William Kasten is like a genie but instead of rubbing a lamp and making 3 wishes you find him morphing into your buisness offices and dissipating leaving behind fully voice acted max dialogue and a half-eaten bag of pistachios. Now that I think about it that’s not very genie-like.
@@MakusinMeringueSam: ”Katzen? I remember him. He’s like a genie, if instead of three wishes, he gave you a half eaten bag of pistachios-Shells intact-a makeshift bed underneath the desk in your office cubicle, and an incomplete resume hand-written in italicized Courier New.” Max: “And all my dialogue for this game!” Ash: “What does any of that have to do with Genies?” Sam: “Huh. Not all that much, come to think of it.”
Fun fact about Brock and ash’s connection, Ash says that Brock is an old family name in the 2015 Evil Dead show, it’s revealed that Ash’s dad is named Brock. I have no idea if this a coincidence, or if they thought of that connection while writing the show
I played this game an unreasonable amount and I never ever saw that sam and max song scene. is it exclusive to the sam and max themed background or something?
yeah, it's exclusive to the full sam and max set - all of the other "location specific" dialogue can be found on the wiki: theinventory.fandom.com/wiki/Location_Specific_Dialogue
@@meikkon_ wack! I think I had a tendency to keep it set to the default background so I never knew that was a mechanic. I started watching this video a couple days ago and then went back to finish it only to find you shouted me out! cheers for that, and this video was amazing!
The trouble with indie characters is that almost any ones you might get that have any pull don't have a voice yet. And the characters really need to talk for this sort of thing to work. Text popping up is a lot less natural.
There was something really cool about the jarring art styles of the four bombastic characters in the first game that the sequel simply doesn't get, in my opinion.
I swear Poker Night is a mood, I remember playing it late at night just to chill. Thank you so much for making me remember such a special, quirky game.
The only disappointing part of this video is the clip used for Steve's party bazooka wasn't the Brock Samson version purely because of Brock's reaction.
@@clydenorthrup5484 It wasn't even pummeling. Samson stands up calmly and walks straight towards Steve. Steve runs off and Samson calmly changes course to follow until both are offscreen. No noise of struggle. No screams. Just your imagination filling in the blanks far better than the devs ever could.
Okay, but when are we gonna hold an actual poker tournament? You, me, and any other Poker Night content creator who aren't cowards. I'll take on all of you, any time, any place! Great video, worth the wait in every regard. And I am honored to have offered my voice to such a project, I would love to come back on the next video on Poker Night 3- oh... right
To be honest I entirely forgot of the existence of Gotham City Impostors, a game i havent played since the 360 was the most recent game console. I miss it so much, and remember how bad i was at it.
Cool to see Grayfruit mentioned as a thank you. His PN content is one of my constant rewatches. To be fair I probably never know of this game if it weren't for him, and it's one of the first things I watched of his channel.
Never knew about the Psychonauts connection to Portal. Thinking about it, Ford Krueller from thise games would have been a great pick for a Poker Night 3, though they'd probably have to establish some lore to establish him not using his Psychic Powers to cheat.
I can imagine the Psychonauts' special elimination be using the sneezing powder on the character, making them sneeze their brain out before their body wanders off around the Inventory.
Imagine a world where the premiere character crossover game is not a pvp brawl simulator made by Nintendo but a funny poker sim where every character from every franchise suddenly gets together to play a round in the inventory. Now that's something I wanna see someday...
When I heard Nick Herman's voiceover I immediately went "Wait... that's Casperr!! :D" Man, watching this video is nostalgic. I had such a good time with Poker Night. I miss it.
The soundtrack really is fantastic, I'm glad you devoted enough time to really appreciate it in the video. With regards to Ash I never understood the mountain of hate Danny Webber got, I thought he did a pretty solid impression of Bruce's voice and mannerisms, and almost sounds dead on when he's really confidently projecting himself.
Extremely glad you talked about the soundtrack, I came for the conversations and stayed for the great music by Jared. This video was excellent and I'm glad I'm watching it as early as I can! I love the Poker Night series, specially this game. Really hope some developers picks up the idea. This great piece might help to share some awareness, too!
