I didn't know you were still kicking around UA-cam. I know a freakish Scumbag named Jared Genesis really hates you. (He's said a lot of pedo shit so he's definitely a good guy to have hate you. lol ) I'll have to search out some of your more recent videos.
I have watched for a bit but never comment. Just wanted to say that I love tuning in to hang out and talk video games for a few minutes a week. I am thankful for this community.
I was able to catch a good chunk of last night's livestream but not all of it I wish you would have the livestreams up on the channel for those who miss them live.
HappyConsoleGamer is the epitome of humble, passionate, and down to earth. Congrats on the pickups! Thanks, Johnny! As always, I really appreciate it! God bless and stay safe!
I'm 25 hours or so in. It's a 7 or 8 for me so far. The writing feels very teenagery. Somehow I prefer writing aimed at kids or in the other end, aimed to adults. But the teenage phase is so incredibly awkward, and I can feel it in this game. Too bad for me subtle writing seems to be dead. If this game wins GOTY over Rebirth, that would send a nice message to S-E. Otherwise I could care less as it doesn't mean anything.
@tbnwontpop8857 The game is flawed in both narrative and design, in any hypothetical debate, this game can never be Atlus's best while P5R+P4G+P3R exist. It's better than the last SMT games they released, but it's not a 10/10.
I discovered Happy Console Gamer only a week ago searching for a switch review and I'm already addicted! Johnny is such a cool and heartwarming guy. I love the videos with his wife Kim too! How could have I missed it all the years! Thanks you for your work and your dedication to games. I'm looking forward to watch new videos and to discovery the old stuff too 😍
Been watching for years and it's nice to see big companies sending you more merch lately, you deserve it. Keep killin' it Johnny! Looking forward to some streams too 😄👍
Omori might break you Johnny and you will never be the same after it. Wanted to warn you that it's going to be a doozy. After i beat it for the 1st time, i didn't do anything for a few days because i needed some time to process what happened. I then went ham and played thru another 3,4 times. Its one of those games where it's impossible to see everything in one playthru 👀
oh wow ,, so i was going through tossing out a bunch of dvds that i have on 4k and blu ray now and i came across the old movie and watched it again last night for the first time in what feels like 10 years,, good to see your still at it!!
Funny how my copy of Cosmic Fantasy Collection finally came in the same time as Happy Console Gamer. I bought Cosmic Fantasy 2 through Turbo Zone Direct back in 94 for $30. Classic JRPG for sure!
Coming here to watch your videos is one of the first things I do EVERY Sunday morning. Thanks for sharing and continuing to share your infectious love for video games.
Megaman Legends IP needs a remaster. That open world concept with cell shaded HD graphics are very much welcome on this era. As always, good hauls! That metaphor kits though 💯🔥
Well you certainly weren't exaggerating the "MASSIVE" part! I wonder how big that vinyl collection is now? 🤔 Still trying to find a place to put that canvas and it was incredible meeting you at the Expo!
I just picked up Super Famicom Carts of FF6, Secret of Mana, Actraiser, DQ1+2 , and Front Mission 1 for less than 20 bucks. It was a great find to add to my collection.
Your passion is undeniable Jon thank you for sharing your Portland trip and goodies !!! So appreciative for getting to enjoy your experiences and as always, I love Happy Gamer!!! And Metaphor is an awesome game love the giant book!!
Great pickups from Portland! I saw that Megaman Legends there luckily a friend of mine gave me their copy. That must have been like Christmas coming home to those massive boxes 😂
Metaphor has been my favorite game of this year. Every time I play it im sucked deeper and deeper into its world and the characters. Finally made it to Mid August, lots of amazing developements.
I got me several Playstation 1 games at Retrofest Arkansas a couple of weeks ago. Tobal No 1 and Spyro Year of the Dragon, to name a few. I recently picked up a PS5 disc drive for the Playstation 5 Pro.
Metaphor is absolutely my game of the year. It's been incredible. I'm taking my time and I'm just over 100 hours now in late Sept in the game. I am so jealous of that press kit! Amazing.
I played Metaphor based on your and RGT85’s videos…. And ended up doing a video because I never played an atlus game. Game is mindblowingly good. Ended up spending a week on the video. Going to have to figure out the time to keep playing and finish DQ11 and start YSX.
