It's so exciting to see valve actually making something. If they can personalize the characters to even half as much as they did with the mercs, this will be great.
@TewbBelrog2 ай бұрын
Fantastic, turns out the only thing that needs to hook me into the absolute cesspool of the moba genre is some good fucking writing and superb voice acting.
@crazymcjesus6 ай бұрын
Seriously though, I think this is a great idea to make people like these characters, a lot of people said they look generic but with the right valve touch they seem pretty cool
@zalafusti5536 ай бұрын
TF2 moment
@shadow500115 ай бұрын
I won't care about any of them until they remove every stun ability in the game lol
@tingispingis5 ай бұрын
People just want to complain. If TF2 came out today people will complain about the characters being "generic"
@MrMister6815 ай бұрын
This is what Japanese anime fighting games have been doing for years and it's surprising that it took these sort of shooters so much time to do this. It makes perfect sense for Valve to be the one to do it.
@agav23455 ай бұрын
@@shadow50011 skill issue
@samuelbucher51892 ай бұрын
27:18 Lady G was so used to her victims being ordinary people, so she tried to act gangsta around a massive robot with a wrecking ball for an arm and immediately found out.
@doomfrom9077Ай бұрын
It was dope enough it earned Oathkeeper's respect to not murder them both
@cactuss33ds2 ай бұрын
"we also may grey out Lady Geist from the roster." holy shit LOL. if there was ever a company with as much resources as they have balls, it would be Valve.
@airhead73792 ай бұрын
I swear there was a game that did that before but for the life of me I can't find it again
@willowthywisp2 ай бұрын
@@airhead7379League made Gangplank unavailable for a time as in lore Miss Fortune straight up "killed" him. While he did come back, Riot had fucking balls to kill off a playable character they launched THAT week, even if it was temporary.
@heatfragment2 ай бұрын
Apex did that too
@Wildcat12Ай бұрын
@@willowthywisp He didn’t launch then get killed, they killed him to setup the rework’s planned launch. A bit different
@Desolas_Ай бұрын
@@heatfragmentA legend that was teased and yet to be part of the roster was killed by the actual playable legend thus subverting our expectations. Not the same but commendable
@payrpaks83762 ай бұрын
27:26 I like how Bebop transitioned to a wholesome butler-type robot to a "fuck around and find out" robot that's ready to throw hands when needed.
@Moss_DudeАй бұрын
Yeah that was my favorite ending lol
@celestialcolosseumАй бұрын
I'd love to see a comic on bebop making money in underground tournaments and what kind of people he met there. Would be an interesting storyline.
@jooot_6850Ай бұрын
Bebop is a sweetheart... When he can be. When he has to be, Bebop will show you how he became that fight club champion.
@Pspamspam2 ай бұрын
This is so well written. Some of the best from valve. Love that ending where you meet bebops creator. peak valve right here.
@samijami8695 ай бұрын
The concept of the decisions you make giving you unlocks/changes in the pvp is actually really cool I hope that makes it into the actual game.
@armintor28265 ай бұрын
"its not a vase, but im told the proletariat love it" she says as she raises a six pack of beer, lmao. Shes so grossly upper class it's hilarious
@domdrakАй бұрын
The script: 8/10 The art: 9/10 The voice acting: 10/10 Lady Geist: Would
@dontknowwhattocallmyself945310 күн бұрын
I mean she might agree if you're fine with getting sacrificed later
@moust96855 ай бұрын
the fcking mannerism just fcking screams Valve, I love it!
@Monte_Carlo4512 ай бұрын
I dont know man, Lady geist dances between the line of milf and gilf and McGinnis can break me in half
@dantekiwi79262 ай бұрын
Those words arent in the bible
@Monte_Carlo4512 ай бұрын
@@dantekiwi7926 if i wasnt ready to welcome hell, i wouldn't have said it.
@RadarFinsRАй бұрын
@@dantekiwi7926 You speak greek?
@jooot_6850Ай бұрын
wrench wenches can peg me
@bingusshlingus1442Ай бұрын
@@Monte_Carlo451🔥🖊
@ethosaur4 ай бұрын
Has the classic valve charm, I think there is a lot of potential to be a cool game and world.
@bliss_gore51942 ай бұрын
i've never been so invested in a visual novel lol. I have already watched this several time and I hope valve cooks a lot more.
