So I BEAT DUSTBORN... but at what cost.

[@ayrasimmons1607]

Feels like it was made by people who have zero idea what a healthy relationship is. All toxic relationships with the most unlikable characters.

[@chrimsonphantom]

Thought it was super interesting how after being a horrible person to everyone. The very end, they're like oh but we're like a family now.

[@basharalassad1073]

its liberalism its accurate

[@basharalassad1073]

@@chrimsonphantom guys why do you lie to yourselfs its liberalism nothing normal about it

[@InfiniteDeckhand]

@@basharalassad1073 Liberalism is an economic model.

[@lewdleaf4975]

​@@basharalassad1073 ur so funny

[@Torqegood]

They really hated Theo and the fact he was christian, since they didn't bully anyone else's faith, then deleted him at the end of the game.

[@miepman08]

Yeah i also found that pretty weird

[@makeda6530]

Yeah, that was weird

[@bigshrekhorner]

It's really infuriating. That other girl in your team is a muslim and you *cannot* bully her faith or interrupt her when she's praying, even though you can do so with the Christian one. Shows how inclusive they really are

[@chrimsonphantom]

Is Theo the manager, because I thought it was super interesting at the very beginning he got blamed for what Pax forced Sai to do.

[@EvilOverlord1662]

They named the Christian character Theo...as in Theology? How subtle.

[@gaspump]

I think my favorite bit is those bits between chapters where it's like "20% of players got this panel" and then you realize that's maybe 3 people tops and decreasing the further he gets into the game.

[@CutestDemon]

The conversations being so incredibly bland and.... "trying to not trigger anyone" then immediately doing the worst things possible, acting hostile, and being creepy W I T H O U T Kev doing it is uh, something.

[@chriscuts7029]

Offended by everything, ashamed of nothing.

[@R3GARnator]

@@chriscuts7029 Brilliant.

[@uruloki2758]

Accurate depiction of modern liberals.

[@gormauslander]

@uruloki2758 Do you base all your worldview on what you read on the internet?

[@AndrooUK]

​@@gormauslanderYou don't? You're CANCELLED!

[@Jordo246]

My brain just can't comprehend that this is a game actual people made. Someone had this idea, pitched it, it was approved, they got teams together to make it. How in the fuck does that happen?!

[@Strand744]

Unironically this seems like it could've made for a good parody if it didn't take itself seriously, and had slightly less terrible gameplay.

[@SaltyDalty1801]

Think about it. A countries government funded it. Their government approved it. Lmao stomach that one 🤣

[@crash-testproductions9341]

Did they tried to make some American Persona like game ? I've never heard of this game.

[@viroshanargiri4641]

Made by Norwegian devs through Norway sovereign fund and eu fund to make a game set in usa and its culture war. Why Europe be like this ?

[@ethanpadwick6943]

​@@viroshanargiri4641 hey don't lump all of europe in with these devs, they are not the norm

[@SkyFIoatOfTheFloatingSkies]

Thank you for sacrificing your life for our entertainment, mister Kevduit

[@ColbwasAgain]

Repent and believe the Gospel, Lord Jesus loves you

[@SkyFIoatOfTheFloatingSkies]

@ColbwasAgain 🤖🤖🤖

[@andrewmcgoblin4016]

@@SkyFIoatOfTheFloatingSkies didn’t sacrifice his life, lost part of his very soul playing this damnation

[@pete5516]

The gag of purposely failing the rhythm games got old half way through the last video but apart from that it’s pretty entertaining.

[@ImDayroom]

I like how CT just had a unbelievable amount have time to move and just didn’t, the bot wanted out of this game too

[@ivanrobinst7538]

Totally understandable, would do the same

[@AndrooUK]

At least CT was programmed with the ability to allow himself to expire. Imagine the horror if he couldn't? Condemned to eternal life with those insufferable people?

[@ekauq2000]

I do like how a game about tolerance has a line saying only old people with dentures eat pretzels.

