@@JosephMpyana-z6h That's preference. Dark Mode is very popular for a reason, and as a fan of Dark Mode I like the black better. The white also looks really good as well though, so it isn't a completely _black and white_ change; figuratively speaking, of course 😉
This honestly turned out to be one of the better games in the pass the game series, with clean visuals that are still simple to understand. Nobody tried to shove really complex, hard to understand graphics, and the gameplay looks simple but addicting.
Idea, a challenge called "Update", where you take past projects and let new or even the same devs give the game an update, and to see how much farther you can push it.
This is a solid idea. Some of the past games are so good and I wish they would continue to push them on and see what would come of them. Some just end up with lots of potential but no more work done.
This one, for example, is a diamond in the rough I feel, so an update would really help. We would also spare ourselves from the typical boss fight some devs plug into the game just for it to be “finished”
everyone should watch andrew cunninghams newest video paint a picture on blackthornprods mismanagement , treating devs as game slaves making money off them while paying them with " exposure " lol i knew they were sleazebags the way some of the challenges are mismanaged and selling overpriced courses thomas brush imitators
Commenting here for engagement, these comments need to get bumped to the top of the video. Blackthornprod is a shameless exploitative scammer, please watch Andrew's video
@@PenguinjitsuX Really jus thoping we get another channel that makes these videos. I've had a bad taste in my mouth every time I've watched these videos because it just didn't feel like the devs were treated with the respect they deserve.
@@MDG-mykys One pair of devs(Andrew Cunningham+Toby) reached out to participate in some video and were meant to be 2nd in a pass the game challenge but Blackthornprod accidentally sent the game to another dev too meaning the video has to be reworked a bit to not leave either of the devs who went 2nd out. They're then offered chance to be 2nd dev in another video and despite not really liking the idea Andrew decides to take part anyway for exposure and they end up wanting to extend the deadline by a day, 3 days before it but get no response from Blackthornprod until a day before it saying he'd like to scrap the idea whole since it isn't performing that well and hopes instead do an entirely different idea if it isn't too late but on Andrew saying that's not exactly fair Blackthornprod promises to do a video with the previous idea since they already did the work for it and thanks them for taking part and says they're almost done with the pass the game video before not paying attention to them for 2 months. After 2 months and multiple unanswered messages they finally send a long message explaining they didn't take part in the videos for fun and if the videos aren't going to be released they'll have to make their own video to get some use out of the work they did to which they get a response of sorry, yeah the 2nd video is in fact cancelled(shouldn't have started on multiple episodes of a series before seeing how the first episode performed) so make the video and he'll promote it, also the pass the game challenge video will get done at some point. But then a week later Blackthornprod manages to find new devs for the 2nd video so if they're ok to wait 2 months for it they'll get that done too but in a heavily cut down form(to correct the issues the series seemed to have)... Then after a month or two of delay and no updates they start asking after the pass the game video that's supposed to be released soon and after some more delays they get told sorry they have basically no idea when they'll release either of the videos and 2nd one is a low priority so won't make the mistake of trying to promise a specific date and that they probably should release their own video if they want to. tldr:You probably shouldn't consider taking part in one of these videos to be part of your timed pre-release marketing push and not take part in video ideas you think aren't that great.
@@enrymion9681 yeah, I just saw the video. It's unfortunate, idk if it was that one time they got ambitious or they effed up multiple times (and no, the centipede event doesn't count).
@@enrymion9681idk just sounds like poor communication, hardly a “cancellable” problem when they are communicating with dozens of devs at any given time.
For context for anyone who doesn't know, Blackthornprod exploits people for free content and treats them terribly. He made people participate in videos like this and threw away all their work because they didn't want to post the video anymore, and completely ghosted the developers. Andrew Cunningham recently posted a story about this, please watch his video. A bigger TH-camr needs to pick this story up and expose Blackthornprod for their shameless behavior.
One of my favorite pass the game challenges yet. Would love to see if there could be a series where all or some of the devs could revisit the game and add to it because I would love to see this game with more content
One of the best (if not THE best) pass-the-game challenges so far. Both the outcome was satisfying (the game looks original, clean and addictive) and the team collaboration was on point (nobody tried going against the current and improved on the previous devs work). Great job, everybody!
I feel like it'd be so cool to see pass the game reups, where the concept is flipped and you take an older pass the game project, and give it to a few devs who have to work together and communicate to remake or improve past pass the game challenges in a certain amount of time
I would have just gone with the idea of a second pass the game challenge where they don't communicate, but I think this idea is even better! Could be a great format, as it has a built-in problem so that the video be as much about game-dev as it is about the chaos of problem-solving with people you barely know!
