Disappointing end game battle

Ever been disappointed with an end game? Yeah. Us too.
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[@mechazoic]

It’s even funnier when you notice that the NPC was the one who killed the Fire Lord, so they didn’t even get to fight the main bad guy😂

[@Priestofgoddess]

Yeah, he totally devastated the big fire lord with ease on top :D

[@martinfiedler4317]

Apparently not. Where was the epic final battle? The fight against hordes of fire-demons? The loss of friends, the sacrifices and the near defeat directly before the unexpected victory? I am with Adam on this. I want my WAR!

[@alidaraie]

@@martinfiedler4317 They didn't even have the decency to make a cut-scene

[@commenter621]

@@alidaraie 😂

[@shivablack2832]

Spoilers to Divinity Original Sin 2: People who played Divinity Original sin 2 knows how that feels, Lucian just murdering Braccus Rex by himself while you can just focus on survival depending on which ending you're trying to get.

[@jonathynmurray4890]

Glad to see Rowans still making excuses to back out of any awkward conversation

[@Togairu]

Oh? What's that? Oh the...thing...yeah yeah I just...the...yeah...

[@arkbuble]

Rowan you cant run away. You are the Commander!

[@tarekmoneimsaid]

All the way from Gherdawn, too! Impressive voice the king has :D

[@HersheyHemi]

If Rowan didn't do then that means we're in some bizarro world!

[@krimhorn]

It's that managerial experience.

[@LagSpikeX]

As soon as he started hyping up the scale of the battle, I knew it was going to be a tiny instanced fight. Every time haha

[@TheReal008Zulu]

That, or Quicktiming your way through it.

[@lostpockets2227]

haha I like it cuz it make me haha

[@maxnaz47]

That's because you were busy pressing skip and missed the dialogue where it asks if the armies of darkness stand and defend after defeating the dark lord or turn and run... The default option was to turn and run which skips to the ending scene... Sorry, but you will have to play through skycraft again in it's entirety if you wish to replay the battle as you saved data was deleted upon completion... Thank you and have a nice day... 😁

[@Truthorfib]

If you played Lord of the Rings in PS2 now that was an epic final fight. Literally killed hundreds of orcs and some trolls. It was amazing. I think even some wight Lords.

[@morganshibby8941]

Shhhh

[@Dominic1354]

The ''Can't believe I paid $70 dollars for this game'' hit home hard.

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

The monthly subscription fee makes it so much worse.

[@johnnydoe7616]

@@Naraku-no-Hana-WE That’s adding insult to injury 😢

[@musicalcharge]

What's worse, the $70 game that ended up a huge disappointment, or the $70 game that sits in your steam library never played more than an hour or so?

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

@@musicalcharge There is no difference in the games. That's on you for being a compulsive spender. Though to be fair usually that happens when you bought it at a discount on steam sale or humble bundle.

[@Ceece20]

But you don’t realize, they NEED that extra $10 to make games that are _more polished_ with _new features_ and that requires _more developers_ and _more overhead_ /sarcasm/

[@perlundgren7797]

Although Adam didn't actually break it, that's probably the most literal fourth wall I've even seen.

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

Pushed on the 4th wall :P

[@mickeogh]

Loved this effect, well done!

[@loganroman5306]

I know this is going to sound pedantic and unnecessary, but that is definitely not the fourth wall. The fourth wall is your screen, it’s the one that separates the audience from the story.

[@Albtraum_TDDC]

@@loganroman5306 well said.

[@JHNoble]

@@loganroman5306 third wall, maybe? 🙄🤣

[@someaccount3438]

It seems that even as a video game NPC, Rowan is a master at getting out of a difficult situation.

[@salemsmith2878]

That was actually Rowan, he now has a 2nd gig as a GM.

[@thetruesora]

when you find a tactic that works, you stick with it

[@marcelluslongus1202]

"sssshade awaaaaayyy..." 😆

[@davidrobinson2323]

Dragon Age 2

[@One.Zero.One101]

This skit reminds me of Assassin's Creed 3. In the trailers our character was darting around the battlefield. Spinning and weaving through the army and finally pounces on the enemy general. The climactic battle in-game was VERY DIFFERENT. You just move to the left, right, and center armies and press X to order them to shoot. One of the most disappointing gaming moments of my life.

[@Vermouth_19]

Adam assaulting the green screen got me 😂 Really appreciate the whole editing, costume and set. Calling this a skit would be an insult.

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

Was laughing my ass off when I noticed it was fading to black. 😆

[@alsifjlasieflooo]

Yeah :D Considering there's grass in the foreground, it was more likely a blue screen though ;)

[@clementwymiens7955]

The green screen interaction was SO GOOOOOD 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

I quite like to see the behind the scenes for this shot

[@vidkris1535]

Same! Omg! 🤣😂 paid $70 for this game I want my war Britt! 😂 Adam’s screams got me rolling! 🤣

[@cpttoast2906]

Whoever did Rowans make-up and costume needs an oscar. That look was fantastic. And the camera works to catch that look: 👌

[@timothymcdougall6232]

Rowan looks amazing. The beard is great too

[@michaelmonstar4276]

A Streamy.

