Star Wars Outlaws | Fully Ramblomatic

[@SRFriso94]

To paraphrase Yahtzee himself: If this doesn't end up in the Bland 5 list, it's a depressing three months ahead.

[@ObadiahtheSlim]

The way he described it, it was a contender for blandest. Probably 2nd blandest which in some ways has to be worst the number 1 blandest. Sorta like the time I got 2nd place in a "be the nicest" contest because the other guy in the grand finales decided to forfeit from the contest because he wanted me to win.

[@BP-dn9nv]

Concord would be my bet for number 1 if it was still on

[@enderaptor4100]

@@ObadiahtheSlim it's most definitely a 3rd blandest from what he described, it doesn't have anything going for it and even its blandness is very bland

[@Haan22]

@@enderaptor4100 Too bland to be nr 1.

[@Jash0192]

Does - by some paradox - being 5 on the blandest list make it the most bland?

[@paultwarowski5241]

The delivery on "you know how it plays" was spine chilling 😂

[@TeasGuideToThePlanes]

That's the delivery he uses for Mr. Henderson in his Jaques McKeown audiobooks, you should check them out!

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@TeasGuideToThePlanesand for Dr Diablerie in his DEDA files audiobooks! Those are legit my current favourite series I highly recommend them

[@garr_inc]

2:05

[@WanderingLoki]

Time for a new livestream idea - Yahtzee ASMR

[@tarynbentley1265]

I was honestly terrified of what he was going to say.

[@elijahpridie3349]

That silence was loud

[@CausticCrator83]

Silence is worth a thousand words

[@TheKeeperofChaos]

Greatest ZP/FR bit since the Back4Blood "Yahtzee? Surely, Yahtzee?"

[@Rigel_6]

Loud? It was deafening, standing next to a spooled up 737 engine on the runway loud

[@Godzeller3143]

It was unsettling, even.

[@Mark73]

So loud you could hear it screaming in space.

[@TheZombieMack]

The slow pause and turn genuinely intimidated me. That was born from real anger. xD

[@richardhunter9779]

It was like Valve Guy turning around in Portal 2.

[@entropy11]

the subtle creak of chairleather really is what sold it.

[@cybertramon0012]

I think it's because Ghost Recon: Breakpoint was the game that became 'THE Ubisoft Sandbox', then Wildlands came out and proved it was even more blatantly that, and now we've got this which is probably the most blatantly by-the-numbers yet.

[@Investigate-311]

​@@cybertramon0012 breakpoint came after wildlands... But i can't blame you for confusing them, both of them are bland af, although I would argue that the "ubisoft sandbox" thing started around after blackflag for a lot of us

[@alastairward2774]

Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering, leads to the dark side etc etc

[@RuleroftheSandcastle]

2:07 might be the new longest pause in Zero Punctuation/Fully Ramblomatic history!

[@FotisAthanasopoulos]

That.... was... beautiful :')

[@E1craZ4life]

Borderlands 3

[@grand_tourist46]

And with that, Yahtz proves he can still make me laugh out loud on occasion. (Yeah, I miss the early 2010s when he was mean).

[@euclidshield4932]

@@FotisAthanasopoulos And a bit scary to hear the first time.

[@jadedheartsz]

not longer then him not talking about Borderlands 3

[@hawkeyegough9090]

that fucking pause was incredible

[@Craxin01]

Not to mention it being punctuated with sounds of him physically rotating in his seat.

[@kevinschultz6091]

I was bracing myself for a volume change of SOME sort - I just didn't know which way it would go.

[@bkgrila]

@@Craxin01 I got flashbacks to the time when he started up his car and drove away rather than talk about Borderlands 3

[@zUJ7EjVD]

The use of silence is a real underappreciated art in this age of a constant stream of information.

[@Craxin01]

@@bkgrila Man, I forgot about that one!

[@MoskalMedia]

Everybody's talking about the pause, which is incredible, but Yahtzee's delivery of "Oh please hostile universe-chan, I am but a smol bean" is another one of his funniest moments ever. This might be the most expressive Yahtzee video to date.

[@chainlink2459]

When your fury is so immense that you go from zero punctuation to a full on ellipsis.

[@glassphoenix9095]

everybody gangsta until fully ramblomatic turns into not-at-all ramblomatic

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

Honesty, I'm not even sure how many major developers even *can* change how they do things: years of mismanagement usually means all the people who know how to make actual mechanics leave in disgust, so all you have left are desperate people doing their best until the inevitable layoffs...

[@barrag3463]

@bubbasbigblast8563 The devs working on these games are usually contracted now anyway. Hard to innovate or replace anything when the majority of the people who are working on it are going to be gone in 18 months.

[@ArifRWinandar]

A funny thing, Harada of Tekken mentioned that this why Soul Calibur failed to catch up with Tekken, but for the opposite reason: experienced people are promoted to work elsewhere, which leaves only new staff to develop the game. Harada had to fight management to keep his experienced staff working on Tekken.

