Devil Nuns With Tommy Guns (Squirty Play)

[@Rossweise]

I fucking love how the VA for the nun was having-- THE BEST OF TIMES!! Just hamming it up and putting it all into it! Loved it!

[@jack23325]

All the red makes my eyes hurt, but it seems like some actual effort went into this so it's automatically better than anything EA has crapped out recently.

[@benknight6516]

They published knockout city right? The microtransactions are lame and stupid as always but completely not necessary to enjoy the experience... and the gameplay is undeniably fun. To the point where I'm stunned EA had anything to do with it.

[@georgekostaras]

Or Activision

[@2DRonaldo]

Proof that you can toss a bucket of red paint on a PC Monitor and still make a game better than EA.

[@OlSwitcheroo]

It’s like a virtual boy game

[@megagrey]

@@OlSwitcheroo Beat me to it.

[@benedictrogers1478]

For a quid or two this actually looks worthwhile. There's clearly some heart behind it, which is more than a shocking number of games.

[@ADHDlanguages]

The bar for video games is now whether they even tried or not

[@jonassanoj3045]

@@ADHDlanguages imo, the bar for video games is through the roof and has been for a very long time. a game like the one in the video takes considerable skill and effort to create, yet most people would consider it trash. not because it is objectively bad, but because they're comparing it to the greatest games on the market. if you're an averagely skilled chef, people will admire your cooking skills; nobody's gonna expect you to be gordon ramsay. if you're an averagely skilled indie game developer, people will probably laugh at you.

[@ADHDlanguages]

@@jonassanoj3045 the graphical bar is obviously ridiculously high, but that seems to be all that's on offer from "the greatest games on the market". I've had lots of fun playing games with godawful graphics that had some effort put into making them enjoyable.

[@jonassanoj3045]

@@ADHDlanguages I'm not just talking about graphics. I'm talking about the overall quality of the game and how a relatively small minority of the very best games sets the standard of what a "good game" is, which most other games then inevitably fail to measure up to. " the graphical bar is obviously ridiculously high, but that seems to be all that's on offer from 'the greatest games on the market' " I mean, sure, sometimes the games that are the most successful aren't necessarily what I would personally consider "great", but that's beside the point. just because you or I don't like something doesn't mean it's not well made.

[@bravo075]

It's as if they actually made a game so people could have fun. Remember that? When devs made games so people could have fun?

[@EdenLippmann]

"Your death is inevitable, just like every other mere mortal." Uhh... yeah, that's, like, the definition of mortal.

[@Eon2641]

Real "when you kill someone, they die" energy

[@ObsoletePerson]

@@Eon2641 Goku has a bit to say about that.

[@jasonblalock4429]

"Just like you thieves... always taking things that don't belong to you!" -Damodar

[@ODDin17]

I guess one could argue that a being that can be killed but will live forever unless killed is also mortal.

[@BarbarianGod]

game should've opened with: webster's dictionary defines mere mortal as..

[@sbkMulletMan]

Okay, I genuinely enjoyed Devil Nun with a Tommy Gun. She was cool and had a fun voice.

[@Dr170]

The Catholic Church: We've made a few... *changes*

[@peterclarke7240]

For starters, we've ditched the choirs and gone with the metal band. Apparently the devil made us do it.

[@riverrile]

Boy, Catholicism's changed a *lot* since I stopped going to church.

[@reverseBLT]

"Don't worry, though. You still get your own, personal choir boy."

[@grayaj23]

We've stopped trying to hide who's *really* in charge here.

[@poilboiler]

@@peterclarke7240 Disappointing they didn't go with metal band with choirs.

[@rainy8702]

It's pretty unpolished, definitely someone's early project, but goddamnit does it feel like it has some passion put into it. With some more work put into it, it could probably be pretty good!

[@dallasjthompson]

I'll be honest, if this were submitted as a first/second year assignment in a Games Dev uni course I'd give it a pretty decent grade. It's functional, it shows some interesting ideas that if made, uh, well, would result in a honestly decent game

[@ddjsoyenby]

honestly it's not the worst i've seen.

