Rage 2 - A Brief Review (2019)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Rage 2 was my game of show for E3 2018. The final product falls well short of my hopes. While I had a few hours of fun with it, its lack of personality, coupled with its extremely grindy structure saw me lose interest in far sooner than I would have expected. The absolutely brilliant combat is not enough to save this lack-luster title.
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To be fair, the grunts in Halo had more personality than most NPC characters these days.
The enemies (and of course, the NPCs) in Borderlands 2 are brimming with personality as well. More so than any other game I've played. Just look at how cool the psychos, marauders, hell even the robots and creatures are in it!
I loved the grunts. I felt bad killing them because in halo 1 and 2 they were kinda cute in a way.
I can't help but to wonder if that's partially the result of companies overworking their staff to the point where they're borderline burnt out and can't come up with anything decent and/or creative because it'd take too much time.
@@theninjaassassin4468 The Psychos in Borderlands were so good, that devs even made a playable Psycho character, who, by the way, has one of the most awesome trailers even outside of Borderlands 2 universe. Its briliantly hilarous.
Tooooo beeeeee faiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr✊🏻
We were really spoiled by those original Halo NPCs like the grunts and Marines. They sure don't make them like they used to.
If they did, it'd be time wasted on NOT slicing the game up into something that can be later sold as DLC.
Justin Reschke genuine question did anyone have any expectations for this game? This game had next to no hype behind it..
The only other game that has decent enemy banter that I remember is Borderlands 2.
@@liFE-gt6or I did. The gameplay trailers looked good, and skillup did a pretty positive pre-release impressions video about how awesome the combat was. The shooting IS good, it's just that everything else is mediocre at best and most of your time won't be spent shooting things.
In Halo 1 I would feel bad if any of my marine buddies died. I'd repeatedly start from the last checkpoint until I was able to save them.
Microtransaction cosmetics in a single player game? LOLOLOLOLOLOLL
Key word "cosmetics"
MTs exist everywhere because gamers buy them everywhere. We need to start blaming ourselves.
Micro-transactions have no place in full priced games, let alone Single Player full priced games. Cosmetics are in-game costume that only have value while you play the game. You should earn them in game via gameplay; that way you are playing the game more to actually earn them and playing some more to show it off. You should NOT have to pay to skip that experience.
@@ItsRawdraft2 keyword is microtransactions... And also singleplayer
Right? Like who is buying this stuff? Why would you even care about cosmetics in a single player game? Who are you trying to impress? So many questions.
Why have paid cosmetics in a single player game? You can't even show it off lol
@Natty Bennett Yeah especially because you can earn it in game very easily with the copious amount of cash the game throws at you. Weird no one talks about that part.
The real answer is that the sort of person who'd buy stuff like that has an actual disorder they need help with, not cruel exploitation.
Because people are stupid enough to buy it.
Not defending IAP, but not everyone buy stuff to show it off to other people. I bought some horses and armor in AC Odyssey just because I like them.
@@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa wrong. its like paying for A PICTURE of a tattoo that can be taken from you at any time for any reason because you dont even own it.
2:18 I simply love how he shot the mannequin thinking it's an enemy.
A 15 minute review by skill up. You know what's up.
Had to watch it twice to get my fix
Yea it's what happens when he doesn't get a review code lol
@fabian vermeulen He doesn't know what he's talking about?
- Does the open world feel barren?
- Are you gated from the main story until you complete a certain amount of grindy side missions?
- Is the main story done within the timeframe he gave?
- Are the npcs samey? Do they lack personality?
- Is the driving bad on PC?
- Are there cosmetic microtransactions?
He didn't say it was a bad game. He said that you should be aware that the combat is what's going to carry you through, and that wasn't enough for him personally.
@fabian vermeulen He literally called it a good game at the end of the video. Word for word, that's what he said. At least watch the video in full before you spread misinformation.
@fabian vermeulen Yikes, I don't agree with removing comments.
But a bug-free game isn't something i'm going to be happy with, that's the standard - despite what many companies these days would try to make us settle for.
If you like it, you like it and that's good. It doesn't look like a bad game and I actually intend to pick it up in the future. But I still think his review is fair enough.
I'm curious - how are the load times? Sony consoles are known for absurdly long loads and I wonder how it stacks up here.
R.i.p yapyap you will be truly missed.
And don't forget poonflip the flippiest poon I ever knew.
@@Koops_0 F
Hunh... thought the dudes name was dabdab...
Best scene lol
A 10 hour open world story w hours of forced grinding??
That’s a bold move Cotton, let’s see if it pays off!
More like a 5 to 7 hour story and 10 to 15 max of open world bs
DJ Cinquegrani A dodgeball reference? You sir, are a man of exquisite taste
@@Spr1ggan87 'everyone' isn't disappointed. Just the usual bunch of journalists and critics who would rather see a game fail than to give it fair shot because it doesn't adhere to their political ideology or isn't the kind of have they like but refuse to let someone else who does like it perform the review instead of them.
Spr1ggan meh, it sounds like you dont ‘unlock’ the map in rage 2 tho.. and if the gameplay is like Doom for the most part.. thats hella one-note.. point and click shooting, with an emphasis on blowing an enemy half way across the screen (which i never liked personally).. no stealth.. or good melee.. i bet most will complete this game with their shotgun only for the most part, but you get what im saying... then the world they’ve made which is one and done, is empty, except the markers.. which leads to little exploration and finding nodes/icon points yourself, if thats true... i could go on, but this is getting long.. seems ubisoft may just do it a bit better? But i havent played rage2 and ive been considering it.. one thing journalists do, is rush through a game.. so they’ll most likely miss 75% of the game around them... if not more.. which was true of all of the reviews of days gone ive seen.. which is sad, because Days Gone is fucking kick ass! Keeps getting better and better!
