I strongly recommend: Indiana Jones and The Great Circle (Review)

[@SkillUp]

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[@ployth9000]

aw auusie and new zealand only

[@stronkie]

with that graphiccard you cannot even play this game without crashing due a VRAM error

[@Rex-be7gh]

I have entered this competition via the gleam site. How does the winner get contacted or know if they have won or not?

[@TheNerd]

You should try the game in HDR. It looks like 10 times better (especially after the Patchtracing Patch)

[@nathanwatkins1005]

Just keep giving them more of your info​@@Rex-be7gh

[@nchldmn]

A good Indy game? In this economy?

[@DarshanBhambhani]

😂

[@gorillagroddgaming]

It’s slop. Yet another boring interactive movie game.

[@Jumsut_]

@gorillagroddgaming When the majority of people are saying the game is good but you gotta stick to the AAA gamer doomer grindset:

[@raresmacovei8382]

A 4th good(?) Indi game even.

[@INMATEofARKHAM]

Outside of The Fate of Atlantis has there been a good Indiana Jones game?

[@yatharthrai4658]

Honestly, this game being actually good is probably the biggest positive plot twist we've had in 2024.

[@DudeKosh]

How is this a twist? Machine Games makes fantastic games. Their only bad game has been Youngblood. I was expecting this game to be great from the beginning.

[@gorillagroddgaming]

@@DudeKoshWolfenstein 2 was crap too. It’s a big step down from TNO and TOB

[@blary5298]

And that its on Gamepass.

[@rijusnar1994]

Wolfenstein 2 was good ,it was "crap" because some woke stuffs that all . But gameplaywise and even story its good .​@gorillagroddgaming

[@rijusnar1994]

​@@DudeKoshYoungblood was mostly made by Arkane Austin

[@crazytalk8120]

Only 3 films made? You are GOD-DAMNED RIGHT, skillup.

[@darrylaz3570]

After Dial of Destiny I completely forgive Crystal Skull for its sins lmao

[@sasquatchsenpai]

@@darrylaz3570 For real. Crystal Skull is at least just weird on the level of Temple of Doom at this point.

[@MarcinSzyniszewski]

Yes, there are only 3 movies, nothing else! 😊

[@muhammad_zaman1990]

kinda sexist remarks, snubbing phoebe waller-bridge's contribution in dial of destiny 😂😂

[@bodacious117]

I enjoy temple of doom but honestly after playing this game the perfect Indy trilogy is raiders, great circle and last crusade

[@JonnyReturns]

“Because as we know…only 3 Indiana Jones films have ever been made” . Correct. This is an undeniable fact of science.

[@artofchang]

Kinda like how there was only ever 1 Matrix movie or only 6 (or 3 depending on who you ask) Star Wars movies were ever made.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

​@@artofchang And don't forget the four Die Hard movies. Glad they never made another movie that totally missed the point of Die Hard and made an unironic dumb action movie.

[@stryke-jn3kv]

There's a lot of bad in Crystal Skull, but I really dug this one gnarly death where a guy got eaten to death by ants, and it's great

[@JonnyReturns]

@@artofchang I like your attitude.

[@martincerny3294]

@@stryke-jn3kv no

[@TheLongestTake]

Troy Baker's ability to match young Harrison Ford was insane.

[@AscendantStoic]

Funny thing, they asked him to tone it down, the original performance was too close to Harrison's Indy.

[@TheLongestTake]

@AscendantStoic major props because they should have used Troy Baker's voice in the prologue to Dial Of Destiny lmao

[@artofchang]

Wait a second, WAIT A MOTHER FRIGGIN SECOND. Did he just melee someone with the gun after he ran out of bullets? WHAT?!?!?!! Why hasn't this been a main feature in shooters before?

[@RL-cx2wc]

Yep it’s so satisfying

[@weplayvrgames]

Because most games you just reload , apparently Indy doesn't know about magazines just thinks a gun is a one off use

[@mdd4296]

You can do that in most game with a melee button regardless of which weapons your holding. They just use the same animation like when they are full. The problem is you will never run out of ammos in other games.

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

I think its becausee hes onlu picking up guns of enemies with one magazine in it​@@weplayvrgames

[@sean8102]

@@weplayvrgames You can reload Indy's revolver if you have ammo on you. But enemy firearms, no you can't reload. The game focuses more on melee combat, using the whip for different things (like making a enemy that has a gun drop it, wrapping it around their leg to make them fall over etc).

[@theslakemoth]

Who the fuck would've thought the Indiana Jones game of all things would turn out to be actually good

[@raresmacovei8382]

It's MachineGames yo. They're a known good quantity. And they were previously known as Starbreeze (before Payday days)

[@crocodilehole]

There were already good indiana jones games, the point and click ones came to mind. But none to the extent and scale and feel of the movies until this game.

