim group that actually uses the mod and makes missions for you.
As often as Warhammer comes up where are all the good Warhammer games? I can't find any
@@adrianwiles1 Dawn of War 1, Mechanicus, Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2, Space Marine.
I didn't expected the levels, design and details of this simply isometric shooter were so many and astonishing, it's really a pleasure for your eyes playing the Ascent, the map is so big and full of details, whoever designed this game should be immediately hired by bethesda to remaster Fallout 1 and 2
Bethesda would be an insult for the art designers of this game.
“all of the money, thank you. Goodbye🤣”
The logo of the game, and its atmosphere reminds me a lot of "RUINER", an amazing game I played recently
Oh yeah the hotline miami clone right?
The Ascent is basically a better version of Ruiner, but I felt that the story of Ruiner was better.
@@brodeur7 no its because I saw a video called top 10 hotline miami clones so I could watch some gameplay
@@whiskermcwhiskerson7902 I'll give you props because I loved hotline Miami and ruiner does give those vibes
I have waited so long for your review... I'm taking a quick 22 minute 33 second work break >:D
3 hours later:
Hi Cristian,
we would appreciate if you could continue working.
Sincerely
Your Boss
As another Sydney-sider... Just had two weeks of Covid Lockdown but my construction work re commences tomorrow when this comes out. I'm sookin'!
Two SkillUp reviews in one week? Praise Ralph! I love waking up in the morning to see "I strongly recommend" a Game Pass title.
imagine you get used to walking on that transparent pannels and then one day there is one missing...
I legit thought that this game was already using ray-tracing until the graphics settings section.
Seriously! The lighting in this is freaking gorgeous.
Me: Wow the lighting in this game with Ray-Tracing looks phenomenal even with youtube compression.
Shill Up: Dx12 and thus Ray Tracing wasn't working.
Me: OH... I mean... Yea I noticed that of course...
Shill Up?
@@5000Seabass People who admire him since long time unknown, call him 'Shill Up'.
Same here haha
No it started when he had a very bad take, he then started calling himself shill up to try and own the joke
When Ray tracing really doesn't matter. Seriously you guys overhype that crap.
reminds me of Ruiner, which is a great game, and I'm excited for this one
That was a dope game :P
@@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 oh yeah! great game, cool story and the sound track was amazing. specially Susumu Hirasawa's (1997 Berserk's composer) song "Island Door" used in the hub area.
"Get 'em Puppy!"
Still need to play that, recently bought it in the sale
It reminds me of the game dead nation. It’s an isometric zombie game I used to play back on the ps3. I wonder if anyone else played that game
This review is top notch. You hit all the details and really explains the game. Clearly can see you played the game :D
this... does put a smile on my face. so happy this turned out good, can't wait to try it!
Even tho it’s on Game Pass, I’m buying it to support these skilled devs and hopefully contribute towards a sequel or more content!
Same
One neat trick is to buy it but play it on gamepass which rewards devs for time spent in a game I believe. If you’ve got a sub already you lose nothing they get paid more than if you just buy it
@@Lenderz got a good point! However I kinda wanna buy it on Steam for DLSS
@@TheGamingGopher don’t think they gate graphics options by platform do they?
@@Lenderz I’m playing the GP version and there’s no DLSS option while my buddy on Steam has it for him. Both of us are using RTX cards too 😕
Love your work! When you hit 1 million subs, please refer to yourself as Mill-up at least once in a video
This man is one of the best reviewers in the entire industry.
I agree.
Right... Until he hates on something you enjoy.
Agreed but he can be mind of biased some times. Which for a receiver isn't good.
Whoa, relax yourself lmao
Solid
Finally we have a proper and polished Cyberpunk game 😎👍
Immediately thought of 2077 when seeing this. When he mentioned the dense overpass, that's where my mind went.
@@gabehere It was confusing as none of them were in a T pose. Isn't that what all npcs do in cyberpunk universes?
Wow, very original comment.
@@АлександърТренчев-э2я are you a 2077 fan by any chance?
The Cyberpunk 2077 ghost of "what could have been" will haunt us for a good while.
this review is just so much fun, because your joy comes across so clearly!
Literally waiting for my time zone release
20min?
From what I have been able to find, it comes out at 1pm EST for me
RIP to me and my fellow EST peeps
Got to say I love your reviews, just because you are so clear it is a personal opinion. People get to know your tastes and it feels so much more reliable than a number or star rating.
Just mad I am at work and can't play this now. >:(
This comment made me reminisce about Total Biscuit. He always talked about how no one is objective and the whole point is for people to get to know you so they can gauge their reaction to a game based on yours. I miss him.
