5 Games of the Decade That We Will Save from the Coming Apocalypse

It's been a great decade of games, but...everyone has their favourites. Here are the 5 best games (according to us) that we will save and take with us on the space ark.
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[@victoriajenkins9744]

"The world will end in 2020" -Luke That did NOT age well......

[@jameskadra9471]

Although, it is a great time to play video games.

[@krelbin]

Yup ......

[@jlaw131985]

Oof.

[@catherines8020]

Yes, it's kind of disturbing watching videos from 20-teens that talk about the ending world this year considering what's happening right now, and this was only from last December. But yeah I have been playing a ton of video games right now.

[@HenkeiSawariMidoriUsagi]

LMAO, they almost literally premunitioned it XD

[@crazymissdaisy]

Ellen: "this was very hard for me to choose" All of youtube: "its kingdoms of amalur"

[@deathbykonami5487]

She saved it from the apocalypse but it couldn't be saved from obscurity

[@MrJmagenta]

But it's true "Ellen was right"

[@ichigokage]

It IS fun and beautiful.

[@AlexanderOsias]

She likes saying “Reckoning” a lot in this video...

[@TurboThunderbolt]

This was my comment exactly

[@devilmaycry09dante]

Luke: Humanity is limping but it's still here 2020: Hold my virus

[@AaronShenghao]

Technically, it started in the 19

[@buddycal1]

OxTra: "Lol but what if the world ended in 2020?" March 2020: "Hold my beer"

[@shipwreckedsailor7658]

Indeed

[@andremerrick4925]

Basically

[@andrewrash1931]

Yoni Biyé May 2020: US Government “Yeah UFO’s are real.” Everyone: Meh

[@buddycal1]

@@andrewrash1931 literally everyone: "oh buddy, you don't even know"

[@buddycal1]

@@ianvisser7899 ONLY ROUND TWO???? FUUUUUU-

[@raynefrost9084]

Mike: It's just got such an identifiable loneliness to it... Luke: It evokes this feeling of loneliness... Ellen: I like to play solitaire.... Me: Do- do you guys need hugs?

[@montyr2083]

They're in the UK. They DEFINITELY need hugs.

[@IAmTheAce5]

@@montyr2083 And the worst part is, I can't afford a trip over just to hug El- I mean, uh, _all_ of them... :D

[@BogeyTheBear]

They've been unable to touch each other ever since drinking that horrible spicy pork liquid. Until they can be certain it's out of their systems, there's always a possibility that getting close enough to each other will form a critical mass and *boom*.

[@cactustactics]

this whole video theme makes me think they just played SOMA (which is a hug in game form)

[@cactustactics]

(please don't play SOMA if you need a hug - that's how someone got me. It's an amazing, evocative game experience but yeesh)

[@ollie__reid]

the hindsight on this video now that everything is on lockdown/quarantine/etc rn... hahahah oh boy

[@FoxyCAMTV]

Its not just coronavirus,they were talking about a million problems coming our way ,modern society is based on lies.

[@michaelclark2590]

lol I was rewatching this and thought wow this didn’t age well

[@lmads8023]

@@FoxyCAMTV only if you're Chinese

[@normalhuman9878]

They knew

[@mellowed0178]

Just wait till the riots

[@adsa1997]

"The world may well end in 2020" Us, today: *concerned eyebrow raise*

[@djturley509]

So Luke’s the one who jinxed it

[@KizuRai]

I laughed when Luke started talking about the end of the world and I realized this wasn't made in 2020 but in 2019. Also, you all have to label these list type videos where everyone's just chilling and talking about their favourite game, because these are my favourite type of videos. I love when the others are just off screen chiming in or commenting on what everyone's saying. It's like Show of the Weekend-esque but with everyone getting a chance to talk? I dunno, I love these. Edit: I looked and apparently there is a playlist! "We Chat About 7 Things: Outside Xtra & Outside Xbox Make It Up As They Go Along" for anyone interested

[@Zakkleberg]

Thank you for pointing out that playlist, these are my favorite kinds of list videos also

[@cysero36]

I imagine them going into the Ark with the games, but they forget the consoles.

[@mar_speedman]

XD

[@dallydaydream]

See now all I can think about is a video game version of the Twilight Zone episode Time Enough At Last. "That's not fair. That's not fair at all. There was time now."

[@quincebielka8843]

Marcos Gam3z there is always frisbee

[@yocumaco13]

Even worse, they have the consoles but due to energy constraints, they can only play at 30fps

[@marguy1388]

Marcos Gam3z they just gotta stare at the box art o God

[@rodrigooliveira8728]

"This wonderful color pallete of warcraft but in a single player game, so you don't have to interact with any other human beings, and really, thats all I want in video games" I guess Ellen won the best commentary of the video.

[@facetankhank]

It's true though. I bought the game on Xbox like a month after it came out. I instantly recognised it as an MMO, without the MMO part... Questing from zone to zone, from hub to hub... That's why I stopped playing soon after. Good game, yes, but too much of an MMO imho. I had just stopped playing WoW, too.

[@spyrosmantas1846]

If I recall correctly, Kingdoms of Amalure was more of a single player test run for the gameworld of a MMORPG codenamed "Project Coppernicus". The developers hoped to raise enough funds from the sigle player game to release their MMORPG later on.

