I mean, he did get r***d in the first recommendation John gave. John also didn't go to a tournament... after several combo breakers, he set himself up for Omikron 🤷🏼♂️
@@brianbonn5733but the thing is Fear and Hunger is actually good, it's just incredibly difficult art. It's like showing someone C***Skin by Ralph Balkshi and then they force you to watch Disaster Movie in retaliation.
I played this game when it was released. It was an incredibly ambitious game at a time when games were getting stale. Yes it doesn't hold up at all but it at least attempted to push the boundaries of what was possible in a narrative based 'adventure' type game. I enjoyed it immensely when I played Omikron all those years ago even though it had so much jank. Just for its weirdness but theres no way I'd enjoy it now. Sometimes you just can't go home again.
"I have a wife and we play playstation" into "I have read a thousand Garfield comics" is just John transforming into a JoJo character but translated by Duwang
@@NDenizen It is however, one of the odd moments where it's Completely accurate, so you read it twice and go "WHAT THE F-" and the world fucking Implodes.
I think the funniest aspect of John's threat at the end is that technically if he showed up in Woolie's room to loom over him for maximum fear in that hypothetically scenario, then by woolie's own decree immediately after the pants-shitting occurs, they would both have to immediately get up and start dancing for 8 minutes straight
Woolie realized that pulling out Omicron this early was in burning all of his meter on a Level 3 when he was still in the corner, but it only left John at half health while Woolie could be chipped out.
After Omikron, Woolie can't give John shit for anything ever again. The dynamic of this friendship has been permanently altered. He could show up on Woolie's doorstep in the middle of the night with two spades and a trash bag of human viscera and Woolie wouldn't so much as have the privilege to ask questions.
John gave Woolie the most unforgiving game ever. Woolie gave John the most underdeveloped game ever. That's about as equivalent an exchange you can get!
The fact that this episode isn’t called Versus Wolves (FINAL) means that Omikron hasn’t broken John and that Woolie’s month is going to be terrifying 💀
Wow, literal jaw drop when I was having the thought "Isn't he watching Vinland Saga? Did he not learn the lesson on breaking cycles of hate?" And then boom, the recommendation.
Jon: "Nobody is allowed to talk shit about Woolie. I openly ugly sobbed in the back seat of a car b/c I realized I wouldn't see him in person for a few months. Only I can talk shit about Woolie." I love these two.
Woolie's "oh" when John states that he would like to continue his assessment of Omikron reminds me so much of the Scene in John Wick, where the villian calls the car mechanic, and the mechanic tells him his son killed John Wicks dog. Woolie knows that the situation has become so much more dire than he first realized.
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger, comedy is when you fall in an open sewer and die." ~ Mel Brooks and people who watch Omikron: The Nomad Soul playthroughs.
The character development of this episode is wild Woolie: A man who slays old gods re-experiences childhood and comes out the other side with a new perspective on life and its struggles John: An easily flustered Irish guy fights through David Cage's digital recreation of the deepest pits of hell and learns the power of sheer unbridled spite
Woolie. You know what you must do, now. You must beat omikron again on your own, taking your time to make it as painless as possible, then hit john with the combo breaker.
@@Rhaethynoh my word, that would be amazing! The look of joy on Pat’s face when Woolie suddenly doesn’t disengage when he talks about the weird stuff in his mmo
I really hope this podcast runs for a long time, not only because it's one of my favorite things on the internet, but also because declaring the podcast's "in its twilight" in the third episode and then continuing to run for 5+ years would be an extremely solid bit
@@Dan-Ky-Kang closer to 10 year difference. John looks to be in his late 20’s while Woolie is almost 40. Edit: never mind, you’re right. John is in his 30’s. I must have a crush on the mf cause I’m usually good at guessing ages lol
I haven't seen him have anxiety this bad since the Sonic Dreams Collection video where they found Big the Cat in Rouge's womb. I regret every single word I typed.
Omikron has birthed a new god of fear and hunger. Woolie is going to watch Vinland saga while being absorbed in absolute dread and terror at what may come lol.
