Sable Review

[@cylop224]

Not even a single mention of the Japanese Breakfast soundtrack?

[@Vudoo13]

IGN writers aren’t really those of culture.

[@lukewillette2345]

Im sure they just wanted to keep it in game culture and not have popularity affected by labeling it as "the Japanese breakfast soundtrack game"

[@ryanheemann3819]

“There’s just not much to it” doesn’t seem like a flaw as much as a design philosophy. It’s intentionally minimalist. There have been games like this for awhile- Ico, Journey, etc.

[@ShaudaySmith]

A few hours into this game. My biggest grief with this is the frame stutters and outlandish frame rate drops. Came up on a jungle and the frame rate dropped to every tenth frame. Janky camera is a near constant issue too. These bugs cannot be ok even with indie developers.

[@runner9528]

Looks chilled. Reminds me of Death Stranding. Not every game has to be a high octane kill everything you see bonanza.

[@PLAYER_42069]

Sable doesn't look like it has much game play at all though... Versus Death Stranding that has a lot of things to do and multiple ways to do them. People love to joke DS is a Walking Simulator, but it actually is because you need to balance Sam's weight, how much he carries, his grip, etc. Sable just looks bare bones possibly due to budget constraints?

[@JaySongz100]

Needs a update for the glitches and puzzles plus more content then it's an instant buy.

[@Bleech606]

Looks more like Outer Wilds to me. Story based mesmerising game that is enjoyable to explore. Death Stranding is hours of cut scenes followed by irritating plodding up hills.

[@ThDragoomba]

Dont say that to the narrow minded zoomers, they won't give these types of games even a second thought. Let em get back to cod

[@ravenhatter5395]

@@ThDragoomba ok doom slayer

[@septillion2501]

Very Moebius

[@TTstudioFilms]

This is a bad review.

[@staydilatedTV]

Nice moebius style

[@bloodrunsclear]

‘It’s like Dune’ Why? Because desert?

[@jesusdiaz-barriga6314]

yeah, just like Dune... except for the worms, or the politics, or the complex motives, or the spice and galactic guild surrounding it

[@ennuiarduous6446]

7/10 to this game is a joke. It's as mediocre and generic as it could possible be, plus it got bugs and unsatisfying platforming & puzzles. 4/10 is the max you can give.

[@captinweestain526]

Played for 20 mins, boring.

[@xKill3rxZon3x]

No combat L

[@JTronGaming]

This guy really doesn’t like his nephew

[@BlackWestCoast]

Lol why?

[@atlien1988]

@@BlackWestCoast watch and listen to the video and you’ll understand the comment 🤷🏽‍♂️.

[@Vamatt99218]

Nah, he just doesn't like his nephew's bar mitzvah.

[@nickgreen2905]

Maybe he is just secretly anti-Semitic.

[@peterGchaves]

*Damn, who also thought the score was 1/10 when you moved the video cursor to the end??* 😂😂😂

[@Fox_McCloudServer]

Got me, too 😆

[@Nav3n]

And me

[@itsashun7799]

me too

[@Vartazian360]

Same xd

[@julienossola]

lol yes

[@kylewallace5965]

This looks like you are playing a Moebius comic. So cool

[@jessetoews2446]

They should finally make jodorowsky's dune but as a game with this engine

[@uncoiledfish2561]

Hell yeah!

[@johnnada6855]

Cell shading should used more often in games, it´s cool., plus you can make games look exactly the same as in cartoon shows or comics

[@Drstrange3000]

Agreed. Sable, OlliOlli World, and the Netflix show, Eden have this stunning looking Cel shading with thin lines. Plus this style ages really well.

[@Piggy991]

And its cheaper. Teams could be smaller and they could focus on gameplay and story just like in the old times.

[@rowlottrracompositor7114]

@@Drstrange3000 yes. Ages well and looks beautiful.

[@TheChriscrowder]

It's also great for FPS.

[@eggplantbear]

@@Drstrange3000 have you played rollerdrome

[@noguy7477]

This is the mystery game for tomorrow in epic games.

[@aliakeel]

u rite

[@hotsince84]

Another triple Z indie crap. Noice!

[@LagostaAssada]

Yes it is

[@alexchazavi8244]

@@hotsince84 that's a weird way to beg for food, friend...

