Playing Brigand Oaxaca: Jink for Jank

[@BrianLancaster]

I did not add a banana to the cell. I don't know why that banana was in that cell, but I have to sleep.

[@Dudebrotheguy]

Why remove companions ???

[@bennemeth625]

Oh hey you actually watched the video. I'm considering buying your game since I loved EYE and this looks about as weird as that game. Keep doing what you're doing, we need more bizarre games.

[@BrianLancaster]

@@Dudebrotheguy I wanted the player to not be able to backtrack for a bit in Chapter 2, and companions would let the player change characters and return to town.

[@BrianLancaster]

Thank you

[@Dudebrotheguy]

@@BrianLancaster I made my character dependent on my companions, and basically got crippled when I got in the severs Great game BTW, I made a gun tank alt and that went a lot better

[@The_Cooler_Nari]

“Oh hey another weird 90’s game” “2017 immersive sim” “OH. *OH GOD*”

[@Tehsnakerer]

It carries an old spirit, a restless loa

[@dmas7749]

@@Tehsnakerer Chaos is restless.

[@b3nl555]

@@dmas7749 Chaos reigns

[@shakeyjohnson1171]

@@dmas7749 hi D MAS

[@dmas7749]

@@shakeyjohnson1171 hi

[@MandaloreGaming]

Jesus Christ you played Mexican EYE

[@Tehsnakerer]

Californian actually, I don't know if that makes this somehow make more sense.

[@SireForseti]

You gained peso.

[@Intestine_Ballin-ism]

you gain jinkzouf

[@innoclarke7435]

I couldn't stand EYE, to be honest. EYE is inspired by Deus Ex, but ends up being much different after some progress is made. Brigand actually feels like it has more in common with Deus Ex. Also, in regards to mention of Neuro Hunter... Brigand is also better than Neuro Hunter.

[@coggearalex]

yall need to collab - A CROSSOVER TO RIVAL EVEN INFINITY WAR

[@BrianLancaster]

Props for using the Intimidate ability on the Polyphonic cribber.

[@shaterlemming2549]

I know it has been over a year but I respect your weed and alcohol consumption.

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

It has been well over a year now, but I will add to that respect. $3k a year is quite a moderated amount! Many spend much much more and get nothing done as a result.

[@Frewition]

You seem like a really cool, hands on sorta guy. That's cool, I'm glad you were able to get your game shipped! I'm glad this video popped into my recommended feed. How are you doing now? Anything interesting you're working on?

[@whoknows8264]

Omg you're the guy!

[@natesdisturbed8719]

Keep making games, please... we need you haha!

[@BrianLancaster]

Thanks for the Gaozhong/rowboat bug, man. Still watching.

[@icecold1805]

So, what are you plans for the future? do you have any plans at all, or improvise on a daily basis?.

[@rederickcrown4514]

Maybe, you should Replace the movement in your game with the movement in Half-Life 1 or so, it would make the sim more Immersive and the character more controllable when it starts slow and it ramps up.

[@BrianLancaster]

@@rederickcrown4514 like slowing down to stop? I haven't even considered that, but good suggestion.

[@rederickcrown4514]

@@BrianLancaster Indeed, it would make movement seem, more organic, and less out of the blue when stopping the momentum, as for you reading this, thank you for taking the time to do so.

[@greybayles7955]

Dude I really have to respect the way youre developing this game. Not many devs would tweak someones save file so they can finish your game. Youre clearly working your ass off and I can tell you have a real vision for this game. Best of luck with the game and any others you make in the future.

[@vahlok1426]

J.A.N.K.E.R. Shadow of Mexico

[@plot6520]

You are a genius

[@7ylerD]

ROFL! Fantastic!

[@marvelousdex9678]

You gain jinkzouf

[@daedalus6433]

A nu, chaos is restless i v damki.

[@CegeRoles]

Get out of here Brigand.

[@shaynehughes6645]

This man really made Mexican Morrowind to the point that he overworked himself and got high during development, just like Bethesda themselves did.

[@CVPRCR]

Mijo in Spanish: "My son" Mijo in Brazilian Portuguese: "Piss"

[@TooMuchSascha]

Both fit Ricardo's character

[@b3nl555]

eh not entirely wrong

[@Teegii4]

Making a melee character then using mostly guns seems oddly fitting for Render Erroneous's personality

[@HQ_Default]

This is like someone woke up with an artistic vision for a glorious statue, but had no idea how to make a statue, so he cobbled it together as best he could with nothing but scrap metal and scotch tape and by god you have to admire the fact that it exists.

