Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Zero Punctuation)

This week Yahtzee reviews Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
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[@theescapist]

Watch next week's episode on Judgment early at the link: www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/2019/07/10/zero-punctuation-judgement/

[@iaini8080]

Yhatzee: Of you want an image of the future imagine Custard’s lovingly rendered bell-end slapping a human face forever. High School Seniors: I inderstood that refrance!

[@knight_kazul]

You should make another review of Dead Cells. It has become a totally different game since it left early access.

[@patch-fm]

@@TheArklyte Good idea...good idea.

[@JimAdventures]

Yathtz, not a single mention of the transformation. Don't tell me you never found it.

[@ShroudedWolf51]

I mean, I could. But, your video player is so fucking awful that it's far less effort to wait.

[@Heebie-Deebies]

Yahtzee has that special ability of sounding like he hates a game while saying he likes it.

[@xmm-cf5eg]

Inflection will always make you sound angry if that's just how you talk.

[@alanepithet2931]

@@xmm-cf5eg Not just inflection. You get a sense over time that he hates having to say anything positive about video games, and it all has to be dragged out kicking and screaming. So when he gives an honest compliment, of course he sounds like he hates it.

[@alanepithet2931]

@@Myrth1 Pretty sure it's at 4 now.Out of nearly 10 years of doing this.

[@Gojiro7]

that is what is what is medically defined as......being a tosser

[@Pikkabuu]

Don't you remember his Bioshock review? No-one likes Yahtzee when he praises a game so he has to insult even the games he likes.

[@KaguroDraven]

2:41 You know what really kills a dramatic cutscene? Having the voice changer that makes her sound like a squirrel equipped.

[@Kerim9991]

thats NUTS

[@AaronValacircaVT]

Yahtzee: "It's exactly what you wanted." *Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night sales increase 300%*

[@dubstepbeecorsi6892]

yahtzee: "its exactly what you wanted" me: a castlevania game not made by a satanic slave factory that bastardizes its beloved franchise out of pure sadism........ me: i would like that

[@TARINunit9]

Yahtzee's dream was doomed from the start. Shantae 4 and A Hat In Time were already patching the boat up after Mighty No 9

[@TheCivildecay]

Shantae4 was pretty great

[@arstotzkanatthedmz4486]

Half genie wasnt really overfunded tho

[@0LoneTech]

Epic is busy ensuring no matter how funded or well developed, we won't get the option to purchase those kickstarter games anymore. The boat is punctured several ways.

[@koatam]

Shenmue III has been passed around more than a Sony Pictures flop. My odds are 70% that it will be a dumpster fire.

[@guyshafor1320]

@@koatam Shenmue has never been profitable.

[@user-ig5yx8bc6c]

"...somehow manages to be simultaneously under- and overdressed"(c) Jesus, I love your writing.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

To be fair, in Symphony of the Night Alucard's cape lining would change depending on what cape you equipped (even become translucent if you found the right one) and considering how much effort was put into detailing his cape you'd _certainly_ notice it a lot.

[@dry90125]

Game: is good. Yahtzee: *throws hat on floor in frustration* CURSE YOU PARRY THE PLAT- I MEAN BLOODSTAINED RITUAL OF THE NIGHT!

[@ab-oj9wv]

I hope you typed "Parry" deliberately, because he's had trouble and frustration with parry systems in the past.

[@appelofdoom8211]

@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e Oh look a troll how cute. did you type that comment all by yourself?

[@tranhanam0027]

@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e Upvote me for no other reasons than to taunt this troll.

[@dry90125]

a b it was partially coincidental but when I wrote it out I definitely had that “ooh look at me games journalism etc. etc.” vibe about it if you were curious.

[@Christobix]

@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e weak bait

[@sludgewave4786]

Comment section of this video: 50%= This review is positive 50%= Is that a Futa Miriam at the end?

[@twinkiesmaster69]

@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e KinkShaming is wrong......shaming?

[@rikterterran3833]

@@twinkiesmaster69 He just seems to be a quantity over quality kind of troll.

[@AmorBuffer]

@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e SEETHING

[@vidyajamesu]

@@AmorBuffer Some just are not able to appreciate the best things in life.

