Warhammer 40K Necromunda: Hired Gun Review

[@MandaloreGaming]

Necromunda: Hired Gun on GOG - gog.la/DOOM40K THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo UPDATE: There is now a cooldown for takedowns. KZbin compression fragged this video a bit due to all the fog/particle effects. A lot of scenes look much better in-game.

[@RetroSmiles]

Papa nurgle bless these bugs.

[@Highs009]

Damn that came in fast.

[@CrispyChaos38]

A surprise, but a welcome one.

[@michaelroa9752]

If you're a fan of Oliver Zuccaros work, you must check out House of the Dying Sun, his music capabilities are astounding.

[@SpaceTalon]

>...what I worry about is polish - so anyway GOG has a discount XDDDD

[@Pawn2e4]

The devs get a lot of respect letting Mandalore give an honest review before release. Having confidence in their own product has to be a good sign.

[@Warhamer116]

tbh when I think of EYE devs I think of Joe Immortan pulling a weeb bandana, drawing a katana and driving a repurposed church like a car through desert yelling "SHINY AND CHROME! BREAK A LEG!" so I somehow didn't think they'd shy away from letting content creators have a whack at their product

[@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa]

most negative reviews comes from the jank the game is unpolished in areas true but eye was janky and smooth in a sense the jank doesnt mean its bad if its in the right areas thats why they gave it to mandy who had the right mindset for this game which is being a fan of E.Y.e and having substantial veiwers

[@nielsvanhemert7972]

This might just be my imagination, but in my mind the average person who would make a 40k game is way too busy thinking of cool mechanics, weapons and explosions, to spend time on the backstabbing, Game of Thrones, Soylent Green, Kafkaesque dystopia that is a proper modern advertisement campaign. Those marketing people seep in later.

[@chenoir]

@@pyerack I am 5h in, and I have had 1 crash and that's it. I have had a pretty stable run so far. Also it's a ton of fun. Combat feels awesome.

[@cilliancallaghan9788]

After reading this comment I literally went and bought the game this morning. Not disappointed remotely, great game

[@coralinethegunslinger1138]

"you can release Gene stealers" .. what that doesn't sound smart "actually that's a really bad fucking idea" ahaha ok cool I want this game

[@Nersius]

If you can't beat the Tyranids, join the Tyranids, and hope they take their sweet time w/ everyone else first when they arrive.

[@Sapphire_Jack]

All Hail the 4 armed Emperor! -This post was made by the Tyranid Gang

[@AlpineShenanigans]

That was definitely my favorite part of the video. It was such a serious statement haha!

[@LittleMushroomGuy]

If there are genestealers its late already

[@vincentmuyo]

Somebody get Ciaphas Cain on the vox. :|

[@dogboy0912]

I'm just happy these devs are continuing to put out titles. Giving the minds behind eye divine cybermancy a budget makes me excited.

[@CoolKid-qk7tl]

Also, they get an actual 40k license this time

[@phonetheory7056]

@@CoolKid-qk7tl the double whammy.

[@MandaloreGaming]

Still have fingers crossed for EYE 2 or EYE SWAT, whichever they get to do first.

[@mikeangelo2886]

@@CoolKid-qk7tl Is there Space Marine chapter that overdoses acid regularry? That would be Secreta Secretorum.

[@tisisonlytemporary]

The captains of throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks

[@honestindomitus1342]

“If you grew up in the American south, this is actually pretty normal” Son, I can’t tell if you’re laughing at me or with me

[@spankyjeffro5320]

At, definitely at.

[@vladulenta6525]

Definetly with.

[@Archersrevenge]

The duality of man

[@Gr33nOfGrundleburg]

Both, brother.

[@ChaplainJoshua]

From FL, to Boston, back to FL. The south is far more preferable.

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

It's not picatinny rail, it's picattinus railus, Mars pattern. Or some such.

[@Badchi]

Named after arch magos Picattinius Maximus.

[@baker90338]

@@Badchi most commonly known for the rediscovery of the MK IV Carbine hotshot lasgun, of which has had a comparatively spotless fault list for a hotshot lasgun, minus the barrel bending after using an entire combat supply of ammo in exfil or insertion (aka bounding overwatch). (This actually happened with the m4 carbine with spec ops.)

[@Erreul]

@@baker90338 Discovered on the planet Fourus Markus Carbinus VI.

[@baker90338]

@@Erreul planet Hartford IV,

[@singtothesilence]

Regula Picatinnae?

[@AlkeroJones]

Mandy's "gEh!" when the 'stealers back-alley jump him at the end is great

[@landonmarek7524]

Anytime we get a glimpse into his non-scripted reactions is wonderful.

[@SomeFellow2000]

“Hipidy hopidy, your genes are now my property” - Gene stealers in 40k

[@smartcakes303]

Thanks to this comment I didn't miss out on that genuine scare

[@bensosnowski1128]

Time stamp?

[@smartcakes303]

@@bensosnowski1128 16:40

[@UberDanger]

Now that's a train 😩

[@Vekstar]

Great vids as always

[@yourpalsammy9773]

Danger game for Danger Guy.

[@Kraidful]

oh shit Uber watches mandalore, awesome!

[@asgrahim9164]

Hell yeah, Dangerguy is here as well

[@Ω3103ζ]

Uberman

[@ethanjohnson9016]

Mandalore: ".... releasing genestealers." Me: oh cool..... WAIT YOU WHAT?

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

I'm sure there are no dire consequence to this.

[@quint3ssent1a]

@@DarkOmegaMK2 no imperial citizens were harmed due to this.

