Battle Chasers: Nightwar Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"

[@B-max.]

I have to disagree with you on the art style man, looks amazing to me, especially the character designs. Just my opinion.

[@RyanHall42]

Joe Mad is very much an acquired taste. Im not into shoulderpads bigger than my head personally, or giant hands, but I get there are people into that look.

[@Blurgleflargle]

To be fair, Joe Mad's originals are at least more subtle about their deformities than most modern media inspired by his work. Aside from Monika's ridiculous, watermelon-sized boobs, of course (which have been toned down significantly for this game). And his style is also more detailed and refined than anything you see in WoW,Torchlight, LoL, and what have you.

[@Katomaster]

What Karak said was the art was pretty well done/executed, but the creativity and design wasn't that distinctive. We can try to come to an agreement about that, you can objectively see the designs and the characters are less than unique compared to other games with a similar setting. What stands out is the style, Joe Madureira is the master of this kind of "AMERIMANGA", he was one of the biggest exponents of that style back in the 90's.

[@Qlicky]

I quite like the art style as well.

[@Joeypop145]

Bmax I agree especially the attacks!

[@ldm125]

Not my type of genre, but man is the art style cool in this game.

[@twistedkarma9574]

Harley Alexander you should read the comic. You can find it free online. Also the art is by Joe madueara(might be misspelled) the artist behind the darksiders franchise

[@kyotheman69]

why because its turn base RPG? seriously should give a chance

[@Ohtarig]

You're painting it too broad with the 'turn base RPG', at least for me the JRPG movement/combat style is a rather specific immediate turn-off, even though I do love both turn based and action (realtime) RPGs.

[@vitsavicky]

One word: Darksiders

[@djgates06]

kyotheman69 rpgs are lame

[@Fuzzy.B.Lumpkins]

This game is beautiful, and if you're into turn based games it's really fun. Characters are all pretty cool & the voiceovers actually match the dialogue

[@crozraven]

this is like a great mix of traditional JRPG + Western RPG. Totally gonna try it in the future.

[@kyotheman69]

western with art probably, combat typical turn base in realms of older Final Fantasy games, but more flash like Valkyrie Profile

[@fizzplease6742]

I just saw a wizard do a "golf" move to smack a magic ball onto an enemy as an attack. Love it.

[@MrMOTUMan]

Day 1 buy for me. I absolutely love the art style.

[@MegaPieru3000]

mrmarvel8 Did you like the game?

[@Subfightr]

Did u feel it was worth the $$?

[@DrowDove3]

BUY & BUY I love this game and the art of Joe Mad! I bought the game twice; once for the Switch and for the PS4. I’d buy any and all upcoming Battle Chaser games for all my systems. Many may not appreciate the type of game and I guess it’s not for everyone but not everyone knows a really good game. This game is not shallow, it’s deep. Plenty of monsters, great story, excellent crafting (not some games I’m not going to mention), ultimate weapons, perks, a battle arena (FF VII?), Hunts, random dungeons (Dark Cloud), clever use of over charge in battles, clever use of buffs and debuffs, fun boss battles, and FISHING! (Thanks again Dark Cloud). For me a very satisfying game.

[@CaptDiablo]

A Battle Chasers game with Joe Mad at the helm and Jesper Kyd doing the music? I'm buying.

[@jredwood16]

Nice in-depth review. I would add that if you're a casual gamer like myself who loved the Battle Chasers comic in the early 2000's, you will definitely LOVE this game and the way it brings the world Joe Mad created to life.

[@Somadream89]

This is the first and only thing I've ever backed on kickstarter, I'm very excited it's finally out.

[@Enceos]

The big downside is that you can only have 3 heroes in a party at a time and the other 3 which are not with you don't level up. So in the end you're stuck with the characters you choose. I loved that in Dragon Age Inquisition I could switch characters in my party at any time without any consequences.

[@xh0rsex]

growing up playing crpg's like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale, I don't really mind text over voice. As long as the dialogue is interesting/well written, it's doesn't really matter to me.

[@BESM1984]

plus it was made on a budget. you cant expect too much plus never understand the problem with reading a little smh

[@derangel9143]

If I didn't already know that Joe Mad did the art for this game, and the comic it is based off of, one look would give that away. I love his art, especially for video games. The look of everything really reminds me of the Darksiders games. Mad's style really translates well to both those games and this. From what you showed I can see what you mean by the lack of "pop" to characters and stuff sometimes, but I still dig it. This game seems fun, but also seems like something I'll look at when its between $10-$15. Great review, Karak, thanks for all the hard work you put in to get these reviews out to us.

