Indika, Surmount, Crow Country and Heading Out | Yahtzee Tries

[@anarchyanna]

Ah my daily dose of sassy british man an silky smooth narrator.

[@askennedy6076]

@@15oClock I thought he moved to Australia following a girl he liked, and it didn't work out, but he stuck around.

[@JackPorter]

@@askennedy6076 why did I move here? I guess it was the weather.

[@ashuggtube]

"That's not a fetish, that's an appreciation for good socks."

[@JimTheFly]

I am loving the random outtake-level lines during the credits here. Great touch.

[@psykomancer4420]

I don't know why, but hearing Frost say "There's your soul, oh my god" made me chuckle.

[@Waffletigercat]

OMG THAT SUMMONING SALT GAG!

[@gameofharmony]

Loved that 😆

[@angelnickl]

"That means your graphics card is dying, I think." Is a great frost quote but would seem mundane out of context.

[@Hel1mutt]

the context definitely made it funnier lol

[@Texelion]

One day it would be nice to have Frost summarize the Yahtzee Tries, based only on what he remembers.

[@ceeaymoore]

I dig the recent trend of overlaying either bespoke written outros or cut together choice voice clips on the credits of these videos. Please continue doing that, Marty "Fill My Ass Up" Sliva, Yahtzee "Dahmer is my Favorite" Croshaw, and Sebastien "Appreciation for Good Socks" Ruiz.

[@sarahquinn9875]

Yes, Yahtzee. Indika definitely sounds like a font and not...something else lol.

[@nirast2561]

"New Indika heroes, from Bionicle."

[@Vesperitis]

I’m reminded of Redlettermedia’s review of Verotika.

[@psykomancer4420]

@@nirast2561 Legend

[@jwithextrajj]

@@nirast2561 You can't just sucker punch people with nostalgia like that

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

7:52 - hahaha - love the editing on this bit! "Yeaaahhhh...."

[@UnNuclear]

Fun Fact: The devs behind Crow Country are Tom and Adam Vian. They did a lot of flash animations in the days before KZbin. One of their most popular ones was the Decline of Video Gaming series, which I still quote to this day, and has some scarily accurate predictions of the video gaming industry.

[@doorsareforopening]

This has become the gentleman's 3MR/Bytesized

[@doogong]

love the summoning salt reference

[@flummox3d]

1:09 heh, that Summoning Salt reference

"There is a shotgun pointed at me and I'm not sure I like it" -famous last words

[@CSlinger]

Since I was a big fan of Yahtzee's Let's Drown Out series, I do wish they would do a reunion stream with him and Gabe. Those two had the best chemistry together.

[@psykomancer4420]

The only time I've ever heard of Estatica was when the Oney boys played it. Knowing Yahtzee is aware of it makes me really hope they continue their playthrough.

[@axelprino]

Heading Out sounds somewhat close to a dream game I've been thinking about for a few years, not necessarily in the aesthetics or vibes but more in the mechanics. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, I just added it to my wishlist.

[@CulcoyoteCosmico]

I know a bunch of indie devs watch this: Nun and Gun, A western inspired game on the frontier where a nun has to defend an orphanage with a shotgun from hordes of the undead and the ocasional bandito vampire. Like Undead nightmare, but from the Nun´s perspective, and in the Vampire survivor overhead style GET TO IT

[@wordcroutons]

That sounds fun! Maybe you should make it.

[@CulcoyoteCosmico]

@@wordcroutons Nah, not talented enough, But I consider myself an Ideas kinda guy :)

[@meapickle]

That made me think of the old game "the dark watch". Mostly because of wild western vampires. But that's a concept that sounds awesome

[@LocalSlasher]

​@@NOFuture1986Maybe try again?

[@jackmesrel4933]

Glad to see you enjoyed Crow Country, it's definitvely one of the best "PS1 styled survival horror" games out there. If you found the game too easy cus it had lots of ammo everywhere (which I agree, I never was close to running out even once), the devs are developing a Hard mode, so maybe check it out in a few months.

