@@reco5able actually though i have a genuine abusive relationship with balatro i just get the worst luck imaginable every run but i keep crawling back anyways
god between this and vampire survivors, it's almost as if gambling is specially formulated to be the biggest dopamine hit of your life. but we can't be sure, better hit the slots for more data.
I hear you, but Balatro doesn't actually have a gambling element really. You don't risk or bet anything, the random chance is nothing beyond what roguelites normally have
@@KugutsuYushiro What matters for gambling is the *perception* of putting something for value up, and caring about the outcome. That's it. You can get the same kinds of dopamine hits without putting a penny up - it's why games like this always do so well.
@@KugutsuYushiroYou absolutely are betting, the bet's just sort of being made for you. You're betting that the next cards in your hand are going to give you something big (or just dropping out to play your hand).
@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodc8475 Neverplayed Undertale. I hear it's a good game. I only know It because of memes and it's music. IS that how the game started? Where did he even learn to develop games?
@@genises200I think he’s self taught in everything? Music, sprite work, programming, design. Also, phenomenal game if your humor leans on the sillier side and you want a good narrative rpg
From Moonbreaker, to Mechabellum, to Vampire Survivors, to Caramel Apples, to Balatro, how does this man have ANY FREE TIME. LET ALONE ALSO BEING WARHAMMER PILLED. THERES ONLY SO MANY HOURS IN THE DAY BRICKY
@@chubbyanemone696 it's hard to say since different people have different ideas of what a roguelike is. The term has evolved so much since its original meaning. It fits my definition perfectly so it's a roguelike to me.
@@logixindie it's a roguelite. Called that because it has meta progression. Roguelikes do not have that. So people calling games with meta progression roguelikes is a mislabel. Think Hades or Gungeon.
@@ashtonhoward5582 while that is true, the meta progress aspect is very small in Balatro, it it doesn't take long to unlock every item. Balatro soon becomes a roguelike where each run is independent from another, while Gungeon is a roguelite beast with unholy amount of contents to unlock, and Hades is a lot about connections between runs.
I like how the example of a difficulty setting that "just raises enemy health and damage" is Devil may Cry, and specifically the boss fight that unlocks an entire extra weapon and moveset every time you go up in difficulty.
4:40 Hey now, Oxenfree isn't an indie walking simulator about depression. It's an indie walking simulator about why radios and geometry are evil. I'll never look at triangles the same way again...
I had a run recently where I got the following jokers: - Bonus multi when playing hearts - Bonus chips when playing face cards - Bonus multi when playing face cards - ALL cards count as face cards - A fifth one I forget, but had the x1.5 multi modifier, so I kept it All I did the entire game was spam flushes of hearts.
Me with Factorio and Helldivers 2: "Yeah, I got space on my disk" Edit: I have 51.4 hours in this game now. Its 5 hours a day on average. It has toned down slightly from the 9 hour a day I had the first 3 days, but that's only because I cycle between Balatro and fighting the good fight for freedom and democracy over on Helldivers 2. I fear for my productivity when the Factorio Space Age expansion comes out.
Bricky should make an actual brick and cement wall with each and every "Indie developer, Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam" game he's covered being labelled as a brick in said wall.
Bricky, I am supposed to be defending Super Earth from the bots. Instead, im 10 hours deep into the game on the first day. This game is so addicting, thank you for the spotlight!
Random AAA Game Publisher: Why aren't people interested in buying our $60 live service games anymore??? Some guy making a poker game in his basement: lol. lmao.
It’s amazing to me how ignorant I was. “Poker deckbuilding roguelite? Looks and sounds like it’ll be boring. Let’s see the hype though” and that was the story of how I became unemployed
This game is made by a math wizard, one who should of work for the U.S. military complex as an accountant working on allocating billions of dollars and be set for the rest of their life.
Here for an update since the mobile port. I've failed all my college courses , I've lost my job and my parents no longer talk to me, but it is worth it for that sweet sweet mult.
Hey again Brickster, hope this message finds you well! It’s me again, the *Gunfire Reborn* shill back to give you another build to try when you finally decide to give this masterpiece the time it so rightfully deserves. A good one for beginners is the _Crown Prince_ frame build. Reason it’s called that is due to it being required in order to unlock the unique frame for the character. The way to do it is to make sure you take skills which increase your primary ability power, which is to freeze enemies in place. If you simply take *_Energy Storage + Power source_* then you will find yourself freezing enemies from up to ten seconds+, although that only occurs if you cast it again on them once they stop being frozen. If you combine this however with a high fire rate gun such as the corrosive + fire shooting lizard then it means free headshot damage and burn/corrosion for all who will meet their untimely demise at your hands. Nice to see your doing good, see you again next video!
