Blips 3: Cyberpunk Stealth, Digital Therapy, and Road Trips!

[@merlinthetuna]

9:56 I'm really looking forward to every retro game eventually becoming a hacking minigame in a more modern game. Just straight up making us beat Donkey Kong to read some Deus Ex middle-manager's pissy emails about use of the break room.

[@live_kaito_reaction]

Beat ghost n goblins on hard mode to unlock a boomer chain email

[@CruiseControlFurCool]

As the world's premiere NEON STRUCT modder (the only one actually haha), I appreciate the game getting some love. Seriously underrated as a game for beginner modders too. Not too many editors give you nearly all the tools to create your own game, levels, story, missions and all, with their assets from scratch.

[@MaraK_dialmformara]

Not to mention that Eliza (the game and the AI) are named for the first well-known chatbot, a pseudotherapist that managed to sound very deep by repeating and rephrasing anything said to it. Not sure if that adds a layer to your interpretation, but here we are.

[@SendyTheEndless]

We had Eliza on the Amiga computer. A huge novelty back in the day!

[@WritingOnGames]

Haven't finished the video yet but I just had to say I'm so happy you wrote about Eliza. Seems to be a game people have completely overlooked that, similar to you, spoke to me in a pretty intense way. Really enjoy this new format! Right, back to the video...

[@thedrellum]

By the way, the things you're making are as good as the things they're making.

[@CIARUNSITE]

How is your comment from two days ago when the video is 4 hours old? Does he release an unlisted link to patreon people earlier or something? For all the time I spend on KZbin I'm still very confused by it at times.

[@ErrantSignal]

Yeah; this video was up for Patrons for two days before going public.

[@tukkek]

I have seen SO MANY takes on Fallout 76 but yet it was Errant Signal who really cut the cake for me - and he did it on a sidenote, short video who didn't even put any effort into it other than saying what he thought of the game. Genius!

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

I remember playing platformers on a road when I was a kid. Using passing landscape as platforms and chasms with imaginary ninja runner, beating the impossible challenge, no matter the odds.

[@stellavanderburg1267]

I... used to do the exact same thing. (Still sometimes do.) I knew I couldn't be the only one, but yet I've never heard anyone else say they did the same.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

@@stellavanderburg1267 Nowadays I either think (too much) or have something to watch, listen, read or write due to my phone being on me all the time. I consider the idea, that boredom might be a useful thing...

[@ultimate_batdave7425]

I did that with a dude on a hoverboard, lol.

[@perpetualgrimace]

Same!

[@salazarmageddon]

I too did this (although it wasn't a ninja, but the weretiger/lion/whatever from Altered Beast)! Wow, who knows, we might be legion.

[@Sentay0]

I got actual chills from the Dark Data intro the fact that it's multiplayer only just breaks my heart

[@fictionmyth]

How dare you quote Super Bunnyhop! :p The two of you are my favorite game reviewers on KZbin. I appreciate that you seem to respect/like his content enough to mention him and restate his assertion. I got a smile out of that.

[@JohnnyThousand605]

I used to twitch big toes to street lights, roadside reflectors. Left side, left toe; right side, right toe. Bridge = both toes. 30 years later and I almost can't NOT do it when I'm the passenger on a long car trip =D

[@thunderfunking]

I really think you're nailing it with this series. Snappy editing, just the right amount of inspection, and novel games across many genres and asethetics. This is such a huge service to the indie game community.

[@MattVoda]

Nauticrawl looks exactly up my alley. I love the idea of being handed a foreign UI and needing to decipher it. Much like Will Smith piloting that alien spacecraft in Independence Day, except realistic

[@baronohm2569]

All I end up commenting on each Blips is "I love it. Cant wait to see the next one." But Honestly I love it and I can't wait to see the next one!

