Really amazing to hear their story! I've got 100+ hours on Enter The Gungeon, it's just one of my all time favorites now. And there really are thousands and thousands of intricate details in everything in that game, so no wonder it took so long to develop! I think the game turned out absolutely perfect though
It's god tier when it comes to product quality. Bought it to play with my GF at the time and have easily put 200 hours into it. True masterpiece no doubt.
I had no idea what a staggering and personal journey this game has been for the team of dedicated creators that brought it into being. Thank you for sharing their story and broadening my horizons. You are forgiven for the clickbait title :D
Video game production, as a whole, eats and chew up people. It's one of the most complex product that can be made, requiring all of its many complex components to be equally high-quality: art, programming, marketing, music, player education (tutorial and ramping player challenge), etc. etc.
its often the story behind a lot of the best games ever made. Often times you will hear it was an accident, something that was under funded, barely made it to market, and didn't have the backing you would expect of an amazingly successful game. The original WarCraft and Blizzard studio's was like that, they even went through several different names and change in leadership, almost going broke in each exchange. I think its the interest in making something great and not having expectations to be held to, is often risky but also makes for the best games possible.
That's how I feel about Crypt of the Necrodancer, at first I didn't because of the loading screens but with the recent update I can play without troubles.
@@juanrodriguez9971 I should also play that because I have the Zelda one which I haven’t played much but I could play the original because my brother has it on steam
Enter the gungeon is the kind of game that I play once and then leave it for weeks just to play it again when I randomly remember that I have the game installed on my computer
The hard work of the team definitely paid off, EtG is one of my fave games of all time. I also gotta say that Advanced Gungeons and Draguns might just be the best free update to a game ever. The whole synergy system and all the extra content and balance updates were amazing
9:28 this mechanic was actually also used for the "rad gun" wherein the gun would sort of level up with each successful reload. the reload bar would also get faster each time, making it more difficult the higher level it was.
@@KINGOFTHESPARKS755 oooo, gotta get that in a run or two, I have the game at the time of this writing. It’s, good so far, the dodging is a bit iffy as I need to learn how many I-frames I get so I don’t frame perfect dodge into projectiles lol
@@tagadhur_malaguld games pretty honest as to how many frames you get. You have frames while you are in the air but once you land ur vulnerable again. Dont be afraid to backroll through stuff against a wall either. You get the frames regardless of if ur position actually changes
Because of the crazy amount of stuff in this game, when my husband played, he would ask me to look up the items to see if it was worth getting/buying. We ended up joking that I was his Oracle, since I would often be vague about what the items did, as to avoid spoilers lol The endless charm of this game always made it a joy to play and watch. Whenever my husband asks me to look up something, he still refers to me as his Oracle :)
Enter the Gungeon is one of my favorites roguelikes of all time. Like dead cells, the game just feels good to play and keep playing again and again even after unlocking everything. The gun puns are also new and very well done.
This story was a blast to hear about! As someone who's played Gungeon since release day over 6 years ago, with 420 hours combined across PS4 and PC, I adore it. From the mechanics to the music (did I mention the theme song kicks ass?), the gunplay to the Gungeoneers, everything just goes so well together and it really shows. While tough for new players at first, once you get used to dodge rolling and weapons (and their rarities), you'll be blasting Bullet Kin like a pro (pun intended). Beating pasts is no easy feat (The Pilot's past was the hardest for me), and unlocking the secret characters (Bullet, Robot, Gunslinger and Paradox) takes time, but once you do it, the feeling of accomplishment washes over you and it's so good. It took me 3 years to get the Platinum trophy but damn it was worth it. I even have a t-shirt of the Advanced Gungeons and Dragon art, it's incredible. The community is amazing too, from the fanart to the animations. Thank you Dodge Roll Games for making one (bullet) hell of an experience for myself and others to dodge roll into. If you haven't bought this game, from the bottom of my heart, GET IT. Couch co-op with a buddy is great too. It's a perfect game in my eyes. Thank you so much for sharing the team's story with a wider audience, it means so much to everyone.
I remember playing the game in 2015, I do game dev as a hobby (it's what got me into programming in the first place). It was an awesome roguelike bullet hell game that was balanced for beginners and pros to the genre.
That was a welcome surprise, sir. Companies like Dodge Roll, Team Cherry, Super Giant, etc. -are examples to learn from as a developer. (And ... my wife's checking out Scentbird.) Suggestions: Ori and the Blind Forrest / Will of the Wisps: from runner to amazing game. Divinity Original Sin I and II: the game Larian studios wanted to make for decades. Hyper Light Drifter: the legacy of an ill developer and a love letter to old school games. Or: Darksiders, Crawl, Overcooked, Castle Crashers, Kingdom, Lovers in a Dangerous spacetime, Mark of the Ninja, Moonlighter, Rainworld, Super Time Force Ultra, Unravel...
