Rain World: Downpour Review: You Are (not) Alone

[@mrbtiger4838]

Rain World fandom summoned Prepare for video engagement

[@Nientaledfaux]

Lol

[@atlas16198]

hi mizutsune

[@SAD_istfied]

I just realized you have a yt. Thanks for helping me that one time i was playing rain world :D

[@DOG_EATER_1887]

obligatory acknowledgement of person I recognize

[@pouncelygrin6699]

​@@DOG_EATER_1887 hahaha yes! xD

[@grimsbystalker]

Man I remember watching videos on movement and stuff lol

[@raylielume]

SAD-ist! You're here?! Cool!

[@grimsbystalker]

I hope you beat all campaigns, because I’ve rage quit on saint but I think I can come back one day and finish it

[@seanfussa3076]

Downpour is the single best dlc I have ever played for a game. It loses some of its unforgiving esotericism in the form of the remix menu and spearmaster's frankly unnecessary iterator logs, but outside of that it's such a perfect expansion to the game. I really like it as a counterpart to the base game's nihilism as well. Saint's campaign is the best part of the dlc, and I love this quote from the undergrowth echo there: "Why did they search for an escape, as if we were imprisoned! What offering from the void could usurp the gift of life already given? This moment, right here! It is where we are meant to be."

[@Mroziukz]

imo Saints campaign is really poor story wise and directly contradicts what made Rain World special in the first place. Same thing kidna goes for Artificer too.

[@dou7127]

@@Mroziukz Saint's campaign is the most Rain World you get in Downpour. It not only feels like playing the game for the first time but it's also such a good showcase of passage of time, Saint's literally the perfect end for Rain World. Bittersweet

[@MigWith]

​@@Mroziukz disagree

[@Otaya_2024]

​@@Mroziukz Why would Saint contradict the story? Also, Artificer story wise is great, she is like Gourmand, both fell into bad karma, Arti being violence and Gou being gluttony. The only thing that doesn't make sense is Arti being explosive resitance, but Gou can make alchemy in his stomach so... eh.

[@wafflelord4997]

Now you should play the secret character.

[@gabefarris7005]

YES. Best one tbh

[@jaythered]

I did. It hurt.

[@wafflelord4997]

@@jaythered just as the developers intended

[@Duckersssss]

@@jaythered skill iss- *dies*

[@atakankorkut3946]

@@jaythered Goodnight, G A M E R

[@lowestpaper4186]

3:39 Ok this is a brilliant way to differentiate people who have played rain world and people that haven’t

[@bacoooooooooon]

Looks to the moon (WOEW) worm pond hehehehehehe yoink 6 - 1= pebbles, hehehehehe

[@rainworldmonk]

“hey babe, it’s time to watch two hours of rw reviews again!” “yes honey”

[@caa_la]

5:22 me who spent about 17 hours as survivor taking the difficulty of submerged superstructure as a challenge rather than a "GO. AWAY." and managed to almost get to moon's heart (after many, many deaths.) before realising i wasnt supposed to be there

[@dou7127]

you WHAT?

[@MigWith]

how is that even possible, genuinely

[@caa_la]

@@MigWith i kept dying and respawning just to get a jetfish to enter the room i was in, and then trying again and again and again "having to rely on rng is so annoying omg" i remember thinking to myself

[@kikuragegaming6571]

You now when they make the dying in a gluetrap edit its 100% pure hatred

[@StellarStarLuke]

I can’t wait for the watcher, more Rain World!

[@Scugzerker]

You forgot another important "ability" of Gourmand. Unlike other slugcats, being bitten by a lizard will never result in an insta-kill (unless it's a red lizard). Normally, when you get bitten there's a chance depending on the species that the bite will not kill you, but stun you instead allowing you to escape if you're lucky and the lizard meets a rival and gets into a fight for instance. For Gourmand the instant-kill chance (again, except for red lizards which always have 100% kill) is 0%, so if you're about to be eaten by a lizard it'll always be worth it to wait a bit. Edit: I've played this game for over 300 hours, and I think I'm still missing a few pieces of lore (pearls and spearmaster conversations).

[@marimationsowo]

5:38 oh yeah, i crossed submerged superstructure as gourmand because i thought that was where i needed to go (i was following the food quest and those weird glowy things were next on the list), gave moon the cloak, and lived to tell the tale. i wonder what wacky stories gourmand told their tribe after returning from that hell hole.

