Ready At Dawn: A PlayStation 2nd Party No More

[@LastStand-Media]

Hey All! First off, I'm sorry if you saw an earlier version of this briefly go live before. For some reason, it only uploaded half of the video, so we had to delete and try again. So, many of you likely already knew this (because you saw my letter, linked below), but Side Quest is now going to be wholly in the hands of MrMattyPlays and Dustin Furman. You already know Matty; he's responsible for a handful of Side Quest episodes so far, and his work will continue. He, of course, runs his own KZbin channel and podcast, which you should support! Dustin may be a greater mystery to you: He's Colin's Last Stand's lone full-time employee. He edits all of the podcasts and takes care of a lot of digital grunt work, but he's actually also a content creator in his own right. He runs a small outlet called Handsome Phantom (linked in the description) that reviews games, publishes podcasts, et cetera, but when he approached me to work on Side Quest, I was excited by the idea, because I think he has what it takes. Here's the reality of Colin's Last Stand as a business: We're thriving, but Side Quest is the only vertical of the company that isn't profitable. Our KZbin presence -- including Sacred Symbols, which is listened to quite a bit on this service -- is actually losing CLS money. And that's okay: I want to be on KZbin. I want my company to have a presence here. I don't mind paying more to have content here than I'm making. But I also want to try and change that, and as my business' owner and decision-maker, I'm making a play to do so. When it comes to time, energy, and inspiration, I'm totally maxed-out. Between the three weekly podcasts (and all of the research, writing, et cetera that goes into them), running the business administratively, dealing with my new house, and grappling with my fresh role at Lillymo Games as partial owner and Chief Creative Officer, I can't properly tend to CLS' KZbin presence. There aren't enough hours in the day or energy coursing through my body. So, for me, that either means just letting the channel sit fallow until I decide to do something with it again, with only weekly, audio-only Sacred Symbols posts, or letting two really talented individuals who I happen to trust and respect run with the mantle. I've gone with the latter option. I see some of your complaints about these not being my videos, but I also know the silent majority is really, really liking the content, and I think you're gonna like the inclusion of Dustin as much as you like Matty's work. They're going to go every-other-week, so that we should have a video for you here each Wednesday, if all goes according to plan. We want to encourage you to keep the feedback coming as we refine the work, but in the meantime, I wanted to let you know what's happening. I truly hope you continue to enjoy what we're doing not only here on KZbin, but elsewhere in the Colin's Last Stand family as well. Thank you. -Colin P.S. Here's the link to the original letter to the audience I wrote announcing this move, as mentioned above: www.patreon.com/posts/38682170

[@Blackhawk211]

Hey Colin been watching since your mass effect 3 review. We care more about your health than the content. Keep being you. We all appreciate it

[@aboltron6194]

Colin, you've got a great team with great talent, I'm so happy to see you utilizing them to their full potential. Loving the growth of this brand!

[@Mojavekight17]

Excellent detective skills at the End 👍👍👍

[@googlename9851]

