These games feel like they don’t exist. Does that make sense? They look decent enough where it’s like “huh I’ve never heard of this?” But there’s no marketing so…?
there was marketing for it it was just minimal, I saw it when it was listed on steam and a couple gaming channels showed the trailer for it, it think I saw one youtube add for it aswell, I was considering getting it but yeah it did not look any good
When the first boss was named "the Alpha" I joked to myself that the final boss would be named "the Omega". Then I was like, no, that's silly, he's just the "alpha" of the pack. Obviously they wouldn't do something like that. But...
Who? *_Looks it up_* Ohhhhh, that one. Yeeeeah, that was... yeah. I mean, there were a lot of glowing orbs, in a manner of speaking... explodey glowing orbs. Fun times!
We need more games like this that are just simple AA third person shooters. It feels like every game now is either a major budget game or a small pixelated indie title with no in between
Was this game made while DB Cooper was holding the entire studio hostage, forcing them to complete the game before jumping off the roof and parachuting away like 12 feet because it's only a 2 story building? The world may never know, but yes.
I mean, this doesn't look like the worst game. I'd be pretty proud of this result as a small studio with like 3 games to their name. Gameplay is generic, but there's nothing outwardly insulting in it. Decent visuals, decent gameplay. It has better art direction than some games, as it actually looks alien. A real 6 out of 10.
@boba Plenty of indie games craft great experiences on a minimal budget, the problem is that this game isn't doing anything to set itself apart from games that have done the same thing but better.
Honestly, Scars Above is a great game! Okay it's not mind blowing but it has a good story. Combat is fun and for a AA only costing £25, its definitely worth playing. Also on PS, completion rate is 23.3% atm
I played it as well and I found it quite fun one aspect I liked about the story is that she wasn't randomly special she was just the first person the the alien lady got as for the combat I really enjoyed it on the hardest because it causes you to use the weapons as best as possible
Good take. I enjoyed this game for what it was. Interesting protagonist and story, serviceable combat and a good sense of progression and pacing. PS Naya and her final scene was the best part of the game.
I love games about people getting infected with space virus, where the main character spends all of their time in a tank top with no rebreather/mask/life support of any kind.
It's funny, I thought before I pressed the play button on this video that I'd never heard of this game before, but within the first few minutes I was having a sense of deja vu like I'd seen someone play this game before already, and realized that I've seen Iron Pineapple play this. Also as a huge fan of Mass Effect, all the Mass Effect jokes give me life. XD
I am eternally flabbergasted that game developers have such a hard time creating enemy variety. Every new game you play, you think "Surely these game developers have actually played some games before and know that if you don't introduce a new base model enemy for every hour of story progress the game will feel very dull"... And then year after year we find half a dozen new games that probably cost $100 Million each to make but still have less than five total enemy types.
@@Trepidateousflesh Yup, Breath of the Wild is one of the best examples of a game done right. 13 base enemy types, with an average of five variations of each, plus overworld boss types, plus 8 unique dungeon bosses.
Bruh this game was pretty fun. Refreshing to see a third person game like this. Also you need to hit the orange ball on the alpha with the orange gun to do max damage
Is the name "DB Cooper" like when film directors list themselves as "Alan Smithee" on movies they don't want to be associated with? But that makes no sense, because who wouldn't be proud of their work on Scars Above?
1:49 I love how developers these days just can't seem to come up with any actual unique and interesting alien creature designs so they just resort to making a reskinned gorilla and then proceeded to call it an "alien". It's *_always_* a reskinned gorilla monster no matter what.
Him: "once his cryo 'd you hit him with lightning! why does having ice of him make lightning hurt him more? i don't know" Me: mmm superconduct...do you even genshin bro? what? this isn't genshin...well i don't know.
I bought and beat this game essentially on the same day, and as someone who... does NOT like Soulslikes in general, but liked Remnant: From the Ashes, this was a neat enough game that didn't overstay its welcome and had variation enough in enemies to make combat into more or less a puzzle to be solved. S'pretty okay. I don't regret buying it for $30-$40 or whatever I spent on it.
You know, there are a lot of videos here on TH-cam that are marketed as animations for kids that are almost entirely generated by algorithms. Real artists design the assets and animations, but it's all fed to a computer to generate a script and slap models and scenes together to make something "coherent." I'm not saying that's what happened here, but between the limited enemy variety, "incredible" script, and inexplicable appearance of DB Cooper I'm not unconvinced some part of this wasn't due to the machinations of a not-so-mad machine.
Their slogan „Your tools are your weapons“… wait… that mean „Me weapons are my tools“!!! Can’t wait to repair the broken shelf of my grandma with my rocket launcher!
I like how Oboe finds games from alternate universes to play. I've never heard of this game or like 95% of the other games he plays.
