I'd say one of the worst things is how devs (don't) evolve the game. Updates are slow and far apart and introduce very few content and rarely game changing mechanics.This does not attract new players. It's a shame they cut competitive mode.

I would definitely say spawn protection is one of the worst things in this game

I agree with all the points here, but the thing that annoys me the most about this game are the imbalanced map designs (which are easily spawn-campable), garbage team balancing (where you have five lvl 1000s on one team, and a bunch of new players on the other), and the goddamn spawn protection. But even with all its flaws, the gunplay still makes me come back to it time and time again.

I SUPER strongly agree with you with regards of the dev team being in-touch with their community. It is extremely rare like you said to find dev teams that listen to fans on the level that NWA does to their fans. I have a personal story too in which I was being harassed by somebody I encountered randomly in the game on multiple occasions. I decided to file a report, not expecting much, and I reached out to one of the devs via discord too. They REALLY helped me in resolving the situation. I could never ask for anyone better. (Edit) Saw a few comments talking about the bullying incident and wanted to address them: Did I block and mute them? Yes, and I muted them too. That was the first step I took. However they had a habit of going out of their way to find me in other game lobbies just to fuck around with me intentionally. So I took further steps such as filing the report to NWA. Usually I would just block & mute then let the incident slide however this dude was so persistent with going after my skin that I decided to escalate the situation. This was not your typical name calling or t-bagging player.

Like you i have a "LOT" of hours in this game it's brutal at times but that's what keeps me coming back , personally i would love to see Larger Map's with more location options like Remote Camps/Forests/Mountain's etc & I'd like more time added as a PVE Player sometimes you are forced to advance to a certain death due to the timer running low.

The spawn camping is probably the most frustrating thing for me in the game. Especially when playing push

This game is just addicting and the community is very good. I know it has its flaws, but I keep coming back to it because it’s simply fun! I play MW2 at times, but cants let this game go. I agree with everything you said.

One thing I want is for the security team to have full on humvees like mounted gun and bullet proof windows with heavy armor I think it would be fair considering there’s a technical for the insurgents then again they can replace the technical with the humvee but I don’t know we will see in the future

Great review. Pretty much sums up Insurgency: Sandstorm.

Your Voice chat video litteraly sell me the game and i fkn love it, thanks for that

Insurgency: Sandstorm just went on sale in steam for -50% until september 15, so now is the perfect time to get it!

Really appreciate this buds! I'm stoked. It's on sale on PS4 at the moment and I'm gonna get it. Really happy to hear there's a ton of PVE content to keep me busy! 🍻🔥

Such a great game! I'm a MW convert and a big Domination junkie. Playing Dom Insurgency is so much more fulfilling. The game play is much more strategic and having bigger maps makes it all the much better. Hearing your enemies on voice chat is such a simple but awesome feature. MW2 can go to hell.

Awesome video man!

Hey man! It's really awesome that you're still replying like every comments! Just got the game and now it's my Top.1 favorite, I hope they will continue supporting this game because it will surely brings more players!

Just bought it .. I can say I really enjoy this game. Its not like you being tryhard Its for having fun purpose And yeah sometimes the lobby is funny asf lmao

Thanks for the vid buddy, keep it up 🤙🏽

I wish they continue on their one of the dev's single player project "underhell". it's one of the most satisfying gunplay in a source mod around but the dev abandoned it once he got accepted into NWI.

I would LOVE it if their can be big maps and then 30v30 or 50v50 players. That would really upgrade the experience to me, I think most maps feel to small and close quarters. When you spawn you can get killed less than a hundred meters later.

ur review represents the game pretty well 👍 ty for the vid, great job

Ive lost track of the hours I've put into this game but mod wise i never really stray from anything outside of the "ISMC LEGACY" Mods. Adds a lot more weaponry and attachments (tons of community map options as well) that completely evolve it. I mainly just play PVE for the more chill gameplay (and cause im terrible at pvp) but the ability to use any weapon in the game and enjoy it is what makes it for me. Sure theres meta builds, but you can clear full maps just running a Mosin and Welrod and have an amazing time. No denying the bugs and invisible walls that grenades love finding. But still a favorite of mine.

gratz on 41k views g

I just started playing a few days ago and one thing I like is how frequent comms are in this game whether it be callouts, flaming and just casual chit chat at the start and end of rounds. I've heard more comms in my first 3 matches of this game than in an entire week of Ranked Rainbow Six Siege.

Great video man

Proximity chat is amazing. I have missed this since my OG Xbox days

I have a deep love for Insurgency.. but god damnit stop making us play in a tiny area on these MASSIVE maps.. we need a 20v20 or something like that. Objectives being fought over all across the map, all at once.

Nice review bro, just found your channel and picked up on Xbox because of this, thanks dude

Good Honest review, Thanks for the video!

