So There's Finally A Roguelike Pokemon Game

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[@ghostraptor1741]

I know a Pokémon nuzlock thay you would love. It’s by a KZbinr called Zerolenny. He’s done two nuzlocks. One for heartgold that’s randomizer and the other for sword that is normal. Both are two parters

[@danieltenhovemaster4108]

I’ll be honest I was watching another screen and was caught off guard with the message at 3:10

[@thinkblue5778]

I know you wanna be creative, but no one likes ads. Especially when you make them longer than they absolutely have to be.

[@KageNoOnisu]

Why did you switch the Galarian Weezing into the White Kyurem if you thought it was going to go for a ground type move? Turboblaze would have cancelled your Levitate. So did I miss something, or was that a mistake on your part?

[@user-it2kq4ty9q]

pokemon mystery dungeon is a rougelike (i think)

[@bramt2000]

It baffles me a romhack can randomize teams and gymleaders like this, yet scarlet and violet have gym leaders with fixed levels

[@SpiltMySquash]

The community does what GameFreak refuses to do, it's been like this for a while now

[@cruelcumber5317]

It's not a matter of can or can't, whether to have level scaling or not in open world games is a decision that will always have detractors who prefer the other.

[@youngrootv]

@@cruelcumber5317 I feel like they could do it easily for the post game which people should expect to be more difficult

[@Pikaton659]

@@cruelcumber5317 I don't know a singular person who would be even remotely close to upset if the leaders had teams based on your gym badges. How could you even get upset at that? What demerits are there?

[@dracoblizzard7944]

@@Pikaton659 When there's no level scaling, the player gets to choose their own easier or harder path. When level scaling is implemented, if the game is easy, it's easy for everyone, and when the game is hard, it's hard for everyone. I don't personally agree with this, but that's probably what someone would say if you tried to argue this with them.

[@FratFerno]

Huge props to the creators of this for having the whole National Dex through Gen 8.

[@Alex_Barbosa]

Makes you wonder why gamefreak had such a hard time with it.

[@sergmcmuffin]

She's working on gen 9, just needs people to do sprite work as of this comment

[@danielnoldy8097]

i got so incredibly called out by the "woah woah woah you were just zoned out" thing because i was downloading rogue emerald for myself LMAO

[@FrostyFyre]

Exact thing happened to me just now 😂

[@GreatDG]

From where did u download?

[@Layalinn97]

Sameeee, luckily I’m subscribed so I get background noise for all the videos 😂

[@dumezil_thanatos1169]

Ngl he got me there too 😂

[@iolotossell517]

Haha, I was reading this comment when it came up

[@ImLiterallyDio]

Jan slowly improving each ad read has been one of the best character arcs I’ve ever seen. Also. The usage of Enter The Gungeon music when going into the Drake fight was greatly appreciated. My favorite rogue-like of all time

[@sb33doeznugget32]

fr i laughed really hard at it and his shit-eating grin

[@jayninja2747]

He pays someone to write the script for him

[@SoyDrinker]

@@jayninja2747 no he doesnt

[@sielaff2112]

@@SoyDrinker literally says who wrote the script in the description lol

[@SoyDrinker]

@@sielaff2112 proof?

[@Audentior_Ito]

@3:00 I love how "gym teams adjust for where you are in the story" is exactly what Pokemon didn't (but should've) done for S/V. I believe one of the animated spin-offs implied that was how gyms worked in-universe as well.

[@siulb]

Yeah in Pokemon Origins when Red challenges Brock he chooses to use only geudude and onix because Red didn't have any badges yet. I think Giovanni was also choosing what to use before the fight

[@TheCrayzeerayquaza]

I think even the mainline anime has referenced the fact that gym leaders pick teams depending on a challenger's level.

[@shadowbandit147]

Pokemon Chronicles also had a scene with this which is why I absolutely believe that S/V is a beta version for the game that was pushed for release by execs

[@floofiekun1875]

GameFreak has really just lost its passion for the series. We had Gen 7 back on the 3DS which had highly cinematic Z Moves, Mega Forms returning, new Pokemon and all the older Pokemon from previous gens in the game coded in that you could bring in. And yet Gamefreak wants people to believe they can't do that on better hardware... Sadly this has been the norm for "current year" games. Lackluster minimalist effort in order to cut costs. While SW/SH was the first look at the evitable decline the series was going to have, S/V was proof that GameFreak is gone and I'm done with the Pokemon games. The drop in quality was staggering. I remember how those dumbfucks at GameFreak wanted to say that they had to cut Pokemon out from SW/SH for "better graphics and more expressive Pokemon" or some shit, while forgetting how Gens 6 and 7 on the 3DS had the ability to pet and feed Pokemon and stuff like Mega Forms and Z Moves. There was plenty enough expressiveness in those features. And it was all done while keeping the previous Generations Pokemon in them. I don't see GameFreak improving, as thats just how companies are today. I'd be genuinely shocked if GameFreak had a redemption arc, but given the amount of effort that doing all that takes and how people are just buttfucking lazy today suddenly tells me that wont happen.

