Can You Beat WANTED : DEAD With Only Swords?

[@TheBacklogs]

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[@kamikaze4172]

Can you pet the cats?

[@JulesVonBasslake]

I decided to check the games IMDB page, and Mr Holiday aka Tom Cruise is played by a guy named Mark Rosmann, and this is his only role (at least on IMDB)

[@Minimoz]

Just wondering when you will be looking at doing a Xcom2: Chosen challenge

[@Mike-cp7sj]

Was always on the fence about getting this game because it reminds of the PS3 game WET. Thank you for this, I will go out and buy it now

[@blueshadow7364]

Can you beat xcom but with only one soldier

[@psychicbeagle5106]

No one tell Lemon about the Yakuza games. He would disappear into the first arcade, never to be seen again.

[@sand_sand7304]

OH NO HE KNOWS ABOUT THEM!

[@UtterlyShagged]

welp there he goes

[@ShatteredIce]

Lemon's really speedruning getting these videos out.

[@KeatonHughes-d7e]

he is

[@gamingperson2526]

I just watched the demon souls one lol

[@jhonnyhotbodei1986]

Same, just watched it

[@brodygray744]

I guess you could say he has a…backlog?

[@lennyjohnson3889]

makes me so happy to have two in one week

[@jasonguarnieri4127]

Regarding the lasagna: A. You can add the noodles without cooking them, you just have to add some extra water. B. It's actually pretty hard to add too much paprika to a tomato sauce. It really deepens the flavor. I don't know why I felt compelled to comment this.

[@Sleepy_Kitsune]

in reregards to the Paprika, given the amount comically added it would indeed be to much, she DUMPS that shit in there lol

[@donovanfaust3227]

At a certain point anything can be too much and I think she reached that point by the time the bottle of paprika was empty.

[@jeraware]

Ragusea would be proud

[@Religion0]

I wondered about A. I don't think my mom ever cooked them beforehand. Or added water. The noodles might have been slightly al dente, but hardly uncooked.

[@tibi_lares]

Yeah you don't have to add extra water, there's enough moisture in the sauce already

[@Wisper200]

I've been enjoying the new "this is what my last run was" at the start. It's been helping me know when I've missed content

[@amberhernandez]

This game is absolutely incredible for half the right reasons and half the wrong; everything is so off the walls that by halfway through, you're just like "yeah, that seems about right" when the most batshit thing happens.

[@AntonioPatterson-o5w]

This game sucked but I’m glad you liked it tho💯😂

[@JesperVille]

Took the Yakuza approach, in the best way possible😂

[@rahmellbrown162]

@@AntonioPatterson-o5wfacts I bought it thinking it would be alright, it reminded me of classic action games from like the 2000s. But yeah it was terrible, especially the boss fight.

[@pablovonpablo2590]

This game sucked. They spent so much time making it weird that they forgot to make it good

[@kamikaze4172]

I see a pistol only run coming And a grenade only run, too. I can dream, can't I?

[@nathankelly5976]

Grenade doesn’t look right because it seams their finite I have no idea but it seems like it in the ui

[@kamikaze4172]

@@nathankelly5976 I wasn't sure if they were finite or not. I'd assume so, but where she was just pulling them out for the tank, I got my hopes up

[@SpecShadow]

Pistols only runs are cool maybe he can make that one for other games like Rogue Trooper for example?

[@pablovonpablo2590]

Pistol only will never happen First, the pistol is slow, weak, can't be manually aimed, and leaves you completely open to damage Second, some of the bosses automatically dodge it unless they're hit by other weapons But the biggest reason is because the game sucks. It's one of the worst games I've ever played.

[@pablovonpablo2590]

Grenades suck too. They don't go where the game says they'll go. They blow up in your face if you're close to any solid object. They bounce and roll all over the place so precise aiming is nearly impossible. And they don't collide with some raised floors, meaning enemies on scaffolds or catwalks are safe from grenades And don't get me started on the grenade launcher

[@cavendishbandana8706]

11:00 I've lost the beeps. I've lost the creeps. And I've lost the sweeps. Sir look! The radar, it appears to be...jammed!

[@JoshuaOdionson]

12:19. If that's Quiet, then the cat must be D-Cat. Or Liquid-Cat. Venom-Cat? Cat-Snake? Paz?

[@DenisSaganovich]

or Katana Ocelot?..

[@13JackStorm]

I'm already planning on getting this, you don't need to keep filling my own backlog, it's full enough as is Lemon.

