Void Bastards Review - GmanLives 

Hey guys, you can buy the game here:store.steampowered.com/app/857980/Void_Bastards/

>Pressing the Interact button 50% of the time So just like Borderlands?

If these guys want to make a Punisher game set in the early 80's with his classic black and white costume. Im down for it

8:50 oh hi, Jim Sterling

It ain't no Gman video without a few notable things: -Referencing your mom -"SHIIET!" -Constructive criticism

Creepy. Dunno how GMan knew my mum's name is Slag...

I discovered three things today: a cool game I never heard about, you think Stanley Parable is pretentious, and you are colorblind. By the way, some times it's good to have useless weapons in a game if there is limited ammo. This forces the player to make meaningful decisions. Use shitty weapon on weak enemy to preserve good ammo.

Really digging the frequent uploads recently, thanks for that

The artstyle is amazing, but the gameplay loop seems tedious, if it wouldve been more of a campaign style i wudve bought it right away.. now i might still get it but im debating. Good vid tho!

5:33 *SCHWACKED*

getting a XIII vibe from this game

This game looks amazing.

I'll be your friend Gman. What's your favorite brutal death metal album?

1:35 Metroidvania intensifies... Can't wait to compare this with incoming XIII remaster

It's cool, but it's indeed a pity that they relied so much on precedurally generated stuff. I feel like one of the main pros of System Shock 2 was the hand tailored level design that told a story by itself. Still, looks pretty nice and fun, graphics are cool too.

10:51 that's usually referred to as target trajectory prediction. The AI takes it's target's current velocity and their projectile's velocity and calculates how far ahead they need to shoot in order to hit it. The only way to counter this is to radically change velocity immediately after they shoot or just always move in a very erratic way. It's a perfect example of why "better" AI isn't always "good" AI. 😉

The comic cartoon rendering style does remind me of XIII (the 007 inspired French FPS game if anyone remembers) despite genre difference between the two.

GManLives There's an audio pop at 3:59

3:34. As a short person myself (5ft 2). If polygon do make that article, I'll just have to laugh in their faces.

Game looks brilliant. I would love a new game in Marathon franchise made like this!

Use the cluster bomb kitty’s on screws when you lock him in a small room; toss like 3 or 4 and that should do the trick.

The slot machine sound effects are the exact same as in the Woody Woodpecker 3d platformer on PS2.

I want a Doom II Remake in that style

The germspiker and radspiker are actually kind of vital if you need to play more passively. While pretty much useless on bots and cameras, they're highly effective on enemies that run away, and the radspiker is especially vital for fighting patients. The game sometimes forces you to play passively based on what it throws at you and what you have in stock. I often bring the spiker to conserve ammo, and I always bring radspiker if there are patients.

3:26 Wait a second.....WHAT!? I don't know why, but knowing that a guy who's game reviews I've been watching for years now is colorblind is kinda mindboggling for some reason!

So I got this for free recently on Epic games. I have to say I adore this games art style. I also actually really enjoy the world they have created. It's a solid 7.5/10 for me!

In coming Polygon article on how problematic Gggman is

I'm writing this before I watch the review, because regardless of how good or bad the game plays, I have to say, the 2D comic book like aesthetics are absolutely amazing. It is really fresh and cool to see in action. If the game's artist happens to be casually stalking the comments, I tip my hat to you, because this looks great.

Your favorite part of System/Bioshock was exploring and looting...that, my friend, is what we call "Theif-itis". Makes sense, too, given that many of the same devs worked on all these games or with others who had.

"I wish there was more of a traditional campaign", sound like my review of all roguelikes. Honestly though this looks like one of the better ones, if only for its humor and presentation.

That is so true about pirates boarding a ship your on. Enemies in every game should always have faction settings to allow for them to wage war with each other throwing so much random fun into battles and changing them drastically. It makes the game much more dynamic too. Days Gone was a very recent game that did this so well! Even some zombies fought each other sometimes.

I'll never tire of hearing Gman saying "Vhoid Aahc".

DOOM 2016 has enemies track your movement when they fire projectiles, the imps and the barons definitely do. The thing is, they throw very few projectiles with lots of damage behind each fireball and you always have open arenas or looping corridors with multiple entrances. So you know every attack that's coming if you're paying attention, and you just start zig zagging out in the open. Extremely tight claustrophobic corridors with projectile spamming enemies is not a good mix. Hitscan enemies actually work much better in those environments, like Wolfenstein Old Blood.