[@theslakemoth]

​@@raresmacovei8382because a good studio would never shit out a bad game, right? (side eyeing Rocksteady)

[@hazim9529]

@@theslakemoth I believe that person meant that MachineGames' reputation is good enough that you should not worry that much about the game. I understand why you seems distrustful especially with the Rocksteady call-out, but still, I have little reason to believe this Indy game is going to be shit. After Silent Hill 2 remake, this stuff doesn't surprise me anymore.

[@AgentLemmon]

Who wouldn't. Tomb raider and Uncharted leaned heavily on Indiana Jones tropes

[@acompletespiral]

Turns out if you let a studio who excels at making FP single player games make a FP single player game, they make a great game. Crazy idea.

[@jimmythegamer2231]

Yet ppl were crying about this not being third-person

[@Tomographic]

Great review and I couldnt agree more! One of the best AAA games I've played in recent memory which was NOT on my bingo cards! The hand to hand combat for an FPS game is fantastic and there's so much more to these levels than meets the eye. 9/10 for me! 🤠

[@juliankingsley1814]

Genuinely kinda shocked this game turned out so well

[@bobbob-cd9yl]

How??? Wolfrenstein new order was an 87 on metacritic

[@Yo_mama-yx2tn]

MachineGames makes bangers 🔥👌

[@makasete30]

@@bobbob-cd9ylprobably because Youngblood was so God damn awful, I would guess. Also, you can’t have ignored how many had doubts about this game from the trailers and previews shown. A nice return to return to form and the pleasant surprise this game turned out to be, is perfectly natural therefore. And it’s the main reaction from the comments and reviews.

[@AmacioMartin]

Same. I don't like the game, but I'm glad other people do. Also, I don't care for Indiana Jones, so that probably plays a part.

[@bodacious117]

@@bobbob-cd9ylhonestly there is no reason this game shouldn’t have broke into the 90s.. it’s up there with uncharted 2 and 4

[@prymeval]

Who knew the fourth Indiana Jones would be a video game instead of a movie.

[@ProducerX21]

Pretending like Crystal Skull never existed lol Remember the fridge scene? Remember Shia LeBeouf swinging like Tarzan? Remember Cate Blanchetts horrible Russian accent Remember aliens? Holy crap... I just realized Dial of Destiny came out too. I had totally deleted that from my memory until I saw it pop up when was i looking up Cate Blanchette character name in Crystal Skull. You're right. There is only 3. There is only 3. There is only 3

[@unclemontypython]

Fate of Atlantis was the fourth. This is the fifth.

[@ColombianThunder]

​@@ProducerX21honestly I still don't mind the Aliens. Sure, it leans more sci-fi but it fits into the whole conspiracy theory history the series is known for regarding ancient, magical artifacts. Especially with the many existing ideas that aliens were involved with ancient civilizations. Everything else sucks though.

[@StellarArtois]

French comics like Tintin?!? You trying to start a war with the Belgians? Banger game so far!

[@BobisOnlyBob]

Hey, it worked for the Germans! Twice! Mostly... until it didn't.

[@Hudson316]

I wonder if his primary school was like mine and had a bunch of random French copies of tintin books in the library (same for Asterix) because the school taught french

[@carljthatsme94]

A TinTin game would go so hard

[@retro2103]

I'm Belgian and It's alright. Anyone who would become interested in reading them would quickly find out they're Belgian anyway. Besides, they were originally published in the French language. French and Belgian comics are usually combined into one entity since both countries have a shared "Franco-Belgian" comic book industry, or BDs.

[@joaopedroformozo6555]

​@@carljthatsme94there was one on the X360 based on the movie. Never had the chance to play it myself to say if it is good or not tho

[@TheLindenbeat]

Out of all realities this is probably the only one where this game is actually good and I couldnt be heappier about it

[@MrWizardGG]

Why keep criticizing them

[@synicritic524]

wdym it’s machine games they pretty much only make bangers

[@ImperialWarrior6490]

It's so weird that video games lack real humor. Or like humor that doesn't just give a chuckle, but a genuine laugh. That priest scene made me genuinely laugh because it felt so Indiana Jones! Like spot on! Can't wait to get this game!

[@TenaciousLeeTV]

Enjoy! Its a great time! I'm probably about halfway through the game and its been a while at the very least since a game has actually gave me a good laugh or a chuckle at this frequency. I think the last may have been RDR2.

[@LoganScottY]

Uncharted games had some great laughs.

