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Why Astro Bot IS Game Of The Year
I appreciate that, to a casual observer, Sony's bright and bouncy platformer might not seem like GOTY material when placed against more serious, epic competition.
But Astro Bot is a masterwork of passionate, joyous game design. A genuine, and extremely rare, delight.
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Mass Effect Reborn?! EXODUS Trailer Reaction
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Reacting to The Game Awards (Winners, Witcher IV, Elden Ring...)
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Did The Game Awards Absolutely F**k It?
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People are losing their minds over the game awards, it would seem. I dive into this video that sums up a lot of the situation, giving my takes on whether Shadow Of The Erdtree is a valid nomination for GOTY, and thoughts on the awards voting. I have some different views here, especially regarding the so-called mainstream media, purely because I typically know how those types of outlets end up w...
MASTERPIECE! Mouthwashing - FULL GAME BLIND PLAYTHROUGH
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Mouthwashing is a bizarre, terrifying and utterly captivating indie game from Wrong Organ, an the perfect first playthrough for the channel. Welcome to the very first video here on Invert Y. My name is Jon Denton, you many know me from the world of music reactions, but before I ever donned the headphones here on TH-cam, I was a professional games journalist and consultant for over 15 years. And...

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  • @grayfox4819
    @grayfox4819 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Honestly, Astro Bot just scares me. The idea of Mario going to die and disappear because of it just freaks me out. Competition is not good as many people say, because competition only means "success or failure, life or death", so if Astro Bot gets more popularity, Mario is destined to completely disappear, and I really hate that...

    • @InvertYGaming
      @InvertYGaming 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Mario is more popular than ever, I wouldn’t worry too much

  • @captain3186
    @captain3186 วันที่ผ่านมา

    PC Players have had Force Feedback since like...... Forever. It's not like Keyboard and Mouse is nor has always been the ONLY way to play PC games. The Microsoft Sidewinder came out in like 1997 and has Force Feed Back

  • @jeremy1860
    @jeremy1860 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When video games first came into my life, it was through the mascot platformers. That genre has been THE definitive game type for all the years the medium has been with me, and Astro clearly shows that, no matter how old it gets, it's a format that can endear and impress just as much now as it did back then :)

  • @Silic0neBean
    @Silic0neBean วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just don’t think Astro bot deserves it. It’s charming sure but at the ends of the day, it’s just a generic platformer that didn’t need a full game. I like astros playroom because of how short it is. I like long games but when it’s such a generic thing like Astro Bot, it’s just not fun.

  • @thefirstone4864
    @thefirstone4864 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Amazing video. You're like critical drinker if he was good.

  • @Lusifer100379
    @Lusifer100379 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This game is probably 3-5 years out. The voice actor Noshir Dalal is doing the main characters' voice. He also did Charles Smith in Red Dead 2 and lots more. He is actually quite good.

  • @AlastorAltruistGaming
    @AlastorAltruistGaming 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This game MOST DEFINITELY earned that title just by being fun & welcoming. “Like a… nice grandma,” as Caddicarus would say. The amount of fun I’ve had, and it being 85%-90% joy, 10% rage & 100% all-fresh never-frozen nostalgia, made it one of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever had. A trip down memory lane’s worth playing through when the future doesn’t look too bright. I have been on the hunt, just like the Good Hunter in Bloodborne, for the perfect videogame, and I finally found it!

  • @luckyowl6432
    @luckyowl6432 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fun. It's because unlike almost all the other titles for GOTY it is fun for 95% of everyone that picks it up.... not just basement dwellers who spend an embarrassing amount of time gaming ( I am one of them ). That Chinese monkey game might be really fun for a large group of people but Astro is fun for a even larger audience and I'm getting tired of all the hate for this adorable bot especially from that specific group.

  • @zerafians8145
    @zerafians8145 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Exodus short on "Secret Lair" has Mass Effect vibes all over it. The art style, the architecture, ship design, down to interior rooms and armor. Clear Ex Bioware devs are writers from Mass Effect are part of this. I cant wait!

  • @herdarkshadow834
    @herdarkshadow834 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    “Joy” would be my one word review. It was the word that sprang to mind when playing it. An absolute treasure of a game.

  • @dankl3ss194
    @dankl3ss194 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Simple answer: None of the other nominees are from types that has ever win. Jrpg, indie, dlc, remake, chinese

  • @ATAndreiThomas
    @ATAndreiThomas 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really loving Astro bot I'm glad it won game of the year last week. I see Astro Bot as the Main Staying Mascot Face of Sony PlayStation to rival Nintendo's Super Mario in many years to come.

  • @CJBooks4
    @CJBooks4 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Astro Bot makes me smile every time I boot up the game😄💖

  • @NOTOUTGAMERSWORLD
    @NOTOUTGAMERSWORLD 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I dont have ps5 but the gameplay videos of this game are beautiful. The other games feature are also in this game like Horizon Zero Dawn level and good replayability . This feels like game for all ages. I am happy when these cute games win big.

  • @waff64
    @waff64 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It deserved it.

