I played another 9 Souls-Like games you've never heard of
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episode 4 of Steam Dumpster Diving with even more "souls-likes" you (probably) haven't seen
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:44 Little Witch Nobeta
4:08 Die by the Sword
8:21 Rune II
12:50 Immortal Planet
13:32 SFO
15:16 SDK
15:50 Malebolgia
17:26 Below
19:41 Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
22:10 outro/sponsor
big thanks to help from:
Onua for creating the poses of the SFM Solaire/Elite Knight at the end of the video/thumbnail: / odynom
Grapfic for help with the thumbnail: / grapfic
games played in order of appearance:
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store.steampowered.com/app/63...
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Игры
Iron: "The jumping is so buggy"
Me: Ah yes! Finally a REAL souls-like experience!
Hellpoint has actually gotten a lot better. It's less stiff, the platforming is actually doable (it doesn't look like it, but you CAN make that jump), and the atmosphere is pretty interesting. My brother liked it a lot.
Just don't play it on local co-op. The game really can't handle it. Borderline unplayable.
What do you mean? Souls games don't even have jump buttons.
Me, playing Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition when it was new, first time ever playing anything with a controller as someone who keyboard and moused everything before, or used a joystick (primarily for flying and driving, but also for platforming back in the Amiga days):
- died because I sucked at using the Dualshock, falling off a cliff
- died because I botched a jump
- died because GfWL just sucks and did weird things like hijacking my control authority while I just was moving around and suddenly couldn't stop anymore, walking myself off into the eternal depths
- died because I botched a jump again
- died because I still haven't quite figured how to Dualshock, again, falling a long way while trying to circle a zombie...
- died because I botched yet another jump
- died in the Capra Demon boss fight because somehow the camera was stuck in a fricken corner, or maybe it just was me again still not understanding the concept of a controller, but that was just a vague assumption. Anywho, my cam was stuck and I couldn't free it, but I finally died the first time in that game to an actual enemy!
@@TheChigglerLiterally darksouls:
Die by the sword is pretty much exactly what I imagine D&D characters doing when everyone keeps missing.
Natural 1 - The Game
While every enemy is rolling natural 20's
I remember seeing that game mentioned in a few places and the moment it was mentioned I didn't remember what it was but I remembered it was never spoken fondly of. Then the gameplay was shown and I remembered what those words were.
He doesnt knows the D&D. Just older and elder.
'Twas a strange, janky, yet peculiarly endearing game once you got into it, as I recall. A certain amount of control scheme frustration, to be sure, but once you figure out where the mouse input translation falls on a scale of "relative" to "absolute" (I think it was kind of a bit of each, which added to the jank feel)... you could semi-reliably hit enemies, even specific parts of them! Which was way cool for a game out of that time period. =)
Little witch Nobeta has now launched in 1.0 and we’ve come a long way from “the little kitty is in dangerous”
Yeah, it's a great game now.
It's missing "Tennessee Boyd" though, big loss. He needs to re-review it once the Trial Tower drops
I miss "the little kitty is in dangerous!"@@IRUKANJI
Sooo
"Little witch is no beta now"
@@2lazy2laze45 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
Holy shit. Getting snagged by that rope and you still being in control and the enemies ganging up on you was rad. 1998. Games today still just do the bear trap thing where you grab your leg and take HP damage.
I was beyond impressed by that. New devs need to take inspiration! What a genius idea, and to execute it that well is remarkable.
I was amazed by that too
It's... Well, it's like you saw in the video. The idea was nice, but execution left much to be desired. Even as a kid back then, when you have a bit more patience to try the latest game you bought (got this from some bargain bin way back when) and are generally quicker in picking up weird controls, this was just too damn clunky. Eventually I just played by using the numpad 4 and 6 buttons, to make the sword swipe left and right, because the mouse didn't really work that well.
If it had better controls, this might have been real fun, especially since the environments were fun
Maybe if we got games based on executing inventive ideas instead of better graphics the game industry would be way more interesting
@@inigo137 yep
Ah yes, a quote from Thor, definitely reliable
Question is, is that quote from normal Thor or fat depressed Thor?
@@inigo137 Definitely the fat, depressed Thor. He was happy for attention, made to feel his words matter, so he gave them a positive review
There are actually people named Thor, though
@@NecromancyForKids Thor Johnson, the 3rd Johnson brother is the only one I know of
Apparently one of the play-testers for Rune II was N00bslayer69.
Rune 2 Promotional Quotes: "This is satire right?" - Iron Pineapple
@Gabriel Constantin They couldn't book Odin
@Gabriel Constantin That was actually a quote from Loki disgusted as Thor. He was trying to trick people into playing an awful game.
“Move over Wind Waker” -Iron Pineapple
Christopher Seitz how dare you try to assassinate his name
A 2000's game being 20 years old doesn't sound right, but is
Oh God I'm old
Please don't remind me, I just got done remembering fucking Quizilla was a website that existed.
Whenever I think of these things, only 1 quote jumps to my mind:
"I'm getting too old for this sh1t" - Lethal Weapon
20:30 for those interested how the stair thing happens: It's the collider of the stairs. Usually, you want to have a plane that goes up at an incline and not use the actual stair model for the collider. If you do that, this exact thing happens.
