Reviewing 2024 w/ Skill Up & Jake Baldino

[@JakeBaldino]

thanks again for having me! I always look forward to these chats

[@Gigs247]

I look forward to every video game chat I see that you are a part of! You all feel like trusted gamer friends that I see every week 🥰 I enjoy all of the 'crossover' videos that pop up in my feed. Trusted voices speaking truth 🙏 Thank you!

[@uvmedia2550]

BALDINO..one of the funniest names..

[@shannonbayley3684]

Big hair boss Baldino 😎

[@9th_Cloud]

Where's my pizza Jake?!?!

[@AlborzMsH]

nice shirt jake

[@williammoore1030]

Ralph is insane if he thinks a mass effect legendary edition review/ retrospective on his channel wouldn’t pop off in views.

[@Sekiberius24]

It likely wouldn't all that much because everyone already knows it's great, a retrospective wouldn't matter much as we all know modern Bioware is incapable of delivering such fantastic RPG's anymore, about the only company around anymore that's making such massive and awesome RPG's is Larian.

[@williammoore1030]

@ it would definitely get as many views as he averages bare minimum, just look at all the New Vegas, fallout three, mass effect, dragon age, oblivion, Skyrim, 3 hour retrospectives that fall between 3-10 million views over a few year period, even channels with 100k subscribers that do a video like that clear a million usually. It is great for putting on in the background while doing something else. I’m sure it would do well regardless of biowares current talent, Just a video in his own personal style would definitely get a view from me at least.

[@TheCybercoco]

He's insane for completely different reasons. This video is hard to listen to at times.

[@Pswayze23]

​@@williammoore1030If he made that video now it would do good views, but if he waits 5 years when theres less talk about mass effect or pehaps when the next one is coming out, it would do crazy numbers.

[@CarlWheatley-wi2cl]

True but he stated he doesn't have that 120hrs to spare. He would have to play the whole trilogy again.

[@SoundwormBite]

Matt would fit perfectly on the Friends Per Second pod

[@arthurcatrambone1982]

They had him on one of the episodes earlier this year if I remember

[@super_terram]

Matt is better than FPS. They could have him on as a guest.

[@battlep0t]

He actually has been on it as a guest

[@Belkerlos]

He's not a token person of color. They won't ask him to do it

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Matty isn't a fucking woke crybaby like Skill Up so maybe not.

[@crusader7eth163]

Holy smokes the 3 horsemen of the gamepocalyps

[@TriforcePlayer2]

Whoa this is the Justice League of Gaming youtube

[@TheSoulWithin7]

Restore the snyderverse 😋

[@Simp_Supreme]

Batman, Superman and Stone Boy

[@kths3169]

Just need to add some others like Luke Stephens and Mort. I know they've had controversies but I think they've handled and moved past that, I still enjoy watching their content (same way I enjoy Matty, Jake and Skill Up's stuff)

[@martydastooge]

Need mr. Angry joe

[@amo903]

I always found angry joe extremely cringe.. esp his skits where they just act like buffoons 90% of the time

[@ginocerda3290]

It’s so crazy seeing these 3 dudes together

[@fseiba6718]

Why?

[@eon5323]

2/3rds of them do a podcast together already lol

[@brandonreyes7113]

God I wish this could be a podcast

[@Tatman2TheResQ]

I desperately wish Matty could be the 3rd chair on Friends Per Second.

[@Philpot1992]

@@Tatman2TheResQ you mean the fourth?

[@Tatman2TheResQ]

@@Philpot1992 No, I don't.

[@chettlar212]

​@@Tatman2TheResQ you people are such losers lol

[@aleckbo]

@@Tatman2TheResQWhat do you mean??

[@sixgat]

I’m currently 24 and i just want you to express how elated 19 year old me would be at seeing these matty and jake crossovers literally the 2 best and most genuine reviewers out there

[@sonofwotan]

56:00 This (a game having “soul”) is a topic you don’t hear discussed much in reviews. It’s obviously hard to prove or quantify but it’s a very real thing, and the more decades you’ve been gaming the more you can tell which games have the breath of life breathed into them.

[@Jmerithew87]

Holy smokes, my favorite trio!

[@TheHAMMER91]

The DYNAMIC trio

[@e.parry_realtor]

Triumphant Trio… 🤷‍♂️

[@farrellundead4487]

I was expecting a regular podcast style video (which would've been great) but I really appreciate the time put into editing in clips like your usual content on this channel. Great vid and Happy Holidays!

[@Ghost-In-The-Machine-II5]

Hell yea. Real talk with the real ones

[@DontuseMyRealNameYTplz1425]

I like them talking about smaller titles and not the same triple AAAs that will be on so many other GOTY lists

[@idakev]

Indies are doing well on GOTY lists in general

[@thespursmod1996]

Matty, considering how good Indiana Jones was- would you be up for Machine Games making a Star Wars game in the same vein?

