Many thanks to Dosh for introducing Cogmind! As I wrote in today's announcement about plans for the next two years (see "Cogmind Vision 2025"), it's really nice to have someone more deeply familiar with Cogmind, and roguelikes in general, able to share it with a wider audience of folks that might very well include many who could also enjoy this sort of game as much as we do. "We" as in myself the dev and all those who've been playing for many years and hanging out in the community (and of course more recently Dosh as well!). Welcome :)
is there a way to turn off the high pitched whine when doing anything in game? it sounds like my tinnitus. the sound that is played when letters come up in the log in the top left i mean.
@@johnsmith-sp6yl Yeah the typing sound from the log? There's an advanced config setting specifically to turn that off: just change the muteTextSfx value in the user/advanced.cfg file from 0 to 1 and you'll never hear it again. (Or you could replace the sound with something else in the game files if so inclined, though that is a bit more work since you'd need to source an appropriate looping SFX, but I could help you with all that if you're interested.)
@@johnsmith-sp6yl Haha well you may be in good company, since someone else has done an audio-based adventure version by replacing a bunch of the sound effects with... unique custom recordings and effects :) (I have yet to play that one myself, but did plan to do that at one point for a stream...)
I have to give props to a dev who is so singularly minded to develop one game over a long career. All of the times I have seen this level of devotion I have fallen in love with the game. It doesn't matter the genre or game style, the devs of these types of games always strive to make their game the best it can be regardless of popularity and criticism. Definitely in the league of Stardew Valley, Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, and Creeper World (that last one is a plug for my favorite RTS indie game). I'm sure to lose many many hours in the future playing this game.
If anyone has the time and are up for quite the read, the devblogs for Cogmind are genuinely fascinating, going into excessive detail and airing all the hows and whys and whynots, strengths and weaknesses, for pretty much every decision the dev has made or thought to make and decided against, regarding pretty much every system and piece of the game.
I've played Cogmind off and on for years but I've ALWAYS read the dev news and updates. They're really well presented and truly interesting for game design.
As someone who loves a lot of different kinds of roguelikes, I just could not get into Cogmind. It makes a big deal out of being able to build yourself from components, but there's no actual choice in the matter- You can't 'build' toward anything, because it's all based on RNG. You're basically just screwed when it comes to trying to make any sort of build, because by the time you, say, get a full set of flight engines then one of your wings are 99% damaged and you'll crash as soon as you get into a fight. The game makes a big deal out of stealth and hiding, but you'll get spotted instantaneously and there's suddenly a level-wide alert going out. Hacking is impossible unless you're lucky enough to get a dozen advanced hacking suites. All of this adds up to just one strategy: You just tank up on propulsion and weapon slots so that you have a bazillion wheels to take hits for you and them blast everything with your weapons.
@@LordnotsirTav That's not true. The RNG simply makes it interesting and adds more skill expression. Streaking basic wins is easy, and there have been players who can simply streak the hardest victory type with no problems. You need to learn more and get better at the game before you can build a real build and not crash and burn immediately.
@@MrRandyFlaggTDM That's easy to say. But when "the deck you have" is literally nothing (or worse than nothing) for multiple playthroughs... It starts to become disheartening. Noita for example is a very RNG heavy game, and even it manages to put player skill front, first and foremost before any other means of survival. Don't get me wrong, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the style of Cogmind and what it does. But I know for a fact that my absolutely limited patience will not allow me to touch the game. To go back to the deck analogy... I hate deck-building games like Slay the Spire. Why? I can do whatever I want with "the deck I have" and make it as optimal as I possibly can. The game can still decide that I am not allowed to attack or defend or do literally anything of note for 10 turns in a row. Here is your cue to say "git gud."
The roguelike junk pile was simply embraced in Dungeons of Dredmor, by giving the player an item called the "Lost Wizard Key" which is a pocket dimension you can enter and leave on a cooldown. In there you can store items and craft in a room that's large enough to allow you to simply organize the items you find in a bunch of piles. There's no way to heal, cast spells, or use items in there, so it can't affect combat. I feel like it was a good way to encourage players new to the genre to adopt the roguelike hoarder mindset. It also put a band-aid on the games terribly messy crafting system. I imagine it wouldn't be too interesting to you since it's not doing much new or unique, but I can't recommend it enough to anyone who's first dipping their toes in the genre.
That's a really neat insight! I think I was actually thinking about Dungeons of Dredmor and asking myself if it was an *actual* roguelike, making the first/only one I've played and enjoyed. I think I was also thinking about that storage room and how that seemed to be a thing I was using it for as well :)
I was having a blast watching your adventures in Cogmind in our discord community and was hoping you'd eventually make a video, and here it is! Super excited for the future of this game still, even after playing it for over 1k hours. Kyzrati is an amazing developer, and his dedicated community involvement makes this game very special to me and many others. Hoping you eventually nail that ++ extended win, it's super worth the struggle!
Dosh you single handedly got me into roguelikes and i started with Brogue, now im going to be moving onto Rogue soon and i cant thank you enough! Im sure this will be a fine addition to my collection!
I consider it a personal mission of mine to assimilate as many as possible into the cult The whole Factorio thing is just so I can lure unsuspecting viewers into vidoes like this
@@DoshDoshington I mean, i dont even enjoy factorio, lord knows i've tried desperately in my 300 hours and several playthroughs at this point, but your videos just give me a tingly sensation of entering some hole-in-the-wall gamestore that doesnt have any windows to the outside, just a door and a small sign and its a bustling big room in there with ambiance, and, a community in the literal sense of the word. Where people know each other and get together regularly just to hang out and talk about things the are interested in, and even as someone who is only subscribed to passionate channels like you and Civvie, you two are still the only ones i can think of that have this great feeling.
