he literally explains what he means by 100% in the first few minutes 😂 people stay commenting before watching. Man, I really want to get this game, but I already pre ordered Baldur's Gate 3😭
The fact that you 100 percent a game before reviewing it makes your take so much more believable. I see so many channels have such strong opinions on games that they've barely scratched the surface on. Thanks for taking the time do make these.
It also makes him more superficial though, his JA3 review left out much of the tone and deeper mechanics, he ravages through the game to get a video out asap.
I don't think he figures things out by himself considering he did it in a few days and if that's true then that does affects one's enjoyment of stumbling onto things but instead you are motivated to 100℅ it.
I don't think he really "100%" Remnant 2, or at the very least when this video was uploaded, this review was made at the same time the Archon archetype was discovered or even made before.
You constantly impress me. Not only being able to 100% games so close to release, but not limiting yourself to games with a fixed 100% completion, and still covering procedural or randomised games too! Keep up the amazing work
My biggest annoyance is the 80% damage reduction cap. On normal and veteran it’s fine but on my apocalypse run 80% doesn’t even prevent one shots This is real annoying for my build focused around doing very little damage but being gigatank melee, nightmare was already pushing it but apocalypse is just one shot after one shot even with resistances and damage reduction capped
There are other ways to scale effective health like shields and increasing HP. Besides, the build variety lets you create builds with high damage resistance and near infinite regeneration so without one shots it can become impossible to die when built correctly.
There weren't any cap for Traits in Remnant from the Ashes and with 50+ traits so the max level was more around 1000 when you got every Traits to level 20. That said, they just shift the long term progression from Traits to Relic Fragments. And the trait cap can be increase with DLCs.
The tweeted that the cap isn't set in stone and I had the same wish as you where the traits unlocked from classes are just innate so you don't have to use points on them.
Wait, are you saying that the game is so good that the one bad thing about it is that there isn’t more of it, which makes it slightly less good but it can’t be because it’s too good to have more?….. what did I just say…..
I think the cap is pretty perfectly set in my opinion, its not to much or to less, and not to mention you get two traits included with Archetypes that don't require trait points, maybe I'm a minority in the argument but I do think having it set to 60 forces you to be more mindful and creative with what works and what doesn't for your playstyle
@copingflower1909 yeah i dont want another borderlands 2 situation where the balance is great at level 50 but once they increase the level cap they make every enemy an annoying bullet sponge and makes certain builds just unusable
100% agree about only having 3 worlds. If they had 5 worlds, with 3 randomly being selected for your campaign, it would really open up the gameplay and boost replayability. Also, I did handler + summoner and found that the health loss from the summoner abilities was easily mitigated by the healing abilities of the dog.
Note: excess trait books are only useless because theyre bugged. They should be providing scrap and xp if youre trait-maxed. Just thought i would mention because ive seen many complaints about it besides here
As someone who loved the first remnant, they did a fantastic job on the sequel. Everything feels bigger and badder.. absolutely worth it imo but I definitely do agree about the trait system.. capping it at such a low degree kinda ruins it because I'm still finding trait points but cant invest..
I will say that Remnant 1 had better enemies across the board, which is ultimately where the main gameplay mechanics are at. Also the pacing of acquiring things such as scrap, the weapons you get, the mods you get, alternative boss kills, the amount of traits you get, unique traits you get, and other loot like variety of armor, was better. I do like the size of Remnant 2's maps though (Remnant 1 was small and crowded), and the aesthetic exploration is nice. But I think, everywhere I see, people are completely downplaying what Remnant 1 did by making it seem like Remnant 2 is better in every manner. Which is just straight up not true.
I feel with the trait system it makes playing harder difficulties like nightmare and above too painful with very little upside. In Remnant 1 you were always growing your character. Harder difficulties meant more exp = more traits. This in no way felt like cheesing. Having played Rem2 online I see the community is either modding super characters or using the same build. The 50% hp tank build. This is because playing your own build is underpowered and highly frustrating. More trait points and more traits and this game would have way more replay value. Also Remnant 1 had more elements. Bosses had clear weaknesses like fire damage etc not just weak spots. It's a shame this element has been mainly removed as changing loadouts in Remnant 1 to counter difficult bosses was fun and rewarding.
I like the continuity between the games. From Chronos (the actual first game in the series) to Remnant and then Remnant 2, there are callbacks each time. Yaesha is visited in all three games. The golem in the boss fight featured in 21:35 of this video is a boss from Chronos
Three of the "worlds" are from the first but with a new coat of paint. I don't know, this entire game just seems like an expansion pack for the first that was released as a second game.
@Mortem675 losomn is not in the first game neither is Nerud nor are they in chronos what are you talking about, yeashea the labyrinth and earth are in all 3 yes its called world building
@@SquealingPig1651the custodian on Nerud literally tells you therye species have never seen another living being and have spent they're whole life trying
hey man, just went in onto your channel after a night our drinking. As an old time viewer from your old DOS 2 videos, It's nice seeing everything going well for you. Hope I get as much good info on BG3 as I did from the DOS 2 videos
Great video! I also have some good news for you if you don't already know. There was a post from one of the developers named Tragic (I think) that came out the same day as your review. You seemed to have nailed several of the key concerns for not only yourself but the community as a whole. Here are the key takeaways that I saw: 1. Traits - he said that, while they will not remove the cap, they are open to changing the number of points that you get. So, no commitment to a specific amount, but there does seem to be a willingness to move the needle. They also acknowledged that there is an issue where some traits will not be taken because some are just flat out much better and there are too few points to make some traits worth investing in and they plan to try to fix that. 2, Once you have capped your trait points, the books were supposed to continue to give XP and also give scrap. The fact that they don't is a bug they will be fixing. 3. Scrap drops and respec costs are being evaluated. The rewards from chests and duplicate trinkets are also being evaluated to make them feel more impactful 4. Cost to convert engrams to archetypes is very likely being reduced. 5. The game as it stands is supposed to be a base line to work from. They are planning on adding more biomes, puzzles, gear, secrets and bosses. He even teased their may even be "other ways to play" but nothing more specific. Thanks again for doing these great evaluations after thoroughly exploring what these games have to offer.
