Well that sounds interesting. But then again its all the default ships. Would be more persuasive if one could get the capital ships like in Rebel Galaxy. Although then there would be continuity issues if the female mc can actually get them in game.
@@algernonflowers2889 iirc correctly everybody hated steam because it was quite genuinely terrible back in the day. But as far as I'm aware steam has never payed publishers to not use other distribution methods.
Me - I'll wait a year for steam, it''ll be cheaper, it'll have more updates, and it may have a dlc by then. No loss. Why the hell does everyone want games right when they come out? Is it for the funny bugs?
Yep, next year this will be optimized, patched, and have more content, AND I won't have to screw around with Yet Another Storefront that is terrible and clunky.
@ANTS ON MY WIENER Regardless of the fact it makes them more stable and allows them to put more money into the game and polish it. Which is exactly what these devs did for RGO.
@@simsimmauk7587 Epic created a seed bed for game exclusives culture on PC. That's *inconvenience* forced down your throat, just like microtransactions. No one with half a brain wants that, no free game is worth that.
Yeah we call it "pool" Ben. As you say it's just a type of pool. Like Texas Hold An is a type of Poker. If an American utters the words "8 ball" you know they are about to buy coke. "Let's play 8 ball on an 8 ball table at an 8 ball hall with an 8 ball stick" said no American ever... It's always labeled "pool hall" or a few fancy places will have a sign that says "billiards". And as even your wiki article points out: "the game is so universally known in some countries (USA) that beginners are often unaware of other pool games and believe the word "pool" itself refers to eight-ball." If anyone blanket says "let's play some pool" in America, 99.9% of everyone will rack it for 8 ball style play automatically.
as a former pro pool player i've heard it called pool. 8-ball is just a kind of pool game like straight pool, 9-ball, 6-ball, one-pocket etc etc. Also it bugs me the way she is holding her stick lol but i can't wait to try it out.
For someone who has such strong opinions about the current state of gaming, telling us to "not cry" and "get over it" is a bit much. No harm done though. Just saying :) Whether it's game stores or sports, I am not a fan of 'Exclusive'. The word says to me, "we paid more to reduce your choice and force you to support our platform".
I hate exclusivity too but tbh steam has had the PC monopoly for too damn long. Competition is good for the customer and the developers too. I'd rather deal with this exculive bullshit than give more money to the reseller companies
buyin it on epic store is actually supporting the devs more since they only eat up 13% of their income vs steam whom eats 30%. I dont exactly trust epic with my card details but i figured it was worth the risk
@@Susikohmelo They are getting guaranteed sales by Epic whether or not you buy it on Epic. So you may as well pick it up on Steam or GOG, which will then net money from both Epic and the Steam sale. Also supporting Epic's exclusivity nonsense is terrible for us consumers in the long run if we keep letting them get away with this shit.
@@Susikohmelo Sound logic right here. I was worried about handing over my bank details to the Prince of Nigeria but 10% of $40 million is just too good a deal to pass up. Brb, about to make a cool 4 million!
@@Wolfeisberg chill out dude, it is a joke. Besides, I am conciously deciding to ignore Epic as this kind of tactic to ensure exclusivities is totally anti-consumer and their store is absolute crap. So yeah, for me, it will launch in a year, when I will buy it either on Steam or GoG. Have a nice day and apologies if my joke ruffled your feathers :D
@@Wolfeisberg true, I was looking at it in a bit different way, meaning it is not actually coming to PC, because you cannot play it if you are a Linux/Mac user. Meaning for me to acknowledge that it is coming to PC (under PC meaning Windows, Mac and Linux), it would be incorrect to say that the game is coming to PC this Tuesday. But from your point of view (which is: if you can somehow achieve to play it on PC, that means it is coming out on PC) yeah, you are correct, it is coming to PC this Tuesday.
another one that doesnt understand the business of a game platform. How do you expect Epic to get entry into such a market without appealing to game publishers to release on their platform. Catch 22 situation.
You don't get it. You aren't Epic's customer. Both Epic and Steam provide a service and their customers are the game publishers. Stop pretending that Valve gives a shit about you. They are selling access to you.
@@freduncle9999 I like to have a legit copy though. Im not waiting either. Got lots of other games to play mean while. Also I like them to know that I waited and didn't give in. They wont get that message if I never buy it on the platform of my choice.
@@paulturner6834 Why? there are hundreds of games he can play while he waits, when the game comes to steam it will be fully patched out, maybe even have some dlc's out, it will be on his platform of choice, and probably on a discount. Waiting for the game to come to steam is the best choice for him (and me).
There are more games than I have time to play them, I'm not losing any sleep over epic exclusives, I'll check them later, maybe. I'm not buying them from epic though
Pretty cool feature I found while researching this game was that can they send you a model of your actual ship (paint job and all), then i also realized it was an epic exclusive...
@@SethHoustonCrum If you watch this YT video, it clarifies more than once this is an ES exclusive. It's also on the FAQ on the Rebel Galaxy Outlaw website here: rebel-galaxy.com/faq/
Looks great. Like a streamlined space game trying to keep it more simple than the in-depth ones. I'll be sure to get it on Steam or GOG once the exclusivity BS is over.