@@ThatGuyGlen Dust: an Elysian Tale is impressive, and developed by one dude, so that might be worth some research. (Although, I can understand if you’d want to avoid discussing it)
@@Firefight_ wait, dust was made by one person? I remember watching dust like over 10+ years ago, but never realised it was made by one person, and holy do graphics still hold up
I'm so glad you covered my favorite rogue like game of all time. Hearing you talk about its crazy development story has made me appreciate it even more, and it's such a joy to hear that the developers are working on new projects. Keep up the great vids :D
One of my all time favorite games! I'm surprised you didn't mention Exit the Gungeon as that's probably the game they were talking about that was in the Gungeon universe. It's a sidescroller Gungeon game released in 2020. So amazing a scrappy and dedicated team can create such a masterpiece!
It’s a wholly separate game so I rather keep the option open to make a dedicated video about it. And I doubt that’s the game they were talking about, since it was released as a spin-off mobile game. It was only later ported to other systems.
honestly, even if they wouldn't have had a semi polished demo, I imagine Devolver still would have been intrigued. Just being pitched the idea, how could you pass on something so batshit insane? Especially w Devolver, that's right in their wheelhouse. I absolutely love this game, from the gameplay, music, design and story, it's pitch perfect! Loved the video! Great work!
I really do hope this studio continues to be a prominent figure in the Indie scene - as a casual Gungeoneer who finally managed to snag the High Dragunfire a couple weeks ago, they’ve earned it in my books.
I'm not surprised at all that it went so well for them. When you have such a clear and concise idea from the start work is so much easier. No matter what kind of project you're working on. And they definitely aced the difficult but fair, there is honestly only 1 or two rooms I can think of in the hundreds of hours of play, and probably close to a thousand of watching in the entire game that aren't completely fair, and doable with nothing but the starter gun with enough time and effort. They're such a prominent face in the indie sphere because they earned it with quality, hardwork, and great ideas. I truly hope whatever they come out with next they stick to their guns (no pun intended) and release something with just as much care and thoughtfulness put into it. No matter how long it takes :3 thank you for the video, it was a good watch
The thing I love about EtG is that there’s almost a 100% chance you’ll fail your first time, but as you slowly move through it every other time you get to learn, which is true for a lot of games, but this one had a different feel to it when this happened
Going to school for computer programming next spring while also practicing game development on my own at home before then, trying my best with what I know and I often get discouraged. It’s incredible to hear the stories of different devs and constantly reminds me to hold onto that motivation
Bro finally! I’ve been waiting to learn about these developers forever, since I love ETG and I love the journeys of Indie Developers such as Team Cherry and Studio MDHR. Plus, the game is full of so much passion and epic references!
I remember the first time I played the game I found the ambiance was so unique and everything was so polished it was amazing. It was the first real rogue like I played and it was really not the last. I LOVE enter the gungeon .
One of the best indie games i have ever played! I played this game so much i have like 1200+ hours on it in steam, just because i played shit out of it alone and with friends, helped to get through some rough times. All in all great game, great video and cant wait for their next game!
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Enter the gungeon is probably my most played game of all time. I just recently unlocked the finished gun and I still look forward to playing it. I wish they would make a sequel.
SO STOKED to see you did a vid on this game and studio! Enter the Gungeon deserves every bit of praise it gets. While I'm not clamoring for a 2nd one to be made. it would be so dope to get another DLC. We can dream can't we?
@@DamageMaximo I’ve speedrun the game for years since it’s release I have multiple times on the leaderboards I own every digital and physical copy of the game even limited editions. ive just gone deeper into the game than you probably thought was possible, advanced understanding of all synergies, weapon stats etc
I remember hearing about Gungeon in college, buying it on a whim because I was starting to get into indies, and then sinking hundreds of hours into the game over the years and multiple platforms. Love this little game that could, and still play it to this day.
Easily one of my favorite indie games. It’s so good that I’ll even go so far to say that it’s in my top ten favorite games of all-time. Dodge Roll knocked it out of the park with Gungeon. I’m excited to see what they’re working on as a follow up and if it’s even half as good as gungeon it would still be an incredible game. If anyone out there is curious about playing it and haven’t yet, I highly recommend it.
@@ryno4ever433 I’m familiar with the game and I played it. From what I understand, Dodge Roll is currently working on their next big follow-up game to the Gungeon franchise. So I was referring specifically to that as of yet unannounced game.
Everytime I hear the opening music to enter the gungeon, I get chills. This game goes so much harder/deeper than it has any right to. The details are so finely crafted, to the point this game is on the level of much more serious games emotionally. I'd go so far as to say it's on par with MGS on the emotional level, and on any other level (gameplay, graphics, music) it meets or exceeds that very high bar. A masterpiece on every level, I love this game.
Hey Glen, I don't know if you take suggestions for what you should cover here in the comment section, but I'd love to see you make a video on Vampire Surviros. It's amazing how this game no one expected no one expected to do much more than return the development cost blew up thanks to being legitimately interesting and having enough eyes on it early. The Dev team has been super communicative and transparent in their updates and honestly, I wish I had enough time to read them all because I find it super interesting. And that's where you come in!
