I absolutely loved the first remnant. Different rewards depending on how you took certain bosses down, which led to some serially long sessions trying to beat the bosses the exact way, randomized boss encounters and souls like combat and saving. The story was light but interesting still, and the different worlds you went to were fun. If Remnant 2 is more of the same, I'd be happy.

A big aspect is the procedural generation. Instead of just reorganizing things randomly like most games, the realms actually have multiple map bases on them so things feel fresh. Sometimes you're in the slums in a realm, other times you're in the palace area, there are also multiple stories in each realm so you get a different overall experience every time. It's pretty interesting actually.

Loved the first one, put probably over 100 hours in with my sniper/crit build. One of the issues I had was it being really hard to play solo bc I just get one- or two-shotted by 75%+ of enemies due to how my build was structured, so I'm really excited to see how the build system has improved and evolved. I played it on PS4 with two buddies after it was a monthly game back in Summer 2021, and we loved it so much we bought all the DLC and replayed it a few times. One of the biggest reasons I finally bit the bullet on upgrading to a PS5 recently was to be able to play this game as well with those same buddies (PLEASE indie devs, find a way to do crossplay on co-op first games!). Beyond pumped to dive back in!

I really enjoyed Remnant I. I really enjoyed how alternate methods of defeating bosses gave different rewards. The same goes for certain side quests. I do hope that the RNG is tweaked some. Having to re-roll worlds because I need an amulet or ring for a build that only appears in specific situations on specific maps was more tedious than necessary.

I actually don’t buy a game anymore before gameranx drops a before you buy✨

I went into Remnant and Before the Ashes blind and it became one of my favorite games of all time. I’m looking forward to this one. Well worth it, yallz. Lots of replayability.

I loved the 1st one as it was a hidden gem for my crew. We didn’t expect the level of fun and replay-ability it had so I’m excited for this part 2 with better graphics!

I had never even heard of the first game until last week. I saw a video about the second one coming out and checked out the first one on the PS store. Apparently it was already added in my PS library for free. I downloaded it and gave it a try, I have been hooked ever since, such a fine game. Looking forward to part 2!!!

Remnant from the ashes felt like a love letter to gamers. It truly felt like the devs made the game for fun rather than money. It was one of the few games where i bought the dlc to support the devs rather than serve my own gamer needs. Gunfire games had lightning in a bottle with the first one and Im so pumped that they are seemingly giving us a beefed up version of what i already adored.

The first remnant was one of the best games I have ever played. Drop in and out co-op, so it’s easy to play with friends and you actually get experience and loot from other worlds. So excited for this game. Highly, highly recommend.

You are always giving a real gamer feedback without being overhyped. Thank you Jake

Went into the first game with my friend, and we had a blast. We both ended up Platinuming the game, and it became one of our favorite games.

Loved the first one, was super happy when they announced this one since I wasn’t expecting a sequel

Although the main campaign story is generic, the side stories within each world you explore, notably Losomn (the Bloodborne world), are exceptional. These side stories include; an Asylum filled with a race who are being hunted by a mystical creature in their dreams, NPC’s that request you to track down their lost loved ones, a preacher type character who has tasked himself with saving an entire planet and, depending on your choices, the outcomes may be drastic. To disregard story elements such as these is a disservice to what Remnant 2 has to offer.

first one had a far amount of jank but the things that mattered were great, multiple victory conditions for loot meant fighting a boss or doing some quests again was a good thing, the leveling system was uncapped so your character was actually getting stronger over the potential hundreds of hours you could play, the gun mod system was limited but being able to slot in different mods to some guns allowed decent build variety, and one of the best parts was the adventure mode that let you roll a separate instance of the worlds without messing with your story progression so you could focus on farming the individual worlds loot rather then having to start over. one of the dlcs even added a rogue like mode that had skins you could unlock for most armors in the game fav was void carapace turned what was already my main set black with glowing blue veins that actually had an animation on them. there was also a prequal rouge light game called Chronos before the ashes if you are more interested a standard fantasy style rather then third person shooter solo only though

remnant 2 is phenomenal. after putting around 1k hours into the first one i am incredibly pleased with the sequel.....they smoothed out alot of our complaints like having unlimited stamina when not in battle haha. still has the fun remnant feel that we all love!

Super stoked to play this! First one was an absolute gem and one of my fav games off all time!

Thank you guys for using the wide-screen format for the videos. I truly appreciate that in finally getting to use the real estate my phone offers without having to sacrifice some of the picture.

I've been playing early and solo as well. I have about 4 hours in as gunslinger and I'm having a blast. I'm happy to hear that it's only going to get better from here. I played Remnant 1 a little but I took a break once that ended up lasting forever, you know how it is.

