Cities: Skylines, Island Start.

[@ambiguousamphibian]

I know it's like the SimCity 4 challenge, but I just really like this idea. Something satisfying about it. Hope you enjoy!

[@jk0273]

Wow you sure should everyone who says first

[@eugenekrabs141]

its really fun to watch, no worries

[@Yargver]

we need more of cities skylines you are like a narrator its so good even if you take other challenge we need more more cities skylines cities skyline we need more !!!!!

[@kourii]

No worries, I would watch at least three more of these

[@GlarialsTombMossGiant]

Unacceptable

[@DPadGamer]

"There has been some pushback on the mayor's plan to install a slip and slide from the old folks home into the graveyard, followed by a conspicuously covered conveyor belt feeding into the neighboring crematorium... but the efficency is undeniable." - this towns news station

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Talk about the real issues

[@Barefoot-Jaycee]

That gave me Josh from Let's Game It Out vibes... Now THAT would be one hell of a collaboration.

[@topnoodlebowl1549]

@@Barefoot-Jaycee you said it 🤣

[@MrMarker8050]

Yeah my jaw dropped at the effeciency he had achieved.

[@ZeroxTheNewt]

"Tonight on Nightvale Community News..."

[@thegreatestpepe]

The Graveyard adjacent to the Crematorium adjacent to the old folks home is the most dystopian thing I've seen in a while. Props.

[@Atamosk-bu7zt]

Right?

[@IceGuadian]

in my own town there's a old home with on one side a graveyard and the other the hospital the graveyard is also a park where kids hang out, there's a playset

[@D0MiN0ChAn]

@@IceGuadian Sounds kinda nice, though.

[@theorixlux]

I dunno...américain medical Insurance might be competitive here

[@PushingDownDaisys]

That, my friend, is called a production line.

[@alistersinclair4600]

I like how the constant background dread of eternal flooding kept any attempt of typical ambiguousamphibian philosophical ponderation at bay until the ocean was filled lol

[@oneAndyHicks]

I had a stroke trying to say those words 😂

[@tiagobelo4965]

@@beanseason6515 different preferences ig, I do find his voice rather calming

[@youtubeisproCCP]

@@tiagobelo4965 his voice makes me cum

[@foreignfat6009]

Philosophical? That is extremely generous.

[@alistersinclair4600]

@@foreignfat6009 anything is Philosophical if said in the right tone lol

[@fluttzkrieg4392]

Mayor: "Good news everyone, our town is expanding!" Citizens who have just bought new furniture for the 58th time: "Oh god, please not again..."

[@eiffel1981]

LMAOOOOO

[@Mister_Clean]

"Honey, get the sandbags"

[@joemulkerins5250]

@@Mister_Clean 😂😂😂

[@ano_nym]

* _DVBBS & Borgeous - TSUNAMI_ starts playing in the background *

[@Watch_over_us]

New Orleans be like

[@nicollemayol5655]

My dude made a Japanese city: Booming economy, a lot of tsunamis, and depressed population

[@Praxium]

dont forget catastrophic nuclear plant failures due to the tsunamis and irresponsible treatment of the ocean

[@classicminer191]

@@Praxium nobody died from radiation in fukushima

[@dmitriikovalchuck4733]

@@classicminer191 nobody stayed alive to the moment of death from radiation

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

@@classicminer191 did fail pretty bad though Just because it wasn't Chernobyl doesn't mean it was much better haha

[@MariusViken]

@@classicminer191 Because you can always trust the numbers from the government right?..

[@fntthesmth423]

I like how the conclusion is that public transit is what truly makes us happy

[@Spero_Hawk]

And bouncy castles, mustn't forget the bouncy castles.

[@Barnaclebeard]

And abusing animals.

[@OhNoTheFace]

@@Barnaclebeard Found the hippy

[@ElijahSmith]

what about NYC underground?

[@Barnaclebeard]

@@OhNoTheFace The experiences of animals are real and matter. Their suffering is identical in nature to our own. It harms us when we take pleasure in cruelty and violence.

[@robloxpwnr7604]

You can always count on an amphibian video going from comedic to existentially horrific and thought provoking in about 5 seconds, never stop with these videos please for the love of god.

[@tilenkos2065]

As someone who'd played a lot of this game, when I saw the title I thought "that'll be hard, considering you need about 7'000 people to even unlock terraforming" but then I remembered mods

[@ArcherOfJustice]

he can just tick "unlock all"

[@jakeking974]

Ah, yes, the Anti-Netherlands, where you tell the ocean, "go somewhere else" by filling it in instead of making giant barriers below sea level.

