This Battle of Fallujah Simulator is CQB Hell - Six Days in Fallujah

[@meirzamsky]

"i dont think he saw me, but he is able to detect me somehow" -man with flashlight on

[@highwiregames4297]

Correct. Enemies can see your flashlight beam and use it to anticipate your movement.

[@neonada.official]

@@highwiregames4297 In real life that seems obvious but it's quite a novel detail in a video game.

[@cocouffs]

​@Death Row Lemon true but as we are getting into these games that are trying for realism, we should almost expect these things now and want them. It's cool and helps push the limits on games.

[@OperatorDrewski]

@@highwiregames4297 cool detail i didnt even register hahaha

[@theblindbandit6533]

@@cocouffs I’d totally play for hours not realizing what’s going on lmao

[@SixDaysGame]

We appreciate all the feedback, Drewski. Thanks for playing!!

[@Just_JoshE]

Little feedback: If you're making a "point" with this game, it should pull no punches. There should be some kind of gore or model system, not just blood splatter and an unchanged model. A headshot from 5.56 from 13 feet away is gonna leave a mark.

[@Noah-jn7ho]

Just to preface this the game's looking incredible so far, will you look into the rounds impacting in a realistic place when you're aiming over your scope? I'm just a gamer with a fascination of guns and it stood out to me straight away. I made a comment with timestamps to examples where the rounds would be impacting way higher than they actually do and it may be seen as a minor thing but in terms of authenticity it's something that I know will sour my experience of the game personally. Otherwise looking amazing, nice work!

[@LordJuan4]

Thanks for letting people like him try your game early! You guys seem to be doing incredible work

[@bmagada]

You guys nailed it.

[@MIKE_THE_BRUMMIE]

​@@Noah-jn7ho sure that's not the height over bore

[@slouch186]

"You weren't actually hit" is a really cool way to handle health that I've wanted games to do for a while. When a game is super realistic like this one, it's always been super weird to me when you are able to take a couple bullets and somehow magically heal yourself with a medkit. Having a "lucky miss" meter instead makes way more sense.

[@TonedVirus3]

that's how I always immerse myself in games. either that or a grazing hit that didn't hit anything important

[@weed75black35]

No in this game you are hit but you can't know whether your armor caught the bullet until you check

[@elipetrou9308]

@@TonedVirus3hey same

[@Spartan322]

Also makes a lot more sense with bodyarmor and adrenaline, of everything I've heard regarding cops and military, it is extremely difficult to tell you were hit unless you look at yourself, one of the many reasons common modern tactics use a buddy system.

[@TomAndersonn]

The uncharted series is the first series that I know of that started doing that. If you watch closely Drake doesn't get hit most of the time until the final shot that kills him.

[@marcuscorder]

It's weird seeing realistic videogames about a war you fought in. I was in the 1ID, and had a friend that was in Fallujah, also in the 1ID, named Garth Sizemore. Photos of him are in TIME Magazine from this battle. He was later killed in Adhamiyah, Baghdad, by the famous "Juba" sniper cell. We captured some of them, and I kept a huge pair of spotting binoculars I took from them, and mailed them home.

[@wertirwertir4235]

ok, maybe a weird question and you dont need to awnser it if you dont want to, but will you play this game or does it give you to much memories ?

[@quinlanreed7162]

I’m sorry you went through that. May Mr. Sizemore Rest In Peace. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@eugenedsky3264]

But really... Haven't you really felt that war was a game for him? Just asking...

[@jmadd3691]

Adhamiyah was that Haji’s favorite kill box since there was that single main thru (only one big enough to fit an lmtv if I’m not mistaken). My condolences to him and his. Thank you for your service, I was 4ID a 74D wet behind the ears pfc when I came into orders in 05’. This game is a trip battle, idk how I feel tbh might be hard for me to play 😅

[@PrivateChuckG]

​@DigiCat Get bent

[@Flohhupper]

7:08 - I actually hear'd it just the other way around earlier today from an ex SEK Member (German Special Forces, like SWAT) that clearing up-to-down is almost always preferred. Most death occure in stairwairs and clearing up the stairs is harder than clearing them down. Also you get the added effect of "flushing out" enemies, which is nice when you got the perimeter around the building secured so they are caught. There are probably different tactics and reasons to argue for one or the other and SEK is not military so that is another difference.

[@SoNorthitzSouth]

its up to down, yeah. Marines would get on the roof of houses and then clear downward in Fallujah. They talk about roofs collapsing in multiple accounts from trying to insert from the top. Its always easier to clear down. Grenades were their best friend.

[@OperatorDrewski]

Ah yeah it's probably the other way around then

[@Dad-lu1oi]

One great way to kill people in stairs is by jumping from the top part of the stair and hitting the upper part of the wall jutting down so that when you fall straight down you can shoot everyone easily

[@Flohhupper]

@@Dad-lu1oi Forgot about the grenade part, yeah, that is another reason up-to-down is best

[@chilbiyito]

Just saw a video from 3 Ukrainian dudes clearing a building down to up and 2 of them got hit instantly dropping down injured or dead couldn't tell, it was a GoPro btw, looked like some of the videogames when you die when he dropped

[@WhopperJrNoCheese]

Six Days In Fallujah plays like a horror game. It’s so quiet that any shift or sound heightens your senses. Not to mention peeking into a pitch black doorway expecting it to explode with enemy fire. I can’t wait for the 22nd, so I can finally play this game.

