Official Gameplay Reveal | Splitgate 2

[@RathaRider]

Who’s ready for these guys to start the next generation of shooters?

[@zeliph]

Titanfall 3?

[@yamori_bandicoot_OFICIAL]

👽✌🏻

[@RathaRider]

@@zeliph Yessirrr!

[@RathaRider]

WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PIN SPLITGATE!

[@xanderwindeymusic]

I AM! I just genuinely hope they can handle the balancing etc. with the factions. That’s the only thing I’m worried about right now

[@SourceMaster]

Very much appreciate that they're not shutting down Splitgate 1 to release this.

[@justlikethesimulations69]

Very nice

[@DamageDann]

Learn from Blizzard’s mistakes, they did

[@stefanjakobsen6038]

Source?!

[@JINXED_00]

The worse idea they could ever do, keep two games at the same time. Because why not split the little community they have in two so its worse to find a match?

[@happygofishing]

@@JINXED_00 you have a console mindset.

[@lostsaves]

I'm really glad Splitgate 1 is sticking around.

[@laybuslay]

I would like the first part of the game to be simply improved. I mean texture resolution, new maps and connection stability. I don't really care about character classes, grenades and visual noise.

[@miiranga]

That faction shield is going to be a nightmare with 8 of them at the same time every ranked game Master rank and up.

[@snoopcodd]

Just like XDefiant. Hopefully there’s a faction limit in Splitgate ranked

[@condor6327]

This is only speculation, but I'm fairly certain that it only blocks bullets and not portals. I can see the timebomb or the rush ability working well in your favor to counter that. Then there's also the portal grenade which could be a threat in that situation depending on how it interacts with the shield

[@xanderwindeymusic]

@@condor6327yeah portals go thru

[@meniimya5148]

yep. hopefully they really downplay the utility

[@kimmortensen6786]

Just like in XD😂

[@spurley]

POV You were part of the OG Splitgate community: "Who tf are these people?"

[@jefftukangjeff]

and why they don't know how to use portals?

[@xanderwindeymusic]

Fr and they weren’t even playin’ that well lmao💀😭

[@KaizenNT]

They're content creators from other games. But all they're doing is saying what the devs want them to say anyway.

[@mk-19memelauncher65]

​@@xanderwindeymusicthey were on controller

[@neversatisfied6866]

I only know Aspen she's an overwatch player I think

[@MuscledRMHv2]

I hope the artistic direction is actually consistent this time. Splitgate 1 was all over the place and didn't feel like one cohesive artistic vision

[@sabot4g3]

i like the futuristic sporty maps

[@joshuabigbee5874]

@@MuscledRMHv2 There was definitely changes over time. Some of it was later attempts to update the look. They did a major visual update to Abyss and that's basically when they decided it was a waste of time and to focus on Splitgate 2. I think Foregone Conclusion got an update. Meanwhile classics like Stadium had the very eSport bright flat colors. So far the trailers seem to show more of that "sport arena" look in Splitgate 2.

[@func_e]

but it was also really fun

[@uncanny_mac4660]

Yeah, the late SG1 finally hit an art style it can call its own and SG2 looks like they are taking it further with this athlete/soldier kind of style.

[@CybenX_yt]

that literally never mattered when the gameplay was god tier

[@davidgoldrock7264]

I am kinda fearfull we're losing what made splitgate unique The focus on portals seems way down, quick traversal around the entire map doesn't seem that prevelant, and much more of things that nobody asked for I am still hopeful, but more scared Also the sabrask looks like it's gonna be really annoying

[@dabbingraccoons6416]

It would be funny to counter sabrask by shooting a portal above the wall below you and throwing a grenade or shooting them essentially from in front of the wall without having to go accross it

[@joshuabigbee5874]

@@dabbingraccoons6416 jokes on you, I'll be putting shields up in front of my portal and just shooting through from the other side.

[@dabbingraccoons6416]

@@joshuabigbee5874 this is what I love about splitgate. The only limit to how you approach a situation is your reaction time and creativity

[@virtualmythofficial]

Yeah adding more options to be creative is definitely the best way to go. Portals are even more of an important part since now they are means to get around these new and unique obstacles

[@dumpsterjedi9323]

The portals in 1 already just felt like a gimmick, they didn't add much to the gameplay dynamic, just saved you some walking. It would've been cool to see splitgate turned into a movement shooter, portals incorporated in the right way could have been incredible. But instead it just looks like another boring hero shooter. This just makes me want to go play infinite instead.

[@Ahmad_Atwan]

3:45 pay respect for th OG announcer ONE ENEMY REMAING🗣🗣🗣

[@The_Basement_Dwellers1]

i wish man, maybe theyll have it in a setting or something

[@marquintabell5307]

​@@The_Basement_Dwellers1it will if the community ask for it back.

