Review: Hunt: Showdown

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Komentáře • 931

  • @KKris10
    @KKris10 Před 3 lety +858

    surprised you didn't mention that you never know when players are all dead/left, I've had games where it's quiet for 20 minutes only for 1 player to had been hiding in the room near us ready, gives you that sense that you're never safe to leave

    • @marti6021
      @marti6021 Před 3 lety +57

      Yea, when you get better at surviving in the game, and start winning fights, having an estimate of players alive is vital if you want to win. If you count 10 bodies, then you the only one left, and Can go wild, but as Long the count is less than 10, you have to be carefull

    • @inhalemusic8926
      @inhalemusic8926 Před 3 lety +46

      Played a 20 minute shootout in Lockbay docks, defeated 2 teams and me and my friend were high on our win so we rush north to extract. Turns out a team was hiding the WHOLE TIME just outside range of our darksight and we died.
      Haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Love this game.

    • @marti6021
      @marti6021 Před 3 lety +4

      @@inhalemusic8926 predicting and guessing the enemies darksight range is a art in itself

    • @inhalemusic8926
      @inhalemusic8926 Před 3 lety +1

      @@marti6021 Oh yeah man, Like I said, me and my friend just laughed it off. It was totally our fault for just assuming we were alone. I just love that after so long we still have so much to learn. I always respect when I've been outplayed fair and square by superior skill.

    • @mrhat1073
      @mrhat1073 Před 3 lety +1

      had a game with friends were we thought we had cleared the whole map and on the way to extract, we were followed by 2 people only to be interrupted at the last second of extracting. the bomb lance melee saved the game for us.

  • @aydencw
    @aydencw Před 3 lety +1201

    George "Please play my favourite multiplayer game" Weidman

    • @spookyapril4803
      @spookyapril4803 Před 3 lety +14

      Love him

    • @Argeleth-
      @Argeleth- Před 3 lety +19

      I'd like to see him revisit for honor years later.

    • @AndalusianLuis
      @AndalusianLuis Před 3 lety +25

      George “Uploads a video every 2 months” Weidman

    • @aydencw
      @aydencw Před 3 lety +6

      @@spookyapril4803 I love him too, so much that I bought this game to support his habit by kicking my ass online.

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat Před 3 lety +16

      @@AndalusianLuis George "Rent is due again sigh...guess I have to make a video" Wiedman.

  • @MadeinHell2
    @MadeinHell2 Před 3 lety +565

    The youtube compression is never kind to Hunt. Might have been worthwhile to upload it as a fake "4k" video so the compression guts it less.

    • @KoylTrane
      @KoylTrane Před 3 lety +53

      I thought I was watching 480p video

    • @Flash221
      @Flash221 Před 3 lety +18

      The 30fps isn't very flattering either, but it gets the job done I suppose

    • @AgentAsh
      @AgentAsh Před 3 lety +7

      Um... it just looks like it was captured at a low bitrate, that's it. There are tons of 1080p Hunt videos that look better than this, even I made some.

    • @Inhake
      @Inhake Před 3 lety +10

      Think the video is edited from Twitch VODs so that's why it's so compressed

    • @Iggsy81
      @Iggsy81 Před 3 lety +3

      It's not resolution that's key, it's format; this looks transcoded to fuckleyville

  • @jsol2483
    @jsol2483 Před 3 lety +364

    Reason why there’s no bullet drop is according to the devs since the weapons are mostly iron sights, having no bullet drop means the player can always see their target in their sight, only having to lead them instead of aiming above. Really good design for the gameplay in my opinion.

    • @ruolbu
      @ruolbu Před 3 lety +20

      That will make for a better experience, yes.
      But also... Would there be significant bullet drop. I feel like the encounters he showed was less then 200m, how much bullet drop do you get from a rifle of that era? I would not be surprised if it was less than you'd really notice.

    • @TheKueiJin
      @TheKueiJin Před 3 lety +17

      @@ruolbu You're exactly right. First of all bullets in the game wink out of existence after 300m. 99.99% of ALL battles within the game happen between 200m and 2m. With the vast majority of that happening at a lot less. There are 250m headshots, the long ammo guns actually specify that 250m is the headshot limit, but they happen once in a blue moon.

    • @elgringofeo9348
      @elgringofeo9348 Před 3 lety +1

      Shooting a winfield is like shooting a 9mm gun in tarkov (velocity wise) while if u shoot a mosin it barely drops, I would like there to be bullet drop but I can look past it

    • @kunou4527
      @kunou4527 Před 3 lety +6

      @@8stormy5 Crytek chose varying the muzzle velocities for the guns instead of bullet drop. I enjoy it much more than BF's system, as much as I loved Bad Company 2. However, it's not entirely true that Hunt has no drop at all. When penetration is involved there is some kind of bullet drop, almost as if simulating tumbling. It's not very pronounced in my experience but it could depend on angle.

    • @Betrix5060
      @Betrix5060 Před 3 lety

      Or, you know, just properly zero the gun for typical engagement ranges.

  • @mr-baerwolf3814
    @mr-baerwolf3814 Před 3 lety +410

    first 100 hours: Oh how cool , players can hide in the bushes nearly everywhere. Tense
    2000 hours lazer: Oh damn bushwookies, come out and fight. So annoying

  • @eugenebebs7767
    @eugenebebs7767 Před 3 lety +287

    It seems like every video on this channel comes back to George's undying love for MGS 3.

    • @OzkarGlez
      @OzkarGlez Před 3 lety +38

      When he tries to play Persona 4 as a stealth game you know our boy has Big Boss in his heart and mind at all times.

    • @xanaxodgrindcorelover9191
      @xanaxodgrindcorelover9191 Před 3 lety

      tiger army nvrdie

    • @dunkelwelpling
      @dunkelwelpling Před 3 lety +6

      It's kinda like the GamingBrit, with Devil May Cry.

    • @johnconnorpliskin7184
      @johnconnorpliskin7184 Před 3 lety +1

      Elias Rössel Take a shot every time one of them references their favorite game. We’ll all be out before finishing one video.

    • @TheDominionOfElites
      @TheDominionOfElites Před 3 lety

      You better have played MGS3

  • @wotwott2319
    @wotwott2319 Před 3 lety +328

    More people need to talk about this game to be honest. Absolute sleeper hit.

