Firearms Expert Reacts To Rising Storm 2: Vietnam’s Guns

Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries, breaks down the weaponry of Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, including the M79 grenade launcher, the M9A1 flamethrower, and the M60 light machine gun.
In the latest video in the Firearm Expert Reacts series, Jonathan Ferguson--a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery at the Royal Armouries--breaks down the guns of Rising Storm 2: Vietnam and compares them to their real-life counterparts.
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[@tripwireinteractive]

Thanks for taking a look at our title, glad you found much to like in the weapons depicted in game!

[@RTRFriendorpho]

I'll suggest it again, Johnathan should take a look at Killing Floor 2.

[@dogfaceshitburger]

Where is Red Orchestra 3????? JK, love you guys :)

[@quantummickey6875]

i like how the developers of game commented and it only has 20 likes

[@jonathanferguson1211]

You are very welcome. It was the GS guys' pick, and I was very impressed, but also annoyed that I hadn't got into the game myself already!

[@GayFurryFromSS]

@@quantummickey6875 but Antimatter didn't comment om this video hmmmm

[@squishy949]

A note about the M16A1, the game actually gives you 18+1 magazine capacity to reflect the fact soldiers in Vietnam frequently didn't load the 20 round magazines to full capacity in attempt to avoid feed issues.

[@MarieAvora]

Oh wow that is very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@LeCatte]

Wait what, I didn't notice that when I was playing it..

[@chechebo]

@@LeCatte me neither

[@HollyHartwellWhite]

And.. When First Issued it Only Got 20 Rounds.. For Familiarize themselves to new Sistem Since They Used 20 Rounder At BAR

[@stevemc6010]

Supposedly in the Campaign server setting, the latewar M16 gets 30 round magazines though I've only seen them in the army men dlc

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

I'd love to see him cover other tripwire games. Red Orchestra 2/Rising storm 1 (they have bots so recording would be easier) and killing floor 1/2. Tripwire always does guns well.

[@lordgollum3700]

Are you gonna look at RSV2 in a review?

[@mikeb5063]

Shame we cant have him review the beta version of RO2 before they reduced the PTSD inducing death scream's,It was quite distracting to listen to the poor guy you just gutted crying for his mother in Russian/German for 5 10 min as he slowly bled out.

[@GayFurryFromSS]

Antimatter you mean

[@ninjabiatch101]

I'd love to see Killing Floor 2 for sure.

[@stevemc6010]

KF1 would be neat as it is set in apocalypse UK too

[@Blozox]

I LOVE how they censured the kill-list. I bet there was at least one "Som Ting Wong" there

[@mohamednail1707]

Sovietwomble: *violently starts ringing a bill*

[@Blozox]

@@mohamednail1707 i appreciate this reply 👍

[@pimppastry7700]

Or God forbid... *NICK GEARS....*

[@cap532]

General Hi Ping says hi

[@CybernerdShua]

They expressed harsh disapproval towards the kill-list? I guess they must have as they censored it.

[@acceptablecasualty5319]

Those thumbnails with Jonathan holding a firearm and smiling like a ray of sunshine are just *chef's kiss*

[@tankiller9638]

PAPA VERY HAPPY

[@lukaz20001]

It's such a good thumbnail, I do a soft gasp and smile whenever I see one.

[@indominusbaz]

Man really loves his work

[@wiredloaf2050]

Jonathan holding a thumper is something we all need in our lives

[@nathanbizzle1409]

True dat

[@nathanbizzle1409]

@Moritz der Echte what sponge did you come from

[@arnaldogonzalez1678]

@@nathanbizzle1409 a dirty one 😏

[@nathanbizzle1409]

@@arnaldogonzalez1678 we're both going to hell

[@nathanbizzle1409]

@Moritz der Echte wut (●__●)

[@Lunchbox224]

I like how in most games, you blur the names to protect the players. In RS2, you do it to protect the viewers.

[@lemons1559]

I wonder how many Adolf Hitlers were played with.

