Skydance's Behemoth | PSVR2 Review | v1.003

[@nomanisanisland]

A fair and justifyingly belated review. I enjoyed my 1 hour fix on launch and happily waited till 2nd patch to continue on.

[@aashraykumar1474]

Finally Mr Parole's Bohemoth review! I've been waiting on it for a while!

[@0tedaCecapS]

Thanks! Been waiting for your review BP, I'm off to buy it now, cheers

[@WithoutParole]

*[meows&swipes] I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! :D

[@ronpowers2064]

Horrible game. That's just my opinion and trying to save you a few dollars.

[@INS4NITY_846]

​@@ronpowers2064 how so?

[@derekhart410]

Thanks for the review man. Gonna pick this one up sometime after the holidays.

[@JoJoAllen217]

I had a wonderful time with this game! Third game in my life where I immediately started another playthrough after the credits rolled! It felt like Shadow of the Colossus meets Dark Messiah: Of Might and Magic with a sprinkle of Dark Souls. Based on pre-release footage, it seemed they had more ideas they were playing with that didn't make it to the final release; hopefully a sequel is greenlit and they are able to explore more and expand on what they did, I'd be super eager to see what a Behemoth sequel looks like

[@Man9oorKSA]

I have too much VR games in backlog to finish them but I skipped them to buy behemoth and I really enjoying this game so much , thanks for the review and keep it up with more reviews please! 💙

[@hurlman03]

Been waiting for this! Glad you waited for some patches.

[@ultrablaze117]

The best PSVR reviews that I always wait for, thanks as always Brian.

[@minners71]

I would like to take a moment to thank all the beta testers who paid their money on launch day to make the game better for me when I pick it up in 6 months.

[@Ryengeku]

As much of a prevalent sentiment this is nowadays, VR actually does need more people to take the Day 1 plunge than traditional AAA games since it's a smaller market so the devs can actually see some type of ROI faster so they can continue staying in the VR space.

[@jjsavior]

Thank them for their service

[@janchan2258]

They made the combat worse, congrats for not experiencing the devs vision of combat and instead you'll be experiencing the easy combat crybabies who didn't want to put effort to learn the combat wanted!

[@izzard]

@@Ryengeku Big NO to this! If devs want customers to pay them for the privilege of experiencing bugs, then the devs should be more transparent and call it "early access" or at least "version 0.9".

[@fj06carnone]

Can't tell if you're a proud, selfish coward or genuine and considerate 🤔

[@stikegamerthevrafgamecat7783]

Alright, alright! SOLD!

[@WithoutParole]

*[twists your arm]* SAY UNCLE!!!

[@SKBKER]

Give it a few more weeks .

[@trdaniels333]

Thank you for the time and work Bryan. I’m excited to buy this one.

[@oscaracevedo9380]

4:58 Felt like that was personal 😂

[@WithoutParole]

I may have been working through some stuff in my personal life lol

[@masonsims1908]

The sense of scale of the brhemoths are just spectacular. The 3rd behemoth is my favorite

[@MR_KILL777]

Great job is always Brian! Keep up the awesome work. ✌️

[@damiendelawder]

5:00 😆 🤣 wife thought i needed therapy . 😂 love the review as always!! See you at the next live stream! 🎉

[@WithoutParole]

*[meows&swipes]*

[@jctheU.G.SafariBigGamecat]

This is going to brighten up my February next year when the physical copy drops through my door 😊.

[@RoyMartiniPS]

I love how you commented on expectations vs what is being delivered. I have to remind myself that when watching movies, reading, listening to music and playing games. I can sit and talk about what I would like to see all day long, but it’s much more important to engage with what creators have put before you and meet them on their level. Thanks for always keeping it real.

[@garrydalton1580]

I absolutely love the combat in this game. When you master it you feel like a witcher in there

[@GreyMatterShades]

Such a shame they didn't do a minor delay so that the game could make a better first impression. More VR developers need to use Impact Labs or similar services to get out-of-house playtesting before their game launches. I'm glad they're addressing the issues quickly, I just fear a lot of the damage has been done. Thanks for the well balanced and thoroughly playtested review! 😉

[@MountainManGamingPSVR]

I'm so hooked on Ancient Dungeon, Behemoth will have to wait a bit longer... Thank you for completing this review AFTER the patches had been applied.

