I tried 'Remnant II' to see if it’s THAT good…

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Like its predecessor, Remnant 2 is a third-person shooter inspired by Soulslike video games. Players can wield up to two guns, alongside their melee weapon. At the beginning of the game, players can select their character archetypes. For instance, the Gunslinger class replaces the Ex-cultist class from the first game, and focuses on the use of firearms. The Challenger class can unleash a shockwave that disintegrate enemies, while the Handler class has a dog companion who will aid in combat. Players will gain the ability to dual class as they progress in the game. Players can also activate different archetype-specific perks and skills. For the Gunslinger, their unique ability is "Loaded", which instantly reloads all the firearms the character is carrying. For the Handler class, the prime perk ability is "Bonded", which allows their dog companion to revive the character after they have fallen in combat.
While the first game features procedural generation by changing a level's layout and enemy spawn points, it has been significantly expanded in Remnant 2. According to Gunfire Games, enemy types, the aesthetic of a region, boss characters, non-playable characters and the game's storyline and quests are also randomly generated. Players can play through the entire game solo, though the game also supports a three-player cooperative multiplayer mode. As they progress through the game, players can unlock various trophies upon achieving milestones or completing specific tasks.
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[@thebatmine]

Am I the only one who did not have this game on the radar? It just somehow released

[@TheUltimateHacker007]

Same. And it's a triple A game too. Never even heard of the first one

[@thebatmine]

@@TheUltimateHacker007 double A I would say

[@VioletDeathRei]

​@@thebatmineIt might be lower budget but it's a better game that much of what we get from the "triple A" market these days. They spent just as much on the game itself they just didn't spend all the rest on marketing and microtransactions. Which if that keeps producing games like this then Double A might be the new gold standard.

[@thebatmine]

AA has become much better over the years and the games are often much better than AAA (look at a plague tale for example)

[@Tradingmouse]

They let the gunplay speak for itself instead of the marketing departement

[@charliem5604]

Love, Love, Love Remnant 2. The first game was already my favorite non from software souls-like, and now remnant 2 is probably in my top 3 favorite games in general

[@charliem5604]

@mindyabuiz7961 no and tbh I did not play chronos

[@dakotakinert1994]

I never played remnant 1, should I play it before 2?

[@charliem5604]

@@dakotakinert1994 I would say 2 is so good that it may hook you quicker than 1, but 1 is still very good and very much worth playing

[@Tameot34]

One thing you haven't mentioned is the Procedural/randomized nature of the game which is pretty cool. It basically randomize the order of the worlds you explores, their layout, their variations of enemies and bosses which make different playthroughs more unique. That's also why when you want to change the difficulty it's called reroll, because you literally reroll the entire campaign.

[@marvinscheer1028]

Yes, i started on a completely different planet and are just now on this world. I also really like the puzzles/ parcour challenges to break the "shoot everything that moves" loop. You have to really use your brain for some of them ( or wait a bit and let others figure things out 😁).

[@wooshy8325]

that was put in the video description

[@rsp9429]

So would you have to reroll to get a specific gun or armor if you don't get it in your first run?

[@astoraan6071]

@@rsp9429 Yes if that mechanic works the same as in the first game then ye if you do not get a specific dungeon/World that contains the weapon or item you want then you will have to essentially reroll your campaign on a sort of NG+ Run and hope you get it this time.

[@marvinscheer1028]

@@astoraan6071 Adventure mode is unlocked after you get to the second world ( i think ) and let's you reroll only a smaller Version of one Planet so you don't have to reroll your entire campain to get the stuff you missed

[@randumbfish8778]

Rerolling the campaign rerolls boss encounters, so you will probably fight a different boss. You can’t fight every boss in one playthrough. It’s to get every item from boss drops

[@phantompainss]

I'm so glad this game is doing well, hopefully they iron out the remaining issues. The first was such a sleeper hit.

