6:52 "What's happening?" Gilbert actually remembers he doesn't want to hurt you so he releases his grasp and fall to his knees crying at the beast he's become before he loses it again. That is some of the coolest lore through gameplay I've ever seen.
Fr tho I was in a sea of feels when I saw that grab animation during my playthrough! I came to find out many people missed that in theirs and dang I feel bad they did, it's a detail but it speaks volumes! Too bad Iron's camera made him miss the animation.
Have I ever mentioned how glad I am that Iron Pineapple has such a positive attitude about games, like even if its a bad game he doesn't needlessly dunk on it he tires to find something good to say about every game and is willing to admit if a game just isn't his style that doesn't mean it's awful. It's just really refreshing.
Something interesting I noticed about source of madness: generally speaking, most modern interpretations of Lovecraftian monsters are fairly tame. Cthulhu is just a big squid guy, for a popular example. However, Source of Madness went absolutely balls deep into the whole incomprehensible idea behind Lovecraftian monsters. You really shouldn't be able to make any sense of the monsters you see. Maybe not great for gameplay but I absolutely love the interpretation.
To be fair, Lovecraft's idea of incomprehensible horror was often "it looks like a cross between a filthy non-white and an animal." Sometimes he got real weird like "a color the brain can't process" or "made of something other than matter" or something, but the man himself thought a squid head, iguana body, and tiny wings would make Cthulhu scary. Give modern writers and artists some credit for actually going above and beyond what Lovecraft ever put to print.
@@NieroshaiTheSable To be fair to Lovecraft, his best works either gave little concrete details - so the reader was free to imagine something far scarier than Lovecraft could ever write - or he built up suspense over the course of a story before dropping the monster as payoff.
I always hated that people called things with tentacles "Lovecraftian". His most commons themes were about people going insane from either fear of the unknown, or having too much knowledge for their own good.
@@aBucketOfPuppies Yeah but that's a pretty vague and lazy thing to describe. Of course he's going to become timeless with a generalist thing like. "It appeared like a cross of your most terrifying nightmare and most depressing memory." or some nonsense.
I love how there's devs in the comments section talking about how much they appreciate what you say about their games. It's very wholesome and let's us know they're listening to the community
Even as a ps4 player who got platinum in BB i'm hyped for pc players, it's insane how well this captures both the psx feel and the feel of the original game
Something that most of the bad entries in this series get wrong is that in the souls games, you can die easily sure, but the enemies die just as fast. The fodder enemies typically die in two or three hits, and even the big boys will take maximum ten hits to defeat (bosses are the exception obv). This means the games never feel like a slog, and make the extreme difficulty exciting rather than boring
equal lethality always feels great. MY fav difficulty setting ever is the ranger mode from the metro series. half health and double damage across the board for enemies and the player.
You used to be able to kill NPCs in Hardland but they removed that feature. It was so much more fun. The NPCs and monsters would actually fight each other.
That Kill/Spare choice is weird. in the original Iliad, Achilles tied hector's corpse behind his chariot and dragged it behind him until it was completely destroyed from banging against the ground.
I immediately realized what source of madness was doing with using AI to generate nonsensical imagery to invoke a Lovecraftian vibe and I've gotta say, that is very clever. I REALLY like that idea.
Reminded me very much of the Shoggoths, cause they're as well just a big formless mass that shifts and grows into many different forms just constantly, often without any clear purpose or direction. Fits very well with the AI generation.
yeah but...no. Its just ugly, and not even the good ugly you see in a well-designed cosmic horror. Its a bunch of pixels mindlessly thrown together with data stolen from other artist's works.
@@SissypheanCatboy It's not necessarily other artist's work it's pulled from, depending on how the AI compiles the image. Don't get me wrong, I do _not_ like the idea of AI art robbing artists of jobs in the way we've been seeing done by larger corporations and scrupulous programmers. But there are artists who have legitimate uses for AI in their works and that don't infringe on the work of other artists, and the libraries used in such works don't necessarily come from publicly available (stolen) artwork. So I'd just encourage keeping an open mind even if it says AI-assisted, though I admit I also don't really know what kind of sources were used in SoM's case. I'd hope 'AI-assisted' reflect them using AI and images of their own or licensed work. But hey, if they did actually steal and/or if you just find it ugly anyway, more power to you/fuck 'em.
Love how often people go to 'non Euclidean' as a descriptor for Lovecraftian aesthetic when all that shit means is 'curved surfaces'. Really spooky, man, ovals and tentacles, aaaah I'm losing my mind over here this is truly the stuff of nightmares
I knew of the addition of Gilbert already, but I hadn't realized who exactly he's supposed to be relative to the original game. Really tragic, but also such a cool and meaningful nod to that quest. The visual storytelling is on-point as well, with how he clearly made an effort to restrain himself before turning completely, and that he drops you if you get caught in a grab.
That Source of Madness game, whatever else you want to say about it, seems like the only game to date that actually achieved the Lovecraftian theme of the monsters being fucking incomprehensible. I don't have a clue what the hell I am looking at with those.
Theoretically, it would be incredible if, in the hypothetical situation of BBPSX covering the full game, when the game starts showing its cosmic side, the truly alien Great Ones and the like were rendered in modern photorealism, to make them feel tangibly not of this world, like they’re bleeding into the incorrect reality so much that even their graphics struggle to render. I think that would be a really cool way to use the demake idea to service the game and its themes, not just as a (very skilled) coat of paint.
Giving actual feedback in important areas based on your real experience is such a nice change of wind. You can see what might be wrong but you don't flame these developers, instead offer creative opinions that can help excel these games in development through third party commentary. I've watched all of these souls like videos and you definitely grow as each video is released and I will definitely continue to watch
By the way, the Source of madness really can be called Lovecraftian. Its visuals do hurt you eyes and brain but in a good way. In the same way Lovecraft described his creations and world. Maybe inhuman AI work is the key to create real Lovecraftian experience.
