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Do next review on Persona 4 if don't play it yet. You will be surprised how brilliant that game. I personally still can't believe that 10 years old game felt better than any AAA game that released at this year.
please try out some other earbuds (taotronics, kz for some examples), there are equally priced products which spend less on marketing that feel far less cheap and have far better sound quality, raycons are terrible, please stop doing business with them as their ad reads sound like endorsement and I doubt you truly would endorse them if money wasn't changing hands, for such an well respected and honest content created, these ad reads just feel so out of character and dishonest
"I've never dropped below 70 fps" If you haven't crashed your game from legit too much happening on your screen, you haven't truly experienced RoR2 lol
I remember one run where I had a lot of gesture of the drowned and fuel cells. I had been using royal capacitor up to that point, but after spending hours in one run I decided to pick up blue meteor just to see what would happen. my game became a slideshow immediately and then just stopped all together after a few seconds. my friend who I was playing with recounted that the blue meteors formed a line chasing him before eventually killing him and ending the run... RoR2 really is at its best when you manage to break it completely.
19:30 The composer himself (Chris Christodoulou) has talked about how the tracks aimed to instill a sense of urgency with the constant beats, it's great you picked up on it and talked about it here :)
@STUBFAN did you mean 16:29? Anyway yeah, it's nice to see it pointed out! I love how that track he showed is in 7/4 which really adds to the "obvious sense of urgency" vibe.
I just got reminded of when a few friends of mine were playing with Multitudes and activated 19 shrines of the mountain, which we simply call "Good ideas" After managing to kill the boss I was able to collect the 1500 items that didn't fall off of the edge of the map. It took 10 minutes for the game to start collecting the items, and it was amazing.
@@draysmusicalshtposts6340 I can't tell you how many ridiculous Chef runs I did in RoR1 - was hoping to see him pop up in 2, but not sure how Chef would play in the story tbh lol
"Iy never dropped below 70 fps" So I see you have yet to achieve true God runs where you kill 1 enemy and the entire map evaporates as your FPS goes to 10 for a moment. Look forward to it its great
@Online Alias Game can only endure so much though, once I started a multiplayer run where everyone disconnected shortly after, leaving me with 4x items from everything, essentially It got so broken at one point, every enemy was a boss. I went to the anomaly dimension or whatever it's called, and like a minute in the game just couldn't handle all the craziness and crashed LOL It was quite funny
@@Psycorde Lol I saw that happen with Markiplier, dunno how he did it solo but he did break the game to the point every enemy was a boss or mini boss or elite boss.
Artifacts are a whole other thing. They drastically change gameplay (like "all enemies are elites" or "choose your items"), and even though they're hard to find, they're everywhere! Like, the way to get one of them is in the background in the settings menu! How do they come up with this stuff?
All enemies explode on death is an artifact I do not play without anymore. It's just too much fun. And anytime I need an hour of mindlessness after a stressful day, picking acrid, choose your items and stacking on death effects is just pure bliss. No other game except RoR1 and RoR2 quite delivers on that note.
"The rain formerly known as purple"... is such an awesome tune. I like that all the songs got something to do with rain, but that title is just pure genius.
@@Harmi-XD Yup, Sky Meadow. I also love that are a lot of tracks like this one that are rearrangements but feel like a natural progression for the feel of the enviroments for this game.
"...Con lentitud poderosa" is my personal favorite. The slow build up to the climactic and dramatic ending. It's just such a beautiful song. If I was stranded on a planet full of hostile monsters, only to escape from the planet after several years of being forced to kill innocent and friendly creatures that are being mind controlled to attack you, struggling to find basic necessities such as water and food, and being forced to use the items that permanently change you into a god at the cost of your morality and happiness, this song is exactly what it would feel like.
I played hundreds of hours of the first risk of rain game, and have been playing ROR2 since it first went into beta a year ago. This game is so underrated.
I played the first one so much it started to give me eye strain. I reckon with this one not being pixel art that probably won't happen so it's time to jump in!
When the reviewer basically says buy the game or you’ll never truly be able to appreciate it... it must feel amazing to create a product that can tailor such an experience.
I’ve been humming and hawing over getting Risk of Rain 2 for weeks, but you’ve more than convinced me. I am currently installing it on Steam as I type this. Great review as always!
Sir Apple It’s exactly as he says it is, a blast to play and a good challenge as well. The gameplay in the review seemed almost mindlessly chaotic but when you’re introduced to it in game you’ll adjust very quickly and make sense of it all. Highly recommend!
Having put around 300 hours into the game before 1.0, seeing the very end of the credits where the devs thank you the player was kind of awesome. Honestly not sure why, but it was nonetheless
I was scared to buy this game out of fear of having another Dead Cells or Gungeon in my collection, but this really sells how unique and rewarding it is. Definitely gonna buy it ASAP
The chilling desolate and lonesome feeling of being the only person left in the world is what this game conveys to me. Just like e1m8 from the first shareware episode of Doom did back in the 90's. The outer worldly distorted and reverberated guitar solos and the realization in the end that death is the only way out. It just shakes me to the bones.
@@Tracker947 Now I have, and I feel it misses the mark. Not saying it was bad, it's just too overstated to express what I tried to put to words in my OP. Listen to E1M8, that's more what I'm talking about, in spite of the crappy midi sounds :)
So glad to see hopoo getting the recognition it deserves. I was always the only one of my friends playing RoR1 and later Deadbolt, and now all the homies be playin RoR2. Heres to more future hits from them, and hoping they don't lose their way as the team expands
You have no idea how much I respect your reviews. Ever since I watched your NieR Automata review (when I discovered your channel), I take your verdict very seriously. I am not surprised that Risk of Rain 2 blew my mind after I bought it 3 days ago based on your recommendation.
I think it's worth mentioning that this is quite possibly the best transition to 3D that any video game series has ever had. I'd argue that not even mario had this good of a transition going into mario 64.
@@GatsuKS I stopped playing a couple of days ago after putting in almost 100 hours and getting all the achievements. I had to uninstall for the sake of my uni work.
I grabbed this on Switch a few months back and they've really improved the performance on that port. great game, very hard, sticks+tilt aim is a fun control setup.
@@wakyblarg Some slowdown during very chaotic boss battles, but overall quite good. When it first launched early access on switch it was a slideshow, now it's pretty friggin' great TBH. The tilt aim makes it feel very toy-like and chill (in a good way) but still hard and addictive.
