I played 8 Souls-Like games you've never heard of (AGAIN)

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  • Опубліковано 30 кві 2024
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    episode 16 of Steam Dumpster Diving with somehow, once again, even more "souls-likes" you (probably) haven't heard of
    twitter: / ironpineapple_
    twitch: / iron_pineapple
    TIMESTAMPS
    0:00 Intro
    0:24 Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
    8:49 Knights of the Kitchen Table
    11:51 Weird RPG
    15:22 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami
    19:51 Warhaven
    24:31 Path of the Faoladh
    28:22 Mandragora
    32:05 Pain Party
    36:45 outro/sponsor
    also big thanks for help from:
    GoogleyGareth for animating the intro sequence: / @googleygareth
    Onua for creating the SFM pose of the knight in the thumbnail: / odynom
    games played (in order of appearance)
    store.steampowered.com/app/14...
    store.steampowered.com/app/20...
    store.steampowered.com/app/19...
    store.steampowered.com/app/12...
    store.steampowered.com/app/21...
    vorpal-lamb-studio.itch.io/fa...
    store.steampowered.com/app/17...
    store.steampowered.com/app/15...
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  • @yakumoyomi5765
    @yakumoyomi5765 Рік тому +9389

    Respect to that one (presumably) Chinese player on the voice chat of Warhaven for being pretty friendly. That "Goodbye, my bro" sounded so wholesome.

    • @homoe7976
      @homoe7976 Рік тому +1281

      Maybe the real Soulslikes were the friends we made along the way...

    • @DementiaSlayer
      @DementiaSlayer Рік тому +223

      @@homoe7976 Imagine someone bully you and then u summon knight in iron set with Fume Greatsword💀

    • @NoNoNah306
      @NoNoNah306 Рік тому +1110

      I had to pause from laughing when he heard he was american and just decided to end every sentence "bro". He truly can speak american.

    • @jacobamidon3114
      @jacobamidon3114 Рік тому +630

      I like how he was like "Oh american? Wassup bro" lmao

    • @citizenkyouma
      @citizenkyouma Рік тому +65

      @@homoe7976 yeah he was definitely a reference to solaire

  • @stealthgamer8745
    @stealthgamer8745 Рік тому +3087

    “I don’t have any dice”
    “then I’ve already won, I get to hit you first”
    “One of those sentences is true” is oddly the most badass thing I’ve heard in any recent game

    • @stylishmusic4012
      @stylishmusic4012 Рік тому +688

      Maybe topped by
      - Grandpa is dead
      -Yes🗿

    • @hamdiezio6206
      @hamdiezio6206 Рік тому +136

      mine was darksiders 2
      -Can you give the crown that i sent you on a quest to retrieve?
      Death : No... Unless you want to take it by force
      - ....
      - I thought so

    • @13irockasanassassin
      @13irockasanassassin Рік тому +63

      he also immediately takes the first hit

    • @FlyXcur
      @FlyXcur Рік тому +46

      @@hamdiezio6206 Death had all the comebacks ready for the chancellor every time he would talk to him he would flame him

    • @chrislastname9682
      @chrislastname9682 Рік тому +64

      Watching the dialogue sequences felt like a mashup between every Jason Statham movie and every 80s action hero.

  • @heitorrangel8880
    @heitorrangel8880 Рік тому +1589

    "The gorilla is not part of the duel, he's just here." Imagine how that would affect every competitive sport out there. That would be a nice way to pump viewership numbers.

    • @RingTeam
      @RingTeam Рік тому +28

      That gives me Monster Hunter World vibes. I wanna see this more often.

    • @johnwrath3612
      @johnwrath3612 Рік тому +1

      Toss an angry gorilla or two midfield at random points in the football/soccer/whatever game. I would watch the fuck out of that. Keep moving or you get your arms ripped off by a pissed off silverback? Slap that on pay per view and you bet your ass I’m watching.
      Also why just sports? Any show could be spiced up with an 800lb gorilla. I’ve always wanted to see the contestants of the bachelor murdered by an endangered species. Cooking shows? Political debates? Angry 🦍 makes it way more watchable.

    • @Anonymous-73
      @Anonymous-73 Рік тому +33

      That’s kind of what the Roman Gladiators did

    • @IsThatDonnieDiddle
      @IsThatDonnieDiddle Рік тому +64

      @@Anonymous-73 lmao "The lion is not a combatant but he is there" "For entertainment"

    • @ChimeraMK
      @ChimeraMK Рік тому +28

      "JR you seein' this!? Who let loose a kangaroo in the ring!?"
      "The kangaroo is ignoring John Cena! He can't see John Cena! Cena is just as confused as we are!"

  • @alexandermaxey3354
    @alexandermaxey3354 Рік тому +791

    Hey there! I was the lead developer for Knights of the Kitchen Table. It was made as a school project over the course of a year, and we threw it out there to see if it stuck. Thanks for the love and showing it off!

    • @alexandermaxey3354
      @alexandermaxey3354 Рік тому +58

      Might come back to polishing it up and adding more content if it gets enough popularity 😉

    • @statueteethtv
      @statueteethtv Рік тому +1

      It looks like combat magic

    • @martinp1539
      @martinp1539 Рік тому +41

      i think its absolutely amazing for a school project. When i first saw the UI i was like ok checks out but man the swamp level? you should definitely polish this into the big game it can be

    • @Kostadin_Arolski
      @Kostadin_Arolski Рік тому +1

      @@martinp1539 lmao, ok mr game critic

    • @Rosecain27
      @Rosecain27 Рік тому +32

      @@Kostadin_Arolski lol yeah look at that guy giving his opinion on the internet

  • @xmgaming2444
    @xmgaming2444 Рік тому +920

    I actually worked on Knights of the Kitchen Table as a sound designer, it was a student project at the college I went to. I made background music they didn't keep so nothing I made ended up in the final game, but it's still surreal to see it here!

