What The Heck Is Echo Point Nova

Wanted to talk about Echo Point Nova because it is RAD AS ALL HECK. Also this is hopefully a way to talk about games and stuff outside of the usual sphere of what you might usually expect from me so yeah, appreciate you giving it a shot if you're watching this kind of video.
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[@melancholygeek]

The dev, btw, is mattwla, who did Severed Steel before, which currently is at -90% on stream

[@matt92hun]

Ah, so that's why it looks like Severed Steel.

[@batarnakdekosse1312]

Just impulse buyed it, thanks fam

[@bigcapa1973]

Looked good picked it up cheers

[@Magolor-xj9dv]

Negative 90? Must be a bad game then. This is satire ofc.

[@DooMedSean]

​@@Magolor-xj9dvmust be a typo....this game kicks ass

[@Chloroxite]

Totalbiscuit mentioned God rest his soul

[@FuzedBox]

It's like a cross between Unreal Tournament and Titanfall, and I'm here for that.

[@DoctorRevers]

Saw some unreal tournament in there myself

[@Igor369]

Someone FUCKING FINALLY made a single player game inspired by Tribes series... ABOUT FUCKING TIME.

[@CasepbX]

Tribes had a jet pack and skiing. This has none of that.

[@lukeconnellan9008]

@@CasepbXskiing, hoverboarding, what difference does it make? It feels JUST like an open world, pve version of tribes ascend

[@ayuvir]

Their previous game Severed Steel was absolutely amazing.

[@CasepbX]

I did not like that game at all lol

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

Fun premise but levels and movement were not designed well imo. It kind of just devolves into spamming movement options to stay invincible in levels that are too cramped.

[@ayuvir]

@@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot Congratulations, you understood how to play Severed Steel!

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

@@ayuvir Ok...are you trying to make a point or...?

[@ayuvir]

@@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot no, the point of the game is to spam the traversal mechanics and slow mo to survive engagements. You saying that you spam those in the later leves is exactly what the game was designed around. It's like you missed the point of the game by making that statement, that's my point.

[@flippedoutkyrii]

Loved how on-point that ending rant was. Stopped playing MP Shooters yonks ago and I couldn't be happier.

[@ChuckFinley-b1g]

This looks like it has shades of Unreal Tournament or even Tribes in its DNA. Absolutely radical.

[@mrtyler603]

the hoverboard is def pretty tribes sking vibes

[@testentity1.0gaming95]

Bought this game the day it came out, 10/10. Edit: Watched this video the minute it came out, 10/10.

[@CasepbX]

I took a solid long poop 10/10

[@DooMedSean]

I was about to say ....if it was out, I'd have it! Lol

[@FearThePegasus]

The point you made at the end is very true. AAA gaming has boiled down to the same shit over and over to appeal to the widest audience possible. You want to play a specific style of game? I can almost guarantee there is an indie game that fits that niche perfectly.

[@tenthirtyseven-v1]

It's like a curated mess of mods. As if you put Doom in Minecraft in Garry's Mod and were playing as Iron Man but as an actual game that takes advantage of all of these things while giving you incredible creativity in gameplay. It's awesome, cool skateboard riding hot dog is a very apt description.

[@TheMC1102]

If Vanquish was a first person shooter, it would probably look like this.

[@CasepbX]

But with real levels.

[@OveRaDaMaNt]

Vanquish is a cover shooter

[@Azure9577]

​@@OveRaDaMaNt only until you find out its made by the devs of mgrr and bayonetta

[@OveRaDaMaNt]

@@Azure9577 so? If you play it on tje maximum difficilty as intended by the devs, it's a cover shooter

[@Azure9577]

@@OveRaDaMaNt not really, that's like saying devil may cry turns into a soulslike on dmd or something

[@RacingSnails64]

Holy shit that footage is nuts. After Doom Eternal raised the bar for shooters, I couldn't even comprehend what was next for the genre. Looks like the answer is mobility shooters IN THE SKY.

[@CasepbX]

I wouldn't say it raised any bars.... more like snorted the line.

[@yourgameisstupid]

DOOM Eternal didn't even raise the bar above DOOM 2016.

