The Best Video Game My Six-Year-Old Self Always Wanted, But Never Had (Until Now)

[@DaveyGunface]

From that insane person who brought you 'Autism and Robots', I proudly present to you a video covering Robots - The Video Game. Not the one from 2005 that had Bigweld in it, but a new one that allows you to nuke the robots instead. It's a rather sudden shift in tone but it's one I happen to enjoy a lot, so here's a link to help you find it play.paradoxarc.com/DaveyGunface

[@Ramonatho]

I want a Bigweld and friends DLC for this game now

[@bluegolisano7768]

tbh AC6 hits it just right for me, mostly about customizing a build and getting good at piloting my machine. Mechabellum good though. also get happy, bozo - merrygate wants you to be that way (:

[@safiarter201]

God davey actually sounds happy for once in his miserable existence, it must be the money!

[@sythrus]

goddamit i wasnt the only one

[@deadman9335]

Its the robots

[@dinodude6992]

I find it hilarious that most of Davey's content is either film length videos or half an hour or so videos and I find it an amusing dynamic

[@iamjustkiwi]

Nothing close to what youre contributing to a good cause, but man you deserve it. You're a cool guy for someone called gunface.

[@DaveyGunface]

I know I've said this a lot and it's probably cliche, but genuinely just the decision to watch my videos in particular is more support than I could ever ask for! Of course the donation is much appreciated, although I never want anyone feeling obligated to do anything beyond what is unfortunately considered "the bare minimum". There's so much competition on this one platform alone, so the decision to watch my nonsense in particular is one that I'll always be thankful for (and of course, thank you for choosing to go above and beyond that :D)

[@rocket_hops]

Glad to see grant being a super supportive friend and you talking about your passions ❤

[@DaveyGunface]

Grants legitimately a great dude, every interaction I've had with him has been extremely sincere and I feel like he's a creator with genuine intention and goals, I'm very honored to be able to call him a friend.

[@rocket_hops]

@@DaveyGunface he is a genuine internet hero, and so are you

[@TherealTenmanI]

​@@DaveyGunface that feel when some random Grant guy gets all the credit for being the supportive friend. I bet he didn't even help with the intro song! > :《 Emoji so you know I'm serious. Im not jealous. You are jealous.

[@coffeegroundsforsnorting6957]

Not only has Davey given us a great video to watch but we startin this off with bars.

[@DaveyGunface]

I'm not kidding I hit up my musically-gifted friend for a "commission" of a terrible Fresh Prince of Bel Air remix, they decided to run with a Mother 3 theme but every time they sent it over, I'd respond with a "you need to make it worse" until we were both viscerally uncomfortable by the end. You only hear a few seconds of it here but it's an absolute nightmare

[@RoseLexThorne]

​@@DaveyGunfaceGive us the 12-hour loop.

[@scottygagnon4287]

​@@DaveyGunface It takes a truly skilled composer to make a truly awful piece of music. I'd love to hear the full thing!

[@parzivalct9960]

This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each letter of that code, each byte of that data filled mountain, in itself forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Davey happy.

[@KadeDev]

look ma! I made music for a davey gunface video!!!

[@bass-dc9175]

God! Davey actually sounds happy for once in his existance. It must be the m... echabellum.

[@TherealTenmanI]

Autism and robots. This has both...

[@GreenDude_Gaming]

12:00 I get a similar feeling whenever I see an old comedy. For example Monty Python's flying circus just has me laughing so much.

[@eaglepeakalpha]

10:59 Bit late and I dunno if you read all of these, but hot damn did that bit about drawing giant page-filling wars on paper as a kid hit home hard. I had to stop what I was doing just to grin a bit; that spoke to my soul.

[@TherealTenmanI]

I used to do battlemechs from mechwarrior 2

[@TherealTenmanI]

In MS paint

[@nravenz7538]

You are gonna LOVE battletech, armored core, and mechwarrior

[@Biotear]

Nukes are merely an inconvenience.

[@russhackleford4912]

I used to draw those same drawings. I thought I was the only one.

[@kamilr4145]

I also used to draw battles in notebooks when I was in kindergarten, but I thought it was normal because almost everyone did that. P.S. Sorry for my bad English.