Gosh, what a nostalgic video, great job partner. For I do remember playing Poker Night At The Inventory 2 a lot when I would be on road trips that or just out in public on my phone, suck a shake that when I had gotten some sort of update that it just delisted it from my library and just made it unavailable to download anymore, but I will never forget what it brought to me. As of today it’s actually still fun to hop on my laptop and play the games 1 and 2 whenever I got free time. As it’s nice to just sit and play and occasionally hear the banter of one character to another as it was just… nice. With it either being Brock and Claptrap bickering to how claptrap needs a bodyguard, that or how Heavy would say “I will make hat of you little bunny” to Max was just a barrel of laughs. That and the unlocks, I’ll never get rid nor delete the cosmetics I have in TF2 from 1 and 2, that or even my borderlands 2 unlocks. This really just makes me wish that we would get another Poker Night At The Inventory 3 featuring a lot of characters and other things, but that is only a wish and a thought, 2 things that may never come true. But it’s best to live with what we got now, two prices less pieces of nostalgic media of a classic game of video game poker. ♥️ ♣️ ♦️ ♠️
34:40 When you bring up unused lines for glados pertaining to 5 challenges, this may have had to do with the (I believe now discontinued) cosmetics for the Portal 2 Co Op robots. Just like TF2 you could equip hats and skins to Atlas and P-Body that you could buy from the Mann Co store, and in PN2's case perhaps unlocked items from the game. The reason I suggest this is because of the skins you could unlock for Borderlands 2 and items for TF2. They might have intended to go further for Valve's newest title at the time.
Eyyy, what a pleasant surprise. Just wanna say that seeing your video on the first game about a month or so ago, convinced me to go and find these games to try them out and enjoyed both of them thoroughly. And I was also thinking that it would have been nice to see a video on the second game as well. Perfect timing
Funny enough my first ever exposure to this game was on IOS- and I indeed still have the fully-functioning app on my iPhone 11 today.. many years later! Didn't know it was so rare... certainly won't ever delete it now. Great video.
Honestly to this day I still prefer Poker Night 1. However, a lot of Poker Night 2 I overlooked as you included in the video. Gonna install it again after this! It’s been a decade-I can’t believe it…
It's amazing! I was just rewatching your video on the first game and I see that you made the video you teased about the successor. Especially love the section on the music, since I'm an avid VGM fan myself. Decided to give you a sub since what I've seen so far is nothing but quality.
I've seriously waited for a second video ever since I watched the first Poker Night video And I think much like Poker Night 2 it delivered a more extensive and complete documentary with double the length of its original predecessor with much more quality put into it I seriously think that both of your videos are RUclips classics about Telltale Games as a whole (IMO) But to wrap things up, incredible job on making this video and the first one, I highly enjoyed watching them both
Oh man, talk about a blast from the past! I remember watching videos of this game on RUclips when I was little. I didn't know how to play poker, but I enjoyed the banter so much!!!
I miss this game and hate myself for not buying it before it was unlisted, developers weren't afraid of featuring eachother's characters in their games (or even tv series etc) and it was the most prominent in TF2 with all the cosmetics it offered for preordering certain (good) games. Despite being so small and simple its really enjoyable to just spend time with the cast because they're convincing enough that they're actually there, so to say. I wish there was more games like this, fun & relaxing gameplay with unlockable content in other games by just playing on top of it? Unheard of these days.
Got a mild hyperfixation on the game series earlier this year and wrote a sequel called "UNO Night at The Inventory" starring Sonic the Hedgehog, Susie Deltarune, Hat Kid, and Joker Persona 5. Also hosted by Chris McLean from Total Drama. As for the dealer and the whole Teens or Below theme, I decided to go with the cute little robot from Square Enix: Cube from Live A Live.
I had an idea for one called "fishing at the inventory," the cast being Engineer from tf2, uzi doorman from murder drones, tom from eddsworld, and captain price from cod. With the host is the same from the last three games. The dealer is g man from half life.
@MarioGMan25 I have interaction ideas like Price asking if Tom ever joined the Rangers with Tom saying he did and once stole a tank (an Easter egg to moving targets). Or the engineer explaining to uzi how he could modify her railgun
Minor correction: The Expanse isn't an IP that Telltale have created, it's originally a series of novels adapted into a TV series. I don't know if you already knew that, it's just the way you phrased it made it sound like they had created it themselves.