@@Spr1ggan87 "suddenly disappointed" nah
Just finally waking up to the idea that fluff shouldn't make up such a significant portion of the game.
Bethesda's been doing it since what, before Morrowind? I only became aware of it with Fallout 3 because that was the first game I actually focused on the story, but it seems like Bethesda's been "small story, BIG padding" for a good while now.
Also, people aren't really letting Ubi get away with it as much, either. Especially when they tie progression to side content and use the grind to leverage xp microtransactions on you.
Oh my God, this sounds like the Coke thing all over again.
Good when sipping small samples, Bad when you drink the whole can.
I'd have liked to try New Coke; should've reintroduced it as a spin-off, like Diet or Zero, after the backlash died down.
...Coka cola is good...
"It's fine. ...and that's OK."
The most savage criticism you're ever going to hear
.... no it's not?
It all comes down to personal taste...I thought that this game was soooooo much better than FC New Dawn
@@stefanhell3521 Same rage 2 is fucking awsome in my opinion
@@Governor.exee1 It really depends on how much you enjoy the combat and how long it stays interesting for you. Fun game to just kinda tune out to and have some fun, but I can see why SkillUp didn’t find it to be the most grabbing story and game overall when he plays so many.
Avalanche did the open world part.
Well, there's your problem. Avalanche is only good at making open world games vast as an ocean and deep as a puddle that get very repetitive very fast.
Mad Max a great game tho. The open world fitted the style of gameplay. ( Challenges , car cobat , exploration ). It was empty but it was a wasteland so what did you expect? Mad Max has other problems ( Not interesting NPC for example ) . The open world is not one of them
@@zoisantonopoulos7999 agreed, but still no excuse for a boring open world. Loved Mad Max for what it is though.
@@zoisantonopoulos7999 I loved Mad Max as well, especially that $15 price tag, but it copied cookie cutter open world mechanics without improving on them.
Wait, the people that made Just Cause made this? Everything makes sense now. To be fair though, just cause is a game series you have to have a good imagination with, otherwise you're not going to get your full enjoyment and stop playing them.
This game however......yeeeeeaaaahhh, it should have been linear or like Tomb Raider, with a combination of open-world and linear.
Disagree. Avalanche can, and does, make super fun games that are no more repetitive than any other video game (which of course, they all are).
They cut out the rest to sell it as DLC. It's why it finishes so abruptly. (Just a conjecture, but a convincing one given the state of the AAA industry)
The first game ended abruptly as well...
Disgusting DLC trash.
@@65firered The first game ended abruptly because they ran out of money and time to actually finish the game..
@@andreasernst1568 But it's was made by id under Bethesda. What were they doing?
Considering how Bethesda has been acting the last six months I'd easily believe that's what happened.
10/10 shotgun
5/10 game
Accurate
pretty much, damn shame it is
Shotgun is too good, it blast the ending in pieces
Not if you use the different weapons and abilities.... but for Skill up he seems to use just a shotgun... now that's boring
7.5/10 game
"You killed Yapyap!" 😂
Never forget YapYap the 1243424nd, a.k.a. "The Jerk Store Grunt".
cosmetic stuff in a single player game ?
why, lol ?
As Angry Joe would say, it's there "Because FUCK YOU, GIVE ME MORE MONEY!"
Skins/customisation is always good as long as it's free.
@@EraVulgaris- I guess but in a first person shooter?
@@acewolfgang276 Gun skins, vehicle skins, changes to the gun model (parts missing etc.), player home customisation.
If you're talking about it from the side of micro-transactions, its there because people are greedy and need cash.
If you're asking it as in "Why would anyone want to customize appearance of their equipment in a singleplayer game?", hell, I don't even know. Some people prefer to have options, no? Same as in multiplayer games. Not everyone uses skins just to show them off to other players.
Weirdly I had a feeling it would be like this, most open world games follow a similar formula for a reason
Hey, man. I wouldn't try to stop you from buying, just wanted to chime in with my experience. Problem is, in my opinion, not that Rage 2 implements the formula, it's that it implements it poorly. Very, very poorly. It's like here is what you can do in any other open world game but worse.
They need to kill the formula, it's killing games
Getting bored with recent huge open world sandbox games whether it's Sony exclusive or not. It's getting oversaturated now.
I'm totally okay with Yakuza's style of open corridor, exploring the city, at least they're fun with lots of variety things to do but I'm kinda bored with huge open area like God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn and Day's Gone. It's just ruining the pacing.
Well after playing Skyrim or Fallout it ruined my taste in opened world games. I cannot stand playing games like gta or far cry, maybe red dead is exceptional that’s due to the immersion but eh it’s rather dry after a while.
So it's basically killing a lot of things with a very nice shotgun but it gets boring quite quickly.
If thats all you want to get out of it then yeah. Most weapons and abilities are pretty fun. If you like a Doom type combat feel give it a shot. Those who aren't sure about the game probably wont have long a long wait till its dirt cheap.
@@candycabngfl
True enough, IL be grabbing it when it's about £20 in a couple of months. No hurry.
@@bricktop. same, going to pick it up in a few months,or whenever I don't have anything else to play.
The combat and music are the only thing carrying the game. It's a solid 7 but not worth the $60. I enjoy the time I've put into it, but the open world is so boring.
$30 or less is a good price for this. If i knew what i knew now i would've waited myself.
@@Artis_OTS 30 dollars is fair but skiillup undersold the combat. The story is garbage but the combat is really amazing
Can’t wait for Bethesda to respond to SkillUp with “who are you anyway” lol
They have done that before!?
