Alan Wake 2 | Fully Ramblomatic

Introducing Fully Ramblomatic, the brand-new game review show from Yahtzee Croshaw.
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From the team behind The Escapist, we're excited to introduce you to our new employee-owned and fully independent outlet, Second Wind.

[@SecondWindGroup]

Second Wind is completely independent and employee owned. Our goal is to be sustainable through fan-funding. Even $1 a month helps us get there! www.patreon.com/SecondWindGroup Discord: discord.gg/432a5NUt After Fully Ramblomatic, Yahtzee and Marty will be streaming Half-Life: Opposing Force over at @SecondWindLivestreams

[@BPlayReview]

as your previously created show might slowly crash and burn, will we see most of the reviews revived in the new banner if it were to be taken down by the owner?

[@Bimon1234567]

A gaming worker cooperative, I like it.

[@WinstonKillDeath]

@@Bimon1234567seize the means of recreation!

[@nicklager1666]

Fantastic job getting all this up and runing so fast. It speaks to the well drilled team you have around you Nick. And of course a small token of my appreciation is a patreon membership.

[@SecondWindGroup]

Whole team appreciates it. We've got the best team in the business!@@nicklager1666

[@user-gk1mp1zk7n]

I love the legally distinct yahtzee in the thumbnail

[@dalmirocampos7642]

Nono i think you mean our beloved host Iatsi

[@UnbornIdeas]

Y'all tripping that's cgp grey 😂

[@LateSleeper]

Legally distinct is the best kind of distinct.

[@BlueAversion]

Glad the imp returns in a different form as well.

[@Glun258]

looking more and more like Pratchett over the years

[@talleywa5772]

Hearing Yahtzee swear uncensored is like ambrosia to the eardrums.

[@tyrannicpuppy]

Don't worry. I'm sure KZbin will find some way to fuck it up for us. The cunts.

[@ichijofestival2576]

Yes, but I suspect it might only be a temporary thing. They may not be corporate-owned anymore, but they're still on KZbin, and that ad money's gonna matter more than ever right now. What they were doing before-- having a public censored version and a members-only uncensored version-- made sense. (And the way they were censoring it was actually kind of funny, so I'd be fine with it.)

[@Takintomori]

Depends on how many people donate@@ichijofestival2576

[@Epicmonk117]

Agree 100%. However, I still think he should keep the censoring thing in his toolbox, just in case he either needs it for some reason or finds a time where it would be funnier to censor it (such as in the original message about the censoring he was doing where he change “stick KZbin’s demonetization up their arse” to “sticking it up their [nostril]”).

[@Helicon1]

@@ichijofestival2576 I believe their business plan is to be fully funded by patreon rather than reliant on youtube algorithms and ad revenue, another good reason to support them there imho

[@davidandersson7642]

Amazing that you turned around and produced this new "Not ZP" show so quickly without missing a beat.

[@DrachenJager1]

To be fair it's basically the same show with different music, red swapped in for yellow, and a new name. I hope they made enough changes to keep from getting sued.

[@davidandersson7642]

@@DrachenJager1 It takes a lot of creativity to take what are essentially the same assets and remix them into something distinct. I love the imps being turned into dogs.

[@penteractgaming]

Just goes to show how little the company they used to work for actually did

[@fictionarch]

I can't be ZP! ZP doesn't wear a mustache!

[@planescaped]

Well he was doing it before The Escapist, he'll be doing it long after. I remember people saying Yhatzee had outgrown The Escapist almost a decade ago,

[@themystic8634]

I do appreciate that due to a technicality, like Doctor Who, Fully Ramblomatic is now a longer running series than Zero Punctuation

[@willdyer9688]

what's the technicality?

[@tahutoa]

@@willdyer9688 maybe the technicality is FR both is and isn't ZP, meaning FR technically has four more episodes

[@tripfarmer9508]

@@willdyer9688 Fully Ramblomatic was on a sort of hiatus for the 16 years that Zero Punctuation was running. So having it return technically means it's been around longer than Zero Punctuation has. That is unless they try to replace Yahtzee for ZP, but that would be ridiculous.

[@themystic8634]

Tripfarmer has the right of it. The original name, before he joined the escapist was Fully Ramblomatic

[@tripfarmer9508]

@@themystic8634 I love the Doctor Who comparison because I've recently caught up on it because of the 60th anniversary specials. Except for the 90s movie, there basically wasn't any Doctor Who on air from like the late 80s until 2005.

[@TheWarpZone]

Congrats guys! Welcome to the world of being a self owned brand again!

[@mattiascrowe2549]

They collegehumor'd

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

​@@Gator159Collegehumor went tits up because their parent company wanted to pad their books by cutting costs, so the creators of the show bought back all the rights and started dropout

[@JJJBunney001]

​@@Gator159sold out and then got fucked over by their corporate overlords

[@Code7Unltd]

@@Gator159 Lost a bunch of it's staff (reducing to a skeleton crew of 10, for specifics) and dissolved soon after. The Escapist had a similar fate at the hand of Gamurs, except CollegeHumor ultimately dissolved because of (what's now) Meta changing how the curation system works for videos on Facebook. Escapist, on the other hand, saw a lot of employees leave due to Gamurs and their shift towards having AI write the "news" for most of their brands. The brands that Gamurs operates, surprisingly, are still afloat. It's either Australian funding or eSports money keeping them alive.

