we seemed to enjoy it more than other reviewers but it's still rough. thanks for checking out this video - we really really appreciate it. 🍕

Her: I only like bad boys Me: watches a 'Before You Buy' after I've already bought

2:11 Stitch was never the same after he lost Lilo

its like post-apocolyptic ratchet and clank where clank died in the apocalypse and now ratchet is some sort of revenge consumed racoon batman

Just beat the game, I agree with the points made about dialogue and questing having pacing issues. Like it was said in the video, crafting weapons and exploring are what this game does best and when you find your rhythm it is quite fun. That being said, I really enjoyed playing through Biomutant.

This is why I trust this channel and Jake - he recommends watching other competitor's reviews to get a balanced viewpoint about the game.

I pre-ordered it, and even after watching multiple bad reviews on it I'm still glad I did. Most of the stuff that people are hating about it are things I'm not worried about. All I want from it is a big open world to explore, find loot, level up my character, and beat up bad guys in interesting ways. From everything I've seen that's exactly what this game delivers. So thanks for the review!

I saw a lot of Biomutant Review Today but i was actually waiting for this one specifically ;))

I’ve not been able to get into a game like this for a long time. It’s unique, the exploration. Like Jake said you can get lost in it. It’s a chill and fun game. If they’re a small team I tip my hat to them. Had a real god time playing this

I've been waiting for this video just so I could make the joke "Before You Buy-o Mutant"

Considering the game isn't been made by a multi million dollar company but just a small studio it's just so impressive

I just LOVE your POSITIVITY. You always try to see the bright side in every game.

Looks like the birth of a beautiful universe I'd love to see expand that's for sure

Hope they don’t cancel the IP entirely and instead make a sequel fixing all the problems the first one had If history has taught us anything it’s that 2nd games of most major franchises just stand out (i.e AC2, uncharted 2)

The game might be not fun for everyone but I still can't believe how a small indie team made a big open world game.

who else is here after getting it on PS plus? 😂

Absolutely love the aesthetic and setting of this game. It is understandable that we shouldn't expect the level of openworld detail from the like of GTA, RDR or FO, but sometime I just want a game to enjoy its world and sceneries.

I can understand the fact about the narrator, its actually a really smart feature that experiment 101 added, because of the fact that their development team isn't that big to voice each of the characters. Adding the whole speaking in their native language and having a narrator translate it for you is a really smart solution in my opinion

Jake: “On paper....” Yep all I need to know

I'm only a couple hours into the game but so I'm loving it. When I got into it I mostly came in to discover a new world. To be honest it's a pretty fun open world.

I like how when you dash your character gets on all four legs

Seems like having a single narrator was less of a "creative decision" & more of a budget decision. Voice acting would take this game to another level.

So what you're saying is, buy the game so the studio has the resources to make the sequel, the game we really want.

I bought the game before seeing any reviews and I don't regret it at all. You said it best, man. It's not perfect but it's not terrible. I hate seeing some of the other reviews this game is getting over such menial things. It was a small studio's first game and honestly they did pretty damn well. Hopefully it'll get polished up within the year and the "Mixed" review status on Steam will work its way up.

This is the best review of the game I’ve seen. It’s really open minded and also let’s you become aware of flaws while also not trashing on a game made by a small indie team.

I literally just watched the 10 things to know about this game and right when I said I can't wait for the before you buy to come out I see this. Couldn't be happier

I’m buying the game, let publishers know there’s still a market for mindless fun like this. Not every franchise starts off big and iconic, sometimes they don’t form an identity until the second game. (Jak and Daxter) Buy this game, support the devs so they can make a second one and show us what they can really do with this world.

Free on PS Plus this month. Just started, having a blast.

This was a very fair and well-thought-out review. I wish the other reviews I saw put half the effort in that you guys did. This makes me want to get the game, yet lower my expectations so that I have fun but don't get disappointed by it's flaws. Thanks for the time you put in. My only concern is the pricing. If they had made the release price 50-75% of the price they went with then more people would have been willing to take the risk, myself included.