One month ago, Woolie was entirely unaware of what he was bringing into this world, when he set John: The Final Gamer the task of playing Omikron: The Nomad's Soul. He had no way of knowing, how dark the path that he had sent his best friend down was. The world to which Omikron had sent John was a harsh one, one with rules that made no sense to a mortal man, a world of endless torment and punishment, The Final Gamer was pushed to his breaking point. In his lowest moment, the man known as John, felt three distinct emotions: Sadness, stemming from the disappointment he felt, knowing this suffering was wished upon him, by his best friend. The second emotion was hatred, towards the world of Omikron and its creators, and Woolie, the best friend that he now believed the actions of to be those of violence. Finally, there was rage, an overspill of anger and confusion, directed to anyone that would listen to his unintelligible cries of helplessness and despair. As the darkness encircled, threatening to consume him, The Final Gamer reached deep inside himself in order to bring forth the wolf inside, he could activate Final Gamer Mode, but would it be enough? No. He must go one step further beyond. He howled, as only a wolf could, howling to the moon, to Selene, the personification of the moon itself. He waited patiently for Selene’s divine judgment, which soon came crashing through the heavens, piercing the darkness that surrounded him, and then, it happened. Just as Selene commanded the phases of the moon, The Final Gamer, for the first time, saw the individual pieces of the nonsensical world of Omikron, and began to manipulate it, bending it to his will, meeting all challenges presented to him, and surpassing them. After all the trouble and strife, The Final Gamer reached enlightenment, and conquered the world of Omikron. However, it had cost him the last of his humanity. Shenmue 3, Shadow The Hedgehog, no amount of video game jank could compare to what he had just experienced. Thanks to this new power, bestowed upon him by the Goddess herself, there was no game in existence, be it critically praised AAA title, or a two decade old jank fest, that could possibly stop him, The Final Gamer, now. Later that week, Woolie would meet with John for the first time since he set him this impossible task, but the man he saw was not his friend as he remembered him. As John recounted his ordeal, his eyes seemed to stare, without seeing. It was as though all worlds, both real and virtual, no longer required his sight for him to understand. As Woolie tried to rationalise both his and John’s actions, he realised the man before him was not human, but something new. This new form that John: The Final Gamer had adopted, would bring untold devastation, in the years to come. This new form would come to be known as: [JANK LORD: ECLIPSE]
Like Omikron itself, I don't know how this episode managed to keep topping itself. The reveal of the metaphorical loaded gun was the most insane thing in an episode loaded with wild swerves. Shout-out to John and Woolie joking about John being unable to script these podcast episodes like his videos, then later discussing John taking a prank lie too far, and then John wording his Omikron statements to imply he jumped off at certain points. Writer-man wins in the end. The crescendo was glorious, and while I'm glad we're back to happy recommendations, I'm not sure if this podcast can ever top what happened in these initial episodes.
2:21:05 Woolie's sheer, _demonic_ glee over John's suffering. edit 2:27:40 And then the fear creeps into his eyes. edit 2:29:05 And now the despair. edit 2:29:32 And the _realization._ edit 2:44:40 AND THE POPOFF edit 2:46:45 The DISBELIEF edit 2:47:22 The Reprieve edit 2:48:55 The _threat_
There already is kind of a bottom line for Earthbound from his Kotaku video about 1994 games "Earthbound is the game that made me become a vegetarian" Which by itself is kind of a nonsense statement, but his elaboration of what it means is beautiful, like his other videos
John calls it a loaded gun on the table, but it's dangerous to call shots with the Combo Breaker system. All Woolie has to do, is take the first napkin, and he will be the one in control of destiny...
This is easily anticipated. John can simply beat the game again in his spare time and record it and then instead of asking Woolie to “beat Omikron” he can ask him to “beat omikron AGAIN” a recommendation can be anything so long as it is unique. To delve into a hell you have already conquered is unique to the first experience. There could even be some fucked up variant to make it worse.
This preempts the counter breaker and if Woolie doesn’t complete the game on his own in secret… then John may simply say “oh no, I HAD to play it again because I will admit your original cooperative play through has some merit. I had to completely devalue it”
@@Bighomie39Combo Breaker just means that the thing being recommended is something the recommendee has already watched/read/played. You get 3(?) combo breaks total, and afaik there is currently no consequence for being combo broken three times so far because they are just making this up as they go. So yes, Woolie immediately resorted to the highest level of recommendation violence in episode 2 to avoid being combo broken and experiencing a consequence that doesn't exist.
John's sudden horrified realization that "yes, things could've been even worse" and that his dyslexia actually helped him dodge a bullet is just beautiful.
I felt immense dread when Woolie said "webcomic" because I thought hed say homestuck. I let out a primal yell of pure hype when he dropped Kill Six Billion Demons.
...to be fair Homestuck is not that bad. No really, the main reason people started to hate it was due to the community around it. The comic itself at least for most of it's existence, like more than 50%, was a fun read. I mean yeah there is a drop-off.....no there is no but it was a mess. If anything I would love to see John dig though a dead webcomic, a time capsule of a certain time period the internet passed though and left behind. I mean most people would just harp on the memes, John may actually find something profound even in Homestuck.
