Dune Awakening - What To Expect From The Upcoming HUGE Sci Fi Game

[@omgitsbees]

From the marketing material, Dune Awakening looks promising, but then I remember Funcom is making this.

[@mercster]

Well, Conan Exiles is a great game so, if they can build on that and implement fresh systems, and of course do justice to the Dune universe, it could be pretty good.

[@foobarbazbaa5598]

@@mercster I think it's mostly Secret World that was considered a big flop (never tried it myself) otherwise they're not bad. I loved Anarchy Online way back in the day.

[@Mp57navy]

@@foobarbazbaa5598 I played Anarchy online for a good decade. While it had arocky start, it had many "world's first" in MMO's.

[@dl3472]

Conan Exiles is a very good game...Funcom are very good at certain things like creating that magical atmosphere, its hard to describe it. Then they are/have been really bad at other things related to technical stuff. If they can fix the negatives they can take the next step and become one of the greats

[@LollipopWoodworksNWA]

What does Funcom making this have anything to do with it looking promising?

[@Sighman]

I avoided conan exiles for about 5 years because I mistakenly believed it to be an MMO. It's not, it's solo or co-op or PVP with a small (1-40 or so) group per server. Many player-owned servers have a limit of 10 or so. Exiles turned out to be one of the best games I've played in 40 years, and I recognise a lot of that game in this preview.

[@christianayalacruz1095]

And you can find servers for everything you are looking for. The mods for this one are amazing

[@greggaminger]

Totally agree. One of my favs of all time. I have an embarrassing amount of hours in Conan - supremely underrated.

[@astaran35]

Agreed. Despite the PvP focus, Conan Exiles still a great game for Co-op Gameplay. Damn shame that Funcom never bothered with more maps or map extensions (only one DLC with a mediocre map in many, many years)

[@jasondickson8712]

@@greggaminger I built a huge palace and filled it with concubines. No other game I've ever played let me do that. Concubines is the way forward.

[@miyuedelfelt2676]

Never really played an MMO proper before, but this sounds amazing, and I’m definitely getting it if the reviews are good.

[@ZeratKJ]

the laser + shield lore adjustment is that all imported lasers to the planet have a factory setting to literly unable to file if pointed at a shield

[@nurocept]

Must admit did not expect this to be an MMO, was expecting it to be a single player game which I was looking forward to, MMO well we'll see, thats a big feat!

[@gohardgibson]

This is very exciting. I have been a Dune fan since the ‘80’s. I look forward to the release!

[@richardbamford2626]

Really glad you will be covering this game, it's the game I am most excited for , and I always enjoyed your vids on Elite dangerous, unfortunately I gave up on that game when The devs turned their backs on console

[@MoraleHazard]

This looks amazing and although I like Herbert's universe, but I won't have the time for time-consuming survival mechanics. Hope there is a chill or creative mode.

[@MTLuekenga]

It does look good, as long as it is immersive it will be great

[@ConkerKing]

Remember Star Wars Galaxies and it's truly sandbox structure..? If they can do that but with these visuals then they have an absolute winner !!

[@SuperExtremeTNT]

its not official movie tie in (like the msfs ornithopter was), I makes me skeptical because they are not doing it because they have passion for Dune universe but want to capitalise on the current movie. If it has good flight mechanics i may look into it more.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

That's the feeling I'm getting. Happens every time the game is an "alternate timeline". Feels 100% like fan fiction.

[@justinpurdy3117]

I'd rather it be an alternate timeline. That way, it's not hamstrung by sticking hard to the old storyline

[@nathanknepper1431]

this isn't gonna be a flight sim bruh. like. maybe 10-20% will be vehicular based gameplay but its gonna be a lot of grinding resources, doing dungeons, looting stuff, PVE/PVP, etc

[@ScarredCitizen]

Flight from one zone to another is a loading screen.

[@nathanknepper1431]

@@ScarredCitizen if its quick and the gameplay is interesting who cares? theyve gotta nail the mid to late game content for this game to work. I have no doubt that funcom can make a good survival game, its just a matter of how engaging will the political content be? will we still care after a year??

