What Destiny 2 Is Like For My Non-Gamer Wife 

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Jez has realized he can’t make Datto his wife and so he must make his wife Datto.

This video is not only entertaining, but super informative about how little is actually explained to new players. Amy is such a trooper and sounds like she had a great attitude for the majority of her playthrough. All of her takes were true, and real, and based. 👌

"I hate the creepy little wet men" is hands down the BEST description of a hive unit I have ever heard. Watching this video was fun. It can be easy, as seasoned gamers, to forget how someone who has never really played games can struggle on things we don't even think about.

“She was like; what’s a buff?” “And I was like… interesting” 😂

"I like blue" She might chose to be a hunter, BUT.. she is a natural titan 🤣

this is MUST watch for any game devs

The lack of "Equip your stuff!" prompts on Day 2 is ABOSLUTELY a bug. When I tried out the New Light content, I recall being immediately forced to equip new weapons when I got them, even if I didn't want to use it. Can't say the same for the Subclass or Armor stuff though, because I genuinely don't remember if they teach that all. Also her taste for Pulse Rifles and Swords is mega based.

This might be the best single piece of D2 content I've seen on RU-vid, I would really like a part 2 to this series. I understand it might take a long time but I have no issue waiting for a video this good.

I enjoy your observations on how Shaw Han was written. He may seem boring to us, but the amount of new players I've met who like him is actually quite high. It's like they form an attachment to him..."the first face this face saw"

“She equipped the hand cannon and realized this was her favorite thing” there is no greater feeling than blowing something up with a revolver. I was born too early to be a cowboy in space 😔

11:50 even the dead captain is pointing at the pop up like 'come on just read it'

Your wife is amazing. I laughed aloud for so much of this. Also, I am NOT a new gamer - been playing shooters, mmorpgs and strategy games since childhood (I'm what happens when a gamer has children) but WAS new to Destiny last year: this is so accurate haha! Why no quest marker, why quest marker bad, what aspects, why it immune from other creatures, why cannot access this quest yet, why map bad, what is good build, why this guy respawn like a guardian. She's hilarious, you too, and this was great. First video in ages I didn't skip around and watched the whole thing. Considering the length of it, that says something. Keep it up!

Neither of them will see this but: Amy, thank you for your efforts and trying for that long. Jez, thank you for doing this video, seeing this perspective about a non-gamer trying a game like Destiny was insanely intriguing to learn

"Don't worry, they've probably spent thousands of hours on this game but haven't enjoyed it for years." god fucking dammit I think I woke the neighbors with how hard I laughed

This is in my top 10 most entertaining RU-vid videos ever and highly relatable after helping many a new player in games. Thank you for all your hard work, and kudos to you Amy for having the fortitude to press on. The bit about her running support class healer in games hit hard for me. One of our buddies wife's couldn't shoot in borderlands games so she just looted everything, dropped turrets, and revived us through the first two games. After quests she's drop all the loot she collected for us in a big pile. 😂

This was absolutely riveting in a really hard to explain way. Really makes you take a step back and realize the things (and not just in gaming) that I take for granted. I may understand something inherently because of my past experiences, but someone else in that same situation may not understand it, even if they are perfectly equipped to handle it. Simply an amazing test/experiment (one I would NEVER put my SO through if I hope to keep her around though lol). I would be VERY interested to see what any game dev, and especially a Destiny dev, would say about this after watching. Well done!

"I don't even play the game yet. Why would I want an expansion?" As someone who plays video games, I never knew people actually fall for this and I completely agree with Amy on this one....

I had a friend who I introduced to the game, who hadn't played an FPS game before. I know, I'm a terrible friend. I got them into it, and they instantly fell in love with the graphics, lore and gameplay. It was fun to run around and shoot aliens and sling space magic. I had a new Hunter to train. Then the Humble Bundle sale happened. They couldn't quite buy it, so I bought it for them. Within a week, they had maxed out the season pass and was dying to get into a raid or dungeon. So we did a duo run of Prophecy. Easy Phalanx one phase, but we wiped a couple times to Kell. Once I realised they weren't using Trapper's Ambush (they had Omni on. I guess I didn't check because.. I automatically assumed they'd put it on. It was a mistake on my part as a more experienced player), I told them to switch to it, and the moment they did, we easily beat the Kell Echo. They hit almost 2mil damage with Dragon's Breath and that one Cartesian that Banshee was selling a while back. I'm proud of my friend, they learned so fast. I don't think I can quite call them a New Light anymore.

