The story is honestly a standout. I was fully invested in the corporate head butting, the mystery of the coral and the slow unraveling of the main characters history and motivations like Walter, Ayre and Carla.
@@OtepRalloma Honestly, if Devil May Cry counts, then absolutely Resident Evil. Publishers loudly proclaimed survival horror was dead after the double whammy of RE6, Dead Space 3, and Silent Hills' cancellation. Now all three of these franchises are back in the conversation like they never left. Really most Capcom releases have changed the conversation in some way. But I do think Baldur's Gate 3 is the perfect example. Can't tell you how much the Skyrim generation would just tune out the moment they saw the isometric perspective in trailers for Divinity, Wasteland, etc. And now those same players dive right in to the unknown? I don't have an explanation for that. Heck, I played Black Isle CRPGs back in the day and I was not hyped at all for BG3. I was expecting to not hear about it even once past launch day.
I love EZA reviews. They don't come out when the game does. They come out when they're ready so that the review is as in depth as possible. Some other reviews feel like the writer played through maybe the first few levels and just knocked out a review but you never feel that way with EZA. Plus, you have that anticipation to see what they think about a game you've been either looking forward to or enjoying.
It's all I could've wanted as a starved AC/Mecha fan. I just wish the story was a tad longer even though the older games never rlly had long ones. Id have liked it to stay grounded a bit longer prior to the coral shenanigans
I work long hours and I can say AC6 is a great game if you don't have a lot of time to invest in games anymore. You always feel yourself improving and learning new tactics pending the map and it's so easy to just jump into a battle or two no matter where you left off trying to improve your grade or just testing out different mech setups... Just a well polished game that will keep players coming back for years.
One of the best reviews of this game I've watched. Thanks guys! The game is an absolute blast. Didn't expect to be THIS engrossed with its mechanics and even the story.
The story was a pleasant surprise for me, its not all black and white thats for sure. Over all I like the isolation you feel not seeing another human. Kind of makes you more engaged and makes you see things from a interesting perspective. And as a AC vet I can't wait to get my AC into those pvp arenas
Great review! This one took a sec to click for sure but now that it has, I’ve been having a ton of fun. It’s also easier to put down than their other recent titles which is welcomed. Each mission is bite sized and manageable.
Yeah exactly. I play a couple missions for an hour a day and it's perfect over the busy week. And I agree, it took a second to click but once it did, man, the combat is just so fluid and great.
Maaaaan this game is bringing back some great memories lol. The last AC game I played prior to 6 was For Answer and I’m starting to recall why I loved it so much.
I don't play games anymore but I always find myself drawn to your reviewing of these great ones. I always need to know what you guys think. Don't ever stop!
I think every fight is close-mid range honestly. There isn't any effective long range weapon apart from missiles, everything else is too slow to even graze a moving target
don't stay away from it too much (try staying under it). Ascend when it's firing its missiles or bullets, and rush into it with your sword. Recover your energy by hiding behind buildings, but don't stay there. Be aggressive about it. Keep it going, Raven.
The game force you to git gud so you can use what you learned for the rest of the game, it's normal, I died at the tutorial boss too, just use your sword
Never played an AC before, and, based on the experience I'm getting at the moment (current 13h on PS5), this AMAZING game even dethroned (as I stated would be my GOTY) RE4r. It's something that activated stuff inside of me that I was not aware of. I can't go back when I didn't know this franchise. I don't want to. Thank you very much, again, From Software.