That Metaphor big box Atlus sent you...oh lord...that thing is something else, what a beauty. Also the music timed up perfectly when you pulled it up on the table 🤣 Great pick ups Johnny.
I've picked up Metaphore reFantazio, and I'm LOVING it!! Also, I also got the Final Fantasy 1-6 pixel remaster for the switch. Looking forward to playing some of the OG's for the first time.
The jacket was a pretty cool freebie from Atlas. Thought it was a t-shirt at first. I’ve just picked up a switch for the first time this week and grabbed BotW.
Love these videos! My wife and I have been playing through the Nancy Drew games on PC so I've bought a few of those lately! Also not a new purchase but I've been playing Evil Zone on PS1. A very unique fighting game with only 1 attack button and a really cool anime artstyle!
I picked up a 4k extended cut version of the Hobbit, Trigun Deluxe( hardback all in one copy of Trigun), Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Pee-Wee's Playhouse X-mas special and pulled a few expensive cards I needed. Fantastic weekend 🙂 Hope everyone who reads this has a great day today
Picked up too much stuff too…just when I was decreasing my backlog. Ys Nordics; Cosmic Fantasy Collection; Final Fantasy 1-6 Remasters; Metaphor Refantazio. Haven’t started any of them since I’m trying to finish Ys IX.
So jealous of the Metaphor swag! I've been a fan of SMT and Persona since the PS2/PSP days, and Metaphor might end up being my favorite game from them if the back half is as good as the first half.
I absolutely love it,I am about half way through it and I feel it is definitely a game that SHOULD be played and talked about. Very happy to see someone else playing it.
Thank you for the recommendation gentlemen. I have been conflicted between the fact this is yet another Atari dead franchise reboot (aka nostalgia filled cash grab) and the fact this is developed by WayForward (and therefore should be a solid platformer). Glad to hear it's actually good.
These videos are great but it's torture watching them at work during lunch, you get inspired to pick up a game and it's not happening for at least another 5 hours 😅
I live in Montréal where Sea of stars was made and on launch day of the physical release a huge amonth of employee from Sabotage studios came in a local store to meet people and sign copies of the game ! I got my switch version signed by 12 devs and it was awesome !
I've been a huge fan of your channel for years now. Another great video! I recently finished the new Alan Wake 2 DLC and looking forward to playing Monster Hunter Open Beta this week.
A quick PSA to people looking for a copy of Ys Age of Heroes: not sure if it's the manifestation of the legendary "Johnny effect" but the thing is already out of stock at Amazon US and CA. Amazon UK still has a few copies at (UK) MSRP as I am writing this comment.
I have gotten and started playing Ys X Nordics. Been really looking forward to it. Also picked up Front Mission 1st, Another Code Recollection, Emio - The Smiling Man and Super Bomberman R 2.
Awesome gifts/press kit!:) I recently bought 911 Operator Complete Edition and Dirt Rally 2.0 GOTY on Steam. Both are still on sale for a decent discount with very positive reviews. Dirt Rally 2.0 I have enjoyed before, so I know what I am getting into. Was fun joining your last live stream:)
Megaman Legends was a seminal game in my awakening to both RPGs and also anime. If MML3 is truly dead forever, even the most bare bones collection would make me happy long time.
Oh man totally forgot about Bushido Blade! My friend had the game and we used to have little mini tournaments of that at his place way back in the day.
I am liking Metaphor alot so far, I'm about 30 hours in and although it is great, I still think Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is my favorite RPG this year. I put like 200 hours into that game and thought the writing of the beloved characters was brilliant. I am excited to keep playing Metaphor though, the art direction is an easy 10/10. Glad to hear you are doing well Johnny, cheers!
5:03 You have a piece of memory there. I've been trying to find that book for 20 years. It's by L-R-Valley (Masaki Segawa, the guy who did Basilisk) and Toyo Ozaki, a married couple who worked together as artists on Phantasy Star III. That book is very rare and was made in response to another Phantasy Star book called 'Official Setting Material Collection' (which barely had anything from PSIII). Unfortunately, I found out today that Toyo Ozaki passed away last July. That's really sad; I loved her artwork.
