Enshrouded Is An Incredible Game

[@Narc]

With Palworld and Enshrouded releasing this month, we're truly blessed with some fantastic games and with Nightingale releasing at the end of Februrary, we only have more to come! I will probably turn this into a "100 Days In Enshrouded..." type video. Some pretty wacky stuff happened during the playthrough and I think you guys would enjoy that :) Anyway, Follow the stream for more gaming: www.twitch.tv/Narciverse

[@rjswas]

Apparently Palworld is being investigated by the Pokémon company and they are likely going to take action against them.

[@Arthur-1337]

@@rjswasThey posted a statement that said they're aware of Palworld. Its basically a "please stop messaging us, we know it exists". Since Nintendo hasn't acted so far they most likely wont.

[@myst2212]

@@Arthur-1337 because they can't, its a waste of money to sue a company because their creatures look like the pokemons a 1st graders drew for nintedo back in the 90's, the poke fans are mad cuz this game is actually better in all aspects than whatever garbage nintendo released

[@geist.2699]

Pal world is overrated and not worth the price. I’d rather go for enshrouded just for the sake it’s from a German developer and Germans mainly stick to good games just think about crysis

[@adambenk0]

@@rjswas They have absolutely nothing on them....

[@mercster]

Yea it's a great game... I was feeling left out cuz I have 0 interest in Palworld (just not my kinda game), but then Enshrouded came out and saved the day.

[@radomirt6001]

tried palworld ... refunded it it's arc but with pokemon pets instead of dinos don't know what is so hype about the game

[@shojwiebelhaus1391]

I played it its bad, i was never into Pokemon as a kid and i can only conclude that nostalgia is the reason people are playing it so much​@@radomirt6001

[@rome2072]

@@radomirt6001people are delusional but will make you think you’re stupid for not following the train

[@radomirt6001]

@@rome2072 I can generally understand why games are popular... like bg3, Elden Ring, Genshin even honkai but why on earth is this popular ? V-rising was insanely polished even in earlier builds, Grounded is insanely good so why palworld gets so much attention when it's kinda mid

[@steel7468]

​@radomirt6001 the pokemon IP has mass appeal. Remember pokemon go? That was also quite unexpected to be as popular as it was.

[@KachZz]

The fact that you can take over prebuilt structures you stumble upon during your exploration, as your base, makes me love this game to infinity. And I've heard they're working on snap system for prebuilt buildings 😍

[@relhaz4326]

Enshrouded is dope. Definitely recommend for those that like survival games/exploring. Having it be ... not procedural also makes finding hidden things feel a lilttle bit more special. I do find it to be a bit easy so far but have greatly enjoyed pushing out farther than our level (i.e. lvl 7 fighting lvl 15 felt more appropriate) but nothing wrong with smashing through some normal mobs :D Only lvl 8 and already worth the buy

[@Coronele]

wait until u get to fight lvl 30+ monsters, u get owned HARD

[@deebrandt007]

Elden ring will you make you feel that way about it being easy haha 🤟

[@dc619]

The beginning reminds me on that vampire game V RISING. The shroud kills you, like the sun kills you in vampire game. Need that flame altar to start, need blood to stay alive, etc.

[@varlunmulland3992]

Wow! This looks incredible! You completely sold me on this. Gonna buy it when I get home!

[@siim1129]

have fun its really cozy game.

[@varlunmulland3992]

@@siim1129 I have been. I've got 5.3 hours from one day lol. I was barely able to put it down and get some sleep!

