Everything in this was from the PC version of Snowrunner but it is also on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well. Let me know what you think and... keep on keepin’ on! -BoomstickAlex *Boomstick Gaming is a safe haven for gamers who value game mechanics and systems,* *because that’s what makes anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable.*
I passed by Mudrunner so many times at my local library, so one day I checked it out. Once I started to play it, I was instantly hooked and have been ever since.
To me, the fun is not necessarily the challenges as it is watching the trucks realistically move through the mud. The way the suspension moves up and down, how the tires grip and bend, etc. Mudrunner is one of most calming games in my collection and I think Snowrunner is even better.
@flobbie Spintires was the first installment, followed by Spintires: Mudrunner. We call it Mudrunner to distinguish it from Spintires, as they are separate games.
As a car and motorsport enthusiast, this game is a very relaxing yet tactical game which is really good when you need a break from all the fast paced racing sims.
_XenoVorteX_ agreed. I play Gran Turismo Sport which can be stressy when your racing and have to be as fast as possible and precise but snowrunner just looks so much more relaxing to play. Might get it.
Yes, exactly. Wanted to post the same thing. And even in DS I used the motorcycle the most. You could go over any Mountain with it, the drive phyxs were to buggy. You could press the jump button over and over again till you got over the mountain. Kinda like in Skyrim when you jump to glitch upwards. Same thing in DS xDDD Broke the game a little bit for me, songs would start to late because I just were too fast xD
Accurate review would mean talking about all the bugs that can make you lose your trucks and more and how the game is not worth the money to buy right now as it is a incomplete game. Complete robbery.
Get the hummer H2 the premium edition Khan 39 marshall (the really high lifted jeep truck with big ass tires) is absolutely the definition of death on wheels, that thing for whatever reason in my 12 hours of play time has managed to get itself on its roof not 3 not 7 not 10 not 17 but 19 times, yes i counted and every single one became even more and more frustrating, i wasnt even doing any dangerous manuvers the thing just tips over like a cow!
@@chazzthaspazz4475 I mean I guess, I wouldn't say it's easy AT ALL. I played Mudrunner for at least over 100-150 hours and got really good at it, but when I first played Snowrunner, it felt like all that experience was taken away from me. Figured out early on they made Mudrunner too easy by allowing AWD and a lot of the time Diff Lock on every truck, so the maximum performance was always available. In the beginning, you have a ill-equipped truck that has to do offroad things, and it can be a grinding slog for the first few hours of your game.
I've already played spintires and loved it except for the bugs and crashes. Shall I buy mudrunner? It seems like the maps are the same but more expensive?
@@toniisotalus9285 Don't know if this will work properly. You have constantly to adjust the camera (I think on PC with your mouse) and I personally don't like this combination. Better us a controller (not sure if supported on PC yet)
@@wettenFTW XBox 360 controller on PC works fine and is the best option I think since keyboard is too insensitive and wheel would be kind of uncomfortable (plus, most wheels are not supported yet).
As someone who beat Mudrunner campaign and several hardcore mod maps, me and friends bought game on release. This series is one of the most fun co-op experiences you can have.
1:02 "a swampy forest or a steep snow-covered mountain side is an equivalent to a traditional boss fight" Man this sentence alone makes me wanna get the game. Gonna whoop those steep ass hill's asses
I played Spintires, Mudrunner and Snowrunner and I thoroughly enjoyed your review! I am glad that you like Snowrunner even though it's not your typical kind of game. You've earned a new sub, keep up the great work!
Quite interesting how you describe it as a non car enthousiast. For me, it has been a mix of vehicles but also a lot of atmosphere and the maps themselves. Having played both Spintires and Mudrunner, this just looks absolutely stunning and very-very atmospheric. This is going to be a must buy for me.
@Peter Alexander The maps and game in general. Mudrunner has smaller maps. While Snowrunner has large maps that are connected and a crap ton of missions. It is good, but there is too much of it where it just becomes a chore/work.
I really love the way you put the experience found in this game! Now I really am a gearhead and decently mechanically inclined, but with zero experience and knowledge on bigger trucks as I normally play sim racers with high octane race cars. But the experience in this game is such a therapeutic and almost meditative one. It's such a rewarding experience overall.
I've been a fan of this series for quite a while and I have played mud runner but not spin tires because I'm on Xbox, but this is the best review of the game by far because u captured the SPIRIT of the game, and didn't just go over what u do in the game. Of course you mentioned what u do in the game but u really captured what it feels like to play the game.
I've been playing this series since the original spintires and I am glad more people are starting to play it. It's especially a lot of fun with your friends or on modded maps.
A friend of mine requested that I try the game a while back so we could all play together, but I avoided it for a long time. Finally, I got the game the other day and now it is one of my all time favorite games I have ever played!
