Life, Death, & Bugsnax

how are they the bug but also the snack help im scared
thanks for watching my video
game: bugsnax.com/
patreon: / sniss
i stream on twitch: / sniss_
second channel bugsnax vid: • bugsnax: gamer edition
twitter: / sniss_
thanks to young horses for letting me use the music from the game, its greatly appreciated.
chapters:
0:00 intro
1:54 bugsnax
6:10 grumpuses
8:36 world map
10:12 sidequests
12:06 main story (spoilers!)
17:50 conclusion
#Bugsnax #Bunger

[@riotbreaker3506]

In defense of Shelda (spoilers), she's actually one of the most interesting characters. Unlike GOOP, she's not actually evil, she just doesn't know how to communicate herself without making a caricature of herself. Her wisdom actually is pretty good, not only about the island, but in the Bigsnax DLC she outright says she isn't a replacement for therapy, and tells one of the characters that their loved one needs professional help. You're supposed to dislike her initially, because she really is a fraud, and a bit of a hypocrite, she feels the need to be one in order to be heard. Which she comes to terms with, noting that she will be heard by whoever listens.

[@hawktalon7890]

Oh damn I'm not actually the literal only person that finds Shelda interesting. Nice.

[@lionclan4575]

tbf all the characters have some kind of major flaw that can make you hate them unless you look past it and see what else they have. ive seen just about every character get some kind of hate on them, with someone saying they arent deep 'unlike the rest'. true, the flaws are major but EVERY character has something more to them that makes them well rounded, even if they leave a bad impression at first, and i really enjoy that.

[@leopardlove5129]

@@hawktalon7890 she actually became one of my favorite characters. She stopped speaking in riddles and gives some great advices. Like that she’s not a professional, and some people do need therapy that even friends and family can’t give

[@NecrochildK]

If I remember correctly, she outright states in the game that she was afraid that people wouldn't pay attention to her and take her advice seriously if she didn't put on a show of it.

[@rosykindbunny1313]

​@@lionclan4575Even Chandlo?

[@ColorHeartCarlie42]

It takes guts to turn your most marketable character into the villain. Especially if they never see it coming.

[@quiettitanoboa5096]

Something interesting about the sidequests to me is that none of the characters ever actually achieve their goals. Wambus never manages to farm Bugsnax, Gramble can't make a family out of what are essentially wild animals, Beffica can't find any dirt on Chandlo (and all of her quests to get dirt on the other characters only serve to make her more and more miserable), Wiggle can't get the inspiration she wants, Triffany doesn't find out what happened to her grandmother, none of Cromdo's schemes pan out, Chandlo will never be the strongest thing out there, Snorpy's obsession with his secrets only pushes Chandlo away, Floofty's disregard for everyone around them pushes everyone away and their experiments bear no real fruit in the end, and Shelda's unable to practice what she preaches and the front she puts on only makes her message more confusing. None of these characters get what they want, and it's through these failures that they realize that Bugsnax are not the answer to their problems, thus allowing them to fight the Bugsnax off in the golden ending. Because Bugsnax aren't an answer, for all that they prey on insecurities and weaknesses. The only characters who don't have sidequests are Filbo, who despite his confidence issues only ever asks for Bugsnax when he's straight up starving; Eggabell, though that's more because technically her quests are part of the main quest; the videos show that she did turn to Bugsnax due to her issues; and Lizbert, who's already witnessed the Horrors by the time the player gets to her. And I think that's why the journalist is allergic to Bugsnax; they don't have any substantial issues for the Bugsnax to latch onto. Notice how Bugsnax only ever seem to be hostile (charging, launching fireballs) towards the player? And I think there's something so important in that; no matter how hard these characters try, they won't achieve their goals if they try to rely on something as insubstantial (and insidious) as Bugsnax. And the fact that failing so many times and thus realizing that the Bugsnax won't actually help them is what makes them invulnerable in the final levels,,, i'm not crying you're crying

[@kingofgrunder5494]

The spoiler section looks like the inside of that giant meatball at the end of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

[@animationpug149]

oh my god the undersnax does look like it

[@miab-p6874]

That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw it.

[@gnarly.bulblax]

I’m pretty sure CWaCoM 2 was a huge inspiration for this game.

[@Sm0k3turt]

It’s VERY similar.