[@Olmop]

You forgot eggspedition, which gives that overarching goal of expedition 🐢

[@gamesforgames1727]

This guy made A 46 MINUTE video on downpour to get 20 likes :( RIP

[@ashmarten2884]

Don’t worry… i’m sure the slugswarm will arrive shortly

[@onlineskitty]

its not joever yet

[@kangaroot_]

Omg the entire RW community liked the video 👍

[@kanqeroo]

@@ashmarten2884you’re just like me

[@misfit_raven4367]

Don’t worry we are coming

[@the_phantom_cat7912]

FUCK YEAH FELLOW RUBICON LOVER!!!!

[@jairdinh7563]

I think people put the gameplay of an area way too high and all the other elements are obsolete, thats subjective but it doesn't seem fair. I think everyone can agree the direction in terms of art and story was absolutely beautiful.

[@mxyzptplk]

lfg rubicon

[@MagicianStevey]

@@jairdinh7563I feel like the only one who actually kind of enjoyed the gameplay of rubicon both times I went through

[@jairdinh7563]

@@MagicianStevey The gameplay of rubicon isn't that bad it just in my opinion overstays its welcome but again my previous reply shows its still a great region.

[@MagicianStevey]

@@jairdinh7563 yeah this is true, I do think it should be shorter

[@lil_starshooter]

I agree about Artificer's campaign. The camera is one of my worst enemies there, and I remember my friend introducing to me a camera scroll mod. That was when I finally gave in to get my first ever mod into Rainworld (along with Controllable Deer mod because I didn't know about the remix options until later.) The idea of Artificer staying in the violence karma is a cool idea, but I'm tired of dragging a body with me everytime I want to explore too... But despite its flaws, I still love playing Rainworld so much it technically ruined my life now, pfft. Thanks for the wonderful video!

[@Void_Creature4]

that's why scroll mod is goated

[@aynxieth]

invading this 2 months later to tell you that as long as you dont reach the "main" ending on artificer, u can find echos and level up ur karma

[@MrNoobomnenie]

This will a be super unpopular opinion, but I actually heavily dislike the scrolling mod. For me static camera is the part of the game's charm, and I never found it hard to acclimate to it (and before someone makes a cheeky response like "try to acclimate to X thing when you will encounter it" - I've collected all of the colored pearls as Artificer without passages and then did her accention ending, so, trust me, I know what I am talking about) However, it worth noting that I am generally very allergic to any mods in games, so I know I am in the absolute minority here (though, I wish the scrolling mod wasn't so omnipresent on the Rain World youtube - makes most of its videos impossible to watch for me)

[@Olmop]

I agree with how it loses part of rain worlds charm because of how it makes you the focus. The game is not about you, it never was and never will be, and the camera accentuated that fact by not having you front and center. You may be the protagonist but you are not the main character. The real main characters are Pebbles and Moon and the story is about them, not the slugcats. (This just turned into a rant T_T

[@jaythered]

I usually play with the camera scroll mod disabled when I'm playing by myself. Despite my criticism I rarely find it hard to deal with outside of a few choice spots (mostly in and around 5P). It's just when I'm playing co-op that the static camera becomes a bit much, both for me and the person I'm playing with, which is why I only brought it up in that segment.

[@Mroziukz]

The camera scroll gives me nausea, also most screens dont transition properly with camera scroll so minus points for that too.

[@restorerofworlds]

the scroll mod hurts my eyes actually, !!i also find not being able to see things part of the charm!! i am something that loves challenge [i refuse to alternate the long legs despite me seeing them as pure black; despite this, i go through unfortunate development quite often] i also enjoy utilising the sounds better; with the scroll mod it does not. . reward close listening as much

[@grasshopper875]

Nah I think that's a good take, I agree

[@The-EJ-Factor]

Man this video is too good to only have 200 likes, can’t wait for your review of the watcher.

[@Silly-productions]

200 in 1 day isnt even that bad

[@Roma-bi7nw]

12:27 Artificer can't meet Moon for some reason. "2 Milfs can't meet each other" -some rain world KZbinr in quiz video

[@spiritbear7781]

Hey great video! Just wanted to let you know about artificer, if you don’t use your explosion powers, scabs won’t find you as easily, but when you do it’s like echolocation. So probably the reason why the scavs were beating your ass is cuz you probably uses your ability too much!

[@Stimpaec]

7:20 "for a fun surprise" that's fucked up

[@jaythered]

:)

[@Polemimic]

12:21 I disagree I found playing spearmaster then rivulet will make more sense to play as the first scug then the 2 last to be chronological to 5p story and the story of spear master is less impactful after playing rivulet as you know what’s going to happen to 5p and moon.

