Shapez 2 - Review after 100%

[@TheDutchActuary]

I would very much appreciate any feedback on this type of review - Did I leave anything out? Do you still have any questions after watching this?

[@sendtospybot]

Cool overview. Thx for checking this out. Btw. Is the video somehow broken after 15:30?

[@Endo-Thermic]

Came to say the same thing, after channel members are read the screen goes black and then random footage with no voiceover starts playing

[@Kiaulen]

I'd love to hear if it's playable on steam deck. I know factorio is, DSP kind of is, and satisfactory basically isn't. It's not a deal breaker if it's m+kb only though. Game looks awesome

[@leekt2228]

I personally haven't seen an "after 100%" review type thing before, so this is pretty cool

[@timdeere3640]

@@leekt2228check out the channel Mortismal Gaming. He does all his reviews in the 100% fashion but he focuses mostly on rpgs rather than factory type games like TDA. So another great channel for different genre.

[@awertyk]

woops, editing went bad 15:31

[@Shywer]

Was wondering too :D

[@-SquareBird-]

14:38 "I don't think you're gonna regret it, in any way, shape, or form" I love puns

[@ostentaneous]

I’m just here to say you’re crazy about the soundtrack. I love it. Super chill synth vibes for building my factory.

[@tacklemcclean]

Me too, I added it to a spotify playlist immediately. Sounds a bit like old 90's demoscene music with a modern touch.

[@TheDutchActuary]

I'm glad you liked it! To be honest I'm not 100% sure what it is about it that bugs me so much, as usually i'm not against this type of music at all. But I turned it back on for a while... and turned it back off :D

[@broland321]

I really liked this review! Only played a few hours with the demo version, now is the time to jump to the complete version of the game. I'm not certian that this somewhat minimalistic type of factory builder game is for my taste but your video definietly hooked on me. :D

[@Bambeakz]

It isn’t the complet version though 😅

[@mrbigberd]

The original 2D version has quite a few mods. I think this one will too and there’s a lot more modding potential here.

[@FayolaOnline]

This game seems like it'd be fun, downloading right now. Thanks for the concise review! I'm taking notes.

[@matswachters4044]

why is there 10 minutes of silence at the end of the video?

[@nikolaanicic3944]

Gameplay footage that slipped past editing? Someone else mentioned it, but feels like an editing mistake. Not huge but still funny.

[@oliverroystone2253]

Nah his editing software died it’s the 10 minutes of science at its funeral

[@TheDutchActuary]

@@oliverroystone2253 ROFL. But yea, I goofed on the editing it seems. Or you know, consider the last 10 minutes to be bonus B-Roll! :P

[@superfleet1954]

@@TheDutchActuaryI think the editor in KZbin studio will let you be able to cut the last section out without a reupload so f you wanna remove it you could try that? Might help with retention as people will be watching the intended full video.

[@bryanzhao1987]

mic drop

[@ゆうた-i1r]

I love the music of this game.

[@Johan-rm6ec]

Een goed verzorgd spel, stabiel en loopt bijzonder soepel. Echt een pareltje.

[@viniciusnoyoutube]

Very good review, clear and explain everything

[@kylejames8471]

Will this game get a list achievements/trophies ?

[@pallenda]

It's a great game, and I for one love the music.:)

[@TheDutchActuary]

I'm glad to hear that actually! I love the game myself, so if most people like the music all the better!

[@oboo1225]

Note that blueprints are free on difficulties relaxed and normal

[@Rocksteady72a]

Dyson Sphere Program is *exactly* why I'm scared of early access factory builders. That game took a 1+ year detour to make it a hoard shooter rather than expanding the systems of what it already had. Side note, why is the video double the length of the actual video track?

[@mrbigberd]

Unlike Dyson sphere, the base goal here has been very clear. Make a 3D version of the original with just a bit more complexity. If you like the original, you’ll like this one even more (at least I do and I believe I’m about 30% through based on the original version).

