A Deep Dive into the Egglike Genre

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @Fantasticanations
    @Fantasticanations 3 роки тому +508

    Interesting video! I think your characterization of what the egglike genre ultimately is, is pretty spot-on.

  • @Kimpes
    @Kimpes 4 роки тому +938

    hot take: Jazzpunk is the most polished and fleshed out egglike there is

  • @treehousegames7903
    @treehousegames7903 Рік тому +496

    The Egglike genre is a perfect showcase of just how thin the line between absurdism and "lol randumz" is.

    • @circleinforthecube5170
      @circleinforthecube5170 11 місяців тому +39

      lol randumb is absurdism, kinda like how all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares

  • @memesarekeem
    @memesarekeem 3 роки тому +265

    Fun fact, this genre THRIVES on roblox in spirit. It doesn't go by "egglike" over there, but trust me, there are plenty.

    • @crystalflare0684
      @crystalflare0684 2 роки тому +19

      damn I knew they felt familiar. What are some reccomendations you got

    • @childeofepickness
      @childeofepickness 2 роки тому +13

      definitely! there are so many of those on there, can’t tell you how many. I can’t really name any off the top of my head right now though

    • @memesarekeem
      @memesarekeem 2 роки тому +7

      @@crystalflare0684 I don't think I'd be able to tell you many off the top of my head? I haven't played in quite a while so I don't have all the games on me. Shouldn't take you too long to find games not too dissimilar though.

    • @lordmarshmal_0643
      @lordmarshmal_0643 11 місяців тому +1

      Of course it's thriving on Minecraft Ripoff, the graveyard of good ideas

    • @sillypinkmoth
      @sillypinkmoth 11 місяців тому +12

      ​@@lordmarshmal_0643interaction bait :?

  • @GANONdork123
    @GANONdork123 11 місяців тому +307

    I remember I made a really terrible Unity "game" I sent to Vinny back when I was 13. He wrote a scathing email live on stream to send to me, likely tired of getting sent so many terrible games. I still have that email, and I resented him for awhile, but it ultimately pushed me to actually learn to program rather than rely on pre-made assets and scripts. I never did get to see the stream where Vinny played my "game" unfortunately. Being 13, I had school and stuff, and this was before the Full Sauce channel existed.

    • @legbender1584
      @legbender1584 11 місяців тому +47

      really superhero origin arc

    • @imjust_a
      @imjust_a 11 місяців тому +51

      This story is so wild to me; I have a hard time picturing Vinny doing that, especially live on stream haha. I totally get harboring resentment though. I'm sure I would've felt the same after that kind of response.

    • @GANONdork123
      @GANONdork123 11 місяців тому +58

      @KingCrazy9 this was all the way back in 2013/2014. Pretty sure Vinny was still a frequent user of 4Chan back then. He's more professional now, and I can't imagine he'd do the same nowadays.

    • @Bomberman66Hell
      @Bomberman66Hell 10 місяців тому +1

      Vinny doing that is so out of character lmao, but I definitely could see Joel doing this

  • @creamsicle3386
    @creamsicle3386 11 місяців тому +79

    This just made me realize that the game design course i took in high school basically just tought us how to make egglikes

  • @The_Plorp
    @The_Plorp 11 місяців тому +67

    Love how youtube just recommends a 4 year old video about a joke game genre

  • @DoujinShinji
    @DoujinShinji 5 років тому +205

    Egglikes are how I got into Vinesauce, all those years ago. A lot of fun memories watching them back when.
    When The Excellent Game came out of seemingly no where earlier this year, I was so happy.
    Here’s hoping The Quest for Sausage will be good!! It’s something that’ll be sold, I believe, so it’s a shame we won’t be getting pop culture references or memes (or at least I’d assume), but I guess we’ll see what’ll happen.

  • @TomasBruno-ww6tg
    @TomasBruno-ww6tg 11 місяців тому +29

    Even if it's not strictly an egg-like, I'd suggest anyone that finds joy in this kind of games to try Juice Galaxy

  • @Ririxpj
    @Ririxpj 11 місяців тому +4

    “What I’m about to say might be a bit of a controversial statement.”
    *Proceeds to say one of the most normal statements I’ve heard throughout last year and the start of this year.*

    • @Ririxpj
      @Ririxpj 11 місяців тому +1

      4 YEARS AGO!?!?

  • @itryen7632
    @itryen7632 2 роки тому +66

    Today marks the 10th anniversary of egglikes. I can't believe we've come this far.

