I can’t overstate how important it is that they didn’t lock any characters behind a paywall/grind like lesser games do. I think it’ll pay dividends for them in the long term in terms of player retention
@@brojob5102 a stroke of genius really. Makes the game easily accessible for casual players as well since you don’t have to sink a ton of time into the game to unlock everyone
It's still baffling to me that we've gotten to the point where this is something considered a Pro for a game when it should, and used to, be standard practice.
Wait are you saying for steam only for overwatch? Kind of an unfair comparison when overwatch came to steam much after it's release as it's main client for PC is through blizzard right?
@@69Noob_Gaming69 tbh that's a pretty stupid comparison if you think about the fact that the game has it's own client and came out on steam randomly last year and not on release day
@@69Noob_Gaming69 just checked and that's actually crazy you took the steam player peak for comparison. When Sea of thieves finally went to PlayStation I wouldn't have gone solely go off the PlayStation player count to compare a games peak with it when it's releasing on that platform/where it was published years later so why do it for overwatch? This ain't me trying to defend overwatch like that but criticize it fairly
@@69Noob_Gaming69 it’s really not. Overwatch just came out on steam not too long ago. It would be around the same numbers as rivals if not higher. It was huge at launch of OW 1.
shout out to the hero specific kill effects you can get for playing a specific character enough. other games would've charged for that sort of thing but omg theyre so cool
@@pixavier9746 i'm providing additional context. The way he said it could be misleading. We can dream but only fortnite ever reaches numbers that high lol
- Hot character design. - love and attention given to each character. - less pricey micro transactions. - amazing art and visual design. Definetly gonna surpass Overwatch 2.
@@SamoyedSagas well this "giant Chinese game company'' made a awesome game, shows way more respect to the Marvel characters with all the detail and time they put into making them compared to Western Company's and its just fun to play the game compared to the crap Western Company's give us so just relax
@the first battle pass is $5 unlike a game like overwatch the system is a lot better on the player because you don’t need to complete it all within the season and spend money to catch up if you don’t have the time
Marvel rivals had been insanely fun. Can’t wait to get home and send some games. I’ve been maining mantis and it’s so satisfying ending some games with 40+ assists
@@dr.wolfstar1765 oh wait, you never heard of Marvel Avengers the game? The one that was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. (if I’m understanding your statement that is) Then good, very good. Let’s keep it that way. Forget, I said anything. 😅😂
@@percy3711 especially compared to launch OW2 that shit was insane , being like 1 millionth in queue and waiting hours , Path of exile 2 put Diablo 4's launch to shame as well. Blizzard does not know how to launch an online game smoothly these days.
10:45 YES! FINALLY! oh my god finally someone recognizes the garden warefare games, even if you only showed it for like two seconds and didnt mention it by name i am happy to know people still appreciate it even if just a little bit
There is so much I want to share about this game but I will just say about sneezing on a button... This is so true, I accidentally send my friends into matches like 5 times already
@@KindofBradAtThis then I got a lot more catching up to do then, by the way, I wrote this while I’m still playing. 😅 I’m pretty sure you’re doing the same thing, maybe?
Imagine if they did the Injustice 2 style and made new characters who are skins. Like a Red Hulk skin that turns the character from Banner to Ross. Also god I wanna play Star lord or Luna Snow. Plus I need Deadpool in the game.
They actually said something in regards to this on their discord, it was something like how red hulk and x23 would be skins instead of their own characters if they were to be added because there isnt much they could add to make them different from the hulk and wolverine
@@Beware_Dripzilla They never said X-23 (or even Red Hulk) would be skins. One developer (key word being one) said that Red Hulk and X-23 are too similar to come to the game (and since it's one developer's opinion things can change). They have also confirmed that female characters can't be skins for male characters and vice versa since their hitboxes would be too different. Look at the body types of the male characters if you put a female character over that skeleton they would look horrifying.