Yea, the common interpretation is just something alien with a bunch of tentacles (this can still work, see Bloodborne), but Lovecraftian old ones were meant to be so weird that you couldn't even make heads or tails of what was going on. He did describe some of his creatures in detail, but they were usually the "lesser," beings like the starfish guys in At the Mountains of Madness
I actually really like the idea of the Gilbert Fight in Bloodborne PSX. Like that's just such a cool thing to do different from the game and it really shows how much the developer(s) care about the Bloodborne.
That moment when you heard the song in the sewers and went "wait, I know this" is the content I live for. Moments like that in games are things that can never be recaptured, and I'm so glad you were recording
Even though Hardland was a pretty empty game from what you could tell, I can not get over how gorgeous that art style is. While it may not have been that good to play, it does indeed look incredible
it definitely has vibes of being a game made by a passionate team or person but its their first project. they definitely show the skill to make a lovely world and idea but they still need to do all the more tedious and small things a game needs to be more enjoyable now days. id be really interested to see where they go with it or just in the future
Developers focus on adding a roll mechanic to games and making it look good, but dark souls also nails level design super hard and people ignore that with these clones.
1:10 that statement bugged me enough to write this comment; the PlayStation did get duel stick support with the introduction of the Dualshock controller (as well as vibration support, I think as I don’t feel like going to the wiki or finding my controllers.) A potential update to the game that would be nice is a setting in controls for “analog” and “digital” to be able to switch to either one, with a “both” option being a nice addition as well
14:10 Achilles killing Hector is supposed to be the Good Ending for the Trojan War. Hector's body vanishing as soon as he is killed removes the scene where Priam pleads with Achilles to stop defiling Hector's corpse by dragging it along behind his horses near the city walls so that he can be given a proper burial. Maybe it would have fit a Souls-Like more if Hector would rise as a mighty undead warrior if the plea is ignored.
Source of Madness seems like a really cool idea that then no one actually _designed_ all the way to the end, just stopping at and going with the unrefined cool idea.
Honestly, Hardland has one of the most charming art directions I've ever seen, I hope we get to see that expanded and improved upon, it reminds me a fair bit of The Hobbit for the Xbox. 🙂
Thanks for checking out the Beta for Achilles: Legends Untold ⚔️ 🙏! Your honest notes and feedback are invaluable and really appreciated! Our team is already working on improving the core gameplay based on feedback from the community, and we have a lot of cool things planned for the Early Access release version of the game. Hope we can win you over then :)!
I think it looks great, but gameplay will be the biggest thing to work on, along with enemy variety. I love companies who take constructive criticism, so you are already scoring a few points.
This series has introduced me to a lot of great games that I never would have found otherwise. So glad you are still making it. Just finished Death's Door and enjoyed every minute of it.
I bought Death's Door and Eastern Exorcist on your recommendation. Thank you. I've been enjoying Death's Door a ton. I actually have an interest in a lot of these games you feature even some that you may have have as high an opinion on. I appreciate that you actually say that some may enjoy some of the games you don't as much. Just awesome that you acknowledge that other may have a different taste. Keep on it man you're doing great.
I just need to say that every time I see a new video from this series, it makes me happy. Your openness is so refreshing. You could be a jerk when reviewing these games, but you're really not. Even when the game is bad, you try to be positive and encouraging when you can, and that's really cool.
Achilles even thinking of sparing Hector is really strange. In the Illiad, 12 days of desecrating the body for killing his lover Pátroklos was described, sparing seems really out of character.
It makes Achilles' grief arc less in depth. Achilles' blind anger, and sacrilegious vengence upon Patroklos's corpse, not leading to the hero's grief subsiding, and it only being mutual forgiveness (or at least mutual recognition of each-other's pain and sorrow) with his enemy (Priam - Hector's father), is what makes the arc really bitchin'. Otherwise it'd just be a (throughly unwise) Chad power fantasy - and that shit is Heracles' domain, not Achilles'.
@@CatWithAHat2HD that doesn't fit at all with what this comment is about you're just trying to look cool by narrating something you study in middle school, also no it is also about the "greatest fighter of Troy" fighting against the "greatest fighter of the Greek" after he killed patroclus thinking it was Achilles when he saw him killing another trojan warrior (still a hero just a lesser one whose name I forgot), so no the arc is also about the clash of the élite of the 2 sides, so much that it's even asked for menelaus to stand back
@@CatWithAHat2HD but again, doesn't suit the comment at all, it just doesn't make sense to spare Hector when Achilles tied his TENDONS to a damn chariot and ran around the city for 3 times before stopping
@@ElmoWill wtf are you on about? He's agreeing with the comment, it's offered as a choice but being able to spare Hector really dilutes the point of Achilles's grief not being sated by revenge no matter how far he went in enacting it.
@@youmgsandwiche have you even read the piece? He's saying the point of the arc is the interaction of mutual respect for their losses between Priamus and Achilles, you obviously don't know what you're talking about
Love seeing the 30+ mob of enemies come in from off screen to slowly corner you as you desperately try to roll through lmao. Great vid can't wait for the next one!
Bro...........I gotta give you some serious props and respect. I just binged watched all your "Souls-like" series and wow man. You actually give these games a real effort and an in depth review. Like some of these games I wouldn't bother with just from the start but you actually give them a real shot. I honestly commend you on the effort and dedication. It's what makes your videos so enjoyable. You deserve wayyy more subscribers man! Also you hands down have one of the best if not the greatest Dark Souls video on TH-cam. The "Giant Door Squad" video is a masterpiece and will always be my favorite Dark Souls video ever! I hope you actually see this comment lol
Damn, it would be super cool if the Hardland devs could repurpose the assets they made into an actual fun game somehow. All the art and stuff they created looks awesome. Would be a shame to leave all that in such a mediocre experience.
