So the only real differences between melee and ranged attacks are that melee attacks have infinite piercing but low base range. That doesn't actually mean they can't have good range; it just means they don't *start* with good range. If you go for an all melee build and take anything that gives range upgrades, you become an unstoppable juggernaut.
From my experience playing the game ranged is still better. Even if you give melee high range (spear I think has more range then shotgun by default), it needs to go to that range, then back, then it will reload to attack again (I think), meanwhile with range you shoot and instantly reload begins. And even with ok reload, melee will be away from you half of the attack duration, so its hitbox is in a weird place. That, and shotgun with bounce and some flat damage is amazing.
@@BlareWolfgang True, there are many genuinely good, hearty, and wholesome potato's down Idaho way. Sadly though the most famous potato is the Rowling potato.
“A taser. Just call me Tazzzzzonday.” Great edit, throwback and joke. At four guns I imagined General Grevious but with guns. Lol I also get a very big Binding Of Issac feeling of this game! Very cool game indeed! Lots of potential!
i just played this and there's 3 things that stick out to me. 1. savage building sticks is an easy af win 2. burn as mage and bounce is really good 3. one armed with a minigun is hilarious
That shotgun with the piercing and higher attack speed was far more ideal in that last run because of the one gun penalty. The spread and piercing made for a great weapon given that mode, just needed more ranged damage and attack speed and you could’ve lasted through that rocket round you died on. Piercing is where it’s at, now if you had 6 weapons with one of them being a rocket launcher and like 3 smgs and 2 shotguns in a different character mode, that would’ve been freaking awesome to see. Lol
This was really fun, I ended up going to try it out and LOVED it! I have played 10+ hours of it and I just keep on going back, can't wait for the actual release of this game ♥
I just played this after watching the video, good fun recommendation is the Savage with 6 Sticks 👌each stick does more damage based on how many sticks you have and he gets +25% life steal with Primitive weapons
I'm still enjoying these new takes on the wave survival style games that are popping up, though it feels like this might be the next "battle royale" wave
Daily reminder that Tom is an amazing person and to thank him for all he has done/will do - Day 938 OOO fantastic, another fine fine addition into the Survivors Genre :D very fun and I am excited to see more when it comes out :D Also, got, really took me to long to realise this was a garden where aliens (snails and slugs) are attacking a mutant (potato) soldier XD he he
If you return to the game, you can buy the same weapon that you already have and they combine. If you've got a shotgun II and buy a shotgun II, you'll get a shotgun III. Very important for the one handed potato
Tom, this is for any game with a shotgun; You always take more attack speed and damage. If those two arent an option then you get other buffs. But shotguns are more and more broken the faster they shoot. Also, fire damage. Flaming shotgun? Jeez.
I can't wait for the Bromato dlc. If you haven't played it or feel like playing it again (I think it has a lot of replay value) I would love to see you play Bro Force, Tom, my spicy meatball.
looks more like an egg than a potato, to me, but seems cool and fun, with quit a bit of expansion potential Huh, your mouse is quite desynced from your game screen it seems
Tom, have you played a game called Luckitown? It's a turn-based city builder/tower defense with dice-based mechanics, pixel(ish) graphics and it looks like something you'd like to check out.
Disappointed the demo goes to only 12 waves, but I guess that baits me into trying it once it comes out. Had a lot of fun making a 100% attack speed build. If you want to try this game, don't be a dummy like Tom. You can combine two of the same weapon to upgrade it, and upgrading gives substantially more damage.
757. Okey the amount of guns you can have on character surprised me . Really cool but the game seems really easy to be honest. At least in this demo version
Are you? Give him 10 more videos until he realizes. It's the Tom guarantee (that and always saying "oh I need this and that" and when that specific upgrade shows up, flat out ignores it to go for something super useless)
Tom you should check out the demo of a game that just came out called Holocure. It's based off Vampire Survivors and you play as the Vtubers of Hololive defeating hordes of enemies to save their fans 😂
Tom rerolling over 9 max hp for 6 max hp was an interesting play
And him saying he needs more speed, but going for something else instead. It's the Tom way of playing these games.. Why change?
So the only real differences between melee and ranged attacks are that melee attacks have infinite piercing but low base range. That doesn't actually mean they can't have good range; it just means they don't *start* with good range. If you go for an all melee build and take anything that gives range upgrades, you become an unstoppable juggernaut.
