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For the price of admission, it's an easy recommend to anyone who is down with some weird shit. I can't speak to it but, from the steam reviews, "not sober" is a pretty fun way to go through it too lol. The music alone is supposed to be pretty impressive under some influence.

You are of course, correct, that a game doesn't necessarily require rules to be considered a game. To follow on from that point, the rules I was referencing in that instance are twofold. Typically a game world will have it's own internal "rules" that it needs to maintain consistency. This builds that sense of immersion in the tangibility of the world even if they don't necessarily make sense against the truths we know in reality. The secondary set of rules would be more genre wide and lend themselves to our "vocabulary" as gamers. Health and mana, turn based combat and the like, those help you to be grounded with the game in relation to other games you already know. The realization of how completely Hylics had turned those expectations against me was the major hurdle, and coming to terms with them was what finally let me enjoy the game for what it is. I would have liked to go in to them more in the video, but I worried that it would be even more ramble-y than it already was, and I wasn't sure I could structure it in any way that was sensible and entertaining. Even the video that turned out, which was intended to emulate that journey, was probably reaching to far for my limited writing and editing chops. I've seen a little bit of Hylics 2, and it looks pretty good, though I am curious about the Chrono Trigger comparison. I've played a lot of classic RPG's, though they're not my bread and butter, that's a big name to drop in reference, so I'll expect good things but try to keep a blank mind. Thanks for watching.

@@KalTheSkeleton I reference Chrono Trigger largely because it does standard RPG tropes, rules, and beats incredibly well, so playing it or a game like it will let you better contextualize why Hylics works through its warping of these conventions - I wouldn't go so far as to say Hylics deconstructs them or subverts them, but it certainly plays with them. Playing Hylics without being intimately familiar with classic turn=based RPG's is like watching Blazing Saddles before watching any other cowboy movie - you'll be entertained, but you'll be missing essential information for making your viewing experience better

Ah I'm with you. Also, Blazing Saddles is fantastic, so that's another strong comparison. I do love a 'meta' experience, especially one that handles it's fourth wall breaking with a bit of subtlety, so it sounds like it will be a good time.

It's certainly an experience, and it's always nice to play something that gives you a bit to chew on for awhile. Thank you, once in awhile I find a use for all that wasted tuition lol.

When I was writing the part about not knowing who any of the circle were, I went online to see if that was a common complaint and couldn't find anything about it. I had to replay both versions to the pillars just to prove to myself that I didn't make it up. Will do, and same to you all. Calcium guide you, brothers.

I think the gamer gods smile upon you when you partake of any of their bounty. From counter-strike to farmville, on the inside, we are all naught but fleshy dopamine chasers.

It was surprising, and haven't heard anyone talk about it before, but I think it worked out okay. I think most developers are so unsure of a sequel that they feel like they have to tie things up in an unsatisfying way, just in case. Soul Reaver 2 picks up right from the end of 1 though, and I don't know that I've seen that in a game before. Usually there is at least a big time skip. Thanks, I think I'm finding a good flow in terms of cadence, though I do worry sometimes about being too slow. It's probably a turn off to a younger audience, but I'm not really fishing for that anyway.. I think you've seen all I've got for now lol, thanks for watching. I've got a few more in the pipe.

I do tend to hyperbolize for humor, but in fairness sake, I haven't played them in many years. I put Gex in the same tier as Croc and Bubsy when I was younger, but maybe it's time to give him another chance?

It didn't really get a ton of attention when it came out, but it's nice to have something different once in awhile. I enjoyed reviewing it too, though it is more difficult to talk about emotions and experiences compared to graphics and mechanics. I'm struggling with that for the next video too.

I'd like to give it a shot, though I'm curious how it controls and how it holds up on modern hardware. It looks pretty similar in quality to this one from what I've seen. We're all chasing that nostalgia dragon out here.

I've had a friend recommending it for years, I'm glad I finally gave it a chance.

Thank you, I've struggled to find a presentation that borrows from the people I like without just copying them outright. I'm sure it will take awhile to get there, but I am still happy with where I'm at.

Wow, I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you like the video. I'll just keep trying to get better and hope for the best.

Thanks, ten more points and I get a free sandwich.

Hey thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I'm just surprised anyone is watching at all lol.

Hey that's awesome. At the end of the day, I'm always just happy when people find something they like. I have read a lot of people saying that the end of this trilogy, I think it's Dawn of the dragon, is really great, I'll probably get to it someday. I haven't played A Hero's Tale either, but I think that it got pretty negative reviews overall. Even if it didn't, I can imagine that if you were used to this format and tried to go back to the old one, it would have been just as off putting as this change was for me. Anyway, thanks for watching!

I can see why you would love the game, it seems like not a lot of people got to play it when it game out, but many of those who did really think highly of it. It makes me feel bad that I think so much of my video game off negatively around the combat when overall there's a lot in there to enjoy. I'm glad you liked the video too, thanks for watching.

It was pretty fun, I just wish there were more of it, you know? More spells, more combos, more story. Definitely a good game at the time that deserves more attention. Thanks for watching.

@@KalTheSkeleton она и на сегодняшний день остаётся отличной игрой это шедевр на все времена.

Yeah you'll occasionally get something with vehicle combat and obviously tons of games will let you ride a horse or whatever but there's just something so much more viscerally satisfying about riding a dragon and raining down fire upon your enemies. Now that flight controls have gotten better for things like planes and helicopters that would love to see a modern Dragon riding game, but this one swing for the fences.

