This New Metroidvania Is Uhh...

[@indeimaus]

two big reasons to like the bosses in this game - twitter.com/indeimaus

[@1XXL1]

lol

[@seanquek3231]

So is heroic halo 2 after Metroidvania month? Also maybe play grime?

[@Picapillas]

Umm okay?

[@-The_Jester-]

You're right

[@beytullahdereli569]

I clicked to the link to see those 2 reasons, never felt stupid that much in a while xD

[@Vance_Danger]

They really put in a lusty argonian maid reference.

[@superchroma]

And a subtle warcraft one too.

[@tomisabum]

What, do you NOT want to get into House Hlaalu?

[@wraithorlland5199]

Eey, I noticed it too lol

[@TheRealSinful]

10/10 perfectly polished spear.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Yeah.

[@DarkDemon259]

I'm impressed with the sheer amount of stamina she must have to constantly sway so aggressively in her idle animation

[@AllfatherBlack]

idle animations are one of my weird fascinations and that is the wildest one ive seen yet.

[@itsmeanunoriginaljoke431]

She's Mako from kill la kill. Endless energy.

[@GoldenSunAlex]

@@AllfatherBlack Best one ever is Kyle Katarn from Jedi Knight. Leave him long enough and he starts to shave...Using his lightsaber.

[@Markus-8Muireg]

@@GoldenSunAlex Awesome, I need to replay Jedi Knight to see this with my own eyes.

[@vertyisprobablydead]

If you were all of a sudden in a sever full of murderous slimes you need to sway aggressively constantly.

[@silverowl1337]

24:38 How DARE you not recognize the main character of the epic, Tamriel-spanning, Award-winning books series The Lusty Argonian Maid! Its been summoned like... 2 million times

[@ThatGuySizzleMac]

Uncle Crassius isn't going to let him into House Hlaalu, unless he shows a little skin of course...

[@Orange_Tree_]

Go back you, tesaboos, this is a weeb-only space

[@themidnightanimal1555]

I am very happy I did not have to scroll far to see someone recognize that.

[@alwaysangry2232]

i would rather play as her, at least she is an adult argonian

[@ValtenBG]

I thought that I am pretty cultured but it seems I am still lacking

[@liamwilson7549]

The animation is extremely fluid. As someone who loves pixel animation and sprite creation this has had a lot of love put into it.

[@crinklyonion1410]

Yes, a lot of love apparently.

[@liamwilson7549]

@@crinklyonion1410 i liked my comment to make it 420 hahaha

[@happydays2740]

yeah, yeah, we love pixels, sure nothing else

[@Nae_ex]

​@@crinklyonion1410Truly a lot of love

[@blarghblargh]

a lot of love and a lot of spunk

[@Avarice0918]

"I reincarnated into another world and it's a metroidvania" ngl I would read this

[@el_rod]

Title is not long enough

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Yeah.

[@SmithsMuseum]

Statistically, that says more about you than the likelihood of the book selling well.

[@SacredKos]

@@SmithsMuseum What kind of statistics are these.

[@mylesobrien7477]

Sounds like a horror story a metroidvania would be scary to live in

[@chancefreely]

for those of you who might not know, the lizard maid named Lusty is probably a reference to the Lusty Argonian Maid, which is a book in Skyrim. Thank you BDG.

[@selderane]

That's exactly what I thought.

[@StuRush]

No doubt

[@Archdornan9001]

The best book series

[@icychoiceclaw1908]

@@Archdornan9001 It's 7 acts! You can't keep up the sexual tension for that long! I'd like to see them try! I would like to see them try. ;)

[@biomechnicalhuman4851]

That was literally the first thought in my head when I saw them

[@inni_gplus]

“It’s for the stats, I swear” - Indei after finding the Lingerie outfit, probably.

[@mylesobrien7477]

No mom it's not perverted I'm just metagaming. Also me in the magical anime apocalypse putting on the speedo and programmer socks for stats.

[@ghizghuth2088]

@then ur awesome Wow this was shit.

[@kOiGuh]

@@ghizghuth2088 what was it?

