Count me at one of the people who hadn’t heard of this. It looks great though. Id love to see a video on Shannara. I loved the books as a kid, I remember seeing the game only once in a store and I always regretted that I couldn’t convince my mom to get it for me.
I might do this some day. Shannara was probably my first big experience in gut-wrenching decision moments in video games. It was flawed but it did some things absolutely remarkably.
When you were outlining a game, the 90s kid in me literally tagged it as: "Freakazoid the Point and Click Adventure" which not made me only want to try it out but also made me wish for a modern Freakazoid adventure game by way of Tales from the Borderlands.
I live in jersey, I can confirm that the game is mostly accurate in its portrayal of the northeastern part of the state, especially the horrible contamination and mutant bits.
Okay, Ragnar, I think you're completely right about my superpower, because I keep rewinding that part a still always laugh out as hard as the first time :D
oh man, i started playing Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines thanks to you, i'm having a blast playing as a Malkavian, granted ideally you would want to play as any other race that can pass as a normal human first to appreciate the difference, but it's a game with a surprising amount of replayability as linear as it is
Question is... did this predate Jojo? I'm lazy and don't want to google this late at night. This game came out in '94 I'm pretty sure Jojos was a 90's manga.
I loved playing this game so much as a kid! It was released 3 years before I was born, but my dad had a DOS computer he kept around so he could play some games on it, and so I did too. World of Xeen, Masters of Magic, and this were the main three.
Best thing about Legend Ent games - an excellent command parser system which would give you lots of funny replies and clues in the text box for the different actions. Much better than a bland 'that doesn't work' message most adventure games used. I highly recommend Shannara, Death Gate & Companions of Xanth aside from SLH.
This is genuinely great! I've never really been one to try Adventure games but that really sounds like something I'd like to try. Also, I'm SUPER happy with my entry at the end!
Thank you! Any love for Legend and their games is well deserved. My personal favorite is Death Gate, which I adore despite the fact that it shows why being a Game based on a book series can be both a boon and a curse.
Watched my dad play this game when I was a kid while he watched me play Shannara. I still haven't played Death Gate but now that I know about it I intend to. I definitely remembered this game as a teen though when I created a superhero for a supers game at my local game shop and made Donut Man. Loved that Patreon callout at the end. First time I sat through a list of donors named one by one.
These videos just keep getting better and better, I also love your games from underground series you have started. I know that it covers indie developer's that fly under the radar of the more mainstream distribution platforms on PC, with this said I would love to also see you cover any indie games that are trying to get their games on to consoles old and new 👍🍻
Doing a playthrough on this. Mildly annoyed UA-cam spellcheck does not recognize 'Hoboken' as a word/name. It knows Pokemon as a word, but not Hoboken.
Honestly, I found the gameplay backward,s or, at least, the difficulty curve. Several party wipes earlier on, but about of a 3rd of the way in, been having little to no trouble surviving.
I’ve got to say, I’m only on the first minute and you sound so jaded. Saying that superhero movies only focus on the “big leagues” when Iron-Man was a B-list Hero compared to the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man. The Hulk was somewhat popular but his books never sold well either. The Avengers comic line was meant all to bring prominence to hero’s whos’ books weren’t sold or just didn’t have the popularity to star in their own book. I dunno if you thought the opening was funny but it just came off as kinda ignorant of those characters place in pop culture prior to the superhero flick boom.
@RagnarRox hey, I'm writing to you here since it's your latest vid so I guess there's more chances for you to see it. I just wanted to thank you for the videos you made about Junji Ito's "the enigma of Amigara fault" and your book recommendations (specially the part about Camus). I was on a huge hangover today and as both an alcoholic and chronically depressed person, it really spoke to me on a deeper level. You really said stuff I needed to hear today. "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so free that your very existence becomes an act of rebellion" I'm not ashamed to say it: you made me cry twice today, sir
I have fond memories of this game from all the way back in high school. I can't think of small statues of people's heads without immediately thinking 'Bust of Van Buren', and I don't even know who that is, because I'm Canadian and I suspect League was very USA-centric. Albino Wino still comes to mind over two decades later. Memories of Steroid Men and two-headed toddlers and hostile lawyers who "died" by deciding to chase passing ambulances. Princess Glovebox, with the amazing ability to fold gas station maps. The Bowdlerizer. This game never got the love it did, in fact, deserve. Challenging, funny, and original.
Nooo... Not Infogrames... Just seeing this rainbow armadillo... It gives me ptsd. Ok more seriously (sorry, the mention of this company kinda became a running joke on the french youtube), I freaking love your channel. Really. I think I saw maybe two videos about Junji Ito you made and I was hooked almost instantly. You really have a way with words and making us really interested in subjects in which we... kinda didn't think we would be. So really thank you for making me discover all these gems :) I'll have a great week end, I feel it.
