The Other Side of Megaton Rainfall | A Lonely Space Trip [Retrospective]
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2018
- Megaton Rainfall is essentially a Superman-sim turned Space-Explorathon, albeit one that sends chills down my spines at certain points. Whether or not it's worth playing on PC depends on whether or not Solar Systems arouse you, even if it's just on a flat-screen.
If you're interested in playing it in VR, just go for it. I'd probably get a heart attack but that's not stopping me from going on a space trip all by my lonesome.
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Outro: They Are Here - Megaton Rainfall OST - Hry
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Dude as soon as i flew around the universe i got this weird almost scared feeling in my stomach it was definitely something
Yeah, me too.. It's scary flying around dark space... Like looking at the Sea at night.
Imagine VR just imagine. I wouldn't even get of the planet lool!
yeah me too!
Glad I’m not the only one. I did end up exploring ALOT of the universe but..... I was always eager to make it back home. This game really does something truly special and I can’t quite pinpoint what it is
@@crisiskid1990 well you need to play space engine
every time I went near a black hole or in intergalactic space I had a very disturbing feeling. no game has ever done that to me. I can only imagine what these devs could come up with if the game had a AAA budget.
Nice textures would be a great start.
The textures were likely the result of the load in/out that occurs when moving between locales.
But absolutely... if they could see the potential here this kind of surreal sandbox exp is being so underused in favor of meme-ish last man standing rip offs and minecraft clones.
RawAustin mind this, megaton rainfall was made by one guy
Oh I'm well aware, though I only came to know about that after making this video. As a CS Major looking to get into game design, the level of respect I have for this guy and his work cannot be understated, because good GOD I know what kind of math goes into coding this type of game.
camelhound1 probably having the power to blow up stars and any inter galactic object discovered and having nice textures
somebody on the joe rogan podcast once said that megaton rainfall was a simulator of what it's like to be on psyliciban mushrooms. somebody in the comments of that episode said "I wonder what it would be like to play megaton rainfall while on psyiliciban mushrooms"
I'm here to tell you, after having done exactly that..... holy shit you guys. you can't even begin to imagine what it's like to soar through space _while soaring through space_
LMFAO
I also get that feeling when playing any game that allows you to explore space and planets far out of our solar system.
I think the two main things that makes the whole experience scary in a way is the loneliness and the fear of the unknown.
I definitely get the most scared when I see a blackhole close up in a game. Just a huge *pitch black* hole in the universe that defies the laws of physics, seeing light being distorted around it more and more as you get closer. And if you go in, you will never get out.
Precisely. There's something so unnatural about a void of "nothingness" _within_ the void of deep space. It feels so absurdly anomalous it's terrifying.
Squalington Constantine yeah
Gotta fight off the space madness when exploring while playing Elite: Dangerous, have Netflix, CZcams or something on the side
Actually is more a doctor Manhattan simulator rather than superman simulator
1% of Doctor Manhattan, but yeah.
@@RawAustin cuz honestly the protagonist is much more similar to doctor Manhattan rather than superman
Exactly
@@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593 Much more like something in the middle of them. Because he isn't nearly as powerful as the big M, but he is considerably more powerful than base Supes, so he's somewhere in the middle.
He even looks like doctor Manhattan
But purple
When I first bought the game I had no idea that I can explore space. Once I did I had found a gas giant with red rings, I went to land on the planet only for it to be a pitch-black world. It gave me chills and I had never experienced that in a game. It's interesting how beautiful and scary this game can be
The crazy thing is that the universe in game is scaled down from reality. The real universe is so incredibly huge and we really exist in it. Even though we are small we do exist in this beautiful and huge universe. I am very glad to be alive.
What a genuine and beautiful comment, I think we sometimes forget how small we are, how trivial human “problems” can be (except: any living beings suffering). Like fussing over the wrong order at a restaurant, humans are; dramatic, theatrical, infuriating, delicate, fascinating, and beautiful little creatures. Anyway, I know this is an old comment but honestly thank you for sharing that. Cheers.
"SuperLuminal Flight: increases your flight speed from Mach 8 to 1 trillion times the speed of what now!?"
Favorite part.
Edit: thanks for the likes! :D
I lit up like a small boy on Christmas when I was gifted that power. It was such an odd happy feeling to be able to go out in the stars, I had fear from a dream I had that I would get lost out in space and not be able to find my way back, my heart dropped when I got above earth, I played on psvr first time playing this game and the thought of the massive emptyness that was behind me as I looked down on Earth it humbled me I think. Ever since playing this game it's given me an understanding of the grandness that is our universe, it's truly beautiful. Now I just chill on the moons of far away planets and hit the pipe lol.
Dude i tried the vr they added on pc, you think that dark planet was terrifying on a flat screen?
Believe me my dude, that experience left me terrified of ever going there in VR.
i have gained 109% respect for that comment
i cant wait to get VR!