Hell point is actually now a fully fleshed out game, he should check it out now
@@oscarfredwynjones7758 Agreed. I actually thoroughly enjoyed Hellpoint, even got the platinum trophy. I would definitely recommend. I think Iron Pineapple was way too hard on this one.
This is really helpful and interesting, thank you!
yeah unless stairs are tall enough to need to jump, stairs are just ramps with a cool skin on them
@@oscarfredwynjones7758 Totally agreed. I got it for free by GOG and you know.. It's free so lets give it a try. I ended up loving it. I wasn't rly into dark souls at that time but after beating this game I went to the shop and got all dark souls right away haha. Really good game, it gets harder and you can make it even more harder with some items in game (you can lv up or down enemies) and those moon/spaceship cycles give it some more mechanics and paths. Certain areas are only available during certain times. There're a lot of builds and enemies are greatly affected by elements so you might end up with couple weps for certain areas/enemies instead of run 2h sword whole game. (but you can beat most of the game with a fcking laser glove haha)
"what is this animation for the stairs?"
He made the stairs' collision box actual stairs instead of a slope, which causes the jerky up and down movement
There is no problem doing that, but then you would need to make your player model react to the stairs by making the feet stand on each step. Lot of AAA games does that.
@@jean-1009 Inverted kinematics
@@jean-1009 Kind of- Even if the feet react to the stairs with IK, the player model would still do the janky movement since that's only a visual effect. You would do both, really.
@@jean-1009 And it still looks clunky, look at FFVII remake stairs, they look good but still kind of clunky cause its REALLY hard to not have the legs fucking around. Its either, the body moves but only a part of the leg does or the whole body moves but the feet don't connect correctly with the steps.
I think there is a path-finding algorithm for realistic leg animations while interacting with stairs in order for feet to be placed correctly onto the steps while the body maintains a smooth motion.
"Step aside, Windwaker; there's a new king in town" is definitely going on the next ad
Its going right to the banner xD
so no 1 is gonna question that the raft is sailing without a sail....?
I appreciate the running gag of including Crash Bandicoot in the pile of AAA Soulslikes
You like old, hack jokes?
@@Rich_P_Anya yes
9:18 Are we just, you know, ignoring all the other actual quotes on this cover?
"Are you attached to your legs? Like, emotionally?"
"Help, I'm on fire!"
"Come and jump on my boat"
These are the best, cover worthy quotes about this game. Dear God.
Considering Protonjon is part of the runawayguys yeah... he's funny
0:19
Lmao, I loved how Crash Bandicoot was there with other "Souls-Like" games
My favorite part too. I'm happy to see someone comment on it.
I feel like it's a tired "joke" at this point.
@@Kenpokid4 I think it isnt that bad. He doesnt push it right in your face and when you see it you can get a short chuckle out of it or just ignore it.
@@mordador2702 agreed
Good hide. Woa/10
"Ah so that's why he asked me that stupid question."
-Vaati, probably
What about Vaati??? (Vaati fan.)
@@ZeldaLover6
“Dark Souls is a video game, I got proof.”
*Onscreen*
Iron Pineapple: is dark souls a video game?
VaatiVidya: uhhh yeah?
Can you imagine a world where you can jump in Dark Souls? Like standing jump
Sounds like a utopia..
Can't think of a single use for that.
Everyone knows that every game is made better with a jump button.
@@mohamedbelbaali659 I defy you to name a single game made worse by having a jump button. Even CoD has a jump button even though it’s only ever used to vault or by jumpshotting scrubs
@@mohamedbelbaali659 I’m sorry but I’m looking through your list and every single one, including Tetris, would be made objectively better with a jump button, without a doubt. We’re not discussing game design here, we’re discussing philosophy. The ability to use legs to temporarily counteract the laws of gravity is a fundamentally enjoyable experience and everything about it is good, as such the only way a jump button would make something worse was if your end goal was to cause deep and inescapable depression. What kind of person would want to live without jumping? I’ll tell you: the insane kind.
Fr Ik you’re making points but I’m just shitposting xD
Seeing the long and pretentious title on game 5: This sounds like something Gilson B. Pontes would come up with
"Written by Gilson B. Pontes"
Ah, there he is.
Careful or he will try to take out your channel with DMCA bullshit ;)
The biggest hack since Nude Raider.
LOL, his IMDB, Spear of Destiny the Kaiseki, Sword of Fortress the Onomuzim, Samael the Legacy of Ophiuchus, Taishogun: The Rise of Emperor. Is this guy fluent in English? And he has pinned tweet "I am a multimillionaire" what a douche
And we used to think only Commander Sterling ever bought Gilson B. Pontes games!
Well, and Gilson's illegitimate CEO dad at Sony, I suppose.
Turns out Iron Pineapple bought two of them, too!
When the best souls-like game from this list is actually one with a small anime girl lol
LOL at when she just randomly faceplants - its so cute!
elevown truly the Brawl of dark souls
Imo it's... NOBETA
The full game is out now and Im really thinking to buy it
@@hanstermen9141 I think it still has a demo up if you want to try it first
"Little Witch Nobeta". Did you mean "Legend of Samus: Prepare to HWAAA! (ノ>Д
with zelda bossfight musik :D
This is gold.
ahahahahaha weeb humour with 500+ likes on IP's channel, why am I not surprised?
Misanthropy because you’re a weeb?