[@ItsTommyRight]

"...that we would save in an apocalypse" Me: *laughs in currently in lock down*

[@raylder6339]

Ellen saying ‘It IS hard though’ compared to now, with Ellen’s Souls Academy showcasing her skill makes this video feel like it has multiple layers of foreshadowing.

[@yamiatemyugi]

That’s what happens when you continue playing hard games. You eventually get good at them. Even though I haven’t played it in several months (mostly due to my wirst and a hard drive malfunction) I wasn’t originally very good at Wolfenstien 2 (played more than DOOM Eternal because it took FOREVER to download) as my aim wasn’t the best but I have gotten better as is evidence in the shooting range, though having a proper mouse rather than an off centre track pad certainly helps

[@anthonypaparo]

This is just everyone talking about what we've already known is their favorite games and nerding out about it and I am 110% here for it

[@gamehunter88]

Andy was the only one I couldn't have guessed. And only because couldnt decide if he'd have picked one RDR 1 or 2 (evidently neither could he)

[@DYLANJJK94]

I pegged Ellen for an Assassin's Creed game. Lol

[@gamehunter88]

@@DYLANJJK94 if it had came out 2009, you'd probably have been right

[@DYLANJJK94]

Paul C oh right, Assassin's Creed games from the 2010s... Not the best like the 1 and 2.

[@gamehunter88]

@@DYLANJJK94 oh no I meant because kingdoms of amalaur was 2012 lol

[@NathanWeeks]

If Ellen hadn't said Kingdoms of Amalur and Andy Red Dead Redemption than we would have known they were both Skrulls doing a bad impersonation of them.

[@bendubz9000]

The only thing that was ever going to stop Andy saying RDR was if one of the others also chose it

[@slewone4905]

You mean Jane's android replicants. You did hear that the world will end before 2020. Jane has been busy.

[@LAZERAK47V2]

Something tells me that this list was just an excuse for them to gush.

[@chankmank1881]

Yea but I thought Andy would’ve picked RDR2 over the original

[@mattchandler600]

Came back to say today I had my first real experience of BoTW ruining other open worlds when I was stood atop a high ridge in Skyrim and SO NEARLY leapt off the top out of sheer habit before remembering what game I was playing and having to accept the fact I had no glider to get me around. I feel your pain, Luke.

[@parthdave2501]

Watching this video again in 2021... Boy, do the end-of-the-world jokes hit differently 🙈

[@penguingonemad]

Jane lovingly chatting about her space boyfriends is my favourite running segment.

[@synecdoched]

Jane knows that the best boyfriends/girlfriends give us space.

[@charlesmoss1985]

How are you going to say space boyfriends like Alistair doesn't exist?

[@Th3El3ctricGh0st]

Someone screen cap the part where Andy has his arms up and it says (Everyone: *loud disagreement*). That is a perfect new meme format.

[@maxvel0city906]

I'm sure the ox gif creators on twitter will be all over that. 🤞

[@TheBigbum1974]

His pose reminds me of a Phoenix Wright stance.

[@deathricdecayle]

26:22 there ya go

[@ThePadsta108]

i.gyazo.com/1c28df9b33a269534a5f146fc2696f83.jpg There ya are ;)

[@conormitchell309]

There was so much hope in this video, “2020 is just around the corner, we did it!”

[@uredbulldawg]

And then 15 seconds later Luke talks about the world ending in 2020

[@hjspalenka]

"The coming apocalypse." They had no idea how right they were...

[@vladdracul5072]

Oh, come on, you call this an apocalypse? That's embarrassing and shameful for people who made it through REALLY hard times.

[@redvelvett22]

worlds not ending you mong

[@Trethan3266]

@@vladdracul5072 your comment did not age well

[@vladdracul5072]

@@Trethan3266 Whining about this pandemic with a very low mortality rate is embarrassing and cringey and a slap in the face who faced real hardship before or are going through really hard times right now, or even constantly. The worst thing we have to endure right now are the inane decisions of incompetent decision makers.

[@WingedCrusade]

Hahaha oh boy and it only got worse lol

[@kyrawins6252]

Ellen sits in chair. All of KZbin simultaneously: it's Kingdoms of Amalur.

[@RaimarLunardi]

Everyone to Ellen: "Say the line!" Ellen: "Kingdoms of Amalur" Everyone: "Yay!"

[@SolomonCaineReaper]

Yay.

[@ChameleonDX]

Criminally underappreciated game, even if the designer was insane.

[@hesh8367]

It truly was underrated. The combat was a ton of fun.

[@baddman69]

For the love of Zod no one tell her there was DLC!!!

[@jamiereid7428]

So good. Replaying it again right nown

[@billystokes3917]

"The world may well end in 2020" Me in 2020: THIS MAN IS A PSYCHIC!!!!

[@Rukimoonfang]

Elen must of perdicted it. She's psychic after all

[@joma185]

Ellen: Dark Souls is really hard. Future Ellen: Hold my beer.

