People keep thinking I'm gonna run out of souls-likes, but I can guarantee you that I'll run out of energy for these long before I run out of games to play

@chillgiver

2 жыл бұрын

Early squad! ❤️❤️❤️

@zakanyimen

2 жыл бұрын

You will only run out when elden ring comes out and not leave the house for years.

@Starkiller3025

2 жыл бұрын

Doubt

@oOBlindyOo

2 жыл бұрын

don't run out of energy then lol

@gestaltblitz8296

2 жыл бұрын

No one thinks you will run out of garbage souls likes, we however think you will run out of will to live and go hollow

More non-FIFA games should definitely have slide-tackle functions

@monx84

2 жыл бұрын

or jump kicking sideways with body completely into it with both feet.

@faceless2302

2 жыл бұрын

FEAR and trepang2 do this and its hilarious because enemies just go sailing across the room

@zimbu_

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Add it to any golf and ice hockey sims you make in the future, EA.

@daniloka42

2 жыл бұрын

@@monx84 You mean a Dropkick?

@Hijink5

2 жыл бұрын

@@daniloka42 I got Dying Light a couple days ago and it has one of the most satisfying dropkicks in a game I've ever seen. Freerunning from roof to roof and dropkicking a guy off a balcony then watching him hit the floor and his head explode is a great experience lmao.

The storm troopers has to be one of the craziest plot twists ever on a souls-like

@jacobnorris8256

2 жыл бұрын

And worst part they lose to fucking vikings. So much for vastly superior tech.

@timekeeper2538

Жыл бұрын

The other tribes are never gonna believe what happened!

@MoonPatch

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobnorris8256 To be fair, they also lost to some teddy bears, clearly the technological advantage doesn't count for much in their case.

@milchpackungszertreter6769

Жыл бұрын

@@MoonPatch they just have too much Reverse plot armor

@0v_x0

5 ай бұрын

​@@jacobnorris8256Makes sense to me, the Vikings are impressive melee fighters and storm troopers can't shoot to literally save their lives so the distance is closed easily.

Wait GOW Ragnarok has the same spear combat mechanics as Blood Spear…? That’s crazy

@Oroshimisu

Жыл бұрын

I was about to say man this video is a year old its the same mechanic lol

@seanbutters205

Жыл бұрын

What do you think the chances are some of the students who worked on blood spear got jobs at sony Santa monica

@blackersock

Жыл бұрын

draupnir

@dr_jalux

Жыл бұрын

i was about to comment the same thing

@Momgetoftheroof

Жыл бұрын

More accurately, I think the first concept of an exploding spear came from Kalista in League

From the Blood Spear dev team: "We want to address a subject that comes up often “Will there be a full game/sequel?”. As some of you may know, Blood Spear was our graduation project, as newcomers in the industry we are currently looking for more experience in different companies, the team will split up for the moment. However, in the future the team wishes to work together again, whether on Blood Spear or new projects." Sadge

@capperbuns

2 жыл бұрын

😔

@inpy

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a time skip on an anime. "Then they will gather again after 5 years of training, to form the most powerful indie development team"

@saints9379

2 жыл бұрын

@@inpy only timeskips in anime k

@bigbossshrek3327

2 жыл бұрын

@@saints9379 wat?

@graydrive5796

2 жыл бұрын

Go back to the abyss with nanachi

Iron Pineapple having a gamertag "metallic fruit" is like Bryan Cranston cosplaying Walter White at Comicon

@wrongcourier

2 жыл бұрын

which have happened

@isaacschwartz1257

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, didn't Hugh Jackman once go as Wolverine. People kept giving him shit because he was too tall.

@jorgezavala9422

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me how Charlie Chaplin joined a look alike contest of himself and lost

@Quirderph

2 жыл бұрын

@@isaacschwartz1257 Admittedly, Hugh Jackman really *is* too tall to play the comic-book version of Wolverine. He was just badass enough to get the part anyway.

"this is a story Geralt wrote" this is def a bedtime story Geralt would tell to Ciri

@kariissmol9172

2 жыл бұрын

yeeees! even in the books, Geralt is in dad-mode a lot while searching for her.

@BooksandBuns

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine him going to Dandelion like 'hey, I want to write my daughter a bedtime story & since you're my best friend & a bard & poet, you are legally obligated to help me', & Dandelion absolutely goes along with it & gets so damn invested in this little story about a mouse king he helped his best friend write for his daughter

That "STOP" attack that ends the game by killing you was brilliant.

@animeiscancerfurriesarefet217

2 жыл бұрын

silence anime pfp using peddle file remove that anime pfp

@rinnest

2 жыл бұрын

@@animeiscancerfurriesarefet217 touch grass

@NYC_Goody

2 жыл бұрын

@@rinnest That is indeed what Anime PFP's oughta do! I was thinking about this the other day but how much better would it be if we lived in an alternative reality where people couldn't shut the fuck up about awesome American cartoons that we grew up loving? Ed Edd n Eddy, Catdog, hey arnold, Johnny bravo, Invader zim, dexters lab and all the other good shit. Where's all the fools who won't shut up about telling the world their love for those types of shows?

@rinnest

2 жыл бұрын

@@NYC_Goody touch grass

@NYC_Goody

2 жыл бұрын

@@rinnest please do touch grass that'd be good for you!