@@MDG-mykys Another Dev released a Video how horrible it was working with Blackthornprod. Like he didnt answer for months and there were very incompetent and stuff.
i always had a weird feeling about these videos and the andrew cunningham vid really put things into perspective. i cant speak for others, but i was watching these videos for the devs, not for the host. i really hope you arent treating all of the devs like you did them. unsubbed
Dude! Solid project, I’d love to see more work on this as it is super original and awesome bursting with potential, expected something to go wrong but I was greatly surprised. Good Video.
Blackthronprod is a scammer who exploits people for free labor and video content. Watch Andrew Cunningham recent video exposing him for how poorly he treats developers. Blackthronprod is utterly shameless and threw away developers' work for no reason and had terrible communication. These guys just exploit other people for free content and shill their own terrible game dev course. A bigger TH-camr needs to pick this story up and expose them.
Eh, that's extremely exaggerated and inaccurate way to describe it. He clearly was apologetic and a bit ashamed about how things went so not shameless and had a reason to throw away the work so the only real issue you mentioned is that he's bad/slow at communication which while not ideal isn't big enough of an issue to be so outraged.
@@enrymion9681 Did you see how many times in a row he ghosted them? You can't apologize for not responding, then not respond, then apologize again, then not respond again... and keep doing that in a loop. It doesn't mean anything anymore if you don't fix your mistakes.There are other devs who had the same thing happen to them. Just because someone apologizes doesn't mean anything unless they fix it it sounds like you're excusing them just because of their incompetence/stupidity. Does it make a difference whether he did all these things intentionally or because he's stupid? And do you really think it's fine to excuse someone just because they're lazy or stupid? Imagine robbing a bank and saying "oh sorry, I'm just too lazy to work hard" or "sorry I'm just stupid, I forgot robbing banks wasn't allowed". This argument doesn't make sense. And repeating mistakes isn't being dumb. It's malice and an intentionally doing the same bad thing again.
I wrote a large comment explaining some things but TH-cam seems to randomly remove any sort of comments these days.To sum it up, stop excusing bad behavior for "incompetence" or "lazinesss". If more people were like you, I can just go around robbing banks and telling people "sorry I was too lazy to work hard" or "sorry im dumb i forgot robbing banks isn't allowed". They are repeating the same mistakes multiple times and not learning from it. They ghosted devs MULTIPLE times and did the same thing after apologizing repeatedly. Get real and understand people like this cannot be excused for incompetence.
@@PenguinjitsuX He did mention he was planning to hire a community manager so he does want to fix the issue. And yes it's perfectly fine to excuse someone for making mistakes, nobody's perfect. But I do sympathize with Andrew being in a rush to get marketing out in time for the release of his game and making the mistake of expecting Blackthornpods videos to be released at a faster pace.
@@enrymion9681 Making a mistake once and learning from it is fine. Repeating the same mistake again and again without changing is not. If you think it's fine to excuse this behavior, you must be like him as well. I can't imagine working with people like you who are fine with never acknowledging mistakes and just saying "sorry" and doing the same mistake again. "Mentioning" hiring a community manager is not enough. You must apologize to the community directly, and fix it as soon as the mistake happens. Not years later after you get exposed and need to cover it up. Who knows how long this has been going on, only after Andrew made his video did we see several other devs say they had the same experience. Take a look at other comments and you'll clearly see that others share the same stance as me. It is odd to excuse unethical behavior so easily.
This is one of the, if not the best pass the game challenge I have seen yet. I honestly hope they spend a little more time on it make it a full game. In fact I’ll probably be willing to pay a few dollars for the game as is (with a global leaderboard)
Everything looks really nice, only thing I didn't like is the change to a pure black floor. Has no depth(?) to it visually and it makes the black enemy outlines useless
The best pass the game challenge so far. Everyone contributed, no one deleted a core part of the game, everyone built on what was there. Massive props to all the devs.
this has to be my favorite video from this series! boss ideas: Trojan horse- a fast giant blocky horse that drops little versions that dash towards you while the horse runs away. Spam- a boss that drops a bunch of pop ups windows you need to close to make the boss temporarily vulnerable. mouse Curser- a mouse curser that can curse you with spells, like maybe makes an area slow you or something. suggestions: change player model, honestly thats about it. seems fun
This one went so well! Nobody added random stupid crap or threw away good work, which is refreshing. There were clear differences of opinion yet the end result was cohesive and really shows everyone's efforts coming together.
This is quite possibly one of the best games to come out of this series. Genuinely impressive how it simply became better and better in every aspect as it was passed from developer to developer. Great video!
Agreed! He polished nicely, and had a colab vibe. No ganking etc, just putting in best work he could for it. Did he also name to bosses etc? Reified the theme, there (aka made concrete) (PS Some of us do like the black floor better!)
I weirdly came across this channel a couple of days ago and just randomly watched like 12 of your videos today. These have been absolutely amazing and glad to see another one pop up today!
I love it except for the last dev's decision to switch it to black. I really liked the clean white laboratory look it had before. 😕 (Nothing against the dev though, the rest of his edits were awesome!)