[@Dr.s3RTH]

Serious fucking heresy

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

@@Dr.s3RTH I think heresy will be the least of their problems very shortly.

[@marialuke2116]

tfw all you want to do is die.

[@darthplagueis13]

The game gets bonus points for not being another game about Astartes or being a strategy game. However, some points are deducted for not featuring a poorly disguised Ork in a purple trenchcoat as a playable character.

[@AJPDing]

It did, you just never saw the purple ork

[@stankobarabata2406]

Silly 'umie. Oo kant see da purpul Ork, coz puprul is da sneakyist colur.

[@lunaurum3515]

That would be too op. Basically baby easy mode. Not a single enemy could notice you

[@blackhawk3975]

He'll be DLC

[@scooterdescooter4018]

so, i cant be the only one who wants a proper ork ground sloggin game.

[@NicholasBrakespear]

Streumon always deliver jank, but having played a LOT of 40k games, I think they're the only team to accurately capture the spirit of the franchise - that it's about the sheer rusted, creaking weight of history all around you at all times, manifesting in all aspects of the world. Also, they always do satisfying weapons. Since EYE, the guns have been fundamentally fun to shoot.

[@brink4987]

100%. Regardless of the jank, its blatantly obvious they care about the Warhammer universe and i commend them for that. They came a long way from Eye.

[@krsmanjovanovic8607]

I have kinda mixed feelings for this game, core gameplay is fun but needs a lot more polish, level design is hit or miss: Colos was great example of storyteling trough enviroment, it made me realise just how ridiculously masive everything is in wh40k universe and gave me a bit of insight into how hive cities work, but some other levels were clearly unfinished and pointles, or just a bad game design in general that pulls you out of immersion, characters are what you would expect from wh: serious edgelords or creepy old people that sell stuff, enemies are usualy a variations of punkers or metalheads with obscure weapon from wh40k lore like stubers and such, mutants are all the same just armed diferently, and tyranids made an aperance for level or two altough they were basic themselves It was a fun game but needs a lot of polish to become truly good

[@Abigail-hu5wf]

Streum-on always make me think some variation of: "Wow, this looks incredible! And the lore is amazing! And why am I phasing through a wall! And what the FUCK is this item! And wow it's so gripping and engaging! And..." Y'know what I mean? Like... I'm constantly going "this is incredible but excuse me what the fuck?" I will NEVER get over my first time loading into E.Y.E, having got deeply confused by what the genes were that I was expected to understand without prompting, and realising there was a tutorial _on how to use the tutorial._ A game that needs that is going to be either unbelievable, or *unbelievable.* And it was both :) I'm excited to see what Streum-on do next. They love the WH40K universe and I love them for it: while I never really got into the game itself, I love the world and its bonkers elements.

[@NicholasBrakespear]

@@Abigail-hu5wf I just wish they'd been given the funding and time to keep working on Deathwing. If that game added some new game mode customisation, perhaps some new classes or different ammo types, maybe a versus mode... it could have been truly great.

[@ExValeFor]

Satisfying weapons? bruh. deathwing weapons are hot ass

[@SanvichMaker]

"The only thing that worries me about it is the polish. It's 15% off on GOG" slick as always mandalore

[@sweetyeetus]

Knowing Warhammer won't help you. "You can unleash a Gene Stealer" ...Knowing Warhammer may help you.

[@crouchinglibcrab9527]

Fucking Trazyn.

[@crouchinglibcrab9527]

HE KNOWS WHAT HE DID

[@Freekymoho]

@@crouchinglibcrab9527 yeah but he doesnt care

[@quint3ssent1a]

> this one is a fucking bad idea Yeah, I know.

[@some_shitposting_idiot3023]

Trazyn just wanted to give the city a puppy.... a really deadly puppy

[@maxwell7942]

MandaloreGaming is getting review copies? And opening them before launch? We’re witnessing the birth of a new era.

[@splizzex]

Not sure if I like it

[@pavlotverdokhlib7627]

I don't think any other KZbinr with a decent-sized following champions Streum On and E.Y.E. as much, so this completely makes sense.

[@GraafMaertn]

If so, shouldn't this be tagged as containing promotional content?

[@taylorstenhouse6168]

@@GraafMaertn No, because he’s reviewing it, not promoting it. There’s a difference

[@misterscienceguy]

@@taylorstenhouse6168 Yeah as long as it gets mentioned he received a copy I don't consider it a problem.

[@mikethewordsmith4263]

"Release a Genestealer..." Some men just want to see the hive burn.

[@92edoy]

See it this way... You basically turn an hive into another :)

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

Not just a hive, an entire planet or the whole system when the big daddy Hive fleet come

[@jeffumbach]

Genestealers: Not Even Once

[@Bluecho4]

To be fair, it's the Imperium. It should probably all burn to the ground. It's just unfortunate so many innocent civilians (and doggos) get caught in the crossfire.

[@lachlanmckinnie1406]

To be fair, genestealers are probably far from being the most dangerous things in Necromunda...

[@03dashk64]

“It’s no Cadia. Ah, Cadia” Planet explodes. Perfect

[@TheLordOfDarkThrone]

I so agree

[@draco_magnus3688]

Cadia stands (in our hearts)

[@philipkelly7369]

Too soon

[@taylorfaith2320]

the planet broke before the guard!

[@steelytemplar]

@@taylorfaith2320 I came here to say that. Cadia Stands!

[@MeredithLikely]

The fact this starts with a line about Cadia is fufking glorious. The planet broke before the guard did.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Cadia stands!!