[@anlylmaz6647]

this game is bad if not completely unplayable, it's so clunky it's unbeliveble it even got released.

[@nathankelly5976]

I plan to get it due to having enough disposable income to not worry if I somehow dislike it hell unless it as bugged as release cyberpunk I’m good

[@ThatReplyGuy]

Plays well enough on console, at least. I can't attest to pc as my computer isn't that good.

[@frickerjohn]

Hello lovely lemon. Unfortunately money is about to become a little tighter so I'm having to end my scholarship at least for a while. I just wanted to pop a huget hank you for all of your streams and videos which have on occassion gotten me through some tough and busy times. Keep up the wonderful work and I hope to come back to the cult... ahem.... I mean club... soon enough

[@hoodiegal]

This doesn't seem like the kind of game that I'd enjoy playing, but I do appreciate how absolutely off the wall it is. Props to the devs for daring to be weird.

[@kurokaze511]

"Just keep an eye out for the slight shimmer her suit gives off." Also since the ground in covered in water you can see her footsteps. This looks like a really fun game, I'm going to have to try it.

[@pablovonpablo2590]

It's not 😅

[@connormccarthy2745]

"hundreds of helpless ninjas" is such a funny line, i spit out my coffee. In what world would 100 Ninjas ever be HELPLESS? this world, that's where. The world where Hannah Stone exists.

[@thatguyinthecorner4648]

The Inverse Ninja Law dictates most of them

[@Xannthas]

Yeah, like TGITC said, there's a bit of a trope with ninjas in that if you see 500,000,000 ninjas all armed with millions of mastered arts, each wielding the Demon Blade of Double Death and blessed by every goddess there is, an infant wielding plastic keys could accidentally wipe them all out. If you enter a battle and there's just ONE ninja, hoo boy that ninja could cut the moon in half so quickly that you swear nothing happened... also you've been cut in half too... and your entire army, right through their armor. Also that wasn't even the ninja, that was his shadow clone because he wasn't even concerned at all, the real one is actually at your leader's secret hideout and your leader is already dead too, and so is the leader's entire bloodline and all their guards.

[@wescole5979]

You forgot to factor in Conservation of Ninjutsu

[@forcerot5253]

12:00 "Apparently im a war criminal of some kind" . My boy you killing people with a katana 😂😂😂😂😂

[@reanamet1901]

"Oh yeah, this game has grenades". Sometimes, foreshadowing is relatively obvious.

[@SuperbarschHD]

Just found your channel 1 week ago, since then i binged all your souls challange runs. Keep up the good content man. You are amazing :)

[@MattJDylan]

What is lemon talking about?! That's exactly how you cook a lasagna: you put in uncooked in the oven and let it cook itself into the sauce (sugo) along with whatever you may fancy in it (usually the rest goes in cooked though...). Also, great game, I'd think about buying it if I had a working gpu at the moment. More runs please. (If you can't tell by my priorities, yes, I'm italian)

[@narwhallord4267]

Hi Lemon! I just wanted to say that I love your videos, and your catchphrase actually really helps and inspires me. If I'm feeling overwhelmed with work or like I'm not going to be able to get something done, I just think "It always seems impossible until it is done.". So thank you! I love all your videos! Thank you for dealing with all the pain that comes with these challenge runs.

[@flamehad3630]

This video was great for not just the gameplay and the visuals but also for the comments. You will have to play more Japanese's games. Yakuza and Persona style games that just go full wacky, but in a fun way. Either way, great video lemon. Thanks for just pumping these videos out. Take care of yourself and don't work too hard. As you always say "Take care of yourself, be good to one another[you already are], and see you next time.

[@heitorgdo]

You sold this game to me at the part where you get the collectibles. Humor with hidden lore, my favorites

[@DoomWolfOfficial]

This game is so much fun, I hope more people play it thanks for the video!

[@gilliganinja]

This is the first KZbin video on a very long time that's made me laugh out loud. Thank you Lemon and Vivienne

[@gavan312]

I quite enjoy listen to your challenges and love learning about games I haven't played yet, I would like to see you try out Wartales but if you add it to your backlogs its probably far down maybe one day.

