Ashigaru: The Last Shogun - The Return Of Gilson B. Pontes (Jimpressions)

[@poposterous236]

Gilson B. Pontes is literally the Gilson B. Pontes of videogames

[@pianoman7753]

Look who it is- It's look who it is

[@ВасилийПупкин-ж8и]

This is Gorbino's Quest of developers

[@ddjsoyenby]

he's one of a type.

[@LessDevoid]

Out of all video games ever made, he's definitely made at least one.

[@Dustemikkel_Rev]

Of all the gamecreators out there, Gilson is certainly ... one of them.

[@LuciferSpiro1993]

Imagine if Gilson had, in fact, grown as a developer, but knew the usernames of his greatest critic, and has the game load without content if it detects they're playing, but for anyone else it's a full game now.

[@mattwo7]

Then he wouldn't have really grown at all.

[@marocat4749]

Iagine pomntus b gilson made interesting things like have his game in the water and do his game in water essential to have at least novelty. Wi water last time looked good, why not shinobi way of the water

[@porygonlover322]

@@marocat4749 thanks

[@fietehermans9903]

Maybe it’s just like Alan Smithee, but for games

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

I'd say he has regressed instead, lol

[@gnolex86]

I really wish Jim could organize a game jam where people make Gilson-like games in an extremely limited amount of time, like 2 hours or something. Bonus points if the game is actually playable and enjoyable.

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

2 hours would probably be more time than this Gilson wastes when asset flipping his "games"

[@MrYago-xd7um]

But if it's enjoyable, then it's absolutely not a Gilsonlike.

[@Powersd451]

You could make it about the inevitability of struggling against X. Be it death or whatever. No matter how many times you try, there's an empty journey, there's nothing you can do, then you die.

[@zyriantel9601]

@@MrYago-xd7um Yeah, if you don’t die in one hit after almost a solid hour of running, then you’ve made an anti-Gilsonlike

[@neco9590]

> Bonus points if the game is actually playable and enjoyable. Wait, shouldn't that be disqualifying? The intention was creating a Gilsonlike, after all.

[@DragonNexus]

"Never repeat the same tactic too many times in combat with the same enemy" He should take his own advice during development.

[@jackmeriustacktheritrix]

The funniest part about that is that there is literally only one tactic available to you, attack

[@SlightlyUnsalted]

All of this sounds very familiar

[@0Fyrebrand0]

_"Never repeat the same tactic too many times"_ - Gilson B. Pontes

[@GrahamChapman]

Terra Branford~♥

[@Pyke64]

Gilson is just teaching us valuable life lessons.

[@223Drone]

He lacks self-awareness.

[@NocturnalTyphlosion]

​@@223Drone he tried that tactic once, and never again

[@TheOblivionMan]

You know the sad part is, hearing the parameters defined, a Gilsonlike could actually make a for a decent artsy experience if made by someone competent. Give it some good ambient music, have it be a minimalist walking sim that switches to one hard as balls fight at the end.

[@AegixDrakan]

It does exist! If we go by Steph's definition of the Gilsonlike, it's called Shadow of the Colossus! :P And it's a revered classic for a reason!

[@Raggart72]

Whose to say that all the Gilsonlike games aren’t part of some really out their performance art piece about the futility of life or something or maybe the fact that more Gilsonlike games keep coming is a comment on capitalism Or maybe I am just overthinking it way too much.

[@cynicismIncarnate]

I had a similar thought lol. These could honestly work as some abstract art piece if they were made by someone competent and not a complete fucking buffoon hack who steals assets on the regular

[@lizzymalefic138]

Furi is a solid Gilsonlite*

[@ElvenSonic]

@@lizzymalefic138 Was literally going to reply just to mention Furi. But Furi doesn’t include a segment between the walking segment and the hard as balls fight where you have to run towards a circle with a decreasing number next to it on a huge desert.

[@ELSTERLING]

Gilson used a DMCA and it went totally Gilson yet again. (Also, as an aside, I love that he clearly discovered a leaf particle screen shader and decided to apply it _to the entire game even if you aren't anywhere near a tree._ It's a step up even from how he constantly uses hideous overblown light filters and stylised colour and contrast to try to hide atrocious empty visuals. It's the game design equivalent of someone who phrases their arguments as pretentiously as possible when they're trying to hide that they don't have a valid point to make.)

