The Unfortunate Downfall Of Minecraft: Story Mode

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  • Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
  • Minecraft: Story mode is a point and click game made by telltale games based off the game Minecraft. The game was super popular when it was released in 2015, but since then, minecraft: story mode can no longer be purchased on any store, the game is gone forever.
    What happened to Minecraft story mode?
    What happened to Telltale games?
    This video essay is all about The Unfortunate Downfall Of Minecraft: Story Mode.
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  • @ItsMistt
    @ItsMistt Рік тому +13642

    I remember the good old days when we used to watch youtubers play this especially techno.

    • @eramo607productions6
      @eramo607productions6 Рік тому +185

      Same. Good times.

    • @georther
      @georther Рік тому +224

      And then I'd copy what they did

    • @theenderkeeper1534
      @theenderkeeper1534 Рік тому +409

      I remember the day when Dantdm defeated the Wither Storm

    • @runo4155
      @runo4155 Рік тому +162

      I remember the good d days when youtubers were IN them

    • @tazinboor3913
      @tazinboor3913 Рік тому +104

      And then we watched UA-camrs *appear* in it!

  • @darkbooger
    @darkbooger Рік тому +4623

    As the old saying goes: "Nothing built can last forever"

  • @chowb321
    @chowb321 Рік тому +4682

    I worked at telltale till the closure. Minecraft storymode 1 and 2 were a lot of the teams favorite project to work on so it was great to see it resonated with a lot of people.

    • @highkeyhateme
      @highkeyhateme  Рік тому +487

      thanks for the comment man! really appreciate the whole studio and glad to see everyone there also enjoyed the game as much as we all did :)

    • @arianna43
      @arianna43 Рік тому +55

      i do kinda hope they make a season 3 it’d be cool

    • @joshuagraham5750
      @joshuagraham5750 Рік тому +204

      ​@@arianna43 the company closed 💀

    • @joshitavera451
      @joshitavera451 Рік тому +85

      @NotToasty [GD] the company closed 💀

    • @joshitavera451
      @joshitavera451 Рік тому +15

      @NotToasty [GD] don't keep ur hopes up

  • @detective_darknesson
    @detective_darknesson Рік тому +1702

    It's sad, but one man said... "Nothing built can last forever". This line is the best description of Minecraft: Story Mode's fate.

  • @NoteFromFamilyGuy
    @NoteFromFamilyGuy Рік тому +4759

    I remember playing this and getting so excited seeing Stampy and DanTDM in the same game. Absolute nostalgia

    • @NuggetGX
      @NuggetGX Рік тому +76

      Same! I remember my only goal for that episode was to keep them both alive 😂😂😂😂

    • @athariqokazakiichiro5714
      @athariqokazakiichiro5714 Рік тому +9

      Yup watched them till now

    • @yesbutno5720
      @yesbutno5720 Рік тому +4

      Omg same

    • @NoteFromFamilyGuy
      @NoteFromFamilyGuy Рік тому +5

      @@NuggetGX YEEESSSS

    • @BrickFighter13
      @BrickFighter13 Рік тому +7

      It’s one of the Telltale games I would go back to that isn’t The Walking Dead.

  • @winsonwieny6720
    @winsonwieny6720 Рік тому +4313

    Seeing all the UA-camrs together in the murder mansion mystery story blew 12 y/o me away. Unironically one of my most memorable crossover stories

    • @mattparkzism
      @mattparkzism Рік тому +74

      The good old days

    • @arlynnecumberbatch1056
      @arlynnecumberbatch1056 Рік тому +9

      dream would never be there fo sho bc of you know what

    • @MistCloud.
      @MistCloud. Рік тому +19

      I still watch that episodes letsplays by the people in it. Their reactions are priceless

    • @stadtrepublikmulhausen4121
      @stadtrepublikmulhausen4121 Рік тому +5

      I didn't know any of them personnaly because they where all amerian youtubers.

    • @AShortDork
      @AShortDork Рік тому +20

      @@stadtrepublikmulhausen4121 Ldshadowlady and Dantdm are both British.

  • @kmkmkmk
    @kmkmkmk Рік тому +558

    I feel that after its downfall, people didn't really play S2, which I thought was really good because they made massive improvements with a storyline that could be fun to play and not just a waste of time after you watched someone play it.

    • @silverfox1160
      @silverfox1160 Рік тому +50

      I actually really enjoyed season 2 and never understood why people didn't like it. But idk, maybe because I was a kid at the time

    • @austeyen5628
      @austeyen5628 Рік тому +26

      s2 was so good. the story hit deep

    • @Jade0603
      @Jade0603 Рік тому +4

      I never played S2 because I was sick of telltale games in general.

    • @PuffedMuffin
      @PuffedMuffin 9 місяців тому

      i deleted it cuz i got sick of radars annoying voice 😕

    • @theoutsiderjess4869
      @theoutsiderjess4869 21 день тому

      I never got to play episode 5 and it hurts

  • @misaelintriago5434
    @misaelintriago5434 Рік тому +940

    Besides Minecraft itself, this is one of the most nostalgic games for me. They were able to create a spin off of the actual game with a story that still perfectly captured the feeling of the original game, and the first season especially showed some of the best aspects and lore of Minecraft. The visuals were extremely well animated but never fully deviated from the original designs of Minecraft. And in the first five or so episodes, seeing the characters traverse through different biomes and lands reminded me so much of how it is to explore the immense world of Minecraft as a player. No matter what anyone says, I will always appreciate this awesome game!

  • @GrzegorzSobkowicz
    @GrzegorzSobkowicz Рік тому +1155

    For me Minecraft: Story Mode had one big flaw, it was *one story.*
    I watched playthroughs and after that there was no point in playing the game (which I realized after buying it).
    The game starts the same for everyone, people make different choices only to then either go through the same path with some details changed, or to go through different paths that later meet and go through the same path from there.
    Since there is only one ending to each episode you don't need to play the game after watching one playthrough.

    • @el_mr6439
      @el_mr6439 Рік тому +218

      Yeah, that was also the problem with most Telltale's games, is a interactive story that is not so interactive

    • @MDestroyerX
      @MDestroyerX Рік тому +40

      Donny forget being outrageously over priced and just money gouging

    • @Theawesomeninja_XD
      @Theawesomeninja_XD Рік тому +28

      I agree with that. As much as I enjoyed the game the first few playthroughs, I definitely wish there were more endings.

