Chernobylite Review: Should You Buy in 2023?

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

This game is a vibe man. The combat is pretty weak and the loop is very repetitive. Where it excels is the setting, its characters, their motivations, getting to fully explore the Exclusion Zone in vivid detail is really the highlight of the whole experience

[@budscaglini]

Gun play feels and sounds better than a lot of shooters in my opinion. Only ~6 hours in but im hooked

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

@@budscaglini it gets the job done and that’s basically it.

[@waxdoe115]

​@@budscaglini How's the story? That's all I care about.

[@obitosenju3768]

​@@brandonwooldridge1877 do not get me wrong combat is not amazing but guns do feel satsfying, there is soms thinking with the weapon mods. Enemy veriety being so small does dammage it greatly

[@bobateaboy04]

isn't the combat basically fallout without the VATs mechanic

[@anotheralt6191]

If your a fallout fan you will most likely will injoy the exploration, Survival elements are simplified and combat is classic but it's not a terrible game.The horror side of the game id like to compare to Blair witch the game,it will give you the chills....

[@Issac_The_Last_N7]

Yes you should buy it. It's pretty good and has a free next gen update

[@PrimeG693]

Loved that Chucky middle finger after the perfectly timed jumped scare.

[@godnamedtay]

That’s what u got out of this video?? 🤦‍♂️

[@LordPleaseSaveUs]

It's free on PS+ now. Been playing for the past week and am really enjoying it. Combat is okay, it's not terrible nut it's nothing insane either. But the exploration, atmosphere and story are really good. I like the zones a lot. And building your base up for your followers is really fun as well.

[@mattpenix8438]

Great review. Been eyeing this game for a bit now. Just saw in PS store for $12ish or so (as of week of Oct 12, ‘23). You seem to include all the good points. Don’t recall music talked about but thats a nit pick. You really flushed out the good and the bad and the length and structure. Really appreciate it. And your edits! Great cut. I know it couldn’t be easy combining those cuts from Chernobyl movie and Simpson memes and all else. Super enjoyable. Earn a like and sub

[@themaskedhungarian7021]

You got me at the end with that jumpscare

[@lance1506]

I genuinely think this game is amazing myself played it on xbox got 100% achievements on it but i still come back and play it thats how fun it is to me anyways

[@danielainsworth22]

Really enjoyed that review mate. Excellent work. Also, thanks for the jump scare... 😂

[@mintydog06]

lol thanks for the review, and that bit did make me jump. I'm looking for something STALKER like until STALKER 2 comes out, so been thinking of getting this. It's currently on sale so might give it a go. Nice one.

[@Respawnedgaming]

No problem! Cheers

[@TheRealSonicBeats]

The review code joke was spot on, instantly subscribed for that.

[@Blooberryx]

great review man. ive had this wish listed for a bit now. i will probably try and catch it on sale someday.

[@mrnelsonius5631]

There’s a big sale right now on Steam. I may pick it up :)

[@scottk2k9]

On Xbox for £13 right now bro 👍🏼

[@hekstoo5988]

$14.99 on Playstation Store

[@godnamedtay]

Bruh just buy it and stop talking about it and wasting all this time watching videos about it when u could have been playing it already. Yet here u are typing a comment about how ur never gonna play it, in reality. Life’s short, just play the mf.

[@skeetlejuice522]

I have to say that I disagree with a lot of game reviewers on KZbin but I have yet to find a video that I did not agree with you completely on you really look from all angles and I appreciate that

[@chgotbanned]

Just got my steam deck and have wanted to get this for the last year or so, even though I have an Xbox series X I'm excited to play through it on the Deck

[@mandrews6282]

I’ve been on a nuclear kick since Atomic Heart came out. Played through all 3 Metro games, which run perfectly on Deck, and wws surprised to find that after adding a community controller layout all 3 Stalker games also look and run great straight out of the box. Moving on to Chernoblyte now, although on XBox as I picked it up at launch and it’s been in my backlog ever since. Glad to see they’re on season 3 now and they have been providing regular updates to the game. How did it run on Deck?

[@chgotbanned]

@@mandrews6282 I just downloaded it today since im trying to finish Fear 2 I had back logged then going to jump into it to see how she works.

[@godnamedtay]

@@mandrews6282atomic heart is a trash, buggy, half-a$$ed, bioshock infinite wanna be…this game is WAY better than atomic heart. Metro games are better tho.

[@prauwnsauce]

Put off my play through on my pc, just bought it on ps5 and can’t wait to run around looking at spookies

[@jaredfredericks1460]

Another great review. I had never even heard of this game but ill probably have to get it now.