[@Xaphnir]

The weird thing about him being so aggressive with DMCA takedowns is that these videos kind of act as marketing for him. The only reason anyone knows about his games is due to these videos.

[@AviNerenberg]

Even this might be giving him too much credit, I don't know if he ever "tried" to hide anything lol

[@IGaveMyNameToThatGuy]

"Action game" is a highly generous description of a Gilsonlike

[@morzemus1805]

Well, walking is technically a form of action

[@klisterklister2367]

It's exciting to die!

[@artbargra]

"Game" is a highly generous description of a Gilsonlike.

[@theomegajuice8660]

They really should be classified as "Puzzle games"... the central puzzle being "why the fuck does he keep making them like this?"

[@Vesperitis]

Oh god, he's got his own genre now? And on September 11th too. Truly a... remarkable developer.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

Yes, I am certainly compelled to remark upon his work.

[@guanyu8539]

A Gilson game is akin to digital terrorism, so it's apt for the 11th.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

Gilson’s game is the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

[@Blue_Sonnet]

Jim mentioned near the end that the game was released a few months ago but they only just got round to reviewing it now - that said, this makes it a pretty reliable cash cow 🤣

[@Dustemikkel_Rev]

I don't remember what game it was, but the phrase "This is the 9/11 of videogames" was uttered by a reviewer.

[@Stormtrooper53]

I'm convinced that Gilson B. Pontes isn't a real person, but rather just one of those "We showed an AI 2,000 hours of video games and then let it write one" experiments .

[@saint23thomas]

Gilson B. Pontes is the rogue A.I. we got instead of Skynet.

[@jack-a-lopium]

@@saint23thomas Oh thank god, what a relief...

[@walonsubi]

I think I said this a few games ago. It can't be an actual person.

[@Joe90h]

I've seen art created by an AI, and this is too... timid and featureless to be that. An AI created video game would be like Fortnite on crack with bizarre textures that look like the faces of burn victims.

[@TrackpadProductions]

A good number of those are faked, usually.

[@KnightTemplar108]

The queen may be gone but our king of games has returned. Thank god for more great Gilson games, and thank god, for Sterling.

[@mattwo7]

Gibson B. Pontes, the Yu-Gi-Oh

[@Mark_nobody3]

“And thank god for me” Sterling

[@CommieApe]

And thank God that useless old colonizer is dead

[@pyryvirtanen6081]

I wish I had half the confidence Gilson B Pontes has...

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

I'd say his is not confidence... But idiocy

[@Blue_Sonnet]

Easy - make something you've always wanted to make but have absolutely no education, training or experience in (I recommend neurosurgery) then spend ages on your new project without showing it to anyone or letting them test it. After spending most of your time focusing on tiny details that make your project look "epic" (lens flares go with anything), you release your project and charge the same as more experienced, professional creators because you think you're just as good - if not better - than them. Then you go off and shove a bucket on your head so you don't hear any criticism. If you hear anything negative then dismiss them as trolls because you spent longer then anyone with your project, therefore your opinion is worth much more compared to someone who's only experienced your magnum opus for two hours.

[@wayfarergames]

I'm going to do it, I'm going to make a gilsonlike and it's going to bring the genre to new heights. I feel like my almost 15 years of game development experience (but mostly the fact that I own the Horrid Spider asset) can really help move the genre forward.

[@gozzilla177]

remember the core of gilsonlike and dont disappoint! run, die, repeat. make it into a fantastic story each death telling us something new and unique in fact you should gain xp with every death and only the deaths as progress! lol

[@gremlin66n]

What is the threshold? If you try to improve on the Gilsonlike genre, at what point does the game become good enough, that it is essentially, no longer a Gilsonlike? 🤔

[@wayfarergames]

@@gremlin66n I think it must remain a shitpost, if it ever stops being a shitpost it stops being a gilsonlike. Run, die, repeat must be the core gameplay loop, with maybe a little bit of story context but very little else. My plan is to have all of the core gilsonlike features, but gate them off based on how many times you've died 😉 I've also got plans to streamline the core gameplay loop by making the attack a little flashier to draw attention to it, remove the collider from the enemies entirely, and have a dynamic camera system that frames the enemy as it's killing you, while removing control from the player in a slightly frustrating way. Ragdolls on death may also increase enjoyment without losing the core gilsonlike vibe

[@luccaladinig2783]

@@wayfarergames You should also remove the automatic respawn! Upon death, the camera simply starts circling the player avatar, and the game only continues once the player presses and holds a button that isn't shown on screen and is only used for this specific purpose. The lack of such a feature is a huge oversight on Gilson's part, there.

