Nerd³ Plays... Proteus

[@3rdoneplease670]

I remember watching this when I was a kid back in 2012. I lost the video and wanted to see it again, since it was only a vivid. imagination. I found this game a month ago and it is really beautiful. I'm glad I could experience something like this again. Thank you NerdCubed, I couldn't ask for a better childhood.

[@russellwhitney1887]

"Realistic graphics are for game designers who have no imagination..." - NerdCubed 2012

[@bloodblade58]

10 years man. Dan you helped make a lot of awesome memories. Love ya mate 💙

[@RealUlyssesSGrant]

A decade old…wow. Thanks for everything Dan, you sure as hell snapped my childhood and sense of humor.

[@suspectsn0thing]

The complete opposite of Hotline Miami. Notline Miami?

[@jameskoffarnus]

amirite?

[@bonebroth2177]

no. Coldline miami

[@jahimalnar7978]

Coldcurve Seattle?

[@thenotoriousdig610]

+Matthew Then Mildline Atlanta?

[@ridingwarthogs3244]

Cold line Anchorage

[@DieWorm]

7:48 2012, didn't get that reference. 2015. Got the reference. I AM A GROWN UP.

[@delta6244]

Proteus should sue crossy road

[@throg4657]

infinichin AWAY!!

[@joycelafleur336]

+Charles Preston bunchie

[@delta6244]

That's Rainbow Bunchie to you.

[@joycelafleur336]

+Charles Preston nice

[@deadstroyer952]

13:12 "i'm gonna get high for a second so i can see what the suns doing"

[@objectdefiance4027]

NerdCubed -2012

[@jesterday544]

i saw this quote right as he said it.. Magic

[@Snufkun]

same

[@emilyperry541]

It's always good to revisit the classics and see how much this channel has grown

[@masonroberts3880]

That horizon at 11:50 is just so beautiful, along with the entire game. I love it!

[@thenoblepoptart]

Proteus + Weed Best. experience. Ever.

[@yerk55]

For sure. I didn't play Proteus sober until several months after I owned it. Man this game makes me feel. Really makes me think about my death sometimes. Made me cry a few times even. But spring and summer are so upbeat and cheerful it genuinely makes me happy.

[@ink7907]

WHY WOULD YOU RUIN AN ALREADY GOOD GAME WITH THE SAME BULLSHIT AS WEED FUCK DRUGS

[@inchw0rm]

INK It's not bullshit if it can allow you to experience the game in an even more magical way. Most people who smoke don't /need/ it to have fun like people say, they usually do it to make their mind or body more at peace and to make certain experiences even better than they could ever possibly be sober.

[@BananaNik]

rapmu _ you clearly smoke so much weed

[@edgyreggie4880]

Shit i just like being as Shit my dude

[@MissyYakimo]

"and if you didn't get that reference, then your younggg" hahaha

[@endermitten3019]

0:22 Amnebiant?

[@orugacrest]

Amnebia: The Calm Descent

[@RedRocky54]

I find it very appropriate that Dan calls us "Procrastinators" since that is exactly what I'm doing every time I'm endlessly watching his videos. I mean, the essay I have 7 hours to do from scratch can wait a little longer. I only lost all the sleep last time I did this.

[@hhjpegg]

how did the essay go?

[@MoaRider]

This was the first Nerdcuded video I ever watched. Thank you Nerd cuded for the lol's and the good times. Just thank you

[@Sinonlynx]

Do this game Again! it got its a more animals now!

[@lucas000022]

"It got its a more animals now!". Okay...

[@Sinonlynx]

lucas000022 that was totally intentional *twisty eyes

[@idontknow11829]

*grandma voice* Don't twist your eyes, or your going to be like my great uncle Jerry! He had to get his two eyes replaced since they were flooping off his eye sockets!

[@tofetz1808]

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[@Sparrow420]

Tofetz, that was surprisingly easy to read, haha.

[@Dragula59]

Is it weird I think that the noise he made when the frog first scared him at the beginning is too adorable? XD

[@scovelme]

Dirk Strider Well, it was really loud. (Might have just been my headphones though)

[@Epicesify]

You know guys, there doesn't have to be Action and Missions every sixteen seconds, you can have a relaxing time with a game, like Peaceful Minecraft.

