The Open World Sci Fi RPG I've Been Waiting Years For - EVERSPACE 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- Everspace 2 gameplay with Splat! Let's Play Everspace 2 and check out a game where you'll face off against a space empire while upgrading ships, equipping loadouts and honing powerful skills.
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If you want less arcadey controls, configure the input option "Toggle inertia dampeners" to a key and turn off the inertia dampeners. It also enables some tactics you can't otherwise use.
Enables some tactics that are absolutely crucial for staying alive in harder difficulties.
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This! They put a lot of work into the controls. And it supports a lot of setups too.
Sounds cool
I'm getting flashbacks of turning off the stabilizers in Elite Dangerous to pull some wicked 180 spin and wipe 3 other kraits from existence. Fun times, while they were. Shame how much neglect its gone through.
You had me at "If you are a fan of Freelancer"....yes, I spent a lot of time playing that game.
good god i loved that game. best space game to date if you ask me. "have not played this one yet, is a tat prizy atm for me now". life is kicking my butt atm.
@@noxsamus397 First time I saw Star Citizen only thing I wanted it to be is a more modern take on Freelancer... and they made it this bloated mess that will never be ready. What a waste.
I spent YEARS playing that game. One of my favorite games to this very day.
I still have my Freelancer disc. I also made a version of ISO to install that runs without crashing on Win Vista or higher and it runs in wide-screen immediately after install. 😄
I played since release and ran my own server for ages. So much fun!!!
@@noxsamus397 definitely not the best unless you have nostalgia goggles on but certainly an iconic game.
Splat you'd make a fortune if you had some sort of affiliate link through Steam. Not that they do that, but I swear half my purchases come from watching you play stuff for 30 minutes at a time. You're the best in the biz for real for real.
Everspace 2 was going to be an easy buy either way, loved the first game.
Fact. I have purchased so many random good Indy games because of his one off plays
Absolutely, I get a ton of good game recommendations from. Splat and Lazy Peon
How do you know that the link in the bio isn't affiliate ?
@@MFDOOOOM Because it is Steam.
17:50 having large capital ships actually be large, and giving you that feeling of being in a fighter is really tiny to said capital ships, is precisely why I loved freespace and especially freespace 2.
I bought the first Everspace because I saw it on this channel. Now this is one of my most anticipated games EVER. I'm gonna play the hell out of it this weekend. Thanks Splatt!
how was it :) thinking about buying it but first need to decide PS5 or Steam (because Steamdeck arrives soon)
@@Fekron It’s so fun! If you’re hesitant, then just download the demo. The demo actually has a decent chunk of content in it and gives you a great feel of how the game is
@@Fekron While I’m not sure if you get to this point in the campaign in the demo, buying another ship was so fun. They have so many different types 👍
20 years in and I'm still chasing something to fill the Freelancer void. Much hope for this one!
What game do you think is closest to Freelancer? I'm also looking to scratch that itch
This game does a fair job of hitting that freelancer spot. At least in my opinion. Hope others think so as well.
@@Kizerlk07 maybe Darkstar One, though thats very much within the same era. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw was a very arcadey take on it but enjoyable enough.
Star Valor is like a 2D version of Freelancer, replete with aRPG goodies 😍 I *highly* recommend it!
i had a whole soundtrack for playing freelancer, mostly cowboy bebop and trigun lol
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter did a good job of comparing fighters to capital ships. I remember one particular challenge where you'd have to go against a Super Star Destroyer, and it would take quite a while to fly from the point of the SSD to the bridge to try to target their shield generator domes.
I think the challenge gave you 30 minutes to take it down, and even with several squadrons of B-Wings all dumping their missile banks into the shield domes and bridge you still might not be able to drop the shields, let alone take down the whole ship.
Star valor has shuttles, fighters, corvettes, frigates, cruisers, and dreadnoughts
Yeah i remember being impressed with the Super Star Destroyer. Also, Freespace 2 had some really big ships like the Satanas as as the human colossus.
