How The Binding of Isaac Was Made and Designed to Fail

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  • @ThatGuyGlen
    @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +931

    What indie game would you like to see me cover next? Leave a suggestion in the comments below! Also, if you enjoyed the video, please consider subscribing to stay up to date on future “How Games Were Made” episodes. Leaving a like and sharing the video also helps out! Support me on Patreon and get exclusive content like Q&A sessions, ad-free content, access to my Discord server and more: www.patreon.com/ThatGuyGlen

    • @ThePC007
      @ThePC007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Trine would be cool. Or maybe some Zachtronics game.

    • @gaby-bq1wu
      @gaby-bq1wu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      can you do Cave Story next? I rarely hear anyone talk about it...

    • @TheAAvocado
      @TheAAvocado 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Idk if Little Nightmares is an indie game. I think it is, but I would love to see you check it out.

    • @faizaliqbal2284
      @faizaliqbal2284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Henry Stickmin please!

    • @strawberryowl962
      @strawberryowl962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Please tackle some RPG Maker games. My most wanted suggestion are OFF and Yume Nikki.
      Other great game suggestions would be Lisa: the Painful, To the Moon, Witch's House and Ib.

  • @deantyoowon6439
    @deantyoowon6439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5699

    Edmund: "The game was designed to fail."
    Well congratulation! You failed successfully.

    • @ciceroissad4821
      @ciceroissad4821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      The game is going well and strong. And I still wonder how It was destined to fail...

    • @woobgamer5210
      @woobgamer5210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      Considering it was made to fail, it's more likely Task Successfully Failed

    • @CakeTastesGoood
      @CakeTastesGoood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      damnit i was gunna say that

    • @heartofthefluft8541
      @heartofthefluft8541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      _*suffering from success_

    • @kyonbrace5487
      @kyonbrace5487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      TASK FAILED SUCCESSFULLY

  • @henrique2b
    @henrique2b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6757

    What a legend, instead of suing Antibirth modder creators, he made a partnership with them and they worked together to make another game, Edmund is one of the best game creators of the whole world...

    • @ENFIKEFEPOKETC
      @ENFIKEFEPOKETC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +580

      I mean, he made the mod support and antibirth was free, he couldn't sue them lnao

    • @joshuavarela6569
      @joshuavarela6569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +690

      @@ENFIKEFEPOKETC most of romhacks and fangames of Nintendo characters are free but... Well, y'know

    • @raven75257
      @raven75257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +572

      @@joshuavarela6569 Nintendo is an exception though. Nintendo's community team just seems to hate their fans

    • @namenotavailable6879
      @namenotavailable6879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +283

      @@joshuavarela6569 there's a BIIIG difference between romhacks/fangames and officially supported mod creation

    • @Mantosasto
      @Mantosasto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +422

      @@namenotavailable6879 The thing is Antibirth wasn't made with supported mod creation. Those dudes practically destroyed the original game and remade it from the ground. AB+ didn't exist at the time, Antibirth predates it.

  • @anonony9081
    @anonony9081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5489

    Isaac is still the game that I got the most time for my money in my life. For the price the number of hours I've played is huge

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +532

      The amount of content in Isaac is mind-blowing. Much like Stardew Valley.

    • @littlemoth4956
      @littlemoth4956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @@ThatGuyGlen And Terraria

    • @cgnfake6721
      @cgnfake6721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@littlemoth4956 was going to say that too

    • @Radical_SeS
      @Radical_SeS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ikr! I just started playing a few months ago and I can’t stop!

    • @klpliper
      @klpliper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@littlemoth4956 terraria has content for 60+ hours. isaac has content for 500+ hour

  • @wolfles4847
    @wolfles4847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3855

    The binding of Isaac had such a huge impact on my relationship with one of my older brothers. I didn’t have many memories of him when I was younger due to him being an addict at the time but besides some of the traumas that I associated with him, I can still vaguely remember sitting on my grandmas pullout bed taking turns with him playing wrath of the lamb, fast forward to now with repentance being released and him being about 3 and a half years clean from multiple hard substances, we’ve reintroduced a special moment of our relationship and bonded over playing repentance together, with a better relationship and both clean mindsets, just like we once did with wrath of the lamb 7-8 years ago.

    • @roxsauce7862
      @roxsauce7862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      aww that's cute

    • @funguy398
      @funguy398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      I bet he's a Fun guy

    • @wolfles4847
      @wolfles4847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@funguy398 Ah man, hes a fun guy just as much as you

    • @wolfles4847
      @wolfles4847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@roxsauce7862 It really is, he's doing amazing for himself now and I'm glad that a game based on a baby crying out tears that kill abominations along a biblical context brought me and my brother closer together

    • @kyan2632
      @kyan2632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That's actually nice to read, and very wolesome.

  • @zach11241
    @zach11241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2649

    When he said “designed to fail” I thought he meant getting into the curse room with one heart and then getting hit by a spider.

    • @ExplosivePine
      @ExplosivePine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Damn

    • @xryeau_1760
      @xryeau_1760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      **Laughs in Lost**

    • @lal6005
      @lal6005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah i also lol

    • @toxic_shr00m
      @toxic_shr00m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Why would you go into a curse room with one heart anyway? You'd be doomed unless the secret room was next to it

    • @xryeau_1760
      @xryeau_1760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@toxic_shr00m Soul hearts maybe

  • @eduardogomezruiz9505
    @eduardogomezruiz9505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    The fact that Edmund gets emotional when speaking of a child that would wait for a game he developed to come out and then even skip school to play it because he/she loves it so much is so wholesome, and speaks for itself.