[@Kaefer1973]

@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e It may be a typo but speaking out cnacer loud doesn't sound too bad, so I don't mind.

[@BugsyFoga]

The other highly anticipated Kickstarter game made by the one of the original creators.

[@MrCharly780]

So glad the game ended up being amazing.

[@NathanCassidy721]

Except it was made by the ACTUAL creator and not the MARKETING MAN of the series. (Yes, that’s what happened with Mighty No. 9.)

[@audiovisual51]

ikr, Inafund didn't even design the Mega Man sprites. He did create Dead Rising and Lost Planet, so it wasn't like he wasn't a respectable game dev in his own right.

[@Alucard400]

@@NathanCassidy721 Igarashi isn't actually the creator. He didn't come on until the PC Engine CD game Dracula X Rondo of Blood.

[@tyrus1235]

Makes me wish for the Space Venture (or whatever it's called) campaign to succeed and we get a shiny new game from The Two Guys from Andromeda. I absolutely love the Space Quest series and would love to get more games like that!

[@attmay82]

Yahtzee's review: "I hate you for being good."

[@StrikeWarlock]

That patch comment must've been a jab at Fromsoft fixing Bloodborne's loading issues 6 hours before his review of the game went up.

[@xmm-cf5eg]

pretty sure it was a jab at every game having "updates" like that nowadays also.

[@davidmichaelescobedopachec794]

Ok, bear with me, was the game so good that Yahtzee had to divert his hate boner towards Kickstarter? That's rather ingenious. Good star Yahtzee.

[@theharvardyard2356]

Not so fast, the character design certainly didn't get off scot free.

[@MrCharly780]

The game is indeed amazing.

[@tuckerjohnston1844]

the Harvard Yard I actually have a hard on fo the character design.

[@res20stupid]

The sole reason I hate the game is because of the insane difficulty curb necessary to beating the bonus boss and how I missed the recipe books preventing me from giving a woman a dress and being unable to give a lazy old bitch some spaghetti.

[@allooutrick8266]

LMAO. Fair enough, res.

[@brainflash1]

"Oh maybe it isn't healthy to never want to leave our youthful comfort zones" Try saying that again in a year's time when you're reviewing Psychonauts 2.

[@LizardLeliel]

Don't jinx it

[@paradoxacres1063]

Yes...but Psychonauts has only ever had *ONE* game since *2005* , tho

[@brainwasher3067]

@@paradoxacres1063 phychonauts 2 is in development thought (Sorry if you knew that, the wording in your comment confused me a little)

[@aryasuri9421]

@@brainwasher3067 he meant it should get a pass cause it doesn't have 50 rinse and repeat sequels. Just the one coming out a decade and a half later

[@brainwasher3067]

@@aryasuri9421 ahhh Makes sense

[@Shnazz999]

Yahtzee had way too much fun with the Custer's Revenge joke.

[@maxastro]

~sees start of ending slideshow~ Is... Is he going there? ~goes there~ Oh my.

[@MeleeTiger]

"I can't be Castlevania, Castlevania doesn't have mustache!" XD

[@Ninjaananas]

You dare denying Dracula's beautiful mustache?!

[@merrittanimation7721]

Truly this has the darkest ending of any Zero Punctuation episode.

[@BenjaminSteber]

My vote still goes to Spec ops: The line crushing Yahtzee's head foreboding hatred, misery and death before farting on him. Futa Miriam gets a close second.

[@propper-g7725]

What about the grim fandango one though

[@the7screw]

@@MajorasWrath1 what if she's Jewish? (You could say that that would be pointless)

[@camwyn256]

Really glad I scrolled the comments, I went back and watched the end

[@saellanya]

That little futa Miriam joke at the end killed me. got my thumbs up

[@GrubbyWubby]

you are sick in the mind

[@Dyneamaeus]

Now that I've played Bloodstained, I find the conjured Pig reference hilarious. There was a modest stretch of the game where "Summon the Death Pig!" was my go-to fight solution.

[@newflesh666]

"If my dog was a Castlevania monster he'd be a water elemental driven to walk the earth forever ensuring that everyone's hands are sufficiently moist" Adorable

[@prestonburnett5410]

The line "fork-tongued sidewinder" out of nowhere and the way he delivers it makes me genuinely laugh out loud every single time.