This is one of the only games I was really waiting for.
One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no TH-camr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear rip
@@AxxLAfriku hey you should probably take your meds man, looks like you forgot them on the counter again
After E3, the only game I'm waiting for is REPLACED
@@AxxLAfriku Tell me one thing, wth are you going on about lol? I think you're in the wrong video.
@@Helixium08 its a bot i think for some unknown youtuber
A lot of these smaller titles have been absolutely shining lately; this, Death's Door, Omno, Psychonauts 2 dropping soon. Gamepass has really introduced me to some incredible games that I might not have checked out otherwise. The fact that I can play them all on PC too is great.
Yeah, I'm playing phsyconauts the first one and I'm really enjoying it, can't wait for the second one
Gamepass is an absolute diamond. 80% of the games I currently play are from gamepass. Well worth the money.
@@karadan100 how much is it monthly
Just want to say thanks for the hard work, this content is always entertaining to watch!
Thank you for the review. Picked it up on your recommendation and very impressed. The maps and world is simply breathtaking. I've never seen a game world look this good.
Great review. As someone who usually isn't that into twin stick shooters, this looks really dope.
Not into them much either but having played a couple hours i can confirm that this game kicks ass
Yeah first twin stick that I actually enjoyed.. it's AAA quality 👌
I don’t like them either but I love this! Me and my friend are playing coop on PC.
*Sees it on Game Pass*
Sweet! I know what I'm doing this weekend.
I'm about 10 hours in, and I'm just taking my time doing the side missions because of how much fun I'm having, and also, the eye candy.. woah, the serious eye candy. The team that did the visuals really outdid themselves. The environment is so incredibly beautiful and detailed. The explorable areas are so sprawlingly expansive and yet so well done, with hardly any assets being reused repetitively from one area to the next. I can't imagine the time and effort taken to create such a well manicured environment. Gameplay and the music are good too. Amazing game. I hope the team builds on it going forward. Would love to see more.
Been replaying it again recently and still can't get over how much detail is in every inch of the game
For anyone wondering about couch co-op, it works great except it doesn't limit your distance from each other or split the screen when you spread out too far, so it's actually possible to wander off screen and get lost. Definitely not a big deal, but can be frustrating.
Could you grace us with a "Vermintide 2" review in preparation for "Dark Tide". The game is super fun, high skill ceiling and is dirt cheap. Would love to have your opinion on this. Keep up them good vids, cheers
Vermintide 2 is my all time favorite game!
Vermintide deserves a review for sure
Yes please
Why do you want a review of a game you seem to already play and love. Watch other reviews of Vermintide if you need people to affirm your beliefs.
@@ericharbour9254 Why would I want a very popular youtuber possibly making a great game more well known? Gee, I don't know. Maybe, because it's cool for more people to be aware of possibly cool games they wouldn't know about without Skill up.
This game was seriously deadly, as in awesome. The atmosphere of it was just top-notch Bladerunner/Judge Dredd vibes, loved every single minute of it. Also want to point out the soundtrack is incredible and really set the mood. It's done by Pawel Blaszczak who you may know from Dying Light and you can definitely hear similarities in the music of both games. Great review!
Ah that’s what I like to see, been waiting for this one
When an indie from a couple dozen veterans beats the triple A CP2077 in delivering a truly cyber punk feel
The advantage of not having an upper management whose main goal is to make as much money as possible as quick as possible. Just imagine if CP2077 had got 1 or maybe even 2 more years in development before release.
Comments for the algortihm God! Another top quality review. Can't wait to play this game, I LOVE a top down ARPG, and I love cyperpunk aesthetics.
The game visual is a masterpiece of art. Gameplay is ... let say I'm here for the art.
Really?! I find the shooting and mechanics in the game thrilling. What don't you like about the gameplay?
It has Ruiner vibe in it. I like it!
Hell yeah
@@bar_bar9315 was looking for this comment lol
KILL BOSS KILL BOSS KILL BOSS
I can tell you I couldn't play Ruiner 30min, but I absolutely adored Ascent.
Best reviewer out there. Clear, articulate, and informative 👍
I'm glad this game turned out well! Here's hoping for future DLCs and expansions to further add to this game.
Every game you've ever recommend, that I've bought. I've always enjoyed. That's the sign of an outstanding reviewer.
As much as Sony has pretty hefty exclusive Triple A games, MS has been killing it with these smaller unique titles. Pretty envious I can't play this.
Same but I’ll still get a PS5 first and then maybe a series S, hopefully this will be available on PlayStation at some point similar to cuphead and others
@@fatbroccoli8 its a timed exclusive...