    • @Adu767
      @Adu767 Рік тому +66

      What an odd decision to just... not include the music made for it.

    • @Ten_Thousand_Locusts
      @Ten_Thousand_Locusts Рік тому +14

      @@Adu767 probably because the music sucked.

    • @xmgaming2444
      @xmgaming2444 Рік тому +116

      @@Adu767 I only had time to make like 4 tracks. There was music for the menu, level 1, regular enemy encounters and boss fights. I figure they didn't keep it because they couldn't find stock music to match what I had made for the rest of the game.

    • @st.edstatue2700
      @st.edstatue2700 Рік тому +1

      @@Ten_Thousand_Locusts just like your mom

    • @codysully1499
      @codysully1499 Рік тому +25

      @@Ten_Thousand_Locusts or probably because it’s cheaper to get stock music than make someone make it so they took what little he did had him stop and just put it in the background tons of games delete full fledged quests that would have been amazing it’s not always about quality

  • @xEn3my
    @xEn3my Рік тому +7531

    May this series never end

    • @SwiftViper
      @SwiftViper Рік тому +62

      As long as souls never dies this series will never die either 😂

    • @drakemartin4597
      @drakemartin4597 Рік тому +26

      Fr bro I was so happy to see this upload

    • @HimitsuSW
      @HimitsuSW Рік тому +23

      Completely agreed on that. Like, I don't even like souls games but those videos are a highlight in my subscriptions feed.

    • @jeremytitus9519
      @jeremytitus9519 Рік тому +3

      Soulslikes never end

    • @megamocha2334
      @megamocha2334 Рік тому +1

      Hear hear!

  • @tomwoz3569
    @tomwoz3569 Рік тому +2475

    Pineapple!
    I'm Tom, Level Designer and 3D Artist for Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. I've been following you for a long time now, and seeing the game I'm working on on your series, and hearing the things you said about it and that you actually liked it is beyond freaking awesome!
    Here at ACE Team we´re all fans of your dumpster diving series, and we can't wait for you to play the full game when it releases! 💪

    • @quantum174
      @quantum174 Рік тому +251

      Its impressive how weird your games look and thats a compliment through and through

    • @NightmareBlade10
      @NightmareBlade10 Рік тому +160

      It really has some striking character designs to be honest. Very interesting concepts!

    • @alfaivre2990
      @alfaivre2990 Рік тому +66

      Dude Clash looked so interesting on here. So attention grabbing and it just looks like something you wouldn't be able to put down to see what pops up next. Good on you guys, I'm definitely going to be picking this up

    • @tomwoz3569
      @tomwoz3569 Рік тому +47

      @@quantum174 hahaha we always take that as a compliment for all our games, thanks :D!

    • @tomwoz3569
      @tomwoz3569 Рік тому +30

      @@NightmareBlade10 Thanks! We have a very talented group of artists at ACE Team, you never know what they'll come up with haha

  • @Noobie2k7
    @Noobie2k7 Рік тому +1461

    A weapon that gets stronger the worse your graphics card is. . . Finally, my time has come.

    • @rocketbnuuy
      @rocketbnuuy Рік тому +109

      A game that stands with peasant, i'am all in

    • @Unprotected1232
      @Unprotected1232 Рік тому +24

      I just did an upgrade. Gosh darn it!

    • @roadtoawesomenessxd
      @roadtoawesomenessxd Рік тому +11

      @@Unprotected1232 Just shove in your old gpu ...ooooooor remove it and use the port on the motherboard...bet you'll be a god then

    • @thedeadliest4380
      @thedeadliest4380 Рік тому +13

      laptop gamers swapping to their intel uhd 630 instead of the main GPU

    • @proxnoob6177
      @proxnoob6177 7 місяців тому

      intel hd 730 i will see how much my buff is.

  • @jamescoyne4559
    @jamescoyne4559 Рік тому +696

    The first game is really impressive and the art style is so cool. I’d love to see a big budget game come from that developer with that combat and style

    • @micahlindley7515
      @micahlindley7515 Рік тому +24

      Looks like an Oddworld game.

    • @Perkustin
      @Perkustin Рік тому +36

      ACE team are pretty Goated imo, their games often lack polish but are really cool, i play them all; the only dud has been Sol Seraph. I would recommend you give Zeno Clash 2 a try, it's defo their most polished attempt, (it's only real flaw is that it's a little short) or Abyss Odyssey, though A0 combat is just not quite there, feeling a little floaty but it makes up for it in superb art, style and a pretty addictive structure.

    • @omega2279
      @omega2279 Рік тому +13

      @@Perkustin Damn, I have both Zeno Clashes but I didn't realize they also made Abyss Odyssey. So yeah, they're pretty solid overall.

  • @crunglemcbungley
    @crunglemcbungley Рік тому +456

    That weird RPG stuff is actually the most unhinged, creative use of an RPG I could think of. That's unbridled creativity at work

    • @justhavefundude4825
      @justhavefundude4825 Рік тому +12

      i got interested on it and played for a bit, today i opened the game and left to have breakfast, after around 20 mins of the game on the main menu, my gpu use was at 100% and my gpu was at almost 90°C

    • @megamanx1291
      @megamanx1291 Рік тому +2

      I can't find it on steam

    • @petarlazic739
      @petarlazic739 Рік тому +5

      @@justhavefundude4825 GPU usage being at 100% while in game is normal though

    • @BeyondTrash-xe1vs
      @BeyondTrash-xe1vs 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@justhavefundude4825GPU being at 100% is pretty normal.

