Anodyne 2: Return to Dust - Nitro Rad

[@analgesicproductions]

Watching this now, wow, thanks!! Hope everyone enjoys the game (feel free to ask any questions here too!)

[@blazesalamancer8767]

Do you have any tips for aspiring indie developers and writers? (Such as myself)

[@analgesicproductions]

@@blazesalamancer8767 practice with small projects, and try to make friends who can give you feedback, criticism and collaborations!

[@blazesalamancer8767]

@@analgesicproductions Thank you for replying. What is your preferred programming language or game engine? I have lessons in javascript and am looking to buy a few engine licenses. Also take lessons in other languages like c#

[@analgesicproductions]

@@blazesalamancer8767 i like unity, but I'd suggest beginning in game maker!

[@johnlawful2272]

@@analgesicproductions does the gargoyle represent society?

[@snailgirl6]

Congrats of being a Boundary Break easter egg!!! What an honor!!!!!

[@PSVitaat2am]

Dude was he? That's crazy awesome!

[@222o-u3t]

Which episode? So proud!!

[@megagustman]

@@222o-u3t It isn't an episode per se but is in the latest video.

[@soulmechanics7946]

You are all Easter eggs in our game. 😉

[@SunsetSullivan]

22:08 Something interesting to add here- the Lorem Ipsum passage is a placeholder equivalent used in text parsing in all sorts of things. It's basically gibberish, it doesn't really mean anything, but it is rooted in a latin phrase used in a philosophy text from Cicero. The reason why I bring this is is because it might relate to the themes of the game. Spoilers, obviously. The phrase is from “Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem.” Translating to: “Nor is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.” Essentially saying that while no one actively searches for pain or trauma, it is because of that pain that some people can become stronger, and from that obtain immense satisfaction and catharsis. Essentially, what happened with Young in the original game according to your interpretation. As for the stuff with Nora, i'm not entirely sure how to interpret it. A more positive interpretation is that the game seems to be much more about helping others to gain actualization (i.e Nova helping Zera by removing her seed, the whole thing with shrinking down and cleaning Dust, etc.), which is possibly being taught to Nora in the real world. Her problem seems to be less "interacting with others is painful" like Young, and more "I do not see the worth in others or my own life". This is the dark side of lacking a meaningful purpose, while some can handle being utterly directionless and the universe having no purpose others cannot, and need to shoulder meaningful responsibility in order to make their lives have purpose. I think that the world of Anodyne 2 acts as a sort of purpose-giver for Nora, who is embodied through Nova. The ending where the Anodyne fires and the world is wiped out is her completing her "given" purpose, while the one where she chooses to rebel and save the world, having found the value in others and herself in interacting with them, is her asserting her new purpose as an individual. This is mostly what I read into with my own playthrough of the game, and i'd love to hear what others think.

[@mohitonon-alco4287]

Eh, Lorem Ipsum is like a meme amongst people who work with fonts. It's used to test stuff. I doubt that it has any deeper meaning here.

[@hereniho]

Meanwhile optimistic nihilists would just say "wtf? just stop being depressed lmao thats a you problem" to her existential dread.

[@vanillatheberryrdp5347]

First time I ever skipped the spoilers in a nitrorad video, and now that I've finished I'm back to see what he has to say. And I don't think I'll ever forget DesertNPC.

[@ninjapotatolorf6237]

Found DesertNPC at 3 in the morning. Needless to say, I was done playing for the night after that.

[@TheThePerson]

I thought that the Metacoins were meant to be a distraction for Nova and forget about what happened in Dustbound Village. That’s why the coins are placed everywhere and even in spots that are easily accessible. It’s so that Nova or the player will see them and pick them up instead of thinking about what is right and have an incentive in continuing their quest and achieving the Anodyne

[@marinanicole5693]

instant gratification coins

[@Cure_Hana]

I think it also ties into C. Visionary’s “Just Get it Done” mentality, basically giving Nova as many convenient resources as possible so that she can prepare Anodyne without any distractions; especially with the card tracker showing you exactly where you need to go to find more levels. This contracts greatly with Palisade, who actively encouraged Nova to explore the world around her, interact with other people for hints, take breaks, and figure out problems for herself.