  • @keyb7431
    @keyb7431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1520

    4:29 I think he did a great job with the "Mind of its own" part, whenever I play TBOI it truly feels like the game is purposefully trying to make me cry.

    • @zach11241
      @zach11241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      That’s because it is. As Northern Lion put it, rather succinctly, “the Binding of Isaac sometimes gives you items that let you fuck the game because every other time the game WILL fuck you”.

    • @petkofuchalski9809
      @petkofuchalski9809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@zach11241 yep, there's no other game that can give brimstone in the first devil room, and then make you reroll it by picking up missing No. With curse of the blind.

    • @corey3642
      @corey3642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@petkofuchalski9809 that's why you never take blind items

    • @houseofrandomgaming1525
      @houseofrandomgaming1525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The binding of isaac, better with kinect

    • @petkofuchalski9809
      @petkofuchalski9809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@corey3642 eh, after 5 times, you get used to it.

  • @SuperRitz44
    @SuperRitz44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2573

    Edmund is a treasure
    I got Tears Up at that last clip

    • @petkofuchalski9809
      @petkofuchalski9809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      ,"tears way up, you feel empty"

    • @jackieChannel.
      @jackieChannel. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@petkofuchalski9809 NAW, IM NOT FEELING EMPTY
      IM FEELING LIKE IM WALKING ON SUNSHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @aGiantChimpmunk
      @aGiantChimpmunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Nicholas Nelson Dude, I just did too! Also, got Hot Potato done, it's been a fantastic week lol

    • @lorenzomadriz2937
      @lorenzomadriz2937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice

    • @haoh1523
      @haoh1523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i saw indie game movie 2 times & it still got me to tears each fucking time

  • @doga5899
    @doga5899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1099

    It's crazy how old rebirth is, I started playing it in middleschool, and now I'm graduating high-school and still play it almost every day

    • @triggerhappy4199
      @triggerhappy4199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same

    • @jakehoffmann9686
      @jakehoffmann9686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Honestly though! I remember my brother showing me a video my senior year of high school and it was the first game I bought on my first laptop for college the next year. I still play it, and I'm still experiencing new things.

    • @alishegamer8490
      @alishegamer8490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i started playing original in school when the dlc already been a thing
      now when i say isaac ppl dont think dead space anymore

    • @700x25
      @700x25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i started playing isaac when i was in middleschool too! Around 2012/13... Now im on a university and i still play the game (A LOT) and i even have an isaac's tattoo

    • @plaguis1391
      @plaguis1391 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wtf

  • @spleen1108
    @spleen1108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    you know I'm really glad Isaac blew up. Made me smile and smile knowing this guy and his creative dreams are liked by thousands of people.

  • @muchotexto4248
    @muchotexto4248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2799

    Edmund: *Takes a risk so hilariously big it's not meant to be taken seriously*
    Market: Sucess!
    Edmund: Wait, it worked?!
    Market: *Turns successfully taken risk into payout*
    Edmund: OH GOD OH FUCK IT WORKED

    • @izeaanaya6183
      @izeaanaya6183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Basically d20 plus greed mode plus blank card and 2 of diamonds

    • @astrabirry
      @astrabirry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      cringe

    • @ENFIKEFEPOKETC
      @ENFIKEFEPOKETC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      He threw crooked penny on his fanbase

    • @86Fallowcp
      @86Fallowcp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@astrabirry what a cringe comment

    • @Vinni-2K
      @Vinni-2K 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@86Fallowcp +1

  • @lanterns_glow
    @lanterns_glow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +842

    His plan backfired so hard he got rich from it

    • @mikearsen4580
      @mikearsen4580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      ikr what a loser 😂

    • @veronnn.
      @veronnn. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mikearsen4580 lmaooo

    • @LunaMinuna
      @LunaMinuna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mikearsen4580 lmfao bro

    • @DrDeez-do9zo
      @DrDeez-do9zo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mission failed succesfully

    • @ChestnutOnTop
      @ChestnutOnTop หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s the kinda guy to make a discord server just have one and it breaks player records

  • @MixMasterJ1221
    @MixMasterJ1221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +717

    Edmund is such a great human being. Even growing up in such harsh conditions by his family, he manages to use his past experience in his works and to help people, and truly knows that what he is doing helps people the way it has. Bravo.

    • @xXEmo54Xx
      @xXEmo54Xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      hes kinda a pompous jerk who gets easily triggered and tries to impress people by doing irregular or grotesque things

    • @kaonashi636
      @kaonashi636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@xXEmo54Xx It honestly sounds like you're projecting.

    • @fishingrod2253
      @fishingrod2253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      "BuT... bUt... BuT hE mAdE tHe Tboi HaRdEr AnD dEsTrOyEd My MeTa, ThErEfOrE I cOnClUdE ThAt He Is EgOtIsTiCal"

    • @xXEmo54Xx
      @xXEmo54Xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kaonashi636 sounds like youre new

    • @xXEmo54Xx
      @xXEmo54Xx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@fishingrod2253 nah, has just about nothing to do with the difficulty, but perhaps his desperation to keep going back to isaac when he couldnt do anything else is partly there

  • @puckthefolise2842
    @puckthefolise2842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +543

    Wow, i tried to search the history of this game development on youtube weeks ago, but mostly popular game content is guides/ingame story explaining. Finally some light shining on concept and development! Hooray

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That’s what I’m here for :D

  • @petronator_4551
    @petronator_4551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1022

    Edmund: Iam going to make a roguelike game that is destined to flop!
    Also Edmund: accidenatally makes one of the biggest and complex rogulike games ever. *Ooops*

    • @oxob3333
      @oxob3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      The best mistake ever.