    • @MelloMuffen
      @MelloMuffen  2 роки тому +21

      I remember watching Vinny's video on the Fantastic game when it first came out in 2012... This makes me feel like I'm turning to dust

  • @forkrunner2208
    @forkrunner2208 4 роки тому +152

    I want to clear something up because I feel like a lot of people are confused on the subject. Fantaria: The Quest for Sausage only shares its vague themes, characters and world with the original Le Fantabulous Game. Otherwise, it is completely its own thing and a “legitimate” game, not an egglike. Great video, especially for your first. I would’ve liked to see you go a bit more in depth though, just overall. It also would have been nice if you went over games like Weed Chase as well, because without some of the smaller, but still known, games, I don’t think you can get the accurate and full picture of the egglike genre.

  • @kosminen-kettu
    @kosminen-kettu 11 місяців тому +8

    If you were to define an egglike to me it exists as a first person exploration game of what it felt like to wander geocities. Areas having the mishmash of the creator's interests and thoughts, what they think is funny and in general is fun to them. Each page/area being entirely different and customized to their thoughts on the subject, and how goofy each area ended up is really what attracted me to them.

  • @theboythatsayshootyhoo3865
    @theboythatsayshootyhoo3865 11 місяців тому +5

    honestly it seems like a case of irony-fatigue with the brilliant game and all the other clones. when things are treated as too ironic you start to lose the earnest care you actually felt about it. the sequence goes one of two ways. start with irony, the ‘its so bad its good!’ kind of stuff. then it splits off into the reclamation of care, yeah its funny and its silly but you actually care about it, it may be weird and stupid but its still art, you make it more engaging, and you are free to make it rough around the edges because of the ironic origins. OR you can go the other way, clown on it until its just an echo of a joke with no actual substance.

  • @Catonator
    @Catonator 11 місяців тому +10

    I only recently found this video, it's very good! I think egglikes are the closest to outsider art in video games. It's rare to get those, since games are typically a pretty open medium (with little appreciation for the art from the players...), so there are a lot of indie games made by people without a game developer's skillset. I think egglikes are outsider art where said indie games aren't due to their defiance of video game conventions.

  • @Katelizaj
    @Katelizaj 11 місяців тому +4

    This makes me wish people kept up with innovating the games but keeping the general bad quality of them

  • @crittr
    @crittr 5 років тому +36

    Holy crap dude... This is the most professionally done I've seen with so few views! This is comparable to some of the videos I've seen similar to this that have hundreds of thousands of views. I love your take on the egglike genre. Keep it up!

  • @krishollow
    @krishollow 11 місяців тому +3

    1.5 speed really improves this video.

  • @connorconnor1631
    @connorconnor1631 11 місяців тому +4

    it seems that this video is suddenly being recommended

  • @ericksantoscruz2951
    @ericksantoscruz2951 2 роки тому +18

    I Wonder if this type of genre could be translated to other medias. Could there ever be an egglike movie, an egglike book even? The possibilities are truly endless

    • @ultrasquid579
      @ultrasquid579 11 місяців тому +5

      There is a UA-cam series called Ena, which has a similar absurdist premise and is inspired by old internet culture.

  • @vermis0161
    @vermis0161 11 місяців тому +4

    i'm really more about egglites at this point tb h

  • @tornekotaloon9732
    @tornekotaloon9732 2 роки тому +27

    I found Vinesauce with Vinny's Fantastic Game video in 2013-2014 and have been watching since, so egglikes have always been super nostalgic to me. This is a fantastic video, and is a good way to document some important Vinesauce history!

  • @emiel4423
    @emiel4423 11 місяців тому +5

    this felt like brainrot content

  • @Zkeleton969
    @Zkeleton969 11 місяців тому +7

    Calling fantastic game like Mario 64 or banjo kazooie is like calling a blank sheet of paper like the Mona Lisa. Only in the most barebones, roundabout way is it correct.

