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Bryan comes back from his two-month gap sounding *crispy.* He arrives with another addition to the masochist DRPG niche, and the knowledge that multitasking projects, when already handling production on every aspect of those projects, actually makes things take longer! What a surprise! In today’s comment section, he will NOT be arguing with you about the pronunciation of a word that nobody has used since 1657. Instead, he’ll be talking about how Dirga Games’ debut release is the natural extension of the two kinds of self-inflicted pain he engaged in while making the Demon Lord and Eternal Castle videos. Also yes that was another Author and Punisher reference, and no, Big’s speech is not actually in the game. 00:00 Intro 02:03 The World and Lore 08:54 The Unofficial THYSIASTERY Manual 19:45 The Tale of Big (Spoilers) 48:31 Lessons from a Deathless Run (Spoilers) 52:08 Final Thoughts/Outro THYSIASTERY on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140180/THYSIASTERY/ Devs on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/dirgagames.bsky.social — Learn about Demon Lord Reincarnation, the first indie DRPG I covered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfCRU0zSFY Watch me lose my mind in a different game, The Eternal Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FzqTbPa_Dc Check out some other games that are Blick Test certified: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljVI6w2Q2T8 — Other media mentioned (Dragon Tales episodes not included): Rogue Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Tyranny Baldur’s Gate “Follow me on that platform I never post on because I’m too fixated on the next thing I’m gonna post about” https://bsky.app/profile/baremetal.bsky.social

In today’s video, Bryan goes out to get milk. While he may never come back, Uncle Lev has offered to play all of the VHS tapes he left behind: ones about tiny knights, masochist wizards, emo demons, and evil angels. One of these days, he will play something NORMAL. 00:00 Introduction 03:06 RUIN Chapter 0 06:00 The Weird World of Official Electric Games 10:50 Stonemachia (Demo) 16:38 Dungeons of Blood and Dream 28:06 Cruelty Squad 37:20 Tamashii 47:49 Skate Story Official Electric on itch: https://officialelectric.itch.io/ Stonemachia Demo on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2982610/Stonemachia/ Dungeons of Blood and Dream on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488590/Dungeons_of_Blood_and_Dream/ Cruelty Squad on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388770/Cruelty_Squad/ Tamashii on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1026400/TAMASHII/ Skate Story on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/Skate_Story/ Other Media Mentioned (I’m not linking this stuff. I never link this stuff. You have a search bar): NieR/Drakengaard Super Smash Brothers Brawl Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Shadow of the Colossus Disco Elysium Hitman Deus Ex Dishonored Huge thanks to actor and author Paul Casselle for this video’s intro/outro!

Bryan takes on his first challenge of 2026: Turning two pixels rubbing together into a 30-minute long 4K video. Best enjoyed from a distance, I'd wager. In the process, he ruins a mysterious dev’s vision for an esoteric 1-bit dark fantasy game by spoiling it, doing bad metal vocals for dialogue, and forcing everything into 16:9. What a jerk. Maybe we should all just go play the original version instead of watching this over-edited abomination. Trail of Gods: The Cursed Island on... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfl.bitgame iOS https://apps.apple.com/id/app/trail-of-gods/id1557307249 itch: https://lmenchia.itch.io/trail-of-gods-the-cursed-island — *Other stuff I’ve maybe spent too much time on* My previous video on The Eternal Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FzqTbPa_Dc More Minimalist Dark Fantasy Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgEgAVClocU Demon Lord Reincarnation, a J/DRPG for freaky people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfCRU0zSFY — *Other media mentioned (does this even need to be here?)* Minit Dark Souls Follow me exclusively on the woke nexus: https://bsky.app/profile/baremetal.bsky.social — Intro/outro music by Alonzo Johnson https://www.instagram.com/alonzo.johnson.wav/ Ara, some villagers, the cloaked woman and the old lady witch voiced by Bryan’s special lady friend 💙