This game was my white whale for years since i discovered it long after it had been pulled from digital stores but i finally managed to track down a copy and it lived up to every bit of hype
I see others commenting their dream poker night tables so: Archer from Archer, Joel from TLOU, Ethan Hunt from MI, and Bigby from TWAU. The conversations about spy activities between Archer and Hunt would be hilarious, and I imagine Joel and Bigby would have an understated rivalry.
AMAZING VIDEO BRO! I just discover this game a week ago (because Ash was in it) and I been obsessed, this documental really gave me all the info I was looking for
Nostalgia is when you like something just because it's from the past, and not because you actually appreciate the story on its own merits. I'd encourage you to give Portal more credit, as it's a genuinely fantastic narrative.
The first part was in my recommendations just a few days ago, I checked the channel and said , Damn, I guess the second part never happened... well here we are !
not sure how I didn't see this comment - it's quite possibly THE most underrated game of all time ...I'll admit, I've got my nostalgia goggles on, but a video on that title sometime in the future is inevitable. when exactly I can't say for sure but it'll happen
@@meikkon_ my god yes!!!! I've only seen two video recordings of the game, One being an unregistered hyper cam recording (probably the last time that software was used) and the other was an incredibly old nerdcubed video on 10 indie games you should play. I've played the game every two years and keep getting surprised by how well the game holds up. Having someone make an actual analysis on the game would be a dream come true!
If there ever is a third game i think one of the players should be Barney Calhoun from half life 2, both because it would complete the orange box collection of characters in these games, and because he is an all around good character who would have pretty great dialogue, but if he doesn’t make the cut my second pick would be nick from left 4 dead 2.
I think Barney's a really good pick for a half-life rep. I'd suggest Eli just because I want to hear him tell stories about what went on at Black Mesa. I'm sure valve wouldn't want to do a bunch of lore dumping in a poker game, but it's a fun idea
Something to mention is that Ash is specifically mentioned in-game as from the "Army of Darkness" franchise. Army of Darkness is not owned by MGM, but Universal. This is why it's treated as its own separate franchise, why it is seemingly ignored in later installments except for subtle easter eggs, and potentially why it got to poker night in the first place since the license was likely much cheaper.
My introduction to Poker Night 2 was a weirdly unrelated one. It was ye olde 2013, and some Russian dude was reviewing some "zesty" games. One of those happened to be Poker Night 2. I had no idea who Brock, Ash, Sam or Max were, at most I vaguely heard of Claptrap and knew Glados. And yet, with my growing yet limited grasp of English, this game endeared me somehow. It was great to just listen to them talk around, having fun and crushing me at poker. It is a game I still hold dear to my heart, no TF2 cosmetics needed.
Poker Night and its sequel are where I learned how to play poker. I had no idea the games were de-listed. The close ties with Valve made it feel like they'd be on Steam forever.
I watched the vid on the first game, just started this, when these games came out I thought they had serious potential if taken in the right direction especially as it was on the cusp of consumer VR. If they had more dialogue for each character it would increase the longevity of the game tenfold. I originally found this game at 2am when everyone was sleeping and thought playing a few games with some cool characters would keep me company while I couldn't sleep, which was the case for the first couple of games, then the interactions would just repeat over and over. More dialogue and a chance to interact with the dialogue decently, vr and multiplayer compatibility, with the right management this game could have been the masterpiece of poker video games but I'm guessing they had the bar set pretty low before they even started making these.
(By the way the first time we see Brock is in the pilot) but you got it right on the nail there too man I think it’s funny how in the actual first episode (dia de los dangerous) he by starts out playing poker
I only realised this like last week ahaha over here in the UK we only had streaming rights to the seasons themselves and were missing a lot of the specials, so the pilot episode slipped by my radar during the christmas season it was all put up on channel 4 though, alongside the new movie (for free!) which is sick
11:49 I find it hilarious that you’re using that trailer footage in particular, considering Eddings isn’t voicing Claptrap in that trailer, OR that game.
Never really got to experience either of the two games. The idea and execution, however, was just _flawless._ Will we ever see another multi-media multi-franchise all-star card game like this? Very unlikely, but we might get something in the far, far future.
