This deckbuilder has captured my heart (Wildfrost)

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[@xXLadoXx100]

When he killed his own leader with the pepper, it felt as if the souls of a million lifeforms all screamed out together in anguish

[@lamkhan3306]

+2

[@ard1959]

"this is free"

[@Hyper129]

Woke up my wife cause I winced too hard

[@Bigglesworth_OWeezer]

Brother just got done clowing on people who asked him to put it on Foxee in the last battle too.

[@NivetFox]

I audibly gasped

[@alexanderwales7870]

23:13 has to be one of my favorite misplays. The confidence with which the play was done, the look of "oh my god, no!", it was glorious.

[@needarb]

Especially after just calling out the effect and playing the card to see the effect.

[@rileyulven686]

It’s equivalent to him pilling the swan in SAP

[@acksOldPeople]

Wholesome seeing him take chat's advice

[@ajb5361]

@@rileyulven686 Swan pilling was just so legendary play. Till date still remember that expression.

[@mononaut]

"This is free, so get it out there" *game instantly ends*

[@bigal7854]

This game is actually really fun to watch AND play. A rare beast.

[@derrekgillespie413]

100% I was actually skeptical to start watching because hearthstone and Spire are so boring for me to watch, but this one is quite understandable

[@super_7710]

Most games are fun to watch and play, just need the right person playing them.

[@thedude00]

@super_770 MMORPGs fall outside of that "most", agreed?

[@KingKoodaz]

@@thedude00 Idk man watching mitch make the arcane dream work is pure content

[@thedude00]

@@KingKoodaz fair, though wow PvP nowadays doesn't really feel like an MMORPG to me due to the (awesome) lack of gear progression and boring grinds

[@q.m9094]

The beat drop when you play your first attack is so hype

[@ineverwatched8118]

I’ve played it since it came out and never even noticed!! That so cool

[@valiantcoffee]

Yeees! I love this series so much, here's hoping you continue to make content about it NL!

[@TBH_Inc]

Oh, I misread this comment, thought I say you love the channel and hope they continue to make content about NL lol

[@q.m9094]

Thankfully the videos are doing great on YT

[@superzee247]

Nothing lasts except SAP I’m afraid

[@sushantheshreztha8777]

Give it some time to permeate through! Even Sap started somewhere!

[@HeavyLiftGaming]

I really like how the card play acts as a turn timer. Interesting twist to the energy/mana system.

[@shanebitner8991]

Cant get enough wildfrost. Its nice to see a roguelike that makes the start difficult instead of having to get 30 min into a run to be stomped. Honestly criminal it's not on phone

[@Jimey28]

Game was made in Unity so there's a good chance it makes it to mobile at some point

[@purepurple5475]

It's on Switch, but yeah gonna need some work to be able to get it on phone. I think its only 2 developers as well.

[@BrioHikari]

Wildfrost still does this. after 3 bosses its almost impossible.

[@Kenshi876]

I kinda wish it gave you more time to build your deck you're only given like 1 card and 1 companion and then you get thrown into some brutal fights, it feels like your deck gets stomped before you even get to start building it. They should take a page from StS's book and give you a few "small" encounters and then card rewards/events so it feels like the player has more agency. It is pretty fun though and the actual fights are hard but fair (most of the time)

[@purepurple5475]

@@Kenshi876 you definitely have less agency about the complete identity of the deck, but the thing is the few options you get are also very powerful. If you get a bad choice of 3 it can feel overly punishing tho.

[@paoracampbell3127]

I love how NL is always just a _little_ slow to realise he has lethal

[@DerfyRed]

This game makes you feel so smart and then so dumb in the space of 1 turn. I love it spoiler: was not expecting this comment to be so relevant to the first run of the video

[@styxrakash4639]

The mark of a good roguelike

[@HQofrandom]

Came for the comments as soon as he went full kamikaze lol

[@zeelbeno]

it's insane. You think you're snowballing a run, don't think about all the steps once and you're dead. So unforgiving.

[@Kaoss134]

The amount of times I've just completely missed my hero about to die or a key ally going down is staggering despite the game releasing just 5 days ago. Today I was up against the spicy monkey (if you know, you know) and thought "yeah I can win this" and forgot he attacks 5 times.