[@ghizghuth2088]

@@kOiGuh Some kind of shit religious propaganda.

[@jayze2354]

@@ghizghuth2088 people like that always confuse me. Did one of them really look at this anime Metroidvania let's play and just went: "I bet my religious propaganda will Stick with those guys"?

[@77dinokid]

Hold on did they make the boss inside a giant chest themselves have a giant chest. We're reaching levels of visual pun that shouldn't be possible.

[@animationturnout2433]

Dude I just now I get it lol

[@SolstaceWinters]

@@animationturnout2433 It would only get better if the boss's name was "Chester".

[@DugFin2]

@@SolstaceWinters Chesther

[@supernova00500]

*"Amazing Chest Ahead"*

[@KinyokuChannel]

"I gotta go pick this game up" I gotta go pick this game up.

[@-The_Jester-]

For many reasons

[@ducasse8473]

Name checks out

[@-The_Jester-]

@@ducasse8473 lol

[@wealthybone2990]

The thing is will you get bored? Also hey didn't except to see you here.

[@mylesobrien7477]

I gotta go pick this game up

[@LadyCorvia]

She did say in the end "how could someone like you find a holy weapon!?" So yeah the holy sword did it

[@kingbash6466]

I love how bleeding to death in this game is just you spontaneously exploding with your corpse being launched 20 feet backwards.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Just like real life, right?

[@KashKey-]

Classic Symphony of the Night death animations

[@prcervi]

main girl is a lab experiment and just looking at the others it's questionable if that ain't a genuine design flaw of her anatomy

[@nikaelkeanretiza1074]

Is like there's a grenade in her body like *KABOOOOOOMOOMOOOOM*

[@beetheimmortal]

The animations are smooth as hell. Also, props to the devs for the Lusty Argonian Maid reference

[@sekira4516]

odds are someone explained this already but the Holy Sword is how you get to fight the Dark Sorceress at all otherwise you get a whole other ending since without it you physically cant harm her as she somehow made you incapable of damaging her when she first created the main character in her laboratory.

[@customercareskeleton]

Ohh! It figures. It did say on the text box Mais ignores that the antagonist was surprised and frustrated the main character had a holy weapon so that seemed to hint that it was a relevant item.

[@SuspiciousIguana]

Sadly it does seem that nobody explained that this was the regular ending. The Good ending is locked behind the perma death mode + divine sword.

[@n-Chantreuse]

666th like

[@airborngaming2250]

No it was literally about the toxic Shera community and the lady looked like the average land whale triggerlypuff fan.

[@ChargeQM]

@@airborngaming2250 I bet you insist that you're a nice guy often.

[@ulyssesthedm]

The animation of the main protagonist in this game is AMAZING! Can we talk about the tiny details? Like for example, she grabs her dress when she is falling after a jump.

[@TechGuy.]

Y is that the part you notice...

[@Galactic_15]

Wow, most games wouldn't get that detailed, so that's cool. I think it shows how much love is put into this game

[@Lambtomo]

Virgin Yahtzee: Pretending he was tricked into playing a game with anime characters somehow every time. vs The Chad Indeimaus: "We are a schoolgirl - that's perfect. I don't know what I was expecting, I saw the screenshots."

[@Josearnaldomanuel2]

Yahtz is still a closet weeb. If you watch the Let's Drown Out, he drops anime references so casually.

[@Lambtomo]

@@Josearnaldomanuel2 At least he does it as dumb (albeit tired) "haha, anime bad" joke - worse are some people in the comment sections seriously agreeing like "I was interested in this game, now not anymore seeing it's anime" - Are those people just blind to screenshots or something? How does that even work?

[@M12GProductions]

When did Yahtzee review this??? 🤔

[@Lambtomo]

@@M12GProductions He did review it but I can't find the video anymore either.

[@kingsleycy3450]

@@Josearnaldomanuel2 I am a long time ZP watcher. The first time he said "long term viewers should know how much I hate anime", I thought, "ZP just started. There are no long term viewers."

