GOING BANANAS with the most hilarious game of 2023! - Skull Island: Rise of Kong

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Intro By: Lee-Mounsey Smith / leemounseysmith
Skelematt art by: Dan Walker / donwoka
#skullisland #kingkong #mattmcmuscles

[@flophouseplays]

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[@fullwindman8380]

In case people still want to blame the devs for this, friendly reminder that Gamemill are also the guys that published Big RIgs, they have no quality standards.

[@MetaruPX]

they're also the publishers for the nick toons smash clone.

[@fullwindman8380]

@@MetaruPX Oh I know, it's why I knew that game was gonna suck

[@samzilla567]

Plus the devs were giving less than a year to get the game from concept to store shelves. Crunch Culture needs to end.

[@InfiniCalendar]

BIG RIIIIIIIGS

[@Undeadaccount]

If Quality standards give us less of comedy like this abolish them

[@TrojanGamer10]

"Chocobo Juggalo" is officially my favorite phrase now

[@kadosho02]

"Wark wark mutha-feather!"

[@Actual-Jesse]

we need a full playthrough, this is grade A Kongtent

[@Kasaaz]

They're called GameMill. Not exactly inspiring confidence that they care about quality.

[@Endocrom]

I was trying to make a connection between Game Mill and Mill Creek, but at least Mill Creek takes _finished_ works before cheaply shoveling them out.

[@Kasaaz]

@@Endocrom All I can think is Puppy Mill.

[@invaderpez12]

I finally understand why Skull Island is considered so scary and dangerous, its cause it was unfinished and buggy!

[@invaderpez12]

@MrBeardlsey Kong being giant isn't actually cause of his species, but because Skull Island glitched and scaled kong too big

[@TruKriegsaffeNo9]

King Kong is technically in the public domain because the novelization of the first movie lapsed into the public domain! "King Kong" as a title is trademarked and in need of licensing to use, which is why it's Kong: Skull Island, or why all of the Peter Jackson King Kong games had to be called Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World.

[@SteelBallRun1890]

This Kong Origin needs an Adam Song from Blink 182 roaring over the tragedy of losing his parents and him looking up at the rain.

[@flophouseplays]

someone get on this

[@TrojanGamer10]

0:45 Shout out to the devs talking shit about GameMill

[@JasperTheFriendlyGoth]

Every time I see a GameMill game, my attention is drawn to their company name. Says a lot.

[@GenerationWest]

Get ready to experience an EXPANSIVSE "Magnum Kong".

[@mochiman6307]

Fun fact, the game is based off the Joe devito books, which are unrelated to the monsterverse and have the endorsement of the Merian c cooper estate

[@mochiman6307]

Gaw has different incarnations, including a kong and one with two heads,

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

I want to check out the books because they seem interesting . I don’t know much about them, but I know they deserved a better adaptation than this.

[@rickdaniel7341]

As a Cassowary myself, I am indeed a juggalo chocobo… a Juggabo, if you would.

[@Joe90h]

It's important to call out garbage for being garbage, but it's also important to get the context. Matt's been doing wonders for the latter, and it's cool we got that disclaimer at the start of the video. We're seeing more and more people getting crunched in the game industry and in Hollywood special effects, then those same people getting dunked on for being bad at their job when they've been expected to work miracles.

[@Dremth]

For a game being made in only a year by a small team, this actually doesn't seem too bad. Definitely seems like they had the potential to make a good game, but they just didn't have the time or budget they needed. I've been there, and it sucks, but you just have to do what you can and move on. Hopefully these devs will move on to better opportunities.

[@beachgirl_bev]

From what I can tell this isn't based on the Monsterverse but a series of young adult novels that seemed from a early 2000s Jr rewrite of the original novelization... Weirdly enough

[@edgarlozada3858]

I knew Matt would tackle a video on this pinnacle of a videogame. My Kong is ready!

[@craeshendo]

I seen you checkin this game out on twitter 👀 knew it was only a matter of time. The starfish navigation system never fails to detect pure shit

[@CoreySchon]

If you're curious, the speedrun for this game is already around 13 minutes and possibly still dropping. Keep an eye out for it to quite possibly appear in the "Awful Block" of the next Games Done Quick marathon 😎

[@KamikazeDreamer]

They should've called rage "going ape." Or "statutory ape," either works

[@Marcain86]

Laughed so hard at this and yes, you should do a full play through!

[@Bjhorn279]

Agreed! Or at least one more video

[@vergils.lawnchair]

If I didn't read Kong, I would have no idea these monkeys and dinosaurs aren't 4ft tall

[@emilysong2000]

Place your bets, folks...which one will gets its own What Happened episode first: Skull Island: Rise of Kong or The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?

[@lukejohnston3117]

It's The Lord of Ring: Gollum. Do not forget it.

[@jdlightside5434]

Like, this doesn't look even close to as bad as Gollum from earlier this year. It at least looks like an actual game you can actually play in comparison.

