Casp, are you the voice behind "Lessons in Meme Culture"?

Was doing TZ and Baal runs earlier on lvl97 sorc. Did about 2 hours of runs and died on the last run to souls. Luckily it was with people and I got the body back, but still. I know the pain of farming, gerar and experience, over and over in endless thing that is D2! Also, I totally get the idea of wanting to see the credits and get that sense of accomplishment and completion that comes with it. I've been trying to work through my steam library and so I've left a few games abandoned that just weren't doing it for me. I've always wanted to finish each game, so I tend to be picky about the games I do play. Diablo doesn't count, I got hooked on that back in the LOD days and I'll always come back to it from time to time. Anyway, I'm off to get back to work on Arkham Asylum so I can finally see those credits!

Casp the fact that you put a songs list in the description makes you the only KZbinr worth surviving the rapture

I have never really liked how end credits work in a lot of games. The whole way a list of names scrolls across a screen is taken from film, and for far too long a lot of games really seemed to wish they were movies. With film and TV there's really no better way to show the credits, but with games it seems like there could be a better way to do it, but nobody bothers figure out how. Sometimes I'd really just rather have something I can scroll through at my own pace and pretend to almost read like an EULA, instead of slowly moving text that the game requires I go take a piss during before the game will actually acknowledge that I've beaten it.

Haven't clocked? JFC I haven't heard that term in ages....

Haven't seen a credits roll in years. So many game don't even HAVE "credits at the end" now, they're tucked away in extras like it's a CG gallery, I guess because "post game" is so common now and they don't want to break up the flow? It's a real shame, that transcendental feeling you talked about is something I didn't realize I missed until you described it.

The more I watch the your videos the more I wonder if you just have a deeper respect for games then I do. Whenever I get to the credits my first thought immediately is "Where is the skip button" because I genuinely couldn't care who made the game I played, I care only about the experiences the game gave me, and perhaps that's rather extremely narcissistic off me to do. Maybe if they stopped hiding secret endings after the credits It would help too.

I am in the middle of playing the ff6 rom hack T edition and man oh man is it good hard yes but good. so 1000000% agree on this one it is a nice welcomed mix up of the OG That suikoden one looks good but we got the HD ones coming out soon. well next year so maybe I will give that a go once i am done with this T edition.

Everything you're saying here makes sense but all I remember is trying to skip them and when I can't, frustration.

I liked that Lord Yuna got out scot-free; it's okay not tying up things in a neat little bow like the majority of JRPGs, especially when the game gave us a God in the end to test our mettle.

SMT Nocturne fucked me up hard when I finished it the first time all those years ago. Shoji Meguro was a master at extracting emotion during the PS2 era. The piano sound kit he used back then is forever hard wired to the parts of my brain that control my tear ducts.

im curious about thoughts on games like Astro Bot's approach where the credits are a playable level; you're literally in the credits, playing them

@Casp, you ruin every day of humankind when you screech about the things that you do in this video, and ditto for everyone that is s t u p i d enough to agree with you.

Actually, Phantom Brave got the remake AND it is getting a sequel, so quit your d a m n whining, @Casp, et al. Honestly, no one cares for your screeching, as you make other autistic people look bad, and you also give more reasons for people that hate autistic people to hate them more in their lives.

When the "...and You." hits

Finishin is always satisfyn whether its 69hrs on a serious jrpg or jus a silly 69 wit ur mom

Can You Beat credits With Items Only ?

You may not be able to beat Hunt. But you can beat Mike Hunt...you know assuming he's also playing Hunt

5:05 Yea, especially nowadays, where game lengths are "increasing". Like, I got what I had wanted out of the game 10 or so hours ago. Like, I feel like the longer a game goes on past that point, the more likely it is to sour some of the experience. Not ruin it, but just leave more time for the problems to show and grate on you more. The implication most tend to go for is that you shouldn't be upset with "more content" or "more of a good thing", but if it starts to be a bit exhausting, then that itself can be a detriment to the game. It also ties into the issue of "feeling compelled to complete/finish the experience"/"wanting to get the most out of what you paid for (both time and money)".

There's nothing quite as relieving as seeing the credits roll after a JRPG's final boss fight. There's nothing worse than a final boss where you claw your way to the boss's last hitpoint after spending all of your rare items and expending all of your mana only to watch a little cutscene where the boss transforms and realize that was just phase two of a three phase boss fight.

