This game had sooooo much potential. I love the idea of picking up fighting moves like you pick up weapons in an MMO. It's really sad it was dead on arrival.
Yeah, absolutely. Thankfully Sifu is a stellar follow up. Hopefully, they might try to re-use the concept after learning a lot of lessons from Absolver.
@@JustinVGR I have been saying this for years. Watch SloClap's Absolver DevLogs and tell me those guys aren't more passionate than you expected them to be. I have faith. They just need to nail down some better deck-limiting mechanics, as they were already decent at making varied moves... I do hope that weapon decks get expanded upon, if Absolver II comes to pass.
You know, it saddens me to see such an interesting concept get abandoned like this. We never got to see bo staffs get implemented to this game, or anything outside the game's sandbox and the Downfall update. I've been wondering how it would've been if this game had succeeded. Would we have been able to fight off lions in the desert? Or perhaps defend ourselves from pirates while sailing in raging seas? The little crumbs of lore I got from reading the object descriptions still haunt me to this day.
An excellent breakdown! I'm seconding what Heb said in that this definitely feels like you took the time to really absorb the game and come back with an honest explanation of it! Bravo!
I like the vid man. Always cool to see new people's views on the game. I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head for the core aspects of the game. But honestly, Deck building isn't too bad, especially once you understand the whole stances thing and the gold link timing. Good video! Also, the whole story of Absolver isn't all too deep in game. Most of the extra details and backstory can be found on the official website in case you want a quick lil fun read
Thank you. I think I see it as complicated because I assume that I made a sub-optimal deck because I went style over substance. Also I had a few pvp matches where my opponent said I had too many heavy moves, but I think I started to get the hang of it on my second playthrough I will check out the website, for sure
@@JustinVGR yeah, very much a sub optimal deck lol, but thats fine. Fundamentals like blocking, style abilities, and timing will help a lot. There are a few resources to help understand the game a bit easier. On RUclips you can look up. Erfun did a quick tutorial series on the game fundamentals and deck building. Another guy JaxKenobi did some vids on deck building and mental game. The most recent tutorial series is by Morklymious (personal favorite of the three for me) covering game fundamentals as well. There's also the official discord and another called Absolver Academy that has plenty of people who are happy to help explain things and practice with you.
I remember playing the beta for this game and loving how complex the combat mechanics were and how cool it was running into other players and fighting or just walking by. I wish this game got a larger recognition, it would have been awesome to see big tournaments of amazing players going head to head
Hopefully it will be a case of Absolver 2 being a massive upgrade with similar mechanics, drawing in a huge audience just like how Helldivers 2 was a massive success because it had the same mechanics as the underrated original
I have yet to see a fighting game that offers as much customization, expression and vicerally satisfying PVP than Absolver. I love the combat Building aspect, of building combos and alternative combos, mixups and interrupts in. its also a visual and auditory feast with every punch and kick feeling awesome.
I think Absolver might still be my most-played game ever on Steam. It's still #1 in my Top 3 favorite games. Nothing has come even remotely close to feeling as good as this game does. Not even Sifu. There's too much in that game that feels outside of my control, particularly compared to Absolver. Here's hoping SloClap does us forever fans the justice of giving us the sequel we deserve. To this day, I still play Absolver off and on and I don't think I'll ever stop. It's that good. Sifu just doesn't hold a candle to Absolver for me for one simple reason: Everything I do in Absolver belongs to _me._ I defeat my enemies based on a combination of moves that _I came up with._ Absolver's entire core design philosophy is "Knowledge Check: The Game," from your Deck on up to every Deck you face in combat. Not only that, I can differentiate between multiple versions of that Deck, or even do totally different ones if I want to focus on Sword or Gauntlet, or compliment any of the other Styles. Sifu isn't even close to comparable in that sense of ownership. Also, the drip in Absolver is fucking awesome. 😆
actually pretty apt description of the pve experience! i like that you had original points and didn't regurgitate views from other people who made an "absolver is kinda fun but kinda bad" review. i gotta say tho, the deck building aspect is easy to pick up and hard to master. the different combos you can make, taking frame data and true pairings and all the fun nerdy elements under the surface is really what sold ME when i was looking into the game. i saw opportunities for creation, expression while also putting together these puzzle pieces, all these different moves that have to compliment eachother to create a whole functional deck. i feel like you also skimmed over what really makes up the largest part of absolver (at least for most people), the PvP and community that stands behind it. we have a pretty bustling community of fighters, a competitive circuit, community leaders who teach new players different techniques and fundamentals- just saying, if i were to make an absolver review i'd include a dialogue on all facets of the game, especially the ones that serve as the playerbases main focus
Thanks. I did have a few sections on pvp that I forgot to elaborate on. I did some 1v1 and co-op downfall, which was a lot of fun, and everyone I ran into was very kind. Unusual for an online game 😄 Glad to see the game has a good community. I think my issues with pvp came from my time zone (Australia). But I've since looked at the reddit and discord and seen how active the community is, and I could have easily set up more online interactions.