Well, this settles. I'll watch the first video now before I start this one. Everyone else, I bid you adieu and farewell! Enjoy the video! Edit: okay i'm back, how is everybody feeling? That first video was a wild ride! Like most of everybody else, I also come from TF2 and only knew Heavy, with slight knowledge of Max and the Newgrounds character. I vividly remember seeing a screenshot of that game and never thought much of it. I couldn't believe this whole series was a telltale endeavor! Tycho being a representative of PAX as well?? This is some deep hidden lore I have never seen before in my 13+ years in the gaming community. Honestly some great documentation right here. Can't wait to delve into this one. See ya'll on the other side :O
The most anticipated sequel since... well, y'know.
NINETY MINUTES???
Since WW2?
@@somebody5213woah
but i dont know though
since sliced bread 2
William Kasten is like a genie but instead of rubbing a lamp and making 3 wishes you find him morphing into your buisness offices and dissipating leaving behind fully voice acted max dialogue and a half-eaten bag of pistachios. Now that I think about it that’s not very genie-like.
this officially wins comment of the year for me
This comment felt like reading a conversation in a Sam and Max game.
@@AdahnFlorenceNeeds more... Sam-isms and metaphors.
I love how you can read this in either Sam's or Max's voice and it still would fit them really well
@@MakusinMeringueSam: ”Katzen? I remember him. He’s like a genie, if instead of three wishes, he gave you a half eaten bag of pistachios-Shells intact-a makeshift bed underneath the desk in your office cubicle, and an incomplete resume hand-written in italicized Courier New.”
Max: “And all my dialogue for this game!”
Ash: “What does any of that have to do with Genies?”
Sam: “Huh. Not all that much, come to think of it.”
Fun fact about Brock and ash’s connection, Ash says that Brock is an old family name
in the 2015 Evil Dead show, it’s revealed that Ash’s dad is named Brock.
I have no idea if this a coincidence, or if they thought of that connection while writing the show
Either way it’s funny because one: it could be a coincidence, and b: they decided to make a connection to a poker game with a lack of seriousness.
are you trying to tell me not everyone has played poker night 2
Fun fact, the TWD character Doug is based on Doug Tabacco, an employee at TellTale, making his cameo in PN2 doubly relevant to the company
that is a fun fact indeed, nice catch!
Great video, I love the Poker Night series so much. Such strange and special little games.
sonic & knuckles doilus video
Yoooo
Yeah, I really wish there were more titles in the series, as I really enjoy the banter and the relaxed poker gameplay
Hi Cyber.
Imagine this being the next topic of the podcast
I played this game an unreasonable amount and I never ever saw that sam and max song scene. is it exclusive to the sam and max themed background or something?
yeah, it's exclusive to the full sam and max set - all of the other "location specific" dialogue can be found on the wiki: theinventory.fandom.com/wiki/Location_Specific_Dialogue
@@meikkon_ wack! I think I had a tendency to keep it set to the default background so I never knew that was a mechanic. I started watching this video a couple days ago and then went back to finish it only to find you shouted me out! cheers for that, and this video was amazing!
the TTHM stream gave the vid another algo run so I thought a special thanks was in order 🙏
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Poker night 2 is one of the best crossovers over and i wish that we can get a spiritual successor (maybe with indie characters).
The trouble with indie characters is that almost any ones you might get that have any pull don't have a voice yet. And the characters really need to talk for this sort of thing to work. Text popping up is a lot less natural.
NO INDIE CHARACTERS.
@@maplecinna3979 i mean, they were able to get a voice for tycho that worked well. i think it very much depends on what games they would take from
digital horror and analog horror characters interacting together. That would be cool!!! :D idk lol
STOP @@chipkid
I find it incredibly funny that bruce campbell does not give a SHIT about videogames yet evil dead has been so influential to them.
He voiced his character in a evil dead video game and dead by daylight so I don’t see why this one woulda been any different
There was something really cool about the jarring art styles of the four bombastic characters in the first game that the sequel simply doesn't get, in my opinion.
I think you're right - the only one who really pops out in 2 is sam
It’s the simplicity in the character designs.
