a ton of red flags regarding these cool looking games: developed by a studio who has never done such a thing before; secrecy about gameplay mode; usually a developer in a country with little media coverage
yeah they usually prerender gameplay videos with all the cool effects that your gpu definitely can't handle, so when you play the game it's going to be all dialed down. also jankiness
not to mention chinese studios. china cant even feed their people real food or build buildings without replacing integral materials with cheaper replacements just to save a penny.
@@mikisee4288The people making Dune are also pretty well known, Conan Exiles was quite popular only thing I'm worried about from them is it being really janky.
I didn’t like it at all at first, saw my friend play it, the game felt meh and he sucked. Then i tried myself and changed the control setup so that you controlled what angle to swing with the Right stick, i loved the game it was so much fun!
Pre-ordering was important back when games existed physically because you actually needed to secure your copy before they sold out. In the digital age there is genuinely no reason to pre-order anything
Black Myth Wukong is another game that has me very skeptical but also very interested, looks incredible and too ambitious but I really hope it turns out to be great
I played the first area during the gamescom showcase. It’s the most responsive dodge mechanic, and absolutely incredible combat in general! Great art design and Over the Top boss encounters
Why? Have you played Black Desert? Its the same developers. The combat mechanics are phenomenal and the gameplay is great. Them being the same developers of Black Desert washed away any bad feelings I had, If they implement the combat just like in Black Desert that alone will carry the game.
You’ve clearly never played Black Desert Online then. Like half the things in the trailer you can already do in BDO. If you look at gameplay of BDO, you’ll be convinced its not a real game because the combat is the most advanced combat system in the world for an MMO 😂. Its made by Pearl Abyss who makes the most advanced MMO in the world right now. Best graphics and best combat
@@ChiefKief6Nine it just feels like they're trying too hard to put every popular game into one game. And yes I've played BDO thank you. It's not the combat, it's the game as a whole is what looks too good to be true
Yeahh, United Front and Square Enix fumbled hard by trying and failing to do an open world multiplayer, Triad Wars, instead of committing to a true sequel.
@@DillyBar_666 They made a video about these games that aren’t even out yet saying they didn’t live up to the hype. Gameranx must be some time travelers.
Probably because unlike these other games, Crimson Desert is being made by a known dev who already proven they can handle big open world games; Black Desert
Out of all of these. Most likely for success is either Dune or Squadron 42,.. I say squadron 42 because it’s backed by massive loads of money and a company that will put a ton of time effort and resources into it to make it perfect
@@Todcream It doesn't need to be on the list. Have you played Black Desert? It's the same developers, the combat alone would carry Crimson Desert even if it has a crappy story.
Soulslike ... soulslike ... soulslike ... why do they have to ruin every promising game with that tedious gameplay mechanic these days? I don't care to fight one single enemy for 10-20 minutes and repeat the fight over and over and over again until I succeed. I want to progress in a game, see new things, not waste time honing useless skills that impress no one.
100% agree! And, the condescension and dictatorship of not allowing us to choose a less difficult level so that we could actually enjoy the game? Frankly, I think those studios deserve to fail. Life and work are hard, games are supposed to be fun escapism not grinding torture.
not really, Dark souls was so iconic that ppl nowadays call every games that have melee combat and tough enemies/bosses fights soulslike. So they're come to more a genre rather than inspired by Dark souls
@@duyestalia7851 That's what makes it so sad. They made bad or non-existing game balancing a feature (less work for devs, yay) that slowly takes over the whole genre of third person action adventures that used to be fun and ruins it for everyone who doesn't care for an unecessarily frustrating challenge. I play games to relax, not be stressed out more. I know, people will say "Just get gud!". But I don't want to invest time to "get gud". I just wanna have fun! What's so hard about implementing difficulty levels? Everyone who loves to be whipped hard by their games can still do it, and everyone else can just play. Where is the harm in that? Are people afraid that they can't prove that they beat the game on the hardest difficulty level?
For real. Lies of p and lords of the fallen both looked like so much fun, and I won’t let myself even bother because I already know I’m just gonna be annoyed by it. Lmao people acting like it’s fun grinding and stressing about some mf pixels. 😂
You don't need to take a huge dump on Souls games to say you prefer other types of games. It's a genre that deserves to exist as much as more "casual" games do. Most games people say will be "Souls like" never actually are, but that term sells, so they say it in marketing. Believe it or not, some people like challenge in their games. And when you decide to play a game, you will only ever hone the same skills as every other game you play, I'm sorry to tell you. 50 hrs playing Dark Souls is fundamentally no different than 50 hrs playing The Last of Us. It's ALL a "waste of time".
The "Mobile phone ad quality animation" is what I've learned to look out for. It is easy, especially with UE5, to make fancy looking animations. Lots of standing NPCs, set pieces, no flaws in execution. That stuff.
WATCH DOGS E3 2012 Takes the cake for this. Man the dreams that demo sold me. The funny thing is Ubisoft could make so much money if they released a remake of the E3 2012 version on the current gen consoles cos this lineup of consoles can actually have that much graphic fidelity.
@@marcelomoreno7 I don't know you game that time but what they showed and what they delivered was completely different, took them more than a year to fix it but ofcourse it's normal now
You’ve clearly never played Black Desert Online then. Like half the things in the trailer you can already do in BDO. If you look at gameplay of BDO, you’ll be convinced its not a real game because the combat is the most advanced combat system in the world for an MMO 😂. Its made by Pearl Abyss who makes the most advanced MMO in the world right now. Best graphics and best combat
They've proven they have the tech for Squadron 42. You can play the dog-fighting in Star Citizen already, the large planets, aspects of the FPS, mission gameplay, and more. What they've not shown yet is the realistic crewmember AI. Even if they don't manage that, the game is still absolutely groundbreaking.
