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Is Suicide Squad Worth Your Time? (review)
Suicide Squad makes you stop and wonder...what could have possibly went wrong at RockSteady?
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Is Prince of Persia Worth Your Time? (review)
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown defied expectations as one of the first hit releases of 2024. It's wonderful to see a game come along and not only proves everyone wrong, but step up as an inspiration for others in the genre. This Prince of Persia review is something I hope you enjoy...
Tunic made me GET Dark Souls (review)
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Tunic is a game about discovery, and it's like no game I played before. The joy of it comes from the story that you decipher and the secrets you uncover. Tunic is a complex, deceptive, beast of a game, and it showed me why people enjoy soulslikes. Anyways, here's my review for this weekend.
Is Sea of Stars Worth Your Time? (review)
Просмотров 4,6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Overall Sea of Stars is a good game, it's just not a great one. Sure, it hits the nostalgia in all the right ways, But I walked away disappointed. Because while this game has all the heart and polish of a masterpiece, with best in class visuals, and catchy music, the pacing and weak writing hold it back from being the best classic JRPG for the modern day.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is what AAA should be | 200h review
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This is a review of Baldur’s Gate 3 after playing for 200 hours. Baldur’s Gate 3 isn't just a fantastic game, it breaks away from AAA game industry trends and reminds us what great games should be. It is in fact a wake up call for the industry as a whole. Here's my thoughts on why this game is such a breath of fresh air, as well as a short developer interview on the creative process at Larian S...

Комментарии

  • @zackmezera
    @zackmezera 2 дня назад

    This game changed my life, no exaggeration. I also laughed out loud when you said, “it’s like the witness but actually good”-which, to each their own-but man that “game” was, to me, deeply boring and uninspired, especially since it came on a “what to play after tunic?” recommendation

  • @daemonaurelius2097
    @daemonaurelius2097 13 дней назад

    I fucking hate Garl, man!

  • @jay_mojito
    @jay_mojito 5 месяцев назад

    Love this game! Really fun and addictive...xant wait for what rocksteady has in the future with all that content💯💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @MacOriginalGamer
    @MacOriginalGamer 5 месяцев назад

    Rocksteady *_HAD_* a fantastic reputation. 'Nuff said.

  • @khb008
    @khb008 5 месяцев назад

    Great job. Great Video

  • @SerbStar2011
    @SerbStar2011 5 месяцев назад

    Your videos are high quality my friend! You're well spoken and easy to listen to. Glad i found your channel keep it up!

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 5 месяцев назад

      Thank you mate, I really appreciate that.

  • @sirlionheart4614
    @sirlionheart4614 5 месяцев назад

    If it pertains to WB or DC 9.9 out of 10 it's not worth it.

  • @StrelokBoggard
    @StrelokBoggard 5 месяцев назад

    I was hoping you cover this

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 5 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I appreciate it. A bit longer than usual, and I think there's still more to be said on the topic of studio vs creative.

  • @LujeAldwald
    @LujeAldwald 5 месяцев назад

    Yo that's such a good point about following directors, it's like how like you said we often get excited for specific directors, definitely gonna check out hundred stars too Awesome video, keep up the awesome work

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 5 месяцев назад

      Thanks man, this one is a bit longer than usual but I felt it necessitated saying more. Specific writers and directors are something I'll be paying closer attention to with future releases.

  • @ansem3463
    @ansem3463 5 месяцев назад

    iam genuinely surprised you didnt mention the combat that have the same moveset from start to finish

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 5 месяцев назад

      I'm new to all of this and learning as I go

  • @xorayondara
    @xorayondara 5 месяцев назад

    Keep up the good work.

  • @cjlaity1
    @cjlaity1 5 месяцев назад

    Playing this now. Be prepared for some very challenging platforming and puzzles. I have mixed feelings so far. It's fun but it's also very frustrating.

  • @Batman-jc5uc
    @Batman-jc5uc 5 месяцев назад

    Good review but I disagree with him about the puzzles. The puzzles in this game were brutally hard, harder than anything in a Zelda game.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 5 месяцев назад

      Hey, thanks mate. There's a chance I missed some of the more challenging puzzles if they were optional. But everything I found that gated progression wasn't that bad.

    • @Batman-jc5uc
      @Batman-jc5uc 5 месяцев назад

      @@WeekendDive Even the required puzzles in this game were just too hard. There should have been a way to skip them like you could skip challenging platforming sections.