[@peteynutt4104]

The era of the Indie is now

[@lucasLSD]

@@barrag3463 Yeah I saw that video of the Forza environement artist, people that aren't leads only stay for 18 months, nothing can get done specially if your tools suck.

[@KingOfElectricNinjas]

And talented teams are scattered to the winds as soon as possible.

[@lngun]

Ubisoft is a prime example of how you can make the same game over and over again and learn nothing from its previous iterations.

[@sebasfrankes6501]

Dunno, their stuff still sells pretty well i think. Feels like they know exactly what they are doing.

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

"Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?"

[@realtalk13]

@@sebasfrankes6501 yeah they've learned the most important lesson of them all for a big corporate brand: the exact mixture of slop and minimal effort their fans are willing to continuously pay $40+ dollars for

[@jonasgustafsson9807]

​@@sebasfrankes6501selling so well that ubi stocks are tanking and investors are shouting for the ceo's head

[@armelior4610]

"it sells millions of copies" was the only lesson they could ever, and did, learn

[@silvialuzmia]

The review can just be "It's ubisoft open world"

[@wilsonkierankitsune]

@@silvialuzmia with lasers in spacr

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

​@@wilsonkierankitsune give assassin's creed 3 hours

[@kingthe13]

They couldn't of even had character creation like that would of immediately got it atleast an okay cause nothing starwars fans love more then being able to self insert (which makes it all the weirder it's so rare ) like even I can't say I'd of baught outlaws pre order had it said character creation I wouldn't be proud of myself but I'm not going to lie and pretend I'm not that kind of person (though I don't make self inserts I just have pre-built characters iv had since a child that I try to make in other games because I know I'm not cool annove to do any of the cool shit they do)

[@davidoreilly7328]

Or just “it’s Ubisoft”. Roll credits

[@quetzalthegamer]

That tone shift from Yahtzee was gold.

[@psychodrummer1567]

Yeah, I almost forgot he could talk differently in his videos.

[@blackdragoncyrus]

Rest in peace, James Earl Jones.

[@shadowimagery]

@@blackdragoncyrus Chad Vader can fill in for him. o7

[@Garrus1995]

Man had a good long run. A career spanning 7 decades and some of the most iconic characters in film. May the Force be with him always.

[@rayanderson5797]

Yeah I just found out about that recently, too. Probably as good a sign as any that Star Wars is well and truly dead.

[@rodsk8dude731]

@@rayanderson5797 *Dude sure thought of his voice as a gift to humanity though, since I read he apparently allowed for his voice to be.. uhm, how do you call it, A.I.-ed? A.I. - yfied? *But I don't mean it as if I think it wasn't, I do, I'm just saying I'm impressed. I certainly am NOT one to be entirely optimistic about AI, though I do still have a laugh at people making AI covers by cartoon characters, or *old austrian-born german leader* sings Eminem's "Without Me". Never had more chills from hearing the line "Guess who's back". "Skull emoji" indeed, youtube commenter.

[@maromania7]

@@rayanderson5797 He has only been dead two days, I would hope you found out recently! Otherwise that's very suspicious!

[@SolaScientia]

The long pause and the noises as he clearly turns in his chair and then delivers so slowly "You fucking know how it plays." was where I had to pause for a bit. I can't breathe for laughing so hard. Sounds like this is one is going to be at the top of the Most Bland list this year. For actual fun I can highly recommend Astro Bot. Absolute blast to play!

[@Sir1188]

Nah I think this game is going to be number 3 on the bland list. Something beautiful about being mediocre in a mediocrity contest (fairly certain yahtzee said something along those lines before lol).

[@SolaScientia]

@@Sir1188 I hope he'll find 2 games that are more bland than this one though. I'm so picky about what I play that I'm not sure any games stand out to me as being more bland than this one just from what I've seen and heard about it and others.

[@patrickhanlon2325]

​@Sir1188 he absolutely did but I can't remember which zp it was. Obviously one of the 5 best, worst and blandest videos

[@patrickhanlon2325]

​@Sir1188 it was the 2017 zp

[@Volvagia1927]

If I were to guess HIS BE, W and BL right now? BE: 5. Black Myth: Wukong 4. Pacific Drive 3. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 2. Crime Scene Cleaner 1. Dungeons of Hinterberg W: 5. Dragon's Dogma II (Just for the unforced "One Save Slot!" error.) 4. Alone in the Dark 3. Skull and Bones 2. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 1. South Park: Snow Day BL: 5. Banishers: Ghost of New Eden 4. Stellar Blade 3. V-Rising 2. Star Wars: Outlaws 1. The Crush House

[@UDJester]

"No one could possibly be a fan of absolutely everything with Star Wars on it now." That kinda gives me pause. Star Wars used to be just the three movies, that's it. But now we have a number of animated series, the exponentially expanding number of video games, the extended universe novels, the prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy, the other movies in between, all the TV shows and streaming series, it's impossible to keep up anymore. It all blends together to where none of it feels as special or meaningful. The amount of Star Wars media today is quite literally nebulous.