Hunie Pop when?

So the clusterfluck is the fully bouncer from the ratchet and clank ps2 games got it

Watching this quite late and after a several day Void Bastards binge..so maybe here some thoughts for others watching this very late. -Spike weapons have the benefit of not alerting enemies, when you hit them with a shot, allowing for you to go pretty stealthy. Extremely useful for bosses or thougher bois. And they upgrade pretty fast once you are at a point when you really need them. They are kind of distinct so a combination might see obvious at first, but really isnt the best idea imho. Rad damages robotics, goes trough shields, can "infect" others and leaves behind radiation if you miss a shot. Also its one of the only viable options to kill the clusters of small floating heads in 1 shot. It doesnt stack. Poison doesnt affect robotics, stacks very nasty, doest go trough shields and doesnt leave dangerous radiation behind. -clusterflack is meant to be used like this: have enemies in a small room( maybe even place them in there via teleporter), thow bomb in, close door and lock it, kill even some of the thougher enemies with minimal ammo consumption Some of the more useless items really get new meaning when you play on the harder difficulties or even ironman/challenge modes.

LMAO @ Polygon...it is the sad truth

Been hooked to your videos. I mean ALL of 'em. And being a cutesy platformer guy, you've shown me a whole other side of gaming Sonny G. Looking forward to trying Blood.

Maybe the first few characters you get are the same for everyone. I had the same characters in the same order when I started.

Do the difficulty settings determine loot and stuff? does it feel fair or cheaply done when setting it on high difficulty? like they make it stupid with you dealing less damage and shit like that?

Gman is color blind? I never know about that Partial or fully? I always though full color blind is like 80 TVs, black & white

Can I just say, I'm always impressed with the quality, consistancy and speed at which you get content out. You legit are one of the best reviewers on RU-vid and while I've joked before about you being a sellout (you're not) I legit take all your reviews to heart. Keep up the good work, Sonny Jim! (The only other person who I've heard say that is my dad... so... are you my dad?)

Never knew our sunny jim was color blind

Fair play. I wish more reviews were this thorough. Didn't think it'd be my thing but that sounds pretty up my street!

It reminds me of the game XIII because during a shootout you see the words if something is hit or if a weapon is fired. For example 'BOOOM' when something is exploding.

I'll be your friend, Gman....

Currently included in a Australian Wildlife relief bundle on humblebundle.

I've found my self managing to find time to get behind my desk and just look at my library without interest in any games. I feel like I'm in a complete dry spell when it comes to finding any games that keep me hooked start to finish. Has anyone got any recommendations for any games that are worthwhile right now?

Why are all the enemies floating around in what are essentially t-pose variations? Do any actually have animations?

I actually thought the multi nad was super duper weapon. For stationary enemies the time delay isnt an issue and for other uses. The most useful I had with it was to take out huge groups of enemies that were closing in. You herd them towards you, make sure you have enough time for a door hack, throw one close to that door, go past and lock it. Wait and since the timer is a bit more. The enemies can get closer before it all goes boom and they are gone... :)

There was a bit of DLC for the game that came out last year added a new enemy type, a new weapon and a couple of new environments. I had a great time with the game, the visuals are super stylish and occasionally unsettling, and the music is good too

This review introduced me to the game and after a long break this review is getting me to install and play it again :D

I love that jab you made at polygon.

Anyone else in quarantine going back and watching these videos. I don't know what it is about this game I feel like I would enjoy playing this in VR.

How is the Stanley parable pretentious? It literally makes fun of itself the whole time...

Are you going to ever do a mod review of Zion for the original Doom and Doom 2?

3:39 Polygon and Kotaku's clown shoes keep squeaking

The Frequent uploads recently are nice, and i love it! (though I don't really mind waiting and Thank You, Recommended List) for that I say Thank You for the Frequent Uploads! Keep up the Good Work GMan! keep the Good Shit Rolling yo! And Keep up the Awesome Reviews! Shit just gets better and Better by the Video! Btw, You just earned yourself another Subscriber! This Sunny Jim will be Joining your Army and will be with ya till the End! Looking forward to more of your content!

I got a request for a video GmanLives may you do a review on the old school saints row cause im interested of your thoughts on the game

Good review! I was curious about this game so good to see what it's all about.