  • @HunterJs2
    @HunterJs2 Рік тому +273

    Clash has some of the most intriguing art direction I’ve ever seen, absolutely stunning, hideous, and gorgeous. Simultaneously.

  • @kvmlx3194
    @kvmlx3194 Рік тому +784

    That first game you played clash artifacts of chaos was actually very amazing, took me by suprise how cool it actually was

    • @archonthaaproducer
      @archonthaaproducer Рік тому +36

      Nah fr. It has mad potential but that demo was janky af

    • @twentytwo8334
      @twentytwo8334 Рік тому +14

      Wierd as freak but sound like a cool game

    • @JcDent
      @JcDent Рік тому +16

      Welcome to Zenozoik, you're gonna get punched.

    • @Phucketmcsucket
      @Phucketmcsucket Рік тому +16

      Funfact: the developers also made Batman Doom back in 1999 which is also worth checking out, if only for the sheer amount of autisn that went into the DeHacked editing for it.

    • @jaywingate187
      @jaywingate187 Рік тому +13

      I'd totally forgotten about Xenoclash, good lord...last saw it ages ago
      I've had eldritch knowledge unlocked just now.

  • @SirPembertonS.Crevalius
    @SirPembertonS.Crevalius Рік тому +1080

    I lost it at Warhaven's radio chat dialogue in the *medieval* game setting.

    • @kamikazoo6599
      @kamikazoo6599 Рік тому +94

      It's a mix of medieval and modern setting. For example: The guardian class can wear something that looks like a bomb suit or blade can wear mix of medieval armor and Molle vest. It's really interesting design.

    • @scarlet_phonavis6734
      @scarlet_phonavis6734 Рік тому +26

      I was really shocked to find out WarHaven wasn't made by the same guys who made Shadow Fight, the abilities, animations, and UI all reminded me heavily of it.
      Hey if you read this Pineapple, that's a good game to cover, Specifically ShadowFight Arena
      2/3 are filled with cancerous mobile game stuff, but Arena is a decent game to play for a mobile game
      also it has rolling

    • @FlameJackstar
      @FlameJackstar Рік тому +18

      It's so weird that it got me interested. But the global test is over and the community feedback wasn't... very good, it appears.

    • @czarkusa2018
      @czarkusa2018 Рік тому +3

      @@FlameJackstar what was the most worrying feedback that you saw?

    • @depyjelly
      @depyjelly Рік тому +11

      @@FlameJackstar damn that sucks that it wasn't received well. the game looked pretty fun, kinda like mordhau but third person.

  • @JoCat
    @JoCat Рік тому +3301

    boy I hope mandragora gets some good work done on it, the style and animation is gorgeous it'd be a shame if it continues to suffer mechanically

  • @raphaelmagalhaes1187
    @raphaelmagalhaes1187 Рік тому +737

    Bro the " Grandpa is dead
    -yes 🗿" had me dying 🤣

  • @MandragoraGame
    @MandragoraGame Рік тому +1096

    Hey, thanks so much for including Mandragora! It's great to hear what you liked about the pre-alpha and what you think needs more work. We're always taking feedback into account and our team is still working hard on all aspects of the game, especially regarding combat mechanics - so hopefully you'll also feel an improvement the next time you play! :)

    • @maniakb416
      @maniakb416 Рік тому +100

      The animations look so slick and fluid. Great job on those.

    • @foxepunz4849
      @foxepunz4849 Рік тому +32

      I will say the sound design rocks!

    • @BonerBot
      @BonerBot Рік тому +14

      Been keeping an eye on your game. It looks great. Can't wait to play it.

    • @_Jay_Maker_
      @_Jay_Maker_ Рік тому +10

      Honestly a really impressive outing! Excited to see how your game pans out. It's definitely on my radar for sure.

    • @reydas8500
      @reydas8500 Рік тому +11

      Mandragora is what Castlevania should be in 2023 !!

  • @MetalTizi
    @MetalTizi Рік тому +627

    Hey Pineapple,
    Composer from Path of the Faoladh here. I'm happy that you liked our game (and the music). Love your dumpster diving series. 😀

  • @jack-exzolt9858
    @jack-exzolt9858 Рік тому +358

    The first game just radiates with God Hand energy with Oddworld Odyssey aesthetic . And the voice acting is actually good.

    • @_JellyWalker
      @_JellyWalker Рік тому +66

      Odd Hand

    • @NonisLuck
      @NonisLuck Рік тому +3

      That's right, it really has Oddworld vibes

    • @Creepo_J
      @Creepo_J Рік тому +1

      I want more of it

    • @ryananggoro493
      @ryananggoro493 Рік тому +3

      It's interesting game
      As martial art fan it's cool game but I don't like how weird the characters is 😂😂

    • @jacobnorris8256
      @jacobnorris8256 Рік тому +5

      The animations are also genuinely just really damn good. Like the attack animations may genuinely be the best i've seen from indie.
      And incidentally, good attack animations is one of the best parts of the soulsborne games (save for DS2).

  • @Sylocat
    @Sylocat Рік тому +119

    Dang, that "updating level data" moment in Blind Fate was one of the coolest moments I've ever seen. A shame about... everything else in that game.

    • @Goldenkitten1
      @Goldenkitten1 Рік тому +17

      I very nearly went and bought it then-and-there. ...then I saw the rest of the gameplay.

  • @BrendanCS
    @BrendanCS Рік тому +142

    I love so much that there is a whole team of people out there so fervently dedicated to making mutant animal punching games over and over.

