I am so ridiculously happy to see that so many other people feel the same way I do. This game really is something special. Also quick note, for those reminding me that you can cycle through items using the shoulder buttons, I know. That's what I'm saying is annoying. Cycling through ten items trying to find what I need always takes me way too long. I'd like assignable hotkeys or a selection wheel.

@paulbarth3851

Ай бұрын

i dont know if you are aware but (on an xbox controller) pressing y brings up a inventory menu that also pauses the game, you just have to move the cursor to the item you want and close the menu

@Gorffage

22 күн бұрын

You nailed my experience in this review. Great job explaining what I’ve struggled to communicate in why people should play this game

Honestly, this game is kinda like Halo 2 and Halo 3 combined

@furyrageguy5728

Ай бұрын

So like Halo 5?

@BigStrap

Ай бұрын

oh no

@Djindas

Ай бұрын

​@@furyrageguy5728 yea, just use a Yu-Gi-Oh fusion card

@joshevans3421

Ай бұрын

Hey may 9th, that's when animal well comes out

@mrjack3855

Ай бұрын

​@@furyrageguy5728🤢

So happy for this is guy who spent 7 years on this. This must be one of his greatest days of his life

@shui577

Ай бұрын

Wait what? This game took 7 years? Where can I read more about this...

@bjornelfving6751

Ай бұрын

I read it in various articles and reviews. Nearly 7 years... Amazing dedication

@kei.13

Ай бұрын

7 years of 80-hour work weeks. And it was 100% worth it.

@CoconutMigrating

Ай бұрын

@@shui577 the developer is one guy, Billy Basso, who built this from scratch. He did the game engine, the graphics, the music, the puzzles all solo.

@kerred

Ай бұрын

I recommend indie game the movie, particularly the part when they hear the Super meat boy review

Arlo got that free loaf of Wonder Bread

@dawsond4123

Ай бұрын

I hope he’s thinking of deforestation when he gets that wonder bread

@snarkycrow

Ай бұрын

Don’t

@ceze2907

Ай бұрын

I'm the 1000th like!!!

@bheemabachus5179

Ай бұрын

@ceze2907 You get TWO loaves as a reward!

@ceze2907

Ай бұрын

@@bheemabachus5179 Yeah!!!

Big publisher: we have to spend a million in marketing Dunkey: popo pipi promo video

@EMLtheViewer

Ай бұрын

It’s like Halo 2 meets Halo 3

@kerred

Ай бұрын

Just imagine the thousands of times a company tried to get dunkey to push their product for lucrative amounts of money

@andyeleven

Ай бұрын

they still spent money on marketing lol how do you think animal well got to conventions and nintendo videos and stuff like that?

@gdottothegamer1001

Ай бұрын

​@@andyelevendunkey is showing them his Mario skill. They're impressed and they let him in for free

@grantlauzon5237

Ай бұрын

To be fair Dunkey making a video guarantees a million views.

“He may be resisting arrest, but I can’t resist wishlising Animal Well on Steam.” -Dunkey

@umaydoruk4526

Ай бұрын

13 here

Billy Basso worked so hard to make something truly special and he nailed it! This is a mastahpiece! Congrats to him and shout out to Dunkey for publishing and promoting it.

@watershipup7101

Ай бұрын

Very much agreed.

@waterbullstudios9195

Ай бұрын

The first true mastahpiece type game.

@UltimateKyuubiFox

Ай бұрын

@@sanic1085It’s Xbox.

@bjgray7954

Ай бұрын

@@sanic1085 there’s only 3 people with an Xbox it would be a waste of resources

@Joooonasty

Ай бұрын

Sounds like the singular Xbox fan left in this corporeal dimension is cranky they chose the worst console.

Tell the devs this review code has at least generated 1 sale. I’m excited

@EakinSnyder

Ай бұрын

Make that two!

@gamer3ed484

Ай бұрын

Three!