[@jakebarker4509]

​@@Gator159Similar-ish story. CollegeHumor was a big brand in internet comedy. Their corporate overlords did a load of stupid and the talented creators left to rise from the ashes as DropOut.

[@noot1375]

I love how we've come full circle all the way back to Fully Ramblomatic.

[@sofaking1627]

Likewise

[@superrugby2]

100 percent!!😊

[@SophiaAstatine]

The Darkness demo review on his original channel says uploaded 16 years ago. If that doesn't make your joints ache I don't know what will.

[@chrismorris6865]

That title really played the long game.

[@malachichampion]

came here to say this exact thing

[@Flood520]

For the past few years, every time a new ZP dropped, I would take a moment to wonder why Yahtzee chose to remain chained to Escapist. And now I don't have to - I can just lean back and enjoy.

[@Code7Unltd]

It's like Riley Murdock said, "They can use all the punctuation they want. You deserve it."

[@Dasgath]

What happened? Yatz leaving escapist?

[@RibusPQR]

A company bought The Escapist, and fired the editor-in-chief. So Yahtzee and his friends quit too, and they all founded this company.

[@just1nb46]

After years and damn near 2 decades of ZP, with all the change that had to happen, it’s still a classic Yahtzee episode and I couldn’t be more grateful.

[@lorewarden1231]

It's also the first time ever that the intro/outro music has been properly balanced with the rest of the audio. I'll take it.

[@avataraarow]

That dig at the escapist with calling Alan wake’s reality “as ephemeral as a career in tech journalism” was great. Glad to see you all go independent!

[@Mark73]

He was absolutely required to throw something like that in there. Total moral imperative.

[@Latronibus]

Came down to the comments to say exactly that, except with Gamurs instead of The Escapist. Anyway, I'm glad to see it voted this high up. Another +1 for you.

[@THB192]

Probably not a dig at the Escapist. Nick's gone on record saying he still really cares about the people over there

[@cyfrostan]

Probably my favorite gag in the video, especially the "We expect you to meet certain targets" part.

[@Youtube.Commen-tater]

​@@THB192It is nice to care about people stuck on a sinking ship

[@tehanteh]

Let’s all laugh at an industry, that dropped the ball with our friend Yahtzee

[@amortisse]

It’s like they never learn anything, teeheehee.

[@hedigo3036]

LETS ALL LAUGH, AT THE INDUSTRY

[@TheKnegen]

TEE HEE HEE

[@jgrey8959]

GUFFAW

[@gameman250]

Tee Hee - and I cannot stress this enough - Hee

[@Nry_Chan]

The different background colours for the different sections is a nice addition for this unique new show. It makes it easy to keep track of what's being reviewed so you know it's not just a long ass ramble.

[@Bacxaber]

I found it rather distracting, personally.

[@stepmi]

Red flag in the background, industrial gear theme, workers owning their own workplace - is that a Communism™® channel?

[@RagingBadger68]

@@stepmi depending on your personal understanding of what communism is, maybe. About as communist as unions are.

[@stepmi]

@@RagingBadger68 the unions exist to counterweight the corporate owners. When workers own the business, there's no need in unions. They're are even impossible.

[@squiddu]

​@@BacxaberI mean, they're half a second transitions on occasion. How bad is it really?

[@infinitystudiozz]

Been watching yahtzee since the mid 2000s and always excited to see what he's up to. Thanks for keeping the content coming!

[@pasteghost428]

Remember his appearance in Doraleous? The Meh Kingdom. 😂

[@JallenMeodia]

What a wholly unique and distinctive series with absolutely no similarities to anything prior, could see this show going on for 16 years.

[@catfoy8888]

To quote the man himself I can't be zero punctuation Zero punctuation doesn't have amustache

[@somethingelse516]

Glad I’ve stumbled on this completely unique series

[@MathewHaswell]

It resembles but is legally-distinct from Zero Punctuation. The crowdfunded spiritual-sucessor the lead creative - Mr Croshaw - made after escaping from his corporate masters' sinking ship.

[@RationalGamers]

Wow, can't believe Yahtzee made a third episode of Fully Ramblomatic after 15 years. Love the new style!

[@andreasspachmuller7002]

so after 15 years he did another episode, maybe my hopes for another video on duke nukem aren´t dead yet

[@JamesTobiasStewart]

I'm still hoping he reviews 'The Darkness' one day. The demo video was fun, but I feel Fully Ramblomatic has some unfinished business there.

[@Raida7]

So we're in Season 2 then 😂

[@DuckyEdea]

Ah shit, I just commented this exact joke. Kudos friend

[@IcyFire19]

Im going to miss the imp but the doggo is a cute addition. Cheers to Yahtzee and colleagues for sticking to what they want to do. Happy that the ZP series continues in spirit.

[@stitchfantommy]

These colors are a lot easier on the eyes than the yellow, and the format is similar enough to be comfortable in the change but unique enough that its fresh, a massive step forward!

[@Ramsey276one]

Stopped mashing B and it finally evolved!

[@cyfrostan]

"We expect you to meet certain targets" is probably my favorite gag in the video. It's a well deserved dig.

[@GreatLaminator]

Combined with "A sense of reality as reliable and permanent as corporate techjournalism"!

