Inhuman Conditions Review - The 5 Minute Blade Runner RPG

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[@OTWarrior02]

After saying Orange 3 times, I thought he was going to reveal himself as an aggressive robot

[@NyanCath]

that was my thought too! maybe that mystery is meant to stay with us

[@billyhyde1415]

No, he finished the video in an odd way, rather than with the usual schpiel. I'm betting he did the entire review as a patient robot.

[@miistercrayon]

Nicely observed.

[@tsmcgu]

He's clearly a robot, he even has the red stamp

[@drlobster9291]

he is, haven't you seen the Nemesis review?

[@APerson863]

I really appreciate Tom coming into his own style. The opening really shows a different approach, and it offers a delightful addition to the su&sd team

[@samuelwillis]

similar enough to not be jarring to the format, but different enough to have a unique style and voice compared to matt and quinns

[@uero-ro]

OMG, I was just reviewing some of the Print and Play materials--and one of the Suspect jobs is "Sponsored by an Energy Drink Brand." someone is sus!!!

[@benji-menji]

4 orange references? Yah, definitely a robot.

[@DrMcFly28]

So apparently Tom is mildly appreciative when faced with existential horror

[@JayTohab]

Game: I will make you question your existence. Tom: _I'm listening..._

[@GraylightSynes]

I somehow read that as "mildly attractive" and it still made sense

[@ankurnarayan]

It was excellent funny. Ten points to Griffindor!

[@GeneralFace86]

Tom has been one of the best pickups for SUSD. Definitely appreciate his different style and sense of humour.

[@luigiscazzari4724]

Agree 150%

[@ribby9069]

He’s the one they’ve kept right? so that’s good 😂

[@adrianstanczak8326]

His sense of humor is so bad, that it is good

[@Zalintis]

Yeah! Way better than that Quinns guy! Show was never the same after he joined :P

[@middaymeds]

Tom is a just a gleeful lil hunk of wholesome meat, he contrasts great with the witty British cynicism that SUSD normally offers

[@khoryos1]

I feel like any violent robot that doesn't slam the table with a shout of "Let me tell you about my mother!" is falling short of their potential.

[@Kazeoku]

Is that part of the test?

[@Kazeoku]

@@scottatwood5721 But... what desert? ... I have to know!

[@spyke12939]

Reaction time is a factor in this so please pay attention and answer as quickly as you can.

[@Kazeoku]

@@scottatwood5721 Sorry, my joke fell flat. He says, "Is that part of the test?" in the interview. Asking which desert only adds to the awkwardness of the interview. It is such a great part of a really great film. To Keir Cooke point, players of this game should have to say "Let me tell you about my mother!" ^.^

[@eelexa]

But you're not helping, Leon.

[@VapeKidJr]

idk how Tom stepped into this role andimmediately stuck every landing but he did it. His videos are al bangers and his game recommendations slap my whole bod

[@billyhyde1415]

Your bod must be extistential horror.

[@VapeKidJr]

@@billyhyde1415 uheh ah ahyehyehyeh

[@HenryRSeymour]

Is that a Big Joel reference?

[@VapeKidJr]

@@HenryRSeymour I've been found out!

[@SenseiSoul]

Tom's humour has a 100% success rate on me - aurally and visually. That last second was absoutely the nail in the coffin. Thank you for the excellent work!

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

Literally guffawed. Cannot remember the last time I did.

[@timmowarner]

In case it's not obvious and anyone is wondering why it's so, the robots are given the answers to the maze while humans have to navigate them because this gives the robots time to read and memorize their behaviours while pretending to do the maze. Once things start it would totally give it away if you got caught peeking to remind yourself.

[@Eagle0600]

I love that!

[@NevTheDeranged]

This is one of the things we brought up in playtests, and I had no idea how they solved it until now, and it's genius.

[@louisxyz1]

Voight-Kampf Test: The Game is an all time great one sentence sell of a board game.

[@alejandrorivas4585]

The moment I saw the game components I immediately understood the concept and was very interested.

[@vee-bee-a]

_"You're in a desert..."_

[@chrsprkr]

I was ready to get rid of this after playing it a few times and then seeing Vasel’s negative review... but there was a part of me that knew this was more RPG than proper board game so I likely wasn’t exploring it as deeply as I could in the ways I should’ve done. After watching this review, I moved it to my RPGs section and it feels much more appropriate there. I’d say don’t bother watching The Dice Tower review as Vasel approaches it as purely a board game and thus, might be missing the point? Brewster has done the game a massive credit with this video by understanding what it truly aims to be.