[@SexyFace]

wouldnt you rather play ready or not or swat for that reason? looking forward to tight alleyway engagements, long street sectioned killzones, and rooftop gunfights moreso than the room clearing

[@kidsontheblock2680]

@@SexyFace this game does both .. and with constantly changing maps so idk 🤷‍♂️ I’d rather play this. Also it’s based on real events which makes it even better

[@reanukeeves420]

I’m so looking forward to this game it’s been on my watchlist forever and it’s taken long enough to come out. I’m just glad it looks as good as it does

[@XIXCentury]

Your watchlist? Fed.

[@OperatorDrewski]

@@XIXCentury glowie spotted

[@reanukeeves420]

@@XIXCenturyI will neither confirm nor deny these accusations

[@alandavies8431]

Always watch an like,1 ov the best out there ,on point as such ❤

[@Bleechers]

​@@OperatorDrewski I always read about this game while I put stocks on my ar pistols and drilled additional holes in my lower receivers. Is this also what you did too?

[@HeikichiHoriuchi]

I was in the army. This sound of a bullet flying past your head, will forever pierce in my brain. Always remembering how fast you can be dead.

[@westtnskirmishlog6820]

Here here, those zips and pops were making me do little tiny flinches in my headphones. Unnerving for me, but well simulated I say.

[@chazchoo99]

Winston Churchill once said, "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."

[@wolfvision5154]

🧢

[@KSIREBEL]

As a note to the aiming over the top with the RCO, DO NOT try to aim like this game looks like you do. At 10 yards, you'd probably end up shooting 12in+ above where you think you are. If you could, the front sight post would actually be blocking the center of the RCO reticle. As someone who carried the M16A4 for 6 years, we were taught to use the Bindon Aiming Concept, aim with the RCO sight but 4ish inches up, or just point-shoot over the top of the scope. The top of the RCO is in no way meant to be used with the front sight. P/S Can't wait to see more of this game.

[@OperatorDrewski]

Yeah I'd definitely never do this in real life hahaha I can see how it'd be necessary at maybe 5 feet, 10 yards tho.... yeahhhh.....

[@RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

Yeah it's bugging me. Makes it OP as hell to aim that way in the game, then. I think they should force you to learn that huge hold deviation.

[@Siegefya]

I had A4 for 2 years and the last 2 years had an m4 with a 203. always just did point with it on, never used that back post or anything else, either looking through the sight or point shooting.

[@glueguzzler9548]

Most manuals throughout history that had a similar idea, like aiming over the rear sight on a No.4 Enfield and just using the front sight block, generally say to aim at the belt buckle. A detail like that in the game would be pretty neat and a good balance

[@sarcasticommentator]

You’re so right, would be cool if they added that shooting error for using the “point shoot” function so it was more realistic, but I understand they probably did it this way as it’s the most comfortable way for gaming

[@DasBeefCake]

"It's hard to tell where the rounds are coming from". That's a huge point for realism in my book. Urban firefights are absolutely terrifying when they first kick off because it's all about scanning for flashes.

[@DracoMeteor91]

Realism? Have you watched any footage from the iraq war? Squads consist of 20-30 soldiers. Do you really think you fight alone there? Nothing is realistic about this game

[@DasBeefCake]

@@DracoMeteor91 don’t need to watch it when I lived through shit like this. Not to mention I didn’t say the game was realistic, I said a specific part of it he game was. That being said, Marine squads are typically 13 marines. And the battle of Fallujah saw marines getting cut off CONSTANTLY. You don’t know fuck all outside of what you’ve seen in combat footage. Stay out of conversations you don’t have a place in.

[@johndorobiala5401]

As someone who has gone to Iraq 3 times and Afghanistan 3 times...I am shocked at how realistic that game looks....Awesome job!

[@gabyspan940]

yea? except for all the dead civilians

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

@@gabyspan940 Lol yeah the dead "civilians". Funny how they were carrying weapons or driving vbieds but don't pay attention to that inconvenient truth.

[@Warspite-1915]

@@gabyspan940 Civilians were evacuated from Fallujah. Everyone in that city was either american or an insurgent

[@DracoMeteor91]

you must be joking, this game is not realistic at all

[@johndorobiala5401]

I said it looked realistic not that it was realistic!

[@Bert0311]

Regarding the sound and not knowing exactly where shots are coming from… that’s about it. Loud shots, echoes from buildings, not exactly knowing where they are or where your own guys are, having to yell multiple times just to get a bearing or work on the comms, etc.. checks out, looking forward to see how this game plays out. Would be great to hear more snaps too

[@neonwhitea.1548]

They aren’t loud though, they sound like they are on the other side of town, not in the same room as you

[@Bert0311]

Yeah, maybe it would be too much if they went full volume lol. Lots of ringing ears and long term hearing damage. If there’s a way to make it better, then by all means, but the echoing alone reminds me of it and gives me that internal reaction to “jump” because you don’t expect how powerful the sound is with walls bouncing it repeatedly.

[@sarcasticommentator]

@@neonwhitea.1548 just some audio tweaks and it’ll be good.

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

They audios definitely off

[@beastvision2182]

6:30 a really cool thing that happened here, the AI saw the shadow of the rifle on the wall and started suppressing. Some really scary stuff and very realistic.

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

Actually he saw the flashlight, because unlike a lot of games they can see it

[@matthewsmiley3630]

Sorry about your friend man. Glad you’re okay!

[@Arran05]

That feature of not actually being hit is one of my favourite ways i've seen a game handle that unrealistic aspect where you can get shot 100 times and keep going.

