Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Whip Smart

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  • @austinbros1000
    @austinbros1000 Місяць тому +387

    This desperately NEEDS to be a full series!!!

    • @dairylea2
      @dairylea2 Місяць тому +27

      Absolutely! Jon please do this!

    • @xanderellem3646
      @xanderellem3646 Місяць тому +13

      Full series!

    • @arnulfogarcia3498
      @arnulfogarcia3498 Місяць тому +7

      Series!

    • @RikouHogashi
      @RikouHogashi Місяць тому +3

      I doubt this will replace the newly finished for now F4 SS2 due to his fallout series love but some other day outside of the weekend would be nice

    • @katejones8705
      @katejones8705 Місяць тому +6

      Absolutely!

  • @conor7575
    @conor7575 Місяць тому +245

    Jon: "I need a revolver"
    Game: "Press left to equip revolver"
    Jon: "Maybe I will get a revolver later"

    • @mcmeh1747
      @mcmeh1747 Місяць тому +28

      Perception:-1 as always

    • @theodoremalt1513
      @theodoremalt1513 Місяць тому +55

      First thing Indy puts in the suitcase is a massive stack of clothes.
      Jon comments on how Indy isn't bringing any clothes.

    • @MichaelPalin
      @MichaelPalin Місяць тому +27

      He has also apparently never seen a fly swatter before.

    • @lanceuppercut6168
      @lanceuppercut6168 Місяць тому +19

      @@MichaelPalin I can definitely see Jon trying to use a fly swatter as a spatula and Claire going: Jon! What on earth are you doing?! 🤣

    • @BobBigWheels
      @BobBigWheels Місяць тому +4

      Jon, Jon never changes

  • @Weazel1
    @Weazel1 Місяць тому +64

    Troy Baker has really earned his paycheck on this one. Talk about nailing the Indy voice, kudos, sir.

  • @canaan5337
    @canaan5337 Місяць тому +116

    I think “unintelligible Latin” in this context means it’s too quiet for him to hear it properly and makes out what exactly is being said but he recognizes it’s in Latin.

    • @charlesrogers7393
      @charlesrogers7393 Місяць тому +7

      Or a secret dialect of Latin.

    • @paullange7052
      @paullange7052 Місяць тому +12

      When Marcus wakes him up Indy does say it was 'some form of Latin', so it could be a form he doesn't fully recognise.

    • @ScreachHiensburg
      @ScreachHiensburg Місяць тому +1

      When the giant spoke, he was speaking Latin and Indy understood it

    • @the_tactician9858
      @the_tactician9858 26 днів тому +3

      Yeah, I suspect it was a version of Latin that differs from the established rules classicists would know... Maybe a variant of the imperial Latin rather than the codified version the Church spoke, or maybe even an older version from the beginning of the Republic

  • @JohnDCrafton
    @JohnDCrafton Місяць тому +236

    Giant spatula? Have you really never seen a flyswatter before?

    • @hardticket123
      @hardticket123 Місяць тому +18

      I came here just to like this comment

    • @TGCommander
      @TGCommander Місяць тому +19

      What is a fly swatter if not a giant sorta flexible spatula

    • @bugsybrown1745
      @bugsybrown1745 Місяць тому +34

      Never ask Jon to make you an omelet with raisins

    • @MichaelPalin
      @MichaelPalin Місяць тому +6

      @@bugsybrown1745That’s how they got by in The Blitz!

  • @TheSimstress
    @TheSimstress Місяць тому +72

    This game is definitely up your alley because it does not hold your hand and it doesn’t care if you miss secrets. It rewards your own adventuring.

  • @FunkyFyreMunky
    @FunkyFyreMunky Місяць тому +129

    "An umbrella feels like a terrible weapon..." Oh, Jon. Somebody needs to rewatch Last Crusade. Those things can take down planes.

    • @bazsuperbi
      @bazsuperbi Місяць тому +13

      Son.. I think they got us.

    • @Heathcareguv
      @Heathcareguv Місяць тому +19

      ''Let my armies be the rocks and the trees, and the birds in the sky"

    • @leeboy26
      @leeboy26 Місяць тому +12

      Jon forgot his Charlemagne.

    • @Mysmarttelevision1989
      @Mysmarttelevision1989 Місяць тому

      Or just ask the Penguin.