    • @randomality77
      @randomality77 Рік тому +30

      "There is only one ending for each episode"
      Season 2 Episode 5: *Am I a joke to you?*

    • @GrzegorzSobkowicz
      @GrzegorzSobkowicz Рік тому +37

      @@randomality77 Yes, it is a bit of a joke to finally have meaningful story branching in 13th episode of the series, especially since it's the last ever episode as far as we know.

  • @ariannasv22
    @ariannasv22 Рік тому +3607

    I never got to play it, but I watched UA-camrs play it. Yeah, it was kinda cheesy at times and certainly intended more for a younger audience, and maybe my younger teenager brain was more easily entertained back then but it genuinely seemed fun and very entertaining. The wither storm was absolutely terrifying but that and everything else just blended so well into the concepts surrounding Minecraft. I wish I had been able to play it back then, and I hope that the game gets re-released someday.

    • @Darkxtex
      @Darkxtex Рік тому +87

      Just pirate it, there are still files around the internet, that's what I did and got to play it.

    • @cottoncandybunny7n7
      @cottoncandybunny7n7 Рік тому

      -

    • @cottoncandybunny7n7
      @cottoncandybunny7n7 Рік тому +9

      I have it on my switch 😨

    • @katybcat8286
      @katybcat8286 Рік тому +81

      I think when a game is completely unavailable otherwise there's really no moral reason not to pirate it 😭

    • @hhuy4341
      @hhuy4341 Рік тому +4

      Bruh you were a teen enjoying a cheesy game bahhaha

  • @onemilliondiamonds
    @onemilliondiamonds Рік тому +209

    I think this is so incredibly sad. I personally think this was one of the best things I've ever watched/played. All of the plot points made sense, all of the lines were catchy and perfectly fit the situations, the characters were intricate and you felt like you had a connection to every one of them... it was such a masterpiece, and you can clearly see how much work Telltale put into it. I'm truly sad that it's gone, and still hope for a come-back

    • @otherlego
      @otherlego 11 місяців тому +7

      if you want to play it still, look for the physical versions.

  • @danmarkers9353
    @danmarkers9353 Рік тому +95

    "You can only play the game if you own it and already have it downloaded"
    Pirates: Allow us to introduce ourselves

  • @StarrChild.
    @StarrChild. Рік тому +1258

    What is so heart breaking is that beneath the big names for the audience pull, there was a dev team really working on passion projects. The Wolf Among Us is such an obscure series for anyone to include. Yes the Fable comics were great, but they didn't have the attention and pull bigger comics or series did. Telltale pulled a really obscure title and made a decent game (the issues with the entire rewriting of the game being ignored). Same with their early titles. As much as I loved the Walking Dead games, the success of it really just put the studio into a stand still of content. It was the same thing over and over with a different skin.
    I have high hopes for the new Telltale studios and hope some good news can be brought to Minecraft story mode. Despite how much people clowned on it when it came out, it did it's job in being an entertaining play for kids and adults.

    • @themyofmy
      @themyofmy Рік тому +34

      i had a heart attack reading this because of "the wolf among us"

    • @Spongebob907
      @Spongebob907 Рік тому +25

      Among us??!!??

    • @Spongebob907
      @Spongebob907 Рік тому +6

      I'm so sorry

    • @AKA_Guest
      @AKA_Guest Рік тому +3

      Oh my god Among Us

    • @smokeyplane3285
      @smokeyplane3285 Рік тому +2

      "Hey Bigby look at this cool game I found, its called Among Us you're gonna love it mate!"
      "Toad what the fuck is this"

  • @masterpiece1817
    @masterpiece1817 Рік тому +868

    I actually have a physical copy of Minecraft Story Mode Season 1 and 2 sitting in just the other room. I loved those games so much, and I loved *most* of the characters (The intern? What was his name? I didn’t care for him. How did he even get to the admins domain while being chased by the Ender Colossus?

    • @excentricity410
      @excentricity410 Рік тому +11

      shoot, are the copies for xbox?

    • @paulhudalla9527
      @paulhudalla9527 Рік тому

      I think your taking about Radar, Jesse's intern. I haven't played S2 in years but I didn't really like him, thinking back. Besides that, yeah I liked almost all the characters. (Aiden can eat my ass though, I hate him)

    • @masterpiece1817
      @masterpiece1817 Рік тому +17

      @@excentricity410 My copies are actually for Xbox One

    • @bella_daze3092
      @bella_daze3092 Рік тому +27

      Radar! That’s his name. I loved that guy too

    • @fireball2275
      @fireball2275 Рік тому +3

      I had it for 360 and it was super glitchy and unplayable

  • @tadbitsketch
    @tadbitsketch Рік тому +162

    This game shaped me a lot as a person. I became interested in gaming and storytelling probably because of MCSM. I still draw fanart and come up with silly little AUs to this day. I used to listen to the soundtrack to get me through online school. I read and wrote crappy fanfics. I started posting art online, all because of this game. This game was a big part of many people's lives, and my only hope is for it to be revived. Maybe one day it'll happen.

    • @Kushwanth545
      @Kushwanth545 Рік тому

      I hope so
      But I think the best they can hope for is more success in their other games and that mojang cooperates with them

    • @otherlego
      @otherlego 11 місяців тому +2

      If you wish to play again they made physical copies of it

    • @UnhingedPikachu
      @UnhingedPikachu 11 місяців тому

      @@otherlegoyeah but they are super expensive, some are like 200-500 dollars

    • @otherlego
      @otherlego 11 місяців тому

      @@UnhingedPikachu i havent seen anything over 60. if you look hard its easy to find something closer to msrp.

  • @MotasemG
    @MotasemG 7 місяців тому +22

    "Nothing built can last forever."
    I miss this game :'(

  • @super_c64
    @super_c64 Рік тому +273

    I'm not gonna lie, I'm so sad this game died. My mom bought it for me years ago...on her Xbox account. I'm gonna be so sad when I have to move out and can't play it anymore....

