Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (Zero Punctuation)

[@theescapist]

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[@ClumsyReaper]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who believes playable Bowser is always a point upward

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

As someone who has played almost exclusively Bowser in every Mario Kart, Smash Bros, RPG, Sports game, and even bought the Mario Party where Bowser was playable after skipping the last 6 or so... I agree

[@mistermann4163]

In this game yes. He has a bazooka and windup drones as his weapons which both blow everything up. I try to use him every chance I can since he removes cover and the drones are useful as cannon fodder to enemy fire. Good thing they got rid of friendly fire in this game or half of the characters could kill everyone with there attacks.

[@stevel7798]

Because he's always the most interesting character in any Mario game

[@Scorpion19588]

Adding Boswer as a playable character has been a huge thumbs up for me. Feel like he never really gets credit for anything so when there is a chance for him to get credit in a game like this I always go straight for him. Also I ditched the mains first chance I got. My default 3 were Boswer, Rabbid Rosalina, and Peach. Best combo all the way.

[@AaronDoolittle]

This is the most I’ve ever agreed with Yatzee. From Bowser as a playable character, to the weird menu screens always closing. The only criticism I have is that I found the first game challenging at times and this one felt like a walk through. I wish they hadn’t cheaped out on an opening cut screen. Will the DLC be Zelda themed?

[@StrikeWarlock]

I like how despite being a villain, Bowser's painted as a model parent.

[@Geedly]

“You’re a bad guy, but that doesn’t mean you’re a bad *guy*”

[@computernoise2209]

Bowser is an antagonist, not a monster.

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

if more villains were good parents, you wouldnt have annoying arcs were the child of a villain winds up allying/hooking up with the protagonist.

[@mrbubbles6468]

I mean he’s raised like 10 kids. Got to be pretty good.

[@conorburke1999]

@@mrbubbles6468 The Koopalings retroactively aren’t his kids anymore according to Nintendo

[@theatomiclemon1]

I'm weirdly invested in Reasonable Horse slowly becoming a main character.

[@DubiousKhan]

Reasonable Horse 2024.

[@kadosho02]

I welcome our Reasonable Horse overlord

[@WolfFireheart]

Pewh.. I'm not alone! I like that horse, very reasonable fellow!

[@gabek5760]

@@kadosho02 Seems Reasonable

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

Yahtzee had once promised to never use running gags because they're a lazy form of comedy...

[@robbieking4070]

2:45 That’s just what happened to poor old Rayman. First game they both shared the spotlight, but then when the sequel came, the Rabbids kicked him out of his own franchise; scribbled his name out of the title and made it their world with him barley clinging onto it.

[@Wargaminggirl]

thats just wheat happens sometimes.

[@ASR-Ansori]

@@Wargaminggirl Indeed, wheat happens sometimes. It happened with Popeye and Olive Oyl too, didja know she used to be the main character? And it only took like a week before Popeye was seen as the more entertaining character!

[@stigrabbid589]

Rayman was still the protagonist in the 2nd game, but his role diminished a bit, and did even less by the 3rd game. By the 4th game (Rabbids Go Home, which is a pretty good game BTW) they were the protagonists and Rayman was nowhere to be found until his return a few years later in his own series.

[@robbieking4070]

@@stigrabbid589 True, but like in this game with Mario, you didn’t have to play as Rayman and just be a Rabbid in all the minigames. And let’s be honest: we all played the Rabbid cause they had better costumes.

[@bobbob3458]

I didn't even realize rabbids and Rayman were from the same franchise. Poor Rayman indeed.

[@erickschusterdeoliveira2662]

nice to see that not every Ubisoft employee has been amalgamated into The Blob (TM) and can still work on something not-as-derivative

[@MungkaeX]

Just make game and if possible sexually harass your coworkers for promotion opportunities seems to be the Ubisoft way.

