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#Boneworks

[@theescapist]

Watch today's Zero Punctuation episode on MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries & Wattam - www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries-wattam-zero-punctuation/ Edit: Yes, the video was published accidentally last week. ZP videos are always released first on the website, then the week after on KZbin. It was a mistake, and if I had left it up it would have messed with our whole schedule as there'd be no ZP for you today on KZbin.

[@Gojiro7]

Im Curious if Yhatzee has seen the game Hotdogs, Horseshoes, and HandGrenades since it pretty much does what this game does in more insaine detail and with a weirder sense of humor

[@imperatornicolae3232]

THAT explaines the double last week.

[@thesuperthingymabob8209]

lol I was wondering why there was a double upload last week

[@clockworklemon9243]

Can't wait for mechwarrior review to drop here so I can listen to how dog shit the game is from somewhere other than my internal voices

[@salsamancer]

Take moviebob off this channel, he sucks

[@theatomiclemon1]

The name "Boneworks" would also be a good name for a Viagra brand.

[@merrittanimation7721]

Or brand of ivory furniture.

[@theatomiclemon1]

@@merrittanimation7721 Also a good alternative.

[@brodiecrain13]

Unlimited Boneworks!

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

Or a slaughterhouse.

[@maxsam]

@@brodiecrain13 "I am the bone of my bone"

[@tnecniw]

"Ghostbusters laser" is my response to everything

[@dwavenminer]

What about Dragons?!

[@joeyparkhill8751]

@@dwavenminer Or JetPacks?

[@utku1441]

Tnecniw how are you ?

[@SkullBran]

Tnecniw “did you fucking cheat on me?!” “Ghostbusters laser”

[@joeyparkhill8751]

Random Pregnant Girl: I'm carrying your baby! Tnecniw: Ghostbusters Laser!

[@tonyjoestar2632]

"Credits based on a true story" Gonna need an elaboration there

[@Tustin2121]

Seconded.

[@CeCe593]

On his livestream of the game, he accidentally whacked his pet cat. I think that’s where the inspiration came from. Edit: Some people are saying it was his pet dog, not cat. That would line up with a past video of his where he said “I have a small dog now”. So yeah it’s probably a dog, but I don’t know for sure. I just remember him mentioning in the stream that he whacked his cat.

[@CBRN-115]

@@CeCe593 OH GOD NOOOOO

[@ITSMANATIME]

@@daikansanchez7674 A cat is fine too.

[@BeweProds]

I mean to be fair I did try VR for the first time a few weeks ago and my friend was there to give me a sense of where my arms are flinging and try to not fall and low and behold I hit him no less then 10 times within 5 mins.

[@cynical8330]

I once recommended Yahtzee to someone on the internet and was informed that Yahtzee makes stinky poopoo jokes so his opinions don't matter. But he writes so well planned out an executed stinky poopoo jokes that I feel it helps his credibility come back around.

[@barneyh4558]

Cynical Sheep I recommended his channel to one of my more advanced English learners due to the speed of the dialogue. The client was a gamer so it was a good suggestion

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

So if you make jokes your opinion doesn't matter? makes no sense for me. That's why we have people listening to Donald Trump just because he sounds like he means something other than "I'm amazing"

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

it was just an example, most people will believe someone that sound smart, regardless of what they say

[@DrDemento456]

Been watching for years and had no idea his nickname was Yahtzee.

[@ze_rubenator]

Eh, I can't take him seriously after he pooped on The Witness without even finishing it, and more crucially, without figuring out the one massive secret which is the whole point of the game.

[@K4RN4GE911]

Those last thirty seconds were -- to quote Loading Ready Run -- "Both technically correct and deeply upsetting."

[@feha92]

EVERYTHING IS FINE!

[@K4RN4GE911]

@@feha92 LARS GERHARD WAS NEVER HERE! *EVERYTHING IS FINE!!!*

[@WhaleManMan]

Bad things always happen. He just referred to them in a vague way to make them seem scarier or more permanent than they really are.

[@K4RN4GE911]

@@WhaleManMan You seen a Facebook post or a Twitter feed recently? The events of the last two weeks have only AMPLIFIED that last thirty seconds, almost to the point of self fulfilling prophecy.