I just started playing last week and this game is just pure awesome. Already deleted warzone as I have no plans of coming back. Question though, how come my team mates can call air strikes and gunships but I can't?? Lol great review by the way

Getting this game tomorrow, honestly after watching this my views are better than before, I got a really good headset so sound design is gonna blow my head off. Graphics look good and now that I know the guns recoil ain't bad I feel happy, especially ttk. Thanks for the help man!

Next-Gen update for Insurgency: Sandstorm hits next year. My guess is Unreal Engine 5 Upgrade, at the very least. Stoked for it nonetheless!

I just found out it was released for consoles and have been playing it for only a week, but damn this is the most fun Iv had playing FPS since battlefield 4

I wish that they would add normal cars and also military humvees to the game for either side

If this game had ranked game mode with actual ranks that mean something and some actual rewards for progression, it would be the best first person shooter, other wise, it's very fun, but I get tired of it pretty fast

I have 300 hours in Insurgency Sandstorm and loved playing the Original. Your opinions are on par with mine. I feel the exact same way. One of the things I would like to see is the way server creation is changed. Personally it's not a major problem. But for people who are wanting that user friendly experience of, Hosting local server, invite friends from steam UI. Something simple like that. Especially launching a local server with mutators and mods. I would like to be able to host a private in game session with my mates and be able to disable or enable the mods through the in game mod page. Being able to host a server with mods, with the click of a button. Without having to launch the server by command line would be nice.

As someone who loves this game and loves licking its taint, all of your points are so valid. Wish the Mods would update through Steam and not through joining a server, to find out you gotta wait for them to all download before you can play.

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I just got the game, I have to still find my sensitivity spot in this one. On cod I have it really high but in this it seems so crazy sensitive even on a lower setting. I don't care for the spawning with the lack of spawn protection. I do get paired with people who are much better than me in this one so I'm guessing it's not skill based matchmaking.

Well it comes to the game pass ultimate on the 29th of November so that's why I'm here to check whether this will be something for me or not. Looks fun.

Mod support for Xbox is all I ask, it could literally make this game blow up with new players with minimal effort from devs since theres people that are willing to mod the game with amazing content like ismc and the star wars mods would be sick even if its just for next gen id be ok with it considering Xbox one kinda struggles a bit during airstrikes and other explosions

2:33 that m16 is so beautiful

The problem with the balancing system is it balances the match based on number of players in each team not based on level. So, I play with a group of friends but the game doesn't balance lobby's, so you end up with a stacked high level team on one side and low levels on the other....which makes it shit for both teams! The devs need to give is the direct ability to switch with other players on the opposite team

I have audio sensetivity to high decibles and certain high frequencies (like my ears ringing) I was surprised to find that the sound effect in this game for it actually didnt hurt my ears.

New World is based in Canada actually. Their team is from all over and have a lot of remote workers in the US and Europe.

I recently started playing on Ps4 and am loving it. I mostly play in co-op mode and , did I mention , am loving it.

Probably one of my favorite shooters

This game steals the fun from me due to very bad optimization that required me to use certain boot up commands to make it a bit better for my 144 experience, PVE bots being complete cheaters and stuff that you mentioned. But everything I can say about this game is that I still keep returning to it, huh.

Good review. Its 26 bucks on ps rn and i was gonna buy it if my friend bought it but now that I've watched your review i might just buy it myself

I just started playing, and man, it's such a potentially amazing game. No bs straight strategy. I can see how it leaves you a bit wanting though.

3K players is only on steam tho. It's also on EGS and PS so i'd say combined hovers around 10k prolly. Overall good vid :D

It's a great game and I do think it's underrated but I wish they'd fix the bots. As a player who only really enjoys CO-OP getting shot through walls, floors, ceilings, concrete barriers, the ground, sandbags literally everything constantly can get very annoying. Getting shot through something is fine and adds realism when done right but in this game its incredibly excessive and often makes absolutely no sense. (They had no way of actually hearing or seeing the player) And of course there's the famous 0.00000001 second reaction time gun pointed at the sky instant kill as soon as they have visual on you. I've seen discussions about this and a lot of players agree with this but so far the devs have done absolutely nothing to fix this. I enjoyed your video by the way. Good review.

The player leveling system in this game is great all weapons and attachments come unlocked you gain a currency for each level you process which is then used on cosmetics

The sound is the best

saw 199 likes just had to make it 200 :] might consider getting the game too

I still playing Insurgency 1, and i can't wait to play Sandstorm someday. The I. 1 is an excellent game and i can't imagine this one. The community is great and even if your team lose, you won't have problems, cause the folks knows how to have fun. If you want to play something that justasks for your teamwork and luck, just play Insurgency 1, which has smaller maps and less mechanics. Even if the maps are the same, every new round new things happens.