18:00 X4 and EVE do an outstanding job illustrating the difference in size between different classes of ships.
whole X universe in general i reckon not just x4, def my fav singleplayer space sandbox
@@lifelesshusky and the star wars mod for x foundations has to be one of the best star wars games ever, millenium falcon and razorcrest with full detailed interior, some spacestations even have a tram you can actually ride, it's simply amazing
I saw you play the first game, I bought it I loved it. Like you I have waited for 1.0 to play everspace 2 I’m so glad it’s here and you are shining your golden light upon this glorious game so it may see the recognition it deserves
It's awesome that you're covering this gem of a game. It showed up as a recommend game in my list on Steam and I ended buying it during the Xmas Steam Sale. 96 hours later, I've unlocked a lot of ships and weapons yet, even in Early Release, there are still 2 star systems to unlock and explore. The devs did an amazing job with ship models, weapon types, sound design, and environments. Mission variety is also impressive. One highlight happens when, in order to steal a drone from pirates, you have to break into their computer network. Since the only unprotected port is in a mining facility inside an active volcano you have to remotely operate a shield drone to escort an infiltrate through the volcano's cauldron so it won't burst into flame, while your on-board AI is giving you grief. If you've yearning for a fun space game with a simplified, though still fully 3d, flight model; plenty of puzzles to solve; quirky companions that open up more perks and skills; or basically a game that harkens back to all the good aspects of Freelancer and Privateer, get this game. The OP weapon combos you unlock as the game progresses are the extra cherry on top.
It is STILL in EA, both on steam and GOG. It does not release until april 6. I don´t know if splat got an earlier release or what. But for us mortal non-streamers its not out yet!
Its incredible game! I've been playing it for over a year now. Thanks for giving it the credit it deserves.
This game is amazing. Bought it awhile back but haven't played it much yet. First one was great too. Maybe now's the time!
Don't be ashamed of playing honorably Splat.
I played it 50 houres in early access. It's gonna be awesome to start from beginning again. The game in it's core is is one big spiral in finding new Locations to shoot down enemys to find better Loot to shoot better enemys. The fight's are so satisfying like in no other spacegame. It's a good mix in combat action & relaxing puzzles.
I used to be such a massive fan of the mobile game series Galaxy on Fire (1 and 2). Such a great game series, was sad when 3 was shit and the developers just disappeared. It was the best, freeform space rpg ive ever played. I've purchased the galaxy on fire 2 dlc packs on three seperate devices, its just so damn good and i mourned its death hard.
Then i figured out the god damn devs behind GoF were the guys making Everspace!!! I cant believe my luck.
I keep seeing Galaxy on Fire 2 mentioned and so I"ve wish listed it for later purchase. (along with the other 800)
@@warriorfire8103 The game is a bit old nowadays. Has scaling issues on android, but it otherwise runs alright. Give it a try if you want, but im not kidding when i say everspace 2 is galaxy on fire but on crack. Its everything i ever wanted from gof
i played the demo of this a couple years ago and really loved it. at this point i'm just waiting for it to finally go 1.0 so i can play as finished a product as possible and not feel like i missed any major features by playing until i'm tired of it too early.
For those who don't know, I believe these guys made the Galaxy on Fire mobile games too. In my opinion still to date the best space ship games on mobile ever. I actually saw this connection in an article and that is what got me to have a look at Everspace 2. The influences are very apparent
He even mentioned in the beginning of the video that the Everspace protagonist was a “clone of a legendary pilot”. So, Kieth T. Maxwell lives on!!
GOF2 has a special place on my heart :)
Hear hear!
Played the EA for hours, I can't wait for the 1.0 to be released ! This is gonna be a blast !
For sure they have improved their licence A LOT !
@Splattercatgaming It's funny you mention 39:24 having a comfort show while eating ice cream, when I'm sitting here with my own ice cream, watching you for my comfort show. Had some tough times in my life (like anyone else) watching your game reviews has always been a nice respite from reality. I hope you get to see this, just wanted to say thank you.
Splat, it's human to feel for stuff that's not "real". You're good my guy, I share what ya mean on always being nice, I always wanna be the guy that helps instead of screws over.
This is one of the only games that keeps me playing without making me realise how long time has passed
seriously??? i must be spoiled or got good adderall or something because i got like 20 games that i play and dont notice how much time has passed... you want some suggestions or naah?
@@raidermaxx2324 I'll take some Adderall
-pops head in door- Someone say Adderall?!
Rimworld also do dat
@@raidermaxx2324 what I had failed to express properly is that, I get easily tired of games really fast .
Don't know if I'm tired of everything, if I'm bored and sick just because I'm getting old or if years of playing a lot of stuff take it it's toll
I got that strong guilt in video games too, I think it came from playing Ultima games when I was a kid. Those games punished you for your bad ways and you always strove to better your avatar and build up each of the 8 Virtues.. Knighthood was kinda my religion for many formative years. Also the movie Excalibur which I watched over and over so many times I used to have every line memorized.
I think there are worse things than being virtuous in places where it doesn't matter.
