Steelrising - Review After 100%

[@Elgar337]

For people who are new to Mortym's reviews: 15 hours playtime for him is more like 40 hours play time for our plane of existence.

[@TacticalNomadGaming]

lol

[@adventurous_soles9899]

I was gonna say. Son of a bitch, I'm like 20 hours in and just opened the covenant

[@tesselesk8]

I dont think so

[@TacticalNomadGaming]

@@tesselesk8 lmao did you really need to comment that ? lol

[@tesselesk8]

@@TacticalNomadGaming why?

[@mohakgopale4776]

Hey Mortem, just appreciating all the work you do. you are truly underrated. Keep up the amazing work!

[@wasdhun]

He is not underrated, he is upcoming! :) This kind of content and dedication will pay off and it has been all this year. Keep up the good work mate!

[@davidtsmith33]

130K Subscribers and 2.8K Likes and you say he's underrated? Doesn't seem so to me from those numbers.

[@FBWL-u1r]

I was looking forward to your thoughts on this game 🙂 As always, I really appreciate your honesty in your reviews

[@jesseklagstad7276]

Hey Mortem I just discovered your channel and I’m shocked I haven’t seen it yet! Your reviews are brilliantly described and told and detailed keep up the good work dude! Thank you

[@ToGamesItMayConcern]

I love the organization and detailed explanation on offer here. It can be tough summing up hours of playtime for a general audience, and yet you do it with a demonstrated ease in spite of whatever backdrop struggle came before. Impressed and subbed.

[@showbeaut]

I’m really enjoying the combat so far. Discus chain for the win!

[@COREcasual]

I switch between the discus chain and the first weapons with counterattack so I can parry... I'm having a blast

[@ribbon_dye]

Just found this channel. This is probably the most in depth review I think I've ever really seen. Felt very well researched and presented a good chunk of info. Definitely subscribin now.

[@TacticalNomadGaming]

i want reviews almost on a daily basis on upcoming and current games i must say you are by far the most informative reviewers ive seen. awesome to see an honest review. keep up the good work bro

[@jaystyx5134]

Hi Mortem, great review! New Game+ allows to level your skills past 20 and base lvl 100+ Also, you are about to level your weapons past lvl 5. New Game+ is perfectly balanced where the mobs are balanced to still be difficult where one would expect to melt otherwise.

[@MortimerSCrane]

I’ve been running the counter alchemy weapons with full investment in alchemy and they are quite fun. With full alchemy it’s also easy to use the traversal tools to inflict enemies with statuses. I agree with you on grenades being OP.

[@Buzani27]

I've always loved spiders for what they make but Steelrising made me loved them more it's a damn good game,I love how they kind of hide the jankiness by making a robot game which makes sense hehe,I am also playing Greedfall good game too

[@cavetendobiggles1841]

Just came across your review. Top stuff. Mentioned things other reviews have not. Hopefully they'll patch the frame rate. However being a Spiders game there tends to always be some issues. Definitely getting better with each game in my view.

[@ThreeFortySeven]

It’s “free” on PS Plus right now. I can’t play Souls games at all. I find them very difficult. I downloaded this because the aesthetic looked really cool. I was pleasantly surprised by the assist mode, which I am making extensive use of. Without it, I doubt I’d be able to play the game much past the tutorial. Great review, new sub.

[@TheJoscelyne]

The look of this game reminds me of the Doctor Who episode The Girl in the Fireplace (Series 2). I appreciate your review in terms of the hours of gameplay involved, because that is definitely something I consider in terms of price points.

[@Xorital]

It looks fun and I love that you covered progression. None of the other reviewers I watch ever give details on character growth or progression and that's the stuff I'm primarily looking for before I buy a game. "Cool, the game is good but what does leveling up look like?". So I appreciated your input. I'm gonna wait for a sale or a free ps plus release.