I feel like once Elden Ring comes out Iron Pineapple gonna be like "I've played too many Souls Like games, I'm skipping this one."

@n124ajdx

2 жыл бұрын

He probably already pre-ordered the game on every platfrom where it's available. Well this atleast if he didn't get a free review copy.

@mirrorblade6268

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a tragedy.

@MindinViolet

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think an apocalypse would be enough to stop me from getting Elden Ring once it comes out.

@mwperk02

2 жыл бұрын

@@MindinViolet not even a Soviet weapons grade apocalypse tank.

@jasonmiller2379

2 жыл бұрын

@@mwperk02 that's...oddly specific

I'm actually kind of jealous at how good Soul Spear looks as a student project, our game production class in college went about as badly as it possibly could have and I wish we had made anything even close to looking that good.

@ExemplarKyle

2 жыл бұрын

If anything, I hope the students are successful for the environments and concept design. Very impressive project.

@HelixSnake

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExemplarKyle Oh for sure, with something like this on their portfolio they have a shoe-in for any game industry job they apply for

@dougdynamo9398

2 жыл бұрын

I know a decent bit about game design, but not enough to get in-depth about it; so maybe you have more insight about this. In the demo, there's the shot of the massive castle wall. What tricks do you think were used to get it rendered at such high quality without tanking the frame rate? To me, it looks like a massive 3-d asset that would absolutely destroy the frames yet it ran really smooth. I thought that was one of the most impressive parts of the demo. Edit: 1:19 for reference

@hobgob321

2 жыл бұрын

@@dougdynamo9398 Read up on texture & light baking, theres a lot of good articles on the internet that break it down simply.

@dougdynamo9398

2 жыл бұрын

@@hobgob321 Thanks, man. I appreciate it.

19:45 - From Souls, to Skyrim, to I Wanna Be The Guy, to Getting Over It, to Star Wars. Damn, what a ride.

@weneedaladder8384

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Limbo.

@rubygraves978

7 ай бұрын

And God Of War

Throw the Spear and break it by pounding the ground. *_God of War Ragnarok: Write that down...._*

@zamnovgaming468

Жыл бұрын

Bro i was just about to comment this, I IMMEDIATELY knew the similarities.

@dono6696

Жыл бұрын

Glad I’m not the only one who noticed

@quag6989

Жыл бұрын

When I was playing ragnarok this student project was the only thing going through my brain

Impressed with the amount of W's in this episode. Already bought Grime. And I can't wait for the full release of Loot River XD

@Kernnichiwa

2 жыл бұрын

Tails of iron slaps.....well in the beginning lol

@deadliestvice5356

2 жыл бұрын

X X DD X X D D X D D X X D D X X D D

@xpapadeliciosox3986

2 жыл бұрын

Oyeah grime was free on stadia, which stadia was free for a couple of months if u had Google storage. So it was a Def win!

@ronniewhitedx

2 жыл бұрын

played grime for the sick combat stayed for sexy rock lore

@FRANK45CASTLE

2 жыл бұрын

Foregone is another good one. One weird demo that id recommend to anyone is called hidden deep. Just check it out its such a great concept and execution for a indie game.

This was actually one of the best group of games in this series.

@pedropc5824

2 жыл бұрын

True

@ColMcDougal

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously the first 5 were all great.

You know what? Even though that one gladiator lost his leg, he got right back up and kept fighting like a boss. Respectable.

@tianamaycry

2 жыл бұрын

He was booking it for a man who only had one leg.

@beanieguitarguy4070

Жыл бұрын

@@tianamaycry My mans was faster on one leg than he was with two 😭

@KawaiiStars

Жыл бұрын

tis but a scratch

@thecrownedkings7717

7 ай бұрын

@@KawaiiStarsTwas a flesh wound

Based off of something Eric Williams (Director of GOW: Ragnarok) said in an interview for the Friends Per Second Podcast, it looks like they may have gotten the spear throw/slam explosion mechanic from Blood Spear. I like to think they reached out to the team behind Blood Spear, especially since it was a student project.

@nathank78280

Жыл бұрын

do you have the time stamp of the precise moment in the interview by any chance ? Really curious about this

@KnavishCrayfish

Жыл бұрын

@@nathank78280 no, sorry.

@astr0cade

Жыл бұрын

Could be from league of legends theres a character called kalista that has abilities like that

Tails of Iron being someone in the Witcher universe writing a children's book and then Geralt reading it to someone is such a good headcanon bro

@pavkata9568

2 жыл бұрын

it hit me like a truck when i heard geralt talking

@izzy4bitney

2 жыл бұрын

I always think of it as Geralt reading a story book to Ciri when she was really young. I absolutely love this game, was so excited when he started playing it!

@whiteass4ssin118

2 жыл бұрын

@@pavkata9568 bro same, I was sitting here like "wait a god damn minute"

@2BsWraith

2 жыл бұрын

@@izzy4bitney Really felt bad when he just completely turned on it basically because of video game things, only mentioning its good points in pass when he clearly enjoyed it quite a bit. His phrasing felt overtly nitpicky and bitchy.

@ender4101

2 жыл бұрын

@@2BsWraith I mean, if he didn't like it, he didn't like it. He was just honest.

