Nuclear Throne: An 8-Year-Old Roguelike That’s Still a KING of the Genre

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  • @breadguyyy
    @breadguyyy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +272

    ror1 did looping back in 2013

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +108

      Oops. Thank you for the correction.

    • @breadguyyy
      @breadguyyy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +129

      you did say "one of the first" so you're still right 😎
      banger video as always

    • @vesteddrop1300
      @vesteddrop1300 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Bro I still play ror1 on a ps5.

    • @breadguyyy
      @breadguyyy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@vesteddrop1300 hop on PC we have starstorm

    • @skdooobep1275
      @skdooobep1275 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@sl1ppeyyou should play risk of rain 2 and risk of rain. Returns. They're really good

  • @testoftetris
    @testoftetris 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +140

    Something I think people gloss over with this game is that each floor is a continuous space that you can move through freely, as opposed to a lot of roguelikes which break up every floor into a series of locked rooms.
    This means encounters blend really smoothly into each other in NT rather than having a stop/start pacing like you might find in Binding of Isaac for example. It also basically eliminates the fatigue of "oh i guess it's this room again," which can start to plague games in the genre after enough runs

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Yup, a very good point as well.

    • @Thomatos200
      @Thomatos200 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I love the progressive generation of the levels because it makes it feel different while still being quite similar

    • @b.w.s3165
      @b.w.s3165 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The problem is this also means that the vast majority of the time past the beginning hours, you don't die because you messed up in an encounter, you die because you're fighting the game's map generation more than the enemy itself.
      Praying that the game doesn't decide to spawn you in one huge open room with no cover where every enemy is already aggroed onto you AND lil hunter is about to spawn in while you're melting?
      Sorry, no amount of skill is saving you. Better luck next time.

    • @massgunner4152
      @massgunner4152 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I would say it worsens the fatigue because the whole room is "that room again".

  • @maxfecteau
    @maxfecteau 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

    My favorite aspect of this game is the IDPD. It’s a perfect application of graphic design, sound design, gameplay design, even world-building. Every part of their existence makes them appear distinct from the other entities you fight, and somehow like the bigger antagonist in a world where everything already tries to kill you.
    The fact that the grunts, inspectors and shielders so closely mirror Fish, Eyes and Crystal makes the player feel all the more powerful by defeating them. This game wouldn’t be the same if there was no popo.

    • @nolamo1496
      @nolamo1496 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      so true.

    • @JFenixGG
      @JFenixGG 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i love popo

    • @YUN6_V3NUZ
      @YUN6_V3NUZ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      tr8or

    • @massgunner4152
      @massgunner4152 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wish this game had a remake that expands on the popo, because all the lore is in twitter.

  • @SundercoreDev
    @SundercoreDev 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +119

    I think the reason its not as highly regarded as Isaac and Gungeon, is that its too punishing, there's no time to relax, death could be a frame away.
    However, this also makes it the perfect arcade game. You can finish a run in 15 mins and deaths are often. Imagine this in an arcade machine.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Now I want to figure out how to make an NT arcade cabinet.

    • @psychicchicken5263
      @psychicchicken5263 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      That's actually my main issue with Gungeon. Once you have a general understanding of all the bosses, you can just breeze through the game due to the extremely generous starting 6 HP and no HP cap. Not to mention how many items cause god runs to happen.

    • @xman9354
      @xman9354 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@psychicchicken5263 Curse, boosted, and challenge runs

    • @psychicchicken5263
      @psychicchicken5263 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@xman9354 True, I enjoy cursed runs. I remember not finding challenge runs fun, not sure why because it's been a while though. Not sure what boosted runs are.

    • @xman9354
      @xman9354 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@psychicchicken5263 I don't like challenge runs either. Cursed runs are fun because better loot and higher stakes, and I might have gotten the name wrong but when I say boosted I mean when the speed of everything is like 1.5x

  • @nocapsbb
    @nocapsbb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    I feel like the holidays are the perfect time to jump into a roguelike, lots of extra time to waste and it's too cold to go outside...

