Amazing to see someone cover this. Its one of my favorite hyper niche roguelikes. This game has some great lore and secrets. It needs more attention As a person who has beaten this game I would like to point out a detail without letting too much on. The clock "new game plus" is not a new game plus. It is continuing the game. This is an important distinction because it plays in to a major mechanic that is very different from other roguelikes. There are a lot of secrets, and I don't want to give any away, but one thing you would note is that if you went into that clock to rewind time and continue your run, Shield would already be dead. Amazing you managed to kill a God, most don't! Good luck beating the game. <3
@dopeydoom2 сағат бұрын
@@AreimaYT ah I see, thank you for clarifying, I'm going to go back to the game now that I've read comments like this, it seems I have a lot more to experience
@FrancoBegby6 сағат бұрын
Nice video.👍 ICoV is a gem.
@dopeydoom2 сағат бұрын
@@FrancoBegby thanks man! Your the guy that made the guides on steam right?
@FrancoBegby2 сағат бұрын
@@dopeydoom Yeah, I felt quoted a couple of times lol. Sounded like it helped you to appreciate the game a bit more 😊 which is great.
@dopeydoom2 сағат бұрын
@@FrancoBegby oh for sure, there wouldn't be this video without your guides :)
@williams60717 сағат бұрын
Julian is a real talented dev, I hope this video pops off and we see the game pop-off. The dude really deserves it. The game is wildly punishing, and information is hard fought, but each step further feels rewarding like no other game.
@dopeydoom2 сағат бұрын
@@williams6071 true that, thanks man
@iamtimsson12 сағат бұрын
im here bc thumbnail
@tapekassette17 сағат бұрын
You definitely have a talent for breaking down weird and obscure games in a interesting! Big fan!
@DandySusano20 сағат бұрын
a guide????? nah, im goin blind.
@KiraIsGodКүн бұрын
Reminder for me to check it out
@edwardsimongray4877Күн бұрын
Bro I just found your channel and I love what you're doing but I can barely finish a video because all those niche games look so good I don't want to spoil myself too much
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
Thank you dude, yeah I get it, for this one though you should be alright to watch until 10:40, everything before is just explaining mechanics and stuff, then I go on to show a full run. But if you wanna go in completely blind I respect that
@lubomirkompis9441Күн бұрын
I used to play this around beta, the author made a bunch of nerfs because of me, which made me enjoy the game a whole lot less tbh. But the most annoying stuff it had was late game and/or secret, so I won't spoil, not even sure if it's still the same. Leveling increased difficulty and that really didn't feel nice and it especially didn't play nice with the other systems that increased difficulty. But you needed to level specific stats(very high!) for some secret things, and that could really difficulty soft lock you. Not joking, fighting 5 times the normal amount of enemies, all of which are healthier, better, faster, stronger than normal while you've got baseline stats with just one stat uselessly high was not just pain, but PAIN PAIN. The most annoying thing though was the ending, a real slap in the face.
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
Yeah I did notice a significant increase in difficulty once I started leveling, and yeah I agree it wasn't great considering I hadn't played the game all that much at that point. I had no idea that there were secrets tied to stats though, I kinda want to go try and find these now but from what you described it sounds like torture lol.
@lubomirkompis944120 сағат бұрын
@@dopeydoom well, I'll spoil one little thing. Defeating a specific god let's you reset stats. Plus you store all xp. But once you get into stacking the really useless stats, Death is inevitable. And once you die, and don't start with xp, it becomes pretty much impossible to kill a slime.
@dopeydoom19 сағат бұрын
@@lubomirkompis9441 oh I see, thanks for pointing this out. So I'm guessing the only way out of that is to just slog through the really hard enemies to try and get xp? Or is that out of the question?
@AreimaYT6 сағат бұрын
I loved the ending. Will remember it to my dying day.
@gracecollins6891Күн бұрын
ICOV mentioned!!!! I've been playing this game on and off since 2020ish and it's easily one of my favourites, the fact that it's so unknown is a huge tragedy
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
Ikr! I've played so many similar games since it released, but this went under my radar the whole time, truly a hidden gem
@crusaderguy2Күн бұрын
We are so back!
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
indeed we are!
@tacotopasuКүн бұрын
new dopey vid omg
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
hell yeah!
@GreshamShoemakerКүн бұрын
Yeah dopey!
@ramiosКүн бұрын
I love hard games .. they make me hard
@ramiosКүн бұрын
I love games that have a good leveling system .. can you make one about leveling system with passive skills?
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
Yeah I enjoyed this one, you mean like a guide for this game?
@ramiosКүн бұрын
@dopeydoom yes
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
@@ramios I'll see, if there's enough interest in this vid then I might, will probably try and condense it into a short as there's not much else besides the stat levelling
@ramiosКүн бұрын
@dopeydoom many thanks
@DappyFroggyКүн бұрын
Balls
@toast4399Күн бұрын
Wake up Babe, Dopey released a new video!
@dopeydoomКүн бұрын
Feel free to join my discord server: discord.gg/tp32Y9Aw8M (chat needs reviving) Also excuse the mic clipping in places.
