Devil's Third - What Happened?

[@leftygurl]

really appreciate how itagaki alternates between lying to himself and speaking in riddles like the world’s least efficient sphinx

[@RisingJay]

Thank you deeply for that analogy 😆

[@deathsyth8888]

Tomonobu Itagaki: "I'm a mathematician but I'm not good at counting." Now that's a quote for the ages.

[@Emery101]

Cocaine and honor is a helluva drug.

[@Chernobog2]

I'm a chef, but i don't know how to cook.

[@rainer516]

deathsyth8888 mathematicians tend not to be good at arithmetic.

[@Murdoc2568]

The Japanese Tommy Wiseau indeed.

[@tedjomuljono3052]

"I created 4 unique games, Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden" One plus one is four thats quick math - Itagaki

[@ArikBalmung1990]

''I'm a mathematician but i'm not good at counting.'' The numbers don't lie! and they spell disaster for you!-Scott Steiner

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

Safe to say that Tomonobu Itagaki has a 141 and 2/3 percent chance of creating a masterpiece of a video game.

[@cowboydandank]

at SACRIFICE

[@crumpetface]

Smo Joe

[@kebrinab13]

SENOR JOE

[@robertoazuaje9279]

But what if you add Kurt Angle to the mix? Do Itagaki's chances increase or decrease?

[@DriftingLightOfTheWoods]

"I'm a mathematician but I'm not good at counting." Now that doesn't add up, does it? I'll see myself out.

[@projectgraham414]

Take your like and get out 😂

[@anusflavor5953]

What a wonderful addition to the comment coalition.

[@rasmusdegn9690]

Here you go, have my like, now subtract yourself from the room.

[@AmeshaSpentaArmaiti]

breaking the wonderful comment chain to say, I am also a mathematician (or, I will be in few months) and my counting skills are also shit, but I can do double integrals without batting an eye.

[@palerider9952]

Oh great, the math comments are multiplying by the minute.

[@BAIGAMING]

Devil's Third is when Mr Clean finally snaps.

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

No, germs.

[@stranger59]

"They killed my oldest friend. Mr. Peanut."

[@JoninJordan]

Charlie Username "this man is dead *bang* "

[@RisqueBisquet]

Wait a minute. That Tomonobu fellow looks familiar.... ... Holy shit, I met that guy! I was serving drinks at the Ninja Gaiden 2 launch party. He took a particular liking to my chunky jewelry. He himself had about a kilo of metal and jewels on his own fists. He never removes those glasses and generally walked around like a movie star. He wanted "Brrack Co-fee". I'd love to say we had a good chat, but his English (and my Japanese) were almost entirely lacking.

[@cake6851]

Considering he had Canada, China, and Russia all at his doorstep its probably for the best he doesn't show his face.

[@Jetblast01]

Itagaki after seeing reviews: I'm tired of this, everyone betray me. I'm fed up with this world!

[@silviacarli5863]

This reminds me of the time I worked for gamestop. We were always forced to get people to preorder, so we proposed any kind of titles coming out, but I have the dubious achievement of having convinced a dude to preorder Devil's Third (it was the only copy preordered in our store and on launch day we got 2 copies total). I'm sorry dude, I swear I didn't know what I was getting you into

[@androidinblack5291]

There are no words to describe how sad I am to not discover this comment sooner.

[@NinJoshkko]

Look on the bright side though, you got someone to get one of the rarest most expensive Wii U games, so maybe he may or may not have made some decent cash off of it.

[@ComicCrossing]

you did a good thing. As long as that dude didnt trash it right away its value has quadrupled in the past few years. Hell I wish I had preordered a copy just for the hell of it.

[@captaincaptain2128]

You're going to Hell, you know that right.

[@arminius504]

It’s a fun game

[@BassClefEly]

I have a very hard time believing someone who says, "our employees are happy, and you can tell that with this picture of them smiling."

[@Mrkabrat]

Sounds like a hostage situation

[@togliz]

They opened up a studio in Vancouver? That is now their HQ?? I turned to my husband and said "THAT'S money laundering."