[@Pineappolis]

Probably my favourite line of the episode, too, but it's chockfull of contenders, from "...Castlevania doesn't have a moustache," through, "...and basmati rice all down her front," to, "...you stupid, swollen-testicled f**k."

[@chaoticcranium]

Bloodstained, a.k.a. Iga's Mania: Konami of Sorrow

[@Guts_Brando]

His games are called igavanias

[@chaoticcranium]

Gattsu Brando Oh, I know. This was a joke.

[@Er404ChannelNotFound]

Did... did Yahtzee just make futa Miriam at the end?

[@arczeum7921]

Yes. Yes he did.

[@krakenjacket5333]

Yes, yes he did... what other power could potentially be gained by harvesting general custer's soul?

[@sludgewave4786]

ha! I'm not the only one to saw that. I guess I know what will be the subject of my next drawing!

[@Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller]

Giving everyone ideas now...

[@Tadrax]

@F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e are you alright? Do you need a hug?

[@penguinpingu1994]

The last line “if you want a picture of the future....” is a reference to 1984 where O’brian tells Winston “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.”

[@jim8123]

Also the words #FuckKonami appear in the credits

[@tcoren1]

Jim really?

[@jim8123]

@@tcoren1 Yes, it's the username of a kickstarter backer

[@blake-81]

And there's also a Panchinko Machine as a Secret Boss...

[@noahgray543]

@@blake-81 really? Shit. Now I have to buy it.

[@zelg.5551]

@@noahgray543 Nope. It was a slot machine mimic.

[@BugsyFoga]

The Custards revenge spiritual successor will be legendary !!!😁👌

[@armorfrogentertainment]

Only in the 1980s could you release a game about General Custer raping a Native American woman without getting being ostracized from decent society.

[@nooneinparticular5256]

Friend, just go to newgrounds. There are plenty of porn games there. Free ones, too.

[@BugsyFoga]

@@nooneinparticular5256 that was a joke man

[@nooneinparticular5256]

@@armorfrogentertainment Fair enough.

[@AshenVictor]

@@armorfrogentertainment Yeah, the world's just moved on now, people expect depth and gameplay from their porno game. That's why the people who wanted to make "mass effect except without a tasteful fade to black when you knob the alien chick" got two million quid on kickstarter.

[@brningpyre]

I knew where the Custer's Revenge bit at the very end was going as soon as Miriam killed him, but I didn't think you'd do it. Props.

[@atmatey]

That is the best end card sketch of any Zero Punctuation, right up there with Final Fantasy 13 and Spec Ops: The Line.

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

The best one for me is A Link Between Worlds

[@danielasilva69457]

5:31 oh boy, i can see the fanart for this already

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

In intellectual circles we're strictly referring to this game as Waifumania

[@mkicon]

It's just big tiddy goth GF Castlevania

[@PrinsaVossum]

I thought "waifumania" was the word for the anime community (of which I am a part).

[@smokinggnu6584]

Pretty sure that's Subverse.

[@smokinggnu6584]

@@naransolongoboldbayer8030 Except you just bit.

[@SenpaiSamaKun]

Anyone who says that without miriam being their personal waifu deserves a heretic grinder to the face.

[@spinningninja2]

Bruh this episode made me realize how much we've been missing out on without those end cards

[@alittlebirdi]

I see you appreciate a good futa as well as the next chap. Well played, good sir.

[@GrubbyWubby]

what the hell is wrong with you

[@willuda7098]

I get so into watching this series for entertainment that i forget sometimes that these are actual games that i can buy and play

[@paradoxacres1063]

Knowing that Yahtzee will one day Review *HuniePop* it fills me with determination!

[@leiferikson850]

I hope it happens someday. Anyway, I must ask: For how many years are you posting that now?

[@E1craZ4life]

Long time no see, old friend. So tell me: is this a genuine request or a social experiment?

[@E1craZ4life]

@@leiferikson850 Since Yahtzee used HuniePop (among other games) to explain the mistake that led to him reviewing Doki Doki Literature Club.