  • @elijahm3688
    @elijahm3688 Місяць тому +66

    Love the detail on Antonio's hearing aid. Period-accurate, as far as I can tell from a brief google. Those things would have been powered by vacuum tubes, if you can believe it!

  • @saag024
    @saag024 Місяць тому +91

    Jon's playing this game just because Indy's got a nice hat!

  • @GreatValueOprah
    @GreatValueOprah Місяць тому +41

    Jon, picking up a fly swatter: A giant spatula!

  • @sloc2003
    @sloc2003 17 днів тому +1

    My flyswatter will henceworth be forever known as the giant spatula. Brilliant, Jon

  • @HumTrees
    @HumTrees Місяць тому +7

    Watching Jon manage to aggro the entire Vatican there toward the end gave me such a hearty, raucous laugh that it echoed. Thank you for that, Jon. Please never change.

  • @whooll
    @whooll Місяць тому +43

    Holy crap the Candyman! Oh now I'm sad cause that actor just passed not long ago

    • @canaan5337
      @canaan5337 Місяць тому +2

      Not just Candyman giant Candyman. Where’s the bees? He could have a huge swarm of murder hornets.

    • @Geekaylee
      @Geekaylee Місяць тому

      Enrico Colantoni is in then as well, Keith Mars himself!

  • @judycyran5986
    @judycyran5986 Місяць тому +21

    Just finished the game. It is fabulous. One thing I found out later in the game, gather and eat the fruit and bready type items. It's not a temporary health or stamina like other games. It gives you a separate extra bar under both. Fruit is for stamina, bready type ( like biscotti, donuts, etc) is for health. Eat them up and collect more to keep in stock when that second bar starts to go down. Happy adventures!

  • @shanemorton2921
    @shanemorton2921 Місяць тому +39

    This looks brilliant. And Troy Baker has knocked this out of the park. Being such an established character, only ever played by one person, he clearly had to try and get something at least Harrison-adjacent. But damn, he's done a really good job.

    • @MichaelPalin
      @MichaelPalin Місяць тому +5

      I should have figured it was Troy Baker. He has done great at capturing the right cadence, but still voice acting instead of getting caught up in an impersonation.

    • @jamesmaclennan4525
      @jamesmaclennan4525 Місяць тому +2

      Actually Indie has been played by 4 actors on screen

    • @shanemorton2921
      @shanemorton2921 Місяць тому +2

      @@jamesmaclennan4525 Yeeeah that's fair, I could probably word that better, because there's a touch of nuance to this.
      Indiana has not been played by different actors in the same way that say, Batman or Bond has. All theatrical releases of Indiana Jones have had Harrison Ford play the titular role. River Pheonix played a 'young Indiana' in the prologue of The Last Crusade, Sean Patrick Flannery and Corey Carrier both also played 'young' Indiana in the The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. George Hall played an 'old' Indiana in the same series. So yes, a character by that name has been played by those guys, but they feel like distinctly different characters. The core Indiana Jones films/stories all have Harrison Ford play the character.
      But I think more to the point of the voicing for the game, it's irrelevant anyway. The game is set between Raiders and The Last Crusade, and is clearly meant to be based on Ford's character.

    • @shanemorton2921
      @shanemorton2921 Місяць тому +1

      @@MichaelPalin 100% agree. He's got the essence of Ford, but it feels like he's still managed to perform and bring something to it. Can't have been easy to get that balance right. Got to say also, they nailed the facial animation too. Just in Jon's video there were a couple of tiny little moments, like a little eye roll or a stare to the side, a little tweak to the eyebrow or a hint of a smile, it all felt like they really thought about how to capture that nuance to bring him to life. Awesome.

  • @mrnobody-unowen
    @mrnobody-unowen Місяць тому +31

    Indiana Jones… I always knew you’d come walking back through my door.

  • @nlm2nd
    @nlm2nd Місяць тому +15

    the professor walking around with a map of campus. Reminds me of myself trying to use google maps with a campus that contains a lot of car-free spots and hills/stairs.