@@misanthropy6690 you sound like a fun person
You need to revisit Little Witch Nobeta. They've fixed up a lot of the translation and extended it by a major amount. My only real criticism is the lack of diverse enemy types, but the game is still very fun
Full version might be coming in April. With AAA voice acting. People are really hyped for it.
@@katier9725 yeah I noticed a fat update the other day then immediately checked patch notes can't wait
aw, but bad translations are so much fun
@@Dark0neone tbh one of the things that sold me originally was the awful script in the demo so while I'm sad it's gone I'm happy I can now take the interesting lore seriously
did they replace like, the dungeon designs? because in this video they look an awful lot like Bullets Per Minute's dungeons lol
14:10
>open world
>souls-like
Elden Ring looks very different then we thought
20:29 that's why you model stairs as slides, not as literal stairs
That' inverse kinematics engine getting a real test drive.
No, that is why you make your character into a robot on wheels, so you can say the bumpi-ness is natural.
@@lemeres2478 did you learn nothing from borderlands 2? Lol jk
unless your animation skills are good enough that characters actualy take steps on each step of the stairs and it looks like they actualy take the stairs.
some games do that. not all tho
that's just an not ramp tagged stair, i am focus testing the game that sort of stuff is not just on the first map, and it's very few stairs which has it. i already reported some times but looks like not everything i say gets to the devs themselves (i do fucking walls of text tho i can see why). the combat is kinda impactless and feedbackless besides the sound? yeah i can agree but the game is more of an bloodborne clone than darksouls. the game WANTS you to be offensive because THATS HOW YOU REFILL YOUR ESTUS FLASK.
and the "something unique" on this game is the local co-op split screen besides the story which is kinda hellish to say the least it's like event horizon but far better.
if you don't believe what i said on the first line just go to my channel i uploaded some videos of the bugs i had found when the first public steam demo of it came out before getting selected.
Game: has a roll mechanic
Everyone: Is this dark souls?
tru
@pablo gonzalez also Just Souls 2
Why does DS2 feel like a early excess version of dark Souls
AfterMyReawakening Because you haven’t learned how to play it yet.
Ace Combat 7: Souls Unknown
I FINALLY got around to trying Little Witch Nobeta after seeing this video when it came out, and man, that game is fantstic. I played it with Mouse/Keyboard, but they DID add a Lock-on function so that bad controller aiming is mitigated a bit. Currently it's slated to release in 2022, the early access has two full stages after the one included in this video, and it's genuinely a REALLY fun time. Highly recommend it to anyone who thought it looked cool.
Cute and Funny aside it's genuinely fun and well designed. I hope people can look past that you're playing a little girl and give it a chance.
@@aisponek CUNNNYYYY UUUOOOOOHHH 😭😭
Most games with magic: "Choose between fire fart, ice sprinkles, lightning tingle or ultra-slow rock of missing everything"
Nobeta: "Ya got Arcane Big-Ass F**king Howitzer, Fire Super Shotgun, Ice Vulcan Cannon, or Lightning Orbital Cannon Blast"
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we all know which option kicks more ass~
Hellpoint has actually gotten a lot better since this video
It has really cool art direction tbh
Hellpoint got really good, I'd say. Still a bit janky, but I enjoyed it.
Definitely some bugs. But I played through it three times and loved it. The thing I dislike about it is that you basically have to look things up to get shit done, and once you know the secrets, there is nothing left to be interested in.
fr
I was shocked to see it play so poorly in this video. I really enjoyed it.
From Below's Steam reviews:
"Shadow of the Molasses is a game where you spend the first 20 minutes staring at a boat. Clouds pass overhead, a light rain begins to fall, and somewhere off in the distance you can hear the developer pleasuring himself while muttering "Yeaaaaah. Are you enjoying my ART?
Then you arrive at a beach. You climb up a wall, then walk down some stairs, stab some red floating diamonds, climb up another wall, then - and this is the tricky part - you walk down some stairs. During this journey you will eat several food items off the floor and drink from many a puddle. But then, you put a thing in a thing and take an elevator up higher. This is subversive, you see, as the game is called BELOW and not ABOVE. You'll quickly realize that navigating the environments is a lot more tedious than navigating to the Steam refund page. When you get there, you're gonna want to select "It's not fun" as the reason and type "Firmly entrenched up it's own ♥♥♥" in the notes section."
Wow, you took some time on this.
Now that was entertaining lmao
I was so hyped back when it was presented at E3, then I bought it a year ago, played 30 min then get refunded because I didn't like it at all. No information in the game, no character preset or stats it seems, well it kinda sucks.
This sounds like something dunkey would say, kind of surprised it isn't from him
Did you know it's from the developers of Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery? So, all of the above is kinda not too surprising.
20:32 that's no stairs animation, it's just that each stair has a collider, meaning you actually walk up them 1 by 1, bobbing you up and down, instead of a smooth ascend, which happens when the stairs have a collider in the shape of a slope.
God, when I started watching this series I was REALLY hoping you'd run into Sword of Fortress the Onimuzum or one of the other classic, downright criminal games/swindles by Gilson B Pontes. Unbeliveable stuff.
>ProtonJon is unknown nowadays
Oh how the mighty have fallen
Ikr, I got clinical depression from him saying that
Makes me miss the old school Let’s Play crew... Slowbeef, Diabetus, all the other dudes from SomethingAwful... Retsupurae...
@@chosentonessournotes I can't believe the last video from Retsupurae was 3 years ago. I follow them since they started the channel, 13 years ago!