[@Biotear]

If you had fun with this, I suggest trying the Harebrained Schemes Battletech game as well as MechWarrior 5. They both scratched some very deep-seated itches I didn't know I had. And remember, Capellan children are property of the state, and therefore valid military targets. Also some very good lore stuff. The Battle of Tukkayid, The Black Watch's entire existence, Kerensky's exodus, the black marauder, ect. Seeing the upgrade system mentioned, the more I think Battletech and MechWarrior are something you may like. There's a MUCH more indepth customizatiom system in both, allowing you to do much more upgrades. The former also has a mod called BTA3062 that expands the map and adds a lot more mechs and customization, mostly from the tabletop along with some homebrew stuff. Artillery with shaped charges are a personal favorite. Crossmap coring of mechs.

[@originalcontent9150]

I used to play SAS zombies at school with nothing but a piece of paper and pencil

[@vizzzyy190]

im not huge into mechs, but this video was a delight, partially because of how happy you sounded. also im so hyped for the bg3 video!!!!

[@TubingRamen]

mr. davey gunface, i require you to know about the best mech/robot media i have ever played. Lancer RPG. it's unironically the best TTRPG system that i have ever laid my eyes upon and you need to see unions divine brilliance and understand why we all love HORUS

[@TubingRamen]

oh and for people (like i was a few months ago) who are looking for resources to break out of the combat hell that is dnd 5e consider the fact that there is actually a reason to use your bonus action for something useful every single turn for a useful damage increase in lancer

[@DaveyGunface]

From what I'm seeing the artwork is absolutely sick, I won't even lie

[@goodnameidea1745]

@@DaveyGunfaceComp/Con. Please google it if you haven’t already, I lack the words to describe it but it helps immensely with all things lancer

[@devindeocharan8323]

​@DaveyGunface Indeed it is bloody great, and has really cool mechs in it's arsenal. Plus, the factions are also quite fun, afterall, who doesn't like a monastic order of Knights who move across the galaxy at relativistic speeds, and will *always* respond to a distress call It's a dam cool universe with a lot too it

[@fatalerror7721]

Im going to cry, cuz it's been so long since the last time i could play lancer, but, thanks for expanding it's notoriety

[@skeletalobserver406]

Hey uh, Davey? I would happily watch more videos of this game... just, you know. I fucking love this game and would be thrilled to watch you making more content of this banger.

[@mr.boltun1043]

14:23 As a rock main, I can't stand this talk of paper being countered by rock. It's a 95-5 match up in papor's favor. SMH

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

I like how in a video sponsored to show off a game, paradox just let you advertise your own future video at the end. Hell, they let you ramble about other games for multiple minutes. It's just nice to see them not stifle the content just because they are offering a paycheck. Anyway, giant mech game is cool AF, one of my favourite to watch and a high priority on the "once i get an Actual PC" list.

[@DaveyGunface]

I won't lie I sent over the video for review, legitimately expecting a checklist of things to change, and the only thing I received back was "Hey Davey, the video looks great! Can you just make the text indicating the video is sponsored (at the beginning) a little clearer?" and that was literally it. It was wonderful working with them.

[@karlbergman5678]

It makes sense to essentially working as a media personality but still not wanting attention. Your overaching will is to influence others, your being is just the means. Personally I sometimes find it annoying when someone makes something I made about me, because they fail to realise what I made it for, they look at me instead of my proud creation. Let's say I donate to a charity like you have, in that scenario I don't want to hear "Oh, you're such a morally good person!", I want to hear "This is going to help so many people!" or just a "You did it!" because that is what I would care about. That is the goal, why I'm doing that. Having someone recognise what you're doing and saying you did it well is so much better than a meaningless compliment. I hope all that made sense. Please ask if anyone wants me to explain further.

[@ChannelMiner]

Heal your inner child Davey, after all kids are cruel.....

[@BoatSniper49]

You might enjoy Beyond All Reason.

[@alexnoman1498]

Paradox has their hands in it? Sadly, that's a hard no, no matter how good it looks. Grats on the sponsor, though!

[@emilydioptase]

Another semester, another Davey banger Edit: sand worm :)

[@TherealTenmanI]

Sand worm. Indeed.

[@michamatczak2134]

While I doubt the game will replace my beloved WC3 customs like castle fight, it looks nice.

