I played 9 Souls-Like games you've never heard of (AGAIN)

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episode 17 of Steam Dumpster Diving with somehow, once again, even more "souls-likes" you (probably) haven't heard of
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:25 New Eden
5:06 Steampunk Lincoln
8:27 DEATHVERSE
15:47 Void Sols
19:19 God Souls
24:50 Estencel
30:40 Dark Light
33:28 Skydom
36:59 Corpse Keeper
40:13 outro/sponsor
also big thanks for help from:
GoogleyGareth for animating the intro sequence: / @googleygareth
Onua for creating the SFM pose of the knight in the thumbnail: / odynom
games played (in order of appearance)
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[@finitereflection3665]

Developer of Void Sols here. Just wanted to say you made this dev's dream come true. Thank you so much for checking out our small experiment. It is genuinely so cool that you enjoyed it, and we hope everyone who checks it out after watching this enjoy it too. We're a small team of 3, so we're eager to hear what folks think so we can make it even better!

[@mrcheesemunch]

Your game looks super cool! It's like Thomas Was Alone if it was a Soulslike. Hope it does well.

[@Woupsme]

Damn, your game looks amazing. Definitely keeping an eye out. Good luck and have fun all 3 od you!

[@kyleprice7846]

you guys are badass. please keep it going.

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

Really nice looking feel to it... If that makes any sense

[@Featherogue]

The game is super pretty and almost hypnotizing to look at - keep it up guys!

[@vangoghsseveredear]

"The gun seems a lot better than the sword" -People in the medieval ages discovering gunpowder

[@soullesscake3696]

The gun was buffed a ton last patch and it’s in the middle of balancing so it’s op rn but it will be more balanced in a few patches

[@Leonhart_93]

@@soullesscake3696 No, it will be even more broken, it's inevitable. All they can hope to limit is the drop rate, and they need to do so by a LOT.

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

mmmm

[@Gallacant]

Edo samurai

[@runawayspodiac2945]

@@Leonhart_93 you realize he’s the actual game dev right? Lol

[@_emory]

Hey just so you know; I just started playing New Eden, and they have an *epic* cloak in their holiday event shop, called the Iron Pineapple cloak. The item description reads: “ A cloak bearing the sigil of what seems to be a… pineapple of iron? No doubt this crest pays homage to a grand sect from a faraway land.” You bet I’m saving up my ornaments for that

[@JustMarty]

Aww, that's actually really cool.

[@_emory]

@@JustMarty that, and the comments they’ve left show how much they truly appreciate the spotlight. There were tons of people online and lots of them were fresh like me, the game is honestly great

[@hazukichanx408]

Warms my heart to see hardworking devs from indie teams that probably don't have a lot of wide-area marketing options, getting this kind of support from someone who takes the time to dig through a bunch of obscure titles in search of the hidden gems. And to see them show appreciation in return.

[@bobby-timomietenkorte5461]

Is new Eden for Mobile too

[@_emory]

@@bobby-timomietenkorte5461 no, just on pc as of now

[@toolatetothestory]

Loved the "Seems like a less cool Bloodborne weapon" *suddenly starts surfing* "HOLD ON"

[@LutraLovegood]

Not surfing, grinding!

[@peribangrecords]

Thanks for the complements on the music for New Eden. We worked really hard on it. The full OST will be available to stream everywhere on January 1st if you wanna hear more.

[@lacuevadexavier]

Heyo! As someone active on New Eden, i have to praise your work on the game! Fell in love with "As it should be"

[@dearsmokey8114]

Your game looks so dope, can't wait until the full release

[@mitchav12]

good looking game, gonna pop on it now

[@TheRpggamer91]

I'm definetly going to check it out, I really hope the project continues!

[@bluumonk]

@@lacuevadexavier thanks! The low-end of the piano really shines on that track

[@wanderwolfstudios5585]

Hey all! We're the New Eden developers and we just wanted to thank you all for your amazing support and encouragement! We won't let you down! Thanks again to Iron Pineapple for giving us a shot and, indeed, going easy on us!

[@lunchZA]

Your game definitely caught some attention here and a lot of people are praising it, it looks great. Wish you the best of luck

[@grettt]

lit game

[@scribeslendy595]

Genuinely a sick lookin game, cant wait to try it out

[@dankcaesar4760]

legends

[@thepjup4507]

this could be the modern equivalent of runescape and i mean that in the best way possible. new eden could be huge, HUGE. beautiful work, cant wait to see more.

[@sandguyman]

I love how this series turned from a meme to a genuine platform for lesser known dev projects

[@Apple_Beshy]

Yeah I downloaded almost all of them if it interesting to me, including all of the game in his past video

[@krystalhaug1957]

@@Apple_Beshygood for you!