Glad to see it has some gyro aiming. I’m honestly baffled whenever developers don’t use gyro aiming after Nintendo showed how amazing that can be with Breath of the Wild. Same thing with PS4 games.
@@Kekoapono I agree. This should be the way forward, especially for shooters. Sticks take too long to turn and aim, a mouse is less comfortable for prolonged play, and VR takes expensive hardware and makes people sick. I think the Switch is on to something by combining a traditional controller (the Switch Pro controller is my favorite of the 4 various controllers I use) with motion control. Unfortunately, most 3rd party devs are adding the tilt control as an afterthought, if at all. Wolfenstein is a great example. New Colossus on switch is an excellent port and that much more fun with the tilt aim (but good God, Youngblood is a joke). However, there's a very useful lean mechanic in that game that's frankly a little awkward by default, you have to hold a shoulder button and stick direction while aiming with left trigger and shooting with right. Imagine how smooth this would be if you could just yaw (rotate) the controller to lean? Imagine how fun this would be in Rainbow Six Siege (not on switch but popular on the other consoles). I feel like nintendo got the memo and devs didn't. The fun part of VR is using your hands more, Someone like me wants that experience without wearing a big stupid thing on my head and being dead to the world. No shade on VR fans, my point is that there is a middle ground between traditional controls and newschool immersion, and the switch is *almost* there but the industry hasn't caught up.
I've been seeing you tweet about it and wondering when will you make this video. Finally it's here Ror2 is such a good and addicting game and I'm glad you're playing it
Imagine being blessed with all these roguelikes this year. RoR2, Hades, Binding of Isaac Repentance comes later this year. Ive also seen good reviews for Going Under as well.
If you like both rhythm games and roguelikes, SkillUp also recommended BPM: Bullets Per Minute. Hopefully that game will get more content updates as well so it's a broader roguelike experience!
I always have this brewing in my head and I wanna express it now lol. When I played Warframe at first, I lauded it for it's liberal power level it gives to it's players, making you feel like a god. However, the game just turns into a grindy cheesefest as you get more overpowered and it stops getting challenging. They try to combat this by putting in scaling but it ultimately turns everything into oneshot bullet sponge. Then I found Risk of Rain 2 - like warframe, you start as a whimp and gather items to become a God. Difference is, Risk of Rain doesn't have any cheese mechanics, and all the insane shit you do is done by moving around and attacking and strategically using skills constantly, not like Warframe where you sit at one corner pressing the same button or just spamming e e e e e on a crowd. And not to mention, the heart pumping mega boss fights compared to Warframe's invulnerability phase bosses. I really feel RoR2 got the 'God' mechanic right, seeing that endgame is not you cheesing the game, but fighting your way with everything you got.
I'm playing both as well, also noticed that RoR2 gave me the high Warframe failed to provide at the time. I'm almost MR30, Helminth system was quite refreshing in that regard, but nothing can beat RoR2 where you start fresh and build up power in every run. Actually inspired some thoughts for the roguelike mode for Warframe, or a spinoff, could be fun.
Warframe's difficulty issues lie way, waaaay deeper than the "cheese". One of which being player power level increasing while games power level not moving for a while.
this is literally how i felt when i played this too since it came out in early access, i immediately thought that warframe should feel like this when its more difficult. Glad to see i wasnt the only one who felt that way also though i played the first risk of rain and really enjoyed it so when i got that sense when i played the second one i was like whoa lol
DUDE. I had the EXACT CONVERSATION with a friend the other day. Warframe hides immense power from you just out of reach to keep you playing, but this game hands it to you on a silver platter. Funny enough I got into Skill Up because of his Warframe video and I still am a huge fan
I have to compliment this review for how well done it is. The details of information covered in each area mention ed was straight to the point, while covering all necessary information with a short and sweet example/s from the game. Normal with the amount of topics to cover many other reviews would take more than 30 mins but this review was only 23 minutes. If you want a detailed review to find out if Risk of Rain 2 is the game for you, this review will do just that for you. Well worth it to watch.
YES, I've been wanting this since the game's 1.0 update came out. Thank you for actually listening when I asked for a review, I'd lost all hope at this point. Also, as a Risk of Rain 1 fan, I've technically been playing this for close to a decade, and this is a surprisingly in-depth and thoughtful video. You really nailed the appeal of the various systems.
0:28 this is how i would describe your reviews. this video is perfect as always. never change. edit: i watched the video now. although i'm a rogue like fan i always thought this game looked bad when i looked it up multiple times but when you show it to me it suddenly looks great. as always your passion jumps over to your viewers like covid-19
Hahaha, there's something about becoming so powerful that just the act of being attacked once starts a chain reaction that clears the map. Really fun game, lots of options to keep gameplay fresh. I played the first one for hours on end and I'm blown away how well they've transferred that feeling to 3d.
Your reviews are just out of this world! I really really enjoy watching them, they seem to come from a place of deep love and compassion for games which no games urinalist could ever hope to achieve.
@@DroneCorpse I've bought Dead Cells a long time ago, I just like Ralph's reviews that's all, and a lot what he says about Risk of Rain 2 makes me think of Dead Cells. You don't have to be condescending.
I started playing this a few weeks ago. My first time playing lasted about 40 minutes. The second session? Four hours, ending at about 1:30 in the morning. RoR2 is a gem.
With every achievement and nearly 200 hours in the game I can easily say: you didn't even get into the meat of the game. The game is fantastic right of the start, it gets even better as you start to unlock the artifacts. They allow you to vastly change how the game is played. Are you still learning and want to do a few test runs to figure out combos? artifact of command, it lets you choose your items. Do you exclusively want to focus on the fight and you don't want to deal with chests? the artifact of sacrifice takes away chests and makes enemies drop items. want to turn it into a bullet time game? swarms double enemies and half their health. do you think the enemies are falling behind? evolution gives every enemy one item per stage. do you want to go for a low/no hit run? glass gives you 5x damage and 10% health. the amount of game variation just by throwing on a few modifiers is amazing. The alternate skills/attacks for the survivors can massively change their playstyles as well, acrid's poison can be changed to blight, which can kill and stack. that changes his go to loadout from occasionally using his ability to pushing it as much as possible. and finally if you're getting really good at the game and you want to do something harder you can play eclipse mode. it's solo only, always on monsoon (hard), and adds a new modifier each time you beat it on a character. and a final great thing about it is how clearly the devs just want you to have fun. the game isn't balanced for more than 4 people and it gets out of hand pretty quick, but with 2 simple console commands you can modify the maximum lobby size all the way up to 16. It really is one of my favourite games, from how seriously you can take it, to how much of a mess you can make it with some friends.
