How did this game cost $140,000,000?!?! - Undawn

Undawn is one of the games of all time... it's a mobile game with a PC port that features Will Smith, zombies, base building, and elaborate musical numbers...
#undawn

[@Nothingbutskill1]

This is called money laundering

[@toryburke137]

Lol

[@jeremybrown9611]

Yup

[@elleryjohnson1326]

That's exactly what I thought I had to look and first comment

[@sthemkhize8952]

You read my mind🤣🤣

[@iowapipeliner]

😂 came here to say this

[@TheDigitalGuerrilla]

When you hire Will Smith at his lowest point, you know what is going to happen

[@samholdsworth420]

China has never really been good with the propagana 😂

[@walmart7626]

Even before . O wouldn't have gave a crap he will always be the goofy t.v. clown fresh princess of bel air .

[@NikkoOrtiz1]

@@samholdsworth420 its not even propaganda either.

[@86LukeM]

Likely was contracted to appear in it, before he gave Chris, five across the eyes.

[@KingPrintmaker]

The "Will Smith was in a game?" game.

[@Greaseball_gamer]

Will smith in a slapping simulator. 😂😂😂

[@KingPrintmaker]

@@Greaseball_gamer will smith in cheek clapping simulator.

[@ahmadcampboss]

seriously will smith ? i play undawn i dont see will smith at all in that game whahaha

[@Nc_Neji]

Honestly, you got me on that one WP

[@mikespietzack6943]

@@ahmadcampboss he is in game he gives you missions

[@nigel9907]

Its crazy to me that developers still proceed to make games that flop while its so clear what consumers want yet they wont ever listen

[@philipegoulet448]

This has nothing to do with developers. They do not choose which projects the studio will work on next.

[@tothethreshold.9965]

@@philipegoulet448 No but the shit gameplay, poor interface outdated mechanics and graphics are all absolutely the devs issue.

[@philipegoulet448]

@@tothethreshold.9965 We can agree on that

[@dickhead2285]

Because accountants make games nowadays and good devs quit these shit companies

[@Empty12345]

​@@tothethreshold.9965The fault of higher up devs, excecutive producer, etc. Not the actual artists.

[@valorandrews190]

How did this mobile game ported to PC cost 140 Million? This looks like a game I would see in an ad on a sketchy website.

[@incendiary6243]

I doubt will smith's face is cheap

[@TheReflex224]

@@incendiary6243 he probably asked for 139 million

[@filsekfil]

Most probable answer is money laundering. I refuse to believe that someone with 140 millions invested into something wouldn't give maximum priority into it.

[@reillyobrien4372]

Money laundering.

[@hunterwhite7382]

Because eill smith is overpaid.

[@Grahzely]

Maybe 139.9 mil went to Will. The rest was for the game 😂

[@jeremybrown9611]

prolly this

[@reillyobrien4372]

If you told me this game had a $100,000 budget I'd seriously ask "what the fuck did they spend it on?" I guarantee they bought the cheapest asset packs available and had some chineese slave labor follow a "how to make a game" youtube tutorial while sniffing glue.

[@airassault1151]

It has to be money laundering lol no way they put any effort into this

[@CrusstySculpture]

Never knew this game was released. In fact, I never knew it existed. I see why...

[@AbuN4z1r]

Same, which begs the question, did they actually spend any of that money in marketting?

[@Abfitaaz]

I think they hiding Chinese games

[@babytiny5807]

Imagine how many developers are going to get laid off for this

[@BigNickTx]

Lol your W is in the mail

[@reggierooster3676]

Sad that might be the case, it's not their fault it's the dumb publishers pushing bullshit

[@Mcfc2Rich]

Cost $50 to get blown off so I'd imagine a lot

[@TheLooking4sunset]

Suddenly noticed “off” in this question..

[@jaywerner8415]

Probably closing the entire Studio.

