Why Subnautica Owes Its Success to This Button

How do you design a game like Subnautica? With a bit of help, it turns out.
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[@Aci_yt]

I've played this game since it came out in early access and didn't know you could distract creatures with flares.

[@Jh0than]

I've been playing it in VR.. still no idea lol

[@Epicrocker]

I started following its development in 2015, and only found this out when I watched a friend try it in their playthrough a month ago, and they said "I mean yeah, it seems pretty obvious from the description" Never have I felt so clueless about something I thought I knew everything about...

[@exploding_sprinkles]

How aci HOW

[@johnr.timmers2297]

You can distract creatures with flare!???!!

[@joaopedroheerdtfolloni4586]

I thot that I was the only one that didn't know that

[@EinDose]

"Sometimes, they joke that they made a horror game by mistake." ...they made all that horror UNINTENTIONALLY?

[@MarquisdeL3]

The ocean is scary.

[@ShadowReignhart]

Subnautica unintentionally gave everyone some amount Thalassophobia.

[@tprime2702]

*Reaper Leviathan wants to know your echolocation.*

[@vtc-ctv]

I thought it was a horror game. That’s why I haven’t played it

[@jonahcraven8669]

@@vtc-ctv There's an interesting video I saw on that specifying that this is not horror, it's terror. Very different things. Horror is when you shut down shaking, oh my god stop. Terror is when every cell in your body is charged with adrenaline. It is a scary game, no doubt about that, but it will get you excited rather than frozen. The game uses a lot of interesting psychological tricks, like how most of the monsters aren't actually that dangerous. You have ample opportunity to escape, but that means you never get used to facing them.

[@wrestlecritical6245]

As someone who lives in Brighton I'm always anxious I'll run into Chris Bratt trying to steal a car for a GTA video or something.

[@fullbleed24]

Ive spotted him a few times, no car jacking yet it’s usually him enjoying a coffee in smallbatch looking deep in work

[@DarrenIndeed]

Bumped into him a couple of times when I lived there. He's a real nice dude.

[@puckbryn3583]

what he’s communicating by hearting this comment: Good.

[@ojaja3670]

yeah auctally

[@Arsonire]

Chances are slim but never zero.

[@bubbyt]

Despite this game being horrifying, isn’t the sunrise and sunset just beautiful?

[@AUFartool]

*"What if we hanged out together in Subnautica seeing the sunrise 😳... jkjk... unless?*

[@cyanthunder2729]

"Well, there's always the view..."

[@senryokuu_yuno]

Everything is beautiful

[@Kerbist]

And the *solar eclipses*

[@Minecraftgnom]

I find it interesting just how many people consider it a scary game. xD I just enjoy the atmosphere, even in the lowest areas, without feeling anxious or scared. >_>

[@joeymoore1162]

So they genuinely didn't think everyone's immediate thought in a survival game would be "let me scavenge the massive tech-filled ship/only "landmass" on the horizon"?

[@KXC42069]

Yeah, kinda short-sighted

[@shotgun3628]

well yeah, it takes a while to get to. so long that (i would think) most people would think "im not supposed to go there, at least not yet"

[@Sir-Taco]

@@shotgun3628 maybe someone who has subnautica as the first game in the genre

[@k90v29]

@@shotgun3628 nah int the first five minutes I flung myself with a floater using the escape pod

[@chrismanuel9768]

Literally the first thing I did

[@TheParagade]

It honestly blows my mind that they didn't expect players to be interested in the crashed ship. Literally can not understand that thought process

[@DustyGamma]

Probably because they had been so focused on all the detail they were making in the ocean. Tunnel vision.

[@daniloribeiro5372]

I wasn't until my friend told me that I had to go there

[@Potassiumkloride]

I actually had no interest in going to it until the game started talking about the nuclear reactor killing everything in the area, which made me feel like I had to go and stop that in case it was one of those quests you can't ignore. If it weren't for that I don't think I'd have even set foot near it. I was just way more interested in scaring myself sick with my intense fear of deep water. (Also one of the logs later talks about 'something on board has eaten the remains of the crew' to which I went 'cool. wasn't gonna go there anyways, but now I extra won't.' and swam in the opposite direction)

[@TDGCmote]

During beta, it was kinda nice to imagine what was inside that giant backdrop piece

[@plague6566]

Obviously they haven't seen the mind of a gamer: _Derelict = Loot_

[@ExplodingJellyfish]

The Reefback Leviathan can seem terrifying upon first seeing them, but when realizing they're friendly they're like big awesome sea friends that you just want to hug. Sometimes I would spend hours just swimming around on their backs, or sometimes if they breached the surface, just sitting on top of them as they swam around, one even swam me back to my base and I hopped off, it made its big scary groaning noise which has turned just adorable to me and swam away. I love them.

