I hit MAX LEVEL + MAX ITEM POWER...here's my honest full review of Blue Protocol

Kanon shares his honest review of Blue Protocol after spending 100's of hours playing and reaching end-game with max item level.
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Timestamps
0:00 Start
1:08 General Overview
2:59 Journey to Level 50
7:41 End-Game
12:27 Gearing & Monetization
19:47 Class & Combat
21:02 Dev Team & Future Updates

[@KanonXO]

Streaming this game a LOT until western launch, come hang out w/ me @ twitch.tv/kanonxo

[@lougy_ushastik]

Bandai Namco's absolutely terrible mistake is that they didn't launch the game all over the world at once and on their own. Amazon could just kill the game and make the release very bad, since they don't seem interested in the success of the project. Also, I would really like to see the game in Eastern Europe as well, not just Western Europe.

[@dimrocksosabby2553]

agreed 100%, not launching the game worldwide at once creates a group of people that will play the game before others an then when its released again in English come in and dominate things. It would have been a better experience overall if everyone got the game at the same time. staggering half the worlds release by a whole year is wild

[@orb963]

Bandai Namco decided to partner with Amazon to publish Blue Protocol outside of Japan for the following reasons: Cost: Publishing and operating a live service game can be very expensive. By partnering with Amazon, Bandai Namco can share these costs and reduce their financial risk. Risk: There is always a risk that a new game will not be successful. By partnering with Amazon, Bandai Namco can reduce their risk. If Blue Protocol is not successful, Amazon will bear the brunt of the financial losses. Expertise: Amazon has a lot of experience in publishing and operating live service games. Bandai Namco can benefit from Amazon's expertise in this area. Reach: Amazon has a large user base in North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. This means that Amazon has a ready-made audience for Blue Protocol in these regions. Bandai Namco would likely have had to spend a significant amount of money and time to build up a similar audience on their own. Infrastructure: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the world's leading cloud computing platforms. AWS provides a reliable and scalable infrastructure for hosting and distributing games. This means that Amazon can ensure that Blue Protocol is available to players around the world with minimal downtime.

[@lougy_ushastik]

@@orb963 More than half a year of downtime doesn't look like "minimal downtime". Many other games will be released during this period and then the risk will become even higher, as many will leave for competitors and stay there.

[@Dpressd568]

I mean the guy running is the dude who helped create gw2 sooo i think they do care

[@Dpressd568]

​@@lougy_ushastikimagine crying about them trying to make the game right. Go watch preaches review he actully talks to the dudes porting it over and why

[@Tsukiiyo7]

Game looks pretty good to me so far, only thing I see as a big issue for western release is locking all cosmetics behind gacha ( if I understood correctly.) Locking some cosmetics behind gacha is fine but when it comes to MMO's I think its better to let people just buy cosmetics directly if they want.

[@spaceli0n]

money

[@momowner114]

better for you but not better for the company's wallets

[@Tsukiiyo7]

@@momowner114 Thats true but if the gacha puts players off then it defeats the purpose.

[@BALTDGuitar]

Is it not like PSO2 where you can just get what you want from the playershop

[@BALTDGuitar]

@@darthbarasthewide2754 but you can but the payed gacha stuff from other players for the ingame currency

[@neroflash]

The review we've been waiting for. Great one Kanon!

[@MrKryton24]

Thanks for giving us a detailed take at the game ahead of global launch. I like others probably less interested now and looking forward to see what other MMOs may drop later on. Bummer but oh well.

[@SaiSensai-cu4lo]

GREAT video. Lots of info and an objective view of all the interaction within the game 👌

[@blankaex]

