Cowboy is such a real one. Even during his review, finding a new hidden wall means immediately stopping whatever you're doing to explore. You really are a man of the people, sir

@Happy93930

8 ай бұрын

It's not that deep bro

@human-animalchimeraprohibi2143

8 ай бұрын

This is such a Reddit comment.

@The0nlyy

8 ай бұрын

I read his comment first, but when it happened in the video it was highly underwhelming.

@dxcSOUL

8 ай бұрын

​@@Happy93930how never said it was...

Watched the Let's First, picked up the game and then came back to see what you had to say on the review. Very good points. Good to know about the map and gravity aspect. Looking forward to getting my chops into it later.

Great review! Here's hoping the developer considers evolving the insta-death stuff, and does a balancing pass on weapon damage, scaling, leveling, and resource acquisition. Seems pretty doable even in the short-term if they are motivated to do so. It'd be really interesting to hear what they have to say about this feedback, it all makes good sense to follow up on.

Thanks for the review! I wasn't sure about this game but after hearing your impressions I'm definitely picking it up.

Awesome! Thanks so much for the info! Interesting things of note... much thanks for the review and looking forward to your LP of this game!

Man there are so many great games this year. Will definitely add this game to the backlog. Thanks cowboy

Thanks for the review cowboy! Was hoping youd cover this game ✌️

The thing about dying to see "what's down there". I thought it would be cool if they could have an item you find/buy - a 'seeing orb' - you throw it down and your screen scrolls down with it and you can see where it goes. Would be a cool mechanic. Maybe you get some limited control over it as it descends and it emits light? Maybe it explodes when it hits the ground? Maybe it can be recalled?

@JustARTificial

8 ай бұрын

I think either a bouncing orb (only bounces if there is a surface directly below) would be nice but what if you had a ledge that was to your bottom left or right? If it doesn't bounce back you could assume there's nothing there and totally miss the area. I think the ability to pan when at a ledge is best. Character becomes stuck in place til you stop panning and you can only see lets say a full screen in any direction (so long as that covers the full distance of any "hidden" or off-screen area).

@Svoorhout85

7 ай бұрын

In Elden Ring, if a stone you drop off a ledge shatters, the fall is lethal. If you hear a clink and the stone lights up, its safe to jump down. It should be easy to apply the sound mechanic to the metroidvania mechanics. Drop a stone and listen to the resulting sound.

@THaB4DGuY

2 ай бұрын

so the item from vigil longest night basically lol

thx for the review never would have seen it without you. bought an playing atm its awesome

Thanks cowboy I really appreciate your reviews

This is the only game I've ever backed on kickstarter, and seems like it turned it great!

@TheDeatharcana

8 ай бұрын

Same! My first one, and so far I couldn't be happier!

The weapon scaling seems to primarily scale off of its own base damage as opposed to your stat. The stat probably just increases that scaling % wise, but a 300 damage scythe is always going to outscale a 130 damage dagger because of it. Whereas in souls games, it would scale off of the stat primarily and then the bonus damage would be bigger for a higher scaling weapon,. regardless of its base damage.

@user-yp5bc3qq9d

8 ай бұрын

i didnt play this game, but i finished ds games hundreds times.u r liar, in ds games also base damage is more important.and may i add, the same scaling on stats, strength gets better bonuses

@Skoshtwo

8 ай бұрын

@@user-yp5bc3qq9d No. Any S scaling weapon will always have more additional damage than any B scaling weapon. This does not mean that the end result damage will be stronger, it simply means that the scaling gives more bonuses with regards to the stat. In this game, however, the scythe somehow has more additional damage than the sword with supposedly 3 tiers above it in scaling.

@user-yp5bc3qq9d

8 ай бұрын

@@Skoshtwo stop lying already.if base damage is 400 hundred and has scaling d, it will still do more damage than weapon base damage 200 even if u max stat that scales with s

@Skoshtwo

8 ай бұрын

@@user-yp5bc3qq9d What part of the ADDITIONAL damage do you not understand? It's the damage that shows in brackets with the + sign. It has nothing to do with the total damage output of the weapon, which is base damage + additional damage combined.

@eternalkino34

7 ай бұрын

@@Skoshtwotake the rift of blood for example if you take time to build the requirements early game then the additional damage is what makes the katana OP not to mention it already having very good base base stats even being a E C E weapon

You get a scythe. I’ve seen all I need. (I’ll still watch though because these videos are great.) Thanks for the great review!

