Jacksepticeye Talks About Games He Didn’t Like

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[@blazkier8225]

Jacksepticeye is all about games that you can finish in less than 24 hours

[@Blazeeeee-123]

I mean I also appreciate a game like that but Horizon was a pretty decent game that I enjoyed.

[@_Pix_]

It’s not about the time, it’s about how engaging and fun these games are. He still put well over 100 hours into Elden Ring and played through it multiple times. Then again, that’s Elden Ring, an absolute gem of a game :)

[@LiquidusSnakeX]

Nah, he is fine with long games as long as they aren't filled with... filler such as fetch quests and such. He is too busy to be grinding in games. RDR2 is just straight up boring, though. It's a game you either love or you hate.

[@taichou9475]

@@_Pix_ so he's just a soul player?? seems like he doesn't even like God of war too lol.

[@ProcyonNite]

​@@taichou9475 He did like God of War tho.

[@gamefreak762]

I don't blame him for not wanting to finish Red Dead 2 because of it's length. It still BLOWS MY MIND that Markiplier did it for _his_ channel.

[@gamefreak762]

@@Inkripted Oh man that's right, he never did the epilogue! I forgot about that lol

[@warrior_z7904]

​@@Inkripted I remember reading something (a KZbin comment I think) that said Markiplier never recorded the epilogue cuz people were threatening him for not reacting to the ending of the game the way they wanted him to. So if that's true, he did finish the game, just not publicly.

[@blueflare3848]

It's a game you really need to dedicate your time to, but it's worth it.

[@DioBrando-112]

​@@warrior_z7904 Certainly not the first time he quit a game because he didn't play it the "correct" way people wanted him to play.

[@warrior_z7904]

@@DioBrando-112 Oh yeah. Minecraft is another one I can remember off the top of my head. Idk if him stopping that series was because of threats, but it was stopped suddenly so I imagine so. It's one thing to backseat someone else's gameplay, threatening them is 100 times worse. I'll never understand people who do that.

[@TGOOO6]

"There's too much game I have other stuff to be doing" - Man who plays video games for a living

[@Arkhestra]

"theres too much work i have other stuff to be doing" -me who does work for a living

[@_WeDontKnow_]

tbh it's the sign of a good game when the only problem people can bring up is "it's too long, too much content for me" feels like Jack is just leaning into being a contrarian here, the "that everyone else seems to love" is a dead giveaway. we get it, you're unique and different

[@vindifference]

@@_WeDontKnow_ When everyone else loves a game, they usually can't stop badgering a creator to play it and/or shit on them for not being into it. So no...people *don't* actually get that he's "unique and different". They need to be told. Several times.

[@PkrJMC]

True but hes also heen trying to get into film recently same for mark and working on his clothing and coffee brands so i can understand

[@Djitterbug]

@@_WeDontKnow_ Some people just aren’t into huge stories but repetitive gameplay, me included. Doesn’t matter how amazing the story is, I can’t get through games like The Witcher, the newer AC’s, Red Dead etc., they’re just too much of a chore. I feel like games with exciting, compact stories and difficult/engaging gameplay are way better personally.

[@HollowedPrince]

Not going through the story of Red Dead 2 is a crime! But, I can understand games that huge seem endless.

[@sos-vz4jm]

the story is really good but i didn't love the gameplay i thought it was really slow at times

[@Luca-VA]

@@sos-vz4jm yeah it really comes down to the players preference, while most people will like or love the story the gameplay can really differ I feel.

[@Void-Knull]

@@Luca-VA for players like me, it could be the best goddamn story ever written, but if the gameplay lacks then who gives a shit about the former

[@Luca-VA]

@@Void-Knull I would give a shit, but I also don't dislike the gameplay but if I would've. I would just watch a playthrough on like youtube or something.

[@sarcasmguy6482]

My stance is that RDR2 is an excellent story but a mediocre game. After a few 10+ hours, I felt I was going through the same gameplay. The only thing keeping me there was the story.

[@WesternEchidna]

i can understand. Not only are games like Xenoblade and RDR2 HUUUUUUGE games, but considering his job is making gaming videos, they risk getting stale being the same thing and then theres life.

[@IIIceFly]

Also attention span. My attention span it's dead at this point so huge games like that I can get through them. Unless they just click with me

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Fair.

[@useraccount333]

Reminds me of Chuggaaconroy. He recently just finished his Xenoblade series....THREE HUNDRED EPISODES LATER.

[@byrontheusurper6505]

@@useraccount333 i never watched that guy but even I heard his xenoblade stuff is legendary

[@engagingweirdo]

He has adhd so maybe that’s why he couldn’t finish or play half those games. It’s a little ironic that he played gow and ragnorok, last of us, and others, bcuz they also are long ass games

[@chandler2581]

I'm a huge Xenoblade fan, but I completely understand not liking or wanting to finish any of the games. They have a TON of content to get through, and the combat seems to be really hit or miss with people. And if you don't know what you're doing, it's insanely easy to hit a wall in every single boss fight in the first game, which obviously isn't fun.

[@weirdo7319]

My first playthrough of 1 I stopped 10 hours in for a couple months

[@connorutt9]

Idk the first games combat is really not hard to understand plus there’s easy mode and lots of guides in game. It shouldn’t take more than 40 hrs max if you go straight through

[@CrocvsGator]

​@@connorutt9 The first game is actually way shorter than 40 hours if you gun it, but that's not really the intended way.