[@Gharon]

I absolutely LOVE the art style in this game. I'm more than willing to overlook a few gameplay flaws if it means i get to enjoy Joe Madureira's amazing work in motion. ^^ Great review as always.

[@Blurgleflargle]

I think ultimately it's important not to get into this game expecting a full-blown, story-heavy JRPG experience. What you actually get is probably best described as Titan Quest with party- and turn-based combat. So, there's a good deal of in-between narrative to keep things together (enough for me to warrant the comparison to Titan Quest over Diablo), but dungeon crawling, monster slaying, and loot grinding is what you'll be spending most time with.

[@stasisbal]

That's an interesting comparison and actually sounds appealing to me. I'm less and less inclined to want to sit through a bunch of cuts scenes and more inclined to skip to the gameplay these days. Unless the story is tied directly into or a part of the gameplay, of course, which is what video games should strive for.

[@WadeDMcGinnis]

The grind is very much old school JRPG though lol

[@jasondp3546]

TAPETRVETVBE this a stand-alone game

[@jayrizzo9800]

This is actually the first game where I LIKED the fishing. The fact that it's simple isn't a fault... it's a perk. I didn't mind taking a few minutes to stop and clear out a pool of fish because it was simple, I didnt have to swap out my weapon for a fishing pole or anything, and the Shadow Coin rewards for doing it are great.

[@kingoverseas9052]

I admire your eloquence and appreciation for the nuances and attention to detail. You had me at "Excellence in the understanding of hesitation." Subscribed!

[@N8zPro]

This is definitely a buy for the price of 26 dollars. If it was more I would agree with the wait for sale but it doesn't seem he factored the price in at all

[@Nicotaur]

I picked it up for 17 on Black Friday and I love it. Art looks awesome, the combat system is fun and I don't even typically get into jrpg. I love the dungeons alot, and the crafting is intuitive enough. 2 thumbs up!

[@andreasabelsson6197]

I loved the comic book back in the day! Thanks for the review!

[@patacluminita1469]

Can't wait to get the game on the switch! Great Review! 👍

[@PurpleSlays]

Patac Luminita when is it releasing?

[@patacluminita1469]

Puhrple It got delayed, Unity engine sucks!

[@aspizak]

also waiting for switch version, it's coming dec 31st - at least the physical copy, digital may be sooner.

[@jayjayson9613]

I was just going to say, this would be great for the Switch. I'll wait for it then.

[@lennywright5655]

Puhrple supposedly November 28.

[@alexguzman9149]

Guts from berserk is that you?

[@kane666]

and Elric brothers

[@gameguy301]

Garen from league of legends.

[@shadyseeker9080]

Thats definitely Guts

[@Cowkill]

Looks more like Garen from LoL.

[@samvimes9510]

That's exactly what I thought when the video started.

[@javierjofre3930]

After reading some reviews I was expecting a "wait for sale from you" but it still seems to be a good to pretty good game so I already got it. Besides, it's on sale on PS4 with a 10% discount so there's that. Great review as always.

[@retroreviews1278]

I love your narration and those smart little quips you toss in about Trix cereal and Radio Shack and stuff!

[@stasisbal]

Nice review. I remember the comic from ages ago and the game being a Kickstarter but totally forgot about it until I saw Fevir streaming it yesterday. Despite your wait for sale recommendation I'm probably going to buy it now since the price is reasonable. The combination of the art style and gameplay sold me. I miss this old school style JRPG combat. Part of the reason I no longer play JRPGs is because seemingly all of them have switched to a hybrid action combat setup and I've never played one that I enjoy. It just feels off.

[@ACGreviews]

I did as well but its the entire game and how it places all the way through thats the issue for me

[@BlackDot3]

I guess Guts got fed up with the recent adaptation so, he decided to change his name and his looks slightly.

[@vitsavicky]

Good, but lacks polish. Got it. Pretty much what I expected out of a low budget kickstarted game. Hope it sells well, because I want to see more games with JoeMads art style. It's just so good.

[@DogginsFroggins]

The games art style is amazing. I'm getting a Darkest dungeon/JRPG vibe from it.

[@TrizollinTehWorld]

I will be picking this up on switch when it comes out! The switch is gonna be my portable indie station. I haven't really played many indies so bring them all on Nintendo!

[@kyotheman69]

better stack up on those SD cards

[@sinistergrey3]

"Better stack up on those SD cards"....um why? I have over 18 digital indie games on my ONE SD cards and have barely used 3 gigs lol. I even have a few larger titles and I've only used about 5% of the SD cards total capacity..and still have the onboard storage on top of that..so I guess Optimizing+compression for games DOES WORK! who would have guessed?