For a solo player, this feels like a total different game. It's at least 3x harder

I freaking loved the first one. Went in without many expectations but I just loved the experience. I put a couple hundred hours in it and it's simply one of my all time favorites. Really waiting for tomorrow so I can finally play the second one.

Happy to see the melee has had a much needed improvement from the first game! Great before you buy as always. These are the vids I wait for before deciding 👍🏼

I spent 100+ hours in the 1st remnant! love it so much! and i cant wait to dive into this one! its so good to see that the game is a complete game and not being released half baked like most games these days!

Holdddd uppp jake where has the starting gameranx noise gone I look forward to it every video 😭

Whos here cuz its free on gamepass?

I enjoyed the first but found it pretty “samey “ throughout. I debated getting this one but my buddy convinced me to get it early and I absolutely love it. It’s an upgrade in every way, shape and form. The fact that we all started in completely different worlds and campaigns, plus they all have meaningful npcs, missions, dialog and lore makes it so fun to explore. You actually don’t want to miss even a small side dungeon because it could have some really cool npc mission with great rewards

I love this channel and the before you buy videos! I always watch them! It's so good to see if a game is for me or not and I even watch them for games I normally would not be interested in

Got the first game for free with ps plus… honestly one of the good games that I played… very underrated… looking forward to this one!

I absolutely love the first game I beat the game like four or five different times on new saves. I really liked the customization of builds. You can have a ring that increases fire damage and a weapon mod that shoots fire balls that stacks fire damage and then pair that with a critical hit chance ring and the fire ticks have a chance to do more damage. You would make your build based on what bosses you fought because they drop different weapons/mods/armour. So you could play the game 5 times and might not encounter every boss

The PC port is rough. Takes a 4090 to hit 60+ fps in 1440p without DLSS or FSR.

The diversity of the settings in the game is amazing, I hope each setting has armour that suits the setting to mix and match different styles

I played Remnant along with a couple of friends as we had a blast trying out the various challenges to unlock all the weapons we could.

I loved the first remnant , the fact that your actions and the way you killed bosses really mattered and rewarded you with different loot based on that felt great . I’m really excited about this one

400 hours in first one, absolutely loved it. Pre-ordered this and CAN NOT WAIT to start playing it tomorrow on PC!

Awesome video and im glad u took the time to actually dig into this one! I have currently over 60 hours in the game and im still rerolling and finding new stuff! By far an upgrade from the last game! I was shocked at the amount of replay value is in this one.. They really listened to the community on this game and were able to keep everything that made Remnant special from other games in the genre.. Also, i put a dumb amount of hours in the first one, well over 200+ hours.. Until they released this sequel, i was still running and helping new ppl in the last game, just an amazing game.. Xbox btw

If anyone missed Remnant 1 you should check it out. I had it sitting in my Steam library for a year before I checked it out and I ended up playing it all the way through well into NG+. I liked it so much I even got the original game Chronos Before the Ashes which I just started.

I loved Remnant 1 and its replayability + Boss Design. It.s very Souls-like. Hopefully, they do a seasons thing/DLC content to progress the lore of the universe while adding more gameplay in this version of Remnant 2. Definitely going to try it. If Diablo were a shooter this'd be it. or ARPG + Shooter + Souls-like Bosses. Especially with the sound effects of the weapons and how statisfying it sounds. While, matching the gameplay is something else. Sign me up!

Loved the first Remnant! Got it from Epic game store last year for free and put in weeks and hours playing it co-op with my cousin, who like me, is also a mid-20s dude with no free time. These days I rarely ever play anything long-term, and that speaks to how fun this series is! I'm definitely copping Remnant 2!

The Chicago type writer was my favorite weapon in the first.

Hells yeah I'm gonna play it! I loved the first one and I'm kinda shocked you guys didn't gut it. Definitely coop is the way to go but playing solo rewards exploration a lot. Thank you guys1

Awesome review! It's good to see a game coming out in a proper state these days. I will definitely play the first one as soon as I can since my pc is getting too weak for these new AAA games but I will also check out the sequel when I get a chance.

What I found great about this game is that if you die, it's ok. You do keep the things you have collected. I found loads of bosses who wiped the floor with me, so I went away and came back when I felt I had got stronger. Sure enough I killed them I felt a sense of achievement. I do like the game and enjoy playing solo.

I didn't play the 1st remnant but this part 2, im starting to like it... spent 50+ hours on it already farming special guns etc and constantly rerolling maps.

I wanted to like the first one but as a solo player it was too difficult alone

I’m jumping in on early access tomorrow, can’t wait! Always happy to get input from your videos, thanks for what you do!

