Andy has really become one of my favorite reviewers. He always really makes sure to to look at different parts of a game to give his thoughts on each of them, and how they work together. He also is really good at pulling out little examples of things he thinks does and doesn't work.
Legit I enjoy every time Andy gives his thoughts on game dev. He seems to keep in mind all aspects of the game like combat, direction, level design etc.
This is my closest to Rebirth for game of the year so far although Stellar Blade was pretty awesome too. Rebirth was amazing though and makes me sad it kinda underperformed in this weird world we live in and I hope part 3 isn't hampered by it in any fashion.
Andy is the best! Crushing it with great feedback, pros & cons. Man I hate it when Bless is like "I don't feel ok to give it a score so far". We all get that but this is why this is called "Review so far", it should be "Here's my score so far, at this point, but it might change". That's it.
can confirm it runs "okay" on PS5 on performance mode it pushes for 60fps but can really struggle with physics based stuff like water and hair, periodically dipping to what feels like 20ish fps. Very playable still.
Great to see a KF review for this. Dislike that blessing was already fatigued before going into this game but at the same time, appreciate the transparency. Feel like that could really impact the review in a negative way. Blessing could work on articulating his points a little more when on reviews so I could feel convinced about his points. Andy’s take is why I stay though. Great job Mike hosting
Bless has always been very weak at stating his opinions. Andy on the other hand, really has improved on a consistent basis. Appreciate the work he is putting in.
@@xpertras I'm still not going to like it because it's completely removed the middle level of the game industry. I get it but I don't enjoy paying 75 dollars for a 5 hour game but it took them 5 years to make it. Everybody can't afford them expensive pc's
And we are not even talking about maintenance, having to pay a technician if you don’t know shit about PC’s, installing drivers for games and the fact that every 6 months there’s new hardware way better of what you have currently
I appreciate Blessings comment on arpg exhaustion. Its refreshing to listen to a reviewer admitting hey maybe my review isnt hitting the mark because im tired of hard games at the moment
I found Blessing’s gripe with no counter crazy. Please look into the Resolute strike and start playing this game with only pressing heavy as a counter. It doesn’t fix the Repetitivity of the combat but it makes it 2X as easy.
@@Jamesonfp The idea of volumes was first started by Tim. When the show first started, Tim would introduce the show as “The First Ever Episode #.” I believe when Blessing joined KF full-time, they reset the episode count back to 1, and Tim would say “The Second Ever Episode #.” He stopped saying the number at some point later on, but essentially I dubbed this shift as going from volume 1 to volume 2. Though the episodes weren’t numbered anymore, I’ve kept track. When the show shifted from a weekly to a daily format, I took it upon myself to label this as volume 3. And that’s how we’re here now.
been meaning to ask Mike the origin of the River Rats sweatshirt. River Rats were the local AHL league in my area of upstate New York, but from what I know Mike is from Colorado. Would like to know if he sees this :)
I gotta say, I thoroughly enjoyed this pod. I think that Andy guy really knows how to dissect a game and look at it from a biased and unbiased perspective. I was able to relate to what he was saying and it helped convey what he thought about the game really well.
Love media based on this story and excited to see how the different characters show up. Great review. Will probably wait for a sale, but it's cool to see more Chinese and Korean single player games on console be hits. Looking forward to what these companies do next.
Pop either KFGD or Gamecast on while grinding in Elden Ring and I keep getting blindsided by Roger talking about erectile dysfunction ... great review and discussion otherwise.
Yea as much as I love this style of game and FromSoft titles I often need to take breaks away from them. I can appreciate the challenge Blessing mentions of reviewing many of this style of title back to back. It would get exhausting. I'll eventually pick this up but in no rush.
I'm the same i think. I was excited for Stellar Blade but never picked it up. I bought Erdtree but fell off after 8hrs or so, and thats after putting in nearly 200hrs in the base game on release. I've been excited for Wukong but realistically dont see myself picking it up anytime soon.
Trial and error in Amoured Core "this isn't working let me go back try this build" is great a driving point. In black myth "this isn't working let me go back try this build" is a draw back, make your mind up guys.
The combat is phenomenal. It continues to get better and better throughout the game. It's similar to God of War 2018/Ragnarok in the sense it's repetitive in the beginning but as you gather runic abilities and level up the combat opens up more and is addicting
Great review and tips! The game should be ok even if you don't know the lore. It can be taken the fast food style. For what I heard there's close to 20 hidden bosses and branches requiring exploring and certain artifacts to trigger and none of the western reviewers have got any of them yet.