[@Jasta85]

I'm somewhat interested in this but these types of games tend to be best when playing as a group and I don't know anyone who plans on playing. And going into pvp against organized groups doesn't tend to end well for solo players. But will check out reviews at launch.

[@joshroose4291]

There will be discords, fb groups and reddit for guilds that want to recruit players to play with. Survival games like this have made me plenty of game friends that still hit me up to play other games.

[@DoctorBendOver]

another AAA corposlop in the making

[@willianjohnam]

I got so addicted to the Dune books series a few years back that if this game was released at that time it would be an instant buy for me. I may eventually give it a try. Nowadays I'm having that same hype with Warhammer 40K.

[@RSpracticalshooting]

Bro I'm kinda in the same boat. Been balls deep in 40k lately even though I was really into Dune not long ago.

[@mercster]

I have high hopes because Conan Exiles is a great game... I think it will need to expand on that alot though, it just comes down to how well they implement the Dune world and build on what Conan was, with lots of new mechanics.

[@WarpedSpace]

Looks Epic, time will tell. looking forward to it 😄

[@TotesRandom]

Mmo?... bleugh. Funcom?... double bleugh!

[@noxwarlord4909]

I agree mainly due to lack of time to invest, but I, too, make similar noises when I see funcom.

[@Mp57navy]

At least it's not Bioware or Blizzard.

[@Dainon86]

Ah dang. I was really hoping for a private game option like Conan Exiles. I'm still interested in seeing how it turns out though.

[@palerid3r311]

Dune the novel is a Masterpiece.

[@Numinon]

I think Dune is the weirdest setting to get an MMO game, that alone makes me raise a brow.

[@Maskikon]

This is going to just be Conan Exile with different network for official servers connections. It literally got the same mechanics when it comes to building and combat, just in U5

[@synthicate5030]

I recently got Conan Exiles (by the same studio) in the Steam sale and I'm really shocked about that games quality. If you play it in regular coop (not on a paid server) there's a (not so high) limit to how far the players can move away from each other. If you move too far away from the host you're automatically dragged to his location. For a game based on exploration this is absurd. Doesn't give me high hopes for Dune Awakening.

[@nzavon]

Nice, but not sure how Dune will work in an MMO ? Very nervous about that 🙃

[@chrisstokoe3169]

Let's just hope it don't lose what Conan has going full mmo and builds on it let's say and improves what that achieved and does not go down the path of pay to win and unsustainable mmo structuring like most MMOs do these days

[@FirstLast_Nba]

It will be a complete disappointment, it HAS to be...... full of black lesy's touch guys...!!!

[@FirstLast_Nba]

Man, the number of times I had to reword the L until the AI didn't delete the comment automatically. it finally didn't recognize "Lesys"....lol.

[@clivereynolds5954]

Hoping for some Sonic weapons in Dune Awakening.

[@kamirupl]

I don't hold my breath, but want to believe....

[@Mr.Free2Play]

This might be the good or really bad. Can we finally get a game with UE5 & not just cut scene's?? This seems to be a good test for the game engine. o7

[@stuartgibson9755]

I'll stick to the 15 volume trilogy. Time to read it all over again.

[@apethae1]

So many huge misses in the games sector recently (particularly due to repeatedly putting projects in the hands of devs who don't care a whit about the source material), I don't blame you for being cautious. Funcom did a great job adapting the Conan franchise to an engaging and unique game, though, so I am hopeful they can follow on that success with this. They really seemed to take Robert E. Howard and other authors' contributions to heart there and if they're continuing in that vein I think there's a good chance we'll get something great.

[@vdis]

20 thousand years and people are riding... motor cycles. I couldn't be less interested in such uninspired piece of "lore extension". I guess that's what you get when companies try to cash in on work that they believe "the average consumer" is unable to grasp.