@Royantk

Ай бұрын

Four! Was thinking about looking into it later, but will now buy it on release.

@martinwoodrome6588

Ай бұрын

Same

@gabrielf.4530

Ай бұрын

Five! I am 2 hours in and I am entranced.

Arlo and Dunkey communities: 🤝

@willwunsche6940

Ай бұрын

We are one and the same

@VioletKatana64

Ай бұрын

​@willwunsche6940 the Venn diagram is just one big happy circle

@Makoto0729

Ай бұрын

@@VioletKatana64 they really are, which is so weird since they make such different stuff

@mattygregmusic

Ай бұрын

🤝

My body is ready to go Big Mode

@bjgray7954

Ай бұрын

I wishlisted Animal Well on Steam!!

@likability6288

Ай бұрын

@@bjgray7954🍞

@meee_5155

Ай бұрын

What are all these halo jokes in reference to?

@user-ws5nf6rz2m

Ай бұрын

@@meee_5155donkey animal well video

@NyQuilDonut

Ай бұрын

It's time to finish the fight.

I already had this on my radar for its aesthetics alone, but seeing such a glowing Arlo review makes it an immediate buy

@noahmontgomery3879

Ай бұрын

SAME.

This sounds a lot like the way Tunic made me feel and no game has ever leeched in to every corner of my brain like that. I'm sold.

@vexehedrim7910

Ай бұрын

YEPP. I also loved Tunic, and I’ve only played a little of animal well so far but I already know I’m gonna love it

@codesymphony

Ай бұрын

undertale was the last game i got heavily invested in like this. like pulling up every wikipedia page reading every line of text relevant kinda obsession

@rojakishibe7113

Ай бұрын

Absolutely similar vibes, can't recommend enough.

@tvojejidlo8143

Ай бұрын

Try Rain World

@benbodager4438

Ай бұрын

If you press and hold the jump button in Animal Well, your blob guy turns into the fox from Tunic until you move again :) It definitely seems to have inspired the developer

This review convinced me Arlo would love to play Outer Wilds.

@MrPokoloco

Ай бұрын

I had a few moments in that game where I was like “Well, how was I supposed to know that!” Especially with the DLC. I think a large part of the base game never has you “put something down” on purpose. Although, it did make me feel dumb I never bothered to look down 😅

@EMLtheViewer

Ай бұрын

@@MrPokolocoThe DLC doesn’t really require you to put anything down in _that part_ before it indicates that you can in _that other part_ which I hope you know because no way I’m spoiling anything

@RougeMephilesClone

Ай бұрын

Bump for agreement. Sounds like it's a big less mechanics-y than Animal Well, but Outer Wilds elicits a lot of the same responses as Arlo's here.

@willwunsche6940

Ай бұрын

I have heard a lot of people claiming the Outer Wilds is their favorite game of all time. Maybe I actually need to pick it up and play it sometime.

@MrPokoloco

Ай бұрын

@@EMLtheViewer I understand your meaning, haha. I’m just saying it wasn’t an obvious thing for me and a different Letsplay guy. I found out and got really upset because I tried so many things…walked in circles for hours over a dumb thing you can easily miss

I took your advice and paused right at the beginning of your video. I downloaded Animal Well and started playing-blind of any context. Later that day I found out I was positive for COVID. Bedridden and sick, I played the game for 4 days straight. I felt like was a kid home from school. This morning I beat the game. I am signing back on to tell you that I agree with every word of your review. Words escape me; I will deeply cherish this experience. Thanks for sharing!

@PeteHoofin

Ай бұрын

Damn that truly serendipitous Covid lol.

@johnmarstall

Ай бұрын

Animal Well causes COVID confirmed

This game was NOT on my radar. Now it’s a must-buy. Thank you Arlo!