[@stuartburns8657]

That is a very good game. Another is the light brigade

[@Sincerity1993]

Ancient Dungeon doesn't hold a candle to this both in terms of gameplay, mechanics and graphics lmao

[@Boobmates]

Ancient dungeon? What an outrageous comparison. The game is total shite. LOL

[@stuartburns8657]

@@Sincerity1993 Certainly not in terms of visuals no. Tight gameplay, multiplayer, replay. Lots in AD'S favour. I guess you are 12 - insert 'lmao'

[@Sincerity1993]

@stuartburns8657 Enemy variety is also certainly not too great, but if you're enjoying it that's fine

[@oursique]

Thanks for mentioning the version number. I wanted to ask and forgot. The more you discussed the issue of reviewing games at launch, the more I was thinking about Why We Love, where you started with mentioning the version being re-reviewed, and what support the game got from the developer.

[@Devilisdue1]

I agree on this review, loving the game, it’s a awesome vr experience

[@Zeidinho]

Fair review. Played about 1.5hrs and I’m not disappointed, but nor am i amazed. It’s good enough for me to want to go back to it, and that’s usually a good sign.

[@WithoutParole]

Keep me posted, I'd love to hear your feelings about it after the 2nd behemoth. That's when it all clicked for me and I really, really started to enjoy myself :D

[@theclassicgamer20]

I’m actually loving this game. And I usually hate sword based games

[@kilartist1thedreamweaverga3]

Great review man!! I am off tonite and tomorrow so if you need me then i will be living out my power fantasy lol!!

[@alanpyatt600]

Many thanks Bryan for your honest review of this game; looking forward to you review of Arken Age in January 2025

[@golu_pl]

When I found out that it's going to be a rough premiere, i decided to wait for all patches. Instead of buying this in such a state, I got back to Re4Vr 😊. I'm pretty happy with my decision- in few months i will try Behemoth and probably my experience is going to be much better than many day one buyers.

[@hussainchoudhury8846]

Brian!! Very balanced and fair review ❤. Am not sure if this is the right place to say it but I hope you are working through Aliens right now. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on that one!!

[@PrenticeSummerscales]

I'm eagerly looking forward to part 1 of the review.

[@WithoutParole]

I'm working on Subside and Alien Rogue Incursion right now. Gonna be another fun week of Gamescasts! :D

[@hussainchoudhury8846]

@ the subside demo!! Very positive first impressions and am excited for the shows next week. Enjoy the rest of your day dude!!

[@AVClll]

Awesome review!

[@Slaughter_Hill]

I throughouly enjoyed this game, but I can see how others felt that the game fell a bit short. My only personal gripe is that I failed a few sections so many times that I was getting a bit annoyed. Like the final jump to the third behemoth. I felt like I was doing everything right but I just fell and fell.

[@jean-francoisrioux847]

Nice review

[@Ryjita]

Sold! Thanks for the review

[@cusman]

Thanks Bryan for proving the value of never rushing a review. If a specific reviewers opinion is what someone waits for to decide their purchases, it is worth waiting for the reviewer to do it with the version of game that better represents what gamers should expect when they start.

[@emilybaxterthecartoonywitc1805]

One of the cool things is Tiff and her team at Skydance can be trusted to fix issues unlike other vr studios. The Walking Dead Onslaught had a chance to be a very good game if they had implemented some of the players' feedback on gameplay, but they didn't. So I'm sure this game will just keep getting better, as it's a studio you can trust

[@XhoowieX]

They did a terrible with Arashi and abandoned it, though I don't know to what extent they had the ability to solve the issues as they were only porting that one.

[@jayr3053]

I’m loving it!! Next up: Alien!

[@asteroidsex]

Great review thank you!

[@zapruder686]

Thanks was waiting for this review tosee if its fixed well enough!

[@RealSuperTV]

Im getting a VR headset this Christmas, so have been watching an absolute ton of game reviews to figure out what games I want to check out. This channel has the best written reviews i have seen by far. Good job and keep up the good work.

