Rage 2 (Zero Punctuation)

[@theescapist]

Watch next week's episode covering Observation at the link: www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/2019/06/05/zero-punctuation-observation/

[@outseeker]

hey i was just wondering.. how come the outtro is so quiet?

[@theescapist]

Lots of complaints about how loud the intro / outro was so made sure to check on the audio levels for that.

[@outseeker]

@@theescapist having them at any specific volume is cool, it's just they're not equal, like the intro's bangin and the outtro is a whisper

[@michaellozada1077]

Alright, I understand the game has many flaws but..... idk, I'm having a lot of fun playing it and I seriously think that this game (formula) has potential to become so much more! Anyways, jus another youtube "game analyst" jumping on the "rage 2 is crap" bandwagon. 👎

[@CannibalSmileyFace]

@@michaellozada1077 I actually agree that it has potential and I had a lot of fun but the fact is that the issues he is talking about are true as well. asking Escapist to review a game with issues like rage 2 is like putting a rabies infested german shepherd in a kitten pen and asking it to "play nice".

[@thetruth4863]

2019 is going to have a really good blandest games list

[@unformedeight]

Good harvest, yahtzee is gona need the names tatooed to his arms so he can remember all the mediocrity

[@boltonatorsaomd9368]

Is there such a thing as a “good bland games list” though?

[@grand_tourist46]

If we’re getting a pool going here, I’ll tell you right now that the smart money is on Days Gone taking the top spot. Honestly not sure if Rage 2 will even make it onto the list though.

[@marcoludema8876]

It'll be a top ten, perhaps.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Gonna need several minutes of dial tone as BGM for this.

[@christianschweda2530]

"Gregrade Upnades" - had to rewind to check wether I just had a short stroke or Yahtzee bumped into the scrabble table. ^^

[@Deathclaw-lh5tl]

This review in a nutshell: Rage? More like, Not Even Mildly Annoyed.

[@heartysquid]

@Evi1M4chine More like Bore Ragnarock

[@outriderjuno9371]

More like, barely an inconvenience

[@MasterfulPeon]

Or interested.

[@mephistophelesthesilentchi3446]

Thus my jimmies are yet to be rustled.

[@kareemmasri3934]

@@heartysquid ah, a man of culture I see.

[@EvillBob]

Think of it this way: if we didn't have the original Rage then DOOM 2016 would have been its original concept of bland every shooter we already have seen a thousand times.

[@lightlng]

EvillBob Fair enough.

[@davidsousa4652]

This is the first video for me where almost everything he pointed out in the game made me go "Oh my God, I was thinking the same thing when i played it."

[@AsselParty]

Every word!

[@Jesse__H]

I'm glad Yahtzee mentioned the ammo crate thing. That drove me up the wall. It's actually *_HARD_* to melee an ammo crate. I mean, how do you fuck that up?

[@Comfy_Gaming]

Bethesda

[@oliverhoare6779]

Hey Yahtzee, can you reveiw this new game that came out? It's called Preflight Panic, and it's an absolute gem.

[@edmardisla8492]

The Double King.

[@pacificblue5461]

@@naquan59 I read that comment though, and that's what matters

[@Mernom]

@@naquan59 Technically, he reviewed Doki Doki due to comments, so I wouldn't be so sure.

[@yeflynne]

He reviewed it lol

[@AstroTibs]

I'm having no luck with it. I feel COMPELLED to systematically check EVERY SINGLE LAST PASSENGER

[@custos3249]

"Like a psychotically motivated Jehova's witness." So a Jehova's witness.

[@Overlord0011]

Custos Yeah, that description was a tad redundant, wasn’t it?

[@screamsinrussian5773]

@@curmudgeon4225 based

[@SgtGoofass]

*tipping intensifies*

[@GIFT1FROM1THE1GODZ]

I mean i've met some, they're pretty normal people imo. like any other religious people.

[@Askorti]

@@GIFT1FROM1THE1GODZ So basically all complete nutjobs?

[@QuicklimeTime]

Yahtzee says a game should be more like the latest entry in one of Nintendo's long-running franchises. That can't be a good sign.