"Have I totally lost my mind on what a souls like even is?" Absolutely. But let's be real, souls-likes or not some of the games you find in these dumpster dives are utterly fascinating.

@namelessliberty9869

2 жыл бұрын

A souls like is definitely any game where you gently slide off a cliff and there's a funny death message in red.

@josephikrakowskiwithflextape

2 жыл бұрын

its not a soulslike if it doesn't have sun-praising and beautiful chests ahead

Loot River looks and plays incredibly well I'm gonna buy it 100% when it's out

@Ok-but

2 жыл бұрын

if loot river comes out mobile the popularity would sky rocket

@Pablobw

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@D00000T

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like top down noita, which means a lot of pain and a lot of fun

@cosmic2750

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ok-but I think tbh, as long as the game can hold the hook of the like, first hour or so throughout the game, I think it'll do well in like, a standard PC too tbh...

@tormodhag6824

2 жыл бұрын

It looks similar to dead cells especially the pink enemy that throws balls at 6:06

HOLY SHIT that spear in that student project game, Blood Spear, GoW Ragnarok use the exact same mechanic

@angeljones8911

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m trying to figure out if the developers for Blood Spear had anything to do with Santa Monica bc the animation itself it’s damn near perfectly identical

The true mark of a souls-like, enjoyably breakable barrels.

@LordGrizzly89

2 жыл бұрын

With nothing in it xD

@jimijenkins2548

2 жыл бұрын

@@LordGrizzly89 Who needs stuff in the barrels? Breaking them is reward enough.

"This actually looks like..." Me: "Demons Souls? Boletaria?" "Crazy good" *Oh, yeah, that*

@pseudogenesis

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. That vista had Boletaria written all over it.

@bassicallyandre

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking Boletaria!

I imagine the hard work that a single dude had to make an entire game. The "now what" ending was like, "I'm tired, enough of that".

Pretty wild how similar those spear mechanics are to God of War Ragnarok.

@D4RKROS3

Жыл бұрын

But it was before GOW

@thebladeoflife

Жыл бұрын

@@D4RKROS3 that’s my point.

@AkraNyah

Жыл бұрын

And the final ingredient for the spear was blood

@dontworryboutit1552

Жыл бұрын

@@AkraNyah WAS GONNA SAY THE SAME

Personally I think having vikings break into cloning labs and fight stormtroopers with axes is metal as fuck.

@PacdemonStudios1

2 жыл бұрын

every day we get closer to Robot-Pirate Island

This is one of my favorite series. Never fails to make me laugh or inspire me to try a new game

@ghhjoglgogogmmc4725

2 жыл бұрын

Fr tho. I always get excited as hell when I see Metal Fruit has posted one of these vids.

I just played the whole tails of iron game and I honestly loved it myself, it did felt tedious some times and I do agree that the amount of time you spend just walking is too much but I never really got bored of the combat and the game was fun overall, while the points you gave are fair and most people may think it's not worth playing just bc of them, I still recommend it.

@miniclip1162

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! I might give the game a go... if anything it looks beautifull.

@johnwrath3612

Жыл бұрын

@@miniclip1162 Tails of iron is a lot of fun. The combat is really unique. It can be frustrating, but it's definitely worth it.

@adamcarter2254

Жыл бұрын

I also really enjoyed Tails of Iron, his criticisms are certainly valid, but my guess is most people would still enjoy it. If you're on the fence, I would give it a try. It's free on PS Plus right now too.

@mr.cathacker

Жыл бұрын

also a insanely easy platinum for achievement hunters

“What if rocks were people and what if they also wanted to kill you?” Ahh, yes. A question as old as time.

@hazukichanx408

Жыл бұрын

*Lithophobia intensifies!*

That gladiator game was freakin hilarious from start to finish-when that one legged guy hopped over, picked up the shield, and aggressively started bouncing toward you I almost spit out my coffee

@Jokoko2828

2 жыл бұрын

It's like a Monty Python skit.

@luckyrice672

2 жыл бұрын

It’s free too

@wheeliebin18

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jokoko2828 "Right! I'll do you for that!"

@ericmurotake5180

2 жыл бұрын

All that it's missing is the ability to grab said missing limbs and using them to beat people

@Dramilos

2 жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

Hey, for a game recommendation, there's this game coming out in Februray called Elden Ring. It hasn't seemed to gain much hype, but it looks like a faithful souls-like. Definitely check it out when it releases.

@hitfran4644

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, i heard that Elden ring is going to be one of the games ever made

@shriizel3667

2 жыл бұрын

@@hitfran4644 i heard elden ring is going to be a game? idk about that tho.

@_-Lx-_

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, seems like a pretty cool Indie title.

@StardustCorvid

2 жыл бұрын

@@hitfran4644 definitely one of the games ever made

@axe4133

2 жыл бұрын

They made a Kickstarter for this and after I dropped few hundreds I knew it was worth it

Loot River seems REALLY cool. It looks polished, and the mechanics have a lot of potential and are legitimately interesting

Grime is such a underrated game, played it right after release and had great fun playing it

@lolman6759

Жыл бұрын

I'm stuck on the hand boss

@kemanorel3110

Жыл бұрын

I just finished the Kin ending here and I loved every minute of the game, and I'm absolutely doing multiple playthroughs of it. And the _music,_ just fantastic. I kinda wanna place Grime around the same level as Hollow Knight, it's a crime that this game is so little known. It also had the most consistently fun bosses I've seen in any Souls-like, every single one felt completely fair and was just _fun_ to fight, with the final boss feeling fittingly climactic.