[@Ph03nix1]

You know a game is bad when I can sus out the math of how many people have completed the game with my phone calculator in less than two minutes. It’s about 147 people by the way, assuming those numbers are correct

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

I used an abacus to calculate it

[@popinder5009]

​@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716i used my fingers

[@ASolidOpinion]

It's kind of amazing, they wrote a game with absolutely NO likeable characters at all. "Oh no, my friends disagree with me?" BULLY. HOAX. "We could get past these cops without fighting!" BLOCK. CANCEL.

[@buggart]

"Let's instill infighting" RACIST. SEXIST.

[@ASolidOpinion]

It's really kinda astounding to see a game try so hard to deliver some kind of message, only to fumble it so hard they end up making most people think it's a parody.

[@chrislaurent1137]

It just feels like a PSYOP at this point

[@miguelpadeiro762]

"Hey...I don't mean to intrude, but did you eat my sandwich?" *TRIGGER* "Your parents never loved you or your sandwiches"

[@chrissawyer1484]

​@@ASolidOpinion Wait, it wasn't supposed to be a parody?

[@joefur2835]

Why, why did you do this? Kev we love you man stop destroying yourself. Update: I called Kev and he screamed “triggered” at me and hung up the phone.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Yeah seriously why put your mental health at risk for something that everyone knows is trash

[@g148b4]

"I beat X, so you don't have to" ahhh

[@Goremize]

I like how he could have continued the other game with the janitors and stealth mechanics and fun combat mechanics and such But instead he continued this, just so we don't have to. Not that we were going to as we value our sanity.

[@flashergoldpower15]

@@Goremizehuh interesting way of thinking

[@ahmataevo]

"YOU'RE CANCELLED!!!"

[@Foxador]

The worst part of this game is that the main character KNOWS that they're being a horrible human being... but they keep doing it anyways!! "Theo doesn't deserve ANY of this, but needs must when the devil drives!" Wtf? Theo is like the only grounded character I've seen. The main character is not only incredibly unlikable but they're also actively a piece of scum to everyone they meet.. especially their "friends" which they abuse verbally nonstop

[@stache_boi]

The fact that people like these characters exist irl is hilarious 😂😂

[@xenopsychologist4943]

and they think theyd win if they started a "revolution".

[@pigeon-1A]

Can we get a moment of silence for Kevin E. duit, cause of death, inflicting himself to bad game play If you would like to say goodbye before we close the casket, please do so

[@Zeroninja-j5c]

Pour one out for the homie.

[@dakithedon3311]

I thought I couldn't stand him, but it was just the terrible games he played. For all he's worth, or was, he was always better, if only by a margin, than these garbage games. Thank you for your service.

[@filthycasual8404]

RIP gamer heaven

[@iTaLiAnCrYpTiD]

Poor guy . . . Rock and Stone Brother

[@TheUnderArmorNinja]

god speed lad GOD SPEEED

[@PokemonButcher]

It looks like it could have been a fun game, like "Route 96" or "High-fi Rush". But, the characters are written in such a manner that one can't help but get frustrated with them, to the detriment of player investment.

[@thefakecat8340]

Man i want to replay Route 96

[@00SmileTime00]

Man I want to replay Hi-fi Rush

[@chrimsonphantom]

We could get a game where a band travels cross country encountering supernatural forces and having to deal with a secret government. While the main goal is to get to the next gig in a Telltale style game. Yet why make something actually fun.

[@dillanikobe495]

The first Max Payne, but band edition

[@zachanikwano]

🌟 I want to die-nosaur

[@purlpup]

She’s summoning child support! I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna not pay child support for a child, that is not MINE! I WILL lawyer up! You will not no! OUCH Truly the speech of the century.

[@monkeybench]

The worst part from watching this game is realising the entire game is just "the consequences of your actions, and still blaming others"

[@leviticusprime4904]

Kevduit will now be known as St. Kevduit the suffered one, he will go down as one of the greatest martyrs to ever live.

[@kolbywilliams7234]

If he is the “suffered one,” it means other people suffer from him, it does not mean that he is the one who suffers.

