@@charliebee5154i am blocking all news cause i have to wait till at least 2024 on xbox if not longer, most silly aspect. Am waiting cause they can not get coop splitscreen working in series s. I am a singleplayer series x user ….. 😢
Bro doesn’t touch grass nor has a life outside gaming, tbf he’s playing video games instead of doing hardcore drugs to cope with our depressing reality.
Finally, a good review that doesn't subtract value from a game based on the fact that other, bigger games are coming out around it. Mort coming in clutch with the high standards as usual. I think there is and should always be a place for games like this. Not everything has to be "new". Deck 13 has never really built its games on novelty for novelty's sake, and has a track record of making games that feel like refinements and interesting twists on things people have done before, combined in cool ways - did anyone expect anything different? But classic elements from multiple sources put together in a great and distinct way is, in itself, an experience worth having.
Oof. I can’t stand reviews that say “I don’t know why you’d play this when you could just play _____”. There are so many reasons why that’s not a good metric of why a game is worth playing or not…
Just subscribed, Found your channel through your Baldur's Gate 3 content. As someone who loves to complete games and chase those trophies, your approach connect with me. Looking forward for more content!
I am *very* keen on this game as I was one of the few people who had a great time with Forspoken. My main concerns were about game length and repetition here, so your 100% completion reviews are the best way for me to work out if it’s worth the money! Thanks as always, Mortismal!
What I like most about this game is of course the world. There’s just something mythical about desert landscapes that I find enthralling. Sand biomes encourage me to get lost
You should read Dune. And maybe visit Egypt, at some point. You'd have two experiences to last for a lifetime. 🎉 (Maybe give Mad Max, the game, a go while you are at it?). PS: I also have an odd attraction towards sand and sand lands, unlike Anakin. 😂
Hope you not getting burned by all the content you put out Mortismal! And hoping its worth it moneywise for you😊 You deserve a good paycheck for all the hours you must put in,, and then editing etc..
Wasn't expecting a review for this. Reminds me a lot of Darksiders which is one of my favorite series. Probably won't buy it yet since BG3 just came out, and then Blasphemous 2 later in the month as well as Armoured Core, then Starfield in September, so idk when I'll have time to play this but I am very interested, don't mind some AA jank
Mannn I was waiting for you to drop this 💯💯. I was looking forward to this game because the gameplay looked really interesting and fun. But I was unsure if it was worth buying. I was hoping that the game had a great variety of armor sets. Weapons, and combos. After watching this I think I’m going to cop it
@@Humble_Crow 😅. It’s just urban slag from where I’m from. “Cop” basically just means “to get” or “to acquire” So “I’m going to cop that” = “I’m going to get that”
I only recently found your reviews but I absolutely love them. You’re incredibly objective in your reviews and when add in the fact that you 100%, it just makes for a very solid review experience. Appreciate all the work you put into these videos.
This is definitely a put it in my keep an eye on its price list and when it drops to half off I'll buy it to play whenever the next fallow season for games comes about. But currently, I'm in BG3 heaven, looking forward to Spacerim but waiting on reviews, Jagged Alliance 3--which I started but BG3 has vastly supplanted and Armored Core 6, yeah, a new property I haven't heard of before but you enjoyed will get waitlisted.