Dont wanna seem like a dick or anything. I love colin, been supporting him for years. I dont want to seem like I'm hating or being toxic or anything like that but, doing 3 podcasts a week that are 2 hours long at most isnt as back-breaking as you're trying to make it seem to be. Now, you're immediate thought after reading that sentence might be smth along the lines of "oh this guy has no fucking clue what's it's like to run a business blah blah" and you'd be right, but if you set aside your recent movement into a new house and all the difficulties that come with it (you're not gonna be "dealing" with your house forever) as well as your "adaptation period", for the lack of a better term, of being a partial owner, how exactly are you maxed out? As far as I understand, your main and most difficult duty pertaining lylimo is writing scripts for games, which is no easy task dont get me wrong, but are you busy with writing a story for a game every single day? Recording podcasts where you talk about games and other things 3 times a week isnt that strenuous or gut-wrenching, especially for a guy who has an editor and has been doing podcasts since 2014. You know what you're talking about, it seems your thoughts are flowing through your head adequately, it's like you're having a conversation you're enjoying. How is this being put into a category of exhausting things to do? You literally are alone in a big house, dont have a girlfriend nor kids, granted you do have a dog to take care of, again, how are you maxed out exactly? I assume there are two days during a week where you relax, play video games, spend time with your family now that you're all in Virginia or just fuck around and that's awesome, everybody has to rest. Im not managing your schedule obvisouly and wouldnt dare to do that but what are you doing the other two days? Administrative tasks of running a business? My opinion, and you colin can disagree, everyone can disagree, its entirely possible for a pretty smart guy like you with an extensive knowledge about the industry, to write a script with little to no effort(I mean you wrote countless articles at ign, probably also wrote tons of essays to get that history degree, it should be as easy as riding a bike to write a script for an 8 minute video) and make a side quest video once every two months and it wouldn't be as strenuous as you make it seem to be(my take, again not being toxic). I really liked your review type of video about detroit become human, I thought it was excellent as well as that video you did talking about the vita. So yeah...

[@AngelosONe]

Charlie Milroy Probably comes from the fact that videos don’t write and edit themselves, and he pays his editors for their time and also probably has to account for the labor/time it takes to write/research these, possible subscription costs of software (Adobe creative cloud isn’t cheap), bandwidth costs, etc. He’s treating this like a business, so many of those business costs have to be accounted for.

[@Whacintosh]

I would love to see Dustin on a podcast with Colin. I feel like they would do so well together.

[@Starglaed]

Great job, Dustin. I really loved the Order 1886 (though I bought it on sale). The lore, setting, visual design was so uniquely amazing and the ending setup a sequel. It's a shame we'll likely never see Galahad's journey to redemption and revenge.

[@superbadisfunny]

I loved the oder also for the same reasons

[@CaptainKielbasa]

Ready at Dawn will be missed. I actually saw a tweet that Collin mentioned Quantum Dream and Sony are not on good terms either. That is another 2nd party that is gone. Bummer.

[@noanswerHello]

Very well made, thank you for this.

[@israelfranco1997]

Great decision Colin, this move will ensure more content from you (even though not you exactly I know the quality will be up to your standards) and continued support from your audience will definitely be there, wish the best to everyone involved.

[@Ruddy_Games]

I'm kinda sad by this. I really liked the order 1886 and despite its flaws I thought Sony would see the huge potential. Its still one of the best looking ps games imo and ready at dawn did a great job in that regard. With some help I think they could have become an elite level dev.

[@gookawild5543]

To bad Sony didn't acquire this studio for PS gamers. 🤣

[@mrpopo5097]

@@gookawild5543 why would they ? Order 1886 did bad at release.

[@gookawild5543]

@@mrpopo5097 What about the games prior to that? Ready At Dawn was a good studio that should have been acquired.

[@SotNist]

I guess so much for Order 1887. Sony rushed them with that game to fill the software drought, as they did with others, while devs like Naughty Dog and Santa Monica got all the time in the world on their projects. It's no wonder some studios leave after being benched and rushed.

[@HEARD201]

This was really well done, I look forward to more content like this!

[@laefty666]

RIP TotalBiscuit fighting for 60 fps and an FOV sliders til the end.

[@rickscandon]

Heard TB and the feels hit me hard.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Colin you are assembling some great talent around you good Sir. Kudos

[@bradenalexander2477]

Not getting a sequel to the Order 1886 is one of this generations biggest losses. You will be missed, Sir Galahad.

[@jermainewalker756]

Excellent video, some of the best content from this channel. I love it when you can tell a video is really well produced, written and researched. Keep up the great work Dustin, looking forward to more content from you!

[@mdluk199]

The Order is unfairly criticised gem. I'd love a sequel

[@MrMattyPlays]

Great work, Dustin!