@@ThatGuyGlen No, thank you for hearing me out! I hope there's enough there to make a good video, I'd be over the moon if I directly influenced one of my favorite UA-camrs to make a video!
youtube reads my mind way too much, just woke up from an enter the gungeon dream an hour ago, eat, come back to thinking about gungeon as im finishing and then click on youtube, this was the first video on my feed, literally AS im thinking about gungeon, ik i watched 2 or 3 videos about the game the other day so it's fresh on youtubes algorithm for me but it's still eerie
Yo for any of you guys wishing you could get more gungeon. Good news, there a few games out there that might just scratch that itch I want to point out 3 here 1. Nuclear throne. a difficult rouglike with a very unique style. the combat is engaging and responsive and a game that is overall just so fun I can't do it justice in a UA-cam comment 2. Dead estate. A small run and gun rouglike initially started on new grounds. The game takes elements from binding of Isaac such as room design enemies and secrets and combines it with the weapons and equipment from gungeon and puts it together in its own style very much fitting of new grounds. You can actually still play the initial build for dead estate on New grounds for free to see if you are interested in the full game on steam. Which is worth it in my opinion. The game has some really catchy music and very memorable characters and moments that are definitely with your time. And finally 3.Soul knight. A free to play mobile game that has no right to be as good as it is. A top down run and gun rouglike with characters that wildly Change your play stile We all know what mobile games are like now days but this has an incredible amount of content and depth. It has no ads but Unfortunately it still has micro transactions. However these aren't pay to win and more optional characters to provide variation and spice your runs up and you can easily get the full experience by playing smart rather than paying your way to victory. This is not your average mobile game however so you will need some level of storage for the game to run. This game isn't perfect and if you are dead set on never touching mobile games it's obviously not for you but if you have an open mind this game can be really enjoyable
Thank you for making this video! Enter the Gungeon is easily one of my favorite games, having played over a thousand hours of it and also delving in Modded content as well. I never knew the game I loved so much had a rich history of it's development process. I remember watching NL & Cobalt playing the game when it came out as well, when they finally managed to beat the game and get the gun that could kill the past.. I remember none of them had any idea what the gun looked like yet but earlier that run somebody made a joke saying 'what if it was just a gun with the barrel pointed backwards' and it was!! It was honestly what I think cemented this game as my top favorite game of all time.
It's crazy to think about that Devolver took a chance like they did on Dodge Roll. Out of money but sitting on an amazing premise with the will to make it happen, and then your publisher goes "Hey, here's the money you need to finish" Devolver knew they had a hot round in the chamber.
not sure why i was surprised to hear kenta cho and bulletML mentioned in a video about the creation of enter the gungeon, but i remember playing kenta cho's games back in the day and having a look at bulletML and thinking it was wild
Hey! I had just watched a video about the wild wild lore behind this game and all of its secrets. Perfect timing, and I didn't ever expect it to be covered on this channel even!
I have Enter the Gungeon because I friended a random person on steam and they gifted it to me. I'm not as big of a fan of DND bullet heck types (other than literally any of Toby Foxes games) so after dying to 2 different bosses in a row I was just done with it. Good job on the team though!
Dodgeroll-"Obviously there are fans who will say that there are definitely still some bits of BS in the game, but we tried our best to minimize that stuff." also Dodgeroll-Makes Ammoconda
Ammoconda is one of the easy bosses that people really seem to struggle with for some reason. Doing more boss runs might be a good way to get to that point where the fight becomes obvious and intuitive.
EtG is absolutely one of my favorite games of all time. I have 1200+ hours of play time, and more and more gets added nearly every day. This was a great little documentary to watch. I was not at all familiar with the history or the people behind the game I enjoy so much. I was also surprised to learn that there is an EtG arcade cabinet. I see that I can buy one for about 6 grand, so, I am going to start saving a little bit. It would be sick to have that sitting in the living room or game room. I get confused when games like Isaac or Nuclear Throne receive so much love even though EtG is (in my humble opinion) better on just about every metric than those two; just the lore of EtG is incredible. You can tell a lot of love went into the crafting of this game. I will look forward to see what Dodge Roll comes out with next.
I just read some comments and I don't sure if no one mentioned it but,Dodge Roll already did their sequel to Enter the Gungeon,it's called Exit the Gungeon,the game where you travel through floors on the elevator in 2D and fighting enemies and bosses
Well we already know that there is an "Exit the Gungeon" as a 2D side-scrolling sequel to this one. I think it already had been released by the time you posted this video.
I had no idea these devs were so incredibly fucking cool. these are the type of dudes that I wouldn't even be surprised if I had a conversation somewhere online with given how many of our interests specifically in games completely intersect. Neat video!
I've been playing gungeon since about 2017, and I've only started getting good this year. I'd love to see a proper sequel to the game some day, but I don't see that happening. Both lore-wise and due to the effort needed by the team. I'm looking forward to their next project either way.
