When quests don't require you to save everyone

[@thedarkangelthe2]

The old slave's hidden power is to enslave people in his dialogue cutscenes to those who refuse to free him.

[@Sindraug25]

And what's worse, they are unskippable.

[@InitialDEARS]

@@Sindraug25 and autosave

[@RicardoHipper]

@@Sindraug25 What a wicked combo

[@Miitsu222]

He's the true slave driver

[@foreng3095]

Reminds me of a certain Borderlands raid boss.

[@Joel-Haver]

Love the dialogue choice about being stuck in dialogue. Fantastic job!

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

Thanks. That means a lot coming from you.

[@comoprevisto8082]

The incredible thing from this is...Joel taught how to do this animation in one of his videos. And now we got more people doing amazing and funny videos!!! good to see this kind of thing in the internet :❤️ Great job Goat! good stuff (+1 subs)!!! and amazing knowledge you are spreading Joel!!!

[@kasper7203]

@@Goat-on-a-Stick you should collaborate with Joel.

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

@@kasper7203 I'd love to! It's totally up to him tho =)

[@kasper7203]

@Joel Haver collaboration!

[@pigpenlordofdirt]

"Please don't do this." I felt that deep down in my unskippable cutscene

[@robertharris6092]

Unskippable cutscene right before the tough AF final boss.

[@pigpenlordofdirt]

@@robertharris6092 the tough AF final boss that can 3 shot you because you figured you could get by without the side quest endgame armor

[@Starannify]

*MR. HIPPO*

[@pigpenlordofdirt]

@@Starannify The birds might be dead, Orville.

[@h2ojr1]

NPC: **Begins monologue about the trials of the past** [This Cutscene Cannot be Skipped] [This Cutscene Cannot be Skipped] [This Cutscene Cannot be Skipped] [This Cutscene Cannot be Skipped] [This Cutscene Cannot be Skipped]

[@starcaptainyork]

the old guy shoulda just given him a new quest "Free the old man"

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

_[QUEST ABANDONED: "Free the Old Man"]_

[@tattletalestrangler8084]

@@Goat-on-a-Stick nah most rpg players are perfectionists, they will do any quests even if it's involving murdering innocent people

[@reacher8042]

@@tattletalestrangler8084 hell yeah, kill anything and everything. Nothing is too high and nothing is too low. Saying this makes me wanna go play skyrim now.

[@KingNedya]

@@jackalenterprisesofohio How is that related? Or is there some joke that I'm just missing?

[@modarkthemauler]

@@jackalenterprisesofohio "openttd" that might not be a reference to transport tycoon by any chance

[@Miitsu222]

**Mashing B to skip dialogue** -"Did you get all of that?" ( No )

[@pigpenlordofdirt]

*Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has entered the chat*

[@epicdeadpool8254]

fukkin owl

[@wyredaftsquall]

Hootie hoo!

[@tortolgawd4481]

@@pigpenlordofdirt I was pressing B so long until I realise I was stuck in a loop for abt 10 mins istg

[@pigpenlordofdirt]

@@tortolgawd4481 n64 games didn't have the auto decline option when you press a cancel button, the good old days Doing this on the 10th playthrough makes you feel really stupid lol

[@lemonemmi]

"Aren't you going to free me?" "I can't. After 5 prisoners the chains aren't interactable anymore. I wouldn't count on the next hero to save you either, you have the absolute worst spawn point."

[@selalewow]

LOL I was just about to post this. Glad I scrolled down. They should have put something about that in the video.

[@kyuubinaruto17]

@@selalewow Then it would be a completely different video. Your way is saying he can't save him even if he wants to. The video is saying he COULD save him, but is choosing not to because he already fulfilled the quest limit.

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Does he just avoid walking past this guy altogether on his second playthrough

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

He skips the quest entirely next time. I assure you.

[@ElValuador]

This guy’s got nothing on Preston Garvey.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

he could avoid the whole dialogue by freeing him instead.

[@georgespurlock5547]

@@henrypaleveda7760 yea right. I smell an escort quest followed by gathering healing herbs from a backpack in his burnt up village..

