One thing that has always stuck with me and one of the first things that comes to my mind when i think about indie devs, back in the day i used to speedrun pony island daniel took time out of his day to *reach out* and help us add an intended skip to the run that we had missed. Just 3 little simple messages he probably doesnt even remember has always stuck with me as it really felt like a guy who cares about the medium and the people who experience them. Very excited for PI2 and any other projects in the future from him :)

Loving the oneshot ost at the start, brilliant video overall

i was the hardest boss ive face until i saw the Hornetv2

i just thought: has anyone ever like made a pony island build out of an arcade machine? ik they did it with polybius but it would be soooo cool if there was an actual Pony Island arcade machine out there

What are the games that he played a short clips from

I love the fact that innovative devs are making indie games nowadays. In the past we had amazing devs who were limited by their companies, now the sky is the limit. The future of gaming will be brilliant.

33:10 It's such a shame, it's honestly on par with inscryption in my eyes.

5:23 It's almost like there's a reason i-frames were added to other action roguelikes.

Epic games brought me here

It looks like Titan Souls.

Hello free on epic gang

pixelslop no thanks

freeeeeee

and now here i am in 2024 grabbing it for free from Epic

in short, you should play wizard of legend bcz its free on epic games :P

Getting thid for free in epic games gonna claim it Btw if you want to play this type of game on mobile then try "otherworldly legends"

From epic store to here 😂

Epic games 😂

Who's here after Epic games gave it for free

Next free game on epic

Regarding permadeath in Hex, I believe this only happens for characters that are not designed to actually die. Sure, you could argue that the player has the opportunity to die but that functions more as a mechanic. The mascot in the RPG wasn't programmed to die, hence why it had a strange interaction. At least, that's what I think anyway.

Lovely vid...watchin this after defeating mantis lords❤❤

The version of Pony Island I played was a bit different....

"Silksong looking to come out of hibernation" I wish my friend, I wish

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Commenting for the algorithm! Just took a solid three days to watch this bc I kept getting distracted throughout, and actually wanted to absorb the video’s information bc it was so interesting. Great video mate!

dont think im not noticing the oneshot ost in the background

57:53 the bdg clip really adds to the gamer nerd vibe

From my understanding, "scripted" deaths are fine, so if it's part of a normal battle sequence or a cutscene etc. it's fine, but if it's unscripted or corrupted and especially if it happens in a game you aren't supposed to be in, it's serious

1:24:00 Wouldnt be surprised, considering its a sequel to the game where the designer is Lou Natas Lets see how well this clip ages

My 2nd run ever was ended in approximately 15 seconds because I got cornered & stunlocked by a swarm. 10/10 game

I hope you make more videos after this. This is like my third or fourth time revisiting this video, it’s genuinely so nice to watch

This video is just stating the most obvious things, no conceptual interpretation or any interesting revelations!

Commingle out if hibernation 😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

This is a fantastic video; it’s clear that you tackled this topic with passion, not only having a lot to say personally but also putting in a ton of research! I loved the writing, pacing, editing, creative execution, the personal touches and humour… Everything came together perfectly imo and I really enjoyed experiencing the final product! I also found your analysis of the narrative-and deeper artistic interpretation-genuinely compelling and thoughtful. I’ve been looking for an exploration of media to this level of detail, so thank you for making this video!!

I kept this in my video essay playlist for way too long, assuming I'd get back to it but got busy with college and research and life in general. got to this today and my god I'm in love with a developer I had never heard of before, and a youtuber whom I'll watch more of

WHYYYY DOES THIS STILL ONLY HAVE 34K VIEWS??? THIS IS A CRIIIMMME FOR HOW GOOD THIS VIDEO IS

I just defeated them and I feel so good. before I was cautious every step , now I can roam and explore freely. better yet they bow 😊

Played all of them, rn i am in the middle of the video. um... DARKSPORE??????

0:10 it was at this moment that he knew, he is gonna buy that game 😅

I'm playing hollow knight for the first time and so far the mantis Lords are my favorite boss fight

I love this game to bits but the only thing that would make it cooler was making spells combine if used in tandem or dual element spells in general

Got random add for WoL2, it cought my eye with a bit of scepticism, so here I am, searching for "wtf is..." type of vid... (Pres F for TB)... I got plenty of rogues in my library... but almost none has that pure gameplay, no overhead bs, no rng like Vermintide 2 has. Just pure gameplay mechanics from start to finish. That is what I am looking for... might give it a try. thanks.

There is a secret in Pony Island that you seem not to have covered in the vid. I'm still post part one, so I'll edit if I find out otherwise. In a secret that involves save editing Pony Island, the devil speaks directly to you the player. On the second encounter of this kind he tells you a secret. He says he sometimes speaks in different voices. When he says this he speaks with Hopeless Soul's speech noise. On account of this, the entire experience of Pony Island could be an elaborate double bluff to free a trapped Satan from the Pony Island game. This could tie in with the direction Daniel ultimately took his concepts. I have a pet theory that Pony Island was some kind of precursor to the Gameworks. The crusader character was the main character of a game where you fight satan, and it's either a created Satan character trying to escape or the dev of the game Pony Island used to be managed to trap Satan in the game to serve as antagonist. Satan then restructures the game from the inside into an elaborate ruse for whoever plays the game to free himself, playing as a petulant and childish programer version of himself, while endearing the player to himself using Hopeless Soul as a deceptive guise. Also with Rust, he clearly didn't know his life was a game even from the outset. I think he was essentially brain wiped by Irving to believe the game was his real life, and actually believe Rocky was his son. This would prevent him from going rouge like every other set of significant player characters up tot hat point.

The algorithm recommended this to me now, four years later, and hearing "Silksong coming out of hibernation" sent me into a laughing fit

18:07 :(

Imo the thing that is so special about the Mantis lords fight is that their design is so intuitive that it gets you into that very specific flow state immediately, without being absurdly challenging. Compare that to games like Sekiro and Elden Ring where you will reach that flow state but only after learning entire boss movements through dozens of failed attempts.

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11:28 my boi

i hate bonerskeleton