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This video started off as a review of 2 games I haven't exactly "loved": Once Human and The First Descendant. But as I began looking into the production of these games, especially Once Human, I discovered something big is coming to the gaming industry...
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[@JackSather]

Play World of Tanks here! tanks.ly/44NaWq9 During registration use the invite code COMBAT to get for free: 7 days of premium access, 250k credits, the premium tank Cromwell B, and 3 rental tanks for 10 battles each: Tiger 131, T78, and Type 64 if you’re a new player.

[@nak3dxsnake]

I always assumed you were playing the crew inside the tank or like a lone operator who was superhuman, but your idea of just roleplaying as a sentient tank, that spits bullets seems like a fun approach.

[@conscripthornet4430]

Please please PLEASE talk about the telltale walking dead series of games. Some of the greatest storytelling in video games ever.

[@sergiohenrique2411]

well sunshine I am not sure you wana be mr beast right now xD also you are right the trailer of the first descendent would never lead me to play it.. but once I did .. tits and asses uwu (new bikini for Valbi 8=====o)

[@be.a.7462]

the first descendant imo i enjoy, as much as i treid warframe in the past it didnt click with me compared to first descendant......... i will say the big issue though is the community being fucking degenerate gooners over teh female characters...... like i get it good looking female characters look cute, but the same issue happened with overwatch

[@sergiohenrique2411]

bro I like your take on gaming echonomics and I beg you continue track on this. Also, conmsider tencent as a rollemodel for them, they see what tencent is doing in the west and wana copy it.

[@TrulyTheEpicGamer]

I remember when Jack Sather was once human.

[@somethingsomeone9678]

wdym

[@JackSather]

😮

[@Conanesque]

@@JackSather Where do you stream these days, if at all? Your Twitch links here are broken.

[@JackSather]

I haven’t been for a long time, but thinking about it again lately, it’d be on KZbin if anything

[@wumborat3669]

@@Conanesque im not jack but im following him currently at this channel www.twitch.tv/jacksathershow (and yeah its weird the youtube link takes you to a channel called "jackplasma".)

[@Seb_Falkor]

The irony of this video's sponsor 💀

[@JAD-yf5cp]

I was gonna comment the exact same thing

[@Anurag-zl4ur]

Lmaoo yeah

[@JackSather]

Yes💰. I knoww, it's my bad. but dude, my youtube pay is $1.4k this month. Which isn't enough to do this thing full time. That doesn't even cover rent. I realize the irony, but most sponsors that reach out to me are for these kinda games cause I'm in this genre and I truthfully do have friends that play the game on the reg, so I said yes. But It's a fuck up on my end and I'm not going to put these kinda ads on these kinda videos in the future.

[@vitorventurole6218]

@@JackSather i totally get it lmao

[@Jinglebells111]

@@JackSatheri respect it.

[@Baronnax]

My go-to comfort channel posting a 30 min video? This will be a good day.

[@Jankywatermelon]

That's how I felt

[@jaketaf98]

Big agree on comfort channel. I rewatch his videos all the time.

[@Jankywatermelon]

@@jaketaf98 SAME (how is everybody so relatable here)

[@mono5401]

“Comfort channel” bruh

[@Synthetically]

REAL

[@MrPWN96]

I tried Once Human out and ended up having way more fun than I expected. I thought it would be a sweaty Rust-like, but it feels more like a Palworld in terms of the survival elements, very chill looting, gathering, and crafting. Then the devs just dropped a huge patch with QoL and bug fixes which felt like they actually care about their game (looking at you, Helldivers 2). I totally recommend anyone curious giving it a try, just don't take the story too seriously, the visuals are a bit rough still with character models and cutscenes, but not enough to affect the core experience.

[@hoji5108]

I agree my friend said to get it and I was like if the game isn't fun we can just goof off and make it fun but not I've put more time in solo than with friends bc the game is just really fun to play

[@pilotaleth]

I agree too, I played it and I’m having so much fun

[@raprap543]

I saw the trailers and immediately thought that it sounded like a Chinese made game, which I do not like and take seriously because of their reputation. My friend downloaded it so I downloaded the game as well, and ironically enough, I played the game for hours on end but my friend stuck for 30 minutes and didn’t comeback for no particular reason

[@crimesguy]

I thought it looked awful on first glance, but here I am 150 hours into season 1 having a good time with it.

[@EndofTimeGaming-m9s]

it only cost you installing spyware too!

[@versi0nzero]

You hitting 300k is a much greater achievement than Beast hitting 300M

[@VinceLyle2161]

And if things keep going the way they have been, Mr. Beast won't be at 300M for long...

[@northgambit]

​@VinceLyle2161 I've never ever liked anything mr beast has done. But I think he's beyond that. It's too large. And the target audience that is being, for the lack of a better term, victimised, is too young to understand that that is happening. He's on 307m now btw.

[@yous2244]

Doubt it real, he's just too huge, his biggest audience is children who are dumb also a lot don't speak English ​@@VinceLyle2161

[@Ben-ek1fz]

@@VinceLyle2161mrs beast is not one man anymore. Its a corporation its an entity. Same way Facebook wasn’t just Zuckerberg

[@badger297]

I love jack and his videos, but.... *IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE?!* 😂

[@DenethorDurrandir]

We need to talk about the irony of trashing Once Human and First Descendant, while promoting World of Tanks. Like cmon, you can't make that sht up. Once Human is messy and feels like Control cause both are based on SCP. I just wish OH leaned more into the SCP thing, it wouldn't feel so random if it was properly fleshed out. Also fuck Nexon.