Disagree but imagine how cool it’d be if ash was live action
I swear Poker Night is a mood, I remember playing it late at night just to chill. Thank you so much for making me remember such a special, quirky game.
Very happy to be a part of this. Stellar video on one of my favorites from the studio.
I love how most people's immediate assumption when hearing Warner Bros. is the old Hanna Barbera and Looney Tunes characters.
The only disappointing part of this video is the clip used for Steve's party bazooka wasn't the Brock Samson version purely because of Brock's reaction.
"UGH!
. . .
Excuse me."
. . . . .
"Heyo-?"
*pummeling noises*
@@clydenorthrup5484 It wasn't even pummeling. Samson stands up calmly and walks straight towards Steve. Steve runs off and Samson calmly changes course to follow until both are offscreen.
No noise of struggle.
No screams.
Just your imagination filling in the blanks far better than the devs ever could.
@@PlebNCNo you can hear Brock beating up Steve
Okay, but when are we gonna hold an actual poker tournament? You, me, and any other Poker Night content creator who aren't cowards. I'll take on all of you, any time, any place!
Great video, worth the wait in every regard. And I am honored to have offered my voice to such a project, I would love to come back on the next video on Poker Night 3- oh... right
Hey, nice timing. I just finished my rewatch of Grayfruit's Poker Night streams, so I'm glad to see this so soon. Well done on both videos.
Sam and Max is one of my favorite Telltale games, I just love the surreal and cartoonish atmosphere it has.
To be honest
I entirely forgot of the existence of Gotham City Impostors, a game i havent played since the 360 was the most recent game console. I miss it so much, and remember how bad i was at it.
Cool to see Grayfruit mentioned as a thank you. His PN content is one of my constant rewatches. To be fair I probably never know of this game if it weren't for him, and it's one of the first things I watched of his channel.
The day has come! Thanks for letting me be a part of this.
Another banger from Meikkon.
Thank you for letting me be a part of this!
Never knew about the Psychonauts connection to Portal. Thinking about it, Ford Krueller from thise games would have been a great pick for a Poker Night 3, though they'd probably have to establish some lore to establish him not using his Psychic Powers to cheat.
I can imagine the Psychonauts' special elimination be using the sneezing powder on the character, making them sneeze their brain out before their body wanders off around the Inventory.
Imagine a world where the premiere character crossover game is not a pvp brawl simulator made by Nintendo but a funny poker sim where every character from every franchise suddenly gets together to play a round in the inventory. Now that's something I wanna see someday...
When I heard Nick Herman's voiceover I immediately went "Wait... that's Casperr!! :D"
Man, watching this video is nostalgic. I had such a good time with Poker Night. I miss it.
The soundtrack really is fantastic, I'm glad you devoted enough time to really appreciate it in the video. With regards to Ash I never understood the mountain of hate Danny Webber got, I thought he did a pretty solid impression of Bruce's voice and mannerisms, and almost sounds dead on when he's really confidently projecting himself.
I JUST finished watching your last poker night episode and saw you uploaded it as soon as that video finished.
Finally, you have no idea how much I've been waiting for this.
poker night 2 makes poker so much more fun than it usually is. it has me hookedd
Extremely glad you talked about the soundtrack, I came for the conversations and stayed for the great music by Jared.
This video was excellent and I'm glad I'm watching it as early as I can! I love the Poker Night series, specially this game. Really hope some developers picks up the idea. This great piece might help to share some awareness, too!
Low key one of my favorite game series
I'm a massive fan of your previous video, glad to see your return!
Your video on the first game was great and I'm happy I was able to re-discover your channel with this one on the second game.
Gosh, what a nostalgic video, great job partner.
For I do remember playing Poker Night At The Inventory 2 a lot when I would be on road trips that or just out in public on my phone, suck a shake that when I had gotten some sort of update that it just delisted it from my library and just made it unavailable to download anymore, but I will never forget what it brought to me.
As of today it’s actually still fun to hop on my laptop and play the games 1 and 2 whenever I got free time. As it’s nice to just sit and play and occasionally hear the banter of one character to another as it was just… nice. With it either being Brock and Claptrap bickering to how claptrap needs a bodyguard, that or how Heavy would say “I will make hat of you little bunny” to Max was just a barrel of laughs. That and the unlocks, I’ll never get rid nor delete the cosmetics I have in TF2 from 1 and 2, that or even my borderlands 2 unlocks.