[@danilooliveira6580]

to be fair it used to be like that, but with the expanded universe. Disney just brought the comics formula to films and games. the formula of making so much shit that there will always be something for someone, and when it gets too big just reset it. the problem is that it works for comics because it's cheap, if 100 people buy it the writer and artist can eat an extra meal this week. but games and shows are too expensive. they are still selling and people are still watching, but less and less people, their attention are getting divided between the things they like and don't like. except unlike comics anything besides record sales is a failure...

[@typacsk]

I stopped paying attention after the Hand of Thrawn books

[@Powoga]

Must have been weird to be a Star Wars fan back when there was just one movie and the holiday special. And probably some other stuff I'm not aware of, like comics or something.

[@ErnieSlanders]

Star Wars is more of a buffet franchise at this point. Take what you think looks appealing, leave what looks icky, and hope you actually walk away satisfied.

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

all of this so they can deny that the war between the dark side and the other guys would be over in seconds if they didn't write kyle katarn out of existence

[@FisherKing9633]

2:07 - 2:24 And the 2024 Internet Award for Most Loathing Expressed In Less Than 30 Seconds goes to:

[@yousaidthusly461]

Okay guys sing it with me! Altogether now: *LET’S ALL LAUGH AT AN INDUSTRY, THAT HASN’T LEARND ANYTHING, TUEE-HEE-HEE!*

[@MazeFrame]

Ra-andom Documents and Audio logs... oh, wrong song!

[@LifeWulf]

I’m with Jim Steph Sterling on this one. Let’s all laugh at an industry that never learns anything… except I’m not laughing cuz it’s just sad now.

[@Nmille98]

​@@MazeFramebut also accurate for this game.

[@HelterSeltzer_the_one]

@@yousaidthusly461 I actually HEARD this comment LOL

[@darthkek1953]

*LET'S ALL LAUGH AT UBI SOFT WHO NEVER LEARNS ANY THING SCOFF SCOFF SCOFF!*

[@Swagmaster65]

The punctuation happened. Holy shit.

[@thatmexicanuzer]

2:05 I dont think I've ever felt threaten by a game reviewer until today

[@psugab]

You obviously didn't watch his original review of Pusconaughts

[@The_Blunicorn]

Aw was hoping for Space Marine 2, but Yahtzee ranting about a mid game is always good fun too

[@SecondWindGroup]

Next week!

[@ObadiahtheSlim]

@@SecondWindGroup Oh you tease.

[@DragonNexus]

He needs time to play them. Generally speaking it's about 2 weeks from release to review

[@wescole5979]

Holy shit Siffrin PFP alert

[@Advexen]

​@@SecondWindGroup it was a nice Willie.... That's all the comments a star wars fan can give these days.

[@RepellentJeff]

2:07 You could just *_feel_* the rage he had to suppress. 😂

[@AuroDHikoshi]

The noise of the chair...

[@etansivad]

ahahahaha, ok, the scene where yhatzee shifts weight, and you hear the loud crinkle in the chair before "YOU... KNOW.... HOW.... IT.... PLAYS...." just killed me.

[@ashuggtube]

Was the best bit

[@johnolivera2369]

The long pause was hilarious but hearing him say "schmal bean" got me

[@ShiniesAreCool]

4:38: For total Star Wars nerds, pouring Yakuza-grade love into the fictional foods of the Star Wars universe might be really fun. Certain kind of nerds love this sort of world-building stuff. But, you know, it'd have to be in an actually enjoyable game. And also not be a quick time event because why should it even be a quick time event? Just give people a cute little cutscene they'll watch once, hopefully marvel at, and then skip every other time.

[@Kaarl_Mills]

The scene itself is actually a good idea, it's just QTE's are a relic of game design that frankly? Only RGG has the chops to pull off well anymore and even so, they're short and too the point. This is the first one in a long while that overstayed it's welcome

[@Spudtron98]

I actually really like the QTE thing with the meals. It's the sort of shit you'd expect to see in a Pokemon game or something.

[@youguyslikekof9976]

Gamestop keeps advertising this game as the “first open world star wars game” when LEGO STAR WARS SKYWALKER SAGA RELEASED 2 YEARS BEFORE WITH EXACTLY THAT

[@dh8203]

Wait, you expect advertising to only tell you things that are actually true? I have some bad news for you.

[@mfkrwill]

(legit question so im sorry if its dumb) Is that game legit open world? i figured itd still have, just, levels. but i didnt put a ton of time into it

[@Chris_Sizemore]

@@mfkrwill Even if Lego Star Wars isn't open world enough for you, there is the much older Star Wars Galaxies which was an open world MMO that shut down a long time ago. I think there are fan run servers still going if you want to check it out. You could build houses, craft stuff, join the Empire or Rebels or not. Being not involved in the civil war was totally viable. You could do ground combat, or space combat.