  • @TheBasketBall13Freak
    @TheBasketBall13Freak Рік тому +370

    For a steam dumpster dive, 90% of the games were really good quality. This series is amazing!

    • @theviniso
      @theviniso Рік тому +5

      Also he plays lots of games out of Steam for a series called Steam dumpster dive. Not that I'm complaining though.

    • @sethescope
      @sethescope Рік тому

      it's like dumpster diving in the rich part of town sometimes lol

  • @Nakna_ankaN
    @Nakna_ankaN Рік тому +1638

    I'm a big fan of this video series and with this being episode 16, a future video idea might be to go back and list the best games you've found while dumpster diving and do a follow up on those that seemed promising, but were still in development to see how they turned out.

    • @GameDevYal
      @GameDevYal Рік тому +131

      At this point it might also be a good idea to go back and put an episode number in the corner of the thumbnails / in the name of the videos as well so it's easier to tell them apart?

    • @joshmclovin
      @joshmclovin Рік тому +9

      I think he's done it before, what he'll usually do is just include it in a future episode with an update from when he first played it.

    • @RegalPixelKing
      @RegalPixelKing Рік тому +13

      @@GameDevYal Generally speaking UA-cam's algorithm does not like numbered series, nor does somebody who has never seen a series. If episode 32 comes out than it is less likely for a person to click on that video. Maybe he can add a number to each video after the next part of the series is uploaded, that way the series is numbered, and his videos won't be drowned out by the algorithm.

    • @jasoncramer6717
      @jasoncramer6717 Рік тому

      I really like the creative aspects of blind fate, like it's a really good concept and world they just aren't landing the execution... At all..

    • @jackfranklin1185
      @jackfranklin1185 Рік тому

      Agreed, that would be great

  • @krugerstan
    @krugerstan Рік тому +271

    Weird RPG is hilarious, and the talk-to-cast mechanic is novel and awesome.

  • @zjay
    @zjay Рік тому +411

    "skill issue" has to be the funniest death screen ever

    • @quint3ssent1a
      @quint3ssent1a Рік тому +14

      Yeah, I hope I can mod this in Elden Ring.

    • @ncocen2185
      @ncocen2185 Рік тому +12

      33:19

    • @fulltimeslackerii8229
      @fulltimeslackerii8229 Рік тому +3

      overused and unoriginal meme like “ratio”

    • @cactuss33ds
      @cactuss33ds Рік тому +18

      @@fulltimeslackerii8229 don't make me say it.

    • @ElekiSerket
      @ElekiSerket Рік тому +8

      @@fulltimeslackerii8229 give us an original funny meme then

  • @YourPalKindred
    @YourPalKindred Рік тому +481

    I love the design of Clash. You can really tell they let their artists get as creative as they want and I really appreciate that

    • @fish3977
      @fish3977 Рік тому +9

      Even as someone who sucks at soulslikes, even the star wars one, I am tempted to give it a try as the design is so awesome

    • @MrDaiohAzu
      @MrDaiohAzu Рік тому +17

      I played Zeno CLash one Xbox360 more than 10 years ago and boy, what a weird trip it was.... in a good way. Phenomenal artistic feeling of "Malaise", almost felt like a colourful nightmare sometimes. That studio is really cool.

    • @DerDichter_
      @DerDichter_ Рік тому +7

      Yea, y'all have to play Zeno Clash 1 and 2, same fever dream of absolute creativity, I love these games!

  • @Jikkuryuu
    @Jikkuryuu Рік тому +327

    Every single time you say "Welcome to episode _n_ of steam dumpster diving" I am simultaneously overwhelmed by two feelings. One, "I can't believe he's reached _that_ many episodes!" Two, "I can't believe how much I want to watch _more."_

    • @katsenberg3036
      @katsenberg3036 Рік тому +1

      They'll never stop making souls-inspired games, so no worry there.

  • @Kaladin2077
    @Kaladin2077 Рік тому +48

    Dem feels when he says "goodbye.. my bro" 23:24

  • @Gurtington
    @Gurtington Рік тому +99

    9:53 i feel like the dev came up with the name Warden Gamsey, while he was watching hells kitchen and made an entire game around it.

  • @pajano
    @pajano Рік тому +242

    The Zeno Clash games had such an awesome art style, so happy to see another game from them.

  • @allbankbasalisk___2005
    @allbankbasalisk___2005 Рік тому +49

    If you pay attention to Edo no yami's background objects you'll notice that in between checks the water/fog/moving of objects is frozen due to your character not seeing it in real time.

  • @Daburritoking
    @Daburritoking Рік тому +30

    The clash artifacts of chaos voice acting was absolutely on point. Get the guy who played pseudo a goddamn contract bro deserves it

  • @Invisibleguy-kn7bd
    @Invisibleguy-kn7bd Рік тому +36

    I feel like that blind mechanic would work really well in a game, but as like a level gimmick rather than a "This is always the case" type deal. Like a Cyberpunk game where your cyber eyes get hacked or something like that. Just feels like a bit much to have for the whole game imo

    • @r.j.penfold
      @r.j.penfold Рік тому +5

      I think one of the Deus Ex games had a segment like that, where the MCs augmentations get shut off and you have a boss fight with fucked up vision to deal with

  • @sherlockscones
    @sherlockscones Рік тому +146

    Weird RPG is one of the coolest things I've seen in gaming in ages. The potential for a game like that if it was actually taken seriously to create an immersive and massive unique world is incredible.

