The Desolatium voice acting doesn't sound like AI to my ear; I think they probably just grabbed random interns around the office and had them read out the lines.
Desolatium was actually started as a Kickstarter, it changed a lot but the environments were made using 3D cameras as far as I remember, but obviously that didn't translate 100% to the game itself
Not to mention all the issues with ubisoft billing people after they canceled the free trial, and ubisoft support being MIA for a month when people were reporting it. A lot of people had to cancel through their card.
Ubisoft is such a joke man. Talented Devs and artists for sure but damn is the leadership absolutely 100% incompetent from top to bottom. Only reason they haven't folded yet is the AC games. Those are floating the company at this point and they keep screwing up there as well then I don't see how Ubi survives.
@@devantetoppin7879 Petty sure the Avatar one and the (other) Far Crys sell ok too. And the former is actually not bad. Star Wars will anyway. I'm actually less sure about AC Mirage. They just sold a lot of games, for like 5-10$ on Steam sale , vastly cheaper than on their own shop. And if the reviews are bad it's usually for reasons outside the actual game. Like the horrible launcher. But quite a few of them are worth 5$ and the inconvenience.
@@Thisandthat8908 far cry is does ok but costs a ton to make. It doesnt do well enough to justify what they are putting in just look at Ubisofts stock price and how it has cratered over the years even during the pandemic where the who industry got a boost. They are like 80% dependent on the continued success of Assasins Creed which is a scary spot to be in for company that big.
Fun fact, rocksmith plus used to be cheaper. It was US $14.99 for one month; US $39.99 for three months; US $99.99 for 12 months till march when it increased to its current price. A few things I do want to mention -Rocksmith plus is missing a lot of features from 2014 and yet all they do is add new songs -Bass has been apart of the game since Rocksmith guitar and bass. -You can still play remastered via legacy console(PS3,ps4, 360, or Xbox one.) OR if you find a sealed box copy of the pc version of remastered which good luck with that. You can pick up a ps3 version of the cable, and the game for around 40-60 bucks. Not sure if you can still buy dlc for 2014 remastered. If your ps3 is jailbroken or has hen then you can play CDLC(Custom dlc.) But I dont know how to get the songs working on the ps3 version exactly.
Wow I didn't realize that, thanks for the extra context! I did see that you could buy the PS3 version online, but I would assume that's just gonna keep getting more expensive.
@@TheSkittlesmcgee Only caveat is that they're removing some of the older DLC, most importantly Cherub Rock which is required to have to use custom DLC. There's ways around that of course but yeah, just one more hoop.
For "The Last Hunt" that is Chinese on the screen, not Japanese. A good indicator that this is probably made by a Chinese developer, explaining the bad English in the sense that it is probably a small Chinese developer.
I was just looking at the text thinking "yeah that's Mandarin, not Japanese". Lol. I'm guessing the dev is one of the many Chinese developers with not much talent who is trying to earn a buck for their family.
Chinese is all kanji looking, the ovwrly complex crap, but worse. Japanese has a lot more simple squiggles, Korean has a bunch of circles, boxes, and angles.
I used to work for Ubisoft, and worked on Rocksmith for a few months. Coming to it as a total and complete guitar noob it was INCREDIBLY fun and it did teach me.(The primary QA team was made up of actual players, I did some adjacent work.) Regarding the pricing of the game: I was told by people higher up that it's because Record Labels charge an enormous cost for licensing. It's also why music is region-locked and you don't get most of the best music. Now, are labels charging too much? Is Ubi just unwilling to pay the proper amount for the good songs? Are players eating the costs? My personal opinion is Yes to all.
Thanks for the information that's really interesting! I figured that was why rhythm games sort of fell off in general. The licensing costs must be crazy.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 they are, and what's worse is that the licence expires and game devs are forced to shut down the game or it becomes an ongoing cost. Rocksmith 2014 being shut down was likely a licensing problem as much as a 'we want people to move to this new version' problem. There is very little overlap in the songs offered.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 Yeah as someone who knows many people in the music industry thats one of the things that has damaged so much gaming media. Btw the reason for the delisting of the previous version of the game also comes down to rights since usually you only have rights for a specified amount of time (see GTA losing songs or remasters coming out without the original soundtrack). Don't get me wrong Ubi deserves lots of blame on awful pricing and actions with the series but yeah the labels legal teams have damaged a lot. For instance Destiny 2 had a secret where it would play a licensed song which they had permission and people working in those departments at the labels were well aware how it was used, all videos of it though on youtube would get copyright struck even if they were just a short clip trying to guide you to how to do it, I asked some friends and they told me everyone was so mad at the legal departments because they were just striking stuff without communicating with anyone who approved the usage. One of the major issues also is that legal teams at record labels are no longer people who specialize in the industry to cut costs and simplify they now just hire a full firm to handle everything and stuff like copyright claims, old media with weird licensing agreements etc is all handled by mostly interns or people with 0 knowledge of the music industry and all who also don't talk to the rights holders to see how things are ok to be used.
@@rdacandyman17Music labels fuck everyone over, artists get barely any money, people wanting to license have to pay exorbitant prices and if you ever use the music you license a millimeter away from what the contract stipulates you get sued to oblivion
@@TheXppp1 Labels have done loads of scummy ways to get crazy profits like they used to have mail order programs for buying records not because they wanted your money direct but because then sales couldn't be charted so that way they didn't have to pay the artist out much. Lot's of artists lost millions because of that and also lost out on awards and such too. And it's now getting worse like I have friends that work for labels and they are constantly annoyed with some departments because they literally can't do anything to build up their artists without some sabotage for greed
In Germany those true-to-life simulators were also pretty popular, with a bunch of really bad ones getting released. I remember watching "Feuerwehrsimulator" on german YT channels, what an awful game. A very big name in that industry is Aerosoft, which has made a lot of very bad running games, among them probably being the most successful with the Fernbus Simulator.