[@matty202]

Coming from World of Tanks. I agree that it is P2W. Jesus.. you cant earn credits without Prem Tank and Prem Account.😓

[@sirlongshanksthelongshank8786]

@@matty202 premium ammunition is such a joke too.

[@Legendary_Honey]

Including Banana on the list of good free to play games is too funny. That one got me.

[@gusic4529]

hello slugcat

[@ni__wolf143]

A Rain World fan appears to have wandered out of their natural habitat, a true rarity, but a delightful one at that.

[@doctorbees7638]

JACK "F*ck F2P games!" Anyways, Here's my sponsor...WORLD OF TANKS! Free to play!

[@urgaiey1358]

I could be mistaken but when did he say that?

[@leviathan5207]

World of tanks employs the SAME tactics of monetisation as the games he critiqued. Although in the world of tanks you can just pay to win.

[@Godotgoat]

f2p and p2w

[@gabepee3533]

Let him pay his bills

[@saloscontent]

@@gabepee3533 sure but he selling product to his community that he are against.

[@astrodunkbg]

can't believe Wu D choose Eric as his western name instead of Woody

[@Bamboos_Channel]

had the same thought

[@z4520ft]

Although I haven't playing games much nowadays, I recognized Once Human has taken inspiration from so many games that I've played or want to play like Death Stranding, Palworld, Control etc. The thing is, Once Human copies the good part of those games so even if the game is full of inspirations, it actually makes for a fun game to play and the best part is, they are free (at least for now). I've spent 100+ hours in Starfield which feels like a chore after 60 hours mark but for Once Human I spent more than 100 hours without realizing it until I look at my Steam stats.

[@sendoh7x]

IKR. Time just flies playing Once Human. Especially for me which has limited time to play

[@baddaysbasil5376]

My wife and I sort of stumbled into Once Human after playing games like 7 Days to Die, Terraria, Valheim, etc etc for years. OH is quickly becoming an all-time favorite. I don't understand the complaints about it, really. It has its faults, sure, but writing the game off entirely because of who makes it and why makes zero sense... again with this game as with so many others, this is arguing against every commonly used dirty tactic in capitalism, all while we consuming products made using every dirty tactic in capitalism. This is a soap box that no one but the Amish can legitimately stand on. News flash: *everyone* is trying to get your dollar or your time. If you work for a living you are doing it also, or you're working for someone who does [World of Tanks and KZbin] --sorry!) The whole "it's too easy" argument is just...meh. Not everything is a Souls-like and if you find this game easy to the point of boring, you probably game too much! If you like this style of game, the core gamplay loop is solid, fun, and polished. There are hard modes for bosses already, and it's possible that seasons will progress in difficulty as the game evolves and players become more powerful with it. There's so much quality of life built into this game (move your entire house, move items in house easily, craft from containers in house, etc) that you sometimes wonder why the devs botched a few simple things like having to stand *on top* of chests to loot them. The inability to rebind the most-spammed key in the game is also a miss. But for the most part, gameplay is smooth and hassle-free unless you are playing on a potato and the lack of perfect optimization gives you problems. When it comes to games or anything else, the critics only get you so far: results and player base speak for themselves-- hate the publisher, hate the developer, hate the system, hate all the other stuff, whatever-- this game is good.

[@z4520ft]

@@baddaysbasil5376 the hard/pro mode boss is quite satisfying as well. Challenging enough but not too resource consuming (I haven't focus on prime war, that's a separate beast). One of killjoy of MMO for me was when it started to become like a 2nd job but so far I'm able to get by by myself with some helps from Hive members or friends from world channel.

[@adeptalakay]

@@z4520ftvery balanced game indeed. great game, just needs some polishing (like every small studio game on release)

[@boo_radlyxx]

I just did a video covering all the inspirations of Once Human!

[@ThatFinnishDude]

If the indie game dev thing doesn't tickle your interest in the long run, you should try game journalism. Great investigative work and as always, your presentation is just *chef's kiss*. Keep up the great work!

[@mightyfineincredible2252]

Are you serious?

[@SolisGaming]

i disagree, this guy dont have a clue about once human, played for maybe an hour, then thinks he knows all about it, what a joke.

[@jfells4838]

@@SolisGaming”something something… wah wah I’m a baby… something something” is basically all I got outta you

[@Syli-gw2uq]

​@SolisGaming No clue? He just made a 30 minute essay on the whole operation you absolute doughnut

[@QuesoGood]

@@mightyfineincredible2252he was just reminding Jack of his opportunities?

[@HOD]

Look Once Human definitely seems wierd at first, but the game is great. There are no pay to win mechanics yet. Sure there could be eventually, but for now it's great.

[@tylersmith9868]

I'm highly critical of both shitty games AND China. However once human is incredible. Idgaf where it came from

[@danejr9785]

We just need full scale pvp, like ark...

