I beat SCARS ABOVE because no one else would

[@drphalanges1520]

I like how Oboe finds games from alternate universes to play. I've never heard of this game or like 95% of the other games he plays.

[@quint3ssent1a]

"Scars" was quietly hyped on some youtube channels which cover upcoming undie, but it looked so "meh" nobody talked about it.

[@MilkyMonstrosity]

The other universe is called steam, lmao

[@drphalanges1520]

@@MilkyMonstrosity hey good job ruining the joke I guess

[@8ballpoolsharkful]

The other universe is called "Unity asset flips"

[@johndodo2062]

They aren't hard to find buddy

[@Kirbyoto2098]

When the first boss was named "the Alpha" I joked to myself that the final boss would be named "the Omega". Then I was like, no, that's silly, he's just the "alpha" of the pack. Obviously they wouldn't do something like that. But...

[@cattysplat]

Feeling when it's over: Pepega.

[@mrpalaces]

Scars Above 2 will include the sigma and the ligma

[@R-SXX]

@@mrpalaces what is ligma? :)

[@amadeusagripino6862]

@@R-SXX Ligma Johnson

[@Bruhman_YUSS]

@@amadeusagripino6862 oh

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

These games feel like they don’t exist. Does that make sense? They look decent enough where it’s like “huh I’ve never heard of this?” But there’s no marketing so…?

[@SuperCakeKing]

please change the pfp

[@kendrickl5913]

I think these are the video game equivalent to movies that are made just as tax write offs

[@owllymannstein7113]

They seem like the kind of videogames you would see in a videogame where they don't want to put in a real videogame

[@MilkyMonstrosity]

there was marketing for it it was just minimal, I saw it when it was listed on steam and a couple gaming channels showed the trailer for it, it think I saw one youtube add for it aswell, I was considering getting it but yeah it did not look any good

[@Skulker42]

I'm getting absolutely inundated with KZbin ads for this game. I wish I wasn't...

[@Wurmcreacher]

that DB Cooper reveal at the end hit me like a truck

[@scarletcrusader5431]

Went from heisting to creating mediocre games, the best coverup there is

[@baseballviolation]

@@scarletcrusader5431 Not so sure, if this is the best the Phantom of the Sky had for his return he should have just stayed missing.

[@Cat-uv7dy]

@@baseballviolationhe purposefully made it bad so nobody would play it, so he could remain missing

[@coolfaiq8057]

Bro went from epicly hijacking a plane for money into holding a game studio hostage to make a crappy game 52 year later

[@Fang.1]

EDIT: WAIT I GOT A BETTER ONE "Unfortunately it didn't really... take off"

[@Upsetkiller456]

"Maybe save your money for Red Fall" Boy did this not age well.

[@MajorganPlays]

for some reason the design choices in this game felt more understandable when i saw that DB Cooper came out of hiding to direct this game.

[@Beanibirb]

Actually love seeing him cover AA games, have found some of my favorite little gems from his videos

[@themagalanium9491]

honestly he should just dedicate himself to that

[@KA-vs7nl]

​@@themagalanium9491he pretty much has. His second channel seems its for borderlands and other stream highlights

[@marcelocaballero8128]

I felt really alone seeing his videos and really liked some of the games 😂

[@vitato]

"99% glowing orbs and 1% armor, and the armor is a weak spot" Its literally Astel from the Elden Ring lmao

[@hazukichanx408]

Who? *_Looks it up_* Ohhhhh, that one. Yeeeeah, that was... yeah. I mean, there were a lot of glowing orbs, in a manner of speaking... explodey glowing orbs. Fun times!

[@sonicecho5235]

We need more games like this that are just simple AA third person shooters. It feels like every game now is either a major budget game or a small pixelated indie title with no in between

[@wariokhabib245]

Play it on Commander Mode and you'll realize there's NOTHING simple about it!!! FUN FUN GRIND, THOUGH!!!

[@pcarls713]

My favorite part was when the main character scarred above

[@amadeusagripino6862]

It's scarrin' time!

[@Bruhman_YUSS]

Truly one of the moments

[@linkedsnake6021]

That Redfall line aged like fine milk.

[@Freddie7191]

Was this game made while DB Cooper was holding the entire studio hostage, forcing them to complete the game before jumping off the roof and parachuting away like 12 feet because it's only a 2 story building? The world may never know, but yes.

[@winterflan]

The "DB Cooper" reveal came out of left field and sent me spiraling to the floor

[@GrinningHalcyon]

"When's the last time a game told you to Press A to extrapolate the conclusion" Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments would like to have a word

[@tymebaez9424]

Oboe is the type of guy to constantly give us Mass Effect references, but never gives us videos on Mass Effect.

