FUSE is Frustrating, Unfun, and Sucks Extremely

Remember when Insomniac made shooters for a while? Man that sure was crazy huh. Good thing they have the Spider Man these days or else everyone would just know them as "the Fuse guys". Actually, I think am going to be calling them "the Fuse guys" from now on, I talked myself into it.
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[@0uttaS1TE]

Oboe dropping the fact that he had access to a laser out of nowhere

[@stinkybuttrat]

Do you not have access to a laser?

[@WojterEXx]

He used it in video just to get tax write off.

[@StudioHappyboy]

This is how it starts. First it’s an industrial cutting laser, next thing you know it’s an orbital death laser and he’s destroying anybody who had anything to do with 7th generation shooters.

[@QuickQuips]

Obo and Sytopryo collab when?

[@Mario_bland]

Orbital laser reveal at 500 subs

[@negative6442]

Cutting the game in half with a laser as revenge is the funniest bit you've done

[@czinvazion816]

I can only assume the conversation with his boss that morning must have gone like this. Boss-"He Oboe, why did you bring a videogame to work?" Oboe-"don't worry about it." Boss-"alright then"

[@nagger8216]

@Chadam_Gensen Did you watch the ending? I doubt Oboe just has a plasma torch lying around in his house

[@czinvazion816]

@Chadam_Gensen I was talking about the wire edm at the end bud

[@RDR911]

@Chadam_Gensen Do you think KZbinrs with

[@DadsBud11]

@@RDR911 actually a plasma laser is exactly what you get for getting 500,000 subscribers. I'm on my way there myself, I can only hope to achieve that laser one day

[@SomeOne-vf1rs]

@@Satan_.You can have multiple jobs you know that right?

[@piotr_bunkowski]

Actually, I remember this game quite fondly. I used to play it with my younger brother on PS3. We were going through all co-op shooters we could find and FUSE was one of them. I remember that demo was quite good and full game was our impulse buy, but I guess that if you're playing in co-op, every game is a little bit better.

[@theisaacpigg27_32]

Yea, I had a good time with Aliens Colonial Marines simply because me and my friend played through it

[@allthiskorrie3061]

Sames this game is a cult classic for me and my bro same with re5 and 6

[@shioriharu]

I adore this game as well, top shelf classic for me too.

[@Gabey28]

Same! Love this game so much. Shame I can't play it on the PS5

[@kestrozo]

This and Bodycount were actually the most hyped games from my childhood

[@conormullins4900]

f

[@gamingandwhatevs]

Don't forget Aliens: Colonial Marines.

[@mr.bubbles.9311]

i remember getting this game at the $5 bargain bin and then never beating it

[@Haru-spicy]

imagine if this had still been Overstrike, we'd be in a universe where Overwatch would've had to have a different name or else test groups would have insisted it was 'too much like Overstrike'

[@elijahtronti8574]

Wait, hold up, you can take cover in this game and the final boss has a projectile and you didn’t even try to take cover as soon it proved to be an insta kill? 😂 Oboooooee

[@acomingextinction]

lol my first thought

[@trianglemoebius]

Taking cover doesn't protect you from every angle, so you have to be in the right spot. Presumably he took cover in the wrong spot a few times and when it never protected him, he figured it didn't work.

[@elijahtronti8574]

@@trianglemoebius Very fair point, it’s possible

[@brunobruno-c1d]

@@trianglemoebius yeah that makes sense - maybe the robot attacked from where it looked like you should be protected, but you werent - so after trying it a few times and getting no results, you'd naturally assume it doesnt works specially since we see him using cover against the snipers, so its not like it was an unused mechanic

[@thew00dsman79]

I still have my gameinformer copy somewhere with this game’s reveal, it sounded really cool

[@theonlythecoolgang]

I’d love to see a random bl2 play through mixed in these videos like it’s just another lost game he never played when it came out lol

[@caretaker808]

That Titanfall joke hurt my soul but I still smirked

[@devalk_]

I feel like I shouldn't acknowledge the sudden whipping out of a laser...

[@fernandoantoniomusic8712]

I had a room mate that absolutely loved this game and kept saying I should play it. I finally tried it one day and decided to never speak to him again. It’s been about 9 years now.

[@shioriharu]

Funny how this is one of my favorite games for real. Had zero issues with it. To be honest the game is like hell of a lot better than what these clips might make you think. Loved to play it solo or with 3 of my friends. I also sent a thank you email to the devs via customer support, and they replied back. Nice chaps.