[@hmmyou2544]

Until they have those spiky cactus shits on them

[@kayagorzan]

Nice big boys

[@JustSomeInsomniac]

hmm you I was just going to say that, little bastards

[@christytrisshoffner9697]

Until they lure you to the dunes

[@mutedsnow4008]

ive followed one for 2 ours. Big succes loved it got alot of blueprints. then he despawned. (it gave me depression it was my bff)

[@robinm7079]

That shot of the poor sound tech up to his knees in water... Absolute perfection, thank you so much

[@Quinns_Quest]

THANK YOU I WAS VERY COLD

[@dominateeye]

@@happily_blue Quinns is part of this channel! He did the Entropia video mentioned at the end of this one. He also did a video on this channel about the sport Kabaddi a while back!

[@finnbutler7338]

@@dominateeye And how do you explain Jonny from Dicebreaker's cameo? I think there is definitely some shared universe shenanigans going on

[@TayG-y9q]

Quintin Smith I thought I was going crazy!!!! It really was you in the video.

[@chakaislife3046]

Why does it say people make games replied to this?

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

Subnautica: “do you have a fear of the ocean?” Player base: “no” Subnautica: “would you like to?”

[@BenumaGaming]

Lol

[@skelet8337]

The think is almost everyone has a fear from the deep sea just you need to experience it to find out like parents tell you not to be scared by horror films but even they get scared sometimes

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

alexander nikov yeah

[@user-pq9gy3fq1q]

@@skelet8337 the scary thing about oceans is it isn't our domain, we can't even breath underwater or survive the pressure with our anatomy. It's like space, but unlike space, the ocean covers around about 75% of the earth, and it isn't too unlikely to get stranded somewhere in the ocean.

[@BierBart12]

I feel like playing Subnautica for too long has completely removed my fear of the ocean Now the only thing I fear are things that are bigger(Or rather, millions of times as massive) than the Earth. Jesus fuck I'm glad No Man's Sky doesn't go towards the whole "fear" aspect as much as Subnautica did.

[@keiyakins]

Haha, wait, the last second breath was a bug? That's amazing, it's one of the most defining moments of the game to me!

[@ryanpayne7707]

I've actually had that very scenario happen in real life. Basically, I got caught in the undertows of three consecutive waves. After I got out of the first one, I shot to the surface, opened my mouth before my eyes, and took a face full of water from the second wave. I got caught in its undertow, got out while repressing the urge to cough underwater, and then got hit in the face by the third wave. I felt my body go limp and I actually gave up. Then I felt my left shoulder digging into the bottom while my right shoulder was above water. (I had basically washed ashore and was lying face down in six inches of water.) I noticed I was not going to die that day, stood up, and hacked up the seawater/sand/mucus mix that was in my lungs. That was in July 2007. I had a flashback to that EXACT moment the first time I nearly "drowned" in Subnautica only to be saved by the last second breath bug.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@ryanpayne7707 Is it bad that the mental image of you laying face down, expecting to drown, then realizing “Oh I can just stand up” is hilarious?

[@vizthex]

ikr

[@jukebox0310]

i remember thinking "welp im drowning" when i first started and then all of a sudden, it was just like woah im not dead

[@MayinMayo]

@@ryanpayne7707 i aint readin allat

[@rylandmalcolm3825]

"Players wake up in a endless featureless expanse save for one giant flaming beacon in the distance" Developers: "WhY aRe PlAyErS sWiMiNg ToWaRdS iT!?"

[@lazy1677]

Ryland Malcolm epic

[@nanashialfarr]

LAMP

[@-hello6177]

@@nanashialfarr For damn's sake gamers are moths

[@viablezombie]

@@-hello6177 maaaaaybeeee

[@barmetler]

Me see big thing, me want to go to big thing That's how it works

[@AlexanderTersakian]

The extra effort spent to film the intro at the beach and dunk yourself underwater is appreciated.

[@DTorto]

Did you put the green happy face?

[@VibhavSaraf]

PMG helping me get through the Quarantine. These guys are so genuine and nice you can see how much they love what they're doing.

[@PeopleMakeGames]

Thanks so much, Vibhav. Comments like this mean the world to us.

[@charliecleveland9053]

It was a pleasure talking with you, Chris. Thanks for making this video!