"Scars" was quietly hyped on some youtube channels which cover upcoming undie, but it looked so "meh" nobody talked about it.
The other universe is called steam, lmao
@@MilkyMonstrosity hey good job ruining the joke I guess
The other universe is called "Unity asset flips"
They aren't hard to find buddy
These games feel like they don’t exist. Does that make sense? They look decent enough where it’s like “huh I’ve never heard of this?” But there’s no marketing so…?
please change the pfp
I think these are the video game equivalent to movies that are made just as tax write offs
They seem like the kind of videogames you would see in a videogame where they don't want to put in a real videogame
there was marketing for it it was just minimal, I saw it when it was listed on steam and a couple gaming channels showed the trailer for it, it think I saw one youtube add for it aswell, I was considering getting it but yeah it did not look any good
I'm getting absolutely inundated with TH-cam ads for this game. I wish I wasn't...
"Maybe save your money for Red Fall"
Boy did this not age well.
that DB Cooper reveal at the end hit me like a truck
Went from heisting to creating mediocre games, the best coverup there is
@@scarletcrusader5431 Not so sure, if this is the best the Phantom of the Sky had for his return he should have just stayed missing.
@@baseballviolationhe purposefully made it bad so nobody would play it, so he could remain missing
Bro went from epicly hijacking a plane for money into holding a game studio hostage to make a crappy game 52 year later
EDIT: WAIT I GOT A BETTER ONE
"Unfortunately it didn't really... take off"
When the first boss was named "the Alpha" I joked to myself that the final boss would be named "the Omega". Then I was like, no, that's silly, he's just the "alpha" of the pack. Obviously they wouldn't do something like that.
But...
Feeling when it's over: Pepega.
Scars Above 2 will include the sigma and the ligma
@@mrpalaces what is ligma? :)
@@R-SXX Ligma Johnson
@@amadeusagripino6862 oh
for some reason the design choices in this game felt more understandable when i saw that DB Cooper came out of hiding to direct this game.
Actually love seeing him cover AA games, have found some of my favorite little gems from his videos
honestly he should just dedicate himself to that
@@themagalanium9491he pretty much has. His second channel seems its for borderlands and other stream highlights
I felt really alone seeing his videos and really liked some of the games 😂
"99% glowing orbs and 1% armor, and the armor is a weak spot"
Its literally Astel from the Elden Ring lmao
Who? *_Looks it up_* Ohhhhh, that one. Yeeeeah, that was... yeah.
I mean, there were a lot of glowing orbs, in a manner of speaking... explodey glowing orbs.
Fun times!
That Redfall line aged like fine milk.
The "DB Cooper" reveal came out of left field and sent me spiraling to the floor
"When's the last time a game told you to Press A to extrapolate the conclusion" Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments would like to have a word
We need more games like this that are just simple AA third person shooters. It feels like every game now is either a major budget game or a small pixelated indie title with no in between
Play it on Commander Mode and you'll realize there's NOTHING simple about it!!!
FUN FUN GRIND, THOUGH!!!
My favorite part was when the main character scarred above
It's scarrin' time!
Truly one of the moments
Oboe is the type of guy to constantly give us Mass Effect references, but never gives us videos on Mass Effect.
ur comment made me wanna watch this video. anything that's mass effect, I flock to.
He likes playing games that we don't usually play just to show what we dont miss by not playing them. At the end theyre all kinda the same.
He has a mass effect 2 rant on his second channel
After how 3 ended and the travesty that was andromeda, ME doesn't deserve to have videos made of it.
@@demonintellect9834 ur problem is u associate the bad eggs with the good eggs my man you gotta acknowledge them separately
this game is to dolmen what Callisto Protocol is to Dead Space
This game is more like Returnal at home with a pinch of remnant
@@loubloom1941 Both those games had more production value haha, I definitely agree with you that this is the 'at home' varient
This game is far more enjoyable than Dolmen.
Sincerely, the one moron who suffered through both games
Was this game made while DB Cooper was holding the entire studio hostage, forcing them to complete the game before jumping off the roof and parachuting away like 12 feet because it's only a 2 story building? The world may never know, but yes.
Redfall the foreshadowing
I mean, this doesn't look like the worst game. I'd be pretty proud of this result as a small studio with like 3 games to their name. Gameplay is generic, but there's nothing outwardly insulting in it. Decent visuals, decent gameplay. It has better art direction than some games, as it actually looks alien. A real 6 out of 10.
I guess that's just the issue though, right? In a world with so much good content, stuff that is just mediocre isn't really worth anyone's time.
@boba Plenty of indie games craft great experiences on a minimal budget, the problem is that this game isn't doing anything to set itself apart from games that have done the same thing but better.