20:41 Yeeeee, but he could also just be team cherry. Their strategy (don't say anything until we will have our game ready) also works, because they don't have to stress about release date. LOL Good video btw.
I played quite a bit of this game on pc but, i got it on switch a few years ago and have put hundreds of hours into it. It is a phenomenal game and i find myself playing it whenever i get bored of the other games I've been playing recently.
Watching this after Exit the Gungeon has come out, there's a funny feeling of nostalgia for the "What's next?!" we all felt then. It's cute in retrospect~ 😆
This is one of my most favorite games of all time the game feels like a polished game and most of the weapons feel special is their one way, i also love the difficulty of the game because i was tired of games that felt too easy or not as hard as i thought they would be, they truly nailed it on this, i love how each boss was different and all difficult with each attack having different patterns and different ai and also the amount of items they put in the game, 100% a 10/10 game
As I've said on Steam. "I got everything. Every gun. Every Item. Killed every enemy. Unlocked every achievement. I got 300 hours. Good game. Buy it :)" And I still play it. What a game!!!
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Make one about raft
how do you edit this well
@@muchstupider542 skill
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Devolver is absolutely the kind of publisher that would skip E3 to have their event in a Hooters parking lot.
A cultist simulator fan I see
@@guillaumecleach5124 devolver is part of the occult in reality
As God intended.
aint that quirky
Imagine thinking there’s an E3 still 🗿
Honestly it blows my mind that this is Joe's first work using pixel art because for a first time pixel artist this is stellar
Things are not always what they seem
Art in games tends to go through many iterations
The fact that they waited 6 hours to just go "Ok, Hear me out" is insane
😂
Sometimes the best ideas come from such moment.
What's more, Devolver loved it from the get go.
Tbf, the full sentence is “Ok, hear me out, bullets that shoot guns in a dungeon?”, who wouldn’t hear them out?
@@tanakisoup true true
Really amazing to hear their story! I've got 100+ hours on Enter The Gungeon, it's just one of my all time favorites now. And there really are thousands and thousands of intricate details in everything in that game, so no wonder it took so long to develop! I think the game turned out absolutely perfect though
Glad to hear you liked it! I had a lot of fun putting it together :D
my cousin has 1000+ hours on this game
It's god tier when it comes to product quality. Bought it to play with my GF at the time and have easily put 200 hours into it. True masterpiece no doubt.
I had no idea what a staggering and personal journey this game has been for the team of dedicated creators that brought it into being. Thank you for sharing their story and broadening my horizons.
You are forgiven for the clickbait title :D
My pleasure, glad to hear you enjoyed it!
@@ThatGuyGlen make one about raft
@@ThatGuyGlen dont
Video game production, as a whole, eats and chew up people.
It's one of the most complex product that can be made, requiring all of its many complex components to be equally high-quality: art, programming, marketing, music, player education (tutorial and ramping player challenge), etc. etc.
its often the story behind a lot of the best games ever made. Often times you will hear it was an accident, something that was under funded, barely made it to market, and didn't have the backing you would expect of an amazingly successful game.
The original WarCraft and Blizzard studio's was like that, they even went through several different names and change in leadership, almost going broke in each exchange.
I think its the interest in making something great and not having expectations to be held to, is often risky but also makes for the best games possible.
This just reminded me to play this game because I haven’t played it much but I want to
That's how I feel about Crypt of the Necrodancer, at first I didn't because of the loading screens but with the recent update I can play without troubles.
@@juanrodriguez9971 I should also play that because I have the Zelda one which I haven’t played much but I could play the original because my brother has it on steam
DO IT
You definitely should!!! I have about 4 days invested into it
Enter the gungeon is the kind of game that I play once and then leave it for weeks just to play it again when I randomly remember that I have the game installed on my computer
The hard work of the team definitely paid off, EtG is one of my fave games of all time. I also gotta say that Advanced Gungeons and Draguns might just be the best free update to a game ever. The whole synergy system and all the extra content and balance updates were amazing
9:28 this mechanic was actually also used for the "rad gun" wherein the gun would sort of level up with each successful reload. the reload bar would also get faster each time, making it more difficult the higher level it was.
Oh so this is the game where the rad gun came from? I know about the rad gun from a terraria mod “the stars above”, has that exact mechanic.
@@tagadhur_malaguld yup. I have not seen how far it can go. But it can 1 tap gun nuts and 5th chamber jammed shotgun kin at the 4th correct reload lol
@@KINGOFTHESPARKS755 oooo, gotta get that in a run or two, I have the game at the time of this writing. It’s, good so far, the dodging is a bit iffy as I need to learn how many I-frames I get so I don’t frame perfect dodge into projectiles lol
@@tagadhur_malaguld games pretty honest as to how many frames you get. You have frames while you are in the air but once you land ur vulnerable again. Dont be afraid to backroll through stuff against a wall either. You get the frames regardless of if ur position actually changes
@Sans Deltarune 16?? Good lord how hard does it hit by then??