[@stijnstolze3018]

the game has like ten hours of cutscenes but it is one of the best i have ever seen and it is an amazing game

[@cloudshines812]

@@connorutt9 My friends and I let’s played the game early this year in 2023 and I thought Xenoblade 1 was… fine. I didn’t care much about the story and characters and at least the concept and world was… interesting enough. But honestly… its mostly just a traditional JRPG and in a sea of them… there are better ones to play. If anything, Xenoblade’s a bit overrated because its the Switch’s only RPG that’s actually recognizable

[@WouldYouKindlyNot]

Huge RDR2 and Horizon Fan. Not every game is for everyone. Tastes change. Time changes. Some games are mainly focused while others are massive playgrounds. Each has their positives. As much as I would love for Jack to love the franchises I love, it just isn't always gonna happen

[@spoodermanreal]

I can understand rdr2. Sometimes the game is unresponsive and janky. Nonetheless its still my favorite game

[@ginodivirgilio]

RDR2 has poor combat and even worse combat than its predecessor. The controls are terrible even on PC. Enemies can be bullet sponges and vital shots are inconsistent. Gun sway and bullet spread don’t get removed when using freeaim which makes free aiming 10x worse. Arthur is a tank and can survive 70 bullets. NPCs have aimbot and can shoot me from a mile away. Running is clunky in closed spaces as Arthur will get stuck on walls when trying to do a full circle.

[@imag-nonespaghet9337]

​@@ginodivirgilio sorry but this is your opinion.

[@1lham_edits]

@@dudem8guy that's right but "Jack" can be used as a shortened version of "Jacksepticeye".

[@1lham_edits]

@@dudem8guy also Jack is another version of John in English which is Sean in Irish, or so I think.

[@Marshenn]

The first few hours of Horizon Forbidden West are indeed quite boring. I played it at first and didn't like it at all. Then a few months later I gave it another shot and honestly once the game opens up after the prologue, it's one of the best and most interesting open world experiences I've had in a while. Ended up getting the platinum for it!

[@quanboi420]

Me too😊it’s pretty good and the visuals are amazing

[@zenith8417]

I cant stand it when openworld games put you into a linear start before you get to the actual game. The same thing happened with RDR2 and it made any urge to start another playthrough die off. People hated this so much they’d put save points in their current playthroughs to load into when they wanna start a new game Its a terrible decision and its been terrible since GTA V. Exposition can be done without dragging on and being restrictive, just like a movie can speak for itself through implications and subtleties

[@vm8886]

I think the monster hunter aspect is good but all the open world stuff is getting a bit tedious. The maps are way too big and going around on horseback is boring. It’s beautiful but it’s just far cry x monster hunter

[@konajohnson6182]

That’s how I felt exactly with Zero Dawn. I got maybe 3 hours in and thought it was boring and held off on it for about 3 months. I eventually got back into it and 100 percented it!!

[@etrusco2898]

Are you telling me this game has an even LONGER prologue than Zero Dawn. Yikes.

[@rizqiefajar]

I personally love HFW, but it's understandable. It's nice when someone being honest without acting malicious like some people on Twitter.

[@a.w_.]

Malice is when someone doesn’t like a game I like, yes 😎

[@douglaswalker7707]

@@a.w_. is that what he fucking said? an example of what the guy above said could be '' if i hate this game i think its abd and if you dont think its bad your a dumb fuck'' thats an example of disagreeing with someone with malicious intent

[@geb_3975]

@@a.w_. he literally never said that though??

[@Anonymous-st3gy]

Those mfs have no chill

[@JeSuisMrCraft]

Yeah if twitter users ever disliked something, they'll do whatever they can to force people into not liking it as well

[@thestormwizard6447]

It would be cool if Jack could give Xenoblade another chance but I understand if its not his kind of game. I'm just happy that he know it exists tbh

[@manupm9161]

I'm just happy the reason he didn't play the game much wasn't because an objectively bad thing

[@ASquared544]

@@manupm9161 Oh yeah I love Xenoblade but there’s just so much bad in the series Edit: Someone called me out and I realized I was a bit too harsh. I love the Xenoblade series but it sometimes feels like I gotta justify it ya know?

[@shadowlance8212]

Jack stopped because it was too big, horizon is the only one he said he actively didn't like

[@quickup7530]

@@shadowlance8212 Xenoblade 2 is big but only via filler. Even hardcore degenerate Otaku could admit the filler in Xenoblade 2 is offputting to all but the most hardcore. The question is, are you capable of acknowledging anything other than "he doesnt like long games" which is false

[@shadowlance8212]

@@quickup7530 first of all despite the thumbnail shows the video states it was xenoblade 1 that he started. He then said he stopped it because he de didn't know why then the video shows the length of it which is the same reason he stopped red dead redemption 2. The video specifically calls out the length of those two saying they are too much game. Again the video states the only game he actively dislikes is horizon. No where in the video does he bring up Xenoblade 2. He brings up Xenoblade 1. Maybe watch the video before stating something stating he is talking xenoblade 2, when the video calls out xenoblade 1 and red dead redemption 2 for it's length

[@dannielliebear5269]

It took me until chapter 4 to properly get into rdr2. It’s one of those games that gets better with the more play throughs you do. It’s such a masterpiece!