[@felixselwood5630]

S/V also references this, with the gym leaders all knowing you're a champion, and using their full power teams for it.

[@Patterrz]

the "WAHEY" guy mini game gave me a gambling addiction

[@owenaspinall2046]

Patterrz??? Commenting on a KZbin video??? What a completely unknown thing to happen! The KZbinr made a comment!

[@Byrdmaniac]

But gambling is based Pat, you taught us that

[@yeet95.]

@@owenaspinall2046 cool

[@piranhalettuce]

WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY WAHEY

[@seanrichardson2331]

I just realized that Black Tower/White Treehollow from B2W2 are incredibly similar to a rogue like with the procedurally generated pokemon, semi-random layout with the doctors and key holders, and the boss trainers, with all items besides held items being banned as well. It's sad that everyone forgot about it, but it's so stressful and so fun, especially when you have already used your doctor and can't heal when everything is really low hp or dead. You have to play it to really appreciate it.

[@mori6434]

Hey I remember that! I spent so much time grinding my team up to level 100 there, it's a really fun challenge

[@user-it2kq4ty9q]

why is nobody mentioning pokemon mystery dungeon

[@alfonsovelazquez9565]

@user-it2kq4ty9q cause mystery dungeon isn't really a pokemon game (yes it has it name but it's not the same) it a mystery dungeon that just happens to have pokemon in .

[@noivern8595]

​@@user-it2kq4ty9q it's really easy that's why

[@chill6455]

Man you just reminded me how awesome that was to run through, man I miss when Game Freak cared.

[@Kondomonium]

4 seconds into the video and I hear Jan’s voice say “The Binding of Izzack” This is going to be remarkable

[@hyhyd6135]

I unintentionally looked away as soon as he said "hey, you were zoning out, weren't you." Jan is a psychic type confirmed

[@averyhughes2478]

I would feel worse about being called out for not visually following the video, if I hadn't already been watching all the Emerald rogue vids on the Daily channel lol. He's got my eyes on his content plenty

[@notsosecretsnacker5218]

I literally had just turned to work emails and felt a bit attacked and that he knows his audience too well

[@ErebusFOG]

Yeah, same, but I want more of this game its so good

[@Oranges531]

"There's finally a Pokemon rogue like" My brother in Christ, mystery dungeon came out in 2006

[@nebulous9280]

Yo fr Mystery Dungeon is insane tbh I wish it got more love

[@RealRamaladni]

dungeon crawler

[@nabi7701]

Mystery dungeon is not a roguelike

[@hauntedsunsets]

while it does have the randomly generated dungeons you still build up your team over the span of the game, meaning it isn't a roguelike where you restart fresh every run that being said there NEEDS to be a mystery dungeon roguelike because it's so perfect to adapt into one, choosing which team to start as and seeing how far you can go

[@Kalslice]

​@@nabi7701 I know people mostly use "roguelike" now to refer to the permadeath mechanics, but in terms of actual gameplay mechanics, mystery dungeon is nearly identical to the actual game Rogue

[@nilskavanagh]

Dude i just wanted to say. The fact that you got through on attempt 3 with all of the hardest options enabled is insane. It took me ages to get through on default and i havent beat the run a single time on any higher difficulty setting

[@Rydium]

"So I can be your background noise for many future videos." Jan, I already have your videos and some others running on loops while I'm working, playing video games and while i drive and my phone isn't dying. Your voice is nice and you have a very calming presence! NGL tho, I usually end up rewatching your videos instead of getting work done...

[@dantaylor8197]

Jan seems like he’s having more fun than he’s ever had, definitely seems more relaxed in front of the camera, glad to see it😊

[@beanwuzhear]

Love how the first two E4 fights take up a good chunk of the video, then the remaining 4 fights are breezed through in less than like 2 min lmao

[@kheireddineattala1281]

After this intro, I am starting to feel concerned about Jan's probablity of being the best nuzlocker in the world

[@whydopeople7651]

0:02 the binding of IzAk

[@darknesqw]

I absolutely love how you use songs from other Roguelike games as the backing music for this video. It was a treat to be sitting here watching a segment and then suddenly have my ears perk up as I realize I recognize a song and what game it is from.