To be fair that about hit boxes and rigs is logical. Irl both men and women are very different, same in game. So yea. Although I can see them adding some warrants of heroes later down the way@@marvelfantasy472
That would help a lot actually, Some characters are too similar to others, Like spiderman as Ben reily, Or if they add green goblin they could add a hobgoblin skin
The most amazing aspect to this to me is the art. The fact they went all in on cell shading, hand painted each character and took away the obvious style switch that Spiderverse and Arcane have reintroduced I'm just so happy.
I’m actually kind of blown away by this video! I’ve never really subscribed to a channel from just watching one video but i have to make an exception. The extremely clear, to-the point writing covering exactly what you set out to do, while also making the video fun to watch both visually and with what you have to say, makes this so good. This is kind of a perfect video regarding all aspect; length, quality, commentary, humor, writing etc. I will definitely check out Marvel Rivals and also look forward to your future videos! (sorry if my english was inconsistent)
Just wanted to let you know that analogy you made about yourself at the end being amalgamation of different things to have a fresh influence on the channel, your work is paying off. And I can’t wait to watch more of your videos. And I love the platypi
Ive been training myself to play Spiderman and i finally got a call out from some mic players. They were like "god damn, Spidey is so fast, he just swoops in, finishes off my kill and swoops out" and i was cheesing hard behind my controller. I started styling on the enemies and comboing with my team, they were calling me the real spidey, i was so happy, such a dopamine trip
I got broken up with the weekend COD came out this year. So now I’m Prestige 6 somehow while working two jobs at the same time and finishing up school. Thank you for the motivation.
although not havign a role queue is good, i feel like there should be something like it, like allowing players to set their prefered class on their profile or something along those lines, i hate 6 dps on one team
The creators know people are willing to drop money for those skins because they want to play as their favorite variation. It's a smart and fair monetization of the players.
I have never felt the need to subscribe to a channel within this niche after just one video before, but This was actually a VERY well put together review. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Well done, instant sub.
True, while it has fumbled a bit a lot of that was outside influence forcing it's hand. Otherwise it's still regularly played and still has new content released every so often.
Addressing that this is iterative rather than a rip off is refreshing to hear. So far I've enjoyed the little bit I've played, definitely gives me those OW1 when it first came out vibes. I hope it lasts but time will tell.
The bit about Smash Ultimate’s character win rate being all around the same is only pulled from online matches with all vastly different rulesets (think OW’s arcade mode stats and competitive stats being smushed together) which are often casual and do not reflect the win-rate in an actual competitive setting, meanwhile the current state of Smash is not balanced at all, but yeah I get your point regardless
The game is great, but honestly playing it i got nostalgic for Paladins (that i didn't play in a long time), like Thor screaming "Behold the Thunder God" hearing that i got flashbacks to "Behold the dragons Fury"
Ive also got 20 hours first weekend and I INSTANTLY got hooked. Is this game a copy of overwatach? Yes, nkt because it copies the game but because it FEELS like OG overwatch, great video as always
This is by far my favorite shooter of all time!! It's so addicting! I was playing a previous game where I was trying to max out all characters but marvel rivals came out and I just couldn't put rivals down dude!
After seeing this time for me to jump back into the game again Also considering the game just released only a few weeks ago i also think we should wait and hold our breath until we see more if what's to offer and see if they keep consistentcy ( not asking for perfection obviously ) and hope they don't fumble the bag early legitimately But for now as they say let's just enjoy the moment while we still can for now
We all have related to a criminal in NYC now Brad.
FUNNIEST fucking comment I've ever gotten
real
_"Everyone is broken so no one is."_
Basically the Dragon Ball videogame philosophy.
As Syndrome said in his iconic line: “When everyone is super, no one is”
I can’t overstate how important it is that they didn’t lock any characters behind a paywall/grind like lesser games do. I think it’ll pay dividends for them in the long term in terms of player retention
@@brojob5102 a stroke of genius really. Makes the game easily accessible for casual players as well since you don’t have to sink a ton of time into the game to unlock everyone
It's still baffling to me that we've gotten to the point where this is something considered a Pro for a game when it should, and used to, be standard practice.
@@alexanderticonuwu7591 We've gotten used to F2P as standard practice. People adapt quickly, for better or worse...