@@cyberpunkdenton9497 Yeah an IGN writer made an article about how rage 2 was coming out, but you wouldnt know it because the marketing has been so bad.
The Girth not to mention the canvas bag controversy, Bethesda’s PR department is pretty good at representing their “don’t give a fuck” attitude with everything
There's this British guy, journalist, his thing is he's always mad, and he's got a hard-on for me....
"You killed Yapyap!"
4:25 you forgot to mention that there was another cutscene that wrapped up the story after the credits. I’m pretty sure the devs threw the credits in there like that as a joke to mock the ending of RAGE 1.
So everything ID made was amazing? Yet everything they didn't touch was terrible? Why is anyone surprised here?
For me the DNA this game gets from DOOM is enough for me to enjoy the hell out of it. Of course, I payed like $7.50 to redbox it for three days, so, my investment is minor.
I honestly think the combat is so good and the progression so well tied to critical game play systems that it's well worth it's asking price.
You paid $8 to rent a game for 3 days... why? 😆
Jesus, the GOTYE will be $20 for a sealed y-fold in a couple years.
@@ghfjfghjasdfasdf - You can get everything of worth out of this game in 3 days easily..
Its a lot cheaper renting and completing it than buying it and getting ripped off on a trade in. Same for about 90% of the games coming out atm.
@@ghfjfghjasdfasdf you'd like r/patientgamers
Me, I will be on the next big thing in two years, I won't want Rage 2 then, I want it NOW for cheap, and redbox is perfect for that. You can get games ON release day and beat them over a weekend for under $10. Perfect system, imo.
Nothing beats waiting a couple years and getting a sealed y-fold copy of a game for $10-20. You own the physical release, in cherry form, and didn’t have to beta test it like all the other cucktards.
Win/Win
Oh, I remember this game. It's one of the most enjoyable first person shooter experiences I've had in a game in a while. Story was bare bones as hell and the forces driving was basically only fun when you would play chicken with other cars only to do you power slide right in between two of them at the last second, but really fun nonetheless.
By fps experience, I mean combat if that wasn't obvious. Combat is fun as hell.
Got this on game pass this week, having a great time with it
I've been having a blast with this game.
I will wait till its on sale. Im truly waiting for Borderlands 3!
Man if they gave us another Borderlands 2 that would be awesome but gameplay wise its looking like a clear improvement overall on the borderlands gameplay loop.
I played through both Borderlands games (didn't really like the Pre-sequel) and really didn't enjoy them that much. So if you could share your opinion that'd be great. 'Opinion' as in: Why are you hyped about more-or-less the same game?
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@@TheSorcerer1 Because we're all desperately trying to relive our memories of being younger and playing games with our friends and we thing the sequels will bring all those good memories back and we'll have just as much fun as we used to until we realise it really is the same thing again and we have higher standards for video games now and we're all a little dead insideand nothing will be as good as it was when we were young.
why borderlands 3 is so boring!!!
I liked Rage 1, put aside the open world. It felt like the classic FPS I loved.
Not one of the trailers seemed nice to me. Simply didnt look anything like Rage 1
Rage 1 is a much better game than this from what I've seen.
Had moments in Rage, and generally liked it. Good that I bought it.
Would have loved an extended Rage 1 w/ updated story, larger world etc etc. Seems like a hard skip indeed. May try it on a sale. Shame cause iD and Avalanche deserve the support.
"classic FPS" nice joke. Rage 1 was ID's worst game at the time. The only ones who would call it a classic are the same one who call MW2 a classic. Nothing from the game would have you believe these were developers of Doom or Quake. Rage 2 at least tries to bring back the power fantasy that made classic ID great.
Anything from Bethesda is Buyer Beware. They lost me as a customer when they decided to sell "not paid mods".
Bethesda published this game. They did not develop it
@@snarp408 Bethesda still has their dirty hands in it. Ngl, I am not excited for Doom Eternal or Elder Scrolls VI.
I understand that. But with Bethesda as a publisher, expect lots of "extras" for you to purchase. Bethesda is worse than EA imo. At least EA has to be greedy because of investors. Bethesda is just greedy because they want to be.
@@deceptionswrath3710 When you forget that avalanche did the same dirty shit to just cause...
This guy looks like Charlie Sheen and Corey Feldman's love child
Now that you mention it...
Same hair even lol!
Corey was to young to have a baby when they screwed, so it's not possible.
Very underrated game.
Sounds like this should've had a co-op option, like Borderlands.
sounds like ure gay brother.
@@Drothen- ur mom is fat and slime
Yeah this game could definitely benefit from co op
As an older gamer with family/job. A 10 hour campaign is welcomed. I’ll finally have time to finish a game or campaign lol. Cheers
Idk man quality over quantity. I like long campaigns but even that I didn't like FFXIII be ause the story was just poorly developed. There are tons of short games (maybe you like fps so that could be the reason why it's welcoming) and you can easily get more of those sotrywise.
Guess it's like saying "hey I'm not gay but sex y sex so it's welcoming"
Inb4 Jason Schreier reveals that bethesda has been slaving Skyrim modders to make rage 2
Gameplay is bonkers fun, level design is mediocre, driving is barebones, story is forgettable, mechanics are boring aside from weapons and SOME powers.
They really needed some creative personal on mission structure and driving. Car combat was really forgotten. No customization or unique enemy vehicle scenarios. This game needed to keep adrenaline pumping. Shooting reved it up and everything else slowed it down.
"gameplay is no let's fun"..."mechanics are boring" what!?
Filipe Saramago let me guess.
Auto/google translate.
Bonkers=crazy=loco.
