Is Sand Land REALLY That Good?! 

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Toriyama loved designing vehicles. I'm so happy there is a game to give respect for his vehicle designs. Even back in Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball Z you can look back and tell he put a lot of effort into cars, bikes, flying vehicles, spaceships. RIP, Toriyama san.

Matty: "I'm something of an anime games connoisseur myself." 😏

The last project Akira Toriyama was able to complete RIP Thank you for making my childhood so special

Ngl I don't know anything about SandLand but I bought the deluxe edition and can't wait to play it later tonight. Blue Dragon got me through a whole deployment. With senpai's death looming after idc, it let's me say goodbye to him and see his art one last time, I'm going in completely blind. RIP Akira

This is 100% a wait for a sale game for me. Looks like a lot of fun, but not needing to dive in early at full price. Great video!

Seeing this really makes me want a Desert Punk game to this quality.😅

I loved the Sandland book as a kid it was always my favorite Toriyama creation the tank is just so rad happy to see it getting some love finally

As a massive fan of Dragonball Z and hearing Akira Toriyama passing really broke me so much, nd then playing the demo of Sandland and knowing that it was gonna be his final Project I had to pre order this in honour of him 😢🙏❤️. This game is an absolute masterpiece I'm enjoying every minute of it, the story, the quests, characters etc everything bout this game is spot on 👌. Amazing video Matty as always mate keep doing what your doing. 👍. Top lad

It was a slow start, it treacles out the gameplay mechanics quite slowly but I think when you’ve done the first dungeon in that crashed ship that’s when it really opens up with side quests and letting you really go out and explore and upgrade and customise your vehicles. I did enjoy the start but I’m really enjoying it a lot more now that I feel I have more gameplay options.

Honestly the graphics and the world are amazing

Great video Rest In Paradise Akira Toriyama the man that practically raised many of us without us ever even knowing the man behind the pen, due to him being a hermit. I think I will check this out, solely because it's based off the pen of Toriyama.

I’m not even a JRPG guy but I might cop this in honor of Toriyama.

Thank you for informing me about this! I may pick it up. Common Matty W.

Been eyeing this one glad too see you doing a review on it

Preordered it after I watched the anime on Hulu. Really enjoying the game! The tank combat was developed by someone who played the desert tank mission on Halo 3. Even the music sounded inspired. SandLand is so addictive!!!

Sand Land was the first manga series I ever read and finished. It’s shocking to me how few people had even heard of it. The game looks to have a good variety of gameplay and a lot of other things going for it. Looking forward to trying it

I pre ordered the Collector's edition and can't wait to get it, and play the game, really seems like something I can sink some time into with all the building and crafting possibilities, looks awesome and hopefully the sound track will get a Spotify release

I’ve been watching the sandland anime that came out a few weeks back and that has me hyped af to check this game out

Had it sitting on my PC today but I got it pretty blind to most other content than the aesthetic. Pretty stoked to try it now

I’ve already got 15 hours in and it’s surprisingly wonderful. Definitely worth a buy if you like open world exploration games

I can't be the only one that heard some hints of Chrono Trigger in the music at times. Particularly the theme for the Legendary Spring area.

Really damn good review !!

Yes, I'm getting it. Tried the demo and liked it a few weeks ago.

Read Manga years ago always wondered and wish what would toriyama do with it if he had more time do with it at the end, I hope this game does it justice

I'm sick of RU-vid unsubscribing me from channels I want to watch WTF?? I had to Subscribe to your channel 4 times now.

I’ve read a tinny bit of the manga and know that there is an anime but I need to know if those are prerequisites to getting into the game. Or can I just play the game?

I was immediately interested in Sand Land because it was obviously a work of Akira Toriyama (RIP). Dragon Ball is my favorite anime franchise of all time but I've been wanting to check out his other works and Sand Land looks so cool and unique but idk if I should play the game first or watch the anime. Definitely getting the game though, looks fun.

kotor 2 and the last ronin in the background there yeah u deserve a sub 👌

Meetch is playing Old School RuneScape

After your review and Happy Console Gamer's review, I will be purchasing it. Thank you for the review.