[@darkdawnbringer]

Honestly i'm sick of the "Largest!", "Best ever!" , "Game changing!" mmo's... I wish we could get a mmo that actualy just works, stays up, with out greedy stuf... I'd pay full price for a standard oldschool mmo these days...

[@JustAllinOneResource]

Thank You Obsidian. If this is going to be a paid service then I'll pass, or if it has any microtransactions then I'm out. How I see it is people will buy in, play it for a bit until some new shiny thing being released, and move on especially if there is a monthly fee. The game won't last long just like every other paid service.

[@benjaminh1034]

If a live service game or mmo doesn’t have micro transactions or a subscription model it can’t survive financially. Every live service game from wow to Fortnite has realized this. You can’t have a business model where there are ongoing costs without ongoing revenue.

[@JustAllinOneResource]

@@benjaminh1034 Exactly but I have zero interest in them No big loss, something else will come along.

[@quecksilber457]

What is it nowadays with those different timelines? Why not just stick to the original?

[@Hipporider]

So will this be a bullet sponge shooter like the Division?

[@mziv112]

So.. the dune universe is deeper filled with more lore and more diverse than the star wars and star trek universes?

[@joshualove4295]

Really disappointing to know it's an MMO. I would have been fine with it leaning to online stuff but MMO almost completely destroys any hope I have for it. People could really learn from No Mans Sky's online set up, where can effectively be as multiplayer or single player as you want.

[@loldoctor]

I’ll eat my hat if this game doesn’t under deliver on every promise. Also why would they need server meshing for a game that will only have a handful of players?

[@idkman-dg1hz]

Because there wont be a handful of players? Theres some 50,000 players in the discord and the dev direct had 500k viewers, even if 5% of those people bought the game theyd have enough to fill servers

[@angelolima4811]

What has longer timeline dune or foundation either way i think foundation is ten times better

[@temijinkahn511]

Can you play on a private server like you can In Atlas and Conan Exiles.

[@Butch808]

No it's a mmo

[@peter486]

funcom, conan was a flop

[@justinpurdy3117]

How could it be a flop if it literally saved the studio from bankruptcy?

[@patricks9401]

I love funcom games, I really do, looking forward to it.

[@maxkopfraum]

>survival mmo yea, not for me

[@countryzomer]

Yeahhhh!

[@deathlytree434]

Id rather the entire game be basic blocks if they had a decent ceafting experience and conbat like chivalry

[@Tubeinnit]

If it plays like Conan Exiles, it will be awesome... & full of bugs 😁

[@stevesgaming7475]

SUPER Excited until I heard "MMO". Gone from 'Day one buy!!!" to "Never buy" what a disappointment.

[@insideleft3584]

Absolutely same. pretty gutted tbh. even if it was just the same game but with the ability to host locally like ark or conan id easily sink 1000 plus hours into this. Weird that it isn't.

[@SHAD0W_M00N]

skill issue?

[@Patrickf5087]

​@@SHAD0W_M00N time sink issue, MMOs put you on a treadmill to gain any sort of advancement. Basicly alot of effort for little enjoyment. Unless you like the treadmill then that's a you thing

[@stevesgaming7475]

@@SHAD0W_M00N Nope, I just don't play online only shit.

[@Solomanmode-dmm]

@@stevesgaming7475 console losers

[@dsagent]

I don't want an MMO. I would prefer a proper RPG like new Vegas or Balder's Gate 3.

[@zacharypump5910]

Ok.

[@dl3472]

Then go play that and dont come here and whine

[@justanotherdave4835]

What you can expect is DEI in a rust knock off with a splash of dune paint on top. they sex swap paul to a girl, House shields? the thing that cannot be used on dune since it drives sand worms mad until frenzy, tracked bikes where you cannot walk with rhythm without attracting a worm. sietches that cannot use high tech because the satellites would detect them but now everyone can build a 'house' with them. If they cared about the story they could have just set the game before the books and play the freman clans.