[@lutherheggs451]

The first has ALOT of dumb ass design decisions besides some things being broken, still to this day if you fire up the game you might not have a health bar to look at....The constant spam of trash mobs in boss fights is god awful, hot garbage, especially when you can't carry dick for ammo and, the refill you can carry has a super long animation that takes way too long and IF its interrupted which it easily is you have to start over.

[@yolyrodz33]

@@lutherheggs451they removed all that

[@tonydeluna8095]

The first one was good, I can only imagine this one. This one looks badass I cannot wait to get my hands on this. Thank you Luke for playing it

[@REVOLVERE]

I'm 42 hours into the game along with 4 other friends and we feel like we've barely scratched the surface! R2 is super underrated and worth your time. Btw, co-op is only up to 3 players but it's super easy to swap ppl in and out. Also, all loot is shared as long as you're in the party, even if youre dead. Except for ammo which is not shared and can be picked up by anyone.

[@himynameis3664]

Ive pretty much made my way through your whole playlist over the last 2 years. I really love what you do, you give people a genuine look at a games quality before they make the decision to buy it. Not many people give such honest and detailed reviews of gameplay. Really appreciate it all, I've had some dark days and for whatever reason (cant put my finger on it) these videos always make me feel better man. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️

[@thevolta89]

Loving it so far. Spent quite a bit of time tracking down a certain hidden boss to get a weapon I wanted. I’ve managed to make a kind of melee healer shaman and it’s awesome.

[@mickeyfrknmouse6673]

Rerolling the campaign, re-rolls everything...story, enemies, maps, and bosses. This game is a procedural RNG fest. I love it.

[@KPid10t]

I found your channel earlier this year and I just want to say that I really appreciate the analytical nature your videos have. Our brains seem to work similarly and I’ve found myself gravitating back to your videos for new releases simply because our opinions tend to align. Keep doing what you’re doing - I get a lot of value out of your content so thank you!

[@sikevillian]

Yes it definitely is that good & more.. I haven't been this addicted to a game playing until 4 a.m. in the morning since elden ring.. really dope game 🔥

[@christopherarocha92]

Same super impressed ❤

[@GokuBlackRose978]

Same!

[@anisopiavision736]

Your starting world was way different then mine.. such a cool ass game! This is definitely a game of the year contender

[@Keedz]

Is it really that good? Been thinking of getting it since Diablo 4 has dried right up

[@alishalileh]

@@KeedzI finished the Diablo 4 campaign and jumped right into this. It’s amazing . Pick the handler though:-)

[@vegaspowerlifting]

That’s what I love about remnant, I didn’t even face that boss my first time through

[@mandrews6282]

This game is surprisingly great. Really into it. Tons of secrets in the world, the puzzles are actually interesting, reasonably complex, and don’t hold your hand. Lore is awesome. Combat and build variety is fantastic. And the game looks stunning to boot. Started two different characters to check out different classes and it is wild that the opening area is a completely different world for each one. Replay value seems really high, especially with all the secrets to find and items and weapons to locate. A sequel absolutely done right and they’re really move closer to perfecting the formula with this one. I also found out there is a third game in the Remnant series, Chronos Before The Ashes. But it is more of a soulslike melee title instead of guns. Will prob check it out for the lore alone.

[@nicholasvalentine9749]

IK this video was released almost a year ago, but i just wanted to mention that the medic pin at 8:52 is used for unlocking a class.

[@artival22]

Monster Hunter World had a semi dynamic HP scaling for 1, 2 or 3-4 people, so going in with 3 was actually the hardest as the Monster had the highest HP but you also missed out on the Palicos. Also the HP didn't decrease when a player left so if you started with a group and then had a connection error you would have to fight the upscaled version alone. For Monster Hunter Rise they then made it completely dynamic.

[@dylandoucette9213]

Came for the game review, stayed for the chess analysis. 10/10

[@Asriel_Cypher]

I was wondering if anyone would comment on the editing for the "Chess Analysis" part. LMAO

[@williammoore1030]

It’s really good so far, had a blast unlocking all the obscure gear in the first one, looks like there is even more now.