[@roboknobthesnob]

The easy stuff goes beyond that tbh. The most complex puzzles have the solution straight up hidden in the game. Eg: there’s one puzzle that is mostly time consuming rather than difficult. The one where you need to find out the password for the Central Control Room. Except right next to it there’s a save room where the code is written on the wall.

[@jackmesrel4933]

@@roboknobthesnob I can't comment on that cus I'm terrible at puzzles and a few times I had to look up the solutions online XD but yeah, even I could progress til the final stretch of the game by myself, so the puzzles are on the easy side

[@ObieCS2]

Hats off to Surmount's character customization, Yathzee's character looks just like him.

[@lemontop881]

3:01 I'm so old that I get the Blues Brothers reference 😭

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

Ah yes Indica, the game about stumbling down the stairs at 3am in order to raid the fridge.

[@Th3BadThing]

5:35 oh man the stories ive heard about Mr Seagal. Several in particular came from Brian Bishop who worked as an advisor on one of his movies i believe, one of them being Steven closed down a clothes store for roughly 2hrs for "shopping" but in actuality he damaged his spray on hair and he spent the 2 hrs sculpting it back into shape since it requires multiple layer sprays and drying. Also that he pretty much believes his acting roles were real life situations, dudes insane.

[@ninjabiatch101]

Heading out seems so very up my alley as someone who likes Spyhunter and Road Rash. The muscle car and noire style seemed dope too.

[@davidbarnes6672]

Did not expect a reference to summoning salt, but I certainly appreciated it

[@nicklager1666]

Games that sound like a font. That makes me wish for a game named Helvetica.

[@Guymanbot97]

I know it's a font, but I can't help but think of Nichijou anytime I see that name.

[@JimTheFly]

I feel like Helvetica is a game that could really make an Impact.

[@crackedemerald4930]

Helvetica will be the third strand like

[@peterpop-off]

​@@JimTheFlyalright jim pack it up

[@Scourgething]

Prevent the queen calcium atom from going leaving.

[@ty_sylicus]

These compilations rock.

[@IagoBoom]

I'm going to continue to rave about the "Not just elevator music during the credits." The out-of-context audio clips killed me.

[@dazelandpointcom4170]

The font is Andika. Excuse me swinging.

[@NewExile]

Heading Out kinda reminds me of Consuming Shadow, only with a lot more 3D.

[@colin5689]

Summoning Salt reference is just 😙👌

[@gregoryvn3]

"I'm a Battle Nun." - Yahtzee

[@CzechAvailabilitie]

Nuns Can't Jump sounds like a crossover sequel between White Men Can't Jump and Sister Act.

[@TheAdventuresofRussell]

The Back Pocket play through of this was hilarious! Sister Act never looked so surreal lol

[@JeskidoYT]

Heading Out is just the racing missions from Burnout Paradise without all the traffic or city life or colorful scenery.

[@ThePackMan34]

The Summoning Salt reference made me laugh way too hard.

[@miles2354]

Wow, ecstatica reference! Punched me right in the nostalgia gland, I need to lie down for a while.

[@matthewherr1588]

Now I want to play a survival horror game game where your character is actually geared up and prepared at the start like they would be going in for a dangerous operation, but there is no ammo to pick up. What you start with is all you have. A rifle, a chest rig with like six mags on it, and a sidearm. Use sparingly.

[@revenantproxy9100]

Been through Tomah before as it's only a couple hours drive from home. Neat.