In this video, Bryan dives into the lore and gameplay of a mech-themed indie dungeon crawler series from the creator of Demon Lord Reincarnation, like said he was going to six months ago. Rest your eyes as he reads you to sleep with misanthropic cyber-horror stories in a way that makes you wonder where that other YouTuber who does the SCP read-alongs went. 00:00 Introduction 01:40 A Technical Perspective 09:21 The World of Der Geist 16:13 (Spoilers) Das Geisterschiff 24:36 (Spoilers) Der Geisterturm 40:38 (Spoilers) Der Geisterjäger 59:14 (Spoilers) Story Conclusions 1:01:14 (NO SPOILERS) Final Review and Outro *Der Geist franchise on Steam:* Das Geisterschiff (https://store.steampowered.com/app/975230/Das_Geisterschiff__The_Ghost_Ship/) Der Geisterturm https://store.steampowered.com/app/1217070/Der_Geisterturm__The_Ghost_Tower/ Der Geisterjäger https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581240/Der_Geisterjger__The_Ghost_Hunter/ The full Graverobber Foundation bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12171/Graverobber_Foundation_Full_Collection/ *Songs used (except the ones you really want to know the names of):* The DGJ Original Soundtrack (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696560/Der_Geisterjger_Original_Soundtrack/) Played during Haas’ moment of silence: Dizzie’s Funeral — Starship Troopers OST The rat song is a secret. :) *Other media mentioned (I didn’t say the words Armored Core or Robotron 64 this time. Aren’t you proud of me?):* Wizardry King’s Field Deus Ex Carmine Severance Futurama, I guess, kinda *More stuff I do/have done to myself:* My video essay on Demon Lord Reincarnation, a dungeon crawler about struggling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfCRU0zSFY My second most recent longform self-torture essay, on The Eternal Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FzqTbPa_Dc My first-ever review and spoiler dump, talking about the wonderful stealth beat ‘em up that is Raw Metal. How time flies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2lRGz6iLwo *Follow me on that platform I use once a month:* https://bsky.app/profile/baremetal.bsky.social

This month, Bryan played a bunch of what he calls “survival hoor” games — somehow without touching Silent Hill f, Total Chaos or Cronos. I mean, not even a passing mention of Tormented Souls II? It’s kind of pathetic, even if the games he played are kinda cool. Honestly, this is just another case of what happens when your only exposure to the Silent Hill franchise is through 2BFP LPs: lowercase-G “gamers” who don’t even understand the source material. Just pick up the controller and play the classics yourself, zoomers. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 House of Necrosis 08:43 Besmirch (Demo) 15:40 Dead Format (Demo) 23:27 Holstin (Demo) 28:23 Labyrinth of the Demon King — *Games showcased:* House of Necrosis https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005870/House_of_Necrosis/ Besmirch (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3670630/Besmirch/ Dead Format (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3399290/Dead_Format/ Holstin (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2235430/Holstin/ Labyrinth of the Demon King https://store.steampowered.com/app/1804010/Labyrinth_Of_The_Demon_King/ *Other media mentioned (You gotta ask Google about these ones, up top):* Deadly Premonition Faith: The Unholy Trinity Don't Starve — *Miscellaneous links* My previous roundup on the Low Poly New Wave, showcasing Heartworm: https://youtu.be/HnNoJ3D-FO8 For something a bit more minimalist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgEgAVClocU What's a Demon Lord Reincarnation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfCRU0zSFY Catch me barely posting here, because I'm already fixated on something else: bsky.app/profile/baremetal.bsky.social

Bryan, in his quest to make a simple lore video, accidentally became the world’s top speedrunner of an obscure and prohibitively difficult game that kind of also doesn’t even exist. That last part is beside the point, though... this ain’t Diminish or nothing. The main thing is that he’s gone to great lengths to document and relive 150 hours of self-inflicted psychological and ocular torture, all to have a story that nobody else would ever tell you. Isn’t that nice of him? To the folks who’ve been around for my previous videos: Thank you for your patience with this one. This was almost as difficult to make as The Eternal Castle is to master, so I hope you enjoy. If not, please leave, as there’s nothing else I can do for you. Maybe go try something else, like crocheting, nurikabe puzzles, or screaming at things. Parking meters, seagulls, bales of hay... whatever's closest, man. — The Eternal Castle on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/963450/The_Eternal_Castle_REMASTERED/ If you’re looking for another perspective on this game, including more on Menchiari and the games The Eternal Castle evokes, here’s a slightly older video essay from the channel Paper Starship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpXelUwP3ZQ — *Previous deep dive videos* Demon Lord Reincarnation https://youtu.be/9MfCRU0zSFY Raw Metal https://youtu.be/N2lRGz6iLwo The “Miami-likes” video, in which I first mentioned this game: https://youtu.be/sh7YdueWqjE — One last note: As I was putting final touches on this video, the lead dev of The Eternal Castle silently released a DARK FANTASY game for iOS called Trail of Gods. It looks much more like my jam than The Eternal Castle, so I’ll definitely be trying it out soon. The trailer's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8J-qpw9U-8