[@gavinmorin]

I loved this video. Dunstan coming on to do side quest as well is amazing. I got some real captain midnight vibes from this video. I love his pop culture vids and these are right up there.

[@kvnofcolour]

Amazing detailed video. Thank you

[@mypal1990]

Thanks for creating videos like this. I look forward to seeing more videos from you guys!

[@MamaMicah]

Awesome video Dustin! I had forgotten that The Order 1886 leaked. I ended up renting the game on GameFly and loved it so much that I had to buy it! 😀 This video made me even more sad that we never got a sequel. I definitely need to play it again soon!

[@magusvirga]

I gotta admit, even though Colin is doing his own thing now, these two "smaller" content creators are GREAT and I don't mind. Some people are just hard to please. Great work!

[@CalloftheWildOfficial]

Dustin, I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for your hard work behind the scenes, and I am thrilled that you will be up-front, providing more insight going forward.

[@jzrzzz]

I played the order 1886 It was and still the best realistic graphics I have ever seen

[@SavagePatch115]

12:15 I said the same thing myself. I got it digitally for $9 in November the same year it came out and liked it quite a lot. If I had paid full price for the game my opinion would be much different, and not for the better

[@M1tZk1]

I loved the world of the order 1886! I was always hoping for an open world sequel. It felt like the first Assassin‘s Creed to me. More of a showcase and a solid foundation whereas the 2nd instalment was amazing.

[@forresthunter1483]

Love the history lesson! Great job!

[@awesome9174]

I think the purchase by Facebook is going to be a good thing. Ready at Dawn has shown they have real talent for VR games. Lone Echo was fantastic and I'm definitely going to pick up Lone Echo 2 this year. The fact that we can expect more VR games from this studio has me hyped for the future of VR even more.

[@KanyeWestLyricalGenius]

Well Facebook just canceled their game lol

[@kylemartin1093]

This was a fantastic video! Can't wait to see more of your work

[@El_Maldo94]

Great video, Dustin. I felt the passion throughout the runtime 👍

[@anthonycappozzo802]

This is a fantastic video. Great work! And, I loved The Order

[@GotNextVideo]

It's really a shame the way people fixate on The Order (whether they like the game or not) and overlook how amazing Lone Echo is. I think Facebook was very smart to snatch these guys up.

[@tanjack31]

This is really well done :) loved it Dustin! Keep up the good work

[@manuelquiles0708]

You have my attention, Dustin. I’ll be keeping an eye out for your Side Quest episodes. Good Work.

[@Shireapriciator]

Great job Dustin, keep it up man.

[@amirlecter8318]

Great job, I think this was a really smart decision on Colin's part to do this. Looking forward to what you guys can do!

[@JacobOlli]

Good video, had hoped for a Order 1886 sequel. And i still think it's top 3 best looking game on PS4. I hope Ready at Dawn will make some non VR games for Facebook, there will release on other platforms. But that will probably not happen. Btw i got The Order 1886 on Day 1, and i never regret buying it.

[@artabel3134]

Nice job Dustin!!!

[@prachu111]

Excellent video Dustin! Wish you guys make side quest content more frequently.

[@sterlingkart9562]

This video os fantastic! I cant wait to see more in the coming weeks. Btw I loved The Order 1886, i heard all the gripes but i still bought after I got my PS4 in 2016. And it slaps. Sure some parts you can cheese *cough* the werewolved, but I really enjoyed the 5 hours. And kinda wish more games put their foot down with the 5-10 hour cinematic experience. Games like Uncharted, The Order, Mirrors Edge, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil are all fun experiences and even more fun to replay over and over again. Maybe its just me, but those games are way more memorable than the 80+ hour fetch quests we deal with.

[@jzrzzz]

Watermelon guy looks like a gobstopper guy from willy Wonka candy🍬😂

[@mrshmuga9]

Unfortunate that Colin isn’t doing it, but it looks like he’s a lot busier than I thought. I didn’t even know he did 3 weekly podcasts. I thought it was just SS, with Knockback once in a while. I didn’t think SS+ was weekly, I figured it was just around big releases.

