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Review: Cruelty Squad
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@juampan
3 жыл бұрын
Is this some kind of... Society?
@hayk3000
3 жыл бұрын
What do you get when you cross a mentaly ill loner with a society governed by corporations? I'll tell you what you get. You get Cruelty Squad!
@net6403
2 жыл бұрын
instead of saying "literally 1984" say "literally cruelty squad"
@MoonBeamLaser
2 жыл бұрын
That’s it, huh, we some kind of cruelty squad?
@DOOT_II
2 жыл бұрын
@@net6403 literally gorbino's quest
Other games: violence is bad, so here do some violence. This game: Sell organs; stonks.
@Sablus
3 жыл бұрын
Other games: we make the violence fun and not offputting! Cruelty Squad: neon pain color bullets to the eyes, this world is hell, now go do drugs and sell organs while striving to kill the anti-death capitalist secret god boss.
@Jawny00
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sablus also don't forget to sell your dignity by implating body mods that makes you poop from diverse places in your body, progressively disfiguring you further and further into a non human being, that combined with your depressed mental state surely will do you greatly
@BJ-zd2or
2 жыл бұрын
Society: Video courses violence! Also society: let's take their resources and lable them as terrorists!
@expendableround6186
2 жыл бұрын
persona 5's UI: An angsty teen's failed art project where they tried to be "cool." Cruelty Squad's UI: Deliberately garish and offensive from start to finish.
@penguinwolf3330
Жыл бұрын
@@expendableround6186 except persona 5's is good and everyone liked it? why put down a game for another game. Besides its ironic when cruelty squad is much more edgy teen trying to be cool.
"I really look up to people who are good at violence" is such a great quote.
@limpingbeaver
3 жыл бұрын
@@elenorsolagracia7787 this individual has attained a CEO mindset
@bobhonkhonk9843
3 жыл бұрын
Remember, lads; subscribe to pewdiepie!
@jakejutras5420
3 жыл бұрын
@@bobhonkhonk9843 wait, what?
@superdark336
3 жыл бұрын
"Oh youre one of them 'Open Carry' types huh? I respect that."
@poposterous236
3 жыл бұрын
murder and violence is cool, but have you ever abused a chikd and watched it grow up absolutely broken then get addicted to drugs and live the rest of their lives under the bridge? you can go piss on them while they sleep. true cruelty requires patience. you wish you were this cool.
One of my favorite things i discovered in cruelty squad is that, in the suburban house level, you can put the exploded remains of your enemies on a grill and cook them into a surprisingly nourishing health-up. Go cannibalism!
@cupriferouscatalyst3708
Жыл бұрын
Can you do that even before you get the regenerating meat surgery or whatever they call it? The one Cruelty Squad forces on you if you die too many times.
@dipokane-5321
Жыл бұрын
@@cupriferouscatalyst3708I think so, because you can gib npcs with the kick
@gayzer1020
Жыл бұрын
there is also a grill in paradise level
@misanthropicservitorofmars2116
Жыл бұрын
@@cupriferouscatalyst3708yeah, if you die enough you become a flesh abomination that can eat human flesh. You can talk to an NPC about it.
Me and a buddy got this game together when it was first out in early access. The sharing of our findings and just overall bewildered reaction to the putridness of it all was second to none with any other game we co-experienced. He passed away recently, but cruelty squad left an indelible imprint of how much games like this can create such a visceral memory of good times. Truly a one of a kind gem.
@Sethar1234
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss. It's really cool you guys were able to share this game together and bond over it too
@thedingleberrybush6076
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sethar1234 Thanks! He and I had a penchant for scrounging around for the obscurest, weirdest looking games on steam. Just glad to see a game we really liked getting the coverage it deserves.
@edsoad
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss. Me and my brother did the exact same thing. It was really fun giving each other clues or fun ideas how to kill targets
@robertwyatt3912
2 жыл бұрын
Oh man that must have put Trauma Loop into a whole other light for you huh.
@CORRECT05
2 жыл бұрын
May he rest in peace.
I’ve been getting really into “hell”. Both as a mindset and as something to strive for, in an organizational sense.
@SpicyChickenGodAJ
3 жыл бұрын
That's cool, but my job is just playing with guns and drinking coffee. I don't really do much.
@aschtheconjurer
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not really into the whole number thing.
@degmcgee
3 жыл бұрын
My kid loves this plastic crap!