Great review. I'm coming from Mudrunner and felt you captured the game perfectly. Snowrunner looks to be such a massive step forward that it could be difficult to go back to the prior entry
@@Galm276 Mudrunner is absolutely worth playing, it stands on its own and is still enjoyable. Snowrunner is vast and somewhat overwhelming in comparison. It really is up to you though. If this is your type of game I would say you'd be happy with either one
Bill C well death stranding made me realize that I like point a to point b sea with the environment against you. I’ve always been interested and I like vehicles and what not but was on the fence. Only reason I got death stranding was because of hideo Kojima and I thought there was something hidden in the game except delivering. But I ended up really liking it. I think I’ll get both. Now to decide on PS4 or PC
@@Galm276 Ah yes, I've still yet to finish Death Stranding. Definitely give Mudrunner a shot, as it will be cheaper. Then just go ahead with Snowrunner when you're ready
great review. I picked up this game on a total whim, and its become so all-consuming like no other game ever has. i rolled 3 different trucks in the exact same place during one mission (the Quarry in Michigan), yet i keep coming back for more. but when you get it right, its incredibly rewarding.
bought the game based on a few things firstly was this review. But also the graphics, and beautiful attention to detail in the environment. I think this will be a chill game for me even if at points frustrating.
I’ve showed your video to my friends to try to convince them to buy the game. You totally encapsulated what I think about it. I never thought an off-road simulation would be so captivating. I’ve probably put 100 hours or more in the first game and I can’t wait to do the same with this one.
Would be cool to have bad weather conditions. Blizzard's and white outs in snow areas. Flash flooding and severe storms in others. Heck toss in a tornado from time to time. Add some wildlife as we are out driving.
I relate to this so much. I installed the game two days ago when it came out and I already have several hours of gameplay. It’s addicting for some reason and I just can’t stop playing it.
Been playing all morning and it’s absolutely amazing. Completing a mission is probably one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I’ve ever had because I felt I had really earned the right to complete it. Mother Nature is a sultry minx...
Great video! :) I'm a huge fan of mudrunner for years and couldn't wait for this game to come out. Ordered my hardcopy yesterday. This is gonna be great! :D
Death stranding implanted this style of traversal gameplay and it’s pretty addictive. The grind and the struggle to get to your destination is so satisfying but also destructive when everything goes wrong lol all the tools to just keep you coming back. I’ve been watching a few of your videos and now I want the game. Thank you
This will be my first experience in this genre. I’ve preordered it before this video but I think it came at a perfect time where the game industry is getting kinda stall and we are just waiting for great games like cyber punk etc
Hey boomstick! I'm the same as you. Never once interested in these kind of games and had never played a simulator of this style until mudrunner. Totally worth it though! Glad you're enjoying the new experience
Rea. you can bet they have at least 5 dlc in mind lmao anyways even some real og trucks are missing specially the MAZ 535, which was one of the first ever truck in the spintires series
You've nailed your description, spot on. I'm a "dyed in the wool" car race addict, all the Gran Turisimo's, Project Cars etc, but this game and the previous MudRunner game have been an absolute revelation. 😀
Snowrunner is a very slow game to complete, but this is what keeps you from getting bored, the game is also pretty fun and can be pretty tricky at times but once you finish what you were aiming for, you feel a great feeling of success :D
Of course Boomstick Alex is talking about Snowrunner ! It was a blindbuy for me(as a fan of Spintires/Mudrunner), and so far I am having a blast playing it. The game certainly deserves some advertising, as a well made unique gem of a niche. I am also currently playing Days Gone, thanks to you for the most part, because I definitely underestimated it, and probably wasn't going to give it a try. I managed to get it very cheap, and it was so worth it. You also sold me EDF Iron Rain and I am glad.
oh trust me it can. travel across the map is a slow ass semi-truck and flip over 5 feet away from your destination. and having to start from your garage on the other side of the map
Exactly this - spent 10+ minutes crawling from other side of map with big payload only to have the last bend in sight so thouoght phew made it and hit the throttle, hit a bump,...and flipped over.....back to garage to send out a rescue vehicle.
Honestly, from the perspective of someone like me, who's played the games produced on the Havoc engine since the Spintires Tech demo days, I'd say that this really captures the experience, and the odd satisfaction that us veterans get when we play this game. It's fortunate that with this game available on Xbox, Playstation, and not just PC, this experience is now more widely available to those who wouldn't normally play something like this.
Love the series, been playing snow runner for a few hours now, the only thing I dont like about this game is how almost uncontrollable trucks can be on asphalt.
As someone who's always been a car/truck person, and have been playing the spintires series since 4 or 5 years ago it's great to hear someone who may not have an interest in any of this talk about the game, it really captures and shows what snowrunner does really well especially compared to the previous games
@@AbberjamUK Scenery is really beautiful. But I don't remember Humvee being there. Just ATV. I also remember Cabela's Off Road Race and there you was able to leave the car running or turn off the engine and go around the car for whatever reason. That's something I miss in Snowrunner. Checking river and then head back to the car and drive through it. That would be epic.
Its just addicting man.. i did all the contracts in michigan and now im in alaska.. but man the contacts can take and hour or most depending on the terrain. I spend hours playing without even realizing it. its satisfying completing a long trip and watching your vehicle slowly trek its way thru the mud
@@Dentwido It's (basically) the same game but renamed. Spintires -> Spintires: Mudrunner -> Mudrunner. When it was named Spintires it waa still in development and not finished.
@Borko Borko That's not uncommon if a franchise is not selling well, but Spintires was more popular than they had expected it to be. Rebranding a successful product can actually have the opposite effect and diminish potential new sales.
I feel the same way you do about the game. I am hooked on it, and really enjoy getting all the tasks on a map completed, but there are some VERY frustrating moments and hours lost getting across a map only to flip over right before the finish line.
