So I Just Reviewed Your Games....

[@KianaWolf]

That Metroid Prime inspired game actually looks pretty solid, all things considered. Like if it was a student project, they'd deserve an A. Functional gameplay, nothing game breaking, good bit of setting flavor and humor.

[@Gatorade69]

The models are simple and funny but I respect they made all their own assets.

[@jfs983]

Honestly the enemy models are pretty neat too, I love bean-bug!!

[@etc597]

I really hope the dev sees this video and continues to make games and improve! I'd love to see where they're at a few games down the line given how promising this title was

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

Can i call you "sexy ham" from now on? It would really mean a lot to me...

[@cosmic2750]

I think it was mentioned that it's a solo dev. For a solo dev, that is actually quite impressive.

[@strangejett1394]

I'm actually hugely impressed by the last one. That game very obviously took a ton of effort to make - fully unique models and animations by someone who obviously doesn't have much experience with it. As someone who doesn't know how to animate and has tried (and failed) to make animations, how far this guy got is crazy. Same thing with the models - when you don't know how to model something, making something look like that is very difficult. That game looked like a game made out of passion, and I'm always happy to see something like that.

[@JohnDarksoul69]

Yeah 3D animation and modeling are definitely not easy, the effort is commendable

[@greenhowie]

I swear Steam would let you sell an image made in Paint that flickered occasionally.

[@manashieldmedia]

I'd bet you money you couldn't make something better :)

[@Blue_Sonnet]

Someone did make a Watching Paint Dry Simulator game, unsurprisingly it got onto the storefront without issue.

[@LostStarzOfTheSky]

​@@manashieldmedia what

[@jaloswaggons2182]

That argument is a common fallacy/mistake. Replace "making a game" with "heart surgery" and you'll see why :)

[@manashieldmedia]

@@LostStarzOfTheSky If you have the audacity to call unfinished games "flickering paint" I'd suggest you try to make your own. Getting your character to successfully do something like jump/move/crouch is already a handful. Let alone creating savepoints and missions and dialogue. If you are so openly damning of them, I bet you money you couldn't do better :)

[@NlNTENDOJAPAN]

I didn’t know I created a game, strange. Thanks for reviewing though Wiz :)

[@myam8693]

Yo that’s what I said

[@wicked_wizard]

You're welcome. I'll send the invoice later

[@partynoober2077]

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[@thientuongnguyen2564]

@@wicked_wizard Does it come with stinky laundry?

[@TheBcoolGuy]

Ah, are you proficient in the game of joust with the 6" lance?

[@infiniteleveldev]

(sees The Future Project) (does the DiCaprio pointing meme) That's my son! But seriously, thanks for checking out the game! Glad you had fun. :)

[@DavidJCobb]

oh hey, you're the actual dev. vids on your channel about it going back at least two years good job on getting something published. ive occasionally had dreams of doing my own Prime-inspired game, but don't have the time to devote to it. cool to stumble across someone who did

[@ChaosPootato]

Good shit, man

[@infiniteleveldev]

@DavidJCobb Thank you! It was definitely challenging and time consuming, and I don't know that I'll ever do such a big project by myself again, lol. But I'm glad to have made it, warts and all.

[@snakewithapen5489]

I really liked your 'apex devourer' model. It reminded me vaguely of the ender dragon :) it looks like a decently fun game anyway, if I were more into shooter games I might play it just to see all the models lol

[@infiniteleveldev]

@@snakewithapen5489 That was a fun model to make. In general, if it had glowy bits anywhere, I liked putting it together.

[@ToniaGlitched]

ok, wow, the dev from this last game of the video seems VERY passionate on what they do, they even have 3 games launched and all of them seem good and like they had passion and effort put into their creation, it's awesome

[@ChillZoh]

Thanks for telling me about these bugs, the community seems happy! To make you happier, SEX update is coming next!!!

[@snarkymoosesshack8793]

Absolute memelord😂

[@BlackBastard7th]

And after comes vr multiplayer sex game?

[@TheReZisTLust]

Aha Cult memes

[@IHMyself]

Yes!!