[@alexanderblixt1221]

​@@Kaoss134Spicy monkey is so deadly they give you an achievement for living through his attack and winning.

[@ProfessorPikle]

54:18 “hes beaten the injured allegations” i found that hilarious thank you NL

[@senojnomis]

It's been one of the few Rogulikes in the past few years that has really captured my attention, usually I stop caring after I clear it once, but I want to keep running it back. It really tests your attention to detail, twice I've lost on the final boss when I had it completely in the bag and just made one misplay. You really need to check everything before taking any late-game actions, because there's just so many effects and stacked triggers! It really is a fun puzzle to work out, and it's kinda hilarious (and a little frustrating) when you make that one dire error, and your leader gets slow mo BASHED off the screen fml haha!

[@Vario69]

Basically Slice and Dice but you can't undo,... but little less going on so it's ok

[@DaveNotFrederick]

So glad to hear it has captured his heart. It has def captured mine as well. Love this content and looking forward to seeing more!

[@derekpapin2181]

NL calling out chatters he sees and remembers is always one of the best parts of the vid😭😭

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Well-deserved! It's like they've woken up in the middle of the night to take a sip from the water bottle on their night stand, and it's their piss bottle.

[@august_missing]

I’m such a fan. Hope this becomes regular!

[@Rhapsdos]

Insult a commenter about using the pepper would kill the unit. 3 minutes later: Uses a pepper to kill the main unit and end the run. Classic NL.

[@NotAnotherMothMan]

the gameplay is amazing but omg so is the art style, sound track, and sound effects! i adore the visuals and audio of this game so much and i can't wait to try it out myself when i get the chance

[@Vario69]

It's got very Adventure time vibes

[@DanimalHype]

That Krab enemy unit's art design really appeals to me. I really like this game's aesthetic.

[@Marioroops]

I bought this game yesterday because of your vids. I am also hooked on how fun it is.

[@noonebesides]

Yeah, but maybe you've forgotten you can recall pets to heal them?

[@Marioroops]

@@noonebesides It's funny because I've lost runs for that exact reason.

[@slothbasket3660]

I really love this game, started playing it after watching you. At first I laughed at people saying the game was too hard but after many runs it feels pretty dang brutal. Looking forward to future updates.

[@Fluicor]

was gonna watch this in the background,but will save it for later,its one of those series that makes me wanna pay attention all the way through.

[@wangledteb5671]

I hope he plays more of this :P This is like the seventh or eighth game I started playing because of him and I really love it lol

[@b1rdBniCE]

Please more of this series. Really enjoying it.

[@TheSlick44y]

Respectfully could you put these into a playlist

[@Dukegroundflyer]

So happy to see more of this. Can't wait to watch it after work

[@laatrommi]

never really got into deck builders but i got this game yesterday and already have 10 hours... top tier content.

[@MomirsLabTech]

I like this game, but most runs capable of winning follow the logic: "stack blings and take the path with the shop to buy crowns" because the advantage of having additional companions in play at the start of the game is strictly better than every other decision that can be made 99% of the time. That waters down the decision trees that keeps other deckbuilders like StS infinitely replayable,, which isn't a good thing.

[@Zedmons]

NL: “This doesn’t cost anything” 3 seconds later Me: “What did it cost?” NL: “Everything”

[@SuperMistland]

Upon closer inspection, there's also an Adventure time reference in the shop "the finn sword"

[@Rumcake256]

I hope chat doesn't ruin this game because I could watch this for months, man.

[@lemonslimes7416]

this series is so good i had to go to twitch vods to watch it ahead of time

[@EvanGaoTV]

Same

[@SpeakerTerenus]

There's a channel that uploads his vods, thus allowing you folks to avoid the abysmal Twitch ads.

[@Sylvia_Corvidev]

I've just had the horrifying realization that I will probably finally have an NL series I enjoy that will end with no explanation randomly... which I've heard is a thing that happens with a lot of his other games but has never happened to me because I usually watch SAP.