[@danborg1228]

How do you feal about the game to day it get´s really montom s2 is just game + delay for dev to catch up with new content we barly know any thing about hard mode fells like soft boll the cap now it´s 0 starcrome and 75k starcrome witch is the main resource to gain most wep and gear builds s2 is just a armor and wep fragments psi=dmg gains ore hp in pvp gains you know the stars on the wep/armors poi it´s only loot one crate fast to 5o go back and do rest of poi one crate and it´s over the main consern is new and returning players have so far no catch up mecanics acc you can join s2 and do the poi 6 weks and stay after but your gonna be weeks behind every one ells am not a beliver the options is hard reset all ore give away things to new and returning player ore you have no balance

[@doctorothon]

Big D standing for big dream is a nice name

[@zndr9056]

ODST “The life” trailer is probably the best game trailer ever made to me on the topic of trailers

[@leonarduskrisna4588]

Nah for me Skyrim Is it. Still giving me Chills Its only the teaser tho.. Not mention the trailer

[@Gfr0g]

I mean honestly, the game being free is a step compared to call of duty mw3 which has crazy price tag to it since it's like a DLC to mw2. I think that once human has a lot of potential even though it is like a mobile port to pc. I know that the crafting and building (which isn't a new concept) is very simple but it's still fun! the character design and the abilities that the enemies have are complex and really creative (some of the normal enemies and bosses are kind of repetitive when it comes to their abilities but it's still fun) moral of the story this game is like a 7/10

[@LBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLB]

at least mw3 actually feels good to play

[@saloscontent]

its a pc game that are ported to mobile not opposite

[@Gfr0g]

@@saloscontent ahh thank you, i thought i had something mixed up lol

[@Gfr0g]

@@LBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLBLB you aint wrong about that

[@yum9918]

As someone who finished the first monolyth, the boss gave me huge Remnant vibes from the design, which is the gold standard. Of course, it isn't a Remnant and Remnant still does it a lot better, but that it reminded me of it at all is enough to make me want to keep playing, and I am having (actually lots of) fun.

[@InvasionAnimation]

I was once human but then I took an arrow to the knee. -Winterhelm guard

[@DocMajor]

A lot of the criticisms are unwarranted or are exaggerated for the sake of the video. As someone who avoids free-to-play games like the plague (that includes world of tanks lmao), I actually put 120 hours into Once Human and had a great time doing so. None of the ACTUAL problems with the game were mentioned in this video.

[@lukaszzylik4437]

No one cares about the actual game itself. This video is about the scammers behind it.

[@DocMajor]

@@lukaszzylik4437 Do you think you could articulate what the scam is, in your own words?

[@eesa4854]

@@DocMajor i heard china and got scared😨

[@casperinmd]

@@DocMajor He can't, there is no scam. Game costs $0. Every F2P game is in it for the money, lets be real, you don't go to work for free do you?

[@PasionaGATES]

@@casperinmdnah there is, it’s called NO Quality Control. Play the game for 120 hours and this guy says he seen none of the problems mentioned in the video!?? How about some of you liars actually play the game. First off we have an UNENJOYABLE PVP. With the ability to turn off PVP in none hot zones!?? In a PVP exclusive server!??? Ask any dev around theres a reason they dont allow turning off of PVP in their PVP based servers the amount of exploits possible. Speaking about exploits, CHeaters!?? Not even a querter past release I’ve already encountered flying cheaters?? Thirdly did you notice the MOBILE element of the game!?? Oh you didn’t maybe if you tried taking a look you will realise “hmm, this asset seems awfully familiar it kinda feels… stolen or inspired by something, heh who gives AF I can barely see anything with the UI covering all majority of my screen” Then did you see the cosmetics earnable in game? It aint cross account. Cosmetics are specific to one account in the specific server. Then did you see how they doing their server wipe.?? Just recently this week they mentioned in their game that when the game server resets the players will get to keep their quest progress but guess what else they keep? They get the choice to keep selected resources or weapons from their inventory… CORRECT if I am wrong but I DO not remember Rust allowing it’s players to bring a Helicopter from one server to another nor their fully kitted armour and weapons to another server.. Lastly for all the defenders that say “but the devs communicate with their playerbase” Wanna know who else communicated with their playerbase “HELLDIVERS2” wanna know what state their in right now? A constant state of losing players cause each new update makes the weapons the players grinded sooo Hard far obsolete or useless. So Go ahead defenders tell people to play this game first before saying anything, well I DID. I think people who actually need to play this game should also play OTHER GOOD GAMES to realise the role and purpose of a GOOD QUALITY tester… And if I hear anyone say “but the game has so many features”. Yeah they do have sooo many features…. SO MANY FEATURES that do not Work WELL with each other… for e.g the whisper message players can drop?guess what they can also drop that near Vital interaction spots. Thus preventing you from progressing because you can’t scroll through what you can interact as opposed to elden ring or bloodborne

[@addidaswguy]

"I don't understand why people are accepting of these kinds of games.... ..... ..... .... Now why don't you guys play World of TANKS!?!? Woohoo" 😂 Great video but I'd definitely put WoT up there lol

[@Suprisedbuzz]

Let's be honest, No youtuber actually gives a shit about the stuff they sponsor.