[@fongjasper8206]

Snorted the line then ran at a tank with nothing but a pen and bloodlust that would make even the doom slayer tell it to slow it's roll ​@@CasepbX

[@KambrenZaliski-j6t]

Doom eternal was pretty great, but snapmap would’ve been nice.

[@theofficialbruhfish8094]

@@KambrenZaliski-j6twell now we have full modding capabilities

[@Scufflegrit]

Reminds me of the skiing in Tribes 2 turned up to 11

[@nescumzwei]

I miss playing Tribes. This looks like I may get a tiny bit of that feeling back.

[@enterchannelname8981]

0:18 is when i was completely sold on this game. The movement here just looks so sick

[@RockyPondProductions]

The way you slide around makes the movement look a bit like Turbo Overkill. This is obviously a good thing

[@FRGTNN]

Atleast someone knows about TO..

[@gordonfreeman1163]

Yeah, I wish we could transform the hoverboard into a chainsaw, but that would be too OP :D

[@crunchy7200]

was waiting for him to say it was a doom total conversion

[@grahambinoreviews]

Looks insane! Hoping there is a mod community that develops around it too

[@the_fat_hans7755]

Knowing severed steel thier previous game thier prob will be a full level creator lol

[@onemorescout]

@@the_fat_hans7755there’s an editor in-game and Workshop support is inbound

[@OldyAlbert]

Isn't it the one from Severed Steel devs? Looks pretty hype

[@lostmarble540]

I was sold just from the regular gameplay but then you showed off the literal level-sized bosses that are also race tracks

[@crockpot2105]

The tone, personality, flow, and topic are very reminiscent of Totalbiscuit's "WTF is" series, and that's a compliment. Keep up the magnificent work Icarus.

[@SophiaXiaoyuAralaCran]

It's quite fun to see Icarus having a blast in things, and also now there's a Hell Baron with him cutting off the language though lol (hilarious!) I've no regrets being a patreon of him.

[@HQ_Default]

Y'know all those twitter threads where there's footage of what looks like a guy having a seizure in Call of Duty while someone says "The children yearn for quake" This is like someone turned that exchange into an actual game. Call of Duty style gunplay with just absolutely ludicrous movement shooter mechanics.

[@Player-10]

Literally just played and completed Severed Steel the day this game released and I want it baaaad. Ain't got the money in the budget for that however

[@ImSamsquanch]

There is a demo on steam that's been tiding me over

[@lanzhimself]

Wishlisted after sixty seconds of gameplay footage

[@lordfriedrick7911]

I would have liked if there was artifact, out there weapons I mean, you are defending ancient and forgotten ruins, a couple of magic staves or something lile that would be only natural

[@reccatimes2]

Had a lot of fun with the demo, haven't played the official release but I'm absolutely sure this game goes hard.

[@Catthos]

Might I suggest you check out: Madness Project Nexus, Severed Steel, OTXO, Distance.

[@therobbedsonofdan9774]

Am I the only one who sees an omage to the late great Totalbiscuit with the name of this future series? Thanks Icarus!! Keep doing what you love brother!

[@JokeBroken]

Thanks for reminding me this game exists, got it on my wishlist now. Looks like a blast.

[@gojiradestructor]

Glad to see I was justified putting this on my wishlist!

[@bruhtholemew]

Severed Steel is one of my favorite games. The demo for this got me hooked. It's like this dev is making games specifically for me.

[@TheFancifulNorwegian]

I've legitimately spent more time with the demo for this than any other FPS this year. I hardly ever buy games on day one but you'd better believe I was all over this one the instant it went on sale. So far the full game is pretty much the demo with a few tweaks here and there but I have zero complaints about replaying those same areas-the game world is so incredibly open that I rarely find myself taking the same route even from a respawn. This'll almost definitely be my game of the year.

[@emexrpg2462]

Bought this game right after seeing this. The movement is sooo good, and the pc requirements arent even that demanding, its amazing

[@w1ck3dz0d1ac]

This would make me throw up in VR

[@mattwla]

Loved this!

[@DooMedSean]

Played the demo since it released, I love this game and can't wait for the full release! Loved Severed Steel too, same devs, they make awesome games!

[@boogie5]

TRIBES was amazing... especially the OG Transformers mod for it!