[@BewareofTarps]

It actually wouldn't surprise me if it was exactly that. I could definitely see this being the result of an end-of-semester project where the professor told them they needed to produce something with functional movement, meaningful interaction with the environment, and rudimentary AI to show that they had been paying attention in class, and this was the result. I mean, I was asked to make a Pong ripoff in one of my programming classes as an undergrad, and I wasn't even in a dedicated game dev program. It was just an elective for me.

[@TheCommanderNZ]

It's clearly an A+ And better than any EA game.

[@pseudonayme7717]

Shades of Serious Sam, but looks more fun.

[@vincentmuyo]

@Nick Schierenberg I think in some parts of the US that might doom your grade.

[@bortnessundine2397]

I give the dev/s some props for imagination and gameplay. Imagine if this game had a budget. It would be cool

[@danbornside3670]

jimpression of bird game: thing bad. squirty play: thing good this week: end times.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Wow, a Steam indie game set in Hell that doesn't throw fetuses, the word "abortion," and slurs at the player. It's a Halloween-ish time miracle!

[@FlorSilvestre12]

Well, there was the w-slur at the end, but I don't think most people know that that's a slur so at least the intention is better?

[@EmptyAltruism]

You mean “whore”? That’s not a slur, it’s another word for prostitute

[@FlorSilvestre12]

@@EmptyAltruism Which is also a slur. The preferred term is sex worker.

[@EmptyAltruism]

@@FlorSilvestre12 you can call it whatever you want but its all the same thing. I dont care what the prefered term is, that implies im obligated to respect the exchange of money or services for sexual favors. I am under no such obligation, nor is anyone else

[@FlorSilvestre12]

@@EmptyAltruism Also lol @ the whiplash from "It's not a slur" to "I don't respect the people it refers to and I don't care what they want to be called"

[@AndyLundell]

If you were making an album cover for a punk/metal band, you could do it really rough in ballpoint pen and it would work, because even though it's cheap, it's got the right feeling. This is that, but in video game form.

[@SantaFishes101]

lol are you insulting my art XD I almost exclusively draw in cheap pens because I love the look and feel

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

The production value's low, but whoever made this is putting real and genuine effort into making a game and trying to make it good. With a few years more dev experience and a couple of months working on this afterwards, you could make this work.

[@MasoTrumoi]

How low has the bar been brought down by Steam games that I watched this and thought "hey that looks pretty good!" I only realized when I thought whether or not I'd play it. Definitely a cute game for a let's player.

[@dosbilliam]

As someone with a good bit of experience with this particular type of shooter, the aesthetics are about the only weakness outside of some clunky controls, but those could be polished with time. For something coming from the cesspool that is Steam, it's actually surprisingly alright-looking. :P

[@AnimatedTerror]

@@dosbilliam even the visuals with a little more polished could be left in the polygonal state they’re in and be touted as a throwback shooter like dusk or the likes.

[@ProbablyJules]

I can't be the only person who really unironically loves what their new love for their body adds to the egomania of the Jim Stephanie sterling persona. (Not saying like that like the real version of them loving their body would be that, but like the review is more fun because of it anyway) thank God for them!

[@Elepole]

So, it's like art school students saw Doom Eternal and decided to take some inspiration to do they end of year project. To be honest, i think this game actually try to do something interesting.

[@FirebreathXIII]

That burger shop owner was by far the best part of this game, if you ask me...

[@Arikayx13]

“Oh that was fun” sounds like this game beat out the majority of AAA games by bringing even a tiny amount of joy.

[@seanhennessy3968]

It's actually a *game*! That's miraculous!

[@bravo075]

Ikr? A game that was made so people could have fun with it? What eerie concept is that?!

[@mikethegrunty5968]

If I start a band, I’m totally calling it “ devil nuns with Tommy Guns”

[@BearJawGaming]

I'd play in that band..

[@Neco42]

You got there before me!! Haha I was literally just thinking that 😪😪🤣 gg’s

[@TranScripting]

Consider: call the band 'Devil Nuns', and the first album 'with Tommy Guns'. Then you can have further twists with further albums.

