So I Tried Dunkey's Game..

Asmongold plays Animal Well and ensures that the well indeed has animals and all the animals are well.
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[@ckf36]

It’s not Dunkey’s game. It’s Billy Basso’s game and Dunkey’s company published it. Normally I wouldn’t be a stickler about this kind of stuff, but the dude literally made the entire game himself, including the engine, over the course of 7 years

[@WolvenBolt]

I completely agree with you, unfortunately this can't be controlled, it's the way it is

[@dalgusmaximus4557]

I'm just glad asmongold. clarifies this at the very start of the video. I hope we can hear more from Billy in the future.

[@UyeGaming]

I too watched that video.

[@ACatHandler]

which is exactly what asmond said 5 seconds into the video

[@deathscreton]

He literally corrects himself five seconds into the video.

[@musicman7943]

In animal well, Asmon has… Amnesia

[@mr.seraphom8522]

Amneeeeeeeessssiaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@Allen-qs2xr]

Best comment of 2023

[@elderman64]

​@@Allen-qs2xr Ah yes 2023

[@grayfaux_]

@@Allen-qs2xr Too bad he won't be able to remember it. 🤣

[@headkicked]

Oh _nooooo_

[@weavatronobservatory]

Finds unlit candle. Tries to light it with firecrackers, unsuccessfully. Finds a match and asks “what’s this for?”

[@DamianSzajnowski]

Congz on finding the joke

[@weavatronobservatory]

@@DamianSzajnowski He’s 100% not joking, he’s not paying attention.

[@eliteboy7244]

@@weavatronobservatory Nah, he often pretends to not know so that his audience can tell him, thus trying to increase his engagement of Stream.

[@FlipFlab]

@@eliteboy7244either way it’s top kek

[@eliteboy7244]

@@FlipFlab true

[@123370]

"Kinda like darksouls, except everything's different"

[@__BlacklotuS__]

except you need to actually be good at gaming lol

[@No2..2]

We made the dark souls of not being dark souls

[@gfamhomevideos8062]

Kind of like a mid between halo 2 and halo 3

[@michaelcook6288]

Based

[@AnglophobiaIsevil7]

Just like my favorite game, Barbie dress up house.

[@thoga2120]

This felt like one of those ads where the player is intentionally bad at puzzles so you get mad and want to try it yourself :D

[@stokes2923]

Asmon has said he literally does this to entice his viewers to try to beat the game themselves, it works.

[@frenchbloo]

@@stokes2923 Somehow I don't believe he was being intentionally bad here...

[@kantanenakseli8886]

​@@stokes2923 I also like to cope when I suck at games

[@stokes2923]

@@kantanenakseli8886 what?

[@kantanenakseli8886]

@@stokes2923 It is a coping mechanism for asmongold the streamer guy and it is something I find myself doing as well sometimes "I wasn't even trying"

[@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch]

This game really does feel like you're playing Animal Well

[@wobblysauce]

I keep thinking of Celest.

[@bobthemity]

@@wobblysauce nah this game plays like animal well, and supa mario bros 2

[@Agaetis181]

Really does feel like the most overrated game of all time

[@pr0c393]

No it's like halo 2 meets halo 3

[@ezioauditore6038]

Yawn

[@thisdudeagain]

"It is sponsored, I have reacted to his videos before, is the least I can do" Respect

[@phantombigboss8429]

playing a dogshit game.

[@CrungySpungus]

@@phantombigboss8429honey it’s cause it’s good for you, you wouldn’t know that after eating the slop activision and ea have been giving you. Play a good game once in a while rather than buying skins you’ll never use ❤️❤️❤️

[@M1ndblast]

@@phantombigboss8429 How is the game bad?

[@tojiin3349]

​@@phantombigboss8429 do us a favor and return to your latest CoD game my guy

[@lowfade3273]

@@tojiin3349 yeah because cod is the only game 😂

[@julianpreciado7495]

The game engine was built from scratch for the game. And the game only requires 34mb of space in disk. That fact is amazingg

[@lorzkotzros]

Tries to light a candle for 3 minutes just to wonder 1 min afterwards what he is supposed to do with a match :D

[@nickf2657]

Classic WoW brain

[@Tclans]

😂

[@armintor2826]

Asmon's a very intelligent man, but when it comes to video game problem solving, you'll find more smarts in a dead fish.