@@NakinyerkYeah, the replication layer which enables it (and crash recovery) is pure genius. I expect we'll see something like that in other games going forward too.
10: Phantom Blade Zero 9: Lost Fragment 8: Spine 7: Project: The Perceiver 6: Chrono Odyssey 5: Ill (I think... would be nice to put the title on the screen, mate) 4. Where Winds Meet 3. Wronged Us 2. Dune: Awakening 1. Squadron 42
The Bouncer on PS2, seeing that trailer on vhs before PS2 was even here. Man after final fantasy on PS1 this looked like it was gonna be a real time FF in stunning set piece, choreography, story glory
Inane mainly means "void/empty", in Latin ("nihil" also being a Latin word...). So those developers (?) have chosen to name themselves "nothing nothing", really. Which is even worse!
Dune is in decent hands, the developers did Conan exiles. And squadron 42 has potential but I'm only gonna be hyped if Mark the legend himself shows up and says" Hey believe in the force. The game is coming."
They are called FUNCON for a reason. Conan exiles is a buggy mess every patch they do. I loved Conan but its full of cheaters and bugs. When I found out Funcom was making DUne I lost interest.
Saying they did Conan Exiles isn't the vouch of confidence you think it is, yes it's large and ambitious obviously they can handle those aspects, but oh boy does it have a lot of issues
Guys I said decent. It's not going to be that bad but it's not going to be that good either. It's decent meaning neutral standards. Yeah I played CE I know it's a mess a lot of the time, with dropping frames during sandstorms etc.. but They try to stay true to the source material be it that it's completely washed by mediocre gameplay. I want to see if this will do better. It's definitely over ambitious I agree and hope to God that they work on patching stuff.
I was hoping that crimson desert will definitely top this list and stellar blade. It disappointing not to see both game in here cause they are definitely too good to be true.
Phantom Blade 0 is the first game trailer that literally made me cry from how hype it was. My emotions were all over the place bro. Really hope this game is as great as it looks
If you only follow big news articles, then it would seem like Squadron 42 "disappeared," but if you are a part of the community, CIG actually gives regular updates and roadmaps. It's expected that a release date will be announced later this year. Also, people act like it's taken forever just to make the game when the reality is that they have built an entirely NEW game engine to make SQ42 and Star Citizen. One that I'm certain they will license out to other developers as an alternative to Unreal and Unity. Will the game be any good? We'll have to wait and see.
Just out of curiosity, because I am not in the Star Citizen community, how many times have their "roadmaps" actually been correct, and how many times have CIG had to "adjust" their initial estimates?
"Nihil" and "Inane" are ancient Latin words, and they both mean "Nothing". I wouldn't have much hope for a game from a never heard before developer with such a name, especially if it looks "too good to be true". Thanks for your videos!
not exactly, 'nihil' is closer to the concept of 'null' or 'void' and 'inane' is a french word that comes from 'inanis' which translates better as 'meaningless', so 'nihil inane' would be something like 'meaningless void', which is much more dramatic than just the antonym of 'something'.
@@TheSportsCore "Inane" is just Latin, no need to go to the French neo-Latin version. Of course it means "the void", "emptiness", "inconsistency", "the incorporeal". "Nihil", if you want, can also be translated as "zero", "nothing", "the void". Both terms mean "nothing" broadly, depending on the context. One thing though: they're both nouns, and "inane" can also be an adverb. No adjective, so you cannot translate the way you did there with "meaningless void". It's more like "nothing nothing", or "emptiness nothing", or any other odd coupling of adjacently-meaning nouns of the same kind. FAR from trust inspiring, in any case.
I remember when we saw the first gameplay trailer for TLOU2 and we were all skeptical that it would ACTUALLY play as good as it looked. But also that was from an established developer with a good track record... much more reason to be skeptical about many of these.
The game I am anticipating most since I learned about it in 2018 and saw the (very rough) 2017 demo is Squadron 42. And while it sure is also a bit because of the graphics (I am somebody who can really appreciate good graphics or good art-style), it is also because of how the game is (as far as I understand it) structured and how the gameplay works: - Good mix of gameplay with everything from Space-Combat, FPS-Combat, FPS Puzzles and Jump-and-Run, Social gameplay, cutscenes, investigation in both Space and FPS, ... If they get the pacing right the amount of gameplay-systems at play here alone will help hugely with it not feeling as repetitive - The Mission-Design is very interesting. The general idea is this: You have 27 Missions and between those you return to the Idris (capital ship) you are stationed on and can then interact in more social elements, until you get the next mission assigned which will be briefed to you in the briefing-room. This is a pretty unique setup I think (at least for a modern game) as so many games let you choose what to do next and while inside the actual mission SQ42 will also have multiple paths to success, the missions itself seem pretty set from the start. The one mission we saw parts of in the 2017 demo I thought also had quite a good flow with investigation, a bit of Space-Combat then more investigation, flying to a new location and then stealth and FPS-Combat (and after that presumably an escape sequence) - There is NO big RPG-Level up system. I do think those make sense for games BUT I also do want some games that simply don't have these stats you need to level up and at this point basically every game has at least a bit of that. In SQ42 you do have soft-leveling which means the more you do an action the better you get at it but that is simply done during gameplay and doesn't force you to constantly read in a menu what to level up next. From what I can gather even guns and other equipment doesn't necessarily need to be bought but can be "simply used" due to the fact that you are part of the Navy and therefore have access to all their Equipment. It might very well be that because of progression you don't have access to everything from the beginning (maybe the more successful missions you do the better the equipment gets you can borrow for your missions) but I don't have an inventory where I constantly need to keep my equipment organised until the space is all used up - I mean, the tech is also a huge factor, but not only the graphics, also the features that actually have an impact on the game and how missions play out: No loading-screens, being able to fly everywhere (even if during the missions you will probably be somewhat limited as you are part of a Navy-Mission) and what is still somewhat unproven as due to Server-Performance we can't test it in the alpha yet: The Social AI (from what CIG