[@Magnum-Gaming]

Good review Bryan

[@jerrybrooks9659]

Finally! Been waiting for your review. I've been enjoying this game. One of the best vr games out for psvr2 for sure., minus the bugs, but all in all id give it a solid 9. I'm sure with a few more patches it's gonna be Gold.

[@deadaim5161]

I've not been disappointed by it yet. I've been actually listening to the story instead of just powering through and find it a pretty decent narrative and guves you good incentive to keep pushing forward. The backdrops and scale of the vistas and everything feel epic. Grappling and climbing feels really great. Love how sometimes you have to vault yourself higher to grab further away ledges etc. Swordplay is very satisfying when not rushed and find it more enjoyable played at a slightly slower pace. As for the archers.. I just stand there with a sheild, blocking all arrows flying at me then pick them off my sheild to re-use for later..recycling ♻️👍 Not really had any buggy issues yet, apart from. the odd dumb ai bots. Overall I'm loving it, the immersion is amazing. Yes be nice to have maybe a couple more behemoths. But to be fair if there was more than what are in the actual game, surely the entire landscape would just be completely destroyed 😅 Those things are huuuge.😮 Think additional Behemoths in some extra DLC side stories, maybe 🤔 Even from other characters poi ts of view in the world would definitely solve this issue and be a very welcome addition. Overall I'd give it a 9/10 Not perfect, but pretty close. It doesnt disappoint. 😊

[@WhattaM00k]

It’s here! 🙌

[@jamietaylor532]

Great and fair review. Was a mess until the 12/12 patch. After that it was a lot better but got much easier. I barely even used strength except for on the mandatory walks as the blocking and parrying was much, much easier than pre patch.

[@pbarratt73]

4:59 Bloody hell I think it's safe to say he is dead 😂😂 Seen many reviews but waited for yours. Will be getting it over Christmas. Thanks also for giving it chance for issues to be patched before reviewing 🕹

[@Hell_diver1]

I’m glad they don’t constantly show the behemoths. If they did, you wouldn’t say “oh my god, it’s right there!” You’d probably say “oh, there it is”

[@WithoutParole]

100% agree, showing them more than they already do would have been a horrible design choice :D

[@jjsavior]

What?! damn man. Right on time!

[@jackcall3815]

8/10 for me personally. Appreciate the time you took for this review Bryan. Still would reccomend games like Genotype, Ancient Dungeon and Vertigo 2 ahead of it though. But that’s just me!

[@Boobmates]

LOL quit the drugs dude

[@Sincerity1993]

Was waiting for this, sounds like a must buy! Finally after so many horror zombie games a real rpg

[@Phe0nix1986]

Thanks!

[@bxile730]

I purchased this game the second i finished seeing this review! 😭🙏🙌

[@duzyresearch]

Glad to hear the stamina gauge was fixed. This and the daily time limits pushed me away from S&S (I know I'm the weird one). I might actually like this game more

[@XhoowieX]

I think you're the only normal one. S&S was just a putting things in a backpack simulator and then losing stamina if you run for 10 meters. I don't understand why people like it at all.

[@kanikrage308]

I only got S&S for the looting,survival, "open world" part, it was the only thing like that on psvr2. But Into the Radius replaced that in a much better way S&S is still great but a few things were missing for me

[@shenmeowzo]

A common thread amongst many of the best VR games... they make you feel like a badass. Sounds like behemoth ticks that box.

[@Spookyyuuuki]

Yes! 🙌

[@Dennis-gj8vf]

Awesome game 🎉 love it …. Awesome work Brian! thank you

[@DragonTiger89]

It sounds like the audio is sped up on these reviews. I have to turn on CC just to understand. I’m old

[@WithoutParole]

You're old??? I just hope the 89 is your screenname isn't your birthyear.... because by comparison that makes me ANCIENT

[@DragonTiger89]

@ nope 89 not my birth year I’m much older

[@frankdux5785]

Still havent even started metro after just just beating batman… happy i have this game coming on disc forcing me to wait, seems like they are implementing some solid patches.