I love your factorio content, but man, I always look forward your deep dives into other games so much. Very thankful for you to expose me to so many different games and their context/history.
Whoa, the moment this episode stated I could tell Dosh had a new mic. Super clear. Also just got done watching Towerclimb and La Mulana videos for probably the 3rd/4th time, so I'll take another one, thank you sir.
Cogmind's body part mechanics really remind of an old hidden-gem of a PS2 game I used to play called metal arms glitch in the system, it was a robot themed third person shooter that had a mechanic where shooting an enemy's body parts can cause them to dislocate or be destroyed altogether, affecting the flow of battle in funny and chaotic ways. It was a pretty fun but underrated game and I'm happy to know that there are games similar to it out there like this one.
Have yet to watch the video, but really glad you’re covering this game. It doesn’t get nearly enough coverage and the creator’s yt channel and development blog are great insights into game design
You are now officially an Influencer! Congratulations! I didn't even make it 5 minutes into the video and I already had Cogmind in my cart and ready for purchase. The early descriptions you gave in this video, and your enthusiasm, were all I needed to hear. Well done sir, well done.
The part system reminds me of Battletech, funnily enough. That excitement at encountering a mech with a really rare and powerful weapon and mentally tallying up how many limbs and scout mechs you're willing to lose in order to get it intact.
Love how Dosh just shows off a clip of him annihilating people with a frying pan for the segment talking about FPS Games lol. Man just ventilates like 5 peoples heads with a pan like its nothing without getting hit once.
28:57 You just ended my mental image of a robot stealthy utility robot instantly growing into a giant death bot and pulling 10 rocket launchers when spotted
Seriously, the stories you can get from a run are sooo good. One time I fell down a vent entering Golgotha. I died of course, but when I looked in it was not as I expected. I actually survived the fall (barely), but my goatman follower apparently jumped off with me, and landed on top of me dealing a massive (and lethal) amount of damage 🙃
In like 2015, I committed to beating ADOM on roguelike mode before exploring ToME and other pure roguelikes. Still working on it, so I must depart at 31:09, but I'm super glad you keep promoting these games. TYSM!
ok wow just from the first 3 minutes alone this game looks so cool man, absolutely reminds me of duskers and the whole being able to swap out all the parts of your body thing sounds fun, i'll probably be buying it once i watch the rest of the video.
I've been sorta avoiding this one despite my love for modern traditional roguelikes because its half-ascii, which discouraged me from further looking into it. This video is tempting me to get it though. Fun Fact: The Cogmind dev beat Rift Wizard, another tough-as-nails modern traditional roguelike on his FIRST TRY.
Yeah the half-ascii is off-putting (& I think it hurts the game due to non-animated screenshots & thumbnails being how ppl first see it). But it's the weapon effect animations that make me think the dev does have a sense of aesthetics, & so the art style is probably being quite deliberate & controlled. Ie: It was enough to get me interested in seeing *what else* they've got in-game that'll visually surprise/impress me. I guess what I'm saying is it's got a weird visual storytelling juxposition that gets people's attention with a _"Wait, did U see that? There's more than meets the eye here... What they doin?"_ curiosity. It resists being written-off as low quality.
Cogmind is absolutely great, I think another example of the future of roguelikes might be found in Caves of Qud. It has an incredible storytelling capacity while still retaining the incredibly complex mechanics
Weird, I find CoQ incredibly old-fashioned and ADOM-like. You can hoard, you can backtrack, you can go out-of-hand strong and the gameplay itself resembles more of a sprawling open-world CRPG with quests, factions and the like. Much unlike, well, tightly-designed single-purpose Cogmind.
If anything, cogmind and CoQ are antonymous. Cogmind is extremely well designed game revolving a singular goal with over a decade of effort put into balancing. Kyzrati considered cogmind feature-complete as far as 4 years ago, with the majority of time lately going into polish, balance and optional content. Caves of Qud has an identity crisis of what it wants to be with no definitive ending in sight. It tries to grant freedom to the player with a huge open world, but all the quests are very linear with only few options to complete them and no alternative routes. There's a good and potent mutation system which could go very far, but it's balanced so horribly that you would find same 4-5 extremely powerful general-purpose mutations in nearly every build. It tries to create an immersive world in which your actions have consequences, but as soon as you get your hands on a few shrodinger pages, you can level out any reputation damage with any faction and do whatever you want, ultimately meaning that there are no definitive choices of who you would want to side with. I've logged over 200 hours in CoQ, and any time of the day - i would pick cogmind over it.
This really was a video made for you, wasn’t it. The desire to share about the intricacies of the game you’re currently hyper fixated on while also giving advice how to play is peak gamer vibes. I’m glad you decided to record the whole thing.
Oh hell yeah, another Dosh video - and this one on a game I HAVE heard about! I followed development of this game from way back in 2013, far before it was released. I never got around to actually playing it myself when it came out in 2017 and kind of lost interest when I saw the end product (one review I remember being particularly brutal and turned me off instantly; couldn't remember why) and decided it was more of a game that was better in my head. I will say some of the "living ecosystem" parts are very cool, like the drill bots, or how cargo bots zip around hauling things from points on the map and how little repair drones will swarm places that've had their infrastructure been damaged by combat and rebuild. My tastes have shifted significantly since the year our lord 2017 so I might actually pick this up now. Thanks for the video!