    • @Noobmoxi
      @Noobmoxi Рік тому +6

      i mean you can still get a steam key for the game on G2A. i bought it recently and it included episodes 1-5 (season pass) and for 6-8 you have to buy the adventure pass steam key

    • @Noobmoxi
      @Noobmoxi Рік тому +1

      but for season two, there is barely any steam keys so i’d suggest getting a physical copy of season two

    • @super_c64
      @super_c64 Рік тому +2

      @@Noobmoxi Thank you so much for letting me know! Minecraft is by far my favorite game ever, and when story mode came out, it became a close second. I just cannot let it go XD

    • @PathoYoutube
      @PathoYoutube Рік тому

      @@Noobmoxi same

    • @stormhought
      @stormhought Рік тому +1

      Psst... You can find roms online. That's how I played it a year ago. I didn't feel to good, but I wanted to play it after watching dantdm Play it years ago

  • @Im_ARock
    @Im_ARock Рік тому +2841

    Hopefully Minecraft: Story Mode will at least be available on steam again. If it doesn't, it isn't really a big problem for me since I already bought the gam before it was unlisted from steam, but it would be nice for other people to be able to just buy the game on steam without having to buy it from a store. The new Telltale Games could at least do that :P But great video! It's nice to know where Minecraft: Story Mode went after not hearing about it for, like, 4 years.

    • @boozonggy
      @boozonggy Рік тому +76

      we asked telltale multiple times, they dont own the ip anymore they're going to have to be sucessful with the wolf among us 2 and their future games if they wanna get back certain things.

    • @SnrubSource
      @SnrubSource Рік тому +28

      just pirate it

    • @bumtee1223
      @bumtee1223 Рік тому +19

      @@SnrubSource some people don't want to get in trouble with their internet provider

    • @DieselMonstar965
      @DieselMonstar965 Рік тому +30

      @@SnrubSource don't want a virus

    • @SnrubSource
      @SnrubSource Рік тому +60

      @@DieselMonstar965 Common sense is the best antivirus

  • @enkodoesedits
    @enkodoesedits Рік тому +38

    i loved story mode so much that when i found out that telltales games shut down i was genuinely in tears

  • @saturnql
    @saturnql Рік тому +45

    I remember watching youtubers play this and I wanted to buy the other chapters so badly, it's sad it had to go but definitely made a lot of memories

    • @itzzHKgaming
      @itzzHKgaming 3 місяці тому

      i know how to get 1st season all episodes 2024

  • @singingcat02
    @singingcat02 Рік тому +474

    This game is literally my childhood. I also basically learned english with it. Of course it's not a quality game and so on. But it will just always have a special place in my heart. I remember playing season one over and over again, over ten or fifteen times, because my mom's ipad was too old to download the next one. When she upgraded her device i literally jumped on season two and i loved it as well.

    • @Evanxbdlt
      @Evanxbdlt Рік тому +17

      Same here. Its basically one of the big factors on how I learned english. But pronounciation too as this game mostly had the characters speaking english until they eventually added the voice translations into the game.

    • @no_time_to_die-tl7oh
      @no_time_to_die-tl7oh 7 місяців тому +2

      Yeah!!! Same. Telltale games, having no dubs in my language were a big reason why I learnt English.

  • @legendmc119
    @legendmc119 Рік тому +155

    It's so strange seeing someone still talk about Minecraft Story Mode today, but to be honest I still play it once in a while nowadays and also I listen to the game's music pretty often (yes I like the soundtrack a lot, well not every single song but a lot especially from season 2)

    • @johnfreeman9349
      @johnfreeman9349 Рік тому +13

      some of the ost was actually pretty good, three headed ghast goes hard as hell

    • @legendmc119
      @legendmc119 Рік тому +2

      @@johnfreeman9349 true

    • @Waddle_Dee_With_Internet
      @Waddle_Dee_With_Internet Рік тому

      No wonder why the devs didn't bother to also use the main Minecraft soundtrack, like Sweden for example.

  • @Lifelez
    @Lifelez Рік тому +27

    I never played the game, since watching it on youtube essentially gave you the whole experience but it was still fun to see people/UA-camrs play it, especially since some of them actually got featured in the game.
    Sad to see what happened with this game and the studio which produced it.

    • @johnosei826
      @johnosei826 11 місяців тому +1

      Buy the PC dvd version of the game and trust me you won't regret it.

  • @ceg9464
    @ceg9464 Рік тому +8

    There are some really cute parts in the game. Like when you make the stone sword, you can make a lever. If you do, you keep it until EPISODE 4, when you actually use it.

  • @rosykindbunny1313
    @rosykindbunny1313 Рік тому +208

    This game was my childhood. It's so sad to see its downfall. I'm gonna replay it one of these days.

    • @subscheme
      @subscheme Рік тому +3

      You can find a free download for pc if you search around a bit.(for both seasons separately) I’ve replayed it and it works great!

    • @rosykindbunny1313
      @rosykindbunny1313 Рік тому +2

      @@subscheme I own the game on switch, so I can replay it that way

  • @luigiboi4244
    @luigiboi4244 Рік тому +778

    I never got to truly play *Minecraft: Story Mode.* At the time of release, I was still a kid raised by super protective yet supporting parents. I didn't have any money of my own, so the best I could do was to absorb it through UA-cam, and I fell in love. You could tell everything was made with love, from the story to every block placed that was meant to create this new world. (My personal favorite episode is The White Pumpkin one, where it's a murder mystery with iconic Minecraft UA-camrs of the time, such as DanTDM, CaptainSparklez, and Stampylongnose/head.) Everything about the game yelled out "We freaking love this game, so we're going to make the best game we can to show it." I also really loved how they incorporated Minecraft's features like the Command Block, Admin privileges, Structure Blocks, and even Different Servers.
    I only wish people saw what I saw. Seeing M:SM just be forgotten felt so sad, since all of the heart the game exuded was seemingly suddenly just abandoned. I really hope something with the same feel as Story Mode releases to critical acclaim, and can inspire more people to become storytellers in their own right.