[@dfrgmnt]

You know what will happen to moon and pebbles after playing survivor/monk

[@Polemimic]

@@dfrgmnt but you still won’t know how it will end

[@zytheabsolutenerd75]

imo, its more impactful as knowing how it all ends up makes the ending much more tragic

[@shatteredprism]

As someone with misophonia (essentially, certain noises give me the physical ick or irritate me to the point of anger), the noises Spearmaster makes gives me the ick. Edit: thinking of skipping Spearmaster's section, but want to watch it out of respect for the effort put into the video. I love the reference to "I have no mouth and I must scream".

[@frorogr]

yoo, downpour this time. your first video bout this one got me to buy it, loved it

[@yapopstangle8517]

"At least try a run or two of hinter before gourmand" Yeah? I see you.

[@AndrewAnderson-bx8uf]

I love the part where Moon calls Rivulet "Ruffles"

[@shingshongshamalama]

Ah, Gourmand. Or as I and I alone like to call him, Uncle Chonky.

[@Lechuguza]

24:53 I played artificer, spearmaster and hunter after survivor cuz I thought that being able to fight back the world would make the game easier but experienced hell instead. On the bright side, I did git gud.

[@Midnightlunar10]

Lmao I played Rivulet. I actually had a lot of spoilers, but was ver pleasantly surprised at the end where Moon contacts Pebbles, since I didn’t know that would happen. It was bittersweet, but I think it was fitting. I also beat Survivor by doing a speedrun skip second try (The Wall, because I quit Monk due to the fucking deer and decided that Five Pebbles could go to hell.)

[@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions]

​@@Midnightlunar10 Just go to Subterranean through Drainage System, I just beat my first playthrough on Monk without ever having taken a step in Farm Arrays!

[@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions]

​@@Midnightlunar10 Just go to Subterranean through Drainage System, I just completed my first playthrough as Monk without ever having stepped in Farm Arrays!

[@n_n1ng_]

*I used a translator As you may have already known, I wanted to let you know that when you hang as tightly to a deer's body as possible in a saint campaign, they can be a good supplement to warmth. If you hold onto the deer's antlers and press down on the arrow keys, you'll see that the saint's body is gradually turning green.

[@MigWith]

I NEVER KNEW THAT, SUCH A GOOD DETAIL

[@CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIR]

24:00 Artificer too can climb walls, as she can pull spears out of walls, and with some good timing, you can jump, grab the spear, throw it, and climb on it, and repeat (If you turn on the remix setting that allows any slugcat to pull spears out of walls, anyone can do it... except for maybe monk or gourmand because tiny baby hops...)

[@Somethy]

lets go he finally made a video on downpour

[@IllovedShade]

BANGER SPOTTED

[@totallyslowpoke-n3l]

"This creature from Minecraft'" is an axolotl!!! >:(

[@KulKid-wr6nw]

Now this is epic gaming

[@Romanian_user]

Comparing the artificer to the demoman is actually kinda accurate, because they're both missing an eye

[@ZedAmadeus]

ALSO the mod Stick Together is compatible with SB Camera Scroll, and you don't have to use any of its features except that it centers the camera BETWEEN the the players inistead of just rigidly following one of them

[@Draconicfish2679]

THE METAL PIPE AT THE END

[@Un0wnSAR]

Gourmand theory (And maybe spoiler?) Since Gourmand appears to have cave paintings of him, and having a INFINITE STOMACH + being able to craft literal bombs, i think he's just a legend (Like, literally) a story that slugcats tell their slugpups or something, and i think it kinda makes sense!

[@Juuuuuuuj]

43:40 no? I did every challenge in expedition in like 2 weeks cause I liked it that much. tough I will admit it was mostly because of the unlockable perk, I already knew every perk before playing and the thought of being able to play with them pushed me to do harder and harder expeditions and together with the absurdly in depth movement system it provided me with quite a lot of hours of just having fun

[@scarletsence]

5:30 if i am not mistaken survivor and monk can find a cloth here that they can wear or give it to Moon.

