Updated 7 Years After Launch - Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

[@philapinyo]

This game offered the best cosmetic DLCs, I've ever seen in a multiplayer game. They were accurate to the time period and didn't break your immersion and they were functional with the gameplay and still looked good and you could tell from looking at other players how much time they put into the game to unlock them

[@Tomofdahook17]

Right!? And people try to tell me that it’s impossible for a company to monetize their game without colorful skins. Seriously, give me a break. If call of duty adopted this formula, and sold individual pieces of kit and clothing that actually fit the theme of the game, they would make twice as much as they currently are.

[@prizrak-br3332]

@@Tomofdahook17 Back in MW2019 IW did that for a while and I loved it, bought many milsim bundles in that game FSB, GROM, JTF2, SAS, Shadow Company, etc. But for some reason they moved away from that, haven't bought a bundle in COD since.

[@StinkySoups]

@@prizrak-br3332 because they don't sell nearly as well as the flashy colorful skins lmao

[@Hunter5932]

Yeah they dont sell that well, people get tired of buying same tactical and realistic skins, they want a variety. Artists get exhausted sooner or later also, nobody wants to work on realistic skin conveyor, they also run out of ideas quickly.No sells-no money

[@Tomofdahook17]

@ Your argument is completely asinine. Who is getting tired of these skins in a military game?? Why would people play a game like that in the first place if they want something neon green? That literally makes no sense. You do that every country in the world has Tactical gear. The possibilities are endless.

[@nickbarth8673]

Real ogs know the Woodstock experience in settings.

[@MatthewsGauss]

I was in the betas, the text to speech was so funny to hear everytime.

[@shitpost4204]

I loved throwing that on for a couple minutes before I got a headache lol

[@tamalesftw]

Real ogs can get a kill with that trippy shit on

[@mariomikulic9876]

​@@tamalesftwNo cap I landed a 190m headshot with my SKS while Woodstock was turned on 😆

[@pnutz_2]

@@MatthewsGauss the enemy has taken alpha. delta.

[@5hane9ro]

It's on sale for $1.50 on Steam! I just bought the deluxe edition for $2. Let's head to Nam bois!!!

[@Allwin-lz6yj]

goooood morning vietnam

[@LooperEpic]

I got it free on epic games about 2-3 years ago and I just happily bought it on steam for $1.50 Glad at least a few cents went to the developers lol

[@OnePunchMunk]

saame i just bought it yesterday

[@RudolfJvVuuren]

Welcome to the ricefields!

[@jet_sausiege]

@@LooperEpic can you transfer your progress from epic to steam?

[@erikjohnsen807]

I’ve been playing rising storm 2 since it’s release, and red Orchestra 2 long before that, and I still consistently play a few times a week. I have actually been feeling kind of down seeing the player accounts slowly decrease as time goes on, but I was pleasantly surprised to see over 900 people online last night when I got on instead of the usual 250. it was pretty refreshing to finally be able to play several matches in a row with real people and not bots

[@Mind_Splitter]

red orchestra 2 was the shit back in the day!! There was nothing like it

[@Marfuad007]

1 dollar game of course ppl buy this game

[@draftypanda666]

Ro2 is still slightly populated on weekends I play time to time still

[@abdulhadialrawi7544]

İ thought it was OHD

[@austinporter6701]

Wait till black orchestra comes out

[@DrakesdenChannel]

Excellent game with immaculate gunplay mechanics and great flow. It was made by a focused team, something that no longer exists in AAA gaming due to the corporate nature of too many cooks.

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

Check out '83 by Bluedot games. As far as I know a bunch of RS2 devs are working on it.

[@MachinedFace88ttv]

'83 is their new project

[@t0j0f7]

Nothing like that headshot "Clink" sound. This game found the right mix of realism without losing the fun factor.

[@OMEGASUPR3ME]

Played the original Red Orchestra mod. Then played Red Orchestra 2 (plus the rising storm DLC). Absolutely loved rising storm 2. Felt like a really good balance of realism and arcade.

[@thefudg3killah4]

god I miss Red Orchestra 2, RS:V was fun but idk something about those days I miss

[@johnmacmillan8149]

red orchestra was goated- i haven't found anything like it

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

The death rattles and animations are still the best ones I've ever seen/heard. The voicelines for dying soldiers are gut wrenching. The US guy apologizing to his mother for not being able to come back home really sticks with me.

