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Outriders Review - "Buy, Wait Till it Works, Never Touch?"
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[@The_Wailing_Doom]

"If you buy a game at launch, you are paying the most amount of money for the worst version of a game." -TotalBiscuit

[@PotatoJonson]

And if people stop buying games at launch there won’t be any games. Edit: Not saying a broken game is acceptable, just saying both statements are true.

[@nathanb5579]

Depends the type of game

[@SeanUCF]

That's why microsoft gamepass is the best thing that has come to gaming since backwards compatibility, which ironically microsoft also does really well. I probably would have overlooked great games like this and Remnant from the Ashes, if not for Gamepass.

[@bushmonster1702]

RIP

[@AJ-pc9gu]

@@PotatoJonson or they stop rushing out unstable games???

[@daltonm9420]

Laughing at the fact that I heard a dev describe the nutsack gun as "it looks like something you might eat" and now you're over here calling it an alien nutsack.

[@ACGreviews]

...no way hahahaha. NO WAY really?

[@Dr.Moogle]

Well...maybe eat was the wrong word😉

[@spitefulspear]

I mean, it looks like it would BBQ ok.

[@azyrael96]

Why not both?

[@dragoonTT]

Looks like what Taco Bell is making these days

[@danieljohn9257]

Unfortunately Wait till it works needs to be a permanent option nowadays... And quite often the one that will be selected. Oh, and 😂😂😂

[@ibiminai]

Man... and on next gen devs want 70 and up for games. This is prob why games die faster now than before. Drop a game now that dont work at 70 and ppl bash the game till the point in a month its irrelevant lol

[@joyboy6067]

its gonna keep happening ,imagine launch a halfbaked product and people still buy it and making big profit,i dont thing its gonna be stop soon

[@peterelliott4922]

@@ibiminai online games die faster now because every studio is spamming the market with poorly made online games to try catch ‘the next big thing’ in online play cash cows. Most of them have no staying power whatsoever

[@ibiminai]

@@joyboy6067 nah it might not. Look at cyberpunk. Those refunds and ps store bans hurt them badly. It shows consumers aint having it no more. Like rn its no excuse to have a poorly made game.

[@ibiminai]

@@peterelliott4922 your right. They make games grindy to keep gameplay hours up. It used to be a game stood on its own but now thye count on online multiplayer. I be looking at some of these games like they are remakes of other poorly made games.

[@katanakitty1717]

"Just like blood pressure noone cares until it becomes a problem." you funny guy you

[@jeffcarrier9808]

Read this exactly when it said it lol

[@jackm4536]

@@jeffcarrier9808 love when that happens hahah

[@careyunknown3449]

More clever than funny

[@budgreen4040]

That was hilarious

[@joeyl853]

@@careyunknown3449 ever heard of tongue and cheek

[@Gyps522]

As a senior gamer, I appreciate Grandma mode very much

[@robhaney8568]

Yep, I've had to let go of the harder level games, Destiny 2 was a bugger for me. Good to see other senior gamers.

[@dmblum1]

"You're looking for the *Premium* version of the website." I think we all know what kind of website he's talking about.

[@DGiovanni]

KZbin

[@corneliuspraeda6452]

He's talking about Etsy, of course...

[@MikeHawk04]

“Wait til it works” lmao honestly, I have said before that your reviews needed an option like that. Glad you included it!

[@ewjiml]

I was exactly what I thought when I played the demo. Wasn’t impressed nor pissed. It just seems like it has potential that it hasn’t reached yet. I had better first impressions for Remnant: From the Ashes than this game.

[@kitthekat6844]

Hopefully it doesn't become a recurring thing. We don't need devs to keep releasing half-baked games :/

[@RokushoTheRavager]

@@kitthekat6844 It's already a recurring thing, this has been happening for 5+ years now. Every online only launch has come out broken.