About Rocksmith: I own the 2014 version on Steam. It's awesome and it actually helped me learn to play some songs on guitar. Ubisoft now de-listing it in favor of their new version with such a predatory monetization scheme is just incredibly scummy. It aligns with their recent talk about people not owning games anymore, everything being subscription-based. Fuck them, honestly. Seems like those greedy assholes have learned nothing from the failure of Stadia and similar services. Edit: I just noticed that owners of Rocksmith 2014 are still able to purchase the song DLCs. Of course, why let 1356 opportunities of milking this go to waste.
Chasing the Unseen looks like a mix of Shadow of the Colossus, Grow Up, and the environments of Risk of Rain 2. I think it's got great potential because the environment really is stunning, but it needs to do something like Grow Up did and give you like an enemy to fight or an objective or even some collectibles. It was definitely super cool looking though
What’s wild is that I actually have played a number of UIG stuff because one day at target I was browsing the game section and in the deep discount section of PC games there was a 20 in 1 simulator bundle disc (in the year 2019 or so, mind you.) They’re all the same, super poorly made, boring experiences for the most part, but some of them were good for a laugh just because of the jank. It was bugs galore and when it happened it killed me every time lol.
Can you make a video of good obscure games? I live in South America and games are very expensive so almost everbody only plays AAA games or very popular games. Here a full game for PlayStation 5 or Switch is about $250~$300 and Steam is about $50~$100. Thank You and sorry for poor English
Check out Iron Pineapples, he does steam dumpster diving and goes through souls like games. Some of them he really enjoys. There's also the Wicked Wiz/Wicked Wiz.
It's a shame they fumbled the bag so hard with Rocksmith. I know a lot of people turn their noses up at it, and I understand why; but from the small sample size of my customer base (I should note, I build/repair guitars and other musical equipment) I've seen a lot of success stories over the years, from kids just starting out to retirees looking for a new hobby. With that said, the subscription model totally invalidates what made the original so appealing and accessible. I know it isn't the most comprehensive or theoretically challenging way to learn guitar but some people just want to learn because it's fun, and Rocksmith delivered that; anything beyond is up to the individual, but it is a good foundation and removes the initial learning curve that gets a lot of people down. Or at least it did. Much respect to the community still keeping it alive. I hope Ubisoft figures out a better scheme.
I think the reason that people like it is that they feel like they're progressing at something while also playing a rhythm game. Feels slightly productive, which is good.
I like dumpster diving on steam sometimes. During sales you can find some hidden gems that cost less then 1 euro. Games like Legendary, Westboro or Brukel.
It's so refreshing to see a channel that talks about bad games from an angle of positivity. Trying to find the good instead of outrage farming or just crying about "wokeness" or whatever. I need some nuance with my constant intake of negativity lol.
An idea for future or someone else would be to do a review of games that don't have the required 10 reviews, there could be some real gems in there, that have not seen light of day, and those games need some loving if present. There could also be some real stinkers and a reason no one has bothered reviewing them, so would also be entertaining.
Oh hey, its one I've played! I played Chasing the Unseen and left one of the positive reviews, though it was like a 55% kind of thing. I did like the visuals and atmosphere, but the controls were not good and the hyperactive capybara collectable things were annoying. You gave it a very fair shake!
I backed Desolatium when it was on KS, and sadly as the campaign passed the game became less and less of the game I thought of backing. So I wasnt surprised to see this on a video of this theme.
Also to add for the rocksmith+, I got RS 2014 for like 20 bucks back in the day. Has tons of mini games that help with your technique that the new version doesn’t have. They took core features out for a game that they didn’t even need to remake. The 2014 version also has the ability for Custom DLC which adds an endless library for you. Ubisoft is extremely scummy. $20 a month is incredibly steep that’s more than every streaming service I know. I feel bad for people just getting into guitar because RS is how I learned and now it’s stuck behind an extremely scummy price point.
These videos are fun to watch and your commentary on these is always great! However I do hope you find the heart and time to do a deeper analysis video on something you legitimately like in the near future. Your videos on the Remedy games (especially on Alan Wake) are amazing.
I almost threw up when Airport Simulator 2014 came up, cause back around 2012 or 2013 I bought a retail disk of a game called "Airport Simulator" which looks EXACTLY the same as the one in your video. But this disk was printed in 2011. I actually dug it out of a box to check if it was the same game. This was back when I had built my first PC for gaming when I started working and earning money after high school, and I felt cocky about buying games at the local retail stores, cause that was how I discovered the gems like Skyrim and Civilization 5. I didn't have real access to broadband internet back then, so I couldn't really keep up to date around the world of PC gaming in general. But back to Airport Sim, I never felt so betrayed by anything or anyone. I really thought this would be a great game based on the box cover and the description. Played for about 6 or so hours hoping that the game would become good at some point and I would get my money's worth. But nope... I uninstalled it, boxed it away and never played it again. I felt ashamed for just having it in my possession. Hoping no-one found out about it and ask me why I wasted a family feast's worth of cash on it
great video as always bro. i really enjoyed the yakuza videos you made back then and was wondering if you had played the recent ones and if you had any interest in making a video of them
I've played Lies of P and I really enjoyed it, but I'm honestly not too knowledgeable on soulslikes, so I'll probably stay out of that territory for now.
The idea for chasing the unseen is I guess megalophobia and I have this and whenever I see something lke that, it instantly makes my spine shiver ngl I love the concept, those steep lands, unknown big entities and places and the mysteries are just something I could stare for days. Only if they would've fixed their problems, the concept is still an enjoyable one
Wetwork literally has the developers native country Latvia used as base, and seems to be based around a bigger real city Ventspils. Even the targets name is in Latvian, which is an odd choice if you have the game completely in English. It was fun to see fellow latvian showcased here
It seems like they put a lot of effort in the game but ultimately didn't have the budget to make it look and feel like a "real game" it's the sad reality of indie dev.