This reminded me a lot of DoomRL! While I haven't played Cogmind to directly compare them, it also has this emphasis on using the tools and skills you have available at the moment to get through the floor by the skin of your teeth, giving a more tense tactical challenge rather than focusing on preparation. It's not nearly as mechanically deep as Cogmind but that also makes it much easier to pick up and learn. I hadn't played roguelikes in several years, and I remember hearing about Cogmind back then while it was in development, but I think this video has inspired me to revisit them and give this one a try.
Yes, i keep refreshing your chanel until you post something, i got no friends. Edit: The fact that this comment got more likes and comments than the video that I posted on my other channel just amazes me. I hope that one day I can have this kind of community.
The alert mechanism reminds me of AI War: Fleet Command. Another niche strategy game that won't appeal to most people, and takes a few hours to settle into. But for the people it does appeal to, it's very special in making you feel like a galactically-oppressed underdog.
Ive found the games you talk well about have been the most fun and interesting things I have ever played. I got and played exapunks from the zachtronics video and it was probably the most amount of fun and interest ive had in a game for a long time. I will be getting Cogmine especially since it has a lot of things ive loved about other games. Keeep up with these amazing videos
I've watched this video so many times now. I love your factorio content, but I also love Cogmind. The way you can drone on about it is great and I find it to be such a fun listen.
Finally, someone talking about Cogmind, thank you. Underappreciated game. The developer is a very cool guy, you can tell he is totally dedicated to his work with all the passion.
I have always been sad to see how few people play this, as every time I sit down for a session or three, I learn something completely new. Very excited to see this pop up in my feed. ♡
Thanks for playing mordhau. Our niche little community is slithering along like a garden snail and always loves getting some rep. hi carpet, if you're reading this.
Beaten A20 and have much love for Cogmind. Give me my hard as nails tactical games with the potential for "I wonder if" moments and I am a happy camper. In both StS and Cogmind I have thrown entire runs away wondering if certain mechanics worked together in certain ways, and every now and again I discover a synergy or piece of information that feels so rare to glean it might as well be unique to me.
I immediately bought this. You genuinely influenced me purchasing this game and I have been playing for hours. It has some of the most interesting world building I have ever seen.
"With only 15 sigix on board, they inflicted heavy losses on MAIN.C" is an incredible understatement. "...during the initial confrontation one of the aliens impaled three sentries with a single thrust of its Sigix Broadsword, flying across a hall at top speed to further smash them into a wall." "During their attack the Sigix used only one of these incredibly devastating weapons, which took out an entire wing of the Access Level from above the surface." "...It landed just above some hidden tunnels, and immediately after the doors opened and its crew emerged, both they and it were swarmed by a massive army of robots that burst from underground. The aliens in their heavily armored exoskeletons were unperturbed at first, leaving the relative safety of their ship to wade through MAIN.C's forces, slicing many in two with massive swords, firing blazing fast energy weapons capable of ripping pieces clean off the target..." "...One of the Research labs was completely obliterated during testing." They absolutely annihilated main.c. A singular scout without heavy weapons which hasn't even fired main ship armament has put against a gargantuan robot swarm which has been stockpiled by an industrial superstructure for over a year. Sigix are insanely strong.
HE DID IT. HE DID THE THING WHERE HE INFODUMPS HIS EXPERTISE OF THE GAME IN A GIANT RUNON SENTENCE TYPE THING AND IM INVESTED IN IT NOW DESPITE NEVER PLAYING THE GAME. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO THATS MY UA-camR.
Definitely glad to have another video at last. I can empathise about sharing achievements after finally getting into Inkscape over the Easter weekend and churning out a bunch of vector images.
I wonder if you might enjoy Caves of Qud. It gives me a similar feel with the whole "has actually rather expansive lore but you could go through the game and experience very little of it depending on how much you choose to pursue it" thing. Plus there seems to be similar themes of building your character through either mutations or cybernetics.
You could already do some pretty crazy stuff in that game, but the recent updates have been rapidly amping up the craziness with things like mechas, and plants that make you dream about being a completely different creature. Definitely recommend it.
I think this is the first time I've stopped watching one of your videos when you started explaining how to beat a game because I wanted to play and discover things in this game for myself. Well done, normally I don't care so much for spoilers.
This game and how you describe it remindes me of my experience with a roguelike called, "Caves". It's an android exclusive, as the developer would rather focus of developing the game than porting it to something like pc. It's a great roguelike that I need to start playing again
I gotta say my favorite Rogue Like continues to be Slay The Spire because of the possibility to just start a run, spend like an hour on it and kill some time, all while just chilling playing a card game and enjoying all your favorite roguelike mechanics. I love it. But I can see how someone who's more into the classic style would LOVE this game to bits.
Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful roguelike, I dipped my toes into the rougelike genre when I first downloaded pixel dungeon on my phone and fell in love with it, I am having such a blast with cogmind
5:15 "and sometimes you get so unlucky that you'll fire at a grunt until it's nothing but a torso and a heat sink without ever hitting its core" man I haven't laughed so hard in a long time
Dude. You sold me this game. Which makes you an awesome influencer. It might be THE game for my 2024 and I would never find it if you didn't make this video. Keep it up!
the side menu reminds me of cdda, will have to check this one out! love the whole scrambling to stay in one(important) piece as all the less important ones are tossed out also the idea guessing how much risk you can take, as well has what qualifies as risk being an integral part of the skill curve really tickles my brain even if im horrible at it pixel dungeon was a fantastic play, and getting to know the intricate mechanics after playing it for way too much was a lot of fun
I'm definitely getting this with my next paycheck. Even if I bounce off of it the first time, I always find myself going back to roguelikes months or years later and trying again. Tha ks for making this video
0:49 I'm pretty sure that's because most people wouldn't want to play a game so deliberately obtuse and frustrating. Once you hit onto something that's not either actively hostile to the player(La Mulana comes to mind) or has a barrier to entry on the level of Dwarf Fortress(ADOM), you're gonna turn into the next MandaloreGaming with how you can affect a game.
nice I was just binge watching your videos on niche games today and now I have a new upload to watch. I love these non factorio videos, don't stop making them.
While I haven't dove as far into it as 8 have other roguelikes, Cogmind oozes with a lot of thought put into the game design aspect of these kinds of games. The way the story, progression, and discovery were made all fit roguelikes perfectly imo.
sorry i wasn't paying attention to the talking at 17:50 due to that immaculate Mordhau 2 gameplay. If that was you playing those chambering hits were beautiful
Decided to give it a try, and honestly, I'm enjoying it! It's a solid roguelike, and keeps you on your toes. Your equipment is more of a resource than an upgrade, and that's fair.
Many thanks to Dosh for introducing Cogmind! As I wrote in today's announcement about plans for the next two years (see "Cogmind Vision 2025"), it's really nice to have someone more deeply familiar with Cogmind, and roguelikes in general, able to share it with a wider audience of folks that might very well include many who could also enjoy this sort of game as much as we do. "We" as in myself the dev and all those who've been playing for many years and hanging out in the community (and of course more recently Dosh as well!). Welcome :)
is there a way to turn off the high pitched whine when doing anything in game? it sounds like my tinnitus.
the sound that is played when letters come up in the log in the top left i mean.
@@johnsmith-sp6yl Yeah the typing sound from the log? There's an advanced config setting specifically to turn that off: just change the muteTextSfx value in the user/advanced.cfg file from 0 to 1 and you'll never hear it again. (Or you could replace the sound with something else in the game files if so inclined, though that is a bit more work since you'd need to source an appropriate looping SFX, but I could help you with all that if you're interested.)
@@GridSageGames good to know thank you, when i buy a copy ill join the discord and ask for help in changing it into a fart sound
@@johnsmith-sp6yl Haha well you may be in good company, since someone else has done an audio-based adventure version by replacing a bunch of the sound effects with... unique custom recordings and effects :) (I have yet to play that one myself, but did plan to do that at one point for a stream...)
I have to give props to a dev who is so singularly minded to develop one game over a long career. All of the times I have seen this level of devotion I have fallen in love with the game. It doesn't matter the genre or game style, the devs of these types of games always strive to make their game the best it can be regardless of popularity and criticism. Definitely in the league of Stardew Valley, Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, and Creeper World (that last one is a plug for my favorite RTS indie game). I'm sure to lose many many hours in the future playing this game.
WELL DONE, YOU JUST BECAME A PRIORITY TARGET
So why is this pinned, and why does it have nearly 400 likes? I'm lost.
@@Bloodlyshiva its a joke relating to alert in cogmind
@@Bloodlyshivait funny
@@Bloodlyshiva Google it
@@Bloodlyshiva It's because he's done well and he's now a priority target, SEND OUT THE KILL SQUADS.
If anyone has the time and are up for quite the read, the devblogs for Cogmind are genuinely fascinating, going into excessive detail and airing all the hows and whys and whynots, strengths and weaknesses, for pretty much every decision the dev has made or thought to make and decided against, regarding pretty much every system and piece of the game.
Cheers dude, I looked it up and wound up in a rabbit hole. I really enjoy their writing style.
I've played Cogmind off and on for years but I've ALWAYS read the dev news and updates. They're really well presented and truly interesting for game design.
Cogmind is the coolest game I simply cannot bring myself to enjoy
Give it a few decades. This isn't the sort of game that clicks on the first try.
As someone who loves a lot of different kinds of roguelikes, I just could not get into Cogmind. It makes a big deal out of being able to build yourself from components, but there's no actual choice in the matter- You can't 'build' toward anything, because it's all based on RNG. You're basically just screwed when it comes to trying to make any sort of build, because by the time you, say, get a full set of flight engines then one of your wings are 99% damaged and you'll crash as soon as you get into a fight. The game makes a big deal out of stealth and hiding, but you'll get spotted instantaneously and there's suddenly a level-wide alert going out. Hacking is impossible unless you're lucky enough to get a dozen advanced hacking suites.
All of this adds up to just one strategy: You just tank up on propulsion and weapon slots so that you have a bazillion wheels to take hits for you and them blast everything with your weapons.
@@LordnotsirTav
That's not true. The RNG simply makes it interesting and adds more skill expression. Streaking basic wins is easy, and there have been players who can simply streak the hardest victory type with no problems.
You need to learn more and get better at the game before you can build a real build and not crash and burn immediately.
@@LordnotsirTav play the deck you have, not the deck you want.