[@theycallmetheboss]

get back to school little bastad

[@Joltiwolfe]

Its not as good as Nightingale but its ok

[@metal912007]

Not trying to tell that Enshrouded will always be superior or Nightingale doesn't have potential...but I bought both games on release. I stopped playing Nightingale after a couple of hours, because I feel it's totally unpolished and it could ruin my whole expectations long-term if I keep playing in the current state. I spent 120+ hours in Enshrouded, except the combat (and maybe some even disagree, and I also think it will be improved and get way superior) EVERYTHING felt better or improved compared to Valheim, which was my top game of 2022 (still hopping in on new biome releases, doing everything all over again). The only "downside" was the nonprocedural world which limits replayability... but I consider it the best feature, since it makes exploration and questing immersive and adds a lot of quality over quantity. With an instance-based procedural dungeon system the end game could last longer, could add a lot of replayability to the game, but that hand-crafted world should never be put aside, it is beautiful as it is, even if it's still under development.@@Joltiwolfe​

[@Snoresalot]

The building system is a version of the Everquest Next system.

[@ZER0_SEV3N]

Thank you for the Valheim music put in the background

[@joedarling5175]

As far as time goes id say it would range 80-120 hrs of straight play through of nonstop progression. A lot of materials needed for the flame alter upgrades will take a little farming time. That said there is a lot to explore which is really nice having so many unique locations to look into. I do wish inventory management was a little cleaner, hope mobs will invade ur base one day, more unique gear drops cause ive gotten 4 legendary rings of the same type from chests. Id like more mini bosses or mobs roaming the open world. A lot of open space of nothing to interact with.

[@Arthur-1337]

I went in expecting not much and hoping to get a little kick out of yet another survival game since Ark/Valheim. Oh boy was I impressed. The team has played survival games and worked out creative fixes and designs to combat a lot of issues that the genre has been having. Personally I like a more hardcore game but god damn is this fun with friends. The world is massive and the hybrid/action-focused combat is better than anything I've seen (cough New World cough) Can't wait to see where this goes, or anything more that these devs cook up in the future.

[@gtx5788]

I love this game with fantasy classic rpg elemets. that's why i love mmos like wow and aoc

[@RKRKRK92]

Age of Conan or Ashes of Creation ?

[@SocialFutility]

I'm completely addicted to Enshrouded, send help.

[@andrewbyrnes6389]

They’ve smashed it out of the park honestly. Amazing job done by a small and committed team.

[@LegendRonk]

I wish I didn't have to do life and just play

[@jamesh885]

My complaint is that every review, whether in tone or content, feels like a review based on Ashes. It's difficult to describe, but this game is so different, and so if you want to expand your viewer base, then I think a different tone/strategy would really matter. If you just want to retain the Ashes base, then keep at it haus. Love the content myself, keep it up. But as usual, I am just one nerd, desperate for attention from a content creator.

[@lSeKToRl]

After coming off of Palworld I really wish western devs would make characters that didn't look so ugly.

[@Sliznark]

Thank you for this video. It was like 90% spoiler free and very instructive. I was doubtful before but I'll give this a try. I had 2k hours in valheim so this'll be good too.

[@Arthur-1337]

damn 2k hours lmao. you will love this.

[@rext3404]

If you like valheim you'll definitely like this one. I played a lot of Valheim too and this is simply more polished and has more. Valheim will always be great but enshrouded team knocked it out of the park!

[@TacticoolNinja]

Enshrouded takes its inspiration from Portal Knights a game this dev team made about 10 years ago. It’s basically Portal Knights 2 reimagined and upgraded. For those who have played PK can see and feel it, it’s in just about every aspect in the game.

[@patatacaliente8270]

I've more or less finished the Early Access game with ~90 hrs of solid gameplay. It has been an absolute blast. Can't wait for the full release.

[@geraldsgl]

I’m having difficulty tolerating the bloom and 60 frames bug. I do have faith in this game though and will stick it out as I am sure the 2 items I mentioned will get patched.

[@chc2650]

Bloom was enough for me to pass

[@achilleonv]

An Enshrouded review with Valheim bgm?

[@PierreChe]

Great video Narc. Keeping the fun vibe from the past videos, familiar to your existing audience but slightly mellowing down to be slightly easier to connect to for newcomers. Good job! The game was already on my radar but this confirmed I should give it a try at some point. Hope the video does well. Cheers.

[@Hypnotic-tist]

The sound track seems soooo familiar.