[@soulofastro]

Nauticrawl looks like it could be an amazing VR experience

[@nexra0]

I love this series. All 3 episodes have been a blast to watch. Also thanks to the fact that you write things you've shown down on the description box I've had Riverbond in my wishlist since the previous episode.

[@andersdenkend]

Aww damn, Dark Data being multiplayer only bummed me a bit out. Would have loved to play some missions!

[@pixelfootgames8792]

We're trying hard to get our campaign mode funded! Hopefully a little test episode here for halloween!

[@ghtddkc]

Thanks man for the game, I’m such a big fan of Time Splitters. I’m so happy to see those kind of things existing

[@pixelfootgames8792]

@@ghtddkc thanks! We've got lots more planned but going to take some time. Hopefully our Switch and singleplayer plans can come to fruition here soon

[@Spiderboydk]

I like this Blips format a lot.

[@Justin-ib2iz]

OH MY GOD I DID THAT THING FROM OVERPASS ALL THE TIME AS A KID AND STILL DO SOMETIMES AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I REALISE IT'S NOT JUST ME

[@JohnnyThousand605]

IKR =D

[@Medytacjusz]

Not having played Golden Eye or Perfect Dark I'm a little bit disappointed you didn't explain what exactly was different about the design philosophy of that era of FPS (or at least I didn't catch that, except for the part about weapon loadouts). Otherwise, Blips da shit man! It's always awesome to have a glimpse of what's out there, even as you might not have enough cash and/or time to try it all out yourself. Riverbond wishlisted. Eliza and Nauticrawl were already there haha, indies4life. Now excuse me as I go back to another era of FPS - Marathon Trilogy.

[@PaxPirate]

I love these little episodes - and I am super intrigued by Eliza! Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention!

[@The_Jovian]

Ah man, I can't tell you how much I love this series. I don't know if I'll ever play any of them but I adore hearing about unique, underground games

[@roncinephile]

This is one of the best things being made on youtube. The world needs videos like this. A person with taste describes obscure experiences that I as a viewer will probably like. That game that's like a gamified version of the Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar music video by Michel Gondry is a game that's only existed in my imagination until I saw it here. I love it. I love it all. edit: holy crap Minor Key are the same guys who made Eldritch. I thought Neon Struct looked like Eldritch. Must check out

[@JJ-ls6el]

"I'm a childless 30 something whose friends have moved away" Dude are you okay?

[@ErrantSignal]

Yeah! I'm good. I just meant that like, I'm at that age where college friends or whatever have all left town. When I was in my early 20's we'd be playing Rock Band and hanging out every weekend. Now they've all got kids, or their careers have taken them away from here. Hangouts are done by schedule if at all, and that's with the handful of people I still know in the area. And since I don't have kids of my own, and my wife doesn't really play games as such, I don't have anyone to couch co-op with.

[@Vote4Drizzt]

@@ErrantSignal I feel that, I keep a small circle of friends and have found it to be shockingly hard to share nostalgia with people who never had a chance to love the originals

[@JJ-ls6el]

@@ErrantSignal alright , got it man, great video

[@colinr0380]

Just Errant Signal living the dream :)

[@battlestar62fleet]

I hope you keep making this series dude, it's good to know about all these quirky little games, and your presentation style is top notch as always

[@swolehuman1047]

I love your videos so much. Truly one of the best game play related channels. Keep up the great work.

[@TehZonker]

Just to give a little feedback: I really, REALLY appreciate these videos. I had heard nothing of ANY of the games you've shown this time and a lot of them look interesting to me for some reason or another. So if you can, keep these coming. :)

[@SirBabalon]

I don't have anything important to say. But this was a damn good video, dude. You're the only one who I know I can rely on for good reviews and takes on games, by appreciating games as art. Nothing more. I always know that a game you recommend is one I will enjoy. Keep this shit up, man. I'm loving it.

[@Tehan123]

There's something about this series which is deeply nostalgic to me, yet at the same time it's new and exciting. Thanks for talking about games that no-one else covers.