Mechanics in game boil down to shoot all bad guys in this camp, repeat. Enemies have no unique quirks to mess with player. Vehicle combat in this is on par with gta, which is ass.
I found the gameplay to be really generic, like any other pew pew shooter which has the complementary hit markers along with threat indicators and run + gun shooting. The weapons don't feel special or unique either. Or maybe I am just tired of shooters. I only play dota 2 these days.
@@RenegadeVash what translation are you talking about? Did you use a translator to put your comment in English?
Otherwise saying that mechanics, which are part of gameplay are boring but the gameplay is fun and not boring makes no sense at all... Are you confusing gameplay and mechanics?
As an example, shooting a gun is a mechanics, how it feels, etc. How often and in which occasions you shoot the gun is gameplay
@@marcusrat4466 I hope you don't get burnt out from Mobas then, no opposing motives, just hope you don't get burnt out on Mobas
I've played this 3 days - fairly long sessions.. Probably over 20 hours played now and I've yet to be bored even once and I think the next mission is the last one in the campaign.
I went into it knowing nothing about it and I've just gone with the flow of the game, not going towards the campaign specifically, but whatever catches my interest in the general areas on the way to the next campaign mission. I've absolutely loved it.
Alot of the upgrades (which there are many of) are completely tied to side mission stuff and if you just go through the story... Yeah I could imagine it can get boring with such a limites toolbox of destruction.
I guess I just accidentally played the game in the most enjoyable way - as every time things have started to slow down, I've got the next weapon or ability - or half a dozen new perks.
That in turn makes me excited to run into any combat out there to try and flow those tools together in an even more satisfying way than before and it's just incredibly fun.
Shame so many people think it falls flat. Honestly after the first 2 days of playing and thinking it has been great, I was shocked to see how bad the reviews were, since I've loved it so much.
But true, it's no story driven game. But if you want alot of action gameplay, RAGE 2 offers it in a great way.
I had this same experience. Someone asked me what i thought about Rage 1 and i thought it was terrible. I still loved the game though. So i was excited about Rage 2 but hadnt been following it. So when i jumped in i was thrilled and having tons of fun, but the reviews were terrible. I didnt get it. Skyrim is critically acclaimed, and this is SORT OF the same thing, but with guns. People are saying the world is empty. Nothing in it. Skyrim was the same way. You could argue that there was more 'stuff' in the open world but for the most part you ran everywhere in Skyrim and nothing was going on. So i dont really get it. Maybe its because that came out 8 years ago and we are massively spoiled? I think Skyrim is incredible, dont confuse that. Im only saying that Rage 2 has plenty going on with it, it just might not be what youre looking for.
I played this ... And i really hate open worlds with boring side content and boring ...
Thank you so much for paying full price and beta testing the game for me.
I will enjoy the GOTYE for $20 for a sealed y-fold in 1-2 years.
❤️
I'm enjoying the game as well.
Sarcasm well hell! Good to hear a report like this. I’ll at least give it a go then and see what happens!
Ralph, you've got some great insights and I love your editorial style, but I have to say I prefer the more concise format you're using here. Short, sweet, and to the point :-)
Rage 2 is an absolute delight to play. Great summer game. Going to be revisiting this one several times over the next few months. Definitely worth my money.
Brandon Campbell it’s a fantastic game people are too goddamn spoiled these days.
@gildas wantier Oh, look: an unsolicited, negative comment from a random elitist on RUclips. I'm Shocked. SHOCKED!!!!
Everything you said here was spot on. That said, I got this on gamepass and the combat is so good that I'm completely willing to overlook the myriad flaws with the plot and open world setting. I've been having an absolute blast with it and I think it's worth it at a discounted rate (or free with game pass). Plus it's one of the best looking games I've ever played tbh. I think overall its a decent game with major pros/cons and I think it just really needed more polish. It could've been something really special with a bit more care and effort.
So i would say we can learn from these and make a better game.
you're gonna show the ending of the game in a review? really? ok i know you only showed a little bit but like nah don't do that
@@thishandleistacken wasn't that the whole point? To tell people this game rly isn't worth it? For what it's worth I'm glad he spoiled the end. Now I don't have to dredge thru that generic story to find out :D
@@thishandleistacken If you don't care about the plot, why care about spoilers?
@@thishandleistacken But isn't it laughably predictable if you already know it before you even start watching it? In that sense he's doing you a favor
Tom Leon do you not know how reviews work
Call me crazy but I funking love this game! The look and the feel of it is great, not to mention the combat!!
Youn are not crazy for liking something good.
I'll probably buy after they release their dlcs and they do an edition that includes them.
NCNSGAMING Now THAT sounds like a plan! I enjoyed the 1st Rage. Nothing amazing, but I enjoyed it. Was hoping to AT LEAST get the same outta it’s sequel.
Rage 1 was so much more atmospheric and the shooting was great
I find it ironic that everyone wants to compare Rage 2 with Borderlands, Doom and Mad Max, and yet almost no-one seems to be comparing it to the most obvious game - the first Rage. I'm not surprised in all honesty, because most people didn't even play the orignal Rage, and out of those that did, only a minority thought it was anything special. I'm with you as being one of those 5 people who thought it was actually an excellent game, and it annoys me that the developer and publisher have generally acted like the orginal Rage never happened, and when it is mentioned, they try to downplay its relevance (for example, mocking the ending and making almost no attempt to cater to original fans).