  • @jademushroom2906
    @jademushroom2906 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    This games simplistic gameplay loop and fast pace makes it absolutely amazing, also on console you turn on 60 fps in the settings

    • @TheAbvsyork
      @TheAbvsyork 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is this true?

    • @jademushroom2906
      @jademushroom2906 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheAbvsyork yeah

    • @TheAbvsyork
      @TheAbvsyork 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jademushroom2906 I had no clue lol

    • @Gamesablaze
      @Gamesablaze 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Where do I access that?

  • @theramazing4615
    @theramazing4615 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Nuclear Throne is so fun. It's fast, chaotic, and loud in the best way possible

  • @BiodegradableYTP
    @BiodegradableYTP 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Nuclear Throne was the first roguelike that I actually finished. After sinking 30hrs into it, I finally reached the titular throne and managed to kill it on the first try. I really wasn't used to this style of gameplay at the time, so I got angry and frustrated *A LOT* and haven't touched the game in a long time, but thanks for reminding me that it is a very awesome game and giving me the itch to revisit it. I will be sure to curse out your name for every time I die at the worst moments, sl1ppey. Good video!

    • @colonialscenekid
      @colonialscenekid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The crazy part is that's just the beginning! Once you start looping, it's like a whole other game!

  • @noahmcalister
    @noahmcalister 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    0:42 i cannot believe that 2015 was eight years ago, having an existential crisis rn
    And "tinnitus % world record speed run" is beautiful, a phrase I will surely quote at my friends going to concerts without earplugs lol
    Great stuff, super entertaining man

  • @nolamo1496
    @nolamo1496 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Nuclear Throne's soundtrack has a really heavy influence from spaghetti western movies, and it makes it really pop out.

  • @sl1ppey
    @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    skill issue
    there now no one else can say it in the comments
    also big apologies to Joonas Turner for completely butchering their name.

    • @noahmcalister
      @noahmcalister 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      skill issue
      i can still say it, doesn't matter if i'm first

    • @anthonylander3562
      @anthonylander3562 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      tbh for most nuclear throne players you're up there buddy. better give me a high score run in terms of kills though cuz i wanna compare. just show me your stats screen the whole way king

    • @DJC3350
      @DJC3350 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fantastic review. I do wish you pointed out the daily system as it's one of my favorite implementations of multiplayer in rougelites, the fact the scores are measured in kills also adds another amazing touch to it.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DJC3350I should have, even just as a sentence or two. It’s a fun little feature that more games should have.

  • @Louiessss
    @Louiessss หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This game has the design depth worth others to learn and reference decades later

  • @shade_soul
    @shade_soul 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of my favorite childhood game, I always remember of this game everytime I see Soul Knight lmao

  • @MaxwellGunt-ul2ne
    @MaxwellGunt-ul2ne 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Fuck yeah, I haven’t even watched the video yet but I never see nuclear throne content on TH-cam it’s a fucking amazing game no one talks about

    • @MaxwellGunt-ul2ne
      @MaxwellGunt-ul2ne 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great video, great points

  • @kaasblokje.
    @kaasblokje. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I remember playing a ton of Nuclear Throne and then trying Enter the Gungeon a while later and I just couldn't finish Gungeon because it felt so slow and almost boring compared to Nuclear Throne.
    (I did come back a year later to Gungeon to fully beat the game and had a great time.)

  • @Burr_
    @Burr_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    As someone who has never played Nuclear Throne I am now convinced even more to play it. Never realized runs were so quick and well, painful. Great video!
    Also Galaga supremacy

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It’s basically the progenitor for the modern roguelike. For that reason alone I think it’s worth at least trying!

  • @scottdarrington6009
    @scottdarrington6009 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Been my go-to for eight years and counting. Vlambeer just knew how to make action feel good.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Truly. And apparently Vlambeer is back!!

    • @ethangnasher3848
      @ethangnasher3848 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@sl1ppey it is?!?!?