Because of the crazy amount of stuff in this game, when my husband played, he would ask me to look up the items to see if it was worth getting/buying. We ended up joking that I was his Oracle, since I would often be vague about what the items did, as to avoid spoilers lol
The endless charm of this game always made it a joy to play and watch. Whenever my husband asks me to look up something, he still refers to me as his Oracle :)
This comment made me think you were about to say your husband was dead
That's actually cute lol.
Omg that's so cute haha
That's so wholesome
Aww. Keep it up. That's really positive.
My girl just goes out and gets drunk and leaves me with my kids alone.
There are so many damn fun facts about this game. I wish I was as enthralled by this game as I used to be, because it's absolutely AMAZING.
This continues to be one of my favorite channels on youtube. Keep it up, Glen!
Thanks, Austin! It all still feels very surreal :D
Enter the Gungeon is one of my favorites roguelikes of all time. Like dead cells, the game just feels good to play and keep playing again and again even after unlocking everything. The gun puns are also new and very well done.
This story was a blast to hear about! As someone who's played Gungeon since release day over 6 years ago, with 420 hours combined across PS4 and PC, I adore it. From the mechanics to the music (did I mention the theme song kicks ass?), the gunplay to the Gungeoneers, everything just goes so well together and it really shows. While tough for new players at first, once you get used to dodge rolling and weapons (and their rarities), you'll be blasting Bullet Kin like a pro (pun intended). Beating pasts is no easy feat (The Pilot's past was the hardest for me), and unlocking the secret characters (Bullet, Robot, Gunslinger and Paradox) takes time, but once you do it, the feeling of accomplishment washes over you and it's so good. It took me 3 years to get the Platinum trophy but damn it was worth it. I even have a t-shirt of the Advanced Gungeons and Dragon art, it's incredible. The community is amazing too, from the fanart to the animations. Thank you Dodge Roll Games for making one (bullet) hell of an experience for myself and others to dodge roll into. If you haven't bought this game, from the bottom of my heart, GET IT.
Couch co-op with a buddy is great too. It's a perfect game in my eyes. Thank you so much for sharing the team's story with a wider audience, it means so much to everyone.
I remember playing the game in 2015, I do game dev as a hobby (it's what got me into programming in the first place).
It was an awesome roguelike bullet hell game that was balanced for beginners and pros to the genre.
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@@mihasmradovic6486 can I film with your wife?
That was a welcome surprise, sir. Companies like Dodge Roll, Team Cherry, Super Giant, etc. -are examples to learn from as a developer.
(And ... my wife's checking out Scentbird.)
Suggestions:
Ori and the Blind Forrest / Will of the Wisps: from runner to amazing game.
Divinity Original Sin I and II: the game Larian studios wanted to make for decades.
Hyper Light Drifter: the legacy of an ill developer and a love letter to old school games.
Or: Darksiders, Crawl, Overcooked, Castle Crashers, Kingdom, Lovers in a Dangerous spacetime, Mark of the Ninja, Moonlighter, Rainworld, Super Time Force Ultra, Unravel...
Glad to hear you liked it! And thanks for the suggestions, I’ll check them out!
@@ThatGuyGlen Dust: an Elysian Tale is impressive, and developed by one dude, so that might be worth some research. (Although, I can understand if you’d want to avoid discussing it)
Try Hypercharge: Unboxed, I think you'll love it
@@Firefight_ wait, dust was made by one person? I remember watching dust like over 10+ years ago, but never realised it was made by one person, and holy do graphics still hold up
@@d4s0n282 watching?
…are we talking about the same thing?
I'm so glad you covered my favorite rogue like game of all time. Hearing you talk about its crazy development story has made me appreciate it even more, and it's such a joy to hear that the developers are working on new projects. Keep up the great vids :D
Glad to hear you liked it and will do!
This and Risk of rain 2 are my favorites
I've spent over 1000 hours on gungeon, definitely one of the best games ever made.
One of my all time favorite games!
I'm surprised you didn't mention Exit the Gungeon as that's probably the game they were talking about that was in the Gungeon universe. It's a sidescroller Gungeon game released in 2020.
So amazing a scrappy and dedicated team can create such a masterpiece!
It’s a wholly separate game so I rather keep the option open to make a dedicated video about it. And I doubt that’s the game they were talking about, since it was released as a spin-off mobile game. It was only later ported to other systems.
Exit the gungeon doesn't feel nearly as polished as enter the gungeon to me. Unfortunately I think dodge roll kinda missed the mark on that one.
@@tophatcat1173 it was an Apple arcade exclusive for a while
yeah...
@@Mate_Antal_Zoltan maybe they should have kept it as one
Agree, and Exit the Gungeon is a great game too🔫
A game made from love, sweat, tears, hard work, and a legendary level of dedication.
Respect.
Easily my favorite roguelike game. The passion and creativity just oozes from ETG. I've put over 300 hours into it, and it is still exciting to play.
honestly, even if they wouldn't have had a semi polished demo, I imagine Devolver still would have been intrigued. Just being pitched the idea, how could you pass on something so batshit insane? Especially w Devolver, that's right in their wheelhouse. I absolutely love this game, from the gameplay, music, design and story, it's pitch perfect!