[@darkmatter8]

@@Apple_Beshy based

[@BessyJennett]

Developer of Skydom here. Thank you so much for trying out my little world, you don't know how much this means to me. My dream has always been to build games for people and watch them enjoy what I've created and you made that a reality. I built it as a side project so there's definitely a lot to improve on, but I'd be more than happy to work on it more if there's a fanbase out there for dragon riding.

[@coreymoore9582]

Bro, the market for "I bought lair and thought skyrims biggest weakness was shitty dragon riding" alone would support you if you put out a quality dragon riding game lol You can hear it in iron's voice haha

[@WBF_III]

So cool you got featured. Good luck to you!

[@selfloathingweekly]

I think it has a lot of promise if you work at it and keep refining it. Its obviously a VERY rough alpha version but it has serious potential if you have dedication and work to make it great.

[@poisonempress]

hell yeah there's a fanbase for that, good luck with future projects!

[@forcefulstorm6187]

Ever since Scalebound was cancelled there's a dragon riding game shaped hole in my heart

[@soullesscake3696]

Hey, QA helping development for New Eden here. This video is incredibly appreciated and is very well made to show New Eden in a favorable light. I hope you had fun playing and hope you take a look later in the game’s life span to see the impact you have made on this game’s player base. Another reason to take another look is the fact that you missed the most important boss that takes slight inspiration from Elden Ring 👀 Btw sorry you had to run into the resident PvP god Rustery, but if anyone gets on at a moments notice during the game’s downtime, it’s him :) Hope you had as much fun as I do while playing NE and I highly recommend playing again when there is more than 2 people online. Thanks again❤

[@bennettcarlson3974]

Is there any footage of it?

[@lacuevadexavier]

​@@bennettcarlson3974 I have on my channel, name is Venerable Soulfather

[@Hamy20MMM]

This Game Looks Amazing.

[@deadhelix]

This game looks like the mmo Ive wanted, I will be following it throughout its life rooting for it and supporting anyway I can. Excited for its future

[@chaoswraith]

Game looks awesome, im gonna be checking it out

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

At the end of this series we're going to find out the universe is a giant fractal made entirely out of Souls-likes

[@jeremytitus9519]

Always has been

[@nathanjora7627]

No checkpoints, can’t pause, you’ll have to face trials constantly and periodically you’ll get much bigger ones, there are literal bosses, and you can’t even respawn, obviously life is a hardcore souls like

[@mokimoks11]

The end of this series ? You're the funny type ain't ya

[@z.s.n.]

Life is actually a soul like.

[@Kluki13]

just playing dark souls at the end and just shitting on it would be funny to me

[@toolatetothestory]

I love the scarf Lady. Her animation is so elegant, smooth and quick, she's just gone before you have fully grasped she was there.

[@Bamboodium]

I fell in love

[@heraldyaxelevi8132]

I, too, want her to drag me up from death.

[@kat_kot71]

Dommy Mommy energy

[@notgray88]

She has big "step on me" energy

[@flowriscool]

You guys are odd people

[@DMSBrian24]

New Eden looks dope af, I hope it continues development and offers a more full experience

[@eshaybah5581]

thats the first game right? i feel like that was the best one i saw on this vid

[@jfdfdy]

Honestly same. One of the few games from these videos that I'm legitimately interested in

[@Nerobyrne]

they certainly have the gameplay down pat. Now they just need to add the actual game ^.^ Which sounds bad but really, so many games have a great game but the gameplay itself is bad so I won't play them.

[@Oakshield2]

Yeah, that looks fantastic. Will keep an eye on it.

[@MJR1133]

Litteraly am about to go tell my buddy to check it out so we can run around and delve some caves.

[@constipation4650]

The series started out as a meme review of out of budget Darksouls games, but slowly turned into a recognition center of potentially gifted, talented and unique devs who created great games and we watch to appreciate such work.

[@boop3649]

I'm pretty sure its always been recognition centre

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

mmmmm

[@brent8407]

@@boop3649 mix of the 2 I guess, he plays a lot of games which he already kinda know will be absolute garbage

[@Robyamdam]

@@brent8407 you think I haven't watched the entire series twice?

[@Apple_Beshy]

@@Robyamdam Only twice? rookie numbers

[@kamataros5172]

the thing about new eden: they seem to just not aim for the stars but build the rocket first. sure, they have a lot of things in mind for their game (as visible in the roadmap), but they just start at the beginning, have a pretty solid foundation, and most importantly chose something accomplishable from the start. A top down 2D or 2.5D game with pixel graphics is just so much more managable than high end 3D physics systems and graphics if you don't just put an asset-sandbox together. i actually have decent hopes for that one.

[@lordaloa]

It looks cool gonna keep eye on it

[@GwyndolinOwO]

for sure! the game stays pretty "boring" for a while but its a good way to develop a game. it helps avoid scope creep. do what you can and get that down good before moving on. Some game developers (both indie and AAA) get a bit too excited and try to get EVERYTHING working right off the bad. sometimes that works but you run into a huge risk of your systems not mashing up well, or there's a lot of ideas but none of them feel very complete or fun. Not sure i''ll ever play new eden but I'm hoping it works!