[@ZeFluffyKnight]

I remember one of the only games to have something like that was Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. A lot of rounds would glance or be near misses until you kept staying exposed and would then be hit directly.

[@mfdoctor9412]

Imagine modded maps on this game. Shit would be crazy

[@rkn3zdesign]

i doubt that would work because of the system within it

[@SL4PSH0CK]

ngl indie games needed mod support.

[@mfdoctor9412]

@@rkn3zdesign what do you mean. I don't know a lot about modding

[@terry2295]

@@mfdoctor9412 From what it looks like the game is running either Unreal Engine 4 or 5 both of which are not great in terms of modding compatibility. On top of that the game uses procedual generation, where the general layout of the level seems to be predefiend but smaller details like the interrior layouts of buildings are random.

[@jayjayjay365]

not sure how or if modding will work with the dynamic changing map - I guess you can create the tone of the map but given no map is static? interesting to see if they open that up

[@lkerygma]

The trijicon RCO that we use has a tritium/fiber optic light collecting strip on the top which controls(during the day) how bright the reticle gets. As you lose daylight it begins to get dimmer and dimmer until it doesn't display anymore. You also shoot this sight with both eyes open. We used to tape half of the strip to adjust the brightness.

[@r.daneel.90]

Its really cool how the AI push and flank you. Maybe they just need a bit of a visual polish, but overall looks great.

[@bluetech2809]

I dunno the AI looked pretty basic to me, their movement is super slow, it's like they're all running around with astronaut boots on or something

[@jamescrab4110]

@@bluetech2809 looks like dumb AI to me, actually blind to the player most of the time.

[@midknight9715]

1:14 that's definitely an M16A4. The A4 is the only version of the M16 with a flat top upper receiver. All previous variants had fixed carry handles that were part of the upper. The Marines adopted the M16A4 in 1998 as their standard issue infantry service rifle. So by 2004 pretty much every front line Marine would've had an A4, only rear echelon troops would still be carrying A2s. Sorry about the long comment, I'm just a bit nerdy about military firearm history. Also I have a civilian Colt M16A4, so I'm extra passionate about it.

[@Herpaderpa]

Yeah, I remember being taught the Point Shoot method when I went into the Army back in 2010. You're really just placing the front sight aperture on your target and firing away. It's a really handy way to engage targets up to about 50 meters or so, so it's perfect for situations like Fallujah where it was extremely tight quarters. You don't need to be super accurate, you just need to hit the target. So I wouldn't advise it for longer ranges. But I wish more games included this because it is a real technique that's handy for CQB.

[@kjj367]

I'm from Falluja and i have to say they nailed A LOT of details . the atmosphere is really good and authentic

[@cpfpv6410]

Aiming over top of the Acog at the front sight would probably be good enough for close distances in houses but would result in your point of impact being higher and higher than your point of aim as distances open up.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

IDK how they would represent it in game, but the way to use the ACOG at close range that doesn't have the top mounted RMR is to just look through it while the other eye is open. Until your dominant eye gains focus, the illuminated chevron acts like a red dot. Covering the objective lens also does the same thing. In fact, the earliest red dot made by Trijicon's parent company was literally that. Used by SOG in Vietnam I think.

[@Kronikman07]

yea i was skimming through the comments looking for something about the acog. I thought looking over it like that wouldn't really work

[@greygamblepro]

couldnt even begin to imagine what the battle of fallujah was like in real life.....

[@Brandog7]

A massacre.

[@TheVerendus]

Yeah, I feel bad for the men tricked into dying in a foreign land as aggressors while making serious bank back home for defense contractors and weapons manufacturers.

[@bennyb.1742]

I lived with a guy who was a grenadier in Fallujah. Pretty funny guy, went on to start an indie porno studio in Germany. Want's to make anti war pornos, what ever that would be like.

[@Karowskiii]

@@bennyb.1742 damn, that's THE guy!

[@bennyb.1742]

@@Karowskiii I remember him doing this funny skit when someone asked him "what it was like" around the campfire once. He went on to describe what it was like to wear a plate carrier strapped with a bunch of 40mm, water, radio, ect. and carry a huge ass gun bolted to ANOTHER gun in the desert heat. He told a story about getting ambushed. "So then we were all like 'Pull back! Pull back!' and so you're trying to fuckin' run for cover like this" and he duck waddles around the fire "because you got all this shit strapped on you and it's 115 fuckin' degrees out!" Made me laugh a lot that guy.

[@CasualG-mer]

Hope they change the breaching animations because having it locked can lead to a messy situation, do it like how Ready Or Not's animation for door kicking and door opening where you are not locked in.

[@war_pig]

I was a Marine in the Fallujah area during the Nov 2004 offensive.....and yes we had M16A4's with ACOG's. We definitely trained to use the front iron sight for close quarters....but we also trained to use the acog with both eyes open....while focusing downrange, and simultaneously looking through the ACOG, it gave you the chevron reticle in your field of vision. It was blurry but it was accurate at close range. We were taught this and trained this way extensively. Probably not something you can replicate on a video game....but I can also be sure that some Marines didnt quite master this technique and would just use the iron sights. I love the Acog because of this feature.

[@illestdakillest5420]

This is cap af Myself and *every* other Marine I served with used the "5-line" in the acog when clearing houses. Quit your stolen valor bs kiddo

[@war_pig]

@@illestdakillest5420 LOL

[@illestdakillest5420]

@@war_pig 🤡🤡🤡

[@Lardex.Destroyer_of_Beans]

I’ve had this game wishlisted for a while now and it’s cool to finally see new info on it. Was worried it might’ve been dead in the water again but glad to hear it’s still kicking.