I really agree with the positives and I'm having lots of fun with the game, but I feel like this review doesn't mention any of the negatives that other games would get criticized for. The most jarring one for me is the invisible walls. You sometimes replay levels for different missions, but now some arbitrary invisible wall is blocking you where you could go before. Sometimes those walls are in places that the level art/design imply should be accessible (because it used to be in another mission). Wouldn't be as much of an issue if the game also didn't have some collectibles and optional fights out of the main path. The invisible walls are inconsistent as well. You're allowed to go to weird places in a level that has no reward or enemy at the end of it. Those invisible walls also exist in some boss arena's, but the bosses are not limited by them which feels unfair. There's a clip of Kyle dying because of it. Don't get me wrong, it's fine to have them to some extent when you can basically fly around, but it could've been more tight. I'm also surprised by how bland some of the missions are. In some reused environment, go forward, open door, kill all robots, mission clear. Those feel like afterthoughts. I also have to say that although for your own AC, weapon choice makes a good difference in how you yourself approach some fights, I don't feel this difference from the receiving end (exceptions being bosses of course). Basically, except for enemies with frontal shields (and even then vertical missiles and melee weapons apply to these guys), it's all about shooting everything you have the moment the cooldown is up and as long as your boost is on you'll be fine. It's something that I haven't found to be an issue in previous From Soft games. It ties back to the last point, but I just don't feel like I have to change my loadout much (maybe I stumbled into a good one?). There's very rarely moments where you run out of ammo too. Longer missions just refill it at some point so you don't run out. Again though, still a great fun game. I could go way longer about the things I do enjoy the game does well. I just think FromSoft themselves set a higher standard for quality. It's surprising to me that this would receive a similar score to something like Sekiro or Elden Ring (all reviewed by Brad) for example.
Definitely an acquired-taste, Armored Core and Mech sims, tends to be. Best to think about these games as vehicle sims with fictional vehicles. Try Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown or MechWarrior 5. Both come highly recommended but you have to like spending time with loadouts and builds.
I feel much like when sekiro came out, this game is gonna alienate some people who think it’ll be mech souls. And I had that feeling for the first hour or so but just like sekiro, when the combat finally clicks this game earns it’s 9/10. Not to mention the additive of ng+x3 adding new missions, bosses and weapons, and you’ve got yourself a worthwhile purchase.
Beat AC6 not too long ago. Brad is spot on with this review. Gameplay is excellent! I want to give respect to Brad! Brad has been doing great work for EZA and it's awesome to see him grow. Him and Blood... Blood because he takes care of the behind the scenes stuff. Love and Respect!
"I have always watched and greatly enjoyed the reviews. I just think to avoid spoilers, like showing at the end some bosses and their strategies. Keep up the good work."
My last AC game was on PS2 So its been awhile But AC6 is by far the best mech game for me since a long2 time, last being ZOE 2. AC6 is the most accomodating of all with Training missions AC test with quick swap Repayable missions for farming credits Contextual help guide for all the parameters I'd recommend AC6 to any gamer, and hopefully they'll have a good time. Im old lol, when my adrenaline drops n my palms are too sweaty, i'd have to take a breather with fifa and gt7 in between
The sheer feelings and humanity in the story is actually shocking, given the lack of actual human faces. You get attached to the various good people you meet, and grow hatred for the scumbags that make the world worse off. In the end, you try to find a way to make a difference, one way or another. Being a Raven, is knowing that you are always free to choose what to do.
I'm extremely happy armored core 6 is getting great scores and tons of attention but its so damn weird to see all the praise its getting for things almost all their previous armored core games have done and they all got mid to awful scores.
Not sure if it has been mentioned but there's a save corrupting bug that it's affecting many (Steam mostly, Xbox I've seen too. No Playstation so far I've seen). I beat the last boss of chapter 1 and continued playing then stopped and booted it up again to find me back to the start of that last mission. People way further than me have had this happened to them too not once but multiple times. At this point I'm not playing anymore until there's a fix in case it happens again to me.
There were like 4 other negatives as well. You need to listen more closely. Eg. The forgettable story beats, or the multiplayer that isn’t really any better than fine.
@@loading2463 I was referring to what the review said, it has nothing to do with me or how much I’ve played. The OP’s comment said ‘Sounds like…’ in reference to the review. The review said a lot of the individual story beats aren’t very engaging.
What this review eloquently covers, is that default difficulty level is HARD, so prepare to get you ass whooped frequently. Boss fights are hectic, frustrating and repetetive.