When this came out i actually REALLY liked it, i dropped over 200 hours playing it over and over helping newcomers get through tough parts, and only quit when I'd have to restart just to see other people
I think it's one of the more original concepts for a video game that I've seen in years. Nice art direction, fun combat, in-depth customisation, great game.
I absolutely love this game. I constantly shift between a fun deck, a good deck, and moves I can perform when I train. All in all 10/10. I look like an avian jack the ripper
Absolver content from someone that hasnt already been playing it in 2024?!?! It's almost insane to me. And a well made video too! Reminded me of the good times I had on this game. Actually kinda making me want to redownload it and play downfall, as I stopped playing before it came out and I felt like I had done literally everything the game had to offer. Which anyone can tell you, is not really a lot. Haha. Wish they couldve tried and push this game to it's full potential. Also as an extreme souls fan I adored the vaatividya bit. Lol
This game was like the martial arts version of for honor, for me. I wanted something more complicated and more fighting game like than for honor and it’s… waiting-focused combat. Absolver was the answer and a darn good one. As a gojuryu practitioner myself, it’s karate blocking and striking was on point!!!! So good 😊
@DarkAuraLord the game Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is also very much worth checking out for this kind of gameplay. It goes about it differently, but is nonetheless fun and solid. Also helps that the music and world within it are really great. If you look up Pseudo's Theme from Clash: AoC, you'll hear what i mean.
I remember seeing trailers of this game before it released thinking it looked cool. I was really into for honor at the time so this one caught my eye. But when it released, I did the mistake of just listening to reviewers that were shitting on it and never tried it for myself. With time I completely forgot it even existed. Now I feel like maybe I was missing out lol... Good video man! Really good quality for a 100 subscriber channel, I'm sure you will grow quickly :)
please dont say that everyone should play this masterpiece and not only settle for sifu this shit is fun as fuck and if you get into it you might even spend hours upon hours trying to perfect your moves list and drip and you can do it with *FRIENDS*
One day I might try Sifu out but it's 90 games down my list. I really like the idea of this game's system for building your own movesets though, cool concept.
I am hoping that after the success of sifu they will consider a second game, I feel like the scale of the world was small as the whole project and it felt like a prototype. Sifu feels like they truly commited to making a fully realized game and I want absolver and its world to get the same love
Early 2024 had the release of another game that played like a light RPG where you find combat moves and styles/stances, that goes by name of Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. It's a prequel of the Zeno Clash zeries, which were first person brawlers set in a kind of prehistoric world full of absurd freaks, monsters, mutations and bizarre buttwads. Clash: AoC was ACE Team's first venture into a third person viewpoint and it's honestly a really good and fun game. Greatly recommend looking into that one. Combat mechanics are at first glance quite simply: You can equip, at a Totem or Training Dummy, any of two stances to then swap between during combat, as well as assign a Special Attack to three inputs of the Special Attack button. A parry move is always available, which if connected slows down an enemy a slight bit and adds extra to the Focus Bar (essentially a "special meter" that puts player character Pseudo in a first person mode. If enough hits connect, he performs a special finisher on the enemy) A Stance always consists of: - A combo string (three or four hits) - A charge attack - An attack from a run - An attack from a jump - Attack from a forward dodge - Attack from a backward dodge - Attack from a sideways dodge. It's all pretty easy to keep track of, but *no* stance has overlapping animations. They're all unique from one another. And it's quite fun to try and make your own style out of it all. This usually has to be done via exploring: New stances and special attacks can only be found at totems that supply a combat arena which you have to win. There's more to the game, but i'll leave this as it is. I hope this comment has made you curious to want to try out Clash, that you'll like it when you get to it, and that you may further spread word on it.