  • @jokerzwild00
    @jokerzwild00 5 месяцев назад

    Dark Souls didn't invent difficulty, it brought it back to the forefront. In an era where everything was getting more and more "accessible", From made a game that was not hard, but needed to be played on it's own terms, not yours. It obscured mechanics and made trial and error the rule of the day. A game in which mashing buttons got you nowhere. That was Demon's Souls. Then Dark Souls expanded on that game's ideas, did away with some if it's ideas and evolved the formula a little bit. That was enough to strap a rocket on From's back and send them to the moon. Turns out there are lots of people who really enjoy an unforgiving and challenging game. Challenge, in a videogame... Who'd have thunk it? Hur hur. Tunic is great, I'm getting into it more and more, while at first I didn't think I'd really like it very much. I'm the opposite in that cutesy art style turns me off and grimdark stuff pulls me in. I'd say though, that much of From's content is extremely aesthetically pleasing. Some beautiful levels in their games, juxtaposed by the grotesque enemies. Especially Sekiro.

  • @sonhsembung3620
    @sonhsembung3620 6 месяцев назад

    Sangat ok gamenya enak dinikmati menghibur banget terus maju bro semangat sukses amin.

  • @ravinous
    @ravinous 6 месяцев назад

    I would love to own it, but Ubisoft's CEO says I can't so I won't buy.

  • @volatile69
    @volatile69 6 месяцев назад

    It would have definitely ran better locally on pc, I have a lower midrange laptop and I get over 120 fps on maxed out.

  • @caseycoker1051
    @caseycoker1051 6 месяцев назад

    It's always nice when I get good recommendations from smaller channels. Great video! Edit: Man, I am a huge fan of the souls titles. I hope this gets you to give them a chance.

  • @jbwolf4
    @jbwolf4 6 месяцев назад

    I gotta comment on the gortash death, if karlach is in the party she comments on how unceremonious it is. It almost makes karlach’s arc more tragic in a way and I actually enjoyed it

  • @LujeAldwald
    @LujeAldwald 6 месяцев назад

    Yoooo okay i might check out the GeForce thing to run games, been having an issue running some stuff lately And yooo this game looks awesome, i never played the originals but I always loved the aesthetic and it looks like this one delivers

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      It's a wikid cool service. You can link your steam/Xbox accounts and just play all your games through the cloud.

  • @SerbStar2011
    @SerbStar2011 6 месяцев назад

    Great review! Loved the ps2 trilogy growing up. I'll pick up this one sometime this year.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I think you'll have a great time. Just shows sometimes you have to completely ignore the rumor cycle.

  • @matheuscabral9618
    @matheuscabral9618 6 месяцев назад

    I had never played a turn based rpg before and loved this game, I’ve looked at many reviews and no one I’ve seen has also not played a game like this, and half of every review is comparing it to 30 year old games

    • @ismiarbi1922
      @ismiarbi1922 4 месяца назад

      You have never played turn-based rpg before and loved this game, make sense and good for you. You see turn-based is simple so traditionally the story is where they compensate over the simplicity of the gameplay, sadly this game doesn't accomplish that. They dump all of their budget on the graphic that they straight up cutting the money for the writing department, hell I don't even think they had one to begin with. (also fuck garl)

    • @matheuscabral9618
      @matheuscabral9618 4 месяца назад

      @@ismiarbi1922 fair enough, it really seems I'm the kind of person the game would hit the best with, and what you said was very valid BUT garl is cool

    • @ismiarbi1922
      @ismiarbi1922 4 месяца назад

      @@matheuscabral9618 I don't typically use a term "mary sue" towards a video game character, but he fits it like a glove. I'm sure developers just wanted to give a Joe Everyman a spotlight, but they went overboard and created a literal cooking God who solves every problem in his path, is loved by everyone, and when he's not on the screen everyone wonders "where's Garl?" or "remember how fun it was to be with Garl?". Garl is force-fed down the player’s throat at the cost of any chance to develop Zale and Valere. It feels like the two main characters would have been better served as silent protagonists if this was the direction the developers wanted to take the Sea of Stars cast. When they do open their mouth, Garl interjects and talks over everyone else. It’s all so ridiculously done.

  • @RetroKid
    @RetroKid 6 месяцев назад

    Hell yes Tunic is worth getting. Best 15 hours I ever spent on a game. The only thing I would change about it is if you start an NG+, all the text should be translated into English.

