A Disaster About a Disaster | Chernobyl Again | Bryan Bite PSVR2 REVIEW

[@A540678]

Bryan Bites are absolutely the best way to address these kinds of launches. It's enough to notify the consumer to avoid, while giving the opportunity for vindication (and not completely review tanking it). Nice one, Bryan.

[@Thenesrookie]

Sony Certification on games we've been waiting ages for: 😡 Sony Certification on buggy games no one cares about: 😃

[@C0DERedEdits]

I mean, sounds good, I rather receive a buggy mess on the games “no one cares about” instead of the good ones, lol

[@steve_ire321]

These Bryan Bites are working well for short and to the point overviews/reviews for some of the "smaller stuff".

[@hollywooda111]

Another VR game like Hitman that has shocking quality control. This level of disregard for paying customers actively harms the VR space.

[@lynrayy]

Thank God this game at least has a Demo on Steam. I finished it and my verdict is I don't want to play this game. I don't think it's worth even half of its price... It's very sad because the Chernobyl theme is interesting to me.

[@NotSureBrawndo]

Thanks for saving me $30.

[@OrangeGuyStuff]

I played the demo on pc (with the PSVR2 headset) and I was impressed by it. Game looks really good. Thy physics are a bit janky sometimes, but not too bad.

[@nerddeku9675]

Seriously, what's the problem with studios? These guys are already a small studio, so what do they do? Let's release a game that's not finished so it gets a bad reputation and no one buys it 👍, seriously, is it hard to finish the game or 95% of it and then release a release date?

[@tg1140]

Well the problem is money, basically. More often than not these small teams cannot afford to polish their games indefinitely. At some point I guess they just need to cash in some revenue, even though this might be short-sighted indeed.

[@johnpenguinthe3rd13]

Sounds like they ran out of money and decided to release it the way it is since it was either that or close up shop. Hopefully they made some money and decide to fix up the game with some patches. But with small studios like this, it's NOT guaranteed. Reminds me of The Day Before. A lot of people scream that game was a scam. I disagree, I think it was just highly incompetent handling of their budget, they ran out of money, resulting in them putting the game out in "Early access" in hope they could get enough people to buy the game so they could afford to finish the game through future updates. Of course, that doesn't happen and they are then forced to delist the game after a few days and get Steam to refund everyone. Most games in that position don't do that, they KEEP the money and don't bother to ever fix the game and it's left in the digital store for more victims to buy it. Chernobyl might be one of those games.

[@jroscartyahoocom]

Thanks man. Almost pulled the trigger on this. I’m glad you put this out you’re a life saver👍

[@leegtracer3763]

I've always wanted a game based at Chernobyl without it being a horror or shooter. This is such a shame as I was really looking forward to it.

[@lynrayy]

Same

[@darthvaderthegamecat]

PHASMOPHOBIA HYPE!!!

[@nerddeku9675]

I'm also looking forward to it, I hope the game uses the PSVR2's DFR to run at a great resolution and without reprojection.

[@Primalsage]

Good rundown, Bryan. I'm curious if the bugs like framerate drops when autosaving and the drawers with wonky hinges are also an issue in the Quest version you played?

[@WithoutParole]

The Quest 3 version ran better overall, much smoother framerate and no hitching (although it made me sick, not totally sure why). Less jank on Q3 too, the drawers and cabinets worked fine - so this is probably the version that got the most attention. A lot of the environments looked bland though and don't have the detail/lighting of the PSVR2 version

[@Primalsage]

@@WithoutParole Damn, that's some sloppy porting then. The reason you felt bad could possibly be if the game is using reprojection. That would mean it's either running at 40fps or 45fps reprojected to 80fps or 90fps. Quite different from reprojection on PSVR2.

[@Primalsage]

Hopefully they patch all the issues. The concept of the game sounds good.

[@chernobylagain7793]

​@@Primalsage Hello all! We are working on an update to fix all of the found and not found bugs.

[@OptimusGrizly]

Was just on steam forums and dev said you can't crouch using free movement and should work with teleport movement. Probably just got lazy and didn't include it in free movement for some reason.

[@WithoutParole]

Weird. It works fine for me with free movement. I just had to play in Seated Mode

[@chernobylagain7793]

You can choose free movement or teleport it up to you. You are also allowed to choose the sitting or standing option. Crouch for standing option will be added till 20th Sep as right now is only in sitting position.

[@shenmeowzo]

Dayum, Sony QA went to sleep the day chernobyl came in, right? Defo one to watch tho. Fingers crossed it gets sorted

[@Hippy_Pickle]

Phew, dodged a bullet not getting a key 😂✌️☮️❤️

[@twitcherthesingleplayergamecat]

Probably would have been tempted by this one had I not watched this. Thanks, hon 💖

[@j-dided]

You got farther through it than I did…. it was super janky from the onset…. grabbing things and manipulating them was super difficult, which breaks immersion! I kept toying with my PSVR2 settings to see if I could “fix” it but to no avail! The games is just janky! I hope they do a patch soon cause I was looking forward to this game!

