I played YET ANOTHER 9 Souls-Like games you've never heard of

[@VaatiVidya]

11:27 I'm saved

[@RedFlameGamer]

Oh man, I can't wait for those Eldest Souls prepare to cry episodes!

[@PetrushT3]

Haha love to see that kind of shout out.

[@Toboai]

Welcome, loremaster.

[@Maxarcc]

If you ever run dry, Hollow Knight has some wild lore for you to cover and part 2 is on the horizon.

[@jessetanner8774]

When the quality souls content creators are so few that they are frequently on each other's channel lol

[@mrmora1673]

"representation of game design" Is just a guy smashing his head against a wall. Absolutely **correct**

[@aldergodric4324]

Am a game designh student; can confirm the whole class is headed in that direction

[@jeyhellixedge8766]

@@aldergodric4324 wasn't demon souls infamously hard to develop?

[@Biouke]

Can confirm. Also, flowcharts.

[@scorpio0494]

Is that a zero punctuation fan I see?

[@cosmic2750]

Can confirm. Just gotta smash your head against a wall sometimes (by which I mean like, 99% of the time)

[@cegathelich]

7:44 Fonts are usually third-party, for instance Doom 16's UI uses Michroma. As long as they payed the font creator for it/did whatever licensing that needed done, they can do whatever they want with it.

[@brewedjuice494]

“yea the discord store, remember that” no, i literally had no idea that existed haha

[@Itsgboi_]

I never used it

[@NotASpyPootis]

wait discord store? wouldn't trust that.

[@KuroeNezumi]

Past tense. It seems to not be accessible anymore, since they tried rebranding to be more about communities in general and not about gaming, when the pandemic started.

[@512TheWolf512]

@@KuroeNezumi good idea. Can't imagine wanting to give them money anyway

[@tadpolegaming4510]

@ yep

[@queen_pingu8929]

One day Pineapple will dive so deep into steam he'll circle back round and play a souls game. Elden Ring still won't be out

[@zoronic4345]

The circle he will do is the elden ring

[@xShadowbane451]

@@zoronic4345 The real Elden Ring is the souls we lost along the way.

[@freshlymemed5680]

We're gonna have to beat a boss rush mode 30 times to get 30 shards then trade it with a bird behind an illusory wall to get the code to a demo.

[@blindsloth364]

I dont actually know what elden ring is, but from context, it seems to be to dark souls fans, what silksong is to hollow knight fans

[@queen_pingu8929]

@@blindsloth364 from what we know so far, Elden Ring is being made by from soft but written with George R R Martin. Also still no silksong news from the direct last night and that hurts

[@aaron8977]

Okay. For having such a cheesy name, “Eldest Souls”, hat game looked pretty fucking awesome. Just wish it had an exploration/adventure piece to the game

[@peachypet808]

Eldest Souls reminded me of Titan Souls

[@centokiVA]

it's fully put now. the bosses were part of the demo but now there's like actual stuff. check it out!

[@AndiBraun93]

Boss fights are for sure the biggest draw of the soulslike genre, no? Personally, I will look into Eldest Souls, even though the graphics are lacklustre

[@UncleBalthasarGelt]

Aww yiss. Comfy pineapple time.

[@degmcgee]

my thoughts exactly when seeing the timestamp

[@Smokin_Snowman]

Yus... just what I needed to brighten my day: overpriced, under played video games riding the coat tails of dark souls popularity, being humorously analyzed by a fruit-based knight. I mean this sincerely, I love this series, and iron pineapple.

[@JuanMorales-uf9li]

My sentiments exactly

[@cjrstudios4100]

MEAT PUPPET TIME

[@chairwood]

@@degmcgee wat timestamp?

[@razbuten]

what’s dark souls?

[@cooltacos123]

I think its a video game

[@thefreshestslice4105]

It's a video game. I got proof.

[@theguy3851]

It's a book.

