Observer Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?" 

This game came out of nowhere. This is practically Bladerunner fanfiction, everything from the text crawl to Rutger Hauer.

Do you ever sleep? Holy fuck, dude.

I'm loving this new trend of 30$ AAA games this year

Just finished it. Fantastic psychological horror that never lets you feel safe or certain of your situation even though you might be.

This game should have a vr mode.

Holy fuck, I hadn't heard anything about this game at all, but it sounds absolutely up my alley. Cyberpunk detective? Count me in. Superb review as always.

you could review a can of beans and i'd watch it

Observer is a cyberpunk detective game with a bit of Deus Ex, Blade Runner, Resident Evil and Silent Hill thrown in for good measure. I'd say that the game is definitely right up my alley. Its a massive improvement over Layers of Fear in pretty much every aspect. I absolutely love the cyberpunk aesthetic. The game has a great atmosphere and narrative. Sound design and visuals are top notch for the most part. Horror games aren't always about jump scares. There are times when psychological horror works better than the "I just shit in my pants" moments that some titles rely on. Obviously, the reason for that is because psychological horror mess with your mind and psyche. I don't mind playing a horror game that scares the shit out of me. However, there is something to be said about a psychological horror game that screws up your way of thinking. It makes you hear voices in your head and it throws everything out of wack. That's one of things that makes Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice such a great game. I don't know how Karak does it. I'm sure there are instances when he doesn't even have time to eat or sleep. That's some serious dedication and passion that he has for the channel and it shows in the quality of his videos. Thanks Karak!

This is one of my only comments on RU-vid ever, after years. Just wanted to say thanks for what you do. You're essentially the only reviewer I watch these days. Much appreciated, man. You make great content.

I won't be alive for 2084, but I am almost certain that this century will decide if our future ends up like Star Trek, I Am Legend, or Mad Max.

I watch your videos during my cardio sessions at the gym damn well knowing I'm not going to buy more than half these games. Great content my man keep it up.

How did I not hear about this game? Looks almost like SOMA which is still one of my all time favorites. Thanks ACG!

Another honest review. I didn't know what to expect from Observer when I saw the gameplay demo a few months back but you gave me a very clear picture of the game. Excellent review.

Your intense work and well balanced reviews are highly appreciated. Best in class!

I love your reviews. Nobody else goes into this much detail. Keep up the great work!

Well if Rutger Hauer in this game. I am in.

Hey man thanks for finding nifty games that aren't high-profile and giving them a fair go, letting the rest of us know what's up.

Just by watching this review,I got a distinct SOMA feeling!Both games looks very cool visually. Stay classy,Centaur.

ACG you have to be a vampire or a highlander cause I can't put my phone down w/o a notification of your next review. Seriously my wallet thanks you for all your hard work

That was a fair review. Very descriptive and thorough. Wish more reviews were like yours

Another great review my friend of another game that I would have completely missed!!👊 However even with triple a titles I still watch you first bro!! Best reviews on any site or channel it's not even close!

''The number of questionable pigeons that inhabit a courtyard like a friggin' Prince MTV music video'' LOL. Looks pretty good and I was just in the mood for a game like this. Thanks for the review!

Just stumbled upon your chann, gotta say i love your presentation and analytical aproach to game design. Subscribed.

At 4:20 the 'music' reminded me of the sounds that are played when Shodan talks in system shock 2

Rest In Peace Rutger Hauer, gone but never forgotten.

I just found you a few weeks ago and your reviews are the best as always. Cheers from Brazil!

Blade Runner vibe and Rutger Hauer makes this an awesome game. I never played that Blade Runner game from the 90's even though I always wanted to, but this game will definitely do. Another great review for another game that I can't wait to play.

I'm near the end and absolutely love this title. I'm polish and seeing 80s technology in a game made my Day. I used to have a hoover like this! And the kitchen cabinets with the same finish. Attention to detail is brilliant. And yes there are alot of pigeons in main market sq in Kraków so i can imagine where they spend the night would look similiar in terms of numbers. Terrific stuff! Great review as always.

Saw an Ad before the video. I hope it wasn't demonetized. Great review Karak. You are a wizard with wordplay.

Another fantastic review, beautifully done. So glad I found your channel.

Very in depth I know who tog et this for after this review HUGE thank you :)

Black Mirror reference. Much appreciated.

D*mn, you're working hard dude! Excellent review, as always. Definitely going to have an eye on this game.

RIP Rutger Hauer

Man, this guy can write

Another informative and timely review! Keep at it Karak!

No idea how you get so many reviews out a this level of quality. Thanks. Excellent video.

Finished this on Xbox Gamepass and enjoyed it. Some of the dream sequences drag on too long and it's definitely one of the most fked up games I've ever played. I love Rutger Hauer and playing with his voice really made the game much more interesting. I'd love to see a new Deus Ex with this style of graphics.

Been waiting for this review. Thanks Karak!