    • @Azure9577
      @Azure9577 Рік тому +47

      At first I didn't get it but then the microphone control part came and yes
      The developer just decided that he would follow the rule of cool and do crack while doing it lmao

    • @baki_sigma
      @baki_sigma Рік тому +2

      exactly what i thought we need those kind of game, its a brease of fresh air

    • @wykydytron
      @wykydytron Рік тому +9

      It's kinda boring tho and after first world if choose to go to wrong world you will have to grind from start or restart game as you absolutely will not be able to progress. It has potential but it's little too grindy.

    • @isk8atparks
      @isk8atparks Рік тому +13

      I played this game before. The gimmick wears off quickly. There aren't many items with interesting mechanics in the game. There like less than 10 ive seen with something "unique". Its still mostly just a really generic and ugly diablo clone with mobile ui. All the enemies are generic, all the environments are generic, and worst of all it is grindy as you get further in. You cant just add a handful of silly items and all of sudden claim your game is "weird".

  • @carscoffeeandcannabis-634
    @carscoffeeandcannabis-634 Рік тому +240

    I actually REALLY dig the art style on Clash. I'd love to see some more talent get onboard and really turn it into something more deep and fleshed out.

    • @matheuscruz8574
      @matheuscruz8574 Рік тому +6

      It's surprisingly not bad. There are many cool ideas and a lot of potential there

    • @chrishall8765
      @chrishall8765 Рік тому +9

      They also made the eternal cylinder, which actually got some real attention so its good to see them again.

    • @danieladamczyk4024
      @danieladamczyk4024 Рік тому

      This gona be DEEP AND FLESHED OUT!

    • @wykydytron
      @wykydytron Рік тому

      Deep and flashed out, you sound like urnalists from kotaku or something or cheap PR agent.

    • @IronChief13
      @IronChief13 8 місяців тому

      ​@@chrishall8765100% would erase my memory just to play this game for the first time again

  • @EricNStuff
    @EricNStuff Рік тому +71

    Zeno Clash is one of my favorite Indy game series. Thanks for showing the new game off, looks very promising.

    • @mimicmey
      @mimicmey Рік тому +4

      I used to be obsessed with the first one when I was younger, hearing about it again just sent me into a nostalgia trip

  • @fransiscofranco641
    @fransiscofranco641 Рік тому +16

    Love how the player character in Clash has such a badass baritone only to whimper like a wizened old prune when he gets hurt

  • @jackbobb2711
    @jackbobb2711 Рік тому +501

    In case you weren't aware, you're a pillar of this community and your content is top shelf

    • @MindGameArcade
      @MindGameArcade Рік тому +8

      I would even say that he is a top shelf of this community

    • @DashOnWaves
      @DashOnWaves Рік тому +3

      Just as top shelf as the bud I am smoking

    • @patek2385
      @patek2385 Рік тому +2

      Cringe

    • @MrFi9
      @MrFi9 Рік тому

      I Think this is true

    • @Reapra
      @Reapra Рік тому

      Pillar of what community? The souls community? I guess? I kind of feel like the souls community is dying honestly. Metallic Fruit only posted a few videos about elden ring after launch, and none of them were PvP. He makes good content for sure, but most of his videos focus on soulslikes rather than the souls games they were inspired by.

  • @CavemanZerron
    @CavemanZerron Рік тому +325

    I await this every time. One of my most anticipated series

  • @imillnotsick420
    @imillnotsick420 Рік тому +31

    The blind fate concept seems dope af imo, some bigger company should do something like that and actually put the time in to make it good.

  • @thewhale3672
    @thewhale3672 Рік тому +142

    Clash looks like one of those arts you did where you had no idea what you were doing but it turned out really good. The game looks super interesting

    • @thecasualfly
      @thecasualfly Рік тому +3

      I love weird sort of janky but not janky games like that.. comes out early March on playstation, def gonna grab it

    • @LutraLovegood
      @LutraLovegood Рік тому

      Feels inspired by Moebius and the like, who definitely knew what he was doing

  • @ES_Solace
    @ES_Solace Рік тому +295

    Warhaven honestly looks so off the wall with its theme i love it

    • @EmJayproductions1
      @EmJayproductions1 Рік тому +20

      It’s made by nexon so it will. Likely be pay to win and heavily favored in the east and the west version will lose attention and die out. That’s how every game they make works

    • @ES_Solace
      @ES_Solace Рік тому +12

      @@EmJayproductions1 im familiar with nexon so i wouldnt be surprised if it went this way. still if lightning were to strike i wouldnt mind if it struck here, because that game looks hilarious.

    • @whatsyourname049
      @whatsyourname049 Рік тому +4

      Yeah its very mordhau comedic moments and for honor gameplay

    • @razarac432
      @razarac432 Рік тому +5

      a bit sad it looks like a For Honor rip off with its animations and UI

    • @Sanguinius876
      @Sanguinius876 Рік тому +1

      @@razarac432 Good thing Warhaven plays absolutely nothing like that dumpster fire then

  • @yarrgoronohobolonodo
    @yarrgoronohobolonodo Рік тому +64

    In defense of Pain Party, in multiplayer, you don't die in 1 hit and you get back up when you get hit. you only get sent back to the beginning if you fall off the level. Also I think the souls-like comes with the boss battles where the janky combat system becomes the main focus, but boss battles are single player only

    • @CaptainDoomsday
      @CaptainDoomsday Рік тому +7

      This still sounds like they have a lot to reconcile.