The world and gameplay reminds me of Darksiders. The momentum abilities on the other hand reminds me of Transistor, which also had a highly customizable ability system! Edit: I might pick it up when it's on sale Edit 2: I'm surprised that the steam reviews are so bad. It's sitting at ~40%
@@ewjiml same as forspoken, same as MH or any other gameplay focused game: skip skip skip or turn down the volume. But i would really recommend to play this game the beginning in coop
This is a bit off topic, but is related. I am buying this on my PS5 even though I have a pretty decent gaming laptop that was best in class (ROG Zephyrus GX701 - was around 4000 USD) at the time & came out months before the PS5. I recently bought a PS5 (purely because I bought the new Samsung QLED 85in TV & home theatre system and thought fuck it) and I am finding these sort of games run so much better on the PS5. This most certainly looks like a console game rather a PC one (15 years ago games like this were not really being released on the PC) - and anything that does just seems to run so much better on PS5. I honestly do not see any reason to buy a new PC setup anytime soon; the games that are better on PC (RTS/turn based/CRPG etc) are not very demanding & I believe my machine will be fine for another 2-3 years for such games. If I bought at top of the range PC now that could run everything, the costs would be absolutely ridiculous - I am sick of seeing companies like NVIDIA take the absolute piss with their ridiculously greedy prices for graphics cards. I absolutely love gaming on my PC - but I won't be mugged off. My next games machine purchase will likely be the PS5 pro (Q4 2024) & I believe this will be a point when we see just how atrociously PC gamers have it with pricing; the price vs performance is going to be absolutely wild when comparing the two (It's already bad - but I think this will be a real turning point & a lot of PC gamers will just choose the PS5 pro over a PC upgrade - Ive already done it & think that what I have right now is the best move I could have made). Gaming has been the one constant in my life since I was 5 & I turn 43 next month. I have owned so many computers & consoles during that time & I have never seen anything remotely close to how bad things are now for PC gamers. Sorry to hijack the thread with this - but this is the first day one game I am buying on my PS5 over PC, so I guess it's as good a place as any.
I recall playing DMC 3 on pc 16 years ago and some others and before that there was Severance and Soul Reaver among others that never made it to console.
The game had been on my radar for a bit but I saw it on sale and then saw this review because I subscribed to you a few weeks ago. Must’ve been a sign from the universe because I am having a BLAST with this game. Thank you for the video and keep up the great work and don’t forget to take care of yourself!
It looks pretty neat. It really sucks for the dev that it's coming on the heels of BG3. This will probably be a fun pickup in a year and a half on a 90% off sale on steam.
Y’all are weird as hell with your games lmao . I literally buy everything no matter what game is out no matter what game I’m playing . I’m 80 hours in baldurs gate and going to pick this up and have fun with this too .
How you find the time too 100% games in the time you do, even if it's your job is honestly mind blowing! I only just reached Act 2 in BG3 lol, tbf i'm taking it as slow as possible and searching everything i see but i can imagine you also do this! You a FAST boi man. Respect
I do hope that most players can differentiate and temper expectation between AA and AAA games. :) Goes a long way to enjoying a the game itself, many easily overlook for not having a weird personal amalgamation of mixed quality standards. :p
Action games with also a fun traversal mechanic are pretty rare so this looks interesting. Basically Forspoken but good ? It even also has the special piece of metal on your wrist
Yeah I was just gonna say if I had a nickel for every action RPG that takes place in a corrupted fantasy world and features a magical gauntlet that came out in 2023, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's REALLY weird it happened twice.
Im diggong this game. Hidden gem after rough reviews. It's not amazing but solid fun. Its less endless and more fun with better story version of forespoken. Its a solid 7-8 so far
Wishful thinking (because Mort always have game reviews on plate) but I wish Mortismal would revisit this after the new Reigns of Sand update. It fixed a lot of the negatives (especially voice acting) he mentioned as well as a ton of content.
My man's over here 100 percenting games I _just downloaded_ *in his spare time* - it's not even a priority for him! Early review access or no, just... _Christ,_ watching Mort f***ing destroy games every week on this channel makes me feel like I play games SO slowly, lol 😆😆😆
Yours are about the only reviews I trust. Everyone else called this game mediocre yet gave other games 9/10s that didn't have nearly as much content as this game. It's like they have an agenda to only keep certain games in the public eye even tho they aren't that good (FF16)
rare to see a western dev do an action game with actually decent combat this one was sorely needed now that ubisoft cancelled the sequel to the one decent game they cooked in the past decade the major complaints ive heard is that there is little story and characters and that the gameplay is the best part which only means one thing, this game is a banger
I got confused and thought this was Lords of the Fallen, and was surprised it was so early, then got excited when you said it was coming out tomorrow. damn. Never even heard of this game.
I love this kind of games but after watching and reading multiple different reviews and user reviews, I´ll probably wait for slight sale with this one. Good review as always tho.
Really though to release a game like this right now right after BG3 and with Starfield around the corner. Between work and BG3 i wont have time to check it out, i´ll wishlist it and get on a sale down the line. Looks like a decent enough game, hope they will sell some copies still.
probably decent game releasing in a pretty terrible window.. personally will keep my eye on it and see if I pick it up on sale later this year depnding what oter stuff is around at the time. Only so much time to play so many games...
