This New Roguelike Proves the Pen is Mightier Than the Sword

[@viliusprakapas2532]

Hi! Thank you for playing my game! For anyone wondering - this is the full game, not the demo, but the full game will be available soon :D I've definitely noted a few things that I'd like to improve, like not allowing to use items in the shop, the energy balance and the boss difficulty. The paintings are saved on disk, I'll add a button to open the folder. This was very entertaining to watch! Cheers!

[@Anormalwolf]

Love the game

[@AlphaNumerican]

It looks like you can sell multiple paintings in a single shop. Is that true?

[@viliusprakapas2532]

@@AlphaNumerican yes, if you have more than one painting

[@natanoj16]

For some reason it gives me Rock of Ages vibes in the art and ideas :P love it ^_^

[@Vekten]

I've noticed for the furious horseman, the kill near the end of the video, the hitbox was a little far out where it should have probably not attacked. It was like a foot away from the hat.

[@n0etic_f0x]

Thank you for turning down the motion sickness, I find them fun because I am literally insane and just love mass overstimulation but... yeah respectful take.

[@That-_-Guy]

completely disagree, only wimps keep it off

[@thatonedumbe]

​@@That-_-Guythat motion just feels good for some reason

[@cyberneticsquid]

@@That-_-Guy Gamers when different people have different preferences:

[@poimon5607]

The little blobs hands when they're trying to grab you reminds me of double king , its so cute

[@loucantnot]

Oooh excellent reference, they do yes ! The half-closed menacing eyes too è_é

[@spawnpoint111]

Gives ptsd from that hallucination of an animation

[@santa_with_a_gun]

​@@spawnpoint111remember the jungle scene where he beheads his finger?

[@ScuttleBugReal]

it traumatized me, I love it

[@fizzledorp5858]

that’s totally what it looks like i knew it reminded me of something

[@okaystingray6215]

17 seconds in and the thumbnail makes this game look great, can’t wait to see what’s in store the rest of the month!

[@kimberly4275]

This game needs to go hard on streamers. Having community art for bosses of streamers and memes.

[@nanardeurlambda]

2:09 it's like you're playing the secret backstory to the world of Chicory

[@neloy4200]

tyler not noticing hes on 1 hp for like 3 rooms cause he only had 2 hp total was great

[@Romashka_Sov]

ikr, each time he said "I don't need more health" i was really surprised

[@Bluhbear]

I'd say there's a decent chance those paintings in your gallery might actually exist in a folder somewhere.

[@pinekun]

i would love to see this game somehow take into consideration things like composition and principles of design to add an extra layer of dynamism to the game. something that adds challenge by making you think more about where you are on the canvas and where it is you are killing the enemies, rather than the standard dodge and kite. this also makes crowd control feel more influential because it isnt just grouping to combo for the "big number" gag nor keeping enemies from getting closer to you. also different canvas shapes!

[@That-_-Guy]

I can see that, but… it is a bullet hell, maybe add projectiles + reduce enemy count to keep the claustrophobic feeling?

[@KeatonHart.]

I like this game a lot, especially the art style! I think it would be really cool if, upon hit, the paint on the canvas around your character was cleared - just a fun little touch

[@Mossenstein]

olexa please stop dragging me into more roguelike games i cant resist buying them all they're so fun. please.

[@yeetyoot4433]

I went "oh, this seems fun, I'll play the demo first," did that, and came back to watch - now I'm even more excited, definitely going to have to check it out once the full release comes out.

[@korekiyoshingucci4237]

Their personality is so great for stuff like this. It's really comfortable to watch

[@iconica9516]

i didnt finish the video but i think a way to make more money with the paintings would be to spread out the kills so more of the board gets colored idk tho but it seems pretty slick

[@grynte1]

"i still had one health" yeah.. and he literally just hit you-, thats how you loose health xD *he says right after saying health doesnt matter* *then takes healing is more potent while you can max only heal 1 so it does nothing*

[@That-_-Guy]

we don’t watch for his reading comprehension 😭

[@XoHAWKEYEoX]

This game seems cool. The music is nice even though I'm currently sick, so my nose and ears are stuffed up. Keep up the amazing content, olexa!

[@gabrielzimmer1717]

Been so looking forward to the Olexa lookathon!! New game looks cool!

[@EMANUELEBINACCHI]

This game looks super creative. Only thing it needs imo is some more variety in the form of more complex items and more items in general,other than that it's super fun to look at

[@hctaz]

Brother, you’re one day in to the month and you’ve already found your next series.

[@OlexaYT]

I definitely didn’t haha. There’s even better games coming, promise 😘

[@atreidesson]

"I love this painting" **sells it for 2¢**

[@Acridix.]

Bro didn’t have to blast my thin brush like that

[@Panic_]

One new roguelike every day? You have just made me turn notifications on 😂

[@UncookedBurrito]

26:08 That's an amazing idea! I bet the community posts would be full of amazing things. Edit: And hangers, but the Internet does what it does best. Rocket % speedrun.