[@theodorewinstone-hooper1446]

imagine this in vr

[@zthreetwo9874]

Sick!

[@john1002]

Do you mean that in the literal sense or the youth-y slangy way.

[@Revalopod]

No, it will make you spew

[@john1002]

DeathSwagga So the literal definition?

[@Revalopod]

john lawless Probably

[@Flaccidtetris]

The good old days. I wish I had appreciated them more back then

[@btswilliam]

Imagine playing this on Oculus Rift!!! :O

[@alyssasparlin7817]

I love how calm he is...kinda different :) beautiful game, and it sounds like a great stress reliever :)

[@dropthatshi]

Frog Herding Simulator 2012

[@MrJake12490]

I come back here occasionally just because it's my favourite video from Dan, so calm and peaceful and you can tell hes just exploring and having fun

[@maxisbell3028]

This video is still amazing in 2022

[@commenturthegreat2915]

13:12 "I'm gonna get high for a second so I can see what the sun is doing" - Dan, 2012

[@phayknaim2711]

Jedediah was a bullfrog, dah nah nah He jumped right into the sea, dah nah nah

[@hleghe810]

What's this game about?

[@yusashow]

oh simpler times

[@tylerc5948]

This game is so lovey and it looks relaxted

[@ofdragonsdreamed8218]

+Tyler Cross And you have no grammar...

[@nicoletelovejoy5565]

NeedOfKnowledge It's a misspelling, not a grammar error (*relaxed. or *relaxing.).

[@PhenomUprising]

It was relaxing to hear you have fun in such a relaxing game. Thx!

[@fortehwingaming8892]

You know it's a good game when it can influence your emotions with a very small collection of single-colored pixels

[@saffergs]

The best frog hurdling simuler

[@boitoi.5857]

Herding simulator

[@BlueAmpharos]

I'm going to stop watching this now to avoid spoiling the discovery for myself if I eventually get this game.

[@oldmate8889]

BlueAmpharos did you get the game?

[@mythoclast142]

@@oldmate8889 we may never know

[@lewkforce]

JEBEDIAH WAS A BULLFROG NA NA NA!

[@xanakin123]

I almost fell asleep from how smooth the music is I love the music

[@joshtobias3765]

Me to

[@Ravenq222]

I love how much fun he seems to be having :)

[@freakonflight]

I wish there was a game like far cry with these graphics!!!

[@cmaccccccc]

Unturned.

[@zephiiyros]

Cole MacMillan No.Unturned sucks.

[@freakonflight]

Eleanor Abernathy everyone has a right to their own opinion but you opinion sucks.

[@zephiiyros]

FreakonFlight No, your opinion sucks.

[@thomassterckx549]

FreakonFlight But Ubisoft has the rights of Far Cry :/

[@mychannel594]

Were you seriously having that much fun, or did the company pay you to act like you were having fun?

[@mychannel594]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@zephiiyros]

mychannel ---

[@zephiiyros]

jamilskannal Yup.

[@mychannel594]

Blake Adrian >> "I'm talking about how you used logic to say 'Of course they advertise.'" Still don't see what's wrong with that. Of course they do. Maybe not every one of them does, but it only makes sense to "describe or draw attention to their product in a public forum in order to promote sales" (definition of advertising in quotes). You said I don't know what I'm talking about, at least twice. That's an insult, and I don't think it was justified.

[@WarMarsM]

This game is horrifying the music is freaky and it feels like you are alone in the universe.

[@krytxps]

Warq that`s the point. the music is amazing

[@hikaruxkaoruxlol]

I watched this years ago, and I remember how much Dan loved it. I think of this game very often, and still wonder if I should get it to this day.

[@somnus5326]

Man, this was a long time ago.

[@pigy4887]

anyone watching 2017?

[@survivormanluke1831]

2018!!

[@TheSquirt5000]

2019

[@TheSquirt5000]

@TheLunatic19 my guy we had a thing going please delete and come back in a year

[@TheSquirt5000]

@TheLunatic19 my guy its not funny its just not

[@TheSquirt5000]

TheLunatic19 oh you're trying to be unfunny sure go ahead you doing great

[@parkerdpug23akathedeathali43]

WHATS THE POINT OF THIS GAME???

