The Full Release of AK-xolotl is FINALLY Here

[@vaalaras]

Hey! Creator of the game here, absolutely loved the video :D Hoping everyone had a good time watching too!

[@demonslayer8451]

Is there gonna be post launch support?

[@eboatwright_]

I applaud you 👏 I love the pixel art and the music :]

[@vaalaras]

@@eboatwright_ thank you!

[@ichonreflex9866]

Man, 2 years ago I start making a game called "AxolRAGE" in Gamemaker. And its going BAD. So I stop making the game. Its going to be like your game... But your game looking better than my "AxolRAGE" prototype :)

[@vaalaras]

@@ichonreflex9866 great minds think alike frend

[@Playstack]

Thank you for playing and your kind words! Love to see it 😎

[@belowthestoneofficial1476]

I was addicted for months and months to nuclear throne, so this looks totally up my alley

[@HarrySparshott]

Same but they took nuclear throne off Xbox game pass 😔

[@dan-nr7fm]

if you have not played voidigo you should it scratches the nt itch

[@nathanblacklaws9669]

Game really is so endearing and has so many references like the one punch man for the second boss finish scene and the Buffalo kill bill suit. Would love a series on this Mr. Olexa :)

[@GoodmansGhost]

That's Bruce Lee's suit from Game of Death, and that's specifically what they're referencing since he's got nunchucks.

[@nathanblacklaws9669]

@@GoodmansGhost that makes a lot more sense. I feel kinda dumb now xD

[@Greatduck777]

there is also a dark crystal reference, the crow that steals your children's happiness is a reference to the skeksis (Chamberlin specifically), and the crystal that absorbs the happiness is a reference to the crystal that steals the gelfling's essence.

[@mrzima723]

My friend made that game (with his team) so I am happy that you are playing it on your channel, giving it more popularity ^^

[@Shadabejin]

Best intro to a roguelike ever. Looking forward to this one.

[@slimshaddow8275]

love you man after northerlion stopped making rouguelite vids you took that place and kept the games in my heart

[@michaelkhiev2070]

He stopped completely like he announced it or he just plays them less

[@mcaelm]

​@@michaelkhiev2070He plays alot more variety now

[@slimshaddow8275]

yh he just stopped isaac entirely randomlyyhe does do super auto battle pets which i guess you could count @@michaelkhiev2070

[@AFixShenanigans]

So the bull looking thing is from The movie Kill Bill. With the yellow jumper, a good reference and many more references too.

[@RTKQ]

make this a series please. first time seeing the game, would love to binge this

[@frogzoid]

This game wears its Gungeon influence on it's sleeves and I couldn't be happier.

[@lanspectre3417]

Immediately puts me in mind of that bird themed one from a few years ago, Blazing Beaks which I thought was alright but there would always be games ahead of it. Only visually though and I'm at the start of the video

[@mateodejesus5426]

The "David Attenborough" narration is amazing. This game is sick.

[@zephyrusscary]

"I guess I should probably be destroying the environment as well to get some stuff." Alternate title: Olexa commits C A P I T A L I S M Anyway, the hyena pups going crazy when you buy something is super cute.

[@stove6632]

Just saw a video saying this game blows. Then this. Truly the back to back of all time

[@OlexaYT]

This game is closer to the “blows” than my title. Bit premature from me

[@freezypuffs1167]

Olexa has looked at this game like 4 times he must love it

[@LightStalker]

Thanks for reminding me of this, I Kickstartered (or whatever it's called) this and forgot about it. Currently focusing on an axe+trooper build, almost beat level 4 twice. Never thought I'd bring a knife to a gunfight, but here we are! :)

[@axlotl_guy7998]

This shit is the wirst rougelite ever and everyone who plays rougelites knows that

[@Sonofagun61]

The reference to the girl smirking at the fire meme was just top tier lmao

[@purplestar322]

the intro, the intro was awesome

[@kitty1931]

Been so excited for this. Hoping for a series!

[@ChessCord]

That duck at the beginning had to have been a Blazing Beaks reference.

