Oops! 7 Great Games We Forgot to Cover in 2021

[@JackHammer503]

I would listen to an entire video of Luke and Ellen talking about the "how do you do fellow kids?" aspect of the life is strange games lol

[@AzureKnight2]

Sounds like great list material.

[@kaldeathar3462]

You had me at "entire video of Luke and Ellen talking"

[@Safiyahalishah]

The funny thing is that I'm about Alex Chen's age and my siblings and I (ages 22, 20, 17) actually _do_ listen to late '90s and early 2000s music like it's hip and cool. We're trapped in the era of our parents - Radiohead, Muse, The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Silversun Pickups, Neutral Milk Hotel, System of a Down, Rage Against The Machine, whatever you like. But we're Australians, and Australians seem to be eternally several decades behind in the music world. 😂

[@bustinarant]

@@Safiyahalishah I'd blame the spiders, we'd all believe you.

[@zanite8650]

The games absolutely deserve teasing for them, but its also part of the charm.

[@waterinmyotter6245]

26:18 The sudden, abrupt laughter in the background when Luke says ‘lathe’ 🤣

[@JustAbidTooMuch]

Man I miss their game reviews on show of the weekend. I know it's hard to fit a proper show of the weekend on their channel, but maybe like a once a month/once every three months video like this where they talk about a few games they've played would be cool to see. I still go back to certain show of the weekends to get their opinion on games I'm planning to get.

[@ethanlappin]

Considering how much they're resorting to the Pokémon magazine (funny as those videos are) even alternating from week to week could help keep things fresh without making the workload impossible

[@sgtraytango]

Jon: Shall I give you a clue? Fully expected him to describe Pinsir again to troll them.

[@phoenixtyphoon5463]

Really missed them discussing video games like this. Maybe they should return Show of the Weekend to its former glory (not that it's current iteration isn't good).

[@Vinja_Wolters]

Agreed! I miss the old formula and loved this episode! Groetjes van Nederland

[@bett431]

I think they could keep show of the weekend as it is and do a few smaller discussion videos like these, maybe with oxbox, once a month.

[@ka-mai]

The current iteration is good because we already love these guys, but the previous was just good, full-stop. Interesting, witty, funny - and probably a reason of *why* we do now love these guys.

[@hillrp1]

Me: Watching this on 1/1/22 because of timezones Ellen and Luke: "Trust us, it's still 2021" Me: Boy I hope not

[@TJR-hs2dj]

Luke: Let no one say we didn't cover this in 2021 Me, an Aussie, already half way through Jan 1 2022: You didn't cover this in 2021

[@esteban280889]

@@TJR-hs2dj Me, a Kiwi - same.

[@flyingwithbirbs1202]

@@TJR-hs2dj Even funnier that he says to check the date below the video at some point and because of timezones it clearly says for me Jan 1, 2022

[@achtsekundenfurz7876]

"B.C. or A.D.?" -- me, stepping out of my time machine. Oh wait, silly me, Outside Xtra wasn't available in full HD in 2021 B.C.

[@willyum3920]

So we've had a year of Pokemon magazines and chilli eating contests and then on the final day of the year you remember to talk about video games..... I wouldn't have it any other way. Wonderful channel and community. Lots more of the same in 2022 please! With much gratitude.

[@TheOmegaXicor]

idk an entire year of video games and then an hour or two of Luke eating white hot chilies and "being an adult, doing adult things" seems like it would be awesome, and doing videos on particular games as they come out might get them more viewers but this way is great too

[@ethanrobyn2399]

This video reminds me of Pre-Covid SOTW when Luke and Ellen would talk about the games they have played before doing other SOTW stuff. Happy New Year everyone!

[@ethanlappin]

Ikwym, I'm hoping they go back to something like the old format in 2022, or if the workload is still too much to do a full classic sotwd maybe alternate from week to week between the discussions and the quizzes

[@pretergeek]

@@ethanlappin Yes, I miss the "what have you been playing". But I also don't want them overworked and risking their health (physical and mental) nor do I want them to have to sacrifice any of the new content. I wonder if a monthly round up, maybe across both channels to distribute the load among the larger team, would be acceptable workload.

[@SeeTilTheEnd]

This video is the KZbin equivalent of cramming in all your homework the day before the marking period ends back in school, and I'm here for it.