@denielalain57013 күн бұрын
Hello! Due to the riddles lack of general sense, and the missing requirement of an arbitrary context, when i listen to it, or try to figure out what is going on, i feel myself more not inteligent than i am actually. The riddles do not give a proper clue about itselves. This is stupid.
@XxXRhythm_MasterXxX4 күн бұрын
this games gives off kings field vibes (the games that were made from fromsoft before hitting it big with demon souls)
@mekacrab5 күн бұрын
Dark Souls gnome with gun is something I didn't expect to see today. But I'm glad I did. Gnomes reign supreme
@valerius975110 күн бұрын
looks like an interesting game but the level design is absolutely putrid. he put so much thought into every aspect of this game besides the levels it seems
@nebula542112 күн бұрын
Me when I drop into “the hole”
@seewell166914 күн бұрын
Whats the music at 8:38
@dopeydoom14 күн бұрын
its the track "Slime Chorus" from the games OST, pretty sure it's the only one available on youtube
@николайсмирнов-г3в14 күн бұрын
SOLD. PRESSED LIKE AND ON MY WAY TO PLAY THIS MASTERPIECE
@nicanovdimitrian602214 күн бұрын
It s a really good game, but your KZbin character looks like shit. My eyes are hurting when i see it
@unfortunateTimetables16 күн бұрын
9:17 Luh-ooh-zer
@TheWulfeh17 күн бұрын
Good video, I absolutely love how thorough you are! I like your voice too :3 Gotta be honest though, I hate your avatars split between 2D face and 3D hands and the unclean white pixels around the side of it in places, especially whatever was going on with the left ear. Driving me BONKERS looking at it every time the character popped up
@dopeydoom17 күн бұрын
@@TheWulfeh Thank you! Yeah I've had someone else mention the same thing you did about the avatar, it is a bit jank because I made them in like an hour. I agree though and I'll look into changing it, although it's not my top priority at the moment. As for the white pixels, that's an issue with my editing software, and it shouldn't be too hard to sort that for next time.
@ExtraStage30017 күн бұрын
Wait, so. You're imprisoned by some dude who's pissed at you for using blood magic, but...when you start the game, you don't actually KNOW any magic? *Then why the fuck are you imprisoned there?* The premise makes no sense.
@dopeydoom17 күн бұрын
@@ExtraStage300 I'm not 100% on the lore here but I think it's along the lines of. You are imprisoned out of spite and so you have your magic stripped from you, while you are in the mind prison (the area where you upgrade your stats) you cannot use them, the game even has a pop up saying "you have no power here" when you try to do so. The only place you have power is in Dream, a separate place to the mind prison and where the game takes place. Its not really made obvious right away as you are thrown into Dream first only going to the prison when you first die.
@dopeydoom17 күн бұрын
There is also a message from your captor in the prison, mentioning that the only thing they cannot see is "your nightmares while you sleep".
@murk6sh20 күн бұрын
10k likes 4k subs... feels bad man. you gained +1 sub
@dopeydoom20 күн бұрын
@@murk6sh thanks, but how so? 200k views ain't bad
@stravvman23 күн бұрын
Cruelty Squad, Dark Souls/Bloodborne, Vermis
@kajaraci27 күн бұрын
15:36 Bait used to be... IS THAT THE RED MIST?
@budipurnama715628 күн бұрын
"Bro survive i.m respawning at 30 second" The situation i.m in:
@Killpocalips28 күн бұрын
Sounds like a really great way to fry my computer T.T
@eago7813Ай бұрын
Medieval cruelty squad, sign me up
@brianamlittАй бұрын
I like that the player character is technically "evil", based on the very nature of a blood wizard, even the shopkeeper says that Dream sucks for everyone except blood wizards. on another note: I finally came across Kenneths ring. Kenneth basically just shows up as you try and go through rooms. I wonder what would happen if you summon food for him? as that one tablet says not to feed him, I wonder if you can lol.
@dopeydoomАй бұрын
Yeah I'm a big fan of the lore of the game, I recently discovered that the dev has a novel that complements the game nicely. Also yes you can feed Kenneth, it's a little underwhelming though, unless I missed something
@QualicabyssАй бұрын
Saw this thumbnail late at night awhile back Went to sleep. Tried to find the game Couldnt find it Decided it was a dream. Then it showed up again
@QualicabyssАй бұрын
Saw this thumbnail late at night awhile back Went to sleep. Tried to find the game Couldnt find it Decided it was a dream. Then it showed up again
@joeb8935Ай бұрын
The spellcasting system is probably taken from “hand of doom” from the dread x collection They’re too unique to be a coincidence
@troyschram7211Ай бұрын
between 3:20 and 3:30 you keep losing the bottom most caged face and then are without it throughout the rest of the game, but none of the other faces escape. What happend?
@dopeydoomАй бұрын
that bottom face gives you hints right at the start of the game, after you die for the first time he breaks free and goes to the mind prison (the hub area) where you can renable him if you want
@mategidoАй бұрын
Let me guess, its from finland
@superguy5738Ай бұрын
sometimes rings can spawn on a dead body in the starting room of a dungeon, I dont know what the cnaces are but I have had it happen once in my 8 hours of playtime so it's definitely rare