[@JustAFan444]

RO2 nailed the gunplay. Some of the most realistic deaths I've ever seen in a videogame.

[@nononononononono379]

bridges

[@JC88_]

forgot to mention, the devs are working on a new Cold War era shooter called '83. There is also a major mod being worked on for Rising Storm 2. Under the name Black Orchestra.

[@the-nameless-dude]

Wasn't 83 cancelled?

[@JC88_]

@the-nameless-dude it's back, the devs received funding and are actively developing the game again.

[@champer423]

​@@JC88_ hell yeah

[@perotekku]

Technically not the same Devs. Antimatter Games, who developed this Vietnam Mod for RS, that became the full game RS2 (partnering with Tripwire Interactive), are now defunct. They put '83 on the backburner for years. However, one of the Antimatter Games founders, who left the company quite a while before they went bankrupt, has started a new studio and acquired the rights to '83. So while I'm hopeful a bunch of Tripwire and Antimatter Devs will come onboard, it's technically not the same studio/team. Fingers crossed though.

[@iStrong113]

@@JC88_ Different devs, so can't hype up the game too much, might be a total flop. Obviously hoping it's going to be every bit as good as RS2, but we shall see.

[@WetWiIIy]

83’ is an upcoming FPS game you should keep on the radar Levelcap. It’s a spiritual successor to this and the Red Orchestra series, but instead of Vietnam it will be Cold War gone hot. The studio developing it, Blue Dot Games, is headed by Tony Gillham and Sturt Jeffery. They are the original founders of Antimatter Games and were originally behind the Rising Storm and Rising Storm 2: Vietnam. They’ve since created Blue Dot Games to revive the 83’ project back from the dead after Antimatter games got dissolved. Just the other day they announced that they had received solid investment to get the thing off the ground. It seems like the group is full of passion and has an excellent grasp of the “accessible realism” that makes RS2 shine above other mil-sim games.

[@DocRye1228]

i thought this was discontinued and abandoned?

[@quincygaming9529]

@@DocRye1228 It was, but now it's back in active development

[@WetWiIIy]

@@DocRye1228 Nope! It’s back in development headed by the original creators! Blue Dot hired many of the old devs at Antimatter as well. Recent Blue Dot Games interview kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5rMdZ2Hh9SIaposi=PgiXNttR-wjwfLgG

[@queuedjar4578]

@@WetWiIIy By many they mean like 3 guys from antimatter. And they have no publisher. If they had a full dev team and a publisher and released RS2 which was a broken fucking mess, there's little hope for '83 at the moment. I will keep my expectations low.

[@perotekku]

​@@queuedjar4578Same here, still dead in the water as far as I'm concerned. And 2017-2019 was the heydey of Cold War/Retro themes. I feel like the market has shifted, unfortunately.

[@I.G_NL]

Still the best Vietnam shooter and the heli engine is amazing

[@el_gabron]

facts

[@kevomeister]

This was my first and only game I've preordered. Loved it! I'll hop back on this weekend. It'll be nostalgic.

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

I remember making a bunch of burner emails just to get into the beta.

[@isaacdiogenes3382]

Still remember the moment where i was playing as a vietnamese, the american team called napalm on us, me and a random player heard the jet engine sound getting closer, we knew it was napalm, we ran inside a slightly destroyed house to hopefully avoid the flames. We survived, but at the cost of seeing and hearing the teamates that couldn't reach the intact part of the house in time for cover burn and scream. 10/10 game that one is

[@RudolfJvVuuren]

Even better is when your team USA and your commander calls Napalm on you 🥲

[@asunny7272]

historically accurate

[@CrnaBuksna]

Got the game now on sale, I’m a Squad player and one thing I like bout this game is that I don’t spend 2 out of 4 hours of playing just running to the combat. Also got 100+ kills in my second game soo it’s full of action.

[@IanF0311]

I missed the heyday of this game but have still had tons of fun playing since a got it 2 years ago. Something about it just feels great.

[@perotekku]

The predecessor, Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm is my all time favourite FPS. It's the perfect blend of realism/arcade. Not as fast or twitchy as COD or BF, and not as slow as Arma or Hell Let Loose or Squad. I do enjoy HLL as well, but the larger maps necessarily means a slower paced game. The maps in RS2 feel larger than they usually are, so you're never far from the action (or an unseen bullet sending you back to respawn).