[@UncleShish]

It reminds me of Gothic-Risen-The Witcher combined somehow

[@andrewbyrnes6389]

Perfect review. I’m about 15 hours in and absolutely loving. I was reluctant to dive in but a friend talked it up to me. I said ‘enough’ and dove head first into it and I can’t get enough now.

[@rext3404]

I can't stop playing it! This is a solid early release! I can't wait to see where it goes!

[@Mezcon2]

I feel like this is the game that Everquest Next Landmark could have evolved into. I spent too many hours in that game. I still have pictures of the castle I made.

[@Raze_48]

This game looks awesome, and from the 90 minutes of it I played it seems like it will be good. Think I will let this one cook for 6 months or so though before I fully step in to it, not enough of the game available right now, especially for a game with a static handmade map.

[@mattfletcher2270]

Personally I wouldn't hold off for that reason as there's lots of content here already. But I guess it also depends how you play. If you just hit quests non stop one after the other of course you will reach the current end sooner, but I don't know how long that would take tbh. I've played non stop outside of work since release & have 36 hours played & it still feels like there's lots to do. I spent a good 4 hours building my starter base & I've found a very good location for my next main base which is going to be floating above a very high tower! 😁 Lots of farming, prepping & god knows how long it'll take to build but I'm pumped about this little project. When I'm done with that I'll get back to some questing but I'll do it 50/50 quests & exploring as I go. I'm not in a race to the end, I'll be smelling half of the roses as I go. If you've only played 90 minutes I'm not sure how you can gage the amount of content this game has but I'm sure you haven't even begun to scratch the surface. Either way, it's definitely worth the price as is & you will have lots to do whenever you do decide jump in. 👍

[@deebrandt007]

​@@mattfletcher2270very well said. This isn't a game you rampage through to "beat the game" This is such a chill game to collect supplies and build a village with friends. It reminds me of childhood days playing in your fort out in the woods.

[@hollinkarelja7564]

looks amazing, as usual thanks for the review I always enjoy all of your content. I will probably wait for full release, hopefully this does not become one of those perpetually in early access

[@chaseowski510]

Unfortunately besides balance, melee combat & boss AI needs work, as well as enemy variety in EXISTING current biomes. The crypts and 'dungeons' are also incredibly too similar. Really excited to see how far the game goes

[@m0nt1c3ll0]

Using Valheim’s soundtrack for this video is flippin hilarious

[@GrimdEGaming]

My issue with the game is there is no natural resource regeneration. The only way to respawn resources like tree's, bushes, enemies and what not is to go to main menu and reboot the game? What is that about?

[@bravexheart7]

Lmao that is not true

[@chasevankrey5061]

Everything respawns after two hours of you not being in the area. Going back to the area resets this timer though.

[@dimanarinull9122]

It's not my type of game as I mostly dislike "vanilla" survival games, but it does look amazing. Luckily, palworld released the same time with less focus on survival and more exploration and automation. Might check this game out with some friends eventually.

[@aghostsreflection8598]

I've been playing this for the past couple days, and while I do enjoy it for the most part, I find it pretty easy to put it down and move on to something else. I'm hoping that the devs keep working on it, I think it'll be pretty cool in time. I would say that this is like if Fable was a survival game, but I enjoyed Fable more than this. I also didn't like Valheim, and this game reminds me of Valheim ALOT. So, hopefully in a few months, I'll come back to it and enjoy it much more.

[@matthewoglesby4282]

Just finished making lunch and a Narc video is out? God, this scratches that autistic part of my brain so nicely.

[@Dustygoodz]

Same ❤😂

[@Se-du7sh]

My negatives about Enshrouded: - Water where? - Round/diagonal building where? - Numbered withdrawal/deposit where? - Content/items is level/quest gated... - Beautiful world but handcrafted so low replay value? - Quests will be the same every playthrough, again replay value? Great one time play but it's mostly gonna die after people complete it. There is no point making a new world just to do the same quests over 💀 Game sorely needs more content or randomly generated quests/content.