  • @GamerTagCaptCluel3ss
    @GamerTagCaptCluel3ss Місяць тому +30

    It shouldn’t surprise me at this point, but damn Troy Baker did an excellent job with Indi’s voice

    • @katejones8705
      @katejones8705 Місяць тому +6

      That line at the beginning outside the cave actually made me wonder if it was movie audio. Troy is incredibly talented. I read an interview he did, he took it so seriously, it's wonderful how he respected the character.

    • @jackdriffill2394
      @jackdriffill2394 Місяць тому +2

      I thought it was actually Harrison Ford

    • @85flintstone
      @85flintstone Місяць тому

      ​@katejones8705 Yeah, I do wonder if that's lifted right from the movie. I mean, Troy's voice is damn close to the real deal, but that one line.

    • @Kaarl_Mills
      @Kaarl_Mills Місяць тому

      It gets very close, though sometimes I still hear troy. I'm surprised they couldn't convince Ford to come back since he loves being everyone that's not Han Solo

  • @Mobysimo
    @Mobysimo Місяць тому +45

    This game really has some deep-cut references to the franchise
    Henri Defense was a cover name Indiana used in the TV show, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles when he fought in World War 1 for a while

    • @gaz-l621
      @gaz-l621 Місяць тому +6

      Also, Henry is his real first name.

    • @Mobysimo
      @Mobysimo Місяць тому +1

      @ Yeah, but that specific way to pronounce it is from the show

    • @robertkyle137
      @robertkyle137 29 днів тому +3

      Also the "Temple of Mara" refers to the Temple of The Forbidden Eye, an Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. It is apparently canon.

    • @MrVertigoStudios
      @MrVertigoStudios 8 днів тому

      I also noticed he said he last saw Antonio "19 years ago", which if the game is set in 1937, would be 1918. In the Young Indiana Jones series he does indeed serve on the Italian Front in 1918 and gets wounded, so the timeline fits perfectly.

  • @Foxtrot369
    @Foxtrot369 Місяць тому +24

    32:33 Jon: _"Balls, balls & more balls"_
    How did you know my plans for the weekend?

    • @noahhamilton9004
      @noahhamilton9004 Місяць тому

      Going to go somewhere with a ball pit...right?

  • @phatpolofish
    @phatpolofish Місяць тому +3

    It's worth looking everywhere and clearing the area of all enemies. The Ai is very basic, but fun to fight and there's so much to find in each area.
    Thanks for the awesome uploads!

  • @Wulfyric
    @Wulfyric Місяць тому +2

    Not Jon failing to notice he'd just entered the mausoleum of the emperor Hadrian whilst talking about being a classicist

  • @gaz-l621
    @gaz-l621 Місяць тому +2

    Jon pointedly ignoring the possibility that bandages might not be a 'consume on pickup' item and the game's throwing them at you so you can stock up is both hilarious and infuriating at the same time.

  • @DillJosh007
    @DillJosh007 Місяць тому +6

    Big shoutout to Jon for skipping the spider scene in the beginning. Had to cover my screen and just look at the button prompt when I was playing

  • @DylanWills312
    @DylanWills312 Місяць тому +9

    I love how Jon's instinct is to be sneaky, while Dan made it a challenge to fight everyone. Beautiful.

  • @wolfqueen137
    @wolfqueen137 Місяць тому +11

    They're just like oh, the American priest with his whip 😂

  • @kylerowley8248
    @kylerowley8248 Місяць тому +55

    Omg, Jon is a true fan, he knows the name of generic indian guide #2 from scene one, don't think he could have impressed me more.

    • @Tensen01
      @Tensen01 Місяць тому +8

      But doesn't know what a Flyswatter is...

    • @kylerowley8248
      @kylerowley8248 Місяць тому

      @@Tensen01 He probably only knows about the old school rubber ones that Americans use as adult toys. He's just British, its a birth defect that can't be cured.

    • @Carly_C-Official
      @Carly_C-Official Місяць тому +7

      ​@Tensen01 if it was an ancient artifact, he would. If that makes it any better?

    • @larrychilders6599
      @larrychilders6599 Місяць тому +2

      Maybe he played Lego indy

    • @Clockwork427
      @Clockwork427 29 днів тому

      Scene one is in Peru? not India?

  • @Carrrnage
    @Carrrnage Місяць тому +1

    "I thought we were just breaking into a fortress."
    Jon, it's literally the Pope's house.