[@leithaziz2716]

Play Stanley Parable

[@MrWizardGG]

If you haven't noticed by now, for some reason people saw humorless Asian games that dispense chore lists as better than games with agency and heart

[@flamingburitto]

See disney? THIS is how you do an Indiana Jones story!

[@merlinwarage]

Disney receives the bulk of the revenue and owns the title.

[@lochlannach7]

@@merlinwarage A- are you trying to defend Disney?

[@youreokayboah2128]

@@merlinwarage Don’t forget to clean up the tip once you’re done.

[@GazingTrandoshan]

@@lochlannach7 Lucasfilms helped with this lol , tbh people needa stop saying Disney and just narrow it to the devs first cause Disney is huge and Lucasfilms commisioned or was pitched by Todd and Machinegames and they let them make it , its like if they hire people to make movies ect, same effect. I dont like Disney but arguably its still a lucasfilms games title

[@RiderZer0]

I hate to say it, but Harrison ford is too old for the role.

[@sukamadik5983]

Some people might say that Indiana Jones and The Great Circle cut some corners but I think it's a well rounded experience. This is definitely my Indie Game of the Year.

[@strayiggytv]

@@sukamadik5983 you mean your Indy game of the year?

[@sukamadik5983]

@strayiggytv If they sound the same then they are obviously the same right 👍😁👍

[@tyyamnitz8408]

@@strayiggytvthat was the joke

[@karn1129]

Oh look a game that isn't made on UE5 that runs perfectly. Never would have seen that coming.

[@EnderSwagger]

My mother used to work as Harrison Ford's nanny during the 80s and 90s when they were filming the second and third films, and it was a period that kind of shaped her life. So Indie has always been weirdly important to my family and it makes me SO happy to know that this game rocks.

[@Rav1611]

Honestly everyone was writing this game off before it even came out and that’s just a reflection of the sad state of people attitude towards video games nowadays

[@lopievidsuck]

I mean.. that’s because most games arn’t that good

[@TheGuWie]

Every KZbinr you may mean. Me personally, I was hoping the whole time that this would turn out to be great.

[@Rav1611]

@ yeah they are always negative though I saw the comments of every video

[@nomad8503]

I mean, Bethesda (BGS and Softworks) have been having a rough couple of years. I’d say it’s more a reflection of the sad state of the industry.

[@fy4b230]

Looks like you clicked on an asmongold video or some slop video game channel. Happened to me and yes, that side of the KZbin “gamers” write off almost every game. I was skeptic of this game just because Bethesda published it, which is unfair because they just published it. It’s like how people wrote off Prince of Persia because it is a Ubisoft game. And it turns out it’s one of the best metroidvanias made since hollow knight. I recommend watching Jacob Gellar’s last video on the top games if you want to see a good, refreshing attitude to 2024 games and how good this year actually was. Cheers!

[@JoseMonkeys]

I’m playing it nonstop- just 13 hours in, and I’ve just arrived in Egypt. The quality is outstanding in every aspect, with incredible attention to detail. I’m reading everything as if it were a book.

[@Jim_Milton29]

I was actually surprised that people didn't have high expectations from this. Machinegames IMO made one of the best FPS of all time in Wolfenstein NC. To put so much emotional weight into a game about killling ***** , is no small feat. I am happy to know this has turned out well like I expected it to.

[@samjones337]

That's true, I think people were concerned because it also has the Bethesda name attached to it.

[@chainsaw8507]

​@@samjones337Yeah, but the only one from Bethesda who worked on it was Todd Howard. I know people like to shit on him, but he's still responsible for a lot of great games

[@it-s-a-mystery]

My reservations came from it being a licensed game from a movie franchise. They can be good now, just as videogame adaptations can be good now, but it's always very uncertain to me

[@leithaziz2716]

Wolfenstein New Order was incredible, but New Colossus did let me down. The writing in general felt like a step down tonally there. I'm still happy we got to experience New Order however.

[@strayiggytv]

@@it-s-a-mystery this is so real though. The shovel ware tie in games echo through time even still 😔

[@Reedg333]

I dont always agree with you, but you are a damn good writer. I almost got chills during that "relic of the past" closing.

[@jimmymurphy898]

Yeah I don't always agree with him either. I love Last of Us Part II and I wasn't a big fan of Elden Ring...Ralph and I definitely differ there lol.

[@ZhuDaoLong]

That's what I like about Shillup; I might not always agree bu I can always see his point.

[@it-s-a-mystery]

​@@jimmymurphy898It's embarrassing that I was surprised by your comment. I'm no longer used to people disagreeing with people they don't know without saying something crazy. The Internet is so shit...

[@ichigo9171]

Playing right now and I'm almost100% the Vatican. It's so fun and immersive.