This is the final version of the review, including online, final score, and a couple other tweaks. We clearly labeled the previous upload as a Review in Progress, and we included a couple sentences at the top as a disclaimer. Not sure how else it could have been made more clear. -Bloodworth
Fromsoft is one of the shining stars amogst all the dusty, money hungry studios that don't seem to care about we the player base... Keep um coming Fromsoft/Bandi
REASON TO BUY THIS GAME. IT HAS NO MICROTRANSACTIONS ITS A FULL GAME GAMEPLAY IS BUTTER THE BODY OF THE GAME IS THE SAME AS THE OLD AC TITLES BOSS ARE NEAT TO FIGHT AGAINST PVP LATENCY IS BUTTERY SMOOTH ITS ROBOTS. FROMSOFT AND LARIAN STUDIOS ARE THE ONLY VIDEOGAME COMPANIES THAT CARE ABOUT ITS GAMERS.
This game cemented FromSoft as my favorite game studio. This isn't my favorite game from them but I think they became the first studio that I like their all games. This game personally 8 or 8.5 for me. Levels are a little bit boring. They are just too short and the level design is not great. Few of them were memorable. Also story could be handled better. In order to get true ending you need to do 3 play through. There are differences in each playthrough but I wish they did it like nier automata.
So you review "Oxenfree 2" or "Harmony: Fall of Reverie", but not literally the biggest games of this year (Hogwarts, Diablo IV, now BG3). Alright then....
A game that can be knocked out in a weekend is simply a lot easier to review than a game that takes 3 weeks of overtime. There's only a handful of us to try to cover everything. If Brad had reviewed Baldur's Gate, he wouldn't have been able to review this. We've also given BG 3 a ton of coverage, including posting our first impressions as soon as the embargo hit. -Bloodworth
This is your job though. There are solo/duo youtubers that manage to have reviews up on their channel and talk about most of the games that many people have an interest in. You are a team and maybe should start considering to offload the workload to others if Brad doesn´t have time to review BG3 in this case. I know you guys don´t respond well to constructive criticism but the decline on your patreon speaks for itself, I wish you guys the best but things need to change or the future doesn´t look to bright at the moment. @@EasyAllies
Our job is not just writing reviews, there's a ton of stuff people have to be involved with, from previews to streams, to shows, to patron rewards, to event coverage, logistics, etc. I often don't get a chance to clear my head and start playing a game until nearly midnight, even if it's something I do want to review. If no one signs up to review a game, I can't force them to work overtime for weeks on end. Huber wanted to stream his BG3 playthrough, which is also valuable. Damiani has no interest in the game, and was on deck to review Starfield. I was out of town when it released. That's the end of our options for writers. Again, it's not like we haven't covered the game, we just haven't completed it and produced a written review. We've discussed it on three separate podcasts, we've streamed it for more than 25 hours, and we have additional streams on the way. Everyone's trying their best to do as much as we can, but that coverage isn't always going to come in the format of a review. -Bloodworth
I ´m hearing a lot of excuses, but to each their own I guess. The reviews are not the problem here, it is how you guys have prioritized your content, way more time streaming which is fine, but maybe you guys also need to take a look at the important numbers. Missing out on creating content (deep-dive into some of this years biggest games) for your RUclips channel, that could have brought in so many new viewers for EZA. Unfortunately a missed opportunity in my opinion. @@EasyAllies
Times like this make me miss ben so much. He definitely would’ve reviewed it. I need to know his opinion on so many games. He would’ve loved this game like he loved Divinity 2.
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The story is honestly a standout. I was fully invested in the corporate head butting, the mystery of the coral and the slow unraveling of the main characters history and motivations like Walter, Ayre and Carla.
I really like how you can figure out their motivations before they’re actually revealed. The game is great at intrigue
The last five years have been surreal seeing niche / 'failed' franchises suddenly catapult into the High Accolades space. Now Armored Core too.