Loved the video! Great work!
Etg is one of those games where you can feel the thousands of attempts the dev’s ran through it to make sure it feels perfect. Insanely polished.
I really do hope this studio continues to be a prominent figure in the Indie scene - as a casual Gungeoneer who finally managed to snag the High Dragunfire a couple weeks ago, they’ve earned it in my books.
I'm not surprised at all that it went so well for them. When you have such a clear and concise idea from the start work is so much easier. No matter what kind of project you're working on. And they definitely aced the difficult but fair, there is honestly only 1 or two rooms I can think of in the hundreds of hours of play, and probably close to a thousand of watching in the entire game that aren't completely fair, and doable with nothing but the starter gun with enough time and effort. They're such a prominent face in the indie sphere because they earned it with quality, hardwork, and great ideas. I truly hope whatever they come out with next they stick to their guns (no pun intended) and release something with just as much care and thoughtfulness put into it. No matter how long it takes :3 thank you for the video, it was a good watch
Glen, you just absolutely continue to nail it with the quality of these. My goodness, very very well done!!
I'm a HUGE fan of Gungeon, I had no idea the development was so troubled and daring. Makes me like the game even more!
Easily the best rougelike I've ever played. Everything about it is nearly perfect
Great video! Enter the Gungeon is one of my favorite games ever and seeing how much care and love put into the game is very heartwarming.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
The thing I love about EtG is that there’s almost a 100% chance you’ll fail your first time, but as you slowly move through it every other time you get to learn, which is true for a lot of games, but this one had a different feel to it when this happened
Beat roguelike/roguelite for me, Good video glad to see the growth of this channel as someone who’s been watching since the beginning
I Never heard of this game until now, gotta try this now. Great video as always Glen!
Thanks, Faizal!
Oh it’s one of my favourite games, super worth it! It’s hard and you have to play it a lot.
@@exigency2231 It's not SO hard as it feels at the beginning though. Nature of roguelikes. Skill issue mostly.
If they ever end up releasing a more polished version of the game, it should be called "Enter the Gungeon: RELOADED"
Going to school for computer programming next spring while also practicing game development on my own at home before then, trying my best with what I know and I often get discouraged. It’s incredible to hear the stories of different devs and constantly reminds me to hold onto that motivation
Bro finally!
I’ve been waiting to learn about these developers forever, since I love ETG and I love the journeys of Indie Developers such as Team Cherry and Studio MDHR. Plus, the game is full of so much passion and epic references!
I remember the first time I played the game I found the ambiance was so unique and everything was so polished it was amazing. It was the first real rogue like I played and it was really not the last. I LOVE enter the gungeon .
One of the best indie games i have ever played! I played this game so much i have like 1200+ hours on it in steam, just because i played shit out of it alone and with friends, helped to get through some rough times. All in all great game, great video and cant wait for their next game!
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Maybe enter the gungeons Lesser known brother “exit the gungeon”
the forest
Nuclear Throne
Thank you so much for covering Enter the Gungeon
Love this game so much
My pleasure!
This made me cry like 3 times, thank you so much for the wonderful coverage of one of my favorite games of all time
This video made you cry?
Enter the gungeon is probably my most played game of all time. I just recently unlocked the finished gun and I still look forward to playing it. I wish they would make a sequel.
Great small documentary!
I love ETG so much.
This is legit my favourite channel at the moment! Awesome work!
Thank you, awesome to hear that!
SO STOKED to see you did a vid on this game and studio! Enter the Gungeon deserves every bit of praise it gets. While I'm not clamoring for a 2nd one to be made. it would be so dope to get another DLC. We can dream can't we?
3000 hours in this game, one of the best ever, thank you for this awesome tale
My pleasure!
how? nobody plays 3k hours without the game becoming boring
@@DamageMaximo I’ve speedrun the game for years since it’s release I have multiple times on the leaderboards I own every digital and physical copy of the game even limited editions. ive just gone deeper into the game than you probably thought was possible, advanced understanding of all synergies, weapon stats etc
@@DamageMaximoit’s a rogue like, you absolutely can
I remember hearing about Gungeon in college, buying it on a whim because I was starting to get into indies, and then sinking hundreds of hours into the game over the years and multiple platforms. Love this little game that could, and still play it to this day.
Didn’t dodge roll make a sequel “exit the gungeon”
Yeah
Easily one of my favorite indie games. It’s so good that I’ll even go so far to say that it’s in my top ten favorite games of all-time. Dodge Roll knocked it out of the park with Gungeon. I’m excited to see what they’re working on as a follow up and if it’s even half as good as gungeon it would still be an incredible game. If anyone out there is curious about playing it and haven’t yet, I highly recommend it.
They already made Exit the Gungeon. Like years ago.