Mathematics is the study of patterns The whole universe and everything you think about are patterns. You experienced the beauty of patterns. You don't realize that you've experienced the beauty of mathematics.
*_shuuuuuuuut uuuuuuuup_*
U just ruined the video for me
FRACTALS
*in the distance* : "THEY STILL SUCK THO"
MATHEMATICS
I really wish they kept updating it. It was so wonderful.
Nice video. Loved the description of how you felt being on the dark planet.
The dark planet intimidated me too.
No wonder Superman has no fear flying through Planets to planets in the dark Lonely space.
Man i have a phobia of weird abstract places
This game in vr would not help at all
Yeah, and the thought of getting sucked into the event horizon of a black hole is pretty horrifying too.
what a well narrated video. thanks mate
It’s weird I’ve seen this video when it came out but I come back to it from time to time just to hear you review it again. It fascinates me and I still can’t wait to get a VR Set awesome review
I come back to this video every freakin' year. It's so good, and ig captures the vibe of the game so well. I still play it and explore Space, from time to time. I wanna try and leave my computer on for the entire day and just let my character soar through space, to see if there's any kind of border or actual ending to space. Great video, my man. This game is epic.
Your pure since of the whole "12 year old space geek" made me brake down and cry man, i appreciate this video and what your doing in it!
oof my feels
Just please keep doing what your doing on here!
I gotchu fam
Why tf would u cry from that
Played this game again recently and felt exactly the same, being so close to a black hole in this game gives me the jitters every time, just flying out into space and investigating is so much fun if not lovely and eerie.
I watched this video about 2 years ago and I just wanted to search for it and glad I found it
You just earned yourself a sub - great video :)
Megaton Rainfall is a Superman videogame starring by Doctor Manhattan
I never had a game that immersed me so much. I literally would start having more anxiety as I go deeper into the loneliness of space. This game is very impressive in those aspects. Glad we had the opportunity to experience this.
I loved the game, just flying around cities felt amazing and when i seen that you could fly to other planets i was lile oh this is cool then i flew out and was like speachless
The transition from _"hey I just zipped from manhattan to dubai in 10 seconds flat"_ to *_"oh jesus fuck i've left the solar system"_* is just lovely.
"Black holes will not kill you if you enter them. However, the "intruders" will destroy humanity because of the time dilation effect. The bar presents the cities health bar." This is what another commenter said on a different video, something along those lines lol. Makes alot of sense, i think.
That's a genuinely brilliant interpretation.
It would make sense, but time dilation doesn't only happen at or past the event horizon. It happens in any gravitational field, the stronger the gravity, the more pronounced the effect. Thus, when he gets close to the hole, a lot of time has already passed on Earth (decades at least, depending on how close we're talking) and it should have the same consequences without needing to enter it.
The game does exist on PC, and with no VR as well as VR, I'm 2 years late but thought I'd let someone know.
Instant subscribe, first video Ive watched and I know Im hooked
i love this game! so glad someone's talking about it!
I can agree to one thing only... Math sucks as s
And the game is extremely immersive
MY MAN
I cant say i share this fear. Its actually a dream of mine to know the universe the way this character does in the game
This was pretty good, I honestly enjoyed this video, especially since it delved into other parts of the universe that I've not seen in game because I don't own the game.
Don't underestimate what you see here.... this game is technically impressive. It does everything very very fast and it didn't take a jillion dollars and a decade to become what it is. Traveling is also very very fast. There's some unique trickery in accomplishing what it does.
Yeah you described a lot of what was my exact exp with MegaRain. Its phenomenal and so deeply unsettling in such a truly innocent way.
That deep seeted fear of the unknown tied in with wonder and all kinds of emotions brought out by such a... at surface level... 'mediocre arcade game'. Yet so very much more.
What a great video.. never have I experience the game review like this..
This video earned you a new subscriber
This man deserves more subs
oh, u
Wonderful review!
I played this game in VR and the first time I left earth's atmosphere, I felt this deep fear take over me. It was sickening, the same fear I'd get being miles under the ocean in the middle of nowhere
Every single time I went to explore megaton rainfall I Really wanted to sleep The noises Where there but as I flew down onto a planet there was nothing there. it made me realise how lonely everything was I was scared Because it made me realise how big a tiny segment of our universe is.
This guy needs more subs!!!!
Am I the only one who found the creator like the last sign said?
no
RawAustin oh you did too?
The signs are where the coolest stuff is.
So you meet god?
sorta
Idk why but everytime I went near a black hole I would get really scared for no reason just the sound it makes is creepy af
Oh shit I subbed this is nice
this video was really well done mam
I played this game in vr and it feels AMAZING
I enjoy this review.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - imam Ali as
Holy shit great video
In my opinion, it's one of the most impressive VR games so far.