[@wayfarergames]

Oh that's a great idea! Bonus points for displaying a button on screen which is NOT the one that actually resets it 😉

[@RoseOfSharyn18]

I'm half convinced Gilson makes these games for you Stephanie. Lol

[@anonpadius]

Sterling and Pontes are two sides of the same coin 🤔 change vs stagnation

[@amandafrazier9724]

The worst courtship tactic since Richard III.

[@Badger13x]

Maybe Gilson is actually JSS, maybe it is done to generate a good video for the algorithm, or maybe JSS is unaware of this Gilson persona like a split personality awaking in the early hours producing a game and uploading it and JSS knows nothing about this until the game is seen and reviewed.

[@jamesbarr8218]

@@Badger13xTyler Ster-den

[@23Scadu]

Merry Gilson everyone! He's definitely one of the game developers alive right now.

[@danielcohn-bendit701]

Merry Gilson… 😀

[@AnnDVine]

bold claim, I wouldn't be shocked to learn he's some sort of lawnmower man

[@JKKoneofakind]

@@AnnDVine personally, i suspect he's an ARG.

[@pixlbrix_]

Merry Gillson to you! I hope to see you again next year. Hopefully you've been happy and healthy since last Gilson

[@Sayonkiller]

Can't lie I was waiting for this guy's return to this channel 😂

[@marocat4749]

Ye golson, gilson never changes XD

[@Faction.Paradox]

@@marocat4749 Like war, unless you play MGS4 then it HAS changed.

[@zyriantel9601]

@@marocat4749 He hasn’t changed, but he has _evolved._ Now we know that if we make fun of his awful games enough, he’ll eventually try and maliciously strike your channel into the ground!

[@Sayonkiller]

@@minoru3569 so you're saying there's a Commander sterling vs Gilson aka Riddler episode in the works! I'd love that one

[@zyriantel9601]

@@minoru3569 Don’t forget the Domina dev! He may have gotten owned by Steam and Twitter both, but I strongly doubt he’s down for the count - he’s too head-up-ass to allow that to happen.

[@suszterpatt]

Do you know what this feels like? It feels like someone got a hold of a game design course's projects and is releasing a different student's project for the same course each year. That's why they're essentially the same game but at various levels of competence and feature richness. Come to think of it, the fact that it happens once a year makes me think there's a game design "prof" out there who, every year, gives the same assgnment to their students, and then releases the "best" delivery under a fake name.

[@youngarkas4994]

But wouldn't we have at least one student speaking out by now?

[@a.k47-74]

@@youngarkas4994 You would hope so if this theory is correct, since his(?) games are featured by the Playstation store.

[@ChevronTango]

This is the best theory I've seen yet, though I suspect maybe it's the Demo project he uses to show the students what to do each week, rather than the best students attempt

[@SvartWolf]

why i realize that this looks like an unfinished course project. if tha wa the case ther would be at least some variety.

[@applebonker141]

Initially I got the impression that Gilson saw game making strictly as a hobby: he'd release these games and then move onto the next one but with the content strikes and the fact he hasn't improved really boggles my mind. Gilson is an enigma

[@zacziggarot]

At this point I'm kind of certain he might be a rogue AI. The content strikes were one of the few ways the AI could interact with the world

[@kallemetsahalme5701]

yea it was cute and charming in its way "i do a game mostly for me, i have some ideas i want to do". but a schedule of 1 game per year with so samey styles makes it seem like a dare "i bet you i can make a game per year" or indeed a.i. has gone awol. any hobbyist would actually finish a game and then try to do a better version or a different thing. not just dark souls version a b c d e f g

[@applebonker141]

@@kallemetsahalme5701 yeah that's what's so baffling. They're all so differently bad

[@oliver_twistor]

I don't understand how he doesn't improve. It takes effort not to become better at one's craft.