[@mathewhosier9739]

I feel the same way, so many reviewers focus on minor elements like story, characters and the world while most gamers care about major elements like combat, progression and exploration, ya know the things that make a game a game

[@720pchannel]

Wait is over lol

[@yavorvlaskov5404]

Dammit, one of these days I'll be the first to comment. Thanks for another great review, think I'll wait for Christmas for this one. I think around that time the DLC would have been released too - if you get around to it, it will be helpful to know if it is a worthwhile "bundle" purchase at that point.

[@me36391]

I Love the OG Dark Souls, but love these other action RPGs who bring a different aesthetic to the genre like this and others like the Surge and Hellpoint. The more and different, the better.

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

Seems like games on Steam are following the furniture strategy, where the retail price is way too high so that they can put the game on sale and still make money. I expect to see this game on sale very quickly. But I look at the price not the percentage discount.

[@shmeezyboi]

Just finished it today and I am overall satisfied. I loved the setting, the visuals, the music and the boss fights but I noticed the same flaws every Spiders game had so far: The second half feels very boring in terms of gameplay because after getting all the new tools there is nothing new to the gameplay so you have to run and run and run from one quest to another. The stories were fine though, but everything felt redundant in the end. I also noticed some balancing problems. The tutorial has a decent difficulty but after the second half you feel overpowered pretty soon. I had an alchemist build and did a lot of status damage while stunning my enemies at the same time. I hardly died thoughout the whole game. I had the same issues with all previous Spiders game. I hope they are going to polish Greedfall 2 after the huge success of part one. I really love their vision. It's just missing some polishing ☺️ It still felt worth every penny I spent 🥰 I love Aegis. She is not the typical heroine.

[@ArmandDupin]

Minor tidbit: 1789 (or even 1790, I assume, given the events that have already happened in game) isn't the Renaissance anymore. If we had to use one of the most commonly accepted categorization, it would be the age of the enlightenement.

[@Casualgaming763]

Just subscribed the fact that you finish the game before reviewing tells me everything I need.

[@Sacdaddicus]

Very neat aesthetic. If they could do a little bit of combat tweaks sounds like it could be a great game.

[@judgementrizzy]

I really want to buy this game because I like Spiders. They're one of the few developers making the kind of RPG I love, and I even enjoy the janky nature of their games. With this being a soulslike I thought I wouldn't be interested, but after watching this review I'll probably pick it up on sale!

[@acerock013]

support this channel. This guy is doing the Lord's work with these 100% reviews.

[@doublemax77]

I love the graphics style of this game, i hope they can improve the performance in the future. I'm running on older hardware (GTX 970)., but i could play Elden Ring reasonably well on 1080p, even in scenes with far draw distance. But in this game I get really ugly popups, even at mid-range, and in scenes that don't look very complex (closed area, no far draw distance).

[@cardassa]

Wow, I still have my 970 neatly wrapped up in a box.

[@panagiotisgoulas8539]

@@cardassa Sold mine for half the price of my 1660 super pre covid. The extra vram makes a huge difference

[@cardassa]

@@panagiotisgoulas8539 Well I upgraded to a 5700XT a few months before the covid. Actually most of my PC parts were upgraded besides the case and the harddrive. Waiting for the 3080 to drop some more in price before I get it.

[@Anotheranimeaccountt]

Seems like this game is pretty underrated and has its own cult following now since the physical copy for this game has gone up quite a bit on Amazon

[@NotaVampyre111]

Another fine review on a very interesting game. I really do like the premise and look of the game. I agree that the price is too high because it's too short. For a good game to be worth $50.00, to me, it have to last at least twice as long. I will put it on my wish list and wait for it to go on sale.

[@DRKLRD-kv4cm]

Also Remember that, according to the developers, in november the Secret of Cagliostro DLC Will be out and It Will be a consistent part of the game🤔🤔🤔🤔 I'm curious to see how they Will pull It Off

[@Yuuretsu]

This game looks interesting based on the setting and visual style alone. I just hope that my medium setup running a 2060 RTX can run the game with a more or less stable fps with your high-end rig having so much trouble. That being said I'm probably gonna wait for a sale like you said and try out Thymesia in the meantime.