@ChinchillaDave2 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer as an arm in a leaked video for a closed alpha game is not something I had anticipated but highly enjoy
@victortayupe87942 ай бұрын
21:07 interesting how this could give ingame cosmetics for completing the visual novels... I like it.
@youngemu39495 ай бұрын
Its basically the comics they make for their other games but put inside the game instead.
@LucklessLex2 ай бұрын
holy shit I really hope they flesh out this novel, the writing is phenomenal.
@pripdipstick2 ай бұрын
I love how Geist spends this entire story posturing about her superiority and brutality, and yet Bebop literally instantly spots her weakness and destroys her in less than five seconds.
@Bonehead_PaladinАй бұрын
You don't threaten Junkyard Pinocchio's mom and get away with it
@Jin-1337Ай бұрын
It may look like its made in a junkyard, but Bebop got hands.
@dumbvillage9253Ай бұрын
It's bad practice to fuck with a Robot that has a 7 ton mace as their arm.
@xenotyphonАй бұрын
He was an underground fighting champion, iirc. Being able to spot weakness and deliver knock-outs should be his second nature.
@jooot_6850Ай бұрын
Also funny that Geist sought to challenge Bebop when he was _right next to her._ For all her cunning and scheming, you'd think she'd know better than to go at it with the robot that designed himself to punch real hard.. Guess she was desperate.
@Bonkboy692 ай бұрын
3:14 - 3:37 "20$ is 20$" type conversation
@AmBush2048Ай бұрын
"...you're basically a serial killer." "Eh."
@Jin-1337Ай бұрын
Two mass murderers trying to get the moral high ground is depressingly funny
@slepmoded5 ай бұрын
omg they actually ate with this
@Jin-1337Ай бұрын
You mean cook?
@jimmyjames6342 ай бұрын
Damn this is sick, Bebop just sat her down.
@LongBreadMan2 ай бұрын
Oathkeeper voice by Matthew Mercer?!? I recognise that voice anywhere
@logisniper9863Ай бұрын
he also voices mo and krill which is...weird
@DavidSantos-th8ec5 ай бұрын
After watching this video I like the characters even more, Valve knows how to do that well.
@dedmnwlkn57965 ай бұрын
I love the new ward option. An upgrade and the better exchange rate she was looking for. But morally the book ending is second to the dying in the arctic/self sacrafice/walk away.
@GuiltyOSheep5 ай бұрын
Glad to see the TF2 comic art-style again, even if it's not TF2
@fieryonion63434 ай бұрын
the writing and character interactions are amazing!
@bitz12235 ай бұрын
Matt Mercer, Marisha Ray, and Travis Willingham? Nice voice cast
@rarazalproductions5192 ай бұрын
I recognize Matt and Travis, but where do you hear Marisha? My first guess after reading your comment was McGinnes, but I don't think she actually sounds like her. Did I miss something?
@bitz12232 ай бұрын
@@rarazalproductions519 12:30 -14:02, McGinnes sounds so much like Beauregard, her Critical Role season 2 character.
@NimootАй бұрын
Who did Travis voice in this? Ah nvm ... I thought he voiced a character 'we know' ... not the bald bearded guy.
@FahmiZFX2 ай бұрын
This. Was. So. SICK. MAN, let Valve cook! That was so sick. Owh man owh man owh man, I haven't felt this Valve Magic in years!
@motive-li1do2 ай бұрын
I have known this woman for 18 minutes and her grandson a fraction of that and still cried at the 4D ending omg
@fearjunkie2 ай бұрын
Never expected Valve to make a visual novel, but here we are.
@TheTrueReiniat2 ай бұрын
BEBOP WITH A CUTE APRON !?!!1
@tonydak85732 ай бұрын
This randomly showed up in my vids and I am VERY glad it did.
@POWMedia175 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to hear unholy abominations being created by splicing these lines together
@Nakabozu2 ай бұрын
You rock for posting this. The voice acting is impeccable. Wish we had all of Infurnus’ lines recorded.
@natabugg1e2 ай бұрын
theyre doing what we wanted from overwatch. i hope they dont die out like blizzard did
@D3adCl0wn2 ай бұрын
Nah bro this is Valve, they're better managed compared to the big entities in the gaming industry.
@Jin-1337Ай бұрын
Yeah, Valve actually gives time and resources to irs employees so they can make wonderful creations. Blizzard would never.