[@letmetellyouabouttheconsti139]

@@hotsince84 They're giving away freebies and you complain? How spoiled of a kid are you?

[@joshg.6315]

This game makes you FEEL like you’re at your nephew’s bar mitzvah

[@Severin69]

What an odd thing to say.

[@beady0081]

😂

[@baxterbolio75]

really thought there would be more of these comments lol

[@ES-wn4oq]

He obviously is missing the point of the game and the Bar Mitzvah.

[@snotgum1]

If you dig this art style please check out the legendary artist Moebius, who no doubt inspired the look of this game.

[@christopherhoward4083]

Moebius is awesome and so many games and artwork is based off of his work from Arzack and The Airtight Garage. The game Panzer Dragoon is an example. Even the show Adventure Time has some hidden shout outs to his work.

[@pillarguy3808]

It's morbin time!

[@rover5058]

😂💀

[@paularies5276]

Came here after the reveal of this game as a mystery game in the Epic Games

[@llenastro5986]

why is this written like a haiku lol

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Why does everyone make this comment

[@karn-the-gollum]

This dude is absolutely roasting his nephews batmitzva

[@jrrtoken9474]

Yeah man… like batty

[@swivelmaster]

Bar Mitzvah is for boys, Bat Mitzvah is for girls, FYI :)

[@Baukereg]

Maybe it's because I'm playing with the latest updates, but I'm not experiencing any breaking bugs or glitches at all. The camera is indeed a pain sometimes, but not in a way that it impacts my experience. I'm 9 hours in and it's a blast so far. Note for any game designer: open world don't need 200 hours of fetch content, sometimes (most times) less is more, as A Short Hike already proofed.

[@discojoe3]

Sounds like you didn't actually play it. Reported.

[@idakev]

​@@discojoe3 ​Sable has the most stuttering I've ever experienced in a video-game, especially on the bike. It's so bad. PlayStation and Xbox genuinely shouldn't have allowed the game on their storefronts. Even loads of people on Steam still have issues. The way the game streams in assets is a disaster. It makes Cyberpunk on the base PS4 at launch look like a respectable product. I'm not being hyperbolic, it's that bad.

[@CloudxBoys]

⁠​⁠@@discojoe3sounds like you never made friends. Screenshotted and made fun of online.

[@thepromman]

@@idakev Can confirm, sadly the devs said that there won't be any performance optimizations on console either. Was excited to play it, but looks like it's getting dumped.

[@idakev]

@@thepromman Apparently if you change the resolution to 1080p on PS5 (as in, from the system settings) it helps the framerate a lot.

[@WWEY2JHERO]

Im here because ps plus essential

[@R3Vanche]

An advice: Never trust IGN reviews. Sable is an amazing journey that blends magic, sorrow, beauty in its world. Must play.

[@ianmaclellan7623]

For a game made by two people, it still looks like a great game. And it's more functional than the GTA remasters

[@idakev]

The stuttering in Sable is the worst I've ever experienced in a video-game (especially on the bike) and it's still messed up on every platform to this day. Those lazy GTA remasters work at least.

[@tm5970]

two people ? thats actually impressive

[@s1nh455]

POV: you just got this game for free and dk what it is

[@fadeeverse7242]

yes

[@justinperry9771]

those frames tho... yeesh. great game but those frames kill the vibe

[@glitchygoose2492]

For the people that got this game free on epic: Most of the bugs have been fixed and so are many of the softlocks he talked about

[@zanfear]

But the devs said they wouldn't be able to fix the game and were going to start work on newer games... what did they actually fix?

[@Gamerhopper]

How is this a ps5 game 😂😂

[@joshuahorne6033]

Stamina bar… Shadow of Colossus…

[@Aryan_Sanan]

Who is here from epic games after getting free sable🤣

[@fadeeverse7242]

me

[@clive0494]

I'm tired of triple a stressful games, saw this on epic haha

[@_0mar]

Facts I'm claiming almost every game NGL

[@CubicDrew]

Me

[@OverallThinkingMaybe]

EVERYONE 😅

[@shaureeeee]

when you first go into the wild at the start of the game you actually feel like you have accomplished something and that soundtrack to *chef's kiss*

[@6ch6ris6]

This is gaming journalism at its best. You don't even mention that the artstyle is heavily inspired by the french artist Jean Henri Gaston Giraud also known as Moebius.