[@turkeyswag2831]

Because its not the "standard" Ubisoft that had the lead on this project but the italian branch, Ubisoft Milan

[@noheffthing]

Its stupid to blame overworked ubisoft employees on every bad game they work on. Have some brain

[@psugab]

@@turkeyswag2831 I thought you were making a Mario is Italian joke for a minute...

[@Dtoszi]

I say the same thing about Fenyx. Might have definitely started as “make a BotW clone!” but it had so much personality in the end.

[@bardiboi1517]

It feels weird having calming music at the start of Zero Punctuation videos.

[@AshPragasam]

And then straight away being hit with the old thrash metal intro

[@6Xyzzy]

It does make the thrash metal hit harder, though

[@medaminebenhadjyahia6975]

I always mistake it for an add and start searching for the skip button.

[@GretgorPooper]

I'm not sure why, but I find it extremely wholesome when Yahtzee enjoys a cute, child-friendly game that doesn't take place in a dying kingdom full of undead or contains graphic violence and blood.

[@shiv3rcubesolver664]

Are you sure?

[@GretgorPooper]

@@shiv3rcubesolver664 yes?

[@mitchelldurward8863]

When he admitted that he cried while playing Spiritfarer (which I also did... because bloody hell that game is heavy), I was like... oh wow. This dude is human. An amazing writer of a human for sure, but still a human. Very wholesome.

[@GretgorPooper]

@@mitchelldurward8863 same!

[@SnafuOrganization]

Yahtzee used the word 'Yeet'. Two more omens and we get a free apocalypse.

[@TheSibirianRaccoon]

I thought that coupon expired

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Yahtzee says "UwU" unironically. The world ends.

[@Dragonsamuari]

@@abloogywoogywoo ...with you

[@phenomanII]

@@Dragonsamuari ...wu

[@spence0703]

While the writing is still plagued by Ubisoft’s signature “pumpkin spice is still funny right?” Style of comedy. The personalities of the rabbid people are so good, they can carry the comedy on their own.

[@cerdgold225]

I gotta admit that pumpkin spice joke did get a chuckle out of me, though

[@Dyskresiac]

I laughed my ass off at the first Pumpkin Spice joke. It was moreso the Key and Peele problem where a joke is repeated and dragged on so long by the end I was groaning. The game did that a lot of times not just with Pumpkin Spice and may be its only writing-based flaw. The only running gag that didn't get old for me was anything involving Rabbid Mario.

[@papershadow]

@@Dyskresiac The main thing I wish is that, having played half the worlds so far (in case this improves in the latter half), I wish the Mario characters were a bit more involved in even the comedic cutscenes. Kingdom Battle was pretty good about their presence, whether as a straight man like Mario staring at Rabbid Mario breaking out a Lute, or part of the zany elements like Luigi trying to sneak a peak at Rabbid Peach's pictures after the World 1 Boss. Sparks of Hope, while funny to me, moreso has the Mario characters there for the story cutscenes, but generally leaves a lot of the side-talk and flavor dialogue to the Rabbids. It feels a lot more like the Mario cast being swept up in a Rabbids adventure than the Rabbids colliding with their world as Kingdom Battle managed for me.

[@Dyskresiac]

@@papershadow There are side quests that give every character enough time to shine. I feel by the end though it isn't due to differential in screen time so much as it does memorable moments. Those sorts of themes you talk about are replicated but I feel they lack the punch the second time around.

[@billybased64]

@@papershadow its unfortunate because the rabbids are never my favorite part of whatever franchise there apart of lol

[@B4rb0ssa]

As someone who played football matches on a freezing pitch with the overly enthusiastic parents on the sidelines when I was a kid, that football-parent Bowser at 1:36 made me laugh probably more than it should have 😆

[@spectrumbots4268]

The Tomb of the Unknown Cupcake sounds like something that would fit well in the Mario Universe.

[@GameKeeper28]

I will always be thankful to the series that gave Princess Peach what is essentially a shotgun.

[@HellsingRuler]

"That one mario sunshine level" yeah I felt that one, i recall that level.