Loved this game. The first world, my favorite, feels like a combination of Talon IV in Metroid Prime and the early grasslands in Halo, with something similar to 'A walk in the woods' playing in the background. Add to that a color pallette that feels a little bit like the No Man's Sky retro sci-fi style and I can't help but loving it. Serene, yet hectic at the same time.
Kiss the rain Whenever you need me Kiss the rain Whenever I'm gone too long If your lips feel lonely and thirsty Kiss the rain And wait for the dawn Keep in mind We're under the same sky And the night's As empty for me as for you If you feel You can't wait 'til morning Kiss the rain Kiss the rain Kiss the rain
I need no convincing, I already love the game. I've spent over 90 hours on the game, and been playing since very early in early access. Still, I really enjoyed your review. As always, great analysis, and amazing video !
I'll never forget the first time I threw the Huntress's glaive a herd of 20+ lemurians and my 5 stacked ukulele's turned them into 0 lemurians in less than five seconds. fucking magic
DUDE your writing is just GREAT i swear !! When you really like and appreciate a game, the way you talk about it is so touching. 20:31 from this point on, the way you talk about the game is poetic, and the editing and picking out the perfect sections of the game's ost is also something that you do amazingly. Beyond being helpful tools to know what game to buy or not, your reviews are actually just GREAT VIDEOS. I swear each time I get on youtube and see that you've uploaded one, i think "aww yea, I can sit back and enjoy a well crafted item of entertainment". It's like at this point, your videos have become a sort of series whose episodes are as diverse as they are enjoyable to watch. You're amazing at what you do man !! Keep going and I hope you're getting as much enjoyment and gratification from it as when you started with it all. Thank you for your videos
Its one of those games which I tried to get my friends to play for a really long time. They said the combat looked alright but nothing special, but once they started playing it all clicked for them. The endless scaling for player power and enemy power is intoxicating and that simplicity is what really makes it addictive for me.
I must say Ralph you continue to impress me with such videos. I love your reviews, such passion and love for games it's really remarkable. Been watching you since Division stuff and you've made a great job. Please keep it up, best wishes from Russia.
I'm glad you loved this so much!!! I think you did a wonderful job on the script for this video. You described the game beautifully! I got chills several times while listening to you talk about it. I've been a huge fan of the Risk of Rain series and have been loving it through all of the Early Access. I am so excited for their post 1.0 content!
PSA from anyone wanting to try it out: check the Wiki and unlock other characters ASAP. The default one, Commando, is UNBELIVABELY boring. I was shocked how anyone could recommend this game, until I unlocked other characters, who are all 10x more fun. His kit is just braindead, many people on reddit agree that he's no. 1 cause people drop the game before they really see what it has to offer.
This is one of the best game reviews I have ever seen. It's organized, specific, and creative. An incredible combination. Based on this review alone I'm planning to immediately spend money on this game.
Just wanted to come back to this comment section to say: I almost never buy new games. I am one of those gamers who picks my competitive game and my casual game and just sticks with them for 1000s of hours. For me its Fortnite and OSRS. I bought Risk of Rain 2 after watching this review weeks ago and it is now my favorite game of all time. It has so much depth and intensity. You can make it whatever you want. Please try it out. Great review Skill.
7:18 Commando can roll,huntress can teleport, MUL-T can charge, artificer can float, rex push himself back, mercenary can dash infinite(no) times, loader can swing like spider man Captain: *BADASS WALKING*
Great review of a great game. But my favorite thing is the items and choice there are a lot of chests and they are random however you do get a lot of item choice with stuff like 3-d printers and capsules that you get to make some amazing builds such as more defense or boss damage and each character has some items that benefit it more and it’s absolutely fantastic I’ve been trying to get my freinds to buy and play this game now I will show them this review thank you
I remember playing the first Risk of Rain like 6 years ago. I loved it then and I'm sure I'll love the sequel. All of these things were present in the original, except it was 2D. Amazing game, glad it's getting attention.
I've logged countless hours in RoR1 and 2. As soon as RoR2's early access dropped I bought it. I haven't gotten all the Artifacts (yet, only the ones I really wanted to make my runs that much more chaotic), but I've unlocked all characters and blasted all (except Captain) into oblivion. I've beaten the game on Monsoon with all them, unlocked their alternate loadouts, and loved every moment of it. Hopoo is doing such a damn good job, and Chris Christodoulou (music composer) sticking around is such a win.
Something about the aesthetic of this game just makes it so off-putting to me. I keep getting recommended it, and I'm sure it's great, but I still can't quite get over the appearance yet lol. I would've rathered a lower fidelity but stylized look instead of this weird, muddy, bad-for-the-PS1 thing.
I freaking love comments like this. It really highlights the level of subjectivity when it comes to games. That's why I find it so hard to recommend titles. It usually goes like this. "Man that game was so much fun, incredible narrative, I liked most of the characters, and the gameplay was just super fun and responsive. But maybe pass on it because of X."
@@Zathren Holy shit, you comment on another person disagreeing and you actually appreciate it? When I read your first sentence, I actually expected you to go "OP is stupid for dismissing the game because of the art style." I know this sounds strange, but I really appreciate your comment.
This is such a well written and articulate review about a game that's truly special, a masterpiece with specific vision and passion that's almost never seen from such a small team. Hopoo Games have made something special here, and Skill Up did a marvelous job of describing why.
To be 100% honest I have no interest in playing this. However this is what gaming is about! so many systems working off each other so perfectly and everything has a reason and purpose. Great review Ralph!
As a quick note, there is no procedural generation for the maps in any way except item placement. The maps themselves are set and crafted. There won't be a rock where there wasnt one before. There are, however, alternate maps. Titanic plains and distant roost both have an alternate map. But those aren't procedural either, they're crafted maps as well.
Probably one of my favorite co op games I've played in a long time next to Warframe. Its nice to see more people appreciating it more and more games like this.
"Don't do research before you play this game" - Dude this is my research, you are the only spoiler I need to decide if I am going to dive it. And I am going to. Need to get it on PS4.
