Getting your dream video game job

[@PrMultivers]

Damn, the "Sometimes they don't reach a conclusion in those meetings, that's a good thing. That's a win." was heartbreaking!

[@blowfishtasty13-o5x]

‬‭‮oediv suoiralih a detsop tsuj I ‍ ‬‭‮god reh tuoba gniyrc namow a fo‍ ‬‭‮!emoh ym no,...🎉..... .. .nwod tup gnieb‍

[@Daemonik]

As a developer, this is real.

[@vukica33]

this hits to close to home.

[@dogmaticpyrrhonist543]

yep

[@NeoHellPoet]

The creator still actually caring about the project after it's been out for so long is actually a small miracle. Think about it. You're working on the same thing for decades, your creativity being stifled by business concerns and only ever being able to iterate. Most of the original talent bails relatively quickly and uses their clout to get new projects they actually enjoy.

[@MemoryLessSoul]

Alan being the bad boss. I am so ready for this

[@ravencorvus7903]

Refreshing yes

[@voraxe]

Nope. Seem to good to me lol

[@Muerioch]

Should have worn his white shirt though.

[@SeanFlynnNB]

Expectations subverted!

[@amoeb81]

I need all their money ... Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom :))))

[@mahumia]

With the absolute state the AAA gaming industry is in now, this feels more like a documentary than a sketch XD Nice one!

[@legionarybooks13]

I'm also getting Wizards of the Coast vibes.

[@ScottBaker_]

@@legionarybooks13 Make that Hasbro vibes and I'm right with you! 😢

[@evilcritter]

​@@legionarybooks13They need to be made to watch this.

[@mr.morelock]

Think "Spinal Tap" but not for old geezers like me...

[@rext3404]

​@@mr.morelock good movie!

[@TexMeta]

I hope there's flashback episodes or scenes to when Skycraft was originally being made and the devs, including Alan who buys in, are just so happy and hyped to create a fun game before they're corrupted by financial gain.

[@jcrensht]

my man!

[@shuryt]

That or Alan represent the new investor (like EA) buying a studio made with passion and made them into a business only focused on money.

[@kalsei1081]

get this get this, go there and then-- comeback to me I got nothing but that's a start yeah? yeah?

[@leflyxdvd]

@@shuryt sounds to me making more sense, he porbs lured rowan towards stardom, himself to money and adam to a shy guy that kinda just loves making games but doesnt dare to say anything

[@5thBuddha]

What a great idea 🎉

[@makushime]

The awkward near-hug from Adam's character. Such an introvert things to do. My man!!

[@szww]

Yes! This part was great.

[@blowfishtasty13-o5x]

‬‭‮oediv suoiralih a detsop tsuj I ‍ ‬‭‮god reh tuoba gniyrc namow a fo‍ ‬‭‮!emoh ym no,... ..... .. .nwod tup gnieb‍

[@DavidDingoBleecher]

Well, ArcticStorm just came through that whole litigation about SA and whatnot, so everyone's afraid of human contact at this point :P

[@avi12]

Honestly it was the best part of this video

[@panda4247]

Ma' maaan!

[@drakecoleman9364]

I wasn't expecting a behind the scenes day in the life of one of your workers! This was so brave to show your true personalities.

[@JDub-TV]

It's already sounding like Delvin is the brains of the outfit, Jake is the personality who just rode on his coattails, and Clint is the Eater of Souls.

[@masondegaulle5731]

...is this not an EA Games downfall documentary?

[@bursky09]

@@masondegaulle5731 More like ActiBlizz, current EA is fine just don't look over their sports games. Also apparently if you're a developer, EA is one of the better place to work with along side Nintendo.

[@VivaLaDirtLeague]

Hi backers! Yeah, so don't listen to the annotation - your early access to Episode 2 will be coming next week! VivaPlus hasn't even seen this yet ;)

[@Samu_Vaz]

Lies. Deception! 😅

[@Jasseh]

Where is the microtransaction option to get it now?

[@miss_pelt]

You just want all of our money, I am onto you! 🤪

[@ravencorvus7903]

Got your back ;)

[@Krakas_Kul]

Wow, long live VivaPlusPlus. Suck it VivaPlus, lol

[@CassHoskins]

Having worked in the games industry in my twenties I can confirm this is an accurate depiction of working for a games company....

[@ThiagoGlady]

Great to see someone in the area here in the comments. What did you use to do in the industry?

[@CassHoskins]

@@ThiagoGlady I'm a graphic designer, I did various graphics jobs for a few games that all disappeared without trace...