5:45 RIP this guys chance of having kids

Wish it wasn't $60. I'll probably pick it up because my kids would love it.

In my opinion, this feels like a Fallout game - or Skyrim - in that the story is weak and some of the NPCs are shallow, but the world is the real star and your time spent in it is the real draw. Add to that the best kung-fu stuff I've seen in a game since Jade Empire and soooo much fun with classes, combat and crafting, and this is a real hit for me. Plus, an indie development team of 20 people made this! Give them some fame and money and who knows what they could turn out next game?

The only thing that put me off this game is the price, I'll wait for a sale but it honestly looks pretty cool and stylish, I'm sure I'll enjoy it

Wow, a review with a normal brightness!

You know in the beginning when he says “ooo boy” somethings wrong

Even though I feel aged and overwhelmed by baroque mechanics that I used to learn faster when I was healthier, this game is still enticing. It definitely looks easier for me to grasp or groove into than Arkham Knight.

The narrator is the cricket that's with him its like a Jiminy cricket reference a conscience

I feel like this game will pop up at $20 on PSN in like a year, I’ll pick it up and love it.

despite all of the criticism this game still looks like a lot of fun, and I'm still really excited to experience the world!

I honestly like it. Beautiful sceneries, funny names.. The combat mechanics were pretty cool. I liked switching from guns to melee and then using psi powers. The narration can sometimes get boring especially if it's long but overall, I still like it.

Already preordered it. I’m just a fan of open world games, something about being able to go anywhere and just take in the scenery just resonates with me. I think it looks fun enough, no games are without flaws. Always appreciate the honest reviews, Gameranx.

This is a great B side game kind of like Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, you just turn your mind off and enjoy it for what it is Edit: I'm not saying the games are very similar, I'm saying that they're both games that aren't masterpieces but aren't bad neither

These days I’m skeptical about new releases, probably better off waiting.

I've been waiting for this for forever and I've had it pre-ordered off and on for years. I was so excited when it finally came. I've seen flaws, glitches, texture fall out...but this is a small dev team. Now, I'm a year one no man's sky player and I watched it grow into a wonderful work of art. So, I'm excited to see how this game gets patched, and I am astounded by how great it is on roll out week. This team deserves support, and if there is a sequel, can you imagine how if given the chance, how incredible things will be...

I always watch these after I've already bought the games lol.

I will honestly say I was regretting the pre-order because of all the other reviews, but as soon as you said you can turn off your brain and just relax. I'm sold. Best game of the year for me there. I get home from work, and I just want to relax. Best game. Best game.

Based on what I'm hearing, I'm still getting almost exactly what I envisioned and wanted from this game. I'm not a hard sell

Playing this game on ps plus and having a blast idk if it used to be bad or was buggy before but the reviews are very harsh for this game it’s really good and fun I love the tribe system I think it’s really cool

Not the first time I’ve said, “I trust Jake Baldino” after watching one of these 🤘

This is the 5th review of Biomutant that I'm watching and it's deterring me bad from buying it. I love the concept so much but they need to update it

The art direction seems a bit all over the place. The characters and world look really detailed and awesome, then you have those comic book action words and a ui that looks like fortnite. Neither is bad but they just don't really go together

Am I the only person who feels like this game has a soul and was made for me

With how open the producer has been throughout the last few months with this game, I think they will jump on the biggest issues people are finding.

Jake ! Your mother sends her regards

Getting a biomutant ad on a video about biomutant before it starts is peak KZfaq experience. (edit) >there was the same ad for the game at the end also

I was waiting for this game, then when the reviews came in, I was kind of disappointed. After a bit of thinking, I took it anyway. And I definitly don't regret it. I think this video resumes perfectly the game, for those who hesitate. It's definitly rough around the edges. Lots of things not explained and you have to figure out (or just watch YT videos). Storytelling is lackluster and quests a bit repetitive. Menus can be overwhelming at first. It really misses a 'compare' function for the gears and weapons, and a lock for the combat. But then you start to get into it. You upgrade your character and gear. The crafting is really deep and interesting. You get a grasp of the combat system. Exploration is great. The art direction very original. All in all a very nice experience.