[@TheSleepiestPlurals]

@@mfkrwill it has both open world sections and linear levels. You can get on your ship and fly all over the galaxy, you start unlocking new planets as you go through the stories of each movie. Each planet is this smallish open hub with a ton of side quests and collectibles and shit. So basically when you start playing it's pretty linear but the post game is when you've got the whole galaxy unlocked and you go around doing side quests and shit like that. The planets aren't big enough that I'd call them open worlds though, they're basically hub areas

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

Maybe they just forgot. Honestly I can't blame them, I was more disappointed in that than I was with any of the films.

[@vessel709]

That silence scared me

[@project-gladiator]

"I had more fun with the new Assasins Creed" dunkey

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

"Did i ever tell you the definition of insanity?" How and why is it that a line from one of *Ubisoft's* *OWN* *GAMES* is an accurate description of most of what Ubisoft does these days!? And i don't even play Far Cry!

[@lorewarden1231]

The definition of insanity according to Voss and maybe Einstein is "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Ubisoft doesn't want different results. They want the same result of making bank on the same design document they've been photocopying for twenty years. Consumers are the one's who've gone insane.

[@wurmsrus2]

What's funny about the line personally is I kept on failing the QTE shortly after that speech where you have to struggle free from the ropes to not drown and of course the checkpoint was right before that speech so it was like the game was taunting me.

[@cybertramon0012]

Because we’re seeing it everywhere. Companies keep making the exact same decisions that we have vocally and repeatedly said we don’t like, as if they think that next time it’ll finally work.

[@SlyDante]

What bugs me about the entire twist mentioned in the video is that...*SPOILER, IN CASE YOU DIDN'T WATCH THE VIDEO*...Is that the reveal that Jaylen and Sliro are brothers only happens during the very final mission. And then Sliro gets killed in the same scene, & then Jaylen gets killed after a boss fight that happens immediately afterward, so what the hell was the point of that twist if we were barely spending any time on it? You could argue that's supposed to provide motivation for these characters, but again, barely any time, & given that he's supposed to be an outlaw & a criminal, why not simply have "Wanting to take over Sliro's crime syndicate" as Jaylen's motivation? Speaking of which...*SPOILER FOR STUFF THAT ISN'T IN THE VIDEO*...I actually shouted "OH, FOR F*CK'S SAKE" at Darth Vader's appearance, not just for being at least the third Darth Vader cameo where the only point is to establish how badass he is (see Rogue One & Fallen Order as well), but also for the reveal that Zerek Besh was actually a front for the Empire all along, meaning that what I was hoping would be a more unique story set the Star Wars universe where everything happens in the shadow of the Empire (pun not intended) due to the crime syndicates growing more powerful due to the Empire focusing on fighting the Rebel Alliance...gets jettisoned during the final act for a bog-standard Rebels vs. Empire story. Because of course they're playing it as safe as possible. Sigh. Well, at least Kessel Sabacc was fun.

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

I disagree, mister. That Vader cameo in Rogue One was, and still is, FUCKING awesome! And sure, his cameo in Fallen Order you can argue was also pointless, but that game was actually pretty solid, so I can at least convincingly lie to myself that I loved it.

[@SlyDante]

@@simple-commentator-not-rea7345 I didn't say that it wasn't awesome in Rogue One, just that it's becoming an overused moment.

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

@@adamcetinkent I'm sorry, I'll go to the naughty not-a-true-Star-Wars-fan corner now.

[@theinternetshavecome1640]

I'm going to stick that one about 'Evil empire waging war against plucky rebel alliance, which allows crime syndicates to grow massive and that's where the plot is' in my pocket for a writing project sometime. This thought interested me infinitely more than whatever the actual story of this game was about, which shows the point nicely.

[@baxterdevin]

I appreciate the Riddick game being put on the same level as Spiderman, truly an underrated gem 💎

[@mfkrwill]

honestly that Batman begins game was also pretty fun

[@victorm2180]

2:14 I love how he becomes possessed by Daversham Derby the moment his irritation reaches its peak.

[@kanoodles1140]

With a slight menacing tonality of Mr. Henderson

[@TheCoolHandsLucas]

I was trying to think of which character he sounded like there. I think you nailed it.

[@alialmuhanna4938]

If by some mad coincidence Yahtzee ever decides to make a spinoff series, Derby should be at the top of the list.

[@CoolBird420]

2:06 And the award for the best Yahtzee moment of the year goes to...

[@billyjack3652]

Crazy that the line "Don't know what a star wars fan is anymore" hit so hard for me. I absolutely don't know who is a star wars fan

[@jmurray1110]

Yeah Star Wars is very factional with its fanbase you have OT purists, prequel members/enjoyers, sequel defenders, Disney yes men, old republic heads and the rule 34 artists There’s also the nicher options like andor supporters and mandoverse critics

[@tjenadonn6158]

And those who cling to the Extended Universe (they'll never be Legends to me) as the true post-OT cannon.

[@jmurray1110]

@@tjenadonn6158 probably should have added that but that seems a little broad with the cutoff point specifically when it comes to the prequels given there was a massive paradigm shift with how the prequels portrayed the Jedi compared to the ideas at the time and even the references to the clone wars like in the thrawn trilogy

[@lyinar]

You've also got chill fans who largely enjoy it and judge each entry on a case-by-case basis, and the people who've fueled a lot of the toxicity in the Star Wars fandom since before the original trilogy finished hitting theaters: The entitled gits whose anger pretty much boils down to "HOW DARE YOU IGNORE MY HEADCANON!"