    • @yarrgoronohobolonodo
      @yarrgoronohobolonodo Рік тому +4

      @@CaptainDoomsday oh yeah it's a bad game for sure, but multiplayer does solve the greatest frustration he's had with the game

    • @teddyras
      @teddyras Рік тому

      yeah the game started off as 'gym souls', but then somewhere along the way it turned into this weird fall guys rage game thing. seemed like it was supposed to be like fight dudes in a giant gym dungeon from all the early twitter previews, but then the dev just decided to turn it into a party game? idk why. they made gone golfing, which was a fun horror game where you have to mini golf quickly or get killed by monsters, but then pain party and their new demo for godfist just are unfun. also gone golfing had like a weird amount of updates, most of them just odd compared to the main game mode, not bad, but just like strange. it feels like icehelm made a fun game on accident one time and since then just like have been ignoring if the game is great to play or not.

    • @cactuss33ds
      @cactuss33ds Рік тому

      @@teddyras his games are definitely just hard for being hard's sake. he's like the puppet combo of soulslikes😅

    • @SissypheanCatboy
      @SissypheanCatboy 5 місяців тому

      @@cactuss33ds...puppet combo games aren't that hard my guy, save for their early stuff like Nun Massacre and Power Drill Massacre.

  • @TheNightquaker
    @TheNightquaker Рік тому +4

    4:42 what the heck was the tone in that "yes"? LMAO
    It's like:
    "Grandpa's dead :("
    *chad meme* "Yes."

  • @hak-en-slash4636
    @hak-en-slash4636 Рік тому +110

    ACE team also made The Eternal Cylinder, which is one of my favorite games. It’s a bizarre, story-driven survival game that involves avoiding a giant crushing cylinder.

    • @thewitchdoctor629
      @thewitchdoctor629 Рік тому +14

      They also made rock of ages. Which I always thought landed on the more well known side of the spectrum

    • @Renoistic
      @Renoistic Рік тому +1

      I'm happy they're still around making weird games.

    • @percher4824
      @percher4824 Рік тому +3

      Sounds like ACE Team just likes making weird-ass games, huh. I respect it.

    • @greenhowie
      @greenhowie Рік тому +5

      The Deadly Tower of Monsters deserves more love too. Simple twin-stick shooter that turns into one of the best homage/parodies of B-Movies I've seen. Excellent stop-motion effects and truly insane fourth wall breaks.

    • @OneEyedRaven793
      @OneEyedRaven793 Рік тому +2

      Yeah. TEC gotta be one of the most inspiring things I've ever played, watched and listened to in my life. The game's fan community is also very nice.

  • @loroleibusser5993
    @loroleibusser5993 Рік тому +41

    Clash: Artifacts of Chaos has a really cool oddworld vibe, I'm looking forward to the full release

  • @-0rbital-
    @-0rbital- Рік тому +68

    I have to say that the microphone based damage in Weird RPG is pretty awesome. I don’t know how it’d hold up thru a whole game, but innovative idea anyway. 👍

    • @Noobie2k7
      @Noobie2k7 Рік тому +6

      I mean it's a good item for streamers or youtubers who do have to talk a lot but likely not good in a normal players build.

    • @TheNebulaicFae
      @TheNebulaicFae Рік тому +7

      My partner plays games by freaking out until they die or succeed. I could see that making them very successful

    • @QuesoCookies
      @QuesoCookies Рік тому +3

      Could be fun in a magic game where you have to say the spell you're casting. Would probably still need to be a supplemental element where your basic spells you can cast innately. Those old Harry Potter games where you had to trace the spell pattern in the air to pass classes is what I thought of first. Something like that.

  • @wungusbill_
    @wungusbill_ Рік тому +21

    I swear, every time a new one of these is released, I end up rewatching the whole series. They are just so entertaining.

  • @despinhabarda
    @despinhabarda Рік тому +291

    Pine can straight up release a video with the same name an infinite number of times and I'll still be here to immediately click on it

    • @ivanpetrov5255
      @ivanpetrov5255 Рік тому +13

      Because we know, that he delivers great content - weird, funny and interesting.

    • @darkodev6961
      @darkodev6961 Рік тому

      I get so stoked whenever i see it

    • @montecarlowithdawningornam1817
      @montecarlowithdawningornam1817 Рік тому +3

      I wish every time he made a new one he would add an "ever" to title, like " souls games you've never ever ever ever heard of"

  • @megabubfish
    @megabubfish Рік тому +180

    The art style and creativity in that first game is freaking awesome!

    • @St4rKill3r14
      @St4rKill3r14 Рік тому +9

      i dont know if its only me but it reminded me a bit of the Borderlands art style

    • @lorenzopeverelli7819
      @lorenzopeverelli7819 Рік тому +2

      @@St4rKill3r14 yeah it have some of its cartoonish/comic-ish vibes

    • @GentleMannOfHats
      @GentleMannOfHats Рік тому +15

      @@St4rKill3r14 to me, It felt so much more like Oddworld type stuff. Abe's Odysee etc. etc.

    • @St4rKill3r14
      @St4rKill3r14 Рік тому +1

      @@GentleMannOfHats had to Google for that and now I remember that game, ur right

    • @chillhour6155
      @chillhour6155 Рік тому +1

      Reminded me of Giants Citizen Kabuto

  • @aghavvahs
    @aghavvahs Рік тому +2

    15:15 when you can't afford a decent pc to play Dark Souls, but this game give you more power the lower your build is.

  • @XxWolfxWaRioRxX
    @XxWolfxWaRioRxX Рік тому +24

    The art style and sound effects in mandragora were really impressive, I didn't expect such impactful sounding combat from an indie game

  • @painfall
    @painfall Рік тому +56

    Damn that first game had surprisingly good sounding voice acting.

    • @Nightweaver1
      @Nightweaver1 Рік тому +1

      Some of the best VA in an indie game that I've seen. They hired pro actors for that.