I unironically want them to "suicide pact" recommending the entirety of Homestuck to one another because that would actually kill the podcast and it would be the best possible way to go out. Imagine an entire podcast of these two men having forced one another to read the entirety of Homestuck
I am so so ready for this. John's Omikrom torture month has been living rent-free in my head ever since Woolie memorizing dungeon layouts in F+H so he didn't have to deal with torches. Edit: John “I don’t want to be the villain of this podcast” holding a loaded gun to Woolie’s head for the rest of this show.
2:19:55 I’ve literally never seen woolie look so manic and unhinged before, it’s actually kinda terrifying 2:26:37 the realization after John utters those words is incredible
Never have I seen such primal fear put into the soul of this man. Recommending Omicron is an act that requires such retribution. Eyepatchwolf is a better man than me.
2:24:11 has got to be my favorite Woolie laugh of all time. He's laughing so hard he looks frightened, like he is gazing deep into the abyss and giving way to madness itself. Holy shit this podcast has such fantastic energy; a little tension makes it SO much more entertaining!
My god this podcast is just them taking turns being the villain of the month but so far John is easily more unhinged. 3 hours of tension for an amazing ending, true cinema.
I listen to this podcast because it's two cool people whose opinions I trust getting to see media (which I may or may not be familiar with) with fresh eyes. I did not ever expect it to be a consistently funny experience. When the recommendations came around this time, I was laughing so hard I was crying. Well done.
I just have this deep feeling that John is going to give Woolie, just a few nice months. You know, let him just kinda enjoy his time. Like, if you ever got a call from your parents where they were like, "Hey what time are you going to be home?" And you say, "Oh, well maybe like 8. Why?" And their response is, "Oh no reason...no reason at all. Hey, enjoy it." Just letting Woolie have a little bit of enjoyment before the most vile shit John can muster.
I swear to god, whenever the music stops, John looks DIRECTLY AT THE CAMERA, and starts speaking calmly and slowly, unblinking and unchanging as the camera keeps zooming further and further. The absolute dread that fills the air, the menacing aura he exudes is so absurdly powerful, holy shit
John: I refuse to be the villain of this podcast. Also John: **puts himself through way worse torture than asked of him just so he can blackmail his friend with it**
My GAWD. The energy levels just DIE when they get to talking about Omikron. All the fun suddenly dried up. It's like a damn support group or an intervention.
The sheer insane excitement and chaotic joy on Woolies face when John mentions the 8 time bombs is one of the best things I have ever come across. Thank you for making my day great and I hope you guys have a great day as well 👍
From 1:41:00 to 2:37:00 is John slowly revealing that he is the Jon Wick of gaming and journalism. He wasn't locked into an LP. He wasn't forced to do it for some reward. He is simply a man of means and a man of conviction.
I love how you can see the sorrow in Wolve's eyes as he hears Woolie's reccomendation and realizes he spent all this time preparing revenge for Omikron and if he could really go through with it And hooo boy. He made a decision
Oh, I think Vinland saga was always going to be his choice. There’s something deliciously more scary about how Woolie now has to worry that omikron is coming again for him, and next time he’ll have to do it alone
Holy shit this podcast may be the greatest podcast to ever exist. I'm not sure if its possible to top the raw emotions of this episode, especially at the end.
You know how traumatic Omikron was to Woolie when you literally see him break out in cold sweat at the mere idea of being forced to replay it. What a rollercoaster.
That ending was like something out of an A24 movie. The rising dread, the psychological terror, the sinking feeling in your gut that you are about to witness someone go through the absolute harrowing of Hell itself.
Horrifyingly amazing, I love the sort of push and pull of this friendship/animosity. The ending felt almost like a mini episode of Gon in 60 seconds. Looking forward to whatever comes next.
Woolie trying to justify the omikron recommendation boils down to trauma bonding is great
Well, that was the lesson he learned from Naruto
Woolie, you have become John's Oliver Cromwell. You have shipped him off to Montserrat.
I mean, he did get r***d in the first recommendation John gave. John also didn't go to a tournament... after several combo breakers, he set himself up for Omikron 🤷🏼♂️
@@brianbonn5733but the thing is Fear and Hunger is actually good, it's just incredibly difficult art. It's like showing someone C***Skin by Ralph Balkshi and then they force you to watch Disaster Movie in retaliation.
No... He's eventually getting a JetPack out of this, it's the only thing that would explain this behavior
"I will not be the villain of this podcast!" yells pro wrestling heel.
2:47:10 - Actual wrestling promo.
I think levels of caring to not be a villain for John are much lower than his levels of caring to create a thrilling storyline.
Dude spent an hour straight Sephiroth posting and then says that
"I finished Omikron the Nomad Soul" is probably one of the most powerful sentences I have ever heard
“And understood it”
whats esh woolie
I finished Omikron the Nomad Soul.
In 2001.