This month, Bryan played a bunch of “PSX” style demos, eliminated Brush Burial from the backlog, and spent 20 hours trying to wring a story out of Heartworm. The result is a video that is only 26 minutes long, meaning that he has either finally learned how to get to the point, or that he’s simply lost the longsauce. I’d put money on the latter. 00:00 Introduction 02:06 Rig Riot (Demo) 06:05 Airframe Ultra (Demo) 09:05 PARKSIDE: Decayed Soul Manipulation (Demo) 13:08 Brush Burial 17:51 PRISON OF HUSKS 20:12 Heartworm — *Games Showcased:* Rig Riot (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180340/RIG_Riot/ Airframe Ultra (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/Airframe_Ultra/ Parkside: Decayed Soul Manipulation (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530250/PARKSIDE_DECAYED_SOUL_MANIPULATION/ Brush Burial https://store.steampowered.com/app/2676540/Brush_Burial/ Prison of Husks (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2975260/PRISON_OF_HUSKS/ Heartworm https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/Heartworm/ — *Links of interest:* Explodist Media: Vincent Adinolfi and Yves Searle Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7FVzoq3_xA The Seabreather Sessions (Brush Burial OST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBFob3uvh9g&list=OLAK5uy_kThL_GAW5cYQJrlbht7vGAJd8iRslheLs Airframe Ultra Closed Beta 3 Stream Archive: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2522140276?filter=archives&sort=time TrickStyle (Intro Game) https://store.steampowered.com/app/588490/TrickStyle/ Labyrinth of the Demon King https://store.steampowered.com/app/1804010/Labyrinth_Of_The_Demon_King/ — *Other Media Mentioned (The search bar is right there, man. Copy and paste.):* Elden Ring: Nightreign Dread Delusion True Crime Streets of LA / New York Omikron: The Nomad Soul Ico/Shadow of the Colossus The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Drakengard/Nier Resident Evil Silent Hill Rule of Rose — *Find me exclusively on that platform you don’t use:* https://bsky.app/profile/baremetal.bsky.social

Wet mouths, unholy cannoli, leftist metalheads and more. Bryan’s worst ramblings are the ones he's saved for his best viewers. Thus we have an avant-garde short film that documents the moment he willingly tortured and alienated ten thousand souls with barely-coherent procrastinatory slop. The nominal reason: to say thank you to all of the geeks, metalheads and game devs who decided to hang out with him digitally. The actual reason: a reminder that aviator man makes videos for him and his friends, not for everyone. You can come along for the ride or cry on the curb, but you can’t say he never told you. Please enjoy the first-ever edition of Barf Meta Bullshit. 00:00 The Necromancer 06:43 Bryan Refuses to Fill Your Voids 07:26 Branding Marketing Bryan 09:55 Community Mail Time 15:35 Regularly Scheduled Woke Pandering 18:17 IMPORTANT! Channel Updates! 21:42 Addressing The Lil Imp Controversy 24:49 Please Stop Saying Leinad Is Hot 26:15 Gil’Ales’s Meat Monologue 28:19 Addressing The Worst Comment I’ve Received Yet Also, before you ask, no, I don’t know what were those Dark Quest 2 box artists were smoking. I thought they went crazy with the first wizard but this just feels wrong to look at. *Media Mentioned:* D’Angelo’s “Really Love” (A neo-soul primer for the average Emma Ruth Rundle listener): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVsQwJfWzoI Leftist/-ish metal bands (A heavy music primer for the average D’angelo listener): Sumac Zeal & Ardor Inter Arma Vile Creature Exhumed Ministry Pig Destroyer Sample each to taste, then cleanse palate with a dash of King Woman. Hanif Abdurraquib - At My First Punk Rock Show Ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdh3JumuTG8 Reservation Dogs https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623580/ The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363226/ Special thanks to: Scott Tunnix Alia Fay Zach Brown (Master Shake impression) This guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITo-WbpANi0 *Background games:* Void Sols Rogue-FP Hyper Light Drifter He Is Coming

