RockhoundBlackEnter your Top Plays from THE FINALS Closed Beta and be in with a chance to win a USD$50 Steam Gift Card (first place winner) and a RockhoundBlack t-shirt (first three places)! I'll upload the compilation video with all the top plays in late March after THE FINALS Closed Beta playtest ends.
How to Enter the competition: 1. Enter by uploading your epic play to YouTube. 2. Email me (via rockhoundblack+clips@gmail.com) the link to your YouTube clip, and let me know what time in the video the top play appears, along with your preferred name or tag (content creators get a channel shout-out!). 3. Entry is open between the start of THE FINALS Closed Beta Playtest on March 7th and midnight PST time on March 22nd (a day after the Closed Beta ends). 4. You can enter up to two times. 5. First prize is a USD$50 Steam Gift Card and a RockhoundBlack t-shirt of your choice. 2nd and 3rd place receive RockhoundBlack t-shirts of their choice. 6. The competition is not affiliated with YouTube, Embark Studios or Steam in any way. 7. My compilation video with the winners and other top plays will be uploaded in late March. 8. Winners will be notified by email. 9. Full terms and conditions can be found here: rockhoundblack.com/official-rules-and-privacy-policy
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How To Enter The Top Plays of THE FINALS Closed Beta COMPETITION!RockhoundBlack2023-03-05 | Enter your Top Plays from THE FINALS Closed Beta and be in with a chance to win a USD$50 Steam Gift Card (first place winner) and a RockhoundBlack t-shirt (first three places)! I'll upload the compilation video with all the top plays in late March after THE FINALS Closed Beta playtest ends.
How to Enter the competition: 1. Enter by uploading your epic play to YouTube. 2. Email me (via rockhoundblack+clips@gmail.com) the link to your YouTube clip, and let me know what time in the video the top play appears, along with your preferred name or tag (content creators get a channel shout-out!). 3. Entry is open between the start of THE FINALS Closed Beta Playtest on March 7th and midnight PST time on March 22nd (a day after the Closed Beta ends). 4. You can enter up to two times. 5. First prize is a USD$50 Steam Gift Card and a RockhoundBlack t-shirt of your choice. 2nd and 3rd place receive RockhoundBlack t-shirts of their choice. 6. The competition is not affiliated with YouTube, Embark Studios or Steam in any way. 7. My compilation video with the winners and other top plays will be uploaded in late March. 8. Winners will be notified by email. 9. Full terms and conditions can be found here: rockhoundblack.com/official-rules-and-privacy-policy
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#TheFinals #topplays #competitionTHE FINALS: Mastering Pyro + Improvised ExplosivesRockhoundBlack2024-01-05 | A detailed guide to using pyro and flammable IEDs in THE FINALS. Thanks to Duhmeister and Azualend for helping me record in-game footage!
00:00 Intro - Meet Bracco and the IED 1:08 Pyro Grenades, Pyro Mines and Flammable Canisters 5:01 The Flamethrower 7:17 How Pyro Gadgets, Throwables, Explosive Mines and the Flamethrower interact 8:46 The Pyro IED
#TheFinals #gameguide #pyroTHE FINALS: A Complete Guide To Toxic GasRockhoundBlack2023-12-28 | A detailed guide to using and combating toxic gas in THE FINALS.
00:00 Intro - Toxic Gas sources and facts 3:09 Fighting against Toxic Gas 6:07 Using Toxic Gas to Defend 8:19 Outro
#TheFinals #gameguide #gasTHE FINALS: A Complete Guide To The Guardian Turret And Dome Shield (Including Combining Them!)RockhoundBlack2023-12-22 | A detailed guide to the Medium Build's Guardian Turret Specialization and the Heavy Build's Dome Shield in THE FINALS. I look at using them individually and combined.
00:00 Intro 1:08 The Guardian Turret 11:55 The Dome Shield 15:36 Using The Guardian Turret And Dome Shield Together 17:09 Outro
#TheFinals #gameguide #tips85 TIPS For THE FINALSRockhoundBlack2023-12-17 | 85 in-game tips to help you get better at THE FINALS.