I cannot wait for the animal well remaster

@bjgray7954

Ай бұрын

It’s the one game they’ll never remaster. I think it’s because Nintendo is just scared

@likability6288

Ай бұрын

@@bjgray7954if animal well is so good why isn’t there an animal well 2

@willwunsche6940

Ай бұрын

​@@likability6288 Because Microsoft is run by ants. I rest my case

@freshprincezote6059

Ай бұрын

Snyder cut soon

@curtandrewsjr.8163

16 күн бұрын

Animal Well 2: The Squeakquel (now with chipmunks!)

Excited to check it out! (Also, I'm putting this review in the "reasons Arlo REALLY needs to play Outer Wilds" bin)

@saerynk

Ай бұрын

Wait, he hasn't played Outer Wilds? Arlo, please stream you playing Outer Wilds. I think I would watch every second of that stream haha

This was my feeling when I first played tunic. That game was pure magic when I played it. I’m now VERYYY intrigued.

@RockTundra8515

Ай бұрын

Yeah I've been waiting for a game like this since tunic and this review has definitely convinced me to get the game. Tunic really captivated me unlike any other game with it's secrets, style, and the general progression of the game, so I'm hoping this game does this and more!

@BVSSIC

Ай бұрын

@@RockTundra8515 If you haven't played Fez yet, that's a high HIGH recommend. Both this and Tunic had huge inspiration from that game, and if you get into the deeper layers of Animal Well, and you find yourself enjoying it, chances are you'll probably like Fez too!

@thespeedyyoshi

Ай бұрын

@@RockTundra8515I can confirm that animal well is a good game ^^ I will say tho…it didn’t QUITE hit that “Tunic level of magic” in my eyes, mainly cause a lot of the “things” are locked behind items. So it’s definitely a more item based game than a knowledge based game. Still very good tho. I’m excited to dig into the secrets before KZread spoilers it all for me >> I swear you have to binge a game at this point to avoid spoilers. It kinda sucks

@thespeedyyoshi

Ай бұрын

@@BVSSIChot take…I….really didn’t like Fez. Like…REALLY didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I get it’s merits and I’m sure if I played it with less expectations maybe I would like it more. To me that game is….really aimless. And because it’s aimless it’s a bit boring and even frustrating. I also don’t like how the gimmick is the puzzle like “oh how do I make that jump?? Oh, you just [insert gimmick here] every time. And then the [redacted] puzzles is…..not for me 😅. I already felt aimless with direction, without direction is even worse. I’m glad you liked it tho. I’m sure in another life I maybe loved it. I guess I just don’t like the feeling of being lost.

A wonderful review. But what really sold me was the guy in the cowboy hat from VR chat recommending it to me.

@bjgray7954

Ай бұрын

Did he tell you about the free wonder bread?

@willwunsche6940

Ай бұрын

That's hilarious I am surprised how many people have played this game already and they all seem to say the same thing

This Game will make a Dunkillion Dollaros

@Joe.Jarvis

Ай бұрын

Makes me want a Dunkachino 😏

@Ryan-mw9pm

Ай бұрын

I really need a Dunkzillon Dunkers in my life

@lizardmandx

Ай бұрын

So much spaghetti and meat balls

It’s like Halo 2 meets Halo 3

@KlingonCaptain

Ай бұрын

I don't remember Halo being a combat free side scroller.

@joshevans3421

Ай бұрын

​@@KlingonCaptainwatch dunkey

@why3994

Ай бұрын

​@@KlingonCaptainWhy not 😢

@BrentDubroc

Ай бұрын

I know you're memeing but it's honestly like Ori meets Outer Wilds so far, from my experience.

@leatherhidegaming

Ай бұрын

So Halo 2.5? A game that takes place in the short time between the part where Master Chief hitches a ride on an enemy ship to finish the fight and the part where he falls off and lands on Earth?

I'm really excited for Arlo viewers who aren't Dunkey viewers to be absolutely baffled by this comment section Anyways wishlist Animal Well today for your free loaf of wonder bread

@Davanthall

Ай бұрын

Yeah like me. What the hell is a Dunkey?