Ive been searching for a video like this. Nice one! I just hope you would have reviewed it in VR. Im thinking of buying one for my PC because of this game, but i dont know if i dare to play, just thinking of it and wathching your video gives me that feeling
VR's a mighty large investment. I'll probably dip into it when the next batch of hardware comes out, but for now it's a big no for me. I've tried VR out at a few showcases, and for the massive entry fee, I don't think it's worth it for anyone who isn't an enthusiast with sufficient disposable income.
That being said, it's polished enough to leave me terrified of playing this game with a Vive on.
I have to play. Ill never be able to travel deep into space so for now this is as good as it gets.
Some alternatives I can honestly recommend would be Universe Sandbox^2, Space Engine, and the first 5 minutes of No Man's Sky.
question... why hasn't this channel reached like 10 million subs yet???? im genuinely lost as to how.
i already subscribed by the way
😂😂😂 That outro about math sucks caught me off guard and I almost died laughing!
Wow. Well written. You should definitely have more subscribers. I'm on board. Just started playing this on psvr. I looked at a couple of reviews and......voila, your video appeared in my recommended. So, the algorithm brought me here. Math........amirite?
I had no qualms with math until they brought alphabets into the equation.
@@RawAustin Ugh....don't even get me started on the alphabet.
Enjoyed this review.. you should do more. Usually I'd have clicked off after skipping most parts.
I absolutely plan to. The only issue is electricity; college in India was a poor choice in more ways than one.
That was exactly my experience.
This is what guys like Dr. Manhattan and Silver Surfer feels like
Fucking awesome video dude. Good blend of comedy an opinion
very interesting game indeed.thanks for the review.
This game scares me on a level I can't describe.
"I cannot put into words the primal fear I felt at this moment" VR makes it worse, believe me
Alright let’s just try to get this straight ok? Because the whole game kinda creeps me out in a way… I don’t know how to explain it but anyways I got two questions for this game because I’m having a hard time on whether or not I should play this game. I mean I would love to play it simply because I’d like to fight aliens and fly freely in space. But my questions are...
1. Does the game actually tell you that immortality doesn’t really exist in reality because of the fact that this "immoral superhero" is not black hole proof (because I believe in immortality)?
2. Do the 15 "signs" actually tell you what the meaning of life is (not that I wanna know because well obviously we don’t know)?
I mean we all may not know what the meaning of life is but still I mean this game really makes you think including me. So… what is this game really?
1. With current advancements in science, we still don't fully _get_ how black holes work. Put simply, the easiest solution for this in-game was to just kill the player on approach instead. There is no other way to really off yourself, so within the bounds of conventional physics, you are indeed immortal.
2. The signs build up to an explanation of what reality is and the meaning of life based on the developers own paradigms. Within the context of this game's self-contained universe, it does explain it, and it does make sense as a fictional work.
*spoilers: M A T H E MA T I C S*
RawAustin 😂 exactly on the mathematics part.
RawAustin yeah man I mean the game is pretty interesting and all but the fact that the signs are in it as well, it just kinda... I don’t know it kinda creeps us players out right? 😂 I mean you have to share some experiences in this game or unless if you don’t have it 😂
Yeah, given how numbers drive everything in this game, all the really cool shit is found near the signs - black holes, trinary star systems, foggy wastelands, you name it. Having checked out all the signs myself, I can vouch for the tingle that sends shivers down your spine while checking them out.
Think of black holes in this way...
They're data deleters. They erase matter/data completely. So yes an immortal wouldn't stand next to a black hole.
Or would they? Because you would think an immortal as a spirit entity, not as physical flesh. But a different type of matter.
But they are still matter....
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Dude's channel better blow up
soundsliketheresaterroristjokeintherebutok
This game triggers me
And not in that "o Haha" tumblr kind of way. But in the primal sense
I always get freaked out whenever I go explore different galaxies in this game.....probably cause space itself just scares me
And I thought I was the only one that felt trapped and kinda disconected and weird stuff, it just has a weird vibe to it
Not really a Superman simulator but it’s sure a good proof of concept that such a large scale can work
You just need to get rid of the destructibility
We really need a AAA remaster or something for this game. But it needs to be made with sincere hard work, time, and compassion.
The potential would be mind bogglingly phenomenal.
Agree n disagree we need a triple a game like this or let it get repolish but make no mistake 1 guy crest this game which is impressive
Agree n disagree it was made by one guy def hard work was put in
I blew up the earth
I got told not to do that lmao
I think that odd loneliness and even fear is why I play Elite: Dangerous exclusively in VR. Sure, playing it on the Monitor is fun, and in Open it's surprisingly busy, but the moment your brain forgets it's not sitting in your room in front of a computer and the sound of your home's AC blends with the sound of the Atmo-System in your ship, you feel really alone. Even as your screaming across a star system at a fraction/multiple of the speed of light, you get a small ping of fear because you're light years from home. Everywhere you look there is just emptiness. Sure there are planets to land on, missions to run, but for me the best part is between all that. Sometimes it's best to just turn the motors off and exist.