As for the sequel, I hope that the really fun combat will carry me through the tedious open-world aspects of the game, but I'm not expecting it to make anywhere near as much of an impact on me as the original did. I guess we'll wait and see, but I feel the disappointment of that small minority who actually saw something special in the original, and have instead been greeted with a generic open-world soft-reboot.
this could explain why the marketing seemed weak, just wasnt anything else to show after the initial trailers
you are on point there...the company is at least savvy enough to not pour money down the drain on marketing, they'll grab as many early over-priced sales as possible, then the game will sink into the back catalogue....meanwhile they push FO76 and get ready for microtransactioning the hell out of the next Elder Scrolls.
The marketing was all over the place, it’s just that many people didn’t really care.
For all its faults the shooty pew pew is so fun that it kept me going through the whole game... I honestly stopped listening to whatever tf the npc were saying and was just exited to get to the next point for more pew pew...
No spoiler alert,wtf man, I'm watching a review to see If I'll buy it not to see the ending 🤦🏾♂️😑
Explain the spoilers he revealed here. I saw nothing of substance; your guy is in an area, limping while some npc helps you walk. Credits roll. What part of the story was ruined here?
I know wtf. He literally showed the ending
@@davidranich8750 He showed the ending.. so we will face that scene and will be dissapointed before it ends.. WTF with you
@@davidranich8750 You have to understand, a lot of mouth breathing idiots think anything and everything is a spoiler these days. Few are the people who remember that "spoiler" is meant to refer to the plot. I once saw people crying about spoilers because someone mentioned that the game "Skyward Sword" has a sword in it. 🤦♂️
A 10 hour game, with forced grinding, that’s repetitive, forgettable levels,poor story and characters, that’s $100 in Australia.
Hard pass from me, not nearly worth it.
Thanks for keeping me informed 👌
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You need to do like, a couple of 5 minutes long activities to progress the story. You don't need to level up like with AC: Odyssey in order to progress, which took hours upon hours. I don't mean to defend the game blindly, but '' forced grinding '' is pushing is far as hell.
@@p-o2938 grinding is bad. if i wanna work ill go to my job. Games are an Escape and not a job
@@gelul12 Grind is fine and even welcome if it is enjoyable. People play Warframe to grind out new weapons/frames in a simple gameplay loop. The thing is those players find the grind enjoyable, that the game has a great gameplay loop that keeps them coming back. Hell Looter Shooters are currently one of the most popular genres out there and the entire point of them is to grind in a fun gameplay loop.
Grind is not necessarily a bad thing. It is not good to demonize it since a fun grind in games leads to a good game. It is bad when it is repetitive and not fun. Many people hate grindy games though, which is fine. That does not eliminate it's place in games and the market though.
@@haruhirogrimgar6047 like i said its not my thing and it sucks most Games use the mechanic these days. But thats me. i hope it fades fast.
Me: it's nearly 11pm in my Place, need to sleep.
Also me: Oh, Ralph has uploaded a Video, well let's sneak peek in it
If you played the first one the ending shouldn't be a huge surprise. It ended very abruptly as well.
Yeah. All the criticisms I've heard for this game seem to be repeats of Rage 1. I was hoping that Id Software would learn and make Rage 2 better, but I guess I was wrong. smh
@@angelscross9026 except, the first one actually had an atmospheric and immersive world, this is just Farcry and Doom 2016 had a baby....meh
@@gabrielrodriguez4411 that makes me want to buy it because I've never played either of those but a combo sounds good
@@CoercedJab eh depends if you like mindless killing sure, but if you've been there done that, it'll be too shallow to truly dive into...play the first page if you have an xbox360/ps3, this rage 2 is another example of crappy modern reboots
That only means they don't react to criticism
RAGE 1 had a much better story than RAGE 2 did, also RAGE 1 took longer to beat and had a longer story.
Only played the demo for the first Rage, that demo now is more deep and interesting than Rage 2. Fuck me I bought this pile of shit for 60 dollars.
And rage 1 seemed short for me..
That's some pretty harsh criticism, considering RAGE 1 had an absolutely shitty story.
Who cares
This is no DOOM 2016 clone in a wasteland. The way this games systems work, aggressive play is not only highly satisfying, but rewarded. If you thought it’s a gunplay game, wrong, as it’s so much more. I’ve never felt like such a bada_ss before in an FPS.
The story mode is not very long. The main gist is exploration, building up your powers, skills, abilities and weapons, and wrecking face.
This is the kind of game you will want to get good at. The more in the groove you can be, the better you understand the flow of the hyper aggressive systems, and put it to use, the more like a total bada_ss you’ll become.
Try the game on Normal. You’ll see what i mean. But Nightmare and Ultra Nightmare are where the game systems shine, because you’ll have to bring everything you’ve got. And if you do, you’ll destroy even the hardest settings. Including the Ironman mode. One life.
Come on Bethesda, a sequel to Prey 2017 would be much appreciated
I can't think of a more underrated game in the last 10 years tbh
Prey was boring af not gonna lie. Arkane's version of bioshock was a miss
.....or even better revive that Prey 2 that got cancelled. That look amazing.
I'd prefer the bounty Hunter in space version.
Meh
Where is my 50 minute saga?! Still wuv you. ❤️
2:57 the moment I saw that I barfed. Yep that's the open world design of today, map full of busy work.
It's like 3-4 different activities copy and pasted throughout the map to look like 'lots of stuff to do'. Ubisoft does this a lot as well. Yakuza games on the other hand are the best in terms of open world activities.
same, and i usually like the open world-y tropes, i am that compulsive gamer that likes clearing maps. but i just flashbacked to the repetitive grind of Mad Max and, much like that game, i put it on the "wait for a hard sale" list
Its actually a really fun game so much goes on in the open world and the combat is the best since doom 2016. Guess nothing impresses reviewers anymore.