[@AwesomeAliTV]

yes the start was boring

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Nah on replays you realize how much filler the first half of the game has, it’s so tedious to get through

[@dannielliebear5269]

@@Chadius_Thundercock I actually enjoy taking my time through the first half of the game since completing the whole story so I can take in as much healthy time with Arthur as I can lol

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

@@dannielliebear5269 my fellow American you are psychotic if you enjoy the first half

[@pohia]

fr I got the game in 2019 and only played through maybe the first chapter. I wasn’t good at the actual gameplay (aiming on controller hard) and the story was really slow in the beginning. Took me nearly THREE WHOLE YEARS before i ever went back. By then of course I was spoiled about the ending, but it still hit me super hard. Lots of ugly crying. It’s been one of my favorite games since. I went back almost immediately to replay it, since the first time around I missed a lot of side quests and challenges, but now I’m in the post-Guarma section of the game and find myself not wanting to play any further for spoiler-free reasons… This is definitely a game you have to take your time with. I’ve tried watching Mark’s playthrough but all the little day to day things that you do in the game seem so tedious and boring if you’re not the one playing and feeling really connected to Arthur’s story. It would be cool to make like a highlights video of a lot of interesting or important events though

[@justyouramateuryoutuber]

I think it's all about the amount of content in the games and its replayability value.

[@Sacrdz]

Ye

[@faiznordin9343]

xenoblade has boatload of content though, but again jrpg combat can be turn off to non fans

[@rogerphone481]

rdr2 has the most content out of nearly any game i've played. i think it can be overwhelming.

[@FloatingKites2422]

​​@@faiznordin9343 Xenoblade has a boatload of fetch quests and filler. 80% of Xenoblade is tedious filler

[@MiguelHernandez-lo5lg]

​@Floating Kites maybe in regards to some side content but most filler in Xenoblade games is usually just traveling from point A to B. Xenoblade 2 arguably has the most filler out of any Xenoblade game assuming we ignore running from place to place.

[@liamgade8399]

That’s crazy that Jack didn’t finish red dead 2. Shit was a masterpiece

[@TOOTHLESS666]

I'm looking forward to the new final fantasy

[@kane_howe138]

In your opinion it’s a masterpiece in my opinion it’s a overrated piece of shit and I’m sure Jack feels the same way

[@justsomerandomguy992]

@@kane_howe138Nah it’s just that good

[@evie4371]

@@kane_howe138 he doesn't even say that it's overrated, just that he doesn't have the time to finish it

[@saggxnoah1979]

@@evie4371 I think he definitely could given the fact that this is his job more or less; although I think he just doesn't want to put that much time into a game and I get it. If you commit time to play a very long game such as RDR2, you don't want to half arse it and rush through, especially seeing as it's side missions are crucial to the overall experience.

[@psixens7580]

He didn’t say he didn’t like RDR2, but just that it was too long for him. 2 very different things.

[@alexandermolochko1473]

But he played through Elden ring 5 times in 3 weeks, didn’t he?

[@psixens7580]

@@alexandermolochko1473 You can rush through Elden Ring in less than 10 hours on NG+ if you take your time with Red Dead that’s a 120 investment.

[@TheRealMigdet]

​@@alexandermolochko1473Fun games >>>>

[@shockwavesteve]

It’s literally his channel. He titled the video.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

​@@shockwavesteveThis is a FAN'S CHANNEL, NOT HIS.

[@ams2364]

It's not about not liking them, it's about them being too long for him to stay focused and interested

[@jovanzepeda9871]

I can relate to rdr2. I bought it and had two occasions where I played and never finished it. Third try, I really gave it go and I think it’s one of the best games ever played. It is different for everyone though

[@ashleyr6809]

Some people have their own thoughts and feelings about games and it's ok.

[@saviourofmankind3993]

No.🗿

[@IsurvivedHawaii]

Damn

[@ashleyr6809]

​@@saviourofmankind3993 U mad, bro?

[@ashleyr6809]

​@@IsurvivedHawaii ???

[@saviourofmankind3993]

No. 🗿

[@testhekid]

jack is all about that short, quick n sweet bursts of dopamine-type games, he should check out ultrakill one day

[@sofianebessaha2351]

Awesome game cant wait for full release

[@the8413]

Funny rock

[@gaso3035]

Doom > Ultrakill

[@MementoMori7777]

​​@@gaso3035 nobody Asked.

[@gaso3035]

@@MementoMori7777 Ok and?

[@ehabzaidi3828]

I can understand why you would not like RDR2 but for me, personally, i found the entirety of the game incredibly fun. Probably because I like the kinda cowboy western gang style of it like seeing life back in 1899.

[@hanhthien2948]

boring game.

[@JamesJome123]

@@hanhthien2948why are you just being an ass

[@vanilit6532]

@@hanhthien2948 You must get some sort of serotonin release by being completely negative with no valid criticisms

[@Hellommoc]

​@@vanilit6532you don't even know him he probably have his criticism

[@vanilit6532]

@@Hellommoc Maybe. It's probably not his kind of game

[@pralenkaman8105]

Aweasome to know he tried xenoblade, the games are pretty long and mechanics unlock pretty slowly, but if you stick through them you get some of the best story telling I've ever experienced

[@StudioWulf]

As a Xenoblade fan i completely understand why some people can't really get into it, took me until my second restart for it to hook me

[@sodamustdie4372]

I feel this. The older I have gotten, the more I start to drift away from REALLY long games. There's just...other things to do, or need to be done. But there are exceptions to this....Elden Ring. But even Elden Ring fell into a weird place for me. When I got closer to the end, I just rushed the final bosses because the game started to feel like a chore. Not the games fault, but mine. So I usually love games that favor replay value or one time experiences. But I will always give long games a try, hoping they will stick

[@vangoghsseveredear]

Same here. I was rushing by the end as well, and its the only Fromsoft game I haven't replayed (aside from Sekiro). I just hate how much of my time is wasted running from point a to point b. I sincerely hope their next game is back to being more linear.