  • @5Sam66
    @5Sam66 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    this game has gotten me through so much of my life and the amount of love that i have for this game has no bounds
    there is a reason that across different computers i have a total of around 800+ hours in this game

  • @toaster9922
    @toaster9922 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    YEEEEES Fucking nuclear throne in the year of our lord 2023/24!!! I swear to god this is the best game on steam. Played since 2015 and I still play it now.

  • @TeamBobbo6326
    @TeamBobbo6326 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    It's fine you took a while. You make some quality content. Hope you recover from covid soon btw.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thanks. I've only got a sore throat so compared to almost coughing up a lung the first time I had it I'm fine. Just an annoying inconvenience lol

  • @supercheesyguy9996
    @supercheesyguy9996 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nuclear throne ultra still getting updates, which feels nice

  • @MightyFahl
    @MightyFahl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great tribute to Nuclear Throne. Awesome editing and writing. Easy sub, I’ll be checking out more of your work

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you for the nice comment. Really appreciate it.

  • @MrWerwoolf
    @MrWerwoolf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I need no friends, i need no phone
    Just a bag of several heads and a Nuclear Throne

    • @deukazoo9313
      @deukazoo9313 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Severed*

    • @---po3tf
      @---po3tf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I need no bread
      I need no home
      Just everybody dead
      And my Nuclear Throne!

  • @w.iz.
    @w.iz. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Now imagine nuclear throne 2

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Don't do that... don't give me hope...

  • @w5ildhero
    @w5ildhero 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Can't believe my finals distracted me from seeing this absolute masterpiece earlier, but very much glad this finally happened, amazing seeing how your learning of this from the AK-xlotl video has earned you a new favorite game. If I had to criticize, I'd say I wish there was a small segment with emphasis on the Throne fight, I think the fakeout of the throne being the boss and attempting to instakill you with the laser if you sit on the throne is an amazing thing to mention, probably my favorite part of the game going into it absolutely blind but otherwise the vid is ABSOLUTELY amazing.
    Some fun facts! You mentioned Steroids reading a book in the campsite being funny, but he's actually an immensely intelligent scientist and his mutation just happened to make him freakishly muscular alongside his massive intelligence, so really it's weirder seeing him do everything else! Funny how it works like that.
    And speaking of the campsite, did you notice the Throne II bossfight happens in the campsite area? You can even see the corpses of all the other characters there (with the exception of Yung Venuz because in game he teleports back to his mansion rather than leaving a corpse. Also, press B while playing him in game for air horn!). Just a detail that adds a lil extra motivation for you to get that oversized high chair and get your first loop.
    Speaking of looping, did you know one of the devs actually nerfed one of the IDPD enemies which could insta kill you via reflecting damage during loops because a streamer decided to stop smoking? From the wiki, "On one of Sleepcycles' streams, he made a bet with JW: 'If Sleepcycles doesn't smoke a single cigarette for a month, JW will have to nerf Shielders'. A month after that, in update #73, additional frames were added to Shielders' startup animation, slightly delaying their ability to shield." One of my favorite fun facts in all games tbh.
    And finally, if you haven't noticed it already, there are subtle hints scattered aaaaaall across the game, that Fish can, and I'm not making this up, ROLL across the floor. Crazy, huh?

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I absolutely love that shielders nerf fact. I hate those guys with a passion lol. And yeah! Throne II being fought at the campsite was a really cool touch.
      I’m glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for taking the time to leave this informative comment. Appreciate it.

  • @ManiacArtist83
    @ManiacArtist83 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've regretted buying some games, but Nuclear Throne was never one of those. I recently started playing it alongside Enter the Gungeon. I'm having a swell old time dying. I've never been good at these games, but I do try. I'm surprised I had the game since day 1, and after so many years, I still enjoy it. Great video.

  • @cy.istooshort
    @cy.istooshort 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    nuclear throne is so unbelievably good. got the unstoppable achievement recently. i am not a loud person but this game, especially when playing with my friends, makes me genuinely scream at the sheer chaos and mayhem.
    there's so much i can say about this game, but this video sums it up near perfectly. good video random snake thing.
    i think the something that you didn't mention much is the world building, no worries on that part. it's all show not tell. and the language is so awesome. shame the console version is outdated. my PS5 has an abundance of hours clocked into it. 24 hours on rogue alone.