[@bloodrunsclear]

Further proof Borderlands needs to step up its game HARD

[@Skeletor4753]

Borderlands is a dead a ip lets be honest

[@longlivethesheet4561]

Greylock Studios are shooting up to the top of the list of indie studios worth paying attention to

[@Bentbire]

Bought this game today and I have been absolutely loving it. And for those who pick this up, fuck those turrets on the first boss, you know what I mean.

[@bigcapa1973]

Fortunes Runs would be a great fit for this series, that game is so unique and had so little coverage.

[@fluffhub1915]

This is absolutely amazing I need this on console with multy player and a Roger like mode

[@doomgal669]

Thank you for sharing your passion ❤

[@artebirklaus]

Stellar and positive video, very nice =)

[@GreatFox42]

this game looks like certified \m/

[@49mozzer]

You know I laughed when some of my friends compared you to Totalbiscuit but that's honestly what this feels like right now

[@arkgaharandan5881]

best game in a long time, most innovative game in a long time.

[@CasepbX]

🤣

[@Dresdenstl]

(Watches you grapple a cloud) (Confused look)

[@xl4712]

This really is the movement shooter dreams are made of. Yeah it might not have tightly designed levels like Doom Eternal or Ultrakill, but what it offers is open ended sand-boxy challenges which is perfect when you have this sort of mobility. It's not worried about anything other than giving the players freedom and fun, the simplicity of that is beautiful. My only real complaint with the game is the generic look of everything. I do wish it had a more distinct art style but it's gameplay more than makes up for it!

[@WaltzActual]

This looks soo smooth

[@_MetaL]

could you talk about Temporal Assassin again? its got a lot of updates since your vid a few years ago and is still underrated!

[@MightyBoot]

the Format of "What the Heck Is" reminds me of "WTF is" from Total Biscuit.

[@Commander204]

A game with no explosive self damage is a game meant for Icarus.

[@wetteryan]

Im a huge fan of turbo overkill. This seems like something that might consume my life for a bit.

[@frankyshtein9535]

You sold it to me

[@kennethwolf1763]

It has almost no story but this is one of those games that I just don’t care about the story all that much so it doesn’t matter because the gameplay is ultra good

[@nathanfreeman7362]

A hotdog riding a skateboard... my god

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

Subway Surfers + COD Advanced Warfare

[@ZeMovinPixxle]

guy sounds a bit like biscuit, makes a category thats very close to one biscuit made... please dont die.

[@Mario_bland]

Im getting motion sick watching this on my phone. Wishlisted

[@dravenpetroski9109]

Severed steel was dope, gotten to ng+ on it, when I got EPN I was hoping to find ppl to play with but there's no discord group for it sadly. Funny enough I already have a video recorded if the same game and I just need to edit it

[@yagrU]

i wish someone thought of me as a hot dog on a skateboard

[@tanatonaut870]

I just finished playing it. Gunplay didn't interest me all that much, but oh God!!!! environmental freedom of movement? That was something. Gliding a hoverboard over a rock, jumping into the sky and floating through the air is so satisfying.

[@v4rr0lot3k6]

This looks cool.

[@commanderwookiecopc806]

Cover an RTS game and my life is yours!

[@victormerodio1120]

It has a feeling of quake for some reason

[@godofawsome02]

2:41 sold

[@AllenTheSwordsman]

This reminds me of Jet Island but not as a VR game.

[@andresballadares7875]

Echo Point Nova is the ultimate mobility shooter

[@emeryallen1636]

Multiplayer? This game looks insane

[@usedtissue2328]

fucking awesome is what it is

[@RemyNote]

I see you're using Dystopika as your signoff background!

[@ICARUSLIV3S]

I love it. Cyberpunk city building by way of zen garden. Might have to do a WTH on it too.

[@wuberkz1692]

so is the game open world? i mightve missed that information from places ive checked so just wanna make sure (wouldnt care regardless will still buy it haha)

[@somebody_JB]

If only it was on console D: I would play tf out of this game

[@deimos432]

I think the closing comments nailed it on the head. Don't like the way the AAA industry is going? Leave it behind. There's been so many shooters done by sub 10 person teams that have kicked so much ass...there's a game to scratch almost any niche...and you'll realize right away you don't need all that mo cap, real actor bullshit...this game looks basic at a glance....it also lets you do things that most AAA titles shy away from despite the technology being available.