And the first Range upgrade he could have gotten, bam goes straight for something else, classic.
From my experience playing the game ranged is still better. Even if you give melee high range (spear I think has more range then shotgun by default), it needs to go to that range, then back, then it will reload to attack again (I think), meanwhile with range you shoot and instantly reload begins.
And even with ok reload, melee will be away from you half of the attack duration, so its hitbox is in a weird place.
That, and shotgun with bounce and some flat damage is amazing.
Tom got a lot of Harry Potter jokes from a game about a potato with a gun.
Makes sense, Harry Potter was written by a potato after all.
@@RoosterFloyd that’s not fair to all the other potatoes out there
@@BlareWolfgang True, there are many genuinely good, hearty, and wholesome potato's down Idaho way. Sadly though the most famous potato is the Rowling potato.
The animation style reminds me of old newgrounds flash games
This developer seems to borrow heavily from Tom Fulp's art style.
Oh yeah, it does look a lot like these
"More speed would be good"
*does not pick speed increase*
This game gives me heavy Binding of Isaac vibes and I love it.
I'm liking this genre of games, fighting off waves in a rogue lite style. I'd be terrible at them but they're a lot of fun to watch.
“A taser. Just call me Tazzzzzonday.”
Great edit, throwback and joke.
At four guns I imagined General Grevious but with guns. Lol
I also get a very big Binding Of Issac feeling of this game! Very cool game indeed! Lots of potential!
i just played this and there's 3 things that stick out to me.
1. savage building sticks is an easy af win
2. burn as mage and bounce is really good
3. one armed with a minigun is hilarious
Tom continues to find amazingly entertaining gems!
Really digging the time based games you’ve been picking up recently. Similar concepts but just subtlety different enough. Love to see more 👍
That shotgun with the piercing and higher attack speed was far more ideal in that last run because of the one gun penalty. The spread and piercing made for a great weapon given that mode, just needed more ranged damage and attack speed and you could’ve lasted through that rocket round you died on. Piercing is where it’s at, now if you had 6 weapons with one of them being a rocket launcher and like 3 smgs and 2 shotguns in a different character mode, that would’ve been freaking awesome to see. Lol
This was really fun, I ended up going to try it out and LOVED it!
I have played 10+ hours of it and I just keep on going back, can't wait for the actual release of this game ♥
A second tree? In *this* economy?
I can't even afford toilet paper with a second ply.
These edits are so good. So good. Well played to the team
What I'll never understand about this game, it's called "Brotato" but you play as an egg...
The map floor looks more like a potato than the character does.
Love the fun videos, thank you for your work Tom and Josh.
The Brotato is my favorite video game character this year. XD Well played!
I quite like the little cosmetic effects of the upgrades, reminds me of Isaac
Good ol' Tom with his anti-synergies
Looks more like an egg than a potato
Bro-egg doesn't have much of a ring to it, sadly.
@@liastaob But like just make it brown haha
Tom and his hubris. Name a more iconic duo?
Hey Tom, you can combine weapons of the same type and rarity to upgrade them.
Sound effects are oddly really nice, satisfying even.
tom: "the less buttons i gotta press the better!" also tom..... dies
This art style is so much easier on the eyes than that of Vampire Survivors or 20 Minutes
Agree to disagree.
The natural progression of Tom's wave based content is that we are going to have defeat waves of ads to continue the video.
You keep finding games that I absolutely have to buy and I love it.
I just played this after watching the video, good fun recommendation is the Savage with 6 Sticks 👌each stick does more damage based on how many sticks you have and he gets +25% life steal with Primitive weapons
I'm still enjoying these new takes on the wave survival style games that are popping up, though it feels like this might be the next "battle royale" wave
Daily reminder that Tom is an amazing person and to thank him for all he has done/will do - Day 938
OOO fantastic, another fine fine addition into the Survivors Genre :D very fun and I am excited to see more when it comes out :D
Also, got, really took me to long to realise this was a garden where aliens (snails and slugs) are attacking a mutant (potato) soldier XD he he
If you return to the game, you can buy the same weapon that you already have and they combine. If you've got a shotgun II and buy a shotgun II, you'll get a shotgun III. Very important for the one handed potato
Memory unlocked. Tazonday! Oh man.
this will now forever make me think of the twitch streamer Brotato
You can combine two of the same gun to make them more powerful
3:59 Very lovely edit here, much appreciated (presumably thanks to good editor Josh?)