I played this game when it was released. It was an incredibly ambitious game at a time when games were getting stale. Yes it doesn't hold up at all but it at least attempted to push the boundaries of what was possible in a narrative based 'adventure' type game.
I enjoyed it immensely when I played Omikron all those years ago even though it had so much jank. Just for its weirdness but theres no way I'd enjoy it now. Sometimes you just can't go home again.
They have invented the concept of PvP enabled podcast.
He pioneered the style during his Game of the Year episodes of Let's Fight a Boss
@@larsnyman2455 I miss LFAB :(
"I beat Shenmue 3 twice! I have read a thousand Garfield comics!" is my quote of the episode. It's like the weirdest shounen arc-villain boast ever.
"I have a wife and we play playstation" into "I have read a thousand Garfield comics" is just John transforming into a JoJo character but translated by Duwang
Is it just me or is there some higher force at play regarding the fact Garfield's owner is also called john?
@@moopersworthninjason42nd81 Jim
I absolutely fear The Man Of A Thousand Garfs
@@NDenizen It is however, one of the odd moments where it's Completely accurate, so you read it twice and go "WHAT THE F-" and the world fucking Implodes.
I think the funniest aspect of John's threat at the end is that technically if he showed up in Woolie's room to loom over him for maximum fear in that hypothetically scenario, then by woolie's own decree immediately after the pants-shitting occurs, they would both have to immediately get up and start dancing for 8 minutes straight
Lmao the pair of them have loaded guns, off to the side.
Whoever falls first
John is the guy in the window with an axe that’s says “I’m coming back”
Woolie realized that pulling out Omicron this early was in burning all of his meter on a Level 3 when he was still in the corner, but it only left John at half health while Woolie could be chipped out.
Should've saved that meter for the second round.
This comment didn’t age well.
After Omikron, Woolie can't give John shit for anything ever again. The dynamic of this friendship has been permanently altered. He could show up on Woolie's doorstep in the middle of the night with two spades and a trash bag of human viscera and Woolie wouldn't so much as have the privilege to ask questions.
John gave Woolie the most unforgiving game ever. Woolie gave John the most underdeveloped game ever. That's about as equivalent an exchange you can get!
It's about as equivalent as drawing a mustache on your sleeping friend's face and placing your friend in a Saw trap. @@mario98730
John should make Woolie finish Hunter x Hunter now
How does it feel to be a prophet my friend??
@@TensphaJH4547 All according to keikaku
The psychological mind break John did at the end when faking the Omikron completion from Woolie was pure psycho thriller shit
That's kinda on brand for John. I really love Woolie but I am not sure if it's possible for him to keep up with sheer unhingedness John posseses.
It's gonna be beyond fucked up when John breaks the violence threshhold and doesn't even say Omikron.
He says "Finish HunterXHunter, motherfucker"
SPOILERS
It's oddly hot and I don't like what that says about me or my tastes in men.
Woolie, you must return to where it began. The root of the agony. You must return.
*Welcome in Omikron.*
The fact that this episode isn’t called Versus Wolves (FINAL) means that Omikron hasn’t broken John and that Woolie’s month is going to be terrifying 💀
It took some time for the Omikron Curse to activate on the old channel too, don't get too comfortable
DEEJUS WATCHES EYEPATCH WOLF
I mean I saw John on stream he got pretty goddamn close.
Hey as we all know it was Johns choice to play so much of it after woolie forced him to check it out, john must have absolutely had a great time.
"John and David Bowie are no longer friends"
Chekhov's gun, placed. Introduction over. The real podcast begins now.
END OF PROLOGUE
Woolie really missed Dokapon, didn't he?
@@iller3 yeah, about that...
Half of the podcast is talking about Earthbound and half is a really heated couple's therapy, incredible.
Literally the best podcast possible.
frfr
there's no "Therapy" for this...
John: “I spoke to David Cage in the other room, Woolie. He’s not thrilled, but I think I got you off the hook for now… but you owe me.”
Every time John says RRR he sounds like a seal performing a trick.
Oar or Arr? Arrs are Ors?
God bless the Oirish
"Noooo don't take my soul! RRR!"
-Woolie during his Omikron run
ABSOLUTELY A SEAL. The entire dialect of Irish English is exposed by the letter R.
Dude everytime i hear him say the letter R I chuckle i love this guy
Wow, literal jaw drop when I was having the thought "Isn't he watching Vinland Saga? Did he not learn the lesson on breaking cycles of hate?" And then boom, the recommendation.
I love John's absolute mastery over Woolie's emotional state in the conclusion, culminating in that Omikron fakeout
Jon: "Nobody is allowed to talk shit about Woolie. I openly ugly sobbed in the back seat of a car b/c I realized I wouldn't see him in person for a few months. Only I can talk shit about Woolie."