[@robinmattheussen2395]

Yeah I wasn't super impressed with the actual gameplay but I actually *was* pretty impressed by how smooth and straight-forward the only experience seemed to be. Definitely cool.

[@greglyhoblit]

Rendering 2d is more taxing on many systems but asset and level creation sure is easier in 2d, less time consuming atleast

[@lulu111_the_cool]

@@lordaloa Because of stuff like that I wanna be rich. So I can fund all games I like

[@satan7512]

The mommy character in Estencel is a highlight for sure. That animation where she steps on the lightbulb thing did things to me.

[@splinter360]

Touch grass bro.

[@LeatherBacon]

@@splinter360 only if she makes me

[@legoeater6920]

@@LeatherBacon 💀

[@lilblkrose]

They need to slow down the animation a bit more for me but yes

[@Minos-Prime8928]

Ah yes anime ruined another guy

[@antarcticyt8616]

gotta throw a rock for Deathverse, one of the bigger problem you encountered was the low amount of players, that was actually because in the first couple weeks of the game there were a lot of server issues so very few players could play, now the game is much more alive, it takes 1-3 mins to find a game

[@Himself42]

It looks fun once ur good at it

[@verdanthyborian2322]

@@Himself42 Lol, that's any battle royale. Not for me, I'll stick with Let it Die.

[@alicenice2528]

no, you misunderstood, if there were few players it's because they made our favorite game a bullshit battle royal bastard, we were expecting something new, something that would be in line with what he had created, but we just had a battle royal

[@Dovah_Slayer]

I wish it got an update it has so much potential still untapped

[@fluidthought42]

Wonder if it inherited Let it Die's stunlock problem, ie the game was too stunlock heavy and runs lived or died on stunlock

[@Logandroid]

Honestly obsessed with the yellow scarf lady who comes out of nowhere all the time in Estencel. She's such a fun and stylish way to respawn and upgrade stuff.

[@jaywingate187]

The way she just yanks you out of the ground and just struts off into nonexistence, her heels clicking is just...so bizarre but oddly fascinating.

[@newsystembad]

If I got yanked upright every morning by a stylish lady in a yellow scarf grabbing me by the face and hoisting me to my feet, I'd be MUCH more motivated to start the day.

[@samdouglas9759]

I do enjoy when games give you a little “get back in there!” When you die

[@wanpokke]

I need the yellow scarf lady to yank me out of bed every morning

[@JagEterCoola]

@@jaywingate187 Major horny vibes for her ngl.

[@OmneAurumNon]

Since you've played so many demos and early access games over the years, I would love to see an episode where you go back to some of those games and see whether they met your expectations, improved on issues, or generally lived up to their potential. This is one of my favorite KZbin shows! keep up the good work

[@TowerGameOffical]

yeah or like a yearly top 10 or something

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

mmmmm

[@Raezra]

Estencel looks so damn cool. Especial that uh... mysterious woman who pops out during transitions. I sincerely hope it can improve.

[@ThisUploaded]

This is the series that refuses to die. Still pulling in nearly a million views in a day after, what, a dozen of these compilations? Speaks volumes to the consistent quality and delivery youve continued to pour into this series. Thanks for keeping it going strong!!

[@RikiazGaming]

Holy shit New Eden looks dope! Good luck to the dev and can't wait to see more of it, such a really cool project.

[@Nishy]

Agreed, both New Eden and Void Sols looks really interesting!

[@RikiazGaming]

@@Nishy Yeah I commented before I saw Void Sols but it also looks really good, especially love the neon, minimalistic art style. Really cool.

[@KyokujiFGC]

Yeah, it sounds like an indie dumpster fire on paper, but it actually looks like it has some potential.

[@GerinoMorn]

@@KyokujiFGC right? it's pretty smooth, seems to have mechanics mostly down, I'd say it's now mostly about content and QoL tweaks. It actually has a lot of working mechanics, it's just there isn't much to do narratively :)

[@kona1312]

New Eden looks so cool I want to see this game come to life

[@nhamyr8523]

The idea of the female Puppet interacting with the player is such a dope idea and looks super cool. Really like that about Estencel.

[@DogKacique]

Yeah, that was amazing The puppet lady was awesome and the other characters look super cool too. Curious to imagine which lore this game has

[@danielawesome36]

She killed the stickman😭😭😭

[@NeoN-PeoN]

Dude, Estencel should get picked up by a studio. That art is INSANELY cool.

[@HappyWulf]

I just bought Corse Keeper. You had 2 corpses and enough flesh to construct both of them (You had 22, it costs 10 each) you just needed to hold X to make them. You were not soft locked, you just needed to explore the UI a bit more. I'm liking it so far.

[@BeyondTrash-xe1vs]

Yeah, I've never played the game but I could tell he could craft the bodies.