Been watching your vids for years and I always come to you to know whether a game is for me or not, I’ve had this game on my Xbox downloaded for a few weeks and just got around to it. Decided to see what you had to say about before I tried it. Thanks as always brother 🤘🏻

Will be playing this today. Thanks for the review.

Oh my gosh you mentioned Black Mirror! You like that show too? I love it! Definitely picking up this game now

Game is great. Only some minor performance issues, but TBH, the occasional lag and stutter works with the vibe of the game. It can actually be hard to tell what is a performance issue, and what is intentional. This has "cult classic" written all over it.

Looks exactly my kind of game. Thanks for the review.

This almost looks like cyberpunk+Condemned.

Holly crap batman. I just saw this released on steam and came to youtube to see if there was any decent reviews yet (I had little hope). First/top of the list I see ACG. Made me all warm and fuzzy inside. Well played sir.

Yeah, I was definitely trying the different vision modes to check if I was in reality. Never realized how cool that was til now

I would have completely missed this game if it weren't for your review. This is why I subscribe. You rock Karak!

From how good and witty you are at writing and talking I'd think you might be a good writer or comedian. Ever done any work like that? Just curious love your stuff man

Great review. This game just popped up on ps4.

Hey Karak, would you consider doing a best of kind of video? It would be interesting to get a condensed video on all the games you personally feel are worth taking up my precious Hard drive space.

This looks interesting. Another excellent, detailed review from ACG

There are very few games that felt like torture. I tried to endure, push through it. Any game I spend money on, I am determined to finish. But this was just not worth it. The pure agony I faced for the last 2 hours drove me to my limit. Before I specify what ruined the experience, I'll mention some positive aspects. The cyberpunk atmosphere is fantastic, I love the aesthetics. The graphics are a joy to look at, and I enjoyed exploring the apartment complex. The vague backstories of the world and the characters made them all the more intriguing, as your imagination is allowed to fill in the gaps in between the shreds you do receive. As far as gameplay, I quite like 'walking simulators' and view them as an interactive art piece. This one really stepped it up compared to other walking sims with your altered visions and HUD interfaces. Some people complain about the 'destabilization' meter and the pills, but I enjoyed that mechanic as you can see your world break down around you. What completely ruined this experience for me, is the 'interrogation' sequences, where you jack into someone's brain and encounter their subconscious. This is a good concept and I was curious at how this would play out. But the developers got WAY carried away. Each of these sequences lasts around an hour long, and most of it is pure torture. And I mean TORTURE. There is a section during Helena's sequence, where you hear a baby crying nonstop... also your vision becomes blurred and filled with pixelated artifacts. There is a locked door and no indication on how, or even if, that can be opened. The game makes you figure out which objects you can interact with and which can't, there's little consistency. Wires and electronics everywhere, just for decoration. but on THIS particular puzzle, while you are frantically trying to rush through this area with the baby crying, there is a TV cord you are supposed to pick up. After like 10 minutes I figured out how to drag it over to an outlet and open the damn door. Then I got to repeat that sequence again, stabbing at the air with the thing since you are nearly blinded by the pixelation. I got through the second door. Then there was a third door, as if all of this wasn't enough. Oh and the baby crying gets worse as you pass each door. I 'unlocked' the door with the TV cord, but the door didn't swing open, it only cracks partially. There must be another task to complete to fully open the door, but I give up. I'm done with this game, I can't take it. It's not worth it. I'll never see if Dan gets to see Adam again or not. Don't think the above was the only example. There were many others, that was just the last straw. Just a few of the other bad moments that tried my patience were: *The 'take your number' room where you walk around in circles in a dark room until you stumble upon the triggers that let you proceed. *That cubical office where I slowly walked laps around it before realizing you need to talk to the blue shirt guy, then again after the lights turn out and I walked at least 2 more laps before stumbling into the right spot to move on with life. *The room where you pick up the picture of "Rutger Hauer." I got glitch stuck in that room. It made me reset the game, and somehow my save allowed me to move on with life. *The long hallway where you keep hearing "HEY BABY, I'M HOME!" repeatedly. What does this add this to the story? To the characterization? The atmosphere? It's a waste of my time. *The room with the tentacle monster. I sat there for several minutes watching that damn thing thrive around. It was not remotely scary, it didn't add anything to characterization or the plot, it was annoying. Eventually I figured out after much frustration, that a barely visible plug on the ground needed to be pulled up to move on. Like why did I have to do that? *The operating room. This one was a minor offender, but I walked several laps around the room before figuring out there was some object on the table to touch before the scene would progress. Why do we keep having to do these mundane tasks? It feels like work, it makes the scene boring, and worst of all it ruins the suspension of disbelief. All of the above examples were from Helena's interrogation, which I didn't even finish. The first interrogation with Amir is almost as bad. My wife was watching me play this game and she was really engaged up until Amir's interrogation. I think she left around the time I was walking around the floating showers hearing "You gotta do this for me! For us!" repeatedly. That whole scene was an hour my wife and I will never get back. It could have been condensed greatly. I'd rather play a good, compelling 6 hour version of Observer, rather than a 10 hour version packed with filler and tedium.