The PVE brings me back to the old Resistance 2 co-op days. Loving the game so far

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I hate that theres so few playing insurgency, but then again as you said never a problem finding a match so its alright i guess. Just deserves more love and people tho

Hi brother just a quick question would you recommend me buy insurgency sandstorm standard edition or would you go with Deluxe Edition manny thanks great video

Imagine the new game is called Insurgency Jungle Storm

I pretty much only play solo so the only things that really annoy me is the weird hand placement on the welrod when you run and the m1 garands rifle grenades magically spawning back in when you switch back to normal ammo. Also how scopes sometimes glitch and are either not there or just a wall

My biggest gripe with the game is explosions can kill you through walls. Makes playing some of the co-op modes very frustrating.

nice video my brother

Bought game pass for the first time yesterday just so I could try this game. I am impressed! The sound design is incredible and it’s fun to play a more grounded shooter that isn’t full milsim

Yes!

I really enjoy this game, unfortunately I don't have good PC to play it so I play on my basic PS4. For me the biggest issue on basic PS4 is low and unstable FPS (this is due to the game, not the quality of the internet), hope they will fix this asap. Second complain can be long loading time. Besides mentioned things this game is awesome.

I have a question, because I like to play FPS, but I prefer fast action (for example, I once bought myself a squad game and after 1 hour of walking in the woods, the game starts to get boring and tedious). So are there big maps in Insurgency: Sandstorm ? (like in arma 3) or small ones (like Battlefield). what I mean is, for example, if I walk around the map for 10 minutes, will I meet some players ? and didn't you get bored with this game because of the lack of action and contact with other players ? I'd really appreciate it if you'd take a moment to comment on this topic

I love this game at first I didn’t like it but it grew on me

Hi ! Does this review count for console Xbox series x version aswell ? I’m going to get it next week , also great content I’ve subscribed:)

If your scrolling comments for opinions of “should i get it” Get it. Worth it.

years of playing since the beta and i still dont understand how explosive damage work

I've been playing a lot of Hardcore Push Co-op lately and have made quite a few friends. Been having a blast. Definitely a learning curve but easy enough. Has its issues but this game is so good. I'm on xbox as Itachi's Vow if you want to play

I absolutely adore this game. Sadly I don't have many friends who are into it and the ones who ARE into it don't stick around for long or they end up bitching about something. Any of y'all down for some Domination? Lol

i used to enjoy this game, but recently i have not because nowadays i fell like i cant hear walking footsteps at all. yes you shouldnt be able to hear somebody when they are sneaking but you should be able to hear somebody walking right next to you or in the next room like you used to in this game.

this is an amazing and underrated game, you wont be disappointed in your purchase

bought the game at the start of the year but really started to get into it a few months ago, i can say its one of the best shooters out. It is free on xbox gamepass for any1 wanting it

Yeah I have to agree on the customization all I want is a nice looking us army outfit. I’m to lazy to make it myself lol. All the dlc outfits are bad besides the yeti skin, which I like but there is only one or two snow maps so it’s kinda worthless.

As a man who frequently fired the m107, can confirm that the sound design is spot on. First shots not bad. 2nd takes your lunch money. Eeeeeeeeeee

