[REDACTED] Watcher Run Gameplay (No Commentary)

[@chrisreyes4268]

Thanks for uploading this! I needed some sort of reference as to what to expect before doing it myself and it really helped

[@blacklotus90]

FYI, you can turn off the floor conduits during the 4th boss by shooting the corresponding towers. Makes dodging a lot easier :)

[@Wagon_Eater]

@@blacklotus90 I didnt know that thanks! I'm trying that next time.

[@davidnewbury2918]

Me neither. HOW COULD WE, when the whole thing is so CHAOTIC?!? ¡Awesome tip. Preesh!

[@xihangyang]

@@Wagon_Eater @24:21 you can use mellee attack to destroy the red ball

[@FrostRare]

This game is a hidden masterpiece. Voice acting and writing is GTA level quality. I haven’t laughed out loud at video game dialogue in years. The art is delectable. It has such a complete sense of identity and personality. There’s a Breaking Bad sort of aesthetic to it, not simply cus of Mr. Green’s character, but all the characters. The weapon variety is just right. The upgrade progression system allows for so much depth. The unique take on the rogue like formula with adding competitors that are chasing the objective alongside you gives the game another layer of strategy and immersion. The differences between how each of the weapons feel gives the player the opportunity to really master the mechanics of each one. It delivers a game that is much more than a button masher, requiring you to master timing, technique, and maneuvering while making the most of your skills and attributes. The main issue I have with the game are the in game upgrades or boons. Some are just so much more objectively better than others that I don’t feel as excited to see what I’m gonna get. It seems like there just aren’t that many options and that the options that are there are simply variations of each other that have little consequential differences. Why choose freeze over slow? Why choose rot at all? Is having one bleed ability worth it? I wish they went a little crazier with how much the upgrades can change your run and interact with your specific loadout. Otherwise, we have the makings of a real hidden gem on our hands. Coming from Risk of Rain, Hades, and Synthetik, I’m deeply impressed.

[@luke2809]

100% agree. Really fun game with funny dialogue and great voice acting. Art style and atmosphere is lovely. Gameplay is addictive. The experiments/boons is also my main issue with the game. I've been comparing it to Hades a lot since it's basically sci fi Hades (which is good because Hades is awesome) and it makes me wonder how many people worked on Redacted. I totally agree that some boons are better than others. I never run energy on melee or gun because energy does not help with boss fights or single target damage. It is fantastic at clearing tight groups and that's it. Biotech on the gun is good because of the stat boosts but the rot explosion is close to useless. There are so many different ways to attack that experiments can get diluted on things you don't want (experiments for dash attack, charge attack, GRP). Also, there are very few supportive/supplemental experiments. In Hades these would be boons like the ones for Ares that boost blade rift size, duration or the straight 10% damage increase. In addition there are no combo experiments like Hades has duo boons. This ultimately decreases the feeling of creating a build. You still can but it's more limited and not really going for just a 'science main' build or all combustion. Rather I just find myself only wanting cryo, combustion or biotech on the gun, hopefully get the right schematic for it, then focus on getting experiment boosters for it and fabricator upgrades. In Hades I have the sense that I can be given a random boon and say: "okay I guess we're doing this build for the run" or "yeah I can make this work. Didn't really want it, but can still use it". Where as in Redacted I rarely get that feeling. Hades does a good job of making all boon types feel viable. Some work better on certain weapon aspects than others but all are still usable and most if not all can be used to boost your damage against bosses. Redacted has 7 experiment types: Biotech, combustion, cryo, energy, physical, gravity and science. And no duo boons like Hades. Hades has 8 main boon types plus Hermes (9 total): Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Dionysus, Ares, Athena, Aphrodite, Artemis and Hermes. I really feel like the redacted team could have at least made more experiments per type to make users able to better buildcraft and get more power from specializing in an element. They could have made an experiment that makes rot spread to others or one that gives health back on using GRP to push enemies off the ledge. That's another complaint. Not having enough ledges to push enemies off of. It is very powerful and cheesy but can be quite tedious to do already. Overall the game is really fun but they could have made it even better by copying a little bit more from Hades! Makes me wonder how many people krafton had working on Redacted in comparison to super giant did when they made Hades. Because super giant was able to give Hades immense scope in many areas. But in Redacted there are a few parts that don't match the quantity of it's Hades counterpart. The lack of boons and quality of them in Redacted makes me feel like the devs didn't have enough resources or enough time for the game. We can only theorize about their situation, thought process and reasons for certain design choices.

[@Hashasino]

Wait, how tf were you able to leave the room before clearing it at 16:30 !?

[@Wagon_Eater]

As the watcher you can skip through rooms if you want but you wont get rewarded.

[@bobbyfb3157]

I attempted the run and when I pressed the button on the vault I died, does anyone know what this means because I’ve got all my upgrades for the second time again and im scared to attempt the run again

[@Crossbones6732]

I did this run after I turned all the Rivals into infected.

[@FrostRare]

How do you turn them?

[@Crossbones6732]

@@FrostRareAfter you unlock the Vault door kill them at least once. They’ll become infected and stay that way unless you turn it off in the options menu under gameplay.

[@FrostRare]

Do your upgrades apply to the run? Also, do the difficulty modifiers?

[@Wagon_Eater]

Yeah the upgrades apply but im not sure about the modifiers because I did this run with none on.

[@indisputable3]

Difficulty modifiers apply, I learned it the hard way

[@alyshakoonce6561]

How did you get the Plasma Gun?

[@Wagon_Eater]

You are given the Plasma gun and the Cattle prod during the watcher run. If you live, then you unlock the Plasma gun to use in later runs.

[@alyshakoonce6561]

​@Wagon_Eater , Thanks for that!

[@davidhumphrey2557]

Im to scared to do this i beat before but that last boss is hectic with the flames i dont want to loose all my upgrades

[@davidhumphrey2557]

Edit just beat watcher run on first try never again lol my arse was puckerd tight on the last boss wiyh his flames lol

[@khaledabdulaleem5620]

​@@davidhumphrey2557😂 I was the same at the start. But then you start to realize that you have the best weapon especially with the schematic upgrades

[@christophhammerer8764]

Is This the rocket longer ?

[@biddlybongwong]

I lost everything because it says you have two last caresses but really you only have one games pissed me off I lost 60 hours

[@kidsmooth6549]

Same, now I'm uninstalling. Don't have the patience to go through the whole game again. Just collecting the codes took too long.

[@Chechilitrix]

I didn't understand this, how can I not loose everything like you?

[@ATikhonov85]

@@Chechilitrix maybe backup save data?