The credit roll is like an exorcism that stops the unfinished game from haunting you for the rest of your life.

Awesome, you just had to remind me of BoF 4's ending, specifically that last bit Like, man, I loved the experience and I still revisit the game from occasionally, but what was that, seriously? I'd throw hands with whoever's bright idea that was if I could.

Nothing like a Casp video to start my morning off.

Casp's editor here! He does not give me any CREDITS on the videos and I work for free. Please cancel this neckbeard aussie!

BoF4 had such a disappointing ending that I'm guessing when the localization team got there, they didn't even translate the credits probably in protest.

This is one of those kinda games that I find both fascinating and frustrating in equal measures: On the one hand, it has so many interesting, unique (for the time) and even innovative ideas that you can see elements of in modern open world RPGs of today; yet on the other hand their execution is so damned flawed it can make the game cumbersome in way too many places. For me, I think the main battle system and the piss poor musical score are the worst offenders - like seriously, who the bloody hell signed off on half the music in this game?! If they could've tweaked the battle system a little bit better - less number of enemies to fight, smaller battle arena and perhaps even an insta win against the weaker enemies when you get beyond a certain level - and definitely DEFINITELY using ANY OTHER MUSIC would've gone a long way to improve it's gameplay.

>Lookup R34 You could just pay me to make some if there isn't any~

On the other hand, giving up on a game at the final confrontation because it's too hard is the most annoying lingering feeling ever. I don't particularly care about having beaten sonic generations on the 3ds but everytime I come across that game now I die a little inside

I get what you mean about credits being a somber time. It’s like “Did I beat the game? Or did the game beat me?”

You'd never see me looking at credits cause I hate final dungeons in JRPGs and I usually quit there.

There are three kinds of feelings associated with the credits of a JRPG. 1) Relief after playing a particularly bad one. 2) Contentment after beating a good one. 3) Soul crushing despair after beating a 10/10 and knowing that you will never be able experience it for the first time ever again.

You search for Rule 34 after you already spent time with a game, I search for Rule 34 to determine if that game is worth my time. We are not the same.

I like to do my Rule34 searches BEFORE checking out the alternate endings/video essays. I find it helps add the allure if I've seen all the character's feet.

Oh man I played One Piece Odyssey all the way through to the credits and it was not worth it. That game is an insane exercise in wasting the players time. On the other hand reaching the credits in a genuinely good game can be really rewarding I completely agree with you on that, the most memorable credits sequence for me has to be the NieR Automata credits during ending E. That was a beautiful sendoff to a great game.

Tbh, I really love Disgaea 5 despite the main story. The only Disgaea game I genuinely dislike is 6 for how lackluster it all was.

credits are undeniable evidence that video games industry always has been filled to the brim with temporary-embarrassed movie directors.

Still salty about Yuna getting away v_v

The game itself.

I found the vocal JRPG tracks cringe as a kid, now I love them. puuuuuure agaiiiiin

621 runtime funny furry number

This is the first youtube video I have ever finished.

my game wont have credits

👀 I avoid finishing games because it feels like closing that world for good

Ah yes, Adult Male. The Legendary Hero. I remember him!

Oh man my memories of hunt sitdown is pretty blank even with the 200 hrs I put in.

If you've played Super Smash Brothers Melee then that credit roll sticks with you till the grave. Blew my kiddie mind when I saw a rail shooter pop up after a brutal battle through Classic Mode. I go from maximum relaxation to trying my bloody darndest trying to shoot every last sucker's name. I'm also suck a sucker for the classic "Thank you for playing our game" final text. It's really easy to plough through experiences without thinking of the ridiculous amount of effort that went into them, but when I see that line it always brings joy and appreciation. A simple example is when I cook food for another, or make an artisan brew of tea\coffee for someone, seeing the look of glee in their eyes makes me appreciative to have made it in the first place. Whether it's art, a favour, a beverage, food, etc, there's an appreciation with having created and given an experience to someone. Simple ommissions like thanking the player are probably why modern gaming feels so hollow to me. So cold and clinical. Whenever I see a boring list of credits, it always makes it obligatory rather than celebratory of the art and artists.

Its funny that you put smt v in the section about knowing what a game has to offer after 30 minutes because it applies to it perfectly, also i like the game lol

You are a credit to this platform.

I used to try and play this with no translation as a kid.

I can't believe I never heard a "seven balls deep" joke until today.