[@thedarkgenious7967]

something I'll always find amusing is the fact that, even with the Devs so dead set on not letting the player be violent in turn to the violent wildlife, there's enough still there that killing leviathans is a favored past time/long term goal for many players who know it's possible. My personal favorite way of going about it is the most dangerous outside of actively just knifing them without stasis; freeze them and feed them a bunch of the gasopods' acid pods (which can be collected if you catch them before they explode in a cloud of acid, it's about a 1 second window, and if you toss them out of your inventory rather than going to use them to craft acid torpedoes, they will still pop after a second or so into a cloud of acid) which does a lot of damage to everything not a gasopod. Including leviathans. gotta be quick though, because if you're tossing out a dozen and you aren't out of there immediately, the cloud can kill you, and much, much faster than the leviathans. it also lingers slightly longer than the visual cloud does, meaning you've got to be careful about multiple attempts, too!

[@DFX2KX]

indeed. It doesn't stop you, it just makes you creative.

[@plague6566]

The fact that people go out of their way to plan these deliberate leviathan killing plans shows that we are all bloodthirsty murderers that don't like fish to the point we kill them hitman style

[@thedarkgenious7967]

I feel more like it makes a point about no matter how you try to force people into the flight side of the fight or flight response, you'll always have someone who will dig in their heels and die trying. Some people are just stubborn like that. It also helps that when it comes to horror/terror one of the bests catharsis you can have is to personally remove the threat if at all possible

[@eneco3965]

@@thedarkgenious7967 >die trying Well, the only ones dying in this case are the leviathans

[@ijneb1248]

The only time i ever killed a leviathan was when that one stupid ghost leviathan thought it would be funny to destroy my seamoth. Needless to say a couple hundred knife slashes and 2 batteries worth of stasis rifle later its corpse was slowly drifting to the ocean floor

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

"It's not a bug, it's a feature!" thats what my landlord told me too^^

[@TheyTookStrawb]

Uh guys? I'm not sure about this one

[@Hyvexx]

Hold up

[@joebidengaming5525]

Lol

[@_mossy_8520]

good one

[@user-np1gs4le2i]

*@0 0* *ANOTHER!?!?!?!?!*

[@j.r.7339]

And Kerbal Space Program to this: "[F5]" And "[F9]"

[@Penguinmanereikel]

Don’t have KSB What do they do?

[@chaomatic5328]

@@carbharharbcar5867 "if a gun don't cut it, use more guns" - Engi guy

[@Polar_Onyx]

Ehhh, those don't actually send any info to the devs all those do are save your rocket from being turned to dust because you forgot how rockets work

[@sambutton8494]

@@Penguinmanereikel Quicksave And Quickload

[@2ARM2]

Ah yes KSB Kerbal space buses

[@NaiveDJack]

The ocean is littered with ads and that is a mood.

[@flawer1316]

the oceon is made out of raid shadow legends

[@tbush7316]

@@flawer1316 the ocean is made of raycon earbuds

[@davideaezakmi9530]

Man, this says a lot about the society we live in

[@PlebNC]

The ocean is brought to you by SquareSpace

[@pinkajou656]

The ocean is sponsored by audible

[@TenaciousSnail]

As my old diving instructor used to always say "dolphins have flippers, divers have fins!" I never did quite get round to pointing out that dolphins have fins as well... Anyway top quality work guys! Subnautica is a great game and one of the few single player games that my friends and I play in tandem. It's called having a Subnautidate, and I recommend it!

[@Wolf-fm3xu]

Why not play together? There's a multiplayer mod for the game

[@TenaciousSnail]

@@Wolf-fm3xu thanks very much, I had no idea. I'm not really into modding but I shall check it out.

[@wwellthemage8426]

I read that "As my old driving instructor used to always say" and I was incredibly confused about why your driving instructor was talking about dolphins and divers

[@nightcatarts]

Subnautica is a great game, & I love the feedback form idea, but I don't envy anybody looking through the bug reports part of that data. The ease of use & simplicity makes it possible for them to essentially outsource their QA, but it also means that more serious bugs can get lost within the horde. I had one where my avatar became stuck in the ceiling after using a hatch & thought it made sense to save & reload the game in order to sort it out. That, it turns out, was a terrible idea. The game doesn't do any sanity checking on the player's vertical coordinate, meaning that save & the 8 hours I'd put into it is now completely unusable. This is obviously quite a niche situation, but therein lies the problem when the bug is so bad that it is literally game breaking.

[@maxarothdev7374]

That's why console commands exist. In the event that you get stuck you are able to warp your character and get unstuck

[@nightcatarts]

@@maxarothdev7374 Yea except that the console wouldn't open either..

[@gustavobastos901]

there's a way to enable it, before being able to use it

[@nightcatarts]

@@gustavobastos901 Yea I did all that, it seems it was bugged out too.

[@ryanpayne7707]

That would explain why I was still clipping through the map and unable to save at times while playing Below Zero.