[@blakebovasso2261]

I loved guardians, it is such an underrated game with a great story, better characters, and solid comedy. Plus the music

[@calumchamberlain2861]

The soundtrack to Guardains game is awesome :).

[@lions87]

It looks like you both dressed up nicely for the Christmas Party later on or something! Love it, you both look very snazzy and you’ve absolutely made 2021 so much more enjoyable for thousands of people. Thanks Xtra!

[@RepKyle95]

Luke just calling out random names of mechanics tools had me doubled over laughing. This is the type of stuff that makes me wish I was part of that friend group.

[@DrakeAurum]

Nothing makes me feel old like Luke and Ellen talking about kids these days.

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Especially if you're old enough like me to still see THEM as kids these days. (old man - lol)

[@Moxypony]

I'm really hoping Rivet and Kit become consistent characters in the Ratchet and Clank series going forward, or even get their own spinoff. I'll be super bummed if they wind up being one-off characters.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

No lie, Ratchet & Clank is so unbelievably beautiful you just wanna get lost in it. So fun, so cool, so colorful, so....active! There's always so much life going on!

[@goodboi4512]

I never got to play it I want to now thanks to you. Thank you

[@alanramirogarcia2886]

Yeah and it's only 4 hours for 80 dollars

[@Dyrnwynn]

@@alanramirogarcia2886 Rubbish. It's at least 11 hours. 14+ if you're a completionist.

[@artsystarmaiden]

For the amount of stuff in it it is pretty good quality and content for money, i was playing it maybe 5 hours a day and it took about 2-3 days to 100% with all the collectibles on mid difficulty but that doesn't include leveling up all the weapons which is going to take me awhile longer (becuase of the amount of weapons not that it actually takes that long to level them in this game). but i will say i was abit disappointed in the arena this time round it felt Alot easier and condensed than other installments and some pretty iconic stuff was missing like the challenge where you can't get hit and moving/disappearing platforms which is abit of a shame. but hey it was great fun! I will say you will get alot more out of it if you have atleast played some of the future series of ratchet and clank though.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

@@artsystarmaiden yeah, I did miss arena combatants like Chainblade, Megapede, etc.

[@pretergeek]

My game backlog, my pile of shame, my Everest to conquer, is now so big that it doesn't really matter when you guys cover any games. Thanks for all the (other) content from 2021, kept my idle mind busy and distracted. And I enjoyed all very much. btw, a lot of that game backlog comes from me watching episodes of Show of the Weekend or New Games Out This Month videos months or even years after and learning about games I missed, because, holy crap, there are a lot of games.

[@christopherhammond5142]

It's too much, huh? I just bought three indie games on sale and immediately started playing Enter the Gungeon for twenty hours with my nephew. I've already played it for at least 200 hours.

[@pretergeek]

@@christopherhammond5142 And now I have, possibly, one more game to add to the backlog of games to play with my nephew (7yo), going to check it first. I assume it has couch co-op.

[@Raenaece]

I know that feeling with an exploded steam library due to bundles. And than there's a sale, or this awesome game that came out and I really intend to play, someday

[@christopherhammond5142]

@@pretergeek Yeah. It might be a little hard for a 7yr old, depends how much he plays.

[@SamButler22]

The Crystal/Eidos thing goes deeper; they killed Deus Ex to move Eidos on to Tomb Raider. Deus Ex almost lived up to the potential of the original

[@spritemon98]

But we got avengers instead which sucked

[@Banquet42]

It's almost like companies chasing profits above all else has a negative impact on gameplay experiences...

[@samthompson1804]

I miss you guys reviewing games like this; I'd love to see review segments return to Show of the Weekend.

[@AlexSamaras]

It's probably a bit late to do, but maybe with the Remastered Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm coming out in February, not to mention the True Colors Nintendo Switch release this past 7 December, it could happen and be considered timely? What "it" is is this: I'd really love to see a "Luke, Jane, Aoife, and Johnny sit down and talk about Life is Strange: True Colors" video. I always enjoyed the chats you all had for the previous LiS games, and that was something I sorely missed with True Colors. There are things worth talking about, such as the ethics of using Alex's powers, whether or not you agree with the game about which decision were "right" in terms of whether or not they got certain townspeople to support Alex, etc. Just a thought, but I'd love to see such a discussion video. 🥺👉👈

[@penguingonemad]

Maybe if we both wish really hard, we can makes this happen! Definitely missed the usual post-game chat