[@klawiticus]

han solo game next

[@yunuscaglar8906]

i wizh they remake bounty hunter (2004)

[@N3rdRizz]

Larian studios needs to make a Star Wars sandbox rpg game where u can be like a smuggler or a Jedi,bounty hunter a sith or just a regular person and like chose your own adventure type deep rpg

[@Stevensondominickvvy99]

@@N3rdRizz They're doing a sci-fi most likely judging the way that Swen was talking.

[@BoxGhost-e4c]

That would be really cool. I've always wanted a good bounty hunter or Han Solo game.

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

"Shootin dudes and watchin cutscenes" - Jake Baldino 2024. Hell yeah man!

[@dportnov]

My favorite Matty tradition of the year! I love this meeting of the minds.

[@zyquoo]

Let’s fucking GO, this is the trio of games coverage humans that I watch. All three at once again is a huge win, thanks guys.

[@steveco1800]

Thanks for discussing VR! It’s been a great year for it.

[@make.one.studio]

I like that skill up is not a photo but as his logo on the thumbnail 😅

[@Stoned_apeTheory22]

It's the spiderman meme of gaming news

[@smgofdvld]

My 3 favorite dudes didn’t even know you guys knew each other 😅

[@James-u1y]

This was such a good video guys, fuck I know it'll never happen but what a great trio for consecutive gaming chats.

[@JeancarlosRPerez]

What a nice chill little colab from some of my favorite KZbinrs all around. Didn't know I needed this but it feels so wholesome.

[@geoafe66]

These three together work so well.

[@Stevensondominickvvy99]

Merry Christmas and an happy new years to all of you guys! Thanks for the amazing content! Much love! ❤💫💫

[@ogmeatwad.6]

Man time flies. Been watching you for yearssssss. Love videos like this. Threw it on cleaned up the house , got some work done, ate some food. Keep up the great work Matty 💯

[@ViewtifulJae]

Ralph you do not have to play the new hotness anymore your channel is far beyond being established. Just do what you want now as long as it’s not banging your head and ours with destiny copium Please go play the mass effect trilogy if that’s what is gonna make you happy!

[@_SacredNemesis]

32:40 it’s a shame anime games are never fleshed out. “Piggies here’s your slop” is so accurate

[@violetbliss4399]

With Veilguard, I think they got the pivot clear way too late. You can still see that this game was meant to be a mission-based live service in so many ways. I think they simply had gone too far in dev after multiple hurdles/resets, so they just had to finish a product and they basically let them do it as a singleplayer game. I think that's why so many things were sort of there, but not fleshed out as much as one would like, as with romances. Worse, they had to make this game as the ending of an arc after a huge year jump and huge studio changes. It would have taken an Elden Ring miracle to save them. I don't even think Veilguard is terrible, it's just not what they needed to produce. It's funny, contrary to much opinion I see, I actually got catiously optimistic about ME5 with this game. I really think the engine and flow is pretty nice, character generator tech is obviously there, they've worked a lot on cinematic animation with expressions and the like. All things that can be used to great effect there. The problem for them was that this game wasn't ME5 in a way, which will be a fresher start, but will now have the baggage of Veilguard.

[@lunarbound9975]

That’s cool and all, but if Mass Effect 5 looks like Shrek I’m going to Joker-pencil myself with two hearty cucumbers.

[@davissmedley5937]

The perfect crossover doesn’t exi-

[@FKDotFitzgerald]

Basically a mini-episode of FPS

[@nBasterd]

Appreciate the not-zoom video quality. Top quality, nice! You deserve this like

[@hihihi1q23]

Why is he called Jake Baldino when he very clearly has hair?

[@yajwells6153]

😂😂😂

[@theunofficialsean]

Yo why the backing track music go so hard on the podcast?

[@desertgsrider1]

I'm glad I saw another commentor on this! That music was driving me crazy!

[@SerdeCosmo]

I think it's Celeste? Maybe checking in? Sounds very Lena Rain

[@aleckbo]

It’s from Balatro 😃

[@yajwells6153]

Right!!!

[@saxoman1]

@@aleckbo LIAR!!! (At least I can't find it) For the love of God, does anyone know where its from? Its killin!

[@theastralwisdom]

40:00 I feel like ralph is smart enough to know that market cap does not equal cash on hand. I have to assume that was just a live conversation/wrong choice of words situation.

[@efbay]

I love this but I really don't know why there is the music playing, it's distracting and feels like it takes away from the attention which should be solely on the speaker. Strange but, nevertheless, thank you for the pod!

[@RealmOfReads]

Bro a Baldino and Matty collab is freakin fire! As a fan of both I'm smiling so hard right now. More please!