[@kent5627]

@@TranScripting Devil Nuns with Sticky Buns

[@wariodude128]

"I should get rid of those tentacles, they're quite long." Going to be quite difficult to top that as a quote.

[@sublimemime183]

It’s insane how fast your sub count is dropping. You still discuss and do the same content. (Which I like) People are stupid for not liking someone being themselves lol

[@NateTheScot]

Yeah it makes me sad to see it, but on the plus side, Steph seems happier than ever so... i guess it's a good thing overall. Fuck youtube subs if it means James Stephanie Stirling gets to be James Fucking Stephanie Fucking Stirling Mate, which they really seem to be embracing these days.

[@kv4302]

I figured the drop would slow down eventually, but it keeps going. I'm hoping for a second 900k special, I don't want the 800k special :(

[@mgkleym]

Hey at least the patreon is still going strong.

[@GamerErman2001]

But it also means that less assholes are subscribed to them.

[@MrBurtbackerack]

It is? What was the number it has dropped from, I didn't even notice the drop.

[@dweebicusmaximus]

“I don’t normally trust shadowy demons, but his hips weren’t lying” “I’m guessing god is this way” Never change, Steph

[@bbrake]

voice breakdown: intro demon: a bit cheesy, but got the job done gun nun: excellent, cheesy but fun burger guy: clearly the dev did that one himself as a placeholder and just forgot to get someone better to redo it

[@countesschewi2399]

The graphics are absolutely amateur, but honestly my hats are off to this indie dev for at least trying. Hopefully if it does well enough we'll see another game from them and they'll be able to afford an actual artist.

[@atlantiswolf]

The shocking thing is that it doesnt look like its completely broken, and it has a degree of visual consistency. So by those tokens, its immediately had more work put into it than any of the other asset flips on steam.

[@dalm1504]

Genuinely lost it at the extremely funny half hearted voice acting on the burger hell guy just slagging you off. Thats a good joke

[@stingerjohnny9951]

The shotgun reminds me of the Holy Shotgun from Constantine and I’m digging that.

[@MidnightMedium]

I think its very definitely ripped straight from there

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@MidnightMedium it even has the same revolving cylinder.

[@MidnightMedium]

@@stingerjohnny9951 yeah i was like im about the biggest Constantine fan I know and my favorite weapon in the game adaptation was the Holy Shotgun so I was like I know what this feels like ;)

[@zelo89]

honestly, looks far more enjoyable than most "AAA" games

[@erstwhilegrubstake]

Triple Aaaaaaaaaaay you mean. :)

[@georgekostaras]

With a little polish it could be amazing

[@HylianJowi]

I don't know why, but "I'm so old... and irrelevant!" hit me hard. Still laughing as I type this.

[@mesektet5776]

This looks like a twisted half-formed horror of a game, but in a good way - as in at-least 100,000,000x better than 9/10 of everything on Steam Greenlight back in the day.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

While I'm not all that into Limitless Hunger personally, I can see that it has some merit. Civvie seems to think so, at least. With that said, however, I did enjoy the hell out of Hedon, though I suspect Steph wouldn't get too far in it, despite it having orc tiddies and cool guns. (seriously, pick it up if you like Build-engine games)

[@ThrottleKitty]

This reminds me of the N64 Turok games! It's hilariously decent by that standard.

[@ObsoletePerson]

I'm glad you're having fun after what happened with 'SkateBird'. :D I kinda wish we had more 'Serious Sam'-esque shooters that emphasise hordes of enemies that you can chew through.

[@The-D33J]

Obligatory "we have Doom Eternal at home" joke

[@grayaj23]

Getting chewed out by a demon burger salesman is totally next level gaming.

[@strippinheat]

Those boss encounters are pretty well designed, honestly. They have unique attacks with area control and adds. Better than bosses in most amateur games. And unique enemy designs? Better than The Slaughtering Grounds. 10/10

[@scarylion1roar]

this looks super fun, and I especially appreciate the FPS instead of some sort of creepy, Haydee-esque 3rd person camera

[@ddjsoyenby]

agreed.