[@sean8102]

Yeah I've spent like ~4-5 hours in the Vatican alone (the first level/zone, the levels are surprisingly large with lots of stuff to find and do if you explore).

[@GamerInVoid]

Great to see people are acknowledging and praising a well made Single Player game after so long. The gaming space has been shrouded in negetivity for far too long

[@gorillagroddgaming]

This isn’t a game. It’s an interactive movie. Slop.

[@DudeKosh]

You are so dramatic lmfao. People were praising Metaphor like a month ago.

[@Kryos-hf2rc]

​@gorillagroddgaming did you.....even try to watch the video?

[@peterelpanda2]

The outrage merchants are mad at this game too. Their opinions dont matter at all. Some of the best single player games of this year (Metaphor, FF7 Rebirth,Silent Hill 2 , LAD Infinite Wealth, PoP: The Lost Crown, Dragon Dogma 2,Hades 2...) have been labeled "woke" at some point or another. And just wait next year , when GTA6 gets the same treatment , though it will sell like 10 Fort Knoxs combined and then it wont be woke anymore.

[@strayiggytv]

@@peterelpanda2 yep. It's woke unless it's good which really shows the hand of people calling things woke.

[@Gogootz]

So happy that Machine Games seem to be back on track and that they've made a game that not only honors the Indiana Jones franchise but also their own roots as game developers (Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness in particular). They've proven that they're still the undisputed masters of licence games.

[@bckelly23]

The Darkness is super underrated. Loved those games.

[@JoseMonkeys]

Troy Baker speaking in first person reminds me of 2013 with BioShock Infinite. Such great times.

[@MrWizardGG]

We are almost out of the delayed Trump slump in gaming. Obama and Biden were both so good for gaming it shows

[@ajbolt7]

@@MrWizardGGwhat

[@iampliny]

When I started watching this channel, the leather jacket metaphor would have been a 10 minute-long intro followed by "ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my review of Indiana Jones and the great Circle."

[@lucasZr113]

That reminds me of the kcd review

[@HeisenBird]

I'm running this on a 4070, 7700X CPU, 32Gb DDR5 and despite having to turn a few settings like Textures down to Medium (it's barely noticaeble at 1440p with Quality DLSS) and cap my framerate to 60, with path-tracing enabled this is one of, if not, THE most beautiful games I've ever played and it runs phenomenally well. It also perfectly captures that 1980's Spielberg/Lucas vibe. I am loving this far more than I expected. Finally, kudos to Troy Baker for absolutely nailing Harrison Ford's cadence and mannerisms. This game is superb and I encourage people still on the fence to check it out. This 40 year old thinks it is just wonderful and makes me feel like a child.

[@bricktop.]

Yeah but have you tried turning up your KFC to maximum LOL by adding UFC to the IRS though? Connect it to a LGBTQ+ for maximum UBER

[@saysikefam4433]

@@bricktop. was this comment really necessary?

[@Hudson316]

Indiana Jones movies, as a setting, are a demonstration for why I feel they should reboot James Bond as a period series set in the 60’s, tonally he fits within a specific era and outside of it he loses something, just like Indy.

[@fintangeraghty96]

It'd be great if that was IO's approach with their upcoming 007 game. It would really distinguish it from Hitman.

[@xeno942]

I would love a Bond game from that era

[@joey7308]

Peak Opinion has arrived

[@Kotka1986]

The game is great.Yes, sometimes the companion annoyingly repeats the same 2 lines to force me to advance through the level while i just want to sit for a while and marvel at the amazing room full of secret treasures in the Vatican, and it doesn't make sense for me to zipline at noon, dressed as a priest , above crowded place full of soldiers without anybody batting an eye . But everything is so lovingly crafted, the performances are so good, and there is something in this game that reminded me of the wild experimental games in the early 2000's , like Chronicles of Ridick, a certain charm & ambition that we don't get a lot these days.Machinegames won me over with the Wolfenstein games ( some stuff aside ) but this here is a legit classic.

[@sean8102]

" like Chronicles of Ridick" Funny you say that MachineGames has a lot of people in their studio that worked on that game.

[@itschrly]

The more I listen to the voice acting of indy, the more I genuinely cannot tell it's troy baker. It's absolutely phenomenal how much he sounds like younger Harrison.

[@AlwayzFresh]

The way chairs and furniture breaks apart like its in a Chris Farley sketch is absolutely hilarious. This looks like the first fun game in many years.

[@mwrench4185]

Perfect description.

[@Crashed131963]

The best part is it does not even offer a 30fps mode on Console. Wish all new console games did that .

[@frankiesab777]

Right, like the PS5 pro goal, just merging both modes.