[@OmarCruize]

Wait for sale is better

[@MikeHawk04]

@@OmarCruize wait for sale =/= wait til it works

[@IkmelAAA]

"Like in any origin story: something that should have killed you, made you stranger" That hit hard

[@mckookie2967]

20 hours in and loving it. Had 2 instances of an insane difficulty spike, turned the world tier down just for that encounter and then moved on.

[@dtanobo]

Yeah adjusting difficulty on the fly is very helpful

[@mckookie2967]

@@dtanobo it really is, just gotta swallow your pride and then turn it back up after😂. Did not like the healing mechanic of the Pyro in the demo tho I will say.

[@jarg8]

Are you playing on Gamepass? Or did you buy it?

[@mckookie2967]

@@jarg8I bought it for launch day ps4

[@dtanobo]

@@mckookie2967 funny enough I thought the same but the life drain has saved me more than anything. I'm finding it a bit tougher on trickster but I'm low level (15) so I'm sure that will change lol

[@Cry42]

The biggest issue for me is the reliance on the servers even when you’re playing solo. For a game that markets itself as ‘not live service’, it needs to have an offline mode.

[@blackymir]

This was my problem...im enjoying the game but feel this should have been an offline single player online coop game. Its a shame they had to go this route as it makes no sense...the whole preventing cheating thing is B.S. to me.

[@SinOfAugust]

I actually found the narrative oddly enjoyable. There’s one sidequest that COMPLETELY threw me off because I was assuming it would be another generic “save a guy” task, and the game makes it like it IS another boring “save a guy” task, only to pull the rug under you and replace it with... something surprising. It’s been a while since a game was able to trick me like this. There’s definitely heart in this one. And the gear mod system is better than any game of the genre. You can start creating fairly sophisticated skill builds very early, something that other games of it’s kind will not let you do till the endgame, if ever. Also, weapon variants are great, allowing you to be flexible with your gun’s behaviour.

[@richardgillyon553]

I've been playing it since launch, and apart from not being able to connect for a few hours I've been having a blast, absolutely love it.

[@whitesta8685]

Exactly. Wasnt that motivated in years.

[@akshatbharadwaj6448]

12:12 my man murdering bass guitarists like they don't matter.

[@dezscarz7940]

“Whether you play alone or solo” lmao

[@ACGreviews]

Was hoping someone would get it

[@HailkidGames]

Thank you for the review, Karak! You're the only reviewer I trust! Picked up Disco Elysium because of your review and it is fantastic! I wouldn't have even tried it if it wasn't for you. Thanks again!!!

[@tomiathisflex7706]

Me too!!

[@rileymilovich]

That game is awesome

[@jamesgratz4771]

Game seems fun so far. Technical issues and difficulty spikes aside... I like that you can replay missions for loot and experience grind. Not enough games incorporate that

[@dvornikovalexei]

Remnant?

[@DannyboyO1]

I feel like a lot of the difficulty is "how close is your gear to max level?" I struggle a bit when the world level goes up and then I go to a new zone. Only times I've downshifted the world level, the yellow bar was barely 10% filled, you know? Really wish you could mine titanium.

[@dejanstarwars10]

@@dvornikovalexei I found that game to be utter trash lol.

[@jamesgratz4771]

@@DannyboyO1 I agree with you. Even with fully upgraded weapons and armor the spikes are ruthless lol. But higher tiers in a zone I’m replaying missions in doesn’t seem too hard

[@jamesgratz4771]

@@DannyboyO1 I agree

[@westonnall1133]

Perfect review for this game. As someone who has beaten the main story already despite the connectivity issues, I'd recommend that everyone who just now heard about this game: wait. Wait until they fix the known bugs and hopefully their cutscenes (surprised the absolute janky cutscenes weren't mentioned in this review). And wait until the server issues are 100% fixed. There's no greater pain than finally killing a bullet sponge only to be forced to redo the fight because of connectivity issues.

[@Stanwize]

It's really fine. Already 30 hours played and there's option to stop camera shake. People are just fuking drama queens.

[@metallicafan416]

If you're grinding a looter shooter and are worried about skip able cutscenes, maybe playing the wrong genre 🤔

[@meldondglord7930]

It is already fixed. Works fine.