You say some of the funniest stuff. I enjoyed watching your ES1 videos too. Here, ya done good. Also, I admire the way your parents brought you up. I will definitely subscribe and like. Keep em coming, please.
This video you have done splatt has been the best thing to have happened to me.
Thank you
Freelancer is one of my all time favorites to this day. I've backed Star Citizen with the hope of someday getting something amazing and it keeps on going but it's slow. I will gladly play Everspace 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the meantime :D
I look at Star Citizen as like a 30 year investment. It is an evolving project that currently is already outpacing the technology available. It’s way more complicated then any other game ever made and will realistically take another 20 years to get to a fully playable state
@@maaingan there is no way it is ever releasing.
Nothing has come close to Freelancer ever since..
@@comancostin4623 Agreed, the atmosphere is unmatched. Still going back to play it from time to time
Why would they release a game when they already made half a billion bucks selling a dream.
Don't feel bad Splatter, I always feel bad if I'm mean to NPC's also. Unless it's required for some reason or another I never do it either.
This is one of the few games I haven’t regretted buying into early access one bit!
I didn't know about this series until this video, thanks Splattercat. I've been looking for a good space game to play.
I like the idea of them going a different direction with the second game. I remember playing the first Everspace 1 and loved the feel of it. But the whole time I thought "I wish this wasn't a roguelite."
Looks amazing. Need something to scratch that old Freelancer itch.
I bought this game over a Year ago and almost forgot about it thanks for reminding me to play the full game. I'm pleasantly suprised and hyped xD
I am also unable to harm NPCs. I feel bad when I am mean to them. I did not receive any religion indoctrination or sense of guild or anything from my parents. It's just how I am built, and I like it.
I imagine then that you also do not enjoy fictional stories (books, movies) where the protagonist is not a good guy?
Little did you know that you must kill those NPCs since they are white nazi terrorists. How? I said so since they are colonizers and you're a nazi terrorist if you disagree.
boom, I changed your morality in one swoop
*tips fedora*
G'day outspoken atheist.
You're not ''built'' as anything. A child does not have sense of morality. This grows over time due to your environment, whether it's religion or otherwise. It's baffeling to see you think that's only something religion, cults, guilds etc do. You still get taught about morality, what's right and wrong based on the environment you grow up in.
A lot of misleading informations.
Everspace 2 is LOOT based game. It's not some slogfest space sim. It was, from the get-go, designed as action RPG with builds, random loot etc. Pretty much Diablo in space.
I, and many other LOVED that idea that's why we backed the game on KS.
If you're here complaining that "there's too much loot" or "I wish you could pilot big ships" - This game is not for you. Play smth else.
There's a game theory on always having something for the player to do within eyesight of the last one. It's highly effective on myself as well.
You should take a look at X4 Foundations.
It has everything from fighters, to carriers, miners & destroyers!
And you can fly EVERYTHING!
Also you can have your own faction, play it as a RTS, manage/exploit the real-time, fully simulated economy, build your own stations (modular). The list goes on..
dunno for me X3 Reunion was the best
@@sirc1446 It's almost hard to compare the two. They have so different foci.
@@xota-prebs4593 new boron ships are seriously incredibly looking, just fantastic
@@jh5kl Yes! Yes they are!
I am really looking forward to see the "end" :)
Both X-Wing and Tie Fighter did a fantastic job of illustrating the size difference between parasite boats, ships, and capital ships. I miss those games.
> "Just pass it on. Maybe we can make the DMZ a better place."
I predict that Freighter Captain is going to have a run in with pirates in the near future.
21:40 XD wow.... you yeeted the containter out of the secret room into the void and i guess, if you wouldnt have chased it, it could have drifted out of bounds^^
My man Splat! Immediately goes to the Distress Call. Outstanding spacer! Outstanding.
I'm exactly the same as you - I've racked up 1000's of hours in Skyrim - not ONCE have I ever come close to getting even half way through the main quest - I'm always off doing other stuff! The amount of times I'm been given a Go Fetch mission and I already have the item in my inventory!!! Anyway, this looks great.... I'll be playing it for sure....
15:25 Splatter is so crazy he is throwing around "sockets".
I've been playing the early access with dual sticks and it's been great. Much better experience than the first.
I ended up using an Xbox Controller and turning the move sensitivity down a notch or two. Works really well for me compared to Kb&M. As for the power cores, you want to find the dispenser and then where you deposit it before you do anything with it. You only have so much time to get one and place it where it needs to go to open a treasure door.
The 7th is going to be a _really_ Good Friday. Thanks Splat!