[@Syvergy]

@@Suprisedbuzz Then don't make a pretentious video about ethics and morals of microtransactions right after the sponsor.

[@PenitentSwag]

@@Syvergywomp womp

[@Teorah]

@@Syvergy womp womp

[@nothingisawesome]

@@Syvergy it doesnt ruin the argument. you could say that maybe he doesnt really care or thinks World of Tanks publisher is different somehow.

[@wasabichips97]

I’ve played these two games at the same time recently and imagine my surprise when the Netease logo popped up when i first launched Once Human 💀 (yes as a chinese, we know their reputation) But Once Human is actually fun unlike The First Descendant because the grind on TFD is actually actually insane actually ridiculous. If u need thing A you’d have to grind for thing B and THEN you’d need thing C to use to grind for thing B (hope i’m making sense here) it’s actually insane. Not to mention the drop rates are crazy low and it makes you wait for over 24 hours for some stuff or use your wallet i’ve only played for …idk 10hours? and im done bro 💀

[@nickgliha557]

The coffeezilla of video game developers is a direction for this channel that I am absolutely here for. Tremendous content, Jack. Congrats on your growth. You deserve it all

[@SolisGaming]

nope

[@sbef]

I clicked this video thinking "oh now, he's sold out" and instead he's gone all investigative journalism conspiracy grumpy gaming boomer and I love it. Your videos are so much fun my dude

[@emiel255]

In what way made you think that he has sold out? I don’t see any indication at all (titel, intro etc) so I’m just curious

[@sbef]

@@emiel255 it was tongue in cheek dude. The point is everybody has been praising Once Human as if it were the new Elden Ring, and seeing it in the title made me think he was gonna gush about it. My mistake

[@emiel255]

@@sbef don’t worry it wasn’t a cynical question of mine I was genuinely curious because I thought maybe I missed something :)

[@thanos2715]

I mean let’s not act like western companies aren’t doing the same predatory shit. I do agree that this is another company to be wary of though

[@allenwarfield]

I hope Korean and Chinese companies can be competitive in the market, so many western companies put out slop that isn't even enjoyable to play with just as much intention to sell things to you.

[@ryanmanning7193]

3:57 this is still the most wild thing to say to your player base in person lmao

[@sadrathe1004]

I can feel, Jack was super mad in this vid 😂. And I’m here for it

[@jong2359]

Jack doesn't understand ANYTHING about how China works. He needs to figure out the actual state of China, and his anger and confusion will disappear.

[@Joesif_]

THE FINALS MENTIONED, lets GOOOOOOOO

[@christophernoneya4635]

Doesnt it compromise your point to raise issues about unethical multiplayer skinner boxes that starts with an ad for world of tanks?

[@jonnyvelocity]

That's what I was thinking. Maybe it's not made by Asians. Close call though.

[@Gris-da-grison]

Yah immediately bad taste... Could have chosen any other ad but a F2P mobile game...

[@SolisGaming]

yes , it is, hes SHILLING FOR HIS SPONSORS my God people are dumb these days. i bet if once human sponsored him he would be talking shit about some other game and promoing once human instead.

[@zWaKez]

Lol ended the video after seeing that ngl

[@Syvergy]

@@jonnyvelocity It's ok because it's made by Russians

[@sewerrat9753]

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed The Finals too. But after our first few matches, I kept telling my friends “this game feels A.I. generated”. Got the exact same vibes from Once Human. There’s no doubt these developers put effort into their games- they work, not many glitches and they look good. There’s just so much stuff put in without proper rhyme or reason that results in the games feeling hollow, and I feel this is especially seen with these Chinese companies who own multiple game studios

[@deathbycheese5255]

I think the finals literally has ai generated voices

[@sewerrat9753]

@@deathbycheese5255 I always had a suspicion that the announcer voices were but I see now how that could actually be true

[@gogomonstertruck]

@@deathbycheese5255they are. Steam will even show you if games have machine learning AI in them and it very well has it labeled. I remember it being a hot topic when the game came out. Never played cause of it but yeah.

[@user-bh3ox5ru2m]

As a person that has never played this type of game before (fps looter shooter it is called I believe?), I booted it up with my friend and by ignoring all lore stuff and treating it as a looter shooter base builder, we have been having tons of fun. I am wondering if you had a similar approach to the game and if, despite that approach, you still found it uninteresting or un-fun to play.

[@sewerrat9753]

@@user-bh3ox5ru2m Honestly, I was going in a little biased in that the game didn’t look that interesting to me. I did try to enjoy it but I’m just not a fan of the genre

[@Xayalan]

He said he's head of operations for the overseas market. Not marketing. Huge difference. His role would include overseeing/directing more than only marketing alone. But people hear what they want to hear, I suppose. 6:17

[@stormdivision617]

Ok so I am not saying that TFD isn't grindy cuz it sure is, but the comment at 28:00 is lying. Ultimate Descendants can be unlocked somewhere between 10 to 30 hours depending on how lucky/unlucky you are. Idk how they came up with 200h but that's 100% not true.

[@HeartReeves]

I got ultimate lepic within like 6 hours its not that bad. Even the hardest ult I've tried so far might total up to 20 hours, playing 2-3 hours a day on week days and then all that weekend.