This game is insane man, it's amazing! So beautiful, so creative, so well done, the core mechanic is just brilliant, and everyone really added to the core really well! I hope this continues to get developed and shipped! If this game gets shipped, and I'm not as broken then as I am now, I'm totally willing to pay for it! I love the idea of WASD codes to activate abilities! God that's such a good idea!
This is one of the few challenges where I was happy with all the updates from each person and the game actually looks legit at the end! Well done guys.
this was amazing, it actually felt like all the devs were actually on the same page and it came out so good gj everyone in this, all the features that were added helped it so much
This was one of the best pass the game challenges I've watched, everything from the teamwork, execution, collaboration, no stupid stuff thrown in or unnecessarily removed, everyone came together to make something amazing and we got to see every stage including the play test and post challenge discussion, very entertaining and great job everyone involved!
I think a wild game design challenge that would truly warrant the "Bug Edition" title would be to make a requirement the each developer must leave a bug in the game, whether it be something game breaking or just something funny. the devs would be forced to prioritize certain fixes while considering what could be left broken, and the next dev would hopefully make a creative way to either implement or cover up the bug before the next advancement of the game
This is certainly one of the cleanest challenges yet, and that has a lot to do with the concise and easily understood framework setup by the first dev that was then enhanced by those that followed. Cheers!
Fantastic overall game. Sometimes the chaos is fun, but seeing how smooth it goes sometimes is also fantastic. The addition of the IK legs to the cubes was probably the biggest genius moment. It elevated all the placeholder boxes to unique designs, and allowed the easy implementation of other enemies by just picking a color, box, and legs. Not sure about the obstacles making a return at the end, but cool to see the aesthetic they came with. I think everyone should be proud of this one.
I think this video shows how much time is saved when you think ahead to other people editing your code. One of the best pass the game challenges I’ve seen on this channel and you can tell the devs showed some care for eachother
They are in contact with a lot of devs that work on several projects over long times. Also the "demanding free work" part is incredibly dumb. It's a trade, smaller game creators use this channel as a way to promote themselves. As you may notice most of these developers are only at a handful of subs on their TH-cam channel when first appearing on this channel and then they grow. They also get an opportunity to advertise their games and their skills to a large audience, which is why they are allowed to advertise however much they want on these videos. It's a fair system that is working to make the organizer and the small game creators profit. It's a win-win situation that is also nice for the viewers and the game industry as a whole
@Frienea its a trade: i receive a lot of money, and you receive insulting behaviour and 2 minutes of runtime that you yourself will have to edit, and also i might change my mind days before deadline. deal?
@Frienea there's no way you are being serious right now. game devs that participate aren't buying an ad: they dont have any contract that can protect them from their work being exploited, they have no control over how much run time they have in the video since blackthorn can just cut their segmnt or scrub video without any substantial reason after all the work was already done. they dont have any guarantees on how much people will watch the video, unlike LITERALLY ANY OTHER MARKETING. they are being exploited under the pretense of possible exposure without any confirmation or guarantee that that exposure is actually going to happen. it's not illegal, but there s a reason why "working for exposure" is so hated by everybody who is against the exploitation of creative people
This is the best game I've seen in this series, each dev poured their souls into it. Cant imagine how that Vitaly guy would have absolutely obliterated this
its very understandable and expected when a pass the game challenge ends up being chaotic or not very finished, but thats all part of the fun you know. but seeing this actually work so well was so cool! everyone did a great job and seemed to use their time and focus exactly right for this to turn out so good
Genuinely would love to see these five brought back to this game again at some point because it turned out spectacularly and I'd like to see where it could go from here.
Definitely one of the best pass the project results, and this time all 5 devs were amazing. Kudos to all! This game could legit be big if its completed
Well done guys! Was so enjoyable to see how proud everyone was at the end in the discussion. IwWould love to see a part2, where all 5 devs work together and communicate for a day or two, to add some of the things they discussed.
It would be cool to add dark mode and light mode so you can change it to white if you want, a cool idea for a boss could also be a centipede train where once you kill it it spawns random enemies
I think this is one of the most complete & congruous projects I've seen on this channel in a long time! Great video and I definitely want to play this game!
Wow, this one turned out great! Super impressive considering how few passes there were. Everyone brought something super important to the table and seemed to instinctively understand both what the previous devs intended and what the future devs could use. You love to see it!
I would like to see one where you somehow make the order a misery. No one know if they are the first or last person to be working on the game. So everyone is trying to finish the game in a chaotic race to the finish where no one knows who has started or where’s the end.
Wow this one came together great. Love the respect between each dev. Wish these videos where just the devs and their awesome devlogs and nothing else..
Please, its clear that communication is not your strongest suit, blackthornprod, I also advise you to become a better human being overall and stop treating badly the people that make this channel's content. Dont treat devs like shit.
A wonderful team, each one improving and adding to the game, and making it easier for the next dev to add something! Nobody had to take their time just to fix things, that's a game changer haha. Please more like this one!