    • @Beelzeon
      @Beelzeon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Its like having 1up, one container, and try to get a brimstone (u can win but much chance to lose)

    • @Amsel_616
      @Amsel_616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We make happy little accidents

    • @xXx_Regulus_xXx
      @xXx_Regulus_xXx ปีที่แล้ว

      task failed successfully

  • @fedewyt
    @fedewyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    That was an unexpectedly INCREDIBLE video. I've been playing Isaac for 6 years and a lot of things you mentioned I didn't know and its very interesting. Reminder that there will be an update soon that reworks The Void floor and Delirium!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Much appreciated!

    • @astra8815
      @astra8815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its been 1 year... where is it...

    • @Spoka_12
      @Spoka_12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@astra8815 wow, 39 mins ago, crazy

    • @fedewyt
      @fedewyt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@astra8815 ask edmund lol "soon ™️"

    • @b0mberr330
      @b0mberr330 ปีที่แล้ว

      soon™️

  • @TheBaxes
    @TheBaxes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +464

    I just hope we get The Karting of Isaac next

    • @M0mazosMissy
      @M0mazosMissy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Every character has an special, Delirium's is a teleporter that glitches him out of existence and win instantly

    • @oxob3333
      @oxob3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@M0mazosMissy Also, Delirium's remake when Edmund? that shit was and still too random right now

    • @SonicLux_Hedgeman
      @SonicLux_Hedgeman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@M0mazosMissy bruh, that'd literally be Vannelope Von Schweets from Wreck It Ralph, who also uses glitch powers to get an edge in the race lol

    • @SonicLux_Hedgeman
      @SonicLux_Hedgeman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@oxob3333 what I'm most excited for is the online co-op stuff he's working on, he's probably tweaking everything in order to release when delirium gets reworked

    • @DannyCheezits
      @DannyCheezits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      As a thief, Cains character stole all of the parts from his kart and sold them individually on craigslist

  • @Alikaoz
    @Alikaoz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    Of course Northernlion would appear in this. The egg breathes Isaac.

    • @Templarfreak
      @Templarfreak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      the guy literally has like, nearly 3,000 hours in the game between WOTL and Rebirth *just in the videos he has uploaded to TH-cam,* and is showing no signs of slowing down since the release of Repentance, already approaching like 250 videos in total on it. That's like almost two Isaac videos a day since Repentance's release. And he ALSO has a relatively short-lived Antibirth series that's about 60ish videos.

    • @ponivi
      @ponivi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Templarfreak I love how you had to add the relatively before short, because it’s still absolutely ridiculous

    • @Templarfreak
      @Templarfreak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ponivi yeah its still like 60 videos which is insane its just that its not like 2,000+

    • @ponivi
      @ponivi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Templarfreak I know, it’s just mildly amusing to me so I felt I might as well joke about it

    • @YuriG03042
      @YuriG03042 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      still commiting carrer suicide to this day!

  • @saquial
    @saquial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +667

    2:19 Glad to see that the "Fuck You" cloud came back in Repentance.

    • @Jonathing
      @Jonathing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Favorite addition tbh

    • @oxob3333
      @oxob3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Jonathing Same, that's hilarious

    • @ciderstamp
      @ciderstamp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      As someone awaiting the console port, the new areas, bosses, true local coop, items, and general overhaul of the game did not make me as happy as knowing that the "Fuck You" cloud is a canon Isaac phenomenon did.

    • @Kyumifun
      @Kyumifun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My favorite cutscene

    • @Steven-nq7fx
      @Steven-nq7fx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The sad Isaac after that is adorably deppresing

  • @JacktheRah
    @JacktheRah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I love how the motivation of adding more to the game was his wife loving the game. It's a sweet story actually. And I'm glad that The Binding of Isaac was such a huge success. It's a great game and deserves all the praise it's gotten.

  • @bubbabasher7652
    @bubbabasher7652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Don't forget that TBOI also became a launch title for the Nintendo switch, and got unique box art to go with it.

  • @Cyndersparx
    @Cyndersparx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    The BOI is one of those games that I'd never play myself (because I'd get too frustrated with it), but I love watching other people play it and hearing about how all the work that went into making it, so I'm super glad that you made a whole video for it! It was a fun and informative watch!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Glad to hear you enjoyed it! It's definitely not a game for everyone and I've had some very frustrating runs myself, but there's something about it that keeps me coming back for more :P

    • @heatsdawn7862
      @heatsdawn7862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ThatGuyGlen i know, dont you ever have that run where its like "im not playing in a long time!!!" then you come back to the game 5 hours later, im sure the game was almost designed to piss you off at times (especially in repentance)

    • @petkofuchalski9809
      @petkofuchalski9809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@heatsdawn7862 nothing more fun than getting "curse of the tower" as a first item, and later in the run to get fuse cutter, giving you infinite bombs.

    • @danneltheflannel
      @danneltheflannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should try playing it. Even when you suck at it at first each run gets more and more fun.

    • @heatsdawn7862
      @heatsdawn7862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danneltheflannel i do play it lol wym

  • @ZakarovZero
    @ZakarovZero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Dude when the algorithm hits you it will hit you hard your channel will blow up so much all thanks to the dedication and passion that you put into these videos. Keep up the great work and I wish you the best of luck!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Thank you very much and will definitely do!