Awesome! I got GOG, Uplay, Origin, and Bethesda! Loving those. I might have given Tencent/ Epic Games Store a chance but their artificial monopoly, data sharing, anti-consumer practices, and shady dealings are a little too hard to overlook. They kind of ruined crowdfunding for me too. But hey, I guess I won't be fooled again. Thanks, Timmy!
@@RDR911 Is that so? Then name one game which is not on Epic Shame Store due to making contract with Epic. You know, a game which is on EGS, but also on another store. Go on, I'm waiting...
Hard to get over EGS when they forcing you to buy from them and they clearly don't care about consumers since there is no even a shopping cart. Games industry needs fixing, and this is one of these things
@@gogista Yeah, it's not like we're gonna die without playing it now. Just saying we shouldn't accept it easily like we did with DLCs and microtransactions
Last i checked EGS doesnt force luanch when the game is installed where steam does? You can just buy the game from the store and forget epic store all together
@@Nathan-bf7mt There are many videos on the topic why EGS is bad, but it basically comes down to: - Security issues (Epic currently faces a class action lawsuit for sharing credit card info as a result of security flaw, which they didn't fix for two freaking months) - Exclusivity bullshit (On PC, the option which store to use was always up to the user, now Epic is forcing you to use their store by making exclusivity deals. If we don't submit to this tactic and won't buy exclusive games there, it will go away and give the choice back to the customer) - Lack of features (No shopping cart, no wishlist, no user reviews, bad customer service) - No Linux support (I know this seems less important to you Windows guys, but just remember the time when Windows 8 wanted to lock down all software purchases to their store. Also, Linux-based operating systems are their core better than Windows, with more customization and better security. Not to mention, Linux gaming is on the rise, with quite a few AAA games outperforming Windows.)
I miss my Diamondback Explorer in Elite. This game kind of reminded me of that space adventure feeling but it also reminded me of how shyte the epic store is.
Do you not release PC gaming needs competition in Marketplaces? I welcome EPIC. Microsoft, Origin, Battlenet etc coming to the table as it stops Valve from effectively price fixing.
@Andy Clifft They don't though. If that was true, there would be many non-exclusive games on the Epic store as well. I can't name one. All games that are there are there thanks to making a lucrative contract with EPIC. Don't get me wrong, I totally get it, hell if I was an indie dev, (from purely business perspective) I would end up taking the Epic deal as well. But as an end user, I'm afraid I have the right to decide to not buy the game on Epic Shame Store if I don't like their business practices.
@Andy Clifft well i remember them saying they would pass on savings and they haven't at all. Microsoft allows for games to be owned on xbox and pc so it serves a purpose. Origin has excellent customer service. Battle.net used to just be wow if i recall correctly.
I've been following this game a long time waiting for it to come to switch. I'm so happy to hear you like it Mac, we both have similar taste in game so your input means a lot.
I liked the firt one. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that they script things like ambushes etc. always right in front of you when you were flying in travel speed. So I always had swing from left to right, right to left so they would spawn in front and I could fly past the encounters. Hope that isn't in this game too.
I have the original Rebel Galaxy, and I love it. Great music, good graphics, and good game mechanics. I'll be waiting for a year to pick this one up though. Thanks for your review Mack. o7 PS: I'm interested in acquiring that VoiceAttack profile/voice recording that your friend made for you for Elite. I am willing to pay for it. Thanks in advance, either way.
1:07 You know Mack, I wont lie. I was taking a drink of coke from my mouse hand when you said that and my eyes immediately went for the x to close the tab, but between the time I put down the bottle and screwed the cap on, I realized "That's not fair, Mack has never done me wrong, so I'll watch it for him." Keep up the good work Mack!
The Pool Game looks amazing for what it is - kinda similar to Pool Nation FX. I wonder if they had externalised that part of the development. Fascinating.
We're not going to "have to get over it" being on the Epic Store, many people just won't buy it due to that, myself included. Screw exclusives and Epic's shady practices.
Shame it's an epic been looking forward to this since before Epic started pissing everyone off. But it's still good to hear that's it will be worth the wait
FYI, we call it pool in the US too. 8 ball gets used colloquially by people since it's the most common game people play, but, me and my friends always call it pool and only refer to 8 ball if that's what we're racking up.
This game is right up my street that Id love. But Epic and Tencent is not going to play, eye spy with my little eye on my Pc. Roll on NMSky,s biggest,baddest update.(Sand Worms) ??
Thinking I don’t know what 8 ball is? Then epic store exclusive. Implying I shut it off then. Bells In my ears. You’re absolutely right. I’ll see this review next year when it’s actually available.
"Doesn't work with my hot-az" - Mack 2019 Great game, shame it releases next year on discount... Or shame so many people will try before buying it with the online "permanent rental" option because they refuse to support epic games in any way shape or form. The game could of been great, but this epic deal is going to epically ruin the popularity. Devs seem pretty awesome and released a pretty legit game though, which is rare these days.