00:00 Intro 0:34 Tip 1: Explosive Canisters 2:17 Tip 2: Shooting Explosive Canisters 2:39 Tip 3: ICBM - Type I (Mines) 3:09 Tip 4: ICBM - Type II (C4) 3:38 Tip 5: Toxic Gas - 15-second delay and no delay 3:55 Tip 6: Toxic Gas - 25-second delay 4:12 Tip 7: Toxic Gas - Melee 4:19 Tip 8: Flames igniting Toxic Gas 4:38 Tip 9: Choose Gas and Pyro 4:47 Tip 10: Flammable Canisters 5:00 Tip 11: Powder (Smoke) Canisters 5:09 Tip 12: Powder (Smoke) Canister screen 5:15 Tip 13: Goo Tower 5:49 Tip 14: Build a Goo Bridge 6:05 Tip 15: Climb a wall with Goo 6:28 Tip 16: Move things with Goo 6:37 Tip 17: Use Goo to block Ziplines 6:48 Tip 18: Burn Goo in 6 seconds 6:58 Tip 19: Goo disappears in 90 seconds 7:09 Tip 20: Goo up a Fixed Jump Pad 7:20 Tip 21: Goo structural damage has been nerfed 7:29 Tip 22: Double Jump Pad 7:58 Tip 23: Fake Jump Pad 8:12 Tip 24: Jump Pad Grenades 8:17 Tip 25: Cashbox on a Jump Pad 8:27 Tip 26: Barrier in front of a Jump Pad 8:37 Tip 27: Crouch-slide into Jump Pad 8:56 Tip 28: Sloping Jump Pads make you go further 9:23 Tip 29: Grapple into a Jump Pad 9:50 Tip 30: Jump off a Zipline 9:57 Tip 31: Crouch slide sprinting is slower 10:13 Tip 32: Break Ladders and Ziplines 10:33 Tip 33: Sprint through doors 10:38 Tip 34: Barricades in windows are hard to see 10:49 Tip 35: Right-click for Cloaked Sword 10:56 Tip 36: Consistent ADS recoil patterns for each weapon 11:07 Tip 37: Jump to start an action above you 11:23 Tip 38: Grapple to place Breaching Charges up high 11:34 Tip 39: Clip items to kill their momentum 11:50 Tip 40: Use Ziplines to place high turrets 12:05 Tip 41: Climb onto turrets 12:14 Tip 42: Spam jump to mantle in mid-air 12:23 Tip 43: The Healing Beam can overheat 12:44 Tip 44: The Healing Beam beats walls (briefly) 12:51 Tip 45: Defibrillator vs Full Revive 13:05 Tip 46: Throw mines directly at opponents 13:13 Tip 47: Use Ducts/Ledges to traverse 13:21 Tip 48: Use abilities while carrying objects 13:33 Tip 49: Turrets have a 150° scanning arc (NOTE: this is a correction, it's not 90°) 13:40 Tip 50: Goo stope Turrets from shooting 14:02 Tip 51: Avoid placing Turrets on panelled ceilings 14:16 Tip 52: The Zipline of Death 14:43 Tip 53: Buildings collapse as you would expect 14:54 Tip 54: Slaying Suspended Platforms 15:40 Tip 55: You can throw the Cashbox into the Cashoutstation 15:45 Tip 56: Crouching slightly extends Force-Grab 15:50 Tip 57: Sprint-throws go further (just) 16:07 Tip 58: All carriables deal damage 16:15 Tip 59: Pyro flames breach the ceiling 16:23 Tip 60: Use park benches to climb into upper windows 16:30 Tip 61: Use cafe canopies to climb into upper windows 16:39 Tip 62: Right-click the Sledgehammer to damage buildings 16:48 Tip 63: Light and Medium Builds can go through ventilation grates 16:56 Tip 64: Use grenades and weapons to break through if you need to 17:26 Tip 65: You can shoot out individual lights 17:43 Tip 66: Watch the yellow bars during Bank It 17:53 Tip 67: The Light's Cloak sizzles 18:03 Tip 68: Don't RPG yourself 18:12 Tip 69: Running and meleeing through windows 18:25 Tip 70: Use the Free Cam to plan (or search) 18:41 Tip 71: Plan for the game variants and map 18:49 Tip 72: Use the Heavy's Mesh Shield while Ziplining 19:02 Tip 73: Place C4 on Barricades next to cashouts and cashboxes 19:22 Tip 74: Press the button on bridges 19:37 Tip 75: The Seoul crane Zipline trick 19:45 Tip 76: Shoot at canisters across the map 19:55 Tip 77: Shoot Jump Pads 20:05 Tip 78: Set the Monaco forest alight 20:16 Tip 79: The Roaming Offensive Chaos Kit 21:03 Tip 80: Avoid throwing the Cashbox 21:23 Tip 81: Use your reserve loadout 21:46 Tip 82: When your teammate is stealing, help them 21:58 Tip 83: Grapple straight through windows 22:06 Tip 84: Use the higher ground 22:19 Tip 85: Never Give Up, Never Surrender.! 23:25 Outro
#TheFinals #tips #Season1THE FINALS: Easter Eggs In The Game Trailer And Las Vegas MapRockhoundBlack2023-12-13 | THE FINALS Launch Trailer and the new Las Vegas map have a bunch of Easter Eggs hidden in them, including one that might just give away the setting for an upcoming map.
00:00 Intro 0:23 Easter Eggs in THE FINALS so far 1:29 Easter Eggs in the game trailer 3:40 An Easter Egg that may tease a new map location 4:50 More Easter Eggs in the game trailer 6:04 Easter Eggs in the Las Vegas Map 9:35 Outro
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#TheFinals #eastereggs #newmapTHE FINALS Battle Pass And Store: Revealing The Actual CostsRockhoundBlack2023-12-10 | THE FINALS Game Store uses MultiBucks to make your microtransaction purchases. In this video, I look at the real-world cost of items and also let you know which Season 1 Bundle you should always buy before the Premium Battle Pass.