Kinda crazy how Marvel Rivals reached 440k peak on steam in the first 3 days while Overwatch 2's all time peak was 75k
Wait are you saying for steam only for overwatch? Kind of an unfair comparison when overwatch came to steam much after it's release as it's main client for PC is through blizzard right?
Marvel Rivals on the go is peak.
@@69Noob_Gaming69 tbh that's a pretty stupid comparison if you think about the fact that the game has it's own client and came out on steam randomly last year and not on release day
@@69Noob_Gaming69 just checked and that's actually crazy you took the steam player peak for comparison.
When Sea of thieves finally went to PlayStation I wouldn't have gone solely go off the PlayStation player count to compare a games peak with it when it's releasing on that platform/where it was published years later so why do it for overwatch?
This ain't me trying to defend overwatch like that but criticize it fairly
@@69Noob_Gaming69 it’s really not. Overwatch just came out on steam not too long ago. It would be around the same numbers as rivals if not higher. It was huge at launch of OW 1.
As soon as I saw Cloak & Dagger, I moaned and bought their skins
I can attest to this. I was upstairs.
@@spence6195 those ,,fantasy" skins ( or skin? Since they count as one character whille being two)on them go hard.
@@spence6195 as soon as i saw psylocke's vengeance skin, i also moaned
Look at Hela battlrpass skin then, she is almost naked.
Cloak and Dagger? Like the tf2 item for the spy where he gets inf cloak as long as he doesn't move?
shout out to the hero specific kill effects you can get for playing a specific character enough. other games would've charged for that sort of thing but omg theyre so cool
In the words of Syndrome from the Incredibles: "When everyone's super, no one will be."
Marvel Rivals the Overwatch 2 we needed
Marvel rivals, the rival overwatch needed is what I hope is something we can say in the future
@@lesliejacoby9137 That would require blizzard not fire the devs every other year.
They said on there RUclips channel 10 million players have joined this piece of art
that's the total number of players
not concurrent
@no-xi6zdhe never said the opposite
@@pixavier9746 i'm providing additional context. The way he said it could be misleading.
We can dream but only fortnite ever reaches numbers that high lol
@no-xi6zd and how many total players played overwatch 2?
That hawkeye ult is actually way cooler than I expected! And no locked heroes, you say?
Tsk. Very well, you have convinced me to give the game a shot.
- Hot character design.
- love and attention given to each character.
- less pricey micro transactions.
- amazing art and visual design.
Definetly gonna surpass Overwatch 2.
this is the overwatch 3
@@SamoyedSagas the battlepass system is much friendlier on the wallet lol
@@SamoyedSagas well this "giant Chinese game company'' made a awesome game, shows way more respect to the Marvel characters with all the detail and time they put into making them compared to Western Company's and its just fun to play the game compared to the crap Western Company's give us so just relax
@the first battle pass is $5 unlike a game like overwatch the system is a lot better on the player because you don’t need to complete it all within the season and spend money to catch up if you don’t have the time
@@SamoyedSagas yes but if you pay for the battle pass, it won't expire. For casuals, that's worth more than $10.
Marvel rivals had been insanely fun. Can’t wait to get home and send some games. I’ve been maining mantis and it’s so satisfying ending some games with 40+ assists
Funny how Marvel Rivals succeeds where Marvel Avengers failed. Basically one just tried harder than the other. Crazy, huh? 😅
What are you talking about?
@@dr.wolfstar1765 😃👋 Hello!
Bro yapped
@@dr.wolfstar1765 oh wait, you never heard of Marvel Avengers the game? The one that was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. (if I’m understanding your statement that is) Then good, very good. Let’s keep it that way. Forget, I said anything. 😅😂
@@dr.wolfstar1765 Could you tell me exactly what’s confusing? That way I can explain it better.
The craziest difference between OW2 and rivals is how much faster to login and matchmaking is.
Login times are longer on Rivals and queue times are shorter on Rivals due to no role queue and cross platform matchmaking
3-5 minutes until I login due to marver has some big problems.
Ow2 loaded in pretty easily.