I loved this video so much, one of my favorite new game stuff videos to date! Btw Johnny, it would be awesome if you could set up your youtube streams to be watchable on replay, I've never caught one live because of timezones, I'd love to be able to. Much love, all the best to you and Kim!
So random that Bushido Blade comes up in this episode, I just commented on a forum today that Bushido Blade 2 is my favorite fighting game! Never played the original though. I feel like I haven't heard anyone mention the series in over a decade, and I surely don't talk about it much.
I'm addicted to Happy Console Gamer
i'm the same except instead of happyconsolegamer its meth
@@ellireome3981May the meth bring you back with us again for another Sunday! 🎮 📺
Happens
I wanna be sedated by the Hapoy Console Gamer.
Time to create a new channel: HappyUA-camAddict.
It was great seeing you in Portland this year!
You too! All the best man!
I didn't know you were still kicking around UA-cam.
I know a freakish Scumbag named Jared Genesis really hates you. (He's said a lot of pedo shit so he's definitely a good guy to have hate you. lol )
I'll have to search out some of your more recent videos.
So many games, not enough timeee!
Ikr, I feel completely overwhelmed every time I have to choose what to play next. So much amazing stuff to play.
Yeah playing everything will never happen.
I have watched for a bit but never comment. Just wanted to say that I love tuning in to hang out and talk video games for a few minutes a week. I am thankful for this community.
One of the most good-natured and uncynical corners of the internet. Happy times!
Yay! I'm that Phantasy Star person! Johnny, I'm so glad you appreciate that booklet; thank you for what you do and sharing the love for these games 🎮
Hey lil Sister! Didn't know you were famous! Very nice gift!
Ys Eternal mug guy was me!! Enjoy, Johnny ✌️
Thank you!!❤
I was able to catch a good chunk of last night's livestream but not all of it I wish you would have the livestreams up on the channel for those who miss them live.
Was it a UA-cam stream or elsewhere, I don’t remember seeing an alert, cool that you at least saw some of it
Yes, I agree! For us folks in different time zones I would love to watch the recording!!! Please Johnny and Kim!!
I think you can save live streams to your playlist and watch them later but I’m not sure
@@germainetaylor1757he made the video private or deleted it, but the point is that is not possible because he decided to not grant access 😢
HappyConsoleGamer is the epitome of humble, passionate, and down to earth. Congrats on the pickups! Thanks, Johnny! As always, I really appreciate it! God bless and stay safe!
Working on Metaphor right now, I’m 50 hours in and I loved every second of it! It really feels like a game of the year contender
just keep your expectations under control, by the end you'll realize how overhyped and overrated this game is, a solid 8/10 and it's no Persona5.
I'm 25 hours or so in. It's a 7 or 8 for me so far. The writing feels very teenagery. Somehow I prefer writing aimed at kids or in the other end, aimed to adults.
But the teenage phase is so incredibly awkward, and I can feel it in this game. Too bad for me subtle writing seems to be dead.
If this game wins GOTY over Rebirth, that would send a nice message to S-E. Otherwise I could care less as it doesn't mean anything.
Knowing Atlus will release another version of it with extra content like they di Shin Megami Tensei 5😅
@tbnwontpop8857 The game is flawed in both narrative and design, in any hypothetical debate, this game can never be Atlus's best while P5R+P4G+P3R exist.
It's better than the last SMT games they released, but it's not a 10/10.
Hey 👋 Run ‘n’ Gun author Dave Cook here - thanks so much for featuring the book! That’s seriously awesome :D
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Ohh wow!! Thanks for making it! It is amazing! Honouring our generation!
I discovered Happy Console Gamer only a week ago searching for a switch review and I'm already addicted! Johnny is such a cool and heartwarming guy. I love the videos with his wife Kim too! How could have I missed it all the years!
Thanks you for your work and your dedication to games. I'm looking forward to watch new videos and to discovery the old stuff too 😍
Wow you made me cry man 😭
Been watching for years and it's nice to see big companies sending you more merch lately, you deserve it. Keep killin' it Johnny! Looking forward to some streams too 😄👍
John dont feel bad for accepting gifts. What you provide to us fans is a gift every week.
Omori might break you Johnny and you will never be the same after it. Wanted to warn you that it's going to be a doozy.