[@kallemetsahalme5701]

@@oliver_twistor if dont want to? every game development step requires studying and experimenting. one might easily decide to just do the same "slap assets around, use the same gameplay core of last game, done"

[@ChrisGrump]

The man, the myth, the tragedy. The chosen one has returned.

[@CSM100MK2]

The sad thing is we can't get rid of him/ expell the demon.

[@zyriantel9601]

@@CSM100MK2 Thankfully, he can’t get rid of us, either!

[@stingerjohnny9951]

@@zyriantel9601 Not for lack of trying on his part 😜

[@freakishuproar1168]

Gilson has to have completely lost his mind at this point. I'm just picturing him in his house, windows blacked out, the walls and floors and ceiling awash with innumerable clipped letters and words from newspapers and magazines artfully arranged into semi-legible phrases lavishing imaginary praise upon Gilson B. Pontes and his paradigm shifting games. Amidst this place of mad devotion is a life size print of James Stephanie Stirling, with their eyes 'X'-ed out and a big black frown scrawled across their face, and a speech bubble next to them saying "i'M a BiG pOo-Po0 bUm i WiSh i CuD mAkE gAyMs aS GuD aS -mE- i MeAn gIlSoN, tHe BeSt vIdEeO gAyMs mAkAr eVa." Also, are the enemies in this synthetics? What's the white stuff coming out of them supposed to be?

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

I think the white stuff coming out of the enemies is supposed to be blood. Which means that Gilson B Pontes was either too lazy to add blood or just forgot to make blood actually look like blood. Neither of which are good.

[@JusticeForPottsvilleMaroons]

Caddicarus put it best when he said that Gilson B. Pontes is the Tommy Wiseau of video games.

[@FlorenceFox]

I love how "Ashigaru: The Last Shogun" is just like... word salad. It's some cool samurai sounding words that literally mean nothing when out together in that order.

[@endless2239]

I like to imagine that in some alternate universe there's a random Japanese man who made a game called "Emperor: the last Peasant"

[@AquaCoalaNest]

I'm pretty sure he meant Ashikaga or sg like that.

[@DisgruntledPeasant]

A fitting title considering that the game is some cool seeming videogame elements that come together to create nothing in the way they are arranged.

[@darkjapan]

@@AquaCoalaNest Actually I checked because I thought Gilson was making up Japanese words, but Ashigaru 足軽 means common foot solider, or sometimes samurai.

[@cardboardtubeknight]

All his titles are!

[@Xizor15]

Been waiting decades for this game to release. Truly the greatest PS exclusive franchise.

[@deralbtraumritter8573]

It's better than Ghosts Of Tushima, even For Honor... Dare I say even Ninja Gaiden or Sekiro...

[@Xizor15]

@@deralbtraumritter8573 it really is the Dark Souls of Gilsonlikes. I'm surprised Sony hasn't put their Marvel Studios-esque bumper in front of each game like they do with their other exclusives. Sony needs to recognize this is a TRUE system seller.

[@angryoldgamer4845]

I'm waiting for the ultimate edition💯

[@deralbtraumritter8573]

@@Xizor15 lol IKR?! I'm gonna sell my soul for a PS5 just to play this gem and the rest of his games...

[@razielvalentine4076]

I feel bad for “xbots” that cannot enjoy this masterpiece.

[@SpectreSaunders]

*Person:* Soulslike games are the most artistic & narratively ambiguously games within a challenging but rewarding dichotomy. *Me, an intellectual:* Nah, that's Gilsonlike...

[@SpectreSaunders]

For anyone that takes this comment seriously; I'm joking.

[@Direk091]

Gilshitelike -- the genre of money laundering

[@loonyladle3987]

Gilson couldn't even Gilson this video down for a whole day. What a Gilson.

[@lachienicholson1510]

Gilson feels like some avant-garde artist. I hope when he retires he comes out as like "this was all some elaborate performance art. Goodbye"

[@snigwithasword1284]

If your art is so obtuse that only you understand it and make no effort to fix that... What are you doing mate. If it ducks like a quack, nobody should fault you for calling it like it is.