If I haven't played either of the new God of War games (and have access to a PS5) is there a reason to play this over either of them? Maybe it's not fair to the developers, but this specific genre is a little niche (to me) and not something I dip into often enough to eat up everything that gets released in it.
This game seems really interesting....nothing super new but fun as hell, definitely will buy it on some sale or something. Bad date to launch a game tbh, feel sorry for em.
You said it doesn't run on the Steam Deck yet I've seen videos of someone running it on the Deck on medium setting with framerate between 35-45 fps. Is there a section of the game the Deck having trouble running? Could there have been an update since you've tested it on the Deck? P.S There was a launch day patch which explains why the game runs a lot better on the Deck now.
It's interesting to see, that reviewers who are bad at playing this game giving it a far more negative score then these who understand the mechanics. You are clearly one of the second group, your combat section shows well executed gameplay.
I'd give this a shot, but BG3 is insane, and then there's gonna be Starfield (hoping it's also super good) so honestly gonna have to give this a pass until next year probably
I worry about how well this game will do. Clearly, it was made with a lot of love and attention, but it is dropping in a literal minefield of bigger releases. BG3 moving it's release window up to avoid Starfield sandwitched this game between it and Armored Core 6. I hope it still manages to get some decent attention.
Looks like an Elden Ring meets greatly improved Forspoken type thing to me. One of the things that bothered me about Elden Ring is how From Software completely abandoned their interesting traversal additions from Sekiro. So it almost felt like a "one step forward, two steps back" situation. Deck13 had some very interesting ideas with Surge (even if those too were nothing groundbreaking), and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on yet another game from them. Also relieved to see that german game dev is still capable of producing good games.
I'd like it if you could start adding your personal favorite moments of the games you review. While I do appreciate the 100%, I think more importantly is how a game touched you, if at all. You speed through games so fast it makes me wonder if you even pause and admire the settings of a game you're playing.
@MortismalGaming Ok. I remember you saying you liked the story, but not much else. Maybe it's just me but I wish and think it would be cool if you went in more detail about a story's themes and how it connects to and is complimented by gameplay systems. You have a lot of insight on games but I think you lack exploring the philosophical nature of game design. Don't get mad. Keep cooking, bro.
I really enjoyed this game immensely but then again I loved Immortals of Aveum. These good games just cant make enough money for sequels and additional world building.
Mayby I have low standard. The game has many fail but mostly it's just minor thing to me. This is not the best game but man I'm having so much fun. What I like the most about this game is parry. You can use it ANY time. No animation lock for parry. This make the game combat so much fun. I know every death was on me and not because animation lock.
Oh God I can watch a video without fear of getting BG3 spoiled.
Hurray!🎉
Congrats on the frequency Mort, hope you’re getting enough time for yourself.
Bg3 is so fun. Can’t play all the time because of party schedules. 😅
@@TheNoxmage You can cancel the parties. I cannot cancel work time, we are not the same
@@charliebee5154i am blocking all news cause i have to wait till at least 2024 on xbox if not longer, most silly aspect. Am waiting cause they can not get coop splitscreen working in series s. I am a singleplayer series x user ….. 😢
You do realize he might actually work with setting up parties?@@aleigor450
*Prints "Baldur's Gate 3" on a car spoiler*
There, I have now "spoiled" you on BG3. Wakka wakka!
How on earth do you have the time to do all these 100% reviews/playthroughs - you are a gaming beast.
And make a video about it which is double the time
I call bs.
You can’t review something, you have never seen before 😢
Playing is his job now.
Bro doesn’t touch grass nor has a life outside gaming, tbf he’s playing video games instead of doing hardcore drugs to cope with our depressing reality.
Finally, a good review that doesn't subtract value from a game based on the fact that other, bigger games are coming out around it. Mort coming in clutch with the high standards as usual.
I think there is and should always be a place for games like this. Not everything has to be "new". Deck 13 has never really built its games on novelty for novelty's sake, and has a track record of making games that feel like refinements and interesting twists on things people have done before, combined in cool ways - did anyone expect anything different? But classic elements from multiple sources put together in a great and distinct way is, in itself, an experience worth having.