Omg listing to this just audio and understanding what this feels like to watch make me so happy

Don't think ever watched an hour+ RU-vid video before. Testament to the entertainment of this - good job mate, subbed!

That was adorable. The fact that she was willing to do this for 11 days for you speaks volumes about her as a person and a partner. Wishing you guys all the best. BTW if she hasn't watched this video, kindly do a reaction video. It'd be entertaining to watch her realise the various options in the game she wasn't aware of. Also, just because she loved using handcannons, give her a dragonfly / firefly handcannon for a couple of hours (Fatebringer will do). Poppimg heads and causing massive explosions will change her entire perspective of the gun play.

“Maybe employee of the month, maybe a surprise layoff from upper management”.. goddamn Jez with the heater! I actually yelled out loud “oh shit” when I heard that

unironically one of the best videos I’ve seen on yt in months. Funny, informative, and paced very well. It was cool to see the side of people who never played video games. Also I don’t know how you never told her anything. Any time I ever shows someone a game as a kid (like my parents) I couldn’t help but give hints every minute or so. Really hope y’all do another one of these. Would be hilarious if you all played together and got her to do a raid or something. Maybe a dungeon or nightfall with you and datto would be better but I also think her and Danielle’s banter would be funny

that room at the end of day one is supposed to have a pop up tutorial to show the player what fast traveling is so they can get out, but is currently bugged and just drops people in without an explanation

Ive played this game for a decade and didnt realize there were 2 shades of red on the radar. For this thank you

Bro this narrative was HIGHLY entertaining thank you for this

I love how this is just jez being proud of his wife the video absolutely love it

I attempted this with my girlfriend but she was an experienced gamer. I've created a monster.

This is probably one of the best and funniest videos from Jez I've seen and it hits so close to home as I just took someone brand new to Destiny all the way through every campaign and dungeon and watching him work all this stuff out with some prompts from me, he has gotten so much better at the game. But wow, watching him get there was both hilarious and maddening.

I'm glad I stumbled upon this video as I just started this game just last night (mostly because of the DLC being on ps plus this month). Now I will admit that while I'm not an absolute beginner, my fps skills are pretty below average for a typical gamer. The only one I've ever completed on my own was the latest Doom sequel a few years ago. Anyway the amount of times I legitimately said "wait what!?" out loud while watching this was pretty eye opening. I had apparently missed tons of seemingly important info about key gameplay mechanics and other basic stuff that may have taken me much longer to understand otherwise. Great video!

Using her gymnast background to use sprinting for the first time to jump was actually pretty awesome

This was an amazing incredibly funny and entertaining video, I’d love to see a continuation of it in the future

This may be your magnum opus, Jez. Like, this is a legit case study thesis on the psychology behind gaming and pathing.

Bro, I'm so proud of Amy, she's so awesome to actually do this

This is the second video I've seen of somebody taking a non gamer through the beginner experience in Destiny 2, and I need more of it. Getting reminded of these new to gaming moments is quite nostalgic.

I am an experienced gamer and Amy is a whole mood. I had so many of the same feelings about things. These are the kind of play testers game studios need.

I remember I did this with my sister about 2 years ago (she was 16 at the time and her only experience was shooters specifically is with Fortnite) She made a Titan and at least had better time controlling the character but when it came to fighting the Fallen she also got scared and had a little trouble. She made it through the first mission though and that was all she did. Was pretty proud to see her get that far and it was an interesting experience to watch

What I can't get over is that this is the ideal player to create a new player experience around, I've taken my game sense and knowledge for granted...

That video was just...amazing! Some heartfelt laughs there! Also, your comedic timing is the real deal!