Regardless of whether it’s 81 or 82 it’s pretty good considering there are some reviews that literally docked points because it “lacks diversity” (which is pretty bizarre for a game set in ancient China).
@@BasketCase-rr7txthe reviewer unfortunately did a terrible job of articulating their point about diversity, the issue was the book features several important female characters that were removed from the game completely
@@iiRolltideyea that was just a live action teaser with zero indication of it being tied to dying light. The internet is theorizing it is dying light because of the trademark connection…we shall see soon for sure.
I love it.. not elden ring ... and also I'm shocked alot of people don't kno much about wu Kong or jttw.... combat is satisfying to me can't wait to unlock other abilities
That's BS if Game Science is claiming the PS5 version has been done for a while and that the missing playstation codes are just due to constant optimizing/ updating. If this was the case, then why the F' did they have to delay the Xbox versions with no info on when it's coming. ... Unless Sony really truly did money hat it.
@Garoth4582 you just commented this which has instantly not aged well. You know just yesterday, there were additional w Reporting with new info and sources stating that in fact, Sony did secretly pay for exclusivity with Wu Kong
Hmm. Interesting. I appreciate that feedback. I thought I was active listening pretty well and tried to keep the conversation going and moving with questions about the game wanted to hear about. I’ll keep it regular for you next time :)
"Let me not have to play the game so i have more to say about the game" aaa no need to keep watching. Goodbye random recommendation from youtube, keep being a mediocre bunch but not on my feed ;)
@@Arcangel6791 stfu no one is making you watch it. My friend trust me we will be just fine without your negative comment. Make sure you go get a life too. They can't serve you because they're nice dudes me on the other hand I don't mind serving you haters. Now you make sure you don't come back now ya hear.
I definitely think after playing a game 11hrs in you can give a final score and most definitely can after 35hrs, I mean some games are only 11hrs long and you've given scores to those. Also it's only got 4 chapters, ign said in their review
@@kauaitufono1209You're the one hate watching content and trying to stir up arguments. No amount of laughing emotes are going to make you seem less triggered by an opinion.
What does a gamer look like? I know people that are athletes that game and people that go to comic con who game. Gaming is one of the biggest industries ever so what’s the point of your comment?
So you build KF and its community basing it on respect,equality,etc amd then you go and review a game from the guy that said that women are inferior and in the last couple of days we got confirmed that they banned feminist talk... aha great job KF
Andy has really become one of my favorite reviewers. He always really makes sure to to look at different parts of a game to give his thoughts on each of them, and how they work together. He also is really good at pulling out little examples of things he thinks does and doesn't work.
Thanks!
Cannot agree more! Keep crushing it Andy!
Andy’s been one of my favorites in general since I started watching KF. 🤘🏽
Andy and Nick are the only 2 that keeps me coming back to KF... okay and Kevin.
45:50 - THIS is what makes a great review. A specific example of an issue and really taking us into the moment. *Andy* is crushing it.
Great review by, Andy, really enjoyed his analytic points of view, great podcast all round.
Legit I enjoy every time Andy gives his thoughts on game dev. He seems to keep in mind all aspects of the game like combat, direction, level design etc.
More whiteboard Andy please. Thank You.
When you're doing a review of a game, would it be possible to run gameplay on the big screen/s behind the crew?
You know its gonna be a great time when Mikey is hosting. lots of love going to enjoy the ep
I like that Detroit "whatupdoe," Mike!
WHATUPDOE!! Shout out to Jalen Rose.
@@SnowBikeMike GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!
Nice Job Andy! Quickly becoming my favorite content creator. Everyone else needs to get on his level.
Andy is killing it.
Relaxing Sunday consisting of scrolling through Tik tok and watching 15 mins of a show? Wild lol
Rebirth is indeed goty so far
This is my closest to Rebirth for game of the year so far although Stellar Blade was pretty awesome too. Rebirth was amazing though and makes me sad it kinda underperformed in this weird world we live in and I hope part 3 isn't hampered by it in any fashion.
Great breakdown, Andy. Also, hair was a 10/10 in this vid big dog.
Thank you Andy for providing an unbiased and incredible review.
Andy is the best! Crushing it with great feedback, pros & cons.
Man I hate it when Bless is like "I don't feel ok to give it a score so far". We all get that but this is why this is called "Review so far", it should be "Here's my score so far, at this point, but it might change". That's it.