  • @fluffyspend3047
    @fluffyspend3047 4 роки тому +6

    Egglike are my favorite genre of games because i read weird text faster than "normal" text

    • @fluffyspend3047
      @fluffyspend3047 4 роки тому

      i revisit this and want to make egglike i might try

  • @kaelgray3667
    @kaelgray3667 11 місяців тому +2

    The idea that people who play video games are "in charge of" "consuming" a "product" is a fucking insane worldview and would makes anyone who is a video game designer cry their eyes out at night.

  • @xzagoreios
    @xzagoreios 11 місяців тому +1

    I didn't even know that such a genre exists! Thought it was something new when I stumbled upon the video but eventually noticed it was released 4 years prior... Great work and interesting stuff!

  • @standardsloshy
    @standardsloshy 3 роки тому +58

    Egglikes have legit done more for my sense of what an entertaining game can look like than most AAAs

  • @Electric0eye
    @Electric0eye 11 місяців тому +3

    Way late to finding this video but I really appreciate you making it. Coverage of a really specific thing I have a lot of fondness for is rare

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond 2 роки тому +121

    The Egglike genre is truly the only genre that deserves to have "like" in its name

    • @souppyyy3053
      @souppyyy3053 11 місяців тому +1

      whats wrong with roguelikes

    • @JomasterTheSecond
      @JomasterTheSecond 11 місяців тому +18

      ​@@souppyyy3053 The games are often nothing like the original Rogue, and the genre lost credibility when Rogue itself was given the "Roguelike" on Steam.

    • @souppyyy3053
      @souppyyy3053 11 місяців тому +4

      @@JomasterTheSecond i suppose you're right. rogue is a very distant game from the rest of the genre, no doubt due to technological advances. the genre is named after it because it was the first to do it, but it has since transformed far beyond its namesake. i like it as a historical thing, but i will agree that the games arent like rogue at all.

    • @cloverbiird
      @cloverbiird 11 місяців тому +14

      @@JomasterTheSecondvocabulary changes as times change. the definition of roguelike is seperate from the game rogue and that's okay

    • @psionicape
      @psionicape 11 місяців тому +9

      All platformers should be called goombalike

  • @FerousFolly
    @FerousFolly 11 місяців тому +5

    this editing is amazing for your channel size, top stuff man, really great pacing

  • @trosiss
    @trosiss 20 днів тому +1

    honestly the egglike genre may be coming back now with games like garn47

  • @Shroopy
    @Shroopy 5 років тому +12

    Really good video, I'm surprised how many views and subs you have!
    Edit: I see this is your first video, congrats! I hope to see more :D

  • @seanbrownlee9474
    @seanbrownlee9474 11 місяців тому +2

    What a great video! I really liked the editing and presentation of the video, and how you went over both the history and what the genre really is.

  • @finboror
    @finboror 11 місяців тому +2

    There's a UA-cam video with gameplay of The Brilliant Game called "EROOTTINEN AUTOMATKA | Oudot Pelit #1" by the Finnish UA-camr Deata. He plays another game for the first half of the video, but the second half is gameplay of The Brilliant Game. So check it out fellas if you're interested in seeing more footage, though you probably won't understand what he's saying.

  • @Scribdev
    @Scribdev 4 роки тому +9

    Nicely done, it is a very esoteric genre and can be difficult to pin down and explain. If you're ever looking for missing egglikes, I have many of the eggs backed up if you ever wanted to revisit any. Othewise, great video :D

  • @battletechpropaganda
    @battletechpropaganda 11 місяців тому +3

    I love the 3 minute intro telling us what a video game is, really necessary and important.

  • @akulette
    @akulette 4 місяці тому

    The video on The Fantastic Game was how I found Vinny 12 years ago. This genre has a weird, but special egg shaped place in my heart, and I love how people still remember and create them! Great video

  • @user199x
    @user199x 2 роки тому +7

    I'll stand by what I've said previously, I think Barn Finders is an egglike, a very good one, well realized vision

  • @xenotiic8356
    @xenotiic8356 11 місяців тому +3

    HOLY CRAP, I FORGOT ABOUT THE FANTASTIC GAME! You unlocked a core memory from my childhood, I must have been in middle school back then seeing Vinny play that.