Skillup, I love your videos, I love that you are usually very honest and I feel you make genuine reviews, I also like your personality and your brothers and I watch a lot of laymen gaming too. This is why I am so disappointed that a lot of your videos are sponsored by Raycon, which is basically the raid shadow legends of earbuds. Theres a lot of information out there and Raycon is not a good quality product and It is not worth Its price. Its a product where all the money was spent into marketing and not into making a quality product. I dont really know how many people buy Raycons, specifically, because of your videos, It might be insignificant, in fact, the people who buy Raycons without further research might "deserve" to get ripped off. Obviously you dont force anybody to buy Raycons, but for me, It still gives a bad taste, because, while I think your content is genuine, I dont think your recommendation of Raycons is genuine too. I cant really tell you not to get sponsored and cant choose the sponsor for you, nor do I have the right to judge you, because of your sponsors, but I still hope you see this.
In a world where youtube demonetises videos over random reasons, videos get copyright claimed over 1sec of sound etc. content creators often just cannot avoid sponsors as its a safe income except for the worst case scenario of channel deletion(which also happens more and more often). Keep in mind these are not future proof jobs so they can't just say, hey iam doing ok now so I would in a year... Overall I do understand your sentiment though. But if its Raycon or the random VPN services, the end result is the same I am afraid
This game was made by aliens dude. Humans can't make shit like this. 30 hours into the game and I'm entering Zen mode every time I start a run. This is maximum gaming. Hardcore and spiritually rewarding.
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It’s Sepiku not Sudoku.
Do next review on Persona 4 if don't play it yet. You will be surprised how brilliant that game. I personally still can't believe that 10 years old game felt better than any AAA game that released at this year.
Another good rougelite is "Synthetik"
No
please try out some other earbuds (taotronics, kz for some examples), there are equally priced products which spend less on marketing that feel far less cheap and have far better sound quality, raycons are terrible, please stop doing business with them as their ad reads sound like endorsement and I doubt you truly would endorse them if money wasn't changing hands, for such an well respected and honest content created, these ad reads just feel so out of character and dishonest
game is indeed ok
;) Glad to see you here :P
Indeed Mr.streamer. Indeed.
Mr.Streamer himself
Hey I know you
You should try to stream a game with him.
Risk of Rain 2 is a game where your health bar eventually switches from a meter to a checkbox.
and then it decides to go backwards
Way the hell backwards
@@thecyanpanda241 **laughs in negative regeneration**
@Ferlando Maheswara Birb
"I've never dropped below 70 fps" If you haven't crashed your game from legit too much happening on your screen, you haven't truly experienced RoR2 lol
Exactly, wondering if he did a long run run.
Happy mask and 57 leaf clover go brrrr
@@korialander1518 1.0.0 forgive me please, soulbound and gesture goes BBBBBBBBBRRRRRRR
I remember one run where I had a lot of gesture of the drowned and fuel cells. I had been using royal capacitor up to that point, but after spending hours in one run I decided to pick up blue meteor just to see what would happen. my game became a slideshow immediately and then just stopped all together after a few seconds. my friend who I was playing with recounted that the blue meteors formed a line chasing him before eventually killing him and ending the run... RoR2 really is at its best when you manage to break it completely.
Don't forget he was running it on a 2080
The transition from 2D to 3D for risk of rain is similar to how mario did it on the N64. It's just as elegant, and hits all the right marks.
And somehow doesn't invalidate the first game cause they are so different
perfect comparison
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19:30 The composer himself (Chris Christodoulou) has talked about how the tracks aimed to instill a sense of urgency with the constant beats, it's great you picked up on it and talked about it here :)
By redoing same thing for second price? I'll say great job. Getting paid twice for same thing.
@STUBFAN did you mean 16:29? Anyway yeah, it's nice to see it pointed out! I love how that track he showed is in 7/4 which really adds to the "obvious sense of urgency" vibe.
"Plant your feet and commit yourself to a level of violence not possible otherwise." Good words. I'm stealing them for a D&D character.
I admire your honesty.
SAME
I'mma do dat too
I bought the game mid review and returned around 4 hours later to finish the video.
My man
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you should the first one too! it´s cheaper obviously!
what a madman
LOL
Good choice, are you still playing now, 6 months later? Just curious
1:46 And His Music Was Electric.
Everyone who played RoR2: I see what you did there.
Also the description of an item in risk of rain 2
@@beckettgray9515 Yes, the uke, which is what he is refering to...
@@beckettgray9515 yay! You found the joke! Good job buddy
uku is my fav item since the 1st RoR
It was the same in Risk of Rain 1. It's amazing how they managed to make a sequel that seems like such a natural evolution of the first 2D platformer.
Never dropped below 70 fps? Skillup clearly hasn’t stacked enough procs lol
it ain't a god run till your run fails because you crashed xD
I just got reminded of when a few friends of mine were playing with Multitudes and activated 19 shrines of the mountain, which we simply call "Good ideas"
After managing to kill the boss I was able to collect the 1500 items that didn't fall off of the edge of the map. It took 10 minutes for the game to start collecting the items, and it was amazing.
Needs more clovers. I feel like clovers are the "cowbell" of RoR2
@@nalykazule1582 it definitely is
gesture of the drowned builds can easielly do that to you.
So glad you're bringing more eyes to this game. It's definitely not unpopular, but the game is so fucking good, more eyes is always nice.
Hopoo deserves it lol. Been following them since RoR1 and Deadbolt. Both are excellent in their own way.
@@draysmusicalshtposts6340 I can't tell you how many ridiculous Chef runs I did in RoR1 - was hoping to see him pop up in 2, but not sure how Chef would play in the story tbh lol
@@Terimisu theres definitely buzz in the modding community to bring him back, and hey, the rescue crews gotta eat lol
@@draysmusicalshtposts6340 Ah Deadbolt, it's a shame that so few people know of it :(
Hello, what makes this game good, I bought it but cannot get into it. I just find it kinda meh. What's unique about this game
Ive never even realised the lack of loading screens. Thats genuinly insane!
Lmao you're totally right wtf
I've put like 450 hours in and damn. I did not how fast I could start a new game but didn't even think about loading lol.
"Iy never dropped below 70 fps"
So I see you have yet to achieve true God runs where you kill 1 enemy and the entire map evaporates as your FPS goes to 10 for a moment.
Look forward to it its great
@Online Alias Game can only endure so much though, once I started a multiplayer run where everyone disconnected shortly after, leaving me with 4x items from everything, essentially
It got so broken at one point, every enemy was a boss. I went to the anomaly dimension or whatever it's called, and like a minute in the game just couldn't handle all the craziness and crashed LOL
It was quite funny
Online Alias
Much like minecraft any computer will be brought to it’s knees by this game if you push it hard enough.
'hasn't dropped below 70 fps' I mean the game looks like it could run on a fucking windows 98, I would hope so.