  • @HeadPats4Peter
    @HeadPats4Peter 6 месяцев назад

    5:42 - 6:36 (5:53 - 6:05 and 6:32 - 6:36 specifically) if you want to get more satisfaction out of Tunic's gameplay, there's an in-game combat mechanic that's useful if timed well. the way to activate the combat method/action(spoiler) is a few empty lines below: tap your block button edit1: although you may have found out, if you have watched some Yt vids/gameplay. Or seen some of the Yt vid title, then proceeded to watch because you were interested in how to parry.

  • @aBadWizard
    @aBadWizard 6 месяцев назад

    Tunic is one of the few games I've ever given a 10/10. Its an exceptional game, and it's also the reason I gave Lies of P a try, which is when my buddy convinced me to finally just buy Elden Ring. All 3 of those games are masterfully crafted, and worth the effort to experience.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      And down the rabbit hole I go. Just need to wrap up Prince of Persia first which is...very good so far

  • @HappyWulf
    @HappyWulf 6 месяцев назад

    Oh... You haven't gotten the true ending, you say? Well... maybe you should get to that. ;3 Then, when you're ready, I can teach you how to read the Language. Also, yes, give Dark Souls a shot. Minding that most of the Lore in DaS is hidden in it's item descriptions, and contextual based on where X item is found and environmental clues. In much the same way, a lot of Tunic's lore is hidden in it's text, but also contextual to the environment. Such as, did you notice the icon for the Pad that leads to the Librarian's Lab? It's not depicting a Library, is it?

  • @danielcamara2965
    @danielcamara2965 6 месяцев назад

    Its Nice to see that you have an opinion that most of people disagree and still you do your own thing. You have a history with jrpg and are more sensitive if your needs are not met. Good for you my man👏🏼

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Appreciated mate. I just want to be honest in my videos.

  • @sl1ppey
    @sl1ppey 6 месяцев назад

    Tunic is one of the coolest games I've played. Admittedly took me way too long to figure out what the "Holy Cross" was... lol

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      This game was just my constantly going "wait... I can do that? Of course I can do that!"

  • @oriondezagrats4228
    @oriondezagrats4228 6 месяцев назад

    Also, if nobody else has mentioned it, and you haven't played it already, if you're looking for that "solving the obstacle through determination" thing, you could try Hollow Knight, which is a pretty faithful sort of Metroidvania-style Soulslike in terms of difficulty of combat. It's sort of half-and-half simplistic cutesy artstyle and grody underground, decaying environments, mixed together with a responsive and no-nonsense moveset and enough things to get that you can make a sort of 'build' that fits your playstyle, if you so desire. It's also got the 'hidden, fractured lore' bit of Dark Souls down pat.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the suggestion! Hollow Knight looks great, but with the current backlog...gonna be a while until can I get to it. Also, I'll check out TNG. Picard piqued my interest in the IP.

    • @oriondezagrats4228
      @oriondezagrats4228 6 месяцев назад

      @@WeekendDive The Next Generation is fantastic, but Picard is more of a drama than TNG is. TNG has some multi-episode-part stories, which are usually pretty good when they come around, but most episodes are self-contained with progression arcs being based around the characters, rather than the plot in and of itself. Old Trek, and TNG in particular, was typically more focussed on the social implications, ramifications, and resolutions to various issues in general. If you want something grittier than TNG, the sequel series Deep Space 9 has a lot of that. Although the religious/spiritual substory is slightly lacklustre, the characters are very strong, and there are numerous multi-part story arcs and seasonal arcs that define a continual conflict, if that floats your boat more. Much drama to be had. And some of the de-facto best characters in the franchise are all holed up in there. Stepping away from the Star Trek franchise into a contemporary that existed in roughly the same timeframe, Babylon 5 has some real good stuff in it. Very gritty. There's a good amount of intrigue and intergalactic politics going on. The first season is a bit more... wacky, maybe, at times, but it really finds its identity by the second season and only improves from there. Sheridan, who's introduced in the second season, might seem out of place when he first comes in, but becomes one of the more compelling characters as time goes on.

