I love the concept of this - it’s refreshing to see how people can open up to new genres because of great games or just being given enough opportunity. Like a good book, sometimes a great game takes a bit of time to warm up before loving it. I thought I hated souls games until Lies of P. I thought I didn’t enjoy reading fantasy until I read Jade City. And I thought I had no interest in CRPGs until I came across your channel lol now I’m FASCINATED
now that im a bit older it's the opposite for me used to read all types of books ,play all types of games, watch all types of movies/tv but now i know what i enjoy . not that i don't experiment once in a while...oh by the way crpg's for the win!👍
First of all, love the handle Sanji. Second, curious if these experiences with Lies of P and Jade City led to more positive experiences, like trying a game or book you previously said you’d never try. Or was it more like Mort’s city builder take that there is are probably a few things in the genre at the fringes, but a heavier experience is still not appealing? I ask because souls and fantasy books are definitely solidly in my favorite things and constantly trying to get people to try them. I usually get to the point that they’re like yeah Jade City or Mistborn was good but the genre as a whole doesn’t interest me, so that next step recommendation eludes me. I’m actually at a similar place with manga where I’m a newbie that is reading One Piece and not sure where to go from there.
@@LuckbeaSladeyits all about experimentation you could say. On your manga aspect, I thought that anime, manga and light novels weren't for me for decades. I always tried watching those big ones that everyone seems to love. Fate, bleach etc. It wasn't until someone recommended me a fringe anime that my eyes were opened to what the medium has to offer. I didn't know that there anime and manga out there that are incredibly surreal, in fact I now think that anime does surrealist one of the best. So I still avoid pretty much any big anime, not to be a hipster but because your standard Shonen battle romp just doesn't appeal to me. I should have guessed it from what I like in live performances too but I like when I walk away from a show and am left wondering what I just watched. So now my watch time is spent on weird strange things then I'll watch some slice of life/comedy as a sort of palate cleanser and cool down. But if I just tried to follow the popular stuff I would've never known that the things I like are out there.
@heavyartillery-qm5hu This is more of a double edged sword since morty tends to like a lot of things but if he truly doesn't like something, let's a say...A game's story he tends to be right that it does blow mostly because he's the type of person that can enjoy most games stories if even HE can't enjoy it then there's something wrong with it
City builders and Grand Strategy games are horrible. Games like Anno 1800 and Crusader Kings have messed up my sleep way too much. I do not trust myself to keep them installed. One second its 10PM and I have time for a quick little session before bed and the next I hear birds chirping at my window and the sun is coming up. Horrible games, I love them.
You'll love DOMINIONS VI, it's a RPG that plays as a grand strategy, but retains that feeling of an RPG. You gotta pick or create your fucking GOD that will fight with your regulars, craft crazy equipment for every single troop, cast powerful spells form afar... Every single limb is passive to taking damage. In a free for all deatmatch, among every single nation and fantasy nation ever created to man, along 3 eras! I'm underselling the experieence, go check it out! WARNIN THOUGH: SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN FIRST, becausa you'll be abducted from life.
Im a huge fan of the Anno series since 2070, and when I finally bought 1800 after upgrading my pc I got so hooked into the game that I got that message (you've been playing for 8 hours...) and then realized I just pulled an all-nighter trying playing it xD
New subscriber here. I'm really enjoying your content! It's hard to find channels with no sensationalism and drama these days, so it's really refreshing to watch the videos here.
@@heavyartillery-qm5hu unfortunately I have to somewhat agree. While I appreciate that Mort gives every game a fair shake and is very matter of fact about their pros and cons, he does seem to be too positive overall. I think he probably has a high threshold for frustration and a relatively low threshold for being entertained. As a person that's lovely, and for his job it is certainly a plus as well. However as a reviewer it can be somewhat of an issue as most people will have different thresholds and find themselves being less entertained and more easily frustrated by the same titles. Still very much appreciate the calm and methodical style of his.
@@shenai2187 What? What an insane thing to say... it really just highlights how much content creators have damaged players' mindsets, to the point that you think if someone isn’t bashing games all the time, it’s because they have a 'relatively low threshold for being entertained.' Lol, lmao even. I guess people are just too used to content creators who complain about everything all the time. There is so much drama over the smallest things nowadays that if you're not dramatic and overly negative, you get comments like yours calling you 'too positive.' Mort isn't overly positive, he just talks like a normal person. He isn’t actively searching for reasons to complain, he only points out what’s genuinely an issue, and surprise surprise, he will complain less because of it. That should be the real normal, unfortunately, as your comment illustrates, it's not. I believe most things that creators complain about games isn't really a big deal, but they make a show around it. Negative content generates more views, much more easily, so more and more creators have become addicted to it. But they do it for money, and the real problem is that their audiences have normalized this behavior and become so accustomed to it that they now talk like them as well, but without earning money for it.
@vbm4780 I really don't think you understood what I wrote. I made it clear that I too really appreciate his nuanced and calm review style. And I dislike the high drama rage bait content farm as much as you. Maybe you shouldn't just judge someone from one comment. There is a huge gap between bashing something and being too positive. I used to feel the same way you express in your initial comment when I first found this channel. But after many months it's become apparent to me that Mort appreciates games somewhat differently to the average player. And I'm not saying that is necessarily a bad thing, but it does lead to some players coming away disappointed playing the same games, because they don't appreciate them that way. To some extent that is unavoidable, because we are all individuals, but I've also noticed when viewing some of his much older content, that he used to be more outspoken in his criticism. That may just be a side effect of doing this for a long time, being more professional, seeing things from a more technical perspective and appreciating stuff the average gamer might ignore or maybe just plain that it works better for his audience. That would all be normal, this is his job, your skillset adapts and grows as you gain experience. The sum of it all, for me, is that he is sometimes, not always, more positive than I feel matches with the actual game. But as with any reviewer, you should always look for more than one opinion and in the end keep an open mind to form your own when/if you actually play.
I'm close to 40 and this video could literally be about myself. I recently fell in love with Against the Storm and, even though very late to the party, Dead Cells. Then I enjoyed myself with Suzerain way more than I think I would. The older I get the more bored I am with Open Worlds.
I haven't finished a turn based game since I was a kid. I trust your reviews enough that I dropped $70 on BG3, and it's the only game I've played in the 2020s worth that. So, thank-you!
Not only has the type of games you review changed, but you style as well. I recently watched your Wasteland 3 review from several years ago. Your style and delivery certainly have evolved and matured over the years. The contrast is pretty remarkable. This is perhaps off-topic for this video, but hopefully apropos to your upcoming anniversary; congrats! 👍
Nah, its absolutely correct and on point. WL3 was one of my earlier reviews and I was still learning and responding to feedback (not to mention I was still losing money on doing this as a hobby at that time) I think my reviews from around that time are important because I still absolutely stand by the opinions and content of them but I had so much to learn about presentation (and likely still way more to go). It's important to me that those videos are visible so people know I didnt just start here.