[@15clank]

This was either made by a cynical adult, or a young kid who's idea exceeds their skill.

[@mgkleym]

This kinda screams student project to me. Like someone cared enough to put some creative effort into it.

[@markswabey5870]

LOL thank you. I love these squirty game vids some of them are so funny. Keep up the great work

[@SoullessCast]

I feel like some decent indie metal band asked their friend to make a game based on their music and this was the result.

[@bainaka]

Devil Nuns with Tommy guns is a much better name for a game

[@adamsboringvids]

‘Ammo, that’s gonna be useful for the gun I reckon’

[@CatComixzStudios]

When you picked up the shotgun I honestly thought it was meant to be a Crossbow. Which would have been an ingenious pun. I feel like this dev might be worth keeping an eye on! With some more experience and attention to detail (maybe making the demons move in uncanny/inhuman ways, for example?), they could end up making some decent stuff down the line.

[@nightcatarts]

If they'd only add shadows I think that would improve things a lot. As it stands, it's too hard to make out the enemies against the environment.

[@LadyOfSnow]

Unironically want to cosplay the devil nun. Props to the character designer and voice talent, what an icon.

[@Eon2641]

This feels like a highschool garage bands album cover looks and I'll be damned if i don't kinda dig it.

[@LadyScriben]

It took me searching 'squirty play' to actually find this. Clicked on the little bell so hopefully won't miss anything again! Game looks like the baby of Serious Sam and Doom

[@jonathangordon1457]

There's heart and I think the beginnings of a solid indie dev here. I'll pick it up.

[@RichardBarclay]

You know, I like how the graphics look like they're from 1997-2001

[@spiderhandspnz]

THE MUSIC IS SICK THO

[@mikesanders8621]

Hearing such enjoyment from a squirty play is a true rarity

[@SteveFromWyrmhaven]

The voice work at the end brought me back to the Russian Steam Greenlight trailers/game-like things

[@chadgarrett6947]

Game gets props from me. They had a fun idea, they made it, and it's not an asset flip from the looks of it. Good going. Hope this dev grows well.

[@VorpalStorm]

The sawblade John Deer with the Republic of Gamers logo on it while carrying a diet "Boomster" energy drink made this game an 11/10.

[@bengordon2330]

Graphics quality and the lack of anti-aliasing makes it more like a 7/10 - but that's as good as Breath of the Wild

[@SimnaibnSind]

@@bengordon2330 You misspelled "10/7"

[@jeremiah1293]

DOOM with saw blade tutu? I’m sold

[@Dflect]

giggled way to hard at the burger joint part, that voice just....i can't even describe it XD

[@rubyrockatanksy9273]

This gave me huge nostalgia for some of the top-tier classic DOOM mods (or wads, as they're typically called. It's a whole thing) that really pushed the engine with 3D models and real music. There's genuine creativity and heart here even though it's clearly derivative. If this had been dropped in the Doomworld forums in 2011, people would have went nuts over it and this really feels like someone trying to harken back to those times. I'm gonna get this!

[@socialistcatdad]

The music is so good

[@byrus1]

I love how the melee weapon and hook's healing went right over their head

[@Feasco]

it's like it asked to copy Doom Eternal's homework the night before it was due

[@halu959986]

Ooh there's some genuine promise with this game, I hope the creator takes on board any feedback given to this game and uses it to go onto bigger and better things

[@johnwrath3612]

I've watched too many Squirty plays. I found myself thinking that this one actually looks pretty good. The soundtrack is fucking solid.

[@Q269]

I choose you, Squirty! GO!!! Squirty Squirty Squirt!

[@FlorSilvestre12]

Absolutely lost it at the weaponized riding mower with the knockoff energy drink. Mowing down enemies in hell at 10 A.M. on a Sunday

[@sekara9866]

There's a touch of Remnant : From the Ashes about this.

[@TheHolm]

The editing from 5:18 is amazing!