[@pauldaulby260]

As absolutely wildly unfinished as that first game is. I find that camera where you look at yourself when turning around hilarious and i now want to make a game like that

[@KianaWolf]

Selfie inventory is a great idea for a comedic game. Shame about the rest of that game, though.

[@l-l]

“game”

[@typervader]

Well content warning kinda does that well

[@alice20001]

The first game (King of Swords) is really cool for having a second person view. Very transformative

[@emmadobbins694]

😂

[@yadwig]

The game with a tentacle day joke was literally the best example of a good portfolio for a game developer. It was decent, but after that joke I realized that the script was also brilliant. Gl to the dev.

[@rallion1545]

The Future Project seems like a fun passion project, and looking at the devs other games you can see definite improvement. I fund it really charming. I think I will pick it up at some point, mainly to support this dev in his journey. Thanks for also giving games like these some attention.

[@TerraMassakin]

Gods the enemies and animations in The Future Project were incredible and adorable! Like its an absolute breath of fresh air to see the start of a dev's game development journey and their first attempt at modeling things. There is clear passion in this game and I may just go check it out myself ^-^

[@matthewnardin7304]

I think it's nice to mention the things devs did right. Especially since it could just be a person doing it for fun and maybe they want genuine feedback to make themselves better.

[@manashieldmedia]

Yep. Love wiz for that.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

Pointing out problems with something is just as genuine, if not more so, than pointing out the positives. The way to make things better is not to pretend like the negatives don't exist, but to be entirely open and honest about them and working on them directly and concretely.

[@timothykessler5029]

if i ever release a game i can only hope people like wiz see it first

[@manashieldmedia]

@@TheBcoolGuy We very clearly understand and accept Wiz pointing out the negatives but to say doing so is MORE genuine especially on KZbin where there is a market for exclusively dragging games through the mud with no actual critique or criticism. Much less constructive.

[@PenguinDT]

The Future Project looks pretty great. Simple but to the point, I like it.

[@CRUMVIII]

I hate to tell you that those "tutorial" maps from the first two games are more likely to be the demo maps that come with the purchased asset. Cos that's usually how they look to show off the features to the customer.

[@amelieh9499]

that last game was very charming :) you can tell a lot of effort went into it! and the silly 3d models were pretty cute!

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

Good to see a game that actually had effort put into it. Also, love this format. Always look forward to review videos!

[@k.katona9415]

You're a hero for actually putting up with these garbage bin find games and actually taking them seriously and giving actual advice to the makers

[@thegreatcanadianlumberjack5307]

That Metroid game whoever made it has alot of potential and they put some serious effort into it.

[@muhaned4957]

I didn’t know my game needed a lot of updates, thank you for clarifying this.

[@YautjaElderWarrior]

King of Swords look like an Alien trying to make a Warband mod, it doesn't even look that unhinged compared to some actual Warband mods.

[@davidkomai]

Wow. I am honestly very impressed by The Future Project, that genuinely seemed like a game the dev(s) cared about, even if combat was bland, there was a lot of thought put into things with proper variety it seems.

[@Wandergirl108]

That last game looks kind of amazing for a beginner's first project, I hope that person goes on to make more games and get recognized for their talent!

[@kitsunemusicisfire]

FUTURE GAME DEVS: Learn Unity, THEN Unreal, that way you get used to coding by hand and you get to understand how the code itself works. Make a few games in Unity, then switch to Unreal once you feel comfortable in Unity and it will become a lot easier. Also, NEVER use the default mannequins in your fully released game. Don't flip base games like Lyra, try to build up your multiplayer and whatnot from scratch. However, I do recommend using the prebuilt first-person/third-person set up and working your way up. Lyra and similar things are meant to TEACH, it is NOT meant to be a crutch. Real gamedev takes time, and you should understand that a good quality game is going to take a long time.

[@kitsunemusicisfire]

@@d_mb That's true but right now Unity is safe for now, they rolled back most of their new policies and fired the CEO. And Unreal is pretty easy to use for solo devs. I made a game in one week with a couple of friends in Unreal, and have been able to do a lot of decent work in Unreal Engine.