    • @mabe4322
      @mabe4322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ThatGuyGlen Some other dude with an unknown channel is gonna make a 20 minute documentary video like "How ThatGuyGlen was made and how its success didn't surprise anyone".

    • @doesntmatter41
      @doesntmatter41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Algorithm gave me this video, so i thnk its happening :)

  • @ThatOneCloudGuy
    @ThatOneCloudGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    "having a mother kill her son for god would damage Nintendo's kid friendly image"
    *sips coffee while browsing through Switch's eshop*
    Times sure have changed.

  • @nutsandbolts1264
    @nutsandbolts1264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    It's funny because without knowing it, he included several elements that make rogue games successful.
    He added a rogue mechanic that never let's you get bored in the game, added deep lore and a disturbing story to add to the ambient, added simple gameplay (slowly timed bullet hell), and his signature art style along with good music.
    The reason the game was successful was because he added elements that made it player friendly but also elements that would make it repetitive without getting boring, and lore to back up the items, places, and overall story.
    He was making the perfect rogue game, he just simply focused on the smaller but we'll made stuff that some rogue games don't have, since some focus on the expansion and cool graphics

    • @Alltheprayers
      @Alltheprayers 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      _love thy 69th, hast been blessed, enjoy._

  • @Plague_doc
    @Plague_doc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Awesome and very interesting video
    when Edumund talked about how he felt about being a game developer, it struck me because i felt like I was the kid, I started playing Isaac when I was 14 and since then never stopped playing it and being inspired by it.

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @axlsynth9300
    @axlsynth9300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Your videos are so passionate, I love it.

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The channel is definitely my passion project!

    • @bigfunko1957
      @bigfunko1957 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There’s no way... is that... is that a...

  • @ronannapier162
    @ronannapier162 3 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    Edmund didn't mean the game was actually designed to fail. He just meant that he made the game against the status quo which was set by other successful games before it (AAA games, MMOs, Etc.). While it is still unexpected that Isaac has become a great success, Edmund didn't make it with the intention to not do well.

    • @Crazylom
      @Crazylom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He just went do far of meta, he accidentally found another. Nice.

    • @Kyumifun
      @Kyumifun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He expected to game to be smaller game that would be living in the shadows of his at the time more popular creations such as Super Meat Boy

    • @WaryObserver
      @WaryObserver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Who had thought NOT going with the mainstream can be successful? If only game companies would be this experimental still, fuck publishers and investors, no freedom allowed and no risk due to investments. Why Indie will be always more liked, even with failures, you not waste a full price cost for it like almost every AAA game in the late years. Especially considering Microtrransacitons and by today NFT as well coming seemingly.

  • @muffin8460
    @muffin8460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    It’s a good day when ThatGuyGlen posts.

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It’s a good day when Muffin leaves a comment ;)

  • @ThyKorey
    @ThyKorey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The binding of Isaac was the first game I'd played through completely, enjoyed the entire time and still play to this day. I fell in love with this franchise in 2011 and it's been a huge inspiration for me as im a story writer myself.
    and what Edmund said about a kid staying up all night to play his game that he made and missing school the next day, yea that's actually happened with me.

  • @11epicnoob
    @11epicnoob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Edmund: I wanna create a game that is intended to fail
    DM: Okay, roll a D20
    Edmund: *Rolls a natural 1*

    • @Jpx0999
      @Jpx0999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It become the best roguelike in history of gaming

    • @oxob3333
      @oxob3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Jpx0999 IGN even says it

  • @literallynobody9284
    @literallynobody9284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    so glad to see you cover this game

  • @kilianbalter
    @kilianbalter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Damn, the interview clip at the end made me get emotional as well. Edmund is just a really great guy.

  • @ribbox11
    @ribbox11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I’ve been hearing about Binding of Issac for a while now, but after watching this I think I’m finally gonna pick it up. Great video as always!!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Much appreciated! It's not a game for everyone, but if you enjoy a challenge I would definitely recommend it!

    • @Novashadow115
      @Novashadow115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do it! It’s so easy to pick it up or put it down whenever you want. It’s perfect

    • @florianfanderl6674
      @florianfanderl6674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Novashadow115 I would disagree that it's easy to pick with so many extensions. There are a gazillion of things you need to know 😉 one round doesn't take long, that's true. But you have to invest a lot of time to become really successful. Learning all the synergies, items, paths, mechanics. It's a monster of a game. But if you like deep games you can really dive into, it's the best game of all times imho

    • @hecate1447
      @hecate1447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@florianfanderl6674 good thing wiki exist or else I have no idea how everything works in that game lol

  • @donvoltonus8898
    @donvoltonus8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I see the mistake, the "Fail" value accidentally incremented over 256, and rolled over to 0.

    • @temkin9298
      @temkin9298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Basicly overflow is deadly to any complicated game that has too much to multiply

    • @MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard
      @MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is a programmer joke i am very happy to udnerstand

    • @kirin1230
      @kirin1230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Curses... Unintended integer overflow

  • @LunaMinuna
    @LunaMinuna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This is literally the reason you need to have a strong community because this game would be dead without it. Many TH-camrs wouldn’t have gotten the popularity they’ve gotten now.
    Keep in mind, this is an indie game btw.
    Take notes EA, Activision, and Nintendo

  • @nemorose
    @nemorose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    wow i nearly teared up at the end
    such a great way to end this video

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      When I started making the video, I knew I had to end it with that clip. Such an inspiring moment in the Indie Game documentary.

    • @AsavarKul
      @AsavarKul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThatGuyGlen that is evil, leaving us all with a tear rolling down our face.
      JK, it was the perfect ending for a great documentary.