[@randomdude8373]

10:11 I can't believe they've put a disney singing segment to a zombie game😂

[@pleasebekindtwnty4sven]

🤣🤣💀💀

[@rhodrambles3943]

This looks like one of those fake youtube ad games

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

there’s no oversized pinup model luring tiny men to their destruction

[@yinlo5876]

It is EXACTLY one of those Chinese mobile game lol

[@Ivyiyy]

Of course, it's by level infinite. They just love those type of games

[@themuffinlord6442]

Chinese company doing something shady? Wwwhhhaaattt!?!?!?!?!?

[@rulerzreachf4n200]

@@IvyiyyI actually like their games. I enjoyed Chimeraland while it lasted (it’s gone because Ig I’m a rare breed and other people didn’t share my opinion) because it was just so goofy and random, and I’m enjoying this one too 😂 maybe my taste in games is shit or something but I’m genuinely enjoying it.

[@Anonnymouse53]

I have a habit of singing when I'm on guard duty too. Especially when I'm in a bad mood. But also particularly when I'm in a good mood. Conversely, I also like to guard when I'm on singing duty, but that's a whole other story - maybe something for a sequel.

[@Muffinsmasher]

Imagine paying 139,999,999 dollars to have Will Smith in a game, and developing the rest of the game for $1. This game looks like a free to play mobile game from China.

[@guywithoutpfp]

There's an android game released in 2018 called lifeafter. This looks like the same game with Will Smith, shittier npcs and a song. everything else looks the same. even the ui and gameplay. edit: now that i looked at lifeafter again, the ui does seem very different, but the gameplay, structures and overall feel does seem the same.

[@Shishomuru]

Lol that's because that's exactly what it is.

[@keashaneverts4452]

Thanks for coming bck an clearing that up. I was concerned it was actually that much of a shill​@@guywithoutpfp

[@NoobCraftCasting]

The singing caught me so off gaurd haha

[@wesker9267]

chinese i am legend: The musical - the game

[@bradleysmit1842]

I feel like they were trying to bank on I am Legend nostalgia with Will Smith in a zombie game, which came out in 2007.

[@swallowedinthesea11]

Are you excited for I Am Legend 2? Michael B. Jordan is in it with Smith.

[@bradleysmit1842]

@@swallowedinthesea11 If it came out ten years ago, maybe, but this just seems like an attempt for career repair.

[@kneau]

@@swallowedinthesea11 only if they re-release 'I Am Legend' (2007) in theaters with the alternate ending _instead_ of its theatrical one.

[@lrock48]

I think they sort of screwed themselves with that by killing off Robert Neville with the original theatrical release.

[@vncube1]

This game would've also flopped in the PS3/X360 era at the arguable pinnacle of Will Smith's career. 10:27 The guard duty pop ballad was weirdly appreciated though. We need zombie musicals 😂

[@matejunkie]

nearly chocked when it happend😂

[@tarekmoneimsaid]

- Who will be the prince of my dreaaaaams?! - Maaewh! Aaaaaah Waaehl Baaaah! - Could it beeeeee? Is it yoooou? - Yaaaaaargh!

[@merclord]

Listening to your commentary made me think I was watching Mystery Science Theater 3000. I was on the floor! 🤣🤣

[@dgb921]

Stop paying actors to be in games. No one cares

[@patton3338]

No wonder this game was Christened with such a Rocky launch, the graphics and gameplay are a real slap in the face.

[@Frandaero]

Bruh 10:07 when the game turns into an anime MMORPG that shit made me laugh so hard

[@b00nz0r]

Why did it cost so much? Because corruption is baked into the creation process 😂

[@TheRogueWolf]

"I hate it when a video game character just won't stop talking." Undawn: "Have we got a solution for you! Walk half a foot in any direction and you'll get something entirely different!"

[@Zohancult]

Will Smith getting bent over a couch didn't help sales I'm sure.