[@HoChiMinhSD77]

Everyone’s sleeping on FF7 Rebirth smh

[@macaluso48]

Bc it's dogcrap compared to original and bloated and messes with the story crap

[@Mr.Schneebly69]

It’s Ralph’s GOTY so that’s pretty good

[@blackout1518]

@@macaluso48say you didn’t play it without saying you didn’t play it

[@macaluso48]

@ I played and own both want a pic clown? Shit sucks ass compared to original period

[@urekmazino6800]

It was ok

[@Speedo94]

This really needs to be its own weekly show man

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Gonna listen to this while I grind out dailys in Rivals

[@blazedehart2748]

15:36 dude. The X series story is crazy. Just straight up brutal. It would be insane to get to play a new version of it!

[@MaxPainMSF]

BACKGROUND MUSIC TOO LOUD. Great show 🙏🏾👊🏽💪🏽🔥🔥🔥🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏆🏆🏆

[@BrownBananaDK]

Best team-up on KZbin. Fantastic Xmas gift!!! Thanks for a fantastic time!

[@TriHard7]

The big 3!! Love you guys

[@SickySlay7]

I prefer my boy Cog, but I'll take Jake and Ralph. Thanks as always Matty 🙏

[@JRPJames]

I love Jake. He was my OG gaming KZbinr back on PMI!

[@johnflier4873]

The fact that Matty emphasizes story and writing so much is why I watch this channel. Keep up the good work!

[@SRW_]

I'm so happy knowing Jake and Matt are friends.

[@TotoPechi]

I would love it if, when discussing how many jobs are lost in the industry, you also mentioned how many jobs are created. That way, we can assess whether the industry's net is growing or shrinking (maybe the job losses are simply the industry re-adjusting but it's not less jobs overall). Additionally, it would be useful to know about attrition rates in different job markets. For example, Europe's adjustment is surely much slower than that of the U.S., but that doesn't necessarily means it's a healthier industry (ubi... cof cof).

[@augustashcroft697]

I’m a simple man, I see that skill up is in a video I watch it

[@PaddyLonglegs]

These 3 remind me of old KZbin-just passion and laughs, please never go away boys🙏

[@cloudvoid0]

Matty would fit perfectly in the fps podcast.

[@MrGrokthis]

Matty, love all you guys and watch each of you separately for years. But dude, THE MUZAK background noise was killing me not softly. Think my hair went gray listening.

[@Synchro789]

Probably was trying to add a soothing cover for his little canine pal chirping in the background 😂 It’s all love little Rufus 🐶

[@MrGrokthis]

@@Synchro789 makes sense, dude! I just couldn’t get past the rage of that Muzak 😂

[@Katolapse]

Came here for Jake Baldino, the other two guys are pretty cool too!

[@prestonwinters9656]

Personally I’m looking forward to Avowed the most and as of right now the outer worlds 2 is my second most

[@Rimurutempest8833]

Avowed more like avoid

[@deadcaptainjames6045]

why??? Avowed looks amazing!!!!! Let me guess. something something woke something something DEI....​@Rimurutempest8833

[@hihihi1q23]

@@Rimurutempest8833 Why? Previews from trusted people have all been very positive.

[@deandean421]

Ew

[@prestonwinters9656]

@@Rimurutempest8833 why

[@coolpenguino7594]

This was really cool. I had no idea you and Jake knew each other. GameRanx and your stream are the two main gaming channels I watch on here, so imagine my surprise when I saw you both on the same video!

[@rayhorizons]

Man I wish this was a podcast good shit guys good shit

[@ScorpoCorpo]

I'm suprised they haven't mentioned GTA VI yet for anticipated titles.

[@Guardian117]

Get these guys on Summon Sign

[@luciomarx]

3 of the best (if not the best) people in youtube to watch if you want a crystal clear and based gaming opinion and information

[@maliekfuller7138]

The big 3!!!! Had this on while cleaning and had some good laughs. Happy holidays to anyone reading :)

[@GustavoFil350]

I know Matty is very busy with multiple channels and a podcast but I really wanted him to be part of the FPS podcast, it's a perfect fit.

[@exiaxzero]

Three of my favorite KZbinrs. This should be good. Thanks for this, Matty, and merry Christmas. ❤

[@hododod246]

Matty is keep saying he is game developer. I am Just curious. Is there any game he is credited or he is working on it? Is he working on a studio?

[@bekir51500]

He is working on his own game in his own studio if I recall correctly, couldn't tell you about team size or what type of game. But he is indeed a game dev himself 👍

[@tami3456]

Don't worry, he's not like Alanah Pearce

[@petervernon7733]

Great video, always enjoy you three hooking up and talking video games

[@Phillyboi95]

Never knew I needed this trio until I got it ❤

[@yajwells6153]

These three with Carrick would be great, i know matty and him had a podcast for time awhile ago but it be nice to bring it back!