[@xeladas]

If you are looking for more Auto-Battler fun, I'd recommend looking into the Dominions Series (not to be confused with the Deckbuilder game Dominion (singular vs plural)), the latest entry, Dominions 6, was recently released (much like, say, the Civilization series, there is 0 need to have played previous entries). To put it as glibly as possible, Dominions is to Auto-Battlers what Total War is to RTS. It is Turn Based, where every turn you recruit Units, Commanders and Mages, give your Mages orders (move with/command your armies so they can throw around magic to turn the tide of battle; forge powerful equipment for the Commanders (and Mages) to help turn the tide of battle; cast powerful Rituals to do things like calling down a plague of locusts on your enemies, or summoning powerful monsters to fight for you; research, which unlocks more of the above; and so on) give orders to your armies, of which province you want the army to move into, along with where you want your units on the battlefield and simple standing orders for each group (generally, what you want them them to focus on, and if you want them to charge forward, or wait to get a little bit), with a little more control for Commanders and Mages. If armies from two different players meet they fight using how you set them up until one side is wiped out, exactly like a round of an Auto-Battler. The "plot" (for lack of a better word) is: the Pantokrator (Head God) has left for who knows where, leaving a power vacuum; you take the role of a Nation trying to make YOUR God (referred to as a Pretender) the new Pantokrator; and you achieve this by either crushing all other Pretenders and their Nations, or by Seizing enough Thrones of Power. There is so much more I could get into (and there are many others who can explain it way better than I) but I hope you get the point.

[@ymgchicken450]

Love your videos Davey, cant wait for the next one!

[@STU5HY]

Ngl I don't care mutch fpr rts games, but hearing you talk about something you care about is nice

[@mep867]

Aw man i reaaalllyy wanted to see Supreme Commander being mentioned in your RTS pool... It has lots of tanks, robots, war, death AND RTS!

[@LeftyTheHefty]

11:19 sold me

[@Matt-md5yt]

Glad you are doing alright. And found a game you really liked

[@Oliver-yu7nt]

You should check out Battletech sometime. It's a turn based mech game set in the Battletech/Mechwarrior universe. It has really fun campaign and amazing art.

[@sythrus]

ill be completely honest, you have convinced me to buy this, looks super fun and i was missing non-autochess autobattlers

[@TherealTenmanI]

Finally watched it. Sorry it took a while. Im proud of you mate. I hope that that glee and giggyness is maintained. Stay sane friend. Stay healthy. Pet Bug again for me.

[@sythrus]

God, Davey actually sounds happy for once in his miserable existance, it must be the *clap* money

[@austinjohnson6642]

Thank you for another great video! It's great to see you donate to charity!

[@TrixterTheFemboy]

God, Davey actually sounds happy for once in his miserable existence, it must be the money!

[@yeeticus6519]

FUCK YEAH, I’ve been playing Mechabellum since day 1, I’m so glad to see it’s getting more people playing it.

[@FayeHunter]

Thank you for making another day better than the last. Truly. -Faye⚓

[@mmilipersonal9929]

I personally love the passion content!

[@taigaaisaka4540]

I kinda zoned out and hearing Grant do his intro made me so confused and thought a different tab started playing lol

[@ZerglingLover]

GGG Davey collab goes hard every time

[@Qaos]

god, davey actually sounds happy for once in his miserable existence. it must be the money!

[@Dew-Kat]

Hearing the theme for Amh Araeng at the start was not what I was expecting but in a good way, time to go finish the video lol

[@DaveyGunface]

It actually hit me so hard, really just all of Shadowbringers hit me hard but the sudden Lofi~esque desert music was up there

[@Dew-Kat]

@@DaveyGunface shadowbringers OST is amazing, to be fair shadowbringers was amazing

[@Ikxi]

fun video

[@Wormopera]

13:38 i genuinely thought that was doom eternal footage for a second

[@spacedrake9141]

I didn't know you were friends with GGG that's rally cool I love watching that guys content, good vid btw

[@iamjustkiwi]

Yo i got this notification thebsecond i picked up my phone. Idk how you did it davey but thats gotta be a sign. Lets go!