  • @luigichiaia7510
    @luigichiaia7510 10 місяців тому +1

    I thought we were about to talk about the Chao garden lol

  • @Estlib
    @Estlib 5 років тому +6

    THANKS MUCHFORDS FOR MAKING THIS VIEWDIO

  • @ShadowBraixen
    @ShadowBraixen 2 роки тому +3

    I loved this video! I never even heard of Egglike games before watching this. Very interesting content that was covered here and I love video game background/information videos. You did an amazing job with explaining everything!

  • @opalpersonal
    @opalpersonal 9 місяців тому +1

    this video brings me to the fascinating epiphany that one could possibly be aware of "egglikes" but also *not* aware of vinesauce

  • @streighkaat
    @streighkaat 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for showing up in my recommended videos today and taking the time to make this video.
    Keep up the great work, pardner.

  • @2112pk
    @2112pk 11 місяців тому +2

    listen, all i'm saying , is that id the fantabulous game was ported to the ouya, it might have survived

  • @pillgrimm
    @pillgrimm 11 місяців тому +2

    Le fantabulous game is something I haven't thought about in years yet somehow the fantastic game always stayed on my mind. Thank you for this

  • @saraschmidt5612
    @saraschmidt5612 3 роки тому +2

    THANK FOR FANTABULOUS VIDEO PICTURE. I UPTHUMBERED VERY MUCH. NO SHAMROCK. ONLY SAUSAGE WEENER.

  • @alphalax7747
    @alphalax7747 2 роки тому +10

    By that definition, Vine Worlds is the best egglike game ever made

  • @Vallee152
    @Vallee152 11 місяців тому +2

    Plural is medium is media

  • @solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad
    @solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad 11 місяців тому +2

    “Update in 2019”
    This was posted 4 years ago?!?!

    • @burner555
      @burner555 11 місяців тому +1

      💀💀💀💀💀

  • @stevethepocket
    @stevethepocket 11 місяців тому +13

    _Ohhhh noooo, Harry!_ You left out _Scrib's Adventure_ which I'm pretty sure came out after _The Brilliant Game_ but Vinny played it anyway. It makes up the majority of "Gettin' Weird With It" part 25. It deserves mention for being (according to him) the first egglike in which the collectables are actual eggs.
    By the way, I've always assumed the eggs that play Smash Mouth are a reference to the old Something Awful meme "Smash Mouth eat the eggs."

  • @gemwolfz2860
    @gemwolfz2860 11 місяців тому +3

    the first rule of making an egglike: have fun and be yourself :3

  • @therighttrousers343
    @therighttrousers343 11 місяців тому +2

    I haven't heard of egglike before this and clicked on this video expecting an intricate history of egg substitutes. This is about video games?!

  • @m8subject996
    @m8subject996 11 місяців тому +2

    there's also the eggular game

  • @antwanespagett5673
    @antwanespagett5673 2 роки тому +4

    I remember ready player FUCK being a great egglike, there was also this parody of nintendo games called nintendo nightmare or something

  • @SuperMenaceArchives
    @SuperMenaceArchives 11 місяців тому +1

    This was a really well made and informative video. Good job 👍

  • @heartwellroots5365
    @heartwellroots5365 11 місяців тому +1

    Le fantabulous game never came to fruition.

  • @veryspecificchaosfox
    @veryspecificchaosfox 11 місяців тому +1

    Cave story mention :)

  • @freedoomer2524
    @freedoomer2524 11 місяців тому +1

    When I saw the title I thought it would be about those games where you roll a thing around an obstacle course

  • @noahnaugler7611
    @noahnaugler7611 11 місяців тому +1

    You know what medium reaches the same degree of personal connection as video games? TTRPG's

  • @HangmanOfficialUploads
    @HangmanOfficialUploads 11 місяців тому +2

    Cruelty Squad is an egg-like.

  • @sh1ftyy
    @sh1ftyy 3 роки тому +2

    For the love of god, how does this amazing video only have 4k views?!! Sure, that's still a lot of people but damn, I see so many other videos like this garner hundreds of thousands of views. You deserve more man.

