Enter the Gungeon review - Steamdrunk 

"Get ready to feel like your brain is leaking out of your eyeballs... but that is definitely not a bad thing!" - I'm not sure if I want to take medical advice from you anymore, Alex.

Total length of video: 350 secs. Total length of "Steam Drunk": 2 secs. .57% of the video was spent listening to "Steam Drunk".

This game was the most fun I’ve ever had failing over and over at something. If you can make losing fun, you’ve made a great game.

Dude, I'm so happy you're playing and loving these games, especially ones published by Revolver Digital. If you love this, I highly recommend "Katana Zero", "Ape Out", "Carrion", "Gato Roboto", "Ruiner" and especially "The Messenger", since it's like "Ninja Gaiden" but with a great sense of humor.

I'd recommend checking out the retro inspired "Huntdown". I am playing through it right now, reminds me of a SNES game.

I always like when you go over newer games and I don't think most people mind one of these from time to time. There's only so many interesting SNES titles, after all. I like Gungeon, but the randomness plays a big part on your success and the continued tries make it drag on at the start of each run a lot (playing it sped up makes it better, at least).

Hey, have you ever considered giving dead cells a try? The gamplay is hard and storytelling very interesting while not forced upon the player.

This game is so much fun! I have arthritis and its hard but i still cant stop trying to get though this game. I've only gone though the end once, and you learn thats not really even the real end. There's so much to unlock and discover. Its an amazing game.

One of the best games I've played and about as rewarding as a Souls game when you finally start to get an edge and turn the tables on the Gungeon. Plus it has pretty much the greatest theme song ever.

I like very much this game... The controls are perfect, it is funny, the action is insane (and very fun) and there is a feeling of progression too. I'd love if the progression curve was shorter to balance the effort you put in and the reward you get. The bullets from the enemies are actually slow and when you get caught you blame just yourself and fell you can try again and again.

This is one of my most played games on steam and it's SOOO satisfying to get good at. Once it clicks, you get so much better and the game is actually pretty relaxing. I can just turn my brain off and grab a bunch of guns and obliterate everything. The Bullet is a cool extra character you can unlock whose default weapon operates like the sword in link to the past, so if you're full hp it will shoot a projectile and the melee swing will deflect bullets, making it one of the strongest weapons in the game since it can be used offensively and defensively simultaneously. I need to get back into this game, it's so fucking good.

I too have a friend who is a veteran at this game and it blows my mind. I'm absolutely terrible at the game myself, even though I do love it. Check out Nuclear Throne since you like this one. Cartoony post-apocalyptic dual-stick shooter with a great soundtrack and really fun mutant characters. Very addictive and slightly easier than Gungeon. Thanks for the videos!

If you like gungeon, i'd recommend Dead Estate. I thought gungeon was brilliant - but I just couldn't get around the bullet hell element, it really is just something i've never cared for. Dead estate is similar in most aspects, multiple characters with different stats/abilities, wide selection of weapons, randomly generated maps, and like isaac - a mountain of powerups that can stack and result in absolute chaos.

You know, I think this is the first time in years that I have disagreed with something said on this channel. Not about the fun factor, the game is a real blast. But as far as difficulty is concerned I would put it on the low or middle level for these styles of games. It's far too slow paced to be a consistent challenge, and most attacks give you so much time to react it's makes progress pretty consistent. I'm not saying it's a cakewalk by any stretch, but it's on par with games like Hades or Children of Morta in terms of difficulty. One of my favorite games, but when I think back on my time with it, hard is not the word that springs to mind. It's one of the few games like this where I managed to unlock everything well before I got tired of it. Highly recommend it

a very good game I spent it playing several hours👍🏻🏆🎮😁👾 likazooo broo

I got this game for free when it was on PS4 during Covid lockdown. It's an awesome game. Crazy hard, but very rewarding and fun.

Sold. Will be playing soon. Loved Smash TV...anything similar is an immediate yes for me.

Does the game come with my own Capt. Drachma to help me play it? Cause I kinda suck at these games too. 😜

Try infernax bro. It’s Zelda 2 mixed with a lot of castlevania 2 done right. It’s excellent. It’s on steam and all consoles.

You should try "Neon Abyss". It's like this but side-scrolling. I find it easier.

"So intense you can feel the plastic on your controller creaking" gawwwd is that an accurate description.

I have like 120 hours, haven't unlocked a new character or beaten it yet....

This is the best "Rouge style" game I've ever played. I love it and it's squeal

played this a lot and everything said here is true. should also mentiom the fish gun and the bullet that shoots guns

This is a good game but I personally prefer Nuclear Throne over it

This game is awesome I've played over 200 hours and I'm still just kind of good. I need a proper sequel.