[@PatrickSugarfix]

I just wanted to say thank you for making these - I'm pretty biased towards indie games, so obviously take this with a grain of salt, but Blips is definitely my favorite series I've seen you do. Cheers, and happy (early) Halloween!

[@Necronswillrule]

Just finished Eliza. Thank you so much for your recommendation.

[@SnowTerebi]

Man this is like the best indie game introduction video series I've seen on KZbin, please keep it going!

[@turingsghost]

Thanks for covering Overpass! I've been part of the Studio Bean cult... er, Discord server for a while, and it's good to see his games getting some exposure.

[@tauheximus]

overpass gang

[@DavetheTurnip]

Overpass reminds me of my own childhood and teenage car rides. I would imagine a character jumping between the streetlights or running over the tops of trees, trying to keep up with the car. I always thought it would make a neat videogame. Overpass is starting from the same place but going in a different direction, and I dig that. I also love this series, and look forward to future episodes.

[@secretembers]

i adore all your vidoes so much, your insights and the way you look at things and explain things is just so perfectly my whole jam

[@GmodPlusWoW]

Fun fact about Neon Struct: they made the game Eldritch beforehand. Look that one up if you're in for similar gameplay albeit with a more roguelikey Lovecraftian exploration bent to it.

[@teratoma.]

dude what the fuck? i remembered eldritch yesterday thinking i have to look up what they made next and now i see this, crazy

[@leftovernoise]

Check out in other waters! It's also a clunky ui where you can only see the map. But I think it has a decent story and the fact that they can make an engrossing experience where you literally only experience the world through a map and text descriptions says a lot to me. Love your work man!

[@CV1CTOR]

This is great. A wonderful sort of curation. I'm looking forward to more.

[@fortunatesoul12]

I am glad you are continuing this series mate, 99% of these games I never heard of

[@sylvanvixen6887]

This was a great video, I'm thinking I might check out a few of these games, even a couple from genres I don't normally like!

[@JediSasquatch]

Acid Spy looks like a game that's extremely for me. Thanks for the rec!

[@RomanNardone]

If you added these to your steam curator page I think that'd be really beneficial

[@Doctor-Infinite]

**CYBERPUNK IN THE TITLE** Me: STONKS

[@annbacerra]

This didn't show up in my sub box for two days. Thanks for the video!

[@ude4225]

great video Errant!! Thank you for this!! I hope the youtube algorythm starts treating you better!!

[@Shaeress]

These videos are really good and useful and I really appreciate them.

[@darkerSolstice]

Your commentary on Eliza makes me curious: have you ever played Subsurface Circular? I think it would resonate similarly--and annoy you in some ways that are worth taking a look at. They tried to add puzzle-y game elements on top of a visual novel and while that part didn't work for me, the story hella did.

[@ErrantSignal]

I haven't sat down and played it yet, no! I really need to catch up on the Circular games, I suspect I'd enjoy them.

[@Adrischa]

Great series. And I am currently not even playing games. It is just great to see what is out there

[@vincentlance]

Just getting out of a midterm I needed something like this.

[@barryherbers6090]

Love this video style!

[@CarlolucaS]

Okay, Eliza it will be. Holy Melitele you sold me on that one.

[@sapphicvalkyrja]

I *really* miss Rareware shooters. I'd love for that style to make something of a comeback--I think it'd get me into playing shooters again.

[@LazarheaD]

I love these videos showing me some games I didn't knew about. The Steam store page is so cluttered nowadays.

[@colinmiller513]

I have a similar love of Mechwarrior, playing since MW2. I had no idea Mech Warrior online was a thing, thank you for the lead!