Out of curiosity what else was there aside from Armored Core and Devil May Cry?
baulder's gate@@OtepRalloma
Somehow hoping for a miracle that Zone of the Enders will get a similar treatment now that Armored Core made mech games relevant again.
@@Seikengaming07baldurs was never niche or failed . You can’t even spell it right though
@@OtepRalloma Honestly, if Devil May Cry counts, then absolutely Resident Evil. Publishers loudly proclaimed survival horror was dead after the double whammy of RE6, Dead Space 3, and Silent Hills' cancellation. Now all three of these franchises are back in the conversation like they never left. Really most Capcom releases have changed the conversation in some way.
But I do think Baldur's Gate 3 is the perfect example. Can't tell you how much the Skyrim generation would just tune out the moment they saw the isometric perspective in trailers for Divinity, Wasteland, etc. And now those same players dive right in to the unknown? I don't have an explanation for that. Heck, I played Black Isle CRPGs back in the day and I was not hyped at all for BG3. I was expecting to not hear about it even once past launch day.
I love EZA reviews. They don't come out when the game does. They come out when they're ready so that the review is as in depth as possible. Some other reviews feel like the writer played through maybe the first few levels and just knocked out a review but you never feel that way with EZA. Plus, you have that anticipation to see what they think about a game you've been either looking forward to or enjoying.
I also find i agree with almost all of their ratings which is great.
Excellent review as always! Having finished NG++, AC6 is a 10/10 for me.
same, took me longer than average I think (29 hrs) but I loved it
How long was first playthrough?
@@gudadryckful 15 - 20 hours but after that playthroughs are a lot faster. Less missions and you know what to do.
It's all I could've wanted as a starved AC/Mecha fan.
I just wish the story was a tad longer even though the older games never rlly had long ones. Id have liked it to stay grounded a bit longer prior to the coral shenanigans
@@omgitsbees Just beat Balteus and damn, what a fight. Screamed out loud in victory hahah
I have this installed and waiting for the weekend to have some time to play it. Super hyped! Really cool to see FromSoft revisiting this franchise.
I work long hours and I can say AC6 is a great game if you don't have a lot of time to invest in games anymore. You always feel yourself improving and learning new tactics pending the map and it's so easy to just jump into a battle or two no matter where you left off trying to improve your grade or just testing out different mech setups... Just a well polished game that will keep players coming back for years.
AC is my favorite game of the year. Fun, challenging, Great story, addictive gameplay, Great music. The story scaling gets insane. I love it
You guys ALWAYS give the best reviews. 😁
One of the best reviews of this game I've watched. Thanks guys! The game is an absolute blast. Didn't expect to be THIS engrossed with its mechanics and even the story.
The story was a pleasant surprise for me, its not all black and white thats for sure. Over all I like the isolation you feel not seeing another human. Kind of makes you more engaged and makes you see things from a interesting perspective. And as a AC vet I can't wait to get my AC into those pvp arenas
Great review! This one took a sec to click for sure but now that it has, I’ve been having a ton of fun. It’s also easier to put down than their other recent titles which is welcomed. Each mission is bite sized and manageable.
I definitely appreciate that about AC6 too!
Yeah exactly. I play a couple missions for an hour a day and it's perfect over the busy week. And I agree, it took a second to click but once it did, man, the combat is just so fluid and great.
Maaaaan this game is bringing back some great memories lol. The last AC game I played prior to 6 was For Answer and I’m starting to recall why I loved it so much.
I don't play games anymore but I always find myself drawn to your reviewing of these great ones. I always need to know what you guys think. Don't ever stop!
Hint: 1st boss can't be easily killed from far away.
I think every fight is close-mid range honestly. There isn't any effective long range weapon apart from missiles, everything else is too slow to even graze a moving target
Hint: use your sword
The fees for ammo must be astronomical to attempt a long range kill lol not to mention the time wasted.
Love Brad's reviews! All his good words about it have had me hyped up and I've pulled the trigger to buy it. Can't wait to dive in!