[@Nadestraight]

Hello :)

[@Ahmad_Atwan]

@@Nadestraight ♥

[@lilysouret4800]

BALL DROPPED 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@timothyvidal8068]

Love how when they “demonstrate” how good the grenade is, they throw it right next to a stationary enemy.

[@BreadSlice404]

please be good PLEASE BE GOOD edit: ITS GOOD

[@xanderwindeymusic]

We’ll see in 5 hours!🔥🔥🔥

[@Splitgate]

We got you!

[@BreadSlice404]

@@Splitgate YEAH YA DO

[@crusher5728]

YAHHHHHHHHH

[@rara42680]

The game was good. We gotta make sure the guys behind it keep up with it.

[@thereverend6114]

Here's hoping the faction system doesn't malign what made the first Splitgate so good

[@hellobro-f4l]

im apprehensive but ultimately trust these devs

[@questioned54]

​@@hellobro-f4l Indeed

[@bruhvenant]

It's looking like it will. Having locked abilities and seemingly weapons is antithetical to the idea of an arena shooter. They've instead made some kind of Frankenstein hero shooter.

[@MrTallformyheight]

It will.

[@kevboard]

loadouts, no loot on map, armor abilities... it's Halo 4 all over again, and this time around I'm not even trying to give this trash a chance.

[@baconchickenforty-two]

Gameplay looks fun as hell but why is there so much shit on the screen.... five indicators popping up every time you get a kill is ridiculous

[@shizzywizzy6169]

Agreed I love splitgate and I really hope this game succedes but there is a lot of visual clutter it's very hard to read the game imo

[@meniimya5148]

@@baconchickenforty-two YES, THATS WHAT IM SAYING

[@xythiera7255]

​@@shizzywizzy6169It wont there is nothing special about it the first Splitgate didnt do well dont see why peopl woud play a hero shooter that just has portals in it a gimick its a realy the most competitive space ever and haveing a Cod and a Apex player as payed players doesnt make it look like they care about the portal mechanic that much

[@YaBoyfelipe]

They gotta engage the gen z kids with their dopamine receptors fried

[@LotusEli]

@@YaBoyfelipe making fun of kids in a world they can't control is low man

[@joshuabigbee5874]

Also...saying the slow guy is less dependant on portals makes me question how experienced they were. Like, it's a bigger deal if you combine t what you've gained from being slow with the mobility of portals. Best portalers don't need to run fast.

[@kylefry8980]

i think they mentioned that to appeal to players that like the core gameplay of splitgate but werent super enthusiastic about getting better at portal usage

[@joshuabigbee5874]

@@kylefry8980 I just hope they invite some OG portal masters for balancing testing. I know that's 0.1% of the target base, but if they have eSport ambitions it will be a problem. If you buff an aspect of one group thinking they are losing another aspect that's a problem if players figure out how to completely bypass the loss. Now you just have mobile tanks. I can't wait to put a shield in front of a wide angle portal and then camp on the other side of the portal 😳

[@barriakarl]

Yeah, their portal use was minimal. They were playing it like a normal fps basically. Which isnt splitgate...

[@gwenmcgarry528]

No matter what the abilities are, portals are always gonna be a huge part of the game just due to the mobility and tactical options they allow. It'll make for a much higher skill ceiling, even if the floor is lower now

[@xythiera7255]

​@@kylefry8980 What core player base the let the game die now it basicly just a class based shooter compeaating with everybody els that has portals

[@ArchDude17]

From "Halo with Portals" to "Thomathy Clancy's XDefiant .... with Portals"

[@BeastiezCyZ]

If you think this is anything like XDefiant, you have no brain cells. XDefiant looks like dogwater compared to this. This looks more akin to Titan Fall without mechs which was peak FPS.

[@armandmehicic9019]

Yeah, and these guys are way better at making games.

[@Salsaprime]

I'd trust these devs over Ubisoft any day.

[@meniimya5148]

@@ArchDude17 yep, which makes me really anxious

[@PhillipAmthor]

Still portals. SG1 had a lot of issues but they didnt needed to make a whole new game in my opinion

[@bedrylo3529]

It seems like the game has shifted from its original blend of COD, Halo, and Portal into something more like a combination of Halo, Portal, and a generic class-based shooter. If anything this just makes the game more complicated. I hope there will be game modes similar to the first game, but with some new options. Instead of just a "no portals" mode, it would be great to have modes like "no class" or "no ability" to streamline the gameplay.