After i beat it for the 1st time, i didn't do anything for a few days because i needed some time to process what happened.
I then went ham and played thru another 3,4 times. Its one of those games where it's impossible to see everything in one playthru 👀
Amazing hanging out with you in Portland🎉
Johnny with his sunglasses: the Roy Orbison of video gaming.
😅
oh wow ,, so i was going through tossing out a bunch of dvds that i have on 4k and blu ray now and i came across the old movie and watched it again last night for the first time in what feels like 10 years,, good to see your still at it!!
For a long, long time Gamer, that Phantasy Star III gift deserves the most credit. Such a wonderfull and personal gift. Great, oldschool artworks!
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Funny how my copy of Cosmic Fantasy Collection finally came in the same time as Happy Console Gamer. I bought Cosmic Fantasy 2 through Turbo Zone Direct back in 94 for $30. Classic JRPG for sure!
I am so un believably jealous of that Metaphor promo stuff. You deserve it, but MAN do I want that!
I've been playing a mix of retro and new lately. NBA Jam, PoP forgotten sands, Blasphemous 2, Silent Hill 2 remake, astrobot and still Elden Ring
Coming here to watch your videos is one of the first things I do EVERY Sunday morning. Thanks for sharing and continuing to share your infectious love for video games.
Really been enjoying the live streams. They’re a fun hang.
Metaphor is my goty. Thanks to your channel I was hyped for the game months before release.
I used to have cosmic fantasy ❤ I was always blown away by the animation cut scenes and the voice overs
Megaman Legends IP needs a remaster. That open world concept with cell shaded HD graphics are very much welcome on this era.
As always, good hauls!
That metaphor kits though 💯🔥
Completely agree hell If we could get a collection of all 1, 2 and Missadventures of tronbon that would incredible
Haven’t picked up anything game related, but enjoy watching these videos and living vicariously through you
Bummer to hear that. Why skip all these amazing releases? Getting ready for the new Mario & Luigi and Dragon Quest 3 HD coming out in a couple weeks!
I love seeing your videos come up in my feed, even if it's for some games I don't care about.
Cheers from Australia, Johnny!
You definitely deserve to get the Metaphor Refantazio stuff for all the hype and support you had for the release! Great video as always
thanks for the content, johnnie. loved all these pickups. there’s no creator more deserving of all these awesome stuff. enjoy brother!
Well you certainly weren't exaggerating the "MASSIVE" part! I wonder how big that vinyl collection is now? 🤔
Still trying to find a place to put that canvas and it was incredible meeting you at the Expo!
I just picked up Super Famicom Carts of FF6, Secret of Mana, Actraiser, DQ1+2 , and Front Mission 1 for less than 20 bucks. It was a great find to add to my collection.
Your passion is undeniable Jon thank you for sharing your Portland trip and goodies !!! So appreciative for getting to enjoy your experiences and as always, I love Happy Gamer!!! And Metaphor is an awesome game love the giant book!!
Finally gave Ys a go with Ys X after hearing you praise it so much and i gotta say im loving it so far, very chill and fun game.
Great pickups from Portland! I saw that Megaman Legends there luckily a friend of mine gave me their copy. That must have been like Christmas coming home to those massive boxes 😂
Metaphor has been my favorite game of this year. Every time I play it im sucked deeper and deeper into its world and the characters. Finally made it to Mid August, lots of amazing developements.
Always happy to see that Mega Man Legends love!
I'll have to catch the next PRGE!
I got me several Playstation 1 games at Retrofest Arkansas a couple of weeks ago. Tobal No 1 and Spyro Year of the Dragon, to name a few.
I recently picked up a PS5 disc drive for the Playstation 5 Pro.
I came on Sunday at the Retro show in Portland and missed you! But I did find Resident Evil 3 Nemesis on PS1 for $50, score!
The only channel where I like the videos before watching them because I know that I'll like them!
Metaphor is absolutely my game of the year. It's been incredible. I'm taking my time and I'm just over 100 hours now in late Sept in the game. I am so jealous of that press kit! Amazing.
If you start a campaign in Y's Age of Heroes, you HAVE to start the party out on a ship. 😅
I still have the long box versions of "Street Fighter Alpha" and "Battle Arena Toshinden". Also have the Phantasy Star 3 strategy guide.
