I don't even care about some stuff he makes videos about, but everything he talks about somehow becomes interesting. It's just so nice to listen to this man talk :D
Rotoscope the edge of the Vertigo geometry, add a blur transition around the edges, and then slowly shift the whole clip to the left. Very fancy looking, very satisfying, but surprisingly simple.
the way old skyboxes made everything look gigantic and incredibly far away just gives some specific kind of atmosphere that i love so much. i wish people carried that feeling over in some way to modern games more often
Same, they feel like fuzzy paintings or how you'd remember what skies looked like in your dreams, and whenever I have a nostalgia trip regarding my older gaming days of playing Half Life and Counter Strike, the first and foremost thing I always remember is the skybox. Its hard to explain but the low quality of them really does give it a hazy memory/dream effect.
Philip, your content is second to none. I rarely comment and I think there are many who silently share my enthusiasm. I never miss a video on any of your channels (at least all the ones I know of). Thanks for the high effort, high quality stuff
I have always had a soft spot for GoldSrc skybox textures, they had an eerie, liminal and desolate vibe to them. Fascinating stuff, it's uncanny how Philip can create content from thin air. I love these breakdowns of Source engine and Counter-Strike levels that he makes, I could watch him talk about it all day long.
For some reason skyboxes/background art have always been of particular interest to me in games. I think it’s how they used to fire my imagination as a kid in terms of “what’s out there” Thanks for continuing to make videos which speak to such parts of my nerdy and sentimental psychology, Mr Kliks :)
6:03 Not CS-related, but I really missed when racing games used that kind of method of selling the size of the world. Games like earlier Need for Speed games like Underground 2, Most Wanted and Carbon made it feel like it has a bigger world than the recent entries despite being objectively smaller. Meanwhile, modern racing games like the recent NFS ones have bigger worlds with towering buildings but somehow feel emptier and barren, no matter how hard they try to make it lively.
5:29 something i find very interesting is that despite de_overpass being set in Berlin, the 2D row of buildings is actually from Prague in czech republic. You can literally see the Prague castle on the image. Also the tower is not even from Berlin, its the Nuremberg TV Tower.
Transition at 5:09 from Vertigo to Overpass so well put together, i was actually frightened for a sec as my brain was not capable of comprehending how the video was suddenly taking place in Overpass
Would be interesting to see a video on the train of overpass, since it looks like they changed the model and colour to make it more accurate to the Berlin u-bahn (even though the model is a british class 150 complete with diesel exhaust pipes which the electric u-bahn shouldn't have)
I actually love how they dont move when you do. They feel so much more massive because of it, and it gives the map such an incredible atmosphere i dont feel in any other game. Like, in most games mountains & such are actually really small, and you really feel that they're small especially if you've seen big mountains irl before. But these 2d skyboxes really make these distant mountains feel as massive as they should, and it applies that massive feeling to things that arent typically as massive as mountains; like skyscrapers for example. I dunno, i just really like it. Maybe its just my nostalgia.
0:43 I remember this… not that map in particular but I remember playing counterstrike once when I was a very very young child I think it was on my dad’s laptop, the rooms were very dark and I remember once falling out of one of them, landing out of bounds I can barely remember it though I can’t remember any further specifics
Since everyone else has chose this video to tell Philip how much they appreciate his work, I'll just say that I also absolutely love it. And whenever I hear the classic song Steventhedreamer's music kick in, it just lifts my mood, also, I've never ever felt that the quality of the videos has been subpar. This isnt the first time I've made an appreciation comment, but it doesn't hurt to write another, does it?
Whilst the bumper on the police car has a negligible effect on performance alone, this sort of design choice across the board has a huge impact on performance.
This is why I bought your music kit when it came out last year August! I love your videos, your dad's soundtracks and your love for Counter Strike. Thank you for over a decade of great content
Seriously thank you for making seriously detailed videos about a game i have not played (in 5 years) i just love the way how you make your videos. Thats why i am still subbed.
I hope CS2 renews my love of CS. I haven’t played in many, many years. I’m looking forward to the clean gun play and motion I remember from 1.6. Hope it lives up to the hype.
St. Marc and Lake are perhaps the only two maps in which we can see how L4D2 would look like in S2. The more I watch these videos the more I get envious as if there’s a game that would *_really_* showcase Source 2’s prowess, it’s Left 4 Dead.
I love source 2 approach on realism it isn't in your face like unreal engine, it's mostly things that you won't notice very subtle and i really love that.