I love how we are hours from release and PS5 are nowhere to be found. 🤦🏽♀️
@@wherethegreatestplay3529 I’ve played two hours of the PS5 version now and it runs great in Performance mode.
can confirm it runs "okay" on PS5
on performance mode it pushes for 60fps but can really struggle with physics based stuff like water and hair, periodically dipping to what feels like 20ish fps. Very playable still.
Great to see a KF review for this.
Dislike that blessing was already fatigued before going into this game but at the same time, appreciate the transparency. Feel like that could really impact the review in a negative way. Blessing could work on articulating his points a little more when on reviews so I could feel convinced about his points.
Andy’s take is why I stay though.
Great job Mike hosting
Bless has always been very weak at stating his opinions. Andy on the other hand, really has improved on a consistent basis. Appreciate the work he is putting in.
Andy was really good here. I think I’ll wait for it to go on sale.
This is why I prefer ps5. I don't want to have to deal with that pc stuff. 4,000 to play a game is wild to me. I do have a laptop to stream though
you will learn. give it a year or two
@@xpertras I'm still not going to like it because it's completely removed the middle level of the game industry. I get it but I don't enjoy paying 75 dollars for a 5 hour game but it took them 5 years to make it. Everybody can't afford them expensive pc's
Not only that but Pc gaming is so inconsistent due to variances in hardware. You could spend 4000 dollars and a game still might not run well.
And we are not even talking about maintenance, having to pay a technician if you don’t know shit about PC’s, installing drivers for games and the fact that every 6 months there’s new hardware way better of what you have currently
No PC is gonna cost 4000. You can have everything you'd want as a gamer between $1700-$2000
I appreciate Blessings comment on arpg exhaustion. Its refreshing to listen to a reviewer admitting hey maybe my review isnt hitting the mark because im tired of hard games at the moment
I found Blessing’s gripe with no counter crazy. Please look into the Resolute strike and start playing this game with only pressing heavy as a counter. It doesn’t fix the Repetitivity of the combat but it makes it 2X as easy.
This is KFG Vol. 3, Episode 75 (Episode 559 overall)
how do you determine volumes?
@@Jamesonfp The idea of volumes was first started by Tim. When the show first started, Tim would introduce the show as “The First Ever Episode #.” I believe when Blessing joined KF full-time, they reset the episode count back to 1, and Tim would say “The Second Ever Episode #.” He stopped saying the number at some point later on, but essentially I dubbed this shift as going from volume 1 to volume 2. Though the episodes weren’t numbered anymore, I’ve kept track. When the show shifted from a weekly to a daily format, I took it upon myself to label this as volume 3. And that’s how we’re here now.
This sounds like a game I'll try out after several months of patching.
been meaning to ask Mike the origin of the River Rats sweatshirt. River Rats were the local AHL league in my area of upstate New York, but from what I know Mike is from Colorado. Would like to know if he sees this :)
Maybe he just likes the sweater & the team's logo. I wore a cool Buffalo Sabres hat for years, but I'm a Canucks fan! 😊
FYI - Black Myrh Wukong is not a soulslike
I gotta say, I thoroughly enjoyed this pod. I think that Andy guy really knows how to dissect a game and look at it from a biased and unbiased perspective. I was able to relate to what he was saying and it helped convey what he thought about the game really well.
But if a dev previously
Love media based on this story and excited to see how the different characters show up. Great review. Will probably wait for a sale, but it's cool to see more Chinese and Korean single player games on console be hits. Looking forward to what these companies do next.
its not out on xbox yet
Pop either KFGD or Gamecast on while grinding in Elden Ring and I keep getting blindsided by Roger talking about erectile dysfunction ... great review and discussion otherwise.
It's not soul like. It's literally ninja gaiden...
damn already all time peak in steam for single player game~1.2m+++
overpasses cyberpunk and elden ring
Yea as much as I love this style of game and FromSoft titles I often need to take breaks away from them. I can appreciate the challenge Blessing mentions of reviewing many of this style of title back to back. It would get exhausting. I'll eventually pick this up but in no rush.
I'm the same i think. I was excited for Stellar Blade but never picked it up. I bought Erdtree but fell off after 8hrs or so, and thats after putting in nearly 200hrs in the base game on release. I've been excited for Wukong but realistically dont see myself picking it up anytime soon.
It’s not a soulslike, it’s more of an action game.
Trial and error in Amoured Core "this isn't working let me go back try this build" is great a driving point. In black myth "this isn't working let me go back try this build" is a draw back, make your mind up guys.