[@mokortz6641]

I love it when Adolf Hitler dies from xx_GamerGirl_xx by a napalm strike

[@grindcoreninja6527]

The voice chat is hilarious though "Go home GI"!

[@Smurfman256]

they didn't blur the chat, though.

[@VeryGemmy]

BubbaShrimp01 was killed by GoHomeGI23

[@Corentinbes]

"Watch the fucking back blast" -Sun Tsu

[@jvccr7533]

"Anyways, I started blasting"

[@Minority119]

"this is Johnathan Ferguson, keeper of this entire channel"

[@bobwelsh666]

Lol

[@Zekegedd]

It's true that I came to this channel because of these videos too at first, but they have other good videos. Their video on "Biomutant - The Final Preview" was well done from a few days ago.

[@Gutek524]

but if not gamespot you wouldn't hear about Jonathan so please shut your face

[@albero319]

@@Gutek524 I knew about him before, he’s pretty famous in the firearm community. Do you really need to be so aggressive just for a joke?

[@connorjamesthompson6614]

Bruh, but I’d say pretty much most of the vids I watch from Gamespot are Jonathan depicting guns from games so hehe

[@DeathC00ki]

Honestly I would love to see a part 2 on Rising Storm 2 considering there are so many other interesting weapons available in the game. If not a part 2, one that covers Red Orchestra and the first Rising Storm would be rad too

[@patriot17764th]

I'd love it too.

[@dwarfbard6226]

Oh yea, he missed the MAS-49 rifle and the 'Owen Gun'. :D Luckily there is a prominent gun youtuber who is a french gun afficionado, who has done comprehensive videos about these 2 weapons. ;)

[@alexkorman1163]

I think he’d really like the K-50.

[@floo1465]

@@dwarfbard6226 for anyone that doesn’t know what he’s talking about, i’m guessing he means forgotten weapons

[@papajohn9945]

100%!!

[@vikinggameprogrammer7233]

Hey thanks for reviewing this! I worked on RS2:VN for almost 5 years and it's nice to see people appreciate the detail we put into it :D

[@seeehfds1753]

thats sick man! i loved the game, well over 400h + into it. it deserved way more attention imo.

[@lusiusquietus7510]

cool, but when are you gonna fix VOIP?

[@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186]

And even after 5 years it still has unrivaled mechanics and gameplay. Even from modern titles! Thank you for your awesome work as I still find myself coming back to the game at least once a week.

[@queuedjar4578]

@@lusiusquietus7510 Unfortunately, he said "worked", meaning past tense, meaning he no longer "works" on RS2, meaning just as we already know, there's not really any official support for this game anymore and voip is likely buggered forever.

[@eyzmin]

my favorite shooter game, thank you

[@Kilo1158]

This definitely needs a Part 2. There are so many other interesting weapons that weren't covered.

[@scottbeale1825]

Like shotguns that don't magically turn into nerf projectiles 5m out of the barrel

[@turnermd1302]

@@scottbeale1825 rs2 vietnam has some of the best shotguns of any game that comes to my mind

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

@@turnermd1302 I swear it's easier to snipe with the double barreled shotgun with slug rounds than it is with the Dragunov.

[@manupainkiller]

I was dissapointed in how little he talked about MAT-49. :(

[@aldejong194]

They should also review the Aussie weapons

[@Eoniclipse]

RPG-7: "Firing it in a room is problematic, you may have to redecorate after"

[@90kuky]

i love how Jonathan delivers those lines

[@Eoniclipse]

@@90kuky right? Just not even trying

[@TommiSRP]

So much anticipation comes from hearing the phrase "This is Jonathan Ferguson"

[@neilaquino5294]

one of the best phrases you'll hear in this channel. :)

[@erzherzogalbrecht8504]

Keeper of firearms and artillery

[@k-874]

@@erzherzogalbrecht8504 at the Royal Armories Museum in the UK which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history

[@Nordern]

Since we're at Vietnam era, what about having Jonathan take a look at the depiction of weaponry in the ArmA3 DLC Prairie Fire? *edit: I'd be happy to help with this if needed, send an email and i can get video footage of what you might want! :)

[@darkman30200]

Oh hey nordern, didn't expect to see you here.