[@stormdivision617]

@@HeartReeves Exactly. 200h is ridiculous.

[@courier6640]

Once Human : Control at home First Descendant : Warframe at home

[@vitorventurole6218]

it's not like the US has been doing so hot either if there's more competition it will drive quality up on both sides no doubt

[@vadim6656]

well it is Chyna aftter all and theres a stigma stuck to it sadly. i for one am enjoying myself still. i think the chinese did a great job with this new free to play on the market, always good with more competition. we get better games and more variety :D

[@jeremylim2421]

Yea idk whats up with the american exceptionalism, but evidently once human is performing really really well, like better than triple A games in terms of players, and its not exactly what i'd call a bad game, its janky for sure, but i've seen thousands (and played some) of american-made early access/indie jank games (esp survival games) that stay in early access limbo forever and continue to be scuffed af. While this game has continued to take player feedback and change/improve stuff. Not ignoring all the criticisms.. but what's the use being so mad at a game that is actually free, not as predatory as even many paid triple A games, and is kind of decent/good? Like you can be mad as mediocre live service games as a whole, but people wanted a game like this (actual shared world mmo shooters that have actual open world)

[@vadim6656]

@@jeremylim2421 well said sir. my friends and i are still playing daily, just as addicted. some haters have said i am a china bot praising the game which i find absurd...cant i like a good fun game even if its chinese made.........fun and happiness are important too. All the best with god rolls to you guys

[@lukemase7595]

jack, it’s been 3 years since a valheim video. (it’s one of your best videos) i think it’s time you shoulda circle back to it. make it 30 minutes too. love you bro plz keep uploading

[@SRPAY]

Love you jack congrats on 300k 🖤

[@JackSather]

Ty ty!

[@DreamerYB]

I think we are entering a new age of mass producing uninspired, generic video games that looks shiny but don’t have any passion behind them for the sheer purpose of making the maximum amount of money possible before disappearing into oblivion. "Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next product"

[@darrens3]

You can actually find some of Starry Studios employees on career websites. They are pretty chill and are located in a few different countries. They seem like a remote studio with a base in a couple of places. I think they're doing the give temporary titles to people thing that small studios do to make themselves look like a much bigger studio. Given what I've seen I think everyone shown is an employee of Starry, as some of them still appear in the game's discord. Just that their roles are kind of as and when needed when they're doing in front of the camera stuff.

[@philchiara5928]

its actually crazy how easy it is to find info on the devs. cant believe how much of a deal he made it. honestly slanderous

[@abelprice7679]

He cant find information online about a Chinese company...in english so it is a shadowy shell company? Nonsense!

[@parauid]

He focused so much on it to emphasize his 2nd point about those studios being new and made with a purpose of pushing games in the west. I agree some criticism isn't valid at this time about em but I can understand the reason he went that route

[@CoconutMall-uv8lc]

my only issue is i think once human is a good game but if the wipes are always going to be that short imma quit, but you do have some VERY good points. Loved the video, thanks for what you do

[@RaizenDarchlight]

Damn I like playing once human, it's so fun.

[@RaizenDarchlight]

Plot twist, once human was made in North Korea 😅

[@vadim6656]

my group and i are having loads of fun still 5 weeks into this game. we are just as addicted. i can see why so many people trash the game. there are alot of issues with it and i agree with jack on a few of them. BUT WTF we are still having fun and our hive has no intention on slowing down just yet....All the best!

[@RaizenDarchlight]

@@vadim6656 agreed, the one thing I don't understand is how can having all the best mechanics in one game be so won't to some ppl lol also I like the lore and philosophy that's weaved in

[@baddaysbasil5376]

@@vadim6656 Fun is the ultimate point, isn't it?? :) I don't understand some of the "issues" pointed out in the video... like how they mix horror and quirky in the same game. They are not mutually exclusive. You don't have to be either all serious or all corny; I love the atmosphere of OH.

[@8igspoon272]

This video was way more interesting than the title and thumbnail would suggest

[@stevebutters306]

Love the ad read for the insanely p2w grindfest free tank game after immediately calling out f2p bs

[@Agent_chees]

I KNEW IT!!!! i remember playing a game from netease called life after AND ITS SO SIMILAR TO ONCE HUMAN!!!!!

[@jujist9986]

13:02 My man complains about games looking like they were made with AI generated garbage but loves The Finals and even gives them money. You didn't need to be so ironic.

[@bluzenkk]

I remember theres a talk show (in chinese) a few years ago that talks how Netease handle their software development cycle in China (or was it another company i forgot). They hire a bunch of developers, seperate them into teams, and each team tackle the same project. Each team has to compete with other team. Whoever came up with the better version of the project wins and get promote/higher salery/ resources/power. And they rinse and repeat this approach until they get the best product they want. so that answers why you can't find their developer team cuz it may not be constantly the same team.