[@RealAPasz]

What, Have, You, Done?!

[@paulovinasrocha6166]

please stop posting that, you are not funny

[@MrCharly780]

Yahtzee loved it! So proud of being part of the kickstarter!

[@Karakuioshi]

I'm surprised that Yahtzee didn't mention anything about the "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" guy.

[@angeldeb82]

Weapon: Stop Sign Armour: High-VIS Vest Accessory 1: Miner Helmet Accessory 2: Handlebar Moustache Inventory: Potion x2 Ether x1 Curry x0 Plan B tablets x7 Barry Smith Barton Smith Betty Smith Bernard Smith Billiam Smith Bindi Smith Biscuits Smith Bob Smith Bobert Smith Also LOLed at the funny bits, including the imps. XD

[@LautrecOfCarim]

This game did to Kickstarter what Gwyn did to the age of fire. Let the cycle begin anew... Heh.

[@kingcole5977]

"Ahhh, another one, roused by the will of kickstarter? Well, you're not alone. We remakes and sequels are worthless. Can't even die right. Gives me conniptions. And they'd have us seek the player's nostalgia, and lure them from their draining wallets. But we're talking true legendary games with the mettle to stand the test of time. We're not fit to lick their boots. Don't you think? heh heh heh"

[@punished7030]

Gwyn is a little bitch boi that got beat by the chad undead

[@victorprati7908]

U know it was called "the first sin" right?

[@rrtkddigimon0]

And then she became a futa during the credits - *the end*

[@blueberryshake333]

Nice Itoshiki-sensei profile picture. :D

[@BoomBoomBrucey]

I think Yooka-Laylee delivered exactly what was promised... just turns out most people forgot the 90's/early 2000's wasn't actually that great. I still enjoyed it

[@koatam]

A Hat in Time completely fucks that thesis up.

[@hoodedman6579]

@@koatam A Hat In Time promised more Super Mario Sunshine, not more Banjo Kazooie. There's a pretty large difference.

[@BoomBoomBrucey]

@@hoodedman6579 I couldn't agree more with that argument.

[@jotabeas22]

Yep. This. This right here is what I thought about it. Didn't like it much, but after all I never quite liked as much Conker or Crash Bandicoot. They were fun, but nostalgia aside - fucking hell the controlscheme, the mechanics, the level design - it hurts.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Yeah that's really why I liked it, it was just like playing those games.

[@greenredblue]

" Yes, Koji Igarashi, you can have all of the stupid hats you like." *_"I will!"_*

[@BarHonigfeld]

Hey, great to see people who recognize there were entries in the series between SotN and Bloodstained.

[@cyansuy3062]

I thought he was exaggerating with the ability about the water monster, but he wasn’t. You quite literally miss half the game if you don’t farm that 1 monster for its ability

[@rcurl44]

That ending credits seen had me rolling

[@SinHurr]

Also that futa Miriam in the credit roll. Nice work ZP.

[@Kingmegadon]

Thank You Yahtzee. That will be my 1st gaming project. A full 3D remake of Custards Revenge cross with Leisure Suit Larry. I can hear the AO market now. "WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS THIS!?"

[@code4chaosmobile]

You have won the award for adding to my list of s**t I wish I could unsee. +10 gold stars

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

Your description of the protagonist was just genius - especially about the anime girl dress-up simulator game! Also - BILLIAM SMITH

[@typacsk]

And BOBERT SMITH

[@whydoistillusethissite8626]

BISCUIT SMITH

[@infiniteFERN]

I like the little miriam figure holding a sword; great work yahtzee!

[@JenniferFuss]

I am confused. That review was so... overtly positive? :o

[@dbfan199]

Yahtzee can be positive It’s just rare.

[@stephen19590]

Matthew Rubenstein he did also bring up “hey it’s another game wearing a mask”

[@Caidezes]

He really likes Symphony of the Night.

[@JenniferFuss]

I know that he occasionally likes games, I was just amazed at the sheer amount of love he poured over Bloodstained ^_^

[@kadosho02]

@@dbfan199 Bloodstained = a now confirmed, magical unicorn

[@NyraScarlet]

I'm really glad it turned out well. Just finished it today and had massive fun with it. Can't wait for the extra characters and modes!