[@davidl3743]

For those who are interested, there's a mod on the Rain World workshop "SplitScreen Co-op" which does what it says on the tin, allowing the players to completely split up from each other. It's fairly configurable and It also has the added bonus (if you have a dual monitor setup) to have an entire other monitor dedicated to player 2. However, it's worth noting, at least it appears so, steam remote play *CANNOT* be used with the second monitor player, so instead you'll need to set-up a streaming program like Sunshine and Moonlight in order to play. I would however recommend only doing this with someone you know and trust because this isn't as sandboxed as steam's remote play, and without proper set up can let people remote control your computer. This is also is a good bit more demanding than the regular game, since your computer needs to render the game twice, so it may not run very good if your computer isn't the greatest.

[@goshdarnwizard]

I remember watching the ultra kill, cultic, and rain world videos when they came out, and I’m so happy I got the channel recommended to me again after so much time, great video.

[@silly_goober444]

The tf2 reference was epic and the scav in the chat too

[@Seelecon]

*"The community will arrive shortly..."*

[@TheSteelkeeper0]

i loved my first white slug run. i dont know how to get to farm arrays. sbscroll fixes the camera thing

[@fixer5468]

Great work as usual.

[@giancarloalberto8104]

Ahh yes the thumbnail the only thing that made me press this vide

[@mmpMultiversalMagicPolice]

New dlc soon....the watcher is coming

[@nerfjanetreal]

Submerged superstructure as saint is a very playable region with different routing

[@davesigma15]

truly a downpour moment

[@NSHsNocturnalEmissions]

evan jelly on reference with the title

[@Mroziukz]

Submerged has a "purpose" outside of Rivulets campaign, if you didn't know already. It has 2 purposes outside of Rivulets campaign.

[@ALEX2014_]

40:45 You can actually create a txt file in game directory which will enforce coop for Downpour campaigns. There are some bugs with them, but I don't know what these are, since I never saw them personally. (Probably the same as Unshackled Coop)

[@cristalschroeder4485]

You’ve missed one. You ignored one. I’m still here Y O U C A N T H I D E F R O M M E.

[@Shin_kibotoai]

I clicked for the mix of rain world content with a evangelion reference

[@rae5425]

I agree with that. Downpour does change the Rain World vibe. Since now you feel like a protagonist, a super powered protagonist even, and with a role to play in the story. But here's the thing, do people really want more slugcats that has zero abilities, that also are insignificant? Do they want more of the same? If that's the case, then why make something new right? To me, the direction Downpour took is the only one that makes sense. And let's be honest, now, isntead of FP and Moon being background characters that adds worldbuilding and lore, we actually get a very compelling story with them as the main characters, and I think that's beautiful.

[@vindi167]

19:26 you better be joking.

[@atlas16198]

40:25 great mod with just one tiny little nitpick I have: last I time used it (not sure if it's been changed), the rooms containing the murals that you pass after exiting five pebbles don't linger on the screen, which kinda kills the moment for me

[@kanqeroo]

I wonder how long the watcher dlc will be. Hopefully it’s amazing

[@yukidroid]

Another good mod to use for coop is the split screen, wich does exactly what it says and I think it gives more freedom for the players to go anywhere without the risk of being too far. Also my opinion, I really like expedition. Haven't played much yet but it gives a lot of replayability if you're already done with the main campaigns and don't want to focus on the main story anymore, the extra abilities and burdens you can unlock are great modifiers, also I just like to collect the music tracks that honestly are majestic both main and dlc content lol.

[@elnz888]

Finally you played it

[@cooperhewett-marx7507]

Made me laugh in the first 10 seconds, subscribed

[@gabrielt2008]

Thank you for giving us a Review for the DLC after the Base Game. Howwww about giving the MODS a go, now?

[@GXdouble55-sw3nu]

I think the reason only the base game campaigns are allowed is because of all the extra movement downpour slugcats get. Not a problem with gourmand’s campaign, but you cannot pay me to go through the final area if the rivulet campaign as anything but rivulet.

[@nousername8162]

totally second you on the story part!

[@Nebbyuni]

i see evangelion. i see rain world. i click.

[@M1c411zii]

Spoilers for the images he shown . . . . . . . . . . WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO REALIZE IT WAS LOOKS TO THE MOON, VOID WORMS AND 5 PEBBLES?! WHYYYYYY

[@waume7509]

NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@ashlight6107]

There's also a lot of mods in the workshop a lot of them being very high quality. There are a few joke ones though. But ultimately the Rainworld community is a pretty nice community a times. Other then that Downpour is a must have if you enjoy the game. I don't regret my purchases and I hope that this let's you give this game a try if you never heard of it before.

[@Decodedvirus]

dis needs more views

[@BisFuraki]

Very cool video, well done!!