  • @porkystrangler3821
    @porkystrangler3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    in 2012 i was 7 or so and didn't know much english and i mostly obsessed over the game because i related so much to isaac
    huh

    • @wurlmon5191
      @wurlmon5191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's quite depressing

    • @Peniche94
      @Peniche94 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huh...

    • @porkystrangler3821
      @porkystrangler3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@wurlmon5191 You could say Isaac itself was Isaac's chest for some of us
      a place to escape reality

    • @carlangas0100
      @carlangas0100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hutts (isaac youtuber) also related to isaac, too bad isaac ends up dead

    • @porkystrangler3821
      @porkystrangler3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yknow in retrospective Isaac HAS to be schizotypal

  • @ziebelzubel
    @ziebelzubel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hey Glen, amazing video, once again!! Isaac still is one of the best Indie games I've ever played, and you're doing it justice with your video :)
    I have one suggestion for a new video, although I'm not sure how well known the game is internationally. It's called "Edna & Harvey: The Breakout", it's a Point & Click game from Germany. Its creator Poki originally made it as a diploma project, almost completely on his own, but it was such an amazing game that he started selling it, and it became one of the most known and popular p&c games in Germany. What made it special is that there are no generic answers when trying to interact with or combine items, there was a unique line for EVERYTHING. Internationally it got really bad Reviews however since the translation was pretty bad, some of the jokes were lost, and the graphics were pretty ugly back then. Although now they made an anniversary edition which fixes all of these things.
    Later he co-founded Daedalic Entertainment, which published his work, and created another game series that got extremely popular in Germany (and also internationally to some extent), namely Deponia.
    I'm not sure how much info there is about Poki and the development of Edna & Harvey on the internet, let alone in English, but maybe it'd be enough for a (Mini-) episode? But I'd understand too if this wasn't relevant too you since probably no one in this community would be interested in watching a "How it was made" about some foreign game they never heard of, haha. Anyway, thanks for making it that far! And thank you for your great content!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you very much, Philipp! And sounds like an interesting backstory to the game, I’ll look into it! Can’t make any promises, but it’s definitely going on my list :)

  • @cryptobbc3435
    @cryptobbc3435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Issac has had such an impact on my life. I’ve been playing since elementary school and now I am towards the tail end of my junior year. I have taken breaks but I have never really stopped playing and I never will. I love this game more than any other.

  • @rudrod95_41
    @rudrod95_41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The algorithm has blessed you! This came up in my recommended! Keep pushing!

  • @kungisans
    @kungisans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Quality content about a quality game.

  • @thanos9366
    @thanos9366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I really want to buy all dlcs of The Binding Of Isaac on my birthday! And it's gonna happen really soon!

    • @finnmchugh99
      @finnmchugh99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too, I look forward to Repentance on consoles

    • @thanos9366
      @thanos9366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@finnmchugh99 That's cool!

    • @Novashadow115
      @Novashadow115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Repentance is awesome my guy

    • @Shadowserpant00
      @Shadowserpant00 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      bro do it, shit is so good

    • @carlangas0100
      @carlangas0100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I play repentance, is like another BOI

  • @Amsel_616
    @Amsel_616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Man, 10 years have passed since the Flash game?

  • @thatguyfromicarly6645
    @thatguyfromicarly6645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Edmun: Starts a small project
    Universe: Congratulations, this now is your best game

  • @shaynola1
    @shaynola1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Isaac has been the most important video game in mine and my girlfriends relationship. As soon as I showed her binding of Isaac in 2016 she was hooked and we have been such huge fans and its brought us closer in a way! And given this is the only game she plays besides Gungeon, she is an absolute beast and still gets so excited at neat synergies lol

    • @Alamia27
      @Alamia27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The binding of isaac and gungeon. Never expected to read them in one paragraph.

    • @cryptobbc3435
      @cryptobbc3435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Alamia27 how come? They go so well together And provide such good rage

  • @idsappples
    @idsappples 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I love how northernlion is unarguably the king of Isaac on youtube

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It's how I personally discovered Isaac!

    • @idsappples
      @idsappples 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThatGuyGlen likewise!

    • @brunoha
      @brunoha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Somehow that dude was also responsible for the success of the franchise, him not stopping to produce the vids made his fan base very focused on it, while generating some natural grow to both sides, NL in some ways worked as a marketer for The Binding of Isaac by not giving up on it.

    • @idsappples
      @idsappples 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@brunoha and it’s the most wholesome passion ever it’s not anything like northernlion being paid it’s JSUT a mutually beneficial relationship as he enjoys the game that much

    • @split8886
      @split8886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Him and Tear of Grace are the top for me, Personally I watched more Tear cause I vibed with his personality more but Nothernlion was the first one i watched, adore both

  • @satanasteguarda
    @satanasteguarda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    I clicked faster than me dying on hard mode of repentance.

    • @DrGandW
      @DrGandW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I really like Repentance’s Hard mode except half of the time floor 1 is too big with large rooms and takes an annoying amount of time to complete. Biggest enemy at the start of Hard Mode is my lack of patience lmao

    • @Emperorhirohito19272
      @Emperorhirohito19272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@DrGandW this was the case before as well though, the game always starts very slow if you don’t get some significant stat upgrade early

    • @Warfflles
      @Warfflles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s always that stupid meat thing that did not need a buff in any way

    • @Jpx0999
      @Jpx0999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As tainted lost

  • @Lonewolf-bv9rw
    @Lonewolf-bv9rw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This game is the reason why i search constantly for rogue like games. The randomness keeps you coming back

  • @getjinxed101
    @getjinxed101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This is amazing! I love how you actually went into detail for this video. Love your videos as always ❤

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @al_mi_t_1402
    @al_mi_t_1402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Edmund: let's design it to fail.
    Northernlion: I'mma bought to make this game my whole career.