  • @ZakisHereNow
    @ZakisHereNow Місяць тому +13

    25:00 “And then IDK, a spatula or something.”
    Jon… that’s a fly swatter.

  • @sidneysun5217
    @sidneysun5217 17 днів тому

    they really nailed the animations and voices of harrison ford really well. the minute quirks on his movements and manner of speech is all there

  • @Jumzaaa
    @Jumzaaa Місяць тому +2

    This game really is something special, just got done with the first major area & it is genuinely so good

  • @Enigamis
    @Enigamis 15 днів тому

    I was on the fence about buying this game, but this spotlight has convinced me to get it. The people who made this are clear fans who did their research on what made the movies so fun. I am very excited to try this! Also hilarious as usual Jon, so glad you get to flex your history background.

  • @jamescampbell3090
    @jamescampbell3090 Місяць тому +3

    Full series on this would be great!

  • @TrashHeapCustodian
    @TrashHeapCustodian Місяць тому +33

    Jon you missed one crucial detail about his character in the intro: he's a classicist and all that AND he beats the tar out of Nazis ❤

    • @Massolgy
      @Massolgy Місяць тому

      Fascist are not Nazi kid grow up

    • @erin9397
      @erin9397 Місяць тому

      ​@@Massolgy you're very much NOT welcome here, arent you late to the Klan rally?

    • @erin9397
      @erin9397 22 дні тому

      ​@@Massolgy brownshirt spotted

    • @thomasl.townsend3191
      @thomasl.townsend3191 16 днів тому +1

      @@MassolgyI mean Nazis ARE fascists, though. And you do get to beat up Nazis in this game, which is rad.

  • @BauthorFowler
    @BauthorFowler Місяць тому +8

    I didn't know Tony Todd was in this. RIP.

    • @MichaelPalin
      @MichaelPalin Місяць тому +1

      I know! When I saw him pop up, I got excited and then sad.

  • @oopaoopa7160
    @oopaoopa7160 Місяць тому +1

    This game looks delightfully charming and i would love for jon to play more it feels like he would love this. im glad this game turned out to be good

  • @JeffKelly03
    @JeffKelly03 Місяць тому +20

    Please please please please please make this a full series. I'm about 7 hours into the game and it's SO GOOD. Also: Jon, I assume you'll appreciate it since, while there is SOME combat, it's so stealth-based that it's basically "What if Agent 47 was actually Indiana Jones?" I went in expecting Uncharted/Tomb Raider, but it's so much more similar to Hitman. I'm not mad about that, either.

  • @22airjordan1
    @22airjordan1 Місяць тому +1

    I was dreading my Sim Settlements 2 withdrawals kicking in but say this upload and excited again!

  • @MichaelPalin
    @MichaelPalin Місяць тому +1

    This game is looking much better than I expected. Please let this be the new Saturday series!

  • @tcsam73
    @tcsam73 Місяць тому +1

    I am loving this game right now. Take the time to explore, you will find some great things if you just look around. I think this needs to be your next series.

  • @Epelpaj
    @Epelpaj Місяць тому +4

    Jon the Classicist is totally like Indiana Jones

  • @Allesef
    @Allesef Місяць тому +12

    Make sure you bookmark "What was that" "Oh, that was me whipping you" because that needs to be an end card and possibly go in the next channel ad.

    • @MichaelPalin
      @MichaelPalin Місяць тому +2

      For real, I would love some updated end cards.

  • @420CAK
    @420CAK Місяць тому +6

    27:30 Indy’s from America We’re always strapped. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @chrismeandyou
    @chrismeandyou Місяць тому +5

    Whip it, Whip it good

  • @nlm2nd
    @nlm2nd Місяць тому

    I love the puzzle and combat stuff I've seen everyone post about so far. Doesn't feel like I'm going to want to frustration quit too much.

  • @fraggelofthewastes
    @fraggelofthewastes Місяць тому

    I've watched this game full through. Can confirm is awesome and you're going to love playing it Jon. And I'm going to love watching you play it.

  • @ScreachHiensburg
    @ScreachHiensburg Місяць тому +2

    At 14:20 Is that the Temple of the Forbidden Eye? The ride at Disneyland Resort?

  • @juliajs1752
    @juliajs1752 Місяць тому +2

    Okay, so we are going full Agent 47 here. Nice.