[@jarmakey1]

Most definitely

[@itsalolmor]

They did that because they planned on going public on the TSX

[@Virjunior01]

Some Denis Dyack shit sprinkled on top, too.

[@ronmastrio2798]

Well that's what Canada's for nowadays especially Chinese money.

[@fernie-fernandez]

@@ronmastrio2798 I wonder how Toronto & Nova Scotia is like...

[@OSW]

1:44 never mind about Itagaki, how's your sex life? Never change Matt

[@mishy8584]

Matt best put on his winter clothes, he’s gonna have to prepare for a sad and cold, Blizzard.

[@Neoxon619]

Reforged?

[@MisterWobbuffetmusic]

With the new WoW expansion and Overwatch 2 being announced, I wonder if Blizz was stupid enough to outsource the whole Reforged project to someone else. It would explain a little about why it turned out so poorly

[@megamangos7408]

Yeah, while I also want to know the specifics of that, it's probably going to be a years before it's fully fleshed out.

[@jbktpl1245]

This sounds like a stinger to an epic adventure story.

[@YungMuzzy]

Oh how true this is

[@bobsapdagger]

"In the past I created four unique games; a DOA, Ninja Gaiden, DOA, and Ninja Gaiden... why's everyone looking at me funny?"

[@autobotstarscream765]

"I'm a mathematician, but I'm not good at counting."

[@DEADPOOL9AND]

To be fair Dragon Sword was a pretty unique game.

[@dragonshinobi1978]

@@DEADPOOL9AND I'm one of those who wanted a remake version. That game has more ninpo magics than the other games.

[@dragonshinobi1978]

@@No_Ones_gay_for_moleman what's stylus?

[@dragonshinobi1978]

@@No_Ones_gay_for_moleman oh lol

[@ehmwhy]

“Is this bathroom?” “I pee anyway. Everywhere is bathroom for Ivan.”

[@thebestcentaur]

Ah, he went to the Kano School of Etiquette

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

"To Ivan, world toilet."

[@PewPew_McPewster]

The Deathstroke. That is Ivan's favourite swim technique.

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

@@PewPew_McPewster also favorite DC superhero: Deathstroke the Terminator.

[@Stellerman7]

@@That_Lady_Charlie Also Terminator favorite movie.

[@GamingplusHQ]

"Hey guys, I'm sorry for long absent. See you soon!" was posted to his Facebook page on November 1, 2019. So I guess he's still kicking!

[@JyujinPlus]

With how insane Itagaki is the see you soon could mean anything from announcing a new project to beaming his consciousness into the dreams of everyone whose seen the tattoos of the protag for Devil’s Third.

[@JyujinPlus]

Was watching some other What Happun videos and doing some of my own research and you’ll never guess where I found Itagaki’s name. Apocalypse Incorporated, founded by *Denis Dyac* formally of Silicon Knights and Quantum Entanglement Entertainment. The latter of which I’m not sure exists anymore? I found Apocalypse by accident because the former QEE site links there now! And the about us sites Denis having quoted the name for his new company alongside Itagaki. And it turns out, against all odds, they are actually developing a video game: Deadhaus Sonata, a PC RPG. The Wha Happun cinematic universe grows again

[@mothersbasement]

Yo Matt are you telling me that both Itagaki AND Uwe Boll set up shop in my hometown? We're living in a weird timeline.

[@MattMcMuscles]

You guys must have weird tax kickbacks or something!

[@kainhighwind2]

Now if only we could get them to collaborate....Uwe Boll presents... An Itagaki production...

[@kryptonavenger2024]

@blackrave404 Maybe combining two negatives will somehow make a positive? Or, as taken from the Honest Trailer from The Room, "The sheer amount of suck will collapse in on itself like a dying star and explode in a supernova of unintentional genius."

[@kinght676]

Lol

[@OHG_Fawx]

Devil's Third movie confirmed?

[@ethanbryant1997]

"Wha Happun: Jump Force" must happen.

[@KHA0T1X]

Jump Force was commercially successful.

