Cohh's Thoughts On Indiana Jones And The Great Circle

[@slipknotpurity00]

Just FYI, Indy isn't whipping the dogs. The game explains that the crack of the whip sound scares them and they go and cower for 30 seconds or whatever. Gun shot in the air also scares them. You're making no contact with the dogs with your whip and you aren't "whipping them" and cracking your whip anywhere on the screen pacifies them for abit. If you happened to be targetting them when you whip it's incidental, the sound is what they are scared of.

[@sabin.pokiffxiv]

@slipknotpurity00 Absolutely. Indy is a well known dog man he would never hurt them

[@kevinpluck_Warlord]

@@sabin.pokiffxiv damn straight. Indy is named after his pooch

[@sabin.pokiffxiv]

@logical1510 it's somewhat annoying but not so detrimental. I'd rather whip once every 30 seconds (assuming I linger in that dog's territory).

[@alecbdavis]

Peta was ready to pounce

[@rejectxz]

As a german the german spoken in this game is incredible. They hired excellent voice actors all around.

[@BalkanGames]

Ich bin auch froh, dass im Gegensatz zu den Wolfenstein-Spielen von Machine Games das ganze Nazi-Zeug nicht mehr zensiert wird.

[@luccan]

Marios Gavrilis is so good

[@nub0rn]

I feel like the experience is even better if one can understand german

[@ShatroGames]

There were multiple times where I was like "wait, did I do the main quest on accident?" only to find out, no, the side quests are just that well written and integrated into the main story. This is one of my two biggest takeways from the game, please don't shy away from putting meaningful story content in optional missions. The other one is AAA games not always being a shooter or about killing enemies all the time. Making a game focused on stealth and puzzles is a risk, but it paid off massively.

[@Bims9040]

The fact that using guns is in most situations going to make things more difficult for you in this game is hilarious. Removing the tail gunner section I maybe shot 20-30 bullets during my play through and it didn't bother me at all with how well they made the game around that focus. I totally agree about the side missions, none of them felt entirely pointless as you gained at least a tidbit of knowledge about your main quest which was nice.

[@MaraJade-id2]

This game respects the players time… if you only want to do the main quest (tho why someone would want to miss out on the side quests, I don’t know) you can. If you want to include the side quests, they are connected to the main story and build the whole experience. If you want to do all of the things including collecting things, you can. Btw, even collecting things have cute tie ins. This was a great game! The acting, art, music, writing all work together to make a fantastic time. It’s definitely my GOTY!

[@mhjmstultiens]

Machine Games devs also made Chronicles of Riddick. They mostly returned to their roots with Great Circle. Great review!

[@dusermiginte4647]

Great games... They also made The Darkness.. also excellent.. 😃👍

[@flylowevo]

I absolutely loved this game. It was my favorite of the year for me personally. I was saddened when I beat it.

[@rejectxz]

It was good but I ended up only doing the main quest at the end to finish it up. The gameplay is fun but it gets boring eventually for me. I believe thats because it doesnt evolve at all and the upgrades do mostly nothing that changes the combat.

[@JiP-Melee]

This game was without question the biggest surprise of 2024 for me. I absolutely loved every minute. Rolled credits on New Year’s Day and it was the perfect way to end Xmas vacation. Made its way into my top 5 for 2024

[@DanielÅhman-r9c]

As a Swede, Im proud of what Machine Game did with this game

[@TheAmbigatus]

The fact that the game is non-linear is the great strength of it imho. I finished the game today at almost 50 hrs played and I have to say that some side missions really impressed me and were at least on the general level of the main story. For me as well this is my GOTY, 10/10.

[@simdym]

For me, this game came out of nowhere, and I can't stop playing... I love it and cross my fingers for more surprises like this in the future. For the record, you don't whip the dog, but whip over it to scare it away. But understand and appreciate this being just poor mechanics

[@LaymensLament]

i appreciate u put some attention on this. it has the best voice direction and lighting i have ever experienced in a game.

[@JB10651]

I haven’t played this game much far in due to some real life issues that have come up but from what I played so far, I have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. Thank you for your additional thoughts, sir.