[@skurt258]

That Use of Oblivion at 16:56 was perfect... such a great boss theme

[@lanemorrow2197]

Agreed but who is the song by

[@bigdaddyafro4924]

@@lanemorrow2197 found it after searching up the lyrics FFXIV OST - Shiva's Theme kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKCtmntufbGNrZY

[@lanemorrow2197]

@@bigdaddyafro4924 thanks

[@goldenadept6234]

I'm living for that ff14 Shiva music cue transition

[@aeonclokwork]

Truuuue

[@MrRudeG]

So glad I wasn’t the only one! 🤘

[@luketfer]

That and Garuda are probably my favorite boss themes. Not struck on Eden Shiva's theme.

[@jclindsay007]

@@luketfer But alexander! Sins of the father rocks!

[@MrEderRed]

FFXIV is so good

[@danielschiman767]

Love it. This is my kind of game. Also the in-game/dialogue artwork is just gorgeous! Thanks to brought it to my attention!

[@charlesward9963]

that "bleeding to death" bit is genius

[@justinpaglia616]

“That’s a good lookin’ Metroidvania map so far.” Whenever I look to play a new Metroidvania game my first thought is “it better have a good map”. To me that’s crucial.

[@twirly_yuu]

'Oh no, the bees are hot. I'm gonna have to throw my meat at 'em!' I don't think I've laughed so hard in ages. Great video!

[@Jellyjam14blas]

XD same

[@kmfnj]

2:42 - 'I wasn't stabbed in the kidney at all...' ** dies ** Hilarious. I love the style of interludes within the overall gameplay. Subbed.

[@BytheCaye]

"I know what you're thinking, pick this game up-" Me literally already downloading it: "O-Oh yeah haha"

[@neondynamite4350]

24:35 that's a genuine skyrim reference to the 2 volumes of the lusty argonian maid

[@fio_lume]

I'm more a fan of the theatrical script. Ofc the cast must be fitting and the performance superb.

[@sirsage3311]

I attacked with the zweihander so I figure I have some time on my hands to leave a comment. Great video, as always. Looking forward to the rest of the month. As long as I can figure out a way to stop all this bleeding. I think I have a problem, lads.

[@BigDBrian]

currently cleaning my ceiling with the broom so I had time to read your comment and reply as I took a quick toilet break

[@IceDragon978]

Excellent comment.

[@rescuecat450]

Can I just say... I have never subbed faster than the moment I heard the heel click and Shiva music you played... man of culture.

[@PhotonChief]

I always knew there was more to the Lusty Argonian Maid story. Todd Howard just wouldn't give it to me.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Oh you wanted God Howard to give it to you, huh? I cant blame you tbh

[@sparemobius7430]

Rumor has it Todd Howard has a shelf entirely dedicated to this book series with every copy, including the limited first edition unedited ones... in 69 different languages too.

[@hexerin]

6:18 - "If you meet Lami, please help her. She has green hair with pigtails." This gives me Undertale vibes. Is there an alternative path where you don't kill the bosses?

[@Mac_Omegaly]

He glossed over that too fast, I didn't notice it.

[@Hollow__Heart]

In case you still wonder, there isn't. But there is a different ending.

[@Mac_Omegaly]

@@Hollow__Heart thanks for the information.

[@OCTO358]

@@Hollow__Heart what a shame.

[@ACE44-404]

Maybe in an update

[@carnage2332]

I cast my KZbin to my TV's Chromecast. And when you swung the Holy Sword after reading the "it repels evil" line it disconnected and my screen went blank. I thought it was a genius joke on your part and I am ashamed to admit I waited far too long staring at a blank screen before realizing my equipment failed. Lol

[@Christifnyaw]

The absolute fact that the ice queen fight was followed up with shiva's ex fight music is absolutely the chefs kiss to this video. Deserves every like it gets!!

[@blurglebox]

this game has DEEP LORE i can really grab onto with both hands! thrusting required ahead, hurray for rear

[@mediocrewolfsif]

Try tongue

[@kenjen9861]

Try horse, but hole

[@Eishern]

Amazing chest ahead

[@Liindir]

Great chest ahead

[@tttttt4546]

???