[@okaydetar821]

@@armintor2826 What topic do I need to look up him talking about to verify this? He is funny, but where does he show his intelligence at?

[@Kradily]

@@okaydetar821idk any take on something happening in media or with money or a company…basically to echo his words “Just cause you don’t like me or like what I said don’t make it not true”

[@rundown132]

Did it feel like Halo 2 meets Halo 3?

[@sirmudkipactually]

No, feels like a Metroid game.

[@EzeeyIsOG]

Why does everyone keep saying this

[@thedemonkingdurst]

​@@EzeeyIsOGDunkey made a video passively (and hilariously) promoting his game, this was a line used in said video and now it has become a meme synonymous with the game itself, a long with "wishlist to get a free load of wonder bread", "I hear it's releasing May 9th" and "Hey, are you guys talking about Animal Well?"

[@ricardohoang8452]

@@sirmudkipactually Metroid meets Metroid???

[@shagaru1234]

@@EzeeyIsOG dunkeys fanbase is a hivemind so they endlessly spew the same unfunny joke

[@Anaximanderification]

His life? Changed.

[@Gidon147]

The Game? SO tried

[@bakuokarthoss5168]

Hotel? TRIVAGO

[@purpleninja102]

"Getting better everyday" was in reference to him growing a couple of brain cells as he played this game

[@Gidon147]

@@purpleninja102 no tutorial popups, game 100% explains itself without text. Asmons hardest weakness does not exist in this game, so actually his existing braincells (the ones responsible for getting good and getting angry) had more breathing room.

[@Arthur-uu3px]

I know it's a stretch, but they're saying that this game is going to be the Knack 2 killer.

[@mighty_zero]

Knack devs are shaking in their boots

[@phantombigboss8429]

more like a Fez 2 killer. lmao

[@sub-harmonik]

he should crop his picture way smaller for these kinds of games

[@jacoblunchbox9499]

i was questioning the 25$ price point but after learning one guy made the engine/art/music/puzzles all by himself, i think he's earned the right to sell his game for that much. also, the game might seem short for a normal a playthrough but it goes deep, REAL DEEP. theres so much to be discovered and completionists are gonna have a great time with it. if you arent into metroidvania/puzzle games then i would wait for a sale but i think if you're a fan of the genres then 25$ is well worth the money. best puzzlevania on the market hands down, not a well-like out there that can touch this game

[@MegaBoneface]

The fact that this game has been received so well by critics and players alike feels like a giant middle finger to everyone on Twitter that wished for Big Mode to crash and burn. It’s great!

[@_Just_John]

Why would people wish for Big Mode to fail? We need more indie publishers.

[@GiegueX]

@@_Just_John Just twitter brain-rot culture war things

[@Beranin]

You're def making that up, seen zero hate for this

[@NotSasha69]

​@@Beranin Nah they are right.Some publishers and developers who dunkey criticized in the past actually wished that he'd fail.There were even some idiots who misunderstood thinking that he's gonna "develop" games.

[@BioShockGX]

That never happened lmao

[@sunyaisblank]

Finally the first well-type game!

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

I'm glad that more doors were opened since the rise of egg-likes, the pastabilities are endless

[@n1lknarf]

@@Vaguer_Weevil bruh ahahahha the pastabilities hahahahaa

[@radiantveggies9348]

Well of souls

[@phantombigboss8429]

nope

[@CarelessOcelot]

I'm so glad the tools are widely available for indies to exist. Just seeing the dev's synths in the background in the dunkey release video was very inspiring.

[@daenopher]

Yeah I thought the same when I watched it. Insane what you can do why a synthesizer and some "basic" input tools. Plus I am impressed he made all those animal sounds himself.

[@headkicked]

With all the AAA studios firing people, I can't help but hope that the talent that these studios let go of goes off and starts their own projects. My wife and I are planning on dabbling in developing our own game in the near future.

[@saikimayu]

The guy coded his own proprietary engine, which most AAA studios don't even do anymore. They all just pay to license Unreal Engine so the games look like hundred million dollar Unreal fan mods.