I played the game from around the closed beta in 2014 and it took them so long to finish the game, at some point i thought it will never come out but seeing how much passion they put into the world and the main story characters, i was kinda sad the gameplay was just average, could have been way better but i still enjoyed it a lot. Just running around finding stuff, exploring the world was so much fun! Trying to figure out the world youre throwing into was also great in my book.
Litterally some of the best content on this whole site. One of the only creators im always ALWAYS waiting and excited to watch the next vid. Love you man keep up the amazing work!
Hello Iron Pineapple. I recently watched your Souls-like Part 11 video in which you played Enchain. If you were looking for other shooters with a Souls-vibe, there is a game that I think needs way more attention. It's called Northern Journey on Steam. It's based on Norwegian myth and there's no guns, but crossbows and throwing axes. It's not Souls-like in the way of dying and losing resources, but in the level design, atmosphere and exploration. I hope you check it out, I wish more people would see this game and talk about it. It's one of the best indie games I played last year and it seems to be so unknown at the moment.
I havent been following this series and always thought it was the same 2 or 3 videos being recommended to me for quite a while now. I´m deeply grateful for your committing to covering all these souls likes. These videos are really cool and fun to watch and there are so many of them for me to watch :D
I really like what they where trying to do with Source of Maddness. Those kind of innovative ideas are really cool. Hope to see more of that kind of stuff
This is one of my top 3 favorite series on TH-cam and I am always sosososo happy when I see another episode came out. Btw, I loved the hearts on the calendar at the start of the video to show the real Valentine's day, when all gamers rejoice.
The artwork looks really cool. So far in this series the games that stand out as underwhelming have all had a relatively top down perspective, rather realistic graphics and a serious atmosphere to their story. I wonder if there will be one like that one day that ends up being really good.
Over the past 5-6 years that I’ve watched Iron Pineapple, I’ve always enjoyed his videos of Souls’ games; however, his review videos like this are the best content he puts out in my opinion.
18:24 Animus: Revenant Is good but super hard especially for someone like me who never played a Souls-like game, by the way you can make the barrels explode to AoE The dodge animation changes according to the weapons you use. Don't forget the statue to unlock the stat-points. I'm sure an hardcore Souls-like player can find some pleasure with the mega-rough edges of this game.
23:40 this part of the video gave me a sort of cool idea what if there was a game where as you play through it you encounter the final boss at the end of different sections of the game, but the catch is that he has a gigantic health bar just like this and once you finally kill him the game just ends. this could also act as a clear way to show your growth throughout the game as you encounter him throughout the game-time. it might also make for some interesting speedruns solely based on dealing the most damage possible as quick as possible to somehow kill him in the second encounter or something.
i have no idea if you’re gonna see this but please keep this series going for as long as you can. i’ll never get bored of it as soon as i saw this i had to wack it off the phone and onto my ps4 for the big screen. keep up the great work mannn❤️
Literally every time a game advertises itself as "Souls-like" it's always an empty husk that misses what makes Souls games so special. They aren't JUST moderately challenging games with a dodge roll, stamina bar and parry mechanic. The world is captivating. It feels real, and alive, and the story is - even if you don't pay attention to it - such a big part of it.
The story in souls games doesn't matter as much as the lore, and DS2 didn't really have anything special in that regard. And the less we talk about its Frankenstein world design, the better.
I’m binging this series right now and dude, you find the WEIRDEST shit I’ve ever seen in a videogame. I can’t stop laughing at the absurdity and randomness in some of these games. Who comes up with some of this stuff? And your reactions are priceless. Don’t ever stop doing these, this is awesome
Bloodborne psx is insane, the music is amazing for the gilbert fight, Im so massively blown away by its high quality. I have zero interest in demakes like this/nostalgia for the ps1 but Im still so amazed by how high quality it is, even going so far as to add so much additional stuff. Absolutely top tier stuff, I really hope lillith keeps making stuff or at least gets hired somewhere based off this.
I feel the same way. But this wasn't done by a single person. The music was mainly done by Evelyn Lark (aka. The Noble Demon) as far as I know. So if you liked it, you might want to check out her channel too. I couldn't find a complete list of who participated in this project though.
Man. I watch youtube as a background thing and to hear "yo yo yo," over and over then "if that sounds interesting" threw me through a loop lol. Yes, yo yo yo does sound interesting.
Love this series so much. The funny, strange, awful and great games you find are so interesting especially with your comments and inputs on them. Your humour is amazing (LOVED that intro) and the critiques you give are thoughtful and worthwhile. The combo of your first experience and closing thoughts afterwards is so good I genuinely love this. Which leads me to say if you have any games you've found which would be interesting to talk either in this format or in your single game videos like Lords of the Fallen I'd love see that as well. I know others have said and I know your channel is very souls focused but I definitely think it's worth saying at least
Great vid as usual, Iron Pineapple! I always love hearing your engaging and thought-provoking criticisms of these games. On that note, I have some indie titles that I’d love to see you play and discuss (even though they’re not really “obscure” nor “soulsy”). They include: - The Messenger - Transistor - Blasphemous - Into the Breach I know these would be a little off brand for you, but I’d still love to see you talk about these, as one of my favorite game critics. Anyways, keep up the good work! Can’t wait for the next one!
Messenger is one of the best games I've played, and even though a lot of people know about it I still consider it a hidden gem, just because how unique the premise is. It has really funny dialouges that actually made me laugh and one of the best soundtracks out there. Anyone should try it out!
I really appreciate you making these videos.They are very entertaining and also fun to watch u can feel that u genuinely like doing these videos and also "waste" all your time and money for us on games that probably aren't the best.
3:10 yoooo that fact that bloodborne psx "now loding" icon is just an armored core icon blows my mind because of course from soft would reuse assets like that!
Curse of the dead gods: added to my watchlist. I love how there's always at least one game that suits my tastes in these videos. Does that mean... I'm a dumpster feeder?
Curse of the dead gods was one of the best early access games I've ever seen. And it's only getting better. For sure one of the best roguelites I've ever played, if not the best. Nothing trashy about it.
