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I always heard "A Thousand Eyes"

Thanks man!

“But if you like what you’ve seen go for it.” Conveniently left out that tidbit huh? I’m pretty sure I covered every possible category and if missing one let me know. All areas are important, when some falter, others can make up for it. i.e. ambience vs music or gameplay vs story. There’s a balance that CAN be maintained when looking at story vs gameplay (Minecraft vs To The Moon come to mind). I’ve played many other platformers. Little Big Planet (personal favorite), Yooka-Laylee, all of the Mario’s, all of the Banjo-Kazooies, and god knows how many other titles that fit into the category. I did reference Mario 64 in there but I could have done a better job and elaborated more on why a few games from 20+ years ago outdid this modern title. “Levels are super dense”. I would say the levels are appropriately dense. Thank god the dev didn’t cram enemies everywhere he absolutely could. The writing is meh at best. It’s a story in a dream world, that’s an automatic tell that it’s going to be mediocre at best. “Where is it lacking other than the quantity?” The quality. Mind you, I went into this game with solid expectations with the best of intentions of playing, and reviewing a game that may or may not deserve the attention. I found all of the void screws on my own time, they’re not worth mentioning because by the time a player has finished the game (if they even make it to the end), they’re ready to put it down. Speaking of making it to the end, I found out after I had posted the review that the game had more positive Steam reviews than people who finished the tutorial. I replayed the Dishonored games to see if choices really mattered, (they mainly affect the ending and dialogue) which overall they didn’t. I also replayed to test play styles to ensure that it could be done without killing a single NPC and vice versa. I like platformers that are well executed and fun. This is neither. It’s doubly worse because of the fact that other platformers exist that this could’ve taken ideas/inspiration from but simply didn’t. If you don’t like this review, or any of my others, remember that it’s subjective, as all reviews are. I would ask that you go watch Jim Sterling’s review on Final Fantasy 13 because that should give you a lesson in objectivity vs subjectivity.

​@@CarmelOP-official If you really think just saying “But if you like what you’ve seen go for it.” undoes the review, then idk what your goal is on this channel even. The point of a review is to hear what you have to say. And you're telling me that this is a bad unfun game, yet are now responding telling me you got 100% completion by choice? This doesn't add up lmao. You completed your review, in which you told your audience the game was bad and unfun, and then went back and explored every last corner of the game? Huh? This is just weird, and no I'm not gonna do this weird deflection thing where you somehow try to redirect this to Jim Sterling lmao. Just reflect on this and try not to steer people away from great games because of misplaced priorities. LittleBigPlanet is a horrible platforming experience that is carried by it's personality, so now you've given perfect context for what you apparently value in platformers.

You’re arguing differences of opinion which are pointless. You just don’t like mine because I don’t agree with yours. It sounds like a you problem that I don’t like this game and I think a majority of people won’t like it either. LBP is one of my personal favorites and you keep deflecting the fact that I’ve played a ton. Again, me not liking this game seems more and more like a you problem than anything. What I value in platformers is fun, which this is not.

He'd be shocked at the story of Mario 64!

@@Yohoat yees XD

I couldn’t find one interaction that was charming. The story is SUPER simple, so much so that it relies on the gameplay to carry it. Too bad the gameplay isn’t fun either. Last time I checked the protagonist gets sent to another dimension or some shit? The price tag might be the only redeeming factor.

@@CarmelOP-official your'e biased, and just hate on the game, and did you even read the character Interactions, or the cute little Animations this Game has, just because this game isn't your cup of tea doesen't mean that These things I talked about don't exist. And your biased against the game doesen't make the game bad

I get it now, if characters talk to the player character or have cute little animations, the game is automatically good, how could I have been so blind?

Yeah, it’s a product of wasted potential.

It’s a horror game based off of plot/storyline. Not many scares but it has a different type of scary feeling. The dread throughout the game you experience when you get into the plot is insane Ending left me speechless. It’s a good game, just story based and linear.

@@d4nd3li0ns wait really?

@@user-et9nq6rz1u Yup. It’s super plot based and honestly was heart-wrenching. Not super scary tho (other then I guess the fear of never seeing your loved ones again AND fear of the deep sea)

I disagree about it being heart wrenching, watch my full review to see why.

With it being a Walking Simulator lite, it pretty much is. Too bad it has a boring, unimaginative story.

God that's a tough question, I'll answer that in the next video.

They were too busy spending the entire budget on visual upgrades instead of making a fun game with a good story.

Maybe? I prefer combat-less horror titles but they do get old eventually. I just wish they expanded upon their systems a bit more.

If that’s what they were aiming for, they missed.

The first one has a charm that I can't quite explain but it's definitely unique. I'm currently playing through the Dark Revival and it's improved on almost everything from the first.

@@CarmelOP-official agree! Good luck with your playthrough! :]

A lacking move set and ways to explore in a 3D platformer with a limited amount of levels doesn’t offer many opportunities for solid gameplay.

@@CarmelOP-official how is the moveset lacking? It's more fleshed out than the majority of releases. This sounds like a Lunistice critique or something, because the gameplay is great here.

Have you played Mario 64? Or Banjo-Kazooie? Play those two and tell me this is comparable. Mind you, those came out 20+ years ago and this has less going on than those two do. Maybe go watch my full review to get an actual understanding of my thoughts.

As long as you enjoyed it that’s all that matters. The ending will definitely catch many people off guard and it’s obvious the devs had bigger things in mind that warranted this ending. From the lore I read that I didn’t cover in this review (because I think it’s irrelevant at this time) I think this is the best they could have done.

I'm excited to play it, I'm just hoping its scarier.