@Puffycheeses
3 жыл бұрын
When the beat drops I’m going to fucking kill myself
@DolanDuking
3 жыл бұрын
I have thousands of followers, they call me blacksuppositoried and debased
It's rare to find a piece of art that gets it's message across so eloquently and subtly while being comically blunt
@Tijikiotec
3 жыл бұрын
Say what you will but this place is incredibly beautiful
@brandonmorel2658
3 жыл бұрын
Its a mastapiece
@russelljohnson7004
2 жыл бұрын
I'd be fascinated to hear what about Cruelty Squad is subtle lol
@robertwyatt3912
2 жыл бұрын
@@russelljohnson7004 where did you hear subtle? They said it was comically blunt
@EpicMinecraftFail
2 жыл бұрын
@@robertwyatt3912 "Gets it's message across so eloquently and subtly"
This game is the visual representation of my mind when i enter the "automatic employee for minimun wage manual labour job" mode When you don't have time for anything, just work, and work and work and every problem with your life and with the world is in the back of your mind, always there
@williampan29
3 жыл бұрын
I totally understand that. Especially the text on the billboards: "Punishment, virtue, happiness". When you are in a frenzy or deep anxiety, those long ass corporate slogans literally turn to those simple vocabularies.
@lyleinnoe2210
2 жыл бұрын
As long as you realise that its your own fault for not being hard working enough in your youth to get a better job
@Revealingstorm.
2 жыл бұрын
@@lyleinnoe2210 yes please drink the kool aid of your corporate overlords. You do the work so they don't have to.
@BasedMan
2 жыл бұрын
@@RandomPerson13 You should write something dude
@SeedemFeedemRobots
2 жыл бұрын
@@lyleinnoe2210 massive boomer energy here
Games like this illustrate, perhaps the most effectively, that the only real difference between our concept of rock-bottom dystopian futurism and our current social, legal, and economic systems is the aesthetic. A coat of paint.
@DestroyedArkana
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah since the end of WWII things have degenerated significantly.
@NeostormXLMAX
2 жыл бұрын
@@DestroyedArkana yeah, if the axis won things would have been a huge difference, now we gotta deal with the trio of the corrupt hell hole of burgerstani, drunkenpotato farmers and winnie the pooh.
@commissarvigil4806
2 жыл бұрын
@@NeostormXLMAX i think it would ahve sucked terribly hard Either way, There's no good timeline.
@NeostormXLMAX
2 жыл бұрын
@@commissarvigil4806 well hitler was a moron and most people in his party hated him, he would have been overthrown anyways, and the republic would have been very stable. the cold war would have never happened in this time line, same with japan, the man in the high castle kinda got japan right, in that they are very interested in discovering other cultureal items then modifying them or improving them, like taking an italian dish and turning a taste, in their version of western america its more of like hong kong, where its an economic station to get products produced to the father land, in this sense west america would have ended like hong kong a lot more economicly focused and more developed in terms of high speed rails and infustructure, while east america would have been germany but a republic after hitler gets kicked out a few years later. the worlds currency would still be gold standard and the usa wouldn't go to war for oil and inflating the dollar once they made the dollar the basis, and now the whole world suffers when the USA prints money because they literally control the prime currency. in this other alternative universe, there will be more than just one or two major power but well over 6. and without american interferance south america and middle east would be strong as well
@GreenEyedDazzler
2 жыл бұрын
@@NeostormXLMAX wtf
I'd call the aesthetic heavyhanded if it wasn't so effective. It has what I feel a lot of the guilt-trip-laden messages in AAA games are missing- most of us are numb to the cognitive dissonance of killing in a video game because you can always pin your actions on some greater good, character motivations or even just the game developers, but deliberately devaluing and commodifying the lives you take isn't something you can easily shrug off.
@SpiderMan-gf1lc
2 жыл бұрын
idk, the game puts you into such a fucked up world that no life has value. Everyone is scummy and no one matters. These people don't feel like people, I don't get any empathy for them, nor for myself. It's a hellhole of a game, and that's the great part about it. At some point, you might even lack motivation and yet keep pushing because why the hell not?
I love Cruelty Squad to bits, but I never knew Consumer Softproducts was just one nihilistic artist that had never made a game before This is a masterpiece and that new information makes it 10x more impressive to me
@RaeIsGaee
2 жыл бұрын
He also said that he spent ~10 years writing the game iirc.
@eltiolavara9
2 жыл бұрын
@@RaeIsGaee 10 years writing the game? ok thats news to me can you link a interview
@RaeIsGaee
2 жыл бұрын
@@eltiolavara9 15 years actually, the devs replied to someone who liked the writing by saying "it took 15 years to write, better be good" on twitter.
@eltiolavara9
2 жыл бұрын
@@RaeIsGaee god damn if that isnt trolling thats insane
@Maravone
2 жыл бұрын
@@eltiolavara9 its half-trolling. "15 years" of reading. a year or so of writing. afaik at least
The soundtrack is actually great, honestly. Its also in the vein of some underground experimental music. I especially love the Office level track, its gorgeous.
@dunno5385
2 жыл бұрын
Took long enough to find someone who also understands what the music was going for
@cupriferouscatalyst3708
Жыл бұрын
The office music is fantastic. Same with the one at the space company headquarters.