[@WhaleManMan]

@@K4RN4GE911 You mean that a natural disaster happened and injustice is around? AKA the same thing that's been going on since forever? Thanks for more big statements, friend. You've just now coped with the things that have constantly happened since humans started breathing. So start doing something about it, instead of praising people for middle school edge lord speechs

[@Purvis513]

I love that Yahtzee always roasts himself when he talks about VR. He's never too high up in that tower to remember the audience members that respect his opinions and appreciate his ability to consider the average consumer.

[@imaginaryfanboy]

fine, i'll watch it again, yahtzee.

[@timmersd.8663]

"comfort is important to immersion" 6 hour binge of gorn later...

[@phenomanII]

I've played Pavlov to the point that my waterbottles were empty and the only way I knew it was night was because I couldn't see the cord on the Vive camera when I tried to untangle it. Loaded up Beat Saber to play through a couple songs before I finally went to dump my eyes into a bowl of Visine and hit the sack.

[@timmersd.8663]

@@phenomanII 3 endless gorn waves later THINK ILL TAKE A BREAK WITH SOME PAVLOV *lays on the carpet loading belt after belt into an m49* NOT TIL IT GOES CLICK DAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKA

[@biliboyjenkins9064]

@@phenomanII I would play pavlov that much if I could keep from getting disconnected 20 minutes into every server I join.

[@chev555]

@@biliboyjenkins9064 as someone who lives in super rural canada, I feel your pain, but for me its mostly downloading all the workshop maps thats the pain, they all take so long.

[@arandompasserby7940]

Funny thing is, I prefer to play VR while standing ... but then again, I'm the kind of weirdo who likes to play VR shooter games with leg weights arounds my wrists. Having 20lbs weights on each of your arms while you hold a VR gun is not only a great strength workout, but also makes you appreciate what's required to hold a gun up for an extended length of time...

[@BluBerryVA]

0:20 wow that hits a bit close rn

[@dylancarroll4623]

1:51 I can imagine him throwing and tipping over all his furniture, just to get to the guns that spawned under them. Haha

[@victorlewis7047]

0:20 -- too real, Yahtz. Too real.

[@rapchee]

also at the end

[@dalimoreomali2994]

@@rapchee Especially at the end.

[@WhaleManMan]

Hes such ane enlightened genius for pointing out that bad things and injustice happen.

[@LOLquendoTV]

Forgot to mention global pandemic

[@slambangaction]

I feel the true culmination of VR games should be an officially licensed Matrix game set between the first and second films, perhaps a collaboration by Valve and Remedy (each handling the technical aspects they're more familiar with), and with CD Projekt Red and Obsidian working together to write the story and design the (custom) character progression system.

[@TheRealK93B]

Yahtz: *..Ghostbustert laser?* Valve: You son of a b**ch, *I'm in!*

[@RolandVonRose]

That Rick & Morty reference ;)

[@captainjules6033]

4:47 - It's kind of amazing how Yahtzee can predict the future like that

[@vesperschake6241]

"And cabbages and kings" killed me.

[@tuseroni6085]

this was written in january...he is talking about how bad things were IN JANUARY. i would love for things to only be as fucked as they were in january.

[@ZergrushEddie]

"The ongoing horrors of reality." Jan 22, 2020. You sweet summer child...

[@KyleHarrisonRedacted]

Ahhh January of 2020 was such a differenttime. The ending is amazing recontextualized.

[@jamesfenimore174]

Stress Level Zero actually worked with Valve while developing Boneworks.

[@anthonygonzales207]

Anyone else feel like a time traveler right now? I feel like I just went Back to the Future.

[@TheSpookiestSkeleton]

That opening bit about eyes glued to bumcheeks, he must be proud of that little big planet review

[@SophiaAstatine]

That's for reminding me what video it was in.

[@Epicmonk117]

That was one of the funniest end gags I’ve seen in a ZP in a while

[@dustycrustyhomelessman1648]

they uploaded it for real this time

[@idioticpanther8068]

That last bit was awesome. Glad he is still able to take the piss out of everything, even himself!

[@dragonstormer115]

Me: Hey I’ve seen this one Escapist: What do you mean it’s brand new ?

[@geegee1014]

I like the Jurassic park trespass reference, the trick is to just run past everything bunny hopping. The dinosaurs cant catch you and you don't have to work out the 20 keys needed to clumsily move your arms.