[@HoodlumCallum]

I'm so glad you played this

[@nickitnite9682]

There was already a roguelike pokemon game. It was the Zero Isle dungeons in Pokemon Mystery Dungeons Explorers of Darkness Time and Sky.

[@princen632]

Pokémon mystery dungeon is so underated

[@ikagura]

And by extension the Mystery Dungeon series as a whole.

[@no-bark4112]

too bad the mystery dungeon games, just like the mainline pokemon games, are easy as hell and designed to be beaten by toddlers. a big part of the reason people like emerald rogue and even other "traditional" romhacks is because they're actually challenging. the pokemon franchise would have so much potential if they'd just stop trying so hard to appeal to the super casual part of the audience

[@ikagura]

@@no-bark4112 Pokémon has always been family-friendly. And most of the harder challenges in Mystery Dungeon are in the post-game (story mode is a glorified tutorial with a scenario). The competitive aspect of the franchise comes from the post game stuff like the challenge tower.

[@princen632]

@@no-bark4112 pokemon doesn't need to be hard for it to be good and the reason why pokemon is successful is because it apeals to everyone. The one thing that made pokemon bad is because they stopped innovating on their games. They have become repeatable and overall just unfinished products. Mystery dungeon was good because it is vastly different from the main line games just like pokemon rangers. They weren't difficult but they were fun because it differs from your tipical traditional pokemon games and actually made refreshing mechanics.

[@jammo7370]

The gungeon music going into the elite 4 is so hype, primo music choice this vid overall and the tracks in here all coming from other roguelikes is a really nice touch

[@dragonballzgamer-playingdb6064]

It was awesome to watch you play through this, Jan. I love this game, it's one of the best fan games I've ever played.

[@stealthysnails]

This is fantastic opening minute of your video! Just the first one minute really shows your growth in how you approach video making and crafting the story. You also set the stage, explain some core mechanics to the game, and hook in the viewer. Very well done!

[@darkfireslide]

Jan is a GOAT for using the Risk of Rain OST at like 1:21

[@alluseri]

9:29 too

[@bandanaBrosDandB]

I'm happy Jan is playing this- I remember a long time ago he talked about a game with this exact format as a fan game that would end up being his number 1

[@matthewjensen7539]

That was the most effective call to action I've ever heard on KZbin. Kind pissed to get called out like that, but damnit you earned my subscription lol

[@harrypotter3157]

Terrain is only a 1.3x boost, but great vid! Was fun to watch your journey through this game.

[@belicose9]

Lanturn is one of my favorite pokes so seeing it come in clutch over and over again was really fun. Great upload!

[@fire_dragonhd9105]

Bro this dude jan is slowly evolving, yall realize how much his content has improved through time

[@thestain8004]

Alpharad catching an onix was the best thing that's ever happened to Jan's channel. He's gained viewership and content creation skills from his more recent collaborations and it's been a joy to watch

[@lordcave2477]

Seriously I've been a fan of roguelites ever since I saw Risk of Rain back in 2013 or so and it was my favourite game of all (Now my favourite game is the sequel XD) And seeing the love for roguelike growing from back then to nowadays ALWAYS brings joy to my heart. But seriously seeing someone as amazing as Jan talk so highly about my favourite genre in games and use Chris' Soundtrack from RoR just hits different. I am so incredibly happy! Thank you Jan!

[@reewott]

I also love ror2 and would love to see it more popular

[@lordcave2477]

@@reewott YES I remember when it was release there were a lot of streamers playing it and I was so happy! Now there's a lot more content wise and a HUUGE mod community so I hope some ppl start picking up to play it again!

[@gammagames1413]

As much as I love RoR2 my favorite Roguelike has to go to Dead Cells. Absolutely masterpiece of a game.

[@lordcave2477]

@@gammagames1413 Another masterpiece! The idea of combining Metroidvania elements with the roguelike gameplay is mind blowing. Honestly Dead Cells is a league of it's own. It almost can be considered as a subgenre. Love that game.

[@enhanced7105]

Using the Into the Breach music fits perfectly with you describing the planning before going into a fight.