I really want this game, but the issues you've talked about made me wait for an update or sale.. Thanks man, I was truly about to pull the trigger. I really appreciate your style and how you look at things, you've earned a sub.

@THaB4DGuY

2 ай бұрын

i got it on sale and regretted it. days after i bought it an update patch broke the health ammo upgrades turnign them off and turned off parry function completely, they added another patch that fixed it but i 100%ed it yesterday and the whole 35 hours i spent and $20 i wasted, i cant say i remember actually having much fun in that time. blasphemous, ender lilies, salt and sanctuary, even old castlevania symphony of the night, and many more are the much better metroidvanias

I saw the trailer for this like a year ago and totally forgot the name of it!! It looks so cool thanks for this

I have been waiting very impatiently for this game , grabbing on PS5 and I can't wait!

It's been a hard year on me so I didn't have time to play any new games, but finally I'm going to have some free time in a couple of days I'm excited to play this as the first of my comeback.

@jonboy2950

8 ай бұрын

Good to hear you are back in the game.

@Azrael.10

8 ай бұрын

​@jonboy2950 thank you, it's good to be back.

@4everhumbl36

8 ай бұрын

SO MANY great games this year bro start with something better lol

I backed the game on kickstarter around 2020. I'm hoping I get my physical copy soon.

Outstanding review. The fact, that Cowboy reviews the game while actually playing and still delivering deep insight on gameplay mechanics simply amazes me. Well done, good sir!

@lars4422

5 ай бұрын

Actually playing. The dude is super overleveld, is mostly showcasing, no challenge involved. Good review though yeah

I’m very excited to play this game the only introduction I got to it was because it was on the PlayStation store and said “Just announced” so I went to check it out (I always get intrigued when a game says just announced) If I didn’t see it there I would’ve seen it here, looks really cool!!

@brettgreen2333

8 ай бұрын

It is released on PlayStation now. I’m not sure why it said just announced.

@hhowdy

8 ай бұрын

@@brettgreen2333 I saw it a couple months ago and that’s when it said that

@osama9501

8 ай бұрын

​@@hhowdy i googled it and it says that it just got released today...🙂 Idk maybe there was a beta for it or something? I don't know how i never heard of this game, it looks so good

Really good review Cowboy. Priciate you

You're one of the best in the business Cowboy. Thanks!

Thanks for the review, Cowboy! Between this and Super Mario RPG coming out this week, I might wait a bit on The Last Faith to see if they patch any of these minor issues. Instant death on spikes really sucks for exploration.

Great review thanks, was on the fence about this as saw a few very poor reviews but thats often the case with flawed gems

Hi Cowboy, you are absolutely the GOAT! Keep it up and take care ! 🤟🏻

really nice review, thanks sir

Great review

It would be cool if you had a familiar that you could use to scope out other parts of the map or if binoculars/ looking glass type items allowed you to see places that would require you to jump off the ledge.

@khier-eddinehennaoui9783

8 ай бұрын

Yes like Axiom verge.

Sotn is my fave ps1 game ever. I enjoyed bloodstained but i still prefer sotn. This looks very interesting

I played a lot of metroidvania and it is getting in my top 3 real fast (rn its hk, blasphemous 2, blasphemous 1). The only thing i dont really like is that there are just a one time use heal instead of the estus/soul mecanic. Even so, they give you plenty, you can purchase it infinitly at a cheap price and they give you some before bosses if you are lacking heal. There is also other forms of healing. Theres a lot of mecanics and there is so much bosses its really something else. All the problems were resolved in the first hotfix and its just the first.

SOTN and bloodborne are some of my all time favourite games. Don’t say that if you don’t mean it, crushing my dreams would be cruel.

@xxshadowhunter5149

8 ай бұрын

What is sotn?🤔

@kschmeed

8 ай бұрын

@@xxshadowhunter5149symphony of the night

@nmz.88

8 ай бұрын

​@@xxshadowhunter5149castlevania

@Fools_Journey

8 ай бұрын

Symphony of The Night

@bcclutch3822

8 ай бұрын

He means it

There was a relic in blasphemous in which allowed you to fall through pits and not take damage. Hope something like that is added here.

you are totally right with the issues the game has. the illusion of choice when you pick a starter class annoys me really much. the other thing with the map and the instant death by falling or trap damage that kills you in an instant sucks. the only thing i achieve as an developer through such designchoices is to piss the players off.