[@matthewmuir8884]

I remember it as well. When I replayed Mario Sunshine a year ago, I realized the trick to making it easy (well, a lot easier; I still nearly ran out of health): the manta can only be over objects; it cannot be underneath them. Have Mario stand underneath any roof/ceiling/tree and it can't touch Mario.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Why I have nostalgia for that horrid game I'll never know.

[@HellsingRuler]

@@abloogywoogywoo i recall it as a good game, and the level was not that bad ones I came back to it...... 10 years later

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@abloogywoogywoo Probably because Mario Sunshine was a good game that was an unfortunate victim of rush (it and Wind Waker alike due to Nintendo having needed to get new Mario & Zelda titles onto the GameCube as soon as possible due to the GameCube's disappointing sales numbers).

[@Subject_Keter]

I always just hovered like crazy, the one i got flashbacks is the lava goo and i only beat it cuz i saw how if you dunk in the river, it will make enough of a path to cheese and recover FLUDD.

[@DJdoppIer]

I love that you portrayed Luigi as a trigger-happy psychopath and continued the bit throughout the entire video. Good stuff.

[@punklingyt]

Hearing Yahtzee unironically use the word "Yeet" in context just sent me for a loop

[@MusicoftheDamned]

Same as someone who finds the word silly and tries not to use it even mentally. Rather fitting that the end slides of this one parody a zombie infection given this word feels like the verbal equivalent of one at times, like this is _Pontypool_ or something.

[@Lindzwood]

I came in comments to say exactly the same thing.

[@freetoplayking7362]

yup

[@ArifRWinandar]

Months of playing D&D with a character called "Yeet" has desensitized Yahtzee to the word.

[@fraziercrawford]

Came for this comment for sure 😭

[@namelessdork2256]

I will say that that the sequel is a lesson in learning from what was wrong from the first time. It ain't perfect, but it is better. Also, it's kinda refreshing that the rabbids have a IQ higher than a rest stop marmalade sandwich, and actually have distinct personalities and character types.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Then the third time goes a bit too experimental, someone forgets to, ahem, "work something out of their system" before they start writing, someone definitely takes some shrooms, and then Nintendo big men come bleach everything and everyone starts to hate it. Every. Damn. Time.

[@namelessdork2256]

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 I mean, yeah. Don't remind me. Though I don't think a third game would come out for this cross over. I mean, by all standards, the story is done and over, taking in account the dlc possibilities. And to say there's another surviving fragment of the incident from the first game would be just horse shit.

[@Raines1911]

I read this in Yahtzee’s voice. Well done sir!

[@namelessdork2256]

@@Raines1911 thank you.

[@ED-gw9rg]

What was wrong with Kingdom Battle? Secondary Weapons, Secondary Skills, relatively balanced fights, a Couch PvP mode, references galore, creative jokes, tolerable Rabbid shenanigans, and some of the most hilarious enemy designs I've ever seen: - Ziggies are just fun to shoot. They sure talk a lotta ship for basic enemies in one-turn-kill range! - Smashers are one of the best mid-gameplay punchlines I've ever seen. A tank that's also a melee glass cannon that's also a speed demon if you don't play your cards right? Somebody's getting bullied, and it's either you or the Smasher! - Peekaboos, the sniper enemies...have Magnet Dance. It sounds like a _terrible_ moveset to play with, and it's a good thing making that garbage work isn't your problem!

[@kingvideogames]

If this actually ends up in Yahtzee's Top 5, that means that this would be not only the first Mario Game in the top 5, but also the first Rabbids game there as well. We live in confusing times...

[@ciphergacha9100]

Yahtzee will probably keep it out for that very reason, he’ll lose all his anti-mainstream credentials

[@RuleroftheSandcastle]

To be fair, he said that he would've put Odyssey in his top 5 of 2017 if not for a Hat in Time. He acknowledged that it was one of the year's best games, he just didn't want to flood the list with cartoon-y platforming games.

[@concinnus]

It would also be weird for a Ubisoft game, which are generally shoo-ins for blandest.