    • @QUBIQUBED
      @QUBIQUBED Рік тому +36

      It was a very passionate game, but the dialogue is so goofy. Nowadays it makes me laugh because it’s not good lol

    • @isyinkienl6188
      @isyinkienl6188 Рік тому +9

      I relate to this so much. I basically only had the first episode, but it was €5 per episode on iPad at the time and I was 11. I was broke lol. I’m 16 years old now and I never got the chance to buy minecraft story mode. I would watch all episodes on repeat while waiting for new episodes back in 2017. I knew all the scenes from the top of my head and would uh participate ship fanart. Pretty much it was my childhood. I would love to buy it one day

    • @gorongamer7212
      @gorongamer7212 Рік тому +29

      @@QUBIQUBED honestly I love how goofy it is lmao. Just replayed it recently at age 19 and loved it. I like things that don’t take themselves too seriously 😅

    • @coolj4334
      @coolj4334 Рік тому +6

      I was in the exact same boat. It was a shame when it went south. I miss it...

    • @liamcfl
      @liamcfl Рік тому +6

      And yet they didn’t think about multiple endings in a game about telling stories tailored to your actions

  • @AstroArkDev
    @AstroArkDev Рік тому +11

    I remember getting the season pass edition of this game for my Xbox 360 for Christmas of 2016, and absolutely loved it! I remember spending hours in my room playing the game, time pasting by as a fly as I invested myself into the episodes of the game. I don't have the disc no longer, but I have the game online, as well as the first episodes. Ah, old memories...

  • @barrenwanderers5655
    @barrenwanderers5655 Рік тому +9

    My most memorable moment of Story Mode HAD to be the Witherstorm, I'm surprised they were able to come up with such a monstrosity to begin with!

    • @JoshuaA1307
      @JoshuaA1307 2 місяці тому

      To me was the reveal of the Order of the Stone fraud…. Because it capsulates the reality of our world where we see people as righteous when they as rotten as corporations

  • @ams2627
    @ams2627 Рік тому +47

    Minecraft story mode is the ultimate example of “Well, *that* happened.”

  • @h_ileo
    @h_ileo Рік тому +555

    This was certainly a huge part of my tweens. The joy I felt when I saw my favorite UA-camrs upload playthroughs of this game was like no other; from PopularMMOs to DanTDM. It took Minecraft and gave it a story (before making theories on it's "hidden" lore was a big thing on YT), and me and so many other people ate it up, made our own stories, tons of fan art, and so on. Now that I'm older, it's much easier to see it as "cringey" and make fun of some poor writing decisions and dated quality, but I still very much enjoy it. It's charming in it's own way and will always be big part of my tween and teens. I also feel I grew with the game in a sense. Especially seeing how the UA-camrs I watched playing it have changed since then... PopularMMOs is no longer an iconic duo, Dan has two kids, RTGame (although I watched him more recently than the rest as an older teen) just got hit with massive age restrictions and may have to leave YT, Technoblade passed away... and so many more. It's a very memorable game for good or bad

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 Рік тому +2

      Ah yes as we all know getting in trouble with the UA-cam moderation team is comparable to death, what a very wise comment🗿🗿

    • @BroKenYaKnow
      @BroKenYaKnow Рік тому +15

      @@aturchomicz821 reading comprehension 100

    • @Bubaiel
      @Bubaiel Рік тому +10

      @@aturchomicz821 when tf did they ever say that

  • @hailstorm2914
    @hailstorm2914 Рік тому +11

    This game and its sequel were and are still one of my favorites. Seeing my favorite UA-camrs in a game together was amazing to me. I still like to come back to it every once in a while and watch youtubers who were the game play through it

  • @Kloyster2010
    @Kloyster2010 Рік тому +13

    This game is so nostalgic to me, I remember watching UA-camrs play throughs and it was so interesting to look at the different outcomes of what you say and the great characters and storylines, I prefer S1 but S2 was really good too!
    I will forever remember this game.

  • @jalarasstudios414
    @jalarasstudios414 Рік тому +706

    I for one, really did enjoy it. It wasn't the best, but it was enjoyable. I actually did a playthrough of it on my channel. I really do hope that we do end up getting something more sometime.
    But it is rather interesting to me how the last season of Story Mode has a definite 'finale' feeling to it. I believe Story Mode (a port to Netflix) was the last thing that Old Telltale worked on, so it actually felt rather appropriate.

    • @Matthimself21
      @Matthimself21 Рік тому +2

      It's on Netflix

    • @vaccuumhelmet521
      @vaccuumhelmet521 Рік тому +16

      @@Matthimself21 was on netlfix

    • @tazinboor3913
      @tazinboor3913 Рік тому +13

      It’s so sad, if our almighty savior Torquedawg saw this, he would probably be annoyed.

    • @jalarasstudios414
      @jalarasstudios414 Рік тому +2

      @@tazinboor3913 Hahaha

    • @paulhudalla9527
      @paulhudalla9527 Рік тому +2

      @@tazinboor3913 Indeed
      Can't wait for people to come in here having no idea what we're talking about 😅

  • @the_dogfish
    @the_dogfish Рік тому +128

    I have this funny little memory of this game:
    My sister was playing the part where there’s the final Wither Storm fight, and she got to the end. I was casually talking to her, and at one point she looked back at me while Reuben was lying on the ground, and when she looked back she saw smoke and a pork chop. The cry afterwards that is something I’ll never forget

  • @nosatinnotnow6411
    @nosatinnotnow6411 Рік тому +4

    It’s really sad, I remember when it came out and only watching till episode 2. I just recently remembered though i have it downloaded on my Xbox and I played through 1-8. I never even knew TellTale games even shut down until now, it bummed me out I wasn’t able to play 9-13. But I have hope for the future of Minecraft Story Mode.

  • @ola_ola._.
    @ola_ola._. Рік тому +6

    oh man, i played the whole MCSM story, from Season 1 to the second.. a looooong time ago and i loved it
    sad to see that it has practically dissapeared...