Hey Kanon, great review and great video! You make a lot of great points and I totally agree with the main sentiment - somehow it's a lot of fun to just play, and it's super chill and doesn't feel like you're forced to login. The base combat system is also really well put-together so I hope there is more content that lets you take advantage of it in the future - again, agreed there isn't too much to do right now. Couple of points I wanted to touch on - it might get a bit long so I hope you have time to have a look 😛 1. I'm surprised you didn't expand on the EX Rush Battle. It's probably the most fun "end game content" in the game at the moment. Unlike other rush battles there are no deaths allowed, and there are divergence mechanics that make different enemies spawn depending on which get killed previously, so it can be a different experience every run. It's not super hard and it's mostly "solved", but I think it's a better example of more engaging end-game (it's the plugin farming mission) as opposed to running the level 50 missions for weapon materials. 2. B-Orochi is a level 45 farmable B-Imajinn and can roll Seimei no Honryuu G3, which is the same +700 HP ability that B-Feste β (from the BPP store) comes with. It's not unique to her and it's completely free-to-play obtainable, so it's only very minorly pay-to-win if you wanted to run both for +1400 HP for some reason. However E-Ichiza no Kizuna (level 35) is also free-to-play and can roll Seimei no Honryuu G2 (+400 HP) so B-Feste β is pretty extra. The movement speed buff on B-Feste β is also on B-Spooky Goat, which is also free-to-play. 3. I agree that the mob density feels pretty awful in certain areas getting to 50, but I wonder if this might just be a side effect of other changes. In the betas and NT, all the jobs were significantly weaker (as you know) and most classes had to 1v1 everything because they couldn't effectively 1-v-many. Do you think the mob density might've been designed around that, and they simply didn't have the time to plan & implement changes as they rushed to buff the classes prior to release? 4. One very important point you neglected to mention is how buggy and unstable the game is at the moment. I've seen you experience this all the time, but the game frequently crashes and things like the party finder and mission matchmaking queue are always borked. It's also really poorly optimized and doesn't run well even on high-spec machines. Hopefully it doesn't stay this way but this is probably an important callout for people who are considering the game. 5. Minor correction, but weapon plugs have no RNG rolls beyond the star rating. Rolling a 1-5 star is random, but every 5-star is the same as every other 5-star for the same plug; there is no variance. Seimei no Honryuu G1 says +50~150 HP, but that means you can roll 50, 75, 100, 125 or 150; nothing in between. The only stat roll you can get is the damage bonus on the ability (the 11~13%/9~11% etc). Keen to hear back from you, and keep up the great BP content!

[@go2ferdie]

50 bucks for a 10 pull is ridiculous!!!

[@FvkingHandleNames]

That's cool and all but i wonder if the enemies are always the same aesthetically, also i've seen only 1 dragon till now, are there more or is the raid boss dragon the only one?

[@SI4NA]

Thanks for your honest review ! This confirms it's a huge nop for me

[@karaelzexceed666]

personally I prefer the low density spawns to ones where everything aggros and two-shots you, but maybe it's easier if your class is tanky

[@cynthiastarcrossed]

He's saying that's a huge issue if there were hundreds of players playing in the same area. There would be 0 monsters alive and people would be stuck there waiting for spawns for a long time since they wouldn't get a chance to get credit on enough kills. Its a major issue when you consider that if the game released then tens of thousands of players would be playing and it may take weeks to alleviate the bottleneck.

[@LUCAS_01001]

@@cynthiastarcrossed ch1 , ch2, ch3 , ch4 etc...

[@Xployt123]

nothing in this game kills you unless ur afk

[@5thbasicneed62]

In game music is too underrated, they're such bangers both in and off fights

[@camfreed9829]

GREAT VIDEO KANON! LOVED IT

[@lolcat5303]

Dragon king floating above with that huge fireball looks so based.

[@SappyTedjajuwana]

the dangerous statement about the monetization is, if the player are OK with the monetization now (the battle imagine and enchant ticket), there are chance in the future they will make the battle imagine more OP than the free farmable imagine. at that point a lot of player will keep playing because of sunk cost fallacy, and they will say "its just another 5-10$ month".

[@Sen.100]

I mean that’s what age is directly targeting the so called reasoning for the delays so we will see what happens

[@PichiStail]

I mean, if you play and complete 1 BP, you can get the next one for free, so is not "another 5-10 month", is more like "I compromise myself to play this game for another 60 hours this month" xD

[@OryoSamich]

Came from your post on reddit. Since I'm eagerly waiting for the western release, I don't consume much content regarding BP atm. However, this video was a nice overview of the whole game as of now; really good video. Take my sub, and I'm looking forward to some more BP content from your channel when western release drops.

[@livertine504]

50 bad news in a row. Only level 50 and 50$ for a rng 10 pull is absolutely insane.

[@ensteffo]

"Only level 50" The importance of the actual number which correspond to top level is arbitrary. What difference would it make if it were 100 if the power level/gameplay would be the same anyway.

[@hinatalovetonaruto]

I have a few questions. Does it have clan/guilds? Can you trade with other players or is it like pso2 that trade is mostly none existant? Can you open up shops like other mmos?

[@TergoLive]

I really loved this video breakdown! ALSO really love BP. The world, the anime aesthetic, the story are all amazing! The combat has been really fun but can feel a bit spammy at times(similar to all aRPG 😂). But overall cant wait for global as i was banned before i could enjoy it fully! Hell ya. Great vid again!

[@nichol684]

Hi, just wanna ask do we have the option to trade with players? Like equipment or gold/silver?