@@lvadimass Seriously, while it's heartening to see other Zeno Clash fans out here, a big part of the allure of the series as a whole is the charm and mystery of the world. 2 has many hidden bits of lore to discover for people that *want* to discover more of it but is not integral to enjoying the world for what it is. So imagine if i were a fan who had only played Clash: Artifacts of Chaos yet and was yet interested in the original two games. Even though the twist you mention doesn't have bearing on the main story as such, it is important to understanding the land and its history as a whole. So I would be incredibly f*bleep*ing miffed that someone just blurbed out a massive twist to me like that because they just wanted to say "Actually, no" instead of being happy to see other Zeno Clash fans. Golem knows that the game itself can use any support it gets for how little known it is. As such, i ask you to please delete or edit the comment so that this spoiler get yoinked into the Tiamte pit.
@@jurtheorc8117 the second game is over a decade old and made on the damn source engine, not to mention how niche it is get your head out of your ass and accept the fact that if someone missed it 5 years ago it's their own fault for not knowing a decade later
@@lvadimass I see your logic but you needn't swear. In my eyes, it's exactly because of how niche and little-known Zeno Clash is, that there is opportunity for newcomers to discover this knowledge/twist on their own, if they truly become invested in this world. The chances of people even opening up this discussion and seeing your spoiler is, admittedly, very small. But yet again, for how few people even know the Zeno Clash franchise and the stories it offers, it could take away from a sense of wonder they otherwise could have had. Age in this sense isn't as important to me. Quality of the story and world is. I don't know what media you are personally passionate about and what stories within them, but imagine this: In ten years, you may discover a piece of media -movie, cartoon, book, comic or otherwise- from nowadays or earlier that is fairly little-known and niche. And you're into it, having read it back to front. At some point you may meet someone who is also a fan of media in that direction and you come to conversation with them, about the story you are currently busy with and want to recommend it to them. Then someone else steps in and says "They're not dead actually" or something of the like. It may not have been meant maliciously by the other person but they had no way of knowing at what point in the story *you* were quite yet. Or the other person for that matter. The quality of the story throughout may stay the same, but a big point of intrigue or curiosity gets removed for the other person and they wouldn't be as likely to try out the story. I can understand that this is not the kind of stuff you enter the internet for, but let's both leave this conversation by thinking about our attitudes. I've rewritten this reply three times over because --even if you may write off my reply as someone having too much time on their hands-- i do want to take a reply seriously and not leave it at getting indignant and throwing insults. In essence, an Agree to Disagree if you skipped ahead to the final paragraph. But if you did take the time to read through this all, thank you for doing so and i wish you a good rest of your day.
wish it didn't take so damn long to learn moves or if there was an easier way to get moves there's a whole spreadsheet on where the moves are, who uses them, and the mobs appearance. and if it's an ending/finisher you're gonna be there for a while as the mob might not even use that move most of the time.
@@JustinVGR when i say glitch tricks i mean the shit where they will stop locking onto you, then hit the air behind you with a certain move which will put you out of range faster than a dodge and with less stamina, then stunlock you with another certain combo that you practically cant get out of lmao watch justas he has some insane absolver clips
I remeberd playing it, but just as the "hype" died down, The competitive scene would have gone so hard for this game, it would have just been so clean.
Absolver is all about the comp, pvp. The pc community pretty much took it into their own hands and were basically able to continue developing it somewhat through the use of a mod and they did pretty well its alot of fun. Base game is still active on Sony's side I'm not sure about Microsoft's side of the multiverse tho. Absolver is a game where you have to put in hella hrs before you actually start discovering what makes it great it would really be difficult for me to explain but in short, the players make the game fun to play, as well as infuriating lol but the good time is in the combat trials(pvp). Absolver is legendary if you ask me, and if they had incorporated pvp and deck building and customization into Sifu, man THAT would have shook up the comp fighting scene 100%
I think the reason people don’t like this game is the adaptability of the AI. Since people always want to feel invincible when playing games they always hate on things that make them need to learn, maybe thats why Absolver gets a bad rep
Здравствуй, посмотрел твоё видео, попробовал вашу комбинацию, но это не просто. Для меня хороша последовательность, я сделал так, что механика моей комбинации боя, проходит полный круг.А, вот распределение боевых приёмов для мощи и силы в бою, было бы интересно посмотреть на твой вариант.