  • @AidenR19
    @AidenR19 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is a weird one. I love astro bot and I don't wanna get spoiled but I also don't think I can ever afford a ps5 lol. Idk if I should watch this video

  • @thehorse1sbrown
    @thehorse1sbrown 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Exactly spot on!

  • @maroonkennedy6213
    @maroonkennedy6213 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You sound like Jon Denton who does music reactions

  • @BadassHonja
    @BadassHonja 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    1) Oh somebody else notices Exodus 2) Is this Jon?! 3) Nah, name of the channel is weird 4) Wait IT'S HIM WTF And you'r not one of those who becomes a gamer just for having a new media or w/e you are already a GAMER gamer Fingers crossed for this game mates

  • @batmanonaturtle3401
    @batmanonaturtle3401 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video

  • @swagginho5106
    @swagginho5106 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    as someone who has finished metaphor and astrobot (and ff7 rebirth), I think that astrobot and metaphor were the two I wanted to win the most but for pretty different reasons, its lowkey cool that games can be perfect in such different ways and I really appreciate your take on not stating judgements on games if you havent played them. after watching this im even happier astrobot won tho and i just downloaded loccorocco :)

  • @jukesy1992
    @jukesy1992 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is a brilliant video, thank you so much. I'm starting to wonder if people really know what they want. Astro Bot wins game of the year, and there's a lot saying "oh it's a kid's game", "oh it's a Nintendo ripoff", "oh Wookong sould better" Wookong's yet another dark game that's fairly gritty, it is still, great it has cool sounds and great music. I also saw people say FF7 Rebirth is filed with padding. Naughty Dog announces a game that doesn't seem super dark or gritty, and immediately people are like "oh this is woke". What, do, people, want, then? They get a different kind of game of the year, they seem to cry foul. They get something not as dark, they yell woke. It's absolutely mind boggling, and to be honest, really, really sad to see, and I am starting to be very thankful for content creators like you who seem to actually get it.

  • @Plat_Matt
    @Plat_Matt 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    👏🏼👏🏼

  • @Arminius420
    @Arminius420 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I hope they didn't hire any new gen developers for this game.

  • @velicetin1147
    @velicetin1147 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I would love a video about God of War Ragnarok. I don‘t know what your reasons are for not liking it but i really feel like it needed three games to tell the story instead of just two. They layed a perfect and i mean perfect foundation with the first one. I was so excited for the things that would come but in the end it wasn‘t much. I always expected Ragnarok to be this epic, long and draining war between gods. I expected the world to shake, sacrifices to be made and a lot of pain to be caused. Then it came and it was over just like that. A little fight in a little village. Apropos fight: no boss fight in GoW Ragnarok was better than the stranger in the first one. It just felt like they stopped innovating. Ragnarok was just more of the same. And about Astrobot: It is such a fun game. But one criticism i have is the design of the enemies. A lot of them felt too generic for me and could have been in plenty other games. Astrobot lacks a little bit of DNA in that regard for me.

  • @NerdFap
    @NerdFap 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Astrobot is a really special game, im a souls like and roguelite gamer most of the time but Astrobot just blew me away and I’ve played it so much. Makes me feel like a kid again, it’s an absolute toybox and I show it to everybody that comes over lol This is an expertly articulated think piece, I’m subbed. Great video 🔥 Edit. Had no clue this was Jon Denton I should’ve recognized the voice but dude I low low low key prefer your gaming content to the reaction content 😂 both are great, for the record, but the versatility is much appreciated lol

  • @captply4468
    @captply4468 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I see nothing like Mass effect here Thank god

    • @RedLithic
      @RedLithic 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I mean, it's like Mass Effect ate some Halo/Destiny and mutated. Which is roughly what a couple chunks of the studio happens to be, considering Certain Affinity is ex-bungie, from the good games, as well as them doing a lot of multiplayer map DLC and porting for the Halo games, then multiplayer for several other games, which makes sense since the head guy there is one of the main guys for Halo 2 multiplayer.

    • @zerafians8145
      @zerafians8145 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 (minus original ending) they are fantastic games and its a wonderful franchise. We can only hope this game can recreate the Badassery that was the ORIGINAL ME: Trilogy. Andromeda though...nah, that can just go away. A writer from the original ME is a big part of this game and the team is packed full of past Bioware devs from the ME franchise. If a video game could spawn a baby, this would be Mass Effects baby.

  • @a.c.8524
    @a.c.8524 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For anyone that played the original FF7 on the PS1, FF7 Rebirth was a game that took you back to your childhood. Filling you with more delight and nostalgia than any game before it. Gameplay wise, the battle system is the best I've ever played in any jrpg ever. Combining exciting flashy action with strategy making each batte a nail biting encounter. That's why nothing even comes close for me as GOTY. I haven't played Astrobot yet so it can have GOTY, but FF7 Rebirth for me is one of my favorites of all time.

    • @xaultimateax
      @xaultimateax 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I never even played FF7 back then, and only ever played the OG for the first time in 2022, and Rebirth is one of the greatest of all time even without any nostalgia attached to it. I have never played an open world game (a subgenre I usually dislike) where I genuinely wished for more despite 100%ing each map clocking in at around 90 hours

    • @a.c.8524
      @a.c.8524 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @xaultimateax interesting to hear from the perspective of someone that didn't play the original growing up!

