The Tale of The AsmonGrinch

[@SwizzleMcrizzle]

The highest rated game of the year won game of the year shocker

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

That's what I've been telling people when they're shocked. Incredibly high on user score and critic score. Plus it's not politically divisive and no one is advocating for it for some culture war thing. It's just a unifying, quality, pure game

[@Roboto82]

The whole "it's just an ad" argument is very odd given that you have to already own the product they're "selling" to play it in the first place 😅

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@Roboto82 but maybe you'll end up playing a bunch of awesome games too that they have bots of!

[@jeffrycoello8944]

It' even weirder when you consider that people are saying that they feel nostalgic in the best case, or alright mad for the IP that are no longer playable. There are even games that weren't publish outside Japan. They won't tell you the manes of the games neither

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@jeffrycoello8944 It really is a showcase of many IP that Sony has either voluntarily kept dormant or let slip through their fingers like Spyro or Crash

[@OwenMiller-q2g]

If anything, I feel like Super Smash Bros. is more of an Ad than Astro Bot ever was. They explicitly state the characters' origins and their names, whereas Astro Bot is a collectathon where the identities of the characters and the objects they obtain from the Gatcha Lab are obscure in comparison.

[@KedarPatel91]

I didn't know 99% of the bots as I am a Nintendo guy I didn't see it as an ad. It was a fantastic game

[@ShineeSylveon]

This was an amazing video lol Asmon isn't someone I watch but seeing him change his mind about Astro does make me happy. This game was a labor of love and it's very clear when you actually give it a chance how charming it really is

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@ShineeSylveon From the reveal trailer I was so hyped to get a new collectathon 3d platformer after growing up on Spyro and crash and ratchet and Jak. I almost never watch other games streamers especially for games I've played, but watching him come in all sarcastic and obviously playing it up as a joke then slowly getting more and more into it was actually heartwarming. It was like rediscovering the wonder of gaming for someone with a very hard crust to get through. I'm kinda that older jaded gamer in many cases so something new coming like this has to be truly exceptional and I think it was.

[@EchanteDante]

Now imagine if you stopped hating everything that wasn’t designed specifically for you and went into things with an open mind. WOW who would have thought you could enjoy a video game outside of the normal games you always play.

[@MsButterflygirl101]

I really enjoyed watching Asmons streams of Astro Bot. It was the first time I've ever seen him really enjoy himself. ❤Great video mate.

[@mkb2195]

6:17 the moment Asmond fell in love with the game

[@danielvillalba5375]

Hopefully Sony learns from this and doesn't just abandon the little robot on some island somewhere.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@danielvillalba5375 truuuuue! The way they killed the LittleBigPlanet servers after sending out Sackboy a Big Adventure to die buried in a pile of games at PS5 launch was disgusting. They better actually support Astro after failing Sackboy and leaving sky and Jak to rot with no new releases

[@danielvillalba5375]

@@JohnGoetzGaming I mean this game gives me hope that we might get an Ape Escape game in the future...There is more fun in that one level than there is in most modern rpgs right now.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@danielvillalba5375 I just platinumed ape escape and man I still love it. A modern one would be amazing as the only major criticism i have is some of the controls being a bit wonky

[@logiclunacy606]

I know the edits aren't entirely in order but I do love the storytelling of it.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

Christmas sweater disappearing and reappearing is a dead giveaway tbh but that didn't fit my narrative

[@bonelesschickennuggets1868]

I feel like some people are forcing themselves into hating Astro Bot just because it won the game award and their favorite game didn’t, like, what exactly is there is to hate? It’s a cute platformers of the likes of Kirby, seems like people just want reasons to be mad about. Astro 1000% deserved the award, so did Wukong, Balatro and Fantazio, heck even the dlc did, this year was absolutely stacked so it’s natural that people feel conflicted, Astro had very VERY tough competition.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@bonelesschickennuggets1868 yeah I liked the variety of nominees this year. The only one I wasn't fond of was Elden Ring just because of the dlc thing. Probably would have replaced that with Stellar Blade but the others I think were all deserving and I wouldn't have been mad if they won for sure

[@jukesy1992]

Even as a blind person who actually can't play the game, I absolutely love Astro Bot I have watched some playthroughs and purchased the soundtrack, and it's a game I intend to play with some help. I like a lot of games, to be honest, and I can enjoy gaming through sounds and music and some playable stuff. I know TLU2 gets a lot of hate, but that game was the first triple A game to get accessibility so much so, that I could beat the game from beginning to end without sighted help, as the audio can tell yo uwhat part of the body you're targeting and there's a navigational ping which, I will admit, kind of auto pilots your character but if ou die, you die, so you have to know what you're doing during the combat phases. God of War Ragnarok is kind of doing something similar but the trouble is ther's loads of puzzles, but I've actually got another blind friend helping me through the game we're using the share screen feature as he's beaten it with help, and whilst I can get sighted help, it's a much mmore interesting way to play the game as it's the blind leading the blind and figuring out what works together, and we've already had some laughs because of the amount off things I keep on forgetting during combat then it's satisfying when I finally get it and defeat the enemies. Astro, I will definitely need sighted help with but I look forward to it.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

you're a gentleman. i would have gone in harder but then, that would have been a much worse video. cheers

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@WeeWeeJumbo I'm happy if people are willing to change their minds and actually give it a shot. I never thought he would with his initial attitude as well as his audience but it won them and him over so a happy ending!