[@deathproof8732]

Yeah. Colin is the only person that tends to be really close to similar opinions with stuff on KZbin. I don't even pay attention to anything that doesn't appear on KZbin so I never see notifications for Knockback. I aint downloading another fucking app. I already had to download 2 just to hear Classic Art Bell. I'm getting too old for this shit. There I go rambling again. Gonna miss Colins rants and notorious opinions. Now we are gonna be left with weeaboos and people who whine about games being too short. FFS.

[@ChrisWTube]

I really liked The Order except for the fights with the lesser Lycans and 1 or 2 firefights. I wish they had given an option to move most of the HUD/UI into the black bars at the top and bottom.

[@salehaljouf]

We need more videos like this

[@danfortuna1984]

I couldn’t agree more with you. I’m just now getting around to playing agents of mayhem which cost me $5 a year or so ago. Game is actually pretty fun and because of reviews I never gave it a shot until it was so cheap

[@3pIcenTer]

Oh man.. hearing TB's voice again is a tear jerker.

[@JFlex81]

Thank you for the in-depth video. Could you make one for Quantic Dreams too?

[@MrWhatzUPyo]

Walmart had the order on clearance for $5. Best $5 I've ever spent lol

[@Blackhawk211]

I hope Sony owns the IP of The order 1886. There needs to be a sequel eventually

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Not exactly the game was reviewed poorly, low sales. Doubt they are even thinking about a sequel.

[@Blackhawk211]

@@TihetrisWeathersby the original uncharted was reviewed at the same level as the order. 7s and 8s and they both sold relatively the same. Days gone too

[@TheSAzelf]

@@Blackhawk211 Fam www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/uncharted-drakes-fortune

[@Blackhawk211]

@@TheSAzelf thats literally what I said. 7s and 8s. 88% critic score and 79% user score.

[@Blballerboy]

The Volcanic Masochist the order definitely did not break even financially. Simple as that unfortunately.

[@BirdieDev]

Great video, super informative!

[@youngmaster5119]

Ready At Dawn is no longer... died and will be come The Ghost of Playstation

[@DanishingAct]

I dig the new style. Pretty hyped to be getting these more often.

[@aboltron6194]

DUSTIN! Hell yeah

[@thatstuart]

Nice one, looking forward to more :)

[@grahamprets6302]

Cool very insightful. I should really check out order 1886. I bought it a while for 5 bucks and never got around to playing it. I also think it had the disservice of launching around the same time as bloodborne. A game with very similar asthetic and was genuinely awesome. Anyways good work. Looking for to next side quest.

[@CapedGuardian]

Colin, you’re awesome. Love your content and honesty! Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@wkadalie]

This is Dustins video, way to give Colin all the credit.

[@blastedmcgraw152]

Wow, great video!

[@thm2000]

I am so tired of people complaining about how every video isn't Colin and his opinion. He does three 2hr+ podcasts a week where you can hear his thoughts. He is literally just trying to help other GOOD creators grow their channel and give them a platform, which he did not have to do. CLS is HIS business and some people around here act so entitled to having him in every video when he has made it crystal clear on multiple occasions that it is a group effort. I feel like people click on these videos, hear it's matt or dustin and instantly shit talk without seeing if the content is good. I've been watching Mattys videos since before Fallout 4 even released and he has always made good content, and it's great colin is trying to give him more space to shine. Keep at it you guys, don't get discouraged.

[@r1nshikawa]

The order 1886 is one of the best game i’ve ever played....hope we can have sequels for this title...

[@m49593]

Awesome video 👏

[@LegalSenpai]

Great video, and great use of TB. I miss that beautiful British man.