@@amuro9624 It really does. Saddens me to see fellow latvian abandon something he seemed to be passionate about for at least a few months worth of work
31:30 the text is actually chinese! its easy to mix them up but Japanese is generally filled with "katana" and "hirigana" which are like simple characters. korean has a bunch of circles!
If you're looking for something akin to Chinese Empire, but like, good, try 2002/03's Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom by good ol Sierra's Impressions Games. By incredible coincidence I"ve been revisiting that game lately, it was the last in their city builder series and it's by far the most complex and fleshed out. (but not so complex you can't easily jump in and learn! it's a good balance). GOG has it last I checked. My heart still belongs to Zeus in terms of the city builder series because that's the one I had as a kid, but Emperor is so much fun too and my favorite part of these games is learning things like general ancient Chinese history or what brine mining is.
I bought Rocksmith on PS3 when it released and played it a little... I recently got a hankering to get my Guitar and learn it properly for once. Now just a bit of Backstory, Rocksmith is LITERALLY a guitar teaching aid, it was it's LITERAL design. The people who worked on making it were guitarist legends who wanted a proper game to teach guitar and not just coloured buttons. For this reason Rocksmith 2011 and 2014 were made by professionals who actually gave a sh*t. Rocksmith 2024 is not this, it's mostly just Ubisoft trying to make some $$$. I will say it 'can' still be used to teach guitar, but from the reviews and what I've seen, it is just a cash machine for Ubisoft, that's the reason they delisted the old games. I only just bought Rocksmith 2014 on PS4 recently and had to get a physical copy as it was delisted. It's best to also get the realtone cable as it is a lot more accurate then the microphone option, though it also depends on microphone and how well it is placed, just seen a lot of people who say ti lags too much compared to the cable. I highly recommend either of the OG games over the latest, one of the worst aspects of the new game is many of the songs are more expensive then iTunes and are covers. So your paying for a cover and your meant to be happy to pay more coz it's teaching you to play the song... but I've also heard some of the songs you pay for are not even correct notes, which if true is even worse. As I'm not an expert by any stretch I can't confirm if they got songs wrong so it's only what I've read online from reviews, so they could be wrong themselves, but still, Rocksmith 2024 is a shoddy cashgrab and Ubisoft is a trashfire of a company. Really pisses me off as the Og games had real heart in them and you can tell they wanted to actually teach you not just cash in.
Loved Rocksmith 2014, got me started and hooked on playing guitar ever since. There's mods and sites where you can download thousands of user generated songs.
Please change that graphic that you show before each game that’s says “worst reviewed on steam” The Swiss cheese looking thing It’s not good It really looks bad man I like your content I’m being super honest It takes your video from possibly being considered “well produced” and takes it down a notch It doesn’t match with how you speak which is quite eloquent Seeing a graphic that looks like it came from Ren and Stimpy is not a good look. Also this a video about bad things So it would be a good contrast for you to have really good images and graphics while discussing this stuff. Again just my review of the video No one asked for it I don’t mean any of it in a nasty way Keep up the good content man
The crosshair in wetwork looks like it's jumping around because it's showing when something is in the line of fire, if anything lets you be more accurate
On the topic of rocksmith plus, I really would have liked it if it had been an addon to the current game. Like play all DLC we have (and maybe throw in some "lessons DLC" for 15/$, but youre free to play the standard library plus any dlc you buy / CDLC you download. When I went into rocksmith plus, their library was really not my style compared to the stuff they have in 2014, its missing some features too. The Piano part and the fact that you can play on mobile is fantastic improvement, and the UI is... both better and worse. I was super excited, but left disappointed.
I bought Desolatium blind. It started so good. But then it dragged and dragged and everything was the same. And the ending was the worst thing I have ever experienced.
So far eighty not well received Steam games and going. Sir you deserve a medal for your determination. Also yes I have one, Earthworm Jim 3D not a joke. More recently you have to buy it in a bundle. I already owned the GOG version myself, it's terrible man. You have a bad N64 game somehow made even worst on PC. I am rather curious to hear your thoughts on it. Personally, it's among the worst platformers I ever played.
As someone who has experience with game development give me half a year i could make a better functional game than age of survival lmao bro they are using assets this took 9 years????
In case there are any Civvie 11 fans around, Xmas Zombie Rampage is in the list of games The Last Hunt devs released. You can clearly see the same models are used for the zombies, as well as the out-of-place crystal model being the same ones used at the end of the levels here.
About Rocksmith+. For those music "games" people forgot that actual owners of rights for those music also wanted a piece of pie... And nobody sell rights for permanent use of music. This is why some tracks was deleted from old GTA's for example. You can't even stream if You use some of tracks You got strike. Predatory there not only ubisoft, but entire music industry... Just because it is actually industry! Just think about.
You can never trust either professional reviews, user reviews, nor the general consensus when it comes to video games. There are numerous examples of games that are generally disliked that I just love, and games that have been praised to high heavens which I find utterly boring and unlikeable. As an example, Sonic Forces is almost universally disliked, yet for some reason it just hit all the right buttons for me, and I absolutely loved it. The only thing I hated about it was how short it was (first playthrough is something like 4-5 hours). Many games are hailed as the best games in existence, but I find them boring and uninteresting beyond belief. Two examples of this would be Bastion, and Shovel Knight.
After messing around with Unreal Engine I see how easy it is to make a bare bones game. Explains why so many zombie shooters and mansion exploration games.
I really appreciate how you give them a fair shake and try and find good in these games. A bad game with some good ideas is something worth praise, even if everything surrounding it is bad. Cash grabs can sod off though and deaerve to be called out.
Speaking as someone who taught myself guitar online in the early days of Ultimate Guitar and other tabs sites, you can learn guitar for the price of a Squier Strat and a couple packs of strings and picks.