  • @TimberedFir2048
    @TimberedFir2048 Рік тому +480

    Minecraft Story Mode is the reason I have any sort of talent when it comes to writing, and it’s been almost the main source of all my passion for storytelling since…god, I don’t even know how long. I’ve played this game over and over, again and again, and I’ve loved every second of it even as I’ve gotten older, and I’m so incredibly lucky to have bought it before it disappeared - even if I only own a digital copy, it’s one of my most prized possessions. I’m glad people still remember it :]
    edit: I know the game is bad, the writing goofy and dramatic, the animation flawed, the characters shallow and underdeveloped - believe me, I’m aware. But I love it anyway. You can enjoy a media you know is objectively bad, guys. That’s perfectly okay. Besides, the game got me through a dark time in my life - I’d be lying if I claimed it hasn’t influenced how I create in some form or another

    • @woobgamer5210
      @woobgamer5210 Рік тому +16

      tbh, i think the writing for story mode... sucked ass. Even as a kid. Season 2, only got worse writing wise. This is the game where people laughed over Rubin's death.
      The game with dumb silly dialogue, the game which has a nonsense 'find the killer' with youtubers, and the power of friendship will win the day trope
      I'm glad it gave you your passion but, Story mode is not the game you should be getting ideas from. Cause it tried to be edgy and emotional, and just ended up coming out as hilarious to make fun of.

    • @TimberedFir2048
      @TimberedFir2048 Рік тому +43

      @@woobgamer5210 dude I am well aware it sucks, and I enjoy it despite that! there’s passion in it, no matter how shitty the writing and stupid the animation. I bully it as I play it, I know it’s bad. That’s just half the fun. I think there’s really no harm in enjoying an objectively bad media as long as you’re aware it’s bad, especially because from that tends to come incredible fan content from talented people who also love it and think it deserves much better than what it got

    • @TimberedFir2048
      @TimberedFir2048 Рік тому +25

      @@woobgamer5210 it also got me through an incredibly difficult time in my life, when I desperately needed comfort and found it in this silly little game. It’ll always have a place in my heart for that

    • @cycy9154
      @cycy9154 Рік тому +6

      Telltale Games infamously has an abhorrent, naive, melodramatic and disconnected writing style. If you're taking a page from their book then I'm so sorry.

    • @epicm999
      @epicm999 Рік тому +11

      @@cycy9154 You don't read replies, I take it?

  • @skunkywild2116
    @skunkywild2116 Рік тому +40

    For a year or two, I was obsessed with this game. Yes, I know a lot of people thought it was cringey or whatever, but I really liked the characters, and playing the game over and over helped me dismiss my anxiety, which had just started to develop strongly for me back when the game was released. It sounds stupid, but this game was my life for a while. I really loved it.

    • @subscheme
      @subscheme Рік тому +5

      Makes sense. You play through both season for 20 hours and not everything is fresh in your memory so you get to replay it all over again. It’s really a great game.

    • @mattc236
      @mattc236 3 місяці тому +1

      I get it

    • @beashemmad.sayson545
      @beashemmad.sayson545 2 місяці тому

      Checks out

  • @PlungerCameraAttack
    @PlungerCameraAttack Рік тому +3

    R.I.P Minecraft story mode:(

  • @jogumswallower444
    @jogumswallower444 Рік тому +10

    I remember after watching a dew UA-camrs play and finish the game, me and my brother wanted to do the same so we downloaded the game and finished almost all (or all of them, can't really remember this happened ages ago) the chapters in one day, good times.

  • @darklilligant2636
    @darklilligant2636 Рік тому +239

    Damn mate. I didn't know you couldn't buy Minecraft Story Mode 1 and 2 anymore glad I was able to grab them both on PS4 as a discounted bundle with the 3 DLC episodes for SM1 that weren't part of the main story for like 10$ a year before the TellTale games shut down. Also glad they are back now but they will struggle for a bit in my option with out those big name IP's like walking dead and Minecraft cause I'd bet 10 bucks most people only know them for those IP games.

    • @theflaminglitten-fo6jd
      @theflaminglitten-fo6jd Рік тому +3

      yea I nabbed it on Nintendo switch and I'm really happy I did because now I can still experience it

    • @jkfootybros9425
      @jkfootybros9425 Рік тому +2

      Really? I got it on netflix

    • @CastellANM
      @CastellANM Рік тому +2

      I did the same back in 2018, I wish I bought them on PC tho 😅

  • @cooperhurst2639
    @cooperhurst2639 Рік тому +149

    9:50 The Wolf WHAT? 😳

    • @highkeyhateme
      @highkeyhateme  Рік тому +61

      i’ve been waiting for this comment

    • @yazidefirenze
      @yazidefirenze Рік тому +9

      *drum solo reminiscent of the among us theme*

    • @Madmonkeman
      @Madmonkeman Рік тому +12

      ding ding ding ding ding ding ding... ding ding ding...

    • @BugEdits
      @BugEdits Рік тому +9

      Sus

    • @MontycelA
      @MontycelA Рік тому +3

      @@Madmonkeman Bum BUM

  • @707isnotfound
    @707isnotfound Рік тому +3

    I absolutely loved minecraft story mode. When I was a kid, I even got a pig plushie and named it reuben. I couldn’t buy the game but netflix came out with an interactive minecraft story mode episode and I would replay it so many times. Its sad to see you can’t buy it but it’s nice that so many of us have fond memories of the game.

  • @sadiesimp2215
    @sadiesimp2215 Рік тому +3

    I remember back in 2015/2016 (i can't remember honestly) i got minecraft story mode as a christmas gift from my parents for me and all of my siblings. I remember playing it the most out of all my siblings. I am 16 now so at the time i was 9/10. I remember loving it. I only got around to playing one season and a couple episodes in the second season, but I had watched playthroughs of the entire game. I loved all the different stories and characters in it, honestly.

  • @february4206
    @february4206 Рік тому +59

    I remember people giving TT, Microsoft, and Mojang so much flak for making a story based Minecraft game. I was pretty upset about it myself, but I also happened to be an easily influenced 10 year old lol. I eventually came around to trying it myself as a "joke" and ended up really liking it! MCSM actually got me into drawing comics because I wanted to write my own stories with these characters. For as silly as the story could be at times, Minecraft Story Mode will always hold a special place in my heart.

  • @ComradeInspector
    @ComradeInspector Рік тому +40

    It’s just sad that this wholesome game company relied entirely on money and other companies. It just shows what money can do I guess. I loved this series with all of my heart. It was my childhood game. So unfortunate.

  • @walzmusic
    @walzmusic 10 місяців тому +4

    Great video! I was the audio lead for MSM for the last year or so, then I was part of that layoff period you mentioned. I was also a childhood fan of TTG so it was so cool working there for a few years! These days I am at Riot Games. I will never forget TTG or MSM! And RIP, Ivor AKA Paul Reubens!