[@haniespanieldollis]

23:08 this is one of the things I love about the game is to tweak gear equipment and trait points to get a winning formula

[@mythic34567]

Dude out here analyzing the chess board that’s wild

[@Gspi1005]

On the scaling note, in the most recent two Monster Hunter games (world and rise) the difficulty would increase once when one person joined (duo scaling) and again when a third joined (multiplayer scaling), but 3 and 4 players is the same. However even with a rather large change to health, hunts often go faster, because you generally gain more DPS per player relative to the health the monster gains.

[@Zectifin]

they also nerfed the enemy damage bonus from 25%/50% to 15%/30% so you have an overall benefit to fighting with a group as enemies only do 130% damage with 3 players.

[@Miraken81]

Every run is unique. Even the story change from each run. It's amazing such level of randomizer !

[@carlkligerman1981]

Remarkable that a AA game has absolutely kicked the arse of most of the AAA fare out there at the moment. I am LOVING this game. Edit: you hit the button for sprint to speed up the ladder animations.

[@ojerico6097]

relax the game is good its no goty contender yall always go the extreme

[@HaezeusYT]

First video of yours for me and quite the vibe you bring to your channel. Got a sub in me!

[@Zectifin]

FYI that medic pin that the doctor sells is the item used to craft the medic engram so you can unlock the medic if you didn't choose to start as one.

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

My friend bought me this for my birthday but we haven’t been able to play much yet but I’ve got a mind to try the handler on my single player run and medic on coop…I’m so anxious I loved the first one so much! Can’t wait to be able to play…

[@CHEEBnRUN]

What kinda keyboard is that? looks awesome

[@yenshie10]

I always love your video's but one thing i like more is your keyboard. Can you tell me what brand that is?

[@VerbalKevin]

Glad to see that the lighting effect on the merchant guy isn't just me. As far as that being the only graphical thing I've seen wrong in the game... I can't complain, it's also fun as hell. I also noticed that one of the beard textures was completely unfinished. It looked like paper strands on the dudes face lol but that was before the day 1 patch so it might be fixed.

[@x_data_x]

I remember buggin gyou if you had seen this game in a livestream a couple months ago. Im glad you checked it out!

[@JaimeWarlock]

I do the same as you whenever I see a chess board in a show. Saw the smothered mate in 2. Also shows black as having captured a white bishop, but still 2 white bishops on the board. I missed the queens not starting on their own color though.

[@robdurfee6861]

I’m pretty sure that medic pin is there for you to pick up the Medic class in case you didn’t choose it as your starting class

[@thevolta89]

Correct

[@jaimecruz17]

Luke this game is Extremnly good, I’m a destiny and borderlands player and the game is SO good. I have a great time with coop with some randoms, also those players are very welcome to newbies. To everyone: download get your archetype and do some dungeon running. Don’t expect a lot of weapons like the game I mentioned, this is more like Elden ring (marry to one build and 2 weapons to end game then change)

[@pete5283]

love that remnant is getting the attention it deserves. loved playing the first one. such an underrated game. cant wait to play the second one.

[@Zectifin]

the first one was a good game with some problems that kept it from being a great game. They fixed all of my issues with 1 and 2 is quicly becoming one of my favorite games of all time.

[@unijack_black6677]

I love this game so much and it’s probably my favorite looking game i’ve played almost ever! but i was playing on Ps5 and 20 hours in i hit a game breaking bug (TalRatha was stuck frozen) and had to restart the entire game since they don’t have any way to go back on saves. very disappointed and it kind of ruined my experience with the game because even with the re-roll i don’t have as much motivation to be playing the game, i feel like i got robbed of a large sum of my time.

[@quadrantthree]

12:31 Luke, can you release the full version of that "balls in yo jaws" ukulele cover? 🤣

[@fgzhtsp]

The demon prince is a really nice model. I got it myself 2 or 3 weeks ago.