I’m just glad they’re focusing on core gameplay because when youre unnaturally in the zone, you dont notice the background. Especially on Overpass but its cool to learn about all of this stuff
@@AntonioZL The description they dropped when releasing overpass descripted the map as being set in Berlin, but it used the Praque skyline and the Nuremberg TV tower. At least they got the language of the signs right... Almost, as there was an uncommon use of a transkripted Umlaut on one, prior to some update. Whatever, felt like the Berlin thing was really just an afterthought thrown in just for the maps description that many people probably didn't even read to begin with.
okay philip you really got my ass at 5:10 with that transition between Vertigo and Underpass. I was zoned out and still looking at my monitor and when I zoned back I shook my head a bit and said "when the fuck did THAT happen"
i loved cs 1.6 and css skyboxes. always watched them in spectator mode. i didn't know it was generated. i thought about how it was photographed and processed. i thought there are places in real life like that.
Love to see you doing so well Philip. Watched you for years when you would roam around in a dressing gown in what appeared to be shared accommodation. I would Imagine that would be a distant memory now. For what it's worth well done
Easily accessible skyboxes are my favorite thing about Source 1 Valve games ngl. Often times they can tell alot of environmental storytelling without shoving it in your face, you really have to go out of your way to analyze it
Thank you for asking the most important question about planes. How do we know if planes aren’t flat? We flat-planers have proof that when you spot a plane from the ground, they are in fact just flat and rendered to the real life skybox.
6:25 i dont know if you read comments but i guarantee those cranes still do move in source 2. i was playing a match the other day and got distracted cause i saw a crane swinging until it rested.
Midtown Madness! Good old days, no graphics, performance madness, just used to install and play and actually enjoyed game.. Nowadays I mostly watch graphics, performance rather than actually enjoying game like old days. Really miss them😢
I think the fact that the skybox image of buildings on the csgo overpass is the most generic image of Prague that repeats itself over and over again even though the map is set in Berlin just adds to the beaty of the map
loving how regardless of how much fancy tech we get, it still all boils down to flat 2d textures if you get out far enough
sprites will never die!
game design is all about smokes and mirrors
that's because this game is a billion years outdated out of the box. unreal engine 5 doesn't need to do this shit
@@GraveUypo yeah right because fuck optimizing your game
@@GraveUypo game devs still do this. why? it's cheap to render and its convincing from a distance
As a german i'll have to give valve credit. The cranes doing nothing for the whole day is very realistic in Germany.
For a german, you are pretty humourous...to the point of almost, denying the fact that you are actually german !
:P
😂
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It always baffled me that Overpass, a map based on Berlin, had Prague as it's skybox
@@lampionmanczThey kinda fixed it in CS2
Another needlessly deatiled CS video about something 0.0001 percent of humans care about. Love it keep it up
This is precisely what I watch this man for!
well I CARE ABOUT IT!!!!
I don't even care about some stuff he makes videos about, but everything he talks about somehow becomes interesting. It's just so nice to listen to this man talk :D
I haven't played the game in 6 years, and yet it is still one of my favorite things to watch/keep track of thanks to these videos.
less than that lmao
5:08 This transition is more advanced and realistic than source 2 could ever be
Rotoscope the edge of the Vertigo geometry, add a blur transition around the edges, and then slowly shift the whole clip to the left.
Very fancy looking, very satisfying, but surprisingly simple.
@@Corzappy shup
@@Corzappy brother, just admire it
@@duudiiss I am admiring it, it's a nice transition. I'm just explaining that it can be both beautiful and simple.
It was very slick and unexpected. A nice touch
5:10 that transition was smooothhh! Good job! :)
0:33 i cant decide whether i never want to hear phillips asmr again or want a 10 hour version of it
I hate it but I keep coming back to it. Help.
ASMR | Salivating over Source 2's new Graphics Binaural (Wear headphones)
That was so mad lmaoo
I... I don't think it's asmr. It's the sauce 2 coming out of him.
@@fiddlebender88 what is wrong with us
the way old skyboxes made everything look gigantic and incredibly far away just gives some specific kind of atmosphere that i love so much. i wish people carried that feeling over in some way to modern games more often
Same, they feel like fuzzy paintings or how you'd remember what skies looked like in your dreams, and whenever I have a nostalgia trip regarding my older gaming days of playing Half Life and Counter Strike, the first and foremost thing I always remember is the skybox. Its hard to explain but the low quality of them really does give it a hazy memory/dream effect.
Ancient CSGO has that amazing Skybox atmosphere and Militia. Its not only the old games that have it
@@wtfboom17
It's like Painting. So low Res really doesn't matter. It is bound to make a long lasting impression.
There's some really amazing city skyboxes in SiN and its expansion
My favourite old skybox is in Half-Life 1, where you fight the chopper on the cliffside.
That transition at 5:09... I had to rewatch it a few times. Stunning.
i can already see the huge grin you got on your face when you made the transition at 5:08, philip
Philip, your content is second to none. I rarely comment and I think there are many who silently share my enthusiasm. I never miss a video on any of your channels (at least all the ones I know of). Thanks for the high effort, high quality stuff
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6:35: So you're telling me the plane is a plane?