It's so funny that Bricky mentions the only thing barring so many new players into this crack cocaine kingdom is the premise of "Poker-based, deckbuilder, rougelike" because I was the exact same way. I was immediately turned off to anything that remotely reminded me of Slay the Spire but then I watched Vinesauce play it and I got it, holy shit I got it. Thank fuck I haven't bought it yet.
I haven’t played this game and I don’t plan too because I don’t like rogue likes, but even I get a dopamine rush when I watch gameplay videos, it’s genuine crack
The time consumption spiral is real, I had a similar experience playing rounds of slay the spire instead of driving home from college when it originally dropped... I fear for my soul when I pick up poker but cracked.
The way this game does endless is so good. It’s actually really hard unless you have the perfect setup. This really is one of the best games we’ve had in awhile
I watched this video when it came out and only today did I get Balatro. I already miss the freedom I had knowing the game but not being cursed to play it forever.
Bricky, what did you introduce this game, I've lost the house and the car, my wife left me with the kids and now all I do is play. My boss has fired me and now I'm living under the bridge and o can't stop playing all I have is a steam deck, solar charge battery and a box to live in. I need help
Quick tip. You can choose the order in which the cards are scored this does matter in some cases such as putting glass cards last or retriggering the best card in the played hand instead of a wimpy normal card.
Damn you Bricky. I just got Balatro on mobile today and I spent every ounce of free time I had on it. First you got me into Warhammer, now you got me into this damn game.
On Rewatch of this video I noticed that during the steam deck section of him yelling about 22hours of game time you can see the caramel apples in the background.
I love when the game dev gives you an ACTUAL gambling addiction. The only thing more addicting for me is Factorio, but cheating at cards and getting away with it is a close third.
My favorite way to think about the games structure is like other roguelikes. Each ante is a floor. Each blind is an encounter. You do encounters to get money and access the shop. You can skip encounters to get a bonus instead. Boss encounters cannot be skipped though, so you need to prepare for each boss encounter. After each boss, you advance to the next floor, and numbers for all the encounters go up. Beat the floor 8 boss to win a run.
Knowing Bricky more or less played a hand in Balatro potentially (at the time of writing this) winning GOTY 2024 puts into perspective how cool the videogame sphere is. I mean, I wouldn't give this game a chance if not for this video. And know I'm one of the cool kids who understand why it's nominated so many times while other people are scratching their heads muttering "no way this card game is that good". 2024 is wild.
Also I love how he didnt even mention the Challenge runs. Tbf I didnt even know they were a thing until a mate started streaming and went in a menu I had never seen before. I had 60 hours at the time lmao
I played Plasma deck. Got the bull joker 2 chips per 1$. At that point it was all about saving money. At $100 I get 200 chips which meant 200 multi. I have $500 by the end. That would be 1000+ multi each time by that card alone..
I must say wonderful video and thank you for that successful pitch lol I’ve had Balatro in my wishlist since it came out, this finally made me break down and get the game and I do not regret how much time I’ve sunk into it already 😂
Nothing makes me happier than knowing another one of my favorite youtubers is completely trapped by this game
Oops all Stockholm syndrome’s
Same bro
@@reco5able actually though i have a genuine abusive relationship with balatro i just get the worst luck imaginable every run but i keep crawling back anyways
JFJ is a good one. He streams here on youtube so you have to go to his channel and find the VOD if you want to watch it
Nothing makes me happier than finding out my favorite RUclipsr is happy and healthy!
god between this and vampire survivors, it's almost as if gambling is specially formulated to be the biggest dopamine hit of your life. but we can't be sure, better hit the slots for more data.
Money invested: 11.453.645,45 $
Result: Data pool insufficient; Invest more
I hear you, but Balatro doesn't actually have a gambling element really. You don't risk or bet anything, the random chance is nothing beyond what roguelites normally have
Well, now they gotta put the Vampire Joker into Vampire Survivors!
@@KugutsuYushiro What matters for gambling is the *perception* of putting something for value up, and caring about the outcome. That's it. You can get the same kinds of dopamine hits without putting a penny up - it's why games like this always do so well.
@@KugutsuYushiroYou absolutely are betting, the bet's just sort of being made for you. You're betting that the next cards in your hand are going to give you something big (or just dropping out to play your hand).
The crazy part is that the dev only made Balatro to fill out his game design resume
Reminds me of how Toby Fox made Undertale just to see if he can make a game
Turns out the best way to start a music career is to just make a great video game first.