[@BiancaRoughFin]

05:17 "Its that they are so big they can kill you without realizing" Me - Throwing a bunch of Floaters on the Reefbacks to force them out of the water.

[@kajmak64bit76]

Lol

[@dovahkiin4977]

LOOK, ANOTHER ISLAND!

[@geryz7549]

2:03 is that a portal 2 reference? "What you're doing there is jumping"

[@VIM365]

Good catch

[@theundeadpancake9869]

If it is I'm screaming

[@SteffenThole]

Oh wow, I didn't get that watching it for the first time. Love it

[@ginyoshida6872]

Holy shit I saw your comment exactly at 2:03 a.m

[@dog_corn]

Is this a jojos refrence?

[@wzr3293]

Players When They See The Reefback “Im in aw of the size of this lad”

[@nighxmare8430]

WZR A B S O L U T E U N I T

[@evanhansen5064]

awe*

[@SolarizedPhoenix]

The leviathans were always great game pacing in my eyes. When you start, you're surrounded by friendly fish, maybe one of those alligators, and the boom fish. Not much risk. But when you start moving to deeper, dangerous water you start to realize you're not the predator here.

[@TheWinjin]

Also you can actually encounter them really early on, as far as I remember there's one always hanging around right at the exhaust part of the Ship?

[@Callisto582]

underrated comment

[@IsM1ku]

​​@@TheWinjinboth sides of the ship actually, and the right side

[@vizthex]

I've always thought part of the reason it was so good is because you're forced to think about things, rather than shooting your problems away.

[@BenSKG]

Surprised they let Chris in his wetsuit on before the watershed to be honest

[@PeopleMakeGames]

The only water being shed around here is the sea water falling from my wetsuit-clad body. -Chris Edit: I'm really sorry you had to read this.

[@chewbaccasdad]

I thought I'd clicked on a Baywatch video at first.

[@dominateeye]

@@PeopleMakeGames Now you're just doing the fanfiction writers' job for them.

[@originalname8541]

@@PeopleMakeGames hey how do you unread something

[@Lodemite]

@@originalname8541 2 words. Bleach eyes.

[@NyleGames]

At 10:30 Chris is playing a build of Subnautica from Oct 2020. Chris, please tell us your time travel secrets, we've all known for a while now. Another wonderful video, very interesting! As a small indie dev that mostly does game jams, after watching it's definitely convinced me to make something similar for my future projects!

[@FestiveRocket]

L E A K E D U P D A T E

[@honeyyb]

I'm guessing they sent it to him bc he was doing the video

[@charlieni645]

Johnny cameo is a true woopa moment. Still rewatch the Late to the Party episodes you guys did!

[@szbnahl]

1:08 I feel Quinns' perfect "so this is my life now" face deserves more recognition.

[@BxPanda7]

6:56 That moment when a game developer doesn't understand the one most basic thing about player psychology, and yet still made a masterpiece !

[@mortmortmort8908]

I for one *am* terrified of the country of Wales. Have you *seen* their language? That's not a human tongue.

[@Liam_The_Great]

look up "Liam Dutton nails pronouncing" if you wanna be terrified by wales

[@Author-In-Denial]

it's the dragon language! that's why there's one on their flag. i'm ashamed nobody knows this..

[@DreadWulfie]

I have thalassophobia; Subnautica scares me more than some actual horror games. I've not gotten far into the game but at one point I wandered accidentally into an area that had several Reaper leviathans and when one of them came at me screaming, I shrieked out loud and brought up the menu and reloaded the game because I was having none of that. Not sure if I'm ever gonna be able to finish that game.

[@finempra8730]

ikr, this game is horrifying. I literally had to use a map because I was so afraid of reaper/ghost leviathans.

[@shiggles6638]

I also have this issue and have enjoyed the game greatly through other people playing it. I know others don't enjoy just watching though... Good luck!

[@punpumpkin1148]

2:40 That one Korone clip just came up in my head: “Fire, in the water…HOW”

[@kse3]

"Water in the fire, why?! Not understand."

[@Em.P14]

When you ask for guns what do they say ? "We wont give you a gun, here have a stasis rifle and your survival knife, go and survive by escaping while they are stunned" Me in the meantime stunning leviathans and stabbing them in the eye untill they die . Me also sayin: you where right, players aint always right with what they asked for, a gun wouldn't have been brutal enough, stabbing them 10k times untill they die is just way more fun and satisfying!

[@zoloftdependant5246]

true

[@jesfest]

The Devs must have realized that a gun puts distance between you and your target, and opted for a more hands on experience to really get immersed in the bloodlust.