[@sandman94]

True, was gonna say that.

[@moatezmoussi9751]

Where is ben? I am getting worried

[@DrSwazz]

Well what did you expect? He's a model

[@truecross4090]

The most authentic part is what he mentioned Army of Fire and they were surprised. Even though they have fought them 5 times already because they kept skipping dialog to get to the end boss they never knew their names.

[@bethanyscarbrough3416]

not to mention the expansion is called eternal fire

[@MarfTheUnbearable]

I pulled this on a school assignment when I was a kid. Had to write a story but got a bit lazy toward the end, so I had one of the characters declare what they needed to do, then capped it with "and so they did. The End." Teacher was not having it either.

[@ianhopping105]

Viking sagas did this. 'He said "I will be first from the longboat, I will draw my sword as I climb the beach, kill ten of their men, and burn their hall to the ground." So that's what he did.'

[@adamrobinson6951]

Like the Hobbit, where Bilbo is unconscious for the big battle

[@voster77hh]

He didn't appreciate your commercially efficient writing skills. You could totally have made it as a screenwriter for games and netflix series. Things that don't need captivating ends but only captivating starts to make money.

[@voster77hh]

@@ianhopping105 Because the hero did this 100 times on repeat

[@vincentwarrican8138]

Well, your narrative skills have improved since then: your denouement made me chuckle heartily.

[@JoelReid]

I love how Adam hits the "4th wall"... being the green screen. It is awesome.

[@bethanyscarbrough3416]

wouldn't that be the 2nd wall?

[@DougFantasy]

Probably the screen is not green because of the location they were filming, with grass and etc.

[@Bronzescorpion]

@@DougFantasy It is still called a green screen though, even if it is a different color.

[@DougFantasy]

@@Bronzescorpion oh, okay

[@andreasmattsson3183]

@@Bronzescorpion lol no. A blue screen is called a blue screen.

[@atimidbirb]

Adam screeching in anguish and Britt trying to comfort him near the end was the absolute cherry on top 😂

[@hamzaahmad1345]

Bro, can you recommend me games RPG where there are different classes but are OFFLINE and for single player. Like mage, swordsman type. Typically like witcher 3 and DS but more Magical

[@thisispanda923]

@@hamzaahmad1345 yo, heard of Dragon's dogma ?

[@hamzaahmad1345]

last night someone recommended me it too. I did not play it already because i thought it was not meant for solo play but now i am gonna give it a try. THANKS A LOT.

[@BL-9065]

@liquideternity8692 Ikr. Mystic Knight ftw 🤩🤩🤩

[@ilabsentuser]

​​@@hamzaahmad1345 well, there is Skyrim, from a few years back, but a great game, If you are open to non classical RPGs (by non classical I mean not swords and magic ones) then I can advice the Mass Effect saga. An absolute marvel, part 1 and 2 are a bit old though, so if you care about graphics maybe start from the 3rd part. Its an rpg too, but with weapons, skills and tech. But it might not be your thing if you only care for magic, swords and such.

[@QYXP]

I love Rowan just walks away from any problem in every single universe 🤣

[@salemsmith2878]

It is the same universe though, every video from vldl is "yes, and" comedy. So Rowan just now has a job as a GM!

[@thomasblanc3457]

"Fade away~"

[@TuffMelon]

Its like when you have a cutscene of heaps of people cheering, but the game can only handle like 5 npcs at once, so its literally just like 3 people clapping and not at all enough people to fit with how loud the cheers are.

[@dermade83]

Advanced level: you have those 5 npcs copied 5 times each and so have 25 people which are all quintuplets. Dragon Age 2 comes to mind.

[@avo616]

@@dermade83 also rehashing dungeons just by changing the direction

[@insaincaldo]

Or 90% of the crowd is like cardboard cutouts, 8% animated sprites and a handfull of Npc's.

[@cainakubiaki]

Kingdom hearts every single one except 3 when you go to Olympus Coliseum and you hear people cheering but they don't have models, it's just the cheering.

[@chadst0r]

oblivion comes to mind, the last gate to close or something i was pretty pumped for that and there were a couple of people there.

[@Aratemura]

It's so crazy how an independent studio with just 1% of the budget that big studios have, create such entertaining media. Thank you for always brightening up my days, you guys are sincerely the best. I really hope one day you have everything you deserve.

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Small companies, businesses or just friends are more flexible. Large companies are well very large. So its far harder to manage everything. Sad issue is many large companies end up becoming a corporate structure leading A to losing trust and betrayal to their own identity or B bankruptcy

[@markmurex6559]

Not as many cooks in the kitchen.

[@FlaccidPlatypus]

1% is kind of a reach. Some big studios have hundreds of millions to spend

[@jkschulte3448]

Imagine the odds of running into people who could help you build like these guys.

[@South_Wall]

when 80% of budget spended on extremely detailed breast and legs of the heroes

[@Pasadenaboy27]

This is definitely one of those cases where the game dev needed a year minimum to make this battle fully playable, but were only given 1 week before the release date.