[@dingodash4096]

My guess is that he's gonna reload the last save and then kill this guy from the distance.

[@hossdelgado626]

The fact that the npc realizes his true power, and uses it for revenge. Amazing XD

[@ActionPackedJack]

"Haver the slavedriver" Really wearing your inspiration on your sleeve :D

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

Yup! Also at the end of the Galsia video! I also hid a reference to one of Joel's videos in my speedrunners video ;)

[@wswitters]

Zeema eh, Mission to Zyxx fan also by chance?

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

@@wswitters Is that where I heard it from? Maybe 🤔

[@tomf4122]

@@wswitters now we just need a beano animation

[@wswitters]

@@tomf4122 Beano know

[@thaias9654]

If the adventurer won’t free him, then he’s trapping the adventurer with him!

[@STOCKHOLM07]

If I go down I'm taking you with me!

[@donwanna3906]

I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me!

[@matthewbreytenbach4483]

Dormammu I've come to bargain!

[@0KJaye]

Another angle: He can't save him because the quest is already completed, so he can't press & hold "E" to save him because...video games

[@zonefrost]

this totally should have been the script instead of him being a careless dick

[@berserker5551]

@@zonefrost I mean why save a random stranger for no reward?

[@joshuavar4678]

@@berserker5551 Cause… it’s the right thing to do?

[@davada123]

@@joshuavar4678 right and wrong mean very little in the context of the fate of an npc in a video game.

[@riks081]

@@joshuavar4678 yes the line of code will certainly appreciate that.

[@couchmaster3773]

0:55 Holy hell this was perfect lol

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

I'm proud of how well that came out!

[@dakotaneumann1259]

@@Goat-on-a-Stick for a moment, it felt like a high budget art piece! The guy’s reaction to seeing his demon master’s heart still beating outside his body, and how his skin changed color a bit.. was amazing!

[@02ninjaman]

that was genius of the NPC to get him stuck there with him, now they both will suffer.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

it's as though when the old man realized what was going on (being in a game) he decided to hold the guy there for as long as possible and I find that wonderful

[@hondaaccord1399]

Monika from DDLC took a couple rough turns...

[@CHloE748]

Yeah..that’s the joke..

[@medexamtoolscom]

the other guy should have just said "ok I'll free you jesus christ I get it you win." and then when he got out of the dialogue, he would have run off without freeing him.

[@trezapoioiuy]

Can you let me go? Yeah, but you go first.

[@homerman76]

@@trezapoioiuy *Unskippable cutscene initiated: You free the old man who proceeds to spend 30 more minutes thanking you to drive the point home*

[@Culex51]

LMAO "OTHER people to save". Damn, that was so cold I had to put a coat on.

[@USSResolute]

"I've got people to save...other people to save..." Sounds like real life to me.

[@medexamtoolscom]

Specifically like the cops in real life in why they don't give a shit about your case when you need something. Of course "other people to save" in their case means speeding tickets to issue.

[@Darmouthable]

The guy can't even cut the chains because he's stuck in a dialogue

[@endlessboardgame985]

Ten hours of unskippable exposition. The ultimate revenge! That should be in a game someday.

[@Bramswarr]

Pretty sure Vinny played some Mario mods which included infinite text, sometimes even finite text that was only like 100 lines... slowly... passing... by...

[@МаксимНиколаев-ы2е]

Lisa

[@awesomehazimex7410]

@@МаксимНиколаев-ы2е not a text per se but a loooooooooooooooooooooooong climb with the "ultimate" reward

[@МаксимНиколаев-ы2е]

@@awesomehazimex7410 there is also bold mustache guy, who will talk you to eternity with his wife story :)

[@xxxsnippzzxxx9355]

There’s a mock Borderlands 2 quest for that

[@BknMoonStudios]

Dude, these animations are amazing and hilarious. I laughed out loud when the slave started monologue to buy time and the player just looked down defeated.

[@jimjimsauce]

i got it as the player just turned off the game and the guy looking down was symbolizing him as “off”

[@mrari3776]

hits him with his sword -"never should have come here"

[@kitkatboard]

*invicible NPC* "ffs"

[@PeteTheGrouch]

@@kitkatboard That's why you never leave home without your "Kill essential NPCs" mod.