[@nicklager1666]

I wonder if we are getting more of this partnership down the line. Mario must save princess peach in Radio Tower Land. Unlock all the map to see where Bowsers minions are hiding. Or maybe King Boo Assassins Creed.

[@Royal__Kitsune]

I feel like having King Boo be an Assassin would be a cheat of sorts. considering he can go completely invisible

[@dontaskdontjudge]

@@Royal__Kitsune maybe he'll be forced to stop in place if he's in his target's FOV regardless of being invisible?

[@nicklager1666]

@@Royal__Kitsune I was thinking for the sake of gameplay its an ability you need to unlock. As Ubisoft games love their ability trees.

[@Royal__Kitsune]

@@nicklager1666 Ohhh true, its late where i am so i took you literally. my b

[@boarfaceswinejaw4516]

when you think about it, the plot of Far Cry 3 isnt too different from the plot of super mario. Jason - Mario Jason's brother - Luigi princess Peach - Citra Bowser - Vaas

[@skyllalafey]

Long live Reasonable Horse, the video game review sidekick we never knew we needed

[@Wintercat1]

I think the best praise praise for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope's humor is that it seems to have been an inspiring muse for Yahtzee. I was laughing non-stop throughout this ZP, at the one-liners, the captions, the visual jokes, all of it. Maybe a goofy and positive bent is just a nice change of pace from Yahtzee's usual dourness, but I get the feeling he just really enjoyed putting this video together. I'll definitely pick this up on the Switch at some point.

[@gstewart86]

"HOSTILES!" LOL the captions in this one are top notch

[@joeking3860]

Mario's pose on the games cover art sorta reminds me of Chris Pratts Guardians of the Galaxy posters

[@TomBombadil515]

Fitting nowadays, isn't it?

[@AutoReroll]

I wonder if Reasonable Horse is an emerging dual personality for our dear sweary internet man. All of the optimism and fun that he is surpresses after a day full of minor joys is forcing it's way into his art. Reasonable Horse cannot be denied!

[@abloogywoogywoo]

It would be unreasonable to deny him.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

And soon enough, Ray Man will join the party and then Spark of hope becomes GOTY

[@stigrabbid589]

That would be cool to have Rayman help the Rabbids instead of fighting them in my opinion.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

@@stigrabbid589 It's gonna happen. Ubisoft released a DLC teaser before the game even came out confirming Rayman as a playable DLC character.

[@masterofdoom5000]

Luigi shouting "HOSTILES" fucking got me so good, it's strangely....in character?

[@digitalboy80]

2:11: Good to see that I'm not the only one getting scarred for life by that level.

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

I saw that Mean Girls reference! I know it means that Yahtzee liked another mainstream thing! Looks like it's even longer in the Wheelie Bin of Shame for Yahtzee!

[@bird3713]

I want to know who else is at the pessimistic KZbinrs conference, and why isn't Yahtzee their king

[@awesome7067]

Lazerpig probably. Ssethtzeentach.

[@rory8182]

@@awesome7067 Sseth is aboslutely the guy that doesn't always show up but when he does he is on enough meth to kill an elephant

[@OmegaX9]

I’m just wondering if he would be elected king of all the pessimistic KZbinrs, or just king of all the pessimistic gamer KZbinrs.

[@FallingSport]

Critical Drinker for movie reviews

[@Duca767]

RedLetterMedia boys for sure

[@TheRealBatabii]

I never once used the autofill button because I wanted to make sure I was getting all the most overpowered abilities rather than spreading everything out or whatever it does by default

[@mitchellblake1475]

They named the piss take on an edgy anime character "Edge?" Game of the year material

[@stabbykinz1446]

A small, mildly ashamed part of me unironically thinks it's a cool name, and I know exactly how that sounds. It really does just speak to the edgy teen boi in me in the most direct, simplest fashion possible.

[@iantaakalla8180]

There is also FFIV Edge, which despite is name is more of a typical anime character.