[@OZD_Collective]

I played this but close to the end I stopped playing. Then Lies of P came around and that game was IT. It is literally Steelrising on steroids.

[@superbatman3762]

When I found out that I can cheese bosses with grenades playing the beta, I immediately cancelled my pre order.

[@JohnWilson-mk2jp]

Glad you mentioned the lack of feedback when you get hit. I found it really strange. I think one of my few deaths came shortly after slapping on the module that increases Balance by 30%. I died while still having full heals because I'd been focused on the enemy attacks and timing my dodges and attacks, rather than staring at my health bar, which is the only indication of taking damage. It's weird enough to play a game like this on PS5 and not have controller haptics when you get hit. But to not use any sort of feedback... screen shake, character model reaction... nothing but your health bar losing a chunk. I can't think of another game that leaves that feedback entirely out. And with the inconsistent dodge-timing and hitboxes in this game, it's pretty easy to think you've dodged successfully until you check your health bar and see you lost a bit somewhere. If the game were harder this would probably be a problem.

[@markgoimon]

good job on the review man, given its from a AA dev Im entering with low expectations but the frames is really a nightmare so far : l

[@rehf27]

I have the same specs on graphics (4K + 3080 Ti), and have the game set at High quality. I don't have any noticeable framerate issues -- I cap framerate at 60 (because of my monitor). I do have issues on Ultra, but High is fine for me. Good review. A bit harsh, but I'm not through the entire game yet.

[@vetreas366]

Aigis sure had some wacky adventures before she moved to Japan and started fighting Shadows!

[@allenp920]

Top marks to Spiders for including story/easy mode in a soulslike in the game.

[@Novellous210]

Just bought it at 80% off so just tring to see how much you enjoyed it

[@ukgamer9363]

nice to find a honest review, good work bud :)

[@juanblanco7898]

Forgive me this beat up cliche, but this channel REALLY is criminally underrated. You've become my go-to reviewer since I've discovered your channel just a few days ago. Amazing work.

[@gligorvlad7321]

finally a souls type game that is actually playable and enjoyable !!

[@nonexistent4177]

This seems to be a trend for Spiders games. Greedfall had similar issues, and bugs, and crashes when it first released. It's choppy even with my 3090, but no CTDs at least. Otherwise, I have been enjoying the game a lot.

[@samikalastaja]

Awesome review. Thank you. It seems that this is a game I'd like to try if I get it in reasonable price.

[@laszlomiko9085]

For me (this was my first souls-like, so I died a lot) it took about 52 hours (counted by GOG Galaxy, I did the side quests and DLC as well). The non-interactivity bug occurred to me only once. Sometimes the game refused to load certain ground textures (only fixed by quitting and launching the game again). In the last area and the one added by the DLC there were some heavy frame drops (from smooth 60 (capped) to completely choppy), but they seemed to be tied to certain places + camera angles. Oh, and I managed to break the compass once too. I went back to Saint-Cloud, took a key and opened a gate with it before I got the quest to go back. This caused the compass to keep pointing at the original place of the key, after I got the quest, until I finished the quest.

[@5minutereviews296]

Thanks, going to play this, nice review.

[@rbelljr29]

This game was longer than I expected...(22 hrs for me) but better than I thought it would be. Good story, good combat, but occasional wonky tracking on some enemy attacks, makes them respawning a bit tedious to get around again, once you die. I'm hoping a ng+ feature gets added at some point, because the thought of finding all the things I found on my first run again, doesn't appeal to me at all.