[@AntonAdelson]

That intro hit me right in the feels, man :(

[@pantsmage970]

We just have two planets now it's fine

[@chimeraelite]

Cadia stands

[@Moloc92]

Maybe someday 40k fans while get new memes so I don't have to keep hearing the same ones on repeat for fucking ever.

[@KingVegeta80]

"Everyone wants to know what the bolter sounds like", really throws me back to the release of DoW II and Space Marine.

[@Brandelwyn]

Dow ii had the best bolters ever

[@fwg1994]

Pretty sure a real bolter would sound very underwhelming. They're gyrojets, which real world examples are fairly quiet as far as guns are concerned. They rounds they shoot are massive, but self propelled, so you don't have the noise of a compressed explosion propelling something past the sound barrier. Instead you have the burn of a tiny thruster, maybe a boom if they're supersonic, and then an explosion when they land. Though real gyrojects weapons are also quite inaccurate, as well as some other issues, so it's fair to assume bolters wouldn't be exactly the same. Probably a good place to start for more realistic bolter sound design would be any game with a rapid fire missile launcher. That's essentially what a bolter is anyways.

[@Brandelwyn]

@@fwg1994 they shoot self-propelled bolts, sure, but those are lauched just like conventional bullets, so no, not like gyrojet at all

[@sopota6469]

Heavy Bolter sounded glorious with good bass

[@jeffumbach]

@@Brandelwyn yeah Bolter rounds are some sort of hybrid of a regular cartridge and a gyrojet that allows them to keep accelerating after leaving the barrel. Gyrojets don't have shell casings that eject afterwards.

[@TitusReviews]

I swear Mandalore must be leading a surge in 40k interest

[@joaogomes9405]

40k in general is really popular right now, with 9th edition and the whole indomitus stuff.

[@fappylp2574]

Yet another hobby to disappoint my parents...

[@Chris-sm2uj]

And GW does everything it can to stop it

[@Triumph263]

@@Chris-sm2uj "QUICK! We have to hide the Astartes animation behind a paywall on our relatively obscure website before any more people get into 40K!" "GROX MANURE! Bruva Alfabusa just released a new video!"

[@Nick.Georgiev]

@@joaogomes9405 FemMarines when?

[@SUPERMARI0875]

"it is a bar, church, and armory, so if you grew up in the American south, this is normal" as someone who grew up in the south, can confirm

[@katatonikbliss]

southron gang rise up (again)

[@Patterrz]

A cyber dog you summon with a squeaky toy? I'm in

[@silent4564]

I'm pretty sure that wasn't a squeaky toy. That was a live rat.

[@theshushu7940]

Do NOT pre-order...I'm watching you... -.-

[@Jonkiller10]

@@theshushu7940 It released today, can't pre-order

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

@@Jonkiller10 Day 1 purchasing is almost as bad. Best to wait at least a week or two before buying.

[@df6597]

But are you in if that's the only attractive element of the game? Everything else seems pretty bland. There was no real mention of the overall story quality, so I can only assume it's pretty basic. For Necromunda to be made interesting it needs some good story and characters, or incredible gameplay, or some combination of those things at least at an above average level.

[@deigning]

"knowing about warhammer also doesn't add a lot" true of all aspects of life. and i love warhammer lore.

[@pon3d120]

The lore is just sooo deep that it doesn’t even build on itself. And that’s fitting for 40k.

[@Donnerbalken28]

I mean, it adds the crushing knowledge that everything you do down in the underhive is so insignificant, it might as well not have taken place.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

You have no clue how badly I want someone to hold me at gunpoint in a dark alley and bombard me with challenge questions about Warhammer trivia. I’d feel like that one Russian general from WW1 who spent his entire life planning on how to seize a very specific but particularly beefy part of the Ottoman Empire, and then actually got the chance to do it. “This is awful for everyone else but I feel great.”

[@drafezard7315]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 What's the name of that general now I really want to read up on him.

[@goldcreeper7376]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 I recommend you look up "Lorehammer or Yourhammer" if you haven't already done so, I'm sure you'll enjoy it

[@pavlotverdokhlib7627]

Is there fuller auto? That's really the question we need answered.

[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

there is no weapon modes sadly, there is plenty of brrrt though

[@852internationalconnect]

No full auto in buildings

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

now i imagine a quad-barreled heavy bolter.

[@tsartomato]

@@boarfaceswinejaw4516 orkz tying 6 heavy bolters to a stick

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

@@tsartomato the crazy thing is, it'll work.

[@TotemSP2]

9:19 That delivery is why we love you Mandalore.

[@gagestah]

"Actually that last one is a --" -*-moves away from the mic to shoot Tyranids-*- "-- /bad fucking idea!"

[@BasementMinions]

Stepping away from the microphone and timing his word emphasis to the sound effects, it's all the subtle things. :)

[@NayrAnur]

The sudden cut is the icing on the cake.

[@ryanrising2237]

“I’m aware there’s something wrong with my fridge too but that doesn’t mean I’ll go fix it” it is so gratifying to hear something like that, too often people take promises about games at face value.

[@jamesoldham9995]

People made "Doom clones" back in the 90's. Now they are making "Doom Eternal clones". The circle is complete.

[@TerrorLTZ]

even some doesn't believe when you say "everything is a doom clone if you think of it.

[@aryabratsahoo7474]

@@TerrorLTZ actually every game is a descendant of PONG.

[@pcgamingforevah]

dunno what you are talking about bro, Doom Eternal is shit compared to this game.