    • @Krytoi4
      @Krytoi4 10 місяців тому +2

      Wow. it's so unusual and cool to see one of the studio employees. Thank you for participating in the creation of the best games
      P.S. I used a translator, so I'm sorry for the mistakes if there are any.😀

    • @walzmusic
      @walzmusic 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Krytoi4 It was a very fun game to work on. I have many stories of how we created the sounds.

  • @BongoBrando
    @BongoBrando Рік тому +5

    I have fond memories of me and my friends playing Tell Tale games all at the same time while discussing our decisions. They will be missed

  • @lafunbug
    @lafunbug Рік тому +183

    this thing kickstarted my creativity. if not for it I wouldn't have wrote my fanfictions. thanks to everyone who worked on that masterpiece

    • @justjaein
      @justjaein Рік тому +4

      u wrote fanfictions abt minecraft characters…..

    • @vaccuumhelmet521
      @vaccuumhelmet521 Рік тому +42

      @@justjaein you need to start somewhere, no?

    • @Lokear
      @Lokear Рік тому +29

      @@justjaein They never said their fanfics were about Minecraft characters, they just said MCSM inspired them to *write* fanfic. There's a difference.
      But also, what Vaccuum Helmet said.

    • @LoinkLoink
      @LoinkLoink Рік тому +19

      @@justjaein There's nothing wrong with that. Many people use Minecraft as an outlet for creativity. That's exactly what the game is meant to be. There's no shame in that.

    • @koi5179
      @koi5179 Рік тому

      @@LoinkLoinkoutlet in creativity with building not writing fan fics…

  • @bricklock1942
    @bricklock1942 Рік тому +187

    I actually really loved Minecraft Story Mode, it was one of my favorite Minecraft games because there’s actually a plot, relatable moments, and simple button presses, instead of just sitting down looking for diamonds hoping there’s no lava or a creeper behind you. Which reminds me, I think Season 3 would be extremely popular if they added a feature called “Hardcore” mode, where if you die, it’s Game Over and you have to start the entire episode over, but the feature is for if you want to play the episode without dying or quitting, with quick reactions to button presses

    • @Swazyy999
      @Swazyy999 5 місяців тому

      Or make it so you can squad up with friends and make your own personal story,and instead of voice actors you can use your mic to talk to your squad mates

    • @Swazyy999
      @Swazyy999 5 місяців тому

      And make the battles more free,more interactive and for online have your friends be able to take down the boss and enemies in unique ways

    • @mattc236
      @mattc236 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Swazyy999mic thing sounds dumb

  • @Deathblooms130
    @Deathblooms130 Рік тому +3

    I remember playing only ever the first episode of season 1 back when it first came out with my uncle. I enjoyed it, but it was one of the only Telltale series I never got to finish. I was planning on coming back to it one day but got so sidetracked with different games now 7 years later its sad to know it's not even available anymore it was such a bizarre take to minecraft seeing it in the Telltale formula but it definitely worked really well. Telltale really did make some great games back then, and now that their back, I'm sure they'll make even more.

  • @liamtherobot9656
    @liamtherobot9656 8 місяців тому +4

    I don’t care if the game isn’t relevant anymore I will always play it

  • @Fppiq
    @Fppiq Рік тому +73

    I played both games and loved it so much. I remember in ep 4 I spent an actual HOUR deciding on what armour to choose. In season 2, I had a glitch where all my choices were the opposite of what I choose, I still got through the game though and it gave me some of the best memories.

  • @princess_jl_2005
    @princess_jl_2005 Рік тому +213

    This game left such an impact on me. I was making fanfictions on it two years after the game ended from 2019- 2021. I still make them privately and no one reads them like they used to two years ago but I still miss all of it. I miss the whole game itself and all the people I met because of it.

  • @qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa
    @qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa 9 місяців тому +5

    0:17 haha....yeah...... come on. it will not kill you to aknowledge that most leople play it via piracy

  • @KelpyEdits
    @KelpyEdits 7 місяців тому +2

    They honestly need to think about suing their investors. A big and SUCCESSFUL studio like this getting brought down definitively could’ve been prevented.

  • @nickbits-ii8my
    @nickbits-ii8my Рік тому +59

    I absolutely love this game. I remember playing it all the time back then, usually on ios. But when they shut down, the ios app would only work for a little bit of time after, and the only other device I had mcsm on was the xbox360, on ios I had both seasons and now I only had season 1. And then my dad was tinkering with stuff, (i think trying to make space for new games) and accidentally removed episode 8. Its okay though, at least i have episodes 1-7.

  • @aquaplush7531
    @aquaplush7531 Рік тому +71

    Rest in Peace, Minecraft Story Mode. You will be remembered…

  • @scrawn9721
    @scrawn9721 Рік тому +2

    i got the disc, but not the seasons and episodes.. wish i could still play it honestly cause i never got to finish this masterpiece

  • @ClownPrinceOcrime
    @ClownPrinceOcrime 2 місяці тому

    I remember playing this with my little brother nonstop over and over, i almost shed a tear as i had forgot about this game for years and we had good times

  • @OmegaJX
    @OmegaJX Рік тому +12

    It's quite unfortunate that the Revival of Minecraft didn't give Story Mode a big boost, in my opinion it deserved more, it introduced so many cool concepts, ideas and characters, im sad very few people remember it nowadays.

