10 AA Games That Aren't Like ANY OTHER GAME
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- čas přidán 11. 05. 2024
- The mid-budget game...for a while it seemed these games were extinct. We're starting to see AA game making a comeback on the PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S & Switch.
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0:00 Intro
0:35 Remnant: From the Ashes 1 and 2
2:10 Call of Juarez Gunslinger
3:57 Chorus
5:09 Solar ASh
6:28 Aliens: Dark Descent
8:12 Biomutant
9:13 Jusant
10:32 Sifu
11:17 Lost in Random
12:29 Divinity: Dragon Commander
13:51 BONUS
10. Remnant: From the Ashes 1 and 2
Plaform: PC PS4 Xbox One Switch PS5 XSX
Release Date: 2019
9. Call of Juarez Gunslinger
Plaform: PC Switch X360 PS3
Release Date: 2013
8. Chorus
Plaform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: December 03, 2021
7. Solar ASh
Plaform: PC PS4 Xbox One XSX|S PS5 Switch
Release Date: 2021
6. Aliens: Dark Descent
Plaform: PC PS4 Xbox One XSX|S PS5
Release Date: June 20, 2023
5. Biomutant
Plaform: PC PS4 Xbox One XSX|S PS5
Release Date: 2021
4. Jusant
Plaform: PC XSX|S PS5
Release Date: October 31, 2023
3. Sifu
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release Date: 2022
2. Lost in Random
Plaform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release Date: September 10, 2021
1. Divinity: Dragon Commander
Plaform: PC
Release Date: August 06, 2013
BONUS
Geist
Plaform: GCN
Release Date: August 15, 2005
Stubbs the zombie in Rebel Without a pulse
Plaform: PC PS4 Xbox One Switch
Release Date: 2005 - Hry
These days when AAA games are $70, half finished, and loaded with micro transactions, AA and Indy games are my go to’s
That's capitalism for you.
Gamepass ain't so bad 😂
@@rappakalja5295 Everything goes up in price and quality: for better or for worse. Empires Crumble, new ones form in place, then fall again later. Rinse and repeat.
Such an original and brave opinion. Did a youtuber give it to you by chance?
@@HitoriTeaTimecommenting about someones comment being unoriginal while being unoriginal?! How meta!!
Its amazing how the sound of the guns make up 80%of the way it feels. Seeing them shot with no sound is underwhelming
Sound designers are unsung heroes of game dev
@@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 100%
@@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14Level designers as well.
"The duels happen often enough that I don't forget the controls like Red Dead."
I felt that in my soul
I lost a couple of duels in red dead because of that.
I forget his name, but that black dude ALWAYS kills me in the bounty cave duel for this exact reason.
I love when Falcon goes into professor mode and explains obscure sub-genres and lineages. I want to see his games version of Jack Black's history of rock chalkboard from School of Rock.
Remnant 2 was such an Amazing experience this year. Me & a buddy had a lot of fun defeating the bosses & levelling up. Such an awesome game 👍🏼
My favorite AA game from recent years is Kena: Bridge of Spirits.
So many AA budget games are just too odd for my taste. But Kena is a fantastic game that genuinely feels like AAA quality from a mid-budget project. I hope the studio behind Kena (Ember Lab) continues to be funded and produce games at the quality level that Kena offers.
😂AAA quality means garbage tho!
Kena was a lot of fun.
I just finished the game.. Damn now I want sequel😅 (hopefully not a repetitive story)
Kena is amazing!
If anyone remembers that animated trailer for the Majora's Mask "film", A Terrible Fate, Ember Lab is the same studio that did that.
The remnant series is one of my favorites and playing with friends is so damn fun
The one before Remnant From The Ashes also has an aging mechanic
@@ZedrikVonKatmahlSo few people even know that game exists lol I didn't even get into it until after over a hundred hours of Remnant. Oh and for anyone interested, it's called Chronos: From The Ashes.
Just discovered From Ashes. Getting my ass kicked but I'm really enjoying it!
I just started playing the first one by my self and I’m stuck on a boss need help 😂
Same. My wife and i are working thru the 2nd. They arent kidding her entire visual design for the first place she goes is different from mine and that is amazing more games should do this
Both Lost in Random and Jusant are really good games..Random is really fun and the combat is actually satisfying and not that difficult to understand..Jusant is a great game to sit back and relax and play the scenery and music is soothing..I started playing it as a break from soulslike games and to my surprise I loved it..I highly recommend both games..
Jucy mountain was pretty cool. I think I beat it in one sitting staying up late like I did with portal.