I’m a complete gear head and have grown up around trucks my hole life so natural I loved this game but it surprises me that others people with no interest in trucks love this game. You explained it perfectly
I’m new to the series too and this is the game I didn’t know I needed and have love for.. Its more than just driving trucks or other vehicles, for me it’s about overcoming all the obstacles the world throws at you. Also like you said it’s so rewarding when you clear a rockslide, fallen powerline or build a bridge. I’m taking my time with this game and enjoying every second unlike I would every other game and just try to complete the main missions.
I've been playing it since Spin Tires, and I've always loved the deformation that is the selling point, I would love if racing games used a similar terrain deformation, and couple that with Wreckfest's damage deformation and we could have a perfect racing game. Then sprinkle in some Mechanic Simulator and you could build your own racecars. That would be the ideal car game for me.
I ordered this for my 6 year old, but watching this is seems like he's going to be having me trying to clear content. It doesn't look like I'll want to return the controller to him.
This is my dream game, the perfect truck simulator with a challenge and absolutely amazing physics and graphics. The water physics were my favorite in mudrunner and still are in snowrunner
People: _Death Stranding for Vehicles_ *Laughs in Mudrunners shitty Soviet trucks* You did a good job my man. But let me tell you, you haven't offroaded unless you took an old Kamaz out for a spin in the Hellish landscape that is Mudrunners Russian Ural. Keep on trucking my friend and always keep an eye out on the road!
You nailed it man. I have sank close to 30 hrs into this game on PS4 since its release 48hrs ago or so. If anything I would warn people to understand that this game is the equivalent to a time machine...
Robert Armstrong Thank god. I’m on the fence about buying it because there’s one thing I cannot stand in driving games and that’s unrealistic driving physics. You probably gave me 50% of my decision to get it just from reading your comment alone.
Heh yeah. Definitely some of the best driving physics I’ve ever played with. Like any game, though, physics can sometimes do weird things. Like, I was helping a friend recover his stuck Scout with my Hummer. Somehow, he got himself wedged vertically, nose down, in a mud pit. So, I attached a winch to his rear bumper, gunned it, and literally sent his Scout cartwheeling down a hillside. XD Funniest thing I’ve ever seen in a video game. Don’t know how he took no damage tumbling end over end down the rocky hill, but he survived. Back of the Scout looked like somebody had taken a photoshop smear tool and ran it across the tailgate though.
This game took me back to when I was 6 and when I would go under our back porch and play in the dirt with my Tonka trucks. There’s something oddly satisfying about it, and I’ve found myself multiple times spending a full hour trying to drag some cargo or drowned truck 100 feet through a swamp. There’s a lot of risk/reward decisions to make, but that’s half the fun.
still remember me using 25 minutes to cross a river with a trailer because i was to lazy to make the bridge first but damn i loved that game alot its nicely made
Sick of casuals who only know AAA games saying this is like Death Stranding. It's a sequel to a spin off of a game from years and years ago called Spintires.
I am a truck driver and I have experienced real life muddy fully loaded semi truck with pig hauling trailer stuck in a mud hole near farmer's barn. I was sunk 2/3 past drivers side fuel tanks and leaning. The farmer had a 12 wheel super tractor and used a 120,000lbs tow rope to pull me back onto hard ground. Snow Runner makes feel like reliving those days of muddy trucking.
it will have wheel support its even in your settings right now lmfao. theyve announced its not ready. shut the fuck up if you dont know what youre talking about hahaha fuckin cry me a river
For anyone who's just starting in the game, find enough trucks to sell and get the International Paystar truck from the Off Road section. All the other semi-truck vehicles are garbage compared to that one and won't get you anywhere, you can barely leave the first garage with those shitty ones if you're weighed down. The International can help you start delivering stuff and clearing roads. There's a better scout truck up in the mountains near the town in the first area too, use the pick up truck to get it, that can help you open up new areas
When you're ignorant about Mudrunner, and you just found out Snowrunner and want to be funny. "DEATH STRANDING 2: SNOW RUNNER" Mudrunner was here years before Death Stranding.
New to the series, but have been hyped for this for a year. I have watched videos on mudrunner but never experienced it myself. I am not a truck nor a car person, yet this game was even better than my expectations. There is just somthing so calming about it, Even if you are in burried in mud its not a setback its a new idea forming in your head about how to surmount the challange
Had the game for just around two weeks and now I have over 100 hours in the game, it's a really great break from all of the fast paced games, time just flies by
I just picked this game up recently with low expectations. I have been blown away with how good this game is. I spend my days at work thinking about how I'm going to tackle my next contract when I get back on. Love it.
When I get home from a stressful day at work, I don't think there is many games that be as relaxing as snowrunner with some music, an audiobook or a podcast. Sometimes you want some action and a competitive "try hard" game. Sometimes, you just want to relax and haul some wood on a semi-trailer though mud. :) I went from "A mud driving simulator? How silly. That would be fun to try, just for fun. It's free on game pass after all." to "This is one of my favorite games" very very fast... I did not expect that when I started playing.
This is the animal crossing for, the sound of the engine roaring to plow through the mud, finding new pieces and surprises among the maps, escorting wrenching towing or flipping friends, build an old Chevy into an off-road beast. And when someday I complete everything, I can just click on a button, so I can start it all over again. United we drive, a fitting slogan for a fitting game for this time.