[@karelpgbr]

As a Dutchman I approve

[@thewallsspeaktome3507]

what do you mean anti-Netherlands? this is exactly what we do nowadays

[@aphiz4505]

Yeah, and people are wondering, why the sea lvl is rising...

[@RaVen99991]

Yea we both dry up land for polders​ and we dump sand to build islands@@thewallsspeaktome3507

[@marc-andrebelair6618]

Came for the game play, stayed for the existential dread.

[@ygypt]

"it was brutal, but also logistical" is as hilarious as it is terrifying

[@twodollarstwenty]

I could watch you do this all day

[@happyfacefries]

Legit

[@Emu19]

He does have a VODS channel ;)

[@ThomasSoles]

Love this channel! The Torsolo series is one of the most satisfying YT epics ever made.

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Thank you!

[@onedeadsaint]

torsolo series is how I found this channel lol so good!

[@fpcooper95]

I didn't know Kenshi existed until I found this channel last month and I can't even understand that 🤯. I love the spore series too!

[@Fractal_32]

@@ambiguousamphibian Well thank you for all the entertainment. Your Rimworld challenges introduced me to your channel and the philosophical talks in addition to the comedy in your Project Zomboid play-throughs had me hooked. (Gerald Williams and Gerald McWilliams are two of my favorite characters you have made.)

[@endermcetherman]

Nothing Ambiguous makes is boring, only ever entertaining and interesting as to how he will figure out how to tackle needs and wants for thses challenges. Always a pleasure to watch.

[@alfred8936]

"Most of the residents didn't finish elementary school, or never attended in the first place" "There was an explosion at the nuclear power plant" I wonder if these factors were connected in some way

[@Tyretes]

"there are perks to uneducated people" is such a villainous line.

[@Sand3r205]

Somehow you've captured exactly how it is to work for a municipality in the Netherlands. Bravo!

[@nullifye7816]

I didn't think about it but yeah this is basically Holland simulator lol

[@iLikeTheUDK]

Do you also just pump shit into the sea and experience regular floods?

[@Dmitry_Medvedev]

@@iLikeTheUDK ja

[@zionifl9467]

I imagined more of a Venice simulator.

[@turbo8628]

8:24 is why i love this channel 🤣

[@XzMondayNightzX]

I think this type of city would be a prime candidate for a "Walking only" around the city with very little industry (FIlled by BiG tEcH as they don't generate trucks to fill orders.) As for the flooding, well it's like Miami and Osaka. You just have to deal with the massive death waves rolling over the shores like a GTA mod. You get used to it.

[@PaladinLuke]

Why does that last paragraph have to be so damn accurate

[@LordRydag]

Um, surfing hotspot anyone?

[@Sotergarm]

@@LordRydag Surf on shit? No thanks.

[@LordRydag]

@@Sotergarm better to surf on the shit then to shit in the surf.

[@Sotergarm]

@@LordRydag True and shitpilled

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Great challenge 👍😁

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Heyo there's a name I recognize well ✌️✌️

[@ma2perdue]

@@ambiguousamphibian hey would you do Corporate INC ...or Ant Buster?

[@megapikachu66]

Nuclear in real life: We're the safest and most efficient power source currently available! Nuclear in City skylines: mmm yes, explosions.

[@MaserXIV]

At first I was like, ahh, Nuclear's not that bad, then I remembered the near constant flooding.

[@sagenichibotsu]

Dang. I had the exact same thought process. No unique thought, I guess

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@@sagenichibotsu more like us being hit by the history of what happens when a nuclear power plant is flooded. Learning from history as they say

[@Vox_Popul1]

@@elvingearmasterirma7241 I mean it only happened like once and it was both an unusually huge tsunami and earthquake.

[@screamingcactus1753]

@@Vox_Popul1 Also a fissure opening up directly under the plant and letting in seawater didn't help

[@MVPhurricane]

Fukushima Simulator

[@ananoir]

this has to be said but his use of vocabulary is always so good

[@treedruids5776]

yeah I wonder what he majored in, his scripts are always amazing and he's also naturally hilarious in normal edited gameplay

[@SnazBrigade]

FYI, its kinda late now lol but, you can build a sea wall and pump out the water instead of raising the land above sea level to save money. the dutch way

[@dusklunistheumbreon]

You can also build disaster shelters to make sure less people die from flooding lmao.