[@isumkitchens5329]

I'm not just impressed that this game exists, I'm also upset that it was *fun*. I had a good time playing it bc this video made me want to try it, and the aimbot enemies and fast ass mutants pissed me off just right. Brian knows how to make a solid immersive sim and I'm impressed bc I didn't think a stoned dev could make something so simply well cobbled together. It's not the best game but it's undeniably a good one despite it's flaws and given that he's a one man team and not making something that prints money like Stardew valley I can very much respect it. Chuckle fish is a similar situation iirc, indie dev made it on his own out of boredom and fun and passion.

[@alaire6650]

@@isumkitchens5329 Concerned Ape made Stardew- Chucklefish is kinda scammy- not important to the topic really but.. Yeah, Ape removed Chucklefish as a publisher and self publishes now ^^

[@isumkitchens5329]

@@alaire6650 ahh okay thanks for clarifying, I thought the logo had been gone last time I played stardew lol

[@BeefMeisterSupreme]

@@alaire6650 explains why chucklefish keeps posting stardew valley related stuff despite no longer being the publisher

[@alaire6650]

@@BeefMeisterSupreme ConcernedApe switched to self publishing it a couple years ago, I don't know anything else.. Unless I missed a bit and it was just for switch? *shrug* Mighta just been reding wrong, it's whatever, google knows more than some nitwit like me ^^

[@squirrel_killer-]

Brian needs to be given a creative director position at the head of a talented and skilled development team with a shotgun to enforce his vision. I don't want this man making another game himself, but I want to see all his crazy visions become a reality.

[@timothymclean]

Ideas are cheap. Creative directors are paid not to have creative visions, but to convey them clearly to their team and keep everyone on the same page. I have no idea how good Brian would be at that, or whether the drugs and alcohol would make that better or worse, but I hope it balances out to at least competent, because I would also love to see what he could accomplish with a team of specialists.

[@BrianLancaster]

I did get contacted by Big Fish Games (or something) back when I was living in Oakland. They wanted me to be creative director, but it was for online Roulette-style casino games, so fuck that.

[@BrianLancaster]

I can't even go to casinos because it's too depressing to watch old people at the slot machines.

[@isaacmayer-splain8974]

​@@BrianLancaster that's pretty respectable.

[@discipleofdagon8195]

@@BrianLancaster based

[@Celcetty]

stabby man stabbing people with bullets at very high speed

[@dannylamb456]

If you think about it, guns are just long range stabby pointers.

[@badger6728]

dannylamb456 actually, guns more or less are just _shoving_ smooth, blunt projectiles through things with massive force most of the time. Even pointier rifle bullets are still blunt at the end.

[@pikman0130]

Isn't that so it doesn't explode like a space shuttle?

[@5554-c1i]

48:57 "Hey, cuckolds" What even is this dev

[@1337BigBadWolf]

Based

[@Intestine_Ballin-ism]

A shitposting machine

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

An absolute, God-blessed legend.

[@voodoodolll]

I squealed like a dog reading this, trying to suppress my laughter. So true, there's a form of respect I have for Brian that I have for no one else

[@greybayles7955]

in a recent update where he mentions you get free cd keys for Brigand : Panama if you report bugs hes never seen before he says something along the lines of "you can get up to five and give one to your neighbor so he'll ignore his wife and you can swoop in". This dudes a teacher.

[@junker154]

Bought it instantly, my 14 hours with this game were utterly memorable.

[@oldstoffire]

I started playing this recently and your descriptions of it are DEAD ON. I was kind of confused by lines like "the mouse wheel is unresponsive, and the e and q keys are far too responsive" or "the controls cap your reactions, and the enemies are slightly faster than that cap", but they describe it PERFECTLY. I've already softlocked myself, and Brian's already hard at work fixing it, so I think I'm in for a good time. Thanks for playing a melee and charisma build so I don't have to lol.

[@oldstoffire]

Just beat this game, I had a lot of fun with it. Man you were not fucking kidding with the temple. Even with an optimal build for ranged combat, the temple was just constant pain. And I couldn't find a good enough trainer for software, so the polyphonic was INSANELY painful.