YES! Cannot stop playing. About 50% done, so had to purchase the season pass for the upcoming content so the game can keep going. Picking the right truck, the right route and fighting the elements. So slow, but so fun! Small victories, like flipping a super load and dragging both the turned truck and trailer up a hill with the taz, into the hill until both flipped back on the wheels, no restart, victory!!
Nailed it! The best feeling is finishing off that bridge or moving the rockslides or even picking up fallen electric towers. Worse feeling: hauling across the map to recover a trailer and getting it out of the worse patch of mud in the game just to roll it half way to the objective area. For me it was hauling spare parts and flipping the trailer and having to flip the truck then flip the trailer then reload. Super painful but addicting.
I was somewhat interested in this game after watching ACG's review and after seeing a video of this game from you, someone I know has a similar taste in games as I have, I have to get this game. Your comparisons sold this one for me.
It's no joke when people say this game can be a literal slog. I just started playing today and just in the tutorial map, I got stuck when the road I was taking my flatbed down suddenly became a flooded muddy bog. I spent about 20 minutes just winching myself to every tree I could reach to get my truck turned around and pulled out of the swamp. And you know what....as frustrating as it was, I loved every minute of it. It felt like a small accomplishment once I was free and rolling on to my next task again.
Everything in this was from the PC version of Snowrunner but it is also on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.
Let me know what you think and... keep on keepin’ on! -BoomstickAlex
*Boomstick Gaming is a safe haven for gamers who value game mechanics and systems,*
*because that’s what makes anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable.*
So it should be called SlowRunner
Pretty sure you can't call this your first experience in the genre after playing Death Stranding.
Great review!
@Cacao Scotti Thanks! Nah. PC
Ha! I thought about it very seriously when I first saw it, wasn't sure if it'd be my genre but you've convinced me to buy this game. Truck on!
we all have an inner hillbilly that loves mud and trucks
recurf 💯😂👍🏽
lmao
For real
Lol true😂😂
YEEEEEE HAW!!!!!!!!
I’m so glad other people than truck head like this game it makes me happy because all my friends think I’m crazy for playing mudrunner
I know right I want nothing more than more people to enjoy this game and help get this series where it should be
Same here.
I wish more of my friends would play it
I passed by Mudrunner so many times at my local library, so one day I checked it out. Once I started to play it, I was instantly hooked and have been ever since.
same
To me, the fun is not necessarily the challenges as it is watching the trucks realistically move through the mud. The way the suspension moves up and down, how the tires grip and bend, etc. Mudrunner is one of most calming games in my collection and I think Snowrunner is even better.
indeed. its just cool to see. Feels... powerful!
Agreed, and you can feel the power of the big rigs
After watching this I'm definitely gonna get snowrunner
Huh, why do you consider it to be a different game? And why do you call it Mudrunner? Its name is spintires.
@flobbie Spintires was the first installment, followed by Spintires: Mudrunner. We call it Mudrunner to distinguish it from Spintires, as they are separate games.
As a car and motorsport enthusiast, this game is a very relaxing yet tactical game which is really good when you need a break from all the fast paced racing sims.
_XenoVorteX_ agreed. I play Gran Turismo Sport which can be stressy when your racing and have to be as fast as possible and precise but snowrunner just looks so much more relaxing to play. Might get it.
@@ShanesAutos i definitely suggest getting it if you havent already if you have already gotten it how do you like it
Or when you need a break from life pop in lofi music and relax
@@ThatsaFelony You can still listen to a podcast or music while playing it.
@@KepleroGT That's what I do
This is basically DEATH STRANDING but for cars
Then Death Stranding is Spintires/Mudrunner based on, since this is not the first game in the series.
Well the first one came out way before... And DS has a lot of other things, lol, but, yes, it's slow like DS and it's a traversal game.
Thought the exact same thing.
What makes it fun though is the incredibly realistic physics.
Yes, exactly. Wanted to post the same thing. And even in DS I used the motorcycle the most. You could go over any Mountain with it, the drive phyxs were to buggy. You could press the jump button over and over again till you got over the mountain. Kinda like in Skyrim when you jump to glitch upwards. Same thing in DS xDDD Broke the game a little bit for me, songs would start to late because I just were too fast xD
This review is so accurate ahah loved this vid
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i used to watch slaps fh3 videos
Accurate review would mean talking about all the bugs that can make you lose your trucks and more and how the game is not worth the money to buy right now as it is a incomplete game.
Complete robbery.
Jo Hn i’ve never lost a truck
Jo Hn you are just bad at the game bro
You're like "this should be boring" but for some unknown reason it's really fun.
im glad i tried it now i cant stop playing
It’s too fun
0:30 this should be an actual loading screen for this game.
as someone who spends most my time in this game like that yes it 100% should be
2:10 is better
Learning to play this game is a real uphill battle.
Get the hummer H2 the premium edition Khan 39 marshall (the really high lifted jeep truck with big ass tires) is absolutely the definition of death on wheels, that thing for whatever reason in my 12 hours of play time has managed to get itself on its roof not 3 not 7 not 10 not 17 but 19 times, yes i counted and every single one became even more and more frustrating, i wasnt even doing any dangerous manuvers the thing just tips over like a cow!
Ernesto Chang The scout 800 is even worse...