00:00 Intro 0:47 What you can get for free 0:20 The Season 1 Bundle you should buy BEFORE the Battle Pass 2:56 The real-world cost of the store items 6:14 Outro
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#TheFinals #microtransactions #Season1THE FINALS: All The SEASON 1 Details You NeedRockhoundBlack2023-12-08 | THE FINALS released today, after an announcement by Embark Studios at The Game Awards! Season 1 of THE FINALS is packed with content and I go through all the details you need about the launch and Season 1's content for the free-to-play game that I learned during a Pre-Launch Event.
00:00 THE FINALS HAS RELEASED! 0:20 Pre-Launch Event - Season 1 info, the new Las Vegas Map and more 1:49 A 30-second intro to THE FINALS for newbies 2:24 What did we learn at the Pre-Launch Event? 2:49 New ways to play are coming in Season 1 3:20 Season 1 Game Modes 4:06 The NEW Las Vegas Map! 6:43 Las Vegas Map Variants and Events 8:33 The Season 1 Battle Pass for THE FINALS 11:08 MultiBucks, VRs and the in-game store items 12:12 Season 1 Events and additional content 12:32 New Weapons and Gadgets 13:03 In-game Sponsors 13:30 Embark Studios' goals for THE FINALS 15:31 Regional server locations 16:24 Some In-game Easter Eggs! (SPOILER WARNING!) 17:10 THIS BLEW ME AWAY... 18:07 Outro 18:37 "One last battle..."
Content creator Spear's channel (great for game lore and detailed videos about the game maps!): youtube.com/@SPEARHEADPR
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#TheFinals #Release #Season1ONE Sports Psychology Hack Will Make You Better At THE FINALSRockhoundBlack2023-11-24 | I show you how a Sports Psychology trick taught by one of the world's leading forensic psychiatrists can help you and your team gain a mental edge over your opponents in THE FINALS.
00:00 Intro 1:12 Introducing Dr Ceri Evans 2:09 The Red-Blue Mind Model 3:09 How your mind loses control in THE FINALS 4:40 How do your Red and Blue Minds work in-game? 5:52 How to use the Red-Blue Mind Model to make you better at THE FINALS 9:49 Summary of how to use the Red-Blue Mind Model in THE FINALS 11:13 Outro
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#TheFinals #sportspsychology #competitivegamingARC Raiders: Gameplay Teaser And A Possible Roadmap To LaunchRockhoundBlack2023-11-13 | As part of a recent earnings call for Embark Studios' majority shareholder, Nexon, a short gameplay teaser was released for ARC Raiders, Embark's free-to-play, PvPvE extraction shooter game. In this video, I take a close look at all the details in the teaser and look at a possible timeline for the game's launch in 2024.
Outro Music by Matt Langley. You can check out his music on Amazon, Spotify, and Youtube Music here: https://music.amazon.com/search/Matt+... https://open.spotify.com/artist/5sk3F... https://music.youtube.com/search?q=ma... And his Bandcamp page here: mattlangley.bandcamp.com He is also on Apple Music and iTunes.
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#arcraiders #releasedate #gameplaytrailerTHE FINALS News - When Will The Game Release?RockhoundBlack2023-11-10 | THE FINALS launch window was confirmed by Embark Studios' majority shareholder, Nexon, during an earnings call overnight. I look at all the details around THE FINALS release date.
00:00 Intro 0:11 Nexon confirm details about THE FINALS release 1:34 What exact dates could the game be released? 2:25 ARC Raiders sneak-peek video 2:35 Outro
Unfortunately, Nexon removed the Earnings Call Presentation with THE FINALS images from their website! Here's a link to what they do have: ir.nexon.co.jp/en/news/event.html
Invite to The Finals Official Discord: discord.gg/thefinals Visit and contribute to THE FINALS Wiki here: https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/Main_Page
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#TheFinals #releasedate #newsTHE FINALS Open Beta - A Detailed Game ReviewRockhoundBlack2023-11-07 | THE FINALS OPEN BETA has now finished. In this video, I review the game, looking at its Game modes, Balance, Gunplay, Destruction, Movement, Maps and Visuals, Audio, Performance, UI and Anti-cheat.
00:00 Intro 2:05 Game Modes 6:02 Balance 10:59 Gunplay 11:52 Destruction 12:55 Movement 14:45 Maps and Visuals 16:12 Audio 17:01 Performance 17:29 UI 18:47 Anti-Cheat 19:27 Summary 20:12 Outro
Invite to The Finals Official Discord: discord.gg/thefinals Visit and contribute to THE FINALS Wiki here: https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/Main_Page
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#TheFinals #openbeta #gamereviewTHE FINALS Open Beta Patch Notes And More...RockhoundBlack2023-11-02 | THE FINALS OPEN BETA has had its first major patch (0.4.0) from Embark Studios. I go through the patch notes and look at other current news about the free-to-play FPS shooter game. The playtest for THE FINALS will run from October 26 to November 5.
