Having now played the game I can confidently say the game specifically points out the centre window and how it is mechanically better than the others. Perception -1 strikes again apparently.
Jon: It says here this guy is the leader of an organization for people who were hurt by human greed. That must mean he's a businessman, right? Those are well-known for speaking up against human greed!
You also can't counter offer when people come in to buy, the calculator comes up, but as far as I know it won't let you counter offer at all they just give you a price and you say yes or no. Watched another streamer play for a bit and I remember the chat getting riled up until he demonstrated that bit
@@georgespence6727 Well to be fair, most shops like this would never tell you the REAL worth either. They generally go on "book" value minus a bit. Nice try but this game is way off base. Nothing here is being pawned, so it's not even a pawn shop. In this playthrough, Jon is playing a Truth Shop rather than a make money shop.
@@TAGSlays True, though he is playing it as a make money shop listing it 30% above appraisal when it'd be at or maybe 10 or 15% mark up. The profit is usually at when they buy it I would believe
Dear Jon, it is one of the most intriguing and entertaining games of recent months, you simply HAVE to consider making it a series! :) I would love to watch the story unfold with your commentary! :)
I like that there's no time pressure. I could not play papers please because it would be annoying me too much. But this one looks very interesting. I'd like to see you playing it more.
"Imagine Papers, please, but it's the future and everyone is aware that we may be only a couple of months out from the complete collapse of society." So it's set in the modern UK, then?
@@tite93 one of the reasons why museums are a scam. Give me close-in photos and 360 videos. I'm not going in the capital of a nation infested by french people to watch a tiny painting behind a glass from a distance
@@marcogenovesi8570 Don't we have tools that can scan the layers of paint, uncovering the original sketch and order the strokes of paint are painted in... I'd take a VR recreation showing how the Mona Lisa was painted stroke by stroke from sketch easily over seeing the real thing in person.
"No historical importance" of these shoes from 2020. I can't help but laugh. I know this game's world is different to ours but the coincidence there is hilarious.
I love games with very precise facts, I found the Mona Lisa painting existing in the game very interesting, especially when the age was in the actual predicted age of the actual mona lisa
55:40 Imagine if someone was selling the declaration of independence and the pawn shop buyer is like: Nah fam, it's got politicians names all over it. -90% value.
He's fantastic at injecting story and character into the gaps of games. I've never been one for grand strategy games, but he makes them so fascinating and enjoyable that Stellaris and CKII were some of my favorites.
Great video as per usual Jon, thanks for continuing to make content, your stuff has really helped me out here and there, and it can feel good to hear a familiar voice from time to time whenever I need it
The whole emotion suppression thing reminds me of the awesome film “Equilibrium” with Christian Bale…….if you haven’t seen it, it’s WELL worth a watch.
jon...going by what you described this game as, you missed out on a lot of the actual story behind papers please didn't you? This one just seems like you get to be a shop npc in any dystopian setting game people play, so it's dystopia pawn shop the game
Does anyone remember the video where Jon had to recreate it using household objects because he lost the footage? it popped into my head but I can't remember which video it was.
What kind of pawn shop game won't allow you to take advantage if the ignorance of the person coming in? That is like the bread and butter of the business, isn't it?
Potentially while he’s exploring the city at the beginning and end of each day. It’s a decent walk back to the apartment and it takes a while to check all the trash bins.
The story of how Jon from Manyatruenerd turned into GideonfromtheCrow. Love it 😂❤️ this was quite entertaining. Thank you for playing, editing and all the work. Maybe even a game i give a try despite not thinking much about before. :D
The build up at the end makes this seem kind of tempting. But I didn't do that well at managing things in Recettear so I'm not so sure I should play it.
This game is fantastic , just one tini tiny little thing , the people passing in the window in the backround never stop and look in the window , just just pass by never stop and look
I found out that with the celebrity selling a doll of himself - if you're in the right spot in singsing you can see him getting the doll from a fan that morning.