Subbed. I laughed so much from the explanations. Need more videos like this

unironically this didnt feel like an hour and a half. amy is just so wholesome and it was really cool seeing how she learned and progressed in under 2 weeks. i couldn't imagine trying to get into destiny right now, and definitely not now that i've seen how they choose to introduce new lights to almost a decade of story lmao amy is such a trooper!

This is quite relatable for when I was a New Light, and I went through multiple fireteam teachers before I left the game a few years ago due to seeing Cayde dead and being filled with stress after the Curse of Osiris campaign. I got back two months ago and started with a new Hunter & Warlock, but still had my rank. It’s adorable seeing Amy go through an experience like this in Destiny 2 and each moment left me to think or laugh, just like my early days of Destiny being a New Light. I hope you two see this because this made this day so much better and made me appreciate everyone who worked on Destiny 2 as a whole. And also, props to Amy for making it through the process like a true Guardian!

This is GOOOD I haven’t played Destiney in 3 years and watched the whole vid, loved this. You’re HILARIOUS

This is probably the funniest youtube video I've ever watched. I was LITERALLY LOLing. Love that you made this so enjoyable with the comedy, and also pointed out the GLARING problems with getting new players into the game. It's sad really.

I love the feedback from the view of a new player. Almost every point makes so much sense in hindsight, but I would never think about them when playing the same content.

We need more of this. Immediately.

Love this types of videos... The perspective of non-gamers to games is really an eye opener.

The perspective that this video gives is amazing. Entertaining and informative and you did a good job with this. And Amy was a trooper through this all.

Never related to a video more. Destiny was really my first console game and took me ages to learn the very very basics. When people ask me if I played D1 I let them know I was never able to finish the campaign (started about 3 mos before D2 came out). I played solo for years and finally hired a fiveer coach for pvp but really had to backtrack to fireteam and discord basics. Big shoutout to my D2 clan and friends (3 years later) that took the time to explain basics to me. Huge shoutout to Amy ❣️, Jez owes you big time (and it’s a great vid Jez made it to the end)

Almost at a million, good job jez great vid.

This is perfect. It's nostalgia for all the learning moments that eventually clicked with me when I was younger and learning to play vidya games.

Really great video! I've for sure met a bunch of blueberries in the past who clearly not only didn't understand Destiny, but struggled to comprehend games as a whole and had to be hand-held through objectives in activities. I feel like somewhere near the screen-adjustment settings upon opening the game it should prompt the following questionnaire to customize the learning experience based on prior gaming knowledge of each new player. "Have you played games in the same genre as DestinyTM before?" Yes / No / I don't recall "How detailed would you prefer tutorial prompts appear?" Guide Me There / Give Me Hints "How often would you like to receive these popups?" Always / Very frequently / Less Frequently I feel like this could be helpful. I can't remember for the life of me what game it was, but I once played a game that outright asked for your noob status at the start with: "Have you played games like this before?" and tailored the tutorial to meet your potential needs in the intorduction.

Jez, I'm so glad you made this video. Hope it gains traction, ppl(myself included) have been saying the onboarding for new players in this game is abysmal. Hearing Amy's struggles because things simply weren't told or hinted to her is a highlight of what a lot of new players likely struggle with. God bless her for putting up with it!

It's a VERY close race, but this is definitely a contender for my favorite Jez video - which is WILD, since there's really no live content. Very good job

I said this with the Lightfall story recap, but I always appreciate Jez when he's putting in thoughtful analysis instead of playing the funny clueless guy to Datto's smahts persona. Looking forward to more.

Bungie needs to do this every three months or so just to see where the game is at and how they can improve the game for new players. This gave SO much good information, awesome info and hopefully you both had fun with it.

Your idea for this and the presentation is absolutely brilliant! I enjoyed it so much and want to thank you both for brightening my day.

im convinced that not being a gamer makes people inherently funnier

I hope you guys are both willing to do this again. This was entertaining and informative

Awesome video! I always love looks into the non gamer experience with games. Also those quotes are gold

Having taken my wife from non gamer to very competent D2 partner, this hit different. I know what you felt Jez... and I respect you for staying silent.