[@LuffyxNamiisathing]

Elden Ring - the worst souls like game also most overrated. Guess people like it because it was 10x easier

[@sodamustdie4372]

@@LuffyxNamiisathing Oh dude, sorry you didn't like Elden Ring as much. Elden Ring for me is not my favorite Fromsoft game or even Soulsborne game, but it DEFINITELY is out of this world. That game's world is so goddamn amazing man. It's just that its really long (both good and bad for me) And I wouldn't say it's "easier". It's more accessible. You can OP Faith/Intelligence build and mimic your way through the game, or be a colossal weapon enthusiast like me hehehe. Both are valid of course.

[@TyTan_]

​@LuffyxNamiisathing my list would be 1. Dark souls 3 2. Sekiro 3. Bloodborne 4. Elden ring 5. Dark souls 2 ( replayed it recently and loved it.) 6. Dark souls 1

[@rift3487]

Personally the older I’ve gotten the more I’ve started to prefer longer games. When I was years younger I’d play games that were about 5-10 hours long but nowadays all I’ve been playing are 60 hour long jrpgs where I spend 100+ hours grinding the shit out of them

[@donaldorios6268]

Guess this means Jack will miss out on Reyn Time

[@griffin955]

"This game isn't for me because the game takes too long to complete" is a complete valid criticism of a game. Has no bearing on whether or not the game is actually bad though, but its a fair reason to not play a GoTY title.

[@gamerbeast3616]

not a vlid ciriticsm

[@jakereynolds8897]

​@@gamerbeast3616Wanna elaborate on why it's not valid?

[@hridaysengupta2329]

I understand Jack Being a gamer Playing a game sure is difficult

[@FritzAkamiri]

I know this comment was satire, but when it comes to ADHD gamers, things genuinely can get challenging. I'm ADHD AND Autistic myself, and when you're playing a high action video game when you're like me, there's so much mental stimuli right in front of you that it can genuinely give you a headache, because it's a lot harder to tune that stuff out. Another thing is super long games like RDR2 where I just can't stay focused long enough without SOMETHING changing to keep me hooked. Quick edit cuz I just remembered something: being ADHD is part of the reason I enjoy games like Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and Forza Horizon 5 so much. Even if you're a God at those games, you never know exactly what comes next and ALWAYS have to adapt to what you run into

[@biscuit2928]

This is why I commit myself to one thing at a time. Limits the things that I “have to do”

[@33kami__2]

Xenoblade is just a series u play on your own time when u have it ESPECIALLY the first game finished it and now I love the game to death

[@SuperNova88]

How long it takes to finish the game?

[@Max-rz8br]

​@@SuperNova88The main story is 70-ish hours.

[@KUENTIN102]

I feel like Jack would really like Xenoblade, but it’s also a REALLY long game

[@manupm9161]

Yeah, even only watching the cutscenes can take more than 3 hours

[@MISHFUL]

@@manupm9161 broski more than 10 hours U mean

[@questionmarkquestionmarkques]

​@@manupm9161 xenoblade definitive edition: 13.5 hours xenoblade x: 6 hours xenoblade 2: 16 hours xenoblade 3: 18 hours

[@jaktrapt]

Shit, I've put roughly 35 hours into xenoblade chronicles definitive edition and still haven't finished it. I stopped playing it when I struggled to get through a part later in the game

[@RedTheWeeb]

​@@jaktrapt do you remember what part because I think I know which but dont want to say incase of spoilers

[@CryoJakobFrost]

I like watching other people play Xenoblade. I don't think I'll ever actually get to playing it myself though. Chuggaaconroy is the only Xenoblade player I'll watch since he makes every game he ever plays fun to watch and experience.

[@Undeadplayer159]

It hurts when your fav yt doesn't like your fav game (hzd) but that fine as everyone is entitled to their own opinion

[@erinocelotl3578]

BRO LITERALLY SAME I have been completely obsessed with that game since it came out, like it is so engrained into my identity now that I can't listen to people saying why they don't like it without getting really upset (internally, I don't get mad at them it just hurts lol) so it took some courage to click this cuz Jack is my favourite KZbinr too 😭but to be honest I can understand this cuz it does start off a bit slow, it's that part in the Hades proving lab that really got me hooked but I was already a huge fan of the characters/story so I was more inclined to stick with it than Jack probably would yk I do think he would appreciate that certain boss fight in the DLC tho ;)

[@erinocelotl3578]

OO and actually sorry I misread your comment, he loved Zero Dawn, made a video on it years ago. But he seemed more interested in fighting the robots lol

[@Void-Knull]

@@erinocelotl3578 yeah, that's like the only thing to do in the whole game

[@Undeadplayer159]

Ooooh it was the 2nd game he didn't like.. lol it does take a bit to get into the 2nd game but it gets better. I love anything to do with hzd, I have the gaming figures, pops etc

[@Undeadplayer159]

@@Void-Knull its a bit more than that if you are more into the character's, storyline etc

[@pixalmasterstudios2485]

You know I don’t blame him for not finishing RDR2. It took me 3 months to finish it after playing on and off. It’s so worth it though, don’t give up on the game

[@radicalcentrist4990]

I understand him, even though I like some long ass games, the replayability is a problem. They're just too long for a replay, especially if there's nothing new or different to do on another playthrough. I think those types of games are meant to be played through just once anyway.