[@ChippinNDippin]

Nice use of the valheim meadows music

[@misterragnar2521]

I was looking at this after a friend was playing it

[@alex132788]

I kinda wish they waited another month or so for Palworld hype to die down lol. I've been looking forward to this game since the demo, but have been busy with Palworld first. About to start on Enshrouded now that I'm nearly done with Palworld.

[@fictitiousnightmares]

You played 100 hours, it is obviously worth playing. :P Recently bought this and have only played for like an hour so far, but it is an amazing game from what I've seen.

[@lionsoultribe]

If it just was without a shroud. I want vanilla sky villy nilly mode...

[@nick_at_knight]

Looks cool! Thanks, Narc 😁

[@darthxigo297]

I like the game, i think it has great potential but I will admit that i was not a happy camper with the constant "to progress/explore you need to do this quest and come back, and go, and come back". That was my biggest issue beside the graphics optimization.

[@XiLock_Alotx]

Not a fan of any of these “survival” games. Just not for me. But out of the 2 most recent releases(PalWorld and Enshrouded) I dig the world faaaar more in enshrouded. I am however keeping an eye on Nightingale. Maybe that title will change my mind on the genre. Ex BioWare devs would be the ones to do it!!! GLHF all!

[@qmerk2661]

i wont lie, at 2:45 it gave me huge Fable vibes.

[@mrYodacop]

Yes , music is definitely Valheim-ish ,...and the game seems to have a potential

[@davidcooke8005]

I'm afraid I'm going to have to agree with you. I like being curmudgeonly and this game is not giving me much to gripe about. The issues that stand out are so minor and the overall quality of the game so far tells me that the devs have a handle on things and know what to prioritize. For me it's a single player pause button, and the skybox/ sun not being quite smooth. And of course the difficulty modding original source code. Every game is better with mods, so I hope they add mod support sooner than later. But the environment is rich and immersive, the balance of combat, riddles, puzzles and exploration is excellent, Basebuilding is fun, the variety of armor and skills lets you really build your toon to your play preferences... all this and I'm still only level 6 and haven't left the starting biome. Today I hope to reach the fast travel tower in Revelwood. #lifegoals

[@capnmoby9295]

2024 opening up with 2 banger indie games.

[@melodiasrojas8428]

I really wish more games like this could have horses 😢

[@deebrandt007]

You haven't found a horse yet? I have a horse stall with 3 horses in my village

[@Midori_Hoshi]

I know it doesn't mean much since many game devs lie about it, but did the devs at least promise the game will never be pay for advantage?

[@voiddistortion7937]

I think its a great crafter game with amazing building, exploration and lore but the survival aspect is kind of lacking

[@aerball]

Boi I know you arent using the Valheim bg music as the bg music for this video. Lol

[@Aebriol]

I enjoy your 100hour reviews, keep it up.

[@user-fv7jd4xj5n]

My only issue is that most roots have no challenge boss to them, and the boss themselves are too few. I know its EA but c'mon, the wyvern is the greatest boss and its only lv 15. Great game tho, just needs time.

[@Norreshizzle]

Alright! Fine! I'll buy it and try it, you've convinced me

[@MrBig913]

Dude i am not high on copium man. But you did convince me to buy it or gave me a reason to rather

[@SystemCrasher113]

Amazing game, but....... where is the water?.... No Rivers Swamps or Lakes...?

[@AeriyaValkyrja]

I dunno I kinda liked being able to explore all at the get go like palworld and not having do this do that quests.

[@KatoNamus]

Thanks Narc

[@MEneifal]

Will try this out

[@fritchim5765]

lets go, some narc gameplay in the wait of alpha one !

[@LegendRonk]

I thought it officially came out?

[@HD-fc4ds]

a hard pass random ass game from 2010 or so , counts today as great. Thats how low bar has felt

[@100Jim]

I played it. It's so immersive it was gone 2am!!

