Northernlion completely breaks a new Poker roguelite

this game is so polished and well executed, definitely wishlisting
Check out Balatro: store.steampowered.com/app/23...
00:00 Dan recommends a game
04:24 tutorial over
06:06 The Joker Stencil
11:56 the dev saves the run
17:16 NL beats the boss stage without realizing it
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Twitch: / northernlion
KZbin: / @northernlion
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Stream date: 07-18-2023
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#northernlion #clips

[@LocalThunk]

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

the game is an absolute blast, i honestly couldn't believe that you're a solo developer. the UI and aesthetic of the whole game is perfect, really excited for a full release!

[@Epic501]

Hey nice work dev

[@RobotnikPlngas]

IT'S THE LEGENDARY ONE DEV GUY!!!

[@mikeballew3207]

It's so cool to see this happen. I'm rooting for you!

[@bobbyderptelevision3740]

Brother I got the demo after watching this and im tempted to make a new steam account just to play this damn game some more

[@ElPestino]

Can't imagine being the dev on this game and seeing a bald man annihilate it with ease

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

free beta testing, he now knows what to nerf

[@LowLifeAM]

Who else, but a bald man

[@saintsalieri]

Damn it hit really hard when I noticed he's bald.

[@DaimlerStool]

He's bald by choice, like Krillin from Dragon Ball 🐉

[@squid_pro_quo]

Can’t imagine being the dev on this game and seeing a bald man.

[@LeonMassey]

Crazy to look back on this, it's like looking at pictures of your infant child now that they're 36 and make more money than you

[@zaz187]

Watching it is like moving in mollasses

[@boneyzoney9551]

Dan introducing Baldie to this game is like Judas selling out jesus but instead of being nailed to the cross he’s staring into a potential pog farm

[@Phoenix0F8]

I mean, according to christian doctrine the crucifixion was a huge pog farm due to it potentially saving the entire human race for reasons which I feel have never been adequately explained to me despite being a pastors kid this metaphor is cracking my agnostic ass up though

[@eewweeppkk]

@@Phoenix0F8 Been reading the book of Judas I see.

[@nicolasvidal92]

+2 binding of Isaac reference pog

[@russellstephens3580]

@@Phoenix0F8 +2 on that metaphor

[@pervasivedoubt150]

“You’ll always be Judas in my house”

[@ImpatientTurtle]

Crazy to see the actual moment he learned of Balatro and now I'm 50 hours into it, pegged out of my gourd dipped in mama liz's chilli oil.

[@thedandguy189]

Absolutely can’t wait to see this on the main channel. Haven’t seen pure dopamine like this since the Luck Be a Landlord days.

[@nathansheeran6162]

There is a vod channel called letorneau vods that sometimes has early access content

[@boquintana9668]

@@nathansheeran6162support local businesses

[@auroraisland6477]

Wow I just listened to a podcast where LocalThunk talks about inspirations for the game and one was NL's Luck Be a Landlord streams lol, you have the gift of prophecy

[@chastermief839]

the aesthetic of this game is insane. i love the music and all the different card designs on the jokers, and the wobbly floaty UI gives it such a dreamlike quality.

[@Poptizzle]

Librarian going crazy with the clips this morning

[@izzybells9991]

it's so wild watching this now and seeing how different balatro was in EA

[@isaactfa]

i love the TOMP cameo. he just sits down perfectly framed. what a good lad.

[@saintsalieri]

Peloton is pretty good but the Baleton card game inside Peloton is even better.

[@zephrymbush8484]

I've never seen him get as many +2s as the cyberpunk bar microbit

[@Random_Fanguy]

It was over the moment he said "robot waifu bartender".

[@wilkic2]

The scriv was a golden choice of words

[@yinhoe5912]

NL: "Pears aren't holding up their end of the bargain" Balatro Pairs: "Think again baldie"

[@michaelcordeiro12]

Pears hold up their end of the bargain. It's just that they hold up their end of the bargain only on one particular week in Autumn. All other 51 weeks they are not holding up their bargain.