I just got super addicted to these 2d soulsvania games lately. After being bored with eveey other souls like out there ive beat now. I recently started with salt & sanctuary and that game is purely amazing. Started blasphemous as well, such beautiful games. Im definitely grabbing this

They said that on the last patch they changed the initial equipament and solved balance issues. Can someone confirm this? I was searching for a decent review of the game and saw your channel on a commentary. I loved your review.

@malzagod1429

6 ай бұрын

Yes they did !

Sick Just bought it. Playing on steam deck after work heheh

yo how have i not heard of this yet this looks like it is 1000% my shit thanks for the heads up

Over TEN weapons? Wowza!

Oh wow that map thing where it can look like there might be more to explore would drive me nuts

I wish there were more 3D metroidvania-type games out there.

@peterc504

5 ай бұрын

this looks better... 3d ruins it look at bloodstained rotn eww

Looks cool. Maybe a little app before silksong

This is the best 2d art I've seen...these guys should make a new castlevania

@alvarolopezrodriguez3255

8 ай бұрын

If you don't know Blasphemous I believe you will like it. It is similar to Last Faith

@dimisbam7725

8 ай бұрын

@alvarolopezrodriguez3255 I know it but tbh I didn't like it that match...repetitive gameplay cheap spike deaths I'm more of an exploration guy...try out deaths gambit If you're in metroidvanias it's a hidden gem

Yea, it makes no sense to have different starting classes without class specific weapons/spells. Hopefully they end up changing that. Have they said anything about fixing that? @FightinCowboy

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

I relayed the feedback but don't have direct contact with these devs.

@kalebgrubb2272

8 ай бұрын

@@FightinCowboyThanks as always bud. You’re the best!

@alex.ebasta

8 ай бұрын

I understood from their discord channel that they got the feedback and they are working on it

Guess I am gonna wait a and buy it later when the issue are addressed

@solidarity9371

8 ай бұрын

Same, looks iffy atm.

Absolutely loved this game but the thing that annoyed me the most that I don't think you mentioned is having to do button press combinations to perform a simple parry - because of this I basically never used it (or when I wanted to I'd accidentally do the weapon art thing instead). I don't think I used the transformation a single time either lol. I agree about the weapon upgrade cost too - I ended up just using the Skullcleaver for the entire game

its not ranty alot of stuff you said makes great points that needs to be addressed, i agree with most of what you said

Damn!!!! Look at that health bar!

Took some adjusting to playing this after having played Blasphemous 2 the gameplay mechanics in Blasphemous is just so smooth and a blast. I have been enjoying this a lot though definitely a must buy if you like these types of games. I would like to see improvements on fixing some glitches, the platforming, some tweaks to how stats/classes work and maybe bring in some multiplayer/pvp for the next one?

Might wait for this one to be 50% off or something. In my opinion not sure at its current state if it’s worth the full $30. Appreciate the review and your continuous service to the gaming community. From me and all of us here on KZread, we thank you 🙌🏾

@Svoorhout85

7 ай бұрын

Same. Sounds like this game needs a little more time in the oven. I'll leave it on the wishlist and check on it later.

Hey @fightincowboy, how would you compare the difficulty of this game to Blasphemous or Blasphemous 2? Specifically the boss fights

@jinartamusic6734

2 ай бұрын

blasphemous is harder thats my opinion.. But not because of annoying instant deaths.. It has way harder regular enemies.. and way more secrets.. I think even today there are players who didn't complete those statue challenges.. Because you can only try once in each playthrough..

Yeah it is weird how they have 4 starting classes and then it's just different base stat start. They might as well just have 1 class and give you a pool of free stat points to allocate wherever you please.

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

Yup

Seems like a great game and sounds like a few things could be easily improved. Hopefully devs hear the feedback

I would be complaining about those things too give a starting class & not start you off with anything you can benefit from that class & having to die to uncover parts of the map.

I just got into these type pf games recently, i have played some metroidvania games and i specially liked vanilaware games like odin sphere, dragon crown etc , and i actually started to love this genre and all these 2d games so i get excited whenever i see a new one with good visuals and gameplay like this one,iam definitely playing this , anyone know what platforms is it on? Edit: it's 26$ on all platforms (:

I hope the decs see this cause these changes, apart from the weapon one, are easy to rework

I remember Cowboy back in his FC 3 days good times!