[@QwerginMemes]

@@miab-p6874 same

[@Anounamouse]

i did like how the isle of bigsnax update fleshed shelda out a bit more. it gave a few more characters development and screen time that was all fantastic, but it did a great job showing shelda as less of a grumpy hypocrite and more someone lost in her ways looking for answers imo

[@space.arr0w999]

i completely agree. i also love that triffany got to get more screen time, she was a really important part of the dlc and served as the voice of reason and the calm, balanced one and i love that

[@tonyroca5383]

@@space.arr0w999 Same here. And I liked how Floofty gave insight about Snorpy’s paranoia and his conspiracy theories. And how it drove a wedge between him, Floofty, and even Chandlo.

[@katarinacarrico7887]

I never disliked Shelda, but the dlc helped develop her character more for the better. Also that one line, "Floofty did you ask the journalist to throw acid at you?" raised her appeal by 10.

[@daisyelizabeth5462]

gramble shouting “that’s why your wife left you!!!” is probably my favourite part of the entire game. catching bugsnax was cool, doing side quests was fun, but i could listen to gramble tell wambus he makes his wife feel unloved and uncared for over and over. it’s hilarious

[@emporioalnino4670]

im gonna do violence to ya

[@ugh9783]

Gramble is sweet, but god is he sassy. Definitely one of my favorite grumpuses.

[@DoctorTex]

"I'm gonna do violence to ya"

[@space.arr0w999]

best line by far

[@ashowstoppinnumber]

i love gramble. hes so precious and sweet and just wants to be loved i wish we saw more of him

[@dr.anderson1847]

Fun fact: you can use the buggy ball as a second anchor point for your tripwire in areas where there may be none. You even get an achievement for it

[@funnydwarf8909]

Life, death & Funny dwarf screech.

[@rileyoftheharris]

for someone who hates bugs you sure talk about them a lot

[@timestate9718]

I hate bugs but at the same time I find them interesting

[@AstralShot]

Well then dont ever play this game

[@Sov_spoiled]

I’ve got an idea

[@MagicalMaster]

If you want to learn to like Shelda, get her to break character. She becomes down to earth and completely relatable.

[@Devmon52]

This video has covered the game very well, I'd say. When I went through the game, I had those same revelations and experiences. I absolutely love how the grumpuses were written and I would honestly like to see more of that in games. I know games can be an escape from problems, but sometimes it is the reminder that we're not alone while struggling that makes things easier. I really do hope they do a Bugsnax 2 or something to continue the story of these characters, but even without this is a really satisfying game. I'm so glad that it essentially came out of left-field and was really fresh. I don't think I would have enjoyed it nearly as much with an idea of what it was before going in. Thanks for the video! The editing is very enjoyable (and I appreciate the extra Scoopy Banoopy at the end).

[@marweha7002]

I also think shelda was a hood character Masking is definitly a problem a lot of people have. People do think nobody will listen to them, so they put up a fake self, a mask, so people accept and listen to them. While shelda was definitly not the norm of this, its still relatable and i feel sad for her. The saddest thing for her probably was that people listened to her, confirming for her that the mask is better than herself. One the other hand with the dlc it was also discussed that shelda believes in her god and is afraid that her believe gets forgotten, so she overacts to make her religion more interesting and in her eyes probably believable I think its those 2 aspects, her not thinking she is someone and nobody would take her serious and belive her in comboniation with the anxiety that her believe gets forgotten, that created Shelda

[@rosykindbunny1313]

For me it was a mix of both Fizzlebeans, and honestly that kinda concerns me lol

[@mrcatsbattlefield7072]

"Wouldnt say any of the bugsnax are insanely hard to catch" Meanwhile flaming cheepoof: *being above shit loads of lava fly's and is on fire with bassicly no way to catch them*

[@benjiequinn]

Definitely the worst snack to have to catch, hahah

[@heartbrights]

whaaaa this was so easy for me :o just lure a sodie into the cave after taking care of the paletoss

[@rexalicious.]

wow not at all what I was expecting from a game called Bugsnax

[@pachicore]

The undersnax looks like the inside of the meatball in cloudy with a chance of meatballs

[@armintor2826]

New DRG biome: The Undersnax. Discover the vile Bugsnax Dreadnoughts! The Snaxnoughts

[@triggerhappy4199]

Yes

[@somerandomguyintheinternet]

rock and stone brotha

[@zerosignal_8671]

Take a shot everytime sniss says "bugsnax" or "snack". Very nice video, the bugsnax themed sniss logo is cursed btw

[@zerosignal_8671]

Wait a minute, this isn't deep rock!!! what the freak?!

[@vjpearce]

19:36 There's no cinnasnail plush, but you can buy a Strabby, with a Bunger plush coming soon.

[@ActuallyAthena]

I come 4 months into the future asking if the bunger plush is real

[@Penoatle]

@@ActuallyAthena I too am from the future and while they are real they are currently sold out.

