Exodus - The Next BIG Space Game? Space and Time Exploration

[@KenetorTV]

been keeping an eye on this one, but without ANY gameplay footage its hard to comment on. It is strange they did a big marketing push a good while back and then radio silence

[@ObsidianAnt]

Yes. A bit of info coming out now too. But seems the game might be a long way off.

[@KenetorTV]

@@ObsidianAnt hopefully it doesnt turn out to be q nothing burger or some web3 going no where game

[@SpydersByte]

yea definitely not enough to comment on at the moment, I feel like that goes for way too many space games right now :(

[@KenetorTV]

@@SpydersByte i feel you on that one, every time i find something new it ends up being vapourware, web3 or massively under supported or under cooked. Um desperate for a new game that we can all rally behind that ticks all the boxes

[@Billy-bc8pk]

Reminds me of the Cyberpunk 2077 marketing.

[@carlharrison3637]

By the time a decent space game "a proper ED type game" comes out, StarCitizen might actually go into Beta.

[@scottromesburg7935]

LOL

[@lillen141]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@netshaman9918]

@@lillen141 You can laugh, but in the meantime, the game actually EXISTS and is PLAYABLE. ^^ The game related in this video is NOT, just another cinematic with no actual GAMEPLAY.

[@Smooshmouf]

With as much money as SC has made, it better launch 100% free

[@sammasic5849]

​@@netshaman9918 Star Citizen is not playable by a long stretch, between bugs and crashes and very low fps in certain areas, lack of engaging content etc... Nah for 10 year old game that's still in Alpha stage. The game won't come out , you'll just gonna have to accept that at some point, why would they release it if people keep donating money. Almost 700 million in revenue, why would they lol

[@hunn20004]

This game looks like when the Bioware Talent leaves the company and makes its own game.

[@existentialselkath1264]

That's basically what it is, isn't it?

[@devils_shadow]

@@existentialselkath1264 it's exactly what this is. I'm assuming it will be quite linear, heavily story focused and have nothing at all to do with "space games" except the setting. And that's great, that's exactly what I want but it's a bit misleading describing it as "the bext BIG space game". "A potentially cool upcoming sci fi game" would be a better title, if not as clickbait-y.

[@KK-fi6ms]

@@devils_shadow It does not at all sound like "linear". There seems to be a great degree of focus on space exploration in their marketing material. Story-driven, sure.

[@eclipse3037]

this game looks like the worst devs from elite dangerous and no mans sky tried there best to make a game themselves. kinda looks trash and like a mixed abomination

[@jamisondebolt5590]

Maybe because that's exactly what it is...?

[@cmdrmarz8625]

Wake me up when they show actual gameplay.

[@vladcrow4225]

It will be cancelled long before.

[@chriswilliams4700]

@@vladcrow4225lol, no it won’t. What evidence gives you that idea?

[@nilocblue]

Exodus will be the next big Mass Effect game we never got. Happy to hear there's a lot of former Bioware devs making this.

[@mrspaceman2764]

Love it! Story driven, single player sci fi is my thing. Seems like the news is pretty lite still so looking forward to actual gameplay footage.

[@hariszark7396]

From those cinematics we see I think that: A) The game will be more like Mass Effect with no real ship flying in space or on planets but just cutscenes. B) I have the feeling that the player will have multiple characters and not just one main character. The player will assume the role of one character at a time following his/her timeline until he completes an objective that will move the player to an other character in the past or the future completing other events that will morph the past and the future that every character is at. C) I don't believe there will be any character creator but prefixed characters. D) I don't think there will be space fight more than cutscenes or a basic arcade mini game, probably like in Stanfield. But we have to wait for real gameplay to see for sure. Maybe first quarter of 2025 we will have more to talk about.

[@PowellGFX]

They've also just released a novel called 'Exodus: The Archimedes Engine' & it's an almost 1000 page book! (Around 931 pages). So if you guys are hungry for lore and/or just story content set in the Exodus Universe, then I recommend picking up the novel or listening to it as an Audiobook while doing other stuff! It's written by Peter F. Hamilton so it should be a great read!

