Is Phantom Ink the Perfect Halloween Game?
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2023
- This week, Emily gets in the spooky spirit with her review of Phantom Ink. Does this ghostly game of word communication have what it takes to be your next favourite party game? Let’s find out!
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I like how Emily and Tom are competing for the “most unhinged board game reviews” title on this channel.
To think that Matt is only the third-zaniest person on SU&SD… and I still remember his Ladies & Gentlemen review.
Tom needs to step his game up IMO. Emily is wiping the floor with him.
This is the competition for our age.
Quinns used to be pre-pandemic
I think Emily overdoes it, though. Any substance is lost under the form and it is too distracting to even catch the tiny morsels of review inbetween the "noise". Tom kind of walks the line, old SUSD was much more to my liking - entertaining and witty, yes, but also packed with a very comprehensive analysis of the game, how it plays and its pros and cons.
"Having been one, it's shapeshifting, that's obvious!" was a really good punchline
Absolutely killed me. The amount of gender Emily brings to her videos absolutely sends me
@@CardboardBones It's strange. I used to think everyone had roughly the same amount of gender but somehow Emily just has *more*.
@@carlbutcher2268 Emily indeed contains the greater gender
"An egg's super power is shapeshifting" killed me.
100% true statement
It has layers...
😂
"I know because I was one" finished it off.
The scripting and editing on this video was a wild trip
It was so amazing.
Kind of like a ping pong ball in a dryer. You never know where the next bounce will land.
Emily really shows that the medium is the message
*lights some candles and attempts to summon Emily to a game night*
🕯️hi🕯️
@@EmilyandThings 🍐
Can't believe Emily dismembered and ate the Reference Pear
At the first shot, i thought “yay Emily finally put lav mic on her collar” and then she’s immediately holding it in the next shot. She got me.
Is this a running gag? Her holding that tiny microphone instead of clipping it drives me nuts.
Oh boy... do I have news for you. Better get used to it.
@@jaywinner328she did a whole troll video on her channel about it
Hate the tiny mic holding thing.
I am loving Emily's energy in SU&SD, multiple laugh-out-loud moments this video 😂
Came here to say the same!
I laughed out loud several times during this video, especially the cut to Tom reading Emily’s script, while Emily leaned her head against the wall 😂.
Another great video Emily!
Kudos on all the hard work on this, and really fantastic effects!
I don’t think anyone is ready for Emily’s amount of self-awareness.
I am and I love it. ☺️
This is the game I was demoing at UKGE when Matt asked me for a copy. Which sticks out as slightly embarrassing now because I was, unfortunately, far too star-struck to hold an actual conversation, and possibly overthinking way too much about being professional and whether it would be some sort of insult to his journalistic integrity to invite him to play a demo with us.
I'm glad the game is getting plenty of love with Emily now. :)
Incidentally, demoing Phantom Ink really shows that it's a fun bonding experience, and a curious social experiment. While I'd have to explain the rules when starting a game, once a game is underway, curious bystanders would often get sucked into it, invited into a team, and start assimilating the rules almost via osmosis. Complete strangers were bonding over this game, and that was a truly magical thing to behold.
Emily is single-handedly getting me back into boardgames. Thanks?
Loving the question mark on the thanks
"Just when I was out, they pull me back in."
Oh no, reference pear!
The editing excentuates Emily's already great humor so well. Amazing job !
My brain can’t fully keep up with Emily and I consent to that
I'm a simple man: I see an Emily SUSD review, I click regardless of what game it is because I wanna see what ADHD madness she unleashes upon the audience this time.
I wonder what you need to chant three times to summon Emily to your game night.
Silencio
sorry? mommy, sorry? mommy, sorry? mommy, sorry?
This review is so much fun. Silly and genuinely inspired visual gags/scares, good pacing, and 80% more Emily as normal. Emily does what SUSD does best: elevating the theme of a simple game to absurd heights while describing enough rules to understand the game and evoking the spirit (no pun intended) of the gameplay.
Mileage may vary on the role of the Spirit. I find it's quite engaging. You're leading your teammate down a path toward the correct answer, but your teammate might be going in the wrong direction and you need to be observant and careful with what clues you give them so they can get back on track. "If I write down LAS will they interpret it correctly as LASER? They seem to be guessing Western-themed clues so they might think I'm writing LASSO. What other sci-fi word could I pick that fits the question?"
Very agree on the Spirit role. I think the questions and answers that the Spirit chooses to give usually aren't obvious and really determine your success
How do I summon Emily for a game night? Cause I wanna have a game night with her
Dimming the lights lighting some candles and pulling this game out will summon at least one person to play with me?
Emily's reviews are like Arrested Development: A storm of jokes per second that you will miss unless you watch it again and again. I love it so much!
Wow, just wow!
A board game review that turn out legit creepy. I was sincerely uncomfortable and scared lol.
It always bums me out when people compare games like this to Codenames and Decrypto without bringing up CROSSTALK. I'm so curious how Phantom Ink compares to Crosstalk as they seem much more similar than the other games mentioned.
P.S. Emily is a treasure and her chemistry with Tom is pure "naive cousins who don't really know how to be their adult selves around each other" energy and I'm here for it.
The sigh as the game boxes disappeared was great.
SUSD was already my go-to review channel, but it’s Emily that finally convinced me to click subscribe.
Can we get a kickstarter going for a full length Shut Up & Sit Down full lenght movie?
Well they did say they were going more "experimental"
The egg joke oh my God
I just can’t express how grateful I am that Emily was hired. Her editing is incredible, she’s fucking hilarious, and she makes me feel welcome as a newly trans woman.
This is absolutely wonderful, and it has made shut up and sit down by a long way my favourite channel on UA-cam. You guys are incredible, and keep up the awesome work!!!