[@kylecruz6346]

Kevduit, Borne of Dust

[@just_kris]

​@@kolbywilliams7234I mean he's not the one responsible for the suffering so it would still count.

[@buttermanaws4693]

This game feels like a parody that never realized its a parody and genuinely thinks its telling a real and smart story Like the amount of times it seems like you are playing the bad guy by doing something horrible or even just actually do something evil while claiming to not be is staggering and the story just never acknowledges it in any way. Like the story could almost work if it did point these moments out and had the story focus around that

[@KPX01]

the same could be said about people that like this game. Dude literally said this game has deep story in the steam review.

[@KissatenYoba]

It feels like comicbook brainrot

[@serbianjem_rogale358]

I genuinely believe Guantanamo Bay has to be more pleasant than this...

[@miepman08]

Well no.... but yes!

[@riibon4701]

They named the kid GIRL?! They couldn't had bothered to give her an actual cute nickname wtf

[@MrAuthor3DS]

That's nowhere as jarring as the fact that Noam figured the nickname was presumptuous. You know damn well what they meant by that.

[@justinbalderama6219]

Cute, beautiful, handsome...these kinds of words are a taboo in these types of games.

[@gabrielpineirogarcia2078]

​@@justinbalderama6219if It helps, this Game is an outlier. An anomaly. It doesnt get more uuuh... Preachy and hypocritical than this.

[@deltasaves]

It's dehumanizing and harmful, just like the parents refusing to have their kids who are born at home registered and to have a birth certificate and social security number. A bunch of 🤡

[@nananderson7259]

5:52 is genuinely the most angry I've ever heard Kev This is a delight (for us of course not Kev) 😂

[@swimmingdrop9557]

That was real pain lmao

[@T1mPanda]

Omg I'm so sorry 🥺 I hope you recover from this real soon 🙏

[@carltontheduke2571]

If there is an option to skip combat, why even have combat to begin with? Edit: Also, I just remembered the main character is pregnant. When did THAT happen?

[@dr.jasepain5944]

That is a damn good question

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

I'd bet it's an "accessibility" thing, I know how much they love that word. But somehow accessibility has leaked into general gameplay.

[@acewolfgang276]

It's for the game journalists and the "modern audience"

[@MyAramil]

@@acewolfgang276 Id say that journalists could at least do this basic ass combat, but considering they failed on the TUTORIAL LEVEL of cuphead.

[@ImDayroom]

@@carltontheduke2571 i understand certain games doing it for bosses in new game plus that are more focused on story then anything elde

[@RAKingsbaneYT]

It's amazing how nobody can make this game interesting; yet here I am, going through this second dustborn video, suffering along with Kev and everyone else.

[@MyAramil]

Thats the thing. People you like can make something that is insufferable at least passable for how entertaining it is.

[@nathankeene9236]

We do it so he's not alone. No one should endure this alone. No one.

[@Handlelesswithme]

Remember this game has the bawls to say JFK surviving his assassination would’ve led to a dystopia

[@ovepowned1743]

32:27 This killed me, does a song so bad the crowd boos, asks them if they want one more just the same exact song just as bad

[@ziennsunfield1381]

You know it's bad when characters being abusive toward each others without Kev's input.

[@BlazingOwnager]

I have to say I wouldn't want to live in a world without Dustborn. It is absolutely hysterical, far funnier than any comedy game or parody could ever be. It is the finest self-parody.

[@angela_merkeI]

Lmao, the shouts are hilarious. You'd expect a thu'um like "FUS RO DA" but instead you get "You've got nobody' Dumbledore mumbled loudly." Also, a game with a fighting mechanic that let's you skip it literally tells you that it's nothing worth your time.

[@xenopsychologist4943]

> Dumbledore mumbled loudly harry potter! you cant keep telling hufflepuffs that sectumsempra is an instant transition spell if they point it at their crotch!