[@Zonymash77]

The sound is so good in this game whoever did it deserves a raise

[@danielhadida3915]

The good thing about this game is that it’s not hard to find who did what:everything was done by 1 guy.

[@Dualblades47]

​@@danielhadida3915 insane skill to do all this by himself.

[@Lovehandels]

Someone was like, Rainworld was cool and all but what if controls were less......unstable.

[@hiveld657]

Don't use the analog stick, use the pad and at best the keyboard with 2 hands.

[@robenriven]

well, but rainworld AI is 100 times better than this.

[@Kodaiva]

so a regular 2d platformer/exploration game?

[@joebailey8294]

Both great, but completely different genres

[@M1ndblast]

Not only is Rainworld completely different, it actually has more complicated controls than this game. And the reliability is fine. Sounds like a problem on your end.

[@StandardCabrera]

'This is it, he's going full bald' actually made me laugh. I went the other way so not done the bubbles yet. Looks pretty tough lol

[@curtismaloney792]

Asmon trying to figure out puzzles... Gives me amnesia...

[@GalcianBTH]

I am here for Asmon having a Metroidvania era.

[@suburbanyute340]

this game has such a cool art style

[@ldlework]

spends 10 minutes trying to light a candle. finds a match. "what am i supposed to do with that?"

[@kyledabearsfan]

honestly the art style is gorgeous, i wonder how the controls feel

[@M1ndblast]

Perfectly fine. Use a controller with a decent d pad and you can do some decent tricks to boot.

[@infiniti7773]

The difference in quality between the games Dunkey's company is publishing and Asmon's company is publishing is... ouch...

[@xJayhawkFANx]

What game is asmingold publishing?

[@phantombigboss8429]

@@xJayhawkFANx garbage

[@xJayhawkFANx]

@@phantombigboss8429 do you know the name of it?

[@pierresakurai4812]

Maybe not for everyone but for all that it does in its genre 10/10. Amazing art style (remenecent of the Vectrex console of the 80s) , animations, sound, music and a deep interesting and varied adventure/puzzle/metroidvania gameplay chuck full of secrets. Made by 1 guy...just wow. Really great seing Asmon getting into Indie titles :) They deserve the praise.

[@gcelite36]

Really digging the aesthetic of the game.

[@SaltyDerps]

Visuals direction 💯/💯, Dunkey's team cooked

[@NewsofPE]

@@SaltyDerpsnot dunkey's team but yes

[@pepperbytez8128]

​@@SaltyDerpseven better, it was all basically ONE GUY.

[@GeckoClever]

@@SaltyDerps Are you paid or just a cringe lser?

[@funnyfunkinmonkey]

@@GeckoCleverwhat’s an lser

[@Rob6990]

Skill issue

[@user-ec3rm9wr1n]

In the commercial it looked good but nah its still indie game

[@Ziggyvu]

Not even 10 mins and kid already crying 😂

[@greenbean4422]

@@user-ec3rm9wr1n did you say "looked good but nah its still indie" it must be a bleak reality when indie games like Balatro and Lethal Company can't live up to AAA titles like Fifa23 and Starfield

[@WingedSloth]

@@greenbean4422 Don't mention Balatro. You'll create more addicts.

[@user-ec3rm9wr1n]

@@greenbean4422 indie games are good...but by now we can improve the graphics quality...in the commercial it looked solid ... I don't know anything about the companies you mentioned

[@ignitium]

i heard this game is like Halo 2 meets Halo 3.

[@ezioauditore6038]

Bot

[@LiViD176]

npc for sure

[@Ixeas22]

The really cool thing about this game is that not only was it made by one dude (Art, Music, etc.), but that dude also created his own engine in order to make the game in the first place. I'm super impressed by that.

[@saikimayu]

That used to be the norm. Now everyone just uses Unreal which is why everything feels so samey. It doesn't really matter how many custom assets you create, there is an "engine feel" that you just can't escape without making your own engine.

[@Ixeas22]

@@saikimayu Come to think of it, you're absolutely right. Like, the devs for Monkey Island making the SCUMM engine for their projects. But, for a single indie dev in this day and age it feels even more impressive. That feels like true passion.