[@cabbageleon4914]

ur comment made me wanna watch this video. anything that's mass effect, I flock to.

[@gusdavid7798]

He likes playing games that we don't usually play just to show what we dont miss by not playing them. At the end theyre all kinda the same.

[@FatherAlduin]

He has a mass effect 2 rant on his second channel

[@demonintellect9834]

After how 3 ended and the travesty that was andromeda, ME doesn't deserve to have videos made of it.

[@cabbageleon4914]

@@demonintellect9834 ur problem is u associate the bad eggs with the good eggs my man you gotta acknowledge them separately

[@chiefsofcapitalcity]

this game is to dolmen what Callisto Protocol is to Dead Space

[@loubloom1941]

This game is more like Returnal at home with a pinch of remnant

[@shadows_star]

@@loubloom1941 Both those games had more production value haha, I definitely agree with you that this is the 'at home' varient

[@Dave_ja_vu]

This game is far more enjoyable than Dolmen. Sincerely, the one moron who suffered through both games

[@MilkyMonstrosity]

you're underrated af, there isn't a funnier more topical gamer on youtube

[@TheVintress]

his voice is iconic

[@ironduke5058]

​@@TheVintress Yeah he sounds funny. Where is his accent even from lol

[@Soulache]

@@TheVintress sounds a lot like early days pewdiepie

[@delugesofgrandeur]

He's definitely funnier than most True Crime KZbinrs.

[@xXbaker115Xx]

Kevduit is another creator you'd like if you like this guy

[@Fang.1]

I mean, this doesn't look like the worst game. I'd be pretty proud of this result as a small studio with like 3 games to their name. Gameplay is generic, but there's nothing outwardly insulting in it. Decent visuals, decent gameplay. It has better art direction than some games, as it actually looks alien. A real 6 out of 10.

[@GutsyViceroy]

I guess that's just the issue though, right? In a world with so much good content, stuff that is just mediocre isn't really worth anyone's time.

[@GutsyViceroy]

@boba Plenty of indie games craft great experiences on a minimal budget, the problem is that this game isn't doing anything to set itself apart from games that have done the same thing but better.

[@rileytruax766]

@Corvus and theres thousands that are worse whats your point

[@rileytruax766]

@Corvus no they didnt we are literally in the reply thread right now lol

[@rileytruax766]

@Darkstar thats subjective but ok lol to each there own. that logic makes no sense to me but im not retarded so

[@dancing_odie]

DB Cooper is so bold hes still goin by the same alias. What a chad

[@VIDE0G4M3Enj0YER]

Redfall the foreshadowing

[@caskye1950]

finally another dolmen-like

[@edesbalazs]

Should I look for other sources of dolmen?

[@YourCaptainDrew]

Im so glad DB Cooper jumped out of that plane so he could show us his Scars Above

[@mayorwest12]

I love how well that Redfall reference aged 😂💀😭

[@itsjustFEDGE]

My favourite part of Scars Above (2023) was when the dead spoke

[@amadeusagripino6862]

You could say they were scarred dead

[@ColourWithoutCrayola]

Honestly, Scars Above is a great game! Okay it's not mind blowing but it has a good story. Combat is fun and for a AA only costing £25, its definitely worth playing. Also on PS, completion rate is 23.3% atm

[@oompalumpus699]

I am not paying 25 quid for that. I'll pay 5.

[@shield6324]

I played it as well and I found it quite fun one aspect I liked about the story is that she wasn't randomly special she was just the first person the the alien lady got as for the combat I really enjoyed it on the hardest because it causes you to use the weapons as best as possible

[@patjc6598]

Good take. I enjoyed this game for what it was. Interesting protagonist and story, serviceable combat and a good sense of progression and pacing. PS Naya and her final scene was the best part of the game.

[@zoom9037]

i love you oboe

[@amadeusagripino6862]

Me too. I love him so much I want him to be the godfather of my children.

[@maishomemenos]

Hey oboeshoesgames, greeting from Portugal, just to let you know I just recently found your KZbin channel and LOVE your videos. Keep it up !

[@JTPS_Kasper]

that “gotta attach 3-4 supporting paragraphs” made me subscribe…keep up the incredible content my guy 😂

[@JTPS_Kasper]

p.s. this game reminds me of returnal 👀

[@Wayclarke]

Press X to Jason. Press F to pay respects. Press A to extrapolate the conclusion. How far we've come.

[@_Paul_N]

“Save your money for Redfall” 😂

[@chompythebeast]

"Looks like you're going to Seattle Day 1, Jimbo."

[@versebuchanan512]

Behold: The Caffeine-Free Diet Coke of video games.

[@thej2241]

I feel like i’ve played this game like 20 times

[@SuperBliter23123]

@The Neb Neb why scam acc?