On this note, I was wondering whether you heard of Bleak Faith: Forsaken, Pineapple? I stumbled upon a gameplay from it last year and it looks like a really interesting spin but having just checked, it's only going to be released in Q2 this year... fingers crossed this makes it to this series once any form of it's available!
I absolutely love the low-poly PS1 aesthetic. I'm glad it's a trend in indie games. It just gives off an atmosphere that modern graphics can't achieve.
Would definitely encourage you to look at “Unto the End” for this series. It has a jump button, it has dodge-rolls, it has platforming, bonfires, etc..
@@JanPospisilArt Oh yeah, I agree. I had a hard time deciding if it was the sort of frustrating that made me want to try again, or the sort of frustrating that made me want to stop playing.
That demake is incredible. Petting dogs mode is hilarious and that new boss looks so freaking cool I would be low-key upset if he didn't make it into what remastered version of the actual game whenever it comes out
Check out Warm Snow. It's a roguelike similar to Hades, but it is definitely a game I think souls players would enjoy; I certainly do. (If curse of the old gods fits, Warm Snow surely does too.)
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glad u liked bbpsx so much!! 💜
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Very impressive work
Guess I'll ask you directly. Are you a fan of Nightmare Creatures? Because BBPSX brought me right back to them instantly. You did amazing.
Can't believe your bloodborne Mario Kart mod wasn't shown, it was truly beautiful ;-;
6:52 "What's happening?"
Gilbert actually remembers he doesn't want to hurt you so he releases his grasp and fall to his knees crying at the beast he's become before he loses it again. That is some of the coolest lore through gameplay I've ever seen.
Fr tho I was in a sea of feels when I saw that grab animation during my playthrough! I came to find out many people missed that in theirs and dang I feel bad they did, it's a detail but it speaks volumes! Too bad Iron's camera made him miss the animation.
Knowing gaming industry, this series will never run out of games to be played. Good.
Daddy Br0leg watches dark luls? E🅿️ic
veri gud
I honestly hope it never does because sometimes he really does find hidden gems
Brokeleg hi, i love your stream
I legit saw a Chinese souls like in the new tab of Steam. And I'm still waiting on him to talk about Hellpoint.
my favorite part about Bloodborne PSX is that Lilith's reaction to some of the bugs online was "I don't want to fix that because it's funny"
😆😆
Me: "I don't care for cheats"
Cheats: "Friendly Dog Mode"
Me: "Perhaps I spoke prematurely"
Have I ever mentioned how glad I am that Iron Pineapple has such a positive attitude about games, like even if its a bad game he doesn't needlessly dunk on it he tires to find something good to say about every game and is willing to admit if a game just isn't his style that doesn't mean it's awful. It's just really refreshing.
u misspailed tired
@@human-ft3wk it's actauully misspelled*
@@bigm2244 Actually* 🤡
He a good guy
@@nintendofan5978 actaully* 🤡
Something interesting I noticed about source of madness: generally speaking, most modern interpretations of Lovecraftian monsters are fairly tame. Cthulhu is just a big squid guy, for a popular example. However, Source of Madness went absolutely balls deep into the whole incomprehensible idea behind Lovecraftian monsters. You really shouldn't be able to make any sense of the monsters you see. Maybe not great for gameplay but I absolutely love the interpretation.
To be fair, Lovecraft's idea of incomprehensible horror was often "it looks like a cross between a filthy non-white and an animal." Sometimes he got real weird like "a color the brain can't process" or "made of something other than matter" or something, but the man himself thought a squid head, iguana body, and tiny wings would make Cthulhu scary. Give modern writers and artists some credit for actually going above and beyond what Lovecraft ever put to print.
@@NieroshaiTheSable To be fair to Lovecraft, his best works either gave little concrete details - so the reader was free to imagine something far scarier than Lovecraft could ever write - or he built up suspense over the course of a story before dropping the monster as payoff.
I always hated that people called things with tentacles "Lovecraftian". His most commons themes were about people going insane from either fear of the unknown, or having too much knowledge for their own good.
@@aBucketOfPuppies Yeah but that's a pretty vague and lazy thing to describe. Of course he's going to become timeless with a generalist thing like. "It appeared like a cross of your most terrifying nightmare and most depressing memory." or some nonsense.
straight up, I thought it looked really great for lovecraftian for that exact reason.
This man literally cant stop playing 7 souls-like games I've never heard of
The virgin 700000 games Jerma vs The chad 7 soulslikes Pineapple
3 of these games i've heard of and 2 of these 3 i played a bit.
And I'd never heard of any of them tbf
I thought he only metaphorically played 7 souls-like games I've never heard of
@@bluethumbbuttoneek9465 I thought he only metaphysically kept playing 7 souls like games I’ve never heard of
1 like and I'll make another video in this series
You'll never get one like
No problem guys
Sounds good to me boss
Painapple back at it again, love the series!
I literally just finished choking the goose bro this is perfect.
surprised you haven't talked about that new pocket monster game, i heard it has a dodge roll but it's pretty niche
believe me, it's tempting
@@IronPineapple a couple days ago I was (semi jokingly) telling my friend to expect it in your next video! Maybe next time
we still can't decide if it's really a souls-like or breath of the wild-like
and we can't have a war on the comment section
@@n124ajdx It's a Monster Hunter-like
@@n124ajdx Strand type.
I love how there's devs in the comments section talking about how much they appreciate what you say about their games. It's very wholesome and let's us know they're listening to the community
Bloodborne PSX made me very happy as a PC gamer!
Such a great project
Even as a ps4 player who got platinum in BB i'm hyped for pc players, it's insane how well this captures both the psx feel and the feel of the original game
If that’s the only way I can experience this game I’m crying myself to fucking sleep
Absolutely agree that Big Head Mode should be in every game ... brings back NBA Jam memories for me.