I loved the first game, spent many hours on it with the homies and solo. The one thing I remember having a huge-issue with is: trying to get a specific boss to appear in a zone, everyone zone had like, 2 bosses that could appear or something. You had to reload the zone, fight through to the boss, (oops, it's not the boss you wanted) try again. Some quests and NPCs were randomized too I think.

How's the camera shake? I remember trying to play the first one but I get motion sickness even turning off motion blur. First time this happens on a third person game

Remnant before the ashes was and has been one of my favourite games since 2019, extremely excited for this, sorry you didnt spend enough time in the last one honestly a gem.

I played the first one a few months ago and fell in love immediately! 😅😂 so excited for this one thanks for the review 🌹❤️

First game was one of the best co-op games I’ve ever played. So happy to play through the second with some friends

What mic do you use? It’s amazing

Getting attacked from behind and constantly having to be aware of your surroundings is par for the course for soulsborne games. I like the difficulty aspect.

Just picked this up a few days ago. Gotta say it’s pretty solid and definitely like it better than the first one. Difficulty is something they didn’t turn down that’s for sure hahaha

Still looking unique. I loved first game on PS4 after first shoot. Felt so good.

To answer your questions jake! Im getting it on ps5 my gripe with the first one is that it wasn't cross play. The reasons that a small issue is due to some a few of my friends play on pc and my pc is cheeks (i build it in 2015). However i had a Blast with the first one i had a lot of fun with it. I felt coop was more challenging with friends but i LOVED IT it forced cooperation and idk it just worked really well. I didnt put as many hours into it as a lot of fans of the game but itll always remain as a really fond memory which is why the second is a must buy. It one of my favorite games that can be coop the enemies were nice too ill never forget getting a axe thrown at my face... There just isnt any games out there that has a coop op story that you can play through nowadays anyway... especially one that has replayablity and difficulty. In third person... its niche and it also good too!

I decided to give this a try after all of the glowing reviews - I’ve played quite a bit of Elden Ring, so I thought that the ‘souls like’ difficulty wouldn’t put me off. Played about half an hour before running into my first major boss - some sort of sewer blob thing. You have to run around a series of walkways and pillars to be able to get a line of site on it, but if you make one wrong step, you fall off into a sea of millions of smaller blob creatures, and then have to proceed to try and find a ladder in darkness to climb back up to shoot at the boss again. Meanwhile, the boss is firing lasers, homing missile attacks, and homing exploding orbs, all of which deal massive amounts of damage. Every time I got back up to shoot at the boss, I’d get knocked off again a few seconds later, which meant that stuff was constantly dealing damage to me, whilst I was barely able to do any at all. After about 12 failed attempts and not even reaching half the bosses health, I turned the game off. It’s difficult - but it felt unfairly difficult, to the point where I felt like I wasn’t even having fun anymore.

I played remnant 1 from launch and basically got all my friends to buy it over time so i had an excuse to do more and more playthroughs. I quite enjoy remnant 2 and the fact secrets are still being found is great, in remnant: from the ashes gunfire games released dungeons, gear, etc as free downloads and even had a good dlc at a very reasonable price so I love remnant 2 right now but I also think it has a bright future.

I clocked in 196 hours on Remnant From The Ashes. I played so much and knew so much that I would be a well known guide for new players in the at-the-time Playstation Community. Me and my best friend who is a huge From Software games (Dark Souls, Sekiro, etc etc) fan and me who isnt so much a From Software fan as I am a huge fan of games like Remnant. Dodgey shoot em ups just like RETURNAL, played it so much and we both loved it, and now with Remnant 2 Ultimate Ed on sale Im about to buy it but, hes gotta see this first. Rules of gamesharing. I imagine Im gonna buy it and we are gonna love it. Thankyou Jake!

A youtuber i used to enjoy watching stopped making content to join gunfire games as a dev and i believe he worked on this, cant wait to play it tomorrow!

Perfect timing. So excited for Remnant 2!!!

Love the 21:9 aspect ratio , so cinematics. wish it is an option in console versions

LOVED the first game; LOVE the change to bosses to be more unique experiences in the 2nd one. Can't wait to get home from work and continue playing

Listening to the description of Remnant II, it does sound pretty close to the first one. Currently playing Outriders, it feels like the same coop concept but with a little bit more content. I'm enjoying my time at Outriders with a friend and probably going to jump on this after we finish/platine. Didn't get from the video, but how many can join in coop?

Worse optimization than Jedi Survivor. 4070ti and 13700k here, and I ran Jedi Survivor without any problems other people mentioned at 1440p on Ultra. This game on Ultra, even with DLSS, overheats my GPU and runs choppy. It was a refund for me.