I can’t wait to try it, I’m hoping it’s more scary than The Ink Machine. If the combat is fun and more engaging, I can forgive it.

Thanks man! Hopefully this is the groove that works in the long run.

Thanks man! It’s really, REALLY hard to condense a 20 minute review into a less than thirty second short.

@@CarmelOP-official Your reviews are pretty good too. Good flow and detail that a viewer would want.

Another Crab’s Treasure looks more enjoyable TBH.

I was burned out on the series at that point and I didn’t want to leave this one out so I went ahead with the review. The first two are great but this one is just an empty shell. That’s the thing for reviews (at least mine), I go in with the full intention of reviewing something I think will be a fun/great game then sometimes the games just aren’t that great.

Thank you!

Hopefully after the disaster that was Refall, Microsoft will have Arkane make more Dishonored games. Deathloop is a solid game, I can see why people didn't like it but I personally enjoyed it.

@@CarmelOP-official Hot Take, I didn't think RedFall was that bad. It definitely wasn't an Arkane game for sure, but the concept and style was cool. If only they actually let it bake.

I haven’t tried it but I’ve seen gameplay. I plan on playing it eventually but I’m not optimistic.

Next stream will be either tonight, or sometime over the weekend. It won’t be on a game I plan to review, but should be fun nonetheless the less.

Eww eww eww.

​@@CarmelOP-official Okay, maybe just one more for free, *Ooh, ooh, ooh!*

I didn't stream them because I just flew through them not really worried about anything else. I had no idea Stilton could be knocked out, I just though he was someone like Madam Rags.

Reading that in Carl's voice makes it ten times better.

One of the first games I ever played was Diddy Kong Racing and grew up with an N64, so try again. That's you're opinion on the review, but you don't have any actual counter points so I'll take it as you don't know what you're talking about.

There's so much rinse wash repeat. You either win the fight right away or drag through combat.

Thank you!

Honestly Id love to see a remake/reboot of this game. Just to see what could be done.

They'd have to rebuild the game from the ground up because I don't see this kind of formula, gameplay loop, or level design being okay by modern standards.

Well now you know.

Was going to say this - no in-game save, only 'save and quit'. It's a skill issue - I'm a casual. I'd like to be able to save when I've cleared an area, and move on. If I get killed, and cursed, then I could go back to the save in other games, but not Blood West. Re-spawing enemies are no fun either - you clear an area, lose some health doing it, but if you want to re-gain heath, the enemies are back and you have to do it all over again. (You can guess I don't play From Software games! I like to watch others playing them instead.) I've tried for a few hours, but gave up from frustration. It's made for more hard-core gamers than an old fart like me! Having said that, I may try your tip and get back into it!

@@ZachariahJ I had your issue too, i learned two things, stealth in this game is bad, they can hear you crouching, but won't hear the loud gunshot, also the enemies don't follow you forever. so what I did whenever i saw group of enemies, like three for example, I get one headshot, if others follow, I runaway, when they stop following, i go back and repeat. Also whenever you cleared a camp, or like half of it, just "quit and save" then go back, if you made a mistake like dying, just alt-f4, then go back, the loading in this game is very quick. I finished the game without getting even one curse flaw. one last tip, buy the revolver "orb of night", it will carry you till the end of the game.

@@soulbro55 Fantastic advice, Soulbro! I loved the vibe around this game, so I got it in a recent sale, but it seems designed for gamers who play for a long time at a stretch - that's not the way I enjoy games. I do want to continue, because it's all cool stuff - I will try your exploit and gameplay advice. But I've recently started playing Red Dead 2 - so it may take a while! ;-) I'm not actually 'playing' RDR2 really - I'm playing an RPG with Arthur as the hero - got my honour up way high! Actively dislike the story missions, so I only touch them when I've run out of options. Bloody Micah, shooting up a town when I'd freed him without harming a soul! What a dick! Cheers, mate.

@@ZachariahJ happy to help

Typically I just play the game first. Most games know what genre they’re trying to emulate so that’s a good starting point for my own subjective reasonings as to why some aspects work with what the devs may be aiming for. Other than that I just look at Steam forums and Wiki’s.

@@CarmelOP-official thank u by the way how long does a typical video takes to make for eg I played dishonored 2yrs ago and have been planning to make a video on it but I don't known where to start

For Dishonored, it took roughly about 35 hours; 9 hours for the first playthrough, 6 for the second playthrough, 1 hour for the first rough draft and another for the second and final drafts, 1+ hours of recording voice, two 8 hour days of editing, and less than an hour for putting it up on TH-cam and making the Quick Review Short. I'm still fairly new to this and with dogs who want constant attention, things take longer than they probably should.

@@CarmelOP-official yeah I get it I do have dogs

You're welcome.

It took 2 10+ hour days. I'm going to do the sequels, I just have to decide who gets what playthrough. I don't know if I want to do a no-kill run as Corvo or Emily and use the one I don't play as my kill run character. Thank you for the correction on the chaos system.

@@CarmelOP-official Emilys powers are more tailored to pacifist play

I'm excited to play it, and even more excited to review it since I never finished it.

Thank you! I can't wait to play the second one.

I'm ready for a third installment, it's way overdue.

No One Survives The End - Nekrogoblikon

This a hundred times over.

I missed these when they came out, but being much more of a stealth fan than I was back then has me seriously considering picking them up now!

@@MurphysSlaw992 they go on sale quite often, that’s the perfect time to get them.

@@MurphysSlaw992 I strongly recommend it. I think Styx games are the best stealth games I played. I also played it years after they were released. I never play anything on time lol

@@CarmelOP-official just picked up both on PS Store for $3.99 a piece. Haven’t played them yet though.

Thank you!

They're coming, whether we like it or not.