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Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful!

The game certainly felt rushed and a little unfinished, I'm glad to hear the bugs I encountered weren't there for everyone. It didn't feel too short to me, personally, though there was a lot of threads left dangling for another entry in the series - having said that, I'd have been happy if the story was longer, I was enjoying it. As I mentioned in the review, the world was so well realised that the side quests were engaging too, I wouldn't have minded a few more in each chapter to explore. I'm glad to hear that you've gone back to the original, enjoy the replay! I don't have the money to get the original Deus Ex, the only reason I reviewed this was because it was free, so fingers crossed Amazon or Epic decide to give it away! I'll definitely play it after playing Mankind Divided, and with your recommendation. Thanks for the sub, I appreciate that!

I'd be happy to pay that! I'm guessing it's cheap now to promote Cat's Quest 3

It definitely has a Nintendo vibe to the graphical style, it was fun as a single-player game, I can imagine it being even better playing in co-op!

I can't see it on GeForce Now, are you sure it's available? Regardless, I think the point I was making in the video is that a lot of the big, new games that you can buy on Steam are often not available for some time on GeForce Now, if at all.

@@viewfromtheevening Apparently you have to buy from the store its supported from . Also its not low latency I got the 50$ package for 6 months and xbox game pass is free on my PC for one month and I have MW3 and it wont run on GEFORCE NOW because the game isnt through steam . Also XBOX game pass isnt worth it either because all there titles arent supported through GEFORCE NOW . I think it was cool to try it but mu Laptop with a 4060 I got for 699 on a deal now 1100$ at walmart I will just keep using that also GEFORCE now has games limited at 60fps and some 120 with a 4080 I would expect it to run wild lol. I think it would be cool if it gave you the power of a 4080 with the ability to play any and all games you wanted on it but the latency sucks its unplayable . Im sure xbox game pass is good for 1 month 20$ you can try a few games before buying but who would pay 240$ a year for that and 100$ for geforce now thats 340$ a year and in the end you dont own anything . Also you still need to purchase the games through steam . So your not really getting ahead .

It's not that you just have to buy a game through a specific store - Helldivers 2, even if you bought it through Steam, cannot be played via GeForce Now because GeForce Now doesn't support it. For Xbox Game Pass games, Microsoft would probably prefer you to pay the higher tier and use their Cloud Gaming service rather than play their games through GeForce Now. A few Xbox Gamepass games could be played through GeForce Now (like Starfield), but it wasn't many. Since you have a 4060, I can't see it being worth you paying for a streaming service. As you say, there is still latency on the connection, a limited number of supported games, and it costs a bunch more money! Definitely agree that a good way to use XBox GamePass is to get a month, check things out, then cancel!

Thank you! I'm glad you were inspired by my cantrip video, please let me know when you've made yours, I'll want to watch it! Hopefully I'll be able to make the next part in the near future, and I'll be incorporating the advice you gave on that video, so thanks for that.

I'm glad you liked it, and thank you for the clarifications - I'm no D&D expert, and the whole point of the video is to be as accurate as possible, so I really appreciate it. I really hadn't thought of that meaning of AC before, it's really helpful, thanks! Knowing material components aren't consumed does affect my rankings, so good to know going forward. About spell focuses: Would you rule that all spells don't require material components if you are using a spell focus, even if the material components don't exist in our world? I'd like to look up how spell focuses are created, and if it's a process that we could be expected to do, despite not officially being a named spellcasting class. Mage Hand not being autonomous does drop it's ranking to that B I think. It would make sense that it's less powerful than a 1st level spell, like Unseen Servant, though I'd still quite like it! I hadn't considered Mending being able to fix electronics, though I do take your point about constructs in D&D being comparable and it is magic after all, why couldn't it fix a circuit board? That removes my doubt about the S tier ranking, it would push the earnings from a good living to life changing money. Great point! Part Two is a mostly written script waiting for me to feel well enough to film it, fingers crossed that will be soon!

@@viewfromtheevening Just to clarify a bit more on AC, the "default" AC any creature has is 10 + Dex mod, and that number represents how good they are at dodging. Things like armor and shields increase that number by adding physical protection, meaning that even if you get hit, you wouldn't take damage. Though it's streamlined in D&D 5e, in previous editions, there were different armor classes to just hit a creature (for example being able to touch them to cast a spell of range touch) vs being able to damage a creature (being able to beat their dodge AC plus any armor bonuses). For spell focuses, I would wager that you would be able to replace any non-costly components, even things that don't exist in the real world. The purpose of non-costly components are just to add flavor to the spells, or if you're running a really gritty game, to force your players to really pay attention to what they actually have on them. In the game, the alternative to a spell focus is a component pouch, which also is able to replace non-costly material components, but instead of just magically replacing them, the underlying idea is that you literally just have a bag with all the things in it, meaning a spellcasting focus really does just replace any component. As for making a focus, I don't imagine that would be too difficult. Like, one of the focuses is just a "Sprig of Mistletoe" or a "Wooden Staff", not too difficult to obtain. The artificer class is able to take an infusion called "Enhanced Arcane Focus" which makes spellcasting focuses magically more powerful. As the artificer is only allowed to infuse non-magical items, a spellcasting focus must itself not actually be magical (less like a wand from Harry Potter and more like a normal stick). And good luck with your script writing!