[@fluffbuck3t]

nice pfp

[@lily_littleangel]

But then you'd first need to locate and then funnel out the waterblowholes.

[@sideways5153]

Can you put buildings on stilts, like smart people living in flood zones normally do in the real world?

[@HungryLoki]

@@sideways5153 Smart people don't live in flood zones in the first place.

[@Generlc_Human]

the fact that you can literally watch the grass grow in this game is amazing

[@bllasae]

Yeah they did a good job with the small details like that.

[@greyed]

Gotta love how even in City: Skylines he's still playing Rollercoaster Tycoon.

[@RawrMeansIDontLoveU]

Congrats on the sponsorship from Customer Service Services!!

[@happyfacefries]

As someone who works in customer service, I need that

[@finleymcreavy2516]

I love how you always break the games you play

[@CosmicCustodian]

I wish these city builder videos were longer, like 20 minutes roughly, your narrating is top tier 🙏

[@Yourname942]

8:10 oh man that is funny :D

[@mrcomp1971]

The Dutch would be so proud of you right now.

[@goblin7480]

I can’t stress enough how deserving ambiguousamphibian is of 1 million subscribers.

[@Hank..]

I imagine the terraforming in this game is sorta like a dark ritual, requiring both costly ingredients and the souls of cityfolk to perform. The flooding isnt the game being wonky, it's the toll being collected by the great ones.

[@vans0nhead220]

i love this

[@clan741]

This is unironically how GTA cities look like

[@bigwinkler]

You're one of the few channels on KZbin where I have binge watched your catalog. I love your poetic narration and mastery of the English language, then intentionally sprinkling in the word 'poop' in stark contrast. I love your style, sir.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

I recognise those chill songs on the Skylines jazz radio stations 😊

[@Val336]

6:45 that’s a nice intersection realcivilengineer would love it

[@SchoolWok24]

"It was brutal, but also logistical." Beautifully spoken

[@jiggle546]

9:30 @ambiguousamphibian basically created Los Angeles lol

[@INumerouno222]

Not how you tag

[@Quietshow]

All they really wanted was to watch Bluefin Tuna all day. Relatable.

[@finnrummygaming]

Bridge across to the island: 150k Terraforming half of the bridge length: 150k Stonks

[@anxiousearth680]

Well, that was hillarious. Just started playing this game. It's nice to see someone break it. Subbed.

[@daviddenver5883]

All hail the green reptile, for he blessed us again with a video one will take upon his soul with joy and gratitude.

[@Mat.t.i]

Geez, the ending was sooo deep....

[@guydurnford6964]

Ah, I see you recreated Britain. Defunded health services, polluted waters, a perfect imitation. 10/10

[@momofasho5416]

Every time Gymnopedie started playing I cackled 😂

[@phantomcyborg5747]

the game : literally generating the same conditions as the fukushima disaster in-game people in the game : 😀 4:15

[@CarlosTheCreator54]

I need like a 1 hour episode with you just doing your thing. Def. Would watch it.

[@Gurlan1n]

That was a beautiful journey. This was not a gameplay challenge, but a handcrafted experience of the human condition … and flushing poop.

[@heyyou494]

7:50 XDXD, best moment

[@Selnathorn]

"tidalwave of doodoo" made me laugh way more than it shoudl have xD

[@vikingraider58]

This is a certified tenochtitlan moment

[@firerulezz116]

I truly adore your poetry and ponderings. You are very relaxing to listen to. Smooth, even.

[@hordajebest]

10:10 Someone actually quoting Gorillaz. Me: Dang. True that.

[@INumerouno222]

Burn dat band

[@Perfinn]

your videos are always amazing, the poetry like commentary flows so well with the acts of war being committed within the games

[@dilboy5785]

I like how the poop's got his own character arc

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

1:54 for some reason that scared the shit out of me, musta been playing too much Tarkov getting ptsd over noises.

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

I was getting ready for bed when the "tidal waves of doodoo water" bit came up, and I very nearly lost the mouthwash I had in my mouth. Then the "we don't need a fire department because everyone's house is flooded.. just with raw sewage" line came in, and I subsequently spent a few minutes cleaning up my bathroom counter and mirror which wound up entirely hosed down with mouthwash. I haven't had a struggling not to laugh moment like that in years lol

[@OcelotsFilms]

I like how you can tell this city was built by sims city player just by how it looks.