@@MrRandyFlaggTDM That's easy to say. But when "the deck you have" is literally nothing (or worse than nothing) for multiple playthroughs... It starts to become disheartening. Noita for example is a very RNG heavy game, and even it manages to put player skill front, first and foremost before any other means of survival.
Don't get me wrong, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the style of Cogmind and what it does. But I know for a fact that my absolutely limited patience will not allow me to touch the game.
To go back to the deck analogy... I hate deck-building games like Slay the Spire. Why? I can do whatever I want with "the deck I have" and make it as optimal as I possibly can. The game can still decide that I am not allowed to attack or defend or do literally anything of note for 10 turns in a row.
Here is your cue to say "git gud."
"You have more armored plates than transistors".....
What an amazing cyberpunk insult.
Truly, a poetic work of artistry.
Future ai would insult each other like this
@@NeostormXLMAX They're too dense to get it.
Because of all the armored plates, you see.
They’re not dense, they got bad armour plating. They’re too thick.
I love that when you overwhelm the antibodies it goes into a fever.
The roguelike junk pile was simply embraced in Dungeons of Dredmor, by giving the player an item called the "Lost Wizard Key" which is a pocket dimension you can enter and leave on a cooldown. In there you can store items and craft in a room that's large enough to allow you to simply organize the items you find in a bunch of piles. There's no way to heal, cast spells, or use items in there, so it can't affect combat. I feel like it was a good way to encourage players new to the genre to adopt the roguelike hoarder mindset. It also put a band-aid on the games terribly messy crafting system. I imagine it wouldn't be too interesting to you since it's not doing much new or unique, but I can't recommend it enough to anyone who's first dipping their toes in the genre.
HEROIC VANDALISM
Your mana is low, drink more booze!
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That's a really neat insight! I think I was actually thinking about Dungeons of Dredmor and asking myself if it was an *actual* roguelike, making the first/only one I've played and enjoyed. I think I was also thinking about that storage room and how that seemed to be a thing I was using it for as well :)
@@Kromgar Lutefisk for the lutefisk god!
I was having a blast watching your adventures in Cogmind in our discord community and was hoping you'd eventually make a video, and here it is! Super excited for the future of this game still, even after playing it for over 1k hours. Kyzrati is an amazing developer, and his dedicated community involvement makes this game very special to me and many others. Hoping you eventually nail that ++ extended win, it's super worth the struggle!
Dosh you single handedly got me into roguelikes and i started with Brogue, now im going to be moving onto Rogue soon and i cant thank you enough! Im sure this will be a fine addition to my collection!
I consider it a personal mission of mine to assimilate as many as possible into the cult
The whole Factorio thing is just so I can lure unsuspecting viewers into vidoes like this
@@DoshDoshingtondangerously based, thanks on behalf of /rlg/
@Zajcooo
Is /rlg/ still a cesspit
@@DoshDoshington I mean, i dont even enjoy factorio, lord knows i've tried desperately in my 300 hours and several playthroughs at this point, but your videos just give me a tingly sensation of entering some hole-in-the-wall gamestore that doesnt have any windows to the outside, just a door and a small sign and its a bustling big room in there with ambiance, and, a community in the literal sense of the word. Where people know each other and get together regularly just to hang out and talk about things the are interested in, and even as someone who is only subscribed to passionate channels like you and Civvie, you two are still the only ones i can think of that have this great feeling.
@@DoshDoshington even Dicks and Spicerack have left.
You can tell Dosh is passionate about this game - his voice nearly goes up two whole semitones on occasion!
Thanks for supporting games like this
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@@user-zp8kj2cl9g Why are you saying thanks? The money goes to his channel not you...
@@user-zp8kj2cl9gchild spotted
Thanks for the bribe.
If I've got an audience for torturing myself in Factorio, I feel like I ought to use it to showcase games that deserve it
@@pimpcat7772because they are grateful for what dosh does and want to thank them
I love your factorio content, but man, I always look forward your deep dives into other games so much. Very thankful for you to expose me to so many different games and their context/history.
I literally fired this game up yesterday after not touching it for a few years. And here you are stoking my enthusiasm for the game.
Whoa, the moment this episode stated I could tell Dosh had a new mic. Super clear.
Also just got done watching Towerclimb and La Mulana videos for probably the 3rd/4th time, so I'll take another one, thank you sir.
I'm still going back to Seablock for the 8th time 😂
Cogmind's body part mechanics really remind of an old hidden-gem of a PS2 game I used to play called metal arms glitch in the system, it was a robot themed third person shooter that had a mechanic where shooting an enemy's body parts can cause them to dislocate or be destroyed altogether, affecting the flow of battle in funny and chaotic ways. It was a pretty fun but underrated game and I'm happy to know that there are games similar to it out there like this one.
There was a beat-em-up on the Mega Drive where the characters were cyborgs and you could steal their limbs to put together your own moveset.
Have yet to watch the video, but really glad you’re covering this game. It doesn’t get nearly enough coverage and the creator’s yt channel and development blog are great insights into game design
You are now officially an Influencer! Congratulations! I didn't even make it 5 minutes into the video and I already had Cogmind in my cart and ready for purchase. The early descriptions you gave in this video, and your enthusiasm, were all I needed to hear. Well done sir, well done.
Sheep consumer unlucky I guess
@@moritz6241 bro does not have fun on his own
Lol literally same. It was inevitable once he started talking about things no one else will ever understand and in depth mechanics
Everyone just gonna ignore the footage of (probably) dosh beating several people to death with cookware?
it's literally him, the kill list shows his name
NGL I wanted to see him smack the minstrel off his perch.