Some of my favorites in remnant is the secrets it has on levels and they crank it to 10x this time! I love the part where you show a new player the location and do the mechanics for them and get the item for them. You are gonna get a crouch spam emote which is a staple remnant "thank you, bro!"
The trait cap is such a weird choice, I feel like it defeats the whole premise of what made the first game so replayable. Seeing people being done with progression after day 1 made me hold off for now. Hope it gets addressed because the gameplay otherwise looks fun.
I platinumed the first game, and loved it. Three hours into this one I’m struggling to continue. It’s hard for me to put my finger on what’s not clicking for me, but something isn’t clicking for me.
Its pretty crap that the chests are full of garbage and crap rings litter every world, yet you have to buy all the guns and armor rather than finding them in the world
Maybe try out with a friend and play multiplayer together. It was a blast playing with my other 2 friends, talking about how we should maximise our chosen archetypes and exploring together was definitely a major factor that increased of how I enjoyed this game. We were playing as a three. We’re now playing on apocalypse mode and changing up our builds
some godamn beautiful scenery in this game graphics, is it optimized as well as it could be though? I'm getting those vibes from it. I remember how well far cry 5 was made optimized so well it was piss easy to run in 4k hdr
8:10 you don't have to be lvl 10 with the first archetype to equip the second. You only need to find 10 trait points to be able to equip the second archetype.
@@SnakeTheBoss13 Maybe bcs I already spent 60 hours in this game and equipped my second archetype when my main was only lvl 7. Edit: Sry, I reread your comment. I misunderstood. Yeah, the tutorial is broken.
I actually thought the 60 trait points felt like plenty but I do think more wouldn't hurt I totally dislike the one shot potential of so many enemies in the late game on higher difficulties. Makes the damage reduction feel so unimportant the further into the game I got. Still it's been overall an amazing experience and a insane amount of fun. Just maybe not as repayable as they market it as in my opinion
One small thing is that you don't need your main archetype to be level 10 to put a second archetype in. When I got to level 5/6 as the handler I was able to slot in my medic archetype, so I guess you are able to do it when you get halfway and have the archetype available
It's when you get 10 knowledge tomes, my second archetype was available after I maxed at lvl 10 with my first one, because I didn't reach 10 yet. Do not confuse trait points with traits themselves. It's a confusing system tbh.
my guess is, it may be DLC content (sicne apparently there is 3 DLCs planned already, and the world selectin wheel being half empty does tell me they planned on adding more worlds)
There are 3 DLCs coming if you didn't settle for the bargain version. There are already 5 worlds, Yeasha, N'erud, Losomn, Root-Earth and Labyrinth. There will be 1 or 2 more world zones most likely. Were you expecting post apocalyptic Starfield?
Between Campaign mode and Adventure mode, the thing I've been liking a lot about Remnant is the secrets and puzzles. There's this eureka moment the game is perfect at creating when you've gone back and solved a puzzle by reading contextual clues not just from notes and books, but also from environments as well. I can live with just being on survivor or veteran, the difficulty isn't why I like the game. It's all the hidden secrets just waiting to be found.
As far as the ending, did you watch the post credit cutscene? If you skipped the credits you also skip this as well. That scene radically changes the ending of the base game to the point that people who watched it and people who didn’t will have very different knowledge of where it left off. Also, I thought the variations were really unique. On separate runs just in Losumn I went up against the Red Prince and the Council in one run, The two kings in another, the Nightweaver as the world boss in a third with an asylum storyline. It really keeps replays fresh. Also the absurd amount of complex secrets hidden in the world kept me guessing nonstop. It’s tough to pull off a world like that where it feels like anything could happen. Really enjoyed it.
Great review, you have captured my exact experience. I adored remnant 1 and really love the improvements in 2. But I feel like it is missing 1 whole biome in terms of zone variety. That being said two worlds are “skins” of worlds in first game. So I wonder if its not the same feeling for players who haven’t played the first. Regardless, I absolutely love this game and likely will get the DLC
Yep, I knew it definitely buying it ASAP, there's two things that convinced me: your in depth analysis and Doggo companion, said to my mate the other day games need more Animal companions, to which he replied "how would that work in Gran Turismo?" Um good point 😅 imagine how games would be with a doggo option? Resident Evil would certainly be interesting with it and The Witcher, I'm waffling again arnt I? Anyway yep, this games a must buy, I'm very excited for it, cheers again 🤘
Hey guys, so I’m one of those players that like to research games a good bit before I buy them and I’m super on the fence on whether to get this game or not so any advice would help a ton! I’ve never played a souls like game before. I’m also the type of player that doesn’t always like to wait for all my friends to get online to grind the game so I was curious if this game would be possible to beat solo for a newbie or if I’ll have to wait till after I’ve gained loads of experience from gaming with my usual friend group. Lastly, if any of you think this game would be worth it, which version do you recommend between the standard, deluxe and ultimate? I don’t fully understand how much the armour that’s given helps and if it’s a better investment for the dlc since you get it free in the future with ultimate instead of buying them all separately when they come out. Sorry for the long comment and thanks in advance!
for someone like me who doesn't have a lot of time, i was actually ok with the 3 worlds only, they're really well fleshed out and love their overall story (especially n'erud ). i didn't really play the first game though so for me it was an all new experience. Incredible game, probably goty for me, and great review, congrats!
This is a great review. Remnant has Outriders vibes for me. I liked Outriders AFTER New Horizons. That game was "Diablo with guns", and I would agree. Remnant seems like fun. I'm relieved it's only 40 hours to do everything. I don't have the patience for games that take 60-100 hours, and then you endgame forever.
I would be very impressed if you can do everything in this game within 40 hours. The reason for this is you need to do two hardcore runs, one on vet, one on nightmare, each world boss has at least two kills (requiring two playthroughs AT A MINIMUM), you need to beat the game on Apocalypse difficulty for some unlocks. If you can manage an minimum 6 playthroughs, while getting every alt kill for all bosses, every side area for the rewards in order to do everything within 40 hours you are an amazing gamer, and got super lucky on world generation
I'm so glad I saw this. I was gonna buy it this weekend, now I'm not. I hate games where you max out very fast. Only 40 trait points? In games where you cap out very early, I stop killing enemies since I don't need exp, then I find myself just running by everything in the game. They should have kept the leveling/ trait system from 1.