says it sounds absolutely amazing BUT that's what they say and while I am by no means somebody that thinks they are lying it is also just their opinion and I need to make my own) - The Setting. To be honest, the SC-Universe is (for me) the perfect blend between StarWars and StarTreck. Not as fantasy as StarWars but also not that dedicated to realism, giving us a bit more freedom for fun in Lore and Gameplay. Also, most people don't even realise HOW MASSIVE the lore of SC already is (I too only know probably less than 1% of it) and the events of SQ42 are already existent in the lore (yes, there are quite a few spoilers in lore at this very moment) and I am very interested how they leverage this entire universe they already build for environmental storytelling - Voice-Acting/Motion Capture: I always find this quite hard to judge from trailers but the 1.5h Vertical Slice from 2017 I thought was very well done for what they are going for. Of course, the actors are also fun but to be honest I mostly enjoy those because of how other people react when they see all the actors connected to this project (and how basically nobody even notices Mark Hamill constantly talking during the last Trailer until they show him front-on). What I find most interesting here are the new technics they are trying to use for making all this a lot more dynamic/realistic: Walk-and-Talk (which is still very rare in games as it is extremely difficult), Characters stopping a conversation even when you don't look at them and give them your attention in some instances, dynamic conversations in the environment (what I found most "impressive" was when a character was simply coughing as I have rarely ever heard something like that in a game when simply walking around, ...) ... There is even more but this comment is long enough already. Let's just say I unfortunately have high expectations and I really hope CIG can deliver a good, hopefully fantastic experience here. I am of course very much the person who doesn't think they are blatantly lying (as I think my comment already shows) so I do believe them when they say they are feature complete. That does however still mean there is still quite some work ahead of them, especially for such an ambitious game and they already said they are only giving us a release-date when they are certain they can hit it (shortly before going gold was said). I personally expect it in the first half of 2025 but that is as much a guess as anybody can do right now
My number 1 is definitely Squadroon 42. Huge space nerd, kinda meh´d by Starfield, it´s been sad to see almost nobody in AAA field doing proper huge space games. So if Squadroon delivers, it will be quite huge.
not really, soulslike come to a common genre now rather than just Dark souls inpired game, because DS was too iconic so ppl nowaday call every games with melee combat and tough enemies / bosses fight soulslike. I mean if GoW wasn't a well-known series and just a new game come out ppl would eventually call it soulslike
@@duyestalia7851 if it has hard (mostly skill based) combat, lock-on mechanics and stamina usage for all three of attacking/blocking/rolling (the core elements that make up a Souls-ish) then to me, it's more akin to Souls-ish games than anything else. However, that being said, many games before DS had these mechanics, DS just made them more popular. (I say "Souls-ish" instead of "Souls-like" because during an interview, Miyazaki himself said he prefers that terminology)
Pearl Abyss came to mind when I read the title of the video because PA basically announced that they will be making 3 games at the same time which is pretty crazy. I personally would put DokeV on the list instead of Crimson Desert as some people said in the comments because Crimson Desert was originally planned to be an MMO but they changed it to single player which is much more believable considering the graphic details are insane to be an MMO However for DokeV there has been no recent update regarding the gameplay at all compared to Crimson Desert which already released a gameplay trailer last year The other game is called Plan 8.... I'm not surprise if they even forget about this one
Not sure how the collection of Souls Like games are supposed to be 'too good to be true' They are all the same, Big boss fights that need pixel perfect timing and masochistic player base. I like the looks of Spine, puts me in mind of the Oni game from years back.
You’ve clearly never played Black Desert Online then. Like half the things in the trailer you can already do in BDO. If you look at gameplay of BDO, you’ll be convinced its not a real game because the combat is the most advanced combat system in the world for an MMO 😂. Its made by Pearl Abyss who makes the most advanced MMO in the world right now. Best graphics and best combat
Space Marine 2 isn't really "too good to be true" since it not that big of a scope. And fans expectations isn't really that high, we just want more of the 1st one, heck we're already glad they're making a sequel.
Rdr2 proved we could have amazing visuals, gameplay, depth, and storytelling all in one package. The problem with these is the devs who are probably all unproven
It's super interesting to me that games are the one medium that seems to alwayd suffer the longer it's worked on, but also bad if they aren't worked on enough. It's like you hear a studio has been working on a game for 3 years and you know it's probably goingnto be good. Longer than that and quality seems to drop exponentially
Cyberpunk God of War, last of us horizon . Really ??? New Mario's just xbox kinda socks everything else is golden . Buyy a atari 2600. Nes she's genesis she's .. gaming awesome these days
Okay... seems like there are more and more games that are being made damn-near just for me! • Phantom Blade 0 • Spine • Project: The Perciever • *Chrono Odyssey* • Where Winds Meet If just *one* of those games came out each year, I will be one happy Gamer!
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It's weird. The more advanced graphics we get in modern games the more I want to go back and play retro games. Currently playing through Resident Evil 1 on PSX and couldn't be happier.
Same. Ive actually bought SQ42 so I sure hope its true lol. But constant dev updates via Email and the work from SQ42 making it into Star citizen keep me hopeful.
I always trust game trailers released by studios like Capcom and FromSoftware, which have accumulated many years of game development technology and know-how, and are full of actual game footage that makes me think, ``Well, that looks interesting.'' . It's true that new game companies create ultra-realistic graphics and images of incredibly grand worlds that catch the eye, but these elements actually have little to do with the pleasure you feel when actually playing the game.
"To good to be true" is the most accurate statement in this day and age, they show you one thing and sell something completely different.....any other industry would be constantly battling in courts, imagine a new car, a new lawn mower a new PC part....whatever it may be being completely different from its adverts and its specification list! Gaming industry gets away with murder.