[@PatrickWard4]

These quotes, ha ha! "This boar is the hardest boss in the game!" "Every time I swing it I think I go up a year in age."

[@mistercastillo6517]

Can't believe they put in the freaking lusty argonian maid Also, i've known boris for all of 20 minutes but i must protect him

[@tunguska2370]

Boris? "BORIS HAS ARVIED"

[@sdtrawick]

4:50 As a huge fan of Ender Lilies, I'm glad to hear its combat being in the same category as Hollow Knight.

[@anonymousiguana1931]

*Shiva's Oblivion transition theme starts playing during snow waifu boss* "Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well..."

[@Winslow19]

I'm absolutely happy I'm not the only one who caught that. Ryne Shiva's ost is nice and all but it really can't compare to Ysayle Shiva's.

[@ph8enix]

I just farmed her to death for the Ice weapons. "Oh, there is an Indie vid I didn't finish" start up the vid at this exact fight.... "Wait, did I leave FF14 on in the background?"

[@madyak2108]

I didn't know this song was from FF14. That game has so many good songs!

[@Winslow19]

@@madyak2108 Agreed. Soken knows what he's doing in every score, Ysayle Shiva being by far my favorite.

[@RNabuco]

I was about to make this very comment, but i see there was a man of culture well ahead of me

[@geminimojo8019]

Great video. I really loved when you added Shiva' s theme to the ice lady boss. That was just perfect.

[@Dragnix]

It pleases me that Indeimaus recognized the power of the ham that quickly. The ham is the only way to beat the game

[@ardensediri80]

So you beat with meat?

[@Dragnix]

@@ardensediri80 I personally went with spam the ham but yes

[@carpedm9846]

1:05 the lighting is so good looking, I love the artstyle

[@smugbowkid9919]

Indeimaus is really good at anime games for some reason. It’s a skill some would kill to have. All jokes aside though this game is absolutely awesome, especially the artstyle. And for some reason Schoolgirls have insane combat skills and powers.

[@MammalianCreature]

Get him on some FighterZ or Skullgirls, he'd do some work.

[@2bussy]

NAH DUDE GET MY MANS ON THE REAL SHIT: GUILTY GEAR STRIVE

[@donweatherwax9318]

What do you mean, "for some reason"? (And just to be clear: I challenge BOTH of your "for some reasons". Both, I say!)

[@dangazobiton9774]

@@donweatherwax9318 both of your points require an immediate explanation, otherwise your termination is imminent.

[@Hollow__Heart]

​@@dangazobiton9774oh no, he didn't immediately explain both of his points and got terminated, it seems

[@hippiebassdude4587]

Paused to comment this, the random switch to Shiva from FFXIV absolutely sent me lol. Love a good FF reference.

[@CowKirbo]

This game actually looks really fun. Aside from the obvious appeal the gameplay and animations are fantastic. Also the slow animations and gameplay aren't necessarily a bad thing. Souls anyone?

[@cornstar0173]

Man with that meat throwing ability coming in clutch, I'm surprised you didn't make a joke title like "The Best Meatroidvania I've Played".

[@ipoint01]

Lusty the maid was actaully a Skyrim reference to the "Lustful Argonian Maid" a very popular smut book(s)/story and brothel in the game. Which eventually made its way into the Skyrim Meme vault , along with an arrow to the knee.

[@BulletFestival]

Goes back as far as Morrowind, IIRC.

[@alxsblv6164]

By Azura, by Azura, by Azura! It's the -Grand Champion- LUSTY ARGONIAN MAID!!!

[@clockworkNate]

I was honestly thinking "Shivas theme would work pretty good for this boss fight" And then it happened ....Flawless Victory!

[@Mugetsukun]

24:36 with the lusty argonian maid lol

[@thatguynomad_]

Using "Oblivion" (Shiva's Theme) from FFXIV for that one boss *chef kiss*

[@GehrmansWheelchair]

24:35 is definitely an elder scrolls reference :) “The Lusty Argonian”

[@camendiv]

The comment I was looking for before I did it lol

[@chefdano3474]

That music transition to Oblivion was amazing, and made me smile.