[@openhealthopenmind]

Couldn’t agree more I hope there are splitgate 1 type modes too

[@DiamondPressMusic]

it'd be cool if there was an og gamemode with the original maps, guns, and no classes but with the new graphics/any movement changes etc

[@R0TEK]

Love your pfp

[@bedrylo3529]

@@R0TEK aw, thank you :>

[@1Kapachow1]

I agree so much! Discovered Splitgate 1 just recently, and really enjoying it with my kids. Don't know why but I hate the classes/abilities stuff in competitive multiplayer shooters, I think it's because it usually ruins the feeling that everything is pure skills, and it easily becomes unbalanced. Hopefull there will be class-less + ability-less mode - or some MOD support, so people can make that themselves

[@panic5343]

1:07 "This role is for mechanically skilled players" *Proceeds to whiff the next 5 shots*

[@UndercookedBakedPotato]

😂😂😂

[@RealNaisuCinema]

Whoever is on their PR team should’ve seen that clip and known better. But as a software engineer who almost lost his job for caring too much and trying too hard I’d say rushing it keeps the bills paid. So I don’t even blame them for not speaking up 😂 I’m done speaking up too

[@NamesAreVacuous]

The first game was so good aside from the aesthetics of it. This looks like such a massive improvement in terms of animations and graphics. The only thing that worries me is the abilities/factions. Kind of diverges away from the beauty of splitgates core which is portals and guns. And it adds a lot of randomness when playing casually. In ranked, I can see how it adds complexity, but what usually happens is some abilities are stronger than the rest at any given point in time creating a meta. And within matches, players slow down to wait for their abilities.

[@k0000saw]

They got rid of the originality of the basic game This was supposed to be "No meta , just skills"

[@BujuZiggy]

You guys are focusing WAY too much on the abilities. In all of this footage there was a shockingly small amount of people actually going through portals.

[@Regan4491]

Their show casing the new from split gate 1 like they should

[@BujuZiggy]

@@Regan4491 And they're failing to retain what made the first game great

[@Regan4491]

@@BujuZiggy explain

[@ryanrhoads9546]

@@BujuZiggy portals are still in the game. How are they failing to retain what made the first one great by showcasing new mechanics? That literally makes no sense.

[@Shyira1]

As a hardcore splitgate 1 fan, and knowing what the skill ceiling is like, its wild to watch "gameplay" of splitgate 2, where all the COD creators, are literally not using portals at all, in SG1 just now, you are literally spam portals over and over to move around, not much running and gunning at high skill... strange "gameplay" video, still sick though. "You can get away with not using the portals" is a wild statement.

[@angel0fdeath820]

That and the grenades that actually cause damage, it was nice having a shooter that was purely movement and guns

[@lukepiermarini2768]

Obviously they will still give an absurd advantage if you are good. They prolly only played for a few hours and didn’t master them

[@MrMadXenomorph]

when this guy said "you can get away with not using portals" it felt a punch in the groin - he probably has been paid a ton of money to promote this game and he literally shat on the main mechanic in a gameplay overview trailer... and they kept that in?? what the actual fuck

[@real_abender]

@@MrMadXenomorph To be fair, the devs did add the No Portals gamemode to the first game to appeal to those that didn't like using them.

[@TheDustmeister88]

​@@real_abenderFair point.

[@GINTegg]

I am a little hesitant about incorperating abilities like this to the gameplay of Splitgate but seeing it in action I recognize the potential it has. I wish all the best to the developers and for the community. With any luck this could make an even bigger splash than the first one initially did and I am excited to try it for myself.

[@Jipooki]

I think a lot of the issues that would normally come up with powers are alleviated with portals.

[@Turned2Ice]

dont worry, its just one more fps ruined by abilites while theres a ton of them already, no difference

[@purple1703]

@@Turned2Icei don’t think there will be any more big fps’s released without any abilities because the world of fps games has developed. we’re not in the cs 1.6 era where the only core skill is mechnical, it’s now more about strategic gameplay because it gives the game more dimensions. time to suck it up and accept the world we live in today

[@Mad-rg9sz]

It looks like the focus is less so on portals and more so on abilities, which personally i think is a terrible choice.

[@Mad-rg9sz]

@@purple1703 Most abilities are not 'strategic gameplay' a lot of the time it replaces skills that would otherwise be needed like game sense, map knowledge, positioning etc.

[@mandan7654]

My favorite part of Splitgate was it's movement and teamwork that pushed the skill. I'm afraid adding abilities takes away from that just like they did with Halo and other games, where originally the main appeal was movement and teamwork. Good map design and movement mechanics were the basis for what made those games good. I feel like abilities are a crutch around that. I'll still try it out but I'm worried

[@FASynergy]

Same feeling here Been playing splitty since Beta Season 1. Currently on a near 300-day play streak. I'm worried how adding abilities will affect the gameplay. Splitgate 1 was barebones, sure, but that led to a greater reliance on gun skill, map knowledge, and gun spawn timing. Splitgate 2 looks fun, sure. But in modern FPS gaming, people will always gravitate towards anything that gives them a personal edge in gunfights over anything that helps the team. I have a feeling the game will quickly devolve into everyone playing a fast TTK, solo-fragger meta, just like XDefiant, Finals, and every other other arena shooter that intorduces assymmetrical, ability-based gameplay. I'm hoping its good and I will try it, but hearing Splitgate 2 was going to be class-/faction-based like XDefiant immediately shot down a good deal of hype I had for the game.