I enjoyed it.
It just goes to show that there's truly something for any gamer - you want some good hidden gems then you'll find them in the AA titles.
I think the 2 best looking and most interesting games last year were AAs in Kena and Stray, before that you had A Plague Tale and Hellblade which have now evolved into AAA franchises so will probably lose all that made them compelling in the first place, especially with Hellblade.
I had such a blast playing Call of Juarez. I played on Switch on my flight to NYC. The gyro aiming works really well. Interesting story, especially that ending.
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Sifu is incredible. So excited to see what the studio does next.
How difficult is the game? I want to play but dont have the patience and time to die every second. And i dont want to get angry with the kids around..
@@rickvonwick4637it’s tough, especially the final boss, but the more you play it the easier it becomes as you unlock new moves and level up. Honestly, it’s a blast of a game and I now come back to it every now and then to relax as it captures that “beatemup” style in a wonderfully unique way. I don’t think you’ll regret getting it if you do.
Sifu 2
@@rickvonwick4637easy to learn hard to master ultimate challenge is not to die in the run at all ^^
@@rickvonwick4637 it can be hard but I was able to finish it in the easier mode in like 6hours on my first play through
Good Lord, Remnant 2 is so f*****g fantastic. It’s the 4th game I unlocked every achievement in, after Skyrim, Darksiders 2, and Elden Ring.
elden ring is prolly aaa
@@safinahmedriad2660 I never said it was AA.
oh sorry i didn't read ur comment properly
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I'm gonna be honest and i didnt even know the difference between a AA or AAA or the fact that was even a thing until i found this channel so its a learning experience that I'll gladly take!
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It's just budget. AA used to be called B - but now it isn't... just because it isn't. "Indie" used to mean self-published, but that's been a bit crazy ever since Steam made it so easy to self-publish and since some developers got super-rich (Baldur's gate 3 is AAA and Indie under that definition). So, I guess it's all getting down to budget now.
@@ZlothZloth I gotcha, I never looked into that stuff because if I see a game that's interesting enough I'll play it. That's how I go about it nowadays.
Im happy we are starting to see a comeback of AA games.
Why?
@@ThisChannelIsAbandoned300 Because AA games can have the passion and creativity of indie games but with a bigger budget.
Cuz they make games from heart. Not by scamming with day 1 patch and server shutdowns@@ThisChannelIsAbandoned300
Playing Remnant II at the moment, it's frickin brilliant. Absolutely loving it, even in single player
This was an excellent list! I love Remnant II and you have gotten me interested in Chorus. It sounds right up my ally!
Biomutant is fantastic! Idk what you (and a majority apparently) are on. It's not overly complex to the point where it feels like work learning the game, but not so simple where it feels like dissociating. It's also a gorgeous game.
Yeah, I'm not sure he actually played it. It's not complicated at all, and tons of fun.
HifI Rush is a AA game, I think, and it's one of my favorite games this year. So much fun. The rythm-mechanic is quite unique.
100%
Hi-fi rush is amazing
I wish I could afford the 808 nendoroid 😢
I love when you guys do videos like this. I get to add new games to my play list I never would have thought to try like Jusant which looks like a joy to play. Thank you!
After this video, it's already on my wishlist.
Jusant was one of my favourites this year, which in such a stacked year is high praise. I played it with my son and it was a great game to play together. When i was finished i was amazed how much I'd missed when i thought I'd been really thorough. It giving you chapter select at the end made me want to dive back in and find everything.
Mine too! Jusant is the perfect use case for Game Pass for me. Thought it looked interesting but never would have actually bought it. It turned out to be a fantastic weekend game to play through. Some of the areas are gorgeous and the story hits pretty hard without saying anything at all.
Oui Oui Oui Baguette hahahahach
Lost in Random was so incredibly good. The nightmarish character designs and surprisingly good story made it a really memorable game. I feel like it’s so underrated because nobody talks about it, but if you have game pass and never gave it a chance before I highly recommend it
I loved the game.
I played in on ea access and really enjoyed the story and its unique fight mechanism.
Very underrated game indeed. I remember hearing about it in a sponsorship on a ProZD video and I never forgot about it since then. So I actually played it and quite enjoyed it.
Mobile gamers are more used to this weird dice stuff, really enjoyed the game, console/pc gamers are too stucked in the same formula that they don't understand new stuff like that
I bought CoJ: Gunslinger during a Steam sale a year after it came out.
Didn't know much about it but ended up enjoying it so damn much!
