Corporate Intervention In Video Games

A video about Chinese censorship, human rights violations, exploitative monetisation models and more. Who knew stories of Corporate Intervention in Video Games could be so much fun?
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0:00 - 10:57 #0: The Blitzchung Incident
10:57 - 17:20 #1: Tencent (And Chinese Censorship)
17:20 - 19:44 Entirely Inconspicuous Other Segment
19:44 - 30:24 #2: The Other Guys
30:24 - 46:30 #3: What's The Point?
46:30 - 48:10 Post-Video

[@NocturnalFudj]

Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed the video. Some exciting news! #1: Exactly 24 hours after this video goes live, at 7pm BST, October 6th on www.twitch.tv/nocturnalfudj, I am beginning a fully streamed playthrough of Breath Of The Wild! I adore this game, haven't played it in years and can't wait to just hang out and chill and talk to some people whilst replaying one of my all-time favs. From Oct 6th onwards I'll be streaming it 3 times a week every week until it's done so come hang out and stay updated by following me on Twitch or on Twitter - I'll also be advertising all my streams before the fact via KZbin Community Posts so keep an eye out for those! :) #2: I've mentioned it in a couple of community posts already but in case you missed it - I recently became a contributor for Hard Drive Magazine (@HardDriveMag on Twitter). If you're interested, check out my latest satirical article about Steve-O attempting a Pokemon Emerald Kaizo Nuzlocke for Jackass; I think you'll get a kick out of it, lmao. hard-drive.net/pokemon/jackass-5-to-feature-45-minutes-of-steve-o-attempting-a-pokemon-emerald-kaizo-nuzlocke/ Be sure to check out The Lame Design Conference if it seems like your sort of thing; kzbin.info/aero/PLxGDOO2WMLacEu957_dRzay35K5eLGYBR And maybe give your boy some love on Patreon? :) www.patreon.com/nocturnalfudj That's it for me, if I don't see you in my streams then I'll probs be back with another video in like - a month or so. No spoilers; but I imagine it might be quite MONSTROUS.

[@zak6840]

Thanks for the content Fudj!

[@michaelpitter9193]

A really great video essay, Fudj. And if I could recommend an indie game that deserves some love, it would be Freedom Planet and it's sequel. The latter of which just got released about a month ago.

[@stinkybean5]

The way big business works imo, is, if you have something to say, you are representing the whole of the business, especially if you are market. Your words, your opinions, are not your own, they are the sole property of Ubisoft, EA, or Nintendo.

[@camelenon9533]

Yeah china’s pretty fucked up in the way that they do things over there, and I thought Russia government was bad, china’s just a whole empire lol thanks for making this vid fudj, you’ve taught me things that I would’ve never learned in my community college.

[@camelenon9533]

Btw ea took out loot boxes out of swbf a few years ago

[@TheJebus26]

Can’t believe you managed to get a Lame Design conference sponsorship. This man is goated This video shows exactly why I support small indie companies like Nintendo

[@NocturnalFudj]

They call me Big Money Brad for a reason baby

[@undercoverduck]

Three minutes in I was like "This video goes hard as hell. Lemme check how much of the video is left. If I'm lucky it'll be a 15-minute deep-dive." Can you imagine my ELATION when I noticed just now that it's almost an hour long?

[@OtherMomo]

6:03 while that rule is vague enough to ban anyone for hypothetically any reason, I'm pretty sure it was written that way so they could ban someone specifically like they did here in this situation, without specifically having a rule saying "don't shittalk china"

[@perry-1572]

Yet another banger; having been around since the Pokémon days, this was simultaneously a fun nostalgic run and also more importantly, another great demonstration of your analytical skills.

[@ApexGale]

This video is helping me get through a very boring day while my supervisor is out of office so thank you very much Fudj. I know you're not a fan of the video essay format so I appreciate you doing this

[@branmuffinyogurt9368]

Another addition to the great indie games is No Straight Roads! It’s a Malaysian game where all enemies and bosses have attack patterns synced up to the soundtrack. The game has a sort of old God of war style feel to it with its combat, with combos and spectacular bosses. It’s a very quick game to play and the ost is very pleasing to listen to out of game as well as in.