[@kitemaywilder1792]

sadly patience is a foreign concept most fff publishers >.>

[@whitewalker9862]

VLDL productions are much more entertaining for me than probably most of big movie studios. For the fans by the fans. It's amazing how far this team managed to come. Thank you for countless hours of pure joy.

[@MsKinnara]

Of Course it's Amazing these are the Hero's they defeated the great army. LMAO

[@raynman6466]

They've both got their place. Vldl are obviously great for short skits that we get for free.

[@dcbaars]

That’s why we need to support this channel!!!!

[@A_Notable_NPC]

Petition for veva la dirt league to make a movie?

[@drakenaas3218]

Very low density lipoproteins

[@ludio36]

2:27 ~ "We didn't do shit." I almost choked on my chips. Britt has a way of delivering a throwaway line.

[@RennieAsh]

Well if she wanted to do shit she would've gone to the toilet - Rowan

[@CrisHermetica]

I was actually mad because nobody was commenting about that, that line was delivered perfectly to make me laugh instantly lol

[@JamesQMurphy]

@@CrisHermetica Same here! Was looking for this comment!

[@lawlessx9]

It's like she says what we're all thinking at that givin moment😂

[@Crowmanhunter]

It's the very fast and unceremonious cutaway that does it for me. So good. XD

[@ROrneli]

the entire crew has gotten better at acting over the years .great job

[@anonydun82fgoog35]

well it's not like they could have gotten any worse, right? (joking)

[@peterhumphreys7860]

Britt's "we didn't do shit" was the best thing in this skit x)

[@LemurFrenzy212]

When he walks up and just smacks the CGI screen though, and the pained screams of 'NooOoOoo' at the end really got me. We've all had those game moments of ...wait, that's IT!? love these so much

[@raven4k998]

the scale of the battle was like three bad guys and they skipped the rest what a ripoff🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheScarletSlayer]

Wouldn't that just be a green screen?

[@TravelKnowHau]

That's God mode. Being able to touch and move the screen 🤣

[@SuitGomez]

"We didn't do shit" the perfect response for a dissapointing ending love it xD

[@kazumas3369]

Hardest part of game design is definitely finding the balance between 'not short enough to be underwhelming not long enough to be tedious'

[@ericmay560]

Halo 3 comes to mind as the best length.

[@analtubegut66]

Always design a game that you yourself would have fun with. Anything else is wrong wrong wrong

[@spectralassassin6030]

Dragon Age Origins. The final battle is long and hard, but it doesn't overstay it's welcome. Your allies are also there to actually fight beside you to.

[@N7SpecialForces]

@@spectralassassin6030 Now that....was truly a battle for the ages.

[@royalfool0230]

Would ten 3v3 battles (as opposed to only one) have been satisfactory in this situation?

[@sherry356]

The whole cast and channel has developed and aged really well over the past 6 years. Amazing work everyone! :)

[@niri2506]

Yes it is awesome to see the steady increase in both the acting and the production quality :)

[@Puschit1]

Production quality has increased for sure but they more or less ran out of ideas. I mean, sure, they still have some, but there are no actual jokes or surprises any more. You more or less know exactly what the episode will be like just from reading the title. I always feel like there is a twist missing or an actual punchline.

[@justaserbiandoomer497]

Literally how I felt in Skyrim. The entire story kept hyping up Alduin as a world eating beast that would bring the end, and so you retrieve an elder scroll, learn a new shout, go to the TES version of Valhalla, team up with previous Dragonborns and than it's just a standard dragon fight

[@songohan3321]

If you think Skyrim was bad, Oblivion was worse. I suggest getting an Alduin mod. Makes a huge difference.

[@vancepayne4238]

I have played skyrim a lot, but never finished the main story line, but this honestly reminds me of ME3, you get all of these alien races to fight by your side to have a final showdown with 1 marauder.

[@seandersont]

This was the imperial/stormcloak quest line for me lol

[@zjoee]

@@vancepayne4238 Especially after the extremely hyped scene of coming through the Mass Effect Relay leading the combined fleets of every race in the galaxy.

[@darcraven01]

at least skyrim had an end boss. fable 2 killed the end boss in a cutscene after some conversation.. 0 fighting him.

[@md.asifandaleeb6045]

The raw force of Rowan's acting is shaking the camera.

[@stevenmcnabb9185]

Britt's and Adam's faces as they are walking to battle has me rolling. I loved everything about this video.

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

End battle of the expansion is exciting times!

[@Laznu]

Love that Britt is back she always seems to deliver her line at the perfect moment! VLDL!!!

[@Flaschenteufel]

it's like they had a script or something like that D:

[@BL-9065]

I love Britt so much lol

[@stealthattack2209]

Brit killed it. That entire look of a nerd / geek getting excited was brilliant lol

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

"It" in this case being the Fire Lord's single nameless hooded soldier. 😅 They both each killed a single nameless goon, not even the fire lord lmao

[@oficijalni5713]

Tf are you talking about. I've never seen a person in my life acting so poorly as she does. Sware to God the only reason they are keeping her around is because someone got a hardon for her.