@@Psycorde Lol I saw that happen with Markiplier, dunno how he did it solo but he did break the game to the point every enemy was a boss or mini boss or elite boss.
@@ShadowWalsh My friend you have truly not experienced the game until your going under 10 fps or actually crashing
Artifacts are a whole other thing. They drastically change gameplay (like "all enemies are elites" or "choose your items"), and even though they're hard to find, they're everywhere! Like, the way to get one of them is in the background in the settings menu! How do they come up with this stuff?
All enemies explode on death is an artifact I do not play without anymore. It's just too much fun.
And anytime I need an hour of mindlessness after a stressful day, picking acrid, choose your items and stacking on death effects is just pure bliss. No other game except RoR1 and RoR2 quite delivers on that note.
Hunting for antifacts was super fun. Trying to think of where else I hadn't checked in the game yet was a great little puzzle experience
sacrifice is the only way i play
@@sdgsgdgsdsdggsdsgd773 I tried swarm+sacrifice+command for the first time last night and I never wanna go back
"The rain formerly known as purple"... is such an awesome tune. I like that all the songs got something to do with rain, but that title is just pure genius.
The reference to Prince in this track is amazing. It's my favorite song from the game as well.
That's the track for stage 5 yeah? Definitely a favourite, a rearrangement of a track from ROR1 as well
@@Harmi-XD Yup, Sky Meadow. I also love that are a lot of tracks like this one that are rearrangements but feel like a natural progression for the feel of the enviroments for this game.
@@Drakulakun couldn't say it any better myself, thematically makes sense to rearrange it, suits the stages better
"...Con lentitud poderosa" is my personal favorite. The slow build up to the climactic and dramatic ending. It's just such a beautiful song. If I was stranded on a planet full of hostile monsters, only to escape from the planet after several years of being forced to kill innocent and friendly creatures that are being mind controlled to attack you, struggling to find basic necessities such as water and food, and being forced to use the items that permanently change you into a god at the cost of your morality and happiness, this song is exactly what it would feel like.
I played hundreds of hours of the first risk of rain game, and have been playing ROR2 since it first went into beta a year ago. This game is so underrated.
I played the first one so much it started to give me eye strain. I reckon with this one not being pixel art that probably won't happen so it's time to jump in!
Why is it now picking up steam? Thought it came out last year
The Midnight Train came out of early access
@@Meltdownlv100 Properly released August this year, was in Early Access for a while.
Yeah, not so much underrated. It seems to be universally loved. Not widely known maybe, but certainly not underrated.
“Whichever way you’re going, you’re going the right way“
That alone makes me really wanna play this
Did you ever end up playing it?
When the reviewer basically says buy the game or you’ll never truly be able to appreciate it... it must feel amazing to create a product that can tailor such an experience.
When people don't realize commiting sudoku is a meme. Not an error.
It must not be a good one then. Or it's a meme that died ages ago.
dont look at memes so really that simple
When people don' t realise that not everyone is sad enough to spend all their time looking at memes.
I didn't know it was a meme, but I had the sense to check the comments first. Well advised, apparently haha
I did not know it was a meme, thought it might have been on purpose though so it was still hilarious.
Skill Up: Why is Risk of Rain 2 so awesome?!
Act Man: Thats my line!
The whole video is like that...
I’ve been humming and hawing over getting Risk of Rain 2 for weeks, but you’ve more than convinced me. I am currently installing it on Steam as I type this. Great review as always!
So how’s the game going?
Sir Apple It’s exactly as he says it is, a blast to play and a good challenge as well. The gameplay in the review seemed almost mindlessly chaotic but when you’re introduced to it in game you’ll adjust very quickly and make sense of it all. Highly recommend!
Kwood
That’s excellent to hear.
I’m glad that you’re enjoying the game.
Having put around 300 hours into the game before 1.0, seeing the very end of the credits where the devs thank you the player was kind of awesome. Honestly not sure why, but it was nonetheless
10:07 I felt physically hurt that you missed the behemoth
Yeah that is extremely depressing lol
Not only that, but he got a focus crystal instead... on huntress
I literally saw 2 legendaries flash and then he got a focus crystal and I was so annoyed
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Seriously been waiting on this review since laymen live where you said you were playing it. I knew you'd love the shit out of it.
I was scared to buy this game out of fear of having another Dead Cells or Gungeon in my collection, but this really sells how unique and rewarding it is. Definitely gonna buy it ASAP
How'd it go?
How is having dead cells ever a bad thing?
The chilling desolate and lonesome feeling of being the only person left in the world is what this game conveys to me. Just like e1m8 from the first shareware episode of Doom did back in the 90's. The outer worldly distorted and reverberated guitar solos and the realization in the end that death is the only way out. It just shakes me to the bones.
Ever heard Six Days by Cellar Darling?
@@Tracker947
Now I have, and I feel it misses the mark. Not saying it was bad, it's just too overstated to express what I tried to put to words in my OP. Listen to E1M8, that's more what I'm talking about, in spite of the crappy midi sounds :)
So glad to see hopoo getting the recognition it deserves. I was always the only one of my friends playing RoR1 and later Deadbolt, and now all the homies be playin RoR2. Heres to more future hits from them, and hoping they don't lose their way as the team expands
Deadbolt is so fun
You have no idea how much I respect your reviews. Ever since I watched your NieR Automata review (when I discovered your channel), I take your verdict very seriously. I am not surprised that Risk of Rain 2 blew my mind after I bought it 3 days ago based on your recommendation.
20:30 puts "...con lentitud ponderosa" in the background instead of "You're Gonna Need A Bigger Ukelele"
Risk of Rain 2’s music is such a trip, I swear each time I hear it, it just blows me away.. love it
That part where huntress picks Focus Crystal instead of Brilliant Behemoth hurts me physically.
Focus crystal is only really useful on melee characters
"I never crashed once" Yeah, you're playing Risk of Rain 2 wrong then, stack 100 fireworks then come back.
If you don’t have enough fireworks for the first chest you open in a new stage to kill the teleporter boss, _then you’re doing it wrong_
When you get enough fireworks, the Interact button becomes your main source of damage instead of the shoot button.
I think it's worth mentioning that this is quite possibly the best transition to 3D that any video game series has ever had. I'd argue that not even mario had this good of a transition going into mario 64.
review hades please, it has officially released
I'm addicted as hell to it.
@@GatsuKS same
@@GatsuKS Hades is liquid crack in game form.