[@subprogram32]

I'm in an interesting place with Nauticrawl. I seem to have naturally adapted to the game's systems, since after a couple deaths right at the front gate, I actually ended up learning all the things you described and *more* in a single run! The game even has a way to exploit the systems it has for potentially infinite resources, at least in the first zone (assuming there are indeed multiple zones) and all it took was looting a certain thing early on and a bit of bravery with how to use the mechanics. Buuuuut also the game runs like tar on my laptop and it's soooo slow to do anything, especially when that involves fine-tuning fuel intake and engine power valves that seem granular to the point of single digits at a time, and this makes it hard to go back to the game where just doing what I did before would likely be a slog of at least two hours, and if anything causes the engine to fail at any point, the game runs too slowly to easily fix the problem too. Still, that's a problem on my end, and I'm very glad this game exists. :)

[@pixelfootgames8792]

Appreciate the video! Super great. New DARK DATA patch out tonight w two new levels, new gametypes, etc. Pssst master cheat is 898898 for now ❤

[@flyrefi]

This is the best show on KZbin

[@morkad]

I just beat Nauticrawl a few days and it's *so* good

[@DonYagamoth]

Your narration made me interested in a game I didn't even think I'd be interested in... That nautical game? Maybe I'll give it a shot..

[@doomcrab4271]

Hey, Chris, have you played 'Objects in Space?' Considering what you said about your love for simulation games, it a space sim that's kind of similar to Nauticrawl. It blends nihilistic post-capitalist dread with an eerie modem punk style that makes you feel at once claustrophobic and megalophobic. It's not just that your a small fish in an endless ocean, but more like your a pet goldfish that was thrown into that ocean while it was still in its bag from the pet store. It's inescapably flawed, but its uncomfortable presentation of space and your incidental existence within that space is haunting in ways that I think make the game work.

[@v0Xx60]

Finally! Someone else who pronounces GameFAQs as "Game Facts" and not "Game Eff-Ay-Cues".

[@blarg2429]

People really pronounce the letters in that acronym? Weird.

[@BlueRhythm24]

I always look forward to these blips

[@joshford256]

Nauticrawl looks sooo fun! Definitely going to check it out!

[@dainchi.]

Have you played Receiver? It seems like another obscure Cyberpunk game that would be right up your alley.

[@Marvin-sj9lr]

They played it on Spoiler Warning Show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/porRkpmka92SZ8U

[@charlieni645]

The concept for Overpass is genius! Thanks for the shoutout! Edit: was that Olly Thorn I heard in the Eliza clip?

[@ErrantSignal]

No, it isn't - but I thought the same when I heard his voice, and literally had to pause the game and go find the credits to make sure it wasn't him. Once you know it's not you can kinda tell, but they sound *very* similar.

[@Crocogator]

Damn, that small clip even hit ME. We're in our thirties, dude. When I was a kid, my DAD was in his thirties. What the fuck even is time?

[@StevenSeagull123]

Eliza is pretty good! Lovely music as well.

[@KristofDE]

For the record, a much simpler approach to a similar concept as that last game is CAPSULE. While it's also pretty difficult, especially at the later levels, the first hour is a sublime experience, before frustration sets in. The game is so cheap, that hour is well worth the cost even if you never complete it.

[@NattosoupStudio]

I'd love to know if you're writing notes about how to pilot a nauticrawl.

[@NotLegato]

woo! i have four new wishlist items and at least two of those i want to get on as soon as possible. these are great.

[@nibblrrr7124]

19:05 omg that's my fav spaghetti western!

[@Danimaltl]

I literally paused the video and bought Overpass when it got to it.

[@ErrantSignal]

My recommendation: As soon as you unlock/can switch to the control mode that takes you to the beat instantly rather than having to "lean" in either direction, do that. It's probably less faithful to the game's intent, but it is *so* much more playable when just tapping three buttons to the beat rather than "leaning" in either direction and tapping an action button. But maybe that's just me!

[@benjaminlefkowitz9463]

Awesome video for an awesome series. I might try these! Why aren’t you better known?