It doesn't matter to the dev if people permanently rent the game and maybe buy it on sale on steam because the epic deals usually cover all expected sales so if the game underperforms due to the epic store the dev still gets paid and they know they'll get a massive influx once they can go to steam
So this game went on sale on steam and of course, I look for reviews before I buy and bamm, saw your video. Of course I clicked on it because I love your views on games usually and the first thing I see is my comment from over a year ago. No, I didn't buy it on Epic. In fact, I haven't purchased ONE game on Epic as I can't stand the way they do business or treat gamers. And a year later, their storefront still sucks and you still can't leave game reviews, which is my main go-to on deciding whether to purchase a game. I actually hated reading my comments from a year ago as they seem so harsh, even though they are true. Then I read them again. And again. All still true. Then I think about your review of the game and yep, purchasing it on steam based on how much fun you had. The main thing I took away is that the developers could have had a bigger hit if they let people buy it where they want based on reviews like yours here. Thought you might like to have an update a year later and know that I still bought a game based on your review...I just had to wait a year, lol. AND I saved a ton of money too, getting it on sale for $10.19 instead of full price, which I would have happily payed on launch day on steam. Cheers.
Games like this is why I feel like GOG 2.0 needs to come out sooner. To be able to play Epic exclusives with a launcher so robust that it rivals Steam? Sounds like a godsend right now.
Yep Tuesday can't come fast enough. So few good space games coming out these days. I want to support the Dev for helping to give us the spiritual successor to Freelancer.
Another great review Mack, can't wait to play this, actually liked the first RG but I heard this is the game they said they WANTED to make the first time which further intrigues me.
[12:20] Just have to get over it? Umm, how about NO? I will wait for a year just to send them a message, because what they doing is wrong. Publishers should realise it is not worth to partner with EpicStore on those exclusivity terms. And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who resist dark marketing practices and atrocious BS that is Epic Store.
off topic about elite down time: i love that concept a lot HOWEVER the whole point of downtime is for you to hang in your ship doing whatever, looking through a side window anything which ofc you can't do & you won't be able to in the upcoming expansion either
This makes me happy, seeing developer of rebel galaxy putting another great game. I might have wanted more of the same, but I gotta feeling I'd like this one even more.
Not surprised that the Elite: Dangerous comparison came out, good to get that out of the way ahead of time. But I am surprised given it's arcade-y feel that other, older games weren't brought up like Wing Commander, the X series, or the older Elites.
For years i war searching for a game similar to Freelancer and i discovered a game that's better callers Starpoint Gemini Warlods, not only does it have most of the features of Freelancer but adds quite a lot more like base building, squad management, directional shields, 4 special weapons, squadron, teleport on enemy ships and so on.
Damn that looks mighty fine as a new spin on Freelancer :-O I LOVE Elite Dangerous but sometimes just having a bit more of an arcade-playstyle like Freelancer, it looks awesome. Will really look forward to it.
I have wanted a game like this for a long time. Something where I can essentially play Lando, except maybe I only look like him in my mind. Oh BTW Mack, we call it "pool" mostly here in the US. 8 Ball is a specific game within Billiards. We have all those names too. Pool is just slang for Billiards and 8 Ball is a particular game within lots of other pool games using the same table, balls, and sticks but different rules. Always cool to get the UK take on things though.
It's clear Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is based off of Privateer, primarily. The question is, how does its gameplay improve on a 25-year-old template beyond adding mini-games and a few ships? How has RGO evolved past the Privateer gameplay loop of doing missions, upgrading components and ship, rinse and repeat? At some point there was a mention of buying an asteroid or something, but it wasn't really expanded upon to determine whether there's more gameplay beyond the usual, or if it's just part of the scripted story.
I loved the first one and since so much had changed in this sequel, and you hated the first and loved this one , i now fear i might not like it as much. will have to find a review of someone who loved the first one as i did , to see how this game is in comparison. ty for the fun review as always !
Didn't the devs say that once you have bought the game on epic you can play without the epic launcher running? IE launch from folder or different shortcut.
Good thing I browse at least the first couple of comments. I'll check to see whether it's WAB whenever I find out it's on any platform other than the EGS.
@@sinephaseWelcome to life... I used to stream on a platform that took 66% of revenue. It sucks, but they provided a solid platform that allowed me to earn money. Steam is a solid platform and if the devs want to go to lesser platforms that take less of a cut, so be it, but they're going to lose out on a lot of sales due to it. That's a risk they know going in, and they'd much rather have a secure cash payment from Epic for having a monopoly on the pc version of the game. Epic wants to monopolize games in order to grow their platform. This practice is a good idea, but it's anti-consumer and fuck anything that is anti-consumer.
@@sinephase Thanks for that revelation, they are possibly going to make less "profits" (profit) due to lower sales, but for the sales they do make, they will have a higher profit margin, due to the lower selling fees on the Epic store.
I played it for a few hours when it came out. In a nutshell: It's exactly like Rebel Galaxy, except with fighter-ships instead of capital ships, and a ton of quality of life improvements.
@@Wolfeisberg Yeah I couldn't find it either. I watched the developer playing it on here for about an hour the other day. I thought I saw it after that but it seems I'm hallucinating.
On the PC version of the game if you go into that paint mode you can also order a 3D printed model of your ship.
Well that sounds interesting. But then again its all the default ships. Would be more persuasive if one could get the capital ships like in Rebel Galaxy. Although then there would be continuity issues if the female mc can actually get them in game.