Use the fleet star to (winch)tow the Chevy 1500 hooked to the scout trailer. It helps a ton!
is it a good iidea to buy for a first time player
@@chazzthaspazz4475 I mean I guess, I wouldn't say it's easy AT ALL. I played Mudrunner for at least over 100-150 hours and got really good at it, but when I first played Snowrunner, it felt like all that experience was taken away from me. Figured out early on they made Mudrunner too easy by allowing AWD and a lot of the time Diff Lock on every truck, so the maximum performance was always available. In the beginning, you have a ill-equipped truck that has to do offroad things, and it can be a grinding slog for the first few hours of your game.
"If you're a veteran, and have played the previous title MudRunner."
*Laughs at steam playtime on SpinTires*
Right? I'm surprised at how many people had never even heard of SpinTires.
@@djrollerx81 I will say the same XD
To many hours used in mud can we say that i have more then 25 hours of being stuck in mud XD
been playing the series since 2014! back in the original beta where there wasn’t even an objective lol
Hell yaa bruh
I've already played spintires and loved it except for the bugs and crashes. Shall I buy mudrunner? It seems like the maps are the same but more expensive?
I just bought this because it didn’t involve shooting or killing anything and now I’m addicted.
Do you play it with steering wheel
Just you and the truck 😌
Toni Isotalus not yet I don’t think there’s wheel support but I bet it’s coming in a future update
@@toniisotalus9285 Don't know if this will work properly. You have constantly to adjust the camera (I think on PC with your mouse) and I personally don't like this combination. Better us a controller (not sure if supported on PC yet)
@@wettenFTW XBox 360 controller on PC works fine and is the best option I think since keyboard is too insensitive and wheel would be kind of uncomfortable (plus, most wheels are not supported yet).
As someone who beat Mudrunner campaign and several hardcore mod maps, me and friends bought game on release. This series is one of the most fun co-op experiences you can have.
Why am i kinda interested in this game?
because its actually fun!
It's strangely therapeutic to play.
I'm talking about the previous game Mudrunner.
I'm sure this will be the same though.
Dragonfrut same, I believe it’s time to build a PC for This!
Easy... because there's nothing else right now lol
Same. Never played a game like this before, but this quarantine got me actin' up.
1:02 "a swampy forest or a steep snow-covered mountain side is an equivalent to a traditional boss fight"
Man this sentence alone makes me wanna get the game. Gonna whoop those steep ass hill's asses
Do it. Its definitely worth it! Hours upon hours of entertainment.
It would have been funny if he said that it was the equivalent to a Dark Souls boss fight.
I've heard similar comments before. See 1:58 for the end result.
There arent many hills and even the ones are damn near impossible to get up
@@ericschuh7960 Wouldn't be Spintires if it was easy
I played Spintires, Mudrunner and Snowrunner and I thoroughly enjoyed your review! I am glad that you like Snowrunner even though it's not your typical kind of game.
You've earned a new sub, keep up the great work!
I had the same experience with MudRunner. It’s therapeutic.
Quite interesting how you describe it as a non car enthousiast. For me, it has been a mix of vehicles but also a lot of atmosphere and the maps themselves. Having played both Spintires and Mudrunner, this just looks absolutely stunning and very-very atmospheric. This is going to be a must buy for me.
@Peter Alexander As one would expect? I no longer play it though, the game has grown too big at this point (for me at least)
@Peter Alexander The maps and game in general. Mudrunner has smaller maps. While Snowrunner has large maps that are connected and a crap ton of missions. It is good, but there is too much of it where it just becomes a chore/work.
I really love the way you put the experience found in this game! Now I really am a gearhead and decently mechanically inclined, but with zero experience and knowledge on bigger trucks as I normally play sim racers with high octane race cars. But the experience in this game is such a therapeutic and almost meditative one. It's such a rewarding experience overall.
I've been a fan of this series for quite a while and I have played mud runner but not spin tires because I'm on Xbox, but this is the best review of the game by far because u captured the SPIRIT of the game, and didn't just go over what u do in the game. Of course you mentioned what u do in the game but u really captured what it feels like to play the game.
I've been undecided on this game for the longest time, but your vid's finally convinced me to take the plunge!
Proper lolled at 1:58 🤣
Thanks Boomstick Gaming! This was never on my radar, but I think in these weird times I'm in need of this type of game. As always, love your work.
I've been playing this series since the original spintires and I am glad more people are starting to play it. It's especially a lot of fun with your friends or on modded maps.
A friend of mine requested that I try the game a while back so we could all play together, but I avoided it for a long time. Finally, I got the game the other day and now it is one of my all time favorite games I have ever played!
Just finished playing it for 12hrs strait, it's addictive as ----, love it 60£ well spent. Playing on xbox one x...
Do you use the recently available mods for xb1 now?
Loads of hours in SpinTires, but never played Mudrunner because I didn't feel the upgrade was enough for me. This! This I bought immediate i saw it
Great review. I'm coming from Mudrunner and felt you captured the game perfectly. Snowrunner looks to be such a massive step forward that it could be difficult to go back to the prior entry
Mudrunner and spintires really are the tech demos for the full game snowrunner.
If I haven’t played either in your opinion and mudrunner worth paying first?