[@bloodeleine]

Shut the fuck up.

[@parkerdpug23akathedeathali43]

karta lockhart Does people asking questions make you mad?

[@amandahaines4059]

SHUT UP NOW FUCK OFF

[@parkerdpug23akathedeathali43]

amanda haines Seriously? Does that really make you mad? That's pathetic. I mean why are you defending a game with bad graphics and all you do is chase musical frogs?

[@amandahaines4059]

GRAPHICS AR SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE THAT AND EVERYONE WILL DEFEND A GAME LIKE THIS PROCRASTINATOR ARMY WILL DEFEND THE GAME TILL THE END

[@henryhyland1651]

Needs oculus rift support

[@bela15216]

definitely

[@scovelme]

Vive would be better

[@nintendogeek189]

No Caps Lock or excessive swearing? YOU SIR ARE OBVIOUSLY AN IMPOSTER! Karkat would have just filled the chat with f-bombs.

[@ConnorAKAthor377]

The pixels match up in a perfect grid in a bird's eye view perspective, and they just stretch up and down in accordance to the terrain.

[@juanchountalan7264]

this is the most boringest game i have ever seen

[@gavinwhite7781]

That are the worstest grammars iv'e ever scene

[@intrepidxprodigy91]

To anyone who owns Proteus and has played through it, go back to it and wait for it to become summer. When night falls, climb to the top of a mountain, and just stare at the stars above you for a while. Something amazing will happen. It's pretty trippy, actually.

[@smidgee6542]

this game is happy and melancholy at the same time

[@BrazilianAnarchy]

This is more of an audiovisual experience, and it is definetly worth getting. Every time you play it, things will be a little different. It's the loveliest and most rewarding experience you will have with a computer program.

[@dogehunter3056]

6 years wow and this is still beautiful

[@erikpoffenberger5081]

I found this video while wandering the passages of nerd3

[@andyvanleuven7977]

Still come back to watch this video, love you Dan I hope all is well.

[@stevenm2727]

It's amazing how inspiring and beautiful a minimal amount of pixels can be. This game is excellent proof that you don't need realistic graphics for a good-looking game.

[@DiDCarlos]

"just gonna get high so i can see what the sun is doing" One of the best statements I've heard in a while.

[@NeonFraction]

What I love about Nerd3 is that while other people would call this game 'boring' or 'crap graphics' he mentions it's actually really creative, peaceful and relaxing. Having positive review of games is often more satisfying than another scathing review.

[@christianramirez8142]

You are the most intellectual commenter I have ever found on KZbin or any other site. I applaud you.

[@cartooncrazed13]

this is the reason i like watching people play video games i wouldn't be able to appreciate this if i was playing myself

[@meIdarion]

Also, the games description on Steam - "Proteus is a GAME about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it."

[@cherrybepis]

Just got this for my birthday and i love it. It's like a dream, but the most beautiful dream ever

[@peoplearestrange]

That feeling when I first realised I was hovering of the ground... A mixture of shock and feeling excited... HOW CAN A GAME DO THAT?!

[@Paper323]

This is a perfect example of a game that uses the player's imagination to express its self. The pixelated gameplay provides for that

[@rubenator1111]

Proteus- The god of the sea and the ever changing of nature. Refered to as "The Old Man of the Sea" by Homer, and ancient author of Rome. Proteus Syndrome- Skin overgrowth and atypical bone development, usually accompanied with tumors over half the body. 200 cases world-wide, with 120 survivors. Proteus- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GAME YOU WILL EVER FIND.

[@ManiacLauzii]

The music in this is beautiful!

[@Nohjjohnthegreat]

That Big the Cat impersonation was amazing. That's probably not what you wanted to hear, but it was.

[@LuluEllenStudios]

This video is pure gold, keep it up!

[@thegamerofgallonville]

It's beautiful how an Indie game can capture the wonder of audiences just as much or greater than a mainstream game like Skyrim or LittleBigPlanet.