[@Respawnedgaming]

Thanks man! Hope you enjoy!

[@_shivers]

I played this last year and I thought it was fantastic.

[@jeremiaholin2859]

I really like chernobylite i just got it last week played about 25hrs or so just building up my base and looting its fun, creepy, changeling and kinda gives me a pacific drive for PS5 kinda vibe

[@kyledupont7711]

Wow I started playing this, im extremely impressed. It has intricate aspects that are effortless to learn, it has base building, commanding, decisions, karma, morale yet its as if you already know how to do it all, rather than being frustrating and overwhelming it just works. The graphics and performance are AAA (in a good way) and HDR is perfect with no tweaks, even games like the Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption have questionable HDR that is better left off. I was not expecting this game to be as good as it is.

[@blacknapalm2131]

*It's under $10 on CD KEYS right now!

[@tazziexoxo]

£3.23 on Instant Gaming rn 🎉

[@YouTubecivilian]

Cd keys are con artists

[@_Quint_]

Thanks for this. I really like your verbose elaboration on nigh on all aspects of the game and indeed when covering the other games which you review. You have become a trusted source, for someone who has been gaming for more than 35 years. My only request would be that you perhaps find a way to be a little more... succinct. 8 - 10 mins is the sweet spot, IMO.

[@Respawnedgaming]

Thanks very much! Noted…I usually aim for the 10 minute mark but some games need a little more elaboration than others. Cheers!

[@mandrews6282]

I’d say less Fallout and more for fans of Metro and Stalker. Although Fallout certainly falls within that group as well of nuclear apocalypse greats.

[@VicharB]

Just started playing on 4K+RT High with DLSS at Quality ... looking good.

[@RRrr-dt2vi]

was currently on the fence about this game after I saw the reviews initially. But now that its $10 bucks on the ps store, im gonna give it a try finally.

[@cartersipes5971]

Same here. I hadn't heard of it until seeing it on sale. Definitely seems worth the sale price

[@themuffinlord6442]

Play this game with headphones sound design is good

[@gaylortaylor1512]

Fucking hell the jumpscare scared the living shit out of me Great review, might consider buying this game. Was always interested in Chernobyl and the possibility of playing a video game centered around it sounds appealing (except for the horror part)

[@Respawnedgaming]

I can’t lie, I took a little too much joy knowing it scared someone. Thanks for watching man!

[@Sveto8]

Damn it scared the shit out of me! I literally jumped from the chair...

[@lowsonoma941]

I know it came out a few years ago. But watching your video made me want to give it a go. And since it’s on $11 on PS right now… why not?

[@Craigstern73]

$5 on K4G for PC..

[@MrPmcMcMental]

I have had this game in my library for a while now, finally put it on and have played about an hour ............ its jumping all over the place and I have no clue whats even happening, I don't know what I'm supposed to do or why lol

[@scottk2k9]

The humourous editing in this video is class 😂

[@dirtyunclehubert]

this review i felt was excellent, GREAT voice-over, thus you gained yourself a new follower.

[@Mickyj-t1g]

Have to say.... he has the voice for it. Kids gonna go far! 😂 thanks for a great review! I might just get this 😁

[@ObeyCamp]

The radioactive exclusion zone around Chernobyl was absolutely not inhabitable. Some 150,000 square kilometres in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine were contaminated and stretch northward of the plant site as far as 500 kilometres, and it's all still uninhabitable to this very day.

[@TheCgOrion]

I know two people that would pay to get a playable copy of Farm 51, but it just disappeared (You showed Farm 51).

[@fboest]

Loved the way you told the story. The game really looks awesome, defenately worth to buy and trie. Just wish they will add multiplayer

[@DeenanTheKemon1]

why does EVERY game need multi-player? "I love solitare, but I wish it had multi-player 😫."

[@fboest]

@@DeenanTheKemon1 Its just my opinion-because for me single player games are boring

[@milio6197]

That was a good one wit the jump scare lol

[@pixel_germany]

its on sale on steam now

[@cookreviews]

I appreciate your walkthrough and comments. But to me a review requires a rating. So is this a 5 out of 10 for you? A recommend to buy if on sale? A, I'd buy it even if it was $60?... I think you liked it and I think you recommend buying it, but I don't recall you saying clearly either in this video.

[@cocofuccorio7913]

Oh my god. You need a number after a detailed review? Do you stick a number on everything? Rate my Wilkins, rate my poo, rate my mom, rate my dad’s bottocks

[@benmiles00]

I didn't get very far with this game. The base building was lame so I ended it there and uninstalled it.