I played it multiple times back when it came out. It’s a really underrated game. Everything about it is so cool. The way the story is told and how it plays out is so unique, and the gameplay is really good. One of my favorite 360 games of all time
So glad to see Lost in Random on here. One of my favorite games ever! Remnant(1&2) and Solar Ash are both great too!
Just want to say...thank you for the video and entertainment Falcon and the rest offer us. Love it.
I really liked Biomutant a lot. It is beautiful, the combat is quick and fun, it has some good dry British humor and traversal and exploration is actually pretty solid. I had a great time with it.
I loved biomutant. Just go in knowing it's not triple A. I paid full price and never once regretted it
same, I didn't put it down til it was complete. too fun
@@lessobvioussame. I don't usually finish games in a week either
amazing video, you got me to buy two games, Call of Juarez Gunslinger and chorus which is super cool and fun to play
I got Chorus and Remnant, and Aliens during the steam sale thanks to you, they're sooo good! I already had Sifu, also amazing game, nice list man
Finally, they name chapters properly. Good stuff!
Remnant 2's secrets have secrets, its insane.
This is a particularly good video as far as introducing me to stuff I might want to play. Good job guys!
I love remnant FTA and 2, one of my favorite games of all time
I always love when falcon hosts
Is Falcon's voice and joy back???
@@noobbotgaming2173 I'd say it is
Same.
Other guys host?
Remnant is a great game series, and I had alot of fun playing Lost in Random.
Evil West! And I actually liked Bio Mutant haha. Reminded me of older games.
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Love seeing my favorite CZcamsr shout out Stubbs the Zombie! I have a distinct memory of renting it from Blockbuster, loving it, and never being able to finish it because of the jank.
Chorvs is AWESOME. Great visuals and slick gameplay. Shame more people haven't given it a go.
It's good, but the drift mechanic for me was over the top and didn't feel like a good mechanic.
@@mrfisher7220 I'll admit I hated the drift mechanic at first and almost quit the game because of it, but dude, once I got comfortable with it and eventually mastered it, I was routinely pulling off some 360 mass destruction type kills and it was a awesome.
@midwestyle Nice, I just downloaded it again. I'm going to give another go when I'm off for the holidays
Loved Chorus, Solar ash, Biomutant and lost in random
Falcon holding baguette is the best thing I have ever seen in whole week and makes me laugh harder than I should be
Great topic here. Thanks as always.
aging mechanic was done in Chronos: Before the Ashes , which is a prequel to Remnant :From the ashes, and was originally a launch title for the oculus CV1 in 2016, just titled Chronos : no colon. the premise was the tower only opened once per year and getting killed ejected you from it. At first you would get stronger but as you aged more you started to unlock magic and lose physical stamina.
Glad someone else has played Chronos also! The age mechanic is unique
Biomutaint is kind of an underrated game, the combat system doesn't take much to get used to, it has a unique gear system where most armor pieces have addon slots and you can break weapons down into parts then reassemble them to fit your playstyle, the open world is unlike anything found in other games, and the story with faction system is very dynamic.
A lot of people didn't buy into it because they scrapped co-op even though it was done.
Very underrated!
The was the problem with the combat, simple repetitive and underwhelming.
@@cenciende9401 A bit, but the weapons crafting was a hoot.
Meh idk man my brother bought that game and I honestly refused to play it with my gf around, games kinda fcking g@y 😂, weird little bipedal Creatures and they use really bizarre language. It was just kind fo cringeworthy overall, I felt bad for his gf having to watch him play that weird game
Glad chorus is getting a little love. Loved that game, and everspace 2. Both were excellent space sims
Yes! Finally mention of Jusant! I love that little game so much; I found it calming, satisfying and strangely moving. I hope it picks up more buzz!
The aging mechanic in Sifu was done in a VR title Chronos years before. It is at least a spiritual prequel to Remnant from the Ashes. It came out 2019.
Some believe it explains why Ford is immortal, believing he to be the hero in Chronos. In that game each time you die you age. Every 10 years and you get a new skill/power. At age 80 you become immortal. Making it so you can beat the game, but you get the worst ending.
ahh. should have checked the comments before making mine which essentially said the same. Nice to see someone else bring it up.
The hero in Chronos is the Dreamer in Remnant: from the Ashes.
The hero in chronos is the last boss in remnant FTA base game
@@KebradesBois isn’t that dependent on which ending you get?
@@spawnofapathy there's only one ending and it has been confirmed by the devs at Gunfire, as far as I know...