[@nursemain3174]

I just got this game and I’m very excited to play it

[@bradveach2333]

Thanks again always good content

[@YeOldeMachine]

On ps5, its a solid 60 in performance mode. I haven't noticed any dramatic drops. I've had 2 crashes in abt 10 hrs. I did run into a progression issue where if you go into a certain area before you get a tool to break locks, you're essentially trapped and you have to abandon your save because you can no longer progress or return to the previous area

[@bjrn559]

Are you planning to cover the DLC that released a few days ago?

[@MortismalGaming]

No, not much to say just more of the same, new weapons, new area, new boss, 2-4 hours. Overpriced like the base game but good overall

[@Mr_Sin99]

Hey Mort. great review. how to see u play live?

[@Davlavi]

cool.

[@joel5956]

It always happens: Spiders release a game that looks pretty good, mostly because they're taking a game format I like from bigger studios and putting it in a different setting. I know it won't be as good and I'll probably put it down after a bit, but I buy their game anyway. Sure enough, I play it for a bit and put it down for something else. I've only had a chance to play about an hour of Steelrising, but it feels pretty good so far. Surely, this time will be different...

[@Soullessrun]

you're able to buy Steelrising on Greenmangaming for just 38€ even as it was pre-order, that's already pretty good price if you're souls fan. but for 50€ that doesn't make sense at all

[@Choteron3]

Not my type of game but i cant wait for Greedfall 2, Spiders next project.

[@tacbravo6374]

The review is fantastic Mortym! I played Dark Souls II and III years ago and the horrible console ports made me dislike souls and also miss the groundbreaking and amazing creation of a whole new genre by From Software. Your reviews turned me around completely about that. I got Steelrising on release day, so looking forward to playing it. You also advised giving Elden Ring a try because it is pretty easy and has a lot of options. Lies of P very closely duplicates the From Software formula, is a PC game to start with, and looks quite awesome for the near future.

[@Walamonga1313]

How is DkS3 a horrible console port

[@jegjrtp87]

Only 10 hours. Perfect!

[@nathalievanbellegem5313]

I wasn’t going to bother with this game because i dont like soullikes but i think ill keep my eye out for a sale now

[@Chill_as_Fire]

If you fall in water from high place - you sometimes cant retrieve your souls, because it will be deep in water

[@kharijordan6426]

so...your the completionist. alright. nice that there is at least two.

[@romanzamishka]

Five hours in. I'm surprised more reviewers haven't compared this to Fallen Order. It's being reviewed as a soulslike but really its a single player action game with souls and metroidvania elements. Yes strictly speaking it's a soulslike, but between the elemental debuffs and the endless blood vials the player character is so oppressive that it doesn't feel like a soulslike anymore. The overall aesthetic is very well done and probably the main reason to play this. I don't love the character's movements, there's not much weight to them and the turning feels too fast. The performance issues are weird, I'm on a 3060 and they're definitely there. It's more obvious when I put it on high, but even on medium it feels like it's dropping frames because it shouldn't feel this way at 100+ fps. It definitely feels choppier than Elden Ring did at the capped 60. Fortunately the game is easy, so it's not problematic. I guess the last thing is I was surprised there's no option for french language dubbing. Certainly the eurojank facial animations make it seem like they're done for the wrong language. The dubbing itself is good, and the English pronunciation of the French bits tends to be pretty good actually, but as a francophone it's still a bit weird to have everything voiced by anglos.

[@deckard3755]

Did you find that your play testing issues were covered by the company, Mort? It'd be interesting to see under the hood in that respect.

[@MortismalGaming]

Looks like they covered a lot of QoL gripes, vestals closer to bosses types of stuff. Seems like they made the bosses easier, I remembered them being much aggressive.

[@solyd2402]

subbed. appreciated.

[@darkenral87]

Great review ,how you get all the outfits ,any suggestions?

[@MortismalGaming]

I just did all of the side quests, and before the point of no return I bought all the ones in the shop.

[@darkenral87]

@@MortismalGaming ok thanks ,because 2 pieces are not find by the 99% of players ,do you remember where have collected La Rouiere set?