Okay, yeah, that has to be one of the best yet. The editing is great, I loved every one of the devs' additions both to the project and to the editing if the video. Keep it up!
loved your content.. tried out 1 game and have been getting spam emails by a bot ever since tryign to make me sing up for a course or smth-- truly a channel of all time
This is one of those results I think would be an amazing candidate for a "5 Devs _Complete_ the Game" challenge. 😛 The core game is there. It just needs content.
Almost every game they've made I've gone "man I wish they would allow a 2nd loop to allow it to be a full fledge game". Because all of them are THIS close to being amazing.
this felt like one of the few times the devs worked together to make a cohesive game instead of trying to change a bunch of stuff to leave their mark. Awsome job and looks super fun to play
The best part of this is that the computer is directly competing with the player for resources which each can then use in a different way. It adds a real sense of urgency to going for the batteries, and responsiveness; you don't just have a random boss shows up, they're directly linked to the player actions.
Another banger from the pass the game challenge, but I don't think I've ever seen all 5 devs so laser focused on the task. Well done all devs, and happy to see some of you come back :)
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@@Blackthornprod WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, hopefully the hand stays
@@Blackthornprod YIPPIE!!!!!
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A low poly hand AND a centipede? This is truly one of the Blackthornprod videos of all time.
LOL
Fr this is utter perfection
real
They forgot to have Blackthornprod forcibly turn it into a tower defence game.
@@iwantagoodnameplease real
That first dev really nailed a game idea, the project could already be called a game as he left it.
Ayy thank you so much!!
The core game idea was amazing!!!! Prefer the white over the black background
You're right, but overtime the white background can strain your eyes that's why black is preferable@@JosephMpyana-z6h
@@JosephMpyana-z6h That's preference. Dark Mode is very popular for a reason, and as a fan of Dark Mode I like the black better. The white also looks really good as well though, so it isn't a completely _black and white_ change; figuratively speaking, of course 😉
@@MrRADicalOfficial Maybe a dark/white mode shifter could be implemented easily due to the simple visuals. But yeah dark mode all the way! :D
This honestly turned out to be one of the better games in the pass the game series, with clean visuals that are still simple to understand. Nobody tried to shove really complex, hard to understand graphics, and the gameplay looks simple but addicting.
Thanks for the invite Noa! I think this is one of the best games to come out of the pass the game challenge recently (although I am biased)!
Bro I loved your additions to the game
no way THE rugbug redfern??
Bro you are the mvp in this project
You took this game to a whole new level!
Pls finish this game
Idea, a challenge called "Update", where you take past projects and let new or even the same devs give the game an update, and to see how much farther you can push it.
This is a solid idea. Some of the past games are so good and I wish they would continue to push them on and see what would come of them. Some just end up with lots of potential but no more work done.
This one, for example, is a diamond in the rough I feel, so an update would really help.
We would also spare ourselves from the typical boss fight some devs plug into the game just for it to be “finished”
its sad how they sometimes have such great gems and they get abandoned, some of these games need to hit steam
They did this once with the spider game, would love to see it again!
The superhero game would be peak
Ayy it was so much fun working on this project! Thanks everybody for watching! ❤
Crushed it my guy! The synergy that followed was so OP
This game looked so good so fast. I think because the initial setup did such a great job setting the scene
Where can I contact you to redeem the prototype?
I was interested in pitching you a game prototype idea, but there is no link in the description.
Always love seeing you on here my dude, def one of my favorite devs.
Thanks for having me back again! This turned out incredible.
This looks like a genuinely fun game, I'll check it out when I can. Epic work!
Loved the way you got the left hand involved! A+ expansion
@@LighthoofDryden Haha glad it was appreciated!
bro clean your keyboard
@@valen5188 one day
All the devs where so capable and in tune its crazy
It's not a bug, it's a feature !
This theme would be so cool if they went into this game further. Like modifiers, powerups and whatnot
everyone should watch andrew cunninghams newest video paint a picture on blackthornprods mismanagement , treating devs as game slaves making money off them while paying them with " exposure " lol i knew they were sleazebags the way some of the challenges are mismanaged and selling overpriced courses thomas brush imitators
Commenting here for engagement, these comments need to get bumped to the top of the video. Blackthornprod is a shameless exploitative scammer, please watch Andrew's video
@@PenguinjitsuX Really jus thoping we get another channel that makes these videos. I've had a bad taste in my mouth every time I've watched these videos because it just didn't feel like the devs were treated with the respect they deserve.
Arent all these devs here for fun?
Another challenge idea: try to be respectful towards the devs who are basically making free content for you
literally making all your content for you for free
shame the featured devs seemingly arent confident enough on their own youtube/dev journey
Did something happened??