[@txma.]

Now that he's older and owns his own company and dables in merchandising alongside having a loving relationship and adorable cat, he has much more on his plate than he did even just 3-4 years ago. It makes sense that he's not able to sit down for several hours a day every day recording anymore, but when he's able to, the videos are always bangers (looking at you GoW Ragnarok)

[@switcheroo3660]

The dude complained about games having too much game but also didn't like nearly 2 episodes of GoW Rag that was just side missions

[@cantinadudes]

Yet he's still able to watch more anime than all of the trash taste boys *combined* Lets be real here, he just lost his passion for gaming probably because it became his job and its not uncommon for lets players to not like gaming anymore.

[@boney2982]

@@cantinadudescan’t really blame him after going for over a decade I’m just glad he still uploads on KZbin

[@SleepywitchVibes]

The true struggle of being a gamer

[@WyvrnOnYT]

I've played a LOT of videogames over my 17 years of existing, and I gotta say I've never played a better game than Red Dead Redemption 2. That being said, Jacksepticeye actually has a valid point for why someone might not like the game. I completely understand where he is coming from with that one.

[@thefoogle]

It makes me so sad that jack didnt finish red dead 2 as its my favorite game of all time, but I do understand on how making a series for that kinda game is really damn hard.

[@jaxmc3547]

it's the anti-let'splayer game. Whilst games like fnaf or happy wheels have very obvious ways to provide content for let'splayers and their audience, red dead 2 is completely based on the exploration aspect and finding things in the world that YOU enjoy, which are usually the small, amazing yet "boring" details of the game. Someone like Jack can't know if they'll find anything that'd be noteworthy to their audience in their next (usually pretty long to actually count as one, mind you) session of playing the game unless they're just rushing to play the missions and nothing else, which is a pretty bad way to play the game. I'm still impressed Markiplier managed to make a series on it. I am kinda bummed tho cuz there's literally an Irish character named exactly like Jack in the game and on my first playthrough I thought "what would Jack think?"

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

​@@jaxmc3547Sean also sounds a lot like Jacksepticeye.

[@jaxmc3547]

@@lelouchvibritannia4028 oh now that you mention it he does sound a lot like him. if Sean's pitch was higher he'd be a pretty on point Jack

[@kingman-fm4dq]

​@@lelouchvibritannia4028 isn't Sean Jack's real name?

[@kingman-fm4dq]

​@@lelouchvibritannia4028 oh wait i misunderstood the comment

[@mustsnip537]

for me horizon was never really about the story but the neurons that are activated when you take on a huge robot dino and its actually challenging. just running around the beautiful world is amazing.

[@NoCluYT]

@@rybread28 the story makes for good apocalyptic sci-fi, but the cutscenes aren't very engaging. They're too long and have some weird cinematography, plus the acting isn't something that moves me emotionally. I've(with a bit of shame) grown accustom to oscar-bait emotional stuff as of late. RDR2 has the same problems with cutscenes, but it nails it on the acting. If Guerilla fixes that, then the game would be amazing. I love the graphics and gameplay tho, so don't take it as me hating.

[@lejenddairy]

I’m a big fan of the sci-fi aspect of the story, but the gameplay keeps me coming back to HFW. Forbidden West has a really nice sandbox compared to Zero Dawn.

[@ThefakeShocker]

@@lejenddairythis! I love the story in both games and I love nearly all the characters but the open world and combat is so engaging to me that it keeps making me come back and just explore lol

[@ZeOHKay]

I totally understand not liking longer games. They're a big commitment after all.

[@fefega]

I have this big problem with open world games (or just long games in general) where it feels like 90% of the experience is just padding.

[@CEOGAPER]

i never would have thought jack would even know what xenoblade is so the fact that he knows is enough for me

[@birdchan5412]

I understand the rdr2 thing. It's especially hard to get back into it after months of not playing it. It's an amazing game, just daunting

[@reginalddwight6192]

He'll probably have this problem with Tears of the Fallen Kingdom. Not because he doesn't like it, it's just that the game is massive. He'd have like no time at all to explore, only enough time to do one or 2 story missions and that's it.

[@JamezGamez1]

Shame he didn't finish Red Dead, that game is stunning.

[@roxashester6583]

I feel that. It’s hard to go through a game that is over 25 hours. Last year I played through Tales of Arise and it felt so long but the game was great. However, it was draining to play through it all and I kept wanting to play a different game.

[@renraccoon2022]

Wait till he founds out about what happens to the Irish dude named Sean in Red Dead

[@dankdill8286]

It is what it is man. Some things just aren’t for certain people

[@reklom2334]

tbf all the three games he mentioned have huge open world environments which, if you wanna play a variety of games in a shorter amount of time, is less likely to be appealing for you. not because they're bad but because of the time sink to complete the game. funny enough people don't tend to view match-based games (valorant, fornite, etc) as too much of a time sink even tho if you take the cumulative amount of hours played in all the matches it would be fairly long too

[@mostlysilentprotagonist]

I like to treat long games as if I'm watching a show. I play the game in episode-like increments, like if I finished a quest or two in The Outer Worlds and then decide to pick it up at a later time and repeat until I finish the game. That's how I was able to go through all 3 Shenmue games and The Outer Worlds. Some people are very good at just knocking out tens of hours of gameplay without breaking a sweat and then there's people like me that prefer to break it down to an hour or two at a time, unless it's a game that I REALLY love, then I'm willing to put more time into it each session.