I love these two.
Really not beating the shippers allegations
@@Khandrakealso doesn’t change the fact that people have known Woolie has basic taste for awhile now too
Woolie joking and laughing and being jovial while John sits there stone-faced and burning a humongous hole through him in tranquil rage
I think Woolie just does that when he gets nervous. It’s his attempt to change an uncomfortable atmosphere
Woolie: We shouldn't encourage ficwriters.
John: *It seems with the right stimulus everything is possible, Woolie.*
Woolie: We shouldn't encourage ficwriters.
John: *Calls Woolie sweetie*
Woolie's "oh" when John states that he would like to continue his assessment of Omikron reminds me so much of the Scene in John Wick, where the villian calls the car mechanic, and the mechanic tells him his son killed John Wicks dog. Woolie knows that the situation has become so much more dire than he first realized.
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger, comedy is when you fall in an open sewer and die." ~ Mel Brooks and people who watch Omikron: The Nomad Soul playthroughs.
I'm loving the "possessed by a symbiote" energy John is bringing to this episode.
Dead eyes. No emotion. Absolute existential dread.
Anime and David Cage.
2:45:00 the way Woolie's eyes immediately went wide in fear is killing me lmao
The character development of this episode is wild
Woolie: A man who slays old gods re-experiences childhood and comes out the other side with a new perspective on life and its struggles
John: An easily flustered Irish guy fights through David Cage's digital recreation of the deepest pits of hell and learns the power of sheer unbridled spite
Learns the power of sheer unbridled spite AND chooses not to use it*. Not out of mercy, but merely to put himself in a position of higher power.
"I will not be the villain."-John
"Good luck."-Woolie
Bro I think that line kinda already cements that villainy lmao
Not if woolie has time to steal his pie
Woolie. You know what you must do, now.
You must beat omikron again on your own, taking your time to make it as painless as possible, then hit john with the combo breaker.
Holy Shit that would be a 800 IQ play
Never thought podcast would have tech XD
YES
And then beat Hunt Down the Freeman at his own leisure to use for later
Of course, John's counterplay is to respond "Final Fantasy 14", which would probably end the podcast for good.
Someone never watched the Drunk-through that was Reboot.
That was supposed to be like a 5? hour game. It took Woolie like a year and a half IIRC.
@@Rhaethynoh my word, that would be amazing! The look of joy on Pat’s face when Woolie suddenly doesn’t disengage when he talks about the weird stuff in his mmo
WELCOME IN OMIKRON
(2)
THIS IS WHAT SOLD DAVID BOWIE
BWAH BWAH BU BWANA
I really hope this podcast runs for a long time, not only because it's one of my favorite things on the internet, but also because declaring the podcast's "in its twilight" in the third episode and then continuing to run for 5+ years would be an extremely solid bit
Yes, but it also be hilarious putting triple digits up for your podcast and not even making it to 10 so it’s great either way
Its like RLM's final annual black spine/wheel of the worst.
" I do not want to be the villain of this podcast "
That didn't last long
*”I am not the villain of this podcast. I do what I do because there is no choice.”* - John Eyepatch Wolf
I'm not even a fan of that anime and I *adore* how John slipped in "I have no enemies" for the fake-out.
i love how as soon as the nomad conversation is coming John's jawline somehow becomes even more square and cut as his rage slowly builds
this feels like a Vietnam veteran bonding with a shell-shocked Desert Storm soldier at a PTSD support group. different generations, shared trauma
John is just about 4 or 5 years younger than Woolie I think
I mean you aren’t wrong man but fuuuck
@@Dan-Ky-Kang closer to 10 year difference. John looks to be in his late 20’s while Woolie is almost 40.
Edit: never mind, you’re right. John is in his 30’s. I must have a crush on the mf cause I’m usually good at guessing ages lol
John is in his 30s, 37 I think? I believe he mentioned it in one of his latest videos, where he talks about young youtubers retiring.
The light in woolie's eyes as the Omikron discussion goes downhill is giving me life
Apparently my favorite genre of podcast is Woolie talks to a white person.
I love that you specified "to", not "with", implying woolie doesn't let them talk
@@wumbojet guests do have to speak over him and Pat.
@@wumbojetLol Pat used to talk over Woolie at every occassion.
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It was the years of linguistic combat. He sharpened the blade.
I wasn't expecting this to end with Woolie having an anxiety attack, but this is where we are at. Holy shit, what an episode
I haven't seen him have anxiety this bad since the Sonic Dreams Collection video where they found Big the Cat in Rouge's womb.
I regret every single word I typed.