[@ethanlappin]

Same here I'd absolutely love a discussion video, even if it wasn't considered timely. Mostly I just wanna know who they chose between Steph and Ryan, and then have anyone who chose Ryan have why they're wrong carefully explained 😂

[@AlexSamaras]

@@ethanlappin You say that, but I gotta hand it to the writers and Eric Emery's performance. If I hadn't already been in love with Steph from Before the Storm, Ryan could very easily have been a viable interest for Alex, and that's no small thing since, thanks to my existing bias, I was prepared to write him off before I'd ever played the game. Ryan was simply an excellent character, and due to the way I'd played Alex throughout the whole game, was a significant influence on what I chose in the final decision. . Speaking of the final decision, there is definitely some discussion to be had about whether or not that decision feels weighty at all. I chose the way I did with the intent that it could very well not be a permanent life-long choice (and I think that argument can be made for either way one chooses). In a sense, to me, that made the choice feel less significant than previous Life is Strange final choices. . Speaking of that speaking of, the Wavelengths DLC left me gutted about my final choice from Life is Strange 1, in a way that nothing to date had managed to do. But, I'll stop rambling now. ;)

[@ethanlappin]

@@AlexSamaras oh for sure, if Steph was a brand new character it definitely would've been more of a contest. The final decision was definitely less weighty than previous entries. I even made mine (stay in town with Steph) with the personal headcanon that it could easily just be for a few years to let Alex enjoy some stability, with the option to go and travel further down the line particularly if Steph got that itch again. Far detached from the life or death decisions or moral dilemmas of previous LIS games. I know what you mean, Wavelengths definitely made me feel a lot worse about bae/bay than I had previously though knowing myself I'd still probably make the exact same choice if/when I play it again

[@NerdOManyThings]

I also dreadfully miss their discussion video. None of my friends have played either this one or the last one, so I find their discussions videos a good subsitute to being able to talk in detail about it with my friends. (Spoilers below, although if you don't want spoilers you probably shouldn't be this far in this comment thread) Also my thoughts on the ending are that it definitely is a LOT lower stakes than the previous ones, and doesn't hit nearly as hard, but I'm glad about it. I don't really think that it'd be good for all their games to have such a low stakes final chocie, but I was quite relieved to have a bit of a break from truly heart-wrenching endings. Like all LIS games, this is a game with really high emotional highs, and really crushing emotional lows, but I felt that True Colours, more than any other LIS game (apart from maybe the first, maybe) had the highest of highs, and for the most extended amount of time. As such it was just a lot of fun to play, and while I also enjoyed the tenser and darker moments in their own way, my personal main takeaway from this game was all the joy and connection with the other characters. So it felt very fitting to me that the ending was all about whether you wanted to make this place a home and these characters a family, or go off on further adventures with a romantic partner (I'm not sure if there is a plationic option for the ending, but I'm pretty sure there isn't? Feel free to correct me if you got a platonic ending).

[@maxvel0city906]

Happy New year to Luke, Ellen and Jon. Thanks for making 2021 somewhat less of a terrible year by brightening up my days with your comedy and by just being wonderful people.👍😀💜

[@TransmitHim]

I didn't play the new Ratchet and Clank this year, but I did play the previous one, which Sony gave away during a Lockdown. I also knew nothing about it and kept confusing it with Jak & Daxter, but it was pretty good. Incredibly funny mainly - I especially liked the Mr Zurkon weapon, which is a little robot guy who smack-talks all your enemies.

[@arrenmund8732]

The original ratchet and clank rode the sails of the original jack and daxter. Those were both such incredibly great games. I learned my love of platforming and collectables through those.

[@Raven1024]

Depending on which previous one you're talking about...I would play some others. The first couple may have some aging issues but Tools of Destruction and Crack in Time for PS3 were definitely the peak of the series. Into the Nexus was just...meh. And the 2016 reboot of the series was honestly awful compared to the original because it took literally all of the character and character growth out of the game...They just tried to pixar-ify everything. I'm glad they at least went back to the original universe with this most recent one, even if some of the attempted pixarification is still there. (Looking at you Ratchet with chipmunk cheeks, always happy anime eyes, and ears 2 inches wider than they used to be)

[@Caroline-se1zc]

There's a town in Colorado called Nederland that I'm reminded of whenever I see Life is Strange footage. It has 1,445 people living there, and has a crystal shop. How does the crystal shop stay open? It's a town in the mountains, surrounded by rocks. Why are these rocks so great that they can pay rent? The answer is hippies. Colorado is chock full of them, and they'll span great distances in any weather for their hippie goodies. The record shop seems entirely plausible to me.