No cross platform is kind of a turn off and I loved the first game. Until they add that, probably won't even buy it. Buddy of mine is on xbox, so can't really play with anyone I know.

I really enjoyed the first game, it has a very different feel to the world and game structure which put me off at first but I got into the flow of things pretty quickly and really started to see how good of a game it is so even though I don't pre order anymore after I saw the positive reviews and knowing how much I liked the first game I just pre ordered it yesterday and I can't wait.

The first remnant was great! It's one of the better games honestly. I love it when you get the FULL GAME. Not locked down by dlcs or anything. I honestly forgot about this game so now I'll have to play it. I'm not really good at soulslikes but sometimes they can be fun. Like this one for example. I also really enjoy third person shooters like warframe and this game is very close to that.

I don't preorder games, but this was a instant preorder for me. I loved the first one. I am stoked about the new one.

I was looking for a good solo experience , looks like a good game but if solo isn't fun its gonna be a pass for me. Glad I watched it before i bought .

I never got around to playing through the first game, but I’ve been playing remnant 2 on PS5. It’s one of my favourite games released this year so far, and that’s with me playing solo

I TOTALLY would have played with you, Jake! Co-op is a huge boon for Remnant.

Personally wasn’t much of a fan of the first one but my issue was the class system in the previous one but this one has improved on where it was needed from everything that has been shown

Already bought, but I shall watch still~

Missed the first part, but loving this one! Should I play R1 first or just get to it after finishing R2?

Its on sale rite now for 40 and i think with 3 or 4 DLCs soooo should i get it???

I already decided to buy it but I’ll watch it anyways cus gameranx

Reminds me of outriders

Like how I described what remnant 1 was as is with remnant 2 now, it's dark souls but with guns

I was surprised how much i liked the first Remnant. It looked like a generic, hop in for free time doesnt take a whole lot to feel satisfied with progression sort of game and i was pleasantly surprised how addicted i became. Definitely checking this one out

I'm so excited for this game! I loved the first and this one seems great too!

Accurate description of the story in Remnant games; basically sufficient, but definitely minimal, and that's by design. Combat is what makes these games fun, and the coop is awesome. I've been playing From the Ashes for several years now and it's been so much fun that I broke my own rule (never pre-order, cyberpunk and outriders taught me this) and pre-ordered Remnant 2 so I could play it early. I'm looking forward to hitting this one tomorrow, Gunfire Games really is an awesome studio and they create some visually stunning worlds.

the first remnant was so much fun. after the dlcs i easily sunk like 300 hours into it. glad all the reviews for the sequel have been good

Loved the first game and so far I love this game, it is literally dark souls with guns and feels great to play, and the random areas with hidden gear items makes exploration fun and rewarding

Been playing this game since it dropped early access on Friday and have already put in 30 hours I’m not an avid soulsborne fan, but this game is just so good. It expands perfectly on the first game, and I highly recommend it to any gamer who loves challenging themselves and the rewards that ensure

I don't need this I already got it. But I will leave a like and subscribe.

I dislike any coop games, because I don't have any friends.

HARDCORE REMNANT FAN, I got 150+ hours in the first game n beat every boss every dlc even the Corsus Queen🥂💯 n Ngl the start for this game slow n I have yet to unlock any special boss guns which is deterring BUT it’s fun AS HELL n definitely has potential.

I personally like remnant 2. The monster encounters is slightly varied, but it still keeps you on toes. My friends were playing it and they essentially hooked me in to play it.

I'm thinking about buying this Game.

Remnant from the Ashes was probably one of the most underrated games of all time in how awesome it was while playing Co-Op with friends. I have been looking forward to this sequel for some time and can’t wait to get my hands on it. The hard part is convincing my friends to give it a go as first time players of the series.

Thanks, Jake! I loved the first one, and I'm looking forward to the second!!! (I'm a little worried it will feel like an expansion, rather than a completely new/updated game... But you haven't lead me astray yet. Much Appriciated.)

What aspect ratio is this video? Is it 21:9? Looks dope. Made me want to play more.

I really hate all these co-op/team based games coming out all the time, this game looks pretty fun but i have absolutely no friends left to play games with.

GAME PASS! Xbox is killing it

@gameranx do you get more weapons in this one? Or do you only unlock weapons by beating a world boss like the first instalment. That hasn’t been clear in many reviews. As it’s not really a looter shooter then :/

already pre ordered. Remnant was a vastly underrated under talked about game. My friend and I had a blast platinuming it on PS4, but i got this one on PC. one of my most hyped games of the year next to Armored Core 6

Game runs like doo doo on pc

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Definitely getting this,the first game was a blast it's only a shame it was a bit short in term of gameplay.

Is the multiplayer drop in/drop out matchmaking or do we have to join with friends we know?