I really didn't like this game, and I'm surprised it's so popular. I found it so freaking boring. Every room is the same, there's no puzzles to solve or challenging platforming to clear. There's lots of different enemies sure, but they all operate the same, and battles get monotonous very quickly. Especially since you find so few guns. I've played for several hours so far, and have found only a couple of guns, and none of those were very interesting. So you're basically stuck with the default gun, all of which are boring. Not to mention that the boss battles aren't difficult in a clever manner, they're difficult because of their insanely high HP, and their ability to spam the entire screen with bullets, which you can use Blanks to clear, but you only get a couple of those, so you'll still die despite learning the boss's pattern because you lost the war of attrition with your shit weapon.

This game has some of the best-feeling, most responsive controls I've ever experienced. Playing it on a 240hz refresh rate monitor is absolutely sublime. Personally I think it blows Isaac out of the water just by the sheer number of fun weapons you get to play with- I always found Isaac to be a drag on the first floor until you get some powerups going, whereas in Gungeon a lot of character's starter weapons are fun to use right out of the gate. Eventually you get comfortable enough with the game that it starts to feel like one of the easier roguelikes, and trivial to complete. There are a lot of good items in Gungeon, and many of them can win runs by themselves. I actually miss how difficult the game felt when I first purchased it- definitely one of those 'i wish i could wipe my memory and start it over fresh' games for me personally

I really ought to play more of this game

Enter the Gungeon looked like it would be for me, but I just couldn't get into it. The twin stick shooter that really won my heart is Nex Machina.

I'll consider playing this game sometime. Thanks for the recommendation.

At this point this game is a classic.

I think my proudest moment as a gamer is getting a platinum trophy on this game. Love it to bits. Bought it three times, to get a physical version and a portable one. The sequel? An okay game in its own right, but nowhere near as good. By the way, I'm pretty sure the convict prefers the pronouns she/her.

Does this game have twin-stick controls, or is it keyboard+mouse crosshairs only? (I hate when someone reviews a game like this and doesn't mention the controls).

That’s such a coincidence, I’ve been playing this game nonstop recently too. I absolutely love it, I almost unlocked the Gunslinger yesterday.

"tougher than a $2 steak at a truck stop" haha

I am not one to make recommendations but for the Steamdrunk series I would feel remiss to not mention Vampire Survivors. Feels like a 16 bit top down game with infinite replayability. Amazing content as always!

Fanstastic game and with a really great soundtrack by Doseone. Normally I'm not into rogue-lites myself, but it works so well here. Brutal but addicting AF, especially with a friend.

oh can you play SPELUNKY? that game is REALLY REALLY HARD... but super awesome.

Hey SNESDrunk, I gotta ask, what's going on with your Patreon? You're still making so much stuff but it's like it disappeared??

Speaking of Pocky and Rocky, are you going to do a review on Pocky and Rocky Reshrined? I'm curious on your take of how it compares to the SNES originals.

Yes! While the game does take a while to reload after a death on the Switch version, the game itself is so smooth, responsive, and is just as short, long, difficult, simple, or deep as you want it to be! Did you know there's a secret exit on the first floor? Well, you can try to find it! After all, that one room IS pretty suspicious.... Or, maybe not. Maybe you just want to barrel through the game. It's up to you!

This is one of the only games I've 100% completed. It took me a few hundred hours, many deaths and much frustration but I was hooked from the moment I started. The last gun you unlock is worth it too

I just wanna say that DOSEONE did the soundtrack and he is amazing, if you dig the soundtrack check out his newest work G is for Job!!! He also did a Supergroup project called Nevermen with Mike Patton from Faith No More and Tunde from Tv On The Radio!!! Doseone is the reason I found the game actually.

It's a good game. I didn't get into it incredibly far. I was probably coming off a long Indie bender with Hotline Miami 1 & 2, Binding of Isaac, Rogue Legacy Towerfall, etc.. Just never came back to it. Watching footage, some of the stylizing of gunfire is a little like Axiom Verge.

This video has inspired me to go and buy this game, I’ve always heard about it but never looked into it, and I regret that now this looks so cool

I never made a connection between Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Enter the Gungeon but I loved Zombies as a kid and I love Gungeon now. Makes so much sense!

Everybody talks about Ikaruga, when mentioning bullet hell games... But the OG bullet hell series, Touhou, is on Steam now... The patterns are amazing, the stories are nice, but the music is what makes those games special... And the fact that they're made by a *single* person, who has made 15+ main line games!

If you're going to be looking at more "modern retro" games you have to add CrossCode to your list. It feels an SNES RPG but with some more modern sensibility and quality of life features. Don't take my word for it though, ask other people who's opinion you trust more "Is CrossCode really THAT good?" and enjoy the surprise as they gush endlessly about the game.

I sucked at this game when I first got it. I think it took 40-60ish tries before my first clear? But you're not wrong about its fun factor. Many nights were like, "Crap! Where did _that_ come from? Ah well, one more try and holy carp it's 3am."