@dietzel8988
Жыл бұрын
Bog business OST is fire
@bondfall0072
5 ай бұрын
I think his critique is more that the music isn't subversive in the same way the ux and level design is. I've listened to bits and pieces and there are parts that "violate the basic rules you're taught in music school" but other parts that just seem kinda... Bleh. Its interesting though.
So, is this a Doomer shooter instead of a Boomer shooter?
@TheSoulHarvester
3 жыл бұрын
This might actually be pretty apt?
@ZodiacEntertainment2
3 жыл бұрын
Deus Ex doomer shooter but adjusted for a more modern audience with a CEO mindset.
@zergvenegas
2 жыл бұрын
imagine a coomer shooter
@killerexe007
2 жыл бұрын
@@zergvenegas That is what Hdoom is, right?
@l.i.l.s.bassist
2 жыл бұрын
@@killerexe007 one of them, yea, another one would be like gal gun or any shooter that has sexual themes and/or obvious connotations of it
Cruelty squad is like what a young teen sees when staring at society. Incomprehensible, yet somehow completely coherent, and disgustingly ugly. The game captures that feeling so well.
@bowsmed
Жыл бұрын
shit man I'm 21 and it still looks like that, at least in America. Some countries can't be all that bad
@Ner0mancer
4 ай бұрын
@@bowsmed you have no idea
This is the Gorbinos' Quest of real life!
@alfiowo
3 жыл бұрын
When the beat drops I'm going to fucking kill myself
@BasedMan
2 жыл бұрын
@@alfiowo Please dont
This whole game is a love letter to the concept of pure hatred for the world you live in, it's wonderful.
@TheAllin5
2 жыл бұрын
remember the game hatred? back then I thought this would be like this game
@emeraldcelestial1058
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheAllin5 Hatred was just an edgy pos game. This is art.
@TheAllin5
2 жыл бұрын
@@emeraldcelestial1058 exactly, I hoped it to be more than just a controversy driven cashgrab
@penguinwolf3330
Жыл бұрын
@@emeraldcelestial1058 Cruelty squad is also edgy.
@emeraldcelestial1058
Жыл бұрын
@@penguinwolf3330 naaaaah that dilutes the meaning of the word edgy or completely destroys the labelling of 'Hatred' as being 'edgy' and boosts it to the realm of 'psychotic' which is not what Cruelty Squad is since its satire. Hatred was not satire.
where most games tell you violence is bad to your face, Cruelty Squad leans in uncomfortably close and says "Come on, shoot those people, do it. Do it, it'll be fun" in the same tone your boss at wal-mart uses to tell you to bring shopping carts in from the parking lot
Some games are good, or even great, but conventional enough that you only need to watch one review to know whether you want to buy them or not and there's not much point in watching multiple reviews. Then there's games that are extremely appealing to a niche so you want to watch several reviews to find out which reviewers like it and which don't. Then there's games like Cruelty Squad where the first review you watched convinced you to buy the game but you still keep watching reviews of it because it's so offbeat that all the reviews also end up being offbeat and entertaining.
@MrLogistician
2 жыл бұрын
I read a comment on reddit and cruelty squad was on sale the next day and I got it.
@cumpilled
2 жыл бұрын
this is literally what i’ve been going through, i bought the game cuz of one review, and now i just wanna watch more people talk about it
What are we, some kind of cruelty squad?
Having 6 ebay employees and executives stalk and harass owners of a blog about loopholes in ebay policies has ironically, probably got the blog a lot of exposure. If executives are willing to go that far to try and stop the website then it must be really good. What a weird world to live in.
@williampan29
3 жыл бұрын
If the weirdness only means funny, I'm all for it. But sadly, it isn't.
@Medytacjusz
3 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget that behind every story that got exposed, there's probably many that weren't. Media, by statistical necessity, only give a biased view of the world. There's probably many voices of dissent that were successfully shut-down but we don't hear about them exactly BECAUSE they were successfully shut-down.
Hearing "it's like Hitman mixed with Quake" is the best schizophrenic description for this game.
Ah yes Neil. The Philosopher that brought us Neilism.
@nickkerinklio8239
3 жыл бұрын
Nihilism is dumb. Watch Kent Hovind Seminars
@thewraithwriter22
3 жыл бұрын
@@nickkerinklio8239 I don't really want to join a cult, thanks
@nickkerinklio8239
3 жыл бұрын
@@thewraithwriter22 clever response pony man
@Xob_Driesestig
3 жыл бұрын
@@nickkerinklio8239 If you want to understand why nihilism is dumb you should read Nietzsche.
@nickkerinklio8239
3 жыл бұрын
@@Xob_Driesestig I can see nihilism is dumb with my own eyes as my nihilist friends degenerate into nothingness
I respect the game's message and intent and am super happy it's getting a lot of love from the creatives I love... but in no way can I ever play it myself for multiple reasons.