Game Pass has helped me discover alot of these smaller indie games. Over the pandemic I discovered so many of them, the Ori series being one of my favorites
@@fatbroccoli8 got me Xbox first and it’s best decision I’ve made. Gamepass is just pure gold. I always have something to play that’s fresh. Whether it’s new games or just great games with fps or graphic upgrades
It will come to PS5. It's timed exclusive. Probably 6 Months.
I've just played for 3 hours straight on my day off and this game is addicting! The game and the world is absolutely gorgeous and full of eye candy everywhere you go. The audio, music, gun sounds etc are all so chunky and well produced too!
5 hours deep into a coop campaign and I must say, this is a well-done game. You can tell the devs know what fun in a video game should look like.
finished this game on the new xbox and was blown away of how beautiful this game plays out, on my second character and Mplayer is so much fun when it works
Thanks for your great content. My daughter n I love watching ur vids together.
Just finished this game and yes, it is really this good. I knew this game was good when I realized I was doing all the side missions just cos they're fun, instead of beelining for the storyline. Also I found myself using a variety of weapons over the course of the game as I found more and found ones that suited my playstyle, none of that getting stuck with one thing or one mode of playing.
This game is beautiful, exciting and most of all fun. Thank you game pass
Are you going to do a Nier Replicant review?
Loved your Automata review, would love to know what you think of Replicant.
Keep up the great work!
It's easy u play it
@@mrwhocares3931 I'm Nier player, again, loved his review of Automota, very curious what are his thoughts on replicant (story, gameplay, etc.)
@@mrwhocares3931 it's expensive to review your own games. He an I don't get free review copies.
So happy to hear that. I was very sad to see when Housemarque released that post that said “**ARCADE IS DEAD**” and that they were forced to change from the arcade style games they were THE best at and loved making, in order to survive, because people weren’t buying them. They ended up making Returnal instead, which is my GOTY so far and so I’m glad they ended up doing that. But it’s great to see someone picking up that torch in the vein of Dead Nation, Alienation, Nex Machina, Matterfall, etc. and doing a total old-school isometric twin stick shooter justice. It looks fantastic and while I’ll have it due to GamePass, it sounds like it’s worth financially supporting the devs by buying the game too.
Never heard of it before this video, bought it before the video even ended.
As always Ralph, appreciate you taking the time to provide excellent reviews. Keep up the great work mate. The game is really fucking good.
I wouldn't be surprised if uncle Phil watches this 😂
He better. Metacritic needs to be entirely discredited and thrown out as a measuring stick for devs and I hope Phil understands that by now.
This is my favourite new IP in gaming in...probably 10+ years. I've been playing every moment I can for days - I just need more. Familiarity with other games due to being isometric aside, this is something completely new and unique when you play it yourself.
There's so much room to build out loot systems/open world content/NPCs/etc here it's incredible, because the foundation is so damn solid.
Blown away by this dev team.
I was worried about whether this game could live up to the what people expected from it. You can't imagine how happy I was to see the title of the video. Granted, I haven't played it yet but I usually agree with your reviews. Can't wait to load this up with my friends!
Can't wait to try this on the weekend
This is why I love this channel: getting turned on to cool-looking games like this, which I probably wouldn’t have found otherwise. Keep the awesome reviews coming!
Been hyped for this game since the first time I saw it!
I largely ignore the big review sites anymore.
I have a selection of people (bloggers, content creators, podcasts, etc.) who tend to enjoy the same things i do, that i use for reviews when a game comes out.
There actually seems to be a number of common themes about this game i keep seeing. It is apparently buggy, janky as hell in some cases, thin on some systems and has some stutter issues, etc. with the graphics.
It is also apparently fun as hell to play.
Not to mention gorgeous and with a nice soundtrack.
I think i'm buying this one.
I'd like to get it on console but i'm still trying for a Series X. If i don't get one in the next month or two, though, i'll just say screw it and buy it on steam.
Cheers man :)
This pleases me! Xbox are absolutely killing it
their triumphant comeback is a great thing for all of us gamers :)
I also found the navigation to need some work. We selected 1 side quest to track and I couldn't see any icon or navigation marks, but then as we moved a marker showed up, so we followed it only to find out this was the other side quest that wasn't active or selected. The side quests areas locked behind locked areas was also annoying and I had 3 crashes while playing or stuck on menus I couldn't exit. Aside from that I had a lot of fun playing it and will keep going. Pretty much the same positive comments you had were my experience too. Thanks for another great review!