I like to think John beating Omikron further than he supposed to was a response to Woolie getting a better ending in F&H than him.
Well it was not a "better ending " than him, but rather one he didn't get
@@hectorrodriguezgonzalez8938in a way, it was a better ending, at least from the main character's perspective
Omikron has birthed a new god of fear and hunger. Woolie is going to watch Vinland saga while being absorbed in absolute dread and terror at what may come lol.
One month ago, Woolie was entirely unaware of what he was bringing into this world, when he set John: The Final Gamer the task of playing Omikron: The Nomad's Soul. He had no way of knowing, how dark the path that he had sent his best friend down was.
The world to which Omikron had sent John was a harsh one, one with rules that made no sense to a mortal man, a world of endless torment and punishment, The Final Gamer was pushed to his breaking point.
In his lowest moment, the man known as John, felt three distinct emotions: Sadness, stemming from the disappointment he felt, knowing this suffering was wished upon him, by his best friend. The second emotion was hatred, towards the world of Omikron and its creators, and Woolie, the best friend that he now believed the actions of to be those of violence. Finally, there was rage, an overspill of anger and confusion, directed to anyone that would listen to his unintelligible cries of helplessness and despair.
As the darkness encircled, threatening to consume him, The Final Gamer reached deep inside himself in order to bring forth the wolf inside, he could activate Final Gamer Mode, but would it be enough? No. He must go one step further beyond. He howled, as only a wolf could, howling to the moon, to Selene, the personification of the moon itself. He waited patiently for Selene’s divine judgment, which soon came crashing through the heavens, piercing the darkness that surrounded him, and then, it happened.
Just as Selene commanded the phases of the moon, The Final Gamer, for the first time, saw the individual pieces of the nonsensical world of Omikron, and began to manipulate it, bending it to his will, meeting all challenges presented to him, and surpassing them. After all the trouble and strife, The Final Gamer reached enlightenment, and conquered the world of Omikron. However, it had cost him the last of his humanity.
Shenmue 3, Shadow The Hedgehog, no amount of video game jank could compare to what he had just experienced. Thanks to this new power, bestowed upon him by the Goddess herself, there was no game in existence, be it critically praised AAA title, or a two decade old jank fest, that could possibly stop him, The Final Gamer, now.
Later that week, Woolie would meet with John for the first time since he set him this impossible task, but the man he saw was not his friend as he remembered him. As John recounted his ordeal, his eyes seemed to stare, without seeing. It was as though all worlds, both real and virtual, no longer required his sight for him to understand. As Woolie tried to rationalise both his and John’s actions, he realised the man before him was not human, but something new. This new form that John: The Final Gamer had adopted, would bring untold devastation, in the years to come. This new form would come to be known as:
[JANK LORD: ECLIPSE]
This is exactly what Woolie deserved. He knew what Omikron was, especially to his fan base. He DESERVED that scare. He knows what he did. xD
One must imagine Super Eyepatch Wolf happy
That was the most MENACING encounter I've ever seen. Woolie felt the go-go-go-go SFX in his veins.
2:34:35 the sheer emotion in which Jon spouts "I HAVE READ 1000 GARFIELD COMICS" is a force of nature.
I *fear* The Man of a Thousand Garfs.
THAT ENDING HOLY SHIT JOHN YOU FUCKING KILLED HIM
Gun To Your Head just became real with that ending. John has installed within Woolie the fear of Omikron The Loaded Soul.
Like Omikron itself, I don't know how this episode managed to keep topping itself. The reveal of the metaphorical loaded gun was the most insane thing in an episode loaded with wild swerves.
Shout-out to John and Woolie joking about John being unable to script these podcast episodes like his videos, then later discussing John taking a prank lie too far, and then John wording his Omikron statements to imply he jumped off at certain points. Writer-man wins in the end. The crescendo was glorious, and while I'm glad we're back to happy recommendations, I'm not sure if this podcast can ever top what happened in these initial episodes.
Wolf frothing from the mouth in anger and Woolie nervously sweating. What a moment
John was this close to literally killing Woolie through the screen
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Woolie's sheer, _demonic_ glee over John's suffering.
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And then the fear creeps into his eyes.
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And now the despair.
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And the _realization._
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AND THE POPOFF
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The DISBELIEF
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The Reprieve
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The _threat_
"Earthbound oozes... *itself*" is a line that could have been written by Tim Rogers as "the bottom line". I'm surprised woolie wasn't into it.
One day we'll see Tim Roger's actual Earthbound bottom line 👏
There already is kind of a bottom line for Earthbound from his Kotaku video about 1994 games
"Earthbound is the game that made me become a vegetarian"
Which by itself is kind of a nonsense statement, but his elaboration of what it means is beautiful, like his other videos
You are? Why?