@@Galm276 Mudrunner is absolutely worth playing, it stands on its own and is still enjoyable. Snowrunner is vast and somewhat overwhelming in comparison. It really is up to you though. If this is your type of game I would say you'd be happy with either one
Bill C well death stranding made me realize that I like point a to point b sea with the environment against you. I’ve always been interested and I like vehicles and what not but was on the fence. Only reason I got death stranding was because of hideo Kojima and I thought there was something hidden in the game except delivering. But I ended up really liking it. I think I’ll get both. Now to decide on PS4 or PC
@@Galm276 Ah yes, I've still yet to finish Death Stranding. Definitely give Mudrunner a shot, as it will be cheaper. Then just go ahead with Snowrunner when you're ready
great review. I picked up this game on a total whim, and its become so all-consuming like no other game ever has. i rolled 3 different trucks in the exact same place during one mission (the Quarry in Michigan), yet i keep coming back for more.
but when you get it right, its incredibly rewarding.
bought the game based on a few things firstly was this review. But also the graphics, and beautiful attention to detail in the environment. I think this will be a chill game for me even if at points frustrating.
I’ve showed your video to my friends to try to convince them to buy the game. You totally encapsulated what I think about it. I never thought an off-road simulation would be so captivating. I’ve probably put 100 hours or more in the first game and I can’t wait to do the same with this one.
Death Stranding for motor heads
More accurately, Death Stranding is MudRunner for foot-fetishists
Would be cool to have bad weather conditions. Blizzard's and white outs in snow areas. Flash flooding and severe storms in others.
Heck toss in a tornado from time to time. Add some wildlife as we are out driving.
With how slow some of the vehicles move, would you really want that? lol
I just can't stop playing
Will be snapping this up once it drops in price a bit, thanks for covering it 👍
I relate to this so much. I installed the game two days ago when it came out and I already have several hours of gameplay. It’s addicting for some reason and I just can’t stop playing it.
Been playing all morning and it’s absolutely amazing. Completing a mission is probably one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I’ve ever had because I felt I had really earned the right to complete it. Mother Nature is a sultry minx...
This game is worth not buying?
Muhammad Rafiq definitely worth buying in my opinion.
Great video! :)
I'm a huge fan of mudrunner for years and couldn't wait for this game to come out.
Ordered my hardcopy yesterday. This is gonna be great! :D
Death stranding implanted this style of traversal gameplay and it’s pretty addictive. The grind and the struggle to get to your destination is so satisfying but also destructive when everything goes wrong lol all the tools to just keep you coming back. I’ve been watching a few of your videos and now I want the game. Thank you
This will be my first experience in this genre. I’ve preordered it before this video but I think it came at a perfect time where the game industry is getting kinda stall and we are just waiting for great games like cyber punk etc
Hey boomstick! I'm the same as you. Never once interested in these kind of games and had never played a simulator of this style until mudrunner.
Totally worth it though! Glad you're enjoying the new experience
Awesome!
I just realized that this game is becoming a lot more mainstream. 🙂
True, built on the success of it's predecessor, let's hope it stays true to its foundations, so it remains a niche game.
Yeah that’s true, but it’s a shame they did not keep previous trucks like the Blazer, or the Ford Napco and f1-50 from American Wilds. 🤦♂️
Rea. you can bet they have at least 5 dlc in mind lmao anyways even some real og trucks are missing specially the MAZ 535, which was one of the first ever truck in the spintires series
You've nailed your description, spot on. I'm a "dyed in the wool" car race addict, all the Gran Turisimo's, Project Cars etc, but this game and the previous MudRunner game have been an absolute revelation. 😀
Snowrunner is a very slow game to complete, but this is what keeps you from getting bored, the game is also pretty fun and can be pretty tricky at times but once you finish what you were aiming for, you feel a great feeling of success :D
Of course Boomstick Alex is talking about Snowrunner !
It was a blindbuy for me(as a fan of Spintires/Mudrunner), and so far I am having a blast playing it.
The game certainly deserves some advertising, as a well made unique gem of a niche.
I am also currently playing Days Gone, thanks to you for the most part, because I definitely underestimated it, and probably wasn't going to give it a try. I managed to get it very cheap, and it was so worth it.
You also sold me EDF Iron Rain and I am glad.
I will endlessly seek out quality video games!
I feel like this game would make me rage more than any competitive FPS game
oh trust me it can. travel across the map is a slow ass semi-truck and flip over 5 feet away from your destination. and having to start from your garage on the other side of the map
Cynosa Eveything you just said brings back nightmares.
Exactly this - spent 10+ minutes crawling from other side of map with big payload only to have the last bend in sight so thouoght phew made it and hit the throttle, hit a bump,...and flipped over.....back to garage to send out a rescue vehicle.
Saved Carrot or just running out of fuel, hate that
Honestly, from the perspective of someone like me, who's played the games produced on the Havoc engine since the Spintires Tech demo days, I'd say that this really captures the experience, and the odd satisfaction that us veterans get when we play this game. It's fortunate that with this game available on Xbox, Playstation, and not just PC, this experience is now more widely available to those who wouldn't normally play something like this.
Love the series, been playing snow runner for a few hours now, the only thing I dont like about this game is how almost uncontrollable trucks can be on asphalt.
Such a calming video. Thank you!
I always explain it as "I've never had so much fun going 2mph dangling off a cliff trying to deliver some wood planks in my life"
As someone who's always been a car/truck person, and have been playing the spintires series since 4 or 5 years ago it's great to hear someone who may not have an interest in any of this talk about the game, it really captures and shows what snowrunner does really well especially compared to the previous games
If we would be able to leave the car to check the terrain, that would be amazing.