[@Ghxulti]

i wont lie olexa is who i go to if i need a new game to play and this is my birthday month and hes gonna keep feeding me peak… hopefully

[@bluedude3313]

This new fluid proves the hydration is mightier than the dehydration

[@pensuls7595]

the artstyle is so cute!! it reminds me of snipperclips

[@yanmarcus6128]

Every time I see goofy classical art, I'm reminded of "Rock of Ages"

[@robotbuilder87]

11:22 rose toy ahh style

[@colcil]

Taking 'healing is more potent' when you only had 2 healths hurt me Olexa

[@reubenbailey7491]

Oh I can tell this game is going to kick my assss! Imma give it a look.

[@nobodybutphoenix]

love the content, everything you make finds a way to excite me keep it up

[@ZingyGazelle]

now we need a roguelike that proves the sword is mightier than the pen

[@hephestusbh1803]

At the end of the month how will you judge which games we liked and maybe make a series on it

[@OlexaYT]

Yessir

[@galvanize790]

A Tier List or something would be pretty cool

[@semibreve]

Game looks great, absolutely insane that you refuse to pick up health when you literally only have one hit left

[@wellmaruprepareduknowim3272]

hyped for the lookathon

[@eboatwright_]

What a charming game! I definitely get Sokpop vibes from it

[@hephestusbh1803]

Woooo this month is going to be sick

[@benirald]

The best spin off i ever see Painter is very cool

[@essin_3240]

Its the first time ive watched your videos and i might have believed that my screen was broken because of your Icon on the bottom right 💀 gave me a mini heart attack

[@Mewseeker]

I would argue this is not a bullet heaven but instead a Binding of Isaac-like game.

[@OlexaYT]

It’s an arena shooter, slightly different than bullet heaven but very very similar

[@coreblaster6809]

binding of isaac did not invent the roguelike genre, nor the twin-stick shooter genre

[@Kraaaaas]

I hope this game comes to switch. I’ve played the demo 10 times already and I’m loving it 😂

[@randallrogers4270]

Fun looking game! Some ideas for the developer to consider: Take inspiration from MOONPONG and make the shop a part of the game as opposed to a pocket dimension Take inspiration from SPLATOON and give the player an incentive to paint more of the area than just the center. Consider an Endless run mode that continuously uses the same canvas to let the player see how their work builds up

[@JokerDoom]

28:33 Depending on what energy can do, this might not be possible. Imagine there’s an ability where you get health for energy. If you had infinite energy in the shop….

[@angel_of_rust]

The Binding of Isaac if his mom took him to art school.

[@axelbenedict3301]

i know this comment doesnt matter, but you earned my subscription. you did great wirh very engaging commentary and a very happy sounding voice. ill definitely be back here for more videos.

[@suhfee]

just subbed (partially bc you sound like northernlion and remind me of his early content)

[@leafgemini4830]

POV: You're a host of a university presentation, but you don't know what exactly to say in the first moment of it: 14:07

[@UnknownArtist7646]

something this game does really great is letting you choose where to shoot its not just "walk in the map and we shoot for you" like vampire survivors dont get me wrong i like the game but I'd really love if you didn't just walk

[@steve_cat5504]

I was not expecting to hear "action-packed roguelite shooter" in a game about painting 10/10. Healing is somewhat flashy in SNKRX by Sokpop

[@OlexaYT]

Sokpop didn’t make SNKRX haha

[@steve_cat5504]

Now that I think about it I've never heard the startup Sokpop intro in SNKRX

[@putincatboy]

This game has a great chance of becoming popular with streamers.

[@Graph06]

I was really sad to go to download the demo just now and see that there's so much less content then what you had to work with. Did they retroactively downgrade the demo?

[@OlexaYT]

I have a key from the developer for an extended copy of the game prerelease. I didn’t realize the prerelease key would have different content from the demo, that’s my bad

[@Graph06]

@OlexaYT oh okay that makes sense!

[@Yeyoski]

Still, like Douglas McArthur said " Whoever said the pen Is mightier that the sword clearly never encountered automatic Gus"

[@OlexaYT]

Who said that among those Gus’s?

[@nxrxi]

idk if you have played but i would suggest the game "Mortal Sin" love the video :)

[@Szpieg2000]

0:24 so by that definition... British Simulator?

[@rfurthegamer3412]

You should do RAM, it’s pretty interesting

[@SamuelTheManual]

This game is super cool! Hopefully it comes out on console!

[@timblinn2534]

Definitely wanna pick this up

[@shrimpin4145]

this game has some incredible music what the hell

[@xraidev]

neat game!

[@Xavix0024]

the funny thing is he is suprised about getting 17 combo but he got 44 before 🤣

[@yevanasvetya5486]

03:18 move and shoot faster 😂😂😂😂

[@TheKrcookie]

The style of this game is great and I'm curious about the potential secrets but it doesn't seem like it's scaled very well. Especially like you pointed out with the energy and health. Which is a shame bc those make it seem much less fun to play

[@caseymcvay4727]

this game looks amazing

[@MekiGushki]

Okay, that's actually really cool lol

[@RannisFeetPics]

Does it have any limitations?