Bro. You are sleeping on the binding of isaac. Its like randomly generated zelda dungeons with awesome item synergies. Also its dark as hell.

Try Slay The Spire next!!

Awesome game awesome review awesome person! Was talking to Mariah just last night about how important of an historian you are. I’ll go out on a limb and say you probably don’t give yourself as much credit as you deserve. You provide an incredibly important link in a long line of knowledge. Do you know how many Super Nintendo games I wouldn’t even know *existed* if it weren’t for you? You are such a special, such an important person. Thanks for your hard work.

If someone wants a really really cool 80s 90s style side scroller shooter, I would Highly suggest playing "HUNTDOWN". it's on any system. maybe it's just me but this game hit all my weak points.

There are a ton of great games in the SNES style on 3DS. Play Azure Striker Gunvolt 1&2 or Steam World Dig 1&2 especially. Any way you can. Maybe some of them are on Steam I dunno.

Holy shit, uploaded 2 hours ago..I know snes lives in like, minnesota or some shit, so he uplloaded.this as like 430 am

Please review Spindizzy Worlds for the snes. It has I think 25 levels and very good music. If you ever choose to review this game, remember to use the brake and accelerate button. A lot of people don’t utilize these buttons, which makes the game incredibly frustrating.

Review the twin-stick shoot 'em up Nex Machina (2017) by Housemarque and Eugene Jarvis (Robotron: 2084 and Smash TV).

When I first saw Enter the Gungeon, I thought it was just a reskinned Nuclear Throne. Personally, I prefer Nuclear Throne because the enemy variety seems more imaginative to me. I have played both games, and definitely recommend Nuclear Throne over Enter the Gungeon.

It looks fun, but one 'retro aesthetic' thing it does i absolutely hate is mixing resolutions and style of graphics. For instance, the bullets are all super high res, but the characters and background aren't? Then there's modern style light sources and gradients overlaid on everything, which just makes the pixel art less appealing to me. It's like they took a lamborgini and then keyed a dick on the door and said, "This looks good". Naw, it don't. THAT SAID, I can ignore that part cause the game does look pretty fun. There's a couple of games that have been taking the bullet hell shmup stuff into twin stick shooter territory and I am absolutely here for it.

Coincidentally I've been diving into this lately on PS4, and yep - it's awesome! Another roguelike came out recently on Playstation Plus called Curse of the Dead Gods that I've been enjoying this week as well.

I love EtG, it's my favorite rogue like. There are a ton of fun alternate modes you can play also, like rainbow mode! 4:55 you say "putting style over substance", but I think you meant the inverse. That, or I misunderstood Anyway, have a nice day

Hey Drunk Guy, take a look at Not A Hero, a very nice sidescroller action game. Or Way of The Passive Fist, a 2d beat em'up that you dodge instead of punching.

I remember a free roguelike shooter called "Shoot First", with pixel art graphics and sound. Hard to find nowadays, but with dual analog controllers was a lot of fun. This one is very good, although i prefer more simple mechanics

played this game a ton on the ps4. It is so creative and fun. You keep unlocking and building stuff every play through, meet new crazy characters all the time... Heck, I even found a bullet that shoots guns! I wont spoil it anymore.

Damn, you didn't get to the hard stuff. Great review, dumped a TON of hours into this classic. Playing with the Gunslinger is really how to enjoy the Gungeon. Shame the sequel isn't nearly as great.

for fans of this game, I recommend: Dead Cells Binding of Isaac FTL Downwell Monolith do yourself a favor and if you haven't heard of one of these fantastic indie games yet, check it out!

One of my favorite games, for sure. Saw it on Super Beard Bros and I just had to get it. Loved it so much on PS4 that when I got my Switch it was a no-brainer to get it there too. Thinking of getting it on pc now that I have one just to check out the mods! This is not common of me. I NEVER buy the same game more than once just to have it on 2 consoles, but the amount of content this game has and how rewarding it feels to get that one great run just makes it a good investment. I bought my nephew a Bulletkin doll with a steam code.

It's too difficult for me Never finished it Such a shame The health is too expensive and too far apart Also the guns are weak and not to many to be honest Same cathegory as CupHead and Necrodancer I really love everything about all three games but theyre too difficult for me I wish there was a easy mode for us nevergitgud guys The binding of Issac original version is still king Perfectly balanced!

I love this game!! There's also Exit the Gungeon, with a side-scrolling view.

Oh man does the lore run deep with this one too. First step is to git gud, because you're gonna need to beat the game multiple times with multiple characters and specific events within the gungeon to explore all the endings and eventually you get to the one true end. It's a wild ride, and it took me MONTHS to complete. I cannot recommend this game enough to anyone who enjoys this style of gameplay. This video gave me that itch to go back and play it again. Hold my ammo! I'm goin in!