[@unhommequicourt]

Yeah she looked like she genuinely had a lot of fun! I m glad she appears more regularly now

[@lorruki6615]

I don't think she acted it x)

[@NeilPower]

"We didn't do shit." 😂

[@redcloud4741]

It's amazing that this channel was once just a little studio being filmed in a store to a full production. And it's all free. Unbelievable.

[@TrueJamo]

Store? Pssh. I remember when it was solely Starcraft parody music videos.

[@hydewhyte4364]

@@TrueJamo I miss the music videos.

[@TrueJamo]

@@hydewhyte4364 As do I. I still listen to them to this day. One of my favorites is actually Light Em Up, but it was also sad in a way because it was just Rowan and Alan, the rest of the guys had all left and it felt like possibly the end of VLDL. So happy they never gave up and managed to turn it into what it is today.

[@hydewhyte4364]

@@TrueJamo I never heard the story of the breakup. While many of their vids have great production value ... I like the tone of Loot Lust.

[@EelcoPeterzen]

OMG those sets, those costumes, that acting, even that matte painting green screen, you guys really outdid yourselves again. What an amazing production. It just keeps getting better! We truly live in the golden age of VLDL. But, maybe it's time to hire a continuity supervisor? Brit being the biggest geek in the scene is just brilliant.

[@VisualReversal]

From “Heck yeah!” to “That’s bullshit!” Pretty much sums up all of my “epic” video games experiences lately. 😂

[@skylar5257]

I dunno why but Brit getting disappointed is truly my favorite parts of any series, like when Allen gets those sudden realization moments of disappointment.

[@tric5122]

her "we didn't do shit" broke me, actually did laugh out loud.

[@AzraealGamer]

Any skit with her in it is epic.

[@MossTheBoss]

Any time Britt is in a skit I always wait for the utter rage and/or disappointment from her. If she tosses in a "what the f...." it makes it even better!

[@thedave7760]

These people live in New Zealand. They speak with a New Zealand accent.

[@Sweg177]

Rowan is such a good actor, The last bit when he was avoiding to answer the players was super funny.

[@uladzimirdarozka3882]

well, ain't he a manager, after all. :)

[@dclark142002]

Rowan's epic speech before the letdown though... THAT was really well done. Got pumped...

[@Likexner]

Yeah, me too. Even the orks joined the Alliance!

[@nikytamayo]

The fade to black was next level. And then Adam pounded on the background, and I lost it again. I feel you, buddy.

[@anuragkumar1092]

03:10 "That..that's a CGI matte painting"

[@vubevube]

02:26 the editing timing on "we didn't do shi.." is just comedic gold!

[@hebl47]

The joy and excitement on their faces... it was so adorable and hilarious considering we knew how it would end.

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

Absolute crushing sadness

[@TrexelCat]

What they don't show is that the actual "war" with the evil fire lord happens exclusively in the raid attached to that mission. To actually fight him you have to participate in the raid, which means you either have to wait 8 hours for the raid queue to pop, or wait till you have enough guild members online that actually want to do that particular raid.

[@nervsouly]

That general's armor looks soooo good! Biggest of compliments to your costume designers.

[@raven4k998]

I ask you one more time are you with me?🤣🤣🤣

[@nervsouly]

@@raven4k998 yeah! What has this to do with his costume tho? :(

[@RavDeBest]

@@nervsouly Are you still with raven?

[@TheStcyril]

This happened to me in Wing Commander 3. The entire time, the most you see is one, maybe two capital ships go at it. Finally, towards the end of the game, the fleet get's together to go into the Kilrah system. You literally have Captain Eisen say, "We're going to be escorting the big boys!" as he looks down at a readout with at least 50 ships on it. I'm like, "FINALLY! We get the big Endor-style battle!" Nope, the entire mission is escorting the cruiser and destroyer to the jump point that have been with your small task for the entire time. You never see the fleet, never participate in the battle, nothing. I was like, "WTF!?!?!?"

[@danielharvison7510]

Play yourself some Freespace 2 mate. Wall to wall capital ships in that game. Lovely intense battles there.

[@voicecrack7951]

The real battle is reality versus our expectations : (

[@TwiztedHarlequin]

@@danielharvison7510 Oh god, yes! The good old Freespace 2 fleet battles were absolutely dope, breaking through groups upon groups of fighters with your bomber, shields half down, hull damage exceeding 30%, energy low, and yet you're faced with the next obstacle, heavy space flak fire from the capital ship you're supposed to destroy. Pushing through inch by inch while keeping a close watch at your forward shields while at the same time trying to keep the capital in target for your torpedoes to lock on while also keeping out an eye behind you for fighter squads turning around to chase your tail. And then the big moment, despite all odds and your ship barely holding together the lock on procedure is finally complete, the satisfying beeping noise ringing in your ears telling you that it's time to blow shit up. And then you hit the button to send the babies flying towards their destiation, about 30 seconds later and loosing half of the torpedoes to point defense fire you finally see the rest of them smashing into the side of the capital, followed by a massive explosion and shockwave, you squeeze the last little bit of energy your generator can dump out to reinforce your barely funcioning shields for the oncoming shockwave. Glorious!