[@agostonpitlik8045]

@@PeteTheGrouch The game which crashes when essential features are messed with: *Are you sure about that?*

[@PeteTheGrouch]

@@agostonpitlik8045 **finishes main questline** Guess what, Mr "essential" character... you are now redundant.

[@agostonpitlik8045]

@@PeteTheGrouch New quest 60 levels later which is necessary for the ending and needs the npc: *This is where the fun (begins)--->ends.*

[@rijiin_dagoat]

"do you know a place where sailors hangout?" I love the shenmue reference lol

[@monteirogames7717]

I knew it lmao

[@JeroenHoningh]

wanted to comment the same but first searched the comments to see if somebody else beat me.

[@KandiMan]

Did anyone less than the age of 30 get this reference?

[@Queltamas]

"Save at least 4 of the 10 kidnapped children" "Ok, I saved exactly 4 children" "Where are the others?" "Still in their cages, I only needed to save 4" "Adventurer!"

[@Proxicus]

Yep, it's a far cry from perfection. 😥

[@SirBladewind]

I love how you reference Joel Haver by saying "Haver the slave driver"

[@goncalocarneiro3043]

Didn't wanna free him, huh? Well you got what your friggin' deserved!

[@tacotaco1239]

The sheer terror on his face while looking at the heart is amazing.

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

This is when you get a side quest that's part of a dlc you don't own and it pops up asking you to buy it to continue.

[@wormfood83]

I loathe that.

[@stoneth_maloneth3279]

I’m looking at you borderlands 3

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

@@stoneth_maloneth3279 I was thinking dragon age but yes that too

[@riks081]

Was that DA Inquisition? I never finished that or borderlands 3 although i did play DAO and 2 i don't remember 2 that well. I missed that, i can't believe they actually did that haha, i thought you must have been talking about an MMO or something.

[@wormfood83]

@@riks081 If you got DAO before they added any of the DLCs, that's exactly what happened. Nowadays they only sell the ultimate editions that has everything from the get go.

[@MalucoDaBomba]

I just loved the "Shoot Wrex" option at 2:06, made me relive some memories from Mass Effect

[@JoshuaKennedy321]

Ooooh, that was a clever twist. I was starting to think "okay, you told the joke, now this is just dragging on pointlessly" and was just about to criticize your timing, then he says "I'm stuck in dialogue." MIND BLOWN

[@cenciende9401]

You sound like a sad and bitter person to jump to criticising so quickly.

[@wulftea]

wow man have you any humor?

[@ButtercoreFTW]

"Shoot Wrex" should have chosen that option

[@ZeeNastee]

That's the one character you never kill

[@danielarcher4060]

That's the one option you never take 😂

[@dankertester]

DONT you ever shoot Wrex!!!

[@biggy742]

Kill jester

[@noahmendoza8548]

I did it on my first ever play through. Kept the save all 3 games because I like just running whatever I choose the first time around. Then saw all the wrex compilations on KZbin and I was like “bro wtf I can’t believe the game just let me kill this guy he’s awesome lol”

[@bluezebra2759]

Why I love fallout, "I'm bored of this dialog", *turns and just walks away*

[@Orange_Swirl]

I never noticed how useful that was until you mentioned it.

[@rebbekahcannons9805]

No tin fallout 3 or nv you were stuck in face to face dialogues

[@BasedAstraea]

@@rebbekahcannons9805 could still press esc

[@rebbekahcannons9805]

@@BasedAstraea Not on console, no esc key lol

[@JohnSluggice]

I always felt bad about the remaining enslaved npcs in mmorpgs when i'd met my quest requirement and couldn't keep going

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

Me too!

[@realdragon]

"So slave driver is dead" "Yea but he will respawn in like 10 minutes"

[@BlackMetalGraffiti]

0:50 Hahahahahah!! Man that look on the slaves face with the music is so perfect dude lmao. I literally rewatched that scene like 6 times it’s friggin gold.

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

Thanks! That was fun to make and I'm proud of how it came out!