    • @maegnificant
      @maegnificant Před 3 lety

      i bought it and still have to start playing it

    • @wiimotecactus3124
      @wiimotecactus3124 Před 3 lety

      On god, all the footage I've seen looks like it slaps

    • @wiimotecactus3124
      @wiimotecactus3124 Před 3 lety +19

      @Mad Max yes and all csgo is shoot people earn money for new weapons, Does that make it a trash game? no it doesnt

    • @planktin8714
      @planktin8714 Před 3 lety

      @@wiimotecactus3124 the devs have been ruining the game ever since 1.0, they development is criminally slow and all they do with every update is make the game more casual and less skill based and add more dlc

    • @planktin8714
      @planktin8714 Před 3 lety +1

      @Dibs by "content" you mean more dlc and garbage pve mode nobody asked for except literal tards

  • @GeefYT
    @GeefYT Před 3 lety +268

    From someone with close to 2000 hours in this, and their own "weapon skin" in game - this is the best review of Hunt I've ever seen. Thank you for shining a light on what I 100% believe to be an underappreciated gem.
    Easiest subscribe button click of my life. 🥃

    • @maxchenmusterhausen5311
      @maxchenmusterhausen5311 Před 3 lety +6

      Its not really a gem to be honest. Its the classic way-too-neckbeard-game without functional matchmaking for fair matches, making it that the best experience would be to play with friends in private matches, which the game doesnt have thanks to cryteks lazyness. Same with titanfall 2. both are great games in general, but i would stop attaching something like „gem“ on such games. Its a niche game, thats it. And will remain in this state, because most
      people dont want to read up and learn a million things just to play a game.

    • @MaDMaRk4Life
      @MaDMaRk4Life Před 3 lety +58

      @@maxchenmusterhausen5311 keep guarding that gate fam, aint nobody wouldve liked to play this with you anyway

    • @maxchenmusterhausen5311
      @maxchenmusterhausen5311 Před 3 lety +4

      @@MaDMaRk4Life Dont know what you are talking about, but thats just the reality of it. Most people want to play games. Not make a single game a hobby. And if a game doesnt provide the infrastructure to do that or has design which simply enables people of any skill to have fun, it will remain in a niche. Despite the fact CZcamsrs with millions of views praised Titanfall 2 for example to no end, giving it a rerelase on steam while everyone stayed at home in lockdown, it yet again failed to be any more when a really niche game nobody really cares about. Hunt Showdown suffers the exact same issue.

    • @iroveashe
      @iroveashe Před 3 lety +24

      @@maxchenmusterhausen5311 most gems are niche

    • @scoodz5788
      @scoodz5788 Před 3 lety +3

      This games DoDo compared to 0.6 days...
      Just saying, Dumbed down crayola graphics, Riddled with bugs, nullified pvp, a community of toxicity especially Oce xD ''you know who you are''
      and content updates which are just ''Here av some skins'' for $6.99/$12.99 each*
      Plus the Roadmap is a joke and always has been since 1.0 Anyone who thinks the 1.0 and beyond was an improvement for the game is a joke*
      give or take another year and this game will be dead asf. They could of done so much more yet with the constant shit show of Optimization issues, Bugs and shit content updates it wont last long* It's a shame to see this beauty die... But that's the sad reality*

  • @zao7035
    @zao7035 Před 3 lety +76

    Me: Looks like a hiden gem, maybe I should give it a tr...
    My laptop: You what?
    My wallet: You dare?

    • @erothamur
      @erothamur Před 3 lety

      40$ is not a huge money...since some skins for some games can be like for 75$ x_x

    • @agapon2023
      @agapon2023 Před 3 lety +13

      The game is still cheaper than having a girlfriend

    • @breadboi8747
      @breadboi8747 Před 3 lety

      Just throw it on your bucket list lol

    • @lehast226
      @lehast226 Před 3 lety +1

      It goes on sale pretty often but it's definitely worth the $40

    • @agapon2023
      @agapon2023 Před 3 lety

      @@lehast226 the game costs 20$ in my country. I'm looking forward to a sale, though 🤡

  • @falmanna
    @falmanna Před 3 lety +33

    "Every match feels like it's own small operation snake eater"
    I'm sold

  • @hugoguerra4
    @hugoguerra4 Před 3 lety +25

    Long time sub and dev on this game. Happy you enjoyed it!

  • @RazeAndJadith
    @RazeAndJadith Před 3 lety +107

    Hunt Showdown gets reviewed more after release than before. It's truly a hidden gem. The player count is at the same levels as release, which is pretty rare for a hardcore niche game. It just proves how remarkable what crytek has achieved. It is the best game Crytek has made, one of the best MP shooters ever made too.
    The Sound is full Binaurally recorded which has a lot to do with how spacious and natural the sound is. If you own a nice set of cans you deserve it to yourself to play Hunt.
    There is so much depth to the gameplay, even after hundreds of hours you will still learn new things and improve. Community is great too, people like to teach other players (of course there are always the toxic players).
    Some people complain about the performance but I think its not warranted when you consider what they have managed with the games visuals and server performance. You can't turn the graphics to any setting to get a benefit, the devs decided to force things like global illumination for all. Every setting that has a gameplay impact is totally neutral in that regard.
    I live in Louisiana, actually a couple miles from an actual bayou. I have to say they really did a great job of the forest and swampy areas do look like places i have actually been. Well, except for the pine trees... there are no pines in hunt which is wierd.
    if you are starting new, take your time to learn how to deal with the AI, use mallets or axes on the bosses, avoid the winnie silencer ( you have to go for headshots for it to be effective) and the specter bayonet, respect MELEE!. Don't be toxic when you down someone, give them a GG or do some roleplay during a fight, its great fun.