The game to not miss: 17:22 I feel like dude started to carve out a lane with those first two dark fantasy videos and then SKRRRRRT immediately swerved out of it. Now he’s on awful mech stuff and cutesy indie games. Like, is it just me? Tell me I’m not crazy, cuz I’m boutta to unsmash that like button and I’m trying not to be the only one. like, what is he doing?? And bro really whipped out the “This Video Game Doesn’t Exist” voice for that Moon River segment, for what??? Like… brother… just go back to the hardcore RPGs with demons and skeletons. Make some Mastodon references while you’re at it. Get your life right again. 00:00 Introduction 02:47 Greed & Darkness 09:41 Songs of Rats 17:22 Moon River 28:16 Intermission 28:55 Bleak Sword DX 37:43 Rogue-FP 42:40 Bonus: Dragon Ruins, Morituria, and a PSA for devs *Games Showcased:* Greed & Darkness Demo https://store.steampowered.com/app/3538070/Greed__Darkness/ Songs of Rats https://store.steampowered.com/app/3300470/Songs_of_Rats/ Moon River https://store.steampowered.com/app/3392490/Moon_River/ Bleak Sword DX https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193050/Bleak_Sword_DX/ Rogue-FP https://store.steampowered.com/app/2343160/ROGUEFP/ *Other media mentioned (you can look these up yourselves, you’ve got this):* The Eternal Castle Hyper Light Drifter Noita Rogue Wizardry Dig Dug (lmao) — *Find me exclusively on that platform you don’t use:* https://bsky.app/profile/baremetal.bsky.social *Check out the Demon Lord Reincarnation deep dive here:* https://youtu.be/9MfCRU0zSFY?si=XCr0I4wtq4eevUCl Lastly, if you enjoyed a single second of this video, CALL your payment processor of choice and complain about the recent attack by corporations against independent creators and the platforms that host their work. All I ever wanted to do was play video games that remind me of Silent Hill while wrapped in three layers of blankets, and if Detroit Become Human is too problematic for the nutjobs behind this catastrophe, then pretty soon the puritan psychos will try to strip the rest of us of the ability to buy those too when they get the chance.

No deep analysis, no hot takes, no insightful thoughts on this one. Just an hour of sand, rust, and raw chaos. Kenshi on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/Kenshi/ Other media mentioned (It’s Normie Month!) -- Oblivion: Remastered https://store.steampowered.com/app/2623190/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV_Oblivion_Remastered/ Cloud Atlas https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/ Lazarus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28454008/ Mickey 17 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12299608/ How to Uncrust: A Guide for 1,000 hr+ Kenshi Players https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs6JaCq5pdg

Your favorite orange-filtered aviator-wearing PFP is back with another video essay… playthrough… review… podcast thing: A not-full-hour of thoughts on some indie game called Demon Lord Reincarnation. Now that I mention it, what kind of YouTuber even is this guy? He’s not playing the game, really, so he’s not a “Let's Player.” He’s just telling you that he *did* play the game at some point, over some choppy footage of it. It’s not really a video essay either, because he’s not trying to convince you of anything — there’s no thesis statement. Plus he said he doesn’t even recommend these games, so what the hell? Who is this for? How does he expect to make money off this crap? I’m starting to think this guy just likes the sound of his own voice. Anyway, this appears to be more red meat for all of the dark fantasy obsessives who appeared out of nowhere to support this woke DEI Lovecraft-hating poser. There’s another hour and a half of content for them on Bluesky, apparently. Lucky them. The rest of us are here for big robot games, and Bryan STILL has not played a single one. I’ll be unsubscribing promptly. Demon Lord Reincarnation: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2395150/Demon_Lord_Reincarnation/ Graverobber Foundation Bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12171/Graverobber_Foundation_Full_Collection/ This game includes the art of とり夫 (Toriotto/Torio). It's pretty cool. You can find the full archive of their work here: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/5887541/artworks. Other Games Mentioned — ULTIMA https://www.gog.com/en/game/ultima_1_2_3 Darkest Dungeon https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/Darkest_Dungeon/

