The most underrated RPG I have ever played (SPOILERS)
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- čas přidán 3. 09. 2019
- A closer look at one of the most overlooked games ever. The Technomancer is an RPG from a small French developer, Spiders, made in the mold of earlier BioWare games.
There are spoilers for the end of the first act, and mild spoilers for two of the companions, Niesha and Andrew (Lucky).
#technomancer #spiders #greedfall #rpg - Hry
I appreciate that your channel has more quality content rather then just pumping out videos.
I appreciate your appreciation. I have a few more things to say about Technomancer and GreedFall once it comes out, so, I may be posting more soon.
@@ExaltedMarchJust bought this game for around 3 US Dollars at PSN... The game company "Spiders" were also behind Greedfall which is one of the top 3 RPG's i ever played along with Mass Effect 1&. Dragon Age Inquisition. 👍
I just LOVE Spiders. The sheer fuckin size of balls on these guys, when after releasing Mars : War Logs (which I also quite like tbh), they went like - well, our last game didnt do great, we have like 15 people in our team, tripple A studios are ruling the market... so lets go ahead and release Mass Effect but better lol.
Im so happy to hear Greedfall is doing good financially, these guys truly have passion for what they are crafting.
@@deetsitmeisterjd Yeah ikr, I ain't even play Mass Effect and I know that's bs 💀 even though this Game is really cool
This game is like Mass Effect meets KotOR with bits of Deus Ex. The RPG mechanics wipe the floor with Mass Effect.
@@SefniAsheforrYeah idunno what the muppet at ign reviews was on about this game. Should probably been sacked.. Spiders & Pyrana Bytes are prolly the best small studios. Ithink we can add Obsidian for The Outer Worlds? Anyone know of other top notch RPG studios?
I bought the game out of curiosity because if you're on my wishlist for a while when it went on sale at a side to get is a background game to play. And it ended up being one of the better games I have bought that I played it three times for the different stories this was a severely underrated game
So watched this video and immediately reinstalled Technomancer, found out I still had my old save game booted it up looked around and noticed all you said in your video is what I have, just like I remember. Then I played for about 1.5 hours and I finally finished the game after 2.5 years. I don't know why I stopped, but thanks for reminding me of this game. Also I love how the game recaps all your choices and their consequences at the end.
Underrated review of a underrated game. I'm quite at the end of "Chapter 3" and man I'm blown away how much the world, the lore and the story is evolving during the game. In chapter 1 I thought "Yeah, quite nice. But my two companions are boring and no Charakter is growing on me.". In chapter 2 "What the fu***!?! Now I have new companions which I knew slightly from chapter 1? And where the fu**+ am I? Oh this new city looks awesome o.O." And then everything came together in Chapter 3 "Damn, everything is so well written and thought out I love the characters, the world and the gameplay." Its right behind my all time favorites of RPGs Gothic 2, Elex, TES III Morrowind, Enderal and Witcher 3.
I just finished this game and I'm floored! Almost as soon as I started, I realized it was my new favorite game of all time, hands down, and I'm preparing to play it for a second time. It makes me so sad that no one gave this a chance!
This has been on my “need to play” list for a while! I have a feeling I’m gonna be in the same boat as you when I get to it! Quality video :)
Thanks man! This and GreedFall (and a few other games) really give me hope for the AA RPG and how it could supplement the need for more single player choice-driven story-heavy games.
I stumbled over the title by accident and after playing it, I was really astonished that nobody even heard of it. I very much enjoyed the game.
I just watched this video and I’m still playing technomancer and your so on point this game deserves so much more hype
I'll be picking this up along with Elex👍🏻
Hmmn, I should give this a try
Never heard of this game, thanks for the rundown. Will pick it up next time it's on sale and hope I'm not disappointed now that you hyped it up so much!
You have my attention. Also i agree Spiders tend to go unnoticed despite delivering everything in what an RPG has to offer. Though i might be biased since i have a soft spot for Double AA titles. Don't me wrong though i love indie and triple AAA games but double AA is where its at. Try out Elex and Vampyre.
I absolutely love the Technomancer!!! I never listen to reviews for this reason. This game cant be compared to Bioware games because it's so much deeper. P.S. Greedfall is amazing also. You have a sub for life!!!
I know this is an older video, I just found your channel today but I 100% agree with you. I also cannot believe how underrated this game is. My experience with Technomancer was a little buggie but because it shares certain RPG elements with the likes of KOTOR, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age while still being original easily makes this game one of my favorites of all time.
Makes me exited for greedfall, might check this out after.