@zenoblues7787
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fair the game deliberately is obtuse and unforgiving intentionally both visually and mechanically. While it helps tell it's messages it's purposely made uninviting and hard in many ways which will lack it's appeal to some people.
@Szanth
3 жыл бұрын
For real, I was on the fence up until 6:20, and I'm pretty sure if that was fullscreened I may have thrown up. Like, great job, you managed to successfully induce motion sickness. Why.
@thedingleberrybush6076
3 жыл бұрын
@@zUJ7EjVD Great way to put it. While games like this have the unfortunate side effect of attracting toxic elitist gatekeepers, that doesn’t detract from the overall art and message it conveys.
@thewerepyreking
3 жыл бұрын
@@Szanth you'll be fine, play the game
@teratoma.
3 жыл бұрын
@@thedingleberrybush6076 where do you see these toxic elitists? i have only seen people with extreme hate toward the game calling everyone else who likes it pretentious elitists lmao
There's a genre of music known as utopian virtual, a descendant of vaporwave noted for its use of tacky 90s synth sounds often used in stuff like corporate training products to give those sounds a beautiful new context. Frankly, when listening to this game's music, my first thought is "dystopian virtual"
I think simplifying the message to just a Hotline Miami like critique of video game violence is doing it too little credit and simplifies it. In my view once you really get into the lore and themes of the game and its later routes you start to notice themes about how life without death devalues life. Cruelty Squad takes place in a universe where dying literally just costs you 500 dollars to be reconstructed and nobody ever really dies permanently with only a couple of notable exceptions because they can just go and get reconstructed for 500 bucks and this is especially the case for the rich. No wonder human life is worth so little when its basically been boiled down to a minor economic setback akin to getting a fucking speeding ticket in this world. Hard to feel bad for killing somebody when you can just come back and see them the next day like nothing happened. It makes even killing rich assholes who have it coming feel futile and irrelevant since you know they are just going to pop out again in a reconstruction machine. With that established now think about people like Peter Thiel who are talking about how they want to make themselves immortal and conquer death and do insane shit like injecting themselves with the blood of the young so they can live forever and these themes start to really resonant. That and the clear influences of people like Georges Bataille in the mythology of the cruelty squad worlds creation myth and I would say Cruelty Squad is the very first PRO-DEATH video game. (In a good life affirming way I mean) To put it another way Cruelty Squad seems to be saying that in a world without any death trying to live a meaningful life is basically impossible and makes the tragedy of human life being taken meaningless. It draws connections between the billionaire pursuance of immortality and capitalisms pursuit of infinite growth with no end. Like honestly the ultimate message of the game really reminds of the main message of the Anime Texhnolyze if you guys have ever watched that. They share some very similar themes anyway in my estimation.
@SpiderMan-gf1lc
2 жыл бұрын
I'd say this game has purposefully no message. It's not pro-death or anti-capitalist because it simply can't be. By making it as nihilistic as possible, the author is basically saying: in modern day neoliberalism, every resistence is futile and this whole game is sterile. It doesn't matter what I'm critizing, you people won't care and neither will I. We have lost already, this work of art, if it can be labeled as such, is nothing, less then nothing. It's this absolute disdain for even acknowledging the problem that seems to drive Cruelty Squad. It's utterly deranged and absurd; its meaning doesn't matter, not in this world, not in this lifetime.
@lbsc1201
2 жыл бұрын
@@SpiderMan-gf1lc if a person mentions "neoliberalism" their opinions are worthless
@SpiderMan-gf1lc
2 жыл бұрын
@@lbsc1201 cool
@billhicks8
2 жыл бұрын
@@lbsc1201 Your opinion is worthless then. Good.
@thegenericguy8309
2 жыл бұрын
@@SpiderMan-gf1lc no this game is very explicitly anti-capitalist wtf are you talking about
An interesting thing to me is that the arsenal of this game seems to be mostly made up of prototype guns which were tested, but never made it to standard issue. The AN-94, G11, IWS 2000, ACR, MCR… All designed to become weapons of the future for armies all over the world, but abandoned because they were too unreliable, too complex or - usually - too expensive to put into mass-production. I feel like this fits the aesthetic of Cruelty Squad quite well - you shoot industrial competitors and dissidents with guns rejected by militaries because they didn’t fit their capitalistic requirements.
@jowilson5581
2 жыл бұрын
oh damn, i hadn't realized this. great observation
@velvetdraws3452
2 ай бұрын
the exception is the zippy 3000, based off the zip 30, the zippy 3000 is the worst gun in the game as its entirely a 1/3 chance to even fire and might even just hurt you
The first ever strand type shooter
in the paradise (suburban neighborhood) level there's a full recreation of the compound osama bin laden was found in, just pointing that out edit: (also at 12:32 you say there's a canibalism button and while there is it's only for the lowest difficulty that you can only reach when you die a couple times)
@Criperoks
3 жыл бұрын
I'd say it's more of a "mode" than difficulty
@demonbasher4426
3 жыл бұрын
@@Criperoks Isn’t that just semantics?