I feel like this game with a bit more polish could have been an all time great but it just has too many small issues. Also funny that every class starts with the dex weapon. I chose the dex class and just assumed everyone would have a different weapon/spell set up at the start.

The resource for "special weapons" becomes unlimited too once you finish a specific quest! :) but you'll be able to do it only once you're near endgame

I’m glad you are enjoying the game. I’m part of this Reddit group and people that got to play the demo were left very disappointed.

Whoa! That is a bold review header already.

Good lord that health bar

It looks like maybe the damage scaling discrepancies are because the crit damage and crit chance values are being factored into the calculation somehow

I've been following this game for years and got hooked after the demo but im going to hold out for the physical version next year. It's a shame about the starting classes though. Also why does the marksman class have 54 points and the other 3 only have 50? It sounds like all the small issues can easily be addressed by a patch, spikes, map, weapon scaling etc. The biggest change would be the starting class loadouts.

Having played through Lies of P and Lords of the Fallen back to back I think I am going to go on a small hiatus from this type of game. Looks good though but should be more refined after some patching and then I will be ready.

I have too get this game bruh

I wonder if they will fix those things they can fix the falling on spikes and they could also fix the scaling

I love the early bit where you mention the weapon variety vs other games. Sotn is over here like “bro I’m 27 years old!”

my good sir. any idea if this comes out physical on switch? thanks in advance

Man, I really wanted to LOVE this game. And for the most part, aside from some wonky gameplay stuff and a few uninspired enemies, I've had a pretty good time. But the writing(dialog) is so odd/off at points that it's really hard to ignore. I know they are trying to do the FromSoft/Bloodborne/Blasphemous spoopy mystery thing.(of which I am a fan of) But convos like the one with Helenya near the beginning of the game were so hamfistedly vague and landed so terribly that I actually laughed out loud. Just have the characters say less instead of talking in circles. There are also some pallet swap bosses which, in a game this size, is kind of a bummer. Late game bosses at that.

Sounds like all the issues you mention Cowboy can be easily patched and fixed. I hope other reviewers mention the same issues and the devs take them seriously.

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

Yeah they're all simple things for sure.

With the weapon scaling... Do you think it's related to you having high stats in all the categories? Idk that many would have high strength AND dex.

just finish death gambit and this one looks dope af. Remember when people wants bloodborne to be in pc but now we got one..

Completely agree with all of your cons. The price of weapon upgrades gets insane towards the end. I wasn't even paying attention to it, rolling up with 70k, upgraded my sword 3 times and then went to level only to realize I was broke. The difficult resource (and picking up the rare blueprint) should be the cost of upgrading. Also one thing that really irked me was how your actions continue through a door or zone and also that you start to move in that zone before you're visually loaded. I've had it happen where I'll roll through a doorway and then when I load the next zone, I'm dead in spikes. Or the same thing happening if your just holding the forward button while loading into the next room. There's like a split second or so that you're moving before seeing and sometimes it ends with you walking off a ledge. Very annoying and kind of pointless development choice

I have to say, after all these years it's because of you I have found so many "Souls like" games to play that I thoroughly enjoyed. Both Nioh games, Thymesia, Steelrising, Wo Long, Vigil the longest night, Mortal shell, and Sekiro. Yes I know Sekiro is made by the same creators of the Soul's games but it's not dark souls. Anything where I can put my skills to the test and be the parry God that I am. For 2023 I actually very much enjoyed Lies of P, Lords of the fallen has been fun but it has a lot of flaws. This game I think I will take a hard pass though. Thanks again for helping me find games I very much enjoyed even if I don't watch your walkthroughs because I like going through blind like you. I think I'll go back in time and check out some Of your gameplay for of the Surge 2 and see if that would be something that would be interested in.

Have they fixed the starting class or the instant death yet with an update?

Im still waiting for it to be released on Switch 😢

@amyford2971

8 ай бұрын

It’s on the UK eshop now I believe. Haven’t seen it reviewed for switch version though.

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

The switch version had the final build delayed a bit because of Nintendo's review process so I expect reviews will likely be a bit lower there we're labeled as in progress

@amyford2971

8 ай бұрын

@@FightinCowboy Ah I see. I was more worried if there might be game breaking issues like I believe Moonscars had at launch.

Yeah the map should fill. That sounds really annoying about the spikes

bro is the final boss with that health bar

Question: Is this game out yet and can you download it?