[@spellandshield]

It is an excellent book indeed!

[@PowellGFX]

@@spellandshield That's good to know! Thanks :)

[@CakeFine]

I think it will be more planetside story-driven with a few space missions speckled in. Don't get your hopes up for any space exploration.

[@NomenLuni1975]

The time dilation aspect sounds really interesting. From the way you were describing it, it sounds quite a bit like the Voyager episode "Blink Of An Eye", where the ship becomes trapped in orbit of a planet and time on the surface of the planet is moving much faster than it is on Voyager, and they're able to see a civilisation evolve on the surface below, which makes them part of their own mythology. It's really clever stuff.

[@scottromesburg7935]

I'm all about exploring....that's the reason I subbed to your channel back in Elite Dangerous. Will def keep an eye on this.

[@Slick9600]

It'll be intersting to see what comes of it but it's got the "modern" "everything is a gray triangle" look to it.

[@SlavgaardsManga]

there are 4 games named 'exodus' up on steam right now...

[@royconestoga7326]

Clearly it’s the one named Exodus.

[@BillyOrBobbyOrSomething]

Yeah it’s definitely the one that says “Exodus”

[@dantetre]

Jesus, it is the one called Exodus!!!! It is very obvious which one is it. Just use your eyes! :P

[@methanoid]

@@BillyOrBobbyOrSomething Not when I search... dunno which you think it is

[@caligarner6953]

It's EXODUS! We have all been saying it. LOL! EXODUS EXODUS EXODUS. Come on broham! 😂

[@dh8203]

Looks cool, but it's basically just a pretty cinematic for an idea. I'm going to need to see a lot more info about the actual game before I'll be excited for it.

[@gotindrachenhart]

Exodus: The Archimedes Engine is set to release in hardcover on 9/17/24 ;) It'll be interesting to see what the game turns out to be like, hope it's good. I'm a fan of Hamilton's works and have been waiting for this game for some time now. I suspect it's going to be a bit of a Greek tragedy story-wise.

[@MODFARMER]

I’m going to beat the dead horse here, I just wish elite dangerous would grow with us. It has so much opportunity to grow and for a moment it felt like it was coming to its second wind. Sadly their step forward ended up being a total flop and now they are just introducing stuff that is on the slippery slope of being pay to win and or micro transactions. It’s just so frustrating having a game with a player base that was so involved that we created whole communities around various game aspects. To just treat the original players as old news has beens by developers. I digress I’m just ranting at this point.

[@alexx123ify]

Elite dangerous missed the boat imo. Should be so much more than what it is by now.

[@johncrichton4341]

Lovely. Do you remember the cardboard box illustrations on games for the Spectrum, Vic20/C64, BBC etc.?!!!!

[@ObsidianAnt]

Yes! I remember those well. :)

[@Elwaves2925]

Cardboard boxes? How about cassette tapes with barely coloured printouts for inlays. Those were the days. 🙂

[@mrpositronia]

It wass the title, synopsis and artwork that made us buy them initially, but the gameplay was the clincher, which is why we need to see gameplay for this title.

[@Rootgamer82]

This project sounds to ambitious to keep up in gameplay by release. Although the vision of a narrative driven space game sounds awesome. I would be happy if it could keep up with the quality of the first mass effect games. By the way there have been 2 very short ingame scenes in the trailer. But could have also been just handcrafted.

[@disky01]

Looks like it could be a true successor to the greatest of the genre's offerings. As someone who has been waiting a very long time for "the next big space game", I hope we aren't disappointed again. Star Citizen and Starfield haven't managed it, but if this team is actually competent enough, maybe we've got something good cooking.

[@driver3899]

"greatest of the genre's offerings" Based on zero gameplay This is how hype trains happen

[@disky01]

@@driver3899 In case the rest of my comment didn't make it clear: I am aware of how frequently games in this genre fail to deliver on their promises. I've been following Star Citizen since the beginning and I am very critical of that project. Starfield obviously didn't live up to its expectations and I never purchased it. I'm not here to say this is definitely going to be great, just that it has a lot going for it, and it could be very good.