Hunter: Call Of The Wild will fill that gap for u. Beautiful scenery.
@@AbberjamUK Scenery is really beautiful. But I don't remember Humvee being there. Just ATV. I also remember Cabela's Off Road Race and there you was able to leave the car running or turn off the engine and go around the car for whatever reason. That's something I miss in Snowrunner. Checking river and then head back to the car and drive through it. That would be epic.
I played spin tires and mud runner extensively. You capture the vibe very well.
I love how they have a Death Stranding like trailer on the Steam Page...
Spintires and mudrunner far precede Death Stranding. In fact, to most of us familiar with the genre, Death Stranding is "Spintires but on foot"
@@CobraAce04 True, but the Snowrunner trailer was literally a nod to Death Stranding
"united we drive"
This is what any Spintires game needed. Purpose. Not just get deep in the mud, but to do it for something.
Great job!
Not usually into these types of games but after death stranding I like the look of it.
Its just addicting man.. i did all the contracts in michigan and now im in alaska.. but man the contacts can take and hour or most depending on the terrain. I spend hours playing without even realizing it. its satisfying completing a long trip and watching your vehicle slowly trek its way thru the mud
Death stranding 2: snow runner
Not really. Mudrunner was the prequel to Snowrunner and it came before Death stranding. So it should be Death Stranding: Mudrunner. 🤔 😅
@@michaelevervall9889 and spintires came before mudrunner
@@Dentwido It's (basically) the same game but renamed. Spintires -> Spintires: Mudrunner -> Mudrunner. When it was named Spintires it waa still in development and not finished.
@@michaelevervall9889 Almost. Spintires was rebranded as MudRunner for console release. No idea why. Probably trademark issues.
@Borko Borko That's not uncommon if a franchise is not selling well, but Spintires was more popular than they had expected it to be. Rebranding a successful product can actually have the opposite effect and diminish potential new sales.
I feel the same way you do about the game. I am hooked on it, and really enjoy getting all the tasks on a map completed, but there are some VERY frustrating moments and hours lost getting across a map only to flip over right before the finish line.
Construction,mud,cranes,huge trucks, trailers, stuck who cares it boys and their toys!
I’m a complete gear head and have grown up around trucks my hole life so natural I loved this game but it surprises me that others people with no interest in trucks love this game. You explained it perfectly
I’m a veteran and you should play it
I wish there was a switch version. It seems like a great game for my dad, but that's the only current-gen console he owns.
They have the original MudRunner on the switch and its cheap too if they go on sale for $15.
MudRunner is nothing compared to SnowRunner
It's just my opinion but I think MudRunner gets boring very quickly ...
Ryan Adams the switch would explode
I’m new to the series too and this is the game I didn’t know I needed and have love for.. Its more than just driving trucks or other vehicles, for me it’s about overcoming all the obstacles the world throws at you. Also like you said it’s so rewarding when you clear a rockslide, fallen powerline or build a bridge. I’m taking my time with this game and enjoying every second unlike I would every other game and just try to complete the main missions.
The amount of death stranding comments and the amount of people saying mudrunner/spintires was first
I've been playing it since Spin Tires, and I've always loved the deformation that is the selling point, I would love if racing games used a similar terrain deformation, and couple that with Wreckfest's damage deformation and we could have a perfect racing game. Then sprinkle in some Mechanic Simulator and you could build your own racecars. That would be the ideal car game for me.
I ordered this for my 6 year old, but watching this is seems like he's going to be having me trying to clear content. It doesn't look like I'll want to return the controller to him.
It has coop
This is my dream game, the perfect truck simulator with a challenge and absolutely amazing physics and graphics. The water physics were my favorite in mudrunner and still are in snowrunner
People: _Death Stranding for Vehicles_
*Laughs in Mudrunners shitty Soviet trucks*
You did a good job my man. But let me tell you, you haven't offroaded unless you took an old Kamaz out for a spin in the Hellish landscape that is Mudrunners Russian Ural. Keep on trucking my friend and always keep an eye out on the road!
You nailed it man. I have sank close to 30 hrs into this game on PS4 since its release 48hrs ago or so. If anything I would warn people to understand that this game is the equivalent to a time machine...
As a real driver..I'm amazed how fun and accurate this is
Robert Armstrong
Thank god. I’m on the fence about buying it because there’s one thing I cannot stand in driving games and that’s unrealistic driving physics. You probably gave me 50% of my decision to get it just from reading your comment alone.
thegatesofsleep physics in this game are really good, definitely good purchase
Heh yeah. Definitely some of the best driving physics I’ve ever played with. Like any game, though, physics can sometimes do weird things. Like, I was helping a friend recover his stuck Scout with my Hummer. Somehow, he got himself wedged vertically, nose down, in a mud pit. So, I attached a winch to his rear bumper, gunned it, and literally sent his Scout cartwheeling down a hillside. XD Funniest thing I’ve ever seen in a video game. Don’t know how he took no damage tumbling end over end down the rocky hill, but he survived. Back of the Scout looked like somebody had taken a photoshop smear tool and ran it across the tailgate though.
This game took me back to when I was 6 and when I would go under our back porch and play in the dirt with my Tonka trucks. There’s something oddly satisfying about it, and I’ve found myself multiple times spending a full hour trying to drag some cargo or drowned truck 100 feet through a swamp. There’s a lot of risk/reward decisions to make, but that’s half the fun.