[@eden3669]

1:19:46 holy shit, as soon as I saw him walk into the damage shield crab fight I 100% expected him to get dumpstered, he even had a deck that seemed like it would get hard countered by it, but he handled that fight _way_ better than i did when i fought it

[@sirtetris]

seeing wildfrost in my subscriptions pegs me up so much the only thing that can rival it is papa's freezayria, thank you egg for your service

[@syrello4408]

Really enjoying Wildfrost content, and I usually don't go for the deckbuilders. Hope to see more in the future

[@SuperMistland]

I'm just now noticing the Spelunky and Shovel Knight Easter eggs in the shop

[@leonardodances]

Just had my first full Victory! Thank you for trying this game and showing how good it is, despite the reviews.

[@mr.sometimes7311]

12:42 noomlin is the center of a protractor

[@Choke-a-Cola]

loving this series keep it going!

[@zzzMist]

Love occasionally coming back and seeing NL has a new series going

[@SScubaman]

Great content, hope you keep making videos for this!

[@mcgoo721]

I mean the missplay is fucking gold. But that chatter roast was amazing too!

[@christophercooper]

The way the music changes tempo is great

[@jackmorreale1407]

love this series hope you continue it

[@JG_Minnit]

Damnit stop making me wanna buy this

[@888Grim]

Again, already watched the vod, commenting and watching to encourage more, please =)

[@MassShrooms]

24:33 lmao the little huffs

[@9throchannel659]

- Gets the god mushroom synergy - Completely ignores it and proceeds to build snow synergy anyway - Ignores snow too

[@laureloneiros1500]

This egg builder has captured my ❤

[@thefireofthefox1]

Who's going to tell him +1 draw and -1 bell counter are almost the same

[@brandonjohnson1358]

I don’t know if NL even reads the comments on KZbin anymore, but the Noomlin card is like Madness from Slay the Spire.

[@gurgleburgle822]

It's like Rogue Legacy meets deck builder, and I didn't know I needed this

[@christopherbourn9208]

This game is great! I'm so glad you like it!

[@missusmousse]

hour 24 of NL not posting wildfrost. I’ve come back to this video twice. It cannot quench my thirst

[@buckybuck1820]

The best games Northernlion plays are the ones too complicated for chat to backseat on. There is nothing better than watching Lion make a silly mistake and proceed to go up in flames. It’s why the Shotgun King series was so fun to watch. The chat couldn’t help but try to walk him through a perfect run, but they failed miserably.

[@grahamw8248]

Please let the series continue 🙏

[@ddok907]

Continuation of video?

[@clarkwhite998]

He was going to come back to it after something else, then he yeeted the save and started a new run when he came back. ICANT

[@ddok907]

@@clarkwhite998 why not just continue💀

[@LinxRP]

I'm realy enjoying this, keep the good work NL

[@ryansmith1794]

24:00 maybe the best advice in many ways

[@PsiVolt]

"POOTIE!" we're pogging

[@firei11]

The sheer amount of blue balls I feel after seeing that Foxee at 23:05 considering what happens immediately after

[@Mell0nballer]

hahahaha that pepper play, just splendid

[@realsushrey]

Killing your own leader is OP in this game.

[@PenguinOnDopee]

It all started with that smile That damn smile

[@joshdavis3743]

5:57 "Deal additional damage equal to your nut."

[@Tyranzor64]

Watching NL completely ignore the sun rod was hilarious

[@a2rhombus2]

This is NL's favorite deckbuilder now which means it will trick us into thinking it will be a lasting mainstay on the channel for 8 episodes before he rage quits and never plays again

[@Jrdvn3]

Wouldn't be opposed to this becoming a series like Slay the Spire imo

[@patches.742]

Pog!! Was hoping he would release a new episode soon

[@The_Uruca]

Engaging comment so he continues this as a series

[@colemanbrunet6684]

I would love to see more wildfrost.

[@LoskiBroski9352]

I've noticed a bit of misinformation about the game going around that injured companions die for good when killed. They just stay injured.

[@punkrockllama]

The first loss by spicy food was pretty good.

[@kanuos]

23:10 That is one certified NL moment if I've ever seen one!

[@DysnomiaATX]

The game: The cards do what they say The cards: We do what we say NL: 😮

[@Jax_4499]

This is such a cool game please keep playing it!