[@samuelc6246]

I'm glad we finally got the sequel we all wanted, needed, and deserved. Reasonable Horse's Second Coming Part Deux: the return of the sequel: Still reasonably aware of what you did after several summers: Neigh-sayers' cut Also happy Mario and Rabbids got a sequel. Less "eureka!" out-of-nowhere surprising answer to a question never asked, more polished deep dive in the questions that answer had inspired. Arguably the best we could have hoped for, and not in a belittling way.

[@Juror_Grafias]

R.I.P. Rabbid Yoshi. (I wonder if he tasted like cookies, ala that one matching game spin-off of Dr. Mario on the GameBoy...)

[@naarcissus]

Yoshie's Cookie. I had it for the SNES and apparently it was also released on the NES.

[@Ramsey276one]

I played that one! XD

[@TomBombadil515]

That last slide before the credits is killing me. I love it.

[@fighteer1]

Surprisingly positive review. I guess Nintendo really does take the ball gag off of the writers for second installments of experimental IPs, before tying them down again lest they ask for raises.

[@NeuroticPixieSlasher]

3:00 you wrote "Jam", Yahtzee, you tell us.

[@arcane02]

Slight praise from Yahtzee? I think this will be in the top 5 this year for sure

[@wadelee05903]

Every slightly different title Yatz gave got me. "Mario and Rabbids Farts a' plenty" legit made me laugh out loud at work. So good.

[@anangryninja2824]

3:39 I never in my life would have expected Yahtzee to say "yeet" unironically and I'm not sure what to think of it.

[@jq4767]

Very solid punchline at the end there, absolutely got me. Good review in all!

[@zigslotheon]

Yahtzee Rosalina isn’t a princess. She’s just space mom.

[@darkwatershadow]

The biggest improvement in the game for me was the pacing. Most non boss battles go by very quick so even if you're trying to do all the sidequests it never feels as grindy as the first game. My only gripe is that it still doesn't tell you what reinforcements are about to spawn. I like that they come out of portals instead of emerging from underground (and how you can sometimes target and kill them to prevent additional spawns) but sometimes you expect a shooty boy and you get multiple spawns of goomba groups who proceed to stampede into the nearest party member. So if a portal opens that you can't destroy the only way to really be safe is to move as far away from it as possible.

[@ninjamaster9094]

It's weird that the portals don't give you that info, especially since I remember the first game telling you what types of enemies are spawning through the tacticam. I feel like this game withholds a lot of info from the player compared to the first game, like it doesn't take drop down ledges or pipes into account when showing you enemy movement, and it never tells you what the elemental effects actually do until it finally gives you the tutorial on it. Like I had to look up what shock and ooze actually did because it wasn't all that clear in game, and even then it took me a while to realize the ooze effect spreads to others by touch.

[@awesomesmileyguy]

Honestly, I liked it. It's a little annoying yeah, but it adds a bit of surprise and challenge to a game that's otherwise way easier than the first.

[@StephenAslett]

Was not expecting the Anthony and Cleopatra reference. Well done.

[@dovakiin296]

You had me at the AI support character and ship AI getting catty with one another.

[@Jebbtube]

Bowser needs his own turn-based strategy game. He has his own army of colorful characters, so why not?

[@Agent00Pi]

I'm here for high quality sing song taunts about licencing fees. 10/10

[@damianolima2100]

Mario + Rabbids "HUUGH" Sparks of Hope

[@TUG3284]

You know what's funny that minions an Identity stolen from the rabbit's becomes more horrible, the rabbit's themselves are becoming good

[@pftburchell5197]

The game is on sale right now & knowing even he enjoyed this game, I think I’ll be picking it up.

[@MindOfGenius]

0:53 Good to see TB is still doing things...