  • @oriondezagrats4228
    @oriondezagrats4228 6 месяцев назад

    Video barely started but I've got to get this out before watching the rest. No one told you Star Trek: Picard was great, because hardcore Trekkies despised it for all of the assassination it did to the universe's lore and characters in its construction, especially TNG-era stuff, which is especially beloved in the fandom. As a stand-alone piece of media, it's perfectly fine. Introduces more than a few interesting ideas, even, and the execution is not awful. But when put into the context of the greater Star Trek medium, it rather relentlessly urinates on some of _THE_ most beloved stories, dilemmas, and characters, all while deviating so heavily from franchise norms that it might as well not be the same franchise at all, and probably would have been better-received if it did not use the Star Trek name or characters. People in the series are petty and vindictive, cussing which had canonically fallen out of fashion by that point in Humanity's social development is back in full force, the legacies of various characters got dug out of their graves then kicked around and dropped a dookie upon, and in general, the optimism for the future that early Trek had, ESPECIALLY _The Next Generation,_ was rather thoroughly replaced with such dripping disdain and corrosive pessimism that it effectively warded off anyone who was attuned to Roddenberry's vision of the future, as opposed to the cynicism and disgust for that vision that characterizes a lot of Star Trek of that era. There's a good reason why there's such a fundamental divide in the fanbase between Old Trek enjoyers and New Trek enjoyers. They simply focus on such different things, which alone isn't a bad thing, as The Orville* has proven, but the big issue comes in how New Trek claims it has a right to belong in the same continuity as Old Trek despite being so consistently antagonistic towards it. *(Not sure if you've watched it or not, but you can consider it to be half-and-half Old Trek and New Trek, and personally I enjoy it, but be aware that the first few episodes were deliberately misleading as to the show's true focus in order to pull some support before it got back on track, a bit like how Bojack Horseman pretended to be funny animal people Family Guy early on but in truth ended up being a character study of self-destructive habits in broken people and the horrific lengths they will go to, in order to exert some sense of control over their lives, or to change as little as possible because of how afraid they are of things getting worse).

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 16 дней назад

      Just wanted to say I'm about 4 seasons into TNG now and loving it

  • @thiagotaubman7505
    @thiagotaubman7505 6 месяцев назад

    Great vid my guy! Also, as a kid from Brazil in the early 2000s, the fact that the game manual is in a language that you can't understand also touched on some nostalgia. I remember playing my first zelda game not knowing anything about what was going on because I didn't know english at the time, and trying to figure out via trial and error/visual context what I had to do. Tunic is pretty goddamn amazing.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks man. I think I'm starting to find my groove with these videos. It's pretty amazing the memories this game is able to evoke in so many people. Really eager to see what the dev does next.

  • @OmahaGTP
    @OmahaGTP 6 месяцев назад

    Lmao I played this for a bit and got sidetracked and haven’t come back to it. I kept dying and getting confused and I thought I had been drinking too much. I didn’t know it was supposed to be difficult, I thought I was that bad. Time to try again.

  • @BlueJay_5315
    @BlueJay_5315 6 месяцев назад

    Tunic is just one of those games I got because I thought it was cute, and on sale, I haven't had any incentive to play it until now. Thank you!

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      That's great! I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

  • @SharkBaitDLS
    @SharkBaitDLS 6 месяцев назад

    If the aesthetic style of Dark Souls is a bit too much, Lies of P might be a good Soulslike to try instead!

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I've heard good things about it. That will probably be the one I give a shot.

  • @LujeAldwald
    @LujeAldwald 6 месяцев назад

    Yooooo okay I think i'm gonna pick this up also sidenote: yessss FEZ mention!!

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Glad this hit with you. I think this game belongs on anyone's must play list. Totally worth your time. let me know what you think after you finish it

    • @zackmezera
      @zackmezera 2 дня назад

      Tunic is the fulfillment of what Fez started, in so many ways! I hope you did get around to playing it :)

  • @SerbStar2011
    @SerbStar2011 6 месяцев назад

    I agree i dropped the game after roughly 10 hours because it just felt too safe. The game is just perfectly okay, i highly doubt i'm missing out on much by not finishing it.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      It's a good game, I just don't think it's worth your time if that time is limited. I would have loved it when I was 12 and had all the time in the world for something like this.

  • @OtterloopB
    @OtterloopB 6 месяцев назад

    After Octopath Traveler 2, it really painted Sea of Stars in a dull light for me. I can't see Sea of Stars as anything other than aggressively mediocre and overrated... and it just won't ever shut up about Garl.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      I saw a couple of other reviews stating Garl was the highlight...I just don't see it. His dialogue always took me out of the moment.

  • @nickrubin7312
    @nickrubin7312 6 месяцев назад

    Q: "What do thin is the most important thing when you're trying to tell a story with other people. You're essentially a DM to millions of players, that's what you've do. So what's your advice for those who want to tell stories" A (by Swen Vincke): "Respect choice. Don't say no... Very often when we were making situations for "this", and what if I do "this", and the reaction, and this is really to the credit team, is not "oh, no, no, no", it is "how can we make it happen"....So roll with your players essentially, that what you would say"

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Swen, and the entire teams commitment to letting players create their own stories absolutely amazes me. I can't wait to see what Larian does next.