[@fat_mason]

You're both killin' it, fashion-wise. Well done! You guys are great. Happy New Year!

[@AdamusPrime24]

As an Obi-Wan & Megatron, uh...Ratchet & Clank fan, I'm really happy to see that Ox are getting more R&C into their lives \^^/ Haven't got RA myself yet (still need to get through PS4 R&C XD) but love that they brought back the villain from 3 ^^ He was fun! Happy new year to everyone! Also where did Luke get that Godzilla jumper; I need one XD

[@MrMBinder]

Happy New Year! I haven't played God of War, but I'm glad they *bleeped* out Hawkeye @ 22:55

[@zxuiji]

I've enjoyed the ratchet & clank series from the start, even on the PS2 it was beautiful and fun to play, I really recommend playing the earlier ones, wether you have to use PCSX2 or the actual console :)

[@kitwestlake2088]

I did wonder why there hadn't been any Ratchet and Clank, if you haven't played much of the series I highly recommend going back and checking out the earlier games, it's a fantastic series.

[@kraziiXIII]

I have the original 1st and 4th games on the PS4 but since I was like under ten when I got them I never played them and they along wirh the PS2 are in storage. Is the remake any good? I know it's gotten a lot of high praise for being an excellent remake but is it worth it for a physical purchase? (I really don't like digital only media.)

[@kitwestlake2088]

@@kraziiXIII The remake is really good yeah, it’s very well done, they frame is as not exactly a remake because they don’t want to invalidate the original. So narratively speaking, the first game is what ACTUALLY happened, then the film is like, a much later, in-universe ‘Hollywood style exaggeration’ of that original story, and the ‘remake’ game is Quark telling an exaggerated session of the movie story, I think? It’s really good though yeah

[@MichaelSmith-hf2qp]

1 minute in, and I'm thinking this might have been an excuse for Luke to show he has a different sweater.

[@SpoonOfDoom]

I just saw the credits for Returnal last night. What a great game! I can't help but feel it's a bit underrated and didn't get quite the amount of hype that it deserves. It looks great, it feels great, and it has a wonderfully weird atmosphere and style of storytelling. I'm so glad I gave it another chance after hitting a bit of a wall with one of the bosses a while back. For anyone having a hard time: turn on the always sprint option, it's a game changer. There's basically no reason to not always sprint, and if you start at normal speed first, it's gonna be tough to adjust to the always sprint mode, so best do it straight from the start. Also, don't be ashamed to turn up aim assist if you're having trouble - the game is still tough enough, because most of the challenge is from not getting hit, rather than nailing the 360 noscopes.

[@jitteryzeitgeist]

If you ever get around to it, theres a lovely little topdown Metroidvania called UNSIGHTED that is about lesbian robots in the apocalypse. It pulls heavy from Zelda, Metroid, Steven Universe, and From Software games (the combat is difficult and feels like a mashup of Bloodborne and Sekiro, though its not as hard as either of those games). The twist here is a magic meteor that gives the automatons sentience has been walled off, so you and every NPC automaton have a timer to where you go unsighted (i.e hollow), and yes the player character can as well. Its a delightful game, dirt cheap, and really well done with solid controls and story.

[@SilverFish11311]

What console?

[@jitteryzeitgeist]

@@SilverFish11311 all 3 and PC last I checked.

[@emilykreouzi1340]

You'll be shocked to know how many people from gen Z actually are like Alex. We are just not really that "out there" about it, I guess. And yes, I do love vinyl, and I support my favourite alternative rock bands that still make great music by buying them! But yes, I completely agree that having a whole town be like that is a complete fantasy, I mean the vinyl store itself doesn't make any sense demand wise, is the whole town buying dozens of these things weekly? It can't get by otherwise

[@azuredragoon2054]

Rocket should remember that he's not a Dwarf, so tossing him is fair game. On the other hand, Dwarves don't have access to high tech weaponry capable of deleting your head from 60 miles away. So it's probably a bad idea to throw Rocket because he does have access to said weapons.