[@BigCowProductions]

sinistergrey3 I've already downloaded some indie games digitally. No SD card and haven't had an issue. Definitely good use of space

[@Leavemynameout]

kyotheman69 you only need one sd card lmao

[@TheTvJacker]

As a reminder, this game just launched on switch for $39.99

[@RavenousSpectre]

getting this for ps4 from best buy through the mail and cannot wait. i was such a fan of the comics and was sad when they ended. i gotta give this game a shot for sure.

[@jasondp3546]

RavenousSpectre was it any good

[@Cal7192]

You say wait for sale, but it's not even standard game price, in the UK I've seen it for £20-£25 compared to the £40-50 most other games come out at. If anything thats a buy for me right away. Shame gotta wait for the switch version :( so tempting to get the ps4 version for now though haha

[@Jambobist]

If there are performance issues on PS4 it might be pretty rough on the Switch. Does look like the kind of game that would be good on the go though.

[@ACGreviews]

well...then buy anything at that price I guess. Not sure what to tell you if something is a buy for you right away at a certian price. Someone could just throw a price tag on a brick.

[@tomasxfranco]

ACG so at $25 or so it's a "wait for a sale", meaning it's not worth the asking price. How much do you think it's worth paying for it? $15?

[@dragonwing1982]

I like it and got it day one for 26 dollars so I think it will be worth since I love turn based rpgs

[@jumanjicostco3248]

*Just commenting because YT won't stop slipping this into my recommendations* What I love most about it is that the little girl is the Tank while the big hulking war golem is the Cleric. It's a small design choice that made sense because of the comic where Calibretto got crushed most of the time and Gully usually takes the hardest hits unscathed. (And I love how you mentioned the pawn system of Dragon's Dogma, one of my favorite systems in an RPG ever)

[@Kermoedi77]

This might be my new favorite game review channel. I think the art style hinges on how much you like Joe Maduriera's artwork. I've been a huge fan of his since his early days of drawing X-Men, so this game is gorgeous to me. To someone who isn't a fan of his...I can see where it'd be just "meh."

[@ACGreviews]

thanks and ya agreed

[@carpetfluff35]

It's nice that the devs are already working on some balancing based on the early player and review feedback.

[@Wolfsheim23]

You can really see how long and deep Divinity Original Sin 2 is by how long its taking Karak to review it. This is a good thing! You can't rush through this huge game and he still has to put out reviews in the meantime for other games so it may take awhile longer than us playing the game to finish. Hell I'm only half way through and I've put in over 140 hrs since launch. It's a big game but so far the best RPG I've ever played and that's including old days of Balders Gate and even far back to Ultima 1-9.

[@kaiyinglim4786]

You sir, really do know your stuffs. When i'm struggling whether i should be purchasing a game i barely have any knowledge of or not considering im not a hardcore gamer i always go to your vids. By far i have not regret following your advices. You give fair review and not just to follow the vast majority and be bias on a game just because most people did not enjoy it. You also give credits to a game if they really have done it right. Thank you for your hardwork! You so deserve more subs

[@Kazymedic]

I was looking at getting this on the switch. Thanks for the review.

[@joethealternativegamer3935]

Another solid review! In still looking forward to it. When you explain areas to improve upon, you do it well so that I can understand your point (even if I don't agree) Great stuff!

[@michael305schn]

Joe, The Alternative Gamer I’m buying it today as well seems like a few n rpg mindless pick up and play tons to unlock and do.

[@jmarra07]

I love these graphics. Makes me want to give this game a try. I love turn based battles too. I think I'll like this game a lot

[@wavenoxmania1570]

i love this game im kinda poor i got it with torrent i wish i had cash to buy the real game and support the people that made this awesome game

[@3212seis]

Art style looks amazing... Joe Madureira rocks.

[@icabod3374]

On sale right now (8/26/18 - 8-27-18) on Steam for $11.99.

[@toddzombie8777]

OMG THEY HAVE DONE A BATTLECHASERS GAME????

[@tomasxfranco]

Yeah. Kickstarted+more comic issues also coming.

[@qjitsu]

He left the book unfinished since 2002 to do this shit and this NOW coming out? wow

[@HerraWillow]

Kwesi Marcano Dude, Joe Mad has done a lot of stuff between 2002-2017. Not just this game.

[@Squattingtiger9]

Awesome review, thank you heaps! This game came on sale today through Fanatical for pc, I've had it on my steam wish list for a while. I like the art style and the look of the gameplay but I didn't realize that it was a comic from way back. Anyway, pretty sure you convinced me to buy it today.