[@julius879]

That last one was just downright charming

[@brushbendstudios697]

king of swords looks to be a mix of 3 main assets, AI behavioral Toolkit, narrative plugin, and survival game kit V1 or V2. Obviously with the right amount of work, any assets can make for an awesome game, but geez

[@coyavert5723]

I really dig this format style of reviews! I really like how you're just judging if the creator put in effort by looking over various things, especially recognizing something simple like the controller vs keyboard prompt changing. It's a really nice way to encourage less experienced developers and make players appreciate simple design mechanics they might have never thought twice about.

[@penrose427]

I may be totally biased here but seeing as how Metroid Prime is one of my favorite games ever I totally see the inspiration in the enemy designs in the last game. A bit more polish and they would really have something amazing imo

[@RexcorJ]

This video made me look up The Future Project to follow it and wishlist it. I know it's cheap, but it gives me something to look forward to, as I'm a sucker for Metroid games. Good job as always, Wiz.

[@killedbymoonfire]

I could swear I've seen this video before. Idk if the previous bad games had such closely related problems to this one but the feeling of deja vu is REAL.

[@BloodPlusPwn]

It's always nice to find a hidden labor of love. It's crazy how much just a little bit of love can add to a game.

[@heyitsjustaz]

Speaking of giving engagement to help creators get noticed, hi Wiz

[@bailey45747]

if the future project dev put more work into the graphics/animations, even just simple stylized it would actually be quite decent.

[@trianglemoebius]

Honestly, I think the Future Project DOES have stylised graphics. I've played it - actually before Wiz did, interestingly enough - and not only is it taking place inside a simulation as Wiz said, it's made clear its in-universe creators weren't particularly concerned with how it looked (since it presumably wouldn't affect the AI's performance). I think the art style is supposed to reflect this, and it looking THAT silly is a design choice.

[@xxarcangelxx143]

Is the wickedwiz channel abandoned?

[@alexdahmane7025]

Man I was worried for him when he stopped uploading on his other channel lol I loved his Essey vids I hop he didn’t stop permanently

[@charlesmcclure8000]

The future project is amazing. I like seeing a bit of jank embraced. Like the way the dragon took off or the alien death animation. I am there for it. As long as you got a bit of story and some semi competent controls. I don't care what things look like. I will play

[@eliezra83771]

Watching this from mobile, while washing dishes. Dont worry, I wiped all the dishes dry :)

[@thepiratedoggo1996]

The Future Project looks like it was inspired by some Metroid 3D games like Prime. it's cool to see someome make a passion project that turned out solid dispite maybe it's graphical downsides. then again graphics imo are second if you can make a solid base game product.

[@egonvirmann9467]

Is this a new series on the channel? Would be pretty awesome!

[@samholdsworth420]

I thought the wizard hat was a blue bird at first 😲😅

[@ender8124]

Funny thing is if the actual devs posted in this comment section noone would believe its them

[@luciregelt2813]

Since you talked about how your viewers watch your content. I love your content when im chilling or about to sleep. Your voice is just super comforting, the editing style doesnt trigger my adhd but is still entertaining and the different games make it super interesting when wide awake, and relaxing and sleepy when wanting to go to bed. Love your Content Wiz.

[@Marandal]

I appreciate the review of the last game. I'm in their positon where i'm learning to make games and i do put passion and love into my game. Soo it felt like you were talking to me directly. Encouragement and understanding is beautiful.

[@puzza0]

Good luck on your journey!! 😊

[@Marandal]

@@puzza0 thank you 😃

[@KillerFrost4]

I think everything with the game is going good so far no complaints I'm glad everybody likes it.

[@albertdeluxe8966]

I love how your content is great entertainment/nightmare fuel...

[@grammeland1]

Oh here you are, why did you stop uploading on the main channel and didnt say anything about it?

[@puzza0]

Wiz talked about that in the Cube World stream, he struggles with perfectionism when it comes to making What Went Wrong videos.

[@ThePenisMan]

The Future Project one is actually pretty cool, if this dev just takes some time to polish and refine their skills, definitely needs some better (or any) sound design, they might be able to make something pretty cool in a few years Definitely the best game you’ve reviewed by far

[@swefress]

So. I am not involved here. But what happened to WickedWiz what went wrong!

[@chexgex2834]

If I may ask, what happened with the main channel? Are ya busy makin' a video?