[@TrevorSturman]

"We enter the Shadowlands" "That sounds f***ing stupid" 🤣

[@charlesdean2781]

It really fkn was. Thank God we never have to go back to wow shadowlands

[@TommyDaGreatest]

​@@charlesdean2781Shadowlands was nice. The anima grind was not. Except the vampires. Those were out of place.

[@finbruan]

I liked the zones and seeing old faces, not so much the main Azerothian cast and their story. Also death is now less meaningful, which sucks

[@homesteadgamer1257]

It really was, though lol

[@homesteadgamer1257]

@@TommyDaGreatest those pansy Alice in Wonderland vampires are the only part i like about Shadowlands

[@corefunstudios]

Great start to a new series! I loved the flip on Alan's past type of character--he nails the new role as an obnoxious, insensitive, money-hungry boss. Rowan is still somewhat Rowan, and he does it well, but I hope to see him play an Adam-type character someday. It would also be cool to see Adam flip his character type to someone like Rowan, but he always does the kind and sensitive characters well. The new actress is great--I immediately connected with her over her shattered dreams as reality soured her hope. Her tone and expressions were really good and totally sold her character! My favorite line was Adam telling her that it's usually a good thing when nothing is decided at the meetings. I can't wait for more!

[@thundercrrp9931]

Adam's Rowan type character is Baradun

[@Simon_Laserna]

While I agree, I think Adam nailed his role here!

[@Softload3r]

Alan plays the Activ-, I mean ArcticStorm head really well. Suspiciously well.... *Mah man!*

[@therealxunil2]

Alan may be the Anti Christ...

[@panda4247]

not "activ..." arcticstorm is a synonym form blizzard :D

[@mattgilbert9277]

@@panda4247 The font rip-off is brilliant

[@ploppyploppy]

@@panda4247 I thought Arctic was activision and storm was blizzard. Would explain the 2 original (blizzard) and new obnoxious greedy (activision) characters.

[@panda4247]

@@ploppyploppy oh, my fault. I did not know Blizzard was bought by Activision.

[@jbullforg]

Horse armor. Priced at 60% of the average household's annual income.

[@HeavyHardDrive]

Ah horse armor. That's where it all started.

[@Unknown_Genius]

@@HeavyHardDrive Where microtransactions started for paid games, that already existed long before otherwise. Altho I'm questioning more now if it didn't start with WoW for paid games - think about it: 15€/month after buying the base game but you had (and still have) to pay for expansions regardless of the monthly cost already paid.

[@homesteadgamer1257]

And purely cosmetic.

[@homesteadgamer1257]

@@Unknown_Genius At least before WoW became Pay-to-win, you got 1 month free game time when you bought an xpac. But that stopped with Legion. And Rares literally are not rare anymore, it's pointless as shit there are even achievements for them.

[@Crimsonfangg]

And your horse gets 1 shot without it. Wait I think Bethesda already stole that idea.

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

I had an interview at EA many many years ago. amazing how many of the staff were actually like Alan. One of the worst Experiences of my life. one key quote was "if you can't commit to being available every weekend if you get the job, then get the fuck out right now" that was before I was asked any questions.

[@homesteadgamer1257]

That doesn't surprise me. Shitty experience, though, man, sorry you had to endure that.

[@Diree]

Hopefully you walked right out the door. Or were able to. I know the world is rough, but nobody should have to do shit like that.

[@davidbeppler3032]

@@Diree Yea, doctors, nurses, fire fighters. Screw those jobs too.

[@chocolateocelot9311]

Run, Abby. Run and don't look back! Great episode.

[@SnakeFox87]

This is so good! Alan's killing it as the arsehole boss, and Abby nails the flip from overjoyed fangirl to all her hopes and dreams being shattered in a heartbeat. Can't wait to see where it goes!

[@EDISmusic000]

I want 10 hour version of 2:29 !!!!!!!

[@Certifiable]

"ID Software of the 90s meets Blizz of the Now. It's scary. 11/10!" - IGN

[@quarkinjapan]

Nah, IGN would give it a 7/10 😁

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

So these are the minds behind Skycraft? That....explains things.

[@SandraOnCloud9]

The tap on the head sent me! Horrific first day! Poor Abby! I hope she‘ll survive and we see a lot of her!

[@coffeeguyd]

*Angie 😜

[@wabbajackwagon]

This already hurts me deeply. A+

[@DrNo007]

You mean Triple-A?