@@GatsuKS I stopped playing a couple of days ago after putting in almost 100 hours and getting all the achievements. I had to uninstall for the sake of my uni work.
I'm listening to the soundtrack right now. I don't listen to game OSTs very often, if at all. Fantastic game.
I grabbed this on Switch a few months back and they've really improved the performance on that port. great game, very hard, sticks+tilt aim is a fun control setup.
That's good to hear. I have it on my switch as well but would hurt my hands after just an hour or so of playing
How is it on Switch (I'm going to get it regardless)?
@@wakyblarg Some slowdown during very chaotic boss battles, but overall quite good. When it first launched early access on switch it was a slideshow, now it's pretty friggin' great TBH. The tilt aim makes it feel very toy-like and chill (in a good way) but still hard and addictive.
Glad to see it has some gyro aiming. I’m honestly baffled whenever developers don’t use gyro aiming after Nintendo showed how amazing that can be with Breath of the Wild. Same thing with PS4 games.
@@Kekoapono I agree. This should be the way forward, especially for shooters. Sticks take too long to turn and aim, a mouse is less comfortable for prolonged play, and VR takes expensive hardware and makes people sick. I think the Switch is on to something by combining a traditional controller (the Switch Pro controller is my favorite of the 4 various controllers I use) with motion control. Unfortunately, most 3rd party devs are adding the tilt control as an afterthought, if at all. Wolfenstein is a great example. New Colossus on switch is an excellent port and that much more fun with the tilt aim (but good God, Youngblood is a joke). However, there's a very useful lean mechanic in that game that's frankly a little awkward by default, you have to hold a shoulder button and stick direction while aiming with left trigger and shooting with right. Imagine how smooth this would be if you could just yaw (rotate) the controller to lean? Imagine how fun this would be in Rainbow Six Siege (not on switch but popular on the other consoles). I feel like nintendo got the memo and devs didn't. The fun part of VR is using your hands more, Someone like me wants that experience without wearing a big stupid thing on my head and being dead to the world. No shade on VR fans, my point is that there is a middle ground between traditional controls and newschool immersion, and the switch is *almost* there but the industry hasn't caught up.
I've been seeing you tweet about it and wondering when will you make this video.
Finally it's here
Ror2 is such a good and addicting game and I'm glad you're playing it
Imagine being blessed with all these roguelikes this year. RoR2, Hades, Binding of Isaac Repentance comes later this year. Ive also seen good reviews for Going Under as well.
Spelunky 2 as well
If you like both rhythm games and roguelikes, SkillUp also recommended BPM: Bullets Per Minute. Hopefully that game will get more content updates as well so it's a broader roguelike experience!
Returnal now on the PS5
Shout out for Caveblazers.
I always have this brewing in my head and I wanna express it now lol. When I played Warframe at first, I lauded it for it's liberal power level it gives to it's players, making you feel like a god. However, the game just turns into a grindy cheesefest as you get more overpowered and it stops getting challenging. They try to combat this by putting in scaling but it ultimately turns everything into oneshot bullet sponge.
Then I found Risk of Rain 2 - like warframe, you start as a whimp and gather items to become a God. Difference is, Risk of Rain doesn't have any cheese mechanics, and all the insane shit you do is done by moving around and attacking and strategically using skills constantly, not like Warframe where you sit at one corner pressing the same button or just spamming e e e e e on a crowd. And not to mention, the heart pumping mega boss fights compared to Warframe's invulnerability phase bosses.
I really feel RoR2 got the 'God' mechanic right, seeing that endgame is not you cheesing the game, but fighting your way with everything you got.
:0 someone else that played both wf and risk of rain
I'm playing both as well, also noticed that RoR2 gave me the high Warframe failed to provide at the time. I'm almost MR30, Helminth system was quite refreshing in that regard, but nothing can beat RoR2 where you start fresh and build up power in every run.
Actually inspired some thoughts for the roguelike mode for Warframe, or a spinoff, could be fun.
Warframe's difficulty issues lie way, waaaay deeper than the "cheese". One of which being player power level increasing while games power level not moving for a while.
this is literally how i felt when i played this too since it came out in early access, i immediately thought that warframe should feel like this when its more difficult. Glad to see i wasnt the only one who felt that way
also though i played the first risk of rain and really enjoyed it so when i got that sense when i played the second one i was like whoa lol
DUDE. I had the EXACT CONVERSATION with a friend the other day. Warframe hides immense power from you just out of reach to keep you playing, but this game hands it to you on a silver platter. Funny enough I got into Skill Up because of his Warframe video and I still am a huge fan
Devs thank you at the end credits, it makes me proud of hopo and how far he has come
I have to compliment this review for how well done it is. The details of information covered in each area mention
ed was straight to the point, while covering all necessary information with a short and sweet example/s from the game. Normal with the amount of topics to cover many other reviews would take more than 30 mins but this review was only 23 minutes.
If you want a detailed review to find out if Risk of Rain 2 is the game for you, this review will do just that for you.
Well worth it to watch.
YES, I've been wanting this since the game's 1.0 update came out. Thank you for actually listening when I asked for a review, I'd lost all hope at this point.
Also, as a Risk of Rain 1 fan, I've technically been playing this for close to a decade, and this is a surprisingly in-depth and thoughtful video. You really nailed the appeal of the various systems.
SkillUp: Activates a combat shrine then never looks behind himself.
Me: I think my stomach and heart just switched places.
"Before Sepik's Prime himself shows up" 18:20
I'm glad I'm not the only one who calls that boss Sepik's Prime.
0:28 this is how i would describe your reviews.
this video is perfect as always. never change.
edit: i watched the video now. although i'm a rogue like fan i always thought this game looked bad when i looked it up multiple times but when you show it to me it suddenly looks great. as always your passion jumps over to your viewers like covid-19
Hahaha, there's something about becoming so powerful that just the act of being attacked once starts a chain reaction that clears the map. Really fun game, lots of options to keep gameplay fresh. I played the first one for hours on end and I'm blown away how well they've transferred that feeling to 3d.
Your reviews are just out of this world! I really really enjoy watching them, they seem to come from a place of deep love and compassion for games which no games urinalist could ever hope to achieve.
I always come back to this game. It's one of those games you can put down for a few months and then hop right back in like you never stopped playing
Will you ever review Dead Cells? I know you've talk aroundt it but never did a review sadly :(
Yeah to late. He can do hades tho
@@InnerRise I want to believe :(
You're holding out from buying Dead Cells years after it came out because it hasn't been reviewed enough ? Or by skill up? Yikes.