Saw something last night about someone developing a game called “Open”. It’s a game about “Ready Player One”. Not sure whether cinematic only means “too good to be true” or if the concept itself leads to unrealistic expectations. For now I’m just concerned.
If these games are too good to be true the gaming industry truly has fallen from high places. None of this seemed impressive other than number 9. And then again, it's all marketing footage.
I'm at a weird point where new games all look bad to me, and the games I'm nostalgic about have started to show their age and don't really hold up ... is this it? Did I grow out of video games?
My kid loved Vector many moons ago. Thanks to your B4YB of Helldivers 2, we have another game to play. And he's 15 now so he doesn't always like playing games with dad. I appreciate the assist. 😊
I remember when everyone said Black Myth Wukong couldn't be real. Now it's releasing in 5 months. Hopefully some of these games see the light of day as well
How about a list of games that exceeded expectations? Like games that didn’t look all that great, due to marketing or maybe other reasons, but ended up being amazing when they got released.
Hard to tell which trend is worse; fake games that are just CG videos with fake HUD elements tacked on, or actual games that came out, but had tons of bullshots and wound up looking nothing at all like the pictures. I mean, it was definitely too good be to be true 20 years ago when some PS2 games tried to look like something that wouldn't be possible until the PS3, but it only makes the fake trailer stuff more bizarre when there's little to nothing stopping people from making a lot of these games technologically impressive looking.
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a ton of red flags regarding these cool looking games: developed by a studio who has never done such a thing before; secrecy about gameplay mode; usually a developer in a country with little media coverage
The Day Before Vibes^^
yeah they usually prerender gameplay videos with all the cool effects that your gpu definitely can't handle, so when you play the game it's going to be all dialed down. also jankiness
not to mention chinese studios. china cant even feed their people real food or build buildings without replacing integral materials with cheaper replacements just to save a penny.
the only game that has a well known studio is probably Pearl Abyss as they made black desert online and that was pretty big.
@@mikisee4288The people making Dune are also pretty well known, Conan Exiles was quite popular only thing I'm worried about from them is it being really janky.
The original Dead Island looked insane for the time it came out.
The beach looks still dope
I mean still a great game
I didn’t like it at all at first, saw my friend play it, the game felt meh and he sucked.
Then i tried myself and changed the control setup so that you controlled what angle to swing with the Right stick, i loved the game it was so much fun!
wait what you could control the angle of swinging? I never knew that lol@@Makabert.Abylon
Yuppppp
I hope these games are great, but no matter how great any game looks, I will never, ever, EVER pre-order again.
ive wasted so much money on games that undelivered so hard
Pre-ordering was important back when games existed physically because you actually needed to secure your copy before they sold out. In the digital age there is genuinely no reason to pre-order anything
Black Myth Wukong is another game that has me very skeptical but also very interested, looks incredible and too ambitious but I really hope it turns out to be great
I came to the comments to post this game! But you’re right ! I’m also not 100% on black myth wukong
I played the first area during the gamescom showcase. It’s the most responsive dodge mechanic, and absolutely incredible combat in general! Great art design and Over the Top boss encounters
Black Myth has been played by people and its 100%
black myth had a play test and even ign played it. u should watch it
I started putting my hopes on unknown studios seeing how good stellar blade is
Crimson Desert is definitely on my list
Why? Have you played Black Desert? Its the same developers. The combat mechanics are phenomenal and the gameplay is great. Them being the same developers of Black Desert washed away any bad feelings I had, If they implement the combat just like in Black Desert that alone will carry the game.
You’ve clearly never played Black Desert Online then. Like half the things in the trailer you can already do in BDO. If you look at gameplay of BDO, you’ll be convinced its not a real game because the combat is the most advanced combat system in the world for an MMO 😂. Its made by Pearl Abyss who makes the most advanced MMO in the world right now. Best graphics and best combat
I hate to admit but BDO are top dog at combat mmo genre even i despise the endless grind.
@@ChiefKief6Nine it just feels like they're trying too hard to put every popular game into one game. And yes I've played BDO thank you. It's not the combat, it's the game as a whole is what looks too good to be true
@@Kallosar but I did
if sleeping dogs ever got part 2 , now that is the real statement of too good to be true
Oh yeah a sequel is apparently not happening.
Yeahh, United Front and Square Enix fumbled hard by trying and failing to do an open world multiplayer, Triad Wars, instead of committing to a true sequel.
Yeah, theh were like super close to rivaling rockstar games, and they fumbled it big time.. Sleeping dogs was insane for its time
Here here!
@@jmccain22090 It's "Hear, Hear!" not "Here! Here!" Use logic.
I’d like to see this video in rewind and have you guys do a
“10 games that did not live up to their announcement/reveal”
@abbywilliams9633Skull & Bones comes straight to mind. WTF is that quick time event AAAA game with boats/ships. 11 damn years for that?!
I guess they kinda did that with the "trailers that lied to us" video?
@@anuraganil6929 I figured someone would say that….but how does that apply to these new games? lol
Didn’t they do that like yesterday?
@@DillyBar_666 They made a video about these games that aren’t even out yet saying they didn’t live up to the hype.
Gameranx must be some time travelers.
No Crimson Desert 😮? Was expecting that game to pop up on the countdown.
Probably because unlike these other games, Crimson Desert is being made by a known dev who already proven they can handle big open world games; Black Desert
I feel like I'm watching a preview of future "What Happened" videos
Out of all of these. Most likely for success is either Dune or Squadron 42,.. I say squadron 42 because it’s backed by massive loads of money and a company that will put a ton of time effort and resources into it to make it perfect
Suddenly every game is a Nioh/Sekiro/Ghost of Tsushima clone wtf
Good
Crimson dessert is definitely number one for me but I hope it’s great
Mmmm... dessert 🤤
Are we talking about red velvet cake?