[@goatmurray]

At 6:40, I'm pretty sure your shadow on the wall to the left "telegraphed" you to the terry inside.

[@ep1981]

that and the flashlight being on the whole time

[@monke3231]

terry is one word for someone defending their home from invaders

[@imnotracistbut-9559]

Lol I for one greatly appreciate the you called them terrys some terrys

[@chrisdechiara9116]

On his second life, Drew just casually walks into the compound like he was invited for tea. Check that left side!

[@rickw28]

Being locked into breaching and vaulting animations makes sense. You cant just cancel out of kicking a door or climbing over a wall and instantly get your weapon on target.

[@KoalaTContent]

In defense of locked animations, if you kick a door open you are throwing your body weight at that door. When the door gives in your foot has to land from throwing all your weight at it, so you're not gonna just glide around with your gun ready as your putting a lot of force down with your foot while holding a long battle rifle

[@NinjaofApathy]

Fascinatingly, I was just listening to a podcast with a Marine who was in the first battle of Fallujah, he was talking about the disadvantage he felt when almost nobody in entire platoons had an ACOG almost everyone was running irons. Granted he was a part of a recon sniper team, but was still in frequent aggressive cqb

[@John_Conner222]

VERY interesting to see. I have marine friends who actually fought in the battle of Falluja. One was a sniper and one was a machine gunner. One of the worst battles of the war. The insurgents decided to make a stand there and setup all kinds of traps and ambushes. There was a detachment that got ahead of the main US force and got cut off and my machine gun friend was in that. They were surrounded and he single handedly kept them pinned while the medics treated the wounded in the cellar below. He was hit twice but kept on firing. Quite the hero to talk to. He has trouble walking and running but he still competed in our 3 gun match and still quite well. The sniper guy was a different story. He found a street that they HAD to cross but had a clear view of the whole street. Whenever they tried to cross he would pop them. To this day I do not know his entire kill count but it was ALOT. Falluja was one of the worst battles Americans have ever had to do. Probably way worse than Berlin in WW2. These guys knew they were going to die and they wanted to take as many US soldiers with them as they could.

[@MarcSherwood]

There are a few videos on KZbin on, what seems to be, this particular unit being surrounded, and how they manged to get reconnected with other groups. There were two embedded journalists with them, and when they were talking about having to make a run out of the building they were held up in, really drove home just how horrible this battle was.

[@josepharamaki4745]

that's an M16A4 - the M16A2 has the fixed non-detachable carry handle rear iron sight (though you can mount optics on top of the carry handle)

[@illestdakillest5420]

No rails

[@josepharamaki4745]

@@illestdakillest5420 the M16A4 with the full length KAC rail is the M16A4 MWS - as shipped from FN and Colt, the M16A4 has the plastic A2 handguards, with the KAC rail installed at depot

[@DJZaxxOfficial]

Ai looks better than ready or not and ground branches already, also in a setting that no game has done well pretty much ever. This is gonna be amazing

[@ROF_85]

Looking forward to this game. I fought in the Dora district of East Baghdad during the spring/summer of ‘07 when they kicked off the surge. Lots of fighting but most of those guys weren’t dedicated and would take off pretty quick. The real fighting started when we moved up to the Diyalah Province around Baqubah that fall. Lots of hardcore fighters uo there that would engage in hours long contacts until their destiny was fulfilled.

[@sargoon1017]

Why did you invade Iraq?

[@longbow3082]

@@sargoon1017 to kill terrorists

[@gregorybowe9383]

The claustrophobic vibe and the confusing sound cues make the game better. It captures the horrible reality of house to house fighting in a semi-destroyed dense urban area. I love it the way it is. And in real life can you pause , slow , speed up or stop a vault or jump once you're in motion ? Love your channel.

[@rickybobby9649]

Black Hawk Down modded map would be absolutely insane. Clearing those little huts with hoards of insurgents everywhere would be crazy.

[@ThunderTaco206]

If the sound is confusing, they're doing something right. I fought in Baghdad, and between the sound bouncing off multiple surfaces, the snap of rounds passing by you, and the false report of rounds passing close to other solid objects, it can be a nightmare trying to determine where you're being shot at from sometimes. Urban combat is a fucking kick in the nuts.

[@glueguzzler9548]

That style of aiming for point shooting has actually been around for quite some time. Something very similar to that was described in a late WW2 manual for the No.4 Enfield, even if you had the nice ghost ring, you'd look over and put the whole front sight block on the dudes belt buckle and let it fly. I've noticed that the same technique is really nice for guns with notch sights like my K31, up close it just kinda obscures a lot, so just look over your sights!

[@anawood3338]

How often you get to shoot that K31? With very few ammo options if ever they are in stock lol, only reason keeping me from purchasing one.

[@glueguzzler9548]

I’ve actually yet to take her to the range. There’s a crack by the butt I need to fix first. Ammo is about as pricey and common as your average full power, 20th century rifle cartridge so it’s not tooooo terrible compared to your say .303 Brits or 7.92Mauser. It is worse than say .308 or .30-06 in the US though

[@anawood3338]

@@glueguzzler9548 Had one on order, and ended up canceling it, after months and months of the ammo being out of stock, didn't want to have a huge paperweight, that I might get to shoot once a year if I get the jump on the ammo when they bring it in once maybe twice a year lol.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

@@anawood3338 When it comes to old rifles, handloading (making your own ammo) is the way to go, particularly with powder coated cast bullets. Also cast bullets do not wear your barrel at all so your bore condition stays good. You still get throat erosion from powder burn though. You can buy the brass but you can also convert berdan cases to boxer.