[@aljozoql4459]

Iunno, the game is fun but Vasel does have some valid points. Playing as a human isn't that interesting (especially if you don't get a wacky job), meaning the game is great only half the time it's played. If the human role had more to work with (some hidden goal or secret backstory maybe) to force them to act more suspiciously, then the game would be great all of the time. Sure you could just roleplay that awkwardness in yourself but your only goal is to win/survive, so there's no real incentive to do that and risk the loss

[@GameCrawler]

My wife and i played it 5 times, and 4/5 times one of us was the human. Completely ruined any enjoyment we could have gotten out of this game.

[@ScytheNoire]

"The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping."

[@eelexa]

What do you mean I'm not helping?

[@Pariah76]

@@eelexa I mean you're not helping! Why is that, Leon?

[@meathir4921]

Damn Tom has been an absolute unit in lockdown

[@miistercrayon]

I think the sell of it being a party game for two is really apt. There’s something about the god eye of a neutral observer that I think helps enforce the role playing in a soft way.

[@FeyTheBin]

Honestly, if CAPTCHA tests are done by small talk, I'd be scrapped for parts in a reprocessor.

[@tessereq]

somehow, out of all of the jokes, catch-2049 got me laughing the hardest god I'm such a Blade Runner nerd

[@eelexa]

This video was made for people like us.

[@vuuvovuuv]

seems like there's a lot of little cute references in the game itself, like at 10:50 you can see Statute 1982.3(d) which is the year blade runner was released

[@richardyasushiii3848]

Thank-you for talking about "The Cringe". It's one of the biggest stumbling blocks for many people to really get into gaming, especially RPG's. As people, we are always "playing" something - whether that's trying to be stoic during hard times or pretending to enjoy something when we don't. I wish people could get over their resistance to enjoying the experience of inhabiting a character and letting their imagination go.

[@chrisseibert7810]

Haven't seen a comment about the Tom Waits line, so this is the appreciation for that joke

[@bagelofthefuture]

With each review I grow closer and closer to buying Hundreds of Horses, a game which you have never even reviewed, nor mentioned on your site. But I see them. They are everywhere.

[@luigiscazzari4724]

I am sold.i want to try " Blade Runner: The Unofficial Board Game " if anything, for the Tom Waits reference

[@PeterClotworthy]

When I watched the harsh Dice Tower review of this one, I KNEW that someone at SUSD was going to take the complete opposite side! Glad I bought this a couple of days ago before this review made copies scarce haha

[@SenorTallon]

I've found that any problems the game has can be smoothed over with a nice cool TANGO ORANGE.

[@NLGeebee]

I've seen games you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on hexes on cardboard from Orion. I watched Meeples, glitter in the dark near the Three-to-one harbour. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to dice.

[@lukaea]

I love Tom style and game choices. They are so weird and different from the rest of the crew that it just makes sense that they got another person to do it. Great video!

[@thebluesbrothers]

Inhuman Conditions has been one of the greatest additions to my boardgame collection of the last several years. So happy to see it getting some love and attention from the broader community. It's an incredibly well designed and hilarious game.

[@ShDragon1]

I should know better than to take a drink at any point during a SU&SD video by now. I really should... I let my guard down for just a bit during the closing bit and that musical sting at the very end almost killed me.

[@yashizuko]

This game SCREAMS bladerunner

[@richardmoore5347]

If you ever get the chance, I also recommend reading the short story precursor to Bladerunner called "Electric Ant"

[@yashizuko]

@@richardmoore5347 oh wow thank you, didn't know that! Ill sure do, i just got around the bladerunner new comics, they are really good

[@RobertMacLeanDeveloper]

Yeah, he said exactly that 7:00

[@Matois1]

I love Tom's editing the most. So unique and you can immediately tell it's him

[@kameronbowden5040]

THAT SLURP AT THE END KILLED ME.

[@individualvideos]

This is now my favourite SUSD video. I have watched it 3 times, and there's always some little new detail I pick. Great job!

[@SamRoss68]

"existential horror" *nods approvingly*

[@godforbidme]

What song is playing in that absolutely amazing intro?

[@tomihawk01]

Are we still talking about how Tom is a great addition to the team? Because that's never getting old.

[@binipped]

Tries too hard in the comedy bits. The other guys get me rolling, and even when they are trying too hard it still comes off funny and endearing, but Tom just falls flat for me. Oddly enough, I love his breakdowns and reviews. If I could get an edit without the jokes he'd be a top reviewer for me.

[@Joeisokay]

Such a great review, really enjoy Tom's style and am so glad he joined the SUSD team! Only downside being I now want yet another board game!

[@recklessroges]

"Other fizzy orange drinks are available".