[@sneedus3476]

New Eden actually has a ton of potential. I’m not an MMO guy whatsoever but I could absolutely see myself playing New Eden. It looks really unique and is probably going to be a blast when it’s complete.

[@connormatthews522]

rustery, rustery is that you

[@MaskofFayt]

Estencel is also really strange looking but what a rad idea to have the waifu be so animated and a more direct participant in summoning, respawning and resting. Like imagine dying in Dark Souls and having the firekeeper yoink you out of the bonfire to reform you.

[@shakkoryu]

From really should step up their mommy dommy game, Desert Sorceress aren't enough

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

And having her stomping on souls to level you up, so you know exactly how strong her feet are, because that's what Miyazaki wants you to know.

[@tyrant351]

that respawn animation is genuinely inspired.

[@randomperson093]

The way she moves is really fascinating for some reason,they're fast and snappy byt graceful at the same time

[@bcrx5780]

Estencel looked like if Tim Burton was the art director of a souls-like.

[@bibarrel5111]

23:16 Her moveset is literally Vergil from DMC 5 complete with Overdrive and Judgement Cut End, she even has blue after images lmao

[@poultry-lover6665]

Lmao yea Vergil was the shit man

[@gsjacobs]

Can we just acknowledge how good the floorcandy is in New Eden? The reticles for area attacks are stylish and functional; they tell you where the punishment is about to land, and they fit in with the art style without blending in. Just very good design.

[@semen-demon]

i hope this series never dies

[@chari5165]

I hope it dies

[@Liglerian]

Agreed!!!!

[@genuinejustin6269]

Botting your own likes? Thats crazy 😆

[@darekbaird]

Theoretically it never can.

[@tristinrev]

As long as he doesn't go crazy in the process 😅

[@try2fly]

Estencel has so much potential. I can see much love devs put into it.

[@RegretfulBirdConsumer]

*dev, the whole 10 hour game was made by one man (or woman I don't know)

[@try2fly]

@@RegretfulBirdConsumer wait fr??? Jesus... thats so cool

[@RegretfulBirdConsumer]

@@try2fly yeah, it took 3 years

[@jerratic1]

That wolf boss from Estencil is just Jack Skellington's Dog, Zero, from Nightmare Before Christmas. I love it.

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

Was not expecting Peter Griffin to welcome us in Deathverse lmao.

[@grakata5620]

Your pfp makes me want to commit war crimes

[@mumymilkersluvr9121]

Heheheheheh hey lois

[@believeinmatter]

That’s actually Geter Piffin, totally different character

[@LioninAugustmusic]

The video hadn't started yet and I saw this comment. Knew I was in for a good time immediately lol

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

@@believeinmatter and who could forget his wife: Soil

[@pokefront8036]

"FromSoft hear me out" I agree heavily with this statement. Those maiden animations and the model was honestly so cool.

[@Naarii14]

Agreed completely.

[@healingpoison8241]

tbh the woman stepping onto the weird lightbulb upgrade thing and shattering it and her pulling you up from the ground in the respawn animation are really cool concepts, it's kind of a shame those animations are so quick and sudden

[@Amorfis]

@@healingpoison8241 That lightbulb shattering animation made me feel some kind of way

[@yogxoth1959]

@@Amorfis CBT?

[@angamaitesangahyando685]

​@@yogxoth1959 Not necessarily. There is a fetish about crushing things in general. Meanwhile, CBT can be merely squeezing or twisting. - Adûnâi

[@LoarvicLoarvic]

Estencel reminds me of some alternative-universe Victorian dark fantasy, like Meaville's Un-Lun-Dun. Would love to see a full version!

[@darkzeke200x]

That God Souls game is definitely a mobile port, I peeped that immediately from the UI. Those circle button icons to the QTEs. Estencel looks fascinating, and New Eden looks like so much fun! Void Sols surprised me with how well it plays.

[@mangoalias608]

what blows me away is how many talented animators there are out there. almsot every single game in this series has incredible 3D animation. maybe not studio quality, but you have no idea how difficult that is! it takes decades to hone a skill like that, and so many of these games impress me so much

[@moonshot3159]

decades to hone 3d animation skills? lol pretty sure ur not an animator if ur exaggerating like that.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

I know one skill you don't "hone", common sense 🤡

[@Seb_Falkor]

All these comments tryna clown on you but they’re the one lacking common sense lmao. It can take decades for an average person to be good at 3D modeling, but the fact that the modeling is so good without ‘decades’ shows how talented these animators are. Reading comprehension be like

[@99Etien]

@@Seb_Falkor The thing is, how do you make a statement like "it takes decades" when there is no reason/example of that being true. 3D Gaming with the technical possibility for those animations isn't even that old. It is just a phrase taken out of the blue without any knowledge of it whatsoever. It sounds like the typical nonsensical phrase like "Thank you for your service". It is praise to something that someone not remotely understands and is just said for the sake of being said.