@Ray_2112

Ай бұрын

Seems they all like repeating the same lame jokes over and over again..."the game is like Halo2+3", wow, so funny!

@HarmonicWave

Ай бұрын

I've heard of Dunkey but I don't get the Halo joke, so be amused.

@videogamesarecool9280

Ай бұрын

@@Davanthallhe's like halo 2 meets knack 2, while playing the first strand type game at jery garcia's house

@WuRuiDe

Ай бұрын

​@Ray_2112 he's built a huge following based off of his specific brand of humor along with genuinely good commentary. It's ok to not get it. But man you're coming off as an ass in the middle of a comment section celebrating a good game and having fun by riffing on some associated memes.

The way Arlo describes this game is exactly how I felt about Tunic when that first released, both are incredible gems that are just so addicting to explore and uncover.

May 9th, I heard that’s the day animal well comes out, it’s kind of like Halo 2 meets Halo 3

@GigaShroom-cn7qo

Ай бұрын

You know about Animal Well?!

@bjgray7954

Ай бұрын

You guys talking about Animal Well? I just wishlisted it on Steam’

@sigma_azn

Ай бұрын

I heard it comes out on May 9th

@andyv2209

Ай бұрын

Its not funny after the 40th time

@pastiebros

Ай бұрын

@@andyv2209 yes, yes it is. Stop revisiting arrest. Cause you know you can’t resist wish listing animal well on may 9th.

This review sold me. Thanks, kind Arlo

"Don't even watch this footage." Well, looks like I need to go get this game now

Super worth mentioning that one guy (Billy Basso) made the ENTIRE GAME. Sound, graphics, the ENGINE, everything. Insane. Totally nuts.

@MINECRAFTLOVER4000

Ай бұрын

it's also only 40mb somehow

@WackMaDino

16 күн бұрын

⁠@@MINECRAFTLOVER4000perks of making your own engine. Absolutely insane thing to do but clearly it paid off

Arlo, my monster, all I could think while watching this review is that you need to play Outer Wilds. Also this looks great and I'm buying it day one.

@adora_was_taken

Ай бұрын

PLEASE he would love it so much

@Blank46130

Ай бұрын

fully agree

@minimtomato

Ай бұрын

THIS. More people need to experience Outer Wilds, it’s definitely one of those “special games” like Arlo mentioned.

@user-sr8qh9gv4c

Ай бұрын

Also Tunic

@guzzy620

Ай бұрын

I just want to echo this sentiment!

to be honesty ive seen dunkey's promotional stuff but wasn't really planning on getting the game but seeing such high praise from arlo im going to give it a try, hope I have a similar experience to you!

Arlo, wonderful video, one of my fave reviews to listen to ever! Genuinely love that this review captures perfectly the feeling of what you are describing of the game, both really calming and incredibly exciting sounding! As I decided to not keep my eyes open to see the footage to avoid seeing even the early game gameplay in anyway like you stated and the way you described it makes it sound so incredibly awesome, while I don’t know specifics what I do know about the game now makes me want it so much! When I can I’ll buy this game!

Since you appreciated this so much I'd like to take the stand as a history teacher and let you know about the Knytt games series, which to me represent the starting point of indie combat less metroidvanias. The first of those games, "Within a deep forest" didn't feature the titular Knytt charachter but had a ball like protagonist that could mimic various types of substances to gain access to various parts of the map. The author, Nifflas, was one of the big indie developers of the 00's, maybe a bit less known today but deserving of recognition nonetheless.

@kimarimoi

Ай бұрын

Nifflas was my immediate thought when he started talking about having never seen non-combat metroidvanias before. I'd be willing to bet this game was mainly inspired by Knytt and/or WaDF.

@raphaeld9270

Ай бұрын

@@kimarimoi Hi, What is WaDF?

@kimarimoi

Ай бұрын

@@raphaeld9270 "Within a Deep Forest," one of those Nifflas games.