  • @GameDevYal
    @GameDevYal Рік тому +72

    I love how involved the intro has become, not even 30 seconds into the video and you've already dropped like 5 visual gags back-to-back (that also get each point across perfectly)

  • @xef2360
    @xef2360 Рік тому +18

    The Clash game looks like so much fun tbh definitely gonna keep an eye on it

  • @dima_keller
    @dima_keller Рік тому +18

    Clash actually looks amazing. Gonna give it a try for sure

  • @e.w.6936
    @e.w.6936 Рік тому +74

    The mechanic of having your skeleton find your corpse in Clash is very similar to the game Mortal Shell. That's also a Souls-like and currently on sale btw. I think the devs even said they were trying to do their own twist on Dark Souls or something like that. Otzdarva did a playthrough when it was released.

    • @CigaretteCrayon
      @CigaretteCrayon Рік тому +7

      He's covered it on this channel, I'm almost certain. (Otherwise I wouldn't have commented.)

    • @user-lh7mt7zo7l
      @user-lh7mt7zo7l Рік тому

      I've heard mortal shell doesn't really have any varied environments and that it was mostly just inside a forest or some shit

    • @silver3clipse73
      @silver3clipse73 Рік тому +5

      @@user-lh7mt7zo7l it has seperate environments, it’s a very good game but has its moments

    • @roadtoawesomenessxd
      @roadtoawesomenessxd Рік тому

      @@user-lh7mt7zo7l tried it and was bored shitless ngl...

  • @xaga8794
    @xaga8794 Рік тому +149

    Stop! Buddy you can't keep doing this! It's only a matter of time until you go hollow!

    • @fishgiovaana8441
      @fishgiovaana8441 Рік тому +11

      He will be a hollow knight

    • @zyriantel9601
      @zyriantel9601 Рік тому

      @@fishgiovaana8441 He’ll get mauled by hornets

    • @Seagull780
      @Seagull780 Рік тому +3

      As long as he has a purpose he won't hollow. It's only when he gives up that he will start to hollow

  • @TheOneBearded
    @TheOneBearded Рік тому +9

    The trailer for Clash was the first time I watched a youtube ad and went "hmm, let me check this out" in the years I've been watching videos. Wishlisted immediately.

  • @TheGodEmperorOfMankind_
    @TheGodEmperorOfMankind_ Рік тому +4

    30:25 that's straight up Yorick from league

  • @rileygibson242
    @rileygibson242 Рік тому +190

    I honestly really like that first game. Just needs bug fixes and it could actually be a viable game.

    • @sorarivers8667
      @sorarivers8667 Рік тому +27

      Also that camera needs to get fixed/loosened. Really dislike it

    • @neoangelz
      @neoangelz Рік тому +11

      Viable? it looks amazing, it is a work of art.

    • @ShakeTonMilshake
      @ShakeTonMilshake Рік тому +1

      Its looks amazing fr

    • @ZackC
      @ZackC Рік тому +4

      It’s not out until February next year, so hopefully they’ll patch up a bit. ACE Team is always interesting, even when their ideas don’t quite work

  • @SensualEdamame
    @SensualEdamame Рік тому +184

    Watching the production quality of your channel grow over the years has been one of the best parts lmao, the Elite Knight animations are just getting better and better

  • @ninakore
    @ninakore Рік тому +16

    Love the art style of Clash. It would work for an animated series.

  • @LoFiAxolotl
    @LoFiAxolotl Рік тому +8

    Whoever made the Art for the Arifact clash game should get hired by every studio ever.... it's so unique i love it

  • @WolfHreda
    @WolfHreda Рік тому +5

    The gift that keeps on giving.
    Dude, Weird RPG is absolutely inspired. Giving buffs to sub-optimal PCs? Beautiful.

  • @Jameserton
    @Jameserton Рік тому +49

    I'm so glad you mentioned Zeno Clash. Such a bizarre, one of a kind game.

  • @EsetNarci
    @EsetNarci Рік тому +19

    The first game had an incredible art style.

  • @arabidllama
    @arabidllama Рік тому +14

    Wow - at 30:10, the big boss has animations to keep the lantern on a stick in the background, even when he turns around to face left.

    • @bookfish
      @bookfish Рік тому +3

      The animator of that boss here:
      Don't even mention it. It was a complete pain in the ass to make this big guy work. He has a bodybag on his back, with the lantern so it's asymmetric. But the way the turning
      around is done in the game makes is really hard to do asymmetric stuff work. So I had to fiddle with them around in the turn animations and eye it so it doesn't jerks around when he's going from one animation to an other.
      Long story short, it's nice to see someone noticed it. At least now I feel like all that extra work was not in vain :D

    • @nightcoremadstudioreborn4299
      @nightcoremadstudioreborn4299 Рік тому

      @@bookfish Was the boss inspired by Yorick from League of Legends or is the resemblance coincidental?

  • @Kawmikawzee
    @Kawmikawzee Рік тому +58

    Iron Pineapple is the embodiment of the mother meme telling their kid they have dark souls at home

  • @UndeadAlv
    @UndeadAlv Рік тому +98

    Words cannot describe how much I enjoy every video of this series lmao
    Every now and then I watch the whole series again

  • @MrTrebol4hojas
    @MrTrebol4hojas Рік тому +6

    Bro whoever made the animations for zeno clash and artifacts of chaos need a raise. They look so good

  • @TimZoet
    @TimZoet Рік тому +7

    I fell in love with Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. That game is something else

  • @rebelwithoutaclue9387
    @rebelwithoutaclue9387 Рік тому +65

    That first game looks awesome, super unique and interesting! Like something that came put in the mid two thousands! I really miss games like this! Everyone plays it so safe these days!