Been really enjoying the diverse content and especially the increase in JRPGs covered! Would love to see a comparison/hear your thoughts on the differences between WRPG/CRPG vs JRPG!
Along these lines, as a parent I have found myself playing genres I never would play and sometimes finding really good games in those “kid” games. Minecraft being the obvious example (in that it appeals to kids, not bashing the game at all) but the Hotwheels games and Lego games have been really good as well.
The problem with reviewing content for a living is that eventually you get so inured with it that it's hard to care about the content sometimes. When I reviewed music professionally I started kinda hating music and getting desperate for the weirdest stuff to come across my desk just to have something different to be exposed to. Good on you for avoiding burnout by expanding your horizons and experiencing new things!
I watched a lot of movies at one point in my life, so I started writing short reviews as a hobby. Became over analytical and bored of "mainstream" movies surprisingly quickly. Still have little to none interest in vast majority of movies that come out. Can't even imagine doing that professionally.
I’ve only stumbled upon your channel relatively recently (maybe a year ago?) and I super appreciate the angles of your reviews. Thank you and keep up the great work!
I'm also a very rapid reader; but I had to teach myself (advice from my dad who is also a fast reader) to slow down and enjoy what I'm reading. I'm 48 so I grew up with actual books; but digital readers like a Kindle, a tablet, or a phone had been great for me... even though I still prefer physical books. I also love video games because of that interactivity you mentioned; and I got started back in the early 80s with a genre you very rarely see nowadays: text-based adventures. Yeah I went to arcades, had a Nintendo then a Super Nintendo and Genesis, and upgraded as the consoles got better. But I never stopped loving those text-based adventures. That love evolved from the simple earlier interactive single-player adventures to MUDs then to MMOs... but there's a MUD I'm still playing even now since 1995! Beat that WoW!
My absolute favorite style of “I played a bunch of them so I now greatly appreciate how they’re made” genre is the shoot em up. It’s one of the oldest genres ever, but you’re *still* having people revolutionize it every other year, and these people are usually one or two guys in their room. Games like Blue Revolver or Devil Engine will play far differently from each other, and even less will play like Hellsinker or Deathsmiles. The general person outside of the loop will just see someone moving a ship and shooting stuff for 20 minutes and not think anything of it. If you *are* knowledgeable, you start seeing exactly where people dump thousands of hours trying to flex into different ways to beat the same situations, first trying to learn how to survive, and then learning how to score the highest which usually comes with the most risk. A statement I’ve seen somewhere is “a game where all you do is fly and shoot is a bad shmup.” There’s almost always so much more going on down to every movement to keep yourself alive without just credit feeding, even in the toughest games like gradius and Darius. Battle Garegga is a game deliberately designed to screw over *every single action* even down to how often you’re holding down the fire button by adjusting an enemy rank that raises the bullets and hp of everything. Instead of being totally crushed, there’s a cult classic amount of players who instead take this insurmountable mountain and make it their bitch after literal decades of learning it. There’s a special fascination with shmups that is very hard to match.
This was a fun video. It's nice to see how your experiences have broadened your tastes. There's a lot to like out there. Much like music, literature and other matters, I've found that even genres I thought I didn't enjoy have something to offer. Like you, there are projects out there that people love that I don't care for (although, in some cases, I appreciate them), while there are others I enjoy. It helps that there are a lot of devs out there putting genres into the blender and combining interesting gameplay elements. All the best.
Is it finally time for Mortismal Gaming to do a (partial, not a 100%-able game) review for Kenshi? With the kind of games you've got to appreciate over time, I think you could do it... Thanks for your videos!
Love these type of videos. I think one night, I was on a long walk and just listened to the playlist that has a bunch of these throughout the years. It was really fun.
If you are liking narrative games I tentatively recommend Sunless Skies. It's probably to big for a 100% review but I think it has a rather unique take on storytelling.
Hi mate, I'm happy to hear that you are actively looking for a bit of variety, not for the viewers' sake but instead for your own, which is an extremely healthy way to be thinking which is great to hear especially as a fan who would hate to see you suffer from burnout.👍🙂
Really enjoyed this as usual. The most interesting element of this to me was hearing WHICH titles were stretching you into these other genres, and every time something was on screen I was dying to know what it was. In (I think all) cases you did share those titles names, which put a bunch of new stuff on my CHECK OUT list. Al this to say: for future iterations of this format, perhaps Games I Appreciate outside My Normal Genres might be fun as it puts the focus specifically on title discovery, which apparently is where my head wanted to go with this one. Keep up the great work. You ARE UA-cam to me at this point, look forward to whatever you put out next. :-)
I’m happy to see this video. I was curious if you had tried/enjoyed other genres of games. Good work sir! It would be great to see a video about another genre like these every once and a while.
Interesting to hear your experiences. I sort of grew up playing Simcity games, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon, Zeus, Pharaoh, etc. Strategy and city builders were most of my childhood when compared to say, CRPGs, where I only started playing them as a teen. I do think that RPG's share a lot in common with grand strategy games and even city builders, they both require you to take your time and think, process and plan your approaches. Maybe you're now seeing the connection between them thus allowing you enjoy them more perhaps. :)
After being introduced to bg3 from friends and watching your channel, I really grew to appreciate single player games as a whole. I had predominantly played competitive pvp games but since BG3, I have completed numerous crpgs that you have covered on this channel and I am currently watching your Pathfinder Wotr beginner video to get started.
A list of gajes in order of appearance would be appreciated, cause so many of them look interesting, but i dont know their names except from their genre
On topic, I never thought I would have played BG3 or WotR before this channel, and those were life-changing experiences this channel is directly responsible for so thank you!
Nice video. I’m not sure if you’ve done a video on the opposite, game genres or mechanics that I used to enjoy but no longer do. You could probably make a decent video on that as well. I personally am burned out on: - excessive loot and inventory management - crafting - open world - meaningless side quests - crafting - games with too many mechanics - games with more than one or two mini games - crafting - Too much grinding - Too much RNG - crafting
I feel you on the crafting hate, I've never understood the appeal of that either. Excepting the Kohan games, I don't "crafting units" either. Bonus "Why do people like this in their games?" for me is Fishing. There are people that play the Zelda games just to fish. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHY!?
Haven't played those games, but simpler, shorter games as well as Indies are perfect for the steam deck. Toem has been a game I've been playing lately there and it is perfect for that device.
Congrats on 9 years! I think it's great that your dedication to reviewing has in turn provided you a personal benefit of turning you on to different genres. I remembered seeing your forgive me father 2 review go up recently, and it did make me realize that you have opened your wheelhouse to more than just CRPGs
As a female who’s been gaming since the Commodore 64, I’ve gotta admit that the mechanics and worlds of open world souls-likes have become my favourite! I watched a LOT of tips vids before embarking on Elden Ring as my first of this type, to guide my character initially. I appreciate the chance to level up and come back to bosses when possible. It gives a chance to learn their move sets, because they’re not smashing me in 5 secs flat! Building up the courage to give the Shadow of the Erdtree a go, playing Lords of the Fallen atm to home some skills 😁
Thanks for the video. Every genre reminds me of how much of a potato I am, so I guess I appreciate/depreciate them equally. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
This is where things like Gamepass really shine. I often find a game will have something interesting but if it's a genre I don't typically enjoy I'm far more hesitant to buy it. I've found games like Doom Eternal, Hades, and the Ori games to be amazing games that I later bought and go back to play more. Each one of those are games that I wouldn't have bought without playing first.