    • @ataridc
      @ataridc Před 3 lety +2

      Although I appreciate reviews that come before a game's release that just guess at the quality of a game

    • @Avean
      @Avean Před 3 lety +9

      Damn youre making me buy the game

    • @VashdaCrash
      @VashdaCrash Před 3 lety

      I think the ppines aren't there for technical reasons... Well maybe. I do think those needles must be hard to get right though xD

    • @RazeAndJadith
      @RazeAndJadith Před 3 lety +10

      @@Avean oh man its an amazing game. I have over 1000 hours and my friend and I were just talking about how much there is to learn.
      I remember when I found out that throwing a nade over fire would make it instantly ignite since it would burn the fuse.
      Or just recently, waxed dynamite sticks will explode inside of choke grenade clouds.
      Realizing you can shoot dynamite mid air and make it explode is another awesome " omg check this out" moment.

  • @GlowingOrangeOoze
    @GlowingOrangeOoze Před 3 lety +69

    "Fooling real players as if they're stealth game guards" is pretty much my prime directive in any first person competitive game even when the game is Quake or something. I've known this game existed for years and never had any idea that there was a distinct possibility I'd adore it.
    3 month later update: I am still playing and loving this game.

    • @ZetaStriker0000
      @ZetaStriker0000 Před 3 lety +6

      I've only played it a bit myself, but splitting off to sneak up and flank with a shotgun while my friends drew an enemy team's attention has repeatedly been the highlight of my experience with the game. Whether it turned out well or not. XD

    • @DarksephirothX2
      @DarksephirothX2 Před 3 lety

      ZetaStriker0000 as Ie pl

  • @h.singular9613
    @h.singular9613 Před 3 lety +41

    I'm so glad you reviewed this, George.
    Honestly I did not expect you to take a look at it because of its genre, but I always knew that its setting, themeing, and quality puts it right there in the games that you would love.

  • @Shajirr_
    @Shajirr_ Před 3 lety +185

    About the importance of sound - worth to mention that it only works in headphones.
    All those people playing with speakers - they won't hear anything below a certain sound level, and then probably complain how they couldn't hear when someone sneaked up on them.
    With music I commonly notice that you simply don't hear a ton of sounds when listening through speakers.

    • @GoldenCoastGTA
      @GoldenCoastGTA Před 3 lety +23

      "About the importance of water - it only feels wet when touched"
      Also, your own speakers aren't representative of all others, nor is your environment, which might prevent you from hearing what someone else could hear on their own speakers.

    • @Klarden
      @Klarden Před 3 lety +24

      Depends on your speakers, but probably true for a majority of the players

    • @HaraDayaful
      @HaraDayaful Před 3 lety +16

      @@Klarden game even launches telling you it's best experienced in stereo headphones. Any soundcard DSP (virtual surround etc.) will just interfere with their already perfect 3D sound.

    • @Deeplycloseted435
      @Deeplycloseted435 Před 3 lety +6

      Its crucial. The sound is the first thing that jumps out about this game. Everything makes sound, and hearing other players through $300 headphones helps a lot.

    • @Shajirr_
      @Shajirr_ Před 3 lety +5

      @@GoldenCoastGTA the problem is the distance from speakers to you, and this doesn't really change depending on environment/quality of speakers - if you set up volume high enough to hear all the quiet sounds, the max level sounds like explosions/gunshots would be extremely loud, but if you calibrate the sound based on max level then things like footsteps/leaves rustling would be almost completely inaudible, or just much quieter than they should be.
      Sound volume equalisation might solve this, I never tried it since I use headphones mostly, but I do know it fucks up music really badly.

  • @aydencw
    @aydencw Před 3 lety +132

    This reminds me so much of a Monster Hunter/Tarkov game without me reconsidering my life every time I lose everything on PMC runs or grinding for that damn attack gem.

    • @SuicidalChocolateSK
      @SuicidalChocolateSK Před 3 lety +24

      Oh no, trust me you'll reconsider your life when you miss 4 shots and then die to a single headshot

    • @sturniboy
      @sturniboy Před 3 lety +4

      @@SuicidalChocolateSK MOSIN MAN, TAKE ME BY THE HAND!

    • @DustyyBoi
      @DustyyBoi Před 3 lety

      @@sturniboy mosin is utter trash now

  • @MrKyle700
    @MrKyle700 Před 3 lety +33

    Hunt is so underrated, it's really a fantastic game. We got it while into tarkov, and it's actually dragging us away because it's got that perfect mix of heavy sound based gameplay and risking gear. The firefights are REALLY fun, too. Everything being single shot or semi auto makes for some very entertaining and fun gunfights
    great review. i hope this gets more popular its so fking good

    • @SotetBarom
      @SotetBarom Před 3 lety

      It's because it actually has pinpoint accurate audio, no desync, lot less cheaters (i'm yet to encounter one), and it's generally not dogshit like tarkov. ;D Jesus it took me a year to find something that resembled the tarkov gameplay loop without being absolute trash. Thank god this game exists.

    • @sttate
      @sttate Před 3 lety

      @@SotetBarom No desync? I can make the game reliably desync by walking/strafing off of the edge of whatever I'm standing on top of or trying to climb up. I love the game but they need to fix the netcode, I have literally never played another game that has such severe desync problems.

  • @crashbandicoot5470
    @crashbandicoot5470 Před 3 lety +15

    “It’s mission impossible! The one from the 60s, and that distinction matters“

  • @ImortalZeus13
    @ImortalZeus13 Před 3 lety +12

    I was literally just thinking earlier today: “I miss when SuperBunnyHop did more game reviews.”
    Thanks George.

  • @Ashenheart777
    @Ashenheart777 Před 3 lety +19

    If there ever was a game that made me wish I could handle competitive FPS, it's this one. Everything about the aesthetic and design just appeals to me so much.

    • @AintPopular
      @AintPopular Před 3 lety +1

      same, the guns from red dead. Van helsing like hunting creatures. The dark swampy/village maps. Everything is what making my buy this game. But am hesitant that i'll learn nothing if i die with one shot headshot

    • @allanredhill8682
      @allanredhill8682 Před 3 lety +5

      Just give it a try. Im not a shooter genius myself but if you got a friend to team up with its so much fun. It is hardcore but imo not as frustrating as csgo or rainbow six by a long shot

  • @jacobsoper4708
    @jacobsoper4708 Před 3 lety +25

    As an aside, the original incarnation of this game was by Crytek USA, who later became Gunfire Games. Sadly due to Crytek's financial woes pretty much all their external studios collapsed in the 2010s. The concepts behind the scrapped Hunt: Horrors of a Gilded Age essentially became Remnant: From the Ashes.