[@dbzking02]

Doesn't really sound like something that would be common knowledge.

[@ThDragoomba]

@@dbzking02 well, that's why he's a journalist, he's not a common person reviewing a game, is he

[@AarnavDasari]

I'll be forever grateful for this game for introducing moeb to me

[@6ch6ris6]

@@dbzking02 wouldnt say common knowledge but someone who is interested in media and art and works in that field (lile a freaking game journalist), should have seen that unique artstyle at least a fewtimes in his life. And like someone before mentioned: as a journalist it is his job to do some research

[@ThDragoomba]

@@AarnavDasari what's moeb ?

[@gifflar3063]

pov you just got it free from the epic games store and want to check if its worth downlodiang

[@pj2479]

How do you not know shadow of the colossus started climbing walls with stamina.

[@hellowrld4603]

it's not that SotC didnt start. it's most games model the stamina mechanic after BotWs plus they have closer visuals

[@cylop224]

Shadow of the Colossus wasn't the first game to have a climbing mechanic with stamina either. It's just that BotW massively popularized the concept as a means of traversal for open world games.

[@iamrightyouarewrong6730]

some people get laid, you know

[@ThDragoomba]

@ashy he's a games journalist bud

[@pj2479]

@@iamrightyouarewrong6730 what are you insinuating 🤔

[@Matt7R]

no one cares about your nephew's bar mitzvah

[@TheCivildecay]

Stamina isn t in climbing because BOTW did it, it’s in the game to prevent the player from climbing out of bounds

[@aidan1521]

Fr

[@bern9642]

Nah he means botw popularize stamina and climbing

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

It’s very obviously inspired by breath of the wild, and it’s not just to keep you out of bounds, the limits on stamina guide how you have to climb in bounds as well, otherwise you’d be able to beeline to the top of everything and ignore any of the platforming

[@cyberdragon1786]

Shadow of Colossus had stamina meter with climbing when it debut in 2005. So, botw borrowed that idea.

[@ChrisCa1601]

PS+ Essential December 2023.

[@jazmaninc9588]

Just played an hour. Such a beautiful and intriguing game. Framerates kinda all over the place on xbox sx though. To the point where its distracting. Will probably come back to it after an update or two

[@lu1s1994]

Same here man. Came here looking for solidarity lol

[@Szpryngu795]

@@lu1s1994 but you know that framerate of Sable moving'running etc should be in 15 FPS or so? It's done on purpose

[@Bertee510]

Came to see if it was just me, really needs a patch, the framerate shouldn't be dropping on series x

[@xkernalsandersx]

@@Szpryngu795 it's not the way the character moves, it's the fact that the jittering and frame pacing is a bit distracting. Definitely needs a little more polish

[@StarFury2]

Why this obsession with fps, when we should be grateful for such amazing piece of art? 15 fps is more cinematic and appropriate for comic inspired game anyways :)

[@SAFIS448]

My eyes and brain hurts watching this

[@Baukereg]

Someone never played Shadow of the Colossus *shocked*

[@gamewatch9011]

"Breath of the Child" - IGN 2021

[@filurenerik1643]

Glad max

[@1Peace]

What about the cool soundtrack from "Japanese Breakfast"?

[@nekokna]

shadow of colossus did the stamina thing waaay before zelda botw

[@6ch6ris6]

do you expect actual gaming knowledge from the "journalists" at IGN? :D

[@ThDragoomba]

He's a journo

This is IGN you're talking to.

[@ricardopagan7143]

Looks like a Moebius art piece

[@Bajso84]

Feels like a straight ripoff.

[@StarFury2]

Exactly, and they didn't even give him a credit.

[@BearlyRegal]

Such a shame hearing fairly primitive QOL improvements would've transformed a game clearly ripe with potential. Tempted to give it a go but between Kena, FC6 and FH5 it's likely going to be a sale purchase

[@ezyclapz1221]

It’s on gamepass

[@gurentgc3546]

This is an indie game made by two dudes.