I tried this and man it's HARD, i can't even beat the first boss but yeah i'll keep at it :)
make sure to fly close to it with assault boost and use your sword as much as possible, you'll get there eventually 👍
don't stay away from it too much (try staying under it). Ascend when it's firing its missiles or bullets, and rush into it with your sword. Recover your energy by hiding behind buildings, but don't stay there. Be aggressive about it. Keep it going, Raven.
The game force you to git gud so you can use what you learned for the rest of the game, it's normal, I died at the tutorial boss too, just use your sword
Your sword is the key it will do so much damage
@@Ginronmaster1994 thanks for the tips
Never played an AC before, and, based on the experience I'm getting at the moment (current 13h on PS5), this AMAZING game even dethroned (as I stated would be my GOTY) RE4r.
It's something that activated stuff inside of me that I was not aware of. I can't go back when I didn't know this franchise. I don't want to.
Thank you very much, again, From Software.
The game trailers voice! This guy has the best voice for game reviews 💯
Most of the team is from Game Trailers.
I got literally everything every part every combat log every ending I haven't done that in a game for years.
Great review Brad, think i'm gonna pick this one up on friday!
I really agree with the positives and I'm having lots of fun with the game, but I feel like this review doesn't mention any of the negatives that other games would get criticized for.
The most jarring one for me is the invisible walls. You sometimes replay levels for different missions, but now some arbitrary invisible wall is blocking you where you could go before. Sometimes those walls are in places that the level art/design imply should be accessible (because it used to be in another mission). Wouldn't be as much of an issue if the game also didn't have some collectibles and optional fights out of the main path. The invisible walls are inconsistent as well. You're allowed to go to weird places in a level that has no reward or enemy at the end of it. Those invisible walls also exist in some boss arena's, but the bosses are not limited by them which feels unfair. There's a clip of Kyle dying because of it. Don't get me wrong, it's fine to have them to some extent when you can basically fly around, but it could've been more tight.
I'm also surprised by how bland some of the missions are. In some reused environment, go forward, open door, kill all robots, mission clear. Those feel like afterthoughts.
I also have to say that although for your own AC, weapon choice makes a good difference in how you yourself approach some fights, I don't feel this difference from the receiving end (exceptions being bosses of course). Basically, except for enemies with frontal shields (and even then vertical missiles and melee weapons apply to these guys), it's all about shooting everything you have the moment the cooldown is up and as long as your boost is on you'll be fine. It's something that I haven't found to be an issue in previous From Soft games. It ties back to the last point, but I just don't feel like I have to change my loadout much (maybe I stumbled into a good one?). There's very rarely moments where you run out of ammo too. Longer missions just refill it at some point so you don't run out.
Again though, still a great fun game. I could go way longer about the things I do enjoy the game does well. I just think FromSoft themselves set a higher standard for quality. It's surprising to me that this would receive a similar score to something like Sekiro or Elden Ring (all reviewed by Brad) for example.
There we go! Thanks, Brad!
Excellent choice of clips to underline your narrative.
still the best voiceover of all review vids
Definitely an acquired-taste, Armored Core and Mech sims, tends to be. Best to think about these games as vehicle sims with fictional vehicles. Try Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown or MechWarrior 5. Both come highly recommended but you have to like spending time with loadouts and builds.
I feel much like when sekiro came out, this game is gonna alienate some people who think it’ll be mech souls. And I had that feeling for the first hour or so but just like sekiro, when the combat finally clicks this game earns it’s 9/10. Not to mention the additive of ng+x3 adding new missions, bosses and weapons, and you’ve got yourself a worthwhile purchase.
Been a fan for almost 25 years. The last few outings were disappointing, this though, is incredible and it makes me so happy!
Great review Brad!
Thank you for another amazing review!
Man this dude voice takes me back. Gt days of yore!
Beat AC6 not too long ago. Brad is spot on with this review. Gameplay is excellent! I want to give respect to Brad! Brad has been doing great work for EZA and it's awesome to see him grow. Him and Blood... Blood because he takes care of the behind the scenes stuff. Love and Respect!