@Daomus

5 ай бұрын

@@lolman6759have you tried……throwing rock?

@lolman6759

5 ай бұрын

@@Daomus I'm not stuck on the boss anymore

The student project game at the start of the video is really impressive. The graphics were beautiful, the mechanics look super comfortable and satisfying, and the boss reminded me of the well boss Bongo Bongo from Ocarina of Time if he existed in the dark souls universe. Really cool game, very talented developers. It's easy to see why it won first.

@GodZefir

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm gonna play that as soon as I get home tonight. Students involved in that should be very proud.

@tamar7065

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's the level of polish on the gameplay and movement for me. A lot of indie developers and even AAA developers don't really understand how to make moment-to-moment gameplay _feel_ good (I mean, me either, I suspect it's about 50% witchcraft) and when you see someone who clearly knows what they're doing in that department it's a huge green flag.

Song of Iron is what you get when the 3d modeler/asset artist has to also design the combat, level structure, enemies, and the story.

@shukterhousejive

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of an old-fashioned kusoge, just a bunch of people with no business making a whole-ass game and filling it with capital-D Decisions

@nedflanders4647

2 жыл бұрын

That's accurate lol. It was actually on my wishlist for a while before it came out. Kinda sad to see it's not too great.

@BistrusMarcus

2 жыл бұрын

I gotta be honest...the sci fi thing at the end threw me out for a loop. Look good enough for a solo dev tbh

@vitriolicAmaranth

2 жыл бұрын

I got the impression it was just made by a Dark Messiah enjoyer.

@FFKonoko

2 жыл бұрын

That bear fight was just like the revenant.

gladio and glory had my litterally crying, i mean the tears are streaming down my face at 2 am from laughing so hard... seriously your videos are the best when i cant sleep dude

@arcticforpolar6871

Жыл бұрын

It's so true. It's 3 am , and I'm sitting here crying, trying not to wake up the whole block. Just look how the dude stands up at 8:52.

could you do like a “Best of” list of your souls-like finds?

The fact that Iron Pineapple didn't like tails of Iron just shows that some games don't resonate with everyone, and I respect that. A lot of times I come to this series to seek something new within the genre. Buuut I still encourage everyone to try it, but with a less critic mindset. I'm a fool for rats, so to me was like watching a storybook unfold, and it was kinda magical.

@IronPineapple

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hope people understand that I’m ultimately just one person with one opinion, and I appreciate a lot in Tails of Iron. I could see the right person enjoying the game a lot despite my issues with it.

@kuoliibk

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, a lot of what he said was true. I agree with him despite enjoying the game myself. However, what he didnt notice is its potential. I really hope they make a sequel

@zakanyimen

2 жыл бұрын

@@kuoliibk They made or inprogreess a free expension patch

@HonsHon

2 жыл бұрын

@@kuoliibk He noticed the potential just said the padding was bad and that it got repetitive

@peronafanman

2 жыл бұрын

@@IronPineapple *Iron* Pineapple not liking Tales of *Iron*

It is so hilarious to see someone playing games no one else on KZread plays. You brought my into the "Souls Games". Thanks for that! :D

@Krystalmyth

2 жыл бұрын

You should actually play the Souls games too. I mean, why not? They are not impossible nor inaccessible.

@interestingusername306

2 жыл бұрын

Weich aber Vollnass

@dairesdepths

2 жыл бұрын

Indiemause played through grime and that rat one I believe, he also started as a souls youtuber

@cosmic2750

2 жыл бұрын

Mythymoo has actually played all the games shown here. So yeah, Pineapple's not the only one, he's just late lol.

@xantishayde-walker4593

2 жыл бұрын

MythyMoo wants to know your location.

so the student who worked on "Blood Spear" got hired at Santa Monica right?

@timothymcallister7230

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing

As someone who has installed but never played Dark Souls, I greatly appreciate this series. Keep it up, these videos are always wildly entertaining!

@thenoblepoptart

2 жыл бұрын

go play it right now

@rexblaze4

Жыл бұрын

You must be getting really fken wild ideas about what exactly is going to greet you when you finally boot it up.

Everyone in Gladio And Glory : "Just a flesh wound!" (hops around without arms or legs)

@humancannonball

2 жыл бұрын

Tis but a scratch

I love when you find mostly legit good games(or at least honest attempts at good games) in this series. It’s fun to laugh at bad or meme filled “souls-likes” but, seeing smaller games with real inspiration behind them is nice.

@mikeohc

2 жыл бұрын

Especially the first game! A lot of potential there.

woah that first game had a certain mechanic awfully close to what ragnarok ended up having

@Realgvani

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I thought lmao

Tails of Iron brought me back to childhood of how similar it is to the 'Redwall' series I read when I was younger

The puns for the Grime review were buried deep, definitely had me rolling.

@valeriegrey8328

2 жыл бұрын

i really dig multilayered comedy like that

@blizzardgaming7070

2 жыл бұрын

It was good for the first two, then it started rolling downhill. They were funny I just started taking them for granite.