[@SupremeMarioGamer]

So I recently discovered this obscure Dreamcast game called Illbleed that I'd love to see get more love. I know that Nitro Rad loves B-games, & this is a B-horror game inspired by B-horror movies.

[@pinkuparfum]

NumberOne#1 omg I got obsessed with Illbleed like 10 years ago now! So much so I dug out my brother Dreamcast and bought a copy. I couldn’t even play level 2. It’s so interesting with the art concepts, but the gameplay is just awful. That being said...I’d love to see it reviewed. 😈

[@Maradrafts]

That sounds like a blast, and makes me regret that my only hardware is a Mac at the moment. I'll have to look for a playthrough, thanks for sharing :)

[@revaryk6868]

Illbleed does seem like Nitrorad's kind of thing. That and it's really freakin' cheesy and cheesiness is fun.

[@Maradrafts]

@@revaryk6868 Amen to that!

[@PSVitaat2am]

Still my number one have Dreamcast game of all time!

[@chrisossu2070]

You could argue that the Meta Coins are another meta commentary as they're introduced in-universe as a way for Nova to distract herself. It's deliberate busy work that exists just so Nova doesn't feel burnt out by her mission.

[@analgesicproductions]

This is one idea we were thinking about yes!

[@Josh-Stream]

Just completed Anodyne 2 with no spoilers. SO glad I never dipped into the spoiler segment without playing the game on my own first! I wanted to come all the way back to what peaked my interest in this franchise to begin with, this video, and say, Thank you Nitro Rad. I may never have experienced Anodyne 1 OR 2 with your videos, and that would be a darn shame... Thank you again, for the years of quality video game content, humor, and heart.

[@federico1996123]

The graphics look more dreamcast or early ps2 than ps1, also the overworld kind of reminds me of Nocturne's but with a 3rd person perspective

[@j0anbug]

yeah i was thinking more Dreamcast myself as well, there's also something about the color palette and camera movement in cutscenes that reminds me of Xenogears oddly enough

[@analgesicproductions]

I love SMT Nocturne, i even wrote an essay on it!

[@j0anbug]

@@analgesicproductions is it anywhere online/would you be comfortable posting it? i would absolutely adore reading it!

[@PSVitaat2am]

And personal I love that art style!

[@BloodRedFox2008]

The shadows might be one of the things that pushes it to looking a little more Dreamcast like, and the edges of the models aren't as jagged as a PS1 game. Still the aesthetic overall definitely screams the late 90s to early 00s in some degree. Another great game with that type of purposely retro 3D look is Dusk, an FPS that's on PC now and coming to Switch later which resembles a game running on the Quake engine. It's interesting to me how we're now at a point where purposely low poly and low res looking games are starting to become the new "faux retro" look that indies are using, IIRC even Yacht Club said they eventually want to make a "Shovel Knight 64" which looks and plays like an N64 3D platformer (they're still working on the final DLC for Shovel Knight at the moment, and said that before they tackle a 3D game they want to do a "Super Shovel Knight" first which looks and plays like a 16-bit game).

[@yhenestik]

I really loved the small boundary break reference in this one. I really hope I'll be able to play the original one sometime, and this one too.

[@highvoltage7559]

I think the cool thing about life is that it's capable of bringing forth a life form that can ponder upon the "meaning" of everything, to find "value" and "purpose" from where there might be none. Capable of forming perspectives that can view reality in all sorts of different ways. I think that's what gives life its value: the capability to define itself. Who said Nihilism is inherently negative? If nothing has any meaning, then that means you're free to find your own meaning in everything, to decide things for yourself instead of having someone else dictate for you how you're supposed to think and see things. None of that means anything either, so you're free to dismiss viewpoints, but to also care for them, care for the innately arbitrary things in life we observe and create. Lack of meaning is pretty liberating. Yes, I'm a big dork for philosophy and existential stuff. Feel free to ignore my ramblings.