[@saikimayu]

@@Ixeas22 Oh it's definitely impressive. It used to be the norm for studios, but for an individual it's kind of nuts. I'm pretty sure the Axiom Verge developer built everything from scratch himself too. There are probably others, but that and Animal Well are the only two I know for sure, especially at this quality. Even if you can find other people with all the skills, finding anyone in that group with the passion to actually do all this without help is unlikely.

[@tylerreamer8292]

I only watched a few minutes of the gameplay but it reminded me of Mario & Luigi. I'd imagine the Background made me think that 😂 Keep them coming Sir. I Followed you because of a more open dialogue plus them mmorpg straight Gas.

[@kafuukafuu2281]

Asmon: *gains the power of blowing bubble*. Also Asmon: I'm a GOD now

[@puyopuyopyro]

not a microtransaction in sight, huh

[@greenbean4422]

bro tells everyone not to buy something if you don't like it releases something Then you get upset as if he expects you to buy it Bro don't buy it? lmao I feel like logic is lost on you when you assume Asmon HAS to release a game with no MTX because he thinks they're bad, while simultaneously admitting that humans are hypocrites all the time Which they are, I would bet good money that you've bought an MTX before- aren't you against them? Why are people buying MTX if they're against them so much I don't get it

[@puyopuyopyro]

@@greenbean4422 it aint that deep, bro

[@moonknight6088]

@@greenbean4422 HUH?

[@davy4842]

@@greenbean4422I never bought one …now what?

[@evaander]

@@greenbean4422you need to go outside and look up in the sky and tell yourself “damn my brain is rotting in the internet”

[@gefx0164]

"This is kinda like Dark Souls, but everything is different" I think I gained a 100 insight by simply hearing that statement.

[@-Gurza-]

I had this playing for background noise, and because of the way the ghost cat sfx are mixed, I thought I kept hearing a weird sounding car engine revving up, far away from my place.

[@youtooberman9001]

more Billy Basso's game, he made the engine, graphics, music, EVERYTHING. Dunkey published it because he as godlike taste and eyes for talent

[@theobesthead]

It's great to see Animal Well come out after the long wait! The game looks great

[@iancampbell2398]

It’s crazy how slow people are to pick up on very simple context clues

[@mikeloeven]

If Asmongold has this many problems with a simple platformer we should probably not tell him about "I Wanna Be the Guy"

[@KingOfMalevolence]

Game is pretty fun, very little hand holding and so many secrets. Probably not your game if you don't like puzzles or platformers

[@rileyknowles8126]

1:40 As a Canadian I felt that “sorry ‘bout that” in my maple syrup soul 😂❤

[@yksol8649]

stop promoting the "all canadians are nice" propaganda

[@andyv2209]

tip for anyone trying the game, you can take the mock disc without taking the real disc first, and swap them out afterwards. no dog chase. well, at least for a while.

[@v-ia]

i hope we get to see more content creators or otherwise successful gamers invest into publishing good games. would build a great contrast to AAA games and the trash "indie" titles you have to filter through on steam or other platforms to find anything decent. i love the atmosphere of this game.

[@The_Mandalor]

you really gotta go Big Mode to do those bubble jumps

[@egr1957]

He starts doing the bruce almighty noises when hes stressed.

[@d.l.brinkmaniac3542]

21:05 "I'm a God now!" Immediately fucks up lol

[@kingrogers7740]

Bro that was a genuine joy to watch

[@SirThanksalott]

This game is like Hello 2 meet Goodbye 1

[@chalee6104]

wow, asmongold playing the first open well type game.

[@Doktor47]

Some real Monty on the Run vibes from this game..

[@donteatpaint]

Things I didn't expect to hear today: "How am I losing to a horse?"

[@ysbhw]

this feels like a tiny game you'd play inside another bigger game

[@lesraphel9148]

It really feels like Halo 2 meets Halo 3

[@chrisurban4698]

This game is very nice, I totally went in a different direction when I played it and found other items first. After the Match I found the spiral

[@beaker-yt]

Those spikes at the walls gave me "I wanna be the guy" flashbacks. Still traumatized...

[@mmanzanozr1]

It's like Metroid 1 meets Metroid 2

[@Bluedemon52]

The bubble section we just flappy burd hell.