@spaceman70192 ай бұрын
matt mercer, we meet again.
@inory54602 ай бұрын
i think its ray chase.
@rarazalproductions5192 ай бұрын
@@inory5460 No, that is definetely Matt. After listening to him voicing Orthax, Kraven Edge and Uko'toa, I'd recognize his "Dark Ancient Being You Definitely Shouldn't Make A Deal With" voice anywhere.
@inory54602 ай бұрын
@@rarazalproductions519 1. nobody fights here, you keep comenting on my stuff. 2. I still think its Ray chase. If you want to look again - if it gives you peace - watch up about Neuvilette from genshin impact, watch his character introduction (the animated one) and listen closely. Also Look at Alphen from Tales of Arise or Noctis from FF15, its also the same guy who voices Krill of Moe and Krill.
@inory54602 ай бұрын
@@rarazalproductions519 my comment disappeared lol. Watch up Neuvilettes character introduction video, the animated one. Also the same voice of Krill from Moe and Krill, Alphen from tales of Arise and even Noctis from FF15. They sound similar at some notes but im still pretty sure that this is Ray Chase
@Tabnito2 ай бұрын
wow they redesigned Dynamo, thank god. 25:44 that'd be so much work, that's insane.
@kildeer2 ай бұрын
tbf replacing Geist with Fairfax is equivalent to a Dota 2 persona, like the antimage genderswap, they've done it plenty already :D
@samuelbucher51892 ай бұрын
I actually like this Dynamo more than the current model. But it could easily be a placeholder, so let's see what happens.
@Tabnito2 ай бұрын
@@kildeer for free is my surprise. We're also talking about a 3rd person game. From Lady Geist to a big man is a large difference, basically a whole new character. I'm down for it of course.
@Animortar2 ай бұрын
This goes to show when Valve cooks they fucking COOK.
@MeatCousins2 ай бұрын
Mcginnis: you never know who can help you 2 seconds later infernus: GO TO HELL 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
@TheSpaceCowboy065 ай бұрын
I think we can all agree at this point that valve can only make good characters
@twgt6665 ай бұрын
grey talon
@Shoe80553 ай бұрын
imagine shitting on valve and whining about half life being your only personality
@epicvirgin64442 ай бұрын
@@twgt666 I wonder why would you say that...
@medika96512 ай бұрын
@@twgt666grey talon is getting a redesign
@medika96512 ай бұрын
And so does yamato
@ZaccoOfficial2 ай бұрын
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD VALVE, DO. NOT. KILL. THIS. VISUAL NOVEL.
@RAMZAVFX2 ай бұрын
Her design is fine af. Well balanced thiccness is always appreciated.
@jooot_6850Ай бұрын
geist is pretty bad, as in she's both really hot and actually just a terrible person
@benny_dryl2 ай бұрын
6:32 ah yeah thats my favorite infernus voice line
@BEETSSOLO17 күн бұрын
The user name will never not be iconic
@stanlyEM5 ай бұрын
wow this was really good! looking forward to the game
@theworld6710Ай бұрын
This is just…awesome. I like how all of the different options explore different places her character could sensibly be taken.
@olarpower38152 ай бұрын
oathkeeper should have some voicelines in game when playing as lady geist, kinda like rhaast and kayn dynamic from league of legends
@gevmaedahtkuont53872 ай бұрын
that'd be kinda jarring for those who dont know or care about the lore. As much as i love matt mercer's voice, i'd much prefer to only listen solely to the character i'm playing as. It also kinda ruins the fantasy of playing a female character when there's suddenly an inner monologue of some guy lmao, its like watching a cute vtuber for the first time only to realize she's playing with her male friends 😭. I have issue i know
@redonyellow24682 ай бұрын
@@gevmaedahtkuont5387 Get help.
@Adrian-jw4iy2 ай бұрын
@@gevmaedahtkuont5387 brother...
@atari4171Ай бұрын
@@gevmaedahtkuont5387 😭😭😭? you do
@dumbvillage9253Ай бұрын
@@gevmaedahtkuont5387She mentions oathkeeper in main menu, when you pick her.
@cia4u4013 ай бұрын
Actually a cool idea and way better than something like Crownfall. Shame that the implied complexity and alternative (free) difficult to make cosmetics all but guarantee that either we won't see it in game, won't be made for more than a couple of heroes, or just straight up will be stripped down significantly upon release.