Maneater is a great example too if you do a list like this again
I never knew Call Of Juarez is a double AA?! It’s so good.
I loved Lost in Random so much! The humor was a surprise, but it didn't miss or overshadow the serious, Tim-Burton-like story (a mix of family-friendly coming-of-age and horror fantasy). I was shocked by how much I liked the gameplay, too!
Kingdom come deliverance should have been on this list, It started out as a kickstarter, Awesome medieval RPG
Started replaying KCD again and only clicked on the video to see where it ranked… underrated gem
@@footballl4meit was so boring to me. After it took me 3 tries and 30 minutes to beat up an old shop keeper, I quit lol
@@WizzlyBearW0rms You should try again the main character is just a regular person like us after some time it does get better you become a knight. you should watch tips must play game
@@WizzlyBearW0rms you have to level up your skill, It's an RPG afterall
I agree, it's excellent
Remnant from the ashes and Remnant 2 are amazing games tons of replay value
Have you tried the prequel Kronos .its single player melee only and you age a year every time you die
@@antonfowler6582 yeah you start of at a young age and when you gain a lvl your age increases its not as good tho
Love the videos keep up the good job
I really want to play Sifu! It reminds me of the very old school martial arts game I used to play on my beloved Commodore 64, it looks really cool 😎
Not sure why Kena: Bridge of Spirits keeps getting slept on but I loved it and it would have fit perfectly in this list, imo.
100%
I thought for sure Greedfall would get a mention, but it’s been on plenty of other lists. Nice to see a little love for BioMutant
The setting is somewhat unique, but the rest of the game isn't really fit the "unlike any other games" limit.
Stubs the zombie was amazing! Haha always loved it! ❤
Love seeing Dragon Commander getting a shoutout, unbalanced bit so much fun
Call of Juarez was great, So underrated
Yep
AA games are some of the most interesting because they often seem and the perfect equilibrium between having budget to do something huge, but at the same time not having neaerly high enough stakes so that they can try out wild ideas withotu too much risks like indie teams do.
That leads to some absolute gems, event if the end product isn't necessarily the most amazing games. Still memorable ones.
Found out about a bunch of games to try out thanks Gamranx and thank you Falcon! Happy Holidays :)
"Jusant -- Hoh hoh hoh, Oui Oui, Une baguette". I'm dead. Thanks Falcon.
Biomutant as - fairly strict - melee build was a lot of fun at the time.
Biomutant charged a full £60 game at release. Same price as a AAA game get treated like a AAA game (meaning it was pretty bad lol)
@@Kai-ft6bn potential savings of $20-30 doesn't really impact my opinion on the matter.
Remnant is so fun , i'm really glad its on gamepass , my friend was super skeptical about remnant and i almost force him to try it lol but after 20minutes he was hooked
Aww, yeah! 5 seconds in and Falcon already sounds excited. This is going to be good
Man, chorus is such a fantastic game, glad to see it mentioned here (even more so considering their dev team just recently wasa hit by layoffs)
I have no doubts that double A, 7/10s have given me more great gaming moments than any bloated triple A one.
These 6 or 7/10 games are some of the best. Can usually get them pretty cheap too.
Bro shut up. I have so much fun with AAA games. I think alot of indies are kinda overrated.
A game I played recently that I consider to be a double A that was great, Hard Space Shipbreaker. It's bascially a game where you slowly break down spaceships piece by piece and it's a very zen experince, you can put on a podcast while playing the game and kinda relax, there are some dangers and hazards you have to look out for that could cause the ship to explode while you're breaking it down, but it's mostly a very chill experince. The story revolves around a crew of shipbreakers, one of whom wants to unionize because every shipbreaker including you owes a massive trillion dollar debt to the company you work for, once the company the shipbreakers work for find out about the union they send in a guy to give everyone a hard time. The story is told mainly in audio dialouge, but I had a great time with it on game pass, I actaully considered buying it and might still do so since I only have 2 achievements left for 1000.
Currently playing Okami and there’s a lot of unique aspects I would like to see more of. The graphical style is great. The Celestial Brush mechanic is utilized well. Combat has a unique aspect where you want to balance using weaknesses and triggering conditions to drop specific loot called “Fangs”. The game is pretty unique all around. It deserves so much more love.
Never heard of Gunslinger, it looks amazing. Looking forward to playing it.
You're gonna have an incredibly great time, trust me!
I'd probably throw in Hand Of Fate in here. It's a cool hybrid between Roguelike deck building and third person action-slashing.
This game rocks. A perfect example of mixing the genre.