[@CsabaGamings]

I don't know sadly, The guy from The women I live with series

[@AlmanFauzan]

It was just a dream

[@IPFreelly]

"does not open from this side" "ah i see they were inspired by dark souls" vs. "shit's locked" "ah i see they were inspired by silent hill"

[@AiolosTTV]

If only it was both at the same time

[@1Jamesinator]

@@AiolosTTV "It doesn't open from this side. I see a lock through the bars." - Silent Souls of Dark Hill

[@stegoratops8248]

"The Door is locked from the other Side" "Ah I see you were inspired by Resident Evil"

[@TheSpiritsLease]

@@1Jamesinator "Shit's on the other side. Maybe it's locked." - Dark Silent the Soul Hill.

[@Bluecho4]

"STOOK. JAMMED. WONT BUDGE." -Clive Barker's Undying

[@friedkimchi1650]

Iron tarkus how do you feel being respected by dunkey

[@IronPineapple]

it was very surprising, but I’m flattered

[@friedkimchi1650]

@@IronPineapple Im proud of you

[@casedistorted]

Dunkey just some troll from the city I have lived in my entire life but now he’s all popular n shiiii 🥸

[@corvoattano8567]

Bro Dunkey is just a washed up youtuber now. Have you seen the stuff he's been posting for a while now? It's obviously just cheap cash grabs that he stole from other successful channels... 🙄

[@GwyndolinOwO]

@@corvoattano8567 i can't tell if that's sarcasm or not

[@porassrivastava8242]

Why doesn't dark Souls have a grappel hook? Miyazaki: ..... Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@Wojak369]

[@gubungodupenhageniii1195]

**Makes sekiro**

[@wanderingcalamity360]

Can't wait until we're meathook grappling megafauna bosses in a souls game.

[@weebslack9373]

Dark souls with finishing death blow, sekiro Parry sistem but with shield and riposte and poise sistem, hope elden ring will contain it all.

[@32kuba32]

3:11 I think the joke is that the name of the game is "The Fallen" and its probably "... the land of the FALLEN"

[@HellsPenguin1599]

This

[@arayashikinoshaka]

"Jail key getted" Oh yes, that's that good stuff

[@brendancoulter5761]

"Every game is made better by having both a jump botton and a grapple hook" Poor link has never had both in the same Zelda game.

[@Trazzster]

Link can use both Roc's Feather and Hookshot in Link's Awakening, therefore Link's Awakening is the most Soulsian Zelda game, I will be taking no further questions at this time.

[@brendancoulter5761]

@@Trazzster Good point although roc's feather is an activatable item, not necessarily a jump button. Also didnt remember rocks feather until after posting.

[@lildepressedcoffee2806]

Before dark souls we used to say demon souls was a harder ocarina of time without a hookshot xd

[@osurpless]

Batman: Return of the Joker for Gameboy is a great example as well. While it probably doesn’t need both, mastery of the grappling hook allows you to play the game a bit differently, much like flying over entire levels in Super Mario World. And of course, wall jumps are always cool; gives the otherwise short game a bit of a NES Batman vibe. Definitely worth checking out for Batman side scrolling fans.

[@MalikHabibi]

Sekiro!?

[@masterzoroark6664]

I imagined that Patches in tour poster being animated in CDI Zelda way. "Sorry, friend, but I can't give credit. Come back when you're mmmmmmmmmmmm richer"

[@IronPineapple]

For anyone buying the Displate, it'd be super cool if you tweeted a picture of it at me once you get it. Kevin's Computer and me spent a long time collaborating on it, and it'd make us really happy to see people enjoying it.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

Play No Straight Roads dammit.

[@theguy3851]

Hm

[@vincheeslethesamhammy2600]

Bro can you please play blasphemous if you haven’t already

[@kot4311]

I really like the claymation look to the Displate

[@masonthorpe4992]

The displate design reminds me of those old EyeSpy books with all the random things on the pages. I like it.

[@Flamefether]

“Why doesn’t dark souls have a grapple hook” “I think all games that have a jump button and a grapple hook are good” No wonder sekiro is so good

[@cartooncritique6625]

I'm honestly amazed that there are enough "souls-likes" out there that he's up to 7 episodes of these. XD

[@adamslastdoubt9435]

Simply enough... When something works, everyone will try to milk as much as possible out of it, sometimes is good, sometimes is bad.