Patches was made for big head mode. Hell, instead of a statue of Melania, the Elden Ring collector’s edition should come with a Patches bobble head.
I’d okay a souls like baseball game
reminds me of UT with high-speed low-grav headshot mode with increased head-size with each kill
"He's ON FIRE!"
@@maskedbadass6802 Keeping FIRE for as long as possible was the most fun I can remember having while playing in an arcade against someone else.
Iron Pineapple: "...it deserves way more eyes on it than it has."
Micolash: **visibly excited**
lmao
@Atom your mom
Edit: Damn, even Bot got offended n deleted it lmao
Gotta get them eyes on the inside.
We do be needing them eyes. Good to line the head with for sure 👌🏿
ON it or IN it, though?
Something that most of the bad entries in this series get wrong is that in the souls games, you can die easily sure, but the enemies die just as fast. The fodder enemies typically die in two or three hits, and even the big boys will take maximum ten hits to defeat (bosses are the exception obv). This means the games never feel like a slog, and make the extreme difficulty exciting rather than boring
Very astute, this is a mistake many games make unfortunately, not just Soulslikes.
equal lethality always feels great. MY fav difficulty setting ever is the ranger mode from the metro series. half health and double damage across the board for enemies and the player.
You used to be able to kill NPCs in Hardland but they removed that feature. It was so much more fun. The NPCs and monsters would actually fight each other.
Well that's quite sad actually..
That Kill/Spare choice is weird. in the original Iliad, Achilles tied hector's corpse behind his chariot and dragged it behind him until it was completely destroyed from banging against the ground.
Well he didn't fight skeletons in the original Iliad either.
I also believe he didnt defeat Hector by chugging grenades at him. Shame they left that out of the Illiad, would have been a lot more lit.
I mean you could argue it's fair because I wouldn't say it leads to the "good ending" for Achilles.
@@DieCUltures I mean, the whole Trojan War Cycle was like twenty parts long, of which we in the modern day have only two (the Illiad and Odyssey).
Yeah, he also didn't use swords, he used a Spear and could regenerate health... So yeah ...
I immediately realized what source of madness was doing with using AI to generate nonsensical imagery to invoke a Lovecraftian vibe and I've gotta say, that is very clever. I REALLY like that idea.
good username
Iron Pineapple going, "Yo yo yo yo, yo yo." really spoke to my soul. Definitely the best spiritual SoulsTuber out there
I cannot for the life of me remember what the “yo yo yo” is a reference too.
@@AbrahamRoland banjo
@@AbrahamRoland jojo
Achilles: "Troy will burn"
Hector: *calling Archers in a 1v1*
Homer turning in his grave.
But is he turning to look or to look away xD
homer simpson
Source of madness looks sick. The AI generated enemies really evoke that “indescribable” aspect of lovecraft’s creatures.
Reminded me very much of the Shoggoths, cause they're as well just a big formless mass that shifts and grows into many different forms just constantly, often without any clear purpose or direction. Fits very well with the AI generation.
If the developers just took that ai generated critters and gave them some human made move sets this game can evolve to a truly gelreqt rough like
yeah but...no. Its just ugly, and not even the good ugly you see in a well-designed cosmic horror. Its a bunch of pixels mindlessly thrown together with data stolen from other artist's works.
@@SissypheanCatboy It's not necessarily other artist's work it's pulled from, depending on how the AI compiles the image. Don't get me wrong, I do _not_ like the idea of AI art robbing artists of jobs in the way we've been seeing done by larger corporations and scrupulous programmers.
But there are artists who have legitimate uses for AI in their works and that don't infringe on the work of other artists, and the libraries used in such works don't necessarily come from publicly available (stolen) artwork. So I'd just encourage keeping an open mind even if it says AI-assisted, though I admit I also don't really know what kind of sources were used in SoM's case. I'd hope 'AI-assisted' reflect them using AI and images of their own or licensed work.
But hey, if they did actually steal and/or if you just find it ugly anyway, more power to you/fuck 'em.
@@SissypheanCatboy bruh the game looks amazing
Source of Madness actually looks like a fucked up, non euclidean multidimensional nightmare.
I love it.
it looks like it might become the source of your madness
Fighting qwop creatures from beyond the veil is pretty alright
Love how often people go to 'non Euclidean' as a descriptor for Lovecraftian aesthetic when all that shit means is 'curved surfaces'. Really spooky, man, ovals and tentacles, aaaah I'm losing my mind over here this is truly the stuff of nightmares
@@varsoonhks3211 I don't blame you if you don't understand what it means.
@@TheDeadmanTT Literally educate yourself.
I knew of the addition of Gilbert already, but I hadn't realized who exactly he's supposed to be relative to the original game.
Really tragic, but also such a cool and meaningful nod to that quest. The visual storytelling is on-point as well, with how he clearly made an effort to restrain himself before turning completely, and that he drops you if you get caught in a grab.
That Source of Madness game, whatever else you want to say about it, seems like the only game to date that actually achieved the Lovecraftian theme of the monsters being fucking incomprehensible. I don't have a clue what the hell I am looking at with those.
Being able to turn the dogs friendly was heartwarming. Wish more games had that feature.
"Yes You Can" answering the implied Eternal Question was absolutely genius lol, how genuinely delightful
Theoretically, it would be incredible if, in the hypothetical situation of BBPSX covering the full game, when the game starts showing its cosmic side, the truly alien Great Ones and the like were rendered in modern photorealism, to make them feel tangibly not of this world, like they’re bleeding into the incorrect reality so much that even their graphics struggle to render. I think that would be a really cool way to use the demake idea to service the game and its themes, not just as a (very skilled) coat of paint.
Giving actual feedback in important areas based on your real experience is such a nice change of wind.
You can see what might be wrong but you don't flame these developers, instead offer creative opinions that can help excel these games in development through third party commentary.