@johncameron1935

2 жыл бұрын

When a game gives you as strong of a foundation as Grime does, it's easy enough to find a few firm puns. You've just got to make sure to sift through the easy stuff and get to the real gems beneath.

I quite like this series and I'm not fussed about focusing on souls-like games. Would you ever do dumpster diving for a wider bredth of genres finding other hidden gems/trash that aren't neccesarily 3rd person fantasy action games?

@IronPineapple

2 жыл бұрын

It’s something I’ve thought about, especially since I play lots of niche games in my free time, but I just don’t record them.

@henrikbgh7221

2 жыл бұрын

That could be cool

@HonsHon

2 жыл бұрын

@@IronPineapple I would love to see other types of games too. Just keep this series going as well. If you have time of course. Don't stretch yourself too thin as these are amazing.

@nitro2714

2 жыл бұрын

@@IronPineapple I dont know if u stream, but u could do that with those unrecorded games and than edit those vods if u feel like it

@saterdei

2 жыл бұрын

@@IronPineapple Have you played Moonstone: a hard day's Knight? It's VERY souls-like, but for the AMIGA500 terminal. You can probably emulate it.

20:18 For some reason the way this bear just rolls up really made me laugh.

The moment you realize that Blood Spear had God of War Ragnarok's Draupnir, before Draupnir was a thing in the game. I mean mechanic-wise the Blood Spear is pretty similar. Throw infinite spears at targets and smack into the ground to explode them. It does not have as much particle effects compared to Draupnir itself, but it's a cool observation when looking back to old videos like this one.

@Eternal_Games1

7 ай бұрын

the mechanic also existed in league of legends in a champion called kalista for more than 12 years

@garenkijolfo4393

7 ай бұрын

@@Eternal_Games1 Trueeee. I forgot about that.

The end parts of Song of Iron had me busting a gut. When you said "Why is this Star Wars" I was thinking the exact same thing at that moment. Fantastic.

@gregsancientegyptfactsandg7711

2 жыл бұрын

that was the first time I've legitimately cried of laughter in as long as I can remember. feels amazing

@robolencca-0126

2 жыл бұрын

My theory is that they ran out of medieval-esque assets and just used the sci-fi assets they had laying around lmao

@JcDent

2 жыл бұрын

I read the comment and I thought the ending music would be Star Wars, but nope, actual game became Star Wars lol. Is this commented on in the game itself? Is Thor just a Sufficiently Advanced Alien (TM)?

@Agamemnon2

2 жыл бұрын

What broke me was jumping into that first swinging hammer, that had such a great I Want To Be The Guy "asshole platformer" energy

It's not as much that I'm surprised you're not running out of souls-likes, so much as I'm surprised you're not running out of *good* souls-likes. Also, surprised you hadn't played Grime sooner. There was a ton of well deserved hype for it on release. I mean, I still haven't played it, but that's only because I don't have a PC and it hasn't released elsewhere(hopefully there's a "yet" there). I got a recommendation for you: Dandara. It's a metroidvania that's unlike any you've ever played. You can't move left or right and instead can jump from surface to surface. Not soulsy at all, but has great boss fights. The unique movement allows for some really cool puzzles as well. Nothing super complicated, though. This is still my favorite series on KZread.

@LieseFury

2 жыл бұрын

Dandara rules! I need to finish it

@tims6369

2 жыл бұрын

Grime is on Stadia

@namename8004

2 жыл бұрын

Stadia is a pile of bullshit that I'm glad failed. It's the pinnacle of the "games as a service" nonsense that greedy AAA devs would love to implement to kill off the second hand market. It's just another half-assed project that Google execs threw money at then forgot about.

@tims6369

2 жыл бұрын

@@namename8004 it's not Games as a service though? You can just buy and play it on there without the need for any subscription.

Loot River seems super interesting. It's nice that they didn't just add the moving platform thing as a mechanic just to stand out from the rest and leave it there, but actually made it a main focus, like with certain enemies being able to affect them, be it through burning them or locking them in place. I'm hoping there'll be more different enemy interactions with the platforms in the future, and hopefully more unique platforms too instead of just platforms with different shapes and/or elevations.

1:36 did gow ragnarok really just do what i think it did

Tails of Iron: This is what happens when Dandelion says to Geralt "Well if you don't like my stories, you try writing one!" And he says, "Bet," and comes up with this.

Grime is so good! So glad you were able to play it

@BrutuxMusic

2 жыл бұрын

What about Elon Musk now?

@avataraarow

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know what the other game he was showing while talking about metroidvanias and grime was? Looked cool but I don’t recognize it, must’ve missed it in another video

@elizabethk8718

2 жыл бұрын

@@avataraarow It was Ender Lilies, and is a quite amazing game well worth picking up

@StrigWilson

2 жыл бұрын

It looked pretty ROCK SOLID Although to play it I'd have to be pretty STONED

10:10 "This one is different by the rest because it answers the question of: what if rocks were people? And what if they also want to kill you?" * Sweats in JoJolion *

Okay, but, a boss exercising mid fight to get buffs is actually kind of brilliant.