[@bradhaines3142]

THANK GOD theres a game with actually good performance for once. i spent an unreasonable amount on my pc and its annoying how often i have to mess with setting to get any game made in like the last 3 years to run right.

[@razvanzamfir1545]

My reason why the PC I built 15+ years ago was my last PC built and switched to consoles. When it works, it's amazing and you feel good about it. But most often than not, it takes too much tweaking, finding the right driver update, installing another launcher, etc - most importantly, it takes too much time which I no longer have to spend on gaming. I might get a Steam Machine if they turn out to work as well as the Decks.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@razvanzamfir1545 i have a deck and there are more than a few games i own that i cant use it for. especially older games. love the device but i dont have high hopes for any kind of steam machine

[@SimonVaIe]

​@@razvanzamfir1545 hm, sounds very much like 15+ years ago.

[@selectionn]

@@razvanzamfir1545 thats a very boomer mindset I guess maybe if you are tech illiterate it could take a bunch of time because being a moron and having to google how to use a keyboard every 5 seconds must be time consuming.

[@dr_diddy]

​@@SimonVaIeyh lol, this is like very much not an issue or someone is trying to screw up 😭

[@PaulOrtiz]

I've just arrived in Egypt - I love this game. I'm not even *that* crazy on the Indiana Jones movies, but it's got such a great mix of exploration, stealth and puzzle solving/clue hunting punctuated by the odd fist (or gun) fight and it's exactly the game I've been looking for. I wouldn't say the puzzles are especially difficult but I would recommend playing it with the puzzle difficulty as high as it will go, as it really encourages you to use your eyes and your intuition and take in your surroundings, instead of relying on markers or glowing outlines or anything. Probably my favourite aspect so far. You really feel like you're uncovering mysteries and being all sleuthy. Encountered a couple of bugs (one of which halted progress until I reloaded a checkpoint) but for the most part, it's been a great experience. Can't wait to play more.

[@carsonroach-howell6945]

Too bad it came out a month too late to be considered for most 2024 awards - seems like it definitely would've been in the conversation!

[@jeremybrown9611]

Nah I'd rather a proper drop than an award nod. Plus there's the Dice Awards if ya care bout that stuff

[@Hudson316]

It’s a bit of a curse releasing now, though if they time the PS5 release right they might get a second hype wave to get it back into the conversation during award nominations for 2025

[@OneRandomVictory]

Definitely would have snuck into best Action/Adventure

[@selectionn]

it wouldnt have even been nominated doesnt matter anyway, a DLC is about to win game of the year.

[@dr_diddy]

​@@selectionnit fucking better not 😭

[@fracti9443]

Hats off to Machine games to not bending over and changing the Nazi symbols in the game to some make believe enemy faction that look and act like Nazis.

[@sukamadik5983]

My favorite part was when Skill Up sang "Whip it, Whip it good" as his final thoughts.

[@ramon6783]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="55">0:55</a> alright, Ralph. Let's see back here in 5 years time.

[@stuartrumbel5222]

I really hope that BGS can learn from the approach to side quests in this game.

[@ramireza6904]

Well, its basicly Todds game, so... Machine Games learned from him how to handly quests. IMO Side Quests are the strongest part in Starfield.

[@jeremybrown9611]

​@@ramireza6904shoots some side quest feels like main quest

[@GazingTrandoshan]

@@jeremybrown9611 Starfields weirdly has the best content hidden , like es6 should be fine since 1 map and stuff it up with things we can see a mile away rather than through 3 loading screens

[@RuthwikRao]

nah BGS is still good at that, Starfield's best stuff was in its side content, the main story felt very barebones in comparison. But they definitely need to improve character writing. Problem is Starfield had the burden of having to spread its side content over the stretch of a whole galaxy and a million loading screens while TES6 will not have either of that. Fully named NPCs and full routines should be back, they should double down on the slapstick emergence of its engine as well.

[@mattjones9535]

I'm not a particular fan of the IP, but I lost 3 hours to this in a blink last night. Huge fan of Dishonored so... 👍Fantastic exploring, looting, puzzling and production values

[@yurineri2227]

Indiana Jones is one of my favorite franchis out there, so I am very happy about how welll the game is been recived

[@joehynes2964]

Give credit to Todd Howard for the game concept/story. He had it in his back pocket for years. Machine Games makes great games and worlds. It is no surprise that they did it here. Huge kudos to the team. The actual surprise is that they kept it true to the source material without making it 'modern.'

[@lochlannach7]

Maybe they cut the "modern" stuff out after seeing the reception to it in other games this year.

[@merlinwarage]

Where were Todd when they made Starfield?