[@erictayet]

I still remember the Freelancer's final 2 missions in the Alien shipyard & Dyson sphere. Those were Epic!

[@kirgan1000]

Did play the defence of Earth misson, and did take out the Kilrathi Dreadnought, using a Longbow, and the game soft lock. What shit is that.....

[@trulaila8560]

That transition from "This Battle will be Legendary" to "whaaat" is so funny

[@BL-9065]

My absolute favorite part of this episode isn't just the anticipation and excitement that Britt and Adam share but the fact that they exchanged so many looks at one another. Those are such awesome best friend vibes 🤩

[@Warhaller]

Thanks for all the entertainment you provided for us this years. I am again and again amazed from the content that comes from you guys and the laughs you provided me with when i really needed them. Big thanks to you guys👍

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

That's a lotta francs! That's so dingo of you.

[@יאירליבנה-פ8ח]

@@armchairgeneralissimo yeah that Shit's Dingo

[@Warhaller]

😂 Thats my first time ever i Spent on youtube and i am watching vldl since years now. Was about time that i support this guys. And it s money well spent in my eyes.

[@JasonLeBron]

Just wanted to thank you guys for the ongoing entertainment in such a high quality! Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@sammiller6631]

That donation is so dingo!

[@JasonLeBron]

@@sammiller6631 dingo? 😅

[@WielkieOdpowiedzi]

@@JasonLeBron yes superdingo!

[@JasonLeBron]

@@WielkieOdpowiedzi oh my god. It took me so long 😅🤣🤣 now i realized 😂

[@yesyesyesyes1600]

Grüzi

[@Xeacons]

That was a powerful motivation speech! Imagine if Rowan were this kind of leader at PlayTech.

[@greyngreyer5]

You mean pleey teech?

[@Fektthis]

blow a lot of smoke up his employees/adventurers ass and the fail to deliver massively and try to weasel his way out when it's brought to his attention? I think that's already exactly the kind of leader his is at Playtech XD

[@thisguyoverhere001]

I'm still astounded how a billion dollar fantasy show on amazon couldn't even come close to the quality of costumes that these guys provide. You all rock.

[@MazorKuziaki]

Which one? So many disappointing shows I never know which one people are talking about these days.

[@bluemoon1716]

@@MazorKuziaki rings of power most likely

[@pteranodon4282]

Basically Passion vs Money

[@nowayjosedaniel]

@@MazorKuziaki Netflix's The Witcher

[@nowayjosedaniel]

@@pteranodon4282 More likely it's complacency and nepotism. Just look at the RUST shooting incident. You have industry "professionals" who got their job via straight up nepotism but can't actually do their job. Gross incompetence always exists, and my guess it's almost always due to nepotism. Give the jobs to someone you know, not someone who is good at it. Complacency is also a likely key though. People who are in their privileged bubbles who are so detached from reality that they can't see the forest for the trees.

[@gergoborbely6778]

Love how their gear looks way better than 70% of the TV shows in the last few years.

[@Stone7C1]

not just the gear. holy shit, look at the mask of the demon guy. meanwhile the dnd movie they made a "thiefling" by putting some plastic horns on the actress and called it a day.

[@pennychenery7456]

@@Stone7C1 "Tiefling." And the PHB actually says that tieflings can have normal human skin tones. So the one in the D&D movie is perfectly normal.

[@Stone7C1]

@@pennychenery7456 "its perfectly normal" nah. most tieflings dont look like that in the dnd books. its cheap as hell. its not just the skin tone, but its basically the entire mask thats missing.

[@pennychenery7456]

@@Stone7C1 It's true that most people choose to portray the more fantastical end of the tiefling spectrum. But this druid is ok, according to the rules as written.

[@Stone7C1]

@@pennychenery7456 for a big screen production the movie still looks like shit imo. its not just this particular one example with the mask, but also the CGI looks bad. i think they simply chose the wrong format for the movie. they should have made it animation, like vox machina.

[@drew1429]

In my experience it is more like "Hype cutscene building up this great battle. Main characters running in to engage in combat, screen fades to black. Fade back in to characters all looking exhausted and the war basically won before either you arrive to where the main villain leading the army is or they come to you and at that point it is just a 1v1 battle". I always give tons of appreciation to games that actually let you run through and engage multiple enemies in big war scenarios.

[@abdelrhmanelabyed6339]

Like shadow of war

[@TheRubberDuck77]

the way they portrayed it, felt like there should have been a cutscene or cinematic when it fadded to black but it bugged out or they accidently hit skip in their panic to what's going on and they miss the epic cutscene.... that still wouldn't have been enough when you wanted to PLAY the giant battle not just watch it.

[@ReimaruArt]

I can never forget KH2's 1,000 Heartless fight. That was epic.

[@thatboyakira4202]

Oh really? Shadow of War is one of those. Also Just Cause 2.