They need to patch it
@CsabaGamings really? Instant for me on PC , how about the matchmaking tho? OW2 always took forever to get into a game unless you play a healer.
@@Luci-pz8xx I play console only mode, and matchmaking is immediate. Login was pretty quick too.
@@percy3711 especially compared to launch OW2 that shit was insane , being like 1 millionth in queue and waiting hours , Path of exile 2 put Diablo 4's launch to shame as well. Blizzard does not know how to launch an online game smoothly these days.
10:45 YES! FINALLY! oh my god finally someone recognizes the garden warefare games, even if you only showed it for like two seconds and didnt mention it by name i am happy to know people still appreciate it even if just a little bit
@@screej1088 yeees gw2 is still my favorite hero shooter but I have to play marvel rivals and see if it dethrones it. Now to get a ps5 *sigh*
There is so much I want to share about this game but I will just say about sneezing on a button... This is so true, I accidentally send my friends into matches like 5 times already
i feel like i've discovered a hidden gem of a youtube channel, i don't think i got bored of the video for a single second
@@Golden96 right??
Brad: 1:18
Me: “HA, THAT’S NOTHING. COMPARED TO SOMEONE THAT HAS PLAYED 25 HOURS OF IT!”
I'm at 32 right now...
@@KindofBradAtThis then I got a lot more catching up to do then, by the way, I wrote this while I’m still playing. 😅 I’m pretty sure you’re doing the same thing, maybe?
probably the most accurate depiction of why i love marvel rivals and i hope you get 100k :)
Imagine if they did the Injustice 2 style and made new characters who are skins. Like a Red Hulk skin that turns the character from Banner to Ross.
Also god I wanna play Star lord or Luna Snow. Plus I need Deadpool in the game.
No way they don't tbh !
They actually said something in regards to this on their discord, it was something like how red hulk and x23 would be skins instead of their own characters if they were to be added because there isnt much they could add to make them different from the hulk and wolverine
@@Beware_Dripzilla They never said X-23 (or even Red Hulk) would be skins. One developer (key word being one) said that Red Hulk and X-23 are too similar to come to the game (and since it's one developer's opinion things can change). They have also confirmed that female characters can't be skins for male characters and vice versa since their hitboxes would be too different. Look at the body types of the male characters if you put a female character over that skeleton they would look horrifying.
To be fair that about hit boxes and rigs is logical. Irl both men and women are very different, same in game. So yea. Although I can see them adding some warrants of heroes later down the way@@marvelfantasy472
That would help a lot actually,
Some characters are too similar to others,
Like spiderman as Ben reily,
Or if they add green goblin they could add a hobgoblin skin
If Marvel Rivals is an Overwatch clone, it's the best dang clone I have ever played
Its clone is better than the original
@Yedobat its the upgrade
As someone else that was broken up with and racked up 24 hours in this game within 36 hours, I relate to you! Thanks for another great video!
@@piersberry5182 head up king, there an emo baddie coming in our near futures 😔
@@piersberry5182 Bro did you even sleep? 😭
@@KindofBradAtThisThere already IS an emo baddie, have you not seen Hela?
@@emirlerdtm6774 no, it’s a problem atm
@@KindofBradAtThis Fingers crossed! At least we have Rivals in the meantime 🎉
What no one talks about which i think is a huge difference maker is the 3rd person perspective
They’ve got squirrel girl. Now add PlatyBrad!✨
Netease, if you’re reading this, i’d do anything you want for a jeff the shark skin
Bradypus*
@@Misty_Pixel now we’re cooking
@@masmarco_ 🤝
9:56 I love that Iron mans win screen is just killing himself.
Absolutely loved the editing and style of this video, it feels so cohesive
Just rage quit after finishing a ranked game full of sweats, time to watch this
if you are playing a ranked mode of a game, you are a sweat. the "sweats" you're talking about are just better than you
Dont want sweats play casual
The most amazing aspect to this to me is the art. The fact they went all in on cell shading, hand painted each character and took away the obvious style switch that Spiderverse and Arcane have reintroduced I'm just so happy.