I preordered the game and was so sad that they didn't keep supporting it and expanding the world. I liked that they added a small expansion in the form of Downfall but they could have done more :(
I remember first getting the game years ago. Actually, I pre-ordered it on a whim and got some nice white robes. I stopped playing after beating the game but I might as well go back since now I know the supremacy of a controller.. And not a mouse.
Used to be good when It was free, now avarage fight is some who has a perfect set of moves and button mashes the hell out of you. Unique mechanics but legit a beginner can get like 3 new moves then spam punch you to death. Also there's nothing to save you from infinite stun or wall bang, meaning a fight doesn't even last 5 seconds.
You overcomplicated the explanation of the moveset customization. End game decks do not have to be full of moves, only a specific goal you are working towards, and the moves on the right are if you press the secondary attack button. They are there so that you have an option to break out of your usual flowchart, whatever flowchart that may be. This is actually fairly limited once you have a moveset made, this is why you also have your fighting style defencive options (I used to play Drunken Style), and the extra weapon slot. The weapon slot in my playtime was really good and let you come in with a completely new deck of fighting moves you made for the weapon and you can flow into the weapon fairly seemlessly with your flowchart. That is where the fighting actually gets complicated, not the customization. The customization only feels 'complicated' because you are burdened to make something that is viable and good.
sifu is not better, it's just a more simplified and polished iteration of absolver which makes it more appealing to wider audience absolver is a tad too complex for its own good
@ironyan1188 So... from what I have found, they seem to have PS4/PS5 crossplay, but not for PS/PC. Not sure about xbox, but I'm guessing it wouldn't have it either. Bummer.
I remember having a lot of fun playing this game. However the diversity in moves that were actually viable was WAAAY too low. There wasn't really any counter play against fast and high damaging moves. Even if your character was built like a tank it simply didn't matter against actual good players. On top of that the net code for that game is just horrendous. Again it was a really fun game with A LOT of problems that the devs just didn't seem to care about fixing or adjusting.
I basically spent most of my free time in middle school and freshman year of high school playing this game. I met tons of people through it and still talk to them today. It really pains me to see this game fall further into obscurity since it was a pretty big part of my life when I was younger
This game had sooooo much potential. I love the idea of picking up fighting moves like you pick up weapons in an MMO. It's really sad it was dead on arrival.
Yeah, absolutely. Thankfully Sifu is a stellar follow up. Hopefully, they might try to re-use the concept after learning a lot of lessons from Absolver.
Its a shame because it was overshadowed by for honor, if people knew how it was going to turn out i reckon people would of supported absolver more.
Peak player count was 18k. Not nearly as high as some mmos but I wouldn't call that dead on arrival.
@@JustinVGR I have been saying this for years. Watch SloClap's Absolver DevLogs and tell me those guys aren't more passionate than you expected them to be.
I have faith. They just need to nail down some better deck-limiting mechanics, as they were already decent at making varied moves...
I do hope that weapon decks get expanded upon, if Absolver II comes to pass.
As someone who played this game from the beginning, it wasn't even close to "dead on arrival."
You know, it saddens me to see such an interesting concept get abandoned like this. We never got to see bo staffs get implemented to this game, or anything outside the game's sandbox and the Downfall update. I've been wondering how it would've been if this game had succeeded. Would we have been able to fight off lions in the desert? Or perhaps defend ourselves from pirates while sailing in raging seas? The little crumbs of lore I got from reading the object descriptions still haunt me to this day.
Oh man, I'd kill for the bo-staff, would definitely do another playthrough, haha
Absolver hooked me for almost 2 years straight
The combat deck editor is the single best feature to ever be added to a melee combat game and i wont stand for this
I see Absolver as a proof of concept. A new genre of fighting game. Can't wait for a sequel. I still play from time to time.
An excellent breakdown! I'm seconding what Heb said in that this definitely feels like you took the time to really absorb the game and come back with an honest explanation of it!
Bravo!
I like the vid man. Always cool to see new people's views on the game. I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head for the core aspects of the game. But honestly, Deck building isn't too bad, especially once you understand the whole stances thing and the gold link timing.
Good video!
Also, the whole story of Absolver isn't all too deep in game. Most of the extra details and backstory can be found on the official website in case you want a quick lil fun read
Thank you. I think I see it as complicated because I assume that I made a sub-optimal deck because I went style over substance. Also I had a few pvp matches where my opponent said I had too many heavy moves, but I think I started to get the hang of it on my second playthrough
I will check out the website, for sure
@@JustinVGR yeah, very much a sub optimal deck lol, but thats fine. Fundamentals like blocking, style abilities, and timing will help a lot. There are a few resources to help understand the game a bit easier. On RUclips you can look up.
