Anyone else think the sheer number of enemies on screen at once is impressive? Or is it actually not as difficult as I think it is?
@wofan10005 ай бұрын
I plan on messing around doing that in unity so hopefully not too difficult 😅
@chernobyl1695 ай бұрын
It's interesting conceptually but the models are clearly low-poly, no-texture which reduces the required computing power by magnitudes. This would never work if the zombies used high-quality models or textures. Improving any facet of the game graphically would come at a distinct cost to performance. With that taken into account, no this is not as difficult as it sounds. Computers are best at performing the same small task repetitively, and this is a prime example: each zombie is a very simple task that can be completed in nanoseconds. This does, however, throw all your game proposals out the window; improving the AI or variety would come at a significant performance cost.
@molluscumlore5 ай бұрын
@@chernobyl169 For some of it though i feel like it could be pretty simple. Like with zombies getting more aggressive as there are less of them, since the AI getting more complex could be set to scale with the number of active zombies going down. But i'm no expert
@TomaszRyszkowski5 ай бұрын
@@molluscumlore Oh well that's true! They could add individual zombie ai's for when there is less than 10 000 of them or something like that. I think that there are many ways in which it could be optimised to work, but it wouldn't be an easy task. Making that system would make the game 10x more impressive imo.
@yaoiboi605 ай бұрын
I find it very impressive!
@dhurd0075 ай бұрын
Thanks for the good honest review, some great feedback, so you may see some changes in the near future. And for those interested the intro scene contains 500k zombies ;) But yes I agree needs some better gameplay - while its fun mowing them all down, its more like a stress relief game at the moment. ChubbyKiwi
@dhurd0075 ай бұрын
Based on this feedback, the first thing I did was put the game on sale this week, 60% off
@Graeldon5 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting me know! I've put a post on KZbin and our Discord group! I wish you all the best with your next project!
@wofan10005 ай бұрын
Nothing wrong with a stress relief game. These power fantasy 1 vs 1000 types are my favorite type of games. I'm a indie dev too and I plan on making stuff like this eventually. Was it hard to get such a huge amount of enemies on screen?
@dhurd0075 ай бұрын
@@wofan1000 Cheers, and good luck with your endeavors (I am also a team of one) - it was pretty tricky, best tip i can give you is look into Compute Shaders - all of the zombies AI, motion and simple Collision was handled in a Compute Shader, which gives you access to lots of parallel pipelines. Saying that, the best advice I can give someone starting out is start off small - and release something. I've been writing games since 1994 off and on, and have had few real releases. I'm the programmer behind this one which got dropped back then - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eavCl62XqZKVfZI
@collegecube26025 ай бұрын
Duuude I'm commenting live as I watch the video, my opinion, but the comic book style menu screens are REALLY cool!!
@shinyagumon70155 ай бұрын
This feel like a Flash Game in the best way possible. Like it looks fun for a few minutes but it sadly lacks depth to hook you for longer. Still an impressive first attempt
@molluscumlore5 ай бұрын
yeah this looks like a similar itch scratched as happy wheels or something. Looks like a lot of fun as a sleepover game
@TrueCrouton5 ай бұрын
Still shocked this channel hasn't blown up yet. People are gonna come across this whole series years after it's done and wonder how they could have missed out on such an impressive feat.
@Graeldon5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! All I can do is keep making the best content that I can, and hope that people find it interesting enough to continue supporting and sharing
@margathapai40105 ай бұрын
My get rich quick scheme? Make a video game, put it on steam, charge a million dollars, have the title start with the number two, and then wait for Graeldon to play it.
@TomaszRyszkowski5 ай бұрын
Graeldon would finish it in under 2 hours and return the game lol
@Graeldon5 ай бұрын
Just you wait, it'll be an idle game that takes 2.5 hours to complete
@Jono9975 ай бұрын
I kid you not, I actually want to do part of this, notably the "make a game so that it will get into a Steam Sequence video" part. Though I'd probably make it free lol.