[@Nordern]

@@darkman30200 i liek guns

[@darkman30200]

@@Nordern Understandable, have a nice day ☮

[@tootyfruity70]

Bloody hell the bald mans influence is spreading....

[@nekogaming3930]

Can your own guns in Norway cause most European countries you can't I'm curious also I enjoyed your videos your doing better then Soviet in upload

[@Bigfoot42794]

There needs to be a part two where John covers some of the lesser known/less iconic weapons in-game: The M2 carbine, the K50-M, any of the Aussie or ARVN weapons... PLEASE!

[@00Q722]

Seconding on the Aussie and ARVN armament.

[@OperatorMax1993]

there is also the GOM mod in RS2 Vietnam which adds more weapons like the Ingram Mac 10, the M14 with the full auto mode, Scorpion SMG, Czechoslovakian Vz.58, the Smith and Wesson bodyguard revolver, Carl Gustav M45, M18 Recoilless Rifle and many more

[@elbruhdiablo]

Being Australian, wished they showed the Australian guns in RS2

[@PdPete11795]

Keep commenting they'll see it eventually

[@Morgan_Freeman_]

Same

[@videolookertube]

Me to Australian guns are rare in video games

[@praporbarton3961]

Funny how standard issue ANZAC rifle in the game (L1A1) is actually it's British variant

[@MarlenNurmakov]

What australian guns?

[@Agentcoolguy1]

We need a part 2 for this. There's so many cool guns that could be covered like the MAS-49 (with its rifle grenades), the Owen gun and the RPD.

[@psgokhan]

also the stock folding mechanic is ace

[@Swisshost]

+1

[@stevemc6010]

And green army men mode too would be funny

[@warrocketajax373]

I've got a MAS-49/56. It's a cool rifle.

[@AksarayliMucahid]

One of my favorite games. Since you talked about the m79, I also wanna point out that with one the roles, you can pick a MAS-45 with a grenade launcher. And he puts a bullet in the rifle to shoot it. It's hard to make kills, but it feels great shooting it.

[@Kurochana]

Yup, the rifle grenade. Can be used as a mortar too, very very low velocity but is a blast to use and surprisingly not all that clunky. Because of how it works, right after firing the grenade you can fire normal bullets without having to fiddle with the weapon, which I thought was really cool.

[@dr.mcninja7354]

I’d like to see him react to Titanfall 2’s weapons at some point. I feel like that could be fun and interesting. Or, for something where he’ll actually have things from the collection to showcase, Battlefield 4. There’s a massive variety of firearms in that game, including some fairly uncommon choices that would make for interesting conversation.

[@Zynet_Eseled]

I'd like to see him do a video on call of duty's zombie wonder weapons. Say, the WunderWaffe DG-2, Porters X2 Ray Gun, Shock Knuckles, the BlunderGat, Venom X, and anything else. That or an exploration of warframe firearms.

[@WhatsY0UTUB3]

titanfall 2 is fuggin awesome

[@KrazyKomradeKong]

One thing that john didnt mention, is that there are 3 different types of AKs in game, the one shown is a type 56 chinese made copy with the hooded front sight and sks style bayonet, there is also a underfolding type 56-1, then lastly a russian stamped AKM. One of my favorite things about this game is actually the different variants of firearms

[@Gameprojordan]

Type 56-1 is the underfolder, type 56-2 is the side folder with proprietary Chinese folding stock

[@KrazyKomradeKong]

@@Gameprojordan shit, you’re absolutely right, i’ll edit, cheers mate

[@andrewhopkins886]

This is honestly the only time I'll take an AK nut seriously when he goes off about the (marginally different) models of AK, since here it's actually historically accurate. Interesting to know.