  • @zacharyjohnson7944
    @zacharyjohnson7944 ปีที่แล้ว

    That last interview hit hard, very happy for him and his success. Great indie game developer, love for his fans and games. Nothing but great things to say for Ed.

  • @Jonathing
    @Jonathing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I'm a Catholic, and a pretty devout one at that, but I love everything this game has brought to the table. The Binding of Isaac is such a creative and necessary critique of Religion (especially Repentence's secret TV boss) and it probably taught me more about the real world as a child than anything else I've encountered in school. I personally think that the Catholic Church, especially in America, is trying to display a good message but is doing it in all of the worst ways possible, and I can personally assure you that we aren't all the same. Might make a video on Isaac since I have a pretty interesting view on it. Thanks for such a great game, McMillen. You fucking rock.

    • @dirtydan9785
      @dirtydan9785 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've always wondered how religious people would feel about the imagery in TBoI, very cool

  • @SmokeyChipOatley
    @SmokeyChipOatley ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I know I’m late to the party but I felt compelled to share my experience with the game in case anyone watching hadn’t played it yet or were considering buying it.
    I purchased this game on a whim as my first downloaded game for my brand new Switch back in 2017. I fired it up and after about an hour of play I decided I didn’t like it so I cleared it off my hard drive and basically forgot about it. I was actually pretty irritated because I got buyer’s remorse and felt like I basically threw my money away. More than a year passed (maybe 2) before I decided to give it another shot. Long story short it’s now in my top 3/4 most played games in total hours spent. It’s an incredibly fantastic game with a mind boggling amount of content of which I’ve unlocked less than half of even after all these countless hours of play time. I highly recommend it to anyone. Don’t hesitate, just buy it. You won’t regret it. Heck even if you don’t immediately click with it, I’m confident you will eventually sooner or later like what I went through.

  • @faizaliqbal2284
    @faizaliqbal2284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    YOOOOO THIS GAME IS A GEM!! Glen, this is amazing! Amazing as always friend!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it :D The Binding of Isaac is indeed a gem and I feel like it’s often overlooked in the roguelike genre after games like Hades and Returnal came out. It deserves so much credit for what it did for the genre!

  • @petkofuchalski9809
    @petkofuchalski9809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    "The Binding Of Issac" is the reason i got obsessed with rouge-likes/lites. The amount of creativity in offers is just mind numbing.

    • @aguafria9003
      @aguafria9003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This is the exact same for me, tearofgrace got me into it and if I never played it I would of never found games like risk of rain

    • @Nickxis
      @Nickxis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same

    • @Star-Eyed-Ocean
      @Star-Eyed-Ocean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @solacehollow6062
      @solacehollow6062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aguafria9003 God bless Tear

    • @carlangas0100
      @carlangas0100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Have you played Hades? Pretty good.

  • @enviousgrey
    @enviousgrey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just found you yesterday and I really have to say: Thank you. Not that you just covered a bunch of my favourite indie games, it's really interesting to look behind those processes and learn about the people behind those games. Your videos are super informative, high quality and really chill to watch. Keep up the good work. :)

  • @thewitherno1271
    @thewitherno1271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a really great video, I love the editing. I can't believe you don't have more subscribers yet, keep up the good work!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Much appreciated and will do!

  • @dragonalfaata
    @dragonalfaata 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    "You can't hear images"
    Danny : Yo, check this out

  • @hoogachakahoogahooga
    @hoogachakahoogahooga 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The Virgin Nintendo
    -Sues fans for making pieces of appreciation
    -Only puts specific songs on CD and Vinyl
    -Hates Fun and acts like their forgotten franchises don’t exist
    -Rereleases emulations of their games while calling emulators “piracy”
    -Can only stand on one Super Smash Leg
    -Was better off making toys
    VS.
    The UBER-CHAD Edmund McMillen
    -Contacts fans and turns their mods into official content
    -Allows Ridiculon to put all their stuff on whatever they’d like
    -Learns from mistakes and focuses on fun
    -Completely remakes games from scratch and lets friends handle games
    -Has dozens of pillars to hold up his stuff
    -He has a square beard

  • @SomeGuy-tr2hi
    @SomeGuy-tr2hi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That last clip was so sweet. I remember how fascinated with Isaac I was back in Middle School. I could go on about the ways that game blew my mind and the immense nostalgia I have for it now. If I ever do create a game some day it’ll be one made with the same philosophy. Made without caring if it’s what’s considered acceptable or popular. Art is art, and it has just as much a right to be beautiful as it does disturbing or weird. Thank you Edmund, you’ve inspired many and I really do hope some day to follow in your footsteps.

    • @cryptobbc3435
      @cryptobbc3435 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes man. I remember when I got Isaac in fourth or fifth grade, I always wanted to learn about the game and I did it by playing. I was never good but I always loved the game. I played on and off through the years before really picking it up during quarantine(sophomore year) and falling in love with the game all over again. Isaac is such a beautiful game and I’m glad people appreciate it and have as much nostalgia with it as I do

  • @jysaw1
    @jysaw1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What an excellent video. I've only been an Isaac fan for a few months at this point, but I still have several hundred hours in it. I was trying to piece together why I love it so much, and this video made it abundantly clear. This game has really helped me in so many ways, and Edmund is probably the biggest inspiration to me in terms of tempering my creativity. Dude's a legend. Thanks for the vid.