[@thephoenixsuns13]

Is the corrupt save file issue that dogged the PS4/PS5 versions finally dealt with, does anyone know?

[@tomaszkebecki7349]

Is IT worth to but IT on PS5 and does IT have The same bug as in PS4 (where have files would get corupted)

[@thephoenixsuns13]

Yeah this what I’m wondering I had had so many issues on PS4 it was impossible to play. Only did an hour and had to start again. Save file would never work, did it again and the exact same issue so gave up with it. Then as soon as I got my PS5 early last year I got the PS5 version thinking that had no issue and it was the same🙈 Not everyone had the problem it was just a PlayStation thing I believe 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@tomaszkebecki7349]

@@thephoenixsuns13 sooo they didnt fix it, thanx mate

[@thephoenixsuns13]

@@tomaszkebecki7349 well I haven’t attempted it since it kept freezing my PS5, updates kept being promised that never worked for the PS4 and I I just lost interest waiting so long. Saw an ad for the game which made me wonder if everything is all fixed as this was 18months ago! Surely they’re fixed by now or they never likely to be ??

[@GVanArsdale]

Is the game still free to upgrade the PS4 physical disc to PS5 digital version? I want to buy the used PS4 version for cheaper.

[@aidenerickson8342]

These videos have some insane quality and editing

[@caveresch]

Do I buy this on ps5 or pc? I'm leaning pc because of the first person aspect.

[@samza9622]

Pc obviously it's superior.

[@evanpaluch6190]

​@@samza9622 The PS5 is more than enough power ;)

[@coolieee]

@@evanpaluch6190 will never beat even a half-decent pc though, in terms of fps/graphical power and game/mod choice, theres zero comparison

[@yolobathsalts]

@@evanpaluch6190 lmao more than enough power to what? Run Minesweeper? Walled garden intentionally handicapped consoles will never match up to even a mid-range PC. I can build a gaming PC with literally no discreet GPU, just rely on integrated graphics and still get better performance than any console.

[@RadioNocturnus]

⁠@@coolieee sometimes the convenience, value for money, longevity, and often better game optimization is well worth the trade off for a lot of people

[@GVanArsdale]

Can I still buy a used PS4 copy and upgrade to the PS5 digital version?

[@yumpone]

Dude. Look it up. The reactor exploded but Russia kept it down until fallout hit other country's.

[@Texan8005]

7:12 Is that a fucking belt fed revolver

[@leoroth6162]

ahhh lee evans what a legend. GED the pisssser!

[@DarkShroom]

this game was fun at first but i think that the base game was just dumb, i just added loads of chairs to make them happy... it feels like at a certain point i only have pointless skills left to learn, some pistol and inventory slots which you don't really need anyway as you store the stuff at base each mission i'm still glad i played Chernobylite though just i don't see the motivation to keeo playing beyond a certain point, it just starts repeating mostly... it made me dig out Fallout 4 where i guess myself maybe i'm lucky as i've already played Fallout 1, 2, 3 and new vegas back in the day, but never played 4

[@RobnDob]

The only annoyance I have with this game is the lead characters poor voice acting. Otherwise it’s a really good game

[@AintPopular]

idk about base building and cinematic dialogues. Kinda ruins the appeal for me

[@budscaglini]

Base building is one the best parts

[@obitosenju3768]

Base building is more of less resource check. So if you lets say want to build a gun you need to spend matrials on the work station and on the gun but also now you have to make more eletricity generatots and now you need to raise nuclear protection but now you need to raise confort. It actualy makes you make hard choiches. It is basicaly a fancier way of putting your xp in certaint stats

[@SpaceGhostCarerra]

He put his beds in the same spot i did😂

[@Biostatic]

Whats about the corrupted save files? Still an issue?

[@godnamedtay]

No, just play it. Jesus Christ.

[@alexthornby4539]

Great review!

[@TnT21Kiwis]

Only 76 likes, come on guys😞

[@deadshallows8587]

Thumbs up because you referred to PS5 and XBox Series X as “current gen consoles”. I’m gonna check this game out. Thanks!

[@grantrobinson7332]

i alt tabbed back in right at 12:42 and seasoned my underwear

[@Duke159753]

Great review - Thank you

[@gillius66]

what about 2024.. is it any good.. ?

[@Caydiem]

1:59 You're joking, right? The Fallout series?Really?

[@RoboBreaker]

It's $4 on GG Deals right now!

[@maltsutty]

Good review and Simpsons clips??? Great work dude

[@uraveragewiteguy]

Hes a scientist, he's not supposed to be scary 🤦🤦🤦

[@docwhiskey996]

Mushrooms and booze help in real life...