    • @astubbornonly
      @astubbornonly Před 3 lety +3

      Wow, thats nice to know! thank you for the info.

  • @WhatNeverMind
    @WhatNeverMind Před 3 lety +41

    Hunt has easily become my favorite multiplayer shooter, its just so different from everything out there. Gets your blood pumping like crazy, truly and underrated gem. I hope it gets more of the attention it deserves.

    • @adamg7984
      @adamg7984 Před 3 lety +1

      Honestly, I didn't think it was much different from games like DayZ but it certainly has some really cool unique stuff in it. The monsters, setting, audio, that stuff is truly great work. But the game is a niche game that will never gain much popularity. In DayZ though, seeing an enemy player after spending dozens of hours scouring for gear, you feel your heart jump. This game just, I thought it was just frustrating with zero respect for the player's time unless he could kill a boss. And good fucking luck killing a boss as a low rank, low level solo player. Yeah, you can kill the boss but as soon as you walk outside there'll be 5 or 6 players hiding in the bush to totally undo all that effort and time you just put in killing the thing. I honestly found DayZ with it's horrible glitches to be less frustrating and annoying. I don't want to bash on Hunt because there's much about it I adore but every time I think about how miserable my experience was with that game, I start getting angry. It was seriously like the game didn't want me to play it, that's how awful the experience was.

    • @aravindpallippara1577
      @aravindpallippara1577 Před 3 lety

      @@adamg7984 the experience improves very fast when paired with even a random teammate.
      Can attest scoring my first ever bounty on the second random paired match I had

  • @TheNux43677
    @TheNux43677 Před 3 lety +6

    I actually appreciate the fact all the weapons are balanced so you can pick up the weapon you are more used to (that doesn't mean there are not weapons that are better in covering more situations to help your survival, like the Mosin Nagant, but you get the point)

  • @crkrcksteady
    @crkrcksteady Před 3 lety +1

    Of all the videos or articles I've ever watched or read that have tried to review this game, yours is the first to absolutely nail everything about it in the first 3 and a half minutes of your video.

  • @liamboardman8776
    @liamboardman8776 Před 3 lety +50

    You and Skill Up have both highly recommend this one-guess I'll have to finally check out...

    • @xanaxodgrindcorelover9191
      @xanaxodgrindcorelover9191 Před 3 lety +1

      spicy chicken god has also made a favorable video on it

    • @Krindig
      @Krindig Před 3 lety +5

      Be ready to waste time when you die in this game.
      The game doesn't really award you for winning a match and totally waste your time when you die

    • @kingcraft7015
      @kingcraft7015 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Krindig you hating?

    • @Krindig
      @Krindig Před 3 lety +5

      @@kingcraft7015 Sure. Not positive criticism is hate. WTF

    • @evanr5871
      @evanr5871 Před 3 lety +5

      Krindig
      Yes, it does award you for winning a match?
      You literally only gain shit when you make it out alive assuming you’re not dumping your wallet into expensive and unnecessary consumables

  • @Ehh97
    @Ehh97 Před 3 lety +37

    Ohh my gosh I really want to peek at the concept art for this game. As someone who loves environment design, this game is really just eye candy. And those creepy menu pictures give me great ideas for a horror story. I dont remember subbing to you but now I can see it was definitely the right move! XD
    EDIT: I FOUND THE CONCEPT ART ON GOOGLE *HELL YES*

  • @meoric1
    @meoric1 Před 3 lety +2

    Oh shit, that "Airforce Camp" bit hit me right in the nostalgia. Was not expecting that reference! Shoutout to Aviation Challenge in Huntsville where I, too, crawled through the woods in the dark for 2 hours. Military LARPing at its finest.

  • @UnumGaming
    @UnumGaming Před 3 lety +3

    Great review!
    It is nice to see a different take on a Hunt review, I appreciate the complexity and the quality gameplay examples.
    Happy Hunting!

  • @josiahdublin7816
    @josiahdublin7816 Před 3 lety +44

    Nice, its always a good time when people talk about this game.

  • @MOON-lx3kl
    @MOON-lx3kl Před 3 lety +7

    Honest to god hunt is my favorite multiplayer game i have played in my life. Its really shitty how underrated it is tho happy to see more people start to get into the game recently.

  • @c.jarmstrong3111
    @c.jarmstrong3111 Před rokem +1

    Love your content, George! I hope you keep making videos, even if just once a year, for real! We love you for your great perspective on games and gaming culture!

  • @ThePortableTornado
    @ThePortableTornado Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks for covering this one, I've been playing off and on since the early access period (haven't dedicated a massive amount of time to it cuz life is busy) and its such a unique game that deserves more exposure.

  • @SpeedyTubaGuy
    @SpeedyTubaGuy Před 3 lety +3

    The clutches you can get in this game give me a bigger adrenaline rush than any other game I've ever played. I cannot recommend this enough

  • @hibiscusman
    @hibiscusman Před 3 lety +6

    Nice choice, George. Been playing since the early beta and have over 1200 hours in it - incredible piece of gaming.

  • @combatwombat2134
    @combatwombat2134 Před 3 lety +4

    The best advice I got for this game was to learn enemy player spawn points. There's always a gap between, so immediately check the map and look at the roads that exit the map. On either side, the first road will be safe, the next WILL have a player at it. People naturally follow roads at first, so you can easily move towards areas that are going to be met from their road you can safely assume you'll find a player / players there.

    • @necro4453
      @necro4453 Před 3 lety

      Thats not even possible. There are way more roads that leave the map than teams in a game. 6 Teams + 1 road between every team = 11-12 roads. There are way more than that. So no, the next road after the "safe road" doesnt have to have a team on it.

    • @combatwombat2134
      @combatwombat2134 Před 3 lety

      @@necro4453 it's been that way every single game I've played. There is always a space, even in corners.
      It doesn't look like you read my comment properly. A safe road on either side of you, then an enemy road, then a safe, then an enemy road. There may be exceptions, but I have never been ambushed at the first site following this because there's always someone on the next road up and they're almost certainly making a beeline for the same place.