Yup that's the one I want too 👍👍
I was waiting for Crimson Desert to be #1 on this list and was really disappointed haha
@@Todcream It doesn't need to be on the list. Have you played Black Desert? It's the same developers, the combat alone would carry Crimson Desert even if it has a crappy story.
8:43 thats ghost of tsushima right there lol
If it's not a Soulslike game it is definitely a potential buy.
Not a soulslike.@@zachtwilightwindwaker596
Half this list is basically Ghost of Tsushima.
Not really@@chrys9256
Really reminds of Ghost of Tsushima
Soulslike ... soulslike ... soulslike ... why do they have to ruin every promising game with that tedious gameplay mechanic these days? I don't care to fight one single enemy for 10-20 minutes and repeat the fight over and over and over again until I succeed. I want to progress in a game, see new things, not waste time honing useless skills that impress no one.
100% agree! And, the condescension and dictatorship of not allowing us to choose a less difficult level so that we could actually enjoy the game? Frankly, I think those studios deserve to fail. Life and work are hard, games are supposed to be fun escapism not grinding torture.
not really, Dark souls was so iconic that ppl nowadays call every games that have melee combat and tough enemies/bosses fights soulslike. So they're come to more a genre rather than inspired by Dark souls
@@duyestalia7851 That's what makes it so sad. They made bad or non-existing game balancing a feature (less work for devs, yay) that slowly takes over the whole genre of third person action adventures that used to be fun and ruins it for everyone who doesn't care for an unecessarily frustrating challenge. I play games to relax, not be stressed out more. I know, people will say "Just get gud!". But I don't want to invest time to "get gud". I just wanna have fun! What's so hard about implementing difficulty levels? Everyone who loves to be whipped hard by their games can still do it, and everyone else can just play. Where is the harm in that? Are people afraid that they can't prove that they beat the game on the hardest difficulty level?
For real. Lies of p and lords of the fallen both looked like so much fun, and I won’t let myself even bother because I already know I’m just gonna be annoyed by it. Lmao people acting like it’s fun grinding and stressing about some mf pixels. 😂
You don't need to take a huge dump on Souls games to say you prefer other types of games. It's a genre that deserves to exist as much as more "casual" games do. Most games people say will be "Souls like" never actually are, but that term sells, so they say it in marketing. Believe it or not, some people like challenge in their games. And when you decide to play a game, you will only ever hone the same skills as every other game you play, I'm sorry to tell you. 50 hrs playing Dark Souls is fundamentally no different than 50 hrs playing The Last of Us. It's ALL a "waste of time".
The "Mobile phone ad quality animation" is what I've learned to look out for.
It is easy, especially with UE5, to make fancy looking animations.
Lots of standing NPCs, set pieces, no flaws in execution.
That stuff.
The day before really left me looking at all these trailers with a crooked eye
WATCH DOGS E3 2012 Takes the cake for this. Man the dreams that demo sold me.
The funny thing is Ubisoft could make so much money if they released a remake of the E3 2012 version on the current gen consoles cos this lineup of consoles can actually have that much graphic fidelity.
Also the Ac Unity trailer
Man ubisoft hyped the hell out of those and fucking died
@@Fafnir2000don't forget ghost recon breakpoint... Ubisoft are the beast of immersion breaking lol
@@Fafnir2000Nah but ac unity actually looked ahead of its time with the graphics.
@@marcelomoreno7 I don't know you game that time but what they showed and what they delivered was completely different, took them more than a year to fix it but ofcourse it's normal now
@@Fafnir2000 yah that what matters they fixed so there's nothing to complain now.
3:06 scared the shit outta me!
Crimson Desert also looked crazy to me. All of my favourite games in one...way too good to be true
It's just using the black desert engine, even uses a lot of the animations, effects and models from the game. So it's very believable
@@gearzdesign That what I keep telling everyone. Its like have you even played Black Desert? The gameplay and combat are phenomenal.
You’ve clearly never played Black Desert Online then. Like half the things in the trailer you can already do in BDO. If you look at gameplay of BDO, you’ll be convinced its not a real game because the combat is the most advanced combat system in the world for an MMO 😂. Its made by Pearl Abyss who makes the most advanced MMO in the world right now. Best graphics and best combat
@@Kallosarit’s just flashy but in general it’s a snore fest. The enemies let it down.
@@tyler2102 well its a korean mmo and made to be grindy, which is why theyre making a single player game with a story using a modified bdo engine.
They've proven they have the tech for Squadron 42. You can play the dog-fighting in Star Citizen already, the large planets, aspects of the FPS, mission gameplay, and more. What they've not shown yet is the realistic crewmember AI. Even if they don't manage that, the game is still absolutely groundbreaking.
just wait till they refine server meshing!!! mind blowing shit for the entire gaming industry!!
@@NakinyerkYeah, the replication layer which enables it (and crash recovery) is pure genius. I expect we'll see something like
that in other games going forward too.
I held the line.
10: Phantom Blade Zero
9: Lost Fragment
8: Spine
7: Project: The Perceiver
6: Chrono Odyssey
5: Ill (I think... would be nice to put the title on the screen, mate)
4. Where Winds Meet
3. Wronged Us
2. Dune: Awakening
1. Squadron 42
10 Phantom blade zero
9 lost fragment
8 spine
7 project preciever
6 chrono odyssey
5 ill
4 where winds meet
3 wronged us
2 dune awakening
1 squadron 42
You know what looked too good to be true? Starfield
You mean too true to be good?
@@chadbizeau5997 it just works
It didn't even look that good before release honestly.
Did it though? Honestly that game never looked like anything special to me.
God of Little Lies, The Todd
The Bouncer on PS2, seeing that trailer on vhs before PS2 was even here. Man after final fantasy on PS1 this looked like it was gonna be a real time FF in stunning set piece, choreography, story glory
That game was very fun
That number 3 game just stole a jump scare from "It Follows" lol.