[@perruno9994]

I love this vid

[@HeyHereTer]

Fun fact i found this week. If you restart saint progress after completing the story, the cycles does not restart with it.

[@Itsquiteshrimple]

theire is a reason to use submerged superstructure as the other characters, the cape mission

[@UncleMyers37]

Being a small youtuber is tough. Take my sub

[@SleepyCoffeeCup]

Co-op can be played normally in all camapigns, you simply have to turn it on in the games files

[@KonWeird]

Nice Video!

[@Norsq_]

19:27 erm acutally it's not a creature from minecraft but an actual animal we have in the real world

[@demidyeah9128]

erm i think hes joking

[@jonnyboi841]

Nice video

[@Kaylen_Jakobsen]

There is one more campaign, although if you left it out on purpose I would understand. In case you don't know: type "Sofanthiel" while in the main menu. The title of your first review fits very well with this campaign...

[@ackkid5430]

Thumbnail lol

[@Discoveri_]

For me, the rivulet was my least favorite character. I really love exploring maps and taking my time, and even after the cycles went back to regular, I had to hold Orb, which didn’t leave me room for much else. I also dislike being fast, it felt like I was playing with ice physics the entire game. Also the lack of understanding why rivulet was helping. Are they sent from another iterator? Why didn’t they have a unique overseer to guide them? Why do they start with the mark of communication? I dunno. Maybe I just hate that one room in underhang that used to have the circle area under it, but now requires a grapple worm, and another hard platforming section after it. The one thing I did like was exploring the rot, though. I feel like the rivulet campaign suffers the most from “main character syndrome,” since they pretty much killed pebbles and saved moon, which none of the characters (other than hunter) were even able to come close to having a big an impact. I hated that I could just run past things and avoid danger completely, since I like thinking of fun ways to get by danger. I don’t hate rivulet, but they are my least favorite downpour character.

[@pjvil8638]

19:23 bro thinks everything is Minecraft 💀💀💀

[@lajf28]

one dissapointment i had with saint is that the water isnt frozen and there is no ice to skate around on :(

[@miniwhiffy3465]

Suffering plus wooo

[@beanerb822]

I just found out about this game 🙌 its so amazing, i cant wait to play iy

[@blep8895]

I feel the same way about expedition as well

[@jairdinh7563]

Great video I think it can convince a few more people to get the dlc or fuck even get the original game without being spoiled.

[@meridiasbeacon7669]

RAIN WORLD THIS IS AN ENGAGEMENT COMMENT RAIN WORLD

[@mango_banjo]

Underated

[@scaryandscared]

Maybe you are a little bit late but better late then never

[@Nientaledfaux]

40:16 I get your issue try the mod split screen co-op it adds splitscreen

[@demidyeah9128]

i feel like it adds splitscreen

[@mmpMultiversalMagicPolice]

I hope they ad the slide cmaera mod in the remix option on the next upd 😊 (also there was a silent construct image in the arena part)

[@silly_goober444]

Sbcamera scroll mod In The workshop

[@demidyeah9128]

@@silly_goober444 he wants rain world to personally implement it and remake it so its not complete dogshit and immersion breaking

[@crystalgames7744]

I don't think you become more of a "Main character" in the dlc, you are just getting higher on the food chain. Which is how an ecosystem works. So in my eyes, RW and the dlc are just perfect. Still don't know if you should buy the dlc? My guy........ It QUATRUPLES the content that the base game has. Why are you still thinking?!

[@Nientaledfaux]

11:36 lol

[@AdaTheWatcher]

Also you can play co-op on downpour, you just need to change a file.

[@andro_king]

Personally I find the smooth camera weird, I'm too used to the static one

[@borb5353]

there is also a splitscreen mod but its wonky at least it supports dual monitors with 2 players tho

[@Someperson12532]

12:21 play spearmaster before rivulet

[@Blazcier]

ONLY 258 LIKES AND 1K VIEWS SERIOSULY?

[@RandomAnimations42]

I... well completely disagree with you on expedition mode, it includes that is, yes optional BUT completely worth it! The challenges are well, challenges but they are all very fun, the main selling point of expedition is that you can unlock new abilities you can use that are NOT only in expedition you can use them in all their campaigns also the fact that its very fun with other people, it is hard but very optional and good

[@AdaTheWatcher]

There's a better mod for co-op, It's called split screen camera.

[@harpyhelp]

36:09 is that slugsign? "you/stay"? or just random whatever gesture