[@williammcdonnell3748]

Love the dune books/films, sadly the DUNE RTS game was crap, this promises to be as good as Conan exiles which I still play 3 years on lol

[@jasondickson8712]

Looking forward to playing this but I'm not liking the male Bene Gesserit idea. I'll have to play a Tleilaxu Master and eliminate those powindah dudes.

[@바보Queen]

95% of players are going te be the bene gesserit ... since its the coolest, be cool if they bring back the thinking machines, since it seem like its gonna be lacking in enemy types... is it mostly just worms?

[@angelolima4811]

There a demo

[@whanethewhip]

The spice must flow.

[@XavierLignieres]

A survival MMO is possibly the WORSE way to adapt Dune to video game format. Not to mention that the studio’s last game is mainly known for its …. genital customisation (Conan Exiles). The dream would be a Hideo Kojima Dune open world narrative game with the movement physics of Death Stranding.

[@justinpurdy3117]

I wish I could like Kojima's games like so many others, but his stuff just isn't for me. Personally, though, I'm happy this is a survival game

[@foobarbazbaa5598]

@@justinpurdy3117 Survival makes perfect sense, but MMO feels like a bit of a crazy decision for Dune.

[@angelolima4811]

Pretty sure its the most ambitious is thrones of liberty and chronos odyssey.... should of been elite dangerous on console but the creator wanted to ruin there fans hopes

[@Lamarro]

ez: warhammer

[@adepticusnerdica]

Pre 10th edition

[@tothesky8799]

Unless they add a first-person option, I'll pass.

[@Notfakeultra]

A first person dune game would not work

[@poolhallshark]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@NewsFreak42]

I hope it is possible to disable pvp like in Elite and Fallout76.

[@commentarytalk1446]

Sounds like a combination of Themepark and Open World PvP MMO. In all honesty I think these sorts of MMOs overstretch themselves; perhaps Skyrim MMO has made money nonetheless based off the IP so this will too? But for gameplay: * Themepark = Single Player or NMS Survival-Exploration multiplayer games imho offer deeper story or exploration focus * OW PvP MMO = If the focus is not solely on combat and pvp en mass then it will be inferior gameplay combat There may be an MMO audience that will play it and make money but the general design has been done many times and is quite bland unless you're in the audience that really enjoys these sorts of designs eg Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy etc... That all said the graphics look awesome and the server-meshing should make the world much more feeling of alive with players and continuity so again in the MMO genre it might be successful. But just a type of game that's been done many times before seems likely with all the limitations of MMOs spread so thin across many areas so lacking depth.

[@DeanCalaway]

Another one of these MMOs, put it in the drawer next to all the others. Conan Exiles is a buggy mess that's been left to rot, how much copium is going around for people to look at this Dune game and thing it'll be anything but tepid at launch and quickly forgotten a couple of years after.

[@Amrylin1337]

Funcom makes eurojank which has its charm but this game should not be trusted or expected to be anything special. Mark my words.

[@popuptoaster]

The letters MMO put me off, causes way to many problems in modern games.

[@SpaceDad42]

Pvp turnrd me off.

[@Matticus898]

its...............Funcom

[@WestOfEarth]

Lost me at PvP.

[@idkman-dg1hz]

I mean its completely optional, and non-required for the campaign

[@WestOfEarth]

@@idkman-dg1hz I can appreciate that. However, my concern is the endless balancing and rebalancing issues that seem to always occur when PvE and PvP mix in MMOs. It always ends up frustrating af.

[@idkman-dg1hz]

@@WestOfEarth ya thats fair

[@romuluscreative]

everytime people mention "Most ambitious" or even "very ambitious" you get let down lol

[@rodrigogodoi4250]

I don’t mind being MMO, but the PvP… my wallet will remain closed because of it.

[@Dooguk]

Third person console crap again. 🙄

[@Jza-GZa40k]

PC has 3rd person it’s not a exclusive to consoles you melt

[@Dooguk]

@Jza-GZa40k Third person is for console controllers that need aim assist. They can't be bothered to do a first person version for PC as it would cost them money. You don't need aim assistant for mouse and keyboard. Bell end.