[@kellerwhite9299]

Lots of good to say, but suffice it to say... Well done. I think you handled this all extremely well. On video game monetization/games as a service, I've seen three companies do it well. Crytek - Hunt: Showdown. They are actively trying different things, and being open with the community about what they are doing every step of the way. Klei Entertainment - Don't Starve Together. I was super late to this one, and was really bummed out when I saw how much DLC there was. That disappointment became excitement when I learned it was a couple optional characters (With the majority being free) and the rest were just cosmetics. Cosmetics that can be earned by playing by the way. Ghost Ship Games - Deep Rock Galactic. Not a lot to say aside from primarily free content, and only optional payment stuff, no pay to win etc.

[@NocturnalFudj]

Big fan of DST - very underrated imo!

[@scrmblguy]

Psyonix has historically been praised by the rocket league community for their communication and their implementation of community ideas, however some will argue that since they were bought by epic, the charm and overall quality has been lost to an extent

[@AetherKnight64]

@@NocturnalFudj Klei is now owned by tencent , which sucks

[@krimsonkatt]

You forgot about Terraria. Other than Redigit (the main dev) definitely being one of those "stop having fun guys"( he's patched nearly every exploit and cheese strat imaginable, which makes the game less fun and approachable) the game is amazing and has gotten consistent updates and support since 2011 when the game first launched.

[@Mike554555550]

For someone who hates video essays, I genuinely think you are one of the all time best, and this video only further shows it by diving into such a big and elaborate issue in such a personal and emotional way. Your content is always full of emotion, research, and well thought-out and insightful points and commentary. Thanks for all the amazing work you do.

[@aturchomicz821]

Contrarian moment

[@Begeru]

How is this video any different than other video essays though lol

[@Mike554555550]

@@aturchomicz821 Lack of reading comprehension moment, I was talking about Fudj disliking video essays despite being excellent at doing them.

[@Mike554555550]

​ @Jacob It's not, I was talking about Fudj consistently doing a great job with them despite disliking them as he said in this very video.

[@OfficialMIMmusic]

You're damn good at this, an essay as occasional as enjoyable. Thanks for the 48 minutes break.

[@BaselardFE]

I know it wasn't the point of the sponsorship section, but I am glad more episodes of Lame Design Conference is coming :D

[@MelodyTCG]

Props to you for devoting part of the video to saying "support indie games/devs" Also SPIRITFARER I cannot define my love for that game...it's just perfect...no game has made me cry until this game, a d I cried multiple times during that game

[@henryfleischer404]

What you said about the view of derivative works in japan is interesting. My main exposure to that is through the Touhou project and Doujin media in general, and best I can tell in those subcultures the idea of a derivative work being insulting is either not present, or not as present. But this is the perspective of an American.

[@retrac1999]

I played spiritfarer early this year and I has to be one of the most lovely and touching gaming experiences ive had in a very long time. As the corporate money machine perpetually cranks out disappointing AAA titles, smaller indie titles that make you actually feel something are where I find myself getting the most enjoyment out of the gaming hobby

[@josephmosseri5647]

I’ve been subbed to you for 2.5 years and this is your best video yet. You are only growing stronger as a creator.

[@scrmblguy]

KZbin needs more real people like Fudj

[@SnaksiXD]

I really want a pair of commentators end an ESports tournament some day with "And for one last announcement: Human rights are awesome! Good night, everyone!"

[@chad0ch0]

Brilliantly done as always. Long-form video Fudj is undefeated

[@GamerPokedudeBob]

I'm always impressed with your script-writing capabilities! Your joke writing style is unique from what I have seen, and your ability to incorporate nuanced perspectives on a variety of things never fails to be immaculate. I hope your work begins to fill your wallet with more money before too long, since your work is quite unique and impressive!

[@Dorkaxe]

Hello fellow hourish-long-content-creator. Your ending was very impressive you must be very proud.

[@NocturnalFudj]

yeah it was alright I guess

[@mediocrity5693]

THANK YOU! Finally someone made a response to everyone saying it was better when Iwata and Reggie were there. I’ve seen people say this whenever Nintendo does something bad.

[@M64bros]

Not everything was beautiful and pretty when both of them were still around cuz they were DMCA strikes when they were still in charge as well

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

Cork this was proper cinematic, really enjoyed this one a lot. I don’t know how I’ve entirely dodged this Hearthstone story but the video certainly spoke generally enough to not be solely named after it, truly I hope one day people can better separate developers from the roles they don’t fulfill and the world might just be a slightly happier place

[@mrmime5791]

Absolutely agree with everything in this video. Perfectly summarises how I feel about the gaming landscape in a clear way

[@RobotNinjaHornets]