[@chernobylagain7793]

The problem with the physics on intro level is already solved and deployed.

[@j-dided]

@@chernobylagain7793 Awesome thank you!

[@salvador2390]

So, we should treat this game like it's radioactive ☢️😅

[@The-Real-Mr-Bond]

Thanks for the review! Maybe devs will eventually learn how to not screw up their game launch by not addressing bugs that break the game within minutes. How some of these games pass Sony QA like that I have no idea. I’m sure the game breaking bugs will likely get addressed and the most ridiculous part of that will probably be a patch landing within a week or so… if that is indeed the cases why oh why don’t they just delay a week to fix it and get a decent launch! You have a short window for the hype around your new game, and very quickly people simply move on.

[@chernobylagain7793]

The reason was that we wanted to launch the game on several platforms on the exact day. It is difficult to go back in time in real world and change the decision ;( First small patch is already on PS store next will be til Friday 20th SEP

[@The-Real-Mr-Bond]

@@chernobylagain7793 great to hear fixes are on the way all the best with the launch window

[@justonepant]

Did you receive a review key, and if so, how long ago? Did you notify the developer about the encountered bugs? And if so, when? These are also questions worth noting in my opinion.

[@WithoutParole]

Yup. I always mention if I got a review key in the description of the video. Vimagineo sent me Quest keys earlier in the week but they didn't send over PSVR2 keys until the morning of launch. And as always, I notified the devs about all the issues I encountered. No response yet

[@justonepant]

​@WithoutParole thanks for the info! That's a shame, hopefully they'll hear out the complaints and fix the bugs ASAP. I think it was the right move on your part to make a Brian bite out of that instead of a full blown review, or even no review at launch. You informed the audience about the state the game is in at the moment while keeping the possibility of a review reflecting the true quality of the game open, and I hope that this is how you'll continue to approach similar situations. Great job as always!

[@WithoutParole]

That's the plan, thanks for confirming that it's the right way forward! :D

[@deadringer28]

Wow, 0 out of 3 Paws means they get 0 of my dollars. Thanks Bryan.

[@dominance1001]

Ugh i so was gonna pull the trigger on this thanks again sir

[@gizbot9366]

SO disappointed. Couldn't even start the game really because I had to add 3 syringes into my inventory in the beginning. Spoiler alert - they were already IN my inventory. So I took them out and put them back like 6 times. Then tried to advance even though my inventory STILL said they weren't there and could not. The watch was also glitchy as all get out so just opening the inventory to check/remove/add was a hassle. Gave up after 45 minutes. Was very much looking forward to this one but good grief what a mess. Sincerely hope they fix this stuff soon.

[@chernobylagain7793]

It will be fixed in next patch. The problem exist only if you connect syringes and ampoule and than put it to inventory as connected parts.

[@adamlangill4619]

I am at that part and I got the codes . I found the antennae . Is there any thing to do after that ? I couldn’t figure it out . Or is it needing a patch just to get past that . I heard you said there is a way to cheat it in the review . If you could please let me know I would appreciate it .

[@chernobylagain7793]

Patch 1 solved the problem. There was missing 'bip'sound. Did you know that only in Sony Wwise doesn't work without sound out of wwise system?

[@davidtorto4404]

0 out of 3 means stay far away from this game

[@SKBKER]

I keep respawning in darkness and my hands glitching . Now my hands disappeared and I can't continue the game . Frame rate keeps dropping too .

[@SKBKER]

I didn't have issues with the antenna .

[@SKBKER]

Such a shame but I'm ceasing my play until they release a patch .

[@SKBKER]

One final note is the game is highly detailed so don't hate it too much but as I progressed I nearly through my headset because of the bugs .

[@jonathanbloxham2706]

​@SKBKER where does the antenna go in the safe house?

[@izzard]

Oof… pawless.

[@carlotron6515]

Siempre nos llevamos la versión rota de los juegos parece que lo hagan a propósito para que la gente huya de psvr2, también pasó con stride y Green hell

[@Miquel-c7k]

Yo ya estoy huyendo del entorno ps5/psvr2. La mayoría de juegos psvr2 rotos, a parte de unos fps pobres y calidad visual peor aún, comparado con pcvr. Ya estoy ahorrando para dar el salto a PC y amortizar mis PSVR2, que por cierto, ya las he probado en SteamVR y son una gozada en todos los sentidos. Te animo a hacer el cambio.

[@carlotron6515]

@@Miquel-c7k pues sí,a ir ahorrando poco a poco, gracias por pasarte

[@larrystalica4037]

Does anyone know if this game has been fixed yet ? Really want yo play. It but have held off.I have psvr2

[@WithoutParole]

Chernobyl Again has had 2 patches since launch (one of them actually fixes the puzzle I complained about in this bite) but neither has addressed the choppy framerate yet. Once that's addressed I'll play through and give it a full review, so stay tuned! :D

[@larrystalica4037]

@@WithoutParolethanks!