I played Metaphor based on your and RGT85’s videos…. And ended up doing a video because I never played an atlus game. Game is mindblowingly good. Ended up spending a week on the video. Going to have to figure out the time to keep playing and finish DQ11 and start YSX.
Those Bitmap books are always such treasures! I just love them.
That Metaphor big box Atlus sent you...oh lord...that thing is something else, what a beauty. Also the music timed up perfectly when you pulled it up on the table 🤣 Great pick ups Johnny.
Great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Btw, I am now a proud member of the Happy Console Gamer Channel!😊
I'm playing Sea of Stars on my Switch right now. It's super good but a lot more difficult than I was expecting
Haha Johnny did you plan the battle music to be synced to climax right when you pull the huge box out? That was perfect.
Great video!
Animal Well is game of the year for me. By far, my most enjoyed game of 2024.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk took me by surprise when I played it. An absolute gem of a game with a killer soundtrack!
I also recently got the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (Anniversary Edition). Giving Final Fantasy IV another run.
I've picked up Metaphore reFantazio, and I'm LOVING it!! Also, I also got the Final Fantasy 1-6 pixel remaster for the switch. Looking forward to playing some of the OG's for the first time.
Bushido Blade was one of my first Playstation games.
The jacket was a pretty cool freebie from Atlas. Thought it was a t-shirt at first. I’ve just picked up a switch for the first time this week and grabbed BotW.
Love these videos! My wife and I have been playing through the Nancy Drew games on PC so I've bought a few of those lately! Also not a new purchase but I've been playing Evil Zone on PS1. A very unique fighting game with only 1 attack button and a really cool anime artstyle!
Awesome episode! Thanks for sharing the awesome gifts Johnny!
I picked up a 4k extended cut version of the Hobbit, Trigun Deluxe( hardback all in one copy of Trigun), Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Pee-Wee's Playhouse X-mas special and pulled a few expensive cards I needed. Fantastic weekend 🙂
Hope everyone who reads this has a great day today
I recently picked up a 64gb OG Steam Deck just to play Grounded. Took years to finally get the money to buy one. Amazing! ❤
Romancing Saga 2 remake is a lot better than I expected!
I know, right? It wasn’t even on my radar, but has swiftly turned into GOTY-material to me. 😮
I recently picked up a ton of old basic D&D and AD&D modules!
Picked up Visual Collection for Kuro no kiseki. I love the artbooks for Trails series 🔥
So devastated I missed your Secret Halloween stream Johnny, I live in England and need my sleep unfortunately 😅
Picked up too much stuff too…just when I was decreasing my backlog. Ys Nordics; Cosmic Fantasy Collection; Final Fantasy 1-6 Remasters; Metaphor Refantazio. Haven’t started any of them since I’m trying to finish Ys IX.
So jealous of the Metaphor swag! I've been a fan of SMT and Persona since the PS2/PSP days, and Metaphor might end up being my favorite game from them if the back half is as good as the first half.
That metaphor refantazio press kit you got sent is so cool! i wouldn't want to throw away that box
The problem is that it's so big it's probably as much of a liability as it is an asset.
dude! that's hilarious i commented that it looks sun damaged and then you said the same thing ten seconds after i posted it hahahaha
I know right!
Picked up Yar's Rising this week. It's off the chain!
Best game of 2024. I don't know why more people aren't talking about it.
I absolutely love it,I am about half way through it and I feel it is definitely a game that SHOULD be played and talked about. Very happy to see someone else playing it.
Thank you for the recommendation gentlemen. I have been conflicted between the fact this is yet another Atari dead franchise reboot (aka nostalgia filled cash grab) and the fact this is developed by WayForward (and therefore should be a solid platformer). Glad to hear it's actually good.
These videos are great but it's torture watching them at work during lunch, you get inspired to pick up a game and it's not happening for at least another 5 hours 😅
I live in Montréal where Sea of stars was made and on launch day of the physical release a huge amonth of employee from Sabotage studios came in a local store to meet people and sign copies of the game ! I got my switch version signed by 12 devs and it was awesome !
I've been a huge fan of your channel for years now. Another great video! I recently finished the new Alan Wake 2 DLC and looking forward to playing Monster Hunter Open Beta this week.