I really agree with your points on the traits, the first game had a better system. That being said, we will be getting a new world(s) with the DLC and I’m almost certain they will increase the trait cap with the DLC. The first game had really awesome DLC, it was better than the base game imo so I have high hopes
AA games have really been good lately. They have actual good gameplay and less over the top cost on cut scenes. I passed part 1 but R2 is making me wana go back. This game kicks buttox.
after playing about 100 hours now i think the trait cap isn’t so bad at all. you don’t need more stamina or aoe size on every build. i think it’s a great way to try out new playstyles
I. Absolutely. F’n. Adore. This. Game. It is so well done. So many hidden items, interesting puzzles, outstanding choices for loot, engaging boss fights, some are very unique. The gunplay feels REALLY good, the ability to replay it over and over finding stuff you never saw on an initial run. GOD I LOVE IT.
The amount of biomes aside, one of my biggest complaints is the random difficulty spikes. The final boss is a good example as string of mini-bosses in the final area felt like they were from dark souls while the final boss was ripped from friggen sekiro.
Just started the game and am really enjoying it! My first time playing something like this and it's a lot of fun :) Thanks for the really in depth review and recap :D
If I understand this correctly there is both more and less content in Remnant 2. Because on release of the first one there where 4 worlds, 3 of those with a adventure mode with 2 Bosses with different kill rewards. On earth was the tree and the dragon, in the dessert was the Impaled monster and the undying king and in the forest was the Wolf with the puzzle and the totem dude. Later they patched shortly before the Corsus dlc came out an adventure mode for corsus and they added a different way you could kill the butcher. THis might come in the next dlc. I really enjoyed the short adventure maps because you could blast though them in an hour.
I gotta Say you are my go to reviewer. You do such a great job and are honest. I was on the fence about this because of some of the negatives but im going to give it go after this video. Great job
I love how much more viable a solo build is in this version! I gave up on Remnant 1, when I couldn't progress past the first couple areas as a solo player. Been playing as a handler for the past 20+ hours and love the hell out of this game now. The exploration is so much fun. I currently have a series of upgrades/perks/etc that not only gives me a constant slow regen of health, I also get health back anytime I get hit and I maxed out the lifesteal trait, so shooting any enemies with automatic weapons, basically heals me.
R2 has the same amount of biomes as the first. (not counting Reisum, the DLC). Earth, Rhom, Corsus and Yaesha. R2 has Losomn, Yeasha, N'Erud and Root Earth. Also the Labirynth is way bigger.
I think how much or little time you spend on this game hardly depends on your skill and how fast you want to go through it. I’m actually glad that I’m bad at it. From the ashes was my first souls like game. And I’m taking my time so I’m pretty sure I won’t go under 150 hours to get everything.
Rtx 3080, a small ryzen 5 3500, 16gb at 3200hz, had to lower graphs a bit and turn off dlss to avoid chopiness, i turn down fov to .85, now i play i at 80 fps regularly, at high smob counts and explosion i see drops to 60fps its acceptable to me, GAME IS EARLY ACCESS I KNEW What TO EXPECT, i play destiny 2 this game is not perfect but so far seems solid recommended.
Love the game but my big 4 issues: Default rolling is terrible especially for combo attacks. New players will be confused how to be able to escape these attacks. Armor bonuses are highly missed. If they wanted fashion they could do a transmog system. Not enough world visual variety. I want 4 more worlds. Need more trait points
Recently, every time you publish another "after 100%" review I have visions of you sobbing out your review of Baldur's Gate 3 after 100% in a year-and-a-half after 1259 hours of gameplay. I'm guessing that's a title that's going to get a regular review first and 100% much further down the road. Your stamina for finishing games COMPLETELY is amazing btw.
The plan right now is to do a first impressions video if I don't get a review copy, an initial review after beating the game once either way, and the 100% much later since it's gonna take probably a few months
Great video! Very interesting and informative. I really liked the first game so i was wondering if this one was gonna be any good. Judging by your review, I think I'll like it alot. I like the systems they've added and all the different guns they have look super cool. I never really cared for being tied to a certain armor set for your build in the first game. So I'm glad that's gone, but I do feel like armor needs to have more than just some basic stats. That being said, at least some of the armor looks badass lol. Your character had on some sweet looking stuff. So thats a good thing. I always kinda expected that they'd get this game right. I think my expectations were right. Cause it seems pretty awesome.
Good review for the most part. I will say that i do think that his comparisons with the first game's worlds are a bit strange considering he's almost definitely looking at 2 through the lens of the complete edition of From the Ashes. Its only fair to take into account that this is just the base game. We havent gotten the dlc yet which will almost assuredly come with new worlds and gamemodes, as well as archetypes and the like.
Yeah, the same biome thing is a bummer. But it was the same in vanilla Remnent: From The Ashes. But, DLC adding more biomes definitely helped with the sameness of it all.
As a "Fashion Souls" guy, I've always hated armor set bonuses because I like to make my character look unique by equipping different pieces of armor from different sets. So I'm happy they didn't add them. Also, I play with skill versus stats (beat a level 12 boss on veteran at level 5 and it was exhilarating)
I7 4090 = crash 💥 city. Couldn’t keep game running more than 5 minutes. Not having problems with any other game I play. I would wait to buy if you are high end nvidia.
Post-100% reviews should be industry-standard! Imagine the credibility gaming journalism would have if that was the case. Devs should start introducing a trophy called 'Worthy', and you unlock it once you've completed what the devs deem to be the ideal average playthrough. Its what they'd consider to be the RRP value. So completing story mode once and nothing else isn't considered 'Complete', so you're not Worthy of claiming to have had the full experience. Then like the Twitter / IG blue ticks, on gaming websites, reviewers could have a little W logo next to their name where it credits who did the review: if they've unlocked the Worthy trophy/achievement then you know they've experienced a fair amount of side objectives / multiplayer / exploration etc.. It would require so much goodwill cooperation between game devs, journalists and players, so ofc it wouldn't work but it'd be nice.