[@ActuallyAthena]

@@Penoatle fellow time traveler i have a message Dang it

[@honeymushroom6283]

The cinnasnail plush is now a real thing on fangamer

[@vjpearce]

@@honeymushroom6283 When I first wrote this comment cinnasnail weren't a thing yet.

[@iggypikminunderly782]

I'm glad the dlc of bugsnax made shellda a little more likeable because we hear more about her past

[@inumizuno]

yeah. i keep forgetting she exists on the main game a lot

[@2Lupus1]

need a squeal where it just becomes a doom clone and u have to kill them all

[@badredraws]

I mean isn't that just the ending where it turns into a first person shooter?

[@2Lupus1]

@@badredraws kinda but i want full on extermination

[@electrum5579]

spoilers Perhaps the real bugsnax really were the friends we made along the way

[@CommissarChaotic]

hehe

[@Autokendo17]

Quite literally

[@snowyvul]

Now I'm scared

[@trujillo1982]

Oh god

[@DesperateDirt]

Definitely not what I expected you to make a video about, but in a weird way it makes perfect sense.

[@sniss]

glad to hear tht

[@hawktalon7890]

This is the 3rd or 4th person I've seen turn Beffica into a pickle. I guess she's Pickle Beff forever now.

[@hawktalon7890]

Also damn, I guess I was the only person in the fandom that actually liked Shelda. Fictional hypocrites are certainly more fun than real hypocrites, for sure.

[@samboi123]

I think I can speak for all of us when I say I want Bugsnax 2. Personally, I also want to join the Snakolytes and fight to protect the world from the impending Bugsnax invasion implied in the post-credits.

[@Kaiveran]

I'd also like to go into how Sprout and Gramble's Kweebles got "deprogrammed", as it were. The background with the Three Queens basically confirms my theory that the Bugsnax weren't always as bad as they appear here (otherwise civilization would have never developed to the extent it did).

[@commanderboreal1343]

Bunger Bunger Bunger What game has a character THIS iconic?

[@lovelystrawby]

19:35 a cinnasnail plushie actually exists now :)

[@sneeze4100]

General Bugsnax spoilers. This game rides the line between fucked up and cute kids game so well that the character subplots almost all being downers doesn't even hit some people. This game literally tricks people into thinking that a washed up pop star chasing a high to write music isn't so bad. I kneel.

[@borpothewizard]

Came for Deep Rock, stayed for Bugsnax

[@doodles3114]

You should revisit it after the new update, all of the new snax are super cool. not to mention the true ending that got added.

[@KalinTheZola]

I think it's a ok to not like Shelda, but to say she (unlike the others) has no real reason to be the way she is, isn't really true or fair to the character.

[@finns.j6809]

Your editing style and production quality is so stellar id literally watch any video you put out

[@krau6000]

That animation for your logo was fucking nice.

[@MetaBro]

15:04 *W I D E F I L B O*

[@ShotGunner5609]

Dang. Wasn't expecting this game to go that way either. Gonna have to buy this at some point.

[@youraveragephesh3173]

You like the frog dolls. I toss them in the campfire at night. *We are not the same.*

[@ach9108]

Don't look at this snax, brother! We have a glyphids to kill!

[@XxXNOSCOPEURASSXxX]

Mushroom!

[@technoir2045]

ROCK. AND. STONEEE!

[@tl1326]

You fool! They are glyphids! Just parasitic.

[@colmecolwag]

The DLC was pretty much "spend time with like 4 characters we didnt develop very much so you like them more" Thank u for the good Sheldon and Floofty and Triffiny DLC content young horse they really needed it (Chandlo didnt need it Chandlo was always great)

[@100skinks]

Kero Kero Bonito does have that effect. Great video!

[@starfruitgrady]

Yes! Glad to see more people talking about this awesome gem! Great work!

[@kenedwardferrater6642]

theory : gramble has led bugsnax into the city! the strabby at the end of the game is sprout ( I think ) and the bugsnax lore is piecing up again

[@teratoma.]

wait what kero kero bonito made a track for bugsnax???? holy shit thats a gamechanger

[@sniss]

it truly is

[@dewroot5176]

it spoils the fact... the song spoils the fact that the crew lived on a raft of ants (for all intents and purposes)

[@BombermanUltra]

imagine if some of the grumpus went out of town and caught their own bugsnax. just like the scene In the background at 1:18

[@amphoraoftea9537]