[@anawood3338]

​@@DaveSmith-cp5kj Handloading and reloading is definitely the next evolution for me and has been on my mind a lot as of lately. Your reply has kind of reaffirmed my conviction in doing this by going that route. :)

[@mountainmikeoutdoors]

If we see a house with multiple stairwells these days we just call a thousand pounder in on it.

[@nanthilrodriguez]

Was wondering where you were with this game. Glad to see your take on this game. Marty O'donnell and Jaime Griesemer of Halo fame involved in the making of this game.

[@victorbarrios2824]

9:10 the reticle is fuzzy because you are in broad daylight. The fiber optic line oversaturates your eyes because it's absorbing too much sunlight.

[@illestdakillest5420]

Where dat strip of black electrical tape at tho

[@sandwich5344]

​@@illestdakillest5420 yeah, heard 1st account that they'd put some electrical tape over the slid to dim the reticle

[@OperatorDrewski]

I was referencing the entire image of the optic as a whole.

[@samdan986]

I'm assuming if you typed in the same seed, then the same map would generate? Therefore people could share interesting generations. That's a cool idea.

[@steamkenny4385]

The audio and visuals of this game are incredible.

[@FrazZe]

Damn... the first seconds gave me a battlefield 3 Campaign vibe... :o

[@rhyagelle]

I really cannot wait to try this out. Also, I'm pretty sure the sound design is trying to imintate how sounds got distorted within these large city scapes. My brother described doing city sweeps in Afghanistan as a terrifying task because the sounds sounded really off. He said sometimes some sounds even sounded quiet, when they weren't. Maybe that's what the devs were trying to go for?

[@gregelias8521]

This game looks amazing. Hats of to the team who worked on it. Long wait but will be much appreciated and enjoyment will take place once it comes out.

[@oddn6158]

Wow I haven’t realized how fast new indie games are evolving! The lighting, sound design, overall looks, and the randomly generated maps are awesome features. The game you played last video, Beautiful Light also demonstrates the quality upcoming games have. Other games such as Deppart and Unrecord also show what the UE5 engine can do. FPS games are evolving so fast and these indie games look so much more promising than our current triple A shooters.

[@KaustikCODEZ]

So stoked for this to come out been following it for years. I'm so glad it's finally coming out! Had a great time playing squad with you the other day.

[@alexdietrich7975]

I feel like I have never seen drewski play a game so badly. Not a diss, drewski is great at games and an amazing team player. But this is like a whole new world to him it feels like.

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

To be fair I don't think he realized that the enemies were seeing his flashlight, and the audios definitely way off.

[@tevarinvagabond1192]

​@@dutchvanderlinde2002almost all content creators I've seen with early access of this game all had their flashlights permanently on and they all never seemed to notice...always got me annoyed, in any game I play that has flashlights I always, you know...turn them off...when I need it again I'll turn it on, but only when it's actually dark. I don't understand this obliviousness content creators have

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

@@tevarinvagabond1192 I get the mistake, and yeah I compulsively turn my flashlight on and off in games as well

[@afriendlycadian9857]

@@dutchvanderlinde2002 i wouldnt say its off per say rather the audio is done in a different way to most games

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

@@afriendlycadian9857 it's definitely off, especially if they sound three blocks away when they're in the next room.

[@matthewjackson5325]

in fallujah we learned that clearing down was the way to go. people dont fight as hard when they think they have a way out.

[@splicer1158]

Honestly this game looks and sounds amazing, and it kind of seems like a marriage between Squad and Ground Branch, where you have set loadouts and very little customization in a situation where you are much more slow paced and focused on a single objective.

[@Lou_sassel315]

1:24 it’s an m16a4. The a2 had a fixed carry handle and was usually issued with round plastic hand guards while the a4 had a flat top receiver and the KAC RAS M5 quad rail. Both the a2 and a4 were safe-semi-3 round burst.

[@MetaRaxx]

The sound design is spot on. The shots when around buildings should not be easy to pinpoint. It is not like being in a field of nothing.

[@neonwhitea.1548]

Yeah but they shouldn’t sound like they are 300 yards away, that’s the bigger problem then not knowing where

[@StephenPineau]

4:30 if you try to “shoot the notch” like this by using an ACOG (or similar) and an A2 front post, you’re POI is gonna be *very* high at any distance past about 5-7 yards.

[@annekedebruyn7797]

Man I would love a multiplayer variant of this like this. I don't even know how well it would work. But I love the idea of it at least.

[@froot6086]

the games intention isnt really mean to be multi player, its more so co op but it would be cool

[@nobody-ew1pj]

Watch it turn into siege if they did pvp

[@Tac_3D]

This was Insurgency Source and Insurgency 2, but Insurgency: Sandstorm did away with that, it was such a trash game.

[@EvanDaMedic]

I agree I feel that having a louder initial shot is a must because the shots are too quiet for how close they are

[@bear2710]

I can’t wait for it to release! I’ve been waiting since novmeber. Only 16 more days!