This is LITERALLY my favorite YT series. Please keep making them i click within -1 seconds

I don't know what's the best part of this series, when he finds one that's hilariously wonky or bad, or when he actually finds a hidden gem and gives it the exposure it deserves

@vaasmontenegro9308

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@louieberg2942

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer the majority to be of the latter category, with the occasional crap mixed in.

Love seeing your take on all of these. I played through a couple. Need to go back and check out the rest of your series

Blood Spear, Loot River, GRIME. This episode had some solid games. Let's not forget Gladio and Glory. It genuinely looks super fun. Also, Souls of Iron is fun and engaging, beautiful and simple, well animated. Ending is funny, tho

"Yo is that Geralt?!" Yes. "They got the voice actor for _Geralt???"_ Exactly.

Iron Pineapple: Alright let's dive deep in steam's souls-like dumpster once more. Also Iron Pineaple: *proceeds to play a bunch of well finished fantastic games with actual great quality*

@TheBloofyx

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, most of these were amazing

@litrogue6328

2 жыл бұрын

U think these were great try a actual good indie game like Witcher 3

@mickethegoblin7167

2 жыл бұрын

@@litrogue6328 lol

@strangegreenthing

2 жыл бұрын

@@litrogue6328 "indie"

@mikeohc

2 жыл бұрын

@@litrogue6328 The new game Elden Ring seems pretty indie in this case...

Just found you the other day and I'd have to say this series and your content is pure gold. This channel will only get bigger great job.

I gotta be one of the 7 people that genuienly want Plushie from the Sky to be exactly as it is, just longer. That demo was so charming and so dumb in the best ways possible that I immediatelyf3ll in love with it. I especially loved the 4th wall break for stubborn players. I am going to go look up the game right now to see what else there is.

Holy shit Song of Iron looks so goddamn funny. That horizontal hammer had my crying. The boss in Plushie doing pushups was also brilliant.

@yannickgrignon2473

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the little anime girl just frog-hopping around the map at the speed of light lol

I've gotta say, you've really nailed the pacing of these videos, especially the balance between live commentary and post commentary. It didn't feel like you ought to have spent more time talking about any of these or like you spent too long talking about something that didn't warrant it, and that's not an easy thing to achieve

Hey, man. Found your channel very recently through the king's field stuff. It's nice to see someone who has the same interests and takes the time to really delve into them. I appreciate what you're doing!

This man seems pretty skilled, he should play Dark Souls sometime...

Those first two games looked really cool. That student project was especially impressive; would love to see them start a Patreon for it to become a full game.

@3st3st77

2 жыл бұрын

On the game's steam page they said that they aren't planning to keep working on the game for now, or even stay in the same group for that matter. So sadly, it doesn't look like that is going to happen.

@JMcMillen

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately with student games that were part of their education, those games are sometimes owned by the school itself. I knew someone years ago that was doing some game dev classes at college and he told me that nobody was doing anything overly impressive since the school would effectively own it.

@MissPlayAndWatch

2 жыл бұрын

The school I went to made an effort to say that we owned what we made. The other factor is that working with classmates is different than choosing who you'd want to work with long term. What works well for a semester or a school year isn't great in the long term. And if the students own it, it's hard to split off with a dedicated team if someone else wants to work on it differently.

@JerkingtheGerk

2 жыл бұрын

@@3st3st77Yeah I ended up looking into it and I can understand that something like a student project would be hard to really turn into a full game considering that everybody will be going in their own direction afterwards. Still a shame though, that game looks damn good.

I have never played a game from the Dark Souls franchise, and yet I’ve watched all of your videos in this series and just love them. I look forward to watching you review more “souls-like” gems and turds in the future.

@bottlebeard

2 жыл бұрын

SINNER

@supersexysadie

2 жыл бұрын

@@bottlebeard I’m the type of person who rages hardcore when I’m up against a frustrating level or section in a game. So I think if I tried playing Dark Souls, I’d break my blood pressure gauge and scare my family with all the screaming I’d be doing. But I very much enjoyed watching Lixian’s whole playthrough of Dark Souls 3. Those who can’t do, watch others do instead.

@bottlebeard

2 жыл бұрын

@@supersexysadie dark souls 1 is worth the temporary process of getting over temperamental issues. either way the game is deceptively portrayed as the hardest video game ever, albeit only by those who never played it and have only heard others advertise it that way, which is all, i think, rooted in the fail/rage compilations that kids who play roblox picked up on and made a meme out of. tldr; it's more bark than bite

@supersexysadie

2 жыл бұрын

@@bottlebeard Lol, you make a pretty good argument. I will at least consider buying it and trying it out. My main fear isn’t actually the difficulty factor because I know I could just quit whenever I want. What intimidates me is being overwhelmed by the menu, different moves, skill tree, inventory, etc. I know there’s no in-game tutorial and the Dark Souls community looks down on that kind of thing. But I feel like I’d have to read the whole Wiki page just to know how to play or what to do next. The thought of too many unknown factors in a game gives me anxiety. I love exploration and tension when I’m playing, but I don’t like feeling ultra confused and dumb haha. Still though, Dark Souls 3 is probably a good price now and it’s almost Xmas. Maybe I’ll dive into deep waters (even though it still gives me anxiety).