0:42 been so long since I've heard that sound that I almost forgot it even existed
I have always had a soft spot for GoldSrc skybox textures, they had an eerie, liminal and desolate vibe to them.
Fascinating stuff, it's uncanny how Philip can create content from thin air. I love these breakdowns of Source engine and Counter-Strike levels that he makes, I could watch him talk about it all day long.
5:10 gorgeous seamless transition phillip.
i am so excited to see what they will do to the huge DangerZone maps in source 2
I NEED more source 2 skybox analysis, they look incredible.
5:09 transition felt nice
5:08 you know, it's little details like these that make your videos shine philip!
For some reason skyboxes/background art have always been of particular interest to me in games. I think it’s how they used to fire my imagination as a kid in terms of “what’s out there”
Thanks for continuing to make videos which speak to such parts of my nerdy and sentimental psychology, Mr Kliks :)
6:03 Not CS-related, but I really missed when racing games used that kind of method of selling the size of the world. Games like earlier Need for Speed games like Underground 2, Most Wanted and Carbon made it feel like it has a bigger world than the recent entries despite being objectively smaller. Meanwhile, modern racing games like the recent NFS ones have bigger worlds with towering buildings but somehow feel emptier and barren, no matter how hard they try to make it lively.
Fuel
5:29 something i find very interesting is that despite de_overpass being set in Berlin, the 2D row of buildings is actually from Prague in czech republic. You can literally see the Prague castle on the image. Also the tower is not even from Berlin, its the Nuremberg TV Tower.
Vůbec jsem nečekal že bych tě tu našel :D , ale jo taky jsem si říkal že mi to jaksi až moc připomíná Prahu.
Vertigo to overpass transition was so chef's kiss.
0:34 "way back before most of you were born". Man, I'm old...
I had goosebumps from that transition in 3:49, it was so clean and magical.
Thank you Phillip for being a god.
You mean 5:08?
5:10 top 10 cleanest movie transitions
Transition at 5:09 from Vertigo to Overpass so well put together, i was actually frightened for a sec as my brain was not capable of comprehending how the video was suddenly taking place in Overpass
I appreciate the transition at 5:10
Would be interesting to see a video on the train of overpass, since it looks like they changed the model and colour to make it more accurate to the Berlin u-bahn (even though the model is a british class 150 complete with diesel exhaust pipes which the electric u-bahn shouldn't have)
5:09 that transition was really sick ngl
awesome transition at 5:10 very polished
I actually love how they dont move when you do. They feel so much more massive because of it, and it gives the map such an incredible atmosphere i dont feel in any other game.
Like, in most games mountains & such are actually really small, and you really feel that they're small especially if you've seen big mountains irl before.
But these 2d skyboxes really make these distant mountains feel as massive as they should, and it applies that massive feeling to things that arent typically as massive as mountains; like skyscrapers for example.
I dunno, i just really like it. Maybe its just my nostalgia.
0:43 I remember this… not that map in particular but I remember playing counterstrike once when I was a very very young child
I think it was on my dad’s laptop, the rooms were very dark and I remember once falling out of one of them, landing out of bounds
I can barely remember it though I can’t remember any further specifics
Ayy. Midtown madness!
Loved hearing that classic game get mentioned.
Since everyone else has chose this video to tell Philip how much they appreciate his work, I'll just say that I also absolutely love it. And whenever I hear the classic song Steventhedreamer's music kick in, it just lifts my mood, also, I've never ever felt that the quality of the videos has been subpar. This isnt the first time I've made an appreciation comment, but it doesn't hurt to write another, does it?
0:25 he even timed the van back there, true dedication.
Whilst the bumper on the police car has a negligible effect on performance alone, this sort of design choice across the board has a huge impact on performance.
The transition at 5:12 was amazing.
I love you so much man, I watch these videos while eating and it's so cozy to dive into a well loved videogame
This is why I bought your music kit when it came out last year August! I love your videos, your dad's soundtracks and your love for Counter Strike. Thank you for over a decade of great content
That transition at 5:12 was fantastic!
Despite the limitations, CS1.6 skyboxes are so atmospheric and add a ton of to the maps they're attached to.
Seriously thank you for making seriously detailed videos about a game i have not played (in 5 years) i just love the way how you make your videos. Thats why i am still subbed.
❤
You’re the only channel I religiously follow and watch all uploads, across all three channels too.
I hope CS2 renews my love of CS. I haven’t played in many, many years. I’m looking forward to the clean gun play and motion I remember from 1.6. Hope it lives up to the hype.
i admire philip's ability to go in such detail on something little to no one except us cares about
That transition 5:10 from vertigo to overpass was super clean!