[@Kila-Innova]

@@snigwithasword1284 ducks like a quack ha Like it.

[@munjee2]

I didn't even need to read the title to know who made this game, a simple glimpse at the thumbnail and it was clear, Mr.B Pontes is the true auteur of our time!

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

More like the Uwe Boll of video games.

[@munjee2]

@@ColdHardTruthNews I feel like we are both just saying the same thing

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

@@munjee2 lol

[@SullySideUp]

"you can't cut corners on a fucking sphere" is quote of the year imo

[@brentc3580]

Fun fact: Gilson B. Pontes is actually the pre-alpha version of the evil AI from I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream

[@cpureaperheart2407]

ya know thats kinda horrifying when i think of it

[@squidcultist0022]

Gilson is proto AM

[@四as]

Every year I look forward to a new Jimquisition on the latest Gilson B. Pontes game. Let's take this moment to reflect on the year that has passed between the releases. Some bad times, plenty of good times and a calming assurance that another Gilsonlike is in the works.

[@NF_Redux]

Something doesn't quite add-up here: "Gilson B. Pontes" is an anagram for "Boglin Step-Son"... uhh, Steph? ಠಿ_ಠ

[@greenhowie]

You know one of the most confusing parts of this is that gilson's name is all over his games as if he wants to be famous, yet as far as I can tell no such person exists.

[@gozzilla177]

Have you ever seen Glison and Jim in the same video? NO! and I dont think it's a coincidence... maybe they are the same person! lol

[@captain2tan69]

Gilson B. Pontes is one of the developers of all time

[@joezuu]

An objectively true statement of the ages.

[@GrahamChapman]

Barely even that, really.

[@williamrussell4367]

When I'm at my lowest, I just imagine myself as a glison like protagonist, and remember, I can actually do any task, not every task. But at least one.

[@zyriantel9601]

A Gilson protagonist is the embodiment of, “Can’t win them all? Bro, I’d like to at least win one.”

[@CarlTheQuaker]

Gilson B. Pontes is like Dashcon if Dashcon was an annual dumpster fire event but without the ballpit.

[@tigrisparvus2970]

We may never truly plumb the depths of his genius. We can only stand on the shores of his vast artistic talent and marvel at its grandeur.

[@LazyLucael]

Looking forward to playing the medieval European sequel 'Town Militia: The Final King'

[@tharsis]

Love the presence of the Operation Flashpoint/ArmA objective markers. Really fits the feeling.

[@swiftpinion]

The legend returns folks, THE one and ONLY Gilson B. Pontes here to show us his new magnum opus!

[@AstraVex]

He's literally the Tommy Wiseau of Videogames.

[@Venatius]

Oddly enough he's managed to be more prolific in his output though. Wisseau is only ever going to be known for one movie. Then again, I'm not sure Mr. Pontes' products count as different games.

[@HAJIMEDJ]

More like the Uwe Boll of video games

[@MilanousMedia]

Tommy wiseau was a shrewd enough buisnessman to turn shit into success. Gilson isn't.

[@option3590]

Hell no. He’s the Deuandra T Brown of video games. Maybe, MAYBE the James Nguyen.

[@hardy_har]

Each time I see more of his work I become more certain that this is a money laundering scheme, especially because Gilson B Pontes is too weird a name not to be an anagram. And the initials are GBP ie £££

[@davidbodor1762]

Now I am wondering if you could in theory make a Gilson-like game that's actually good, while keeping some of the key features and components of the Gilson-like genre.

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

How to make repeatedly dying fun? I mean, without making a rogue like.

[@envysart797]

Key features like being able to walk on water

[@RichardBlaziken]

I really feel like any sort of quality added into the mixture would taint it so much that it would no longer _be_ a Gilson-like

[@porygonlover322]

LSD Dream Emulator

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

@@RichardBlaziken Heck, any sort of meaningful content would makes it not a Gilson B Pointless game.

[@adamspimbly4706]

Gotta love that this is apparently set in the 1500’s in Japan, whilst having two moons in the sky (@4:58)

[@B.L.S.]

This was the content I subscribed to you for.