@@Constanza235
Same my man. Same... It breaks my heart. Beef still makes videos and betus tunes in every once in a while... but it just isn’t the same.
@@Constanza235
I remember binging on Retsublitz videos when I was in nursing school. I remember staying up til 3 am studying with Rise of the Dragon wrongpurae playing in the background. I remember the Meet N Fuck Kingdom retsufrash when it dropped. I remember Adults React To Pewdiepie, where he stupidly tried to, “dunk on the trolls,” and thanked them for the money. Since, I feel like Pewdiepie has redeemed himself and is actually worthy of the large fanbase he has. He’s matured a lot and I feel like that video was the catalyst. Good on him.
Retsupurae had a lot to do with RUclips history. They started the Let’s Play trend and spearheaded an initiative to riff on shitty videos, where a lot of other creators followed their example and made a lot of great content that has evolved over the years. I’ll miss them.
Rune II is actually leaked Assassins Creed: Valhalla gameplay.
I'd buy that tbh
Fra cazzo c'hai ragione, e te lo dice un pizza pasta mandolino
@@salvatorefiore9143 bold of you to assume he's from your same country
@@AhbibHaald I played and enjoyed crappier games XD
@@Rocxfan e ciá ragione cazzo
Tfw you learn the Souls games were actually Die-By-The-Sword-likes all along
Maybe, though I would say Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver was the inception of the genre.
@@ineednochannelyoutube5384 Did they not make some kinda early souls like games for original xbox tho?
@@ajaakola2 Soul Reaver was N64 era, so it probably was on the original xbox too.
DBtS is the kind of game Demon Souls, and Dark Souls were trying to emulate. FromSoftware was disappointed that there were no "Hard Games" anymore. So they made on, it was popular so then Dark Souls, and it was insanely popular, and now were here looking at Souls like on RUclipss.
@@travismason2811 The souls games are hard circlejerk started with the capcom marketing campaign for DS2, it had absolutely nothing to do with the games design goals.
“This game is called Malebolgia.”
*Spawn has entered the chat*
Also you Play as Willhelm .II For some reason
I'm here in late 2021 and as others have said, Hellpoint ended up being far, far better than what it was here. They have some interesting mechanics that set it apart from other souls likes, platforming is fixed and functional, world/lore is great. it's still a bit strange or rough in spots as it isn't a AAA or anything but nothing like the jank we saw here.
Has Very Positive recent reviews and Mostly Positive overall on steam right now so it would seem many people agree.
I've been playing Hellpoint recently, and I've enjoyed it so far. The blackhole storms give me a headache though. No clue why.
Played it till platin. Dunno why this game seems to be shitty in this video. I liked it a lot and its way better then in this video.
@@minihold88 this video is from 2 years ago
I actually fell in love with it. It's a mess sometimes, but man, it's a mess I had a load of fun exploring. It also captures one aspect of Dark Souls very well: if you know what you're doing, it's very easy to make a hilariously broken build that trivializes the game.
@@dex3625 Pretty sure this is also the free demo version
Little witch nobeta is one of the best “souls like” games ive seen in these videos,
lets be real, ya just sayin that cuz ur a weeb
南京大虐殺の計算2937 im offended but you are correct
_But it actually does look pretty good_
@Adam J. Harper TLOZ really isn't a weeb game
Tennessee Boyd!
@Adam J. Harper his name is Zelda
"How it makes you feel, and I know that sounds dumb..." Honestly, the biggest thing to me about Dark Souls IS how it makes me feel. The isolation, the forlorn landscape, the dreariness... It isn't the combat, the scattershot lore, or the insane bosses and enemies. It's the mood, the world, the passive storytelling around you.
The “feeling of Dark Souls” is why one and three are two of my all time favorite games. The loneliness and dreary feeling add to the sense of accomplishment when you succeed in those games.
1 and 3 had the best environmental design and layout while 2 had some of the best characters. Benhart the dwarf is so cool(is that his name?)
Specifically for the feeling, id recommend trying hyper light drifter. It hits a lot of those notes for me
The exploration is what does it for me. Everytime you reach a new area or level which usually has such a specific and unique look to it always makes me stop and just absorb the new environment for a moment. Going through an area for the first time is the best feeling in the game for me: fighting off new enemy types, finding all the (hidden) items, opening up shortcuts, adding more pieces of lore to the gigantic lore puzzle that DS is, it's all fantastic.
In contrast to many others, I usually enjoy the areas a lot more than the bosses cause I really play these types of games purely for the exploration and not for the combat. Also the reason why I really hate having to do NG+ runs for trophies because it takes away this element of surprise and exploration.
@@SaltyStrudel Yep I second that. Hyper light drifter conveys a sense of atmosphere very similar to dark Souls. Fantastic game on its own right IMO. Also, you might wanna check out metroid prime. I know, it's not really the same genre, but the atmosphere in that game gives kinda the same vibe
I'm rewatching all of these, they are my go-to RUclips movies when I feel bad or ill - you have an amazing way of talking, smooth voice, very good humor, and very interesting content (with great editing!). I really love your videos, please make more, but do not feel obliged or pressured to do so!
hey thanks dude! hope you're doing well
@@IronPineapple Certainly better thanks to you!
Yeah, same - these are what I watch when I need something to soothe me. And it works.