I always get filled with hope when mack gets sent a review copy
Maybe the devs will actually watch this and fix Mack's hotas problem. Or they could call a doctor for that : p.
And then he rips it a new one...
you mean determination?
u gotta be a good dev to do it and have ballz.
People are more likely to give a good review when they didn't pay for their copy. When it is a gift from the publisher. Basic psychology.
So this game comes out in 2020. Thanks for the heads up Mac!
Thanks to Tim Swiney i will be able to play a "Free Review Copy" in the mean time until the actual release ;)
@@ParasiteXX yep, he paid for it upfront so why not
@@freduncle9999 funny, everyone hated Steam back in 2004, it was physical or GTFO. Oh, how times change.
Russians are spying on you anyway even if you ignore Epic Store.
@@algernonflowers2889 iirc correctly everybody hated steam because it was quite genuinely terrible back in the day. But as far as I'm aware steam has never payed publishers to not use other distribution methods.
Looks like fun. And the cool thing is, this will have a year's worth of patches by the time I'll get around to playing it :P
...and it'll be cheaper by then too :-)
@MrClassiccarenthusia Bought it straight away form the Epic store. Have fun not enjoying yourself for zero reason.
@@Malc180s They've been deleting peoples games from their libaries for zero reason so enjoy it while you still can.
@@Malc180s Enjoy the game but don't be a douchebag. People have reasons not to use the Epic store, you just don't agree with them.
@@Malc180s Oh, did you get the game for free for shilling for Epic? Enjoy your Chinese spyware!
1:12 - "It's on the Epic store for a year"
Me - "Bye"
Everyone else - *doesn't care*
Basically. Ion Fury is coming out in a week anyway. I'll be playing it.
Me - I'll wait a year for steam, it''ll be cheaper, it'll have more updates, and it may have a dlc by then. No loss.
Why the hell does everyone want games right when they come out? Is it for the funny bugs?
Yep, next year this will be optimized, patched, and have more content, AND I won't have to screw around with Yet Another Storefront that is terrible and clunky.
When whiny internet outrage keeps you from supporting developers......because exclusives.....but youll still buy games with micro transactions...
Soy One . Best Ship Name of 2019 Confirmed.
Plot twist, they mostly deliver Steak's and Protein Shakes.
@@flippedoutkyrii protein shakes are soy and other plant shit based, stick with the steak and add a ton of animal fat
@@flippedoutkyrii I love steak.
tfw when all the protein in steak is from "plant shit."
I don't buy epic store exclusives. I'll check back when its on Steam.
Datek yep 👍
Same at least on the bright side these devs weren't as evil as the other ones about their exclusivity.
@ANTS ON MY WIENER Regardless of the fact it makes them more stable and allows them to put more money into the game and polish it. Which is exactly what these devs did for RGO.
@Mi Ke This baffles me. Can anyone explain the hate towards epic? who gives us free games all the time?
@@simsimmauk7587 Epic created a seed bed for game exclusives culture on PC. That's *inconvenience* forced down your throat, just like microtransactions. No one with half a brain wants that, no free game is worth that.
He managed to squeeze in "hot ass", Thrustmaster, and Joystick all within a few sentences. Mack, you're just provoking us now, fight?
I'm an American and I've never referred to pool as "8 ball" in my life
Yeah, in America its "pool".
@Benjamin Matthews Ahhh, I'm one of those people referred to in that article that thought there was only one way to play pool. Now I know
Yeah we call it "pool" Ben. As you say it's just a type of pool. Like Texas Hold An is a type of Poker.
If an American utters the words "8 ball" you know they are about to buy coke.
"Let's play 8 ball on an 8 ball table at an 8 ball hall with an 8 ball stick" said no American ever...
It's always labeled "pool hall" or a few fancy places will have a sign that says "billiards". And as even your wiki article points out: "the game is so universally known in some countries (USA) that beginners are often unaware of other pool games and believe the word "pool" itself refers to eight-ball."
If anyone blanket says "let's play some pool" in America, 99.9% of everyone will rack it for 8 ball style play automatically.
We owned a pool table ever since I was 7, I'm 55, never once have I heard the sport called 8-ball either... Just Pool..
as a former pro pool player i've heard it called pool. 8-ball is just a kind of pool game like straight pool, 9-ball, 6-ball, one-pocket etc etc. Also it bugs me the way she is holding her stick lol but i can't wait to try it out.
Can’t wait to play it.....in a year
Damn right😎😌
@@mindsoulbody fuck epic straight up
"I couldn't get my joystick working the way I wanted..." - Mack, 2019
"It doesn't support my hotas..." - Mack, 2019
me joystick*
me fuckin' bell*
@@cwg9238 You mean bell-end?
can paraphrase that last quote to mean "it doesn't load my hotas..." Mack (Kappa face)
For someone who has such strong opinions about the current state of gaming, telling us to "not cry" and "get over it" is a bit much. No harm done though. Just saying :) Whether it's game stores or sports, I am not a fan of 'Exclusive'. The word says to me, "we paid more to reduce your choice and force you to support our platform".