This really just makes me wish that we would get another Poker Night At The Inventory 3 featuring a lot of characters and other things, but that is only a wish and a thought, 2 things that may never come true.
But it’s best to live with what we got now, two prices less pieces of nostalgic media of a classic game of video game poker. ♥️ ♣️ ♦️ ♠️
"an old wives tale, like representative democracy"
This aged well for the year 2024
I love these videos, actually addictive thank you for making poker night vids, miss this game
Another amazing video, thank you so much! So entertaining
immensely enjoying this documentary series so far :)
34:40 When you bring up unused lines for glados pertaining to 5 challenges, this may have had to do with the (I believe now discontinued) cosmetics for the Portal 2 Co Op robots. Just like TF2 you could equip hats and skins to Atlas and P-Body that you could buy from the Mann Co store, and in PN2's case perhaps unlocked items from the game.
The reason I suggest this is because of the skins you could unlock for Borderlands 2 and items for TF2. They might have intended to go further for Valve's newest title at the time.
Great video man! I really loved watching both of the game's documentaries from start to finish ^^
i have been waiting for this and it definitely did not disappoint, great job to everyone who helped and thanks for making this
Eyyy, what a pleasant surprise. Just wanna say that seeing your video on the first game about a month or so ago, convinced me to go and find these games to try them out and enjoyed both of them thoroughly.
And I was also thinking that it would have been nice to see a video on the second game as well. Perfect timing
HOLY SHIT!!!!!! The music during the AI analysis is Fifth Floor Goodbye from Gunpoint!!! I love that track!!!
it just fits so well - jazzy techno crosslink vibe. pretty much no other track fit quite as nicely in that section
Funny enough my first ever exposure to this game was on IOS- and I indeed still have the fully-functioning app on my iPhone 11 today.. many years later! Didn't know it was so rare... certainly won't ever delete it now.
Great video.
Honestly to this day I still prefer Poker Night 1. However, a lot of Poker Night 2 I overlooked as you included in the video. Gonna install it again after this! It’s been a decade-I can’t believe it…
Watched the documentary for the first Poker Night that you did. Glad to see you got to the second game this video was great ❤
It's amazing! I was just rewatching your video on the first game and I see that you made the video you teased about the successor. Especially love the section on the music, since I'm an avid VGM fan myself.
Decided to give you a sub since what I've seen so far is nothing but quality.
I was so hoping you'd cover the sequel and this video doesn't disappoint. Great work!
hell yeah, glad i showed up to the party early
I've seriously waited for a second video ever since I watched the first Poker Night video
And I think much like Poker Night 2 it delivered a more extensive and complete documentary with double the length of its original predecessor with much more quality put into it
I seriously think that both of your videos are RUclips classics about Telltale Games as a whole (IMO)
But to wrap things up, incredible job on making this video and the first one, I highly enjoyed watching them both
This felt like a movie. Great work as always!
Oh man, talk about a blast from the past! I remember watching videos of this game on RUclips when I was little. I didn't know how to play poker, but I enjoyed the banter so much!!!
I miss this game and hate myself for not buying it before it was unlisted, developers weren't afraid of featuring eachother's characters in their games (or even tv series etc) and it was the most prominent in TF2 with all the cosmetics it offered for preordering certain (good) games.
Despite being so small and simple its really enjoyable to just spend time with the cast because they're convincing enough that they're actually there, so to say.
I wish there was more games like this, fun & relaxing gameplay with unlockable content in other games by just playing on top of it? Unheard of these days.
Got a mild hyperfixation on the game series earlier this year and wrote a sequel called "UNO Night at The Inventory" starring Sonic the Hedgehog, Susie Deltarune, Hat Kid, and Joker Persona 5. Also hosted by Chris McLean from Total Drama. As for the dealer and the whole Teens or Below theme, I decided to go with the cute little robot from Square Enix: Cube from Live A Live.
Can you share it?