[@ikbennl]

because if a game is a hack n slash these days it's called a souls like which is fucking retarded

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@ikbennl Doesn't even have to be a "hack 'n' slash" remember when people were comparing Crash Bandicoot and Cuphead to Dark Souls?

[@AtemiRaven]

If something is successful the copy cats will come along trying to cash in on the trend. There was a while in the late 2000s where there were literally about 30 brands of knock-off chuck tailor converse shoes.

[@Griffolicious]

@@cartooncritique6625 those were Game Journalists comparing them because they're hard lmao

[@benma1116]

The early Xuan Yuan sword games were actually pixelated turn based rpgs that were story heavy and slowly turned more into a third person RPG to appeal to wider audiences. Those were so fun. And the frog is a joke. There’s a frog like that in some of the games. Hit hard have a lot of health but excellent for grinding exp. A lot of the bosses in XYS 7 are basically bosses from earlier turn based games rebuilt. Such as the gearbeast

[@jackedbyjill5139]

5:35 the ground breaking during a boss fight and you both falling is pretty awesome to be honest

[@Roof5tone]

Demons's Souls is the Dark Souls of the Souls-like genre.

[@mickethegoblin7167]

I felt like it was easier though

[@hafdef4929]

I hate this comment because it makes sense

[@Goosemancer]

OG demons souls came out before Dark Souls, so maybe Dark Souls is the souls-like.... either way there is a lot of souls. Usually lost by people.

[@justincogdill7335]

You will lose your souls. All of them over and over and over until you become hollow

[@3nvyjust3nvy96]

wOW wHo WouLd haVe tHouGhT

[@Minandreas213]

"I'm sorry dad, I deserve an ass whooping." I'm dead. I don't know why that got me the way it did but I am in tears I'm laughing so hard.

[@littleblock2639]

“Imagine a melee-based metroidvania” So... Castlevania?

[@Aciarr]

you mean half the MetroidVania name?

[@JotaDeeMeO]

Castlevania is a metroidvania about castles. I don't know what you talking about.

[@jerri1918]

Metroidvania is a castlevania game about metroids. I dont know what youre talking about

[@randiaashburn]

Hollow knight???

[@daveash9146]

The metroid part literally stands for the non-linear stage design so I was a bit confused how you could have a metroidvania with linear stage design.

[@CrazyBryguy]

"Steam Dumpster Diving" Did you mean: Souls-Like Spelunking

[@matthewkoen6124]

Underrated comment

[@RisqueBisquetz]

11:55 you know it's actually a good Souls-like when you hear the triple "WHAT?!" combo!

[@songbird6414]

After playing The Fallen myself, I can’t believe you didn’t mention how badass that the pending shot with Aziriel or whatever his name is. It looks surprisingly good and the boss design is impressive.

[@thedeegeesaga]

"Yo Vaati, this game has lore!" I love this community, it's great!

[@saterdei]

Hey man, I know this is a much earlier video, but I dropped by to say, Devil slayer - Raksasi is available on the PS4 now, and I've had it on my watch list ever since this video was released. It's really a great game, lots of stuff to do and many characters to play as. Thanks for putting it on my radar, Iron Pineapple!

[@Raezra]

Why did the chicken cross the road? *This joke opens from the other side.*

[@mayuzumiandme]

Why you son of bitch how dare you make me laugh

[@skinny_bred]

nice

[@C_The_Guy]

\[T]/ i see what has been done here

[@valravnsshadow9422]

Take my damn like lmao

[@DoAnear]

5:15 A starcraft's unit had an grappling hook. It was called "the herc" and he could jump to the enemy using a grappling hook and a kind of shootgun. It was too powerfull and it didn't pass the beta

[@Voidmancer]

The viper has a grapple hook

[@liambrewerpowerlifting]

wonder if that inspired roadhog in overwatch

[@DoAnear]

@@liambrewerpowerlifting i think it was before the overwatch release

[@Voidmancer]

@@liambrewerpowerlifting i think Pudge from DOTA would be a more likely inspiration

[@maybemablemaples2144]

That sounds about right for Starcraft

[@codex5928]

"This is kind of Soulsian." See, it's catching on.