[@MarkSpencer-u4i]

You instantly have my upmost respect for you . I had exactly the same reservations before and even on the first 2 levels. Then I got it. I learned how to play and enjoy the experience. It’s a fantastic ride . Not sure about replay value? It’s captivated me the last week or so over Christmas and that’s all you can ask for

[@shinnyshin7792]

What Cohh is describing, the cinematic experience of a story that's not just "good writing for a video game", is exactly where I'd always hoped this industry would go. It's why late 2000s Bioware was my favorite studio, KOTOR and Mass Effect were the closest thing in the industry to that. Movies with games built around them would be such a dream come true. I like modular player characters, but would trade that in a heartbeat for a truly solid narrative with a dedicated character at its core.

[@SnakeEyes327]

I rolled credits on this game about a day ago. And aside from a few collection bugs that made it impossible for me to get all of the field research, and an audio bug that kept replaying the same bit of dialog over and over every time I came up for air in a specific zone, I think this game really nailed the vibe. It's up there as probably the best Indiana Jones game taking the spot from Fate of Atlantis, and it's certainly up there as one of the best Indiana Jones adventures, movies included.

[@adamblackedition5529]

was the audio bug gina in Thailand saying "oh god " over and over again? thats what I got... so annoying , it happens right after the waterfall part

[@SnakeEyes327]

@@adamblackedition5529 No, mine was the one where they talk about the Yeak.

[@Choteron3]

Machine games one of the most underrated studios in gaming industry

[@GViRuS84]

@@Choteron3 a lot of riddick escape from butcher bay developers founded the studio, so fans of that game mostly knew.. or at least hoped. This is finally the game i wanted them to make since then. That it‘s indy is just an extra on top. I heard they have 2 studios know, so one will probably keep making wolfenstein (or quake?) and, if recent infos are correct, the other one will be handling indiana jones for a while. 😄

[@tylerhampson148]

Cohh belongs in a museum... not because he's old, just because he's so dang precious.

[@Slainby]

i 100%ed it on xbox, and i loved it, loved the puzzles, love the missions, loved i could just move around and find things. one of the few games i really loved and wish there was more hours :D

[@Burnsky-be4lb]

This the first game I 100%ed and I enjoyed every second of it.

[@Curling12341]

I agree, put the cut-scenes together, polish it up, do some editing, and put it in the theaters for a weekend showing.

[@BB-qp5xo]

Well said mate. I thought the music was EXCEPTIONALLY used. It gave me tingles and I WAS/AM INDIANA JONES in this thing! It's a generational gaming MASTERPIECE and has filled a gap for me that the last two movies left for me (still entertaining though). The optional side quests are so well integrated into the game that it further makes me feel like what Indy would do as an archeoligist...... Just wow game. Just a comment on your "good movie to made into game" thought.......... The game is a new story, I would hate it if it was "Temple of doom" story with gameplay. I was wondering around not knowing what was next. Thanks

[@chronogamer7901]

This is my personal game of the year, too. It really capture the look and feel of the old movies while telling its own compelling original story. It's so good that if it was a movie instead of a game, it would be probably the third best behind Crusade and Raiders, and I say that at someone who loves Temple of Doom. I agree that the combat, while fun, has some issues at times. I loved the exploration and puzzles, though. I hope we get more games like this.

[@Derpadeedooda]

Man I gotta try this now. I used to be a huge Indiana Jones fan.

[@nastynick8709]

I really enjoyed playing this game until Gina wouldn't move after the frozen bridge in the Himalayas. I tried every known workaround for this but none of them worked. Maybe down the road I will start from the beginning again.

[@ceno10101]

yup, I slot this into the original trilogy in my head canon. Also, I am excited that Disney has actually made calls to get another one made. Which if done to the same standard, I would love.

[@jokke6265]

The game nobody wanted ended up bieng great. Thats crazy :)

[@JackRichMusic]

Man, I can't wait for this to come to PS5. I have specifically avoided watching any of your playthrough because I know it's coming SOMETIME lol.. Supposed to be next year.. And I'm so glad you loved it. I can't wait to play on PS5 and then watch your playthrough alongside my own.

[@benceboros2210]

im at Siam and cant wait to finish the game. the repetition is insane. started out quite well but now i just wanna end it

[@fedi1920]

As an Arab the arabic spoken in this game is incredible. They hired excellent voice actors .

[@jaydeeao]

I actually might play this when it finally comes to PS5. This game wasn't on my radar because of who made it. But the fact that I have heard mostly good things about this game from what I believe to be trusted individuals I'm actually interested in picking it up.

[@GamerInVoid]

The writing, acting, cutscene direction and overall cinematics are excellent in this game. I have never seen a INDY movie and now I hooked to them. It did a great job in creating new interest in this franchise way better than the last 2 movies did .. easily my personal GOTY !!