[@alexisalvarez2330]

Damn you're fast.

[@SuperArt7]

Should I just wait for a sell then? 🤔 is there any planned DLC? Since it's not very long I do feel the price I'd a bit high for the content

[@MortismalGaming]

There is supposed to be one DLC from what I understand

[@RavenousSpectre]

Glad it has an assist mode otherwise I wouldn't bother

[@SnakeLee1]

Christ, already 100%

[@rubbercable]

They really have to fix the Unity engine.

[@alexrogers9051]

I was hoping Spyders would have upped there game from greedfall but this feels like a step up graphically but a step back or sideways in a lot of other areas.

[@munkytaint666]

very informative, thanks for all the info! i only just recently picked this game up on sale on the PSN store. Ive been enjoying it a lot, and i'm definitely NOT mad at it for being an 'easier' souls-like. bring on the easy mode, i say! :) I've def noped out on more than one tough as nails souls like at the first boss, i must admit. (at the time of wrting this, the game's on sale for just 20 dollars and seems like a really good deal)

[@irisheyes6781]

A better review than ign

[@steevk9787]

Does it have difficulty modes?

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah

[@JJsiN84]

Honestly experimenting with different builds is nowhere near as fun as in other souls or souls like games. It feels like agility is just the way to go. You get the nemesis claws pretty early in the game, and they do immobilization damage very quickly. At that point you're just easily slashing through everything standing in your way. Alchemist build is kind of fun but it takes many more hits to take down an enemy until you upgrade weapons which is later on. And strength builds are just incredibly slow. I did enjoy my first play through though.

[@Romey1son]

This guy is a beast

[@DZoe01]

Other reviewers said that it was around 20-30H worth of content in the game. Based on your previous reviews, I would say that you are above average when it comes to skill level, thus you finish games mush faster than an average reviewer (journalist/youtuber). Which is fine of course. I usually just end up multiply your numbers with 2 so I know what to expect from my playthrough :D Based on your reivew, If the performance issues will be fixed I'll buy the game. An other great review, thank you!

[@glitchymonkey]

I actually replaced my GTX 1060 because of this game thinking that probably it was the sign that I should update my GPU. Lo and behold, no FPS improvement with the RTX 3050 (I know it's not a big jump, but still)

[@paulwilson1555]

Side grade.... You should have researched further

[@oliviawilliams6204]

So it’s a kind of Metroidvania?

[@nickbaye8800]

Man this game looks cool, but honestly it just makes me wish Bloodborne was on PC

[@simmo303]

Runs fine on pc. Good game.

[@DGneoseeker1]

Are there any guns in this other than the shield musket and the one built into the halberd? I was wondering if a ranged build was viable.

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah theres a few, it is both viable and quite strong, very few enemies have a counter for anything at range

[@recordatron]

Yeah even with DLSS on performance mode my 3080 can't stick to 60fps whatever I do so I suspect the game has a long way to go optimisation wise. Shame cause otherwise it's a fun game.

[@Yoids]

OMG I'm getting dizzy just watching the camera movement

[@trblemayker5157]

Souls-like games and atrocious framerates. Name a more iconic duo

[@VigilanteMike]

Hey Mortem can you do a video on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous? There's a lance called the Heroes Lance and I was kinda curious about the lore around it and you could even review the weapon itself to make the video even longer.

[@hauntedheathen2732]

This review makes me feel bad lol. Ive played every Soulsborne multiple times. I've done SL1 on Ds3, BL4 on Bloodborne... but the first boss of SteelRising defeated me about 8 times...

[@champion3760]

It’s so weird. It feels like there are no Iframes on the dodges half the time…I got it on my 4th try after just saying F it and going full aggression instead of waiting for him to attack

[@COREcasual]

It runs great on ps5

[@ReclaimerX]

Not gonna lie, the block/parry being tied to the weapon instead of a built-in mechanic is what made this a buy at 50+% off game for me.