Loved the video, but I'm going to stop on the explanation on winning. Imma go play it myself, and learn from there.
Thanks for the recommendation!
The part system reminds me of Battletech, funnily enough. That excitement at encountering a mech with a really rare and powerful weapon and mentally tallying up how many limbs and scout mechs you're willing to lose in order to get it intact.
Battletech was actually one of the dev's first inspirations for making this game, along with XCOM and getting into roguelikes around 2011ish.
Definitely looked at crit padding and thought "what if that was a feature rather than a bug?"
Love how Dosh just shows off a clip of him annihilating people with a frying pan for the segment talking about FPS Games lol. Man just ventilates like 5 peoples heads with a pan like its nothing without getting hit once.
28:57 You just ended my mental image of a robot stealthy utility robot instantly growing into a giant death bot and pulling 10 rocket launchers when spotted
dear mr. doshington,
have a nice day.
best regards,
Very underrated title developed by an amazing dev. Speaking of RL, would like to see a Caves of Qud video
Seriously, the stories you can get from a run are sooo good.
One time I fell down a vent entering Golgotha. I died of course, but when I looked in it was not as I expected. I actually survived the fall (barely), but my goatman follower apparently jumped off with me, and landed on top of me dealing a massive (and lethal) amount of damage 🙃
I love being showed special little gems that I would never find myself. Haven't played all the gamees you presented but I gave a chance a few of them
In like 2015, I committed to beating ADOM on roguelike mode before exploring ToME and other pure roguelikes. Still working on it, so I must depart at 31:09, but I'm super glad you keep promoting these games. TYSM!
ok wow just from the first 3 minutes alone this game looks so cool man, absolutely reminds me of duskers and the whole being able to swap out all the parts of your body thing sounds fun, i'll probably be buying it once i watch the rest of the video.
I always appreciate that your videos are all content and little filler. Even the end doesn't drag on with farewells and such.
This video just got linked in the most recent steam news post for Cogmind, well done!
I've been sorta avoiding this one despite my love for modern traditional roguelikes because its half-ascii, which discouraged me from further looking into it. This video is tempting me to get it though.
Fun Fact: The Cogmind dev beat Rift Wizard, another tough-as-nails modern traditional roguelike on his FIRST TRY.
Kyzrati is the real deal
Yeah the half-ascii is off-putting (& I think it hurts the game due to non-animated screenshots & thumbnails being how ppl first see it). But it's the weapon effect animations that make me think the dev does have a sense of aesthetics, & so the art style is probably being quite deliberate & controlled. Ie: It was enough to get me interested in seeing *what else* they've got in-game that'll visually surprise/impress me.
I guess what I'm saying is it's got a weird visual storytelling juxposition that gets people's attention with a _"Wait, did U see that? There's more than meets the eye here... What they doin?"_ curiosity. It resists being written-off as low quality.
Hell yeah brother, was waiting for you to make a video on this one.
Cogmind is absolutely great, I think another example of the future of roguelikes might be found in Caves of Qud. It has an incredible storytelling capacity while still retaining the incredibly complex mechanics
Weird, I find CoQ incredibly old-fashioned and ADOM-like. You can hoard, you can backtrack, you can go out-of-hand strong and the gameplay itself resembles more of a sprawling open-world CRPG with quests, factions and the like. Much unlike, well, tightly-designed single-purpose Cogmind.
CoQ also has devs and a community that throw a massive hissy fit whenever you want to join the templars.
@aristocraticcthulhu3831 I'm cool with the Templars for the convenience not their beliefs , makes my trip to Bethesda Susa much smoother. 😂😂
coq just never clicked with me the beginning really doesnt do a good job of getting you hooked which i think is the problem
If anything, cogmind and CoQ are antonymous.
Cogmind is extremely well designed game revolving a singular goal with over a decade of effort put into balancing. Kyzrati considered cogmind feature-complete as far as 4 years ago, with the majority of time lately going into polish, balance and optional content.
Caves of Qud has an identity crisis of what it wants to be with no definitive ending in sight. It tries to grant freedom to the player with a huge open world, but all the quests are very linear with only few options to complete them and no alternative routes. There's a good and potent mutation system which could go very far, but it's balanced so horribly that you would find same 4-5 extremely powerful general-purpose mutations in nearly every build. It tries to create an immersive world in which your actions have consequences, but as soon as you get your hands on a few shrodinger pages, you can level out any reputation damage with any faction and do whatever you want, ultimately meaning that there are no definitive choices of who you would want to side with.
I've logged over 200 hours in CoQ, and any time of the day - i would pick cogmind over it.
Your roguelike/light content is the reason I subscribed. Incredibly work
Cogmind, CDDA, and Elona all mentioned in one video. You have my like and subscribe good sir!
I can tell this is going to be one of those games I get hella sucked into, and of course I discover it the week I have a bunch of exams lmao.
I'd genuinely be curious to watch videos of playthroughs of this to get different endings and results.
This really was a video made for you, wasn’t it. The desire to share about the intricacies of the game you’re currently hyper fixated on while also giving advice how to play is peak gamer vibes. I’m glad you decided to record the whole thing.
It really is a great video. Don't know what language it was recorded in, but I sure enjoyed it!