[@Geffro]

This has nothing to do with your comment but Cool profile picture! Looks oddly similar to mine, I wonder if we happened to grab it from the same source

[@highvoltage7559]

@@Geffro Probably.

[@EricMcNugget]

Perfectly timed with Shesez's video on this game, huh? I am SUSPICIOUS. XD

[@GrumpySylveon]

OMG I JUST THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE

[@PSVitaat2am]

There are shenanigans going on here!

[@SullivanDoesGames]

Dude I love the presentation of the game boxes/cassettes, little touches like that are why your videos are the best

[@experienceevents6951]

Holy shit this game was SO good. Haven’t been impacted by a game like this in many years

[@samuraishin1]

Hey Nitro Rad! Just wanted to say you've got a new fan! I LOVE your content man. It's so easy to listen to, and your comedic timing is PERFECT imo. Cant wait to binge watch your whole channel! Keep it up dude!

[@Kawber]

what an amazing game anodyne 1 was

[@analgesicproductions]

Thanks!!

[@elinavvy]

S P O I L E R S During the confrontation, they mention that there was a cleaner before Nova. I think that was Young. Also I think the Nora segment is like a shift sideways instead of up or down into some parallel world, and the gargoyle/texts are the Glandilock (GiGi) trying to get her back.

[@arempy5836]

When I saw Elegy's 3D I immediately thought she supposed to be the previous cleaner.

[@TomasBruno-ww6tg]

As I stated in the first Anodyne video, I'm really glad I discovered this games through you. Everything returns to dust. *SPOILERS* My whole Anodyne 2 experience was yelling "CAR MODE" every time I turned into the vehicle while jumping, trying to break the physics of the levels just to get THAT ONE CARD and 5 minutes later shrinking inside of a weird cat-looking creature to have a wholesome found-family moment. What a great experience.

[@maximumoverstat]

You’ve got it with that accepting and embracing reality for the pointless trip it is, thinking like that actually helped me bust out of depression for good a few years back, and I guess it was nice to hear it put plainly for once, thanks for being awesome.

[@Dr0dd]

2:15 2:22 What is this, the shopping channel? Also I looked up your easter egg and I have to say how amazingly well they imitated your way of talking

[@analgesicproductions]

Thanks! I studied a few videos before writing the dialogue. -Sean

[@moscowvicent1995]

can link it?

[@Dr0dd]

@@analgesicproductions You observed him well! Also thanks for taking your time to reply @moscow vicent You can find it on Shesez' channel, it's his newest video right now

[@GadgetGabe]

I found a really cool out-of-bounds glitch in Center Sanctuary (where you don't normally have access to Ridescale). If you talk to the platform where you upgrade the Dust Prism with cards, press Left on the left stick, and press the Jump button to advance the dialogue box, you'll float into the air infinitely until you close the second dialogue box. Sometimes you get stuck along the wall of the room, but if you have the right angle then you can float through the roof of the Center Sanctuary. You can find a copy of the Center Sanctuary that's used for one of the endings of the game, as well as this really weird OoB structure that you can only see a part of from the Elevator. It fully has collision so you can walk on it. Very cool.

[@TheWarbo]

I'm noticing your production values steadily rising, looks really nice.

[@MACZ2021]

I just picked up the first game on Switch, it's on sale right now and I'm having a good time just exploring and seeing what I can find. The sequel looks really solid, can't wait to play it.

[@feIon]

MACZ2021 first game was good fun. i beat it really fast though ):

[@BrookieSmallz]

Thank you for reviewing this, I’ve never even heard of these games before and I’d love to see more from these developers and support them.

[@anonymousangel1064]

The passion you put into your videos and the fact that you have an affinity for stranger games such as this is really what draws me in, man. It makes you feel different than any other game reviewer. I've thought this for a while but this video really strengthened my belief in that.

[@Fragar212]

Definitely will be playing this, thanks for putting it on my radar James!

[@friedgengarz]

Wow, *RIGHT* after I bought the original Anodyne for the Switch I get the notification for this video.

[@minimalchill]

Always convincing me to skip the spoilers for games I likely won't ever buy (im so frugal lol), but maybe I'll give this a go. RPG maker games intrigue me so much. Ya got me to play Lisa after all. Haha thanks again for another AWESOME video James. When your notification pops up, my life pauses and your video plays. You da man chief!