St. Marc and Lake are perhaps the only two maps in which we can see how L4D2 would look like in S2. The more I watch these videos the more I get envious as if there’s a game that would *_really_* showcase Source 2’s prowess, it’s Left 4 Dead.
I love source 2 approach on realism it isn't in your face like unreal engine, it's mostly things that you won't notice very subtle and i really love that.
That transition is devilishly good bro
What a transition from vertigo to overpass holy smokes, nice
5:08 One shot with an awesome transition and I'm hooked. Give us more, please.
I’m just glad they’re focusing on core gameplay because when youre unnaturally in the zone, you dont notice the background. Especially on Overpass but its cool to learn about all of this stuff
5:30 lmao apparently old overpass used Prague as its skybox, which has the complete oposite vibe to berlin
i think the old overpass wasn't definitively set in Berlin, more like 'generic european town'. Could be wrong, tho.
@@AntonioZL The description they dropped when releasing overpass descripted the map as being set in Berlin, but it used the Praque skyline and the Nuremberg TV tower. At least they got the language of the signs right... Almost, as there was an uncommon use of a transkripted Umlaut on one, prior to some update.
Whatever, felt like the Berlin thing was really just an afterthought thrown in just for the maps description that many people probably didn't even read to begin with.
cool transiiton and cool edit for the lake water, good work phillip
okay philip you really got my ass at 5:10 with that transition between Vertigo and Underpass. I was zoned out and still looking at my monitor and when I zoned back I shook my head a bit and said "when the fuck did THAT happen"
i loved cs 1.6 and css skyboxes. always watched them in spectator mode. i didn't know it was generated. i thought about how it was photographed and processed. i thought there are places in real life like that.
Love to see you doing so well Philip. Watched you for years when you would roam around in a dressing gown in what appeared to be shared accommodation.
I would Imagine that would be a distant memory now.
For what it's worth well done
philips videos have such a cozy, soothing quality to them -~-
Its crazy how big the city in vertigo is if you compare the skybox to real cities
5:10 this transition lives rent free in my brain
That transition from vertigo to overpass was crisp!
As an avid Lake enjoyer back in the day, that ending was beautiful.
That transition to overpass cured my depression
That transition to Overpass was smoooooth
I watch your videos for the music alone, the cool source 2 stuff is just a bonus for me.
That transition to Overpass...holy shit nice!
I love watching you talk about skyboxes
I love that you can now view the whole ongoing match from above in casual / pro matches (I think? dont have access yet)
5:10 transition is awesome
Easily accessible skyboxes are my favorite thing about Source 1 Valve games ngl. Often times they can tell alot of environmental storytelling without shoving it in your face, you really have to go out of your way to analyze it
Wow, what a transition 5:08
Thank you for asking the most important question about planes. How do we know if planes aren’t flat? We flat-planers have proof that when you spot a plane from the ground, they are in fact just flat and rendered to the real life skybox.
05:08 What a nicely done transition
That transition between maps filled me with awe.
Another banger video! Keep 'em coming!
I really hope we get the Italy map in CS2!! Really fun to play
They already said they are doing italy when they annouced CS2
I dont think that im the only one who wants to see CS 1.6s skyboxes uncompressed
I would love to see a video about the progression of Vertigo's changes over time!
"before most of you were born", that made me feel old, man...
Another very well made video by the 3-klick-phil!
Got to say that "they will realise they are talking to themselves" got a real laugh out of me 😛
Watched the whole video and I'm confused as to why I share your enthusiasm on the topic
But it is cool!!!
6:25 i dont know if you read comments but i guarantee those cranes still do move in source 2. i was playing a match the other day and got distracted cause i saw a crane swinging until it rested.
That midtown madness comment shot me back in time. That was pretty funny
6:59 I really love his attention to detail
We love nice skyboxes round here 😎
congratulations with 1kk subscribers!🎉
5:10 OH MY GOD THAT TRANSITION WENT SO HARD
That flat plane joke. Split my sides.
5:08 bro dropped the cleanest transition thinking we didnt notice it
Philip is a Flat Plane Conspiracy Theorist confirmed - 2023
5:09 god that was smooth
Midtown Madness! Good old days, no graphics, performance madness, just used to install and play and actually enjoyed game.. Nowadays I mostly watch graphics, performance rather than actually enjoying game like old days. Really miss them😢
finally a video I can watch while eating
You know... there's something very pleasingly ethereal about 2D skyboxes.
I really liked this video. Great work
Making skyboxes and out of bound areas was always my favorite part of mapmaking.
I'm making a game for fun in Unity and this was very informative and valuable information, thanks!
I think the fact that the skybox image of buildings on the csgo overpass is the most generic image of Prague that repeats itself over and over again even though the map is set in Berlin just adds to the beaty of the map
always loved exploring skyboxes. gonna miss being a giant and scaring friends
I love these videos! I work on games alot, and they're genuinely interesting (also helpful)