Did you enjoy Greedfall? 😉
@@jjb33083 lol, this aged like milk. Never played it.
@@ZackThoresonI did think technomancer was a lot more interesting than greedfall
Any game that is unpopular with amazing concepts and ideas as well as graphics and a wealth of gameplay mechanics even for a small studio. It is automatically compared to higher selling games. That does'nt have to mean that it does'nt deserve your money.
Good point.
I've only tried a bit and it didn't catch me, but you've convinced me to go back and stick with it
Definitely agree can't believe how misrepresented reviews can be this game is stellar
Thank you !! I totally agree it is underrated. Discovered it after Greedfall was afraid about the reviews but it is awesome !
It’s good to see you again.
I should release a montage of all the outros on the discarded videos I produced in five months -
Thanks for sticking around!
Finished this game today. Definitely underrated! There were obvious flaws but I'm very impressed by what a much smaller studio can do.
Honestly, I heard so little about this game that I pretty much forgot about it. But it seems right up my alley, thanks for bringing it up! I'll have to check it out.
Any other underrated/overlooked game you recommend?
I have always had a love for Spiders RPGs. My personal favorite is Greedfall. The Technomancer was a good game. I admit I didn't love it as much as you do however, I love your positivity and passion towards the game in this video. Also, thank you for keeping it under 20 minutes
I agree a massively underrated game. Sure, it is a bit slow to start and the combat can feel a bit clunky until you realise switching styles and tactics enrich the battles. I'd heavily advise playing Mars War Logs first and reading the codex it gives you an insight into the universe in which this game is set and aids you with your battle stance. I loved the storyline and it's ability to change your experience with the decisions you make along the way.
You should play Mars: War Logs in order to get an even greater appreciation of the world and see why some character seemingly just pop up for a moment and go away.
I actually played it at the same time which was really a cool experience storywise switching back and forth. I beat Mars and then went right into the end game for Technomancer which made some of the references to Aurora have a lot more weight.
@@ExaltedMarch I really liked that the events of the whole game were referenced as they were happening in parallel to the timeline in The Technomancer and you kind of learned more about the characters from Mars: War Logs in the Technomancer.
I really hope Spiders gets to continue working on this world they built. While I'm really excited for Greedfall I've been really wanting more of the Wars Log franchise.
Okay, I took you advice, played Pillars of Eternity and it was great. I will add this to my list to play. Thanks!
Just bought this game for around 3 US Dollars at PSN... The game company "Spiders" were also behind Greedfall which is one of the top 3 RPG's i ever played along with Mass Effect 1&. Dragon Age Inquisition. 👍
Hearing that this game is reminiscent of Mass Effect is more than enough to convince me that I need to get this... I'm just gonna finish my trilogy run of Mass Effect first.
It's been on my wishlist for a while now, and I still had my hang-ups when it went on sale, but you've convinced me to give it a try.
Technomancer is a amazing game and needs to be play through
Always like when people gets Spiders attention.
There's nothing more like Bladerunner like this game. I love AA games, esp. Spiders. Yes they are a litte bit janky but full of heart.
Coincidentally, I am playing KOTOR right now and Technomancer is on sale on ps store! Since I've been eyeing this game for a while, I'm looking for reviews and after watching yours, and the fact that you mentioned KOTOR, ME and DA, I'm sold! XD Going to buy and enjoy this game very much. Thank you for this! 😁
It's on sale for 1.99
@@shorts26 I already bought it. Thank you!
I just stumbled on to your channel great content. Are you planning on making more videos?
Thanks for recommending this game, Jordan. Went blind into it after you mentioned it on StV. Was kinda disappointed I couldn't play as a female, but at least there was a male romance option.👍
Consumed it over the weekend, finished today. After all that wait for DA4 it's really refreshing to get a complete story contained just in one game.
Thanks once again. Keep us posted if you find hidden gem like this again.
Aah a fresh "breath of air" kinda review, I really needed this before buying the game coz I was sick if bad reviews
I’m so getting it! (On sale PS4 for $3.99!)
I think KCD is very underrated. People give up on it way too quickly! Learning as your character does! It’s one of the surprising games I’ve played in almost 4 decades!
What do you think about Bound by flame?
"Pass stupid IGN review" - well thats what Im usually do (but if I want to watch some "cancer-giving content" I always watch IGN reviews xd).