"Why is everyone spouting what's obviously memes from that dunkey vid-" *published by dunkey's new company Bigmode* "Ohhhhhhhh. Okay that's fair then. I hope it succeeds!"

after all these years, we finally get to finish the fight

Your description of how the items work and how you are free to approach things in your own way reminds me of immersive sims... The biggest difference is that it's still puzzle-based on opposed to situation-based. I'll definitely have to check this one out!

Hey Arlo! Just your intro was enough to me to buy it. So far I'm really enjoying the experience. Thanks for the recommendation

animal well for goty babyyyyyyyyyyyyyy -dunkey (probably)

@infinityheart_tm9270

Ай бұрын

Can’t be. SUPA MARIO BROTHA TWO BABIIII.

@shauryasuri3653

Ай бұрын

I mean sadly for it balatro and hades 2 came out this year

@Mohgenstein

Ай бұрын

@@shauryasuri3653a Roguelike deck builder aint winning goty lil bro

@eddie992

Ай бұрын

@@shauryasuri3653mf said balatro

@shauryasuri3653

Ай бұрын

@@eddie992 can't say it wasn't fun af. It sold better than persona 3 reload. Let that sink in

Are you talking about Animal Well?

@AlphaladZXA

Ай бұрын

What even is an animal well?

@GlobinHD

Ай бұрын

No

@JsYTA

Ай бұрын

@@AlphaladZXA it's like Halo 1 meets Halo 2

@gersonsalinas7960

Ай бұрын

Oh hey you guys know about animal well?

@dr.wolfstar1765

Ай бұрын

I hear it comes out on May 9th and has a 10% discount that day.

Great review Arlo!! Hit the nail on the head on how Ive been feeling about the game. One thing, and I dont know if it wasnt in the game when you played it, but there IS a menu to select the specific item you need. I found it to be VERY helpful late game.

As a Dunkey fan, I like also being an Arlington fan

Animal Well is a flawless game, or at least flawless by merit of what it seems to want to accomplish: a non-combat action platformer / puzzler. It executes this not only well, but exceptionally well, consistently. It's not a game for everyone, but it is a game for every metroid fan, and it's hard to imagine any gamer not at least appreciating the design on display. What impresses me most with this game is the pacing, because this is often the leading detriment to games of this genre. But Animal Well is possibly the most well paced metroidvania I've played, with exploration that keeps opening up, puzzles that never bore, and mechanics that remain engaging thanks to its item progression. The items aren't just keys, they're dynamic and fun. Even obtaining some of them is a unique process. The audiovisual atmsophere is wonderful as well. It strikes a balance of pretty and grim, often somewhat cute, yet a threat of strangeness and danger is pervasive throughout. You're a newborn something in a dark place full of beasts and spirits, and while not every creature wants to kill you, nothing seems to welcome your presence. Except maybe the duck. He seems chill like that.

this game really makes you feel like special

One of the coolest things about this game is the structure. Each of the major zones gives you one of the major items halfway through, but requires an item from another zone to fully complete.

@Whiteobamas

Ай бұрын

so just a metroidvania game?

@panampace

Ай бұрын

@@Whiteobamas Lol yeah basically but if you play it you’ll see what I mean. Metroidvanias typically open up one region at a time but this one lets you do the first half of each region from the start. So you can have a wildly different route from other players.

High, high praise indeed. A few months ago I played Tunic and fell in love with the quiet serenity of exploring and solving the world. I dare say this is going to be the next game that scratches that itch.

Hey Arlo, I really love your video and often resonate with the feelings they emit. So thank you

Arlo if you liked this game so much, you will love rain world and rain worlds dlc

@joealeshire38

Ай бұрын

Rain world ❤️

@Boamere

Ай бұрын

I don't know why because it's not really very similar but: You should play hyper light drifter too, I love the atmopshere of that game

@lewisnicholson4215

Ай бұрын

I was thinking this too

@HarmonicWave

Ай бұрын

I get Animal Well and Rain World mixed up. This video helped me differentiate this game from the other.