[@uzer_zero]

Really enjoyed the original and will very likely pick this up soon. Thanks for the comprehensive coverage on this. It'll be interesting to see if their definition of 'replayability' changes at all, as the first game felt pretty repetitive after traversing all the biomes a couple times. I understand they're "procedurally generated," but the building blocks they're using to do this don't change much (a bit like Warframe). Between that and the "alternate" ways of killing bosses, I personally found the randomization more frustrating than fresh, as a result. But that's just me.

[@Zectifin]

If you liked the first one you'll LOVE the second one. its an improvement in everyway.

[@rockkiller124]

They did a fantastic job on making variety of bosses

[@FoxyGuyHere]

I haven't heard anything about this game. But just second ago I saw an ad in Instagram.

[@vtheman1850]

Hows the performance on PC? I've heard there are issues?

[@Joshtech911]

What's your pc specifications?

[@BlueCadet3_]

sniffin what im steppin in? wtf never heard that one before lol

[@justinmadison513]

Been thinking about picking this up but worried about not enjoying it enough being a solo player.

[@davidtikwa423]

we can group up ! and there is adiscord that is always LFGing

[@charliem5604]

It's definitely more fun and forgiving with friends, but the game is still completely playable and totally fun in solo too

[@drwhothehell]

The game is still great when playing solo. Both Remnant 1 and 2 are great solo honestly

[@justinmadison513]

@@davidtikwa423 Xbox?

[@unijack_black6677]

i’m playing it solo and it’s awesome! if you can enjoy elden ring as a solo experience, you can definitely enjoy this one solo it’s very similar in terms of engagement and addictiveness.

[@palaashatri]

loved the chess explanation lmao

[@XMegaJuni]

how do you get that stats screen on the top left?

[@aaronpomeroy2579]

Later on in the game you can find secret archetypes and unlock the other starting ones. Such a great idea

[@Zectifin]

I've heard some players complain about the secrets and they want the game to guide them to everything. lol wut. The secrets and exploring are the best part about this game.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

So happy Gunfire games is doing great. they are ex Vigil Studio devs who made Darksiders back in the day

[@jerrymack95]

my only real complaint for the first one is that it didnt feel like it was properly balanced to play solo. none of my friends like souls like games and i couldnt get any to play with me so i hope this one has a better feeling solo campaign

[@DarkdragonDude388]

As someone who got the ultimate edition and played a few days early, I can confirm that I started on vet difficulty and have made it to the final boss solo. I've yet to defeat it however.

[@DrNoLife]

Basically just completed the game. I did it on veteran as a solo player. It was flawless, never felt as if anything was missing from the experience. The last boss, I tried joining some other people, but the scaling made the boss be even harder. So I ended up going back into solo, and defeated it there.

[@FoNgThOnG]

Loved the game but I wish there were more worlds.

[@kaiburofficial5552]

for the record, the chess analysis was much appreciated. i, too, am an enjoyer of chess.

[@TimothyMark7]

iys like a fusion between destiny 2 and silksong and bloodborne and its beautiful

[@iBuyFeetPix]

i've had a few crashes which is a bit frustrating but other than that i am loving the game. played the hell out of the first one, and only gripe is i wish it wasn't a 1.5. that said i loved the first game and there's enough new stuff to keep me happy.

[@danielcalabrese5769]

I played and really enjoyed the first game and after seeing the early reviews I pre ordered a physical copy for xbox but only unfortunately I only realised that here in Sydney Australia for some reason the physical xbox copy isn't releasing until August 8th. There must of been some sort of shipping issue because it's available in the Microsoft store and the Ps5 physical version is available as well. If I realised I would of got the Ps5 version but I guess it just gives me time to play one of the many games from backlog like cult of the lamb and I'm happy fun.

[@BrahmaDBA]

Remnant I was such a fun time that I had with friends during the pandemic. It was free on Epic Games and we picked it up. Spend hundreds of hours on it trying to get all the bosses. We're all busy now but if we have time we're gonna pick it up and play together again.