[@creativerealms]

The makers of the Gollum game are probably happy this also released this year. Because maybe they didn't release the worst game of 2023 after all.

[@HeinerGunnar]

I don't think they care too much about this game at all, considering their higher ups closed down their entire development arm, so the vast majority of them have been fired and are currently looking for new jobs

[@acissejimolleh]

It kinda fits the rest of the game that the narrator sounds like she's talking about her childhood pony in Poland, not giant apes on a remote island in the Pacific.

[@MitchCyan]

I wish we were going to Candy Apple Island.

[@monstercombo007]

Candy Apple Island? What's in there?

[@Brawler1993]

Apes. But they're not so big @@monstercombo007

[@martincann5052]

@@monstercombo007 Apes. But they're not as big.

[@densetsugojirin5518]

@@monstercombo007 Apes. But they're not so big.

[@jetcitykitty]

Oh my God the movements all look like they came out of beast wars😂

[@LUISPRIME]

17:10 Kong: "Yes father. I shall become a bat."

[@Dragonsmana]

Gollum: I'm releasing in 2023. Kong: Hold my axe. Also of note Matt, this is based on the books by Joe Devito which are sequels/prequels to the 1933 originals. They don't have anything to do with the Monsterverse, Devito is apparently really salty that his version of Kong isn't the mainstream one, and he seems to be doing anything he can to force it into the public conscience (including this game), which is why there is an attempt at a streaming series in development for it too. Like he has un-successfully tried to sue Legendary and stuff over the vaguest reasons. Like Kong is a public domain character, he needs to get over himself lol.

[@Flood520]

Yeah no kidding, that's just sad.

[@BlueEXEVideos]

4:40 "She going Crazy" instead of "She's going bananas!" You're going to have to play this game again just for that line.

[@NachtKaiser666]

You need to at least reach the .JPG jumpscare! 😂

[@mateobonavento3939]

You gave Gollum two videos. I'd say lets keep it fair and give Kong a second video as well.

[@Bjhorn279]

Make it so McMuscles!

[@elizabethfranklin7788]

I found this to be one of the funniest and just smile inducing things I’ve seen in a while. I say continue!

[@Rightchickenwing]

I find it amazing how you have got a unique Skull man facial animation to match most of the things you say 😮😮😃🤬

[@RarebitFiends]

Why do I get the feeling this game is going to end up doing great for GameMill just because it's becoming a meme?

[@LuisSanchez-yv4ct]

The latin american gaming scene is still in its infancy and i feel kinda bad this is what is getting known for. I feel these devs could have made something good if it wasn't for the absolutely ass Publisher.

[@feralperil]

Aw yeah Matt's playing monke game Also all the drama between the devs and gamemill also explains why the game is just called 'monke' in the taskbar with the default unreal logo

[@mattotterpop]

I came for Primal Rage and DKC references galore, and I was not disappointed!

[@jnerdsblog]

10:57 would not surprise me at all to see it in next year's Big Bad Game-a-thon.

[@joshd3192]

Gen X gamer here. Love your content. It's honest, lighthearted and nowhere near egotistical. Subscribed.

[@TevorTheThird]

They had one job after coloring mama Kong like that. And they nailed it. They called the rage mode Primal Rage. 10/10. No notes. Game of the year.

[@ChrisDelChris]

As soon as I saw this game I knew it was going to be McMuscles fodder

[@gappygapps]

I played this game for nine hours straight on stream. It was so painful, but in the end all I could say was Long Life Kong Life

[@stoozdee]

“Ohh, I will NOT be skipping anything.” 😂😂😂😂

[@tangytablets5150]

Yeesh. That last boss battle really tire at the seams. Lol. Its amazing how this is still somewhat playable.

[@Kriseiri]

this looks like the kind of game I would have irrationally loved when I was like 5

[@bearded_snorlax]

I feel so bad for the IguanaBee guys. Must have been such a rough stretch working on this. Damn shame how frequently devs like this are screwed over by shitty higher ups.

[@j.e.8401]

I appreciate the PSA. It's fun to talk shit about bad games, but some people don't realize that while a dev team can make a bad game, only a publisher can sell you that bad game, and that's the real offense.

[@opr6516]

In honor of that chocobo, "WARK!"*ThuD*

[@michaelmacorso4479]

Please do a lets play on this game. I would love to see kong coming of age story concluded. And seeing you unlock new moves.

[@Kylorin235]

The Konkey Dong we always needed!

[@aymann7234]

Is that the Team Fortress 2 font? "Meet the Kong!"

[@Endocrom]

Gaw doesn't skip arm day, you don't see upper body strength like that on theropods much outside of DeviantArt

[@ghostmutton]

Those poor developers.

[@TheBlargMarg]

Yeah it definitely seems like they had to just make something because of their overlords demanded this game.

[@tangytablets5150]

This game has definitely made waves in social media. Kinda crazy what bad press can do. Lol

[@YuriBo26]

Oh Matt please continue this

[@sprankton]

Calling your shovelware game studio "GameMill" is a bit on the nose.