Rune II may seem satirical at first but you've got to remember that it was made by Human Heads who literally have not made a single good game since the first Rune and have a spectacular talent for taking neat concepts and just flat out ruining them.
Prey was great
Never played Prey ?, the good one
@@chillhour6155 Prey was actually pretty mediocre. It was great for maybe the first 15 minutes when they put some the mechanics like portals and gravity manipulation to good use but it's clear they exhausted all their ideas after that and they basically just resorted to using them for padding (for example walking on a gravity path on a wall to reach a switch to disable a forcefield and then backtracking on that gravity path. Wow, great puzzle. Great setpiece. 10/10. Oh and then there was the portal maze towards the end which was just god awful and annoying) they never do anything creative with them again after the first couple of levels. On top of that the game was boring since there were absolutely no consequences for dying (enemies stayed dead and aside from having to do a bit of walking you didn't lose any progress at all) and most of the enemy designs were blatantly stolen from other games.
Also the weapons, despite their exotic appearances, were incredibly generic. The alien rifle was basically just your average scoped assault rifle, the not-a-cyberdemon arm was just a stronger assault rifle with a grenade launcher instead of a scope, and the acid gun was literally just your average shotgun (shit, they couldn't even be bothered to give it some cool acid effect like making enemies desolve. You just shoot enemies and they fall over just as they would if you shot them with a standard shotgun). You could easily swap their models with a scoped M16, an AK-47 with a GL, and a pump action shotgun of your choice and nothing would be out of place.
The closest thing it had to a creative weapon was the leech gun and that was just limited to how you got ammo for it. When it came to actually using it, ice ammo was basically just a generic short range flamethrower (granted it froze enemies instead of setting them on fire), plasma was just... a typical plasma gun akin to Doom, lightning was just a Q2/Q3 style rail gun, and the sunbeam was just a laser.
Also the spirit walk thing was pretty much pointless and might as well not have even existed since they never did anything interesting with it mechanically. The most you ever needed it for was to spirit walk through a forcefield to flip a switch to disable it. They were so lazy and uncreative there were times when the switch was almost directly on the other side of the forcefield.
Honestly, I'm pretty sure anyone who insists the original Prey was good is just thinking about the first couple of levels. If they actually went back and played the full game, they'd see that it's not as great as they think it is.
I know about ProtonJon, and a quote like “Are you attached to your legs?” is probably not a very positive review from him. The man attracts broken games like a magnet.
Master of Sarcasm, glitchy games, & being a suave ass... & he appeared on the channel that I thought I'd never see him on.
I'm surprised he didn't know of ProtonJon. Maybe Jon isn't as "big" as he used to be? I haven't watched him in ages myself.
@@TheElectricRaichu He's not really on RUclips anymore as far as I know, he mostly streams now.
Yeah he’s a pretty wellknown RUclipsr. Sad that he hasn’t uploaded a video in 3 years.
He has his streams and the runawayguys
I was trying to figure out wtf "Tennessee Boyd" was supposed to translate into. Was it actually trying to say like "Energy Void"???
Either way, I am genuinely surprised with how decent Little Witch Nobeta was. The UI is great, attacks and dodges look like they feel good, there's interesting mechanics such as losing the ability to heal if you're hit while healing. Terrible localization aside, that actually looked fun and interesting.
I think it's just a name. It's probably some kind of archmage turned into a cat or something similar and the boss recognised his power
It does look nice. To get excited about it, though, I'll need to see the rest of the game develop around it first. It's unfortunate the dev doesn't have a lot of income, according to the store page. But I can't go buying it on a faint hope that it'll be great. I'll keep it in a tab and check on it now and then to see if it becomes something.
The shooting is great and really weighty. But the other thing that it really needs to work on is the environment, it looks weird how much work was put into the character but the environment is so bland.
Maybe the dev is from TN or something. Randy Boyd is the president of UT(University of Tennessee) and tried becoming governor recently. Didn't win, though. Then again, I could be stretchin it.
@@benispoob It's clearly a subtitled Japanese game with horrible translations
It's interesting to see where Hellpoint was back when this video was made. Now that the game is released, I think it's worth revisiting. Not that you would need to make a video; but it is much more enjoyable now than it was at the time of recording.
6:56 okay but can we just appreciate the sheer confidence of our protagonist as he inquires “Is that all you got!?” Whilst he is getting his arse thoroughly handed to him?
never thought i'd see the day where the best souls like is a loli witch
who squeaks when she jumps or rolls XD
Hell yeah! Honestly that game looks hella fun but God they need a better localization team
Or you know...people that speak english
Shit was kinda clean, better than a lot of demos I've seen out there
But deep down we all knew that we wanted that
Iron Pineapple: "You know what crunchyroll is?"
Solaire: *Extreme grunts of disapproval*
No shame, RUclipsrs have bills to pay too.
Same tbh, 100/10 would have preferred a Raid Shadow Legends ad instead, because at least that delivers some of its claims
Legal fees, or...
...oh wait, that's for stolen animé.
@@EndermTheSwordsman What was wrong with the crunchy roll ad?
Same.
i love how ProtonJon is just thrown onto that Rune 2 cover - he's like one of the OG let's play channels on RUclips, mainly known for his Kaizo Mario series.
but to be fair i only know he exists cuz he was in the series beard bros made about kaizo mario.
A bit late to the party, but I have to note: Die by The Sword controlls A LOT better with num. pad for swinging instead of the mouse.