[@zoloftdependant5246]

@@jesfest the reason was to make the game less "violent" instead of making the player feel powerful. but it often feels more frustrating, like why can't we make a functional spear gun or something? at least there are mods which defeat the purpose.

[@Poodleinacan]

You're right. Knife violence is MUCH more present than gun violence world-wide. Reality must be replicated.

[@Shoxic666]

@@jesfest the east London experience

[@calliem1331]

“you’ve just accidentally read a tweet from jk rowling” extremely accurate, thank you

[@tribemaster188]

For fragile people? yes it is accurate

[@Hyacinth77]

Tribe Master you are aware that J.K. Rowling has said some really transphobic stuff on her Twitter right?

[@lukekirb4076]

@@Hyacinth77 you are aware that normal people don't care right?

[@TheLegendaryHacker]

DoReMiFaSoLaTi 7 Again, for fragile people

[@lilac397]

@@Hyacinth77 wtf jk rowling is based?????

[@vesstig]

The limitations in combat lead to some of my favourite moments in this game, the tension added with the lurking depths leads to more interesting sandbox expiriences

[@Thor_the_Doge]

imo i love the fact that they didn't add weapons but made killing enemies possible, as it limits the player to using weak tools not intended for war to kill enemies, which makes killing something big make you feel like such a badass. I killed a ghost leviathan with a prawn suit drill arm once, and i felt like a boss.

[@Direblade11]

How long did that take? I've tried it in the fossil river area and it didn't seem to work

[@Thor_the_Doge]

@@Direblade11 You mean the toxic gas river area? because that's where I did it and it worked for me. I can't remember how long it took though.

[@comlitbeta7532]

I did it with a speed pod and the fire knife, it took me a couple of hours because it's really difficult to be input perfect for something like 20 minutes straight.

[@mrmcmoustache9615]

Programmer: “okay we will have them die as soon as they run out of oxygen even if they are close to the surface” The Game: “no these are MY babies I will look after them” Gamers: :)

[@ughhbennnn]

Fun fact: fire can occur on water*, maybe not for multiple days, but if there's an oil spill and it catches alight - there's nothing stopping that oil from burning freely on the surface. discovered this when I was a lil juvenile n poured petrol into a small pond, lit it n the full pond lit up. oh the joys of being a pre-teen.

[@bubbyt]

I have so many questions but I’m not going to ask them

[@mathughsyoutubeworld2655]

The division of wildlife would to know your location

[@alexnoman1498]

Because petrol doesn't burn, it's fumes do. And it vaporizes easily at room temperature. The flame never touches the water, it just creates more "petrol steam" to then burn.

[@ughhbennnn]

@@alexnoman1498 fair shout

[@MiMuMo]

Get some magnesium underwater

[@gexxys5039]

Subnautica has the best feedback feature i've seen to date, which I really like. You can report bugs and glitches, but also express your happiness about the game, all in one place and most importantly ingame. No website for submitting or even having to post on socieal media.

[@spiritofvoljin8561]

The first time I ever encountered a Reaper, which was by the Aurora, I was genuinely horrified. When it took ahold of the moth and I was staring into its face... omg, I'm glad I wasn't recording myself playing the game. Very few games ever give me the kind of reaction the Reaper did.

[@catiosis]

"ive accidentally read a tweet by jk rowling" thank you somuch

[@angela.luntian]

Rip that lady lmao

[@windowsxp1902]

people make games says trans rights

[@j.dietrich]

I've never seen any of your videos before, but that intro made me instantly click "subscribe" with the force of a thousand suns. Anyone who goes to that level of effort for a ten-second sight gag deserves my attention.

[@jamescavanaugh9770]

it is scary how high of a production quality you guys bring, time in and time out. I love it.

[@withknobson]

PMG once again asserting itself as the most Brighton of gaming channels

[@dylancross644]

With reefbacks I get like goosebumps down my back whenever i see them. amazing looking creature

[@andrewsad1]

There's something about Reefbacks that makes me feel safety like no other video game character. I'm certain that people with thalassophobia have more intense feelings about the game, but I'm wondering if we're more likely to absolutely adore Reefbacks than people without a fear of the ocean.

[@akumasstorytime3910]

I have severe thalassophobia and I can say that the reefbacks are extremely calming. The thing Is when you're with a big fuck off beast that's friendly, you feel like you can kill god. I constantly love running into reefbacks because "hey there's reefbacks here, this place isn't going to kill me".

[@YaBoiBoris]

That ending bit with the "real" message in a bottle I called it that it would be a segway to the sponsor

[@SirStouk]

I love this game... I love the first person role playing games but almost all of them involve guns or magic and killing things. It was so nice to find a mostly peaceful game that is so involved and so good. For anyone who doesn't know there is a second Subnautica now as well... some say it's not as good but I'd just say it's a little different. It's still great!