I had an idea for one called "fishing at the inventory," the cast being
Engineer from tf2, uzi doorman from murder drones, tom from eddsworld, and captain price from cod. With the host is the same from the last three games. The dealer is g man from half life.
@@Heavy_weapons07 Do they play Go Fish or actually fish?
@@MarioGMan25 go fish
@MarioGMan25 I have interaction ideas like Price asking if Tom ever joined the Rangers with Tom saying he did and once stole a tank (an Easter egg to moving targets). Or the engineer explaining to uzi how he could modify her railgun
A decade old; so surreal -loved my time with this one
Minor correction: The Expanse isn't an IP that Telltale have created, it's originally a series of novels adapted into a TV series. I don't know if you already knew that, it's just the way you phrased it made it sound like they had created it themselves.
This game was my white whale for years since i discovered it long after it had been pulled from digital stores but i finally managed to track down a copy and it lived up to every bit of hype
How did you manage that??
@@sammyday9743 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
@@sammyday9743 piracy
@@sammyday9743I presume he managed to get one of those Steam keys that get resold.
watched part 1 while eating a hot dog
planning to do the same thing again
There videos are so interesting for several reasons, so cheers for making them
I see others commenting their dream poker night tables so: Archer from Archer, Joel from TLOU, Ethan Hunt from MI, and Bigby from TWAU. The conversations about spy activities between Archer and Hunt would be hilarious, and I imagine Joel and Bigby would have an understated rivalry.
AMAZING VIDEO BRO! I just discover this game a week ago (because Ash was in it) and I been obsessed, this documental really gave me all the info I was looking for
I love portal so much,the whole universe is so nostalgic to me
Nostalgia is when you like something just because it's from the past, and not because you actually appreciate the story on its own merits. I'd encourage you to give Portal more credit, as it's a genuinely fantastic narrative.
@@HOTD108_that’s not what nostalgia is. Why not double check the next time you’re correcting someone!!!
@@HOTD108_Nostalgia and genuine appreciation are not mutually exclusive.
I really regret not picking these up. I had meant to for years and by the time I finally wanted to they were gone. Hope they show back up some day.
Fiiiiiiinallllyyyyy, someone finally talks about this beautiful gem of a game.
I had no idea about the OST being recover of the character's universe. They are completely unrecognisable with the different instruments and pacing
Thank you for making this. It was a real treat.
The first part was in my recommendations just a few days ago, I checked the channel and said , Damn, I guess the second part never happened... well here we are !
1:00:44 is that from the gunpoint soundtrack?! Possibly one of the most underrated games of all time!
not sure how I didn't see this comment - it's quite possibly THE most underrated game of all time
...I'll admit, I've got my nostalgia goggles on, but a video on that title sometime in the future is inevitable. when exactly I can't say for sure but it'll happen
@@meikkon_ my god yes!!!! I've only seen two video recordings of the game,
One being an unregistered hyper cam recording (probably the last time that software was used) and the other was an incredibly old nerdcubed video on 10 indie games you should play.
I've played the game every two years and keep getting surprised by how well the game holds up. Having someone make an actual analysis on the game would be a dream come true!
Ive watched and enjoyed all of your videos and i wish you luck in all your future endeavors. May the algorithm bless you
I’ve been looking forward to this! This is amazing
this was super well made and deserves more views!
Another banger from meikkon, as per usual...
If there ever is a third game i think one of the players should be Barney Calhoun from half life 2, both because it would complete the orange box collection of characters in these games, and because he is an all around good character who would have pretty great dialogue, but if he doesn’t make the cut my second pick would be nick from left 4 dead 2.
I think Barney's a really good pick for a half-life rep. I'd suggest Eli just because I want to hear him tell stories about what went on at Black Mesa.
I'm sure valve wouldn't want to do a bunch of lore dumping in a poker game, but it's a fun idea
31:53 and 1:14:53 I have no idea where I saw it, but I remember reading about Medic being in Poker Night 2. I didn't think it was real!
I think was just thinking about how cool a Poker Night 2 essay would be and boom!
The sequel we didn’t deserve, so happy this vid materialized here!
6:35 That was the version I played.
Really pegged back graphics and prone to some odd bugs, but still playable (not anymore, sadly) and enjoyable!
