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Well great. I also picked this game up because I thought it looked very cool and not overly scary. I think I'll probably fare way worse than you with this one haha.

There's been a rise in "spot the anomaly" games, always neat seeing another pop up and try to stand out.

Some impressive photos! They do good work.

I love that you started this off with such a wholesome story from your past about this game. This is the only one in the Dragon Age series I've played, and I probably played it about as long as I did Mass Effect honestly. Just something about it didn't click for me at all. It's wonderful to hear how influential this game was for you though. Also that's a really strange looking dog around 16 minutes 😂 I'm guessing some texture mods were acting up a bit haha.

Funny timing here, a friend gifted me the entire DA trilogy on Steam because they're so cheap and he knew I'd never played it. Nice to see some passion for it here. I don't know when I'll be starting it, let alone going through all three games, but I'm hopeful for it.

The premise is really unique, I admire that they managed to find a spin on the Vampire Survivors genre. Having said that, the artwork and UI completely put me off the game. The cluttered menus in camp especially look like a massive pain to read.

Shadows Die Mice is such a good title haha. I agree with pretty much everything you said! I almost quit the game entirely during the maze level too, so I think they really need to workshop that for full release or risk a lot of people refunding at that point.

I do still think this game has a lot of potential, and I believe the developer is genuinely passionate which is part of what you really need for an Early Access game to thrive.

Wow great game great review!

I can't say I'm too drawn in by the current version of the game, but your feedback makes sense. Hopefully the dev is able to build off what's already here into something more enjoyable.

Very strange sort of game to make a roguelike honestly. I assume the slow movement is due to your life being tied to how many steps you can take, but it still seems quite tedious overall.

This is a huge time investment. Anyone going the distance in a roguelite knows what they're in for, and I respect the commitment.

keep iit up buddy

Their hopping movement is adorable (though i do wonder if it would get annoying after a certain number of hours)

What a wonderful art style. A resource being tied to movement does sound like it'd make for good gameplay moments, assuming it never pushes into tedium.

Really love the nature inspired characters at the start 💚 Also the cute party creature at the very opening 😆

It's a fun style for fantasy, clearly they're a fan of it. Not surprised you highlighted a paladin.

One problem with the demo is we should have got the Smg before the boss fight so we could use it on an enemy.

While it did not ruin the video or anything, I do want to mention that this has a lot of audio issues; there's several moments (especially in the first two minutes) where you cut out for a second or two, and between 28-45 seconds as well as 1:00-1:18 being silent. Regardless, I agree with your feedback here. Transforming into the enemies or hazard could be quite cool if used creatively. The camera really ought to be pulled back a bit though.

It was so nice to see the clips from our series again! As much as I always love our Dark Souls series, that first Stardew series we did together really was something special. I still haven't got around to playing the 1.5 update, let alone the 1.6 update; I really need to do another playthrough at some point.

A heartfelt message to an incredible game. You're not helping me delay breaking down and trying to find some time to play this myself.

Another episode of the podcast I almost qualify; I got the Platinum trophy for all three games, but I didn't get everything tied to the collection (primarily playing on the highest difficulty). Funnily enough, I played as a biotic for all three games and loved spamming my powers so that particular achievement that was a struggle for you came naturally for me. Despite the controversial ending to the trilogy, despite Andromeda and what Bioware is now, I am so glad this got made because it finally let me experience the whole trilogy and have my story carry on. I love sci-fi so I undoubtedly had an easier time thriving in the setting, but the cast is so good that it's hard not to. Kudos for the two year mark as well! Here's to many more.

The cat looks like a Greg to me, I agree with everyone else.

Congrats on the channel-versary! 🥳🎉 (But Shawn's right - that cat is Greg!)

That cat is named Greg, I feel it in my bones. So many cute pieces, really love the girl holding the flowers.

I guess the replayability just comes down to how long you think too long is for subsequent playthroughs. I just finished my 7th playthrough and have started an 8th, and these playthroughs pretty much all take about 18-20 hours now. That's a very manageable length for me to stick with one game, so that feels very replayable for me. I should say I'm at 393 hours right now, but will probably be over 400 hours after this weekend haha. I do think it's quite funny that you seemed to have the same issue with Elden Ring that I had with Sekiro. We each went into the games expecting it to be something it didn't end up being. You can probably tell that Elden Ring not only met but surpassed my expectations as I now say it's my favourite game of all time.