Hey, 3000 hour Conan exiles player here. They don’t know what they’re doing Dune is doomed lol.
"Nihil" means "Nothing". "Inane" means "silly or stupid". The developer's name is either "Stupid nothing" or "Nothing stupid". Not a good sign.
Inane mainly means "void/empty", in Latin ("nihil" also being a Latin word...).
So those developers (?) have chosen to name themselves "nothing nothing", really.
Which is even worse!
Opposite actually, if they put that much thought into their name it's a good sign to me
If you take it to mean "No bullshit" it doesn't sound so bad
Sqn 42 is going to be so cool!
Crimson Desert too honestly, that game looks crazy lol
Dune is in decent hands, the developers did Conan exiles.
And squadron 42 has potential but I'm only gonna be hyped if Mark the legend himself shows up and says" Hey believe in the force. The game is coming."
They are called FUNCON for a reason. Conan exiles is a buggy mess every patch they do. I loved Conan but its full of cheaters and bugs. When I found out Funcom was making DUne I lost interest.
Saying they did Conan Exiles isn't the vouch of confidence you think it is, yes it's large and ambitious obviously they can handle those aspects, but oh boy does it have a lot of issues
The Dune game is going to be ass, CE is only fun with friends because that makes you forget how ass it feels.
Guys I said decent. It's not going to be that bad but it's not going to be that good either. It's decent meaning neutral standards. Yeah I played CE I know it's a mess a lot of the time, with dropping frames during sandstorms etc..
but They try to stay true to the source material be it that it's completely washed by mediocre gameplay. I want to see if this will do better. It's definitely over ambitious I agree and hope to God that they work on patching stuff.
I was hoping that crimson desert will definitely top this list and stellar blade. It disappointing not to see both game in here cause they are definitely too good to be true.
All these games are being announced, "the day before." 😂
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Phantom Blade 0 is the first game trailer that literally made me cry from how hype it was. My emotions were all over the place bro. Really hope this game is as great as it looks
I really liked this video, Jake. A SEQUEL to this video like Part 2 would be awesome.
If you only follow big news articles, then it would seem like Squadron 42 "disappeared," but if you are a part of the community, CIG actually gives regular updates and roadmaps. It's expected that a release date will be announced later this year. Also, people act like it's taken forever just to make the game when the reality is that they have built an entirely NEW game engine to make SQ42 and Star Citizen. One that I'm certain they will license out to other developers as an alternative to Unreal and Unity. Will the game be any good? We'll have to wait and see.
Just out of curiosity, because I am not in the Star Citizen community, how many times have their "roadmaps" actually been correct, and how many times have CIG had to "adjust" their initial estimates?
Phantom blade zero looks amazing
Surprised wukong didn’t make this list hopefully that one turns out as good as it looks 🙌🏼
That footage from Lost Fragment looks a lot like Unrecord which is scheduled to come out this year too!
YOOOO HE SAID IT! he mentioned vector🎉🎉
Such a great game. Played that for a long time.
"Nihil" and "Inane" are ancient Latin words, and they both mean "Nothing".
I wouldn't have much hope for a game from a never heard before developer with such a name,
especially if it looks "too good to be true".
Thanks for your videos!
double negative means it is something? (I say more hopefully than anything else_
not exactly, 'nihil' is closer to the concept of 'null' or 'void' and 'inane' is a french word that comes from 'inanis' which translates better as 'meaningless', so 'nihil inane' would be something like 'meaningless void', which is much more dramatic than just the antonym of 'something'.
@@TheSportsCore
"Inane" is just Latin, no need to go to the French neo-Latin version.
Of course it means "the void", "emptiness", "inconsistency", "the incorporeal".
"Nihil", if you want, can also be translated as "zero", "nothing", "the void".
Both terms mean "nothing" broadly, depending on the context.
One thing though: they're both nouns, and "inane" can also be an adverb.
No adjective, so you cannot translate the way you did there with "meaningless void".
It's more like "nothing nothing", or "emptiness nothing",
or any other odd coupling of adjacently-meaning nouns of the same kind.
FAR from trust inspiring, in any case.
A better translation would be "nothing empty" or "nothing useless"
@@MtnNerd I like that last one the best (if it was my company)
I’ve learnt to wait for release and not get hyped during the days before that
wow that chrono odyssey looks great
I remember when we saw the first gameplay trailer for TLOU2 and we were all skeptical that it would ACTUALLY play as good as it looked.
But also that was from an established developer with a good track record... much more reason to be skeptical about many of these.
Always thought Skyrims geography was breathtaking 💯
Literally as we tried to climb random rocks instead of searching for the one path. 😂
When Todd said you could climb that mountain and it was actually true 🥲 what a game
Take a shot everytime gameranx says "Unreal Engine 5" and you will die of alcohol poisoning.
Title of video pre-the day before: 10 games we’re excited for
Crimson Desert is my number one anticipated "too good to be true" video games.
damn, where's Crimson desert
Number 10 is probably like the Batman Origins Deathstroke fight.
If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
When Deep Down first surfaced I remember being blown away at the jump in graphics. Looking back today it still looks good but not as incredible.
The game I am anticipating most since I learned about it in 2018 and saw the (very rough) 2017 demo is Squadron 42.