[@trainee5471]

What's the timestamp?

[@icedragonair]

Let's be real everyone already knows this is all, as Yahtzee would put it " holding a finger under your nose and saying, I can't be zero punctuation zero punctuation doesn't have a mustache" I mean Nick refused to sign an NDA for a reason. Everyone already knows the real story and Yahtzee is never one to be coy.

[@cyfrostan]

@@GreatLaminator bingo

[@cyfrostan]

​​@@trainee54713:33 half the number of the beast

[@StrikeWarlock]

Man really went for that Persona 4 to 5 aesthetic with him going from Yellow to Red.

[@hazukichanx408]

Well, it sure worked out well for Persona!

[@journeytoform]

Makes sense, since it's one of Yahtzee's favorite game series.

[@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic563]

​​@@journeytoform The gamer-to-weeb pipeline.

[@starmaker75]

with even a more improved and stylized look

[@PaleBrownDot]

For the Christmas Special, Yahtzee wields a gun on camera.

[@mac4974]

By the 1 week mark, this was Yahtzee's 5th most watched video since the 2020 roundup. They're gonna be fine.

[@andrewhazlewood4569]

Imagine what the view count will be for a Fully Ramblomatic episode with a Theodor Giesel style opening.

[@Twargan]

"With a sense of reality as reliable and permanent as a career in corporate tech journalism." Coming out the gate swinging I see. I love it.

[@maluithil]

"WE EXPECT YOU TO MEET CERTAIN TARGETS" XD

[@morninggoblins]

I love that Yahtzee went back to calling it Fully Ramblomatic after all these years. Truly full circle.

[@Skibbi198]

Time to rewatch all his ego reviews on his old channel for the nostalgia

[@benjaminamouroux8395]

To the end and back 🔚♾️🔙

[@remingtonspeed7481]

Fully Circlomatic

[@thepeps101]

Was that the original name of zp?

[@ikeshrafter]

@@thepeps101 Yes! You can still find them on yahtzee's old channel before he was uploading to the escapist

[@Inritz]

Getting the swears back is probably my favorite thing. That alone is worth my dollar. Knowing it actually goes to the creators seals the deal.

[@cyfrostan]

I actually miss the cheeky creative censorship, but big agree on the rest of it. It's an even better deal now that none of it goes to the suits.

[@BlueAizu_]

​​@@cyfrostan"What arbitrary silliness" is still one of my favorite non-swears of all time

[@cybertramon0012]

As soon as I heard ‘fuck’ uncensored, I figured he was going to take full advantage of not caring about being demonetised again. Though I will admit the censoring in his Gotham Knights video was hilarious. “Demonitise me KZbin. I don’t care, and neither does my editor. Probably.”

[@ashuggtube]

Which was your favourite swear? Mine was “cuntery”.

[@CooroSnowFox]

​@@ashuggtube"cuntblast" and how it was dropped into the episode

[@Guardsman-B]

I'm glad you folks are hanging in there. Keep up the awesome work!

[@highrulerdiamond6717]

Those last words during that speech is pure poetry.

[@Paul-009]

This is the kind of intelligent and to-the-point commentary that has been missing from the games industry for the last 2 weeks.

[@i_love_musique333]

It's a laughably bad take on the game, LOL

[@ninjabiatch101]

​@@i_love_musique333You're clearly new here. Lol.

[@ryebread095]

This is the best Fully Ramblomatic episode we've had in ages. Well done

[@jaymz6473]

Top 3 for sure

[@JrIcify]

I disagree this show has gone way downhill.

[@calls7989]

​@@JrIcify The show was never good to begin with, we should have gone back to the old minions with triangle arms

[@meatwizard9785]

@@@calls7989 Well the problem is that Yahtzee doesn't own the zero punctuation brand meaning that he legally can't

[@gus.smedstad]

Needs more twing-twang.

[@TotallyToonsTV]

Wow! You were back up and running again SO FAST without skipping a beat. It feels almost exactly the same as ZP except a lot more red and your hat is black now....and hearing you completely uncensored is like music to my ears, that ending was perfection and pure art. Good times.

[@holymanbob9491]

So it's just zero punctuation but with a red background instead of a yellow one?? Works for me.

[@Spilsbury1989]

Its gonna take some time getting used to seeing Yahtzee depicted with clothes, but we all make sacrifices

[@Shuffle-Major-Arcana]

And no imps. I think the dog is taking their place.

[@andyetstillmore]

For me it's the pupils. Like when Brad Neely went full animation and added pupils. I think there's more impact in a minimal design. But hey, I'll get used to it and the upside is a creator I enjoy can say fuckwords and spout smart shit without some corporate nosejob jamming their business in where it's not required or wanted.

[@MathewHaswell]

@@andyetstillmore They had to redesign the art-assets just enough be similtaneously recognisable and legally-distinct.

[@RobinZeg]

Did you go to Sturgis?

[@GloomRng]

It took him 15 years , but he finally nerd levelled up from fedora to cowboy hat. my hero 🎉🎉

[@dedded101]

Didn't he used to wear a trilby?

[@marcruth4531]

That was a trilby on Zero Punctuation.

[@thehelpfulwalnut7440]

@@dedded101Knowing the difference between a fedora and a trilby makes it sound like you wear a fedora tbh

[@deathjunior7755]

You mean he started wearing a fedora lol he used to wear a trilby.