That's kind of unfortunate. Because whatever he's making next will now face astronomically high expectations.
@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodc8475 Neverplayed Undertale. I hear it's a good game. I only know It because of memes and it's music. IS that how the game started? Where did he even learn to develop games?
@@genises200I think he’s self taught in everything? Music, sprite work, programming, design. Also, phenomenal game if your humor leans on the sillier side and you want a good narrative rpg
Sk8er was fired for putting a Jojo reference in my video
the evil has been defeated
brick hand me a job im n1 fan
yare yare daze
For now.
I really enjoy your videos on rouge likes(?) and i know you’ve played it before so i am asking, no begging WHERE IS THE RISK OF RAIN 2 VIDEO
pour one out for a real one
o7
From Moonbreaker, to Mechabellum, to Vampire Survivors, to Caramel Apples, to Balatro, how does this man have ANY FREE TIME. LET ALONE ALSO BEING WARHAMMER PILLED. THERES ONLY SO MANY HOURS IN THE DAY BRICKY
Bricky regularly chugs enough 5 hour energy to enter the forbidden hours of the day
@@s0LLagalbro enter the forbidden hours Persona-style
Okay but "the four horses of the apocalypse are already here and their names are Diamonds Spades Clubs and Hearts" is a fucking fire line
Ez merch line if that ever comes.
This one goes out to all the bricky ep 2 comments saying "Balatro main channel vid about to go hard"
Quite literally Number Go Up: The Game.
Considering how much Vampire Survivors has destroyed my productivity, I'm scared.
Balatro is one of those games where the only thing that is bad about the game is that it is too addicting
I don't think it's that addicting. It's definitely the best roguelike to me.
Its not a roguelike.@@logixindie
@@chubbyanemone696 it's hard to say since different people have different ideas of what a roguelike is. The term has evolved so much since its original meaning. It fits my definition perfectly so it's a roguelike to me.
@@logixindie it's a roguelite. Called that because it has meta progression. Roguelikes do not have that. So people calling games with meta progression roguelikes is a mislabel. Think Hades or Gungeon.
@@ashtonhoward5582 while that is true, the meta progress aspect is very small in Balatro, it it doesn't take long to unlock every item. Balatro soon becomes a roguelike where each run is independent from another, while Gungeon is a roguelite beast with unholy amount of contents to unlock, and Hades is a lot about connections between runs.
16:10 I love the fact that he was persumabely high while playing it judging by the caramel apples
I didn't see that, the apple lore keeps going
I like how the example of a difficulty setting that "just raises enemy health and damage" is Devil may Cry, and specifically the boss fight that unlocks an entire extra weapon and moveset every time you go up in difficulty.
4:40 Hey now, Oxenfree isn't an indie walking simulator about depression.
It's an indie walking simulator about why radios and geometry are evil.
I'll never look at triangles the same way again...
I had a run recently where I got the following jokers:
- Bonus multi when playing hearts
- Bonus chips when playing face cards
- Bonus multi when playing face cards
- ALL cards count as face cards
- A fifth one I forget, but had the x1.5 multi modifier, so I kept it
All I did the entire game was spam flushes of hearts.
16:18 there's two addictions in this scene
Candy Apple Moment[tm]
Since he mostly eats them high its probably 3
Great catch! Did not even see them first time
Them apples
17:29 Bricky confirmed type b egg lover
REAL
Multiple caramel apples on the table 16:10 . The addiction remains
Listening in the room with my gf - she absolutely died at 8:13 "babe i feel ATTACKED"
"it's a sheep in wolf's clothing" classic brickyism
Me with Factorio and Helldivers 2: "Yeah, I got space on my disk"
Edit: I have 51.4 hours in this game now. Its 5 hours a day on average. It has toned down slightly from the 9 hour a day I had the first 3 days, but that's only because I cycle between Balatro and fighting the good fight for freedom and democracy over on Helldivers 2.
I fear for my productivity when the Factorio Space Age expansion comes out.
Weird way for a heroin addict to say "Yeah I've got money for crack as well"
@@RecoilRogue its 1am now, 2 hours have already passed. This was a mistake
You should buy Rimworld.
Well, it's out. So, how is it?
Hey Bricky there is a game called Small Saga. It has the Bricky Trinity:
- Overwhelmingly Possitive
- Solo Developer
- Fun
Bricky should make an actual brick and cement wall with each and every "Indie developer, Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam" game he's covered being labelled as a brick in said wall.