  • @somefishhere
    @somefishhere 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always wondered why Nuclear Throne is in my top ten favorite games but I never had the urge to play and master Issac or Gungeon like I did for Nuclear Throne.
    Thank you for giving voice to something I hold dear to my heart!

  • @flavinho-
    @flavinho- 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just bought this game a few days ago after playing isaac and enter the gungeon and I can say THIS IS FUN

    • @Raccooning_Panda
      @Raccooning_Panda 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Etg and nuclear throne is sick, but i feel binding of issac is a little overated.

  • @LeatherIceCream
    @LeatherIceCream 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I still think this game needs more people talking about it, it's up there with the top rouge likes. So I appreciate this video
    Speaking of underrated, people need to pick boiling veins more, that's all I'm sayin

    • @walter3953
      @walter3953 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Make more YV animations to promote NT

    • @LeatherIceCream
      @LeatherIceCream 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@walter3953 one day

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh I take Boiling Veins A LOT now, especially if I wanna run an explosive weapon.

  • @hannsrhinesdale9769
    @hannsrhinesdale9769 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I appreciate your use of crunchy to describe this game! Crusty, raunchy and beefy would fit, too. This was the first indie game I bought on steam. My eyes and a few doors were opened after searching for background info for the game. Great video!

  • @MrSaviorHD
    @MrSaviorHD 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Personally think this is your best video to date.
    Good stuff man

  • @lucyarisato6850
    @lucyarisato6850 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So, so happy to see you in my inbox again.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aww, thank you :)

  • @arghalicious
    @arghalicious 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As someone who’s looped plenty of times and has probably over 200 hours in Nuclear Throne, I can confirm, this game is HARD. Everything, including you, can and will die FAST. Also, Hard Mode makes it harder. I got Go Hard yesterday, and the first run I did on Hard Mode, I died in 1-1 via Assassin.
    go hard

  • @bananapepperben
    @bananapepperben 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i bought nuclear throne in 2016. i got the everything hurts achievement 2 months ago. maybe i just stink, but i really don’t care. this is and will forever be my favorite rougelike of all time. the arcade aesthetic and simplicity are perfectly executed, and can’t be beaten. who would’ve thought that the best rougelike of all time would’ve been inspired by hotline miami? (another fantastic game/series btw) great video!

  • @davialves5264
    @davialves5264 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I dont like nuclear throne always. I am not good at nuclear throne. But holy shit this game has given me some of the greatest moments in gaming. Knocking out crystal caves on loop with nothing but an energy hammer, or destroying big dog with an spc were some of my favorites.

  • @someBSchannel
    @someBSchannel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another instant classic! I can't imagine how anyone gets that hitless run w/ how chaotic the gameplay looks from the jump. Very easy to see how someone could sink so many hours trying though!

  • @igen2435
    @igen2435 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This video and your channel are pure peak. I would love if You one day ever get to talk about the mods of nuclear throne in more detail.
    Stuff like Ultra mod, NTTE and the stuff the COMMUNITY makes really change and give the Game even more life!

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate the kind words. The mods I’ve seen look awesome. I def need to give them a look.

  • @numimio
    @numimio 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Something I love about NT is that the upgrades are quite simple, but work so damn well.
    Mix this with EVERY character playing differently, I love this game.

  • @DaSplough
    @DaSplough 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude I’m so glad TH-cam is finally recommending me what I wanna see, nuclear throne is legit mt favorite game of all time

  • @tac0perator
    @tac0perator 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love that if I have 10 spare minutes I can just boot up the game and instantly get into a run and finish it.

  • @dracorbitanimations8270
    @dracorbitanimations8270 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is the best review of the game I've seen! I've been wanting to explain why I find this game so great to friends, but you've done the job for me better than I could😅 Thank you, and excellent vid!