[@GloomRng]

T'would appear i dont know what a trilby is, alas .

[@VermilionRua]

Been following Yahtzee's work since 2007 when ZP aired on episodes of X-Play. So happy to see it living on in this legally distinct fashion.

[@OversoulGaming]

I went into this game already under the impression that American Nightmare never happened and it was a trick of the dark place or one of Alan's attempts to write himself out of it that didn't work the way he hoped. Or it was one of Mr scratch's attempts at escaping. Anyways, if you do enough mental gymnastics you can squeeze that game firmly into the continuity while simultaneously not retconning anything. Yes it's basically the Alan Wake equivalent of it was all a dream but what I remember from the control DLC Alan has tried to write himself out of the dark place for years and I'm sure that resulted in some of the awe's. Some people even speculate that Alan is directly responsible for everything that happens across every game including control. Control would have you thinking that the events of the first game was just another awe but some people interpreted that DLC as saying that everything that happens in all of these games only happens because Alan wrote it that way meaning that the FBC wouldn't even exist in the first place if he didn't write it into existence. I'm not sure if I fully buy into that Theory but I do know that regardless of which Theory you follow it's entirely possible to squeeze American Nightmare into continuity and write off the ending as a red herring that can be explained through objects of power and other ooga booga stuff from control

[@DuckyEdea]

We finally got episode 3 of Fully Ramblomatic! Amazing! Only been waiting 16 years!

[@petermanfox2535]

Oh my God I just realized the imp has been changed to a dog. Rest In Peace, imp. We'll never forget your dedication at representing monsters, children and unbearable twats.

[@arcan762]

it is ironic as his current dog kind of looks like an imp lol

[@JABRIEL251]

I will miss the imp...

[@charlescaulkins8306]

The imp has retired as it has been at work for 16 years. He will live on in our hearts, like this doggie.

[@markkramer5740]

@@wbtarzanboy Tell me you work for Gamurs Group without telling me you work for Gamurs Group...... Oh wait, you already did.

[@wouju9600]

@@wbtarzanboy "I assume everybody pledging to Yahtzee also lives on a manor in a wine county right?" yeah, we all do. I thought that was obvious?

[@GregTheLion]

I like that the company's title shows a phoenix. Nice touch

[@Tomwebsterart]

It was a hard 2 weeks without you, Yahtz. Glad you are able to be yourself again

[@skyfiresage5980]

I had no idea how much I missed Yahtzee being able to swear properly

[@apexnext]

Fuck YES. 😆

[@TPPMac1]

As much as I agree, I found him censoring himself with 'flim-flam' pretty funny.

[@ColonelZoren]

So fukin' true.

[@ArschWassr]

Except the time near the end, he said he couldn't and wouldn't swear and slipped a fk in there anyways. Not sure if it was fixed after but that one had a special flavor to it hahahha

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

@@TPPMac1 Yeah, the bowlderized swears with the olde timey filter over it was a very Yahtzee solution to the so-called problem. Though I really...I swear like a sailor, I'm fine with profanity, and honestly every time you hear "BLEEP-ing" or something like that, my brain re-swears it for you, so...just swear your own swears man. Don't make me swear your swears for you.

[@glossyplane542]

I’m amazed how little of the ZP feel was lost in the transition. I will really miss the old art style but quality wise this is just as great and the writing didn’t suffer at all.

[@empath69]

I'll miss the little demon mascots, but they are trademarked, so I'll settle for this wonderful puppy

[@pancakes1271]

It's fun looking at this and trying to work out what is and isn't trademark. Obviosuly the name ZP, the music, apparently the yellow background, the imps, and Yahtzee's avatar. Although apparently his style of drawing people (circular head, pill shaped torso, disconnected feet and circular hands) isn't, which is interesting.@@empath69

[@alfredalbert2970]

It’s a cute doggo. Is that even settling?

[@t850terminator]

I feel like a bit is lost with glasses

[@brandon123tigger]

RIP to the imps, ZP's oldest little guys@@empath69

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

Not even a week old, fewer than double digit numbers of videos, and this channel already has over a quarter of the subs of Escapist's channel that's been around for over 15 years. You love to see it.

[@AxionSurge]

Thanks! You've kept me entertained since 08.

[@Vesperitis]

A slightly different hat, a slightly different imp, glasses, and reviewing an atmospheric horror adventure with a mechanic centered around shadows. Feels like 2007 all over again.

[@Smash_252]

Looks like a dog is replacing the imp

[@joechapman8208]

It's definitely a puppy.

[@bjorngerlach7829]

@@joechapman8208 I think it‘s supposed to be Toffee, Yahtzee‘s doggy

[@BloopTube]

Its certainly a good pick for a reboot.

[@jmurray1110]

Does give off the vibe of just removed enough to avoid copyright though Didn’t even recognise Yahtzee at first

[@yokaiwatcher8500]

Hearing Yahtzee just curse is a blessing to have back. I hope here, we’ll have plenty of chances to laugh at an industry that never learns anything tee hee hee together again.

[@Aherea]

One might even say it's both a blessing and a curse.