[@LuizBarotto]

I love this game too. 😊

[@the1misscinny]

“Heard they’re reforming the Dawnguard!” I diiiiied 💀

[@dncewzrd]

No idea why, but I got this confused with FUEL, that dirt bike game

[@tenseiamv9070]

I can't believe oboe didn't played Duke Nukem Forever yet

[@acomingextinction]

"The board? Is that what they call people who are playing this game?" and subbed

[@CoyoteDen]

oboeshoes spinoff: will it laser

[@valentindelasierra7517]

Not gonna lie , I really liked this game when it came out ( I 100% did not understand what's happening in this game tho.

[@Leoofmoon]

The funny part about FUSE is the original trailers made the game look a lot light hearted more funny dialog and more colorful. Then the next trailer hit and some CEO or investor though the game needed to be way more serious.

[@diiojasijodasj_817]

I didn't expect Oboe to have a laser.

[@FluidHyena]

Insomniac made THIS?! Also, really letting out your RLM influence at the end there.

[@andrewsorenson6750]

holy crap I was just getting ready to give this game another shot tonight

[@FragileBitch]

Such a shame. The game originally calling "Overstrike" And the original teaser the game does pack to the brim with action and main characters personalities. Don't know what's going on along the pipeline but in the end. This is what we've got. BTW, Cool Laser Cutter!!!!!

[@artirony410]

you should play some of the old Star Wars FPS games

[@ZXN0W07F]

Kinda crazy, I completely forgot I played Fuse until watching this video. I remember as a kid really liking the game and playing it a ton when it came out on the 360.

[@paulman34340]

Yeah, me to. It was meh, I enjoyed it when I played it (doubly so because I rented it at my library for Free when it was at the full new game price....remember when games were like 50 fucking dollars new! Man those were the times! Or was this game after it went to 60? But god damn I'd never thought they'd dare to go to SEVENTY) but I forget it till I saw this video! One thing I hated was just how POINTLESS Izzy character was, her motivations, her existence. She was pointless, at least everyone else. But I gave the game an 8. Looking back now I give it a 5-6! I honestly was reminded of Brute Force back on the XBOX which was my classic love! It's been so long

[@TurboPro9952]

Insomniac, You made alot of classics! AND THIS!?

[@rozzalex9870]

Strange, but I remember having a lot of fun playing this...

[@coosey_69]

I let out a verbal :oh fuck: when i saw the laser rig

[@BROTRRer]

You can still... fuse the CD back together

[@bobafettjr85]

Well if you cut it with a laser, how will you use it in traffic?

[@faceless2302]

I cant believe Fuse was so bad that oboe had to go out and purchase a laser that could destroy Europe

[@DScott-nk1lo]

Watch out New York

[@morzemus1805]

Oh, no! I live in New York, Europe!

[@magnachemmayhem]

Oboe slicing the disc with a laser I never expected him to have was more entertaining than this game

[@mixererunio1757]

You actually destroyed the last FUSE copy in existence. Humanity is forever grateful for your service

[@donaldgannon5746]

thats what you think, my copy of fuse will forever haunt this world

[@BJWeNeedUDefendingUsWithZeMG42]

My Xbox 360 copy will forever be a blight on this universe.

[@stolenheart1760]

My copy is in the console right now

[@Esitaro3670]

No, that's actually terrible, if you destroy the mistakes of the past, people will commit the same mistakes in the future

[@fariszakimy]

I too, have a copy of Fuse in my Xbox 360 E

[@BugsyFoga]

Still can’t believe test audiences freaking robbed us from the original version of this game, overstrike .

[@lordsathariel4384]

the real question is who the hell thought this was a improvement like what was it like before if this is the improvement im 90% sure the test audience were all payed off no one could think this is good design or fun

[@DioLT]

Was going to comment the same thing. How did such an interesting concept turn into this

[@raresmacovei8382]

Oh? What's the story behind this?

[@BugsyFoga]

@@raresmacovei8382 From what I hear, test audiences of what I assume to be 12 year olds said this game wasn’t edgy enough, so that resulted in a extremely tonal change .

[@sneedclavehere8918]

Those fucking kids man, we could have played The Incredibles: The Shooter instead

[@trigger4535]

“Call me Electronic Arts because I’m killing Titanfall” is the quickest I’ve gone from laughing to crying in a long time.

[@arkwrightdubstep]

This is like every game ever made all on one screen at once, there wasn't a single point on in this video where I had any idea what was going on.