[@sludgewave4786]

Oh they will add those? for free? Even if they charge DLC I'll cough up! I loved the game but I felt it was a bit short. Not any shorter than any other Igavania, but I think Symphony of the night was a bit longer, or maybe it was the awful grinding to have the valmanway lol.

[@Thaylien]

I saw that in the credits, Yahtzee, you've been going on those specific Japanese sites again haven't you?

[@jackthompson7125]

What's specific about them?

[@Thaylien]

@@jackthompson7125 Trick question, the real one is 'what isn't specific about them?'

[@jackthompson7125]

@@Thaylien What isn't specific about them?

[@Thaylien]

@@jackthompson7125 Where the tentacles come from.

[@jackthompson7125]

@@Thaylien I'm not sure I read you, chief.

[@MrDeadcell22]

Now now Yahtz, you'll get your wish if Epic keeps using Kickstarter like it's own personal Tesco for long enough. Patience lad

[@chrisg5219]

This is a criminally underrated comment. It also made me sad.

[@Littleman3240]

Except now people are apparently refusing to fund Kickstarter games unless it's confirmed that it won't be an EGS exclusive.

[@Ashurman666]

4:07 This sounds less like a bug and more like you forgot to equip weapons to that shortcut

[@Tman2bard]

That's exactly it

[@psinjo]

This can also happen if you have the bloodbringer familliar/sword equipped and switch to a shortcut that has the opposite equipped, seeing as it can't be in both places at once

[@ManoredRed]

Shortcuts needing to have things equipped in every slot is a problem though. It means every time you change your equipment you need to update all your shortcuts, even though you probably won't be changing your equipment anywhere near as frequently as you will be changing your shards.

[@Ashurman666]

@Manored Not really. The shortcuts exist so you can easily switch to your fav equipment without needing to go trough the menus. It literally has a function that lets you copy your current equipment to them and then just change whatever you like

[@ManoredRed]

@@Ashurman666 But then, every time I change a piece of equipment, I have to copy my current build to all shortcuts, then change the shards in each of them individually all over again. A simple "keep previous" option for each shortcut item would make the system immensely more flexible.

[@nizarific001]

The "tummy ache and basmatti rice" line was gold.

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

He's not as cynical this time, likely because we got to know what his favorite franchise was! Good for him, there's some optimism left after all.

[@cathedral1375]

Man it's never ceased to amaze me even after the 4 plus years ive been watching you for how many words you can fit in about 5 mins. Its genius.

[@432pro]

"She looks like someone opened one of those incredibly pathetic anime girlfriend dressup simulators, then sat on the keyboard." Come on, Yahtzee. Did you expect anything else from a _JRPG?_

[@pauloandrade925]

I know a few thst arent like that actually. Like trails in the sky for example.

[@jackgarcia5926]

Someone never played FF tactics or Order of Ecclesia

[@Guts_Brando]

Bloodstained is not a jrpg?

[@hoodedman6579]

What in God's name do you think a JRPG is? Because I promise you, that genre has very little crossover with fucking metroidvanias.

[@ayindephulgence4950]

F.u.c.k Go.ogl.e you good bro?

[@drew8235]

I will now forever tie together both Blood Stained Ritual of the Night, and Custer's Revenge. Ty for this.

[@sgste]

I love how Yahtzee can never say 'Yeah, I liked it' - he always has to add that cynical 'and this is why it's going to ruin the rest of our lives forever' caveat. Perfect...

[@Kevinsyel]

The shortcut system may be unequiping your weapon because you have the shortcut configured to no weapons. shortcuts can literally redo your entire setup, so just set them all to your default gear, then change only the Directional Shard for traversal

[@Christobix]

I had mostly gear shortcuts and two to switch between my combat directional and traversal. Only the shard was set in those ones. It might have worked for a time (?), but now those two also always unequip my weapon. I can set a *specific* weapon in those shortcuts, but whenever I try to just not set a weapon (greyed out, like all other equipment), it instead empties the shortcut weapon slot. Redoing the entire shortcut doesn't work either. Not a big deal, I simply use the shard shortcut followed by one of the gear shortcuts.