[@PlotlinePlus]

Better than soulsbourne. At the very least.

[@codex5928]

@@PlotlinePlus I always found soulsbourne to be redundant. "Likes the Souls games, but parry-ier". Not gonna lie though Soulsian does have a ring to it.

[@sheepersjeepers4953]

@@codex5928 souls games but parrier would probably just be parry: the game

[@laundrybasketgamers]

@@PlotlinePlus It’s kinda situational imo. Someone could say “hollow knight has some soulsian elements and that’s why it’s called a souls-like” and I think it would make sense (although I don’t really consider hollow knight a soulslike)

[@One_Moonlit_Night]

"Plays a Souls-Like game" "That's my whole health bar dude! That's my whole health bar!"

[@bignuts8079]

Me whenever a DS3 boss hits me on NG+

[@imtiaze642]

But it's a really great game pls play it.

[@Darkrocmon]

Xuan-Yuan definitely does one thing right and that is good readability on the attacks of the boss'.

[@Darek_B52]

"why doesn't Dark Souls have a grapple hook?" (Laughs in Sekiro)

[@selensewar]

"Me on my first date" - not even a joke and i hate myself for doing that.

[@Necrophite78]

Xuan-Yuan Sword VII did the faces right! the detail is incredible!

[@roblosh8417]

17:18 THIS is exactly what my dreams are like when I’m sick lol. Impossible giant puzzles that take my entire body to move

[@TheSlyBrit]

Iron Pineapple: "why doesn't dark souls have a grapple hook" Sekrio: ... Bro.

[@corvoattano8567]

That was the joke 😅

[@roninho9569]

*sekrio*

[@takafumiarisawa70]

Tenchu: *loud banging on the wall* All y'all should pipe down.

[@Archimedes.5000]

*Sekrio*

[@22freedom33]

1:37 "The door won't open from this side, that's how you know it was Souls inspired" He says as literally walking towards a lit bonfire with a sword in it.

[@kirkheisterkamp6988]

"Mom said it's my turn on the Xbox" Oh my God that made that moment perfect. I was in pain from laughing

[@Goldenkitten1]

I don't think I've genuinely laughed at someone on KZbin like that in a long damn time.

[@apollotheimpaler5407]

The Fallen looks like it's a really good game demo like if the mechanics and design of it were re-made and expanded upon by a professional studio it really would be a really good game

[@LeftRightMiddleman]

It might be a bit of a well known game, but you should have a look at Outward. It's a souls-like open world game from Deep Silver with a ton of jank, but I think it was the most fun I've ever had with split-screen co-op in a long time.

[@hasaznasa]

15:44 Demon slayer be like Bruh..

[@mask9306]

"Soulsian". Sounds like a badguy from a disney movie.

[@GumshoeClassic]

I don't really know why but I burst out laughing at "getted".

[@FullOvellas]

I had that moment with "mom said it's my turn on the xbox" xD

[@isaacnoble6960]

You know it’s a soulslike when “fuck this game” is immediately followed up by “I’m pretty impressed.”

[@Taterisstig]

"Imagine dark souls with a grapple hook" *sad sekiro noises*

[@RyuuHatake]

Nobody cares about Sekiro

[@Taterisstig]

@@RyuuHatake those be some fighting words

[@CottonyAlmonds]

@Narkomancers it's souls-like, not souls-identical

[@Taterisstig]

@Narkomancers i think you are wrong there, sekiro is a souls like, I mean the community on steam seems to think so too. It absolutely has all the characteristics of a souls-like. DMC is a hack and slash in a sense same with Monster Hunter world. Souls-like doesn't mean it need to be a dodge roll fest. From Software defined the genre and by all means the designed sekiro to be in it too

[@Taterisstig]

@Narkomancers I mean everything really, a hub safe zone, bonfires, a level up system that costs money that can only be obtained from killing someone (like souls), difficult base enemies and challenging bosses, a parry and dodge system, when you die you loose all your money unless you collect it, but if you die in between you loose it, similar buff items, side optional bosses, linear world progression with lots of exploration, deep lore told on a very souls way. If you have played the game you absolutely would see the souls influence. Is it exactly like dark souls no, but does it have elements that make it a souls like absolutely. I think the community would agree. From Software used thier knowledge from Dark souls and made imo their best game to date.