[@sorry4charlie311]

lemon you have a really good voice for videos to help me sleep and i usually have a bad time sleeping. not with your challenge videos though :) been watching for a bit but havent thought to thank you yet so here is me saying that

[@chrismartin1211]

I do the same! And Vaatividya, of course :)

[@abadhaiku]

I've never played this game, and I don't like watching challenge runs of games I've never played, but I clicked on the notification so KZbin doesn't think you suck 😊

[@hamyell]

Yo TWO lemons in the same week? I guess life really wants those APERTURE LEMON GRENADES SPONSORED BY THE FIREBOMB ACADEMY

[@yall_might]

Honestly, this is just how I play games. Melee only is in my soul.

[@skipperxiv9401]

I think a grenade-focused run should be next. I mean, what are grenades but more sophisticated firebombs?

[@LadyMapi]

Wanted: Dead is such a beautiful game. I can't decide if my favorite thing is the dang cooking show, or the karaoke minigame with exactly one song.

[@lukasspielmann108]

Listen, I was already interested in this weird game since the excellent video by Jacob geller about it. I appreciate you uploading this, I wanted to see a lot more of it's endearing weirdness, but I currently don't have the time to play it. So thanks, lemon! And thank you for not only focusing on the gameplay, but on the side tangents as well.

[@nolongeraperson]

Was it just really bad at launch or something? It doesn't look that bad.

[@r.c.christian4633]

I watched the Storymode / Internet Historian Expleened video of this game expecting absolutely nothing, but man this game had me spitting from laughing quite a few times and it got even better watching it a second time for some reason.

[@papasalvo]

Hey Lemon, I'd like to give you 2 video game suggestion to play preferably as a video idea but if not then just as a friendly recommendation. As I enjoy when you add kind of existential creepy horror in your videos as a method of story telling I would love to see you play through Dredge. I think it'd also be an excellent game to get Mrs. Lemon into the video because one of the ways of telling the story is messages in a bottle that you find on ur adventures which tell the story of a woman who falls in love with a sailor. It also uses alot of that great lovecraftian style horror with a bit of humor mixed in. If you wanted a challenge try beating the game without resting (this will be very dangerous and challenging especially at night time) And the second game is Moonlighter it is a rougelike where you play as the child of a store owner in a town that is going destitute and outside of a bunch of dungeons filled with mystery and monsters from which you gater items to sell in your shop and over time repair the town. For a challenge try beating the game whilst being hunted by the invincible one eyed monster. The monster only appears when u spend to much time in a floor of the dungeon. Its there to keep you from loot goblining all the time and will hunt u even in the boss arena, it is slow enough to out manuver/run but cannot be damaged and will 1 shot u. This again has lots of room for your additional story telling (less lovecraft more mystery)

[@hyper_lightning]

Game looks pretty fun! Janky but definitely love the silly world building stuff, and combat looks like a good time

[@Jonatron101]

This was cool, I know I'll never play this game but I'm glad I got to experience it vicariously. And I don't enjoy a lot of gaming content but you're great Lemon!

[@LordOfPais]

Watching you play through this gives me the same feelings I get when I see playthroughs of Yakuza games.

[@jamesrowedder1929]

Anytime a lemon notification arrives on my phone, i dont delete it, so i can remember to watch it when i have free time. I love your content. Never stop being you, please! Idk what your process is for writing scripts or how many drafts you go through, but they are always top tier.

[@AabluedragonAH]

I’m in Guangxi rn, not all that far from HK and having so much dedication to noodles checks out. I haven’t stopped guzzling rice noodles since I’ve gotten here. Any sort of heavy spice would be from outside of HK though! This was a delight to watch

[@lazypaladin]

Welp, now I need to buy this game. Looks soo good. _Gun Only Run next?_

[@phillipgarcia7682]

I don’t remember which speed run video but I do remember the reference to the supah hot fire. Love the content.

[@dannogsus2184]

This is wild I was watching the backlog of challenge runs while gaming and I thought that I'd love to see you play through this game and then like 2 days later this drops

[@skygodofallurya]

This game is the coolest. I really enjoyed how janky and awkward the whole thing felt, like it was made by human beings instead of AI or a huge corporation with all the rough edges sanded off. It feels like a game for the PS2, just with modern conveniences and better graphics. Thank you for doing one of the obscure greats, my guy. :)

[@ThatReplyGuy]

I loved this game. It's an intense labor of love and passion, and as a piece or art it is one of the most honest games out there. As a game, however, it's lacking in a lot of ways. That said, the pros far outweigh the cons, and I would highly recommend anyone to pick up this game if they have even a slight interest in it.