Remember, if IGN says that given game is bad, you know its good and IGN reviewers (not all of them) are doing their job as usuall :P
You definitely made me curious about this game. Thank you very much because I never heard about this game before... ;____;
Finished this game almost to 100% yesterday (failed scott's rescue due to not figuring out the scalable wall), and despite some iffy voice acting and facial animations, the experience was pretty solid overall. Ok, it might not have the deepest combat system or amazing story, but I can't justify any below average score it has received. The performance was solid and pretty much bug free, and the various choices I made throughout felt like mattered, so it's a good game by my book.
This is the type of video game, Commander Shepard would play.
Greedfall didn't really suck me in, but thanks to this video, I'm going to give Technomancer a try.
Got halfway through the game but encountered a bug that left me stuck in act 2....I loved the combat and atmosphere. I have to start a new playthrough to finish the game.
I played it, got the total recall atmosphere for me, if you want all the trophy you have to be gay.
I really like this video and I feel very similarly about The Technomancer. When I found out about the game and played it I was like okay this is different but very similar to mass effect or KOTOR the only Broward games I've played. I played mostly the Mass Effect games though. I really loved it and it opened my eyes to Spiders and their work so afyer this game I went and played Mars War ligs which ads so much tobthe world and lore of this game btw and I've played some Bound by flame. Recently I got Greedfall as a Christmas gift from a friend and they truly continue to improve the formula they use for the games they create. In my opinion they could end up being the next Broward and I have high hopes for that and if so I hope they never lose the Heart & Souls they put into these very underapreciated games.
My only real problem I had with Technomancer was it's piss poor balance as you don't ever gain health unless you stack points into constitution making playing on harder difficulties a fucking nightmare and save scum city as you brute force through every combat engagement because you die in 1-2 hits from seemingly everything.
Otherwise I loved the game when I played it.
one of the best games i've played!!!
I have a feeling u didn't play many games, since this is the most underrated game for you. But still, we all have different taste, that's the magic of gaming. Cheers, nice video, like.... Maybe i even gave it a try !
Stsrted with greedfall than i picked this up and bound in flame and faery from spiders love this and bound by flames yet so far and greedfall will play soon wnd my wife loved the faery game. Awesome this game does deserve to be praised
Exalted March , I cannot thank you enough for this video. Just bought the game! And you're SO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad you are liking it. I was searching for games like this for a couple of years without ever seeing this title on any lists of story driven RPGs to play. Glad I could bring some more attention to it
@@ExaltedMarch Yeah, lately after playing (and loving) Divinity OS 2 and Pillars 2 Deadfire, I was looking for one of these bioware-type games, and now I even get to play TWO!! Technomancer AND Greedfall! YAY
I like this game but it has some bug issues. I beat the game for the first time a couple of weeks ago. But the reason I beat it for the first time last month is because I tried playing it six years ago, and I was having fun but I hit a bug that required me starting over. The timer for one of the mandatory timered quests in Noctis refused to start and even saves from several hours earlier had the same issue when reaching the point where the quest started. I wish they would make a third game in the setting. (The Technomancer was the second. Mars: War Logs was the first)
Also one thing we don't know exactly how much damage and injury was caused by the accident but it wasn't limited to Andrew. The protagonist's has facial scars that were a result of that accident and I believe there were other students injured or killed as well.
Your right it’s a solid game infact I’ve gone a brought Greedfall by same publisher because of this game. The makers of this game are really good at story driven games RPG specialists if you like this maybe try greedfall!
Love this game 🎯
i really like this video and i totally agree with author opinion about The Technomancer! game still interestin' and playable even in 2020
This game is great. So sad that Spiders gets so little recognition.
This game was awesome total sleeper...
Just looked this game up on steam, it's only $1.99, felt like I was stealing it
Recently picked up a used copy of this for $5 and I'm loving it. I had held off for (literally) years due to all the negative reviews. While it's not the greatest game ever, it is far from the trainwreck that it is often portrayed to be.
Reuly a special game and I loved it so much afyer finishing it in 2016 and it made me go play Mars war logs which is it's prequel
It's on sale for 1.99 right
Sold
I still have it from Games with Gold MONTHS AGO, I only played a little.
I played on PC, which I think helped. Xbox version looks rougher, and also, in fairness the game starts a bit slow. Chapter 2 onward is worth it, trust me.
@@ExaltedMarch
It does have a Bioware Mass Effect feel
Thank you. IGN brainwashed me and i was still curios. Because of youre review did buy it and thx 👊🏼
Nice synthwave music in the background, do you have name & titles? Thanks!