@@KalTheSkeleton it will be the upcoming "light no fire" especially if that has procedural generated dragons like no mans sky does with planet life. we could be flying entirely unique dragons over an earth sized open world by next year, awesome things to come!

@@suzukisixk7 I saw that announcement trailer and, while I learned my lesson about trailer hype long ago, it does look awesome. I enjoyed no man's sky for what it was, but hopefully a slightly smaller scope will allow them to better tune the procedural generation and really make something special.

Before I started trying to make videos on games I had a real strong tendency to not finish them. Not that I recommend it because now I feel like I spend twice as long making a video as I spend playing the actual game but it did give me some accountability. Anyway I don't blame anyone who didn't finish it after hitting the mid-game but it is kind of a shame because it feels like a lot of its best ideas were either in the first 5 hours or near the last five.

Yeah, but apparently the reason she left was because they wouldn't let her do anything but keep making them, so she quit and went on to Uncharted. I'll settle for a big wave of indie dark gothic vampire games, it's gotta be around the corner, right?

@@KalTheSkeleton Some of the voice casts of the original games have passed away, so that makes matters complicated unfortunately.

@@atariplayer3686 yeah that would definitely put a damper on things. I don't know how the legacy of kain ends yet, but I hope they'll do something more with it. It's just such a cool world and story.

It's impressive to see how much they had planned, I would have loved to see the cathedral eradicate the vampires, and Raziel facing down the elder god with a kain infused reaver. I've tried to go through the series as blind as I can, so I'm not sure if any of that stuff makes it in to the rest of the series, but I'm looking forward to them.

I did the same with ff8 and the pizza hut demo discs, but I don't think spyro was on one of those. I probably saw it in a game informer and begged my way to it for Christmas lol

You're definitely right and the developers have said as much in interviews. The scenes that Raziel sees in the Tom portals were supposed to be part of this game and they were supposed to be four or five different Elemental upgrades for the Soul Reaver and a bunch of other stuff on top of the brother that had to be cut entirely. I've noticed it's been the same for basically every PlayStation 1 game I've played in recent years. Too much ambition, not enough time.

Ha, thank you. If you're hitting all the optional areas it definitely gets tedious. But of course, look who I'm talking to, you already know.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. For my audio I record it all in one long take, then cut out all the mistakes and breathing noises, run the EQ and then normalize and compress it, but those are just at the default settings, maybe I need to fiddle around with them. I did just get in some new headphones that are supposed to be better quality, so maybe they will help me compare what I'm doing to what others seem to do better.

You are, of course, absolutely correct. I hear it in the recording, I see it on the tomb of the sarafan, and yet my script autocorrected and I never noticed it until now. At least I am consistent in my ability to mess something up every video lol.

My self deprecation cannot accept these things, but I appreciate your kind words all the same. I will endeavor to continue doing my own thing and stumble blindly into success or catastrophic failure and obscurity. Thanks for watching.

Man, after you said that I can hear them in my head together, and you're totally right. Thanks, let me know when you start posting again, I'll check it out.

That's really cool, I've never actually heard anything about the game's release anywhere outside the US. The fairies and dragon statues spelled things out pretty hard, and the second game introduced the "hover" mechanic for that last little bit of boost, but I would have rather just had the higher jump. It never made sense that he could only pump his wings one time.

Yeah I'm just going through the series for the first time, but I have spoiled some things on the wiki's and it's really cool how they tied it all together in that theme of destiny and history working in cycles. They are similar characters and they went through some similar shit, but they came out of it totally different and are still stuck together like some kind of family. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the games.

Thanks, though it still feels kind of generic. I never want to go that click-bait "The best Ps1 vampire game no one had ever played 😱" route, even if it is supposed to work.

That's really awesome, and it goes to show how special some of these older games could be. This one comment would be worth making the video by itself.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it, and appreciate you giving it a look.

Thanks, I'm glad to hear you liked it, and appreciate you checking it out.

Thanks for watching, and dammit! I was sure I remembered them breaking from fire, but you're totally right. I even went back in to the game to check. I have to pin your comment now to combat my misinformation.

@@KalTheSkeleton ty, maybe it was during the super flame from the fairies or the power ups.

I've seen a lot of fans out there, and I love some games others would say are bad. Just a miss for me, you know? Thanks for watching all the same.

This is my real voice lol. I get pretty anxious with the microphone though, i guess it comes off kind of robotic.

​@@KalTheSkeleton I didn't think your voice sounded like ai. It's been half a decade since i've been in college so i may be a bit rusty, but you have a good downward voice inflection. (Which is way better than ending your sentences with an upward voice inflection.) I think the way you spoke sounded human with the variety you added to certain words.

@witch402 Thanks, I'm trying to be and sound relaxing al-la dungeonchill, but I think my nerves combined with how I edit it my breathing sounds and mistakes does sound a little unnatural. Like maybe I should leave in some pauses. I've done that in my longer videos, but it is a learning process. Anyway, thanks for watching, and for your kind words.

Thank you, I appreciate that.

That's the highest compliment I could receive, thanks for your time, and your words.

Same here, it was an awesome series. Maybe one day we'll get another. Thank you for the compliment, and for watching.

You know what you did!

It really is a wonderful game. I hope the review didn't come off too negative. Now that I'm done working on it, I realize that I left out so many good things that I could have said.