I played another 8 Souls-Like games you've never heard of (AGAIN) 

Going to buy your game just to fund the development. Gonna play on the full release. What a gem.

Your game looks stellar! I'll have to give it a try

Honestly i want to buy it, i believe i ll give it a try, it clearly stayed in my head after the video

Yo I thought your name sounded familiar! Lost in Vivo rules but I’ve never beaten it because it’s too scary!! Lunacid looks much more like my speed, can’t wait to check it out

Game looks amazing!

🇧🇷?

Parabens mano, o jogo parece super divertido, sucesso pra caramba pra vocês, merecem mesmo

I honestly love it, it looks super fun, hope to see more from the team.

Jogo foda mano parabéns

Make more of it!!

Your game looks flipping cool! I immediately went to the store page to wishlist it, and I joined the playtest!

This is so cool, cant believe there is only 2 people behind it

Good luck you two!

I'm happy to see your game since I have watched it on Reddit.

Your game looks amazing!

It's so refreshing to come to a youtube channel that has next to no negativity. Pine genuinely wants these games to be good even if it's not for him.

It's made by Spiders, the French studio responsible for Technomancer and Greedfall, among others... They have a neat little catalogue and certainly enough experience to breathe life to their worlds with this kind of really cool animations. It's just a shame that they never quite manage to get out of the middle ground AA league they're stuck in. I think it's due to the fact that they always have a lot of ambition, but never quite the budget to match.

@@Nasfelia Honestly, I'm kinda ok with that. Their games aren't always the most amazing but they have clear creativity and passion.

the movement and animation in steelrising reminds me so much of nier automata, i wonder if the whole humanoid robot theme is inspired by it as well

Reading the bad points of Steelrising reminds me of the bad points on Greedfall. Really interesting setting, a well-built base, but combat is a bit repetitive and story falls a bit flat. Overall fun still though.

@@Nasfelia Oh, that explains a lot. Both Technomancer and Greedfall are games with very good ideas drowned by pacing problems and good looking, but mediocre combat.

this is real

i kinda want the merch but i dont want him to release you... ahh the choices

😮

I'm wearing my mushroom bonk t-shirt right now 😅

Vaati is that you at 4:55?

As me ol' granpappy used ta say: "Talk shit, get hit."

They cut the left han though so it's unlikely

​@@mariobettencourt4101 No they didn't, if you notice the thumb position you can see it's the right hand. I went back to double check

​@PokemonDragonair, the developer, has great humor. In the previous games from Akira, ppl would complain that they don't have a hand. All the weapons are just floating. So Akira answers that feedback and gave the players a hand, and only the hand. Well, we should have been more specific.

If it ends I'll kill scott

Fr

I mean considering the amount of games technically speaking it will never end

Fr fr I look forward to these as much as I do Ssethtzeentach's videos

I don’t think the souls-like games will never end so good job security

Take your time 👑

considering this is a 1 hour vid and they'll probably be even better, its worth the wait

Don’t worry about it, we’ll happily wait till the end of times if it means another vid.

no worries! i love these videos so much i watch them two to three times and never get bored. so excited you posted, can't wait for whatever else you upload!

What they said ^

For sure

as a developer myself one of the hardest part of making a game is getting people to notice it, so a series with a million views is absolutely surreal

i wanna play it honestly

Im very curious about it too ! Really love that quote : we want to make games fun, just like they used to be. Not worded like that but its what they meant. Really dig it

CRAB BATTLE🦀

@@avalonjustin they should license crab rave song and put it on during battles

Duel Corp looks really fun honestly.

Akira's ability to balance really interesting lore with silly shit is why he's one of my favorite in the indie scene right now.

also the spirit deer thing in the forest area is named Yakul just like Ashitaka's mount from Princess Mononoke

@@ronniewhitedx Silly shit just undermines any attempts at more serious world building imo. There's no balance to it.

@@nikitas1841 actually think the silly shit adds more mystique to the entire situation. It's like the same reason I like the souls games and like hollow Knight and shit like that. Agree to disagree.

and the skeleton named "Clive" after Clive Barker

Couldn’t stop laughin😂

So true. I wanna make games & this criticism is very constructive.

ye. it looks far better then i was expecting.

I will definetly buy it once it comes out!

@@jani1848 same, the whole vibe of this game really won me over! ^^

​@@jani1848 at £6.99 I think I'm going to buy it now to support the developer and so I don't forget later! But I will wait to play it.