[@meezemusic]

Congrats on 300k! Have you ever given Warframe a chance? Its grindy but it has a very unique story and gameplay

[@ImSnazyyyy]

@20:50. Get a digby fam. You can’t evaluate a game with only playing it for a while. I didn’t like it at first. But now I think it’s amazing

[@Gris-da-grison]

You literally have a world of tanks ad in this criticism... Lol

[@dustinshane92]

Dude I’m telling you, do videos like this as often as you feel comfortable doing. It’s working. Top notch long form content. ❤

[@larsendk944]

Pointing fingers at other game companies while being sponsored by world of tanks...... lol

[@teekanne15]

all while WoT has they way shittier monetization and agressive marketing

[@Runnerskeeper]

Yeah, I usually don't give a dislike quickly. He obviously did his research and the video might be fine, but one thing I can't stand is hypocrisy. Wanna hate on those types of games? Fine, but first stop promoting them.

[@ArchieZeroOne]

@@Runnerskeeper "He obviously did his research and the video might be fine" He definitely didn't. Multiple commenters were able to locate and identify starry studio personnel quickly. Unfortunately it looks like Jack did a quick English only google search and called it a day lol.

[@JJ_ExMachina]

@@Runnerskeeper There's a huge difference between critiquing a company and or game, and paying the bills. Rational minded people understand this. As long as Jack isn't giving a pass to Wot (Wargaming) in a review/video while being sponsored by them, than there's nothing wrong with taking a sponsor to pay the bills.

[@Joe858Spartan]

I am so happy to find someone who feels the same about this, no hate to anyone who has fun playing these games

[@CWProd39]

Looking forward to the next game dev video

[@brohogany9920]

Dont sweat taking world of tanks as a sponsor. To me your focus is on these certain kinds of live service games. Not critiquing all of them

[@necrocountant]

Ok, lets be honest, you can not say that Banana was a great free to play game. You clicked on a jpg of a banana so you could get more jpgs of bananas. Thats it. Also 14:47 is exactly why I was disappointed in Once Human. They just built up this dark, mutated other world that you have to explore in order to unlock its secrets, and then they ruined it. Fuckin all hype killed for me.

[@nicktubby9710]

Ok, let's be honest.. did the joke actually go over your head? Or do you really believe that someone genuinely thinks that Banana is a great free to play game?

[@Dumgui]

I played once human, and had quite a bit of fun. I solo'd my way through the whole game (except for when you are forced to team up for dungeons). This game had a LOT of "jank", lots of things felt cookie cutter, like they reused building models, pasted it where it almost fit the landscape, but they didn't notice the driveway was floating over the ground 5 feet. That being said it was pretty fun to do all the activities in each town, but once that was done, the world felt empty. Hardly any endgame content that isn't INSANELY hard, especially since you have to get a pug going and no one knows what to do. So i'd say, get your monies worth. Play the free game, get to the endgame and quit playing.

[@414SHOTiT]

People say Asmon has bad takes, but this guy takes the cake

[@baddaysbasil5376]

Yeah, when is the "I was wrong about" video come out? :)

[@parauid]

All his takes except calling the games not fun and focusing a lot on the hidden studios, are valid. Even then, fun is subjective and the 2nd one can be explained cause of the 2nd point he wanted to make about what's coming in the western market. Totally understandable I find both games really fun and I love playing em but I can also totally agree with this criticism.

[@ArchieZeroOne]

@@parauid "All his takes except calling the games not fun and focusing a lot on the hidden studios, are valid. " There isn't really many criticisms left if you remove those lol. Especially when his entire point about monetization falls flat when he's sponsored by a literal pay to win game.

[@parauid]

@@ArchieZeroOne From what I remember: Trailers being generic af and not showing much about the game. Story being boring, generic af and lacking any mystery by having it bombarded on our face, first minutes of the game. Outfits being typical and non imaginative (mostly for tfd). For once human, they throw a lot of shit together tied up with the supernatural theme but it ends up being a chaotic mess at times without any character of its own. I havent played wot but Ive heard that it's heavily p2w and filled with microtransactions, however dismissing someone's arguments because they get sponsored by such a game, I find pointless. I understand calling him a hypocrite, but his takes alone on the high af prices and scummy practices of once human and tfd, are valid

[@ArchieZeroOne]

@@parauid Nearly all of that first paragraph is subjective. Which it's fine if something is not to ones personal taste, but that isn't a criticism. It being a top played game on Steam means it's ticking the boxes that consumers want ticked. Which is what an entertainment product is supposed to do. The systems they've put in place, as messy as you find them, are seemingly what consumers want. No what he's done goes beyond hypocritical. He apparently has an issue with that monetization system but has no issue profiting off it. That's the definition of selling out or being morally bankrupt. That in fact does dismiss his point.

[@Link-ik4ww]

Comparison is the thief of joy jack. Enjoy what you’ve created. Not everyone can build a community 300K strong. We’re here for you and are happy to see you grow just as you are 🤘🏼

[@Quinnethra]

you aren’t a hipster you just have good taste. this is what happened to movies and music. everything is watered down to it’s optimal marketability. indie games are the future keep up the good work soldier🫡

[@Strat-Guides]

Chinese people often have 2 names - one in their native language and a genetic one understandable by westerners. It's very common, just FYI (Source: my kids are half Chinese and they have 2 names) Great video - I don't touch these shitty games but I love to learn about them through your perspective!

[@JackSather]

Source: Trust me bro. Haha jk, thanks man!

[@Cyb3rHusky]

Here's an idea; Microtransactions = cosmetic or aesthetic purchases. Marcotransactions = mechanical or progression purchases. And I would deliberately exclude the term "gameplay" from these definitions. If it's in the game, it affects the gameplay.