[@tenkenroo]

Favorite bit about bowser in Mario rpg was the weapon where bowser throws Mario

[@angeldeb82]

LOLed at the "bloody weather" running gag, along with the Bwah stuff, and the characters going bug-eyed in the end credits! :D Imp clusters! :D

[@MrBanditoRazor]

My heart sings anytime BYC loves something even if I wouldn't. Just ....I don't know... Hopeful, despite it all being a persona (golden) that he puts on.

[@numebernode]

"grumpy insecure divorced blue collar dad figure who works hard but always shows up to his kid's football games and gets a little bit too into it." I can totally see Bowser being the football dad for his kids (Bowser Jr. and the Kooplings, unless the later group was retconned).

[@MelodicQuest]

Yahtzee forgot to mention that the soundtrack kicks ass

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

I'm kinda reminded of that Nostalgia Critic bit where he praised something, and then it cuts to him sayin "I can like things!"

[@eljoel89]

I do like how their spaceship takes the form of a Mercedes Sprinter work van.

[@CJusticeHappen21]

Reasonable Horse still rides!

[@Ric_Vicious]

Yahtzee having children has certainly softened his outlook, ESPECIALLY with this one, lol. Check the tone of the first rabidds vid of his, to this one. Happens to the best of us, ol' boy!

[@strikermodel]

The Mario RPG games (including the paper series) have always had good comedic writing. I guess the writers get to finally do something and let their creative energy flourish before everyone is a silent character again.

[@freedomsflame688]

As a lover of the squad tactics genre, I absolutely adored the first M+R game. So glad to see it didn't suffer from sequelitis.

[@robertgrosse4904]

At first I thought that the "I'll be in my trailer" line was a joke about how Mario would be in all the video game trailers, until, I realized it was actually about the thing of actors hanging out in their (physical) trailers. If that was meant to be a double meaning, it was brilliant.

[@glorkbork776]

I think of this less as a mainstream thing and more like a very niche mashup, similar to that Ninja Turtles vs Batman movie. It's a combo that seems like it only makes sense on a spreadsheet superficial way (two sets of bouncy platformer characters) ends up sounding and looking very stupid, but still somehow just kinda works.

[@jamesroocie9564]

Hey, we don’t get our politicians from the daycare, they’re all from retirement homes and the urgent care center in hospitals.

[@ryanhoover6240]

The best quote related to this by something like the fact that the very old often relegate back to the very young on their attitude and sense of the world. I suppose sometimes I can be a good thing and sometimes a bad thing depending on the circumstance!

[@espio87]

I had my eyes on this one since I liked the first, so I'll take Yahtzee's endorsement to heart. Also, are the credits a Mr. Frundles reference?

[@wallyhackenslacker]

0:23 it had been a while since the last instant-Yahtzee-clippable-singing-moment.

[@thejoyfuldragon887]

humour was super on point in this one. laughed out loud at least twice. loved it.

[@ryle4h]

Wow, you really nailed off the clock Bowser's characterization.

[@AstroTorch]

I'm going to assume the tophatted fellow at 0:55 is a tribute to our dear departed Monsieur Biscuit and im going to tear up a bit.

[@MrGrayNk]

I’ve found the first one to be much more entertaining and thought out than the sequel. Precisely because the “free” movement is so clunky and wishy-washy now. You can never tell how far you can really go, unless you commit to the action - you can’t “undo” dashes and team jumps, you can’t see the hit chance from your destination unless you get there, etc. The style change and the black-loading-screen-arenas with respawning random encounters in the overworld are just adding salt to injury. The jokes and dialogue seem way more cringey as well - I mean do you remember the Phantom of the Opera scene from the first one? Nothing like that in the sequel (yet, I’m in the second world and have a strong desire to skip every cutscene)

[@Rex13013]

2:09 lmao that shine in sirena beach was the bane of my existence too as a kid, until I found the way to cheese it later on

[@Subject_Keter]

When i did it in the past and last year, i would just use hover spam and the spin move.

[@LaughtersAssassin22]

Yahtzee: this nintendo game wasn't too bad Some people: I ALWAYS KNEW HE WAS A SECRET NINTENDO FANBOY!!!!