[@beniman292]

4:43 The head pat 🤣🤣

[@StuermischeTage]

I can't for the life of my imagine why the old community manager would have a mental breakdown in this splendid work environment

[@oli5803]

The awkward head pat is glorious 😂❤

[@JZsBFF]

That was sooo creeeeepy. 🧛

[@firebird8600]

Woah! So cool! I can't wait for Abby's villainess arc to start. (Because obviously Alan and Rowan's characters are going to make her turn evil)

[@Tepita]

Viva the community! Lol

[@Zeptrellz]

The fact that rowan was just a boss pleaser is so on point for this character! I have to be honest it was a bit of a setback for me, Alan being so mean. Adam is the best at awkward polite. I welcome the new member. She is doing so great. Keep it up. Everyone is awesome! 😀

[@JDub-TV]

I don't even think he's a boss pleaser. I think he's just doesn't have an idea in his head, and probably rode Adam's coattails as the 'face' of the operation.

[@MaMastoast]

@@JDub-TV Seems like the kinda guy who ran out of ideas years ago and isnt involved in anything aside from the big decisions

[@sh0]

Feels a lot like Mythic Quest - even has an Rob McElhenney / Ian Grimm character. Not sure why I can't shake this comparison, I hope this serier is popular :)

[@kharalos]

you are not alone

[@JonnyRobbie]

It absolutely does feel a bit like MQ...now, I personally feel like a bit too much tryharding to be like indie version of MQ - we'll see how this one plays out, but I'm still a bit torn on it.

[@neildamonjones2956]

If this is how the meetings go, then it's no wonder that the NPCs are all semi sentient. Poor Greg. If he only knew how his world was made...

[@onecoolboy98]

Do you think the old community manager is Tinfoil NPC? The one who’s trying to start an NPC rebelion…👀

[@lishe8287]

Been waiting for this to premiere and was NOT disappointed! I can tell that this is going to be one of my favorite series already! Can not wait to see more.

[@TheRevenant4585]

I like how even though the meeting went terribly, there’s still the feeling of there being a glimmer of hope because people like Abby and Delvin still exist and are there to fight the good fight even though it’s hard. Also I like how Delvin was going in for a hug at first but settled for a head pat. lol

[@Trixie1604]

I have been eagerly anticipating this series from the first time you guys pitched it to us backers and I am now that it is finally here, I am delighted and totally engrossed! I am ready to follow these characters wherever the story takes us. Will Abby find a way to stay sane, or will she be corrupted? I'd even like some backstory about how Delvin and Jake ever managed to connect, and Clint's ominous introduction. Kudos all round!

[@diyeana]

This is really good. I think Alan's character is going to be my favorite one I'll love to hate.

[@AliLightfoot]

Love the set dressing and production design, hoping it will be littered with references going forward - the juxtaposition between what the characters/world are like from the game creators' side vs what we know of them from the skits and campaigns is great. Everything just feels very real and lived in, like it has existed the whole time. Great opening episode!

[@glassdiamond2185]

The film is top quality. So crisp.I love how you had Arctic Storm to represent Blizzard. Very cheeky.

[@billbennett9309]

Hah! That sailed right over my head. :)

[@homesteadgamer1257]

lol so far this seems to be made just to piss of Blizz

[@ScottBaker_]

"That's a win." Ouch! Well done!

[@Serindrackthegreat]

It's like if The Guild continued from the last season but forgot to be wholesome. Amazing!

[@kgkoutzis]

And thus Abby's hero journey begins!

[@aashutoshdwivedi4504]

Adam just keeps on being my favorite character in every single series.

[@arianime707]

Congratulations Angie! Thank you for looking out for the community! 😆🥰

[@evilcritter]

ADAM IS SO SWEET!!!! And Alan upping the a-hole quotient with the addition of am American (or Canadian?) accent! I have a hard time watching Alan be a jerk, but he is very funny. Rowan gets to be very cool and musical, so that must be fun. Lovely seeing new faces too. Top notch, as always!

[@ericberrill8519]

I'm loving the gear-switch of Alan as the heel. I'm looking forward to seeing him mix his 'Bored' straight-man with this unapologetic prick.

[@ZimaCyberia]

This is so accurate in so many ways to what seems to be the present state of most large western game developers over the past 10+ years. This is savage as hell.

[@spywhere]

It would be really interesting if one of the Dev episodes actually reflected in the Epic NPC Man universe! And vise versa!

[@ChiBiL1nK]

My God Skycraft is from 1999. Feels like I bought it yesterday

[@capnstewy55]

I love the awkward pat on the head.