[@sebastiansandoval4861]

this is no rpg maker think, but if you like them, you'll probably love this

[@MusicJunkie37]

​@@sebastiansandoval4861 yeah this was made in Unity

[@CutBackDropTurn]

Another fantastic video! Thanks for bringing to light such a cool game and for giving attention to such hard working developers.

[@otaking3582]

As someone who's never owned a Microsoft console, I agree that more PC games need to have Dualshock button icons

[@aoyukinana]

On another note SPACE BUTLER!!!

[@otaking3582]

@@aoyukinana Yes, Nabeshin is awesome

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

This channel is my lifeline for finding games I need in my life that no one else is talking about. Thank you.

[@DonnieDoodles]

I mean, I for one, would put Nitro Rad in one of my games. Imagine him being a superboss in a Earthbound/LISA-esque RPG.

[@MineSlimeTV]

I would be glad to seeing that directly made pleae do not give up upon your dream buddy ^^

[@DonnieDoodles]

@@MineSlimeTV Oh pish posh! I can't even finish a comic, lol. But I'll be sure to keep on trying. :D

[@Kanudelgruber]

2:15 2:22 The presentation of those psx jewel cases is glorious

[@beanieweenie1349]

3 years later and I've finally gotten around to beating this game, can't wait to watch the spoilers section!

[@aqlcaramsm3907]

16:22 Well, who knows? Maybe there's just one extremely hidden secret that we may never find, that's what's the most cool part of this game for me.

[@WolfHack]

I'm glad I found your channel. The Anodyne games turned out to be some of my favorite games ever.

[@MyoticTesseract]

The way you talk about this game is so fucking mesmerizing, really gives me a great idea of what it'd be like to play it. Shit, this might be the first time I actually take the time to play a video game from another review, especially since I don't play too many games anyways. Thanks Nitro for introducing me to these great games, you're awesome at what you do. :)

[@Elkplaysandpaints]

I gotta give Anodyne 2 some credit, I'm not partial to these abstract, artsy-fartsy games, but this one actually looks rather interesting. So interesting, in fact, that I actually skipped ahead of the spoilers you gave when you warned us too. I actually do wanna try this game and see it for myself. Man, to think I nearly wrote this one off.

[@maow-tty-archive]

A whole new parallel world within someone's molecules? So... if they're sweating, is that what causes rain?

[@tristancarter4324]

all organisms we see are made of smaller ones, even you

[@kambandi1788]

I wonder if Anodyne is a representation of creative people in their 20s or 30s who are still unsure what they should with their futures and wanting to share their creative thinking and understanding in the real world though don't know they can have it come across. Which due to anxiety, long terms of solitude and little to no interaction with others, the individuals would begin start creating extreme complex of characters, lore, meanings, outcomes, their own self insertion and worlds compressed from the mix of the hivemind of the shared web and the individual's own subconscious mind. For example, it's if you are given a problem in a math book with a setting towards it thay you would have solve. However instead of finding the answer you would proceed by questioning the problem which would create another problem within the problem. Then repeat that process over and over and over again creating an invite problem that can never have a solved, only uncertainty. That's why creative individuals have a problem of trying to interpreted their thought process completely in the real world as it is in their subconscious, they just haven't found their solution to their explanation. It is something I'm completely plagued me for 8 years with at the age of 21. I'm uncertain of what my future is or even if I have a future. I'm uncertain on how I should interact with others familiar or not. I'm uncertain how I can fully convey what I perceive, what I felt, what I thought into physical being to share with others. It all leads back to uncertainty, but I hope that uncertainty will become a possibility maybe even a absolute certainty to the most difficult personal questions and problems to finally be answered so I can show that to the physical world.

[@ribriddler8114]

Trust in *The Center*

[@adrianasmithy664]

This low-poly, low-rez art style does a nice job capturing the feeling of dreams, somehow. I'll have to check this out for sure asap!