[@urcovered1231]

"it just requires patience and mastery" Excuse me sir, we've seen you play Hitman

[@ignacioiglesis5593]

Patience Mastery xD not and... You should be veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery patient xD

[@cyndrift]

Mikes hitman style is famously patient... zero.

[@Rodrigo-ei4ht]

Idk there's a certain type of mastery to exploding rubber duck silent kill.

[@Rodrigo-ei4ht]

I just remembered there was a mission that Mike completed with a higher score than Andy and there was much gloating to be had

[@lnsflare1]

@Kate Minniti You mean that he was constantly dodge rolling and stabbing everyone in the butt?

[@charlesh2732]

Wait, you can’t climb the mountain in Skyrim? Me and my horse have been climbing Skyrim’s mountains for ages

[@littlearies3862]

My forgetful butt just jumps up it like q madwoman

[@smileypsyykotic3706]

As Luke will tell you, the issue isn't with climbing a mountain. The issue is with the frost trolls. It's ALWAYS the frost troll...

[@midday-moonlight6867]

I need to get my memory wiped so I can re-play BOTW for the first time again. Seriously, I would if I could.

[@joshuaridgway4]

I feel that way about the Mass Effect Trilogy and all of Tolkien’s works. They get better each time but the joy of discovery is fleeting.

[@frankk1358]

Well ME 1 i rather only play once since i did. But 2 and 3 are worth replaying over and over. ME2 is best.

[@ViridianFlow]

@@frankk1358 I could never get into me2, mostly because I hear ME1 and just couldn't help getting torn out of the story thinking "Why did their technology go backwards between 1 and 2? Why are they now less technologically advanced?"

[@ninables2667]

Yes

[@askinredroads5132]

I’ll never forget how I felt when my mother told me I would be able to leave the island area you start on.

[@greydominguez9195]

“We did it! We made it to 2020!” hahahahaha, HaHAhahaHaHa, HaHAHAHAHaHaHa, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Kill me...

[@randalthor741]

Me before watching this: Mike's going to pick Forza, Ellen's going to pick Kingdoms of Amalur, Luke's going to pick Breath of the Wild, Jane's going to pick Mass Effect 2, and Andy's going to pick Red Dead. Me after watching this: wow Mike, you really surprised me.

[@DYLANJJK94]

Did they all seriously forget the cut cutscenes amazing graphics in The Last of Us ? And the nice gameplay graphics ? Lol

[@vicky248123]

I guessed dark souls since he's as bad as Ellen when it comes to mentioning it. So 5 for 5 though maybe 4.5 cause I wasn't sure which mass effect jane would choose

[@MegA-xu1wn]

luke's tone from first vs last video of 2019 sounds like a decline into madness

[@josha5933]

That's the UK for you

[@wierdalien1]

Brexit for it.

[@LadyViscera]

Like Hyde to Jekyll, Dob is slowly taking control over Luke.

[@theyawningari]

My friends: “oh the battling is so good” Me: “YOU CAN SIT IN CHAIRS!!!!” Yes I have very high standards for games

[@liamross340]

to be fair it’s a pretty high standard most games don’t let you sit in the chairs.

[@QueenOfTheSea101]

your friends: "oh the battling is so good" you: "YOU CAN SIT IN CHAIRS!!!!!" me: "YOU CAN INTERACT WITH LITERALLY EVERYTHING.... even if you REALLY shouldn't want to." now, give me a game, other than minecraft, that meets MY standards and i'll give you a game of the future.

[@theanthropologuy7775]

I love Andy's approach to conversation. "If everyone else stops talking, I win"

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

Works on Twitter

[@nermie0127]

In a move that literally everyone expected, Ellen chooses Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning as her one game.

[@ShadowDrakken]

I mean, it's a frigging awesome game. I don't blame her :)

[@nermie0127]

@@ShadowDrakken Agreed. I need to get it on PC.

[@cidlunius1076]

The game is not coming to the ark, right?

[@Borderlines]

I love Ellen for mentioning NieR Automata. She really is a kindred spirit

[@phantomnite]

Nier Automata is definitely my favourite game of the last decade. I would of said persona 5 royal but that's from 2020

[@KuueenKumi]

@@phantomnite technically P5 is from 2018, that's like saying Skyrim doesn't count for 2011 because SE came out in 2016.

[@KuueenKumi]

Agreed, it's a beautiful experience that tore up my emotions

[@phantomnite]

@@KuueenKumi i was talking about persona 5 royal, not the original p5

[@kyleking6101]

17:14 when I saw the ship being revealed with Normandy written down the side, that was the first of many times mass effect series made me cry

[@Kagane1001]

Mike: "Darksouls is not hard. It just requires patience and mastery." Me: Like. Stuff that is hard?

[@asherandai1000]

People consider stuff like that hard cause everyones into the fast-paced-reflex-driven-no-time-to-think fps games. Slowing down and using thought and strategy has become a dying skill.

[@m1tthrawnuru0d06]

Mike I believe the proper phrase for what you are saying is Get Good...

[@DYLANJJK94]

Dark souls is easy, But not in a boring way. Lol

[@wanderer202]

It is and isn't. For 90% of the game you don't have to be good at video games, you just have to be good at memorizing patterns because the enemies follow predictable ones. If you start to recognize the patterns of each enemy and take your time getting through the world... it's all predictable, everything always spawns in the same locations and leads with the same attacks with the same timing. A handful of the bosses, though, are genuinely quite difficult.