[@abdelrhmanelabyed6339]

@@thatboyakira4202 Yeah, shadow of war is a horde killing game with lots of mechanics that makes you feel like a god later into the game, and every boss is fought around his countless minions with constant backup so they never end, but there is a chance that they run if you brutally murder the boss. An exception for specific story bosses who are more about the story and less about the fight.

[@TheCenobyte]

I honestly expected to see a quick-time event

[@George-um2vc]

Shadow of Mordor did that lol

[@paulhiggins6433]

That would have been hilarious and frustrating at the same time. I hate quick time events. But it would have been hilarious to see Brit and Adam react to it.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

@@George-um2vc Dying Light too.

[@araisikewai]

Has VLDL did a sketch on QTE yet?

[@raikitsunagi]

@@araisikewai there was one a long time ago, something with the king of thieves iirc Edit: it was with the spymaster. Just look for "vldl qte"

[@SelevanRsC]

I love how the "army" doesnt even have any animations whatsoever, theyre just sliding lol

[@tylerswan491]

The channel is the best example of reinvesting in the channel ive ever seen. The constant improvement in every category is so cool to watch.

[@triccyb.7708]

This is what the big battle in Pirates of the Carribbean 3 must have felt like for literally all ships except the Black Pearl

[@konstellashon1364]

All those international pirates and it's just a one-on-one ship battle. 😐

[@jocosesonata]

They could've at least had them fighting in the background, and still focus on the maelstrom battle.

[@josepablobonillajimenez6297]

@@jocosesonata truly, Ill never understand the reasoning behind that final battle, it's like they ran out of budget or something

[@konstellashon1364]

@@josepablobonillajimenez6297 a while after, I came up with the idea that each Pirate Lord should send at least one fighter to the Pirate King's ship, Elizabeth on the Pearl. Then we could at least get some variety in the melee. Maybe the Asian pirates had Ninja or Kung Fu masters. The Spanish/French rivals could snark at each other over who had superior sword style. And African martial arts in general are so under-represented.

[@josepablobonillajimenez6297]

@@konstellashon1364 That'd be pretty cool, but still considering all the work it went to convince all the lords to go to war and tge dramatic scenes of everyone raising their flags its just such a shame it wasn't an actual high scale naval battle

[@XXSoulReaverXX1]

The special effects, the costumes, the blood details after a strike with a little flame burst... *chef kiss*. You guys and gals are awesome, I appreciate your hard work! Love it.

[@aylinlin1290]

Literally game of Thrones when Tyrion Lannister got knocked out when the battle started

[@more_UO_memes]

Rowan could easily be a voice actor for an upcoming western RPG. Very talented.

[@elliotb1795]

Adam freaking out as the camera pans toward the sky killed me. 🤣 Rowan, Adam, Britt, the extras, and that massive green screen all deserve a round of applause. A really well down skit. 👏

[@shaclown7721]

These skits keep on being absolute gold. I love the 4th wall break when you just walk up to the greenscreen and hit it to show the battlescene is fake.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

There's probably no greenscreen, he was hitting air, pretending there was a curtain.

[@some-guy-in-the-internet]

@@michaelmonstar4276 There most likely was. The ripple effect Adam made when he touched the greenscreen certainly doesn't seem edited.

[@KeljuIvan]

But it wasn't the fourth wall, but an actual fake wall within the story. They didn't contact the audience, the complaints remained within the story.

[@shaclown7721]

@@KeljuIvan yeah, i know, but it was kind of a wink to the audience as well, since it showed they were working with a greenscreen, which took away the suspension of disbelief

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Game Journalists: "10 out of 10 Best Game Ever Made Ending brought me to tears with it's Epic Climax and heart-wrenching ending"

[@tymek200101]

This is an insane amount of work, preparation, design, make-up, VFX, editing... all for a 4 minute highly relatable and funny video on youtube available for free for all to see... This is next level, I applaud you and thank you

[@geoffkeen5234]

'We didn't do sh!t" 🤣 Britt's comic timing and delivery is spot on!

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Well, she was saying what we were thinking. 🙂

[@seriomarkj]

Best line in the video

[@l337pwnage]

That's sounding a bit ableist.

[@edmg7]

Gotta give credit to whoever edited that bit too.

[@geoffkeen5234]

@edmg7 yes, that particular bit was edited, very true 👍 Throughout the sketch, Britt's reactions show she is really immersed and giving great improv. That particular 'sh!t' line cracked me up, especially the way she says it.

[@rustypadlock5129]

Guys, that was high quality stuff in all aspects. You even finally managed to make good use of the green screen. Congratulations. Every penny you spent for this video worth it. 10/10 Excellent job. Congratulations.

[@nobleguy2019]

Rowan as an NPC in a KZbin comedy skit looks 10x better than anything out of rings out of power lmao

[@BisexualPlagueDoctor]

Not even a cutscene, sad

[@areki3852]

Everything ever done looks better than Rings of Power.

[@connormcmurphy4276]

A corn riddled turd looks better than rings of power

[@yixuanloong]

Great music as well!

[@waberoid]

I didn't expect Adam to hit the greenscreen. That needs to be in more comedy movies. Like when they break the forthwall.