  • @SUPERLEAF026
    @SUPERLEAF026 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Playing as Melting means either: you kill all possible beings by exploding corpses, or you die from the first bullet.

  • @Bunger8539
    @Bunger8539 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really good video!! This is one of my favourite games ever

  • @ImWaffleKing
    @ImWaffleKing 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my favorite game of all time hands down. Glad to see it talked about more.

  • @Readysetheal
    @Readysetheal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the little gags you have on screen for just a second or two!

  • @genuinesaucy
    @genuinesaucy 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If Nuclear Throne were an arcade cabinet I would have pumped at least 100 bucks worth of quarters into it. It's so damn good that even comparing other Roguelites to it is unfair to them.

  • @jackstar-o4728
    @jackstar-o4728 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    5:25 As someone who played Voidigo personally i love this game so much that i got addicted to it before so if Nuclear throne is the game that inspired Voidio then i gotta try nuclear throne after this video

  • @fish.come.from_the_milk
    @fish.come.from_the_milk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    once you get to consistently looping and double looping too, playing with endgame mutations and killing huge amounts of enemies with each shot is just so satisfying

  • @mattprosser5562
    @mattprosser5562 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great lunch break vid 🤝

  • @royaloreo1275
    @royaloreo1275 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nuclear throne was my first rougelike, and because of that I couldn't get into gungeon because everything felt sooooo sluggish. Also I'd like to reccomend mods, which can add characters, weapons, mutations, enemies and even a trapped rad canister which explodes if you walk into it, making one of the only things that can't kill you in vanilla dangerous.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      THAT IS SO MEAN

  • @BigSlimyBlob
    @BigSlimyBlob 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing run-based game. The intense, satisfying gameplay, and the joy of getting better (you, not your stats) kept me playing for hundreds of hours and encouraged me to get all achievements.
    Let's hope that 60 FPS beta finally gets finished sometime in the next five years.

  • @Dazbii
    @Dazbii 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I came across a mod "Nuclear Throne Ultra" recently that seems to add a frankly absurd amount of content to the game. And the quality looks incredible, very much in-line with the original style and vision of the game. I haven't tried it yet but I plan to very soon.
    Just thought I'd shout it out because the trailer for the latest version has all of like 700 views currently and that feels like a crime.

  • @Frostyawd
    @Frostyawd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i've sank about 200 hours into NT and it is great. I do appreciate peoples frustration at deaths that feel unpreventable or 'BS' but I think sometimes people forget that when your skill and muscle memory improves at a game like this, you will be able to sense out the danger easier and they won't become as 'unpreventable' as they may have seemed. Anyway, great video!

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh I definitely feel that, although I think no matter how long I play this, I will always think about that time a corpse ping-ponged off two walls into an exploding barrel and think "That was BS" lol. Also thank you!

  • @gratefulcranegames
    @gratefulcranegames 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    W video, crunchy really is the perfect description for this, Vlambeer just gets how to make satisfying gameplay

  • @dswolf9421
    @dswolf9421 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    while i cant say it for all of the soundtrack but a good amount does give this wild west/mysterious traveler vibe. like the first track with the beginning is just BLISS, the other tracks use of harmonicas and other things you'd find in other wild west tracks really gives it a different feel from other games but also hypes the player up at just the right time.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      YES, that’s exactly what it is and not sure why that didn’t come to me while writing. Very wild west influenced.

  • @haiperbus
    @haiperbus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The thing I appreciate most about NT over gungeon is that every weapon is viable. Finding a new weapon shouldn't feel lame or dissapointing in this genre but gungeon made me feel that way a lot

  • @therealemoboy24
    @therealemoboy24 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video. Please talk about Scourge Bringer next.

  • @angel_of_rust
    @angel_of_rust 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i just like that it's only a couple hundred megabytes in storage, and that kind of satisfyingly small scale permeates through the game somehow.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed. There’s something almost poetic about getting so much game out of so little data lol

  • @werce9120
    @werce9120 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Used to play this all the time. It's a really neat game honestly.