I'm going to preface this comment by saying that I normally really enjoy your work and look forward to your videos, so I hope you can believe that I'm coming at this in good faith. Now, having said that - I'm a minute in and have already had to pause. Framing the Hong Kong protests as "against an extradition bill that would give the CPC more control over Hong Kong" is a huge oversimplification of the actual situation. The bill was introduced to allow the various parts of China (i.e. the PRC, Taiwan and Macau) to extradite people when needed, the catalyst for which was when a man killed his pregnant girlfriend while on holiday in Taiwan and then returned home to Hong Kong where...he couldn't be tried. The reason for which was because way back in 1997, when Britain's colonial ownership of HK was due to end, we basically rushed through some extra laws to stop extradition, which never got overturned specifically because the PRC wanted it to be a gradual return rather than immediately switching them to an entirely new government. On top of which, if you actually check the list of crimes that you could be extradited for, none of them had anything to do with any potential concerns over free speech. Some of them however, were to do with things like tax evasion - things the Hong Kong bourgeoisie did not care for, which is something to bear in mind when thinking about why people were protesting (not to mention all the money the US funneled in via the NED to try to destabilise the mainland). You cannot talk about Hong Kong without also talking about its colonial history, the fact it was a Chinese territory until Britain stole it at the end of the Opium Wars, and that the remnants of that colonial history still exist today in the form of "One Country, Two Systems". It's still a region run by the bourgeoisie, regardless of anything else, and they are the ones terrified of the CPC - to which I say, good, the bourgeoisie should always be scared. I'm gonna tap out because this comment already took me like an hour to write and confirm the info for. I'm still gonna look forward to your next video, but I don't think I can handle this one lol

[@cosmicspacething3474]

I never knew the Japanese saw iteration as disrespectful. If so what’s the general consensus on video game remakes eboots? Are they all considered bad no matter what? What would be considered a respectful iteration if it’s possible?

[@rhiannonbunce4086]

you might not make video essays often, but you gotta admit you're damn good at it. perfect balance of funny and engaging but also informative, serious and passionate. almost choked up at the end. goddamn, brad. i'm proud of you.

[@Cywion]

If we're talking about good indie games with a lot of passion, Rhythm Doctor. I can't tell people about it enough, it's a wonderfully charming and extremely creative indie game. A one button rhythm game that can give Rhythm Fever vibes, with one particular level that's probably my favourite ever moment in a videogame. It was my personal GOTY, beating out any AAA game that came out and that was only its early access launch.

[@nicholaszacharewicz693]

This is fantastic. When you do make video essays you make a great ones!

[@Oliver300Dude]

This was an incredible video. Thank you.

[@nickblair7041]

Love these video essays, even if you don lt care for them that much your a great contributor to the medium!

[@300IQPrower]

3:20 as someone who is (unfortunately) American, I just wanna thank you for being so gracious. Anyways it's been a while since I tuned into this channel, can't wait to dive into the backlog between then and now, and your taste in background-footage games and music is as fcking _stellar_ as ever! You have no idea how much my heart lit up when you brought up that last game. Thunder Lotus are one of my two favorite developers alongside Supergiant, being a fan of each all the way back with the release of JOTUN and Bastion respectively.

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

Here we goo.

[@Uhcip]

Indies seem to thrive so much on streamer and content creator output getting the good word out. The ones that don't make for good react video's naturally won't likely see as much success. Its that feedback loop, with popular indie titles getting more coverage thus getting more people playing them. (also, Spiritfarer is dope. It broke through my disinterest for farming/town sim type games)

[@SkylightCiel]

I don't often see someone start a 50 minute video essay by saying they don't like video essays lmao

[@smivan.]

I was trying to guess which game you were going to place in the end and I was not disappointed, excellent choice and excellent journey of a video.

[@deal_4_real]

This was an excellent watch and listen. Thank you!

[@poyobotyahoo7494]

Hello fudj. I haven't watched your videos in a long time, (not that you would care much I'm just a commenter) but this video brought me back, especially the section on indie games. My favourite game, is one too. ZeroRanger is a shmup that has touched me like nothing I played before or since. And yet, barely anyone has played it. So here is my heartfelt reccomendation.