I hate exclusivity too but tbh steam has had the PC monopoly for too damn long. Competition is good for the customer and the developers too. I'd rather deal with this exculive bullshit than give more money to the reseller companies
Cool gme, gonna buy when it releases 1 year from now
buyin it on epic store is actually supporting the devs more since they only eat up 13% of their income vs steam whom eats 30%. I dont exactly trust epic with my card details but i figured it was worth the risk
@@Susikohmelo They are getting guaranteed sales by Epic whether or not you buy it on Epic. So you may as well pick it up on Steam or GOG, which will then net money from both Epic and the Steam sale. Also supporting Epic's exclusivity nonsense is terrible for us consumers in the long run if we keep letting them get away with this shit.
@@Susikohmelo Sound logic right here. I was worried about handing over my bank details to the Prince of Nigeria but 10% of $40 million is just too good a deal to pass up.
Brb, about to make a cool 4 million!
@@MichaelJP Now you're a millionaire you don't speak to your commenting friends anymore. Typical new rich.
So, it launches next year. I'll get it then.
Looks like a good game, pity that it doesn't come out on PC for another year....
You mean Steam. Epic is a PC platform :D
@@Wolfeisberg It's coming to Windows this Tuesday. Windows is an operating system, not the PC.
@@Wolfeisberg chill out dude, it is a joke. Besides, I am conciously deciding to ignore Epic as this kind of tactic to ensure exclusivities is totally anti-consumer and their store is absolute crap. So yeah, for me, it will launch in a year, when I will buy it either on Steam or GoG. Have a nice day and apologies if my joke ruffled your feathers :D
@@Wolfeisberg true, I was looking at it in a bit different way, meaning it is not actually coming to PC, because you cannot play it if you are a Linux/Mac user. Meaning for me to acknowledge that it is coming to PC (under PC meaning Windows, Mac and Linux), it would be incorrect to say that the game is coming to PC this Tuesday.
But from your point of view (which is: if you can somehow achieve to play it on PC, that means it is coming out on PC) yeah, you are correct, it is coming to PC this Tuesday.
unless we can back engineer time using spider webs
“I couldn’t get my joystick working the way I wanted,” -Mack, 2019
😂
Those station/ship dealer/computer shots and the guilds, station options, ship display, nav map etc. remind me so much of Wing Commander Privateer..
Nah, Epic treats me like competition instead of a customer, not giving them a penny.
This. All of this.
Do you at least take the free games? If not then maybe get yourself checked : p
another one that doesnt understand the business of a game platform. How do you expect Epic to get entry into such a market without appealing to game publishers to release on their platform. Catch 22 situation.
You don't get it. You aren't Epic's customer. Both Epic and Steam provide a service and their customers are the game publishers. Stop pretending that Valve gives a shit about you. They are selling access to you.
Hedgehobbit gog is where it's at
Got excited about this went looking for it noticed its on Epic. Well I'm out
Look forward to playing this...a year from now.
@@freduncle9999 I like to have a legit copy though. Im not waiting either. Got lots of other games to play mean while. Also I like them to know that I waited and didn't give in. They wont get that message if I never buy it on the platform of my choice.
@Sincerely Inept oh crap a year is up allready? Oh well...lemme just grab it too. Thanks for the comment, it reminded me about it.
How was it
@@jabarithomopson1960 Can't say I recommend it. It's fun at first but gets very repetitive and frustrating as you go.
epic shit, what a shame, ill check back in a year
Seleck S petty dumbass
@@paulturner6834 Why? there are hundreds of games he can play while he waits, when the game comes to steam it will be fully patched out, maybe even have some dlc's out, it will be on his platform of choice, and probably on a discount. Waiting for the game to come to steam is the best choice for him (and me).
imagine being so emotionally immature that how another person chooses to buy a game triggers them...
There are more games than I have time to play them, I'm not losing any sleep over epic exclusives, I'll check them later, maybe. I'm not buying them from epic though
@Roenie it's not the devs i want to say fuck you to, it's epic, they won't see a penny from me
Pretty cool feature I found while researching this game was that can they send you a model of your actual ship (paint job and all), then i also realized it was an epic exclusive...
Worth A Wait (for steam)
Daniel Stephens petty dumbass
Love and miss Freelancer, this looks really enjoyable! Great review Mack!
I look forward to buying this in August 2020.
Epic Store Exclusive.... No thanks.
I'll wait until it hits Steam and might get it then.
What its Epic exclusive? Awww man.. Well i think i'll also wait
I've never heard anyone say that
@@SethHoustonCrum If you watch this YT video, it clarifies more than once this is an ES exclusive.
It's also on the FAQ on the Rebel Galaxy Outlaw website here:
rebel-galaxy.com/faq/
@@danskmacabre lmao
@@dashausdesamadeus9557 Didn't you listen to the review? 😝
Wonder how long until its cracked. Won't give epic a dime
It's like star citizen but finished
Real, complete, and with a set price that never asks you for another cent. What a concept.
It has multiplayer ?! Awesome !
haha, not even close. This is like Privateer, arcade space game
Not. Even. Close.
"It's on the epic store for a year before steam"
I'll catch this video in a year. Look forward to your next one!
Epic games need to be renamed to Worth a Pirate*
This.
this needs to be pinned
Rather be a thief than wait a year then?
Petty dumbass
Yeah you are a hackers wet dream. Pirate more - we need more zombies for ddos.