[@robertcaparelli5421]

If you’re thinking of playing this game you should. My favourite part of this game is getting in a good spot and just mowing ppl down. The vibes are immaculate

[@apresmidi153]

I picked this up on sale ealrier this year and was pretty blown away by it despite not being a big Vietnam war fan. They really tailored every aspect of the gameplay to the conflict and the gameplay manages to feel distinct from either Squad or Battlefield. Makes me think I should try it again!

[@pnutz_2]

also notable in vietnam games in that you get to play as ANZ *and the ARVN*. The only other major players that didn't get armies were Korea and Thailand, and Korea got implemented via mods

[@propagandaoffice]

This is my favorite game of all time, RS2 will always have a special place in my heart, the community is small and tightly connected you could have player rivalries spanning across servers, (I love you skittles) overall 10/10 would run through the jungle again

[@RomanticAtrocity]

Loved RS2 back in the day. A good commander can make or break a round. Looking forward to the spiritual successor, 83.

[@queuedjar4578]

If you play Territories on a server with only level 99's, yes. But when RS2 is working ideally individual squads should be the real chess pieces. Commanders shouldn't be the only ones doing anything meaningful on an entire server, you mind as well be playing a 1v1 with commanders only. That's one of the main inherent issues with territories as a gamemode that I've had over the years.

[@eanmcfarland6339]

OH WE'RE SO BACK BABY

[@cookie_licker1284]

I actually felt like playing it again 2 days ago and noticed the update as well. Was so surprised to see it update so long after launch!

[@Coka-Rolla]

I wish BreakTheVices would come back to rising storm. Dang, I miss that dude.

[@One_Call_System]

Heck yeah... Was just wondering where he was yesterday while playing.

[@avidkites]

I knew i never left Nam.Time to get back into the game and show these FNG's how its done.

[@Neumannen]

I just came here to let you guys know of a game called Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45. It's on steam and was I believe originally a red orchestra 1 mod.

[@favclassisspy9478]

It's worth it just for the NVA announcer lines. But seriously the game is a nice mix of hardcore arcade and is really well designed.

[@janslavik5284]

ve ar tekkin bravooo

[@Igor-ug1uo]

I was surprised to see so many people playing the game tonight. Now I know why.

[@rogerloess2379]

This game is the entire reason I subbed to your channel, would love to see you play if more

[@luked4043]

RS2 is such an incredible game. Found it last year and was absolutely addicted to this game for months while I worked nights. I’d get off shift tired as hell and still play 3-4 hrs.

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

A modder fixed the voice chat ages ago and they only just implemented the patch the modder gave them. Edit: since you didn't mention it, the voice chat was totally broken making teamplay impossible, the devs abandoned it in that state for years.

[@COUNTERCOM]

this game needs a single player campaign.

[@Bigcat726]

I would love to see a dedicated bf game from the Vietnam war

[@Bigdog141]

I dont understand it.... why they dont add new content and dlc to this game ? they added a small patch and a discount and the player numbers went up from 300 to 3000. Imagine how the player numbers would explode if they startet to support the game full time again with monthly updates, content and free weekends.

[@dinochookproductions5190]

new maps with m113 apc, m48 and m41, then for the nva t54, pt76 and btr

[@woody0393]

literally just bought this an hour before the vid come out, its £0.96p on steam for us in the UK right now lol

[@Georgew2777]

How many people still play it?

[@SagesFury]

Little note on the flame thrower. Mechanically it "shoots" a projectile that just bounces around like crazy so sticking it in a window of a bunker is going to fill the entire bunker and cook all the VC inside it. One of the best flame thrower implementation in games.

[@darthtyler100]

We need bots in it with the capability of maneuvering around every map so that way when the player base is completely dead, we can still play.

[@mydude_az]

Honestly a good remaster of this game would be awesome. RS2 is one of my favorite games hands down.

[@Dindosh98]

the gunplay in this game is very satisfying

[@queuedjar4578]

It's autistically detailed. It really surprised me to learn that the amount of rounds in the magazine slightly affects recoil (less rounds means less of the gun being weighed down, so more recoil). Every map also has an ambient temperature setting, so depending on how hot the map is it affects how long MG barrels take to overheat.