[@TheMoonPersonTV]

yo really great job on this one. engaging and thoughtful throughout

[@NocturnalFudj]

thanks! :)

[@Chronoflation]

Reggie didn't do as much for Nintendo as Iwata by any measure. Iwata wasn't good for online creators, but he was definitely the most consumer friendly president any of the big corporations have had. He didn't raise prices of games with the transition to HD, leaving most Wii U games at $50 a pop, $20 Nintendo Selects ended with his death, the Switch has nowhere near the hardware endurance of prior systems like how he said the DS had to survive a fall from the average adult's chest pocket height (though admittedly a lower standard than the tank of systems that were the N64 and GameCube, but still effort that no longer exists within the company). He also took a pay cut when the 3DS had a launch failure and the Wii U, and convinced other management to follow him in that decision. I'm not saying he was infallible, there are clear improvements in some areas since new leadership has come in, but this is also the first era since Iwata started where the system has virtually no customization, prices have dramatically risen for controllers and the such, bundles are at an all time low, and incomplete games being launched with promises of "post launch content" has gone from being a Splatoon exclusive experiment to the go to for any game with online multiplayer, and the side content and mini games have been all but totally eliminated from most games. Heck, even Smash Ultimate didn't have a Smash Run or Event mode equivalent, and home run contest came way after launch. Though, I somewhat forgive that one as a trade off for getting and rebalancing literally every character from the series history. Sakurai is no slouch, but it definitely lost some of that old charm being so focused on the one central mode, something that was becoming less during Iwata's final year, but really hit after he died. The game output also just dropped. We still aren't getting anywhere near as many games as we uses to get when Nintendo had 2 separate consoles and you counted both together

[@Eliance_]

Been here since Pokémon, and I believe this is your best video yet. Great work.

[@agsilverradio2225]

Hot-take: The entire trading card game genera is inherently pay-to-win.

[@NorthSudan]

i dont think anyone is gonna debate that? like i thought everyone already knew that they were just gambling with extra steps?

[@Lotsofleaves]

Hey loving the classic video, thanks for making a statement with this one :)

[@PK_Smokey]

Love how the video naturally shifted from being informative about a negative subject into being more opinionated on a positive subject at the end. Really quick, I also want to mention my favorite moment from any video game: the ending of Mother 3. I believe a person experiences Mother 3 ending at three separate times. Once at the emotional climax, once when you think the game is over, and the ending means nothing, and one final time when you realize the ending actually means everything. I'm getting emotional enough just thinking about the ending that I'm already crying while typing out this comment. If you haven't played Mother 3 yet, please play it through the end. When I say the ending means everything, I mean that without a hint of exaggeration. It's heart-rending, it's strange, it's funny, but most importantly, it matters.

[@genericname3516]

As someone that's been a part of a community of a smaller, IP-based game that's recently reached the end of its confirmed content updates (Hot Wheels Unleashed), I'm sad to see so many people immediately quitting the game. Honestly it did pretty well for itself (no microtransactions, all monetization came from the release of DLC cars, most of which were based on crossover IPs so were generally unpopular as a result), and I still like playing the game with peeps online. The dev team is still committed to bug fixes and QoL, so I hope there's still more life in the game, even after corporate's had enough of it...

[@awittypseudonym2520]

Well, now I'm sold Spirifarer.

[@jaceybella1267]

This was a great video, and a great return. You really took me on a journey here! You covered a lot of topics but it all came together really well. I think you avoided the pitfalls of the video essay genre you mentioned, as this was a great balance of runtime vs how much ground you covered. I think a testament to the value and art in indie games is the fact that the moment you transitioned the soundtrack to undertale I felt my heart in my throat. I don't blame you for bringing it up even as predictable as it may seen, I had the opposite experience of going in at launch so blind I didn't even know the concept was that you didn't have to kill in battles, so I think it's crazy awesome that feeling is shared across a variety of experiences. You've completely sold me on spiritfarer, it sounds like exactly the rare and unique type of experience I come to indie games for. Plus... I'm a sucker for media that makes me cry, I seek out beautiful feelings the same way an adrenaline junkie seeks out exciting experiences. I'm broke right now, so I heeded your recommendation about steam wishlists. I'm gonna have to look more into that, as I genuinely had no idea that did much of anything. I generally don't keep a wishlist because I don't really discover games via steam browsing, but I think I'll make the effort to add stuff when I hear about it. Great stuff, and be safe this winter.

[@HoaxEditz]

I vibe with vg journalism fudj, this is a good arc for you, proud of you :)

[@farter555]

Great video fudj!

[@AnemoiaBlues]

By the way, the Taiwanese situations origin is where Taiwan is the old government of China but after a civil war the government evacuated to the island of Taiwan ever since. Both China and Taiwan claim each overs land.