[@judau8764]

As a Skyscraft enthusiast, I will donate my money to the development team despite being an on the street homeless person already. I highly encourage the development of high cash, low reward offers,(in the way of gamba), to the loyal players. May we all have an equal money chance to buy our way into fame!

[@massaBeard]

Having a tiny dev team myself, this show really makes me chuckle.

[@cenata]

As someone in an enterprise environment I can confirm that "Sometimes they don't reach a conclusion in those meetings, that's a good thing. That's a win." is correct.

[@LadyOfGods]

Waitig for Abby's hero's journey into making skycraft great again. Hope we get to see some of her interacting in game as an avatar with players. Maybe weird AI bugs that they have to fix.

[@ItsPinkay]

But this is based on real events. They can't do a bit about making Skycraft great again if it never happened

[@justchiling22]

4:44 The pats were so cute I had to watch it twice. Anyways, I love this series so far! I literally didn't know what to expect from each of their characters (well of course Rowan stays as Rowan), and boy was I surprised! Can't wait to see what's next

[@Reyn_Roadstorm]

Never meet your Heroes... of the Tempest.

[@josem138]

Adam is always so nice and chill, except when he's outdoors.

[@Slamdoxicalz]

Alan's Bobby Kotick impression is unreal 10/10

[@FactsB4Feelings]

The wee bit at the end between Adam and the new girl - heartwarming ^_^

[@michael_pilot]

This Andrea is so lucky to work with the humble Clint and the discreet Jake at ArcticStorm studios!

[@thatlousygamer4054]

He's majority shareholder, basically, it's like he made it all himself, I mean he literally bought 51% of the company.

[@ajbp95]

Interesting to se Allans as the douch for a change!

[@Poppy_is_my_dog]

I'm in love with abby and delvin already!

[@1990lietuva]

Backer Gang! Keep up the good job guys, I am glad I could be a part of this however small.

[@archvaldor]

Just to bring home how accurate this is there are a LOT of warcraft players who are literally homeless.

[@Hyunkelw]

As someone who literally dreamt of becoming a gameplay programmer at Blizzard, this hit way harder than it should have

[@LucasCarter2]

I hate how effectively people have conned young hopefuls like you into thinking game development is anything but hell

[@Dextrome]

It's about a community manager though, not an actual job Also, pretty naive to dream of working for a big corporation as if it would be a fun job

[@Commander-vf1lk]

@@Dextrome That depends on the person’s definition of fun. We’re not all the same, just saying. That’s why we need more options to be well rounded cuz once you feel like you used up all your passion, motivation, etc. for that 1 job. Ask yourself, what are you gonna do if it’s only thing you’re good at?

[@Dextrome]

@@Commander-vf1lk oh yea, gotta get that bread but you'll feel alot less shitty at a smaller game studio (if u rly wanna be a game dev) for probly about the same wage

[@Daemonik]

@@Hyunkelw If you're passionate about the project - run, and never look back. Side-hustle independently as your down-time from a day-job to pay the bills. I know so many people in the industry and they are desperate to get out.

[@gasparsigma]

The "pat pat" was so great. Fantastic subtitles as always also 😂

[@CJIrishLez]

Cool forgot about this perk. Can’t wait till get access to next ep.

[@enterke]

nice nervice tick of Alan (1:08), really add to his character

[@OceanBagel]

My man! Can't wait to see where this goes!

[@ScepticLlama]

as a programmer with passion in my craft. I vibe so much with Adam. He exudes passion for his craft in this sketch

[@NeroThacher]

Omg, Already of to a rousing start 🤣 so many amazing references and analogs already Cant wait to see the rest of it!

[@lukor-tech]

The most important part is that it is a win for the community - that's what is keeping it fine.

[@SnakeFox87]

Also, love the lil callback to charging players for every step. Can't wait to see what other Epic NPC Man refs they'll slip in over the course of the series

[@onecoolboy98]

The way she says “We made it” at the end, kind of makes me think that her brother is dead and she did this to get closer to him due to their shared interest in the game as kids.

[@xellos5262]

Awesome start. Somehow I get the feeling there will be one very uncomfortable episode with rowan inviting Abby into the Will Rotsbe Suite.

[@sergensen3330]

Can we... Can we have a backstory of Alan. As a epic NPC once, in one of these games.. Seen how people acted badly, poorly to him. Therefore he became what he is.