[@zoro4661WasTaken]

The team behind Wanted Dead has my respect just for not only paying you to play their game, but actually letting you break and criticize it. Other game companies would insist on you playing normally. Many would blow a gasket over the "the animations are off-putting and the voice acting so-cheesy-bad-it's-good" comment at the start. Plus it just looks like a fun game!

[@meatbeatmania]

tbf im almost certain thats what devs where going for

[@patrickmaloney5818]

I might buy the game just so it gets a sequel, love watching your and Internet Historian's videos on it

[@dark_side_cookies]

At first I was thinking "oh great, just another cheaply made shooter/slicer with clunky mechanics, poor localization, and no depth". Hot damn was I wrong. This has all the right amount of effort put into the right places to make it a quirky, fun-filled experience. I especially like the inspiration taken from other great Japanese games and media like Metal Gear Solid and Ghost in the Shell. The fully explorable base and mini games are a dead ringer for early Xbox 360 era games.

[@0Winkleson0]

Absolutely loved the run! Such an awesomely bizarre and unique game. I've heard of this game before through Jacob Gellar. He did an excellent video about wanted dead's otherness for those of you who want to know more about lasagna.

[@Shadowolf1181]

Do you know when the Firebomb Academy Hoodie's going to make a comeback, my wife has appropriated mine.

[@hobr8802]

Four videos in the first 26 days of new year? What kind of blessing is this?

[@bub6215]

I've had a week of crawling under a trailer held together by plywood, sheet metal, duck tape and god intentions to fix 1 leak that turned into 4 leaks and an exploded pipe. But hey new lemon video, so the week got better!

[@CarlHammarstrom]

Awesome work! Despite being a below average skill player I actually finished this game on normal. And I defeated the stage four bosses using only the pistol because I'm that bad at parrying. That took quite a while i tell you.

[@Jamison-kh5wu]

Listen man I know you’ve been just PUMPING out videos (and I will never not be happy about this) but don’t burn out either

[@gorkemaykut5230]

I'm not complaining for getting one new video after the other but i hope you're not overworking yourself for us Stay healthy Lemon we love you

[@procow2274]

That lasagna bit reminds me of cooking with scorpion unlockable in deadly alliance

[@pandosham]

This actually made the game look super fun

[@LastGoatKnight]

Yeah, I feel the intro. I watched almost everyday dozens of videos yet after 1 month after it got uploaded reached the time to finally watch this😅

[@kurtgrgelwrx8376]

I've been wondering about this game, but I haven't had the time to look into it more yet definitely looks very cool

[@owensumner6996]

Hey Lemon, keep doing what youre doing mate I love the videos and look forward to them every week. Keep up the good work! Subbed and got the bell on, fav challenge run channel on all of YT!

[@il.nathan9437]

Thank you Lemon for teaching me a sniper riffle is a gun and not a sword.(Also the game looks fun)

[@Oknopuac]

This and Gungrave GORE are on my wishlist for Steam so eventually I'll play them after clearing four more games in my massive backlog :3

[@fresco825]

Lemon being constantly distracted by minigames might be my new favourite bit on the channel.

[@deddjones]

It's a pretty good games, but the real challenge would be to do it with Guns only. It's a mess: You always are short on ammunation, the enemies are total bullet sponges and well... I only can play it with the sword. The only other source of of reliable damage are the grenades and they're rare But anyway, thanks for the run 😁

[@dacknostrum]

Hopefully the next run of this game is pistol only, that seems like it would be fun!

[@Soapy_Papoose]

Sounds like a definite summer sale pick up. Glad I waited on this one!

[@viljamtheninja]

This game looks ridiculous and I love it. As a big fan of Team Ninja, I will definitely be picking it up.

[@_EvilJelly]

The jank and weirdness makes this game strangely endearing. It reminds me of Deadly Premonition in that way.

[@JULR0W]

Lol you cleared it of your Backlog faster than me, it's still on there. Fun game, contains everything a game should have!

[@1Henrink]

Love all the videos in a roll! But please take care of your health, don't overdo it

[@darkwarrior6301]

Two episodes in lese than a week!? sacré bleu! In all honesty im not complaining its just surprising is all

[@ericb3157]

the first boss reminds me of a boss in Warframe, i think it was called the "Jackal". THAT boss had a VERY nasty STOMP attack that could send you flying into a deadly pit... BUT you have to beat it at least 3 times to unlock the Rhino warframe. Rhino doesn't have much in the way of offence, but it has the highest "Armor" rating in the game, and an impressive "iron skin" ability that blocks damage, making it the "tankiest" Frame in that game.