Throughout the review I kept thinking of Toki Tori 2+ . A "combat-free" metroidvania focused on puzzles where your relatively simple abilities have surprising utility, especially as you learn new songs and figure out how different things respond to them. It does indeed do that thing where when you return to the very first room in the game you have new knowledge that will allow you to progress in a completely new direction that didn't occur to you at the very start of the game.

as someone who really loved tunic, how you talk about the secrets in this game gets me excited

Seeing people in the comments describe this game as sounding similar to Tunic, Rain World, and the Outer Wilds. All games that are beloved by many. Good signs.

I know nothing about this game, never heard of it, but the gorgeous visuals alone make me want to experience it. The pixel art and lighting is top tier

I love how arlo writes his reviews; they do a really good job of selling you the game if it's positive. the last game I got based off of his review was bug fables and I ADORE that game. can't wait to pick this game up when I have the time.

Environmental Station Alpha. That's the game which set the stage for Animal Well, in my world. I knew the two would be of the same feather the first time I saw the Animal Well teaser trailer. It isn't quite as visually arresting, but Baba Is You creator Arvi Teikari really created something special with ESA. If you finish Animal Well wanting more, check it out!

i love when arlo videos come out they always make my day

I was going to play this anyway (big dunk fan) but you just made me 100x more excited. I tend to feel the same way as you about games most of the time, by far more than any other reviewer, so this has me ridiculously hype to play after work today

nice, glad to hear that this should be a great playthrough. the promos caught my eye and i was stoked to see it immediately drop on PS+.

Towards the end, when you encountered the ostrich, I had a laugh just by how you entered the room twice. Then you went the other way. I could almost hear the 'wtf!' followed by 'uuuh'

I was sold 2 minuted in, and now that I've watched the whole thing, I'm completely enchanted. So exciting!

ive put roughly 8 hours into the game now and arlo was absolutely correct, best indie metroidvania i've played since hollow knight, what an experience, one of those games that you just gotta play to really appreciate.

@diegeticfridge9167

Ай бұрын

I seriously need to know what’s good about this game. I looks like rain world and Celeste had a baby….

@andrewhayden9896

Ай бұрын

@@diegeticfridge9167 ya answered your own question

Nice to hear youre passionate about an indie game. I love games that remind you of why you loved gaming in the first place. Just downloaded this last night and it's great.

CANNOT WAIT to play this game. Have to wait until I get paid on Tuesday (sadly) but I’m BEYOND hype to dive into this

this game REALLY makes you feel like a well

“Its a metroidvania without combat” … so its like the best puzzle levels in Mario Maker 1/2 😮 Im sold. Actually just checked ps plus extra and its avaliable for download so im beating the game through that. Thanks for the review! I didnt know this existed or that it was tied to Big Mode aka Dunkey!

Been excited to see how this game shapes up, since I frist saw a trailer. I'm glad it seems to be as good as I had hoped and can't wait to play this. It's so nice to be excited for games for a change.

Great review! If I didn't already have it wishlisted, I'd be sold. This game looks beautiful and sounds wonderful to play. I love when a game is just a great overall exeprience.

I could listen to this man tell me about anything for hours

Im only at the beginning of the video and you already made me go from "this looks interesting" to "ok im listening", your reviews have too much power!

If nothing else, given my own background in game development. I love the graphical style and th attention to detail. The moving grass and the pixel shader just works wonders. Makes every pixel lopk gorgeous

You convinced me to check this one out. It sounds wonderful!

I wishlisted this game and got free bread

I guess I shouldn't be too surprised it is this good. Dunkey has long had an eye for special games and a way of describing what makes them so special. Glad the developer was able to get his publishing. Happy for Dunkey, Leah, and all them.