And while it sure is also a bit because of the graphics (I am somebody who can really appreciate good graphics or good art-style), it is also because of how the game is (as far as I understand it) structured and how the gameplay works:
- Good mix of gameplay with everything from Space-Combat, FPS-Combat, FPS Puzzles and Jump-and-Run, Social gameplay, cutscenes, investigation in both Space and FPS, ... If they get the pacing right the amount of gameplay-systems at play here alone will help hugely with it not feeling as repetitive
- The Mission-Design is very interesting. The general idea is this: You have 27 Missions and between those you return to the Idris (capital ship) you are stationed on and can then interact in more social elements, until you get the next mission assigned which will be briefed to you in the briefing-room. This is a pretty unique setup I think (at least for a modern game) as so many games let you choose what to do next and while inside the actual mission SQ42 will also have multiple paths to success, the missions itself seem pretty set from the start. The one mission we saw parts of in the 2017 demo I thought also had quite a good flow with investigation, a bit of Space-Combat then more investigation, flying to a new location and then stealth and FPS-Combat (and after that presumably an escape sequence)
- There is NO big RPG-Level up system. I do think those make sense for games BUT I also do want some games that simply don't have these stats you need to level up and at this point basically every game has at least a bit of that. In SQ42 you do have soft-leveling which means the more you do an action the better you get at it but that is simply done during gameplay and doesn't force you to constantly read in a menu what to level up next. From what I can gather even guns and other equipment doesn't necessarily need to be bought but can be "simply used" due to the fact that you are part of the Navy and therefore have access to all their Equipment. It might very well be that because of progression you don't have access to everything from the beginning (maybe the more successful missions you do the better the equipment gets you can borrow for your missions) but I don't have an inventory where I constantly need to keep my equipment organised until the space is all used up
- I mean, the tech is also a huge factor, but not only the graphics, also the features that actually have an impact on the game and how missions play out: No loading-screens, being able to fly everywhere (even if during the missions you will probably be somewhat limited as you are part of a Navy-Mission) and what is still somewhat unproven as due to Server-Performance we can't test it in the alpha yet: The Social AI (from what CIG says it sounds absolutely amazing BUT that's what they say and while I am by no means somebody that thinks they are lying it is also just their opinion and I need to make my own)
- The Setting. To be honest, the SC-Universe is (for me) the perfect blend between StarWars and StarTreck. Not as fantasy as StarWars but also not that dedicated to realism, giving us a bit more freedom for fun in Lore and Gameplay. Also, most people don't even realise HOW MASSIVE the lore of SC already is (I too only know probably less than 1% of it) and the events of SQ42 are already existent in the lore (yes, there are quite a few spoilers in lore at this very moment) and I am very interested how they leverage this entire universe they already build for environmental storytelling
- Voice-Acting/Motion Capture: I always find this quite hard to judge from trailers but the 1.5h Vertical Slice from 2017 I thought was very well done for what they are going for. Of course, the actors are also fun but to be honest I mostly enjoy those because of how other people react when they see all the actors connected to this project (and how basically nobody even notices Mark Hamill constantly talking during the last Trailer until they show him front-on). What I find most interesting here are the new technics they are trying to use for making all this a lot more dynamic/realistic: Walk-and-Talk (which is still very rare in games as it is extremely difficult), Characters stopping a conversation even when you don't look at them and give them your attention in some instances, dynamic conversations in the environment (what I found most "impressive" was when a character was simply coughing as I have rarely ever heard something like that in a game when simply walking around, ...)
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There is even more but this comment is long enough already. Let's just say I unfortunately have high expectations and I really hope CIG can deliver a good, hopefully fantastic experience here.
I am of course very much the person who doesn't think they are blatantly lying (as I think my comment already shows) so I do believe them when they say they are feature complete. That does however still mean there is still quite some work ahead of them, especially for such an ambitious game and they already said they are only giving us a release-date when they are certain they can hit it (shortly before going gold was said). I personally expect it in the first half of 2025 but that is as much a guess as anybody can do right now
I’m surprised I didn’t see Crimson Desert in this list
Blight Survival gameplay trailer looks too awesome to be true.
My number 1 is definitely Squadroon 42. Huge space nerd, kinda meh´d by Starfield, it´s been sad to see almost nobody in AAA field doing proper huge space games. So if Squadroon delivers, it will be quite huge.
So many soulslikes or souls inspired action rpgs
You can blame Elden Ring for that, ER really pushed Souls-ish games to the forefront of most consumers.
not really, soulslike come to a common genre now rather than just Dark souls inpired game, because DS was too iconic so ppl nowaday call every games with melee combat and tough enemies / bosses fight soulslike. I mean if GoW wasn't a well-known series and just a new game come out ppl would eventually call it soulslike
@@duyestalia7851 if it has hard (mostly skill based) combat, lock-on mechanics and stamina usage for all three of attacking/blocking/rolling (the core elements that make up a Souls-ish) then to me, it's more akin to Souls-ish games than anything else.
However, that being said, many games before DS had these mechanics, DS just made them more popular.
(I say "Souls-ish" instead of "Souls-like" because during an interview, Miyazaki himself said he prefers that terminology)
Pearl Abyss came to mind when I read the title of the video because PA basically announced that they will be making 3 games at the same time which is pretty crazy.
I personally would put DokeV on the list instead of Crimson Desert as some people said in the comments because Crimson Desert was originally planned to be an MMO but they changed it to single player which is much more believable considering the graphic details are insane to be an MMO
However for DokeV there has been no recent update regarding the gameplay at all compared to Crimson Desert which already released a gameplay trailer last year
The other game is called Plan 8.... I'm not surprise if they even forget about this one
Not sure how the collection of Souls Like games are supposed to be 'too good to be true' They are all the same, Big boss fights that need pixel perfect timing and masochistic player base. I like the looks of Spine, puts me in mind of the Oni game from years back.
Funny it’s like we’ve all been disappointed so many times that when we see something decent, it’s too good to be true 😂
Kingmakers - too fun to be true :)
Every single one of those games looks like something I'd like to play.
Crimson desert and Warhammer Space Marine 2 first ones that come to my head but nonetheless both games are a definite buy
You’ve clearly never played Black Desert Online then. Like half the things in the trailer you can already do in BDO. If you look at gameplay of BDO, you’ll be convinced its not a real game because the combat is the most advanced combat system in the world for an MMO 😂. Its made by Pearl Abyss who makes the most advanced MMO in the world right now. Best graphics and best combat
Except many people have literally played early previews of Space Marine 2...