Great video! Died 44 minutes in during the Luffy comment 😂😂😂 So goooooood

Im so glad I found this now alongside getting back into D2, cuz to someone who has played videogames to a certain degree since starting school, a perspective like this is so interesting! Im constantly impressed how the peepeepoopoo man can also make insightful stuff as well (love both content types a lot) Also the part about Cayde-6 made me realize how much I also miss him, genuinely was just such a personality that really brought life into the world of destiny

The editing is very UNHhhh and I love it!

I needed this validation sooooo bad. I loved every min of it! Thank you! New subscriber after this one.

This video puts into perspective the many things that feel intuitive to gamers and we take for granted. It's always fascinating to see a non-gamer find their way through a game

My Lady is going through the same journey though further along, I hope you two are having a blast prepping for the Final Shape!

Props to your Mrs. She's a real trooper and a great sport. Also it must have been hard not keep jumping in to help. I used to do the same with my kids when they were little ❤😊

This is such an entertaining video! Thank you!

the commentary got me rolling! loved the story.

Really great fun to watch, I can't believe that was 1:22 long! Good job Amy!

First video i´ve seen from you .. Subscribed immediately! More of these , please !

Oh yeah, Jez. The room that you get teleported into after you find Maeve's Ghost is not a bug. That's actually meant to force you to use the Director because I remember getting a popup prompt for it when running the NL quest on a new Guardian. Also bc my friend saw it too when he started.

great video my man. made it from the beginning to the end

Your wife is a Saint. Very patient. Love the commentary.

That thrall room scared the shit out of my wife too, pretty sure that was exactly her response to that room. And she's a gamer and I was giving her tips not just letting her fumble through it

as cool as this experiment is, the game should not be catered to these types of people, they are next level casual (not in a bad way) that normally dont even play games on the regular, the "new player" you are referencing importance are people that occasionally play games and just haven't played destiny. And no one starts gaming with destiny lol

Need this as a series

I had to hold in laughter the entire video. Took a few breaks to calm down...didn't want to disturb others near my cubicle lol. Subbed!

"Why is everyone so average? I just want to be hot." I hope the game industry is paying attention. We don't play games to be average, we play games to be hot.

part of the problem with aiming is probably because she is using a controller

Absolutely great video man it really made my day. Keep up the great work. Really entertaining and really revealing for development studios great job.

Lower screen bounds doesnt cutoff the full screen. It just compresses the hud closer together. I actually do this to see everything easier.

Jez the way you word things gives me a fresh look on life everytime, love you’re content bro

I’m dieing! New sub, always had this suggestion to my buddies I play with but you know what would be interesting content to match the entertaining one you put out, To throw all of our wives into a private match rumble and see where it goes, if they just don’t end up all dancing and emoting with each other laughing the whole time, and then a easy raid see if they can get through any of it lol. Literally on the mic communicating trying their hardest. Definitely always wanted to try this. Good job on the content enjoyed it! Some fresh air!

This was fantastic! One of the most entertaining vids ever, i couldn't stop watching!

NGL, this vid def helped me reevaluate some of my clan’s kinderguardians struggles with some of the more basic stuff I take for granted

The screen bounds thing just moves the HUD closer to the middle; it doesn't put a black border around the picture or shrink the image. Lots of folks make it as small as possible to keep the hud closer in their periphery.

I need a whole series behind this LOOOOOOOL

I would watch hundreds of hours of this as a series

This was the cutest destiny vid ever!!! I stayed up til after 330am watching this. What a joy the blue berries can bring!! Great narration!

To me this was absolutely worth the effort from both of you. I laughed so hard through all of it I loved it. Thank you ~

this was an amazing video, we defo need update videos

this really is the greatest series and reveals sooooo much about proper user experience design

lol this was great! Definitely made me laugh and smile, cause when I first started playing D1 I felt the same way in some situations

I loved this great job with the video.

Thanks man this was great 😂 haven’t had a good laugh like that ina while 👍

Man that stitch of charlie as she supers on purpose for the boss made me spit out my coffee. 😂

Absolutely loved this video, the analysis of a new player perspective was very fascinating. ❤