00:00 Patch Notes 6:01 Halloween Event 7:14 A sneak peek at an upcoming video and outro
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#TheFinals #openbeta #newsThis PC Gamer Article About THE FINALS Is GARBAGERockhoundBlack2023-10-31 | A few days ago PC Gamer published a feature article about THE FINALS. In this video, I explain why that article is pure garbage.
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#TheFinals #openbeta #pcgamerTHE FINALS: OPEN BETA NEWS - Bugs and PraiseRockhoundBlack2023-10-29 | THE FINALS OPEN BETA has been underway for a couple of days now. In this video, I provide an update on what's been happening with the game during the playtest and what some well-known content creators are saying about it. The playtest for THE FINALS will run from October 26 to November 5.
00:00 Intro 0:16 THE FINALS Open Beta Hits The Top 4 Games! 0:36 What About THE FINALS Do I Look At On My Channel? 0:53 Updates from Embark Studios 4:23 What Content Creators Are Saying About THE FINALS 5:12 Bugs and FPS Being Mentioned In The Discord 5:55 Outro
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#TheFinals #openbeta #newsTHE FINALS: OPEN BETA - Day One NewsRockhoundBlack2023-10-27 | THE FINALS OPEN BETA got underway earlier today. In this video, I provide a quick update on what's been happening with the game on the first day of the playtest and how it's shaping up. The playtest for THE FINALS will run from October 26 to November 5.
00:00 Intro 0:21 An Update Of Day One of the Open Beta 2:35 Outro
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#TheFinals #openbeta #newsTHE FINALS: Open Beta Trailer BreakdownRockhoundBlack2023-10-26 | Embark Studios released the game trailer for THE FINALS OPEN BETA earlier today. In this video, I look at all the details of the trailer that you might have missed, including the new game mode, Bank It, and the new map, Skyway Stadium. The playtest for THE FINALS will run from October 26 to November 5.
00:00 Intro 0:18 A Detailed Breakdown of the Game Trailer 2:55 The New Map - Skyway Stadium 4:38 A New Arena Variant 5:15 A New Game Event 8:52 The New Game Mode - Bank It 10:24 Outro
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#TheFinals #openbeta #gametrailerTHE FINALS: The OPEN BETA Has Started! All The Details...RockhoundBlack2023-10-25 | The OPEN BETA playtest for THE FINALS is running from October 26 to November 5. In this video, I go through all the details about the Open Beta, including a new map and a new game mode.
00:00 THE FINALS Open Beta has been announced! 0:32 Open Beta Details - what does the playtest include? 1:08 A New Map! 1:37 A New Game Mode! 2:25 A New Trailer 2:52 Open Beta Progression 3:30 Why This Open Beta Is So Important 4:06 Embark Studios' Goal For The Playtest 4:26 Now You'll Get To Judge The Previous Content Creators' Reviews 5:24 Where Is THE FINALS on Steam's Most-Wishlisted Games? 5:39 Outro
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#TheFinals #openbeta #playtestTHE FINALS: Solving Tier 1E Of The Games Pre-Release Easter EggsRockhoundBlack2023-09-04 | How the Easter Egg hunters in THE FINALS Discord solved Tier 1E of Level 2 of THE FINALS pre-release Easter Egg puzzles that are being presented to us by Embark Studios.
00:00 Intro 1:17 The lead-up to the start of Tier 1E 2:55 The images that had the clues in them 4:30 The clues that we found (mostly the ones we worked out) 9:44 Solving the password 10:30 Where Tier 1F is going so far 10:37 Outro
Invite to The Finals Official Discord: discord.gg/thefinals Check the pinned messages in the Easter Egg channel for helpful information.
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#TheFinals #eastereggs #fpsgamesTHE FINALS: A Beta 3 Playtest Is PlannedRockhoundBlack2023-08-12 | THE FINALS Closed Beta 3 has been confirmed and will take place before an end-of-year release of the game.
00:00 Intro 0:24 Closed Beta 3 Confirmed 1:05 Info On THE FINALS Popularity 1:46 AI in Gaming - "It Is A Revolution" 3:46 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #playtestTHE FINALS: Game Modes - Is Cashout Enough?RockhoundBlack2023-07-18 | During Closed Beta 2 for THE FINALS, Embark Studios' Creative Director, Gustav Tilleby, and Design Director, Matt Lowe, talked about game modes; both existing modes and other modes that we might see in the future. So, in this video, I take a look at game modes for THE FINALS, including a mode idea that I've come up with myself.