I've watched all of these souls like videos and you definitely grow as each video is released and I will definitely continue to watch
By the way, the Source of madness really can be called Lovecraftian. Its visuals do hurt you eyes and brain but in a good way. In the same way Lovecraft described his creations and world.
Maybe inhuman AI work is the key to create real Lovecraftian experience.
My thoughts exactly! I love what they did and I think it's genuinely really clever.
Yea, the common interpretation is just something alien with a bunch of tentacles (this can still work, see Bloodborne), but Lovecraftian old ones were meant to be so weird that you couldn't even make heads or tails of what was going on. He did describe some of his creatures in detail, but they were usually the "lesser," beings like the starfish guys in At the Mountains of Madness
27:49 can we all just take a second to appreciate how the music perfectly syncs with the attacks in game
I actually really like the idea of the Gilbert Fight in Bloodborne PSX. Like that's just such a cool thing to do different from the game and it really shows how much the developer(s) care about the Bloodborne.
That moment when you heard the song in the sewers and went "wait, I know this" is the content I live for. Moments like that in games are things that can never be recaptured, and I'm so glad you were recording
10:54 the “wtf” made me spit out my water had me legit laughing you’re an amazing and funny person man
Even though Hardland was a pretty empty game from what you could tell, I can not get over how gorgeous that art style is. While it may not have been that good to play, it does indeed look incredible
it definitely has vibes of being a game made by a passionate team or person but its their first project. they definitely show the skill to make a lovely world and idea but they still need to do all the more tedious and small things a game needs to be more enjoyable now days. id be really interested to see where they go with it or just in the future
Developers focus on adding a roll mechanic to games and making it look good, but dark souls also nails level design super hard and people ignore that with these clones.
1:10 that statement bugged me enough to write this comment; the PlayStation did get duel stick support with the introduction of the Dualshock controller (as well as vibration support, I think as I don’t feel like going to the wiki or finding my controllers.) A potential update to the game that would be nice is a setting in controls for “analog” and “digital” to be able to switch to either one, with a “both” option being a nice addition as well
@@mcrib5102 but, the ps1 did have analog support (later on, but still existed)
14:10 Achilles killing Hector is supposed to be the Good Ending for the Trojan War.
Hector's body vanishing as soon as he is killed removes the scene where Priam pleads with Achilles to stop defiling Hector's corpse by dragging it along behind his horses near the city walls so that he can be given a proper burial. Maybe it would have fit a Souls-Like more if Hector would rise as a mighty undead warrior if the plea is ignored.
im amazed at how legit Gilbert the outsider seemed. I really wish he was in the actual game now
I like how Curse of the Dead Gods visually looks like Darkest Dungeons in 3D. That's a pretty baller thing to pull off.
So... Like Darkest Dungeon 2?)
@@survivor3833 No.
Gave me huge Hades vibes
Main character surely looks like the Ancestor when he was younger.
When Elden Ring comes out you should casually include it in an episode of this series.
"So I came across this new game recently and it has a huge Souls-like feel to it. Okay guys here we go, Elden Ring" 🤣
"Ai generated enemies sounds like a horrible idea"
Having played No Mans Sky, I can confirm it is a bad idea.
Sometimes they're horrible, but sometimes that RNG hits different and you end up fighting Godzilla or a 6 legged flaming panther
Source of Madness seems like a really cool idea that then no one actually _designed_ all the way to the end, just stopping at and going with the unrefined cool idea.
Honestly, Hardland has one of the most charming art directions I've ever seen, I hope we get to see that expanded and improved upon, it reminds me a fair bit of The Hobbit for the Xbox. 🙂
Thanks for checking out the Beta for Achilles: Legends Untold ⚔️ 🙏! Your honest notes and feedback are invaluable and really appreciated! Our team is already working on improving the core gameplay based on feedback from the community, and we have a lot of cool things planned for the Early Access release version of the game.
Hope we can win you over then :)!
Your game seems cool. I'll check it out!
Added your game to my wishlist!
I think it looks great, but gameplay will be the biggest thing to work on, along with enemy variety. I love companies who take constructive criticism, so you are already scoring a few points.
Slow movement bad animations unchecked hit boxes this game is years from release
the game does look good and scratches a niche itch
This series has introduced me to a lot of great games that I never would have found otherwise. So glad you are still making it.
Just finished Death's Door and enjoyed every minute of it.
It took me an hour to beat the final boss
Me too I have been enjoying Ender Lillies and is such a good game
Curse of the Dead Gods is freaking amazing...it's so different and just straight up fun.
I bought Death's Door and Eastern Exorcist on your recommendation. Thank you. I've been enjoying Death's Door a ton. I actually have an interest in a lot of these games you feature even some that you may have have as high an opinion on. I appreciate that you actually say that some may enjoy some of the games you don't as much. Just awesome that you acknowledge that other may have a different taste. Keep on it man you're doing great.
He's still going, I wish you knew how much this series means to me and my friends.
All I have to say is "HE'S STILL DOING IT" and they know lol
I just need to say that every time I see a new video from this series, it makes me happy. Your openness is so refreshing. You could be a jerk when reviewing these games, but you're really not. Even when the game is bad, you try to be positive and encouraging when you can, and that's really cool.
Achilles even thinking of sparing Hector is really strange. In the Illiad, 12 days of desecrating the body for killing his lover Pátroklos was described, sparing seems really out of character.
It makes Achilles' grief arc less in depth. Achilles' blind anger, and sacrilegious vengence upon Patroklos's corpse, not leading to the hero's grief subsiding, and it only being mutual forgiveness (or at least mutual recognition of each-other's pain and sorrow) with his enemy (Priam - Hector's father), is what makes the arc really bitchin'. Otherwise it'd just be a (throughly unwise) Chad power fantasy - and that shit is Heracles' domain, not Achilles'.