[@aelechko]

Kyle Nott also everyone wants instant gratification now. Have you ever been in a hiring position? Kids come out of school with no experience or post secondary and think they’re worth $30+ an hour. It’s ridiculous.

[@kalikar2able]

"I'm very indecisive" It's kingdoms of amalur "So I had a lot of honorable mentions" It's Kingdoms Of Amalur. "But I have to pick..." IT'S KINGDOMS OF AMALUR!

[@davidwilson4446]

Played it once and loved it... was about to replay it when I heard a remake coming out in 2 months and now I’m saving myself for that moment XD

[@brianpoplin656]

I was really waiting for this one on the list. Lol

[@KaladinVegapunk]

See, I understand her love for it But I will NEVER understand their positive words towards life is strange hahaha It's honestly like hearing people talk about dysentery or a child's drawing like it's something amazing or talented It's suuuuch a cringey game, the writing, dialogue, characters.. are sooo clunky, hollow & weak haha, its literally something a 14 year old would think is good I mean the dialogue of edgy mc beanie is just the cringiest stuff, and she's such a shitty person they're trying to pretend is some cool hip badass It really comes across like 40 year olds trying to be cool The shitty fan movie on KZbin is honestly the same level of quality haha I'll never understand the love for it, and it panders soo hard When I saw adam from YMS tear it a new asshole it was like wow okay so not everyone went insane hahaha I mean it's objectively clunky and barely a game, but whatever floats people's boat id never tell someone what to like but people also like shoving things into their urethra

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Honestly I know exactly what Jane means about mass effect 2 haha, I can't think of any other games that gave me the same chills and sense of impact as the first time I did the suicide mission

[@davidwilson4446]

Odin Satanas I think it comes down to having that early 2000s charm in both story and gameplay which only seems to appear in Nintendo games nowadays, I mean it by no means is the best game ever but I did get a oddly nostalgic feel to it while I played it the first time

[@kattaylor2919]

Thank you for this video. It convinced me to play Mass Effect, which I have now sunk 100s of hours into. I have found new characters that I struggle to not see as real friends, and found a whole new fascinating world that I simply love. THANK YOU!!

[@hollieBlu303]

On my first paly through...several years late ....but DAMN! Wrote it off as a BS scifi shooter. It's NOT. And it's not Star Trek either. First hour...good. first 5 hours....gooood. so damn hooked now I've just started Mass Effect 3. And I'm going back from the beginning as soon as I'm done. Got a 2/3 paragon run...next renegade. And I'll be back to do it all again to try to pick up all the other bits and pieces I missed all over again. This is literally taking up all my time right now. TRUE BEAST!

[@landonewts]

Same here, I came to the series late, with Legendary Trilogy, and wow. My favorite game of all time. Well, the Horizon series is right up there, but still…. Mass Effect.

[@riotangel4701]

Bought a Nintendo Switch and *BOTW* last month and I could immediately witness the _pure polish_ in its game design.

[@existentialpenguin7756]

I don't even need to watch this to know Mike has picked Dark Souls, Jane has picked Mass Effect 2 and Ellen has picked Kingdoms of Amalur

[@LashanaKaos]

Could Ellen do a series where she plays through the entirety of Kingdoms of Amalur? It doesn't have to be a full consistent series, just her playing and giving us updates now and again.

[@arndnaj]

That would be a great Livestream.

[@energydragon1147]

YESSS

[@AvidFantasier1337]

Great idea!

[@gigaflynn_]

Yeah, "the 2020 apocalypse, it's happening people, get prepared" turned out to be rather prophetic guys, XD

[@NateTheScot]

KoA:R is genuinely underappreciated and i adored that game

[@sgerman7175]

What about saving the Witcher, including the DLCS? There is barely any game with that much content, also future generations will learn how to make potions and bombs, just in case. ..

[@nateklein7084]

the OX crew has been... surprisingly cold to the Witcher... Luke only just started playing it for the first time ahead of its release on Switch...

[@reyo0531]

It is in part to botw on the open world but I would say its denser.

[@gundamheavyarms4879]

I choose to save The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt...

[@Rodrigo-ei4ht]

Was gonna save it too. All that content in a world you'll lose yourself in

[@ashfair]

Wait the witcher has tons of content more than the witcher 3? sorry had to be that guy even though the first one was pretty good but can't remember if it was this or last decade

[@matthewgalena]

Imaging a version of Mad Max where everyone is stockpiling and fighting over gasoline to run their generators to play single player games.

[@TonyHighwind]

Hell that's what I've been imagining since 2014

[@matthewgalena]

Tony Highwind “ok everyone, we need to go on another raid because *someone* is taking their time getting the hang of Sekiro, and burning through our reserves.”

[@zadrek3724]

"The world may well end in 2020" Oh how right you were, and you didn't even know it.

[@chaislaw5014]

Ellen your not alone, I just downloaded kingdoms of Amalur for the umpteenth time. You have no idea how stoked I was when I heard someone actually knew what Reckoning was. . It's definitely a comfort game. I love R. A Salvator's dark elf stories, his imagination is all over this game and is particularly evident in the combat. The score is awesome. Would love to see an expansion to this world.