[@Gameprojordan]

@@andrewhopkins886 I mean if you called a Hungarian AK variant fielded by the Hungarian military an AK47 it would be historically inaccurate too as the Hungarians had their own specific model of the AK that changed a few small parts to make it unique to the Hungarian military, you can essentially say that about every single unique AK variant used by countries outside of russia/ussr, unless the ussr/russia specifically gave these countries surplus russian made AKs for their military instead of giving them the manufacturing capability

[@andrewhopkins886]

@@Gameprojordan does it change anything about the gun from a movie or game/any media perspective? not really. Most of the time it's as simple as a bolt being in a different place, or a different iron sight. Now a 47 vs a 74 is very different, like a scar-l vs a scar-h but in general the countless local models of AK don't matter to most people since they often have little effect on how the gun functions.This wouldn't matter to me except I've noticed a running theme in AK nuts (The "gun memes" guy being one of them) that seem to go "um aqtually" when they see a bolt out of place during a movie.

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

Some interesting RS2 gun facts maybe Jonathan can look at in a part 2? - The M1917 double action revolver can be manually cocked to fire in single action giving you a speed and accuracy boost for the first shot. - Several weapons like the AKM, XM177 and M3 Grease gun have folding or telescoping stocks that function and provide a benefit/detriment for different situations. For example the XM177's stock retracted allows you to get way closer on the irons sights and faster, but it climbs more in full auto. - The M14 shows up in it's supressed XM21 configuration with the gas system disconnected because of the sub-sonic ammo and needs to have the bolt cycled manually. - The BAR is accurately depicted with having two rates of fire for auto you can toggle between. - Reloading the M14 with under 5 rounds fires actually has you use stripper clips to reload the magagazine instead of doing a mag change. - Holding R (but not releasing) causes your avatar to check the magazine round count, depicted as a colour graphic rather than an accurate number. - The seldom seen in games Owen, F1 L2A1 all show up on the Australian faction. - The ARVN forces are depicted using surplus WW2 US weapons (M1 Garand, BAR, M1918...). - Depending on the year in the multiplayer campaign, different weapons and configurations become available, IE US Army can't have 30 round STANAG managazines until the last few years.

[@azovac]

seconding this, and make sure the editor KNOWS about these features and actual puts them in the video.

[@senorkimmich4520]

Actually its type 56-2 with folding stocks, but yea, you’ve made really good points here

[@caffeinatedinsanity2324]

The only BAR i know that has a fire rate selector is the FN model D. I know no american BAR that does it.

[@BunMangViet]

This was fun interesting episode in that Jonathan commented just as much on the robustness of RS2's mechanics as he did the weapons. Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode, but I will echo many other commentators message to revisit this game and the others, Red Orchestra 2 and Rising Storm 1 in the future.

[@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186]

I swear the effort Tripwire has put into the attention to detail in just the gunplay and gun variety alone is super underrated.

[@MegapiemanPHD]

Something I always liked about this game where the different ammo types. Sure, you could use shot in a double barrel shotgun but you could also go with slug rounds which is something you really done ever see in games.

[@itachi-gv7gk]

This man is singlehandedly carrying this channel

[@richardsteele779]

I hope he or the armoury is being paid accordingly

[@zake881]

@@richardsteele779 well idk about money but he did get a lot of 'exposure' a lot of people found out about his channel and the royal Armory from this channel so I expect their donations massively increased as a result.

[@pixytorres7117]

@@zake881 definetly sure, allot of people like him and from the amount of videos he does he sure gets exposure and money which he deserves.

[@richardsteele779]

@@zake881 I will definitely be visiting the museum when i am able to

[@forsaken178]

He needs to have a channel on his own, that would be great

[@jonatanhernandez9206]

Every single variant rifle from Verdun and Tannerberg

[@daroth7127]

YES! those guns will really tax his expertise!