[@Darkeus1]

​​@@merlinwarageIt is funny how someone's real passion can come out in other things, isn't it. 😊

[@PedroGomes-cx7ku]

@@merlinwarage He was its Game Director. A person isn't always perfect at their job, and each game has its own set of unique challenges - Starfield was/is a ludicrously ambitious title for a studio that has openly struggled with growing its team. At the end of the day, Starfield was a decent game. It wasn't great, but it did address and fix many of people's criticisms directed to Fallout 4 and Skyrim. Sadly, it failed at exploration, Bethesda's greatest strenght.

[@michaelstarratt4868]

Guess I’ll play emperors tomb until spring

[@NiftyAlpha]

respectfully, you've been absolutely atrocious at predictions in the past.

[@davidsomeone7864]

Best thing about this game is that absolutely no one expected anything from this. Nice to have a pleasant surprise

[@mrburger]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="131">2:11</a> "I'm selling these fine leather video games."

[@violentpursuit]

Ralph, you are speaking my language in this review. I've been waiting for this review before picking up this game. You've definitely sold me on it. What a great addition to the Indiana Jones trilogy of films!

[@BlakeDover]

The game is a genuine blast and feels so unique and rewarding to play. They nailed the feeling of “being Indy” with all of the Machine Games sauce included… it’s fantastic.

[@creamboyfuengshwei]

I am convinced after this that Machinegames would make a killer Thief game. A man can dream...

[@tontsar91]

Yeah it's a shame how people have forgotten Thief.

[@psychotech3927]

as 40 y/o whom grew up watching Indie, I love this game. interactive movie and felt like Indiana Jones AF.

[@ScottyD_NZ]

It blew me away. My first session with it was 16 hours. I couldn't put it down - and it just kept on giving. Game of the year for me.

[@blaymeister]

Wait. Shill up being THIS gushy? Must be Christmas. Glad you enjoyed it SU. 👍

[@alexchism5192]

I love your writing, man. The high-quality leather analogy at the beginning completely hooked me into watching this review.

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

If the full game is indicative of my first three hours playing, this will easily be my GOTY

[@CloudClapper6]

I've only got a couple hours with it but so far I'm loving it! Can't wait to get lots of gameplay up on my channel. 💚

[@AscendantStoic]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="440">7:20</a> Man, thank you .. yes, there are only three Indy movies 😅

[@Charmak001]

I hate u can only like a comment once! 🎉 u nailed it sir!

[@MeatSnax]

I've noticed that I don't really watch straight game reviews any more, but your channel is the one exception and I tend to agree with every take. You have a knack for taking the information I'd get from Game Informer or EGM when I was a kid, a comprehensive roundup of everything good, bad, and "maybe get fixed later", packaged up in a format that feels like actual content I want to watch for it's own sake.

[@Bloodlinedev]

2 minutes 45 in and you changed my mind about buying it. Thank you. I'm a huge Indie fan but other reviews convinced me that the game would be mid.

[@bonedoc4556]

Drama gets more clicks. Everyone in media knows this. Thankfully some have ethics.

[@ReallyDazed]

Great to hear they didn't bungle this one. Nice review, Skillup.

[@Tangible_D]

Seems like a prime VR candidate.

[@SavageRicktator]

Troy Baker delivered a charismatic performance, with embodying Harrison Ford's gruff mannerisms. Impressive meticulously detailed environments, despite some clunky traversal with some pretty lacklustre stealth AI animations. This was genuinely a captivating experience, with thrilling set pieces even the puzzles were engaging. Machine Games suceeded in crafting a journey, that evokes the timeless thrill of Indy's cinematic quests capturing the essence of being the legendary archaeologist

[@Paraludic]

I adore what I've played of this game so far. My main issue is the consistency that enemies are alarted when you get spotted. Sometimes I can get into a fight with multiple guards and their friends will be standing just a few feet away, completely oblivious to what's going on. The bigger problem, though, is when every - and I mean every - guard in an area runs straight towards you. This happened while I was exploring one of the earlier tombs. I had to fight every guard in one area because they all just kept coming, and that meant that the next chunk of the area was empty.

[@nathanwatkins1005]

Same

[@lorddiethorn]

I have seen this and that is why I won’t be paying full price for this. I won’t try to spent three plus hours trying to move files around my gaming laptop. I will wait until it comes to ps5 and maybe see if they fix this stuff

[@davidbondy2250]

The open areas made me realize this is the Dishonored sequel I didn’t know I needed. I was really surprised by that in the best way, which is probably the best way of describing this game as a whole.

[@mcmullen288]

"if you've ever bought one of those". I know what you mean, I buy whips all the time.