@DoktorBeta2 ай бұрын
it could be monetized by making this visual novel pay-to-play so it's effectively the same as buying a cosmetics pack but with story attached
@cia4u4012 ай бұрын
@@DoktorBeta except this is valve and they're not very fond of constant work the likes of which these vn mode would develop. See crownfall for example; way, wayy simpler to make, rewards that don't really correlate with anything from the event, a story that really barely relates to the event dialogue itself... and theyre still late by over 2 months (not counting the entire year it took them to develop). Now imagine them doing this for every new hero. I can't.
@rarazalproductions5192 ай бұрын
@@DoktorBeta Like OP, I don't think they're gonna do this, but I would absolutely buy it if they did. A short little visual novel that gives context to the skins would be a great incentive to buy a cometics pack and in my mind, would actually make it worth the money as supposed to just buying skins and nothing else.
@TheMentalgen2 ай бұрын
I could see it happen if they were paid and released over time akin to CS operations.
@cia4u4012 ай бұрын
@@TheMentalgen i want you to check when the last cs operation was released. valve's just not fond of workflows that would involve them having to engage in regular content releases, ironically enough for a developer that mostly specializes in live service games lol
@charlieterry8506Ай бұрын
Oh my gods I absolutely love the writing in this!
@axelarkamg1962 ай бұрын
Im sorry, but the entire dialogue between Abrams and Geist at 22:09 was very funny 😁
@NormalHatter2 ай бұрын
I love the way he said "No shit!"
@yupitsgear73292 ай бұрын
I gotta see one for Ivy and Dynamo
@GuerreiroAventureiro5 ай бұрын
Each choice and outcome to unlock other heros ending and skins. Now i see why valve is more focused working this than fixing the bots in TF2
@skyfeelan3 ай бұрын
5:16 does the professor has the same VA as Kayo from val (Gabe Kunda)? the voice is very similar
@Fierce0Deity0Link2 ай бұрын
Well fuck, she went from the character I cared the least about to the one endearing the most to me.
@jojobizadTRASH2 ай бұрын
How did i miss this..
@crazymcjesus6 ай бұрын
Lady Gyat
@artidery3526Ай бұрын
Impressive how many outcomes they made, redeeming and condeming her
@ref.erenceАй бұрын
13:40 "You're basically a serial killer" "Eh." IM LOSING IT
@fancyjello2 ай бұрын
she looks so much better here then in game.... GYAT!!!
@mariusnita43462 ай бұрын
This is a very entertaining story.
@MamonasDude2 ай бұрын
Lady Geist and Abrams conversation had me chuckle the whole time also is Makani the artist behind it?
@xenotyphonАй бұрын
Damn, why is the Patron so chill? He grants the wishes as stated and doesn't seem to have many strings attached or try that hard to screw them over.
@doomfrom9077Ай бұрын
I really like Bebop's portrayal here, and how it shows he loves Miss Shelly dearly and is willing to lunge into action to protect her. I really hope we can follow Bebop's story too some day
@Tulip_bip16 күн бұрын
i think every character is getting a VN like this
@Sergonizer11 күн бұрын
@@Tulip_bip if you go to "map dl_streets" and type "citadel_book_open [id]", you will access those novel trees in the pause menu. id 1 is for lady geist, 3 is for ivy, 4 is for holliday. So yeah, we're getting every hero story novel.
@childhoodfriendsalwayswin2 ай бұрын
thats it im a geist main now
@snipersimpnumber15 ай бұрын
MOMMY? sorry.
@Sin_Purple2 ай бұрын
Do you hath not restraint?
@inory54602 ай бұрын
1. cringe 2. shes a granny, not a mommy
@franciscoOrellana292 ай бұрын
@@inory5460would
@rarazalproductions5192 ай бұрын
@@inory5460 I think the term the kids use these days is GILF.
@snipersimpnumber12 ай бұрын
@@inory5460 i am cringe but i am free and all GILFs were once MILFs so i am not completely wrong
@Reragi2 ай бұрын
immediately gunning for the fairfax ending. the horrors must begin.