17:58 I just burst out laughing like a madman and now my family thinks I’m a psychopath
17:30 LETS GO MY MAN BRICKY BE WATCHING NORTHERNLION
Unstoppable Force meets Unmovable Object
@@CreationsFlareeggmovable eggject
he stays pegged frfr
THE STREAMER'S STREAMER
+2
“Oh no I’m feeling it”
Exactly what I said on my first run. Genuinely one of the best games I’ve played in a while, I can’t get enough
Bricky, I am supposed to be defending Super Earth from the bots. Instead, im 10 hours deep into the game on the first day. This game is so addicting, thank you for the spotlight!
This game coming out on Mobile is going to bring civilization to a halt.
“What are planets? They allow women to be prejudiced without moral consequence.”
Been saying this about astrology for years.
The most dangerous thing about Balatro is the game tricking my brain into thinking that it might actually be good at poker.
Random AAA Game Publisher: Why aren't people interested in buying our $60 live service games anymore???
Some guy making a poker game in his basement: lol. lmao.
It’s amazing to me how ignorant I was. “Poker deckbuilding roguelite? Looks and sounds like it’ll be boring. Let’s see the hype though” and that was the story of how I became unemployed
The coal gang’s favorite game of choice is Balatro, it seems.
Forever hurtling towards the earth again, hi
15:40 Thought we wouldn't notice that eh? Nice
One one thing comes to mind when someone motions Tarot deck : JOJO references
BRO
SAAAAAAAAAAAAAME
Persona reference too 😂
This game is made by a math wizard, one who should of work for the U.S. military complex as an accountant working on allocating billions of dollars and be set for the rest of their life.
Bricky says ham instead of hand at 8:41, just wanted every one to know that.
Lmao bricky still has a crippling caramel apples addiction
Here for an update since the mobile port. I've failed all my college courses , I've lost my job and my parents no longer talk to me, but it is worth it for that sweet sweet mult.
new Bricky and Max0r video in the same day? WOOOO!!
Hey again Brickster, hope this message finds you well! It’s me again, the *Gunfire Reborn* shill back to give you another build to try when you finally decide to give this masterpiece the time it so rightfully deserves.
A good one for beginners is the _Crown Prince_ frame build. Reason it’s called that is due to it being required in order to unlock the unique frame for the character. The way to do it is to make sure you take skills which increase your primary ability power, which is to freeze enemies in place. If you simply take *_Energy Storage + Power source_* then you will find yourself freezing enemies from up to ten seconds+, although that only occurs if you cast it again on them once they stop being frozen.
If you combine this however with a high fire rate gun such as the corrosive + fire shooting lizard then it means free headshot damage and burn/corrosion for all who will meet their untimely demise at your hands.
Nice to see your doing good, see you again next video!
It's so funny that Bricky mentions the only thing barring so many new players into this crack cocaine kingdom is the premise of "Poker-based, deckbuilder, rougelike" because I was the exact same way. I was immediately turned off to anything that remotely reminded me of Slay the Spire but then I watched Vinesauce play it and I got it, holy shit I got it. Thank fuck I haven't bought it yet.
I haven’t played this game and I don’t plan too because I don’t like rogue likes, but even I get a dopamine rush when I watch gameplay videos, it’s genuine crack
Balatro... Mama Liz's Chili Oil... Is this video a Northernlion reference in disguise?
Balatro is simply the new Slay the Spire.
A game that came out and my first thought was
"This changes everything"
Love this game. Poker and roguelike/puzzling the math feels so good.
As someone with 50 hours, 20 of those being stuck on blue stakes, I might be getting over it. I'll see how I feel after two more mortgages.
And now it’s on mobile 😅
MORE GAMBLING ADDICTS TO THE PILE THEN
Toffee Apples spotted. Seems like you have more than one addiction lmao
The time consumption spiral is real, I had a similar experience playing rounds of slay the spire instead of driving home from college when it originally dropped... I fear for my soul when I pick up poker but cracked.
I was absolutely expecting this video: the addiction is real.
The planet card joke got me so hard holy shit.
So glad this game got a Game of the Year nomination. Deserved.
I remember when I first started finding hands that weren't listed. I mean, 5 of a kind, sure, but the Flush House?
This game reminds of something Pop Cap would've released back in like 2007 with Peggle
Congrats on 1 million subs Bricky! I've been a long time viewer and you really deserve all the success my guy! ❤
The way this game does endless is so good. It’s actually really hard unless you have the perfect setup. This really is one of the best games we’ve had in awhile
The gold mask would combo well with the vampire, it’s a fucking Jojo reference!
My boy is hooked on both Balatro and NL like the rest of us
NL?