@rheawelsh4142
3 жыл бұрын
@@demonbasher4426 Not really, you're fully expected to reach it at some point and the methods out aren't really clear
@PutkisenSetä
2 жыл бұрын
I imagine toning the difficulty down, giving up on yourself and taking up cannibalism just to survive is a part of the game's meta narrative.
@just_matt214
2 жыл бұрын
@@rheawelsh4142 @@rheawelsh4142 You have to die several times in a row, as earlier in the game that sends you into debt - as each respawn *before* getting to cannibal mode costs 500$.
Glad you went into the art style AS an art style instead of just calling it intentionally ugly. I cant imagine how that guy feels developing over the years only to undercut with "haha ugly game"
@williampan29
3 жыл бұрын
I can bet to you that he is hardly affected by those kind of critque at his stage of career: A veteran and skilled artist is already used to rejection.
@higgsbonbon
3 жыл бұрын
@@williampan29 if anything people passing it over because of its ugliness is in itself part of the artistic value. like, "aight your loss"
@dixego
3 жыл бұрын
I mean no, the game IS ugly. The intended reaction of the art style IS to make you uncomfortable. What's wrong is when an audience is automatically trained to take "ugly/uncomfortable" as synonymous with "bad/not worth it" and not explore it as a deliberate choice in itself.
@testname4464
3 жыл бұрын
I mean, I'm pretty sure this is not the first time his art was called "ugly"
@MidlifeCrisisJoe
2 жыл бұрын
@@dixego And this reaction is where we get into why most people hate modern art and artists almost as much as those artists hate most people. I would blame no one for not wanting to play Cruelty Squad because of its aesthetic because christ, it's just so hard to look at sometimes, and not everyone wants to look at *more* ugliness in their day or with their entertainment. But there's always this mindset that a bunch of hipstery irony poisoned types come up with that people are somehow "wrong" for not wanting to somehow subject themselves to more pain in their lives - even if it's just visual pain. They're not wrong to want to avoid an eyesore artstyle. If there's any wrongness here, it's how fucked up someone has to be to think that people avoiding pain are in the wrong for doing so. Do you even see how messed up you have to be to get to that mindset?
To be fair, the music in cruelty squad seems like it's purposely made to sound like shit in some cases like in the casino and paradise. The music in pharma and office (combat cocktail and pyrexia respectively) fucking slaps and certainly doesn't seem like it was made by a complete amateur.
This looks like if LSD dream emulator was a shooter
Hi! Love the video, your analysis of CS was completely on point. I'm a freelance composer/producer and wanted to add something about the music of this game. It's the same thing as the visual art, there is a distinct use of dissonance and chords that do not sound good together in these horrifically brash midi tones, once again a deliberate breaking of conventions and rules, but what REALLY strikes me is that it isn't completely random. The song that plays in the casino is so dour and depressing and really represents what that place means. The sparseness of the title theme is fitting for the art displayed on screen, a man dead in a car, a meaningless act of violence. And some of the more distorted and energetic songs go hard, like the ones that play in the nightclub and the pharmacy. But yeah, loved the video!
Great video, great game. Hard disagree about the soundtrack- I find myself straight-up listening to the office and apartment tracks from the OST. There is a nice range of "crazy" and "desolate" that fits each level's tone
@WastedScoundrel
3 жыл бұрын
Apartment Atrocity has a banger tune.
@dorellusthagod
Жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is an unironical banger. Just like the art direction, it takes talent to craft a truly off-putting OST. He definitely knows what parts to tweak to make it just the perfect blend of bizarre but also straight flames, dawg 🔥 the Combat Cocktail song comes to mind
Worth noting that Ville Kaillo is also a comics artist! That’s primarily how I know their name & work, and i think provides a more direct lineage to 70s alt comics, via stuff like Leon & Stefan Sadler. P-FE/FRAF published by kuš definitely feels close to this game
Spot on with the comparison to 20th c. counterculture cartoons: the cursor looks like the severed hand of Rat Fink.
Nice to see super bunnyhop being true to his name jumping his way through a game.
@blindlight
3 жыл бұрын
did it wrong tho lool
Honestly the soundtrack is one of the things I love about Cruelty Squad, it kind of reminds me of LISA's OST in strokes here and there. At the same time, I'm also just someone who loves garish music in general, so
@AlfurAldric2211
2 жыл бұрын
Aye, large fries brotha.
@shinji-kaneda7911
Жыл бұрын
It all sound like an old Atari teenage riot-album Love it !