Erfun did a quick tutorial series on the game fundamentals and deck building. Another guy JaxKenobi did some vids on deck building and mental game. The most recent tutorial series is by Morklymious (personal favorite of the three for me) covering game fundamentals as well.
There's also the official discord and another called Absolver Academy that has plenty of people who are happy to help explain things and practice with you.
~Frrrrrraaaaaaammmmeeeee Daaaaaataaaaaaaaaaaa oooooooooo(scary)@@JustinVGR
I remember playing the beta for this game and loving how complex the combat mechanics were and how cool it was running into other players and fighting or just walking by. I wish this game got a larger recognition, it would have been awesome to see big tournaments of amazing players going head to head
Hopefully it will be a case of Absolver 2 being a massive upgrade with similar mechanics, drawing in a huge audience just like how Helldivers 2 was a massive success because it had the same mechanics as the underrated original
@@ReyFelipe00 That would be a dream!
PEOPLE FINALLY REALIZED ITS GOOD🙏🏾
I have yet to see a fighting game that offers as much customization, expression and vicerally satisfying PVP than Absolver. I love the combat Building aspect, of building combos and alternative combos, mixups and interrupts in. its also a visual and auditory feast with every punch and kick feeling awesome.
Sifu
I think Absolver might still be my most-played game ever on Steam. It's still #1 in my Top 3 favorite games.
Nothing has come even remotely close to feeling as good as this game does. Not even Sifu. There's too much in that game that feels outside of my control, particularly compared to Absolver.
Here's hoping SloClap does us forever fans the justice of giving us the sequel we deserve. To this day, I still play Absolver off and on and I don't think I'll ever stop. It's that good.
Sifu just doesn't hold a candle to Absolver for me for one simple reason: Everything I do in Absolver belongs to _me._ I defeat my enemies based on a combination of moves that _I came up with._ Absolver's entire core design philosophy is "Knowledge Check: The Game," from your Deck on up to every Deck you face in combat. Not only that, I can differentiate between multiple versions of that Deck, or even do totally different ones if I want to focus on Sword or Gauntlet, or compliment any of the other Styles. Sifu isn't even close to comparable in that sense of ownership.
Also, the drip in Absolver is fucking awesome. 😆
No lies detected
actually pretty apt description of the pve experience! i like that you had original points and didn't regurgitate views from other people who made an "absolver is kinda fun but kinda bad" review.
i gotta say tho, the deck building aspect is easy to pick up and hard to master. the different combos you can make, taking frame data and true pairings and all the fun nerdy elements under the surface is really what sold ME when i was looking into the game. i saw opportunities for creation, expression while also putting together these puzzle pieces, all these different moves that have to compliment eachother to create a whole functional deck.
i feel like you also skimmed over what really makes up the largest part of absolver (at least for most people), the PvP and community that stands behind it. we have a pretty bustling community of fighters, a competitive circuit, community leaders who teach new players different techniques and fundamentals- just saying, if i were to make an absolver review i'd include a dialogue on all facets of the game, especially the ones that serve as the playerbases main focus
Thanks. I did have a few sections on pvp that I forgot to elaborate on. I did some 1v1 and co-op downfall, which was a lot of fun, and everyone I ran into was very kind. Unusual for an online game 😄
Glad to see the game has a good community.
I think my issues with pvp came from my time zone (Australia). But I've since looked at the reddit and discord and seen how active the community is, and I could have easily set up more online interactions.
When this came out i actually REALLY liked it, i dropped over 200 hours playing it over and over helping newcomers get through tough parts, and only quit when I'd have to restart just to see other people
After being on the fence about Absolver for a while you've convinced me to play it.
I think it's one of the more original concepts for a video game that I've seen in years. Nice art direction, fun combat, in-depth customisation, great game.
All this games needs is one good balance patch in touch with the community, and we'd have a genuine competitive fighter
I absolutely love this game. I constantly shift between a fun deck, a good deck, and moves I can perform when I train. All in all 10/10. I look like an avian jack the ripper
Absolver content from someone that hasnt already been playing it in 2024?!?! It's almost insane to me. And a well made video too! Reminded me of the good times I had on this game. Actually kinda making me want to redownload it and play downfall, as I stopped playing before it came out and I felt like I had done literally everything the game had to offer. Which anyone can tell you, is not really a lot. Haha. Wish they couldve tried and push this game to it's full potential.