The developer for this game was formerly an instructional designer (it's what I do too) so it makes a lot of sense that he would really lean into how the game teaches and prompts the player based on intuitive function.

@dalgusmaximus4557

Ай бұрын

I'm really curious, what exactly does an instructional designer do exactly? Wasn't Billy an engineer? Is an instructional designer a subsect of engineering? I don't know what I'm talking about please help.😅

@Bargadiel

Ай бұрын

@@dalgusmaximus4557 well, he worked specifically on designing medical training games. So he was part of some kind of eLearning team. Instructional designers make training materials, activities, etc.

Actually really looking forward to playing this now, what an excellent review! Thank you monster man :)

If Bowser's Big Bean Burrito was an entire game.

I really like the BGM you used in this one arlo

@soaprobot3609

Ай бұрын

its all yume nikki and 2kki bgm

@kalypsothefreak9717

Ай бұрын

@@soaprobot3609 ik

@andocalrisian1

Ай бұрын

@@soaprobot3609 Nope, the first song in the video is from Rusty Lake.

@valdezjones

Ай бұрын

@@andocalrisian1now I need to break those games back out

Arlo, regarding that intro about how special this game is I am 100% with you. This game didn’t really hook me at first besides knowing Dunkey was backing it for his new company. Over the last months hearing people talk about it the hype creeped up on me as I’ve heard more people talk about it.l I just got back from a standard soul crushing day at work (I mean really soul crushing) and downloaded the game immediately. I am as hyped right now as I was for Super Mario Odyssey. This is one of those games that just has heart and it’s easy to tell. I love the visual style too. Can you believe one guy made EVERYTHING in the game INCLUDING the game engine itself? Pretty amazing. Those games that just 1 person makes often feel the most personal and different. Small teams can capture that energy as well but just one dev for all of production and programming hits different.

The way you talk about it, Arlo, and the way it looks, makes me think this has a lot of similarities with Knytt Underground. Would that be accurate? Big map, non-combat Metroidvania style with “puzzle rooms”? And also each is a (mostly) solo-developed indie?

Where is my free wonder bread?

@bjgray7954

Ай бұрын

Did you wishlist on Steam?

This is really high praise for such a random little indie game. Feels too good to be true. Maybe I'll check it out

@barsabe

Ай бұрын

Felt like an ad. Please tell if it's good

@ItsAlwaysAugustHere

Ай бұрын

defo not a random little game, been pretty popular before release and had quite a bit of wishlists for it beforehand

@HamLover17

Ай бұрын

@@ItsAlwaysAugustHere never heard of it before

@GigaShroom-cn7qo

Ай бұрын

It's not random. Donsley makes this game.

@carbvan

Ай бұрын

​@@GigaShroom-cn7qo Dunkey didn't make it, he's just publishing it.

Well, you sold me. I’m picking it up. Thanks, Arlo!

This sounds exciting, I’ll definitely check it out on this review alone.

I am totally going to check this out. There is no reviewer I trust more than Arlo! ❤

On one hand, I'm really glad dunkey promoted this game and that he helped it's success. On the other hand, no matter how good the game is it's going to be known as the dunkey game even though it seems to be much more than just the dunkey game.

@sandersystreams123

Ай бұрын

If it helps, I think this game has definitely breached dunkey containment. I'd heard of this game through a trailer and then watched this video, and it's only through the comments here that I knew it had something to do with some guy called dunkey. There are a lot of non-dunkey viewers out there who just saw normal trailers of this game.

@PikaPhantom_

16 күн бұрын

I think it's gone a bit of both ways. Dunkey's involvement garnered the interest of his fanbase, meaning people checked out the game who wouldn't have otherwise, while the overall reception brought in many people outside of his fanbase like me. He's kind of the anchor of it all, though, as it was his role as the publisher that allowed them to secure a wider audience and a good number of critics. I think overall, the game is going to reach a wider audience and stand on its own, especially because quite a few friends I have that don't typically go out and pick up indies bought Animal Well. It seems like Billy and Dunkey very deliberately came to the agreement to not include any sort of cameo on his end within the world of the game itself as well, and the game is absolutely better for being its own thing. Once Bigmode has more titles under their belt, I don't even think it'll be regarded as "the Dunkey game" anymore.