[@jamesoldham9995]

@@pcgamingforevah - If you say so, bro.

[@TerrorLTZ]

@@aryabratsahoo7474 actually Every game is descendant of "Tennis for 2" the precursor of pong.

[@faceless2302]

I can't believe Mandalore has Iggy framed on the wall in his bathroom. That's actually insane

[@MandaloreGaming]

The best part is hearing audible reactions the first time someone goes in.

[@StrikeWarlock]

@@MandaloreGaming a JoJo part 3 reference in front of a toilet would automatically make me remember the shit Polnareff had to go through

[@arclite4213]

@@MandaloreGaming do you offer them coffee flavored chewing gum once they see it ?

[@sernoddicusthegallant6986]

Wait I missed that where is this?

[@arclite4213]

@@sernoddicusthegallant6986 it is during the small Q&A at 16:02

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

I hope they actually look at this review and adjust things according to his criticisms in the future. I don't care if it comes in updates or even a DLC expansion, this game just has that much potential

[@stefani.5737]

This one definetly came out with more polish then Space Hulk Deathwing. Fixing the execution animations should be pree easy. Also idk what difficulty mando played on but for me unless you strip their reactive shields first you cant execute em.

[@DaRedGobbo]

@@stefani.5737 He said that it was a review copy so maybe they changed it shortly before release. Something like this should be quite easy to change too.

[@MandaloreGaming]

@@stefani.5737 There's a bionic upgrade that punches their shields off when you use takedown instead, so you then take them down the regular way right after. It just means pressing E twice but it's the same thing.

[@tctjoker4142]

No multiplayer kills it for me. Why can’t we just get the left 4 dead 40k we deserve. I’m tired of deathwing

[@audeamus4225]

@@tctjoker4142 darktide inc

[@Wishes_for_Fishes]

Ah The dog is in a "ruff" state? I hope that was intentional

[@PotatoJonson]

It’s apparent from playing many games like this that the two most expensive game developing processes are facial animation and well-written dialogue.

[@Badartist888]

As someone with a creative writing degree..... it's not that it is expensive, more that everyone thinks they can do it. The number of times I've had STEM students tell me they can write then proven Dunning-Kruger works both ways is beyond my poor Art student's ability to count.

[@einekleinerockmusic8152]

@@Badartist888 The day we solve the divide between STEM students and art students is when we truly ascend into a star trek future

[@belisauriusfish9406]

@@einekleinerockmusic8152 with paleoartists we’re already there. There is hope.

[@termitreter6545]

Tbh well written dialogue shouldnt be so difficult, compared to a good story. Its like good music, these days you dont need a great budget to do it right, just a talented guy. Or at least thats how it should be. The dunning Kruger thing sounds pretty correct. Also now I gotta think about how bad a lot of Hollywood movies are, and they certainly got the money...

[@RPGManoWar]

@@Badartist888 it's also something that everyone thinks is a on/off; you either write good dialogue, or you don't. They don't realize that it's a process that takes a lot of time and involves doing a lot of work, occasionally spending hours tweaking individual lines I also have a degree in creative writing and the amount of times I've seen people say it's "easy" or "cheap" makes me wanna eat my pen sometimes

[@PerpetualBass]

"Air-Bud his way out of the material plane" is one of the best descriptions in all of literature.

[@weissendrachen]

"If little timmy fell down a well in there he can go to hell" lmaooo

[@heavystalin2419]

He probably has

[@inquisitorthomasdefinitely536]

@@heavystalin2419 please hell wishes it was this place

[@chrisb1531]

I hadn't been following Streum On since E.Y.E. so when you mentioned they did this game and Space Hulk it all made sense. E.Y.E. felt like a more insane, back-alley discount version of WH40K setting so I'm glad they actually got some licensed WH40K games made.

[@cramoslo0423]

Check out Mandy's review of both those games, especially the E.Y.E one!

[@chrisb1531]

@@cramoslo0423 I'm sure I have, I just didn't realize or remember that Streum On did Space Hulk

[@gamegod273]

The nintendogs theme while talking about the dog was hilarious

[@francesco8000]

This studio is so into Warhammer lore that even their games look like they were made with imperial technology. They have this very strong feeling of "it works, but the guy that made it doesn't really know how it works".

[@crayvun2196]

The releasing the genestealer part had me laughing. "Actually that last one is not a good idea." Glad to see you had so much fun with the game, its certainly helped me gauge what kind of 40k game this is.

[@Coffee_paradox]

“At their first chest” “gamer joke” Exactly the content I’m here for

[@Legomaster-nj4oo]

[ (Time Index) { 10:00 } ] “METAL BAWXES” #METALBAWXES #metalbawxes

[@silver1340]

@@Legomaster-nj4oo That is one fancy ass timestamp you made.

[@aryabratsahoo7474]

I'm sorry. What gamer joke?

[@Coffee_paradox]

@@aryabratsahoo7474 first chest (breast) because gamers are Virgins.

[@aryabratsahoo7474]

@@Coffee_paradox ohhhhhh I get it lol

[@mr.duffield142]

All I needed to hear is "I wish they did E.Y.E in wahmmer, and the developers seemed to agree." To get me to buy it you shiny knight bastard.

[@Brimshae]

BRB, doing maintenance so my legs can be OK.

[@gargoyles9999]

E Y E? That’s EWE

[@chunkblaster]

I like that the takedowns are a bit different from DOOM, but to manage it's strength they should give it some sort of resource cost, blend it in with the chainsaw's function from DOOM 2016 a bit. Some sort of stamina-esque meter that depletes and refills when either out of combat or when you shoot an enemy maybe, to encourage you to stay in the fight and glory kill important targets.