14:45 That signature is fake, there's an extra line of pixels on the first "o" on her bag compared to the one on the right OR it could just be the way it looks Also why do I feel like Choi is going to be the Jorji from Papers Please
I once sold a portable mini disk player to cash converters it was in there window for over a year and a half talk about winning at life oh the memories
Wouldn't it be a good idea to put a big ticket item in that big spot in the middle of the window that says RECOMMENDED?
This is why he's a UA-camr now and not working in advertising and marketing anymore. 😅
That bugged me the whole video. 🤣
I didn't notice either 🤦
He always does things like that. Its to mess with us
I find it funny Jon worked in advertising and *completely* ignored the more valuable place front and center of the advertising window. 😂
right? its driving me crazy
Having now played the game I can confidently say the game specifically points out the centre window and how it is mechanically better than the others. Perception -1 strikes again apparently.
Not even the bloody Mona Lisa.. what is he saving it for!!!
@@ktaragorn He wasn't saving it, it's in his blind spot.
No one ever said he was good at advertising
Yeah, this is a really good game. I'd like to see a few more episodes of it.
i second this!
Yes
agreed
Indeed
Agreed
Jon: It says here this guy is the leader of an organization for people who were hurt by human greed. That must mean he's a businessman, right? Those are well-known for speaking up against human greed!
he is not known for his high perception skills
To be fair if you're skimming it looks like he was the one hurting people.
Jon constantly rejecting offers at slightly below a fair price before negotiating in a NEGOTIATION GAME.
Admittedly this doesn't always work later on, since if you don't properly examine what's brought in your ass will be blasted.
You also can't counter offer when people come in to buy, the calculator comes up, but as far as I know it won't let you counter offer at all they just give you a price and you say yes or no. Watched another streamer play for a bit and I remember the chat getting riled up until he demonstrated that bit
@@NimbleJim that's kind of poor game design and not how pawn shops work and should be fixed
@@georgespence6727 Well to be fair, most shops like this would never tell you the REAL worth either. They generally go on "book" value minus a bit. Nice try but this game is way off base. Nothing here is being pawned, so it's not even a pawn shop. In this playthrough, Jon is playing a Truth Shop rather than a make money shop.
@@TAGSlays True, though he is playing it as a make money shop listing it 30% above appraisal when it'd be at or maybe 10 or 15% mark up. The profit is usually at when they buy it I would believe
Jon, it's not oppressive rain, we had a vote on whether or not to outlaw emotions. Verdict was a unanimous "meh"
Overburdened with indifference.
If I die, tell my wife I said "hello"
Its to keep us all safe, dont you know. What, do you want people to die?
Makes me think about We Happy Few and what it could've been...
Democratic tyranny, the best kind of tyranny.
Dear Jon, it is one of the most intriguing and entertaining games of recent months, you simply HAVE to consider making it a series! :) I would love to watch the story unfold with your commentary! :)
I like that there's no time pressure. I could not play papers please because it would be annoying me too much. But this one looks very interesting. I'd like to see you playing it more.
You can use cheat engine to freeze time while you're inspecting the documents
I love how Jon walks his character around while monologuing, even in a side scroller. lol.
He may not have ADHD in real life, but all his player characters in all games seem to. :D
"A shopkeeper in a grim, grimey, second-hand used good store in a particularly depressing dystopia"
Sounds like the charity shops in Southend.
😁
Barnado's simulator
Dystopia 17b: AKA The Equilibrium Paradox, not overly common, can be very preachy at times, but done well can be truly exceptional
This game really amazed me! Please do a live stream or even just a few more episodes of this!
It doesn’t matter what game it is, if it’s an option, Jon will always walk in circles while talking.
"Imagine Papers, please, but it's the future and everyone is aware that we may be only a couple of months out from the complete collapse of society." So it's set in the modern UK, then?
Optimistic of you to think we're gonna last months!
Or the US. Or just modern countries in general.
I was hoping I'd find this comment. MATN fanbase doesn't disappoint yet again.
I'm glad I checked the comments before saying the exact thing... add in the oppressive mind-numbing rain and bam! London.
You mean the US. Been on the brink for a while now
While the real Mona Lisa doesn't have a signature, it's nearly three feet high and painted on a wooden panel. Don't get fobbed off with an A4 print!