[@BerserkGoblin]

That's such a shame that Sean didn't want to finish HFW because it genuinely is an incredible game,,the first few hours are a bit slow but afterwards the game is so much fun and the story is great

[@SpicyRikers]

completed ZD years ago on my ps4 pro and want to get FW, nice to hear good praise!

[@pablobuquet2534]

The beginning and end are slow, so it takes away replay value. The middle part is really fun tho

[@AwesomeAliTV]

@@SpicyRikers it's like way worse than Zero dawn in terms of story

[@BerserkGoblin]

@@AwesomeAliTV It's fine imo,,plus gameplay wise it's wayy better than ZD

[@rileymachelle4088]

I feel like everyone played a different game than I did. I just didn't like FW at all. I got past the Las Vegas section where you get the thing for Gaia, and after that I had to put it down. I didn't like the combat, I grew to really dislike Aloy, I didn't care at all about the tribes or the civil war, there were so many fetch quests, I just couldn't do it. I couldn't bring myself to finish it. Same with Assassins Creed Odyssey, so much of it just felt like a chore. However, I did really enjoy the puzzles, hunting animals, and also the board game Strike was a LOT of fun. If there was a game dedicated just to Strike, I'd play the shit out of it. I love Fire Emblem, so it was really up my alley. Such a fun and well designed board game. Reminded me of how much I enjoyed Gwent in The Witcher 3.

[@AbbyAZK]

Whilst I understand it from a lot of people's perspective, the reason game devs opt to make the prologue drag out a little is they tend to consider the new player experience for people who may be using that game as their starting point and just help guide them along for a bit before letting the world open up, Horizon is actually a really really good game and its visuals are top tier with a very interesting story, lore and over all world building, same goes to RDR2.

[@cristobalbarra583]

Oh is not just that, I'm the kind of (fuck) "gamer" that values way more the gameplay than the history, if your gameplay is slow/clunky that instantly make me drop the game, even if the history is amazing I just can't, that happened to me with red dead 2, I find the gameplay so slow that I didn't enjoy the 7 hours I played, obviously this is my case, if anyone is reading my comment and you haven't played rd2 give it a chance, it maybe not be a game for me but that doesn't are it a bad game

[@jaxmc3547]

@@cristobalbarra583 as somebody who considers red dead 2 one of my favs of all time, I agree that the controls can be clunky (especially with horses, like why the hell does the camera control it by default) and the slow-paced gameplay just isn't for everyone

[@cristobalbarra583]

@@jaxmc3547 finally someone that doesnt say that im not a videogame fan for saying that, when i said the same quote on another video i got so much hate, and i didnt say the game was bad, i said the game had a gameplay that is basically a hit or miss

[@BuzzingMeat]

@@cristobalbarra583 well, those people who played rdr2 got attached to it most likely to the point that the game became part of their identities. This happens with a lot of things and you can tell this happens when they respond negatively or angrily to something you say that had no bad intentions. The best thing to do with those people is to just walk away because they will not change their mind about the game or you. When you make a criticism on the game, they will act as if you just insulted them. This is a psychology phenomenon and it happens to most people.

[@Littlejohnnymarston1]

Sean is literally in rdr2 how did he not finish it it’s one of the best games ever and worth the hours played

[@HeyOcelot0606]

In the KZbin platform, anything below 10 hours is worth crunching in the 8 minute mark than putting an hour worth of wandering.

[@ashhabimran239]

I get people have different preferences and all. I’ll admit, RDR2 did feel overwhelming and like a chore to complete and I did rush through the story at times. But that doesn’t change the fact that it was truly one of the greatest and most gut-wrenching gaming experiences for me. If anything, I grew more appreciation for the sheer detail and depth of the game over time. But I will admit, sometimes I do prefer the more rigid horse movements of the first game

[@H00dner]

As a real fan of HFW and Rdr2, its not for everybody! Jack has a life.

[@My5terical]

its a fair point, it took me like over 110 hours to beat the story ALONE without the epilogue for red dead redemption 2, and most people dont have the time to beat a game that goes on and on and on and on for so long.

[@stickingaround_]

The idea that he even TRIED Xenoblade is mindblowing to me. I mean, he still gave up but he at least played a little and that's a lot farther than most KZbinrs get.

[@TheAbsol7448]

It might not be for him, but it makes me _really_ happy. I saw some other comments saying he actually liked it and that he just stopped playing because it's too long, which is understandable.

[@stickingaround_]

​@@TheAbsol7448 It's very refreshing to see a KZbinr say "It's just not my thing" and not constantly bashing the game for not being exactly what they wanted lol

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@stickingaround_ Yeah. I kinda wish he played it on his channel because this game was _made_ for his commentary style, but he doesn't have to keep playing it if the game being long is draining for him. I can respect that.