[@yaboi5047]

This is on sale for 12 bucks on Xbox. Must buy for me, love the art and gameplay. Thanks for the review.👊👈

[@SizzlingOne]

I'm now going to really enjoy this game when I get round to buying it just on the strength of this impressive review. Thank you.

[@direnova6284]

A very informative review,I agree with a lot of it ,though I think I enjoyed it more than the reviewer. I just got it cos I thought it would be nostalgic to play a combat style that I've not played with since Final Fantasy 7 and ended up being really delighted by the game. I would have said a buy at the very reasonable price but each to his own :).

[@WFDConnor]

Just finished the entire game, never had a glitch once. Before I started playing they bumped up the difficulty and I've died many times as each dungeon I ran was legendary. Really disagree with your comments on the art style. I find each character to be unique and interesting as well as the story. Also I wanted to add that there are MANY effective group set ups that you can choose from depending on whatever you like. If you aren't into RPG's this game won't change your mind. I am and I didn't find the game to drag out at all. It's very well paced. I love all the optional extra's they've included for this very reason. Do them at your own pace if at all. For me this is an easy buy. I grabbed it for 20$ on steam and feel very fulfilled. I have only minor criticisms about the game if any.

[@mc9723]

Great review! It being handheld on the Switch will bump it to a "Buy" when it comes out for me personally

[@doddynuryanto3800]

hmmm.... In my country 180.000 rupiah, if I convert into US Dollar is not up into $20, damn it, it is already cheap, after watching your review not a doubt auto buy for me and not wait for sale thanks, great review

[@opman4827]

brings me back to playing avengers alliance on the pc...nothing can replace that game for me

[@nAsTeGaming]

When Battle Chasers started rising up from the bottom at 00:28 i immediately thought about Jak & Daxter

[@dlonra16]

I agree with the points you made, i like this genre but definitely gonna be waiting for a sale ^^

[@ericmata3728]

Best game reviews on youtube. Have you played Divinity: Original Sin 2?

[@B-Roll_Gaming]

You've been knocking out these reviews!

[@xleaselife]

This saddens me a bit. I had a feeling that the story was going to fall well short, but the other issues are definitely noteworthy. I wanted this to be fantastic.

[@eiadtarabulsi]

I'm really digging this game despite a few issues. Thanks once again for another awesome and detailed review. Keep it up my friend!

[@ACGreviews]

you bet

[@ger5565]

It's amazing to see the characters I loved from the comic in 3D form. Being helmed by Madureira, its understandable that the models are some of the most accurate that I've seen... aka perfect. Turn based games are fine for me, but the side-scroll look of it just doesn't appeal. I wish it was more like Divinity: Original Sin with this art style and characters.

[@syyndev2161]

I LOVE the art style and color scheme they used on it...planning to get this after i beat DOS2

[@hafaball]

I was really hoping this was another Torchlight-like game, but I'm just burned out with turned based... too bad. thanks for the review!

[@julianlindsay4000]

I love the graphics of this game, plus i love the shading which kind of looks like cel shading. It looks so crisp and clean.

[@juriKaGaming]

Looks ok but not ok enough to increase my already massive backlog of games I need to play. Thanks for the review, good stuff.

[@ACGreviews]

I hear ya

[@JeffAndresWilliams]

I enjoyed your jab about having more than 3 characters and the world ending. I don't understand why game devs keep making these great ensembles of characters and then force you to ignore over half of them at a time. Now, some games make it a point that you need to choose who your allies are, especially if there is a morality/approval system, but this doesn't seem like one of those games.

[@parrydigm]

Nice review, and thanks again for shepherding my purchasing dollars :) Looks cool, it's now on the wishlist in prep for a sale. Thanks ;)

[@NeoDMC]

Didn't even know about this game. The comic was one of my favorites of all time as a kid. Very nostalgic to see it, already planning on buying it now.

[@pdsmart]

Just bought this on the xbox because I had $15 of Microsoft "gift" money that was going to expire. So with the GOLD membership discount the game was about $4.95 or so. I think I made a good choice. THANKS for the review!!

[@TinieMx]

I absolutely ADORE this artstyle, and the animations are amazing. Just bought myself a Switch, and I'm ordering this game.

[@Pavsy73]

I love this game!! Brings me back to the FF and Chrono Trigger days. So much fun imo

[@jordann2879]

Kick-started this, love every second of it so far :)

[@eebneeb2256]

i absolutely love you're videos. the best game reviews on KZbin

[@Ibike007]

Another one for the steam wish list 😉 thx for showing this one

[@Darkholow]

Thanks for the review Karak! Can't wait to dive in this one tomorrow.