[@comlitbeta7532]

Peaceful? *Start Prawn drill with malicious intent*

[@SirStouk]

@@comlitbeta7532 LOL xD

[@bernardov.nogueira7175]

Amazing video! Love all the hard work put into it not only to make it extremely informative but also entertaining. Recently found this channel and it is already one of my favorites.

[@MINERAL-115]

By far the best feedback system I've ever used in any game, and as a result, I ended up using it a ton during the various early builds.

[@wasd3108]

it's just a form, what's so special about it except existing lmao

[@derfzgrld]

I probably had the best possible first encounter with a reefback that one could image. I was swimming through this bottomless ocean in fear, but knowing there is an island somewhere. Then I noticed that I have entered an area with a lot of mini isles. I go onto one and look around, gather some resources and want to leave again when I notice that IT IS MOVING! The revelation that those islands were indeed not islands at all hit me so hard back then that I still remember it now after all that time (since sometime during early access). Yea, very chliche and I always thought that could never happen to me. I guess I have been proven better. Still my most memorable moment of the game though.

[@NithinJune]

when you said "we found a message in a bottle" I was like: Please dont be a sponser spot

[@alexnoman1498]

I marvel at how quickly "spot the creative ad segue" has become a sport on KZbin. Marvel and worry, honestly...

[@NithinJune]

@@alexnoman1498I mean he's got to eat somehow... its when the video is about the sponsered thing or when the person just doesn't know what there talking about

[@C.I...]

I switched my like to a dislike because of that. Might as well have just put earrape on the video instead. Ruined what I thought would have been a fun moment.

[@NithinJune]

@@C.I... ehhhh its not that bad, but audience retention def 📉

[@polarispulsar]

The water on fire glitch happened to me daily. It's just by the Aurora in the safe shallows/sparse reef and is always burning.

[@RoryMajule]

This is why “pave the footpaths” is one of my favorite colloquialisms

[@GroundPunch2]

Fantastic production all round, guys. Really interesting, well paced deep dive that made me smile a lot. Cheers!

[@GroundPunch2]

Subnautica is just sat waiting on my new PC, can't wait to give it a proper go again (I totally went straight towards the massive ship too lol).

[@themodelrailwayman5470]

Honestly, this is a really cool feature, thank you for telling us about it properly

[@josholocko1132]

I used this feature so much actually. Every time I saw a bug or had a thought and I didn't even really think about how useful it was to be able to say something that easily

[@levtokol8649]

8:10 Tom Scott and Overboard w/ Brennan Lee Mulligan in the recommendations? Hell yes!

[@haysdixon6227]

yesss

[@Shoxic666]

everyone and their grandma get tom scott in the recommendations

[@angelinasurzhyk6655]

7:15 WAIT, YOU CAN EXPLORE THE SHIP??? Whoa!!! I didn’t even realize that! I swam all the way up to it as soon as I made the anti-radiation suit, for some reason couldn’t find how to get in, though that that was it, it was just a cool-looking prop, looted some metal and went back slightly disappointed. I can’t tell how excited I was when I found out it’s actually a part of the game!!! Looking forward to exploring it!😁

[@myotiswii]

I have seen an apnoe diving video where the filmer dies. He is close to the top, when the camera stops moving and then sinks a bit. Then a blackscreen that says that the body was recovered a few days later and the family decided to upload the video. I was always careful when I was freediving. But this video got so close to me. I will be even more careful now. I just didn't expect the video to end this way, but this is the reason why it is so important. This person also didn't expect the dive to end that way.

[@jameson1239]

Have you watched the video about the cave diver who basically killed himself to rescue a corpse

[@myotiswii]

@@jameson1239 Nah. I don't get the whole body rescue thing. The person went diving and didn't come out. Why would you need the body? I get it when it is in a lake and you don't want a kid to find it weeks later. But at the bottom of the ocean?

[@jameson1239]

Myotis Welwitschii it wasn’t a lake or the ocean it was a 200m deep cave full of water

[@myotiswii]

@@jameson1239 Well I don't get why the body was retrieved then.

[@jameson1239]

Myotis Welwitschii me neither you literally watch the recovery diver die on camera it’s fucked

[@beatzbycam8925]

A fresh video insight insight into the game of subnautica. i thankyou for your time put into this. breaks the mould from what we normally see and brings home the love i think we all have of this amazing game: the community, developers, player experience and all the time and dedication put in.