I started to open my horizon when I found you channel all these years ago now. Helped me find some new hidden gems to love. Have a hard time with the narrative ones really want to start Disco Elysium again to see what its all about. I have a hard time with reading sometimes
I thought this was an interesting topic for a video. It IS pretty fascinating to hear how you just kinda fell into playing boomer shooters, for instance. Ya never know what else will tickle your fancy like that. Maybe next time you do this, you'll find yourself into fighting games or something, especially when developers are getting wise with regards to single player content and adding in more Quest Mode-type things (SF6's World Tour continues to be the Gold Standard, but Tekken 8 slapped together the Arcade Quest Mode, MK1 has the Invasion Mode, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will have the "Episodes of South Town" Story/Quest Mode, etc.) - a game or two in the genre may end up grabbing you over the next few years... and it would be neat to hear about why/how when the time comes!
I have definitely come around to boom shoots. I mean, I played a few of them in the past, but I have really gotten into them in recent years. Mostly, cause you can come home from work, do family stuff, then spend an hour running around blasting things, and be happy. And since most are pretty short, it's not a time sink.
What I love about colony management games, is that feeling of accomplishment when (if) you can get everything to a state of equilibrium. I find it DEEPLY satisfying, and gratifying as a gamer, to be given management of a group in a situation that is really messed up (survivors of an apocalypse trying to re-establish society, members of a colony ship trying to manage their confined environment, etc), and bring it back to a state of....if not pristine, at least not a festering hole of rancid death. Surviving the Aftermath is like this, but I think the one I've most fallen in love with recently that scratches this itch, is IXION. Such a fantastic game. It's basically "What if Homeworld was a colony sim management game, and not a 3D RTS fleet battle game?". And I never knew I wanted that particular experience, until I got it. From the soundtrack, to the overall atmosphere of the game, it's just SO much fun. To bring those colonists up into a setting, building their habitats, trying to manage the various resources and wastes. And if you can manage it to the point of getting everything to a state of perfect equilibrium, it's just such a dopamine hit for me.
Against the Storm is the only city builder I keep installed and have over 300 hours in! The fact that you can just do a city in like 45 minutes to scratch the itch and then do something else is great.
For me that that is JRPG's. I use to hate how long they were when I was younger but as I have gotten older I feel a good JRPG is relaxing to just sit back and put a few hours into it. It does take a forever to finish one but it is nice knowing I have something I can get back to time and time again.
I'm quite the variety gamer myself! I love trying out genres I've never tried previously and finding out why certain people are drawn to them. I just wish I had more time to experience it all. I'd imagine if it were tough for someone whose job is basically playing video games, it would be insane for me to try everything...
What I like about most modern boomer shooters is the varied art styles and settings. Most other shooters are either modern military or scifi but in these smaller boomer shooters you get way more varied stuff from western to medieval to fantasy. Genres I will probably never get into: racing games...
If youre getting into the colony sim, and you like deep role-play, you have to make a concerted effort to get into dwarf fortress, I know it's older and you probably were directly referring to it when you mentioned not liking older games in the genre, but the depths that the sim operates on i think would easily bring you into the "story" of your settlement once you chisel away at the brick wall of an entry barrier systems that complicated entails (Theres a number of youtube tutorials that help tremendously) And I absolutely think you'd enjoy combing through legends mode
Funny, but i really love simulators. A lot of them can be as intense or not. If you want to think, up the realism. If you want mindless relaxation, lower it. Sometimes playing something like ATS or ETS2 or MS Flight Sim is just cool, relaxing fun.
You'll love DOMINIONS VI, it's a RPG that plays as a grand strategy, but retains that feeling of an RPG. You gotta pick or create your fucking GOD that will fight with your regulars, craft crazy equipment for every single troop, cast powerful spells form afar... Every single limb is passive to taking damage. In a free for all deatmatch, among every single nation and fantasy nation ever created to man, along 3 eras! I'm underselling the experieence, go check it out! WARNING THOUGH: SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN FIRST, becausa you'll be abducted from life.
The genre that i realized i love the most is gotta be roguelite…. It doesnt matter what settings/background/type…. As long as mechanics storyline and graphics are kinda acceptable… the roguelite aspect is definitely the strongest point
Its by far those simulator games. When I always saw them popping up I kept asking, why they are so popular. Then you play one and find out, they are basically just like an ARPG, just with a different type of weapons and goals.
My main game is WoW, which I play the PvE at a pretty high end, so all of the games around it that I pick up are purely for enjoying at my own pace. I'm big into Roguelikes, Soulslikes, and Metroidvanias, but I've dipped into things like BG3, Against the Storm, Frostpunk, and even purely mindless relax games such as Cat Quest (lol). It's good to have games you can chill out and immerse yourself. To be honest, I'm sort of craving horror, since the last game I played of it was Darkwood a few years ago. Being a giant puss, that game has a pants-****ting level of atmospheric eldritch horror few games ever reach, and it was worth every extra heartbeat in tense situations.
Now you should also try to cover RTS and Factory games, I love those genre and I'd love to see you try them and appreciate them. I can appreciate almost all genre of games, there are amazing things everywhere but unfortunately, I do not get the time to play everything so I'm often lost in what I want to do.
As you are getting into Boomer Shooters one I've been hoping to see you play is the first Blood game. It's probably nigh out of season this year, but if you ever do a video on that I'll be jumping on it.
i love solium infernum. sadly not enough people bought it because the developers said otherwise they would have done more than one small dlc and some extra content.
If you're getting into both roguelikes and city builders, I strongly recommend the roguelike city builder *Against the Storm.* City builders aren't really my thing, but AtS is incredible.
Gave me some ideas. Been gaming since the 80's and haven't really been into it recently. Have to branch out a bit and see if anything new floats my boat.
I have a video idea for you: “Interesting Universes I recommend delving in”. This comes as feedback from seeing you upload so much Warhammer games’ content. I can see RT has opened you up to it and since then I’ve seen you use clips and review many of the games in that “universe”. Someone as well versed at you could do an interesting video about it (Divinity universe, Forgotten Realms, etc). Now that you mention City Builders, I’d recommend checking Frostpunk (1 more so than 2) if you can sometime. Excuse me if you’ve already done so already, I think you’d really like it or at least have an interesting opinion. Same with Citizen Sleeper (again, sorry if you already did). May you wander in wisdom Mortym!