[@Ishaan_A]

This has to be declared as self harm at this point

[@xenopsychologist4943]

"im gonna do it. im gonna play dustborn and youll all regret it when i do!" "sir, this is a wendys." "...its maam."

[@sjfs231]

this is an entire video game with the same writing style as the velma tv show.

[@Steel-101]

Well it’s completely clear that the characters in Dustborn missed Sunday school. Because it’s painfully obvious that they don’t love their neighbors lol 😂. Seriously wow, you weren’t kidding. These characters are vile.

[@TransMascTrump]

Sunday school won't help lol

[@Harpagio]

If you think that the main character is a bad person, just remember that her parents grow opium and then get mad when they’re raided by the cops.

[@EthanSmith-g3y]

Do we have a new best loser?? Has Gollum been dethroned!?

[@josephstewart7696]

Gollum is perfection compared to this game🤣

[@drunkwendigo2693]

Considering that dustborn was made using european tax payer money, yes. I'd say "by a mile" but it's a bit further than just that...

[@malletin]

I mean atleast this game looks good, everything else might be god awful but atleast the game has good graphics, so this barely passes Gollum in my eyes, though that bar is a few thousand feet below ground level so its not exacly a hard bar to surpass.

[@isa.7151]

@@drunkwendigo2693 As a European, I really wish they'd spent that money elsewhere

[@MonadoBoi]

Are we actually forgetting concord?

[@Exvinnittyy-CC]

W Kev your sacrifice will not be forgotten 🙏😭.

[@MajesticWorld19]

"She's summoning child support"

[@Martaae]

Dude we love you, you didn’t have to do this to yourself 😅😂 salute to your dedication

[@matys8236]

As a resident of Europe, I would like to apologize to all 759 owners of this game and promise to fund only three more in this series. And since it's obvious that Kevduit enjoyed it (otherwise he wouldn't have finished it), he'll get all the future games in advance.

[@jiminychristmas2707]

Satin can finally retire, you just got the job.

[@delugesofgrandeur]

It's pretty cool that they put the staff of Kotaku into a video game.

[@Aymelia-colon3]

I love that every achievement is considered rare by Steam because Kev is probably the first person to get this far

[@CutestDemon]

"finally having fun in this game" while playing pong is both hilarious and soulcrushingly sad

[@BrotherCarver]

The only fun part being an ATARI game is pretty on-brand for a 2024 release.

[@Jakeoff17]

A game this victim based deserves too be overpowered by pong which has a better story and message too the player over whatever this thing is

[@beepboopbot]

Hey guys, do you think his brain went that meme "Why are we still here? Just to suffer?" when he came back to do this?

[@basharalassad1073]

he learned about transrights and how good migration is to any country we liberals are advanced

[@sorsomething709]

The anger in his voice as he plays during the beginning....amazing

[@mindisfrozen]

Wait!? She is actually knocked up!? Who!? How!? Why!? Was vocals involved!?

[@makeda6530]

Right because, when and why!? 😭

[@cynicalperson161]

Apparently, it's the scientist with the "cool jacket"

[@xenopsychologist4943]

no way she didnt have a miscarriage from all the combat. its like they dont know how babies work or something.

[@InfiniteDeckhand]

@@xenopsychologist4943 Especially the part where she got stabbed in the abdomen.

[@xenopsychologist4943]

@@InfiniteDeckhand that "ow! ive been stabbed in the baby!" quote. i will never forget it.

[@Taybrian1]

Just a reminder that the 3 women are in their 30’s and Theo is in his 40’s. You really can’t tell.

[@frankshaw2057]

A game created by people that like to smell their own farts.

[@Sh4dowgale]

I wonder is the dustborn defender from the last video will show up 🤣

[@GahlranCosplay]

There was someone defending this game? Really?

[@colinward6737]

@@GahlranCosplay yep. A summary of his argument: Right Wingers are n@zis, so since this is something against them, anyone who hates it is an in incel n@zi.

[@Sh4dowgale]

Yup.