[@ojisankusai]

this was a really well executed idea. the fact that asmongold actually liked something that didn't involve "unga bunga hit things hard" was... surprising to say the least. it's a testament to astro bot's design, something I expected it to win it GOTY. it's not my _personal_ preference, I strongly believe Rebirth was the best overall package among the nominees, but I _am_ glad it just wasn't Wukong.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@ojisankusai honestly I liked all the nominees aside from probably Elden Ring just because of it being a dlc. I think a lot gamers don't realize just how good or bad a 3d platformer can be these days as there's very limited big budget/prominent ones. So they don't realize that when one is done perfectly mechanically and aesthetically like Astro Bot it's truly remarkable. I saw some other commentator saying it's a testament to how bad the year was in gaming that a platformer won and that kinda sentiment really makes me mad because platformers are some of the greatest games of all time

[@Mazzel69]

Merry Christmas

[@zakdan2254]

This "ad" bears the spirit of christmas within itself.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@zakdan2254 well he came around lol

[@CodePhoenix13]

This video is soooooo good lol 😂😂😂

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@CodePhoenix13 haha thank you

[@CodePhoenix13]

@JohnGoetzGaming you're welcome man Asmon needs to react to it you definitely deserves more views.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

@@CodePhoenix13 Well that would be awesome and I do love his content but not expecting it lol. Here's hoping tho

[@CloneCaptainKeeli]

Asmontisms

[@chrislaurent1137]

8:06-8:20 Hey that didn’t rhyme! DISLIKE! REPORTED! HOW DARE YOU WASTE MY TIME. But overall, pretty good job XD

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

I'll be honest, I was supposed to say "that day" to make the rhyme and didn't notice until it was already posted. Then I was too lazy

[@fajaradi1223]

No receding hairline joke?

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

When I wear a hat in vids people think I'm covering up for one

[@tdsvampire5553]

It's a great game but not game of the year worthy or how about how no seesm to notice that the gsme that one did a preformance just before they got the reward game is just not that special i played it it's was fun that's it

[@jorgelewcas6241]

It's a Merry Christmas when that sony cheque comes in the mail.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

Hey don't blame them for outbidding the card game devs

[@nielsvb162]

Merry Christmas! I'm gonna spend my time with Black Myth Wukong this holidays!

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

Awesome! Batman Arkham Origins is a great seasonal play if you've never tried though I'm a weirdo and will be playing the Grinch PS1 game lol

[@EchanteDante]

That’s a good way to describe him. He has turned into such a negative a hole lately. And has created such a negative space. Literally thee entire game awards his whole chat for every trailer was “ewww Woke!”, “Ew woman!”, “Go woke go broke”, “gay”, etc.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

Heh well to be fair I think a lot of that and a lot of his commentary even in the more negative stuff of these clips is kinda sarcastic but to me that makes him getting charmed just all the better lol

[@EchanteDante]

@ yeah I used to watch him all the time. I don’t think he was being serious at all in these clips. But I’m talking about his discussion of the game awards, Ciri in The Witcher 4 though he was actually reasonable for a change, Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic trailer, etc. I just mean in general he has grown into this super negative person and has created a super negative space in his Twitch streams. He used to always b*tch about random things here and there back in the day but now he has become obsessed with this whole anti-woke stuff and it’s honestly just annoying. I understand the frustration with certain games that feel like forced box checking inclusion but literally anytime there is not your typical male protagonist especially if it is a women in a video game that isn’t some smoke show it is this whole “go woke go broke” nonsense for days. And now he constantly watches all of these other creators in that same negative space. This singular dev from this one game said this about people complaining about woke video games so therefore the entire game is trash and every dev at that studio has an agenda to destroy them and the video game industry. IT IS JUST CRINGEY AND WEIRD. As if there aren’t at least 50+ devs and that’s for a smaller game but that singular dev’s DM that leaked must mean all of the devs at that studio are the same. His entire chat has completely changed too. I used to feel welcomed in his chat and used to find his streams entertaining when he would actually play video games most of the time. But since he started gaining tons of videos from constantly watching “ _insert game title_ sucks because woke” videos he pretty much shifted completely into that type of creator. And thus attracting those types of viewers. It just sucks because the dude used to be genuinely entertaining and funny. But oh well there’s tons of other gaming creators out there. Oh and just to be clear incase anyone gets it twisted…I don’t only dislike him because I disagree with him. I dislike him now because he has shifted from going on negative rants maybe once or twice a month to a daily basis. And shifted almost completely into negative content rather than fun entertaining content like I don’t know just having fun playing video games or watching/discussing ANYTHING that is positive.

[@jukesy1992]

@@EchanteDante Agreed, the constant complaining about woke, and it seems to be every little thing these days, is making me feel annoyed. There seems to just be sinic, after sinic, after sinic. I am a blind person. Skin, colour, is, visual. It does not matter to me, it's a human, or a character, or whatever. If it's a woman, so, freakin' what. If that means I can go on a ship or explore a planet then so, be, it! If Naughty Dog make Intergalactic accessible I will be supporting them day 1 for the simple fact they'd be continuing accessibility efforts that are, as of Last of Us part 1 on the PS5, now part of the entire TLU series. Just to prove my point, I'm not a shill: I think Last of Us part 1 is far, far better than Last of Us part 2 any day, but I also don' think Last of Us part 2 is the worst game ever, reeeeeee, I do think the presentation could have been way better. Why not be able to pick which story you play instead of going through like 15 hours then doing anotehr 15 hour slog or longer? Why not actually make things naturally draw towards a conclusion where they both end up meeting? It would have flowed far, far better.