I've waited for this game for years and have absolutely no qualms with waiting a little longer

I actually find this game right on my alley, a nice game to just get lost into

I'm not feeling that enemy hit feedback. feels like you're hitting a rock

not gonna lie, i love the shit outta this game

I feel like Biomutant is a mix of Horizon, Breath of The Wild, and Arkham Knight, as well it's own personality. Which I think is kind of cool. I'm definitely excited for this game, and can't wait to play.

I honestly love this game, and given that they were a small company that took a lot of chances I'm more ok with giving them money to expand on the extremely strong premises they established here

Even if the game doesn't do too well soemone needs to take on the art direction team of this game and use them because it's freaking beautiful to look at

I love this game so much! The developers created a game for people like me that enjoy exploring &, more importantly, getting lost in a world without being able to just skip through everything. So many games today cater to players that seem to only care about seeing the end credits asap but Biomutant makes you have to play through the entire game instead of giving you a way to skip through whatever you want. I understand that's not for everyone but it's everything I've been missing in games for a decade or so.

From what I've personally seen from reviews and the like: Wait until it goes on sale, or see if it gets some worthwhile content updates. As it stands, 60 bucks may be a bit too much for how it is currently.

I mean, hey, it was developed by a mere 20 associates. Well done to those people. Game is amazing

After playing a few hours, I'm really enjoying it. Zero bugs is refreshing in the sea of AAA glitch fests. It might be a bit lackluster in terms of gameplay and world design but for something made by a studio of about 20 people I think the game is amazing.

I bought the physical and digital of this game which in my opinion is perfect and a gem to me. Let me repeat, that this game is a 💎 to me!! Just my opinion, the game is so unique and I love the open world and btw if you go to video settings and put "performance" on the graphics it makes the game so much more beautiful and so much more crisper and beautiful!! 50 hours in and I'm at 70% completion of trophies!! I'm definitely gunning for platinum!! I'm at 40/47!!! This game has it flaws but it's so much fun playing the open world and designing your character and combat!! The perks, classes, wung-fu, crafting, gliding, the tribes, the world eaters, tribe weapons, the mounts, aura, and so much more!!!

"things get pretty repetitive, dull and boring" bling sizzlefluff enters the battlefield

All these reviews seem to imply that the devs will never update their game..I doubt they would just abandon it after release. I'm sure they could make it better with a few patches.

Now this is a good review, most negative review just compare to other big game than the experience

I believe it's the most underrated game because today is the first time I knew about it.

Still better than 90% of the AAA releases coming out this year

Even with all the mixed reviews I'm still kinda excited to play this.

I've seen so many bad reviews today. Everyone is definitely overreacting. I've seen these "reviewers" give the worse games high ratings. It's all just talk. I've played games with 7/10 ratings which I've enjoyed more than these 9/10 games. I'm gonna play it cause it looks fun asf.

I'm sold, looks like a fun adventure. That's all I ask from an open world Rpg.

I could see myself picking it up on sale for sure. I'm appreciating all of the honest, blunt reviews I'm seeing.

Reviews like this are why I take them all with massive amounts of salt. Want to talk about repetitive? How about them Souls games they seem to like so much. Or every multiplayer shooter. Or, really ruin your day, life.

This series could become the next Fable I feel like. Like, the world has this grandeur, and there's the witty narrator, and a lot of exploring... Hope they get to do another to really knock it out of the park.

The only problem I see with the game is that it’s a little overwhelming how big the world is and how many different areas you can’t go into until you get the right suits. But other than that it’s an amazing game that I have been addicted to since I got it. I’m probably like 30 hours in and I’m only like 10% done with the game. And to be able to craft your own weapons from scratch? It’s so awesome and I love the combat and the world is beautiful. I think they did an amazing job

Basically wait for this game to be on sale.