[@Magmafrost13]

I really do hope we see an interview with Gilson some day, because Im genuinely curious if there's some kind of explanation here. Is there some kind of artistic intention behind the long, tedious, mostly featureless, and almost certainly doomed to failure gameplay loop? Is perhaps the act of making these games the art piece, rather than the individual games themselves? Is it some kind of commentary on something, Gilson's views on life or society perhaps? Is it far more likely that all this is actually just some kind of Uwe Boll-esque tax fraud scheme?

[@Powersd451]

If there's any possible theme I can see in here, then it's the inevitability of struggle against something. No matter how many times you try, it's an arduous yet boring journey, there's nothing you can do, and then you die.

[@aguyhere7945]

The idea Gilson might be an AI is probably less a joke than you might think. Sony birthed the most advanced AI ever and its whole reason for existing is putting out bad games and acting like a terrible dev. That way Sony can show its human devs what not to do. Yes, they kind of stumbled at that last part.

[@seanhennessy3968]

Money laundering?

[@mmmhorsesteaks]

Ooh you might be on to something. gilson B Pontes as a cynical critic of the drudge and toil of contemporary life?

[@Felice_Enellen]

@@seanhennessy3968 That's my theory. I also think that's how the Tencent has so much influence through Epic Games. Sure, on paper they don't own the majority of the company, but I think they're funneling tons of money to Epic through in-game purchases from botnet accounts to try to challenge Steam with money alone. It's not really working imho, no matter how many (timed) EGS exclusives they pour money into. I suspect Tencent hates Steam because Steam basically controls the western PC gaming market and doesn't buy into the Tencent/CCP BS the way everyone else seems to. They've infiltrated all the other entertainment markets, but Steam holds steady. I'd love to see Epic get audited. I can just picture an auditor looking over transaction records and saying, "Wait, you received all this money for skins... from accounts that never played the game?"

[@kiranightlee7291]

When I say I laughed hysterically throughout this entire video, I'm not even exaggerating. God bloody bless you Jim Stephanie for always putting a damn smile on my face with your dry, effortless sense of humour. Eagerly awaiting the next Gilsonlike...and not because I intend to play it, but solely for your Jimpression.

[@Di7manya]

I honestly had forgotten about the last true auteur of the videogame medium Gilson B. Pontes' existence. But he has returned so that JSS can shower us with their commentary on the new genre, nay, new medium that is the Gilsonlike. People call them the "Dark Souls of understandable media", the magnum opus of inexcrutable garbage that defies anything resembling coherence, so only JSS themselves (thank GOD for them) can provide the adequate commentary for such masterpieces of shit.

[@KairuUrayasan]

Stephanie Sterling!!!! You fucking pulled it off I didn’t think we would get an annual Gilson video!!! You just fucking made my day!

[@drakewarnock1239]

Watching this video gave me an idea for how to make a Gilson-like that was actually fun. I have no skill in making games so if anyone wants to take this idea and run with it, go for it! You have my blessing So basically the story would be that you, a random person, got immortality powers somehow. Doesn't matter how. But in the process you find out that some god / otherworldly being is planning on destroying the world because they're bored with it. You are not strong or skilled in anyway, but you figure with your immortality you can try to save the world by making it more entertaining for the god. So the gameplay would basically be you spawn, get to an enemy, then try and survive the fight by making it last longer. The more you dodge and block attacks the better. Maybe you could throw in ways to get the enemies to use their abilities in interesting ways. Like getting them to friendly fire each other or something. Or get an enemy to knock down a house. Just whatever. The point is YOU can't actually do anything and can't hurt the enemy in any way, so the goal is to make the fight more entertaining by manipulating the enemy until you inevitably lose. Then you die and respawn because that's the power you have. You could just have different fights around the map and the goal would be to get high scores on each one or something. I think there's a way to make a fun game out of that formula. Which granted is antithetical to a Gilson-like so maybe it wouldn't actually be one. But whatever.

[@occularmalice]

I'm so stoked now to build a Gilsonlike of my own. Here we come Unity Asset Store!!

[@LoveProWrestling]

A historical Japanese game with a variety of Moons. Some near. Some far.

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

These things feel like glitch in the matrix and fever dream at the same time. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@Arraxis_Denacia]

In this chaotic world, we can at least be reassured by the yin and yang of the yearly Gilson B Pontes game and the Jimpressions video following shortly after.