[@StormflameMW]

Well, he should have just freed him. One simple click would have spared him that long dialogue. Revenge of the NPC :D

[@xelloskaczor5051]

Go install an mmo and try saving extra of anything I will wait.

[@crowsenpai5625]

No, The click option was removed because the quest was already completed.

[@jasonblanchfield4780]

He would not even be able to talk. Since he can he can......

[@xelloskaczor5051]

@Taramafor Haikido try swtor. Well its not rly an mmo anymore. But man is acting good

[@yeetwchybaban]

@@xelloskaczor5051 ok

[@kongab2025]

The way his soul was completely crushed as the video ends, perfection

[@Thescott16]

Love the old man learning he IS actually holding the adventurer prisoner, and then takes full advantage of it.

[@aneurysm234]

I like how every time I come across one of these videos, I can find Joel in the comments cheering them on and pointing out his favourite things they did. What a genuinely great guy.

[@VFXking]

This channel have a lot of potential :)

[@happyspandex]

If he hasn't been there already, get this man on Adult Swim.

[@TyPhenirW0LF]

I love NPCs realizing the player can't escape conversation with them and holding them hostage until the player agrees to help them...

[@majormelon8855]

I didn't even realize this wasn't a Joel animation, excellent work (

[@mn-hn8nz]

2:08 "Do you know a place where sailors hang out?" I think i've heard that exact phrase on shenmue...

[@paulmacmahon7777]

And a lovely little Shenmue reference in the dialog choices! Great work man!

[@meowistforlife]

Glad I wasn’t alone

[@BrandonAEnglish]

I thought he was going to try freeing him only to realize he couldn't because he'd already fulfilled his quest.

[@POINTS2]

That beating heart was great, really unexpected! Love the dialog, "Got people to save... Not you... Other people"

[@generationm2059]

There's no need for Hell when you're a player stuck in an unskippable cut scene...

[@chaosdark4123]

Imagine an AI good enough to actually have this dialogue with the player

[@Hyde_Hill]

That would be a creative "punishment" for players not saving everyone when they are only required to save some.

[@GoingtoHecq]

Sounds like he's gonna keep you there until you free him

[@vizthex]

literally me in that one mission in Whiteboard Wars: Chopraider. got that was a great flash game.

[@deborahorlando2288]

Wow that was awesome! You did a great job with animation and voice for a first attempt! Thumbs up!👍

[@austinwatts1845]

"*Shoot Wrex*" Ahh yes the correct choice

[@patrickmaloney5818]

2:07 Shenmue PTSD trying to find sailors

[@sentero1856]

I just appreciate the shenmue reference at 2:10

[@AyratHungryStudent]

I usually go to pee or get some tea during these unskippable interactions. Also, I was expecting the old man to turn into a demon or reveal some secret shortcut to the main quest. Like no one listens to him usually, so it's like an easter egg.

[@kenjioda96]

A new sub. Love your content. Impeccable comedic timing. The glitched NPC videos is what sold me

[@YorkJonhson]

Brilliant. His reaction to the heart killed me.

[@vaporeos8173]

I love Joel Havers videos like these, and now we get more by other people, thats awesome!

[@GourMeta]

Great video, man! Looks awesome. Loved the back and forth camera angles! and the end where it pans away from the dialogue was hilarious haha :)

[@robertwilson7532]

Thanks for making me smile and chuckle this evening. Best

[@robmangeri777]

Well… if the option to rescue the old man is no longer active since the quest is complete the old man might just kill them both with a never ending monologue 🤔

[@11josb]

Omg, just go this channel recommended by KZbin, amazing work!

[@nextgen101]

"Shoot Wrex" 😆 Subbed.

[@jacobstaffordmiller1635]

The dialogue option for "shoot wrex" sent me lmao

[@kuhndj67]

So now I'm going to be on the lookout for games that notice when you only do the bare minimum to satisfy the quests and then nerf your speedrun with unskippable exposition. ;-) (because I'd ABSOLUTELY do that if I was making a game)

[@moonie9000]

OMG I already done subbed to you before I noticed the sailors joke! Yessss! A Shenmue fan!