[@Zeph101theoriginal]

I've been excited for this game since its announcement, having played the first Anodyne back in 2015. I'm so happy it's turned out so great and I'm excited to play it. Then I'll come back and watch the rest of this video because I have a feeling I'll need to watch something to gather my thoughts on it.

[@michaelcrain-zamora3271]

The first few minutes of your first video made me buy and play through the first game in a heartbeat. This game was a day one purchase for me. Hopefully, I'll have some time to play it amidst my thesis writing...Also, so happy to hear you mention Moon in this video, I almost bought it while I was in Japan but it was too pricy for me at the time T_T.

[@kerorocastle]

I love your passion for this game and videogames as a whole, defiantly want to spread the word about this experience now! Your explanation at the end of supporting the creators directly is so sweet. This channel allows me to find and understand new prices of art like this and I’m so happy for that. Thank you Nitrorad.

[@yungguh5341]

AHHHHHHHH I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FOLLOWED THIS GAME AND PLAYED THE FIRST ONE. I was supposed to get it this week but sadly my friend couldn't get me the money for it but I'm glad that you did a vid on this game. I'm not even done with the first game but hearing all of the post game stuff sounds like fun. The fact that you're in the second is really cool too. Watching this made me super hyped to play it. I enjoyed your video too!

[@Dorkeydaze]

@Nitro There’s a game called “Alice madness returns.” It’s a plat former game based off the Alice in wonderland book series. In the game her family dies and the plot continues after she’s sent to an asylum and wakes for her catatonic state. I think you would like to play it. P.S this isn’t a request for a video I just think you’ll like the game

[@chloepechlaner7806]

Wait has he NOT played Alice?

[@bkmu]

That game was horrible, if theres one he must review is the original american mcgees alice

[@chloepechlaner7806]

@@bkmu I disagree that its terrible; it isnt as good as the original, but its still good.

[@vorpal997]

Fun idea for a video, but I would prefer he play the original first so we can get his opinion on both games.

[@verdanthyborian2322]

@@chloepechlaner7806 Weird, I freaking loved that game. I thought it was amazing. Only complaint was that it started to feel like a hollow game experience when you notice the sorely lacking bosses. Seriously, the first game has bosses, why does Return have no bosses? Anyway, American McGee just said he is working on remastering those games. Maybe NitroRad can play the remakes?

[@lucduncan3814]

Always excited to see another Nitro Rad video! Interesting game, as always. I wasn't familiar with this one until now.

[@Savagewolver]

Is that a picture of a medabot on his wall?! Dude I love this guy!

[@wiggliestone8456]

I love mentions of partners in time in videos, I feel the game was very under appreciated.

[@tessbolick6605]

2:45 Oh, moon! That's on Nintendo Switch now with an english translation! Everyone who's interested in Anodyne should give that game a shot.

[@justafox5356]

Also this sorta reminds me of The NeverEnding Story. A young person attempts to escape their real world problems via a sort of magical fantasy world, except instead of an ever changing book it’s a video game.

[@Maradrafts]

Oh heck yeah, Anodyne 2 is out! You'll forgive me if I postpose watching this video for a bit, I'll be back eventually. :) In the meantime, thank you so much for putting so many great games on our radars. I wouldn't have played the first one without you (among several fantastic other titles whose discovery I owe only to your videos) and I'm very grateful for that!! /PS: Have you, or any of yall, played Even the Ocean, by the way? It's by the same dev, and while it's way more straightforward a story, I found its main gameplay gimmick really neat and well-implemented.

[@analgesicproductions]

I'm glad you liked ETO! -Sean

[@Maradrafts]

@@analgesicproductions I definitely did! Besides the gameplay proper, I could also really appreciate how lovingly crafted the art and environments were. It truly made the mission/return loop into a comforting routine and made it easier to understand the main character, who'd be going through that in earnest. That kind of care is a constant in your projects I feel, and it makes me all the more enthusiastic about being able to experience Anodyne 2.

[@TheKazeblade]

So glad to find a content creator who appreciates Anodyne!! Great video.

[@katanalandt4371]

Hope this game gets an expansion one day so it can be even more existential an mind melting, along with some more features and content.