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

❤this one more trophy 🏆 for plat ,just got finish without upgrading,my fav developer s

[@F5VEstarSKILZ]

Does the game have actual snap turn or is it the same as saints and sinners where it says snap turn but it just smooth turns at fixed angles?

[@davidtorto4404]

was waiting for this before i decided to buy it as early reviews were just saying all negative stuff, 8.7/10 sounds like a must buy now

[@Hiedon123]

Curious are there other enemy types other than dudes with swords?

[@KyleHooper-z9u]

I pre-ordered the physical version but it doesn't release until next month, from my understanding. Therefore I'll be playing that beta until I get the patch

[@RoyHoy]

8.7 is such a specific number

[@WithoutParole]

Just wait until I start using two decimal places. It's really gonna screw with people. 8.74 just has a nice ring to it, don't you agree? :D

[@RoyHoy]

@WithoutParole lol

[@MikkiZHskDK]

Just as i askes you the man provides😂

[@WithoutParole]

I aim to please :D

[@jbainbridge22]

When is the Behemoth review coming??? 😁

[@leonkennedy3398]

The review I've been waiting for

[@Metalgeargamecat]

How is the game in its current state? Is it worth the price of admission or wait for a sale as of now???

[@steviecava]

It seems like you have to give a game at least a couple of weeks after launch nowadays before you start. I completed the game already and luckily didn’t really notice too much in bugs. Great game.

[@DrierHyperion21]

I've still just barely beat the first Behemoth. It was way too buggy when I tried playing it again a couple days ago. I think I might pick it up again in like 6 months and try to play it then hopefully all these bugs and glitchy animations are fixed.

[@leonkennedy3398]

What difficulty level do you recommend i play? I'm currently playing Metro on my first playthrough on hard and it feels perfect

[@WithoutParole]

Metro on hard makes sense, but only play Behemoth on hard (barbarian) if you want a REAL challenge. The normal, default difficulty for Behemoth felt right for me

[@carlotron6515]

Good job thanks for your review😊

[@WithoutParole]

Thanks for being patient! :D

[@carlotron6515]

@@WithoutParole it's a hobby ,WE are patients ever

[@itselliebeans6623]

N0t finished this review yet but does the game have to give you basically everuthing so fast within an hour you have the best sword and the grappling hook giving you no need to use other weapons making it feel ryl repetitive

[@WithoutParole]

It takes hours to unlock all three primary weapons and you'll be upgrading them the whole game.

[@itselliebeans6623]

@WithoutParole yeah but i like variety in the weaponry and my personally other than the axe it felr like i had unlocked everything early i was hopeful when the sword looked different after the first upgrade but then it stayed the same the progression was good but could rly be improved i think

[@Calakapepe]

Even though this isn't day 1... i care about this review

[@valeriishevchenko1479]

I finished Behemoth today with mixed feelings. On the bright side I finally got a full scale fantasy adventure game with fencing that is not an arena battle. And unlike Legendary Tales there is some sightseeing and the world feels big even if it's linear. After the blood returning patch I felt like I can block attacks more predictable fighting humans and I had my fun. I still feel like sometimes enemies strike literally through my blade if I block instead of deflecting attacks. Behemoths themselves were a rather miss for me. The first behemoth encounter was awesome and felt like a proper battle. I had to run away, time my actions, watch for cultists. The second behemoth surprisingly felt easier, half of the battle behemoth does nothing to harm the protagonist and I had literally infinite time to plan my actions but still emotions were high. The third behemoth is close in spirit to what I remember from Shadow of the colossus but it is undercooked. This behemoth ignores you all the time except very few scripted moments and is basically a climbing excercise with often glitchy physics, bugs but without any real challenge. I died alot on this one but mostly because of lacking polishing like a climable surface didn't register grabs. If the problems are fixed I'd rather feel like the order of behemoths is off. And for some reason there are poison areas. They are not fun. By the mechanic to prevent damage you need to cover your nose with one hand but in vr you have a headset on your face and a controller in your hand. Every single time the hand was drifting away especially in combat. Thankfully I faced just one combat in the poison. And still I regret nothing

[@KeiBrightwing]

What is that ridiculous 3-metre slide that enemies do when they attack?