[@jackalexande]

it's understandable that someone like Jack who plays so many games for his channel wouldn't play a game like RD2 with 100+ hours of content

[@Littlejohnnymarston1]

It’s worth it tho but I understand he’s got content to make but still would be nice to see a walkthrough

[@kane_howe138]

@@Littlejohnnymarston1the games boring not worth it at all

[@Justsomerandomdude397]

@@kane_howe138 I can tell you’re the type of person that likes cod and Apex

[@Superlizardy36]

@@kane_howe138 I would love tos ee your definition of interesting

[@toxickill3r545]

@@kane_howe138 Its rdr 2 not your life

[@SliceOfLife93]

Man.. Red Dead Redemption 2 is so, so worth it. It is such a good game. Anyone denying that is just wrong.

[@insanityman7]

Facts ❤

[@ZACKARDO]

Most people who don't like the horizon games just didn't want to commit to it, it is a long game, i spent 66+ hours in zero dawn and i love it so much, i love it's world to bits it's something i will never forget, forbidden west i already bought but yet to play, but i'm 100% sure i'll love it. Aloy is one of those rare lovable female main characters in games.

[@jrdp0759]

My only problem with rdr is spamming the sprint button for most of the game

[@joshuafowler7521]

Seàn’s a true gamer with his own business a loving family Gab & their fur-baby BB and through the years I’ve accepted his 15-20 minute long videos not because he’s shortening his content but because he’s trying to balance his personal life with his family makes me smile. I’m just so happy to how far he has come through his career and every video that I’m notified about makes me joyful inside to see that he’s doing well. 😊 P.S. I watched videos up to 2-3 hours series with almost no breaks so I’m not used to his shorter content vids.

[@justrhyno5825]

Xenoblade is such an fantastic game and offers some of the best music, story and gameplay. Although I understand why Jack stopped, it requires a lot of time to be put in along with pataince. I hope he gives it another shot.

[@quickup7530]

You are blaming the KZbinr. Xenoblade has alot of filler. "Filler" turns people off from JRPGs and anime. Its like asking someone why they stopped watching Dragon Ball Z or Naruto. Its not "length." Its how dragged out it is

[@quickup7530]

He played Elden Ring. Because its long but constantly engaging

[@zombombhuntermcoc3342]

@@quickup7530 Where in his comment did he blame Sean for anything?

[@TimothyGod]

​@@quickup7530 what kind of filler does Xenoblade have? Realistically? You can avoid anything that would be considered filler, side quests and what not. If you do story, it's a pretty straight shot

[@OrigoZ]

​@@TimothyGod tbf there is a fair bit of filler. Juju arc, mor Ardain, and most of chapter 6 and 7 in 3

[@derpoi]

I find some types of games hard to get into these days because of school responsibilities. I prefer "quick fun" linear games that are concise in structure (arcadey stuff or level based games) than heavy content or time investment games like open worlds or complicated genres like rpgs and strategy. Theyre not bad, I've tried Stalker once and while i got interested, midway when i reached that one large town i stopped because of the anxieties i get from ditching school work.

[@hughmungus227]

Sometimes it just feels like there's too many games to play, man.

[@_Renko__]

True, Xenoblade games are long, but I love them so much that I don't even feel the length and I always forget how long they are. I've got 319 hours on 1, 515 hours on 2 and 345 hours on 3 (I don't own a Wii-U so I haven't played X). Pretty much 100% completion on all of them and I don't regret a single minute.

[@Plethoria074]

I finally played gow, still am confused on how xeno didn’t get ost last year.

[@pedrobeckup456]

​@@Plethoria074Don't remind me of that...

[@brandonhughes4076]

As much as I love the Xenoblade franchise, three games that all run for at least 80 hours isn’t exactly a small commitment, so I can’t blame Jack for not finishing them

[@phaxzivods]

The horizon series is honestly one of my favorite ever but that being said it makes complete sense to not want to play through it. The way I see it jacks game focus seems to on games that are more episodic like fears to fathom, or deltarune. Games where you can play one part in less than 24 hours and still feel like you completed something. Games like horizon you can be 24 hours in and there’s still so much left in the game that you haven’t even heard of yet. I think these three games definitely are all kinda similar in that aspect.

[@alcflmn]

Red dead is a masterpiece but it’s understandable that it’s hard to lots of letsplays on just one game. Mark did it although he only did the main story and also didn’t finished the entire game

[@jasonmoore289]

It truly hurts my heart hearing him say that about red dead

[@mattygee6852]

I absolutely love red ded 2's story I watched an entire timeliness and I love how much it shows the corruption of good men and how bad men can still find redemption for even the worst actions. BUT the game is open world, yet- it punishes you for doing whatever you want by hiding the amazing story, with some missions forcing your honor down which hides side missions that need high honor.. I get the point, and its a great one, but as you said, there's wayyyy too much game

[@Lucieyk]

It's not hard to get it back up again lmao takes like 10 minutes, and mine never dropped below 80 percent from main quests.

[@mattygee6852]

@@Lucieyk missing the point, you can't do whatever you want and get good endings it needs to be one or the other

[@domg0714]

Like what missions I don’t think any were like that

[@mattygee6852]

@@domg0714 rescuing micah and having to kill your way out lowered my honor

[@domg0714]

@@mattygee6852 I don’t think it lowers ur honor

[@therichman3685]

"And I took that personally" Seriously though why are people genuinely offended by someone not liking games made by huge companies

[@MarkToast99]

I absolutely loved Forbidden West, but I get why people wouldn’t. The game can be overwhelming. There is so much stuff to keep track of, so many different options to choose from, and it just feels like a lot of stuff goes unused or doesn’t even feel rewarding when you get it because you’d never use it with your play style anyway

[@DCMill]

Meanwhile Markiplier spending 7 hours beating FNAF 4/20 mode

[@meeranhaq9479]

Forbidden West is just more Horizon but improved on everything other than maybe story. So if you didn't vibe with the first one. Chance you won't vibe with second one. That being said, god the games so much fun, especially when you get a certain traversal option. Makes it just so easy to have more fun

[@quicksilver753]

I mean he said it himself, his personal life is keeping him from emerging himself in these games and enjoying them because he has too many things he needs to be doing. That’s happened to me before but I got those things done and then came back and actually enjoyed playing a game I thought I didn’t like.