This game looks great. It’s not a massive blockbuster with high expectations like another game that fell short this year. It just looks fun. Not everything needs to be a genre defining masterpiece. It can just be a fun game. How can a game where you can play as a cat-squirrel that can do gun kata and ride a robot horse be *boring*?

I don't think I've ever been this conflicted about buying a game before

I started off having little interest in this game, but as it got closer, I found myself anticipating more an more. It's just a game that stands out. Honestly, it has some amazing and refreshing ideas, and it really reminds me of something like Psychonauts. It's just out there in a lot of ways, it looks good, has quirkiness. But there's so much that just misses too, that it's sad. Combat really needs some refining. It can have amazing moments, but also be a total frustrating, tedious, and boring experience. I think their crafting is spot on though, it seems to have a ton of depth and flexibility, so I love that. Exploration seems pretty good too. But like you said, it needs more to latch on to for those who want that, and a more compelling story. I also feel from what I've seen and looked into, that the character system, while cool on the surface, is just very lackluster. Classes need more. The starting stat choice and effect that has on appearance is negated completely later on, which is both good and bad, but defeats that early choice removing any weight. And skills, leveling, all of that feels so plain, boring, and honestly mostly unnecessary. I feel like the game could have done better without classes, in it's current state. But I really think there needs to be more depth added to every class, or them removed and a lot more depth (and stat requirement) added to skills. I'd love some sort of skill tree, or sphere grid, something that adds more of a need for decision making. Overall, it's got great bones, a great aesthetic, and a lot of uniqueness, but it falls way to short on the things it needed to hit, the things that make it a game and an RPG. I'd say pick it up on sale for like $15-$20, in it's current state, and it's probably worth that.

I just pre-ordered and have it installed just waiting on the countdown to play it now

I'm still just as excited as I was before. I just want fun exploration and descent combat. Botw has very basic meh combat, no story, lame side quests... But is my second favorite game of all time due to pure exploration. I'm all in and everything I see looks so good. It would have to feel completely different from how it looks for me to not like it. Great review!

Most gamers know it's a drought on new game content. Covid delayed so much. At least it's something new to tinker through.

I have finished the game, it really gets better and better the more far you get into it and the combat gets much more intresting. I think people judge this game in the first 2 hours which is a shame that so many people buy it and wont experience this marvelous game

This gen is literally perfect for before you buy with the Sony price increase and all the shit games or Broken games coming out

Been waiting for yall review, everybody else is making me regret my pre-order 😔

This is going to be free on the playstation plus in the future... mark my word!

This is simply an amazing game. Everything is easy to do from using weapons, crafting weapons, crafting armour etc. It has a beautiful open world. I read some reviews bashing the game but I decided to play it and decide for myself and i freaking loved the game. I want to go back and play it but there are other games out there that I want to play.

"kind of relaxing to play to have some quirky fun" -- sold me :) I got in on a last minute pre-order excited to try it out tomorrow!

Been waiting for this one, I always appreciate your guys's honest reviews.

Bro honestly this game is so fun, there’s so many other open world games that are just as generic as they’re making this out to be. I’d rather play this than some assassins creed game or any of the new rpgs. The combat is fun and they have so many different combat styles, the world itself is great and has beautiful settings. It has a bunch of stuff for you to do, I personally think it is worth the 60 dollars for the content you’re getting. Also there are no games out rn anyways, returnal was dope but ain’t nobody trying to play that shit after a 3-4 hour run goes to waste

I just started this game yesterday and I think this may be my favorite game of all time. I love it so much

Looks like ill be waiting for this one to go on sale.

Seems like a must buy when it goes on sale

I'm excited for this one to come out. I hope I can have some mindless looting fun like I do with the borderlands series.

This game almost gives me State of decay vibes in terms of the first one feeling almost like a first shot that had some quirky newbie charm to it. The second game was a Biiiiig step up so who knows, maybe this will pave the way for them to fine tune and expand on things.