Since youve gotten into settlement/colony sims i would love to see you try out some card based logisitics games. Stuff like stacklands, cultist simulator or book of hours. Theyrr similar to logistics and settlement games but also unique in their own right. My aha! Moment for a genre was definitely when i played hades a few years ago and roguelikes clicked and ive since played a bunch of them.
Might be worth trying out fabeled lands, based on a 90's series of game books and digitally adapated into a game. Its light on mechanics but is essentially an open world choose your own adventure game, with a simple tactical combat game for the encounters. Lots of reading but does give you more agency than most
If you want an interesting city builder, check out Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic. The game where if you suck at it, its a damning condemnation of soviet central planning and if you're good at it, a great example of soviet central planning being awesome. Also check out Hearts of Iron 4 if you haven't already, although trying to do a 100% review might be...painful. Great game and a bunch of great mods for it as well.
Glad to hear you’re testing. The water is a bit more with the 4X and grand strategy stuff… I’ve often wondered why those games didn’t work for you considering all the other games you like. Have you delved into games like Star Traders, Battle Brothers, or Kenshi? I’d love to see some reviews from you of games in that vein.
Some nice additions there. I moved away from narrative titles over the last 20 or so years. I played the original Baldurs Gate through about 5x back in the late 90's, now it feels like the set narrative, even branching narratives, subvert my own imagination. Replacing it with the imagination of the developers. I now like games that give me a motive, a tool set to achieve that motive, and let me go. A little narrative reminder now and then. Or a reminder I'm in a living world (if that's the sort of game it is) is also nice. Even then the NPC's personality is one I give them from my own imagination. Boomer shooters. I'm too old to be any good with them any more except on "Easy", My hand eye co=ordination is just not up to it. PvP is out of the question. But I did love them once. Grand Strategy. I've moved into those a little now as well. City Builders. Well I suppose Dwarf Fortress is a city builder of sorts. I love that Real Roguelikes. Real rogue likes I love. Turn based, procedural generation, perma death with maybe some layer of meta progression. CCDA, CoC, ToME, Cogmind, ADoM. Real time rogue like shooters aren't something I enjoy. I was good at arcade Commando in the 1980's. I could "clock" that game in terms of score and missions. The modern shooter rogue likes play like 1983's Commando to me. Bored of that a long long time ago.
I truly believe Iv been conditioned to click a mortismal gaming video because of the little intro tune that plays every time, I'm not joking. Has he ever reviewed or commented on the best Game-book of all time; Planescape torment?
Like comparing Need for Speed to Gran Tourismo The "boomer shooter" does away woth many of the "realistic" elements of modern shooters and instead focus on fast pased gameplay with some might say "arcadey" elements. Movement mechanics r greatly expanded(wall run, double jump, slide etc.) To promote a focus on high skill ceiling. Cover and reloading mechanics may be ignored entirely or otherwise gameified Escape from tarkov on one end and old school doom and quake on the other (halo and titanfall would be closer to the middle of the graph) Not all arcade shooters r boomer shooters tho, its mostly comes down to "vibe"
For me it's the map design. The old boomer shooters have labyrinths while the newer shooters are more corridor/arena-based. There are other features in boomer shooters, too, like hordes of enemies that die quickly as opposed to smaller groups that are harder to kill, but this isn't always true since Quake represents the latter while Doom is the former.
If you're interested in games that offer interesting experiences, you should give Lobotomy Corporation or Library of Ruina a try, I've played hundreds of games as well, and both of them stand out to me due to how unique they are.
You like ARPGs and "boomer shooters"? I strongly suggest checking 'Nightmare Reaper' out. It's got a blend of both genres while still being its own thing.
I always appreciate your reviews and what sets you apart from other creators on here. Any chance we will get a review or a "check out" of YS X: Nordics?
I have a recent theory which was brought to my attention by my experience with aliens dark descent and watch dogs I think we unconsciously "install" software as to how to play games. Basically like using different controller layouts for different games, i think in a metaway our brains lock in a specific method for playing a certain genre.. This genre is really just made up categories that our brains naturally form to compare and contrast things Then when we see a game that we think fits a genre we unconsciously try to use our pre-installed software and if the game does conform to that expectation then we get mad and blame the developers - they dont understand the genre, or make other excuses when in reality we just need to be more open minded when accepting a new play type Dark descent dragged me through my protests of playing real time squad based (because my unconscious says top down rpg? Must be turn based)by me being soo attracted to the lore and atmosphere Watchdogs forced me to open up around driving sections in cars because i could see what they expected a chase to look like and i wanted to make it happen
If you are liking boomer shooters then you need to check out Supplice, Hedon and Relentless Frontier. Those are all fantastic and they are all GZdoom engine.
Did u ever played Tangledeep? I don't like rouguelikes and this one gives u an option to not lose the character, only half of the money/left over job exp and I'm really liking the turn-based combat of this game 👍
I love the concept of this - it’s refreshing to see how people can open up to new genres because of great games or just being given enough opportunity. Like a good book, sometimes a great game takes a bit of time to warm up before loving it. I thought I hated souls games until Lies of P. I thought I didn’t enjoy reading fantasy until I read Jade City. And I thought I had no interest in CRPGs until I came across your channel lol now I’m FASCINATED
now that im a bit older it's the opposite for me used to read all types of books ,play all types of games, watch all types of movies/tv but now i know what i enjoy . not that i don't experiment once in a while...oh by the way crpg's for the win!👍
Why does every RPG have to be a fantasy though?? How am I supposed to know what a mana crystal is when they don't exist?
First of all, love the handle Sanji. Second, curious if these experiences with Lies of P and Jade City led to more positive experiences, like trying a game or book you previously said you’d never try. Or was it more like Mort’s city builder take that there is are probably a few things in the genre at the fringes, but a heavier experience is still not appealing? I ask because souls and fantasy books are definitely solidly in my favorite things and constantly trying to get people to try them. I usually get to the point that they’re like yeah Jade City or Mistborn was good but the genre as a whole doesn’t interest me, so that next step recommendation eludes me. I’m actually at a similar place with manga where I’m a newbie that is reading One Piece and not sure where to go from there.
@@LuckbeaSladeyits all about experimentation you could say. On your manga aspect, I thought that anime, manga and light novels weren't for me for decades. I always tried watching those big ones that everyone seems to love. Fate, bleach etc. It wasn't until someone recommended me a fringe anime that my eyes were opened to what the medium has to offer.
I didn't know that there anime and manga out there that are incredibly surreal, in fact I now think that anime does surrealist one of the best.
So I still avoid pretty much any big anime, not to be a hipster but because your standard Shonen battle romp just doesn't appeal to me. I should have guessed it from what I like in live performances too but I like when I walk away from a show and am left wondering what I just watched. So now my watch time is spent on weird strange things then I'll watch some slice of life/comedy as a sort of palate cleanser and cool down.
But if I just tried to follow the popular stuff I would've never known that the things I like are out there.