[@Klovaneer]

Andor "supporter" checking in, just about the single good SW product in the last decade along with R1 i guess. But then can i even be considered an SW fan? Or can Andor be considered SW when it's so massively out of general disney SW tone?

[@unironicallylikesranger7122]

I was astonished to see that there was a “return to designated questing area” pop up, something Yahtzee had said in derisive jest years ago.

[@binarybridgador2484]

5:25 Don’t you dis us paper-enjoyers, writers and artists of all kinds use such a hallowed canvas to project our very souls onto. A veteran paper-master can appreciate the intricacies of softness, absorption, Crease sharpness, perforation design and tearing force, line spacing and opacity, margin spacing and opacity, colour, tone, all the way to the holes in margins perfect for filing.

[@naanbred2735]

The audible movement of Yahtzee in the chair felt genuinely fucking menacing

[@Ceece20]

Does anyone actually not understand Ubisoft games are just a new paint job and facade from the last one? It’s Far Cry in space, it’s AC with less stabby blades, it’s Tom Clancy’s whatever but with a movie IP. Just a new skin and theme, but same everything else.

[@NoOne-fe3gc]

2:15 You know, this bit gave me some food for thought. Yathzee was right on the money, as always, and it made me wonder: how does the overuse of these mechanics to the point of fatigue impact old classic games. Sure sneaking behind and shoving a knife on someones back was innovative at some point, and I am sure there's some Thief or Metal Gear out there well regarded for the innovation, but I wonder if the overuse of these mechanics will put new players, newers generations off the classics, "oh, it is yet another stab-them-from-the-back stealth game, but this time with shitty graphics"

[@Oscar_Myk]

very few new players are going to go back and play old games. It's one of the reasons the Ubisoft model tends to work - no-one except reviewers goes out and buys every single one of them.

[@jkorok6357]

Like the other person said, no one really cares unless they are try hards. I promise you the only company that are making anyone of the newest generation (Gen Z and Alpha) like games, it's Ubisoft. While the rest of the gaming industry is chasing critical a claim but not providing anything easily digestible.

[@nuclear_wizard]

2:05 "But how's it PLAY, Yahtz???" (stares with murderous intent) "🎙YOU F*CKING KNOW HOW IT PLAYS"

[@NikS952]

The cheerful question followed by silence, deep inhale, rustling fabric then creaking leather is immediately in my pantheon of ZP/FR moments

[@Huvpalto]

I remember one stealth game where being stealthy (as a choice between that and combat) really mattered. Not score like hitman. Shinobido. There you work for 3 opposing warlords and you need them all to think you work only for them alone. And if you cock up stealth and kill everyone in fight, you can still complete the mission yes. But you loose trust with one of the warlords. This game reminder that a lot when here warlords don’t give a fuck.

[@lucasLSD]

Ubisoft can't even properly put in mechanics of a ps2 game? Imagine my shock!

[@FaTerokiMenra]

Welcome back, perennial Year's Blandest Record Holder, Ubisoft!

[@tortoiseoflegends4466]

For the most part Ubisoft games are the Mcdonalds of gaming. You're not getting fine dining or anything but it's consistently "okay" quality. The problem of course being that Mcdonalds is cheaper than fine dining, whereas Ubisoft price and market themselves in the same bracket as better games.

[@JonFawkes]

That's barely even true anymore. Depending on what you're getting, McDonalds costs just as much as fine dining, if not worst if you look at how much you get per dollar spent

[@Kaarl_Mills]

The difference is I still get the occasional craving for McDonald's, I haven't bought a Ubisoft game since 2011

[@Deliveredmean42]

@@JonFawkes And depends on the country where you are.

[@JonFawkes]

@@Deliveredmean42 Fair point. I'm in the USA and California where things cost exceptionally high

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

And ironically, the McDonalds meal is the one everyone will convince you you're a bad person for enjoying.

[@Rebelcommander6]

Okay, the audible turning to face us and leaning in was hilarious!

[@legosiw]

Actually hearing him turn in his seat and lean it to answer the "how does it play" question might be the best thing a starwars game has ever given me.

[@confluxfighter]

That pause and that tone of voice, I knew the sentiment was coming but that delivery was gold.

[@michaelkreitzer1369]

Hahaha 2:05 is pure _gold_. Everything from the jarring slow down of your classic fast pace to the sound of the leather rubbing. Just perfect! 😂

[@skycloud5695]

2:05 Will be one of the most memorable moment of Fully Ramblomatic for years to come

[@IAmTheAce5]

2:07 I don't think people tell you this enough (nevermind the other comment(s) that inspired this comment after seeing your masterful piece), but your affectation makes your work _BRILLIANT!_

[@LorcantheHedgehog]

Probably the best pause towards a Unisoft game

[@petrarcheleven8816]

2:15 Ah, this takes me back, feels like I'm in my college years, on a walk through town whilst listening to the Mogworld audiobook.