Does the game support DLSS? Makes a huge difference
It’s funny he said and Xbox 😂😂😂😂😂 dude didn’t get the memo
Disappointed to hear the combat is just "good enough" For me the combat has to carry a game like this.
The combat is phenomenal. It continues to get better and better throughout the game. It's similar to God of War 2018/Ragnarok in the sense it's repetitive in the beginning but as you gather runic abilities and level up the combat opens up more and is addicting
Great review and tips!
The game should be ok even if you don't know the lore. It can be taken the fast food style. For what I heard there's close to 20 hidden bosses and branches requiring exploring and certain artifacts to trigger and none of the western reviewers have got any of them yet.
It's 82 on metacritic.
I know right. It’s weird cause if you click into the page it changes to 81 though!! What’s up with that!
Regardless of whether it’s 81 or 82 it’s pretty good considering there are some reviews that literally docked points because it “lacks diversity” (which is pretty bizarre for a game set in ancient China).
@@SnowBikeMikeit could be the page updating or maybe a review breaking site rules being deleted, not sure.
@@BasketCase-rr7txthe reviewer unfortunately did a terrible job of articulating their point about diversity, the issue was the book features several important female characters that were removed from the game completely
@@justingilliland360 Well the game is actually a sequel to the book. It’s a different story.
The game ain't that hard Bless
😮
Where is silent hill preview
Who the hell is saying that trailer could be another dying light? They haven’t played dying light😂
Speculation is based on a trademark from last week.
@@gumgumleobazooka I need to look that up because I’ve played both games and nothing about that teaser feels like dying light.
@@iiRolltideyea that was just a live action teaser with zero indication of it being tied to dying light. The internet is theorizing it is dying light because of the trademark connection…we shall see soon for sure.
I love it.. not elden ring ... and also I'm shocked alot of people don't kno much about wu Kong or jttw.... combat is satisfying to me can't wait to unlock other abilities
That's BS if Game Science is claiming the PS5 version has been done for a while and that the missing playstation codes are just due to constant optimizing/ updating. If this was the case, then why the F' did they have to delay the Xbox versions with no info on when it's coming. ... Unless Sony really truly did money hat it.
Series s was a bad choice by xbox.
@Garoth4582 you just commented this which has instantly not aged well. You know just yesterday, there were additional w
Reporting with new info and sources stating that in fact, Sony did secretly pay for exclusivity with Wu Kong
I don’t think Mike is even listening to the answers. He’s just reciting a script. I don’t like that, I like just regular talk about it
Hmm. Interesting. I appreciate that feedback. I thought I was active listening pretty well and tried to keep the conversation going and moving with questions about the game wanted to hear about. I’ll keep it regular for you next time :)
"Let me not have to play the game so i have more to say about the game" aaa no need to keep watching. Goodbye random recommendation from youtube, keep being a mediocre bunch but not on my feed ;)
;)
Imagine being this pressed 3 minutes into the video ... I think you need some edibles to relax, kiddo
Loved your review Andy it was informative and well done as always. Will probably pick up the game when it’s on sale
;)
@@Arcangel6791 stfu no one is making you watch it. My friend trust me we will be just fine without your negative comment. Make sure you go get a life too. They can't serve you because they're nice dudes me on the other hand I don't mind serving you haters. Now you make sure you don't come back now ya hear.
I definitely think after playing a game 11hrs in you can give a final score and most definitely can after 35hrs, I mean some games are only 11hrs long and you've given scores to those. Also it's only got 4 chapters, ign said in their review
Would you review a film after only watching a third of it?
@@lewishague123bad comparison.
@@Pswayze23why?
Just because you're "sick" of difficult games should not affect the score of a game. That's just lazy reviewing.
Just not what he said at all
Looks like 3 journalist to me 😂 def don’t look like gamers
Bro, you have no fucking idea what you're talking about, go watch the Quartering or some shit.
@@ombra711 you upset 😂
@@kauaitufono1209You're the one hate watching content and trying to stir up arguments. No amount of laughing emotes are going to make you seem less triggered by an opinion.
Brother is rage baiting so someone will talk to him 🤡
What does a gamer look like? I know people that are athletes that game and people that go to comic con who game. Gaming is one of the biggest industries ever so what’s the point of your comment?
So you build KF and its community basing it on respect,equality,etc amd then you go and review a game from the guy that said that women are inferior and in the last couple of days we got confirmed that they banned feminist talk... aha great job KF
Go virtue signal somewhere else