That "conversation" with Solaire at the end was glorious
Best part of the video actually.
This
And that's how you make a shoutout to your sponsors.
cringe
And incandescent
"Are you attached to your legs, like, emotionally?" - Protonjon
Was interesting seeing protonjon. Hasn't realeased a vid in 3 years. But he was fairly popular then.
@@HiltTilt Yeah exactly. He was actually the first ever account I subbed to
He's still active on TheRunawayGuys too, of course.
@GoldenSpoon I see ty, didnt know that. After I stopped seeing his RUclips posts just assumed he stopped recording.
@Hilt Tilt kinda sad not to see him upload anything...
I thought maybe he was done riding the Chuggaa Train of Success and went to Twitch or something... But he pretty much abandoned his youtube channel.
When it comes to the quotes, I'm more surprised that Protonjon, out of all people, was chosen.
Bro, I had to do a double take when I saw that mention. I think it's hilarious that his quote isn't even positive. It's just some random shit that came out of his mouth.
I was shocked he didn't know who Jon was!
5:05 "You found a bread stick" has to be one of the most hilarious item drops I've ever seen in a game. Where would that bread stick be found? Up the goblin/kobold's butt? Did you find it in one piece, or is it in crumbles after your sword dance? So many questions, like finding a roast chicken in a trash can or hidden behind a dungeon wall.
that cat definitely wasnt a cat, it sounded like some dude meowing
I loved that kitty ;(
Quinn Kling you could say that about the flies in The Painting of Ariandel. It’s so obvious that it’s just someone saying “buzz” into a mic and I love it
Jer Son i didnt know that, now i love that dlc more
"meowing"
What, you think dude can't be a cat?!
I'm surprised that no one had recommended Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption yet. It's like a boss rush souls, but every boss represents one of the seven deadly sins.
I loved it on ps4 honestly 😂 made for good fun
I put that on my wishlist before it came out, and when it released it immediately had very bad reviews. Is it worth buying in your opinion?
Maybe cause he only looks at games barely anyone else has covered?
rand0m508
Absolutely, if you like games like it. It’s a Souls-like with an interesting gimmick, some really hard fights, and literally nothing but a bunch of bosses. Like if Souls and Shadow of the Colossus had a AA love child
The game is way too derivative to the point where it feels like a graphics mod. Even the way poison works is identical.
Thanks for introducing me to Nobeta. Bought it immediately and loving every second!
I would strongly recommend giving Hellpoint another try, it's improved quite a bit since this. Malebolgia too to a lesser extent, if you'd gotten a little further it would have gotten a little more interesting.
Mom can we get dark souls
Mom:we have dark souls at home
Dark souls at home: 20:59
that joke is as old as your mom >.>.
@@Daxter250 Your mom jokes are older.
@@StrokeMyDiglett cry me a river.
S P A W N D E C E A S E D
@@Daxter250 comeback older than your mom
every time I want someone to turn on a flashlight now I'll say "DEPLOY THE OMNICUBE"
Came across your channel, and seeing Die By The Sword again was just spectacular. I grew up on that game and would watch my dad play it every time he would come home from work. I really appreciate you trying it out, Die By The Sword will always have a special place in my heart.
I'm so glad Little Witch Nobeta is getting some recognition I LOVE this game
"The hunger meter is the rail shooter section of survival games."
-Some video game commenter.
some rail shooter sections can potentially be fun though, I can think of less instances where hunger mechanics were fun.
@@Makron5 I guess, they just tend to be things that are used so much in there respected genre, you'd think it was part of some sort of game design bible developers or publishers adhere too.
I guess rail shooter sections are less common now though.
Makron5 what’s a survival game without having to eat though
Where's my piss meter? What kinda survival horror game is this?
@@italianwaffle5592 breath of the wild?
15:38 "my block button does nothing"
Ah it truly it just like Dark Souls 3
I still don't get why they even let us weapon-block with literally anything that isn't a greatsword or ultra greatsword if it's just gonna throw all our stamina away and have us sit through a painfully long block-stagger for, like... 40% phys reduction. Especially since guardbreaking gives a free riposte. DS1 blocking was hella spicy in comparison.
2-handed weapon blocks I can understand since it at least doesn't just insta-guardbreak you from a single R1, but who would ever want to block with an offhand straight sword?
@@smol_hornet613 Literally could've just made it light on L1 and heavy on L2 and just like that, they've made an actual dual-wield system. *LIKE THEY SHOULD'VE!*
BRO
I remember playing Die By the Sword back when it came out. I actually got really decent at it and was able to get those really satisfying swings...you know, as opposed to the weird sort of rubbing your sword on folks until they croaked.
Little Witch Nobeta is my first Souls anything and I'm really hyped for the full version. The devs have fixed a lot in the demo and the promise of AAA tier voice acting and lots of new skills should hopefully end up paying off.
I figured I would point out Die by the sword was Treyarch's second game, Kind of a shame they have been banished to creating Cod forever
That Fucking hilarious thx for the fun fact
What the fuck!?!?!
THE GAME HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL IT WAS 0 KELVIN
wtf
It's not a banishment If they are in the shadow realm that is the call of duty franchise. That is actually a punishment.
The call of duty mines claim another
@@GentlemansCombatives "front toward enemy".... What are the odds...
“The worst bloody screen I’ve ever seen in a game.”