[@TheDudlydude]

This game is so well designed that I was encountering spoilers for starting areas despite having played 12 hours already.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

Dunkey you should have called it Jump Malding! 😂

[@gambit_elstar]

Another life's change, let's go

[@Jesters-Jinx]

When he got stuck, I saw that coming lol

[@sycariummoonshine7134]

I think this is a game where you are supposed to stop and look at the rooms, because they are so artistic

[@Anonymous-vc8ml]

>deprogresses >saves anyway lmao

[@thomasb7347]

The scanlines def added to it imo

[@Unclegaspatcho-tf7ky]

Props to Asmon for doing this on M&K. This is exactly the type of game I expect from Dunkey 😂

[@_Just_John]

Cudos to Big Mode. It is nice when publisher won't force you use PSN.

[@TyBayagaAgain]

Its like halo 2 meets halo 3

[@SleepingPanda700]

Dunkey's Game Changed My Life

[@justanotherdave.]

This is currently free on PlayStation Plus btw

[@Brianworldwide_7]

1:07:30 you can always stumble on the same rock Several times

[@ElOkazaki]

Asmon blaming the herons when he dies after getting easily through that part

[@Gounen]

This game is like Halo 2 meets Halo 3!!!

[@meischoice]

Him getting angry is so funny.

[@costantly]

There it is

[@Motegii]

the sounds you make crack me the fuck up

[@OccamAsylum]

"Oh i see. Im a god now" *plop* *sigh*

[@dailysassifrass]

love the style of this game!

[@smiznog9125]

So basically they took Rain World and made it less of a simulation and more of a video game. Ngl I remember thinking years ago how good of an idea that is.

[@gfamhomevideos8062]

It’s WAAAY deeper than that

[@ninjamasterdave]

The first well like game I can’t wait

[@tf_lecter]

u can tell he's never played a metroidvania before and i LOVE it and in typical 'new to metroidvania' fashion, not having any idea where to go, at 33:00 minutes in he stumbles upon one of the hardest platforming sections in the game (which is completely optional and easy to miss) lmao TEXTBOOK

[@TheDudlydude]

I seriously lost it when he did that, I didn't even try to go back that way.

[@Marlo_Branco]

This game is really amazing. The puzzles are fun and smart. The exploration is awesome and similar to Hollow Kinght. Im loving your game Dunkey 😋

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

A strand type animal game.

[@CKatanik93]

This game would drive me insane .

[@CZD-dt4cn]

Birds aren't real, they can't hurt you. The bird: Bubbles.

[@3RST-GAMING]

Really makes you FEEL like animal well

[@mr_0n10n5]

Unfortunately, the Animal was not Well It wasn't even a Dunkey

[@quanyeradford8750]

I cheesed so many of those earlier puzzles with the Frisbee and yoyo

[@yeahtbh.161]

"Cheesed"😂😂😂

[@GiulianoVenturo]

honestly this is what Videogames are really about. This is what ppl should be buying instead of your avg AAA games

[@phantombigboss8429]

This game looks and plays like dogshit. I rather play Last Faith.

[@GiulianoVenturo]

@@phantombigboss8429 😂

[@user-pd8jg3cr8x]

Asmongold: “I’m a god, now.” {Immediately dies} Asmongold: {Sighs} “Oh, my god.”

[@thedemonkingdurst]

Hey, are you guys talking about Animal Well?

[@naumchomsky8840]

OMG they used the cat from the japanese horror film Hausu!!!!

[@Kuzler]

Does he even look at his PO box anymore?

[@sultanofswing9838]

It’s like Halo 2 meets Halo 3

[@Kovac_]

This is just The End Is Nigh by Edmund McMillen

[@umaydoruk4526]

"halo 2, this is halo 3."

[@Gaskinmoo79]

Never seen a bubble cause a man so much rage

[@RastamanFactory1945]

I must remark that it's quite amusing to watch this individual getting frustrated, swearing, and belittling himself.

[@alariciii4963]

Wow. That's a name I haven't heard in a decade.

[@Zii_Vii]

ROFL "Lets just follow the fuckin squirrel guys" LOOOOOOOOOOL