Very nice detailed review and congratz on 100%ing game agree with pretty much everything you said my only complaints is low ammount of scrap and resources we earn or find on survivor difficulty as economy in the sequel is kinda rough (especially in early game) and I wish I could reroll adventures from ANY checkpoint i wanted not just from ward13 - going through all those loading screens countless of times was such a time waster and it kinda killed my urge to do last few achievements required for platinum I hope dlc will give us another few hours of joy and would be nice to see in their next addition at least one biome from 1st game like Corsus or Rhom Anyway one of best games this year and great sequel to already amazing first Remnant for sure!
First game in a very long time that kept me entertained and invested. I certainly hope they expand upon it and, agreeably, it definitely needs more worlds to explore, trait system, and frankly, all systems need an overhaul. Thx ror your efforts. Aesir -
Had some frame issues at the start but all u have to do is mess with settings My pc was running at like 20 fps on low change some stuff and it went to my cap of 60 and stays there and I play multiplayer alot I only have a Gtx 980 ti super clocked 6g
The world in this game reminds me of Grim Dawn aesthetics like if that world continued into the modern day. Is this game OK to Solo? Or do I need some friends? ;p
Core traits should always be linked to your player level... Just my 2 cents, they could easily do that by making your core traits level up with your class traits
Though this game is on my GotY list, the npcs in the game tend to talk A LOT, and most of the time they talk in circles, repeating the same thing in different ways for about five paragraphs, it can get pretty annoying at times.
One ick I have with this game is that it would be nice that I could swap to a different load out in an instant as I have different builds with different rings and amulets. But it sounds like a low percentile player base issue as most people do not have multiple builds yet to swap to, but as the game gets older, I believe they should try to at least implement it.
nicely done im in the same boat as you i have done everything found everything the game has to offer untill more is found obviously i even did it on hardcore apocalypse just to make sure i was not missing anything and i just want more
I’ve got roughly 40 hours in the game. The only glitch i’ve been able to consistently recreate is that when I kill the final boss, and skip the credits, I get a “Network Disconnected” followed by getting kicked to the menu. It’s so far happened every time I beat him.
I just bought the first one for the Steam Deck (On Sale, for 13.99!!!), going to play that one. I'm hoping by the time I beat it, Remnant 2 will be all patched up and updated to run on the Steam Deck.
How do you have two clips of being infected with Root rot? The bazooker guys are the only enemies in the game that have ever inflicted that debuff on me, and thankfully they're extremely rare.
Great game that I feel like I can beat a couple of times and then put down. I will say this game had the best sense of discovery I've had in a game since elden ring.
For anyone who is watching this now, you should know that they did increase the trait limit significantly.
I definitely agree with wanting a bigger trait cap, there's so many traits that feel like a must have
I think it should be 65 or 75. Just to round stuff out with the 5 free points you start with.
they have said they will change the number but they cant say what it will be
They've said they'll be adding more too the cap, next balance update is moving it to 65 points
I hated it too, and honestly modded my trait points so I could play like it was the 1st game.
@@TrebbleMelodyScratchhow did you do that?
he literally explains what he means by 100% in the first few minutes 😂 people stay commenting before watching. Man, I really want to get this game, but I already pre ordered Baldur's Gate 3😭
Ye BG3 and Armored Core are top priority for this fall 👌
I’m in a similar situation. I’ve preordered BG3 and Starfield. With that and my backlog, I don’t think I’ll have time to play this.
For me the issue is the PC performance. I can't run it well at all yet.
Been hearing good things about BG 3.
Never pre order, how have people not learned that lesson at this point
The fact that you 100 percent a game before reviewing it makes your take so much more believable. I see so many channels have such strong opinions on games that they've barely scratched the surface on. Thanks for taking the time do make these.
It also makes him more superficial though, his JA3 review left out much of the tone and deeper mechanics, he ravages through the game to get a video out asap.
I don't think he figures things out by himself considering he did it in a few days and if that's true then that does affects one's enjoyment of stumbling onto things but instead you are motivated to 100℅ it.
I don't think he really "100%" Remnant 2, or at the very least when this video was uploaded, this review was made at the same time the Archon archetype was discovered or even made before.
he didn't 100% it, there are some obscure classes and items you cant get that think, so its a fake 100%
getting 100% achievements for a game and doing 100% of what the game has to offer are two different things
You constantly impress me. Not only being able to 100% games so close to release, but not limiting yourself to games with a fixed 100% completion, and still covering procedural or randomised games too! Keep up the amazing work
FYI the trait cap for Remnant 1 was 1000. There were 50 traits/20 levels per trait, and you could max everything. Source: have done it :D
What’s this one?
When you revealed that you had already got a previously sponsored video, I had to like, sun and comment. Honesty deserves recognition
My biggest annoyance is the 80% damage reduction cap. On normal and veteran it’s fine but on my apocalypse run 80% doesn’t even prevent one shots
This is real annoying for my build focused around doing very little damage but being gigatank melee, nightmare was already pushing it but apocalypse is just one shot after one shot even with resistances and damage reduction capped
How do you get resistance that high? Just heavy armor ?
There are other ways to scale effective health like shields and increasing HP. Besides, the build variety lets you create builds with high damage resistance and near infinite regeneration so without one shots it can become impossible to die when built correctly.
Love your transparency, you deserve all the subscribers for all the work and effort you put in to 100% a game so quickly and thoroughly
There weren't any cap for Traits in Remnant from the Ashes and with 50+ traits so the max level was more around 1000 when you got every Traits to level 20. That said, they just shift the long term progression from Traits to Relic Fragments. And the trait cap can be increase with DLCs.
The tweeted that the cap isn't set in stone and I had the same wish as you where the traits unlocked from classes are just innate so you don't have to use points on them.
It's such a strange thing to say that the biggest gripe about this game is that there basically isn't more of it. That's how you know it's good.
Wait, are you saying that the game is so good that the one bad thing about it is that there isn’t more of it, which makes it slightly less good but it can’t be because it’s too good to have more?….. what did I just say…..