[@grifini27]

There's an option for cutscene smoothness, ramp it up to 100 and its not janky

[@westonnall1133]

@@Stanwize I'm not talking about camera shake really. Weird movements and out of sync action cutaways plague the story. Not to mention late animations, weird fabric physics, and I swear the cutscenes don't fade to black early enough. There's always one frame where a character turns stiff and other animations just slam to a stop.

[@soulechelon2643]

Their choice of making it online only was a very, very dumb one. It's sad, because the game on its own is very fun at least for me. But yeah, I just got hit with 3 crashes in the span of an hour of gameplay, so my general optimism is bloodied. I'm holding off my steam review until the problems are fixed. At the very least - so far it seems the servers stayed up today. I was able to play when I wanted to play (lol what a concept right?). But these crashes...oof.

[@Stanwize]

Babies first online launch?

[@soulechelon2643]

@@Stanwize No, but again - it shouldn't have been always online in the first place. This isn't an MMO. This isn't a live service game. And because they chose to do this, any time your internet or their servers hiccup, you get disconnected - even if you're playing solo. But I guess you're perfectly fine with that.

[@SinaelDOverom]

@@soulechelon2643 Also this game is gonna die completely and become unplayable to anyone who purchased it in 5-10 years, because devs decided it's not worth maintaining servers anymore, or got bought out by a bigger publisher then dismantled as it tends to happen.

[@Stanwize]

@@soulechelon2643 the p2p architecture is built into the game fundamentally. This should be self evident to anyone with a working brain stem. Please put dumb comments on twitter.

[@soulechelon2643]

@@Stanwize And yet many people, including ACG, agrees with me. Interesting. But either way, if you're gonna randomly resort to insults, you're not worth talking to. Unlike you, I actually want this game to thrive, and not having an offline option is hurting it more than helping.

[@gustavonascimento1157]

It is a really addicting game. Just can't stop playing it. Really really fun. The servers seems better now

[@cirescythe]

yep no issues for three days straight now. first two days have been spotty but oh well.. worldwide launch on 5 systems... i expected worse. love the gameplay and story

[@UncleSev]

Same here. Maybe it's because I didn't expect much from it, to begin with. But I really hope that if we see a sequel, they will at least give us an offline mode and a better skill tree.

[@bionicRod]

Same. I keep seeing critics trashing it and I'm thinking "Are we playing the same game?" Server issues on launch have been a staple forever, and no one ever seems to expect it. The server issues I have had on this game were pretty mild in comparison to games in the past. Haven't had ANY issue since Sunday. Love this game!

[@versusforward]

Sleeper hit of 2021, to my mind. You know it's a good game when you stay up way later than intended and you wake up thinking about it. 30 hours in and I'm hooked.

[@globalsaturation7333]

How is the cover system? Is it really like the division ? Does your character move his hands and gun properly in cover or is it janky ? I love me some good cover shooters but only if it works well

[@BDG96]

We need a montage of his metaphors. Dude could be a rapper.😂

[@AJ-pc9gu]

yes please

[@franchi7124]

reason why i havent bought this yet is the fact that you need to be always online on a non-live service game as they call this LOL and it freakin uses peer-to-peer connectivity like tf?!.. if you need to connect to a server just to play solo why not just make a god damn dedicated server for multiplayer lol and the snipers looks and feels like a fckn blow dart lmao

[@spartacus1155]

One of the biggest problems with this game is how much it tries to copy the movement of Gears of war and that just doesn't work with the rest of it

[@Abyessal]

Played this game for a couple of hours,haven't used the cover system once,just stand by a wall and shoot.