Who else watch this video with already 24 hours of gameplay into it
3 years later I've just started playing snow runner and you summed this game up perfectly! Gg's
This is my first time playing this type of game, and i'm stuck already😆
still remember me using 25 minutes to cross a river with a trailer because i was to lazy to make the bridge first but damn i loved that game alot its nicely made
The second strand-type game... I guess
Italics besides the previous game in this franchise mud runner
Sick of casuals who only know AAA games saying this is like Death Stranding. It's a sequel to a spin off of a game from years and years ago called Spintires.
Dude im always so glad to see your channel pop up when i do a search for something, thanks for all the great content.
“Truck-On!”
great video man
Looks like a reshaded version of spintires edit: I’m just stupid and didn’t realize this is a spin tires game 😂
Perfect review. I think of this game a little like Skyrim on legendary difficulty with vehicles instead of people. I love this game!
Sooooooo... Death stranding, but it's all vehicle use?
Sure, why not 😛
I am a truck driver and I have experienced real life muddy fully loaded semi truck with pig hauling trailer stuck in a mud hole near farmer's barn. I was sunk 2/3 past drivers side fuel tanks and leaning. The farmer had a 12 wheel super tractor and used a 120,000lbs tow rope to pull me back onto hard ground. Snow Runner makes feel like reliving those days of muddy trucking.
A driving game with NO wheel support (ps4). WTF? $50 wasted. I am so pissed.
it will have wheel support its even in your settings right now lmfao. theyve announced its not ready. shut the fuck up if you dont know what youre talking about hahaha fuckin cry me a river
For anyone who's just starting in the game, find enough trucks to sell and get the International Paystar truck from the Off Road section. All the other semi-truck vehicles are garbage compared to that one and won't get you anywhere, you can barely leave the first garage with those shitty ones if you're weighed down. The International can help you start delivering stuff and clearing roads. There's a better scout truck up in the mountains near the town in the first area too, use the pick up truck to get it, that can help you open up new areas
When you're ignorant about Mudrunner, and you just found out Snowrunner and want to be funny.
"DEATH STRANDING 2: SNOW RUNNER"
Mudrunner was here years before Death Stranding.
Yeah I'm a mud runner veteran and that death stranding comment was bad
Legato Bluesummers There’s a little of them, you can tell none of these people knew about the original.
The video isn’t about mudrunner though is it?
"AKSHUALLY..."
You pretty much nailed the description on this game. It is slow paced but yet nerve wracking.
You hit the nail, it's my first time to series and I feel the same! Oddly addicted. But am a gear head so I was right into it!
Your title sums it up perfectly- this is my new favorite game! I never know what I’ll be doing when I fire it up- keep the vids coming!
Looks Beautiful
New to the series, but have been hyped for this for a year. I have watched videos on mudrunner but never experienced it myself. I am not a truck nor a car person, yet this game was even better than my expectations. There is just somthing so calming about it, Even if you are in burried in mud its not a setback its a new idea forming in your head about how to surmount the challange
I like the variety of words/ descriptors you used to describe the gameplay.
I just subscribed!
Had the game for just around two weeks and now I have over 100 hours in the game, it's a really great break from all of the fast paced games, time just flies by
I just picked this game up recently with low expectations. I have been blown away with how good this game is. I spend my days at work thinking about how I'm going to tackle my next contract when I get back on. Love it.
When I get home from a stressful day at work, I don't think there is many games that be as relaxing as snowrunner with some music, an audiobook or a podcast.
Sometimes you want some action and a competitive "try hard" game. Sometimes, you just want to relax and haul some wood on a semi-trailer though mud. :)
I went from "A mud driving simulator? How silly. That would be fun to try, just for fun. It's free on game pass after all." to "This is one of my favorite games" very very fast... I did not expect that when I started playing.
This is the animal crossing for, the sound of the engine roaring to plow through the mud, finding new pieces and surprises among the maps, escorting wrenching towing or flipping friends, build an old Chevy into an off-road beast. And when someday I complete everything, I can just click on a button, so I can start it all over again. United we drive, a fitting slogan for a fitting game for this time.
YES! Cannot stop playing. About 50% done, so had to purchase the season pass for the upcoming content so the game can keep going. Picking the right truck, the right route and fighting the elements. So slow, but so fun! Small victories, like flipping a super load and dragging both the turned truck and trailer up a hill with the taz, into the hill until both flipped back on the wheels, no restart, victory!!
Nailed it! The best feeling is finishing off that bridge or moving the rockslides or even picking up fallen electric towers. Worse feeling: hauling across the map to recover a trailer and getting it out of the worse patch of mud in the game just to roll it half way to the objective area. For me it was hauling spare parts and flipping the trailer and having to flip the truck then flip the trailer then reload. Super painful but addicting.
I was somewhat interested in this game after watching ACG's review and after seeing a video of this game from you, someone I know has a similar taste in games as I have, I have to get this game. Your comparisons sold this one for me.
Have fun!
It's no joke when people say this game can be a literal slog. I just started playing today and just in the tutorial map, I got stuck when the road I was taking my flatbed down suddenly became a flooded muddy bog. I spent about 20 minutes just winching myself to every tree I could reach to get my truck turned around and pulled out of the swamp. And you know what....as frustrating as it was, I loved every minute of it. It felt like a small accomplishment once I was free and rolling on to my next task again.