[@YouSirAreAMoronlulz]

whats even more hilarious is youtube directed me here rigth after the new episode of ZP

[@Heartmyasu]

The intro comes on- ok I can dig it Yahtzees voice comes through- I am now filled with glee

[@Kelebriel]

I love how he replaced the imp with a dog. It’s like Toffee is here, helping Yahtzee out

[@SabiJD]

Is the imp really gone for good, though? They were so expressively versatile, and one of my favourite visual elements from ZP.

[@tioseba7]

@@SabiJD They even had merch with them. I think it's fair to say it's too risky and will likely be gone

[@DragonNexus]

​@SabiJD the imp is owned by The Escapist.

[@maryford3676]

​@@SabiJDOn Sidescrollers, Nick was saying they're trying to negotiate IP. Who knows if the IP is ZP-related because I would not be surprised that the ask for that will probably be a lot.

[@SabiJD]

@@tioseba7 True, although on the interview with Nick and Ben, the former alluded to rights talks being ongoing at the moment. Would an incompetent bunch of suits be petty enough to try to cling to that? Yes... But perhaps they'd be able to see they gain nothing from doing so.

[@monsterurby]

It feels weird saying "Good to have you back, Yahtz." after a single week of absence. The turnaround between the Escapist nose dive and Second Wind rising from the ashes is astonishing. Bravo.

[@MsDestroyer900]

It shows how absolutely disconnected Escapist was from the Zero Punc production team

[@silkworm025]

I believe ZP worked with an early access model for the Premium folks, so there should be another episode of ZP ready to go on the escapists channel. Why it's not live now is up for debate, but my money's on 2fa being enabled with a personal phone that left with the team. My point being that if this is true, the guys never missed an episode and it's only the corporate side who left a gap.

[@tedpalmer1537]

American Nightmare is clearly canon and introduces the notion of the Overlap and the spiral.

[@deodezero5611]

Alan Wake American Nightmare is CANON, this was confirmed by Remedy, people shouldn't skip this since it might hold some key values to the second game. Otherwise welcome back:)

[@Cleve_Crudgington]

As iconic as ZP is I'm actually really digging the new aesthetic. It feels both familiar and fresh.

[@AngelArm1110]

Very much so! And that's a hard target to hit!

[@EricMalette]

How is the combat of Control "kind of shit" LOL

[@oninomad]

I'm just glad swearing isn't behind a paywall

[@InfiniteDarkMass]

The music reminds me of Doom and I love it. = )

[@Eunostos]

@@EricMaletteby being floaty and annoying.

[@net_imp]

I’m loving the “freshly painted with the blood of Gamurs suits” aesthetic of the new ZP.

[@maryjames8433]

We'll make our own review show with metal and gears.

[@Hillisseth]

I was so sad to see the zp series stop uploading. Now I'm just happy that you guys can have an employee owned brand! Congrats

[@wolvensky]

It's so genuinely impressive how good and natural the production feels for how quickly Second Wind had to come together. And Yahtzee as usual hasn't skipped a beat. Congrats to everyone involved.

[@andovan6264]

Guess that is what happens when you get to take basically all production

[@wearecoterminous]

it's almost like all the exact same people are doing all the exact same things exactly the same way but without corporate overlords.

[@formorian5]

I get the feeling that these guys saw this coming and have had plans for a while on what to do if they need to jump ship.

[@seamusburke639]

Seriously their branding department has been working overtime.

[@thesquishydave]

@@formorian5 This was addressed in their livestream on Saturday. They didn't, they just worked their asses off to get this stood up. Music, art, scripts. Everything was done post mass quit.

[@BarryBlotto]

It's like a slightly higher quality and more colorful Zero Punctuation. It's PERFECT. ❤

[@JohnZ117]

Hard disagree. I find it bears little to no resemblance to any intellectual property not wholly owned by members of the group known as Second Wind. -in case TE's lawyers are snooping around

[@lotraussie]

​@@JohnZ117 Quick note: it would be the Gamurs Group (the Corp that owned the Escapist) lawyers. All the Second Wind folks have asked people to not attack those still at the Escapist as they weren't the ones to fire Nick and all, that was Gamurs.

[@dominicdococo4574]

Nice djenty theme song, too!

[@TrentKnight]

There are OTHER COLORS???

[@thecactusman17]

One week. You guys went from being fired to making _this_ incredible, legally distinct masterpiece in one week. Nearly from scratch. Congratulations! You're knocking it out of the fucking park and I can't wait to see more from Yahtzee but also Frost and the rest of the team.

[@Ragetiger1]

I think only one was fired, the rest quit as a result.

[@thecactusman17]

@@Ragetiger1 they fired at least 3. Nick, Frost, and the guy who ran the Adventure is Nigh RPG

[@Ragetiger1]

@@thecactusman17 Okay, I stand corrected. Thanks, I just recall Nick's tweet with his firing. It even landed on the r/gaming subreddit when it happened.

[@lehaua8922]

@@thecactusman17 They fired Nick, Jack (Adventure is Nigh DM) and several editors. Frost announced on twitter that he "voluntarily parted ways".

[@thecactusman17]

@@lehaua8922 Ah. I got him confused with someone else. But it was more than just Nick.

[@the_sultan8268]

For me the biggest difference is that Yahtzee felt really sincere in asking for support, whereas in the past it's always been someone else doing it or him being tongue-in-cheek about it, but you can tell that he really cares (not to say he didn't before).