[@control4230]

I thought I'd missed something as I'd never heard of this new Dune game, then the letters MMO were uttered and I lost all interest. Might be my loss but I'll never know.

[@RichardPhillips1066]

Im i the only one that thinks only one biome will get boring, tbh im not a huge fan of desert settings

[@waynefoster7246]

Pvp even, bloody auto correct

[@metzen100]

Allowing male Bene Gesserit, so everyone can be Paul Atreid. Looks like they don't care much about the lore of this universe. Not a big fan of gender lock in gaming in general, but I wonder how they will explain this.

[@grabedigger]

Shai Hulud looks a bit more like the first Dune movie.

[@idkman-dg1hz]

The smaller ones are, once you go into the deep desert you see the newer worms

[@hamishdundee385]

Hopefully it will support full VR.

[@billbaggins1688]

no chance

[@Dooguk]

@@hamishdundee385 Third person VR?

[@olhaonaipe]

Another possible great game that is gonna be ruined and dominated by griefers.

[@shapesinaframe]

It looks like they copy pasted Star Wars assets into a Dune world. Pass.

[@Zrokool123]

I bet this game will suck hard.

[@LimpRichard]

Its not an MMO

[@usmcpound]

Oh. How many people are there per server?

[@emperortivurnis9161]

Completely uninterested simply because of the inclusion of PvP. If theres no way to get into a private/co-op only instance then this game is honestly gonna just be Rust dune edition. Mark my words, PvP will actually be the focus of this game, in-case anyone was interested in an interesting narrative Dune experience.

[@mvaiks]

Alternate timeline without Paul Atreides. What to expect? Garbage. Pass.

[@minerva_videogame]

Jogos de construir casinha... Não obrigado.

[@ThePowerchimp]

lost me at MMO

[@cookiejarvis3856]

It's Funcom. It's going to be trash.

[@josejacobuk]

Shame its an MMO :(

[@johncrichton4341]

Oh no.... More 3rd person.

[@metalwizard1969]

Meh. MMO sounds too grindy and boring

[@Darknight_84930]

Just one thing this time i hope unlike starfield this game won't be over hyped

[@timmygilbert4102]

Star wars is just Dune with extra steps 😂

[@zeropanzer66]

Dude awakening

[@get_outdoors]

I think it runs on Unreal Engine so hopefully this will be modded to run on VR

[@christianayalacruz1095]

Better example than Dune? The Expanse, Mass Effect, Ender series, and many more

[@DevilsKettle_CBL]

Dune was first, Dune is better.

[@soapmode]

Imagine all that sand getting down your stillderpants though, not for me.

[@anlkor2916]

24 seconds ago is crazy

[@668771]

Anyone selling a CPU for an affordable price that can run these games?

[@danicule8671]

I love how you get hypped by all the crap games out there...every video you make regarding new games I take sharp note so I don't buy them

[@ObsidianAnt]

Thanks for watching the videos though and contributing to the feedback and videos performance!

[@OscarNovember1776]

listen i Love DUNE i watch it yearly with my Dad but it isnt the best Sci Fi of all time that title personally belongs to Warhammer 40k

[@MarkoJuhaniMussalo]

It's a fantasy realm, not sci-fi, cause it's fantastic, not realistic, but who the buck cares anymore.

[@Miguel25Bryant]

How are people complaining it’s an MMO?! So playing with friends it’s a problem now?! Thank god it’s an mmo, me and my group of friends can’t wait to play this together

[@gram40]

can't watch this, hearing a brit pronouncing it 'doon' hurts to much.

[@Culky]

Sad that there are gamers who will base their opinion of a game solely on perceived "political statements" (ie inclusive character and story design), but even worse that they're being normalised to the point that a video like this has to clarify what is or isn't a political statement in order to appease them.

[@AnaMontecristo]

Spoken like someone who's using the culture war. Those economic flops are starting to pile up aren't they?