[@fredwilson1448]

I would love to learn about the differences from various WW1 and WW2 bolt action rifles which to my untrained eye, are all the same

[@Arbiter099]

@@fredwilson1448 C&Rsenal is the channel for you

[@Spartaner627]

One of my absolute favorite shooter games of all time. Antimatter Games are truly something else. I cannot wait for the next game '83 and hopefully Jonathan's reaction. In one of the early Dev blogs for example they mentioned how people pointed out wrong buttons on one of the uniforms and how they fixed that. Their attention to detail is amazing and the implemention of asymmetrical warfare for RS2 was great. But somewhat surprised that the different AKs from Russian and Chinese protection weren't noticed in this video. Part 2? :)

[@evilleader1991]

Damn when you get an actual weapon expert to praise your representation of a gun then you know you did your job well. Good job Tripwire Interactive.

[@mr.dakkadakka2845]

Show him stuff like the mp-40/1 and changing the mg-42 and mg-34 barrels in red orchestra 2 I think he'd like that.

[@TheBaxterProject0]

Seeing VERIX get kicked at 4:00 is absolutely hilarious, I've played with him so many times

[@CeltKnight]

Pretty sure I've played with him too. That message and name looked awfully familiar, LOL. I've noticed that it seems there's ALWAYS that ONE guy in every group who spends the whole game spamming everyone to ban whomever he's annoyed at. Sometimes two serial ban bunnies go at it trying to out ban request each other. It can be entertaining.

[@bleyse1916]

These are Europe servers I assume?

[@massivive]

masta of disasta

[@Sturmischer]

The weapon resting/steady thing is a mechanic in ArmA as well, just not many people notice it because it’s not something that’s in your face.

[@nebraska124]

LOVE his terminology for extended lmg fire. "really went to town." just beautiful lol

[@someblokeidk8565]

they need to have a pt2 to this especially because of all the interesting french and aussie weapons in this game

[@TheSquidThatCould]

We need a part 2 there are so many good guns like the shotgun, snipers, and many of the Australian guns that were not shown here. Also there are interesting weapons like different types of grenades, traps, and even the commander artillery strikes and napalm.

[@enlightenerofcryptozoology8761]

I love that there is a good suppression mechanic in this game with a nice and accurate selection of firearms for a Vietnam war setting. The M79 shares the characteristic of the M1 Garand where a distinctive sound is produced by the weapons that is very recognizable like their visual profile. The ping for the Garand and the Bloop of the M79. I loved also the MAT-49 French submachine gun added as that is appropriate in the war. And the Vietcong took and used these off of the French. The Vietcong did like the MAT-49 because of provided automatic fire and it was lightweight which very suited their style of guerrilla warfare and for they are always on the move. So that was a charming aspect of it to the VC.

[@lukemacinnes5124]

I think the description of flamethrowers as more of a psychological weapon is really true and that is done really well in game, there's nothing scarier than sitting in a bunker and hearing someone nearby with w flamethrower

[@chrisdaasian]

I wanna see Jonathan react to weapon malfunctions and explosions from Farcry 2. While on that topic it would be great if Jonathan can enlighten us with his knowledge of clearing weapon jams.

[@porkman4562]

payday 2 has a wealth of semi-obscure guns it would be dope to see him cover them and their implementation

[@995Kilroywashere]

If he took a look at ALL the obscure guns of the game, the video would last AT LEAST few hours

[@reecedignan8365]

I definitely hope that you join us in playing this game man. Made by the same guys who made Red Orchestra 2 and Rising Storm 1 these guys are very good in depicting the realism of combat. Also you’ll get to have more fun with “ALL” the guns in the game - from Mosin Rilfes, Thompson’s, Browning 1919s, MP40s, to RPDs, SKSs and RPGs (and yes they take into realism and the backblast)

[@Rudy97]

Rising storm vert good yes but Insurgency is a bit better imo

[@littlegreenfriend]

I would love to see him do Post Scriptum. I think he would especially like the mechanics of that game, since it has that "laying down your rifle" thing and a cool, realistic suppression system

[@WPePeR]

I bet Jonathan would love Payday 2, that game has an awesome arsenal!