[@atfruitbat]

Interesting to see the role that contextual feedback can play in the whole game-making process. I guess it turns everyone into a massive focus group. Along those lines, I wonder if they collected any demographics to go with the feedback? Would certain segments of players prefer something while others hated it? And yeah, it makes sense that even with contextual feedback not everyone can articulate why they liked or didn't like something. Thinking about narrative design, that would probably feel like trying to plot out something coherent while simultaneously having hundreds of conversations with people still midway through the actual plot.

[@Somnicolossus]

I come back to this video even now as this soulful, warm moment. Thank you so much!

[@JamesMitchellTV]

I only discovered the channel back in June. I've been catching up since. Amazing stuff!

[@IrvineTheHunter]

Chis also did some good work on Eurogamer, I'm sure the videos are still up on their youtube.

[@huggekarlsson]

This was just so refreshing too see someone outside and to put effort instead of just sitting with a computer screen in the background. Original I like it! You earned a sub!

[@casperes0912]

I have so much respect for everyone in this. Chris and the PMG team, as well as the Subnautica developers who are just a lovely bunch, creatively inspiring, morally and visionarilly strong, fantastic work everyone. Really bloody fantastic

[@canabiss8297]

so morally strong that they're authoritarians who want to disarm the population

[@aa-tx7th]

i love reefbacks reefbacks are wonderful sources of renewable minerals that normally arent its not as efficient as mining the treaders' path in the... treader's path area but theyre a nice little stopover when you stumble upon them that can quickly add up

[@captaincokecan]

*swoon* Damn chris good work good suit, good journalism

[@PeopleMakeGames]

I'm making a note to request these six words on my gravestone. -Chris

[@TheDelinear]

2020: why is fire on the water? 2021: oh sweet summer child...

[@raulremesalvanmerode4458]

You guys make amazing content and I just have fallen in love with the channel. I also found out that Subnautica is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2021 so probably will give that a go....anyway keep up the good work guys!

[@sebastiank4211]

Great documentary. For me, it was the absence of weapons which stand out for this game (and its successor) and that enabled me to play this game with my then 5 year old son who loves this game till today (completed the game like 5x) and still playing both games (sub & below zero)

[@canabiss8297]

the game having weapons wouldn't prevent you from playing with your child. children need to learn about these things, especially male children.

[@sebastiank4211]

@@canabiss8297 I disagree. A game with guns as a problem-solving element does not belong in the hands of a 5 year old child. Luckily weapons are not an issue here in my country so there's no need to teach anything in this direction apart what's already out there in media for children.

[@stellabluelulu]

Quinn’s a natural with that boom mic

[@derekfield4164]

This vid was on my feed, don't know who this dude is, and then I see Quinns lol

[@dgmstuart]

Derek Field I came here to write the exact same thing

[@Avarn_]

My god that water must have been cold, even with a wet suit! Brave man. Fantastic video as always, the animations of Subnautica's aquatic life looked brilliant. I adored this game and it was great to hear more about the development process.

[@novacorponline]

I love how the message ended up being completely reversed from the original intention. The Intention: "I'm frustrated that the government won't take people's guns away. So I'm going to make this game not have guns." The Implementation: "The comically evil organization that you work for prior to the crash forbids you from having access to guns while pretending that it's for a humanitarian concern."

[@moraviancrusader3741]

Alterra is literally any American corporation if it had any sort of territory. They did a good job implementing that. Also, did the devs forget knife violence exists? At least with guns the pain goes away quicker. With knives you gut them repeatedly until they die from blood loss, which is extremely painful.

[@novacorponline]

@@moraviancrusader3741 Yeah, it does make for a good example of an evil heartless corporation without the reigns of government holding it back. What I am poking at is the fact that then making this evil organization implement strict gun control as it does paints gun control as a thing evil governments do.

[@moraviancrusader3741]

@@novacorponline Seems like the devs accidentally did a little trolling to themselves on accident.

[@canabiss8297]

@@novacorponline Gun control is something only evil govs do, though. We need guns to protect us from bad people with guns. When concealed carry goes up, crime massively massively massively drops. If people were allowed to carry fully auto ARs, public shootings would drop overnight.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@moraviancrusader3741 “the pain goes away quicker” what liar told you that

[@cassidyescalus450]

Amazing video. the opening was a little weird, but other amazingly done. I liked how you referenced other videos and maintained a casual tone

[@mwendwafairman8391]

People: Talking about the game Me: He must have been so hot while filming this in a wetsuit

[@AtlasNL]

They aren’t very warm outside of the water.

[@mwendwafairman8391]

@@AtlasNL I know, I live where it's real hot in the summer so I'm used to being hot out of water

[@honeyyb]

I thought the same thing lmaoo I would die but also my medicine raises my body temp so maybe a normal person wouldn't be so hot in it

[@SilentMingan]

I've been following and playing the game since early access and just... it's fantastic. That F8 button did so much and I feel glad I was able to help contribute because of it.