Genuinely some of the best reviews and detail I've seen on this site.

Literally just saw razorfist mention this as a game to look forward to then the next day you've done a review! Amazing

We should all pitch in and buy karak a huge mug or a luxury coffin if he is a vampire lol as always thanks alot for your dedication and awesome reviews.

I was wondering when this was gonna be put up. Very surprised it was so soon after thinking you wouldn't do it

You misspelled ">observer_", how am I supposed to trust your reviews now?

Nice video. I'll have to check this out!

Late to the party with this one, it looks surprisingly good & intriguing. Excellent details which show that you get it, some reviewers threw it to the wolves with the typical jaded indifferent attitude, terrific job on it man.

Amazing. Rageaholic/RazorFist said this was one of his top anticipated games in 2017 and there is ACG, providing me with a PROPER review with no bullshit. This is why I subscribed to you, I just hope your work ethic won't be killing you or burning you out, but I am not complaining. Alternatively, AngryJoe should look at you when it comes to consistency. :D

Great review. Very nicely done.

Looks like it would be a good VR title. Nice review ACG

The clue finding of the game really put me in mind of Heavy Rain

We need a successor of this game with expanded gameplay and locations. Love this.

Now this looks right up my alley and Rutger,, I'm in

Well this came out of nowhere! I suddenly have a feeling that I need to get this game.

R.I.P. Rutcher Hauer

I'm not a fan of detective modes since it insults the players deductive skills, but I'm just in love with the cyberpunk noir style. Will definitely keep an eye on it.

I am thinking to get it. I just saw it on Xbox One store... It looks incredible.

Seems like my type of game. I guess I'll also sub to you and see how you are with other reviews. Thanks for the info.

Sounds like it's similar horror levels as Soma, which to me is perfect as I don't necessarily like horror games but love bleak sci fi. I wasn't interested in this game until this review now I'm dying to play it.

I feel like, 1st person horror games need vr support. Re7 was GREAT with it. Granted it's a good game even without but it adds a lot.

Great review, game looks awesome. Will have to check this out

Goddamn right Karak! Thank God you are on Patreon, cuz RU-vid is destroying good channels like crazy, at least you will be ok lol. Great review man, I wouldn't have even looked at this game if not for you, that's been the case with many games, you are the best reviewer, and the best review writer on RU-vid. Writing always superb my man.

Observer looks similar to SOMA, yet with more of a focus on gameplay than just story

very good review as always, Karak 😊👍

Landlord is voiced by a Polish actor, Arkadiusz Jakubik, who either isn't that good with English, was somehow too pricey or they wrote his character this way and absolutely missed using he's great, entertaining voice and speaking manner. He's Great actor and I can't emphasize enough how underused his voice is.

This looks *_amazing!_* I just wish that I didn't have a deathly aversion to jump scares.

Great review bro and I have been looking at this game and seems interesting

How come I have only found out about it 2 years later? I alway search on steam for horror, or anything related to previous horrors I played (such as this KIND of reminds me of SOMA first impression, and Observer is made by the same team as layers of fear, which Ive also played) odd...

This game is great if you don't mind some certain stuff about gameplay and framerate. But the hour that I have played so far is amazing

12 minute review told in a way that AngryJoe never could. ACG is my main reviewer from now on, screw that other guy.

I'm a big fan of the cyberpunk genre. This looks right up make alley

Great, solid review. Just like your others. Thanks Hoss.

While theres alot of games that are not my thing nor have heard of that are reviewed here its great everything is reviewed (dark horse games, games not my thing and otherwise no game is missed) and the content is better then anyone else. So once again thanks for a great review. Theres alot of games on my list to get but this game looks interesting enough to add and get some time in the future when I have played alot of them.

Watching this again in 2019 now that Observer is coming to Switch.

Hey man love your videos, do you plan on reviewing sonic mania once it releases for pc?

"not able to stand his mickey rourke impression as he mumbtle-trons trough" hahaha ga ve me a great laugh I loved his voice acting.

Great review! This personally made me want to wait for a sale as it looks very dark and depressing.

Interesting looking game that I didn't even know existed. Does it have much in the way of combat? Great review, as always. :)

Looks pretty damn interesting. Needs more marketing.

Man you're the best reviewer ..... You upload reviews like some freaking bullet train

This looks superb. Not least given its nods to the BladeRunner universe.

I don't even like horror games and I loved this fucking review! Great job as always Karak :D

Man, I'll buy it once I have some TIME to play it, mu schedule is boring right now :P

Definitely going to get this.

This Needs a Movie!

Just the review I was looking for!

I like the blade runner feel the game footage gives. On the other hand im so damn tired of these blur effects that are so popular right now.