Looks great. Like a streamlined space game trying to keep it more simple than the in-depth ones. I'll be sure to get it on Steam or GOG once the exclusivity BS is over.
Tencent/ Epic Games Store won't get a dime from me.
Already bought this, Satisfactory and Shakedown Hawaii. Totally loving the Steam alternative.
it hasn't from me, but have 10 free great games so far!
Awesome! I got GOG, Uplay, Origin, and Bethesda! Loving those.
I might have given Tencent/ Epic Games Store a chance but their artificial monopoly, data sharing, anti-consumer practices, and shady dealings are a little too hard to overlook.
They kind of ruined crowdfunding for me too. But hey, I guess I won't be fooled again. Thanks, Timmy!
@@shinryusaiha
yeah, tell that to the people who pirate
You might have to stop buying games. Tencent owns shares in Ubisoft, Activision, Square Enix, just about everyone these days.
EGS - won't buy it, but i'll still watch your review cuz mack's awesome; don't need a better reason
lmao you fuckin' children. Why do you think EGS exists? Steam is shit for anybody but the largest AAA companies.
Petty dumbass
@@RDR911 I'm okay with the better deal for developers. I'm not okay with the Chinese spyware, but that's just me. You keep bein you, fren
@@RDR911 Is that so? Then name one game which is not on Epic Shame Store due to making contract with Epic. You know, a game which is on EGS, but also on another store. Go on, I'm waiting...
@@WoAS_Necksus Ah the classic "Chinese spyware". Got any proofs of that or just rambling shit you heard?
Hard to get over EGS when they forcing you to buy from them and they clearly don't care about consumers since there is no even a shopping cart. Games industry needs fixing, and this is one of these things
I don't mind. For a game this good, I will happily wait one more year. It will be even better then ;)
@@gogista Yeah, it's not like we're gonna die without playing it now. Just saying we shouldn't accept it easily like we did with DLCs and microtransactions
Last i checked EGS doesnt force luanch when the game is installed where steam does? You can just buy the game from the store and forget epic store all together
Sounds like a fun game, too bad its Epic exclusive. Off the table for me im afraid.
Fire Frie petty dumbass
Damn, those firing effects look awesome! First time I've heard of and seen this.
Edit: Oh, Epic store... NVM.
Just for one year though ;) We'll get it cheaper and better on Steam.
why does it matter what store its on, is everyone really that loyal to steam. @@gogista
@@Nathan-bf7mt There are many videos on the topic why EGS is bad, but it basically comes down to:
- Security issues (Epic currently faces a class action lawsuit for sharing credit card info as a result of security flaw, which they didn't fix for two freaking months)
- Exclusivity bullshit (On PC, the option which store to use was always up to the user, now Epic is forcing you to use their store by making exclusivity deals. If we don't submit to this tactic and won't buy exclusive games there, it will go away and give the choice back to the customer)
- Lack of features (No shopping cart, no wishlist, no user reviews, bad customer service)
- No Linux support (I know this seems less important to you Windows guys, but just remember the time when Windows 8 wanted to lock down all software purchases to their store. Also, Linux-based operating systems are their core better than Windows, with more customization and better security. Not to mention, Linux gaming is on the rise, with quite a few AAA games outperforming Windows.)
Nathan i bought it on epic, the big issue i have is that I can’t stream it to my livingroom with steam and still have good controller support.
Looks great. Can’t wait to buy it… in late 2020.
Did u get it?
I miss my Diamondback Explorer in Elite. This game kind of reminded me of that space adventure feeling but it also reminded me of how shyte the epic store is.
"I couldn't get my joystick working the way I wanted." - Mack, 2019
i would download this right now if it was on steam... oh well.
Do you not release PC gaming needs competition in Marketplaces? I welcome EPIC. Microsoft, Origin, Battlenet etc coming to the table as it stops Valve from effectively price fixing.
Well you get it cheaper and better (bugs fixed, all game updates within a year), so don't worry.
@Andy Clifft They don't though. If that was true, there would be many non-exclusive games on the Epic store as well. I can't name one. All games that are there are there thanks to making a lucrative contract with EPIC. Don't get me wrong, I totally get it, hell if I was an indie dev, (from purely business perspective) I would end up taking the Epic deal as well. But as an end user, I'm afraid I have the right to decide to not buy the game on Epic Shame Store if I don't like their business practices.
@@paulhenricksen5728 why have exclusivity on pc at all?
@Andy Clifft well i remember them saying they would pass on savings and they haven't at all. Microsoft allows for games to be owned on xbox and pc so it serves a purpose. Origin has excellent customer service. Battle.net used to just be wow if i recall correctly.
I've been following this game a long time waiting for it to come to switch. I'm so happy to hear you like it Mac, we both have similar taste in game so your input means a lot.
I liked the firt one. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that they script things like ambushes etc. always right in front of you when you were flying in travel speed. So I always had swing from left to right, right to left so they would spawn in front and I could fly past the encounters.
Hope that isn't in this game too.
"it's on the Epic game store"
ohhhh, some are already warming up the One click Hosters and Torrent Engines.
She's a fine ship Captain, YARRR!
Stop stealing scumbag, support working developers.
@@MiguelBaptista1981 Fuck off bootlicker.
Watching your videos using the auto generated subtitle feature is an absolute joy.......