  • @orvilleredenpiller338
    @orvilleredenpiller338 4 роки тому +3

    It’s 4 in the morning and I’m watching this. Help.

  • @goober3666
    @goober3666 11 місяців тому +1

    i just have to appreciate very eggpunkish transition music

  • @johanneshaukanes4531
    @johanneshaukanes4531 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for whriting the music in the descriprion 🎵

  • @doctorwhouse3881
    @doctorwhouse3881 11 місяців тому +1

    I try to add every non-trivial game I play to Glitchwave to rate and tag it. Sure, it's no guarantee that anyone will find it, but it does help as I myself have found some hidden gems via deep dives into the site's charts.

    • @banjogyro
      @banjogyro 3 місяці тому

      Did it work out?

  • @Kneightt
    @Kneightt 11 місяців тому +5

    What is that song used during the timeline progressions? It's familiar and extremely groovy

    • @MelloMuffen
      @MelloMuffen  11 місяців тому +3

      Nintendo Labo OST - Making the Toy-con Robot: Getting Started. The labo ost is underrated, it has a few bangers

  • @amaikarai5007
    @amaikarai5007 11 місяців тому

    Egglike games are still alive and well in the VRChat space. They can be hard to find sometimes simply because of the VRChat world search layout, and how it prioritizes popular worlds, but you can definitely find them. VRChat is sprawling with user generated content, and egglike games if you’re willing to dig a little.

  • @MIITRIN
    @MIITRIN 5 років тому +22

    Have you considered reuploading the Brilliant Game anywhere for archival purposes?

    • @MelloMuffen
      @MelloMuffen  5 років тому +14

      I wouldn't mind uploading the game somewhere for archival purposes because I do believe that is important, and it was something I was considering but ultimately it's not my decision to make. From what information (or lack there of) on The Brilliant game I found, it was pretty clear the creator really didn't want anyone to play their game ever again and they've since moved on to doing bigger and better things. Plus not only was the brilliant game a terrible game, but it also features some pretty "outdated" jokes that I'm sure they wouldn't want to be associated with. I would ask the creator if they'd be okay with me re-uploading it, but there no real way to get into contact with them, they do have a Twitter but they have DMs turned off unfortunately :/ Thanks for the question though!

    • @mamaluigisixtytwelve5179
      @mamaluigisixtytwelve5179 4 роки тому +7

      archive.org/details/thebrilliantgame

    • @banjogyro
      @banjogyro 2 роки тому +1

      @@mamaluigisixtytwelve5179 thanks lol

    • @mamaluigisixtytwelve5179
      @mamaluigisixtytwelve5179 2 роки тому

      @@banjogyro anytime

  • @Big-Chungus21
    @Big-Chungus21 11 місяців тому +1

    I was just thinking of eggs this is very fortunate ;

  • @blarghblargh
    @blarghblargh 11 місяців тому +1

    "egg" isn't a prefix. "like" is a suffix.

  • @basik6825
    @basik6825 3 роки тому +2

    cant believe i watched a 20 minute video about egglike games. good job, man.

  • @PregnantAdamSandler
    @PregnantAdamSandler 11 місяців тому +4

    I think we can all agree that Vinny peaked at the egglikes

  • @XerxesTexasToast
    @XerxesTexasToast 11 місяців тому +3

    You can't find shit like this on any streaming service. God, I love UA-cam. Thank you for doing a deep dive into egglikes.

  • @youroldpapapalpy1894
    @youroldpapapalpy1894 5 років тому +1

    Now this here. This is some really good content. Incredibly well presented and high quality. You have my sub.

  • @thatfunkadeus
    @thatfunkadeus 11 місяців тому +2

    As a developer who isn't begging for money and just using what's available to me, the prospect of a kickstarter for the spitefully made "i could do that batter" tantrum clone of a shitpost game fills me with such contempt.