  • @austintinco1000
    @austintinco1000 Місяць тому +1

    14:16 That temple map is the Disneyland ride!

  • @stevaldo79
    @stevaldo79 Місяць тому +8

    Lol John thinking that he is Indy, we know he is Marcus really.

    • @ravinraven6913
      @ravinraven6913 9 днів тому

      I dunno, I would have said Sallah but its close.

  • @jimlaunder5061
    @jimlaunder5061 Місяць тому +5

    That timeless movie quote “I’m cocking Indiana Jones dammit!” Always loved that line

  • @Alexander84129
    @Alexander84129 Місяць тому +3

    Just finished it. It’s great. Game of the year.

  • @katejones8705
    @katejones8705 Місяць тому

    Jon, this needs a series!

  • @ZeldaOdelta
    @ZeldaOdelta Місяць тому

    I would very much watch a series of this from you tbh

  • @nathant1428
    @nathant1428 Місяць тому

    That light trap is a classic Jon -2 to perception moment! 😆

  • @QTeaFunny
    @QTeaFunny Місяць тому

    "Nobody here seems the slightest bit concerned, that Father Gallaghar is just wandering around using a whip." well... Vatican was always an interesting place, Jon.

  • @hardticket123
    @hardticket123 Місяць тому +1

    This would be a great series.

  • @greyshadow9498
    @greyshadow9498 25 днів тому

    RIP Tony Todd...Glory to you and your House.

  • @CommissarMitch
    @CommissarMitch Місяць тому

    This game feels like those old movie games and I am here for it.

  • @coffeeandbows
    @coffeeandbows Місяць тому

    oh i love this! i would love a full series!

  • @wineoneone
    @wineoneone Місяць тому

    I wasn't sure about this game but it totally captures the giddy magic I feel everytime I watch Raiders. I should probably get this one

  • @Rateus_Johanson
    @Rateus_Johanson Місяць тому +9

    Good game this by all accounts, making game of the year award lists
    25:05 A flyswatter Jon, surely?!

  • @aweemonkey
    @aweemonkey Місяць тому +1

    Could there be a more perfect game for Jon to make a series out of?
    Bethesda game - check
    Classicist protagonist - check
    Stealth for Jon to muck up - check
    Nice hat - check

  • @titanuranus3095
    @titanuranus3095 Місяць тому

    The irony that the game starts with Indy fighting a guy who don't belong in a museum

  • @Xarestrill
    @Xarestrill Місяць тому +19

    Jon, I'm pretty sure the "unintelligible Latin" isn't because Indy can't understand Latin, it's unintelligible because it's too quit for him to make out exactly what's being said.
    Also I personally don't like that map. It looks fine, but I don't like the way you hold it. I can't read the writing that way, and the way it sways when you move is unpleasant and would give my friend motion sickness.

  • @hic_tus
    @hic_tus Місяць тому +7

    I'm glad the notes are actually in italian, coz you know, during the '30s the baldy in charge was kind of... VERY obsessed with preserving the italian language lol

  • @timhutchinson8485
    @timhutchinson8485 4 дні тому

    The “giant spatula” is a fly swatter.

  • @i_am_the_catman
    @i_am_the_catman Місяць тому

    Really looking forward to more!

  • @Darmoth85
    @Darmoth85 Місяць тому +1

    I have high hopes for the number whip and crack jokes.

  • @-Slinger-
    @-Slinger- 25 днів тому

    I can't wait for Indiana Jones and the Acute Triangle.

  • @Sankey84Gaming
    @Sankey84Gaming Місяць тому

    Been looking forward to this so much only to find out my PC wont run it ;( Watching you play it will be the best I get for a long time so I hope to see a full series (live or edited I don't mind)

  • @Mr_Beebird
    @Mr_Beebird Місяць тому

    Indiana Jon and the Great Spatula
    So from what I've seen in the video they really seem to have put in a lot work and heart to make this feel as Good as possible. Looking forward to play this when it gets released on PS.

  • @masterdynamo6457
    @masterdynamo6457 Місяць тому +15

    Oh Jon...Castel Sant'Angelo has an extremely unsecret secret passage that was used during the Sack of Rome in 1527. YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS.