[@OLdgRiFF]

Ive been thinking about this game again, so i am pumped about this. Thank you for the heads up

[@roe__jogan]

Thanks for covering this game man. It’s my favorite first person shooter of all time. I’m still really sad their next game, ‘83, was canceled when Antimatter Games was disbanded 😔

[@armandmorosanu4519]

honestly, greatest fps ive ever played by far.

[@iVETAnsolini]

Omfg finally! Going back! I play it a few times a year. Have not in a few months, will definitely be playing this weekend

[@creedleader5583]

Just grabbed the deluxe edition along with a couple other games from the winter sale. Been on my wishlist since forever

[@Long_cter_VN]

I also quite wish rising storm 2 Vietnam would be upgraded with unreal engine 5 graphics, it would be great

[@Wombat343]

Jumped on yesterday to see the server OCE IS BACK BABYYY full, nearly made me cry, been playing since like 2019 on epic and for the past two years all u could play where chinese server's on 300 ping and no one talks, jumping on yestersay and hearing all my fellow Aussies screaming down the mics was peak gaming

[@notaweeb4267]

I am so glad to have played this game when it was at it's peak, feels akin to being around during 2007-2013 cod

[@wouter8294]

This is my favourite game. I was travelling in Vietnam, going to a lot of places in the game. I have a Legion Go and played in the nightbusses. Going to Hue while playing the Hue map was amazing.

[@piboy7454]

Oh that’s cool, was this a trip or vacation?

[@queuedjar4578]

Some of the HUD maps in the game actually have coordinates of the real life places that inspired them. The Hue City maps are based off the Dong Ba Tower area of Hue City specifically. RO2 had basically 1:1 recreations of areas of Stalingrad. RS2 approached the same map design theory but scaled and condensed a lot of things down, and in some instances things don't exactly line up in the correct cardinal locations, but you'll see a lot of landmarks and areas represented pretty accurately.

[@shanus11]

LOVE this game, dip back into it every now n then. reminds me of my Vietcong gaming days

[@SniperFallen06]

Rising storm 2 still is a great game,wish i could go back

[@RuffsTV]

One of the most underrated games ever.

[@mineplow1000]

Tripwire games will never leave my HD; Red Orchestra, Rising Storm, etc. are always great.

[@OperationRedFlag]

Got back into rising storm 2 a couple months back and it still feels great

[@Vincent.Morreale]

Still the best game out there, the FUN I had with the boys with Rising Storm :O

[@Voldemortbro]

Levelcap id love to see you make a list of top first person shooter / realistic shooters of last few years you’d recommend to experience

[@fordhuguley8699]

if you know how to work the lmgs they can be anything you want, make sure to run the extended belt instead of boxes, you rarely live long enough to reload so just have it all available at once

[@hydro3672]

why do these old games keep getting updates after i come back to them first battlefield 1 and now my beloved Rising Storm 2:Vietnam

[@90kuky]

One of favorite game and franchises. It's so immersive

[@curbsmile]

That's exactly how a belt fed machine gun is supposed to be fired. Short controlled bursts, walking the rounds into the target.

[@DOLANGAMEDISINI]

damn after that discount, the player base growing up from 400 per day to 2300 perday,, thats cool i love this game forever

[@vitaliyred622]

The city maps are crazy too, especially if you play on good server where people know what they are doing and playing the objective, it turns into a bloodbath! Join PR servers!

[@jotacep]

The other day I played with Sgt. Barnes and Charlie Don't Surf. Felt right at home.

[@WanuboiOfficiel]

Well, i'm a OG (30 years old) and have to say that Rising Storm Vietnam 2 is the only PvP FPS i'd still like to play these days. It's an OG game and the game is still full of people and seeing that they apparently finally fix the voip in game makes me want to get it back for sure. This PvP game is a true gem in a middle of boring PvP games based on humiliation of others. RSV2 makes PvP fun and engaging, few kids in this game too so it is as close as you can get in term of none organize PvP mature gameplay.