[@mandan7654]

@@FASynergy I couldn't have said it better. This is exactly how I feel. I'd much rather rely on teammates than abilities. Your "ability" (comparative advantage) should be your team work and map/weapon spawn control. Abilities make it hard to predict what help teammates need so I don't feel as compelled to stick with them. I also feel like I'll rely on my abilities rather than my teammates. Team work should be the focus of a team game.

[@BeastiezCyZ]

@@mandan7654 You can still have abilities and teamwork. OW1 (Also, kinda OW2, but not really) proves this with the ult combos and strategic timing of knowing when to use your abitilies.

[@mandan7654]

@@BeastiezCyZ I specifically didn't play the overwatch games because they are class ability based. I specifically liked Splitgate 1 because it was equal spawn kit based. If a game is designed around the abilities that's one thing, but a game that tries to do both does neither well.

[@hellobro-f4l]

@@mandan7654what you dont realize is this only ads depth, knowing someone has a button that gives them an advantage gives you the ability to play around it. as someone who knows a lot about hero shooters these abilities are no where near impactful enough for the “solo fragger” meta u r scared of. As a high diamond low masters splitgate player I see these abilities as a way to compliment map knowledge and weapon spawn timing and add more depth to the interactions on these spawns instead of just “we shoot just shoot each other and whoever dies first gets weapon” (when a weapon has no portal walls nearby). For example, popping the time shield seconds before spawn when your alone gives you advantage, so maybe you think you can solo hold. To play around this the other team puts two on weapon knowing you would go for it and outplays your play. OR they can just see you have bubble up and not enter it/ play cover during the weapon fight. These abilities are not fight winning unless you dont respect them. Just like how in splitgate 1 smg is not gunfight winning without skill expression, and even then if the opposing team respects that you have smg they can play around it. Sorry for the essay.

[@windwakin]

"No longer just portal-ing & gunplay" Dude that's exactly what made it a good game. It was about refining your gunplay and map knowledge to place portals in strategic locations, not factions & abilities. Guess I'll be sticking with splitgate 1 to scratch my Halo with portals itch :(

[@CalebWhitekeyblade]

This isn’t halo.And id call them perks or items like halo threes sheild bubble

[@donovanjoseph737]

Yeah, it’s a very odd choice to devalue portals in your portal-based franchise. This whole video is them talking about the “unique” abilities in pro-gamer-lingo (“I got walls”. Yeah me too girl) and occasionally saying “oh and there’s portals which might interact with your abilities sometimes I guess”.

[@ThatGuyWalter]

Yep. I don't like this. You start introducing classes and abilities? Um, no. I just want good maps and good guns. That's literally it. Now they're going to have to balance all of this bullshit, and it's never going to be perfect. Talk about fixing something that wasn't broken in the first place. Not looking forward to this.

[@justlikethesimulations69]

@@CalebWhitekeybladeNo dude cuz they’re not neutral map pickups, they’re specific to whatever faction you pick before a game.

[@heckbrother8242]

Cry

[@SnesySnas]

Yeah this is what I feared..By giving players abilities, you can almost ignore the main mechanic of the game, what's the point of portaling around when you got your deployables there What's the point of portaling when you can rush at your ennemies with an ability This game is trying to be both an ability centered and Portal centered game at the same time idk if that's gonna work the way the devs wants it to work The players are barely using the portals, some do but damn, i'm not even a pro and Ik i could use em alot better

[@The_Basement_Dwellers1]

theyre trying to give an overview of everything in 5 minutes, of course theyre going to use the abilities more than the portals. but any good portal player can play around the abilities and can use them to their advantage while also giving casuals a chance. a big thing in the first game that casuals died out super fast because of the skill gap between the players who played since beta and the peak. the devs just want to make the game last. it seems quite balanced to me

[@sirtoxic5147]

This is such a delusional take. Obviously portals will still be the main attraction of the game, the devs even said that. And, just think, portals will be used a lot. They’re obviously broken, so, players will be using them when they get more comfortable with the maps

[@uhagi6720]

This has literally been a thing since Splitgate released. You don't need to use portals on most maps to begin with.

[@kazooepicman1385]

this looks a lot more complex than the original, I am curious how that will affect the casual audience.

[@supertod1634]

Being very cautious, as many shooters get really bad with the concept of the "hero shooters" and abilities

[@drowzydullahan]

I’d say it’s not exactly a hero shooter. More a loadout based shooter like Halo Reach or Titanfall 2. Those games have abilities, but neither are Hero Shooters. This seems more like that. At least from my POV anyways.

[@real_abender]

Hero shooters have every single playable character with their own abilities. This is a class shooter, with only three factions to choose from.

[@ImKairyu]

if it was a hero shooter, things like weapons would be unique to each character as well as u only having one hero per team

[@akshatghoshal6098]

yea its not hero shooter its like cod and halo

[@grph1t3z]

You’re just bad at them?

[@KalexVII]

The amount of shields are going to be annoying but I guess that's why you use portals to get side angles.