[@Eamil]

My problem with the takedowns is that the animations are too damn long. That might be a deliberate countermeasure to keep people from wanting to just spam them, but if your countermeasure is making them feel bad to do that suggests they should've just outright ripped off Doom to start with.

[@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133]

@@Eamil If I were to decide, make animations quick and short for comon enemies and longer for elites.

[@grummdoesstuff2983]

@@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133 that’s something that DOOM ETERNAL did amazingly. The most basic imp takedown is a quick 3 hit combo, but each hit has a solid sound behind it to still make it powerful, while one of the cyderdeamon takedowns has you spend five seconds stabbing your way up his chest to tear off his horns and part of his head, but you don’t care that the entire animation takes 7 whole seconds in a fast paused combat game, because you’re tearing a cyberdeamons head in half.

[@micblades1117]

Or, you could just take damage still while doing an execution.

[@1r0zz]

Doom didn't invented glory kills...

[@Jimbo55151]

Remember kids: On Cadia the planet broke before the guard did.

[@proud_emmerian6510]

CADIA LIVES!

[@S3Cs4uN8]

An amusing way of saying 'We lost' without actually admitting it.

[@Plague_Potato]

@@S3Cs4uN8 that comment was awfully close to being heresy. Would you like to retract your statement?

[@saifallahghidhaoui1853]

@@S3Cs4uN8 they lost, but their forces kept on fighting while the planet was crumbling around them, literally.

[@CBRN-115]

@@saifallahghidhaoui1853 so basically, lost but not broken? (Idk the correct phrase)

[@pharaoh5683]

Glad to hear it's a blast to play. It's weird hearing the arsenal is so limited when E.Y.E. had an obscene amount of gear (and multiplayer too) shoved into it, but it looks like they've grown as a studio regardless. Here's hoping post-launch support fills in the gaps.

[@dovahkiin_brasil]

I was keeping a EYE on this game, good to see you reviewing it

[@joaocaju3061]

EYE can't believe you made that joke!

[@Chicken-Chaser]

EYE hate you both

[@OperatorVanta]

E.Y.E Don't find these jokes very Divine.

[@MrEWaKid]

Mandalore videos are genuinely some of the highest quality reviews on KZbin. Great goofs, amazing editing and genuinely good insight into whether a game is "good" or "bad". Definitely deserves so much more credit and I'm surprised he channel hasn't hit 1million yet. Keep up the awesome work Mandalore.

[@pkerch00b1]

Thought I had to wait at least a year, good on you Mandalore!

[@wakingdragon7538]

Love how professional Mandalore is, so whenever he pulls a joke it's always unexpected and always funny to me

[@IndorilTheGreat]

I agree. The deadpan delivery is great.

[@wenceslaus.draconistarum]

Average non-40k-videogame Fan: "This game is terrible. 30 dollars?" 40k Gamer Fan: "Oh sweet child... 30 dollars is nothing... I'm just happy we're still getting games."

[@tommasopisapia7464]

is 30 dollars really that much in the scheme on things?

[@Lunarice98]

@@tommasopisapia7464 I think he is referring to the hundreds of dollars you need to waste to have an army of miniatures.

[@wenceslaus.draconistarum]

@@Lunarice98 This^

[@timothywillox8564]

I stopped measuring my funds in dollars and now exclusively measure my finances in termagants.

[@wenceslaus.draconistarum]

@@timothywillox8564 Haha

[@Arthur-jx8bm]

Can we just appreciate Mandalore's creative intro's? Always loved them.

[@Noperare]

Cadia stands!

[@bullet-not-proofthenotbull7920]

@@violenceisfun WTF

[@Arthur-jx8bm]

@@violenceisfun Oooo sorry

[@Camoedine]

@@violenceisfun professional teenage angst thrower

[@QuackJAG]

The Tim Curry discussion? Are we going to the one place that hasn’t been corrupted by capitalism ... SPHACE!?

[@vladislavivanov2334]

Damn, I wanted to make that joke! Gj.

[@not9387]

My choice for best video game cutscene ever.

[@jonalen4217]

I certainly hope so. However, if we're not going to "Spayse!" It means we're going to some other game w/some Tim Curry, and that would be a welcome surprise :)

[@lbsc1201]

From THE LIST, we're going to the _other_ RTS with Tim Curry in it (assuming you don't count Brutal Legend as an RTS).

[@tsartomato]

@@lbsc1201 sacrifice

[@user-rv8yv4yh9n]

I didn't realize it was the same devs behind EYE, that changes everything! Definitely gonna check it out

[@joedatius]

keep your expectations low, EYE is still by far the best thing they've made and from everything shown hired gun is a much more shallow game

[@hotomatoe664]

Anything under Focus seems to follow the rule of "make it look fantastic but dont bother with animation or gameplay"

[@Hitman2b]

@@joedatius yep just watch deathwing we still didn't get a map editor to create variety and they kind of abandonned the game after the revamp

[@richmcgee434]

I'm biased toward Necromunda in general, but "summon terrifying cyber-mastiff with squeaky toy" would probably sell me on it even if I weren't a fan of the TT game.

[@bh5817]

TT game?

[@somedouchemcbag987]

@@bh5817 TT = Table Top Like a lot of other games set in 40k, Necromunda was originally a tabletop strategy game

[@Mattice]

This just popped back into my reccomend. I can't believe this released 3 years ago. Time flies.

[@notshangtsung]

Fun game. Need to replay it.