[@R3babablacksheep]

Without the connectivity issues this game is an easy instant recommendation for me. It's very fun. I quite like the voice acting and writing, the story is ok, the levels are fun, the guns and gunplay, especially with mods, are satisfying. But the tech issues are just unreal. Trying to play on PC with a friend has been a nightmare- we just stopped for the day because we just couldn't keep going. Hourly disconnects, horrible lag that has me jumping all around the map and unable to dodge enemy abilities, glitches where my entire interface disappears and won't come back without a restart, a few instances where we would fast-travel to a new area but end up in different places, frequent game crashes from trying to turn in quests or just because... There are a lot of issues. Hopefully the devs can get it figured out in the next week and it won't be so frustrating.

[@jelaninoel]

Its so awful that today you can see a game a know for a fact it’s going to be a mess on release and ultimately not even worth half the price tag, then it comes out and your completely right. What is going on in the industry that we can see these train wrecks a mile away so easily??

[@TrueGamer22887]

I know it’s not just this genre and you can see it coming in other genres as well, but pretty much every looter shooter has been chasing borderlands success and only warframe has come close. It’s such a difficult genre to get right because you can have all the loot in the world but if it isn’t fun or interesting (like most of the litter shooters) it doesn’t matter. I’ve heard destiny 2 has it’s fans, but I found it as generic and boring as the first one, but could see that as another example next to warframe that pulled it off. Everything else destiny, the division 1-2, anthem, the avengers etc (even assassins creed to an extent without the shooter aspect) and now this game are just boring and generic, even the loot aspect of great games like god of war just seems boring and tacked on. A loot system is very hard to get right in non or non traditional mmos

[@Largentina.]

Thank god I mostly play indies.

[@EdwardViaTomato]

love playing as trickster. Sniping what I can from a distance while they try to close the gap... only to realize they F-ed up, running up on a trickster. Or if they were staying in cover and/or sniping me, teleporting behind them and watching the hope fade from their faces... alongside with the rest of the bodies/skeletons.

[@feuerhirn]

I can’t believe that you still haven’t hit at least over a million subscribers.

[@jariolavilipponen3500]

It's not that surprising honestly. Most people buy games according to their own standards, not because some random youtuber said so. Why would they sub if they only looked for that one specific review about the game they were on edge about.

[@MTLGSE]

@@jariolavilipponen3500 there are other reviewers with a million sub, so there goes that theory.

[@Dharsto]

@@jariolavilipponen3500 i'd say it's the complete opposite these days, many people make purchases based on KZbinr reviews or other types of reviews on the internet. having someone give their opinion on a product is always helpful to a potential buyer, even if they don't agree with it. and saying these are just "Some random KZbinr" drastically downplays what Reviewers actually have to do to get videos like this out. Sure it's a person you don't know, but they put in so much time and effort to play these games, while thinking about the different criteria for a review, and then going to make the video itself. So yes they are "Random KZbinrs" But they have a valid opinion.

[@AJ-pc9gu]

@@jariolavilipponen3500 just to add to what everyone is saying, I think the average consumer doesn't have the time or experience quite often. ACG has played maybe 100 times the games an average player has, i know some people who have only played shooters and sport games. Karak knows good level design when he sees it, average person doesnt know what level design is.

[@RepublicofODLUM]

His aggressive e-begging put me off. He also loves to talk about how amazing and honest he is at reviewing games, like get over yourself bud. Go work a real job for a 50hr week then come whine to me for money to play fuckin video games for a living lol.

[@Ryi725]

9:52 "whether you're playing alone or solo" xD

[@scalpingsnake]

Sending out some to people with no friends xD

[@ashesofaranea]

glad there's still someone actually covering technical issues in details instead of mentioning them by the end of the review without barely any explanation, thanks ACG

[@Brandon-nn5yg]

I’m not too far into it so far but I’m really enjoying it, it reminds me of a faster paced version of gears.

[@tomlapisto2840]

I'm sick of this comparison. Part of what makes gears great was the weight to everything and nothing in outriders feels that way. It feels cheap as hell and boring to play imo

[@MyZ001]

@@tomlapisto2840 ok, so a cheap and arguably boring version of gears 😄

[@XxWolfxWaRioRxX]

@@tomlapisto2840 oh shut up you GOW fanboy the cover bouncing and gore is very similar to gears and was clearly inspired by it. You probably still think GOW is the best franchise even after the piss poor gears 4

[@kaycee310toysandcollectibl9]

This game should have had single player without online as an option. And also they could have let u play the story with bot controlled team. Sometimes we could do without online team and chill with bot team.