I was just thinking how this reminded me of Earthbound made through American superhero spoof iconography.... OKAY! If Man-Bear-Pig were a boss fight random monster encounter then my head would explode! LMAO super cereal Plus I do recall hearing of "Bowel Disruptors" utilized in the comic TransMetropolitan by its protagonist Spider Jerusalam.
You should check out the game Dreamweb, from 1994. It's freeware, and seems right up your alley. Sorry for the lack of relation to this video, but I thought you'd like it. Great video, as always, by the way.
Hey mate, could you review in your channel, an old game called "mistic towers"? Only played the demo back then has a kid, but it felt unique. there is also another game called "hexplore".
as you mentioned a bowel disrupter, I am wondering if you ever came across the comic-series "Transmetropolitan" by Warren Ellis, if not it is a suggestion to check out, cheers
My superpower is to detect any Eeyore (stuffed, t-shirt or whatever) in a 20 foot radius. Sadly the League told me that I didn’t make the cut. Not gonna lie, that hurts.
Extremely late to this, but your quality never ceases to amaze. So glad you looked at Legend's history, this along with Cryo Interactive, were trying new stuff on PC front no one every did before, and both fizzled out of existence. As for the game, I kind of like the idea of "shameless humor" in games, even if I can't stand them for long, haha. Once again, great work!
Thruth is: (super)heros are arseholes. The only difference between them and (super)villains is that the villains don't usually hide behind a mask. That said, I'm going to watch the video now. :D
You're one of those channels you get recommended once and you come to love their content and stay. Your video essays are simply incredible!
He's hands down my favorite UA-camr. Has been for years because of how quality his content Is
Count me at one of the people who hadn’t heard of this. It looks great though. Id love to see a video on Shannara. I loved the books as a kid, I remember seeing the game only once in a store and I always regretted that I couldn’t convince my mom to get it for me.
I might do this some day. Shannara was probably my first big experience in gut-wrenching decision moments in video games. It was flawed but it did some things absolutely remarkably.
I just have to commend you on the patreon ending! It’s creative and adorable!
I love the patreon shoutouts ^^
I always sit thru the whole thing because it's so nicely implemented.
I was going to quit the video but damn...... Bless all those Patreon superheros...i finished till the end ♡
When you were outlining a game, the 90s kid in me literally tagged it as: "Freakazoid the Point and Click Adventure" which not made me only want to try it out but also made me wish for a modern Freakazoid adventure game by way of Tales from the Borderlands.
Don't forget Earthworm Jim and The Tick.
@@PlanetZoidstar Good call! Two properties that deserve a lot more than they get. Still need to sit down with the recent Tick series
I live in jersey, I can confirm that the game is mostly accurate in its portrayal of the northeastern part of the state, especially the horrible contamination and mutant bits.
Okay, Ragnar, I think you're completely right about my superpower, because I keep rewinding that part a still always laugh out as hard as the first time :D
keep pumping quality content!. this is some great stuff!
oh man, i started playing Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines thanks to you, i'm having a blast playing as a Malkavian, granted ideally you would want to play as any other race that can pass as a normal human first to appreciate the difference, but it's a game with a surprising amount of replayability as linear as it is
It's actually pretty cool you clear out the enemy spawns, kind of like how you can kill all of those disgusting monsters in Undertail.
I love this too
hands down the most entertaining patreon name-reading ever.
Alot of these Patreons and Hoboken Superheroes sound like Stand Users from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
Maybe the game is just another universe that got made after part 6 lmao
Question is... did this predate Jojo? I'm lazy and don't want to google this late at night. This game came out in '94 I'm pretty sure Jojos was a 90's manga.
@@lucamckenn5932 It's a 80's manga.
The creator Araki has 50+ years but still looks like he is in he's 30's.
I loved playing this game so much as a kid! It was released 3 years before I was born, but my dad had a DOS computer he kept around so he could play some games on it, and so I did too. World of Xeen, Masters of Magic, and this were the main three.
Finland mentioned, let us meet at the marketplace!
Welp, it's on sale on GOG right now. Guess I know what I'm doing this weekend...
Tony Stark, who's super power is capitalism.
Real life Elon Musk!
money is the best super powa
Best thing about Legend Ent games - an excellent command parser system which would give you lots of funny replies and clues in the text box for the different actions. Much better than a bland 'that doesn't work' message most adventure games used. I highly recommend Shannara, Death Gate & Companions of Xanth aside from SLH.