[@mobgabriel1767]

f*ck it we sandworm f*ck it we sandworm f*ck it we sandworm

[@crazygamecrafter8830]

there's this game i think you'd like, its about robot war in space, its called Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

[@Crazy_Dave_-lv2pu]

My favorite part is when the Vulcan says “it’s vulcin’ time” and then vulcs all over the place

[@durandol]

God, Davy actually sounds happy for once in his miserable life... Eh, it's probably the game.

[@Derplordington]

Hey Davy. If for some god unknown reason you ever felt the urge to upload or stream yourself playing Mechabellum, myself and probably others included would be delighted to watch.

[@DaveyGunface]

There is a distinct possibility it'll show up on the channel again in the future, of course I can't promise anything as I'm still working on the seventy other videos I want to make but literally can not due to the terrible concept of time, but I definitely wouldn't be *against* it if that makes sense.

[@GFYnow]

You‘re just amazing ❤

[@FuoChEsplode]

16:27 What about using electromagnetic against the rhinos? On marksman, storm-callers, and melting's missiles works fine, but, especially in the frontline, even electromag-wasps? I see you've the tech already, and if placed (wasps) along the deployment line they'll hit the rhinos at least one time before the enemy's other units'll have time to react. Wasps are maybe the best option as melty's costly, storm-callers slow, probably you'd buy other ups for the marksman and thus it'll be much more expensive adding electromag too, but wasps should be effective? *I may be missing something obvious to you for which this can't work on your case - I hope this is not the case

[@FuoChEsplode]

Forgot electromag tanks and hackers (but those aren't really an option as, if the rhinos get to you and the hackers convert them, the enemy may kill them soon-ish, making them explode on your frontline anyway) ---

[@DaveyGunface]

That definitely would've worked and it's something I started deploying as an actual counter, Marksman would've been the best for the situations displayed IMO, and Electromagnetic has been a staple of all of my builds following that discovery. I still get to avoid that by just, placing units a bit better though :P

[@FuoChEsplode]

@@DaveyGunface nice for you! Because I also forgot about Photon Coating tech---

[@GreenDude_Gaming]

Whatever shenanigans you do in baldur's gate 3 won't surpass what I've seen JeromeASF do.

[@StarshadowMelody]

Woah, Davey actually sounds Happy for once in his miserable existence, it must be the GIANT ROBOTS!

[@StarshadowMelody]

wait. this is ffxiv music. IT MUST BE THE FFXIV MUSIC!

[@DaveyGunface]

I took a break around the Shadowbringers Post-MSQ as I was just starting to become a bit fatigued with the stories length and I simply didn't have as much time to burn on the game, but holy fuck was it an experience. For all of the (totally valid) complaints about FFXIV's frequently dreadful story pacing, it's really easy to forgive when you get those hugely impactful story moments

[@StarshadowMelody]

@@DaveyGunface yeah XIV is great. the twins are great. urianger's great. alliance raids still suck but that seems to just be a me thing, dragoon still doesn't have it's highly engaging desperate struggle to fill a constantly decaying bar back, warrior's great, summoner's pretty okay if you're looking for FF SMN and not a pet class(carby deserves to do more than stand there and look pretty), Y'shtola Rhuls, I hope you enjoy it when you return from your break.

[@Ultrox007]

Please fix the ELO system, I've put 30+ hours into this game and still have an 88% win rate because it matches people by hours played instead of skill.

[@lamarepository248]

11:17 holy shit I’m not the only one

[@DaveyGunface]

When I found out that this is a rather common experience with young little dudes I felt extremely vindicated

[@Salted_Fysh]

Childlike wonder to me has never been about technologically advanced stuff. That's impressive and beautiful but part of seeing that beauty is being an adult and being able to be awed by and appreciate it. Childlike Wonder for me is simple things that make you inexplicably happy or fulfilled. PS: I'll be honest, a large portion of my childhood and teens was spent playing RTS games. Exactly none of that was spent playing competitive PVP. It still doesn't really interest me to this day. I much prefer a good co-op or singleplayer experience over any fancy VS modes that require me to take the game seriously.

[@DaveyGunface]

I totally agree with the single player comment. Although I don't think a campaign would really *fit* for this game, every time I see a new RTS come out where it's painfully evident that the single player was an afterthought that can be described as little more than "Several consecutive Versus AI Maps with some brief interjections from uninteresting characters sprinkled in", I suffer.