Tbh I was really worried about this game after playing the demo. But glad it turned out better then expected 👍

@HighFiveGhost50

8 ай бұрын

I thought the demo was shockingly bad. Is it supposed to have gotten better? It felt super clunky.

@RRrr-dt2vi

8 ай бұрын

@@HighFiveGhost50 tbh I couldn’t even finish the demo. But I ended up giving in and got it anyways. It does feel better then the demo. Although the dodge feels slightly delayed still and the hit box varies from certain attacks from enemies. They should have added like a eustes/bile system that replenishes instead of farming health injections. As well as button mapping (it takes a lil practice to get use to the controls. Especially since a “parry” is a 2-button prompt). Other then that, I’m really enjoying the game. The weapons are pretty fun and have their own “unique” attack, which I love.

@HighFiveGhost50

8 ай бұрын

@@RRrr-dt2vi cool yeah, I didn’t finish the demo either. I never play demos so I wasn’t sure if it’s normal for demos to feel rough as hell. Cheers.

I definitely wish they had the hard border around the insta-death pits so as not to fool you. I’m barely into the game and I already fell for it once. Very misleading based on what I’m sure we all expect from a Metroidvania map. I wish if you jumped off and died it instead put you back on the ledge with like a third of your health missing or something. Just kind of ruins the flow of exploration otherwise.

Looks cool though I suffer the same misfortune w all these games. I'll progress thru 70-80% of game then get insanely lost. Happened w both Blasphemous and Hollow Knight. The map in this game looks bigger than Texas. When u progress, is there any marker where you go next?

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

No but it's pretty obvious

@jjwhy321y3

8 ай бұрын

@@FightinCowboy Sounds good, thanks.

Check out Deaths Gambit if you haven’t already. Great game.

Thanks cowboy. You never fail to cover all the souls-likes. I hope The Last Faith 2 irons out those little wrinkles.

Oh.. I thought perhaps there would be different weapons per the character you choose at the beginning but you’re totally right. Same weapons for everyone. “Illusion of choice.. pretty much.. you look a bit different”. Are there different skins though based on character?

@FightinCowboy

7 ай бұрын

They've added some class changes in the most recent update.

@malzagod1429

7 ай бұрын

​@@FightinCowboy They listened to your suggestions because you are the goat 🐐

Is it pretty much digital copies only? Seemed only kickstarters could get one.

Early game is pretty brutal because of the limiting healing consumables; how many you can carry and how frequent you're likely to use them on top of how some areas can be a gauntlet before you finally get to a bonfire. You likely then rely on farming these healing items, taking away from playing the actual game. Eventually you will find an NPC that turns into a merchant that will sell unlimited heals. Still loving the game so far.

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

I purchased 1000 and never worried again.

Man good games keep coming out 😩,I dont have enough time 🥲

Even if there was a different sprite for the class choice, at least that would be something. Very strange.

@xSayPleasex

8 ай бұрын

Sounds like at one point they meant to design out different classes, then didn't (ran out of time?), then just left the choice in for no reason lol.

These quirks you mention, do you think it's something that can be patched and such in your mind? Would that turn it into a 5 in your mind?

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

They could and it would

I wish I could get so excited about titles like this. The mark of a true gamer. But I need them 2023 graphics:)

This game slaps

Been seeing people play demo and at least the starting area is very bloodborne esc

Ok, I'll buy it.

It's available?

I've grown to trust cowboys opinion with any game he brings into discussion. The same with his walkthroughs.

@dxcSOUL

8 ай бұрын

Cowboy is as solid as they come. Far less gimmicky and temperamental compared to your average video game youtuber

@johnhuddleston1986

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've come to realize that if Fighting Cowboy says it's a good game then it's a good game.

How this game feels like compared to Dearth Gambit Afterlife ?

The starting class thing is so bizarre. I don't understand how it can be an oversight but I also don't understane how it could be a legit design decision someone made.

The starting class thing does sound shitty. Hopefully they listen to your feedback and patch it.

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

Thankfully it's only really relevant for like an hour until you start finding different weapons but yeah, weird choice for sure.

The difference between damage scaling is most likely related to the "attributes" of the weapon i.e. the whip does less damage because it has big range and is fast, while the axe is slow but compensates with a massive attack. Idk if those values are tuned well (sounds like not judging by how you talked about it) but this kind of thing is usually the case in Soulslikes.

@FightinCowboy

8 ай бұрын

To an extent, but the scythes unique moveset is one of the fastest attack sets in the game, yet retains the insane damage of it