[@IceChillxen]

"Digivolve into a Pitbull" That had no right to tickle me as much as it did ...

[@R3GARnator]

Ironic because Pitbulls are an evolutionary dead-end as far as dog breeds go.

[@AnonymousJohnAutobon]

@@R3GARnator lies, pitbulls are the pinnacle of the baby eating food chain

[@timothywillox8564]

@@AnonymousJohnAutobon Not to mention the eviscerating neighbors’ pets food chain.

[@TheXenomorphwarrior]

“that last one was a bad fucking idea” Made me spit my drink I wasn’t ready for that 😂

[@Exhalted1]

This is the first time he has reviewed a game on release!!!

[@SaveMeXenu]

No it's not, he reviewed a Total War Warhammer DLC just as it released. The Warden and the Paunch.

[@xyonblade]

bolters have always been weird for me, I mean.. lore-wise they're basically a gun that fires rocket-powered grenades, so they should be blowing everything up.

[@billrich9722]

It's just an armor piercing, delayed fuse explosive charge. They use future-sounding words to describe it. Mass-reactive is just another term for explosives, kind of like how prometheum is anything flammable and radios are called vox casters. One would expect a gyro-jet shell to be caseless, but they're not. So, to me, this suggests a hybrid cased kicker with an internal gyro jet. I suppose it would allow them to make the guns smooth bore and retain rifle-like accuracy. We have similar ordinance in the real world in terms of function even if not form. Essentially, it's a 20mm cannon that looks like an assault rifle.

[@KaleidosXXI]

@@billrich9722 20mm caliber rounds are similarly sized and adjacently similar in concept, but the output disparity makes them incomparable. Bolters really are submachine guns with an 1800+ rpm and rifle accuracy that fire rocket-propelled armor piercing rounds with the explosive payload similar to that of a grenade, and the ones built for Astartes hold even more rounds and have an even higher rpm.

[@billrich9722]

@@KaleidosXXI You fucking what? No, that's not submachinegun rates of fire. That's gatling gun rates of fire. I'm tempted to dismiss you outright but I'm not sure if you're taking the piss or not.

[@egoalter1276]

A 20mm is a 20mm. Filling some of the round with rocket propellant only decreases the space left for a bursring charge. Bolters dont have 1800rpm firerate, maybe 180, but both are unimpressive. For example the zsu23-4 fires over 4000rpm. The vulcan can do up to 6k. What the bolter is, os a shitty man portable autocannon. A real world equivalent would be the Lahti, or the Solothurn S18 at rifles. Except it has less expllsive charge, worse accuracy, longer round flight time, and its ammo is guarunateed to go bad in a few years.

[@lenkagamine4145]

filling some of the round with rocket propellant absolutely does not decrease the space left for a bursting charge, you just... make the round larger. You dont need a casing or anything, so the ammunition is gonna take up less room. The velocity and fire rate is going to be worse than an autocannon, yeah... The weight is going to be much, much less though. Doesnt need a long barrel, doesnt need recoil compensation, doesnt need nearly as much reinforcement... Honestly, something like the bolter could easily exist for normal infantry in real life, it would just have to be a bit more like a automatic grenade launcher. @@egoalter1276

[@vidaistvan1418]

What really had me saying "ok these guys KNOW their 40k" was the "Goge is Terra" text on monitors, gives you a real good idea how deep down in the gutter you are and how ancient everything is

[@declanjones8888]

Damn that's actually a cool detail.

[@scottgrey3337]

The fact that the same studio that made E.Y.E. and Deathwing made this feels like the closest thing real life will ever have to a "true ending" moment

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

I'm glad setting my expectations on 'EYE Divine Cybermancy but with another decade of game experience' wasn't a far bar to miss.

[@aeon_waltz4591]

The bolter is obviously a smaller version than what the astartes would use so yeah you wouldn't get that thunderous audio.

[@StyryderX]

Funnily enough, the sound is inversely louder the bigger the gun is; Bolt pistol has the most *BLAM* while Heavy Bolter sounds so muffled.

[@Thegamer1552]

The game has come a way since release, there's been a lot of improvements and changes such as melee kills have a cooldown now

[@kelvinsantiago7061]

Friend thanks 👍 I'm buying it

[@solxiv2476]

I was literally looking to know this, since the infinte kill button was kind of a deal breaker for me.

[@matrix3509]

So it just occurred to me how weird it is to see dogs in 40k, which led me on a lore hunt, only to find out that dogs are still relatively common as pets in-universe, and even the Iron Snakes, an Ultrasmurfs successor chapter, actually uses war dogs in a scouting role. Now I wanna see war dogs beefed up with Space Marine-style genetic engineering.

[@Oscar-j6b]

Why am I only now hearing about this game? What is the marketing department doing, I am normally flooded with warhammer games commercials.

[@danghostman2814]

Yeah, I was astounded to suddenly see it pop up on the GOG main page. I wondered if Darktide had secretly died and they repurposed all the assets or something, just FPS Necromunda outta nowhere!

[@Murphy-mw6be]

Same when I saw the page for it on steam I thought it was a newly announced game not one that releases in a few hours

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

There was a ton of marketing over the past two months from Focus Home Interactive, but the algorithm must have not been recommending it enough

[@Hitman2b]

there was trailer and all you just missed them

[@Pawn2e4]

"What is the marketing department doing" - they outsourced their marketing to Mandalore... and now every 40k fan knows about this game.

[@DasGuntLord01]

Shit, if you're gonna be influenced by anyone when making a soundtrack for a fast-paced shooter, it might as well be Mick Gordon!!