[@Turned2Ice]

dont worry shields are smart enough already to turn their sides against you lmaoo

[@hdhdhvrbdbjdj5412]

Missing splitgate 1, still play it. Wish sg2 had more focus on portals.

[@biggrav]

As an old school Halo fan and a big fan of how Splitgate 1 carried on that torch and carved out a niche in the market that the none of the Halos since Bungie had touched, this is hard to watch. This isn't Halo. This isn't Splitgate. This is just an extremely generic adhd addled hero shooter COD game with no semblance of what the first game was beyond the portals and aesthetic. Surely the change in direction was a financial one, maybe a small part of the mainstream audience was expected to be more profitable than the small niche you carved out for yourself with the first, but its still sad to see. RIP old school arena shooters, you were fun for a while Splitgate and you will be missed o7

[@WtfteamALJM]

I'm with you here. Chasing trends is what killed Halo originally, and this seems to be following in its footsteps. They abandoned the arena shooter genre entirely by adding hero abilities/loadouts, and in doing so killed all my interest. What does Splitgate 2 offer that I can't get in half-a-dozen other titles now? Nothing.

[@wrcm400]

Completely agreed. This looks like it discards literally everything about the 1st one I liked. I don't give a shit about abilities, factions, classes, unlocks, perks, etc. All of it's just a bunch of distracting bullshit. I just want to run around and shoot dudes. Halo + portals was a stroke of genius, why get rid of that. Very disappointing to see the direction this has gone.

[@dedbit6723]

I think there's enough hero shooters out there already and the thing about the first Splitgate was that the portals in of itself were hard to master so adding this on top might just be too much.

[@Sandblazter]

2:05 has me really worried, wallhack abilities are usually very poorly implemented and are never fun to fight against. I also hope the barrier shields have low health because if they have a lot I can definitely see people pushing/holding a position with every team member stacking the shields on one spot

[@danilo6078]

Just give us a "classic mode" and we are SET

[@DergyDauog]

The one thing I’ll say I don’t love based on what I’m seeing here is that the UI looks a little too cluttered/is too big. I think the perfect example is at 3:25. When you have your teammates’ health bars taking up the entire bottom left and ammo taking up bottom right combined with a lot of stuff happening in the actual gameplay(player names, large weapons, reticle, abilities, objectives, kill/medal notifications, flashy maps) it gets a little too chaotic to me. Besides that this looks awesome

[@EastPort10]

Portals are now both on one button E or RB and alternate between Purple and Yellow at one point we see it alternate without the player shooting a portal, implying there's some way to manually make that happen. Nothing is shown as to closing these portals. Not sure I like that change. and anti-portal grenades seem to be gone. There is now a slide mechanic, probably used by crouching while sprinting or otherwise moving. There is what is essentially an ultimate on Q or RB+LB for each faction, and also an ability on G or LB. We hear that these abilities are faction specific and we see Meridian have and use 2 different abilities here. At 0:40 we see hint of the load out screen, Showing that the Ultimate (called an ability here) Is part of the faction and not part of the loadout. We see something called a Team Trait, a passive that is faction based as well. In the load out we see things called "add one" and "eye for equipment" which appear to be passives. Areos Ulimate is Rush, speeding them up. They have an ability we didn't see, but is probably the deployable non-wall portal and an ability that was a Stim, healing them. Meridian's Ultimate is a wall hack. They have a time dilation field and a healing grenade as abilities Sabrask's Ultimate is a Wall Shield, it didn't seem to go on a cool down when used, but that might just be because it was currently up. Their ability is a damaging sticky Grenade , we dont see a second ability from them. Several guns are shown as well as the ability to pick up guns. A melee attack that kills in 2 hits is also shown. Of the guns shown there is: A Pistol called a "Slinger". A "Cadence" single shot Carbine, 3 shots to kill, maybe 4 without a headshot. A "Warden" Rifle of some sort. It is also shown doing single shot like the Cadence. A "Sprinter" looks like an SMG A "Quantum" is seen on the loadout page called Sniper Rifle , we see it in gameplay doing both 3 shot bursts like a battle rifle. A "Helios" Light Pistol is also seen on that loadout page, confirming there to be more than one pistol. A "Synapse" Assault Rifle. A "Plow" Shotgun. A "Blink" pistol, which is the third pistol we see. A "SplitStream" gun that splits into 2. Seems to be an SMG. It splits as soon as you switch to it. So it doesn't seem to have 2 different modes.

[@real_abender]

It has been confirmed that the original two-button portal setup will be available to switch to.

[@donovanjoseph737]

Pretty sure the animation at 0:55 is them closing a portal. Unless that animation corresponds to one of the class abilities, but it looks very similar to the “closing portal” animation from SG1

[@EastPort10]

@@donovanjoseph737 Oh! Good eye! I missed that

[@EastPort10]

@@real_abender Yeah, I'm on the discord too. I made this comment before I saw that though.