    • @necro4453
      @necro4453 Před 3 lety

      @@combatwombat2134 But it is literally not possible. The Lawson Delta Map has 20 of these roads. 12 are max with your theory. So there has to be holes. The "safe roads" do not exists, too, because from my experience of 200hrs it happens very often that a team spawns directly next to you (Alan & Son Fish for example)

    • @combatwombat2134
      @combatwombat2134 Před 3 lety

      @@necro4453 I don't know then, man. I heard this from some long term players even before I started playing. I'm now ~1,200 games in and I started doing this around game 30. It's been a consistently reliable method to drop enemy players early. Consistent to the point that I always make a conscious note of it and it plays out pretty much exactly as I expect, such as where people will initially go and which places will be looked into first.
      As above, I have no idea if its a pattern through every road, maybe it's player, space, player, space, player, space and then another such method on the other side, or even player space player. But it has always been a reliable crutch of information early on.

  • @momashi69
    @momashi69 Před 3 lety

    You don't put out videos very often but they're always a treat to watch!

  • @Jonsoner
    @Jonsoner Před 3 lety +10

    General Sam is pretty much the only man that I ever see talking about this game. Seems pretty good though.

    • @pholyfe
      @pholyfe Před 3 lety +1

      Its amazing brotha. New players welcome, though if you can already guess theres some sweaty peoole in this community lmao

  • @chocolatebutter192
    @chocolatebutter192 Před 3 lety +14

    I love this game. My only complaints are not being able to reconnect and the loadout menu being clunky.

    • @NickHunter
      @NickHunter Před 3 lety +7

      Would be great to have "saved loadout" slots that you can apply to different hunters depending on your current bloodline

  • @augustdenger8231
    @augustdenger8231 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey! Outskirts of Atlanta gang. I know exactly what you mean when you say that the summers here in the South have a certain oppressive aesthetic to them. I've been thinking about buying Hunt: Showdown for awhile, and you've convinced me to finally pull the trigger.

  • @documentarylevi
    @documentarylevi Před 3 lety +1

    i don't play hunt and i probably never wil ,but this is one of my favorite reviews videos ever in the history on youtube, something about the narration, edting and soundtrack from the game makes this video something i come back and watch again and again just because of the enjoyment i get from it

  • @ScarletSnake
    @ScarletSnake Před 3 lety +21

    I was curious to see whether they had anachronistic weapons like Kar98k's and Lugers, but I couldn't find any info online. In fact, there aren't any WW1 German weapons in the game as far as I can see. You got 19th Century Lebels and Mosin-Nagants, but those are French and Russian weaponry... Someone correct me if those weapons are indeed in the game.

    • @robrobusa
      @robrobusa Před 3 lety +22

      The only German guns as far as I am aware are a) the Mauser C96 (Called the Dolch 96) and the Bornheim No.3 (Bergmann 1896), but George probably mistook the Mosin-Nagant Rifle for the K98, as they are rather similar, being well-known WWII 5-round bolt-action rifles.

    • @wotwott2319
      @wotwott2319 Před 3 lety +3

      There's a Mauser C96 and a Bergmann 1896 in the game, they were just renamed as Dolch C96 and Bornheim No. 3.
      The Bergmann is more of a mid level weapon while the C96 is a late game gun.
      Although not German, there's also the Mosin Avtomat, a full-auto conversion of the Mosin based on the Huot Automatic Rifle.

    • @ScarletSnake
      @ScarletSnake Před 3 lety +2

      @@robrobusa @HarithAzmi Thanks, both of you, I haven't played the game (My PC isn't buff enough :( ) But have watched a lot of gameplay clips, this is why I don't have first hand knowledge. I think the game was set in 1895, right? So I guess the Mauser is technically anachronistic.

    • @shoelessbandit1581
      @shoelessbandit1581 Před 3 lety +1

      Really the only guns that don't make sense for the setting is the avtomat and a cartridge conversion lemat revolver that doesn't exist in real life. I guess the suppressors too

    • @Flash221
      @Flash221 Před 3 lety +2

      @@ScarletSnake It's technically not perfectly historically accurate that there is a C96, but it's hardly immersion breaking. After all, it's only a 1 year difference and the game doesn't depict a large scale conflict, it's just a bunch of cowboys in a swamp, so I think it's fine.

  • @c-money9623
    @c-money9623 Před 3 lety +5

    In southern Louisiana we still have places that look like that.

  • @mouseymedic
    @mouseymedic Před 3 lety +1

    Know I'm in for a good time when I wake up to a superbunnyhop video in the subscriber feed

  • @Jazmillenium
    @Jazmillenium Před 3 lety

    I appreciate when channels like yours arent afraid to show a good chunk of gameplay without any commentary to really feel the things you're describing.

  • @Personal_Chizo
    @Personal_Chizo Před 3 lety +10

    "...gets your heart rate pumping like nothing else."
    [laughs in Limmy]

  • @wrthfl
    @wrthfl Před 3 lety +6

    I love how much you enjoy my favorite game right now. And your complaint pretty much boils down to my major complaints about this game.
    Thank you so much George!

  • @mrnelsonius5631
    @mrnelsonius5631 Před 3 lety +1

    Hunt is probably my favorite multiplayer game in 3 decades of gaming. It can be brutal, it can be frustrating, but nothing else has peaks as exhilarating as Hunt Showdown when you’re having a great match. I put 300 hours in just playing solo against duos before I ever actually played on a team. I got killed A LOT. But.. BUT there were also matches where I was literally shaking by the end of them. Pure adrenaline, unbelievable wins and close calls. I can’t really enjoy any other MP shooters now because they just aren’t dynamic like Hunt is. Not for everyone, but I think everyone should try it. You might be missing one of the best experiences you can have gaming in my humble opinion

  • @brianday4986
    @brianday4986 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm a hunt main. And I couldn't be happier with this review. Thank you very much for this very accurate and flattering review of my favorite game ever created.

  • @alexandergorbachev4088
    @alexandergorbachev4088 Před 3 lety +14

    Thank you, as always, for the quality content.

  • @goinggorillasbananas4775
    @goinggorillasbananas4775 Před 3 lety +6

    >when the trees start speaking in yee-haw

  • @adams3627
    @adams3627 Před 3 lety +1

    Gotta love that soundtrack. I hummed along, my teammate hummed along, the bushes started humming along, we shot the bush. It’s a great time.

