Austin recommends: 'Tales of Kenzera: Zau' (Review)

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau is the debut game from Abubakar Salim's Surgent Studios, and while it cannot keep pace with genre's greats, it's a solid, well-made and heartfelt metroidvania that will likely strike a nerve if you've ever lost someone important in your life.
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[@Vahig7]

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[@AnnaCurser]

important to note that SteelSeries refuses refund on some of their products, which violates EU law. So they are criminals, when they feel like it.

[@Vernardo]

@@AnnaCurser Razer or Logitech?

[@TehPwnographer]

@@AnnaCurser”criminals” Spend less time on Reddit plz.

[@AnnaCurser]

@@TehPwnographer is there another word for people that dont follow the law?

[@lancebaxter6612]

You had me at "ten hour Metroidvania." Short, tight games are severely underappreciated.

[@aragornelesar3862]

Loving that a lot of smaller games are getting reviews now that Austin is reviewing as well

[@simpleemodern]

No. I’m only here for Ralph

[@Bricks56]

@@IncognitoActivadoWoke? Please explain what that even means.

[@noahherbert8347]

@@IncognitoActivado How?

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@noahherbert8347 SweetBaby Inc, dude.

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@Bricks56 SweetBaby Inc.

[@Stealthcastlandon]

So glad this game is only 10 hours, I really want to support Abu and the new studio but don't have a ton of free time

[@Cacapouletpipichocolat]

Keep copy/pasta-ing ma man. The echo chamber is real. Haven't seen anything "woke" here though. Just black characters. Just admit that that is your issue with it.

[@PDXpunk]

@@IncognitoActivado So a black guy can't make a game about black mythology or else they are woke... Sounds like you just hate black people.

[@daycampgames]

@@Cacapouletpipichocolat For real. They're either an edge lord searching for their next meal, or have diluted the definition of woke to fit their own bizzaro reality.

[@Eltener123]

​@@IncognitoActivadoAfrican = woke lmao?

[@SeksBott69]

​@@IncognitoActivado Please tell me what your definition of "woke" is

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

Yeah, I just got this game and I love it.

[@zoeygraverson6284]

I bet you did lmao

[@ethanwright752]

(x) to doubt

[@NickJoeBeg]

Yeah its a great game 2nd only to pop but of course pop is way over priced. Definitely grab this while you wait on a sale

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

@@NickJoeBeg Thanks, right now, I can only buy games on sale.

[@RIPzippyshare]

​​@@zoeygraverson6284She did, christ the lord you and the r3tard below you have imaginary rage on this game xDD

[@spooty75]

Knowing that it's "Father" that's behind this game already got me interested when he first mentioned he was starting a game studio. But that Game Awards presentation, and let's be fair, the drip on display, with the emotive and genuine speech really piqued my interest. I preordered on PS5 as soon as it was up and have been eagerly anticipating the launch. I hope the public embrace this game and support these smaller developers! My only request now is: please release the soundtrack! From what I've heard so far it's incredible!

[@spooty75]

@IncognitoActivado who asked you?

[@BasilAbdef]

@@IncognitoActivado What does "woke" mean to you, and how does it apply to this game?

[@BasilAbdef]

@@IncognitoActivado If it is so obvious, then it should be quite easy for you to define and explain. Unless perhaps you are afraid to do so? You're not a coward despite being incognito, are you?

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@BasilAbdef W@ke: Male characters de-masculinized in appearance and/or behavior, female empowerment based on the female agenda, mistreatment of male characters based on the female agenda, false and/or forced "diversity", misrepresentation of characters based on bad USA stereotypes/archetips, bestiality, grooming, etc.

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@BasilAbdef W-ke is: "Male characters de-masculinized in appearance and/or behavior, female empowerment based on the female agenda, mistreatment of male characters based on the female agenda, false and/or forced "diversity", misrepresentation of characters based on bad USA stereotypes/archetips, bestiality, grooming, etc."

[@MightyManotaur22]

This is an easy game to root for, glad it came together well!

[@MightyManotaur22]

@@IncognitoActivado ahhhhhh now the random dislikes make sense. touch grass, dork.

[@Jmerithew87]

@@IncognitoActivadoand? There’s been bad games without their involvement and good games with it. It’s not some automatic qualifier on if a game is worth my time or not.

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@Jmerithew87 W@keness is bad, dude.