@heavyartillery-qm5hu This is more of a double edged sword since morty tends to like a lot of things but if he truly doesn't like something, let's a say...A game's story he tends to be right that it does blow mostly because he's the type of person that can enjoy most games stories if even HE can't enjoy it then there's something wrong with it
City builders and Grand Strategy games are horrible. Games like Anno 1800 and Crusader Kings have messed up my sleep way too much. I do not trust myself to keep them installed. One second its 10PM and I have time for a quick little session before bed and the next I hear birds chirping at my window and the sun is coming up. Horrible games, I love them.
Civ5 ate 10h in one round, it's riddiculous
for me that's zeus and old impression games. many times have i finish dinner, boot up a game of zeus and then went straight for breakfast
You'll love DOMINIONS VI, it's a RPG that plays as a grand strategy, but retains that feeling of an RPG. You gotta pick or create your fucking GOD that will fight with your regulars, craft crazy equipment for every single troop, cast powerful spells form afar... Every single limb is passive to taking damage. In a free for all deatmatch, among every single nation and fantasy nation ever created to man, along 3 eras! I'm underselling the experieence, go check it out! WARNIN THOUGH: SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN FIRST, becausa you'll be abducted from life.
Im a huge fan of the Anno series since 2070, and when I finally bought 1800 after upgrading my pc I got so hooked into the game that I got that message (you've been playing for 8 hours...) and then realized I just pulled an all-nighter trying playing it xD
Map games are the best, I agree.
you and skillup are by far the best and brightest of gaming reviews, by a huge margin
New subscriber here.
I'm really enjoying your content!
It's hard to find channels with no sensationalism and drama these days, so it's really refreshing to watch the videos here.
@@heavyartillery-qm5hu unfortunately I have to somewhat agree.
While I appreciate that Mort gives every game a fair shake and is very matter of fact about their pros and cons, he does seem to be too positive overall.
I think he probably has a high threshold for frustration and a relatively low threshold for being entertained. As a person that's lovely, and for his job it is certainly a plus as well. However as a reviewer it can be somewhat of an issue as most people will have different thresholds and find themselves being less entertained and more easily frustrated by the same titles.
Still very much appreciate the calm and methodical style of his.
@@shenai2187 What? What an insane thing to say... it really just highlights how much content creators have damaged players' mindsets, to the point that you think if someone isn’t bashing games all the time, it’s because they have a 'relatively low threshold for being entertained.'
Lol, lmao even.
I guess people are just too used to content creators who complain about everything all the time. There is so much drama over the smallest things nowadays that if you're not dramatic and overly negative, you get comments like yours calling you 'too positive.'
Mort isn't overly positive, he just talks like a normal person.
He isn’t actively searching for reasons to complain, he only points out what’s genuinely an issue, and surprise surprise, he will complain less because of it.
That should be the real normal, unfortunately, as your comment illustrates, it's not.
I believe most things that creators complain about games isn't really a big deal, but they make a show around it.
Negative content generates more views, much more easily, so more and more creators have become addicted to it.
But they do it for money, and the real problem is that their audiences have normalized this behavior and become so accustomed to it that they now talk like them as well, but without earning money for it.
@vbm4780 I really don't think you understood what I wrote. I made it clear that I too really appreciate his nuanced and calm review style.
And I dislike the high drama rage bait content farm as much as you. Maybe you shouldn't just judge someone from one comment.
There is a huge gap between bashing something and being too positive.
I used to feel the same way you express in your initial comment when I first found this channel. But after many months it's become apparent to me that Mort appreciates games somewhat differently to the average player. And I'm not saying that is necessarily a bad thing, but it does lead to some players coming away disappointed playing the same games, because they don't appreciate them that way.
To some extent that is unavoidable, because we are all individuals, but I've also noticed when viewing some of his much older content, that he used to be more outspoken in his criticism. That may just be a side effect of doing this for a long time, being more professional, seeing things from a more technical perspective and appreciating stuff the average gamer might ignore or maybe just plain that it works better for his audience. That would all be normal, this is his job, your skillset adapts and grows as you gain experience.
The sum of it all, for me, is that he is sometimes, not always, more positive than I feel matches with the actual game.
But as with any reviewer, you should always look for more than one opinion and in the end keep an open mind to form your own when/if you actually play.
I'm close to 40 and this video could literally be about myself. I recently fell in love with Against the Storm and, even though very late to the party, Dead Cells. Then I enjoyed myself with Suzerain way more than I think I would. The older I get the more bored I am with Open Worlds.
If you like dead cells, that team just released early access a game called windblown, very fun
I haven't finished a turn based game since I was a kid. I trust your reviews enough that I dropped $70 on BG3, and it's the only game I've played in the 2020s worth that. So, thank-you!
You should play Divinity Original Sin 2. It is a superior game in my opinion, but very similar. One of the best games ever made.
you missed out on a lot
I prioritize good story in my games.
Just read a novel then nerd! Lol game is meant to be played period
Not only has the type of games you review changed, but you style as well.
I recently watched your Wasteland 3 review from several years ago. Your style and delivery certainly have evolved and matured over the years. The contrast is pretty remarkable.
This is perhaps off-topic for this video, but hopefully apropos to your upcoming anniversary; congrats! 👍
Nah, its absolutely correct and on point. WL3 was one of my earlier reviews and I was still learning and responding to feedback (not to mention I was still losing money on doing this as a hobby at that time) I think my reviews from around that time are important because I still absolutely stand by the opinions and content of them but I had so much to learn about presentation (and likely still way more to go). It's important to me that those videos are visible so people know I didnt just start here.
Great video. Love your insight into this.
Coffee is brewed, i see mort’s got a chill video
If i could call a video homestyle I would call this one home style. Im cozy just watching this
Happy 9 year anniversary 😊
Been really enjoying the diverse content and especially the increase in JRPGs covered! Would love to see a comparison/hear your thoughts on the differences between WRPG/CRPG vs JRPG!
Along these lines, as a parent I have found myself playing genres I never would play and sometimes finding really good games in those “kid” games. Minecraft being the obvious example (in that it appeals to kids, not bashing the game at all) but the Hotwheels games and Lego games have been really good as well.
The problem with reviewing content for a living is that eventually you get so inured with it that it's hard to care about the content sometimes. When I reviewed music professionally I started kinda hating music and getting desperate for the weirdest stuff to come across my desk just to have something different to be exposed to. Good on you for avoiding burnout by expanding your horizons and experiencing new things!
I watched a lot of movies at one point in my life, so I started writing short reviews as a hobby. Became over analytical and bored of "mainstream" movies surprisingly quickly. Still have little to none interest in vast majority of movies that come out. Can't even imagine doing that professionally.
I’ve only stumbled upon your channel relatively recently (maybe a year ago?) and I super appreciate the angles of your reviews. Thank you and keep up the great work!