  • @reishvedaur
    @reishvedaur Před 3 lety +1

    I am so happy that you reviewed this game. I fell in love with this game the second I played it.

  • @zetetick395
    @zetetick395 Před 3 lety +20

    Got this gam on the old Steam wishlist, alongside Remnant: From the Ashes, Post Scriptum, Shotgun Farmers and Graviteam Tactics: Mius Front
    Uh oh! ....I can feel myself becoming _influenced,_ George.....I CAN FEEL IT!!

    • @Roberta-yf4ge
      @Roberta-yf4ge Před 3 lety +2

      Zetetik - fun fact Remnant was originally hunt showdown but they hade a split opinion so some developers left and made Remnant

    • @zetetick395
      @zetetick395 Před 3 lety

      @@Roberta-yf4ge No way!
      Well, howzabout that, I had no idea they'd done that! (or were even connected at all)
      Are they different enough to make the double purchase worthwhile? Have you played these games yourself yet?
      (I don't do much MP gaming, but some of these titles make me really wanta change my habits about that, and The Hunt really looks like my kinda jam)
      - Thanks for letting me know, man 👍

    • @ShinSquall
      @ShinSquall Před 3 lety +1

      I can't talk about the rest of the games on this list, but Remnant is definitely worth it, it works as both a single and multiplayer experience. It's basically a Souls-like game with guns, with it's only downside being a somewhat anticlimactic ending (which I hope will get fixed in the last, upcoming dlc).

    • @Hanfgurkenhasser
      @Hanfgurkenhasser Před 3 lety

      If any of the gameplay you saw in the video made you itch just a bit to buy and play this game...then do it!
      Easily one of my favorite MP shooters, there is so much tension, teamplay and tactics in it (on top of the amazing sound, beautiful visuals and great gunplay) that it never gets boring.
      It will be frustrating from time to time (some sessions of mine consisted of getting steamrolled more often than not, but hey, I will just try again tomorrow) but my god is it rewarding to duke it out with another team, barely winning with few shots and little health left as you finally fire the final bullet into the opponent's body..if you like adrenaline rushes in between stealthy, tactical approaches, this is your game.

  • @specknacken6507
    @specknacken6507 Před 3 lety +89

    So what's MattVisuals opinion on this?
    "It's garbage."
    And George is like: "Oh..." ._.

    • @SuicidalChocolateSK
      @SuicidalChocolateSK Před 3 lety +3

      haven't heard that name in years :(

    • @SullivanDoesGames
      @SullivanDoesGames Před 3 lety +10

      SuicidalChocolateSK Listen to the Dad & Sons Podcast! It’s George, MattVisual, and another cool dude named Liam!

    • @Virus16th
      @Virus16th Před 3 lety

      Then Liam shows up.
      "George, why do you ever have opinions? How dare you talk for more than 15 minutes in my presence!"

    • @4on4nam
      @4on4nam Před 3 lety +1

      That was his opinion on A Way Out, I don't think Matt has played this game...

    • @ioioio13
      @ioioio13 Před 3 lety

      @@neaar4217 Eh I think its fun for the most part. I listen more often than not, would probably also watch it if they included the video since the three of them are always talking about how we should "see so-and-so's face right now" during discussion.

  • @DStecks
    @DStecks Před 3 lety

    The background music for this video is just incredible

  • @Onionblast1000
    @Onionblast1000 Před 3 lety

    That MGS 3 music playing during your montage was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen Hunt related lol that was just great

  • @vladistic7500
    @vladistic7500 Před 3 lety +4

    i have over 1,200 hours in hunt, and i still cant get enough. LOVE this game, super under rated.

  • @Sophnar0747
    @Sophnar0747 Před 3 lety +6

    I think you sold me on this game, buying it on PSN, it's conveniently 40% off. Good vid.

  • @joshuaroa8503
    @joshuaroa8503 Před 3 lety +1

    It would be really cool if you uploaded some matches you play or stream them even. Your playstyle is sure to be really exploratory and sneaky, unlike others who play running around playing CoD. I would love that content so muuuuch

  • @psyantologist
    @psyantologist Před 3 lety

    Nice review! The "Luger" is the Mauser C96 and the "Kar-98" is the Mosin-Nagant 1891

  • @jamako732
    @jamako732 Před 3 lety +5

    Hunt is the best multiplayer shooter released in years.

  • @lukashm4298
    @lukashm4298 Před 3 lety +9

    This sounds like the kind of game I've been looking for for the last few years, totally going to be giving it a try.

    • @skulldish5956
      @skulldish5956 Před 3 lety +4

      Skillup made a beginner’s guide which is pretty good, give that a try.

    • @Antaiseito
      @Antaiseito Před 3 lety +1

      Totally was for me, no shooter grabbed me like this since the Action Quake 2 mod back then. Good hunting!

  • @MCCanaryVideos
    @MCCanaryVideos Před 2 lety +1

    Superbunny hop: An intense, experimental stealth multiplayer game rewarding care and tactics
    Me, 2 months after learning of Hunt from George's review, playing solo while a trio creeps around me after I killed the boss, screaming into open chat: "who's cowboy enough to face me you leather legged cowards"
    Edit: the final rule of hunt, if you can't go stealth, go cowboy

  • @ogto
    @ogto Před 3 lety +1

    just finished catching up on venture bros. i always knew Super Bunnyhop was a man of culture

  • @ARiter
    @ARiter Před 3 lety +23

    George: Game: Hunt: Showdown

  • @ViralOutbreak89
    @ViralOutbreak89 Před 3 lety +3

    Alright, I've been eyeballin' this for some time now, and you've convinced me to swallow the pill and just get it. And what better time than now to get it, as it's currently on sale on PSN (UK)! I've no idea how active it is on PS4, but I can at least get to experience it for a while at any rate.

    • @ScreamScreamer702
      @ScreamScreamer702 Před 3 lety

      One of my favorite features of the console versions.... CROSS PLATFORM PLAY

    • @jamesroylance
      @jamesroylance Před 3 lety

      I bought it this week on the sale after skillups review. It's brilliant. Haven't had any issues finding matches on Ps4

  • @Shadowonshadows
    @Shadowonshadows Před 3 lety

    Excellent vid, Georgie! Thanks for always sharing the odds and ends of the game industry that you enjoy.