[@Lowkeh]

Man, what an incredibly fun experience this game was! Loved every second of it, especially the Voss encounters. I swear, if this doesn't at least win Best Indy Game at the TGA next year, I'll eat my hat!

[@ShandyWarrior]

It's such a great game - i had a few glitches (typical bethesda!) but all in all a great experience. 8.5/10 for me.

[@TheRealMrWolf]

This is a really good review. I pretty much agree 100%. And yes, this is an incredible game.

[@casualclark1069]

Agree 100% with Cohh. Its an amazing game and I'm almost done pushing through the final missions. That said, although I try to be a completionist, I've discovered that after completing most of the many mysteries/artifacts/photos/books pursuits in the prior areas, I am less dependent on the experience and skills gained from completing more of those achievements in the final areas. The game is fantastic in giving the player so much to do while working the main and side quests, but I started getting itchy to finish the story and I am leaving many of the latter game exploration behind since time is limited ATM. That said, I love that about this game - you have the ability to explore everything, yet you don't need to if you don't want to, but its rewards can help you get stronger/faster and unlock very cool mechanics. I can imagine coming back after a PC upgrade to a 5090 with all the graphics options turned on, play its DLCs and doing a 100% run. So impressed with the care and love the developers put into this game.

[@davidhamm1196]

It isn't necessary to use your whip on the dogs at all ..if you just point your lighter in their direction they will lay down.

[@Kinslayu]

Cohh you don't need to whip the dogs lol just the sound of the whip works

[@Ladioz]

Easily, the best game that came out in 2024

[@Ham_rig97]

The games story is incredibly good. Never seen a game talk about so much biblical and old world things.

[@Stilloffside]

Quantum Break has tried the movie/TV game mix before. Maybe studios will revisit that concept.

[@balkanbully]

You made me want to replay Quantum Break for the 5th time, thanks

[@GViRuS84]

I think remedy got so much better with their ingame acting and mixed in real movie clips within the game itself, they don‘t even need it anymore. But would love for them to get the quantum break license back from microsoft (or at least a coproduction) to continue or make another quantum break.

[@nielsbal3385]

Its an interactive movie. Its amazing. I love Uncharted and this is even better. Everything is exactly on point. The atmosphere is so goood.

[@mattthekat1435]

Now I got to pick it back up. I just got to the Egypt level in the game. If you ever play retro games you should play the Indian Jones game for 64. The isolation is intense in the pyramids..

[@ceno10101]

oh you barely scratched the surface on the game if you just got to Egypt!

[@adamblackedition5529]

Indiana Jones was the second best-selling game in the US its debut week, so 2 more games are already in the pipeline

[@CarlWheatley-wi2cl]

Sales are disappointing but I think this is a game that will have legs. Above all, it's a faithful homage to the Indie brand. Beautifully immersive with the craft you would expect from Machine Games. I hope they patch out a few of the flaws, the incessant, really annoying companion hand-holding for one.

[@cylontoaster7660]

$70 price is pretty steep - if they put it on sale, after all the good word of mouth, I would assume they'll sell more copies

[@InGreenBlue]

@@cylontoaster7660 Game Pass?

[@HALFpastTOAST]

I will play the DLC for this game. I need more!

[@msxbrc]

I know your are talking about Annika... She was wild. XD

[@davidprag969]

Agreed presentation wise, voice acting, movie wise its really good. Not in love with it overall but its good.

[@Plexipal]

9:13 My thoughts exactly, they could do Raiders, Temple and Crusade games.

[@fendelphi]

They orobably shouldnt do the actual movies(other than loosely connecting to them in terms of a timeline), as there will be no big reveals and fans will be far more critical about anything that does not feel/work as in the movie. Imagine having to save Marion(like in the first movie), but you are just running around in circles for 20 minutes(player choice). That would be very immersion breaking when you know the pacing of the movie.

[@ComplicatedOrc]

The game is great. I did all the side quests. I do think that the main story fell off really hard in the last like 3/4. I was just scratching my head at a ton of choices the characters were making. It felt like they wrote the outline for the ending and spent the last quarter of the game trying to figure out how to get everyone there. Still a great game, but the writing was so good for the first half I wonder what happened.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

On Play, Watch, Listen they sort of jokingly said that game design, including story design usually works this way that the most refinement is going into the first half of a game because the majority of ALL players that play a game, will never finish it and won't even see the 2nd half.