[@frodobaggins7710]

I'm so glad Deltarune chapter 2 came out this year, I've really loved that game and I'm even more excited for the future chapters

[@PLAYER_42069]

It's ironic as big as a fan of racing games as Mike is, Oxbox didn't do a general Let's Play of the first few hours of Forza Horizon 5, for example. Luke mentioned they were planning on covering it, but I'm wondering if they didn't have time because it came out so late in the year and they had to get all the Holiday stuff done instead? Good last Show of The Weekend or 2021, by the way!

[@callumdonington2227]

I could swear they did?

[@flyingwithbirbs1202]

@@callumdonington2227 I remember him playing some of it with Andy commentating, I think it might have been an early access kind of thing? So they covered it, but I must admit I'm surprised they didn't do a bit more with it considering it was Mike's game of the year. Although maybe he wanted to and Jane and Andy refused to let him haha

[@unstrungzero]

Love seeing more serious video game discussion again! I will say, I've really been wishing for some coverage on Final Fantasy 14 on either channel. The game has had a huge year, massive player growth with many WoW players switching games, biggest expansion release ending a 10yr story arc, and winning multiple awards. It deserves some attention & I honestly think a lot of the Oxboxtra team would enjoy something from the game. :)

[@loki2655]

You two have made my year better than it would have been. Cheers for the laughs :D Have a great 2022

[@CrazeeAdam]

I'm hoping...thet mention Tales of Arise. Probably not. But outside chance Luke does. Also Life is Strange True Colors is the BEST Life is Strange game imo. Just best acting, best story imo, and best characters. Which really is what the games are about.

[@willisdeethardt8061]

I miss the game reviews on "Show of the Weekend". They give an honest opinion of the game, and show clips so I know what it looks like. Art Corner was cool too.

[@stenfilg]

This video should be titled "Seven games we covered in 2021 and absolutely did not forget about" 😁

[@travisspaulding5835]

I would love to see “The top 50 games you should play before you die” according to Oxtra. They could each choose there top 10 games of all time

[@Numanuma282]

I could watch Luke and Ellen talk about literally anything lol I love them

[@samuxan]

Ratchet was probably my game of the year. I loved every moment of that game and even got all the trophies. I wasn't sure anymore of it was a 2021 game since most media seems to have forgotten to talk about it when looking back at 21

[@mikemullen8174]

In GOTG the conversation choices really matter, you can end up playing the 'sell the monster' mission in two completely different ways.

[@VonBlade]

Happy New Year Oxtra, and thank you for all you do. Ellen's hair has got super long.

[@wolfgangnester1867]

Yeah she's super cute honestly

[@timothyoswald8618]

Just got the platinum on Rift Apart... it's soooo gorgeous and fun. And an easy platinum, too!

[@I-sparkydash-I]

Happy new year to you Ellen and Luke. my surprisingly good game that went a bit under the radar was Ruined King this year. It is really great and while it is based on League of Legends lore, you don't need to know any of that to enjoy it. That is the second time this year Riot surprised me positively. (First time was with Arcane)

[@captain-chunk]

Can we have a moment of appreciation for Ellen’s outfit?? Looking absolute 🔥🔥🔥

[@seraphonica]

Thank goodness they reviewed Jak and Daxter before finishing up this year.

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

Something about Little Nightmares 2 that is really important is that you play as a newer character called Mono while the "buddy" Luke talked about is Six, the protagonist from the first game. Also, this is actually essentially a prequel to the first game. It's also part of a larger franchise with stuff like books with a lot of worldbuilding in it. Also, something to keep in mind from the first game and with this game is that if Six was an adult she would be labeled either a psycopath or a sociopath. Part of that is just the world that she's grown up in, but it's also just her own personal nature that makes her that way because other children like her grew up in that same type of world, yet they didn't end up like her.

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

@@ddubmomo yeah I know. The thing with Six is pretty obvious, but the prequel part is from the secret ending of it. Also, the thing about Six being a sociopath are present in both games. Also, I mentioned the comics because most people are unaware of them. There's slso another game which is a mobile game called Very Little Nightmares that I had forgotten about.

[@talahar123]

Much love to you two! And Jon. Have a great 2022!

[@AdamDeBeers]

You guys can talk about grass growing or paint drying and I will watch it 😀👍 Happy new year!

[@D64nz]

So glad that I have out grown the whole genre's thing. Any genre, be it music or game, doesn't matter, you will love the best of them and hate the worst of them. I hope that's not still a thing anymore. The best of a bad genre beats the average of your favourite genre, so feel free to enoy it.