@@DaveDalsinghhhahaha idk but I agree
I'm happy to buy DLC rather than shitty live service
When the dlc comes out it’s gonna be epic
@@wichiewamirez5599if it doesn’t take too long yeah
Absolutely my favorite game of the year and a great sequel. I believe the devs have said they are looking to adjust the trait cap.
I think the cap is pretty perfectly set in my opinion, its not to much or to less, and not to mention you get two traits included with Archetypes that don't require trait points, maybe I'm a minority in the argument but I do think having it set to 60 forces you to be more mindful and creative with what works and what doesn't for your playstyle
@copingflower1909 yeah i dont want another borderlands 2 situation where the balance is great at level 50 but once they increase the level cap they make every enemy an annoying bullet sponge and makes certain builds just unusable
@@copingflower1909 65/70 would be perfect since half the traits are pointless
Wut is the max level cap here? For the character, I know traits are 10
@@fepethepenguin8287 60
You can add the 2nd archetype after you get a trait to ten, not the whole archetype :D
100% agree about only having 3 worlds. If they had 5 worlds, with 3 randomly being selected for your campaign, it would really open up the gameplay and boost replayability. Also, I did handler + summoner and found that the health loss from the summoner abilities was easily mitigated by the healing abilities of the dog.
So it's a short game 🎮 🤔 guess I will wait for the price drop
@@captainsonypony2709it's not at all a short game you can easily get over a hundred hours without seeing everything.
Note: excess trait books are only useless because theyre bugged. They should be providing scrap and xp if youre trait-maxed.
Just thought i would mention because ive seen many complaints about it besides here
As someone who loved the first remnant, they did a fantastic job on the sequel. Everything feels bigger and badder.. absolutely worth it imo but I definitely do agree about the trait system.. capping it at such a low degree kinda ruins it because I'm still finding trait points but cant invest..
I will say that Remnant 1 had better enemies across the board, which is ultimately where the main gameplay mechanics are at. Also the pacing of acquiring things such as scrap, the weapons you get, the mods you get, alternative boss kills, the amount of traits you get, unique traits you get, and other loot like variety of armor, was better.
I do like the size of Remnant 2's maps though (Remnant 1 was small and crowded), and the aesthetic exploration is nice.
But I think, everywhere I see, people are completely downplaying what Remnant 1 did by making it seem like Remnant 2 is better in every manner. Which is just straight up not true.
@@GrubKiller436I agree with your take wholly.
I feel with the trait system it makes playing harder difficulties like nightmare and above too painful with very little upside. In Remnant 1 you were always growing your character. Harder difficulties meant more exp = more traits. This in no way felt like cheesing. Having played Rem2 online I see the community is either modding super characters or using the same build. The 50% hp tank build. This is because playing your own build is underpowered and highly frustrating. More trait points and more traits and this game would have way more replay value. Also Remnant 1 had more elements. Bosses had clear weaknesses like fire damage etc not just weak spots. It's a shame this element has been mainly removed as changing loadouts in Remnant 1 to counter difficult bosses was fun and rewarding.
You're a content machine buddy. Love what you're doing, keep it up
I like the continuity between the games. From Chronos (the actual first game in the series) to Remnant and then Remnant 2, there are callbacks each time. Yaesha is visited in all three games. The golem in the boss fight featured in 21:35 of this video is a boss from Chronos
Three of the "worlds" are from the first but with a new coat of paint. I don't know, this entire game just seems like an expansion pack for the first that was released as a second game.
Oh so that sentinel is the protector of the labyrinth from chronos?
@Mortem675 losomn is not in the first game neither is Nerud nor are they in chronos what are you talking about, yeashea the labyrinth and earth are in all 3 yes its called world building
@@SquealingPig1651the custodian on Nerud literally tells you therye species have never seen another living being and have spent they're whole life trying
@@hoopla5502 Yaesha, Labyrinth, Earth. That's the three. Not N'Erud and Losomn.
hey man, just went in onto your channel after a night our drinking. As an old time viewer from your old DOS 2 videos, It's nice seeing everything going well for you. Hope I get as much good info on BG3 as I did from the DOS 2 videos
Great video! I also have some good news for you if you don't already know. There was a post from one of the developers named Tragic (I think) that came out the same day as your review. You seemed to have nailed several of the key concerns for not only yourself but the community as a whole. Here are the key takeaways that I saw:
1. Traits - he said that, while they will not remove the cap, they are open to changing the number of points that you get. So, no commitment to a specific amount, but there does seem to be a willingness to move the needle. They also acknowledged that there is an issue where some traits will not be taken because some are just flat out much better and there are too few points to make some traits worth investing in and they plan to try to fix that.
2, Once you have capped your trait points, the books were supposed to continue to give XP and also give scrap. The fact that they don't is a bug they will be fixing.
3. Scrap drops and respec costs are being evaluated. The rewards from chests and duplicate trinkets are also being evaluated to make them feel more impactful
4. Cost to convert engrams to archetypes is very likely being reduced.
5. The game as it stands is supposed to be a base line to work from. They are planning on adding more biomes, puzzles, gear, secrets and bosses. He even teased their may even be "other ways to play" but nothing more specific.
Thanks again for doing these great evaluations after thoroughly exploring what these games have to offer.
Found you through our sharing of our favorite game in Baldur’s gate.
You are my go to reviewer, thank you and keep up the amazing content.
Some of my favorites in remnant is the secrets it has on levels and they crank it to 10x this time! I love the part where you show a new player the location and do the mechanics for them and get the item for them. You are gonna get a crouch spam emote which is a staple remnant "thank you, bro!"
Another great review! Feels like listening to a friend talk about a game (the good and the bad). Awesome stuff
The trait cap is such a weird choice, I feel like it defeats the whole premise of what made the first game so replayable. Seeing people being done with progression after day 1 made me hold off for now. Hope it gets addressed because the gameplay otherwise looks fun.
Why kill things if you can't level up, right? What the hell were they thinking?
@@michaellombardi5831 To get Relic Fragments. Did you maxed out every RF ?