[@quinsey9211]

@False Theory lol should of got an xbox instead? he literally mentioned hes playing a playstation exclusive instead. also xbox doesnt come with gamepass and you can have gamepass on pc so it wouldnt make any sense to say should have bought an xbox

[@atlien1988]

@@quinsey9211 why are y’all so triggered by the OG post? Lol

[@ThDragoomba]

What's fc6

[@exstlunitic]

Dude missed the point of the game. And honestly, asking for time trials and all these other "gamey" mechanics...cmon. Had no bugs on my play through.

[@ALostMap]

IGN's reviewer need some consistency in discussing technical issues. I'm glad this reviewer discusses bugs and performance issues here. Strange that no discussion of performance issues were brought up in the Cyberpunk and Deathloop reviews at all

[@okeymmeje5118]

The cyberpunk version they were given was the pc version so they didn't experience as much bugs (which they still mentioned). Also sometimes not everyone experiences bugs while playing. You can't expect the reviewer to talk about bugs he didn't experience.

[@emodadon1131]

Deathloop stop it? What about returnal bugs?

[@casualfungaming4356]

@@okeymmeje5118 lmao, the pc was FULL of bugs... Also, they were not allowed to use their own recorded footage because of that fact, they had to use the "approved footage of the publishers" to review and show gameplay of Cyberpunk. It's heavily suggested that they are very biased with their scores depending who publishes the games and how much influential force they hold with their names... that or lots and lots of money will do the trick. Just look at all the advertising.

[@bern9642]

They mentioned the bugs on cyberpunk

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

@@okeymmeje5118 pc release of cyberpunk was as riddled with bugs as the console releases. It’s not just a coincidence, these companies constantly ignore bugs of triple A games and give them great scores while punishing indie games like this for the same thing

[@FelipeTejeda]

"Sable" means "Sand" in french and "Saber" in spanish, I'm guessing its the first.

[@facundopovina3260]

Sable in spanish its Sword. Knowledge its Saber

[@tacodeyakul1235]

Confirmo lo del sable we

[@Tullzter]

@@facundopovina3260 Saber as in the weapon = sword, not the verb

[@pumajlr]

@@Tullzter There's no weapon called Saber in spanish.

[@Tullzter]

@@pumajlr yeah he doesn’t know that though

[@topgamingtv3291]

Pov : it's free on epic store

[@AmanSingh_YT]

Next Epic free game

[@Danny_DaKid]

Y’all forgot that shadow of the colossus had climbing stamina way before Zelda

[@ratchetfuture2]

They don’t respect the og goat

[@ianism3]

meh, it wasn't the first either. also, in SotC you could only climb certain things whereas BOTW you could climb anything. finally, Zelda is what popularized it. (for the record, I've played Shadow of the Colossus 4 times and Breath of the Wild is still at zero.)

[@opal-blue8939]

Trying it now, as it's free for PS Plus. And so far, not too impressed, but just enough to keep me interested.

[@MarcusVinicius-qd6wc]

Nausicaa vibes EVERYWHERE!

[@francescofioroni70]

World looks beautiful to explore

[@mikanyyssis]

It’s art design has Moebius all over it.

[@Gwyn1stborn]

It's Moebin' time

[@johannesbergcrantz]

Looks like a playable moebius-drawing

[@mango863]

the japanese breakfast soundtrack might be the best part

[@qwntnqwntn]

Best free PS Plus game I’ve played so far! The frame drops & stamina bar nearly ruin the experience tho.

[@00po]

i've being eager to play this game due to its visual aesthetic , but it seems is a "wander around and apreciate visuals" kinda game without much to actually do.

[@samray3461]

Comparing these glitches to Cyberpunk which originally got a 9/10 . hmm.

[@tricitydrip8928]

Not my type a game atm, but the art style's really cool. Nice to see a very small team make something like this. :)

[@tehgankerer]

Why does IGN repeatedly miss the point for every single one of its reviews?

[@the77th]

Who is this dude that ign hired? This dude doesn’t like anything 😭😭😭😭😭 he will bash a game and give it an 8 😭😭😭😭 my mans loves pain

[@Memelord2020]

7/10

[@Thethinker6141]

Can't wait to play this It's in gamepass

[@aidan1521]

Yes

[@miheerporadiya]

STOP COMPARING EVERYTHING TO LEGEND OF ZELDA GODAMMIT!