I'm also a very rapid reader; but I had to teach myself (advice from my dad who is also a fast reader) to slow down and enjoy what I'm reading. I'm 48 so I grew up with actual books; but digital readers like a Kindle, a tablet, or a phone had been great for me... even though I still prefer physical books. I also love video games because of that interactivity you mentioned; and I got started back in the early 80s with a genre you very rarely see nowadays: text-based adventures. Yeah I went to arcades, had a Nintendo then a Super Nintendo and Genesis, and upgraded as the consoles got better. But I never stopped loving those text-based adventures. That love evolved from the simple earlier interactive single-player adventures to MUDs then to MMOs... but there's a MUD I'm still playing even now since 1995! Beat that WoW!
Love your unique approach to reviewing, happy 9 years and ti hopefully many more!
My absolute favorite style of “I played a bunch of them so I now greatly appreciate how they’re made” genre is the shoot em up. It’s one of the oldest genres ever, but you’re *still* having people revolutionize it every other year, and these people are usually one or two guys in their room. Games like Blue Revolver or Devil Engine will play far differently from each other, and even less will play like Hellsinker or Deathsmiles. The general person outside of the loop will just see someone moving a ship and shooting stuff for 20 minutes and not think anything of it. If you *are* knowledgeable, you start seeing exactly where people dump thousands of hours trying to flex into different ways to beat the same situations, first trying to learn how to survive, and then learning how to score the highest which usually comes with the most risk. A statement I’ve seen somewhere is “a game where all you do is fly and shoot is a bad shmup.” There’s almost always so much more going on down to every movement to keep yourself alive without just credit feeding, even in the toughest games like gradius and Darius. Battle Garegga is a game deliberately designed to screw over *every single action* even down to how often you’re holding down the fire button by adjusting an enemy rank that raises the bullets and hp of everything. Instead of being totally crushed, there’s a cult classic amount of players who instead take this insurmountable mountain and make it their bitch after literal decades of learning it. There’s a special fascination with shmups that is very hard to match.
This was a fun video. It's nice to see how your experiences have broadened your tastes. There's a lot to like out there. Much like music, literature and other matters, I've found that even genres I thought I didn't enjoy have something to offer. Like you, there are projects out there that people love that I don't care for (although, in some cases, I appreciate them), while there are others I enjoy. It helps that there are a lot of devs out there putting genres into the blender and combining interesting gameplay elements. All the best.
Is it finally time for Mortismal Gaming
to do a (partial, not a 100%-able game) review for Kenshi?
With the kind of games you've got to appreciate over time,
I think you could do it...
Thanks for your videos!
Love these type of videos. I think one night, I was on a long walk and just listened to the playlist that has a bunch of these throughout the years. It was really fun.
If you are liking narrative games I tentatively recommend Sunless Skies. It's probably to big for a 100% review but I think it has a rather unique take on storytelling.
Thats a hidden gem!
Hi mate, I'm happy to hear that you are actively looking for a bit of variety, not for the viewers' sake but instead for your own, which is an extremely healthy way to be thinking which is great to hear especially as a fan who would hate to see you suffer from burnout.👍🙂
Watching this on October 31st so happy channel anniversary Mort ! 🥳
Really enjoyed this as usual. The most interesting element of this to me was hearing WHICH titles were stretching you into these other genres, and every time something was on screen I was dying to know what it was. In (I think all) cases you did share those titles names, which put a bunch of new stuff on my CHECK OUT list. Al this to say: for future iterations of this format, perhaps Games I Appreciate outside My Normal Genres might be fun as it puts the focus specifically on title discovery, which apparently is where my head wanted to go with this one.
Keep up the great work. You ARE UA-cam to me at this point, look forward to whatever you put out next. :-)
I’m happy to see this video. I was curious if you had tried/enjoyed other genres of games. Good work sir! It would be great to see a video about another genre like these every once and a while.
Interesting to hear your experiences. I sort of grew up playing Simcity games, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon, Zeus, Pharaoh, etc. Strategy and city builders were most of my childhood when compared to say, CRPGs, where I only started playing them as a teen. I do think that RPG's share a lot in common with grand strategy games and even city builders, they both require you to take your time and think, process and plan your approaches. Maybe you're now seeing the connection between them thus allowing you enjoy them more perhaps. :)
After being introduced to bg3 from friends and watching your channel, I really grew to appreciate single player games as a whole. I had predominantly played competitive pvp games but since BG3, I have completed numerous crpgs that you have covered on this channel and I am currently watching your Pathfinder Wotr beginner video to get started.
congrats on the anniversary 🎉
A list of gajes in order of appearance would be appreciated, cause so many of them look interesting, but i dont know their names except from their genre
Agreed
The first one I can really recommend "Solium Infernum"
Intro - Solium Infernum
Boomer Shooters - Warhammer 40k: Boltgun
City builders/colony sims - Worshippers of Cthulhu
Grand strategy - Solium Infernum (again)
Roguelikes - Metal Slug Tactics, Hades 2
Narratives - Sovereign Syndicate
@@OliverMadej not every hero wears capes, thanks
On topic, I never thought I would have played BG3 or WotR before this channel, and those were life-changing experiences this channel is directly responsible for so thank you!
1:53 the boomer shooter scene is the BEST thing going on with games right now.
Nice video. I’m not sure if you’ve done a video on the opposite, game genres or mechanics that I used to enjoy but no longer do. You could probably make a decent video on that as well.
I personally am burned out on:
- excessive loot and inventory management
- crafting
- open world
- meaningless side quests
- crafting
- games with too many mechanics
- games with more than one or two mini games
- crafting
- Too much grinding
- Too much RNG
- crafting
Generic loot - eveyting game after BG 2 feels underwhelming for me, and that is why I prefer CRPGs over ARPGS in general...
this: excessive loot and inventory management. i cant see it anymore.
you should play minecraft
Ugh me too.
I feel you on the crafting hate, I've never understood the appeal of that either. Excepting the Kohan games, I don't "crafting units" either.
Bonus "Why do people like this in their games?" for me is Fishing. There are people that play the Zelda games just to fish. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHY!?
Atlus games like Persona 4 Golden and Metaphor: ReFantazio are something I've really grown to appreciate after getting a Steam Deck.
Haven't played those games, but simpler, shorter games as well as Indies are perfect for the steam deck. Toem has been a game I've been playing lately there and it is perfect for that device.
it was nice to hear your opinion on this topic
Congrats on 9 years! I think it's great that your dedication to reviewing has in turn provided you a personal benefit of turning you on to different genres. I remembered seeing your forgive me father 2 review go up recently, and it did make me realize that you have opened your wheelhouse to more than just CRPGs
Yeah Im pretty committed to just covering anything that looks interesting to me at this point
As a female who’s been gaming since the Commodore 64, I’ve gotta admit that the mechanics and worlds of open world souls-likes have become my favourite!