Hotline Miami 2 came out 10 years ago? Wow. Guess that means you’re an *old* edgelord now, huh? Age comes for us all, I suppose. Here’s a video to celebrate the withering of the mortal coil. I explored the wide array of hyper-violent indie games (and more) inspired by or reminiscent of THE indie game of the 2010s. It was my first time playing through all of these. Gotta say, I had a good time. ...but, you know how it is. RPGs are calling me back home. Frankly, I’m shocked no one’s made this round-up already. Like, 12 years and none of you actual capital-F Fans bothered to do this? Maybe the algo's hiding those videos from me, because I don’t even like Hotline Miami that much. Honestly. I’m just in the waiting room for Tenjutsu and Skate Story. Maybe Devolver’ll reach out to me on Bluesky and say, “Wow Bryan, you’re so dedicated to the ecosystem of games we’ve fostered. Here’s exclusive access to our upcoming titles. Also, here’s Suda51’s phone number. He wants to talk about the gaming industry and Miike films with you.” And I’ll be like “Damn straight. Can I have a job too?” And it'll seem a little desperate and they’ll say no, but I’ll nod understandingly, knowing you gotta shoot your shot even if there’s a 0% chance of making it. — 00:00 Introduction 02:32 APE OUT 08:42 The Zebra-Man! 13:35 Katana ZERO 18:11 Midnight Fight Express 23:00 SONOKUNI (Demo) 26:45 EMPTY SHELL (The Anti-Miami) 30:41 The Hong Kong Massacre 33:00 OTXO 38:15 Bonus 1 - The Eternal Castle 41:44 Bonus 2 - Hotline Miami Wildlife 43:13 Bonus 3 - You're Next 44:17 Bonus 4 - CRX and The Art of Boneface -- LINKS LINKS LINKS APE OUT https://store.steampowered.com/app/447150/APE_OUT/ The Zebra-Man! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055360/The_ZebraMan/ Katana ZERO https://store.steampowered.com/app/460950/Katana_ZERO/ Midnight Fight Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/1390410/Midnight_Fight_Express/ SONOKUNI (Demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054380/SONOKUNI/ EMPTY SHELL https://store.steampowered.com/app/2243110/EMPTY_SHELL/ The Hong Kong Massacre https://store.steampowered.com/app/741510/The_Hong_Kong_Massacre/ OTXO https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608640/OTXO/ The Eternal Castle https://store.steampowered.com/app/963450/The_Eternal_Castle_REMASTERED/ — Other Games Mentioned: Hotline Miami https://store.steampowered.com/app/219150/Hotline_Miami/ Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number https://store.steampowered.com/app/274170/Hotline_Miami_2_Wrong_Number/ Baby Steps https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/Baby_Steps/ Trek to Yomi https://store.steampowered.com/app/1370050/Trek_to_Yomi/ Sifu https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138710/Sifu/ Arkham Yakuza (Really? You want me to link to these? lmao) — Other Media Mentioned: Red Fang’s “Red Fang” https://youtu.be/CjUaoxpJ3UY?si=NKMBnDY-ezdqMpNK Max Roach and Buddy Rich’s “Rich vs. Roach” GET THAT NECK READY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REBvcPnygC0&list=OLAK5uy_nwMC70yFbft_iZZ_KzSUrWxyjHKUrL1i0&index=7 Killer Drummers (You can look these up yourselves, you’ve got this): Richard Spaven Yussuf Dayes JD Beck Larnell Lewis Star Power Damion Reid Mario Duplantier EEK3 Indie Games Showcase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZVSJbgpMVw Hotline Miami: Wildlife Vol. 1 - https://sumerian.ink/products/hotline-miami-wildlife-vol-1 Vol. 2 - https://sumerian.ink/products/hotline-miami-wildlife-vol-2 You’re Next https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1853739/ CRX “New Skin” Album https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mn9NjUilMFKR7ydZ12VxUTga47VKH-0So Boneface https://www.boneface.co.uk/gallery Takashi Miike’s “Zebraman” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388556/