[@puremuakorvaan]

You make the best videos

[@therupoe]

Nauticrawl sounds so cooooool

[@raphaelbossniak4794]

Have you played the free DLC for NEON struct? It's pretty short but I personally really enjoyed it. As far as I remember you have to download it via the workshop and then start it as a custom map.

[@JohnnyThousand605]

Good to know. I have NS, haven't finished it but I know I could go for more when I do =)

[@Rugeon]

"golden-age of the retro shooter...Proteus" lmao. like I guess I get it but still, lol

[@ErrantSignal]

I probably failed to enunciate it properly, but I meant Prodeus: store.steampowered.com/app/964800/Prodeus/

[@ZoidbergForPresident]

Gosh, maybe I should check out Eliza. :P

[@ask5118]

great video

[@KirbyGC00]

blips is great

[@axelprino]

And so my wishlist grew a bit more :P Jokes aside this does encourage me to take a dip through my steam library and give a chance to some obscure or old game I forgot I owned.

[@glorytotheaprdeathtotheufl7917]

Neon struct is so great

[@Dywindel]

19:50 - Get. In. My. Steam. Library.

[@wick3dwick]

That second game reminds me of the Star Guitar video big time

[@ravenfrancis1476]

Hey Campster, I know you normally don't take requests but there's a game that comes out in 2020 I think you'd enjoy. It even heavily features road trips so it kind of ties into your segment on Overpass. It's called "Get In The Car, Loser!" and is a game that's described as it's own creator as a "lesbian road trip RPG", though a lot of it is kinda visual novel-y at times from what I've seen. You should check it out when it comes out.

[@raytsh]

Now I want to play a Mech game again.

[@stevecriddle]

Overpass looks a bit like the video for Star Guitar by The Chemical Brothers.

[@ErrantSignal]

Yeah! When I tweeted about it some people compared it to that, I had never seen it before! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoSXZHytd6tjq68 I do wonder if there was some inspiration there?

[@Lumpfriend]

@@ErrantSignal I believe the developer Bean has said that the Star Guitar music video was a big source of inspiration, yes

[@tabula_rosa]

acid spy reminds me of the arbiter levels of halo 2, trying to get thru w/o making my squad drop cloak & fight

[@sorry987654321]

man.. the time games could develop their own mythology was sooo... m a g i c a l

[@yamuimofate1524]

That's 3 great stuff for me

[@username4570]

dope animated intro

[@dsifriend]

Did you miss Redsteel on Wii? Those types of shooter were still around till then.

[@willhart2188]

That was neat. I knew none of there games.

[@connorgormley8086]

Is 11:10 the dude from philosophy tube or am I going slightly nuts?

[@kyletowers9662]

this is it

[@EmblemParade]

This is the only channel to which I subscribe that I cannot watch because it's almost always spoilers for games I intend to play someday. :(

[@fuzzygod325]

What's a good way to find these sorts of games? Just start scrolling through steam?

[@HelloWorld-xd5mi]

Itch.io is a good resource as well

[@TheMemoman]

Mon ami, mention or show the game's name at the end of its segment too; sometimes it's through your comment that one finds an interest sprout for the game, and you'd like to know it's name to check it out. Thanks, great series, loving it.

[@Spleemce]

Its in description.

[@Splitter4]

Nauticrawl sounds awesome. I also love the concept of UI-misterious games, where the fun is getting good at operating its mechanisms. Also Nauticrawl reminded me of The Oil Blue, by the way. Had a lot of fun with it. Juicy sound design, nice visuals and feels rewarding to get good at it. store.steampowered.com/app/386700/The_Oil_Blue_Steam_Legacy_Edition/

[@joshford256]

I definitely would try to tap my foot when things passed me on the road. Not weird at all

[@Lukz243]

that Hariman voice actor seems familiar...

[@xafrothundax91]

I'd love to hear your thoughts on Disco Esylum. I could honestly listen to you unpack videogames for hours to be honest.