[@frankdux5785]

The release of unfinished games, i am genuinely curious how it is a better move vs delaying and fixing/finishing, then releasing…. I feel like the reputation is ruined when the initial reviews come out, and wouldnt expect the game to actually be profitable bc the word spreads that the game is shit. I know sometimes ive heard studios cant afford not to release bc they can no longer fund it any longer, but if that isn’t the case then wtf are these guys thinking. Im legitimately curious how these decisions get made and it all goes down.

[@GreyMatterShades]

I agree. Maybe in this case the developers were desperate to get it out before some of the bigger games start dropping, but even still I think it was the wrong move. Launching broken means bad reviews, bad word of mouth, and upset customers who still happened to buy it. Most of that won't be fixed with patches.

[@frankdux5785]

@@GreyMatterShades ya, i mean like any other game in this situation im not gonna ever buy now unless some reliable channel i watch, talks about how it is worth it after a patch update, which obviously doesnt/shouldnt happen often. And even if that is the case then im waiting for a sale price.

[@GreyMatterShades]

@@frankdux5785 Exactly. And there's very little chance VR channels will loop back around to Chernobyl Again, especially with all the big name titles coming this fall. And even in the rare instances where channels do check out the improvements months after a game launched, most people feel at that time they might as well wait for a sale. They would've been better off delaying and having a strong launch, even if they had to wait until January for some breathing room in the release schedule, imo.

[@A_e_1]

Was hoping for another Red Matter type game here, so this is really disappointing.

[@Gac3la]

*NOM NOM NOM!!!*

[@GreyMatterShades]

Dang, I was hoping this would be a good one. Fingers crossed the developers can patch these issues quickly, but it really should have been delayed. VR developers and publishers need to learn that it's not worth pushing out broken games and patching them later. The damage to a game's reputation usually doesn't recover.

[@avaron_VR_Gamecat]

😂🎉"Single digit hours = single digit price!" $30 = Hard pass. Radioactive pass lol ...save $$ for Wanderer fragments of fate coming to psvr2 soon

[@vojtechhlousek186]

There Is a new update

[@WithoutParole]

There is. It fixes the drawers and cabinets in that opening tutorial I showed, along with the antenna I mentioned --- which means you can now solve that puzzle. Unfortunately the framerate is still horrendous. But they're working on it, so be patient! :D

[@The.Reefer.Smoking.Gamecat]

Daum a 0

[@carlotron6515]

Quest3 doesn't Broken the Game?and psvr2 it's Broken? I don't understand

[@kodorogames]

Yes, the Quest 3 version works fine and the PSVR2 version doesn't work.

[@WithoutParole]

The Quest 3 version made me motion sick and some of the environments look pretty bad but yeah, at least it works

[@jonathanbloxham2706]

​@@WithoutParole do you know where the antenna goes in the saferoom? Can't get pass that one part.

[@WithoutParole]

@@jonathanbloxham2706 yessir! check my bryan bite video at 1:08 where i'm holding the antenna (right before i cut away to myself talking) - that's pretty much where it belongs. just put it on the ground there and it should work! :D

[@jonathanbloxham2706]

​@@WithoutParole awesome thanks and also do you know how to get the I am Pharaoh trophy, Shot of Life trophy and Newton, Euler, Gauss trophy? Just need those three for the platinum.

[@dannyverhoeve9036]

It is not worth 30 bucks 😡

[@mostlyharmlessjd]

Devs screwed-up calling it "Chernobyl". Are they uninformed, or are they pro-Ukrainian genocide? Chernobyl is the Russified name, designed to eradicate Ukraine as a culture. The proper translation from Ukrainian, for this place that is IN Ukraine, is Chornobyl

[@jackthegamecat9111]

It's what the whole world knows it as, which is why the HBO series and all games and movies based on the disaster are called that. I've literally never even heard Chornobyl until you just said it now, so there's probably nothing here to read into

[@apexnext]

Yeah if that's true, thanks for the explanation! But being an American, ive only ever seen it spelt that one way. For the record I've watched many history videos on Ukraine's military/cultural history, including the current war. I know Kiev was a great city and commercial hub long before the Rus' Principalities even existed. I mention this to comfort you that the spelling of Chernobyl is *not* _russifying_ anyone's opinion or knowledge of Ukraine! And anyone spelling it a certain way is most definitely *not* for Ukrainian genocide, I have to assume. Keep up the good fight, the world is cheering. I only wish we provided more weapons, tools, planes, funds.

[@rolanddeschain1177]

@mostlyharmlessjd Shut up and post your bullshit under other bullshit videos

[@leegtracer3763]

As someone in the UK being a fan of games and films that involve Chernobyl I can also confirm I've never heard it being called Chornobyl and predictive text doesn't even register it.

[@mostlyharmlessjd]

@@apexnext Be aware too, Kiev should be Kyiv. "Kiev" is the Russification designed by Russian to eradicate Ukrainian culture