The ending is amazing
This is genuinely great! I've never really been one to try Adventure games but that really sounds like something I'd like to try.
Also, I'm SUPER happy with my entry at the end!
That's wonderful to hear!
...wait who am I even talking to?
Like a lot of great classic games, I've literally never heard of this game before. Great video!
Waiting eagerly for the post-new-Death-Stranding-trailer updated story theory video from you!
Yes, please.
Hey I was born in Elmira, NY. So I know what I'm talking about when I say if you're behind the Superhero League of Elmira (#72), you need help.
Awesome video.
(Also, can't wait for the new Death Stranding's trailer analysis, if you'll ever do one)
Maaaaaybe. :)
Thank you! Any love for Legend and their games is well deserved. My personal favorite is Death Gate, which I adore despite the fact that it shows why being a Game based on a book series can be both a boon and a curse.
Damn that ending prolly was the real run time of this video.
and I love it.
I loved this videogame. Thanks so much for this very detailed small documentary ...
I always have your notifications on.Every video from you is a treat,Just wanted to say thank you for the great content.
Watched my dad play this game when I was a kid while he watched me play Shannara. I still haven't played Death Gate but now that I know about it I intend to. I definitely remembered this game as a teen though when I created a superhero for a supers game at my local game shop and made Donut Man. Loved that Patreon callout at the end. First time I sat through a list of donors named one by one.
Heads up guys, this game is less than $3 on GOG right now. 👍
This was an epic patron listing. Well done.
the closed captions typo joke was next level
Wow, this feels different from your other videos but I still love it
Oh man, this is gonna be weird considering I live in Hoboken
You have my sympathy.
These videos just keep getting better and better, I also love your games from underground series you have started. I know that it covers indie developer's that fly under the radar of the more mainstream distribution platforms on PC, with this said I would love to also see you cover any indie games that are trying to get their games on to consoles old and new 👍🍻
Doing a playthrough on this. Mildly annoyed UA-cam spellcheck does not recognize 'Hoboken' as a word/name. It knows Pokemon as a word, but not Hoboken.
Honestly, I found the gameplay backward,s or, at least, the difficulty curve. Several party wipes earlier on, but about of a 3rd of the way in, been having little to no trouble surviving.
'Put Animals to Sleep' might not have been best idea on sheep. It's a single target ability =p
I’ve got to say, I’m only on the first minute and you sound so jaded. Saying that superhero movies only focus on the “big leagues” when Iron-Man was a B-list Hero compared to the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man. The Hulk was somewhat popular but his books never sold well either. The Avengers comic line was meant all to bring prominence to hero’s whos’ books weren’t sold or just didn’t have the popularity to star in their own book. I dunno if you thought the opening was funny but it just came off as kinda ignorant of those characters place in pop culture prior to the superhero flick boom.
@RagnarRox hey, I'm writing to you here since it's your latest vid so I guess there's more chances for you to see it. I just wanted to thank you for the videos you made about Junji Ito's "the enigma of Amigara fault" and your book recommendations (specially the part about Camus). I was on a huge hangover today and as both an alcoholic and chronically depressed person, it really spoke to me on a deeper level. You really said stuff I needed to hear today.
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so free that your very existence becomes an act of rebellion"
I'm not ashamed to say it: you made me cry twice today, sir
Wanted to see a video about this game and randomly chose this, and wow! Extremely good quality video, sub'd
Thanks for the video. Played this game back in the day. Just bought it from GOG to replay this gem.
This strangely reminds me of LISA. Must be the humor and the post-apocalyptic setting.
One day I shall show all otters that red pandas are the ultimate life form and fight Sebastian to the death.
I have fond memories of this game from all the way back in high school. I can't think of small statues of people's heads without immediately thinking 'Bust of Van Buren', and I don't even know who that is, because I'm Canadian and I suspect League was very USA-centric. Albino Wino still comes to mind over two decades later. Memories of Steroid Men and two-headed toddlers and hostile lawyers who "died" by deciding to chase passing ambulances. Princess Glovebox, with the amazing ability to fold gas station maps. The Bowdlerizer.
This game never got the love it did, in fact, deserve. Challenging, funny, and original.
Your back!
Thank you for this; the game was a forgotten gem, and one of the first I played on my channel, years ago
Shannara was sooo good! I always thought, I was the only one who played it XD
I had this vid on while I played Sekiro, and when you mentioned infocom being sank by Activision my heart sank a lil
Nooo... Not Infogrames... Just seeing this rainbow armadillo... It gives me ptsd.