[@MetaL556]

@@Ceece20 Ubisoft doesn't really take risks with their main series. They assume that if something worked before, it'll keep working forever, and won't go out of their comfort zone beyond trying a "radical" new storyline to put their open world blueprint into. People are already getting quite tired of the formula by now, though, so I wonder what will happen if the next Farcry game flops in sales(unless that already happened and we're at that point now - I admit I don't really follow the newest releases that closely).

[@thesupremenecroticdakimakura]

I just hope their cash cow games sell well so we can have another 2D hand-animated game. It's sad how games like Child of Light or Valiant Hearts have to be passion projects by the devs because they're not "safe" games.

[@jackgarcia5926]

Are those...frogs raining outside!?

[@Keladinus]

Formulaic vs imaginative.

[@Changetheling]

@@MetaL556 They don't even need to assume that. They just know their users are basically sandbox-lobotomized "gamers". These customers-sorry, "gamers" are so tired of the formula that they just keep buying the same game every month. Why using your brains when all you have to do is click to death, but *IN 4K* ?

[@adamkampen]

I love the turning the dog upside down analogy

[@jonathanscinto3547]

Someone save Pepper! :p

[@nicklager1666]

I need a DLC with that knife wielding hedgehog.

[@ChillingLurking2243]

Thank God you mentioned the stupid as hell hit box for the ammo boxes. Hitting those things was harder than the game was on the highest difficulty.

[@slimey630]

Seriously.

[@liambailie1392]

“Your health upgrades, your weapon upgrades, and your brigade upnades”

[@bionicdragon5]

"Gregade Upnades" Mr. Croshaw, you have reached new heights!

[@si_w8201]

Why do I both love this game (41 hours and counting) and agree with everything said in this video?

[@themoleman6806]

Because the combat is just that good?

[@francocentrone197]

Same here, dude. It just so much fun. The combat is awsome

[@VoyivodaFTW1]

Same. The gunplay is so good

[@caesarspeaks]

We can recognise flaws in things we love

[@VoyivodaFTW1]

@over 100 now

[@Bird_Dog00]

Can't wait for this "bland open world with 5 boring sidequests repeated a million times"-fad to finaly blow over. But I won't hold my breath...

[@MetaL556]

Ubisoft will make sure this genre lives in some form by producing another copy-paste of Farcry, but with new colors.

[@Bird_Dog00]

I wish Ubisoft were the only ones doing it...

[@lipnoodle117]

He said nicer things about BoTW in this review than he did in the BoTW review.

[@saroorsarao9958]

Same in the ssbu review. Seems liked BotW more than he lets on.

[@suun9845]

@@saroorsarao9958 yeah he also likes Yakuza, books and the outer world's. It's kind of yahtzee's style to be harsh and brutally honest...

[@loukaron2987]

I, too, turn my dog upside down.

[@Yuhara_rev]

Do you call it updog?

[@IamaPERSON]

@@Yuhara_rev What's up, dog?

[@Crazelord91]

*2016:* Some really cool games released recently and I'm hyped for all the upcoming titles planned for 2017! *2017:* Wow, such a diverse set of amazing games, the industry is really getting it together and not making the same bland things anymore! *2018:* Um... still some cool games but seems like we took a step back there, but that's fine, still better than the beggining of the generation overall *2019:* So we're back to just not trying anymore, huh?

[@jodyboles8208]

Pfft you say that but we are getting bl3 soon. That's going to be the only game I'll need in a long time haha

[@Crazelord91]

@@jodyboles8208 Who knows if it'll be good though, anything can happen

[@jodyboles8208]

@@Crazelord91 nah I know for a fact it'll be amazing. Everyrhing we have seen so far has been massively improved and everyone loved the gameplay when they showed it off.

[@Crazelord91]

@@jodyboles8208 I bet it will be good, but there's always a chance of them adding some terrible mechanics, bad writing, etc that wasn't in any of the gameplay promos

[@jodyboles8208]

@@Crazelord91 eh I don't see how. The gameplay great along with the character builds. That's all I really care about beside the amazing loot which they have improved alot too.

[@BJWeNeedUDefendingUsWithZeMG42]

Another strong candidate for the "Blandest Game of 2019" award.