  • @BearInTheWoods
    @BearInTheWoods Рік тому +5

    “Bread make bread go up. High bread good. Low bread bad.”
    Truer words have never been spoken. 🍞

  • @miosz.k4599
    @miosz.k4599 Рік тому +4

    First one is straight up God of war/Demon Souls mixe up with goofy "badass" characters and it's amazing freaking piece of art at times

  • @Cyranek
    @Cyranek Рік тому +2

    may the soulslikes keep coming in

  • @kyrianasher5747
    @kyrianasher5747 Рік тому +12

    "The monsters is getting more". That's basically what happens when I spend my night overthinking.

  • @internetnobody6754
    @internetnobody6754 Рік тому +6

    funfact: ACE team's first game was the Batman Doom mod. A pretty fantastic total conversion mod where you play as the Azrael Batman (the 90's batman that had guns and flamethrowers on his wrists) gunning down various villains in gotham

  • @aznskills90214
    @aznskills90214 Рік тому +4

    @30:30 wait that's Yorick from LoL

  • @Camelotsmoon
    @Camelotsmoon Рік тому +12

    Clash: artifacts of chaos just seems so weird that it's oddly good... idk how to explain it lol. 4:39 idk why, that scene just threw me off so hard, but I guess I can relate to it lol. 6:31 It's like old school corpse runs. Lmao, 7:00 it takes the best of what dark souls has to offer.

  • @baboubortmandu
    @baboubortmandu Рік тому +67

    The editing of this video is outstanding. They're all good, but I have noticed that each video has been better than the last. Great work, that hard work is seen and appreciated.

  • @DryRoastedLemon
    @DryRoastedLemon Рік тому +47

    Dude, I love ACE Team. I was all over them back in the day because of how surrealist their work is. It doesn't seem as solid as Zeno Clash (even though that was buggy as well), but I still love their world design. Another game they made which I liked a lot is Abyss Odyssey.

  • @JcDent
    @JcDent Рік тому +2

    I love how the games alternate between The Most Visually Impressive Thing You've Ever Seen and This Style Of Visuals Is Known As "Jank"

  • @SentinelOfficial141
    @SentinelOfficial141 Рік тому +2

    "Grandpa is dead..."
    "yes."
    Best dialoge ive heard.

  • @mateuszbanaszak4671
    @mateuszbanaszak4671 Рік тому +4

    1:56
    This is (in my opinion) the best reaction player can have when seeing first enemy in your game. XD
    For 99% of cases its just
    *"So anyway, I started blasting"*
    But here?
    *"Oh, what the fuck is that?!"*
    And it didn't even jumped him.
    It was just... There. XD

  • @Azygousz
    @Azygousz Рік тому +15

    The Clash: Artifacts of Chaos looks very cool actually

  • @Cruxis1712
    @Cruxis1712 Рік тому +10

    bruh the voice acting and music of that first game were awesome

  • @_Shay_
    @_Shay_ Рік тому +4

    When he got hit by that falling chandelier you could hear the chain snap before he even got to the bridge. So any future hits taken from it is all on the player. More games should use audio cues to warn you of traps, it’s pretty cool.

  • @cranapple3367
    @cranapple3367 Рік тому +3

    Honestly all of these had at least some charm to them. Clash looks like a fever dream, in a good way. ("Grandpa is dead!" "...Yes.")

  • @olo9127
    @olo9127 Рік тому +32

    I just recently bought and finished Northern Journey, which was pretty incredible and I absolutely never would have heard of if it weren’t for your video on it, so THANK YOU for shouting out these obscure, often bad, but always interesting games!

  • @WillowEpp
    @WillowEpp Рік тому +2

    DID the developers of Pain Party add the tag? Because Steam tagging is a lawless wasteland where people with suspect taste will apply any label to anything.

  • @TheDeFiler316
    @TheDeFiler316 Рік тому +14

    Weird RPG really looks interesting.

    • @KoeiNL
      @KoeiNL Рік тому +2

      Yeah, I love weird shit like that

  • @osirisatot19
    @osirisatot19 Рік тому +26

    That first game has a great art style and looks like a lot of love went into it. Mandragora looks like it could be good.

  • @kondesrades9405
    @kondesrades9405 Рік тому +4

    14:34 bro it's still November.

  • @andreadkins7400
    @andreadkins7400 Рік тому +1

    >Beats the bandit do death
    >"Grandpa is dead..."
    >"YES"
    >Takes the granchild and refuses to elaborate
    What an absolute Gigachad

  • @darkjak565
    @darkjak565 Рік тому +3

    This made me want to play zenoclash 1+2 again, man I love those games. So happy that Clash is on it's way, I know I'm going to love getting lost looking at that world.

  • @ledrid6956
    @ledrid6956 Рік тому +31

    This series is long enough now that it officially qualifies as a souls like in of itself.

  • @AfroRyan
    @AfroRyan Рік тому +4

    Zeno Clash and its sequel are great. Their Actraiser clone was pretty good too. Ace Team is great.

  • @graemechapman7078
    @graemechapman7078 Рік тому +2

    I cant explain how excited I get everytime this series shows up with a new video. Consistently some of the best entertainment online

  • @IAMMASONDAVIDSONGOBIN
    @IAMMASONDAVIDSONGOBIN Рік тому +8

    BRO THAT FIRST GAME IS THE COOLEST SHT IVE SEEN IN A LONG LONG TIME

    • @ltlty1442
      @ltlty1442 Рік тому +1

      You should try zeno clash 1/2, maybe FIGHT KNIGHT too

    • @kultur-vultur
      @kultur-vultur Рік тому

      Yea that art style is wild I dig it.

  • @stevensampson6346
    @stevensampson6346 Рік тому +54

    Every time this series gets another entry I am filled with joy