[@cluckendip]

having a pause for longer than two seconds in ZP/FB after watching them for 17 years was genuinely unnerving

[@Tyler-gg6xt]

I am truly grateful for the way he explained how the way the game plays.

[@rosuppp]

2:08 to 2:25 is solid gold

[@Tomodrone]

Yeah it was a great joke and it felt 10 times more tense than any of the crime Lords in the game.

[@dracosummoner]

The bit at the end about the elaborate food animation makes me think they were trying to catch lighting in a bottle from where people really liked the Insta-Bread special effect from near the beginning of Force Awakens. It added nothing to the story but looked really cool, and from context clues given here, I'm guessing that's what this was going for.

[@cobalt2672]

Your name-o-matic at 1:20 actually gave me "Kay Ve" so it's entirely possible that's the actual formula

[@eskurian8565]

Best one of the year so far! The pause was so loaded...

[@enricomarelli2022]

You know how you said "I wish I could bottle the feeling of not having to play COD", Yahtzee? Well I wish I could bottle the feeling of not caring about Star wars anymore. Never have I experienced anything more calming.

[@benl2140]

5:22 Hey, you take that back! Ever since I was a kid, I've been a huge fan of pieces of paper. I can still remember the day when I was 6 and my Dad took me to see a piece of paper for the first time, and it completely changed my life.

[@strain42]

Overly elaborately animated Kay Vess mukbang mechanics might actually be the most interesting and worthwhile thing that I've heard anyone mention about this game and I have no idea how to feel about that...

[@SlyDante]

I actually unironically thought the street food bits were one of the best parts of game, no matter how much other people said they were weird. They actually show off some of the cute relationship between Kay and Nix and give us some well-crafted, unique sci-fi food for each planet, which actually fleshes out the Star Wars universe even a tiny bit, which is a lot more than I can say about other, supposedly bigger parts of the game. Hell, II was disappointed that weren't more of them...

[@MoskalMedia]

@@SlyDante I haven't played the game yet, but Yahtzee talking about those moments with a "What's the point?" attitude was interesting because that was the first time in the video I was intrigued by something in Star Wars Outlaws. I'm not a foodie, but I love Star Wars, and the idea of seeing what these dishes are like on different planets and actually getting a long sequence about it sounded cool and unique.

[@tarnetskygge]

Especially strange given the comparison to Monster Hunter (I love those cooking cats!), and you could also throw Dragon's Dogma 2's cooking scenes in the same bag... people do seem to enjoy such things, especially in Asian countries where there is a certain particular cultural emphasis on food.

[@Ashen_Night116]

@@tarnetskygge Well... Dragon Dogma's 2 was a sad excuse of one, it was literally just a fucking video of a steak being cooked, the accurate comparison IS Monster Hunter, specifically World, with all the chefs cooking the food, and holy sweet mother of fuck does the food look good.

[@lucasLSD]

Just fanservice.

[@GarBear7G]

The QTE meal experience sounds like the most enjoyable part.

[@alyxgraff9121]

It actually reminds me of the similar one in that weird Wanted:Dead game from last year.

[@DavidRichardson153]

This review panned out almost exactly as I predicted, with the exception being Yahtzee's opening to his start on the gameplay, though this was still perfectly in line with Yahtz - all because it was what it is expected for a game from Ubisoft to be, which is a Ubisoft game. Probably still better than what EA would have done with the game concept, but that's like a hurricane being downgraded from Category 5 to Category 4: who cares, you're still getting rain and s^^t blown at you so you had better leave, and the idiots will still adamantly refuse to budge on it, let alone get out of the way.

[@ThomasUfnalCrowlake]

That quiet moment when asked how the game plays was one of my favourite moments of Ramblomatic

[@sterling7]

Possibly the longest, and funniest, protracted silence to ever grace a Yahtzee piece.

[@ToastieKelly]

that "you know how it plats" made me really uncomfortable and then got me bursting out with laughter hahaha

[@Snooder]

The thing i'll never understand is how certain game elements becomes a genre and others just fall by the wayside. Like I get that the "Ubisoft Open World Game" is a subgenre now. Or Soulslikes are a thing. But why isn't the Shadow of Mordor style faction mechanics not a subgenre? I mean, imagine a mafia type crime game where you're a lone assassin in a city of crime and villainy and as you do crimes for various bosses, knock them off and/or fail to kill them, you end up promoting certain bosses up the ladder. So that instead of your faction reputation just been a static slider for the whole faction, it entirely depends on your individual relationship to whoever is in charge. Have you pissed off the entire Skull Crew except one corner boss? Kill the Gang lord, kill his replacement, kill their replacements, until the corner boss becomes the new Gang Lord and now you're in good standing. That's a game I'd play.

[@Delmworks]

In shadow of Mordor’s case it’s because the Nemisis system is under patent

[@courier6960]

⁠@@Delmworks I hate gaming patents so much because often they aren’t even copyrighting code, but instead entire ideas or concepts (like how namco copyrighted loading screen mini games). Like how is this even enforceable?