[@sirgs5662]

The most savage own scars above ever got and it came from a bot account

[@KaitoGillscale]

5:03 that monster dabbed RIGHT at you...truly horrifying.

[@fathercatishungry]

I love how the character death animation is sort of like minecraft's, they just tip over and disintegrate.

[@HQ_Default]

3:42 "This... was a massacre!" has the same energy as "What the fuck... they're all dead" from Hunt Down the Freeman

[@Ezmeranth]

"I beat SCARS ABOVE because no-one else would". Mortismal Gaming: well, this is awkward.

[@jujujameson]

Me when I misplace my final chloroplast: 😭

[@kurttank8963]

FBI's most wanted hijacker directed game named "Scars ABOVE" is too intriguing lol

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

KOCH MEDIA ARE MY FAVORITE KOCH

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

KOCH MEDIA GOES HARD

[@chompythebeast]

lol the Casting and Directing Consultant wanted nothing to do with this one

[@Pipkiablo]

It's funny, I thought before I pressed the play button on this video that I'd never heard of this game before, but within the first few minutes I was having a sense of deja vu like I'd seen someone play this game before already, and realized that I've seen Iron Pineapple play this. Also as a huge fan of Mass Effect, all the Mass Effect jokes give me life. XD

[@SonySteals]

Oh man! Thankfully I saved some money for Reddfall! Thanks for the advice, I’m sure it’s going to be worth it

[@ShinoSarna]

I have the sponsorblock addon and someone apparently thought the segment at 6:52 was an unironic ad.

[@e4yNHzsPqMG]

😂

[@antipothis]

I love games about people getting infected with space virus, where the main character spends all of their time in a tank top with no rebreather/mask/life support of any kind.

[@stoogemoedude]

Bruh this game was pretty fun. Refreshing to see a third person game like this. Also you need to hit the orange ball on the alpha with the orange gun to do max damage

[@Thatonedude227]

This game is garbage wydm

[@stoogemoedude]

@@Thatonedude227 for its price, it was fun. And I love tps games like ME and Returnal. So this hit the spot for me

[@thesupreme8062]

​@@stoogemoedudeits objectively shit though

[@noelmakarth156]

@@thesupreme8062 "its shit". Okay but why? "Because the KZbinr told me it is".

[@nickhatcher2609]

I never catch your vids as they drop, I'm glad I did today

[@beno1129]

Love your sense of humour bro. Subbed

[@sashafocaccia3409]

“My face is tired 😐” will never not be funny

[@cattysplat]

Failing the spoken dialog and animation at same time truly made Mass Effect Andromeda an experience.

[@Blackobluna]

I can't believe Mr. Dolman missed his opportunity to put Mr. Jefferson in Dolman's hit game Dolman

[@amadeusagripino6862]

My favourite Theory of a Deadman album, Scars & Souvenirs Above

[@budthecyborg4575]

I am eternally flabbergasted that game developers have such a hard time creating enemy variety. Every new game you play, you think "Surely these game developers have actually played some games before and know that if you don't introduce a new base model enemy for every hour of story progress the game will feel very dull"... And then year after year we find half a dozen new games that probably cost $100 Million each to make but still have less than five total enemy types.

[@Trepidateousflesh]

Cough cough Breath of the Wild

[@budthecyborg4575]

@@Trepidateousflesh Yup, Breath of the Wild is one of the best examples of a game done right. 13 base enemy types, with an average of five variations of each, plus overworld boss types, plus 8 unique dungeon bosses.

[@budthecyborg4575]

@@Trepidateousflesh The BotW Wiki has a total of 96 entries for enemies.

[@cvn-652]

Doleman 2 looks pretty good

[@TheMC1102]

I sure hope that Oboe makes a video on Prey 2017 one day.

[@10011110011]

Nice KOCH mate

[@theproudprince]

Only played and beat it to hear TheDoos guitar solo near the end

[@KevinBYee]

Did DB Cooper finally slip up? Ladies and gentlemen... we got him.

[@quinnsoto4501]

Best Dolmen-like I've seen in a while

[@alanwestmoreland6152]

Apparently the only thing the casting and directing consultant stole was oboes time.

[@crogsmash1611]

There's this old pc game called Kohan: immortal sovereigns, and it's sequel Kohan 2 kings of War. It's a rts strategy game similar to like a halo wars or aoe campaigns. I played 2 back in 2004-8 religiously and it seems mostly forgotten

[@torreydunn7034]

Scars above is pretty fun

[@abismogizmo6947]

In defense of dollmen, its a Brazil game and as a brazillian our games tend to suck

[@amadeusagripino6862]

TUDO aqui é uma porcaria mesmo

[@randomperson2797]

Ok but the name “scars above” is pretty good

[@thedepressedgamer7375]

Koch media out here with another “meh” game. You love to see it.

