Escaped Reality Podcast - Clicker Games

[@Kaktanternak]

This is your 2nd video and quality is over 9000. The 1st one, I was convinced to the very end you have like 500k subs or something. I subbed immediately, great work!

[@Murphopotamus]

I agree for sure

[@bipitybop_]

@MirasheGamer 5790 why the 21 in the end

[@camaradebanzani9405]

so many effort for such a niche genre, it's kinda beautiful

[@Kaktanternak]

Mark my words, this channel will have 100k subs at the end of the year if they keep 2-4 videos a month uploaded. Dude keep it up, it's your chance!

[@Cat-ki3hy]

@@FabelWings *youtube algorithms

[@RGNRK-ms8rk]

r/agedlikemilk

[@RealityEscape]

Life happens and gets in the way and things don't always go the way we hope ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Living_druid0911]

@@RealityEscape yea but hopefully you will upload again in future

[@RealityEscape]

Working on my comeback video now!

[@bro-si4kd]

Dude the quality is absolutely insane, keep doing these kinds of videos! I remember watching your first video, surprised to find it was your first.

[@Murphopotamus]

Well put

[@ravengg3945]

Unlucky that not as many people watched this as the last one. Great podcast. One thing i would like to add is dont be scared to say "i think this game is bad" its normal to have a negative opinion in something since its dificult to diferenciate the bad from the good if there is no bad

[@RealityEscape]

While I tend to agree, I really don't think games are bad. If at least one person enjoyed it and got a positive experience out of them, then I think it's good. It's not about saying there aren't bad games and that all games are perfect, but just saying that different games mean different things to different people. If you listened to this and I was trashing your favourite game, you'd either be annoyed at me, angry at me, or hurt by me. I'd rather someone be able to come here and realize there's no need to argue!

[@TibbaryZal]

Oh god next video is about Tower Defense!? Yep! I really want to see people talk about it for some time.

[@rolerroleris533]

This is why i like idle/clicker games that have an ending like paperclips, spaceplan(mobile), lootbox quest, ect.

[@SuperSpruce]

“You could have been doing other things than playing clicker games” That other thing is sometimes in my case coding clicker games

[@LightTheMars]

At least it's productive!

[@cookies23z]

glad you have this "behind the scenes" or "Aftermath" video :) you guys are great, and I enjoyed your video on a weird niche genre that I spent some time in for a while. I remember finding the song "safe and sound" having one window with that open in a youtube video repeat thing, and cookie clicker open, did that for a week, just that song and cookies. idk, just a moment from my past that is surprisingly vivid despite my normally sht memory. anyways, ily :)

[@Lycaon1765]

Ok so. I was watching videos about idle games and then yours was suggested to me. I watched it. And then a long while later this video shows up on my reccomended. Neat

[@Explodinghairypotatocat]

actually there is a mobile version that was very recently made. (of cookie clicker) it's on thier website

[@and-cj7oc]

you said that idle games dont have strategy, but I think that strategy is the main thing about this game. strategy doesnt have to be how do you move characters or what attack will you do, in clicker/idle games for me the strategy is what you will do with your resources that you have in hand (can be the cookies in cookie clicker, hero souls on clicker heroes...) and use them to progress faster, making you think of where (and sometimes when) you want to spend them (other idle games like Soda Dungeon have strategy like other strategy games) I am going to say, there are idle/clicker games made for you to spend more and more money on them in microtransactions (happens more on mobile), so finding an idle/clicker game that doesnt do that can be sometimes hard, but there are some really good idle/clicker/incremental games. Of the top of my head (and excluding the ones in the video) what i can think of are: Spaceplan, starts out as an normal idle game but gets really fun and by the end of it you may even forget that is an idle game, Succubox, its more of an irony, but its still really enjoyable and keeps switching the mechanics, but you still have the same goal, and Universal Paperclips, that is like Succubox (keeps changing his mechanics) but it has way less irony. These 3 games have an end and are kinda of short (1-2 days max)