I kind of made a storyline about the journalist that I play as. And it ties into how they’re allergic to the bugsnax. Now, the story I made is that the journalist has severe depression because nobody thinks their stories are worth anything, and one of the main reasons that they went to Snaktooth island is because of the idea that Bugsnax make you super happy when you eat them. But when they found out they were allergicC they have a full on panic attack. And one evening Filbo hears some heaving sounds coming from the journalist’s cabin, and finds them just trying to cram bugsnax down their throat, but always vomiting them up. All the while they’re sobbing and just repeating “Why can’t I be happy”

[@cakes1831]

I was expecting a pixel graphics game but this is still utterly amazing

[@samuraidog1510]

this video title was so good I spent 10$ to chamge my Xbox username to it

[@schmucktomm]

every video you make is just so beautiful with amazing editing no matter the topic, its so amazing. ily. also i think ill have to try this game out just because of bunger. cute little fuck holy shit.

[@Grimboww]

One of the best reviews I've seen made on a game before with incredible editing and design put into it, really entertaining to watch! Thank you for the effort you put into this, it really shows

[@tubbieoof2224]

Im glad you making more of these and am waiting to see how much your channel grows in the future, good work and best of luck

[@lilhedgehog8576]

Buddy, you can use the tripwire to neutralize flaming or freezing snacks! It conducts, fire, ice and water and it’s more convenient than using another bug snack to extinguish or thaw out the one you’re trying to catch because not only does it extinguish and or thaw out the bugs snack you want to catch but it also knocks it out so you don’t have to worry about it splitting apart!

[@RatTailSoup4]

fun fact, that double meaning for the song was completely accidental. kero bonito actually had never seen footage of the game, only basic details

[@markbrown6444]

Hope this video does well! And if it doesn’t, please don’t be discouraged from making more videos like it. You’ve got a great style and can’t wait to see more of your work.

[@StarsAndSticks]

Thanks for making this, not enough Bugsnax commentary on KZbin and this game really hit me in a way I did not expect.

[@cuntvids5879]

Top notch content my man! Keep it up

[@NecrochildK]

There is a bunger and strabby plush you can get. But as for cinnasnail, there is an original design of that sort that an artist Honeyherds made. It's more sweet cute and not goofy like Bugsnax. The artist specializes in foodimal designs, so I doubt they were inspired by the game for it.

[@stuckinasock]

Watching Snorpy be incinerated on my screen was so horrible that I completely restarted the fighting mission

[@zedinred2886]

I hope more people watch your variety content, it's just as good as the deep rock documentaries.

[@sniss]

thanx me too

[@wildish7430]

I discovered you today and your voice is so amazing I'm going through every video lol it is very soothing while actually producing meaningful content

[@Drew_42]

I played Bugsnax just so I could come back and watch the spoiler section of this video On the surface it's a really simple game, but with lots of surprising and memorable moments

[@diegoaranda2813]

You know how Liz gave egg a cheery you have to get a cheery from a scoopy banoopy that are found in frosted peak maybe they went there to find more and got separated

[@Mamamewon]

6:34 Gramble also tried to mate his snax.

[@LizardWizard420]

i like your content friend, it’s always so informative and interesting.

[@Wee_Mewon]

19:39 well ain’t that something

[@lilhedgehog8576]

Finally, I was hoping somebody would do a lore / deep dive / analysis video of this game. I love this game! I know all of the bugs snack names by heart the ones in the main game. I’m still learning the ones from the free DLC, my favorite bug snack is Charmallow, its call is so cute! I also love Chillynilly, Paletoss and burger because one is an ice cream sandwich and the other two also have cute calls. Paletoss is Spanish and part of my culture, and Bunger is just so bouncy and full of life how can you not love them! My favorite grumpuses are Filbo Fiddlepie and Gramble Gigglefunny they are both soooooo cute! I wanna learn to knit just so I can learn how to make that strabby hat! It’s so cute too!

[@BOOMSHACKALACKA12310]

This channel is beyond underrated. You deserve way more than you have for the effort you put in. I can't wait til you blow up.

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

I am SHOCKED this masterpiece of a video doesn't have more views. Great content man!

[@gamergonegaming7113]

now idk if anyone knew this, but if you take the opposite path that filbo takes, you just actually die

[@HY115.]

Really enjoyed this video of yours well put together and made me wanna play this game

[@merrgikker3753]

Why does literally everyone create Pickle Beffica

[@boxovitch5218]

Gramble is a snackifist

[@memandylov]

I just have to say props to the creators for giving us a gay couple, a straight couple, a lesbian character, and what I can only assume is a non-binary character. Also age ranges from teenager to elderly? Representation 💖

[@a.rustici1972]

Thank You for the compliment at the end! I really appreciate it! Rock on you superstar! :D!