I have the original Rebel Galaxy, and I love it. Great music, good graphics, and good game mechanics. I'll be waiting for a year to pick this one up though.
Thanks for your review Mack. o7
PS: I'm interested in acquiring that VoiceAttack profile/voice recording that your friend made for you for Elite. I am willing to pay for it. Thanks in advance, either way.
1:07
You know Mack, I wont lie. I was taking a drink of coke from my mouse hand when you said that and my eyes immediately went for the x to close the tab, but between the time I put down the bottle and screwed the cap on, I realized "That's not fair, Mack has never done me wrong, so I'll watch it for him." Keep up the good work Mack!
The Pool Game looks amazing for what it is - kinda similar to Pool Nation FX. I wonder if they had externalised that part of the development. Fascinating.
We're not going to "have to get over it" being on the Epic Store, many people just won't buy it due to that, myself included. Screw exclusives and Epic's shady practices.
+1 EGS = no sale
Yeah lost me on the "get over it". There will be no kneeling and licking of boots. Fuck ..... Epic....
And fuck the wokeness in this gsme
Yes, I will forget it then... Just an Epic downer.
Damn shame it's an Epic Exclusive. Looks like it might be fun!
If this game doesn't have proper support for hot ass, then I really just can't be bothered with it.
This game needs VR mode.
I just discovered your channel and I love it. Your introductory read is just brilliant. LOL every time!
I was so exited to buy this game until you said its on epic. And all interest is gone like that puffff.....
Me too. EGS=no sale and Mack should be the same.
@@frankwren8215 Why should he be the same?
Petty dumbass
@@paulturner6834 get a life troll!
Same
Thanks for the review! Will enjoy playing it in a years time :)
i just switched off.. ill see you on the next review.
Shame it's an epic been looking forward to this since before Epic started pissing everyone off. But it's still good to hear that's it will be worth the wait
FYI, we call it pool in the US too. 8 ball gets used colloquially by people since it's the most common game people play, but, me and my friends always call it pool and only refer to 8 ball if that's what we're racking up.
This game is right up my street that Id love. But Epic and Tencent is not going to play, eye spy with my little eye on my Pc. Roll on NMSky,s biggest,baddest update.(Sand Worms) ??
Ever heard of google or Windows aka Microsoft? (Unless you use mac or linux.) [sarcasm]
Are you simple, Miles? Epic doesn't spy on you any more than Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and many others do...
Fuckin' sheep.
@@RDR911 says the person who supports a company who made most of they're money from emote herding sheep
If it's not on GoG I'm not buying!
Thinking I don’t know what 8 ball is? Then epic store exclusive. Implying I shut it off then. Bells In my ears. You’re absolutely right. I’ll see this review next year when it’s actually available.
"Doesn't work with my hot-az" - Mack 2019
Great game, shame it releases next year on discount... Or shame so many people will try before buying it with the online "permanent rental" option because they refuse to support epic games in any way shape or form. The game could of been great, but this epic deal is going to epically ruin the popularity. Devs seem pretty awesome and released a pretty legit game though, which is rare these days.
It doesn't matter to the dev if people permanently rent the game and maybe buy it on sale on steam because the epic deals usually cover all expected sales so if the game underperforms due to the epic store the dev still gets paid and they know they'll get a massive influx once they can go to steam
So this game went on sale on steam and of course, I look for reviews before I buy and bamm, saw your video. Of course I clicked on it because I love your views on games usually and the first thing I see is my comment from over a year ago. No, I didn't buy it on Epic. In fact, I haven't purchased ONE game on Epic as I can't stand the way they do business or treat gamers. And a year later, their storefront still sucks and you still can't leave game reviews, which is my main go-to on deciding whether to purchase a game. I actually hated reading my comments from a year ago as they seem so harsh, even though they are true. Then I read them again. And again. All still true. Then I think about your review of the game and yep, purchasing it on steam based on how much fun you had. The main thing I took away is that the developers could have had a bigger hit if they let people buy it where they want based on reviews like yours here. Thought you might like to have an update a year later and know that I still bought a game based on your review...I just had to wait a year, lol. AND I saved a ton of money too, getting it on sale for $10.19 instead of full price, which I would have happily payed on launch day on steam. Cheers.
Games like this is why I feel like GOG 2.0 needs to come out sooner. To be able to play Epic exclusives with a launcher so robust that it rivals Steam? Sounds like a godsend right now.
I stuck around for the full review and I'm really interested in this game. Can't wait to play it.... next year.
Yeah, I really did. I was out when you said it was on Epic Store for a year.
Remiel Pollard petty dumbass
The alien you're playing pool with is like Abe and JarJar had a baby.
Sounds really good. I'm going to wait for the steam release but yeah, seems really cool!
Sounds like Freelancer. Gonna grab this when it comes out. Thanks for the review!!
Yep Tuesday can't come fast enough. So few good space games coming out these days. I want to support the Dev for helping to give us the spiritual successor to Freelancer.
Another great review Mack, can't wait to play this, actually liked the first RG but I heard this is the game they said they WANTED to make the first time which further intrigues me.
Got it recently and it has that 'Firefly' vibe to its story arc. Cool combat but I need money!
I'm leaning towards the Switch version.