[@TH3FU113ZT]

He's isn't aware or doesn't care mention this yet has such strong opinions. This video fucking sucks

[@andymcclurg9916]

This video might be one of the more challenging to swallow for average viewers, but you weave discourse, humor, and solutions so elegantly that by law of KZbin, it will receive a strike from Tencent and get less than 100K views when everyone who plays video games consistently should watch it several times. To circumvent this issue and provide funds for your next videos, I suggest a partnership, there's a really great RPG with console graphics, 700 champions, and portability called Raid: Shadow Legends.

[@FalkaRiannon]

Some indie games I would highly recommend because made me cry: - I Was a Teenage Exocolonist - If Found - A Year of Springs - Coffee Talk - Highway Blossoms - Ikenfell - Cross Code Some indie games I would recommend because they are just fun/weird: - We Know the Devil - Sayonara Wild Hearts - Just Shapes and Beats - Patrick's Parabox (I intentionally left out more well known titles because if you are interested at all in indie games you will already have heard of stuff like Celeste, Hollow Knight or Hades)

[@QwertyCaesar]

We Know The Devil is fantastic

[@lued123]

I completely agree about service games feeling less like art. The infinite money hole is a pure manifestation of corporate greed, and it really distracts from the rest of the game even if everything else is beautiful. No good artist wants you to spend literally all of your money. That can only be motivated by a "make money no matter the cost" mindset, and it just casts a shadow over the rest of the work.

[@orion10x10]

I love the undertale music at the end and the conclusion ❤ Great video, Fudj

[@orion10x10]

I’m going to buy Spirit Farer now! You sold me :D

[@overexplainedgameguides4357]

Fudj is back with another banger!

[@austinmitchell2652]

Love the soundtrack that you didn't make! ... JK I love the video you did make. This was a nice treat to get long form Fudj!

[@andriypredmyrskyy7791]

May the almighty algorithm bless you and this video

[@engliships2126]

Ok so great video, completely agree, but also 31:43 G's theme goes so hard man

[@zoruasnivy]

Some Indie recommendations from me: OneShot: A short but clever, emotional, and downright beautiful game where you have to guide Niko, a cat person with a lightbulb, through a dark world of interesting characters. Ib: A horror game themed around paintings, where you play as a young girl that gets pulled into one. Wobbledogs: A fun little breeding sim game where you can create monsters made of some kind of wobbly tofu substance. A fun little pet sim that's simple but playable for a long time. A Short Hike: A 3D, pixel style game where you play as a bird that goes for a trip to an island and attempts to get to the top of the mountain in the middle. The length of the game varies depending on how focused you are on getting to the top, but I suggest stopping to smell the roses for the best experience. I also highly recommend romhacks and fangames just because they tend to be very passion fueled given that the creators in most cases are at risk of cease and desist takedowns. They're the least corporate way to enjoy series that might feel less passion fueled in the modern day, or are forgotten. Pokemon Uranium and Pokemon Insurgence are amazing Pokemon fangames, with Crystal Clear being my personal favourite out of any of them; and I've heard good things about some of the fangames from other series as well.

[@Icyc0bra]

Played through Spiritfarer with my wife and man, that music hits hard once you've completed it and think you will never hear it again. Good shit

[@jstabile100]

Supposed to get notifications, asked for a reminder at release, still didn't see this. You tube robots need a double check.

[@Professor_SpaceTime]

Beautiful. Can't wait to try out Spirit Farer when I get some free time

[@Emerald3ME]

Beautifully done.

[@droofinsmirts]

incredible video, thank you for this

[@HasXXXInCrocs]

Google sent me a survey asking how much fun I had watching this video and I said "The most fun I've had all week" Love u fudj

[@diagonal3269]

this is what makes youtube good. fantastic video, subscribed

[@gigaegad9770]

helluva thumbnail fudjie. five thumbs up.

[@louiewentmissing]

Wow. Something about that segment about indie games, especially spirtfairer in particular just kinda… Struck me. Almost made me tear up a little lol. What a beautiful video, my man you are so fucking underrated..

[@BBWahoo]

Damn, you got me subbing again.

[@hastatischarf9074]

Amazing video. Fantastic insight.

[@alexwolfe]

Another stellar video

[@kingnro1]

Another great vid

[@TheShanicpower]

Spiritfarer is genuinely one of the most moving experiences I’ve ever had. Don’t think I’ve ever cried as much over any other piece of art except maybe Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

[@scrmblguy]

I watched this in my car during my school lunch break yesterday and I was so entralled with it that I didn't realise I was late for my next class when it finished. Few things are able to distract me to that extent. This video is a mastapeece

[@andymcclurg9916]

I'm already laughing at "blind barber victim" 😂

[@ace-xy8ub]

Hey man love your content but struggle to find time for the long form stuff. Just tossed the video on by excited.