[@gufaaahhh]

not only is the system under patent but its actually very hard to replicate well. why shadow of mordor is such a special game. having that many moving pieces interact seamlessly is insane

[@DigiZees]

Loving the creative freedom the change from Zero Punctuation to Fully Ramblomatic has afforded Yahtzee like the historical inclusion of his first dramatic pause!

[@jasonsereno4718]

I got a chill @2:16 when Yahtzee broke out his Big Tony voice. I thought for he was going to end the sentence with "... Mister McKeeeeoooooon...!".

[@matthale5388]

The best reviewer it doesn't matter what game it is the reviews are always enjoyable.

[@wadewilson1126]

Yahtzee still traumatized by that storm after all these years.

[@ArsGoetia_72]

That pause was purely sublime. I was quite shocked that pausing is possible here.

[@boringmantis]

5:14 Contrary to what you said, according to most "Star Wars fans" I run into online, the sole definition of a "Star Wars fan" has become "person who unconditionally praises everything that has the 'Star Wars' brand on it"

[@simondewitt7161]

Star wars fans are ones who like the original movies, tolerate the prequels and liked Rogue One. (The crazies get into the expanded universe). No true Star Wars fans will ever except the Marvelization of Star Wars. Although ironically Guardians of the Galaxy was the best Star Wars movie Disney ever made.

[@jmazuryk]

If I may offer a small insight... In the 2000's I was in Montreal (Canada) in the Animation program at Concordia University. There was a TA (teacher's aide) there who told us he was destined for the creative team at Ubisoft. This is the most desired position in the gaming industry- the people who come up with the game, its characters, playstyle, etc, and who then get everyone else to carry out their vision. The question is was: how was my TA getting such an amazing job? Was it because he was the best? Not really. He was very good technically but was neither particularly artistic or creative. It was because he had friends on the creative team. That was pretty much it. (Side story: a buddy of mine was once hired at Blackberry because he knew how to play the guitar... These companies became so 'big' they feel they're like the Titanic: unsinkable. But it's that sort of attitude that creates the problem.) In both cases, people didn't get the job for the right reason. If you want to know why Ubisoft sucks, look no further than the 'bro' culture. Instead of hiring the best creative people, they hire their friends- creating a toxic work environment for anyone who isn't their friend (and otherwise who happens to be female), while making the creative team mediocre in terms of their actual skill level. Making some of the most boring games while still having the arrogance to criticize the UI of a game like Elden Ring. I am not a 'bro', so I am so glad I decided to not work at Ubisoft- a decision that was strongly influenced by my experience with my TA. I can't imagine how many highly skilled people are doing the more menial jobs because these guys wanted to work with their friends over more competent people.

[@Vincent_Beers]

Similar story for the company built to develop the stargate mmo. Company took in millions from investors and publisher. Hired nothing but friends and relatives. Shut down a few years later after spending all the money and not producing a game. Told to me by their creative director after they shut down and he became a teacher.

[@gatocochino5594]

Yeah buddy, I'm sure it's the fault of file and rank employees that Ubisoft games suck. It's never the fault of the corporate structure or the execs making the decisions. If only the ''''right person'''' was in the right place this would never happen.

[@rustyjones7908]

Same with tabletop gaming. Most game designers get jobs because they're friends with current employees, and the two biggest names in the business (Paizo and Wizards of the Coast) get hit with class action lawsuits for not paying their contractors every few years (already the lowest paid writing job that exists)

[@jmazuryk]

@@gatocochino5594 Uh, OK buddy lol. Thanks for your insight. I'm not saying the corporate structure wasn't crappy- it was. They were part of the 'bro' culture too- if not its primary instigators. I'm also not saying there weren't good designers there- there were (and are)- an abundance of them in fact (I happen to know a number of them, some went to school with me). But they don't have any power to make the big decisions. Like, even from a common sense point of view, doesn't it stand to reason that if a bunch of friends are at the top of the design pyramid (instead of the best designers) the games might suffer? Hasn't that been a big part of Ubisoft's problem- the gameplay? And without solid leadership discouraging this insider process, well, that's a significant reason why their games suck imo.

[@jmazuryk]

@@exilenl What''s urs? I'm sharing a personal story about my direct interaction with Ubisoft as a professional from the industry as it relates to the quality of their games and their business/hiring structure. If u can't see the connection I really don't care lol

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

The fact it has the audacity to _require ray tracing_ feels like it could have been a killer app for the feature, only to disappoint there as well.

[@riverbecomesastorm375]

Yahtzee's extended pause before he answers how Star Wars Outlaws plays perfectly embodies my feelings towards Ubisoft games nowadays.

[@project-gladiator]

"The fourth A comes like an extra cromossome" Some comment I saw

[@TheMrSeagull]

Gonna camp all night for a chance to get that rare willy paper.