Ok more seriously (sorry, the mention of this company kinda became a running joke on the french youtube), I freaking love your channel. Really. I think I saw maybe two videos about Junji Ito you made and I was hooked almost instantly. You really have a way with words and making us really interested in subjects in which we... kinda didn't think we would be. So really thank you for making me discover all these gems :) I'll have a great week end, I feel it.
Lost it at the power of Unpee... glad I stayed till the end.
The ability to finish elder scrolls games?! Now that IS a super power!
I was just thinking how this reminded me of Earthbound made through American superhero spoof iconography....
OKAY! If Man-Bear-Pig were a boss fight random monster encounter then my head would explode! LMAO super cereal
Plus I do recall hearing of "Bowel Disruptors" utilized in the comic TransMetropolitan by its protagonist Spider Jerusalam.
Beautifully done! But no mention of the 1999's Wheel of Time? That thing was remarkable and showed they could do 3D as well as story telling.
You should check out the game Dreamweb, from 1994. It's freeware, and seems right up your alley.
Sorry for the lack of relation to this video, but I thought you'd like it. Great video, as always, by the way.
Hey mate, could you review in your channel, an old game called "mistic towers"? Only played the demo back then has a kid, but it felt unique. there is also another game called "hexplore".
Side note, but do you know about AdventureGameGeek? He reviews adventure games and has a loveable presentation.
You should check his work.
clever intro, m8 ;) love your work
as you mentioned a bowel disrupter, I am wondering if you ever came across the comic-series "Transmetropolitan" by Warren Ellis, if not it is a suggestion to check out, cheers
I have not come across it, thanks for the recommendation!
Dang Matthew Lewin has it made with that procrastination power
Game have suprisingly majestic visuals.
Tony Stark: Superpowers include Capitalism and Various Engineering Degrees. Engineers are everyday superheros xP
I read Hoboken and Hadoken and thought this was gonna be an off shoot Street Fighter game 💀
Excuse me: What is the name of this alternate monkey island theme at 8:51?
Is the song at the end from Hoboken?
28:36 If it lands jam side down then the Devil is nearby.
31:31 Stando tsukai! There, now no one else has to do it.
You're such a charmer, Ragnar.
I bet in the post apocalyptic future Hoboken will still have no parking, and even if you find a spot you will still somehow get a ticket.
8:35 he aint lying, and as we finns say: Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan.
Adventure games were all flawwed with unsolveable puzzles. Didnt it ever cross their mind we would give up on a game out of frustration?
My superpower is to detect any Eeyore (stuffed, t-shirt or whatever) in a 20 foot radius. Sadly the League told me that I didn’t make the cut. Not gonna lie, that hurts.
Uploaded 2 minutes ago??? Nice!
Hey Ragnar, what are you thinking of the Pathologic 2 in gerneral?
I absolutely love it so far. It's brilliant.
It's on Steam too, I think.
'dad joke boot camp' brilliant
Extremely late to this, but your quality never ceases to amaze.
So glad you looked at Legend's history, this along with Cryo Interactive, were trying new stuff on PC front no one every did before, and both fizzled out of existence.
As for the game, I kind of like the idea of "shameless humor" in games, even if I can't stand them for long, haha.
Once again, great work!
Turning Depression into Mac N Cheese is OP as fuck, would end world hunger and homeless people would always have a meal
the Voice Actor in that video from teh Game who is that?
he sound like Totalbiscuit
Great opening. I Like it
12:45
that doesnt sound liklke keen sense, that sounds like alleged insider trading and comming clean
Kudos to the Power to the power of being able to save in real life... without the power to load back.
Holy shit this game is fucking amazing
I'm late but can I get a buddy thumb? Thanks
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This upload didnt show up for me at all.... :(
At least i can see it now.
Please tell me that Spellcasting 101 series is on your list of Forgotten Gems too. That would be a great companion review for this one.
Finally someone talking about the mouthfeel
So this game is a superhero, comically version of fallout......that neat
29:41 Ragnar predicted Turning Red.
Could we expect a new Death Stranding analysis ?
Get it now! Gog summer Sale 😁 (31. May 2019)
Thanks
oh come on that bell joke was funny
Okay it was, you're right.
Thruth is: (super)heros are arseholes. The only difference between them and (super)villains is that the villains don't usually hide behind a mask.
That said, I'm going to watch the video now. :D
That’s a cutely cynical thing to say.
RagnarRox can you do a video on killer7?
Dat quality tho
forgotten gem - condemned 2, Blade of darkness
If u do TOMBA! From ps1 I will become a new subscriber
do Eric The Unready next!!
Man, I despised that Shannara game as a kid. It was so damn anticlimactic.
Your anticapitalist transformation lookin' real good
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RacecaR
Was it a car or a cat I saw?