Chasing The Unseen could actually be really great if more stuff/creatures would be added there interesting concept that I think can be explored a lot more.
8:16 It sounds like a "classic" text to speech to me. You know, Microsoft Sam and such. AI TTS is so fluid that I sometimes have trouble believing it's AI even if I am 100% sure it is.
not sure if it's something you'd be interested in (as i've only just found your channel) but one rts game i've been enjoying lately is 0 AD, it's an open source game with a pretty good ost. my most memorable moment would be when a friend and I were playing a match against each other, he went Rome, I went as the Picts. He had sent a couple cohorts against me but I managed to ambush him along the way then when I attacked he pretty much destroyed my army but I managed to do the same to him in the process... so with 3 soldiers left i managed to sneak into his base whilst he was busy moving another army to attack my base, keeping an eye out for any ambushes, he then noticed my 3 troops and tried to rush some cavalry back which arrived just in time to see his base fall to my three pict warriors
To be fair, other guitar sites also try to bamboozle you into subscriptions, which makes RS+ almost the cheapest choice, seeing how an Ultimate Guitar Pro subscription costs around 20€ per month as well. Ubisoft should have made it like RS2014. Better spam dlc that can be bought whenever a player wants to instead of this subscription bs. But that's the guitar life; We pay for overpriced gear and subscriptions because too many people support it. Like, why was UG able to become a subscription based model when it was free for like 15 years
The great thing about Rocksmith was that it set the tone of the guitar to match the guitar track on the actual song, i loved playing the 2014 version, was a great way to learn songs as a beginner
9:27 man when you install a game engine it should FORCE you to put a skylight in your levels to avoid pitch black shadows, this is the easiest telltale sign of a noob developer
i really enjoy your long videos, could you do like a retrospective in the F.E.A.R series? is a great videogame and series it would be cool if you can review them and say your opinions abou the game/series in general
Hi FavSon! Thanks for this video, I enjoyed it. The text on the loading screen of The Last Hunt is actually Chinese (and my educated guess would be that the English is written by a Chinese person as well - no offense meant).
Citadels is just a bad Stronghold clone. If you want to play something like Citadels just play Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader (for me the best one in the series) or Stronghold 2 if you want it in 3D.
I will say that I played a lot of the original rock smith and it definitely improved my playing. I always thought it was such a cool gimmick and it was very helpful to me. Can’t talk on the newer versions though.
What's the worst game you've played on Steam? 🎮
Lucius 3. God that was beyond broken.
Saints Row 2
By reviews it is Redfall for sure.
@@GrinBx i loved saints row 2
Immortal Unchained.
the desolatium voice acting reminds me of those workplace safety videos you have to watch when you start a new job
Very similar, it sounds like a PSA
That was my EXACT thought. Total flashback to all those training videos I had to sit through 😐
The Desolatium voice acting doesn't sound like AI to my ear; I think they probably just grabbed random interns around the office and had them read out the lines.
it is most certainly AI, i've used one of those voices before.
I looked up the games credits and they list a full VA cast.
Desolatium was actually started as a Kickstarter, it changed a lot but the environments were made using 3D cameras as far as I remember, but obviously that didn't translate 100% to the game itself
"A hidden object game with bad acting"
My dude that's just a hidden object game. lol They're my guilty pleasure, I call them my "grandma games"
At this point I'd find it weird if a hidden object game had good acting. I enjoy the bad/cheesy acting it's part of the charm
yeah my mom love these and she is already a grandma xD
My mom and junes journey 😂
Not to mention all the issues with ubisoft billing people after they canceled the free trial, and ubisoft support being MIA for a month when people were reporting it. A lot of people had to cancel through their card.
It's even worse than I thought
Ubisoft is such a joke man. Talented Devs and artists for sure but damn is the leadership absolutely 100% incompetent from top to bottom. Only reason they haven't folded yet is the AC games. Those are floating the company at this point and they keep screwing up there as well then I don't see how Ubi survives.
@@devantetoppin7879 Petty sure the Avatar one and the (other) Far Crys sell ok too. And the former is actually not bad. Star Wars will anyway. I'm actually less sure about AC Mirage.
They just sold a lot of games, for like 5-10$ on Steam sale , vastly cheaper than on their own shop. And if the reviews are bad it's usually for reasons outside the actual game. Like the horrible launcher.
But quite a few of them are worth 5$ and the inconvenience.
@@Thisandthat8908 far cry is does ok but costs a ton to make. It doesnt do well enough to justify what they are putting in just look at Ubisofts stock price and how it has cratered over the years even during the pandemic where the who industry got a boost. They are like 80% dependent on the continued success of Assasins Creed which is a scary spot to be in for company that big.
@@devantetoppin7879 especially with the recent controversy around AC Shadows.
Fun fact, rocksmith plus used to be cheaper. It was US $14.99 for one month; US $39.99 for three months; US $99.99 for 12 months till march when it increased to its current price. A few things I do want to mention
-Rocksmith plus is missing a lot of features from 2014 and yet all they do is add new songs
-Bass has been apart of the game since Rocksmith guitar and bass.
-You can still play remastered via legacy console(PS3,ps4, 360, or Xbox one.) OR if you find a sealed box copy of the pc version of remastered which good luck with that. You can pick up a ps3 version of the cable, and the game for around 40-60 bucks. Not sure if you can still buy dlc for 2014 remastered. If your ps3 is jailbroken or has hen then you can play CDLC(Custom dlc.) But I dont know how to get the songs working on the ps3 version exactly.
Wow I didn't realize that, thanks for the extra context! I did see that you could buy the PS3 version online, but I would assume that's just gonna keep getting more expensive.