[@saltypumpkin927]

Do you plan to play the alternate story where you play as the bosses? It looks pretty cool, you get different playstyles. The story changes, but i think its just playing through the entire same map again

[@dokutah7374]

Pretty late here, but is that actually a thing in the game

[@saltypumpkin927]

@@dokutah7374 yeah. It’s called boss mode, and it’s a little epilogue about the bosses fates.

[@BarbraYaga]

Omg the Shiva snap was genius xD

[@arrowface10]

The Shiva transition was flawless.

[@dotterel4530]

16:55 i have to officially thank you for introducing me to shiva's theme (and thus into ff14). holy shit that ost is so good.

[@AngryTheGnome]

24:32 Oh look a Draconian maid! That reminds me of that Skyrim book about... *o h n o*

[@regulargoat7259]

24:36 dear god the devs really did just say 'hey yknow that one joke book series in skyrim? its mine now'

[@foehammere4192]

I gotta say man yer channel and yer outros are 10/10 man and yer content is worth watching...keep doin' what yer doin'.

[@maroonstarsface]

"Best pixel art I've seen" Blasphemous: laughs in majestic artistic brutality

[@insideyoribcage]

blasphemous is one of the best pixelated metroidvanias I've ever played. Too bad youtube hates it and demonetizes the youtubers who play it

[@maroonstarsface]

@@insideyoribcage well indimaus did a video on it, dunno is it's monetized though

[@SiginKaizerMedia]

NGL kinda got hype when I heard the Shiva phase change noise and the music LOL

[@Hephaestus_God]

25:07 That is the "Girl with a pearl earring" painting... just all spooky

[@Ir00nyc]

18:40 that song is a banger

[@pavlobuhaievskyi9162]

Do you know who’s the artist?

[@STKx91]

16:30 I live for the FF XIV Shiva theme

[@OMGCROW]

So after watching the first minute of your video a week ago, I went and 100%ed this game so I can now enjoy your video. This is probably my favorite game of the year so far.

[@PilotoBahia]

19:01 glad you said Sen's Fortress... still is a missed Ben's Fortress joke

[@anthonynguyen1289]

Was not shown, but there's a boss mode that let's you play through the game with three certain bosses we met through the story. I think there's also a witch mode. So even if you already saw this video there's more to this game. Also several of the items get different effects in the different mode

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

The FFIX sound tracks are almost pushing me into replaying out of nostalgia

[@Brickelz]

The lusty argonian at 24:40 was a genius move from the game developers I must say

[@berserkcashew952]

I know this sounds cheesy, but I was having a shit day until I got the notification about this video. Thank you again.

[@JCHauntsman]

You know shit's about to go down when the ice boss snaps her fingers.

[@dienyemite4014]

Game title should've been That Time I Got Reincarnated as an Anime School Girl in a Lost Ruin, and I Must Fight Booba Girls to Escape!

[@imranmeco3393]

Nah, too short of a title.

[@AtomicMurd3r3r]

24:43 Was... Was the THE Argonian Maid from the fabled tails in Skyrim 🤣😍😍 I'm in love with that THICK LUSCIOUS TAIL 😂

[@vinny_n_p]

9:15 - I laughed way too hard with that Steam Review comment. Great video!

[@hemlockolympic]

Woooah, the art has me mesmerized, it's so pretty! :D

[@argentpuck]

I was literally hoping to hear Oblivion during the ice boss, well done!

[@hobbypsychologist6444]

0:54 that neck bruh

[@XMAXEL]

I see that the ice boss was a sneak peek of how the Shiva fights will go when Reaper is available in FFXIV.

[@rikou1986]

Yusss shiva theme drop was nice. The diamond dust tap

[@stevievaughn5383]

Indei, I NEED an extended version of that remix of Music and Lights. Shit is my JAM! Keep up the good work brotha, know burnout can be a bitch but I really appreciate the distraction from the void of human existence and hunt for money your videos provide 🤘🏼

[@ghosttrick2374]

Unexpected Shiva theme song gave me goosebumps. Gdamn i love FFXIV

[@fgc_7433]

I randomly stumbled on this video and Sir you get a like just for using Shivas theme during Ice Girl fight lol.