[@acewolfgang276]

That is so sad

[@JoceBeggar]

IT/THEY found this comment TRIGGER

[@This-Handle-Isnt-Available-j3e]

Not even a masochist would put themselves though this

[@miepman08]

Not even in a million years

[@just_kris]

Not even markplier

[@xenopsychologist4943]

hes a perfect match for the main character. he will get off on all her abuse. "i ship it.", as they say.

[@mariocervantez2853]

18:01 I burst out laughing when he shot her 😂😂😂

[@NRSGuardian]

Rather accurate, if you go around busting down enough doors, eventually someone with a gun is going to be behind one.

[@miepman08]

​@@NRSGuardian Exactly

[@pedtypts]

That was what i wish for all of them. Without healer

[@kieragard]

I'm pretty sure most of these sales are going to influencers who are just there to make fun of the game with their content. Who else would but this?

[@SirBranDon24]

Bro took one for the team. A true imperium of man

[@qu1253]

I can't decide if Dustborn or Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a more unlikable main cast.

[@mitchellenderson7194]

Veilguard’s cast is just bland. Dustborn’s drifts between boring and actively hateable.

[@r.e.z9428]

Both casts pretty bad, be it dialogue and just character in general. Taash would fit pretty damn well in Dustborn too.

[@hamboning1176]

Clicking on this just to comment that I can't bring myself to watch you play this wretched game. The pain you put yourself through, for us, is inspirational

[@mochamadarsaaditya4249]

"So I beat DustBorn" Why?

[@xenopsychologist4943]

born too late to explore the world. born too early to explore the universe. born just in time to still see sights that no other person on the planet will ever see.

[@pedtypts]

Couse duh

[@JetstreamSam2018]

Your sacrifice will be remembered. You have tortured yourself and play a good game, like DMCV. It would be a good break for you.

[@GigiBranconi]

Or Ace Combat, those games are actually genuinely fun

[@darth_kratos_1380]

Came for nightmare fuel, stayed for GoW Ragnarok music in the intro. Thank you Kev!

[@YuriDundant]

This game looks like some person who was bullied, then decided they should tell others how the world works, decided to put everything that they think looks cool in a game.

[@DressedRunner]

Bro you could've been playing black myth wukong.. a different kind of torture

[@GxddessViv]

“Hot plates coming in for a landing” Kev: “ChooChoo! 👁️ 👄 👁️

[@madnessiscool]

-83/10 Anti-pretzel propaganda triggered me. EDIT: Subbed because "DA BIG YELLOW ONE IS THE SUN!"

[@jollyroyale1590]

This game is like using Jedi mind tricks to be as petty as possible.

[@hwpneon8801]

You know, i'm from Nova Scotia. I'm happy my home providence is the goal to reach in this game, since my home can be the blessing of this games end. Your welcome world.

[@VictorBRz]

Thank you nova Scotia 🙏🙏

[@smoothtrooper781]

9:08 *Gnome* *Noam* *Gnome* Also now that you've finished Dustborn, what was worse? Gollum or this?

[@theinternetsightseer2935]

My money's on dustborn being worse. Gollum was at least funny. Dustborn has 0 redeeming qualitys.

[@mistermansandy]

36:25 "IT'S TITANFALL 3 AND WE CAN SKIP IT JUST LIKE EA" 💀💀💀

[@1un4cy]

This is the game's main demographic: youtubers in need of content.

[@jameswalton5733]

Alright, i know a cry for help when i see one because Kev clearly has nothing holding him back in life at this point and has absolute disregard for his own life

[@angyshadow2024]

Velma: The Game

[@nitrokid]

'Dustborn' sounded like a highly offensive derogatory term towards something 😂

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

“Your moms so fat-!” “I don’t have to take that from a fuckin dustborn ex dumpster baby like you!” Everyone around them: 😳😬😬😬😳😳😬

[@regayudafitra6236]

My god man,you didn't have to,but you choose this burden,your sacrifice will be remembered

[@weslayinit6078]

Comments: Kev no, it was a prank!, Don't do this it was a Prank! Kev: I will do what I must *ignites computer on*

[@LifeIncorporated]

23:05 That's the best Brian Regan impression I've ever heard. 😂

[@willywitchdoctor]

Thank you for finishing the game. That first vid was gold

[@BigHailFan]

37:15 I just noticed the monster missed and the pilots just.....flew into each other.