Also as an extreme souls fan I adored the vaatividya bit. Lol
Downfall is really good, but I think the base game is slightly better. Having said that, definitely try it!
Vaati makes great content, haha
This game was like the martial arts version of for honor, for me. I wanted something more complicated and more fighting game like than for honor and it’s… waiting-focused combat. Absolver was the answer and a darn good one. As a gojuryu practitioner myself, it’s karate blocking and striking was on point!!!! So good 😊
sifu 2 will be a banger
Seems pretty interesting, the combo menu kinda gives me God Hand vibes! Definitely need to check this game out ☺
I actually recorded footage of Godhand and then forgot to talk about it in the script... lol
@DarkAuraLord the game Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is also very much worth checking out for this kind of gameplay. It goes about it differently, but is nonetheless fun and solid.
Also helps that the music and world within it are really great. If you look up Pseudo's Theme from Clash: AoC, you'll hear what i mean.
I remember seeing trailers of this game before it released thinking it looked cool. I was really into for honor at the time so this one caught my eye. But when it released, I did the mistake of just listening to reviewers that were shitting on it and never tried it for myself. With time I completely forgot it even existed. Now I feel like maybe I was missing out lol...
Good video man! Really good quality for a 100 subscriber channel, I'm sure you will grow quickly :)
Thank you. It has been very, very slow growth, but I'll keep truckin'
please dont say that everyone should play this masterpiece and not only settle for sifu this shit is fun as fuck and if you get into it you might even spend hours upon hours trying to perfect your moves list and drip and you can do it with *FRIENDS*
One day I might try Sifu out but it's 90 games down my list. I really like the idea of this game's system for building your own movesets though, cool concept.
I can't talk, haven't beaten sifu yet, or baldurs gate 3, or ff16, or sekiro. Lol
Beat Sekiro buddy@@JustinVGR
Jesus do you have 10 kids ? 😂 sifu is easily one of the best games to come out in the last couple years I’d recommend.
You'll see players using stagger mostly. Real buzz kill
God I miss this game, just playing friends and learning each others moves was awesome.
I am hoping that after the success of sifu they will consider a second game, I feel like the scale of the world was small as the whole project and it felt like a prototype. Sifu feels like they truly commited to making a fully realized game and I want absolver and its world to get the same love
Im the 100th subscriber good luck on the content grind 👍
Thanks 👍 Glad I could reach this milestone
Early 2024 had the release of another game that played like a light RPG where you find combat moves and styles/stances, that goes by name of Clash: Artifacts of Chaos.
It's a prequel of the Zeno Clash zeries, which were first person brawlers set in a kind of prehistoric world full of absurd freaks, monsters, mutations and bizarre buttwads. Clash: AoC was ACE Team's first venture into a third person viewpoint and it's honestly a really good and fun game.
Greatly recommend looking into that one.
Combat mechanics are at first glance quite simply:
You can equip, at a Totem or Training Dummy, any of two stances to then swap between during combat, as well as assign a Special Attack to three inputs of the Special Attack button.
A parry move is always available, which if connected slows down an enemy a slight bit and adds extra to the Focus Bar (essentially a "special meter" that puts player character Pseudo in a first person mode. If enough hits connect, he performs a special finisher on the enemy)
A Stance always consists of:
- A combo string (three or four hits)
- A charge attack
- An attack from a run
- An attack from a jump
- Attack from a forward dodge
- Attack from a backward dodge
- Attack from a sideways dodge.
It's all pretty easy to keep track of, but *no* stance has overlapping animations. They're all unique from one another. And it's quite fun to try and make your own style out of it all.
This usually has to be done via exploring: New stances and special attacks can only be found at totems that supply a combat arena which you have to win.
There's more to the game, but i'll leave this as it is. I hope this comment has made you curious to want to try out Clash, that you'll like it when you get to it, and that you may further spread word on it.
actually zeno clash is set in the future, the second game reveals that we are just in some weird walled off part of the world
@@lvadimass DUDE THAT"S A MAJOR FUPPING SPOILER FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES
@@lvadimass Seriously, while it's heartening to see other Zeno Clash fans out here, a big part of the allure of the series as a whole is the charm and mystery of the world. 2 has many hidden bits of lore to discover for people that *want* to discover more of it but is not integral to enjoying the world for what it is.