[@GodofChookie]

really like the new format

[@SwitheKun]

Thanks for the review, I'll be sure to start creating the game soon

[@CallMeTerryPlays]

blud really forgot about his other channel its been like almost a year now since he posted anything on WickedWiz lol

[@godspeedyoublacknerd]

Well shit, I am watching this on a second monitor. Guess I GOTTA drop a like. okay but for real, as someone who checks his Steam Discovery Queue everyday, I love your videos because this is the kind of shit Steam serves up to me once you get past the real games with effort put in

[@CatMandiano]

The future project seems pretty legit for a home brew. So many of these games are just a mash of different asset packs all shoved and stitched together into an abomination

[@medea27]

That last game - _The Future Project_ - is why gamers should demand more from Steam. Seeing you play this great little single dev game (which I just discovered had an update & _full_ patch notes posted today) after following 'The Day Before' dumpster fire the past week... it simultaneously restores my hope in the indie scene while infuriating me that talented & dedicated game developers (as well as aspiring devs) like this get buried under shovelware & scams. 👍to this format, your observations about tutorials are gold for devs. So many big streamers & creators ignore tutorials that I think devs now see them as optional... but when most of your prospective player base don't play games for a living, it's not a good move to make learning to play your game harder than requesting a refund. I also gave you a 👍even though I was neither watching on my 2nd monitor nor mobile... Wiz is main monitor content in this household! (well, the first watch-through anyway... then it's off to the 2nd monitor with you!) And 👍👍 for the comment @ 12:52 ... the Wicked Wiz call-to-action perhaps?

[@FoxRacingGaming]

The first game, those are literally the default unreal engine 5 mannequins for testing XD with the glowing blue unreal logo in the middle. And I can tell he just changed one material on your character, to a rusty metal. Thats it lol.

[@cainkind]

"an old jeep, seems to work but someparts are missing..." brother in christ, if I haven't heard that about every clunk ass jeep I've ever seen.

[@PunakiviAddikti]

Resident Evil made the "take a long hike to get A then go back to use it on B" actually good by letting you open a locked shortcut when you get there to easily return to a previous area.

[@CatMuto]

22:44 - Oh, that reminds me when I was visiting my aunts in 2005! They had a PS2, and a few games, but they usually used it to watch DVDs and such. So, there was no memory card or anything inserted. I recall playing a Simpsons game on it (Don't recall the title, but Burns had built bus stops, and you controlled a character and chaffeured people around, while destroying the bus stops) and Parasive Eve. And I never got far because, obviously, no memory card to save any progress. XD

[@bloodrunsclear]

I’ve never seen third person first person perspective before where you stare at your own face…

[@Wnick1996]

Hey, even if these games are buggy and even unfinished, at least they aren't The Day Before

[@jasonjones7461]

The Metroid prime inspired game looks excellent imo. Real effort was put in

[@goldgodryukendo913x]

I've had The Future Project on my wishlist for a while it seems.

[@BeardGrizzly]

Ya know, I really tried to emulate those great Dark Souls maps in UFO Ranch. I hope you enjoyed it!!

[@channelmachinebroke9638]

12:25 “Old jeep” says land rover on the front. Probably not intentional but that’s pretty funny

[@markbruk2974]

The first dev kinda reminds me of my friend because he also would create random games just to barely finish them and later forget about them

[@LOC-Ness]

A common bit of advice often given to newcomer devs is to make a bunch of small scale games and release them and FussyCraft seems like a case of that gone wrong.

[@_JPkun]

I don't remember launching a game. But it seems like something I would forget.

[@Oddo22]

What happend to the Wicked Wiz channel?

[@Gatorade69]

I feel you on that Sinic Heroes bit. My dad bought a Dreamcast and we had no VMU. Left the console in for a couple days trying to beat the game.

[@shiba-x-]

I do sometimes do weird stuff in my sleep, didnt realize i made a game. Thanks for reviewing it

[@Geri05]

If anyone ever asks why steam needs to implement some kind of quality controll just point vaguely in the direction of that first game

[@trianglemoebius]

Steam doesn't need quality control, it has something better: refunds. This lets the player decide what games they do and don't enjoy, instead of some random Valve employees.