we definitely need a 50 vs 50 mode something close to squad

1st bad thing: I wouldn't say the levelling system and a lack of progression is a bad thing. One of the nice things about Insurgency has always been the distinct lack of progression, you jump in and are on a level playing field with everyone else, everything is unlocked from the get-go and the only thing that matters is how good you and your team are, better team balancing would be nice though. 2nd bad thing: About the bugs, there are many game breaking ones still left in the game. Just to list a few; Smoke and Explosives are incredibly inconsistent, the maps are broken and with the aid of the numerous physics exploits it is possible to get almost anywhere on them, this includes getting under the floor to block obj's and shoot through invisible walls etc. NWI knows about most of these, but the truly massive glitches and exploits often go unfixed even after 5 years of being in Sandstorm, mainly because it'd require more development time than adding 2 guns and a map every so often. About whether they're giving up on Insurgency, they sort of already have. Most of NWI's resources are going towards their unannounced projects and Sandstorm is clearly not getting much attention going off of the amount of content and lack of changes and fixes that the game needs and is not getting. The plan was for Sandstorm to be supported for 2-3 years, and we're on the 4th year with updates being spread thin so that the game has that 'supported' label on it. The update we're on is 1.13, and everything we've seen so far points towards 1.14 being the last content update this game will get. 4:12 - Just to provide a little more info if you're interested. The background image there is a test for Fog, Rain & a Day/Night cycle they did a while back for their upcoming project. They're not planning on adding that specific level into the game as of now, but we have seen a few WIP environments which likely will make it in, as well as this test environment under different weather/time of day conditions. The next game from which these images are will not be an Insurgency title, and it'll be quite different from anything NWI has released in the past, hopefully you like pve;) 3rd bad thing: Agreed 100%, the reason for this is not exactly clear, but following Andrew Spearin being forced out of NWI in 2017 Sandstorm has seen a massive shift in direction from a grounded and atmospheric shooter to something that visually resembles CoD more than its predecessors, which is one of my biggest gripes with Sandstorm and the reason I don't think it really lives up to that Insurgency title. If I had to guess, it was probably an attempt to appeal to the casual audience combined with a lack of vision from NWI, the game has been casualized a fair bit since the release both in terms of gameplay and visuals, likely to appeal more to the generally younger console market. NWI is a different company than it used to be, most developers who worked on the previous title are gone and the company itself was acquired by Embracer a while back, I doubt most devs and decision-makers there really understand the idea of what an Insurgency game is. 5th bad thing - Agreed, mods are a mess and it's largely thanks to mod.io which NWI chose over the steam workshop as it allowed for mods on consoles (which never will happen). About the good things, I agree for the most part. Though I'd say that while the gunplay feels good it is quite bad in terms of balancing and how it translates into gameplay/flow. The low recoil which allows for control of full auto rifles over hundreds of meters is not a good thing when combined with the relatively high ttk for an Insurgency game, the end result is just a full auto meta which is quite different from MIC and Ins2 that I believe handle weapons better gameplay-wise, as semi-auto is much more viable and in many cases the meta. The communication with the devs (or rather, the community staff) is nice, but it doesn't really feel like what the players want is translated into what gets added into the game, just take a look at how competetive was handled post-release, the cosmetics and the general atmosphere of the game, gameplay features such as recoil reductions, the deathcam & spawn protection etc. etc.

nice review i could go on for hours about how sandstorm lacks consistent tone/atmosphere compared to 2014 Insurgency with wack ass cosmetics and such, but id be lying if i said i didnt get way more than $30 worth (nearly 1300 hours in the game now). gameplay still holds up (mostly), and its been a lot more fun ever since i upgraded my graphics card i just wish the updates were a bit less lackluster, glasshouse and livewire didnt get me all that excited tbh

Nice review, I got it on gamepass for free. Love it so far.

Hours and levels don't matter it just matters who goes on and off of the game and I think insurgency is a very fun game it's just sometimes people are a little to unknown to the world

MORE PEOPLE NEED TO PLAY THIS GAME

One small issue for me that annoys me is the fact you can’t hear the spent brass hit the ground on console version. Nothing that ruins the game just a small detail I love in video games. Makes gunfights so much more immersive.

Uneven matches mean you must be the difference in the game for your team and makes you play better and harder and sometimes more natural feeling which is fun

Short answer: YES!

Ever since I started playing Sandstorm I've avoided PVP at all costs, I think I've only played between 3-5 games and I hardly enjoyed any of them, the PVP parts of the playerbase seems to be filled with fail trolls and really strange edgelords, PVE though is amazing for me, getting off COD I was used to some insanely weak PVE experiences and with Sandstorm, it pulled me out of the mud and put me on the clouds, I honestly think it's my favorite game just cause of the PVE.

he only thing stopping me from playing is the lack of keyboard and mouse support on xbox. who would choose to play a first person shooter on standard controllers?

Spot on review

@jeriZiii 6:02 that's not the 50 cal making your ears ring that's the Nade they enemies thrown at you lol

4:29 actually, the skull masks aren’t that unrealistic. Iraqi special forces wear them fairly often. That being said, they apparently only wore them for promotional photo shoots lmao

This will always be my favorite shooter on console

if only the weapon customization was more complex like in Ground Branch and the sprint speed was their walking speed it would be the best FPS ever.

Man i wish they could update the graphics to unreal engine 5 or at least upgrade the graphics for next gen console i heard from them that they are working on adding crossplay to console only on their recent twitter post i am excited for that

Bad thing about is: not much updates, NWI doesn’t listen to community, removes amazing features from the game, don’t fix old bugs(I have had my mouse bot show up for over 8 months now and I can’t play it)

On consoles the background noise in the game ( like wind and birds) always cuts out

Great video! I only partially disagree with one part: the rogue spec ops mask may look unrealistic and ridiculous, but it was worn by Iraqi SOF, so it’s more realistic than the Softshell jacket with rolled-up sleeves.

Hello. I started playing this game for few weeks now on series S and a 37" LG FHD 50Hz tv set. Optimised for X/S. Well, i really can;t say if the game is good or bad. The only thing i know is that, in night missions, darkening the surroundings with low contrast and low brightness in a dark room this game gives me the creeps everytime!!

you earned a new sub! straight up review and you’re funny as shit lol 😂