[@fiddyfresh7350]

does anyone know if the game offers left-handed controller options?

[@ChaseSchleich]

Your editor needs a raise just for that "chess" section alone lol

[@alyssafaden9443]

I think this is the gaming experience Redfall wanted to achieve. Which ... well ... they didn't of course. But I think they wanted this look/feel

[@ryanmetcalf6319]

"I was about to do a crime!" 😂

[@TheVictorio]

My only problem with this game is the funky hitboxes. I've been screwed so many times by attacks that never should've reached me. Other than that it's a great game.

[@adamd.5919]

Rerolling changes the starting world/theme and other variables, not just to change difficulty. If you're bashing your head before the first boss, try rerolling to potentially get an easier start.

[@twomarks94]

Does this have gyro aiming on the PS5?

[@TriFekt]

as a fellow chess fan, this was the best chess review I've seen in a while

[@Alterego-wv6cf]

10/10 that chess analysis was on point!

[@vincentvanschaik6019]

haven't had soft locks or graphical bugs as of yet, but i have had a couple of crashes. enjoying myself so far

[@GMoneyChuck89]

"Not alot of enemy variety". Oh, my sweet summer child. Just you wait.

[@KeepitABuck50]

Wanna clarify. Rerolling your campaign is SO MUCH MORE than just changing the difficulty in this game. There are MULTIPLE iterations of each world. It completely remixes that world with different areas, bosses, quests and loot that may not have been in your previous roll of that world. It's essentially experiencing the same world with new areas and possibly some of the same. To experience everything in a world you will need to play theough multiple re rolls, making different choices. For example, in one playthrough you might choose to fight a boss that's plaguing that world's monarch, the next reroll choose to fight the monarch, the next fight the other version of the monarch, the next the monarch isn't even there and there's a different boss etc. The depth is AWESOME!

[@dustin4747]

I never expected to be watching you analyze a chess board for one of my recent favorite games. I would've liked this video even without, but that segment earned the like all on its own.

[@dustin4747]

also to comment on the enemy variety, it feels limited at first but as you continue to play longer in the same area, newer and different variants of enemies start to show up that from what I noticed.

[@deadlyhydra]

ooph that automatic ladder grab should be replaced with press to interact

[@cuongtang9539]

can i play this maxed out at 1440p on a 13600K & rtx 4080 ?

[@haniespanieldollis]

I'm 200 hours into Remnant 2, getting a bit bored of it but I expect I will get back into it soon 😊

[@GodfreyTheCreator]

Outside of the performance issues I was having at times, game was pretty fun. Haven't played since the late access release though

[@RedStar441]

I'm gonna sit through the chess analysis like a real man.

[@pichu2468]

Just wanted to let you know I really appreciate how you consider not spoiling stuff you can easily avoid spoiling.

[@aslandenarnia6406]

RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE MID-RANGE PC: . Meet the minimum requirements . Keep your graphics card drivers up to date . Computer Power Mode: Balanced or High Performance (I set it on Automatic) . Lower the resolution (e.g. 1680x1050) . Turn off Motion blur . Set the FPS limit to 60 or 82 . Use DLSS in Performance mode . Set the graphics to Low (I set the post-processing to Medium and the rest to Low) . Turn off latency Know that there are still areas where there is a FPS drop or slowdown, but the game recovers quickly and you can continue playing.

[@adelghawanmeh]

and I am obsessed! can't stop playing :D

[@B-U-T-C-H-E-R]

Severely underrated game, absolutely love it. My only issue is I hope they work on performance in multiplayer

[@GradietPanda12345]

How is the game underrated if it just came out

[@B-U-T-C-H-E-R]

@@GradietPanda12345 well I was referring to the series, but I didn't see the game on any of the main pages of the PlayStation store either. Of course I been playing since last weekend. Already beat the last boss

[@bladechild2449]

I've had a lot of back and forth with this game. Each time I get frustrated I get pulled back in. But my main point of contention with the first was that it felt like a simple looter shooter without the fun, and shoe-horned Soulslike effects that don't really work, mostly because those effects just tend to be bullet-hell elements with splash damage going off anywhere. They merely just doubled down on this in II rather than produced something that imitates souls combat, but at range. This isn't a soulslike, it's a 3D bullet hell game combined with a 3rd person shooter. Even with boss battles like the Labyrinth cubes that poses itself as a really interesting puzzle, they just can't help themselves.