[@aaronneville317]

for those wondering, I've played this game on mobile and it does have an NPC of Will Smith with no voiceover, he just gives you missions

[@WhichDoctor1]

this feels like if someone tried to make a third person project zomboid on mobile but without understanding what a zombie apocalypse is

[@Invisible_553]

Fun fact: there’s more things that cost more money than others, the lost city, mount olli, and more, the redwood forest and sienz hills are just like starter areas, nothing special just a starter area

[@Sinsanatis]

that first bit with the gas station looked very the day before

[@ProclarushTaonas]

When the video started I was thinking "Wow, I did not even know this game existed". But about 10 seconds into the gameplay I realized I did actually play it. Up to the first combat encounter, when I deleted it.

[@keondraieanderson2349]

Nice to see, more of a laid back vid . Thanks for making this. Made my day😂. Once in a blue moon

[@S386LWBNM]

Tencent...millions of dollars.....features Will Smith at his lowest......the development money definitely got pocketed by Tencent. Musical pieces in a zombies game? What the fuck?

[@explorer47422]

I like how they're all dressed in post-apocalyptic tattered clothes and denim and the nurse looks like she just grabbed a costume from the party shop labelled 'sexy nurse' in typical anime fashion. The Chinese/Japanese origins of games are so blatant through their highly sexualised female characters ugh

[@juanduplays]

Bro 😮 where did my 140 mil go?

[@ashtraysonsundays4274]

It's Will Smith's first time coding a game alright cut him some slack. You know his background is in audio design

[@MrThhg]

🤣🤣

[@JoshuaLefer]

I feel like 139.5 million went to Will

[@RanmaSyaoranSaotome]

6:38 - They only modelled half of the nurse's face and then mirrored it without even removing the seam line.

[@Harvester88]

The issue was you can't slap the zombies.

[@JetBizzle]

That Will Smith slap melee is OP.

[@haruruben]

10:30 this has the best kind of Disney princess vibes 😂

[@xcallsignxfreemanx2804]

the one thing i like is the redwoods super underrated setting in games

[@nomad1104]

This feels like a little upgraded PUBG Mobile zombie mode.

[@nikolaaa7180]

I like how there is no turn in place animations, very realistic

[@Qwepzy]

Ride to hell retribution has some competition LOL

[@HAISEA23]

The singing cut scene really caught me off guard

[@Fumofuz]

I'm questioning everything right now... SO MANY user reviews on steam saying the game is bad or worse with hundreds and thousands of hours played...

[@home_taping]

@@colton4203 How do you value your own time so poorly you put 1200 hours into this turd 😂😂😂

[@healmachine5526]

Its a trap bro, it got me too.. rage hcked until I got banned to get out 😂

[@Feather1401]

$100,000,000 for Will and 40 mill for the game and music

[@Undeadsloth94]

This game was not sitting well with my computer to the point that it crashed everything in the middle of a stream. I then uninstalled it and every time I opened Steam, it was trying to reinstall itself.

[@Finnishmanni]

The car got on fire out of nowhere and then people just teleported everywhere.

[@Dorian_Barber]

Hope you did a part 2 to this game 🤣

[@LockDOTspot]

10:10 wtf were they thinking.

[@baileyknoll2928]

I never heard of this game before this, now I wish I hadn't.

[@kain0067]

This looks like if your grandma tried to make a game after reading two Wikipedia articles about video games.

[@kamruzzamanuzzal3764]

there are hotkeys btw, just go o the settings. there's key binding there

[@endoftheroad6513]

Ah yes supper supper good time review play, must buy buy buy all time!

[@jameskien2621]

10.13 treehouse reminds me of that ...rewind time

[@NickHunter]

I assume you're looking for a more sophisticated answer than "Will Smith"?

[@NoMansLand98]

I think the whole budget when to acquire Will Smith...

[@qazwsxedcrfvtgbyh480]

Imean when she started singing i couldnt hold my laughter

[@Mark-th1gn]

Failed to wash the skin effectively. Damnnn ultra gamer moment right there.