I watched a LOT of tips vids before embarking on Elden Ring as my first of this type, to guide my character initially. I appreciate the chance to level up and come back to bosses when possible. It gives a chance to learn their move sets, because they’re not smashing me in 5 secs flat! Building up the courage to give the Shadow of the Erdtree a go, playing Lords of the Fallen atm to home some skills 😁
Thanks for the video. Every genre reminds me of how much of a potato I am, so I guess I appreciate/depreciate them equally. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
This is where things like Gamepass really shine. I often find a game will have something interesting but if it's a genre I don't typically enjoy I'm far more hesitant to buy it. I've found games like Doom Eternal, Hades, and the Ori games to be amazing games that I later bought and go back to play more. Each one of those are games that I wouldn't have bought without playing first.
I started to open my horizon when I found you channel all these years ago now. Helped me find some new hidden gems to love. Have a hard time with the narrative ones really want to start Disco Elysium again to see what its all about. I have a hard time with reading sometimes
Happy Anniversary 🎉🎊🎉🎊
I thought this was an interesting topic for a video. It IS pretty fascinating to hear how you just kinda fell into playing boomer shooters, for instance. Ya never know what else will tickle your fancy like that. Maybe next time you do this, you'll find yourself into fighting games or something, especially when developers are getting wise with regards to single player content and adding in more Quest Mode-type things (SF6's World Tour continues to be the Gold Standard, but Tekken 8 slapped together the Arcade Quest Mode, MK1 has the Invasion Mode, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will have the "Episodes of South Town" Story/Quest Mode, etc.) - a game or two in the genre may end up grabbing you over the next few years... and it would be neat to hear about why/how when the time comes!
I have definitely come around to boom shoots. I mean, I played a few of them in the past, but I have really gotten into them in recent years. Mostly, cause you can come home from work, do family stuff, then spend an hour running around blasting things, and be happy. And since most are pretty short, it's not a time sink.
Great video! More games to check out!
What I love about colony management games, is that feeling of accomplishment when (if) you can get everything to a state of equilibrium. I find it DEEPLY satisfying, and gratifying as a gamer, to be given management of a group in a situation that is really messed up (survivors of an apocalypse trying to re-establish society, members of a colony ship trying to manage their confined environment, etc), and bring it back to a state of....if not pristine, at least not a festering hole of rancid death. Surviving the Aftermath is like this, but I think the one I've most fallen in love with recently that scratches this itch, is IXION. Such a fantastic game. It's basically "What if Homeworld was a colony sim management game, and not a 3D RTS fleet battle game?". And I never knew I wanted that particular experience, until I got it. From the soundtrack, to the overall atmosphere of the game, it's just SO much fun. To bring those colonists up into a setting, building their habitats, trying to manage the various resources and wastes. And if you can manage it to the point of getting everything to a state of perfect equilibrium, it's just such a dopamine hit for me.
Against the Storm is the only city builder I keep installed and have over 300 hours in! The fact that you can just do a city in like 45 minutes to scratch the itch and then do something else is great.
For me that that is JRPG's. I use to hate how long they were when I was younger but as I have gotten older I feel a good JRPG is relaxing to just sit back and put a few hours into it. It does take a forever to finish one but it is nice knowing I have something I can get back to time and time again.
Genres I started appreciating: RTS, Stealth, RTWP and Real Time with Slow games. :)
I'm quite the variety gamer myself! I love trying out genres I've never tried previously and finding out why certain people are drawn to them. I just wish I had more time to experience it all. I'd imagine if it were tough for someone whose job is basically playing video games, it would be insane for me to try everything...
What I like about most modern boomer shooters is the varied art styles and settings. Most other shooters are either modern military or scifi but in these smaller boomer shooters you get way more varied stuff from western to medieval to fantasy. Genres I will probably never get into: racing games...
If youre getting into the colony sim, and you like deep role-play, you have to make a concerted effort to get into dwarf fortress, I know it's older and you probably were directly referring to it when you mentioned not liking older games in the genre, but the depths that the sim operates on i think would easily bring you into the "story" of your settlement once you chisel away at the brick wall of an entry barrier systems that complicated entails (Theres a number of youtube tutorials that help tremendously)
And I absolutely think you'd enjoy combing through legends mode
for me
1.roguelikes
2.rpg
3.tactial
4.strategy
5.card
6.FPS
7.4x
8.simulators
9. city builders
10. fighting
11.arcade
12. the rest( JRPG, survival, crafting...etc)
Funny, but i really love simulators. A lot of them can be as intense or not. If you want to think, up the realism. If you want mindless relaxation, lower it. Sometimes playing something like ATS or ETS2 or MS Flight Sim is just cool, relaxing fun.
You'll love DOMINIONS VI, it's a RPG that plays as a grand strategy, but retains that feeling of an RPG. You gotta pick or create your fucking GOD that will fight with your regulars, craft crazy equipment for every single troop, cast powerful spells form afar... Every single limb is passive to taking damage. In a free for all deatmatch, among every single nation and fantasy nation ever created to man, along 3 eras! I'm underselling the experieence, go check it out! WARNING THOUGH: SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN FIRST, becausa you'll be abducted from life.
Solium Infernum is definitely been on my list for a while now.
Very interesting and putting lots of few ideas in my head.
The genre that i realized i love the most is gotta be roguelite…. It doesnt matter what settings/background/type…. As long as mechanics storyline and graphics are kinda acceptable… the roguelite aspect is definitely the strongest point
I think Flint treasure will be your most anticipated review since BG3
9 years of honorable 100% and counting. that's 900% completion rate, or something. i'm not really good at math.
Its by far those simulator games. When I always saw them popping up I kept asking, why they are so popular. Then you play one and find out, they are basically just like an ARPG, just with a different type of weapons and goals.
Check out Void Bastards. Rogue like with boomer shooter and immersive sim elements with tons of style.
Solium Infernum is mah JAAAMMMM.
Such a good game.
My main game is WoW, which I play the PvE at a pretty high end, so all of the games around it that I pick up are purely for enjoying at my own pace. I'm big into Roguelikes, Soulslikes, and Metroidvanias, but I've dipped into things like BG3, Against the Storm, Frostpunk, and even purely mindless relax games such as Cat Quest (lol). It's good to have games you can chill out and immerse yourself.
To be honest, I'm sort of craving horror, since the last game I played of it was Darkwood a few years ago. Being a giant puss, that game has a pants-****ting level of atmospheric eldritch horror few games ever reach, and it was worth every extra heartbeat in tense situations.
Now you should also try to cover RTS and Factory games, I love those genre and I'd love to see you try them and appreciate them.
I can appreciate almost all genre of games, there are amazing things everywhere but unfortunately, I do not get the time to play everything so I'm often lost in what I want to do.
As you are getting into Boomer Shooters one I've been hoping to see you play is the first Blood game. It's probably nigh out of season this year, but if you ever do a video on that I'll be jumping on it.
Hi and Happy anniversary!What are, in your opinion, the best games for every genre you listes?
I used to have less than no interest in racing games, but now I enjoy racings sims a lot.
i love solium infernum. sadly not enough people bought it because the developers said otherwise they would have done more than one small dlc and some extra content.