[@BugsyFoga]

Rage 2 is definitely more than bland

[@thevlaka]

no

[@606hunter1]

Lots of games this year will fight for that spot

[@vladimirlestrad3120]

I honestly thought Days Gone was gonna be it. Maybe Yahtzee can ring up the devs for both games and we can have another swimsuit contest again.

[@Garrus1995]

Vladimir Lestrad, I actually thought Days Gone was quite decent. Zombie apocalypse is hardly original, but I thought it was interesting that the main character was a biker and the only way to get around was via motorcycle. It sounds like Rage 2 doesn't have much going for it in terms of originality; it looks like non cel-shaded Borderlands.

[@the_flaming_tree_troll9380]

One of my favorite reviews from yahtzee, love the humour so much

[@TuffMelon]

Actually, the fire revolved is pretty good when the enemies are in a large quantity. Each detonation has a fairly large size, meaning if you fire the shots into a bunch of different enemies and wait a second, theyll all end up closer to one another and you can kill like 20 guys at once.

[@judsongaiden9878]

"Camp Pistol Lake." Why didn't I think of that first?

[@mitchellmeyer5303]

Operation: Wingus the Dingus I’m dying of voluntary simulated laughter!! 😂 Hilariously amazing vids as always Yahtzee!

[@sydious_s_snake]

I thought the weapon sandbox was pretty badass But that's Doom for you. Wait.

[@21joebloe]

Rage 2 just made me wish for Doom Eternal to come sooner

[@BuzzaB77]

think we safely put all the post-apolyptic-with-some-pink stuff in one place of the 2019's blandest can't we. they hardly deserve individual recognition.

[@7411y]

Wiping out bandit camps in a desert with your vehicle's machine gun? Borderlands says hi

[@PaladinVII]

2:57 "Where as press the button and then press another button to turn the bullet on sounds like a gun developed by whoever designed the current american health care system!" I lost it at that!

[@cw1424]

Same. 😅😅😅😅

[@elyukayee123]

3:08 "The prestigious law firm of Shotgun, Rifle, and Rocket Launcher"... I need this on a t-shirt or poster.

[@wizrat117]

Thank you for releasing this right after school I needed this

[@cookieblacksmith5383]

This game really makes you feel like Rage 2

[@Nmille98]

Assassin's Rage is a good franchise.

[@kyro8581]

that's golf

[@AdnanCucak]

I used to watch Zero Punctuation when I was in highschool over 10 years ago, im honestly surprised this is 1: still around 2:still has the same opening 3:Yahtzee still hates everything

[@daveyishere55]

It's really weird to think that back in 2007 I was just 10 years old and he was there uploading those videos. He was doing this format when I was just a kid! I think I was in 4th grade of elementary. And I only discovered him in 2018! 21 years old and that's when I discovered him and his formate never changed! So weird

[@bradleywest6821]

"You know those things I complain about in a sandbox shooter? Well this game has it and I'm still not happy,." Yahtzee 2019

[@TwoDogsFighting]

Shotgun, Rifle and Rocket Launcher needs to be a real law firm

[@piclemaniscool]

Post-apocalypse sandbooxes are the only subgenre that gets an excuse to make a huge, empty world so they can say their game is big but not have to design anything inside of it.

[@lectorintellegat]

Yahtzee - the only reason I’m still subscribed to the escapist.

[@piperwalton]

I loved the gravity dart weapon; it never stopped being hilarious to splat enemies into the side of a nearby mountain.

[@wandererwerewolf477]

Fun facts: 1. While Yahtzee's spiel is funny, what actually happened went the other way: When _Doom 4_ languished, _Rage 2_ (originally slated for 2012) was put on the back burner. Once _Doom 4_ was remapped into _Doom (2016)_ , _Rage 2_ was back on. (Although the open-world stuff is courtesy of Avalanche Games, in Sweden.) 2. Not mentioned by Yahtzee: Yes, there is a plot, involving a Greater Destiny and all that.

[@BugsyFoga]

Rage 2 , the sequel no one expected.

[@BugsyFoga]

@Mac mcskullface but I still think it turned out fun

[@socksleeve]

It’s a fun game, the combat is good and I think Yahtzee didn’t give the other weapons a chance, especially the Hyper Cannon, god damn do I love the hyper cannon. But he’s totally right, the open world is bland.