[@jakefromstatefarm5616]

Served in a combat arms unit in the army and can attest to the “point shooting” with the front sight post. On many weapons like our M4s our rear sight aperture is fixed and some of us use Acogs and they teach that it’s faster in CQC to put your front sight post on something and pull the trigger rather then lining up even just iorn sights. Red dots were supposed to be the replacement for a rear sight aperture in many situations but sometimes they teach it’s faster to either drop your front sight post on it and squeeze of your rounds or in the worst situation have your rifle in line with your body and point and shoot without aiming kinda like “hip firing” but we call it “low ready” when your not aiming down sights and it’s slight lower then your head. ROE was a lot different back then when clearing vs todays rules so I can only imagine what they went though.

[@Hakaram.]

I've been waiting for this game to come out for a long time now, I'm so happy thats it has a release date

[@dwtimmons]

I served in the Maine's who lives this fight. Remember this was real and there was a lot of death in that city. Semper Fi! Thank you for your commentary on our gear...

[@jazack7441]

You know its a good day when Drewski uploads!

[@nathanburgett1599]

Your not being overly critical, your right on. That sound issue could ruin the experiance. If you cant use accurate auditory information to pin point your enemies, it ruins it. They all sounded much further away. I also agree the sound and video quality was great.

[@ElShotte]

You should've done the mission 2 times in a row for this video and displayed how each one was different with the unique city-building system.

[@Dezzyyy]

He did it multiple times in a row and it was different every time lol

[@user-is3ku4tg9onahnotgonna]

He did

[@ElShotte]

@@Dezzyyy Word? I'm trippin' then cause I completely missed it. I know he mentioned it at some point that the game does it.

[@macrossMX]

Considering the close quarters nature of this game, they better allow us to attach a bayonet in place of the M203. There are pictures of Marines with Bayonets fixed on their rifles during Fallujah 2, so such an addition would not be as immersion breaking. It will also be the first modern FPS to have Bayonets as a weapon option aside from Rising Storm Vietnam.

[@BenjaminEmm]

I've been waiting to play this game since Xbox 360. I'm sure it's changed a lot since then but the core vision seems the same. Really excited to get my hands on this, I'll be buying into early access straight away!

[@OperatorJorm]

I’m actually insanely excited to play this game, as a Amateur Historian I’ve always looked into Modern History such as the Invasion of Iraq, Afghanistan, or other Middle Eastern Conflicts such as the Gulf War. Always had a fascination with how infantryman worked under such intense, strenuous, and downright horrific conditions. Especially David Bellavia’s bravery during his House of Hell fight for survival. I salute all of our military veterans abroad and domestically. Godspeed and Semper Fi to the Marines especially. Thanks for another amazing, entertaining, and somewhat informational video Drewski

[@DracoMeteor91]

Historian? You must be kidding. This game is not accruate to the war at all. Squads consist of 20-30 soldiers. With tanks and helucopter support. Do you really think you can fight alone against the entire iraqi army? This game is like cod

[@DasBeefCake]

@@DracoMeteor91 tell me again how you know nothing about the Second Battle of Fallujah

[@DracoMeteor91]

@@DasBeefCake I know much more then you will ever know dummy, tell me when in the battle of falujhaa 1 soldier fought alone against the entire iraqi army. Lol at your delusions

[@TheArcticSaint4747]

For room clearing and close quarters, we would short stock, basically hang the stock of the weapon over our shoulder and hold it sideways gangster style. Wasn’t very accurate but at that range, it didn’t matter much.

[@illestdakillest5420]

This is cap af Myself and *every* other Marine I served with used the "5-line" in the acog when clearing houses. Quit your stolen valor bs kiddo

[@TheArcticSaint4747]

@@illestdakillest5420 and not everyone was issued ACOGs until my second tour in 2004. Ignorant.

[@geraldgriesen]

This game looks like everything ive been waiting for since 2015 when i first heard about it. Love the realistic environment. Also how smart the Ai is. Now i want to see a game like this based in the Vietnam war.

[@OgJordan97]

As always, Drewski playing the coolest games!

[@DBHEcho]

"The m16 isn't great for clearing rooms..." We used to use a technique called "short stocking," where we would turn the rifle sideways and pull the stock up onto our shoulder to artificially shorten the weapon and make it a little more manageable while still providing access to the sights. I very rarely saw optics on most marine rifles. We got old A2s from the army that were beat all to hell (as pictured on my icon thumbnail). Put them to damn good use though... My boys made some grass grow.

[@illestdakillest5420]

This is cap af Myself and *every* other Marine I served with used the "5-line" in the acog when clearing houses. Quit your stolen valor bs kiddo

[@DBHEcho]

@@illestdakillest5420 Judging by your filthy zoomer speak you're significantly younger. Likely you went much later than myself if at all. Marines teach their own history fairly well. Your absolute lack of respect and abysmal knowledge of early war gear is telling of a REMF cod weekend warrior. The first waves wore woodland armor, were woefully under geared, and rode in green vehicles. Almost nobody had optics early on, save for a few of the force recon guys or higher ranking grunts. Fitting an acog onto an a2 was finicky. It wasn't until mid to late war that Marines started updating.

[@batmanimal5993]

The weapon sounds in empty clay and brick rooms on empty streets would be crazy and disorientating depending on which way shooters are firing when shooting .how thick walls are or how badly they are built with light brick's and kill holes would be sending sounds all over the place dampened and sharp .some of them compound buildings I imagine you could be in a room next to eachother and it would sound further because of wall thickness and audio dampening through clay and straw .taking all that into account with ever changing maps is quite the feat and all that's before you take into account your own weapon making your ears ring every time you pop off in a room while trying to make sense of what's close and what's another section being cleared by a different squad just a small distance away . Maybe once it's four player the guess work will come good by recognising distances when team m8s are in other positions and rooms around you . .