[@colten53]

Hindsight is 20/20, but perhaps it would have been in Sony’s and Ready At Dawn’s best interest to continue their partnership as mobile developers. Could you imagine if Ready At Dawn spent the 5 years they made developing The Order on a couple Vita titles? The Vita would have received continued support, and Ready At Dawn wouldn’t have experienced the financial burdens that come with AAA console exclusive development.

[@gookawild5543]

So sad Sony didn't acquire this Studio for it's fanbase. 🤣

[@TaylorFrye94]

The Order 1886 was the biggest waste of potential of an IP that sony ever had. Hope they give the IP another try. Maybe Naughty Dog could come in and give it justice.

[@mrpopo5097]

Why would naughty dogs touch the IP ? They’ve already got their own and are making new ones

[@DylanCisGood4Me]

The Order 1886 had such potential. It's a shame we won't see a sequel that solves those problems and builds upon that world.

[@ParkerNightFly]

Good job!

[@mecharobots]

Tbh alot of games still don't look as good as this ps4 title.

[@-Batman-]

Nooo😭

[@mrshmuga9]

Well done!

[@vitterverse]

The Order was great and needed a sequel. The flaws are about those boss like encounters with werewolf that are copy pasted(probably time/money related), and appear a couple of times during the game, but the rest was really good.

[@ТимурМаликов-н9с]

The video is fine enough, but I subscribed for Colins insider information and interesting thoughts, also his charisma. This video lacked any of this aspects, if it was another channel, I would watch it till the end, but wouldn't even think about subscribing.

[@deathproof8732]

We are probably few and far between. Feels like they are using Colin for clicks to their patreons and channels.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Second Upload Gang

[@AllThatJuice-]

idk why they never put the order on ps+, sure to gain new fans that appreciate the idea and concept

[@gospideygo6061]

Colin where is Sounds Shapes 2 ???

[@llcoolcplays]

I approve of this addition ➕

[@Backup_Dice]

Have Colin play kingdom hearts 3 & both Niohs

[@rpjordan]

Go Dustin, it's ya birthday...

[@MonsterMJ]

The Order 1886 was good and i loved it we need a sequel really such a good ip i think ;)

[@NYYanks2003040506]

A shame that Sony let Ready at Dawn slip away over one game that the media especially had a clear agenda against from the start. Lack of multiplayer and 30 FPS, two things TLoU 2 is guilty of in 2020, is what buried The Order 1886 more than anything back in 2015. People also got upset because it was delayed a couple times, which we know Naughty Dog never delays its games. Ah well, it is what it is. Best of luck to Ready at Dawn with Oculus Studios.

[@wkadalie]

The Order wasn't a fun game to play. And it was overly short. It had some amazing guns that were restricted to when they could be used. I loved the visuals and lore but I fully get why it's hated. And it's deserved. TLoU 2 feels good to play and the visuals are great. And the game is the opposite, it's actually too long. If I were Sony I'd be more interested in getting Supermassive games. Ready at Dawn got their break and blew it.

[@nickking9568]

If the gameplay was better in the order it would been great

[@Uppernorwood976]

I don't get why some gamers are so sensitive about frame rate. You can agree or disagree on how important it is, but the fact is the 'cinematic' style of movies is entirely due to their low frame rate of 24 fps. The Hobbit movies were shot at 48 fps and they look too slick and artificial. Come to think of it, they look too much like a video game. The Lord of the ring movies look way, way better with 24 fps. It's perfectly legitimate to reduce frame rate in order to achieve a cinematic look. Like I said, you can disagree with this approach in principal, but the logic is sound.

[@lucascardozo7899]

Microsoft lost Remedy, Moon and Crytek. Sony lost Quantic Dream, Supermassive and Ready at Dawn. It's just sad because RaD will close a couple years after. Just like Google, Facebook will lost his interest in game development

[@-Batman-]

How did you know 😭

[@SavagePatch115]

Dude is from the future

[@RoboCat2K]

I thought the story was really strong and would really like a sequel

[@Mojavekight17]

Where is Colin?