@werstnameDXАй бұрын
Holy shit the voice cast is incredible
@nier2kАй бұрын
This game has the lore quality of tf2 and the stylized great design of dota, man we're eating good
@bullatognya5480Ай бұрын
i love VA for Geist, such a lovely voice
@Poodle6662 ай бұрын
Valve tweakin with this one fr
@ЕвгенийОшурков-б5ы2 ай бұрын
bro, actually good novel
@wealthybone29902 ай бұрын
Wait Valve made a visual novel for deadlock aswell? Why am I only seeing this now lol I mean it looks good I'm intrigued but who is that beautiful older woman?
@slurpy-f3k2 ай бұрын
just like the game, the visual novel is a wip. her name is Lady Geist, she’s one of the playable characters
@self-proclaimedanimator2 ай бұрын
Lady gyatt
@lidiosp5 ай бұрын
I would like to see an ending to the tf2 comics... but this looks interesting...
@NinjaGodzilla4 ай бұрын
It's being worked on rn. The script is finished and the drawing is in progress. Won't be for a while though
@grande19002 ай бұрын
the GO TO HELL got me both times
@cooliongaming89922 ай бұрын
33:43 ok after watching everything now this is my favorite character
@BeniaminG_2 ай бұрын
cant wait for more Deadlock lore
@rodmodАй бұрын
Yeah im gonna be an Evil Hank main
@SpaceBear1987Ай бұрын
already doing better then overwatch if they release one of these per character
@hypernoxious5 ай бұрын
Is Oathkeeper Matt Mercer???
@freddiekruger33392 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@inory54602 ай бұрын
its ray Chase - pretty sure. Same guy who acts Noctis, Neuvilette (genshin impact), Alphen (tales of arise) and Moe and Krill (deadlock). Matt Mercer sound a bit more rough
@hypernoxious2 ай бұрын
@@inory5460 Listening back to it, yeah you're right.
@rarazalproductions5192 ай бұрын
@@inory5460 I really don't think it is. I mean, it's just some voice in a game, so I don't mean to fight over this, but as someone who knows Matt and his little vocal idiosyncracies really well, this sounds so much like him, it could only be someone else if that someone was delibarately doing a Matt Mercer impression (which, of course, is possible). Also, I looked up some clips for Ray Chase and I don't really see the voice similarities to this at all. But again, I don't wanna be chronically online about this and I'm not gonna die on this hill.
@inory54602 ай бұрын
@@rarazalproductions519 who is fighting over this? xD
@wiilovАй бұрын
I genuinely hope we get to see Oathkeeper and see just how frightening he is.
@BobThePineapple2 ай бұрын
how was this found? was it available for everyone during the first wave of invites a few months back or taken from the files or something?
@artidery3526Ай бұрын
The only thing thats bugging me is that abrams, a literal detective bringing people to justice just deciding to live with a serial killer who killed people for 50 years
@vulpex41052 ай бұрын
isnt it her right arm that is green?
@Peastable2 ай бұрын
They probably drew her facing left and then mirrored it.
@Appletank8Ай бұрын
20 min to 2 hours: Yeah that sounds like how quickly a match goes alright. Also, curious how it seems Geist still seems to be right handed instead of left handed in the game.
@christianguzman46882 ай бұрын
They also did this with counterstrike too btw.
@elephantguy07902 ай бұрын
Holy fuck McGinnis 😳
@aperks2 ай бұрын
i think dynamo's voice is different
@AA-rw5iv2 ай бұрын
I didn't expect Matthew Mercer 🤣
@FiveTen0072 ай бұрын
IS THAT MATT MERCER AS OATHKEEPER??? HOLY SH*T
@SpaceBear1987Ай бұрын
5:54 Oh come on she has gotta be related to Engie lmao
@noima13Ай бұрын
"You're basically a serial killer." *"Eh."*
@FluskarАй бұрын
dayum, lady geist looks hotter here than in game
@7dmtuk875 ай бұрын
Any playtesters wanna send a brother an invite?
@JonasTisell5 ай бұрын
You in? Send your email and I'll invite
@samuelbucher51892 ай бұрын
Do you have the invite by now?
@mylesXDD2 ай бұрын
@@samuelbucher5189 i can invite you, whats your friend code
@Godess5323 сағат бұрын
I don’t care for moba but the setting and dialogue is just 👌
@feetenthusiast1015Ай бұрын
You know, i stayed longer than i think i would
@plusah12682 ай бұрын
grey talon visual novel would probably go stupid hard. same for seven, dynamo
@hauntedmedic373Ай бұрын
As Gordon Ramsay once said - "Delicious. Finally, some good fucking food"