[@BenJones-lj6tn]

hey tom! just wanted to say you have been a great addition to the susd team this year and I really enjoy your videos. I appreciate you!

[@nicklarocco4178]

This seems like a wholly amazing "minigame" to add to a normal RPG night when playing a game like Cyberpunk. Having this, instead of just rolling a few dice, to determine if someone is a robot in an investigative RPG about catching robots would really just amp the game up to 11. Bought right away.

[@sauronmauron6965]

basically,the Voight-Kampff machine from Bladerunner...neat!

[@snarst]

0:59 the face of existential horror

[@bulletsunderpressure]

Top tier board game reviewer right here. Nothing else compares to this dude.

[@LeumasMoonGod]

That closing actually got me snickering. Well done - splendid review.

[@fuzzlemacfuzz]

Love this game. The artwork, the premise, it's all great.

[@stevegodfrey7973]

Not sure if this show of emotion means your a human or an overcompensating robot 😉

[@mariasaha8303]

Such a great review! SUaSD and The Great British Baking show have been my anti-anxiety balm throughout this insane year. Thank you for that!

[@anotherfrenchdude1]

I wanted to buy it but it's only available in the US, you have to pay a fortune to have it delivered to the UK :(

[@dksocal]

"Describe in single words only the good things that come into your mind about ... your mother."

[@lewiscarter4630]

"like trying to coax Tom Waits out of a dive bar" is a good line but reminds me of a story my friend told me years ago. He and his friends saw Tom Waits at an airport and argued who was going to approach him and what to say. Eventually my friend thought he had the best line so went up to him and said "from one drinker to another, it's great to meet you". Apparently Waits just snarled "I haven't drank in years" and walked off. I think he's been sober about 25 years.

[@robertrossney8947]

I know someone who was in a restaurant in Santa Rosa, and saw Tom Waits dining at another table. When she left, she saw a beautiful, mint-condition 1957 Cadillac in the parking lot, a car that could only have been his. The sole piece of paper she had on her was a five-dollar bill. So she wrote THANKS! on the bill and left it under the windshield wiper. I like to believe things like that happen to him a lot.

[@MrWendal]

There was a similar old print and play called "Voight Kampff" where you had nerf guns, and had to shoot each other instead of using stamps / slamming the table. I recommend doing that with this game if you've got the guns.

[@pavellishin2972]

I'm so glad you joined the team. These videos are excellent.

[@thisissostupid61]

Good Job Tom!!! You've been absolutely killing it recently. I can't wait to try this with my friends.

[@nutwit1630]

I just heard this played on Friends at the Table and I was so excited to see it reviewed here!

[@northlakeghost]

OMG Tom! Great review. Would LOVE your top 5-10 solo RPGs... I'm a huge fan as well!

[@BathedInMilk]

You had me at Tango and Tom Waits references. (Note: Should have played 'Tango till they're sore' by Tom Waits for the inserts)

[@lostmarble540]

Can the techniques in this game be used to identify real robots? Asking for a friend.

[@Plarzoid]

So glad I Kickstarted this. I'm looking forward to playing it at party nights and at conventions since I think it really shines as a two-player party game where the silent audience gets to try and puzzle it out themselves. 5-minute rounds mean you're not out of the action yourself for long, and the ability to switch up who is investigating whom, etc. To me, this is the perfect compliment to a party weekend filled with other board games.

[@Cuix]

I feel like this is the second or third time I've found myself saying "This is Tom's best review so far" and, like, damn

[@jonahfalcon1970]

You reach down and you flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.

[@chronomap]

Love the review! What song is that in the intro? I can't find it anywhere and it bangs

[@francescotamburini5790]

3:21 I will have nightmares with Tom’s evil laugh here

[@fabeto10]

I've deducted from this video that Tom is a robot. Next.

[@ChaosAptom]

Chummer, the Nemesis review already spoiled that;)

[@craftsmenMC]

I’ve always wanted a game Kinda like this but for Papers Please. I’ve always wanted Papers Please the board game. Is sat weird?

[@JayTohab]

Nah

[@Estradarsaysmoo]

Fantastic stuff Tom, it feels like you've really come into your own style these last few videos.

[@sigurvit9689]

Voigt-Kampff Test: The Game

[@DooDooDaddyTV]

Damn I love Tom!! Amazing addition to SU&SD. His style is great.

[@macroverbumsciolist]

tom's videos are always so so good jeez

[@bassgod47]

Family member of ours keeps bringing this game out to try and it always falls by the wayside. It looks so cool and your review is a perfect compliment to make an effort next time. Thanks

[@boglebog]

Interview sparring match!? That sounds rad.