[@pedroff_1]

I love the i tro didn't even try to have a deep lore and just went full in on the comedic approach: - Axolotls exist - This one lost its entire family. That happens - But it also lost it's food, so now it's John Wickin' time!

[@Kurai_Kagex]

Hope this one gets an intro :3 I’m sure you know what I mean, either way though, it was fun watching you play this as I have been anticipating this game as well. Excited for the future updates it’s gonna get while I play what is already out. Which is why I hope you keep playing it, as I love to play beside you ^^

[@abandonment]

filling the gungeon hole in this channel's heart, so happy!

[@anaccount9929]

The Dave Attenbourogh narrator is just freaking awesome.

[@Piergy1987]

"Voidigo" is much better IMHO

[@OlexaYT]

Voidigo is good too. I kinda forgot it released this year since it was in early access last year

[@uidsea]

Adorable critters and gungeon gameplay? Sold!

[@Heather.L]

It bring doom with it's cuteness

[@Heather.L]

And it's like enter the gungeon but better

[@Stifodne]

They done hired sir David Attenborough to narrate lol

[@insertname9305]

given that my discord pfp was always an axolotl and i consider them my most beloved animal ever, this is incredible

[@IvanSensei88]

If this is the best of the year then we are utterly DOOMED. It needs a lot of work. I wouldn't call this a full game. With this amount of content, it's Early-Access level at best. Definitely not worth its current price tag at this stage, especially if you use Gungeon and Nuclear Throne as a yardstick. Issues I had with this game: - Extremely tedious and boring axolotl nurturing system - Very very grindy - Sluggish and slow gameplay - HORRIBLE item design, I could write an essay on how badly the items are designed in this game. In a nutshell "I will buff your stat, at a cost of the game being less fun to play" - Very little content in terms of those items and guns you can find - Very bad axolotl customization - Linear bosses - Linear stages and biomes - No extra content or modes after you beat the game - Special skills literally overshadowed by the starting one which is actually reliable. The rest are literally gimmicks that you get to make your game harder - Run-ending bugs (sometimes your dodge rolls will lose invincibility, making it impossible to hop over walls of bullets or rays, an item that buffs your damage based on money can bug out and make you do nearly zero damage - effectively ending your run, item that makes your bullets go through walls is fun.. until you run into a boss that spawns moving walls which you have to break to avoid damage.. and guess what happens there etc) It needs a lot more content, a lot more polish, a lot more of everything. I played the demo, liked it - got the game on day one and was severely underwhelmed by it. The game just doesn't want you to have fun. Oh you wanna buff your damage output? Ok I'm gonna nerf you to the ground for daring to do so. Gonna make you move like a slug, and your guns lose nearly all range, gonna make you take 100 years to reload, gonna make your guns SO innacurate that you can miss a point-blank shot.. with a SHOTGUN. 20 euros is a robbery for the game in this current state. I'd value it at 5 right now. Hopefully they will deliver on their promises and bring more content to justify this price and get it at least close to gungeon and nuclear throne standards. I've played Mobile Games with deeper content and better gameplay than this (Soul Knight), and that one's free. Fingers crossed.

[@lemeltingpotdetontontaste7087]

Dont forget the huge plagiat on "Enter the Gungeon" 's animation (bullet, roll, sounds)

[@IvanSensei88]

@@lemeltingpotdetontontaste7087 Yeah, it does 'borrow' the mechanics from EtG.. it's literally like EtG but instead of puns about guns and bullets, it's like a blend between Nuclear throne (in terms of guns) and Blazing Beaks (in terms of enemies and environment). And personally, I really don't mind if a game 'borrows' concepts from other games, or directly copies them - as long as they introduce something new that builds up on those concepts and enhances the gameplay. But this one... yeah it didn't bring very much so far.

[@lemeltingpotdetontontaste7087]

@@IvanSensei88 You aren't against it because you are the player, and as a player too i can feel the same. But when i put the developper's shoes, i can't really accept a plagiat, because the dev are "copyrighting" their engine etc, and peoples rip them or steal them to put a new skin on it and voila, a new game, with no contribution to the original programmer / sound designer / artist etc.