I've been one of the people harrassing pineaplle with recommendations of this game. It is currently in a reasonably and enjoyably playable state. Not something I'd go back to further complete, but certainly I've gotten my worth from the 6 or so euros I paid. Definitely recommend it even as-is. Tips: 1-dexterity op. Best weapon is the staff and it scales off dex. Also helps you explore better. 2-if you get stuck in the first area, you gotta BUY THE KEY off the merchant in not-firelink. 3-undead has obscene resistances and makes otherwise debilitating afflictions into a joke. The only area that is dangerous is the library. So far. 4-this should go unsaid but upgrade your weapons. If something's maxed out and you're not hardstuck, don't waste that xp. You may like what you currently got but you'll LOVE what you get later on.

This may not be the place, but no matter what time or where I am, It's time for me to be controversial again. So I've been thinking a lot about mortality this week. I've been contemplating how to say this, but I haven't found an easier way to put this than to get brutally honest. If the churches have become too soft to call out sin for what it is and share the truth; then l'll tell you what God’s word says about it. Some of you have 50 years left on this earth, some 60, some maybe 70. In 100 years you will all be dead. Where do you stand this day? Are you so preoccupied building up treasures on earth, lying, cheating, are you power hungry, living an unholy life of sexual sin or sexual perversion? We've all sinned and fallen short of what it takes to enter paradise on our own accord. We require a saviour, and there's only one way to salvation. It's through the Lord Jesus Christ. So let's look at what the Bible says about it. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. John 3:16‭-‬18 NIV So understand that you will stand before the Lord and will give an account for your sins. Good works will not save you, and you can't rely on purgatory to redeem you from death because that does not exist. Hell is real and it is eternal! There is no such thing as annihilation in the grave. “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13‭-‬14 NKJV So if you needed to hear this today, don't delay turning to the Lord. Don't wait another day, because you could die tomorrow and then you will stand before the Lord and have to give an account for your sins. If you haven't given your life to him he will say: Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ Matthew 7:23 NIV There's only ONE gospel, and only ONE way to receive salvation from your sins. If you haven't asked the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart then please don't delay it any more. I'm here to pray with you and lead you to the Lord Jesus Christ. It isn't enough to just pray a simple prayer; the Lord wants you to surrender yourself to him; turning from your sin, giving up that relationship that's hindering you, to stop visiting that website, stop hanging out with those people that cause you to stumble. We are called to stop living in sin, and if you don't know what sin is, then read the Gospels and the Ten Commandments. Immerse yourself in God's word! For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:12‭-‬13 NKJV Don't delay your decision, thinking I'll repent another day because I enjoy my life as it is. I hope you take it seriously and examine yourself and ask yourself who/what you really put your faith in! Love you all, Michael

That game has more polish than some AAA games, those guys must really love crustaceans

​@@chrisdonnell7200 some real crustafans for sure.

@@chrisdonnell7200who can blame em? Crustaceans rule

Unfortunately with Steelrising as with a lot of AA games it didn't do very well. The game unfortunately didn't even sell 1/5 of the copies of their last game Greedfall on Steam, and I somehow doubt the console numbers are any better given the poultry amount of Metacritic user ratings. It's pretty sad that hands-down their best game sold significantly worse than all 3 of their previous ones, but I guess many people simply don't feel the need for it when they've already got Elden Ring.

I also bought it before the video was even over. The detail to the snail hit locations won me over.

Right?! I’m going to buy it as soon as I get home. It looks like everything I wished King’s Field was.

Kingsfieldlike becoming a genre - have we gone too far, or have we finally gone far enough?

It looks like games from 1996 to 1998 not the mid 2000s.

that intro cinematic hooked me immediately!

Same!

frr

It's honestly a gem. The aesthetic and tons of exploration/creatures makes it well worth the $7! Would highly recommend.

I'm going to get it right now

Lunacid is great go get it

Exactly my thoughts, wanna try more than the usual maybe 1 game per video he does. He found some real gems this video!

Lunacid is dope, play it.

It’s funny how we sound like a cult recommending people to play it but it’s generally really good and 7 dollars is a steal you should definitely buy it

@@hiopy8131 join the lunacid society

And Sheryl the crow. Odd but nice references

yessirr

Wondered if anyone one else got those

Such a beautiful movie..all of they're work really

Miyazaki meets Miyazaki lmao

I wish more games would use Octopath's 2.5D pixel art style as it's my favorite

"Don't bonk me" (Gets sent to the moon by an xqc desk slam)

I love Crab Comedy

agreed

@@Karlach_ The boulder did not, in fact, take an issue with that comment!

THIS. So much this. This series has given me games to recommend to multiple friends, some who don't even play standard soulslikes, and it's so heartwarming to see indie devs get a spotlight.

It just annoys me that he markets those videos as playing souls-likes. Not only it's not entirely true but also it keeps him from exploring games that are nothing like souls-like.