[@lillyclarity9699]

I come back to this video roughly every 6 months, it's my single favorite of your videos (tied w the Playing Yakuza Series). Thanks for a real amount of effort. care. and love into this collection of 'hard work.' Also, I love Brian. out of all of the "superstar" devs he is hands down, the least famous and therefore the more badass

[@McBanditHope]

I want to give this man Red Dead 2's budget and see what he comes up with.

[@CegeRoles]

Or how high/drunk he can get on that kind of money.

[@thespanishinquisition4078]

That’s a lotta weed. Like a LOTTA weed.

[@nibblrrr7124]

99.9% goes to genetic engineering & breeding an unprecedentedly psychoactive strain ; 0.01% to cover Brian's housing, food & electricity for the rest of his life.

[@gwamhurt]

Honestly Bryan sounds like a Hideo Kojima type

[@luisvidal4690]

@@nibblrrr7124 That is one of the funniest comments I have ever read, thanks

[@Strawberry-Pine]

This game and its development story are so utterly fascinating, thanks for the rundown.

[@jennabrutananadalewski412]

Bryan, I kinda love you for this. He just made it. It’s admirable. Especially since it wasn’t made cynically, or to trick people to make money. There is love put into this, and weed... and banana beer. A game by weed, for weed. Another wonderful video Snakerer. Really wonderful! I can’t stop watching your videos, I’ve seen them all many times over but I just keep watching. They are comforting to watch when I wanna relax. Thank you so much!!

[@DYNB]

Hear, hear!

[@voodoodolll]

Yeah, got to echo the sentiment about comfort. Not only is he informative, critical and entertaining, he's just great to listen to

[@Irreverent_bob]

Are you related to Carl by any chance

[@jennabrutananadalewski412]

@@Irreverent_bob oh my god. You are the chosen one. I've been using this name for years. I think 8 years, and people always ask me what nationality it is, but not a single one has gotten the reference... Until you. Can we be friends?

[@jennabrutananadalewski412]

@@NoriMori1992 I know right! I need his answer.

[@Tremuoso]

Had to pause the video and rewind to make sure I heard correctly when you said this was a 2017 game.

[@henryofskalits5109]

@Nathan Ward are you high?

[@m.streicher8286]

It is both really cool and a damning indictment that you had *the* developer on stand by for troubleshooting

[@Crowborn]

Having this game made on the same engine that made Hardtime just goes to show just how much of an unironic technical achievement it is

[@Tehsnakerer]

That is a magical fact

[@uwu_smeg]

excuse me the WHAT jesus christ i had no idea

[@AsymptoteInverse]

This video inspired me to pick up Brigand: Oaxaca, and it's got a certain very clunky charm to it. More than anything, it reminds me of Hard Time. Both are bizarre passion projects created by one person. Both try things that someone who was hoping to turn massive profits or break into the mainstream games industry would be too scared to. Both have massive amounts of quirks and hang-ups. And both are absolutely fascinating and worthwhile to play, even if they're sometimes buggy or frustrating. Because, like you said in the review, it's always rewarding to play something that is exactly what its creator wanted it to be.

[@Jokoko2828]

Yeah, the biggest value of these jankfests is that they were made by men who aren't cowards, who have nothing to lose, who dared to be stupid, I hold nothing but respect for these folks.

[@gringusgaming]

supposedly it was made in the same engine

[@IOxyrinchus]

WHAT IS THIS? It's like Morrowind in the modern age, but on drugs

[@mikedawson5917]

The head writer of morrowind WAS on drugs

[@sarsmask]

@@mikedawson5917 drugs: they're alright!!

[@daedalus6433]

C0DA makes it canon.

[@cfdeers]

Well, it was made while using drugs.

[@MrLogistician]

@@mikedawson5917 is that true? Source? I wanna read that article/interview, sounds extremely interesting.

[@deadinside8891]

Coming back for my yearly pilgrimage through this religious experience

[@Intestine_Ballin-ism]

im severely impressed that the sole driving force of this game's development is an exorbitant amount of weed and alcohol

[@Tehsnakerer]

I'm jealous, alcohol makes me drowsy, it makes Brian code

[@Intestine_Ballin-ism]

@@Tehsnakerer 3000 dollars a year mind you. Also love u man

[@yy-hj4br]

I wish Beatnik game developers become a thing.