[@dbblackkaiser]

Interesting fact if the RCO (ACOG) is zeroed properly your able to use the 300 mark (top of the vertical line if I can recall) for ~25meters (or yards). I never did it as I felt like I had tunnel vision (with both eyes open. I’m not dumb), but it’s there. - USMC

[@ryonix4674]

I’ve been wanting to play this game for over 2 years. Hope it was worth the wait!

[@mephistopheles-ud2td]

The rifle is an M16A4 variant; the A2 retained the fixed carrying handle from the A1, and the A4 had it to be removable to attach optics such as the ACOG.

[@ninjareaper3577]

Straight off the bat, that’s the most cursed scope situation I’ve ever seen.

[@jackncoke8527]

I think when you’ve been “hit” but don’t find anything during a blood sweep means your plates stopped it

[@punishedvenomghost367]

I'm just glad this game is releasing. I just hope ABC and Fox news can keep their mouths shut until it's fully released. I feel like this game was harshly criticized when it was announced back in the day.

[@DracoMeteor91]

Keep politics out of video games

[@hanknickles2560]

I hear the Bakmut DLC is kind of Flat. Just random generated piles of rubble.

[@fubarexress6359]

I'm definitely looking forward to this. It seems like they have quite a bit of planned of content they're going to be adding to the game as well. If I'm not mistaken there going to be adding special forces and even the ability to play as insurgents. If the game is delivered in this state or even better it will be one of the best shooters to release in a very long time. Esp an early acces title n

[@captainuseless2120]

I don’t think you can play as insurgents, but they will have Iraqi collation troops

[@Afganistan289]

​@@captainuseless2120what about navy seal?

[@sarcasticommentator]

@@Afganistan289 yeah they said navy seal and in one of the older trailers they show marine raiders aka marsoc

[@Afganistan289]

@@sarcasticommentator oh yes yes

[@HumanBeingSpawn]

Usually what I've noticed with polished graphics like this, the physics aren't normally that great .

[@HotelTwoFive-Sev]

I fully understand having the player(s) go thru the game for the first time as it actually happened and Im 100% on board with telling a story. I do hope there are Ai buds for us solo players though. That being said, I REALLY hope that once that first playthough is completed, players will gain access to different weapon variants and different weapons all together. Open an armory full of SBR's, DMR's, AK's, PKP's, shotguns, UZI's, MP5's, anything that was available to all police/military/insurgents at the time. Even picked up weapons and/or attachments and gear added to a player's armory that is lost upon death or whatever, kinda Tarkov style...loving the game either way, but all that replayabilty with the map generator will still diminish rather quickly if there is no "carrot" to dangle in front of the player. At least offer a leveling/rank system or weapon proficiency system that goes up and down depending on your performance and ties to unlockable weapons, attachments, gear, and camo. Also, do not add an accuracy stat like Insurgency did. Good teams do alot of suppresion to allow team movement and flanking and when there is an accuracy stat, some people wont suppress enemies cause it "ruins their stats" and makes them look like they cant shoot for shit. Time played, kills and deaths only if there are stats.

[@ThiccHarambeGaming]

Yeah the soundscape definitely needs some more work. Those GL rounds are quieter than a fart lmfao same goes with the shooting sounds especially when they're damn near right next to you. But I can see what they're trying to accomplish in regards to the soundscape, it does sound very nice but it does need more work! All in all, the optimization and just downright beauty of this game is astonishing especially at this stage. I have high hopes for this game! Really can't wait for it to be released!

[@Faggi0tto]

This aiming down the sight, while having ACOG attached, triggers me a lot 😵

[@ykharus2840]

yeah he should be shooting in the air

[@KSmithwick1989]

It was an actual firing method used in the battle.

[@BigMexican151]

The gun sounds are pretty accurate for a heavy urban environment. I agree though, they should be louder in some areas. Can’t wait to play this!

[@Noah-jn7ho]

kinda weird that you're looking over the top of your acog at the front sight post and your rounds are hitting centre surely they'd be mortaring up into the air at that angle? was hoping for a little more realism in the shooting (like acog reitcle moving out of sync with the sights that are in view makes no sense at all) but everything else looks awesome

[@Noah-jn7ho]

like at 3:30 you would be hitting the roof or even shooting above surely, and at 4:20 your rounds should be impacting where your flashlight is... hope they address this before release cause that's really gonna bug me

[@illestdakillest5420]

Myself and *every* other Marine I served with used the "5-line" in the acog when clearing houses. Works great!

[@weed75black35]

You'll notice that the front sign post isn't aligned with the center of the screen, the rifle is pointing forwards.

[@Noah-jn7ho]

@@illestdakillest5420 yeah I get that it will work close range but the angles just don't add up in these scenes (P.S. thanks for your service)

[@Noah-jn7ho]

@@weed75black35 please look at a photo of an m16 with an acog and draw a line from the top of the acog to the front sight post, if you can't see what I mean from that then I literally can't help you

[@emmanuelserrano5477]

15:35 some of my seniors would tell us that the enemy would take multiple hits and continue to fight on because they were all drugged up. Had an mustang officer tell us he entered a room and had to bayonet the enemy because his rifle didn't fire when he pressed the trigger.

[@NY-Vice]

Added it to my Steam Wishlist sometime last year & I'm really hoping it turns out good. If it finally comes out on steam with mixed/poor reviews (like so many other recent games) I would be pretty disappointed.