  • @Mixx_
    @Mixx_ Рік тому +77

    After I heard the whole part where Steve and the lore was changed, I recollected my personal fanfic I made of minecraft... it's mostly about the Origins mod with hundreds of others, but there were a bunch of kingdoms that were about that certain origin.
    One of the Easter eggs in that fanfic is that the king of the human origin is Steve.
    And Alex was the captain of the guards of that zone,
    And there will be the Canon Herobrine in there too (I'm talking about the one that randomly stalks you in the game, not the one that's like a god)

  • @4leafedclovers
    @4leafedclovers Рік тому +1

    i remember when this first came out i was sitting on my couch watching some random movie that my sisters put on (probably a barbie movie) and then my dad came into the room and went "have you heard of this game called minecraft story mode?" and that day i bought it and i just kept replaying the first episode over and over because it was just so fun to me at the time

  • @megfearles6643
    @megfearles6643 Рік тому +6

    I remember I loved this game so much! I was obsessed with the game, even though I only got to play season 1 😢 Really hope they can bring the game back🎉

  • @chaosmaster7476
    @chaosmaster7476 Рік тому +32

    Man I never truely knew now I know and it really sucks now knowing no one else can really get to play it I have both story mode games each episode finished they played a part in my child hood and it’s sad to see them go but I do pray they will make a comeback one day or atleast can have their copies finally sold again

  • @purpledragon1945
    @purpledragon1945 Рік тому +18

    I have found memories of these games even if I never finished them. It's sad to see the premise never went anywhere

  • @AcousticHarmonia
    @AcousticHarmonia Рік тому +2

    Enjoyed the video, although one criticism is the cuts into another clip that itself soon cuts to something else. ie. cutting to a clip of another game mere moments before that clip itself cuts to another camera shot, or cutting to Minecraft just a few frames before opening a chest and the chest inventory suddenly appearing on the screen. It creates these jarring sudden flashes, because no longer is it a simple cut to the next clip, it's now a cut with a tiny few frame long other segment lodged in the middle, which can be a bit of a jarring viewing experience in those moments as it creates this very brief "flash" of something different.
    How I fix this is by either having the clip I'm cutting to start sooner so it's now a few seconds before it cuts to another shot instead of a few frames, or have the clip I'm cutting to start later in it (after the previous shot it would have been cutting from), or if neither of these is possible because it's going to result in another camera jumping cut just before the cut in my editing timeline into the next shot, I'll completely cut out the few frames of other shot, and then slow down the clip speed of the remaining footage to perfectly fit in the space I need it to, which usually isn't going to be noticed by viewers anyway because for example who's going to notice this one 3 second clip is running at 95% rather than 100% speed?
    For example, at 8:28, cutting to the investment chest which is only on screen for a few frames before its opened and the inventory pops up, it's very jarring. I would've let the preopen chest part of the clip be on screen for at least a solid second to let the viewer properly see that "this is the 'investment' chest" as oppose to just inventory jumpscaring them before they even get a chance to read it.
    So yeah, enjoyed the video, but the cuts can get pretty jarring and hard on the eyes at times

  • @sovokentertainment1458
    @sovokentertainment1458 10 місяців тому

    So sad that the game was removed from shops.
    I remember playing mcsm at nights (I was around 12 years old) and afterwards watching different UA-camrs’ playthroughs…
    Now I still have full second season on my old iPhone 6s, and right now I decided to re-play this game to get some nostalgia

  • @BrickFighter13
    @BrickFighter13 Рік тому +26

    Wow I totally forgot this was a thing. It honestly had a surprisingly good cast like Patton Oswalt, Ashley Johnson, Pee-Wee Herman himself Paul Reubens, even Dee Bradley Baker did noise for the Pig.
    Not to mention they go UA-camrs like CaptainSparkels, DanTDM, and some others.
    Honestly the first season is one of the hidden gems from Telltale’s catalogue

    • @randomality77
      @randomality77 Рік тому +1

      And the second season. The second season is better

  • @robintsw
    @robintsw Рік тому +9

    I was upset that the fandom really died out and that most people forgot and also didn’t even talk about it’s closure and downfall, but nice to see many talk about it here in this comments thread as well as this video itself

  • @JohnReckon2020
    @JohnReckon2020 Рік тому

    i remember playing this on my phone and when i stopped playing it, i just have forgotten it and im really sad you cant download this anymore

  • @vunderstudios
    @vunderstudios Рік тому

    thanks for using our map!

  • @ITealI
    @ITealI Рік тому +9

    I remember I got Season One for one birthday and Season Two for another birthday when I was younger. These games are so nostalgic for me and the state they're in is just sad, I still have my copy of Minecraft Story Mode Season Two and replay it every now and then. I still remember when people were talking about what's gonna happen in Season Two and hoping for a Season Three. Maybe well get a Season Three one day. Extra thing I remember being so hype for some reason when Ivor had a speed potion and he was like "I'm like the wind" and you had to dodge, I don't know why that was so cool to me.

  • @noahklauser
    @noahklauser Рік тому +32

    love Telltale, I miss these games

  • @Saisha-dl9qx
    @Saisha-dl9qx 4 місяці тому +1

    im really sad that the game is banned and i remembered it last month and i wanted to play it so i looked it up on steam and it was not there and thanks for letting me know it got banned forever

  • @RNOP_hello
    @RNOP_hello Рік тому +2

    I remember "playing" the netflix interactive version. I swear, it was just a TV show that you rarely interacted with.

  • @awesomeswagboy
    @awesomeswagboy Рік тому +12

    I remember playing Minecraft story mode on Netflix when I was younger. good times

    • @meatiest1989
      @meatiest1989 Рік тому

      It was still in Netflix not too long ago

  • @deathdancer8756
    @deathdancer8756 Рік тому +6

    This still reminds of how sad it is that they took the game off, i was one of the unlucky ones to not have the game when it was taken off. I did have it previously but i had to do a factory reset on my phone for various reasons and i never was able to get it again. It sucks that the company shut down due to funding and i really liked their games, i only wish that they would've been able to give their games to other companies so that people could still get them. Telltale was definitely one of the best storytelling companies in the business.

  • @abby-bean
    @abby-bean 11 місяців тому

    Something that no one seems to be talking about is that a lot of MCSM was actually released on Netflix as part of their interactive shows series. That’s where I got my experience with it. My little brother watched it over and over and over again, making different choices and exploring different paths. (both of us we super disappointed that we couldn’t save rueben). it was really cool that we could watch and play it together, i’m really sad it’s gone.

  • @unicornman147
    @unicornman147 Рік тому +3

    I was in the fandom in its heydey. Pretty well known as a fanfic author, too. For me, it was never really the game itself that sucked me in, since the writing is...Not Good. It was a cast of characters that I could easily adapt to different situations and a really good, tight-knit fandom. It took me a while to find a new fandom with the same energy.