@@ryno4ever433 I’m familiar with the game and I played it. From what I understand, Dodge Roll is currently working on their next big follow-up game to the Gungeon franchise. So I was referring specifically to that as of yet unannounced game.
I played enter the gungeon once a few years ago on gamepass with my brother and my friend, and it was an absolute blast.
the EtG style editing looks really clean hope you keep it up
Thank you and will do!
Everytime I hear the opening music to enter the gungeon, I get chills. This game goes so much harder/deeper than it has any right to. The details are so finely crafted, to the point this game is on the level of much more serious games emotionally. I'd go so far as to say it's on par with MGS on the emotional level, and on any other level (gameplay, graphics, music) it meets or exceeds that very high bar. A masterpiece on every level, I love this game.
I love this game so much, and it really shows how much effort and care the team put into making it the best game that they could.
indie game devs risking their future just to make games again and again
a bunch of mad respectable dudes
"Why would anyone want to enter the gungeon"
"to get the gun that will kill the past." so fucking cool, so fucking badass.
Hey Glen, I don't know if you take suggestions for what you should cover here in the comment section, but I'd love to see you make a video on Vampire Surviros. It's amazing how this game no one expected no one expected to do much more than return the development cost blew up thanks to being legitimately interesting and having enough eyes on it early. The Dev team has been super communicative and transparent in their updates and honestly, I wish I had enough time to read them all because I find it super interesting. And that's where you come in!
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll look into it!
@@ThatGuyGlen No, thank you for hearing me out! I hope there's enough there to make a good video, I'd be over the moon if I directly influenced one of my favorite UA-camrs to make a video!
youtube reads my mind way too much, just woke up from an enter the gungeon dream an hour ago, eat, come back to thinking about gungeon as im finishing and then click on youtube, this was the first video on my feed, literally AS im thinking about gungeon, ik i watched 2 or 3 videos about the game the other day so it's fresh on youtubes algorithm for me but it's still eerie
I've been speedrunning this game for years, and it makes me so happy to see something awesome about it
Yo for any of you guys wishing you could get more gungeon. Good news, there a few games out there that might just scratch that itch
I want to point out 3 here
1. Nuclear throne. a difficult rouglike with a very unique style. the combat is engaging and responsive and a game that is overall just so fun I can't do it justice in a UA-cam comment
2. Dead estate. A small run and gun rouglike initially started on new grounds. The game takes elements from binding of Isaac such as room design enemies and secrets and combines it with the weapons and equipment from gungeon and puts it together in its own style very much fitting of new grounds. You can actually still play the initial build for dead estate on New grounds for free to see if you are interested in the full game on steam. Which is worth it in my opinion. The game has some really catchy music and very memorable characters and moments that are definitely with your time.
And finally
3.Soul knight. A free to play mobile game that has no right to be as good as it is. A top down run and gun rouglike with characters that wildly Change your play stile We all know what mobile games are like now days but this has an incredible amount of content and depth. It has no ads but Unfortunately it still has micro transactions. However these aren't pay to win and more optional characters to provide variation and spice your runs up and you can easily get the full experience by playing smart rather than paying your way to victory. This is not your average mobile game however so you will need some level of storage for the game to run. This game isn't perfect and if you are dead set on never touching mobile games it's obviously not for you but if you have an open mind this game can be really enjoyable
Thank you for making this video! Enter the Gungeon is easily one of my favorite games, having played over a thousand hours of it and also delving in Modded content as well.
I never knew the game I loved so much had a rich history of it's development process. I remember watching NL & Cobalt playing the game when it came out as well, when they finally managed to beat the game and get the gun that could kill the past.. I remember none of them had any idea what the gun looked like yet but earlier that run somebody made a joke saying 'what if it was just a gun with the barrel pointed backwards' and it was!! It was honestly what I think cemented this game as my top favorite game of all time.
My pleasure! Always makes me happy reading passionate comments like yours :D
It's crazy to think about that Devolver took a chance like they did on Dodge Roll. Out of money but sitting on an amazing premise with the will to make it happen, and then your publisher goes "Hey, here's the money you need to finish"
Devolver knew they had a hot round in the chamber.
Amaaaaaazing 👌💎
Beautifully made video.
Keep up the great work and keep these brilliant videos coming Glen 👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much for the kind words, more videos are definitely coming! ;)
they need to add multiplayer feature in it
Today I learned that Broforce was published by Devolver. That is the least surprising thing I have learned recently
Love this game. Really sad it doesn't get updated anymore.
not sure why i was surprised to hear kenta cho and bulletML mentioned in a video about the creation of enter the gungeon, but i remember playing kenta cho's games back in the day and having a look at bulletML and thinking it was wild
My favorite gun that's based on pop culture is the wind up gun from Futurama! 😃 it plays the little "pop goes the weasle" toon when you reload!
Hey! I had just watched a video about the wild wild lore behind this game and all of its secrets. Perfect timing, and I didn't ever expect it to be covered on this channel even!
This is my favorite game of all time with 350+ hours to date. SO great to see love for it still!