@@MDG-mykys One pair of devs(Andrew Cunningham+Toby) reached out to participate in some video and were meant to be 2nd in a pass the game challenge but Blackthornprod accidentally sent the game to another dev too meaning the video has to be reworked a bit to not leave either of the devs who went 2nd out. They're then offered chance to be 2nd dev in another video and despite not really liking the idea Andrew decides to take part anyway for exposure and they end up wanting to extend the deadline by a day, 3 days before it but get no response from Blackthornprod until a day before it saying he'd like to scrap the idea whole since it isn't performing that well and hopes instead do an entirely different idea if it isn't too late but on Andrew saying that's not exactly fair Blackthornprod promises to do a video with the previous idea since they already did the work for it and thanks them for taking part and says they're almost done with the pass the game video before not paying attention to them for 2 months.
After 2 months and multiple unanswered messages they finally send a long message explaining they didn't take part in the videos for fun and if the videos aren't going to be released they'll have to make their own video to get some use out of the work they did to which they get a response of sorry, yeah the 2nd video is in fact cancelled(shouldn't have started on multiple episodes of a series before seeing how the first episode performed) so make the video and he'll promote it, also the pass the game challenge video will get done at some point. But then a week later Blackthornprod manages to find new devs for the 2nd video so if they're ok to wait 2 months for it they'll get that done too but in a heavily cut down form(to correct the issues the series seemed to have)... Then after a month or two of delay and no updates they start asking after the pass the game video that's supposed to be released soon and after some more delays they get told sorry they have basically no idea when they'll release either of the videos and 2nd one is a low priority so won't make the mistake of trying to promise a specific date and that they probably should release their own video if they want to.
tldr:You probably shouldn't consider taking part in one of these videos to be part of your timed pre-release marketing push and not take part in video ideas you think aren't that great.
@@enrymion9681 yeah, I just saw the video.
It's unfortunate, idk if it was that one time they got ambitious or they effed up multiple times (and no, the centipede event doesn't count).
@@enrymion9681idk just sounds like poor communication, hardly a “cancellable” problem when they are communicating with dozens of devs at any given time.
not communicating is not just a concept it‘s also your way you handle the people who produce your money.
I love how when u sort my newest u mostly see hate comments now
@@JuhoSprite what happened?
@@MattMGK bad communication, scrapping videos and more. Its not straight up evil stuff, but he is getting lots of backlash for it
do you think the devs from this video also waited nine months before the video was released?
For context for anyone who doesn't know, Blackthornprod exploits people for free content and treats them terribly. He made people participate in videos like this and threw away all their work because they didn't want to post the video anymore, and completely ghosted the developers. Andrew Cunningham recently posted a story about this, please watch his video. A bigger TH-camr needs to pick this story up and expose Blackthornprod for their shameless behavior.
One of my favorite pass the game challenges yet. Would love to see if there could be a series where all or some of the devs could revisit the game and add to it because I would love to see this game with more content
am I the only one who genuinely waits for these vids?
like I seriously enjoy them dude
I do too
you're not alone
sameee
Me too
Me too
Thanks for having me! Love how the project turned out and awesome to see how it got there 🔥
you did great with it :)
You made me laught out loud, pretty funny way to tell things :)
You guys all did great🎉
the goblin jokes were great
You were my favourite developer man! I wish to become a game dev like you one day :')
Would love to see one of these videos but instead it features archery, hope that kind of video gets released soon
blackthornprod when they are asked to come up with a SINGLE new idea: 😱😭😢😥😳🥺😱😭😓😰
One of the best (if not THE best) pass-the-game challenges so far. Both the outcome was satisfying (the game looks original, clean and addictive) and the team collaboration was on point (nobody tried going against the current and improved on the previous devs work). Great job, everybody!
New Video Idea: "One TH-camr tries to communicate with devs who actually do all the work while said youtuber does absolutely nothing(Impossible)"
Think about how good the viewer retention would be if you responded to Andrew Cunningham's video.
lmao
I feel like it'd be so cool to see pass the game reups, where the concept is flipped and you take an older pass the game project, and give it to a few devs who have to work together and communicate to remake or improve past pass the game challenges in a certain amount of time
That's a fun idea!
I would have just gone with the idea of a second pass the game challenge where they don't communicate, but I think this idea is even better! Could be a great format, as it has a built-in problem so that the video be as much about game-dev as it is about the chaos of problem-solving with people you barely know!
How's that viewer retention looking now?
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@@MDG-mykys Another Dev released a Video how horrible it was working with Blackthornprod. Like he didnt answer for months and there were very incompetent and stuff.
i always had a weird feeling about these videos and the andrew cunningham vid really put things into perspective. i cant speak for others, but i was watching these videos for the devs, not for the host. i really hope you arent treating all of the devs like you did them. unsubbed
What happened?
Dude! Solid project, I’d love to see more work on this as it is super original and awesome bursting with potential, expected something to go wrong but I was greatly surprised. Good Video.
This is the BEST pass the game BY FAR. Yall generated a game that I want to watch gameplay of. My god. So good.