I like that the fight with Balteus is done here with the exact same build as I used
It is a game-of-the-year contender!
"I have always watched and greatly enjoyed the reviews. I just think to avoid spoilers, like showing at the end some bosses and their strategies. Keep up the good work."
Fromsoft just doesn’t miss man. Can’t wait for whatever they do next, I hear it might be a wizard game.
This game kicks so much ass. Fromsoft is too good now
My last AC game was on PS2
So its been awhile
But AC6 is by far the best mech game for me since a long2 time, last being ZOE 2.
AC6 is the most accomodating of all with
Training missions
AC test with quick swap
Repayable missions for farming credits
Contextual help guide for all the parameters
I'd recommend AC6 to any gamer, and hopefully they'll have a good time.
Im old lol, when my adrenaline drops n my palms are too sweaty, i'd have to take a breather with fifa and gt7 in between
Great review, Brad!
The sheer feelings and humanity in the story is actually shocking, given the lack of actual human faces. You get attached to the various good people you meet, and grow hatred for the scumbags that make the world worse off. In the end, you try to find a way to make a difference, one way or another.
Being a Raven, is knowing that you are always free to choose what to do.
My favorite voice on the internet.
Cant wait to be play, thanks guys!
Playing this game has just been me being stuck on a boss fight, playing a few missions, and then getting stuck again.
Sounds like Armored Core
Gotta climb the wall
I'm extremely happy armored core 6 is getting great scores and tons of attention but its so damn weird to see all the praise its getting for things almost all their previous armored core games have done and they all got mid to awful scores.
Not sure if it has been mentioned but there's a save corrupting bug that it's affecting many (Steam mostly, Xbox I've seen too. No Playstation so far I've seen). I beat the last boss of chapter 1 and continued playing then stopped and booted it up again to find me back to the start of that last mission. People way further than me have had this happened to them too not once but multiple times. At this point I'm not playing anymore until there's a fix in case it happens again to me.
Buying it next month. Just need to get my bills paid first :)
We could gone even higher than 9. Sounds like the only problem was the mission restarting on game exit
There were like 4 other negatives as well. You need to listen more closely. Eg. The forgettable story beats, or the multiplayer that isn’t really any better than fine.
@@mick9707forgettable story? Did you get past chapter 1?
@@loading2463 I was referring to what the review said, it has nothing to do with me or how much I’ve played. The OP’s comment said ‘Sounds like…’ in reference to the review.
The review said a lot of the individual story beats aren’t very engaging.
@@mick9707 oh really? The story is amazing
@@loading2463 if you say so, that’s nice. I was purely commenting in response to the review though.
soooo is there a chance for a new Tenchu game?
Been waiting for this.
Will there be a BG3 review?
No plans for a Baldur's Gate 3 review. Sorry. -Bloodworth
@@EasyAllies breaking my heart here...
Starfield review coming anytime soon?
Yep, just got the rough draft. -Bloodworth
Best in the biz!
Where are the engery weapons?
Im here ripping my hair out if I want to buy this now or wait for a sale
got a job for you 621, you are going to buy this game now. do not wait for sale. do not miss this chance to get your name out there as a mercenary.
I am out of the loop, is Brandon back narrating or is this someone else?
Brandon never stopped narrating. He's not a part of day to day operations, but he's on call to read any scripts we send him. -Bloodworth
Reminds me of ZOE The 2nd Runner...
What this review eloquently covers, is that default difficulty level is HARD, so prepare to get you ass whooped frequently. Boss fights are hectic, frustrating and repetetive.
Is this the same review with online tacked on or a deeper review with more added throughout.
Confusing how yall pushed this review out.
This is the final version of the review, including online, final score, and a couple other tweaks. We clearly labeled the previous upload as a Review in Progress, and we included a couple sentences at the top as a disclaimer. Not sure how else it could have been made more clear. -Bloodworth
@@EasyAllies
Thanks.