[@styxrakash4639]

This game slaps. I’m convinced the negative reviews were paid for by competing studios

[@controversie9492]

I love this game aswell but my god is the final boss mechanic god awful

[@styxrakash4639]

@@controversie9492 I disagree, I think it's a an awesome way to self regulate "ascensions" from slay the spire. I enjoyed this mechanic in inscryption and I enjoy it here.

[@controversie9492]

@@styxrakash4639 the reason i think its bad is eventually youre going to have an absolutely broken team comp that is just one shotting everything, then you beat the final boss, and then what. If you beat the game with an insanely overpowered comp then you wont be able to beat it again. also i just feel like its sort of a cop-out to having a secret/true boss that is really hard or unique

[@demetriustrismegistus4367]

@@controversie9492 there is a secret boss tho

[@thybobogaert7303]

@@controversie9492 There is a secret boss and most tribes can be countered by another so it is less of a problem.

[@canox6017]

I'm loving this game but damn some of those encounters are brutal to be that early on the run. They're more than you, do more damage and have basically the same attack speed

[@HOWBOUTTASHORYUKEN]

Sheeeeeeesh NL is horned up on this one 4:51

[@gljnjo]

This game is soo good to watch, and paired with NL its GOLD Keep this one as long as you can NL its a great one to watch. The music is FIRE tho

[@Klayht]

Please keep playing this amazing game 🙏

[@doodblat]

April 17, 2023: the hot pepper incident

[@calumross556]

Did he ever finish this run?

[@RearWheelZeal]

Wildfrost puts the coffee cake in my toffee shake. Mama Mia, cè bellissimo.

[@DavidLodgeclassof]

I'm pained by how much good poison synergy he passed over, since it's my only win so far, but he's making the snow work.

[@masterplusmargarita]

I'm curious how, I've tried making Poison work so many times and I just can't. I feel like I get all the pieces in place and then the enemy just kills me faster than I can rack up reasonable numbers of Poison damage on them - feels like the best I can hope for is like 3 Poison - 6 damage over 3 turns, pretty bad - at a time unless I take Fungun, and he attacks roughly once every millenium. Every time I've gone Poison build I've just wished I could just hit them with direct damage instead, it feels like I'm missing something.

[@DavidLodgeclassof]

@@masterplusmargarita The key to my build was fungun and an item (I forget what they call items) that passes poison onto someone else when an enemy dies. After that, a bit of frenzy, some other poison characters, some cards to lower the countdown, etc, all helped out, but without that item, it never would have worked

[@jamesmaceaveli6679]

More of this please

[@Kriz-mb6ip]

Reminds me of his deaths in STS when he insta took damage to get the Enchiridion

[@mailcs06]

46:53 I find this much funnier than I should lmao

[@rileyulven686]

He pilled the swan!

[@morthgarrow641]

Love some more Wildfrost!

[@bluefire6470]

Really cool game and i also love the artstyle. It reminds me of adventure time.

[@kylecanavan7967]

Uses Flamewater maybe 2-3 times in the whole run, but doesn't decide to munch it after having not used it for almost a dozen battles.

[@zaxtonhong3958]

This looks so interesting. Keep playing it

[@Omegrosh]

Akshually if the baby that stole your drip was 18 moths old he'd have been born in 2021 🤓

[@metabee130]

Is there no video where he finishes this run?

[@noonyx33]

its still up on twitch if you wanna finish it (I said the same thing lol)

[@noonyx33]

nvm he doesnt finish it smh

[@PotionSmeller]

Father, please. More Wildfrost.

[@Yurgaloo]

Let the pepper play join the ranks of the Pot Play and pilling the swan

[@magicalcapi9148]

what happened to the last run after this???

[@noonyx33]

its still up on twitch if you wanna finish it

[@noonyx33]

nvm he doesnt finish it smh

[@abdulrahimss]

Lil bro really has a core mechanic in the game that he's never even considered trying out huh

[@rpglover101]

Oh man, the fungun got so ignored in the infernoko fight... it took him so long to come out :(

[@RaincoatDoge]

Did the man win this run or what happened?