[@luizengrazia5169]

My f-king HEART

[@KLRN-qc7jp]

15 hours of gameplay? I played it for 43 hours. What, did you only do main missions?

[@GTSN38]

A mechanic that hurts you when you kill, in a survival game ? Really ? That's some really dumb shit. I think I'll pass on this garbage game.

[@zaydolla1]

Is there a harder difficulty that takes away highlighted items?

[@AndrewBrown-l2c]

Yeah and it can turn off the entire hud in the settings

[@chrisfri8981]

It was well is goof good game but haven't play it wnice beginning of the year but atm right now re downloading it play more I did like it just never play too much

[@mattfayne9691]

Game is TERRIBLE! Boring as hell. Glad I played the demo and didn't spend money on this sad excuse for a game.

[@hellomadetScuffed]

Traversing forests or exploring abandoned buildings is not a very thrilling gameplay idea. The main selling point of Chernobylite are the locations we roam around. Given the current situation in Ukraine, this game is the only possible way to explore the exclusion zone. On top of that, because of the detail with which the locations were scanned, it is the best documentation of how Chernobyl looked like before the war. To someone like me, who has long wanted to visit Chernobyl, this fact is enough reason to play it.

[@turfish]

just bought this game cause ive been wanting to play it, cant wait to find out im either unable to run it or just dont like it, but either way im going to play it.

[@chrishunter218]

Did you like it? I’m considering buying it myself but I’m on a very tight budget and trying to choose wisely

[@peppe4916]

​​@@chrishunter218hi, did you buy the game? I would like to play this game i saw videos and looks amazing but many people complaining because of how much glitcchy it's the game,but it is smoothy on ps5 ( sorry for my english)

[@gmintraining4597]

Great video, thank you

[@Doc_Elijah]

just got it for less than 5$

[@EvilGeniusRANIK]

Lets say I'm a non stealth kind of guy. How much of this game is combat? Like around 30%?

[@budscaglini]

You can just farm enemies but you gotta watch out for the psyche meter. Too many kills makes you go insane. But then there’s perks to negate it to where you can take out more enemies without the adverse psychological effect, so yes you can just go around popping off.

[@_shivers]

I personally wouldn't call it a shooter, if that helps.

[@TTHIAGO666]

dont like horror games, if this game is not a horror game i already buy this game !

[@ResistanceLion]

Stealth mechanic is meh, optimization is bad on the storage side, remember the game loading faster at the load locations before release & there's no optimization of such process with pre-loading to RAM. Other thing that is gone from shooter to psychedelic-style RPG

[@toadhermit7238]

Really loved this game

[@jspanky99]

Jesus Christ… spoiler warning???? Ffs

[@stevenss8579]

Thanks!

[@Respawnedgaming]

Cheers Steven 🙌

[@mastergame1311]

Cool video.

[@bigwomp932]

I was so excited for this game and so, so let down.

[@anthonykarnes6804]

An enjoyable experience

[@alexandrecruz1376]

Another amazing game another great review.!!!

[@theperfectionist1607]

Mid game tbh

[@seamonkey000001]

Does this bloke take a single breath 😮‍💨 lol.

[@mohammadabdallah8571]

8:57

[@marcbridgewater1562]

Man! You need to hold back on those unfunny and unnecessary silly inserts you keep putting in your videos. They might appeal to 12 year Olds, but not to most adults. They almost make your content unwatchable.

[@igorszopinski1822]

The English voice is bad. One can only play this in Russian

[@Zaela_Zhezzaia]

I can not disagree with you more. Like I am 100% opposite of your. This game is bad. The story is complete trash. The combat is bad. Igo kills a person. Loose sanity. Having living baby dolls following you. Igo is right at home. No sanity lost. WTF is this. No it should be the opposite. I do not know about you but having these Lovecraftian horror aspects attack. It should really drop your sanity. Not be hunky dory. The base building is a complete ripoff of Fallout 4. Like a copy and pace lawsuit. WTF do you mean you will like this if you are a fan of Fallout and Stalker. This is nothing like Fallout. As for Stalker. Just download Stalker Anomaly and you got a better game. Mission is go out. Fetch X. Build Base and repeat. Had the game a survival mode. Where you focus on just base building/open world exploring. With no story. As the story is the worse part of the game. Where combat does not cause your sanity points and the Lovecrafting stuff drives you insane. Then maybe this game might be worth it.

[@KILLACRISIS215]

13 bucks on ps5 right now