[@uSnatchios]

The definitely the best licensed game is a very, very long time

[@RuthwikRao]

hopefully Blade from Arkane shall be the next big licensed success coming from Bethesda.

[@Enan63.]

Indiana makes a comeback!

[@Endymion429]

I gotta say, what a game to start out with on my new 6750 xt gpu I just got yesterday. 1440p with no upscaling on medium/high settings and the game is beautiful with zero stutters averaging a very smooth feeling 50-60 frames. It’s crazy that this games probably gonna be more well received than bethesdas own Starfield.

[@deniskasperovich8251]

I definitely don’t understand the mindset of some people, why a lot of people are surprised this game is great? It looked amazing from the first gameplay trailer they’ve shown. The studio behind it has a good track record (even tho I don’t personally like their games) and it was obvious that it was an important project for Microsoft…

[@fintangeraghty96]

I think they played a few things close to their chest with the marketing. They really didn't hint at how expansive the game is. The first trailer looked very linear and I was quite skeptical of how they could fill that world with the abundance of puzzles that Indy deserves.

[@OTH89]

Because many studios have a great catalogue, but recently failed to deliver.

[@GazingTrandoshan]

Gay dev, thats it

[@PedroGomes-cx7ku]

Maybe people were worried that Todd Howard was involved - he did become the internet's villain in the last few years.

[@chainsaw8507]

​@@PedroGomes-cx7kuWell he absolutely killed it with this game. The whole team at Machine Games did as well

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

Side point no one is talking about. You get to tour the Vatican, 100% fully realized. That's bucket list for some folks and it cost them $70 for a truly life changing experience very few people ever get. This game, visually, is as close to a vacation as you will ever get.

[@bandanna2388]

Finally, a real Indie game!

[@BucklingSwashes]

The decision to nix the "reload" button for an equipped gun in favor of flipping it around to wield it as a full-on melee weapon was an inspired choice and is a great example of why combat here feels so unique. Hell, you can THROW the gun at an enemy and that is just particularly funny to me. They really nailed the scrappy, adaptive feeling of being Indy.

[@Bacender]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1115">18:35</a> what is with the animation frame rate in this scene? It’s like the game is running at 60fps but the vase is running at 25fps

[@toxygen6807]

have same issues in some of the cutscenes on xbox series x

[@MarkWSutton]

1000% with you on the opening and especially the boulder. The sound design was pretty dope, though.

[@monkfishy6348]

Of all the near infinite parallel universes, this is the only one where this turned out this great.

[@scarocci7333]

How so ? The devs have a very solid record overall

[@chainsaw8507]

​@@scarocci7333Todd Howard worked on it, and people like to hate on him I personally had no worries

[@ALiberalVeteran]

European devs are killing it, Indiana Jones, Stalker 2, KCD2. This game is giving me N64 007 Goldeneye feelings.

[@igorkatchkin]

To be honest I'm not sure what everyone else is saying regarding Troy bakers performance. I literally just hear Troy Baker when he is talking.

[@coreywilder1564]

Everyone loves their Troy boy.

[@CountDantesEdmond]

Finally Skillup has overcome his innate skepticism about this game! Love this, and great video mannnnn! I always trusted Machinegames on this one

[@Lethal_Venom]

This will be on PS5 soon

[@caseyladner1]

Yes it will. Made bye an Xbox Studio.

[@cornking6]

​@@caseyladner1 PlayStation finally has games.

[@kirbythewizard101]

My only issue with this review is when Skillup said "Not to feel entitled" when it came to expecting good performance. Brother. If you are paying for a brother it's not entitlement it's what you paid for. It's not getting scammed.

[@AP-hn8wd]

Should’ve released this game earlier, it definitely would e gotten a GOTY nomination at ‘The Game Awards’ for 2024. Now it will probably fall against the recency bias for next year’s ‘The Game Awards’ and other gaming award ceremonies.

[@bonedoc4556]

Vs putting it out at the right time with no genre competition, I think they're OK with it.

[@deadlyydude5522]

I can't get over how good this game is. They've perfectly captured the tone and feel of Indiana Jones, and the gameplay is great!! Side quests are very interesting, puzzles are solid, and the combat is wacky but insanely fun. Hats off to machine games

[@tommygeno92]

It's nice to see Mr Schill Up spotlight an Indy game with such an in-depth review.

[@GrundleGrump]

Get out of here AI

[@Mmachine88]

literally makes zero sense

[@tommygeno92]

@@GrundleGrump wtf

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

Finally all review outlets are in agreement A good end to the year

[@vickie_g]

I haven't watched a single Indiana Jones movie - will I enjoy this?