[@ACGreviews]

sure

[@LiamWallsIsRad]

Hey there! Love your stuff. Can I ask why you don't have links in the description to timrcodes for the different sections? I don't care about graphics, so I struggle to find the gameplay section. It would be sooo handy! :-)

[@clifforddavis8518]

I’m playing now and love it, the mix of old school element and new is wondefully done.

[@Racer-X-090]

Wow...the PC version is stable and the console version crashes...that's a switch.

[@tamaskalem1492]

1RacerXer "That's a switch" Yeah. I know, righ-......... Oh no.

[@dragonslayerornstein2834]

1RacerXer It's an indie game, what did you expect?

[@NSFSponsor]

PC version is usually better.

[@kyotheman69]

+Damion Dixon not always usually PC version is crap compared to console version it usually matters which platform they made it for.

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar9907]

yeah pc sucks, more options better fps and graphics... who wants that...

[@waelse1]

Very nice looking game, will have to give it a try, maybe during the Steam XMas sale in a couple of months.

[@kevinkusman9137]

This game is worth every cent of the 30$ price tag

[@cajunasian71]

Hey Karak. Thanks for another great review. Just found this brand new at Target for $8! (While grabbing Pokemon Ultra Sun for my nephew). Can't wait to play it.

[@ryigenchi]

I've watched like, a million of your videos. How have I not subscribed. Rectifying that now!!!

[@sanquine293]

Beat it faster than you I see. Devs state 25-30 hours. I got it in about 24 without rushing.

[@grimmSOL]

Really loved this [short-lived] comic series, and wanted it to be revisited via a videogame for awhile, now, but would've preferred an action adventure title by the guys behind Darksiders. Will still pick this up, though... especially for Red Monika.

[@Esty568]

But... but I like this game! I love the art, the animation! I adore Joe Mad's drawing style. I didn't feel bad for buying it... until now, when i hear and read, that everybody tells, it isn't worth it :(

[@peterblades]

Absolutely love Joe Mads' style, Darksiders ftw!

[@katsu9706]

I love the artist of this game. I have been follow the artist for years when I was growing up. He made comics of this game also but sadly nobody picked it up.

[@dadzerker7963]

Got it for 19.99, New, at GameStop and I don't regret my decision whatsoever. I've been waiting for this game for months and got it for a great price. No regrets here

[@jrawb6yesno]

Justifies my hesitation. Thank you for an awesome review. My money might just make it to the Steam Halloween Sale. Haha.

[@aurias01]

Got this for 5.99 on PSN. Well worth it. Has never crashed once. Runs perfect. 10 hrs into it.

[@gamersgalore6534]

Excellent review Karek. I am going to keep an eye on BF deals. Sounds like this would be perfect for Switch on the go gameplay.

[@TobyKBTY]

Right on the release date??? Man you've been really busy. Thanks for the quality content, man. I've been looking at this game since I heard it was made by the creators of Darksiders and I really like its art!

[@thereeldeelsteel]

Love this game BUT...it's unforgivable that with today's tech, there's a loading time for a game like this. Not just a loading time but quite a long series of them. On the PS4 to boot.

[@MrWhiteProductions]

character design is so similar to darksiders. I like it.

[@NicolasCharly]

MrWhiteProductions It's because Joe Madureira was the art director on Darksiders :)

[@MrFragglerock75]

Same designer

[@MrFragglerock75]

MrWhiteProductions Joe Madureira

[@dillonwalker9086]

But I'm not finished Divinity yet Karak! Thanks for the top review as usual man :)

[@Keln02]

Yay ~~ Was wondering when I got up a while ago if I should buy the game or not... ACG's review is just on point :D

[@Ruko]

Didn't know this was coming out this soon, i want a physical copy but don't like what i hear about the crashes

[@rashid2898]

been playing 4 hours straight not a single crash also streamed it

[@moonraven6145]

yeah thanks for the review, ill wait for a sale cause it's a pretty packed Month already regarding games

[@MehdiGamingHQ]

and the next one 2 !

[@Almighty_Mage]

What comes out this month

[@albedoshader]

The soundtrack is made by two people: Clark Powell and Jesper Kyd. That might explain the inconsistency.

[@nikola34777]

At 2:48 great moment , great work

[@anthonyuccello1458]

I am disappointed to hear this didn't have the life and length you'd expect from a dungeon crawler. It sounds more shallow than I hoped. Thanks for the review. I was going to pick this up but I think I'll wait.

[@robertocorrea3263]

I sit through the whole GD ad for you, Karak.

[@Uglypugger]

Just got done answering the Bat Call. You're hands down the best reviewer out there, and I can trust you to give it to me straight which seems to be rare these days.

[@ACGreviews]

thanks sir!