[@Waggabagaboo]

Overall I agree. Satisfactory last released new parts to automate in March 2021. Three years of cosmetics and slight QoL. The engine upgrade took 1 entire year.

[@kearseymorton2078]

DSP is an incredible game, the value you get out of it is immense, and that was true even right at the beginning of EA some people might be unwilling to engage into the battles against the dark, but it is totally optional Everything we got since launch is just cherry on top of a delicious cake

[@kearseymorton2078]

@@merq_yt how can you be disappointed by a game you played 600 hours and you paid $20 for it? Some people levels of entitlement are ridiculous

[@Rocksteady72a]

@@kearseymorton2078 Cherry on top is what I consider NMS content post Atlas Rises, a full game that got sequel's worth of content afterward. DSP isn't in that category, it's still in early access, and quickly losing the plot

[@johnfadroski9261]

Thank you so much for taking the time to put together this review, it is very well done! How many hours in total do you have in this game? I can see this being an amazing game to lose myself in soon!

[@TheDutchActuary]

Before the review about 30-40 hours

[@af4043]

Would be great to see a "let's play" of this game, TDA!

[@gicudoi2771]

my only problem with it is that idk why but for my potato laptop the game runs great at minimum setting 40 FPS but at random every now and then it just freezes I can move my cursor but it does nothing while I'm building something freeze while I switch tabs from building to the tasks or upgrades and I have to be on the edge while I'm doing important stuff to just stop and save my game because I don't know when the next freeze will be even with 2 min auto save you can do a lot in 2 minutes so that's the only problem i have with it

[@Skippyzor]

Hello sir. I have tried everything for Milestone 9 I cannot figure out how to complete it. If anyone has any insight it would be greatly appreciated.

[@eldomschi2680]

If I have shapez should I get this game?

[@mrbigberd]

If you like shapez, then yes. The stacked building layers add a whole new dimension of planning (pun intended). The whole tunneling + splitter mechanism in the original has always felt like I was fighting the game a bit. Then everything required a rework once you got more compact routing blocks. Removing both of those feels a lot smoother. I’ve been excited since trying the demo and (as the video points out), I was surprised at how complete and bug free it’s been.

[@eldomschi2680]

@@mrbigberd thank you for your help I think I will get the game tomorrow thank you

[@davidvandersterre]

​@@eldomschi2680 I was sceptical about getting the game as well but I eventually bought it. And after some hours of gameplay (almost 20 at the time of writing) I can tell that this game has a lot more to offer regarding gameplay. The trains are fun to watch jumping all around, the layers add a lot more options and I'm just about to touch on the abilities of automation. It's kind of like programming, but fun. I am not a great fan of the design of the atmosphere you play in, but perhaps that is a matter of time and a few mods, or updates.

[@eldomschi2680]

@@davidvandersterre thank you for your answer it helps very much with the decision

[@davidvandersterre]

@@eldomschi2680 I'll stream some in a few hours or so, maybe swing by?

[@af4043]

No, *you* are awesome!

[@TrueRandomization]

How many hours of content is there?

[@TheDutchActuary]

Depends a bit on how you play it. If you just rush to the end, maybe 20 hours. If you try and make pretty builds or a machine that builds the randomized builds automatically? Easily 2-3 times that.

[@XassassincodXstan]

Played this today, this is the game i didnt know i was missing, so simple yet complicated. So fub

[@beezer4134]

Clicking more information consistently crashes to desktop after completing the tutorial 😢

[@ChristopherFonseka]

Probably in a minority here, but would LOVE for this to come to the Nintendo Switch

[@TheDutchActuary]

Honestly I can see that. It's a nice game to fiddle around with on the couch, as there is no pressure

[@Shywer]

Crazy :D

[@Firebuck]

Genius move releasing this the minute EA starts. 😀

[@thorin4406]

There was an embargo in place 😉

[@SpiderHorse9]

What is the EA start?

[@thorin4406]

@@SpiderHorse9 Early Access.