[@Jmerithew87]

@@IncognitoActivadoinclusiveness and diversity aren’t inherently bad things. It’s how it’s handled. When it’s shoehorned in and is obviously being done for clout, yeah, that’s lame. However, when a game is purposefully being told from a perspective we don’t usually get, or a unique setting, it can be very refreshing. That’s why I don’t think SBI involvement should be an automatic red flag, because it’s how those ideas are actually implemented that really matters.

[@Cookiemaster98_98]

​@@IncognitoActivadowhats woke?

[@ichibi87]

Its so nice when you're reading character names and you know what they mean and the folklore behind it. "Baba" is pretty common for father but seeing "impundulu" as the boss name makes me wanna play this game way more especially since Austin says the story is solid.

[@TheLongestTake]

Abu was excellent in Raised By Wolves. I think it is really cool that he is getting into video game development. Glad the game is solid.

[@deetsitmeisterjd]

Playing this now, it's okay. Feels quite mushy and sloppy though gameplay wise, timings are off, combat is messy, checkpoints are odd, wall jumping is inconsistent.

[@night1952]

Really? From what I saw it looked like it played well, too easy, but good gameplay, but if the game feel is bad...

[@Adoniss99]

Ur not real

[@rayswarnau3868]

I’m surprised no one else has mention the dodgy and sloppy controls. It makes me wonder if Austin actually played the game.

[@purplewine7362]

@@rayswarnau3868 just because he didn't criticise the game like you wanted him to, doesn't mean he didn't play the game. the controls aren't sloppy, you just suck at playing video games. You're the Dean Takahashi of youtube commenters.

[@Zerinth]

@@rayswarnau3868 First time? 🤣

[@novalinnhe]

Looks so pretty! Gonna wishlist this at your recommendation. I have a very soft spot in my heart for games which cover grief, as it's really cathartic to play through when you're struggling. Thank you so much

[@RatchetSly]

I greatly enjoyed the Nextfest demo of this one, with my only complaint about it being some frame drops. Good to see it spotlighted here

[@Cacapouletpipichocolat]

What is woke about it? Or is it that it has black characters?

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@Cacapouletpipichocolat Agendas.

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@Cacapouletpipichocolat Tokenism is bad.

[@AnimeUniverseDE]

Yeah the game suffers from shader compilation stutter. There are fixes for unreal engine though

[@nahnahnahnahnah8934]

@@IncognitoActivado this game is watke?

[@vcprovost]

It's free on PlayStation plus extra. Imma play it day one! Thank God cuz I'm going through it financially right now😅.

[@vincentclark8386]

Same that I'll be playing it on psplus but I'll definitely be buying it as well when I'm done just to fully support this brand new company creating an brand new IP

[@ΔημητρηςΠαναγιωτοπουλος-υ3χ]

What? I have ps extra and had to pay 17 euros for it.

[@garypasquill2355]

Pay £100 for subscription to play a less than £20 game,not exactly free

[@halcyon6098]

Hahaha. Let's not support the devs but def play it cuz it's free. 😂😂😂

[@mackinblack]

Free is still too much to pay for this garbage.

[@BasementMinions]

So happy this game was able to deliver! It's so hard for new studios to get off the ground especially with ambitious personal ideas.

[@carbonfibercarpet4655]

Nice, have had my eye on this game. Abubakar Salim’s speech at the game awards made me want to try it

[@Vernardo]

​@@IncognitoActivadoare you some sort of "White African"?

[@napoleonfeanor]

​@@IncognitoActivadois it? May elaborate? It looked interesting here but if there is actual wokery, I'm not interested

[@2manycheeses]

@@napoleonfeanor there is none, he's just a loser from twitter than wants to complain about something for the sake of being a whiny bitch

[@IncognitoActivado]

@@Vernardo Wait, what?

[@Vernardo]

@@IncognitoActivado Many of the African are white.

[@hisokacranel7268]

Finally the REAL gamer reviewer is back, mighty thanks Austin and ur little sidekick guy from the beginning

[@jarongriffin8514]

8:01 breaking shields is easy early on if you get the sun mask's ground quake ability (the downward heavy attack)

[@MolinaKojima]

I remember seeing him almost cry in stage and I REALLY wanted this game to be good! I’m excited

[@DigiMyst]

Super glad this game turned out well! I was really rooting for the guy during his presentation, and the game looks perfect to play on my Switch

[@Luis-rp2lm]

200 steam players 😂

[@lambasted6886]

@@Luis-rp2lm This game is only on Steam :O?