[12:20] Just have to get over it? Umm, how about NO?
I will wait for a year just to send them a message, because what they doing is wrong. Publishers should realise it is not worth to partner with EpicStore on those exclusivity terms.
And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who resist dark marketing practices and atrocious BS that is Epic Store.
Another great review Mack. Let me send you another HOTAS as a back up in case you run into the same issue in the future.
Love the visual style, the art director should be proud. I want to see what kind of mod support this game will have which would totally sell me.
off topic about elite down time: i love that concept a lot HOWEVER the whole point of downtime is for you to hang in your ship doing whatever, looking through a side window anything which ofc you can't do & you won't be able to in the upcoming expansion either
Love that Wing Commander visual style. Wish I had time for Elite, but I’m excited for this.
8:42 "I pimped it!" *ding*
Made me laugh haha thanks Mack, great vid as always
This makes me happy, seeing developer of rebel galaxy putting another great game.
I might have wanted more of the same, but I gotta feeling I'd like this one even more.
Not surprised that the Elite: Dangerous comparison came out, good to get that out of the way ahead of time. But I am surprised given it's arcade-y feel that other, older games weren't brought up like Wing Commander, the X series, or the older Elites.
For years i war searching for a game similar to Freelancer and i discovered a game that's better callers Starpoint Gemini Warlods, not only does it have most of the features of Freelancer but adds quite a lot more like base building, squad management, directional shields, 4 special weapons, squadron, teleport on enemy ships and so on.
Damn that looks mighty fine as a new spin on Freelancer :-O
I LOVE Elite Dangerous but sometimes just having a bit more of an arcade-playstyle like Freelancer, it looks awesome. Will really look forward to it.
That cockpit...... and all those cutscenes & station screens... This reeks of Privateer. This is a very good thing indeed :)
Looks good, reminds me of Freelancer that I really liked. Kinda sux that it comes out in over a year.
I have wanted a game like this for a long time. Something where I can essentially play Lando, except maybe I only look like him in my mind.
Oh BTW Mack, we call it "pool" mostly here in the US. 8 Ball is a specific game within Billiards. We have all those names too. Pool is just slang for Billiards and 8 Ball is a particular game within lots of other pool games using the same table, balls, and sticks but different rules. Always cool to get the UK take on things though.
It's clear Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is based off of Privateer, primarily. The question is, how does its gameplay improve on a 25-year-old template beyond adding mini-games and a few ships? How has RGO evolved past the Privateer gameplay loop of doing missions, upgrading components and ship, rinse and repeat? At some point there was a mention of buying an asteroid or something, but it wasn't really expanded upon to determine whether there's more gameplay beyond the usual, or if it's just part of the scripted story.
Saw the opening of this and instantly had flashbacks of _Wing Commander: Privateer_
It's almost 100% literally Privateer, especially if you play with old-school mode controls.
Now free on Epic this weekend!
I loved the first one and since so much had changed in this sequel, and you hated the first and loved this one , i now fear i might not like it as much. will have to find a review of someone who loved the first one as i did , to see how this game is in comparison. ty for the fun review as always !
I was thinking the same thing!
So glad it is good. Rebel Galaxy 1 was awesome! Too bad it is on Epic Store for one year. Looks like i have to wait.... or i ask some pirates?
Didn't the devs say that once you have bought the game on epic you can play without the epic launcher running? IE launch from folder or different shortcut.
Nice to see Mac having a good time again.
Good thing I browse at least the first couple of comments. I'll check to see whether it's WAB whenever I find out it's on any platform other than the EGS.
Not on steam = Worth A Torrent
So you won't support devs that don't want 30% of their profits taken by a platform that did nothing to develop the game?
@@sinephaseWelcome to life... I used to stream on a platform that took 66% of revenue. It sucks, but they provided a solid platform that allowed me to earn money. Steam is a solid platform and if the devs want to go to lesser platforms that take less of a cut, so be it, but they're going to lose out on a lot of sales due to it. That's a risk they know going in, and they'd much rather have a secure cash payment from Epic for having a monopoly on the pc version of the game. Epic wants to monopolize games in order to grow their platform. This practice is a good idea, but it's anti-consumer and fuck anything that is anti-consumer.
@@LucioMaximo companies make products to sell to make profits, welcome to life.
@@sinephase Thanks for that revelation, they are possibly going to make less "profits" (profit) due to lower sales, but for the sales they do make, they will have a higher profit margin, due to the lower selling fees on the Epic store.
I have strong reminders of Jump to lightspeed, the expansion pack for Star Wars Galaxies.
"doesn't support" in the sense that it doesn't work at all or just that it needs extensive rebinding of weirdly placed button and axis mapping?
I played it for a few hours when it came out.
In a nutshell: It's exactly like Rebel Galaxy, except with fighter-ships instead of capital ships, and a ton of quality of life improvements.
Have you had a chance to look at outward i was looking forwards to your review on it.
Isn't this also available on the MS store from launch? I swear I saw it on there. Off to go look.
@@Wolfeisberg Yeah I couldn't find it either. I watched the developer playing it on here for about an hour the other day. I thought I saw it after that but it seems I'm hallucinating.
It's called pool in the US as well. 8-ball a type of game in pool, as is 9-ball.