[@demujo]

@@michaelcordeiro12 thats damn true

[@adamthedog1]

@@michaelcordeiro12pears always hold up their end if you eat them when theyre crunchy like an apple

[@michaelcordeiro12]

@@adamthedog1 no bro they need to be slightly crunchy slightly soft

[@obnoxiouspedant]

​@@adamthedog1you aree sick

[@dvizr]

Before even opening this, I thought he must have gotten supernova and bus pass. That’s the only way to completely break the game like this

[@CycleMantis]

He's literally bussin'

[@erfaniom9576]

damn they already have a Northernlion collab card too! the zany joker card looks so good!

[@ZigZag5056]

Dan made balatro happen confirmed

[@firehammock3021]

Dan introduced Balatro to NL? THE LORE

[@LettuceGod1]

Well that roguelike poker game really popped off didn’t it

[@MangoMotors]

What a chad dev. Saving the run like that. The fact that he coded the demo to be able to continue the run. That's awesome since ive played many demos where i cant continue my run after buying the game.

[@Mirtual]

he would never play this for more than one stream...

[@jozefkeresturi2139]

I was actually there live. The best was when he thought he lost and was suprised to see he lived. Also missed what allowed the broken run (the 1/25 lucky hit)

[@96Grayman]

Lmao, I laughed so hard when he missed both the 1 in 20 and 1 in 25 chance. What a cool game!

[@kaniphish]

It's the Joker Mult Verse

[@pedrokiihl856]

The beginning of a legend

[@SourSourSour]

Cross Blitz: can't beat mini boss for like 40 minutes or something Balatro: Absolutely dominates and surpasses demo limit

[@wilkic2]

Beats the whole game on the first session

[@missingthumb1619]

Librarian blessin my mornin frfr

[@noscopemonkey3369]

So this is how it started.. what a legend

[@Chirpaholic]

I would've liked to see more of this game, I'm pretty sad NL never played it again.

[@eyemotif]

so sad......

[@Trogdor390]

The vid has everything. Pogging off, banter, rougelike domination, and Tomo.

[@emi_fisher]

this video got me to play the whole demo too lmao. game is hella fun

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

its insane that its just a solo dev, absolutely mindblown by the quality of the game

[@mikeballew3207]

@@TheLibraryofLetourneau Makes me wonder how Dan found this game. I'm always curious to see things like this get picked up by bigger streamers. It always makes me feel good for someone like a solo dev when someone like NL showcases their game and actually likes it

[@calumryan6328]

I should lean my lesson and figure out what’s going on early so I’m not completely lost when he plays this for a straight week

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

score on left = sum of the cards numeric values, score on right = multiplier which comes from the hand type (straight, flush, etc) as well as the effects from the joker cards on the top of the screen. every level has a small blind, big blind and a boss where the boss has some condition like you can only play 3 cards per hand. after every fight you get access to the store where you can buy more joker cards. thats about it

[@ranoutofcharact]

Momma I made the librarian thumbnail Shout out to Devin chat for helping NL finish this run

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

I feel like you could make this a add on pack to real poker in real life. Bonus pack, they would have to add like a calculator that's already rigged up to the cards like the one used in Monopoly with Credit cards.

[@xaf15001]

Finally, Poker 2 released

[@Subjecttochannel]

They need to add Eggy Joker; gain one multiplier for each time you mispronounce the game's name

[@ZlyLudekPL]

This looks so good I might even watch it on NL's channel.

[@HarveyJackson1967]

Woooah there pardner

[@TacoPluss]

I've been loving all his Balatro videos so I had to go back and check the beginning. I love how interested he was right from the bat when introduced

[@altrivotzck6565]

My favorite part of the run was when he was trying to cycle through jokers to activate Joker Stencil, and he read a joker that said "+4x mutli per every 5 cards played" (which probably means that it only activates when you play 5 cards in a round, 'cuz otherwise that'd be *WAY* too broken) and he said "that's not even that good" and proceeded to buy a joker that added like 10 multi, instead.