00:00 Intro - Embark Talk About Game Modes 0:57 How Was The Cashout Mode Created? 2:00 What Might Be Some Future Game Modes? 3:10 Variations Of Cashout Mode We've Seen Already 4:38 Is Cashout Mode Enough By Itself? 5:15 Seasonal Modes 5:32 An Original Game Mode Suggestion - "Target" 9:24 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #gamedevelopementTHE FINALS: In-Game Movement - Tricking Us For GreatnessRockhoundBlack2023-07-16 | During Closed Beta 2 for THE FINALS, a couple of Embark Studios' Animation Team talked about movement in the game. So, in this video I take a look at server-side movement and how the Embark team might trick us for the sake of great in-game movement.
00:00 Intro - Embark Talk About Movement 1:16 Closed Beta 1 Movement 1:50 Was Closed Beta 2 Movement Any Better? 2:02 Embark's Unique Approach To Movement 2:36 How Do Embark Do Server-Side Movement? 3:11 ARC Raiders vs THE FINALS Movement 3:25 Tricking Us For The Sake Of Great Movement 4:23 A Graphical Example Of How They Might Trick Us 6:48 An In-Game Example From Closed Beta 2 8:55 High-Ping Issues and Ping Limits 10:28 Community Feelings About Movement 10:59 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #gamedevelopementARC Raiders: The Closed Alpha Teaser - What Did You Miss?RockhoundBlack2023-07-11 | A detailed breakdown of the ARC Raiders teaser released by Embark Studios for the Closed Alpha that ran from June 29 to July 3.
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#arcraiders #teaser #trailerbreakdownTHE FINALS: Closed Beta 2 - Teaser Breakdown and New WeaponsRockhoundBlack2023-06-14 | Closed Beta 2 for THE FINALS starts today, and I have an update that includes new weapons we'll see in the game as well as the new things we saw in the teaser that Embark Studios release for the playtest.
00:00 THE FINALS Closed Beta 2 Update 2:38 Teaser Breakdown 5:13 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #playtestTHE FINALS: Closed Beta 2 - All The Details You Need!RockhoundBlack2023-06-12 | Closed Beta 2 for THE FINALS has been announced. All the details you need about THE FINALS playtest are in this video.
00:00 THE FINALS Closed Beta 2 Dates Announced 0:55 All The Details From Embark Studios 2:47 The Flamingo's Final Journey! 7:02 Two Questions I Asked Embark Studios (With Answers) 8:47 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #playtest27 Extraction Shooter Games Compared! (Part 1: All The Games)RockhoundBlack2023-06-10 | In this series, I compare 27 Extraction Shooter games that are available to play now or in development. In this episode (Part 1), I introduce all 27 games. In later episodes, I will look at how the games compare and whether there is room in the genre for ARC Raiders now that Embark Studios have announced a genre change for the game to a PvPvE Extraction Shooter.
00:00 Intro - A Good Opportunity To Examine All Extraction Shooters 1:53 What Defines An Extraction Shooter? 2:58 The Extraction Shooter Class Of '23 4:10 The 11 Extraction Shooters You Can Play Now 4:18 Badlanders 4:34 Battlefield 2042: Hazard Zone 5:09 Call Of Duty: Warzone 2.0 DMZ 5:34 Deep Rock Galactic 5:55 Escape From Tarkov 6:37 Ghosts Of Tabor 6:52 Hunt: Showdown 7:18 Marauders 7:42 Shatterline 8:02 The Cycle: Frontier 8:39 Vigor 9:24 Intermission: An Update On The Missing Flamingo! 10:52 The 16 Extraction Shooters In Development 10:58 ARC Raiders 11:19 Ascendant 11:44 Dark And Darker 12:29 Deadrop 13:04 Hawked 13:22 Hyenas 13:52 Marathon 14:24 The Last Of Us Project 14:47 Off The Grid 15:54 Project Nakwon 16:22 Project Beautiful Light 17:06 Project Black Budget 17:27 Rainbow 6: Extraction 17:55 Shrapnel 18:28 Starsiege: Deadzone 19:03 The Division: Heartland 19:58 Outro - What I'll Look At Next
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#extractionshooters #shootergames #arcraidersA close look at ARC Raiders move to becoming an EXTRACTION SHOOTERRockhoundBlack2023-05-23 | Embark Studios recently announced a genre change for ARC Raiders, their free-to-play PC looter shooter game - I take a close look at the change and what it means for the game.
00:00 Intro - A Change of Genre 0:53 What I'm Covering In This Video 1:30 The Announcement 5:07 Two Problems Looter-Shooters Face 8:40 Traders And Quests 9:07 What About Gunplay? 9:57 How To Sign Up For The Playtest And Discord 10:33 A Frame-By-Frame Analysis Of The GIF In The Update 13:20 The Community Reaction To The News 15:20 Are There Too Many Extraction Shooters? 15:55 What Next For ARC Raiders? 17:01 Outro
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#arcraiders #pvpgames #lootershooterA Release Update for THE FINALS and ARC RaidersRockhoundBlack2023-05-12 | An update has been provided for the release timeline for THE FINALS and ARC Raiders games from Embark Studios.