It is indeed a terrible dystopia where people are forced to sell priceless works of art for $45 to Jon's seedy underhanded ripoff pawn shop
I remember seeing Mona Lisa in the Louvre when I was like 14 and being astonished at how *small* it was
@@tite93 one of the reasons why museums are a scam. Give me close-in photos and 360 videos. I'm not going in the capital of a nation infested by french people to watch a tiny painting behind a glass from a distance
@@marcogenovesi8570 Don't we have tools that can scan the layers of paint, uncovering the original sketch and order the strokes of paint are painted in... I'd take a VR recreation showing how the Mona Lisa was painted stroke by stroke from sketch easily over seeing the real thing in person.
@@danfr Oh that would be fantastic to see. I'm someone who has trouble just staring at art myself.
"No historical importance" of these shoes from 2020.
I can't help but laugh. I know this game's world is different to ours but the coincidence there is hilarious.
2020 is peanuts compared to what happens next
Would love to see this in a chilled out livestream.
I love games with very precise facts, I found the Mona Lisa painting existing in the game very interesting, especially when the age was in the actual predicted age of the actual mona lisa
This looks like a great game - would love to see more of it!
Please do more of this game! It looks quite chaotic and enjoyable
That Mona Lisa forgery is really impressive, being dated to 14 years before the real thing.
Maybe Leonardo had the canvas sitting in his cupboard for a while before he started painting
Oh I really hope we see more of this. You're good at it, so it's very fun to watch.
Please make it a series Jon! :) it was so good! :)
I would love to see a series on this. Game looks really interesting and if it ever comes to console I'll probably pick it up
I would say this is a great game for Jon to do a full series on
Loved watching this one!! Really hope to see it return
This game looks fascinating. I'd love to see Jon play more of it.
55:40 Imagine if someone was selling the declaration of independence and the pawn shop buyer is like: Nah fam, it's got politicians names all over it. -90% value.
I mean...its true. fuck the founding fathers
Series or livestream, I'd love to see more of it either way
23:36 "Identifying metals is a bit on the hard side..."
Clearly, Jon is not a metallurgist.
19:22 Jon, the guy leading an organization of victims is obviously an activist, not a businessman.....
this game is really interesting and i think it's a good fit for the type of narration that jon excels at.
He's fantastic at injecting story and character into the gaps of games. I've never been one for grand strategy games, but he makes them so fascinating and enjoyable that Stellaris and CKII were some of my favorites.
Id love a livestream of this... loved Papers please and this was very interesting...
this needs to be a series... or at least a new livestream fav! also insert standard comment about Jon missing the giant central window display!
I'd love to see more of this. Jon is clearly really enjoying it and it's great seeing him so enthusiastic
Jon, I'm begging you, make a series of this game, I adore it.
Please do a series of this. I loved it, very unique and intriguing. Would love to know where the story goes.
saw Jerma play this and loved it so much. glad to see you play it too. would love to see more.
I would love to see this as a Livestream! Great video
Great video as per usual Jon, thanks for continuing to make content, your stuff has really helped me out here and there, and it can feel good to hear a familiar voice from time to time whenever I need it
I’d really love a full series on this! I think that would it much more justice than just a livestream
If this ever comes back as a livestream option can it not be up against Sable? If only because Im not allowed to vote for both options
The whole emotion suppression thing reminds me of the awesome film “Equilibrium” with Christian Bale…….if you haven’t seen it, it’s WELL worth a watch.
John, all the time in his head: "Stop bringing me all this valuable stuff!"
So the emotion suppression is basically the movie Equilibrium... You're a shopkeeper in that movie, lol
Rather see a part 2 than constant "shoutout to this because of that".
I like the Korean hieroglyphs in the help screen...
This would be a great livestream! I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Absolutely want more of this
jon...going by what you described this game as, you missed out on a lot of the actual story behind papers please didn't you? This one just seems like you get to be a shop npc in any dystopian setting game people play, so it's dystopia pawn shop the game
23:30 Jon, you're thinking about this way too hard. Gold is gold.