@margathapai40105 ай бұрын
@@Jono997 I like you but I also want to afford rent for the next forever
@margathapai40105 ай бұрын
@@Graeldon (opens a blank google doc called "design do") ... go on.
@guydoesthings75805 ай бұрын
How does southern Grael affect the lore
@yannickgrignon24735 ай бұрын
This is the kind of video where the final review has me scratching my head as to whether it'll be a 👍 or a 👎 in the rankings at the start of the next video
@SpriteGuard5 ай бұрын
This feels like those mobile games that are tuned to be exactly as compelling as popping bubble-wrap. You crush the things, and it feels kinda relaxing, and then it's just the same thing over and over. But this one doesn't serve you ads every 20 seconds.
@sinisterdesign5 ай бұрын
Worth mentioning: this game doesn't just have simplistic graphics, it straight up uses Synty asset packs.
@ZekeDidNothingWrong5 ай бұрын
New Zealander here! TIL we're responsible for some video games (and some rather successful ones at that). I thought our biggest contribution to society was the electric fence but maybe it's actually Day Z! (Electric fence is a close second though)
@AkorBestoff5 ай бұрын
Therapist: Australian Graeldon isn't Real he can't hurt you Australian Graeldon:
@Jono9975 ай бұрын
That is absolutely not Australian
@everfluctuating5 ай бұрын
i thought he was going for southern US
@AkorBestoff5 ай бұрын
@@Jono997 i have no idea about Accents but he was Born in Australia so i am basicly right xD
@annawanna59955 ай бұрын
This whole formula reminded me of Undead Bowling; a hidden gem for the 3DS, although 1M Zombies takes place on a much bigger scale, as you only kill up to a few hundred zombies per level in Undead Bowling. Basically, you roll a huge, metal bowling ball through the track filled with zombies that move towards you before every throw. There are a few game modes in it (like a killcount treshold based one), three different types of zombies with different stats, looks and game over screens, a few difficulty settings unlocked after beating the boss level on the previous ones (the boss is real fun, too) and some fun bonuses (like being able to throw an even bigger, jagged with spiked ball once per level, or setting the floor behind your ball on fire after you do a nice combo with it, stunning the zombies caught in the flames for one turn etc.). It's also a tad bit repetitive, but I really do recommend it overall
@jonatanrobledo98125 ай бұрын
I love how many of these games are just asset flips of the Synty stuff. Look them up, and you will NEVER STOP SEEING THEM EVERYWHERE
@lukecwolf5 ай бұрын
Ahhh that mag explain how easy it was easy to replicate thousands of zombies without frame cuts. High quality low poly
@lukecwolf5 ай бұрын
Ps synty assets, not sinty
@jonatanrobledo98125 ай бұрын
@@lukecwolf yup. I'm 90% that the maps are too assets from them, just a bit extended. Btw I follow synty, I loveeeee their style, but seeing their stuff everywhere around steam makes it a bit difficult to try these 1 buck games lmao. Also, thanks, corrected. I aways write their name wrong.
@TheRealVenusian5 ай бұрын
I'm just impressed at the rendering of all those zombies, like you said. Take this game's graphics team and put them in a AAA studio, and we could have something great on our hands.
@iizepic97885 ай бұрын
Cant beileve they made graeldon texan 😔, atleast this game will be the first to sell 1 zombillion copies
@thekeithfulbarrums5 ай бұрын
true zombillionaire grindset
@wpk9145 ай бұрын
Yeah I get big Flash game energy from this, but in a good way. If I had stumbled upon a top down 2D version of this on Addicting Games 17 years ago I probably would have sunk an ungodly amount of time into it
@Treekyboi5 ай бұрын
YEEEEEHAAEWWWWWWW
@Graeldon5 ай бұрын
HAAEEWWYEEEE
@ReadyPlayerJorden5 ай бұрын
I feel like this could be really fun with some inspiration from Vampire Survivors sprinkled in
@andreworders73054 ай бұрын
0:59 wait, what!? Triple AAA games can’t even do that? This dev must be some sort of genius.