[@Nynzy]

I would love another Robin Hood: Men in Tights style movie. Anything for the sake of a joke, and it works brilliantly when done well~

[@esmaeriva]

"I want my war, Brit!" is the single best line I heard Adam scream in a long time :D Well, the other lines were excellent as well, but this one made my day - thank you, fine sir!

[@Not-an-Alien]

I just want to take this moment to congratulate the guy who played the spear soldier standing behind Rowan. Top notch acting mate. You will go far.

[@raven4k998]

that's a cgi mat painting🤣🤣🤣

[@Reoh0z]

"I know we talked it up in production, but the war got cut from this expansion."

[@J_Dery]

Production quality lately is way better than we deserve. Love you all so much!

[@cpttoast2906]

I know right?! I mean, Rowans make-up und costume is absolutely gorgeous!

[@ladyred9613]

I hope we see Isaac again. Most inspiration I ever felt. He is needed for this epic battle.

[@uladzimirdarozka3882]

[@popdogsoda3047]

I love how Britt's cloak where it fastens around her neck swaps between being done up and undone in the second half. 😂😂😂

[@qq84]

And Rowan did finally cut the hanging thread off after the battle.

[@ninaandbob]

@@qq84 Yeah that was annoying me 😆

[@stevefilms1997]

It was clearly damaged in the offscreen war.

[@Vampyratus]

It was a cutscene glitch, they happen all the time

[@timl.b.2095]

Good eye! I had to go back through. You should be doing continuity for them.

[@touchofstrange]

Love the epic scope of this! Production value is off the charts. Britt & Adam’s excitement and nerves over reaching the final battle were perfectly portrayed. 🤌🏻 And such a fun - if too short - fight scene! Some great moves in there! Oh, and dayum…that armor is a mighty fine look for Rowan! 😏🤤 Hope we see more of it! (One of the sets from Wyrmwick I assume?) ❤💙 Amazing episode!

[@Mexishark909]

Reminds me of Mass Effect 3. The battle for London its been a while but I just remember a bunch of running around and rolling from a giant laser from a reaper, then you finally get close....and that's the end. They beam you up and you choose 1 of 3 fates. You dont even defeat the reaper you are fighting you just roll around it till you are close for it to be the end haha

[@thtupid]

sheeet mate now that you mentioned it!

[@ananda9133]

Dammit! I just forgot about all that crap! Why did you have to remind me?!

[@windwatcher5]

Spending all game getting krogan mercs, asari black ops and all the fleets together just to have it mean a better battle score and slightly different cutscenes.

[@kelpie1533]

Marauder Shields the most epic end boss of all time 😂

[@cenciende9401]

I mean you can't defeat a Reaper unless you're in a very powerful ship lol so not much ole Shephard can do about that.

[@suiway]

This is EXACTLY how I felt about the ending to Fable 2!!! Right down to the NPC killing the final boss before I could.

[@danielmalinen6337]

Too true. Either this fade out, a cutscene, or a narration of the course of the war, but you never get to participate in it.

[@BenjiJediMaster]

Adam’s wailing cry at the very end was perfect!

[@analtubegut66]

Adam's shrieking is so trending hot right now

[@BenjiJediMaster]

@@analtubegut66 I feel it’s because Adam is just so relateable, that shriek is the one we have inside of us that we do not let come out

[@easternequinox9324]

Thought I'd say thanks to VLDL for coming up with these hilarious skits. Helps with making it through some trying times and such.

[@foxinabox5103]

@@HumanDoing wow... Really dude? Really...

[@HumanDoing]

@Fox in A box apologies if that came across bad, I meant well.. already deleted it

[@mikecronis]

I like how even though they defeated an army, at 2:13 they didn't even level-up!

[@yamimew2000]

Sorry Adventurers, the amount of enemies multiplies by 2 per party member. So, single player, you fight the General and a minion, with 2 players, you fight the General and 2 minions, with 3, you get to fight 4 minions and the General, and with a max of 4 players, you get to fight 8 minions and the General.

[@jffrysith4365]

Man, Britt and Adam are completely blind lol, if you look closely, and turn up the brightness when the screen went dark, you'll see a massive war. Like there was this one ginormous demon they had to fight at the end, and just when all hope seemed lost, a great angel came down granting them immense power! It was like the coolest action you'll ever see! I have no idea where they got the budget for such incredible choreography and animations!!!

[@amitkenan3878]

Yeah just like we all couldn't watch the big battle of Winterfell because we have bad TV😜

[@mhicaoidh1]

@@amitkenan3878 too soon!

[@Ajar37]

Rowan's look at the camera when he says "You truly are heroes of Azerim" means probably that he breaks 4th wall and says it to supporters on Patreon, viewers of VLDL on YT and so on.

[@midnightrain_]

alternative title: when the game designer gets lazy

[@LuckyBenjamin_]

alternative title: when the game designers didnt get enough time because the executives made them rush it

[@KalNertea]

Real title: there was not enough budget

[@monado1761]

So basically game freak

[@DromeG60]

@@LuckyBenjamin_ thank you

[@ravenwilder4099]

when you realize the giant war you've planned would crash the servers

[@KaraNolting]

Rowan looks friggin' amazing - so aggresively a Stormwind soldier.