[@autisticwarguy]

Actually nowadays modern nuclear power is really safe. Living next to one for 5 years would have you absorbing the amount of radiation you’d get from eating a banana and it’s waste is literally mostly just radioactive water that sits in a barrel for a week and aside from sitting in a barrel for a week is perfectly fine to drink. However the flooding in this city would be quite a hazard for nuclear energy.

[@CandleWisp]

Iirc, the only liquid waste nuclear plants release is tritiated water. They are discharged periodically within safe limits. Each country sets its own limits, but the WHO sets 10 000 bq/l as the safe limit for drinking. There's not really a waiting period nor are they stored in barrels. The only thing to look out for is concentration of tritium. The radiation is fairly weak and wouldn't even penetrate skin. If ingested it passes easily as water in like 2 weeks and wouldn't have any effect unless the concentration is high. Furthermore, it naturally occurs in the atmosphere and falls down as rain. So it's always present in our water even without man made nuclear activity. Lastly, the waste stored in barrels are long term waste, usually refered as casks, and are made of concrete and/or metal. These are solid waste made of spent fuel, and when the plant gets decommissioned, reactor parts. Though, when they're stored in the nuclear plant, it's onsite storage, pending transfer to a long term storage site underground for the million years or just 300 with reprocessing, it takes to decay to safe levels.

[@blunderingfool]

I've never understood why nuclear power-plants are dangerous if badly staffed in this game, you'd think the devs would understand that all modern designs are fail-safe, they will literally shut off if something goes bad, it's actually more of a challenge to keep the damn things running. They LIKE to fail safely.

[@ambiguousamphibian]

A likely story Unfortunately that doesn't work with my narrative...

[@blunderingfool]

@@ambiguousamphibian True, it's just one of those gripes of mine. Really sucks we could have safe, sustainable energy at a low cost but... well, muh windmills and muh solar panels (And kickbacks from those companies for the politicians who favour them). Doubly infuriating when you remember that England is a fantastic place for nuclear power, no major disasters asides from flooding in historic, flood-prone areas.

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

I'd guess it's meant to be a homage to the exploding nuclear plants of SimCity. Or maybe the devs are badly informed/have a chip on their shoulder about nuclear power. I wouldn't know if they _are/did_ or not.

[@cosmiccatlord4902]

9:08 MEN IN BALLACLAVAS

[@TavoRyuichi]

I missed you a lot ambiguous, I love this channel

[@pearlkisses_8520]

7:17 this is the most epic tragedy of all time, goodbye sweet prince

[@QuintonMurdock]

I love how he tries to make one of the safest forms of power seem scary

[@falseprofit9801]

was lowkey losing my mind during that segment. And CS is even one of the most unambiguously pro-nuclear games there is! Especially with how saturated the genre is with 90 IQ “Non-GMO” hipster devs.

[@cyanidenightshade]

when your city gets tsunamis regularly, it can make anything dangerous

[@SpoookyChannel]

CONGRATS ON THE 1,000,000 SUBSCRIBERS! I've been watching for a while now and its been cool to see you gain traction over the months. Hope the channel does well in the future :D

[@waretaSL]

Cities skylines: miami simulator

[@TheMightyClay]

Nuclear power is actually one of the safest, nobody has died from nuclear power failures. Well, one person did but it was like 45 years later that they died from cancer

[@JimboJuice]

"nobody has died from nuclear power failures" what?

[@CandleWisp]

The death rate per kwh is lower than coal but to say no one died is inaccurate.

[@megsmith6758]

When someone does so much better messing around with the game then you do trying 😂

[@guy4036]

I enjoy anything city skylines, always feel free to upload more of it!

[@echotech9972]

hopeful he makes a giant Wilson for his people

[@mimejrice-cream7291]

Since this video was uploaded, I must've watched it at least 7 times between two accounts. The "Customer Service Services" still gets me. Thank you AmphibiousAmbiguan for making these videos: The quality is top tier.

[@harry-smith404]

10 times better than any of my attempts to play this game

[@mikef55]

Honestly to sum it up, this game is just a constant battle against poop.. 10/10.

[@MathiasRyuzaki]

How can a urbanization challange reflect our society so well?

[@MCQuadSquad]

Loved the quick but effective Gorillaz reference at the end there.

[@parkman29]

6:25 Guys why do you hate nuclear power?

[@jamsya493]

Ig it was on an island prone to floods/tsunamis that could cause an accident but other than that nuclear power is cool

[@CandleWisp]

I think he's just doing a bit

[@tristankendrick2582]

HUGE congrats on hitting 1 million, you earned every subscriber

[@evilassjitnem]

5:45 just one more lane bro!