[@unicorntacomonky]

So many years later and he's still got it

[@sonofawil]

You had me at "catch them out of the air, pull out a sidearm and execute them!"

[@KeithFraser82]

Zero Punctuation indie rock band name of the week: Powered Amphibious Bellend Scraper Runners-up: Intangible Fire Axe, Add Another Bullet Point To My Watchlist Entry

[@heartysquid]

Tbh I was expecting him to make a "Boneworks? Mine still does" joke

[@prilisious251]

Wow… the opening to this video is almost spot on accurate to how this year has gone so far. Bravo sir on your prediction capabilities

[@lexslate2476]

There's this thing called an S-curve. Slow ramp up followed by a nearly vertical rise, then a taper-off. The internet as a whole had one, electric cars might be about to demonstrate the process, and VR *might* have a curve like that coming if the price tag on the hardware comes down far enough that it starts becoming as common as the old light gun was with the NES. The processing power needed to run the things seems to be available on the current generation of consoles, not that this justifies the wholesale abandoning of an entire generation of gaming history every few years when a new weirdly-shaped bit of plastic with an incremented number and an alarming price tag rolls out.

[@Hans51236]

god, that ending got real dark, real fast

[@iank472]

1:52 Yatzhees time in Oz on full display!

[@ThrottleKitty]

- Can sit down - Can use analog stick Sold

[@geofff.3343]

I love it what Yahtzee basically Yahtzees himself.

[@danielcobia7818]

I love how there's a gaus rifle from the first HL game for the "extra weapons" visual @4:59

[@vyrhem]

For a superior VR experience: remove display from head, make screen bigger and place it several feet in front of you, sit on couch, replace motion controls with a standard controller, enjoy games without feeling like you are waring a bicycle helmet and goggles.

[@jmlkhan5153]

Yea I just plugged my computer into a big ol hdtv and I sit my own length away from it. It's pretty awesome.

[@OpticalShadow]

YUP, thats my PC setup, big screen tv, and uh... yeah VR is still different...because, and i know this sounds weird, two things can do two things. Regular gaming is great for some things, but as fun as it is, physically taking cover and reloading the weapon, and actually aiming is an entirely different experience, and it cannot be replicated in a standard environment. That doesnt make one better then the other, it makes them different. and thats fine, you can like more then one thing, or you can hate one of the two things. or hate both things.

[@darthbuzzer781]

Not sure if joking, but all that's going to do is give everyone a headache and a blurry picture, all in 2D.

[@Ziigey]

I really enjoyed your book, unexpectedly so. Keep up the writing man your doing a great job!

[@lowlife1368]

Looks like valve took notes

[@densamme1752]

I always feel like playing in VR (Oculus Quest) is the equivalent to Cartmans "screw you guys, I'm going home". The world made you take a piss on the third rail and now you really want your plushy toy, lightsaber and a feeling of being cool, burnt genetalia not with standing.

[@whydoistillusethissite8626]

I could have sworn I've seen this somewhere before...

[@fan9775]

Node?

[@bearVshark100]

I smacked my nephew in the head because he was standing where a skeever was while I played Skyrim vr. The credits gag is no joke. Also, I really don’t know why bone works doesn’t make me sick, maybe it’s the momentum buildup instead of automatically moving at full speed. Also, if you press forward to walk and turn your head you actually move in that direction. Very good game.

[@BroAnarchy]

4:35 .... Ugh.... That was NOT a visual i wanted to hear, see or taste 🤢

[@theslenderfox]

Wait, taste?

[@sablen1319]

Taste - O - Vision

[@BroAnarchy]

Tasty Basty

[@RacingSnails64]

BroAnarchy i will never understand why people want to EAT semen. incidentally, if i recall, given its purpose it has a high protein count.

[@blueskunk]

I came to the comments to up vote the 'recent headsets only need one USB port' posts.. but I can't see any so... Recent headsets only need one USB port... in fact the Vive only needed one over 3 years ago, only the old Rift needed like 4 of them.

[@cloudy_gomo]

Stormlands is an awesome VR game, and it's a full fledged open world action game with a full campaign.

[@Hobojo153]

You should check out Blood and Truth. Yeah it's basically time crisis with a tiny amount more freedom, but it's basically all that feeling of whipping out your dual pistols.

[@joe18425]

"They spawed all the guns underneath my couch " So true.