[@nicholaslerma8071]

THE DEVS ARE COOKING WITH THIS ONE

[@SamScopes]

I am incredibly sad that they decided to give everyone abilities and shit

[@SamScopes]

at least make it a good cooldown and dont reset cooldowns on death please.

[@brodymarshall8249]

I loved to simplicity of splitgate. Adding abilities to the game will take the simplicity away

[@notgabriel8624]

Oh man I was really hoping this wasn’t gonna become a hero shooter but I’m still cautiously optimistic.

[@drwcy]

the addition of abilities is fine as long as they are implemented well and none are too strong, so to start just remove the wallhack related one out entirely

[@Yes-me4pk]

the wallhack can stay, I'm more concerned about those big sabrask shields

[@rasher45]

There is no reason this game shouldn’t take off man. Love how they have stuck with this idea and kept at it. Such an under rated game

[@iKiwed]

Hmm. I have mixed thoughts about this. It surely looks fast and somewhat fun. Also I love the UI, although there's just too much for a fast-paced game. Artistically speaking seems to have a direction and the weapons look lit. I'm sure the gunplay is as great as its predecessor. But the "portal" mechanic seems to not be a centric point of the game anymore. The factions took this role by having their own type of weapons and I'm not sure if I like the abilities. As a controller player I'm just afraid of how the button mapping works especially for the portals. We'll see... Honestly not super fun of the choices made, which may feel uninspiring in the long term, but I'll be glad to be mistaken!

[@j.c.denton2312]

What they added: abilities and sliding… congrats, you’ve chased trends and have made your game not stand out from the competition nearly as much as it did before.

[@TheWonkyFinger]

Right, now it just seems like every hero shooter with a gimmick nothing special

[@justlikethesimulations69]

Exactly

[@WtfteamALJM]

Yep. This is the same path that took Halo from a genre-defining masterpiece with millions of concurrent players to a hollow shell of its former glory. Devs just don't seem to understand chasing trends doesn't end well.

[@Rocksteady72a]

"It's no longer portalling gameplay" No kidding, there are barely any portal surfaces :/

[@CalebWhitekeyblade]

Your just a sweat that killed the first game, relax this game seems like it going to drop with a few maps, so more are coming for high skilled players like yourself.

[@Rocksteady72a]

@@CalebWhitekeyblade ? I just like portals, where are you extrapolating the rest from? Did you click the wrong comment?

[@Mythreial]

​@@CalebWhitekeybladethe game's entire selling point is the portal mechanics; so few portal surfaces = "???"

[@BuffdaddyJamal]

@@Mythreial The "selling point" is irrelevant. SG1 succeeded because the movement/gunplay was very similar to Halo, but with a faster TTK. The success of SG1 stems directly from the failure of Halo as a franchise. Dropping the portal mechanic would have been the best thing that could happen to SG1 for popularity/player retention, but now the devs are playing around with abilities trying to copy hero shooters that have already run their course. Clueless.

[@thequantumqbe_5474]

This is looking so good, the slide mechanic is definitely what splitgate always needed to not feel clunky I am a little anxious about factions, as I personally preferred splitgate 1's simplicity, but I'm glad to see the more competitive players enjoy it (maybe a splitgate classic mode?)

[@skooterboots2444]

splitgate classic mode without factions sounds dope, I'd like the option to enjoy both

[@BlingShyne2]

Zero floor portals. Are we done flying? They've shown the player flying through that stadium level twice now without showing how he gets the speed and momentum and where he portald from.

[@nathanempty]

4:02

[@BlingShyne2]

​@nathanempty you see where he comes out, you don't see the actual launch pad you drop through. Already played the alpha and the portals are no longer the centerpiece of the game. The map design is barely accommodating the inclusion of portals, all the maps feel like a black ops 3 MP map. I hope the devs take criticism to heart because veterans are not impressed with 1047 chasing trends. It feels like the jump from Titanfall 2 to Apex Legends. Claims its the same world yet everything that made it unique and special is stripped from it.

[@OverrideTips]

I’m so happy Splitgate redeeming themselves, Splitgate was hands down an underrated, under appreciated game that sadly didn’t do as well as we wanted

[@HaloDaycare]

In case anyone wants to play the og splitgate, it's still playable. I play it pretty much every day.

[@weaklinkoperator]

So fucking sweaty. I'm too old for this.

[@brodstytoasty]

i’ve never been more excited for a game

[@furqaanahmed193]

they are cooking fr

[@WarpSonic]

me neither

[@ryanrybicki2036]

“You could not live with your own failure. Where did that lead you? Back to me…”

[@crawlzzz]

We're beyond back

[@xanderwindeymusic]

They’re literally surpassing Splitgate 1’s numbers view-wise already before even releasing a beta version. This will be big…

[@htthe2482]

crawlz cameo wtf

[@IntrusiveThoughts838]

It definitely doesn’t look like..