Blackthronprod is a scammer who exploits people for free labor and video content. Watch Andrew Cunningham recent video exposing him for how poorly he treats developers. Blackthronprod is utterly shameless and threw away developers' work for no reason and had terrible communication. These guys just exploit other people for free content and shill their own terrible game dev course. A bigger TH-camr needs to pick this story up and expose them.
Eh, that's extremely exaggerated and inaccurate way to describe it. He clearly was apologetic and a bit ashamed about how things went so not shameless and had a reason to throw away the work so the only real issue you mentioned is that he's bad/slow at communication which while not ideal isn't big enough of an issue to be so outraged.
@@enrymion9681 Did you see how many times in a row he ghosted them? You can't apologize for not responding, then not respond, then apologize again, then not respond again... and keep doing that in a loop. It doesn't mean anything anymore if you don't fix your mistakes.There are other devs who had the same thing happen to them. Just because someone apologizes doesn't mean anything unless they fix it
it sounds like you're excusing them just because of their incompetence/stupidity. Does it make a difference whether he did all these things intentionally or because he's stupid? And do you really think it's fine to excuse someone just because they're lazy or stupid? Imagine robbing a bank and saying "oh sorry, I'm just too lazy to work hard" or "sorry I'm just stupid, I forgot robbing banks wasn't allowed". This argument doesn't make sense.
And repeating mistakes isn't being dumb. It's malice and an intentionally doing the same bad thing again.
I wrote a large comment explaining some things but TH-cam seems to randomly remove any sort of comments these days.To sum it up, stop excusing bad behavior for "incompetence" or "lazinesss". If more people were like you, I can just go around robbing banks and telling people "sorry I was too lazy to work hard" or "sorry im dumb i forgot robbing banks isn't allowed". They are repeating the same mistakes multiple times and not learning from it. They ghosted devs MULTIPLE times and did the same thing after apologizing repeatedly. Get real and understand people like this cannot be excused for incompetence.
@@PenguinjitsuX He did mention he was planning to hire a community manager so he does want to fix the issue. And yes it's perfectly fine to excuse someone for making mistakes, nobody's perfect.
But I do sympathize with Andrew being in a rush to get marketing out in time for the release of his game and making the mistake of expecting Blackthornpods videos to be released at a faster pace.
@@enrymion9681 Making a mistake once and learning from it is fine. Repeating the same mistake again and again without changing is not. If you think it's fine to excuse this behavior, you must be like him as well.
I can't imagine working with people like you who are fine with never acknowledging mistakes and just saying "sorry" and doing the same mistake again. "Mentioning" hiring a community manager is not enough. You must apologize to the community directly, and fix it as soon as the mistake happens. Not years later after you get exposed and need to cover it up. Who knows how long this has been going on, only after Andrew made his video did we see several other devs say they had the same experience.
Take a look at other comments and you'll clearly see that others share the same stance as me. It is odd to excuse unethical behavior so easily.
This is one of the, if not the best pass the game challenge I have seen yet. I honestly hope they spend a little more time on it make it a full game. In fact I’ll probably be willing to pay a few dollars for the game as is (with a global leaderboard)
They should really dedicate time for them all to collectively finish out these games as a demo and post it.
Not much time but a week or so.
Everything looks really nice, only thing I didn't like is the change to a pure black floor. Has no depth(?) to it visually and it makes the black enemy outlines useless
Yeah I hated it
It'd be better if it was slightly greener to fit the theme
I like how the first dev made the map open because he thought it was more fun ans the 5th dev added the walls back in
Yeah it makes for less repetitive gameplay, so cool how randomly the walls change
I didn't know it was blank on purpose until I saw this video 😂 I stand by my choices 😊
@@darkroom7409 You made them break and change. Not a map so much as a shifting playspace. That works great!
The best pass the game challenge so far. Everyone contributed, no one deleted a core part of the game, everyone built on what was there. Massive props to all the devs.
"5 devs make a game/video, and I plug my course in-between"
The best end result I've seen so far - And zero drama! heeeyyy!
this has to be my favorite video from this series!
boss ideas:
Trojan horse- a fast giant blocky horse that drops little versions that dash towards you while the horse runs away.
Spam- a boss that drops a bunch of pop ups windows you need to close to make the boss temporarily vulnerable.
mouse Curser- a mouse curser that can curse you with spells, like maybe makes an area slow you or something.
suggestions: change player model, honestly thats about it. seems fun
The final design ended up looking really cool
This worked so well because the first dev had a nice basic idea that was putting an actual core-loop foundation down. More of this please
This one went so well! Nobody added random stupid crap or threw away good work, which is refreshing. There were clear differences of opinion yet the end result was cohesive and really shows everyone's efforts coming together.
This is quite possibly one of the best games to come out of this series. Genuinely impressive how it simply became better and better in every aspect as it was passed from developer to developer. Great video!