[@matheusgclassen]

You should totally try H3VR (Hot dogs Horseshoes & Hand grenades) While it used to be just a range sim it now has hundreds of realistically simulated weapons and gamemodes, while still in alpha its one of the most content rich VR games out there.

[@BrawnyFanta]

"AI of a startled fish" Bravo, best line of the decade 👍

[@darryl2542]

Now I really want to read a Victorian-era novelization of Half-Life.

[@RollingTheOC]

I remember the first thing I did when I picked up my first robo headcrab was smash it against the wall

[@kilgoreplumbus1360]

You can headbutt them.

[@RollingTheOC]

@@kilgoreplumbus1360 ye, I know, but I find it more brutal to smash it against a wall

[@appliedatoms7066]

Funny you should mention HL:A. The reason valve dropped out of the game awards was because their version still used teleport movement and boneworks had just shown that free movement in vr was viable.

[@Juliett-A]

"The kind of game that would tattoo a health meter onto someone's tit." You know, there is a very special Skyrim mod for that.

[@LelloDalamiq]

This is beautiful. Absolutely give this review to mates if you need to explain both the state of VR AND to promote Boneworks. It works for me! XD Another great one from Yahtzee, as usual

[@Poeneutral]

Honestly, after Occulus Quest I can't be expected to ever get a VR headset that needs to connect to anything.

[@IAmPhysics1]

Same, but with the Vive Wireless. I suck at cable management. Give me a belt, a pair of big-ass batteries, and a usb Y-cable so I can hot-swap them, and I can go all day in VR.

[@freedomsflame688]

WMR is pretty decent, no lighthouses to set up. The only issue is that the tracking goes to shit when you put the controllers close to your face, i.e. whenever you're using a bow or a gun, two of the most common things in VR. Does the Quest have that issue too?

[@mBUSHattack]

That's a shame man, you'll never get to experience actual games like boneworks then :[

[@MrScarecrow]

@@mBUSHattack not true you can stream steam VR etc via WiFi if you have the setup 😜

[@HOkayson]

The beauty of the Quest is that you can also connect it up to a super computer, crank the resolution upscaling & enjoy spiffy graphics on any VR game as well!

[@jamessoule3574]

I feel like all the problems you talked about with setting up vr are solved with the oculus quest. Now all we need to do is wait for a headset like that to have graphics that are on par with other vr headsets, and I think we would have a great solution for the inconvenience of setting up/ playing vr

[@RDPendleton]

"Eyeballs glued to his bum cheeks". Yeah, Yahtzhee wouldn't know anything about that...

[@cmattss4]

Alyx delivers on everything he wanted to improve about boneworks.

[@PhosphoricKnight]

Yahtzee the Psychic has spoken: humanity has 2-3 years left, give or take

[@flash2615]

I like that I spent money I seriously did not have on an oculus quest and im a poor fucker, but I still feel connected when he talks about sitting on his ivory tower. Oculus quest, now with oculus link, is hands down the best VR for your money right now.

[@marianpazdzioch6632]

Remember that LA-Z Rider spoof video where Homer Simpson is fighting crime sitting on a mobile couch all the time ? Like overshadowing future of VR.

[@chimeron260]

Yahtzee needs to get a Quest, has almost everything he’s asking for

[@TheKrigeron]

Big vat of jelly that is controlled by electrical impulses. You jump in, and the jelly moves depending on 3d environment in the game. Only way I can think of to have real VR with action and reaction. Well, that and being literally transported in a dream

[@queermelancholy1562]

2 words. "Sex sells." - Abraham Lincoln.

[@comradebusman3]

If you want VR gun realism, you should try Hotdogs Horseshoes and Handgrenades. It's whole point is to be a gun simulator, and the enemies are tactical sausages! Seriously though, you really need to give it a try.

[@creepycrippleDan]

Title of the game sounds more like some store brand viagra.

[@StopmotionStudios13]

Lol your explanation of what you wanted from Half Life Alyx is exactly what you got

[@JoQeZzZ]

Yahtzee needs to buy a rift S It A) costs 350 usd And C) takes up 1 USB port As for B), well PC MASTER RA- Okay, maybe he's right

[@masterofbalance3559]

"...almost as high as the stiffys." Best line

[@gobbotits1686]

I wonder if the Original Thief games would be fun in VR. Too bad that won't ever happen

[@vazak11]

I FELT That ending.