[@jyaw16]

we're front :O

[@velocxty2477]

Remember playing this game a few years ago in it’s OG era. Hopefully, this is good,

[@xngel_uwu]

This looks SO AWESOME! I cannot wait for this to comeout!

[@TheAdvocate09]

The one thing I’m concerned about is that it felt very casual and in an age where everything has to be competitive and ultra balanced, splitgate just felt like it focused on having fun first. If I wanted to just casually play a match, I’d go to splitgate. Here’s hoping it stays as this funny party game to play with friends and not have to sweat my balls off

[@beebaandboba]

Jesus fucking christ, hero shooter plague is here too

[@rwrunning1813]

The movement is fast, THANK GOD

[@Turned2Ice]

just be careful and dont run into melee hit that will oneshot you hahahaaha

[@EmoNem-gk8jc]

Yeah getting tired of seeing slow ass paced shooters

[@ethanlee4669]

looks interesting, i hope they can maintain the simplicity and visual clarity of splitgate 1. A lot of shooters now have way too much visual clutter, i liked that everything was clean and easy to see in the original splitgate

[@randomfurrygirl548]

I love how they got around the hero shooter type deal by tying abilities to factions rather than specific characters. Gives the the way to actually customize our character which is one of my fav things to do

[@guy5140]

It needs a distinct audio cue for portals being made and someone walking through I think

[@Ectoinu]

My best friend and I played the original splitgate and I'm not going to lie.. this looks SO MUCH COOLER than we'd ever dream of! So excited!

[@THEShadowluigi1]

Haven't seen anyone else comment on this, but Splitgate 1 had some serious problems with Hitreg. At 4:21 in this video, this person we are spectating is literally shooting someone THROUGH a wall. ???

[@muhammaddzakyhasyim549]

isnt that a normal thing in fps games?

[@Necroske]

I’ve definitely seen that kind of problem in splitgate 1 but understand that the game is still being playtested and things are still getting fixed

[@nathanempty]

king george got that kill from behind the cam we are spectating there

[@wozknowsgaming8178]

I’m super excited for this game, I just really hope the factions dont take away what made the first one so special. Just a nice simple movement shooter with portals.

[@Rodaxoleaux]

can't wait for this one to get abandoned 5 seconds after release like the first one

[@TheBigLou13]

I spend a couple hundred bucks on Splitgate one until I had the visually perfect load out for me. I feel like that trust/loyalty gets punished now, if I lose everything. Especially my golden tiger skin - I really want to keep that!

[@Level80Seven]

Honestly those weapons and environments with the purple/pink/blue colors have such a crisp, fresh and fun vibe to them. Can't wait to play!

[@Snowmaninadesert]

why would you make it a class\hero shooter, and why would you lie about it. im just confused about this discission, 1 who asked for it 2 why not just make the abilitys equipment you can find on the map ?

[@bumbelbee2002]

Exactly

[@okene]

​@@bumbelbee2002they said it's not a hero shooter, and it isn't. It's a class shooter

[@SuperScoops]

@@okene The only difference between the two is whether or not your playable character has a quirky name and personality. From a gameplay perspective they're literally the same thing. Nobody asked for class loadouts, passives and different health stacks. We wanted something like the first game where everyone spawns on equal footing and the weapons you use are picked up from the floor. You can't even tell this game was a spiritual successor to Halo anymore.

[@real_abender]

@@SuperScoops Hero shooters have a wide variety of different characters all with their own abilities. This game offers only three factions.

[@chancemadeit]

@@SuperScoopswhy is that an issue? Splitgate can’t be the “Halo successor” for forever, and this appeals to more casuals who are becoming accustomed to the hero/class based shooters of today. Just how it is

[@PaleNightingale]

Both the gameplay and art direction look like a solid step up

[@S1erra107]

Aspen as a healer is so on brand I love her

[@roveism]

Ofcourse Timmy goes in and takes out the entire team.

[@SirCloudid]

As an OG Splitgate player, I'm gonna keep it a buck with yall. You have a GODLY opportunity to make something phenomenal here, and by the looks of it you got that in the bag. Good luck devs. Maybe, closed betas to get more people hyped up?

[@BeastiezCyZ]

Nice to see an OG player actually look forward to what the devs are cooking here.

[@wond3rlove]

OG here to. This looks sick I'm just hoping that they don't over due and and make it too overwhelming ikyk what I mean.

[@SirCloudid]

@@BeastiezCyZ Hell yeah! And especially by then a slightly bigger content creator as well, hoping this comment is gonna age well.

[@TheDustmeister88]

I'm an OG player, too. I too am optomistic. That smoothness of the gameplay is going to be refined even more. Definitely not bad for an early build.

[@Revon-Feuer]

I dearly wish too see Splat gate 2 listed in the competitive games of 2025-2026~

[@S2Pot_Gaming]

I'm a little nervous about all the abilities being thrown in, but am still eager to try.