[@TheRedCourage]

Don't you ever change, indeimaus. You've done more than you'll ever realize. Thank you for doing what you do and I am truly lucky to have found this channel. Keep going, you're breaking through!

[@Party_Almsivi]

24:34 Oh it’s a lusty argonian maid reference. The dev truly is a man of culture. And yes, it’s doing a little something for me.

[@LoganRonin-vn2we]

The amount of Final Fantasy 9 OSTs takes me back, God I miss my PS1.

[@jasond.valentine5931]

i believe the mimic dancing lady is a reference to Shantae's dance.

[@Dakuu75]

"Oh no, I'm bleeding to death. QUICK! Write in your mobile phone!" lmao

[@mc_redspace]

omg I just felt like, "Where is that music comming from, seems familiar", I really took a minute concentrating on that and then I realised you're using Final Fantasy VII Remake soundtrack, NICE

[@thashadowspawn]

Yup! I'm a fan now! All of the music, heck great music , funny jokes and edits, fun play throughs, still gives you the lore while killing off the enemies. Some fan service in nearly every video, cheers mate cheers! Aloha!

[@Needwagon4Speedwagon]

*Proceeds to run into the spikes multiple times and die after a whole skit making fun of the sucker who ran into said spikes *

[@dontuserachelslurs]

i think everyone in this game has to pee. they're all doing the 'i have to pee' dance

[@lullylew9083]

I very much enjoy your persona. Entertaining indeed. Plenty of giggles just from you being you. And the game looks like a lot of fun.

[@ashkay2920]

This was my first ever metroidvania and it made me love this genre.

[@underwearpowerwear]

If that's the case definitely check out Hollow Knight. Tough but rewarding combat and is definitely my favorite metroidvania

[@Hailstormful]

Kinda weird to start the genre with a "parody game", but it's a pretty good one nonetheless... If ya willing to jump the rabbit hole, consider checking out Hollow Knight, the Ori series, The Messenger, and one of the Metroids?

[@ashkay2920]

@@underwearpowerwear but hollow knight has no gaint slime girls. I hope gameplay and world design will make up for it.

[@attilasedon9593]

@@ashkay2920 But it has Unn the giant slug girl

[@Nick_the_human]

The Lusty Arganion maid! What a great reference

[@warhero40000]

I think the best part about indeimaus is normally when watching playthroughs of games I'm watching countless parts (normally comedy playthroughs) of a playthrough just in case something in that episode is actually funny. Sorry for the example but I did this with game grumps a lot, there's obvious episodes that stand out far beyond the rest to the point I just stopped watching stuff like that. Got sick of this weird Phomo like feeling like I'd miss something. Indeimause's videos are like those rare 1-2 entertaining parts in a 120 part playthrough all in 1 video. I'm not compelled to watch incase something interesting happens because I already know it's going to be good.

[@badtiming2208]

Phomo as in "Phear Of Missing Out"?

[@mothichorror446]

@@badtiming2208 paralysing horror of missing out?

[@badtiming2208]

@@mothichorror446 Ok, that makes so much more sense actually.

[@DiViNEReject]

No clue how this video appeared in my recommended stuff/never heard of you but I’m glad to have stumbled upon it! You’re pretty damn entertaining man. Keep up the good work😁

[@samsmith138]

If I were to start playing any metroidvania games THIS this right here would definitely be the first one I play. No Shame

[@arielramos7208]

Ahhh the reference to Skyrim, the lusty argonian

[@kingchickenwing4887]

24:34 That's probably a reference to the Lusty Argonian Maid from Elder Scrolls

[@Allodder]

Bro pls start making "music used" lists. I'm lucky i recognized Shiva's theme at 17:20

[@thecynicalone6391]

"It wouldnt be a game without a spider boss with a hot female top now would it?" Dark Souls anyone? Also, I love that reference to 'The Lusty Argonian Maid'.

[@AfroJeffrey]

Lusty is an easter egg to the lusty argonian maid.