Oof. I can’t stand reviews that say “I don’t know why you’d play this when you could just play _____”. There are so many reasons why that’s not a good metric of why a game is worth playing or not…
@@Evanz111 Exactly. It suggests a lack of interest in evaluating something on its own merits. To which I say - But how's the damn game?
Well said, said it better than what I thought of the game and Deck 13, seeing how The Surge became an underrated game with it's sequel
Nice review, I'll probably pick it up as a result 👍
Thanks!
I've had my eye on this game for a while. Sounds and looks like it's actually worth the time. Thank you.
Mort is a machine! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the video. Kind of impressive that AA made an interesting that was fun to explore. Onward to 300k. All glory to the algorithm.
Just subscribed, Found your channel through your Baldur's Gate 3 content.
As someone who loves to complete games and chase those trophies, your approach connect with me.
Looking forward for more content!
Good to see you enjoyed this. I'll probably play through Atlas Fallen and hope BG3 gets another patch or two in the meantime.
Nice review! This wasn’t on my radar before but it is now. Looks like a lot of fun
I am *very* keen on this game as I was one of the few people who had a great time with Forspoken. My main concerns were about game length and repetition here, so your 100% completion reviews are the best way for me to work out if it’s worth the money! Thanks as always, Mortismal!
I join you in loving Forspoken, this game and I also like immortals of aveum.
Dude wow you’re the first page I’ve seen post a review of this, and how fast?? Looking forward to getting your take
What I like most about this game is of course the world. There’s just something mythical about desert landscapes that I find enthralling. Sand biomes encourage me to get lost
You should read Dune. And maybe visit Egypt, at some point. You'd have two experiences to last for a lifetime. 🎉 (Maybe give Mad Max, the game, a go while you are at it?). PS: I also have an odd attraction towards sand and sand lands, unlike Anakin. 😂
@@Juck_The_Fews I love old school RPGs. Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll check it out
@@Alexthelion93 tried Mad Max the game didn’t like it. Egypt is on my bucket list and Dune is one of my favorite books!
I'd recommend looking up Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy. Game's got a pretty colorful sandy landscape.
@@Juck_The_Fews nabbed them for $10 on Steam. Thanks!
Hope you not getting burned by all the content you put out Mortismal! And hoping its worth it moneywise for you😊 You deserve a good paycheck for all the hours you must put in,, and then editing etc..
I used to have a salaried job and this pays far more than that did.
Wasn't expecting a review for this. Reminds me a lot of Darksiders which is one of my favorite series. Probably won't buy it yet since BG3 just came out, and then Blasphemous 2 later in the month as well as Armoured Core, then Starfield in September, so idk when I'll have time to play this but I am very interested, don't mind some AA jank
Mannn I was waiting for you to drop this 💯💯. I was looking forward to this game because the gameplay looked really interesting and fun. But I was unsure if it was worth buying. I was hoping that the game had a great variety of armor sets. Weapons, and combos. After watching this I think I’m going to cop it
What does cop mean?
@@Humble_Crow 😅. It’s just urban slag from where I’m from. “Cop” basically just means “to get” or “to acquire”
So “I’m going to cop that” = “I’m going to get that”
@@pHixiq so is the game good?
@@Humble_Crow I haven’t gotten it yet. Just got paid today so I’ll be on there today after work !
I only recently found your reviews but I absolutely love them. You’re incredibly objective in your reviews and when add in the fact that you 100%, it just makes for a very solid review experience. Appreciate all the work you put into these videos.
He finished this before he started bg3, in case you were wondering
This is definitely a put it in my keep an eye on its price list and when it drops to half off I'll buy it to play whenever the next fallow season for games comes about. But currently, I'm in BG3 heaven, looking forward to Spacerim but waiting on reviews, Jagged Alliance 3--which I started but BG3 has vastly supplanted and Armored Core 6, yeah, a new property I haven't heard of before but you enjoyed will get waitlisted.
The world and gameplay reminds me of Darksiders. The momentum abilities on the other hand reminds me of Transistor, which also had a highly customizable ability system!