[@Luis-rp2lm]

@@lambasted6886 if it’s flopping in steam, it’s flopping everywhere

[@ImBusenlolXD]

This comment feels like a bot wrote it.

[@DigiMyst]

​@@ImBusenlolXD Nope, just interested in the game.

[@LMaia14]

Oh, I've had my eyes on this game since it was announced. Thanks for reviewing it Austin, really loving this indie reviews.

[@ZephyrK_]

Never heard of this but it looks amazing.

[@atomic_wait]

Loved his performance in Raised by Wolves, wish him all the success in the world.

[@SageNotGreen]

I’ve been following this game ever since it was announced at the game awards and I am so happy it’s getting some attention! This kind of personal story telling and the creativeness needs to be rewarded

[@ploppill34]

nope

[@archives2876]

I don't think so

[@HomieGCammyB]

Really hope this sells well, I want nothing but good things for this team

[@ronniewhitedx]

I'm a big Metroidvania fan It's an easy purchase for me but I also just want to support this dev.

[@alek3974]

232 player peak on Steam. Looks like all those people that wrote "love it", "will buy it" etc. were lying.

[@mobcrusher99]

It’s free on ps+ extra and has around 10 times the amount of reviews - as of writing this - that steam has. Why do you, or the grifters that told you that, intentionally leave that out?

[@alek3974]

@@mobcrusher99 Keyword "free". Reading compression is crucial. Also, there aren't any sites showing PS metrics. If we're following your line of thought that means another 1500 to 2000 people, who are playing the game for FREE. 2200 players isn't the win you think it is.

[@TS-je3cl]

​@@alek3974yeah 2200 players is what like old games like battlefield 4 STILL reach today...having those numbers at the launch of your game is abysmal.

[@mobcrusher99]

@@alek3974 Considering how little EA did to advertise this, it’s not surprising. But that’s not what’s important here. What is important is that you or the grifters lied. If you have to lie to make something seem bad, is it actually bad? And also, as videos sponsored by EA come out, like a GTlive video about this game, we will likely see more people playing

[@SamEfDee]

​@@alek3974Why do people think subscription services make things free? Do you watch shows for free on Netflix?

[@johnk.7836]

I wanted to purchase this Day one after Abu's speech, and playing the demo but then - Denuvo :(. Now I have to wait until Denovo is removed before I can purchase.

[@Fanboy-hf1iu]

Who is stopping you?

[@ewjiml]

I’m glad developers are FINALLY delving into African lore. I mean I love medieval fantasy and I know it’s popular but devs really need branch out.

[@ethanwright752]

Dunno. Im wakanda'd out in 2024.

[@noblebearaw]

Sounds good. The lack of exploration is a bit of a letdown, but hearing the storytelling is competent, makes this one to check out, for sure.

[@Oryyyt]

Absolutely love the artstyle. I'd much prefer this over the recent PoP. If only it had the same gameplay depth. At least this seems like a story that could resonate with me as someone who struggled with grief and acceptance a few years ago.

[@johnwrath3612]

Think I’m gonna wait a bit for this one, still playing through The lost Crown and just finished Blasphemous 2 (which absolutely slaps, play it). Plus Balatro has its hooks in me now. I have surrendered to the cards. I love the African art style, the color palette, gorgeous looking game. Definitely gonna play this one just a little burned out on metroidvania. I wish we got more games like this with art styles and cultural influences from other parts of the world besides western Europe/japan/U.S.

[@poepoe5311]

Bayek and AC origins should have had a continuation with his story. But I'm very glad he was able to develop this beautiful looking game I definitely will be checking it out!

[@jacobturnerart]

Looks like a great little game and the Africa-inspired setting is something different and refreshing. Definitely going to play this.

[@Wakeofchaos25]

Was probably going to buy this one regardless of how good it is to support the devs because it’s nice to see someone work on something they’re passionate about

[@jungzorndyke5517]

Even if he is a racist? Nice

[@blvd6969]

Abu is playing Alyn Valeryon on this upcoming season of House of the Dragon too

[@galientl4723]

Nice to see a game set in Africa (outside of Egypt) for once. Glad it turned out well and definitely gotta support them.

[@ProTele-ql5om]

This game is basically Batora: Lost Haven but African themed

[@matanm6829]

It's probably just because I'm old and not very knowledgeable when it comes to this kind of games but the whole thing reminds me of "Nights into Dreams". Maybe it's the purpleness and the spinning around. I don't know. Gives me good vibes anyway.

[@TheLeaderX1]

i saw "Tales of" and th immediate thought in my head was "another tales game so soon?"