[@amadeusagripino6862]

Heckler & Koch Media

[@raynebowmo2223]

"press a to extrapolate conclusion" and your jokes after that had me laughing out loud obnoxiously

[@alecrizzle]

"maybe save your money for Redfall" oh god this video did not age well and its only been a month haha

[@weld546]

Oboe you should try to play Black Mesa, the half life remake. It's beautiful, and very well executed

[@Trumplican]

i just started playing it and I love it. I hope it stays good.

[@Majorwindy]

4:03 that’s embarrassing

[@AlanQSmithee]

The "Per aspera" chapter title is from the NASA motto "per aspara ad astra" -- "through hardships to the stars"

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

1:49 I love how developers these days just can't seem to come up with any actual unique and interesting alien creature designs so they just resort to making a reskinned gorilla and then proceeded to call it an "alien". It's *_always_* a reskinned gorilla monster no matter what.

[@TheManCalledDrHorse]

"Just add a gorilla" has been DC comics' signature move for 80 years, and it worked pretty well for them. Can you blame others for trying?

[@voigto]

Then they name it a "brute" or something and recolour it when they need the difficulty to spike.

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

@@voigto Yep lol

[@cyborggunslinger4230]

This game feels like an unreal 5 asset flip with a budget of 250k

[@weirdferretthing]

I bought and beat this game essentially on the same day, and as someone who... does NOT like Soulslikes in general, but liked Remnant: From the Ashes, this was a neat enough game that didn't overstay its welcome and had variation enough in enemies to make combat into more or less a puzzle to be solved. S'pretty okay. I don't regret buying it for $30-$40 or whatever I spent on it.

[@cattysplat]

I will regret for you then.

[@negative6442]

DB Cooper did it again! He's made off with more money

[@DovaDarko]

the Redfall recommendation did NOT age well

[@michaeldooley5978]

I Was looking for this comment haha

[@purpleblah2]

Is the name "DB Cooper" like when film directors list themselves as "Alan Smithee" on movies they don't want to be associated with? But that makes no sense, because who wouldn't be proud of their work on Scars Above?

[@ChadKenova]

I remember seeing this and thinking it looked good but I didn’t know much about it back then or who made it.

[@KRAElliott]

I would like to see you try psi ops: the mindgate conspiracy. I think you’d have fun

[@sirgs5662]

His whole gimmick is playing bad games not good ones

[@islaydragons1563]

“We have Returnal at home” the game

[@WorldGoods]

Just a normal day as a wildlife scientist

[@shaneregan7745]

“We have returnal at home.” Nah it seems like a perfectly acceptable AA game. Luckily it’s priced accordingly.

[@QuickQuips]

At least you didn't fight an attack helicopter for the final boss.

[@D3Z3R7]

I also say "oh no!" every time I wake up in Seattle.

[@mjasz4341]

"The omega" looks like the enemies from the lego Space Miners sets. Remember those?

[@xXbaker115Xx]

Finally, next gen gaming

[@KennyFrierson]

Can't give this game anything higher than a 5/10 you have to fight so many Harambes

[@JesseAnderson]

I'm pleased to know this was in fact scuffed Returnal

[@gonzoshots4691]

I was going to have an opinion about this video but I forgot to hit A so I didn’t extrapolate any conclusion.

[@davidrobichaux9073]

How's that Redwall recommendation holding up?

[@socaldayve]

Best Wingdings reference in a game review ever!

[@JohnQ5]

Good to see Mr. Cooper is still getting work.

[@xian1978]

"Why having ice makes lighning hurt more?"... because ice is... water?

[@Jormyyy]

What we need next is; The Doleman Protocol, the ultimate video game.

[@kwdblade4683]

My god, I almost forgot about Dolmen. I shall have to say 7 hail Dolmens to cleanse my Dolmens before I Dolmen tonight.

[@golevka]

My favorite DB Cooper game, by far

[@TetanusSnowfall]

You know, there are a lot of videos here on KZbin that are marketed as animations for kids that are almost entirely generated by algorithms. Real artists design the assets and animations, but it's all fed to a computer to generate a script and slap models and scenes together to make something "coherent." I'm not saying that's what happened here, but between the limited enemy variety, "incredible" script, and inexplicable appearance of DB Cooper I'm not unconvinced some part of this wasn't due to the machinations of a not-so-mad machine.

[@WhoeverNevermind]

DOLMEN?!?!?!? DOLMEN!!!!!!!

[@sassybakka]

Looks like the aliens use wingdings! Lololol!

[@dinkeserovic2992]

The DOLMEN verse is expanding

[@LotarWc2]

The bad guy is the Custodian? By the Emperor... you playing as a traitor. Call Adeptus Arbites!