[@dalton2k538]

The graphics look more like a mix of the resolution of Dreamcast, texture res and models of N64, and draw distances of PS2.

[@Omada828]

This game looks so interesting! Definitely gonna have to check this out. Excellent video as always. Always love seeing weird indie titles like this.

[@robertwilliamson2856]

Loved the video, Nitrorad! No matter whether your videos get 0 or 1,000,000 views, I'll be always be there to watch them. Don't worry about KZbin's stupid algorithm.

[@Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

I was hoping you'd make this video!! Recently played through the first game and liked it so much I had to buy the second upon release. The plot and dialogue is even more bizarre and existential than in the first Anodyne. I'm totally entranced by this game, it's really quite fascinating, even if I have NO clue as to what's going on, half the time. If you happen to read this, Analgesic, you're wonderful and I'm in love with Anodyne 2!

[@chrisp3082]

This is the first time I held back from watching a Nitrorad video until playing the game myself, and I couldn’t be happier for it. Such a great game

[@gutsyGumshoeful]

thank you for bringing this game to the attention of more people out there... great work of art with a beautiful ost

[@SymphoMatt]

Still appreciating that Metabee on your shelf. Any chance you talk about some of the Medabot games we got in the west, or the franchise in general?

[@RainDropFish]

I'm hoping for that as well. Loved Metabots.

[@ironbear7589]

Did nitrorad review Brave, from PS2? It was one of my favorite 3D platformers, and im so sad about not javing a sequel. Id love to see it reviewed

[@PSVitaat2am]

Another great video my dude!

[@terra8395]

Nitro you inspire me you make me want to review games that are unique and special underated

[@doogelyjim8627]

every single part of this games art design just looks so GOOD. man i'm dying to play it

[@deadislandvids360]

This seems really interesting, thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[@CanOpenerSmoothDream]

Man I wish I could put my finger on why I love that kind of art style so much

[@feIon]

i'm glad you mentioned moon! idk if you know this but it's currently being localized and from what i've heard, it'll be complete in a few months. hope you get to play it and possibly do a video on it!

[@feIon]

if you actually see this comment and are interested, there's a discord server of testers working on it right now. let me know if you want the link

[@thevgmlover]

Didn't even know the title theme was actually a remix of the original game! I went into reviewing the soundtrack for this game completely blind, and now I wonder if there's any other callbacks I missed, cos I haven't even checked the original's, yet!

[@cloudstrife4534]

Spoilers I’ve read a lot of good theories and thoughts on the Nora segment, and I’m not sure if anyone else has said something like this, but: My personal take on the Nora segment, is that Nora being the real person represented through Nova indicates that Nora hasn’t actually failed to face her fears and anxieties that are holding her back on living her life. If New Theland is like The Land was for Yung in the first Anodyne, that is being an imaginary world meant to act as an escape from their problems and the stifling nature of the real world, then Nova breaking free of her shackles and carving out a life for herself where she makes her own decisions and learns from her own mistakes is a way for Nora to work through her anxiety and/or depression. The gargoyle representing these issues chasing Nora, and her retreating to a safe place is actually the events that happened before the game starts, and Nova was born to help Nora cope. But the fact that Nova succeeded in winning her independence means that the ending is happy for Nora too, because it gives hope that Nora will be able to find fulfillment and will be able to live with the things that have set her back in the past without buckling under the pressure of them. There’s hope that she can truly live, not just survive, in spite of the obstacles life throws her way. That’s just my theory and personal takeaway, though.

[@oneinathousand2156]

Well, I’ll bow out at the spoiler section. You’ve really made me interested in this game. I just might have to check it out.

[@menethemene1555]

I never heard of this game but thanks to your videos I got interested ;)

[@wiedergaenger]

What a rad game! Very cool artstyle and the music is just SO GOOD

[@ianbowden2524]

This is like the one time I took the "wait till u play it advice" and actually skipped the spoilers. So color me interested.