[@thebestcentaur]

Jadesage doesn't mean it won't be covered. A lot of commercially successful games are liable to be covered here because of things like insane development periods, horrid company management (looking at you, Kingdoms of Amalur), or games literally taking their studios down

[@stanley1698]

And LA Noire

[@Chernobog2]

And DmC Devil May Cry. Hell, Matt even lampshaded how unusual it was that despite being seen as a travesty, DmC didn't totally bomb and the series survived.

[@NSFSponsor]

It doesn't need a wha happun. It was another slapped together arena fighter. He'd have to do one on One's Justice, Burning Blood, etc as well if thats the case.

[@R_got_a_name_change]

It feels like Matt’s delivery is only getting better. It’s got a kind of flow to it.

[@apoplexiamusic]

the drunken master flow :D

[@brewedjuice494]

with these what happun? yea totally.. some of the other vids fall kinda flat but most of these are gold

[@MrPhange]

Tomonobu Itagaki once admitted that he chose Aerosmith for DOA3 because it was the only thing that got him through the depression of the PS2 version of DOA2. I remember thinking "who the hell would care that much about a throwaway bad port" but now I know Itagaki is a very special kind of person .

[@agustinblasco9100]

Who would've guessed that weird guy from my recommended tab would become my fave

[@Blacknight8850]

I hope you mean Matt and not Itagaki.

[@poke548]

"Maybe Itagaki is vampire?" All I'm saying, man, the Wiseau parallels are uncanny.

[@dvt1393]

Do you happen to be a fan of Fact Fiend?

[@poke548]

@@dvt1393 Quite possibly.

[@dvt1393]

@@poke548 Ha I knew it! I've been using "maybe -blank- is vampire" in my daily life, and nobody ever gets it.

[@Macaulyn_97]

9:23 When you're in love with what you do. This is easily the best part of the video.

[@eyu03]

*"My risks were calculated, but man am I bad at math"*

[@docterfantazmo]

It's like the guy was so fucking weird his aura kept his company afloat while sinking every other one he came into contact with.

[@MattMcMuscles]

This is good reasoning.

[@tedjomuljono3052]

Devil's Third & Shenmue 3 is a shining example of great games needs a great team, not just one famous guy This is why Platinum Games works, and Valhalla doesnt

[@fernie-fernandez]

I found it contradicting since Platinum Games is mostly marketed with Hideki Kamiya...

[@hrnbrigade4991]

"That's why Platinum Games works" *Glances at TMNT, Legend of Korra, and Transformers in the trash bin* Rrrrrriiiight

[@achmadraditya7826]

@@hrnbrigade4991 to be fair platinum kinda works for the most part, and even some of their licensed games like Automata or the transformers game is awesome even if it's not helm by Kamiya.

[@tfgenobatssasin1788]

@@hrnbrigade4991 Transformers is just a deal along with Activision, its still fun for me since its different, though it had a sequel coming but its cnceled cause Hasbro and Activision deal was finished

[@DZ-rt7hb]

Honestly Platinum works half of the time, for every Bayonetta and Astral Chain there is a TMNT or a Legend of Korra. Or a Babylon's Fall. Or a Starfox Zero.

[@Jackelbeaver]

I tested the game for 5 months at NoA redmond and yeah the multiplayer was the better part of the game. Everyone at every level was pissed that they kept delaying the game for “further polish”, pushing the game from sub-1month cert to 5 grueling ones. It was a crazy time in my life to be playing that game for nearly 800 combined hours of work time. With how dead on arrival the game was, it seems like almost no one saw most of the wacky modes, the base building, or clan features. It feels kinda special to be one of a small group of testers to even be aware of content in a game with dead servers like that. (I’m sure tester matt knows the feel, tho.)

[@Htbaa]

I was one of the few who actually bought and played the game online. The online was a lot of fun but the player count was too low to make the clan system with bases work properly. It also didn’t help that the online mode was region locked. Even so, I had a lot of fun playing this game. One thing that didn’t help though was that the news outlets served the game off before it was even played by them.