@Groovecharge5 ай бұрын
I love southern Grael
@doka-sp5 ай бұрын
This is the first game I've seen on this list that I'm actually interested in giving a try. Gonna watch the whole video first tho
@TomaszRyszkowski5 ай бұрын
and what's your opinion after the video?
@gimok2k55 ай бұрын
My guess? They put the same black magic to use that CroTeam did with Serious Sam 4 and its Legion System. Which looks even more visually impressive.
@Hiya8partyz5 ай бұрын
What in the tarnation
@horrorsage13465 ай бұрын
I am all for southern American accent Graeldon! Yee-haw
@donlasagnotelamangia5 ай бұрын
9:29 hahaha nice one
@andreworders73054 ай бұрын
Seems a bit like 3D vampire survivors in a car
@ThatOneShortieHo4 ай бұрын
I slightly worry for when you reach the "100 cats" section of steam. Theyre cute but have no replay value and are essentially just "wheres waldo" but its in complete black and white and the cats are weirdly shaped against the background. Again, cute, but not much else. Oh and theres an achievement for each cat per my knowledge. Ive only played one of them and from that id say ive played them all. There IS a time trial mode but thats only unlocked when youve beaten the game, at which point you likely know where the majority of the cats are.
@jinxhijinx17684 ай бұрын
Grael hasn't played classic doom lol The shield works like doom 1&2 armour which was basically just a second health bar
@Graeldon4 ай бұрын
Dang, I got called out. It's true though, it's on my backlog of games I haven't played but probably should
@renatocfrancisco4 ай бұрын
So basically, its a worst version of zombie driver. I played recently. I only felt "eh"
@Ziklawz2 ай бұрын
I think a mode were you were paid for completing missions and had to pay to refill the ammo in your guns could be cool too, a little like the armored core games were every missed missile hurts your wallet and would incentivize efficience and speedrunnig if finishing the level faster also paid better.
@SometimesRPG13579Ай бұрын
The accent change is just... wow.
@GraeldonАй бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@matt92hun5 ай бұрын
Zombie Driver could be fun with this many zombies.
@theinfinity29945 ай бұрын
You ever think about reviewing games in the opposite direction as well? Like from Z-A then alternate with how you currently do it?
@Graeldon5 ай бұрын
I've considered it, but currently 1 per week is about the best I can manage while still working full time. Plus, there isn't a way to sort the Steam store in reverse alphabetical order that I'm aware of
@heraditestreamingarchive11005 ай бұрын
@@Graeldon I wonder if there's a way to get an API of the Steam game catalog. Then all you need is some basic javascript and HTML to make your own table you can sort any way you want in a local web environment. In theory it shouldn't be too difficult even for a beginner coder.
@chimitrash29665 ай бұрын
This looks like a great podcast game
@silkdust80695 ай бұрын
A podcast that only talks about this game? Sounds terrible
@HighretrogamelordАй бұрын
I guess it is fun for a very short while or to let out steam.
@kalilak970116 күн бұрын
Thanks for another great review! 10/10 no notes. >.
@TheTNTPVP5 ай бұрын
At the beginning of the video I thought I clicked on the wrong channel.
@andreworders73054 ай бұрын
Have the devs made any other games?
@Graeldon4 ай бұрын
Heya, good to see you again! I think there's an unreleased project they've made in the past, but this is their only release on Steam
@user-qr6gl8yc8t5 ай бұрын
9:53 🇵🇱
@stalebread71165 ай бұрын
Day 197 of waiting for Celeste
@trevoreyre27754 ай бұрын
He hasn't even gotten to the letter A yet. He will probably get to it in a few years perhaps.
@stalebread71164 ай бұрын
@@trevoreyre2775 eeeerrrrmmmm
@Graeldon4 ай бұрын
We made a deal that they need to comment for 365 consecutive days, and then I'll play Celest just for them =)