So imagine if i were a fan who had only played Clash: Artifacts of Chaos yet and was yet interested in the original two games. Even though the twist you mention doesn't have bearing on the main story as such, it is important to understanding the land and its history as a whole.
So I would be incredibly f*bleep*ing miffed that someone just blurbed out a massive twist to me like that because they just wanted to say "Actually, no" instead of being happy to see other Zeno Clash fans. Golem knows that the game itself can use any support it gets for how little known it is.
As such, i ask you to please delete or edit the comment so that this spoiler get yoinked into the Tiamte pit.
@@jurtheorc8117
the second game is over a decade old and made on the damn source engine, not to mention how niche it is
get your head out of your ass and accept the fact that if someone missed it 5 years ago it's their own fault for not knowing a decade later
@@lvadimass I see your logic but you needn't swear.
In my eyes, it's exactly because of how niche and little-known Zeno Clash is, that there is opportunity for newcomers to discover this knowledge/twist on their own, if they truly become invested in this world.
The chances of people even opening up this discussion and seeing your spoiler is, admittedly, very small. But yet again, for how few people even know the Zeno Clash franchise and the stories it offers, it could take away from a sense of wonder they otherwise could have had.
Age in this sense isn't as important to me. Quality of the story and world is.
I don't know what media you are personally passionate about and what stories within them, but imagine this:
In ten years, you may discover a piece of media -movie, cartoon, book, comic or otherwise- from nowadays or earlier that is fairly little-known and niche. And you're into it, having read it back to front.
At some point you may meet someone who is also a fan of media in that direction and you come to conversation with them, about the story you are currently busy with and want to recommend it to them.
Then someone else steps in and says "They're not dead actually" or something of the like.
It may not have been meant maliciously by the other person but they had no way of knowing at what point in the story *you* were quite yet. Or the other person for that matter.
The quality of the story throughout may stay the same, but a big point of intrigue or curiosity gets removed for the other person and they wouldn't be as likely to try out the story.
I can understand that this is not the kind of stuff you enter the internet for, but let's both leave this conversation by thinking about our attitudes. I've rewritten this reply three times over because --even if you may write off my reply as someone having too much time on their hands-- i do want to take a reply seriously and not leave it at getting indignant and throwing insults.
In essence, an Agree to Disagree if you skipped ahead to the final paragraph.
But if you did take the time to read through this all, thank you for doing so and i wish you a good rest of your day.
notif gang 🔥🔥
hope you're having a great christmas my dude ❣
Thanks man, I'm doing good. Merry Christmas!
We need absolver 2!
I remember playing it for ages on the ps4 when it was free. Was okay
I really liked Kahlt method, because it feels like your character just flexes too hard
My favourite part is that khalt doesn't require a correct direction input, making it much, much easier to use 😂
@@JustinVGR I mean it makes sense, you don‘t need to move when you do nothing but basicially flex your body and tank the hit
always upvote Absolver ; underrated af
Absolutely underrated
Sifu could've been great as a multiplayer game
I wrote a post on there community hub on Steam to bring this game back. It will do well today with the success of Sifu
Hey cool video! Kinda impressed you don't have more subscribers. This review made me want to give it a second try after 100% Sifu
I ve spend lots of time on this game, i did buy it day one, that s so sad sloclap didn t keep the work on it or plan on doing a 2
king review
wish it didn't take so damn long to learn moves or if there was an easier way to get moves
there's a whole spreadsheet on where the moves are, who uses them, and the mobs appearance. and if it's an ending/finisher you're gonna be there for a while as the mob might not even use that move most of the time.
i LOVE absolver, still one of my fav fighting games. i just wish i could teach myself those fucking crazy ass glitch tricks some people use
Yeah, I saw the wall glitch that speed runners use to beat the final boss, that shit is wild
@@JustinVGR when i say glitch tricks i mean the shit where they will stop locking onto you, then hit the air behind you with a certain move which will put you out of range faster than a dodge and with less stamina, then stunlock you with another certain combo that you practically cant get out of lmao
watch justas he has some insane absolver clips
Absolver is just modern day God Hand.
I remeberd playing it, but just as the "hype" died down, The competitive scene would have gone so hard for this game, it would have just been so clean.