[@maximk9964]

Hmm, never really tried autobattlers, but this looks interesting. I wonder if it's as relaxing as an SC2 ladder game where you do nothing but cheese the entire time? Or doing a supersmart strat, like making 90% Viking army....

[@DaveyGunface]

It's what you make of it IMO, of course you'll probably find players who just deploy the correct counter to all of your nonsense and you'll perish most painfully, but I find that the average experience falls under the same umbrella of "If you want to do something silly, do it with enough conviction and it may just work out". It may require some more game knowledge to get a round two War Factory to work out, but you CAN do it

[@bupbuppington4501]

Ooh another upload. Time to break out the champagne.

[@andrew_wow6892]

Oh yeah, you're friends with Grant, I forgot

[@totallynotavoyeur6977]

9:54 Tiranny? Davey knows about Tiranny? Davey has played Act 1 of the best CRPG that was never made? WHERE ARE THE VIDEOS? Where's the "Can you beat Tiranny without being a war criminal? (Impossible)"?!?!?! In all seriousness tho, this made my day, I'm glad that hidden, rough cut and unpolished gem of a game is out there and able to surface every now and then. Also how come you do a whole spiel abou RTS and mech and don't play Iron Harvest? There's a gem of a game behind the jank and weirdness... much like Tiranny now that I think about it...

[@StarshadowMelody]

I still need to beat BG2 and Throne of Bhaal lmao

[@sampfrost]

20:43 you say the another hour thing as if it isn’t something we would watch davey

[@dezthedapper1181]

Holy shit, how the fuck did I see a video less than a day old?

[@JTpoopman]

Is this where bodie boi went

[@ZobbleStone]

Mechabellum, added to my Steam wishlist, too bad I can't buy it...

[@ortuluna]

SOMEONE SAH TITANFALL 3‼️‼️‼️‼️ Oh no😔

[@electricVGC]

Happy Davey is rich Davey

[@electricVGC]

I also hate autochess mostly because of the chess part but I'm addicted to Battlegrounds which isn't that different

[@DaveyGunface]

I'm actually pretty happy as a poor, honestly I find that the second I have any excess money to spend my brain automatically attempts to find some one or some cause to give it to. I don't think it's financially irresponsible strictly, but I'd be lying if I said that prioritizing that over building up a financial nest or using more funds to build up the channel wouldn't have also been viable options.

[@DaveyGunface]

Also sorry for the double comment but I fucking love Battlegrounds, maybe it's because I already had a history with Battlegrounds so the transition was way easier, but I just find it way more enjoyable than other autobattlers for some reason.

[@electricVGC]

Doing things for good causes is good but spending money on yourself and Bug is also good. I think BGs is so great because Hearthstone is really really good at making a game look fun and enjoyable

[@DTinkerer]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

What the fuck is Auto Chess?

[@Ultrox007]

strategy games where you place the pieces down (like formatting your chess board) then you hit 'go' and watch the units automatically fight for you. Basically a tug of war where you're the general setting units and commands then you sit back and watch your units duke it out based off the orders and formations you picked.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@Ultrox007 okay, i think i kinda get it. Just a very wierd name for something that doesn't sound at all like chess.

[@Ultrox007]

@@Santisima_Trinidad It originated from DotA Allstars as there was an actual chessboard where you'd place units - the name I guess just stuck. I still think 'autobattler' is more fitting.

[@air1fire]

You made me come back to btd (I quit 5 after I learned 6 is paid, but now I play 6 every day), and now you're about to get me to play another game. Not cool.

[@merlinstarhugs]

33:09 its pronounced blah-haj

[@DaveyGunface]

I've made it my sworn duty to pronounce it a different way in every video and I'm quickly running out of viable options

[@merlinstarhugs]

@@DaveyGunface I love you, you are my favourite content creator, never stop being quirky and monotone, the blahaj enjoyers salute you 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

[@MeatyZeeg]

KZbin, stop showing me this game, it sucks, it's boring. I even tried playing it and refunded it. This is garbage

[@DaveyGunface]

I'm saying this as genuine advice and not "eww yucky conflicting opinion go away", but probably the last thing you should do if you want to prevent KZbin recommendations is to click on the video and leave a comment. Even if it's a negative comment you leave without watching the video, KZbin is going to see that you engage with the content so it's going to recommend you more of it

[@michamatczak2134]

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