[@mitchellbonds766]

You two have been a reliable bright spot in a grim and challenging year. Thanks so much for being the mood boosters you are.

[@Monkeyzforever]

Thanks for covering three of my GOTY contenders in 2021 ^_^ My favourite part of GOTG is the banter and camaraderie between the guardians - every mission felt like a new episode of a favourite TV show and I loved that! I have always been a Ratchet and Clank fan and Rift Apart is literally the reason I have a PS5 - and it's SO GOOD. The gameplay is as fun as always and I love Rivet and Kit! I hope it gets more people into the series ♥ Life is Strange True Colours 😭 Alex Chen has my whole heart 😭😭😭 And Psychonauts 2 was Andy's honourable mention for GOTY so I'll take that as coverage for my final 2021 fave 😍

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

Guys, guys. 3 things: 1. Returnal is incredible if you are able to complete it twice (tall order, I know) 2. I started playing Tomb Raider with the first game in 2000, I had TR3 on Playstation and later TR: Angel of Darkness on PS2, which I actually didn't hate...I know. In my opinion, while not as well made as TR 2013 or Rise; Shadow of the Tomb Raider was not half bad. The stealth was greatly improved, the challenge tombs were much more fun to complete, and the lite rpg stuff actually worked really well, not to mention how viable all-out murder was towards the end of the game. 3. Forza Horizon 5 reminds me of Burnout Paradise with less great music. And Burnout Paradise reminds me of Burnout Dominator with less refined mechanics and focus, and Burnout Dominator reminds me of Need for Speed III Hot Pursuit (1998)

[@colinspeirs]

"GAMES WE DIDN'T COVER BECAUSE WE WERE SCRABBLING FOR MATERIAL FROM POKEMON MAGAZINE" ;) All the best to all escaping 2021 and may 2022 be better, when it comes

[@wofgal1993]

It doesn't surprise me at all that Ellen would use one of my favorite ever memes, namely "Electric Boogaloo" :D I adored hearing her say that!! :) Ooh, Luke was getting all into the end of singing "Come and get your love"

[@SolaScientia]

Happy New Year! Returnal is one I'm vaguely interested in, but the rogue-like aspect of being shunted back to the very beginning sounds very frustrating to me, especially losing most of my stuff. I was glad to see that they updated it to allow players to save in the middle of a run. Ah, thanks for describing the physics like you did. I was trying to describe RDR2 to my dad, and how Arthur walks, and the reactions being a bit odd/delayed. It's how I ran down more than one NPC on my horse, lol. Good to know that Guardians of the Galaxy isn't one I'm sad I haven't played. I've found I dislike it when games make me manage a party. I tried Mass Effect and it didn't click with me. I'm glad people like it though. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is one I'm planning on getting at some point as well, but likely when it's on sale since there are some others I've been more excited about. I got the previous one for free during PlayStation's Play At Home deal earlier this year and I really liked it. I did end up sticking to just the same few weapons, but I played through it twice to get all the cards and such. It's a fun game, so the sequel appeals to me as being more of the same sort of fun. The new cars aspect does sound cool, but at the same time I think I'd be overwhelmed by them throwing so many at me like that. But I'm the sort who'll find a favorite weapon or something in a game and stick with it. I'll try out a new weapon I've found, but I usually have 2 or 3 favorites I stick with for the most part. I guess it shows how relaxed about gaming I am and how behind the times I am since most of the games I've been playing are from 2019 or earlier. Hitman 3 is the only 2021 game I've played. Elden Ring and Stray are the main 2 games I'm most looking forward to for 2022, and Elden Ring is the first pre-order I've done for a game in a very long time.

[@ethanlappin]

Yeah GOTG was one I gave a pass on because of the exact reason described in the video, I was worried it would just be another Avengers letdown. Hearing that it'd actually story based and, you know, fun to play I'll definitely add it to my '22 list

[@Johnnybravo60025]

I really appreciate the Bort license plate!

[@leonbrooke5587]

I'd be down for a more in-depth discussion of Life is Strange True Colours with spoilers

[@daxyproductions]

I enjoyed Life is Strange so much I played it in 2 days - it was a genuine surprise as I never got in to the other games, I must have enjoyed the vibe of this one more 😄

[@LacroixboiMarx]

Loved Ratchet & Clank. Only game I platinumed this year. And yea, Guardians was a huge surprise for me. I haven’t been bothered with MCU stuff since the first Avengers, but it was on sale and I was hearing good things. Glad I got it.