  • @Tallfellow666
    @Tallfellow666 Місяць тому

    Please make this a series!

  • @Uebelkraehe
    @Uebelkraehe Місяць тому

    Such a great game, best Indy since Fate of Atlantis. Please make it series!

  • @rogerw5299
    @rogerw5299 Місяць тому

    Some aspects of this game, particularly around the castle and the puzzles, reminds me of the old LucasArts Last Crusade game

  • @DougHoffman
    @DougHoffman 25 днів тому

    Fisticuffs dude looks like the late, great Tony Todd.

  • @DSoSJohnH
    @DSoSJohnH Місяць тому +2

    Jon... I think we really need like a 4 hour episode of this please xD Or at least upload twice daily :D Seriously though, this series seems like it's going to be a good one. Thanks for all the awesome videos that you put out. We all love you

  • @kylerowley8248
    @kylerowley8248 Місяць тому +1

    Only found out this game existed yesterday.

  • @CarlWheatley-wi2cl
    @CarlWheatley-wi2cl 10 днів тому

    A little call out to the facial capture and animation. Never seen it done better. They even capture the very subtle quirks and movements; a slight bite on the lip or tightening in the jaw. The expression in the eyes are wonderfully in line with matching what the rest of the face is doing. That is NOT easy to do.

  • @Eruvadhril
    @Eruvadhril Місяць тому

    Indy being largely outmatched in a punch-up is as it should be, imo. He prefers to get the upper hand with sneaky tactics, smacking people with heavy objects, or having his opponent luckily being chopped to pieces by a propeller blade.

  • @aliqzakry834
    @aliqzakry834 Місяць тому

    It's so weird hearing troy baker's voice come out of harrison ford's mouth

  • @piwan9007
    @piwan9007 Місяць тому

    i was surprise how fun this game is .

  • @tylerressino3927
    @tylerressino3927 Місяць тому

    WAIT THE OPENING IS THE RAIDERS OPENING!? I'm buying this right after I watch the video

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 Місяць тому +7

    ooooo, John Williams music.
    Enjoy this upload while it lasts, people. Not gonna stay unstruck for long.

  • @DisinformationAgent
    @DisinformationAgent Місяць тому

    Not sure how I feel about Jon's reinterpretation of Indy being the good guy when within the first few seconds of the video he is whipping the guides and forcing them to go down the tunnels ahead of him. Real shades of grey.

  • @stephenrashbrook7667
    @stephenrashbrook7667 Місяць тому +1

    I would like to see more.

  • @liammacconn2744
    @liammacconn2744 Місяць тому +3

    something something algorithm.

  • @inkyGhosty
    @inkyGhosty Місяць тому +1

    this game is fantastic

  • @DarksideGmss0513
    @DarksideGmss0513 Місяць тому +1

    The thing that you said was a giant spatula that's not a giant spatula that's a flyswatter

  • @jennymay9793
    @jennymay9793 Місяць тому +5

    O my this is so very Indiana Jones really needs to have a full playthrough and I think Jon would really enjoy a series of this and I would too 😎.

  • @heatherfertig7119
    @heatherfertig7119 Місяць тому

    It wasn't the Latin that was unintelligible, it was because he was muttering that it wasn't clear.

  • @vetinaris1297
    @vetinaris1297 Місяць тому

    IJ has always been my hero. I made it through the tutorial at the university but it was too linear. Gonna try again today. Interested to see what you make of it.

  • @smradinaglupa
    @smradinaglupa Місяць тому +1

    that was amazing!

  • @skylerlafreniere7628
    @skylerlafreniere7628 Місяць тому

    I really enjoyed this

  • @jamesmaclennan4525
    @jamesmaclennan4525 Місяць тому

    Jon's time as No47 does seem to have paid dividends in sneak games.

  • @JMartinni
    @JMartinni 29 днів тому

    UA-cam's compression at 1080p does this game no favours.

  • @mischake
    @mischake Місяць тому +2

    The title sounds like a parody

  • @Bifurimax
    @Bifurimax Місяць тому

    Looks very fun!

  • @Kaarl_Mills
    @Kaarl_Mills Місяць тому

    Im not sure why theres this much tension between Mussolini and the Vatican already, hes the one that signed the Lateran treaty into law and recognized the Popes independence