[@Blackhawk211]

He doesn't do side videos like this anymore. Just the main podcast

[@Mojavekight17]

@@Blackhawk211 thx

[@albatrossfm]

MojaveKnight17 you’re right. In the moment, it seemed funny, but it actually wasn’t when I thought again. Sorry, dude.

[@Mojavekight17]

@@albatrossfm As long as you know🤔

[@cammankingdom]

Is a sequel still possible cause I need 1 as well as 1 more resistance game

[@liddle1234]

Wow just got some deja vu.

[@wkadalie]

I liked the Order but they screwed themselves. Should have copied Gears. And not spent so much time on visuals. And yes I love the world building they did. And I do believe a sequel would have been amazing. Though you can't plan for a sequel at the expense of the game your making. The game your making should tell a complete arc in a story. Lots of games they only expand on the lore after they made the first game.

[@TheeAnayalator]

Nice

[@TheDaniRainbow]

Whoop whoop

[@vaultt309]

I approve of this.

[@tazmanceltic]

Loved the order 1886

[@DreBourbeau]

Lol The Order still looks better than a lot of "next gen" games

[@deathproof8732]

Kids took over this channel

[@googlename9851]

My guy colin slacking off...

[@Blackhawk211]

Try reading the top comment first

[@aboltron6194]

He does 3 2+ hour podcasts a week, is writing a video game, and is running a business. Also a dog dad. He's not slacking off, he's diversifying is company's output.

[@googlename9851]

@@aboltron6194 I'm aware of all that. Been following colin since beyond days. The thing that I dislike the most, and I'm not hating or being toxic, is that when it comes to spoilercats or talking about games that they've played, they devote like 80% of the time answering questions left on patreon. I appreciate that he cares about his audience and all but I would personally prefer them discussing the actual game more. I remember when they did the spiderman spoilercast, almost everyone, and I'm not exaggerating, pointed out how they didnt actually talk about the plot and were just answering questions. Little has changed to be honest since then.

[@JacobOlli]

@@googlename9851 Yeah i basically haven't heard from him in a long time, since i don't have time for the podcasts

[@gustavocastro706]

A knight no more

[@gookawild5543]

Oh well, Sony should have acquired them 🤣🤣🤣

[@postrock3374]

Cringe.

[@deathproof8732]

So now the only thing that is Colin is the fucking playstation podcast. Jesus christ this is turning into IGN. Sigh

[@dustinfurman5030]

Did you watch the video tho..?

[@MrBiggs555]

If Colin wants his KZbin channel to do well he should be on it more. Matty and Dustin are not a great listen

[@HipsterKaren]

[@gookawild5543]

Another loss for Playstation 😆

[@postrock3374]

Cringe.

[@loganwheeler1734]

Well, time to unsub. C ya

[@LastStand-Media]

Bye.

[@Blackhawk211]

@@LastStand-Media lol

[@dustinfurman5030]

See ya!

[@googlename9851]

@@LastStand-Media isnt it kinda petty to react this way? I'm not having a go at colin nor dustin but this type of response reminds me of how "good" know it all kids in middle school would react to a comment you can easily ignore. If you really dont care about someone unsubbing then dont reply at all or at least don't make it cringe. My conjecture. P.S. I support cls on patreon. Not being a hater. Followed colin since beyond days.

[@loganwheeler1734]

@@googlename9851 It's fine dude. I don't know or care who these Dustin or Matty people are, all I know is I subbed to a channel called COLIN's last stand, and he seems to be totally absent on this channel. Now that they've admitted that this channel is not run by Colin, I'm out. No hard feelings, I just don't care what some random guy named Dustin or Matty has to say about anything. Get your own channel and name it dustin's last stand or something.

[@knleonhart]

The dream isn’t dead yet. If Sony has contracted them to an Order sequel, they must finish it for PlayStation despite being owned by another company.