[@DodgeThisBam]

Thanks again for bringing back the end credits. I now want your Dog as DLC for Bloodstained.

[@lordphobius3876]

I have been playing this game nonstop for the last 5 days. I now have the map at 80.80% complete, and I'm apparently missing a boss. Also no mention of how OVERLY POWERFUL BUNNYGIRL no JUTSU IS????? I used nothing but the bunnygirl power against Zangetsu 2nd round and hilariously exploited bouncing on his head! Giggidy!

[@Neloish]

I can't believe he did not talk about the awesome music. Love this game.

[@geardog24]

Mighty No.9=Failure Bloodstained=Success Conclusion= We should only focus on remaking old Konami games.

[@gokusondbz]

XD lol.

[@nautdead3197]

Suikoden next? Lol

[@ischmidt]

Check out the trailer for Blazing Chrome, it's basically the Contra sequel Konami refuses to give us (with some Metal Slug stirred in).

[@The_Mister_E]

Lord knows it's the only way they'd see the light of day...

[@PewPew_McPewster]

@@nautdead3197 Suikoden next indeed. The team's been rounded up for their next outing named Eiyuuden.

[@PewPew_McPewster]

1:28 good to see Yahtzee hasn't lost his n-word pass and can still belt it out in 2019.

[@mobius-1808]

Futa Miriam in the end credits, the rule 34 begins

[@BLZ231]

Honestly, he sounds pissed off that he liked the game. Still, nice to see that Bloodstained seems to actually be good.

[@lyndonmindog3537]

Yay!!! The end credits cartoons are back!! Thanks Yatzee for bringing them back

[@birddale5523]

thank you escapist for putting back the end credits For ZP videos.

[@VinceOmega]

I find it funny that Alcuard is literally in this game under a different name wearing a fake nose and mustache.

[@ZombieDragQueen]

Chin up, Yahtz! I haven't heard of anyone giving Peter Molyneux money in a long time. Surely the future won't be that Orwellian.

[@PappaBahamut]

You never fail to deliver the laughs. Love it.

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

I must now add "you fork tongued sidewinder" to my list of insults

[@tomsalati1027]

you missed a perfectly good deflowering joke with the title, what a shame

[@NicholasMarshall]

When will Genji: Days of the Blade, get a remake? A new generation needs to have the thrills of attacking Giant Enemy Crabs, in historical Japan.

[@Hopalongtom]

The Credits animation has returned!

[@Biodeamon]

that credits animation suggests yahtzee may have a thing for futa...

[@TheBitishDragon]

Not sure if Yahtzee's ending paragraph there was a subtle nock on the Kickstarter for Subverse

[@davidanderson7643]

He basically said, "It's fucking good." Just had to be the Yahtzee translator for all of you.

[@Christobix]

The 3D graphics allowed for the boss fight in a circular arena though, which was a highlight for me!

[@dancingbanana105]

That Shang Tsung taped onto Aria of Sorrow was pretty funny and unexpected, considering Yahtz's opinion on fighting games.

[@AccidentalNinja]

I hope Custer's Revenge doesn't get remade, but I have a sinking feeling that the future will disappoint me.

[@rikterterran3833]

How's that even gonna be possible?

[@jotabeas22]

It probably already has been remade. It has sex and racism - what else thrives better on the Internet?

[@jotabeas22]

@@CarrotConsumer Of course they do. Do I have to remind everyone Fortnite is a thing?

[@dihyaneverforget5163]

so "A Hat in Time" suddenly didn't happen?

[@Caidezes]

People never mention all the crowdfunding successes when complaining about crowdfunded games because it devalues their point. Divinity: Original Sin II alone balanced out a lot of the failures.

[@OscarRodriguez-vs3io]

Well Yahtz is referring to a specific subset of crowdfunded games i.e the original creators of a game creating a "new" ip, because the original is being held hostage by the company. Hence the Mighty No. 9 mention.

[@raccoonja5905]

@@OscarRodriguez-vs3io That's true, but why did he mention Broken Age, it was a new ip.