  • @frea2191
    @frea2191 6 месяцев назад

    I was massivly anoyed by the lack of mouse-support on pc... is it fkn 1980??? I dont have any console, ergo no controller and so i refunded the game half an hour after i installed it...

  • @sirlionheart4614
    @sirlionheart4614 7 месяцев назад

    the "Geoff Keighley AD show." had me giggling.

  • @moenibus
    @moenibus 7 месяцев назад

    No. A watered down version/clone/derivative of Chrono Trigger. Too easy, too infantile, too shallow

  • @JosephCefai
    @JosephCefai 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you. I thought I had been taking crazy pills with how well this game is being recieved. Kudos to a genuinly independent dev team for making and publishing such a polished product, but Sea of Stars plays its full hand gameplay and exploration wise in the first 5-10 hours and there isnt enough sunstance in the story or characters to stop the gameplay loop from getting boring fast.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Yeah super impressive what they've done. Like really, good for them. But this game needs to be half the length.

    • @dannyhilljr518
      @dannyhilljr518 6 месяцев назад

      Dam yall have wildly pessimistic takes for no reason lol. Being jaded isn't easy though I guess. Game is 30 hours not even long. It's literally impossible to even scratch the surface of exploring in tbe first 5-10 hours. Playing with the relic that lowrrs HP by 95% and making enemies invincible while casting adds a very tough challenge. Wheels is fun until you defeat the watchmaker. In this video he mentions 20 minute fights. So the inability of the reviewers directly translated into a negative review when it sounds like they jyst don't understand what's going on.

    • @ansem3463
      @ansem3463 5 месяцев назад

      @@dannyhilljr518 hifi rush is 10 hoursish, undertale is 7 hours and maybe many other that i havent played also have great story for that amount of time, not everyone have a lot of times in their hands, some clear 60 hours game in 1 week, some in months. And yeah very tough challange, owh how i love using moonerang over and over again because the other 2 often need to use MP to heal. Like of course the we wont be using that from start of the game to the final boss, right?

  • @ninsfriend
    @ninsfriend 7 месяцев назад

    Did you finish this game? I feel that a lot of the complaints here are valid for the first act, the beginning is rough. But i found a lot of the story elements in later acts, as well as additional characters you meet, elevate the story to something more than "cliche character is chiche" The alchemist and his backstory for instance, or seriaa and her mystery history. The island home you build, let alone Garl's later arc. I understand not spoiling the game, but that is counterintuitive when you're not recommending it. Anyway, good video. I disagree with your opinion, however.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      I appreciate the honesty mate. Glad you like the video despite our difference of opinion.

    • @tommyroyer6633
      @tommyroyer6633 6 месяцев назад

      I think the last quarter of the game hurt it overall. Without spoiling anything, I was left disappointed and underwhelmed with the ending. I still overall liked it. However, the pacing was rough for the story and it didn't do anything special. It was just a good game overall that could've been much better.

  • @LB_
    @LB_ 7 месяцев назад

    The red bar along the bottom of your video thumbnail made me think I had already watched this video, so I was ignoring it and even about to click the "Don't recommend -> already watched" buttons until I saw how recent this video was. You should remove that red bar if you want more views on your videos.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 7 месяцев назад

      Thank you for taking the time to let me know, I appreciate it. I hadn't thought about that but you're right, so I'll get these updated when I can.

  • @LujeAldwald
    @LujeAldwald 7 месяцев назад

    I like that there's a lot of thought in this to the nice and the yikes in the game, looks really awesome but if the pacing is off then i can see why you'd be disappointed in it

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks man. Love the new profile pic

  • @kirbyclark2416
    @kirbyclark2416 7 месяцев назад

    This game is awesome!! I used to love Bioware until EA killed it!!

  • @garvielloken9697
    @garvielloken9697 7 месяцев назад

    scoobydoobydoo

  • @bombon9674
    @bombon9674 7 месяцев назад

    your video was posted on r/games

  • @bargaintuesday812
    @bargaintuesday812 7 месяцев назад

    Oh is the game good or something?

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 7 месяцев назад

      Yeah I think it might qualify for some top 10 lists

  • @silentgameplays
    @silentgameplays 7 месяцев назад

    Amazing in-depth review analysis and very good video! Baldur's Gate 3 developer interview is a great addition.

    • @WeekendDive
      @WeekendDive 7 месяцев назад

      I'm stoked you enjoyed the video and the Baldur's Gate 3 dev interview-it was a blast putting it together. Thanks again for letting me use your footage!