[@zerotsang4604]

dam, how do you complete 100% so fast.

[@onatgz]

free comment.

[@VortymLichbane]

I love the word 'aegis' but it is overused in fantasy and sci-fi. Sigh...

[@sauhamm3821]

I love the word 'undun', it's not used enough!

[@jeffii9890]

For my sensibilities, there's no better video game reviewer on KZbin or anywhere else for that matter. My only gripe, and I guess it's because you've raised the bar so high, is the notion that a 10-15 hour AA game isn't worth $50. You can spend $50 at a decent restaurant experience for 1 and there's, obviously, no way to relive that experience. You could spend $50 on 3-5 movie tickets, depending on where you live, and maybe get 15 hours of entertainment, but to relive them, you'd have buy them again. If we can spend $50 and get 10-15 hours of replayable entertainment, that's a win. This has nothing to do with this Steel Rising, specifically. It may be mediocre, buggy or have overall low satisfaction. But you didn't factor the glitches or frame rate _directly_ in your "buy on sale" recommendation. You specifically mentioned the length, then added price and studio size. Studio size might suggest lower quality, but certainly doesn't equate to that which wasn't even your main point; length was. In reality. all games, with extremely few exceptions, are replayable. If this is the only game some kid owns, they love gaming and/or the satisfaction of getting better, they'll replay this game. More importantly, length does not equal value. A 100 hour $40 game with filler, bugs and poor controls isn't as satisfying as a 12 hour game with a great story, balanced challenge, tight controls and overall engaging gameplay. If you can get a game with hundreds of hours of new gameplay for a $60 price point, awesome. Those are few and far between in the grand gaming landscape and good to great games shouldn't be held to that standard anymore. This isn't the late 90s.

[@mrp8171]

Bloodborne doll: the game. Or how to pick a doll in dungeon.

[@thegee001ify]

It was a 6.5 out of 10 for me. I found the game very easy on normal mode. Died only once across all bosses.

[@LuckyBeerCamper]

You're clearly way better at these games than I am. You repeatedly say how easy it is, and then here I am not even able to beat the first boss 😂😂😂

[@astonmartin8537]

I am waiting for a price cut..

[@davidroudebush6947]

I love this game so far, but not as much as I love greedfall

[@ghostridah]

The performance in this game is horrendous, first game I've played with dlss that couldn't hold even 60 fps with it enabled. Had to refund it.

[@ice_man81]

After playing Elden Ring for a long time, It’s hard to get into anything else. With inflation these days spending 50-60 bucks on a game is a big investment. It seems like all the good games are coming out at the end of this year and late next year. I’ve had a x box series x for a year and am disappointed with all of the game titles except Elden Ring. After hearing this is only 15 hours long is a bummer. I really want a new game to buy. I have to wait probably 2 years for Starfield the next great game.

[@carsonrobey26]

On PS5 the framerate is a solid 60

[@matthuck378]

From everything I've read/watched, the issue with this game's performance is a PC problem. Spiders clearly made it to work with consoles first and PC second. That's fine by me. As long as they patch it in time for the inevitable 50% off Steam sale we'll likely see in a few months.

[@dragonlotion1789]

How does it look though? I hear is blurry.

[@carsonrobey26]

@@dragonlotion1789 It honestly looks good. I think it’s 1440p resolution with upscaling to 4K. Not blurry at all. I liked this game way more than I thought I would originally.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

I have a i9/3080ti/32GB system RAM). When I have run into chop, I set the V Sync to 60. It seems to fix it. It's a decent fix for games that aren't online or competitive. Some current games just seem to not run well on current hardware. (I also get motion sick. There is no way I can play with too much crop)(I discovered the craziest thing. Some software will occasionally ignore the "hundreds" in a benchmark. It might say 26 fps when its really 326.Thats why I altered my VSync)

[@BrentCrihfield]

I had a hard time just watching the video; the protagonist’s movements were jerky.