[@IvanSensei88]

@@lemeltingpotdetontontaste7087 Fair point actually. If I were a dev, worked on a game, and then someone literally carbon-copied it, just with different looking sprites/weapons/stages, while it like played EXACTLY the same like mine, had exact same content - just named and masked differently, then yeah - I believe it would warrant a lawsuit. It's quite a controversial area though.. like what if someone borrows the concept, but makes it completely differently, with different if not greater amount of content, adding more modes, storylines, while only borrowing the core game mechanic to build from.. like - where do we draw the line and say no.. this is plagiarism, you can't do that. I mean, if there are no boundaries, then whoever created the first racing game with a 3rd person view could literally sue ALL devs who made a racing game, regardless of its theme, physics and settings. AK-xolotl's gameplay is nearly identical to Gungeon. The only differences are this abundance of meta-progression resources, being able to only carry one additional weapon (2 with a custom class), linear dungeons, and way less content. This is why I think they need to work harder on making their game stand out, and if they did - I'd be willing to even forgive straight up copying the gameplay mechanics of the gungeon.

[@dbaker280]

Lmao the unicorn reference to despicable me. too good

[@kyle0860]

Saw an Axolotl on the thumbnail. Had to click it!

[@Yoshimitsu293]

*looks at outhouse* "what is this thing" hilarious as always

[@karlcole5617]

29:58 empty gamer juice

[@Geqoe]

"do we know what this thing is" 21:47 (is a porta potty)

[@bwinston]

It's Blazing Beaks 2 and I'm here for it :D

[@joeygloriod8288]

This game is awesome, would love to see more haha

[@umbaupause]

Yay, it's the hilarious Borderlands school of writing. Who needs talent when they can have references instead? Overall though, it looks really cute and I remember the demo being quite fun back when it was on Steam's demo festival.

[@NeViKble]

21:46 A toilet Olexa, it's a toilet x'D

[@shadowofdeath8000]

Shout out to the Mary Shelley pun. Golden content 😂

[@jeffersonle7615]

Might have to cop this. Will ask if you can increase the game volume a bit though

[@justrad7637]

its basically welcome to gungeon

[@idontwantahandlethough]

are those... _golden doritos?!_

[@ichonreflex9866]

2 years ago I start making a game called "AxolRAGE" in Gamemaker. Its going to be a Top-down shooter about an angry Axolotl gang killing wild animals in the forest that destroyed their home. And its going BAD. So I stop making the game. And now I saw this...

[@lorddeathside]

He woke up and chose crime.

[@itssequence9086]

Reminds me of blazing beaks with the art style

[@guilhermeinaciokoplin1484]

New roguelike just dropped

[@p.namv2437]

i been waiting for this video since the first one

[@MorganTheMad]

Mr. Ox... I think it's a Kill Bull.

[@ZeeChibs]

here for the Axolotl chaos!

[@alexmason2641]

how do i use the crystal dude to use happiness from my babies? I put one down with full happiness and couldn't buy the one happiness item "Healing Waters"

[@TheSamuraiGoomba]

Looks very Nuclear Throne inspired. Hopefully without the dev drama of that game.

[@Louiessss]

I thought Enter the Gungeon got a new DLC💀

[@Bubbles18582]

Love the content and the game I hope you play some more of it. Also Whats the name of the show you and Anna watch with the zookeepers thanks :)

[@jasonlee9422]

Seems like a great game gut the memes will make it age like a fine milk

[@DemonBoy524]

Small nitpick but technically they're all projectile weapons not hitscan

[@jacobsocia3966]

You missed a tinted rock

[@Ace_The_Espy]

this game reminds me of nuclear throne far more than it does enter the gungeon, and i like that alot

[@als468]

Nuclear throne is my all time favorite, i HAVE to try this

[@DanielRisberg]

Missed a tinted rock.

[@Owen-ur8wn]

I think the katana looks op

[@DJSKWhirl]

It’s like a northern lion clone

[@ethangimbrone3027]

That intro gave me mind bleed

[@Gorillastein]

Series maybe? Hmmm?

[@isaiahscott1774]

Gameplay to me is super similar to enter the gungoen

[@Smokymoky1]

Olexa-lotel

[@davelee6002]

Ohhhhh... I get it now, it's Hades!