[@imakegachaclubvideos6323]

You can try pokemon Hellgirl. You get to make whatever team of 6 you want the start. You cannot change your team after you pick it out you can adjust the EVs and IVs of your pokemon, you can give them any move in their learn set and hm pool, and can give each pokemon one item. From there you enter a stage with 3 of the 6 pokemon in your team. Each stage consists of 15 rooms with 3 options for you to choose. One route takes you to an area with random encounters, one leads you to a trainer fight, and the last one can lead you to either an ambush where your pokemon get weakened or get a random status effect put on them or it could be a healing station. Before you make a decision you can interact with the statue at the cross road to learn what one route is before you make a decision. After 15 rooms you encounter a boss fight. Beat them and moe on to the next stage with the opportunity to tune up your team again and give them new items. It's a fun game.

[@lillith7257]

ABOUT DAMN TIME. Been waiting for this playthrough.

[@doma659]

You seriously brought back my love for Pokémon and help me sleep most nights and for that I seriously appreciate you ❤

[@brysonmcfaull1218]

subscribed because you specifically mentioned background noise and that's exactly what I cued your video up for. That's serendipity. Cheers!

[@Taifelel]

"Atleast subscribe so I can be your background noise for many future videos?" was probably the most romantic thing anyone has ever said to me. Thank you Jan.

[@JMalaby89]

All of the Rougelike music has me smiling ear-to-ear! Been loving the hell out of this game myself :D

[@ItachiEspada]

If you really like Roguelikes that much, I highy recommend Wizard of Legend, which is an awesome Pixelart Indie Roguelike that lets you play as a Wizard with countless elemental Spells. You're basically Avatar, it's hella fun, difficult and even has a Coop Mode :)

[@alexanderfailoni1716]

I just sell that game as 'Do you want to play as The Avatar?'

[@ItachiEspada]

@@alexanderfailoni1716 Haha yeah that's my main selling Point, too^^ I played the game since it first started and I'd like to point out that it also got several FREE DLCs, introducing about 100 new Spells, several Playmodes and an entire new Area. I'm into Indie Games in general and I truly believe that Wizard of Legend is on the same Level of Quality as Hollow Knight, Fury or Shovel Knight. It's a true Gem :)

[@drizztdourden4855]

Didn't notice all the RogueLike music in the background until Enter the Gungeon music started playing. Love it!

[@SirMisterMister]

I loved that ad transition One of the most smooth ones i have ever seen :]

[@butter_0021]

My favorite part of this game is that you can just catch whatever you want, then trade your entire team away for a new team for free.

[@pixelfire86]

I also love rogue-likes. My favorites are Hades, Slay the Spire, and Neon Abyss.

[@abear8504]

Starting the video with risk of rain soundtrack and entering elite for with etg soundtrack immediately gains you a subscriber. You’re a real one

[@ZexalDSJAsh]

I'ma say this right now. When i looked away to contibue my game to the next screen, I hear your call-to-action, and I just csnt believe how well timed it was! 😆🤣

[@jeffsevilla8349]

The Hades and Risk of Rain music in the background of the video riffing off some of the best rogue likes in recent years really made me smile.

[@muetzenklon6222]

Hey Jan, it's really obvious how much you have grown as a content creator. Don't know, if you're ever gonna read this, but the edititing, your voice, the script, the letters and the overall pacing of the video are top notch. I love to watch your Pchaldaily content aswell, but this right here is a piece of art. Bin stolz auf dich digga ❤

[@DragonofMuffin]

You should make this a multipart series, this game has a bunch of cool challenges with future content

[@Gabbo-uf4eq]

So nice the Enter the Gungeon OST you put in the video 13:59

[@thewinterprince1731]

"There's finally a pokemon roguelike!" Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: "Am I a joke to you?"

Idk where people got this idea but Mystery Dungeon is absolutely NOT a Roguelike game

[@Ind3xPlus]

@ They think that because the dungeons are randomly generated it's automatically a roguelike

[@abadname0nmypart972]

@ I'd personally say that it's not absolutely just more technically since the only thing PMD lacks is permadeath, it's more of a roguelite and I find roguelite and roguelike to be too closely related to be complete different.

[@flugkiller6162]

@ Not gonna argue about the definition of a roguelike, but the main dungeon gameplay resembles older roguelikes (e.g. Nethack) a lot more than what nowadays is colloquially known as a roguelike. You may or may not agree with this sentiment but it's not something taken out of thin air.