I’ll defiantly be picking this up had actually never heard of it before if I’m honest but I’m also a big fan of Toriyama’s work and this looks really good

I went into this completely blind. Loved every bit of it. Even made me cry on 1 occasion

I loved Sand Land when I was a kid, I will be playing it lol

Gonna have top cop this just because it was Akira’s last project he had any involvement in.

I'll wish list this! Seeing Namco go in hard on using UE4/UE5 for their games, is one of their best moves ever!

This looks really good

This game looking as good as it does...NOT having a photo mode, should be a crime. They should be in court for doing this to me. How is there no photo mode!? Everything looks so cool!

I just bought it today & I love it! What other JRPG's are like this??

If I want to tell myself this is anime new vegas with mechs then I'm going to tell myself this is anime new vegas with mechs.

What makes me willing to play is seeing Dabura in it. This is I guess in the demon world of DBZ?

getting it for sure to honor Akira plus the anime is cool. i like it alot

Glad to see there is more to the game. I watched the anime first and thought I had spoiled the game for myself

might just take a leap of faith with this game

Of course this game is a hit. Excited to play it.

Was really looking forward to this and the demo completely put me off and thought it was very dull. On the list for a purchase when it's on sale

This game looks fun and awesome I love post apocalyptic games rpg games are my favorite

:) nice vid, I enjoyed the game!!! 8/10

I didn’t really plan on buying it but now I will

YOU ARE AWESOME! ❤❤❤

Im nkt really an anime lover but i have got to respect the different style and quality of this game.

Yk I'd have to ask, besides Naruto, AOT, and Death Note, has Matty brought up what anime/manga he's seen fully? Bc I dunno, I hate to be the one to say it, but it sounds like he doesn't know abt much anime at all. He likes the aesthetic anime has, and hey, maybe I'm underselling whatever his personal catalogue is, but man, he just gives me the impression he's still only scratched the service on this medium. (Also forgot to add Cyberpunk Edgerunners since ik he's seen that too. Still though, if anyone known what he's seen mostly, do lmk, whether it was in his patreon discord or publicly on his YT or other socials. Since what he's seen or liked isn't the biggest of biggies, but yk, since he does sell himself as yk, an anime encyclopedia, would love to know his credentials lol.)

In honor of Yama, it damn near is worth a buy. I’ll get it real soon, RIP Tori 🗣️💯 He was sacrificed for beelzebub to succeed

I didn't really enjoy the demo that much. But listening to your review. I might pick it up Once I beat Stellar blade.

Looks interesting.

This is not my type of game, but damn it Matty you sold me!

5:10 just like Majin Buu and the blind boy in dragon ball z

Open sandbox world BUT. Not boring because of linear story keeps you moving fun vehicles great characters and scoring

It reminds me of the Metal Max game

Never watched DBZ or anything, so not a huge Toriyama guy the game is easily one of the best releases so far this year

The game is amazing … I’m loving it

everyone playing this game should watch the show first, that anime is amazing, Toriyama’s last masterpiece

Dude looks like a wish version of Maximillion Dood. He’s just missing the glasses

Mortismal Gaming's review a bit more balanced. The game has design choices that will drive some people crazy and Matty doesn't even mention them. Example: Vast majority of the world that "is fun" is comprised of 3 types of locations with similar/identical layout and rewards. 2 of those types are a tiny cave (1 room) and a climbable rock which are functionally identical across the entire game.

Thought this would be generic tbh, looks good.

It’s innocent fun. It’s not complex or overly grindy. Kinda reminded me of Megaman 64 in its gameplay. It’s not it’s not Dragonball armored core, and I wish there was multiplayer and more customization with the vehicles but other than that it’s a decent play. P.S. If your good at strafing and management play on hard difficulty.

The Darude Sandstorm trailer they released is hype AF.