[@driver3899]

@@disky01 You know what I actually misread the start of your comment so that was totally my bad Yes I agree, caution is needed. Eventually someone has to make the space game we are all after, we live in hope. But also doubt. Mostly doubt lol I agree Star citizen has amazing ideas, their goals are so close to the perfect space game... but I honestly think its going to crash and burn even if they get everythting they way they envision it It's a military pvp game at its core.. that means greifing and cheaters using bot programs will constantly try to over run the game for highest kill ratios. Not the kind of chill space exploration vibe I think a lot of people are wanting You didnt miss anything with starfield as you no doubt know, it was a highly polished turd, incredibly shallow and frustratingly designed to waste as much of the players time as possible to slow progression. Why it was built that way I am not sure. Literally all they had to do was make skyrim in space and it would have been a blockbuster hit I get the feeling AAA will continue to miss the mark on until the space game we all want is made by an indie or small AA studio. Probably just a freelancer clone with simple graphics and quests but with ship interiors, station interiors and npc crew. Thats my guess at least

[@disky01]

@@driver3899 What sucks is that is exactly what Star Citizen was supposed to be originally, and then the money came and Chris Roberts lost his mind. Still waiting but frankly I kinda want it to die at this point. When I said "the greatest of the genre's offerings" I really meant Mass Effect when it was at its best, because that's where the team comes from and that's what it loos like, but I am still looking forward to that Skyrim in Space experience that nobody can seem to get right.

[@bryanholland6987]

I hope it's both story driven, and open world; also, VR compatible. If it is, it WILL be the next big thing for me, even if it's not for everyone.

[@MrZenzio]

Welp, I was not all that interested until you said Peter F. Hamilton...

[@daninja2378]

"You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention" for real

[@EarlHare]

SAAAAME, commonwealth saga is absolute top tier grade A space opera. Especially the way he played with the time dilation idea in the later books, this mechanic in the game just fills my balls with juice.

[@daninja2378]

@@EarlHare I immediately thought the Void Trilogy would play a part here

[@JetLagRecords]

ObsidianAnt, cool video I loved it

[@DataRew]

Maybe I'm just old, but I'm niether skeptical or really excited about this at this point, with just cinematics shown. People here say that NEVER works out well, but they're not thinking about the point of development that this seems to be on is MAYBE early alpha. With games like these (specifically Space Exploration games), some of the biggest flops on launch have happened because the hype wasn't built up early enough to build to appropriate levels. Maybe I'm misremembering, but I recall Freelancer had a shit launch and I played that game for like 8 years, and it's a LEGEND in the space (heh). The key for me is that I am definitely going to wait and see, but the concept is INCREDIBLY interesting. That said, if these guys don't pull it off, I bet SOMEONE will!

[@jethrostaz4407]

I'm pretty interested, but they aren't showing too much yet. Mass Effect and Dragon Age Origins are two of my favorite games so I'm hopeful.

[@vladcrow4225]

Yeah. Ass Defect and Generic Fantasy are the red flags in themselves.

[@ademason3096]

Ant, do you think the genre is starting to be over saturated with that next new space game? There are so many, many offer the same things, other existing games trying to keep players invested, ED, NMS, SC (not quite a proper game yet) EVE, X series, plus all the ones yet to come that you’ve mentioned on your streams.

[@comcastjohn]

It would be nice if they added the engineering side, where you can builds bases and ships as well. Like Space Engineers.

[@tigonologdring9189]

Big hitter in Peter F Hamilton... this is certainly an ambitious looking affair.

[@Halo1138]

Ive found that those games that appear to be the next big thing usually come nowhere close. Looks neat, but I trust nothing when it comes to the "next big thing"

[@nighttrain1236]

That's because everyone wants a space game with infinite possibilities and content. This fallacy has kept Star Citizen afloat for the last 14 years.

[@Halo1138]

@@nighttrain1236 This goes beyond Star Citizen. This is with games in general in my opinion.