Oh hell yeah, another Dosh video - and this one on a game I HAVE heard about! I followed development of this game from way back in 2013, far before it was released. I never got around to actually playing it myself when it came out in 2017 and kind of lost interest when I saw the end product (one review I remember being particularly brutal and turned me off instantly; couldn't remember why) and decided it was more of a game that was better in my head.
I will say some of the "living ecosystem" parts are very cool, like the drill bots, or how cargo bots zip around hauling things from points on the map and how little repair drones will swarm places that've had their infrastructure been damaged by combat and rebuild.
My tastes have shifted significantly since the year our lord 2017 so I might actually pick this up now. Thanks for the video!
Dosh strikes back with another one of my favourite games. Whenever I see a new video, I'm never disappointed.
This reminded me a lot of DoomRL! While I haven't played Cogmind to directly compare them, it also has this emphasis on using the tools and skills you have available at the moment to get through the floor by the skin of your teeth, giving a more tense tactical challenge rather than focusing on preparation. It's not nearly as mechanically deep as Cogmind but that also makes it much easier to pick up and learn.
I hadn't played roguelikes in several years, and I remember hearing about Cogmind back then while it was in development, but I think this video has inspired me to revisit them and give this one a try.
Yes, i keep refreshing your chanel until you post something, i got no friends.
Edit: The fact that this comment got more likes and comments than the video that I posted on my other channel just amazes me. I hope that one day I can have this kind of community.
I’ll be ur friend
Same
We're all Notfriends™ here. Togethern't.
I'll be your friend, do you play OSRS?
Same :)
as an pretty long-term player of Cogmind and a patreon supporter, i rly appreciate this video :3
The alert mechanism reminds me of AI War: Fleet Command. Another niche strategy game that won't appeal to most people, and takes a few hours to settle into. But for the people it does appeal to, it's very special in making you feel like a galactically-oppressed underdog.
Something I've had on my list for years, I'll get there eventually!
Honestly I've had Cogmind on my wishlist for over 5 years and I've never seen anyone talk about it. So hopefully this video might convince me finally
I got really deep into traditional roguelikes during the pandemic, and I still think Cogmind is a masterclass in its genre. Love to see a video on it!
Factorio then ADoM and now Cogmind. I don't know where you are going but it's like I like your video more and more
Love when you do those video essays covering roguelikes like this one, Adom or others like the "Weird games" playlist! Do more please!
I genuinely would not mind a break from Factorio for "A Cogmind Video of Some Sort".
Ive found the games you talk well about have been the most fun and interesting things I have ever played. I got and played exapunks from the zachtronics video and it was probably the most amount of fun and interest ive had in a game for a long time. I will be getting Cogmine especially since it has a lot of things ive loved about other games. Keeep up with these amazing videos
Looks like its just a matter of time before Dosh discovers Caves of Qud if he hasnt already by now.
I've watched this video so many times now. I love your factorio content, but I also love Cogmind. The way you can drone on about it is great and I find it to be such a fun listen.
having beaten A20 several times in slay the spire, that comparison immediately sold me on getting the game
Although I'm a complete scrub-tier, I absolutely appreciate that these kind of games are still being made and played these days.
Finally, someone talking about Cogmind, thank you. Underappreciated game. The developer is a very cool guy, you can tell he is totally dedicated to his work with all the passion.
I have always been sad to see how few people play this, as every time I sit down for a session or three, I learn something completely new.
Very excited to see this pop up in my feed. ♡
Thanks for playing mordhau. Our niche little community is slithering along like a garden snail and always loves getting some rep. hi carpet, if you're reading this.
Beaten A20 and have much love for Cogmind. Give me my hard as nails tactical games with the potential for "I wonder if" moments and I am a happy camper. In both StS and Cogmind I have thrown entire runs away wondering if certain mechanics worked together in certain ways, and every now and again I discover a synergy or piece of information that feels so rare to glean it might as well be unique to me.
Let's go Dosh uploaded another video essay!
The second I saw you in Kyzrati's chat I knew you were going to make a video on this and I couldn't be happier.
Fuckin love your essays man. Thank you
I immediately bought this. You genuinely influenced me purchasing this game and I have been playing for hours. It has some of the most interesting world building I have ever seen.
"With only 15 sigix on board, they inflicted heavy losses on MAIN.C" is an incredible understatement.
"...during the initial confrontation one of the aliens impaled three sentries with a single thrust of its Sigix Broadsword, flying across a hall at top speed to further smash them into a wall."
"During their attack the Sigix used only one of these incredibly devastating weapons, which took out an entire wing of the Access Level from above the surface."
"...It landed just above some hidden tunnels, and immediately after the doors opened and its crew emerged, both they and it were swarmed by a massive army of robots that burst from underground. The aliens in their heavily armored exoskeletons were unperturbed at first, leaving the relative safety of their ship to wade through MAIN.C's forces, slicing many in two with massive swords, firing blazing fast energy weapons capable of ripping pieces clean off the target..."
"...One of the Research labs was completely obliterated during testing."
They absolutely annihilated main.c. A singular scout without heavy weapons which hasn't even fired main ship armament has put against a gargantuan robot swarm which has been stockpiled by an industrial superstructure for over a year.
Sigix are insanely strong.
I like how ur whole channel is: I just did/found something cool abd now im going to tell you about it.