Something to mention is that Ash is specifically mentioned in-game as from the "Army of Darkness" franchise. Army of Darkness is not owned by MGM, but Universal. This is why it's treated as its own separate franchise, why it is seemingly ignored in later installments except for subtle easter eggs, and potentially why it got to poker night in the first place since the license was likely much cheaper.
My introduction to Poker Night 2 was a weirdly unrelated one. It was ye olde 2013, and some Russian dude was reviewing some "zesty" games. One of those happened to be Poker Night 2. I had no idea who Brock, Ash, Sam or Max were, at most I vaguely heard of Claptrap and knew Glados. And yet, with my growing yet limited grasp of English, this game endeared me somehow. It was great to just listen to them talk around, having fun and crushing me at poker. It is a game I still hold dear to my heart, no TF2 cosmetics needed.
First game i ever preordered, wasn't disappointed, this is gunna be a fun lil documentary
My ability to watch long-form content like this is uncanny
This is so thorough 👌 absolutely beautiful
Poker Night and its sequel are where I learned how to play poker. I had no idea the games were de-listed. The close ties with Valve made it feel like they'd be on Steam forever.
I watched the vid on the first game, just started this, when these games came out I thought they had serious potential if taken in the right direction especially as it was on the cusp of consumer VR. If they had more dialogue for each character it would increase the longevity of the game tenfold. I originally found this game at 2am when everyone was sleeping and thought playing a few games with some cool characters would keep me company while I couldn't sleep, which was the case for the first couple of games, then the interactions would just repeat over and over. More dialogue and a chance to interact with the dialogue decently, vr and multiplayer compatibility, with the right management this game could have been the masterpiece of poker video games but I'm guessing they had the bar set pretty low before they even started making these.
Sal taking inspiration from Warburton's voice plays into the 'I heard that voice before' sketch all too well.
(By the way the first time we see Brock is in the pilot) but you got it right on the nail there too man
I think it’s funny how in the actual first episode (dia de los dangerous) he by starts out playing poker
I only realised this like last week ahaha
over here in the UK we only had streaming rights to the seasons themselves and were missing a lot of the specials, so the pilot episode slipped by my radar
during the christmas season it was all put up on channel 4 though, alongside the new movie (for free!) which is sick
I’m sad that we’ll never get a poker night with a Left 4 Dead character like Nick or Bill.
11:49 I find it hilarious that you’re using that trailer footage in particular, considering Eddings isn’t voicing Claptrap in that trailer, OR that game.
I have awaited this for awhile. Thank you
Never really got to experience either of the two games. The idea and execution, however, was just _flawless._
Will we ever see another multi-media multi-franchise all-star card game like this? Very unlikely, but we might get something in the far, far future.
Holy shit I was just rewatching the first video wondering when you’d release the sequel and lo and behold it finally came!
dream Poke night 3 table: Hellboy, Buffkin from Wolf Among Us, Space Ghost, and Sam&Max
Been waiting for this 🤤
Honestly I i was always sad that we didnt get a TF2 rep this time around, but I see what they were going for with the 4 forms of media thing
I will note that I played poker night 2 on mobile it was a blast taking wherever I went, it’s actually how I learnt poker funny enough.
OMG!!!! THANK U FOR MAKING A SEQUEL I LOVE UUUU
So excited for this!
Well, this settles. I'll watch the first video now before I start this one. Everyone else, I bid you adieu and farewell! Enjoy the video!
Edit: okay i'm back, how is everybody feeling? That first video was a wild ride! Like most of everybody else, I also come from TF2 and only knew Heavy, with slight knowledge of Max and the Newgrounds character. I vividly remember seeing a screenshot of that game and never thought much of it. I couldn't believe this whole series was a telltale endeavor! Tycho being a representative of PAX as well?? This is some deep hidden lore I have never seen before in my 13+ years in the gaming community. Honestly some great documentation right here. Can't wait to delve into this one. See ya'll on the other side :O
This is the best sequel ever since poker night at the inventory 2
Had no idea this had became delisted, only had a few hours in it but def gonna redownload and spend some time on it now.
Just noticed the Coffin Nails cover for the opening, it fits so well!
35:52 you can’t be part human part cyborg. A cyborg is already part human.