[@ramchu3900]

I have the habit to add every single free game i can put my hands on, and when i go to all the stores who have this game i realise that i already own it for like two months in epic games, you have no idea how happy i was in that moment

[@Burn_Angel]

"(...) that he released his soundtrack on cassette" Dude, I started coughing for laughing so much at that.

[@NitroRad]

IS THIS A JOKE TO YOU!?!?!?!?!?????

[@Burn_Angel]

@@NitroRad No, bro, but it was so unexpected that I didn't know how to react lol.

[@boiatreus1803]

Really glad I have been watching youtube all day or I'd miss the upload, love your stuff man, glad to see more.from.ya

[@shawnheatherly]

What an ambitious sequel. It sounds like they took some of the creative ideas from the first game and ran with them.

[@GundamGokuTV]

I find it interesting, I found you over the last few days. Really cool channel. Your views per video are almost equivalent to the number of subscribers you have, you got a new one here btw, which is incredible. That means you have very good retention and I would hazard to guess most viewers are subscribers. That being said, the quality of these videos and the amount of work you put into them is incredible and makes me wonder why your sub count is so low.

[@philhank]

Bought the game on Switch on its launch. Just finished it. Sorry for watching this video so late. I wanted to go in blind. And thanks for the heads up on both this game and the first. Great experiences.

[@kaiser9321]

I keep rewatching this video and I don’t know why

[@fungalcactus8286]

Glad I checked this out after completing the game. This is a great video!

[@ktoon4725]

The moment I saw Shesez cover the Easter egg featuring him and Nitro I knew we were getting this video soon

[@carpemundum1607]

I come back to this review a year later to find out there's a console port! I'm super excited to play it on switch!

[@juancrespo1375]

Thank you so much for recommending such an amazing game!!!!!!! It's one of the best games I have played recently!! Could not put it down at all.

[@danielallott]

Just got back after finishing the game. 8 hours just to watch a nitro rad video.

[@dirtfriend]

i'm getting some serious PS2 vibes from this, much more so than PS1. going from anodyne 1 to 2 feels like as big of a leap as the one from ps1 to ps2 did, too. and that title screen. gorgeous!

[@linktheordonianhero9098]

I really need to check out these games. Thanks for the fantastic video!

[@centurosproductions8827]

Having played this *forever* after playing the first game, I never even realized how many callbacks it has.

[@satanizlas]

I'm back after playing the game, now i can finally finish watching this video.

[@domidextrus]

I gave this game a shot before getting into the spoiler part of the video, and MAN was it worth it! This game is such an underrated gem!

[@huismands]

Okay, the existential and philosophical waxings in this video tells me you NEED to play NieR:Automata if you haven't already. Seriously, it is ALL about that and it's such an amazing game.

[@lachiripiolca]

Since watching the start of this video I was intrigued about these anodyne games, so I saved some money and played both of them. Dude! Both games are great but anodyne 2 knocked it out of the park. Just got to the endgame and it's great to see the way the game handles it. Can't wait to see if anodyne continues as a franchise. And man, I hope we ever get some insight on what that desertnpc thing was

[@lavenzavantas]

Anodyne 2 : Mario fucking dies

[@sosasees]

4:12 Yes, this is good. This is exactly why, if I wanted to add controller support to one of my games, I would draw all 4 Face Buttons and highlight the one you should press, just like the Nintendo Switch does in certain configurations. This would not only support XBox and PlayStation controllers, but also Nintendo controllers where the face buttons are mirrored compared to on the XBox controller.

[@lellepolis7043]

You've said you'll review LSD dream emulator like 30 times. When are you gonna do it?

[@bingbong5076]

Better question is HOW do you review LSD

[@lellepolis7043]

Arc2301 that comment wasn’t super serious

[@blackdot105]

@@terreausore2435 Nothing in their comment came off as ungrateful.

[@Sandfries]

Thank you again for filling my eyes and ears with another hot frothy video. Love you.

[@Wolfbane382]

Any chance you can review Pocket Mirror and End Roll? They are really good RPG Maker games. ^^

[@trooperx36]

Anodyne 2 screams PS2 era to me and i love it. It makes me feel like a kid again.

[@bmonk2534]

The games and analysis you review encourages me to try and create a game.