[@deltafrost1347]

My childhood 🥲

[@pedrobettt]

I live in Lisbon, we have both things, the concrete and the trees, close together in every part of the city.There is literally nowhere in Lisbon where you can't see a tree.

[@Freedomerider]

Anyone get recommended this randomly?? I've watched nearly every video but this is a new one

[@890gg90]

just finished this, great game. after the winter season you randomly start to fly above the clouds

[@mikeandsage34]

this is by far the most beautiful game I have ever seen

[@DudeItsGoodMusic]

The sound it makes when a frog hops

[@TeddyQD]

"Trees are just evil tentacle monsters that grow really slowly" - Nerd³ 2012

[@Rainyjax]

Such beautiful, high resolution textures! lol i love the textures. so simple... XD

[@hippiechick7897]

Gorgeous music

[@gibsonberg7854]

KZbin should have a sleep deprivation warning because I've went from falling asleep at 10 to falling asleep at 12

[@peoplearestrange]

The reference is to a game called Frogger my friend.

[@AoiKyuuketsuki]

This was uploaded in February 2012, when the game was still in beta. At that point, I don't think the game had as much content as it has now, so that probably explains it. Plus, Dan said that he had edited out some stuff that he found, so yeah.

[@Bova-Fett]

I played this game. I cried a manly tear.

[@BiFurDoggy]

Imagine watching someone go into the time portal while you're not under the effects of the portal. They would just keep going slower and slower.. until they stop in the middle, where they start moving again at the destination.

[@edp2093]

Try Cube World, i remember that game with this one.

[@IAMDAMONSTA]

This game just made me rethink my life.... Please post a video of the full game...

[@eoghan1783]

The game is actually about the soundtrack. The soundtrack varies on what you do in the world. If you listen carefully the frog is actually making music.

[@Epirc]

I got the feeling that the theme was about the ups and downs of an entire lifetime.

[@TheoWTF]

This game is on the Humble Indie Bundle NOW!

[@ConnorAKAthor377]

It makes a little bit of sense because you'll notice that there are graveyards as well as random graves scattered about everywhere, and only a few small groups of humans.

[@PedroGonzalez-pd6vw]

12:29 - oooh... The snow tastes like movie..

[@Inferno8694]

1:28 When that frog thingy made a sound,I had a slight heart attack,because I wasn't expecting it to be an animal.

[@rafaelmonteirocdj]

to be considered a game it needs a challenge, it doesn't even need a failure option

[@rafaelmonteirocdj]

It's not about "video game" rules, but "game" rules, the simple word involves more than a mechanical process, like "exploring". You can't say eating an apple is a game, you need to say "can you eat this apple in 3 minutes?" or even "can you eat this whole apple?", there needs to be a challenge to be met

[@NoLifeButMyOwn]

Ok well maybe you can't appreciate the artistic beauty of these kinds of things. Real life is easy to appreciate just walk outside, but to appreciate beauty that someone put hard work into creating from the hardcore technical bits to the more subtle artistic bits, the atmosphere the everything, that's what these sort of games are for. Just because you don't want to pay to support these kinds of things doesn't mean its not worth it for someone else.

[@Jaxom12340]

That bit where you change seasons reminds me of a scene from spiderwick

[@Micahpeo]

One time, I played this game, sat in the middle of the circle of the statues, and then everything turned red, and there was this hunched-over guy that started chasing me. 0_0

[@Frogwai]

With that language, you fit perfectly into CoD's frat boy demographic. Good for you.

[@pandaman144.]

"Wait a second while I get high" *calls cops* "This guys doing drugs"

[@ToxicGent]

Reminds me of that southpark episode where they play guitar hero and stan gets hooked on heroine hero. and heroine hero is kinda like this game.

[@chrissalazar5245]

Im playing it right now and is there anything to do besides following frogs around? ._.

[@thundergun100]

it has trophies so go platinum this shit LOL :p

[@tarrker]

I just wanted to say that your comment made me smile. Having grown up in a very rural area, I've never really understood the draw of things like this. I think I get it now, though.

[@Tmonsterize]

oh my god i cant believe he said "COME BACK FROGGY!" (my Favorite line from sonic)

[@tastychunks]

The graphics are so simple, but so beautiful at the same time. Remind me why we have 3D graphics again?