If by "so much going on" you mean the same 3 side activities copied pasted across the entire map, then yes. But some of us would like a bit more variety. Busy work doesn't equal quality content to most of us.
lol
@@Palaquack59 no actually what I mean is stuff going on in the world. People trying to race me, a location that looks cool so I have to check it out, find a data pad about the guy who died there and found his buried treasure. Or how about finding a mutant merchant that travels the map literally selling cheat codes. Oh and it's more than "three" types of activities but you wouldnt know that because you haven't played the game. Next please
I had a helluva good time playing this game over the weekend. I went in with 0 expectations or hype and was blown by how fun the combat is. That being said, this is a perfect rental or wait for sell game. Still really fun though.
Finished game in 14-ish hours and really enjoyed the combat. Mission design and all side content are generic though. I'm not one for a game must have 40 hours of content to justify $60, but what is here is barebones on top of being a short game. There are zero creative missions or memorable moments. The mobility and shotgun carried me through the game. I took my time and still finished the game under 14 hours. Once all the expansions and patches are out this game will be an easy recommendation at $30 or less.
So when some reviews said the campaign felt short at about 10 hours, they were generously including the 4 hours of faction grind in the middle?
I was gonna give this game a shot because it looked fun and I still have a little bit of hope in Bethesda. Thank you for showing me those microtransactions, which I wasn't aware of. I will not buy this game.
I've played this for 12 hours and honestly wasn't even aware there were microtransactions, it has a store in the options menu, nowhere else.
And all the skins are EASILY obtained in game without additional purchase.
@@angelus877I don't care how unintrusive they are. I can't stand the practice of microtransactions in full priced single player games as a matter of principle.
@@AelfricBlack your principles are illogical and old fashioned considering games remain the same price they have always been despite inflation going up by atleast 50% and game development getting much more expensive. If people like you continue to pass on games just because of microtransactions you will soon enough find yourself only having free-to-play games that have TONS of microtransactions.
For every game like God of War that does AMAZING there are 10 others that strive to just break even.
Remember that in 20 years when 90% of games are F2P.
@@angelus877 The effects of inflation and increased development cost are mostly canceled out by the fact that the games industry consumer base has grown massively over time. Yes it costs more to make games but they still make a shit ton of money because they sell to way more people than they would 10-15 years ago. Also companies no longer need to spend anywhere near as much money on making physical copies and shipping them out to places because the vast majority of people buy games online. Using a company's online launcher/store is much more profitable for them than if you bought a physical copy from Gamestop or something, especially with that increased consumer base. Plus they can refuse refunds, and they can constantly shove advertisements in the consumers' faces. These companies are smart, they know how to make more profit without increasing prices and they've been working hard at exactly that for over a decade.
I don't usually pass on games just because of microtransactions (might wait for a sale tho), but companies like Bethesda, EA, and Activision have done plenty to deserve the disdain and mistrust people like Simone hold against them. I can't respect anyone who defends companies like them. Great games with microtransactions will still sell well, we've seen this proven plenty of times. And none of us knows what the games industry will look like in 20 years, it's douchey to act like you do.
This game is basically a group project where Avalanche did the minimum, but ID went above and beyond.
Looks kinda like Borderlands without memorable npcs or multiplayer.
But with more neon lights
Borderlands is trash
Fallout 76 was the biggest let down of 2018 and now Rage 2 is the biggest let down of 2019 so far...Good job Bethesda
Good thing ID games is keeping bethesda at bay while working on Doom Eternal
How is Rage a biggest letdown? Doesn't seem like a disaster to me, jus "meh".
Other than elderscolls and early fallout ive never seen an original and good quality bethesta game, maybe wolfenstein
Open world exhaustion. Camps, towers, points on a map... it's all boring now.
Completely ignores the most important aspect, combat
Those elements can work in a well designed game, where they're truly optional. It is used as a crutch for lazy design by Avelanche, however.
@@R3GARnator Sure, I get what you are saying, and I love fun open world games as much as the next person. But as I was watching this, I couldn't help but think how bored I was of this same tired repetitive setup. The combat might be great, but the open world formula isn't fun. It's the skeleton, not the meat. And if the meat isn't good enough, all you are left with is a skeleton when you really want the whole cow. If that makes any sense.
Might have been better as a Bulletstorm game. I really enjoyed that one. Probably also about 6 hours of great, fun gun gameplay.
just causes world was always boring imo
@Starwarsfan247 he didn't mention the story. He said the open world was boring, which I would agree for a multitude of reasons.
I disagree with just cause 2. Best open world ever. I cant comment on the other games
@@biker3982 yea i agree .... This open worlds need really good side content ...
IMO this game's problem was the arcade feel and non-serious attitude which is a huge tonal shift from the Rage 1 which had a good world-building and somewhat okay story and great gun and vehicle based game play. Instead they went full Bulletstorm, abandoning all the important aspects that made Rage 1 a good game.
*Bulletstorm, even though is a critically acclaimed game, it didn't sell much. Bulletstorm is a non-serious game with a boring story that goes nowhere with no world-building and guns with gimmick that send bodies flying upwards with ragdoll physics which are made to sound funny with background commentary.
The Bulletstorm elements are very strong in Rage 2 from the very 1st trailer released.
That Hooters clip killed me
Last bethesda game i ever buy, robbed by fallout 76 and cut content in rage 2 a single player game. I love the game but this is total bs.