I just checked a minute ago as I DO own Rocksmith 2014 on Steam and you can still buy the DLC. The game still has a store page it's just delisted.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 been playing pc rocksmith since 2014. i have a setlist of about 25,000 custom songs. FUCK ROCKSMITH+
@@TheSkittlesmcgee Only caveat is that they're removing some of the older DLC, most importantly Cherub Rock which is required to have to use custom DLC. There's ways around that of course but yeah, just one more hoop.
@@adafrost6276 Best Pumpkins song
I like how "Hacking Lock" animation on Wetwork is just a guy casually texting lol
He's texting "HACK" to 32232
@@YourFavoriteSon1😂😂
For "The Last Hunt" that is Chinese on the screen, not Japanese. A good indicator that this is probably made by a Chinese developer, explaining the bad English in the sense that it is probably a small Chinese developer.
Thanks for pointing that out, I always have trouble telling the difference.
I was just looking at the text thinking "yeah that's Mandarin, not Japanese". Lol. I'm guessing the dev is one of the many Chinese developers with not much talent who is trying to earn a buck for their family.
Chinese is all kanji looking, the ovwrly complex crap, but worse. Japanese has a lot more simple squiggles, Korean has a bunch of circles, boxes, and angles.
@@alastor8091honestly a great quick guide for it
@@alastor8091Yeah I feel like if you've ever googled Kana you would never confuse Japanese with Chinese
I used to work for Ubisoft, and worked on Rocksmith for a few months. Coming to it as a total and complete guitar noob it was INCREDIBLY fun and it did teach me.(The primary QA team was made up of actual players, I did some adjacent work.)
Regarding the pricing of the game: I was told by people higher up that it's because Record Labels charge an enormous cost for licensing. It's also why music is region-locked and you don't get most of the best music. Now, are labels charging too much? Is Ubi just unwilling to pay the proper amount for the good songs? Are players eating the costs? My personal opinion is Yes to all.
Thanks for the information that's really interesting! I figured that was why rhythm games sort of fell off in general. The licensing costs must be crazy.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 they are, and what's worse is that the licence expires and game devs are forced to shut down the game or it becomes an ongoing cost. Rocksmith 2014 being shut down was likely a licensing problem as much as a 'we want people to move to this new version' problem. There is very little overlap in the songs offered.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 Yeah as someone who knows many people in the music industry thats one of the things that has damaged so much gaming media. Btw the reason for the delisting of the previous version of the game also comes down to rights since usually you only have rights for a specified amount of time (see GTA losing songs or remasters coming out without the original soundtrack). Don't get me wrong Ubi deserves lots of blame on awful pricing and actions with the series but yeah the labels legal teams have damaged a lot. For instance Destiny 2 had a secret where it would play a licensed song which they had permission and people working in those departments at the labels were well aware how it was used, all videos of it though on youtube would get copyright struck even if they were just a short clip trying to guide you to how to do it, I asked some friends and they told me everyone was so mad at the legal departments because they were just striking stuff without communicating with anyone who approved the usage. One of the major issues also is that legal teams at record labels are no longer people who specialize in the industry to cut costs and simplify they now just hire a full firm to handle everything and stuff like copyright claims, old media with weird licensing agreements etc is all handled by mostly interns or people with 0 knowledge of the music industry and all who also don't talk to the rights holders to see how things are ok to be used.
@@rdacandyman17Music labels fuck everyone over, artists get barely any money, people wanting to license have to pay exorbitant prices and if you ever use the music you license a millimeter away from what the contract stipulates you get sued to oblivion
@@TheXppp1 Labels have done loads of scummy ways to get crazy profits like they used to have mail order programs for buying records not because they wanted your money direct but because then sales couldn't be charted so that way they didn't have to pay the artist out much. Lot's of artists lost millions because of that and also lost out on awards and such too. And it's now getting worse like I have friends that work for labels and they are constantly annoyed with some departments because they literally can't do anything to build up their artists without some sabotage for greed
In Germany those true-to-life simulators were also pretty popular, with a bunch of really bad ones getting released. I remember watching "Feuerwehrsimulator" on german YT channels, what an awful game.
A very big name in that industry is Aerosoft, which has made a lot of very bad running games, among them probably being the most successful with the Fernbus Simulator.
I've come across quite a few of them
Work work work
Bro, why?
Warum bist du ein Auto? 😂
@@dianaberlin4767 Weil ich's kann und will :P
About Rocksmith: I own the 2014 version on Steam. It's awesome and it actually helped me learn to play some songs on guitar. Ubisoft now de-listing it in favor of their new version with such a predatory monetization scheme is just incredibly scummy. It aligns with their recent talk about people not owning games anymore, everything being subscription-based. Fuck them, honestly. Seems like those greedy assholes have learned nothing from the failure of Stadia and similar services.
Edit: I just noticed that owners of Rocksmith 2014 are still able to purchase the song DLCs. Of course, why let 1356 opportunities of milking this go to waste.
I know you said on the pod this series doesnt do well but i love it
I was actually talking about the indie games series. This one does great.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 ahh I misheard my bad
Chasing the Unseen looks like a mix of Shadow of the Colossus, Grow Up, and the environments of Risk of Rain 2. I think it's got great potential because the environment really is stunning, but it needs to do something like Grow Up did and give you like an enemy to fight or an objective or even some collectibles. It was definitely super cool looking though
What’s wild is that I actually have played a number of UIG stuff because one day at target I was browsing the game section and in the deep discount section of PC games there was a 20 in 1 simulator bundle disc (in the year 2019 or so, mind you.) They’re all the same, super poorly made, boring experiences for the most part, but some of them were good for a laugh just because of the jank. It was bugs galore and when it happened it killed me every time lol.
Can you make a video of good obscure games? I live in South America and games are very expensive so almost everbody only plays AAA games or very popular games. Here a full game for PlayStation 5 or Switch is about $250~$300 and Steam is about $50~$100. Thank You and sorry for poor English
I do have a video I released recently about good Indie Games. I'm working on more as we speak.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 o watched the indie games. Very good content. Bought some games from there
Check out Iron Pineapples, he does steam dumpster diving and goes through souls like games. Some of them he really enjoys.