  • @devilbowser253
    @devilbowser253 Рік тому +46

    story mode and another game telltale made are some of my favorites, while they arent available now im still glad to have one way to play them and if they ever put them back on steam or wherever i would gladly buy them

  • @wwepanda100
    @wwepanda100 Рік тому +4

    Seeing minecraft story mode not being able to be purchased hurts man, I loved when a new chapter would come out, honestly loved them

  • @-animeviewers2269
    @-animeviewers2269 Рік тому

    does all episodes of minecraft story mode in the complete advengenr be already installed cause I bought the game disc

  • @frozengaming7053
    @frozengaming7053 6 місяців тому +2

    Banned my ass I bought both copies, season one and season two for switch. They ain’t getting rid of my fav game that easily.

  • @baadach3752
    @baadach3752 Рік тому +8

    Actually regarding the article about TWD final season- the developers came back after the company disbanded i believe and they personally finished the game... for free / no pay at all. and yet the final game turned out REALLY well.

  • @meatbaIls
    @meatbaIls Рік тому +47

    I remember being a kid accidentally buying minecraft story mode story access and my parents screamed at me lol but i'm glad I did
    it was so fun and heart warming, ill remember the good times I had

    • @sameeknowsitall
      @sameeknowsitall Рік тому +3

      Similar thing happened with me. I got the game disc but when I started downloading the episodes I needed with help with something and my dad was coming down to help me and he saw the purchased button thinking I had purchased it when in reality it was already purchased by them. Either that or I accidentally purchased them

  • @shaneshubert8632
    @shaneshubert8632 Рік тому

    I remember playing the first chapter a lot on my tablet its sad that you can't play it anymore.

  • @andrewpeutherer
    @andrewpeutherer 11 місяців тому +2

    R.I.P Paul Reubens (Actor of Ivor) 😭 and possibly rip all chances for Season 3

  • @ckinggaming5bucketmadness766
    @ckinggaming5bucketmadness766 Рік тому +20

    It was a pretty cool game, I’ll miss it, story was quite nice and I wish it could still be easily played so that I could potentially see more playthroughs of the game, I might see if there are any playthroughs I haven’t watched yet

  • @chakrah
    @chakrah Рік тому +3

    I remember that I really wanted to buy the first season on steam when season two still wasn’t out but I never had the chance to do so and once I remembered it was unavailable and saw that the studio had shut down, but at least I have both games on PS4/5 I really hope that it comes back in the future so I could purchase them on steam but like you said definitely not any time soon

  • @one-upfilmz6649
    @one-upfilmz6649 10 місяців тому +1

    They need to bring this back for an honor of Paul Reubens. Ivor was my favorite character in the game, he went to being a villain to being a hero, to being the most funny and enjoyable character in the game. RIP.

  • @skrappothemonster1436
    @skrappothemonster1436 Рік тому +2

    Man, I miss Minecraft story mode... I remember watching DanTDM playing it back in the day.

  • @BoopSnootAndTroubleshoot
    @BoopSnootAndTroubleshoot Рік тому +5

    You're a very small channel, and you make content that is THIS informative and THIS HIGH QUALITY!!!
    WELL DONE :D

  • @AlexMulyar
    @AlexMulyar Рік тому +5

    crazy how much potential this studio had, this is really one of those "What If" scenarios

  • @thesupertoffeebros
    @thesupertoffeebros Рік тому +2

    I remember not paying this game much mind, but seeing the whole first season played on youtube made me want to play this game, but it was too late at that point.

  • @DddFgffd-se9fp
    @DddFgffd-se9fp 7 місяців тому

    I really hope they make another one. I've been re playing both season one and 2 and have all achievements.

  • @merp7174
    @merp7174 Рік тому +7

    Theres a youtuber/twitch streamer called Kwite, maybe you have herd of him, maybe not, but..... he started playing/streaming minecraft story mode as a joke and to make fun of the game as he went along. I watched his journey and the game started growing on him. By the time he beat season 2, he was sad that it was over, and left a final message saying something along the lines of... he really really enjoyed minecraft story mode and if they some how made another season, he would definitely be playing it with open arms. That put a huge smile on my face and i never related to someone more in that moment.
    i LOVED minecraft story mode, it always bugged me when people like to be harsh on the writing and story or lack of game play. I always thought of tell tales games as movies that you can mess with. Also for the story, can no one have any harmless fun anymore?? people now these days, if a story doesn't have any heavy theming/topics or sicarios that would make your jaw drop, its instantly garbage. I felt this way when I saw thor in theaters with my friends and the movie was just so much fun to watch and we had a blast, or i saw avatar the way of water with my mom and i was so emersed with the world of the nature and enjoyed every second of it, i was just chilling. But to other people, those movies were awful and a waste of your time, i get it, people have different tastes but the standards are just too high, you can see this with gaming as well. But people expecting the same level of writing from the walking dead for a MINECRAFT story, that just boils my blood. I cut tell tale some slack bc how do you write a story thats based off of a sandbox game that has none, not to mention writing branches of outcomes and dialog. I have so much respect for tell tale games knowing how hard this can be to be pulled off, i can't imagine me writing different branches of stories and keeping track of them down the line.
    I had fun and im glad i was here from the beginning when it first released, i miss those days.....

  • @Acetrex1109
    @Acetrex1109 Рік тому +4

    Good video, but a little correction at 8:57
    TWD Season 4 did get finished, just not by Telltale, it had to get finished by Skybound Games. Nonetheless, it was released in late 2018 and as of now all Telltale Walking Dead games are available to purchase.

  • @nolifeguy1531
    @nolifeguy1531 5 місяців тому

    remembering that i had the disc, i was brought back to a goofy memory about me buying the game when the episodes could be purchased separately on disc as i didn't know how to digitally download games, the disc was completely faulty and i relied on my cousins disc to play the game properly, when they soon released the completed version of the disc, i unfortunately came across the same problem and got a faulty disc and everything was delayed and glitchy, but here's the thing, when i thought of the problem being my console when i got the completed version, i first tested the disc on my 2 cousins consoles first, and the same problem occurred, later when they also got the disc the same problem occurred but they returned and replaced it, and worked perfectly fine after that, i never got mines replaced because no warranty.

  • @EDFCentral
    @EDFCentral 4 місяці тому

    Anyone know how to get episode 5 to install on Season 1. It just keeps telling me to install in a repeatedly loop on Xbox One. If anyone could offer assistance I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you