[@prestonowens4594]

I don’t work in the games industry, I’m just a janitor. But, it seems to me, that for some reason many publishers just have these really outlandish expectations. It also seems like many developers are badly mismanaged. Why is crunch even an acceptable thing in that industry? Is it mismanagement?

[@jetcitykitty]

Diddy Kong cartwheeled in DKC

[@ArynWellspring]

This game takes place in the Devitoverse, a multimedia Kong verse by Joe Devito that is endorsed by the estate of Merian C Cooper. This game might suck, but I encourage anyone to check out the books Kong: King of Skull Island, as well as Skull Island: Exodus and Skull Island: The Wall

[@indyoinky]

I worked on the Netflix show that nobody watched T _T and man does it sting that this is the Skull island people are talking about in 2023 instead

[@PhantomShadow224]

The DK64-2 we’ve been waiting for

[@abyssalwolf]

Moar Kong!

[@Agent0range9]

29:30 Where did you learn to fly?

[@bennyrosa9103]

Looking for Wha Happened material Matt?

[@arcqui4461]

00:52 Just that is enough

[@andre.mateus]

The spiritual sucessor to GTA V :') I demand a GOTY edition!!!

[@Lucios1995]

Secret message at 17:35!

[@Omnighoul31]

I say keep playing. I enjoyed this

[@IndianaWright]

If I had a nickel for every bad game starring a character played by Andy Serkis, I'd have two nickels....which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.

[@zer03d14]

Oh god, thank you, I heard about this game (that's on PS5 of all things) and had been wondering if it was as bad as it sounded XD

[@InfiniCalendar]

I’m enjoying RoboCop. The progression system is way more satisfying in that.

[@theliveliestcorpse2997]

I will say those little Dinos are cute and I would buy a plush if anyone made such a thing. I would indeed like to see more btw

[@SuperRetroGuru]

We need the full playthrough

[@TwistdRabbit]

I found the single frame at 17:37 :P wtaf??

[@KeirfireAzal]

I wish people could understand development like your PSA mentions at the beginning... but since it's not as funny to dunk on it that way, the internet is gonna stay ignorant...

[@Grinnar]

Today I learned that Matt likes candy apples.

[@gilardes]

The Cody laugh though... That was epic.

[@lavernebennet7395]

I thought the Kongs were supposed to be giant, why are they so...regular sized

[@jnerdsblog]

oh yes more please!

[@reidmcilwain4658]

Hey Matt! Love your vids! Just wanted to pop in and ask if you could possibly do more Spider-Man 2 playthoughs? Interested in your views and reactions to the game. Thanks for all the funny man!

[@ItsTheFizz]

Just wait until you get around Stray Souls, Matt...

[@incara1291]

Yo you need to beat this janky game so we can all suffer together 😂

[@scottnotpilgrim]

This took Gollum's precious! I mean spot for worst game of the year

[@jetcitykitty]

Was that seriously American Godzilla that killed Kong's daddy? I don't know anything anymore😢

[@oldking8276]

That looks nothing like 'Muricazilla lol .

[@jetcitykitty]

@@oldking8276 it's not my fault! I was high!

[@Bjhorn279]

This makes me miss bug report

[@gryphman]

The fact they named the company GameMill should be a pretty good indicator as to the kind of people we're dealing with here.

[@k.k356]

The funniest part is that this still looks better than Gollum.

[@dnakatomiuk]

I don't know how they got away with it oh wait yeah I do it's because even Triple A games are just as broken at launch

[@timbit2014]

Like always what a banger of a video

[@jcace13]

You gotta respect a game that's willing to try and steal the "worst game of the year" title from Gollum right near the finish line.

[@wolfman-up7dh]

Comparing this to Gollum is a bit unfair. At least this has gameplay.

[@silverroddo1468]

Now it’s time for your main event! Ahpuhpuppuh~ Oh sh!t, Kong Souls? Thise i-frames.(?) Forget the negatives, accentuate the positives! Or Kongsitives. “No! My parents jobbed to a feathered dinosaur.” 😢 Is this just Predator, but Kong as Dutch? The lightning things in the sky is, this area is crackling with sexual energy. Kawngful 😞 I need to see some Kong infinites. Yeah, I nominate a full 100% LP of the Kong.

[@TheOnyxJR]

3:34 I completely forgot that song. But instantly recognized it.

[@LordThanathos]

Do a full playthrough!

[@Lando00100]

I had the crab people song stuck in my head after watching this...

[@austinpopdan4190]

Why are the Kongs so small in this game?

[@kaiokendo]

No giant enemy crab jokes??

[@flophouseplays]

none of them were giant, in comparison to Kong.

[@KionKamon]

Matt, I’d at least like to see your reaction to the infamous cutscene from this crappy game. And no it’s thankfully not part of the Monsterverse. I just know that this game feels like a good Wha Happun episode if enough information can be found on the development hell that the devs had to go through.