[@badger6728]

y y Shel Silverstein (a notable beatnik) would have made the best fucking games, his literary career is like a reverse Conker. He went from writing a song entitled “Fuck ‘Em” to the fucking _Giving Tree._

[@lordterra1377]

Which explains why it looks and plays like it does... I'm more shocked someone with such habits managed to take a game project this far.

[@theenglishman]

“I think I like it, [but] I do also know I hate it.” That’s one hell of a box quote for you.

[@TisMeBc]

So a friend of mine sent me this video. At first i thought, Oh jesus an hour and 40 minutes of gameplay, ill skim through it. but then i realized this is an hour and 40 minutes of edited cohesive content. ive never come across this much high quality flowing content that was edited this well. Its like a Mandalore or Raycevick video except quad the length. Thank you Tehsnakerer, I subscribed and are planning on watching your backlog very soon! P.S i typically watch your videos before I go to bed as its nice to chill and watch them in 20-35 minute chunks throughout the week so thank you for your weeks of content I am not sure what games you have planned but id love to see a video in this style done for STALKER Anomaly in story or free mode. Cheers!

[@KenshinMizuhara]

I need you to know that I use this video to fall asleep on an almost nightly basis. I love your content, and I especially love how insanely janked this game is, and the combination makes a great bit to crash to. Thanks for all the relaxation and sleep, homes.

[@Meganarb]

I am exactly the same way. Something about it makes it amazing to sleep to, I don't know what it is but damn is it effective! Even just hearing the opening line at this point makes me sleepy!

[@treep1gg]

Same

[@sean8102]

Same here

[@yy-hj4br]

Your love of jank is admirable. It's kind of how I like to read old pulp novels and stories. Yeah Faulkner and Hemmingway are great but it's only in the pulps that weird shit like Lovecraft can happen. I'm glad shit like this game and the Xenus series exist.

[@BrianLancaster]

Elmore Leonard #1

[@tintinmarmaritsu3093]

@@BrianLancaster b n b 88888888888888n88nn8nnnnnnnnnn8n8nnn88n88888n8n8n=b b 88888n88888nijj890

[@thesidneychan]

I'm back here again. My son is 15 months old. I quit my job and went into freelance editing. This is still on my KZbin download list, and I'm listening to this as I try to sleep. This, and your coverage of Evo are your best work.

[@Superschokokeks]

this game has 29 reviews..... I'm glad you picked it up and show it here. Especiallly those games are games that should be known. This is what gaming can be and should not be(broken beyond belief). Trying new things out that only really works in games. Instead of improving graphic, improving what can be done in gameplay - yes gameplay wise it is mostly stagnant nowadays. Sure it's broken and everything is held together by duct tape, but it is unique and I don't mean that like "it's special-bad". You truly find no other game like that.. Maybe the openworld and rpg-elements, but not this... theme and how every element comes together. I think it's great you choose always those special kind of games. Subscribed to you is truly worthwhile

[@linkeffect82]

This was one insane trip from finish to end, a fascinating example among single person dev projects, showing just how nuts such games can be when everything is on one person's head. Thank you very much for this crazy island jaunt of utter insanity! Funny enough, this inspired me to look up a melee only deus ex playthrough. Strange for what videos can inspire a person to look for.

[@Tsniper2009]

This is exactly the stuff I watch your channel for, long-form reviews of games 10 people have heard of. Incredible.

[@iwanPlays]

1:13:02 omg i'm in the video

[@Paid2Win]

Ew

[@Scrubb69]

Weed and alcohol truly is the driving force for humanity

[@MisterBones2910]

Well there is the hypothesis that alcohol production was the main impetus for human societies to transition from a hunter-gatherer scheme to an agrarian one. Why sit in one place all the time for vegetables that you have to work your ass off to get when you could just follow the deer migrations? You'd probably only do it if there was something else that you had to sit still for a long time to get as well, and something _really_ good.

[@itsuadman]

Yes, this game is janky and rought but does it have soul and depth. I love this game a lot. Thanks tehsnakerer for covering this absolute gem and brian for spending the time to make this wonderful game!