[@wertenk3120]

Still waiting for the "survival" part.

[@ex_0LL]

I stopped and refunded this game after I went outside and destroyed a building's foundation, seeing the rooftop still intact fluctuating midair. Guess nothing replaces Valheim...

[@crankpatate3303]

Thanks for the review. I'm currently playing this game too and have already 16 hours in it. But I'm not rly far into the game to be honest. I enjoy wasting time building cool structures way too much to get proper progression in the game... :'D By the way, does the combat get more challenging eventually? I think the combat system is nice, maybe a bit whacky in some cases, but in general it's pretty good. But the enemies are way too weak and too passive. There's no challenge in the fights and I'm already at lvl5, so I consider this to be long after tutorial time. I think the game needs harder hitting mobs way earlier in the game. Or more settings to customize the server, so I can make it harder for myself, the ways I want it to be harder.

[@bravexheart7]

Trust me combat get very challenging in the next biome lol

[@crankpatate3303]

@@bravexheart7I got impatient and skipped into a zone where I had to fight lvl18 mobs as a lvl6 and I had barely any issues. The lvl18 mobs dealt less than 50% Hp with every slap. I just had to play somewhat patient and careful. I think it would do Enshrouded good, if it had some server settings to define difficulty. Luckily the exploration part of this game is so good, I don't even mind too much about the lacking challenge/ absence of any danger in combat. Makes the adventure a lot more chill and I can focus on just exploring. But I think Valheim handles difficulty way better.

[@SardiSorin]

we need more content fast , I finished everything by sunday evening :|

[@jeanmahmoudventilateur3480]

The combat system feels kinda underwhelming, also shield stunning is very "bugged" and you have to counter attacks right when they're launched/started (stunning them out of nowhere) Mage is pretty good because it's strong, but if you have to throw a lot of spells to kill just one enemy, it's pretty boring Wands are kinda strong but not really interesting Bow is extremely underwhelming One handed weapons are ok And double handed is just a pain in the ass But overall the combat needs more than one combo because at some point it's not very interesting when you have to spam attacks to the same enemy with the same combo over and over The building system is chief's kiss tho and I love how easy you can dig out the terrain. Though I'd like it even more if it wasn't as expensive to build stuff or if gathering materials was a bit faster

[@ThichabodCrane]

Getting big Return to Moria vibes... ooo daddy likes

[@jupiterthree5228]

Mining tin in enshrouded while watching this 👀

[@infinityowl4203]

"Polished" is a pretty generous word for combat. two-handers feel terrible unless your spamming jump attack, which doesn't hit flying enemies despite looking like it should. most Fell enemies don't pose any challenge because there not aggressive and there attacks don't track player movement. and just a lot of other fundamental issues.

[@6barphraseheyhey374]

This is a description, not a review.

[@blenga2]

Does anyone have anything to say about its difficulty ? Coming from Dark Souls/Elden Ring/Path of Exile, I want real reasons to want to improve my character. If the game is easy, there is no point in trying to create builds to make my character stronger. So, can this game provide the "need" to work on character builds so that we can deal with difficult areas/enemies/bosses ?

[@kokorochin01]

No

[@johnbenbrowning]

Thanks!

[@pilotx3mm420]

That valheim bgm tho

[@davidj830]

Is the background music from Valheim????

[@MikeW589]

Yeah, weird choice.

[@bravexheart7]

Game is incredible

[@MegasReallyCrudded]

Anyone have any idea when they think the game will come out on console ? I’m itching to play this game 😂

[@Gunshow0]

How do i play this game is it on Xbox yet or only pc? is it free, can i play a trial?

[@Andrew-hp1yj]

Yeah, it's a good game. Less than a week after release and I'm over 40 hours of play time. That is not good for me. I need help.

[@silvarrensol8370]

No fair using Valheim's soundtrack for this review.

[@cizmar1972]

Tried it, could not get into it. I got bored pretty quick. I do think it has potential and will check back after they have developed it more.