@Corvus and theres thousands that are worse whats your point
@Corvus no they didnt we are literally in the reply thread right now lol
@Darkstar thats subjective but ok lol to each there own. that logic makes no sense to me but im not retarded so
DB Cooper is so bold hes still goin by the same alias. What a chad
you're underrated af, there isn't a funnier more topical gamer on youtube
his voice is iconic
@@TheVintress Yeah he sounds funny. Where is his accent even from lol
@@TheVintress sounds a lot like early days pewdiepie
He's definitely funnier than most True Crime TH-camrs.
Kevduit is another creator you'd like if you like this guy
finally another dolmen-like
Should I look for other sources of dolmen?
I love how well that Redfall reference aged 😂💀😭
Im so glad DB Cooper jumped out of that plane so he could show us his Scars Above
Press X to Jason.
Press F to pay respects.
Press A to extrapolate the conclusion.
How far we've come.
“Save your money for Redfall” 😂
My favourite part of Scars Above (2023) was when the dead spoke
You could say they were scarred dead
i love you oboe
Me too. I love him so much I want him to be the godfather of my children.
Honestly, Scars Above is a great game! Okay it's not mind blowing but it has a good story. Combat is fun and for a AA only costing £25, its definitely worth playing. Also on PS, completion rate is 23.3% atm
I am not paying 25 quid for that.
I'll pay 5.
I played it as well and I found it quite fun
one aspect I liked about the story is that she wasn't randomly special
she was just the first person the the alien lady got
as for the combat I really enjoyed it on the hardest
because it causes you to use the weapons as best as possible
Good take. I enjoyed this game for what it was. Interesting protagonist and story, serviceable combat and a good sense of progression and pacing. PS Naya and her final scene was the best part of the game.
"Looks like you're going to Seattle Day 1, Jimbo."
Behold: The Caffeine-Free Diet Coke of video games.
FBI's most wanted hijacker directed game named "Scars ABOVE" is too intriguing lol
Me when I misplace my final chloroplast: 😭
I feel like i’ve played this game like 20 times
@The Neb Neb why scam acc?
The most savage own scars above ever got and it came from a bot account
"I beat SCARS ABOVE because no-one else would".
Mortismal Gaming: well, this is awkward.
Hey oboeshoesgames, greeting from Portugal, just to let you know I just recently found your TH-cam channel and LOVE your videos. Keep it up !
that “gotta attach 3-4 supporting paragraphs” made me subscribe…keep up the incredible content my guy 😂
p.s. this game reminds me of returnal 👀
“My face is tired 😐” will never not be funny
Failing the spoken dialog and animation at same time truly made Mass Effect Andromeda an experience.
lol the Casting and Directing Consultant wanted nothing to do with this one
I have the sponsorblock addon and someone apparently thought the segment at 6:52 was an unironic ad.
😂
3:42 "This... was a massacre!" has the same energy as "What the fuck... they're all dead" from Hunt Down the Freeman
I love games about people getting infected with space virus, where the main character spends all of their time in a tank top with no rebreather/mask/life support of any kind.
I love how the character death animation is sort of like minecraft's, they just tip over and disintegrate.
I can't believe Mr. Dolman missed his opportunity to put Mr. Jefferson in Dolman's hit game Dolman
5:03 that monster dabbed RIGHT at you...truly horrifying.
It's funny, I thought before I pressed the play button on this video that I'd never heard of this game before, but within the first few minutes I was having a sense of deja vu like I'd seen someone play this game before already, and realized that I've seen Iron Pineapple play this.
Also as a huge fan of Mass Effect, all the Mass Effect jokes give me life. XD
I am eternally flabbergasted that game developers have such a hard time creating enemy variety.
Every new game you play, you think "Surely these game developers have actually played some games before and know that if you don't introduce a new base model enemy for every hour of story progress the game will feel very dull"... And then year after year we find half a dozen new games that probably cost $100 Million each to make but still have less than five total enemy types.
Cough cough Breath of the Wild
@@Trepidateousflesh Yup, Breath of the Wild is one of the best examples of a game done right.
13 base enemy types, with an average of five variations of each, plus overworld boss types, plus 8 unique dungeon bosses.
@@Trepidateousflesh The BotW Wiki has a total of 96 entries for enemies.
Did DB Cooper finally slip up? Ladies and gentlemen... we got him.
KOCH MEDIA ARE MY FAVORITE KOCH
KOCH MEDIA GOES HARD
Nice KOCH mate
Oh man! Thankfully I saved some money for Reddfall! Thanks for the advice, I’m sure it’s going to be worth it
Apparently the only thing the casting and directing consultant stole was oboes time.
Doleman 2 looks pretty good
"maybe save your money for Redfall" oh god this video did not age well and its only been a month haha
Koch media out here with another “meh” game. You love to see it.
Heckler & Koch Media
DB Cooper did it again! He's made off with more money
Ok but the name “scars above” is pretty good
Oboe you should try to play Black Mesa, the half life remake. It's beautiful, and very well executed
I sure hope that Oboe makes a video on Prey 2017 one day.
