Full agreement there. I hadn't even touched the first Redout specifically because I saw how easy it seemed to be to beat the AI in that one with little to no effort. I'm enjoying that I'm not playing a game that's going to hand me a win every time on a silver platter.

I'm kinda sad at how many reviews seem disappointed that this isn't just an update to redout 1, or that people have been saying how much slower the game is compared to the first. It's like they forgot you didn't just start at class 4 events. Meanwhile the second game has speeds rivaling class 4 in the opening events and (at least in my opinion) improves upon so many different aspects of the first game. Maybe it is a bit too hard for some people, but from what I can tell it seems like the difficulty can be adjusted to make things easier and more enjoyable for people who have difficulty with different mechanics. Though I suppose I've not tested it enough to see how much it can help. For me at least, I appreciate the difficulty, and the fact that breakneck speeds feel more dangerous and earned rather than like I hit the right button at the right time lol.

Problem is guys, when people like me who loved Redout 1 have problems beating tutorial level 3… Also you can cheese your wins with the rubberband mechanics. At least i could. Just dont boost until 70-80% Race done then get in first place and yeet away before they can catch up.

@@Artoran15 Just remember that your health bar is there so you can burn it for more boost, you can boost while on hyper-boost to go even faster and you can prevent dying due to overheat entirely by tweaking the assist settings, which will prevent you to keep boosting after you reach a set amount of health of your choosing, and if you keep getting bronze on one of the early events do note you only need third place to unlock your first upgrades so you can try the various events again once you upgraded your stats a little. If the game automatically set your difficulty to Redout, there is no shame in lowering it a little as Redout difficulty is no longer medium, but medium-high if you want to see more silver than bronze even on your first attempts at the game. You can increase the difficulty once again later, when you gain some more confidence. I'm also a long time Redout player, despite my struggles in the first title not having faded on latter end of tier 3 and tier 4... everything. I also struggled to get time on tutorial 3 but if it wasn't for it, I would've still had to learn later that it's fine to eat into your health for boost so lesson delayed, not learned.

@@cdgonepotatoes4219 Yeah good points. It gets better the more you play it. And fun increases^^

anything like redout that you would suggest?

@@Robert-Cinque777 horizon chase turbo, i guess? i mean, it's not an anti-grav racer, but it derives from the same roots

grip combat racing :P BallisticNG

I haven't raced them all just yet, but I love them all for different reasons so far lol

I too much prefer F-Zero style shoulder button strafing. Glad the option is still there in the sequel!

Me too. I've played enough Wipeouts and F-Zero GX that my brain doesn't work with twin sticks. Except drones but that's different.

huh, didn't think of that option, it does sound interesting... but I wonder, doesn't the lack of dosing (digital instead of analog input) hinder the finer controls?

@@PaulHasyn Uuuhh... analog triggers exist

@@TK-_-421 oh I was thinking of bumpers, aka shoulder buttons, as he said

well, i have all platinums on ro1, now its time for ro2, but i know its a bit more difficult. The only big complain i have is that sometimes the handling is a tiny bit laggy, like when you go from a left turn to a right turn, in ro1 it was like instantly (plus loading times were shorter in ro1, reloading didnt took 1 second)

I don't really want to get a controller overlay on screen, since it looks a lil ugly to me. But honestly, I don't feel like I'm doing anything specifically important in my vids for people to learn from. Outside of racing lines maybe, I just tend to yeet myself and drive as smoothly as possible all at the same time lol.

@@Joltout I totally get the overlay not looking very good, I just mainly would love to see how early you are braking and for how long, I'm struggling with braking zones.

@@WavePunkRL I just brake when I feel like I need to. Like I said, I just sorta react as I race, vs having thoughts behind my movements lol

Oh I'm not stopping ;) But I am trying to finish the career mode as well lol

They're called pacenotes fyi.

Oh it's FAR harder than RO1 lol Took me by surprise when I first played the game. They kinda slapped me around like a chew toy for a while.

I’d love to hear joltouts perspective on braking as well

I've been braking a lot in RO2 so far. I yeet so hard half the time that I need to slam the brakes most of the time a corner comes up lol. And in the more chonky ships, it's kind of necessary if I don't wana hit the wall.