[@michaeldonoghue9015]

@@SpiderHorse9I prefer the alternative interpretation of EA to be Embargo Airlifted.

[@Seawolf159]

How can you name satisfactory and dyson sphere program but not Factorio! I'm outraged. Otherwise decent review though without spoiling too much.

[@pengil3]

Factorio’s in early access?

[@Seawolf159]

@@pengil3 Well it should probably be mentioned when being compared to other factory games, EA or no EA.

[@pengil3]

@@Seawolf159 He was talking about factory games in EA, that’s why he named SF and DSP but not Factorio

[@Nathan-zd8ew]

Factorio is lame and overrated. I much prefer this and dyson

[@Seawolf159]

@@Nathan-zd8ew I can certainly understand that if you've played DSP or Satisfactory for that matter before you've played Factorio because it just looks more bland and shapez 2 certainly looks phenomenal. If you've played Factorio first though, I can't see it as clearly, but to each their own!

[@ahhhheh]

Do you not fully check through a video before uploading it:?

[@Tuneuu]

Do you?

[@CMoDZ3D]

nope and clearly doesn't check comments either. unsubscribing... oh wait.... I'm not subscribed.

[@Tuneuu]

@@CMoDZ3D do you expect him to miss you?

[@CMoDZ3D]

@@Tuneuu sounds like you will miss me. needless comment.

[@Tuneuu]

@@CMoDZ3D yeah man I will miss you. (Needless comment)

[@prankerganster3985]

13:46 josh probably dont care either for any balancing (satisfacory) just shove it on there is enough

[@Error-rc9es]

i like shapez/shapez 2 soundtrack, but i often think it's "too much" for what the game is. like imagine having the doom eternal soundtrack playing during super noah's ark. doom eternal's music is great, and it's suitable for the genre, it's just "too much" for what the game is lol.

[@dustx]

If you're good at this game, you're a good programmer

[@flwi]

...in any way, shape or form ;-)

[@MyAmazingUsername]

It looks incredibly autistic, like Factorio, but seems fun.

[@johanskodvin1282]

its so much more autistic. its factorio if factorio was a puzzle game

[@TrueRandomization]

The game is super boring.

[@jeffreyspinner5437]

Idk, you are ranked in the 93.1 percentile ("top 6.9%") in this game, given I was ranked in the 99 percentile on the ASVAB (the US military test) Idt you're trying hard enough! Listening to the music with the masked hypnotic suggestions (like subliminal advertisements or suggestions in the Muzak in stores...) is part of the challenge, bro! This is satire, but at the same time completely true. 🤨 I'm gonna suggest this game for grandma cause she plays these silly casual pick up garbage/matching games, unlike when she was a mother and tormented her kids to pick up their mess (with a timer, btw) instead of doing it for them or trying a less onerous way to teach them... which is the real world version of those games! 🤫

[@theelfilippo]

bro this is not like a matching game at all

[@jeffreyspinner5437]

@@theelfilippo Last time I played it I had to match the template that kept on getting more and more complex... so what r' you talkin' 'bout Willis!? (Sanford and Son quote)

[@theelfilippo]

matching the template to a shape and just playing a match 3 game is very different, it just seems weird to suggest this to your grandma unless you have like a gamer granny or something lol

[@Almethese84]

@@jeffreyspinner5437 Your trolling game is way sub-par bro; at leat make an effort would ya!?!

[@jeffreyspinner5437]

@@Almethese84 jokes in text is a hard sell... then again irony and comedy requires a threshold amount of intelligence to understand, so given this venue I can't tell how you didn't get my irony. I assume it's the text not including inflections, tone, pacing or body language could be the issue, but I've found over my lifetime never to assume stupidity when it's most likely malevolence. If I didn't have to get up an piss at night, I wouldn't have seen this comment, though more importantly I just don't care as I watch 'Merica dying with us in it. Put it most simply: I _never_ troll.

[@George-x2z]

this game is so good