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My pleasure, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

  • @gittattle
    @gittattle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    man accidentally creates best video game ever made, makes a gajillion dollars and HATES it

  • @higginswalsan
    @higginswalsan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “After a boss Isaac would get a stat-boosting item” Was confused by what a “stat boost” was because it’s been so long since I’ve played Isaac without afterbirth

  • @zaqueb
    @zaqueb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Binding of Isaac really inspired a lot of the writing I do in my spare time, and I really thank it for that. This game has unironically changed the course of my life, and I'm surprised to hear that it just originated from a part time project.
    Fantastic video, man. Really informative and well made.

  • @rajaz001
    @rajaz001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was waiting for this one!! Excellent vid as always 😍😍

  • @Ghost-Bulb
    @Ghost-Bulb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Edmund has proven time and time again he's very on touch with his fans, because he understood he was also a fan of things others created, so it's just fair to treat them with the respect and love they deserve for loving something he created back for the world, even if at first started as something he thought was doomed to fail, he didn't stopped there and expand it to make it more than it already was.
    He also shows his appreciation to his fans as much as possible, being mods, fanarts, whatever it was, he tries to give it a word to praise it and show it to others so they could also praise it too, and this also evolved for some fans who created Isaac content who later came into touch with Rebirth, the DLCs and stuff related to Isaac's universe.
    Artist in illustration, scultures and animation, programmers, composers, back in 2011-2012 I saw a bunch of these people creating, devoting their time to this game, and Edmund praise them back, some of them made it into Rebirth as well and subsequent stuff like the board game, the merch, and more, the situation with the Antibirth team is another big green flag on his side.
    Cant wait for his next projects in the foreseen future, it's gonna be weird and out of this world, and we all love his vision of the world.

  • @sportakus3
    @sportakus3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ah, so you did a video about the game. And still good editing as always!

  • @charlesajones77
    @charlesajones77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I like the idea that the original characters D&D classes. Never thought of that, but it makes sense. Explains why Judas is such a glass cannon and Maggie such a tank.

    • @bunnyben5607
      @bunnyben5607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even the repentance characters are based off D&D classes. Sampson- barbarian, Eve- druid, Lilith- summoner and Azazel- sorcerer.

    • @silverdededestruction2197
      @silverdededestruction2197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bunnyben5607 those characters are from wrath of the lamb, rebirth, and afterbirth characters respectively.

    • @teejayburger2136
      @teejayburger2136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bunnyben5607 does this make the keeper a bard?

    • @bunnyben5607
      @bunnyben5607 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@silverdededestruction2197 yeah I know I just didn't want to type all that out, I mean the characters who are in repentance but not the base game.

    • @oxob3333
      @oxob3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@teejayburger2136 So Eden as Illusionist, The Lost as Rogue (idk), Apollyon as Thief and Bethany as Paladin?

  • @KevetteofArethria
    @KevetteofArethria 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can't wait to be chilling in my house in 2030 super hyped for the release of the sequel the next day.

  • @marine7859
    @marine7859 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That last clip.... at 17, I was that kid. I heard about the original Isaac very early on, right after its release-- every failed run left me wanting to play more in hopes of discovering more. Not only did I get my sister into it, but I managed to 1000% it before Rebirth came out.. and when Rebirth dropped on the Wii U, we could play it on the big screen much more easily. My sister and I have bonded so much over Isaac and its evolution over the years, and with Repentance coming to consoles soon, I feel like we have a fantastic summer ahead of us.
    It's been almost 10 years since the original Isaac came out. We've both graduated college and started to plan out our lives, but Isaac's still there as something we delight in and draw creative inspiration from. Thank you, Edmund.

  • @screeb.3578
    @screeb.3578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    NewGrounds’ Law states:
    “The more outlandish the concept, the more likely people will want more of it”

  • @sninctbur3726
    @sninctbur3726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Edmund looked like he was going to cry in that Indie Game The Movie Clip. And he probably did, with the cut in the middle. Best indie dev ever

  • @HighLanderPonyYT
    @HighLanderPonyYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tbf, talking away his MtG cards might've been a blessing in disguise. If it wasn't for that, he'd perhaps be sweating at FNM tables instead of making killer games.

  • @XylessBrawl
    @XylessBrawl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am glad that you did a lot of reading from the Gamasutra interview he had. Reading that article was one of the biggest reasons I fell in love with the game, Edmund’s passion to just do what he wanted was so cool.

  • @boogame272
    @boogame272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That last part about what edmund said really touched me because I am that kid. I remember getting my hands on the game in my 9th grade year and a girl I really liked had rejected me. I had recently acquired a laptop for school work and I saw the game on NL's channel and couldn't put it down for the week it was this game and hotline miami I have to thank for getting me out of a hard time in school.

  • @MrCrucifier
    @MrCrucifier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1 achieve away from the 1000001% im so grateful to this game and the hours and fun and frustration i have. Ive been with it since beta on PC and watching races on twitch with crumps it's by far my fav game to date.

  • @Christian20760
    @Christian20760 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just found this video - 3 years after it was made - and it impresses me how much the game is holding in my memories (I still play it to this day)
    I remember when cobalt and Richard made the 7Day 24hour stream. It reflects Edmund’s interview sentence. Me as a teenager, staying up until 3 am, on schooldays just to expierence the new expansion. This was the expansion lost came in the game, the puzzle to unlock it then was really cool

  • @louitdev5540
    @louitdev5540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great quality as always.