[@RayLumos]

Is it bad that, when this video started, my only question was, Is Kingdom of Amalur only a Decade old? Because, let's all be honest that's Ellen's game no matter what. I can still hear her excitement when she started a let's play with Luke. Which brings me to another thing, we need a let's play of mass effect from Jane.

[@k8runnels495]

A Let's Play of Mass Effect 2 from Jane and another Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning from Luke and Ellen! Make it happen.

[@00blaat00]

KoA was launched in 2012.

[@PeterAndHisCorgis]

Hey, whoever edited this one. You accidentally used the clip where Jane jokingly said Kaiden is the best space boyfriend instead of the one where she gave the obviously correct answer of Garrus. Just thought you should know!

[@DavidCruickshank]

i think autocorrect messed up your comment, it's supposed to say the best space partner is Liara t'soni.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

Garrus is the best space boyfriend ever. Tali is the best space girlfriend. I will allow no other answers. These are the correct ones.

[@JB-ku7uz]

@@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human I used to romance Tali, but now I like Miranda. Also, if you don't pick either of them, then Tali and Garrus end up together and I think that's cuter.

[@alastorcorvus]

I played recently as FemShep and none of you're right, the best boyfriend is Thane Krios, he has the more powerful and emotive moments in ME2 and his death is way more devastating in ME3 if you romanced him.

[@TheOnyxSpy]

Kaiden was one of my favorite characters, literally only for the fact that the voice actor played Carth Onasi in KotOR, and he was one of my favorite characters in that game. I saved him over Amanda, and I even romanced him once. Tali is the best Mass Effect girlfriend tho, for sure.

[@ericahess7508]

So I understand why people aren't fond of the end for Mass Effect 3. But I just wanted to say that the part of that game that is my absolute favorite is the part when you're starting the battle for Earth. Just the feeling of awe I had after getting literally all the fleets, and watching them all teleport in after the Normandy. It was amazing.

[@kubiakWU]

BotW is my first Zelda game and it's my favorite game ever, probably! I took my time getting through it because I didn't want it to end. I love it too!

[@cyndrift]

I love how usually at least the intro is scripted for one of these but instead its just luke slowly going insane. my brain tells me this is an upgrade

[@maxvel0city906]

I absolutely love the banter the OX crew have with each other, it's so wholesome, heartwarming and relatable. The endless giggling and winding up of each other. If there's one thing to save from the apocalypse let it be the friendship of the OX crew and it's communtity.

[@stepanotrisal1512]

You sir, don't even have to worry about apocalypse, because this comment would persuade any diety you will meet at the other side to send you to heaven

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Agreed. That's why these channels are the best on KZbin. Even if you don't like video games, I would still recommend these guys.

[@maxvel0city906]

@@cthulhufhtagn2483 I can't see there being any greater compliment for team OX than that. 👍

[@maxvel0city906]

@@stepanotrisal1512 aww, thank you. 😀

[@kallasantysanty6092]

Tha kind of friendship and kindness doesn't happen often ... i've seen it only here (never in my real life ... i need to one day get myself to one of their life shows to see it for myself :P). Anyway if anyone could convince the apocalips to just chill out and watch a video instead it would be these people :)

[@alanmzc]

Dec 17 "upcoming apocalypse" March 21 "apocalypse?“ So guys, what are you playing, months on? (all jokes aside, stay safe)

[@Banquet42]

I'm on Chapter 2 of Witcher 1, let me know if it's worth carrying on with!

[@thijsvandervoort8261]

I've been playing SOTC on the PS4 for the first time and FO4 for the 4th, maybe 5th time, with the BoS this time. Ad Victoriam and stay safe!

[@theleanbusinessman5431]

Leon Coombes I put The new Zelda game with the wild breathing as the goat 🐐 then Witcher then parsons 5

[@theleanbusinessman5431]

Thijs van der Voort What is ‘SOCT’?

[@theleanbusinessman5431]

Thijs van der Voort What is ‘Ad Victoriam? 😶🤔😅🤔😶

[@DragonBornHero]

Kingdoms of Amalur was and will always be an absolute work of art. The story was unique and enthralling to the end, the game world was expansive and intriguingly in depth, and throughout the game you feel a sense of both power through the Fate combat system and a sort of odd yet not unwelcome humility through interacting with all the different NPC's in this beautifully interwoven, interconnected virtual world that was also artfully mapped in all directions

[@DragonBornHero]

@@frankgrimes7388 sure you stick to league of legends there bud and shit on everything else. I’ll keep an open mind

[@ossiehalvorson7702]

"Story was unique and enthralling to the end." The chosen one style hero comes back from death unbound from fate and seeks to save the world from the Big Bad Evil Guy™️. KoA story is basically the premise for every mediocre D&D campaign ever run, nevermind its prevalence in books, movies, and video games. "Game world is expansive and intriguingly in depth." The game world is large and physically empty, but being a McFarlane world, the lore had potential to be interesting. Unfortunately the dialog writers chose to keep you asking only the same five things to every NPC in the first 8 hours with a 0.05% different response each time, giving you almost no new information on a topic. Lore stones were also strangely disconnected from the area you were in a lot of the time, and were more like reading a lore wiki than diagetic lore, which is super unimmersive. Combat was also basically MMO combat with a bit more interaction than the typical click and wait. Sort of MMORPG meets Diablo. Like every other aspect, not bad, just aggressively mediocre. That's great if you like it, there's only been a small handful of genuinely good examples of revolutionary games recently so standards have fallen on what that means. It wasn't revolutionary on any front though, if we're being intellectually honest without defaulting on childish "haha u prolly play league of legends" insults. It was a passable game made in a rush by a failing studio whose ambitions ultimately ruined them and led them to release a game that sounds to be vastly different than the game they wanted to release.