[@holofech9744]

Recommendation for the next one: Grimstorm on Gamejolt. combat isn't perfect, but it's free, and the lighting is pretty good, so its got a nice atmosphere

[@Wintercomet100]

'Oh no, it's a frog monster!' Me: *instant rage filled flashbacks to Demon of Song boss in Dark Souls 2*

[@amadonbeanz9631]

Rage?

[@veryconcernedjesus2584]

13:36 AYYYYEEE THATS ABG! He’s got a great channel dedicated to small indi type games!

[@Dave-ym9lk]

love abg

[@devictor9486]

9:45 Him saying "Oh no its a frog monster!" along with the text made me, who was not taking any attention to the text, think that the text said "Thick Frog".

[@FarbrorBaku]

"Keep poking them slowly, it will work" Also me on a first date.

[@jp--3k]

Got your displate, great design btw, I hope this supports you and you continue to make awesome content. Also bring back maestro XD

[@soldier22881]

loved the rebellion bit especially 13:38 that was funny. great vid man.

[@majickman]

11:40 idk why but this part killed me. Maybe because I've experienced that before, or maybe because it's 4 AM.

[@LiterallyJustAuzzy]

16:29 "It's a fire wolf this time." Me: "WolfDemon"

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

Me: painpuppypet

[@UBJ3]

"Mom said it's my turn on the Xbox." This had me drowning with laughter 13:36

[@RagicaltheUnhallowedKnight]

You know you're not dealing with the average souls gamer when he's digging straight down in Minecraft!

[@Switowsky]

Let It Die is kind of Souls-like. It's a little bit janky but it's weird and tries some new things I haven't seen before, I genuinely like it.

[@YakiAttaki]

honestly, not gonna lie, I really appreciate the fact you put sponsored sections at the end of your videos and you provide chapters. really good of you.

[@zacharyboullion1804]

If you get the chance I’d recommend souls knight on mobile, it’s completely free and isn’t much of a ripoff on any game but rather uses multiple ideas to make a game with great replay ability

[@Videogueimeiro]

Eldest Souls looks really, really beautiful! Gosh I loved this pixel art

[@jonedden4317]

Finally Eldest Souls' time to shine, been waiting for this gem for the entire year !

[@kiiturii]

just found about it from this video, went to the steampage to put it on my wishlist and now I'm very hyped for this game lmao

[@md007br_pro3]

17:38 I loved this reference

[@grfrjiglstan]

"Aw, come on, that's my whole health bar dude!" I hope those are my last words.

[@Overgis4058]

Fun fact: StarCraft 2 once had a terran unit called the HERC in the Legacy of the Void beta. Its special ability was a grappling hook and it made the unit completely broken :)

[@cameronwise-maas5610]

"The slow pace of souls" Oh shit - I'm old, aren't I?

[@SamHintz]

The Fallen is gonna have a crazy speed run.

[@MuchKoku]

You've got a voice for ASMR. Very soothing.

[@alucardvania986]

I actually really enjoy Sinner sacrifice for redemption. Once you finish the game you can unlock new weapons and the trophies involve killing the bosses with specific requirements. Controls are tight too!

[@gilbertovampre9494]

Oh man, I love this series, please keep doing it

[@Unknown_31415]

Really impressed by the design and the skill three of eldest souls if they add mobs between the Bosses make some polish and add others things, it can become one of the best souls-like

[@GEFLAMENGO10]

Your choice for the soundtrack of your videos is just perfect.

[@grfrjiglstan]

4:08 "This host is failing me!" Sure is.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Ok, this series is kinda cool... But what about Demon’s Souls Shrek edition 😭😭

[@ITBEurgava]

Just a thought: Have you ever tried Dark Messiah Might and Magic and review its combat mechanics in particular?