I'm a bit torn on spell focuses in a real life setting. The premise for my list is judging them as if we were just somehow able to cast them, not that we have studied and become one of the spell casting classes from the game. Does that mean we would have learned how to channel that magic through a mundane object? I'm not sure it would. Spell focuses and component pouches feel more like an opt-out for material components for players and DMs that don't want to track them (which is fair), otherwise why put any non-replaceable components in the spell descriptions? Equally though, these things are in the game, and so it would also be fair to use them, using the rules as written. I'm not sure, maybe saying only components that exist in this world without a named cost can be used through a focus? Thanks for the great information and ideas, it's exactly the kind of conversation I enjoy around these topics!

Yes, I completely agree, I'm sure thousands of other people have had the same discussion, and made videos on it - I say exactly that in the video. I think I'll change the title to the video, the current one doesn't really reflect the content of the video, and was a bit of a mistake!

Also, for some slightly more personal advise, stop using Twitter. It is an entire website designed to make you feel angry for the purposes of engagement and monetisation. Nobody has ever said 'I started using Twitter and now I feel like a happier, more complete person'.

Hi @WolfbloodJakeWilliams, Thanks for the thoughtful comment, the video really was intended, not as attack, but a starting point for a discussion. That's why I start the video out with a question, not an accusation! I hope that I'm not giving the impression in the video that I feel like I was robbed or disrespected, as you point out, this video is more of a reflection on exactly what you talk about at the end of your comment - one of the many pains of every artist, and my reaction to it - particularly in view of his being the first time I've encountered it. And it is also my way of working through that feeling. The process of making the video has done just that. The only reason there is a slight chance the Dungeon Dudes may have seen my video is because I made a tweet that was @dungeon_dudes, you're totally right that it was likely not noticed at all, and they never knew of my video. It's not really important if they did see it, as I say in the video, I don't think I have any reason to complain regardless - I was more interested in why I was bothered by the possibility. I'm not demotivated by your comment, I appreciate your point of view and your experience - and the validation of me as an artist, that's a first!

@@WolfbloodJakeWilliams It does happen that famous artists (creators?) will use the material of a lesser known artist and claim it as their own. Deep Purple had a ballad that was almost word for word of a song that a local artist in Norfolk, Virginia had written for his wife. It just so happened that Dio was at the small, podunk bar a year earlier and watched the band perform their original song. So, it does happen.

@@Privateer_24 What you describe is stealing work, ie the hard part, not an idea. Stealing work is like stealing money, people will do it because it saves them effort. Stealing ideas is like stealing pebbles, there's enough out there and they're easy enough to acquire legitimately that theft is not necessary. In this example, if the DD repeated his whole video point by point, almost word by word, I would say they were stealing work. But if I were to write a story about two teenagers falling in love, that doesn't mean I stole from Shakespeare, it wouldn't even mean I'd read his work.

As I mention in the video, it wouldn't matter if they had watched my version (which is unlikely, even with the tweet), they are completely entitled to make their own. This video is really about how I was also a little bit suspicious, and how it affected me, because it did - as WolfbloodJakeWilliams pointed out, everyone that creates something is going to go through it, this was just my first time encountering it.

Thanks very much!

No drama, though I have just had a cup of tea!

You're welcome!

I can see the way that Robbie Reyes and Spider-man are portrayed could be disappointing to fans of those characters, they are a bit one-note, which is a shame. I'm close to the end of the game now, and conversations with all of the characters are basically just them saying how good a friend I am, and how I've changed everything for them - which is odd coming from Blade! I'm skipping through them at this point. I can see there are a lot of DLCs, and an in-game currency you need to buy to purchase some of the better looking costumes, so I'm guessing Epic thought they'd made as much as they can from the base game and want to encourage more people to buy the extras. I've enjoyed the game, and I want to see the end of the story, even if there isn't much variety in the fights anymore - the game definitely struggles towards the end. On the disk space, there are so many cut scenes I can imagine they account for a fair bit of that 50Gb!

@@viewfromtheevening Yeah I started playing it today. The dialogue is pretty bland and every little small thing is a cutscene. :/ Not a fan of that, I wish it had really impactful stuff to show when it's a cutscene (maybe I am not there yet).

You're welcome, I hope it was helpful!

Yeah, I was wary about that too. There is more of it that I want, though it isn't ruining the game for me. A lot of it is story-building at first, and the non-story parts are generally short. If you're interested in the game just for the turn-based combat, there is a lot of gameplay that isn't that. If downloading the game isn't an issue for you, I do recommend you give it a try though.

@@viewfromtheevening although heavy 50 gb arent a big problem for me, I'm gonna follow your advice and try it for the combat alone see if its enough to carry the whole experience with the other part I'm not so excited about.

@@Monkey_678 I hope it works for you, it's by no means a guarantee though, it'll depend on if the story interests you. I'm still playing after 25 hours, so it's not a short game, all I can say is that I'm still enjoying it!

Thanks, I'm glad it helped!