There's also the Wicked Wiz/Wicked Wiz.
Mate I'm English and you speaking it better than a lot of my countrymen 👍 good luck in SA
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Age of Survival is a joke.. My first EA burn. Dev could not handle criticism and dumped on the community like a a baby
It's a shame they fumbled the bag so hard with Rocksmith. I know a lot of people turn their noses up at it, and I understand why; but from the small sample size of my customer base (I should note, I build/repair guitars and other musical equipment) I've seen a lot of success stories over the years, from kids just starting out to retirees looking for a new hobby.
With that said, the subscription model totally invalidates what made the original so appealing and accessible.
I know it isn't the most comprehensive or theoretically challenging way to learn guitar but some people just want to learn because it's fun, and Rocksmith delivered that; anything beyond is up to the individual, but it is a good foundation and removes the initial learning curve that gets a lot of people down. Or at least it did.
Much respect to the community still keeping it alive. I hope Ubisoft figures out a better scheme.
I think the reason that people like it is that they feel like they're progressing at something while also playing a rhythm game. Feels slightly productive, which is good.
the ragdoll physics in age of survival are hillarious. i wish a game would do that intentionally!
yeah, that's the only one I could see myself wanting to pay a little money for because it's good for a laugh. Maybe 2-5 bucks?
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Ohh Son.. You're a real trooper! - thanks for saving us a fisting on Steam.. 😄👍
you're welcome
I like dumpster diving on steam sometimes. During sales you can find some hidden gems that cost less then 1 euro. Games like Legendary, Westboro or Brukel.
Perfect for a Monday morning when I don't have work and no other content dropped.
It's so refreshing to see a channel that talks about bad games from an angle of positivity. Trying to find the good instead of outrage farming or just crying about "wokeness" or whatever. I need some nuance with my constant intake of negativity lol.
To be fair with airport sim, being trapped in a dead end job at O’Hare or LaGuardia seems rather realistic
An idea for future or someone else would be to do a review of games that don't have the required 10 reviews, there could be some real gems in there, that have not seen light of day, and those games need some loving if present. There could also be some real stinkers and a reason no one has bothered reviewing them, so would also be entertaining.
Hello, my son, what is the song playing when you're talking about rock smith?
I responded to another comment here but looks like I'll just have to start putting the songs in the description. It's Max Payne 2 OST - Max's Choice
Thank you, my son. I think that would be helpful. Love your content!
the background music in the beginning sounds so familiar and so pretty, could i have the song name? is it from persona? also good video as usual :)
Glad you liked the video! And it's New Days from the Persona 4 OST.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 P4 OST is glorious, and I have seen it have a resurgence lately in all kinds of videos!
Oh hey, its one I've played! I played Chasing the Unseen and left one of the positive reviews, though it was like a 55% kind of thing. I did like the visuals and atmosphere, but the controls were not good and the hyperactive capybara collectable things were annoying. You gave it a very fair shake!
I backed Desolatium when it was on KS, and sadly as the campaign passed the game became less and less of the game I thought of backing. So I wasnt surprised to see this on a video of this theme.
Also to add for the rocksmith+, I got RS 2014 for like 20 bucks back in the day. Has tons of mini games that help with your technique that the new version doesn’t have. They took core features out for a game that they didn’t even need to remake. The 2014 version also has the ability for Custom DLC which adds an endless library for you. Ubisoft is extremely scummy. $20 a month is incredibly steep that’s more than every streaming service I know. I feel bad for people just getting into guitar because RS is how I learned and now it’s stuck behind an extremely scummy price point.
Thxs for your hard work, i always listen to your video on background at work
Glad you enjoy them!
love the random suicide squad shade 😂
I have to take shots where I can
I just found you yesterday and I'm so glad I did! I LOVE this series and have been going back to watch your older ones! Great videos!
the part where you ride the tentacles of the octopus in that last game on the list is absolutely crazy cool. i will give it that for sure.
It's one of those games that you'll enjoy if you're in the right moode
The gripping scenes of the airport vehicles driving.🤣🤣🤣
These videos are fun to watch and your commentary on these is always great! However I do hope you find the heart and time to do a deeper analysis video on something you legitimately like in the near future. Your videos on the Remedy games (especially on Alan Wake) are amazing.
I've been really enjoying covering the MGS series
@@YourFavoriteSon1 it shows, those videos have been super enjoyable!
as always, really appreciating this series and your dedication. also appreciate the time stamps. very proud to be your daddy
It would be cool if you did like specialized episodes like worst point and click,fps, or rpg, etc. keep up the good work
I almost threw up when Airport Simulator 2014 came up, cause back around 2012 or 2013 I bought a retail disk of a game called "Airport Simulator" which looks EXACTLY the same as the one in your video. But this disk was printed in 2011. I actually dug it out of a box to check if it was the same game. This was back when I had built my first PC for gaming when I started working and earning money after high school, and I felt cocky about buying games at the local retail stores, cause that was how I discovered the gems like Skyrim and Civilization 5. I didn't have real access to broadband internet back then, so I couldn't really keep up to date around the world of PC gaming in general. But back to Airport Sim, I never felt so betrayed by anything or anyone. I really thought this would be a great game based on the box cover and the description. Played for about 6 or so hours hoping that the game would become good at some point and I would get my money's worth. But nope... I uninstalled it, boxed it away and never played it again. I felt ashamed for just having it in my possession. Hoping no-one found out about it and ask me why I wasted a family feast's worth of cash on it
great video as always bro. i really enjoyed the yakuza videos you made back then and was wondering if you had played the recent ones and if you had any interest in making a video of them
@yourfavoriteson will you ever do a video on “Lies of P” ? I feel that it would be worth your interest 😀
I've played Lies of P and I really enjoyed it, but I'm honestly not too knowledgeable on soulslikes, so I'll probably stay out of that territory for now.