Good lord how did people max out traits in the first day?? That's wild
@@jerryballsteinplaying all day long in higher difficulty with friends won't happen solo
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I platinumed the first game, and loved it. Three hours into this one I’m struggling to continue. It’s hard for me to put my finger on what’s not clicking for me, but something isn’t clicking for me.
Its pretty crap that the chests are full of garbage and crap rings litter every world, yet you have to buy all the guns and armor rather than finding them in the world
Maybe try out with a friend and play multiplayer together. It was a blast playing with my other 2 friends, talking about how we should maximise our chosen archetypes and exploring together was definitely a major factor that increased of how I enjoyed this game. We were playing as a three. We’re now playing on apocalypse mode and changing up our builds
Same. I loved the first Remnant. I’ve already uninstalled this one, and I don’t particularly have any plans to come back to it.
some godamn beautiful scenery in this game graphics, is it optimized as well as it could be though? I'm getting those vibes from it. I remember how well far cry 5 was made optimized so well it was piss easy to run in 4k hdr
8:10 you don't have to be lvl 10 with the first archetype to equip the second. You only need to find 10 trait points to be able to equip the second archetype.
What makes people think this is that, like myself, you only get the tutorial prompt at archetype lvl 10
@@SnakeTheBoss13 Maybe bcs I already spent 60 hours in this game and equipped my second archetype when my main was only lvl 7.
Edit: Sry, I reread your comment. I misunderstood. Yeah, the tutorial is broken.
Bear in mind the ending has a post credits scene in which the actual ending happens!
I actually thought the 60 trait points felt like plenty but I do think more wouldn't hurt
I totally dislike the one shot potential of so many enemies in the late game on higher difficulties. Makes the damage reduction feel so unimportant the further into the game I got.
Still it's been overall an amazing experience and a insane amount of fun. Just maybe not as repayable as they market it as in my opinion
One small thing is that you don't need your main archetype to be level 10 to put a second archetype in. When I got to level 5/6 as the handler I was able to slot in my medic archetype, so I guess you are able to do it when you get halfway and have the archetype available
It's when you get 10 knowledge tomes, my second archetype was available after I maxed at lvl 10 with my first one, because I didn't reach 10 yet. Do not confuse trait points with traits themselves. It's a confusing system tbh.
My only disappointment is having so few worlds. I wanted like 5 worlds.
my guess is, it may be DLC content (sicne apparently there is 3 DLCs planned already, and the world selectin wheel being half empty does tell me they planned on adding more worlds)
There are 3 DLCs coming if you didn't settle for the bargain version. There are already 5 worlds, Yeasha, N'erud, Losomn, Root-Earth and Labyrinth. There will be 1 or 2 more world zones most likely. Were you expecting post apocalyptic Starfield?
@@mickpratt8327 To be fair, Rootearth and Labyrinth aren't full-fledged worlds, they are very short in comparison.
For the base game, yeah, was hoping to see the dessert and bug worlds too starting off. Hope they add free dlc
@@xTHEARBITER117preordering the deluxe version promised 3 dlc within a year so I have to think they won’t be free
Between Campaign mode and Adventure mode, the thing I've been liking a lot about Remnant is the secrets and puzzles. There's this eureka moment the game is perfect at creating when you've gone back and solved a puzzle by reading contextual clues not just from notes and books, but also from environments as well.
I can live with just being on survivor or veteran, the difficulty isn't why I like the game. It's all the hidden secrets just waiting to be found.
They increased the trait cap by 5! I think it's the second time a game patch notes does exactly what you suggest (to an extent). Just magic =]
I’m thinking of trading in Diablo 4 for this should I?
As far as the ending, did you watch the post credit cutscene? If you skipped the credits you also skip this as well. That scene radically changes the ending of the base game to the point that people who watched it and people who didn’t will have very different knowledge of where it left off.
Also, I thought the variations were really unique. On separate runs just in Losumn I went up against the Red Prince and the Council in one run, The two kings in another, the Nightweaver as the world boss in a third with an asylum storyline. It really keeps replays fresh. Also the absurd amount of complex secrets hidden in the world kept me guessing nonstop. It’s tough to pull off a world like that where it feels like anything could happen. Really enjoyed it.
Great review, you have captured my exact experience. I adored remnant 1 and really love the improvements in 2. But I feel like it is missing 1 whole biome in terms of zone variety. That being said two worlds are “skins” of worlds in first game. So I wonder if its not the same feeling for players who haven’t played the first. Regardless, I absolutely love this game and likely will get the DLC
Yep, I knew it definitely buying it ASAP, there's two things that convinced me: your in depth analysis and Doggo companion, said to my mate the other day games need more Animal companions, to which he replied "how would that work in Gran Turismo?" Um good point 😅 imagine how games would be with a doggo option? Resident Evil would certainly be interesting with it and The Witcher, I'm waffling again arnt I? Anyway yep, this games a must buy, I'm very excited for it, cheers again 🤘
Hey guys, so I’m one of those players that like to research games a good bit before I buy them and I’m super on the fence on whether to get this game or not so any advice would help a ton! I’ve never played a souls like game before. I’m also the type of player that doesn’t always like to wait for all my friends to get online to grind the game so I was curious if this game would be possible to beat solo for a newbie or if I’ll have to wait till after I’ve gained loads of experience from gaming with my usual friend group. Lastly, if any of you think this game would be worth it, which version do you recommend between the standard, deluxe and ultimate? I don’t fully understand how much the armour that’s given helps and if it’s a better investment for the dlc since you get it free in the future with ultimate instead of buying them all separately when they come out. Sorry for the long comment and thanks in advance!
for someone like me who doesn't have a lot of time, i was actually ok with the 3 worlds only, they're really well fleshed out and love their overall story (especially n'erud ). i didn't really play the first game though so for me it was an all new experience. Incredible game, probably goty for me, and great review, congrats!
This is a great review. Remnant has Outriders vibes for me. I liked Outriders AFTER New Horizons. That game was "Diablo with guns", and I would agree. Remnant seems like fun. I'm relieved it's only 40 hours to do everything. I don't have the patience for games that take 60-100 hours, and then you endgame forever.