@@Joltout I was hoping they would fix wall bouncing through turns, and they sure as hell fixed it. Now I wish they hadn't.

My most recent video has a controller overlay on it if you wana see how I race. Bit hard to explain it all in text lol.

Definitely the ones where I have to "select all the traffic lights" and I have to squint really hard to make sure that a single pixel in one square isn't enough for the captcha to piss me off lol

nope, all assists are off just takes some practice to get used to rolling and landing

The new tracks are designed very differently from the first game, the events are brutally difficult immediately out of the gate, speed events are extremely difficult to the point where even veteran players struggle a lot with them, unlocks are gated behind completing events so if you aren't good enough you aren't getting them until you are, the tutorials forget to tell you some important stuff until later, and you cant use your customized ships in multiplayer. For high-level players its not a big deal, but for everyone else the difficulty is a problem. For me personally the problem is that I don't like any of the new tracks. None of them feel as unique or interesting as in the first game. In Redout 1 every single track had a unique setpiece section that made it stand out and instantly memorable, Redout 2 tracks lack this. For the record though, I like Redout 2.

Bit early to say for certain actually. Every team so far has great stuff going for them.

I think it's amazing! I enjoy it better than the first one personally

thanks, what do you prefer in this one Im curious

Honestly, pretty much everything lol. It's still got bugs and multiplayer issues atm, but they're working on em.

@@Joltout thanks for you answer mate

No clue about PS4 stuff, but the MP is bare bones atm. There's plans for a lot more tho, so it's just an "at the moment" thing there.

It's far better imo. I'd honestly consider it the best AG racer yet, unless something goes wrong later on in development. It's got some bugs at the moment, because launch day issues n all that. But the only thing that's universally complained about, is difficulty kinda stuff.

@@Joltout sounds good, think I'll be picking it up then!

two words: best control ever aaaand the boost system. it is still redout but this time it's the perfect game still looking for an ingame music folder

Couple months in, I absolutely love the game, I just have some gripes with some levels which are a bit ridiculous 😂 Tartarus always whoops my ass, some of the turns or jumps are just too much, especially that sharp turn where you come speeding and there's no barrier, it's almost impossible to control the turn lmao. But I really love the game 👌🏼👌🏼career progression is a bit slower than R1, but I think it's proportioned very well in regards to other games with upgrade systems like Gran Turismo for example.

That your HP is very low. The lower they get the faster it beeps. But it doesn't start until critical levels. Boost so your overheat and drain health is big part of the game, and the sound helps you know when to stop boosting.

I think you mean the "woomp-woomp-woomp" sound: that's the sound of your shields recharging. There's a delay after taking damage before it happens.

@@HighLanderPonyYT thanks

@@ghosface353 I saw your comment six months ago , but I forgot to say thank you

@@Vantablack000 You're welcome!

Zardonic - depths of hell , from the limited sound heard *warning beep intensities*

They seem to take the jumps just fine. It's the sharp border less corners they struggle with lol And that one 90 degree turn right after a jump on the top of the lava fall, they just seem to hit the wall and either dead stop there or die Otherwise, they often give me a run for my money on Tartarus

Just got beaten a few times by people online who do, so it's possible for sure lol

@@Joltout Dang, I'm definitely getting this when it goes on a sale then

Lunare is a combination of fastest and most maneuverable. This is not a new thing, the relative stats are the same as they were in Redout 1 and when it came to make the best time on a track, it was either a Lunare or Sulha at the top. Of course part of the fun in a racing game is learning how to drive all vehicles well and get a first place with all of them. It would be extremely boring if everyone used the Sulha and nothing else, that's like cutting 2/3 of the available content

Haven't unlocked it in the Career mode yet, but I prefer racing a bit of all the ships, more than just sticking to one.

@@cdgonepotatoes4219 That's the thing with these stats that's annoying: The Sulha was able to beat the Lunaire on most courses, but the Lunaire had the highee top speed and Accelaration stats. The Sulha was in fact the faster ship but it was less stable and harder to control., soooo... so much for stats. Yet there were many courses where an Asera or Koenig could still win if boost were used properly too.

@@Joltout You get Sulha close to the end of the second part of the main career. Can confirm, it is still really good. The Lunare feels sluggish compared to the Sulha but it's still really good as well, I use it less often now though