  • @sagemacomber6082
    @sagemacomber6082 Před 3 lety +1

    I've been playing for a long while now, and its absolutely one of my all time favorites. Honestly the only thing I feel is missing is a mechanic allowing you to track other players by more than sound- footprints, recently used items, shell casings, something almost akin to Bloodhound's kit in Apex: Legends. Maybe you could see dropped magazines, bloodstains, etc with Darksight or something.

    • @kekkadakeda9468
      @kekkadakeda9468 Před 3 lety

      the game already does have some of those things, you can see when Hunters grabbed ammo boxes, tools, smashed open doors / windows, used flares, throwing knives, crossbow bolts, killed dog kennels/doctor grunts/meatheads, cleared a compound in general etc.

  • @e2rqey
    @e2rqey Před 3 lety +16

    I'd love to see your thoughts on Escape From Tarkov. Also, I'd assume you've seen Skill-Ups review of Hunt Showdown as well. It seems like you guys have a lot of the same feelings on this game.

  • @connervandellen1411
    @connervandellen1411 Před 3 lety +3

    So glad that one of my fav games is finally getting recognized!

  • @alt0248
    @alt0248 Před 3 lety

    As someone who's lived in the south my whole life, you'll not believe the amount of random cabins still exist deep in the woods that have been long forgotten. I love The Hunt's aesthetic. Makes me pine for the ability to see those old building's in their hay day.
    Also regarding that comment about Louisiana roads, when we had my great uncle's funeral in Louisiana, some family friends that make gourmet Cajun food made some impromptu gumbo out of crawdads that came from said ditches that exist everywhere due to flooding counter measures.

  • @XGiveMeLibertyX
    @XGiveMeLibertyX Před 3 lety

    Perfect example of why I'm still subscribe to this channel after I don't know how many years! I never would have heard of this game and it looks and sounds like so much fun

  • @6ch6ris6
    @6ch6ris6 Před 3 lety +6

    love this game so much. bought it shortly before it left early access. and yes the only negative part about this game is the horrible menu. other than that the actual game itself is the most thrilling multiplayer experience ever.

    • @siderealrose
      @siderealrose Před 3 lety +1

      horrible menu? really? if only they could afford someone to hold your hand throughout your experience. darn.

    • @NickHunter
      @NickHunter Před 3 lety +5

      @@siderealrose It's a clunky process kitting out your hunter every time, it's a minor complaint, sure. But having loadout "slots" would be such a welcome addition

    • @siderealrose
      @siderealrose Před 3 lety

      @@NickHunter Only to people who die a lot I guess. Can't relate though. Respect you giving me an alternative perspective though.

    • @typicaljoe564
      @typicaljoe564 Před 3 lety

      Gotta love it when people like Nightmare Dummy here are toxic/a-holes for no reason. Not like that might discourage new players from checking out the game, hmmmmm

    • @typicaljoe564
      @typicaljoe564 Před 3 lety +2

      Besides, most people seem to agree that the menus are clunky, even veteran players. You're not proving anything by trying to be condescending about it, other than your own pathetic, petty nature

  • @shivernote2454
    @shivernote2454 Před 3 lety +9

    A video game review? Holy shit, how long has it been :D

    • @cattibingo
      @cattibingo Před 3 lety +1

      Finally something good happens in 2020

  • @WeaponOfMyDestructio
    @WeaponOfMyDestructio Před 3 lety +1

    Everything to the games presentation the way everything shoots is fantastic. I think the main reason why is not as popular because of the core gameplay loop with permadeath.

  • @gitstautusgitstutasgitstatus

    Amazing video, I'm pumped to play this

  • @ReaLMoisan
    @ReaLMoisan Před 3 lety +3

    The menu music might be the single catchiest few cords and vocalizations in music history. It's insane it's for a small game menu, and not a chorus beat for a chart topping epic ballad.

  • @shizuwolf
    @shizuwolf Před 3 lety +5

    He’s posting again? Must be a full moon tonight

  • @gui_saba
    @gui_saba Před 3 lety +2

    absolutely love this game!! great to see your content about it

  • @emlmm88
    @emlmm88 Před 3 lety

    I'm really glad you recommended this one. I've been having a blast with it since I saw this video and bought it.

  • @SomnambulistMist
    @SomnambulistMist Před 3 lety +5

    Just hearing you say 'Tarkov' caused me to make the poggers face

  • @TF_Tony
    @TF_Tony Před 3 lety +8

    This game seems absolutely right up my alley, except for the fact that it's multiplayer. Somehow I've had enough of playing against other humans.

    • @JZStudiosonline
      @JZStudiosonline Před 3 lety

      Everything is multiplayer now. I miss good single player. I won't buy the game because it's multiplayer/online only, which means eventually it'll be shut down and you won't be able to play it.

    • @Zeonoir
      @Zeonoir Před 3 lety +3

      I'm in the same boat. Would've bought it already if it was a singleplayer game. For me the issue is mainly I don't have enough time anymore to spend with a game to get competetive with more experienced players.

    • @JZStudiosonline
      @JZStudiosonline Před 3 lety +3

      @@Zeonoir My issue isn't even necessarily the time requirement, it's more that I just want to kind of relax and play a game and this doesn't really allow for that. At least in something like Battlefield I can mess around and kind of do my own thing and have fun. Don't really get to do that in these competitive games.

    • @kekkadakeda9468
      @kekkadakeda9468 Před 3 lety

      @@JZStudiosonline you've got the wrong picture about Hunt then. You are not forced to play against other hunters, there is definetly ways to avoid them and do your own thing and when it comes to "relax and play a game" well Hunt will always be thrilling because of what is at stake but at the same time the matches are up to 60 minutes which means you can grab 2 of your buddies and roll over the entire map + kill everything that comes in your way in 20 minutes OR you can join solo, be super sneaky, set up traps, wait for people to walk into them and die or if your traps fail just stay hidden and try another time

    • @JZStudiosonline
      @JZStudiosonline Před 3 lety

      @@kekkadakeda9468 None of that sounds relaxing. Why don't I just play Insurgency?