[@volkkira]

Boiling Point: Mexican Edition

[@Khyron56]

Render Error is confirmed as a descendant of Saul Myers.

[@digusbickus]

So... I got through Brigand, and immediately happened upon this video. Feels very vindicating listening to you go through it. Gotta say, few games these days make me so happy to finish them as Brigand did, and not necessarily just because it is - as you say - exhausting to play. But through the hardships, jank and exhaustion, I ended up emotionally engaging with the bloody thing, and beating it filled me with fullfillment. Brigand: Oaxaca is such a trip, it's never enough to just say a few words about it. But cheers for the video, and cheers to Brian for all his hard work.

[@cloudgust6849]

Holy, I thought Xenus was as weird as it was gonna get. That said I’m kind of glad I was proven wrong. This video just reinforces why you’re my current favorite game reviewer, maybe tied with Ross Scott’s Game Dungeon.

[@Turtl3Ramen]

I want you to know I've watched this video more times than I can count. Both parts the actual review and the game being so unique. Thank you both.

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

Your playing series is great. I found you through your jojo video but now I finally got around to the hunt down the freeman video and am now binging all your vids. Keep up the good work

[@bat23yam]

enjoying the click?

[@sean8102]

I don't remember how I discovered tehsnaker but man am I glad I did. I've enjoyed the playing series so much. And have fallen asleep to the playlist many times.

[@piglank420]

Chaos is restless.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Raos is Chestless.

[@BernardGarcon]

*CHAOS IS RESTLESS*

[@CNRhKXtreme]

Chaos is restless.

[@Superschokokeks]

Choas is restless

[@djoshawott2850]

Screw.

[@QMMarc]

This is so ugly, jenky, makes no sense, its all so wrong that...somehow it's...so right? It's like looking at a blank canvas, but it's not blank and instead its full of like, weird stains, and it smells a bit, but somehow you can't look away and i've finished it once already. So...thanks for...making me buy this?

[@Tehsnakerer]

If you want to headcanon it that I forced your hand I'm cool with that, I'd love to have that power.

[@htomao]

If you mute the video, it's a weird game. If you watch and hear, it feels like a surreal experience. This video is very special

[@KimSokolArt]

This autoplayed while I was doing stuff in another room and so as a consequence I listened to 90% of the video without seeing what this game actually looked like and boy howdy I could not have been prepared

[@mello6311]

What a specimen of a game. I truly feel these types of games are few and far between now a days. You hardly ever see games that are just games now a days. And this is something truly special. I hope Brian can keep pumping himaelf full of alcohol and weed in order to create more games like this in the future.

[@Mutant1988]

What immediately jumps out at me is that this game uses assets lifted straight out of the old crappy FPS Creator software, the predecessor to the equally crappy Gameguru.

[@peppermillers8361]

Jeez, those are engines I haven't heard of in a while. They're perfect for crappy steam games.

[@ootdega]

It also uses RPG Maker sound effects. I'm not sure how I feel about knowing that.

[@frosbittenmelon2247]

If Brigand is the second best, what is the best?

[@ПётрПавловский-щ1х]

@Matthew Newcastle no WHICH the horror game is best darkbasic game - love it =)

[@TooMuchSascha]

@@ПётрПавловский-щ1х Fucking hell I forgot about Which. That was a weird little title.

[@xandermagne2141]

This video really helps me sleep. It's great but for some reason Tehsnakerer reviewing it makes me very relaxed and knocks me out.

[@booradley6832]

The twist that melee may have been the correct path was hilarious.

[@theblacksheep1000]

THE PASSION PUT INTO THIS GAME ACTUALLY ENDS UP BREAKING IT!

[@canariawing]

i have never watched a video about a game that i didn't know existed and been so thoroughly entertained by it from start to finish. the vibes of this game are immaculate and i'm absolutely stunned by it

[@Serjmeister]

Hearing White Gold's driving theme during the Island segment gave me a good laugh...

[@timcronic2341]

I somehow doubt Brian will ever see this, but I just want to say- I think this game is fucking inspiring. An entire RPG, jank as shit but functional and not even necessarily poorly written- all made by one guy with a dream and a pipe.

[@BrianLancaster]

Thank you. I stole a lot of ideas from Neal Stephenson novels, tbh.