[@Flotube444]

BTW: The first THREE Steam reviews of Kindoms of Alamur mention you, Ellen....

[@thomasr7129]

Amalur. ;)

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

That's awesome!

[@clysmic]

Got to be the Witcher 3! Best music, great combat, massive feels, huge beautiful open world, decisions that matter and can make feel regret, side quests that are more involved and unique than some other games in their entirety!

[@wierdalien1]

Shovel Knight

[@joenesvick7043]

I'm replaying that now, first time on PC and imported from The Witcher & The Witcher 2

[@belgianbacon707]

I'm here with you man

[@oddkidbiker]

Definitely. I'm replaying it again at the minute (bought it on another platform). Even though I know it by heart, I still got a bit emotional when Geralt finds Ciri on the Isle of mists. He looks so utterly defeated when he rolls her over and thinks shes dead and then the feels when she revives! That game is really special.

[@daftpanda6533]

I recently started playing Witcher 3- in anticipation for Cyberpunk 2077. It's become possibly my favorite, and I haven't even finished it yet. You definitely nailed the reasons why it's so epic. I definitely appreciate all of the little notes and books you can read- they fill in a lot, and it shows text in RPGs isn't dead. The side quests never feel like empty task or fetch-it quests, unlike many other games. They add to the world building instead of game play runtime. Cyberpunk 2077: I've been waiting for it for years. GF says it will never come out. I get hyped about March 2020 release... ...It gets postponed. GF laughs at my sadness.D::=

[@Paradoxownsjoo]

Lord. It's September 2020. This intro hurts.

[@kodakunaokami3790]

February 2021, as you know, its not better, but rather arguably worse. Lets start a little historical log, every few months. How long till its better, lol?

[@ThomasOnTape]

I have only heard the Mass effect galaxy map music once before, in the "Game Music We Love" video. The moment it started playing, a chill ran up my spine. I really gotta try the Mass Effect series.

[@fictionalcricket6789]

I saw this comment and had the impulse to comment an extremely very long thing on how amazing Mass Effect music is.

[@LamasLeathercrafts]

I feel like Andy talking about Red Dead Redemption is like Obi-Wan explaining a lightsaber.. Andy: “Red Dead Redemption, an elegant game for a more civilized time.“

[@Ryan-ij3ge]

These are my favorite types of videos. People talking about their interests and why they’re so passionate about them. And specifically to this channel it just feels like I’m sat listening to friends.

[@whateverwoody3044]

Thanks to Mike for also owning several copies of Skyrim and never beating it. I've sunk probably a thousand hours of play into the PS3, PS4, PC and Xbox versions of this and have yet to face Alduin. Glad I'm not alone in this.

[@ShailaNicole]

Personally I would have to choose Alice: Madness Returns. I've bought it on a few different platforms and fall in love every time I play it

[@danschreimann215]

Mike: I don't have the patience for a stealth game Also Mike: the best thing about dark souls is it requires patience

[@alucardvigilatedismas2868]

"Legend of Zelda BOTW is the best game ever made" *Laughs in Google Chrome dinosaur game* Also someone should give Jane Fire Emblem

[@mar_speedman]

"it's the first game where you can actually climb walls" Remembers long list of Spider-Man games

[@Zoso14892]

Yeah, I found Mike and Luke a bit difficult to agree with there. It wasn't them talking about how it was the best game for them it was them talking about how it was somehow revolutionary, or the best in certain aspects. I'll always remember Kingdoms of Amalur, ME2 and RDR because of the passion Ellen, Jane and Andy all show while talking about them. They've shown that for years but for some reason Mike and Luke always sound like they are trying to convince me it's right.

[@hylianlnk3719]

@@mar_speedman in zelda

[@mar_speedman]

@@hylianlnk3719 No, he definitely means games period. He mentioned Skyrim as comparison

[@hylianlnk3719]

@@mar_speedman Fair enough but he meant similar games to breath of the wild I said "zelda" because it is the first instance of free roam such as.. You guessed it skyrim

[@dyinginfashion2558]

KINGDOMS OF AMALUR, YES! It was one of my favorite growing up. It legitimately was stunning when I first played it. I had never played an open world rpg quite like that, I was a final fantasy guy but that opened my eyes

[@Kwiwiwiwi]

It’s gotta be fallout new Vegas for me. I’ve been playing it for years and years and still haven’t learned everything about the story. Obsidian is known for its well rounded universe building, and I believe fallout new Vegas to be genuinely the best written games of all time. They’ve built this history in a world that I want to learn more than the real worlds history lmao

[@alexwright5419]

Also known as “The Oxbox crew talk about their favorite games” and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love these longer more unscripted videos. They feel so personal and close

[@YourDeath1994]

Mike: it's not hard, it requires mastery! Me, a space dwarf on a dying star: Yes, that's... What hard means!