I would be very impressed if you can do everything in this game within 40 hours. The reason for this is you need to do two hardcore runs, one on vet, one on nightmare, each world boss has at least two kills (requiring two playthroughs AT A MINIMUM), you need to beat the game on Apocalypse difficulty for some unlocks. If you can manage an minimum 6 playthroughs, while getting every alt kill for all bosses, every side area for the rewards in order to do everything within 40 hours you are an amazing gamer, and got super lucky on world generation
"Diablo with guns" is Borderlands.
I agree that at the very least the Health and Endurance should not need to waste trait points
You can decide to not put trait points into them.
I'm so glad I saw this. I was gonna buy it this weekend, now I'm not. I hate games where you max out very fast. Only 40 trait points? In games where you cap out very early, I stop killing enemies since I don't need exp, then I find myself just running by everything in the game. They should have kept the leveling/ trait system from 1.
Please stop the whining nobody cares
I watch your channel all the time but the ad transparency in the video is what finally got me to sub. Thanks for being someone with integrity.
I really agree with your points on the traits, the first game had a better system. That being said, we will be getting a new world(s) with the DLC and I’m almost certain they will increase the trait cap with the DLC. The first game had really awesome DLC, it was better than the base game imo so I have high hopes
AA games have really been good lately. They have actual good gameplay and less over the top cost on cut scenes. I passed part 1 but R2 is making me wana go back. This game kicks buttox.
after playing about 100 hours now i think the trait cap isn’t so bad at all. you don’t need more stamina or aoe size on every build. i think it’s a great way to try out new playstyles
The biggest issue with performance to me is that the game only runs at an upscaled 720p on consoles and the framerate still is inconsistent.
I started to just like the game, but the more I am playing it the more I love it, actually. You summarized the negatives perfectly.
Having a blast playing nightmare with the handler. Hotshot plus MP 60R is a great combo. Originally bought for PC but ended up refunding and going PS5
Why's you change platforms? Just curious
I CANT WAIT TO PLAY THIS ON MY NINTENDO SWITCH!! 😊❤❤
Really good review btw. You really hit all the points needed for me to say, yeah im buying this
Daily reminder the definition of 100% is included in the first two minutes of the video. While your definition may vary, it is there.
Love the game. Thanks for the review.
Thank you for disclosing your prior sponsorship; I really value acknowledging that. As usual, your integrity and game analysis are top notch.
Glad there was an explanation at the beginning, I was like "HOW???"
Still pretty impressive tbh
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Adore.
This.
Game.
It is so well done. So many hidden items, interesting puzzles, outstanding choices for loot, engaging boss fights, some are very unique. The gunplay feels REALLY good, the ability to replay it over and over finding stuff you never saw on an initial run. GOD I LOVE IT.
The amount of biomes aside, one of my biggest complaints is the random difficulty spikes. The final boss is a good example as string of mini-bosses in the final area felt like they were from dark souls while the final boss was ripped from friggen sekiro.
Just started the game and am really enjoying it! My first time playing something like this and it's a lot of fun :) Thanks for the really in depth review and recap :D
If I understand this correctly there is both more and less content in Remnant 2. Because on release of the first one there where 4 worlds, 3 of those with a adventure mode with 2 Bosses with different kill rewards. On earth was the tree and the dragon, in the dessert was the Impaled monster and the undying king and in the forest was the Wolf with the puzzle and the totem dude. Later they patched shortly before the Corsus dlc came out an adventure mode for corsus and they added a different way you could kill the butcher. THis might come in the next dlc.
I really enjoyed the short adventure maps because you could blast though them in an hour.
I gotta Say you are my go to reviewer. You do such a great job and are honest. I was on the fence about this because of some of the negatives but im going to give it go after this video. Great job
Seriously man you have the best gaming channel on YT. Keep it up!
Thanks as ever for the awesome review and for continuing to disclose your sponsorships and gifts!
I love how much more viable a solo build is in this version! I gave up on Remnant 1, when I couldn't progress past the first couple areas as a solo player. Been playing as a handler for the past 20+ hours and love the hell out of this game now. The exploration is so much fun. I currently have a series of upgrades/perks/etc that not only gives me a constant slow regen of health, I also get health back anytime I get hit and I maxed out the lifesteal trait, so shooting any enemies with automatic weapons, basically heals me.
This is good to hear. I solo'd the first game, but it was a hell of a challenge.
It's my favourite new IP and I'm ready to dive in.
With regards to the end of the base game, Gunfire has already announced 3 DLC's, so the end of this part isn't really the end.
New here haven’t finished the video but I love that you fully complete the games before reviews, definitely got a new sub.
R2 has the same amount of biomes as the first. (not counting Reisum, the DLC). Earth, Rhom, Corsus and Yaesha. R2 has Losomn, Yeasha, N'Erud and Root Earth. Also the Labirynth is way bigger.
The Labyrinth was a pain😂
I think how much or little time you spend on this game hardly depends on your skill and how fast you want to go through it. I’m actually glad that I’m bad at it. From the ashes was my first souls like game. And I’m taking my time so I’m pretty sure I won’t go under 150 hours to get everything.
Excellent review! Also the calmness of your voice is very pleasant and relaxing.
This is the best game this year so far for me.
Great review!
Thank you.
Zelda, Hogwarts, remnant, bg3, starfield, spiderman....This will be the best year for gaming in a very long time
@@sorboomAnd now Lies of P, the best of the lot imho
Rtx 3080, a small ryzen 5 3500, 16gb at 3200hz, had to lower graphs a bit and turn off dlss to avoid chopiness, i turn down fov to .85, now i play i at 80 fps regularly, at high smob counts and explosion i see drops to 60fps its acceptable to me, GAME IS EARLY ACCESS I KNEW What TO EXPECT, i play destiny 2 this game is not perfect but so far seems solid recommended.
Love the game but my big 4 issues:
Default rolling is terrible especially for combo attacks. New players will be confused how to be able to escape these attacks.
Armor bonuses are highly missed. If they wanted fashion they could do a transmog system.
Not enough world visual variety. I want 4 more worlds.