00:00 Intro 0:28 Comments from Owen Mahoney about the games' release dates 1:32 My thoughts on the release update 3:59 Outro
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#thefinals #arcraiders #releasedateA Complete Beginners Guide To Solving THE FINALS Easter Egg PuzzlesRockhoundBlack2023-05-09 | A comprehensive guide for beginners who want to join the Easter Egg hunters on THE FINALS Discord in solving the pre-release puzzles that are being presented to us by Embark Studios.
00:00 Intro 1:41 Background to the Easter Egg Puzzles 2:58 An update on the missing flamingo... 3:59 Why do we have these Easter Egg Puzzles? 4:34 Puzzle Tiers and Levels 7:30 How to uncover the clues (including free online tools) 8:36 Codes vs Ciphers 9:43 How to use Photoshop to uncover clues 11:39 What if you have no Photoshop skills? 11:56 Types of clues 12:09 Hidden words 13:21 Acronyms 13:30 Signatures 13:41 Numbers 14:45 Codes (and Ciphers) 15:55 Symbols 16:23 Diagrams and equations 17:01 Objects 17:34 Modification of the image's subject 18:10 Supplementary clues 19:14 The Easter Egg Hunter's Mindset 19:55 How do we organise the clue information? 20:46 Our "rules" for Easter Egg hunting 21:47 Decryption tools that are ok to use (Rules continued) 22:28 Pinned messages in the Easter Egg channel of the Discord 22:41 Padlets for clues and ideas 23:38 Clue Hierarchy (and Tier 1D Summary) 25:42 Primary Clues 27:46 Lower Hierarchy Clues 29:07 "Shoutout" Clues 31:09 Examples of Tier 1D Lower Hierarchy Clues 33:57 Tier 1D Milestones 34:22 Special Clues 36:07 Outro
Invite to The Finals Official Discord: discord.gg/thefinals Check the pinned messages in the Easter Egg channel for helpful information.
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#TheFinals #eastereggs #beginnersguideARC RAIDERS: Take a Tour of the Game Map with over 60 New ImagesRockhoundBlack2023-04-04 | The ARC Raiders Game Map and over 60 new images have been revealed for the game during some recent developer tech talks - I cover both in this video.
00:00 Intro - ARC Raiders Map and over 60 images 2:04 The Tech Presentations - what did they cover? 3:53 The ARC Raiders Game Map and Images 4:36 Comparing the Game Map to real-world Tenerife 5:11 A tour of the Game Map using the images 12:59 Three images about ARC Raiders game lore 13:42 Outro
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#ARCRaiders #gamemap #gameimagesAfter THE FINALS Closed Beta - What Happens Now?RockhoundBlack2023-03-30 | What should we expect from Embark Studios now that THE FINALS Closed Beta has come to a close?
00:00 I have two questions... 0:55 Was the Closed Beta a success? 1:34 What will Embark Studios focus on now? 2:15 The 0.4 Patch - the TTK decrease 3:51 The change that didn't work well and possible experiments 6:07 What should we expect now? 6:37 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #playtestTop Plays of THE FINALS Closed Beta - The Winners!RockhoundBlack2023-03-24 | The Top Plays of THE FINALS Closed Beta Competition winners and a compilation of the top clips in the competition.
00:00 Intro Compilation 2:01 Intro to the competition winners 2:47 Highly Commended Plays 6:36 The Top 3 Plays 9:59 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #topplaysTHE FINALS: An EXCLUSIVE Q&A With An Embark Studios Co-FounderRockhoundBlack2023-03-17 | An exclusive Q&A interview with Embark Studios Co-Founder Rob Runesson.
00:00 Intro 0:36 Update: THE FINALS is running on UE5! 0:55 THE FINALS Beta Q&A With Rob Runesson 12:02 Outro
Invite to The Finals Official Discord: discord.gg/thefinals Visit and contribute to THE FINALS Wiki here: https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/Main_Page
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#TheFinals #beta #interviewAnnouncing THE FINALS WIKI + Game Updates from Embark StudiosRockhoundBlack2023-03-15 | Announcing THE FINALS Wiki - a community wiki for all information about THE FINALS game. I also provide an update on the patches and balance updates provided during the Closed Beta by Embark Studios.
Visit and contribute to THE FINALS Wiki here: https://www.thefinals.wiki/wiki/Main_Page
00:00 Intro 0:17 Reminder about the TOP PLAYS OF THE CLOSED BETA Competition 0:40 THE FINALS WIKI 1:53 Developer Updates (Patches and Balancing Updates) 7:36 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #wikiTHE FINALS: A Review of the Closed Beta - The Goo, The Bad, And The UglyRockhoundBlack2023-03-13 | A review of THE FINALS Closed Beta.
00:00 Intro 01:15 What sort of Beta is this for THE FINALS? 02:20 What sort of Review is this? 02:37 The Goo, The Bad, and The Ugly 03:12 The Good 09:05 The Bad 13:38 The Ugly 18:32 Summary and Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #gamereviewUnleashing Destruction: Going Berserk in THE FINALS!RockhoundBlack2023-03-08 | Watch us spend an entire round demolishing as much of the map as possible! And an update on Day One of THE FINALS Closed Beta playtest.