[@minatophone607]

art style is really impressive

[@Haybud]

“Is this a game not on PlayStation? Time to give it a 7” - IGN 😂😂

[@mercenarygary1]

Forreals.

[@ThDragoomba]

It's on PlayStation tho 🤦‍♂️. Why do xbox fans love to fake victimise themselves. So sad

[@mercenarygary1]

@@ThDragoomba this game isn’t on PlayStation slayer. Funny your name is Doom Slayer and you’re calling Xbox fans “sad” lmao enjoy Deathloop ;)

[@JustinTracey]

Only 18.8% of players got the trophy for completing the Prologue

[@SpongeBob38]

Sweet Christmas, thats bad!

[@TJones4L]

Big 7, no surprise here 🤣

[@TheRedRaven_]

Breath of the Wild did NOT invent the "climbing" stamina bar mechanic. That honor goes to one of the best games ever made, Shadow of the Colossus. You're welcome.

[@daneshannon884]

Was SoC the first game to use stamina when climbing?

[@TheRedRaven_]

@@daneshannon884 Yup, SotC climbing/stamina mechanic was never done or seen before in an open world, adventure focused title.

[@Player-jh4ko]

Nah Botw did invent the mechanic in open world lol.

[@Happydaes]

@@Player-jh4ko this has to be a troll lmao SoC is open world

[@xkernalsandersx]

I've been extremely irritated with the frame pacing and jitters...it really distracts from the game and I'm having to put it down for now until they patch out some of these bugs

[@jasperstokman9987]

What is this music the review starts with?

[@j.thorgard]

So... Breath of the Wild (if it were made by a two person dev team) ft. shaders by Moebius.

[@llenastro5986]

you gave fortnite a 9.8

[@braindeadgam3r341]

did my man record this with a mask on to feel at home with the game

[@deiongriffin3223]

Is it coming to switch??

[@sergiojaime]

Love the design

[@edgarector]

Not an 8, ign!? Blasphemy!

[@steelwrath]

Why he didn't mention the performance? On Ps5 game is unplayable something fishy is going on here

[@wag1777]

this feels like adventure time

[@FateSushi]

Mobius feels

[@adam_amin]

whoever is editing the transcripts for these reviews please stop removing all academic nuance and turning them into longform reddit comments

[@kay8379]

rebembers me a lot of moebius artwork

[@braydee1989]

What a miserable video. The reviewer sounds like they struggle to find the joy in any part of life!

[@iamrightyouarewrong6730]

maybe you shouldnt get so emotionally attached to a game you havent played that you start insulting a reviewer because he didnt give it a perfect score

[@amorimgames7772]

Next free game on epic

[@bloodofdepanta]

This review is the epitome of eff them kids

[@N7aziz]

yes IGN 4K reviews!!!

[@pumajlr]

Because sh*t is much better in 4k?

[@mintylemon2651]

Is it going to release on the ps or the switch

[@Shimeih]

This is what rockstar wanted the oppressor mkII to be😂😂lol

[@miraprime474]

Game reviewers really need to learn about the point of something in a game (like the traveling through the desert) simply being the pleasure of doing it.

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

Yeah just finished this game absolutely loved it for the same things this guy said let it down. Just biking around the landscape, or climbing a random tall rock and gliding across the world was like, the whole point of the game for me?

[@pitdog75]

Moebius.

[@ozzyg82]

Journey meets Starwars

[@ncwrrn]

Publicly Dragged His Nephew

[@VRnamek]

In other words: fine Moebius landscapes, zero game. That's why Skyrim and The Witcher 3 hover high and above myriads of crappy empty sandboxes...

[@MrDreadEnd]

Gave me Desert Punk vibes

[@dfaugust2k613]

a beautiful but boring crap "game", actually more entertaining watching someone else trudge through it. Don't waste your money, watch those that already have on the youtube.

[@Noddyunplugged]

Stamina bars have been around a wee bit longer than breath of the wild… 😉

[@dannywelch9070]

Just discovered this game. Trailer gave me BOTW vibes and of course it’s mentioned in this review. Kinda disappointed now 😒

[@ThDragoomba]

This is also available on PlayStation