I've only ever tried Elite: Dangerous VR at a tech demo and the few minutes I spent with it tapped into both the existential dread and calmness that Megaton Rainfall did.
Your description perfectly encapsulates the experience I had with it.
THAT IS FCKING SCARY DUDE
0:39 vr is optional on ps4 actually. You can still play it even without a vr headset
i felt it too
EVERY FREAKIN GAME WHERE IM LONELY, I GET CHILLS ON MY BACK.
Holy shit that was deep
Great review. Please review the VR version and let us know your thoughts!
Unfortunately VR tech is out of my budget at the moment, and it'll likely stay that way for a good while.
I love this game I wish I can experience it in VR 😔
Same experience made me want to get vr and a ps4
I will one day be able to afford a VR headset, i want one so badly.
same
Why is this not mainstream. Like best game ever
Far from it. Plenty of criticisms could be levied at it. The point of the video was to simply talk about a very distinct, niche experience that only this game can provide. That's the whole point of niche games; they're focused experiences that target a subset of people who'll love the shit out of them. It's why games like Arma III aren't mainstream and have a moderately-sized, but very loyal and engaged fanbase.
So I actually have a psvr, will be trying this out next week. I shall return when I get the game and play it for a while.
Sending thoughts and prayers your way o7
@@RawAustin okay so I’m playing it now, and I’m pretty used to VR games, I’ve had my psvr for almost 2 years and have an oculus, it’s a great game, although it’s not as eerie as you led it on to be, that could just be my experience with VR, I don’t know. I’m a little upset that you can’t visit other planets in other galaxies. Just the ones in our solar system and galaxy. While that is nice and all, I’d really enjoy to be able to travel the universe and see other things.
Am buying this game right now
Done.
6:23
That looks like the place at the end of Lost in Space
Awesome video! Great analysis. I’ve been dying to play this game. I just bought it for xb1 but... it’s completely unplayable.. like I can’t even start the game😭
Hold out for a patch, it's absolutely worth the wait. Let's not forget the game was developed by a single guy.
I really hope that in the future they get the money to fix the textures and some mechanics including black holes (suck you in and the only way out is 1 trillion speed of light)
Space is so big... So empty... So lifeless... So devoid of any life or even so much of a sign of it anywhere beyond Earth.
Ruku the Werewolf Seems that way right now, we’ll get there eventually 👍
Now play subnautica. That game is some next level shit
It's on my to-play list. Problem is, I recently started playing No Man's Sky, which was both a good and bad decision.
What's your opinion on the current NMS,is it any good?has it delivered on it's promises?
Honestly, I think it has. Every aspect of the game has been improved, multiplayer actually exists, the level of detail has significantly been upped since the 'NEXT' update, and the entire experience has been somewhat streamlined to make it more palatable.
However an important point would be the console experience, in terms of performance and bugs. I've only played the game on PC, and I've been running into several performance hiccups. A number of bugs have introduced themselves after the aforementioned 'NEXT' update, like terrain you've manipulated "regenerating" making underground bases a pipe dream.
Most of the bugs stem from the introduction of multiplayer, so it'll take a bit more time before I'd call it stable. And the grind is still quite strong, I'd say it'd take anywhere from 27 to 80 hours to complete the first galaxy. And as someone who gets easily hooked on collection and base building I'd say I have a problem.
@@RawAustin Tbh, the only thing keeping me playing NMS is the fact that I can explore and entire galaxy and visit each planet. It greatly satisfies the space nerd inside of me.
If you guys liked no man's sky then you will definitely like elite dangerous
As a guy just getting into the game, I'm curious about where the aliens came from, so I was wondering if we could in theory visit their homeworld😅
this was one of the best games I ever played thats why i got it on the psvr and steam. When i left he galaxy I almost didn't give a shit about earth anymore and just wanted to explore the universe til i felt like a piece of shit like Dr Manhattan did when he left.
Ughhh, i Couldn't even look at a black hole without getting creeped out. Though the trophy for dying by one is pretty funny.
Goes from Superman simulator to silver surfer simulator
Omni man simulator
That's some nice weed you're having mate...
I had that fealing to
0:39 um that’s actually not true, when you buy megaton rainfall on ps4, you can OPTIONALLY play it in vr, there’s a non vr mode as well! And you can play this game on vr (if you have an oculus or htc vive OR valve index for your pc.
To clarify, I meant VR was only available on the PS4. At the time of uploading this video, VR wasn't an option on PC, though thankfully this has changed since.
ps4 isnt just fot vr, u can play it without vr.
😱😱
Game is $6 on Steam right now