Personally I disagree with your take on the atmosphere but the rest of the video is solid.

The hairsplitting between "roguelike" and "roguelite" has motivated me to just use "roguish" for everything. Plus it's more fun to say

@clairesteeleforever

3 ай бұрын

p.s. goddammit, you got me

@user-tc5qc4ql8m

3 ай бұрын

oh, i like that. i personally find utility in the distinction but "roguish" is great

@ahomestucker

3 ай бұрын

thats a pretty clever solution

@Eval999

3 ай бұрын

Just call them all roguelites lol. There are preciously few roguelikes released today.

@clairesteeleforever

3 ай бұрын

@@Eval999 respectfully disagree, but then that's why I say "roguish". removes all confusion and we don't even need to have this discussion lol

"Wow! Great video." -Luke Carder

This was really interesting! One thought (spoilers ahead): . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Definitely has a sitdown by the fire and stay awhile vibe.

I normally just listen to this style of videos in the background, but when you mentioned the atmosphere i was hooked. Great video!! 👌

Adding the chapter markers was a masterful touch lmao. Cant wait for the real vid (i have already played inscryption i promise)

While I think there is something magic about experiencing a piece of art blind, especially something like Inscryption, I think that we shouldn't be too precious about it as most people aren't willing to go into a work completely blind, so we have to be willing to give some details away to get more people to experience the thing.

@faecervine

3 ай бұрын

Not to mention how much there is to be gained from experiencing media while aware of your own expectations, spoilers don't spoil anything if you're able to critically engage with a piece of media during consumption. I knew about a lot of Inscryption before playing it and it still feels fantastic to go through with the knowledge of what will happen. Good media can't be spoiled.

@etasjo

3 ай бұрын

if you dont want to experience something without knowing it you have no soul

@NigelMelanisticSmith

3 ай бұрын

​@@etasjo games cost money, so there's definitely a reason to atleast know a little bit before investing.

@iheartcello0

3 ай бұрын

I agree, it's hard to say "go play this game, but I won't tell you anything about it!" That said, when I've recommended Inscryption, I'll usually just say it's a rougelike deckbuilder with a creepy vibe, and I highly recommend it. I think there are a good amount of talking points for the game without spoiling anything.

@cyncynshop

20 күн бұрын

Yeah I went into inscription partially aware of act 2 and 3. And I was still immensely surprised and delve into every new content.

I want to really congratulate the amount of effort that went into setting up this video. You made not one but two community posts creating an entirely believable fiction, which made it so that I fell hook line and sinker for the joke. Everything in the first half of this video felt delightfully mocking, just dancing around the ideas of expectation and subversion, and I just sat there the whole time like "okay but the video's gonna start any minute now, they're just kinda like this in their videos and it's a big part of what I love about their content, how willing they are to lay out all the groundwork and the thought process behind the presentational style." Even after the "jump scare," I scrolled down to see "intro" and thought "okay, this is just an extra-cautious spoiler warning before the video begins in the next chapter." Fucking got me.

The rudest part about this video is now I have to wait a month for something I didn't previously know I wanted.

Love your content man, got so excited to see a new video so early!

I have about a dozen april fools day vids in my feed today and then there's just... this. Solid vid

I've already played inscryption so i just stuck around to enjoy the ambience. this game's soundtrack rules

This is one of my favorite games ever and I love your take on it. This video fills me with joy.

you monster

Ironically I put this video on while I edited a video for my side channel because I didn’t want to damage my main with poor viewer retention. This was brave of you despite Leshy’s great sense of ambiance. See you in a few months I hate this date!

Very good dedication to the bit. I respect that.

You can't remind me of Inscription now, I'm in the middle of Baldur's Gate 3!

i came back to this video wondering why it has so few views but autoplay put me in the atmosphere section and reminded me why

this reminds me of the point tim rogers makes about how everything, even posters, the names of a work, *everything* is a spoiler. all metatext.

I think Inscryption is a solid okay game. I think the "twists" are not terribly revolutionary or subversive in a shocking way. That said many of the core mechanics of the card game are actually really fun but certain elements of repetition hurt it a bit for me.

All games are experiences but I feel there's something to be said about games like these that are "an experience" as a gerne. Or maybe a design philosophy? Artistic intent? Something.