[@turtlekombat]

This channel is a great example of quality over quantity

[@toast_ix]

holy crap you are great at commentary! i cant believe this is only your second video, the quality is insane :D

[@YTHandlesWereAMistake]

Dragon Cliff is a Idle game that doesnt ask you to click much, and acts somewhat resembling soda dungeon but has a proper storry, and the quirk is managing all the dozen stats there are, upgrading equipment and characters you have. Its about management and idling rather than clicking, so I didnt even start writing a macro (as I very commonly do for grinding things) when I 100%'d the achievements. And you can be properly stuck if you dont bother with some things here and there. There's no ascension either, though you do need to play through the newly unlocked "hard" mode when you're done with the normal playthrough, after which you can unlock the endless (technically there is an end but its not really reachable) part of it. Im also sad you guys didnt mention universal paperclips, its a staple (ha) of the clickers genre. Really good for learning what these games are and after 2 hours you're done with it because it actually properly ends.

[@Murloc017]

I kinda addicted to Hearts of Iron 4, i pretty much hate that game, and it works mostly like clicker games. I watched entire video while playing it in small window, so i guess the strategies like it, or crusader kings could be counted as idle games. I'm glad that I found that channel of yours, you are really entertaining, so keep it up.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

I think it's easier to play an Idle game and feel a cheap sense of 'progress' rather than face the messy reality of progressing through life, which is often confusing, slow and unfair. The game offers a clean interface and a predictable readout of your progress, and it always goes up. That sense of a safe, guaranteed reward is addictive, and is why some people reach for these games when they feel their life is going out of control. If that's you, well, I get it. And things are going to get better for you, even if it's not always clear how or when.

[@joseluispcr]

I am playng 2 idle games while watching this

[@Serjohn]

i have mine defence, kittens game and basic game while listening to this

[@JD20057]

Something I wanna say is that yes I played clicker hero’s and yes I put about one hundred hours into it but I I did that because one of my close friends was onto it and as soon as he had some interest that we’re more similar to mine I pretty much put it down and didn’t think about it

[@atticusechternacht8895]

i first thought this channel had one video and then was abandoned but, seeing this is great!

[@R.Williams]

I searched for video game podcasts to listen to as I walk my dog, and your video came up. I'm glad because I really enjoyed it and really like your positivity while voicing your opinions. Maybe I liked it so much because I agreed with almost all of it😁 One thing that I wanted to comment on was the point you made about paying the developer as a tribute for enjoying a game. I see so many people who wouldn't think twice about buying a game for Switch or another console for $60 but angerly refuse to pay a penny for a "free game". Or rail on and on about a mobile game that charges $2.99 up front as being the worst rip off ever! 😑 My gauge on that is how much time do I spend in a game? And how much do I enjoy it? If I went to a 2 hour movie, I would pay $10 for a ticket (and that's actually whether I liked it or not) Most people including myself may not want to pay $10 for 2 hours of gaming, but my point is that it's worth "something". I decide what limits to put on my spending and what the game is asking me to spend on. If it's skins that last the whole game, then fine. If it's expendable health that will be gone quickly by the next round, then no. On the converse side I see people extremely angry because they spent $300 on the game then lost their progress when their phone broke. I feel for them for sure, but perhaps those folks may be a bit naive when it comes to the vagarities of digital downloads. And who knows, maybe they're millionaires that can well afford the amount spent so I don't judge on that aspect. Then there's the folks who say ”I can't afford to buy this game so that makes it Ok for me to pirate it". A whole different discussion! I guess you can tell that this is a subject that triggers me! I don't play alot of mobile games but not because I dislike them. It's more that I have a tremendous backlog of games all the way back to the GB Advance that I look at guiltily as I watch KZbin videos instead...wait, that's actually a good thing...! Thanks for a great podcast that I very much enjoyed!

[@AliceinEntropy]

I actually like it even when you go far off topic. You guys work well together and I enjoy the topics. (Pokemon etc)

[@emmaramirez4330]

Ok honestly, you're voice is soooo smooth. Great work!