[@Seb_Falkor]

@@99Etien brother it is not a literal statement. It looks so good it looks like they’ve been doing it for decades. And your argument using ‘thank you for your service’ makes no sense either. It’s about the meaning of the saying, the spirit of ‘serving’ your country, not any literal specific actions. There are service members who’s job is literally janitor work and it would still be acceptable to thank them for their service. Shit, that would be acceptable even for non service members. There is meaning beyond the literal.

[@liallen9380]

Estencel looks like old school Tim Burton designing a Souls-like. And I'm, uh... I'm kind of into it. Thanks for doing these, they're always at least interesting, and your joy at finding janky things warms my heart. As does the fun of finding really interesting stuff when you didn't expect it!

[@hoodiegal]

New Eden, Void Sols, and Estencel all looked really cool, for different reasons. New Eden for taking such an ambitious concept and making something that actually looks like a good experience, Void Sols for nailing the core experience and somehow being very aesthethically pleasing despite being mostly simple shapes, and Estencel for the insanely cool character/creature designs.

[@professorphantoms717]

The audible table slap at the realization of werewolf mode during God Souls made me laugh way too hard.

[@pilotpetrov3855]

This is hands down one of my most loved series on YT for years now. Also have to say it: the new intro is awesome!

[@gamongames]

You just made me realize this has been going on for years and now I feel older.

[@mattd1466]

Estencel looks more art than game, but it's some good art. The care put into the animations for the maiden that revives and teleports you is such a cool touch.

[@user-lz5vh9bb5w]

@@xPhantomxify I think The Surge 2 was very close to a good competitor, at least to the Dark Souls games. The devs behind it made a huge amount of improvements from The Surge 1, so it just needs a third one with a few more improvements and it'll be amazing.

[@neiabaraja8040]

@@xPhantomxify My ass.

[@Dunmerdog]

@@xPhantomxifywhy are you in every comment section coping this hard. Fuck off

[@Red-Tower]

@@xPhantomxify Dude out here copy-pasting this reply like he's on a mission. To what, shit on indie devs? FromSoft makes good games, makes sense people want to explore the genre in different ways. But Dark Souls wouldn't exist if not for the games that came before and inspired it.

[@user-lz5vh9bb5w]

@@xPhantomxify Nope, it's not laughable. It's a really good souls-like game. They do things different enough that it's fresh but close enough that it feels like a proper souls-like.

[@benparfittvideo]

The thing I love most about this series is your positivity, IP. There's a real maturity to it that I find calming. Thanks for all your work, dude x

[@knowdudegamingshow2962]

40:11 I love how all of the combat animations for Corpse Keeper are motion captured. It gives the game this really unique rotoscoped feeling. Very cool.

[@semioticwish]

Estencel might have one of the strongest art and area designs I've seen with such limited resources. Just that boss introduction alone is so far and above anything most souls likes achieve. Really feels like a dev with alot of talent and a strong understanding of souls likes.

[@JanPospisilArt]

I mean...it's Bloodborne, even the boss is like an amalgamation of several BB bosses. (mostly the cleric beast, but featherier?) They should lean even heavier into their own style, basically whatever they're doing with the mysterious woman grabbing and teleporting you. Do more of that.

[@rheides]

@@xPhantomxify bro really is just copying and pasting the one reply lmao

[@Dunmerdog]

@@xPhantomxify i pity you, creature

[@KassFireborn]

@@rheides It's really pretty sad, innit.

[@northpenguins]

@@xPhantomxify That's, like, just your opinion man

[@DragonFlame135]

corpse keeper has such a cool concept. I could see a really cool rouge-like coming out of a concept like that. The fighting game like combat is quite unique for the genre so they could definitely find a niche.

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

I wonder if there was more to that. Seemed like it was intentional for all your guys to die

[@DareMurdok]

a game where you're a necromancer that is just dungeon crawling to kill things to harvest parts to make an army of abominations sounds so fuckin cool though

[@JohnBeareroftheCurse]

@@Kholaslittlespot1 Those three were the tutorial crew, you can see at 39:25 that he has 2 skeletons and 22 flesh. Enough for 2 corpses. The Demo is actually HUGE, I have 7 hours of playtime.

[@vmondschein1739]

If you like corpse keeper but more soulsy id recommend Mortal shell. Solid game

[@thecasualparry7797]

Rogue, not rouge!

[@LuxwingGo]

Something I really enjoy about your series is you give so many games that no one would have ever heard of spotlight. Even if every game isn't the best you still got them attention. You put the best parts of them out for people to see the work and talent put into them and I think that's really amazing. So thank you for your work!

[@TheMrTangamandapio]

skydom seems like the most ambitious game ever made holy shit, i hope the dev gets more experience under his belt and a lot more time, he could make the next elden ring oml

[@BessyJennett]

hi, i'm the developer of skydom. thank you so much for your kind words :) i have a long ways to go but i'm learning more every day

[@evilhealer]

The best part of this series is now scrolling down to the comments and seeing various devs thanking you

[@DevilNeverKnows]

I blocked them all lmao, I just wanna see people talk about how good or bad the games look

[@letri5444]

@@DevilNeverKnows you never have a compliment from your family before, do you?