Congratulations to Dr. Tomoki and the future Mrs. Tomoki! Archived because 2025 is over, and I don't want it taking up space on the main page. Also, it's 2026. A whole new Valentine's Day. I should find a new dating game to play. — Real men aren’t afraid to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the homies, show solidarity, or try their hand at making bomb-ass lemon bars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovg49EvVlaM All you zestless, pastryless cowards out there need to learn to define masculinity for yourselves. Quit coping and seething, and preheat that oven to 450 big dawg. Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140270/Monster_Prom_2_Monster_Camp/ If you don't like that I made this video instead of working on another roundup, or think this game isn't for you, don’t worry — I’m never letting anybody recommend me anything again! And there are only like, two more videos left on my to-do list before you have your dArK FanTaSy ViDeo EsSays back. By then, I will have figured this audio shit out. All part of the process. Let it take shape!

“20 minute listicle. 60 minute round-up. Voice-acted skits. Deep-cut doom metal references. What’s he going to do next?” the first 5,000 asked. “Will he continue on this trajectory of unpredictable long-form content nobody asked for? When will the next one come? What madness, if not dark fantasy, will it contain?” “Shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay,” he said in response. 00:00 Introduction 02:47 A minute and a half of loosely related rambling about industrial aesthetics 04:47 The Stealth 07:07 The Combat 11:20 The Crawl 15:57 (SPOILERS) The Story 39:58 The Most Important Part 42:04 Final Thoughts — Raw Metal on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2279600/Raw_Metal/ Raw Metal OST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUDDyyrQkak&list=PLSLsB9wTDpMbOJkC7VrgIJ3rmFsz03UwK — While rambling about my favorite indie game of 2024 for a ridiculous amount of time, I *still* forgot to mention a couple of minor details: 1) Most of the footage you see here is from New Game+. On your initial run, you’ll probably see a lot more low-level guards with yellow visors, and only find the others deeper down. 2) There are two voices/characters for the player character to choose from: Mu, which is higher pitched, and Gamma, which a bit deeper. I stuck with Mu for my playthroughs, but if you don’t like the sound of it, just know that you can opt for a another one. 3) Archer saying “Nice to see you again” as an indicator of Scav’s previous employment at Orpheus is a bit of a stretch. I realized looking back at the footage that it may just be him calling you out from the shadows, but, hey, it fits, so it stays. If the devs ever see this and feel like it’s something really worth correcting, I’m all for it. 4) The soundtrack is NOT all just “Saturday morning cartoon rock.” I just got that vibe at times during a particular riff. Zack Wilson did an incredible job with this OST and it goes pretty crazy, slipping in a little of everything: sizzly DnB beats, sleuthy electronica, shredding guitars and atmospheric synths that really immerse you in the setting. Metalheads (as in people who like metal, not just members of this community) will almost certainly find something to like here, though it may take some patience. 5) Raw+ and Raw++ are *loot table* rankings, not visible ones like the others I mentioned. At least, I never saw them. 6) This is not a Sifu-like. That is maybe the wildest take about this game I've seen online. Other games mentioned: Titanfall 2 Citizen Sleeper Death Stranding Metal Gear Solid Hades II Palworld Sneak King No More Heroes Of Love and Eternity Demo (Showcased in my last video!) Other media mentioned: Author & Punisher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7gyIsAZ_0k Battlebots - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgmz3QDgd8 Tim Collins - https://www.youtube.com/@TimCollinsVibes (Only losers are afraid to learn their jazz fundamentals)

That’s right, orbski, we’ve got off-brand Adult Swim and G4TV at home, and they’ll LEARN to like it. They'll suckle that sweet clickbait from the generous udder of the algorithm and even if they hate it, we’ll keep ‘em fed — you and I will keep stumbling into moderate success until the whole landing page viewership is in their Furious Little Cinnamon Bun arc. Games showcased -- 00:00 Intro 04:51 Voin (Nikita Sozidar) 12:56 Of Love And Eternity (Winston “Acorn Bringer” Powell) 20:40 Verho (Kasur Games) 28:31 Lunacid (Akuma Kira) 35:14 Felvidek (Jozef Pavelka, Vlado Ganaj) 39:57 Bonus: Chalicebound/House of Necrosis (Warkus) Other games mentioned -- Mortal Sin Lords of the Fallen (lol) House of Necrosis Special Thanks -- Scott Tunnix DrTomoki Rockito