Check out the Death Ending if you want a full taste of the lore. This game really is made by a nihilist artist, it shows in every part. I love this game so much.
This is one of those few games where being colorblind is probably beneficial.
Y'know, I can forgive you saying "Comparishun" and "Rayshuns" and "Sid Meers", but "Neil-lism" is where I draw the line, George!
@jakejutras5420
3 жыл бұрын
I drew the line at him saying Gib with a hard G! It's pronounced "Jib" dammit!
@jakejutras5420
2 жыл бұрын
@@RandomPerson13 giblets is said with a j sound. Giblets is the word gib is short for.
I look forward to people playing this game and completely missing the message the game is trying to tell you
@maurostrachwitz747
3 жыл бұрын
Wait there was a message?
@billhicks8
2 жыл бұрын
most of those types will be beaten by the art style hopefully
@dunno5385
2 жыл бұрын
@@maurostrachwitz747 get all the endings at some point you should start to understand it
I wonder if they'll make games parodying the entire mechanism, psychology and "subculture" surrounding mobile and gacha games in the future lol
@ddis29
3 жыл бұрын
there isn't already? damn, i should get on that.
@TheSoulHarvester
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like Let It Die has been doing that to some extent since like 2014; I'm sure there's other, better examples.
@ZontarDow
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe if we're lucky someone will make a game parodying these upper middle class yuppies making dark hyper dyspotic stories where the moral of the story has a downright evil undertone in terms of what the makers are trying to push and only the lower class has enough real problems in life to roll their eyes at it.
@TheSoulHarvester
3 жыл бұрын
@@ZontarDow if you branch out from being a hentai-addicted weeb maybe you'll encounter more working class fiction
@ZontarDow
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSoulHarvester All the "working class fiction" people keep elevating is stuff from upper middle class yuppies who've never seen the inside of a factory like the game this video is about.
You can cook the gibbed body parts with the bbq/flamethrower and it gives you more health when you eat it. God I love this game.
Cruelty Squad is the most *punk* sci fi I have seen since John Brunner's 4 hallucinations in the early 70's. Fucking love it and all it stands for
Can’t believe you didn’t call out the most insane reload mechanic in any pc game in decades
My favourite part of the game is that deus ex feeling of getting new items and applying them to obstacles in the world to reach new places, except every item you get is incredibly powerful and absoultely going to kill you in some unforseable way and every challenge leads deeper down the coprate greed fueled rabbit hole.
GOTY for me, even got going into modding-I bought it immediately after seeing the aesthetics, was pleasantly suprised by how solid a game it actually was
@disk0__
3 жыл бұрын
And how could I forget how refreshing the politics were, delivered in a way as to beat one over the head with a hammer but also with gaslighting from the dev on twitter
@jakejutras5420
3 жыл бұрын
@@zUJ7EjVD what's wrong with being center right? Or am I reading your comment incorrectly and the umbridge you have is with how the politics are displayed?
@jakejutras5420
3 жыл бұрын
@@zUJ7EjVD my political beliefs technically fall under the umbrella of center right so I was just curious as to the hate. I have a lot of beliefs that would be labeled left and plenty that would be labeled right but when it comes down to it I'm I'm centrist that slightly leans conservative. Anyway take care man.
@ZodiacEntertainment2
3 жыл бұрын
@@zUJ7EjVD Reminds of Cyberpunk 2077's whole press statement about the game "not being a political statement." Your corporate dystopia about corruption, technological power, poverty and oppression, class struggle, and urban decay "isn't a political statement?" Yeah sure... The wider gaming community can't handle political opinions in either extreme unless it's sanitized and coated in asterisks. I am glad Cruelty Squad has such an unforgiving view of the world we're heading towards because that's really what we need. The game doesn't care what you think about its opinions.
@lazyc0mmander277
3 жыл бұрын
@@zUJ7EjVD Don't mind me sliding in the convo. to argue that it's less that the politics don't hold but rather that the modern world is already and you could argue excessively centre-right so adding of those just sound stupid to me. I honestly don't believe we currently have any ideology that, if scrutinized enough, would hold up without some damning issues. But I don't see why that should stop us from implementing, discarding or mixing various parts of them alongside new ideas to try and end up something we think would be better for our current needs and/or overall. Anyway that's my opinion as a left leaning social liberal that can appreciate some aspects of socialism and capitalism. Oh and absolutely fuck Far-Cry 5 and apocalyptical religious fundamentalism parading under the guise of societal freedoms and harmony. It hurts so much especially because I heard that 4 and Primal really rocked in some ways... Well I guess it looked purdy but fuuuuuuuck.
Man this was a well done video that made me feel like that there is a ton more in cruelty squad. Great job
Now that's pure Bunnyhop right here. Actually waiting when the hype dies down to provide a truly thorough look at the game, instead of rather uninteresting first impressions. (Which are pretty much the same for everyone in a game like CruS). Even Civvie11's video was rather disappointing, but with your video, I actually learned quite a few things, and massive props for delving into Ville's work to give better context of the game.