[@mr.cryxys9554]

@Dusty the game would have procedural architecture, gameplay changes in every round

[@ammarabu-qalbain616]

@@mr.cryxys9554 yeah but the map and the objective are the same. Also, there is only 1 weapon. I think that if they were to add modding capabilities, this game would be absoloutely insane

[@Elgallo1107]

@@mr.cryxys9554 yes which will definitely help but mission is the same and without civilians it isn’t dynamic just point and shoot.

[@glockenspiel604]

​@Ammar Abu-Qalbain as far as I know it's just because this is the only mission type available for the early testers and that there will be a campaign as well. Also I've seen a shotgun and m249 as other weapons.

[@squidwardo7074]

Feels like the type of game you beat once, then never play again

[@rickylafleur9601]

The way the enemies pop out and fire quick or they actually utilize real cover and concealment is another great attention to detail. They’re not highly trained and experienced fighters. They’re locals trying to defend their town.

[@vicente321]

It's a little weird that the enemies don't talk at all.

[@kayagoksoy]

It's as if there is a loaded baggage behind this game, how it's developed and the history of that war. In a game they take realism so seriously, the lack of humanity of the enemy and the civilians is a deliberate choice. Same as having an actual location being procedurally generated instead.

[@cipherstormwolf14]

Yeah, make them talk in their language, maybe a little english to provoke you. Adds immersion!

[@squidwardo7074]

@@kayagoksoy But they still scream and bleed when you kill them? You think that's alright but them saying a little bit in arabic is too far?

[@kayagoksoy]

@@squidwardo7074 No, if it wasn't clear in my comment then my bad. I meant they are deliberately removing the human element from the "enemy" meanwhile claiming to uphold realism. I'm not defending their position.

[@kokopellione]

2:15 I think that just adds to the realism a bit. You're obviously not gonna be thinking the best while you're taking fire.

[@shootnblankz187]

Are you allowed to go over the setting and menus by chance? Im interested in knowing what you can adjust and what not. Im sure your under some sort of nda in a sense until full release I take it.

[@manowa3395]

Editing seeds and spawn rates would be amazing.

[@mr_nacho_taco8942]

Ok, post review of the review (from a veteran perspective). The audio is jacked a bit, BUT while youre getting suppressed I believe the reason the shots sound 'muffed' is because 3 reasons; 1. When being pressed by a few different people (who I can only assume are using AK's [7.62]) thats a LOUD bang, so your ear drums are ringing. 2. Adrenaline (because that does it for me) not only tunnel vision but hearing is manipulated too. And 3. If you they make these shots as loud as the ACTUAL 7.62 your probably going to blow your ear drums and throw your headset 😂. Great review Drewski, I love watching you on Demo and so glad I found your YT and TTV channel now. Cant wait to catch you again! ❤

[@bmagada]

Jesus that does look like Iraq. Like most games get it close enough but it could be any run down arid area like mexico, but that....that looks like Iraq. Just get some kids yelling mista mista and asking for footballs and it'd be complete

[@illestdakillest5420]

Chocolate mista 😂😂😂 them kids man

[@memesouls8653]

I remember thinking that the early gameplay showed off like a year or two ago looked really rough and I wasn’t all that excited for this game. But after hearing about the numerous features being added to this game such as the randomly generated cities plus the enhanced visuals, I’m completely sold.

[@nanthilrodriguez]

"It feels claustrophobic." Yeah, I think that's the intent. "I'm locked into this animation and can't quickly raise my rifle." Sure, I mean, vaulting IRL with a heavy, Acog mounted, 203 equipped rifle, vaulting wearing 80 lbs of Gen 1 LBE's with full plates, hydration system, and full combat load of ammo, you're probably not going to be quickly raising your rifle either. You mentioned first hand accounts of marines in Fallujah, these guys spoke quite often of their arms holding the rifles up for so long, they began resting their rifles on their LBE's because it was too heavy to shoulder the rifle after a FULL DAY of room clearing. So, this by far is more authentic than your fictional perfect operator with infinite stamina and perfect aim games like other "sims".

[@STRYKER1467]

Hes running around with active flashlight, hey snipers im right here.

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

Lol that's why they knew where he was most of the time

[@Nacjo_Farmer]

02:20 Wasn't it a civilian? 🤔

[@TheEmolano]

Funny war crime XD

[@OperatorDrewski]

No civs in this certain mode, the entire compound is insurgent controlled.

[@bruce-xi4xc]

You can see the gun if you pause

[@Nacjo_Farmer]

@@OperatorDrewski Ok, Drewski replied to my comment. My life is complete

[@RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

They miss one HUGE thing: You would NOT be landing hits on the iron sight looking over the ACOG and aiming based on the front sight post. You'd be incurring a colossal elevation up adjustment, having to aim damn near at someone's feet at 20 yards for a center mass hit. I think they should implement that because otherwise there's no downside to aiming over the ACOG in most situations.

[@illestdakillest5420]

Myself and *every* other Marine I served with used the "5-line" in the acog when clearing houses. Works great!

[@meljor90]

There's nothing wrong with the sound engine in this game. I've launched a few 203s my time in* and they really aren't all that loud, especially when you have any kind of ear pro in. This is all urban fighting so everything sounds a bit different.

[@thebigunhappy2029]

i was about to say this even if in this game your guy isnt wearing ear pro, shooting unsuppressed rifles you arent going to be hearing very well either

[@Koalatime876]

Shooting a 203 doesn't really make a lot of noise. I'd say that was spot on since I ran same kit while I was in

[@syliphn8638]

Watching this video in 480p really adds to the photorealism. Great video, by the way.