Edit: I might pick it up when it's on sale
Edit 2: I'm surprised that the steam reviews are so bad. It's sitting at ~40%
Mostly due to story writing but man, everyone expects different things. I picked it up for the gameplay and man, it bangs
@@ewjiml same as forspoken, same as MH or any other gameplay focused game: skip skip skip or turn down the volume.
But i would really recommend to play this game the beginning in coop
Omg yes, I thought so too
This is a bit off topic, but is related.
I am buying this on my PS5 even though I have a pretty decent gaming laptop that was best in class (ROG Zephyrus GX701 - was around 4000 USD) at the time & came out months before the PS5.
I recently bought a PS5 (purely because I bought the new Samsung QLED 85in TV & home theatre system and thought fuck it) and I am finding these sort of games run so much better on the PS5. This most certainly looks like a console game rather a PC one (15 years ago games like this were not really being released on the PC) - and anything that does just seems to run so much better on PS5. I honestly do not see any reason to buy a new PC setup anytime soon; the games that are better on PC (RTS/turn based/CRPG etc) are not very demanding & I believe my machine will be fine for another 2-3 years for such games.
If I bought at top of the range PC now that could run everything, the costs would be absolutely ridiculous - I am sick of seeing companies like NVIDIA take the absolute piss with their ridiculously greedy prices for graphics cards.
I absolutely love gaming on my PC - but I won't be mugged off. My next games machine purchase will likely be the PS5 pro (Q4 2024) & I believe this will be a point when we see just how atrociously PC gamers have it with pricing; the price vs performance is going to be absolutely wild when comparing the two (It's already bad - but I think this will be a real turning point & a lot of PC gamers will just choose the PS5 pro over a PC upgrade - Ive already done it & think that what I have right now is the best move I could have made).
Gaming has been the one constant in my life since I was 5 & I turn 43 next month. I have owned so many computers & consoles during that time & I have never seen anything remotely close to how bad things are now for PC gamers.
Sorry to hijack the thread with this - but this is the first day one game I am buying on my PS5 over PC, so I guess it's as good a place as any.
I recall playing DMC 3 on pc 16 years ago and some others and before that there was Severance and Soul Reaver among others that never made it to console.
As always, a top notch review. The game had fallen off my radar, mainly because of bg3, but it's something I now may check out.
100 percent? Wtf, it's not even out. I'm starting to think you've ascended to new 100 percent superpowers
Ever heard of review copies?
Just to clarify, it was a joke , some don't seem to get it
@@serjofcinder8925 terrible one at that
The game had been on my radar for a bit but I saw it on sale and then saw this review because I subscribed to you a few weeks ago. Must’ve been a sign from the universe because I am having a BLAST with this game. Thank you for the video and keep up the great work and don’t forget to take care of yourself!
It looks pretty neat. It really sucks for the dev that it's coming on the heels of BG3. This will probably be a fun pickup in a year and a half on a 90% off sale on steam.
Y’all are weird as hell with your games lmao . I literally buy everything no matter what game is out no matter what game I’m playing . I’m 80 hours in baldurs gate and going to pick this up and have fun with this too .
Same here lol, I literally buy most new games lol, and just go between them
@@BROOKLYNBORN1994
that's like comparing forza to cod lmao
This came in clutch before starfield for me. Ill get into the action gameplay and later dive into an rpg. Thank you for the review
This review just made me buy the game tbh. I'm downloading it while watching the video. Cheers 😊
How you find the time too 100% games in the time you do, even if it's your job is honestly mind blowing! I only just reached Act 2 in BG3 lol, tbf i'm taking it as slow as possible and searching everything i see but i can imagine you also do this! You a FAST boi man. Respect
Early review copy
I do hope that most players can differentiate and temper expectation between AA and AAA games. :)
Goes a long way to enjoying a the game itself, many easily overlook for not having a weird personal amalgamation of mixed quality standards. :p
It looks like a solid game. Added it to my wishlist already.
just downloaded this on gamepass with the new DLC and I am loving it so far!
Sir, you're a mad lad, I've barely scratched the surface on BG3 😂
I definitely bought it because it is my type of game but BG3 is priority for now. I will try to get to this after BG3. :)
Looks more interesting than most i have seen, might just give it a shot (or wait for the price to drop)
This reminds me of Kingdoms of Amalur and Darksiders
Action games with also a fun traversal mechanic are pretty rare so this looks interesting. Basically Forspoken but good ? It even also has the special piece of metal on your wrist
Yeah I was just gonna say if I had a nickel for every action RPG that takes place in a corrupted fantasy world and features a magical gauntlet that came out in 2023, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's REALLY weird it happened twice.