Love the comparisons. Cosplay vs the actual comicbooks
I’m actually kind of blown away by this video! I’ve never really subscribed to a channel from just watching one video but i have to make an exception. The extremely clear, to-the point writing covering exactly what you set out to do, while also making the video fun to watch both visually and with what you have to say, makes this so good. This is kind of a perfect video regarding all aspect; length, quality, commentary, humor, writing etc. I will definitely check out Marvel Rivals and also look forward to your future videos!
(sorry if my english was inconsistent)
Only 16 hours? Pathetic.
hahaha
@ZLPZ1238 who u mad at
1:51 “I’m not getting out of this chair until I own Wolverine’s skin.”
I didnt know about the signatures under the name WHAT?!
i like that no one is like underwhelming or mid its just like EVERYONE IS COMPLETLY BROKEN AND OVERPOWERD I LOVE IT
The Cult of The Lamb music is PEAK
@@Ernest702 one of the best ost of all time imo
Puh Pee Puh Pom... Pwam Pwum!... Pwam Pwam... Puh Pee Pwam Pwam.... PWUM... Pupeepopupapupeepwam.
Couldn't agree more. I want that vinyl so bad
12:20 is that... CULT OF THE LAMB??? good
one of my favorite games
As someone who downloaded this game 4 days before seeing this video and already has 20 hrs: that game is so peak
Just wanted to let you know that analogy you made about yourself at the end being amalgamation of different things to have a fresh influence on the channel, your work is paying off. And I can’t wait to watch more of your videos. And I love the platypi
No yeah the editing here is crazy good. I look forward to seeing more content w you
I appreciate that
"wolverine just doesn't die"
Scarlet Witch: hold my orb
Ive been training myself to play Spiderman and i finally got a call out from some mic players. They were like "god damn, Spidey is so fast, he just swoops in, finishes off my kill and swoops out" and i was cheesing hard behind my controller. I started styling on the enemies and comboing with my team, they were calling me the real spidey, i was so happy, such a dopamine trip
I got broken up with the weekend COD came out this year. So now I’m Prestige 6 somehow while working two jobs at the same time and finishing up school. Thank you for the motivation.
Dude I already have 50+ hours on just Loki alone bc i love him and as a healer I feel just as strong as anyone, the game is so fun and very addicting
although not havign a role queue is good, i feel like there should be something like it, like allowing players to set their prefered class on their profile or something along those lines, i hate 6 dps on one team
0:24 I know a Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot when I see one that’s the badlands and I love this game
Cult of the lamb music takes me back
Your editing is on point
I was JUST watching your old marvel rivals video waiting for you to make an updated one
Bro sounds like Sonic
Making the game 3rd person is so good for selling skins
The creators know people are willing to drop money for those skins because they want to play as their favorite variation. It's a smart and fair monetization of the players.
Ain't no way bro talking bout balancing in smash Steve exsist
I love how the women aren't the only ones that are caked up, everyone from men, women, and even VENOM is packing a BAKERY down there
@@micu8942 equal rights, equal cakes
@@micu8942 hey, the female players also deserve something to drool about.
@@micu8942 Even Jeff does a little booty shake. In a cute little way.
3:02 Frost kinda bad tho
@@joseph2000117 you beat me to ittttt!!😭
Took the words out of my mouth 😂😂
“Raiden! Show me who did it!” 😡
7:45 I’ve never subscribed faster holy moly 😂
Marvel Rivals is the definition of "If everyone it OP, no-one is OP"
10/10 video I love your content so much and everything you said is 100% true. I loved Overwatch 1 and this truly feels like a sequel to it
God the cult of the lamb music in the background goes so hard.
A bit out of topic, but that Cult of the Lamb background music is SUCH a good choice dude
cult of the lamb theme song at the end goes so hard oml
It’s crazy how shocked I was at the lack of bugs when I started. And then how annoyed I got that I was just expecting a buggy mess
I have never felt the need to subscribe to a channel within this niche after just one video before, but This was actually a VERY well put together review. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Well done, instant sub.
awe thank you that made my day man
Do you know how long we been waiting for this?