[@dustojnikhummer]

Boneworks was supposed to kinda be set in Half Life universe, as a fan game. They were apparently told no. Few months later, HL:A was announced.

[@cerebralm]

Stress Level Zero and Valve seem to have quite a close relationship, they take much inspiration and advice from each other. It's almost like SLZ is the latest incarnation of Valve's "pet student teams" responsible for portals and goo, and now responsible for meaningful VR mechanics. except that SLZ is big enough to remain it's own company.

[@zombieowen]

Alyx seems to satisfy that criteria!

[@DemitriVladMaximov]

So anyone drop into the comments just to see if someone pointed out that the Ghostbusters don't use lasers but rather a "positron collider" or "proton pack" depending on which movie, comic, or cartoon they are using and try to explain in detail the physics involved?

[@itaybron]

When in doubt Ghostbusters laser!

[@cmac3530]

0:39 to 1:00 So... Oculus Quest? That's pretty much exactly what you described.

[@Len923_]

to imagine, your whole "blind and deafen yourself" rant was pre-lockdown ... and yet, it only got MORE accurate when the lockdown hit

[@heinemanngaming311]

Greatest video out of this channel in a long time!

[@jacobgarrison1510]

I'm really glad you acknowledge the fact most people don't have VR. It bugs the fuck out of me when someone will recommend you get a game especially if they compare to a non VR game.

[@ThePafciu]

I also hope ALYX delivers what gamers want - a solid VR game, not just tech demo.

[@RolandVonRose]

I will say virtual reality is much more accessible now than it was. Like a Rift S is $400, that's about the cost of a new console. (give or take) Yes, I'm aware you need to have a reasonably good computer but if you consider yourself a PC Gamer you probably already have one. (at least one that might be able to give a moderately good experience) I would say what you get from VR is far superior to what you might get from buying a new console. It doesn't cost $1,000 or even $600, to get a good experience these days. (please don't rip me apart)

[@theshuman100]

me suffocating in smoke : i too would like a ghostbuster laser

[@retropulse03]

Hearing it called a lazer rubs my ears the wrong way, but your god damn right. What game wouldn't be better with a fucking Proton Pack strapped to your back?

[@n7creed629]

So happy to see you cover a VR game. The platform needs more attention so they are nudged into making better games for it

[@thekruseship8519]

Played this game at my friend's house. Made me feel sick, but I was already feeling nauseous so I don't pin that too much on the game. The guns were dope, and it really does give me hope for the day when I don't have to pick between buying a car or VR.

[@devringalbrath]

Those last 30 seconds sound like the prologue of Ready Player One. Also, all the comments comparing this to HHH when it reminds me of Robo Recall.

[@Kynareth6]

VR hardware and software as well as computer hardware evolve slowly but Boneworks and Half-Life: Alyx are steps in the right direction.

[@asphaltpilgrim]

This ZP put me in mind of the Spec Ops: The Line review from the far-ago-times 555 best one in a while.

[@skunch]

I only got into half life because I decided to see what a cybercafe was. First thing I see is a group of dudes laughing their asses off while their other friend vaporizes them with the ghostbusters laser in multiplayer. Functionally, It's just the lightning gun from quake, but everything about it seemed cooler, and I knew is that all I wanted to be the guy with the ghostbusters laser.

[@Adrienne_Quelle]

just appreciating "jurassic-park-tresspassery" cause *woof* that sure was a thing

[@LOS7error]

All those problems you listed (besides cost) are solved by the oculus quest.

[@Veirdonis]

When compared to the gun depth of Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, and Hand grenades, this game's firearms feel like running around with nerf blasters.

[@firenyth]

that end level in boneworks tho hope you like climbing and falling and climbing again x3

[@CBRN-115]

The ending segment really got me XD

[@300-blkout]

I really think you should review Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, and Hand Grenades. It's like Boneworks, but less "story" but way more guns (250+) but take and hold, is a great challenge

[@BigBenzilla]

I don't want a Ghostbuster Lazer... I want some kind of adrenaline needle or super serum that lets you temporarily bodyslam suplex and chokeslam enemies .

[@senseikitsune-sama4598]

Yeah this is what I was expecting perfect Another classic Yahtzee review Absolute perfect I love the profanity It's more creative than what most people do