Ooh Steam Drunk I have some game recommendations for you buddy!!!

I've been wavering on this title but after this review I think I'm willing to buy. Thanks, dude! Have a great day, and your dog is as awesome as YOU are. :)

Should check out the Bloodstained:Curse of the Moon 1 and 2, they're literally the spiritual successor to Castlevaina. If you haven't already

I love this game! Also Mercenary kings and Broforce! They all have couch coop and are a blast with many weapons and characters to choose from. If you haven't those are 100% games you need to play and do a video on for sure!

This game definitely rewards you for your skill first before your luck unlike Binding of Isaac. Regardless, I love both. Roguelikes really are crack.

As someone who has already completed the game, and absolutely loved it, this video wanted to make me play it all over again. it's that good

2:40 LOL The Convict is a woman. She's in a bikini on her win screen. 4:59 Gungeon really is pretty good about not wasting your time. I've been playing Synthetik a ton lately and it's very frustrating having to wait several minutes for your health to regenerate in that.

Even though I don't play as much anymore, I'll always watch Abeclancy play this. Fun to watch, fun to play. All around good game

Hard absolutely but so so worth it. One of my top five of the last decade. So many secrets, so many strategies and so satisfying to beat a boss. Like dark souls satisfying. You also have a roll which is amazing. Focus on your avatar and try not to watch the opponents.

when i was on a vacation in the US 2 years ago, i was at a bestbuy and saw this game at $15 for the switch. I bought it and really loved it. But yeah, i really suck at it. But it still fun, from the graphics style to the controller input, it's so slick.

I actually played this game with my son. Im always lookin for retro style games to play and just have fun with my lil dude and we really had fun with this. Laughs from dying more than anything. But though not the same top down as this, they actually came out with a second one called Exit the Gungeon.

Oh hey, more Steam Drunk! If you haven’t already covered them in the past may I recommend Factorio and Stardew Valley for future Steam Drunks?

I tried a few "Retro Style" Indie games, they would be great games... if they didn't kick me in the nuts just for daring to play said games in the first place.

I love Enter the Gungeon, but it has the worst Couch Co op I have every seen in a game, they made zero effort to balance the difficulty to accommodate two characters with vastly limited health and resources fighting over the camera, every time I have every played this game with someone else, we never get any new weapons because all the limited keys are being used up to revive them from item chests plus the game doesn't share any thing, so only one person gets a health increase or a weapon, or item while constantly taking cheap hits from off screen enemies because the camera doesn't zoom out more or give you any kind of handicap like Ratchet and Clanks Co-op Tether

Ugh so sick of everything having to be roguelite

Spent a ton of time on this game. Have the platinum on ps. It is ridiculously addicting. Just keep playing, you'll get better. Took me a bit to improve as well.

The term "retro" should be dropped. It's all games and all styles are valid. Using "retro" just pigeonholes pixel art into nostalgia bait when it can be so much more.

This game rocks, even though it can be frustrating as heck. I feel like I got it for free from the PlayStation Store at some point, but I would have definitely paid for this.

I love how the "steamdrunk" intro sounded so confused. As if it was saying, "wait, this isn't a Nintendo or Sega game? What? I don't understand!"

It might look like it to some, but this game very little fake difficulty, you can win with your starter weapon and, if you're good enough, win literally hundreds of runs in a row, as some streamers have proved.

Captain Drachma? I just finished a playthrough of Skies of Arcadia. Your friend has an awesome handle.

Hopefully SNES drunk gets a chance to check out Infernax sometime. That's a pretty damn fun new game that came out earlier this year.

This game is brutally hard and frustrating too if you thought that dying in 1 or 2 hits in sekiro against a boss was bad This is so much worse,each dungeon has at least 3 bosses that keep rotating each time you die (so you Will have to learn their patterns to win)the fact that you get back to square One once you die gets super annoying because you already mastered the previous bosses it's a roguelike so no checkpoints i stopped playing it in the penultimate floor. This game is good but yeah it isn't for everybody

Devoted all his time to videogames. Sucks at video games. ;) Lol I feel your pain. When you have a review channel it's ever harder to become good at 1 game.

Great video, like usual. Have you ever thought about covering this video, based on Akira, that's a Genesis heck? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HPbvtRh2gYk.html

I have like 80 hours into the game and I still have SO many things to unlock. It's a LOT of gameplay for the price of the game.

Bringing back bad memories of The Lich. Bullet hell itself is a difficult floor to get through. Also the music is awesome to go along with the many gun references across video games and pop culture

I’m so glad you made a video on this game. I am constantly trying to hype it up to people to try. Because yes you ARE going to suck at first but with a little patience it’s really fun and rewarding.

Enter the guneon is one favorite games of all time. There is an ABSURD amount amount of variety in the game. 80 hours in and I was still constantly unlocking news guns and items.