My concern with going into this was it'd be a short cute game. I'm 13 hours in and still have more to do, though I'm still chasing many secrets rather than B-lining the "end". I've seen people rolling credits in 5 hours, but there are others with 60-100+ hours in steam reviews who are still discovering secrets. This game feels deep

@GaaraSama1983

Ай бұрын

I would say many players will see rolling credits in the 5-8h range (saw them after 7h). More interesting question is how many will stop there or go for the deeper layers. Seeing several max. 10h reviews I think many will miss out on the 'main dish' that the game offers. Right now I'm 16h in and the last few hours were the best ones so far.

The game didn’t really catch my eye initially, but your description of the puzzles and discoveries makes me think of Tunic which is one of my all time favorite games just for the puzzles alone. I think you’ve sold me on this game.

Fans of Halo 2 and 3 are gonna like this

Isn't this the game that`s Halo 2 and Halo 3 combined?

I've been waiting for this game ever since it was announced, and I gotta say, it was absolutely worth the wait, this game is FANTASTIC and I have been absolutely loving it so far!

This sold me on it for sure. To hear such glowing praise is really reassuring, it didn’t seem like my type of game when I first heard about it but it doesn’t have to be right up my alley to be a fantastic experience

Seeing this made me realize how dunked also was just showing mostly the first level. Wow that means we have no idea all that this game has in store for the player

dunkey: yea our strategy is we're just gonna publish GOOD games everyone: lmao thats dumb youre dumb animal well: *is good game* dunkey: yea what now huh

I played a demo at pax west last year and I enjoyed it, I’ve been looking forward to it coming out. I see Limited Run is doing the physical edition so I’ll order a copy.

i've been so excited to play this. I'm glad it turned out well.

I'm just imagining videogamedunkey standing behind Arlo with a gun to his head for the whole review 😭

>starts vid >stops it a minute in >buys the game myself I'll be back to watch this vid after, Arlo, promise. But the way you said that made me have to give it a blind go [Edit May 23rd]: glad i went in blind! Awesome game

my favorite thing about the game is how optimized it is. like the steam spec requirements are unbelievably low and that’s AMAZING

This is the first I’ve heard of this game but after your review I really want to check it out

Sponsored by The Dunkmaster

One of my favorite youtuber reviewing a game published by one of my favorite youtuber? This is my favorite youtibe cross over! Ahem, published, not made. What kind of idiot think Dunkey MADE this game huh?

@orions2908

Ай бұрын

It's not made by dunkey, he's just publishing it

@supersaiyankrillin1237

Ай бұрын

dunkey didn't make the game

@brandonsclips7741

Ай бұрын

Dunkey couldn't make something this good, the actual dev doesn't deserve that slander

@aeriqhall258

Ай бұрын

@@orions2908 I made an oopsie I admit. I got excited seeing Arlo reviewing a game Dunkey ma_ Again, legit two of my favorite KZreadrs so was not in the 'think about this' state of mind. I will edit this.

I appreciate you mentioning the bit about those who are visually impaired having difficulty. I'm legally blind but definitely still wanna play so I'll make sure I have someone with me to help me find the little details and hidden things

@ellby4533

Ай бұрын

You can also turn off the CRT filter in the settings which might help a bit.

@MrBaconskinny

Ай бұрын

@@ellby4533 Sweet, thanks for the info!

The way Arlo talks about Animal Well is the way I talk about Outer Wilds, for similar reasons. I am now hungry for this game and nearly certain it would be up my alley. So... To the eShop! This mix of exploration, puzzles and discovery is a heady one and I'm angling for another fix.