My favourite Theory of a Deadman album, Scars & Souvenirs Above
I never catch your vids as they drop, I'm glad I did today
Bruh this game was pretty fun. Refreshing to see a third person game like this. Also you need to hit the orange ball on the alpha with the orange gun to do max damage
This game is garbage wydm
@@Thatonedude227 for its price, it was fun. And I love tps games like ME and Returnal. So this hit the spot for me
@@stoogemoedudeits objectively shit though
@@thesupreme8062 "its shit". Okay but why? "Because the TH-camr told me it is".
Only played and beat it to hear TheDoos guitar solo near the end
Is the name "DB Cooper" like when film directors list themselves as "Alan Smithee" on movies they don't want to be associated with? But that makes no sense, because who wouldn't be proud of their work on Scars Above?
This game feels like an unreal 5 asset flip with a budget of 250k
Bro was definitely a history major lmfao
Let me guess, they don't teach history in schools in... *checks notes*... the USA?
In defense of dollmen, its a Brazil game and as a brazillian our games tend to suck
TUDO aqui é uma porcaria mesmo
Everything about this game screams Mass Effect asset flip.
the Redfall recommendation did NOT age well
I Was looking for this comment haha
Scars above is pretty fun
"press a to extrapolate conclusion" and your jokes after that had me laughing out loud obnoxiously
Love your sense of humour bro. Subbed
1:49 I love how developers these days just can't seem to come up with any actual unique and interesting alien creature designs so they just resort to making a reskinned gorilla and then proceeded to call it an "alien".
It's *_always_* a reskinned gorilla monster no matter what.
"Just add a gorilla" has been DC comics' signature move for 80 years, and it worked pretty well for them. Can you blame others for trying?
Then they name it a "brute" or something and recolour it when they need the difficulty to spike.
@@voigto Yep lol
I was going to have an opinion about this video but I forgot to hit A so I didn’t extrapolate any conclusion.
Best Dolmen-like I've seen in a while
Him: "once his cryo 'd you hit him with lightning! why does having ice of him make lightning hurt him more? i don't know"
Me: mmm superconduct...do you even genshin bro? what? this isn't genshin...well i don't know.
At least you didn't fight an attack helicopter for the final boss.
“We have returnal at home.” Nah it seems like a perfectly acceptable AA game. Luckily it’s priced accordingly.
I bought and beat this game essentially on the same day, and as someone who... does NOT like Soulslikes in general, but liked Remnant: From the Ashes, this was a neat enough game that didn't overstay its welcome and had variation enough in enemies to make combat into more or less a puzzle to be solved.
S'pretty okay. I don't regret buying it for $30-$40 or whatever I spent on it.
I will regret for you then.
Just a normal day as a wildlife scientist
Finally, next gen gaming
The "Per aspera" chapter title is from the NASA motto "per aspara ad astra" -- "through hardships to the stars"
DOLMEN?!?!?!? DOLMEN!!!!!!!
“We have Returnal at home” the game
Apparently TheDooo was involved in making the soundtrack.
da doodoo haha :D
Can't give this game anything higher than a 5/10 you have to fight so many Harambes
My god, I almost forgot about Dolmen. I shall have to say 7 hail Dolmens to cleanse my Dolmens before I Dolmen tonight.
You know, there are a lot of videos here on TH-cam that are marketed as animations for kids that are almost entirely generated by algorithms. Real artists design the assets and animations, but it's all fed to a computer to generate a script and slap models and scenes together to make something "coherent."
I'm not saying that's what happened here, but between the limited enemy variety, "incredible" script, and inexplicable appearance of DB Cooper I'm not unconvinced some part of this wasn't due to the machinations of a not-so-mad machine.
The bad guy is the Custodian?
By the Emperor... you playing as a traitor. Call Adeptus Arbites!
I also say "oh no!" every time I wake up in Seattle.
Their slogan „Your tools are your weapons“… wait… that mean „Me weapons are my tools“!!!
Can’t wait to repair the broken shelf of my grandma with my rocket launcher!
Oboe you should realy consider playing IGI 1 and 2 someday
i just started playing it and I love it. I hope it stays good.
"In search of SCARs"
It's easy! You just head down to the US and find a gun-shop that sells 'em!
excluding mister Jefferson from Dolmen will surely make my "top 10 wtf gamer moments" listicle video.
I'm pleased to know this was in fact scuffed Returnal
So...about RedFall....
"Why having ice makes lighning hurt more?"... because ice is... water?
What we need next is; The Doleman Protocol, the ultimate video game.
Looks like the aliens use wingdings! Lololol!
DB Cooper probably spent last 52 years being frozen in polar ice, but then global warming thawed him out and he decided to finance a game.