@@CatWithAHat2HD that doesn't fit at all with what this comment is about you're just trying to look cool by narrating something you study in middle school, also no it is also about the "greatest fighter of Troy" fighting against the "greatest fighter of the Greek" after he killed patroclus thinking it was Achilles when he saw him killing another trojan warrior (still a hero just a lesser one whose name I forgot), so no the arc is also about the clash of the élite of the 2 sides, so much that it's even asked for menelaus to stand back
@@CatWithAHat2HD but again, doesn't suit the comment at all, it just doesn't make sense to spare Hector when Achilles tied his TENDONS to a damn chariot and ran around the city for 3 times before stopping
@@ElmoWill wtf are you on about? He's agreeing with the comment, it's offered as a choice but being able to spare Hector really dilutes the point of Achilles's grief not being sated by revenge no matter how far he went in enacting it.
@@youmgsandwiche have you even read the piece? He's saying the point of the arc is the interaction of mutual respect for their losses between Priamus and Achilles, you obviously don't know what you're talking about
Love seeing the 30+ mob of enemies come in from off screen to slowly corner you as you desperately try to roll through lmao. Great vid can't wait for the next one!
Bro...........I gotta give you some serious props and respect. I just binged watched all your "Souls-like" series and wow man. You actually give these games a real effort and an in depth review. Like some of these games I wouldn't bother with just from the start but you actually give them a real shot. I honestly commend you on the effort and dedication. It's what makes your videos so enjoyable. You deserve wayyy more subscribers man!
Also you hands down have one of the best if not the greatest Dark Souls video on TH-cam. The "Giant Door Squad" video is a masterpiece and will always be my favorite Dark Souls video ever! I hope you actually see this comment lol
Iron Pineapple is truly the Dark Souls of Souls-likes
Dark Souls is the Dark Souls of Soulsborne Souls-likes
Damn, it would be super cool if the Hardland devs could repurpose the assets they made into an actual fun game somehow. All the art and stuff they created looks awesome. Would be a shame to leave all that in such a mediocre experience.
such a good style wasted
For sure. Incredible style. What a disappointment.
I played the game from around the closed beta in 2014 and it took them so long to finish the game, at some point i thought it will never come out but seeing how much passion they put into the world and the main story characters, i was kinda sad the gameplay was just average, could have been way better but i still enjoyed it a lot. Just running around finding stuff, exploring the world was so much fun! Trying to figure out the world youre throwing into was also great in my book.
"Every souls has its like"
-John Darksoul
Please never stop making these, easily one of my favorite series on youtube. Scratches some kinda subconscious content itch
he always comes back when we least expect it, and i love it every time
Litterally some of the best content on this whole site. One of the only creators im always ALWAYS waiting and excited to watch the next vid. Love you man keep up the amazing work!
The soulsborne content creators that surfaced on the ds2 to ds3 era are awesome, ymfah, iron pineapple, infernoplus, etc.
@@pedro_. Can't forget FighterPL and Malcolm Raynolds.
Hello Iron Pineapple. I recently watched your Souls-like Part 11 video in which you played Enchain.
If you were looking for other shooters with a Souls-vibe, there is a game that I think needs way more attention. It's called Northern Journey on Steam. It's based on Norwegian myth and there's no guns, but crossbows and throwing axes.
It's not Souls-like in the way of dying and losing resources, but in the level design, atmosphere and exploration. I hope you check it out, I wish more people would see this game and talk about it. It's one of the best indie games I played last year and it seems to be so unknown at the moment.
“I want to like this game so much” was exactly how I felt about Hardland
I havent been following this series and always thought it was the same 2 or 3 videos being recommended to me for quite a while now. I´m deeply grateful for your committing to covering all these souls likes. These videos are really cool and fun to watch and there are so many of them for me to watch :D
The Achilles game should have you earning and retrieving “glory”, not souls
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I really like what they where trying to do with Source of Maddness. Those kind of innovative ideas are really cool. Hope to see more of that kind of stuff
This is one of my top 3 favorite series on TH-cam and I am always sosososo happy when I see another episode came out. Btw, I loved the hearts on the calendar at the start of the video to show the real Valentine's day, when all gamers rejoice.
didn't notice that till you said it, after asking around it seems even people that dislike dark souls are hyped.
I gotta say, I played through Hardland several times and enjoyed it immensely. There really isn't anything else quite like it.
0:41 Pretty much ALL the major gaming news sites covered it, so I think most fans of the genre know by now, but it's still nice to see covered :D
This is one of my favourite series on youtube. I get so excited whenever I see a new episode.
Always a great day whenever another episode of this series is up. Will surely binge-watch them in the future. Love your content.
The artwork looks really cool.
So far in this series the games that stand out as underwhelming have all had a relatively top down perspective, rather realistic graphics and a serious atmosphere to their story. I wonder if there will be one like that one day that ends up being really good.
Over the past 5-6 years that I’ve watched Iron Pineapple, I’ve always enjoyed his videos of Souls’ games; however, his review videos like this are the best content he puts out in my opinion.
18:24 Animus: Revenant
Is good but super hard especially for someone like me who never played a Souls-like game, by the way you can make the barrels explode to AoE
The dodge animation changes according to the weapons you use. Don't forget the statue to unlock the stat-points.
I'm sure an hardcore Souls-like player can find some pleasure with the mega-rough edges of this game.
23:40
this part of the video gave me a sort of cool idea
what if there was a game where as you play through it you encounter the final boss at the end of different sections of the game, but the catch is that he has a gigantic health bar just like this and once you finally kill him the game just ends.
this could also act as a clear way to show your growth throughout the game as you encounter him throughout the game-time.
it might also make for some interesting speedruns solely based on dealing the most damage possible as quick as possible to somehow kill him in the second encounter or something.
i have no idea if you’re gonna see this but please keep this series going for as long as you can. i’ll never get bored of it as soon as i saw this i had to wack it off the phone and onto my ps4 for the big screen. keep up the great work mannn❤️
no way you liked this holy fuck this has actually made me entire week📈📈📈
Literally every time a game advertises itself as "Souls-like" it's always an empty husk that misses what makes Souls games so special. They aren't JUST moderately challenging games with a dodge roll, stamina bar and parry mechanic. The world is captivating. It feels real, and alive, and the story is - even if you don't pay attention to it - such a big part of it.