You should invite dark room again!
Yeah! They should! ❤
@@darkroom7409 Hello Darkroom!
Agreed! He polished nicely, and had a colab vibe. No ganking etc, just putting in best work he could for it. Did he also name to bosses etc? Reified the theme, there (aka made concrete) (PS Some of us do like the black floor better!)
@@phasein5413 Some hate the black floor :D But you can't please everyone :D
I weirdly came across this channel a couple of days ago and just randomly watched like 12 of your videos today. These have been absolutely amazing and glad to see another one pop up today!
I love it except for the last dev's decision to switch it to black. I really liked the clean white laboratory look it had before. 😕 (Nothing against the dev though, the rest of his edits were awesome!)
Art is subjective 😊❤ Thanks tho!
I personally prefer the black as I find it easier on the eyes to look at
The black background should be optional, felt that made is way worse and harder to see
100% agree
100% Disagree
Should be a light and dark mode maybe?
One of the best pass the game challenges! Looking forward to the next one.
These videos make me want to get into game design.
Great collab and result. Suggest having a "2 dev pass back" challenge where they iterate back and forth letting them keep evolving for 3 rounds.
This game is insane man, it's amazing! So beautiful, so creative, so well done, the core mechanic is just brilliant, and everyone really added to the core really well! I hope this continues to get developed and shipped!
If this game gets shipped, and I'm not as broken then as I am now, I'm totally willing to pay for it! I love the idea of WASD codes to activate abilities! God that's such a good idea!
This is one of the few challenges where I was happy with all the updates from each person and the game actually looks legit at the end! Well done guys.
This is so cool, the artstyles finally fir together, it's simple and seems fun asf
this was amazing, it actually felt like all the devs were actually on the same page and it came out so good gj everyone in this, all the features that were added helped it so much
This was one of the best pass the game challenges I've watched, everything from the teamwork, execution, collaboration, no stupid stuff thrown in or unnecessarily removed, everyone came together to make something amazing and we got to see every stage including the play test and post challenge discussion, very entertaining and great job everyone involved!
every single dev came with HEAT
Let’s share our own experiences related to the video’s topic!
I already miss the giant centipedes.
There was a centipede, bro. You didnt watch the full video
@@GTLife5 Bro, I watched the vid, and right after I already experienced giant centipede withdrawal symptoms
I think a wild game design challenge that would truly warrant the "Bug Edition" title would be to make a requirement the each developer must leave a bug in the game, whether it be something game breaking or just something funny. the devs would be forced to prioritize certain fixes while considering what could be left broken, and the next dev would hopefully make a creative way to either implement or cover up the bug before the next advancement of the game
This is certainly one of the cleanest challenges yet, and that has a lot to do with the concise and easily understood framework setup by the first dev that was then enhanced by those that followed. Cheers!
Fantastic overall game. Sometimes the chaos is fun, but seeing how smooth it goes sometimes is also fantastic. The addition of the IK legs to the cubes was probably the biggest genius moment. It elevated all the placeholder boxes to unique designs, and allowed the easy implementation of other enemies by just picking a color, box, and legs. Not sure about the obstacles making a return at the end, but cool to see the aesthetic they came with. I think everyone should be proud of this one.
I think this video shows how much time is saved when you think ahead to other people editing your code. One of the best pass the game challenges I’ve seen on this channel and you can tell the devs showed some care for eachother
you’re no longer retaining my viewership that’s for sure
Why do you treat the game devs like slaves and ghost them for 6 months at a time, while also demanding free work?
They are in contact with a lot of devs that work on several projects over long times. Also the "demanding free work" part is incredibly dumb. It's a trade, smaller game creators use this channel as a way to promote themselves. As you may notice most of these developers are only at a handful of subs on their TH-cam channel when first appearing on this channel and then they grow. They also get an opportunity to advertise their games and their skills to a large audience, which is why they are allowed to advertise however much they want on these videos. It's a fair system that is working to make the organizer and the small game creators profit. It's a win-win situation that is also nice for the viewers and the game industry as a whole
Womp womp @@Frienea
@Frienea its a trade: i receive a lot of money, and you receive insulting behaviour and 2 minutes of runtime that you yourself will have to edit, and also i might change my mind days before deadline. deal?
@@YourUnrulyServant Yeah like game developers don't get money from people buying their game
@Frienea there's no way you are being serious right now. game devs that participate aren't buying an ad: they dont have any contract that can protect them from their work being exploited, they have no control over how much run time they have in the video since blackthorn can just cut their segmnt or scrub video without any substantial reason after all the work was already done. they dont have any guarantees on how much people will watch the video, unlike LITERALLY ANY OTHER MARKETING. they are being exploited under the pretense of possible exposure without any confirmation or guarantee that that exposure is actually going to happen.
it's not illegal, but there s a reason why "working for exposure" is so hated by everybody who is against the exploitation of creative people
This is the best game I've seen in this series, each dev poured their souls into it. Cant imagine how that Vitaly guy would have absolutely obliterated this
Hey bro. You take the free labor of people in your vids then treat them horridly, hows that working for you?