@TheSoulHarvester
3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed Civvie's review but he is severely unqualified to analyse something like this lol. That's what made it so impressive tho, in a way; despite being unaware of or uninterested in the subtexts of the game, he dove right in & tried to meet it on its terms anyway. In spite of himself, he found some stuff to like about it, & I respect that. But yeah it's nice to see a review that's actually aware of what was being attempted lol.
@ieuanhunt552
3 жыл бұрын
Leadhead did a good video on it. Though I felt I wanted to give her a big hug after watching it.
@aurelionight
3 жыл бұрын
@@ieuanhunt552 I think Leadhead goes by she/her? But yeah, it's a very good video. Honestly, I'm just happy whenever George uploads at all. Undoubtedly seeing this in my sub box will ultimately turn the rest of my evening into a binge session of all of his older stuff.
@ieuanhunt552
3 жыл бұрын
@@aurelionight Damnit this is Gamechamp all over again. Thank you for pointing out my ignorance. To be fair it's really hard to tell how someone identifies just from the voice. Just from the voice I would never think that Gamechamp is a feminine non binary but they are.
@aurelionight
3 жыл бұрын
@@ieuanhunt552 Oh, I wouldn't beat yourself up over it too bad, I think she's pretty early on in her transition? and you'd only really know if you went out of your way to check her twitter or IG.
The Duke 3D comparison is exactly what I've been thinking playing this
Im just so happy a 3D Godot engine game was successful
This game is that Machine Girl album cover brought to life
conceptually I appreciate cruelty squad, but I couldn't get through half an hour of it. it is an extremely uncomfortable experience and it's a marvel.
@Duterasemis
3 жыл бұрын
gotta get yourself a CEO mindset
@hayk3000
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah you simply lack that grindset bro, that's why you're poor and unhappy. Gotta sleep 4 hours
@brandonmorel2658
3 жыл бұрын
You beta , man up, take protein, drink huel and learn about the alpha and sigma mindset.
This is probably the most comprehensive description of the themes and influences of CS I've seen so far
14:28 Gunther Herrman would be jealous
@sirjeanpepper2492
3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Orange soda, it better not be lemon-lime
@Skull_Gun
3 жыл бұрын
That will be adequate.
The music is amazing in this game!
I didn't know this was from a Finnish developer, but looking back on it, it makes perfect sense to me as melancholic Finn myself.. Vittusaatana
Such a good video, I don’t know why but it never crossed my mind that you’d review this game, but it makes perfect sense. A perspective like yours is precisely what the discourse around this game needed.
You BETTER not be talking mess about Bog Business. That track is gold!
Exactly the kind of game I'm glad exists but will probably never play. Excellent video!
14:58 he's not shitting himself. you're literally missing the Text. he has Gunk Boosters installed in his feet, it isn't complicated
@LeadHerring
3 жыл бұрын
he could be shitting through his feet
@emmastrange5557
3 жыл бұрын
"biological detritus" that's literally shit
@cole1714
3 жыл бұрын
@@emmastrange5557 it's literally gunk???? it's gunk. please don't jumpt to conclusions you have ZERO basis for. thank you!
@cole1714
3 жыл бұрын
@@LeadHerring that's an amazing point
@emmastrange5557
3 жыл бұрын
@@cole1714 Read the item description, it clearly states that "boost yourself upwards by releasing a jet of assorted biological detritus". Ironic that you state that people are "missing the text" when its you that didn't read it.
this review was peak george. I need more georg
@glitchyjoe64
3 жыл бұрын
gorg
@hayk3000
3 жыл бұрын
eorg
@MelMelodyWerner
3 жыл бұрын
gerg
Lmao that bhop technique is super bungus my guy.
Cruelty squad is a great example of video games being art
Whenever you brought up our current corporate dystopia I just whispered „Jesus fucking Christ“ while absent-mindedly doing the dishes. My girlfriend has been looking at me as if I‘m crazy, but it‘s the world that‘s crazy.
This is probably the best review of Cruelty Squad I’ve seen so far. The game is truly a marvel AND in addition to dverything you’ve said here I want to point out to people who’s still on the fence: the combat is really good. The guns are nice, it’s satisfying to kill enemies and scavenging for new guns was a big part of the appeal on my first playthrough. And this game has some GUNS.