[@wanderer202]

It... really isn't though. Most of the game (90%) is not difficult, it's just memorization. The enemies always spawn in the exact same locations and attack in the exact same way with the exact same predictable patterns. Once you start to recognize that you can also predict the patterns that the enemies you haven't encountered yet will follow. After that (and before that to be honest) it is literally just a matter of slowing down and taking your time. Only about 10% of the game, mostly just a handful of the bosses, is genuinely difficult. The rest you just can't treat like, say, Devil May Cry. You rush in and spam attacks and you die.

[@YourDeath1994]

@@wanderer202 dude, I played ds 1, I brought ds3 to platinum, I played bloodborne on platinum and I'm working on sekiro. You are right, it's memorization, but if a boss kills you with one hit if you make a mistake, it's a hard game and you git gud until you can beat it. Also I made a cheap joke to an avengers movie with Thor when he got his new hammer/axe. :)

[@govna965]

To be fair, Ellen, Skyrim combat is supposed to be just like the real world. You can only shoot an arrow so fast, or swing a sword, they are EXTREMELY heavy!! and it would require a ridiculous amount of focus to simply draw up the magika for spells! We learned that in the Inheritance Cycle. Not hating, I love you guys but I had to say that because it was just a tad bit out of context. Love you guys!

[@briangrooms5379]

I legit bought reckoning because of you all playing it and it’s now my second favorite game of all time right behind persona 3

[@twinmama42]

I was inclined to say "Ellen was right", because I love that game to pieces, but for me it is The Witcher 3. Period.

[@lucaleo4411]

indeed

[@ElSalsaRey]

"It's not hard." *montage of brutal deaths* "I have a confession, I haven't beaten Dark Souls. But it's because I'm taking my time." Translated: He can't beat it because every phase requires 5 hours to master

[@masonkennedy8089]

Ouch. But yes. Bell gargoyles we’re a bastard, and now up to O&S. Gonna have fun with that...

[@christopherhammond5142]

@@masonkennedy8089 They're fucki tough. How did you go?

[@markcarpenter6020]

Dark souls. The game for people who hate themselves

[@aidancox5481]

@@markcarpenter6020 And also Ellen, apparently.

[@brotil9726]

It kind of makes me laugh to myself that they thought 2020 was gonna be a good year

[@caglarsahin110]

0:13 "Human race still going.. still goin'" 0:15 "we all know, the world may end in 2020" you jinxed it :D

[@alanhamilton3779]

Mike: "Darksouls has such an identifiable atmosphere and solitary nature about it" Mike playing any game with a castle in it: "oh yeah this is SO darksouls"

[@quincebielka8843]

Alan Hamilton mike playing hitman: this is Dark Souls!

[@kyleelkins2223]

I think the fact that Skyrim was mentioned in almost everyone’s reasoning is a testament to how truly amazing that game is and the mark it will forever leave on gaming. Skyrim 2020

[@insaincaldo]

Would be my pick, some games do things it does better, but I can just play that forever. On the other hand, it has been released so many times for everything, when the world ends you can definitely find a copy for something you can get to play it.

[@thecinemagician]

Heck, instead of making a new single player elder scrolls, they updated Skyrim. And people aren't mad. (I dont think)

[@ddsjgvk]

Nothing really good though

[@davidjones272]

Sky rim has no characters or story. Also the combat is very dull.

[@kyleelkins2223]

I can get what people say about the combat but it’s just kinda what you make of it, there are so many different paths you can take. It may be dull to sit around with a shield and wait for an opening, but it doesn’t get much cooler than melting someone with a giant firestorm lol. It just has a lot to offer. And I think there are a lot of memorable characters and so much lore and content. I have 200+ hours on one character and am not even close to 100%.

[@reitekaredacted2787]

When Ellen talks about Kingdoms of Amalur so much you decide to buy it just to see what she's going on about :)

[@awoken8infinite]

2:09 I think it was quite possibly you that got me into dark souls. it was someone from inside xbox anyway that named it as game of the year when it came out. the description of the vertical world that folds back on itself and the bosses and stuff just had me totally hooked. I was also terrified of basilisks before I even played it due to your review :D And yeah dude, it's like a giant, depressing, bleak and lonely Robin Hood's den Lego playset (the best lego set) Thing is I had that set and my two cousins smashed it as I wouldn't show them where the secret entrances were :( quite apt really for being likened to DKS.

[@TotallyCluelessGamer]

When the closest thing to a surprise is Mike picking Dark Souls I start to realize just how open these lovely ladies and gentlemen are about their thoughts and feelings about games.

[@Rodrigo-ei4ht]

Well Mike did talk about it so lovingly that he got Luke to play it and got him into the From Software verse. Mike might love cars IRL but his gamer heart will always belong to Dark Souls

[@foolbar9280]

Everyone: Open world games are nice. It gives you the feeling of exploring amazing natural world Andy: Nature is nice, reminds me of Read Dead Redemption!