What helped my mindset with the game was playing it as a Kings Field game. You find stuff and use all the weird items, vs using sword board fight till win mentality. I think thats why they didnt stop you from cheesing many many many of the bosses

I hope they made something condense and flow well like most of dark souls 1

For context, I’ve played DS1 religiously and I’m currently on my second Elden Ring playthrough. I think you’re definitely onto something with the time it takes to do an Elden Ring playthrough, but to say a good player can blow through any of the Souls games in 2-5 hours while actually creating and optimizing a build is pretty inaccurate. It would probably take me 8-10 hours on a Dark Souls playthrough and I’ve beat the entire game without dying. I think with Souls games there’s not as much weapon variety for builds as well, whereas on my current Elden Ring arcane build I’ve switched weapons 3-4 times because of how damage scales as you get to late-game areas. I think with Elden Ring I’ve found a lot of replay value in just how much content there is. I’ll usually spend a lot of time scouring areas for dungeons and extra bosses, but I understand not everyone enjoys that as much. I think there’s pros and cons for each, just depends on preferences. I’m glad we have both versions of these games though, Elden Ring on a first playthrough is a magical experience.

I literally put in over 200 hours in less than 3 months lol

While I like Elden Ring much more than the Dark Souls trilogy, I totally respect preferring them to Elden Ring's massive open world. It's both a perfection of the existing approach and a complete rethinking of the genre.

This looks really cool, and really reminds me of Balatro! I wonder if that was an inspiration for this game at all. It seems simple to pick up, but with a bit of depth in it still. And very well-priced!

Yeah nothing I saw or heard in this video makes me any keener to go back to the game or regret dropping it when I did haha. Combat was already very dull in the small bit I played, so it's disappointing to hear it doesn't improve later on at all. Completely agree on the voice acting, although I would probably go even further and say it is all legitimately bad.

Seems like a neat puzzle game! The art is nice.

My takeaway from all this is that Thaumaturge 2, should it ever happen, will probably be much closer to what I wanted this game to be.

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This game has looked charming since the first time I saw it, and that remains the case. Nothing wrong with it being easier too, not every action game has to try and devour my soul. I'll probably be picking this up, it looks fun.

This looks awesome. More expensive than I was expecting though honestly, but it does seem pretty high quality. I feel like the aspect ratio change when you're locking on in battle would drive me crazy though, are you able to disable that at all? Also does it actually have a Stake of Marika mechanic from Elden Ring where you can respawn right next to the boss without having to do an annoying run back?? That's amazing!

That super boss is exactly why I didn't get all achievements myself. I still think the pixel remasters are a great way to experience these six titles, but that encounter rate is not worth the hassle for one achievement. As an aside, I will clarify. Pretty much any mainline FF game is a good entry point to the series. Some are certainly better than others, but FF7's story has literally nothing to do with FF12's; so long as you're not picking one of the few direct sequels, odds are you're picking a good choice for your first Final Fantasy.

this game IS FUCKING FAANTASTIC, IAM ENJOYING EVERy SECOND OF IT..gonna release video soonish aswell,

Totally fair criticisms. I am more than confident the devs will listen to their fans going by their previous games, but we'll have to wait and see.

Ultimately, I stand by the tagline I gave it in my review: it's ridiculously promising, but my god does it need a lot of work. I really hope the devs put tons of time into it and it eventually ends up in a really good state, but I'd say avoid for now.

The way they shade everything is so shiny and smoooooth ✨ Love the zelda at 4:30 after having recently played it. It's true what you said - Jon plays a lot of games with cool art... they're all too hard for me though 😿 gotta just play vicariously by watching on the channel

Nice variety in their work! Got to appreciate that range, not to mention the willingness to experiment.

It's always funny to me when I'm reminded that some FromSoft fans were disappointed in this game because it wasn't Dark Souls when my main experience with it was moderating a streamer playing through it and having a good time with a cool game. I'm very curious to see what FromSoft does next because if it isn't Elden Ring 2, then I feel history will repeat.

So it's very funny that you started this video by talking about my experience with the game alongside your own, because Sekiro has been on my mind a lot recently. I did actually finish the game back when it first came out, but only with cheats on, so it doesn't count. However, the Sekiro vinyl soundtrack was recently restocked and I was able to order a copy, and so my interest in the game has picked back up over the past couple of months or so. I've reinstalled the game, and even wiped all the achievements I had so that if I do decide to retry it, I'll really be starting from square one again. My hope is that I have a lot more experience with parrying now, and I know to basically treat Sekiro like a rhythm game rather than a Souls-like. I know it's still going to be a huge learning curve, so I'm saving it for when I feel like I have the capacity and patience to properly try it again.

I had a blast playing this game. I do love my turn based combat, and I do hope it will come back in a later game, but the combat just felt so satisfying throughout for me. Add on many themes of the story, particularly Clive's relationship with his brother, and this was pleasant from start to finish.

If you are after more jeweler content I can def send you a list!

Nice to see a difference medium being highlighted here, you're absolutely right that art comes in many forms. This was nice, some good tunes.

I can't believe you named their horror "cat" Socks 🤣🧦