It seems I was not the only one amazed by how good inscription is. And just how much you can learn about it.

I want you to know I am playing this through to the end

Yknow what? I trust your tastes and insight. I'm gonna play Inscryption and then watch this video.

Im so excited

I like Inscryption, cant wait for the next video

There’s a hidden code to link to an unlisted KZread video, right?

I'm excited

so, thats how it is. i guess i have to finally get around to playing it then.

You should make a video on disco Elysium, i am very interested in what you would have to say about it. Also love your videos. Edit: somehow didn't realize it was an april fools video, very clever.

I don't know what I was expecting. Wow, Rosencreutz actually put out a 5 minute video for once! Weird, put suprisingly deep too, especially considering the short amount of time.

daniel mullins should be forced to make short games

Thank you

Outer Wilds is another great game that works best if you know nothing about it.

@calebr7199

3 ай бұрын

PLAY IT NOW!

@etasjo

3 ай бұрын

​@@calebr7199maybe later

i hope the timestamps for the end of this video and the actual video are the same

You're right, the real Insryption was the friends we made along the way

you got me

fine, I'll play it. had it for months, just can't be fucked playing new games lately lol

Inscryption is actually the game that made us start speedrunning

10/10 analysis. The game, though? 7/10, too much water.

I know I am mostly unique in this feeling but the extreme switch-ups and "subversion" of my expectations when playing the game caused me to lose all interest. I thought the game was something, but it significantly changed to something I liked much less, and I quit playing. As you said the game is kind of a sensory experience and when the game lost that atmosphere I instantly lost all care. Its not like the mechanics are particularly deep.

this is why i have trust issues

Forgot what day it was

I had a friend who wouldn't stop telling people to play this, and now I feel obligated

YES SIR I SHALL PLAY INSCRIPTION

@bapabs

3 ай бұрын

I went and played it, good game

Personally I wasn’t a huge fan of how subtitle heavy this video was. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate how they can expand the accessibility of a video, but when I’m listening to these at work and not watching the screen consistently it definitely made me feel like I missed a lot of content that was relatively important.

its funny because i started playing it yesterday

is devolver really that associated with games like inscryption? or is it just that the games i associate with devolver are... abnormal for the publisher? (Loop Hero/Terra Nil, which are chill vibe games for me)

Ah yes the two plot point genders: trucks and small things that arent trucks.

Dont release it till it goes on steam sale!!!

@Rosencreutzzz

3 ай бұрын

I sent GoG an email being like "hey you wanna put on a sale" in the way Mandalore Gaming often gets one to coincide, but I'm small and it was an unlikely request, so it didn't happen, but, oh well.

Ever get the feeling you're being WATCHED?

inscryption probably da best game

I'm 1.5h late... But I was watching Dune for the first time, so it's ok ;-)

god damnit

Honestly there were some hot takes and I kinda disagree with the atmosphere takes you had. But I dont want to spoil the video for others.

do you know Flaw Peacock?

i like swimiming

No-spoiler culture has gone too far. Exhibit A: that show about games and thrones, forgot the name, it would have been the peak of the golden age of TV if only the showrunners didn't decide that the ending must be a surprise to the audience at all costs. Making a story interesting even when you know exactly what's going to happen is possible, just very difficult. There are a few exceptions, like your classic fair-play whodunnit, but outside of that...

I am not a fan of how much Inscryption fans hype up the no spoilers part. All it did was make me extremely disappointed with how things ended up. I could have saved some money if I actually knew what type of game I was buying.

smilecat

Hey man I was really disappointed by this video. I was hoping for some kind of April fool's prank where like 5 minutes into the video there's a twist that completely changes the whole thing. Instead it's just a normal video essay the whole way through. Unbelievable. Unsubbed and reported.

no

hey mr gay voice

Im so disappointed in you 😤😤😤😤😤😤

I have 0 interest in a rogue like card game so………

Akschuallly for me Inscryption was a big disappointment, because I wanted a sincere and genuine game like the bait part of this game. The "twist" for me was that this isn't actually a game I like, and its a game I hate instead. Judging from the setup here, I am speculating you had the opposite experience.

@captainpirate4784

3 ай бұрын

as someone who loves inscryption, i also did not like the later parts of the game. the good thing is once u beat it u get an endless replayable version of the beginning of the game

aye