[@Mr.Smiley_J]

4:15 "Gregade Upnades" made me laugh way to hard.

[@crazymammoth]

this review is 100% accurate game was painfully too short only has 8 story missions

[@mward5962]

Is it bad I now want a law-firm/FPS game where you are a Lawyer for the firm of Shotgun Rifle & Rocket Launcher?

[@Changetheling]

I'd buy that for a lawsuit-dollar.

[@royalcityman]

I found it hard to give a damn about anything in this game. The casual NPC are so ridiculous that no connection can ever be established. The Cutscene NPC's seem like emotionally distant generic character tropes. You have a big sandbox full of toys to play with but it all feels like you are in there alone and, pretty much, wasting your time. They could have done so much more if they invested in story and with Em and Mo cap. It ties Far Cry New Dawn for being a pointless sandbox with toys.

[@E1craZ4life]

The day Yahtzee reviews Roller Coaster Tycoon Marks the day I sold my soul for a cupcake.

[@Nokaret]

Alright, you made Rage 2 for whatever reason, Yahtzee even spent a week making a video about it, CAN WE GET OUR DOOM SEQUEL NOW THANK YOU VERY MUCH?!

[@calvinlee8103]

I just bought and played through the first Rage a couple days ago. My experience was, "hey, this is kinda neat. Oh, these missions aren't very fun. Wow, *this* mission is great! Oh, the missions aren't very fun again. Oh; I guess the game's over." Needless to say, I'm not rushing out to buy Rage 2.

[@velocity211]

holy shit. i completely forgot about zero punctuation. i remember these videos blowing up on digg back in the day, taking up the main page every time. wow, glad to see you're still at it!

[@itsme2313]

Fear the wrath of Lord Humongous

[@HolidayImpressions]

Brilliant as always Yahtzee, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@deymargonzalez6466]

Imagine focusing on bord- Rage 2 instead of doom...

[@armaggedon390]

You mean, it focuses on Bore Doom.

[@deymargonzalez6466]

@@cyanimation1605 Nice, tell me another one mate.

[@CLfreaksho]

@@cyanimation1605 if you're a 15-year-old, sure

[@rotz394]

Rage 1 was to prolong the wait for Doom (2016). Rage 2 was made to prolong the wait for Doom Eternal.

[@greasykiwi2935]

I got stuck on a boss and quit. Not because it was hard, but because it did not give me enough ammo to actually kill the bloody thing.

[@mrbri6463]

I feel this whole game existence is to fill the void until the release of Doom Eternal.

[@Grymbaldknight]

I think this is why we now have the "Dev Diary" series. Yahtzee has had to resort to making his own series of games (with blackjack and hookers) to make up for the slurry that the professional games industry has been churning out lately. Seems it was either "Yahtzee makes indie games", or "Kes has to prevent Yahtzee from gnawing his own limbs off again".

[@Mayeur000Donz]

'Would add up. Probably the only game he's enjoyed so far this year is Sekiro.

[@boiledelephant]

"You must fanny about this much to proceed" describes the mechanics of so many bad games...

[@yungmackerel]

Man, I was looking forward for this game

[@wickedwitt04]

Don't let this review deter you. The combat is fulfilling and the characters you run into have enough personality to make all the main and side quests enjoyable. Yeah, the world looks relatively the same and most mission types are repetitive; but in the same way Doom is enticing the combat and how you can just murder everything so stylistically once you've mastered and upgraded the abilities makes every engagement quite pleasing. tl;dr go play it and ignore the nit-picking of this review. Regardless if Yahtzee is more often than not spot on.

[@alvarodiaz2221]

@@wickedwitt04 so is this a far cry 4?

[@49mozzer]

@@wickedwitt04 Yeah the combat is great until it stops an you spend the next few minutes looking for boxes to open.

[@kemojoaquin]

Chance Witt are there multiple difficulties?

[@shial1977]

He didn't rip on it that badly so seems like its an okay title.

[@Kanocraft]

Hehe... 4:14 "gregade upnades"

[@elnombre91]

Horizon Zero-Dawn: "Unlocking space as you go is annoying" Rage 2: "Having everywhere unlocked from the start is annoying"

[@barthslung]

He commended Horizon for its pacing and how it opened up actually

[@wesh8121]

Wait a minute! So do you or don't you have a 12" knob?!?! Asking for clarity...