They had a trans woman host before
Need to have. Thanks :)
1 minute in, and I'm already laughing out loud. quality
In an appropriately spooky piece of timing, I played this for the first time yesterday. Was great. Comparisons to Codenames and Decrypto are bang on - not at their tippity top level but still ace. Thanks for another fantastically fun review 😊
That was such an awesome fun review! The editing was out of this world!
I love that the Australian representative of SUSD is Emily 😊 way better than the koala i had been training to review railroad ink using sign language. The two thunbs were a problem i didn't take into consideration when choosing an animal.
The editing on this is superb, the outfits are on point, the story telling and the lore... What a fantastic video, you outdid yourself on this one!
Wild how "ghost helps you with things" is a genre of boardgame
Best psychological thriller-comedy ever? 💀
aha, that was informative and hillarious. And the montage and special effects were on point. Like in your previous videos, actually :-) Great job, loved it!
I love how every reviewer on this channel has a unique energy to bring to video reviews. It’s like a box of chocolates of reviews! You’re getting a lovely variety!
Except it’s personalities, not chocolate. And reviews, not chocolate. And I think I also used a valentines metaphor instead of a Halloween one…
…Love you SUSD team? 😅
Mic joke cracked me up!
oh my GOD losing my mind at all these jokes (the egg one!!! the "i would never fall for something like that. ooh, pear!" the squid usage! the everything!!) this is truly one for the books
So....is that the evil doppelganger of the reference pear?
LMAO at the microphone joke
"ooh yum, more pear!" lmao
And spooky reference pear scares me, I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Gotta love reviews of vaguely spoopy games, for the aesthetic of nothing else.
Please keep having so much fun! This was so entertaining to watch!
I don't even need to take drugs anymore... Amazing!
Emily has become my most anticipated treat in boardgame review. Favorite one liner: "Oo yum pear!" Why does this crack me up for a little too long?
This is the energy I need to get me through a Tuesday morning. Eye caffeine!
Emily and Tom’s adversarial relationship is the new star of the website.
Holy crap, excellent editing on the goth-medium Emily scare. Genuinely surprised me. Also Emily's performances alongside non-existent cast members are starting to rival Bob Hoskins' in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Brilliant and entertaining stuff!
My god this one must have taken so much work. Worth it though!
Love the Emily videos! Let's have her on the podcast!
Looks like fun
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE OH MY GOD ❤️🩷💜
The egg joke made me giggle
I for one can't wait for the SU&SD spooky school disco album.
The editing on these is hilarious
My search for a perfect board game reviewer is complete.
So good! creative and spoopy review, just an absolute treat!
Halloween flavored Decrypto is great, because anything Halloween is great.
Excellent video craft, clever use of effects, actually gives off real horror vibes, and the review was good too :)
NO THE STANDARD REFERENCE PEAR EMILY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
My god what a treat. Tom's gonna have to get REAL CHAOTIC if he wants to defend his title.
Knew quickly it wasn't a game for me & missus, but watching the video for friggin hilarious and I'm sharing it!
This is my favorite board game review ever holyyy WAIT MORE PEAR
If life feed you pears, don't ask questions
I agree with everyone that the production for this review is amazing! Jajaja and Emilys jokes are the best, i already have Decrypto so i really dont think i will get another game with similar mechanics, but who knows, maybe down the line.
Awesome video, even more amazing review!
Well. That was completely mad.
I'm here for it.
The absolutely wonderful chaos of every single one of Emily's reviews makes me excited to watch every time. What an excellent addition to shut up and sit down :)
Emily is welcome to my game nights anytime she wants! This comment was made under no duress or threat of manslaughter.
In one word: Brillia
I gotta be honest... That pear scared the shit outta me.
Don't you ever dare silencio, Em.
My first Em vid. Hilarious! More, please :^)
It was pear, wasn't it?
Holy crap what a godlike video review. Absolutely aces.
Emily and Tom being the best younger sibling pair on the internet
great spooky season episode! many lols ensued xD
There's really no need for board game review videos to be as good as this. Thank you! ❤😊❤
Emily, this presentation of yours is amazing, even for a company like SUSD who already knows their way around funny skits and reviews. I hope you’re proud of this piece and keep making more for us!
The editing is amazing as always but the candle lighting itself very much surprised me.
Been away from the channel for a while. Emily is fantastically funny, when did she join?
Go watch all of her other reviews --great stuff!
I never thought that watching an SUSD review would bring back memories of watching the original broadcast of the BBC's Ghostwatch!
That was fantastic! Well done, Emily :-)
Seems like the best way to play this game is to deliberately cultivate your favourite questions taking the easy ones out of the box, and watch as everyone suffers.
Great video Emily - up there with SU&SDs best - on,y because it had Tom in it obviously 😂
This is the best review I have ever seen! This is for game reviews what "Everything Everywhere All at Once" is for movies.
Ah yes, the pear scare
This is absolutely phenomenal. I was surprised at every turn of this short movie. What review? Mmmm. Pears.
wow I caught this video early. I like it
Wow, this was hilarious. First time I’ve seen Emily, huge fan already!!
That was amazing. I enjoyed the extra effects though I wished you had done a reference to Ghost but then I remembered that is a pretty dated movie so my wish for ghost Emily or Tom to be guiding real Emily to write by holding her hand may have been lost on people
Yeah, dammmmm I THRIVE on complicated answers to prompts for high reward.
I will never get tired of your style of humor. So fresh
The sheer _craft_ of your videos, they are so tight.
Ok I saw that there was a review in there but despite that, it’s a wickedly cleaver, spookily silly little story. Who else wants Emily as their new RPG game master?
delightful video, as always. :)
actually lol'd at 8:21
Amazing review, this one actually made me laugh out loud. Great job!