I think the best thing about the game is that it's both a great art piece and a great video game at the same time, without one half ever detracting from the other. It's so boldly, satirically and unpretentiously punk (neo punk? 21st century punk? is that a thing anyone says?), yet once you get into the game it's also a really solid tactical shooter with really clever and varied level design and creative mechanics. The coating of "deep fried ironic meme" paint has the same effect in that it both meshes naturally with the cynical near-future cyberpunk dystopian themes, and at the same time complements the gameplay in making areas, enemies, items and effects both unique and distinct. A note about the music: the first level actually has dynamic combat music, which I thought was a really nice touch. Personally I love the whole soundtrack (even in the swamp level, because it's so unexpected and unsettling), but it'd be really interesting to know if there were ideas and plans for even more dynamic music for different areas and scenarios at some point in development.
Bro, the soundtrack is amazing
George is the cruelty squad of games journalism
Uncomfortable? It's an arcade Rainbow Six, extremely fun to play. One of those games that reminds you why you like video games in the first place.
I appreciate the history/context you provided. That’s one of my favorite aspects of your channel.
ima be honest the music is perfect
>world engulfed in the fullest extent of nihilism because no one can die and "life" has no meaning >post scarcity world, but people are so materialistic that they're trying to get ahead anyway >bosses include the gnostic demiurge and the "cradle of life" "this is about capitalism" This is what people mean when they talk about small souled bugmen
videos from this channel reappearing in my recommendations again after over a year makes me realise that i enjoy them and should probably subscribe.
my eyes are bleeding. definitely a cruel experience.
That music just sounds like Bottles from Banjo Kazooie talking.
Link's heart containers are now seen in a new light.
the music is pure art, no hate
Thank you comrade George
Make no mistake: the music is masterful.
@ZodiacEntertainment2
3 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack for the office complex, first level, apartments, and some other levels are actually pretty great.
@MFKitten
3 жыл бұрын
@@ZodiacEntertainment2 The "Death" ending track is intense as all hell, rivals any and all death metal. And the apartments track had my heart absolutely racing.
I guess you're super at bunnyhopping.
This is the only way to start a review about cruelty squad
Cruelty Squad's music is great, cmon Combat Cocktail alone is a banger and a half
this looks like a game made by dril. edit: nevemind, it as already addressed
This Count... I feel as if I'm looking at my future self. Mega bucks, big-ass house, fast cars, dining in style with a world class chef and a trusted nutritionist counting every calorie! A team of hot Yoga instructors to keep me in shape... Nurses, to attend to my body... Maids and loyal servants at my beck and call... On the weekends, tanned babes knocking on my door every two hours... Every day full of excitement and luxury, that'd be the life! Everything in its right,place, it's the perfect life, it's the life of winners! That'll be my life! I thirst for selflessness, hypocrites lusting for their own desire to get killed by young rookies like me! This is how it goes down... And for the old killers? They'll croak anyway. I guess you could call this a "Comedy". I realize there's really nothing here for me. But what else CAN I do but keep going? Maybe I should've been a little more careful before I jumped in... Gotta find the exit... Gotta find that exit, to Paradise! But I can't see it... I can't seeanything! There's this sense of doom running down my spine like it's... Like it's trying to suck the life out of me! I need to get rid of it, before I bail... Something deeper, something deeper than my instincts is taunting me! Can't find the exit... Can't find the exit... Can't find the exit... Can't find the exit... Can't find the exit.
Very happy with how much you complimented it, because it absolutely deserves it - but seeing ya roast one of my favourite soundtracks of the year made me very sad. It's tough to get into at first, but if you like weird unnerving industrial stuff like I do, it is PERFECTLY up your alley. It's like The Residents meets Venetian Snares.
Wait wait. Ubisoft executives give you surprise weed snacks for free? I take back all the bad things I said about them I want to work there now
This was my favorite game from 2021.
You can only eat people only in "Power in Misery" mode
2:40 when the movie says its own title.
After your video on Umurangi Generation and now this I have decided to exclusively buy and play games recommended by you, don't abuse this power Mr Bunnyhop.
Love how your videos just keep getting weirder in the best way possible. This video was painful to watch, it felt great.
Oh you know a game is good when one of the steam reviews is the Unabomber manifesto
This man invented the slimecore music genre he’s a musical genius
14:53 That Ivermectin mechanic looks so innovative!
I can't believe you just glanced over the gorilla texture. It's the best part!
The reason human life is so invaluable is bc there is technology that has made humans immortal. FYI also u can only eat dead bodies after dying enough times in a given level to get on to "Power In Misery" difficulty (signified by the fleshy border). Power In Misery in-universe is explained by you being forced to get a surgery that makes you regenerate endlessly after you die, meaning that you no longer have to pay $500 when you die. Also fun tip u can grind mall madness with a rocket launcher on punishment mode while dumping all of ur money into kidneys for quick money. I'm sorry I have a lot to say abt this game
So what are we? Some kinda Cruelty Squad?
I genuinely enjoyed the music in this game (as in, the experience of it, not the way it sounds). It constantly surprised me, creeped me out, disgusted me or made laugh (the toilet? music of the swamp was a highlight)
I am glad to hear you talk about this game