Absolver is all about the comp, pvp. The pc community pretty much took it into their own hands and were basically able to continue developing it somewhat through the use of a mod and they did pretty well its alot of fun. Base game is still active on Sony's side I'm not sure about Microsoft's side of the multiverse tho. Absolver is a game where you have to put in hella hrs before you actually start discovering what makes it great it would really be difficult for me to explain but in short, the players make the game fun to play, as well as infuriating lol but the good time is in the combat trials(pvp). Absolver is legendary if you ask me, and if they had incorporated pvp and deck building and customization into Sifu, man THAT would have shook up the comp fighting scene 100%
leaving a comment for the algorithm
Hahaha. My man👍
I still play, no cheese. I just like a good fight
Nice sifu 2
I think the reason people don’t like this game is the adaptability of the AI. Since people always want to feel invincible when playing games they always hate on things that make them need to learn, maybe thats why Absolver gets a bad rep
Здравствуй, посмотрел твоё видео, попробовал вашу комбинацию, но это не просто. Для меня хороша последовательность, я сделал так, что механика моей комбинации боя, проходит полный круг.А, вот распределение боевых приёмов для мощи и силы в бою, было бы интересно посмотреть на твой вариант.
I played this game a few years it came out and it was very fun getting my butt kick
I preordered the game and was so sad that they didn't keep supporting it and expanding the world. I liked that they added a small expansion in the form of Downfall but they could have done more :(
Apparently the game did OK, but Downfall wasn't the boost that they wanted, which is a real shame, I'd love more content for the game, for sure.
It was Awfull netcode that killed this game.
Oh, was it really bad on release? I had a few online matches and there were OK considering how bad my internet is
I remember first getting the game years ago. Actually, I pre-ordered it on a whim and got some nice white robes. I stopped playing after beating the game but I might as well go back since now I know the supremacy of a controller.. And not a mouse.
Used to be good when It was free, now avarage fight is some who has a perfect set of moves and button mashes the hell out of you.
Unique mechanics but legit a beginner can get like 3 new moves then spam punch you to death.
Also there's nothing to save you from infinite stun or wall bang, meaning a fight doesn't even last 5 seconds.
Wait Sifu was made by THEM??
Oh yeah 😎
You overcomplicated the explanation of the moveset customization. End game decks do not have to be full of moves, only a specific goal you are working towards, and the moves on the right are if you press the secondary attack button. They are there so that you have an option to break out of your usual flowchart, whatever flowchart that may be. This is actually fairly limited once you have a moveset made, this is why you also have your fighting style defencive options (I used to play Drunken Style), and the extra weapon slot. The weapon slot in my playtime was really good and let you come in with a completely new deck of fighting moves you made for the weapon and you can flow into the weapon fairly seemlessly with your flowchart.
That is where the fighting actually gets complicated, not the customization. The customization only feels 'complicated' because you are burdened to make something that is viable and good.
I own both games I will be playing both tonight lol
Nice!
Bolver
It's cool but the pacing feels off, that or I'm not that far into it, that or I just suck at it.
It can be a little slow, but give it some time, you'll get there 👍
sifu is not better, it's just a more simplified and polished iteration of absolver which makes it more appealing to wider audience
absolver is a tad too complex for its own good
is there crossplay on absolver ?
@@ironyan1188 According to Steam, it is, but I can't confirm. I would hope it is. The online stuff is pretty interesting, but I didn't do much of it.
@@JustinVGR i used to play on ps4 and I want to gift the game on my friend on pc but as i'm not sure about crossplay....
@@ironyan1188 I'll look into it too, I'm genuinely curious.
@ironyan1188 So... from what I have found, they seem to have PS4/PS5 crossplay, but not for PS/PC. Not sure about xbox, but I'm guessing it wouldn't have it either. Bummer.
this game has stolen well over 100 hours from me and i don’t regret a single second;unless its cheese pvp fight)
sifu 2
I remember having a lot of fun playing this game. However the diversity in moves that were actually viable was WAAAY too low. There wasn't really any counter play against fast and high damaging moves. Even if your character was built like a tank it simply didn't matter against actual good players. On top of that the net code for that game is just horrendous. Again it was a really fun game with A LOT of problems that the devs just didn't seem to care about fixing or adjusting.
calling all ps4 prospects
I basically spent most of my free time in middle school and freshman year of high school playing this game. I met tons of people through it and still talk to them today. It really pains me to see this game fall further into obscurity since it was a pretty big part of my life when I was younger