[@rgmacer]

I subbed because you asked in 5 seconds and didn’t drag it out for 2 min. Straight to the point. Love the content

[@KidWithThePen21]

I hadn't seen one of your reviews in quite some time because I was busy with new life changes, but I'm 19 seconds in and you have already succeeded in capturing that same ACG energy that made me subscribe to you years ago...and for that, I say thank you. You'll forever be my source for finding game reviews and other related content.

[@yourcucumberissoftandyourg3114]

If they added a offline mode I'd definitely buy this game in a heartbeat. Until then I guess I'll continue playing BL2.

[@thomasglover3834]

It's online only ?😰

[@Dr.Moogle]

Why not BL3?

[@labiljackson7950]

Yeah the online requirement to be able to this game was a huge buzzkill for me.

[@Ray__E]

I'll never understand forcing players to be online for single player games/modes.

[@yourcucumberissoftandyourg3114]

@@Dr.Moogle I love BL3 but there isn't really much to do atm. Hopefully the new dlc will be good enough to bring players back.

[@iBUYPOWDER]

I've thoroughly enjoyed this game. It HAD some connection issues on day 1, but apart from that, I can't get enough.

[@TheGrimmy]

you have a beautiful way of inserting humour into these videos. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this from the quips alone.

[@RezidentZombie]

I am having so much fun with this game. Loved seeing you did a review on it.

[@matthewmartin2597]

This game has had a disastrous start and you make good points about concerns about the game yet I can't put it down. I know I'm not the only one since it's in the top 5 on steam right now. This game is just fun and the options for customization of your weapons and armor and the different play styles within classes is impressive. The challenge, the fun factor and the loot keep me coming back for more.

[@Stanwize]

It's one of the most played games on steam right now. How is that even close to disastrous?

[@theveryamericaneagle3657]

I actually love this game so much so far.

[@branberrycakes]

Same here. It caught me by surprise and while not perfect, the gameplay and loot system has been super hooked

[@dtanobo]

Same. Didn't expect to be this hooked on the game at all.

[@ElectroDoom]

Yup - loving it so far. Stinks so many people are having such major issues..

[@ACGreviews]

Thats awesome glad you are digging it

[@skittlemctitty]

@@ACGreviews I'm curious to see how people enjoy the endgame. I've never been hooked by looter shooters but this one is fun - though, what a damn mess of a launch. I wonder what is going on between Square and PCF here, and where the issue lies.

[@BaileyEBates]

I have been waiting in anticipation for this review. It was everything I wanted and needed. Thanks for your thoughts and insight! I'll be a doubtrider, until this drastically improves.

[@DonaldJuliano]

Always love your reviews and podcasts. Your honesty is refreshing. I have enjoyed outriders its what I expected with a bit more. It is fun for sure.

[@CMTechnica]

Honestly pretty stupid that it's always online. Heard that and did a 180. I liked the demo, flaws and all, but I've had my fill of getting disconnected mid mission or mid boss fight. And now its suffering from Destiny Patch Syndrome, because it's 2021 and we can't have a defacto decent game with honorable practices

[@kylerclarke2689]

Absolutely zero interest in a game that could have its service shut down at any time. When I buy a game I want to know that it's mine whether or not I have an internet connection a month from now or 10 years from now. Up until the last few years, that's what it meant to me to own a game. Thanks as always for the coverage ACG, always appreciate the work that you put in and the consistent perspective

[@kylerclarke2689]

@@shabath since I switched to PC I "own" most of my games. Only way they stop being mine is if every torrent link it scrubbed from the internet and all of my hard drives explode

[@S197_GT_Gotti]

I always love ACG's reviews. In depth, great jokes and almost ALWAYS a wait for a sale........With a 3% must buy percentage per year. Keep up the good work.