[@DiscreetHobo]

Speed runners of Halo CE kill all the marines you were supposed to save on the 2nd chapter😂

[@JakHart]

Yeah, so this was awesome. Totes thought I was clicking on a Haver video. Well worth the click. Subscribed, and now binging shall commence.

[@dadkljnowayay9060]

Me: Mom, can we get Joel Haver? Mom: We have Joel Haver at home Joel Haver at home: ^^^

[@therealmorganofficial]

Just discovered this channel, love it!!

[@Aqua_Bargus]

This is really good.

[@travissapienza4930]

Haha this was very well done. And a Shenmue reference on top if it? Excellent stuff.

[@tacohell8645]

This is a trip when you are high

[@inclebnito]

Bummer. I finished all of them. Thanks for all your time and effort on these. Really enjoyed them.

[@dominicwilliams9870]

Yeah in Morrowind I went through entire quest lines by just killing the person I was supposed to go talk to and I’d get promoted after just because I was a high level.

[@2ooTone]

I love this video man, you mastered your master’s signature style pretty good

[@Renulph]

Neat! Make more.

[@goatgoat0]

Will do 👍

[@KrepsyK]

These gaming animations are perfectly accurate and pure gold

[@RedDawnJensen]

Was expecting a verbatim actment of the 'dickwolves' comic but this is good too

[@capellamidlight]

Was scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else was going to bring that up because that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the title of this video, lol.

[@andrewtmcnamara]

I too have been searching for dickwolves

[@ns6438]

I liked the random "Shoot Wrex" option.

[@d0pomein]

You gonna be stuck in that dialogue for a goods minute. Been there. His quest only gives you faction too.... What a jip

[@MarcosAlexandre-no3qx]

You know this dialogue is optional right? If you free him right away withouth talking to him or when he First Ask you can Skip It ALL, And If you do It for every prisoner you gain some info that unlock the way to a cool armor

[@fatlacesthedon]

"So you're just going to let me rot here?" "...yeah😕"

[@TakeaSwigBro]

Why does it feel like I’m watching that old ass Ice Age MTG commercial? This artstyle makes me anxious lmao

[@Minchken]

The Slave could have made it easier for both parties and give him a quest of his own to free him.

[@lukewilliams5924]

How do you not have like 1M subs

[@KandiMan]

The originator of the style does

[@petergerling]

Do you know of a place where sailors hang out?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 great reference!!!! I ask people that on a daily basis just to see if anyone ever gets it🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ninten90z70]

Alternative Title: When Character Dialogue is Written by J.R.R. Tolkien

[@daanisch]

Must be book no#314 of the "TLDR" pile, right?

[@TheNostalgiaFiend]

Stuck in Mass Effect dialogue spin wheel. Genius.

[@blaniac6591]

Dude saw Joel Haver’s “How I animated this video” and thought “ hmmm, what a great idea!”

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

You nailed it!

[@bermi2000]

[Shoot wrex]

[@QCJSiteB]

"If I go down I'm taking you with me!" Slippy: "Nooooooooooooo!"

[@lastraven7205]

Should of given him a new quest

[@abstractlizard9377]

If any history teacher wants an easy explanation of a filibuster, present them this.

[@nOT_sURE08]

Perfect representation of how it is impossible to ever become immersed in video games again because game mechanics are so repetitive, monotonous and cliché.

[@murilo4464]

Damn i didn't look at the channel and thought this was just another Joel Haver video, good job mate, this is really well made and Joel Haver like humor !

[@Atombender]

NPC: "If you free all slaves, the reward will be greater." Player: "I'm speedrunning, bro."

[@TrippinBusa]

When his heart comes out and explains how he's tried to give them a different one but how they specifically will only take this one is something I think every video game player has tried at some point

[@Goat-on-a-Stick]

It's an effing heart, how will they know the difference? ..... they know ._.

[@bebo2490]

I thought the old man was going to tell him that he needed to free him in order to receive more "vital" information for his next quest.

[@nickburkhardt7419]

He’s trying so hard to be worth saving man that was all perfect

[@jarennoble3530]

2:10 that’s a perfect shenmue reference 😂