Evil West was pretty sick. Like discount god of war with guns.
Yep
Ok you definitely need to keep your eyes on these vids. I was listening and the Aliens Dark Descent sound bite made me instantly think some mobile game ad popped up
Chronos(another remnant game) also had the aging mechanic in it. Not as elaborate as sifu, but still had an effect on gameplay
I'd like to mention Blacktail, another fairly unique game I played at the start of the year. Nobody seems to care about it though. Personally I loved it.
That’s been on my radar for a while- gotta check it out!
Haven is so underrated. It’s so zen while also having some combat. And the story grips you a surprising amount
Hey Gameranx thanks to this video I discovered Lost in random, one of my new favourite games🍾
Definitely a hidden gem 😔
i absolutely loved biomutant! also picked up lost in random on sale a while back. will def try it out soon!
Thats how i feel about terminator resistance , such a great game despite what critics gave it. Glad i gave it a buy just recently. Hidden gems are def out there just gotta watch multiple reviews and take a chance
I did that with ghost of Tsushima directors cut.
@@GambitGodsey187-ku3wz I did to bought that recently
I would add Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice to this list as well. The gameplay is not exactly unique, but the story is really gripping and told in an engaging way, plus - of course - you have the voices in your head...
I'm shocked it wasn't on the list. Hellblade was the first game I thought of
I played that game. It’s garbage to me.
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The fact that Lost in Random is getting some love us awesome, fantastic little game
What an intro 😂 you're the best Falcon
I really wanted Biomutant to be good. They had a collector's edition with a statue that looked cool.
I don’t know if it counts as a AA game, but Concrete Genie is a unique game. From the idea of painting a town to the mechanics of how you do it everything is totally fresh and original.
Definitely going to check out Jusant, big thanks GRX
Thanks to this list. I just got myself a brand new game I never knew about.. Thanks guys ♥
Remnant games are incredibly well crafted, couldn't recommend them enough.
Even for a solo player who's not very good at souls-like games? Asking for myself, not trying to be funny.
@@michaelb2westgaedu I would say yes. I personally don't enjoy souls games much and only played through the original/first Demon's Souls and I still had a blast playing through Remnant 1 & 2 solo, even on the highest difficulties. Although these games do get better when playing with friends or even random people.
Even though the souls-like tag is very fitting for Remnant, you can just look at it as a slower paced third person action/shooter game that rewards strategy and preparation more than usual in the genre.
Highly recommended games if you like action games with a challenge.
I find mid budget to just be the best, even for movies.
It's a good combination of creativity with a decent amount of funds to back it up.
EEAAO is one of my favorite movies ever. 25m budget.
@@rodolfo3268yes expect everyone to know that acronym...
@@Bordengooier google
i don't @@Bordengooier
Oui oui, une baguette - Remnant from the Ashes is a real example of "lightning in a bottle", I found the second one to be a teeny bit lacklustre but happy to see both titles get a mention here.
Glad to see Stubbs the Zombie make it onto the list. One of my favorite games as a kid, played it on original Xbox
Bro where's The Invincible
Remnant is only at #10??? Remnant 2 is one of the best games I have played in a long time. It hit that nearly long lost note of wow, this game is actually really fun- I can't stop playing it
Remnant 2, Lies of P, TOTK, and Against the Storm could have all been my game of the year. That says a ton considering how many great games came out this year.
This list is obviously a list of 10 not ranked out of 10
Just played Call of Juarez Gunslinger a month ago and it was easily one of my favorite games I played this year just pure fps fun
When I think of unique AA games, Frostpunk is the one that comes to mind. It's a very unique city builder. It goes above and beyond to set itself apart in a genre that is so easy to be painfully generic.
The fact that Dontnod has never done a sequel to remember me or have remastered it is beyond me. That was literally one of the most original game ideas I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing
unfortunatly the game didn't work at all from an economic point of view. Even thought it has now some people defending Remember me, they are not enough to put some budget into a remaster/remake version :(
Where's that cat game?
I watch this while playing Remnant 2. Excellent game!!!
Dark descent is one of the biggest suprises ive had in recent year's. Completely love it
Thanks for introducing me to some interesting titles.
I loved Lost in Random, as soon as I saw it here, I want to go back and play again. Beautiful artstyle, superfun combat system, some exploration and a story that I didn't hate 🥰
Everspace 2 :-) I don't know any other (current) game like this out there, and I had great fun with it!
I'd like to add Everspace 2 as well. One of the best space games I've played honestly.
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