  • @TheJuliusDeane
    @TheJuliusDeane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Touching documentary. Very well paced and edited.

  • @curlsofa2017
    @curlsofa2017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m not a gamer, I don’t play any computer games at all, but my boyfriend got me onto Isaac and I love it. We’ve played it for 6-7 years and have thousands of hours in it between us. We also watch Sinvicta and Northern Lion play it on TH-cam pretty regularly. Whenever I try to describe the game to coworkers or friends they all give me a “WTF” look. 😂

    • @abbbble
      @abbbble 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you talk about a game where you are a baby and you use your tears to shoot poop and big worm, trading your life for devil deals, why wouldn't they give you that look, lmao

    • @curlsofa2017
      @curlsofa2017 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@abbbble 😂 That’s pretty much exactly what I say when describing the game.

  • @LanceWillMakeIt
    @LanceWillMakeIt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome. Also love the outro song... Just an amazing video, game, and developers

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, glad to hear you liked the video!

  • @rkade159
    @rkade159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I have never played the game myself... But your video is still really good! Keep up the good work!!!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Much appreciated and will do!

  • @KB-fk3jj
    @KB-fk3jj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tboi means a lot to me, because I know that there are people out there that share the same views and feelings. I've spent so much time on it and don't regret it, the least I can do for Edmund is support his future

  • @turtlemanbilo5009
    @turtlemanbilo5009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    for a second i thought this vid was about someone angrily ranting about isaac is a bad game

  • @TNTkeynine
    @TNTkeynine ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally, someone who doesn't sue and take down fan projects. Respect.

  • @mslabo102s2
    @mslabo102s2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had a problem with the title: over recent months, I saw a whole bunch of "This franchise FAILED" or "FALL OF THAT GAME YOU LOVED" video recommended and seriously annoyed me. When I saw "Designed to Fail" in the title, I thought you described how bad the franchise was. Please be more clear about those things.

  • @Crazy_Diamond_75
    @Crazy_Diamond_75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I said this on a video about Hollow Knight as well: success is often much more about how personal a project comes across than how polished it is. While the Ori series was successful, it didn't have nearly the cultural impact that Hollow Knight did. Here, the dev made a game that wasn't ever supposed to be anything but a personal project. People resonated so hard with it that, even though it was pretty broken on release, it made shockwaves through the indie market.

  • @SMABSYSTEMS
    @SMABSYSTEMS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    HEY! I'm a small indie game developer (14 years old, making my first game, starting devlogs soon, maybe even today lmao) and your video's are SOOOO INSPIRING!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MAKE THESE AWESOME VIDEO'S!!!

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My pleasure, glad to hear they can serve as inspiration! And good luck with your first game!

    • @SMABSYSTEMS
      @SMABSYSTEMS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ThatGuyGlen Thanks!

    • @SmashMan108
      @SmashMan108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ayyy do your best little dude! Remember if yoh work hard and stay dedicated you can be everything

  • @zjuazyz6240
    @zjuazyz6240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Edmund McMillan is the only Indy game dev that makes me tear up when I think about him. If anyone deserves all the praise, it’s the creative genius that is Edmund.

  • @MRezaLaali
    @MRezaLaali 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Most underrated gaming youtube channel

  • @TheB3n0
    @TheB3n0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I started playing this game around 10 years ago, when rebirth came out but there was no DLC yet. Imidiately loved this game. Still plays it as grown man with business on my shoulders. Never really looked up anything about Edmund, but last clip was so wholesome and genuine that almost made me cry. Wish him the best

  • @thatlittlemonstrosity
    @thatlittlemonstrosity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ed: yo here is the future fail ta-
    Market: success!
    Ed: i knew- wait what
    Market: DO MORE
    Ed: OH GOD OH FUCK

  • @punchyyamz3430
    @punchyyamz3430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This series is one of the only games I've purchased on multiple platforms and wouldn't mind doing again. I've played every iteration of the game and the Repentance DLC is a welcomed kick in the nads. What an amazing thing for something that was created as a throwaway to soar to tremendous heights.

  • @zojirushi1
    @zojirushi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You should do Ori and The Blind Forest, Battle Block Theater, and Slime Rancher next! :)

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for the suggestions, they’re on my list now! ;)

    • @zojirushi1
      @zojirushi1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThatGuyGlen 😁🙏

    • @oxob3333
      @oxob3333 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about Pit People, skullgirls or Dead Cells?

  • @CoolBuster2002
    @CoolBuster2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    watching the clip of edmund at the end and seeing him tear up made me want to also. Imagine having something like that that you created and especially having 2 children that like your work also. Guys got a big heart man

  • @KingNachos4
    @KingNachos4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another banger video Glen keep it up man :D

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you and will do! :D

  • @boputime4130
    @boputime4130 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    that quote at the end killed me, it really brings it home that Edmund is a really good person who has shared a lot to the world and this game is something that has brought his subconscious to people like me and the fanbase who love this game to death. Its amazing just how much good can there be in a person like edmund mcmillen.

  • @convoludedduded5086
    @convoludedduded5086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Phenomenal video! Would have liked a clip when talking about Repentance about the how the game mechanics are hacked, with all the YT content creators complaining and saying "Thanks a lot Ed" for every BS death or damage dealt LMAO but other than that, an amazing video. Thank you very much for your work. Keep it up man

    • @ThatGuyGlen
      @ThatGuyGlen  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Much appreciated, will do!