[@OscarRodriguez-vs3io]

@@raccoonja5905 Hmm true enough. But I suppose at that point he was also bringing up the broad idea of the original creators being crowdfunded to also bring back retro-inspired games, which Broken Age is of that category being headed by Tim Schafer and being reminiscent of those classic point and click adventure games. But while Hat In Time is also a new ip that's also looked at as a good spiritual succesor to the classic collectathon platformers, it has an entirely new creator behind it.

[@Christobix]

Exactly, I understood it as very specifically being the category of "person(s) involved with beloved old game(s) raising money on Kickstarter to make a new game of the same kind". So Mighty Number 9, Yooka-Laylee, and Broken Age (and SotN) count, while e.g. A Hat in Time doesn't.

[@michaelwautraets7126]

4:06 correction, magically conjured FLYING pig

[@mjc0961]

Don't worry Yahtzee, Shenmue 3 is absolutely destroying Kickstarter.

[@ischmidt]

Don't forget SpaceVenture, the longest-running gaming Kickstarter that claims it really is going to ship.

[@nogravitas7585]

@@ischmidt You won't attract any rabid Star Citizen fanboys to defend it if you don't say the name Star Citizen at least three times, its like Beetlejuice you see..... Star Citizen!

[@rhettwinwood6302]

Yahtzee should do a rap battle with no punctuation in it

[@CatherinePuce]

Be open to new though and ideas doesn't mean accepting the bad ones and rejet old good ideas. Beer is the oldest fermented drink but I doubt you would give up on it because it old. It stood the test of time because it work.

[@Cinderbox]

Outro animatic on point.

[@PaulGirdlestone]

Never thought I would hear of custer outside of avgn again.

[@maxresdefault_]

Do my eyes decieve me? Did I just watch Yahtzee talk postitvely about a new game for 5 minutes? It can't be!

[@fulsame1]

The asteroids space ship: Sinistar kickstarter project: I L I V E

[@yeastov5470]

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who had to resort to a walkthrough at some points, especially since I think I've got to the water part and I'm not counting this as a walkthrough use.

[@nathangamble125]

5:28 futanari?

[@jayarby8494]

0:26 I see what you did there

[@vigorouslethargy]

The Aqua Stream shard needed for underwater movement was my biggest niggle, and I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought it was woefully unclear what the feck I needed to do to progress.

[@MondayMoustache]

For me it was the blood fountain part, only because i kind of forgot about it and never had a reason to go back there

[@paulhahn8073]

"Bog roll" might be my new favorite British term

[@ChargeJN]

5:31 Gee, Yahtzee, I never knew you were a fan of Shadbase!

[@MindinViolet]

I am not a fan of the 2.5D graphics. I think 2D games usually look better with 2D graphics.

[@manhphuc4335]

MindinViolet the problem is in the original design, the 2d graphics was shit on endlessly that Iga made a trailer that shit on them and improve the graphics. In the original art, you can’t even see what’s in the background of the save room.

[@BarHonigfeld]

Thing is, today 2.5D graphics is so much cheaper because making a 3D model, a rig and animations is a lot easier than drawing 60 frames per enemy. Even old Castlevania games relied on sprites from even older games to be reused, and today people would probably expect slightly higher resolution than Castlevania 4 / SotN sprites had. And that would not only require more work for each individual frame, but also MORE frames for each animation to not look silly. That isn't even taking into account that there are a lot of 3D designers looking for work on the market and 2D sprite designers are very few and far between, retired or hobbyists who produce amazing pixel art when they feel like it, but do not plan on doing that 8 hours a day. I would love nothing more related to gaming than to see an reemergence of high quality spritework, but for that to happen people need to understand how valueable a work that would be. If you ask a random person about what would be harder to do most of them would default to 3D, and as long as 2D is undervalued we won't see it making a comeback beyond the common 8-bit style (e.g. less work intensive) game or the rare 16-bit style game.

[@Christobix]

I actually enjoyed the graphics. Good 2D would have been great, but I'm not against this. Only issue is that it's often unclear what is background and what is not. I particularly enjoyed the boss fight taking place in a circular arena, that wouldn't have been possible with 2D. Not a fan of Miriam's character design though, pretty much 100% agree with Yahtzee there