[@deus_ex_machina_]

Great podcast man. It really seems like a conversation between friends.

[@fredtubedk1985]

34:25 thats like my bad habbit of down voting reddit posts that doesn't have many upvotes.. even though i genuinly think their decent

[@Arzamol5]

In the words of Marie Kondo, "Does it spark joy?"

[@mariajulianasanchez3778]

Somebody knows the intro song?

[@sownheard]

isnt bit coin not just one gaint idle game ?

[@Nightsmith_After_Dark]

I am strange for the fact that I prefer the prequels to the original star wars. I think the memes made it for me honestly. Specially Her Jer Bunks.

[@SuperSpruce]

Antimatter Dimensions and its mods are the best clicker games!

[@kazriko]

I actually like the phantom menace more now than I did when it originally came out. Especially knowing how they were going to take the story originally.

[@WhishoMH]

great podcast, i liked your video about cliker games. i agree on your view about the opinions of things people like or not. excited to wacth more of your content :)

[@starlightsilverwing]

What makes a good ______ hype

[@maverickm15]

I would really appreciate it if you could do a video on mobile games that are less like Mobile games and more like console

[@bradleypalmer9953]

There are ways to feel accomplishment from an idle game, but they're self imposed. For example, I wrote a code for cookie clicker that allowed me to farm for shiny wrinklers. I felt very accomplished when I finally got 12 of them. Good times. I stopped after that, because that was a month of leaving the game on 24/7

[@Weeb_Goblin]

So uhhhh, I have 3 tabs open at 11pm with idle games, *uhhhhhh*

[@CardGameAcolyte]

What is the song for the intro and outro? They sound so cool!

[@RealityEscape]

Bomber by Riot!

[@CardGameAcolyte]

@@RealityEscape thank you!

[@CardGameAcolyte]

@@RealityEscape love your videos!

[@NickAvila013]

Oooooooh! Tower Defense? I'll be here for that, for sure! My favourite schoolday wasting flash games!

[@jcmazet2351]

Btw I'm way past 10k hours on Clicker Heroes, I feel ya

[@Starcrash6984]

No strategy??? Even Clicker Heroes had strategy when it came to choosing ancients and how much to invest in each. Kittens game has lots of strategy because you have to manage resources. Realm Grinder has strategy because you have to choose a faction, researches, etc. in order to make any progress. And Cookie Clicker, one of the idle games that really was just about clicking, added spells and farming to add strategy.

[@sparty23ful]

13:29 SODA DUNGEON

[@jonassmrcka4987]

Ugghhhh I can’t stop playing clicker heroes because of you

[@EpicGamer-xn6rs]

keep making these videos very nice

[@willblox_]

well done on 10K

[@Murphopotamus]

KEEP MAKING VIDS!!!

[@TatsukiHashida]

Can you make a video about escape games?

[@TheRealByte]

well now we know... the reason he doesn't upload is because clicker heroes has sucked him back in

[@Rognik]

Whoo, NGU Idle! I happen to be playing that right now!

[@MatHEWStorm]

Is it good or bad :)

[@SitonLP]

@@MatHEWStorm for me it is the best idle game.

[@josiahsimmons9866]

Absolutely was one of the best Idle games I've ever played. At a point I got pretty unmotivated, so the late-game took me forever to finish, but I 100% finished it and it was worth it.

[@Vedurin]

@Toksyuryel: And what actually does that ? I mean, when you're old and you're in your last days of life ... who's going to care about whether there was an S or not ?

[@nikolaurevic5388]

Very good video keep up the good work and are you planing to open a patreon

[@JanglesPrime999]

Keep it going my dudes

[@angelaphsiao]

Anybody else listening to this while playing a clicker game?

[@mladen7641]

Paying in Payday 2 Ironic...