[@EraVulgaris-]

It does if you buy the 500 dlc packs

[@WPePeR]

@@EraVulgaris- Overkill: Sssshhhhhhhhh we don't talk about that part

[@Gilman93]

when i played payday 2 i used to love the m16, m4 and ak attachment dlc's, it allows you to mod these weapons in a way that you could turn what looks like a cheap civilian ak or ar15 into special black ops spetsnaz or cia looking assault rifles

[@Mr_T_Badger]

It has an awesome arsenal but by god was the RNG for equipment was occasionally a bastard. I once went from starting character to level 20 before getting a single bloody suppressor and I only got it because my friend picked up 4 hidden packages of drugs in the level.

[@WPePeR]

@@Mr_T_Badger yeah, the system is really not friendly for beginners. But as you progress and start graining infamy it's really nice.

[@blackjack8308]

I would really appreciate a second part to this one that covers some of the more rarer weapons in the game and it would also be very interesting to see him react to more of the realistic game mechanics in the game too like adjusting sights, bipods, different magazines, changing weapons to fire riflw grenades and also the certain variants of some weapons on display (chinese AKs, The L1A1 variants and so on). Great video as always though, needs a part 2.

[@Skizzo321]

Mr. Ferguson, thank you for these videos. they have brought much entertainment. I have donated to your museum and hope that you continue providing the world with excellent content.

[@arias1234]

We really need a part 2 to this video, so many more interesting guns in the game to be talked about!

[@crazycakemanflies]

I'd love to see Jonathan react to the Australian weapons in Rising Storm Vietnam!!!

[@pcp2522]

I love how Johnathan is such a gun nerd that he made sure he had the iconic slabside mag in the AK. I've gotten into collecting them and every good AK pic on reddit has a slabby mag inserted. They are extremely hard to find these days and worth up to $200 for context.

[@TJ-bg4fw]

Bakes are better, fite me m8

[@pcp2522]

@@TJ-bg4fw Bakes are sweet for sure. No where near as valuable or cool imo but they are my favorite mag to actually run.

[@bluecaptainIT]

@@TJ-bg4fw no need to fite unless you go for looks.

[@baseduser1655]

BRANDON WE ARE YOUR MEN

[@decoydesignz290]

11:47 - "Let us liberate your rice".... I love gamers.

[@usssimshullnumberdd-4095]

You beat me to it lol

[@JakeKilka]

"All your rice belong to us" another pretty typical joke in Rs2

[@whennerdsonceroamedtheeart575]

I love his focus on even the most minute details and his love of the subject.

[@NiceGuyEddy12]

Long story short: This game is INSANELY REALISTIC!

[@TJ-bg4fw]

Yes and no, it’s weapon depictions are good and they all have good gunplay as well. The issue is the game itself is quite arcade-y when compared to Squad/arma

[@howdoyouturnthison7827]

@@TJ-bg4fw I don't like squad's recoil mechanic , I don't know how realistic it is because I have never fired full auto rifle.

[@themasterninja110]

@@howdoyouturnthison7827 firing full auto normally isn't something you want to do in squad or arma. You're going to be far more accurate with single fire.

[@howdoyouturnthison7827]

@@themasterninja110 There is situation full auto fire is needed like supressive fire if your machine gunner is down or times that you don't have time to aim like CQC.

[@Sun-Tzu-]

Yeah, it's like a highly realistic shooter, only actually fun.

[@ivyking2486]

Would be really good to see red orchestra's guns, i remember being able to change barrels on MG's and use alternate sights on snipers that you don't usually see in games. Wonder how accurate those actually were.

[@Cornishdemon]

i love this man so much, iv litterally never watched a gamespot video until you started doing these

[@yeetmcskeet6872]

Finally! Now do a second episode covering more guns in the game like the L1A1and Mas-49

[@p1971cuda]

Red Orchestra 2 Next? pretty please

[@rianporter7139]

There is a hint at the unreliability of the M16A1, reflected in the ammo count of 18 round down loaded mags to have more reliable feeding.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Ah, interesting! I sometimes miss the HUD details depending what video format I'm watching.

[@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186]

reliable feeding and reduced magazine spring wear

[@neowisek7757]

Love how informative these videos are

[@zoltarthegreathighgiant5547]

thank you for doing the Rising storm 2 Vietnam video, honestly I really do appreciate it

[@TheLegoblockstudios]

There are so many accurate guns in this game we need a part 2!