Need more trait points
Recently, every time you publish another "after 100%" review I have visions of you sobbing out your review of Baldur's Gate 3 after 100% in a year-and-a-half after 1259 hours of gameplay. I'm guessing that's a title that's going to get a regular review first and 100% much further down the road. Your stamina for finishing games COMPLETELY is amazing btw.
He already said he plans to do a first impressions and then a full review in an earlier video.
The plan right now is to do a first impressions video if I don't get a review copy, an initial review after beating the game once either way, and the 100% much later since it's gonna take probably a few months
Just to update, after the recent patch you can use the second archetype as soon you can get it no need to have 10 traits point anymore.
Im gunna enjoy this when i finally have time to play it. Currently addicted to street fighter 6 ranked lol
Man I've had diablo 4 and Street fighter to try and put time into and then this! It's a good time for a gamer
Great video! Very interesting and informative. I really liked the first game so i was wondering if this one was gonna be any good. Judging by your review, I think I'll like it alot. I like the systems they've added and all the different guns they have look super cool. I never really cared for being tied to a certain armor set for your build in the first game. So I'm glad that's gone, but I do feel like armor needs to have more than just some basic stats. That being said, at least some of the armor looks badass lol. Your character had on some sweet looking stuff. So thats a good thing. I always kinda expected that they'd get this game right. I think my expectations were right. Cause it seems pretty awesome.
Good review for the most part. I will say that i do think that his comparisons with the first game's worlds are a bit strange considering he's almost definitely looking at 2 through the lens of the complete edition of From the Ashes. Its only fair to take into account that this is just the base game. We havent gotten the dlc yet which will almost assuredly come with new worlds and gamemodes, as well as archetypes and the like.
Never watched the channel before but the integrity first start was solid - subbed!
i rarely leave a comment but man! you're just awesome. Thank you for your time and effort and much love from Germany :)
Yeah, the same biome thing is a bummer. But it was the same in vanilla Remnent: From The Ashes. But, DLC adding more biomes definitely helped with the sameness of it all.
As a "Fashion Souls" guy, I've always hated armor set bonuses because I like to make my character look unique by equipping different pieces of armor from different sets. So I'm happy they didn't add them. Also, I play with skill versus stats (beat a level 12 boss on veteran at level 5 and it was exhilarating)
Games are about gameplay. Cating about how your character looks is for pussies
I7 4090 = crash 💥 city. Couldn’t keep game running more than 5 minutes. Not having problems with any other game I play. I would wait to buy if you are high end nvidia.
Post-100% reviews should be industry-standard! Imagine the credibility gaming journalism would have if that was the case. Devs should start introducing a trophy called 'Worthy', and you unlock it once you've completed what the devs deem to be the ideal average playthrough. Its what they'd consider to be the RRP value. So completing story mode once and nothing else isn't considered 'Complete', so you're not Worthy of claiming to have had the full experience. Then like the Twitter / IG blue ticks, on gaming websites, reviewers could have a little W logo next to their name where it credits who did the review: if they've unlocked the Worthy trophy/achievement then you know they've experienced a fair amount of side objectives / multiplayer / exploration etc.. It would require so much goodwill cooperation between game devs, journalists and players, so ofc it wouldn't work but it'd be nice.
Very nice detailed review and congratz on 100%ing game
agree with pretty much everything you said
my only complaints is low ammount of scrap and resources we earn or find on survivor difficulty as economy in the sequel is kinda rough (especially in early game) and I wish I could reroll adventures from ANY checkpoint i wanted not just from ward13 - going through all those loading screens countless of times was such a time waster and it kinda killed my urge to do last few achievements required for platinum
I hope dlc will give us another few hours of joy and would be nice to see in their next addition at least one biome from 1st game like Corsus or Rhom
Anyway one of best games this year and great sequel to already amazing first Remnant for sure!
First game in a very long time that kept me entertained and invested.
I certainly hope they expand upon it and, agreeably, it definitely needs more worlds to explore, trait system, and frankly, all systems need an overhaul.
Thx ror your efforts.
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Had some frame issues at the start but all u have to do is mess with settings
My pc was running at like 20 fps on low change some stuff and it went to my cap of 60 and stays there and I play multiplayer alot
I only have a Gtx 980 ti super clocked 6g
The world in this game reminds me of Grim Dawn aesthetics like if that world continued into the modern day. Is this game OK to Solo? Or do I need some friends? ;p
You can run it solo
Thanks for the video. I think I'm too potato for it, but it's nice to see how genres evolve. Onward to 300k. All glory to the algorithm.
Core traits should always be linked to your player level... Just my 2 cents, they could easily do that by making your core traits level up with your class traits
Though this game is on my GotY list, the npcs in the game tend to talk A LOT, and most of the time they talk in circles, repeating the same thing in different ways for about five paragraphs, it can get pretty annoying at times.
One ick I have with this game is that it would be nice that I could swap to a different load out in an instant as I have different builds with different rings and amulets. But it sounds like a low percentile player base issue as most people do not have multiple builds yet to swap to, but as the game gets older, I believe they should try to at least implement it.
nicely done im in the same boat as you i have done everything found everything the game has to offer untill more is found obviously i even did it on hardcore apocalypse just to make sure i was not missing anything and i just want more
I’ve got roughly 40 hours in the game. The only glitch i’ve been able to consistently recreate is that when I kill the final boss, and skip the credits, I get a “Network Disconnected” followed by getting kicked to the menu. It’s so far happened every time I beat him.
ending feels like its not an ending at all like its suppose to connect to another part
I just bought the first one for the Steam Deck (On Sale, for 13.99!!!), going to play that one. I'm hoping by the time I beat it, Remnant 2 will be all patched up and updated to run on the Steam Deck.
🙏🙏🙏Please put all your 100% review videos into a playlist. It's so hard to scroll down to find and I love your 100% review videos please 🥺🥺🥺
They already are
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The fact that you cannot progress your campaign if joining co-op, and no voice coms, and no chat. Makes communication, well... Impossible.
How do you have two clips of being infected with Root rot? The bazooker guys are the only enemies in the game that have ever inflicted that debuff on me, and thankfully they're extremely rare.
Great game that I feel like I can beat a couple of times and then put down. I will say this game had the best sense of discovery I've had in a game since elden ring.