[@Asnodor22]

I got motion sickness just from looking ..no thanks

[@CasepbX]

WTF is??? Brings me back.

[@gwentarinokripperinolkjdsf683]

How can you mimick total biscuit and not review the settings menu

[@fifth_elephant]

what the heck is... wtf is... how very biscuity of you! ;)

[@victormerodio1120]

It looks like xonotic as well

[@aliciafraser1835]

Can someone please explain to me the concept of cosmetics in first person games? I really don't get it... Like, i understand gun skins or like... Gloves or something since you can see those but why something like HATS for example?

[@silentvi6788]

There is 4 player coop/pvp option. So here it's actually makes sense

[@ICARUSLIV3S]

I enjoy knowing that I am humiliating enemies while wearing a Wizard Hat even if I cant see it.

[@GaryThompson-d8t]

29813 Kihn Crescent

[@timothybrannen9760]

What happened to shooters like this? I feel like so many shooters now a days just try to be call of duty... take risks like the creator of this game did, i wish it was on console, id be playing it like crazy right now.

[@TorqueBow]

Is your username a Periphery reference?

[@jondoe-qi3vo]

These doom modders really know how to get the best out of GZDoom

[@JustFishBait]

i wish more pvp fps had this kind of movement but this new generation of gamers only want to play "tactical realistic shooters" and slow movement garbage so its never gonnd be a thing :(

[@spazzyphantasm]

Interesting game for sure, but the sterile, generic look to everything makes the game look pretty soulless. The environments are fine, a solid 6/10 but the above average look to the setting is completely ruined by the UI, and the character designs that look like they came from a game called Shoot the Bad Men. Those mecs and airships are a crime against steel and brass. The player character looks like the default UE character model. I'm not a stickler on fidelity but art direction is very important to me. This game just looks off. Looking into Severed Steel, I see the devs have a far greater grasp on that neon /clean corporate look. Severed Steel also seemed to have a greater grasp on character design with the player character, it's okay but still not a winner. The arm cannon really doesn't look good for one. Way too much black on the outfit. The enemies do leave a bit to be desired still however. I'm watching this on a big 4k tv and the enemies in both games enemies are not very distinct or quickly recognizable unless they are glowing or have a massive object strapped to them ( sometimes a mix of both a sword and glowing shield for example). You can look at the silhouette of any enemy in Halo and you'll know what it is. The same for Doom, Quake, Blood, Duke Nukem, Cultic, Dusk, I could go on but the point still stands. It's a shame I think this will hold the Devs back, because many people truly judge a game its looks without even the chance grasping the gameplay. Gameplay being the main seller here. They need to truly look into bettering their character designs.

[@semvision]

WTF is...

[@ExplosiveNotes]

Heck it's not game for me. That's what the hack it is.

[@UniDeathRaven]

developer of this on crack or something. Not playing this.

[@arcticridge]

not my type of game, I'm allergic to all fast paced online shooters thanks to concord

[@testentity1.0gaming95]

It's not online?

[@Soreloser1]

​@@Player-10woooosh

[@reggiereg2064]

​@@testentity1.0gaming95it has multiplayer but its still not one of those live service games

[@testentity1.0gaming95]

@@Soreloser1 Tf you mean "whoosh"?

[@Soreloser1]

@@testentity1.0gaming95 it means the commenter above was making an obvious joke and it's gone over the other person's head (and possibly yours as well). Obviously Concord is/was not a fast-paced game if you watched any of the movement in gameplay VODs; the run speed looks the same as the walking speed with most of the characters

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

It's very fast and very pretty but otherwise it looks like a completely confused mess of a game. If you're having to constantly keep moving, where's the opportunity to think about the next strategy? This is the problem with today's media, it's the same with many modern movies - throw special effects and action at you constantly but not give you any breathing space to think about what you're watching or doing in case you realise how shallow it all is. Doom 2016 was exactly the same - constant visceral gore, no time to think about what you're doing, it wasn't a Doom game in the true sense.