[@legionarybooks13]

I was half-expecting Isaac to be the one leading them with his epic inspirational speeches. 😄 When I saw that title I thought, "Oh, like the final battle against Sauron in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor", which turns out a be a f***king quick-time event! And we know how much Rowan loves those!

[@Epic-Tracks303]

Honestly, you guys are getting better and better with every video you put out. The costumes look amazing, keep it coming! They are always a bright spot on the otherwise normal days.

[@TheLegionOfTheDamned.]

I can't believe how much money and effort you all pumped into that fianl battle. Clearly no expense was spared. The cgi, the special effects, the action sequences. Every last one of them truly a masterpiece of our time. They will be held up as the benchmark of what a production company can truly achieve when the creators are allowed to put their heart and soul into it. The only way this masterpiece could possibly become legendary is if Djeoph and his best friend Bob had been given a romantic scene together to end it off.

[@lambentlamprey]

*Djeophqrxh :(

[@joshbalzer9749]

I'm not aware of anyone named Jeff. Are you actually talking about the great adventurer Djeoph?

[@TheLegionOfTheDamned.]

@@joshbalzer9749 thanks for the correct spelling of his name. Just think of how beautiful it would have been to end on a bro hug between him and his bestie Bob.

[@coldflames1D1A5]

I love how Rowan can be the bad guy and the good guy but not feel out of place

[@shashanktipparaju]

Hey! i've been watching for a few years and am really thankful for the content you put out. its been some of the best content i have watched on KZbin.

[@sammiller6631]

That donation is DINGO!

[@topuniverse4320]

Can we just appreciate all the hard work they put into their videos 🤖

[@aucklandstransportspotter]

Ur bot

[@555leandre]

@@aucklandstransportspotter You're a boy

[@farfloff]

No, get back to work!

[@LegendTD]

@@555leandre you're a .... mannnnn (dies)

[@coryv5679]

I mean they do it for money so it makes sense.

[@jrh4642]

The fight choreography was dope. Production value was outstanding!

[@amandstunts]

Thanks

[@touchofstrange]

@@amandstunts 😄 I was going to ask if you guys were responsible for that (although I assumed as much, since it looked so cool)! Loved it!

[@BogeyTheBear]

This is every Fable 2 player after they realize the Greater Shard at the shoreline _was_ the boss fight-- twenty minutes ago.

[@arglebargle42]

Woah love the combat effects! It is really cool to see how far your production, blocking and choreography has come! Are you all planning another feature length like Baelin's Route? I would really love to see that.

[@touchofstrange]

They work with a fabulous & talented stunt team! Amand Stunts. 😁 Do you ever watch any of the Viva crew on Twitch? Alan’s doing a reading of an Epic NPC Man movie script he wrote a few years ago. Sadly, it’s way out of their budget right now, but I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that we get it in the future! It’s so good! The first half is pinned on Alan’s Twitch if you want to see it! He’s probably going to stream the second half later this week!

[@arglebargle42]

@@touchofstrange Unfortunately not on twitch yet, good news to hear about the script!

[@obiromaniankenobi1136]

The production value of these videos keeps getting higher and higher. 🙌 love you guys

[@mai9570]

Britt's confused "we didn't do shit" is just perfect 😂 would love to see her get more lines!

[@alkaholic4848]

She's done loads recently. Years ago only popped up now and again but it's like she's a regular in the latest epic npc mans

[@smtoonentertainment]

Adam's frustrated squawk noises and flapping are the best bits!

[@lillycastitatis6807]

I’m so excited to see the lore we saw established in the DnD series appearing in Epic NPC Man! This was wonderful!!

[@Juidodin]

i can physically feel that disappointment deep down in my chest...

[@martonszurdoki5839]

This just reminds me to the final battle with the Hunt in Witcher 3. While it was one of the greatest game of all time, the last battle was a bit like this. You arrived from huge preparations quests, you had super gear, you were focused, and all you had to do is running through the stage without actually fighting the Hunt, only to challenge Caranthir and Eredin, and thats it.

[@CommanderDixion]

Or the ending to Mass Effect 3

[@OnLepeloT]

As far as I remember, the Wild Hunt was never numerous.

[@bronzejourney5784]

It was meant to be like that, did you actually play the game at all? This is what happens when you skip all the dialogue and start the series from the last game because you read that it was popular on some random video game news site.

[@oliver5479]

witcher 2 was even worse you could literally talk your way out of the final battle and convince the guy to go away and never come back

[@nphirea3172]

@@OnLepeloTThe wild hunt is the army of the elves after ciri and the individual youre referring to is Eredin the so called king of the wild hunt

[@Erick360.]

I just love how they broke "The Second Wall" then at the end, the "Fourth".

[@danielrisueno8003]

Great skit, from start to finish! I loved the 4th wall breaks, and Brit and Adam were amazing!!!!