[@jeremiahkisimba5938]

As an African I am proud ❤️❤️ finally a game with an African main character, I can't wait for assassin creed game too.

[@Cacapouletpipichocolat]

Euhm have you heard of Assassin's Creed Origins?

[@pigchamp3627]

Proud of what? if you need to see yourself buy a mirror

[@ClipperFanW]

Sweet baby inc is involved. Stay away.

[@Cacapouletpipichocolat]

To clarify: it's great you're enthusiastic, so am I for this game.

[@PaulaBraden]

Representation does mean something! Happy for you and proud for you!!!

[@jaughnekow]

I see Bayek now and can't unsee it

[@Simte]

I'm so happy the game delivered, I will wait for Denuvo to be removed but I'll definitely buy.

[@mateofantasma]

I was sold on this game after watching the preview at the Games Awards. I am so glad it is good and recommended. Looking forward to playing it! Thanks Austin for the review.

[@davidronnie7869]

With a 10 hour run time it sounds like a great palate cleanser between larger games. Also day 1 on PS plus extra.

[@seedad117]

this gunna be the next game im playing

[@raulpetrascu2696]

You may also know Abubakar Salim from playing Father in Raised By Wolves. He led an attempt with the fans to make some noise to save the show, and after that didn't work out he started working on this. Really cool guy

[@VioletElite4]

When I heard the title, i honestly thought it was one of the JRPG Tales of games (Arise, Beseria, etc) looks interesting though nonetheless

[@reza494]

Since the publisher is EA I'm guessing this has Denuvo too right? I'll check back whenever they removed it. by then it should be cheaper too.

[@geoffdb8118]

Psst. D3nuvo is gone now

[@cheekyfantasy1314]

Denuvo and sweet baby, a match made in bargain bin clearance sale heaven

[@Kirby-Krios]

And the landfill ^_^

[@angel_of_rust]

bro forgot to mention EA the trifecta of garbage

[@battlep0t]

I've played through Act 1 as it was free on PS Plus - it's a fairly solid if a bit easy Metroidvania with nice platforming so far The only major flaw i've noticed is the serious lack of enemy variety, maybe that branches out in the later areas but i've only faced about 4 or 5 enemy types so far and only one boss fight. There also seems to be a bug on the PS5 version where when you open and close the map sometimes Zau will hit an invisible wall and you have to walk back in the opposite direction to resolve it.

[@night1952]

From what I've seen I thought the same, good moveset for the player but boring enemies to fight.

[@ChocolateFudgeWave]

Glad this game did well. The interview with Salim was good

[@IncognitoActivado]

The game is w@ke; pass. lol

[@Ivotas]

Watched Salim being on the Playstation Access Podcast earlier today he seems like a totally great dude that to whoom this is an absolute passion project. Definitely sold me on the title that prior to this I didn't care much about.

[@mjohnsen8606]

Sweet Baby Inc was involved in the making of this game.

[@NotAGreatPlayer]

Honestly, the involvement with SBI just makes me gets far from this game tbf. But the game itself doesn't look this bad, now how bad or good it looks likely won't bother to check

[@LWAllen]

I’m getting this on Switch and will be rushing through it in a couple days. I’m excited. Hope it unlocks tonight and not in the morning.

[@SpicyRedditDaily]

@@IncognitoActivado it’s woke cause it features black people. I can just feel the racism through the screen

[@2manycheeses]

@@IncognitoActivado get a life

[@amyford2971]

@@IncognitoActivadohow do you know it’s woke? Just because it’s an African folklore story?

[@hazelcrisp]

@@amyford2971 These anti woke people really need help

[@battlep0t]

​@@hazelcrispGuy's fishing for bites. Just report as spam and move on.

[@ThootenTootinTabootin]

I loved the new Prince of Persia. Ill probably love this.

[@Dumah36]

this is on may wishlist. been waiting for it. i need more paltformers

[@Coolkid4205]

This gameplay is really good, the platforming is good too, movement and fights feel good with the switching of the masks, voices are well done and so far the whole shaman aspect is interesting and enjoyable. The fact that it got 21% of 1 star ratings on ps is ridiculous, bunch of hating twats, this game is so fun, even if it's not your cup of tea it would at least hit a 3 star for everything else it does right

[@lastking3185]

Nope. SBI involved. My issues with them is a little different than others. The CEO wants character creator removed from RPGS so people will be forced to play as people she wants

[@MewinMoose]

So happy it's on ps plus, can't wait to try it out

[@gprojectnoob4779]

Nope. NEVER buying a sweet baby inc involved game.