[@spikejrb7572]

"Help make money for the corporation that pays my friends and I" hits different than "Help my friends and I make money."

[@justwolf3937]

​@@spikejrb7572it's the difference between "I might see your dollar but just as likely some corporate douchenozzle will get it instead" and "I or one of the other people actually doing hard work and making stuff for you will see this money at some point so thank you so much for helping me out"

[@SenhorKoringa]

@@spikejrb7572 fr nice to see him at maximum honesty again

[@miagi1337]

It was also kinda different, because it was just Yahtzee for a few years holding that youtube channel up.

[@cts006]

@@miagi1337 The Escapist? Never heard of it. ... ... Ohh... You mean Yahtzee's second channel?

[@ArtemyMusha]

That photo of Sam Lake puts a big grin on my face.

[@craftygeek5705]

Love how escapist posted a video featuring Yahtzee after he left, Im assuming one they had already recorded, and turned the comments off

[@catwaffles9960]

Lmao darn Yahtzee you really did bring your entire view count to a new channel overnight Huge respect

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

As long as KZbin doesn't flare up with registering all of those as bot subscribers. If there's respect here to be had, it's that even free-tier webhost got their act together, even though KZbin audience openly hates them for the exact service they paid zero dollars for.

[@cherrydragon3120]

It shows how great of a channel it was

[@DarthQuaint]

That's how badly the escapist owners fucked up when they tried to fire the main guy who everyone respected. Now the admins have rights to the name "The Escapist" and all the people that made it what it was are under Second Wind.

[@Taiyama2]

He was always Atlas holding up the sky above the Escapist. Whatever they paid him wasn't enough and it was incredibly unwise to remotely get on his nerves, much less make him leave.

[@ChrisWood]

It feels like Yahtzee didn't skip a beat, and that's a testament to the team and how hard everyone worked. Glad to be here, and glad to stick around for a while.

[@ScottWaa]

Thank you for continuing on! Been a long time fan before youtube, and uh stuff. And now here! So excited for you guys! 🍻

[@harrisonlichtenberg3162]

I see we've switched Yellow for Red and a pair of Glasses

[@user-uu7fe9wi2k]

Can't believe this outperformed that last few Zero Punctuation episodes. Truly inspiring

[@SuperFunkmachine]

A lot of people where irregular watchers, the news make every one look what was happening.

[@dinoblacklane1640]

@@SuperFunkmachine pretty much this yeah, I like Yathzee, but ZP just wasnt something I personallity liked, so I didnt watch any episodes of it in years

[@XekTOr89]

This is irrelevant tho, all that matters is longevity, if the numbers drop over the course of a few months or a year, that would suck. But considering that ZP was THE reason most people visited or even knew of that old channel, I think they'll do fine here too.

[@Jim-Bagel]

@@XekTOr89until zero punctuation comes back with a different voice

[@jopmens6960]

now that you mention it.. holy sh*t this did well! - i didnt even know the channel somehow

[@HeyitsTom999]

There's something very satisfying about watching this while imagining some executive at Gamurs standing around in an office full of empty desks, going "oh, it was the TALENTED HARDWORKING PEOPLE who made this profitable. I thought it was the yellow colour scheme."

[@Ermagerdddrohernnnn]

“Am I so out of touch? No… it’s the smelly KZbinrs that are wrong!”

[@CiaranMaxwell]

"Maybe our targets weren't realistic... Nah, that can't be it."

[@B3RyL]

"Maybe we should re-evaluate our relationship with the writers and creators in order to more closely meet our audience's expectations, so that the people who actually do all the work around here can freely produce the content the people want, without unnecessary pressure or looming threat of unfair termination?... Muahahahahaha! I amuse myself sometimes! Alright, enough dilly-dallying. Time to find new meat for the grinder."

[@willnash7907]

Zero Punctuation never left. It merely got a brand new re-skin and a revival season. Let's do this guys! In fact, to speak the gamer lingo, Zero Punctuation has switched ideologies and now flashes the brilliant Syndicalist Red.

[@joe2501echo]

Honestly love that he took the opportunity to give the show a much needed face lift while keeping the bones of the style we all fell in love with. Those assets had to have been older than some of the viewers at this point.

[@theRadBrad]

So happy you are still here fam. Simply the best

[@Mematt120]

You and Yahtzee were some of my first two youtube follows lmao. Now that takes me back

[@Mematt120]

@Goatpuke RIP. His "WTF is" series introduced me to so many games

[@biosaber585]

I love that it's all VERY clearly zero punctuation, but Yahtzee has been allowed to calm down a hair, and the team has gotten the ability to play with the art some more. I admit I'm not super huge on Yahtzee's pinprick eyes, but otherwise love the new look

[@gabrote42]

It may look like Zero Punctuation, but due to international copyright law, it's not

[@sarahl5462]

Agree - love the dog and the colour but the eyes are odd somehow

[@raspyApostle]

those eyes, very John Egbert

[@biosaber585]

@raspyApostle ah, that's where the creeping existential dread came from

[@gabrote42]

@@raspyApostle Well the first episode was 3:14 minutes long

[@justincason2922]

I am overwhelmed by how not-yellow it all is.