Slaughtering Grounds: “H o l d m y b e e r.”
STOCK IMAGES
@@ilikesaying With white artifacts!
I was practically yelling at my screen with how much this guy doesn't seem to know Jimquisition
23:16 I see Solaire is a man of culture.
Die By the Sword’s closest modern equivalent is probably Kingdom Come: Deliverance
there's this souls-like you should try, it's pretty indie, you've probably never heard of it, it's called "Dark Souls", it's actually quite nice, hope to see that on part 5...
Yeah I hope there will be a sequel
Yeah those guys that made armored core made it, dont think robot fighting is anything like fantasy fighting think the game is gonna Suuuuuuuuuck
I've played it... they just copied Dark Souls, 0 originallity
@@AAAAAA-zw7oh dont think you got the joke
@@Guitar-Dog i would say you don't
11:14 did anyone else think the "parried" thing was edited in until he mentioned it?
20:48 can’t believe Fromsoftware shamelessly stole the idea for the Beast Claw in Elden Ring from Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
How about Dishwasher: Vampire Smile? ...yes bizarre name, but I was really pleasantly surprised. Made by the same team as Salt and Sanctuary, but like a decade earlier. It has surprisingly good co-op too.
From now on every time i need a light i'm going to say "Deploy the omnicube!" ...even if no one is around.
The anime one looks like it'll be a nice game when it's done!
Nobeta will be released in 5 weeks!
The anime one also reminds me somewhat of something else, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
I wonder how confused Vaati was when Iron Pineapple just messaged him "is dark souls a video game?"
Right? I image him calmly putting together his next viddya and then he gets this and is just like:
"This guy is literally a dark souls youtuber something has to be up"
@@williamhofhansl736 the power of friendship
@@peterlane7128
Vaati must have thought Pinapple was kidnapped and made a silent call for help.
@@williamhofhansl736 It is a long story my friend
@@Mwdlaw90sgamingchannel To answer that. We need to talk about parallel universes.
So I’m not wearing my glasses, and for a second I thought it was called “Hellpoint: The Lesbian Feast” and I was like, 100% here for that.
That game probably does exist somewhere though lol
How disappointed were you when you found your glasses
god damn it :(
Just wanna say man ive been watching this series, absolutely love it, its given me so much souls-like games to play. and a couple of the games you've played in the series ive tried and actually really enjoy. Thanks Man!
When the review starts with “I paid X dollars for this game” you know it’s bad.
What was surprising to learn about Die by the Sword is it was made by Treyarch, the same company that made the good sixth generation Spider-Man games and now one of the studios that alternates on Call of Duty. I bet if they weren't just a CoD studio nowadays it'd be cool to see them give another shot at Die by the Sword as a downloadable game.
Also I remember when I first heard of Rune II I originally got excited because I thought we'd get a fun hack n slash with well designed levels like the original, but instead we got a crappy open world that, like you said, feels like a bad attempt at copying Breath of the Wild and Skyrim (being open world doesn't automatically equal "good," the reason why games like Breath of the Wild and Skyrim are beloved is because of how they handled their open worlds to make them fun to explore and memorable).
damn, rune II got major fucked, I'm diving into its history and troubled is just the tip of the iceberg. major drama, honestly an interesting story
Isn't Sword and Sorcery essentially that concept taken to it's finale?
@@RiKSh4w do you mean blade and sorcery the vr game? or am i missing out on something?
@@rxzd_ yep no. that's the one
So die by the sword is the first souls like games??
Hellpoint has the classic "here's my concept art" look on the protagonist.
15:59 I knew I heard this games music before. Malebolgia’s background music is from Super Mario Adventure 3: Yoshi’s Island on the Gameboy Advanced. The boss fortress’s to be specific
When Sword of Fortress is just another walking simulator
You again
Its called strand type games
A strand of what? Just because the dude that made good stuff for Metal Gear a long time ago made up a term doesnt mean it's good. Walking simulator that blew its whole budget on the dude from the Boondock Saints.
Five seconds into footage of "Sword of Fortress the Onomuzin": "Wait, is this another Gilson B Pontes game"?
It is.
gilson b pontes, the tommy wiseau of video game developers
@@joshuachurchill2858 I'd say he's more the Neal Breen of video game developers. Tommy Wiseau rarely makes a film, and when he does it's memorably terrible. Neal Breen just keeps churning the same crap out every year or two.
@@MusicVersa I can't lie, i enjoy neil breen movies to much to compare to gilson B Pontes (Even if i do agree its a more apt comparison)
@@joshuachurchill2858 I think in most cases bad movies have more entertainment value than bad video games. Bad video games are like bad comedies. They're rarely fun on any level.
@@MusicVersa yeah, I don't think anyone would say they enjoy a Gilson b pontes game, the guy acts like he is making high art, even though he's making trash, so he at least has that in common with neil
Imagine if _Die by the Sword_ had gotten a remake/reboot on the Wii. Especially given that its developers, Treyarch, were the only studio to ever port _Call of Duty_ games to that system (and rather competently, I've heard) so they clearly had an affinity for it.
Jinkies! If that happened, it would make me want to dig my Wii out of basement storage. Oh well... Nintendo gonna Nintendo.
I friggin love your use of music in these videos. All the classics
"Outward", it's not super hidden or anything, but it goes over some people's radar and it's insanely enjoyable
Plus the soundtrack they used in the trailer is a certified bop.