[@jordanwhite352]

I actually found the single player to be okay and I agreed that I sunk a ton of hours into multiplayer because the spice is under people. It was the fun of engaging. They actually makes me wonder that if they delayed this game for like two more years, maybe change it over to unreal engine. 4. And release this in the first year of Nintendo switching launch. Would it have been a better game? Especially with how that first year went and the lack of on my multiplayer games Alex first year after the first 14 years and before Doom 2016.

[@lumberjackmafia1410]

Matt, you should do a "What Happened?" episode on Bioshock Infinite. Most people liked it but it apparently went through a long stretch of development hell, with a LOT of changes over its creation cycle. Love your videos Bro!

[@brewedjuice494]

i mean infinite kinda sucked in my book. elizabeth was annoying, and the big twist of “you ARE comstock” was so predictable it was the bullshit prediction i made durring the intro as a joke.. but it was the actual twist.. sad. i agree bioshock 2 was so much fun.. infinite just.. didnt click. plus.. columbia sucks ass compared to Rapture.

[@peluquin98]

Yeah the trailers and demonstrations had more stuff. The comercial showcases stuff thats difderent too In the biosohock infinite tv commercial elizabeth was treathed like a witch (just like in the teasers and general concept). She had abilities to manipulate physics like taking lots of spoons pans and any kind of metallic tool of kitchen with magnetism just to melt them and throw everything to an aggresor. And you could aim a weapon to an enemie to make a warning and prevent a conflict

[@KentaroMiyamoto21]

Despite its failure, the Wii U had many great games. This was not one of them.

[@flameheadshero]

Fat Tiger Wii U: The Xenoblade X Machine

[@tedjomuljono3052]

Fat Tiger wii u is also the only platform you can play the uncensored version of Tokyo Mirage Sessions, which sells like crazy nowadays

[@therealawest]

This game was amazing!

[@dariusq8894]

From Nintendo's perspective, Devil's Third could just as easily have been another diamond in the rough like Bayonetta 2. Based on Itagaki's work with Team Ninja the man had some competency in developing video games. IMO Valhalla got too ambitious and started dabbling in a genre with which they had no experience: shooters. I do own a copy of DT and while far from the worst game I've ever played it really isn't fun either. I often wonder how the game might have turned out if Itagaki had just played it safe and made the game more like Ninja Gaiden.

[@esharpeh]

you can actually buy his latest game which is exactly that: samurai jack, out for all consoles. i dont like it bc of the low difficulty/childish artwork but its a solid game for sure

[@eternalmemoire4137]

C

[@KremBotop]

Even if it’s about a game I never played or heard of, I’m still super excited to see another episode

[@SuperNerdDaniel]

7:49 That may be the most colorful and disturbing metaphor for the deterioration of THQ as a company I've ever heard in my life.

[@CriminalMacabre]

when a studio doesn't make money off games, it does off laundring money from tax evasion

[@Mysticgamer]

Anything to keep them from making a sequel.

[@asteroidrules]

That would certainly explain the Russia and China connections.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Yoshi: pioneer of the gaming industry.

[@kutsmacksolucas]

@@autobotstarscream765 yoshi?

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@kutsmacksolucas It's the Yoshi Commits Tax Fraud meme.

[@yukiminsan]

made for a good LP though

[@AnimeGun]

“I’m a Mathematician but I am not good at counting....”-Itigaki “You have a 66 and 2/3 chance of making a good game. But if you ware a genetic freak like me your chances of game making drastic go up”-Scott Steiner

[@thekydragon]

Steiner Math is the best math.

[@kebrinab13]

This game spells disaster at sacrifice

[@626KiDD]

Don't forget to add Kurt Angle to the equation.

[@Unclejack328]

😂😂😂 classic.

[@rustyshackle8000]

The fact that there are so many Scott Steiner references in the comments makes me very proud

[@FoolyCoolyBlackLagoony]

Ah Devil's Third, my Deadly Premonition, my favourite bad game. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, genuinely hope Oatmeal Face gets to finish off that trilogy he had planned for this game.

[@desanctisapostata]

Hey!! I really appreciate those ad breaks. Such an easy, welcome and respectful implementation to the viewer and yet so difficult to come by

[@Etekatte]

"How do you feel about the negative reviews Devil's Third received?" "It's all fake news."