[@jackgurney6961]

Ive been anxiously anticipating this video ever since you mentioned that you were working on a Gilson video!

[@Spectrulus]

Fantastic as always! In honour of Gilsonlikes, could we get a dedicated Playlist if people want to watch the features get removed from first to latest?

[@GrimReader]

Kinda love how into himself Gilson is

[@n00f]

Reminds me of the opening credits to The Room

[@Di7manya]

Its like the opening credits for missions in MGS V, if Kojima was a talentless hack.

[@throwsnbrews9516]

I was wondering when another of these would come out. Gotta give the guy credit, he certainly is prolific.

[@sonvolt5150]

The death at 3:25 is the chef’s kiss of this beauty Another knock out punch from GBP!!

[@yotube155]

I swear they keep pushing the holidays earlier and earlier. It's September and Stephanie is already giving us a Christmas present!

[@DiscoPickle102]

I searched for Gilson and found his IMDB page which I am convinced he wrote himself.

[@stoicraziel6272]

Sooo... Is Dynasty Warriors 9 a Gilsonlike or a Gilsonlite?

[@clairehickey9368]

I'm starting to believe that Gilson is a Sony executive failson. It's the only explanation I can come up with for why all of his games end up on the Playstation store. If one game were up there and it ended at that I'd call it a fluke, but they arrive every year with such consistency and nobody at Sony will ever explain it lol.

[@TheSoundSpell]

He may be devoid of any talent or artistic skill, but you can’t deny Gilson’s tenacity.

[@Nightmster]

What's even better than a new video from JSS on a sunday? It being a video about another Gilson B. Pontes masterpiece!

[@youukaaa]

after steph dealt gilson the counter smackdown after he tried to take down the channel, it seems his power has weakened significantly and as a result has delivered his worst game yet

[@matthewlumibao7057]

your gilson b pontes videos are always the finest stuff in your channel

[@throningermine8]

7:38 Look at the sky. Why are there two moons? I thought this was feudal Japan. Were the assets Gilson stole meant for a sci-fi planetary exploration game? Does he think Japan was originally from another dimension that merged with ours or something?

[@tcpratt1660]

[Azur Lane has entered the chat.] "In that other dimension, Japan had the space IJN Yamato, and she fought alongside the bravest DD and DDE of all time, the space USS Johnston and the space USS Samuel B Roberts...so, yeah!"

[@countesschewi2399]

Gilson appears to have been a big fan of Trek to Yomi. Granted, the stark black and white aesthetic in windy medieval Japan originates from Kurosawa films, but usually he doesn't truly try to go this hard into a single art direction.

[@HarleyMaebry]

Oh, boy! A Pilson G. Bontes experience! I can’t wait for this “walk over there for an inordinately long time and then instantly die” simulator. EDIT: I was not disappointed.

[@smorr139]

I missed this old content, lets go steph

[@drunkenprayer8390]

I can feel the despair in this. It barely even feels like anger anymore just sheer surprise at how these games keep being released.

[@BigHenFor]

Gilston is a dadaist, whose annual upload of his empty and pointless software is a postmodern commentary on much of what passes for Triple-A gaming today. In this latest release he has enshrined Grind upfront and centre-stage. Your only task is to go through the motions, as he says to himself "You're welcome".

[@coffee6058]

Lmaoooo I forgot about this guy, this is gonna be good

[@kaptainKrill]

After what he did to Steph last year, how could you forget?

[@SnifflingDarKJr]

Can't wait for the new sequel to Copyright Strike Wars, Episode V Gilson Rides Again

[@wh0-am-1]

So, if gameplay mechanics are being lost with each game, will the future be like this: 2022: Lose the ability to guard and dodge. 2023: Lose the ability to attack. 2024: Lose the ability to run. 2025: Lose the ability to walk. 2026: Lose the ability to stand. 2027: Start off dead.

[@223Drone]

2028: The game is just the menu.

[@kokosan09]

I was wondering when we would be blessed with another one of these!

[@leo112358]

This guy is still around? Jesus! How is he still in business? Love the video, Jim!

[@jimballard1186]

I assume he has photos of someone who works at Sony.