[@fortunatesoul12]

I am constantly surprised of the depth of the reviews, keep up the good work

[@Jason-vx6vg]

Could have been worse, could have been made by modern day CDPR.

[@ACGreviews]

This game is so fucked. No online is required yet by doing so they have caused nothing but a fuckup. Also yes I know someone SOMEONE is going to come in here and defend this shit. Whatever. Liking it is one thing with its issues AND tacking online SP is stupid Liked what I played though but no way am I telling people to get it. www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming

[@chronosschiron]

cause we all have 2080 ty graphic cards lol and 4k monitors lol

[@maggiemcaffre4799]

@@chronosschiron WTF are you talking about slap D***?

[@dtanobo]

I've been playing since launch and I've gotten a couple of disconnects on launch day and nothing since. Am I just lucky?

[@BradHuffmanparent]

13 hours in the full version so far, after 18 hours with the demo, and I don't regret buying it. I'm having way more than enough fun to overlook a lot of the issues.

[@Darkdally]

One of my subscribers just gifted me this game on Steam yesterday, and because I wanted to understand what I was getting into before I launched the game, as I always have for the past 7 or so years, I go to your review video first. It's not only because you're so frank, it's because your reviews are always informative. I have never commented on any of your videos before, but do know that I've been watching them for years and years. The best thing about it is as I say, "You never know the shit that is gonna come out of his mouth", and I've always loved that about your reviews, during the review in particular where you went on an almost semi-creepy diatribe over alien nut sacks. I loved it, expected it, and I will always have always enjoyed your rants. Now I know a bit about the game I'm about to play. I have, as I said, always enjoyed your channel, and I would love to support you on Patreon, but I'm also a struggling KZbin gamer, and need support myself to get by. I know the struggle. I'm a PC gamer as well, and just t his paycheck I had to drop $150 just for yet another new Xbox controller and headset as I was sick of the JBL Headset I had being literally held together by duct tape for the last six months. Viewers don't realize how ghetto-rigged our setups can become over time lol. I won't even get into my franken-PC, because I'm sure yours is the same; the strange mutation of Asus and Intel gangbanging MSI and Nvidia for space in my tower. You're real, and I get it. Keep it up, and thank you for the vid. Maybe some day we can work together on something. Peace- -Darkdally

[@Macho_Man_Randy_Savage]

"Wait Till it Works", that's a very fitting option for most games these days 😂

[@AscendantStoic]

Tell that to Anthem players 😏 Though to be fair Outriders is a complete game out of the gate, which is great.

[@SomeUnkindledAsh]

I really liked the skill trees in this game. They give you the options to really customize how you wanna play, and the skills actually have an impact on gameplay. Im shocked to hear people say they don't like it. I cant think of a shooter with a better one

[@Largentina.]

This game helped me notice that I mostly gravitate towards high mobility based co-op shooters like Risk Of Rain 2 and Deep Rock Galactic etc

[@marini11]

The gameplay and building your character in this game is awesome. I really like it.

[@florisbackx1744]

Great review, as always. Very informative and even more entertaining, your band analogy was pretty damn spot on! : )

[@endo9384]

Still the best place with AngryJoe for reviews. Thank you for this one. My friends and I have been on the fence for a while and will wait for this one.

[@kylegibson5432]

You are a god damn poet Karak! Thank you for never ceasing to surprise me with your lyrical prose!

[@cycomiko73]

Karak is the "Dennis Miller" of video games, he loves him some metaphors.

[@Abyessal]

This game is so successful Square Enix might update Marvels Avengers to give everyone guns with a cover system.

[@creaturecore13]

they would need to first update this game to have a cover system that works

[@geetargato]

@@creaturecore13 The cover system is already discouraged since everything in the game wants you to CQC enemies. No reason to fix something that nobody uses.

[@DonLasagna]

Great review as always!