[@CarlXVIGustafBernadotte420]

Part 2 please! He needs to react to Australia and south Vietnam.

[@Houtka86]

Always fun and educational thanks Jonathan!

[@jjforcebreaker]

Great job as always Mr. Ferguson!

[@josephrobinson6171]

YES FINALLY. Part 2 please if possible. So many iconic weapons in this game :)

[@hiraethneko]

always love seeing Jonathan's face pop up on my recommended when a new one comes out♥

[@MrAndyBark]

I love the personal touches brought to this such as the AK with the name scratched in to it. Are there any examples of heavy artillery that Jonathan could talk to us about that he has noticed from any games?

[@Adamski707A]

Awesome to see Johnathan do a game I really enjoy. Now please do a second episode to show the Aussie and maybe some of the ARVN guns too.

[@ZeFluffyKnight]

He needs to see the weapons, the jams, and eventually the explosions of Far Cry 2.

[@maddox5351]

Yes, please. That game also had stuff like overheating machine guns and RPG backblast, though simulated to a lesser degree than in RS2.

[@thor-ericsson]

Far Cry 2 was far ahead of it’s time, yet I feel it’s never been re-done by anyone in newer times..

[@scottbeale1825]

@@thor-ericsson FC2 was a deeply flawed game, but the level of verisimilitude it presented was unreal. It wasn't a "realistic" game, but all of the gunfights felt so visceral and dangerous because of how many details were crammed into the game. In many ways it was a VR game ahead of it's time. And that presents the best way I think for the style to return: as a VR experience. Imagine the gun walls of FC2, but in VR where you can physically gear up and prepare for combat. Then the intensity of a gunfight in VR where the trees are being blown apart and splintered by explosions and bullets, where a wild fire rages across the battlefield sweeping up anyone unlucky enough to be in its path.

[@mitri5389]

@@scottbeale1825 i had more visceral gun fights in the shoot ranges on arma... and those only have plastic and paper targets...

[@scottbeale1825]

@@mitri5389 not sure you understand what "visceral" means, but all right

[@abenshnegalboff]

I’m always impressed how much he can infer about pretty complex game design that most people pay no attention to. Goes to show how far game tech has come everything is represented true to visuals.

[@SaltOnWounds]

Agreed, i enjoy this game by its realistic features, clearly underrated

[@Strawberry-12.]

Yes I have been asking for it and it’s finally here

[@CeltKnight]

Thank you for this one! Well, all of them, really, but this one in particular. I have spent and embarrassing number of hours on RS2: Vietnam (and it's predecessors) and this game is one of my favorite multiplayer FPS of all time. I look forward to all your reviews but I've looked forward to this one with the greatest anticipation.

[@DivingHawker]

I would love if Jonathan took a look at Payday 2's extensive and sometimes wacky arsenal.

[@Mr_T_Badger]

I keep begging for it every episode so I’m sure he’ll get to it eventually. For a while, speaking of wacky guns, my sniper rifle in game was an old Mosin Nagant M1891 with a thermal optic and computerised range finder. 😋

[@Farrettdung101]

Lol I love how the rs2 community gamer tags have to be blurred

[@quarol732]

Why?

[@justanothercommenter5835]

@@quarol732 So much racism.

[@kricsi2]

Oh god, not "Nick Gurr"

[@bigperc5777]

Love this series, keep it up

[@SaintOneesan]

Please do a part 2! There are many more interesting weapons for Jonathan to review in RS2, such as the MAS 49 rifle and Owen sub machinegun.

[@GamerBully]

He is such an awesome dude, would love to watch him randomly playing games.

[@God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd]

@11:50 “let us liberate your rice” lmfaoooooo

[@lemons1559]

That's the chat most of the time. Discussions about seizing, securing and protecting rice.

[@Sekushiwolf]

The rifle/weapon resting mechanic has been a part of the series since Red Orchestra Ostfront way back from the first game. A good idea that I'm surprised hasn't caught on with more games in years since.