@@SashaMinkh you'll have 3 when that Immortals game comes out. Idk if that one talks
I like you, so i subbed.
Im diggong this game. Hidden gem after rough reviews. It's not amazing but solid fun. Its less endless and more fun with better story version of forespoken. Its a solid 7-8 so far
Wishful thinking (because Mort always have game reviews on plate) but I wish Mortismal would revisit this after the new Reigns of Sand update. It fixed a lot of the negatives (especially voice acting) he mentioned as well as a ton of content.
Mort! If I could make a recommendation: Please do some classic games, like KOTOR/New Vegas/Skyrim/Witcher. I think it would be great for the channel!
@@TheMarcHicks would love to see more!
Ive done KOTOR 1/2, New Vegas, & The Witcher 1&2 and many many more old games
@@MortismalGaming I guess I’m preaching to the choir. I’ll go find those vids! Thanks mortismal
Well done - Your reviews are a breath of fresh air; especially with the IGN + similar lame reviews that are becoming just putrid.
I haven't seen an IGN review in 7 years. They were always bad.
Solid Solid game on PS5 some of the best exploration I’ve had in a long time.Combat is tight . Go buy it these small devs need the support.
My man's over here 100 percenting games I _just downloaded_ *in his spare time* - it's not even a priority for him! Early review access or no, just... _Christ,_ watching Mort f***ing destroy games every week on this channel makes me feel like I play games SO slowly, lol 😆😆😆
He says in the video that he had a review copy three weeks before launch
@@EmTheyErasedMyHandle Yeah I know. That's why I typed, "Early review access or no"
seems like a fun game to kill time until armored core
This game and armored core. Both look empty.
@Fudge_Fantasy how so?
Yours are about the only reviews I trust. Everyone else called this game mediocre yet gave other games 9/10s that didn't have nearly as much content as this game. It's like they have an agenda to only keep certain games in the public eye even tho they aren't that good (FF16)
rare to see a western dev do an action game with actually decent combat
this one was sorely needed now that ubisoft cancelled the sequel to the one decent game they cooked in the past decade
the major complaints ive heard is that there is little story and characters and that the gameplay is the best part
which only means one thing, this game is a banger
Was already interested in this, but this video sealed the deal.
This game had so little advertising I forgot it existed
I got confused and thought this was Lords of the Fallen, and was surprised it was so early, then got excited when you said it was coming out tomorrow. damn. Never even heard of this game.
I love this kind of games but after watching and reading multiple different reviews and user reviews, I´ll probably wait for slight sale with this one. Good review as always tho.
Great to see a game that is not a giant mess. 2023 has not been kind to PC ports this year. Thanks for the review
When do you find time to sleep 😭
Actually the GOAT
The visuals and combat really remind me of Dragon's Dogma
So it’s Forespoken but good?
I try to avoid referencing other games if they aren't from the same team as much as possible, but that was my exact thoughts yeah lol
That camera shake is horrendous is it possible to turn it off?
I'll pick this up eventually , but wow this game released at a very competitive time
The gameplay does give me OG God of war/ Darksiders vibes.
If you don't like the english voices, try the german one. They used the german va of the clones in Star wars and Nicholas Cage.
100% completion?!
Subscribed. 😊
Really though to release a game like this right now right after BG3 and with Starfield around the corner. Between work and BG3 i wont have time to check it out, i´ll wishlist it and get on a sale down the line. Looks like a decent enough game, hope they will sell some copies still.
Wow. 100% already. I usually get my games a day before official release, and I haven't even gotten anywhere near a that.
Seeing this played on a KB&M wigs me out
Well, this game def isnt gonna draw me away from a second BG3 playthrough.
probably decent game releasing in a pretty terrible window.. personally will keep my eye on it and see if I pick it up on sale later this year depnding what oter stuff is around at the time. Only so much time to play so many games...
Didn’t realize this was from the Surge devs. That and your review have put it on my wishlist.