    • @jaredherodps5godofwarragnarok.
      @jaredherodps5godofwarragnarok. 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This is so you 👆 🤓 oh shut up buddy 🙄 😒 😑 astro Bot Is a masterpiece 👌 👏 🙌 ✨️ 😎

  • @jordanhernandez2329
    @jordanhernandez2329 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love seeing your perspective on this. I've heard you mention your past with videogame journalism and I've always thought "it would be nice to get Jon's thoughts about [blank]." Also I TOTALLY AGREE, Astro Bot is my GOTY. It made my heart swell with pure joy every time I sat down to play it, to the point that the final credits level made me tear up.

  • @Benm701
    @Benm701 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Top ten games of all time video would be great to see.

  • @addrenelyn
    @addrenelyn 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    LOVED THE VIDEO JON! Really feel like this is something you should explore more because it feels so natural, authentic and professional. Looking forward to see what else you can make!

  • @LucedOfficial
    @LucedOfficial 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    0:38 JD if you have some free time, you should check out Metal Hellsinger. It has a non-VR version for PC, PS, and Xbox and its really good. It's a rhythm, fps game and it's similar to the Doom remake from 2016 just with rhythm mechanics added. As you keep a chain going of kills it adds layer of a Metal song to the bgm so you start out as just percussion and move one to the full song! It has a bunch of bands/artists doing the music for it too. Serj Tankian from SOAD being a example.

  • @RoryWilliamson
    @RoryWilliamson 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I respect your opinion and everyone else's, but I think I've just come to terms with the fact that 3D platformers don't scratch any of the itches I look for in a video game. I tried the Mario games when they won GoTY and now I tried Astro Bot and both times I felt like they were good, but I had 0 urge to keep playing and finish them

  • @CNBat
    @CNBat 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i have almost zero nostalgia for playstation history since i never had one growing up, but I still loved astro bot. it's so fun and is one of the few games where you really don't get the full experience unless you're actually holding the controller and playing it yourself.

  • @zahaanr7
    @zahaanr7 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Damn you might've convinced me to play this game, I think the PS5 desperately needed something that oozes pure undiluted joy. Great vid Jon, can't wait for more!

  • @lemonsheamus7418
    @lemonsheamus7418 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great Vid! A perfect game for me, i think the one level that stands out along with GOW is the big sponge one, jumped off the couch when it happened first. What a delight

  • @officerjoji2722
    @officerjoji2722 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really enjoyed watching this because of how personal it feels.I really appreciate how expressive your delivery is and how unscripted it feels,gives me the notion that im just listening to someone really talk about something they love.Great work!

    • @InvertYGaming
      @InvertYGaming 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks mate. Yes it’s 90 percent unscripted, just a few bullet points and the intro are written down. I don’t do fully scripted stuff very well; this is much more like how I write. Get it out on the page in a burst of energy then fine tune it w little in the edit 💪

    • @jukesy1992
      @jukesy1992 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@InvertYGaming This is brilliant, and is how I'm going to do things too if I ever do a channel, although at first I don't even know if it will be edited but it will definitely be more about bullet points rather than following outright scripts. Whilst it could perhaps be slightly rambly if I do it this way, I also think it'll be much more raw, as I'd literally like to do a channel talking about what I love, I don't want to do a production.

  • @Killercow3000
    @Killercow3000 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love the video Jon, remember when you were reacting to essays on stream and just couldn’t get through them. This is a great example and had me hooked, off to play astro bot!

  • @rushikpatel1650
    @rushikpatel1650 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Been a long time fan Jon, this video is amazing especially hearing the passion and your expertise is brilliant. Keep grinding on this channel the rewards will come so proud of you :)

    • @InvertYGaming
      @InvertYGaming 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you brother 🙏

  • @edijs4d
    @edijs4d 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ouh, no rgg love, my heart cries ;(

  • @LoneCore00
    @LoneCore00 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This has potential.

  • @thatoneguyfaded
    @thatoneguyfaded 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Had no idea this game existed in development. Super down for it.

  • @Scxxr
    @Scxxr 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think the guy going crazy on the flute is the guy that helped hans zimemr with dune

  • @bump_versino
    @bump_versino 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    man like JD yano, gl with the new channel

  • @lastsamurai5314
    @lastsamurai5314 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    pls watch the 21 pilot performance, so freaking good

  • @olliepopAMV
    @olliepopAMV 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    im excited for parrying

    • @InvertYGaming
      @InvertYGaming 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m in a permanent state of excitement for parrying

  • @Geralt_zRivii
    @Geralt_zRivii 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please play Witcher 3

  • @jonesy6962
    @jonesy6962 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i stayed up all night with 4 friends just for astro bot to win. even the devs thought they wouldnt win. the announcements were worth it tho

  • @cheetos1231000
    @cheetos1231000 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is this my Jon Denton doing game reactions?

  • @Androiixchannel
    @Androiixchannel 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gotta check out the Mafia Old Country trailer!