[@El-Burrito]

Definitely not a detractor

[@timothymclean]

9:20: Yeah, in retrospect I don't know why unleashing genestealers seemed like a good idea.

[@joshuaboswell936]

I'm more than happy to give these developers my money just based on how well crafted this section of the Warhammer universe appears portrayed. That's a lot of effort to get things fairly accurate, and I feel like they more than did so.

[@joedatius]

its hilarious how horrible that skull stab is, its like he's dropping the knife into some warm butter. nothing satisfying or impactful which is sadly the best way to describe all of this games melee

[@habibihabibi7115]

The animations are the worst part of this game for sure. I have no idea how they made such amazing environments and weapon models but thought these animations were acceptable. The actual gameplay is amazing... but it's going to get shit on because there is some big jank.

[@joedatius]

@@habibihabibi7115 its weird because these juxtapositions making the game look worse then it should. all these nice environments also being filled with last gen looking enemies who animate so stiff especially all the larger enemies. It doesn't help that 40k is well known for its brutal melee fights but in this game its so flimsy and soft. Darktide already has better looking melee with hammers, big heavy knifes and powerswords

[@Scharrez]

All of the animations look like complete shit, I don't know how they managed to have environments that looks this great, but they can't afford to get someone who knows more about animating than having read trough a single wikihow tutorial

[@donbionicle]

@@joedatius Fatshark does have the benefit of years of making Vermintide look good in that regard. This companies' previous games were a bit more on the whiffle bat side of things if we're being honest.

[@joedatius]

@@Scharrez Its not only bad as compared with how how nice the environments look but also on a basic fundamental level, no concept of solid motion and visual feedback. Even in terms of a FPS it feels off, when the doomslayer rips the head off of some demon it has a quick and visually easy to see line of movement that snaps perfectly with the perspective of the camera but in this game the hands almost feel detached from the actual player and you get this weird feeling of uninvolvement

[@redeye3869]

4:40 I saw that poster on Regimental Standard. Nice reference.

[@xzyno]

i honestly cant see what the diffrence is supposed to be, or is it a "no visual diffrence - it's the thoughts thats the problem"? xD

[@50sts]

@@xzyno Can't tell the difference? Guess who's also going to be summarily executed!

[@xzyno]

@@50sts i mean...i do have a mark of chaos and a mark of Tzeentch, im quite far gone from the light of the emperor xD

[@Jorvard]

@@xzyno I think it's meant to be "You can't tell the difference, so don't question the Inquisitor or Commissar when he kills people you thought innocent!"

[@V37-u4p]

The answer is written upside down at the end of the poster. It says "Answer: BOTH of them. One for his TREACHEROUS THOUGHTS, and the other for FAILING to spot them, thereby enabling UNTOLD PERFIDY." I love Regimental Standard.

[@discofraud]

I only just realised that when you were talking about the cyber dog, you chose the nintendogs walking music. Walking your robo mastiff through a polluted, overpopulated and crime ridden mega factory would be the 40k equivalent to a walk along the street with a Labrador, come to think of it.

[@nicholasrpatton]

"...like a bar, church and armory combined into one. If you grew up in the American south, this is actually pretty normal...." Good lord Mandalore, sometimes that dry delivery has me rolling!

[@Umcarasemvideo]

4:00 Hey don't diss the picatinny, it's proven tech in use for nearly 40000 years

[@Erebus_the_trustworthy]

Finally, a fun looking WH game that isn't a damn strategy game. Hopefully a good RPG will come someday. Also glad the soundtrack isn't the typical Dawn of war Gregorian chanting since IMO mechanicus has the best WH ost. The parts mando played sounded fantastic.

[@AzraelSoulHunter]

Maybe Rogue Trader game. Mass Effect style since Rogue Traders can have Xeno companions. Necron Garrus and Ork Wrex. Maybe add Tech-priestess Tali and you have bestseller. Also Rogue Trader story so it doesn't need to affect Imperium in any way.

[@Hitman2b]

@@AzraelSoulHunter you forgot Psycher jack

[@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133]

@@AzraelSoulHunter Mass Effect in terms of xeno romance I hope?

[@T0mN7]

@@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133 Yes, Inquisitor. This one right here.

[@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133]

@@T0mN7 I was working undercover in order to infiltrate this xeno fetishist cult and fool this heretic into admitting his heresy.

[@OrificeHorus]

Just the man I needed an opinion from!

[@vulture8298]

You and me both, these devs made _E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy_ which was, while messy, creative and action-packed. But later they also made _Space Hulk: Deathwing_ and never was so much potential squandered in a WH:40k game, the level design alone gave a glimpse into what could've been.

[@nafereuskortex9055]

Same but to be honest I was prolly gonna get it anyway

[@vulture8298]

_Aaaand_ Mandalore pretty much said all this in the first 30 seconds ^^

[@Sir_Bucket]

@@vulture8298 this one looks like it's good tho

[@tylerulfmann4586]

So from the review it seems to say the bones are looking good but it’s lacking a bit of meat to get super into Still EYE divine cybermancy part 2 looks pretty good

[@Vekstar]

Glad to see Seeth is continuing his medication

[@elperronimo]

They dont even sound at all similar. I get people make that joke because both youtubers became popular at the same time, but it just makes 0 sense

[@alexisfights5773]

@@elperronimo It's not so much that they became popular at the same time, but rather both of their channel revolves around the same thing: video games review.

[@Vekstar]

@@elperronimo we can't let the meme died also the shared fanart

[@Kaliospectre]

@@alexisfights5773 They also tend to cover the same type of eurojank, older games, or niche indie ones.