I thought a bunch of people knew about outward
Hmmm gonna add this to a wanted games list
Outward is fire. I have it on PS4 and I love it.
@@cancerconnoisseur I know a bunch of people know about it, yet I also find a myriad that are uninformed of that insane creation
Momodora: Reverie of the Night, quality game to check out
Isn't it Reverie under the Moonlight ? I remember doing it a while ago. Now there's Minoria by the same team if you're interested.
Oh hell yeah, definitely do Momodora.
OhareLife i think you are misunderstanding the point of these videos
Momodora's are good fun games. They've the 2D Souls kinda gameplay with rolling, and the city in Reverie under the Moonlight looks gothic in the same way as Bloodborne but that's really where the similarities with Dark Souls end.
I'd be hesitant to call it a soulslike much like with Hollow Knight.
Didn't Indeimaus cover it
Pretty sure that's a updated or modded version of die by the sword. You controlled your arm with the numbpad in the original and limbs flew off. Also the textures are smoothed out especially the blood which was pixelated in the original.
I've been watching all these in sequence and I just noticed that the Crestfallen Knight at the beginning has a new facial accessory each video. Brilliant
"This is the worst bloody screen effect I've ever seen in a videogame".
My mind: "Wipe that jam off your face, soldier!"
"But these doughnuts are so good, sir!"
ProtonJon is an old-school Something Awful Let's Player. But, also, his quote isn't even explicitly saying if the game is good.
Thor is a mythical being.
This got me laughed so hard lmao
For "Die by the Sword" the score mechanic was in almost EVERY super old game. The farther back you go the more common it was in games where it didn't belong. When I was little I saw it in nearly every game I played.
Die by the sword was a great game, played that in my teens. You just have to get accustomed to the controls and actually use your character's movement as well to give your sword momentum. Back then you had to play it with the numblock and that works probably way better than with a mouse. It's actually fairly consistent and highly rewarding if you manage to chop off little kobolds' heads off. It was buggy and clunky, yes, but a lot of games were back then.
Little witch nobeta actually looks like fun. Might give it a try when the full game drops lol
The game is gonna come out tomorrow if you are still interested,,,
It's out.
Well it’s still in early access but it’s out
weeb trash
Jack that’s bad??
“Skyrim meets Breath of the Wild, but with multi-player”
Okay... how is that even partially accurate
Botw reminds me of Oblivion, but combined with a climbing simulator.
Honestly reminds me of when devs on Steam attribute their game as being like 10 different games which just says to me that they are injecting mechanics or facades of mechanics without any actual understanding of what made them good.
That game looks like a bootleg conan exiles ngl.
Little Witch Nobeta is kinda blowing up at the moment.
I've heard from a lot of people about it in the last two weeks but you were way ahead of the curve man.
This. You can see in the vid it didn't have the Cute and Funny tags yet, lol.
It’s apparently getting Hololive vtubers to do some voice work, so yeah I’d say it definitely blew up! Good on them.
2:02 thats just straight up zelda music lmao
I was like is no one going to say anything at all about this music?!?
"He can phase through walls."
DayZ flashbacks.
This is the beginning of your direct message history with VaatiVidya
"is dark souls a video game?"
holy shit, props to your dedication in the "Die by the Sword" section. I'd have given up after like 15 minutes, lol. I love seeing content about those kinds of games: "so far ahead of its time ... it was too far ahead of its time for the developers." I don't like playing them generally, but I love seeing and learning a bit about those old experimental games. Like that weird Jurassic Park game with the physics that worked kinda like Half Life, or how (intentionally) clunky and impossible Pathologic was... Fun stuff! Props again
@Iron Pineapple You really dug into my nostalgia there with die by the sword. I played it as a kid back when it came out. Many hours was spent in the arena as the ogre just smashing stuff with the club. Thank you for getting me to remember that again after this long time.
00:18 I love how crash is snuck into the background
I'll say, The Thespian feast has amazing artstyle. Just gotta work on the bugs and clunks
Yeah, I feel a lot of what IP said about Hellpoint is fair but he must have really not spent much time with it. It definitely has things unique to it. Like weapon use unlocking new moves for one, or the time mechanic... or that every time you die nearly everything but the physical layout of the map can change... weapon buffs that do more than just damage... He gave it a really shallow overview. That sucks but I guess that is what happens when you blast through games like this.
@@Zeybrin He probably gave it a shit review because he thought the game was boring, as he said. I hardly think that playing it more would change that just because the layout changes or weapons give other kind of buffs.
But also, if you like it its fine even if he doesnt. Opinions arent right or wrong.
Nah it’s such an overused art style l, it’s lazy at this point, it doesn’t look good.
@@myfellowsonicfans7131 nah, these enemy designs look fresh af and environment aint that bad either
itll probably never be a good game tho cuz the animation and game feel are waaaaay too mediocre, it would need a total overhaul
I can say that Hellpoint became a very enjoyable game, with the sci-fi theme and their own original stuff and ways to play It, except Is a bit too much like a metroidvania and i can do a longer Review on It i played 120 hours already bugfree
Do it
It's medroidvanianess is one of its main charms, imo. I loved exploring the levels and finding all the nooks and crannies.
You have earned a new sub Iron Pineapple. I am watching this series right now and I am rolling in laughter. I love your style commentary and i love this series of yours and I hope that you will continue it.