HE DID IT. HE DID THE THING WHERE HE INFODUMPS HIS EXPERTISE OF THE GAME IN A GIANT RUNON SENTENCE TYPE THING AND IM INVESTED IN IT NOW DESPITE NEVER PLAYING THE GAME. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO THATS MY UA-camR.
Definitely glad to have another video at last. I can empathise about sharing achievements after finally getting into Inkscape over the Easter weekend and churning out a bunch of vector images.
I wonder if you might enjoy Caves of Qud. It gives me a similar feel with the whole "has actually rather expansive lore but you could go through the game and experience very little of it depending on how much you choose to pursue it" thing. Plus there seems to be similar themes of building your character through either mutations or cybernetics.
You could already do some pretty crazy stuff in that game, but the recent updates have been rapidly amping up the craziness with things like mechas, and plants that make you dream about being a completely different creature. Definitely recommend it.
I think this is the first time I've stopped watching one of your videos when you started explaining how to beat a game because I wanted to play and discover things in this game for myself.
Well done, normally I don't care so much for spoilers.
I'm 2 minutes in, already want to buy it.
I concur.
This game and how you describe it remindes me of my experience with a roguelike called, "Caves". It's an android exclusive, as the developer would rather focus of developing the game than porting it to something like pc. It's a great roguelike that I need to start playing again
Oh no Dosh why did you have to say that you were going to teach how to beat it? I had to stop there, and I was hooked.
I‘d love to see you talk about Caves of Cud and or Brogue next. Great video. Thanks!
Let's goooooo new Dosh
I've had this one collecting dust in my library for awhile. Nice to see you cover it.
Common Birmarck W 🫡
I wonder if Dosh has played Noita, and I also wonder how it compares to these types of games in his mind
I wish he tries it
I've got the amulet but not the crown
@@DoshDoshington I think noita has the same vibes as in cogmind, I haven't tried cogmind yet but you convinced me to buy it.
@@DoshDoshington amulet w/ gem or w/o gem?
@@MathsOwl2950 Without. When I played seriously I'm pretty sure Yendor wasn't even in the game
Glad to see cogmind still getting love. Great roguelike and the dev is awesome
I gotta say my favorite Rogue Like continues to be Slay The Spire because of the possibility to just start a run, spend like an hour on it and kill some time, all while just chilling playing a card game and enjoying all your favorite roguelike mechanics. I love it. But I can see how someone who's more into the classic style would LOVE this game to bits.
Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful roguelike, I dipped my toes into the rougelike genre when I first downloaded pixel dungeon on my phone and fell in love with it, I am having such a blast with cogmind
5:15 "and sometimes you get so unlucky that you'll fire at a grunt until it's nothing but a torso and a heat sink without ever hitting its core"
man I haven't laughed so hard in a long time
Dude. You sold me this game. Which makes you an awesome influencer. It might be THE game for my 2024 and I would never find it if you didn't make this video. Keep it up!
Cogmind cogmind cogmind, I know where to start
I'd love to see you do proper playthroughs of this game tbh Dosh
bing chilling
Nice! I just got done showing my buddy a couple of your Factorio videos, and finished in time for your newest one!
YES TEAM BOTNET
the side menu reminds me of cdda, will have to check this one out! love the whole scrambling to stay in one(important) piece as all the less important ones are tossed out
also the idea guessing how much risk you can take, as well has what qualifies as risk being an integral part of the skill curve really tickles my brain even if im horrible at it
pixel dungeon was a fantastic play, and getting to know the intricate mechanics after playing it for way too much was a lot of fun
DOSH MAKE MORE ROGUELIKE CONTENT
teach me how to play NETHACK PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I DONT KNOW HOW TO BEAT IT PLEASE!!!
ill sub
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Play valkyrie and dip your sword into fountains until you get excalibur. Also scroll of genocide mind flayers.
@@DoshDoshington what if i want to play wizard my good fellow
i also subbed ty im watching every vid
i love your roguelike vids please keep making them
You haven't really played a deranged roguelike until you've played Noita
I'm definitely getting this with my next paycheck. Even if I bounce off of it the first time, I always find myself going back to roguelikes months or years later and trying again. Tha ks for making this video
0:49 I'm pretty sure that's because most people wouldn't want to play a game so deliberately obtuse and frustrating. Once you hit onto something that's not either actively hostile to the player(La Mulana comes to mind) or has a barrier to entry on the level of Dwarf Fortress(ADOM), you're gonna turn into the next MandaloreGaming with how you can affect a game.
You sold me on the game by describing me. Telling my pals about this one, Thanks man.
nice I was just binge watching your videos on niche games today and now I have a new upload to watch. I love these non factorio videos, don't stop making them.
While I haven't dove as far into it as 8 have other roguelikes, Cogmind oozes with a lot of thought put into the game design aspect of these kinds of games. The way the story, progression, and discovery were made all fit roguelikes perfectly imo.
sorry i wasn't paying attention to the talking at 17:50 due to that immaculate Mordhau 2 gameplay. If that was you playing those chambering hits were beautiful
You can see my name in the kill feed
Great new dosh video, cant wait to watch it 37 times
Thanks for the upload, CashCashington, very nice.
Decided to give it a try, and honestly, I'm enjoying it! It's a solid roguelike, and keeps you on your toes. Your equipment is more of a resource than an upgrade, and that's fair.
Your previous roguelike video got me into Nethack, btw. I haven't even made it into the Castle yet, but I'll keep trying!
Props to the guy playing Through the Fire and Flames in the Mordhau footage.