[@naproupi]

Great and complete video, I'm still very hyped for the game and don't mind if I have to wait for update when I reach endgame. The time where I could afford to play MMO everyday is long gone anyway A shame so many idiots who clearly didn't watch the video shit on the game tho I think while it might not sell to wow or FFXIV level it will be a pretty decent success

[@gregoryalbert6020]

I may have missed it but I’m assuming there is no stamina lock right? Just play whenever you want?

[@Oceanworker]

it looks like so much fun im excited

[@JustinStewart]

You are a bro among bros, legendary review!

[@Angels-Grace]

My expectations are set pretty low. The better the experience if i am wrong. But the game somehow tells me it will only last like 2 years, when you said the 2 Endgame Dungeons are just an upscale of the first 2 Dungeons.

[@TheJabberWockyy]

Great video man. Ty

[@EurrikkeEdward]

phew i can scratch this one off the list. thanks for the detailed review!

[@lerimusurelu6908]

I cant wait for the release!

[@Pianizt]

Which VPN are you using? I have a paid one from work and I'm still dcing a lot

[@TalkingAboutGames]

When's the dishonest full review coming out though? 🤔

[@scalemodelstudio]

thanks for the breakdown.

[@fabianaparisi2896]

I was wondering about the monetization. Could you clarify what you meant when you said each 10 pull is 50 dollars Japanese. Is that 50 yen? Or was that 50 US dollars, but the game converts to yen?

[@GuardianKaiser]

5000 yen, or what is usually $50 US equivalent when localized (though a little less when buying bigger bundles of orbs, or if you factor in the extremely low value of the yen ATM)

[@KanonXO]

@@GuardianKaiser this.

[@georgehill3087]

5,000 Yen for 10 pulls? WTF? That's about 35 USD at the current exchange rate. If they have this rate in the western release, this game will be DOA.

[@MimebladeGMail]

I'll be honest... I'm slightly overwhelmed by the depth of this review... I'm actually NEW to MMOs, since I normally play RPGs solo offline... You did a phenomenal job on this.

[@chillcookie8633]

I felt like you explained PSO2 New Genesis as well. It is surprisingly similar.

[@hylian7406]

If 20 of the same exact enemies with no variation just spawned in every area people would cry that its copy and paste and feels mundane. Then people get the exact opposite of that and cry about how they have to grind. Grind isnt bad as long as its not the same exact thing constantly.

[@DrSwazz]

Watching this video made me feel like I've already beaten Blue Protocol tbh

[@SolaireOfToast]

Same, i probably wont play it anymore ... was waiting for the release so long

[@DrSwazz]

@@SolaireOfToast Their loss. Maybe next time they'll learn to release across regions simultaneously

[@Xo1ot1]

great vid, thanks

[@user-er4gg6ox4v]

doing 200 quests that basically ask the same thing isn't grinding i guess

[@ns_abel3460]

I played till level 40 and honestly I got really bored, I feel like the gameplay loop is extremly boring.

[@soldierplays4616]

Is there a way to replace the last story boss?

[@roxascross3741]

Yay a rng on top of a rng crafting system

[@rhawkas2637]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Sorrow_crusader]

im sure there is gonna be more stuff when its out everywhere and have the updates hopefuly..

[@MasterRisto]

This game isn't going to make it in the US with these gatcha mechanics and no real end game. Its weird to see such little development in the right direction after the betas from SO LONG ago. Still, this was a good video and you did a great job talking about most aspects of the game. I remember when I was hyped for this in 2019 but I really don't have any desire to play the game anymore after seeing the direction they are going.

[@chaosRage202]

This is like "Sword Art Online" x "Zelda".

[@azulleth9401]

Thanks I played on JP for 3 days before the ban hammer but I did not notice the 10 pull thing, that at least takes some of the edge off the expensive system they have at the moment. I'm still kind of disgusted at the cost off BPP though. I'll wait and see how Global goes and keep playing Pso2 NGS JP until then.

[@helloman3549]

Ayooo man, where can I find that keyboard mat???

[@trashbxyscr333m6]

Sounds like "bandit beaters" are slowly getting into big mmo's

[@No1askk]

Are there Market or Trading in the game?

[@KaiiZutto]

Good video Kanon, keep up the great work. I really appreciate all the things you said and agree with about 90% if not more of it LOL. I did think there was extra stuff such as (beta skills drop from lvl 40/50 dungeons) or (there's an exclusive weapon drop from the lvl 50 dungeon that only has that effect and cannot be crafted) but very accurate overall.