[@Ahmed-og2jm]

To each his own...some people don't like games that are too damn long and i don't blame them

[@Tedi652]

Person doesn't like something because people can like/dislike things. Imagine that. Shock horror 😅

[@BellaK423]

Xenoblade is understandable. All 3 of them are huge and take a lot of time. Despite loving all 3 of them they are incredibly overwhelming due to the amount of content provided.

[@jaidendetering8734]

It's okay Sean, it took me 5 years to finish Red Dead 2 and now I have to get through the epilogue

[@magolord2820]

Well I personally like those huge games because I don't have enough money to buy loads of game so I prefer to have some that are big enough to entertain me for weeks or even months without having to spend money again for a new experience!

[@Johnny.1994]

Red Dead 2 a masterpiece. Definitely top 5 open world games of all time

[@hmminterestinginterestingi3023]

If you don’t want a long experience the xenoblade trilogy is basically designed exactly to piss you off and make you feel useless. God damn I love those games

[@Plethoria074]

It’s a good, slow game, but most times the endings be like ‘ah, I’ve been stabbed in the gut’

[@pedrobeckup456]

It is the long game that I feel like: I Haven't beat it yet, but I am certainly doing it again someday

[@jadendeadredemption7262]

Markiplier played most of RDR2 on his channel but he sadly never played the epilogue. i heard ppl sent him death threats bc he didnt react to arthur morgan’s death “the right way” and which is very pathetic imo. so youre telling me that they sent him death threats bc he didnt cry when a fictional character died? what has society become

[@scisfoodsucks]

really?? where have you heard that from. And what happened after that? nobody showed up on his door?

[@hikariatearu4028]

0:10 until the end of the video* Ahh, so True 😂

[@J.P1981]

Well that's a shame, but understandable. Not everyone has time for massive game lengths such as these.

[@u121386]

It’s a real shame that he doesn’t like rdr2 because I wanted to see his reaction to the Irish character, also fittingly named Sean 😆

[@iamcerealman102]

Well he did live off Happy Wheels in his frozen cabin so you can see where his mind wondered to for dopamine.

[@darkfox1603]

Understandable he didn't finish Xenoblade it's hard to get into cause of how much time is required but God those games are amazing hope he tries again

[@theotherjared9824]

He dislikes slow-paced, story based games. He wants short bursts of immediate action.

[@RedhoodBeyond]

He likes story based games. He finished God of War and the Last of us games

[@biggiecheese1280]

He likes slow-based story games with action and good gameplay

[@conormurphy4328]

@@biggiecheese1280 that can’t be god of war then, gameplay is boring af

[@hare75]

That's why he's favorite game is bloodborne, i can't blame him tho bloodborne is a masterpiece

[@fartass8299]

You saying it sounds like an insult

[@lmx970]

Horizon was my favorite game for a time because it felt unique and it was similar to spider man, god of war, ghost of Tsushima, and fallen order. Those are my favorite games to play but forbidden West feels like it trying to be those games, also ultra hard in new game plus was a chore so it kill the love i had for it

[@jkterjters]

I’ve always loved games that take weeks to complete. I never had much money so I could only buy a couple games every month or two, which is why I’ve always gone for longer games (Xenoblade, Persona, JRPGs in general) and games with massive replayability (Minecraft, BOTW). I remember buying God Eater 2: Rageburst on my PS Vita just cause it claimed it had over 100+ hours of content and it cost me like 40$. For that much content it was basically a steal by my standards. And yeah, these games sure as hell would last me until my next purchase and I’d enjoy every second of it, moreso than if I bought a 6-12 hour game for half the price.

[@soapbubs59]

huh :O im the complete opposite! i like having somthing big i can chip away at even if im super busy around it, its nice having somthing specific to focus on finishing and it being this HUGE world

[@Marmalademan2]

sounds like he just didnt have time its not that he didnt like them

[@3lle272]

I respect his opinion. As a Huge Horizon fan I can get if ppl are not into the story especially in Fbw, considering how boring the opening part of the game iz. Still I love this franchise but some games are just not for everyone and that's okay.

[@gmb3602]

That’s the thing. It’s too much game. Unless it’s a franchise I love I am always overwhelmed by the sheer scale of some games. Glad to see I’m not the only one who feels like that.

[@audreyturner477]

The Garten of Banban is definitely added to this list lol

[@Deedo_67]

The older I get, the more I relate to the mentality. Every time I see game companies post: “bigger map, longer story, longer playtime” I’m just even less compelled to play their games. Especially when 5 hours in I’ve played every piece of the game it feels like.

[@Mickwixley]

I’ll be honest these same exact games weren’t for me either

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Also red dead fan: My swatting plan is in motion.😈

[@dilloncrowe1018]

Jack, it's not about the destination, it's "THE JOURNEY"...

[@Aircrusher]

Rdr2 is just one of those games where you need to set a 2 week vacation

[@insanityman7]

Right ❤