[@arkdetective]

Final fantasy: the spirits within. That is all.

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

Spirits Within isn't BAD.... cliche yes, and NOT a Final Fantasy but cheap marketing ploys for ppl to attach FF & Spirits Within

[@otter3425]

@@SunlitSonata14272 Versus XIII is not dead yet. Nomura now plans to make it into the next major Kingdom Hearts game.

[@otter3425]

@@SunlitSonata14272 an episode on XV would be really interesting. Like why would anyone think it was a good idea to scrap the original battle system made by KH2 battle system designer and replace it with the abomination that was Type-0 battle system

[@dc7981]

@@chrisbuttonshaw2088 lol no

[@fernie-fernandez]

@@otter3425 How was playing Type-0 was like...!?

[@lordeilluminati]

The performance issues are because of the same reason Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric: Unreal Engine wasnt officially supported for the Wii U, so developers had to go around a lot of hurdles to make it work.

[@XFGHL78E]

Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric runs on Cry Engine ("CRYENGINE") though. But tbh nothing technically runs "well" on Wii U, they just runs.

[@Seven7swords]

It's actually impressive he ran a business for so long with no products.

[@inorite4553]

Money Laundering

[@Esitaro3670]

Hey everyone, i got an update for Tomonobu "Outmeal Face" Itagaki, he just announced a game...based on the blockchain...and as you can imagine everyone is so "EXCITED" about it!

[@DefNotAiko]

Ho oh. Scott's gonna be real pissed that you dissed Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

[@sn-x-wt]

​@@unicorntomboy9736 Scott the Woz, another KZbinr. DK Barrel Blast and Madden '08 are sorts of memes in that relation

[@eduardogiraldez5471]

"YOU'RE TEARING ME APART PUBLISHERS!"

[@calemr]

"I made 4 unique games. Two of them are sequels to the other two." Um... "Unique"?

[@rjbutt6097]

In his defence ninja garden ds had a unique control scene.

[@jonasamorim4958]

loosing money and opening companies? he's really a japanese tommy wiseau

[@TheRealCSH]

I can't wait for this: Contra: Rogue Corps - What Happened?

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

Better idea: Konami as a whole - What Happened

[@mrps2dvd2770]

@@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550 That works to

[@fernie-fernandez]

@@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550 Did The 7th Gen. of Gaming became a slow-burn for them with all the failures...!?

[@achmadraditya7826]

@@fernie-fernandez 7th gen,other franchise aside from Metal Gear starting to decline, and Kojima's overblown budget could be one of many reason konami stop making console games aside from PES.

[@ggn3]

More fun suggestions to rip apart... 1. Action 52 2. Doom (3DO port) 3. Pac Man and E.T. Atari 2600 ports 4. Sega 32X - If you're open to doing consoles, the behind-the-scenes internal disputes between Sega's American and Japanese branches by the mid-90s had a hand to play in this console's doom and the company eventually ditching hardware development all together. 5. Sonic X-Treme - Wonder why the Saturn didn't have its own original Sonic game? Like the 32X, this also had its own behind-the-scenes nightmares that eventually led to its cancellation.

[@theAwakend]

when i saw the thumbnail i thought: TOMMY WISEAU MADE THAT THING?? lol

[@kryptonavenger2024]

I now have a disturbing, morbid curiosity of what would happen if Tommy Wiseau made a video game.

[@jamiswamp]

I saw the Game Grumps playthrough of Devil’s Third and it’s one of the funniest things ever. Had no idea the game was such a shitstorm behind the scenes. Great video!

[@JoshisJoshisJosh]

Oh ivan :) i go jump now...

[@cherrychocolate1434]

@@JoshisJoshisJosh Please poke head out.