@Gruff White Male Protagonist Not at launch, gonna have to wait and hope that id hasn't been destroyed by Bethesda aswell
What about Doom Eternal?
are we sure that shotgun isnt a sniper rifle? jesus christ lol
I always love your reviews Skill Up, however, having around 8 hours so far played in the game, I am finding it absolutely enjoyable, for the exact reason you're giving it demerits. I think the thing that sets us apart, as you mentioned, is that if you actually _do_ the exploration and pink/yellow side missions as you are going through the game rather than rush through the campaign, it can be really enoyable. Again, you did mention this, and I am saying I agree with you for those that like to multi-task the markers with missions.
i don't mind games like agents of mayhem or this kind of story im more of a simple kind of game that will barely sold game like godfather 2 and play it anyway and that its interactive entertainment so its not like so many movies now a days so there's that
This is a fantastic game! Underrated gem!
Yeah for real though. This is the skill up curse game has to be exactly how he thought it shoulda been to be good he's thrown so many amazing games a I do not recommend or title like this then no one cares about the game anymore
@@bp4861 thats fair, but he explains why he bounced off of certain titles, and he highlights what he enjoyed.
As a person who loves the Ubi formula, who likes mindless looting and shooting, I can love the games without really disagreeing with the critiques in general.
@@Ryattt81 specifically this game is decent. I got it for free on PSN, and I like it so far!
@@bp4861rage 2 is like
10% good combat
90% boring driving though dead wasteland between combat
Definitely, it's skill up's weird standards making him dislike the game
I find it extremely funny that Skill up left out the cutscenes that happen after the credits when he said it ended abruptly.
That's basically the worst epilogue ever. You get the feeling that you have more to do but it's just a couple Mutie Nests and that's it.
Saw you streaming this game Ralph! It was fun for sometime but gets a bit repetitive! Disappointed just like you.
Just rent it on redbox, 3 nights for $7. Easy to beat within the deadline and a definite great time with no commitment lol
Wait, you can still rent games in America? Next someone will say you can still rent DVD/blu-rays.
You can
@@ghosface353 i mean yeah lol you can via a redbox kiosk. Granted its usually only a certain select of games. And yes, lots of people still rent dvds/blurays, its only like $1 per night lol. Is that not a thing anymore?
My biggest mistake was playing new dawn a couple weeks before this came out. I've had 5x the fun with new dawn and it's only 40$
Lol trash
Initially is not about using the shotgun the whole entire time use your abilities mix things up.... that's how the game is suppose to be presented....
the combat is really goddamn amazing, probably some of my favorite in the last 5 or so years other than doom 2016
I found the combat to be superior to doom because it does not devolve into shooting dozens of rockets at humongous enemies with the classic shotgun etc being basically useless. If anything rage really manages to translate its awesome flowing gameplay against many enemies into its later stages and boss fights
I'm glad i bought Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PC rather than RAGE 2
Open world is boring because it's made by Avalanche.
Righteous, someone agrees
The question I think you should be asking is why do you even bother reviewing these games? You are clearly more interesting in narrative driven games that hold your hand and show you the next step. It isn't really accomplishing anything by you not experiencing everything the game has to offer. It looks like you didn't even try and find all the different ark abilities other than shatter and slam and from what it seems, you were playing on normal difficulty, which is honestly a joke it's so easy. I think you should honestly look at what you are doing as a channel because you are barely skimming through these games and looking for more wrong than right. Its hard to be objective when you come into these expecting one thing and since you didn't get that, it colors your entire experience with a negative light. Ill still watch your videos because the quality of your videos are top notch and I like seeing games from different perspectives, but I definitely wont be taking your advice toward buying games in the future.
Greg Smith yeah this dude did a shit review
I'm pretty sure I also laughed when I finished the campaign.. after about a couple of minutes of wondering if it would have more cutscene after the credits. It didn't really satisfy that.
This guy looks like the guy from lost boys lmfao
as i keep seeing reviews im more convinced i did the rigth decision by skiping this game
Same. I've been on the ball with new games this year (even anthem), but this game made me hesitate and hearing this is nice since I got both Farcry New Dawn and Blood Dragon on sale and haven't had a chance to play them yet, so its good to know they will be great replacements for this after I'm done with Days Gone.
Dude farcry new dawn is shit compared to this game. The dude that made this video is a fool. This game is amazing. Best open world FPS ever made
@@cobrajammin7316 Best open world FPS ever made. And how many open world fps games have you played? One?
Bloomin Onion I’ve played all of them that aren’t on pc. Maybe you are playing the game wrong dude, I haven’t had a dull moment with it yet. I’m Constantly blowing shit up and causing chaos across the wasteland
I guess I'll wait for a steam sale. I'm still enjoying days gone right now anyways. Great review as always!
Lol. Same. Days Gone is so good.
THAT'S the ending?! People say the first had a bland and bad ending with how it's just the arks opening, but cut to black? That's slap in the face, followed by a kick in the nuts.
even if you didnt like the ending you shouldnt be showing it in a "review"... spoiler.
This is as much as a spoiler as No Man's Sky ending : there is nothing to show, thus nothing to spoil.
End credits don’t count 😂
I totally agree, even if it's a shity ending never spoil without a spoil warning just wtf Skill up...
I totally agree, even if it's a shity ending never spoil without a spoil warning just wtf Skill up...
I totally agree, even if it's a shity ending never spoil without a spoil warning just wtf Skill up...
Unpopular opinion: I don't think Avalanche Studios is "good" at making open world games. The first 3 to 4 hours of their games are fun but after that they all become repetitive and boring. All their games feel lifeless.
i agree. Just Cause 4 was utter trash imo
Damn I didn't know these are the same guys who made that pile of trash called just cause 4. I pirated that game, deleted it after 10 minutes.