[@MayankGupta-th3wt]

@@DevilNeverKnows You are too true to ur name aren't you?

[@angamaitesangahyando685]

​@@DevilNeverKnows Newsflash - the devs' comment threads are likely to have people praising/critiquing the given game, too. - Adûnâi

[@shimomiaizo]

Yes I always read these replies. Feels so good to see them.

[@dielawn87]

Corpse Keeper is actually an incredible idea. I always loved games like Digimon and Dragon Warrior Monsters, so applying that to a Soulslike is a really neat idea. Hopefully we see improvement on the mechanics and overall design.

[@dizzyheads]

I'd like to try it once it's out

[@Soren59]

It looks interesting, but the decay mechanic seems way too punishing. Would be worth a try if it wasn't for that

[@dielawn87]

@@Soren59 Ya it looks very poorly optimized, but hopefully we see more games like that. I also really like how it's kind of Souls meets a fighting game. I think that's a cool idea.

[@fredd3233]

Hell yes another episode 3 weeks after the previous one! Christmas came a little bit early this year ^^ Thanks IP for this oh so entertaining series, I hope you'll keep doing it for a very long time!

[@josephelliott536]

You should 100% do another video someday where you check back on some of your favorite games throughout this series and see where they are today and if they are any better or worse. I think that would be a fun episode.

[@nextella1652]

That New Eden one looks sick, really hope it blows up and it gets more attention

[@oilimenoruega7836]

I really like that Void Sols parry. It's pretty much the inverse of perfect blocking, so you're more punished for doing it early than doing it late in comparison

[@lailahrimhildr]

i really like that you give all the games a fair shake and try to point out the positives even when there’s work needed to be done. it’s a kindness to the people who worked on them. when we review these smaller games, its always important to remember the people who worked on it were very passionate and usually on a very small budget. i’m glad you give those small teams a platform they might not otherwise have.

[@Newwby]

I'd be really interested in a follow-up video showing some of the games you've mentioned you're going to keep an eye on. Like a 'did they live up to the promise' vid, if it has even been long enough since some of the games in the earlier iterations of these videos.

[@gravenightghoul]

The robot calling you "Senpai" is supposed to be a call back to the original Let It Die, so I can only assume that robot just has Uncle Death's conscious in it or something.

[@supermigo123]

I gotta say, I really love your style of "mini-reviews". The humour is on point, you give games a fair shot, you take production context (resources, experience, ambition) into account, and last but not least I share a lot of your sentiments towards these games. These videos are extremely enjoyable for me

[@kanons5133]

Love this series so much. It’s entertaining, bringing unknown developers into the light, and well made. Hope you continue making what has become such a comfort series to me!

[@bravo075]

These series introduced me to Death's Door and I will always be thankful for that.

[@bronzeoliniisnotfunny7885]

Yooo same here!! :D

[@bravo075]

@@bronzeoliniisnotfunny7885 I hadn't had that much fun with a game in years, the extra side quests never felt like a chore, I didn't want it to end.

[@bronzeoliniisnotfunny7885]

@@bravo075 I know right!? And it didn't feel obscenely difficult as well. I love that game. :)

[@DanielLopez-gg1du]

My man I think you are the most tolerant video game fan I’ve ever heard of. You have no negative criticism for a game without also having something constructive to say and no vitriolic hatred for even the most broken, weird, or unforgiving games. Not finding even that last game to be unworthy of checking back on later out of curiosity to see how it fleshes out is a testament to your level of patience and empathy for developers

[@the_jingo]

Maybe he’s just a pushover

[@JayEmCraft]

@@the_jingo he's a fair critic and he finds enjoyment in both good and bad things. I hardly think that makes him a pushover.

[@lowkey_Ioki]

@@the_jingo Being objective and not letting emotions take over a review is now the same as being a pushover. Thanks for letting us know this.

[@ren5689]

@@the_jingo zzzz

[@UchihaKuriso]

That's something I always forget he does until we run into an objectively bad game, but I appreciate and like that he does it. Like If you're gonna say it sucks, tell me is it because of your personal preference or do you think I'm doing something wrong here as a dev. xD

[@SirAlienGuy]

Its always wholesome to see devs comment on your vids appreciating the spotlight

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I think I've seen 3 under this video alone. Great to see the back and forth and appreciation.

[@user-kx4cf7iy5u]

mmmmmmm

[@ScottyDnB]

This is my favourite series on youtube, such great constructive feedback and you are a pleasure to watch. I imagine the work that goes into these vids is crazy with all the downloading, editing and learning multiple control schemes in quick succession. Keep up the good work mate.