[@CHA0SHACKER]

The last one feels like a “what NFS The Run should have been”

[@SzymonAdamus]

Thanks. We did our best :)

[@SIDEWAYS255]

How it began: Frost "You are like a brother to me" Yahtzee "No" How it became: Yahtzee "I'm a Battle Nun" Frost "No"

[@Respectable_Username]

1:14 Pffft the Summoning Salt song playing at that moment is absolute genius! 😂 (I'm trying to find it again in my Spotify playlists to get the name but can't find it. Which is annoying, as I actually heard it on Spotify and really liked it well before I ever knew who Summoning Salt is, and it feels bad to call it "The Summoning Salt song" because of it. All I know is that the album cover shows the word "HOME" but I've no idea if that's the artist name or the song name. Anyway, this is all besides the point. It's a good song in its own right!)

[@edgarallanpoe8309]

Nobody's mentioned Nick saying bussy with a straight face yet tf

[@DanMiller.]

It's so nice that second wind continues the tradition of ear shattering loud intros followed by a normal volume Yahtzee

[@SecondWindGroup]

We need you as awake as possible before watching. You're welcome.

[@902496]

The definitive proof that SummoningSalt is THE speedrun youtube documantrian is that anytime any other big creator wants to make a joke about speedrunning they use that song intro.

[@christianjones6124]

“Ah Spider!” *inserts SpongeBob clip Goated Editor👏🏾

[@andybrinegar8861]

I really want to see Yahtzee play little kitty big city and I don’t know why

[@Dalaserman]

Frost is speaking truth about stockings, its not a fetish its an appreciation

[@kingvideogames]

8:20 Me, who knows the twist at the end: Oh ho ho, that's going to make you feel creepy later on.

[@GinkgoBalboa142]

Heading Out reminds me of Taito Chase H.Q. See, I have an obscure reference willy too.

[@TheMarkoSeke]

"I think it was about climbing a mountain, but I spent most of the time doing anything else. It's like if Celeste was about ADHD instead of anxiety" LMAOOO

[@Mick0Mania]

Hey! Ecstatica II was one of the very first games I experienced as a kid, though I was too young and scared to play it. Fond memories of sitting on my Dad's knees with my sister, watching him play. I get the obscure reference!

[@Tuss36]

Shows how the gaming perception window has shifted that Surmount wasn't at all compared to DK: King of Swing

[@PiePie453]

Hey now, that soundbite is trademarked! You'll be hearing from SummoningSalts lawyers!

[@Phox-in-a-Box]

Yahtzee's comments about Mara betray that he hasn't finished Crow Country.

[@samlipton7872]

Speaking of Ecstatica - Oneyplays did a great playthrough of what I’m guessing is around the first 30 minutes of the game

[@chairmanmeow9110]

I really appreciate the SummoningSalt reference early on!

[@undergnomes6248]

Alright caught me with that one I wasn't expecting a jojo reference 🤣

[@Daudgrim]

I'd be a happy wizard, because the sole reason I am unhappy is because I'm not a wizard.

[@LocalSlasher]

There's an even more miserable wizard called Kevin... the Wizard

[@thegrumptastic]

I would love more Yahtzee mixed with Home’s music.

[@bladedicedragon]

surmount reminds me of donkey kong king of climb or whatever the name of it was

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I'm definitely waiting for Crow Country to get a Switch port!

[@zUJ7EjVD]

Now here's hoping next time it isn't three games I already played the demo of. Although reading reviews before playing something isn't something I tend to do anyway, I prefer to know what the review is talking about and use it to reflect on my own feelings towards the game.

[@SimplexPL]

Indika is 3-4 hours. Complete it,if only to see what happens to the points you colllect.

[@quicksandbuddy]

I've been playing Crow Country and I've been kind of disappointed in it so far. It feels like baby's first survival horror, while I was hoping for another Signalis. It feels good to play and it's not boring, but like Yahtzee said, it's not scary or challenging at all

[@MrT3a]

Someone on the editing team loves Summoning Salt ^^

[@dg11993]

Nuns don't work on sunday.