[@mrwarr]

That reminds me of this little nightmare I had. Earth was stuck in an eternal time loop that reset every Jan 1st. We were all aware of the loop and even celebrated it each year with a festival on December 31st called Returnal. Here’s the thing: all progress of humanity was lost on Jan 1st. Some smart folk eventually unlocked enough clues to determine that the key to figuring out this loop is to locate the delta rune. With a ratchet and clank, a company named Forza built a spaceship called the Horizon 4. Their plan was to send me sending me out into deep space to recover the delta rune - like I’m some kind of guardian of the galaxy or something. Idk, life is strange. PS: Ellen and Luke have such amazing chemistry.

[@vonsklavounakis8265]

Poetry

[@achtsekundenfurz7876]

Many were the adventures we had: We paid respect at some guy's funeral .. but what we really meant was "F this guy!" We were in Control, composed a new Anthem, we impeached President Evil, and made the Titan fall. We entered a tournament just to learn that it wasn't real. ...and in the end, we learned the most important lessons one could ever learn: Screens are blue, X-boxes are red. Whatever you do, that hardware is dead. You can't take the sky from me, because the sky is no man's property in the first place. Adam might have had the first Apple, but Eve is Online. If wishes were horses, little ponies would be nightmares. Friendship may be magic, Duke Nukem may be forever, but doom is eternal.

[@phyllissmith9426]

Carole King, Betty York, Janis Joplin. Names I feel sentimental about and almost noone remembers. Yes I am old but I prefer to think of myself as closer to "finished and I got the good ending".Thanks for continuing to make this ole' lady smile.

[@deadheadwalls]

I'm just saying that 2022 we need more Ellen alot more Ellen just way more of Ellen

[@kaimactrash]

Watched this video as the new year began and it was nice, this video has nice chill vibes compared to all the fireworks around me

[@samsavc123]

26:55 had big “skriddle” “skrillet” “skittle” energy lmao

[@CharliePhair]

Playing Guardians of the Galaxy at the moment. It's great. Definitely a lot of Mass Effect and the combat is a bit of a stripped down version of Final Fantasy VII remake. Really stands on it's own, deeply entrenched on the comics, just enough distance from the movies.

[@marvelfan9306]

Videogame channel forgets to cover some of the best games of the year, remembers to cover several issues of Pokemon comic 🤣

[@greggleblom]

I was thinking "man, I really want another Jak and Daxter game", and then Like mentioned them, and I got sad. I want more Jak and Daxter 😭

[@CodaBlairLucarioEmperor]

I've never played those games, but I wish that I could. It's that way with a lot of games because I only ever play Nintendo consoles.

[@laurasaurus7399]

Love Luke's jumper! Can't wait for more fun videos next year

[@kevincarter4782]

Guardians was the biggest surprise of the year for me. LOVED IT

[@BennyGoId]

LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS!! LUKE!! ELLEN!! YOU GUYS TOTALLY MISSED OUT ON COVERING THIS GREAT GAME FROM DECK NINE!! I would have liked to hear your thoughts on the game :(

[@JasonZakrajsek]

28:34

[@socksofargyle4753]

ratchet and clank games are some of my favorite, glad to see one getting such high praise (and coverage)! QuQ happy new year!

[@nicocrestmere9688]

Hey just want you to know I was watching this video at work when the clock struck midnight so the first 2 faces I saw this year are you guys. Good way to start the year. Oh, love the blouse btw, EL.

[@CowKirbo]

I just started playing rift apart recently at a friend's house and I'm loving it

[@JohnFromOttawa]

Ellen, just have to say, your outfit and hair was on point! Very nice.

[@molchmolchmolchmolch]

I'm glad you did the Pokemon-counting and other stuff ☺️ And this video was great. Do that again next year :D

[@andrewolson5471]

I'm a big fan of the Forza Horizon series. It takes all the things that make cars cool and fun and puts it in one game. Racing? Check. Big map where you can drive anywhere? Check. Collectibles? Check. Updating weekly objectives? Check. And solid, fun driving mechanics? Check.

[@floppyseizure8615]

Anyone else think that Ellen is adorable?

[@andycyca]

Thanks for the company and the laughs. Happy New Year, Oxtra!