[@nolfclvr]

Once again, enjoy your review. Continue to be one of my go to reviewers.

[@Texshy]

I might buy it if it ever gets a 50% off or more sale. I ain't paying 90 dollarydoos for it.

[@otakon17]

Australian?

[@forsakenoutcast]

If you’re still round 67% on steam until the 25th.

[@DeQuariusBeverly]

This game will definitely be on sale in 2 months or less

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

And im guessing a massive sale. Like 60% off because it can't sell.

[@NoCtTeRNaLx]

Man your reviews are funny as HELL lol loved it thanks

[@BloodyBobJr]

I know it was a throwaway line, but I can't stop thinking of a looter shooter scooter and how damn fun that sounds. Great review as well, as always

[@humantwist-offcap9514]

Oddly, I actually really liked the male PC voice actor. Thought the deadpan and soft spoken worked really well.

[@mecktrons]

Dude it wouldn't even load on my ultrawide lol

[@skeelokeeper5192]

Best reviewer out there! Thanks ACG

[@csward5380]

"They're called skill trees because the die and fall over." Lol Karik, I don't know where you come up with this stuff review after review, but you are the man. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@Stuy777]

lol it seems nearly every game reviewer played as the guy main character, I tried him for a bit and yes to voice acting comes off flat. The chick main however doesn't, in fact I really enjoyed her voice acting.

[@ACGreviews]

ya disliked her much much more

[@ColdMoviez]

I definitely had some fun with the demo on PS5 and PC but I’m for sure going to wait for a sale. The combat can be super enjoyable but I found that some classes are definitely far more fun to use compared to others, the Trickster for example, but with the server issues (always online) and performance issues. Also the story and voice acting kinda put me off so much that I caught myself just skipping cutscenes. I’m going to hold off until it goes on sale.

[@harikaerif1]

Hey Karak! Just a suggestion but sometimes I want to know how a specific part of a game holds up, like the gameplay or sound or fun factor. I think it'd be great if you could put timestamps for each section of the review.

[@artstar5994]

Thanks for the honest review!

[@josh043p6]

To me this game is like Taco Bell. Yes, I could be eating something more high quality, but I don't care. Its still tasty AF.

[@yettiluch1]

Until it's bathroom break. Fire sauce, am i right?

[@josh043p6]

@@yettiluch1 But you'll do it again next weekend😂

[@yettiluch1]

@@josh043p6 i think I'm a get some taco bell today 😂

[@danielmadrigal1661]

I have it on gamepass and even though it’s cross play I bought it on my Ps5 I love it it’s fun.

[@IB1GMANI]

This guy gives the best reviews your my go to when I want to know about a game

[@mataio666]

So this is now avail for pc on gamepass today. Have they fixed some of the bugs?

[@lennywright5655]

Why does Square/Enix keep trying to make these “Live Service” games, they’re obviously not that good at it (cough cough Avengers)

[@RickRanger711]

They are just the publisher for Outriders, People Can Fly developed it. Not owned by Square/Enix.

[@JaydevRaol]

Just came here after seeing Angry Joe's Rant about the constant crashes. 😅

[@EdwardViaTomato]

guy's gotta eat, I guess Drink G Fuel.

[@eval_is_evil]

hahah ikr ? me too

[@eval_is_evil]

@@EdwardViaTomato what ?

[@WolfStory]

Your Jerome Bettis/Subway reference was classic. Nicely played.

[@DFA8117]

Any update on this? It’s on sale for $40 was wondering if that is a good price. Thanks love your reviews.

[@CodyB]

Surprised you didn't mention the really awkward fade-to-black cuts for a cutscene that last 2 seconds then another fade-to-black

[@Rickystakpants]

Or that the screen shakes on cut scenes.

[@Fox_Olive]

@@Rickystakpants theres an option for that

[@bepkororoti8019]

I don't really care what topic Karak talks about, I'm here for the writing and the humor. "They're called skills trees because they can die and fall over, like this one" 🤣

[@theguardian1993]

Speaking of bugs, anyone on series x have the game crash every time you go into your inventory shortly after loading in?