[@Dukstless]

@@flugkiller6162 The only major difference I would say is that you do not lose all of your progress in PMD (since you keep your power level and some items) but that's true of games like Hades as well (with their metagame, where you do not have access to all content from the get go and sometimes the content you unlock is better than what you start with; seriously some of the shit that gets added in Enter the Gungeon as you progress can easily break the difficulty in half, except you don't start with it and instead are dripfeed new weapons or items over time). It's probably why people don't think it's a Rogue-like (even though it's a turn-based dungeon crawler with system that prevents you from stalling a floor too much), even after Super leaned more on the "lmao git gud" side of roguelikes. You also do have more than one character in your party, but in some roguelikes you do get allies, pets or the like, so it's not that far off. Even with that there are dungeons like Purity Forest that bring it closer to typical experience (though even at its worst, PMD never approaches the peak of roguelike bullshit).

[@joan260]

I know YT Comments are "cringe," but tbh it's super cool seeing Jan's YT growth along with his twitch growth. His delivery is great here, and you can tell he had a lot of fun making this video, which is super cool to see

[@thomasparkes5707]

i’ll keelhaul you

[@ChickenJoe-tq6xd]

Twitch comments are far more cringe, just a bunch of adolescents repeating eachother like mindless bots

[@InTheKitchenWristStirFry]

​@@ChickenJoe-tq6xdidk bout his chat, but spamming the same emotes in chat is common on twitch streams too.

[@EricDrinksWater]

I always find the commentary over footage so much higher quality than these live captures

[@loudgames2131]

i subbed because you've recently become my background noise while working in the kitchen whenever i can have my head phones on

[@MrInternetHermit]

Doesn't the game have a mechanic where as you build up the pre-run town, you get the ability to add permeant Pokémon and/or items that you can draft for every run?

[@saintwumples4403]

You can get an entire pre run legendary team set up before hand

[@sanitytheorist8221]

The gym leader with Mewtwo and Deoxys Speed are probably the biggest difficulty spike I've encountered in a roguelike, completely caught me off guard. Edit: If the gym leader battles truly are randomized, I was probably unlucky to encounter Mewtwo + Deoxys Speed in two consecutive runs lol

[@GearForce724]

When Jan did the background noise bit, I had just clicked away to another tab. That caught me off guard. This guy definitely knows his audience.

[@omaknight]

I watch the videos from time to time but wasn't subscribed, and the whole "You were watching some other screen" bit was funny enough that I had to sub.

[@swiftforest121]

It’s crazy how much I watch this channel, my nuzlockes got so much better because of Jan.

[@kerm7657]

Ah yes the binding of IZak my favorite Rougelike

[@tenkaichi412]

Thanks for showing me this, as a huge fan of roguelikes and nuzlockes this has really peaqued my interest!

[@coloredfoxx]

"And I'm so happy to see Excadrill" wow you look so happy on the facecam too!

[@sanstheblaster2626]

3:11 ok, this was shockingly well timed. Did you calc this or something?

[@littlegeek5159]

are we just gonna ignore mystery dungeon?

[@Miss_Palindrome]

Me: *Actively cooking dinner* Jan: --So I can be your future background noise for many future videos. Me: !!! H-hey, way to call me out...

[@commanderpluto6307]

Black and White 2 have their own roguelike area's being Black Tower and White Tree Hollow. Their really fun in those games.

[@schnauz9318]

isnt mystery dungeon a roguelike

[@wagiqwq]

Now I get why he likes the nutzlocke guys 😂

[@SerDerpish]

Roguelikes are just regular games with Nuzlocke rules preinstalled into them

[@zachkup6161]

I was just looking back to my grind in persona when you hit me with the "Hey you are looking at another screen aren't you" so I liked the video right then and there to appease the great clearly psychic Pokemon Challenges.

[@darksapphire3815]

Good to see better calls to action and better ad reads. Good stuff!

[@alicebunnymera]

Hey Jan so I dont know if you know the game Temtem but its a pokemon-like game I really enjoy that has more of an emphasis on strategy and difficulty. On Monday its getting an update which is adding a built in nuzlocke mode to the game and you can even play through the nuzlocke mode in co-op if you wanted to, say, drag along your greatest rival for the experience.

[@bigcrilp7635]

31:36 I think ninetails didn't see any kill options and thought that the only way it kills excadrill was either dark pulse flinch (20% chance) or ice beam freeze (10% chance)

[@OclaxianEmpire]

3:11 I’m on the bus watching this, and I hate the timing of looking up to make sure I don’t miss my stop, only to be called out for tuning out the video. Thanks Jan.

[@aprilhippie8752]

Jan using potions in a nuzlocke 😱 What has life come to?! What have they done to our hardcore nuzlokce champion?! Jokes aside amazing videos always Jan👌🏾 I hope we get to see the nuzlocke with you and Jaiden at some point whether you win or lose don’t matter to us.