[@jbwarner8626]

I was thinking the same thing: I never would've guessed this game wasn't well received, 'cuz Arin and Dan sure thought it was the most amazing thing ever made. "No, germs." 😆

[@Santoryu90]

@@jbwarner8626 Pretty sure they didn’t think it was good it was just fun to laugh at

[@Earthboundmike]

@@jbwarner8626 I feel really sure they ended the series (without finishing it) by saying it sucks? I could be wrong

[@chaffXgrenade]

5:42 out of context, you could've told me this was an early trailer for WET and I would've believed it

[@SlickSkuddy]

I was half expecting it to be mentioned because I swear it looked just like it

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

I appreciate this game for giving us the great Russian hero: Ruples Pooples

[@smedlings]

The studio could probably stay afloat by selling any extra copies of Devil’s Third it has in storage, seeing as the game is going for $400+ on eBay

[@northropi2027]

I was literally just like "what was that game where Dwayne the Rock Johnson has tattoos that was on ZP once" and then this

[@synchronizedelbow5702]

Devil's Third: The Adventures of "Rupples Pooples"

[@NowaczekYT]

"I'm a mathematician, but I'm no good at counting." Wow, just wow.

[@infernaldisdain8051]

Apparently not that uncommon if you can believe that.

[@inorite4553]

@@infernaldisdain8051 Yup! People with advanced degrees tend to be bad at the basic stuff because they don't use it very much. I'm an Engineer and I have trouble with some high school Math because I haven't used it since High School

[@supergravy6104]

I don't really care if Itagaki makes any more games, but I definitely want him to do more interviews.

[@espio87]

The best way to experience Devil's Third is via the Game Grumps' playthrough, where they turn the game into "Rooplepooples's Crazy Adventures".

[@OrangeyChocolate]

Itagaki even looks like Tommy Wiseau. Like, the resemblance is uncanny.

[@RuthwikRao]

"It's uncanny, Lisa"

[@MisaToTheMax]

The multiplayer was awesome,I wish they'd port this over to the switch just for the multiplayer.

[@stranger59]

PC would be a better fit, but I'm not sure how much it would cost to get up and running. I always wanted to try it out just because some of the multiplayer ideas sounded complely absurd.

[@therealawest]

@@LD1E60 switch gamers would keep this game alive! We want this game asap. It's really a great game. The multiplayer was amazing.

[@SylverstoneKhandr]

@@stranger59 It kind of already came and went, actually. Look up RockShot - made by Soleil (one of the developers mentioned in this vid), they pretty much released a somewhat toned-down version of the Devil's Third multiplayer mode on Steam Early Access under a different name, but servers closed up shop in late 2018. I was a bit stunned when I did my own research, since I was also somewhat interested in how batshit crazy the multiplayer was in Devil's Third.

[@VMODofficial]

Let's take a moment to appreciate the impeccable selection of Battle Arena Toshinden BGM for this video's music.

[@s4tchm0j0n3s]

I always take a moment to appreciate Eiji's theme when I hear it.

[@josephbrooks4393]

since postal 4 is looking bright you should talk about postal 3 the game that even RWS disowned

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

Ah yes, the game that even made RWS say "never trust Russians with your game".

[@jump_again]

Anyone else coming in late, in 2021 Valhalla was merged with Soleil, who this year released Wanted: Dead, a game which, had anyone bought or played Devil's Third, would probably be described as "a spiritual successor to Devil's Third"

[@VersaceJesus]

There'll be a follow-up once it's revealed that Team Ninja was a money laundering front this whole time

[@autobotstarscream765]

Team Ninja? The whole time? Even when they were making classic games everyone loved? So the Yakuza can launder their money through the creation of good games instead of the creation of pachinko machines?

[@natelecarde962]

"This man is dead. Bang."

[@TheDJMeyer85]

So he’s mad that Nintendo didn’t force publications to change their initial reviews and because they ended up giving honest reviews he questions the credibility of those reviews? I… what?

[@Mr.Doodlebob]

"Controller free revolution, that lasted 2 years" my kinect didn't work out of the box let alone 2 years

[@MattMcMuscles]

I just meant the period where it sold well.

[@Mr.Doodlebob]

@@MattMcMuscles I know I was just making the point kinect suuuuucked

[@crashschwarzen4642]

I have waited so long for you to get to this

[@kainhighwind2]

I'd love to see the story of how Tatsunoko vs Capcom came to the west. A crossover fighting game where half the cast had never been to the west, done by a studio that was most well known in the west... for Speed Racer, who wasn't even in the game.