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Oh yeah, it's that game that looked fun, and then they decided to do every bad idea possible instead. TOP FORM EA! 👍

[@kpmh2001]

Oh God Oboe’s got a BadGuy laser, he’s gonna become a seventh-gen video game villain.

[@billwilson1943]

I unironically refer to any and all enemies in video games now as bad guy industries

[@Greyknight1575]

The dawn guard crossbow joke got me real good

[@_S0LUS_]

If you use the cover system in the cover shooter the last boss fight is a lot easier. Who would have known? This is why modern games have AI characters constantly tell you what to do. Also you can just self-revive by activating fusion.

[@vincere_]

He probably plays it up for the entertainment value, given this is mostly stream clips edited into a video

[@adams.2407]

Fuse inspired Dolmen and you can’t tell me otherwise

[@Seoul_Soldier]

Honestly, for a 7th gen game General Bad Lady had pretty decent facial animations. I've seen "next gen" games with worse faces.

[@0lionheart]

I remember the Overstrike trailer creating a buzz in my friend group at the time. When it got cut up and reformed as Fuse, everyone shrugged and moved on. Completely forgot the game existed until I saw this title. It's a case study in the dangers of knee-jerk reactions to focus testing. What's that old saying, attributed to Henry Ford? "If you asked people what they wanted, they would've asked for a faster horse.. not a car".

[@kestrel1917]

IIRC this was announced as "Over Strike" with a more comedic tone/characters then was focus grouped into what we eventually got.

[@johnsteve5594]

Definitly one of my more fun games yall can hate it all u want. I ran through this game like 2 or 3 times

[@caboosenom3rson]

I bought Fuse on release solely because it had FemShep and Liara’s voice actors in it. It was decently worth it with friends at least.

[@Cousin_Uli]

I remember that first Overstrike trailer. Game looked like it would be a lot of fun at least personality wise. Then they decided to make it objectively worse in every way for no reason.

[@Psychonau]

yeah that was a really bad decision they made, the game could have been much better.

[@misterbadguy7325]

Honestly, it looked like an Overwatch clone only like six years before those became a thing. It was kind of comical that they seized on that trend early and EA went "nah, bros, make it more like Gears."

[@poodlemeister22314]

Oboe, have you done Binary Domain yet? The voice controls in that game are so frustrating That being said, the caricatures that are supposedly characters, are kinda funny and worth playing through just for them

[@weedstage4267]

You know what is satisfactory, fun AND doesnt suck? thats right, mercenaries 2 world in flames

[@doomslayer1210]

I remember fused. I actually like it

[@benjaminsantos1014]

my friends and i stayed up all night during summer in middle school and played thru this entire game. at the time it was one of the best times we had and i still think of it fondly. definitely wouldnt play it now tho

[@Tayy2Raww]

Ngl i thought this was a apex video at first 😂😂

[@DKTreE]

Right im like they either buffed him crazy or nerfed him badly

[@trevorstockwell8290]

I honestly would like for them to reboot this because it had some promise but the execution

[@flippedoutkyrii]

The moral of the story is- Never, under any circumstances, listen to any input on your game when it's hand delivered by a bunch of *12 year olds* Pour one out for the game we never got, boys. D:

[@cattysplat]

More like bunch of suits who saw brown and grey military shooter make money and said "stop what you're making, make that instead."

[@BJWeNeedUDefendingUsWithZeMG42]

Do your shoes taste like reeds?

[@alexanderhikel2350]

This is kinda like if mass effect and gears of war had a child and then immediately aborted it

[@BassPro150]

This Trailer and the first Cyberpunk trailer were perfect hype followed by failure, this original concept had such potential .

[@jalobsterman6475]

I remember playing the demo of this game on 360 years ago

[@slavkun8706]

Literally spit my drink out at the Dawnguard Crossbow joke

[@karlmarx9255]

you know the game is bad when oboeshoes struggles to make it entertaining

[@matthewboer8279]

I found this to be ok once I figured out the character swap and built kits for them. There were worse cover shooters IMAO

[@itohagan]

that killing titanfall joke hurt so bad :' (

[@TheNerdstalgicPodcast]

I actually enjoyed this game when playing with friends, but playing on your own was repetitive, boring and frustrating 🤣🤣

[@sn-x-wt]

a well-made, good looking and pretty fun game, even if it doesn't stand out much from other 7th gen cover shooters. co-op play was its strong point... until they shut down its servers a year or two ago, without any warning. oh, and title "Fuse" is not a good one, should've stuck with "Overstrike"

[@yesitscaidig]

Still waiting for binary domain it has Voice controls come on

[@MaximumNilTag]

I would like to point out that the back of their helmets in the space mission say ИнПУ which when pronounced sounds something like "inpoo". You're welcome.