[@tomascain4474]

Y'all can do anything and I'll watch it. Y'all are so funny thank you for a year of great entertainment!

[@rebelwithout-a-clue]

No one played Kena: bridge of spirits?

[@CowKirbo]

I've seen the trailer and a friend is thinking about it but I haven't played it yet no

[@Amaritudine]

It was one of only two(?) new releases I played in 2021. It'd be neat to see a full playthrough on the channel sometime.

[@nodorog448]

Possibly one of my favorite Outside Xtra videos... partly because it reinforces in me that Luke has such a neutral tone, and could lie to my face. Partly because Ellen is such a lovely Manic Pixie I want to believe. They could have said we reviewed "Deltarune part 1-2" in 2019, and i would take it as fact.

[@Feasco]

12:50 playing without licensed music be like: that scene in Endgame where Rhodes and Nebula are watching Starlord dance

[@JakalairVG]

Last year was kind of the same for me. I have a bunch of footage from various video games I played that just didn't make it into a video because of how weird last year was. Hope this year you get to cover all the games you want.

[@bearcataquatic]

Chorus, Lost in random, inscryption, solar ash and black book. Those are my favourite hidden gems of the year

[@shewillsmash]

To be fair to True Colors they aren't teens though, they're probably around my age so like early 20s. And yeah i love vinyl and dnd so...

[@laterkater4213]

Me: Ooh, I hope they talk about Ace Attorney Chronicles! Luke: We already talked about Ace Attorney Chronicles, turns out. Me: ...talk about it some more?

[@meikahidenori]

I'm the same when he gave monster hunter a honrable mention in the other video. Really wished we could see Luke play it a little bit instead of another dark souls vid. The game is good, we get it but it would have been nice to see something different. Hopefully he will keep playing with sunbreak this year!

[@spoffette2623]

Please dont stop doing things like naming all the pokemon! I love watching you guys do random things like that 😁

[@tom_k_cook]

memory is hard. don't sweat it, guys.

[@revwroth3698]

You don't have to convince me to play Ratchet and Clank, I've avidly played nearly every other one multiple times each already.

[@najibzulkafli5820]

Making the pokemon videos takes precedence! At least you guys remembered before 2021 ended! XD happy 2022!

[@errorcrj110]

Massively approve the use of "Cyber's World" as the background music for DT2. Best song in the game so far, don't @ me

[@deGooder]

I think also worth mentoring about Guardian's Of the Galaxy is the strength of the writing. The character dynamics and interplay is all there but the real strength I think of the experience is a story that goes to some surprisingly emotional places. The central theme being how we deal with loss and grief. It's some of the best writing I'm seen a big budget games for a long, long time

[@thumper5555]

9:05 I feel this way about so many games. I feel it hard to go fast in many games because I'm not stopping to appreciate the detail put in. I know that's a self imposed limit, but still I feel like i should stop a lot in games and just look at the surroundings.

[@AceRide]

I just played Rift Apart for the first time a few days ago and I absolutely love it. I got into the series with the 2016 remake of the original, but did a lot of wiki reading in the interm, so I did pick up on some of the references. (Don't worry Luke, I also keeping calling it A Rift in Time. There's a game in the series called A Crack in Time and I keep getting the titles confused for some reason)

[@Eafram2]

I love this episode specially because of the mentions of Jak and Daxter. It was one of my favorites as a kid, played the first game through to Jak X. Nobody I know seems to know it and I've never heard much mention of it elsewhere either. Thank you.

[@niceguy169]

Clicked for the Ratchet & Clank thumbnail, figuring it would be one of the games I played on my PS2, didn't realize this was 2021 games, LOL! Or that this was double-length! Wouldn't have clicked had I noticed, but oh well (ONLY reason I haven't watched any Blades In The Dark videos, as much as I want to, never mind the ALL that I'd like, I was a Kickstarter backer!). There were 3 series I loved: R&C, Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper. Then I had an opportunity to buy a XBox 360 and discovered those are ALL Playstation exclusives! :( I had heard XBox was more geared to adult gamers - in that their exclusives were (and, admittedly, both Ratchet and Sly are remarkedly kid-friendly, Jak a bit too). I have I THINK every Ratchet game for PS2, though 2 or 3 I bought late and haven't played. I miss them all!

[@Dekead1930]

Little Nightmares 2 is my fav of the year!!