  • @Wodgedev
    @Wodgedev 5 років тому +20

    I enjoy Egglikes, the O.G. ones. The wanna-be Egglikes are putrid and unplayable.
    some possible future Egglike contributions:
    Fantastic Game 2.0.
    LOQTN (a game on Fantasticaneers IndieDB that has some Egglike qualities to it that wasn't released).
    Finishing of the Excellent Game.
    Its a reality i still hope for to this day. Seeing stuff like this makes me feel a little less stupid knowing other people cherish these stupid games as much as I do.

  • @malechex611
    @malechex611 11 місяців тому +2

    What is the line for egglikes? Are soda drinker pro or juice simulator egglikes? Im not sure what constitues an egglike over just a "cursed" or absurdist game

  • @baconknightproductions8297
    @baconknightproductions8297 2 роки тому +9

    There seems to be a lot of similarity between egglikes and free form walking simulators
    (Is Soda Drinking Simulator an egglike?)

    • @Goodroosters
      @Goodroosters 11 місяців тому +1

      I think Soda Drinking Simulator is very egglike

  • @azumanguy
    @azumanguy 11 місяців тому +1

    I‘ve always looked at games wishing they were more like eggs

  • @WIImotionmasher
    @WIImotionmasher 11 місяців тому +1

    An EggLike is a goddamn Billy Hatcher send up, I refuse to change my definition!!!

  • @Rock_yeah
    @Rock_yeah 11 місяців тому

    Im glad these weren't forgotten

  • @pingas6429
    @pingas6429 11 місяців тому +1

    I Admire Baba Is You Music Being Used In Videos.

  • @NymAestrell
    @NymAestrell 11 місяців тому

    SHPERE FRIENDS! man me and my friend still reference le fantabulous game to this day

  • @zeeadmirale1881
    @zeeadmirale1881 11 місяців тому +1

    So, if to simplify, egglike is a shitpost in a form of 3d platformer.

  • @popoyoyo01
    @popoyoyo01 4 роки тому +1

    This is so well done!! You deserve more subscribers!!!!

  • @vhbc8791
    @vhbc8791 5 років тому +5

    Awesome video! :D

  • @MIITRIN
    @MIITRIN 5 років тому +2

    It’s been 7 years since the fantastic game? Holy fuck

    • @Snatcher-wamy
      @Snatcher-wamy 3 роки тому +1

      I played it today, it’s been 9 years that the great exist….

    • @omarpikm2101
      @omarpikm2101 2 роки тому +2

      NINE

    • @F1areon
      @F1areon 7 місяців тому

      11, now.

  • @LetsPlayKeldeo
    @LetsPlayKeldeo 11 місяців тому

    its 2024 now I think its time for Egglikes to come back

  • @MattiaSinisi
    @MattiaSinisi 11 місяців тому +1

    Do you think Babbdi could be classified as an egglike?

  • @LazyGamerPerson
    @LazyGamerPerson 2 роки тому +1

    Egg-likes evolved to Custard-likes.

    • @banjogyro
      @banjogyro Рік тому

      Slendytubbies 1 is a custard-like

  • @thegucc593
    @thegucc593 5 днів тому

    My dream is to make an Elden Ring esque egglike comprised of open world environments I've seen in dreams, combined with Jazz Jackrabbit 3d type gameplay

  • @wheedler
    @wheedler 11 місяців тому +1

    Reminds me of Simba The Cat. Was the second other person talking the Vinesauce person? It seemed like it from context, but they weren't introduced, unless I just missed it.

  • @ShuckleShellAnemia
    @ShuckleShellAnemia 11 місяців тому +1

    Lay fantabulous

  • @val_923
    @val_923 2 роки тому +1

    this is.. well.. fantastic! great video

  • @Pooer
    @Pooer 2 роки тому +1

    Flinstons?
    Shoutouts to simpleflips.

  • @BinaryHedgehog1
    @BinaryHedgehog1 11 місяців тому

    “Games made in a week” We’re excluding Game Jams from this, right? The idea of those competitions is to make a game in like 48 or 72 hours, but they are usually higher quality.

  • @Vallee152
    @Vallee152 11 місяців тому

    From what it looks to me, some of Minecraft's LCE DLC maps could be considered to be Egglikes

  • @egggame2112
    @egggame2112 11 місяців тому

    It's weird to have made a game called "egg game" and then discover that there is an "egglike" genre which is nothing like my game