[@eric7591]

Three of my favorite gamer guys! Thanks for all of your work this year!

[@WelshDag]

Fantastic, two of my favourite KZbinrs

[@jorelquieta3318]

You know veilguard was bad when the atmo just went to a really sad and disappointing energy from all of them. Even thou they’re trying their best to not say its bad.

[@amampathak]

This was so fun to watch! you should have them around for more chats!

[@maxslender4668]

On Crimson Desert, upon seeing its release date of "late 2025" I immediately shuddered because if GTA 6 releases on time as expected then that game will probably become lost and forgotten for most people, even if it is as awesome as it seems to be. I foresee only one of two scenarios: either Crimson Desert gets pushed into 2026 or GTA 6 will be. There's no way they should release around the same time in fact there is no reason for any game to even dare release close to the GTA 6 release, especially post-release anyway. Maybe 6-8 weeks beforehand could be okay but anything releasing within 3 months after GTA releases should seriously consider delaying whatever they have...

[@KahranRamsus]

Well, GTA never launches on PC until like 2 years later, and GTA5 launched broken with severe and constant load times, so GTA6 won't be competing with Crimson Desert on PC. I'll play Crimson Desert and forget all about GTA6, personally.

[@thegamegeezer5424]

Temple of Doom is technically the first one. Its a prequel

[@ViewtifulJae]

@21:00 matty these are wise words you should soak in; and appreciate your more open minded friends

[@Bentmetal13]

Ralph had real caffeinated vibes

[@Tomographic]

The game review holy trinity. Thanks for your service gents 🫡

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

Yo! Its JackFrags older, more manly brother 🫡

[@eric7591]

1:00:08 This is my number one anticipated game for 2025. I can't wait for Exodus. I'm actually reading the novel based on the universe right now, and it's incredibly lore rich, and the world building is top notch. I am cautiously optimistic.

[@Cyborg_1612]

This is my favorite yearly show

[@BGriffith85]

Lmao.. Bluesky.. Ralph is..... Jake is the goat and Matty crushed it as usual!

[@florisbackx1744]

As I understand it, the new Switch will have extra hardware in the docking stand making it possible to perform at a current console level without loosing the handheld form factor for on the go gaming. Sounds interesting enough for me.

[@HowardSmyth]

I have been playing since the NES and I feel this year was actually the toughest year to keep up with the quality games. So many games not even nominated or that were nominated for game of the year that I never tried or games outside of that top 6 that I feel have an argument to be in there like Prince of Persia / dogma. There was a lot of really long games also like rebirth / metaphor. It wasn’t a big year in terms of the big name IP’s but in terms of quantity and quality it was a big year

[@CurseMarc]

The thing with Dragon’s Dogma 2 is that it had a lot of little problems that added up. Some of the problems they fixed post launch, but I think the game needs a major expansion like Dark Arisen before most go back to it.

[@MrSoerenschannel]

The boys are back in town❤🎉 70 sweet minutes of my fav creators. Merry early Christmas to me (and you)🎅🎄!

[@gioduran2016]

Love these three talking such fun listen!

[@JasperOosterveld]

Three awesome game content creators !

[@chris6699]

Needs to be its own podcast!!?

[@TapTwoCounterspell]

No timestamps is a crime

[@LeeGray929]

Ah can we have more of this!!!

[@hobolad]

Speaking on Megaman. I think a first person Megaman game with gameplay like Metroid Prime and level design (hub based) and side quests like Indiana Jones would be cool.

[@SpacemanTLW]

Love seeing the FPS crew and Last Stand Media crew coming together

[@JamesLebowski]

With the Alters and the Temple of Doom confession Jake once again cements himself as a man of impeccable taste!

[@MontrazEdmonds]

That’s crazy my 3 favorite gaming channels

[@n8dagr828ng]

Things they should change: Dialogue wheel Armorer skill; either hammers weigh less or last longer in the lower levels. Daedric/Glass visuals. They looked awful. Staff of Sheogorath: give it a damage/disintegrate effect.

[@sasuke11457]

the most exciting thing about the switch 2 is we are going to see what nvidia follow up to tegra x1 chip will be like. Nvidia shield is so old and we never got a new chip from them is insane.

[@Eval999]

the endless music loop drove me insane. good pod tho

[@balaam_7087]

Not a bad year for console gaming! PlayStation and Nintendo had the usual slew of bangers, and even Xbox pulled out a fantastic gem with Indy. I have no complaints!

[@ElonsMusk123]

This was an interview for the FPS podcast let’s be honest

[@zurfey]

for me these 3 people are the most interesting group of people to have in the same video having to do w gaming

[@4eyedwhiteguy]

This is great. I think we should do this collab more than once a year