[@SC-ce3vp]

@@elperronimo they are the same person, just saying have you seen both of them in a room together?

[@Soul-Burn]

Talking about the dog: "If that's the big feature you're looking forward to. It's in a RUFF state."

[@sernoddicusthegallant6986]

"Come back next time for the Tim Curry discussion" So Red Alert 3 or Brutal Legend?

[@mike4life0]

Neither, he's reviewing Sacrifice.

[@rambot_14o43]

Red alert 3 would have been fun tho ngl

[@carlosfred8673]

Finally, a review of this I can trust.

[@HeyFox101]

Says "I first wanna answer questions that I would have". Does NOT say if the game has FULLER AUTO. I'm starting to worry.

[@NorskBN]

NEEDS MORE DAKKA

[@TheHarkonnenScum]

You can increase the rate of fire on some weapons but not to the degree of fuller auto. Weapons don't have secondary fire modes. The customization system is pretty basic, unfortunately, both for your guns, your dog and character.

[@Kaltrogdor]

Mando, dude you are by far one of my favorite creators. Your stuff is informative but doesn't ruin the game. You do an amazing job! Thank you for making these.

[@Cavox]

"I don't want to give scalpers any money". My man. Keep on fighting the good fight. One day we will see scalper tears.

[@Freekymoho]

My biggest problem with the game is how it handles health/lives. Attrition is a pretty big factor in the game, and if you run out of revives the 'reload level' function takes away all of your loot but doesn't give you back any of your use items, making it very easy to get stuck once a hard encounter burns all of your resources and then asks you to try and do it again but *without any healing or grenades*

[@UnknownObjective]

Love the release schedule Mandalore !!! Always so refreshing to see your uploads

[@NoobPTFO]

We didn’t ask for a toilet reveal, but we got it

[@do-nothingbear9474]

Are we going back to affordable and character packed AA games? Because god damn I miss those times

[@do-nothingbear9474]

@Code Turtle honestly that’s why I’m subscribed to Mandalore and Civvie11, they’ve introduced me to some favorites that I never would have known of.

[@mandalore9305]

"Jean-stealers, huh? Well I'm wearing slacks so that shouldn't be an issue. You've got a deal."

[@TerrorLTZ]

then you freed the Weird Jean-stealer that likes other kind of pants... now... you have a problem in your hands... unless you wear a kilt.

[@AJPDing]

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[@Centurian128]

Opening: *remembering fondly the millions of ... materials* "Ah Cadia." Me: O_O

[@Shiningforceking]

Was watching Skill up reviews, until I saw yours, left that one for yours. Good job mate

[@Schizm1]

For this price? A single player FPS with awesome level variety and great art direction and juicy combat? Hell yeah! Thank You for the review!

[@hanklestank]

I remember getting through literally the whole Turok reboot exclusively with melee takedowns - you just pressed a button and killed whatever was in front of you. Was fun the first 20 times, then it got boring, sounds like a similar problem.

[@MaSOneTwo]

Wow, even a recommendation to watch other reviews, MG setting new standards in consumer information habits. Respect, way to go.

[@mp5284]

Very promising for them to let mandy do a pre-order review and highlight issues. Makes me think they are interested in improving things over time. Deathwatch was a nightmare on release but ended up being a very good buy.

[@KantFromEC]

I'm really glad it's looking like its going to succeed, we need a wave of decent well selling 40k games so that one day we might get a space marine shooter that isnt shit.

[@lightmetro7508]

I'm still waiting for a Tau shooter that isn't dogshit

[@haze5420]

Your prayers are hopefully answered with space marine 2

[@darthgiorgi4990]

Now this is a kickass birthday present! Thanks Mandalore!

[@igorthelight]

Happy Birthday! :-)

[@darthgiorgi4990]

@@igorthelight oh thank you kind sir!

[@ThePunishersRevenge]

"hears Hell March in the distance".

[@zieglernr2]

16:02 I just looked through all your videos, looking for this one clip. I was really beginning to think, that I was remembering wrong, that it could have been a clip from a other youtuber. I'm really happy to have found this clip ones more, since it mades me smile a lot. Polnareff: IGGY !!!!!!!!!

[@MrPink-qf1xi]

I feel like this game is going to have a very loyal community, gameplay looks really solid.

[@SomeKindOfCyborg]

Gameplay looks super jank with a lot of the flaws hidden by the crazy pace.

[@ItsRawdraft2]

@@SomeKindOfCyborg You haven't played much 40k games, have you?

[@SomeKindOfCyborg]

@@ItsRawdraft2 Virtually every release since Fire Warrior for PS2. I didn't come to my conclusion based on my experience walking dogs lol.

[@silverhand9965]

Honestly Streum-on has a ton of potential and it's nice to see them understanding what they're good at more and more. They've gotta do something about the jank though lmao

[@recordatron]

Played about 3 hours so far and I'm hooked! A surprisingly strong entry given the size of the studio. The soundtrack is a real highlight too. I hope more folks pick this up over time so they can make more games like this in the 40k universe.

[@bugbear3590]

I played this game recently, and it's been such a blast. It was fun as heck, and not much bugs now.

[@Csp499]

5:47 the percussion gave me House of the Dying Sun vibes, then I realized Olivier Zuccaro did the OST for that game too. Which is funny cos that game has probably some of my favorite sound design ever.

[@SirLimeyone]

"Or you could release - ACTUALLY THAT'S A BAD FUCKING IDEA!" I love the way you edit these.