I was just watching another channel play this, and it looks super cool generally! Happy to see it on ye olden channel of Tom!
Tom, this is for any game with a shotgun; You always take more attack speed and damage. If those two arent an option then you get other buffs. But shotguns are more and more broken the faster they shoot. Also, fire damage. Flaming shotgun? Jeez.
loving the wave survival game stream tbh
Loving this game. So fun!
I can't wait for the Bromato dlc.
If you haven't played it or feel like playing it again (I think it has a lot of replay value) I would love to see you play Bro Force, Tom, my spicy meatball.
Loved the vid, Trainmaster Tom
That RL was the disappointed of the year
looks more like an egg than a potato, to me, but seems cool and fun, with quit a bit of expansion potential
Huh, your mouse is quite desynced from your game screen it seems
What's the point of the pickup range upgrade if you hoover the screen at the end of each wave anyway?
Tom, have you played a game called Luckitown? It's a turn-based city builder/tower defense with dice-based mechanics, pixel(ish) graphics and it looks like something you'd like to check out.
I edit too point out every wave to help compare. Just helping Tom
7
7
6
10
I'd like to see you climb up on top of SERAPH'S LAST STAND'S leaderboard.
I feel like, in those games, the "stand still to do more damage" upgrades are always a bad choice, because you're constantly moving.
Path of Exile, the best defense is to keep moving. Also Mr. Miyagi "Remember, best block no be there.”
The art of the cyberball bothers me greatly. It's just a mirrored sprite. The robo-part never faces the screen when the character turns.
I was waiting for Tom to pick up on this game after DangerouslyFunny was playing it. Weird how both of them pick up on the exact same games
Disappointed the demo goes to only 12 waves, but I guess that baits me into trying it once it comes out. Had a lot of fun making a 100% attack speed build.
If you want to try this game, don't be a dummy like Tom. You can combine two of the same weapon to upgrade it, and upgrading gives substantially more damage.
Alright. I need to know. What the edit from 13:40 is from.
Sunshine
So what exactly are the enemies? 🤔
757. Okey the amount of guns you can have on character surprised me . Really cool but the game seems really easy to be honest. At least in this demo version
Brotato looks like an egg...
how very binding of issac
@Angory Tom you should try Nuclear Throne its a similarish game but way more polished.
Just a fyi if you have say a blue shotgun and but another blue one it auto combines it to a purple.
I'm awestruck how he didn't figure out that he can combine the weapons 🤦♂
Are you? Give him 10 more videos until he realizes. It's the Tom guarantee (that and always saying "oh I need this and that" and when that specific upgrade shows up, flat out ignores it to go for something super useless)
Is this made by the same people who made Binding of Isaac or did they get the same art guy or something?
Tom you should check out the demo of a game that just came out called Holocure. It's based off Vampire Survivors and you play as the Vtubers of Hololive defeating hordes of enemies to save their fans 😂
Why was his cursor nowhere near where he was clicking? I'm guessing that's a recording issue and not like that in the real game.
That Rocket launcher needs a huge buff that thing was MEGA trash
IMMA POTATOOOOO
MY BROS
Tom where is the Starship trooper game? Even if it was terrible, I imagine you'd still play it for laughs anyways.
gives me newgrounds vibes
Tom sounds like hes in a church 🤔. Why are so many games like the vampire game he played
Cause Vampire Survivors became a sudden bestseller and now we're getting the wave of followers that follow every one of those.
those are eggs
looks more like an egg than a potato. should be brown and speckled
It says potato but looks like an egg. Sus
Wow that rocket launcher was garbage XD
To be fair, the one arm potato wasn't the best character to use the launcher on.. but yes, it sucked, especially after how overpowered his shotgun was
Rocket launcher on it's own is trash. It's slow and inaccurate, but it can be good if it's paired with at least a couple other weapons.
looks like of like another current title :)
Is there a surge in Vampire Survivor games cause of the sudden popularity or have these always been round haha
I love you
"then"
The cursor not syncing with the menus really bugs me
Shooting six guns at once. How very American of you. 🙈
Day 10 of asking Tom to play Darkwood again
Urghh no mouse aim at all.. really? So its the regression of the game crimsonland that came in 2003.... XD
The fact that the mouse pointer we see is not really where you're clicking on those menus is... annoying.
WTF
Honestly just switch to all mobile games at this point.