  • @kodahyphenlee
    @kodahyphenlee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    god i love this game, my friend introduced me to it two years ago and i've loved it very much since

  • @doyoulikeworms3151
    @doyoulikeworms3151 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quick shoutout to SleepCycles! He's a good youtuber to watch if you want to get better at this game. He's not the absolute all time best player, but he's definitely the funniest; some of the loading tips are catchphrases of his! He's good to watch both for his stories and to learn which weapons and mutations to prioritize, along with other helpful tips. He quit(?) youtube a while back but he's got a very beefy back catalog to go through.
    Also as a fun little fact: shielders used to be WAY more obnoxious, but they were nerfed after SleepCycles agreed to quite smoking

  • @normang3668
    @normang3668 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If Nuclear Throne was a 90's arcade cabinet, there would be no more quarters left in circulation, it would have eaten them all up...
    I will say, on top of the base game being outstanding, there are a lot of mods as well. The most notable being 4 player online co-op, which might honestly be the best way to play the game, because you have supporting players to either help keep you alive, or at least share in your misery of constantly being killed.

  • @dabbad9831
    @dabbad9831 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loving your content so far man. New to the channel.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey I appreciate you giving my stuff a chance! Thank you.

  • @wheaty39
    @wheaty39 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video man! You’ve played the shit out of the game and your knowledge of it shows. Also lovely editing in the vid!

  • @levipromovies
    @levipromovies 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very professional video man! Liked!

  • @zambrial
    @zambrial 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a game that I haven't actually played and definitely should. I've just never been very good at twin stick shooters

  • @theknightwithabadpictotall7639
    @theknightwithabadpictotall7639 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh THAT'S where the one Gungeon shrine comes from

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This game influenced a LOT of similar games that came after it. Gungeon, Voidigo, and AK-xolotl are just a few off the top of my head.

    • @bananafone1414
      @bananafone1414 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@sl1ppey not only that but i think it might have been one of the first games to introduce a looping type system

  • @tonypop1007
    @tonypop1007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still play every now and then since release.

  • @thatonegamer_4168
    @thatonegamer_4168 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had no clue how a snake could be this good at making videos, you are such an amazing channel

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That really means a lot, thank you.

    • @thatonegamer_4168
      @thatonegamer_4168 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sl1ppey your welcome, hope you get over covid soon

  • @codered_dev2
    @codered_dev2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My boy's back!!!

  • @JaleLkharrat
    @JaleLkharrat 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    fun fact, in the lore steroids was actually a renowned scientist before the cataclysm that transformed the world to its current post apocalyptic state.

  • @c00LKIDsix9
    @c00LKIDsix9 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like Nuclear Throne fine, I played it in early access and have about 40 or so hours on it post launch. But just something about the game doesn't sit right with me when I am playing it. It feels kinda, unfinished? Unpolished? I can't describe it perfectly but it just never hit correctly. Like half my deaths were due to just so much on screen I literally couldn't see, the levels were pretty much just palette swaps with different enemies, even without screen shake it just never felt right to play. It's a good game, but it was always one of those that felt like I just played it because youtubers I watched at the time played it like Paranautical Activity. Like it was good for an indie roguelike, but by 2015 we were past the point of indie games being "good for an indie". I remember being addicted to games like Isaac and Risk of Rain, and Nuclear Throne never was that for me.

  • @progress_games
    @progress_games 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    sick video and very much worth the wait!

  • @moroncrow9820
    @moroncrow9820 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    help, this game is a drug and i'm addicted since launch

  • @NotWendy3
    @NotWendy3 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing game, one of my favorites too. And I think this video covers it really well!
    By the way, I heavily recommend using melee and Long Arms for protection in the Everything Hurts run. Veins are good too for making the Hunter fight a lot safer.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, that might be the play. I heavily underestimated being able to destroy bullets with melee weapons. Also yes, veins is a must for the real boss of that challenge run in the form of lil hunter lol

    • @NotWendy3
      @NotWendy3 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sl1ppey I think melee of NT doesn't get enough praise in general. Such a great system, which also makes deep loops possible in general, when most of your screen is just enemy projectiles.
      And I like how it interacts with moving enemies. It's satisfying to one-hit a jumping Palace dog or a dashing Big Bandit, as they take damage from the melee swing's arc on every frame of their jump/dash, unlike in their normal state.
      The way you can reflect sniper's bullets back at it is also very fun.