  • @Pipboy3000
    @Pipboy3000 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for reminding me of this game again. I played it shortly after it came out in beta and gave up due to matchmaking taking 20mins at a time.
    On top of fixing MM the game has improved a lot. Absolutely loving it.

  • @crybirb
    @crybirb Před 3 lety

    Watching you stream this was a blast.

  • @Selmak36
    @Selmak36 Před 3 lety +12

    Are you Serious? :D I fallen in love with this game 2 months ago and now one of my alltime favorite CZcamsrs make a review about it :D

  • @roachman1002
    @roachman1002 Před 3 lety +12

    If you have friends to play with, fun as fuck, if you are solo, not so much, why you are forced to face groups as a solo player is beyond me. The ability to be revived puts you at too much of a disadvantage as not only are you facing groups you are facing groups who can revive each other leaving you one life and them multiple.

    • @captainaustria95
      @captainaustria95 Před 3 lety +6

      there was a solo only mode long time ago and it was a complete campfest, even in non boss compounds, people were sitting in the most random locations.
      That's why they started developing quickplay in the first place :)

    • @Longray
      @Longray Před 3 lety

      going against groups solo is the fun part of it. Of course if you're solo you're at a disadvantage

    • @powe300
      @powe300 Před 3 lety

      1v2 isn't that bad, disable the trios.

  • @frogery
    @frogery Před 2 lety

    this is looking to be my comfy winter game this year 🤗

  • @Morgabr1
    @Morgabr1 Před 3 lety +1

    Great this game deserves so much more positive coverage!
    Thanks for the detailed review. It's interesting to hear how well it sits with someone who grew up around the South of america. :)

  • @GreedAndSelfishness
    @GreedAndSelfishness Před 3 lety +19

    The setting is so good. Feels like "Bloodborne: 'Muricah"

    • @meris8486
      @meris8486 Před 3 lety +2

      Exactly my thoughts!
      Just wish there were more cool enemy designs, the bosses are a bit simple

    • @zlodrim9284
      @zlodrim9284 Před 3 lety +2

      The Bloodborne of battle royale games.

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. Před 3 lety

      Bloodborne: Muricahna

    • @GreedAndSelfishness
      @GreedAndSelfishness Před 3 lety +1

      @@meris8486 I'm sure there will be more. The amount of bosses especially should be bigger. 3 is not great.

  • @234ne14
    @234ne14 Před 3 lety +3

    So you're telling me this is what Metal Gear Survive was meant to be... done!

  • @devon-crain
    @devon-crain Před 3 lety +1

    Very glad to see another review from you! Thank you for digging into this incredibly rich game. Shame its rocky start gave it an uphill reputation battle.

  • @wickedcaitsith
    @wickedcaitsith Před 3 lety

    If I'm not mistaken, development for this game started with Crytek US, which was made up of a lot of the team from Vigil (Darksiders 1 and 2). That team then went on to form Gunfire Games, which made Remnant From the Ashes, which sort of shares some of the same aesthetic of this game.

  • @PlagueOfGripes
    @PlagueOfGripes Před 3 lety +8

    I want a coop version of it that has no PvP. Which apparently is what it originally was before they chased the royale formula. Their recent PvE "mode" for challenges is a pretty half hearted effort to veer people back into the PvP.

    • @Antaiseito
      @Antaiseito Před 3 lety

      The trials are great to try out and practice stuff. If you're not into PvP they won't make the game for you, tho.

    • @ghoulashy
      @ghoulashy Před 3 lety

      ood that they have other PvE modes in the works, it is on the roadmap I think ;)

    • @specter1893
      @specter1893 Před 3 lety +1

      I originally had the same thought until I actually bought it and tried it for myself. This game would not work without PvP. The gameplay would become very stale, very quickly. After the first couple of encounters the bosses are very easy to deal with and their clench factor is minimal. The "royale formula" is what makes every other game mechanic feel fantastic. It doesn't feel tacked on like a Dark Souls invasion

    • @little_hunt3r
      @little_hunt3r Před 3 lety

      Pilgrimage Age oh I do hope you are correct. I’ve been wanting to try this game, but the pvp pushes me away despite my love for games like R6

  • @arbiter-
    @arbiter- Před 3 lety +5

    Personally I can't stand any battle royale games no matter which I try. This one actually looks interesting, setting traps and using stealth seems like it could be fun. I always prefer PvE when given the choice, a mix of both is also pretty compelling. I did have a lot of fun with the old L4D Versus mode.

    • @edindj3152
      @edindj3152 Před 3 lety +1

      Trust me man it’s a very unique experience I personally wouldn’t even call it a traditional br but it has it’s elements

    • @kekkadakeda9468
      @kekkadakeda9468 Před 3 lety

      its not a battle royal, you make your own goals and plans for a game and you chose when you wanna go out or even if you wanna get out
      sometimes I join a map just to snipe and annoy some players or to ambush them with traps, I dont even care about the bounty and leave after I got some kills, sometimes I just do my weekly quest and other times I gather my possie and we roll out to wipe the server

  • @Ikcatcher
    @Ikcatcher Před 3 lety

    Words cannot describe how I miss your videos

  • @HunterTinsley
    @HunterTinsley Před 3 lety +1

    This video convinced me to buy it. I do wish there was an "immersive" or "hardcore" mod with no crosshairs and a minimal UI.

  • @zetetick395
    @zetetick395 Před 3 lety +10

    What I don't get is
    why the CZcams algorithms are all apparently hell-bent on recommending me stuff that I've already watched?
    Why, Youtoob, WHY?

  • @Akron162
    @Akron162 Před 3 lety +3

    I couldnt get into this game. I guess you love the fact that it is slow and methodical, but it just bored the hell out of me.

  • @CataclysmDM
    @CataclysmDM Před 3 lety

    Placing traps and being cautious is good, but I've also won plenty of fights by charging in, jumping over traps, and gat gatting with dual pistols or shotguns. The versatility you have in this game is great.

  • @thevideogameteacher9608
    @thevideogameteacher9608 Před 3 lety +1

    Apparently my mom was the manager just last year at a retirement facility your mother/grandmother stays at xD I was apparently there one day while you were there but I was doing a project for college and didnt notice