@bottlebeard

2 жыл бұрын

@@supersexysadie there is no skill tree in dark souls and certainly no unique controls you might be mentally unfamiliar with or might find surprising. inventory is simple by design because every item is organized in accordance to its purpose; equipment, quest items, and its nonessential, but still existent features that depend on starter classes such as prayer spells, pyromancy spells, magic spells(of which i emphasize a suggestion to avoid altogether because of the immodest game-ruining abundance of power, not just ds1 exclusive). also there actually is an in-game tutorial which begs an inquiry about your previous assertion of its supposed nonexistence. ds1 isn't linear, but it's often clear where you're supposed to go and that's really just wherever you haven't been yet so long as enemies don't feel excessively op which, if they are, will be obvious every time if you compare them to the alternatives. funny thing is that the antidote to fear of the unknown factors is getting to know them, and besides there isn't much of anything interesting to be found at the horizontal tedium that is floating on the surface of water.

Okay, I'm a new subscriber and I'm just catching up on some of your videos, but I had to laugh during all the puns during the Grime review. I was listening to it in the background while I was doing something else and I did an actual double take after hit with all the rock puns. Knowing you weaved them in on purpose... Kudos, Iron Pineapple. Subtle in the audio and hanging a lampshade on them in the video. Genius.

3:33 Tetris souls

There’s a small indie souls like series you should check out called kingdom hearts, it’s got all the souls-like key attributes: -Dodge roll based action combat -a world filled with darkness/monsters -heavily littered with themes of humanity and light/dark -Large scale boss fights which are the highlights of the combat system -Orchestral music

@cruggs0730

2 жыл бұрын

key attributes, heh

@Azure9577

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@muffinxcancer

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@ouchiegiverjr

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds lame

@rahrahrahrahrahrahra

2 жыл бұрын

not enough stamina management for my taste

"What if rocks were people, and also wanted to kill you?" I've laned against Malphite before, thank you very much.

@MissPoplarLeaf

2 жыл бұрын

My reaction: Steven Universe video game lel

Wait.. is this 1:25 spear mechanic the EXACT same from GOW: Ragnarök? xD

Grime is super unique! I started it over the summer, and I agree with the comment that it gets old, but the exploration and platforming are pretty well thought out, and with the leveling system you can actually play around with different builds, like dex or strength or even magic! And the art style is so unique and beautiful that it’s honestly worth playing it for that alone

21:33 lmao seeing him slowly put on shoes as he is being brutally cleaved was so funny

When the hammer trap hit you when you jumped over, I almost died myself.

I'm already subscribed, nerd. I appreciate you for the fact that you help to highlight games I might miss, though.

Your review of Grime was very thorough and down to EARTH. (I appreciated every one of those puns.)

Geralt's voice actor has been doing a some stuff with small indie devs apparently, he's working on a game called Sacred Fire too and it's pretty cool of him

That last game, while absolutely jank, I actually kinda love it's POV and perspective/presentation Feels like of there were a few more devs to edit/write the story, punch up the combat, it could really be something special

Just found this series, and it is fantastic. I love how you tackle all of them with good humor and appreciation for the work put into games, even the ones you ended up not liking. Now for a recommendation: if you haven't played it already, Death's Door is a fantastic game where you play as a little crow dude who reaps souls for his day job. It's not super long (maybe 10 hours for a full playthrough), has a lot of charm, and has definite Dark Souls vibes with its mood and style of storytelling. Edit: I'm watching your July 25th episode and see that you've already played it! I'm glad you were able to enjoy it at least! Although it sounds like you didn't get to the true ending (which requires you to 100% the game), so I'd recommend looking up the true ending sequences, if not completing it yourself. I think it really wraps up the story and gives context to some of the collectibles you find.

I love the series of videos! You are my favorite Souls person on youtube by far.

I like to think of myself as someone who can stand jank more than most people, but Iron Pineapple really surprises me with half the stuff you're able to play though, love these videos, one of my favorite video series on youtube

I'd still recommend Zeno Clash, old as it is. The art is astounding and just kind of surprising, the combat is weighty, and they built the damn thing in source engine which is incredible. The pacing is real tight, the whole experience takes 4 hours. Plus the story is solid, something I didn't expect in a game with duel fish guns, men that are part tea kettle and women that are part hookah. There's a new game in the series lined up. Can't wait. The colors in the Zeno games and how everyone looks partially melted is so good. A beautiful world of weirdos.

@DishonorableDaimyo

2 жыл бұрын

Zeno Clash is a wild ride, very unique game. would recommend it too for sure

@ryanfuller4401

2 жыл бұрын

I may replay both of em, thanks.

@mynameisozymandias7150

2 жыл бұрын

The creators, ACE Team, said that they got inspiration from Bloodborne for the level design in Clash: Artifact of Chaos.

@TheGreatRio

2 жыл бұрын

As much as I loved Zeno Clash 1 & 2, they're not soulslikes. Let's not butcher the meaning of the word anymore than it has been already.

I played tails of Iron and i Loved it, i can relate to some of the Things Said in the Video but the for me the Combat was really unique and how the world was changing while progressing was really cool. I recommend this Game 100%.