The 'review in progress' portion was clear.
Keep it sassy, bloodworth.
Best part about seeing new people play an AC game is how they whine about how tough the tutorial boss is.
Guys when are you going to review bomb rush cyberfunk?
No plans for a review, but we did a stream a little bit ago. ruclips.net/video/CDLRN8i-Vok/видео.html
-Bloodworth
Fromsoft is one of the shining stars amogst all the dusty, money hungry studios that don't seem to care about we the player base... Keep um coming Fromsoft/Bandi
EZ Allies best allies
where has brendan jones been?
retired
Why do I feel like I watched this before...
👌👌👌
Game needs a demo.
REASON TO BUY THIS GAME.
IT HAS NO MICROTRANSACTIONS
ITS A FULL GAME
GAMEPLAY IS BUTTER
THE BODY OF THE GAME IS THE SAME AS THE OLD AC TITLES
BOSS ARE NEAT TO FIGHT AGAINST
PVP LATENCY IS BUTTERY SMOOTH
ITS ROBOTS.
FROMSOFT AND LARIAN STUDIOS ARE THE ONLY VIDEOGAME COMPANIES THAT CARE ABOUT ITS GAMERS.
Bought it and sold it without finishing it. The story didnt click (no visuals) and the mission select structure didnt click for me.
This game cemented FromSoft as my favorite game studio. This isn't my favorite game from them but I think they became the first studio that I like their all games. This game personally 8 or 8.5 for me. Levels are a little bit boring. They are just too short and the level design is not great. Few of them were memorable. Also story could be handled better. In order to get true ending you need to do 3 play through. There are differences in each playthrough but I wish they did it like nier automata.
I don't feel this game is a nine.
Game is harder than elden ring x2
So you review "Oxenfree 2" or "Harmony: Fall of Reverie", but not literally the biggest games of this year (Hogwarts, Diablo IV, now BG3). Alright then....
A game that can be knocked out in a weekend is simply a lot easier to review than a game that takes 3 weeks of overtime. There's only a handful of us to try to cover everything. If Brad had reviewed Baldur's Gate, he wouldn't have been able to review this. We've also given BG 3 a ton of coverage, including posting our first impressions as soon as the embargo hit. -Bloodworth
This is your job though. There are solo/duo youtubers that manage to have reviews up on their channel and talk about most of the games that many people have an interest in. You are a team and maybe should start considering to offload the workload to others if Brad doesn´t have time to review BG3 in this case. I know you guys don´t respond well to constructive criticism but the decline on your patreon speaks for itself, I wish you guys the best but things need to change or the future doesn´t look to bright at the moment. @@EasyAllies
Our job is not just writing reviews, there's a ton of stuff people have to be involved with, from previews to streams, to shows, to patron rewards, to event coverage, logistics, etc. I often don't get a chance to clear my head and start playing a game until nearly midnight, even if it's something I do want to review.
If no one signs up to review a game, I can't force them to work overtime for weeks on end. Huber wanted to stream his BG3 playthrough, which is also valuable. Damiani has no interest in the game, and was on deck to review Starfield. I was out of town when it released. That's the end of our options for writers.
Again, it's not like we haven't covered the game, we just haven't completed it and produced a written review. We've discussed it on three separate podcasts, we've streamed it for more than 25 hours, and we have additional streams on the way. Everyone's trying their best to do as much as we can, but that coverage isn't always going to come in the format of a review. -Bloodworth
I ´m hearing a lot of excuses, but to each their own I guess. The reviews are not the problem here, it is how you guys have prioritized your content, way more time streaming which is fine, but maybe you guys also need to take a look at the important numbers. Missing out on creating content (deep-dive into some of this years biggest games) for your RUclips channel, that could have brought in so many new viewers for EZA. Unfortunately a missed opportunity in my opinion. @@EasyAllies
Times like this make me miss ben so much. He definitely would’ve reviewed it. I need to know his opinion on so many games. He would’ve loved this game like he loved Divinity 2.
Oi