[@TeamSneaKINGS]

Hey since you like chest there’s a chest event in the game but remnant style

[@The_InsideJoke]

Luke you have the markiplier ability of finding glitches on accident 😅🤣

[@NeoShameMan]

The chess analysis was good 🎉

[@bobmybob9493]

A friend of mine got it for me yesterday ps5 it is really good so far

[@sumstuff6956]

Can u turn off the hud or enemy health bars

[@hectorjuarez6723]

I'm missing launch but this my birthday month, so I will get it asap

[@gearardlefore]

This game is crack so good playing on the harder difficulty and holy hell it can get tough. So much fun, my GOTY at the moment.

[@retnuh7097]

Medic pin gives you the medic archetype

[@Poisyndart77]

Dry August... (Eyes Balder's Gate III) -- :) Currently playing Remnant II & enjoying it as well!

[@cazoalgamer819]

Thousand sons yes! Show us your army/s!

[@UrMom-bb2mi]

yeah the whole point od reroll is that you fight new bosses and have different levels, becuase you can have 2 paythroughs of this game and not ever do the same thing twice except for main world bosses, there is totaly different storylines, as well

[@parasiteeve9914]

Game is amazing, truly passed my expectations , feels way better than the first I can’t wait for expansions

[@spence6195]

I liked Remnant from the ashes but I LOVE Remnant 2. I don't like most SoulsLike games but Remnant combines so many mechanics from different genres that work surprisingly well together. The game has some of the most creative bosses, the 11 classes are very distinct and very well designed (combined classes allows so many builds), the loot is great and some weapons are very unique like weapons from Borderlands, the worlds are beautiful and each have corresponding enemies. The $50 price might make people think it's a very small game but players could easily sink 100+ hours of engaging gameplay into Remnant 2. I haven't been that impressed with a videogame since Elden Ring. (I think I like the Remnant games more than FromSoftware's games if I dare say)

[@adamgarms3727]

Nothing to play in July?? I'm over here bathing in the glory, hype and fun that is Street Fighter 6. Personal tastes and jokes aside, you're not wrong, it's good to have a fresh game come along and shake things up. Even better if it's good, so this is a cool surprise.

[@stephensylvarwolf7940]

Chess Analysis: 09:04->10:40 Loved it lol

[@YOKIMY2000]

Who would have thought that this would be the first full game release running unreal engine 5 😮

[@ltheabyssl]

it happened, he's impressed by a game working properly (as in performance)

[@thomaskopv2366]

I honestly dont see what the fuzz is about. Im about 5 hours in and nothing so far impressed me. Does it get better later or is it just me who doesnt click with the game?

[@Ploskkky]

Just bought the first one: the complete edition, for a tenner.

[@fraser808]

I keep hearing everyone say "its like a soulsborne game" ..and they aren't wrong but im hear thinking " it reminds me more of Gears of War" .. its an old game but did everyone forget about Gears of War

[@pierrecibandit3877]

For potential buyers of this game on pc. Remember its BUILT around dlss or fsr2 so its not optimized at all! just a heads up, if i got it wrong please correct me :D

[@marlonkruger8240]

Yeah a 4090 cant even reach 60fps on 4k ultra in this game. A 4060 cant even reach 60 fps at 1080p ultra. Only play this if you have the latest and greatest hardware in your pc

[@pierrecibandit3877]

@marlonkruger8240 thank you dude, for adding the bit of missing context 🙏🏻 I feel people should know when a game is trash optimized! 😇