Sweet! New vid, thanks! EDIT: Any chance you'll review Rad Rodgers? The 3D Realms/Apogee/John Romero's spiritual successor to Commander Keen

2:02 was this guy who narrated wisecrack's those philosophy videos few years ago?

Heard about this game from Giant Bomb, bought it, and haven’t been able to put it down. It has this really addictive FTL like jump to each area/ship and loot and shoot mechanic accompanied with a hilarious Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy like humor that really hooked me.

I've been playing it on Xbox, goddamn it's so fun and it actually has a bit of a challenge to it

I was hoping this was going to be a more story oriented title. A half life, bioshock, prey sort of thing where combat isn't all you do

Actual friends? Who needs those when you've got beer

I've been enjoying the game immensely. It hit a point where it clicked and I have not wanted to stop playing. As far as the spikes. I use them in conjunction with the zapper. Usually my target is dead by the end of the zap stun due to the DOT damage.

Really loved this one as a system shock fanboy. It’s admittedly grindy/repetitive at times and has some issues and missed opportunities but it’s probably one of the most unique visually and gameplay wise games I’ve played in awhile

the way the enemy's move it reminds me of doom if it had hd comic book Sprites

Looks cool, but what happened to that Turok 3 review you were gonna put out?

7:48 The Boo-Shwacker?

TY FOR REVIEWING. WAS LOOKING AT THIS FOR A BIT!

I've been waiting for this video since I found out about this game 2 months ago. I'm really looking forward to getting it upon release!

how much does the game costs? it doesnt say it on steam

This looks exactly like WASTED. Im surprised you never reviewed it, its basically the same aesthetic and gameplay loop.

Maybe I just had an unlucky run but I found that I barely got any ammo from ships so avoiding combat entirely was the best way to get through it. When the best way to finish the game is to avoid the gameplay, something’s gone wrong :/

"An enemy in game called me a dickbag"

Do I have to play Stealth Bastard in order to get this game's story?

Free on Epic next week.

Is This Coming For Pc

What I imagine Futurama The Video Game would look like if it were made in 2021

The gameplay loop would have been tedious, if it wasn’t for new characters with new traits every time you die. It’s a brilliant game

Nice to see another game with this kind of art style. Killer 7 and XIII can't be the only prolific names with stuff like that. We need more of them.

It’s supposed to be inspired by System Shock and Bioshock but all I think of when i see this is Borderlands

Looks pretty nice, anything shock related is a must buy for me, hope it gets a release for PS4.

06:28 Jumbo Testicles!

This game looks amazing. These people got potential. I adore that the characters have there own traits that alter gameplay. To a degree it could be annoying at times I suppose but it looks fun. The concept of the game alone is pretty badass.

That art style is awesome!

That's the cleanest cell shading i've ever seen.

Glad to see another reviewer is colorblind

Hey Gman, could you show more cuts from the games you review where we hear the sound? It gives a better idea of the gameplay. Thanks!

Why did I miss this game? Now that I've played PREY, System Shock 2 and Bioshock I will be playing this one too. This is the type of game I love.

I found that the rad spiker is a much better weapon for taking out the floating heads than explosives (1 explosives are valuable and you don't want to waste them) (2 you don't risk blowing yourself up if you get bum rushed and panic)

You're not the only one GMan when it comes to colorblindness! As I tell people, "I see colors fine, it just that some get mixed up."

Sometimes games that have some sort of personnel Deflector shield treats it as a primary weapon and not something you should be able to equip in your other hand, that be great and maybe limit you in some way like you can not use heavy weapons with the shield on, medium weapons have poor control while light/small weapons are not affected

Hitscan can be done in a non stupid way. Look at quake 4. The hitscanning enemies have this slight delay before they fire at your position. Its a simple thing but it means if you keep moving you barely take any hitscan damage

love the art style. I'd love to see Duke Nukem or some other retro game done in this style

I came to RU-vid to make sure each character doesn’t have their own special but actually is a defect. Thank you ✌️

So I've got this game now and I can't stop playing it. Probly one of the best games I've bought this year so far. I love everything about it! I feel like it's a game I've been waiting for, for ages. I mean the only downside of this game is you see the same types of ships quite often, but it's easily ignored. This game is the shit!

Getting lots of Marathon vibes from this game.