[@furrypurplehaze6837]

Great review as always 👏

[@ghostly_remains]

Yeah when I played that demo or beta or whatever like a month ago I just felt like it was missing so much to the world and the gameplay, I hope they turn it around cause it's a world I want to experience but not in the current state.

[@AwesomeNick94]

Personally I've really enjoyed the level design in Outriders

[@Choteron3]

The best way to end a weekend is with a karak review.

[@Ghatothkoch]

Loved this review. I subbed.

[@BiggieCheeto]

This game reminds me of remnant rise from the ashes so much.

[@Charok1]

and partly that is why I'll never buy this mediocre crap

[@JeopardsRune]

Absolutely ZERO excuse for online only on this title.

[@jackking9271]

Gtfoh its literally advertised as a co-op looter shooter what do you excpect

[@JeopardsRune]

@@jackking9271 *expect

[@sympul]

Was waiting for this review

[@jepeman]

Did you try forcing DirectX 12 on? In demo, in the starting town, at a certain spot my FPS would drop down to 50s, enabled DirectX12, FPS in same area almost 100. In general, it was a massive performance boost.

[@dtanobo]

I am straight up addicted to this game. Been playing it non stop since launch. The first few hours are super weak but once you get abilities and loot, it is awesome. It's better than most of its competition with a fraction of the budget. Also I've somehow not faced many server issues while playing the game so there's that. Maybe 3 disconnects in the first 2 days but nothing since then.

[@jamesgratz4771]

The fact that you can grind out earlier missions to raise world tier is awesome. The game can be annoying but it’s starting to come together. You’re right though beginning was meh

[@Hathur]

I'll wait 4 to 6 months when it drops to $20 or so and try it then. No interest in multiplayer but single player for $20 it seems ok. No shortage of games to tide me over until it drops to a fair price.

[@onebadfishtoo]

Great review as usual. ACG mentions this game is on PC, Xbox, and PS4. Note: This game is on PS5, too. Another thing, I would not consider this a “single player game”. While it can be played that way, it is better enjoyed as a co-op experience. When it is firing on all cylinders it is a blast, but the technical issues have definitely set this title back a bit.

[@bedwarri0r333]

Been playing this game for maybe 6-8 hours now. I would have mentioned something about how well they do the coop campaign. If we ignore the connection issues, they way they map progress is really well done. Someone triggers a quest, creating a vote for the other players. It brings everyone in to the cutscenes. And those pesky dialogue scenes when the player has to make a choice? Each person is brought in to their own version once they start the dialogue. I was really impressed by this as not many games can do it right.

[@SeanWMODonnell]

Who's blasting the fans just because you know this game tanks in a month...

[@MothersOfMars]

0:53 Haha ETSY my guilty pleasure.

[@ACGreviews]

so true

[@ottolees7208]

Wow, I have never experienced any issues you brought up, I bought the game yesterday (4.4) so maybe some of it got fixed but I have been enjoying the game so far.

[@stevetwinam6838]

Just stopping in to remind you that you are the most comprehensive reviewer on KZbin.

[@rudrod95_41]

Cant believe games are at the state where you buy it a year later when its done instead of at release

[@EdwardViaTomato]

it's done. I feel like the details around this game's launch are getting lost somewhere along the way. I've seen people cite Cyberpunk and NMS, and this is absolutely not like those. It's more like Fall Guys.

[@ConfidentGrips]

When games used to have to be done the day they shipped I honestly miss those days now

[@JYMBO]

It's an AA game with a AAA pricetag, if it was 30 instead of 50 everyone's reviews would be much more forgiving.

[@tomfoolery4598]

Thanks for the rundown. I've heard all about this game for the past week, but had no idea what the hell it was. Good review as always.

[@Biskawow]

Biggest problem is that endgame is all time based so if you rolled a tank you need to reroll. But i reached ct13 on warden via silver ct12, so its fun to make up builds and try to make it work.