[@firetukker21]

9:54 This is exactly what they did in the new Bigsnax DLC

[@gravynpotatoes2620]

Your vids are always a treat to watch man!

[@AE-jo2fy]

Ok that ending was even more wild than I anticipated! Great laying out of the game!

[@ApstractMusic]

I'd heard people mentioning they liked Bugsnax's story, but nobody managed to articulate why as well as you. Nice one sniss :) Would you mind telling me which track of the OST is playing around 8:20? I can't seem to find the one after skimming through it.

[@sniss]

its "sunrise over snaktooth island", i pitched shifted it down for that portion of the vid tho

[@ApstractMusic]

@@sniss Ah, thanks! That explains my inability to find it. You also added your own beat, right? I am really digging that transformation, especially during the ending of the video, has a really nice vibe.

[@henryrothert6160]

Good video. You’re videos are very well made, don’t feel tied down to just drg content (even though those videos are amazing as well)

[@reiidaya4439]

i love your videos man, you deserve a higher sub count. how do you put out such quality videos while also releasing them so frequently? i presume you also have a job you have to work on top of this, so how do you manage?

[@sniss]

i dont feel like my videos are super frequent but im glad someone else does. years of messing with video editing is mainly what makes things all pretty n stuff

[@commanderboreal1343]

9:55 you want Deep Snax Galactic don’t you

[@Chimly_Stonefoot]

Bugsnax really is such a wild game, I agree with all you said in this video the ending took me by surprise as well, since you made this video they teased a new update to the game where you track down giant Bugsnax on an island I’m curious if you’ll try it out when it gets released? I probably will but it’s such an odd game to go back to

[@inumizuno]

I love how everyone turns Beff into pickles

[@cherryleowings3733]

I could not stop dying when you said LaCroy Man😂😂

[@Galiardde]

BUGSNAX BUGSNAX BUGSNAX

[@czmAvery]

One take I dont see very often is that Bugsnax is an allegory for consumerism (Im pretty sure, anyway). Ads usually target people's weak points and insecurities, and encourage the user to give in to those struggles so the product (or in this case, Bugsnax) can swoop in and fill that void ... up until they cant get any more out of the person and let them crumble to dust.

[@emporioalnino4670]

No idea how one could hate Shelda but tolerate Cromdo. That guy was repulsive.

[@zeno_sama3511]

omg I never realized they made octodad, thank your for mentioning it in this video.

[@lilhedgehog8576]

I want to let you know that you can fast travel if you didn’t know that already go to the map and your journal so like the place you wanna travel to click on it and you’ll be met with the option to fast travel.

[@Saltwater_Oasis]

Late to this but hey you where right! they made a cinnasnail plush!

[@sniss]

i got it :)))

[@ShamirQushairi]

When you hate a particular character (games/movies), that's when you know the person behind it does a phenomenal job. Mostly.

[@butterbaconcomic5140]

Well it’s not dead anymore now we can(probably) mod Bugsnax, play on steam, and now have DLC

[@TonayTheRenegade]

i whould love to see you exploring the dlc

[@Baratinha]

maaan this game its so underrated, I want so much a Bugsnax 2 even if it doesnt fit the story yet hahaha its gets really dark at the end

[@NickPiers]

I just finished the game and loved it, but I agree the ending felt rushed. Personally, I think one of the game's flaws is you don't really get to know Lizbeth and Eggabell very well. Which is kind of by design, since Lizbeth's disappearance drives the story and Eggabell isn't in town. But as a result, you don't really get to know them as well as you do the rest of the townsfolk. Which makes their reunion and ultimate sacrifice at the end not as impactful as it could have been. I'm not sure what could have been done to improve on it, though. As I said, both of their positions are within the design of the game and story. It would be hard to have them back in town without taking away the great reveal at the end.

[@calpeterson18]

it is absolutely disgusting how underwatched sniss is

[@user-lo1xr6ci7t]

Love your vid❤❤❤❤❤

[@Frank-West]

No I’m telling you the flamin cheepoof is very hard to catch

[@batboy7092]

Nice vid my guy

[@Sm0k3turt]

Probably my favorite game of 2020.

[@WolflingD]

Please make another video on bugsnax and it’s new dlc (with the house stuff too!) I really enjoyed this video and would love to hear your opinions on the new stuff happening to bugsnax and it’s new secrets

[@anchorbubba]

call me crazy but i spent hours changing each grumpus individually changing their parts too reflect their personalities and qhat they would like

[@alexthefembunny4577]

I need the bunger plush

[@hazeallwaze]

when you fall in the food place it reminds me of clody with a chance of meatballs