[@skatecats92]

Looks awesome! Getting major Ori vibes.

[@cloudvoid0]

Really happy for the devs that this turned out well. Will definitely give it a go soon.

[@ploppill34]

no you won't

[@ipman3249]

Not my kind of game but I hope the 14 people currently playing is having fun lol

[@marcdwonn9772]

Wow, i knew that this had the Sweet Baby stank, but Denuvo on top? LOL, why am i not surprised? Bayek, why do you have to disappoint me so much? :(

[@Badmunky64]

Seems to have been given the SBI kiss of death.

[@Netspyer]

denuvo on a 20 dollar game lmao

[@Vernardo]

Guess we can wait for the GOG release than.

[@rrohbot]

Boo hoo, you can't pirate it.

[@dynamicpenguin55]

@@rrohbot People who pirate it have a better copy of the game, denuvo punishes paying customers

[@rrohbot]

​@@dynamicpenguin55 How so? Unproven CPU usage?

[@GigglingStoners]

Sweet Baby involvement is already the best piracy protection they could wish for.

[@alcoyot]

I wonder how much money they spent making this.

[@OneWayTwoBrazil]

The art direction is amazing, albeit the combat looks tedious. The easy access to freezing enemies to negate the shield mechanic is a poor solution to an annoying game design decision.

[@VideoStalker00]

I always like to support devs on indie games especially if they are metroidvanias but honestly the Switch port is piss poor to put it kindly. I agree that the story is very engaging and the combat mechanic is pretty cool. It's the reason why I kept playing the game but I just can't excuse the bad port for Switch when there are great games like Dread, Ori games and even Prince of Persia that run pretty smooth on it.

[@sadieslays_]

Looks like a promising game, but I am not purchasing any Sweet Baby games until the company apologizes for trying to get Steam users banned.

[@stumpiecans]

wait a second... I thought representation mattered?! This game has no diversity whatsoever, yet it's not deemed problematic? It's almost like all of this talk of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are just ways to promote anti-white racism and advance the goals of gay race communism?!? Wuuut! 5 Stars, 10/10, cannot disparage - this game has The Message!

[@jackkoehler9057]

We’ve had hundreds of games with white people one without ain’t gonna hurt u bud

[@stumpiecans]

​@@jackkoehler9057 I'm just sick of everyone engaging in the lie. Everyone is playing pretend to be A Good Person, but the ideology is rotten to its core. Just stop lying to me.

[@joshjordan1486]

​@@jackkoehler9057his point go over your head?

[@jackkoehler9057]

@@joshjordan1486 his point is that he believes representation means that everything individual piece must be diverse (he doesn’t specify what “diverse” means but I’m assuming it’s racial diversity). When people say diversity they usually mean diversity in the overall industry (I.e representing people of different backgrounds), not that every peice of media needs to meet a quota, just that everyone needs to be represented (I.e telling black stories (this game) as well as white stories (plague tale). Issues arise in fantasy and sci-fi when everyone is one race, doesn’t make sense and implies mal-intent.

[@Luis-rp2lm]

@@jackkoehler9057where’s the Asians, Mexicans, and Indians? Take out some of the blacks and shove some some of the other guys in there.

[@nowhere529]

How's that modern audience working out?... oh I see.

[@Stuffystufferfield]

you think we could maybe get a review of something older and well played from austin? i dont have any sort of gauge to compare his preferences against mine and new, small games ive never heard of dont provide that

[@varshard0]

Wait, he doesn't rock Killmonger's hairstyle?

[@MarioGoatse]

Austin has been nailing it so hard lately. I'm so happy to see him succeeding. Seeing two brothers crushing it is such a great thing to see. Love ya both, lads!

[@SeanMac-]

Game is nice!!

[@Inogat]

I have a steelseries mouse and it's the best. I need to upgrade the rest. Lovely review I'll try to get the game on the switch eventually. The soundtrack though I might listen to sooner ^^.

[@Dermetsu]

Denuvo in an indie game for 20$? Hard pass, but ill follow it for news of Denuvo being removed.

[@MaximeKasasa]

Really happy to see African-inspired games and dope story aswell :))

[@mackinblack]

SweetBabyInc Detected. ..

[@davidmthorley]

Moron detected

[@reecemcclish5990]

Why do Ralph and Austin both sound like the same person?