Why is bro beefing 😭
its very understandable and expected when a pass the game challenge ends up being chaotic or not very finished, but thats all part of the fun you know. but seeing this actually work so well was so cool! everyone did a great job and seemed to use their time and focus exactly right for this to turn out so good
every time RugBug appears in this challenges he turns it into a "Game" , well done
He is him.
@@mariotheraviolieater4718 Indeed
Devs 3 and 5 absolutely nailed this shit. Would love to see the two of them to collaborate on continuing this game.
I’m so hyped for the next part of the 100 devs make a game. I’m def gonna get it even if it’s put behind a paywall. It sounds so much fin
This is easily the best pass the project challenge, all the devs felt like they were on the same wavelength, and the game came out amazing
This was one of the best yet! Everyone did great with forwarding the idea without covering up anyone elses work.
Thanks @Blackthornprod for having me! Best Game Jam game I've worked on! 😂🎉
This guy. Bring him back!
I liked your part the most. You added a ton of cool visuals and really made the game look polished. I'd be very happy if they invite you again.
You ruined it
@@AllTimeShown Some men just wanna watch the world burn.
@@_blue_carrot Thanks! You're setting me up with expectations that I can't meet :D
Genuinely would love to see these five brought back to this game again at some point because it turned out spectacularly and I'd like to see where it could go from here.
Definitely one of the best pass the project results, and this time all 5 devs were amazing. Kudos to all! This game could legit be big if its completed
Well done guys! Was so enjoyable to see how proud everyone was at the end in the discussion. IwWould love to see a part2, where all 5 devs work together and communicate for a day or two, to add some of the things they discussed.
It would be cool to add dark mode and light mode so you can change it to white if you want, a cool idea for a boss could also be a centipede train where once you kill it it spawns random enemies
this might be my favorite episode so far
Beat of these in a LONG time. Everyone handled it super well, it was great to watch people pass the ball and build together.
Really really loved the changes made by Rugbug, terrific idea to add a boss
I think this is one of the most complete & congruous projects I've seen on this channel in a long time! Great video and I definitely want to play this game!
Wow, this one turned out great! Super impressive considering how few passes there were. Everyone brought something super important to the table and seemed to instinctively understand both what the previous devs intended and what the future devs could use. You love to see it!
I would like to see one where you somehow make the order a misery. No one know if they are the first or last person to be working on the game.
So everyone is trying to finish the game in a chaotic race to the finish where no one knows who has started or where’s the end.
Wow this one came together great. Love the respect between each dev.
Wish these videos where just the devs and their awesome devlogs and nothing else..
Please, its clear that communication is not your strongest suit, blackthornprod, I also advise you to become a better human being overall and stop treating badly the people that make this channel's content. Dont treat devs like shit.
A wonderful team, each one improving and adding to the game, and making it easier for the next dev to add something! Nobody had to take their time just to fix things, that's a game changer haha. Please more like this one!
Okay, yeah, that has to be one of the best yet. The editing is great, I loved every one of the devs' additions both to the project and to the editing if the video. Keep it up!
IIRO really made the game unique, his changes are my favourite.
This is definitely a game you load up at dinner and then all of a sudden it's bed time
These devs are great. So happy that we finally got an episode with consistency and GREAT Devs. Epic stuff
loved your content.. tried out 1 game and have been getting spam emails by a bot ever since tryign to make me sing up for a course or smth-- truly a channel of all time
this channel exploits others.
This is one of those results I think would be an amazing candidate for a "5 Devs _Complete_ the Game" challenge. 😛
The core game is there. It just needs content.
Almost every game they've made I've gone "man I wish they would allow a 2nd loop to allow it to be a full fledge game". Because all of them are THIS close to being amazing.
This is really cool, definitely one of the most impressive end products I've seen on the channel. Good work everyone involved!
this felt like one of the few times the devs worked together to make a cohesive game instead of trying to change a bunch of stuff to leave their mark. Awsome job and looks super fun to play
The best part of this is that the computer is directly competing with the player for resources which each can then use in a different way. It adds a real sense of urgency to going for the batteries, and responsiveness; you don't just have a random boss shows up, they're directly linked to the player actions.
You're all incredibly talented game devs, Props to all of you. Very entertaining to watch!
The way the low poly hand slides in and moves is just satisfying and cool 🧊
Also White Background looked way better
The last dev made such a good job! Nice!
I love how every dev took time to help future devs do their thing
Idea: new set of devs have to continue the game some other team made. It lets you re use older projects
Another banger from the pass the game challenge, but I don't think I've ever seen all 5 devs so laser focused on the task. Well done all devs, and happy to see some of you come back :)
I think this game should get into the top 3 games ever made without communicating