[@jkitty542]

Spiritfarer is a game I've reccomended to pretty much everybody who will listen. I played it at launch and I can't wait to replay now that there are new charachters once its a little less fresh in my mind.

[@profsnowleopard5326]

Great vid

[@statz3697]

Amazing video

[@AidanRatnage]

Most MMOs (as you say at 43:50) are subscription games meaning they are actively "trying to suck money out you".

[@harrymanocha4533]

I literally picked up a carrot a split second before you told us to

[@Lilybun]

Indie games for sure are the free art and expression of video games, but there is also an argument to be made for the value having insane corporate money provides. Even if you dont care for pro esports lobbying and the benefits that has provided for video game players around the world - Arcane would never have happened without the addictive cash cow that is league of legends. While former animation giants like disney drift further from allowing their creative minds push the envelope and express themselves I'm glad the tencent owned riot was able to fund something that wouldnt pass chinese censorship board

[@SupremeKaioshin]

The Muppet RPG is something I will unironically dream about for years to come. That game sounds absolutely wonderful.

[@bodacious12]

21:32 The switch is out in China, but with very few allowed games

[@ennothedishonorable5530]

The soundtrack you used reminded me: Have you continued learning Undertale music on the guitar?

[@graydeotto2820]

I dont even like fudge but this is one tasty treat

[@graydeotto2820]

(Fudj on the other hand is funny n maybe even good looking....haha jk unless)

[@otttimon5654]

That Undertale transition was smooth af

[@stepoface]

I had a similar moment in ELDEN RING ( I am talking about the moment you had with Spiritfarer). I played on and off over like 5 months and the characters almost started to feel like real people to me and when the Roundtable Hold started to get empty I almost shed a manly tear (no homo)

[@dappitydingdong1219]

based video apart from thinking liberals are the opposites to conservatives (where are the socialists) (btw the labour party is meant to be socialist it’s not a yikes word) (also they are called the “Chinese Communist Party” but aren’t actually communist so only use the word communism if referring to their official name)

[@Random-yg1fi]

Spectacular video. I can’t contribute much right now but I can include this comment for the algorithm

[@conradbrooks1760]

Spiritfarer developers must have noticed your video, the game went on sale just now on Steam at 66 percent off.

[@adamhicken8898]

I think a another indie masterpiece that fits the final message of this vid perfectly is Outer Wilds. Without any spoilers, one of the things that makes it so special is that it ends, and how it does it. If you’ve played it you know what I’m talking about, and if not, GO PLAY THE GAME!

[@kelownatechkid]

I laughed out loud at the NOT POGGERS! lol

[@kena7016]

This is great content as usual. Now i get why you pushed me hard towards spiritfarer. Would you say that Minecraft also contributed to art in video games in a non monetary way?

[@orllyfools14X8]

I loved that speed painting segment. So good.

[@bryanquinlan3294]

Love the mystery dungeon music

[@HasXXXInCrocs]

This shit goes so hard fam

[@fernandoportal5422]

The rpg idea is hilarious

[@Gator159]

I'm glad you didn't mention hearthstone / blizzard etc in the title of this video. I wouldn't have watched this video otherwise

[@PuttyPuppy]

Hey Fudj, random viewer (Maybe first time? idk) but the talks from around 37:00 and on.. about good games, indie games. I'll first off have to try that game you mentioned, Spiritfarer. I saw someone play a little of the early game on it but never did watch more then that. The point of this comment was.. to reccomend a game that came out of left field for me, and now that I experienced it, I try and pass it on to anyone I can. And if you haven't seen/heard/played it, I'd say try Omori. I wish I knew about its development, but holy fuck. I saw a person on here playing it on release, watched 5mins.. was like "Huh this looks good" and by 10mins, I had to go get it, play it, and stream it. And I did exactly all that- for the next... 8 days. Nothing but Omori. Hours and hours, beating it once - beating it AGAIN because I wasn't happy that I got - To this day I want to play it again. To go back, 100% it. Get the BEST ending, not just the GOOD ending.. and I have gifted it to.. christ, I don't even know at this point. A half dozen or more people? It struck me deep down, every time I think about it, I want to cry. That's all - thank you for the video. :(

[@pf9878]

God, I kinda forgot about Spiritfarer after it ended on a kind of sour note for me (100% being blocked due to an oversight) but that's such a beautiful game

[@foster2095]

nothing but Tea was spilled on this day