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#TheFinals #beta #gameplayTHE FINALS: 30 Minutes of Raw Beta GAMEPLAY!RockhoundBlack2023-03-06 | Watch 30 minutes of raw GAMEPLAY from THE FINALS Closed Beta from a preview event I was invited to a few days ago. In this video, I play four rounds of THE FINALS Beta build.
My other video published today: THE FINALS: Closed Beta GAMEPLAY, Game Details and Impressions: youtube.com/watch?v=utpEjJON1PI
Link to my video about the TOP PLAYS OF THE FINALS CLOSED BETA COMPETITION that I'm running over the next two weeks (includes terms and conditions of the competition):
00:00 Intro to THE FINALS Closed Beta gameplay 01:24 Round 1: Monaco - Daytime Round 08:29 Round 2: Seoul - Daytime Round 17:08 Round 3: Monaco - Nighttime round 25:42 Round 4: Monaco - Nighttime round 33:31 Outro and Top Plays of THE FINALS Closed Beta Competition
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#TheFinals #beta #gameplayTHE FINALS: Closed Beta GAMEPLAY, Game Details and ImpressionsRockhoundBlack2023-03-06 | Watch gameplay of THE FINALS Closed Beta from a preview event I was invited to a few days ago. In this video, I provide an in-depth look at the Beta version of the PC game, give you my first impressions of the game, and throw in a heap of great gameplay. Thanks to Embark Studios for inviting me to the preview event.
Link to my video about the TOP PLAYS OF THE FINALS CLOSED BETA COMPETITION that I'm running over the next two weeks (includes terms and conditions of the competition):
00:00 The First Gameplay from THE FINALS Closed Beta 01:00 Intro - THE FINALS Closed Beta Preview Event 01:48 Top Plays of THE FINALS Closed Beta Competition 02:27 THE FINALS Closed Beta game key giveaway info 02:38 THE FINALS Closed Beta details 02:51 What is THE FINALS? 03:36 In-game Tutorial 06:29 Additional details about the game 07:37 The game modes I played at the Preview Event and what I saw 08:14 Destruction in THE FINALS 08:39 How does the Beta version of the game run? 09:10 My PC Specs and settings for the Preview Event 09:23 How have Embark achieved map-wide destruction? 10:05 How does the environment look? 10:16 THE FINALS UI 11:36 Building your Contestant 16:00 The Reserve section of the loadout 16:30 Revives 16:58 Cosmetics, Skins and Monetization 18:47 The Practice Range 19:09 My First Impressions of THE FINALS Closed Beta version 24:54 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #gameplayTHE FINALS: Uncovering The Secrets Of The Closed Beta Trailer!RockhoundBlack2023-02-25 | THE FINALS Closed Beta is coming on March 7th, and Embark Studios have released the Closed Beta Trailer for the upcoming free-to-play PC FPS game. In this video, I break down all the details in the trailer, including hidden easter eggs and lots of info that you might have missed.
00:00 Intro and THE FINALS Closed Beta details 01:46 Intro to the Closed Beta Trailer Breakdown 02:23 Trailer Breakdown Part 1: The Intro and New Seoul Map 11:04 Trailer Breakdown Part 2: The Chase Sequence 18:32 Trailer Breakdown Part 3: The Showcase 20:49 Outro
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#TheFinals #beta #trailerTHE FINALS: Weapons Audio - Behind The ScenesRockhoundBlack2023-02-04 | The Embark Studios team have provided us with a behind-the-scenes look at how they record weapons audio for THE FINALS game. In this video I look at the video and what it means in the lead-up to the THE FINALS Beta playtest which is scheduled to take place early this year.
00:00 The Behind-The-Scenes Weapons Audio Video 00:28 Pole Position Production - Audio Experts 01:03 What's In The Weapons Audio Video? 01:43 What Does This Mean For Marketing Of THE FINALS? 02:24 Easter Eggs Update 03:37 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #betaTHE FINALS: The Dark Side Of The Easter EggRockhoundBlack2022-11-19 | Members of THE FINALS game Discord have solved Tier 1C of Level 2 of a continuing series of highly complex and detailed Easter Eggs. The Easter Eggs are included in rendered images of weapons from the game. In this video, I cover how Tier 1C was solved as well as recap the previous levels.
00:00 Recovered Footage 01:32 RockhoundBlack Titles 01:48 Introduction 02:16 A Recap Of Previously Solved Easter Eggs 04:07 How We Solved Tier 1C Of Level 2 09:09 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #EasterEggsTHE FINALS: Beta Playtest UpdateRockhoundBlack2022-11-10 | The Embark Studios team have announced that a Beta playtest for THE FINALS will take place early in 2023. In this video, I cover that update and what it means for THE FINALS and Embark's other game, ARC Raiders.