[@kainroser2996]

Thank God! I was wondering why I hadn't seen any new zero punctuation, only to learn Yahtzee was gone. Was worried that was the end but, glad to see it's not over!

[@needfuldoer4531]

I genuinely hope this is legally distinct enough to continue in its current form, because it feels like you haven't missed a beat despite all the changes. It's fresh but familiar. I like it!

[@Dramatic_Gaming]

Can't copyright an art style, otherwise there's a plethora of ZP imitators who could have gotten sued into the ground. Name of the series and maybe the original Yhatzee design & the imp are likely the most that can be copyrighted.

[@GERGtheNERD]

@@Dramatic_Gaming I think it's worth noting that those designs (or, at least Yahtzee) existed before ZP when he was originally doing Fully Ramblomatic.

[@CptCaptainClockwork]

​@@Dramatic_Gaming my limited legal understanding is the corporate owners never going after all those impersonators, is legal leverage for Second Wind too. Should it ever come to it.

[@spacecentergames]

No yellow background cycled in 😂

[@Sanscripter]

The name is the most they can trade mark

[@TheOnyxSpy]

I can't believe we finally got another episode of Fully Ramblomatic after 16 years. What a time to be alive!

[@Alec_Reaper]

Not only that Yahtzee14 got a new mic, better animation and style. Must have taken him 16 years to make this video. See you again 16 years for episode 4 :)

[@Jhiaxus315]

Wasn't it the name of his old blog?

[@timaldridge6505]

*GRRM starts visible sweating*

[@mikedawolf95]

@@Jhiaxus315yeah, maybe he decided to use Zero Punctuation for The Escapist and keeping Fully Ramblomatic for himself

[@isatche]

I read this "what a time to be alive" in Two Minute Papers voice. Internet has taken its toll 😊

[@RedScreen]

You know what... This is an upgrade to the format and i am glad that i am not constantly staring at an eye piercing solid yellow background for a change. Not just an exodus, but also an improvement.. I hope you guys do well.

[@hi5676]

i very much like the background changing colors, very nice

[@NewtonPlays]

Let's blow this up. This team are the talent. Follow them rather than the old brand. I hope this channel brings you all success and gives you all peace of mind ❤

[@spacecentergames]

The end result was the parent company's fault, but my 1 vote is my 1 sub. Dropped my sub to the Escapist. All in for SW and the humans that own it.

[@LunamrathP]

I wasn't even actively subscribed to the Escapist, but I'm all in on this. They were bringing their A game this last year and I want to see them succeed.

[@DamnedSilly]

@@spacecentergames Hey, I'm not giving up on the newer stuff I came to like on the Escapist that hasn't transferred like... um. Well some of the 3 minute reviews or something. I dunno, maybe they'll catch my eye.

[@SimuLord]

Tee hee (switches to Nelson Muntz voice) HA-HA!

[@spenceduggs8449]

Canceled my sub & moved here. I was a "just here for Yahtzee" viewer back on the Escapist until I got hooked on Adventure is Nigh, Design Delve, Cold Take and Stuff of Legends. To see it all free from corporate bullshit and (apparently) still as high-quality as ever is truly exciting

[@TheMan83554]

"It gives a rather effectively creepy feel of being trapped in a surreal, introspective world with a sense of reality as reliable and permanent as a career in corporate tech journalism." Yahtzee on point as per usual. Brilliant potshot at the Escapist, 10 points.

[@777rick777]

I saw this comment right as he said that, which was surreal in and of itself

[@twistedtomatoful]

Came to say the same thing. That was an excellent line.

[@DarthVella]

Well, not directly at the Escapist per se but their corporate overlords. Can't fault the workers for the executives' decisions.

[@MTLAlex]

Awesome. Glad to have more of you guys! Caught the FPS podcast and happy to join along for the ride.

[@EpicElf42]

Gotta say, I was kinda outta the loop about everything that happened. Like, I heard Yahtzee left the Escapist, and seeing this suddenly pop up in my recommendeds, I just kinda assumed the Escapist were reusing the ZP style to replace it with something legally distinct in an attempt to keep the viewer base. But now I see that it's *Yahtzee* reusing the ZP style to replace it with something legally distinct to keep the same viewer base. Glad to see there's still plenty of steam in the old tank.

[@samjuan4899]

The funny thing about this is that it's pretty much the 3rd episode of the Fully Ramblomatic Review. The 1st 2 videos were done ages ago which probably makes this the longest episode gap in history. Well.. at least he managed to create a 3rd episode; unlike Valve 😆

[@WinstonKillDeath]

You’re probably right about that.

[@pantyeater-kun5788]

A decade and a half. its been a long run.

[@SimuLord]

AGE OF THE REBOOT is evolving!

[@samjuan4899]

@@pantyeater-kun5788 IKR? 16 years gap from his 2nd video. It's crazy to think that there'll be a 3rd episode after all these years.

[@ivanrzhanoy9389]

Finally another episode of Fully Ramblomatic! I've hoped and prayed for 16 years to see another one.

[@evan]

Welcome back indeed!

[@ParagonOblivion]

Glad to see someone to fill in the Yahtzee shaped hole in my heart. This guy sounds kinda familiar, though... ❤

[@josh0156]

It's fitting to see the return of "Fully Ramblomatic" with a familiar but fresh look. Also, it's nice that patron funding has enabled Yahtzee to swear up a storm again.

