Should you play Red Orchestra 2 in 2024? Yes, its incredible. In fact, don't watch this. Go play it.

Know a game you think I should cover? Let me know.
Bit of a labor of love, this video, so I hope you enjoy it. Red Orchestra 2 has been on semi-regular rotation since I was in like, middle school, so it definitely holds a place in my heart, and I hope we get a few more years out of it before it finishes its long ride into the sunset. At release, the impressive immersiveness, the smooth gameplay, the challenging learning curve and hardcore nature of this game promised a bright future for the FPS genre.
In many ways we’ve reached that promised land, with so many new and varied titles for fans of hardcore FPS’s. But in equally many other ways, I feel that we’ve fallen short. The experience of playing Red Orchestra 2 has not been replicated. The intensity, the replayability, the mix of hardcore and casual gameplay - it has no equal.
The servers are still kicking for now, there’s usually one or two with a decent population, but it’s a little less each year. I hope to host some game nights via this channel soon where we can breathe life into this and other old gems, but in the meantime get your Eastern Front fix from a few of these cool resources below:
How to remove your HUD in RO2. I just scrolled down to “Remove the HUD except while T is pressed” and followed the directions from there.
/ a_guide_to_tweaking_re...
Awesome blog I discovered while searching for the chapter photos. I had like a 3 hour window where I was supposed to be editing the video and instead I spent the entire time reading this dudes blog. I paid for his substack to read more articles. I cannot even remotely remember the last time I paid money to read something online. Highly reccomended. bigserge.substack.com/p/death...
Cool video showing some of the real life locations of RO2 based on an interview the creator did with a Tripwire employee. He goes into a lot of detail even comparing the windows and stuff from existing buildings, it’s pretty interesting. • Red Orchestra 2 Real L...
Chapters
00:00 Intro
2:28 Gunplay
4:31 The Hud
6:42 Game Mode
8:46 Outro
#redorchestra2 #nostalgiagaming #gamereview

[@TheUsurper3ren]

Hell Let Loose mains, please come to Red Orchestra 2. We even have the Pacific Theater in this other cool game that's combined with it called Rising Storm

[@nohud_]

^^^

[@lowlifetraitor871]

Best memory of this game was - Spawn->run into mg->die->repeat Then Voice spamming Ooooraaaah with mates

[@deizzano]

zastalinaaaaaa!!

[@PlanetaJuegosPC]

My memory was being squad leader and methodicaly advancing from position to position to keep spawning team mates. poping smokes for my squad and from time to time using them as cannon fodder to know when to move and when to cover haha

[@DukeDavis94]

One of my go to games, played the series since it began back on Unreal Tournament 2004 and way before the time clock started in steam. The RO2 and RS are pure fun to play with or without bots; bots make great shooting gallery targets. The RS Viet-Nam wasnt a fav of mine, no bots; BUT the Black Orchestra in production could be a great contender, and lets not forget Hero's of the West too. Gotta say great video, and thanks for the showcase.

[@satnav1980]

I don't know what you're on about. That box art is lit.

[@SuperSamio64]

Banger game, I return to it relatively rarely but every time I do I can find at least two populated servers. Maybe that's EU privilege but this game is not dead by any means, huge respect to the vets still playing every day. Absolutely unmatched atmosphere and sense of place, with just the right blend of hardcore and arcadey gameplay. I thought I was gonna love HLL when it came out and I appreciate that game for what it is but RO2/RS1 is the pinnacle of the genre for me, the spawn system and map design is really generous and means you're never more than a minute or two away from action. I used to main this game with friends back in the day and I'm the only one who still plays it sometimes - so glad I do though, I always end up staying on for hours longer than I meant to

[@SuperSamio64]

Also omg, the voice acting and soundtrack? Crazy good and such a key part of the immersion. I could about this game all day hahaha

[@nohud_]

Same haha, there were so many other aspects of the game that I could have mentioned here but I wanted to keep it short (suppression, hipfiring, soundtrack, etc. etc). HLL is fun in it's own way, but I agree with the spawns and maps being absolutely perfect in RO2

[@deizzano]

i love this game, play everyday, nice video bro!

[@nohud_]

thanks man :) glad you enjoyed it

[@Petardeldel]

that moment when your artillery barage called behind the point gets 20-30 kills and your team take the point. also tank interiors are really good. even better than some newer games of the genre

[@nohud_]

i need to spend more time with the tanks, theyre so well done

[@PlanetaJuegosPC]

yup, that was cool. everyone knew it was time to rush. pretty good playerbase. most of the time players fulfilled their role

[@kthanksbyeman2]

This is a fantastic video dude, you've made me want to play this again so bad

[@nohud_]

thanks man, you should. It really holds up

[@stefan5234]

such a gem of a game! i sometimes play it , and man it takes me back! also works out of the box on linux with proton if you are also on the linux peninsula

[@Resistantkillers]

Spent good part of my late teens and early twenties playing this game think at least accumulated 800 hours on this game + 400 hours on rising storm I think I’m ready for red orchestra 3 if it ever came out don’t think I will see the light of day for a month at least 😂

[@nohud_]

id lose my job haha

[@minoukacon0]

really good video

[@adityadivine2138]

I never played any red orchestra before, I was wondering if the small community is welcoming for new players or not. If they're welcome then I'll buy both red orchestra games today and try it out 😅

[@nohud_]

the community is super chill - its a somewhat relaxed game in terms of people not taking it too seriously. No one will give you a problem for being new

[@adityadivine2138]

Can you please check if Asia servers are alive and running?

[@unknown-and-known]

whats the gameplay of this compared to that of insurgency sandstorm? it looks similar

[@nohud_]

ro2 is a little slower paced, maps slightly larger, with more players. If you’re familiar with insurgency though, you could pick this up relatively quick

[@Moshiko926]

No audio

[@user-ms5qt1zq6d]

do people still play? ill reinstall it right now

[@nohud_]

yep, usually a populated server or 2

[@user-ms5qt1zq6d]

@@nohud_ uraaa

[@adrianalicea6704]

Isn't the game dead? Every time I go on, I rarely see anyone and the people who are on don't talk or type so they're basically NPCs. I remember back in the day this game had lobbies filled with people who wouldn't stop talking and now it just sad

[@nohud_]

I think it's pretty time dependent. All this footage is pretty recent, and I was having luck finding a relatively full server on NA East afternoons and evenings. There isn't a lot of chatter compared to the old days though, you're right about that