[@nickcher7071]

I honestly just want a new Freespace-style story driven space combat sim. Or a fleet command sim. But every time they try to half-ass a million of gameplay elements, open world, crafting, eating, shitting, etc., and it goes nowhere

[@sterlingdennett]

You know why Sci-Fi with functional FTL drives are so popular? (Star Trek, Star Wars, Mass Effect, Dune, Battlestar Galactica, etc.) Because the real-life limitations of the speed of light, relativistic time dilation, significant power generation needs, space radiation, the lack of gravity, etc., etc., etc. are INFURIATING!!! Just you try and create a compelling story in space with those kind of limitations and inconveniences. It's nearly impossible! Unless you are telling a story that is wholly character-driven! Or one that is completely planet-bound! But then that eliminates the need for your characters to be in space, AT ALL!

[@hobog]

Have you heard of the expanse?

[@sterlingdennett]

@@hobog That's why I said it was NEARLY impossible.

[@angelolima4811]

We need a demo especially the decisions on How they change the story based on all your decisions as the character

[@djp1234]

I'm glad all these new games are being made in Unreal Engine. It means I can play them in VR.

[@kspillane]

Hamiltons book comes out tuesday, sepember 17, according to my audible pre-order of it

[@NorCalMtnBiker86]

This game looks SICK!!

[@gokkiyoutube]

Seems interesting, but without any gameplay i'm not really able to understand if it's good or not.

[@YouLikeBosch]

If they can do Mass Effect better than Mass Effect, all the more power to 'em. It's always cool to see the potential for new franchises taking shape. It may not make a blip on any kind of industry radar, but what if it does?

[@raven9ine]

I had a look at this a few ago, looks pretty cool, however, the faces of the characters, especially the woman, are right there in uncanny valley, I hope they work on that a little more.

[@RaithGyaron]

I like Mass Effect and Exodus looks like the next evolution. Apparently it's going to be a PC and Xbox Series X/S exclusive.

[@ZbigniewZiggyCzachor]

I can't wait for this game!

[@zacharypump5910]

looks like a cool space themed RPG. Definitely not going to be about flying spaceships though...

[@mrpositronia]

I don't need pre-rendered trailers. I'll wait until I see substantial gameplay before I decide on anything.

[@short72hp1]

Kala loves this

[@HecmarJayam]

Seamless planet landings, VR support and no politics - Or not interested. Looks cool!

[@hariszark7396]

No, no, and no. I'm afraid so. Don't expect too much.

[@mrpositronia]

Hehe... no politics. So basically a game with no trading, no tasks and no dialogue. Nor any protagonists or antagonists. Sounds fun.

[@hariszark7396]

@@mrpositronia That's not the "politics" he is taking about. He means "no real life politics" and agendas in the game.

[@mrpositronia]

@@hariszark7396 ah, by 'agendas' am I to take it that this means 'people who aren't straight, white males'? Pathetic.

[@HecmarJayam]

@@mrpositronia I think most people with common sense knows what I'm talking about 😅

[@Pecetos]

I want to believe a new mass effect is possible in current gaming environment.

[@Duvoncho]

You had me at "all cinematics". And by had me, I mean, had me losing interest.

[@Trifler500]

Wouldn't this time dilation mechanic result in your ship being completely obsolete each time you returned to Earth? :)

[@driver3899]

There is a ancient pre curser race that left behind artefacts? Never seen of that scifi idea before

[@hamishdundee385]

Does it support full VR?

[@Greedygoblingames]

I wished they'd made a space exploration game based on the old hit comedy Red Dwarf.

[@ltcinsane]

Honestly i hope this turns out well as they are doing something really interesting.

[@vladcrow4225]

Yeah. Let's see It fail miserably.

[@meowmeowmeow1243]

There's already two games called Exodus on Steam, but i cannot find anything about the game you just showed.

[@hariszark7396]

Because it's not out yet.

[@Praetoreon]

3:49 P-52 Merlin getting chased by a Banu Merchantman?

[@adriantcullysover4640]

Just 1 system is more than good enough. If its open world, just make it fleshed out and noooo loading screens!!

[@Nodux359]

Looks intriguing.

[@dracoalpha]

Is strange that this game will going to be featured in the Amazon series Secret level. A game that doesn't even have a release date.

[@SwiftTurtle911]

Concord is also going to be featured. . .