[@memeweirdguyn.0019]

When I heard Yahtzee sit down and thank everyone at first I believed I was a joke, then I was moved by his sincerity and how thankful he was like the rest of the team....and then of course he proceeded to say "I won't be this sentimental always" And for that I say kudos to you Yahtzee, never stop being you and take everything sarcastically. We love you bud as much as the rest of the team

[@knottym00se]

I tip my fedora to you, sir

[@VelvetThunderB99]

You're right you are a joke 😂

[@spacecentergames]

And it appears he's smoking a baby's arm 😂

[@Dabednego]

Everyone else: I’m going to miss the imps/the old intro/the yellow background. Me, an intellectual : I’m going to miss Thomas Ruff’s “Porträt: M. van Ofen (1984)”

[@DarkShaman667]

Oh, hello! There you are! Good thing I found you again!

[@crossfire7702]

The art style, the subtle digs at Escapist, and the format we are all familiar with. You guys did not miss a beat!

[@barthvader95]

>subtle The only way they could've been more blunt was if Yahtzee actually quoted why Nick Calandra was fired ("not achieving goals") instead of paraphrasing it.

[@vigorouslethargy]

​@@barthvader95 Whaaaat? That bit around 3:30 could have been about *anyone.* 🤣

[@sacredeight]

I gotta say the most surreal part of this is seeing yahtzee's little guy wearing actual clothes

[@Badficwriter]

The new hat is throwing me off.

[@ericneely8821]

It's hard to believe I've been watching your content since I was still in school. I'm glad to see you are still interested in making videos. I will always feel a fondness for your work, thank you

[@allgamesblazing1805]

I've always tended to surf around on KZbin a lot and just watch stuff randomly but for at least 12 years now every time there was an upload of Zero Punctuation I immediately watch it. I'm sure this is going to continue with Fully Ramblomatic. Congratulations on Second Wind and keep up the great work guys.

[@kingsleycy3450]

Fully Ramblomatic reminds me of Yahtzee's Stardew Valley review: "Stardew Valley is Harvest Moon. It murdered Harvest Moon, stole Harvest Moon's skin and befriended Harvest Moon's parents under the guise of consoling them in their hour of grief." The context is vastly different (and I 100% support Yahtzee for doing this), but it's hilarious how thinly veiled the whole thing is

[@TheGrimSmile]

It'll honestly be hilarious if they try to sue him. I'd want that televised. "No no no, see, those guys have *pointy* feet, while these guys obviously have rounded boots. Completely different"

[@kingsleycy3450]

@@TheGrimSmile All the characters are also visibly wearing glasses, which was a recurring ZP visual gag about games that rip off popular franchises

[@Fortzon]

Tbf Fully Ramblomatic as a brand is older than Zero Punctuation. It's Yahtzee's old website's name.

[@inventiveusername5191]

@@TheGrimSmile IANAL, but I expect the Escapist would find pursuing this very difficult. You can copyright a set of characters or a specific format, but you can't copyright an entire art style or the concept of a shortform comedy review with music at either end. I guess there might be enough there for Gamurs to use a visibly shaky claim to pull Second Wind into an expensive legal battle, but that would make the Escapist's publicity disaster 57 times worse and I also expect SW would find quite a lot of support from the same kinds of people who backed Karl Jobst against Mr William Mitchell Esq.

[@KainYusanagi]

@@inventiveusername5191 Including from Mr. Jobst himself.

[@Googles_Hands]

And so the trilby of old is cast into the abyss. A new hat has been forged for our lord, may it guide him well through the new era.

[@Cimreau]

Wasn't the old hat a trilby?

[@Googles_Hands]

@@Cimreau You are indeed correct, I'll edit it.

[@antennahead4978]

@@Cimreau In the Murdered soul suspect review he said that its a fedora kinda

[@sharkkebunni]

We probably do need a history of Hats (Internet hats), maybe with a collab with Internet Historian(IH) lol I would love to see Yahtzee and IH chat about Hats, from Escapist to Second wind and all inbetween e.g. The Fedora Meme, Big Feather Hats, The Helmet for Space Balls etc

[@xaxos9273]

The trilby has been tainted by neckbeards

[@UlithiumDragon]

Your critical views and passion for gaming has kept me coming back for years. Nothing ever improves without shining a proverbial flashlight on its flaws, and you have the biggest flashlight around. Keep doing what you love, you are an inspiration. I tip my hat to you, sir!

[@TDH3407]

Truthfully, I always followed zero punctuation only on the escapist. That changes as of now! You guys are what all amazing and you got my undivided attention🙂 Good luck guys!

[@corblimey8147]

"We expect you to meet certain targets" wasn't a joke I was expecting and it got me good 😂

[@aivalera]

I love how the backgrounds change whenever Yahtzee begins to focus on a certain part of the game he’s reviewing. That’s a really great touch!

[@jacobbalzer8755]

Just as long as it’s not yellow, it’s A-Okay!

[@regalvas]

It is nice, althought I think fast cuts rather than transitions would have worked better

[@clifdog100]

THE CURSING IS BACK!!! LETS GOOOOO. Real talk though so happy your back and able to do this how you see fit.

[@dustind4694]

Finally seeing the shape of Yahtzee's hat and glasses in the stick figure art was worth it.