[@AsthmaQueen]

yeah beta drop kinda puts new perspective on end-game grind rn

[@addcarl1]

I just wish that when this releases in global we get the same content in JP

[@range7036]

No way,u know what Amazon will do😅

[@maminjooo]

@@range7036 bandai* not amazon... whatever patch bandai sends to amazon we will get... amazon have nothing with are we gonna be same as Japan

[@cleangoblin2021]

​@@range7036guess were getting left out again in South East Asia😢 This cant be! We are big on mmos

[@HakubiDouji]

amazon like to censore and cut things so I dont belive in same content in JP and Global my friend. My gaming hope is lost already.@@maminjooo

[@anewparadigm7112]

its giving mad PSO2 vibes with a classic JRPG aesthetic mixed with launch BDO Pearl Shop trauma. This could be great

[@caseym.516]

Does this game have DLSS 3 support?

[@Quarter_Turn]

Thanks for the video! This game doesn’t look too appealing to me personally.

[@madnight1553]

does the game have gamepad support?

[@lordturtlemonk]

I have to ask, are weapon skins, like the sword and sheilds, are always a pair, and are clothes always a set(shirt, pants, headgear) or separate items?

[@derikpham3368]

weapon skin only counts by class, which mean yes, if you have a weapon skin for Blade Warden, then it will be applied to both sword and shield costumes in gacha always come as a full box (which contains all 5 pieces head, shirt, pants, shoes and gloves) so you don't have to worry about getting separate pieces

[@lordturtlemonk]

but could i mix n max pieces of clothes for further customization? and is there a glamour system?

[@derikpham3368]

@@lordturtlemonk yes, the pieces are independent so you can mix however you want

[@lordturtlemonk]

thank you very much. i kept trying to find info on that part but for some reason never could

[@davey777]

Do you use a keyboard or controller?

[@TaylorShuffle]

Damn the game just released. I miss oldschool dificulty on mmos... Some fill just too easy and them they have the hole endgame based on some lucky based lvl system.

[@fungalgrowth]

You didn't mention how Feste B gives a speed buff which is a clear advantage in the Time Attack (ranked with ranking rewards). And the leads said they wouldn't make this game P2W.

[@lettucelad]

if you like Blue Protocol, you'll love PSO2 NGS i think. you should try it too!

[@EfraimCGM]

Sniped the mouse mat :O you got a link?

[@DA-go1op]

whats the background music called?

[@PandaStyle07]

Blue Protocol was one of my most anticipated games, but the fact that it didn't launch globally at the same time, it really killed the hype for me, as well as Amazon seeming adamant on changing the game to appeal to what they think people want, bro just release the game as it is and let the devs do their thing. I will try it because it's free, but I don't have much hope left

[@Mewtas]

Sweet shirt myguy

[@Khatsudum]

does the gacha gears have stats? like will f2p feel they're weaker than p2w players?

[@ChuTonight]

purely cosmetics

[@Khatsudum]

@@ChuTonight thank you for this vital info, guess ill try it once it releases global

[@brunov7475]

@@Khatsudum but the Battle Imagine is p2w, the two best battle imagine is pw2 nad probably the next best will be p2w too.

[@zenyiii]

cant wait to play

[@thatsecondidiot2393]

it would be cool if there were defferent race but its cool

[@kurok1tenshi]

I was so excited about this game over the years but the more i hear about it the more waning my will to play it when it comes out it gets...basically a agressive gacha mmo... reminds me FGO.

[@billy_cross5580]

They only thing in an MMO experience is natural numbers of lawyers all in the same world able to interact with you I think what you meant was the RBG experience because that would relate to how do you desire interface work in route? How do you access your inventory and all your gear know it has anything to do with being massively multiplayer online game that acronym MMO doesn’t have anything to do with gameplay other than you will do it with the other player.

[@littleicky2852]

How can u play without ip ban?

[@gaiachu9383]

I have been following BP for a couple of years now. Every trailer, I've been so hyped and excited for the release date, but it almost seems like for every new trailer, the release date gets pushed back for even longer. As much as I want to see the game succeed and I'm happy with waiting for a good product, I can't help but feel more and more withdrawn from the game with every announcement. I hope this game turns out well.

[@alxcrvs1908]

Amazon/Bandai knows how bad is BP doing in JP if they drop it right now it will be a huge flop so they are waiting for JP to have a huge update to bring players back and to put it on global the moment it goes live

[@nopewontyou]

you said cosmetics will cost you 500 japanese dollars. what do u mean? did u mean usd?

[@BeardPapi.]

can i get the link for ur mouse pad ?

[@yoihen_khuman]

So I'm guessing there's no trading system between players in game. That just took a huge amount of interest from me

[@AeriyaValkyrja]

At least I got lucky and got the costume I wanted for just the 40 something I spent. I like the battle pass also.