Space Marine 2 isn't really "too good to be true" since it not that big of a scope. And fans expectations isn't really that high, we just want more of the 1st one, heck we're already glad they're making a sequel.
Gameranx, please do a list of 10 games that lived up to the expectations! It would be a great follow-up to this
Been watching you guys for around 10 years now
Rdr2 proved we could have amazing visuals, gameplay, depth, and storytelling all in one package. The problem with these is the devs who are probably all unproven
I hope I live long enough to see other games that equal, or surpass, RDR2, but nothing yet has in the 6 years since it was released.
Phantom Blade 0 looks incredible, hoping it to be a pleasant surprise 🔥
Honestly a little surprised that *Light No Fire* from Hello Games didn't make this list!
Really? We've seen what they can do with No Man's Sky so there's not much to doubt
A game ahead of it's time and still kicks other game's ass in graphics is Red Dead Redemption 2. It's crazy how good it looks.
Tons of burnouts and employee abuse to get there though, not sure it's worth it
@@arenkaiFor a game like RDR2, it is.
@@beggingbuggerno it’s not. No game is worth that, stop being stupid
That said, we don’t have proof those things happened
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I feel like all the modern Rockstar games are built to last well past their launch, so you right
Squadron 42 needs like 42 more years of development.
is feature complete
@@badassman5562so release it
The day Before syndrom games🤣
It's super interesting to me that games are the one medium that seems to alwayd suffer the longer it's worked on, but also bad if they aren't worked on enough. It's like you hear a studio has been working on a game for 3 years and you know it's probably goingnto be good. Longer than that and quality seems to drop exponentially
games nowadays feel so boring
The AAA games do
Cyberpunk God of War, last of us horizon . Really ??? New Mario's just xbox kinda socks everything else is golden . Buyy a atari 2600. Nes she's genesis she's .. gaming awesome these days
Did bro skip 2023??
@@steamybowlofpeas3599 overstimulation we are spoiled with RUclips social media and instant gratification we need gta 5 level immersion to have fun 😂
Go outside maybe
Okay... seems like there are more and more games that are being made damn-near just for me!
• Phantom Blade 0
• Spine
• Project: The Perciever
• *Chrono Odyssey*
• Where Winds Meet
If just *one* of those games came out each year, I will be one happy Gamer!
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B J Novak at 3:08? Scared the crap out of me! 😂
I can't believe crimson desert is not in this list. That game is just so unreal
What dey Gon do wit Beyond Good Or Evil 2 ai 5et the slight upstage ..
How to make an unbelievable game trailer - use body/helmet cam style 😂
Absolutely nefarious how you didn’t put Star Wars: Outlaws on this list
It's weird. The more advanced graphics we get in modern games the more I want to go back and play retro games. Currently playing through Resident Evil 1 on PSX and couldn't be happier.
Shocked that Black Myth Wu Kong wasn't on here.
I was not expecting that number 1!
Same. Ive actually bought SQ42 so I sure hope its true lol. But constant dev updates via Email and the work from SQ42 making it into Star citizen keep me hopeful.
I always trust game trailers released by studios like Capcom and FromSoftware, which have accumulated many years of game development technology and know-how, and are full of actual game footage that makes me think, ``Well, that looks interesting.'' . It's true that new game companies create ultra-realistic graphics and images of incredibly grand worlds that catch the eye, but these elements actually have little to do with the pleasure you feel when actually playing the game.
"To good to be true" is the most accurate statement in this day and age, they show you one thing and sell something completely different.....any other industry would be constantly battling in courts, imagine a new car, a new lawn mower a new PC part....whatever it may be being completely different from its adverts and its specification list! Gaming industry gets away with murder.
Saw something last night about someone developing a game called “Open”. It’s a game about “Ready Player One”. Not sure whether cinematic only means “too good to be true” or if the concept itself leads to unrealistic expectations. For now I’m just concerned.
If these games are too good to be true the gaming industry truly has fallen from high places. None of this seemed impressive other than number 9. And then again, it's all marketing footage.
No Crimson Desert mention? That’s the most ambitious game we’ve seen in a while
The fact that Phantom Blade is created by a Chinese dev company with no major game releases is enough hint.
I hope Squadron 42 is real. I used to love Chris Roberts' games back in the day. Wing Commander was awesome.
I'm at a weird point where new games all look bad to me, and the games I'm nostalgic about have started to show their age and don't really hold up ... is this it? Did I grow out of video games?
My kid loved Vector many moons ago. Thanks to your B4YB of Helldivers 2, we have another game to play. And he's 15 now so he doesn't always like playing games with dad. I appreciate the assist. 😊
The Dune game is definitely too good to be true. It's Funcom. They spend 80% on advertising, 20% on DLC, and 0% on gameplay.
Vector was one of the most underrated mobile games of all time
this just makes me sad that the Blizzard survival game got cancelled.
I remember when everyone said Black Myth Wukong couldn't be real. Now it's releasing in 5 months. Hopefully some of these games see the light of day as well
How about a list of games that exceeded expectations? Like games that didn’t look all that great, due to marketing or maybe other reasons, but ended up being amazing when they got released.
Hard to tell which trend is worse; fake games that are just CG videos with fake HUD elements tacked on, or actual games that came out, but had tons of bullshots and wound up looking nothing at all like the pictures. I mean, it was definitely too good be to be true 20 years ago when some PS2 games tried to look like something that wouldn't be possible until the PS3, but it only makes the fake trailer stuff more bizarre when there's little to nothing stopping people from making a lot of these games technologically impressive looking.
12:19 - I too want to see uncut, lengthy... LOL
Thought Jake said Gary Coleman and for a moment I was very impressed 💀
All of these games look/feel so much alike that I am, honestly, more looking forward to Cat Quest III than any of these