[@caffeinatedinsanity2324]

Yeah but complex mechanics slow down productivity. CoD learned from that *sarcasm*

[@robertopedrollo521]

This guy is just amazing, really keep bringing him back

[@Vodhka]

Man I'd love to see his thoughts on Enlisted's weapons. They've got some interesting ones in there, like the Mannlicher

[@pho3nix-]

The M60 is so much fun in this game, you just spray toward a random spot in some bushes and end up getting a triple headshot kill xD

[@Elwrayx]

Really enjoying these

[@drunkenghoul]

RS2V is still my favourite game, nice that You showed it.

[@acidrien]

I’ve been playing a new ww2 game recently, and I would love for Jonathan to react to its weapons, that supposedly accurate. It’s called Enlisted.

[@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186]

post scriptum has more weapon variety and gunplay/realism. I've tried both too!

[@Brachwah]

We need more games like this. Where individuals are fragile, but teamwork is strength. Where hearing the cries of your fallen comrades is enough to trigger PTSD. Seriously, this game is a gem.

[@user-p6-3561]

loved this video, cheers

[@F1ghteR41]

Finally! Now, there's a need for part 2!

[@gtbest5417]

2:57 "Not many games just don't do fire suppression mechanic" Brother in arms : hello there

[@Madjo-qj2ge]

Ah. BiA Enjoyer

[@yesimrealhuman4245]

insurgency and day of infamy: hewwo

[@medovk]

bf3 was very realistic regarding suppression, everyone complained but it was

[@PERPGamer]

Squad as well

[@90kuky]

BIA was one of first. But Red Orchestra 2 was really first among new generation of multiplayer shooters and i love it for the very first day. BF3 had it, but i hated random spread, it should be more lik here where gun dance more, not where guns become inaccurat themselves. Squad and Insurgency have great supression, similar to RO2 and Rising Storm 2

[@Nyxx2115]

Firearms expert reacts to the weapon handling mechanics of Receiver 2

[@okumabear]

I love the DP-28 in RO2. It's hands-down my favorite gun in any game. The accuracy, stopping power, magazine size, and rate of fire on it just puts it above and beyond any other gun.

[@theend1555]

I really enjoy seeing Jonathan react to games that really try to be accurate. Can tell how excited he is.

[@Blackburn_GTV]

with all of this, I'm really hoping we will see Jonathans take on ArmA 2 / 3 (actually why not both) and their weapons perhabs even the new arma 3 creator dlc S.O.G Prairie Fire that takes the otherwise near future game back in time to Vietnam

[@insanity4082]

There's an issue with Arma 3 guns, they have no rounds in the chamber.

[@thesteamguy6171]

You should definitely show him Verdun and Tannenberg.

[@herbseinburg449]

Yes

[@GayFurryFromSS]

Part 2 would be great, every weapon had so much effort put into it

[@daddydevito4405]

Love the detail of the guy playing wearing white gloves like Jonathan has

[@bryanjurgensen4580]

"Good implementation of the M60" *Proceeds to shred 5 VC's from the back*

[@a.p.7611]

Please do Post Scriptum and Squad would love to hear Jonathans take on those Games

[@admiralsogga7842]

Amazing video. Only thing to mention is the fact that the M16A1 does have reliability issues in RS2. Its not uncommon for it to jam in the middle of firing or for it to not even fire in the first place forcing you to have to un-jam/reload the gun all over again.

[@MassimoMSSR]

RS2 Vietnam's an amazing game, nice to see it getting some love again recently

[@legomovieman2]

Just Applied for a job at Royal Armouries wish me luck lads!

[@gradymowery]

I would love to see him talk about the new guns in Resident Evil Village, really curious about where those guys can from

[@chair6703]

3:40 in arma 3 if you walk up to a wall or cover of some kind you get a passive reduce in recoil and wobble but if you press a key you can actually deploy your weapon with a bipod etc.

[@khemib]

This is exactly what I've been waiting for