[@alef-0]

2:35 Yatzee what do you smoke while writing? Or is this really the most natural example that your mind could relate to this?

[@Ranar14]

3:52 HEY! I work with the guy that designed those boots.

[@jinxedchef]

Just walk away and there will be an end to the horror.

[@ReleasedHollow]

I'm enjoying it right now but I fully agree on melee whiffing on the crates.

[@RatelHBadger]

Rage 2: The Return of Zach de La Rocha

[@BinaryDood]

at least the original Rage had rly cool character designs and art style

[@Rekettyelovag]

Finally, someone addresses the weapon gimmick problem. There are guns that kill! Also... no sand worm, but it was in the trailer. :(

[@Rekettyelovag]

@TheLegend27 There weren't anything about roadmaps when the game came out. If something is in the launch trailer then it should be in the game at launch. Do a roadmap trailer next time and I'll buy the game when it's complete. This was not transparent at all. Roadmap is now a new term for not finished games. I've finished the game already and there's nothing to do anymore. I don't think I'm coming back for a patch like this. At least the world of Dying Light were fun after the game. RAGE2 feels like an ubisoft game when completed. Cleared out camps, nothing to do except caravan raids and kill camping guys near the road. The latter one is even fun to do. Maybe ill check back for the expansion pack.

[@Rekettyelovag]

@TheLegend27 I'm not sure what were they thinking. A roadmap facilitates to wait complete game to come out. Eliminates day 1 sales. Heh... and they are complaining about used games market...

[@maksymilians931]

I honestly really enjoyed Rage 2. Had a open-world doom vibe with self-produced berserk powerup.

[@EuanOLeary]

Jeez Yahtzee I assumed Dev Diary meant you wouldn't be doing Zero Punctuation this year, don't hurt yourself!

[@Yuhara_rev]

@@sportsjefe workaholic, I would assume

[@henrywarmoth1792]

It's funny how I've developed this habit when I see Yahtz put up a video about a game I know nothing about of going to watch the vanilla IGN review of the game to see gameplay then coming back here to see Yahtzee's video about a game I have no interest in buying or ever playing.

[@nosoupforyouever15]

I think rage 2 is definitely better than the first. And I enjoy it

[@canyoncave]

when he said "seven or eight short missions later," he wasn't joking, this games main story feels like they cut out act 1 and 2 so its just the prologue and the finale

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

You adore Pepper and we know it Yahtzee. He's a sweet little puppo💜

[@jean-christophe8649]

The first pepper cameo in a ZP video

[@TheGabrielbowater]

Rage 2 exists because Avalanche lost the Mad Max license

[@franciscomatos9968]

I say this is more of an Avalanche game than an Id game. The world and game design, the vehicle physics and combat. The way the story is absolutely not integrated into the game world with any cohesion. The northern region is basically unused. This screams Just Cause 2 design philosophy. Huge open worlds were all the 'rage' (wink wink) back in '08 for the sheer spectacle and novelty factor. But it's played out. You need to give us a reason to explore the world beyond 'just because'.

[@reinbeers5322]

To be fair, Metro was doing post-apocalypse before it became copy-paste.

[@Zeuseus6609]

The law firm of Shotgun, Rifle and Rocket Launcher. Also know as 'Pump-it, Shootem and Blow'.

[@Tigran2142]

I hope Yahtzee will review Pathologic 2 someday

[@kaziislam2785]

Are you gonna review A Plague Tale: Innocence?

[@T0temp0leman]

This is perfect, couldn’t agree more.

[@niekrenckens]

The G36C in this video does not have a magazine in it

[@alfredwinchesterjr]

niekrenckens Dang you're right. Guess one of the fetch quests is AMMO

[@Robwithakick]

I must agree with every single critique you’ve put forth here, Sir Yahtzee.

[@dreadpiraterobertsnumba5]

4:16 *"GREGADE UPNADES."*

[@gabenplznerf1093]

Hey! KZbin remembered I’m subbed to you.

[@dominics.8796]

Original Rage was fan. It was a very well crafted experience. To be fair, the ending sucked though...