[@badgermcbadger1968]

I mean it isnt really a soul-like.... and he could just play dishonored since the combat is somewhat similar

[@gungisgrand225]

I wonder if the "souls-like" and "souls-lite" genre will ever get a new and better name

[@eclecticspaghetti]

“Despair Simulators”

[@IronPineapple]

metroidvania never got a better name, so it’s not looking great

[@gungisgrand225]

@@IronPineapple damn

[@yudiandre333]

@@IronPineapple I've heard some people in Japan use "search action". Not sure if it's true, but I like it quite a bit.

[@Zieldak]

If you really think about it, the Boktai series is a souls-like too.

[@hardcorehammy7848]

6:06 damn they predicted Crucible Knight

[@skullnsuit7808]

"Starcraft with a grappling hook" Oh so vipers?

[@RobertPayne556]

IW had one. Oh wait...

[@nerometalmkii2876]

Gigantic Bloodthirsty demon from Hell: *Just stands there receiving slash after slash to the body* "THIS HOST IS FAILING ME!" ... Me: No shit buddy... Fitting dialogue though lol

[@lucasbiermann257]

1:42 actually that is quite common on many other games before it like resident evil.

[@Bunny_160]

There's Biomass and Morbid: The Seven Acolytes, both on Steam, if you ever do yet another episode.

[@javyz6197]

20:22 dude that's literally a dark souls 3 riposte animation

[@nerometalmkii2876]

This video has inspired me, my very last words in this world will be "My host is failing me! Nooooooo!" It will also be the word's on my gravestone, because reasons

[@marsvin55]

You should check out "Jotun: Valhalla edition"

[@dumitrubejovet4568]

19:09 that's literally a shadow of the colossus boss

[@blckknight117]

I actually don't really like/play the Dark Souls or "souls-like" games. But I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@EnricoBC]

You might want to check out Darklight: Origin on Steam, it has a deep lore like DS and the combat is very similar.

[@ArtoriasCiaran76]

"Jail Key Getted" with this mans amazing calming voice, was the funniest thing of 2023 confirmed.

[@propheticrain-maker1486]

"The Fallen" looks like Bethesda's attempt at a Soulsian game.

[@MrREALball]

Actualy, for me "door can't be opened from this side" meme comes from resident evil.

[@SevenForSniping]

for me it's jedi fallen order xd

[@garygotgameclips]

for me its being kicked out by my bitch wife

[@danyfuentes8679]

There is a souls like minigame in the night at the woods game, is called demon tower. I really recommend it, it feels kind of bugy sometimes, but well is not the main game, just an addition.

[@andwoe1752]

- Do you want to hear about my life experiences? - Just keep poking 'em slowly, it'll work.

[@Belzughast]

Xuan Yuan is a very old school series from a taiwanese dev called Sofstar Entertainment from the late 80s. They concentrate on their fanbase so even seeing a steam release of any of their games is kinda dope. I used to play Dreams of Mirror Online and oh boy the class system in that game is still the best MMO class system I have ever seen.

[@cornballcantaim]

"Inspired by Dark Souls 3 so you can roll as much as you like" ouch!

[@javikuntm3692]

im recommending a game called morbid the seven acolytes a souls like and definitely has a bit of love craftian and bloodborne vibes with demons

[@rowairr7385]

You should play Hob. Might've slipped through the cracks since it doesn't have the soulslike tag. Lock on button, dodge roll, broken sword, unlockable shield, sekiro arm, dialogueless story, no tutorial, multiple endings, about 10 hrs to beat. If you're interested. Also was free on Epic a while back so you might have it already. Also on sale on steam right now.

[@bjarnivalur6330]

Devil Slayer reminds me of some old browser game and gives me a weird sense of nostalgia.

[@irvancrocs1753]

You should try animal crossing, i heard that game is also inspired by souls games and only small amount of people manage to keep their switch intact because how hardcore and challenging it is.

[@giubs6010]

I called my island Solaire🌞