[@dtanobo]

Your video quality is getting even better bro congrats

[@wolfmaria6640]

sounds very familiar to how other chinese companies operate here. aggressive entry into the market with above-average wages and a lot of freedom. until the uncommunicated payday comes and the companies are simply shut down because the future in the west is not so lucrative after all and the focus is back on the domestic market.

[@foxfire1112]

Hard to take it seriously with your sponsor being world of tanks. You spent way too long on the ethics of the game for that to be where the money is coming from

[@GDKF0238]

For real. He actively questions why the games have so much support and then has one of them as a sponsor. Same video where he thanks people for 300K subs. Is he braindead?

[@sidismo2903]

@@GDKF0238 Nah, he's just the typical hyprocrite millennial, sells out to corporations while spewing progressive bs. That way, he gets both your empathy and the corporations' money.

[@parauid]

Besides the sponsor and criticizing starry for nothingburgers, he brings up good points tho

[@foxfire1112]

@@parauid His points are fine outside of this moral grandstanding he spent the first half on. Because the company sponsoring this video is literally worst

[@loubloom1941]

​@@parauid not nothingburgers, that company is shady

[@Drae_mon]

I tried it like 8 days ago and the only thing I have to say is my sleeping schedule is fcked up. I didn't realize I was playing from morning TIL morning. I spend more than 3 hours just building my base. You could say I am a liiiittle bit addicted.

[@ThirsttyRecon]

Imagine complaining about Once Human cosmetic monetization as slimy while promoting War of Tanks in the same video LOL

[@Simul.]

The same minute! LOL

[@burakboz1362]

I feel like you've been getting more confident in these videos which lets your personality shine through the camera. I don't care about these games and I still sat through the entire 33 mins because of your style.

[@TheMightyPipe]

'All of this just looked like an uninspired future soldier AI generated Pinterest board to me.' Man is a fucking poet.

[@j.w.5510]

One thing I like about you being a new and upcoming KZbinr is you have respect and credibility unlike Cohh, AngryJoe, TheActMan, etc. Don't ruin it like they did.

[@wes6274]

all i got from this video was because you aren't into them they are bad with some very few valid criticisms. all while having world of tanks sponsor this video 💀

[@SolerFlare117]

Yep, he didn't really play the games much either, just shat on them cause he was upset.

[@sharku8417]

It's an objectively bad game.

[@SolerFlare117]

@sharku8417 Have you tried playing it? Also there's no objective way to review a game dude, people have different opinions, and your opinion should not be based on what someone else decides for you, try experiencing it yourself before making a statement like that. That's where Jack is wrong here, he didn't give the actual enough attention to accurately review it.

[@sharku8417]

@@SolerFlare117 it's f2p, so it's objectively bad. I didn't play it because my time is too valuable for bad games, but hey, don't let me stop you from enjoying f2p slop.

[@wes6274]

@@sharku8417 sure that objective. the only thing hes said that even remotely matters is that the company is maybe kind of shady. personally i don't think that just because they're a company from a different country that they're immediately shady. Also having a world of tanks sponsor on this video imo just wipes all credibility he has

[@retr0_117-6]

The gaming industry is being eaten by a big shadow that does not get tired of eating. It's scary, but I'm very glad that Indie development exists, and AAA Studios that never cease to amaze me like Naughty Dog and Insomniac, or Santa Monica Studios. It's hard being a gamer...

[@Totherphoenix]

"plenty of free games out there that do things ethically" >posts Banana, a literal ponzi scheme are you okay?

[@aymanelbachiri2254]

r/whoosh

[@johnwalker3602]

Did he assume that Once Human has unethical monetization?:D

[@Cifer77]

I was really disappointed that a rare Jack Sather video would be wasted on Once Human and First Descendant But as usual Jack circumnavigates my expectations, well done sir

[@BishoYT]

Congrats on 300k Jack! It's well deserved. I know it's not related to the video but I think it'd be neat if you did another Q&A. As an aspiring KZbinr, I always come back to that video to remind myself that the dream isn't impossible.

[@northgambit]

Dude 1 out if your 4 videos was a legit banger. I believe!

[@DamienLavizzo]

Player: "I want to buy Death Stranding Director's Cut." Wife: "We have Death Stranding Director's Cut at home..." Death Stranding Director's Cut at home:

[@user-me8hc3bs7i]

Sponsoring this with world of tanks feels weird at best.

[@Guarrow]

0:42 Bro dropped Banana on the list and thought we wouldn't see the impostor lol Like, I love how it's just put there, there's no brief caption making fun of it, it's just there as if it was serious in any way

[@mlgcactus1035]

The ad, so ironic.

[@bananadingle]

sadly its probably pure hypocrisy rather than irony. Unless Jack is a complete fucking idiot.

[@Gc2012V]

For now it's a decent f2p game. I didn't spend a dime so far.

[@Rompstirdg]

0:43 is that the same fart sound effect as the one in Grave Danger and congrats on 300k

[@brodiehasslinger320]

22:49 wildly underrated joke

[@ROIKU0_0]

Congrats on 300k🎉

[@boburrides]

Never have a video encompassed my reaction and feelings towards a video game (once human) so accurately. I played the demo for 20 minutes and noped the fuck out with my eyes rolled back so hard into my skull that I had to use a spoon to fix them.