[@ArtzyZero]

I stepped away to get a drink and came back to see a raccoon sitting at a table and that's probably the most interesting thing in this game for me (not counting Kev's inputs of course!), purely because I missed the initial context. XD

[@desolatefix]

KEV....YOU ARE A STRONGER DUDE THEN I....the torment you must have suffered is beyond reason... i salute thee good sir

[@saulobravo504]

after the video I kinda wanna see a playthrough with what the devs intended because only the mean options seemed fun and that's probably what killed the game

[@chesterlestrange7725]

"At what cost?!" Id say your sanity, but willingly playing this... "game" would have already put that into question lol.

[@lightningscar9603]

2:55 IS THAT JESUS?!?!?!??!

[@connorludwig8472]

This comment is so funny

[@King_Juggernaut]

Never clicked on a video faster in my life. You’re a true hero thank you.

[@ChulioRCHulio]

So on a scale from Redfall to Sonic Boom - How bad was it?

[@deadbearded]

Man I can't imagine watching silent playthroughs of this game... Thx for the commentary Kevduit

[@Flutter_Aeina]

I don’t understand why they felt the need to make everyone absolutely awful people

[@jamesrichards2720]

Because it was specifically funded by European government to be anti White anti Christian propaganda.

[@sodreir.8666]

Rest in peace, soldier. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten

[@tobiasbracknagel4998]

You know a game is bad when you are not even willing to watch a mock-playthrough of it. One like for the bravery, one comment for the algo.

[@northvector]

Even watching this is painful, thank you for your sacrifice

[@theunfamousone2818]

I did not expect a follow up episode. We thank you for your sacrifice.

[@KreativityFields]

“I AM NOT GOING TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT! FOR A CHILD THAT IS NOT MINE!” 😂😂😂

[@Chuckles3100]

This game is what happens when tourists latch onto a hobby.

[@tarryncooper4742]

Never heard Kevin sound as irritated as he was during this video. Sometimes he sounds mad as like, a joke, a gag, but this time he actually sounded genuinely soooo upset lmao. Poor guy.

[@teh_justin2860]

New Guantameno Bay torture technique dropped

[@georgestweeter]

Rest In Piece, Kev. Nobody can play this game entirely without sending some copper plated lead through their own head. Thank you to the editor for uploading this final video of Kevduit's.

[@basharalassad1073]

hes gonna respecht troon kidsss

[@kotzpenner]

Band gig around 33:00 was just the Family Guy episode where Lois and Peter revive their band and are just absolute dogshit after getting high

[@BlazingOwnager]

Man, this playthrough was great. There's actually an immense amount of alternate scenes and stuff in this game, it's a goldmine of comedy.

[@rogerfurlong1535]

We need a wellness check on Kevduit.

[@T1mPanda]

The Report is He's gone Woke/Wogue (Rogue) 🚨

[@Celldwellerz]

KEV !!!! i can never forgive you for making me watch 2 vids of this. NEVER ! i need 15 liters of beer to forget this...............................

[@missingna404]

42:38 "I don't feel so good Mr. Stark"

[@callmeriggy]

I can't handle the dialogue in this game, so I'm gonna give you a view by running it muted to spare my sanity. Godspeed you crazy guy.

[@Ub3rnoodlesTG]

I wouldn't even wish this upon my worst enemy. Godspeed Kevduit, your sacrifice won't be forgotten!

[@princesspupcake1269]

Why does Pax actually look kinda good with the mustache-goatee combo? Like, it suits them oddly well. So anyways, is Dustborn basically like... a Telltale game, but the characters are icky and bad and talk like they're very very online? Also I love how Sai's "special ability" is just being able to break down regular doors