[@Viqer_Fell]

Felt like an on the wall documentary or a Secret Boss episode

[@Daniel-ui9um]

Yes! This is what an AAAA games Dev/Publisher company looks like

[@acedonovan6554]

That awkward almost hug 😅

[@TG-bl9kr]

That baradun art goes hard 😮

[@cwestemeyer]

Hell yes! A 'Clint' character!

[@rav3nsplace610]

Hey guys! As an someone who speaks english second language, I just wanted to thank you for your awesome subtitles!!! They are really the cherry on top

[@StevoH0611]

Awe Adam. He plays the socially awkward good guy so well (that's if it is an act)

[@kademelien9363]

He also plays Baradun, who is the complete opposite pretty well

[@borandiUK]

Aww. Vs awe.

[@StevoH0611]

@borandiUK autocorrect is a disgrace and I can't be bothered changing it back to aww every time I type it.

[@Difficult1427]

I have a suspicion that the character appearance of Greg Garlic Farmer is drawn from the main shareholder of Skycraft😂😂

[@RonVentura]

I love it already! I can't wait to see more. Also, incredible level of production.

[@lordviator]

Actually me when joining a big name record label when I was young. The jolt of going from music fan to having to treat artists like they were products was soul destroying.

[@TinaDanielsson]

I just love Alan's character!

[@gprimegaming]

The subtle references to blizzard in this are majestic. I am so glad you guys are seeing the success you deserve, your content is fantastic!

[@trizztriza7787]

Another banger series to add to the list!

[@crit7514]

There's the shareholders who have no idea what the industry is about or what it means to its customers, there's the one classmate/friend/college roommate that got hitched along for the project and now just chases the fame and success from the game and the one guy who actually made it with love and passion and just wants to expand on the universe. It's a little too real to be a comedy series isn't it :D

[@TolakosGreenLove]

Nice character building! Can't wait for the next episodes! 🎉

[@davideiannaccone3773]

Arcticstorm using their font. Genius

[@MegaMiley]

Very interesting start, and curious to see where this will head. I do have to say that these series where the characters are overly over the top are a lot more difficult for me to watch as they seem to purely rely on the shock value for comedic relief rather than a stronger story with a bit of a twist towards the end (or at least having a couple characters be properly grounded in reality like Bored has). Haven’t been able to enjoy the house rental series due to that either because of how on the nose and over the top everything is there, hoping this series won’t go in the same direction

[@homesteadgamer1257]

I'm pretty sure with the Rent series, it was to draw attention to the real life absurdity in a satirical way. Not sure where this new series is going other than so far literally making fun of how bad it's gotten to play World of Warcraft.

[@RetroJack]

What did you exect - Shakespeare?

[@Rex1Mundi]

If you feel sympathetic, then their acting is a succes ;-) But yeah, they do act like jerks most of the time ha ha

[@homesteadgamer1257]

@@Rex1Mundi Yep. They are fabulous actors for sure. For having the amount of fans they do, they are still so severely underrated. They are some talented gents

[@nairocamilo]

Very important feedback!

[@brayden3359]

You heard them lets give them all our money

[@C2Talon]

My man! I've almost thought of a great comment, so you'll have to come back to me.

[@SamuelBurnett-qw6uy]

That was a terrific opening. Although that line, "Sometimes they don't reach a conclusion in those meetings, that's a good thing. That's a win," was painful in its accuracy. I'm so excited to see where this goes.

[@DrNo007]

Holy shit. 5 minutes and already a better love story than Twilight... But seriously, the amount of lore and emotional depth you were able to put into the first episode is amazing!

[@Jarsia]

I'm gonna start gently patting people on the head if a hug feels too awkward😂 And Alan doesn't get to be the bad guy nearly often enough. Been a long time since the white shirt saga. Should be great.

[@TheFlyingDogFish]

Well, that was .. different.

[@tehweh8202]

After working in a completely dysfunctional software startup, this hits far too close to truth. The best meetings happened when the CEOs didn't bother to show up.

[@michael_pilot]

I love Delvin/Adam's subtle smile when Abby recognizes him

[@TheLittleBigBox]

This was meant to be a skit, it's actually sad because we all lived the consequences of these kinda of enviroment.

[@stonegod95]

Hi BACKERS

[@darkfriday-cu7gm]

This was such a nice surprise. Viva sticking in to the man at AAA gaming companies? We all need to see this. Also Alan as the awful manager is a nice twist. Looking forward to more! I hope they also tackle the abysmal practices in the industry such as milking the devs of all their sanity, with low pay and eternal crunch time. They deserve some recognition. "Dream job" to be a game dev is actually a trap... unless you make it in the indie scene.