DS2 isn't a souls like I guess.
Absolutely, even ds2 which is recognised by most as below the other games in quality is a fantastic souls-likes thanks to its story and world
@@allmensland2106 It's story and world was garbage.
The story in souls games doesn't matter as much as the lore, and DS2 didn't really have anything special in that regard. And the less we talk about its Frankenstein world design, the better.
that troy game sucked
I’m binging this series right now and dude, you find the WEIRDEST shit I’ve ever seen in a videogame. I can’t stop laughing at the absurdity and randomness in some of these games. Who comes up with some of this stuff? And your reactions are priceless. Don’t ever stop doing these, this is awesome
24:00 So cool! The artstyle is definitely unique.
Bloodborne psx is insane, the music is amazing for the gilbert fight, Im so massively blown away by its high quality. I have zero interest in demakes like this/nostalgia for the ps1 but Im still so amazed by how high quality it is, even going so far as to add so much additional stuff. Absolutely top tier stuff, I really hope lillith keeps making stuff or at least gets hired somewhere based off this.
I feel the same way. But this wasn't done by a single person. The music was mainly done by Evelyn Lark (aka. The Noble Demon) as far as I know. So if you liked it, you might want to check out her channel too.
I couldn't find a complete list of who participated in this project though.
You know it's a good game when Iron talks about it in an essay portion right off the bat.
Always love to see the notification of another upload in this series.
1:46 i just noticed her hand slightly twitching. The details in this are incredible!
Man. I watch youtube as a background thing and to hear "yo yo yo," over and over then "if that sounds interesting" threw me through a loop lol. Yes, yo yo yo does sound interesting.
Love this series so much. The funny, strange, awful and great games you find are so interesting especially with your comments and inputs on them. Your humour is amazing (LOVED that intro) and the critiques you give are thoughtful and worthwhile. The combo of your first experience and closing thoughts afterwards is so good I genuinely love this.
Which leads me to say if you have any games you've found which would be interesting to talk either in this format or in your single game videos like Lords of the Fallen I'd love see that as well. I know others have said and I know your channel is very souls focused but I definitely think it's worth saying at least
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, this is one of my favorite TH-cam series and I hope you never stop making it
Pineapple: Hmmm, can you pet the dogs?
Lilith: Yesyoucan
Great vid as usual, Iron Pineapple! I always love hearing your engaging and thought-provoking criticisms of these games. On that note, I have some indie titles that I’d love to see you play and discuss (even though they’re not really “obscure” nor “soulsy”). They include:
- The Messenger
- Transistor
- Blasphemous
- Into the Breach
I know these would be a little off brand for you, but I’d still love to see you talk about these, as one of my favorite game critics.
Anyways, keep up the good work! Can’t wait for the next one!
Messenger is one of the best games I've played, and even though a lot of people know about it I still consider it a hidden gem, just because how unique the premise is. It has really funny dialouges that actually made me laugh and one of the best soundtracks out there. Anyone should try it out!
I really appreciate you making these videos.They are very entertaining and also fun to watch u can feel that u genuinely like doing these videos and also "waste" all your time and money for us on games that probably aren't the best.
I get stupidly exited for these videos. Keep making great content pineapple.
Heck yeah I love this series and it always brightens my day when a new one comes out
game 4 seems like a combination of Darkest Dungeon and Hades with a dash of Hellblade... **goes to my Steam wishlist**
3:10 yoooo that fact that bloodborne psx "now loding" icon is just an armored core icon blows my mind because of course from soft would reuse assets like that!
23:13 - I love how the guy on the right just shows up, like - "Cheesing enemies, are we?" 😆
Curse of the dead gods: added to my watchlist. I love how there's always at least one game that suits my tastes in these videos. Does that mean... I'm a dumpster feeder?
Curse of the dead gods was one of the best early access games I've ever seen. And it's only getting better. For sure one of the best roguelites I've ever played, if not the best. Nothing trashy about it.
@@Miraihi how does it compare to Hades?
On this note, I was wondering whether you heard of Bleak Faith: Forsaken, Pineapple? I stumbled upon a gameplay from it last year and it looks like a really interesting spin but having just checked, it's only going to be released in Q2 this year... fingers crossed this makes it to this series once any form of it's available!
I cannot state how much I like this series. And I genuinely think you're one of the best reviewers out there. Cheers!
24:06 gave me a hearty chuckle
Can't wait for the next episode. Hope you include the upcoming soulslike Elden Ring. It's releasing soon and yet not a lot of people know about it
I absolutely love the low-poly PS1 aesthetic. I'm glad it's a trend in indie games. It just gives off an atmosphere that modern graphics can't achieve.
I love that with old graphics the visual design as a whole stands out way more. It was about style.
Would definitely encourage you to look at “Unto the End” for this series. It has a jump button, it has dodge-rolls, it has platforming, bonfires, etc..
I'd be interested too see what IP thinks. I found it unfair and frustrating, which the developer says is intentional.
@@JanPospisilArt Oh yeah, I agree. I had a hard time deciding if it was the sort of frustrating that made me want to try again, or the sort of frustrating that made me want to stop playing.
I don't even like the Fromsoft games, and this is such a great series. Always looking forward to the next one!
Not even Armored Core?
@@varsoonhks3211 Never played it. I meant the soulsborne games.
14:35 Idk why but this scene got me lmao.
That demake is incredible. Petting dogs mode is hilarious and that new boss looks so freaking cool I would be low-key upset if he didn't make it into what remastered version of the actual game whenever it comes out
Check out Warm Snow. It's a roguelike similar to Hades, but it is definitely a game I think souls players would enjoy; I certainly do. (If curse of the old gods fits, Warm Snow surely does too.)