[@Dustygoodz]

So should I stick to Palworld lol

[@cizmar1972]

@@Dustygoodz No idea, I haven't tried Palworld yet. I am considering it though. How do you like it?

[@bravexheart7]

@@cizmar1972Palworld sucks ass… enshrouded is one hell of a game and probably the best builder/survival type game ever made

[@Dustygoodz]

@@cizmar1972 I honestly didnt think i would like it as much as I do but so far ive played 130 hrs and im not a huge survival/monster collector fan. The base building is simple, crafting isn’t tedious since your pals do all the work for you once you get enough. Explore the map is fun when you find eggs or capture new pals. I honestly can get playing and exciting for the future

[@spacetaco048]

Personally it's not my thing. And I think palworld would be for me... if I actually had pals that wanted to play it 😭 Palworld = boring without friends This game = very ungood aesthetically to me. And I looked up a video to confirm my fears that this game's enemy variety is horrid in terms of creativity and appearances. I'm hopeful for nightingale.

[@FPSB0B306]

This game is amazing

[@Elephantmoonlight]

I hesitate if it's EA will be like BG3 where this is all the content. I'd be more interested in investing if they content drip.

[@Dranguinidae_Opalux]

Bruh BG3s EA had like 1/10th of the content what are you talking about lol

[@Z-MACx]

It’s quite disappointing Enshrouded was released during the hype of Palworld. I think, in the long run, it has more depth and complexity than a knock off Pokémon game. I bet it would have double or possibly triple the amount of players if it wasn’t for the unfortunate timing

[@AidanNaut0]

The game is pretty solid, but there's something strange about it. It's clearly designed to be an online experience. You are, by default, directed to play in your world online. You can see other players mining and building reticles. However... at the same time, there are ZERO social features. No emoting, no voice chat. You can't send any messages at all. Most of the time, players who show up to your online world either vandalize your base, steal your resources, or rarely gift you inventories full of clearly duped items. What gives? Why are we being directed to play with other players online, yet are at the same time limited from interacting with those same players?

[@vast634]

Good game. nicely paced and great exploration / sites to see. Convenient but capable building system. The story is pretty negatable and not the focus, so dont expect much in that regard.

[@dipchakraborty-jx5fl]

Isn't the videos bgm valheim music?? 😮

[@troy5370]

It's now dead and forgotten

[@ZeRandomShow]

nails for the algorithm

[@markusdeux1192]

Ton of potential to be an incredible game, eventually... Nice to play right out of the box, responsive controls, good looking world, awesome building system but maaaaaan is it boring. Feels soooo empty, repetitive and just flat out easy atm. The only time I die is when I get too close to the edge of a cliff. I've played for 12 hours and I'm already over the gameplay loop. When I go through another "i can't wait to spend 30 hours building a massive base" phase I go through a few times a year, this will definitely be the game I play first. For now though, it needs some time to cook.

[@SavantSvant]

I guess enshrouded soundtrack isnt that good since you use valheim ost in the background?

[@sonnyr.3842]

Unfortunately i cant play this game even if I want to. Already bought it but refunded it after more than an hour of gameplay because it triggered my motion sickness.

[@Shapiro-bn6mb]

Turned me off by requiring "blocks" instead of just being able to build with the materials. It's like building with extra unnecessary steps and now chests are full of leftover blocks nobody wants.

[@laffertyj55]

Yes.

[@gamingduology4757]

Can u make a review and not an early game guide/ advertisement . You generally break down mechanics and give them pro’s and con’s .

[@medelnies4]

why do i hear valheim music in the background

[@blacksabbath2559]

I played a lot of Conan exile. This game seems to be same stuff.

[@chiefsosa8450]

Looks promising

[@JohnWeck-i6m]

Good video. As you do another incredible game you can secretly be playing a vastly better world: Asherons call...:)

[@kipp51_3]

Best game I have played in a long time, I feel it deserves to be praised as hard as baldurs gate 3 honestly its so so good.

[@gehnzou1]

Very fun game