[@DogeLlama]

"I've just read a tweet by J.K. Rowling" is a fantastic metaphor for a sour mood, holy shit- I'm going to start using that in general conversation from now on, thank you People Make Games- For being such rational, outspoken, GOOD creators & sharing all of that with us

[@TokyoXtreme]

Virtue well-signaled.

[@DogeLlama]

@@TokyoXtreme Me commenting that THEY are good people has nothing to do with trying to make myself look good, what the fuck are you talking about?

[@WorldofSoupS]

I just found this channel randomly at 3 am and I never knew I needed it. How have I been on youtube for so long without finding this gem of a channel

[@PeopleMakeGames]

Welcome!

[@AynenMakino]

Bonuspoints for "I've accidentally read a tweet by J.K. Rowling"!

[@IQzminus2]

Yeah, that line made me chuckle and hit the like button for the video

[@DiscordThePhysicalEntity]

“Heh heh heh, I unnecessarily put my politics in a video about Subnautica. I'm so smart and funny!”

[@AynenMakino]

I assure you; being political is quite necessary. Those who seek to take basic human rights from others are actively being political. It takes actively being political to stop them from doing so.

[@DiscordThePhysicalEntity]

AynenMakino in the right setting, this is certainly not a video I expected nor wanted to hear about a political issue.

[@AynenMakino]

Then I'm glad we do not need your permission to defend trans rights.

[@MmeCShadow]

I was really expecting that 'reaction' heat map to be surrounded by a ring of red all saying AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@glovesflared]

that advertisment ambushed me

[@Toaster05]

Thanks for this video Anni and Chris! Subnautica is probably one of my favourite games of the last 10 years, so it's always a joy to see it in the spotlight.

[@alligin]

10:24 "non negotiable" just me who thought of your a wizard harry?

[@TheErikjsm]

I was so suprised to see you have not reached 100k subs yet, this is top tier videos.

[@drewjuliano8664]

Lol, Literally the first thing i did when i got Subnautica was swim to Aurora. Also get scared by reefbacks.

[@Tom24UK]

Great video, love the cameo from Johnny too. The sea is a great place for existential dread.

[@aquiatic]

I love Subnautica and I love this video

[@mirinewman]

I really didn't know what to expect when I clicked on this video, but this far and away surpasses whatever that was. Subbed!

[@keiko3520]

This game is honestly one of the best game ever created along side outer wilds for me

[@mylesfrost335]

im frustrated by the game because i was enjoying it so much until my save stopped working and when i restarted the game it was because the save was corrupting, i couldnt start again and being able to cheat broke it for me

[@adamwilding9520]

The "why is the ocean on fire" feedback is friggin hillarious in 2021

[@KillahMate]

Hey its Johnny!

[@Viper1969]

I think you mean it's Literally Everyone Else in The World

[@seaborgium919]

Oh wow I saw this comment before I saw Everyone Else In the World and I didn't think it would be That Johnny

[@NotRelevant1]

I bought this game when it first hit early access and the way it’s changed and become what it is has been awesome to watch and play through all its variations. Glad i got to contribute with that blessed f8 key.

[@xCoNa14]

What made them think players wouldn't want to go towards the ship 😂 it's a key landmark and part of the lore, not only does it visually look cool, it's literally part of the back story, so you'd assume there's either a story line there, or things to discover and collect. Do they not play games, or are they too busy making them? 😂

[@phelps6205]

Yeah, anyone with basic video game level design logic would know, if the first thing you see is the ship, and NOTHING ELSE but the horizon on the ocean, this is a clear way for the game to tell "this is your objective, go here.".

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Because the game's premise is "go explore underwater", so they assumed anyone playing would just go underwater immedietly.

[@ef9307]

Your absolute commitment to the water suit bit is amazing.

[@georgiishmakov9588]

Devs: "We are anti-gun and hence we won't give the playerbase guns" Playerbase: *uses literally everything else that's available instead* Yeah, that's like, the whole point of the pro-gun argument. Wait until you find out what happens when there's any imaginable way to improvise higher tech weapons than what the devs think you should have, like what happened in Minecraft with the TNT guns..

[@wolfyxqy9172]

One time I posted a screenshot of a bug in the subnautica discord, and an official mod responded with its not a bug it's a feature, I'm also pretty sure a dev of the game has responded with the same, the subnautica discord is a pretty fun and wacky place.

[@eyemotif]

2:55 lmao

[@-elliott-averagedragonenjo1812]

Yeah, everyone hates transphobes

[@angel__king]

Honestly I’m impressed that you actually went to the beach for this that’s some dedication for an aesthetic