[@dark.poioisionedwolf7456]

Bro the Covid numbers in the US got me good

[@drakenutting4956]

Did anyone notice there is one point when he got a 44 times combo

[@leader6303]

please more of this paint rogue

[@sealedtugboat9965]

Splatoon side order at home:

[@luxx.44]

oh my gods, please play this more i love it

[@j45002]

Oh my gods 🤓

[@notakirakarakaza2118]

Paint surge shoulda been called paint rush ngl

[@vietnamgamer9490]

Thin brush I think has killed me

[@hexennacht.]

Took me less than 15 minutes to beat the available demo. Your version had way more than mine. Game needs a lot of work.

[@matirion]

Wait, who is Tyler? I thought you were Olexa!?

[@bobbyslapin8099]

Didn't even realize it was already February

[@BiomeSiege]

I always hate it when i see a creator playing a game that isnt even available yet.. So i cant play a game im supposed to be playing, but i can watch someone else playing it? How does this make sense? (and yes, i know the devs are just trying to draw attention to their game, and all the power to them, but now im stuck here getting slapped in the face with a juicy steak with my hands tied behind my back..)

[@OlexaYT]

It’s called ✨advertisement✨

[@Bob-n8h4x]

And clearly he got you

[@BiomeSiege]

@@Bob-n8h4x nah cause its 3 months later and have 0 desire of picking this game up, video got me hyped up in that moment, found out it wasnt available, and promptly forgot about it, until now.

[@iconica9516]

ok i dont want to make like 500 comments so im just gonna pro and con on stuff i feel about thr game things i like really good enemy variety, the squares move in squares patterns towards you, the little tear drop goes straight for it, the little U shape guy charges in short bursts, the little looker guys blah blah blah nice weapon variety so far the paintings being a multi mechanic and the items are pretty cool so far things i dont like the bosses outside of the little splitty head guy are waaayy too tanky sandy shifter was probably like 7 minutes if you add both battles and the frenchman just overstays because theyre just such empty bosses i think the fame is too slow to have been meaningful when you sacrified the stuff for fame it boosted up really far but any other time it was miserable and we didnt really get to see all of the uses of that mechanic thats about it not a big survivors fan myself but i loved neophyte and this looked like it was gonna give me those vibes

[@Anormalwolf]

26:32 i think you had an aim assist option

[@johnrobrox8324]

Very clear feature creep

[@eidklol]

this feels like a roblox game tbh especially the "spin the wheel" part

[@marcoapolinario-hw1cq]

Castle crasher reference

[@toolongtospell]

I never really experience motion sickness while playing games, but holy cow that was super nausiating. Game looks cool otherwise, thanks for spotlighting this game, I can't wait to see what else you have on the docket.

[@OlexaYT]

So many awesome cool games coming, stay tuned 😈

[@cardboardleaf7971]

oh this isn't side order- aight, I'll stay

[@Maskedtallman]

Takes increase healing on the 2 health charecter, the comments are gonna yell at me, but I’ve died already

[@idioart1366]

Woooooo!

[@darkwildfire]

I am indeed going to yell at you furiously that you took healing potency when you had 2 health 😢

[@shadowfang1034]

yeah lol, and when he was like "Were already at half health?" with a 2 hit health bar

[@darkwildfire]

Fr

[@3snoW_]

I don't think you're playing the demo version... I just downloaded it and I can only choose the basic character and 2 weapons: the large brush and the laser gun.

[@OlexaYT]

Yup, I was on an early release version from the dev. I didn’t realize that the key I had would be so vastly different from the demo

[@Ririxpj]

I think this game has the best style in all of these survival-likes. Just my opinion, do not correct. But I think I’m gonna love it when it releases on Xbox… it releases on Xbox, right?

[@Untitled-w6t]

Can you do a special game for my birthday that is on febuary 24th?

[@OlexaYT]

Only if it’s something I’d want to play anyway

[@Untitled-w6t]

Kinda rude but ok@@OlexaYT

[@TheOnlyMomin]

Have you ever thought of organizing a game jam?

[@OlexaYT]

I’ll be honest I’m nowhere near big enough to do that lol

[@TheOnlyMomin]

@@OlexaYT True, I hope that in the future, you will be big enough to create one. I would be so down to create a game for you.😄

[@isaacpeck3275]

Bro keeps saying it’s so difficult and then never buys health

[@MoistYoghurt]

Game looks fun but I don't like the spinning paint on the outside of the screen

[@swileyhedrick2373]

WELCOME TO GOOGLE ARTS AND CULTURE BUT ROUGELIKE

[@jayrry]

pen is

[@kiyanathaau6393]

Reminds me of brotato

[@trollsansofficial]

proves the WHAT NOW?

[@ppersonal_computer]

69 price tag? Weird animation? dev needs to buy us dinner first! pretty game though super stylised

[@yevanasvetya5486]

Try Metal Mind

[@shirkit]

That is a hard game

[@DepressiveKnight7]

'-' Cool game