[@dark_angel7577]

this seems a lot like blazing beaks (im sure nobody has seen it but)

[@elementalfoxes9919]

How do you save game?

[@coraline2770]

Love this game

[@ajilitypoints]

I can't find this zookeepers show u talked about

[@OlexaYT]

Secrets of the Zoo

[@Ghostofchristmaspresent]

Hey theres a new game thats coming out soon called wizard with a gun and i want you to check out the game when it comes out. Thats it have a nice day.

[@Duplication]

Game looks amazing might buy it

[@toastywaffle9]

Wait holy shit u grew hella since i was last here. 18k was the last time i watched a vid i think now 111k

[@OlexaYT]

Been a good year :)

[@User-ec2bh]

How is it better than enter the dungeon? Looks like an exact clone.

[@OlexaYT]

It’s not better than Enter the Gungeon. There ain’t nobody on earth who said that

[@User-ec2bh]

You're right, nobody said that. It's just that your title made it sound like a good game, rather than an at best mediocre imitation of a good game.

[@OlexaYT]

There haven’t been any good top down shooter roguelikes this year, so this is the best.

[@eboatwright_]

Seems very inspired by Archvale, love the pixel art!

[@Notiosorex]

This is the earliest I've been on a video lmao

[@mrblubot987]

Enter the gungeon if it were cute 😂

[@thekingpickles7867]

Glad to be here, tho late to the party

[@mrwhocares3931]

Does this have meta progress

[@HH-mf8qz]

Big Pog energy

[@Smokymoky1]

Your KZbin name was made for this game. Play more please

[@theappealtoheaven]

More!

[@miasevern6013]

Moreeee!!!!!!❤

[@Zappa0101]

One punch reference lol

[@breadguyyy]

the way you talk is like 2018 northernlion

[@WD_Gaster66]

24:18 Ladies?

[@BoxiOfficial]

i need to axe you a lot of questions. Get it?...

[@vainerlina]

Why did you say its early access? It is a full release

[@OlexaYT]

I was hoping it was just early access because it’s a pretty rough full release

[@maurotechera2486]

Is a roguelite

[@ElderBeagle295]

Love the art and the humor, but the same weapons dropping over and over is a bit off putting. Looks like you will have to grind for weapons and unlocks. Tis the reality of rogulites these days I suppose…

[@OlexaYT]

It’s the first run my guy lol. We played for 20 min and you’re upset about gun variety. At least wait like 4 episodes before you complain about the lack of content

[@ElderBeagle295]

Not complaining about content, whether a lack of or plethora of. Just a preference. I’ve never been a fan of the meta progress grind, but I understand others like or even prefer that method. My apologies. I’m perhaps grumpier than usual as I’m dealing with a cold. I enjoy your content nonetheless, sir!

[@OlexaYT]

Feel better friend

[@EpicTheUnicorn]

Omg first or something

[@Syv_]

This is a really fun looking game, but that title is atrocious.

[@babyninjajesus2669]

is this guy just a budget version of Northernlion? same mannerisms and speaking style

[@OlexaYT]

Yup budget Northernlion with 110,000 subscribers

[@Hedge_the_Hog]

Such a bland rip-off game without replayability, but with grindy metaprogression instead. "the Best Top Down Shooter Roguelike of the Year", sure buddy. At least Voidigo invented and capitalised on new mechanics. This one, on the other hand, is just bad.

[@OlexaYT]

I honestly forgot Voidigo released this year since it was early access last year

[@lemeltingpotdetontontaste7087]

Yeah i've played EtG, and this game is just a huge rip-off...change my mind

[@bloodakoos]

its a gungeon ripoff

[@兄さん]

another "roguelike" that has nothing in common with Rogue (1980)... true traditional roguelikes are so different from these games that they really ought not to be labelled under the same genre

[@OlexaYT]

Oh no, anyway

[@luci3957]

how are you so late to record these games this game has been known for some time i wish you like found some cool game that not many people know about

[@OlexaYT]

I’ve covered the game twice as a demo and it finally actually released on steam today…