[@mosquitobight]

"I am not programmed to respond in that area... Oh, wait, let me change that one..."

[@nexttoradio]

I spent the entire video after the first soda sponsorship thing thinking "he's a violent robot and it's one of the conditions and hes gonna reveal by the end of the video"...just in case that was what you were thinking...I already stamped you red! To the refinery with ya!

[@BeerMatt96]

"Let me tell you about my mother..."

[@philipcollier4883]

So this is Blade Runner the board game? I love it 😁

[@MrHortey]

I would probably never actually buy this game because it's pretty outside my tastes but the effort that went into the theatrics of the set is amazing. The only thing to make it better would be hollowing out an old cassette recorder so that when you hit record, it spun the empty tape and started a countdown timer. That way you can start it off by going "do you mind if I record this interview?" and then click the tape on.

[@thesaintjimmy88]

That intro was great!

[@Parenhim]

I like that every Tom video has a piece of Los Campesinos! merch in it. Great band, and great review as well!

[@dilarus8231]

Tom you absolutely killed it with this review

[@morganheinz9664]

So, the running gag with the orange soda was his "tell" that he's a robot, right?

[@docgratis]

I left a like as requested... i circled the button five time counter clockwise before clicking as humans do, fellow human

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Another Totally Awesome Tom Review. Love the style.

[@aerouge4492]

Okay ... took me long enough to get over Paul leaving the team (yup still miss him). But this is the first time I see Tom filling the Footsteps. Great review!

[@anthonywestbrook2155]

"Trying to get people into role-playing is often like trying to coax Tom Waits out of a dive bar." First, that's hilarious. Second, that's true. Third, if you haven't watched Coffee & Cigarettes, you really need to.

[@RauschPotato]

Hi Tom, loved the video, keep up the great work!

[@burninggiraffe577]

Was really interested in this game and wanted to order it, only to find that the creators proclaim on the website where you can order it, that "the main thing about Cops is how Bastards they All Are". And no, this was apparently not ironic or sarcastic.

[@burninggiraffe577]

@@AlexanderNash Great reply. Your absolutely right to generally insult every person working in law enforcement. Not close minded at all. I mean, it's practically proven that there is not a single man or woman in law enforcement that ist not racist. And of course did you consider all the other countries outside the US. But that wasn't necessary, as all Policeman and Woman around the world are the same. I salute to you Sir, as you are absolutely not close minded and a BASTARD yourself.

[@commanderboreal1343]

Yes you know what. I’m really fond of Toms intros!

[@sinisterindustries6166]

Just bought this game based on this review. This is now how I am going to do auditions new actors.

[@AspelShuyin]

Watching other Tom's review, Tom had the Sponsored by an Energy Drink personality, and was clearly a patient robot.

[@Qwarky]

Orange you all glad Tom is here

[@aragotoblythe]

Fog of Love also plays best "with 3", yeah it's just two people playing but having someone there to share the "Oh no he didn't!" moments really helps you get into character and makes the fight Steve and Vanessa had at Ikea all the more salacious. I TOLD STEVE THE HEMNES WOULDN'T FIT WITH OUR MODERN DECOR WHY DIDN'T HE LISTEN!?

[@pdunbarUNC]

You haven't made a bad video yet, but this one is by far your most confident, you really seem to be finding your voice in a great way!

[@professorpsych]

This review was pure majestic art. Great work.

[@MrHalstedt]

Cracking video Tom, well done again chap

[@tckaboom7600]

Bonkersly great review. Tom, you have a fab sense of humour!

[@Jeepllama]

This video reminds me of other SU&SD videos with Tom in them. I liked those ones too.

[@tashacraven]

You said print and play and I immediately paused to start printing it whilst I finished the rest of the video lol

[@iamdeviantomen]

In some sense, this game is like playing Five Nights at Freddy's where you might just get jump scared by a killer robot if you are too slow

[@ottarkraemer9001]

Dang. Now I want to buy a Tango Orange... ...AND the board game... ;) I loved this review!!

[@Imnoonewhoareyou]

Tom Waits reference? All right, Tom's won me over :)

[@docaustinlim]

I've never had anxiety before, but I think this will do it

[@AlephN]

This review is rad, Inhuman Conditions is rad, Tom is rad, and Tom's laptop stickers are rad too.

[@fishyfish1917]

But you know what is REALLY Rad? Yeah, thats it TANGO ORANGE

[@plasticineofpower]

Does anyone know if there is a recording of them playing this game at Aw Shux? I tried to find it, but I couldn't work out where it was. Update! For those searching, it is on twitch. It is on day two of the streams, at around the 4 hour mark of "AwSHUX Day 2 - Flourish [Starling Games]"