[@makasete30]

Yes. Now go and watch the movies(1-3) with your friends and some popcorn.

[@mwrench4185]

I'd say yes but I'd still recommend watching the at least the first one to give you a sense of the Indiana Jones style and vibe, and there's a big hommage to it in the game.

[@lorddiethorn]

I would say nope you might like the story but the gameplay doesn’t look good. Go to heels baby face and other people who have played the game mute then if you don’t want to here their takes on the gameplay.

[@mwrench4185]

@@lorddiethorn What a clown take bro.

[@lorddiethorn]

@@mwrench4185 who just watch gameplay long form to see if you like the gameplay. Because if you don’t care at all about the movies than this game might not do it for you. Worth a buy loved the story didn’t care for the gameplay. There is Acg who said wait for sale or get it on gamepass.

[@DaltPlaysGuitar]

I started it last night and dude it’s PHENOMENAL

[@berthein5476]

Waiting for a few patches ( if some come) and will play it over the holidays

[@lorddiethorn]

Or just get gamepass. No point in spending70 get gamepass for three months for fifty dollars play this and you save 20

[@bonedoc4556]

​@@lorddiethornuh, he said play not buy?

[@KeyT3ch]

id Tech proving once again that its in house game engine is nothing short of a fucking miracle.

[@Tharukan]

Yeah, I don't know about this one, doc. I mean yeah, it's cool on this market that they did not just make a clone of anything, and the look and feel are just right and beautiful. But there is also really bad AI and a whole lot of jank. It's cool this exists but "it all just works" and labeling this an all-timer is a bit bold.

[@xalener]

every all timer is janky as fuck. Every single goddamn one. Half Life 2 is an inarguable champion of the fps genre. It didn't even actually work correctly for the two decades leading up to the last update. It literally had game ending bugs since 2004 that were not fixed until weeks ago.

[@upstatelee18]

The story and writing at least of the first part aren't great. They could have done the beginning differently too. Didn't like the shot for shot remake that didn't really add anything.

[@chainsaw8507]

Found the Luke Stephens fan

[@Calipered]

It is true, like pirates of the caribbean, the Indiana jones franchise consists of THREE great movies.

[@CarolTurner-e1o]

Whoa, this is epic! Keep it up!

[@BadTimeBabble]

A game I had no interest in until I watched your review. Good job its not out on the PS5 until next year, too much of a current backlog to get through. Great vid as always.

[@Nathlaaar]

We all say in unison - Thank you Todd Howard.

[@gorillagroddgaming]

Thank you Todd Howard for giving us more slop

[@Tiredofworking]

We don't

[@Nathlaaar]

@gorillagroddgaming people really love the word slop these days don't they

[@chainsaw8507]

Thank you Todd Howard AND Machine Games Gotta give credit to the whole team

[@lonewarrior0883]

​@Nathlaaar, yeah, true or you have the other blanket term to justify their criticism witch seems to be the most favourite at the moment is the big one WOKE.

[@antonvronskii5990]

Even for a dedicated subscriber, this review is surprisingly sincere and inviting into Indiana’s world. I’ve never been a Indie's fan and didn’t expect to try this, but after the review, I’m eager to give it a shot.

[@DashkaJakovleva-oy1uv]

I watched this twice and it still hits!

[@RafalR944]

Bots actually watching video game reviews? Lol nice

[@sarigan6365]

Shocked to hear you liked it so much. Might have to pick this one up.

[@JDLaney-zk4wb]

Game Awards probably feeling pretty stupid now to have Black Myth Wukong and a DLC nominated instead of this.

[@JoseMonkeys]

This is my game of the year. Well, at least we’ll see new trailers for Mafia and Borderlands 4.

[@JDLaney-zk4wb]

@ they might nominate it next year, they did that with Smash Ultimate, but the Game Awards have literally never nominated a first party Xbox game for Game of the Year, even when it was warranted, like Forza Horizon 5.

[@lorddiethorn]

@@JDLaney-zk4wblol don’t understand the rules. I think the gameplay is piss poor bro but you do you

[@undifinder6643]

Black Myth Wukong is a new game and a big hit this year so it makes sense... Elden Ring DLC nominated is definitely stupid, and Balantro poker game instead of Helldivers 2.

[@JDLaney-zk4wb]

@ nah Balatro deserves it, but Wukong is mid and is only getting hype from its home country and the anti-woke crowd.

[@PandaPulse4]

The game is absolutely fun, went in with low expectations and was blown away

[@strayiggytv]

Man this game was so woke until it turned out to be good then it was magically based somehow

[@gorillagroddgaming]

It’s slop

[@strayiggytv]

@gorillagroddgaming so you've said in every thread. Pretty spammy tbh