[@mistyblues6762]

Thanks for the video, this was neat! I'm glad you included the last game, I'd be really happy with your review if i was the person who made it.

[@projectNAKITA]

Being able to take a shit midbattle reminds me of ARK so much

[@jungtothehuimang]

I love that enemies barely have combat animations and the terrain is clipping through itself but someone took the time and energy to code in poop mechanics. That sure is a use of time and energy.

[@CHLangley]

As a solo/indie game dev myself... I think I'll be fine. Also the first game is clearly made in UE. Out of the box the camera and movement controls are pretty great, this dev actively put in effort to make it... that.

[@michaelwilson8461]

"it's coming backup. Just gotta keep beating it" said pretty much every male since puberty.

[@bigdadddyd123]

22:35 the ultimate rouge-like 😂

[@ColeYote]

And now, out-of-context pull quotes they can use for marketing King of Swords: "How did they even achieve that?" Zombie Land - Survival: "This is a lot more fun than the last one" UFO: The Ranch: "You look forward to fighting aliens" "Brilliant" "It's pretty good" "This is insane" The Future Project: "The animation is perfect" "Am I in heaven?"

[@NoxAnexayi]

I really love the creatures in the last game.

[@brucebaker810]

20:38 The jail cell = what movie star? It held a key. So it was No Keyless Cage.

[@SethJV]

So I just reviewed your video... (I gave it a like and a comment)

[@bobnope457]

So I just reviewed your comment… (I gave it a like and a comment)

[@ThisHandleIsRare]

​@bobnope457 So I just reviewed your reply... (I gave it a like and a comment)

[@Wanderlust2430]

"just running from one random waypoint to another" Oh so it's bethesda game!

[@louiswendlander9083]

I love this it's awesome and I think you're great at being a fair reviewer!

[@JustToSaveYou]

I absolutely love the idea of reviewing no review games!

[@MitaineMan]

nice work on the new editing style and techniques!

[@minametoni]

the future project shows the dev had heart and wanted to make a fun game c:

[@Zyntherion2202]

13:24 the game dev literally called a Land Rover a “Jeep”. The British are going to go absolutely bloody bonkers

[@chem_mong]

Goddamn the excel joke got me more than it should be 😂😂😂

[@MyAteSpiders]

"I honestly thought it was just a bean" We've all been there, am I right? 🤣🤣

[@Bicornis]

King of Swords and Zombie Land can't even really be called asset flips, they're more like asset dumps. The game-dev equivalent of trying to sell the contents of a notepad you've randomly doodled onto as artwork.

[@KubinWielki]

22:36 - My good man, I had a similar issue. Not that I couldn't afford a card at all, but I just haven't yet saved enough money for it in the moment. I tried to beat Fable 2 (a fairly long RPG) in one sitting. After 20 straight hours of playing, I went to sleep and left the console on, just to wake up to it switched off (apparently it switched itself off after some time, due to inactivity). I understand the pain.

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

16:25 Not the stolen instant transmission sound from DBZ. If they add like 3 more months of dev time they'll be on par with redfall.

[@zh84]

17:33 That isn't a Jeep, it's definitely a Land Rover.

[@crnobog]

Hey, thank you for reviewing my game! I must have been totally hammered when I made it and published it, because I have no memory of it.

[@ryanhess9684]

"is it dead,its dead i think.I think its dead. no its coming back up.should i keep beating it?" Hahaha my morning routine

[@johnblue5399]

The old 'Third Time is the Charm' marketing technique. Show two things that are so bad, the third bad thing looks good by comparison. I'm sensing that game development is hard... In all seriousness, I'm almost certainly going to go look up and probably buy The Future Project thanks to this video.

[@Xevonarin]

As someone who was indeed watching your video on a second monitor while playing a game on the first, you've earned that like.

[@baelzhibubruuin1995]

Great video! Loved the new format style!

[@terry2295]

This was a great video and I for one enjoy the new format.

[@drmofasa880]

love this video, it was super entertaining, thank you ❤! I'm relatively new to your channel but I've noticed that you usually comment about games in a slightly deeper level than most gamers. could it be that you have some game dev experience yourself?

[@francisbrodeur7605]

This new video format is cool and constructive. I love it.