Don't you upload reviews on another channel? I got confused now lol

I remember being interested in this series when it was just a Manga and thinking "I wish it was an anime or a game or something, it looks so neat" and then all the media franchise push for Sand Land was announced, so yeah I think I manifested this game into existence. Also the reason you might have felt like the game was going to end and it just kept going is probably because it was the ending of the manga and what happens afterwards is the extra arc created for the anime.

Could be One of the best game this 2024 👏

I got whooped in the demo but I still wanna play it lol

Should we watch the anime first or is it fine to go in blind?

I got the game, and I love it... And I am NOT Paid to say this... My problem is for the Hover Car, I can't find any Forest Raptor scales... And I need enough to make an Alloy for it... Just one but AAAAAAGH!!!! frustrating!!

Banjo kazooie nuts and bolts, but it's anime?

I really want a current gen one piece game similar to this

After this review? I certainly will come payday.

Is this our new Mad Max open world saaandbox? See what I did there..

I don’t know the cartoon but this looks like the Mad Max game but for kids. Like Fischer-Price plastic toys Mad Max.

What if Bandai Namco makes a new Naruto RPG title?

About 4 hrs in and my only critique so far is that, with the exception of the main character the voice acting is a little dry which makes the flow of the story beats feel a little more labored than it should be.

bandai are the publishers. The devs are ilca that made bdsp

In terms of graphics, it's good. It's nicely rendered. The environments and characters reminded me of DBZ world but my biggest gripe about this game is the enemies A.I. level of difficulty in battle. Most enemies A.I. under normal difficulty is poor, to say the least. Enemies tend to just stand there and let you hit them. Enemies do attack but they do it in a "take turn" alternate pattern. For example, when you fight against two or more enemies in battle, you attack one while the others just either stand there blocking or run around wait for their turn. I get a sense that this game is for kids but even so, the enemies A.I. shouldn't be so predictable.

I hated the demo. It bored the crap out of me but man... it sure is beautiful.

I think 40 hrs is fine for an action rpg

Ngl blue dragon was fire of a game as well just kinda sad i could never really get into dragonquest like i love the story but the gameplay never kept me interested or addicted enough to play more then like 5 hours.

This game was NOT on my radar at all, it looks cool though, wishlisted!

Obviously not a masterpiece but it seems a quite fun game, playing it along side reading the manga and I find it quite enjoyable 😊

i said this on HappyConsoleGamer's review (i'd love a collab by the way) This is kind of bittersweet as Toriyama-san's last game before he passed away, you'll be missed Toriyama-san, you brought joy to so many people R.I.P :')

I rent the games before I buy them sand land is to new never heard of it the demo was bad but demos do lie

I guess Akira Toriyama (RIP) is the only mangaka Bandai Namco respects enough to not give any of his games a nib budget. Not like the other anime IP games they screwed over recently.

To the people who bought this. How do I get paint brushes? It’s a currency needed to paint your Vehicles but idk where to find it. The game doesn’t tell you in anything regarding it.

Bro im playing on hard mode and tbh .... Im having more fun than i did on final fantasy remake pt1 . Keyword is FUN

Il definitely be picking it up once I'm back from Japan

Sandland is hyping me more than F4 or Starfield DLC... ... after Stellar Blade, Sandland is next on my radar

Skoal?

ok, after beeing too exhausted to play Stellar Blade atm (had some health issues this week), and after the huge disappointment of the Fallout 4 update (not even new games work with reinstalled mods on my Xbox SX.. wtf Bethesda), I took on Sandland, and im loving it!! ... was worried, it would only be about as good as the last Dragon Quest Monsters game, but Sandland is a few notches better.., in all accounts! ... Sandland is a suprise hit and adorable.., just a pitty woke sites do not seem to like Akira Toriyama.., they all hit Sandland the lowest :/

SandLand has a higher age requirement than Halo and i dono how to feel about that

The japanese VA is a must for this game. Fantastic game but borderline unplayable with the English dub

I played the demo at pax east and it was mediocre in my opinion

is it like mad max lol