[@prickly10000]

*And it flopped* because besides this guy in the weird shills in this comment section, nobody wanted anything to do with sweet baby Inc

[@RIPzippyshare]

yeahhh i bet so!

[@SirQuantization]

A shorter review! If that gives you guys a chance to review more worthy games I'm all for it! Great review Austin.

[@hoxyheart5479]

Annnnd there's goes the studio 😂

[@strobesq]

Finally. No one wants dei sbi

[@helloenemy]

Diversity was their strength.

[@nomansblog2025]

@@helloenemy "Just create your own characters" "NOOO NOT LIKE THAT"

[@helloenemy]

@@nomansblog2025 that’s just a skill issue on his part tbh.

[@RIPzippyshare]

​@@helloenemy Yet he's still right

[@domwilliams9774]

Mmm this game is a watered down hollow knight tbh, very stylish and not bad story. Its just mid tho

[@mathieutaillefer8418]

Lol you jammed out to that. Hahahahahaha man. That's the most unoriginal music. Was that really the best song you could show? It's like they think oh we can just slap some boring tribal chants in here and people will love it.

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

This felt like such a sucking of a review. Full polish can’t believe nobody else noticed how much he try harded the entire video.

[@idklol4197]

Shill Up

[@Loreboar0]

I’m so glad you made on a video on this, this game looks right up my alley and I’m not sure I would’ve known about it otherwise!

[@morgoth9846]

Anything SBI involved shall not be touched.

[@zonezs]

why?

[@MerrillDragonAge]

Jews

[@MerrillDragonAge]

Sweetener child

[@Tryhardblackguy]

I really hope this game is successful. There’s no way someone working on the game second thought a consulting company would be controversial. Especially since this game is for the creators late Father. And out of all the games that they could have be involved with they chose this game with a bunch of African inspiration.

[@ECiriachi]

Watch out, Sweet Baby Inc. Was involved in the development of this game - I'd steer clear.

[@Mohgenstein]

You check for sweet baby Inc under your bed before you go to sleep

[@14ElmStreet28]

What does that change. The story is literally made by one guy who made it about his father.

[@ECiriachi]

@@Mohgenstein naaa, just in my videogames. You are confusing fear for disgust and disapproval.

[@ECiriachi]

@@14ElmStreet28 it matters, because I don't want to encourage DIE practices.

[@flykespice]

@ECiriachi DEI practices as in "I want all the games to perpetually have white lead as it has always been for ages"? Grow up, is the end of the world for your white fragility having a black team develop a game with a black lead once in a while?

[@danieljohn9257]

Dude, this looks dope. The clip of that boss fight at 4:45 with full instrumentation, singing, sound effects, special moves by both our hero and the boss… Had me saying Hell yeah!! 🤙🏼

[@LetTheArtTalk]

A lot of sweet baby bots in the comments most of the positive comments sound the same! Hope this guy got compensated well seems like his channel’s gonna take a hit! LOL

[@cowel8734]

Yep, all the new comments are calling out SBI. I haven't seen any awesome reviews, so its funny to see a bunch here lol

[@robertrichards4718]

I found that odd too. Everything I've been seeing is that the game has tanked on release, yet here it's waves of glowing praise. I was disappointed the Skill up didn't dive into the SBI Controversy.

[@archives2876]

Now that you mention it they really do sound the same.

[@kevingriener7441]

​@robertrichards4718 plenty of racist gamer channels on KZbin dude. This ain't one. Sorry.

[@RIPzippyshare]

​@@robertrichards4718 ​The game tanked but it doesnt mean it's BAD. At least check the game out and see why this didnt get mid reviews, instead of instantly thibking it's bad because it doesnt look white enough.

[@mintraniz6694]

Looking really forward to playing this game!

[@DanielSantos-ym8vd]

Update: Oof, studio shutdown.

[@yummysabre2108]

SWEET BABY INC DETECTED = NO BUY GO WOKE GO BROKE!!!!

[@fruitypebs830]

Brainrot detected

[@RockaSupreme]

Such a wretched pathetic existence you lead

[@blaisewallack919]

Black person as a main character in a game =woke? Racist loser detected.

[@galerusgg9243]

I dunno. Demo was really really bland.

[@Bodom1978]

Game looks good, skipped Prince of Persia because I will not support UBISOFT. Will need to look into EA Originals first but if all is good will give this a shot.

[@JBZyo]

Game so good it killed a studio 😂

[@acjayc]

It happens all the time. Remember SLEEPING DOGS?