[@Frondlock]

« I had built a city that was just a factory to produce money to fill up the ocean and flush away poop ». Best definition for our current civilisation. Another poetic and engaging video. Still loving your work !

[@darthfishis]

I absolutely love the content mate :) I really like your digressions and would love to see more philosophy in your videos. keep it up. :D also if you think you have anything interesting to do in rim world we would watch it :D

[@lowe_sa2976]

What's the matter of philosophy if you unwilling to implement it into your life? Just for the sake of laughs or just as a simple treat in a form of squeaking clean irony on you, your family, your relatives and society you live in? Miserable.

[@tewigaming2537]

@@lowe_sa2976 you should worry about learning some grammar before worrying about philosophy

[@anon_y_mousse]

I don't know how you come up with the ideas for these videos, but they're brilliant works of art.

[@yeast_baker1171]

Probably alone on this but I would love to see a CDDA playthrough by AA. Curious to see what sorta philosophies he's gonna come up with

[@ElmoWill]

Si ma porcodio

[@ieuanhunt552]

what the heck is CDDA

[@kayladove760]

He has one. An entire series in fact called Zero to Hero.

[@thegiantrat389]

@@kayladove760 CDDA stands for Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead, which is a game that heavily inspired Project Zomboid. They were talking about CDDA the game, not the CDDA game mode in Zomboid

[@MVPhurricane]

he said on one of his zomboid videos that if he could only play one game for the rest of his life it'd be CDDA, so... i'll bet it'd be pretty fascinating

[@mistermidnight1823]

Dude I love how you present these episodes as documentaries lol

[@yeenato80085]

He really likes islands.

[@JR_Motorsports]

I got a coffee roasting ad right after you placing the crematorium

[@managal3560]

sometimes we all find ourselves looking toward the future with reckless abandon before looking back and realizing that we were miserable the whole way there. I find myself pondering if it was all worth the suffering but I cant change what was done. time only moves one way and rather than look to the future for answers we should focus on the here and now.

[@falllenshadow]

Your voice makes me want to learn, but only non-essential trivial information. Thanks.

[@zeddystar1]

Usually an AA Video ends in disaster when things get boring and stale, resulting in hours of work destroyed in moments- But this time it simply ended in the ennui of achieving everything we set out to do and fulfilling all of our goals, and honestly, I don't know what's worse. :(

[@Wolfburns]

Very much enjoyed! Thank you for the videos, they are great. I really enjoy your retro games and these simulation ones are hilarious too. Please keep making them!

[@TheIziPizi]

Time to enjoy beauty of modding the game until it is barely working!

[@acat6759]

Fun Fact: There have been 2 major nuclear accidents in all of history, both of which caused by poor planning. Nuclear energy remains the safest energy.

[@blobofblutack]

This

[@JimboJuice]

this is the same conditions as fukajima

[@ericli5156]

what is that building at 0:14? ive seen it naturally generate and i can't find any info on it

[@INumerouno222]

Just an old abandoned train station Maybe old cargo station It's just for scenery it doesn't matter or do anything :)

[@vitamins-and-iron]

@@INumerouno222it’s an old factory

[@NaN-noCZ]

Ambiguousamphibian when amphibiousambiguoian walks in:

[@Mind_Idiot]

"It was brutal but also logistical" overheard at the nuremberg trials

[@sauced5964]

what's the song that started at 2:16 ??

[@INumerouno222]

Look back at it by ABWDH

[@theviolentunicorns]

Erik Satie's first Gymnopedie

[@AnthonyA1995]

"and i've finally paved the city into a bona fide grid for improved traffic flow" oh, amphibian, you fool. jokes aside, I did some testing this patch and found that avoiding 4-way intersections at all costs is amazing for improving traffic flow. sometimes it's unavoidable, but in general i try to make most intersections 3-way only. this does involve sacrificing a little space efficiency due to the need for extra roads but the traffic savings more than make up for it. that and implimenting lane mathematics can keep you comfortably above 80% traffic flow even in large cities.

[@Sopsy_Hallow]

Honestly i dont think a graveyard next or nearby to an elder care place is that bad, most people who will know a lot of dead people they'd want to visit would be older anyways so they can visit easily and reminisce about their good ol days

[@Baleur]

"I turned the city into a grid, for smooth traffic flow" HAHAH the American delusion about grids strikes again.