  • @TheQuirig
    @TheQuirig 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Definitely gonna try this game. I STRONGLY suggest reviewing or just trying death must die. One of the best survivor rogue-likes I’ve ever played

  • @ThisismineIguess
    @ThisismineIguess 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    *Fish can roll*
    also as one of *"those people"* I reject the title and will call it as it truly is: a Roguelite - not like being a Roguelite makes it bad or worse or anything when it's already as good as it is

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What’s the exact situation regarding categorization of these games? Back when this game was in development, the devs referred to the game as a “roguelike-like” as the term “roguelike” was reserved for games that were like the game Rogue (i.e. turn-based permadeath dungeon crawlers).
      Now it seems the definition has shifted to Roguelike = Games with no metaprogression and roguelite = games with metaprogression. NT *technically* does have stuff like golden guns and crowns that can make the game easier, but it personally feels more like a roguelike in spirit than a roguelite.
      That’s just my thought process anyway, my head spins trying to nail down the real meaning of these terms.

    • @breadguyyy
      @breadguyyy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@sl1ppeyyeah the metaprogression thing is the only difference, though I think it only counts if it makes you stronger in runs (ie. unlocking new weapons or items doesn't count because they're still part of the normal drop pool, but something like extra shop rerolls or increased health does)

    • @Steroids_
      @Steroids_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No it’s definitely a roguelike, the “meta progression” in this game does not make your character stronger at all

  • @heyspellicup
    @heyspellicup 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my favorite games of all time, the nostialgia is strong with this one

  • @duseifert
    @duseifert 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    DUUUDE your videos are so good, love your art style and comedy, hope you recover from the plag... I mean covid.
    Also what other games are you thinking about making videos of? Risk of Rain Returns seems great

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much! So far I know I definitely want to make a video on Tiny Rogues, and if I can shake it, a short one-off christmas video about the strangest christmas game probably in existence. Also might make one about Undertale Yellow.

  • @BABABABABANCHAN
    @BABABABABANCHAN 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    julio kalio is also the one who made the ost for minit, wich is a banger game with a banger soundrack (although neither are in quite the same genre as nuclear throne)

  • @lolhuman25
    @lolhuman25 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In Nuclear Throne, you very quickly learn that destroying props in no wasting ammo. If you don't destroy those cars and barrels, they will destroy you.

  • @Snugbrrrr
    @Snugbrrrr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video is so good. Now I wanna play Flaming Chair.

  • @Mas-cm6cy
    @Mas-cm6cy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    KINGS AND QUEENS OF WASTLAND WE STILL ARE!

  • @catgirl_warcrimes
    @catgirl_warcrimes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    More games need to follow the "Design By Subtraction" method. Its why Nuclear Throne is still one of, if not still, the best roguelike; and is also the reason why Shadow of the Colossus and ICO are also so amazing. Remove all things that do not serve/add to the game's main vision. Trim all the fat until there is little to no extra bells and whistles.
    Also part of the reason why the game lacks 60fps and widescreen outside of the beta branch is that Vlambeer "shut down", the good news is that Vlambeer is back! So fingers-crossed for more Vlambeer juiciness and 60fps widescreen Nuclear Throne in the main branch.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wait holy crap Vlambeer’s back???

    • @catgirl_warcrimes
      @catgirl_warcrimes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sl1ppey Not necessarily in full swing but no longer in "hibernation". It really only rose from the grave a few days ago so time will still tell.