@@BenHussGamingNorthernLion
I was doubting until the chili oil bit, ain’t no way anyone not watching NL would use that while talking about Balatro
"has a mobile port coming soon" yeah it's going to be one of the most addictive games to play this year. this is gonna be your dad's "candy crush"
17:30 he knew, he knew where I’d be coming from
I watched this video when it came out and only today did I get Balatro. I already miss the freedom I had knowing the game but not being cursed to play it forever.
Bricky, what did you introduce this game, I've lost the house and the car, my wife left me with the kids and now all I do is play. My boss has fired me and now I'm living under the bridge and o can't stop playing all I have is a steam deck, solar charge battery and a box to live in. I need help
16:10 when you see know, you see them
My friend got fired after I showed them this game
this is the new solitaire. It's what we will be playing in our retirement homes for 10 hours a day.
Quick tip. You can choose the order in which the cards are scored this does matter in some cases such as putting glass cards last or retriggering the best card in the played hand instead of a wimpy normal card.
I'm not sure if you are aware but you can click the logo several times while the game is launched to see a new challenge.
LETS GO FOR GOTY SWEEP
Bricky: I will never be animated !
Editor: Hold my Joestar ....
18:02 Buhubububuh bend over and bite the pillow?!” Bricky…that made me swoon a lil
Balatro is now on mobile.
Help, I can feel my soul being drained from me.
That 7.2 million blind is where basically every run I've ever won ended. I think I've gotten by it once.
May this game royal flush the Game Awards… it’s actually pretty good!
Balatro is going to fucking destroy lives when the mobile ports come out.
2:00 This game is about to make a legion of gambling addicts LOL!!!
that first "ooooh" is a sign of doom
The irony of playing Balatro while watching this video.
17:42 I appreciate the little reference to black ops 1 zombies, I still play it to this day with friends ;))
Damn you Bricky. I just got Balatro on mobile today and I spent every ounce of free time I had on it. First you got me into Warhammer, now you got me into this damn game.
On Rewatch of this video I noticed that during the steam deck section of him yelling about 22hours of game time you can see the caramel apples in the background.
Recently played Pheonix Wright, I recognise that music.
I also love Balatro.
And my wife says I've got issues. So happy I'm not alone in my unhealthy relationship with this game
I love when the game dev gives you an ACTUAL gambling addiction. The only thing more addicting for me is Factorio, but cheating at cards and getting away with it is a close third.
I felt frustrated with balatro so i came to youtube to relax. Ooooh look a new bricky video. I am now going to relaunch balatro.
I'm starting to think he's not gonna make that Disco Elysium video
8:11 Brickle calling out Matara, hahah.
She deserves it sometimes ngl 😂
The boss blind is real....
He can hurt you...
My favorite way to think about the games structure is like other roguelikes. Each ante is a floor. Each blind is an encounter. You do encounters to get money and access the shop. You can skip encounters to get a bonus instead. Boss encounters cannot be skipped though, so you need to prepare for each boss encounter. After each boss, you advance to the next floor, and numbers for all the encounters go up. Beat the floor 8 boss to win a run.
Knowing Bricky more or less played a hand in Balatro potentially (at the time of writing this) winning GOTY 2024 puts into perspective how cool the videogame sphere is. I mean, I wouldn't give this game a chance if not for this video. And know I'm one of the cool kids who understand why it's nominated so many times while other people are scratching their heads muttering "no way this card game is that good".
2024 is wild.
Balatro just got a mobile release. That brings it to an even bigger audience and I worry for the productivity of mankind.
the title is exactly what I've been thinking for the past 2 weeks
Great video bricky. Now it is time for a pacific drive video.
Also I love how he didnt even mention the Challenge runs. Tbf I didnt even know they were a thing until a mate started streaming and went in a menu I had never seen before. I had 60 hours at the time lmao
When i first got Balatro, it was 6pm. I didn’t stop playing until 12pm.
Why would you ever want to leave. We are all together here. With balatro
I played Plasma deck. Got the bull joker 2 chips per 1$. At that point it was all about saving money. At $100 I get 200 chips which meant 200 multi. I have $500 by the end. That would be 1000+ multi each time by that card alone..
I must say wonderful video and thank you for that successful pitch lol I’ve had Balatro in my wishlist since it came out, this finally made me break down and get the game and I do not regret how much time I’ve sunk into it already 😂
Coming back to this because Dave the Diver has convinced me to maybe pick this up
16:11 -bro was caught lacking with caramel apples in the background
My rational mind: "You need to focus. You need to study for your exams".
My inner gremlin: "We like the pretty cards. The numbers go up. DO IT."
I've been waiting for Brickytro.