[@ord_huntire8412]

Those cuts scenes play like the damn mobile adds about coming some max level gang member 😂

[@Night_Raptor_5991]

Lmao

[@keanutretheway9871]

Cost 1 million to make and another 139,000,000 to hire Will Smith in a cameo

[@tarekmoneimsaid]

10:24 and that's how you get your $140 million back, just have Will Smith join in the most random musical moments :D

[@trinitypunk7102]

I was mobile gaming for years then went to PC and Console when I could finally afford it and trust me, to mobile gamers this game is Triple A masterpiece, I've played a bit of it a while back and i can say the map size is quite impressive imo

[@wildcat8598]

You don’t get a musical scene without some money😂

[@RestlessRizz]

State of emergency wouldve been a dope ass remake. Low key wouldve made a good rival against Gta despite the different mechanics.

[@SolusWhite]

80% of the cost went to Will Smeef...

[@Ws_minion]

Will Smith stars in "How to continue ungracefully falling from grace" the m̶u̶s̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ m̶o̶b̶i̶l̶e̶ video game

[@aanderson1991]

Well, now we know where the 140M went, that banger of a song.

[@usmcmsgt5487]

If you press the right trigger and circle button together, Will Smith with Slap a zombie.

[@Greaseball_gamer]

I’ve already seen a Zombie slap will smith , can that be a feature in the game. 😂😂

[@Dwolff1519]

I really appreciate his honest opinion on this game

[@BuNN512]

10m for dev, 0m for marketing, 130m in pocket

[@teamofone1219]

130million for will smith’s likeness only 10 million went to the game. Just spit balling numbers.

[@drhighpinger7934]

UI is something else 😂

[@Meatloaf_TV]

This is the craziest game I have ever seen

[@randyh647]

Dying to see if Will Smith's kills by slapping um!

[@HypoCT]

That musical was so good I shit my pants

[@Aflacist]

im peak high right now and this was the perfect video to watch. thank you

[@helghangiger19kilo]

$139,999,999 went to Will Smith

[@PaintsOnA4Up]

I’ve never heard of this game, and I can now see exactly why… 😂 I don’t even think I would have accepted this on mobile 😂

[@boki6575]

I remember a Japanese cosplayer advertising this as a game you can play while in the toilet.

[@jakdaxter6033]

Maybe $139999999 went to getting Will Smith.

[@aaronwoodcock4715]

Will Smith only wish he could do rewind time irl.

[@PARAMOUNTPHLOPYNATOR]

How am i only now hearing about this D:

[@Squeezy01]

$139.999.999 went to Will Smith 😂

[@newolku]

139 million went into hiring will smith

[@tinostarks]

never even heard of this game till now

[@Okabe_Rintaro_IF]

Money Laundering: The Videogame

[@klaric1]

I'm in awe

[@BATOLOCO56]

they spend all the money on that music number

[@terr20114]

__BUDGET BREAKDOWN__ Will Smith: 130m Marketing: 3m Musical: 2m Everything Else: 5m

[@GhostStealth590]

Easiest 100 mil Will Smith has made. Fr though, it does feel like an old MMO from Sony way back in the day, very nostalgic in a way, but so bad lol.

[@bordbumm]

Someone pocketed 139 million.

[@scanGfu]

"If it's not fun, why bother" (Reggie)

[@HSdurty]

Hiring Will Smith is like when a oversees basketball team hires a washed up half retired baller to come play in their country

[@sirgriffinman]

How could the marketing been 2/3 of the budget if i never even heard of this game????

[@The_Spartan_Legend]

3:51 - "The framerate - ultra HD? What are you talking about? Ultra HD... Give me a number, bro..." 🤣🤣🤣 Also, this is the closest thing to "I Am Legend 2" that we'll ever get. 😅

[@mikegammon1]

because will smith probably charged them $139,000,000 to use his likeness and voice

[@masterk5066]

They probably thought it was gonna be a I Am Legend type of situation, trying to sell a bad game with will smith 💀😂

[@deejaykeyz1175]

This game is a free mobile game ported to PC. I have it on my cell phone for free. That's why it looks like mobile graphics and has wonky controls. It's made with touch screen in mind not mouse control

[@maswagger]

I never heard about this game until now😂😂

[@mrnomercy9962]

I recognised the Unreal Engine asset packs used...