Playing Technomancer and halfway through the game. I dislike the respawns of enemies and still find navigating tough, the game's unpolished (facial animations are rough, menu's and too many items are boring) but it still has plenty to offer. IGN has been a joke for years with their lazy reviews, they also dropped the ball reviewing Alien Isolation.
Accidentally found the first tune hehe it's Synthwave goose - Blade Runner 2049
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The best thing about spiders is that they have consistently improved at game creation with every new game. Bound by flame is better than Mars log, Technomancer is better than Bound by Flame and Greedfall is their best game yet. CD Project Red had a similar history that culminated in Witcher 3, so I have high hopes for them!
It’s one game I got 100% on
Love the world and the story!
I dislike the map the enemy spawn locations and the combat.
Idk why.. but this game makes me think of a Much low tier Outer Worlds game. But instead of exploring space, your stuck in that 1 world... Mars
I hated it until today. I think I didn't get it. Now that I get it, I freaking love it.
Playing this gem as we speak. I loved Greedfall so now the back catalogue of Spiders deserves my attention. As a huge (old) Bioware fan and Piranha Bytes enthousiast I have to say I'm hooked. Technomancer is like a KOTOR/Deus Ex blend which is pretty good on it's own but the characters in this game really bring it to life. I loved the conflict between Scott and Amelia. And setting things straight for Andrew in fulfilling his Technomancer right. Phobos/Beg was a amazing too. Reminded me a bit of God/Dog (Fallout New Vegas). All in all this game is great if you're into Scifi RPG's. I love the style Spiders bring to their games. Gonna have to play Mars War Logs and Bound By Flame aswell.
somehow I never heard of this game. I will try it.
I nearly downvoted it last night but I read all the trash reviews I’m gonna get it now!
Its super good yet for some reason people rarly play it
... until you play Greedfall, that is. 😉
Have you considered playing Divinity Original Sin 2. It’s so great!
I love Divinity Original Sin (1 and 2). I regret that I have not beaten it (yet) but I love it. Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 are also excellent.
Play Greedfall
I played this havent finished it but thats cause been busy. I did like it and the combat was actually easier for me then witcher at i liked the combat. God i hate witcher 3 combat
I do find Witcher 3 combat more fluid than Technomancer but for such a small studio I'm impressed they managed to get something that feel unique and still fun.
This game looks... incredible!!! I only have one question: do I have to play as a dude?
Unfortunately, yes, you do. Their new game coming out, Greedfall, will give you a gender choice, but Technomancer does not.
Dangerousliason well, that sucks. Still gonna play it though :)
You do have to play as a guy, but the option for a female protagonist was only cut for budget and time. Spider was co-founded by their CEO, creative director and lead writer who is a woman. Their studio manager is also a woman. GreedFall will have the option.
Exalted March that’s too bad, but understandable. Still, this game just looks too damn good to not play, so wish me luck! Hopefully I won’t suck at it haha
@@elizabeth3555 You can pick it up for 20$ You can easily get 50 hours out of this game.
I'm 8h in and will continue, but... first chapter was a slug, getting better after that. overall setting is cool but the writing/dialogues are horrendous and the delivery and voice acting is beyond B-movies... still, enjoyable and if you can get past first chapter you'll enjoy it probably. for the combat I stringly recommend playing on easy though, no point wasting more time...
Yea man I'm here cuz I bought this game for 5 bucks and thought nothing of it. But when I started playing I realized how good this game was n how un appreciated it was. N I thought that I was the only 1 who found this game good...good to know I wasn't 👍
Pass go and collect 200 serums nice
The atmosphere and story is too nice but the gameplay has serious errors.
Na man I play Elex.
Elex has actually been on my try list for a while. What do you like about it?
Most underrated RPG? Ahem, Dragon’s Dogma, ahem…
I think the poor reputation of this game is mostly deserved. I played it through because the story was quite good and some of the characters were interesting, but there are serious flaws in it that make it a very frustrating experience. In particular, combat is just not enjoyable and the map/navigation system is truly awful. If they had made it a regular third person shooter instead of that space samurai bullshit and if navigation was easier, with fast travel, I think it would have been quite well-received. The game does some things very well, but unfortunately the core gameplay elements are simply bad, which explains why most people didn't like it.
I can't get past 3 hrs in this game. The co.bat is entirely too clunky. It's awful. Every spiders game I try, has the same problem.
if you have a PC with more than 8 core it doesn't run and they never were able to patch it to fix that issue, which is fucking stupid. May be a great game but if I can't play it, it is hot garbage.
Sadly, the game did everything right except what you're doing most: combat
...nah this game was trash lol