[@kaptunkordan6656]

they were working on the game 83' but that stopped development years ago and was only recently picked up by another studio, but who knows if it will ever come about

[@mangaboyff7]

Would like to see this play on steam deck but EAC stops that 😔

[@LEEROY_UK]

I know, it’s frustrating, it’s sat in my library and I can’t play it 😢

[@effen_aey_man]

I switched to Squad because the voice chat in Rising Storm 2 was broken. I hope it's fixed because it's hard playing the commander role when nobody can hear you in the command chat

[@matheus1589]

I wish this game had more people playing. Right now it only has like 1400 people playing on steam. I have good memories of Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm 1. That was one of the best WWII games i ever played.

[@queuedjar4578]

That is a FUCK TON of people for those who had been sticking around and playing during the dark ages (300 players max peak since 2022).

[@Joe-dy7bb]

Havent played RS2 since 2019. Did they ever add the APC?

[@eaglesblades]

'83 was finally funded for development. Hopefully we'll have a real RS2 successor soon.

[@satnav1980]

For me this is the best multiplayer game ever made. It is so immersive and the player movements feel weighty and realisic, which I really like.

[@klamlk7466]

god i love that game. nice vietnam era spotify playlist and jump into the huey or loach, i was a really good pilot actually. ton of fun

[@jjdidnottiebuckle4791]

I've been playing RO/RS series since day one, and so far Vietnam is the most fun and meme worthy game I've ever played.

[@mikeg2092]

One of the best feeling FPS shooters. Good recoil, punchy and good sounding guns, bullet come out of the barrel so hip fire feels great and isn't OP. Good damage and penetration model.

[@shnool5128]

83 is back at work again, wont be long till release.

[@T4nu1]

What the game needs is a dedicated dev team working on it, there was LOTS planned but never implemented

[@RudolfJvVuuren]

Love this game! The update basically fixed the in game mics (which was why I stopped playing) now I jumped in again and love it! I missed the Nam exp so much! (And no I dont think it needs an overhaul)

[@utopiate75]

I never really got into this but ran a Red Orchestra 2 server for a while. That game was intense.

[@artpropaganda420]

You can turn all ui with a push of a button, you should turn it on when you need to see info and turn it off back after, it is the right way to play)

[@SaucePackets]

i love this game so much. was one of the first games i bought when i built my computer. 10/10

[@eric-pn7eg]

I never played Rising Storm day 2 in its prime and I'm so happy I can play matches again because of the 95% sale for atleast a little bit

[@TheWhoamaters]

Remember running a mosin squad in a trenchline on defense, held the line against M16s and M60s until napalm cooked the whole point

[@lga9046]

I play this regularly still, it's awesome

[@PrejudicePotatoe]

This game is so freaking fire, I miss it. Gonna DL it again

[@beardman2161]

i miss Battlefield Vietnam soo much, i loved that game

[@Ilovechocolatelabs]

Id buy this game again if they remastered it

[@gloomsouls]

I'm not sure why there aren't more games set in the Vietnam War. It's by far one of the best settings possible.

[@boogie5]

Cannot wait for the Black Orchestra mod!!!

[@blacktemplar5970]

I'm definitely booting this up this weekend

[@nukeman360]

one of my fav games and series

[@Beanszo]

with squad transitioning to ue5, itd be cool for the squad vietnam mod to get better traction

[@Lisette-Art]

How did you make your settings? The Grapichs looks so good on your video... :)

[@nicedude2091]

shotguns in this game are insane too, the vietnamese double barrel is a sniper

[@LesPaulMan1959]

I would love a new Vietnam game. The implosion of Burning Lands sent me into a mild stint of depression lol

[@dboyswitten82]

I was just looking into if there was a update for possibly a new game.

[@matthewsaleh1410]

This is honestly awesome

[@lemonsvcuts56]

its been a couple years since I played it, was a fan of RO2. Time to head back to nam

[@chrisdt2297]

As a player with very limited playtime, my experience are so different each game One game I got in a good position mowing down people with mg in city map the next game I'm literally lost in the jungle, too scare to pop out and fire, every rustle give me a jump scare.

[@Bambusbjoern2912]

Feels like it came out yesterday

[@TaticalNinja115]

JUST WENT ON SALE FOR $1.25 PERFECT TIME TO BUY

[@Dr.RojoMcDelly]

Finally a reason to play this game

[@puckhead777]

I forgot how fun this game was. Just looked at my Steam page and I had over 300 hours in it. Might be time to head back, but Sea Power just released in EA, so maybe not.