If you're getting into both roguelikes and city builders, I strongly recommend the roguelike city builder *Against the Storm.* City builders aren't really my thing, but AtS is incredible.
It is, I mentioned it in the video though
Roguelikes I still need to get into, but I really got into colony sims.
Very interesting video!
Gave me some ideas. Been gaming since the 80's and haven't really been into it recently. Have to branch out a bit and see if anything new floats my boat.
You are the best!
I have a video idea for you: “Interesting Universes I recommend delving in”. This comes as feedback from seeing you upload so much Warhammer games’ content. I can see RT has opened you up to it and since then I’ve seen you use clips and review many of the games in that “universe”. Someone as well versed at you could do an interesting video about it (Divinity universe, Forgotten Realms, etc).
Now that you mention City Builders, I’d recommend checking Frostpunk (1 more so than 2) if you can sometime. Excuse me if you’ve already done so already, I think you’d really like it or at least have an interesting opinion. Same with Citizen Sleeper (again, sorry if you already did).
May you wander in wisdom Mortym!
Since youve gotten into settlement/colony sims i would love to see you try out some card based logisitics games. Stuff like stacklands, cultist simulator or book of hours. Theyrr similar to logistics and settlement games but also unique in their own right.
My aha! Moment for a genre was definitely when i played hades a few years ago and roguelikes clicked and ive since played a bunch of them.
Might be worth trying out fabeled lands, based on a 90's series of game books and digitally adapated into a game. Its light on mechanics but is essentially an open world choose your own adventure game, with a simple tactical combat game for the encounters. Lots of reading but does give you more agency than most
If you want an interesting city builder, check out Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic. The game where if you suck at it, its a damning condemnation of soviet central planning and if you're good at it, a great example of soviet central planning being awesome. Also check out Hearts of Iron 4 if you haven't already, although trying to do a 100% review might be...painful. Great game and a bunch of great mods for it as well.
Morty is going to learn to love annualized sports releases...
Great content ❤
Glad to hear you’re testing. The water is a bit more with the 4X and grand strategy stuff… I’ve often wondered why those games didn’t work for you considering all the other games you like.
Have you delved into games like Star Traders, Battle Brothers, or Kenshi? I’d love to see some reviews from you of games in that vein.
A little bit into Kenshi
The GOAT himself, nice vid homie
Me too. 👀
Some nice additions there. I moved away from narrative titles over the last 20 or so years. I played the original Baldurs Gate through about 5x back in the late 90's, now it feels like the set narrative, even branching narratives, subvert my own imagination. Replacing it with the imagination of the developers. I now like games that give me a motive, a tool set to achieve that motive, and let me go. A little narrative reminder now and then. Or a reminder I'm in a living world (if that's the sort of game it is) is also nice. Even then the NPC's personality is one I give them from my own imagination.
Boomer shooters. I'm too old to be any good with them any more except on "Easy", My hand eye co=ordination is just not up to it. PvP is out of the question. But I did love them once.
Grand Strategy. I've moved into those a little now as well.
City Builders. Well I suppose Dwarf Fortress is a city builder of sorts. I love that
Real Roguelikes. Real rogue likes I love. Turn based, procedural generation, perma death with maybe some layer of meta progression. CCDA, CoC, ToME, Cogmind, ADoM. Real time rogue like shooters aren't something I enjoy. I was good at arcade Commando in the 1980's. I could "clock" that game in terms of score and missions. The modern shooter rogue likes play like 1983's Commando to me. Bored of that a long long time ago.
Solium Infernum! I love that game.
I truly believe Iv been conditioned to click a mortismal gaming video because of the little intro tune that plays every time, I'm not joking.
Has he ever reviewed or commented on the best Game-book of all time; Planescape torment?
Video is old, but yes I have
I'm going to need the source on that thumbnail. That's gorgeous.
Solium Infernum art
What is main difference boomer shooter and normal shooter fps? The length of the game and graphics? Just asking cause first time i see the term.
Boomer shooters replicate style and feel of old 90's FPSes ( doom, quake, etc. ).
Like comparing Need for Speed to Gran Tourismo
The "boomer shooter" does away woth many of the "realistic" elements of modern shooters and instead focus on fast pased gameplay with some might say "arcadey" elements. Movement mechanics r greatly expanded(wall run, double jump, slide etc.) To promote a focus on high skill ceiling. Cover and reloading mechanics may be ignored entirely or otherwise gameified
Escape from tarkov on one end and old school doom and quake on the other (halo and titanfall would be closer to the middle of the graph)
Not all arcade shooters r boomer shooters tho, its mostly comes down to "vibe"
For me it's the map design. The old boomer shooters have labyrinths while the newer shooters are more corridor/arena-based. There are other features in boomer shooters, too, like hordes of enemies that die quickly as opposed to smaller groups that are harder to kill, but this isn't always true since Quake represents the latter while Doom is the former.
You should check out Dusk, Hrot, Ion Fury and Postal: Brain Damaged! GREAT boomer shooters! :D
I like Postal: Brain Damaged more than the actual Postal games.
If you're interested in games that offer interesting experiences, you should give Lobotomy Corporation or Library of Ruina a try, I've played hundreds of games as well, and both of them stand out to me due to how unique they are.
You like ARPGs and "boomer shooters"? I strongly suggest checking 'Nightmare Reaper' out. It's got a blend of both genres while still being its own thing.
Me and my friend were looking for some coop games and decided to try Divinity 1 and man... It was the most fun we had
What an interesting topic
What game is running in the background @3:14?
I always appreciate your reviews and what sets you apart from other creators on here. Any chance we will get a review or a "check out" of YS X: Nordics?
No current plans unfortunately, I am pretty swamped and already have to double back for Drova and Visions of Mana sometime soon.
Really gotta check out The Last Spell if you haven't already.
Good video idea
Played Divinity Original Sin and watched Mort's vids.
Fell in love
Now Imma Crpg lover
I have a recent theory which was brought to my attention by my experience with aliens dark descent and watch dogs
I think we unconsciously "install" software as to how to play games. Basically like using different controller layouts for different games, i think in a metaway our brains lock in a specific method for playing a certain genre.. This genre is really just made up categories that our brains naturally form to compare and contrast things
Then when we see a game that we think fits a genre we unconsciously try to use our pre-installed software and if the game does conform to that expectation then we get mad and blame the developers - they dont understand the genre, or make other excuses when in reality we just need to be more open minded when accepting a new play type
Dark descent dragged me through my protests of playing real time squad based (because my unconscious says top down rpg? Must be turn based)by me being soo attracted to the lore and atmosphere
Watchdogs forced me to open up around driving sections in cars because i could see what they expected a chase to look like and i wanted to make it happen
If you are liking boomer shooters then you need to check out Supplice, Hedon and Relentless Frontier. Those are all fantastic and they are all GZdoom engine.
Did u ever played Tangledeep? I don't like rouguelikes and this one gives u an option to not lose the character, only half of the money/left over job exp and I'm really liking the turn-based combat of this game 👍