[@NefariousLoto]

The game that deserves a comeback, well if they managed to negotiate

[@hubguy]

So somewhere out there there’s a universe where Saints Row has more games and Guillermo Del Toro has his own game in the 2000s

[@Narrator1]

As for Wha Happun to Valhalla, it spun off an international branch based in Canada, called Valhalla Games International, which has since bought all IPs and properties of the original Tokyo-based Valhalla and thus effectively subordinated and consumed the original. Then that Valhalla, in turn, was merged by order of its parent company, Hong Kong-based Wake Up Interactive, into Soleil Ltd., another Wake Up Interactive development studio. But then a month before that, Wake Up itself was bought out by Chinese gaming giant Tencent. To summarize, as of last year, Valhalla has effectively ceased to be an independent name. It's now owned by Soleil, which is owned by Wake Up Interactive, which is owned by Tencent. Funnily enough, Itagaki actually wasn't lying when he said he had friends across the world bankrolling him.

[@QueenSydon]

I knew this game would be in trouble when I saw the main characters' visual design. It's the kind of thing that you'd expect would be a piece of concept art in the corner of a muddled page and nothing more.

[@PIKMINROCK1]

Valhalla also developed a train board game called Momotaro Dentetsu for the 3DS. It's a franchise in Japan originally owned by Hudson but Nintendo published that one. It was reasonably big and that probably covered a fair bit of their costs for a while.

[@GigasGMX]

You know, “I’m a mathematician but I’m no good at counting” sounds pretty mockable, but it’s surprisingly true to life. Basically everyone in my Mathematics degree program had an inside joke with the same sentiment: the people you can trust least to do simple arithmetic are the people with math degrees. Anyway, you should have done a Tommy Wiseau impression whenever you quoted Itagaki. It would have been hilarious.

[@sablebranwen2539]

I thought he was exaggerating with the whole Japanese Tommy Wiseau thing. Nope, dude is literally Tommy Wiseau, but as a Japanese game developer.

[@beeniecat9411]

Looked at the title and misread thinking it said "Devil's Turd." That's how I found this channel.

[@partyharry7585]

Did you just try and shame my Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast?

[@owenwalters5505]

Nobody shames DK: Barrel Blast and gets away with it!

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

Nintendo keep trying to play the "WE'RE FOR EVERYONE! WE DO MATURE STUFF ON OUR SYSTEM!" card but honestly they have no clue... and that's okay.

[@Liltwilightprincess2]

YOU'RE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!! YOU'RE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!! YOU'RE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!!! EVERYONES GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!!!!

[@inorite4553]

Look under your CHAIR!!!!!!

[@anteaterzhell]

Soleil is Valhalla, they had to change their name because of a lawsuit, Itagaki is no longer part of the company as well I believe and is apparently creating games in Italy at least from what he claims on his Facebook.

[@klinewolf4254]

Yes! I've been resorting to rewatching old episodes to get my fix. Thanks for a new shot of this great series!

[@windego999]

It's pretty clear life was trying VERY hard to make sure this game was not conceived but Itagaki was so damn stubborn that eventually life gave up trying to decided to let the world suffer this mistake.

[@paybackntf4017]

“Medium is favorite cooking of steak.”

[@emperorofrome692]

"No, germs."

[@Nyahahameha]

"This man is dead. Bang."

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

"Not too soft, but just tough enough for hard jaw."

[@GraveReaperCushions]

Ivan and Duke Nukem should collaborate...

[@RadiantNightmare87]

Just found this channel and I just wanna say that I appreciate you using Kayin's stage theme at the beginning of this video.

[@backspacer92]

Surprised you didn't mention that he basically left Valhalla from the sound of it to help other developers make games. Like you said I have no idea how they/he survived all this time.

[@PewPew_McPewster]

1:47 THANK YOU. SOMEONE ELSE SAID IT. God it's been sitting in the back of my head like an itch for AGES. What a story, Matt.

[@mystman7722]

5:28 I thought that music sounded familiar. Battle Arena Toshinden 2 - Eiji theme. Aaaaaah, the nostalgia. :)

[@SmokerBear]

I genuinely enjoyed how bad this game was.