Wow, I'm surprised to find another person, that didn't beat Skyrim. I played it for like hundreds of hours, but never finished the main quest, because of the other stuff.
I never finished Skyrim.
As a Gothic fan, I found Skyrim lacking ;-)
I also try to be nice to NPC, it is just a thing that humans do. And I even found a relevant quote from some movie:
"You know what makes people different from animals? We're the only species on Earth that observes Shark Week. Sharks don't even observe Shark Week; but we do. For the same reason, I can pick up this pencil, tell you its name is Steve, and then go like this; [snaps it in half; gasps of horror] and part of you dies, just a little bit on the inside. Because people can connect with anything. We can sympathise with a pencil, we can forgive a shark, and we can give Ben Affleck an Academy Award for screenwriting. People can find the good in just about anything except themselves."
- Jeff Winger, Community
Everspace and Everspace 2 are fantastic. Thank you for pointing out that they are going to official release on 2. I will be playing it soon too.
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This Everspace is the everspacest Everspace ever.
I would be happy to see more videos of this game😀
Have you ever considered uploading your Twitch streams to a secondary VOD channel after the fact? I'd play those on a constant background loop!
@24:33 that 10 seconds put a smile on my face, and I thank you for that contribution sir.
I am legitimately shocked that you went the full 40 minutes without changing your ship colours and materials! Would love a second video about this game when you can show us a lot more of that :)
I maintain Everspace is one of the best game for feeling like you're flying an X-Wing ever made - almost as much as the old X-Wing games - and my pipe dream is to one day see Lucasfilm Games collab with Rockfish.
"I am flying with SO MUCH LIQUOR in the car...." LMAO! Damn, I love the side jokes lol
Side Note: This is Free on PC GamePass for those XBox people out there.
Today is the day I hit the like button for the game and not just for you.
this has big Descent vibes too, snooping around in those wrecks. im going to have to check this out
Everspace and Rebel Galaxy are the only space games where I lose all sense of time and end up playing for hours before realizing it.
Rebel Galaxy has that great "Cowboy in space" vibe! ;-)
awesome game
@@One_Inch_Punch_Pow Interesting game but rough ;-)
Wait for Final release or just 3-6 months.
For those who dont know, this game is developed by rockfish games, which was once part of fishlabs before they spit. Thus they developed the legendary galaxy on fire series on mobile.
I bought this game when you first covered it, have played it on and off since then, and am still playing it. I love it. Never played the first one, though.
My touchstone for games like this will forever be Escape Velocity, but we only had Macs when I was a kid.
Such great news that the game is finally making 1.0. This will be a fun weekend! Thanks for the awesome video!
This is on my list to pick up later this year, it looks great. Got some other games I’m playing right now, but I like the look of this a lot.
Fan of Descent!! Reason I crowd-funded the first one. Can't wait to check this one out. Thanks for the review.
If you want that size differential between your ship and the Corvette's check out Freespace 2. You're constantly a small fighter against fleets.
"You're constantly a small fighter against fleets." - or check out Rebel Galaxy: Outlaw for the same reason ;-)
@@igorthelight yes and no. Outlaw doesn't really pit you against Corvette's like free space. But it's fun for dog fighting other small fighters.
honestly everspace was the first and only roguelike that i've ever played and I FUCKING LOVED the story
once you actually beat it and i mean truly beat it not just got to the end the first time and be done with it i mean go trough multiple clones to see it to the very end it was amazingly unique and refreshing
I was an hour late on kickstarter back then, so I was only backer number 100. Played it and had to stop because I wanted to get the full experience and binge it!
Looks really good, I'm on a kick of space games atm so this definitely has to go on my list now.
What else have you played? I'm always looking for new space games. Check out Rebel Galaxy.
Nienix: Cosmic Warfare
check x4 foundations, insane sandbox
Finally. Everspace 2. Crank it through a headset and off we go!!! 😁😄😁
Everspace 2 is the most pure fun Ive had playing a game in a long damn time. Im so thankful Rockfish Games remembered what so many developers have forgotten: more than anything games HAVE to be FUN.
I am pretty excited by the direction they took this, filling the void that Rebel Galaxy Outlaw left... Shame about the loss of VR support, though. Elite Dangerous needs some competition in that regard.
23:35 Well, Ellen Ripley and a bunch of others around her got a hug from exotic aliens for free...
You had me at Freelancer
Had this in my library forever but been waiting for early access to end before jumping in. Just 2 more days. Also got Wartales coming out of early access right behind it. My month is booked as far as games are concerned.