A quick PSA to people looking for a copy of Ys Age of Heroes: not sure if it's the manifestation of the legendary "Johnny effect" but the thing is already out of stock at Amazon US and CA. Amazon UK still has a few copies at (UK) MSRP as I am writing this comment.
Johnny is such a gift to the world that if there is someone out there who does not like him, we immediately do not like said-person.
I bought the book Go Straight from bitmap books based of your recomendations a long while back :)
I have gotten and started playing Ys X Nordics. Been really looking forward to it.
Also picked up Front Mission 1st, Another Code Recollection, Emio - The Smiling Man and Super Bomberman R 2.
The PS 3 book and the Y's RPG book was absolutely beautiful. Great stuff.
Awesome gifts/press kit!:) I recently bought 911 Operator Complete Edition and Dirt Rally 2.0 GOTY on Steam. Both are still on sale for a decent discount with very positive reviews. Dirt Rally 2.0 I have enjoyed before, so I know what I am getting into. Was fun joining your last live stream:)
I'm in the group photo at 0:14, but I think it's just a tiny bit of my head poking out near the back.
Picked Up Y’S X Nordics Limited Edition and Visions Of Mana. Both for PS5. Can’t wait to play them.
the cosmic fantasy vinyl looks really faded pink, like it's been sitting in the sun for a long time...is that how it's supposed to look?
Megaman Legends was a seminal game in my awakening to both RPGs and also anime. If MML3 is truly dead forever, even the most bare bones collection would make me happy long time.
Got a vampire savior artbook by Udon and preordered Project Justice completed artbook.
Happy Sunday 😎
Another excellent stream last night
haha, I got that Cosmic Fantasy collection too...I'll probably suck at it but it looks so good!!!
After playing the demo, I got hooked on Metaphor Refantazio! Such a great game!
Oh man totally forgot about Bushido Blade! My friend had the game and we used to have little mini tournaments of that at his place way back in the day.
I am liking Metaphor alot so far, I'm about 30 hours in and although it is great, I still think Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is my favorite RPG this year. I put like 200 hours into that game and thought the writing of the beloved characters was brilliant. I am excited to keep playing Metaphor though, the art direction is an easy 10/10. Glad to hear you are doing well Johnny, cheers!
5:03 You have a piece of memory there. I've been trying to find that book for 20 years. It's by L-R-Valley (Masaki Segawa, the guy who did Basilisk) and Toyo Ozaki, a married couple who worked together as artists on Phantasy Star III. That book is very rare and was made in response to another Phantasy Star book called 'Official Setting Material Collection' (which barely had anything from PSIII). Unfortunately, I found out today that Toyo Ozaki passed away last July. That's really sad; I loved her artwork.
Got my day 1 copy of Y"s X: Nordics and that's all i need!
I loved this video so much, one of my favorite new game stuff videos to date!
Btw Johnny, it would be awesome if you could set up your youtube streams to be watchable on replay, I've never caught one live because of timezones, I'd love to be able to. Much love, all the best to you and Kim!
Yes, totally agree!
Ok after that metaphor press kit… I need to get my channel to this level soon lol!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I think I’d be star struck if I saw Johnny in person 😂
Great video. So much interesting game stuff. Thanks!
I picked up the FF1-6 collection for the switch. FF7-FF8 remaster collection for switch FF9 for switch and FF10-10-2 collection all for switch
Which console did you get them for?
They do have FF12 on switch.
@@TKMRacer28Nintendo Switch
Damn, i wish press kits were available to the public.
It's such a neck and neck tie for my personal goty. Either FF7 Rebirth or Metaphor
I have gone back and played the old FF games on the Switch collection. I think the new quality of life improvements are just amazing.
So random that Bushido Blade comes up in this episode, I just commented on a forum today that Bushido Blade 2 is my favorite fighting game! Never played the original though. I feel like I haven't heard anyone mention the series in over a decade, and I surely don't talk about it much.
I finished Final Fantasy 1 a couple nights ago for the first time. The collection is amazing!
I had the long box version of Alpha 1. My mom sold it in a yard sale.
You got so many games ! I did get FF I-VI too. First on Switch. Then on PS4 😁(because trophies yeah ?) Keep doing the good work :)