That’s exactly what I thought too LMAO
Well tim said something very similar about doom but then said “man what a wildly terrible sentence to say”
JOHN HAS BECOME SO IMMENSLY POWERFUL
2:34:33 "I HAVE READ A THOUSAND GARFIELD COMICS"
I absolutely died laughing
2:33:58 i took a bit of rice, YOU BULLDOZED MY HOUSE!!!!!
John calls it a loaded gun on the table, but it's dangerous to call shots with the Combo Breaker system. All Woolie has to do, is take the first napkin, and he will be the one in control of destiny...
This is easily anticipated. John can simply beat the game again in his spare time and record it and then instead of asking Woolie to “beat Omikron” he can ask him to “beat omikron AGAIN” a recommendation can be anything so long as it is unique. To delve into a hell you have already conquered is unique to the first experience. There could even be some fucked up variant to make it worse.
This preempts the counter breaker and if Woolie doesn’t complete the game on his own in secret… then John may simply say “oh no, I HAD to play it again because I will admit your original cooperative play through has some merit. I had to completely devalue it”
Is that a fucking Jojo-
How does the Combo Breaker work, exactly?
@@Bighomie39Combo Breaker just means that the thing being recommended is something the recommendee has already watched/read/played. You get 3(?) combo breaks total, and afaik there is currently no consequence for being combo broken three times so far because they are just making this up as they go.
So yes, Woolie immediately resorted to the highest level of recommendation violence in episode 2 to avoid being combo broken and experiencing a consequence that doesn't exist.
"I refuse to be the villain of this podcast" says the man that revels in being the villain.
I had to literally pause the podcast so I could see Johns face when Woolie told him that the advice button costs rings
John's sudden horrified realization that "yes, things could've been even worse" and that his dyslexia actually helped him dodge a bullet is just beautiful.
(timestamp is 2:11:17)
I felt immense dread when Woolie said "webcomic" because I thought hed say homestuck.
I let out a primal yell of pure hype when he dropped Kill Six Billion Demons.
Woolie is a man with self-respect. He's never read homestuck
...to be fair Homestuck is not that bad. No really, the main reason people started to hate it was due to the community around it.
The comic itself at least for most of it's existence, like more than 50%, was a fun read. I mean yeah there is a drop-off.....no there is no but it was a mess.
If anything I would love to see John dig though a dead webcomic, a time capsule of a certain time period the internet passed though and left behind. I mean most people would just harp on the memes, John may actually find something profound even in Homestuck.
@@liamk1610wait, you think Woolie has self respect? Have you watched his podcast?
I unironically want them to "suicide pact" recommending the entirety of Homestuck to one another because that would actually kill the podcast and it would be the best possible way to go out. Imagine an entire podcast of these two men having forced one another to read the entirety of Homestuck
I am so so ready for this. John's Omikrom torture month has been living rent-free in my head ever since Woolie memorizing dungeon layouts in F+H so he didn't have to deal with torches.
Edit: John “I don’t want to be the villain of this podcast” holding a loaded gun to Woolie’s head for the rest of this show.
2:19:55 I’ve literally never seen woolie look so manic and unhinged before, it’s actually kinda terrifying
2:26:37 the realization after John utters those words is incredible
Never have I seen such primal fear put into the soul of this man. Recommending Omicron is an act that requires such retribution. Eyepatchwolf is a better man than me.
2:24:11 has got to be my favorite Woolie laugh of all time. He's laughing so hard he looks frightened, like he is gazing deep into the abyss and giving way to madness itself.
Holy shit this podcast has such fantastic energy; a little tension makes it SO much more entertaining!
My god this podcast is just them taking turns being the villain of the month but so far John is easily more unhinged. 3 hours of tension for an amazing ending, true cinema.
Holy shit that final five minutes may just be one of the best moments of a podcast I have ever witnessed
The fact that John’s got a nuke in his back pocket only means Woolie needs one of his own, and after that it’s a game of deterrence.
But where would Woolie possibly find a fate worse then Omikron?
@@ThatGuyNikolas on a website called MSPaint Adventures
@@ThatGuyNikolas I'm sure there's SOMETHING in the fighting game barrels that have been festering since Saturday Morning Scrublords ended.
Woolie seeing John's pain and being worried about what is about to happen is priceless
"I took a few pieces of rice from your plate, YOU BULLDOZED MY HOUSE!" Best quote from the whole podcast
I listen to this podcast because it's two cool people whose opinions I trust getting to see media (which I may or may not be familiar with) with fresh eyes. I did not ever expect it to be a consistently funny experience. When the recommendations came around this time, I was laughing so hard I was crying. Well done.