[@kaballfs]

Ok, fine, I admit, this looks way more fun than it has right to be!

[@cosmicfails2053]

Holy hell another video so soon? I know you're the head master of the fire bomb academy but don't let the flames burn too bright sir!

[@bradsly3386]

Yooo I love your videos so much. You make such a good quality video and describe it even better. But also I always found quiet so attractive. Not cause of her outfit lol. But seeing the voice actor I can see how much they lookalike holy shit

[@heitorgdo]

Can't wait for a challenge run of this game with -grenades- firebombs only

[@DemonLordRaiden]

I love how obvious it is when you're just genuinely enjoying a game. Like, you went out of your way to do the minigames, which was just fun to see.

[@pjwilson8017]

I laughed thru most of this one. I would love to see another challenge run of this game!

[@samseries3832]

And we've been blessed with lemon uploading often, praise the sun

[@pyroman7196]

Before this video I’ve never heard of this game, but now I NEED to see gun only. Hear that sponsor? You know what to do 😬

[@maxbrush1747]

My favorite fire spewing knighted toaster-oven of a youtuber released a new video time to watch!

[@darkencroix6412]

2:02 A run of firebomb only in Grim Dawn can't be done. *crosses fingers for a Grim Dawn run in the future*

[@CptMaistro]

The pistol animation for the execution is just that, animation. Could easily just be animated with the sword instead. So in my book, that still 100% counts and follows the challenge 👍🏻

[@charlesjacobs7876]

I know I am late to the party on this one but I think it be amazing to see a "fire bomb" only run of this game

[@Kirbycrasher2746]

26:25 if you really think about it, incendiary rounds are just really small firebombs

[@procow2274]

12:20 ish Kitty! 🐈

[@puppetstring55]

Oh I get it, love for this game is like my love for The Room.

[@Colorado-man]

Lemon should speedrun taking a break like bro this is enough

[@pablovonpablo2590]

I played this game and... It's really bad. You made it look much better. Good job, I guess?

[@reighzhor1058]

Next run: only guns Run after that: well, three for the firebomb academy. ('Nades only)

[@Alinarotster]

this game gives off so much yakuza vibes i love it! that reminds me you should definitely try out yakuza some day

[@54Skeletons]

The finishing strike animations that end with a pistol, count as a gun kill. The only evidence I have is anecdotal, as I got the achievement for killing 1000 enemies with guns, after a finsher.

[@Null0ne-or8il]

Lemon full video ads are the only ads that work

[@MicroMidas]

15:32 Yes, you _can._ And should? I think. 😅 (They cook in the 30-45 mins in the oven, or whatever.

[@LitchGaming]

This game reminds me mgr and WET. It looks like typical action of 2010s and I like it. Stephanie Jousten is good in her role in this game.

[@Samissa806]

I did see a big MGR vibe too

[@PeklyCZ]

how i DONT KNOW about this game. Looks like hell of a fun

[@WhiteMyosotis]

TWO VIDEOS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME ? We truely live in a blessed timeline 🙏

[@Hepheat75]

I'm loving these challenges

[@docmercy3660]

Sooo I noticed a few things. For one, the "ninjas" in mission 3 onwards aren't the ninjas. They're swordsmen. Ninjas have fan knives and dashes. Kolchak can be tracked via the splashing water where she runs as well. This might be easier for you or others who read this. Just a suggestion. How could you not mention that there's a "japanese hard" mode that gives more story? Lots of the songs from the jukebox are sung by Stephanie Joosten aka Quiet from MGSV. She didn't just voice act and facemodel for this game. There's so much to say about this game. The deeper you dig the more you can find. I really enjoyed my time with the game, I just wish they'd add a few things, such as a speedrun mode. Being forced to sit through 99 Luftballons every run so early really kills the flow. Also how did you get through the grenadelauncher spam in the last segments of the city with only a sword? I'm not doubting you, mind, I'd just like to see it since that's when I started using the rifle frequently for the first time myself. I'm just a melee guy deep down.

[@chaseyounkin1748]

I NEED more Pikmin!! And I’m sorry to say, but I need it from you! Also, excellent work today!

[@hihi909]

I wanna see an armoured core 6 firebomb/explosive only playthrough 🤘

[@Ajkirchoff]

I didn’t even know this came out. I remembered seeing trailers before release