[@Raveg64]

I love how Yahtzee is more annoyed that he's forced to use Mario than being forced to use a Rabbid

[@jackpollard550]

Oh fuck, that ending gag with the Rabbid gun fucking killed me.

[@mistermann4163]

I fully agree with the menu system being not well put together. For me the biggest problem is music and idle animations when selecting characters unlike the last game where they had a intro animation when selecting them. But the one thing I don't get is why they got rid of the power orb system to purchase skills the further you progress through the story. It's like they were going for the XP progression in that who you had on the field would only get XP but they decided to just make it so everyone gets XP but not bother to just make it a single bar instead of showing 8 XP bars go up at the end of a battle.

[@Thatalbinodude]

I'm so glad I wasnt the only one who was terrified of the phantom manta from Sunshine

[@harrygoad329]

2:52 Glad to see Yahtzee isn't above a good Undertale reference.

[@GallowglassVT]

Does this mean Mario and Rayman exist in the same universe or have the proto-Minions been divorced from that part of the deal?

[@lewa358]

This game is getting Rayman DLC...that doesn't actually feature Mario. So yes but also no.

[@GallowglassVT]

@@lewa358 honestly, I dunno what's worse: trying to smush two distinct IPs together or turning everything into a shared universe.

[@lewa358]

@@GallowglassVT Honestly at this point I'm just happy that someone remembered that Rayman exists.

[@GallowglassVT]

@@lewa358 the third game was and still is one of my all time faves. I honestly rank it as one of the best platformers ever.

[@Estolcles]

"It's like celebrities still hanging out with their terminally ill fans the day after the Make A Wish Foundation shoot." You, sir, have obviously never heard about the gift to humanity that is Mick Foley.

[@wom_Bat]

The first one starts with like a 2 minute unskipable cinematic.

[@immortalzealot9725]

The original Mario + Rabbids was great. Shocking, but true.

[@derekcasey9715]

Love the cheeky TotalBiscuit reference. RIP.

[@dreadpiraterobertsnumba5]

5:50 "BOY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SONIC FRONTIERS REALLY SUCKING ASS" Ah *HA!* We got ya there, 'cause it *DOESN'T* suck ass! IT'S REASONABLY *OK!*

[@FaTerokiMenra]

I've never noticed the Playable Bowser Factor before. I have played all of The Goods games and I haven't played any of The Less Goods games I'm now realizing.

[@Sadarak1980]

Fiver says Bayonetta 3 is next week because yahtzee happened to have his switch out for this ;)

[@TheMarkoSeke]

Reasonable Horse is my favorite recurring character

[@NetMoverSitan]

1:10 - When Bowser is more an anti-hero?

[@A_two_tone_rebel]

I want to see a full review from reasonable horse. He always makes good points

[@sirderpington7704]

the opening jingle got me spitting out my coffee. good work yatz.

[@Unownshipper]

The Reasonable Horse bit will never be overdone. It's just such an absurd concept.

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff! Happy holidays!

[@Pineappolis]

It initially felt really weird being told that a game had been made better by being made _less_ like XCOM but I guess it's just a good example of how context is king. FromSoft's library probably contains the the all-time favourites of more people than ever even _played_ XCOM but I don't suppose many Mario games would be improved by incorporating more of their core mechanics.

[@maximillianleaf5997]

I too remember that mario sunshine level and agree with you wholeheartedly.

[@stormyd1869]

5:23 I know who you're talking about there and you did not need to do her dirty like that-

[@rainyfeathers9148]

Can't lie, I would try Yoshi meat😅

[@amissle2186]

The Mario sunshine manta was my first thought when it appeared at the start.....and all the horror with it.

[@timebomb4562]

Man he still knows how to end a video

[@a_level_70_elite_raccoon]

The Reasonable Horse returns!!

[@willyum3920]

"bars of soap" - a beautiful thing

[@danielasilva69457]

I really like Reasonable Horse, but i kinda miss passing cowboy and decapitated pig