[@herzakustik]

You are really stepping up your KZbin game. This is my favorite channel at the moment and it is so cool to watch you grow and do all kinds of interesting formats. Thanks for this great video! Really wild situation with these games, glad someone is digging a bit deeper. PS: you are rocking the coder-haircut.

[@JackSather]

Thanks so much!!

[@SammichLS]

I just play Once Human, I love it. I have played First Decendant and The Finals, but I didnt really like them. That aside, buying a stick gun skin is a perfectly justifiable reason to spend money in a game

[@benduku]

Once Sather

[@ipawilzon]

Peng Sun (Victoria) is the creator and artist behind most of the game... I dont know how you couldnt find her interview with IGN but she's actually pretty cool and is behind most the cool stuff within the game. The video is called "Once Human Developer Interview" and it's on the IGN youtube page... she goes IN DEPTH on how she came up with the monsters and art style. very interesting interview and you should watch it.

[@glitchtrap6983]

Honestly I really, REALLY like the first descendant. I see your points, but the enjoyment factor is amazing for me and many others! Great video! 😊

[@Phillz91]

Have you tried Warframe? You can enjoy what you want to enjoy, I take no issue with that, it's just everything First Descendant does has been done better by other games that are nowhere near as predatory. I only off this as a suggestion of being treated better as a consumer for the similar experience and not a demand

[@zrakonthekrakon494]

@@Phillz91 I think people like the idea of jumping into an experience fresh without competing against players like in warframe who have been playing for years

[@jakubhusi258]

Nothing proves your points better than after being halfway into the video I could never be sure which clips were from which games since they're so bland

[@jeremysumpter8939]

This game having 0 pay 2 win while being from NetEase has my respect. I am having fun with it, I honestly didn't believe them when they said they wouldn't have p2w but here we are, strictly cosmetic. Games not for everyone and has a ton of flaws, but hopefully they keep improving.

[@TheEPICGAMINGS]

The first descendant kinda reminds me of warframe interms of monetization like you could grind for everything in the shop, but you gotta dedicate your life to it

[@marcinsielezin9683]

You approached this game as close minded as humanly possible.

[@maelvomen]

Once human is amazing. If I play a game I want to grind it like crazy. Nearly 188h playtime later I still have fun playing it

[@androgalaxi_alt]

To be honest, with Once Human I was iffy about playing it but after 104.5 hours as of this comment I'm enjoying it. Currently on a server on week 2 and a friend and I already are fully caught up. Now we're just grinding out to level 50 for fun, getting more memetics for fun stuff, and side quests. The storyline is interesting but I like it. Best part is the game isn't pay-to-win. Wouldn't have played if it were to be. Best part about the game is cars can climb 90 degree angles upwards (I hope they don't patch it because it's fun). Going to keep playing it for a long while as I'm burned out of all other games (excluding my favorite game to suffer in War Thunder). I do understand why some people may hate/dislike the game but we all have our own tastes and care about the companies behind them. Great video overall though!

[@MMZS528]

most of your criticism towards half of the video was about marketing. Nothing about gameplay or business practices up to that point. im done

[@SolerFlare117]

Yeah wished he talked more about the game rather than shitting all over a trailer, I like The First Descendant

[@ekofever827]

Man I love your style of commentary and video essay. Easily my favorite Channel I’ve found this year. Please keep up the great work!

[@staebs]

I know you were being tongue in cheek, but we should be way more concerned about the potential for games to become even more predatory and capitalistic rather than worrying about the money going to chinese vs american billionaires. Billionaires are always unethical no matter which country they come from, but lots of small studies that care about the consumer/player being consumed by a megacorp that only cares about money is legitimately terrifying.

[@cripplingdepression2842]

Commie sighted, opinion discarded!

[@marshallbeck9101]

Hate to break it to you but we already there

[@justinreeves3322]

Something I noticed about Once Human is that human enemies drop identical raider lines say in fallout 3, new Vegas and 4😂

[@SolerFlare117]

I hear his points, but I (and many others) have been enjoying The First Descendant a lot. The devs are listening to their community and updating the game based on the feedback. I have had a lot of fun, and the game feels better once you get a bit further into it. Its kinda like how he played Starfield and enjoyed it while i didn't, and that's totally fine. Some games work for some people while they dont work for others. Also its kinda funny how he craps over the f2p games with monetization and then praises world of tanks. Congrats on 300k Jack!

[@prodPavka]

I can't believe you still read most of your comments with how big your channel got. Respectable and just wanted to let you know i enjoyed the video 😊

[@QDoppio]

Comparing apples to oranges the whole video and trying to make it seem to make sense, which it doesn't. If you actually spent enough time to play to make an honest review on games instead of surface level tik-tok style reaction video stretched for 30 minutes you would be honest. Instead you compare a shooter PVE game with closed world with boring repetitive dry shooter to a sandbox/crafting PVP open world game. This does not make sense and your prejudice/taste gets in the way of making honest review.

[@MastaSmoke420]

The story in Once Human is GREAT!!! You just mash F and Space as fast as you can.