Nah keep making shitty steam game videos
The idea for chasing the unseen is I guess megalophobia and I have this and whenever I see something lke that, it instantly makes my spine shiver ngl I love the concept, those steep lands, unknown big entities and places and the mysteries are just something I could stare for days. Only if they would've fixed their problems, the concept is still an enjoyable one
Wetwork literally has the developers native country Latvia used as base, and seems to be based around a bigger real city Ventspils. Even the targets name is in Latvian, which is an odd choice if you have the game completely in English. It was fun to see fellow latvian showcased here
It seems like they put a lot of effort in the game but ultimately didn't have the budget to make it look and feel like a "real game" it's the sad reality of indie dev.
@@amuro9624 It really does. Saddens me to see fellow latvian abandon something he seemed to be passionate about for at least a few months worth of work
31:30 the text is actually chinese! its easy to mix them up but Japanese is generally filled with "katana" and "hirigana" which are like simple characters. korean has a bunch of circles!
31:18 That's Chinese, not Japanese.
If you're looking for something akin to Chinese Empire, but like, good, try 2002/03's Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom by good ol Sierra's Impressions Games. By incredible coincidence I"ve been revisiting that game lately, it was the last in their city builder series and it's by far the most complex and fleshed out. (but not so complex you can't easily jump in and learn! it's a good balance). GOG has it last I checked. My heart still belongs to Zeus in terms of the city builder series because that's the one I had as a kid, but Emperor is so much fun too and my favorite part of these games is learning things like general ancient Chinese history or what brine mining is.
I bought Rocksmith on PS3 when it released and played it a little... I recently got a hankering to get my Guitar and learn it properly for once.
Now just a bit of Backstory, Rocksmith is LITERALLY a guitar teaching aid, it was it's LITERAL design. The people who worked on making it were guitarist legends who wanted a proper game to teach guitar and not just coloured buttons.
For this reason Rocksmith 2011 and 2014 were made by professionals who actually gave a sh*t. Rocksmith 2024 is not this, it's mostly just Ubisoft trying to make some $$$. I will say it 'can' still be used to teach guitar, but from the reviews and what I've seen, it is just a cash machine for Ubisoft, that's the reason they delisted the old games.
I only just bought Rocksmith 2014 on PS4 recently and had to get a physical copy as it was delisted.
It's best to also get the realtone cable as it is a lot more accurate then the microphone option, though it also depends on microphone and how well it is placed, just seen a lot of people who say ti lags too much compared to the cable.
I highly recommend either of the OG games over the latest, one of the worst aspects of the new game is many of the songs are more expensive then iTunes and are covers. So your paying for a cover and your meant to be happy to pay more coz it's teaching you to play the song... but I've also heard some of the songs you pay for are not even correct notes, which if true is even worse.
As I'm not an expert by any stretch I can't confirm if they got songs wrong so it's only what I've read online from reviews, so they could be wrong themselves, but still, Rocksmith 2024 is a shoddy cashgrab and Ubisoft is a trashfire of a company. Really pisses me off as the Og games had real heart in them and you can tell they wanted to actually teach you not just cash in.
Loved Rocksmith 2014, got me started and hooked on playing guitar ever since. There's mods and sites where you can download thousands of user generated songs.
rocksmith+ is a prime example of when piracy is the more ethical option than actually buying the game
11:33 if someone slaps a $20 price on crap, you and everyone else has the right to crap all over it.
The creator sold his excuses for $20 😒
Please change that graphic that you show before each game that’s says “worst reviewed on steam” The Swiss cheese looking thing It’s not good It really looks bad man I like your content I’m being super honest It takes your video from possibly being considered “well produced” and takes it down a notch It doesn’t match with how you speak which is quite eloquent Seeing a graphic that looks like it came from Ren and Stimpy is not a good look.
Also this a video about bad things So it would be a good contrast for you to have really good images and graphics while discussing this stuff.
Again just my review of the video No one asked for it I don’t mean any of it in a nasty way Keep up the good content man
What is the song that plays during the Citadels section? I swear I’ve heard it so many times in some game but I can’t quite place my finger on which.
I just laughed at the forced-to-sit-and-wait simulator in the first one. :D
The crosshair in wetwork looks like it's jumping around because it's showing when something is in the line of fire, if anything lets you be more accurate
On the topic of rocksmith plus, I really would have liked it if it had been an addon to the current game. Like play all DLC we have (and maybe throw in some "lessons DLC" for 15/$, but youre free to play the standard library plus any dlc you buy / CDLC you download. When I went into rocksmith plus, their library was really not my style compared to the stuff they have in 2014, its missing some features too. The Piano part and the fact that you can play on mobile is fantastic improvement, and the UI is... both better and worse. I was super excited, but left disappointed.
I bought Desolatium blind. It started so good. But then it dragged and dragged and everything was the same. And the ending was the worst thing I have ever experienced.
So far eighty not well received Steam games and going. Sir you deserve a medal for your determination. Also yes I have one, Earthworm Jim 3D not a joke. More recently you have to buy it in a bundle. I already owned the GOG version myself, it's terrible man. You have a bad N64 game somehow made even worst on PC. I am rather curious to hear your thoughts on it. Personally, it's among the worst platformers I ever played.
As someone who has experience with game development give me half a year i could make a better functional game than age of survival lmao bro they are using assets this took 9 years????
The whole rocksmith conundrum reminds me of every time I try to buy Hitman 3 then give up because I'm too confused and don't want to pay 80$
In case there are any Civvie 11 fans around, Xmas Zombie Rampage is in the list of games The Last Hunt devs released. You can clearly see the same models are used for the zombies, as well as the out-of-place crystal model being the same ones used at the end of the levels here.