[@joehadari7315]

2020 it's just around the corner! We made it you guys. This is hilarious to watch a year later.

[@strdseraph2765]

Got a hit of sad nostalgia for Luke's enthusiasm that 2019 was almost over. *Glares at 2020* Skyrim would be my ark game. Bought it on release day and I'm still playing. I will never be done.

[@Prizzlesticks]

You had me at 'Like an MMORPG but with no other people.' That's the fantasy right there.

[@LoneCourier2281]

It’s now March 2020 and the “coming apocalypse” was pretty spot on.

[@LoneCourier2281]

@John Eric lmao okay

[@lady_draguliana784]

Plot Twist, The True Ending of Dark Souls is a rousing rendition of "Rag Time Gal" ala the chest burster from SpaceBalls 🤣

[@banditodorito3130]

I love Jane and the fact that she said ME2 makes me love her even more!

[@Niqulaz]

"I'd say Arkham Asylum but that was last decade. Don't you feel old." -_- I resemble that remark!

[@aelechko]

Skype_of_Cthulhu how can you look like a remark? Is that you Jesse funk? You had that wrong for decades

[@QueenOfTheSea101]

.... seriously, arkham asylum ISN'T old.... now, if you can remember being EXCITED about getting a sega genesis for birthday and playing the heck out of the 7-pack game it came with, including Sonic 1 & 2 and Golden Axe, or, better yet, thinking a computer that ran both DOS and Windows 95 was the best thing ever invented and you had it all to yourself, then come talk to me.

[@SweatyThumbsticks]

It has made my day that Nier: Automata got an honourable mention. It's an incredible game. It's between that and Persona 5 for me I think. Persona has such an amazing style and story that I could play it forever. Plus that intro. I don't think I skipped it once.

[@cherrydragon3120]

For me it wasn't because it switched between ALOT of different gameplay and i don't like that in the slightest. I wanna learn and master a particular gameplay and shoving half a dozen different ones in it means you can't really get good at them all. Cause you know, humans can't simply get gut at everything. Don't get me wrong. Ita a good game. If you like the gameplay, wich i didnt.

[@gavfitzpatrick]

Yes, it's my game of the decade as well. It makes me like Ellen ever more if that's possible that she picked it. Best Story, gameplay and best music, all in one game. The fact that you have to replay it at least 3 times to finish it (and all the other endings) and it never gets boring, just shows how amazing it is.

[@devonoliver8896]

There's a loophole in this they said the last decade so everything before 2010 you would still have

[@nachoisone]

Why when talking of the Red Dead series we all forget about Red Dead Revolver?

[@ashina9271]

It’s not as good as it’s descendants but you’re right, it’s great and should be appreciated

[@dallydaydream]

"Have you tried playing Breath of the Wild and then going back to Skyrim, where you can't climb the mountain?" I mean, to be fair, the horses in Skyrim will climb the mountains for you. (I love this video by the way. It's making me so emotional watching people talk about what they love. I honestly don't know how I'd choose a favourite from my top three.)

[@Lefindon]

When Ellen started talking about kingdom's of amalur i googled where I could get it... Steam, loaded up steam... Already own it and I didn't even know! Then she talked about the comments in Steam and she's right, top two comments. The game is installing now...

[@jonb4155]

Prepare to lose a LOT of time...

[@dillionedmonds5736]

That game is one of the best fantasy games that I've ever played, it's not for hardcore fantasy lovers though because of just how quirky it is. I think I enjoyed around 200 hours of that game, and the only ones (besides pokemon) that I've been able to stay drawn into like that are Borderlands, Fallout New Vegas, and Skyrim

[@NemesisTomato]

It's SO good. Except the voice acting. Just try to ignore it. It's worth it.

[@markkaisermusic]

This is one of my favorite videos. I love seeing what my fellow geeks love. Thank you!

[@gbubbles7383]

Wow! Just seeing this for the first time in September of 2020........ you’re intro is a HUGE foreshadow.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

1 minute in and there's already a Kingdoms of Amalur clip

[@IamaPERSON]

Classic Ellen! *Plays laugh track*

[@misterthegeoff9767]

@@IamaPERSON That's Freaky Deaky

[@MeteoWolf19]

Ellen: "It was very difficult for me to choose." Me, after reinstalling Kingdoms of Amalur: "Are you sure about that?"

[@dragonsword40]

You say reinstall? What made you install it once and remove it?

[@theleanbusinessman5431]

dragonsword40 it must be installed again

[@scottmefford6917]

Good choice Jane, I adore Bioware also. KOTOR 1&2, Jade Empire, Mass Effect series, etc.

[@MissAdessa]

Ellen- I’ve just started watching this channel but I’m so glad I’ve found someone else that has the same love and obsession for The Reckoning that I do.

[@DracoSD268]

I love that Ellen loves Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning because this has been one of my favorite games since it came out and sucks that it never got a sequel. Someone needs to make one though.

[@vladdracul5072]

They waited with that until now, so Ellen has a game for the next decade.

[@theleanbusinessman5431]

It’s getting a remake I think 😶