[@jarjarstinks4539]

Can’t wait to bring the old splitgate squad back together

[@jefftukangjeff]

1:00 WH... he really uses WH instead of using two portals on the wall to his left.

[@Connorses]

yeah I can't wait to play more Splitgate 1

[@justicaar]

Damn, this looks great! Really loved my time with the first game, can't wait to get my hands on this. Between Splitgate 2, Spectre Divide, and Delta Force: Hawk Ops, the near future of competitive shooters is looking good!

[@ultimatederp5069]

Adding shields was a mistake.

[@ora.archive]

genuinely an atrocious idea on there part

[@duck_entertainment]

ITS A MOTHE FCKIN A-WALL

[@WtfteamALJM]

Adding factions with abilities was a mistake in general.

[@ora.archive]

@@WtfteamALJM honestly lol

[@braydengeick4015]

@@WtfteamALJM bro the original game died they need variety

[@ozziewhite6428]

I've been saying it since splitgate 1 PLEASE let me throw grenades thru portals.

[@Fabi42069]

They are really going the overwatch route 😢 I loved the simplicity of the first one. Now you have Wallhack and heal... It's just not the same old school arena shooter feeling like the fist one had. I'm kinda disappointed 😅

[@GradeeMoss]

It looks SO good. As a pro splitgate enjoyer with 5000+ kills, I hope this game is good. Not a huge fan of ultimates, and hopefully there aren't guns specific to factions, but whatever they do, I'll be playing it.

[@BoomSlang001]

So, Splitgate + Halo Infinite + XDefiant. Plenty of pros and cons there. People hate wall hack abilities in arena shooters. Glad it's not a hero shooter! I loved the first, so it's a bummer that they waited until the final seconds of this video to showcase portals and momentum.

[@JxstSxmeKxd]

I am so ready. SG1 was fire. Welcome back!

[@shadowXofXlife]

Splitgate was one of the best shooters I've ever played. It was such a simple concept, but it was done so well. I absolutely love portaling around the maps and bamboozling my enemies. I can't wait to see how many new strategies there will be to mess with opponents and get those clips! I hope they give extra points for style. 😉

[@WarpSonic]

can't wait to play Aeros and never touch the zone (it would just help the enemy team score).

[@Mad-rg9sz]

I feel like the focus has shifted from Portals to abilities. It looks like there's barely any spots to put portals compared to the first game having a portal location on almost any direction you looked.

[@steelewg1007]

This feels like halo, portal, cod, and apex all in one.

[@cody_raves]

Yall better have a race mode! I’ve spent more time racing that actually playing the base game

[@nicholaslerma8071]

The alpha is so dam good that I forget that it is even an alpha its Feals more like an almost done beta

[@mrgubberlive1622]

we will be there

[@aleksandarfeher]

Now add a story mode and you have revived Halo and Portal in a single game.

[@hoatzinn3106]

The gameplay looks so satisfying, very excited to play this when it comes out.

[@CB2608c]

Give something special for people who played since the beta from the og splitgate, like a title or something, this new game looks really good

[@xPOWHAMMERx]

Personally, I am pretty sad with this... The biggest appeal about Splitgate to me is how its just a straight forward, no nonse arena shoots. We have so many hero style shooter games on the market right now

[@zapmando]

I need to use the Dematerializer in the finals more to get used to the portals, looks cool

[@zCryeReal]

Why am I not invited to test, I have been in the top 10 rankings for years?

[@stvmble]

you have to dye your hair 1st, and ask for more abilities instead of portals.

[@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer]

Halo's adopted big brother

[@FunnyPiwi]

Oh my god it's like they genuinely listened to the players and not canceled years of gameplay and sold whatever was left(overwatch 2) Either ways it looks like a game I'd definitely main. And that says something 🫡

[@skaahejo]

Splitgate one was peak gaming for me so I expect that Splitgate 2 will be even more peak gaming for me!

[@finnatorr]

I’m a person who would always cope and pray for a titanfall 2 since the arcade like shooter experience from titanfall was so amazing. Sadly never got it but this look pretty promising and reminds me of the feel that titanfall had but with its own way. Super excited for the release!!

[@_ok3021]

Of course there's a wall hack ability. Movement and gameplay feel looks cool, but abilities side... Hmm

[@Fumnoud]

splitgate was really a good game i remember when i used to play with my friends i looking forward of that upgraded version

[@mrforzum875]

So much for your game not being a hero shooter. You’re just labeling it has factions instead lol.

[@schoute7490]

The most important factor is whether the game is easy to run. Splitgate one was basically p2w due to how portal resolution would decrease with your settings. Being a competitive live service shooter, if it isn’t accessible it won’t succeed, no matter how good the game actually is.

[@Mythreial]

Lol that doesn't make it p2w at all! 😂 Since 2019, I've played it on everything from potatoes to hot rods, and the portal resolution has never been a determining factor of a match. The only way I can see that being an issue, is if you're a portal camper