"I didn't have anyone to play couch co-op"
feelsbadman
the game just came out on steam less then 20m and my boi already highly recommended it
I'm so hype to download it now
Camera in the better God of Wars were like this and it felt epic. The new God Of War felt like a scaled down version of the old one but people were all over it for some reason
Right! I hated the new one. I missed the fast n Furious game play of the old ones where you felt like a god slayer. The new one felt more like the witcher.
@@jagerbombed2725 exactly!
Playing Ascent on PS5 graphically it's amazing, the mood is dark and the gameplay is literally a blast. This game toatally surprised me!!!
Dude, if it had a fallout like rpg system and narrative design it would be a Legend tier game.
Definitely!
Then play wasteland 3
@@MegaMerdeux do I need to play previous Wasteland games before Wasteland 3? I'm not familiar with the franchise but I heard it's a good game. So, I would like to try it out since it's on Game Pass.
@@chinsaka5346 I jumped straight to play Wasteland 3 without play other Wasteland😂 its really good. Still thinking to try Wasteland 2
@@chinsaka5346 playing previous Wasteland games will give you more insight into certain characters in Wasteland 3, but it isn't really necessary. The setting and story are drastically different from previous Wasteland titles, so it's a great starting point.
I am glad that I found this channel some time ago, this and ACG are the channels I go to for game reviews. Used to be three, when AJS actually reviewed games.
I can't wait to get home to start this, Game Pass for the win.
playing on game pass as well but im stuck with couple of side missions since I cannot access the NODE wtf? :D
@@matony19 there are a couple of missions that are unfortunately bugged, but for the Node, you have to advance the main mission enough to access it, that got me also.
@@terrelldowns6432 cool, thanks, will give it a try :)
Lol xbox trash
@@NeverQuit87 lol ok MadBoi
Excellent looking game. I only watched a few minutes if your review, but not down to quality or my appreciation of it, I just want to experience this game for myself. Also, adding the comment here for the algorithm. Keep up the good work.
Finally something that doesn’t disappoint!
Feels like it's been so long man. What a breath of fresh air
Seriously almost every game I been waiting on this year turnt out to be ass except this one. Here’s hoping the second half of games won’t be as worse as the first.
Scarlett nexus is dope too second half of the year is off to a good start
Except it does. It is beyond broken in coop and unplayable with game breaking bugs. It also screws up your single player save. We got 5 hours in and it broke. We have to restart.
@@RetroMonger Played it solo for 15 hours and had 0 problems. No single player save problems either
Came to check out your channel after I saw a major outlet say the game was too hard and gave it a 7 as a result. Thanks for the deep and engaging review!
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This kinda reminds me when Contra try to get into 3D
Holy shit at some of the major pub reviews for this - absolutely hilarious. "Bland and forgettable characters"...what? Poone is one of the funniest and most well voiced NPCs I've encountered in years. The dialogue all around is sharp and mature, while not taking some modern political stance or attempting to grandstand in any way. I think that's why it pisses off game journos, the latter is all they're looking for.
Far from flawless, but this is my favourite new IP in years. Definitely a killer app. Thank you for continuing to be a voice of reason and giving dev studios like this the review they deserve. Everything about this game screams quality.
first time since "Crusader: No Regret" that i'm interested in a game like this
You've been waiting a while then haven't you!
@@SixFootTurkey_ well, i wouldn't particularly say "waited", but yeah, its been a while since then
This looks great. Thanks SkillUp, yet another game I would never have tried except for your endorsement
This and Diablo II Remastered has made me interested in gaming again :)
Bruh, the freaking remastered is made by Blizzard. The same one who made Warcraft 3 Reforged? The same one that announces Diablo Immortal? The same one that layoff 800 employees? The same one that ban Blitzchung? The same one that destroy Nostalrius? The same one that is freaking under lawsuit by California right now?
You sure that same company made you interested in gaming again? Think wisely.
Vicarious Visions is the studio doing the remake and they have an amazing track record. I won’t argue that it’s nostalgia bait but I think it’ll be significantly better than reforged
@@Geechi_ "Blizzard Entertainment Vicarious Visions" It's still a studio un der blizzard , wich is affected by everything that's happenned/happening
Don't bother... I Canceled my D2R preorder and deleted all COD games off my ps5, because all of Activision/blizzard is full of shitty devs and corrupted by shit management that would fire people to protect their paychecks and keep on raping women in their "Cosby Suite"...
Sick sexist hypocritical pigs...
Seriously... best game from blizzard in 20 years is a remake of a game that's 20 years old.... SAD AF
GG
Gaming in 2020 is still absolute shit and you're nothing but a number for investors these publishers like to show off... they are gaming dictators...