[@WithoutParole]

Outdated footage from launch. It was pretty silly before, the slide has been reduced considerably

[@dominatorjeffthegamecat1770]

Yeah I was pretty upset at some stuff in the game I bought and played it I think a couple days after it came out and I missed out on 2 awesome bosses (not behemoths) my fight with the archer boss he was invisible other then his helmet and he’d just float around making arrow audio noises but not actually shooting anything so I just hit him every time his helmet appeared and just shoot him till he died, another boss in the bloody bone room I was dying to a lot trying to figure it out and when I finally had it down she spawned in and died from the spawn and I was able to move on so that sucked a lot of fun out to but other then that I haven’t encountered almost any other problem the pacing is definitely different from the first boss I’m on my way to the second behemoth but I’m loving it 8 hours in so far!! Great review as always Bryan and I actually wanted to ask what’s your source on saying it’s 90hz Native? Cause I’ve heard other reviewers say it’s reprojected and other also say 90 native so now I don’t know lol

[@WithoutParole]

It's 100% not using reprojection. My first source was myself because I can see reprojection from a mile away. But I can't always tell the difference between 90 and 120 native so I asked Skydance and they confirmed it's 90 native

[@dominatorjeffthegamecat1770]

@ oh okay awesome I seen someone comment under the KZbinrs video I went back and checked it to make sure and they were saying he was mistaken thanks for the clear up you’re the best🫡👍

[@nassifsamuel55]

Native 90, i heard its 60 reprojected to 120, which would make it a pass for me

[@WithoutParole]

It's 90 native, not sure how anyone could think otherwise in fact. It's super smooth and with its bright snowy environments it would have made ghosting from reprojection VERY noticeable.

[@nassifsamuel55]

@WithoutParole nice, thanks for letting me know, great review bro 👍

[@heavybrett-al4082]

Behemoth is definitely a shiny light towards a bright psvr2 future, I love it, now let's pray aliens VR this week is just as fun 🙏🤞

[@Receipt]

Is that this week? I'm cautiously optimistic about Aliens.

[@Magnum-Gaming]

I had a bug where this enemy NPC woman was heard moaning like she was having sex, and then when I got to her, she attacked me. LOL

[@MrGamecatCanaveral]

It's on sale. Buy??

[@SoloBoardGamingKnight]

I’m taking the dive

[@Babyclownn]

Here I was thinking I missed some plot point about the black blood, like it was making people crazy or something lol.

[@WithoutParole]

Yeah, totally agree. I actually didn't realize it wasn't supposed to be black, seemed right if everyone's infected.

[@ericblade6152]

Some locales don't let you sell games with red blood. It's real life being crazy. :D

[@PrenticeSummerscales]

Behemoth(trust us).

[@Oblivion486]

For me, it was a mediocre and buggy/janky game with some amazing moments that really made me enjoy it more than I otherwise would have. The combat against humans is below average to mediocre, it's just so janky. It was improved a lot by the latest patch though. There were literal cracks in the game. Like cracks in walls that I could see into the void that I shouldn't have been able to see. The pop in was absolutely horrid, even after their latest patch. The upgrading of items was a huge letdown compared to their previous games. But traversing with the hook was so much fun. Swinging from thing to thing was a blast. It was fun to explore. The puzzles while simple were fun to complete. The Behemoth fights were absolutely amazing, especially the second one. The game does look really good when the bugs aren't ruining that and it's very clear. So I had mixed feelings about this game. Without the wow moments, I think this game would have been a 7 to 7.5 out of 10 to me. But with the amazing moments I did have, it felt like an 8 by the time I was done with it. Not the epic masterpiece of a journey I was hoping for, but a very good and fun game. I will say the biggest missed opportunity is not being able to just replay the Behemoth fights, but maybe they'll change that in the future.

[@iwantalot]

Just about to face off with behemoth 3 and loving the game.

[@saturatedwithsound]

it does get better as you go along but i really do not enjoy the combat and so I try to strength mode / cheese an encounter as quickly as possible to get through it. its a solid 7/10

[@ericblade6152]

Strength is there to be used! :-D That's not cheating, that's what you're supposed to do! :D

[@KingLayZee]

after the second update this game is fun to play. The mechanics arent that good. Wish the would be more intensity. But the important thing is: This game makes fun! The second Behemoth Fight is a masterpiece!