@@DroneCorpse I've bought Dead Cells a long time ago, I just like Ralph's reviews that's all, and a lot what he says about Risk of Rain 2 makes me think of Dead Cells. You don't have to be condescending.
@@DroneCorpse maybe when the new update comes out.
I started playing this a few weeks ago. My first time playing lasted about 40 minutes. The second session? Four hours, ending at about 1:30 in the morning. RoR2 is a gem.
With every achievement and nearly 200 hours in the game I can easily say: you didn't even get into the meat of the game.
The game is fantastic right of the start, it gets even better as you start to unlock the artifacts. They allow you to vastly change how the game is played.
Are you still learning and want to do a few test runs to figure out combos? artifact of command, it lets you choose your items.
Do you exclusively want to focus on the fight and you don't want to deal with chests? the artifact of sacrifice takes away chests and makes enemies drop items.
want to turn it into a bullet time game? swarms double enemies and half their health.
do you think the enemies are falling behind? evolution gives every enemy one item per stage.
do you want to go for a low/no hit run? glass gives you 5x damage and 10% health.
the amount of game variation just by throwing on a few modifiers is amazing.
The alternate skills/attacks for the survivors can massively change their playstyles as well, acrid's poison can be changed to blight, which can kill and stack. that changes his go to loadout from occasionally using his ability to pushing it as much as possible.
and finally if you're getting really good at the game and you want to do something harder you can play eclipse mode.
it's solo only, always on monsoon (hard), and adds a new modifier each time you beat it on a character.
and a final great thing about it is how clearly the devs just want you to have fun. the game isn't balanced for more than 4 people and it gets out of hand pretty quick, but with 2 simple console commands you can modify the maximum lobby size all the way up to 16.
It really is one of my favourite games, from how seriously you can take it, to how much of a mess you can make it with some friends.
Such a classic feel to it you just don't get in games anymore. Absolutely love this game can't get enough.
Loved this game. The first world, my favorite, feels like a combination of Talon IV in Metroid Prime and the early grasslands in Halo, with something similar to 'A walk in the woods' playing in the background. Add to that a color pallette that feels a little bit like the No Man's Sky retro sci-fi style and I can't help but loving it. Serene, yet hectic at the same time.
Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me
Kiss the rain
Whenever I'm gone too long
If your lips feel lonely and thirsty
Kiss the rain
And wait for the dawn
Keep in mind
We're under the same sky
And the night's
As empty for me as for you
If you feel
You can't wait 'til morning
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
I need no convincing, I already love the game.
I've spent over 90 hours on the game, and been playing since very early in early access.
Still, I really enjoyed your review. As always, great analysis, and amazing video !
virgin
@@ShadowWalsh incel
@@ShadowWalsh who hurt you?
@@ShadowWalsh 90 hours is nothing
Ror2 isn’t a game you can tell or show people, it’s a game you just have to try out and imo after that first run you’ll be hooked.
I'll never forget the first time I threw the Huntress's glaive a herd of 20+ lemurians and my 5 stacked ukulele's turned them into 0 lemurians in less than five seconds. fucking magic
the glaive must be the mosy satisfying ability in the game.
@@joeltarnabene5026 *sad ballista noises*
did he just quote the ukulele in ror2 "and his music was electric"?!?!?! BOI!!
DUDE your writing is just GREAT i swear !! When you really like and appreciate a game, the way you talk about it is so touching. 20:31 from this point on, the way you talk about the game is poetic, and the editing and picking out the perfect sections of the game's ost is also something that you do amazingly.
Beyond being helpful tools to know what game to buy or not, your reviews are actually just GREAT VIDEOS. I swear each time I get on youtube and see that you've uploaded one, i think "aww yea, I can sit back and enjoy a well crafted item of entertainment". It's like at this point, your videos have become a sort of series whose episodes are as diverse as they are enjoyable to watch.
You're amazing at what you do man !! Keep going and I hope you're getting as much enjoyment and gratification from it as when you started with it all. Thank you for your videos
"Risk of Rain 2 really makes you feel like a 90% chance of rain"
Its one of those games which I tried to get my friends to play for a really long time. They said the combat looked alright but nothing special, but once they started playing it all clicked for them. The endless scaling for player power and enemy power is intoxicating and that simplicity is what really makes it addictive for me.
This is one of the best reviews of a game I've ever seen.
There is literally no better game reviews out there. Perfection.
Mahmoud Zhiri video game knight and African warlord
"REX shoots poison bolts"
*shows Acrid on screen*
I must say Ralph you continue to impress me with such videos. I love your reviews, such passion and love for games it's really remarkable. Been watching you since Division stuff and you've made a great job. Please keep it up, best wishes from Russia.
8:49
It's a she. Loader is female btw.
I know, I was surprised when I found out too
Other rogue likes: yeah, I guess you can get kinda powerful
Risk of rain 2: No, you don't become god, you kill him and devour the universe
I'm glad you loved this so much!!! I think you did a wonderful job on the script for this video. You described the game beautifully! I got chills several times while listening to you talk about it.
I've been a huge fan of the Risk of Rain series and have been loving it through all of the Early Access. I am so excited for their post 1.0 content!
0:23 committing sudoku!
Inigo Montoya: I don't think....
holy shit this guy loves this game. This is the most intense praise I've ever heard
This game deserves the praise tbh. Its the most fun ive had playing a video game in a while
Completely random question but what recording software does he use, obs isn't working like I want it to rn
0:34-0:40, spending way too much time on merriam webster ralph!
PSA from anyone wanting to try it out: check the Wiki and unlock other characters ASAP. The default one, Commando, is UNBELIVABELY boring. I was shocked how anyone could recommend this game, until I unlocked other characters, who are all 10x more fun. His kit is just braindead, many people on reddit agree that he's no. 1 cause people drop the game before they really see what it has to offer.
"Committing Sudoku"; I think you're thinking of a different game!
i think you just missed an old meme on the internet
Seppuku? :p
@@xXSuReaLXx Unless the "different game" he's referring to is Dark Souls lol
When you make a joke about a joke and everyone assumes that you're the one that missed the joke...
This is one of the best game reviews I have ever seen. It's organized, specific, and creative. An incredible combination. Based on this review alone I'm planning to immediately spend money on this game.
Oy, you’re going to do Dwarf Fortress once it comes out, right?
Wait, its not oficially out yet?
HDKALLZ 02, not the steam release
@@doxazo5512 I hope he gets to experience that game, but I fear he might not have the time.