[@socksleeve]

God, I finally got it: this is the Japanese Duke Nukem 3D. Dated...everything, drastically different than the project originally shown, development hell, trying to be cool but actually wack protagonist

[@titaniumwo1f390]

It's kinda weird to see "ads break" when I'm a premium user.

[@Blacknight8850]

It's just so the advert has somewhere to go where it won't be in the middle of [LONG, ANNOYING ADVERT FOR HONEY OR SOME SHIT] a sentence.

[@Koenji]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about Rockshot that was released on Steam by Soleil. This went extremely under the radar for most people but Rockshot IS Devil's Third Online but as a steam release. I don't even know how I managed to play it when it was available in early access in 2018. It was technically the global release of Devil's Third Online, just under a new name. This game now has also shutdown.

[@patenteapoil]

Here I am, half listening to a year old video in the background, and suddenly I hear Matt swear in Anglo-Québécois at 6:24

[@danaugust993]

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. was another flop from Nintendo that year. Although that game had its merits at least, it failed more so in the marketing and figuring out who it was for. I want to say the premise of that game is as ridiculous as the story behind Devil's Third. But that would not be true.

[@DarthLego46]

Dan August I picked it up because it reminded me of Valkyria Chronicles mechanically. Never got too into it though.

[@Campbellzilla]

I thought Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. had a decent enough idea trying to mix League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Pulp, and Valkyria Chronicles, it just didn't come together as well as it should have. I personally thought the game was decent and deserved more of a chance than what it got, but I admit I could be a minority on that front.

[@DirgeTV]

Sooo, I decided to see if Valhalla is still around in our lord and savior of 2023 and this is what I got: "Valhalla's Parent company, Wake Up Interactive, merged the staff and operations of Valhalla Game Studios into another subsidiary, Soleil Ltd, in December 2021, effectively closing down Valhalla" So there doesn't appear to be Valhalla anymore (Although bizarrely, their site is still up and has posts as recent as February 13th as of this post). They also have a KZbin so..thats something. As for Tomonobu Itagaki himself, He was Supreme Advisor on "Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time" and was last seen apart of a project called "Warrior" in 2020 (which, like his position, is TBC at the moment).

[@pachinkor83]

Itagaki-san announced on facebook many months back that he's stepped away from making games in any real capacity. He's just a consultant/teacher now. Such a sad downfall :( , I still think the current team ninja is mostly trash without him there (outside of Ni-oh). I feel much worse for the people he took with him from team ninja and sega though, I mean you look at his pedigree from 1998-2008 and it's filled with successful games AND tecmo did get successfully sued after they left for failure to pay due compensation for wages earned. Itagaki probably looked like a savior "hey I'm going to do my own thing, we can make our own game with money from Microsoft , they love me over there". Just imagine the world we might have had , if MS had just floated a loan over to Valhalla back when they started up, he might have had devils third ready in 2011 and maybe it would have been a better game ? Maybe by now, in 2020, we'd have gotten 2-3 more titles out of the studio as Xbox one exclusives instead of .. crackdown 3 :(. Anyway, keep up the good work there Matt :D love these little post mortems.

[@StephenYap3]

0:43 I'm a huge Paper Mario fan who labels the first two games as the highlights of the series, but I still enjoyed Sticker Star (and Color Splash) for what it was. Now, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash...oh my goodness...

[@FeedEgg]

Holy crap taco someone's full of himself.

[@grantmortensonva]

How the fuck did Nintendo of America release this as a physical copy, however begrudgingly they did so, yet they actively shit on "Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water" and sent it out to die on the eShop

[@NotMikey437]

"Rolly Polly"

[@MrJsGotTheGoods]

BIRD! FACK!

[@chestercastaneda4920]

Ruples Pooples.

[@nathanrodriguez914nr]

No. Germs.

[@emperorofrome692]

"Dis man is dead. Bang!"

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

Do you see the dead man? [zooms in] THERE he is.

[@BlazeMakesGames]

You know you're in a good headspace when you pull the "people just gave it bad reviews to look smart" card