[@alexanderchippel]

So it's like Dues Ex and Oblivion had a baby and it wants to be New Vegas.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

We all had that thought of making our own game. This madlad did it. Props to Brian for going through with it and doing his game. And for his massive support.

[@DYNB]

Your videos are so much fun to watch, keep up the great work man! And that Brian, what an absolute legend.

[@zzlord4309]

I honestly love the idea of the game though the developer's inexperience pulled the game back, the post apocalyptic concept is not well implemented as it add the player to an environment that builds around him instead of the opposite and there are not many changes on the environment as it looks more like a dried land with fantasy creatures, the story is rather interesting, the movement is clunky, fighting is clunky aswell but you have to make a gun based build as the game is unbalanced and thus destroys replayability, a lot of thinks are hidden as they are expected by the player to be found rather than guiding him to them, some elements are well done like the inventory shortage, i hope the best for the developer and i wish he learns more about making a great game in many ways.

[@coggearalex]

this reminds me of an even more jank version of e.y.e. divine cybermancy- which you should also review!

[@peppermillers8361]

It technically is. EYE is great too.

[@BDtetra]

Everything other than the actual game length and the lackluster ending was great about EYE. I loved that game.

[@peppermillers8361]

@@BDtetra Syndicate Black Ops (Basically EYE 0.5 on GoldSource) is also good, although it's designed around co-op/multiplayer, so it's very unforgiving.

[@OVER9005]

I keep thinking this during a lot of these videos. He could even do a playthrough on commentary comms and/or livestream, I recently played a good chunk of EYE coop with the max number of players (at least what the server could handle) and it was a surprising amount of fun considering how difficult it was at points racing other players to get to the objective I wanted first.

[@coggearalex]

Every weird game is eye now. That game is definitive

[@JoeyLikesFish]

Always a pleasure when you upload!

[@boweenie7787]

Woooo!! Another video I'm going to watch a hundred times

[@caoilfhionndunbar]

I legitimately paused the video and googled the game when you said it was released in 2017. I thought this was some obscure early 2000s eurojank

[@saprogeist31]

Brian is not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.

[@voodoodolll]

God damn. Thank you Snake for enlightening us about this, and thank you Brian for making something with so much single handed love and effort. As someone else so neatly put it, you're boots on the ground. Mad respect for both of you and so much love for both your works

[@HirohitoSyndrom]

This is the kind of stuff i come to this channel for ! Nice Vid

[@rainydayyoutube]

Hey Snake, since it's been 5 years since this review, and the developer has continuously worked on this game, it would be interesting if you would revisit it, to see the improvements and new content.

[@landonstrong9686]

With the Strangers in Paradise trailer, “Chaos is restless” has suddenly become a lot more relevant.

[@thesidneychan]

Back here again. This video is comfort food.

[@observer1697]

It's time for the yearly rewatch of this mad journey of a game. Chasing it right after with the dlc/sequel really added so much, you have no idea!

[@lily91109]

It's new year. Celebrating the new year by playing bayonetta, animal crossing, and watching this. Hope it's better soon.

[@Tehsnakerer]

Keep the faith

[@MicahTheZombie]

This is now one of my favorite playing videos of yours, Tehsnakerer. Well done. Please never stop making these.

[@aschreeder]

how do you find These games? the closest one i found to this was "War in Vietnam" wich is a german shooter from the early 2000s wich can be played through in About 2 Hours.

[@Tehsnakerer]

I honestly can't recall where I came across Brigand, it was either just by sifting through games on Steam stoore (or more likely in this case) I was told about it by a friend or fan, I've covered enough weird things that now people send them my way.

[@JoeSixThreeOh]

Go on Gamersgate and filter out FPS games below 10 bucks, you’ll find tons of games like this. The Code of Honor games can be beaten in an afternoon.

[@aschreeder]

well yeah CI has made tons of shitty shooters in the late 2000s and just recently began to make AAAish games. But the games Tehsnakerer covers are usually quite large with interesting mechanics.

[@testname4464]

It got recommended to me on Steam, since I had recently bought the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy.

[@flyingspaghetti]

My story of finding Boiling point: Road to hell is a simple one. I searched for a farcry 1 open world equivelant game and there it was.