It's funny because now I want to reccomend people this very podcast but I'm not even sure where to start lol
John's dramatic cadence in every single thing he does really makes it so obvious he's a wrestling fan
I just have this deep feeling that John is going to give Woolie, just a few nice months. You know, let him just kinda enjoy his time. Like, if you ever got a call from your parents where they were like, "Hey what time are you going to be home?" And you say, "Oh, well maybe like 8. Why?" And their response is, "Oh no reason...no reason at all. Hey, enjoy it."
Just letting Woolie have a little bit of enjoyment before the most vile shit John can muster.
Considering how John got freaked out by the strip club, are we sure he’s capable of finding something horrifying for Woolie?
@@gameb9oy Watch the end of the podcast
It's waiting for the level 2 counter breaker.
@@MrFlunkorgoh my word! He had so much fun with that
While I dont want it to ALWAYS be a spite pick, I love the looming threat.
I swear to god, whenever the music stops, John looks DIRECTLY AT THE CAMERA, and starts speaking calmly and slowly, unblinking and unchanging as the camera keeps zooming further and further.
The absolute dread that fills the air, the menacing aura he exudes is so absurdly powerful, holy shit
Eyepatchwolf, standing in Woolie's window with a cutlass: "I'm comin back"
John sounds like a Seal trying to say "RRR"
Or Or Or
This is some high quality podcasting and also the best argument for podcasts having a PVP category.
This is a serious contender for best podcast imo. The energy is just so compelling.
The last five minutes, holy shit this podcast ROCKS.
They truly emphasized the *VERSUS* in _Versus Wolves_
John had his own Breaking Bad crawlspace moment
Omikron the nomad's soul: How David Cage killed my best friends
The hypest podcast where every episode is the final episode
I am living for the absolute vitriol dripping off of johns words in the intro
"The deck is a little stacked Woolie, you're the one who shuffled it!" is such an unexpected great quote there
John: I refuse to be the villain of this podcast.
Also John: **puts himself through way worse torture than asked of him just so he can blackmail his friend with it**
"i will not be the villain"
*proceeds to do the most evil thing so far on this podcast*
Boy am I glad to see John's showmanship hasn't decayed at all after the last few LFAB Game of the Year podcasts, that was beautiful.
My GAWD. The energy levels just DIE when they get to talking about Omikron. All the fun suddenly dried up. It's like a damn support group or an intervention.
The sheer insane excitement and chaotic joy on Woolies face when John mentions the 8 time bombs is one of the best things I have ever come across. Thank you for making my day great and I hope you guys have a great day as well 👍
Oh my fucking christ that ending. Jeeeeeesus fuck. I am HOWLING.
God damn that was the biggest power move I have ever seen, props to John
From 1:41:00 to 2:37:00 is John slowly revealing that he is the Jon Wick of gaming and journalism. He wasn't locked into an LP. He wasn't forced to do it for some reward. He is simply a man of means and a man of conviction.
this pod only being monthly makes it all the sweeter
I love how you can see the sorrow in Wolve's eyes as he hears Woolie's reccomendation and realizes he spent all this time preparing revenge for Omikron and if he could really go through with it
And hooo boy. He made a decision
Oh, I think Vinland saga was always going to be his choice. There’s something deliciously more scary about how Woolie now has to worry that omikron is coming again for him, and next time he’ll have to do it alone
oh yeah that shit was insane
@@gameb9oyThat gun is loaded. Woolie has to sleep at night knowing that.
John is one of the best Heels weve ever had, hes wonderful
John is such a storyteller in everything he does. It’s fantastic.😂 He and Woolie bounce off each other so well.
In-fucking-credible ending holy shit.
John is a FANTASTIC heel holy shit. He can be genuinely terrifying and i am fucking here for it
John using Woolie's own ultimate nightmare against him. The sheer, wide-eyed PTSD that that brought forth.
Holy shit this podcast may be the greatest podcast to ever exist. I'm not sure if its possible to top the raw emotions of this episode, especially at the end.
You know how traumatic Omikron was to Woolie when you literally see him break out in cold sweat at the mere idea of being forced to replay it.
What a rollercoaster.
John is *so* good at being ominous in a very specific, very anime/wrestling kind of way. The section from around 2:27:54 onward is excellent to watch
That ending was like something out of an A24 movie. The rising dread, the psychological terror, the sinking feeling in your gut that you are about to witness someone go through the absolute harrowing of Hell itself.
2:49:01
"For the first time in his life the king felt true fear"
Horrifyingly amazing, I love the sort of push and pull of this friendship/animosity. The ending felt almost like a mini episode of Gon in 60 seconds. Looking forward to whatever comes next.
That twist at the end was beautiful. Also, can't wait to hear John's thoughts next episode.