[@SilverionX]

Now this is a game. Can't wait to see the vid in it's entirety

[@ckorp666]

this is the variety content we get treated to when SAP has a bad weekly, praise be

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

he was actually pretty pogged on the SAP weekly, its pretty easy to figure out since most people are going for draws to sloth hunt. its either early lioness spam or tempo on parrot tiger croc

[@ckorp666]

@@TheLibraryofLetourneau fair enough, im projecting bc all ive seen is the crocs

[@RealFunnyTalk]

​@@TheLibraryofLetourneau insane to me that the strats for an emoji auto battler go this hard

[@notrab13]

Yo, that take on the music at the beginning was 100000% on point.

[@benmcdaniel]

The theme music in 7 is so great.

[@slick3996]

happy we can see tompo with the new setup

[@coop-nebulae]

drake image w/ egghead for the face Gambling while streaming Gambling while streaming but it's a roguelite

[@Bigskitch]

It definitely says penus

[@reccaman]

Definitely gives that landlord slot game, but you have more control and feel smarter

[@liammurray2410]

New game? Peg time

[@ravnaroks6469]

Tomo on cam was the ultimate pog

[@pixelshroom1232]

What is the game they are playing at the beginning?

[@isdisgudnam]

Ember Knights

[@scalaReversion]

Legendary thumbnail. Wp Librarian

[@dhys2]

"high pog energy" lmao

[@d42b]

Weirdly this made me want to replay VA-11 Hall-A.

[@vepaS]

the Turning Point

[@lich.possum]

whats the name of tghe game he was playing in the beginning?

[@jumpay6524]

I played this game and its insane

[@tparkerino]

Huge Dan W getting NL turned on to this

[@gatoroda]

no way i've just been influenced

[@hans1783]

14:30 that pepe smile tho... LMAO

[@Bikonito]

anyone else completely unable to parse what is happening in this game

[@ZorroLocoStudios]

Immediately wishlisted, good shit 👍

[@noatiendoboludos]

I love trying to watch the dopamine numbers add up on the left and having to squint through the barrage of twitch cancer spamming the same stuff over and over like its the funniest joke they've made in their lives

[@chriswr_]

I watched Casino Royale yesterday librarian please get out of my head wtf

[@Pyrox645]

Balaton is the largest lake of Hungary

[@SFBSpartan]

I haven't been around in awhile, did lord Egg change offices?

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

he moved kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4O8kIedfNmih5I

[@reggie7653]

Why do people say Tomp when they see Tomo? I missed that meme

[@tosloki7238]

what was that game at the start?

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

ember knights

[@hehexD2002]

I’ve been out of the loop. Did Kate get the house in the divorce settlement or something? Why he in a closet?

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

the lighting is just ass at his new place. its no closet though, he's got a damn shower and a fridge nearby now

[@highelo4359]

BAlDLATROING

[@Matthew-jb4cc]

I like poker and rouge-likes. Imma buy this game.

[@pcareo-dactyl3327]

Oh this game is gonna be egg'd

[@TheKochipahk]

Should have played the flush on the first hand instead

[@selfgoon]

RELEASE BALATRO

[@womangaming]

Did ryan get more bald in the like last year since ive watched him

[@shadyfier898]

What game is he playing at the start?! it looks awesome!

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

ember knights

[@xTobsecretx]

What is the game he’s playing in the beginning? Is it coop?

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

ember knights

[@synnix3799]

What's the furst game there playing?

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

ember knights

[@mr.blackhole-5745]

play void tyrant its a blackjack rougelite

[@redstonelamp97]

Tf is this dude even saying in the beginning? This is high-pog energy? The UI is thoughtful? What?

[@Drthulhu]

There is a kfc map…🙄

[@senoraraton]

The cuts in this video make it entriely unwatchable. Its impossible to follow the flow of the game, when you cut out 90% of the actual game.

[@TruthAndReconciliation]

What game are they playing in the beginning?

[@TheLibraryofLetourneau]

ember knights