[@WintersEnvy]

I was playing a clicker game whale you were saying you have to be doing something when ever you do anything

[@flamingfossa]

I don't think trying to not challenge opinions is a dangerous thing. I respect what you want to do but please don't avoid talking about something interesting just because people really like it.

[@magocane4747]

I spend 7 hours a day at school so I believe that past 5 hours is unhealthy

[@iDubbYi]

Hello!

[@moulinpoole]

the vids are amazing but the subs arent comin in why cant ppl sub

[@aniell4]

I found a clicker/idle game that you may like, if you have some time go check out "Idle Skilling" (it's a mobile app) ^^

[@connertan3008]

Aniell4 2 my account got banned i dont see it in the app store.

[@aniell4]

@@connertan3008 try searching for "Idle Skiller" if you don't find anything for idle Skilling

[@augustoviero2272]

Mother Russia approved

[@MartysMovies1]

clicker anonymous

[@mehap963]

heck

[@amyythest]

ayy brawlhalla

[@mariusghencea2907]

this video is nucular

[@kurumitokisaki3704]

The quality of your videos is pretty great, especially for the size of your channel. But that doesn't mean I have a few things to gripe about, in this case, it's more about what you said than your video itself. In a large portion of the latter half of the video, you said things that made it seem like Civil Discussion and reviews were bad. If that wasn't the intent, some clearer word choice may be something to think about in the future when covering such topics. If that was sort of the view you were trying to tell, I have some problems with it. I would like to say before I continue I am in no way trying to put you down, make you feel stupid, or anything else. This is being made purely for constructive criticism, and civil discussion. The reviews on youtube, two people arguing over whether or not a game was objectively good, or whether something in that game is bad, or any other case similar, are all good for the health of the thing as a whole. I am not myself a game developer, but many game devs have talked or referenced some kind of criticism. The reason it is so important is that it makes the feedback the public gives a content creator/game dev, whatever, so much more reliable as well as just having more of it. If two people have differing opinions on a game, we will use Kingdom Hearts 3 for this example, and they converse about their opinions to each other, not only can they more understand opposing views, but they might agree on some things they did not like, and some things they did. Even if neither people's opinions on KH3 were changed, the developers now have more people who can accurately give feedback on that game, as the problems will be more talked about. As long as this was done civilly, nothing got worse, and the game will improve, or the other games that dev now makes will improve. Reviews do the same thing but on a bit of a larger scale. I'm open to have more discussion on the topic if it is something you decide you want to have.

[@RealityEscape]

I have no problem with civil discourse, as long as people can agree that everyone has their own opinion at the end of the day and that nothing is objectively good or bad. My main problem is that so many people online now just make "hit pieces" as it were, simply to incite arguments or petty disagreements. They'll pick apart the tiniest and inconsistent details just to make the fans of it feel bad. The point I was trying to make (which admittedly, may have gotten lost in translation), is that I dont want anyone to come to one of my videos feeling that they have to defend themselves or a game they love. Saying I don't prefer something will inevitably happen, but I won't openly trash something and say "This is bad and here's 95 reasons why". In the end, my least favourite game is probably someone's favourite, and that's okay. My opinion doesn't mean anymore than anyone elses, mine just happens to be put in video form. My goal is to creative a positive space where people can share their passions and their favourite games without feeling like they need to defend their preferences. I agree that reviewing things negatively leads to changes in some cases, but I'm not a reviewer, nor would I ever want to be one. I'm just here to talk about my passion and hopefully bring out some of other peoples! Thanks for listening and for the feedback! As you said, you had no ill will and your comment was purely meant to be constructive, so in a way you understood the message. Had you commented "No, you're wrong and here's why", I wouldn't have bothered responded at all.

[@kurumitokisaki3704]

@@RealityEscape Thanks for the reply on clearing that up for me.

[@farrrran]

damm i am 9th yaaya

[@intrinsicstar2108]

5th

[@hehexdjnp_prakn2589]

iAm FiRsT

[@lovelylow69]

OwO

[@dant876]

no shut it