[@GerinoMorn]

Indika is such an interesting case, even ignoring the game altogether - the devs fled Russia when invasion of Ukraine happened, and I'm guessing they went to Poland, where the publisher of the game is (or at least they work with them). And the game itself is "inspired" by the distaste of the creators towards the Russian Orthodox Church, which in turn is tightly bound to the ruling class of Russia. Also there is a nun named after weed who rides a children bicycle in her mental voyages, this is already better than /a lot/ of games xD

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Recently watched The Name Of A Rose with Sean Connery. It's pretty good. It's like Sherlock with Monks. So watch that if you're playing Indika along with Sister Act. (Plus Back in the Habit of course.) Bye. 👋

[@philliptinner6576]

The Summoning Salt reference lmaooo

[@Chameleonradio]

Ah, "De Moines," that one we don't hear so often.

[@FaithOriginalisme]

Heading Out reminds me of Deathroad to Canada meets FTL

[@ashuggtube]

I feel that I need to know more about this truck that sold food out of it but wasn't a food truck

[@louisetarrant1071]

These edits are so damn good! 😂👌

[@alialmuhanna4938]

Seriously, 2D pixel art is the best the industry has to offer.

[@Dan-zc3ou]

I must admit that i skipped Indika because of the seemingly AI generated cover art but every review give it a good impression

[@TMV420]

it's one of the strangest, most unique and memorable gaming experiences I've ever had. that being said, if you want an action game and don't care about narrative, don't pick it up. but if you like games that think outside the box and present challenging, engaging stories, this is for you!

[@K-o-R]

I could see myself playing an endless highway game.

[@Rubrickety]

Someday, every gaming video will include a Summoning Salt callout. It will be a good day.

[@tobiaseriksson475]

Nuns are tight!!

[@AB-fh9zh]

yeh yeh yeh ... yeah.

[@LilFeralGangrel]

Why is Heading Out, tagged as a "visual novel"? i say this as a person who is fond of Visual Novels, that this does the game a disservice but it's also just inaccurate. Visual Novels are a style of interactive fiction ultimately derived from old text based game like Colossal Cave Adventure (also known as Adventure). Fun fact: the term "adventure game" was basically to describe games that were similar to the original Adventure, eventually Adventure Games or Adventure-Likes, gained graphics and led to point and clicks, and walking sims in the west. I'd describe Visual Novels as games that are almost entirely dialogue trees, games books or choose your own adventures but as a visual experience. There is too much gameplay to call Heading Out a visual novel.

[@FerretWarlord1]

I get checkerboards too!

[@jamesrichie7844]

Tomah, Wisconsin mentioned

[@TMV420]

Indika was absolutely one of the most unique and memorable narrative experiences I've ever had, further making the argument that the medium of games offers a more immersive experience than any other medium today!

[@denmark1226]

Oh God, a Yahtzee with arms. How cursed

[@ImNealHunt]

I heard that about steven seagal

[@shinimekekemee5828]

vibes based statistics

[@camwyn256]

Nuns don't jump. They fly

[@crunchio]

7:52 yeah

[@thezzajman2904]

You should play fear and hunger 2: termina... Picked it up an cannot put it down.

[@historichistory9992]

Could you add chapters to these with the different games?

[@rooklordofmagic]

Obnoxious radio djs is just something you can never escape.

[@SimplyGun]

indika is 3 hours long

[@JULR0W]

how many podcasts does Yathzee listen to that he always listen to them while playing?

[@olfi500]

i thought indika was the one about car racing

[@Dr.Death8520]

Was that an achievement for doing a barrel roll in the last game? If so, nice

[@EmissaryOfSmeagol]

Indika looks so interesting.

[@damie9412]

Nice

[@user-on1e]

jo Yahtzee play "Animal Well" got 10h in it and it is r_aight so far....

[@user-on1e]

ah you all already made a review of it honestly I got stuck on a puzzle a bit later in the game not because I can't solve it I am just to slow with the items so I struggle with it but I think I got enouth out of the game already anyways...

[@ninjabiatch101]

Yahtzee making that terrible "Battlenun" joke, and frost just barely reacting, is a great example of how these folks are just surreal.