[@Mr_T_Badger]

Dominic S. yeah I was kind of annoyed they didn’t give us a proper boss fight at the end, only horde mode. However now I’m kind of annoyed they gave us a boss fight but just used the one from Wolfenstein Old Blood to do it with.

[@dominics.8796]

Tom Snider Yeah. As I said before, the ending was disappointing. When I saw that ending cutscene, with all the Arks around the world opening, I was like: “Yeah, right. Like that’s ever gonna happen.” Jokes on me I guess.

[@deathshand4248]

Doom is a great sandbox you can choose what weapons you use to brutally murder what demon. Who said you don't get chooses in linear games?

[@hardmodefbl]

A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE

[@deathsyth8888]

When are we getting Pre Flight Panic DLC? New planes, new passenger types, new ways to crash? Maybe a Mile High Club achievement? (I kid of course) You do good work old chap.

[@jobelthirty1294]

Dude, Im just glad Rage 1 delayed Doom 2016 enough so they had plenty of time to make a good Doom game. Seems like Rage 2 is doing the same thing.

[@cfcreative1]

I just can't plunk down money for a loot system game anymore. My live is too short to waste that much time.

[@somniumtown760]

Fun Fact, Rage 1 was made by ID in a desperate attempt to do basically a more action oriented Fallout, and they were succeeding... till Bethesda bought them, and said 'oh you know what this game needs? A new villain and our lil combo of shoehorned plot related issues like people treating you like crap and a resistance'. You can SEE when the plot gets railroaded into fighting the Authority and everything you did before was for nothing.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Now I'm hungry for a Cornish pasty and chips. Edit: And also Spam.

[@TheAndradeCS]

Looks like we'll just wait for Doom Eternal to release instead. At least that's what ID Knows what to do. Besides, open world is a mechanic that's too overused for it's own good. Less games need to have it.

[@wylie2835]

Open World is fine. Its just. You can't a linear game in an open world. Plenty of games do it right. Breath of the Wild. Outer Wilds, Subnautica, etc

[@TheAndradeCS]

@@wylie2835 It's true, Open World can be an amazing feature If done correctly, but it's overdone by games that could be linear instead. Or at the Very least, don't use their Open world with as much effort as they should.

[@wylie2835]

@@TheAndradeCS Quests are just bad. Thats the problem.

[@eins2001]

Doom 2016 has very little story and people don't care. Rage has very little story and everyone shits on it. Ok then.

[@djs909]

You should play Postal 2. There is an actual Christmas tree in it.

[@cryocrusader2594]

My Experience with Rage 2 "Oh hey this is actually kind of great, the challenge has all but disappeared but this gameplay is really fu- Oh it's over already." Weird considering I did pretty much everything as well. TBF I was wondering why this game was as abrupt and flaccid as the first one with what seems like an even shorter campaign and somehow an even more disappointing ending despite it being exactly the fucking same but about a week after finishing it I rewatched all the current Doom Eternal Trailers and realised "Yeah why would they care when they're also working on this, I probably wouldn't." Did you guys see that Comic Panel bullshit when the credits rolled. "Oh it'll be really cool, players will see all the memorable moments of the story in comic book format" The Story being about 8 missions long and each mission feeling the exact same as clearing out a bandit camp on the map. And the story introductions, good god! "This is Lily, my best friend for life, watch her have one conversation with me in the tutorial and never say or do anything ever again until she shows up at the very end after I've killed the final boss, picks my lumbering ass off the floor and says two words before it awkwardly cuts to black and ends the game" Prefer the first one, this just ended up feeling like a waste of time for both me and the developers

[@legiongamer-works-podcaster]

Same :/

[@heartcradle01]

Omg, he actually played the game!?! The part about the stupid ass crates got me. 😂😂

[@chozomonkey]

I'd love to see a retro review of Metroid Prime. Heard you talk about it a few times in passing, but I want a proper review.

[@soup5981]

What Far Cry does right is that it subject’s the world’s NPCs to the game’s crisis/conflict. Every encounter is a sub-plot existing in symbiosis with the main conflict.

[@justicetaylor2695]

If the game's a turn off then where are all the uncomfortable 12 inch nobs coming from?!