[@rofljohn23]

I come back to this video every once in a while just to hear someone calmly and casually explain the insanity that is this game. It is kind of a piece of art in of itself. Sidenote: Ever considered doing one of these for Cruelty Squad? Not sure if it is the right sort of jank game for you, but there’s plenty of weirdness for you to matter-of-factly describe :D

[@cobblefotique9529]

I love you for making these hour+ videos. No offense but its really useful to sleep to!

[@Tehsnakerer]

None taken, I get it, and thank you

[@starwarsfan117]

I swear to god this review is the one I enjoyed the most, even above xenus 2, white gold, and I didnt even think that was possible, I've seen that one twice. Oh shit you did a review on hunt down the freeman! You crazy bastard you

[@doingmybesthere3940]

the official Brigand: Oaxaca catchphrase: "it was broken, but then it too, was patched"

[@SheepUndefined]

This is right up there with My Summer Car and Pathologic in a certain breed of games to me. Games that are positively insane, batshit hard, and janky as can be, seemingly following no game design common sense, and yet, end up being a rock with nougat filling, for those willing to put the effort into playing it by its own rules. They're games that're what the designer themselves wanted to make, not trying to be anything else, and honestly, I think stuff like this is more inspiring to me as a wannabe dev than games that're super polished and objectively fun to play. Like, yeah, those ones might be "good," but this feels like it's accessible. Proof that with hard work, someone as dumb as I am can buckle down and make something I wanna put out there, or..something like that. I think about these games a lot, and I mean, a lot, but I don't quite have Teh's ability to put things like this into easily concise words. Just that even tho I don't plan on putting myself through them, these types of games are among my favorites out there.

[@SheepUndefined]

Oh hey, right as I finish typing this, Teh mentioned the magic words. "Brigand is what Brian wanted to make." I guess from watching this as one of my comfort videos, I've started to pick that up without realizing where it was from. Cheers, Teh.

[@kult_of_kek3225]

Everytime I want to sleep I watch this video, now I can't finish the video because I fall asleep everytime I watch it.

[@kodi0223]

Absolutely love these long videos on these wierd games

[@estebanduran6255]

Man did I like this playthrough/analysis. Instant sub. Keep em coming boi

[@Screamingreader]

4:24 I take it this the canon spin-off to boiling point, then? Saul always knew that he'd live forever.

[@Tehsnakerer]

Man is unstoppable, barring extreme circumstnaces

[@peppermillers8361]

It's Xenus 3: Mexican standoff.

[@elloo98]

@@peppermillers8361 Wouldn't Precursors: Saul Meyers goes to space be the third one?

[@peppermillers8361]

@@elloo98 If it had Saul, then maybe, but it could be the fourth one.

[@razesmile4703]

I must've watched this video atleast a dozen times (not always from start to finish). Something about your presentation and the weirdness of this game keeps me captivated and wanting for a re-watch. Decided that I'll buy this game even though I'm certain I won't enjoy playing it. Just wanted to share that. Thanks Tehsnakerer and Brian for hours of fun (and possibly more?)

[@dirtfriend]

this game absolutely mesmerizes me. it's been on my mind for the past week since i've seen this video, and i've seen it like 3-4 times.

[@harrythebaker]

Just went back to re-watch this classic video for what must be the third or fourth time. Thought I'd take a moment to thank you for your content, particularly this video which introduced me to it. I absolutely love your critiques, on games I will probably never play, and have no particular interest in; if that isn't a sign of quality, I don't know what is.

[@Strawberry-Pine]

Years after watching this video I have finally gotten around to playing through Brigand and I honestly think it might be one of the most peak RPGs I've experienced, despite everything going against it and probably thanks in no small part to Brian's dedication with patches after all this time. "Enemies are faster than the controls allow you to react" is far and away the game's biggest flaw IMO but I think once you adjust to it and all of the game's systems click together, coupled with the extremely low time-to-kill, the vision really comes through and you feel like a crazy badass surviving moment to moment and pulling off impossible missions. I lowkey love the Baroque as endgame enemies and think the game does a fantastic job of selling the threat that an entire faction of absolutely lethal cyber-ninjas should present and conditioning you to fear bumping into the bastards at any moment lmao

[@longlivethesheet4561]

42:12 *Snake! What have you done? You've changed the future! You've created a time paradox!!*

[@robinmattheussen2395]

Even after watching this entire video, and registering the many, many complaints you had, I still feel compelled to play this. I think that says something about the game Mr Lancaster put together. Also the fact that he put the entire thing together using DarkBasic is pretty impressive.

