Wayfinder - Review After 100%

Taking a look at Wayfinder in its launch version after a tumultuous early access period before it released in full back in October 2024.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:09 Overview
02:16 Technical State
03:15 Difficulty
05:15 Character Selection
06:32 Story Set Up & Thoughts
07:40 Progression Systems
15:38 Gameplay & World
19:54 Combat
25:11 Steam Deck
26:15 Postives/Negatives
27:39 Conclusion
28:41 Wrap Up

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[gallow_walker]

It’s worth noting that the pivot to single player/co-op was something of a Hail Mary for Airship Syndicate. Not only was Digital Extremes publishing the game; they were meant to handle the online infrastructure of the game. Bowing out of their publishing agreement (and closing their publishing arm entirely) left AS twisting in the wind. Given those circumstances, I think it’s incredible what they were able to pull off.

[Jasta]

I'm glad the developers were able to turn things around, after having such a rough initial launch and losing their publisher. And the game is better for it, the pacing of progression is MUCH better than it was before and actually earning stuff through gameplay is always better than having to buy it with microtransactions.

[chapstikc]

Glad you covered this game. It's a good value indeed! I really enjoyed the art style.
Slightly bummed you didn't mention the housing system. There are items in the housing system that spawn keys and give passive buffs.

[Throrface]

The original publisher of this game was Digital Extremes, the developer of Warframe. I find it interesting how much of Warframe I can see in the gameplay you're showing. Like the way you have 3 starter characters and then several extra unlocks. Or how the playable characters have a max rank of 30 and your account level has a max rank of 30. Or the way the UI looks for visual customization and weapon selection. Maybe there are similarities in map generation, but that's too hard to judge from the video.

I am extremely surprised about how the game shifted into a single player action RPG. I always assumed it was just gonna be fantasy Warframe and never bothered to check it again.

[Acemont]

What I really, REALLY dislike in RPG games - unclear values.
WTF is 859 Crit Rating? Is it 8%? Is it 80%?

[Sunnytales]

You always release new videos when i get off work always perfect timing 🎉

[alexashton]

Holy progression systems batman... thats a LOT of different ways to progress your character between gear, echos, awakenings, passives, etc etc.

[RicochetForce]

I've had an absolute blast with Wayfinder, and I'm thankful Airship Syndicate decided to spin it into an Action RPG instead of killing the whole thing off outright. I love that the character archetypes are NOT restricted to specific weapons and you can build them in crazy ways (like a healing shotgun blasting Wingrave).

That said, Senja is completely broken if you build her for Weapon Atack and buff her Crowd's Favor ability when available. Pop the buff and swing at an enemy: 100k-200k+ swings of just the regular greatsword. This also applies to the Windmother's flurry of slashes so after getting through your regular combo, pop the weapon ability to drop another 6-7 swings at 200k. It results in you skipping entire phases on Endgame bosses like Hollowlord Vendraal, Yuletide Queen, AS-713, etc...

I've been a fan of them since Battlechasers Nightwar and hopefully this keeps them afloat a little while longer

[jashley]

Im glad it is Airship that has this title. Ever since Battle Chasers, i love their stuff and glad they shed the MMO plans.

[ryanb]

For Kyros - Big ability damage, talents set up to be able to spam abilities, rank 3 claw attack - All adds up to massive damage and healing half your health with every swipe

[frostb]

I just bought it on PSN on sale, looking forward on playing it, I bought it based off the development history alone, they really deserve to be successful after what they went through

[runelateralus]

I really have fun with this game. Enjoyable combat and while not amazing story, the price was more than worth it. Really enjoyed Senja and Venomess as well.

The fact they made this MMO a single player/co-op game is commendable in a time period games are just shut down and forever gone. While we will not get any expansion or updates, maybe if it does well, maybe we can get a more polished sequel. Especially since I really enjoy the look and setting of the world overall.

[Notsram]

I know it's not likely at this point, but I'd love more Wayfinder. An Expac would be such a Christmas miracle.

[zulium]

This game looks fun! Like a nice, mindless palate cleanser in between heavier story driven games I usually play. And I think for only $15 I'll give this a shot

[PurrsPlace]

This is a deep, worthwhile, and quality review, Mortismal! I like a lot of the points you make - especially what you're getting for the money. Lots! This is one of those games I can turn most of my brain off and enjoy. Venomess is my current favorite (although I haven't tried anyone else yet except Silo and he's fun too). I think a lot of love went into Wayfinder! =)

Hope you're having a great one! =)

[OldManTim]

Aside from being a great game the journey the devs went through is reason enough for me to want to support them. This is how you turn an (Air)ship around.

[gamingwithgrief]

Great review. This game is great. I've played for about 90hrs, and still haven't level capped everyone. Got Heroic Ness on New Year's Eve though.

[IronSalamander]

Venomess has been my jam. Been playing with friends. It's a good game that has hints of greatness. The live service elements are definitely showing, but we're having a good time with it.

[LeoKRogue]

I genuinely love this game. At one point I ran into a main quest progression-blocking bug in the final-added / most recent zone, that I couldn't find any workarounds for, and wasn't addressed or fixed in the recent patches either, so I kind of just dropped it for now because I'm really disheartened at potentially having to abandon that original save I was so emotionally-invested in and spent so much time powering up. Amazing game for all the time I played it though, I did a bit of everything that I had access to, even the highest-difficulty (at the time) Mythic Hunts.

[linkinparkroxx]

I love it.
Feels like a mixture of Wildstar and Kingdoms of Amalur.