You a fan of Huey Lewis or something?
I have Enter the Gungeon because I friended a random person on steam and they gifted it to me. I'm not as big of a fan of DND bullet heck types (other than literally any of Toby Foxes games) so after dying to 2 different bosses in a row I was just done with it. Good job on the team though!
Enter the gungeon is such a amazing game and great video man!
I just ordered Mr beast boargar and I am high on druugs
Dodgeroll-"Obviously there are fans who will say that there are definitely still some bits of BS in the game, but we tried our best to minimize that stuff." also Dodgeroll-Makes Ammoconda
Ammoconda is one of the easy bosses that people really seem to struggle with for some reason. Doing more boss runs might be a good way to get to that point where the fight becomes obvious and intuitive.
Mixing a lot of game in one, in a perfect way
that is Very Cool
This was some top tier production on the video design and information presented. I loved this game and I loved learning about it from you!
Thank you very much, glad you liked it!
herring that the devs were fa ns of PMD just warms my heart.
EtG is absolutely one of my favorite games of all time. I have 1200+ hours of play time, and more and more gets added nearly every day.
This was a great little documentary to watch. I was not at all familiar with the history or the people behind the game I enjoy so much. I was also surprised to learn that there is an EtG arcade cabinet. I see that I can buy one for about 6 grand, so, I am going to start saving a little bit. It would be sick to have that sitting in the living room or game room.
I get confused when games like Isaac or Nuclear Throne receive so much love even though EtG is (in my humble opinion) better on just about every metric than those two; just the lore of EtG is incredible. You can tell a lot of love went into the crafting of this game.
I will look forward to see what Dodge Roll comes out with next.
One of my favorite games just beat all 4 pasts for the character now on the road to gunslinger
I just read some comments and I don't sure if no one mentioned it but,Dodge Roll already did their sequel to Enter the Gungeon,it's called Exit the Gungeon,the game where you travel through floors on the elevator in 2D and fighting enemies and bosses
6:25 Ooohh this is giving me some big nostalgia and a desire to play games again
Hearing the story for this game is so fucking based.
Well we already know that there is an "Exit the Gungeon" as a 2D side-scrolling sequel to this one. I think it already had been released by the time you posted this video.
This is the one I’ve been looking forward to! Thank you!
My pleasure!
EtG has a banger of a soundtrack that I really enjoy. EtG is the only game that I don't turn off the music while playing.
I had no idea these devs were so incredibly fucking cool. these are the type of dudes that I wouldn't even be surprised if I had a conversation somewhere online with given how many of our interests specifically in games completely intersect. Neat video!
I've been playing gungeon since about 2017, and I've only started getting good this year. I'd love to see a proper sequel to the game some day, but I don't see that happening. Both lore-wise and due to the effort needed by the team.
I'm looking forward to their next project either way.
20:41 Yeeeee, but he could also just be team cherry. Their strategy (don't say anything until we will have our game ready) also works, because they don't have to stress about release date. LOL Good video btw.
I played quite a bit of this game on pc but, i got it on switch a few years ago and have put hundreds of hours into it. It is a phenomenal game and i find myself playing it whenever i get bored of the other games I've been playing recently.
"If you get hit you know why"
Hutts: WHA, HOW DID I GET HIT?
15:48 I love getting hit by jammed normal rat
like it isn't even enemy it's there to decorate the room but of course
Watching this after Exit the Gungeon has come out, there's a funny feeling of nostalgia for the "What's next?!" we all felt then. It's cute in retrospect~ 😆
Great video! I always like to watch this kind of documentary videos about any theme of my interest, and yours was truly amazing.
This is one of my most favorite games of all time
the game feels like a polished game and most of the weapons feel special is their one way,
i also love the difficulty of the game because i was tired of games that felt too easy or not as hard as i thought they would be,
they truly nailed it on this, i love how each boss was different and all difficult with each attack having different patterns and different ai
and also the amount of items they put in the game, 100% a 10/10 game
I remember first hearing about it on good game spawn point on ABC3 early on in its development. Now it's one of my favourite games
the best thing ive seen in years hooters and gaming in one place
also great amazing story i love how you perfectly explain the entire story of how the game came to pass
I already loved this game from the beginning, and the video made me love it even more.
Even the word 'Gungeon' is one of the most banging ass puns I've heard in my entire life!
There'll always be bs, undodgeable pattern combos etc
They key is how you take the hits and roll with it
what
I just got back into playing Gungeon, impeccable timing
banger presentation as usual, i never get tired of the thematic-editing
Thank you, glad you liked it!
As I've said on Steam. "I got everything. Every gun. Every Item. Killed every enemy. Unlocked every achievement. I got 300 hours. Good game. Buy it :)" And I still play it. What a game!!!
Since I might want to work on video games when I finish my studies, I love these videos, it makes me really understand what it's like
Glad to hear you like the videos and good luck with your studies!
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Preemptively leaving a like and a comment for your efforts. Keep up the amazing work!
Much appreciated and will do!