[@Tehsnakerer]

I would suggest playing it if curious, as with anything these videos are my experiences but I would never tell someone not to have their own, it's not really that surprising regardless, for all of its bugginess and frustrating unfairness, you won't find anything quite like Brigand, and that in itself is really valuable, the story behind it just heightens that.

[@OldyAlbert]

Great video man, i live for stuff like this, what an adventure

[@testname4464]

This game was so frustrating I broke my fucking mouse because of the God-awful shooting. Still love it, though.

[@Crille00798]

I've watched this three times. I love it

[@ChickenKingTW]

Aww hell yeah, long Tehsnakerer vids make my month.

[@peppermillers8361]

Aren't they always long?

[@ChickenKingTW]

@@peppermillers8361 Not all actually, he's done some comparatively short ones. Like Totally Accurate Battlegrounds and Phantom Blood.

[@peppermillers8361]

@@ChickenKingTW true, but TAB was more of a recommendation. Phantom Blood was a good video, though. *sip*

[@Hablmet]

I'd actually recommend playing Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. While there's literally no story, the gameplay factor and the crafting is practically infinite. I guess the biggest issue would be to make it look fun in a video, even though it's unbelievably fun.

[@tacosHELLYEAH]

Love your shit mate, please don't stop

[@joseaca1010]

1:21:01 "fixes a bunch of other bugs, most importantly a bug in the brigand scripting language that made the '' (not equal to) boolean not work" jesus christ, how is this game running at all?

[@canniballollocaust9174]

Snake: I'm sure somebody must have told you by now, but did you know a huge amount of the lore for this game appears to be lifted straight from the novel "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson? Some stuff taken from the book includes: the nuclear weapon wired to the guy dying, Uncle Bob (both the name and the concept; I think it might have been like two PMCs called Uncle Jim's & Admiral Bob's in the book), the privatized CIA, and arguably Carmen's backstory (seems very similar to the backstory of YT from the book). I bet there's probably more that I'd recognize if I played the whole game myself. You should read it, it's pretty short.

[@BrianLancaster]

Ya, I think it was Admiral Bob in Snow Crash, but he wasn't a main character. And Machete 2 (terrible movie) also did the nuke attached to the vital signs thing. I did directly steal the Skull Gun implant from Diamond Age, but I think Neal Stephenson would be OK with that. My favorite book of his is Reamde, though, which came out too recently for me to have ripped shit off from.

[@LordSquirrelShow]

Well, I can add this alongside Boiling Point to the list of janky games you've introduced me to that I'm gonna try out some day.

[@CassandraFortuna]

I'd pay good money to see a movie that consisted of your four characters forming a rag-tag sort of A-Team and taking on Oaxaca.

[@isenokami7810]

That would be the most dysfunctional squad ever formed. I’m in.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

I actually really enjoy this setting. It's oddball enough to make it stand out amongst the litany of other post-apoc settings out there. I only wish the creator realized that choice is important in a game like this, and didn't narrow things down and constrict the player for his own gameplay reasons.

[@tylerp.5004]

Yeah, It's very clearly Fallout-inspired, but only through the general features than the lore itself (the general tech level seems much closer to today) but also ventures out and incorporates elements from other genres like *kinda* cyberpunk and *kinda* fantasy, and it seems pretty clear that a new society, one taking full advantage of the tools of the past, has been rooted for some time.

[@willrigby8202]

Fallout 76 looks great.

[@kloa4219]

This is legitimately better than Fallout 76. I'm being serious here

[@CegeRoles]

@@kloa4219 At least it has a soul, and was made by someone who actually has an artistic vision.

[@kloa4219]

@@CegeRoles Not to mention that the dev is dedicated to fixing bugs than milking customers through microtransactions.

[@SuperEagle720]

@Lord Fuzzle You know Todd's team didn't develop 76, Right?

[@SuperEagle720]

@Lord Fuzzle The Austin "branch" of Bethesda game studios. They used to be Battlecry studios until Bethesda softworks bought them after their game flopped.

[@primitivepatchess6776]

I go back to this video and watch it every few months because it's so good

[@LeafhopperV]

The creepy thing about this video was that I was rewatching the Xenus 2 video yesterday.