[@tonpaa01]

Just the thoughts video I needed to see. I'm buying the game now!

[@mancini2020]

All good Cohh. Take your time, get better, rest up and spend time with the family. Happy New Year buddy.

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

I agree with almost anything you said. I actually liked the dog mechanics. The map function bothered me. I would have liked a waypoint system. And a few quests that pissed me off (monkeys and the big snake especially) Other than that, this is my GOTY 2024.

[@kaster03]

To be fair, breaking up a movie into a good video game has happened before: 007 - Goldeneye 64. It's highly outdated and did not age well, but it had the best graphics of it's time and made you feel like 007. Indiana Jones And The Great Circle would be the best modern game tho.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

I still don't want to openly spoil the ending of the game and what the thing is that the Nazis are after, because that was such a well kept secret and it is not revealed until the final 30 minutes of the game. But I still want to adress a thing which is basically the only minor gripe I have with the storytelling: While they did manage to find something that fits thematically very well with "Raiders" and "Crusade" the choice is still poorly thought out. Because what they discover in the end could not go unnoticed by the rest of the world, like the Grail and the Ark of the Covenant. Part of the fun of Indy's fictional archeological discoveries is that you can believe that this could have happend historically in 1936 and 1938 and no one taking notice, because in the case of "Raiders" all people directly involved except Indy and Marion, died and it was easy for the U.S. government covering it up, and in the case of the Grail it is because they had to leave it behind and the entrance was sealed and again no one except Indy, his Dad and Sallah walked away from it. But in the "Great Circle" the thing is so huge and the infrastructure to unearth it so massive, that there is no way to keep it secret. So if you pretend that Indy is a historical figure, and his discoveries real this particular story could not have happened, because it would have made worldwide news.

[@ALiberalVeteran]

Only Bethesda game I've enjoyed in the past 15 years, and it was developed by a European company. Of course, Europeans are killing it in the gaming industry.

[@Straga-qf1pn]

Weird that you did not mention the constant narration by Gina during missions as a negative. I mean the parts where she constantly tells you what to do or if a door has opened.

[@tykjenffs]

Now Machinegames... Give us the Han Solo game we all deserve ^

[@Triboro100]

100% feels more like your participating in a movie than planning a game

[@nevar23]

Augh, I love the movies and wish I could play this, but first person games make me nauseous.

[@JammyGuns]

I enjoyed it (rented on gamepass for a month) and agree that it's easily the best Indiana Jones game and quite a bit better than any movie since all the way back to Crusade (not that the bar was set desperately high with the last two...). If I had a couple of criticisms it'd be that there's still a little too much busy work for me in terms of collectables (though to be fair they can be ignored) cluttering up the map, and some of the action set pieces stretch plausibility a little too far imo. Yes the whole thing is utterly inplausible but magic McGuffins aside it still operates in a world (our world) supposedly with relatable physics. But these issues are few and far between and mostly nitpicks really - overall I thought it was excellent.

[@Dodo-hk2ue]

It understandably would be perceived as lame if you complain about “I don’t like the fact that I had to hit human beings 😢” but for some reasons we make a weird exception for animals.

[@8Paul7]

I did an Indy marathon this month, watched Temple, then Raider, then played Circle, then watched Crusade, Kingdom and Destiny. Really awesome ride. I enjoyed the last two films too, especially the final act of Destiny. And the game is awesome indeed, although I do have few more things to nitpick - the repeated structure of the three maps (always same collectibles, same fight club..) got a bit old, and the amount of collectibles was just stupid. And a waste of time, the "secret ending" is really not worth picking all those dildos for.

[@megascoops]

4:08 “as we get to the end of this thoughts video” (not even half over)

[@BackwardShortsOG]

Fantastic game minus the moneywall at the beginning of Act 3. Was not expecting it and spent all of my side quest money just before reaching that part. Honestly pretty annoying and I probably won't be bothered to backtrack to completion.

[@Bloodyknukelzz]

Lmao you don’t whip the dogs🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

[@erikenn]

I got exhausted of Gina about half way through Egypt. The game is good enough to get passed her. But they need to remove that use of NPCs. The most fun i had was when Indy was adventuring on his own solving the puzzles.

[@jamesreese7111]

The sound of the whip cracking or a gun shot pacify the dogs, no contact or direction toward the dog needed. Why do people freak out over a fictional dog being possibly harmed but are perfectly fine with slaughtering humans? Just asking.