00:00 Lost in the Post-Closed Alpha Wasteland... 01:05 RockhoundBlack Titles 01:21 THE FINALS Beta Playtest Update 02:43 What The Update Means For The Future 03:45 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #betaTHE FINALS: For A Few Easter Eggs More...RockhoundBlack2022-11-03 | The Embark Studios team have released data about the Closed Alpha playtest that was held about a month ago and continued their highly complex and detailed series of Easter Eggs for THE FINALS through a series of new concept art images, as well as provided information about their third project, a game creation platform. In this video, I cover the updates for all of these things.
00:00 Rockhound's Ancestor Has Visitors... 01:41 RockhoundBlack Titles 01:57 Introduction 02:29 Data from THE FINALS Closed Alpha 04:54 Tier 1B of the Easter Eggs Is Solved! 08:43 Embark Studios' Game Creation Platform Update 10:02 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #EasterEggsTHE FINALS: A Fistful Of Easter Eggs + New Concept Art!RockhoundBlack2022-10-14 | The Embark Studios team have started up their highly complex and detailed series of Easter Eggs for THE FINALS again through a series of new concept art images. In this video, I detail the progress we've made in solving the puzzles, so far.
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #EasterEggsTHE FINALS: My Top 3 Things To Change In The GameRockhoundBlack2022-10-06 | The Closed Alpha Playtest for THE FINALS game from Embark Studios has finished and with a huge number of comments from the game's community to reflect on, in this video, I discuss my top three things that could be changed in the game to take it from a good game to a great game (Note: This video does not contain any game footage from the Closed Alpha, as it's under an NDA).
00:00 RockhoundBlack Titles 00:16 Intro and Comments on Community Feedback 00:52 What I Will Cover About The Game In This Video 01:07 Updated Details About How The Game Works 04:59 What's Good In The Game? 07:52 What's Not Good In The Game? 10:31 Summary Of Where THE FINALS Is At Right Now 11:08 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #gamereviewTHE FINALS: Game Review - On Day One Of The Closed AlphaRockhoundBlack2022-09-30 | The Closed Alpha Playtest for THE FINALS game from Embark Studios has started and in this video, I provide a review of the free-to-play FPS game on Day One of the playtest (Note: This video does not contain any game footage from the Closed Alpha, as it's under an NDA).
00:00 RockhoundBlack Titles 00:16 Intro 00:52 What I Will Cover About The Game In This Video 01:07 Updated Details About How The Game Works 04:59 What's Good In The Game? 07:52 What's Not Good In The Game? 10:31 Summary Of Where THE FINALS Is At Right Now 11:08 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #gamereviewTHE FINALS: Closed Alpha Info + Game Summary + Q & ARockhoundBlack2022-09-29 | Closed Alpha Playtest details for THE FINALS game from Embark Studios, along with a summary of how the game works and a Q & A covering a few questions and answers, including some answers directly from the Embark Studios developers for this upcoming free-to-play PC FPS shooter game.
00:00 RockhoundBlack Titles 00:16 Intro 01:22 Closed Alpha Playtest Details 03:39 Summary Of How The Game Works 08:32 Questions and Answers 10:17 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #closedalphaTHE FINALS: The Full Trailer Breakdown and Playtest Dates!RockhoundBlack2022-09-27 | Embark Studios have released the full gameplay trailer for THE FINALS and announced a Closed Alpha playtest starting on September 29th! In this video, I explain what the game is, give you the playtest start and end dates and times, and provide my full frame-by-frame breakdown and analysis of the gameplay trailer for this upcoming free-to-play FPS shooter game.
00:00 Intro 01:14 RockhoundBlack Titles 01:30 The Finals - What Is The Game About? 08:40 Closed Alpha Playtest Dates and Times 09:29 Full Breakdown of THE FINALS Gameplay Trailer 23:41 My Thoughts About THE FINALS So Far 24:31 Outro
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #TrailerTHE FINALS: The Geocache Easter Egg!RockhoundBlack2022-09-22 | THE FINALS Game Discord community have solved Level 1 of an ongoing Easter Egg that has been presented to us by Embark Studios prior to them releasing the full trailer for the upcoming free-to-play FPS shooter game to us later this month. In this video, I go through the Easter Egg in detail.
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#EmbarkStudios #TheFinals #EasterEggTHE FINALS: A Major Easter Egg From Embark Studios..!....!RockhoundBlack2022-09-09 | Embark Studios have provided THE FINALS community with what looks like a multi-part Easter Egg to solve for their upcoming free-to-play FPS shooter game.
00:00 RockhoundBlack Titles 00:16 New concept art from Embark Studios 00:40 An Easter Egg in Embark Studios' Tweet 01:10 Part 1 of the Easter Egg - Code in the concept art 01:59 Part 2 of the Easter Egg - A new desktop wallpaper 02:47 Embark Studios' history of Easter Eggs from their DICE Battlefield days 04:30 Come and help us solve the Easter Egg! 04:41 Outro
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