I LOVE that you go through these games! It gives me a lot of information I can make my own decisions on. 1) Blood Spear looks SUPER SATISFYING to play! 2) Loot River looks WILD. Also yeah, the ripples in the water when you move platforms is HYPNOTIC. It's REALLY promising that you went into it with "I think this looks neat" to "NOOOOO THE DEMO CANNOT BE OVER" 3) Gladio and Glory - Thank you for playing this so I know not to. Like, you're laughing your ass off while playing it but it's clear the devs intended it to be taken seriously, and that does not bode well. 4) Grime - That opening animation immediately got my attention. Everything looks GORGEOUS, too. 5) Plushy from the Sky - That, uh... that looks very asset-flip-y 6) Tails of Iron - This would be wishlist material, but when you say the combat becomes a chore after an hour means I'm likely to find it so much, much sooner. 7) Song of Iron - I don't want to be mean. I do NOT want to be mean. I don't want to be mean. Solo dev. Don't want to be mean. But. But. Holy shit how broken can one game be? Like, you'd think it would take an entire dev team to make a game THIS broken. *Star Wars segment starts* OOHHHHHHH, it's an ASSET FLIP. I get it now. Hard pass.

"What if rocks were people, and they also wanted to kill you?" Me: *stares in JoJo's Part 8*

@zacharywilliams9721

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same fucking thing!!

@affegpus4195

2 жыл бұрын

*menacing*

@captainmattypat2646

2 жыл бұрын

@@affegpus4195 *SO IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF STAND AS STAR PLATINUM*

I'm in the middle of a gruelling finals week in my last year and I can't tell you how refreshing it is to be able to take a break and watch a new upload of one of my favorite series. Thank you

19:40 You've got to pay the troll toll, if you want to do the souls roll.

These projects really give hope for the brighter future in gaming. Thanks for sharing.

Recommendations: The Last Spell Is a defend the guy - rouge-like with base building, hero management and the tactical combat. Quite difficult, but very fun and rewarding Fell Seal: Arbiters mark Is also a tactics game, but with more of a story focus and more classes (almost like the job system form ff:tactics). Can be a bit grind heavy if you want "the perfect set up" so that might be minus if you are like me and spend a few more hours getting the right skills, passives, weapons, armors, ring... for the perfect one tap master, but that said the combat is fun and the story is good enough for me Solasta: Crow of the Magister Is a tactical fantasy game that has the closest thing to the 5e rule set I have played. Story is a bit linear, but the amount of things you can do in combat makes up for those shortages for me. Very fun! I play it form start to end about once every three months or when they add more classes and/or other dlcs (currently missing Paladin, Bard, Warlock, Artificer and Monk, but they seem to be aiming at adding most of them over time hopefully) Anyways hope at least one of them are to peoples liking. Have a nice day!

@amaurysutre2494

2 жыл бұрын

Good recommendations but solasta isn't really a souls like but rather a D&D inspired CRPG (just like Baldur's Gates 3 is)

@Glomaks

2 жыл бұрын

@@amaurysutre2494 True. I just recommend games that might have flown under some peoples radar that I have played a fair bit within the last few months and found fun challenge in. Ideally games that I have 100% , all achievement or 100+ hours But out of curiosity do you have a good game recommendation? Hope you have a nice day :)

Honestly, Gladio & Glory looks like it would be SO much fun to play with friends

Grime has been one of my favorites, love the art style and love the way you can just zip around.

Love this series, I've gotten a few great game experiences out of these recommendations

I recently finished Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight. It took me about 4 hours but is a short, souls-y metroidvania, and I really enjoyed the art, music, and gameplay. Great video as always!

@r15835

2 жыл бұрын

He's already either played and reviewed that one, iirc, or it was too "known" to call obscure (considering a big KZreadr at the time played it when it was new).

Video Game Recommendations: 1. The Way of the Samurai franchise (I believe there are four games in total ranging from the PS2-PS3). 2. Heart Machine's latest game: "Solar Ash" . 3. "Eastward" by studio Chucklefish. 4. And finally, Final Scene Dev's "Biomass."

@prateeksharmakharel7678

2 жыл бұрын

Cant recommend Eastward enough hellya

@KenchiofTaichi

2 жыл бұрын

@@prateeksharmakharel7678 - I was VERY pleased with how hard the script worked for the player to become emotionally attached to the main characters. It reminded me of TLOU part 1 Joel and Ellie.

@prateeksharmakharel7678

2 жыл бұрын

@@KenchiofTaichiI know what you mean after Phoenotopia: Awakening I thought I was not going to find a game I love for some time but Eastward also blew through those expectations.

@MelMelodyWerner

2 жыл бұрын

Annapurna didn't make Solar Ash or Hyper Light Drifter. Heart Machine did. Annapurna _published_ Solar Ash, and had no involvement with HLD.

@KenchiofTaichi

2 жыл бұрын

@@MelMelodyWerner - Ah, thank you so much for the correction! I appreciate it, sir!

Loot River looks really cool; I got really stoked when I saw the wooden platforms could catch fire. I chuckled at Gladio and Glory.

Tails of Iron is probably inspired by "Batracomiomachia", one of Homer's poem, which narrate the war between Frogs and Mice

@teaz3139

2 жыл бұрын

Also Redwall

@cscs_cscs

2 жыл бұрын

@@teaz3139 oh, i imaginated that there were a middle term between them. I'll search It, thx

@thesaddestdude3575

2 жыл бұрын

Its also based on my backyard