  • @tomboy_kisser
    @tomboy_kisser 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good to see an honest video that only lasts 18 seconds

  • @The_Ajna
    @The_Ajna 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nuclear throne is an absolute gem

  • @toaster9922
    @toaster9922 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It isn't a vlambeer game without crunchy SFX and ungodly screenshake

  • @pixel-junky
    @pixel-junky 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the ending is what true pain sounds like :-)

  • @leffmartin7709
    @leffmartin7709 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    fish can roll

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@leffmartin7709 fish can roll

  • @olberon
    @olberon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sick vid

  • @Vario69
    @Vario69 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's a crime how this game isn't as popular OR MORE popular than Gungeon

    • @Raccooning_Panda
      @Raccooning_Panda 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like nuclear throne, but i think enter the gungeon is way better, i just cant really click with nuclear throne like i can with enter the gungeon.

    • @Vario69
      @Vario69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Raccooning_Panda I have it the other way around 😅 NT is hard as shit and you can die in an instant all the time, but somehow I found ETG too hard n never beaten the game. I love the idea of all those different guns, but traversing the floor felt kinda tedious comapres to NT. Less adrenaline in it, too. And bosses just take forever to me.
      Probably because I was starting to grow out of gaming at that point, n I wasn't willing to put in the time to master ETG...

    • @Raccooning_Panda
      @Raccooning_Panda 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Vario69 yeah I can understand being frustrated with the lack of evident progress, especially because I actively struggle to control my instant gratification habits, but I didn't struggle with gungeon all too much, fortunately.

    • @Vario69
      @Vario69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Raccooning_Panda mhm
      But you know what roguelike I'm obsessed with now? Cobalt Core 😅 a deck builder, which ton of mods making it virtually endlessly replayable. No adrenaline, I'm chilling now

    • @Raccooning_Panda
      @Raccooning_Panda 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Vario69 lol, personally I'll stick to my ooga booga shooting rouge likes, I enjoy card builders but, my God, do I feel like a stupid little goblin when I play them.

  • @libb_y
    @libb_y 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    every time you release a new video i wishlist a new game how are you doing this

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fish can roll.

  • @trendrekt8363
    @trendrekt8363 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this game so much because the one thing I've seen unite every single player is their hatred for Lil Hunter

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Every time I kill him is pure, undiluted catharsis.

  • @renatocfrancisco
    @renatocfrancisco 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it's Vlambeer. It's automatically good, lol
    Good review, sl1ppey :)

  • @tiagogarcia4900
    @tiagogarcia4900 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I used to love this game and I never got past the second area. Lol
    The robot was my favorite because he could be reckless without running out of ammo.

  • @Gurmudgin
    @Gurmudgin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nuclear Throne is an insanely simple game where almost every death is your own fault.
    Its pure distilled gameplay is about skill and decision making and I love it to pieces. If only I was actually good at game.

  • @Theonlygamerthatistrulygaming
    @Theonlygamerthatistrulygaming 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally. another Nuclear Throne lover.

  • @cetadel6597
    @cetadel6597 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nobody:
    My god run:
    That one maggot i didn't see:

  • @nmmeswey3584
    @nmmeswey3584 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fun fact, this game has lore.
    Fish: Was a police officer on his last day before retirement. And can roll
    Crystal: Was a mother, the spiders in the crystal caves are what remains of her family (which is why 'forget them' , 'regret is sin' and 'family ' are in her loading screen tips)
    Eyes, no one knows where he comes from but he's chilling.
    Melting was a guinea pig that survived, barely. His skin is literally melting off his bones
    Steroids was a scientist before the war, he took an experimental serum to survive
    Chicken was a neet
    And Y.V. is so cool that he doesn't die when his HP reaches 0, he gets bored and leaves canonically.
    I think rogue and rebel are sisters, but they never met again after the disaster. Rebel is horribly disfigured and is missing an eye.

    • @sl1ppey
      @sl1ppey  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wait... Fish can roll?

    • @Kaghtaviy
      @Kaghtaviy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Y.V. is canonically a god. I mean, he literally is from the game Gun Godz.
      Also Rogue and lil hunter used to work together, but he doesn't recognize her anymore after IDPD screwed him over.