[@napdogs]

Easier to get the rights to something that needs the advertising

[@driver3899]

or gameplay

[@ojoshiro]

Will it be the Norm or the Andy? Thx mr. Ant

[@richardb3882]

Sounds like a great idea, hope it is a real project and not just hype/money grab

[@cmdkaboom]

looks like the star citizen backers video from 13 years ago... hype ...lol

[@willemdodgerford5782]

I wish they would introduce the possibility of mods for elite dangerous. People could mod decent interiors and realistic gauges

[@vladcrow4225]

Hahaha. No.

[@willemdodgerford5782]

@@vladcrow4225 yeah i guess youre right. Once star citizen implements vr, elite dangerous will be forgotten

[@vladcrow4225]

@@willemdodgerford5782 'Once scam citizen something...' Yeah, I've heard it before.

[@cptnoname]

Why can't we get a good open living world space building game? Like a mix between Empyrion Galactic Survival with Reforged Eden 2 but with good graphics, more Space Engineers like physics, with NPC crew and Ostranauts or RimWorld character complexity, Project Zomboid-like detailed character survival, and a Distant Worlds style living universe, but without the jank of all of these?

[@logandarklighter]

I've seen the story cinematic. It's amazing. And one influence - other than the ones mentioned in the video - that I think is pretty obvious - the movie Interstellar. Also - So THIS is what our favorite Bioware devs have been doing since the DEI/Wokies shoved them out! Hopefully this game will be better and do better than anything EA/Bioware has going. What sweet schadenfreude that would be!

[@hariszark7396]

How do you know it will not be wokies infested too?

[@JohnDoe-iv7yu]

Looks cool BUT also looks like something we have all seen 1000 times before.

[@sevenfifteen]

Careful! For a year now there's nothing but render scenes and no gameplay. On top of that, instead of presenting some new footage, they publish a book, a novel playing in that universe. I don't think, we will see a finished version before 2030. When they already start milking the second market. On top of that, they're just now (!) looking for a senior engine programmer and a lead gameplay designer - a year after the announcement! Bold move. Maybe they just want to reel in money similar to Star Citizen?

[@MrJack556]

No one can even come close to beating Elite. Star citizen included.

[@AcheliusDecimus]

Quite frankly any cinematic video I see these days are like a major doubt of ever getting a good space game.

[@tallll70]

yeah right, they have nice movie, when they make game i'm gonna be all paws in

[@avarionargos]

It looks too good. I am pessimistic.

[@netshaman9918]

you are right, just wait actual gameplay video.

[@thumb-ugly7518]

Definitely an away mission game. I don't see space flight. I'm thinking, Mass Effect, meets Assassin's Creed Odyssey. If its half of what they promise many will like it. I'm enjoying X4, but wish there was something like Elite, without FDev.

[@Giratina143]

I doubt this will ever see the light of day

[@acid5ive244]

Meh, cool cinematic sure but until i see some real gameplay it doesn't mean anything to me, how many times have we seen cool cinematics and only got some crap game or no game at all.

[@3D_TUTS]

I hate when companies spend 90% of their budget on marketing :D

[@B-26354]

Ob yeah, looks great.

[@omg-vert]

Will keep an eye on it but honestly, other games with big promises have taught me to stay far away from the hype train. Might say I'm rather jaded these days when it comes to games. Especially early access/beta/alpha whatever.

[@mechzilla569]

depending on how this game turns out its either a potential GOTY or its concord 2

[@simondaniel4028]

nuanced take right there

[@luciano_trivelli]

this is like the 4th next big space game this week lol

[@CelesteOnYoutube]

yeah they're not even on Steam. It's an other kickstarter

[@klaxxon__]

Peter F Hamilton is involved in this?...now my interest is piqued. The guy is a true master of space opera. Pandora's Star is still my go-to recommendation when someone is interested in getting into this type of literature.

[@nzavon]

I have a bad feeling about this.......

[@efxnews4776]

Rich story driven game... I'm all up for it, because Starfield was a huge disappointment...

[@rickdeckard4213]

This isn't the game so it really doesn't matter how good you say this looks.