About Rocksmith+. For those music "games" people forgot that actual owners of rights for those music also wanted a piece of pie... And nobody sell rights for permanent use of music. This is why some tracks was deleted from old GTA's for example. You can't even stream if You use some of tracks You got strike. Predatory there not only ubisoft, but entire music industry... Just because it is actually industry! Just think about.
Whenever I hear something like “survival,” “player driven economy,” or “crafting survival” I instantly lose interest
That airport simulator game…have they never watched the maintenance vehicles zoom around the area? They’re anything but slow lol
Maybe Suicide Squad will get a new player peak with it being a Prime Day giveaway now? KEKW
You can never trust either professional reviews, user reviews, nor the general consensus when it comes to video games. There are numerous examples of games that are generally disliked that I just love, and games that have been praised to high heavens which I find utterly boring and unlikeable.
As an example, Sonic Forces is almost universally disliked, yet for some reason it just hit all the right buttons for me, and I absolutely loved it. The only thing I hated about it was how short it was (first playthrough is something like 4-5 hours).
Many games are hailed as the best games in existence, but I find them boring and uninteresting beyond belief. Two examples of this would be Bastion, and Shovel Knight.
After messing around with Unreal Engine I see how easy it is to make a bare bones game. Explains why so many zombie shooters and mansion exploration games.
The Goat Simulator dev could learn a few things from Age of Survival's ragdoll effects.
I really appreciate how you give them a fair shake and try and find good in these games. A bad game with some good ideas is something worth praise, even if everything surrounding it is bad.
Cash grabs can sod off though and deaerve to be called out.
Nice seeing Rocksmith+ on here.
More like Rocksmith Minus 😂😂
Speaking as someone who taught myself guitar online in the early days of Ultimate Guitar and other tabs sites, you can learn guitar for the price of a Squier Strat and a couple packs of strings and picks.
Chasing The Unseen could actually be really great if more stuff/creatures would be added there interesting concept that I think can be explored a lot more.
8:16 It sounds like a "classic" text to speech to me. You know, Microsoft Sam and such. AI TTS is so fluid that I sometimes have trouble believing it's AI even if I am 100% sure it is.
18:46 finally an authentic Jerma simulator game
In Desolatium; I don't think the voice acting is done using AI. They seem like real script readers, but the quality is severely lacking.
not sure if it's something you'd be interested in (as i've only just found your channel) but one rts game i've been enjoying lately is 0 AD, it's an open source game with a pretty good ost. my most memorable moment would be when a friend and I were playing a match against each other, he went Rome, I went as the Picts. He had sent a couple cohorts against me but I managed to ambush him along the way then when I attacked he pretty much destroyed my army but I managed to do the same to him in the process... so with 3 soldiers left i managed to sneak into his base whilst he was busy moving another army to attack my base, keeping an eye out for any ambushes, he then noticed my 3 troops and tried to rush some cavalry back which arrived just in time to see his base fall to my three pict warriors
Dude. Chinese Empire is a copy of Settlers 2, just simplifed even more. It even uses similar assets, even down to having flags for roadbuilding...
surprised you didn’t touch on the “marshmallow hallucinations” mechanic age of survival appears to have (fr though what is with the white squares)
To be fair, other guitar sites also try to bamboozle you into subscriptions, which makes RS+ almost the cheapest choice, seeing how an Ultimate Guitar Pro subscription costs around 20€ per month as well. Ubisoft should have made it like RS2014. Better spam dlc that can be bought whenever a player wants to instead of this subscription bs. But that's the guitar life; We pay for overpriced gear and subscriptions because too many people support it. Like, why was UG able to become a subscription based model when it was free for like 15 years
The great thing about Rocksmith was that it set the tone of the guitar to match the guitar track on the actual song, i loved playing the 2014 version, was a great way to learn songs as a beginner
Poorly optimized projects it's what I call my neighborhood
Favorite Son always showing why he's the favorite! Thanks for sharing!
9:27 man when you install a game engine it should FORCE you to put a skylight in your levels to avoid pitch black shadows, this is the easiest telltale sign of a noob developer
Rocksmith+ more than likely has a subscription because of licensing for songs and such.
31:15 that would be Chinese, not Japanese.
i really enjoy your long videos, could you do like a retrospective in the F.E.A.R series? is a great videogame and series it would be cool if you can review them and say your opinions abou the game/series in general
Hi FavSon! Thanks for this video, I enjoyed it. The text on the loading screen of The Last Hunt is actually Chinese (and my educated guess would be that the English is written by a Chinese person as well - no offense meant).
D’Angelo?! My son is cultured indeed🥹
Anyone else think that Sophie lady in Desolatium looks like a bad Ramona Flowers knock-off? Lol
Citadels is just a bad Stronghold clone. If you want to play something like Citadels just play Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader (for me the best one in the series) or Stronghold 2 if you want it in 3D.
Might have to check that out
I am glad to see this series is still going!
I live for this series
As soon as I heard “Ubisoft” I was sure that the issue would be in monetisation. It’s outstanding how much they can alienate their own player base.
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Can have more fun and in a way, more "realism" to manage a airport in Jumbo airport story from kairosoft than in that airport simulator
As a great youtuber once said
"I AM NOT YOUR DAD!!! "
13:02 *FEWER features. "Less" is for unquantifiable objects.
Is risk of rains background music royalty free or is my favorite son just that big of a fan 🧐
13:22 Risk of Rain 2 soundtrack sneaking into the background there
Delving into, a rich tapestry, it's important to remember... oh gawd I hate those words... I CAN'T ESCAPE AI GPT TRIGGER WORDS!
Your videos always put me to sleep.. in the best way possible! 😎
I will say that I played a lot of the original rock smith and it definitely improved my playing. I always thought it was such a cool gimmick and it was very helpful to me. Can’t talk on the newer versions though.
FWIW, Last Hunt opening page non-English script is chinese, not japanese.