[@wellyep790]

That Titanfall joke made me want to cry

[@CertMediocre]

All the negatives of co-op without any of the positives. 🙃

[@DigitalApex]

Yes, KZbin, this game is the classic Dead Space from 2008. Precisely.

[@jimbothegymbro7086]

9:42 hey uhh your blu ray reader is a little strong there bud

[@warrantyV0IDED]

"Call me electronic arts because I'm killing titanfall" I laughed, but it hurt.

[@kruterchraft454]

Is there going to be a VOD because this looks like fun

[@shifty1927]

Did you really not try cover? After it was implemented all game? Damn bro.

[@YuriG03042]

Fuse is an amazing game. I'm sad that you only got to play it after the servers were destroyed. I had the most fun in my life (prior to Destiny 1 and 2) by playing Echelon mode with randoms, hard carrying noobs as Izzy, the always present medic. However it always just took a single trash Dalton player to collapse the whole mission. Submarine was the hardest Echelon level and you can't change my mind. Took me the longest to solo that one.

[@luftwaffle848]

Ah man, that titanfall comment made me sad. I can still hold out hope for its revival though

[@ishiggidiggi]

You.... you just never tried the waist high cover at the end..? Are you even a gamer?

[@mechzilla569]

The robots and sucking people into black holes deserve a better game

[@TheAugustinershogun]

I had fun back then on PS3...

[@NicerDicerSmart]

07:26 so the bad guy general is just germanys least salty Bundesliga fan?

[@thedepressedgamer7375]

Absolutely incredible ending

[@jamesmudd8019]

All the suffering he’s been through.

[@Samsonfs]

Holy shit I remember playing this, I literally completely forgot this existed

[@ImportanJoe]

Play Clive Barker's Jericho ,man.

[@CoyoteKnight]

That's one creative way to dispose of a trashy game. Also, lol at the game category being Dead Space.

[@SirPadron]

Is that Cyborg? I swear I heard his voice around 0:56

[@valentindelasierra7517]

It Is his voice actor

[@SirPadron]

@@valentindelasierra7517 that's crazy

[@blueshit199]

why are bad video games always a. killing off the protagonist b. teasing a sequel both options are as bold as they are terrible

[@davidlister7590]

I liked FUSE not the best game ever but it was enjoyable and quite fun for the time. It was so much better with other players and not having to deal with the bad AI.

[@Anon_Spartan]

"I hope none of you have family in New York." "Ok guys, smoke break. When he blows up Manhattan we can continue."

[@khoid]

Best part of this game was how broken the crossbow and the orange hair lady are. The crossbow chain kills people and is typically a one or two hit kill. The orange hair lady can drop a healing beacon that makes everyone invincible (and revives them) and it only costs 20 out of 300 ammo and lasts for about 30 seconds... Killing a single dude gives you like 50 ammo back BTW.

[@gusdavid7798]

It's a decent split screen co-op game with each char having a diff weapon. And that EA killing Titanfall is too damn accurate 🤣🤣

[@phantomthiefirwin9631]

1:24 Bro... **TOO SOON**

[@rexrip1080]

The best part about Fuse is that it was made by EA...

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

It was made by Insomniac Games. EA only published the game which is not the same as developing the game.

[@rexrip1080]

@@NoExplosionsMcgee I get that but it was a joke... Outside of that you kind of missed the point...

[@DScott-nk1lo]

Showing a Fuse box instead of the finger is ingenious but would probably confuse everyone. Hope the case didn't meet the same fate as the disc

[@voddermucker5502]

Well, I bought the game in ´23 for EUR 2,50 in a pawnshop, along with 10 other ps3 games at 2,50 each, all with mint or near mint condition discs. Though it probably wont make the top 5 out of these 11 games, it was certainly worth what little money i payed. I enjoyed myself for 4-5 with the campain-mode, and im not yet done or bored with the game. Had i payed full price at the time, i´d probably have been a bit let down, but at anything under 10$/EU, its worth a go: Its not THAT bad!

[@MrEpicSqueaky101]

Please play the Resistance games. ❤️

[@andrewbinns5035]

Funny story; friend of mine cheated on his wife with one of the voice actresses from this game.

[@OkraPlutonium]

Dude depending on and protecting AI allies is the most evilechanic in gaming history. L4D I'm looking at you...