[@sheltonallen6322]

I always look forward to seeing these videos in my feed! Thanks bro appreciate everything you’re doing!

[@fenrirlives2226]

New Eden looks like it has all the straight forward fun of a top down souls combined with the simple and unassuming presentation of RuneScape! Definitely rooting for the developers!

[@wyatthines4153]

My two favorite games.

[@RobertTheSmall]

Deathverse is still very alive on PS5. Using the term "FromSoft PVP Goblin" made me check it out and I loved it, longest I had to wait for a game was about 4 mins

[@changsiah2]

good to know but I feel like PCS probably because of those this video as well Idaho the Pc port does equal or a bit more players

[@LuckyLamoura]

I'm glad it is on ps5 it honestly looks super fun and stylized

[@Sebasious]

I’ve legitimately watched 3 hours worth of your content in a single sitting & for some reason I can’t help but appreciate/empathize w/ the amount of time you play these games to get good clips for each video. Regardless of the genre of game, this series is a gem & must live on 🤝🏻

[@lakemonster_5551]

Great reviews! Definitely going to check out the New Eden and Void Sols games.

[@strangeaeons3527]

I'm 99% sure that God Souls was using sound effects from Warcraft 3 and World of Warcraft. The conjoined twin boss was using the death noises from the Ogre units.

[@randydiamonds7080]

And the skeleton was using WoW skelly sounds too lol

[@bewawolf19]

It also used several sounds from Dota 2, both it's match start sound and the Lycan ult sound.

[@PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi]

Yep it did, the ogre sounds were all from World of Warcraft. Crazy they dont get sued

[@daniolus]

haha yeah and I'm pretty sure at 22:58 that's the Dota 2 gold sound

[@daniolus]

@@bewawolf19 and the creep hit sounds at 23:44

[@Crybaton]

I can actually really recommend the original "Let it die"! It had a lot of really cool concepts and a lot of the designs and aesthetics looked super weird and interesting. The progression as you climb the tower was also really encouraging, if confusing at times. And Uncle Death was just a blast to have around.

[@culturia3555]

Suda 51 makes a diference.

[@Mystic_1452]

Yeah I really liked Let it Die, but it was almost too grindy. The style reminds me of dorohedoro lowkey which is super cool

[@PelleXGraves]

Yea i know right, Hope to see Iron play it

[@connorfitzgerald7063]

@@Mystic_1452 totally agree, I think if it had not been a f2p it would have been a huge success

[@SahiPie]

Cool comment senpai

[@ChromETitaN623]

Awesome video, I love this series! I'm a little dissapointed about Deathverse though, I'm absolutely loving it and at least on the PS4 the community is pretty alive, the longest wait time I've ever had was maybe 4 and a half minutes

[@damienr55]

i love this series dude and always love someone showcasing a bit of indie games. have you played fountains yet? have a great holiday break

[@brycestrife5605]

Damn, deathverse look like a decent amount of fun. The environmental stuff looked cool and when you started getting a hang of it the gameplay looked really fun.

[@junkolover9518]

I fuwking chocked when that surprise Gwyn came out. Also, the yellow scarf lady is amazing, you sometimes have similar companions in the games, but she wastes NO time. Doesn't talk edgy, doesn't convince you to do weird stuff, doesn't try to look cool, she just forcefully helps you and waits until something needs to be done again.

[@bare_bear_hands]

Skydom looks like someone took a mechanically less refined MUCK and put better graphics on it. I can vibe with that. And you can ride a dragon. That's an automatic 8/10 😂

[@Aledharris]

Dude I swear I watched one of the early episodes of this years ago. It’s amazing how much slicker the videos are now.

[@TheSurgePhoenix]

One of my favorite things about this series is seeing devs in the comments thanking you for taking time to review / play their games. Its so cool that they can get a little community spotlight and have their work appreciated in ways that may not have been possible on their own. Great video as always!

[@justarandomviewer6756]

Estencel definitely feels like something that has so much potential lying in wait. I’m down to see where it goes.

[@JustMarty]

This episode was an absolute banger. Normally there's only 1 or 2 of the games that look awesome but all of these were fantastic.

[@GigaChadDuPlessis]

Never stop these videos.. i have found more than a few games i really enjoy because of it

[@BeaDSM]

For the last game it looked like you had enough flesh for two corpses (you had 22); the other bits were just optional ingredients to make them stronger.

[@IronPineapple]

if that’s true, dang it, my bad

[@DJRAtherton]

Also that game looks fuckin sick I'm gonna check it out

[@Fiach0Connor]

Honestly, after watching a fair few of these, one of the things I like best about this channel apart from the obvious quality and time put into each video, is how impartial you are and how you respect quirkiness and effort on the devs part. Excellent content as usual!

[@ComfyCherry]

huge props to the solo dev of Estencel, most other long term solo dev things I've seen anywhere near this scale have awful performance for their graphics and the gameplay is normally okay at best but that game looks great, runs great and the audio visual feedback is phenomenal.