It would be weird if I went to a pawn shop and next to the old boots and knock-off handbags was the actual Mona Lisa
Love to see more of this on the channel
Jon, I'd definitely watch more of this! Thanks for sharing!
Does anyone remember the video where Jon had to recreate it using household objects because he lost the footage? it popped into my head but I can't remember which video it was.
The finale of Total war warhammer 1
@@ChulioRCHulio yep, and it was glorious
@@ChulioRCHulio thank you!
I want a series out of this!!
Wow I just started watching and a hour passed in a blink, very good video!
Oh man. Looks like a worthy successor to Paper's Please. I loved what I saw.
56:26 “it doesnt seem to be worth that much.” “Look, it is signed, the person is- Yep! Done! Done! Sell it! Sell it! Accept! Accept!”
19:40
“The current *leader* of association of Victims of Avarice Crimes”
“I think thats a businessman”
Jon! Yes let’s see this on stream! You are a genius at this
Jon, so great at negotiating , he pays even MORE for each item.
The rain stops emotions...
...this plant increases happiness.
Wait, what?
What kind of pawn shop game won't allow you to take advantage if the ignorance of the person coming in? That is like the bread and butter of the business, isn't it?
I'm probably not the first to say this, but Nightmare Rain, eh? I think you mean ... a Rain of Terror!!!
"you are in constant debt and need to sell stuff to pay it off"
*_The new Animal Crossing looks weird._*
I quite like this game. I dont mind more of it.
We need more of this
Definitely would watch a livestream of this - can't see how much you cut; would there be enough quiet time for Claire to do her thing?
Potentially while he’s exploring the city at the beginning and end of each day. It’s a decent walk back to the apartment and it takes a while to check all the trash bins.
The story of how Jon from Manyatruenerd turned into GideonfromtheCrow. Love it 😂❤️ this was quite entertaining. Thank you for playing, editing and all the work. Maybe even a game i give a try despite not thinking much about before. :D
I would love to have more episodes of this game
'It takes all sorts to make a world, I guess.' And now I have The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists in my head.
Its like We Many Few but good :P
I would watch a livestream of this. You can let chat vote on if you rip people off or not. :)
The build up at the end makes this seem kind of tempting. But I didn't do that well at managing things in Recettear so I'm not so sure I should play it.
This game is fantastic , just one tini tiny little thing , the people passing in the window in the backround never stop and look in the window , just just pass by never stop and look
can't you put items in the recommended window?
I'd love to see you play more
I found out that with the celebrity selling a doll of himself - if you're in the right spot in singsing you can see him getting the doll from a fan that morning.
More please! This game looks like fun.
The tutorial says the worst part of garbage bartering right away "you cant start yelling out prices"
Dear god Jon, why are you so opposed to bargaining in a game where basically the sole point is haggling over price!?!?
I'd love to see it in a livestream!
Apperently Jon knows nothing about negotiations 😂 very entertaining but my God I was screaming at the screen!
33:18 that actually lowered the bonus from 20% to 10% xD
i love it how a paper bag is more expensive than a back bag
This looks great, I'd definitely like to see more.
Also gotta recommend Becastled!
Really interesting game, I hope to be looking at this one next once I get a chance. Would definitely like to see more of it on the channel!
14:45 That signature is fake, there's an extra line of pixels on the first "o" on her bag compared to the one on the right OR it could just be the way it looks
Also why do I feel like Choi is going to be the Jorji from Papers Please
I was not expecting to like this so much.
I'd watch a few more episodes of this to be honest the story sounds fun
Yes I want more of this!
This needs a series!
I once sold a portable mini disk player to cash converters it was in there window for over a year and a half talk about winning at life oh the memories
More of this please. Looks like a great game. Need to pick this up.
Would love to see this as a series
look forward to seeing this again soon
I'd love to see more of this
Keep it going John, I'd love to see more.
Cool, I’d watch more episodes of this.
I love the 'subtle' political subtext with the HK Umbrella Movement (雨傘運動. Also, nice world-building overall.