[@PopStrikers]

This is what I would have made in middle school if I had actual drive as a kid and honestly, I can respect that

[@legendarybeatzprod.4843]

That gun concept with the floating head actually is really cool lol

[@dunngyllite7883]

The squirty play we all wanted, but didn't dare to ask for.

[@dragon-4]

"I want Doom Eternal" Mom: "We have Doom Eternal at home." The Doom Eternal at home: The music and floor tentacles were kinda sus, but the hook is literally called the "Slayer Chain",and the spawn-in effect is basically the dollar store version of Eternal's. But there are worse games to imitate, for sure.

[@caydenclark-johnson7854]

honestly this has a LOT of potential I think it could be really good eventually

[@wheresmyjetpack]

"I'd almost be jealous of those hips were mine not fucking amazing" every word on this channel is god's truth

[@plufim]

Justin, great work 10/10

[@evillecaston]

Devil May Be Thoroughly Confused

[@FeloPastry]

How I wake up every day "I'm so old, and irrelevant, let's start shall we? Yes let's"

[@YumeDokiDoki]

Looks like the dev took a lot of inspiration from the Serious Sam series, pretty cool to see!

[@RennerSoup]

I just finished a final for one of my college classes, so as I treat I watched this video. I have now rewatched the Burger Hell audio clip about 12 times, and I think I'm going insane.

[@technopoptart]

new ringtone?

[@dmayhew001]

Worth the cash for the soundtrack alone!

[@nevertoooldgaming_Rave]

It's baby's first Doom! Pretty good job keep it up Dev!

[@larsthorsen4660]

Yeah, Devil Nuns with Tommy Guns does sound pretty rad!

[@MrPiptron]

Bits of this looked surprisingly enjoyable, the video definitely was 😁

[@jamessweeting1]

Looks pretty cool! Music is good too

[@8DX]

Came for the nuns and guns, stayed till the voice acting!

[@ddjsoyenby]

ngl this looks pretty fun with a bit more work i could see it being a good retro style fps.

[@moondog548]

Your prose is especially delightful in this one.

[@ShazySoft]

I just love "devil nuns with tommy guns"

[@Ragnarok540]

I think the developers made their one models... Above every single asset flip.

[@Keatosis_Quohotos]

I know an earlier version of Jim would roast this game. I actually like the new, more positive Sterling.

[@lymmea]

To be fair, time has led to a lot of 'better' games on the market not being all that enjoyable, being made by companies with horrible business practices, or both. I'm sure JSS' own mindset has some effect, but I wonder if part of it is just that us gamers (a separate entity from Gamers™, I feel compelled to note) find ourselves more enthused for unpolished passion projects than gilded turds these days? Because it seems like the comment section is kind of leaning JSS' way, too, so it can't be *just* them that looks more favorably on this project than they might have in the past. It seems like it's us, too. I wouldn't play this game myself, but I'd give it an "A For Effort" sticker where years ago I would have called this shovelware. Although now that I say it...maybe it's because actual shovelware has gotten so much worse over the years that this game distinguishes itself as something more than that easily.

[@megatronbison]

Jesus Christ, the ending tirade by the Burger Van guy. What was that?

[@daiakunin]

You can't end on a cliffhanger like that! I need to know if you get power beyond reckoning!!!

[@rosse119]

Looks like the really worked hard on these, looks like fun.

[@Leeqzombie]

I kinda love the aesthetic of this

[@dragon-4]

Also, "Devil Nun with Tommy Guns" my next D&D character.

[@bitnewt]

Except for everything being the same colour, I quite like the aesthetic and music - this game looks like a lot of fun!

[@umdadvocate]

A new squirty? Prayers, answered.

[@poposterous236]

Hard Reset is a criminally overlooked game

[@steverogers3696]

Love this kind of content great to watch 🙂

[@pillowotter9806]

I’d love to see this with some more polish tbh, this is such a fun concept

[@jgirdley93]

0:30 helps to have a map

[@holotori_senior_admin_teno]

I kind of fucking love this too, believe me.

[@DrJonesMDK]

Wow a FPS game with content!

[@ddjsoyenby]

and and it isn't a grindy mess.