[@josefmadrid960]

Is it releasing global or not

[@am_9944]

cant wait for it to come to global.

[@premiumfruits3528]

Is this game going to die before it even releases in the west? Edit: ok, the monetization isn't anywhere near as bad as I expected, it looks like it's almost entirely cosmetics aside from a couple extremely negligible power boosts. I'm ok with that as long as it doesn't go any further.

[@bushy9780]

thanks for review. hopefully AGS accelerates global schedule.

[@ron8162]

please review maibnogi if you haven't already, the game still holds up even though its old

[@OfficialTinyKong10]

I've been playing mabinogi for a decade!! You really should review the game!

[@Spacolot]

I remember when they said they would make cosmetics obtainable f2p initially 😂

[@timslagleii9299]

I read that Amazon is gonna change some of the monetization to not be so douchy

[@Stinger_X]

My question is about the benefits of having multiple characters. I'm big into RPing so i like fashion and creating characters. Do multiple characters share inventory, rewards and quests? Also are cosmetics shared between characters like in PSO2? If the inventory is like Monster Hunter, then I'm out.

[@KanonXO]

You don’t have multiple characters. You do everything on one

[@symphonixblades]

you can have multiple characters if you want but you don't need to you can play all classes into one

[@highoverclock]

Coming from a casual game like Genshin this sounds like a straight up nightmare.

[@anthony26812]

There are way worse games like bdo and lost ark

[@shelovesedated]

@@anthony26812lmaoo bdo light years better than this

[@anthony26812]

@@shelovesedated I am talking about the grinding aspect since the op mentioned casual game, bdo and lost ark have way worse grind than this

[@tangomilano4503]

how is doing nothing better than anything@@shelovesedated

[@TheGrinchStoleIt]

So im in japan and will study abroad in America soon. do you think i will still be allowed to play my account?

[@setsuchan2980]

I hope this can be played on steamdeck

[@robertmurray2843]

Was hyped for this game whens it availible to the world

[@ryanryan4223]

first quarter of 2024 global/west

[@lu1gi92]

kinda excited for this game but very skeptical also.

[@revivedsoul1099]

Game looks interesting. Whats the shirt of your called , dope one.

[@matsuu4203]

Monetization and Battle Pass scarily reminds me of PSO2 NGS, I hope the game doesn't turn out the same.

[@shinebo3495]

whats the music at 7:45? it's so soothing please someone tell me

[@WarmWashCloth]

I got you mate, it's Blue Protocol OST "A New Meeting". Enjoy!

[@shinebo3495]

@@WarmWashCloth YO thank you so much man!

[@stevehall364]

15-20 min per level "grind". LOL. There's absolutely nothing to complain about there. I've leveled every job in ff14 to 90 and that takes way longer

[@Sushii132]

Guess ill just wait for throne of liberty and archage II

[@pincopallino1135]

I would have played it if it come before, it took ages

[@Classiccolin]

Is there pvp in this game ?

[@mario_haslan]

not any pvp at all

[@marcuslevesque5350]

No Ultrawide so not sure how I feel about the game. Oh well just have to enjoy the black bars then

[@SebDrebin]

I play Blue Protocol myself even I tho agree with most of the video I would disagree with build variety. I use my own for Heavy Smasher (Foe Breaker) I checked the build which is recommended on JP we site like strogenst but imo it is bad and mine is better, you should pick skill which are fun for you. Combat is kind of anime version of Elden ring. You attack and dodge (rolling around the most or jump over some mechs). It is easy and straight forward fight but people still dying and in last 2 dungeons just let your teamate die and dont pick him up cuz you are most likely die by picking him since mobs cancel your "picking up" animation. Myself I dont wanna play 6 hours a day a do daily stuff just to keep on path and do next dongeon (raid) when it comes up. Had enough of it in Lost Ark when I had to do 18 raids per week. This MMO is great for casual, you reach max lvl and gearscore and u can wait for next without any daily grind (part time job like in LA). I believe that future bosses will be more complicated and harder to do.

[@incognitopipo]

thanks for da video. another gatcha, without me

[@mirahgirl01]

I was so excited for this game but could care less anymore. By the time this comes out after waiting that entire time already I'll have other stuff to play by then I'm more excited for! They lost out on a major opportunity imo! There's so many insane games coming out next year that this game is gonna be drowned out! Mind blowing decision!

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

Wuthering is going to be lit

[@hahahi3061]

@@DefinitelyNotAFerreti don’t wanna play gachas anymore tho 😭😭

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

@@hahahi3061 Toram is still popular I think

[@lemichaelcubero3577]

Can i play the game by using vpn? Im in california