[@nickburas4087]

2:06 that one time Zero Punctuation/Fully Ramblomatic, *has* punctuation/partially rambles

[@jordank249]

That was definitely not rambling to be fair. That was pure directed hate.

[@saitamaonepunchman8176]

the fact you can *hear* him move in his chair (or the couch more likely) was superb, well fucking played yahtzee lol

[@tyeia]

1. Yahtzee sounded more interested in the food eating mechanic than the entirety of the rest of the game 2. Careful, if you do a presentation on types of paper you might get something reminiscent to the middle manager speed dating

[@KungFuIsland]

What also changed that was that good movie games usually tried to capitalize on the "cinematic aspects" and the tighter/structured narrative of the film instead of nebulous open world tie-ins. The LotR the Two Towers was a perfect example of a film game that effectively leveraged the strengths of the creative work it was based on to create a cinematic and tightly focused hack n' lash game. It had a very limited scope and no cosmetics or grind loop.

[@FflawedMetalhead]

One of my co-workers bought the $100 version of the game, and he was so mad after playing it for like 5-10 hours. He told me it basically felt like they designed it to be a Steam-sale game, like a loss-leader.

[@MungkaeX]

I can confidently say I’m a Star Wars fan. I watched the original Trilogy in my youth enough times to wear out our bootleg tapes. I read so much of the the old Extended Universe Novels that at one point in about 2003 or so I could confidently say there were less than 10 books I hadn’t read yet when scrolling down the first couple pages of every book before the Table of Contents. I ravenously read through the Star Wars Encyclopedia to the point that I could win any Star Wars Trivia contest. I not only saw the Phantom Menace and the rest of the Prequel Trilogy at Midnight releases, but I had seen the two Ewok Movies, the Droids Cartoon, the Ewoks Cartoons, I even saw all the Disney Films if not opening night but at least opening weekend. I’ve even genuinely enjoyed the Disney shows they’ve been churning out at exactly the frequency required to keep us from cancelling our Disney+ Subscription. Do you know what I have zero interest in? If you said an Ubisoft Open World game with the pasted on veneer of Star Wars, you’d be Right! I can tell you the last Star Wars game sparked any semblance of joy was the N64 game Rouge Squadron, and to a lesser extent Podracers. They didn’t make this for “Fans” of Star Wars. They made this for the stream of suckers who play such poor excuses for games, and slapped the Star Wars license on it in an attempt to make it stand out above the endless ocean of other generic empty open world games. I guess I shouldn’t be too hard on it. At least it’s not another of those “live-service” games filled with enough loot-boxes to choke a Rancor, nor is it another toe dipped into the increasingly homogenized Fork Knife (still a bit pissy about them dropping canonical lore essential to Episode 9 in that steaming pile of trash).

[@SerunaXI]

Sounds like we have the winner for the end of the year bland catagory.

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

@@SerunaXI concord striked from the running?

[@SerunaXI]

@@PutYourQuarterUpGaming concord might have a special catagpry.

[@vashanoid]

honestly a lot nicer than i expected.

[@Stevedawhoop]

i am personally a fan of 100% cotton 300 gsm cold press paper

[@birdwalkin]

when yahtzee paused and leaned forwards with the sound of crinkling leather i saw the fantastic ASMR career he could have had blossom and die before my eyes like a flower in the desert

[@Fluctuatingmiasma]

2:06 I'm laughing so hard at this 😂😂😂😂

[@jcace13]

The slow lean in is my new favourite bit.

[@gfizzle099]

Finally, Yahtzee's done it - now I can scrub my mind of any memory that this game ever existed

[@joshbest1929]

I didn’t know I needed Yahtzee this close to the mic until today

[@KingOfDoma]

... you mispronounced Coruscant on purpose and you know it. 😅

[@ThrowingCrunchy]

"... and only replacing the nouns!" That one was an especially clever bit there Yahtz! I see what you did there, and I didn't even have to scale a tower and peer through a forest of map icons to do it.

[@stonerhino83]

3:52 No one can get over a chest high wall! No one!

[@MumrikDK]

One of the Hot Shots has a bit on that.

[@DanielJaspring]

You see, having a “outlaw” meter, where the worse your standing with a cartel is, the longer and more difficult combat within their territory is, would have been awesome. Where each cartel has a rival, so helping one damages your reputation with the other, whereas long as it’s not a rival faction will not affect your standing much. Or can complete certain high difficulty quests to mend relationships with cartels, but if you fail, all hell breaks loose for a while. Or commit the cardinal sin of permanently ruining your reputation with certain cartels, so it either becomes harder to gain reputation, or you are just at war with a certain faction indefinently. This would not only make cartels more interesting, it would put actual stakes and strategies in how you interact with them.

[@swguygardner]

Ironically, the defining attribute of a Star Wars Fan is their utter hatred for most things Star Wars.

[@PURPLECATDUDE7734]

That “you know how it plays” was cold enough to extinguish a supernova.

[@billveusay9423]

Man, Yathzee was on fire this week.

[@JonSmith-us1ss]

The deafening silence followed by Yahtz turning into Mr. Henderson was *chefs kiss*