@@micryt. it doesn't keep him, it's clearly going in that direction. It started like that because it made sense for a series of reasons, and now the series it's going towards its natural direction. So, all's well that ends well

@@Jhost90 He explores different games but at the end of the day, they have to be combat focused games if the title is going to be "souls-like". He will not try a point-and-click adventure game for example. I'm just waiting for the day he drops that from the title.

@@micryt. he explores what resonates with his professional style and experience. I'm sure there are plenty of soccer games to review as well but these genres are what Iron as a professional has always explored. Stop asking to content creators you like to be "everything": they do their thing, and if they leave room for others to come in and explore similar concepts and contents which they did not cover that's for the best, not the worse.

Yeah that's one game I want to eventually get just to look at the enemy designs. (I guess I could watch a playthrough but I want to reward their work with a buy)

@@simonisenberg4516 Unfortunately it's super expensive.

@@catbert7 I'm a patient gamer, i can wait till it's below 12$ on some sale in a year. It will probably just rot on my pile of shame anyway.

its too bad they only put creativity into like 9 of 10 enemies and then constantly recycled them through the entire game....The game starts out OK, but it drags on for so long it becomes pretty bad.

Kinda mid tbh

Wait that was 54 minutes?! I actually scrolled back up to check, felt like 15. Well done Mr. Pineapple.

@@skapiche5344 no jokes, I was as 36 min while I thought the video started 5 min ago. Wtf... I'm sad

That’s pretty cool

Lunacid is great I played a ton of it

MUMU OGUN THUNDERSTRIKE YOUR ASS © LOBSTER

For me it was the crab with the trumpet

I didn't survive the flying crab.

It killed him too. :^)

not as much as it killed him :)

That would be cool as hell.

Strong agreement. Show us those indie gems 😃👍

I wouldn't mind also true dumpster diving, like just true "what in tarnation" :D yes, I miss Sterling's Steam Greenlight series xD

Agreed

why are you everywhere

@@najczel472 account is 1 week old, so it's probably a bot

Even better May ... CHAOS TAKE THE WORLD!!!!

basically the new hogwarts

Yeah I was thinking that too, the flying actually looked pretty fun on its own with a good sense of momentum and speed. The devs should make a game centered around being a bird flying around doing bird stuff. Hell make it a survival game where you have to hunt animals for food and make nests to survive each night. Could be cool.

​@@augustday9483 I feel like I played a game like that when I was younger, but it was a spirit or something trying to get to the afterlife... I think?... But yeah, I like the Idea of a survival game like that! Your comment reminded me of a game called "Sheltered" (I think that's what it's called. It was a low poly game, the second game was with lynxes.) and the other being a lot more story oriented "Endling".

And for that, literally just play AER

@@JoeyCarrillo flying is ass in Hogwarts legacy

My thoughts exactly. Their movements are very fluid, but also robot-ish. Like the next version of clockwork soldiers from Dishonored 2.

you should try out the game, I finished it recently and I second Iron's views, it has its issues, but the core gamplay is really fun. Just wait for a sale, though, it's a bit overpriced for what it is

Yeah definitely needs a re-review show for any of the games that have now been released or significantly updated. A bunch of the ones from his first episodes are in full release nowadays

The game itself is actually pretty good too. It's quite janky and the map design is absolute maze, but it's fun in its own way. Something about gearpunk in french revolution setting is so fascinating.

I'm blown away by the animations and designs! It's really inspired, yet it also communicates damage areas and attacks really well!

@@homword it gives the vibe of a game I would have bought on the xbob 360 and never heard of before, but loved as a kid

@@underdog353777 To bad the actual process of fighting them is very jank.

Its a fantastic game

@@RhizometricReality I definitely added to my wishlist! I hope to play it when I'm done being a broke college student lol

"Character action game" is the proper name for that genre

It looks like Ultrakill x Ghostrunner.

@@Azure9577 I will forever refuse to call them that. They will always be Spectacle Fighter games to me.

Looks alot like Dark Messiah

@@Azure9577 Right, I’m not particularly fond of calling it that though. “Character action” is so vague it’s basically a nothing word.

Durn right.

Develop your Owen souls like then

​@@lulu111_the_cool Owen Wilsouln?

@@Aegon6 😄

quality content not like the usual half assed stuff these days

Unhumorously my most enjoyed video saga on RU-vid.

@@swansong5960 unsarcastically my favorite currently running RU-vid series on video games

​@@questionsayer unfathomable one of my favorite comments on RU-vid

I'd suggest checking out Dread Delusion as well

@@loblegonst That game looks more like Morrowind than King's Field to me.

Lunacid is great.

No way it has been 3 years