I think my takeaway from the sponsor message was actually that we definitely need a setup tour video. Damn, man - that's a fine-looking studio.
As someone that has been living through some decades of games this gives me so many Loaded vibes and those who know this game understand what i mean.
That game brings back some great memories.
Fantastic review, as always! Been looking forward to this for a while now, day one on GP!
My playstation owning heart breaks as I realize I won't be able to play this one. Sad day💔
Same :(
Gotta have both!
But Sony has a handful of 10 to 20 hour single player only blockbusters. Life is full of decisions
you could stream it from xCloud at least! on a computer, phone, and they're working on a tv stick.
@@Harold1986 i mean, ps for their exclusives and pc for other exclusives here for me xD
Your reviews are so good. It really shows your appreciation for gaming. Thank you.
Game is amazing. It's very rare a game comes along anymore that just pulls me in like this one does. Also the big one that seems to be missing from so many games today, is that it's just fun! No politics, no social bs...just a straight forward fun game from beginning to end. Thank you to the developers and look forward to future projects! P.s. send CDPR your notes ,they need them so badly! 🤣💯
Love Skill Up's reviews! I played the game yesterday with buddies online. I used the series x and my buddies were on pc. I was really liking the game but there are a bunch of bugs and glitches! Audio bugs, spawn bugs, UI disappearing, crashes, and joining a game mid match doesn't work most of the time. Since we were on different systems, we encountered different bugs but it seemed like I had the most issues on the series x. I really hope this gets patched up quick since online coop is the main appeal for this game.
Thank you Skill Upp for all the fantastic content you always brings us. I appreciate your takes greatly 👍
got this after watching this video, this looks awesome. Love your reviews btw whenever I'm hesitant on a game I check your channel for a review, keep up the good work!
Anyone else notice that there were no weights on any of the weightlifter's bars?
If you interact with the weightlifters, it adds them.
It’s a warm up set lolz
Warm up sets lol
people are just too strong , they just pick them up and lift while they walk
You can actually press X to add weights, small things like this make immersion even better. I mean I just got the Hygene award for using a toilet and sink after each other haha
I've been waiting for you to review this and I was hoping you praised it. Thank Gosh - now I'm even more excited
"TH-cam's shit-tier compression." Lmfao
Rarely is there ever a review of yours that I diagree with. Enjoying the heck out of this title, especially because it’s a game I normally wouldn’t play (thank you gamepass). Great review and thanks for your hard work.
"Enemies are clever" - no, they just rush you. Every single type does.
I've been eagerly awaiting this one - can't wait to play later today! Glad to see your comment on the Death's Door video about the exclusivity and that it isn't included here. Props!
ok three and a half hours to go and i can finally play this
Such odd timing for the release date lol. Nonetheless...I'm hype!
@@ThePokestopPapi sure is, but damn i cant wait to play it haha
Dude, you literally make the best reviews. I'm always so excited when you have a video out... for a game review!! I think thats crazy. Keep it up man 😁👍
This looks like the cyberpunk game we wish we had.
Nah. I mean it looks great, but nah.
I love your videos bro. You put your thoughts together in such a beautiful way. I really enjoy your content bro. This game looks fantastic, and perfect for a couple of friends and I.
Debating getting a Series S just for this game haha. Use my PS5 for most games but I want this game bad
Go for it, Microsoft Flight Simulator will blow you away, even on the S. It's graphically the most impressive next-gen game. I've both consoles spend a lot more time on my XSX due to gamepass. I use my PS5 for exclusives only.
It's only timed exclusive. Just play something else for now. Or of course buy a Series S, but you don't technically need it
@@teehundeart Based on the confidential leaks of MS documents during the Epic v Apple trial, this game seems to be an exception in being a permanent exclusive. We'll have to see if that's true.
@@teehundeart Have you seen the upcoming gamepass lineup? Forza 5, Psychonauts 2, Hades, Halo Infinite, Stalker 2, trust me you're missing out by not having both consoles.
@@ishaansaral502 oh, maybe my information is outdated then. The last I heard they had purchased timed exclusivity similar to Final Fantasy on PS5
Excellent review! Doing awesome work in the editing room, and also supporting indie devs who put out absolute banger games.
So much fun and so pretty. It's insane how big some of the levels are and how many ai there can be.
Why can't cyberpunk 2077 look this good, have this much ai, run this good, and be this optimized with a:
-AAA budget
-10x staff
-7 years dev time
this looks AWESOME and i didn't really know about it. Shillup should be an indie channel forever