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

@@jimballard1186 he's probably related to the president of Sony, if not the president himself, lol

[@shyke7177]

Thank you for making this video, I felt terrible today but I couldn't help but laugh at Pontes' game and your wonderfully confused commentary on it.

[@Valfaun]

i don't usually watch Jimpressions, to be honest, but you had me at "Gilson B. Pontes"

[@Bimbus225]

A game like this but with considerably more features is called a Gilson-lite.

[@RuSosan]

Sekiro is a Gilson-lite. So is Ghost of Tsushima. _Change my mind._

[@LeDiva]

Has Gilson ever included lemons in one of his games? Just curious.

[@TirOrah]

Inconceivable! Next you'll tell me the leaves *move* when you wade through a puddle!

[@MrPiptron]

I am loving all this extra content and now a Gilson video! It’s like Christmas XD

[@britishredfox]

Gilson’s inability to use an apostrophe correctly really stands out. The incompetence starts from the opening text!

[@jimballard1186]

Eh, I'm pretty sure he's ESL and all of this English text is provided by Google Translate, so I won't make fun of him for that. I will make fun of him for being a scam artist who insists on keeping all his profits so he refuses to hire a translator, though.

[@RussDnB]

I salute you for taking and continuing this responsibility to educate and inform us all.

[@VFCproductions]

Steph being a noob again. This is obviously Game of the Year! - No loot crates or micro transactions. - No complicated leveling up or upgrade mechanics. - No political undertones. 10 out of fucking 10 Gilson!

[@shrimpisdelicious]

Actually, this game is masterful satire of the current state of politics in the world. You simply run towards the world's problems with your sword of idealism drawn, hoping to strike down the problems of the world, only to be defeated yourself by the enemy, who represents [LATE STAGE CAPITALISM/THE WOKE AGENDA/THE LIZARD PEOPLE]. You then are forced to walk through purgatory, trying to find out where you went wrong, only to reappear in the world to try again before you're struck down again. Ahigaru: The Last Shogun is nothing less than one of the best pieces of commentary on man's futility to change the world around him that has even been made.

[@gozzilla177]

no real grind, except your teeth as you lose over and over.

[@david18cruz1989]

You have to kill a shogun its deffinetly political

[@williamrussell4367]

Damn you Gilson! My comment was the only comment of mine that has ever been liked on KZbin! The only fucking time, damn you Gilson!!!

[@PanosSkarp]

Gilson should make THE ROOM movie, game adaptation.

[@DanceMonkeychg]

Why are there huge dark moons (or maybe planets?) in the sky? Does this game take place in the Welcome To Night Vale version of feudal Japan?

[@AshleyVsTheWorld]

The only thing I can think from Gilson is they must have a character controller from the Unreal store, Pick what ever asset is on sale that year, generate a map and call it a day

[@bravo075]

How did I miss this Gilson-like review! I'm strapping in for this one.

[@Linkhaxor]

*sees a Gilson takedown* "Aw shit, here we go again..."

[@nundashamanu]

Good to see some reviews again. Thank you Steph.

[@gamepapa1211]

And it's back again! Wow, Gilson is relentless, isn't he? Please please PLEASE tell me you got something to stop him in his tracks, JSteph!

[@SevenDeadlyTwins]

omg so many uploads recently its amaaaazing

[@gornser]

"Never repeat a tactic .." is huge from someone releasing the same game every year

[@Jiburley]

I have now been watching your videos for 3 Gilsons

[@mrcheesemunch]

You know everything is going to be alright when we still get our yearly Gilsonlike. Aspiring game developers take heed, even if you have literally no talent you can still make a Gilsonlike, just get drunk and hit your keyboard a few times and send it to a publisher.

[@asurlybarber3620]

It worked for Digital Homicide, too.

[@Sweet_Pup_g]

In the future museums like the Louvre will have a Pontes section displaying the high art you see here.

[@timokampwerth1996]

My Theory: Gilson B. Pontus is the pseudonym under which a beginners' game dev class on 3rd person action adventures releases every year's final project in an attempt to recouperate some money. That's why look, feel, setting and overall competence remain the same but there's always other beginners mistakes made.

[@adamlowrie2625]

I need an omnibus of all your Gilson reviews!