[@jamends1220]

New Eden looks like it's going to be a great game. I'm interested in seeing where it goes and really hope development continues. Thanks for bringing it to light and giving it a new fan.

[@raphicoco]

Little tips about Deathverse. When you wait for your match, you can go into the lab and practice against a bot with all the items in your disposal. This is how you can pass time and try combinations of attacks outside of a match. your welcome ^^

[@jgobea0188]

that game looks like it would be rlly fun to play if it had a bigger health bar lol

[@charlylmaoo5953]

The God Souls portion was driving me crazy with how many sound effects it shared with World of Warcraft

[@treeaboo]

Honestly it seems like too many for it to simply be getting it from a sound bank, I think they might just be straight ripping them from WoW. The skeleton sounds, the ogre sounds, human male grunts, etc

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Pretty sure like half of the stuff in that game is straight up stolen, including the voice acting.

[@bigpenny8223]

@@GeraltofRivia22 the attack animations are from darksiders1

[@benceblazsovics9123]

also an ability sound at 23:22

[@benceblazsovics9123]

since all chineese games are at least part owned by tencent (that includes blizzard) they do this quite often as wow sound effects are pretty much theirs in a way. they are just reusing assets - still weird to hear

[@Nicentoastytoast]

I remember watching the first one of these and.. TRENDING?!?! Wow look at you this has gone so far so fast, congratulations dude. You deserve it. The quality was incredible even back then.

[@CokoBlop]

The music at the end of the Void Sols boss really reminds me of Touhou with the trumpets, I love it.

[@Guyloh]

I’m glad to see you playing Deathverse! Unfortunately the PC community is extremely dead due to server issues happening right as it released on PC. However, the console (PS) version of the game is living a LOTTT more compared to the PC version as the game had released on console a week beforehand (with no server issues) It’s unfortunate for us PC players but the game is really fun for sure.

[@ZX3000GT1]

Makes me interested to try the PS version (although I honestly would've wanted to play it primarily for PC with mouse camera instead of stick camera)

[@reaper4812]

I genuinely hope this series never ends.

[@bryceparascand2848]

It never will

[@blargcoster]

The dragon riding in Skydom reminded me a lot of Drakan: The Ancients' Gates. Really good game on the PS2.

[@lancepate]

22:54 Wow, it really IS Gwyn.

[@sparkday791]

As someone who has played alot of Let it Die, Deathverse is just a royal version of LiD that came out to late and has alot of the same clunky mechanics but it also has alot of the fun goofiness of the previous game, The biggest problem is tho that they are MASSIVE time sinks.

[@nickelakon5369]

I don't know, I liked the grunge mixed with weird dark fantasy aesthetic and the arcade theme of the first let it die and I feel like by changing it to the weird TV thing ruins that.

[@marioi.carrillo6264]

Honestly it looks really fun. I'm no huge fan of BR but there seems to be quite a decent amount of mechanical depth between the interactive environments and diverse weapons and abilities. Especially the fact that the maps are much smaller than any other BR means the developers can put more effort into creating dynamic scenarios for the players to interact. The paywalled progression does suck and I do agree that a BR in 2022 seems really unnecesary lol.

[@Slaanash]

what's up, one of the 10 other people who liked let it die lol.

[@DianaTaffie]

Let It Die my beloved. I hope that more people will start playing Deathverse so that i have the reason to play too.

[@wungusbill_]

Pine, I just wanna thank you for keeping with this series for so long,they really are the highlight of my day when ever you post. Keep up the good work, but don't feel too pressured and take breaks when you need!

[@jaythomas468]

Idk why but of ALL THE DIFFERENT KZbin CHANNELS I’m subscribed to, this is probably my FAVORITE SERIES OF VIDEOS.

[@ConzyWonzy1]

Pineapple just casually making dev dreams come true, my goat

[@LucasStrandell]

I dig how the wolf boss in Estencel kinda looks like it came from a Tim Burton movie.

[@fraudirl]

is it just me or is that the exact frame and animations of the demon of hatred from sekiro?

[@wcskeleton1388]

@@fraudirl ithought it resembled cleric beast more

[@kingrhythmo9045]

Looked like zero from nightmare before Christmas mixed with the cleric beast

[@LucasStrandell]

@@kingrhythmo9045 Exactly dude

[@avipony4443]

@@fraudirl It's actually the Darkbeast Paarl from Bloodborne

[@anttondesperben377]

I wasn't expecting a game like New Eden to be so good looking, I'm actually really looking forward to its release

[@xdeku47]

I dont know if you are gonna read this but I really like ur videos! I recently discovered ur channel with this video and now I've watched all of these series, I feel like I'm playing with a friend when I watch ur videos, thanks a lot for this content!

[@davidem5618]

you can make me stay attached to the screen for almost an hours. this serie is the best of the channel and I follow it since the first episode never stop doing this😁