[@JinxSwe]

Only game I've ever done 100%. Excellent game. But I do not agree with you about Gina. She became so annoying at the end that I wanted to wipe her into silence

[@albertwolf6668]

Cohh acting like he never played games with movie level production values and outstanding voice acting and acting like tlou2 or rdr2...

[@VonGroot]

To bad you have to own a spaceship computer just to play this game 😩 don’t like that you can’t choose to turn if the raytracing. My computer can’t handle this game 😩 waited for nothing .

[@Bob-jm8kl]

Yeah, I have a GTX, but I'll be getting a new computer sooner than later.

[@LoveSeeker81392]

Whats it gonna be next. Indiana Jones and the Bermuda Triangle. 🔺️ I never understood why anyone likes any of these games. Laura Croft is simply better.

[@ringofkaren]

If a woke company make a good game cause they are forced by an external director, it doesn't matter, the game deserve to flop and it did

[@yyoksetioxd]

My cons: - The game was a nightmare to play at launch because it performed horribly. - I didn't like the ending/where the story went at the end. - Combat sucked. - Stealth is star wars outlaws level of bad (without the reseting BS). Pros: - Everything else. Hit or miss: - Cheesy humor for people in their 40s.

[@nielsbal3385]

Launch was perfectly fine. Buy a better pc or console.

[@yyoksetioxd]

@@nielsbal3385 then why was it patched to fix the issues homie? and why youtube is full of "tutorials" of visual settings to make the game work as intended, even digital foundry has one. Why is nexusmods full of mods that fixed several performance issues? Huh? Game didn't run for shit in ultra on zones with vegetation, even Wukong performed better. Pretty sure you are one of those guys who plays with resolution scaling and frame generation and think that the game is fine instead of noticing that the game performance is shit and you need all that external help to run it as intended/expected. Both the initial jungle and the end one ran like shit, constant frame drops from 120 to 40 fps and popping of half the plants.

[@nielsbal3385]

@@yyoksetioxd No bro, I play on the cheapest console out there and it ran as smooth as butter hahahah

[@superbit415]

So great movie but mediocre game.

[@Drebin2293]

The fact that you can't kill the dogs is disappointing imo.

[@RabbitofCaerbannog13]

@@Drebin2293 you’re weird

[@Korbin0815]

Alright, I'm buying. But I want a physical copy. You know, a CD/DVD or a flash drive, I don't care. No Steam, no download, no subscription. Does that exist? I can't find it. Maybe I'm too dumb, so I'm asking. I'd even go for a PS5/Xbox disc. I have seen Steam taking away my games. I'm not buying anything "digital" anymore.

[@JammyGuns]

Not currently. There are some games on Steam that are actually DRM free (Baldurs Gate 3 etc) and so will launch even without Steam but this isn't one of them. I did consider getting it on Series X but the disc is little more than a key with this title and so still requires a massive download... I'm hoping the PS5 version might actually contain a playable version ON the actual disc/s when it comes out later, but I'm not holding my breath given the way things are now.

[@bitdevice]

@@Korbin0815 There is no disc big enough to hold the entire game. On Xbox it would require 3 Blu-ray (BD-50) discs.

[@Korbin0815]

@@bitdevice Well. I have GTA V here, on 7 DVDs. Also, companies like Autodesk sold their stuff on Flash Drives back in the day. So that is no real argument to me. I guess I just wait until I can get it from GOG. If ever. Sad times. I really don't want to go back to Torrents.

[@keflas3842]

legit question have you ever played any other indiana jones game , they have gunplay just not a focus on it per say. Wym translate into its an engine their game series does not define what the toolset can do you sound ignorant saying that.

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

Indy "movie" fans are so desparate for a GOOD Indy "movie", that in its absence, they will take up a walking simulator/ "game" with good vo and convince themselves that its a "movie".

[@nielsbal3385]

Damn bro who hurt you?

[@cortbailiff]

The game is beautiful and amazing. But the gameplay was boring.

[@Jaguar32x]

lol evolution ok mate Your blinders are on full with this crap - the gameplay sucks flat out

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

Is there even enough "gameplay" in this walking simulator/puzzler....with questionable melee combat? Even watching a KZbin walkthrough was painful.

[@jamesMBaseballLover]

Great video

[@chrismay9477]

The biggest problem for this game is that Bethesda got their name on it for distribution. Todd Howard is a disgusting parasite and bethesda games are broken garbage. They needed to stay away from the bethesda name. The game is amazing and would have done so much better without them