I LOVED the first Everspace and bought E2 in early access and it's seriously fuck'n dope!
love the bomber and vindicator class ships
Don't worry Splattercat, I am exactly the same as you when it comes to carrying over many of my morals and ethics into how I play games. I too never attack non-combatants and/or NPC's and I have yet to play the 'Evil' side in any game I have played. I also go out of my way to avoid killing wildlife in games unless they attack me first.
Game idea: Very similar to this game, but with a greater focus on the station which acts as the players base. You're a clone of a great pirate and wanted by the space popo. Every time you encounter the space cops, they start a scan on you to trace the wifi that connects you to the cloning pod (so it can backup your memories), once that scanning progress bar reaches 100% (assuming you couldn't escape them in time) they send a fleet to blow up your space station. A big part of the game would be keeping your base constantly on the move,, picking up allies and resources along to way to eventually grow your little station into a fortress capable of defending itself. Then you raid the civilized worlds and take over the galaxy, muahahaha.
It'd be neat if you could walk around the station, talk to npcs who've joined you, chill out and shoot pool with them. Keep the hub feeling alive when you return from exploring, similar to how Hades kept the hub feeling alive in that game. Definitely have to have space blackjack and space hookers, it IS a pirate station after all. Maybe have your little station eventually grow into a small space tortuga, a space city FOR space pirates BY space pirates, owned by the immortal space pirate captain Jack Swallows!
There he goes! Homeboy hugged a fanciful alien once!
I'm not a properly alien alien, but I feel like I want to give Splattercat purely innocent hugs. Being kind is not exactly universal virtue in our world, unfortunately.
"Only game to show the difference between a corvette and a fighter"
*laughs in Descent Freespace*
:)
You just taught me that "plosive" is a real word! And a very appropriate one to describe the weapon sound design.
I am morally bound in video games as well. Only game I was able to break that was Snow Piercer the game AKA Frost Punk
1 word that rings eternal to all tried and true gamers out there... FREELANCER
Babe wake up, Galaxy on fire 5 dropped
Splat please, the old Star wars games, Freespace games... there were ships you needed minutes to flyby :D
Havent watched much gaming content on youtube for years now splat, but this video was a must watch for sure.
I found the first one really great regarding flight model and the general moment-to-moment gameplay.
What I didn't like though was the time constraint you had in each level. This seems to be more chill in that direction and that puts it right back on my list.
Oh man i was waiting for the final release of this game so much. I did the same. Didn't play it much through gamepass just not to spoil my fun.
oh shit, i had this in my library since it went into early access but wanted to wait for the full release since its a story driven game, and i didnt want to play it in pieces whenever theres an update. thanks for the reminder.
Also Splat, I get you. I always have to play the good guy, and it’s silly, and you laugh it off, but it’s still part of you, redo a chapter, sell your soul to save states, accidentally find a way to start the game over so you can meta your decisions.
Maybe I get what you’re talking about, or maybe I honestly don’t, but it sure sounds like you just described my play style in video games.
You said religion made you have this mind set, and I get that entirely, but I was just a babysitter since I should have had one myself.
Part of being super good with dogs, and kids is the ability to exist without conflict, sounds kind of like some upper level Zen stuff, but if you get what I wrote, you get it.
Don’t hide that you’re angry, simply don’t BE angry. I can’t explain what that means, but you know it if you do.
Here’s to being everybody’s good guy!
This really reminds me of an old mobile game called Galaxy on Fire
Your comment about frigates reminded me of Freespace, which may actually be the first game to make you really feel that size difference. The general tone also reminds me of Rebel Galaxy, probably the second one more than the first. All good games.
I was just trying to remember the title of a game that you played a while back and I thought was really cool. It was this! Well, it was a bunch of games, but this was the one I was thinking of in particular.
How can you forget about Freespace/Freespace 2?! Those also had amazing scale differences between capitol ships
Nienix does a pretty good job of it as well. Especially when you jump into a frigate and all the enemy fighters are suddenly tiny little ants.
'I War' also had a good size differential between the sizes of the ship classes.
The power of ice-cream compels you! Man I can't wait for a 50% off sale, but I will.
I never feel bad about doing bad things in video games even though I am a law abiding real life kind hearted human being, you know why? Because its a V I D E O G A M E.
To the Everspace 2 team: Thankyou
Love this series. Can't wait to restart this now that it's out of alpha.
But i dont want to delete my old save :))
@@EnviROmaniac I would still recommend to do that tho ;-)
DEWIT!