Okay Gambit
Whouh-imabouttomakeanameformyselfhere
I should say. Helldivers 2 is still alive and kicking. Still a strong fan base and people still love it
True, while it has fumbled a bit a lot of that was outside influence forcing it's hand. Otherwise it's still regularly played and still has new content released every so often.
Another banger from Brad frfr
Addressing that this is iterative rather than a rip off is refreshing to hear. So far I've enjoyed the little bit I've played, definitely gives me those OW1 when it first came out vibes. I hope it lasts but time will tell.
"Thick layer of glaze", brev, I witnessed the launch of Fortnite's permaOG and people non-stop glazing it like 'I feel so OG'.
This is the best most entertaining and funny Marval Rivals review. Kudos to KindofBratAtThis, This video had me laughing so much =]
Oh hey the marvel rivals guy posted again
Amazing video! Really hope your channel gets even bigger!
Appreciate the love
The bit about Smash Ultimate’s character win rate being all around the same is only pulled from online matches with all vastly different rulesets (think OW’s arcade mode stats and competitive stats being smushed together) which are often casual and do not reflect the win-rate in an actual competitive setting, meanwhile the current state of Smash is not balanced at all, but yeah I get your point regardless
subbing for that akira meme at the end alone. your awesome
Game Journalist: _"We had Hero Shooter burn-out"_
Marvel Rivals Proved it wrong.
Also in the chatacter select if you zoom in the all do something.
CA puts his shield on his back, Jeff goes underwater etcetera
“Wolverine just doesn’t die” is an absurd statement to make
I gotta say as someone who doesn’t really like hero shooters and hasn’t cared about marvel in 5 years, I love this game.
Most modern big games: *bugs, broken textures, code errors, connection issues and extra*
Marvel Rivals: *just releases as a finished game*
probably the biggest W for Marvel in recent history
it’s like the lunchly of lunchables expect if lunchly actually succeeded
bro ive been watching you for like easily 2 years and only just realised your under 100k lmao keep grinding bro
it’s the only thing i care about rn
To be fair, spider man writing 'peter parker' as his name will make more sense when they eventually add Miles to the game.
*Dragon looked to East* "..."
*Danny Devito Meme*
"Oh my god.. I get it."
Hawkeye has been mentioned I can rest now
I watched this video twice because i was too busy vibing to the music to pay attention the first time
Absolutely loved and noticed the cult of the lamb music in the end
Hero shooters: now with actual heroes!
Literally haven’t though of shoddycast in 7+ years what a deep cut dude
I'm sorry but I just can't help but focus on that duck-headed reporter avatar you have the entire video it's just so funny and adorable XD
The game is great, but honestly playing it i got nostalgic for Paladins (that i didn't play in a long time), like Thor screaming "Behold the Thunder God" hearing that i got flashbacks to "Behold the dragons Fury"
The random Cult of the Lamb background music
Ive also got 20 hours first weekend and I INSTANTLY got hooked. Is this game a copy of overwatach? Yes, nkt because it copies the game but because it FEELS like OG overwatch, great video as always
This is by far my favorite shooter of all time!! It's so addicting! I was playing a previous game where I was trying to max out all characters but marvel rivals came out and I just couldn't put rivals down dude!
I could listen to you Yap about this masterpiece for days bro!
Keep it up 👍
Glad you enjoy it!
8:26 ROCK AMD MOTHERFUCKIN STONE MINERS WOOOO
1:03 squirrel girl have nuts😅😅😅😅😅
Haven’t played Overwatch in ages but this game caught my interest.
I didn’t know the battle pass was only $5! I was planning on never paying a dime but damn, I feel compelled now
After seeing this time for me to jump back into the game again
Also considering the game just released only a few weeks ago i also think we should wait and hold our breath until we see more if what's to offer and see if they keep consistentcy ( not asking for perfection obviously ) and hope they don't fumble the bag early legitimately
But for now as they say let's just enjoy the moment while we still can for now
Did i hear a ROCK AND STONE?
Sure. So was Gundam Evo and Concord.
How can a foreign country do a better job than the country where this IP spawned from
Cult of Lam soundtrack at the end chef kiss