Hey hey people, Seth here
5:16
Skill Up: "Many attacks can be performed WHILE sprinting"
Also Skill Up: *Shows Huntress firing her bow while walking*
Just wanted to come back to this comment section to say: I almost never buy new games. I am one of those gamers who picks my competitive game and my casual game and just sticks with them for 1000s of hours. For me its Fortnite and OSRS. I bought Risk of Rain 2 after watching this review weeks ago and it is now my favorite game of all time. It has so much depth and intensity. You can make it whatever you want. Please try it out. Great review Skill.
hmm might have to try it out thanks for your comment
7:18
Commando can roll,huntress can teleport, MUL-T can charge, artificer can float, rex push himself back, mercenary can dash infinite(no) times, loader can swing like spider man
Captain: *BADASS WALKING*
Great review of a great game. But my favorite thing is the items and choice there are a lot of chests and they are random however you do get a lot of item choice with stuff like 3-d printers and capsules that you get to make some amazing builds such as more defense or boss damage and each character has some items that benefit it more and it’s absolutely fantastic I’ve been trying to get my freinds to buy and play this game now I will show them this review thank you
Skillup: what's going on here may look like chaos,
me: it is, but its organized chaos
I've gotten to 3hr+ runs shit feel so hype and deaths feel like their your fault
I remember playing the first Risk of Rain like 6 years ago. I loved it then and I'm sure I'll love the sequel. All of these things were present in the original, except it was 2D. Amazing game, glad it's getting attention.
Wow this is the easiest youve ever sold me a game. Getting this now
I've logged countless hours in RoR1 and 2. As soon as RoR2's early access dropped I bought it. I haven't gotten all the Artifacts (yet, only the ones I really wanted to make my runs that much more chaotic), but I've unlocked all characters and blasted all (except Captain) into oblivion. I've beaten the game on Monsoon with all them, unlocked their alternate loadouts, and loved every moment of it.
Hopoo is doing such a damn good job, and Chris Christodoulou (music composer) sticking around is such a win.
Something about the aesthetic of this game just makes it so off-putting to me. I keep getting recommended it, and I'm sure it's great, but I still can't quite get over the appearance yet lol. I would've rathered a lower fidelity but stylized look instead of this weird, muddy, bad-for-the-PS1 thing.
I freaking love comments like this. It really highlights the level of subjectivity when it comes to games. That's why I find it so hard to recommend titles. It usually goes like this. "Man that game was so much fun, incredible narrative, I liked most of the characters, and the gameplay was just super fun and responsive. But maybe pass on it because of X."
Damn wish I could relate but I think all art style should be embraced to a degree so these type are ways to get into
Yeah, the look of this turns me off.
@@Zathren Holy shit, you comment on another person disagreeing and you actually appreciate it? When I read your first sentence, I actually expected you to go "OP is stupid for dismissing the game because of the art style." I know this sounds strange, but I really appreciate your comment.
It does look pretty ugly. But if the gameplay is as good as people say...
This is such a well written and articulate review about a game that's truly special, a masterpiece with specific vision and passion that's almost never seen from such a small team. Hopoo Games have made something special here, and Skill Up did a marvelous job of describing why.
To be 100% honest I have no interest in playing this. However this is what gaming is about! so many systems working off each other so perfectly and everything has a reason and purpose.
Great review Ralph!
Get the 2 hour demo on Steam
As a quick note, there is no procedural generation for the maps in any way except item placement. The maps themselves are set and crafted. There won't be a rock where there wasnt one before.
There are, however, alternate maps. Titanic plains and distant roost both have an alternate map. But those aren't procedural either, they're crafted maps as well.
1:20 Committing “sodoku”
Yeah it’s a meme
It's a meme.
The joke
Your head
Truly appreciate the time you put into this review. Very well executed. I'll be checking this one out! Thx!
Got this a while ago in early access, nice game to go back to every now and then, never really held my attention to be long tbh
Probably one of my favorite co op games I've played in a long time next to Warframe. Its nice to see more people appreciating it more and more games like this.
"Dying to a one"
Ignores one hit protection, video literally unwatchable, disliked, reported, and doxxed
In one sentence, it's a masterful symphony playing a classic piece.
"Not many games allow for such overpowered scaling"
*looks at the latest items rework for league of legends*
I really don't think anyone does better game reviews than you , the writing is just excellent
"Don't do research before you play this game" - Dude this is my research, you are the only spoiler I need to decide if I am going to dive it. And I am going to. Need to get it on PS4.
Hell yes. Way cheaper usually if you buy it physical and you get both games!
@@teemunnee Yeah but I might switch to a PS5 that has no physical slot.
I want to but this game as well but didn't it have a glitch where it deleted all your progress on console
@@Pikuninpizza not that I'm aware? I've played about 90 hours and it's been fine
@@teemunnee oh thank you I'll probably buy then
Committing sudoku, lmao. That's one tradition I'm glad history has forgotten but I'm glad those Samurai cleansed their shame in 9 digits.
Skillup, I love your videos, I love that you are usually very honest and I feel you make genuine reviews, I also like your personality and your brothers and I watch a lot of laymen gaming too.
This is why I am so disappointed that a lot of your videos are sponsored by Raycon, which is basically the raid shadow legends of earbuds. Theres a lot of information out there and Raycon is not a good quality product and It is not worth Its price. Its a product where all the money was spent into marketing and not into making a quality product.
I dont really know how many people buy Raycons, specifically, because of your videos, It might be insignificant, in fact, the people who buy Raycons without further research might "deserve" to get ripped off. Obviously you dont force anybody to buy Raycons, but for me, It still gives a bad taste, because, while I think your content is genuine, I dont think your recommendation of Raycons is genuine too.
I cant really tell you not to get sponsored and cant choose the sponsor for you, nor do I have the right to judge you, because of your sponsors, but I still hope you see this.
In a world where youtube demonetises videos over random reasons, videos get copyright claimed over 1sec of sound etc. content creators often just cannot avoid sponsors as its a safe income except for the worst case scenario of channel deletion(which also happens more and more often). Keep in mind these are not future proof jobs so they can't just say, hey iam doing ok now so I would in a year...
Overall I do understand your sentiment though. But if its Raycon or the random VPN services, the end result is the same I am afraid
This game was made by aliens dude. Humans can't make shit like this. 30 hours into the game and I'm entering Zen mode every time I start a run. This is maximum gaming. Hardcore and spiritually rewarding.