[@malcomscott2495]

Yessir

[@BoundUnderground]

🎉

[@JPWestmas]

I'm confused. Half the reviews say the combat is hard, the others say its too easy. I guess I should just play on hard mode. I just don't want to be bored and still be able to progress over the next 40 hours.

[@ericblade6152]

Combat takes building up some skill. Most recent patches also make combat easier in easy mode, and harder in hard mode, I think on launch the biggest difference was in hit points between the modes, but now it adjusts how easy it is to block and parry depending on difficulty.

[@IanFitzwilliam]

I feel like a lot of reviewers projected their SoC fantasies onto this game and reviewed it on a scale of, is it SoC or not.

[@WithoutParole]

Man that would be a shame.

[@SuperNova-py1ec]

The only review that matters…

[@rogerskinner6320]

As for bugs, I’ve learned from years of gaming that clearing cache and full shutdowns can often get rid of many bugs. Do it from time to time, I tend to have problems when i play a large variety of games. They leave things in temporary storage that mess with other games somehow.

[@wjveryzer7985]

My only issue with this game is the name BEHEMOTH. I expected a game about fighting HUGE monsters with some casual enemies in between. Instead, Its a game about fighting normal humans with swords, with some casual kaijus mixed in. Its not about fighting them though. Its a puzzle. I legit felt BAD killing them which really ruined it a bit for me. Its a shame because in the beginning, i was legit scared of the behemoth which I havent felt that in vr in a LONG TIME

[@AdamForeman]

Bryan, this doesn't make sense to me, they took extra time and delayed it, only to release it with bugs. THEN days later, fix those bugs instantly. Am I the only one that thinks that something is wrong with this? They couldn't wait an extra week or so to fix the bugs before release or if they were so easy to fix so quickly, why weren't they fixed beforehand?

[@WithoutParole]

The day one patch had literally three thousand bug fixes, so yeah they were fixing things until AND after the last minute. It seems like every game is like that now.

[@ericblade6152]

Something I think a lot of people don't realize about game development involving Sony and Meta and Microsoft and Nintendo and Google and Apple and so on, is that you are submitting your game to them weeks or even months in advance of release so that they can do all their QA processes on them. Those are the versions that come out initially. So that is why there is a prevalence of "Day Zero" patches, and why nearly every game you purchase on release date has a patch ready to go already, or within a day or two of release. Also, when you go from having 200 players, nearly all of whom are intimately familiar with a product, to having many thousands, who are now experiencing it for the first time, you're going to discover a lot of things you didn't know about, and you become very thankful for modern crash reporting technology and streamers and youtubers, because you can see when unexpected things happen far better than you can before a wide release.

[@peteneon]

Great review, thanks Bryan. Took me 22 hour to finish 😅

[@WithoutParole]

22 HOURS?! And I thought I took my time! :D

[@CorporateZombi]

This feels like the review I much more in line with my feelings on Behemoth I'm just after behemoth number 2 and it was such a literal high I needed to rest! A pox on the haters. Ha ha!

[@MikeHerrer]

Whoop

[@SC0RPI0NFURY]

This is how you do a review

[@WithoutParole]

Oh god I hope not lol. This might be the review that took the longest. I rewrote the script multiple times, added to it constantly, and obviously had to replay parts of the game too. I could probably only handle a review like this once a month! :D

[@sonicthelegend8741]

It is at least better than retribution

[@wjveryzer7985]

Im so scared for tuesday which is when I imagine you will upload your ALIENS rogue incursion review?? For the love of good please be good.

[@GhastlyB]

This game feels like a premium VR experience to me. It may not have the best AI or variety and numbers of enemies. But it delivers on the action & adventure front and looks beautiful. As the for the complaints about lack of behemoths, that seems daft. If they are commonplace, then they become less special.

[@WithoutParole]

I'd argue that Shadow of the Colossus had 16 colossi and every one of them was special.

[@PrenticeSummerscales]

They only promised one behemoth in the title and we got more than that, so after a fashion they over delivered.