Thank you!

You're welcome. Enjoy the fun RPG-Lite game!

Yep, a couple of great indie games these last couple of weeks!

Thanks for letting me know, I've tweeted (x'd?) at Prime Gaming, for all the good that does!

Not just me then, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.

You're welcome! The graphics during the 'play' sections with the marionette designs were definitely different, though I've seen seen Creaks before.

I hope you picked it up before it stopped being free! I did finish the game (though not the extras), so I enjoyed it, I hope you do too!

@viewfromtheevening Luckily, I did, I don't usually go for the extras either, but maybe it will be different with this one who knows

It's definitely worth giving it a try, I had fun playing it.

@viewfromtheevening I will! Thanks for reviewing it

Hmm, that's a good question..... I personally wouldn't want to, as a large part of the fun and feeling of satisfaction I got from the game was due to the unexpected results of tinkering with things and finding out the devs got there before me and surprised me. It would lose a lot if I knew what was going to happen. It's a shame it was spoiled for you!

​@@viewfromtheevening I was fearing that would be the case, kinda wish now I had been more careful avoiding spoilers Thanks for helping me making up my mind

It's hard to avoid spoilers if there is a bit of buzz around a game! I don't know if it would be worth grabbing the game anyway, since it's free, just in case the spoilers fade from memory in a couple of years?

@@viewfromtheevening sometimes you just can't escape from them right? hahaha yeah maybe then I will be able to enjoy the game more I'll add it to my library

I hope you enjoy it!

I think it was out for months before I realised it too. That's part of the reason I cover them. Better late than never though!

@@viewfromtheevening well the free claims i saw today look like retro games that im not interested in but might have missed out one some good ones before. Also theres the luna streaming. Kitaria the only one that interests me. Im always down to try another harvest moon type game but seems they rotate every month so i only have 10 days to try it out

This month hasn't been that great, though there have been some good ones come up every now and then in the past, and likely will in the future. Between Amazon and Epic Games, you can pick up a few gems, and it's not uncommon to see the games switch between the two, so you might still pick up a few you missed. I see the free Luna service as something to check at the start of the month, which is only that helpful if a shorter game you fancy playing turns up to try.

yes well i just found out now but still i can try kitaria fables if i like it i can keep an eye out for it in future humble bundle and who knows maybe it will be added to gamepass or an epic free claim in future. with humble bundle, gamepass theres lots of cheap access games too. theres always steam sales but now that i have access to so many services i might hold off on buying individual steam sale games.@@viewfromtheevening

It really is, it's bee-autiful

If it's because of the graphics, I get it, though there is a good game hidden behind them!

@viewfromtheevening no haha that's not it I'm more accustomed to faster titles

Ahh gotcha, also fair!

Thanks for that, I had no idea it was there!

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

It isn't clear from what I've put on the screen, but it doesn't provide a link, it just says to go to the third party controller's website. They were relying on the controller's manufacturers to update their drivers, which I didn't think was great. It now works fine with a controller, without updated drivers, so it was obviously possible to get a wider range working, they just hadn't implemented it at the time.

No harm from the thunderstorm, except taking out my broadband for a week. Am I OK otherwise? Not sure....

Hi, I think the 'twist' I was referring to at that point in the video wasn't a story twist, but the twist on the genre I'd mentioned at the start, I can see how it was confusing though, sorry about that!

You're welcome, I hope it was helpful!

Thank you Lukas, I'm glad that my videos were helpful, as I said in this video, comments like yours made a huge difference to my motivation! Thank you for your support. This video was indeed made without a script, though I wasn't as well structured as you give me credit for, there was a lot I spoke about that I cut out of the edit where I didn't think it added that much, it was a bit of a ramble at times! I did script my game reviews, I think they needed a bit more structure than I could achieve unscripted. I'll definitely be back with other videos, I do have a few things I'd like to talk about!

You need an Amazon Prime account, if you have that go to gaming.amazon.com/home and claim the game from the list of Free Games, or download and install the Amazon Games launcher and claim it from there. You will need the Amazon Games Launcher to play the game.

Thanks mate, that's certainly the plan. I'm no expert but hopefully someone might find this useful!

Thanks mate, the hope is that people find some value from the video!

I think it just went over my head to be honest, but I'm glad you enjoyed it! I know a fellow TH-camr that has a lot of Rain World content, @SevenRedSunsOfficial ( th-cam.com/channels/C3aLBUKhsXjm3BWA6Abs9g.html ), might be worth you checking them out.

Street Fighter is Capcom I think, not sure if they would come under SNK, which is where Amazon are getting all these classic games. There are a bunch of fighting games available, The Last Blade games and King of Fighters, though I prefer Street Fighter by a long way, so I'm with you in hoping for that to appear one day!

@@viewfromtheevening yeah like i said its a super slim chance, but they could partner up with capcom. we know how much capcom likes to sell streetfighter again and again and again, and getting a license fee from amazon is probably enough for them

Very true mate, let's keep our fingers crossed!

True, though not all of them will run on my laptop even at the lowest settings!

@@viewfromtheeveningnot much we can do there. games have really grown in scope to require better hardware.