[@Hardlinerjapan]

This is all cinematics=instantly come here and comment this and move on

[@FrederickApollyon]

"it's scam until proven otherwise" is the only approach to "the next big thing" in space games at this point. And there's literally 0 proof for this game actually existing at this point.

[@HikaruKatayamma]

As a writer, I can definitively say that a story without a pre-planned ending will be wandering garbage. Do you think Cyberpunk 2077 was developed without planning the three endings in advance?

[@mega-doom]

Space games are overall just boring now. Jet pack. Check. Space laser gun. Check. Space ship travels up. Space ship travels down. Get the best ship and everything is vaporized in seconds... Guy in old looking cloak clothing! Check! Space games are like lets just add MAGIC powers now! Nano tech! Nano bots! Push wave powers go! Sigh... AAAA Game now? I am tired boss.

[@WilliamJ.Hoyle777]

I hope its more of a space sim as far as piloting goes.

[@SpydersByte]

highly, *highly* doubt that, they havent shown any space flight gameplay just grounded third person shooting content

[@hariszark7396]

I don't think so. More like Mass effect.

[@SpydersByte]

@@hariszark7396 yea I would bet itll be an ME-like minigame rather than anything approaching a space sim

[@danielyeaman6182]

So, what Starfield should have been?

[@harrasika]

Nah

[@ReyedogMcGann]

It looks very much like Mass Effect.

[@-Karnage]

I really need a replacement for Elite Dangerous. I wish Frontier would come out with a new Elite game.

[@hariszark7396]

This game has nothing in common with ED.

[@-Karnage]

@@hariszark7396 no waaaaaay

[@hariszark7396]

@@-Karnage yeah way.

[@-Karnage]

@@hariszark7396 oh my god!!

[@vediamocosa2876]

Is it a mmo?

[@frederickvondinkerberg7721]

Companions?.. I am sick to death of games with companions... I don't want Scrappy Doo getting in the way of me doing everything

[@ScalerWave]

just a bunch of cinematic trailers really

[@danilooliveira6580]

my biggest disappointment with ME Andromeda is that they missed the chance of making a Star Trek like story about exploring the new galaxy and seeing what they can find. maybe even with some fun management aspects. we will see what this game is offering, because for now all we've seem is meaningless.

[@hariszark7396]

Not having a Star Trek like galaxy exploration RPG/ simulator is my disappointment for decades.

[@danilooliveira6580]

@@hariszark7396 yeah, like I don't even need it to be Star Trek, I'm not much of a fan of Star Trek. but I LOVE the concept. I just love the idea of a story driven RPG about exploring a different galaxy and setting up human presence there.

[@Culky]

For the n'th time, there is no "most unique" or "more unique." It's either unique or it isn't.

[@arride4590]

This game will release just in 2026. I thought we could play now. 😑

[@Johnnymagnet92]

Unfortunately I just don't have time to play all these games nowadays

[@sblnk4]

they've shown us nothing meaningful in terms of a playable product yet, so far it's all just speculative hype. Remember when Mass Effect and Destiny seemed like they could be so much more than they were on release.

[@bayramaktas4135]

It sounds strange but after the very disappointing Starfield I started playing Massefect again.

[@sblnk4]

@@bayramaktas4135 oh right, add starfield to that list too, I'd completely forgotten about it, shit

[@AR-io8fv]

I’m just praying one day for a real star citizen game with Mass Effect level story. I’m resigned to Star Citizen just being a scam lol. Someone else has to be able to figure out lift off from planets like SC and No Mans sky have.

[@Xero_Kaiser]

That'll never happen. I think at a certain point, you have to decide what kind of game you're going to make. Trying to be all things to all people is exactly how you end up in Star Citizen's position.

[@hariszark7396]

Spacebourne 2. Let's help that lonely developer make it happen.

[@Stellarisium]

Im telling yall, after star citizen will release there will be bigger And better space sim Games than star citizen.

[@libertyprime9900]

Reject DEI

[@qqqqttttqqqqq]

the book is out.. peter f Hamilton

[@emhome924]

After Starfield I won't give in to the hype. Nice design language though.