Innovation is lacking throughout the industry
Cookie cutter design year after year
Let's hope 2077 saves us all
EtheEvil
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I have faith in those devs! They have proven themselves greatly in the past.
yea seems like all developers only focusing on "great graphics" but shallow story, its no secret that games will have repetition and grinding but why cant resources be used primarily for diversity/unique
Rage 2 looks like a blatant Far Cry 3/4/5 rip off for me, which is reason alone for me to not touch it, despite me being extremely hyped for this game; since I really love the first Rage so much.
I'm getting really worried about how the next Elder Scrolls game is going to turn out.
Same. Bethesda just doesn’t seem to make them like they used to.
This is published by Bethesda not developed by them even though Fallout 76 was a disaster I trust Todd Howard for TES 6
Getting worried? With bethesda's recent record you should be terrified
@@TheBoss-jc6le after 76? Never again
Been getting into this on gamepass. For that service, it’s perfect. Not the best game ever, but some good hours of solid fun, with enough surprises to keep the interest up a while. And it basically works, which is a lot more than I can say for outriders and dark alliance, the most recent 'big game' releases.
I just beat Rage 2. I don’t think it deserve the metascore of 67. The gameplay was brilliant. However, I found the world to be boring, with hollow characters and a story that was subpar at best. Maybe the devs should have just made a full on DOOM clone. Rage 2 wasn’t a bad game. I personally give it a 7/10
Yeah, too bad metro exodus is better in every single way. Except being on the epic launcher of course.
What a vapid little game. This is like the polar opposite of Nier Automata.
After playing through 18 hours of CP2077, i just gave this a try to overcome my depression, turns out that this is a hidden gem.........atleast its better than Cyberpuke 2076.
To be honest, if you're streaming the game in one big session then you aren't the target audience for open world faff. It's designed for normal gamers who play and hour or two a night to chill after work. This review definitely fell victim to reviewer burnout.
Okay but was that Carpenter Brut as the Soundtrack at 2:20? Because Carpenter Brut, neon Synth aesthetic and a cool ass Corinth sounding shotgun are all I'll ever need.
I think this "Forced Grinding" comes across differently based on how someone plays the game..
You focused main story and hit that block (which yes, probably sucked).
Where as in my case I have done some story missions, but usually stop and 100% each map event as I naturally pass or run into them on my way to the next mission etc, and have not had the issue you did.
So I guess I can see the criticism, but surprised you portray it as being the only way someone will experience the game.
I have personally already had more fun in about 8 hours of play than I had with Farcry New Dawn.
I basically rushed through that game in 10 hours the week before Division 2 cause I needed something to play, and just felt burned for the $35 or whatever I paid for it.
I agree there are things that should be better here... but imo it reminds me of older games, where things were more simple and just focused on playing the game.. and having fun, and putting it down when you are finished, and for me, it has been great at that!
Not sure that it is worth full price or not, but for the $40 (-$8 in rewards points, yaaaaaaa) It has been a great time so far.
Force grind usually just mean boring side content and chore like mission's
It just shows that they knew their story was not long enough at all, so they require you to chore through their filler content.
if its not main story it shouldn't be compulsory
Def for those who crave doom combat. But it ain't worth the full price lol
If you crave doom combat go and play doom.
@@EraVulgaris- yea but ppl only wanna play the same thing multiple times...
@@aimbotbob5056 Wasn't there a level editor? There's probably thousands of user created levels.
Well, thanks for spoiling the ending. But, I guess it wasn't much of an ending to spoil.
I'm like...3 hours into the game and I'm actually kinda pissed about him just smash cutting straight to the fucking ending cinematic with no spoiler warning. I'm fucking over RUclipsr reviews. They're all so desperate to be the first to get their scores out there, that they just get lazier and lazier and start to sacrifice quality in order to save time. Ralph used to have the most integrity and passion of any reviewer, but lately it seems like whether he thinks a game should be spoiled or not depends largely on whether HE PERSONALLY loved it or not. He made great efforts not spoil anything from Monster Hunter, or Warframe, or The Division 2.
I get he didn't like the game, but does that mean he needs to ruin the ending? Not everybody blows through every game in the first 2-5 days of its release.
Brad Knapp Apparently, the first Rage game ends about as abruptly, too.
But I see what you mean. Should’ve put up a spoiler warning and time for it instead of immediately showing it.
Even if I’m still baffled that that’s how it ends. All this stuff about awesome gunplay, getting powers, building reputation, and it ends with the two characters just struggling to walk away.
The End?
yup... that's pretty f'd up
@@bakerdoze I've heard that too, but I didn't play the first one. The ads would have me believe I didnt need to in order to understand this game.
I was in the fence to buy the game or not and this guys just ruined it for me. now when i see the enviorment and the situation i will know that the game is ending. it was so random of him to put it there.. no warning or nothing. He just assumes that it was not a spoil. it can not be for his params. But sure it is for me. Never goin to see a video from this channel ever again
I don't know.. Ill finished the main campaign in 11 hours,now im 15 in hours in to complete Open World Tasks,it is fun you don't even get all the Weapons and skills in the regular Campaign.Also the open world is nothing Special but sometimes feels very unique and organic.The amazing Gunplay and in Combination with the motivating busy work its OK.In fact the campaign is the weakest point of the Game.This is a Solid 75-77 Title, so wait and get it at Sale for 20 or 30 Bucks.But not full price,to be honest its not worth it.
This is The Review that makes me question all the other skill up reviews. He had a bad take on this one. Or at least different tastes than myself. He is not the reviewer for me. Rage 2 is fantastic and well designed. I love the open world. And the driving feels great: wheel-physics based like mudrunner or snowrunner. Boring is the last descriptor I would use for driving around the open world.
Personally enjoyed days gone a lot. It was addicting and I couldn’t stop playing. Ended up platinuming it.
Samee