[@supersayianshrek5455]

Finally. I love Emerald Rogue, and I've been wanting to see you play it for a while.

[@Trithis2077]

I really hate that his call to action to subscribe where he says "You were zoning out weren't you!" happened literally the moment I clicked into another window. 😆

[@creepyjulz]

I got absolutely owned at 3:11, the first time I ever not pay attention to a PC video and I get blasted out of the atmosphere with such meta commentary.

[@itsjustkoron2517]

3:11 yo this actually scared me a bit,props😂 and great vid as always

[@mcnalga]

I love that you added Into the Breach music in the video, such a dam good game.

[@PabloSteuer]

dude absolutetly understood the mission - be a comforting voice in the background because i dont have any firends :D

[@Vidvodvo]

Was literally doing a randomized nozlocke while watching this when Jan talked about his video playing in the background lol

[@kris4885]

its a really nice touch how you used music from a bunch of rougelikes i love ror2

[@Bauchnabelrakete]

Love that music from Into the Breach, it really fits the games setting.

[@DrMadd]

PChal: Pokémon finally has a rogue-like! Mystery Dungeon: Am I a joke to you?

[@rcube33]

I mean, aren't nuzlockes just straight up Pokémon roguelikes already?

[@efgee9873]

Pmd is not a roguelike though. Level, items, money and story don't reset upon failure. The only characteristic pmd and roguelikes share is the procedurally generated dungeons.

[@DrMadd]

@@efgee9873 Money and items do get lost (that's the point of the bank and storage) and the story can't continue without you beating the required dungeon. Being a roguelike doesn't necessarily mean you lose literally everything between playthroughs. Just look at the most popular roguelike in recent memory Hades. In that game you get to keep some currencies and items to use in subsequent playthroughs.

[@MCNinjaDJ]

I'm actually so happy that ribombee was mvp at the end. I feel like it gets slept on and it's one of my favorite pokemon

[@Haidyn_archer]

I watched this whole video but I still can’t get over how you said “binding of issac”

[@SupremelordBruv]

The background joke scared me because I was playing Kirby and then you say “hey, you’re looking at another screen “ . I am shooketh

[@undo45]

The Into the Breach OST during the run is actually so good.

[@hackwolfin]

Risk of Rain 2 music in the background even though it's a rougelike you didn't mention was a nice touch.

[@aden4364]

"Roguelikes are probably my favorite gaming genre of all time." Absolutely based. Could not agree more, roguelikes are peak gaming.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Roguelike is not a genre

[@0G-Ghost]

Alpharad really lit a fire under your ad reads. I'm loving the glow up

[@Solrex_the_Sun_King]

That zoning out announcement was perfectly timed lol

[@erdapfel300]

Jan seems so happy in this video! It's nice to see. :)

[@joerou8483]

holy cow the way he told me to look at the screen as i was on my phone scared the hell out of me lmaooo

[@Tolly7249]

I LOVE Emerald Rogue! It's so fun to just pick it up, throw myself headfirst into a run, and see what wild experiences I get into along the way.

[@connormcnulty6377]

“Finally a Roguelike” Mystery Dungeon.

[@Illidandavid]

Oh Jan, I can imagine your face after you saw the shuffle mode being unlocked after beating the game. Or is called Rainbow mode? Anyway, having like 18+ gym leaders E4 members (probably more were added since I last played) on total random rotation rather than set E4 and champion is great for this type of roguelike game!

[@amidalaprin4846]

something I feel I should actually preface for both issac and spelunky: While the levels you get ARE randomized, their layout is not. So for example the SET of rooms you get is randomized, but what those rooms/levels contain is consistant with that room type. basically, it has a whole pile of pre-set rooms or levels, and it just randomly picks a handful of those, it doesn't randomly generate rooms themselves.

[@amidalaprin4846]

This is also true of Enter The Gungeon, and I only know this because I suck at both gungeon, issac and spelunky, so I've run through the first like 2-3 areas enough times I know almost every single room layout...

[@energon_productions205]

no joke I WAS STUNNED when he confronted me with "You are looking at another screen" wtffff like howww

[@k.i.m.6227]

4:23 no, you can have some idea... you should put a "tribute" in the statue at left of the gim

[@thepredator4207]

I had LIGITAMATELY looked away to my second screen when you had that bit that yelled at me to focus and subscribe xD well played sir, I'll Subscribe