Not a bad break for a BG3 channel.
Now back to now BG3 content!! 😂
> "This beautiful wasteland."
Kinda funny.
I like janky AA games as long as they’re priced accordingly. People didn’t like Biomutant and I loved it.
If I haven't played either of the new God of War games (and have access to a PS5) is there a reason to play this over either of them? Maybe it's not fair to the developers, but this specific genre is a little niche (to me) and not something I dip into often enough to eat up everything that gets released in it.
ty for saving my time
Dude, you should do a day in the life video, how you are able to play these many games even with the early access and still alive 😂
bg3 sure looks different today. oh yeah free comment.
good
This game seems really interesting....nothing super new but fun as hell, definitely will buy it on some sale or something. Bad date to launch a game tbh, feel sorry for em.
Talking gauntlet? Sounds familiar......
Update : Got it on sale 3 hours in and it's been pretty fun
You said it doesn't run on the Steam Deck yet I've seen videos of someone running it on the Deck on medium setting with framerate between 35-45 fps. Is there a section of the game the Deck having trouble running? Could there have been an update since you've tested it on the Deck?
P.S There was a launch day patch which explains why the game runs a lot better on the Deck now.
I adore AA jank. Sign me up!
Naisu
It's interesting to see, that reviewers who are bad at playing this game giving it a far more negative score then these who understand the mechanics. You are clearly one of the second group, your combat section shows well executed gameplay.
you should give a try with the latest BIG update, it seems really good :)
I know for me it's a wait for sale but it does look decent
This man cannot be stopped
I'd give this a shot, but BG3 is insane, and then there's gonna be Starfield (hoping it's also super good) so honestly gonna have to give this a pass until next year probably
I worry about how well this game will do. Clearly, it was made with a lot of love and attention, but it is dropping in a literal minefield of bigger releases. BG3 moving it's release window up to avoid Starfield sandwitched this game between it and Armored Core 6.
I hope it still manages to get some decent attention.
Might check this one out
Looks like an Elden Ring meets greatly improved Forspoken type thing to me. One of the things that bothered me about Elden Ring is how From Software completely abandoned their interesting traversal additions from Sekiro. So it almost felt like a "one step forward, two steps back" situation. Deck13 had some very interesting ideas with Surge (even if those too were nothing groundbreaking), and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on yet another game from them. Also relieved to see that german game dev is still capable of producing good games.
So glad this game is good. I'm going to play it. Seems fun and reminds me of Darksiders
Again, you are the Goat, but my man how do you manage yourself to do BG3 + more + life?
I had this done before I even had the review copy of BG3
I'd like it if you could start adding your personal favorite moments of the games you review. While I do appreciate the 100%, I think more importantly is how a game touched you, if at all. You speed through games so fast it makes me wonder if you even pause and admire the settings of a game you're playing.
I did, I mentioned pretty specifically what my favorite parts of this game were, anything more wouldve been just direct spoilers
@MortismalGaming Ok. I remember you saying you liked the story, but not much else. Maybe it's just me but I wish and think it would be cool if you went in more detail about a story's themes and how it connects to and is complimented by gameplay systems. You have a lot of insight on games but I think you lack exploring the philosophical nature of game design. Don't get mad. Keep cooking, bro.
Probably for the best Mort was at 100% before bg3 full release. For his sanity.
Your reviews are the best. Hands-down. Generally if you enjoy a game, I know I’ll enjoy it too.
looks great !
£44 GBP on Steam - think I'll pass until it goes on sale.
AA is the place where I rely on mortym reviews the most.
I really enjoyed this game immensely but then again I loved Immortals of Aveum. These good games just cant make enough money for sequels and additional world building.
So forspoken without the jank meets assassin's creed? Looks tight :o
Mayby I have low standard. The game has many fail but mostly it's just minor thing to me. This is not the best game but man I'm having so much fun.
What I like the most about this game is parry. You can use it ANY time. No animation lock for parry. This make the game combat so much fun. I know every death was on me and not because animation lock.
I am enjoying the game, really fun and the story is not bad at all. I’m playing on normal and it
Is getting hard. Definitely need to level up 😂😂😂.
I have had to objectives that I completed but they didn’t complete for me to progress so I had to reload save to get encounter to work